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Business news in brief Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:28AMThe U.S. Treasury Department named a director to Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. 's board after the Narberth-based bank missed six dividend or interest payments on its preferred stock.
Glynn County seeks return of motorcycle cops Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:08PMIt's been a while since police officers on motorcycles patrolled the streets of Glynn County. They rode big Harley-Davidson Electra Glides and wove through traffic in hot pursuit of scofflaws.
Riding for vets and kids Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:44PMOn Friday, July 15, a group of motorcyclists rolled into Sun Valley Resort on their Harley-Davidson motorcycles to end a five-day journey that started in British Columbia, Canada.
The Buzz On Business Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:33PMThings keep getting worse for Bank of America. Tuesday, the nation's largest bank reported a loss of$9.1 billion during the second quarter, partly because of an $8.5 billion settlement with investors.
Harley-Davidson Inc. Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:14PMThe motorcycle maker’s US sales rose almost 8 percent and its profit more than doubled in the second quarter. Consumers felt more confident and wanted to upgrade to new bikes, the Milwaukee company said. US retail sales of new motorcycles grew 7.5 percent to 53,599; overseas, sales rose 2.4 percent to 29,797. Harley-Davidson earned $190.6 million, or 81 cents per ...
Stocks rebound on earnings, debt-limit proposal top business roundup Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:57PMNEW YORK — Strong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the U.S. debt limit drove a stock market rebound Tuesday. Stock indexes rose after Coca-Cola, IBM and other companies reported better second-quarter earnings. The indexes added to their gains in the afternoon after President Barack Obama backed a proposal by six senators that would cut debt by $3.7 trillion over the next decade and raise ...
Off-Road Dirt Bikes Help Officers Patrol Stockton Waterways Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:50PMStockton motorcycle officers will be using dirt bikes to patrol Stockton waterways as a way to cover more ground with fewer officers. They will concentrate their efforts on highly used sections of the Calaveras River that cut through the city, especially a section near the University of the Pacific that is used by students, faculty and staff. Residents nearby also use the trail along the river.
Pops & Drops: Harley Davidson, Lennar... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:00PMFollowing are moves you might have missed. Find out why shares of Harley Davidson and Lennar popped while State Street and Avery Dennison dropped.
Harley Davidson (HOG) Gaps Up on Earnings, Improved Shipment Forecast Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:50PMBy TraderMark. Back in 2007-2008, Harley Davidson ( HOG ) was a good 'tell' on the weakening U.S. consumer, especially those which relied on the house ATM to fund their toy purchases. It has been a rough few years for the company, but with expectations far lower than the mid 2000s, the stock has rebounded nicely, including today's gap up on this morning's earning report. Guidance for 2011 ...
Harley Test Set For Indy Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:14PMThe Vance & Hines XR1200 teams will test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, August 18-19 - a week prior to their race that will run in conjunction with the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix - and fans are being invited to go to the Speedway to watch.
Harley-Davidson 2nd-qtr profit more than doubles on 1st increase in US bike sales since 2006 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:58PMNEW YORK, N.Y. - For the first time since the Great Recession, more Americans are buying Harleys.
Bike demand jumps for Harley-Davidson, profits up in 2nd quarter Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:40AMSales growing after four years of slowness Americans are buying Harleys again after four years of shunning the pricey motorcycles. Harley-Davidson reported an increase in U.S. sales for the second quarter, marking what could be a turning point for the iconic bike maker, as well as overall consumer spending habits.
Harley-Davidson Q2 profit doubles Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:20AMMILWAUKEE, Wis. — Fueled by its first U.S. sales increase in more than four years, Harley-Davidson's second-quarter profit more than doubled, easily beating Wall Street's expectations.
Harley-Davidson 2Q Profit Jumps on Bike Demand Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:14AMHarley-Davidson's second-quarter profit more than doubled as it posted its first U.S. sales increase since 2006.
Earnings roundup: Harley-Davidson, UnitedHealth Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:28AMAmong the earnings stories for Tuesday, July 19, from The Associated Press:
Artist lends giant motorcycles to Merritt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:07PMMerritt’s Great Canadian Bike Rally attracted motorcycles of all shapes and sizes. Perhaps the most noticeable were Ken Glasgow’s three giant Harley Davidson sculptures.
