SPECIAL REPORT - The great French breast implant scandal
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - In March 2010, a pair of health inspectors acting on a tip paid a three-day visit to a factory in this hilly town on the Mediterranean coast. The factory was the headquarters of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a leading international maker of breast implants founded by French entrepreneur Jean-Claude Mas. The inspectors found something odd: six discarded plastic ...

Heritage Commerce Corp Reports Net Income Allocable to Shareholders of $2.3 Million for the Fourth Quarter and $9.0 ...
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heritage Commerce Corp (Nasdaq: HTBK), the holding company (“the Company”) for Heritage Bank of Commerce (“the Bank”), today reported that after accrued dividends and discount accretion on preferred stock, 2011 net income allocable to common shareholders totaled $9.0 million, or $0.28 per average diluted common share; a significant improvement from the net loss ...

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Park Ridge Community Calendar for Feb. 9, 2012
Submissions for Community Calendar are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495. Agenda The city of Park Ridge lists the following meetings which take place in City Hall, 505 Butler Place, unless otherwise noted. For a complete ...

Ice and snow bash Plateau
The great winter event of 2012 will be remembered for its beautiful blanket of white, the subsequent sheets of ice and, finally, the shattering sound of tree limbs crashing throughout the Plateau.