It's easy to see the similarities between Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman and U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, two Ohio Democrats who want to be the state's next governor.
Despite different backgrounds, both men have inspirational life stories epitomizing the American dream. Perhaps more crucial to voters, both sounded the same themes in what for many Clevelanders was their first look at the Democ...
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Nevada's fourth largest insurer of homes, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, is lowering homeowners insurance premiums in Nevada an average of 4.3 percent effective Oct. 15, the Madison, Wis.-based insurer said this week.
Changes in premium amounts will vary based upon the type of policy, geographic area, level of fire protection, claims history and inflationary adjustments in cov...
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Lieberman's appointment follows an extensive internal global search to find a successor for Fyfe.
Lieberman is currently head of strategic distribution with ING Life in Minneapolis, USA. He has been with the ING Group since April 2000 in a number of senior financial services roles.
Lieberman has 20 years' industry experience covering the full scope of operational and sales functio...
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Without the particulars — yard size, grass type, shade, etc. — it is not possible to diagnose the exact source of the problem, says Skip Richter, horticulturist at the Travis County Extension Service, but it is not the dogs. If it were the dogs' urine, you would be seeing dead rings of grass — small fist-sized spots.
Want to pinpoint the problem? Take a sample of the gr...
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to negotiate with the California Department of Forestry and with volunteer fire agencies and other fire departments to provide contracts to improve fire protection and emergency response services.
The 4-0 vote September 20, with Supervisor Ron Roberts absent on a tra...
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Whether you have children in school or not, you probably think producing an educated work force is important. Consider what has happened in Colorado. Our state ranks 49th among other states in investment in K-12 education even with Amendment 23. Per-pupil funding is nearly $700 below the national average.
Colorado ranks 48th in the nation for per capita funding for higher education. Tuiti...
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America's largest mortgage lender* is expanding its corporate office presence into Florida.
Countrywide Financial Corporation , through its primary subsidiary Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., has purchased two buildings totaling more than 231,000 square feet on 15.2 acres of land near the Tampa International Airport. The buildings are located at...
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Back in 1991, you may remember reading in the Gazette (the forerunner of the Town Times ) about a horrific car accident on Route 17 in the early morning hours. A Middletown policeman was returning to his Durham home after finishing his shift when a pick-up truck changed his life forever. Ken Dale Jr. had become a statistic. He would first battle for his life and then struggle to make that life ...
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State National Bancshares, Inc. Announces the Completion of the Acquisition of Heritage National Bank
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- State National Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNBI - News ), parent company of State National Bank based in Fort Worth, Texas, today announced the completion of its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Heritage Financial Corporation for...
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-- More than 800 investors, industry executives and academics expected to attend
-- Panel discussions will include global deal making, IPO trends and key therapeutic areas
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC) today announced that Governor Mitt Romney will deliver the keynote address at the seventh annual biotechnology investment conference, MASS Opportunities (http://www.ma...
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