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Hawker Beechcraft Will Remain Standalone Company (Update 1) – Bloomberg
This is not chapter 7, this is not the break-up of the company, Vick said at a press conference in Geneva today. It is highly likely that the maker of Beechcraft King Air turboprops and Hawker 4000 and 900XP jets will exit Chapter 11 …

Tobacco company ads take aim at Proposition 29 – Los Angeles Times
Every morning when UC San Diego physicist Herbert Levine laces up his running shoes and chugs alongside Mission Bay, his earphones crackle with radio ads opposing a proposed $1-per-pack cigarette tax to raise money for cancer research. The ads …

Biden will visit Valley company next week
Vice President Joe Biden will tout the impact of the president s manufacturing policies during a Wednesday campaign visit to M7 Technologies, a Youngstown advanced manufacturing company. The Vindicator first reported May 9 that Biden

McAllen Roofing Company Offers Helping Hand to McAllen Residents
McAllen Valley Roofing Co, a local roofing company in McAllen, is helping homeowners and property owners to get a secure roof over their head following violent storms that rattled McAllen, Texas in late March. A local McAllen Roofing Company has been

Fremont Insurance Rated Michigan’s Top Insurance Company By Michigan Agents
May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — According to the results of the 12th Biennial Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) 2012 Agent Survey of Companies announced today, Fremont Insurance was named the highest rated insurance company among independent

Bad news for Panasonic as HDTVs drag down earnings
Panasonic has joined a growing list of Japan-based companies that suffered through a difficult 2011 and early 2012. The company today announced that it generated 7.8 trillion yen ($97.6 billion) during the fiscal year ended March 31, down 10

The Toro Company Expands Rental Offering with Light Construction Equipment
The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC – News) announced today that it has acquired light construction and hardscape product assets of Stone Construction Equipment, Inc., which manufactured concrete and hardscape equipment for rental and construction companies.

American States Water Company Announces Earnings for the First Quarter of 2012 – Yahoo Finance
American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR – News) today reported net income of $10.1 million, or basic and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, as compared to net income of $7.6 million, or basic and …

Beyonce: Video-game company can pursue suit against singer – Washington Times
The decision was made by Justice Charles Ramos. The company, Gate Five, claims the superstar backed out of a $20 million deal for a game called Starpower: Beyonce. The Grammy Award-winning singer s lawyers contend they were within their …

Tour Report: Harman finds company, hits stride – YAHOO!
“I saw on Twitter there was a free Brian Harman movement. I thought that was hilarious.” On Friday, Harman got some company, taking Paul Casey s spot the Brit had withdrawn with a shoulder injury in the 8:50 a.m. group with Bud Cauley …

Verizon’s moms to company: How ’bout a contract Mother’s Day? – CNET News
It is a negotiating process that seems to have taken almost a year. One can only hope that the company didn’t take so long considering its Mother’s Day ad. For it is one that has been dubbed in some exalted circles as a candidate for “Worst …