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Deals of the Hour / September 20, 2010, 9:40 pm

Union Calls For Cessna Members To Reject Contract Offer

... Union leaders are calling on Cessna machinists to reject the company's contract offer and call for a strike. The union received Cessna's offer earlier today. Union spokesman Bob Wood ... jobs in Wichita, (Source: KAKE TV 2010-09-14T17:41:02Z)

Paris Hilton - Hilton Given Suspended Sentence In Las Vegas Drug Case

PARIS HILTON has been handed a one-year suspended sentence and ordered to attend an "intensive" substance abuse programme as part of a plea deal stemming from her drug arrest in Las Vegas ... hours of community service (Source: Contactmusic.com 2010-09-20T18:09:43Z)

Illinois to offer rebates on energy-efficient appliances on Sept. 24

Pat Quinn is encouraging Illinois residents to take advantage of a rebate program for energy-efficient appliances. Under the program, shoppers can get a 15 percent instant rebate Friday when they buy Energy Star ... (Source: FOX2now.com 2010-09-19T21:59:58Z)

Cessna Machinists Fail to Ratify Strike

WICHITA ... machinists union at Cessna Aircraft have failed to muster enough votes to strike as their union leaders had recommended. The union voted Saturday on a seven-year contract. Union spokesman Bob Wood says 58 ... (Source: WNCT 2010-09-20T05:16:37Z)

Union still talking with Cessna

... Cessna and expects the company's final offer to be on the table Monday. Union spokesman Bob Wood says talks with Cessna resumed ... During a rally in Old Town Friday , union leaders said it had been several ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-09-13T18:53:48Z)

Competitors have soured on apple orchard's sweet deal

... group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal ... industry," Frank Femling said. "The only thing they considered was their financial interests." The Femlings grow 13 kinds of apples at Afton Apple ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-18T04:36:02Z)

IBM buying Marlborough-based Netezza for about $1.7 billion

... Netezza to figure out how their employee salaries stack up against the industry average. IBM Corp. said it is offering $27 for each Netezza share, a 10 percent premium ... which is based in Marlborough, (Source: Union-News & Sunday Republican 2010-09-20T14:42:07Z)

Lennon, Ono Photograph From 1980 Is For Sale

... John Lennon and Yoko Ono taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz shortly before the ... a photo of the couple embracing will be auctioned through Swann Auction Galleries on Oct. 19. Leibovitz took the ... (Source: NBC Washington 2010-09-18T06:16:15Z)

Stock Newsletter on Major Stock Upgrades (VCLK, BBY, RIMM, KMX)

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY ) are seeing buying pressure following Oppenheimer rerated the stock from Perform to Outperform and raised the price target by $7 to $45. Best Buy Co., Inc. is a multinational retailer ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-09-20T15:53:42Z)

Paris Hilton Cops Plea Deal

Toronto Sun : Paris Hilton pleaded guilty Monday to cocaine possession and was fined $2,000 by a Las Vegas judge and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service. Hilton, 29, was also given a one-year ... (Source: Momlogic.com 2010-09-20T18:38:21Z)

Licensing deal for apple under fire

... group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal ... industry," Frank Femling said. "The only thing they considered was their financial interests." The Femlings grow 13 kinds of apples at Afton Apple ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-09-20T01:13:14Z)

Paris Hilton's Plea Deal with Las Vegas Judge

... Paris Hilton and her new boyfriend over and after conducting a search of the vehicle, discovered cocaine in her purse. The sentence was settled in Las Vegas Court ... and 200 hours of community service to complete. (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-20T23:31:50Z)

Blue Ridge Mountains offer fall foliage, Southern style

... re called the Blue Ridge Mountains ... after Columbus Day, the season is longer in the South. "We see color here all the way through, well into November, depending on the weather," said spokeswoman Dodie Stephens, (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-19T05:03:29Z)

Search China Real Time Report

Mid-term U.S. elections are just around the corner. So American politicians are heading to…China. Last week, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger toured several Chinese cities, riding Shanghai's super-fast ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-20T06:35:21Z)

China Says Can Offer `Complete Package' for California High-Speed Trains

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger this week rode on bullet trains in China, Japan and South Korea as the state seeks contractors and financing to build the planned network linking Los Angeles and San Francisco. (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-15T23:59:14Z)

