International Business News - Centers http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif General Electric Co. is putting its medical imaging technology to work in cancer treatment centers to be established overseas. GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, which together operate a medical business, on Thursday announced plans to tap into a global market to treat as many as 10 million new cancer cases a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/ge-hospital-to-establish-overseas-cancer-centers.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:30:14 EST Shopping center developer and operator Regency Centers Corp. lowered its estimate for its full-year funds from operations on Monday, saying it now expects lower profits from the sale of developments and a decline in leasing commission income. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/regency-centers-lowers-2008-ffo-guidance.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:31:58 EST Regency Centers Corp., a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in shopping centers, said Monday its third-quarter funds from operations jumped 25 percent versus a year ago, beating Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/regency-centers-3q-ffo-jumps-25-percent.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:31:48 EST Real estate investment trust Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. said Monday that its proposed joint venture with Homburg Invest Inc. has ended due to current market conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/cedars-joint-venture-with-homburg-invest-ends.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:36:19 EST Susan Lather envisions a day when paninis and mock cocktails will take their place next to fruit cups and club sandwiches on the lunch menu at the Enfield Senior Center. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/us-senior-centers-plan-for-boom-of-boomers.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:12:41 EDT Regency Centers Corp., a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in shopping centers, said Thursday its 17 shopping centers in the Houston area have experienced "minimal" damage as a result of Hurricane Ike. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/regency-centers-says-hurricane-damage-is-minimal.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:58:45 EDT DuPont Co. said Monday it is opening two new research centers in Italy and Hungary as part of an effort to boost its seed business in Europe. DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred business will add 10 research positions at the centers, which represent an investment of more than $5 million. Twenty-five research employees will transfer from existing locations, and field and lab research capacity is being added. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/dupont-unveils-new-european-research-facilities.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:47:09 EDT _ The International Council of Shopping Centers spent $240,000 in the second quarter to lobby on labor and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/shopping-center-group-spent-240k-lobbying-in-2q.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:21:07 EDT Deere & Co. will expand capacity at its primary parts distribution center in Milan, Ill., and three other locations in the western United States and Canada, the agricultural equipment maker announced Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/deere-co-to-expand-capacity-of-distribution.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:07:54 EDT Regency Centers Corp., a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in shopping centers, said Wednesday its second-quarter funds from operations climbed 4 percent, surpassing Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/regency-centers-2q-funds-from-operations-grows.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:58:39 EDT A Springfield, Mo.-based health care system has agreed to pay $60 million to settle claims it engaged in illegal kickbacks with area doctors and billed Medicare for costs not allowed under federal laws. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/health-care-network-to-pay-60-million-settlement.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:14:51 EDT A director of real estate investment trust Saul Centers Inc. sold 400 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/saul-centers-director-symington-sells-shares.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:42:04 EDT Cedar Shopping Centers Inc., a real estate investment trust, said Monday it closed on a $150 million revolving construction credit facility. The new credit facility, which can be increased to $250 million under certain scenarios, will serve as the company's main source of capital for development and redevelopment projects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/cedar-shopping-centers-closes-on-credit-facility.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:54:54 EDT Embarq Corp. said Thursday it will hand over four technical service centers to Nokia Siemens Networks later this year, outsourcing the jobs of monitoring and providing technical support for its traditional telephone voice network. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/embarq-outsourcing-4-tech-centers-to-nokia.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:58:37 EDT Taubman Centers Inc., a shopping mall real estate investment trust, said Tuesday that the New York State Supreme Court has ruled that the town of Oyster Bay must issue the company a special-use permit for the construction of a luxury shopping center there. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/n-y-supreme-court-rules-for-taubman-mall-permit.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:23:08 EDT