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  • CVS Affiliate Buys Properties at Park and South Highland Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:24PMCVS 4990 TN LLC has bought four parcels in the Park Avenue and South Highland Street area in two transactions totaling $1.7 million. In the first tran...
  • Education Realty Trust Begins Work At Syracuse University Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:24PMEducation Realty Trust Inc. – a Memphis-based developer, owner and manager of collegiate housing – has completed closing on the ground lea...
  • Company Suits Me to a Tee Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:37AMGood service should be applauded. Exceptional service should be shouted from rooftops! Or blogged about.
  • FedEx to Send 115 Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:13AMMEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One hundred and fifteen drivers from 45 states representing the FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Orlando, Fla., August 9-13. Each FedEx driver earned the right to compete in the NTDC by qualifying at state-level truck driving championships. The American Trucking Associations (ATA ...
  • KIT digital Brings Next-Gen HD Broadcasting to the Philippines Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:22AMMajor Broadcast Network TV5 Selects KIT digital to Implement the Region's First Integrated Digital and HD-Enabled Broadcasting and OTT-Capable Facility
  • Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Horror Story’ gets FX series order Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:13PMGlee creator Ryan Murphy is getting another series off the ground. No surprise here, but FX is set to pick up his American Horror Story for 13 episodes. The series follows a husband and wife (Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton) who move their family to San Francisco in an attempt to rebuild their family after
  • Slow-starting Stricker earns tie for 12th Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:58AMAfter struggling out of the starting blocks for the second straight day, Steve Stricker finished strongly to tie for 12th in the British Open.
  • One-pound iPad replacing pilots' 40 pounds of flight manuals Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:20AMCapt. Stephen Galle was in the cockpit of the future on an Airbus A330 just landed in Philadelphia from Manchester, England.
  • UAE ranked fifth in most attractive emerging market to do business with in the coming year by European SMEs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:15AMDUBAI, 14 July 2011 (WAM) The UAE ranked fifth in most attractive emerging market to do business with in the coming year by European SMEs, according to an international survey.
  • NFL Capsules: Brady, P. Manning, Brees: It's time for NFL deal Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:42PMNEW YORK (AP) — Calling the players’ offer "fair for both sides," star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees — plaintiffs in an antitrust suit against the NFL — said Wednesday "it is time" to wrap up negotiations on a deal to end the league’s lockout.
  • Everything isn’t as it seems on 'Pretty Little Liars' Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:32PMI wish I could say, “I didn’t see that coming.” But I did. Here’s a little piece of information I picked up watching “Law & Order”: If there’s an overwhelming amount of evidence tying one person to a murder, they’re probably innocent. On that note: Sorry for doubting you, Ian. Though Spencer’s parents aren’t keen [...]
  • Count On UPS To Deliver To $80 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:29AMGiven an increase in global trade and recovery in global economies, UPS will benefit from increased
  • Encouraging Trends in Transportation Sector ??? FDX, UNP in Focus Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:56AMLooking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF
  • eBay Makes Another Move toward Fulfillment with Investment in Shipwire Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:30AMeBay is investing in a fulfillment service just two weeks after it revealed it would run a pilot program of its own. eBay joined Newell Rubbermaid and Meakem Becker Venture Capital in investing in Shipwire - the amount of the investment and the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  • eBay And Rubbermaid Put $6 Million In Order Fulfillment Company Shipwire Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:17AMShipwire, a company that offers retail businesses a service for order fulfillment, has received a strategic investment from e-commerce giant eBay and Newell Rubbermaid, the company behind the Calphalon, Rubbermaid and Goody brands. Existing investor Meakem Becker Venture Capital also participated in the round. While the company declined to reveal the investment amount, we hear the round's value ...
  • Philadelphia Phillies: 10 Players Phillies Fans Hate the Most Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:33AMThey are the players we love to hate.  The players that because of something they did, or more likely did not do, are given a very special welcome whenever they return to Philadelphia.  The kind of welcome Phillies fans have become famous for. Now all of these players did something to earn the wrath of the fans.  Maybe they failed to run out a ground ball or they weren't willing to sacrifice ...
  • Philadelphia Phillies: 10 Players Phillies Fans Hate the Most Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:33AMThey are the players we love to hate.  The players that because of something they did, or more likely did not do, are given a very special welcome whenever they return to Philadelphia.  The kind of welcome Phillies fans have become famous for. Now all of these players did something to earn the wrath of the fans.  Maybe they failed to run out a ground ball or they weren't willing to sacrifice ...
