Hannibal Sees Surge of Artists Boosting Twain Town
In Hannibal Missouri artists from painters to potters move into a river town famed for Mark Twain. They invest about 3.5 million in real estate over a decade reviving historic buildings and drawing national attention with shows like the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver.
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Nancy Lee Kaufman
Chic Santa Fe
N.M
San Diego
Missouri
Kaufman
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Twain
Gail Bryant
Steve Ayers
Lonesome
Louisiana
Clarksville
Joachim Knill
Switzerland
Knill
Detroit Festival of the Arts
Uptown
Minneapolis
Utah
Salt Lake City
Plaza Art Fair
Kansas City
Melissa Dominick
Michael Cole
Seattle
St. Louis
Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keefe
California
Main Street
Ayers
Cherry Creek
Denver
U.S
Dominiak
Cole
California tobacco tax fight shows ad strategy shaping votes
Big Tobacco spent 47 million on an anti tax campaign aimed at defeating Proposition 29 which would fund cancer research. Despite polls showing initial support, ads focusing on wasteful spending and state deficits swayed voters and kept the measure in a dead heat. Public health groups vow to press on, noting the campaign lesson for future battles.
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Los Angeles
Big Tobacco
California
Lance Armstrong
Jack Pitney
Claremont McKenna College
Pomona
Central Valley
Danny McGoldrick
Washington, D.C
Jerry Brown
Wisconsin
Scott Walker
McDonald’s warns of global economy on second quarter
McDonald’s reports May U S and Europe strength lifted a key revenue metric while global volatility and higher costs weigh on Q2. Currency translations may shave 7 to 9 cents from earnings per share. Global May same-store sales rose 3.3 percent with Asia Pacific Middle East Africa dipping 1.7 percent. U S up 4.4 percent and Europe up 2.9 percent driven by menu upgrades and renovations.
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McDonald's Corp
U.S
Europe
Oak Brook
Ill
McDonald's
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Middle East
Africa
McDonald’s
China
R.W. Baird
David Tarantino
United Kingdom
Russia
France
Wholesale stockpiles rise 0.6 percent in April
U S wholesale inventories climbed 0.6 percent in April as sales rose 1.1 percent, signaling healthier restocking and potential strength in second quarter growth. The inventory level reached 483.5 billion dollars, 25.6 percent above the September 2009 post recession low, with gas prices falling boosting consumer purchasing power.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
PSM Holdings reports record loan closings for April and May 2012
PSM Holdings via PrimeSource Mortgage announces 233 closings totaling 44 million in April and 288 loans totaling 49.7 million in May. May set an all time monthly high, with year to date 51 percent new purchases and 49 percent refinances. Conventional loans account for 46 percent and government type loans 54 percent.
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PSM Holdings Inc
Jeffrey Smith
PrimeSource Mortgage Inc
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