Mike was fast with his catch on the LBC awaiting an update! I wonder if it has something to do with his previous post that has drawn some attention.
Anyway, here’s the screenshot!

Update: as Maps Guide Brian posted in the Google Groups the Local Business Center will also undergo some maintenance the 6th of November.

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Google Local Business Center awaiting updates

The conference I missed was SMX Local / Mobile. Too bad I’m ‘stuck’ here down in Europe, because I would have liked to meet some fellow local search enthusiasts in person. Well, Maybe next year.

Luckily, for me, and all of you that were not there, there is some good reading material online. David Mihm wrote a thorough recap about SMX local on his blog.
Andrew Shotland created an avalanche of blogposts on his local seo guide blog with snippets and snappets during the first day of the event.

I advice you to go ahead and read David’s recap here and pay some special attention to Mike Blumenthal‘s research, the model of ranking factors

blumenthal model of local ranking factors

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The conference I missed..

Thanks for this feedback. We didn’t think that the “edit incorrect marker
location” might still be necessary after verification, but you’ve given us
some clear evidence that it is. We’ll be adding this capability back in.

Now that solves some of the issues, but not all, hopefully they’ve read this post about updates on the local business center!

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Google confirms problems LBC and listens!

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Starting a Local Search Optimization Blog