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Bed, Bath & Beyond to buy Cost Plus

Oakland-based Cost Plus, a retail chain that got its start more than 50 years ago selling rattan furniture and baskets from a San Francisco pier, on Wednesday was acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond for about $500 million in cash.

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Updated: May 10, 2012
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	Wolverton: Autodesk's 3-D technology cool but frustrating Barnidge: An 'A' for effort, but don't expect this to change A's plans O'Brien: For Color founder, failure and reboots are just another day in Silicon Valley Lindich: Rechargeable batteries and smart cards for an older-model digital camera Magid: It's time for technology to disrupt education

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	Bay Biz Buzz: Ellis Partners' new campus, Lee & Assoc. new lease, Wells energy grant, Gap webcast, Bancroft Building sold

Real Estate


	San Jose: Crews digging up coffins from forgotten cemetery on Valley Medical Center campus Oakland expands crackdown on blighted homes San Jose City Council OKs developer incentives to build downtown apartment high rises City Slicker Farms is accepting bids to turn old Oakland paint factory into a farm

Personal Finance / Spending


	Bed, Bath & Beyond to buy Cost Plus Richmond plans for vacant grocery raise neighboring concerns Public Market Emeryville remodel pays homage to its industrial past Vast Mexican bribery case hushed up by Wal-Mart

Small Business


	Three longtime Lafayette businesses closing shop 'Cash Mobs' coming to Castro Valley, San Lorenzo East Bay brothers use almond milk to make ice cream alternative Sweet dreams coming true: Lafayette woman's Florentines hit the big chocolate stage

Technology


	Facebook orders have stopped at almost all banks Google to change search pages, include new results from extensive database Facebook IPO could mean up to $2.1 billion for California's budget Apple to increase size of iPhone screen, reports say

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	Gas prices' decline allows Americans to spend more on big-ticket items, a boost to economy


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Financial Markets


	Greek turmoil spreads pessimism across markets NEW YORK—The unending turmoil in Greece spread fallout across the financial markets Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the ninth day out of 10, and gold, oil, and the euro all dropped to multi-month lows. Full Story

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