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WPP and Dell Inc.'s agency has hit upon a permanent company name — Enfatico.
Enfatico is a musical notation that means play each note with emphasis, WPP says in a release.
WPP (Nasdaq:WPPGY) of New York and Round Rock-based Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) partnered up last year to build an agency that will handle […]
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By John McCain's own admission, the economy isn't his strong suit. The ace up his sleeve may be a polished corporate executive ranked six times as the U.S.'s most powerful businesswoman, who's also among the most controversial.
Carly Fiorina, 53, who ran Hewlett-Packard Co., the largest U.S. corporation headed by a woman, joined McCain's […]
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A Hawaii health insurer is suing the state Department of Human Services for awarding a $1.5 billion contract to two Mainland companies — a decision it says violates federal Medicaid law.
AlohaCare's lawsuit, filed in federal court late Thursday, seeks to overturn a Medicaid contract awarded to Tampa, Fl.-based WellCare Health Plans Inc. and […]
Despite delays and legal wrangling by a competitor, Westcor has prevailed in its attempt to secure a 112-acre parcel of state-owned land near Scottsdale Road and Loop 101 in North Scottsdale.
Westcor, the oldest and most prolific retail developer in Arizona, and its investment partners submitted the winning bid of $32 million for […]
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U.S. foreclosure filings more than doubled in the first quarter as payments rose for subprime adjustable mortgages and falling home prices left property owners unable to sell or refinance without losing money.
Almost 650,000 properties were in some stage of foreclosure during the quarter, or 1 in every 194 U.S. households, Irvine, California-based RealtyTrac […]
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will receive $172,000 from the Baptist Health Foundation for 46 scholarships to health students.
The Baptist Health Foundation, created in 2005 following the sale of Baptist Health System to Nashville-based Vanguard Health Systems, is increasing its scholarship amount to Health Science Center students. […]
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American Airlines Inc. canceled almost 500 flights Tuesday and will likely cancel more flights Wednesday to conduct additional inspections of its MD-80 fleet to comply with safety directives from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The airline, a unit of Fort Worth-based AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), said the inspections were related to the bundling of wires […]
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The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations rose to a record $3.20 last week, an industry survey showed, threatening to further shake consumer sentiment as the nation hovers on the brink of recession.
The price rose 9 cents on March 7 from two weeks earlier, according to oil […]
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A New York man has filed a $7 million lawsuit against Crocs, claiming his 3-year-old daughter was "severely and permanently injured" when one of her Crocs shoes became stuck in an escalator.
The complaint against Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX), based in Niwot, was filed this week by Jeffrey Hochberg in U.S. District Court in […]
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