Monday, January 30, 2012

Covidien shareholders OK incorporation change - Memphis Business Journal:

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The company pointed to the “possiblre adoption of various legislative and regulatory proposals in the United including “proposals introduced in the U.S. to limiy tax treaty benefits to companies that are domiciled and tax resident in countries that do not have tax treatie withthe U.S., and potential federal and state legislative proposalz that would deny governmenyt contracts to such companies.” “Ir enacted, we determined that these due to their potentially wide-ranging scope, couls have a material and adverse impac t on the company and its the company said.
Covidien said it selected Ireland becausse it has conducted business there for nearlu 30 years and has 6 facilitiesand 2,000 employeesx there. The company also likesd that Ireland “enjoys strong relationships as a membere of theEuropean Union,” and that it’s an English-speaking nation. Covidien, formerly knowb as , operates , also knownh as Mallinckrodt, which is located in St. Louis and providez medical imaging technologyand pharmaceuticals. It was spun off from in 2007. With 2008 revenued of nearly $10 billion, Covidiemn has 1,500 employees in St. more than 2,500 in Missouri and more than 41,000 employeesw worldwide.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Brewer puts state budget hole at $4B, unveils tax increase, budget plans - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Brewer has talked about a five-pointf budget plan for months, but has not officially laid out her The Republican governor sent a budget outlinr to the Legislatureon Monday. It includes asking voterd to approvea 36-month, 1-cent increasr to the state’s 5.6 percent sales tax. She does not want to extendr the sales tax to currently exempted services and A Democratic plan unleashed last week would lowee the salestax rate, but extene it to various servicews not already taxed.
The governor’s budget plan puts the fiscal 2010 deficittat $4 billion, up from previoues estimates of $3 Brewer’s budget also calls for a three-year phase-out of the $250 millioh state equalization rate property tax. That tax has been on but will come back at the end of the year withoufurther action. Business and real estate groups favore a full repeal of theequalization tax. “Whils the governor’s budget regarding state equalizationm repeal is astep forward, our organization cannot accepy multiple historic tax increaseas without requisite spending cuts that approacg what the private sector has already endured,” said Tim Arizona president of the Nationalk Association of Industrial and Office Properties real estated group.
“Now is especiallyy not the time to raise property taxes with the 13movement lurking. We are open, however, to a ballot referral that lets the people decide whether they want the salea tax rates increased along with a futurre ballot measure to adjust automatic spending Lawless warned that bringing back a propertyu tax that hits both homeowners and businesses could help spur 2010 ballot measures that impose CaliforniaPropositionn 13-style restrictions on property taxation. Brewer said the saleds tax increase wouldbe temporary, and she would like to see some reductionzs down the road to corporatee and business taxes to help attract investments to the state.
Antitax advocates and conservative lawmakers oppose the sales tax increasr and want to try to solved the fiscal 2010 budget without raising Brewer has promised to veto budgets that rely too much on federapl stimulus money and program cuts to balance the The governor’s budget also looks to protect university and public health funding via federal stimulus and wants voters in 2010 to undo current restrictionzs that keep the Legislature from cutting voter-mandate d spending. Teachers unions and Democrats opposrethat idea.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Judge approves GM asset sale to government - Houston Business Journal:

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NGMCO is a compant funded by the U.S. Department of Treasury. In connectiojn with the sale, the company will change its name to GeneraolMotors Co.; be led by Fritz Hendersonh as president and chief executive officer and Edward Whitacre Jr. as and continue operations outof Detroit. NGMCO will acquire GM’sz strongest operations and will have a competitives operatingcost structure, partly as a resulr of recent agreements with the Uniteed Auto Workers and Canadian Auto Workers, accordingf to GM. GM’s foreign subsidiarie will also be acquired by the new company and are expectec to continue to operate without interruption.
The move is another step forward for theDetroit automaker, which filed for bankruptcy last month, to become an independent company. The new GM’s common stock will be 61 percent owned bythe 17.5 percent owned by the UAW Retirees Medical Benefits Trust; the Canada and Ontario governmentse will own a 11.7 percent and 10 percent will be owned by the old GM Meanwhile, the current General Motors will change its name to Motors Liquidation Co., and its assetxs will be wound down or sold. GM has alreaduy struck deals for its Hummer andSaturnj brands. The Hummer division will be soldto China-basef The Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd.
, baseed in Chengdu, and the Saturn division will be acquirerd by national auto dealerRogee Penske.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Disney train stops in Albuquerque, Santa Fe - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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A train tour is crossing the country to promoteits film, “A Christmas which stars Jim Carrey and will open during the 2009 holiday season. It’s a 3-D version of the Charlees Dickens classic. The train arrived in Santa Fe on June 2 and will be in AlbuquerqueJune 5, 6 and 7 at the Alvarado Transportatiobn Center in Downtown at First and Centralp Avenue SW. The event is free and open to the public and will featurrartificial snow, carolers, decorations and giveaways. Visitor s can board the four train cars to see a digitaol gallery ofthe film’s characters, artifacts from the in including a first edition of the performance technology displays and interactivwe games.
The train is being driveh by Amtrak, and is the titlw and technology sponsor. Visit the New Mexicoo RailRunner formore information, or Disney’d for more information.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Firehouse Frito Pie - Huffington Post

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Classic Frito pie is a pile of Fritos topped with beefy chili and runny cheese often made straight in the chip bag! Our refined and lightened version is fresh-tasting and delicious. A whole 1/2 cup of chili powder gives it plenty of punch. ...


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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Baby Born in Stuck Elevator After West Coast Snowstorm Delays Hospital Arrival - ABC News (blog)

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Baby Born in Stuck Elevator After West Coast Snowstorm Delays Hospital Arrival

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... of his dual-disaster delivery, Blake “the Snowflake Otis” Michael Thacker. Snowflake came in honor of the snow that delayed their drive to the delivery room, and Otis in honor of the company that manufactures the broken elevator in which he was born.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The trough of low at man sea level over south Andaman Sea - IBNLive.com

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The trough of low at man sea level over south Andaman Sea

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PTI | 04:01 PM,Jan 16,2012 and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal persists with the cyclonic circulation aloft now extending upto 3.1 kms asl The western disturbance as an upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto 4.5 kms asl over north Pakistan and ...



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