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Ford Motor Company to spend $250,000 on seven Tamil Nadu villages – Economic Times

Ford Motor Company to spend $250,000 on seven Tamil Nadu villages – Economic Times
CHENNAI: Global automotive giant Ford Motor Company will spend $250,000 on the education, safety, environment and health and welfare of the seven village communities around its plant near here, a top company official said Tuesday. “We have got a …

Eaton to Acquire Cooper Industries to Form Premier Global Power Management Company – Businessweek
The combined company would have had historical 2011 revenues of $ … The confirmation number is 249387. This news release can be accessed under its headline on the Eaton home page at www.eaton.com. Also available on the website prior to the …

Coin Company Acquires Rare Gold Collection of $2.50 Indian Head Coins – YAHOO!
The American Eagle Reserve announces the recent acquisition of a private rare gold collection of authentic and genuine $2.50 Indian Head Quarter Eagle gold coins. The American Eagle Reserve announces the recent acquisition of a private rare gold collection …

Chesapeake shares up after company vows to cut pay – CBS News
Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s shares jumped in trading Monday after the natural gas and oil company vowed to cut the pay and perks for its outside directors as it clamps down on its leadership. THE SPARK: Chesapeake announced Friday that it will cut …

Tennant Company Reports 2012 First Quarter Results – Yahoo Finance
Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC – News), a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing of solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier world, today reported net earnings of $5.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, on net sales …

Bona Film Group Secures Strategic Investment From News Corporation – Yahoo Finance
BEIJING, May 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bona Film Group Limited (Nasdaq:BONA – News), a leading film distributor and vertically integrated film company in China, today announced that the Company has secured a strategic investment from News Corporation.

RI gov: Schilling company has laid off workers – YAHOO!
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Monday that former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has laid off some employees at his troubled video gaming company and that state officials are continuing to try to ”protect every penny” of Rhode Island’s …

Chinese company to buy movie theater chain AMC – New York Post
BEIJING A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China’s biggest takeover of an American company to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.’s purchase reflects the global …

Film effects company DDMG plans Abu Dhabi studio – US News and World Report
It set up a company in 2008 to partially bankroll Hollywood films, and has wooed major media brands such as CNN, the Financial Times and Cartoon Network to set up operations in the emirate. Sky News Arabia, a new pan-Arab news channel …

Yahoo CEO’s Ousting Is Victory For Hedge Fund Pushing Change At Company – NPR News
As the Mercury News reports: “The Mother’s Day boardroom drama signals a capitulation by Yahoo to demands from hedge fund Third Point and its aggressive chief Daniel Loeb that the company move in a different direction. It also ends a contest …

How Small Business Wins in a Socially Connected World

How Small Business Wins in a Socially Connected World
Gail Goodman is the CEO of Constant Contact, a leading provider of email marketing, social media marketing, event marketing, local deals, and online survey tools for more than half a million small organizations. Gailis the author of the newly

Business world gets a new way to monitor employee text messages
A startup called Uppidy has unveiled a service that backs up SMS services to the cloud, making it easier for individuals, parents, or even your employer to read your text messages. Uppidy was founded by entrepreneur Joshua Konowe, who came up

Qantas to separate international business in turnaround plan
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) is separating its loss-making international business from its profitable domestic operations, and assigning the boss of its frequent-flyer division, the airline’s No.2 money spinner, to turn around the

The Wendy s Company Reports 2012 First Quarter Results – Yahoo Finance

The Wendy s Company Reports 2012 First Quarter Results – Yahoo Finance
The Wendy s Company (NASDAQ: WEN – News) today reported its results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2012. Based on these results, the Company has revised its 2012 outlook for Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations to a range of $320 …

Company.com, the Network for Social Businesses, Partners with Hearst Media Services to Announce New Business Social Networking Site – YAHOO!
Under the agreement, Hearst will also develop and distribute press releases and news content relevant to Company.com through PRWeb, the largest online PR distribution channel in the world, to build brand awareness and educate enterprise and small to medium …

O-A News to be sold to Warren Buffett-backed company – comcast.net
May 17, 2012 (Opelika-Auburn News – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX News Network) — Media General, the parent company of the Opelika-Auburn News, announced Thursday that it will sell all but one of its newspaper properties located …

Schilling’s company gives RI bad $1.1M check – Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. The troubled video game company helmed by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling delivered a $1.1 million payment to Rhode Island Thursday — but the state economic development agency returned the check after learning it would bounce.

Early Facebook Employee to Pen Memoir of the Company’s Rise – Hollywood Reporter
She left the company in 2010 in what the Free Press describes as “friendly terms.” The publisher promises that The Boy Kings will “reveal what s really driving both the business and the culture of the social network. She will answer the biggest question …

Facebook prices IPO at $38 a share, valuing company at over $100 billion – msnbc.com
At $38 a share, the offering values the eight-year-old company at $104 billion, making its IPO the largest-ever stock market debut for an Internet company. It will raise more than $16 billion for Facebook and selling shareholders, including CEO …

Facebook’s IPO: A cautionary tale for the company – CNET News
Over the last several years since Facebook grew out of a college-focused idea into the hang-out spot for the world, the company’s growth has exploded. It now has 901 million active users, making it the world’s largest social network. And with $1 …

Denver Debt Settlement Company Awarded BBB Accreditation – YAHOO!
After going through a stringent and rigorous approval process, the management of Trident Debt Solutions is please to announce that the company has been fully accredited by the Better Business Bureau with a current rating of “A+”. Trident is proud to be one …

Company news: David and Rebecca Shiroff receive 2012 MVP Award – Syracuse Post-Standard
DAVID AND REBECCA SHIROFF received the 2012 MVP Award from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation at the Basket Ball held April 28, 2012, at Turning Stone Casino. The award recognizes residents of Central New York that make a difference through …

Pinterest financing values company at $1.5 billion – Yahoo Finance
The news comes a day before Facebook starts trading as a public company that could be worth more than $100 billion. Pinterest, an online scrapbook where users can “pin” images and follow others, has grown from less than one million users in May …