| Iowa universities consider ending BofA marketing pacts
Iowa's three major state universities are one step closer to ending their credit-card marketing arrangements with Bank of America, reports the Charlotte Business Journal. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has recommended an end to agreements between the schools, their alumni associations and California's largest bank to market credit cards that generate hundreds of thousands of dollars for the alumni groups. .
The future of the arts in Delaware
During the past century, wealthy benefactors have blessed Delaware with a richness in high-quality arts other communities its size can only envy. World-class theater, opera, music, paintings, sculpture and American decorative arts are available at reasonable prices -- without having to travel to Washington, New York or Philadelphia. .
Health Care and Banking
The face of Nevada State Bank has stepped away from the limelight. Bill Martin, 65, the friendly banker seen on commercials and print advertisements, Martin was chairman of the bank since 2000, and president and chief executive until his resignation in early September. At the time, he told In Business he would stay on the board until December 2008. I spoke with Martin after he announced his retirement to the board Oct. 15. He told me, simply, that it was time to retire from the board. "Things just kind of changed," Martin said. "It just didn't work for me. It seemed like a good time to retire." He has no plans to resign from the other boards he serves on, including the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Water Conservation Coalition and the Public Education Foundation.
EU Almunia Agrees With ECB That Forex Moves Have Been Brutal
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Recent moves in foreign exchange markets have been brutal, European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia said Monday. Almunia noted that he agrees with the views of the European Central Bank president, Jean-Claude Trichet, who has repeatedly described foreign exchange movements as "brutal." E.U. policy makers are particularly worried about the euro's rise against the dollar. The euro is currently hovering around $1.4669, close to its record high against the dollar of $1.4753. Almunia also said that growth in the euro zone is expected to slow next year, with the chance of an even sharper slowdown if recent financial market turmoil sparked by sub-prime mortgages in the U.S. continues. He added that a sharper-than-expected slowdown in the U.S.
The smiling son betrayed by his country
GORDON Gentle faced the future with a smile. As a pupil at Bonnyholm Primary School in Pollok, Glasgow, his dreams extended no further than the football field. As a young man, unemployed but anxious to better himself, he was persuaded by the army recruitment officers at his local job centre of the benefits a military career would bring: a driving licence and a trade as an electrician. The lure of foreign travel was also mentioned but it was to Canada or Germany, rather than Iraq or Afghanistan. Instead, Gordon Gentle's life ended at the age of 19 with the blast of a bomb in Basra. The armoured Land Rover in which he was travelling should have been fitted with an electronic counter-measure (ECM), a device that would have prevented a detonation, and which was sitting in a store just 800 yards from where he was killed.
GE Money and Thomasville Furniture Industries Extend Consumer Finance Program
GE Money and Thomasville Furniture Industries today announced a multi-year renewal of its consumer financing agreement, originally formed in 2003. The Thomasville credit card program, issued through GE Money's Sales Finance unit, is available through Thomasville stores and gallery locations across the United States. �We have�enjoyed a very successful relationship with GE for the last five years, and the results of our partnership have gone above and beyond our expectations,�� said Brad Cates, vice president of sales and retail development for Thomasville. �Working with GE�allows us to help our customers decorate the homes of their dreams because not only are we able to provide a wide assortment of quality home furnishings, but also a wide range of financing options�through the Thomasville�private label credit card.
Fargo Announces HDPii Instant Issuance Financial Card PrinterFargo HDPii Instant Issuance Financial Card Printer ...
MINNEAPOLIS, BUSINESS WIRE -- Fargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems, today announced the introduction of the HDPii Financial Card Printer. Utilizing Fargo's patented High Definition Printing (HDP) technology, the HDPii is targeted toward banks, credit unions and retailers for on-site instant issuance of debit, credit and prepaid cards. "The HDPii sets a new standard in the instant issuance of financial and retail cards," said Steve Blake, vice president of business development for Fargo. "Utilizing High Definition Printing, cards no longer need to be preprinted, embossed or indent printed." Both cardholders and financial institutions will experience advantages of the HDPii Financial Card Printer: Improved Customer Experience: In a world of instant gratification, delivering a card on the spot means customers will not have to wait for days or weeks to receive their card, or be concerned that it may be lost or stolen in the mail.
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