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The 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander with V6 engine, available at Motor Sales for $4.695 million. via Jamaica Gleaner

“The coming together of Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not! creates a historic combination of the world-leading authorities on records and record-breaking, and all that is unbelievable”

Canadian billionaire Jimmy Pattison has bought the storied Guinness World Records book from Britain's HIT Entertainment for an undisclosed price, his company said yesterday. via Montreal Gazette

“Are we hopeful? Yes, but it is not done. We're talking to them and have been talking to them for a long time.”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Feb. 16--The developer of Canton Crossing, a mixed-use waterfront community in East Baltimore, is planning a "Main Street"-style retail center that could include an upscale grocer ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

Delving into the rabbit hole of traffic and transit projections for the Atlantic Yards project leads to a glaring discrepancy revealed only in the Final Environmental Impact Statement and not cited in the ... via Atlantic Yards Report

The outbreak of measles in San Diego County is growing, with more cases diagnosed and people across the county being exposed, county officials said. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

The federal government says it's safe for people to drink milk from cows treated with artificial growth hormones. via WSBT

“The coming together of Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not! creates an historic combination of the world-leading authorities on records and record-breaking, and all that is unbelievable”

Believe it or not, Jim Pattison is now the proud owner of Guinness World Records. via Canada.com

“With the HIRO Super Fruits line, we focused on creating a healthy beverage that is 100 percent natural and combines the benefits of many fruits”

An all natural beverage, HIRO Super Fruits Sparkling Black Currant combines the benefits of noni with black currant, apple and red grape. via Snack Food/Wholesale Bakery

“We'll make the inside of the store amazing and do everything that we can to make the store pleasing on the outside”

By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News mhalkias@dallasnews.com Whole Foods Market has decided to remodel the existing Minyard Food Stores in East Dallas' Lakewood area that it acquired in January 2007. via The Dallas Morning News

“While the results have been disappointing, the transformation to a centralized business structure . . . is now complete”

George Weston Ltd. , majority owner of Canada's largest supermarket chain and one of its biggest bakery companies, climbed back into the black in its fourth quarter, the company reported Thursday. via CANOE

“We look forward to serving patients right here in our own community.”

Shop 'n Save grocery stores opened two new in-store pharmacies Wednesday.

The new pharmacies opened to customers Wednesday morning at 800 Carlyle Ave. and 4201 N. Belt West in Belleville. Owned and operated by Supervalu, America's third-largest grocery retailer, Shop 'n Save Pharmacy has two in-store locations in Illinois and 25 in Missouri. Supervalu Pharmacies President Chris Dimos said the addition is part of the Minneapolis-based company's new Premium Fresh and Healthy store format, which gives visibility to pharmacy services. Read more

“Those are the three goals here in terms of this discussion”

Culver-Bottle Bill,0472 DES MOINES -- Gov. Chet Culver told the state's grocers today that he is willing to compromise on his plan to expand the state's bottle deposit law. via Ames Tribune

Riverdale CEC LLC has purchased three lots in the Cypress Southern Commercial Development Planned Development on Holmes Road in two transactions for a combined $2.4 million. via The Daily News

“The 18 wheeler also tried to get back but didn't.”

Firefighters make sure carfire is extinguished Three people were hospitalized after a near-head-on accident Saturday night on Highway 380 West seven miles outside of Graham. via Graham Leader

Winn-Dixie Stores By Friedman Billings Ramsey WE ARE DOWNGRADING Winn-Dixie from Outperform to Market Perform and reducing our price target to $16 [from $28]. Given the shift in market sentiment, as well as the ... via Barron's

Upon being notified of the voluntary recall, Stop & Shop immediately removed all affected production codes of the product from its stores. via Snack Food/Wholesale Bakery

“Personally I don't like short-term buy and sell or [vice] versa. But the situation around [Whole Foods] provided an excellent opportunity to take advantage of the near-sighted speculations by The Street.”

Last year was bumpy for Motley Fool Stock Advisor pick Whole Foods . A multitude of concerns hit the company in 2007, including questions about whether it could continue to grow as quickly as it had in the ... via Fool.com

Starting today, Kroger Co. is selling generic drugs for $4 per prescription at its 129 pharmacies in the company's central division, which includes northeast Indiana. via KPC Media Group, Inc.

Of the 1,300 grocery stores recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for achieving ENERGY STAR ratings in energy efficiency, Food Lion LLC owns 703. via Business Wire

Meijer: It likely broke law in Acme elections Meijer Inc. said this morning its investigation concludes the company likely violated state campaign finance and reporting laws by "providing corporate funds to ... via Grand Rapids Press