Port lessee, CEMEX, had bad day

Shares of Mexican cement and building materials maker Cemex fell 19% Thursday as dismal results from a debt exchange spurred investors to take profits following…

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Pensacola has 70 in DROP

The DROP plan allows employees to retire from the Florida Retirement System and have their benefits accumulate in a trust fund. Employees then are able…

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Readers Digest used to fight CMP

The latest “fact” being used to fight the stadium at the Community Maritime Park is this quote from Allen Sanderson, University of Chicago economist that…

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Council bound to build CMP

When the Community Maritime Park referendum was forced on the City by Councilman Marty Donovan and Save Our City, all parties agreed to stand by…

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Downtown Library switcheroo

We hear that architect Miller Caldwell will be making a proposal to the City and the Friends of the Library to move the proposed new…

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Gannett makes more cuts

The rumor is that the paper will cut the extra “n” and “t” from its name (credit Reuters blogs). The City Paper (an alt-weekly in…

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Summer Blue Angel show set for July 18

Here is the complete schedule for 2009: March 14 NAF El Centro, CA 21-22 Punta Gorda, FL 28-29 Tyndall AFB, FL April 4-5 Tuscaloosa, AL…

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Who is pulling Evers chain

We hear the PBA—Police Benevolent Association— is pressuring State Rep. Greg Evers on the consolidation issue. IN reporter Sean Boone interviewed Evers this morning: News:…

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Notes: Council committee meetings

Just got out of the meetings. Let me give you the highlights and will fill you in more later. Ronald Townsend and Mike DeSorbo were…

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Bonnie Raitt coming in March

She will perform March 11 at an anti-nuclear benefit show at Saenger Theatre. Read more.

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IN punished for asking first

Here is Frank Miller’s response to my request for a refund on my original records request: Mr. Outzen, Your request for information was made prior…

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New council may be slow, too

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien points out in his column today that Mayor-elect Mike Wiggins has called for a goal setting workshop. This sound great, right?…

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