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• Fitch Rates University of Colorado Hospital Authority's $92MM Revs 'AA-/F1+'

  - 2008-06-20

  NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-/F1+'rating to the University of Colorado Hospital Authority Revenue Bonds, $19,140,000 series 2008A and $73,500,000 series 2008B. The ratings are based on the support provided by separate direct-pay letters of credit LOCs issued by Wachovia Bank, National Association, securing each series of bonds....

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• Fitch Rates University of Colorado Hospital Auth 2008A & B Bonds 'BBB+' Underlying; Outlook Positive

  - 2008-06-13

  CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' underlying ratings to the University of Colorado Hospital Authority's UCH expected issuance of $19.0 million series 2008A and $73.7 million series 2008B variable rate demand revenue bonds. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'BBB+' rating on UCH's approximately $530 million of bonds outstanding....

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• University sells bathroom naming rights

  - 2008-03-01

  IT'S BATHROOM HUMOR IN good taste: A venture capitalist paying $25,000 for the rights to name a lavatory on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. The second-floor men's restroom in the ATLAS building now features donor Brad Feld's name and a plaque with his words of wisdom: "The best...

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• Theatrical smoke raises fire awareness at colleges

  - 2007-10-15

  Fake smoke is being used to add a touch of realism to fire drills at some universities across the USA. The University of Kentucky started using non-toxic theatrical smoke in training programs for residence advisers three years ago and now is using it in three residence-hall...

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• Fitch Rates University of Colorado's $72.78MM Hospital Authority Bonds 'AAA/F1+'

  - 2007-01-24

  NEW YORK -- Fitch has assigned a rating of 'AAA/F1+' to the $72,780,000 University of Colorado Hospital Authority, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A. The long-term 'AAA' rating is based on the financial guaranty insurance policy provided by Ambac Assurance Corporation, which insures scheduled payments of principal and interest on the...

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• Taligen Therapeutics Announces Successful Achievement of Series A Milestone

  - 2006-08-02

  AURORA, Colo. -- Taligen Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has successfully attained the development milestone required to trigger the funding of the second tranche of its Series A Preferred Stock financing. The financing, totaling $3.75 million, initially closed in August 2005 and was led by Sanderling Ventures of San...

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• Innovation, Appropriability And The Underpricing Of Initial Public Offerings

  BNET - 2006-03-24

  Using the information asymmetries theory of underpricing, the role of innovation was investigated in the underpricing of Initial Public Offerings IPOs. A model was developed and tested in which innovation outputs patents reduce information asymmetries in industries where the link between patents and inventive returns is transparent, thereby reducing underpricing....

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• Syntony Group Inc. Announces Execution of Merger Agreement with BioTechCures Inc

  - 2006-01-04

  SALT LAKE CITY -- Syntony Group Inc., a Utah corporation ("Syntony" or the "Company") (OTCBB: STOY), announced the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire BioTechCures Inc., a Nevada corporation ("BioTechCures"), in exchange for shares of Syntony common stock that are comprised of "restricted securities" as defined...

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• Learning On The Quick And Cheap: Microfoundations For The FDI Productivity Transmission Mechanism

  BNET - 2005-12-29

  Gains from productivity and knowledge transmission arising from the presence of foreign firms have received a good deal of empirical attention, but theoretical micro-foundations for this mechanism are limited. Here the author focuses on production by foreign experts who may train domestic unskilled workers who work with them. Gains from...

  Tags: Knowledge, University Of Colorado, Worker, Foreign Direct Investment, Strategy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Management, Investment, Finance

• D.A. Davidson & Co. Provides Nearly $1 Million to Student Investors; Brokerage Kicks off Its 19th Annual Student Investment Program

  - 2004-08-25

  GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- D.A. Davidson & Co., a Northwest-based investment firm, today announced the launch of its 19th annual Student Investment Program designed to give senior-level business students a hands-on education in investing and portfolio management. Students from 19 colleges and universities within the Northwest and Rocky Mountain...

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