Home Run Inn Pizza Kicks Off Halloween Video Contest (BrandWeek)
To bolster the September launch of its Signature and Ultra Thin pies, Chicago-based Home Run Inn Pizza is partnering with YouTube to stage a video contest, in time for Halloween next month.

Making a Business of Family Loans (New York Times)
As banks tighten lending standards, alternative sources are stepping into the breach, organizing and processing loans among family, friends and business associates.

Rentrak Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending August 31, 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rentrak Retail and Home Video Essentials, business units of Rentrak Corporation , today announced the Top 10 DVD sales and rentals for the prior week based on estimated consumer spending.

The Best Places to Launch a Career (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
As career choices go, the hotel business isn't one that will put new college grads on the path to riches. With few exceptions, new employees can expect an annual salary of less than $40,000, a figure that has barely budged in recent years. So when Marriott International visited the University of Delaware campus on a recruiting trip, it didn't wave a big wad of cash in front of Claire Pignataro. ...

Home BancShares Banks to Adopt Common Name: Centennial Bank (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CONWAY, Ark., Sept. 5, 2008 -- Six affiliate banks of the Home BancShares, Inc. Arkansas-based bank holding company will adopt Centennial Bank as their common name, according to John Allison, HBI Chairman and CEO, over the course of the next six to nine months.