  • Quirky work: Safety conscious FedEx delivery driver bound for truck driving Super Bowl in Orlando Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:24PMShaded in black Ray-Bans and clad in his black-and-purple uniform of T-shirt and shorts, Doug Davidson rides high above the pavement in his rolling metal office.
  • New Jersey truck driver found guilty of negligent homicide in DeBorgia crash Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:35PMA New Jersey truck driver has been found guilty of negligent homicide and negligent endangerment for the 2008 traffic death of a volunteer fireman in Mineral County.
  • New Jersey truck driver guilty of negligent homicide in I-90 crash that killed firefighter Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:35PMA New Jersey truck driver has been found guilty of negligent homicide and negligent endangerment for the 2008 traffic death of a volunteer fireman in Mineral County.
  • FedEx reports significant revenue growth Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:02AMDespite an onslaught of economic challenges, FedEx reported year-on-year growth of 32 percent during its fourth quarter, which ended May 31. Overall revenue also grew significantly during this time period, increasing by 12 percent to $10.55 billion.
  • Celebration Golf Management to host Smokeybones amp; Chicks with Sticks Golf Tournament, FedEX Charity Fundraisers at ... Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:59AMORLANDO, Fla. Celebration Golf Management based at Celebration near Walt Disney World resort will host the Smokeybones Chicks with Sticks ladies softball league charity golf tournament Thursday July 21 at Stoneybrook West Golf Club in Winter Garden.Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, and Dorothy Benson, sales and marketing manager said the Celebration Golf and Stoneybrook...
  • Police/fire Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:15AMBeverly Tuesday A larceny on Essex Street was investigated at 1:45 p.m. On Bow Street at 1:52 p.m. police were called regarding a stolen phone. When a man on Lovett Street threatened to hurt himself with a sharp object, police responded at 3:02 p.m., eventually summoning an ambulance as well.
  • Reclaimed materials dominate Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:47AMEast Memphian Dr. James H. Calandruccio has expanded his gardening repertoire to include hardscape installation, and has used reclaimed materials to build garden structures in his backyard.
  • Ask Airfare Watchdog.Com: Cash Payment Preferred Over Ticket Voucher Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:28PMQ. I volunteered to give up my seat when my flight was overbooked and was given a free round-trip ticket in compensation. But now I'm finding that the ticket is hard to use because of restrict ions, and it was only valid for a year and will expire soon. Can I trade it in for a voucher that will last another year, or shouldn't I bother calling the airline to ask this favor?
  • FRIDAY: Patriot Flag to fly in Freeport Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:14PMTo honor the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, The Patriot Flag, a massive 30 by 58 foot American Flag, will make a stop in Freeport on Friday. The flag will be raised at 10 a.m. on Friday at All Veterans Memorial Park, located on South Walnut Avenue in Freeport. It will be flown in Freeport for just a few hours, before continuing its cross-country tour. The flag is on a 50-week tour to ...
  • How LightSquared Could Cast A Wider Web (And Ruin Your Road Trip) Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:08PMLightSquared, a 4G satellite internet provider backed by an eccentric billionaire, could change the nature of broadband Internet in the United States. The only problem is that their network could just make GPS receivers go blank. LightSquared is poised to change the nature of broadband Internet. But it might render GPS receivers useless in the process. Backed by Philip Falcone's Harbinger ...
  • Hate to be Rude: Garrigus’ pot revelations Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:59AMRobert Garrigus, as you may have heard, said the other day that he and plenty other players smoked marijuana during rounds on the Nationwide Tour early last decade. You got the impression contestants perhaps were handed scorecard, pencil and papers on the first tee.
  • Earnings Scorecard: FedEx Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:00AMThe overall trend noticed in the last 7 and 30 days suggests that the analysts are inclined more toward the positive side in FedEx estimate revisions for the upcoming quarter and fiscal year.
  • Mom, Baby Struck In Bethel Park FedEx Store Crash Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:02AMA mother was injured after a sport utility vehicle crashed through the windows of a FedEx Office in Bethel Park on Wednesday morning.
  • Dan Snyder: Why Washington Redskins Owner Is Most Hated Man in Franchise History Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:41AMThe object of the classic board game Monopoly is to purchase as many properties as possible, essentially dominating the market and ultimately taking over the board by leaving nothing for your opponents.  Unfortunately for Washington Redskins fans that have been forced to live with team owner Dan Snyder’s business agenda for the past 12 years, the key to a successful game of Monopoly is not the ...
