08/12/09 The Greenwich Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Greenwich, CT.

• Starwood Property Trust shares decline on 1st day of trading, IPO prices at $20 per share
  posted on August 13, 2009 01:22:30 am
  ... to Renaissance Capital. In afternoon trading, the stock slipped 23 cents to $19.77. Starwood Property Trust of Greenwich, Conn., focuses on managing and investing in commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt ...
• Timberlake buys dream home
  posted on August 12, 2009 10:16:00 pm
  The 'SexyBack' singer, who is dating actress Jessica Biel, has invested in a sprawling 25.5 acre estate in Greenwich.
• Starwood Property Trust shares dip in debut trade
  posted on August 13, 2009 01:04:30 am
  ... shares priced at $20 per share. The stock fell 31 cents to $19.69 in midday trading. Starwood Property Trust of Greenwich, Conn., focuses on managing and investing in commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt ...
• Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Celebrates IPO, First Day of Trading on NYSE
  posted on August 12, 2009 11:56:03 pm
  Starwood Property Trust, Inc., headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "STWD" after its successful initial public offering in which it raised $810 million in gross proceeds.
• U.S. trade gap widens on oil prices
  posted on August 12, 2009 11:45:17 pm
  ... stock prices) we've seen over the past month and a half," said Steve Goldman, market strategist at Weeden & Co in Greenwich, Connecticut. U.S. imports of goods and services rose 2.3% in June to US$152.8-billion, the highest since January. Higher oil ...
• Justin Timberlake has decided to become a country gentleman
  posted on August 12, 2009 10:31:47 pm
  The pop singer has bought a sprawling home in the most exclusive part of Greenwich, reports The Post's Jennifer Gould Keil.
• Timberlake Eyes Greenwich Nesting Site
  posted on August 12, 2009 10:14:22 pm
  JUSTIN Timberlake has decided to become a country gentleman. The pop singer has bought a sprawling home in the most exclusive part of Greenwich, reports The Post's Jennifer Gould Keil .
• Cloudy, cooler, a chance of rain today
  posted on August 12, 2009 09:47:23 pm
  ... temperatures in the upper 70s. High tide will occur at 4:12 p.m. in Bridgeport harbor, and at 4:16 in Stamford and Greenwich harbors. Sunset today will occur at about 7:55 and sunrise Thursday will be at 6:00 a.m. There will be 13 hours and 56 ...
• Bruce Museum Opens Exhibition of West African Gold from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection
  posted on August 12, 2009 07:37:29 pm
  West African gold ornament from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection. GREENWICH, CT.- The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, opens a second show this summer drawn from the collections of former Greenwich native Olga Hirshhorn entitled West African Gold from the Ivory Coast: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection, on view through Sunday, November 8, 2009.
• Renee Martin, 84
  posted on August 12, 2009 07:18:11 pm
  Published: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 5:35 p.m. Renee Mary Martin, 84, of Hendersonville, and formerly of Greenwich, Conn., died Tuesday morning, Aug.
• Starwood IPO may debut this week
  posted on August 12, 2009 12:47:41 pm
  ... this week is expected to launch a new real estate investment trust company, Starwood Property Trust, from scratch. Greenwich-based Starwood Property will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol STWD. The company said it will offer 25 ...
• Eunice Kennedy, founder of Special Olympics, dies
  posted on August 12, 2009 12:44:54 pm
  ... The two-day event drew more than 1,000 participants from 26 states and Canada. In the late 1960's, she contacted Greenwich resident, Frank Gifford, who had just started his sports broadcasting career. She wanted him to find professional athletes who ...
• Pilots caution against tighter rules in wake of tragedy
  posted on August 12, 2009 12:42:17 pm
  ... helicopter. Investigators are trying to piece together why the two aircraft collided. Frantz, who represents Greenwich as a state senator in Hartford, suggested one way to prevent further accidents is to prohibit helicopters, many of which fly ...
• Stimulus Funds Help Health Centers Meet Growing Needs
  posted on August 12, 2009 04:10:00 am
  ... rooms because of the stimulus money. "We were never in danger of going anywhere," said FP Daren Wu, M.D., of Greenwich, Conn., chief medical officer at Open Door. "But we were never going to advance and get ahead." Open Door serves about 750 ...