07/21/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed By Robo Blogger

• Man hit by train remains critical
  posted on July 21, 2009 10:52:22 pm
  A Connecticut man remains hospitalized in serious condition after being hit by a Metro-North train in Greenwich over the weekend.
• Heavy rain likely today in region
  posted on July 21, 2009 10:38:20 pm
  ... Connecticut River. High tides today in Bridgeport harbor will occur at 11:10 a.m. and 11:28 p.m. In Stamford and Greenwich harbors, high tides will be at 11:14 a.m. and 11:32 p.m. Sunset will occur at about 8:21 p.m., and there will be about 14 ...
• Story, photos: Greenwood Fuels turning paper sludge into fuel pellets
  posted on July 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... The $20 million project is bankrolled by Plainfield Asset Management, an equity firm with headquarters in Greenwich, Conn. Plainfield is the majority owner of Greenwood Fuels, 600 Liberty St. Fuel pellets are not new, but making them from pulp ...
• Charlie Ulmer Joins Amherst Securities Group as a Mortgage-Backed Securities Salesperson
  posted on July 21, 2009 09:26:41 pm
  ... mortgage-backed securities (MBS) salesperson. Mr. Ulmer, who joins Amherst after spending the last 15 years at RBS Greenwich Capital, is based in the Company's Greenwich, Connecticut office. "We are very pleased to have added Charlie to our ...
• Greenwood Fuels turning paper sludge into fuel pellets
  posted on July 21, 2009 05:58:09 pm
  ... of coal. The $20 million project is bankrolled by Plainfield Asset Management, an equity firm with headquarters in Greenwich, Conn. Plainfield is the majority owner of Greenwood Fuels, 600 Liberty St. Fuel pellets are not new, but making them from ...
• Miller in good position at U.S. Junior Amateur
  posted on July 21, 2009 04:28:57 pm
  ... here today knowing if I shoot another good round, I'm fine." Juan Luna of Colombia led after one round at 6 under. Greenwich, Conn., resident David Pastore, who beat Miller in the quarterfinals of last week's Met Junior en route to the title, was ...
• Doubts on chicken demands spur Tyson plunge
  posted on July 21, 2009 03:27:24 pm
  ... September. Lower feed costs may be encouraging higher chicken weights even as demand weakens, Christina McGlone, a Greenwich, Conn.-based analyst with Deutsche Bank, wrote in a note Sunday. "Demand in the food service sector has softened in the last ...
• Man in critical condition after being hit by train
  posted on July 21, 2009 01:17:22 pm
  Michael C. Robertson, 38, of 55 Bush Ave., Greenwich, is the man who was hit by a train at the Old Greenwich train station Sunday afternoon, a Metro-North Railroad spokesman said.
• TigerRisk, Karen Clark join to evaluate cat risks
  posted on July 21, 2009 11:19:59 am
  GREENWICH, Conn.-Reinsurance brokerage TigerRisk Partners L.L.C. said it has entered into a partnership with catastrophe modeling and consulting firm Karen Clark & Co.
• Slump offers chain a spot on the Avenue
  posted on July 21, 2009 10:07:41 am
  A boutique Belgian food chain has seized on the softer rents of the recession to launch a store in Greenwich.
• College counselors turning admissions into game
  posted on July 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... activities, review essays, and help their young clients prepare for standardized tests. One college consultant in Greenwich, Conn., held a fashion show recently at a local boutique to show her clients examples of what to wear to interviews. Given ...
• Not a New Deal But a BAD Deal
  posted on July 21, 2009 04:20:48 am
  ... officials-- announced profits of $3.4 billion for the second quarter. So the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Greenwich, Conn. are doing just fine. But elsewhere, nationwide, unemployment has shot up to 9.5 percent. Whoever thought that a liberal ...
• Kansas City firm takes Wright approach
  posted on July 21, 2009 03:03:36 am
  ... times of turmoil is when you start to see people move around," Lerman said. This month, CRT Capital Group of Greenwich hired 16 former RBS Securities veterans as it added 29 people. There are plenty of reasons for changing firms, Lerman said. People ...
• Kansas City investment firm takes Wright approach
  posted on July 21, 2009 02:13:08 am
  ... times of turmoil is when you start to see people move around," Lerman said. This month, CRT Capital Group of Greenwich hired 16 former RBS Securities veterans as it added 29 people. There are plenty of reasons for changing firms, Lerman said. People ...
• Natural Gas ETF Falls More Than Fuel on Record Supplies as Shares Sell Out
  posted on July 21, 2009 01:42:08 am
  ... is down and not looking to change any time soon,a said Tom Orr , the director of research for Weeden & Co. LP , a Greenwich, Connecticut, securities brokerage, in a telephone interview. He predicted natural gas, this yeara s worst performing major ...
• Former FERC Director William Hederman Joins Concept Capital's...
  posted on July 20, 2009 11:39:08 pm
  ... in the most cost effective manner possible. Concept Capital is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Greenwich, Conn., Garden City, NY, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and Boca Raton, FL. Concept Capital is currently a ...
• Knight Libertas Appoints Al Lhota as Managing Director, Head of U.S....
  posted on July 20, 2009 10:03:37 pm
  ... twenty years experience in fixed income sales. Prior to joining Knight Libertas, Al led High Yield teams at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets and UBS. In his role at Knight Libertas, Al is responsible for leading sales of High Yield, Distressed and Bank ...
• Wall St set to open higher on CIT deal
  posted on July 20, 2009 09:24:02 pm
  ... role the private sector is taking in the rescue, according to Steve Goldman, market strategist at Weeden & Co in Greenwich, Connecticut. "Slowly the private sector is taking over its leadership role, now that fear and panic is slowly subsiding," he ...
• Heavy rain on tap for Tuesday
  posted on July 20, 2009 08:58:46 pm
  ... flooding are expected. High tides today in Bridgeport harbor will be at 10:15 a.m. and 10:32 p.m. In Stamford and Greenwich harbors, high tides will occur at 10:19 a.m. and 10:36 p.m. Sunset today will occur at 8:22. There will be 14 hours and 44 ...