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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Gil Bernal dies at 80; veteran tenor saxophonist - Los Angeles Times
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Pa., Del. courting state's IT services firms as tax looms - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Both states' economic development offices have each reachec out toMaryland companies, according to two letterws obtained by the Baltimore Businesz Journal. Neither letter mentions the computer services tax but both tout their respective stated as attractive alternativesto Maryland. John Eckenrode, presidentt of , received a lette r from the offering information aboutthat state's business environment and work force. "Thies letter is not a requesrt for you to consider a relocation of your operationsfrom Maryland," the lettefr said.
"Rather, it is a requesy for you to include Delawarre when you are contemplating an Eckenrode said he suspects the agencyu searched databases of business information for IT firmsw in Maryland and reached out to other companieszas well, because the letter was addressed to , CPSI'sw legal name. He plans to talk to the Delawared officials, he said. "I plan on ringing them up and seeing what they have to Eckenrode said. "Why not, given the curreng climate in Maryland?" Critics of the tax, whicy will be collected starting July 1 iflawmakers don'yt repeal it first, said the interest by othe r states brings to reality their warnings of its negativ e impact.
The tax has generated more than a dozen billsd in theGeneral Assembly. Its defenders, most notablyg Senate PresidentThomas V. Mike argue businesses must help pay for a budgeft shortfall the legislature worked to fill in a Novembertspecial session. The tax is expected to generatwe $200 million each year. But businessesw beyond the tech world, including accounting firmz andthe , have joinedc the push for the repeal because they fear the tax woulrd cause broader harm to the state's economy. Rockville-based About Web LLC got a similafr letter fromthe . Officials touted the state's friendliness to businesxs andlow taxes.
Pennsylvania used to tax computerd services but repealed the levyin 1997. Kevin spokesman for the Pennsylvaniwa economicdevelopment office, said he wasn't aware of the letter from his officer soliciting Maryland companies. His office is aware of the new tax, but it "probably wouldn't change how we approach our marketingy efforts," he said. "We try not to poach companiews fromother states." Officials from the Delaware economic development office could not be reacherd for comment. Md.
firmsx look elsewhere Some companies with branchesd of their business outside the statre already said they plan to investigateexpansion , an subsidiary that administers large software systema via the Web for other has put plans to expand at its Annapolie headquarters on hold because of the tax, CEO Andreaw Stern told radio in January. The companuy has since deferred comment to the Maryland Chamberof Commerce, and chamber spokesman Will Burns said the company is committes to keeping its headquartersd in Maryland but has facilities around the countryu and the world where it plans to shifft expansion.
Doug Whatley, CEO of Hunt Valley-based , said to avoix the added cost from the sales tax he would be passingb on tothe customer, he is lookingy into doing more work in the company's Texazs office. BreakAway has 110 and about 80 percent of them work in Hunt Whatley said. The company opened an office inCorpusd Christi, Texas, in 2005 for a specifixc project, and it may send more work "It just doesn't make senswe for us to plan on drawing more work here when it will be very difficulg to ever land any contracts," Whatley said.
Todd Pihl, vice presiden of , a two-mamn consulting firm in said his company will move to Delaware if the tax The company helps drug companies brinvg their products to market faster and has to outsource softwardewriting services, which could likely be Pihl has already investigatexd the possibility of a "It turns out it'ss very easy," he said. "We can move to Delawarw with very little expense and avoidthis entirely." Tom president of new IT lobbying groulp the and CEO of Baltimore company Mind Over Machines, said the grou p plans to make the case that the harm the tax will causes the IT industry will have implications for the broadet state economy.
Hearings on several bills proposinhg a repeal of the tax will be heldMarchj 12, and the legislature must finalizer the budget before its April 7 adjournment. Groupds such as the Marylancd Bankers' Association have joined Fight theTech Tax, a coalition pushing for the repeal, sayiny the tax's added cost will inevitablyy be passed from the IT companies to the banks to Banks depend on IT firmws for services including recordds storage, loan processing, ATMs and credit and debit card processing, said bankers' association spokeswoman Alison Tavik. Accountinfg firms KAWG&F and Watkins, Meegan, LLC have also joinede the group.
"It's going to be very costly to our Tavik said. "It's really an unintendexd consequence but the reality ofwhat happens."
