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SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) announced Tuesday that it is creating a consumer unit, according to Associated Press.

The bank, which is one of the top 10 issuers of debit cards in the U.S., also shuffled its commercial and investment banking operations.

The bank named C.T. Hill, 59, to lead the new consumer banking unit, which includes its deposit and lending products, including mortgages and credit cards. Hill previously ran the bank's Mid-Atlantic banking group and retail operations.

Thomas G. Kuntz, 53, was named head of SunTrust's geographic banking organization, which will oversee 16 units that comprise nearly 1,700 branches in 11 states and the District of Columbia. He was head of the company's Florida banking group and its commercial business.

Amy W. Medendorp, 48, will now lead the commercial business. She was co-head of SunTrust's corporate and investment banking. Hugh S. (Beau) Cummins III, 47, takes over leadership of corporate and investment banking after sharing that role with Medendorp.

The changes become effective April 1.

Hill, Kuntz and Cummins and Ms. Medendorp will report to SunTrust's President William H. Rogers, Jr. Previously, the CIB unit had reported to SunTrust's Chief Financial Officer.

In 2009, SunTrust lost $1.73 billion, or $3.98 per share, as it set aside money to cover souring loans and to repay $4.9 billion in federal bailout funds.

Its shares slipped 22 cents, or 3 percent, to $26.87 at Tuesday’s close. They have ranged between $10.50 and $28.39 in the past 52 weeks.

Orofino Gold Corp. - Major Gold Find To Be Verified

HONG KONG, China, March 25 - Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG) ("Orofino Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the initial results from the first Qualified Persons, NI 43-101 Compliant, review of existing exploration and field data as well as a recent field visit were considered to be exceptional and due to this development, Orofino Gold Corp's Managing Director has taken the initiative to consult additional independent geologists to validate and verify the findings. The verification of the results is to take place on or before April 15, 2010.

All shareholders will be kept abreast of the process and will be informed upon completion of this verification. When the findings are confirmed by independent geologists, shareholders will be extremely pleased. As the price of gold today is nearing $1100 USD/OZ this could be a very rich discovery.

About Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG)

Orofino Gold is a precious metals acquisition, exploration, and development company. The Company acquires and explores strategically-located precious metals properties in the historically rich gold bearing jurisdictions of Colombia and Mexico. To this end OROFINO has signed an option agreement to acquire several properties in Colombia. The Company is listed on the Pink Sheets under the symbol ORFG.

Lighthouse Petroleum Inc. (Pink Sheets: LHPT) has released a corporate update to its shareholders. According to the company, the reorganization of their finances is now complete.

The company’s management has been able to negotiate pending litigation except for but one case, which is currently being negotiated and the company expects a favorable outcome in the near future. They also reduced overall liabilities by more than $663,000.

Lighthouse Petroleum Inc. (PINKSHEETS: LHPT) is an oil & gas exploration company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company is publicly traded on the over-the-counter Pink Sheets trading system under the symbol LHPT.

Orofino Gold Corp. - Major Gold Find To Be Verified

HONG KONG, China, March 25 - Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG) ("Orofino Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the initial results from the first Qualified Persons, NI 43-101 Compliant, review of existing exploration and field data as well as a recent field visit were considered to be exceptional and due to this development, Orofino Gold Corp's Managing Director has taken the initiative to consult additional independent geologists to validate and verify the findings. The verification of the results is to take place on or before April 15, 2010.

All shareholders will be kept abreast of the process and will be informed upon completion of this verification. When the findings are confirmed by independent geologists, shareholders will be extremely pleased. As the price of gold today is nearing $1100 USD/OZ this could be a very rich discovery.

About Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG)

Orofino Gold is a precious metals acquisition, exploration, and development company. The Company acquires and explores strategically-located precious metals properties in the historically rich gold bearing jurisdictions of Colombia and Mexico. To this end OROFINO has signed an option agreement to acquire several properties in Colombia. The Company is listed on the Pink Sheets under the symbol ORFG.

