Court approves the sale of East Valley Tribune – AZCentral.com
A Delaware Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday approved the sale of the East Valley Tribune and four small Valley newspapers to a Colorado company for $2.05 million. Freedom Communications Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based company that has owned the Tribune

General Growth investors add $3.93B to Brookfield plan – Ibj.com
General Growth Properties Inc. said its biggest debt and equity holders have offered to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the company, bolstering a plan with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to bring the mall owner out of bankruptcy. The investments

General Growth $4.3bn rescue plan – Investors Business Daily
Pershing Square Capital Management and Fairholme Capital Management are thought to be working with Brookfield to bring General Growth out of bankruptcy.

Fairholme, Pershing Said to Plan $3.93 Billion General Growth – Bloomberg
March 8 (Bloomberg) — General Growth Properties Inc. ’s biggest debt and equity holders will offer to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the mall owner to help bring the company out of bankruptcy, according to a person familiar with the plan

Court approves the sale of East Valley Tribune – AZCentral.com
A Delaware Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday approved the sale of the East Valley Tribune and four small Valley newspapers to a Colorado company for $2.05 million. Freedom Communications Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based company that has owned the Tribune

General Growth investors add $3.93B to Brookfield plan – Ibj.com
General Growth Properties Inc. said its biggest debt and equity holders have offered to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the company, bolstering a plan with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to bring the mall owner out of bankruptcy. The investments

General Growth $4.3bn rescue plan – Investors Business Daily
Pershing Square Capital Management and Fairholme Capital Management are thought to be working with Brookfield to bring General Growth out of bankruptcy.

UPDATE 1-Orange Co Register publisher to exit bankruptcy – Reuters
WILMINGTON, Del., March 9 (Reuters) – The publisher of the Orange County Register newspaper received approval from a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday for a plan of reorganization, ending its bitter bankruptcy. The plan would cut the debt of the

General Growth adds $3.9B to Brookfield plan – MSN Money
malls, said its biggest debt and equity holders offered to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the company, bolstering a plan with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to bring the mall owner out of bankruptcy. Bloomberg News reported the investments

UPDATE 1-Orange Co Register publisher to exit bankruptcy – Reuters
WILMINGTON, Del., March 9 (Reuters) – The publisher of the Orange County Register newspaper received approval from a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday for a plan of reorganization, ending its bitter bankruptcy. The plan would cut the debt of the

SunCal Cos.’ Bay Area Base Redevelopment in Jeopardy – Orange County Business Journal
Irvine-based master developer SunCal Cos. is searching for a “Plan C” to push ahead on the massive redevelopment plan it has in the works for the Bay Area. A ballot measure that would have cleared the way for SunCal to start redeveloping about

Stage Stores Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results – MSN Money
Stage Stores, Inc. SSI today reported net income for the fourth quarter ended January 30, 2010 of $27.9 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.3 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the prior year fourth quarter ended

SunCal Cos.’ Bay Area Base Redevelopment in Jeopardy – Orange County Business Journal
Irvine-based master developer SunCal Cos. is searching for a “Plan C” to push ahead on the massive redevelopment plan it has in the works for the Bay Area. A ballot measure that would have cleared the way for SunCal to start redeveloping about

Judge approves bankruptcy plan for media company – KXTV News10Net
decision will let Affiliated Media Inc. emerge from bankruptcy protection by April 1, according to a company spokesman. Affiliated is the holding company for MediaNews Group and is headed by William Dean Singleton president, Joseph Lodovic,

Mercury News parent wins court approval of bankruptcy plan – San Jose Mercury News
company for Mercury News parent MediaNews Group, won court approval of its reorganization plan Thursday. The plan, approved by judge Kevin J. Carey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware said William Dean Singleton

Showdown over Six Flags begins in U.S. bankruptcy court – Reuters
The trial is scheduled to last two weeks, with potentially Senior bondholders, known as SFO Noteholders, have drafted a plan that has been adopted by the company. Led by Avenue Capital Group, which invests in financially troubled companies, the

Stage Stores Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results – MSN Money
Stage Stores, Inc. SSI today reported net income for the fourth quarter ended January 30, 2010 of $27.9 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.3 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the prior year fourth quarter ended

