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Future of NYs Public Universities

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Supporters of a landmark proposal for New York’s public universities say it will unshackle them from the political dealings that have held them back from the…

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Fitch Takes Various Actions on New York Counties Tobacco Trust V Series 2005

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings affirms one and downgrades two classes of capital appreciation bonds (CABs) from New York Counties Tobacco Trust V series 2005 as follows: –2005 S1 downgraded to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BBB’; Outlook to Negative from Stable; –2005 S2 downgraded to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BBB’; Outlook to Negative from Stable; –2005 S3 affirmed at ‘BBB-’; Outlook to Negative from Positive. The various actions are based on the Structured Finance Criteria ‘Global Structured Finance Rating Crit

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A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Homesteaders Life Company

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) of Homesteaders Life Company (Homesteaders) (Des Moines, IA). The outlook for both ratings is stable. The rating actions reflect Homesteaders’ leading position in the pre-need market, consistently profitable operating earnings due to competitive product pricing and controlled expenses, which have balanced the company’s new busines

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Fitch Upgrades Jabil Circuit’s IDR to ‘BBB-’; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and outstanding debt ratings for Jabil Circuit, Inc. (Jabil) as follows: –Long-term IDR to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BB+’; –Senior unsecured revolving credit facility to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BB+’; –Senior unsecured debt to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BB+’. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The change in ratings reflects Fitch’s estimates and considerations as follows: –Revenue growth of mid-single digits beyond fiscal 2010 (end Aug-2010), or roug

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Brookfield Properties Corporation to Hold Conference Call & Webcast of 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results Friday, July 30, 2010 at 11am (ET)

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Brookfield Properties Corporation (BPO: NYSE, TSX) announced today that its 2010 second quarter results will be released prior to the market open on Friday, July 30, 2010. Analysts, investors and other interested parties are invited to participate in the company’s live conference call reviewing the results on July 30 at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Scheduled speakers are Ric Clark, chief executive officer; Steve Douglas, president; and Bryan Davis, chief financial officer. Along w

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Fitch Takes Various Actions on Rockland Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation 2005

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has downgraded one class and affirmed one class of tobacco settlement asset-backed bonds from Rockland Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, series 2005, and revised Rating Outlooks as indicated below: –$13,084,280 series 2005A bonds due Aug. 15, 2045 downgraded to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BBB’; Outlook to Negative from Stable; –$2,860,940 series 2005B bonds due Aug. 15, 2050 affirmed at ‘BB+’; Outlook to Negative from Positive. The various actions are based on

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Where the fireworks are this weekend

AlbaNY Mommy BlogThings To Do In The AlbaNY Area For Kids And Parents — Wed Jun 30 11:28:45 UTC 2010 All Over Albany has a great list of all the fireworks this weekend. I don’t know if my kids will be afraid of the noise or not this year, but hopefully we’ll have fun with the kids checking out the… about: Fireworks Fun with kids Pyrotechnics Technology

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Assembly passes Albany residential parking permits bill

All Over AlbaNY — Wed Jun 30 11:42:54 UTC 2010 The approximate area covered by the 3/4 mile radius. The state Assembly has passed the bill that would allow the City of Albany to run a trial residential parking permit program around the Empire State Plaza. From Albany Common Councilman Richard Conti… about: albany Albany Albany Common Councilman Albany New York City of Albany David Paterson Empire State Plaza esp forward Governor Hospitality Recreation larkstreet Park parking Paterson Richard Conti transportation

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Lawmakers pass parking plan for Capitol area

AlbaNY Business NewsLocal AlbaNY NeWSBusiness Review Of AlbaNY — Wed Jun 30 13:27:42 UTC 2010 New York state legislators finished approving a bill Tuesday that creates a parking permit system near the state Capitol in Albany. about: Albany New York Politics

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Future of NY universities may hang on state budget

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Supporters of a landmark proposal for New York’s public universities say it will unshackle them from the political dealings that have held them back from the top levels of American higher education.

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