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95 of 100 Largest Metro Areas Post Annual Increases
RealtyTrac(R) (http://www.realtytrac.com/), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Q2 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report(TM), which shows foreclosure filings were reported [...]

Schumacher Homes, an on-your-lot Custom Home Builder based in Canton, Ohio, announces the launch of their leadingedge ‘REAL TIME DESIGN’ technology. Schumacher Homes builds custom homes in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.
‘REAL TIME DESIGN’ is a service offered exclusively in Schumacher Homes’ design centers; customers [...]

MoneyShow.com, the largest multimedia investment education destination for investors and traders, announced today the launch of its newly redesigned Web site offering more daily updated content, expanded tools, and a new look. The revamped site also features a new section on global investing and an exclusive blog with advice and insight from top personal finance [...]

Aflac Incorporated reported its second quarter results.
Reflecting a stronger yen to the dollar, total revenues increased 15.2% to $4.3 billion during the second quarter of 2008, compared with $3.8 billion a year ago. Net earnings were $483 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, compared with $415 million, or $.84 per share, a year ago. Realized [...]

United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for United Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that the Company has completed its repurchase of 359,581 shares of its outstanding common stock, representing approximately 2.0% of the Company’s total outstanding shares, at an average price of $11.79. The shares were repurchased in connection with the Company’s [...]

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Pa. to attend the 10th Annual Quality Excellence Conference: How
Process Improvement Leaders Produce Profits in Recessions (view full
conference agenda at http://www3.best-in-class.com/gr170.htm), sponsored by Best Practices, LLC’s GLOBAL BENCHMARKING COUNCIL, September 22-24, 2008, at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Early bird registration ends this week, so sign up today at [...]

OnPoint Community Credit Union Responds to Consumer Demands
Diebold, Incorporated, the global leader in integrated self-service delivery, recently partnered with OnPoint(R) Community Credit Union to provide a comprehensive outsourcing solution. OnPoint Community Credit Union, the largest credit union in Oregon serving approximately 186,000 members, currently has 45 automated teller machines (ATMs) and plans to add [...]

July has already been the most profitable month on record for clients of city bookmaker http://www.BetsForTraders.com who have been cashing in on recent stock market volatility - at the bookmaker’s expense.
As the FTSE fluctuated dramatically punters were betting furiously on further market falls, some winning bets with odds of as much as 19-1, and so [...]

SSP Holdings plc (”SSP” or “the Company”) (AIM: SSPH), a key provider of IT solutions to the global insurance industry, and an entity owned by funds managed or advised by the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC (”H&F”) announced today that they have agreed the terms of a recommended cash acquisition to be made [...]

Project to Increase Resource and Manpower Availability, Cut Costs and Enable Development of Enhanced Functionality
Database and Application Technology to be Migrated Include ADABAS/Natural, VSAM/COBOL, JCL, Assembler, CLIST, SuperWylbur, PL/I, CA Easytrieve and SAS to a Java/Oracle Environment
Project Estimated at $1.1 Million and Expected to Take 15 Months to Implement
BluePhoenix Solutions (NASDAQ: BPHX), the leader in [...]