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Chobani Property Assessed at More Than $331 Million

Image TWIN FALLS • Yogurt giant Chobani’s main site is assessed at $331,847,441, including land, buildings, machinery and equipment. That number from Twin Falls County Assessor Gerry Bowden is in the ballpark of what the Twin Falls Urban Renewal Agency expected, URA Executive Director Melinda Anderson said last week.Property taxes collected from Chobani — roughly estimated at $5.7 million — will go toward a $34.5 million bond that the URA used to attract and accommodate the company, Anderson said. The bond paid for expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant and other infrastructure projects.
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TV's Dr. Oz and Hearst Magazines to Test Lifestyle Magazine Next Year

Image Dr. Mehmet Oz, the surgeon and television personality, is getting into the magazine business with Hearst Corp. The two are collaborating on a lifestyle magazine aimed at women that will be piloted with two issues next year, in the first and second quarters, the publisher said Monday. The magazine will cover health, beauty, self-improvement advice and “real-women’s stories,” according to a statement. Hearst said the still-untitled magazine, which also does not yet have an editor in chief, is modeled on the launches of its Food Network and HGTV magazines, which began as pilots and later expanded to 10 times a year.
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Comodo Unveils Internet Security, Firewall and Antivirus 6.2

Image Comodo Internet Security 6.2, Firewall 6.2 and Antivirus 6.2 are more than just maintenance releases– there are some genuinely significant developments. Right-click the Comodo icon and choose the new Advanced View, for instance, and the rather basic home screen is replaced with something much more detailed. You’ll be able to view details on your antivirus, update, auto-sandbox, HIPS and firewall status, as well as see which processes are using your network bandwidth, view recently detected threats and intrusions, and more.
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''Turkish Economy at High Risk, but not due to Gezi Protests,'' MIT Economist Says

Image The latest decision of the American Federal Reserve (FED) to end its asset purchases in 2014 has affected all developing markets, and particularly the Turkish economy, according to renowned MIT economist Daron Acemoğlu. “The Turkish economy is at greater risk right now, but this is not about the countrywide
protests,” Acemoğlu, a Turkish-American economist of Armenian descent, told a small group journalists on June 22, before giving a speech at Istanbul’s Bilgi University.
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