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Unemployment Sounds Warning About Economy
New York Times
... are going into panic mode," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners, a research and trading firm in Greenwich, Conn. "We're going to have a slowdown, but I don't think we're going to have a recession." While filings for jobless benefits ...

Female customers focus of Talbots
Connecticut Post
... according to its Web site; there is a Talbots Kids at West Farms Mall, as well as in Ridgefield, Westport and Greenwich. The 61-year-old company opened its first children's store in 1990, and its first men's location in 2003. "They really weren't ...



Dorothy Hamill Undergoing Treatment For Breast Cancer
WUSA-TV Washington
... the tour in Fort Lauderdale, where it stops Jan. 16-17. With her bright smile and bubbly personality, Hamill, a Greenwich, Conn., native, became America's sweetheart when she won the gold medal in the 1976 Olympics. Girls across the country flocked ...

Recession fears whack stocks
KCPQ
... dips" worked well in August and in November, said Doug Cliggott, chief investment officer at Dover Management in Greenwich, Conn. "I think you should [be] as defensive as all get out," he said. He favors sectors such as utilities, whose earnings ...


Woman hit by ball near Palm Beach Par 3 course sues town, golfer
PalmBeachDailyNews
... by a lightning bolt. It was extraordinarily painful. The worst pain I've ever felt." Georgas, of Palm Beach and Greenwich, Conn., was walking north on the sidewalk adjacent to the town-owned Par 3 Golf Course when a golf ball hit her right eye ...


These days, pets are being treated more like children
Register-herald.com
... 10 million during the past decade, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association (APPMA) in Greenwich, Conn. The APPMA reported that more than half of all U.S. households (about 65 million) own pets, a national menagerie that ...


Recession May Be Near in U.S. After Jump in Jobless Rate, Economists Say
Bloomberg
... this week's data and very open to a much weaker economic scenario,'' Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets in Greenwich, Connecticut, said in a note. A ``collapse'' in consumer spending last month would prompt him ...


Shark Snared By 12-Year-Old
Lakeland Boating
... "I live with it." It's quite a fish story to come back and tell your school mates. Medley, a seventh grader from Greenwich, Connecticut, was on vacation with his family in Florida when he boarded the charter boat "Thumper" for a day of fishing. ...


Benazir Bhutto: Memories of a Courageous, Gracious Woman
Greenwich Citizen
Al Primo remembers Benazir Bhutto as a woman with "evangelical passion." The Old Greenwich resident met Bhutto in her London home eight years ago.


Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing
Business Wire
... clients across the US in optimizing health plan costs without raising premiums or reducing - 01/04/2008 - 10:08 AM GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that it will provide earnings guidance for its ...


Risky business
St. Louis Business Journal
... tax their way out of this situation because the numbers are too big," said William Wechsler, a consultant with Greenwich Associates of Greenwich, Conn., in a March 2007 report by the investment consulting firm. "Instead, they are trying to invest ...


Fedele says state air space issue could be eased
The Brookfield Journal
... selectman of Ridgefield, have been enlisting the support of municipal boards and commissions from Bridgewater to Greenwich to mount a $1 million drive to stop the FAA's plan. "Five years from now, it's going to be too late," Mr. Marconi said during ...

GA's Tammaro Heads To Field Hockey Hall
Greenwich Citizen
Angela Tammaro, the longtime coach at Greenwich Academy, will be enshrined in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame at the group's 2008 Awards Luncheon Saturday in Hartford.


A Call For Help
Greenwich Citizen
Starting over is never easy. Starting anew can be even more trying. That's why this, my initial column for the Greenwich Citizen, is a call for help: to all of you.


New Red Cross CEO Hopes to Ratchet Up Preparedness
Greenwich Citizen
Joan R. Irish, new CEO of the Greenwich Chapter of the American Red Cross. After 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and similar heart-wringing disasters, you've probably heard a thousand times or more: * Get A Kit.


Wetlands Agency's Approval of Stanwich Expansion Upsets Residents
Greenwich Citizen
... Wetlands and Watercourses Agency. But the chorus of concern expressed within the nearly full Meeting Room at Greenwich Library Wednesday night demonstrated there are potential roadblocks ahead. Dr. Mary Lou Lange, who heads the Greenwich Residents ...

Transactions
Norwalk Advocate
... O Woods Road for $1,600,000. Dawn Cerbone sold to 71 West Avenue LLC, property at 71 West Ave. for $409,000. GREENWICH (Transactions recorded through Nov. 30.) Joel R. Dichter sold to Magnus and Lisa Lejdstrom, property at 7 Butternut ...

United Rentals to Provide Guidance Regarding 2007 Results and Preliminary Outlook for 2008
Business Wire
... Company is a member of the Standard & Poor ' s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about the Company is available at www.unitedrentals.com .

Dr. Rock Positano: Skiers, Beware
16 hrs ago The Huffington Post
... of orthopedic and biomechanical problems that include the foot, ankle, knee, hip and back. Dr. Alisa K. Miller, a Greenwich Connecticut foot specialist, remarks that " a skier with medical problems should first consult a health care professional who ...


Natural Gas Falls in New York on Ample Supplies, Warmer-Weather Forecast
Bloomberg
... average. ``Natural gas supplies are pretty ample,'' said Tom Orr, director of research at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``It's really just being driven by the weather.'' Gas for February delivery fell 3.4 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $7.64 ...


Caliber Snags 268,800 SF in...
GlobeSt.com
... about the Oklahoma City economy." Caliber, which is owned by private equity company Wexford Capital LLC of Greenwich, CT, has just completed two 45,000-sf office buildings at the Quail Springs Corporate Park at 14000 Quail Springs Pkwy, about 10 ...


Back for more Byrne, Caldwell want to return to RTM top spots
Norwalk Advocate
... really is the primary attraction for me,' said Byrne, who joined the RTM in 1988 and represents District 6/Old Greenwich. Joan Caldwell, 75, the moderator pro tempore since 1990, said she enjoys playing a major role in the RTM affairs, from ...

Home sweet home: After five road games, Greenwich boys hockey opens...
Norwalk Advocate
There wasn't much for Greenwich High School boys ice hockey coach Bob Russel not to like about his Cardinals performance against Westhill High School last night.


Wrestling
Norwalk Advocate
... Cardillo (W) inned Jerrod Blakeny 1:16; 285 -AOENate Bass (W) pinned Joe Bateman 2:18. Records: M 2-3. Greenwich 68, Norwalk 2 103 - Jesse Freccia (G) win by forfeit; 112 - Victor Cerio (G) winner by forfeit; 119 - Dan Maxwell (G) pinned ...


Book events
Norwalk Advocate
Tuesday GREENWICH LIBRARY Byram Shubert Book Club Book discussion for adults in the Main Library.


Laurence Cohen: Charity Scold Ignores Economic Miracle Of Season
Hartford Courant
... into double-digit pay raises for the columnists. You can imagine how unimpressed we were by Raymond Dalio, a Greenwich rich guy who received 15 seconds of fame by urging us all to cut back on holiday gift spending and donate to charities instead. In ...