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• Illinois Real Estate Exec Takes Minor Stake In New Republic

  PaidContent - 2009-08-26

  What is it with Illinois real estate magnates and their penchant for investing in money-losing publications? Michael Alter, the president of his family’s commercial real estate business has taken a 12 percent stake in liberal-leaning political mag The New Republic, Chicago Tribune reported via Romenesko. This is not Alter’s...

  Tags: Republic Corp., Commercial Real Estate, Magazine, Chicago, Real Estate, Financial Services, Investment, Business Operations, Finance, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, David Kaplan

• Jet Republic is on brink of collapse

  BNET - 2009-08-20

  Jet Republic, the upstart business jet company, is on the brink of collapse after failing to secure crucial funding, which has forced it to suspend operations. "It is with great regret that I announce that Jet Republic appears to be technically insolvent," Jonathan Breeze, founder and chief executive, told his...

  Tags: company, operation, business, employee, brink, Republic Corp., Bombardier Inc.

• Frontier Could Exit Bankruptcy In Sept.

  BNET - 2009-08-17

  Frontier could be out of bankruptcy as soon as Sept. 17, airline President and CEO Sean Menke said Friday in a conference call that also revealed a few more details about the plans for Republic, Frontier, and Midwest to work together. Menke also talked about which airline he considers most...

  Tags: airline, Midwest, Republic Corp.

• Republic Beats Southwest, Wins Frontier

  BNET - 2009-08-14

  Republic Airways won its bid to acquire Frontier Airlines after a provision in the competing Southwest offer requiring agreement by the two pilot unions proved too large an obstacle. Southwest issued a statement Thursday night saying its bid was rejected in large part because it would not get rid of...

  Tags: Republic Corp., Frontier Airlines Inc.

• Republic, Not Southwest, Will Acquire Frontier

  BNET - 2009-08-13

  As I noted earlier today on this blog, and in a subscriber-only story on AWIN, Southwest's bid for Frontier appeared to be in trouble. Now the deal is dead. Southwest issued a news release tonight saying its bid was rejected in large part because it would not get rid of...

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• Southwest Boosts Frontier Bid

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  Southwest said it submitted a bid of about $170 million for Frontier yesterday, nearly 50% more than in the original $113.6 million nonbinding offer that was the minimum required for the airline to qualify for the auction process. Today is the deadline for submitting binding offers under the bankruptcy court-approved...

  Tags: Airbus S.A.S., auction, Republic Corp.

• Southwest bids more than $170 million for Frontier

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  Southwest Airlines yesterday confirmed its submission of a binding cash offer worth more than $170 million to acquire Denver rival Frontier Airlines, which now will be sold at auction because Republic Airways Holdings also has placed a bid. When announcing its nonbinding interest in late July, SWA said its offer...

  Tags: Jordan Co., Republic Corp., Southwest Airlines Co., Frontier Airlines Inc.

• DTN News: Afghan War: NATO Builds History's First Global Army

  BNET - 2009-08-09

  DTN News: Afghan War: NATO Builds History's First Global Army*Never before have soldiers from so many states served in the same war theater*Source: DTN News / Global Research by Rick RozoffNSI News Source Info TORONTO, Canada - August 10, 2009: Two months before the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion...

  Tags: NATO