NW Natural (NYSE: NWN) ranked highest in the West region in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study. Now in its 5th year, the study ranks business customer satisfaction with their gas utility company in 4 regions: East, Midwest, South and West.

There are 6 factors included when ranking the businesses, which are; billing and payment, corporate citizenship; price; communications; customer service; and field service.

Gas utility companies which provide payment assistance to business customers that ask for it achieve a large lift in overall satisfaction, especially when the company initially contacts the business.

NW Natural is headquartered in Portland, Ore., and serves more than 667,000 residential and business customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. It is the largest independent natural gas utility in the Pacific Northwest.

Orofino Gold Corp. - Major Gold Find To Be Verified

HONG KONG, China, March 25 - Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG) ("Orofino Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the initial results from the first Qualified Persons, NI 43-101 Compliant, review of existing exploration and field data as well as a recent field visit were considered to be exceptional and due to this development, Orofino Gold Corp's Managing Director has taken the initiative to consult additional independent geologists to validate and verify the findings. The verification of the results is to take place on or before April 15, 2010.

All shareholders will be kept abreast of the process and will be informed upon completion of this verification. When the findings are confirmed by independent geologists, shareholders will be extremely pleased. As the price of gold today is nearing $1100 USD/OZ this could be a very rich discovery.

About Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG)

Orofino Gold is a precious metals acquisition, exploration, and development company. The Company acquires and explores strategically-located precious metals properties in the historically rich gold bearing jurisdictions of Colombia and Mexico. To this end OROFINO has signed an option agreement to acquire several properties in Colombia. The Company is listed on the Pink Sheets under the symbol ORFG.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) reported Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter earnings declined on higher expenses, but sales climbed as demand for its design and publishing software improved, according to Associated Press.

The results surpassed Wall Street's expectations.

Adobe also gave a strong forecast for the current quarter and announced that it would launch a key software upgrade by early June.

Adobe earned $127.2 million, or 24 cents per share, in the three months that ended March 5, which is down 19 percent from a year earlier.

Excluding items such as stock compensation costs, Adobe earned 40 cents per share in the latest quarter, above the 37 cents that analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting.

Revenue rose 9 percent to $858.7 million, which also surpassed analysts' expectations.

The majority of Adobe's revenue comes from Creative Suite, its flagship software package which targets professional designers and developers. The company launched the most recent version, Creative Suite 4, in the fall of 2008.

For the current quarter, Adobe is forecasting a profit of 23 cents to 30 cents per share. Excluding items, the company expects to earn 39 cents to 44 cents per share, compared with analysts' expectations of 41 cents per share.

The company forecast revenue of $875 million, which is above Wall Street's predictions of $858.6 million, compared to $925 million in 2009.

In extended trading Tuesday after the results were announced, Adobe shares gained $1.98, or 5.6 percent, to $37.20. Earlier, it closed up 27 cents at $35.22.

Orofino Gold Corp. - Major Gold Find To Be Verified

HONG KONG, China, March 25 - Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG) ("Orofino Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the initial results from the first Qualified Persons, NI 43-101 Compliant, review of existing exploration and field data as well as a recent field visit were considered to be exceptional and due to this development, Orofino Gold Corp's Managing Director has taken the initiative to consult additional independent geologists to validate and verify the findings. The verification of the results is to take place on or before April 15, 2010.

All shareholders will be kept abreast of the process and will be informed upon completion of this verification. When the findings are confirmed by independent geologists, shareholders will be extremely pleased. As the price of gold today is nearing $1100 USD/OZ this could be a very rich discovery.

About Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG)

Orofino Gold is a precious metals acquisition, exploration, and development company. The Company acquires and explores strategically-located precious metals properties in the historically rich gold bearing jurisdictions of Colombia and Mexico. To this end OROFINO has signed an option agreement to acquire several properties in Colombia. The Company is listed on the Pink Sheets under the symbol ORFG.