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Former Cold Stone Creamery CEO Doug Ducey is cruising to victory in the Republican primary for State Treasurer.
As of roughly 9:15 p.m. Tuesday night, Ducey had 42 percent of the vote in the GOP field. He leads former state lawmakers Barbara Leff and Thayer Verschoor easy to get unsecured personal loans.
Ducey touted his business experience […]

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Valley of the Sun Active 20-30 Club, Scottsdale Active 20-30 Club and Kohl’s helped 100 children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale gear up for the school year in the second annual Kohl’s Kids Spree Back to School Shopping Event Aug. 7.
Each child received a $100 gift card to select clothing and […]

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The Portland Timbers are expected on Tuesday to name John Spencer head coach for the team's inaugural season of Major League Soccer, according to a report in The Oregonian.
The Business Journal reported last December that Spencer was the leading candidate for the job.
The team starts MLS play next year.
Spencer, a 39-year-old native of Glasgow, Scotland, […]

Yahoo Inc. investors get another update on CEO Carol Bartz' turnaround efforts at the Internet giant on Tuesday when second quarter earnings are posted.
Analysts expect earnings will come in around 14 cents per share on revenue of $1.16 billion after subtracting Yahoo's advertising commissions.
That would be the Sunnyvale company's (NASDAQ:YHOO) best quarter since Bartz took […]

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised its outlook for Toronto-Dominion Bank to positive from stable.
One reason cited for the revision was the expectation that TD Bank would successful integrate its most recently announced U.S. acquisitions, including The South Financial Group.
South Financial (NASDAQ: TSFG), headquartered in Greenville, S. C., does business in Florida as Mercantile Bank […]

A stock rally gained momentum Thursday, with the major indexes hitting highs for the day in the last minutes of trade, as concerns over Europe’s debt crisis and its impact on the global recovery were calmed by a sharp boost in Chinese exports and a strengthening euro.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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Betsy Nolen, professional concierge at Barfield Murphy Shank & Smith, was honored with the Ellis Porch Spirit Award from the […]