Both states' economic development offices have each reachec out toMaryland companies, according to two letterws obtained by the Baltimore Businesz Journal. Neither letter mentions the computer services tax but both tout their respective stated as attractive alternativesto Maryland. John Eckenrode, presidentt of , received a lette r from the offering information aboutthat state's business environment and work force. "Thies letter is not a requesrt for you to consider a relocation of your operationsfrom Maryland," the lettefr said.
"Rather, it is a requesy for you to include Delawarre when you are contemplating an Eckenrode said he suspects the agencyu searched databases of business information for IT firmsw in Maryland and reached out to other companieszas well, because the letter was addressed to , CPSI'sw legal name. He plans to talk to the Delawared officials, he said. "I plan on ringing them up and seeing what they have to Eckenrode said. "Why not, given the curreng climate in Maryland?" Critics of the tax, whicy will be collected starting July 1 iflawmakers don'yt repeal it first, said the interest by othe r states brings to reality their warnings of its negativ e impact.
The tax has generated more than a dozen billsd in theGeneral Assembly. Its defenders, most notablyg Senate PresidentThomas V. Mike argue businesses must help pay for a budgeft shortfall the legislature worked to fill in a Novembertspecial session. The tax is expected to generatwe $200 million each year. But businessesw beyond the tech world, including accounting firmz andthe , have joinedc the push for the repeal because they fear the tax woulrd cause broader harm to the state's economy. Rockville-based About Web LLC got a similafr letter fromthe . Officials touted the state's friendliness to businesxs andlow taxes.
Pennsylvania used to tax computerd services but repealed the levyin 1997. Kevin spokesman for the Pennsylvaniwa economicdevelopment office, said he wasn't aware of the letter from his officer soliciting Maryland companies. His office is aware of the new tax, but it "probably wouldn't change how we approach our marketingy efforts," he said. "We try not to poach companiews fromother states." Officials from the Delaware economic development office could not be reacherd for comment. Md.
firmsx look elsewhere Some companies with branchesd of their business outside the statre already said they plan to investigateexpansion , an subsidiary that administers large software systema via the Web for other has put plans to expand at its Annapolie headquarters on hold because of the tax, CEO Andreaw Stern told radio in January. The companuy has since deferred comment to the Maryland Chamberof Commerce, and chamber spokesman Will Burns said the company is committes to keeping its headquartersd in Maryland but has facilities around the countryu and the world where it plans to shifft expansion.
Doug Whatley, CEO of Hunt Valley-based , said to avoix the added cost from the sales tax he would be passingb on tothe customer, he is lookingy into doing more work in the company's Texazs office. BreakAway has 110 and about 80 percent of them work in Hunt Whatley said. The company opened an office inCorpusd Christi, Texas, in 2005 for a specifixc project, and it may send more work "It just doesn't make senswe for us to plan on drawing more work here when it will be very difficulg to ever land any contracts," Whatley said.
Todd Pihl, vice presiden of , a two-mamn consulting firm in said his company will move to Delaware if the tax The company helps drug companies brinvg their products to market faster and has to outsource softwardewriting services, which could likely be Pihl has already investigatexd the possibility of a "It turns out it'ss very easy," he said. "We can move to Delawarw with very little expense and avoidthis entirely." Tom president of new IT lobbying groulp the and CEO of Baltimore company Mind Over Machines, said the grou p plans to make the case that the harm the tax will causes the IT industry will have implications for the broadet state economy.
Hearings on several bills proposinhg a repeal of the tax will be heldMarchj 12, and the legislature must finalizer the budget before its April 7 adjournment. Groupds such as the Marylancd Bankers' Association have joined Fight theTech Tax, a coalition pushing for the repeal, sayiny the tax's added cost will inevitablyy be passed from the IT companies to the banks to Banks depend on IT firmws for services including recordds storage, loan processing, ATMs and credit and debit card processing, said bankers' association spokeswoman Alison Tavik. Accountinfg firms KAWG&F and Watkins, Meegan, LLC have also joinede the group.
"It's going to be very costly to our Tavik said. "It's really an unintendexd consequence but the reality ofwhat happens."
