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Airport Authority Moves Fast to Aid Passengers - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)

03/21/12

springfield, illinois…… Within hours of the abrupt shutdown and subsequent bankruptcy filings of Direct Air, which left thousands of would be travelers seeking answers to fulfill last minute travel arrangements, the Springfield Airport ...

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People notes: Personnel appointments, promotions and announcements - St. Petersburg Times

03/21/12

McCoskey joins the litigation practice group and brings 16 years of experience in complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation to Akerman Senterfitt. McCoskey was a past president at Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty &Hooker PA, Tampa. Ahmad Yakzan has ...

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Financing in place to keep Naples Bay Resort running through 2012, receiver says - Naples Daily News

03/21/12

During a phone-only hearing on Wednesday, all sides involved in the bankruptcy case agreed to accept a Texas investment group's offer of more than $3 million in new financing, enough to pay the resort project's bills through December.

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AMR Said to Ready Bankruptcy Court Bid to Dump Contracts - Businessweek

03/21/12

AMR is seeking $1.25 billion in annual labor-cost reductions as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. It is scheduled to update the judge overseeing the case in New York on the status of the labor negotiations tomorrow. The motion filed with ...

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A Ritz hotel on Lehman sale list as it winds down - Yahoo Finance

03/21/12

The bankruptcy marked the demise of a company that had survived ... president of Ely & Co., a banking consulting firm. The money from the sales beginning in April will go to Lehman's creditors. Among them are people with retirement money managed ...

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Law Office of Pearson, Butler, Carson & Cook, PLLC, Hires More BK Attorneys - Online PR News

03/21/12

Law office of Pearson, Butler, Carson & Cook, PLLC, hires more attorneys as the rate of Utah bankruptcy petition filings hit the highest in 6 years. Online PR News – 21-March-2012 –Pearson, Butler, Carson & Cook, PLLC, hires more attorneys as the rate ...

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Arcapita Bankruptcy Was Forced by Hedge Funds, Lawyer Says - Businessweek

03/21/12

Arcapita Bank BSC, a manager of Islamic-compliant investments with $7 billion under management, was forced into bankruptcy by hedge funds that sought to be repaid in full, a lawyer for Arcapita said. Restructuring talks on the company’s $1.1 ...

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Lawyers for Charles Street AME church to appear in bankruptcy court on Thursday - Boston Globe

03/21/12

About 250 members of the congregation voted to move forward with the bankruptcy filing in a three-hour meeting at the church on Tuesday night, on the advice of lawyers and the church’s board of trustees. But the move to save the historic black ...

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Daily Bankruptcy Review Wins Jesse H. Neal Award - Marketwatch

03/21/12

Its dedicated editorial team covers the full cycle of distress, from early signs of trouble through every significant development in bankruptcy cases. Daily Bankruptcy Review is a must-read for bankruptcy attorneys, turnaround experts and ...

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Airport Authority Moves Fast to Aid Passengers - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)

03/21/12

springfield, illinois…… Within hours of the abrupt shutdown and subsequent bankruptcy filings of Direct Air, which left thousands of would be travelers seeking answers to fulfill last minute travel arrangements, the Springfield Airport ...

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