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Greenwich - News January 15, 2011

Panel sees growth in office market coming from within (News Times)
The Class A office vacancy rate is hovering at about 20 percent in Stamford and Greenwich and slowly will improve, but it mostly will come from growth of companies in the region when they add staff as the economy strengthens.

A year after earthquake, Greenwich residents continue to help out Haiti (Connecticut Post)
Thirteen-year-old Lauren Mahr models one of her one-of-a-kind headbands at her home on Wednesday, Jan.

Town lifts snow emergency (Connecticut Post)
A snow-covered car parked at the bottom of Greenwich Avenue, Wednesday morning, Jan.

Like cold weather, flu arrives early in Greenwich (Connecticut Post)
The flu season is in full swing, and it seems to have peaked early, according to local health officials.

Greenwich Art Society: Members take center stage (New Canaan News-Review)
By the time visitors arrive to enjoy the 94th annual juried members exhibition of the Greenwich Art Society , hours of behind-the-scenes work will have already been spent to bring the best of the best to the Bendheim Gallery's walls.

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Instant View: Jobless claims jump most in 6 months (IBTimes)
U.S. jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week to their highest level since October, suggesting the labor market is still in a rut despite signs of improvement in the economy.

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Greenwich swimmers slip past Westhill/Stamford (Fairfield Citizen-News)

The Westhill/ Stamford co-op team will now show up on the boys swimming radar as a team to be reckoned with come the championship season after pushing Greenwich to the limit in a down-to-the-wire meet on Thursday.

Greenwich boys basketball falls to Trumbull (Fairfield Citizen-News)

When two teams having up and down seasons go head-to-head, the difference between winning and losing comes down to which squad executes the fundamentals.

Westhill rolls over Greenwich in boys hoops (Fairfield Citizen-News)

With the return of one of its leaders, the Westhill High School 's inspired boys basketball lineup played a near perfect game in front of its home crowd behind an offensive explosion in a 75-36 rout over Greenwich on Monday night.

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Warburg, Blackstone Plan $500 Million IPO for Oil Explorer Kosmos Energy (Bloomberg)

Kosmos Energy Ltd., an oil and gas exploration and production company in Africa controlled by Warburg Pincus LLC and Blackstone Group LP , is planning to raise as much as $500 million in an initial public offering.

Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings (Business Wire)

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First Reserve Corporation Promotes Five Investment Professionals (Venture Capital Access Online)

GREENWICH, Conn, HOUSTON and LONDON, January 13, 2011-- First Reserve Corporation, the world's leading private investment firm in the energy industry, today announced that it has promoted five key professionals from its investment team, and three in its accounting group, effective immediately, demonstrating the deep bench of talent at the firm.

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Greenwich - News January 15, 2011