Online court records a lucrative business

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Today marks the end of the non-bid contract between the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts and the Mobile-based company that provides technical support for electronic access to public court records in Alabama.
“We are currently negotiating a renewal contract with (On Line Information Services Inc.),” said Griffin Sikes Jr., AOC’s legal division director in Montgomery. “They are a private contractor which, working Read the rest of this entry »

December 19, 2008 | , , , ,
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Toronto Stock Exchange Suffers Daylong Trading Halt

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) --
suffered a
daylong trading disruption after a computer failure prevented
quotes from being disseminated, causing the worst halt for a
major market since September.
Most trading on Canada’s biggest stock market didn’t begin
on schedule at 9:30 a.m. in Toronto, and buying and selling was
halted about 20 minutes later. An hour before the session
normally ends at 4 p.m., TMX Group Inc. said the bourse would
remain shut. Read the rest of this entry »

November 10, 2008 | , , , , , ,
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Lean Training Extended to Management, Service, and Support

LEI was founded in 1997 by management expert James
P. Womack, Ph.D., (
)
as a nonprofit education, publishing, and research organization with a
mission to advance lean thinking around the world. We teach courses,
hold lean management seminars, write and publish books and workbooks,
and organize public and private conferences. We use the surplus revenues
from these activities to conduct research projects Read the rest of this entry »

November 6, 2008 | , , , , ,
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Business calendar

Published on Sunday, November 23, 2008
Dec. 3
Starting a Nonprofit: 6 to 8 p.m., Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, 301 Hay St. This is a seminar for people and groups interested in starting a nonprofit. It’s taught by Marty Martin of the Martin Law Firm. His program is offered through Duke Nonprofit Management Certificate Program. The course is accredited for Certified Association Executive course credits. The cost is $50 Read the rest of this entry »

October 14, 2008 | ,
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Cameron meets small business chiefs

Tory leader David Cameron is holding a summit with small business leaders to discuss ways of helping them through the economic turmoil.
The seminar in the House of Commons comes after the Tories demanded a VAT holiday for small and medium-sized firms.
Mr Cameron wants to hear what further practical measures can be introduced to support what he called "the lifeblood" of the economy.
He has also called on local authorities to pay small businesses Read the rest of this entry »

October 2, 2008 | , , , ,
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Value investing: value for money

Boutique fund manager Elevation Capital aims to become as well known to the public for value investing as Carmel Fisher is for growth investing.
Elevation and its lead manager Christopher Swasbrook launched as a fund manager for the wealthy, with the minimum deposit in one of its funds originally set at a heady $250,000.
But its new value fund, launched this week, will be available for anybody with a much more modest $5000 to invest, or $100 Read the rest of this entry »

September 21, 2008 | , ,
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Moments : Market! Market! / Fr. Jerry Orbos

Market! Market!
By Fr. Jerry Orbos
THE story is told about a little girl who, holding her stomach, told her mother: “Mommy, my stomach hurts.”
Her mother replied: “That’s because it’s empty. You have to put something into it!”
That night, they had guests for dinner, and one of them, holding his head said: “My head hurts!”
The little girl looked at him, gave him a beautiful smile and said: “That’s because it’s empty. You have Read the rest of this entry »

September 12, 2008 | , , ,
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Solid waste management plan not being followed: EPA to take action …

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is going to take action against the government agencies concerned for not following the solid waste management guidelines, which can cause several diseases, including dengue, EPA officials said on Saturday.
EPA Additional Director General (ADG) Dr Shagufta Shahjahan said that the EPA had been constantly sending the Solid Waste Management (SWM) guidelines to all district co-ordination officers (DCOs) Read the rest of this entry »

September 9, 2008 | , , , , , , ,
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High Country Beverage’s fundraising aids St. Jude

High Country Beverage’s fundraising aids St. Jude
High Country Beverage, 5706 Wright Drive, is raising funds for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, a pediatric treatment and research facility that helps children with catastrophic diseases.
As part of the fundraising efforts, customers can purchase $1 pinup pumpkins at hundreds of Northern Colorado bars, restaurants and liquor stores, with all proceeds going to St. Jude.
High Country Beverage will Read the rest of this entry »

September 4, 2008 | , , , , ,
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BUSINESS CALENDAR

Bentonville The Benton County chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet 6: 30 to 7: 30 p.m. Tuesday at La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1001 S. E. Walton Blvd. Visit bentoncountyiaap. tripod. com or call Donna Gilzow at (479 ) 644-1487. Fayetteville Real estate agents can sign up for a three-part program, Making a Difference with Entrepreneurship. The free seminars will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 and Read the rest of this entry »

September 2, 2008 | ,
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