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Community garden plots available
GREELEY - There are still plots available for residents to rent at the University of Northern Colorado Community Gardens through Project GROW.
For only $25, gardeners can rent a 15-foot square plot at the UNC Xeriscape Demonstration gardens. The UNC community garden is a unique opportunity to learn best practices of irrigation, deep bed method, and composting. In addition, Master Gardeners will provide some hands-on training on other topics throughout the growing season. Plots will be assigned on a first come-first served basis after the applications are reviewed. Application and garden policies can be downloaded from http://www.greeleygov.com/CommunityDevelopment/NRphysicalimprovement.aspx.
Completed applications must be received by March 9. Gardeners will be notified by April 1. The $25 non-refundable fee must be paid and work on the plot must be started by May 15.
For more information, contact Deb DeBoutez at 970-336-4167 or Deborah.deboutez@greeleygov.com. |
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Woodward to acquire HR Textron
FORT COLLINS - Woodward Governor Co. (Nasdaq: WGOV) reached an agreement to purchase HR Textron for $365 million in cash, adding to the company's airframe systems holdings.
The all-cash deal is expected to close April and will include the company's UK assets. HR Textron is a subsidiary of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), which operates jet-builder Cessna.
"We believe the combination of HR Textron and Woodward's airframe systems business will significantly enhance the value of the technologies and related systems offerings of each business, positioning us for greater growth in motion control applications in the aerospace and defense markets," said Woodward CEO Tom Gendron, in a prepared statement.
On the same day the acquisition agreement was announced Woodward also released revised guidance for 2009. Citing declines in order volume due to the deepening economic downturn Woodward now anticipates revenue for the year to be $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion -- down from the previous guidance of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion.
In morning trading, Woodward stock was down more than $5 to $12.19. |
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NCBR staff wins SPJ awards
DENVER - The editorial staff of the Northern Colorado Business Report received several honors from Society of Professional Journalists for work done during 2008.
At the organization's Top of the Rockies awards ceremony last week, all three of the publication's staff writers received recognition and swept the business column category, with Steve Porter taking first place, Kristen Tatti second, and Tom Hacker third. Porter took home the most awards including a first place for business feature writing for "20 Billion Bottles of Beer on the Wall," a look at Anheuser-Busch's 20th anniversary in Fort Collins; a first place in science/environmental/agriculture/medical reporting for "Glade Would Change Downtown River Flow," part of his ongoing coverage of the NISP water project; and a second place in general business reporting for "Powertech's Taxing Issues," on the economic ramifications of uranium mining in Weld County.
Porter also shared a first place award in investigative/enterprise reporting with Tatti for their combined effort on "Battle Looms Over Oil, Tax Credit," an examination of the issues surrounding Amendment 58 on last year's ballot.
The Top of the Rockies competition included nearly 800 entries from professional journalists working for 50 news organizations in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. |
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CSU among top business programs in U.S.
FORT COLLINS - Colorado State University's College of Business was listed among the top undergraduate business programs in the nation by BusinessWeek magazine.
CSU ranked 67th on the list of the top 100 programs, up from last year's rank of 73. The rankings take into account student and recruiter survey responses as well as data such as SAT/ACT scores, average class sizes and the median starting salaries for graduates. CSU received "B" grades across the board in the ranking's categories -- teaching quality, facilities and service and job placement.
The University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business ranked No. 89, down from 83 in last year's ranking. The University of Northern Colorado's Monfort College of Business was not included in the ranking, and the University of Denver's undergraduate business program was cut from the ranking due to a lack of survey responses from recruiters. |
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AIG has $61.7 billion loss, new aid may not be last
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc posted a record $61.7 billion quarterly loss on Monday and got a new but not necessarily final government bailout, after officials concluded again that letting the insurer fail would threaten the world financial system.
Manufacturing contracts, consumer spending up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing shrank at a less severe pace last month and consumer spending bounced back in January, data showed on Monday, but the improvement was likely to be a blip as the economy deteriorates rapidly.
Freddie Mac CEO Moffett quits after six-month stint
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac on Monday said Chief Executive Officer David Moffett is quitting just six months after being named to the post as the government forced the No. 2 U.S. mortgage finance company into conservatorship.
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