Katie Pemble joins Community Bank of Manatee

Kathryn “Katie” Pemble was named president and chief operating officer of Community Bank of Manatee.
Pemble, who also was elected to the bank’s board of directors, […]

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Central Garden & Pet begins $110M buyback

Central Garden & Pet Co.’s board of directors has authorized a new $100 million share-repurchase program following the completion of a program begun in 2006.
Under […]

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Bebe to quit PH8 stores

Bebe Stores Inc. will discontinue operations at its 48 PH8 stores, the company said Tuesday.
Brisbane-based Bebe (NASDAQ: BEBE) said it would focus its efforts on […]

Stocks at new 2010 lows

Stocks slipped Thursday, but managed to trim bigger losses, after worse-than-expected readings on manufacturing, housing and the labor market fueled fears that the economy […]

Where old iPhones go to die

In the wake of Thursday’s iPhone 4 launch frenzy lies as trail of unloved, no-longer-needed iPhones cast off by owners trading up for the […]

YEK gets $100K donation

Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas has announced a $100,000 donation from Kansas City-based Tradebot Systems Inc.
The money will help students in Kansas and Missouri learn about […]

Platinum, palladium can be investments, but not like gold

Move over, gold, and make way for platinum and palladium. Investors are taking a shine to these lesser-known precious metals as their prices rise.
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Google’s mobile ad deal may be in jeopardy

The Federal Trade Commission is gearing up to possibly challenge the proposed merger between Google and mobile advertising giant AdMob on the grounds that […]

Google blames China’s ‘great firewall’ for outage

Google’s search engine was down in China on Tuesday — a glitch the company initially said was due to its own technical tweaks, but […]

Trying to flunk banks out of college

President Obama has been waging a war with banks over who gets to dole out cheap student loans backed by the federal government.
For months, […]