Regional Report / Pioneer Press publisher’s bankruptcy plan approved – Pioneer Press
The confirmation of the reorganization plan in Delaware puts Affiliated Media, the holding company for Denver-based Media-News Group Inc., on track produced a big payday for Affiliated’s president, Joseph Lodovic IV. He qualified for a $250,000

Fairholme, Pershing Pledge $4B to Renew GGP – GlobeSt. com
CHICAGO-An $8 billion plan to bring locally-based General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy is starting to emerge, with the REIT’s announcement Monday night that two companies have offered a massive capital infusion. Fairholme Capital Management

Reliance eyes new prey after Lyondell snub: source – YAHOO!
A deal would have created one of the world’s biggest petrochemical groups and its failure is a blow to Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani , India ’s richest man, who plans to turn the India-focused cash-rich group into an international giant. “

Fairholme, Pershing Said to Plan $3.93 Billion General Growth – Bloomberg
March 8 (Bloomberg) — General Growth Properties Inc. ’s biggest debt and equity holders will offer to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the mall owner to help bring the company out of bankruptcy, according to a person familiar with the plan

Judge approves bankruptcy plan for media company – KXTV News10Net
decision will let Affiliated Media Inc. emerge from bankruptcy protection by April 1, according to a company spokesman. Affiliated is the holding company for MediaNews Group and is headed by William Dean Singleton president, Joseph Lodovic,

Mercury News parent wins court approval of bankruptcy plan – San Jose Mercury News
company for Mercury News parent MediaNews Group, won court approval of its reorganization plan Thursday. The plan, approved by judge Kevin J. Carey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware said William Dean Singleton

Showdown over Six Flags begins in U.S. bankruptcy court – Reuters
The trial is scheduled to last two weeks, with potentially Senior bondholders, known as SFO Noteholders, have drafted a plan that has been adopted by the company. Led by Avenue Capital Group, which invests in financially troubled companies, the

Stage Stores Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results – MSN Money
Stage Stores, Inc. SSI today reported net income for the fourth quarter ended January 30, 2010 of $27.9 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.3 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the prior year fourth quarter ended

Regional Report / Pioneer Press publisher’s bankruptcy plan approved – Pioneer Press
The confirmation of the reorganization plan in Delaware puts Affiliated Media, the holding company for Denver-based Media-News Group Inc., on track produced a big payday for Affiliated’s president, Joseph Lodovic IV. He qualified for a $250,000

Fairholme, Pershing Pledge $4B to Renew GGP – GlobeSt. com
CHICAGO-An $8 billion plan to bring locally-based General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy is starting to emerge, with the REIT’s announcement Monday night that two companies have offered a massive capital infusion. Fairholme Capital Management

Reliance eyes new prey after Lyondell snub: source – YAHOO!
A deal would have created one of the world’s biggest petrochemical groups and its failure is a blow to Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani , India ’s richest man, who plans to turn the India-focused cash-rich group into an international giant. “

Reliance eyes new prey after Lyondell snub: source – YAHOO!
A deal would have created one of the world’s biggest petrochemical groups and its failure is a blow to Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani , India ’s richest man, who plans to turn the India-focused cash-rich group into an international giant. “

Radio station owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – Chico Enterprise-Record
CHICO — Regent Communications, which owns a number of radio stations in Chico and Redding, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. On March 1, Cincinnati-based Regent filed a plan of reorganization with the Delaware bankruptcy court, and

Regional Report / Pioneer Press publisher’s bankruptcy plan approved – Pioneer Press
The confirmation of the reorganization plan in Delaware puts Affiliated Media, the holding company for Denver-based Media-News Group Inc., on track produced a big payday for Affiliated’s president, Joseph Lodovic IV. He qualified for a $250,000

Fairholme, Pershing Pledge $4B to Renew GGP – GlobeSt. com
CHICAGO-An $8 billion plan to bring locally-based General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy is starting to emerge, with the REIT’s announcement Monday night that two companies have offered a massive capital infusion. Fairholme Capital Management

