Word: greenes
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...people seeking shelter in October 2006, 100 in October 2007 and about 300 last October. School districts know they'll have to fight one another to get enough resources for their homeless students. "It's our gravest concern that we'll lose more federal dollars," says MPS superintendent Bill Green. "Because staying in school is these kids' only shot at a better life...
Eventually, LaRoe won out. First Green Bank opened its doors on Feb. 17 - and business has been booming. On a recent weekday morning, loan officers and account reps zipped between desks and offices, sidestepping exercise equipment (the bank is operating out of a defunct fitness center until it completes its new eco-friendly headquarters). When First Green was applying for a charter, it figured to make $39 million of loans in its first year. The bank already has nearly $60 million worth in the pipeline...
That's partly because First Green is picking up qualified borrowers that other lenders are shedding. Banks that have placed too many bets on real estate and construction loans are stumbling and cutting back lending. "Banks are looking to lessen the risk on their balance sheets," says Gerard Cassidy, managing director and banks analyst at RBC Capital Markets. "Even a good customer may be encouraged to leave...
...whose family has been keeping bees around Hughson since the 1950s, remembers when beekeepers earned less than $10 per hive in pollination fees to supplement their main business: honey. "Almonds were nothing," says Johnson, examining some of his 700 hives, his snow white hair peeking out from beneath a green trucker hat. Today about 60% of Johnson's business is pollination. (The honey made from almond blossoms is too bitter to eat and is not harvested...
...feel that the controversy surrounding the use of performance-enhancing drugs by baseball superstars like Roger Clemens and Alex Rodriguez diminishes the credibility of all players? Matthew Thacker BOWLING GREEN, OHIO...