Pasco business news – St. Petersburg Times
The Perich Eye Center/Zephyrhills Eye Institute , 38921 Market Square Drive, Zephyrhills, has opened a new retail optical shop. The eyeware boutique is an addition and expansion of services that the center already offers. The boutique will be open by

Business news briefs – Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING – A new Mediterranean and seafood restaurant is opening at the former location of All Seasons Bistro. All Seasons Grill is set to open next month at 1500 W. Lake Lansing Road. The 2,700- square-foot restaurant should seat about 85

Weekly Countdown: Surprises in store for top free-agents-to-be – CNN Sports Illustrated
The biggest storyline heading into the All-Star break is still whether LeBron James will stay or leave after this season. David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images All but one of these players has been invited to play in Dallas, yet there is more

UPDATE:White House Unveils $1 Billion Health Info Technology – NASDAQ
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Obama administration unveiled an almost $1 billion investment in health-care information technology Friday, money it says will help train workers for new jobs and let doctors and hospitals adopt cost- saving technologies

Ad Council and Other Nonprofits Ramp Up Social Media Efforts – ClickZ
The organization’s pages for Facebook (7,910 “fans”) and Twitter (1,770 “followers”) are also being leveraged in an effort spearheaded by social media agency YouCast. For instance, two :30 video clips from recent PSAs can be viewed on the Facebook

Realex Properties Corp. announces the appointment of Mr. Gregory – Stockhouse
The Board of Directors of Realex Properties Corp. (“Realex” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Gregory Milavsky has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Realex, effective February 11, 2010 subject to regulatory approval. In

Iran opposition reassess options after crackdown – YAHOO!
BEIRUT Iran’s opposition protesters were reeling Friday a day after a ferocious security clampdown foiled their attempt to hold mass demonstrations, describing how government militiamen seemed to be everywhere on Tehran’s streets, swooping in to

Logistics business news: Panjiva cites sequential decline in monthly – Logistics Management
NEW YORK-Data released this week by Panjiva , an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, stated there was a 5 percent decline in the number of global manufacturers shipping to the U.S. from December 2009

Logistics and business news: Mixed messages continue to cloud overall – MODERN MATERIALS HANDLING
Amidst conflicting reports regarding an improving or stagnant economy, one thing remains clear: it looks like it will be a while before a meaningful recovery occurs. This was confirmed with today’s release of January retail numbers from the United

Chuck Raasch: Super Bowl ads playing a new role – Democrat and Chronicle
The politics of abortion and gay rights have entered the domain of Super Bowl advertising. Focus on the Family, one of the nation’s most prominent conservative social organizations, will run a 30-second Super Bowl ad featuring the 2008 Heisman Trophy

Weezer, Ween, Donnas and more Target Cancer With Exclusive Songs – Artistdirect.com
02/05/2010 . Weezer, Ween, Donnas and more Target Cancer With Exclusive Songs was a top story for this week. Here it is again: TargetCancer, a non-profit organization devoted to helping fund research into rare and lesser known cancers, has Full

A dozen destinations vying to be fan favorite – Buffalo News
ST. LOUIS St. Louis, the city of red-brick, 19th century architectural jewels and diverse neighborhoods, has been named one of this year s Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Trust

Edmonds woman leaves gift of millions – Everett Herald
EDMONDS When she died last year at the age of 93, Hazel Miller left behind a gift she hoped would help not only the city she called home for nearly 40 years but south Snohomish County in general. That gift is the new, nonprofit Hazel Miller

VELI Sparks Interest and Leads at Winter Institute in Albany, New York – MSN Money
Virtual Ed Link, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: VRED) — Dr. Alan McCartney, COO of Virtual Ed Link, announced today that it received considerable interest from superintendents and other educational leaders at the New York State Council of School Superintendents

Public forums aim to help Kansans with traumatic brain injuries, their – LJWORLD
If you or someone you know suffers from traumatic brain injury, Kansas health leaders would like to know. They also want to hear your stories and find out how they can help. 2,500 residents are hospitalized each year because of TBI. 600 die

Absolute Software to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Technology – Stockhouse
Absolute(R) Software Corporation (“Absolute” or the “Company”) (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented, computer theft recovery, data protection and computer lifecycle management solutions today announced that John Livingston

Democrats hoping for news in Ill. governor’s race – Fresno Bee
Two Illinois Democrats were virtually tied early Wednesday in the race to decide who will defend the governor’s office from a Republican Party eager to exploit political disarray in President Barack Obama’s home state come November. In the nation’s

Business News – Am770chqr.com
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market will face a difficult start to the trading week after losing ground for a third week in a row as investors look for a good reason to push an 11-month old rally even further. They could find it at the end of the week

Aristocrat expects full-year net loss – ninemsn
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd says it will report a net loss for the 2009 calendar year, but, excluding abnormal items, the gaming machine supplier expects to book an operating profit above market expectations. Aristocrat said total abnormal items for the

Business news from Metro Atlanta – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Two of Georgia’s larger community banks were shut down on Friday by federal regulators, boosting the number of failures to 32 since the state’s banking crisis began in 2008.The banks, First National Bank of Georgia in Carrollton and Community Bank