Stage Stores Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results – MSN Money
Stage Stores, Inc. SSI today reported net income for the fourth quarter ended January 30, 2010 of $27.9 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.3 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the prior year fourth quarter ended

Fairholme, Pershing Said to Plan $3.93 Billion General Growth – Bloomberg
March 8 (Bloomberg) — General Growth Properties Inc. ’s biggest debt and equity holders will offer to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the mall owner to help bring the company out of bankruptcy, according to a person familiar with the plan

Mercury News parent wins court approval of bankruptcy plan – San Jose Mercury News
company for Mercury News parent MediaNews Group, won court approval of its reorganization plan Thursday. The plan, approved by judge Kevin J. Carey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware said William Dean Singleton

Showdown over Six Flags begins in U.S. bankruptcy court – Reuters
The trial is scheduled to last two weeks, with potentially Senior bondholders, known as SFO Noteholders, have drafted a plan that has been adopted by the company. Led by Avenue Capital Group, which invests in financially troubled companies, the

Judge approves bankruptcy plan for media company – KXTV News10Net
decision will let Affiliated Media Inc. emerge from bankruptcy protection by April 1, according to a company spokesman. Affiliated is the holding company for MediaNews Group and is headed by William Dean Singleton president, Joseph Lodovic,

Reliance eyes new prey after Lyondell snub: source – YAHOO!
A deal would have created one of the world’s biggest petrochemical groups and its failure is a blow to Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani , India ’s richest man, who plans to turn the India-focused cash-rich group into an international giant. “

Radio station owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – Chico Enterprise-Record
CHICO — Regent Communications, which owns a number of radio stations in Chico and Redding, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. On March 1, Cincinnati-based Regent filed a plan of reorganization with the Delaware bankruptcy court, and

Regional Report / Pioneer Press publisher’s bankruptcy plan approved – Pioneer Press
The confirmation of the reorganization plan in Delaware puts Affiliated Media, the holding company for Denver-based Media-News Group Inc., on track produced a big payday for Affiliated’s president, Joseph Lodovic IV. He qualified for a $250,000

Fairholme, Pershing Pledge $4B to Renew GGP – GlobeSt. com
CHICAGO-An $8 billion plan to bring locally-based General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy is starting to emerge, with the REIT’s announcement Monday night that two companies have offered a massive capital infusion. Fairholme Capital Management

Stage Stores Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results – MSN Money
Stage Stores, Inc. SSI today reported net income for the fourth quarter ended January 30, 2010 of $27.9 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.3 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the prior year fourth quarter ended

Fairholme, Pershing Said to Plan $3.93 Billion General Growth – Bloomberg
March 8 (Bloomberg) — General Growth Properties Inc. ’s biggest debt and equity holders will offer to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the mall owner to help bring the company out of bankruptcy, according to a person familiar with the plan

Mercury News parent wins court approval of bankruptcy plan – San Jose Mercury News
company for Mercury News parent MediaNews Group, won court approval of its reorganization plan Thursday. The plan, approved by judge Kevin J. Carey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware said William Dean Singleton

Showdown over Six Flags begins in U.S. bankruptcy court – Reuters
The trial is scheduled to last two weeks, with potentially Senior bondholders, known as SFO Noteholders, have drafted a plan that has been adopted by the company. Led by Avenue Capital Group, which invests in financially troubled companies, the

SunCal Cos.’ Bay Area Base Redevelopment in Jeopardy – Orange County Business Journal
Irvine-based master developer SunCal Cos. is searching for a “Plan C” to push ahead on the massive redevelopment plan it has in the works for the Bay Area. A ballot measure that would have cleared the way for SunCal to start redeveloping about

Showdown over Six Flags begins in U.S. bankruptcy court – Reuters
The trial is scheduled to last two weeks, with potentially Senior bondholders, known as SFO Noteholders, have drafted a plan that has been adopted by the company. Led by Avenue Capital Group, which invests in financially troubled companies, the

Bankruptcy Plan Approved For Denver Post Parent Company – Denver Channel
reorganization plan of the company that publishes The Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News and 52 other daily newspapers. Thursday’s decision will let Affiliated Media Inc company for MediaNews Group and is headed by William Dean Singleton.

