Jun
30
Tech Tools Making Homes Smarter, More Desirable
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Advancements in technology have forever changed many aspects of our lives, especially in our homes. While smart home devices have been around for as long as 30 years now in small numbers, a new breed of computerized products from a new diverse group of suppliers is ready to enter the marketplace. This is good news developers who, if they add smart home automation systems as a value added service, can expect long-term revenue streams.
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Jun
30
Miami Center leads parade of big deals
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A summer spurt of office building sales is heating up South Florida's chilly investment market.
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Jun
30
West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. Cuts Remaining Debt in Half
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West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, approved West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co.’s request to repay $8 million on an outstanding balance of the $16 million surplus note it owes the sta
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Jun
30
MI may amend restructuring plan
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Frank Stronach’s MI Developments Inc. is in discussions with shareholders about amending a controversial reorganization plan that includes hiving off its stake in racetrack and gambling company Magna …
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Jun
30
BDS retained on panel by Mortgage Express
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Introducer Today Jun 30 2008 11:56AM GMT
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Jun
30
Boeing to phase out cash balance pensions
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CHICAGO—Aerospace giant Boeing Co. next year will start phasing out its cash balance pension plan and enhance its defined contribution plan, as the exodus of big employers from defined benefit plans continues. Nonunion employees hired on or after Jan. 1, 2009, will not be eligible for the cash…
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Jun
30
Dave Neal and his real estate team breaking new ground on going green
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Dave Neal says he wasn't very popular in the 1980s when he was among the first to start offering services to home buyers.
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Jun
30
Oil tops $143 for the first time
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Jun
30
Swiss Re structures multievent cat bond
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ZURICH, Switzerland—Swiss Reinsurance Co. has established a $150 million natural catastrophe securitization program called Vega Capital Ltd. to provide protection against losses from North Atlantic hurricanes, European windstorms, earthquakes in California and Japan and typhoons in Japan. Vega…
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Jun
30
Auto Thefts in Colorado Dip 40 Percent in 2 Years
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Auto thefts reported to police in Colorado dipped 40 percent between 2005 and 2007, partly because of a stronger focus on preventing and solving those crimes and tougher penalties in at least one comm
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