http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal : breaking news from San Jose http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily77.html?ana=from_rss Facebook Inc. said Thursday it is putting off a plan which would have let employees sell some of their shares in the privately held social networking company. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:37:34 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily76.html?ana=from_rss Google Inc. has opted not to take a $4.7 million state grant to build a data center in the town of Lenoir, N.C. – a sign the company may be slowing down its expansion in the state. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:23:20 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily74.html?ana=from_rss Silicon Image Inc. and Analogix Semiconductor Inc. said Thursday they entered a settlement agreement and will dismiss with prejudice litigations between them. (SIMG) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:11:51 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily73.html?ana=from_rss Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that former Yahoo Inc. search executive Qi Lu will join the company as president of its online services group. (MSFT) (YHOO) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:10:07 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily72.html?ana=from_rss The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it filed a civil complaint against Silicon Valley venture capitalist William J. "Boots" Del Biaggio III alleging that he defrauded investors, banks and private lenders out of $65 million. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:00:20 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily71.html?ana=from_rss PureWave Networks Inc., a provider of 4G wireless base stations, said Thursday it closed a second round of funding with $12 million. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:09:37 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily70.html?ana=from_rss The number of hospital stays for on-the-job injuries in California declined sharply between 2002 and 2006 — at the same time the state’s workers’ compensation system was reformed and the overall number of reported work injuries shrunk, a new report has found. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:01:11 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily69.html?ana=from_rss First Command Financial Services Inc. has opened an office in San Jose, giving the company its 12th location in California. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:02:35 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily68.html?ana=from_rss Nixon Peabody LLP announced Thursday that its Palo Alto office will absorb 13 more attorneys from Thelen LLP law firm, tripling the size of that shop prior to the San Francisco firm’s failure. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:59:51 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily67.html?ana=from_rss Industry analyst Chris Dixon says President-elect Barack Obama’s first round of cabinet nominees could have a significant effect on state and local government information technology initiatives. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:07:39 GMT Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal