Biggest Rally in 76 Years Not Dead as Seers See Gains (Update2)March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Laszlo Birinyi will never forget the moment a year ago when the last ounce of confidence disappeared. Everyone from billionaire Warren Buffett to New York University Professor Nouriel Roubini was convinced that the economy was in a free-fall, that exploding deficits would devastate the dollar and that home prices were heading down as much as 20 percent.Community spirit: ShoWest salutes cinema managers' creative promotionsThis year’s ShoWest/NATO Marketing Achievement Award winners used their promotions to unite small towns and bring together the micro-communities of New York City. The events drew people to movie theatres not just to catch whatever was playing at eight o’clock, but to socialize, support charities, be entertained, and learn or taste something new.Sember incentives debate moves to Senate floorFor months, state Sens. Tom Davis and Clementa Pinckney have dueled about a proposal to provide tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives to developers such as the Sembler Co., which plans a 280-acre shopping center and luxury outlet mall in Beaufort and Jasper counties.Reversal: Seal Beach firm hiring, not firingThings looked bad in January at Accurate Metal Fabricators LLC, which laid off a combined 45 workers at its Seal Beach and Anaheim facilities that month.Japanese restaurant opens in NewportKoizumi Express Japanese Steak & Seafood recently opened on Old York Road in the Walmart shopping center in Newport.Four Farallon Stock Managers Leave to Start Their Own FundMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- Farallon Capital Management LLC, the $21 billion hedge-fund firm founded by Thomas Steyer , told investors that four of its senior stock pickers are leaving to start their own firm.Bird strike forces emergency landing for Charlotte-bound jetA passenger jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., has made an emergency landing at an upstate New York airport after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff.NBA: Charlotte 102, Philadelphia 87PHILADELPHIA, March 10 (UPI) -- A near-perfect shooting effort from Gerald Wallace helped Charlotte to a quick start Wednesday and the Bobcats easily held on to defeat Philadelphia 102-87.Large Fight at Charlotte H.S. Brings Dozens of Police CarsCharlotte, N.Y. -- Dozens of Rochester Police officers and ambulances responded to Charlotte High School on Lake Avenue for the report of a large fight in front of the school.Jet to Charlotte returns to NY airport after hitting birdsA US Airways jet heading to Charlotte had to make an emergency landing Thursday morning after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff. Airline spokeswoman Tina Swail said the pilot of Flight 1101 declared an emergency just two minutes into the flight after leaving Rochester's airport Thursday morning.Province seeking proposals to replace Charlotte CourtThe province is now seeking proposals to replace Charlotte Court in Charlottetown.