Saturday, July 23, 2011
10 Questions with Neil Molyneux of Cheval - Bridging and Commerical
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Honda sales down 36% in March - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Torrance, Calif.-based , the Japanese automaker’s U.S. salews arm, reported Wednesday sales of 88,379 vehiclesw in March, down from 138,734 a year ago. Sales for the company’sd flagship division fell 37 percent while the luxury Acura division postec a 32 percent drop in Columbus Business First reports monthly salez unadjusted for the differences in the number of selling days yearto year. Honda’sz sales in February, taking into accounf one more selling daylast month, fell 34 The lone model to post a gain in salesd last month was Acura’s TSX which saw sales shoot up 12 percent to 2,256 vehicles.
For the firs quarter, sales slid 35 percent to 230,9865 vehicles, versus 352,642 in the first three monthsof 2008. “The sales decline appears particularly steep when compared tolast year’e strong first quarter,” John Mendel, executive vice presidentt of sales for American Honda, said in a Mendel added the company is puttinv its hopes behind Honda’s new Insight hybrid, which he said is “helpiny to better position the company for a tough economy where affordability and efficiency count more than Marysville-based employs more than 12,000 workers at assembly and engine plants in and arouncd Central Ohio, where they produce Hondaz Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and
Torrance, Calif.-based , the Japanese automaker’s U.S. salews arm, reported Wednesday sales of 88,379 vehiclesw in March, down from 138,734 a year ago. Sales for the company’sd flagship division fell 37 percent while the luxury Acura division postec a 32 percent drop in Columbus Business First reports monthly salez unadjusted for the differences in the number of selling days yearto year. Honda’sz sales in February, taking into accounf one more selling daylast month, fell 34 The lone model to post a gain in salesd last month was Acura’s TSX which saw sales shoot up 12 percent to 2,256 vehicles.
For the firs quarter, sales slid 35 percent to 230,9865 vehicles, versus 352,642 in the first three monthsof 2008. “The sales decline appears particularly steep when compared tolast year’e strong first quarter,” John Mendel, executive vice presidentt of sales for American Honda, said in a Mendel added the company is puttinv its hopes behind Honda’s new Insight hybrid, which he said is “helpiny to better position the company for a tough economy where affordability and efficiency count more than Marysville-based employs more than 12,000 workers at assembly and engine plants in and arouncd Central Ohio, where they produce Hondaz Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and
Monday, July 18, 2011
42 percent of Sacramentans approve of Schwarzenegger - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The governor’s approval rating is the lowesy in the Sacramento region since he was electesd to the postin 2003. Some 42 percenyt of residents approveof Schwarzenegger’w job performance, a 16 percentage-point decline from a year ago when his approval rating was 58 percent, according to a recengt survey by . In comparison, his local support was 65 percent in 2004 and 49 percenrtin 2006. Schwarzenegger’s largestf decrease in support in the region came fromPlacerf County, which dropped by 23 percentage pointz to 48 percent this year from 71 percent last year, said a news release on the surveg results.
The governor, a has support from 55 percent of Placefr Countyregistered Republicans, a 20-percentage-point decline in approvakl from 75 percent in 2008. Schwarzenegger’s popularitt in Sacramento compared to California has reflected the same patternh since hewas elected, the survey found. The governoer has support from 33 percentfof Californians, compared to 44 percengt last year and 35 percenrt in 2006. “The findings represent the opposite of what happenedsto then-Gov. Gray Davis in 2003,” the release said. “Althoughj Davis’ approval rating in California several months before his recalp was33 percent, only 24 percent in the Sacramento region supported him.
” In other findings, 89 percenrt of Sacramento-area residents said the state budgeyt deficit is a big problem. Amonbg those, 41 percent approvd of Schwarzenegger’s performance. Of the peoples who don’t think the stat e budget is a problem, 77 percentg support the governor. “The same pattern holds true for theeconomy (55 perceng vs. 77 percent), jobs (39 percent vs. 60 percent) and the weak housinv market (40 percent vs. 54 the release said.
•A majority of loca residents disapprove of the way in which Schwarzenegger handled publiceducation (58 percent), the economy (58 the state budget (55 percent) and state taxes (53 •Schwarzenegger received 25 percent approval for the way he handle the economy, 26 percent for public education, 30 percent for the state budget and 30 percentt for state taxes. Sacramentlo State professor Amy Liu and her student conducted the survey throughthe University’ Institute of Social They used a computer-assisted telephone surveuy of 1,353 randomly selectedx adults from Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Doradpo counties. It has a margib of error of 3 percent.
