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SeaWorld: Rising sales on higher prices in 1st earnings report
Reporting financial results for the first time as a publicly traded company, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter sales jumped 12 percent, powered in large part by higher prices. The Orlando-based theme-park owner also...
Tags: Jim Atchison, Prices, Corporate Officers, Antarctica, Companies and Corporations
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READER SUBMITTED: Safeco Insurance Recognizes Laurie Yelding As A Community Hero, Donates $5,000 To United Way
NaugatuckHelp Laurie Yelding win $10,000 for United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls in the "Vote for Your Favorite Safeco Insurance Community Hero" event. Yelding is one of just 16 Community Hero Award winners selected nationwide by Safeco Insurance to be in...Tags: Voting, Elections, Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires, Human Interest, Beacon Falls
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Big week ahead for SeaWorld
This is a big week for SeaWorld. SeaWorld Orlando on Friday will hold the grand opening for "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin," which the park bills as the largest expansion in its history. SeaWorld has high hopes for the 3.6-acre land, which...
Tags: Research, Trips and Vacations, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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Homespun Advice From A Business Legend
Larry Bossidy was never the CEO of a Connecticut-based company, but he's been a big force in business here and elsewhere for decades at General Electric, Allied Signal, Honeywell International and lately, as a board member at Berkshire Bank, which owns...Tags: Harry Gray, Honeywell International Incorporated, Federal Reserve, General Electric Company, Connecticut Business and Industry Association
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Md. sheds 6,200 jobs in April, Labor Department says
Maryland employers slashed 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as the state began feeling the pinch of federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in consumer spending. But the government's...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Adecco SA, Unemployment Rate, Unemployment
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Moody's Affirms West Hartford's Aaa Rating
The Hartford CourantThe town has held on to its Aaa bond rating from Moody's Investors Services Inc., and the financial outlook for the municipality has been upgraded from negative to stable in a rating update issued Tuesday. The town has had the coveted rating since 1974....Tags: Credit Ratings, FEMA, West Hartford, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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J.C. Penney ad apologizes for missteps
Tribune NewspapersJ.C. Penney is pleading publicly for its customers to come back to its stores, releasing a new commercial apologizing for a jumble of changes instituted by recently ousted chief executive Ron Johnson. The 30-second video went live on YouTube, Facebook...Tags: Credit Ratings, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., JC Penney Company Inc., Social Media, Media Industry
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Rating agency: Allentown water/sewer lease is 'credit positive'
Allentown's recently approved water and sewer lease is "credit positive" for the city, according to a news release from Moody's Investors Service. A "credit positive" label indicates that the lease will have a positive financial impact on the city...Tags: Credit Ratings, Ratings, Local Government, Credit and Debt, Ed Pawlowski
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J.C. Penney woes may persist as Best Buy rebounds
For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...
Tags: Ron Johnson, Credit Ratings, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Prices
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ADM set to commence cash offer for GrainCorp
Tribune staff reportArcher Daniels Midland Co. says it has completed due diligence on GrainCorp Ltd. and plans to commence a $3.1 billion cash offer for the Australian grain handler's outstanding common shares. "The acquisition fits well with our growth strategy and will...Tags: Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated
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Complaining CEOs need to take a hike
I took a walk early Wednesday morning. Azaleas and dogwoods were in bloom. Green-again trees and shrubs were damp, dripping from Tuesday's rain. A zillion birds were singing, and even the starlings sounded sweet. The Orioles had won another game. A...
Tags: CEO Pay, Unemployment Rate, Corporate Officers, National Government, Politics
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Agencies Uphold Berlin's Bond Ratings
The Hartford Courant— Town finances are stable and in good condition, two national financial analysis firms concluded after reviewing spending, revenue, savings, large projects and debt. The studies were done in advance of the town's selling municipal bonds to raise...Tags: Credit Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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