VOL. 35 | NO. 14 | Friday, April 8, 2011
Millions at stake as NFL cities face work stoppage, loss of revenue
It’s easy to dismiss the NFL lockout as billionaire owners vs. millionaire players. What’s more difficult is having sympathy for either side.
When local real estate guru Richard Courtney followed his dream of writing about his passion, The Beatles, out came a book about passion, business acumen and life lessons that surprised even those close to the Fab Four.
The large number of business bankruptcies handled by local law firms is on the decline, a possible sign of an improving economy. However, the number of personal bankruptcy cases continues to rise.
GREEN BUSINESS
Big industrial developments often inspire people to sit up and take notice. But “wow” doesn’t always translate to signed leases.
GET A JOB!
Gaining an advantage over the competition is important in business. It also is also important in obtaining a job. Whether you are looking for a first-time job a new employer, working as an intern can help you land a job with an employer of choice.
NEWSMAKERS
C. Wright Pinson, MBA, M.D., deputy vice chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and CEO of the Vanderbilt Health System, was named to the Becker’s Hospital Review list of the “130 Hospital and Healthcare System CEOs to Know.”
I SWEAR
Never let it be said that the “Oxford English Dictionary” staff is unaware that some people want to mark themselves as – well, what would the word be?
KAY'S COOKING CORNER
It was “Shark Week” at our house earlier this month. “The Most Dangerous Catch.” “Jaws.” “The Shark Tank.” If it had to do with sharks, Don and I were on a high alert.
STATE LEGISLATURE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal that would require Tennessee voters to show photo identification before they can cast ballots passed the House on Thursday despite a legal opinion from the state's attorney general that the Republican-led effort would violate the Tennessee and U.S. constitutions.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A measure to allow faculty and staff to carry handguns on the campuses of Tennessee's public colleges and universities cleared its first legislative committee on Wednesday.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A House subcommittee has rejected a proposal to allow Tennessee supermarkets to sell wine.
NASHVILLE (AP) — State Attorney General Bob Cooper has issued a legal opinion that a Republican-led effort to require photo identification to vote would violate the Tennessee and U.S. constitutions.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A bill seeking to ban pets from riding in drivers' laps has failed for the year.
NASHVILLE (AP) — The latest effort to rescind Tennessee's motorcycle helmet law for adult riders has failed for the year.
NASHVILLE AREA
NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has announced a plan to make Nashville the "greenest" city in the southeast.
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Nashville radio tower for WSM that has broadcast the Grand Ole Opry since the 1930s has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
REAL ESTATE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government on Wednesday ordered 16 of the nation's largest mortgage lenders and servicers to reimburse homeowners who were improperly foreclosed upon. -
NATIONAL BUSINESS
Oil prices slid toward $106 a barrel Thursday as traders booked profits on recent gains, but remained well supported on indications that the two-month crude rally hasn't yet undermined consumer demand.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lender processing delays reduced the number of U.S. homes taken back by banks in the first three months of the year and contributed to a sharp drop in properties entering the foreclosure process.
Thanks to lower unemployment and fewer bankruptcies, the nation's economic stress edged down in February as all but five states strengthened from January, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis.
LONDON (AP) — BP's annual shareholder meeting got off to a rowdy start on Thursday as crowds of protesters watched over by police held noisy demonstrations outside the venue.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Toy maker Hasbro Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit tumbled 71 percent as weakness persisted in games, puzzles and its girls' toy lines. The company also invested in new product development and spent on staffing its joint-venture TV station.
NATIONAL POLITICS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama coupled a call for $4 trillion in long-term deficit reductions with a blistering attack on Republican plans for taxes, Medicare and Medicaid on Wednesday, laying down markers for a roiling debate in Congress and the 2012 presidential campaign to come.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate are ready to vote on legislation cutting almost $40 billion from the budget for the current year, but President Barack Obama and his GOP rivals are both eager to move on to multiyear fiscal plans that cut trillions instead of billions.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department paid out more than $27 million to law firms overseeing the financial bailouts without requiring detailed bills or questioning the incomplete records that the lawyers provided, a government watchdog says.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the complaining this time of year, most Americans actually think the taxes they pay are fair.