03/16/09 The Late Night Greenwich Business News Feed (Updated)

A&P converts liquor store to Best Cellars

Connecticut Post

... to convert to the Best Cellars concept. The Best Cellars at 1261 E. Putnam Ave. in the Riverside section of Greenwich was the first. "Current plans call for us to convert the New Canaan store this spring," Joerger said. "After that, we'll examine ...

Glenn Close loves playing 'delicious' Patty Hewes
The Toronto Star
... her to it with Outbreak which, she said, had nothing to do with the true story. Close spent her early years in Greenwich, Conn., and after graduating from high school, spent several years touring with the singing group Up With People before ...

Energy Partners founder leaves
Theadvertiser.com

... producing in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in southern Louisiana. In late January, Wexford Capital LLC, based in Greenwich, Conn., sent a letter to the company demanding the firing of all top management, a sharp reduction in costs, debt ...

APNewsBreak: Group including Carl Icahn plans bankruptcy court bid for NJ's Tropicana casino
CLTV - Chicago Land's TV
... interested parties could still bid higher than the Icahn group once an auction begins. The group also includes Greenwich, Conn., hedge fund Silver Point Finance LLC. "It's an agreement in principle, but there are still some open issues," said Gil ...

Town Approves Smaller Kogan Mansion
The Moscow Times

GREENWICH, Connecticut -- Russian millionaire Valery Kogan has won unanimous approval from planning commissioners for a mansion with ...

R.G. Barry rejects buyout bid
Business First of Columbus
... the markets closed Monday that its board determined an offer valued at up to $77.8 million to sell the company to Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm Mill Road Capital LP wasn't "in the best interest of its shareholders." "Because we believe ...

Indicted Greenwich money manager known for his love of horses
Connecticut Post
... of defrauding schools, pension plans and others of half a billion dollars as manager of investment funds based in Greenwich, Conn., and Santa Barbara, Calif. But neighbors and acquaintances in bucolic North Salem say the generous, down-to-earth man ...

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1/15/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

Peter Leone of Lionshare's first win at WEF
EquestiranMag
... and credited his crew for their organization and attention to detail. Leone's Lionshare Farm, located in Greenwich, Connecticut, prides itself on creating an atmosphere that exemplifies the standard of excellence to which all show barns aspire ...

Norwalk Man Held On Child Pornography
WSTC-AM Norwalk
Greenwich Police Lieutenant Dan Allen said authorities originally began investigating Brown for threatening a former girlfriend, but the probe uncovered pornography on his computer.

Stocks nose-dive with retail, banking worries
Washington Times
... lead the sell-off, and they're down 5 percent today," Steven Goldman, chief market strategist for Weeden & Co. of Greenwich, Conn., told The Washington Times. "It makes it difficult to have a sustained rally. The retail sales report didn't help, ...

Local historian recounts Rochambeau's march through Connecticut
Westport Minuteman
... might not well have been a United States of America." As a historian, Savage knows of what he speaks. The Old Greenwich resident taught at both the University of Connecticut and Fairfield University, and for years was a professional filmmaker for ...

a Lasting Debt to Schools
New York Post
... bonds because it's cheaper than borrowing from banks and there is demand from investors, said Laurence Allen, the Greenwich, Conn.-based managing member of Nyppex Holdings LLC, a firm that trades stakes in private- equity funds and often works with ...

Exclusive: Piven Defends Play Departure
ABC News - Brian Ross and the Investigative Team
... condition. "This is a situation of mercury toxicity," Colker, the medical director of Peak Wellness of Greenwich, Conn., told ABCNews.com. "His level [of mercury] was quite high, almost six times the normal limit. a In this case, it's either because ...

Tax season launches Friday
Connecticut Post
... jointly is around $22,000. A clear sign that the need is out there is that "It's [the average AGI is] lower in Greenwich" than in some of the other county towns, Pfann said. This, he added, might be due to a number of servants or service people who ...

Revolution Tour Hits
Transworld Motocross
... Brennen Swanson (Stillwater, MN) and Ross Baker (Squaw Valley, CA) as well as Chris Mahaney (Greenwich, CT) who was fourth at Junior World Championships in 2008, and Kim Krahulec (Silverthorne, CO). "I can't wait to see what tricks ...

Nymex Gas Falls as U.S. Retail Sales Report Signals Further Drop in Demand
Bloomberg
... are extremely concerned about the drop-off in demand,a said Tom Orr , research director at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. a oeWe were anticipating a 3 percent decline in gas use in 2009.a Natural gas for February delivery fell 21.4 cents, ...

Lucille Albee
Newton Daily News
... Park Rapids. Lu was born and raised in Latimer. She and her family lived in Wayzata, Minn., Kansas City, Kan., Old Greenwich, Conn., and Deephaven, Minn. After a successful career as a teacher, realtor, church and community volunteer and housewife, ...