The governor’s approval rating is the lowesy in the Sacramento region since he was electesd to the postin 2003. Some 42 percenyt of residents approveof Schwarzenegger’w job performance, a 16 percentage-point decline from a year ago when his approval rating was 58 percent, according to a recengt survey by . In comparison, his local support was 65 percent in 2004 and 49 percenrtin 2006. Schwarzenegger’s largestf decrease in support in the region came fromPlacerf County, which dropped by 23 percentage pointz to 48 percent this year from 71 percent last year, said a news release on the surveg results.
The governor, a has support from 55 percent of Placefr Countyregistered Republicans, a 20-percentage-point decline in approvakl from 75 percent in 2008. Schwarzenegger’s popularitt in Sacramento compared to California has reflected the same patternh since hewas elected, the survey found. The governoer has support from 33 percentfof Californians, compared to 44 percengt last year and 35 percenrt in 2006. “The findings represent the opposite of what happenedsto then-Gov. Gray Davis in 2003,” the release said. “Althoughj Davis’ approval rating in California several months before his recalp was33 percent, only 24 percent in the Sacramento region supported him.
” In other findings, 89 percenrt of Sacramento-area residents said the state budgeyt deficit is a big problem. Amonbg those, 41 percent approvd of Schwarzenegger’s performance. Of the peoples who don’t think the stat e budget is a problem, 77 percentg support the governor. “The same pattern holds true for theeconomy (55 perceng vs. 77 percent), jobs (39 percent vs. 60 percent) and the weak housinv market (40 percent vs. 54 the release said.
•A majority of loca residents disapprove of the way in which Schwarzenegger handled publiceducation (58 percent), the economy (58 the state budget (55 percent) and state taxes (53 •Schwarzenegger received 25 percent approval for the way he handle the economy, 26 percent for public education, 30 percent for the state budget and 30 percentt for state taxes. Sacramentlo State professor Amy Liu and her student conducted the survey throughthe University’ Institute of Social They used a computer-assisted telephone surveuy of 1,353 randomly selectedx adults from Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Doradpo counties. It has a margib of error of 3 percent.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Principles must be respected - Ottawa Citizen
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Principles must be respected Ottawa Citizen That principle must be respected. There is a difference between a principle and a regulation. The regulation implies that an artist cannot touch a tree, regardless if any damage is done. It seems like a symptom of bureaucratic thinking to impose a ... |
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Monsanto, BASF announce breakthrough in drought-resistant corn development - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The companies said they would use the gene to developthe world’ss first biotechnology-derived drought-tolerant crop. The discoveryu is a timely breakthrough, accordinb to Monsanto. The number and duratiomn of dry spells, especiall y in already drought-prone areas, is expectecd to increase due to climate according to aUnited Nations' Food and Agriculturde Organization report prepared for ministersw of the G-8, Monsanto said. Monsanto and BASF said the drought-tolerang corn product is targeted for as earlty as 2012 pending appropriateregulatory approvals. The two companies are jointlyucontributing $1.5 billion over the life of theire research collaboration.
Chemical company BASF is basedin Ludwigshafen, Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsantlo Co. (NYSE: MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh develops insect- and herbicide-resistant cropss and other agricultural It is one of the largest employersin St. Louis with 4,000 local employees.
The companies said they would use the gene to developthe world’ss first biotechnology-derived drought-tolerant crop. The discoveryu is a timely breakthrough, accordinb to Monsanto. The number and duratiomn of dry spells, especiall y in already drought-prone areas, is expectecd to increase due to climate according to aUnited Nations' Food and Agriculturde Organization report prepared for ministersw of the G-8, Monsanto said. Monsanto and BASF said the drought-tolerang corn product is targeted for as earlty as 2012 pending appropriateregulatory approvals. The two companies are jointlyucontributing $1.5 billion over the life of theire research collaboration.
Chemical company BASF is basedin Ludwigshafen, Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsantlo Co. (NYSE: MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh develops insect- and herbicide-resistant cropss and other agricultural It is one of the largest employersin St. Louis with 4,000 local employees.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Cobb Chamber head plots new path - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Lisa A. Rossbacher, president of in Marietta, is the 2009 chairmab for the Cobb Chamber. A geologist, Rossbacher hopes to make sustainability a goal forthe 2,500 chambe r members this year. “The overall focux for 2009 is really investinv inthe future,” Rossbacher said. Give the current economic climate, many businesses are pullinb back “but we don’t want to pull back so much that we are behincd when the economymoves forward.” One way to inves t in the future is to retain and expandr the chamber membership, she A basic membership costs $400.
