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METRO BUSINESS CALENDAR (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:08:17 GMT ACCOUNTANTS TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 Richmond Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants, 6:30 p.m., Sheraton Richmond West Hotel, 6624 W. Broad St. Dinner speakers: Jon B. Hill and Sue Swertfeger. Topic: "You Really Don't Want to Know What It Cost!" Continuing Professional Education speaker: Brooke Bredel. Topic: "Unclaimed Property." Cost: $30 members and guests, $20 students/senior members. ...

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:41:00 GMT HOBOKEN, N.J.----John Wiley & Sons, Inc. reported revenue of $402 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended July 31, 2008, a 3% increase over the same period of fiscal year 2008, or 2% excluding favorable foreign exchange.

Business of Nonprofits: Investing in human capital (Savannah Morning News)
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:01:13 GMT Common wisdom states that in any organization, its greatest asset is its people. This is doubly true for nonprofits, where staff work for less pay, with heavy workloads, out of choice and dedication to cause. Known as human capital in the corporate world, this also applies to the nonprofit sector, where competition for funding and for qualified staff is very high.

Mark your calendar (The News & Observer)
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:38:04 GMT The Raleigh Fair Housing Board and several nonprofit agencies plan to distribute a publication about tenants' rights on Tuesday at the Cameron Village Regional Library in Raleigh.

Banking and Financial (Mondaq)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:28:44 GMT The purpose of the Investment Agreement, in the context of a venture capital investment, is to provide a legal framework for the relationship of the parties.

Kofax plc Preliminary Results 2008 - 12 months to 30 June 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT BASINGSTOKE, England----Kofax plc , the leading provider of Intelligent Capture & Exchange solutions, today announces audited Preliminary Results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2008.

MyHeritage Raises $15 Million from Index Ventures and Accel Partners Innovative Photo Tagging Technology Makes it ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT MyHeritage, one of the world's most popular family Web sites, today announced a $15 million investment from leading venture capital firms Index Ventures, an investor in Skype, and Accel Partners, an investor in Facebook.

Business Calendar: Grand Opening (The Shreveport Times)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:11:26 GMT When: 2-5 p.m. Sept. 7.

Thoughts on the Continuing Crisis (GoldSeek.com)
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:43:24 GMT We are entering the next stage of the credit crisis, and one which is potentially more troubling than what we have seen over the past year, absent some policy reactions by the central banks and governments world wide.

How to profit from arbitrage hunting (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:05:25 GMT I have found the field of arbitrage hunting extremely stimulating, financially rewarding and fulfilling. My interest in arbitrage hunting started after a presentation by a well-known economist. He said: “Arbitrage opportunities exist when the gross domestic product is greater than your lending rate.”

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