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One of Central Ohio’s largest technology companies will have a new owner.
IBM Corp. has agreed to acquire Columbus-based Sterling Commerce Inc. in a $1.4 billion deal, the technology giant disclosed Monday.
Columbus Business First reported earlier this month that Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM was a likely suitor to buy Sterling from Dallas-based AT&T Inc. Sterling Commerce is […]

Satellite fleet operator Intelsat Corp. sucessfully beat back a protest from three Northern Virginia companies alleging anti-competitive behavior by an Intelsat subsidiary on a five-year, $543 million U.S. Navy satellite services contract.
Intelsat, whose global headquarters is in Luxembourg with a main office in the District, said the Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) contract with the […]

TD Bank Financial Group, the parent of TD Bank, said Monday it has struck a deal to acquire a money-losing South Carolina-based bank with an elevated amount of problem loans on its balance sheet.
As part of the deal, Toronto-based TD Bank Financial said it will inject an estimated 250 million Canadian dollars ($241.7 million) in […]

Gabriel’s Liquor and Silver Eagle Distributors are participating in Anheuser-Busch’s We I.D. program aimed at curbing underage drinking.
As part of the program, the San Antonio-based beer, wine and spirits chain will display posters and signage in its 46 locations to let patrons know that each store will be asking for valid identification whenever they purchase […]

At Upper St. Clair High School, the status quo is never good enough.
“We are dissatisfied at where we are at,” said Principal Michael Ghilani. “We are always trying to do better. No matter what awards we win, what we achieve, I think we are always trying to get better.”
It’s this attitude that has helped to […]

The Tuesday primary set the field for this fall’s elections, with Ohio’s senate, congressional and county races shaping up – while voters approved the two state bond issues on the ballot.
In one of the most-watched races, the 2nd Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Jean Schmidt will face Surya Yalamanchili, a former Procter & Gamble executive who […]

Multnomah County commissioners have signed off on building a new courthouse that will serve the board’s easternmost residents.
The board approved a $19.6 million structure at Southeast 185th Avenue and Stark Street, in Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood. The county will sell at least $15 million worth of bonds for the project.
The building will contain three courts. A […]