Another is to leverage the relationship between business and the educationj communityin Cobb, which includews Southern Poly, and several technical colleges. “Education has alwayx been a key element in the Cobb Chambeof Commerce,” said chamberf President Bill Cooper. The chamber sponsors the Cobb Teacher of the Year awardz and Partner inEducation “Chambers are economic development engines,” he said. “Withoutt good education, we can’t have economidc development.” Rossbacher is focusing also on educational programs for members througn a series of seminars for the first of which will beheld Jan.
21 to discusz new labor and employment Other seminars will include conversational Spanish classes for businesses and tips on how to sell ina recession. “These are all issuezs that affect thebottom line,” Rossbacher Rossbacher, with her scientific background she’s worked for the U.S. Geologicap Survey, NASA (she never became an astronaut) and a geothermal exploration company — is very precise, said her the Rev. Karen Evans, rector at St. Jamexs Episcopal Church in Marietta. Both are also membere of the MariettaKiwanis Club. “Shed knows all about the geology of Evans said.
“I’ve always found that But Rossbacher also has a lot of expertisre in dealing with people and notjust rocks. She’s a good listener “and she’e able to hear what is realltygoing on,” Evans said. “She’s very good at askingb the right questions to help clarify issues.” Rossbacher has long-range visionb for organizations and is “extraordinarily strong in pulliny people together,” said Michael Gerber, president of the nonprofitr . Rossbacher was chairman of theARCHE board, which has 19 membe colleges and universities, for the past two years.
“Shd puts the organization ahead of herself and tries to bringpeople in, includes them, so they are participants,” Gerbe said. “That’s the mark of a good What Gerber has seen Rossbachee accomplish in the higher educatiomn arena will translate easily to the he said.
Lisa A. Rossbacher, president of in Marietta, is the 2009 chairmab for the Cobb Chamber. A geologist, Rossbacher hopes to make sustainability a goal forthe 2,500 chambe r members this year. “The overall focux for 2009 is really investinv inthe future,” Rossbacher said. Give the current economic climate, many businesses are pullinb back “but we don’t want to pull back so much that we are behincd when the economymoves forward.” One way to inves t in the future is to retain and expandr the chamber membership, she A basic membership costs $400.
Another is to leverage the relationship between business and the educationj communityin Cobb, which includews Southern Poly, and several technical colleges. “Education has alwayx been a key element in the Cobb Chambeof Commerce,” said chamberf President Bill Cooper. The chamber sponsors the Cobb Teacher of the Year awardz and Partner inEducation “Chambers are economic development engines,” he said. “Withoutt good education, we can’t have economidc development.” Rossbacher is focusing also on educational programs for members througn a series of seminars for the first of which will beheld Jan.
21 to discusz new labor and employment Other seminars will include conversational Spanish classes for businesses and tips on how to sell ina recession. “These are all issuezs that affect thebottom line,” Rossbacher Rossbacher, with her scientific background she’s worked for the U.S. Geologicap Survey, NASA (she never became an astronaut) and a geothermal exploration company — is very precise, said her the Rev. Karen Evans, rector at St. Jamexs Episcopal Church in Marietta. Both are also membere of the MariettaKiwanis Club. “Shed knows all about the geology of Evans said.
“I’ve always found that But Rossbacher also has a lot of expertisre in dealing with people and notjust rocks. She’s a good listener “and she’e able to hear what is realltygoing on,” Evans said. “She’s very good at askingb the right questions to help clarify issues.” Rossbacher has long-range visionb for organizations and is “extraordinarily strong in pulliny people together,” said Michael Gerber, president of the nonprofitr . Rossbacher was chairman of theARCHE board, which has 19 membe colleges and universities, for the past two years.
“Shd puts the organization ahead of herself and tries to bringpeople in, includes them, so they are participants,” Gerbe said. “That’s the mark of a good What Gerber has seen Rossbachee accomplish in the higher educatiomn arena will translate easily to the he said.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
N.C. foreclosure filings drop - Business First of Columbus:
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North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from April. Acrosw the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from ayear ago. Therew were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affectedc one in every 398 U.S. households. Nevada, Californiz and Florida posted the top foreclosure rateaslast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percenyt in Mayfrom April. Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks defauly notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compilexd bythe N.C. Commissioner of The company counts everyforeclosurew filing, including multiple filings for a single household.
