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Contractor Location Project Value Rasmussen Development Crown Ridge, 4413 105th St., Nos. 1 and 2 4,384 square feet $290,000 Rasmussen Development Crown Ridge, 4415 105th St., Nos. 1 and 2 4,340 square feet $290,000 Rasmussen Development Crown Ridge, 4417 105th St., Nos. 1 and 2 4,384 square feet $290,000 Rasmussen Development Crown Ridge, 4419 105th St., Nos. 1 and 2 4,340 square feet $290,000 Strong Custom Builders Orchard Park, 4009 112th St. 4,680 square feet $450,000

Convention Calendar 05/07/11 - 5:19pm

Today — Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Texas (Spanish) 27A Special Assembly Day. Expected attendance: 1,400.

Commercial construction permits 05/07/11 - 5:19pm

Contractor Location Project Value Teinert Commercial American State Bank, 1500 Avenue Q, second floor 10,654 square feet $400,000 Madewell Homes 12112 Trafalgar Ave. 400 square feet $19,000

Business calender 05/07/11 - 5:19pm

THURSDAY Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Business Expo 2011 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Free tickets available through Wednesday noon, Lubbock Chamber of Commerce offices, or $5 at the door. Community Prayer Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Lubbock Memorial Civic Center banquet hall, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Cost: $35; tickets from Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, 761-7000.Speaker: Texas Tech football chaplain Steve Grant.

Bankruptcy filings 05/07/11 - 5:19pm

U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT JUDGE ROBERT JONES CHAPTER 7 Louise Connors Sullivan, filed April 28 Robin Randale Ragan and Brenda Kaye Ragan, filed April 28 Matthew Ray Kirk, filed April 29 Vicki Jo Clayton, filed April 29 Bernito DelaCruz Barraza and Autumn Dawn Barraza, filed April 29 Sally Jane Mitchell, filed April 29 Jeffery Michael Day, filed April 29 Charles Edward Schovajsa and Chanda DAnn Schovajsa, filed April 29 Juan Alberto Guerra and Estella Cortez Guerra, filed April 29

Retirement tips for women 05/07/11 - 5:19pm

Women face more obstacles to a secure retirement than men, for a combination of reasons having to do with longevity, lower earnings and often lack in savings and financial experience. Too many end up scrambling to make ends meet in their senior years. “Women are just not taking hold of their financial futures,” says Cindy Hounsell, president of the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement. “That’s really what needs to happen.” Here are some basic ways to help them head off those difficulties before it’s too late:

Women face extra obstacles to secure retirement 05/07/11 - 5:41pm

CHICAGO — It took the collapse of her marriage to jolt Luanne Schmidt into action.

CHICAGO — It took the collapse of her marriage to jolt Luanne Schmidt into action. After years of taking a hands-off approach toward money, the 50-year-old nurse from Lannon, Wis., only recently took charge of her finances. Her savings and retirement security, she knew, were at stake. “Do I know enough about finances and the market yet? No,” says Schmidt, the mother of three children. “But I’m at least headed in the right direction.”

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Business Bulletin Board 05/07/11 - 5:40pm

Platinum Bank hires four, moves one Platinum Bank announced four new employees and one transfer this week as it ramps up staffing for a new branch in Levelland. David Barnes has joined Platinum as vice president and branch manager. The Levelland native has more than 45 years of banking experience.

Chamber expects another big draw at 2011 Expo 05/09/11 - 1:31pm

Organizers are expecting another full house and sizeable crowd at this year's Lubbock Business Expo on Thursday in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Organizers are expecting another full house and sizeable crowd at this year’s Lubbock Business Expo on Thursday in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Last year’s expo, organized by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, featured 202 exhibitors and attracted more than 7,000 people to the daylong event, said Robin Raney, the chamber’s vice president for business development. This year’s theme is “Xchange Ideas, Xplore Solutions.” Doors will open with the traditional ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. Most exhibits will close at 5 p.m.

CEO pay exceeds pre-recession level 05/09/11 - 1:33pm

NEW YORK — In the boardroom, it’s as if the Great Recession never happened. CEOs at the nation’s largest companies were paid better last year than they were in 2007, when the economy was booming, the stock market set a record high and unemployment was roughly half what it is today.