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NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats plan to become Charlotte Hornets Michael Jordan changing Charlotte’s name to Hornets CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team’s name to the Hornets. Video Link: NBA franchise owner Michael Jordan makes Bobcats changing name to Hornets public announcement http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2013/05/21/20130521-cha-announcement.nba ________ Video: ESPN Money Talk : Bobcats Changing Name […]

The world’s tallest building will be in the middle of an empty field in China By Lily Kuo | Quartz A Chinese firm best known for building air conditioning units is constructing a vertical city. Broad Sustainable Construction (BSB) said this week that next month it will finally break ground on its the tower that […]

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond states the Scottish economy can prosper outside the United Kingdom By Robin Millard | AFP Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has told AFP in an interview that the economy can prosper outside the United Kingdom, despite dire warnings from London about the risks of independence. Salmond insisted that Scotland’s “increasing […]

France to invest 12 billion euros (US $15.45 billion) by 2017 to aid competitiveness of domestic companies Xinhua PARIS- France planned to invest via its Public Investment Bank, 12 billion euros (15.45 billion U.S. dollars) by 2017 to inject new breathe into the competitiveness of the domestic companies, a bank official said Wednesday. Addressing the […]

Minnesota Vikings stadium design unveiled Mark Reilly Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal A chorus of architects, government leaders and Minnesota Vikings officials announced the design Monday night for the team’s $975 million Vikings stadium, which will be nearly twice the size of the old Metrodome. The new stadium won’t have a retractable roof but will allow […]

Johannesburg to invest R110 billion (US$11.9 billion) in infrastructure Speaking at the Wits University’s School of Education, Tau said that in the 2013/2014 financial year alone, the City would spend R7.3 billion (US$789.84 million) on infrastructure, a 37% increase compared with the current year’s infrastructure spend of R4.6 billion (US$497.710 million). Expenditure on the maintenance […]

2013 World Economic Forum on Africa closes with call for action World Economic Forum (Geneva) Cape Town, South Africa, 10 May 2013 — Calling for investment to consolidate and make more inclusive recent African growth, leaders from across the continent gathered to close the 2013 World Economic Forum on Africa. “We’ve had a couple of […]

Presidents Compensation at Public Colleges, 2012 Fiscal Year Compensation received in the 2012 fiscal year by 200 chief executives at public universities and systems in the United States. Fiscal years typically run from July 1 to June 30 but can vary by institution. The Chronicle of Higher Education surveyed institutions to collect compensation data. The […]

Where do the world’s richest people live? RT The old Russian proverb that ‘all money goes to Moscow’ has been validated by the most recent global billionaire hot spot poll, which places Europe’s largest city at number two. Research firm WealthInsight’s report has ranked the top 20 cities where billionaires reside. The 2012 date puts […]

Minnesota temperatures rise fast bringing ice from lake into homes Conrad Wilson Minnesota Public Radio ISLE, Minn. — On the shores of Lake Mille Lacs, just south of Garrison, it finally feels like spring. But the lake looks more like winter. This year, many of the lakes in northern Minnesota still have ice on them. […]