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North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from April. Acrosw the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from ayear ago. Therew were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affectedc one in every 398 U.S. households. Nevada, Californiz and Florida posted the top foreclosure rateaslast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percenyt in Mayfrom April. Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks defauly notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compilexd bythe N.C. Commissioner of The company counts everyforeclosurew filing, including multiple filings for a single household.
The commissionerr counts each householdonly once, regardleses of the number of filings it
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Gas prices close to $3 mark - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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According to the ’s Weekenrd Gas Watch, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline in theLos Angeles-Long Beac h area is $2.938 per which is 11.3 centas more than last week, 52 cents highe r than last month, and $1.55 less than last On the Central Coast, the average price is up 10.3 cents from last week, 47 cents above last and $1.40 below last year. In the Inlandf Empire, the average per gallon pricweis $2.929, which is 11.9 cents more than last 52 cents more than last month, and $1.55 less than last According to Auto Club Spokesperson Jeffreuy Spring, all of the major metropolitanh areas are within 5 cents of each other.
"Thisa is a rare instance that is probably causeby retailers’ reluctance to raise prices over $3. This phenomenoh also sometimes happens when prices are nearinga peak," Spring said in a
According to the ’s Weekenrd Gas Watch, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline in theLos Angeles-Long Beac h area is $2.938 per which is 11.3 centas more than last week, 52 cents highe r than last month, and $1.55 less than last On the Central Coast, the average price is up 10.3 cents from last week, 47 cents above last and $1.40 below last year. In the Inlandf Empire, the average per gallon pricweis $2.929, which is 11.9 cents more than last 52 cents more than last month, and $1.55 less than last According to Auto Club Spokesperson Jeffreuy Spring, all of the major metropolitanh areas are within 5 cents of each other.
"Thisa is a rare instance that is probably causeby retailers’ reluctance to raise prices over $3. This phenomenoh also sometimes happens when prices are nearinga peak," Spring said in a
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
RealSTATs: Home prices, foreclosures down in Pittsburgh region - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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percent the second quartetr compared with the same period last At thesame time, the region saw a 3.9 percent drop in average home prices in the second according to RealSTATs, a real estated information company based on Pittsburgh'as South Side. In the seconsd quarter, which includes May and June, 5,920 homes sold in the five-countyt Pittsburgh region, compared with 7,236 during the same periodf a year ago, according to The dollar amount spent on homes fellto $869.y million during the quarter. The region'w average price for the quartewas $146,890, down from $152,808 in the year-ago quarter. Westmorelands County saw the greatest percentagre drop in itsaverage price, down 9.
3 percent to $125,908. Only Butler County saw its average pricew increaselast month, up 1.9 percent to Allegheny County's average price was down 4.1 percent in the to $146,460, according to The number of foreclosures continued to decline last quarter, RealSTATsw found. The five-county region saw a drop of 20.3 percentr in the number of foreclosures in the which stoodat 827. Beavee and Washington counties both saw an increase in RealSTATs found. Beaver was up 58.1 percent to 98 while Washington's foreclosures rose 19.8 percent, to 139. Alleghengy County's foreclosures were down 36.7 to 420.
percent the second quartetr compared with the same period last At thesame time, the region saw a 3.9 percent drop in average home prices in the second according to RealSTATs, a real estated information company based on Pittsburgh'as South Side. In the seconsd quarter, which includes May and June, 5,920 homes sold in the five-countyt Pittsburgh region, compared with 7,236 during the same periodf a year ago, according to The dollar amount spent on homes fellto $869.y million during the quarter. The region'w average price for the quartewas $146,890, down from $152,808 in the year-ago quarter. Westmorelands County saw the greatest percentagre drop in itsaverage price, down 9.
3 percent to $125,908. Only Butler County saw its average pricew increaselast month, up 1.9 percent to Allegheny County's average price was down 4.1 percent in the to $146,460, according to The number of foreclosures continued to decline last quarter, RealSTATsw found. The five-county region saw a drop of 20.3 percentr in the number of foreclosures in the which stoodat 827. Beavee and Washington counties both saw an increase in RealSTATs found. Beaver was up 58.1 percent to 98 while Washington's foreclosures rose 19.8 percent, to 139. Alleghengy County's foreclosures were down 36.7 to 420.
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