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Business Calendar - Courier-Journal
UPI NewsTrack Business - Investors Business Daily
Stillwater Business Park open for businesses - Record Searchlight
Experiential Marketing Business Advertising - PRLog (free press release)

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:36 AM PDT

MONDAY

EPA Lead training classes. New training dates/locations available for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lead based paint (RRP) regulation which goes into effect April 22. List of training locations, schedules: www.epaleadtraining.com. Steven Gabbard, (859) 273-5117.

Regional job and resource fair. Trimble County Public Library, 112 Highway 42E, Bedford, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring a resume and dress for an interview. Sponsors: Kentuckiana Works and the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training. Free.

Kentucky Small Business Development Center of Louisville class. University of Kentucky (UK) on Main, 714 W. Main St., 6-8 p.m. Topic: "Funding Options for Your Small Business." On Facebook, ksbdc.louisville. $25. Registration: (502) 574-1378. www.ksbdc.org.

TUESDAY

Louisville Small Business Development Center offsite business consulting. Republic Bank, Springhurst, 9600 Brownsboro Road, 9 a.m.-noon. Business consultant available by appointment. Free. Registration encouraged: Janet Sorg, (502) 574-1378.

Center for Nonprofit Excellence class. 323 W. Broadway, 2-5 p.m. In Suite 501. Topic: "Starting a Nonprofit: Next Steps-Legal Issues and Documents." $55 members; $75 others. (502) 315-2673, www.cnpe.org.

North East Louisville Business Association Networking Social. Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Northeast, 9850 Park Plaza Ave., 5:30-7 p.m. No reservations required. $5. (502) 855-3460; www.nelba.com">info@nelba.com.www.nelba.com.

Prospect Area Chamber of Commerce quarterly dinner. Hunting Creek Country Club, 6807 Foxcroft Road, Prospect, 5:30 p.m. Reservations and online payment, www.prospectareachamber.org. (502) 228-7493.

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UPI NewsTrack Business - Investors Business Daily

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Apr 10, 2010 (UPI via COMTEX) -- BEIJING, April 10 (UPI) -- China reported its first monthly trade deficit in six years, officials said Saturday.

In March, the General Administration of Customs said, Chinese exports were valued at $112.11 billion, up 24.3 percent from a year before, while imports climbed 66 percent, to $119.35 billion, resulting in a $7.24 billion trade deficit.

The trade deficit is the first since China posted a $2.26 billion deficit in April 2004, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Li Jian of the Research Institute under the Ministry of Commerce said China's trade surplus had been falling since 2010 began.

"The deficit in March was just an extension of this trend," Li said.

He said China did not intentionally pursue a trade surplus and that the country encourages imports and hopes to achieve a trade balance.

In a report, the GAC attributed the March deficit to declining exports of labor-intensive products, soaring imports and rising commodity prices.

The report said the deficit was small and China had maintained a "basic balance" between imports and exports.

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- About 100 sudden-acceleration lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. will be heard by a U.S. district court judge in California, a federal panel has decided.

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ruled U.S. District Judge James V. Selna would hear the cases, filed throughout the country, in his Santa Ana courtroom.

The Wall Street Journal reports Selna's appointment marks a significant first step toward resolving the suits, which seek damages against the Japanese automaker based on a wide range of complaints from loss in resale value to deaths or serious injuries in accidents.

In the panel's order, its chairman, Judge John Heyburn II, called Selna "well-regarded and skilled."

"Judge Selna's 28 years of private law practice at the very highest levels and in some of the most complex cases leaves him well prepared for a case of this magnitude," Heyburn said.

Toyota said it was happy with the panel's ruling. The automaker has recalled more than 8 million vehicles worldwide in recent weeks.

Among dozens of federal suits, more than 80 seek class-action status, while many others have been filed in local courts, the Journal said.

Selna will decide whether to combine the federal cases into class actions and rule on evidence and experts, said Richard J. Arsenault, a Louisiana attorney who has filed suits against Toyota.

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Stillwater Business Park open for businesses - Record Searchlight

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Photo by Andreas Fuhrmann

John Troughton, a senior director with Cushman & Wakefield, commercial real estate brokers, discusses Stillwater Business Park during a bus tour of the area Friday after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. About 75 business leaders and dignitaries were on hand.

