For Ausra President and CEO Robert Fishman, a world fueled by solar power is no longer just a pipe dream. The company develops large-scale solar thermal electric power stations to produce large amounts of electricity using solar energy.
Fishman told the Fox Business Network’s Liz Claman that the cost of the energy Ausra produces is low.
“We’re [...]
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs delivered the first major makeover of the iPhone, unveiling a faster, cheaper handset that may help him convince business users to switch over from the BlackBerry.
Apple sank 2.2 percent in Nasdaq trading after saying carriers won’t have to give the company a cut of the lucrative monthly service [...]
The Partnership with International Players Tour will benefit the Ted Rhodes Foundation and Junior Golf.
Saginaw, TX,March,29,2008 — Chicagoland St. Andrews venue � clearly the choice by the Ted Rhodes Classic Committee of St. Andrews Golf and Country Club in West Chicago, IL will bring history, prestige and tradition to the 2008 Ted Rhodes Classic on [...]
Every marketer, pollster, and advertiser knows this much about Hispanics living in the United States: They are deeply family oriented, and their families are big. So when Alicia Morga, founder and CEO of the Hispanic-focused online-marketing firm Consorte Media, first started working with ad agencies on home-financing campaigns, she was told to use cheery images [...]
No one has a bigger bet on the Las Vegas residential real estate market than Tony Dennis.The Canadian is in charge of selling homes in the largest privately financed residential project in North America – the $8 billion CityCenter mixed use development on the downtown Vegas strip. But the odds, as they say in the [...]
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The International Players Tour (IPT) will join Ted Rhodes Legends Tour in the annual event as part of their regular schedule to support junior golf programs, as well as to honor one of the true legends of the game � Ted Rhodes. The two organizations have signed a multi-year Strategic Partnership Agreement to work together [...]
The dissident investors seeking to force a sale of Bank Rhode Island are formally appealing to other shareholders, according to documents filed last week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. PL Capital LLC, an Illinois hedge-fund investment firm, is seeking three seats on the board of directors of Bancorp Rhode Island (BARI:Nasdaq), the Providence [...]
WASHINGTON —
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire should be celebrating her state’s robust economy and record exports. Yet sagging tax collections are lowering an estimated budget surplus by $400 million.In this slow economy, states are struggling. People are spending less and state governments are taking in fewer dollars.
The financial bottom line is a top worry for [...]
