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Choose Your News. http://www.businessdose.com/economy/fitch_rates_bexar_county_tx_109m/ AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns its 'A' rating to the following issues of Bexar County, TX: --$46.1 million tax-exempt venue project revenue refunding bonds (combined venue tax), series 2008A; --$51.5 million taxable venue project news economy 2008-08-21 15:01:38 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/fitch_rates_bexar_county_tx_109m/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005918.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/fitch_rates_bexar_county_tx_109m/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/economy/fitch_us_for-profit_hospitals_2q/ NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. for-profit hospital industry recorded another strong performance during the second quarter, with minimal impact from the economic slowdown observed in the sector, according to a report by Fitch. In fact, providers repor news economy 2008-08-21 15:01:12 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/fitch_us_for-profit_hospitals_2q/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005991.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/fitch_us_for-profit_hospitals_2q/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/mergers_and_acquisitions_offer_u/ BERWYN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amid an economic slowdown, beautiful deals are still gleaming in the eyes of cash-rich companies on the prowl for acquisitions. By looking through the eyes of an acquirer in identifying potential targets, value investors can news m_and_a 2008-08-21 12:02:26 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/mergers_and_acquisitions_offer_u/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005613.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/mergers_and_acquisitions_offer_u/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/economy/well-being_of_americans_declines/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research released by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index last week points to a significant decline in overall well-being among all Americans over the past six months – more than 123 million Americans ar news economy 2008-08-21 12:02:10 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/well-being_of_americans_declines/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005670.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/well-being_of_americans_declines/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/economy/credit_solutions_makes_inc_5000_/ RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Credit Solutions has been named to Inc. Magazine’s 2008 list of the 5000 fastest-growing privately held, for-profit companies in the nation, ranking #8 among the Top 100 Businesses in Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington, TX an news economy 2008-08-21 12:01:37 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/credit_solutions_makes_inc_5000_/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005739.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/credit_solutions_makes_inc_5000_/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/skechers_usa_inc_responds_to_hee/ MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE: SKX - News), the California-based specialty footwear retailer, today issued the following statement in response to Heelys’ public announcement rejecting Skechers’ proposal to enter int news m_and_a 2008-08-21 09:01:36 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/skechers_usa_inc_responds_to_hee/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005280.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/skechers_usa_inc_responds_to_hee/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/sat_corporation_is_acquired_by_w/ HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Houston-based SAT Corp. announced today that it has been acquired by Wonderware, a business unit of the London based, global technology and controls company Invensys plc (ISYS.L.). SAT began in Clear Lake, Texas in 1995, founded news m_and_a 2008-08-21 09:01:33 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/sat_corporation_is_acquired_by_w/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005269.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/sat_corporation_is_acquired_by_w/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/emrise_corporation_completes_acq/ RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EMRISE CORPORATION (NYSE Arca: ERI), a multinational manufacturer of proprietary electronic devices and communications equipment for aerospace, defense, industrial, and communications applications, today announce news m_and_a 2008-08-21 09:01:17 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/emrise_corporation_completes_acq/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080821/20080821005237.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/emrise_corporation_completes_acq/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/blackeagle_partners_acquires_ins/ BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackEagle Partners, LLC, a Michigan-based special situations private equity firm, acquired InStar Services Group, LP (“InStar” or the “Company”), a non-core division of The ServiceMaster Company, a portfo news m_and_a 2008-08-20 18:02:57 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/blackeagle_partners_acquires_ins/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005922.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/blackeagle_partners_acquires_ins/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/ncr_expands_branch_automation_so/ DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR - News) today announced that it has acquired NCI Ltd, a UK-based company that is a leading provider of teller connectivity software used by financial institutions. Terms were not disclosed. NCI’ news m_and_a 2008-08-20 18:02:36 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/ncr_expands_branch_automation_so/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005991.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/ncr_expands_branch_automation_so/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/economy/rebuilding_the_gulf_coast_busine/ NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, President Bush visited New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast to discuss the major improvements taking place in the Gulf Coast region over the past three years. August 29, 2008 marks the three-year anni news economy 2008-08-20 18:02:02 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/rebuilding_the_gulf_coast_busine/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820006013.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/rebuilding_the_gulf_coast_busine/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/inserting_and_replacing_jhp_phar/ PARSIPPANY, N.J. & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Insert after fourth sentence of paragraph About SpePharm Holding, BV: Paul Capital Healthcare, one of the largest dedicated healthcare investors globally, made an equity investment in SpePharm in news m_and_a 2008-08-20 15:02:35 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/inserting_and_replacing_jhp_phar/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005161.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/inserting_and_replacing_jhp_phar/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/economy/am_best_special_report_the_fed_k/ OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After a tumultuous first quarter of scheduled and surprise cuts in the overnight federal funds target rate, the Federal Reserve Board voted 9-1 in second quarter 2008 to keep the target rate at a low 2.00%. The lone dissent news economy 2008-08-20 15:01:48 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/am_best_special_report_the_fed_k/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005881.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/am_best_special_report_the_fed_k/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/sify_technologies_defers_planned/ CHENNAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq: SIFY - News) announced today its decision to defer the merger of its subsidiary Sify Communications. With the Board decision on Wednesday 20th August 2008 to this effect, Sify Communicati news m_and_a 2008-08-20 12:02:56 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/sify_technologies_defers_planned/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005696.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/sify_technologies_defers_planned/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/yangaroo_adopts_shareholders_rig/ TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--YANGAROO Inc. (TSX-V:YOO, OTCBB:YOOIF) (“YANGAROO” or “the Company”) President and CEO, John Heaven, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan (the “Ri news m_and_a 2008-08-20 12:02:51 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/yangaroo_adopts_shareholders_rig/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005698.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/yangaroo_adopts_shareholders_rig/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/voxeo_announces_global_expansion/ NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at the SpeechTEK 2008 conference, Voxeo Corporation, a leading provider of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Voice over IP (VoIP) platforms and services, announced record growth and further expansion as a global provide news m_and_a 2008-08-20 12:02:46 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/voxeo_announces_global_expansion/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005712.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/voxeo_announces_global_expansion/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/united_stationers_signs_definiti/ DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ:USTR - News), North America’s largest broad line wholesale distributor of business products, today reported its wholly owned subsidiary, United Stationers Supply Co., has signed a definiti news m_and_a 2008-08-20 12:02:40 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/united_stationers_signs_definiti/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005714.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/united_stationers_signs_definiti/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/economy/omg_announces_business_architect/ NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Object Management Group™ (OMG™) today announced that the Business Architecture Working Group at OMG will host a Business Architecture Information Day on September 23, 2008, co-located with the OMG Technical Meeting news economy 2008-08-20 12:02:23 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/omg_announces_business_architect/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005608.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/omg_announces_business_architect/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/economy/mcapitol_management_welcomes_jef/ WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--mCapitol Management is pleased to announce the hiring of Jeffrey Breneman, who has joined the firm as a Vice President. Prior to becoming a multi-client government policy advisor for the law firm Dykema Gossett in 2004, Brene news economy 2008-08-20 12:02:18 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/mcapitol_management_welcomes_jef/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080820/20080820005649.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/economy/mcapitol_management_welcomes_jef/#comments http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/mantech_to_acquire_emerging_tech/ FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT - News) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Emerging Technologies Group (ETG), a rapidly growing provider of cyber security and mission critical news m_and_a 2008-08-19 18:02:07 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/mantech_to_acquire_emerging_tech/ biz.yahoo.com http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080819/20080819006260.html Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.businessdose.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.businessdose.com/m_and_a/mantech_to_acquire_emerging_tech/#comments