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Business Insider
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Bell Potter downgrades Centuria Office REIT (COF) to a Sell
Bell Potter analyst Connor Eldridge downgraded Centuria Office REIT (COF – Research Report) to a Sell today and set a price target of A$1.10. The company's shares opened today at A$1.23. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Eldridge is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 20.6% and a 100.00% success rate. Eldridge covers the Real Estate sector, focusing on stocks such as Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group RE, Avjennings Limited, and Centuria Office REIT. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Sell analyst consensus rating for Centuria Office REIT with a A$1.14 average price target, implying a -7.32% downside from current levels. In a report released on June 6, Jarden also maintained a Sell rating on the stock with a A$1.24 price target. The company has a one-year high of A$1.31 and a one-year low of A$1.10. Currently, Centuria Office REIT has an average volume of 948.3K.
Chicago Tribune
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
Hundreds line intersection for Highland ‘No Kings' protest
Indivisible NWI organizers in Highland had much to be proud about during the No Kings protest at Indianapolis Boulevard and Ridge Road Saturday afternoon. With at least 700 people lining three of that intersection's four corners in what had to be the largest protest that area has seen in years, Highland Police, while present, were able to stay largely in the background because protestors were more interested in waving their signs than causing calamity. The group also pulled together a 10-person 'Safety Team' who went around with cold bottled water and snacks for the crowd, Indivisible NWI Organizer Kim Eldridge said. More important than the snacks, however, were the signs Safety Team members held that said 'Stay back. Stay Safe.' They came in handy during a particularly tense moment with some passersby. 'There were some people in a car that started saying stuff, and there were some of our people who were ready to respond back,' Eldridge said. 'We got in front of them and held up the signs telling them to stay back, and then they caught themselves because we do not want to engage in any of that.' Another Safety Team member had an even trickier situation: An older man with a gun on his hip walking through the crowd, she said. The team member went to talk to the man. '(The team member) is a big guy, so he took it upon himself to talk to the man, and he told (the team member) he was a Trump supporter and wanted to see what we were doing,' Eldridge said. 'We're one of the totally nonviolent groups, and our guy was able to diffuse the situation and told him, 'I understand that Indiana is an Open Carry state, so that's why I'm not going to go to the police,' and the man thanked him. 'The Safety Team worked great! Now, we just have to start clearing people out so we don't overstay our welcome.' Eldridge remembers that not so long ago, they would have a call out for a protest or rally, and if 30 people signed up, maybe 10 would show. At least for now, those days seem to be gone, as Indivisible had 500 people respond that they would be there Saturday. 'Not anymore,' she said. 'We'll have 40 people come to a meeting, and then 100 people will show up to a protest. It's been amazing.' Jason Kirk, a former steelworker from Gary, chatted with Hammond Councilman Scott Rakos, D-6 about the goings-on. Rakos said he was out there because he wants people to know he cares a great deal about what's happening in the country. 'This president is horrible, and what upsets me the most is that there are intelligent people who I've known for years who're buying into him,' Rakos said. 'I'm out here because we need more people involved.' 'The last five months feel like it's been five years,' Kirk added. 'Being a union member, once you get a momentum going, the group follows. When people get mad enough, they'll start coming out; let's just hope it's not too late by then.' The Rev. Mark Kurowski, who founded The Church of St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Apostolic Church in Hammond, ran tirelessly around the crowd with a megaphone. For him, protesting is fighting for the country's very soul. 'I've been worried about us getting taken over by Christian Nationalists since Reagan,' Kurowski said. 'Trump claimed to be a Christian, but I don't see a servant in Trump, someone who would sacrifice themselves for the good of the people, so I have a responsibility to call him out. 'We ought not ever cozy up to power and money.' While some people brought levity by serenading the crowd with music, one couple brought along a pinata made in Trump's likeness. The man — who asked that his and his wife's names not be used for fear of retaliation — said he got it in a Chicago Mexican candy store that was selling pinatas of the president and ICE agents. 'I'm the son of an immigrant who worked on a farm, and I wouldn't be here if it weren't for her sacrifices,' the man said. 'We're a land of immigrants, and she came here for a better life.' His wife looked over at a group of three Hispanic Trump supporters traipsing through the crowd and shook her head. 'I don't understand these people,' she said of the group. 'My parents are first-generation Mexican, and they're Trump supporters, but they were lucky they were able to become citizens. These people get everything they want and then turn their backs on everyone else.'
Boston Globe
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
‘Systemic failure': At the State House, Muslims tell stories of Islamophobia, advocate for permanent civil rights commission
Sumaira Afzal, a Muslim advisor at Simmons University, said she supports the bill because of the instances of discrimination she's heard about in the city and state. There was no question, she said, as to whether those instances had gone up after the Advertisement 'It's important for me to talk to my representatives and convey our concerns so we can make this state and community a safe space for everybody,' she said. Advertisement Attendees also lobbied for the State Senator Jamie Eldridge and state Representative Vanna Howard, both Democrats, are the lead sponsors of the so-called Muslim Commission Bill. Eldridge said he introduced the bill because there is no commission to support Muslim civil rights, as there are for other minorities, including the 'The truth is, Massachusetts has long benefited from the strength and contribution of its Muslim residents, but that hasn't been matched by recognition in our state government,' Eldridge said. The senator, who represents the Middlesex and Worcester district, said he's heard 'very challenging, very heartbreaking' stories about harassment faced by Muslim constituents. 'And we know that Islamophobia has only increased in the past few months, few years,' he said. Attendees broke out into groups to lobby dozens of representatives throughout the day. One group was comprised of about 30 sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Alhuda Academy in Worcester. At the Massachusetts State House, the Council on American-Islamic Relations - MA hosted a legislative briefing on Muslim lobby day to advocate for several bills protecting Muslims in Massachusetts. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Accompanied by four teachers, they filed into the office of Sen. Robyn Kennedy, a Democrat from Worcester, and detailed some of the challenges they faced, including bullying and harassment in their own neighborhoods. Another group of three met with Democratic Rep. Rob Consalvo's legislative aid Emily Carrara. Kynza Khimani, who graduated Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2024, told Carrara that many community members at the university experienced harassment for wearing hijabs, and she once came across people in Harvard Square yelling that 'Islam is for terrorists.' Advertisement 'The [commission] would establish a permanent body to study and respond to the issues facing Muslim communities in Massachusetts, like civil rights, education, and public safety, which is now, more than ever, really necessary for our communities,' Khimani told Carrara. Legislators and their aides largely indicated support for the bill, lobbyists said. Toward the end of the day, multiple advocates read out victim impact statements from people represented in court by CAIR-MA. Others shared their own stories of harassment, including Aimen Tahir, a recent high school graduate. Tahir said she was once 'chased down the hall' in her freshman year of high school because someone wanted to 'comment' on her hijab. 'Every year, I feel the heat of everyone's faces upon me during the moment of silence for 9/11, as if I'm the perpetrator of criminal when I wasn't even born at the time,' she said. Fatuma Mohamed, the director of youth advocacy for CAIR-MA, said the increase in harassment is a 'systemic failure' and 'growing crisis.' 'Muslim students across Massachusetts are being harassed, silenced, and left behind, without the structures in place to protect or support them,' she said. Mohamed said the commission wouldn't 'fix everything overnight' but could be a tool to build systemic change. 'It will signal to Muslim students that their state sees them, values them, and is committed to protecting them,' she said. Advertisement Emily Spatz can be reached at
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hy-Vee sponsors 15th Honor Flight
Quad Cities, Eldridge, and Clinton Hy-Vees are sponsoring their 15th Honor Flight of the Quad Cities. Hy-Vee's $50,000 donation will send approximately 80 local Vietnam veterans to Washington D.C. to visit memorials dedicated in their honor. Hy-Vee staff members said they believe every veteran should have the opportunity to go on an Honor Flight. The Honor Flight of the Quad Cities' director, Steve Garrington, is an Army veteran, and he said each flight is a special moment. 'One of the exciting things about our flights is we take Vietnam veterans who were not welcomed when they came home back during the war,' Garrington said. 'We're able to take them and say, 'Welcome home' through their welcome home now. It's a little late, but better late than never. For everyone that laughs or cries, or has a good time, and says, 'Gosh, this was great,' that means a lot to me.' The Honor Flight is scheduled to leave for Washington D.C. on Sept. 16. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Col. Co. leaders start plans for new data center and technology park in Appling
APPLING, Ga. (WJBF) – With a rise in cyber technology, Columbia County leaders are starting to work on plans to bring a data center to Appling. After recent discussions about ways to improve the county, Economic Development Authority Director Cheney Eldridge says they saw the need for a data center. 'Anything you do on the internet runs through a data center, so they're very important to have—not just for the country, but here in this community,' said Eldridge. County leaders have sent a rezoning application for almost 2000 acres near Morris Callaway Road. They're working with Trammel Crow, a commercial real estate firm out of Atlanta. 'They came to us when we were looking at this piece of property, and have really been with us the whole time working together through a public-private partnership. They're simply an intermediary between us and whoever would come in and locate within this park,' said Eldridge. She says they strategically picked that location, as nearby White Oak Business Park hosts operations for Club Car and Amazon's fulfillment center. 'I think it's important to keep all of these together, because the last thing we want is a splattered amount of projects all over. Industrial, a data center, or even an office park. You want to keep things together just like you want residential together,' Eldridge said. They are not planning on the data center to be an extension of White Oak Business Park, but workers will use that area to access the building. 'Access will come through the business park, and they'll access the property that way,' the director added. 'They'll come off of the highway as opposed to coming off of Morris Callaway.' The idea is to hire network engineers to operate at the center—what the authority hopes is a golden opportunity to create more jobs for those coming from Augusta University and Fort Eisenhower. 'Right now, a lot of the folks that are coming out of Fort Eisenhower are not able to find the right job that meets their skills. What we will have with this data center park is plenty of jobs that are exactly what we have coming out of Fort Eisenhower, and through the pipeline that we're building,' Eldridge said. The county is still working on costs and timelines with Trammel Crow. But with more jobs and generated tax revenue expected, they see it as a win-win. 'Any time you go on Facebook to look at pictures of your grandchildren, or you want to send a photo of your dog to a friend—you need a data center. It's integral for this country to have this type of infrastructure in place. I see it as an opportunity for this community to benefit from a necessary infrastructure that's going to have to go in any way,' said Eldridge. The county is now waiting on next steps with the developer. The construction timeline will take place over the next several years. 'I think you might see things start in the next few years. But for this size of a piece of property, for it to be fully built out will probably take 20 to 30 years,' Eldridge said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
