http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Pittsburgh Business Times : breaking news from Pittsburgh http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily45.html?ana=from_rss The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 10-to-4 on Thursday to recommend against the merger of health insurers Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:58:50 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily44.html?ana=from_rss Three area hospitals have been cited by the Thomson Reuters Center of Healthcare Improvement for quality of care and low costs related to the treatment of heart disease. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:10:42 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily43.html?ana=from_rss Pennsylvania’s early-stage digital and robotics companies created 343 new jobs in fiscal year 2008, economic development group The Technology Collaborative announced Thursday. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:34:32 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily40.html?ana=from_rss Telecom giant LM Ericsson Inc. announced Thursday it will shutter its Warrendale plant, and move the development work being done there to other locations. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:04:29 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily42.html?ana=from_rss To commemorate the opening of his new natural food store, Bob Stone uses a stalk of organic broccoli as a flag to mark what may seem to many as the virgin territory between affordable and organic grocery shopping. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:46:52 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily41.html?ana=from_rss The flagship rating system for green buildings is getting a major upgrade next year to make climate change and energy efficiency even higher priorities. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:25:06 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily39.html?ana=from_rss McGraw-Hill Construction released a report on Wednesday that found the value of green building construction starts was up five-fold from 2005 to 2008. According to the Green Outlook 2009: Trends Driving Change report, starts were up from $10 billion in 2005 to $36 to $49 billion this year and could triple by 2013, reaching $96 to $140 billion. (MHP) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:03:17 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily38.html?ana=from_rss PNC Financial Services Group Inc. expects the tax benefit from its pending acquisition of National City Corp. to be no more than $725 million “and may be substantially smaller,” according to the form S-4/A the Pittsburgh-based bank filed with the SEC late Wednesday. (PNC) (NCC) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:46:14 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily37.html?ana=from_rss Dick's Sporting Goods reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that were down year-over-year, but were in line with the expectations of Wall Street analysts. (DKS) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:36:18 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/11/17/daily36.html?ana=from_rss A team from Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC received the first place gold award on Wednesday for its efforts in reducing induction births, according to the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, which sponsored the awards along with the Fine Foundation. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:56:13 GMT Pittsburgh Business Times