Bankers handling sale of GM stock may seek foreign investors

... in North America, according to a U.S. Treasury Department statement. GM and the Treasury Department would not comment Sunday on reports that the automaker is in talks with its current partner in China, SAIC ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-21T00:21:56Z)

Economic hopes lift stocks

Best Buy (BBY) , up 2.6% to $38.13. Oppenheimer & Co. upgraded the shares "outperform." American Express (AXP) , up 3.5% to $42.83. It was the top performer among the 30 Dow stocks. Lennar (LEN) up 8.2% to $15.14. (Source: MSN Money 2010-09-20T18:16:52Z)

Chinese automaker SAIC may buy General Motors stake

GM tentatively has planned its initial public stock offering for mid-November. The stock sale will allow the U.S. Treasury, which owns 61% of GM in exchange for having funded its 2009 bankruptcy, to begin ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-20T22:27:24Z)

Apple license deal under fire

... group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal ... industry," Frank Femling said. "The only thing they considered was their financial interests." The Femlings grow 13 kinds of apples at Afton Apple Orchard, (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-09-18T08:39:25Z)

Energy Star Program

Gov. Pat Quinn is encouraging Illinois residents to take advantage of a rebate program for energy-efficient appliances ... by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and ... to Rockford Energy Star ... (Source: WIFR 2010-09-20T04:47:59Z)

Appliance rebates to be offered Friday

Pat Quinn is encouraging Illinois residents to take advantage of a rebate program for energy-efficient appliances. Shoppers can get a 15 percent instant rebate Friday when they buy Energy Star appliances. (Source: Herald & Review 2010-09-20T11:50:19Z)

IBM deal, earnings boost stocks

Best Buy (BBY)  shares were upgraded to "outperform" at Oppenheimer, which cited demand for Apple (AAPL) and wireless products. Best Buy shares were up 1.5% at $37.69. In commodity markets, crude oil for November ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-09-20T14:56:26Z)

Annie Leibovitz Shot Of John Lennon, Yoko Ono Up For Sale

... Annie Leibovitz featuring John Lennon embracing Yoko Ono days before the rocker was ... sell for between $10,000 (£6,670) and $15,000 (£10,000) at the Swann Auction Galleries sale on 19 October (10). (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-09-20T15:39:23Z)

IBM Offers $1.78B to Acquire Analytics Firm Netezza

Netezza is based in Marlborough, Mass. and has some 425 employees ... IBM's offer is a 9.8 percent premium to Friday's Netezza (NZ) closing price. Netezza shares rose above the offer price, up over 12 percent to $27.76, (Source: HULIQ.com 2010-09-20T16:08:01Z)

Colorful in Carolina

... called the Blue Ridge Mountains ... after Columbus Day, the season is longer in the South. "We see color here all the way through, well into November, depending on the weather," said spokeswoman Dodie Stephens, (Source: INFORUM 2010-09-19T06:15:04Z)

LEIBOVITZ SHOT OF LENNON AND ONO UP FOR SALE

... ANNIE LEIBOVITZ featuring JOHN LENNON embracing YOKO ONO days before the rocker was ... between $10,000 (=C2=A36,670) and $15,000 (=C2 =A310,000) at the Swann Auction Galleries sale on 19 October (10). (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-19T22:21:26Z)

Schwarzenegger promotes grapes in China

California grapes were among the commodities promoted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on a recent visit to China. Courtesy California Table Grape Commission Calif. governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promoted grapes on a ... (Source: Thepacker.com 2010-09-16T19:11:43Z)

IBM buying Netezza for about $1.7B

... is based in Marlborough, Mass., with about 500 employees, also lists Neiman Marcus, Time Warner Inc. and NYSE Euronext Inc. among its customers. IBM is offering $27 per share for Netezza, a 10 percent premium ... (Source: WWLP 22News 2010-09-21T01:19:12Z)

Asheville offers fall foliage and Southern charm

... re called the Blue Ridge Mountains ... after Columbus Day, the season is longer in the South. "We see color here all the way through, well into November, depending on the weather," said spokeswoman Dodie Stephens, (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-09-19T21:02:42Z)

Chinese automaker to become large GM shareholder?

The stock sale will allow the U.S. Treasury, which owns 61% of GM in exchange for having funded its 2009 bankruptcy, to begin recouping some of the $50 billion it invested. SAIC, which is funded by the Chinese ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-20T14:27:48Z)

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