Chad Ziemendorf / Special to The Chronicle – San Francisco Chronicle
The federal agency that protects pensions says New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. is liable for $292 million in benefit payments but has just $161 million in assets, and it wants Toyota Corp. to help make up the difference. Nummi was founded in 1984

Mercury News parent wins court approval of bankruptcy plan – San Jose Mercury News
company for Mercury News parent MediaNews Group, won court approval of its reorganization plan Thursday. The plan, approved by judge Kevin J. Carey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware said William Dean Singleton

SunCal Cos.’ Bay Area Base Redevelopment in Jeopardy – Orange County Business Journal
Irvine-based master developer SunCal Cos. is searching for a “Plan C” to push ahead on the massive redevelopment plan it has in the works for the Bay Area. A ballot measure that would have cleared the way for SunCal to start redeveloping about

Showdown over Six Flags begins in U.S. bankruptcy court – Reuters
The trial is scheduled to last two weeks, with potentially Senior bondholders, known as SFO Noteholders, have drafted a plan that has been adopted by the company. Led by Avenue Capital Group, which invests in financially troubled companies, the

Bankruptcy Plan Approved For Denver Post Parent Company – Denver Channel
reorganization plan of the company that publishes The Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News and 52 other daily newspapers. Thursday’s decision will let Affiliated Media Inc company for MediaNews Group and is headed by William Dean Singleton.

Chad Ziemendorf / Special to The Chronicle – San Francisco Chronicle
The federal agency that protects pensions says New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. is liable for $292 million in benefit payments but has just $161 million in assets, and it wants Toyota Corp. to help make up the difference. Nummi was founded in 1984

AbitibiBowater and paperworkers’ union reach tentative agreement – Stockhouse
MONTREAL – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with AbitibiBowater. Following months of negotiations, the beleaguered forestry giant pulled its proposal to end pension plans

Keep informed on health care – Bismarck Tribune
Kathleen, that’s good. The Administration proposal is a tangled expensive mess that is unlikely to effect the problem. It is, instead, the guise of a solution aimed more at covering political and leadership weakness with a colorful quilt looking

Retired workers seek pay from bankrupt Ala. city – WLOX
Before the bankruptcy, the pension plan paid out $150,000 each month. That means the total that has not been paid to pensioners could top $1 million in April. A judge is scheduled to hear on Tuesday motions from the workers seeking their retirement

Breaking news alerts (about 1 per day) – MSNBC
The community is no less passionate this time. Public hearings on the plan have been filled with hundreds of parents, students and community members holding signs and chanting in protest. Angry parents said kids are being punished for the district’s

AbitibiBowater and paperworkers’ union reach tentative agreement – Stockhouse
MONTREAL – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with AbitibiBowater. Following months of negotiations, the beleaguered forestry giant pulled its proposal to end pension plans

Keep informed on health care – Bismarck Tribune
Kathleen, that’s good. The Administration proposal is a tangled expensive mess that is unlikely to effect the problem. It is, instead, the guise of a solution aimed more at covering political and leadership weakness with a colorful quilt looking

Retired workers seek pay from bankrupt Ala. city – WLOX
Before the bankruptcy, the pension plan paid out $150,000 each month. That means the total that has not been paid to pensioners could top $1 million in April. A judge is scheduled to hear on Tuesday motions from the workers seeking their retirement

If Reform Fails – New York Times
As the fierce debate on President Obama’s plan for health care reform comes to a head, Americans should be thinking carefully about what happens if Congress fails to enact legislation. Here are some basic facts Americans need to know as Congress

Market Mover – American Reporter
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The thoughts below were written three years and one month ago. No one cared about my ideas. On local and national radio for more than 14 years I made the same health care warning loud and clear to anyone who would listen. I’ll try

Is health care reform moral? – Bismarck Tribune
To CW4-RETIRED concerning your March 6, 2010, 8:09 am post. Could you tell me where you found that Canada uses a lottery system to draw names in deciding who will be seen next? Also concerning wait times, go to ( http://www.commonwealthfund.org