Redding City Manager Kurt Starman talks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for the Stillwater Business Park. Redding officials have staked nearly $62 million in taxpayer money so far on a bet that a "shovel ready" large-lot business park will rebuild the north state's manufacturing base.

Stillwater Business Park is officially ready to host any firm willing to build an office complex or manufacturing plant amid the rolling meadows and oak clusters of the far northern Sacramento Valley.

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About 75 business leaders and dignitaries — including a representative of the governor's office — gathered at the park's entrance off Rancho Road on Friday morning for a breeze-buffeted ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Redding officials have staked nearly $62 million in taxpayer money so far on a bet that a "shovel ready" large-lot business park will rebuild the north state's manufacturing base and attract hundreds if not thousands of jobs paying well above Shasta County's median hourly wage of $15.04.

Mike Pohlmeyer, former mayor, repeated an earlier prediction that all 11 lots in Stillwater's first phase will sell within a year — once some pioneering firm builds a first plant.

"If a business needs to be on the West Coast, this is where they will come," said Pohlmeyer, who served on the City Council from 1999 through 2004. "Thank goodness we began this project 10 years ago so we can now offer something no one else has."

But even some of Stillwater's most ardent supporters concede the park may sit empty for a while as the economy slowly recovers.

"This was never sold as anything but a long-term project," said Jim Zauher, who promoted the park from the beginning as Shasta County Economic Development Corp. director and as Redding's former economic development director.

Zauher acknowledged critics who have called Stillwater a waste of public dollars and admitted the project is unique in California, where developers, not municipalities, build business parks.

But Redding also must compete with places like Texas, where state law dedicates a portion of sales tax to economic development, said Zauher.

The park's estimated $62 million price tag is much higher than the oft-reported $13.45 million for the first phase construction contract and contingency.

That higher total includes roughly $18 million in interest over 30 years on general fund and redevelopment agency bonds sold to finance the park (increasing property values are expected to pay off those bonds), $13.2 million Redding Electric Utility expenditures on power lines and substations, $7 million for a planned second bridge across Stillwater Creek to open the south side of the park, $5.6 million from the water and wastewater utility funds, $3.5 million in additional federal grants and $1.2 million from the general fund. The park's projected final costs at buildout are unknown.

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Experiential Marketing Business Advertising - PRLog (free press release)

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:36 AM PDT

PR Log (Press Release) – Apr 10, 2010 – Industry data uncovered by SustainableVirtualBiz.com proves over 90% of companies are shifting budgets to gain superior return on investments from experiential Internet marketing that breaks down the barriers to powerful consumer relationships. The targeted digital word of mouth builds emotional and rational information connection rapidly with consumers solidifying brand exposure. The process uses powerful visuals, relevant news and unique content that impact consumers daily lives through cost effective social media networks such as blogs and mobile network Tweets and Facebook broadcasts.

The next wave of innovative advertising for businesses is already upon us with broadband ultra-high speed mobile networks capable of targeting 3-D interactive video, multimedia content and social media exchanges using any Internet device, states James Rickman, CEO/Founder of SustainableVirtualBiz.com

Experiential marketing increases eCommerce and interactive customer feedback that may also spur valuable data for R&D investment. Using new digital marketing technologies corporation, publishers, and consumers collaborate sharing blog news, video, opinions, reviews and innovations on forums like Twitter, Facebook, BING, Google, Yahoo, and LinkedIn.

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Studies by both firms uncovers the nature of advertising has evolved increasingly relying on new digital social media technologies and unique interactive content enabling consumers a more detailed understanding of products and services than ever before. Customers have in a sense become more informed and educated making custom purchasing decisions that better fit specific needs. It's also convenient to shop on the Internet for the best prices and make payments via online banking, credit cards or Paypal, instantly.

Now we are witnessing, the unity of 3-D TV and social media revolution, where anyone can instantly report, create reviews and broadcast news content from any Internet device worldwide, states James Rickman, CEO/Founder of SustainableVirtualBiz.com

This solidifies targeted business and consumer interaction (CRM) in a way never before possible delivered at very low costs. The virtual model enables workers to perform almost any function remotely plus it cuts overhead costs up to 45% while also reducing travel related C02 pollution, truly delivers sustainable business economics.

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