Archive for the ‘Top US News’ Category
Beckstoffer Vineyards gives 92 acres to Napa County Land Trust (source: Biz Journal)
Andy Beckstoffer, a Napa Valley green pioneer who was recently elected to the Culinary Institute of America’s Vintners Hall of Fame, has given two conservation easements totaling 92 acres to the Napa County Land Trust. (source: Biz Journal) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Canadian firm to buy Dakota Growers Pasta (source: Biz Journal)
Dakota Growers Pasta Co. Inc., a Carrington, N.D.-based pasta manufacturer with a plant in New Hope, Minn., has agreed to be acquired by a Canadian firm for about $240 million. (source: Biz Journal) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Cashing in on Gold with New World Gold Corp. (NWGC.PK) (source: IB Times)
New World Gold Corp. is a company focused on the exploration and development of gold prospects. The company looks to take advantage of the continued high price for gold. Gold has outperformed stocks over the past decade, yet it is an asset that is in very … (source: IB Times) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Journal of Orthopedic Trauma Publishes Positive Review of SANUWAVE Health Inc. (SNWV.OB) Technology (source: IB Times)
SANUWAVE Health Inc. is an emerging medical technology company channeling its efforts to develop and commercialize non-invasive, biological response activating devices in the regenerative medicine area. The Journal of Orthopedic Trauma published an article… (source: IB Times) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Fund.com, Inc. (FNDM.OB) to Bring Actively Managed ETFs to the Market through AdvisorShares Subsidiary (source: IB Times)
Fund.com, Inc. announced today after the closing bell that its majority-owned subsidiary, AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, a developer and distributor of actively managed ETFs, anticipates having three actively managed ETFs trading on the New York Stock Exc… (source: IB Times) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Stumptown Coffee vs. Starbucks: Portland, Seattle Rivals (source: TIME)
Coffee aficionados have been asking the question: Is Portland’s Stumptown Coffee Roasters — the most conspicuous exponent of coffee’s “third wave” — the new Starbucks? (source: TIME) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
The Sea Witch (source: TIME)
The first woman to command a Navy cruiser rose fast through the ranks — until reports of her abusive command style caught up with her. The inside story of Captain Holly Graf’s stunning fall (source: TIME) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Why the Jihad Jane Case is a Win for the Patriot Act (source: TIME)
Growing evidence of an expanded terror threat from U.S. citizens may undermine efforts to trim the law’s powers (source: TIME) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Kansas City, Mo., faces mass school closures (AP)
AP – Facing potential bankruptcy, the Kansas City school board is shuttering almost half the district’s schools.
Ga.’s system to defend the poor still reeling (AP)
AP – Georgia’s public defender system is still trying to recover its financial footing five years after a courthouse gunman racked up a $3 million taxpayer-funded defense tab on the way to his conviction.