In the News Humor – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Deep thought of the day: “I kept wondering why the Frisbee seemed to be getting larger and larger… and then it hit me.” Normally that always gets a laugh out of me. But not today. Pardon my melancholy mood. Perhaps the greatest American inventor of

Sick man faces bankruptcy — or death – Toronto Sun
Kent Pankow lives in Edmonton, in a province and a country that is trying to either kill him or bankrupt him. No sense mincing words. Suffering from brain cancer, Kent Pankow was literally forced to go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. for

Keep informed on health care – Bismarck Tribune
d) Administration- The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Fact – The majority of Americans don’t want his health care plan passed into law. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events

If Reform Fails – New York Times
As the fierce debate on President Obama’s plan for health care reform comes to a head, Americans should be thinking carefully about what happens if Congress fails to enact legislation. Here are some basic facts Americans need to know as Congress

Market Mover – American Reporter
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The thoughts below were written three years and one month ago. No one cared about my ideas. On local and national radio for more than 14 years I made the same health care warning loud and clear to anyone who would listen. I’ll try

Is health care reform moral? – Bismarck Tribune
To CW4-RETIRED concerning your March 6, 2010, 8:09 am post. Could you tell me where you found that Canada uses a lottery system to draw names in deciding who will be seen next? Also concerning wait times, go to ( http://www.commonwealthfund.org

In the News Humor – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Deep thought of the day: “I kept wondering why the Frisbee seemed to be getting larger and larger… and then it hit me.” Normally that always gets a laugh out of me. But not today. Pardon my melancholy mood. Perhaps the greatest American inventor of

Sick man faces bankruptcy — or death – Toronto Sun
Kent Pankow lives in Edmonton, in a province and a country that is trying to either kill him or bankrupt him. No sense mincing words. Suffering from brain cancer, Kent Pankow was literally forced to go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. for

In the News Humor – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Deep thought of the day: “I kept wondering why the Frisbee seemed to be getting larger and larger… and then it hit me.” Normally that always gets a laugh out of me. But not today. Pardon my melancholy mood. Perhaps the greatest American inventor of

Market Mover – American Reporter
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The thoughts below were written three years and one month ago. No one cared about my ideas. On local and national radio for more than 14 years I made the same health care warning loud and clear to anyone who would listen. I’ll try

In the News Humor – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Deep thought of the day: “I kept wondering why the Frisbee seemed to be getting larger and larger… and then it hit me.” Normally that always gets a laugh out of me. But not today. Pardon my melancholy mood. Perhaps the greatest American inventor of

Is health care reform moral? – Bismarck Tribune
To CW4-RETIRED concerning your March 6, 2010, 8:09 am post. Could you tell me where you found that Canada uses a lottery system to draw names in deciding who will be seen next? Also concerning wait times, go to ( http://www.commonwealthfund.org

Market Mover – American Reporter
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The thoughts below were written three years and one month ago. No one cared about my ideas. On local and national radio for more than 14 years I made the same health care warning loud and clear to anyone who would listen. I’ll try

On Native Ground – American Reporter
DUMMERSTON, Vt. — Those who thought that last week’s government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would stabilize the financial markets got a wakeup call this week. Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank, succumbed to the

Sick man faces bankruptcy — or death – Toronto Sun
Kent Pankow lives in Edmonton, in a province and a country that is trying to either kill him or bankrupt him. No sense mincing words. Suffering from brain cancer, Kent Pankow was literally forced to go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. for

Is health care reform moral? – Bismarck Tribune
To CW4-RETIRED concerning your March 6, 2010, 8:09 am post. Could you tell me where you found that Canada uses a lottery system to draw names in deciding who will be seen next? Also concerning wait times, go to ( http://www.commonwealthfund.org

Market Mover – American Reporter
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The thoughts below were written three years and one month ago. No one cared about my ideas. On local and national radio for more than 14 years I made the same health care warning loud and clear to anyone who would listen. I’ll try

On Native Ground – American Reporter
DUMMERSTON, Vt. — Those who thought that last week’s government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would stabilize the financial markets got a wakeup call this week. Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank, succumbed to the