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Federal regulators slam Blue Ridge Savings

ASHEVILLE – Federal and state regulators have sharply reprimanded Blue Ridge Savings Bank, saying it has been poorly led and managed, and has been operating with a large volume of poor-quality loans. Blue Ridge operated with inadequate reserves, ...

From JON OSTENDORFF AND MARK BARRETT, The Asheville Citizen-Times,  1 Jan 2009

Related Topics: Charles Taylor,  U.S. Republican Party,  Federal Reserve,  Thomas Jones

TowleTech V.103

I'm sad to announce that this will be Jon Barrett's last TowleTech column (at least until I can beg him back). Jon's embarking on a fantastic book project and I want to take this moment to thank him for his outstanding contributions to Towleroad. I ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  2 May 2008

Related Topics: BMW,  MTA

TOWLETECH V.102

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at magnetic field masterpieces, interactive holograms, airline seating that you'll be looking forward to, Beauty and the Geek jeans, and test tube turkey. Flint Weisser, a Pratt student from my hometown of ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  25 Apr 2008

TowleTech V.101

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at imagined cities, using your iphone as a DJ deck, a hot way to avoid letting your memory burn you on your anniversary, massage pants, and a promising experimental treatment for cancer. I don’t have a lot ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  18 Apr 2008

TowleTech V.100

In this week's tech news (our 100th TowleTech!), Jon Barrett looks at Zaha Hadid's futuristic designs, strange German tech-wear, carbon dioxide maps, air-taxi service (for the rich), and how Tivo execs might know the outcome of American Idol before you ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  11 Apr 2008

Related Topics: Zaha Hadid,  American Idol,  Yahoo!

TowleTech V.99

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at urban Polar Bears, BlackBerry spooning, the first footage of a solar tsunami, Bjork's 3-D music video, and the case for a 3G iPhone. Wooster Collective has discovered a New York artist who is using ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  4 Apr 2008

Related Topics: Guy Ritchie,  Bjork,  Madonna,  AT&T Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation

TowleTech V.98

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at the newest entry in tourist space travel, the arrival of inflight cell phone calling (and showers), using your iPod to work out, Rickrolling, and your stupid questions answered by Calpernia Addams. A ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  28 Mar 2008

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  XCOR Aerospace,  Kevin Rose

TowleTech V.97

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at how you might see Paris from higher up than ever before, the possibility of a clamshell iPhone, Facebook's new privacy settings, the power of Robots, and John McCain's new campaign co-chair. A federal ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  21 Mar 2008

Related Topics: John McCain,  Facebook Inc.,  Meg Whitman,  eBay Inc.,  Portfolio Magazine

TowleTech V.96

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at architecture that's not lazy, net acquisitions based on the Spitzer scandal, a new tool for back shavers, checking out the universe online, and the most anticipated video game of the year running on an ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  14 Mar 2008

Related Topics: White House

TowleTech V.94

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at the newest application designed to facilitate online activism, a ship of sinking Mazdas, 3-D maps of the moon, composting, and the first videogame to utilize Microsoft's 'surface' multi-touch technology ...

From JON BARRETT, towleroad,  29 Feb 2008

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Barack Obama,  Google Inc.

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