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RIPEC: Bankruptcy perilous for cities; pass Chafee’s bills first - WPRI

04/02/12

Chapter 9 no ‘panacea’ for cities The RIPEC study offers only a lukewarm endorsement of the bankruptcy option for municipalities. Filing for Chapter 9 would offer Providence and other places “some advantages,” the study says, mostly ...

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Summary Box: AFA Foods files for Chapter 11 - AP - msnbc.com

04/02/12

THE HEADLINE: Ground beef processor AFA Foods is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and selling its assets after the public outcry over the beef filler known as "pink slime" derailed its efforts to save its struggling business. THE BACKGROUND ...

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The Daily Docket: Pinnacle Enters Bankruptcy - Wall Street Journal

04/02/12

In a news release, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. says that it and its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A prominent U.S. investment bank and one of Israel’s biggest banks face lawsuits demanding the return of nearly $54 ...

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Solar Trust seeks bankruptcy protection in Del. - AP - msnbc.com

04/02/12

A California solar energy company that was unable to meet a deadline for an Energy Department loan guarantee last year has sought bankruptcy protection in Delaware. Solar Trust of America's Chapter 11 filing on Monday listed assets between $1 million and $ ...

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Solar Millennium’s U.S. Units File for Bankruptcy Protection - Bloomberg

04/02/12

The main case is In re Solar Trust of America LLC, 12-11136, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington). To contact the reporters on this story: Dawn McCarty in Wilmington at [email protected]; Phil Milford in Wilmington ...

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Baltimore Jewish Times publisher sold at bankruptcy auction - Baltimore Sun

04/02/12

The sale results will go before a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge for consideration on Thursday afternoon. After an hour of bidding, Dr. Scott Rifkin, who was heading Baltimore Community Publishing, LLC, made no offer after his $1.25 million ...

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Solar Trust seeks bankruptcy protection in Del. - Associated Press

04/02/12

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A California solar energy company that was unable to meet a deadline for an Energy Department loan guarantee last year has sought bankruptcy protection in Delaware. Solar Trust of America's Chapter 11 filing on Monday ...

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AFA Foods files for bankruptcy citing 'pink slime' - AP - msnbc.com

04/02/12

Beef products company AFA Foods said Monday that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and selling its assets after the public outcry over the beef filler known as "pink slime" derailed its efforts to save its already struggling business.

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Pink Slime' Manufacturer AFA Foods Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - NASDAQ

04/02/12

It has secured $56 million in bankruptcy financing, which it said will allow it to continue the rest of its operations during its Chapter 11 case. The company had struggled to return to profitability, it said, but had negotiated a debt extension ...

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Judge Approves Changes To General Maritime's Plan - NASDAQ

04/02/12

set up what General Maritime hopes is a rapid exit from bankruptcy in a case that a company lawyer called "a melting ice cube" at a February hearing. General Maritime is rushing to get confirmation of its bankruptcy plan, which is backed by a $ ...

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