Thursday, June 30, 2011

Port San Antonio tenant begins air cargo service to Mexico - Houston Business Journal:

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, the port’s foreign trade zone will host the serviceon Mexpress. LOGITE USA will serve as the sales agent. Mexpress is an air cargo transportation company that caterdsto small- to medium-sized companiesx that need to ship less than a trailef load of supplies. Mexpress, in will aggregate the cargo and ship materials out via air cargo shippers at the port threew timesa week. “This service will be very importan to companies in need of air cargok transport between our region and the strategic cargo centers in saysJorge Canavati, vice president of busines s development for Port San “At the same time it is an efficieny tool for small and medium sized companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnership envision offering this service to othef markets in Mexico and Central America.
The companies could also served as a feeder to and from Asia throug international aircargo hubs. “We are opening new tradee horizons in dealing with PortSan Antonio.” Mexpresse President Carlos Duron says.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Brent Glass, American History Museum director, to retire in July - Washington Post

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Brent Glass, American History Museum director, to retire in July

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Brent D. Glass, director of the National Museum of American History for the past nine years, announced Monday that he is retiring in July. Glass, 64, led the museum through a two-year renovation, creating an open public space ...


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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Chrysler/Fiat merger - Dallas Business Journal:

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg granter a motion filed by Indiana state pensionj funds to delay the mergef between the American and Italian automakerxs in what the said was an administrativde extension designed to allow sufficient time for the Supremw Court to explore whether or not a stay is according to several published reportslate Monday. The Supreme Court move extends a stay already issue d by a lower court that was set to expirew lateafternoon Monday. Fiat has given Chrysler until June 15 to finishthe merger. Attorneys for the pension funds argued that they would receive just pennies on the dollart fora $42 million loan given to However, U.S.
Solicitor General Elena Kagan said the imminen collapse ofChrysler — said to be losing upward of $100 milliojn daily — was of greater concern to government officialsd than the loan dispute. When Chrysler filed for Chaptetr 11 bankruptcy protectionlast month, it announcer it would reject 789 dealership agreements including 35 in Florida. Local dealershi p affected include GoldenMotors Inc. dba , Jim Boasr Dodge Inc. dba in Bradenton, Plattner Automotive dba Tarpon SpringsDodge Inc., Regal dba in Ltd., St. Pete Jeep Eaglwe dba and 1099 LLCdba . 1099 LLC is majorit owned by CongressmanVern Buchanan, R-Longboaty Key.
On May 27, Florida Attorney Generap Bill McCollum filed a formall objection to the Florida dealership On Monday, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he was introducing a measurde that would use government funds to full reimburses rejected dealerships for vehicles and parts whilw both Chryslerand (OTC PK: worked through bankruptcy. GM filer for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionJune 1.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Randy Michaels hires former Tribune Co. VP for radio venture - Chicago Tribune

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Randy Michaels hires former Tribune Co. VP for radio venture

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When Randy Michaels came to Tribune Co. as CEO, he brought a lot of his radio colleagues with him. He is tapping the same talent pool for his imminent return to the radio business. Merlin Media, a company formed to acquire WKQX-FM and WLUP-FM in ...


Former Tribune exec Randy Michaels back in the Chicago radio game

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Ousted Tribune Chief Returns to Radio

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WLUP, WKQX bought by ex-Tribune chief Randy Michaels

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Soldier from Colleton dies - Charleston Post Courier

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Soldier from Colleton dies

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Sgt. 1st Class Alvin A. Boatwright, 33, was a resident of Lodge outside of Walterboro. The Department of Defense announced the deaths of the four soldiers Monday. The three other soldiers also killed in the vehicle accident in Uruzgan province were ...


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SC soldier dead after vehicle roll-over in Afghanistan

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

McIlroy Continues His Mastery at US Open - New York Times

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McIlroy Continues His Mastery at US Open

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As soon as Rory McIlroy teed off in the third round of the United States Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., on Saturday, the tournament became a referendum on his nerves. After memorable collapses at this year's Masters ...


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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Baltimore Examiner to fold after failing to land buyer - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The last edition will hit newsstands Feb. 15. The Baltimorde Examiner’s 90 employees will be laid off, spokesman Jim Monaghahn said. Its Denver publisher, , had been lookint for a buyer forseveral months. The newspaper’es proximity to the Washington Examiner, a sisterd publication, made it difficult to garner enougg revenue onits own, the company said in a “It is not possible to maintainj two major daily newspapers withimn a 50-mile distance and do justice to both Clarity CEO Ryan McKibben said in a Clarity will invest in its onlined operations and in the Washington Examiner and .
Thosde newspapers are located in top 10consumer markets, whicu make it easier to bring in nationakl advertising buys, Monaghan said. With all eyes on the nation’ capital with the election of PresidenttBarack Obama, Washington in particulafr is attracting national attention, he The Baltimore Examiner launched when the housingt and retail industries were strong enough to supporyt a second newspaper. Newspaper officials said they were offering an alternative business model tothe . The free newspaped was deliveredto targeted, high-income At that time, it boasted that its delivery to 250,0009 households gave it a larger reachy than the Baltimore Sun.
But the newspapedr stopped delivering daily last year and the economy hascrippled retail, housing and automotive firms that are stalwary daily newspaper advertisers. The Baltimore Examiner’s closure is the latesg sign of how the economy is crushint dailymetropolitan newspapers. The news of the shutdowbn comes just two days after the parent company of the Capitalo newspaper in Annapolis said it is slashingt 111 jobs in responss to declining advertising revenue and a weak Last month, the parent compangy of the Baltimore Sun filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. the recession’s impact on newspaper s is evidentas well.
has put the Seattle Post-Intelligencee up for sale and has said it will shut down or go onlinr if it does not find a In April, the 100-year-old Christianj Science Monitor will go entirely onlined and stop its print edition. The closurew shocked one BaltimoreExaminer advertiser. In fact, when the gave the news to Alex general sales manager ofin Laurel, he though t it was a joke. Nowak was supposed to meet with his sales representative from the Examiner Thursday morning when she cancelex due toan “emergency he said. “I liked theifr paper,” he said. “When I got it at I loved getting Nowaksaid he’ll probably take his advertising to Web sites like Cars.
com and Autotrader.com. “I don’t see peopls reading newspapers to getcar deals,” he Print media is “still overpriced for what you get out of Silver Spring newspaper analyst John Morton was less shocked. “Givenm what’s happened to advertising this it shouldn’t come as a surprise,” Morton said of the Operating a newspaper so close to Washington may have workede out had it not been for the sour economy, he “Going up against the recession probably made the wholed thing untenable for them.
” Losing the newspaperf will make it more difficult for media buyers to negotiatse good deals on behalf of theie clients, said Michele Selby, executive vice presidenrt of Ltd. in Owings Mills. Media Workxs bought ads in the newspaper on behalf of clients andthe . But mediz buyers started getting concerned aboutthe newspaper’d future last year when the Baltimore Examiner said it would delive r only two days a week. Knowing that your ads wouldd reach upscale homes had beenthe paper’s competitive advantage. “That’s the sweey spot for them,” Selby said.
The owner of Boheme located in the BaltimoreExaminer building’s lobby, said she was sad to hear the news aboutt some of her loyal “We’re friendly with a lot of said Martha Lucius, referring to Baltimoree Examiner employees. “It’s not going to be easy parting.” Clarituy is owned by Denverd billionairePhilip Anschutz, the founder of telecommunicationsd firm , whose businesa empire spans professional sports teams and movire theaters.