Wednesday, November 28, 2012

'Downton Abbey' creator will produce American renaissance drama for NBC - Washington Post (blog)

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'Downton Abbey' creator will produce American renaissance drama for NBC

Washington Post (blog)


Julian Fellowes, creator of “Downton Abbey,” will create a project for NBC. (Lee Everett - AP). Tough luck for PBS â€" Julian Fellowes, the creator of the network's hit ”Downton Abbey,” has decided his next project will go to...NBC. NBC and Univ ersal ...


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Monday, November 26, 2012

Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Austin Business Journal:

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The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filing s — including default notices, scheduledd auctions and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percenft from April’s total, but still 50 percent higher thanMay 2008, according to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Markeyt Report. Only California had a higher with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosures filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the nation in foreclosure rates, with one in evert 148 households receiving a foreclosure filinbin May. Nevada led the countru with one in every 64 homes receivinta filing, while California was second highest with one in everyu 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot among the nation’ds top 10 metro areas with the highestforeclosurs rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosures filing for every101 homes. Florida had three citiezs among the top 10metr areas, while California had six cities among that mix. Las Vegaw topped the list with a rate of one in everg 54 households getting aforeclosure Nationwide, 321,480 foreclosure filings were reporter in May, which is 6 percenrt lower than April 2009, but about 18 percent higheer than May 2008. One in every 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosure notice last Vermont again recorded the lowest numbeof foreclosures, with six reported in May, or one for everyu 51,906 households.
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Reportf provides the total number of propertiesd with at least one foreclosurde filing reported during the Data is collected from morethan 2,2090 counties that account for more than 90 percent of the nation’zs population.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

San Antonio is home to some of the country

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But there are thosw that are still hangingtough — including severap retailers that have a noted presence in San A Washington, D.C.-based stock researc h firm has released the results of its annua Top 20 Most Competitived Retail & Consumer Goods study. The analysis highlights those companies that have been able to keep reelinvg inthe customers, and the sales, despite the tough financial The results of the analysis, conductecd by , are based on several criteria, including a firm’sa ability to protect itself against rivalz stealing away customers, a firm’s abilit y to consistently meet the customers’ expectations, and profit Retailers were ranked according to theirr ability to build economic and consumer advantages and thus distinguish themselves from the myriad of competitors alongh the retail landscape.
A score of 100 was the highesgmark achievable. Coming in at No. 1, with a scor e of 92.7, was Coach. The luxury retailer currently has thred stores in SanAntonio — at Nortyh Star, Ingram Park Mall and The Shops at La Clothing retailers and came in at Nos. 2 and 3, with scoreds of 91.6 and 90.7, respectively. Both chains have a presence at The Jos A. Bank also has a store at Quarry Market and the Village atStone Oak. Aeropostalee has stores in North Star and Ingrak Park mallsas well. • Guess No. 6, with a score of 87; , No. 8, at 85.3; • , No. 9, at • , No. 10, at 81.8; , No. 11, at 80.9; Victoria’s Secret, No. 12, at • , No. 13, at • , No.
14, at 80.1; • , No. 15, at • , No. 17, at 78.3 • Carter’s, No. 18, at • , No. 19, at 77; , No. 20, at 76.7 Those firms in the currenyt Top 20 reportare “on tracko to emerge from the recession with greater customer and economic strength than their rivals,” accordinh to wRatings. In these chaotic times, the success of thesed companies is proof that there is stilp customer demand inthe “and the smartest companies are tapping into these new customed expectations and needs,” says Gary A.
CEO and founder of wRatings,

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Raleigh-Cary second on list of 'best-performing' metros - Triangle Business Journal:

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and put together the 2008 listof America'ss "Best Performing Cities," which puts a special focus on technology growth. The list also puts Wilmington at No. 6 and Durhamm at No. 21. Last year, Wilmington ranked second on the while Raleigh was eightjh and Durhamwas 74th. Durham had the 10th larges t improvement among the 200 metropolitan areas ranked this Criteria used to put together the list includwejob growth, growth in wages, and an area’s high-tecu economic growth, the organizers say. Raleigh-Cary came in No. 1 for job growtg between March 2007 andMarch 2008. Durham ranked 11th in job growthu during thatsame period.
Durham's highes category ranking was fifth for concentration of hightech Raleigh-Cary ranked 18th in that Among other North Carolina Charlotte ranks No. 26, with Asheville No. 46, Winston-Sale No. 99 and Greensboro No. 141. Utah is No. 1 nationally, with Detroit at No. 200. To see the full . The Milken Institute is a nonpartisa n think tank basedin California. Greenstreeft Real Estate Partners is basesdin Miami.

Monday, November 19, 2012

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 - San Francisco Chronicle

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400

San Francisco Chronicle


HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 18: Brad Keselowski drives the #2 Miller Lite Dodge during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2012 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty ...


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Saturday, November 17, 2012

NuStar leases new asphalt terminals - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The asphalt terminals, owned by Tulsa, Okla.-base , are located in Saginaw, Texas; Gloucestefr City, N.J.; and Newport News, Va. Financial terms of the lease s werenot released. The new terminal are expected toadd 1.5 milliomn barrels of storage capacity to NuStar’as asphalt operations. “We’re excited to reachn this agreement with SemGroup as it will give us the opportunitty to generate additional sales from the asphalt produces at ourPaulsboro (N.J.) and Savannah refineries,” says Curt NuStar president and CEO.
“It’s also beneficiao to our customers because they will have greatedr access to a wide variety of locations and San Antonio-based NuStar Energy (NYSE: NS) owns and operates 8,491 miles of pipeline, 82 terminal facilities, four crud oil storage tank facilities and two asphal refineries with a combined throughput capacity of 104,00p0 barrels per day. It is one of the largest asphalt refiners and marketers inthe U.S. and the second larges independent liquids terminal operator inthe nation. NuStaf has operations in the United States, the Netherlands Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands and the Uniteds Kingdom.