Russ Ramsey Says Stick to Your Investment Plan (Washington Post)
I first bumped into Russ Ramsey, a co-founder of investment banking firm Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, at the FBR Open golf tournament in Phoenix about five years ago. Russ has been an investor in Washington and its technology scene for two decades, starting with some early home runs with Mark Warner, who went on to become governor of Virginia.
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When you are denied health insurance (MSNBC)
Have you ever had irregular periods? A cesarean section? Allergies? You may find yourself in this position: eager to buy coverage but unable to get a company to sell it to you.
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SIIA Live: The War Wounded Return (Risk & Insurance)
PHOENIX--Self-insured employers tackle the issue of returning disabled war veterans with the help of famed disability guru Richard Pimentel.
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The Winds of Change (Convenience Store News)
The televised news images of depositors standing outside their shuttered bank in Pasadena this summer was a nightmarish reminder of an earlier era when this country's financial underpinnings shattered.
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IN THE PIPELINE (Oct. 5-11): Casino Developers Battle Economic Odds (CoStar Group)
In this week's column, the $9 billion CityCenter project by MGM Mirage and Dubai World on the Las Vegas Strip gets additional funding despite a tough economy; the American Society of Landscape Architects says that like their brethren in building design...
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MHS O-line paves way for big win (Muskogee Phoenix)
In a mix of offensive heroics from Muskogee’s 25-22 upset of Class 6A No. 1 Broken Arrow on Friday night, Archie Bradley’s numbers were certainly argument enough for the honor of Phoenix Player of the Week.
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Quilts make trips easier for students (Muskogee Phoenix)
Oklahoma School for the Blind students have a little warmth and a lot of color when they go on out-of-town trips this winter. The school now has a “library” of 35 lap quilts and throws that were sewn by members of the Park Hill Oklahoma Home and Community Education club, or OHCE.
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Are the Buffalo Bills a legitimate 4-1 team? (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Has the Bills' success this season been a fluke or are they the real deal?
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People in Business (The Tennessean)
Kelly Terrell has joined LBMC Employment Partners LLC, a member company of Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC, as a distribution specialist. Terrell was with Brookdale Senior Living.Nick Peeples has joined as a business development associate.
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BOA Alters Loans To Save Homeowners (CBS 5 Phoenix)
More than 13,000 Arizonans will qualify to have their loans modified according to terms of a Bank of America settlement.
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