Logging company to pay record $122.5M in damages over 2007 California wildfire – NBCNews.com

Logging company to pay record $122.5M in damages over 2007 California wildfire – NBCNews.com
Sierra Pacific Industries owns nearly 1.9 millions acres of timberland in California and Washington state and is the second largest lumber producer in the United States, according to the company. NBC News staff and Reuters contributed to this report.

NBCUniversal centralizes news divisions under Fili-Krushel – Los Angeles Times
Taking steps to dissolve the company’s various news fiefdoms, NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke on Thursday created a new centralized business unit that includes NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC. NBCUniversal administration executive Patricia …

Company wants to use eminent domain to buy up underwater loans – San Jose Mercury News
Gluckstern is chairman of the San Francisco-based firm, and his company has laid a unique proposal before San Bernardino County and the cities of Fontana and Ontario. Mortgage Resolution Partners has proposed that the county use eminent domain …

Murdoch resigns from News Corp. subsidiary boards – CBS News
News International sought to play down the significance of the resignations, saying in a statement that “this is nothing more than a corporate housecleaning exercise prior to the company split.” That was a reference to News Corp.’s announcement …

Heart Rate Watch Company Announces Strength and Interval Training Book – YAHOO!
Heart Rate Watch Company has announced the upcoming release of their second book entitled, “How To Improve Fitness with Strength and Interval Training”. The book is planned for release between mid-August and early September and will be a free …

Dell CEO: Really, we’re not a PC company anymore – CNET News
Dell said his company spends a majority of its research and development budget — not to mention billions of dollars in acquisitions — transforming the company. And unlike rival Hewlett-Packard, Dell is doing it without the burden of a lot of older legacy …

Company’s niche is IT and custom printing – Detroit Free Press
Avanzado, a data-management and digital printing company, expects to create about 30 million promotional postcards and other mailed items this year — and every piece will be unique. The Farmington Hills company has found its niche offering …

Local telephony company expands to meet major milestone – YAHOO!
supporting over 34,000 customers in the UK with the capability to look after small businesses and home workers as well as large companies such as Groupon and News International. June 2012 saw Oulton Broad based company SwitchboardFree clock-up …