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Deals of the Hour / June 25, 2010, 5:11 am

Business news briefs: Senior center work starts

Called Sanctuary at White Lake and the Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, the facility will offer 92 private suites for nursing home and rehabilitation patients. It will have a therapy pool, fitness center ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-25T11:46:07Z)

Seattle strip club scion set to plead Friday; Colacurcio Sr. remains charged

The son of embattled Seattle strip club mogul Frank Colacurcio, Sr., is scheduled to plead guilty Friday, court records show. If Friday's hearing goes forward as scheduled, Frank Colacurcio, Jr., would join four other ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-06-25T11:46:07Z)

Enquirer denies paying $1 mil for Gore

The National Enquirer may have reported that the woman accusing Al Gore of sexual harassment requested $1 million for the story, but that doesn't mean the gossip rag paid the price. Yahoo! News reports: The national ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-06-25T11:38:58Z)

Tulsa attorney recounts surviving home-invasion robbery

None of the three robbers was discussing letting their three hostages — two men and a 13-year-old boy — live. One hooded man was more impatient than the others, but all three armed men were planning to execute ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-25T11:38:58Z)

Weekend Round-Up: Gooooooooold! Style

So … soccer's been happening! Despite looking like a guy who would play and/or watch soccer, I neither play nor watch soccer. But I hear this Landon Donovan fellow's a big deal, so I figured why not pay tribute to ... (Source: Nashville Scene 2010-06-25T11:53:17Z)

S&P, Dow futures rise after financial reform deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Dow futures edged up on Friday as investors digested a historic agreement by U.S. lawmakers to overhaul financial regulations, while final readings on gross domestic product and consumer ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-25T11:53:17Z)

Mr. X Inc. Scales Out Visual Effects Operations Using Isilon

SEATTLE , June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isilon® (Nasdaq: ISLN - News ) today announced that Mr. X Inc. visual effects studio has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to simplify data management for its post-production ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-25T12:07:36Z)

Debbie Yow expected to be named N.C. State athletic director Friday

Maryland Athletic Director Debbie Yow is expected to take the same position at North Carolina State on Friday, according to two sources close to the Maryland athletic department. Yow said in a text message Thursday night ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-25T11:10:20Z)

Lilly CEO: Diabetes: We've Come Far — But Have a Long Way to Go

It doesn't strike the kind of terror that cancer or Alzheimer's disease do. But there's a killer hiding in plain sight that might wreak even more devastation: diabetes. Up until the 20th century, a diabetes ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-25T11:38:58Z)

NY Minute: Gov. David Paterson warns tax hikes could be coming

From New York Daily News : ALBANY - Gov. Paterson said Thursday that more taxes are on the way. Paterson, during a pair of early-morning radio interviews, said tax hikes and other revenue increases would account for as ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-25T11:38:58Z)

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