Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with word robert. 4 news.

(AP) -- Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Director Robert Coomer is retiring after more than 28 years of state service. Coomer's tenure included the opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield and the restoration of seven-day-per-week operations at most Illinois ...

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- M/I Homes Inc. Monday said it has sold land located primarily in Florida to various buyers for $82 million and that it is exiting the West Palm Beach housing market. The home builder said as a result of the lot sales, it will book pretax land impairment charges of about $80 million in the fourth quarter, and expects to see a $50 million cash tax refund in the second quarter of 2008. M/I Homes said it is "likely" that further impairment charges will be recorded in the fourth quarter. The company said the land sold represented 3,700 lots; at the end of the third quarter, it owned 16,767 lots. "Today's announcement supports and advances our strategic objectives of strengthening our balance sheet, reducing our debt, reducing operating costs, and focusing on markets where we believe we have the best opportunity for acceptable and consistent returns," said Chief Executive Robert Schottenstein in a statement.

(AP) -- Emerald Casino Inc. has ended years of legal battles to keep control of its long-dormant state gaming license, an attorney for the company says. "There are probably three or four additional litigation options that are still available to Emerald," said attorney Robert Clifford. "The short ...

Entrepreneurs focus on boosting healthy lunch, snack choices Fighting childhood obesity has become a pet cause for Susan and Robert Rogers and their Hanover Park-based family-owned business, School Health Corp., a supplier to school nurses and athletic trainers.