07/14/10 TOPIX:Bond Commission OKs Nestle deal

Greenwich News - July 14, 2010

Bond Commission OKs Nestle deal (News Times)

The governor-chaired State Bond Commission on Tuesday approved the $4 million, 10-year low-interest loan promised Nestle Waters North America to keep the company from moving to Westchester County when its Greenwich lease expires at year's end.

eBay sued in $3.8 billion patent infringement case (WIVT)

The logo of Internet auction house eBay glows at the company's German headquarters.

Greenwich Time Reporters Forgot To Report That Jim Himes Opponent Was Arrested For Drug Possession?

(greenwichroundup.blogspot)

Some Greenwich Residents Say That The Greenwich Time Reporters Are A Bunch Of Liberal Pot Heads.

Maybe That's Why Hearst Newspapers Wont Tell You That ......

Connecticut Tea Party Candidate Likes To Get Stoned

The Greenwich Time Reporters Ignore The Criminal Background Of Fourth Congressional Candidate Refer Rob Merkle

32 Year Old Merkle Busted For Smoking Dope

Should Congressional Canidates Be required To Take A drug Test?

LINK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjA0hy2kNzs&feature=player_embedded

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2010 Elections, Crime, Dan Debicella, Drugs, Fourth Congressional District, Jim Himes,Police, Pot, Rick Torres, Rob Merkle, Tea Party Movement,

RTM OKs firefighters pact in rare summer meeting (Connecticut Post)

A yearlong impasse between the town and its career firefighters over wages came to an end Monday night during a rare July session of the Representative Town Meeting.

Fieldpoint Private Bank Turns to Cloud Computing for CRM and Beyond (TechWeb)

It's starting with Salesforce and Pershing, but Fieldpoint Bank eventually would like to run everything IT in the cloud.

More Greenwich News From Topix:

Line in the sand over ferry policy (Connecticut Post)

Former tax collector candidate Rick Novakowski is calling for out-of-towners to be barred from Island Beach, following an incendiary e-mail to the first selectman that he denies has racial undertones.

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04/31/08 - The bank could help serve a niche once held by Putnam Trust, a chain of Greenwich banks that merged with Bank of New York in 1995

Quote:

"There are no locally owned private banks in Greenwich," said Daniel Donahue, chairman of the board at Fieldpoint and a Greenwich resident since 1976. "We plan to give out very personalized advice. We want our private bank to provide tools that help service our clients."

Headline:

New Greenwich Bank May Open "An Office A Year" In Other Locations That Have High Net-worth Residents Like New York City And Westchester County

Story:

Back to basics: New bank builds relationships
Greenwich Time, CT

Officials at Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust want their new firm to bring private banking "back to what it used to be."

The exclusive new Greenwich bank, which opens its doors today at 100 Field Point Road, is promising its high-net-worth members a personal relationship similar to what's found in many walk-up community banks, but with the power and expertise of some of Wall Street's top talent.

Fieldpoint, a chartered federal savings bank which will provide personal and business banking, wealth management, and family office services, also will offer its clients a change of pace from many of the "mega banks" that have set up shop in lower Fairfield County....

...."They're in a unique position considering the demographics of Greater Greenwich," said John Carusone, president of the Bank Analysis Center in Hartford. "They obviously have their work cut out for them because they're competing with a host of wealth management institutions that are among the best of the world."...

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