Obituary: Long-time Palm Beach County firefighter dies of rare form of blood cancer Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00PMObituary: Long-time Palm Beach County firefighter dies of rare form of blood cancer
Muskegon Bike Time a roaring success ... with one speed bump Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:54PMThe dates are set for next year, but everything about the event isn't purring like a well-tuned engine.
Woman injured in motorcycle-truck crash Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:31PMA Papillion, Neb., woman was injured when her motorcycle collided with a turning vehicle shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday.
Earnings Preview: Harley-Davidson Inc. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:45AMHarley-Davidson is expected to release its 2011 second quarter earnings results before the market opens on July 19, 2011.
Earnings Preview: Harley-Davidson 2Q results Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:27AMHarley-Davidson Inc. could see its first increase in U.S. motorcycle sales in five years when it reports second-quarter results on Tuesday.
Eddie Price, No. 82: He was a dirt track superstar Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:05AMWhen Ed Price moved into the Dammert Center at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, it was kind of a return home for him.
Public Safety Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:51AMSouth Salt Lake • Harley-Davidson and motorcycle enthusiasts with hogs of all shapes and sizes revved their well-known rumbling motors as they gathered for an afternoon ride with presidential candidate Jon Huntsman.
Two motorcyclists injured on Interstate 26 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:40PMEAST FLAT ROCK — Two women were flown to Mission Hospital on Saturday after being thrown from a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Interstate 26.
Erie Mayor Sinnott leads Presque Isle ride Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:14PMKen McMichael, 69, and his wife, Jackie, 69, took up motorcycling a year ago. The Millcreek Township couple chose Friday's Thunder on the Isle: The Mayor's Ride as their first "official'' bike parade.
People on the Move Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:06PMCertified Hawai‘i announces staff promotions
Williamsport Bike Night - A good idea Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:38PMNot long ago, inviting thousands of bikers to the center of a small town might not have seemed like such a good idea, said Jeff Davis, general manager of Harley-Davidson of Williamsport. Not so anymore, Davis said. As the motorcyclist demographic has aged and grown wealthier, cities and towns across the country have taken a cue from places such as Daytona Beach, Fla., hosting ever-growing events ...
Motorcyclists get chance to put skills to work during safety ride Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:37PMAbout 100 motorcyclists riding to promote awareness of safety and emergency preparedness had an unwanted opportunity Friday to put their skills to the test in Columbia County.
Car Show Calendar Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:11PM• Charleston Cars and Coffee will meet 8-10 a.m. in the parking lot at Atlanta Bread Company, located in Towne Centre in Mount Pleasant. The group gets together every Saturday morning at the restaurant. For more information, contact Lou Scognamiglio at 843-708-2081.
Riders make Bike Week special for businesses Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:53PMThe first blocks of North and South Potomac Street were lined with long rows of motorcycles Friday evening as bikers packed the area around The Maryland Theatre for Hagerstown Center City Bike Night. The event, centered around the theater's "Wind Down Friday" outdoor concert, was part of Hagerstown Bike Week, a four-day event in and around Hagerstown that began Thursday evening and continues ...
Annual ‘Nick’s Ride’ to benefit memorial scholarship fund Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:45PMEvery year, Dave Jennings tries to live by his son Nick’s motto, “Life is short, ride hard.” In doing so, he is hosting the seventh annual Nick’s Ride on July 23 to raise funds for the Nicholas “Nick” Jennings Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarships are awarded to local high school students who have been accepted to an institution of higher learning and show a passion for athletics or the ...
Muskegon Bike Time a hit with motorcycle enthusiasts Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:22PMMUSKEGON — John and Pam Pepper have come to Muskegon Bike Time every year since the motorcycle rally was first held in 2007, but taking a stroll down “steel horse alley” never seems to get old.
