Krispy Kreme Q1 beats estimates, shares jump

(Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc (KKD.N) reported its highest quarterly profit in more than seven years, beating analysts' estimates, and the company sounded positive about meeting the upper limit of its forecast, sending its shares up 19 percent.
First-quarter net income was $9.2 million, or 13 cents a share, compared with $4.5 million or 6 cents a share, a year ago.

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Conchy Bretos: helping the elderly stay in their homes

After a varied career in housing, marketing, health, and women's issues, Conchy Bretos ran for a seat on the Dade County Commission in 1993 and lost. She was then appointed to the job of Florida Secretary for Aging and Adult Services, a position that allowed her to see firsthand the thousands of low-income elders and disabled adults who were not getting the service they needed to stay in their homes. As a result, many ended up in nursing homes prematurely, because they could not afford in-home care or assisted living facilities. Bretos became the driving force behind the nation's first public housing project - the Helen Sawyer building in Miami - to bring assisted living services to older adults who just need a little help to stay in their homes. Today she runs a consulting company that has helped 40 public housing projects in a dozen states bring assisted living services to their residents.

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Garbage Trucks Go Hybrid

 Indiana-based manufacturer Autocar has announced the commercial launch of the E3 Advance Series Hybrid at Waste Expo 2011 in Dallas, Texas. Autocar, a waste and recycling automaker, has been testing prototype models of the fleet in Miami, but is now ready to offer the vehicle to the larger market.

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