Finance News Archive

17-Aug-2005

• 'Finance Committee accepts $1 million for parking garage (The Enterprise)
BROCKTON The city has 1 million reasons to believe it is on the way to building a new parking garage on Lincoln Street. The Finance Committee voted favorably Monday night to accept a $1 million grant from the Brockton Redevelopment Authority for the parking garage.
• 'Hopes for school finance bills dashed (News 8 Austin)
House Speaker Tom Craddick said Tuesday members won't vote on any school Finance or tax-related bills before the end of the special session Friday.
• 'Peru's Finance Minister Takes Over Cabinet (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Alejandro Toledo swore in a new Cabinet Tuesday with the former finance minister moving into the role of prime minister.
• 'Commercial finance firm relocates office to Greensboro (BizJournals)
The Hamilton Group, which provides "alternative finance solutions" for small businesses, will relocoate its mid-Atlantic office from Baltimore to Greensboro, the comany said Wednesday.
• 'Dawson proposes changing finance department of school district (Benton Courier)
In his first school board meeting since becoming interim superintendent of the Benton School District, Dr. Fred Dawson recommended a reorganization of the district's finance department, which he says will save the district about $20,000 annually.
• 'Still No School Finance Plan (KXAN 36 Austin)
The current 30-day special session on school finance is scheduled to end Friday. After Tuesday, passing legislation seems impossible.
• 'Mega project investment to stay unchanged, says finance minister (MCOT)
BANGKOK, Aug 18 (TNA) Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya yesterday reiterated investment value of mega infrastructure projects would stay unchanged at 1.7 trillion bath, saying the amount would be revised only when it caused the current account deficit to exceed 2.5% of gross domestic product.
• 'QC treasurer tapped for finance position (The Manila Times)
THE Quezon City treasurer, Victor Endriga, has reportedly been invited to join President Arroyo?s economic team either as commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue or undersecretary of finance.
• 'GOP city representative to make bid for finance board (Stamford Advocate)
STAMFORD -- ÊRepublicans yesterday named a candidate for the Board of Finance, on which both parties will try to gain a majority in the November election.
• '08/17/05 - 1:43 pm Still No School Finance Plan (KXAN 36 Austin)
The current 30-day special session on school Finance is scheduled to end Friday. After Tuesday, passing legislation seems impossible. "We polled and the votes aren't there to pass them, and unless something drastically changes, we won't do that," Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Speaker of the House, said.