Archive for January, 2012
EURO GOVT-ECB seen buying Italian government bonds
LONDON Dec 13 (Reuters) – The ECB was buying Italian government bonds in the secondary market on Tuesday, traders said. Ten-year Italian government bond yields were off their highest levels of the day, last 13 basis points higher at 6.73 percent. The traders said the ECB was buying Italian paper with a maturity of less [...]
MEGA Offers New Business Value for Enterprise Architecture Programs
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEGA, recognized leader in business architecture and enterprise architecture today announced a new release of its pioneering software, the MEGA Suite. This release was developed to help companies gain even more business value from enterprise architecture initiatives. The MEGA Suite extends its capabilities to We credit our position in the market to our focus [...]
Investigation: How lending industry ignored risks
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Fraud pays. Thats what an executive at General Electric (GE) subsidiary WMC Mortgage told one of the subprime lenders own fraud investigators at a 2006 meeting to discuss using new software to identify dodgy home loans, reports the Center for Public Integrity. The technology was largely shelved. So was the investigator, one Dave [...]
City effort boasts 940 jobs created
A city initiative to smooth the path of small businesses to open in Hamilton is boasting 940 jobs created last year. The Small Business Enterprise Centre, located in the lobby of City Hall, brings together staff from several departments to make it easier for new firms to get licences and permits and find space in [...]
Appointment of Karl J. Keller to Executive Vice President of Lending
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va., Jan 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – K. Stephen Morris, President and CEO of Jefferson Security Bank, announced the retirement of Executive Vice President of Lending, M. Wayne Goodrich. Mr. Goodrich has been employed by Jefferson Security Bank for 35 years. He has served as Executive Vice President of Lending since December 2004. Karl [...]
Business certifications can help women-owned companies grow
Business certifications can help women-owned companies grow their sales, says Karen Cole. Especially in these difficult economic times, doing contracting using business certification, either public or private, is a great way to increase revenues, said Cole, who is the CEO of Assura Inc., an information security and disaster-recovery consulting firm in Henrico County. In a [...]
BCS title game won’t have SEC officials
The BCS and other bowls, in their infinite wisdom, employ officiating crews from neutral conferences. That is unlike what occurs during the regular season, when conference crews work their own games, and generally, but not always, the road team in a nonconference game brings its officials. But what happens when the BCS Championship Game matches [...]
NetVersant Solutions, LLC Re-certifies as a National Women’s Business Enterprise
Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Certifies NetVersant Solutions, LLC for 2012 Houston, Texas (PRWEB) January 03, 2012 NetVersant Solutions, LLC has received national re-certification as a Womens Business Enterprise by the Womens Business Enterprise Alliance, a regional certifying partner of the Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENCs national standard of certification implemented by [...]
Alliance Staffing Solutions Opens New Office in Elyria, Ohio
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Alliance Staffing Solutions, a full-service recruitment agency with offices in Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage and Franklin counties, has extended its presence to Lorain County by opening a new office at 1530 West River Road North, Suite B in Elyria, Ohio. This expansion is part of the company’s [...]
MacroSolve Signs Letter of Intent With Muscogee Nation Business Enterprise for …
TULSA, OK, Dec 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – In the first agreement of its kind, MacroSolve, Inc. (pinksheets:MCVE) (otcqb:MCVE) (“MacroSolve” or the “Company”), a leading mobile solutions provider, is partnering with Muscogee Nation Business Enterprise, wholly owned by one of the largest Native American tribes in the US. MacroSolve has signed a Letter of [...]