Morning Links: 5 September 2008

Journal says Dell may sell plants, HCA clashes with California union, LP shuts down mills, retiring LifePoint exec selling shares, and more to come...

Email | Print By Geert De Lombaerde

The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell is looking to sell its factories, including its Nashville site.

HCA is butting heads with the California Nurses Association over the company's appeal of property tax assessments of two of its hospitals there. 

Louisiana-Pacific (Ticker: LPX) will shut down oriented strand board mills in Quebec and Georgia.

The Arizona Republic fills in the background on Gaylord's plans for a Phoenix-area resort and convention center.

Under pressure from activists, Brentwood-based Prison Health Services may lose a county contract in Florida.

Symbion has teamed with a Virginia developer to build a surgery center in Roanoke.

Bill Gracey, who's retiring as COO of LifePoint Hospitals, has begun trimming his stake in the company, selling almost 57,000 shares this week.

Also selling some of their shares were Genesco Senior VP John Clinard – whose chairman did the same earlier this week –and retiring AmSurg exec Royce Harrell.

The University of North Alabama plans to step up its Nashville-area recruiting.