| Dallas-Fort Worth apartment outlook upbeat
The North Texas apartment market is benefiting from the housing crunch, and that should continue in 2008, industry analysts predict. Many potential homebuyers are now locked out of the mortgage market, and thousands of homeowners are losing their properties to foreclosure. .
Marinelli faces offseason questions
Marinelli confirmed Kitna's status as the No. 1 quarterback. "I mean, he ended up the season the starter, just like Jeff Backus is our starting left tackle," he said. Free agency: Marinelli didn't flinch when asked which positions the franchise will pursue in the free-agent market. First on the list is running back due to the uncertain status of injured starter Kevin Jones for the second offseason in a row. "Yeah, it's kind of like we were last year at the same time. It's exactly the same. We've got some holes there," Marinelli said. He also stressed the need to acquire defensive help and a right tackle. Shaun Rogers: It's clear the coach hasn't given up on the frustrating defensive tackle, who's overweight and lacks the stamina to play hard for a full 16-game schedule.
Downtown condo craze cooling off
The once-sizzling market for high-rise downtown Phoenix condos has cooled.
Phoenix leaders have touted condo dwellers as a crucial part of downtown's resurgence, saying residents would help sustain nearby shops and their foot traffic would inject the neighborhood with 24-7 vitality.
Now, plans to attract those condo dwellers have questions marks. .
National City Corporation Prices Convertible Senior Notes and Apex ...
CLEVELAND, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC) announced the pricing of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2011 pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. National City has granted the underwriter an overallotment option to purchase up to an additional $187.5 million aggregate principal amount of notes solely to cover overallotments, if any. The Company also concurrently priced $400 million aggregate principal amount of Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities (APEX) pursuant to the effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These APEX securities will be treated as Tier 1 capital for bank regulatory purposes.
Faces of the Valley - Matt Lanza
There are individuals who don't fall off the beaten path'they actively leap from it, not content to travel the expected road, and instead choosing to lay down their own. More often than not, these are the people who build extraordinary lives without having planned them. Matt Lanza is one of those individuals. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he learned a strong work ethic and a sense of diversity from his father, a bricklayer. A Jack of all trades, the elder Lanza instilled in his son an interest in mechanics and an insatiable curiosity. 'He could do everything, and I learned everything from him'ĶI had wonderful parents.' In March of 1933, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Southern California, the most severe damage occurring in the Long Beach and Los Angeles areas. It was one of the most disastrous and costly earthquakes in the history of the state at the time, devastating the region and leaving communities in dire need of restoration.
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Truce Is Stranger Than Fiction The New York Sun reports that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who've been trading racially charged attacks for the past 10 days or so, have called a "truce": Mrs. Clinton issued a statement last night calling for leading Democratic hopefuls to "seek common ground," hours after Mr. Obama praised President Clinton and his wife for their records on civil rights. The statements from both sides were efforts to cool tensions. . . . "Our party and our nation is bigger than this," Mrs. Clinton said in her statement. "We differ on a lot of things," she added. "And it is critical to have the right kind of discussion on where we stand. But when it comes to civil rights and our commitment to diversity, when it comes to our heroes--President John F.
BSH Home Appliances Corp. Records Double-Digit Growth in 2007
Power and Associates (in the dishwasher category in the 2007 Major Home Appliance Study). Siemens launched its ingenious wall ovens with a unique slide control, while Thermador unveiled a dynamic new design platform to its entire full-line, incorporating chiseled edges, bold profiles and high-grade elements such as stainless steel knobs. Additionally, Gaggenau debuted its dramatic wall oven which has a rising bottom plate. As a result of its dynamic growth, BSH has streamlined its operations to support its future development. In particular, the company has implemented direct-market service to its retailers in such territories as Florida, and also consolidated a handful of regional offices into one back-end operation in Houston. This centrally-located facility now provides improved service, training and more, both internally and externally.
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