Now that’s some serious pocket change you can believe in. If correct, Blankfein’s 2009 bonus will be over 30% greater than his $68 million take home in 2007, the previous all time record year for Wall Street. Check to you, Mr. President: surely this wi…
<ul><li>Jan. 31–NEWARK — When city officials began talking about the impact of budget cuts, one of the things that clearly was going to be impacted was Newark Days, the city’s annual multiday birthday bash. </li><li>Many of th…
<ul><li>Jan. 30–There’s a strong dose of old-fashioned flavor to the story: Hometown boy makes good, becomes president of local bank. </li><li>On Jan. 1, Hogan became president and chief executive officer of the State Bank of C…
<ul><li>Jan. 29–Georgia Power president and CEO Mike Garrett sounded optimistic when, in 2008, he discussed the utility’s plans to convert Plant Mitchell, an old coal-fired electric facility in Albany, to burn woody biomass. </li><…
<ul><li>Jan. 29–Georgia bankers are urging state legislators to amend a decades-old law they say has made it difficult to renew some large loans –even for borrowers who are current on payments. </li><li>The law is meant to pre…
<ul><li>BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s Central Bank chief resigned Friday, saying he could do no more to protect the nominally independent institution from the president’s efforts to control its dollar reserves.</li><li>M…
<ul><li>VANCOUVER, Jan. 29 /CNW/ – SmartCool Systems Inc. (TSXV: SSC) (the "Company") announces the granting of incentive stock options to officers and directors of the Company to purchase up to 650,000 common shares of the Compan…
<ul><li>Porter Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBIB), parent company of PBIBank, with 18 full-service banking offices in Kentucky, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. </li><li>The Company r…
Many people (including me) who write about the economy don’t necessarily have the hands-on, day-to-day perspective that small business owners have. One blog I visit on a regular basis, Angry Bear, featured a post, "I Got your REAL State of the Uni…
<ul><li>Americas Energy Company-AECo (OTCBB: AENY) and Americas Energy Company, Inc. announced today that the merger between the two entities is now complete and the companies have filed their Super 8K on the EDGAR filing system. </li&g…