Motorcycle fatalities down 43 percent Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:23PMEven with a recent rash of motorcycle fatalities, numbers are down so far from last year in the Tar Heel State. So far this year, there have been 42 motorcycle related fatalities, last year there were 74. That's about a 43 percent decrease.
Bike enthusiasts flock to Garage Party Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:38AMA motorcycle clinic in North Langley was dedicated to the memory of photographer and motorcycle enthusiast Cindy Bury.
Residents California's 'Phonehenge' told to move Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:13AMResidents California's 'Phonehenge' told to move
Thousands participate in Erie Roar on the Shore motorcycle parade Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:42AMErie native John St. John drove his Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic motorcycle into the parking lots at Presque Isle Downs & Casino just before noon Thursday.
Ex-owner of body's dumping site in jail Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:16AMMOUNT VERNON, Ohio - The former owner of the home where a body was found in a septic tank on Wednesday faces more than two dozen charges as he sits in the Knox County jail.
One Malloy tax increase that seems to go down easy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:57PMSince Connecticut's tax on diesel fuel rose again on the first of the month, to become the highest in the Northeast, I decided to stop in at eastern Connecticut's largest truck stop Thursday to see
Owner of decked-out Harley honors military, uncle Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:39PMOver the years, Jerry Booth has seen many patriotically themed motorcycles but never one as ornate as the one he saw when he traveled to Tennessee a few years ago. Booth, a veteran and the organizer of this years West Virginia Harley Owners Group Rally, sa...
South Bend Police Department gets new motorcycles Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:56PMSouth Bend police showed off four new motorcycles Thursday.They are souped-up Harley-Davidson Electra Glides with all the bells and whistles. Police say the sweet-looking bikes are as much about image
South Bend Police Department gets four new motorcycles Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:27PMThe South Bend Police Department has received four new police motorcycles.
Is Polaris Industries the Perfect Stock? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:36PMFinding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners.
Harley-Davidson Museum opens its bizarre archives Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:23AMThe Harley-Davidson Museum's Collection X features some of the company's oddities and artifacts collected during the history of motorcycle culture and construction. Originally posted at Crave
Harley-Davidson's bizarre side (photos) Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:06AMThe Harley-Davidson Museum occasionally opens its doors on Collection X, the strangest exhibits from its archives. CNET checks out the extreme ends bikers will go to worship motorcycles and riding.
HELPING HAND HOXWORTH DONATES HAIR Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:16AMRyan Hoxworth recently donated 14 inches of his hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children who suffer from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.
Los Angeles Number One Scooter Shop, Route 66 Modern Classics, Hosts Celebrity Scooter Ride with Tom Hanks to the ... Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:02AMMarina Del Rey, CA Vespa scooter shop, Route 66 Modern Classics recently hosted a massive scooter ride to escort Tom Hanks to the Hollywood Red Carpet Premier of his latest movie, ‘Larry Crowne’, on June 27th, 2011. The ride, orchestrated by Los Angeles number one scooter shop owner Glenn Alan Bartels, was inspired by Hanks’ character in the movie, Larry Crowne, who fashions himself as a rider ...
Fallen soldier's remains welcomed in Shreveport Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:41AMSHREVEPORT — Greeted by flags, sirens, sheets of cascading water from fire trucks and the roar of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Army Staff Sgt. Michael Garcia arrived home early Monday.
Hundreds of hogs head for city Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:07PMIt’s shaping up to be a rip-roarin’ good time. Thunder Bay cruising fans will get a treat later this month from the sight of up to 500 Harley Davidson motorcycles parading along some of the city’s main routes en masse.
Four men, four branches, for wars Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:24PMHELENA — The family of Garfield and Elayne Simmons has seen a lot of military service. Between Garfield, his father and two sons, they’ve served in all four service branches and in four different wars
Ex-city workers went on expensive shopping spree using stolen IDs Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:37PMshare: digg facebook twitter The pair admitted that Lopez stole some of the Social Security numbers from patients at a Metropolitan Health District clinic on McCullough Avenue, where Lopez worked through a temp agency as an administrative assistant for a tuberculosis program, according to plea paperwork. During a December raid of the couple's home, San Antonio police and Secret Service agents ...