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		<title>Hamburger chain adds MasterCard PayPass</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/25/hamburger-chain-adds-mastercard-paypass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[MasterCard Inc., the Purchase-based credit card giant, said that Whataburger, a Texas-based fast food chain,  Whataburger, will accept MasterCard PayPass payments at more than 500 locations across the South.

 PayPass, developed by  MasterCard, allows consumers to tap cards or devices on the special readers at checkout to pay for products quickly. There [...]<br/>
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		<title>New CEO named at Aureon Laboratories</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Aureon Laboratories Inc., a Yonkers-based laboratory that specializes in cancer treatment, said that Robert Shovlin has  been promoted from president to president and chief executive officer. Vijay Aggarwal will step down as CEO, but will remain a member of the company&#8217;s board of directors. Shovlin joined the company in June 2005 as vice president [...]<br/>
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		<title>iMedicor  forms partnership with voicemail services company</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/25/imedicor-forms-partnership-with-voicemail-services-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bieger</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[iMedicor, a Nanuet-based company that specializes in electronic medica records, said that it has formed a partnership with PhoneTag, a New York-based voicemail services company. As a result of the partnership, physicians and healthcare providers can access transcription services on their mobile devices.<br/>
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		<title>FDA panel to review Acorda drug on Oct. 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biopharmaceutical]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[October 14th will be an important day for Acorda Therapeutics Inc., a Hawthorne-based biotech company.

	That&#8217;s when a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel is scheduled to conduct a critical review of Fampridine-SR, Acorda&#8217;s new multiple sclerosis drug that is designed to make walking easier for the disease&#8217;s victims. Acorda has been working on the development [...]<br/>
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		<title>PepsiAmericas to open Romanian bottling plant</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/24/pepsiamericas-to-open-romanian-bottling-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[PepsiAmericas, the second largest bottler of Pepsi beverage products, said that it will invest $150 million to build a bottling plant in Romania.

 The factory, expected to open on Sept 1, is the latest investment that the Minneapolis-based company has made in the fast growing region of Eastern Europe. In 2007, PepsiAmericas took control of [...]<br/>
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		<title>Broadview Networks names executive vice president</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/24/broadview-networks-names-executive-vice-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Broadview Networks, a Rye Brook-based business communications provider, said that Christopher Eldredge is joining the company as executive vice president of alternate channels and carrier sales. 

	Eldredge will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the company&#8217;s agent sales channel and wholesale organizations. He previously was vice president of carrier sales and service for Frontier [...]<br/>
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		<title>IBM expanding program in developing countries</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/24/ibm-expanding-program-in-developing-countries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[IBM Corp. said that it is expanding a program that sends employee teams to developing countries to assist local organizations on projects that involve business, social or technology issues.

	The Armonk-based computer services giant said that the expanded program, known as the Corporate Service Corps,  will result in 1,500 employees working in the various countries [...]<br/>
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		<title>Haights Cross reaches agreement on debt restructuring</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/21/haights-cross-reaches-agreement-on-debt-restructuring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Haights Cross Communications Inc., a White Plains-based library and educational publisher, said that it has reached agreement with major lenders on a restructuting of the company&#8217;s debt and credit agreement that should improve its financial outlook.

 The company added that the restructuring is not expected to lead to changes in its Triumph Learning and Recorded [...]<br/>
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		<title>Barter service expands in Rockland County</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/21/barter-service-expands-in-rockland-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expansion]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hudson Barter Exchange, a recent business startup that brings businesses together to make deals without cash, is expanding from its initial service territory of Westchester County into Rockland County.

	The Elmsford-based company said that it has added over 160 members since it opened nine months ago.  Trading volume on the barter site has doubled every [...]<br/>
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		<title>Real estate firm founder receives ethics award</title>
		<link>http://burbsbiz.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/21/real-estate-firm-founder-receives-ethics-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Loomis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rick Rakow, founder of Rakow Commercial Realty Group Inc. in White Plains, recently received  the &#8220;Business Ethics Award&#8221; from The White Plains Rotary Club in recognition of his business career and involvement in the community.

 Rakow, who has worked in the real estate business for 25 years, handles about 100 real estate transactions [...]<br/>
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