Pinellas Park/Gateway Chamber of Commerce fills program position

, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
PINELLAS PARK — The business assistance program is facing the chopping block, but the Pinellas Park/Gateway Chamber of Commerce has gone ahead and hired a new person to run it anyway.
The new business assistance program specialist, or BAPS, is Jeanne W. Creech, who will move from the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, where she held the same position.
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Pinellas Park/Gateway Chamber of Commerce fills program position

, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
PINELLAS PARK — The business assistance program is facing the chopping block, but the Pinellas Park/Gateway Chamber of Commerce has gone ahead and hired a new person to run it anyway.
The new business assistance program specialist, or BAPS, is Jeanne W. Creech, who will move from the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, where she held the same position.
The BAPS program Read the rest of this entry »

December 24, 2008 | , , , , , , ,
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Park Service sets public meetings on elk management plan

The National Park Service is holding meetings across North Dakota this week to take input on options for managing elk populations in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
The Grand Forks meeting is set for 5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Canad Inn.
With the input process underway, Gov. John Hoeven and the state Game and Fish Department say they’ll continue to push for involving North Dakota citizens in any upcoming effort to reduce elk numbers Read the rest of this entry »

November 14, 2008 | , , , , , ,
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Police tips help Surprise commerce park tighten its security

Jim Andrews will never forget being called to work on a Saturday night in June.
He arrived at AAMCO Transmissions, the business he owns, and a Surprise police officer escorted him to his glass entry door. Someone tried to pry it open and, when that didn't work, shattered the glass. Though the burglar didn't appear to have stolen anything, Andrews said it was startling to watch surveillance video of the unidentified man opening drawers and walking Read the rest of this entry »

October 23, 2008 | , , , , , , ,
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Park Electrochemical earnings decline in Q3 - Update

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Monday, Park Electrochemical Corp. (PKE:
), a manufacturer and supplier of advanced materials, announced third-quarter earnings that came in below last year as sales declined.
Net earnings for the quarter slid to $2.9 million or $0.14 per share from $8.8 million or $0.43 per share in the prior year quarter. On average, 2 analysts surveyed by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company to earn Read the rest of this entry »

June 22, 2008 | , , , ,
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Madison Park Café and Marketplace offers flavorful, homecooked menu

For the past few months, every time I've made a pot of soup I've started it with "cheater's chicken stock" -- store-bought chicken broth doctored up with carrots, onions, celery, a little wine and tomato, some garlic, and a couple of cloves. I got the idea from Lynne Rossetto Kasper of NPR's "The Splendid Table." With a little effort and in no time flat, you end up with a broth that's flavorful enough to make even an uncomplicated soup like chicken Read the rest of this entry »

June 10, 2008 | , , , , , ,
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Waste Management gets Litchfield Park contract

Waste Management of Arizona has secured a five-year deal to provide trash-collection and recycling services to Litchfield Park, taking over a service previously provided by Allied Waste Industries Inc. of Phoenix.
The company will begin servicing the city in November and will add glass recycling.
Waste Management, owned by Waste Management Inc. of Houston, has about 980 employees in Arizona and about 500,000 customers.
The Texas company has Read the rest of this entry »

February 24, 2008 | , , , , ,
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Park Electrochemical posts drop in profit, revenue

Circuit-materials maker
Park Electrochemical Corp.
said Monday its fiscal third-quarter profit plunged by two-thirds as sales fell nearly 23 percent.
The Melville, N.Y., company reported earnings of $2.9 million, or 14 cents per share, for the period ended Nov. 30, down from $8.8 million, or 43 cents per share, a year ago. Excluding a charge of 3 cents a share related to the restructuring of several North American and European businesses, the Read the rest of this entry »

February 19, 2008 | , , , , ,
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RV park demolished to make room for commercial space in Rifle …

What used to be a mobile home park across Railroad Avenue from the Rifle City Market is now a construction site and eventually will be the home of the new 14th Street Marketplace.
The marketplace replaces the homes at the Bookcliff RV Park and Apartments and the Northway Trailer Park, just north of the Bookcliff RV Park, to make way for commercial and residential buildings.
"There will be retail spaces downstairs and offices and condos upstairs," Read the rest of this entry »

February 2, 2008 | , , , , , ,
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Parker takes charge of Overland Park Chamber of Commerce

Suze Parker has no illusions about the challenge she faces as the new chairwoman of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce.
“I think almost everyone would agree that it’s the economy,” said Parker, who this month became the second woman in the to chair the board of directors in the chamber’s 40-year history.
Parker is president and CEO of Parker Communications Group and has been a member of the chamber board since 2002. Read the rest of this entry »

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