  • Around Tech Valley Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:20PMCSArch Architecture, Albany, was hired by the Albany Housing Authority for a design and construction project on three downtown apartment buildings -- Eric Rozenberg, chairman of the international board of Meeting Professionals International and president of SWANTEGY, a European company, gave the keynote address. Brett Boyer, a driver for FedEx Ground independent service provider Giuliano ...
  • Investors Transport Funds Elsewhere Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:32AM...iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund (IYT) where we have detected an approximate $
  • Friendswood Police Activity: June 27 to July 3, 2011 Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:31PMBurglary
  • Choi falls just short of winning second AT&T National Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:06AMNEWTOWN SQUARE - K.J. Choi kept hanging around like so much midsummer humidity and when he dropped in a long birdie putt on the 14th hole of the final round he was suddenly tied for the lead at the AT&T National Sunday at Aronimink Golf Club.
  • Davis' Watney wins AT&T National Golf Tournament Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:39AMNEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Never mind that Nick Watney was the highest-ranked player at the AT&T National, or that he won a World Golf Championship in March. Stepping to the first tee Sunday in a tie for the lead at the AT&T National, he had reason to feel overlooked.
  • GOLF: Steady to the end, Watney earns a victory Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 1:32AMNEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Nick Watney doesn’t have the panache of Rickie Fowler, but his game is starting to get plenty of attention. Playing the weekend at Aronimink in a staggering 12 under, and goin...
  • Watney amazing in win at AT&T National Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 10:00PMNEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Never mind that Nick Watney was the highest-ranked player at the AT&T National, or that he won a World Golf Championship in March. Stepping to the first tee Sunday in a tie for the lead at the AT&T National, he had reason to feel overlooked.
  • Choi battled himself back in the picture Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:47PMNEWTOWN SQUARE – K.J. Choi kept hanging around like so much midsummer humidity and when he dropped in a long birdie putt on the 14th hole of the final round he was suddenly tied for the lead at the AT&T National Sunday at Aronimink Golf Club.
  • Watney wins Aronimink Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:54PMNEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Never mind that Nick Watney was the highest-ranked player at the AT&T National, or that he won a World Golf Championship in March. Stepping to the first tee Sunday in a tie for the lead at the AT&T National, he had reason to feel overlooked.After being announced, one fan called out, “Go, Rickie!” Several other fans in the large gallery wore bright orange shirts and flat ...
  • Watney wins AT&T, leads FedEx Cup Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:32PMNick Watney shot a bogey-free 66 for his second win of 2011. NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Nick Watney capped off an amazing weekend at Aronimink to win the AT&T National on Sunday, moving him to No. 10 in the world and atop the PGA Tour money list for the first time in his career.
  • Watney edges Choi at AT&T National Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:32PMNick Watney shot a bogey-free 66 for his second win of 2011. NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Never mind that Nick Watney was the highest-ranked player at the AT&T National, or that he won a World Golf Championship in March.
  • Watney nearly perfect while winning by two shots at Aronimink Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:41PMNick Watney fired a bogey-free a 66 to fend off K.J. Choi by two shots at the AT&T National. It was Watney's second victory this year, and fourth career PGA Tour title.
  • Watney cruises to win at Aronimink Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:15PMNick Watney's AT&T National win moved him atop the PGA Tour money list for the first time.
  • Business people Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:15AMTalon Harrell, a Farmers Insurance agent in Fort Wayne, has completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers. The five-day course is designed to enhance the professional skills of Farmers' agents.
  • Delivery Services Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:37AMWhen products meet customers, delivery service sets retailers apart.
  • Teamsters Resolve to Ensure High-Speed Rail Jobs are Union Jobs Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:36PMContact: Galen Munroe, +1-202-439-7427, gmunroe@teamster.org
  • Brookline police log June 21 - June 23 Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 7:36PMAll information in the following reports comes from the Brookline Police incident log.
  • Head On Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:13PMNASCAR rules. I don't know about you, but I'm still kind of upset that we don't have flying cars and personal jet packs like we were promised back in the 1960s. Until that days comes, it's an automobile-driven world, pun intended. If it rolls, men—and more often these days, women—will race it.
  • Bernanke, Smith Differ on Economy Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:06PMThe same day that the chairman of the Federal Reserve was saying economic problems could persist into 2012, the founder of Memphis-based FedEx was tel...