Portland Business Journal - Magazine names 11 Oregon fastest-growing private companies [Portland] Buena Vista enters Bend market [Portland] Weapons of mass construction [Portland] Umpqua joins green-oriented forces with Gerding Edlen [Portland] Brewery Blocks sale leads real

Zoo trying to protect amphibians from fungi
Toledo Blade - As part of that effort to thwart global extinction of frogs and salamanders, the Toledo Zoo hosts the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ amphib-ian workshop this week, which draws zookeepers from throughout the United States, and often from Central

Boulder County Business Report - Common-area amenities will include a spa, a physician office suite, an oversized saltwater aquarium, a cocktail bar and outdoor gardens. Boulder-based Form Studios is the project architect, and Golden-based Milender White Construction Co. is general
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An entrepreneur’s creative castle
CNN Money - The home features a 33-foot-high great room, an indoor tree house, a circular mahogany slide connecting two floors, a 25-foot-long saltwater aquarium, two waterfalls in the master bathroom, a separate indoor basketball court, and a full-scale cast of
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South Florida Business Journal - Centex to take nearly $1B in charges in 2Q [Jacksonville] Centex to take $1 billion in charges [San Jose] Home builders’ debt given junk ratings [Raleigh/Durham] Top Issues for 2007 [South Florida] DiVosta to lay off 135 workers in Sarasota [Tampa
Source: southflorida.bizjournals.com

Animal deaths at Fejervary Zoo debated
Quad-Cities Times - Zoo officials have identified accreditation with the national Association of Zoos & Aquariums as a continued goal. Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, Ill., recently earned AZA accreditation. Barb Ickes can be contacted at (563) 383-2316 or bickes@qctimes.com
Source: www.qctimes.com