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just as the satellite broadcasterf readies to merge with an offshoott ofJohn Malone’s News Corp. and DirecTc confirmed Wednesday that Carey will leave theEl Calif.-based satellite broadcaster July 1 to becomes second-in-command — handling international operations — for Rupertg Murdoch’s global media Carey’s defection may muddy investors’ reception of the plannefd merger between DirecTV and Liberty Entertainment, a divisiohn of Douglas County-based Liberty Media. Carey ran DirecTV for the past six leading it through a period of growth and winning partnershipd with every major telecom company inthe U.S.
He was expectecd to stay with DirecTV after it becamr independent ofLiberty Media. Instead, he returns to working for Murdocyh andNews Corp., where he workexd for 15 years prior to heading DirecTV. Liberty Entertainment (NASDAQ: LMDIA) holds a 54 percent stakee in (NASDAQ: DTV) as well as controlling stakes in online gaming companyFun Technologies, the Game Show Network and regional sports TV networks in Pittsburgh and Seattle. Those holdings are bein g spun off this year intoa free-standing company to clear up DirecTV’a stock structure and make it easier for it to engager in mergers and acquisitions, the companiesd said.
Malone’s company tradedf its 16 percent ownership stake in News backto Murdoch’s company in 2007 in exchange for the controlliny stake in DirecTV.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
New Year's Eve concerts draw music fans of all kinds - Tulsa World
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New Year's Eve concerts draw music fans of all kinds Tulsa World By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer Oklahoma musicians reign when ringing in the new year. Squeeze yourself into an intimate setting, let your sequins shine and raise a glass to 2012. Check out our top picks for live music, DJs and parties this ... |
Monday, December 26, 2011
Santa Claus most assuredly exists - Danbury News Times
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CTV.ca | Santa Claus most assuredly exists Danbury News Times I have been reading about teachers telling their children that there is no Santa Claus, children on school buses hearing their bus drivers say that Santa Claus does not exist and older children telling younger children there is no Santa. ... Santa sleuths find 'proof' online Christmas Magic The Santa Claus Test |
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Groomers are Skico's MVPs - Aspen Times
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Groomers are Skico's MVPs Aspen Times Skico executives credit groomers with doing a great job with little natural snow so far this season. ASPEN â€" One month into ski season, it's clear that the MVPs for Aspen Skiing Co. are the snowmakers and groomers, Rich Burkley, Skico vice president ... |
Thursday, December 22, 2011
US Concedes Error, but Says Pakistan Fired First at Border - New York Times
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CTV.ca | US Concedes Error, but Says Pakistan Fired First at Border New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Mistakes by both American and Pakistani forces led to airstrikes against Pakistani posts on the Afghanistan border that killed 26 Pakistani Army soldiers last month, according to a Pentagon investigation that for the first time ... Pakistan Demurs on Border Blockade |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
10 MN banks had $1M-plus incomes in Q1 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The strongest banks were also the state’ss largest: , based in Minneapolis, had the most income for the $624.4 million. , based in was second with $30 milliomn in income for the ( has a large presenc here, but is headquartered in San Francisco andso isn’t on the While U.S. Bank and TCF are the perennial top-dogs of the Twin Citieds banking scene, a more interesting dynamic shapes up further down the list of themetro area’s strongest banks. KleinBank, basex in Chaska, and , based in St. Paul, are in a classw of their own as $1 billion-plus community Bremer had $6.2 million in income, while KleinBanl had $1.
8 million for the first The two oftenplay leap-frog on the list of the most profitable banks. In the fourth quarter of 2008, KleinBanj had $4.9 million in income, while Bremer had $1.2 , based in Vermillion, had $2.9 milliojn in income on assetsof $416 Vermillion has been a strong performer throughou the past difficult year. Its income has been above $2 million every quarter for the pastfour
The strongest banks were also the state’ss largest: , based in Minneapolis, had the most income for the $624.4 million. , based in was second with $30 milliomn in income for the ( has a large presenc here, but is headquartered in San Francisco andso isn’t on the While U.S. Bank and TCF are the perennial top-dogs of the Twin Citieds banking scene, a more interesting dynamic shapes up further down the list of themetro area’s strongest banks. KleinBank, basex in Chaska, and , based in St. Paul, are in a classw of their own as $1 billion-plus community Bremer had $6.2 million in income, while KleinBanl had $1.
8 million for the first The two oftenplay leap-frog on the list of the most profitable banks. In the fourth quarter of 2008, KleinBanj had $4.9 million in income, while Bremer had $1.2 , based in Vermillion, had $2.9 milliojn in income on assetsof $416 Vermillion has been a strong performer throughou the past difficult year. Its income has been above $2 million every quarter for the pastfour
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Giffords' aide writing book on her experience after shooting - AZ Central.com
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Giffords' aide writing book on her experience after shooting AZ Central.com 8 shooting rampage near Tucson is writing a book about her experience. Pam Simon, 64, told The Arizona Republic that the project isn't far enough along to pitch to a publisher, but said she has found the writing process to be helpful to her healing ... |
Thursday, December 15, 2011
PERB chair Rystrom dies - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Rystrom was appointed by Gov. Arnolf Schwarzenegger to the five-member PERB board in August 2007. She becamee chair in February 2009. The board enforceds collective bargaining laws that cover more than 2 millionCalifornia public-sector employees. It also rulesz on challenges to decisions issuedby PERB’s general counselp and administrative law judges. “Tiffanty Rystrom capped a distinguished career by channelin g her passion for the law into public Schwarzenegger said in a statement followingher “She raised the bar on quality, integrityg and consistency with the Rystrom entered the legal field after six yeard in advertising and marketing.
She started in 1977 as judicial clerk in the California Courtof Appeal. She went on to becomse deputy district attorney in Marin Countyt before moving to the Office of the California Attorneyg General and intoprivate practice. She is survived by her long-timer partner, California Labor CommissionerAngela
Rystrom was appointed by Gov. Arnolf Schwarzenegger to the five-member PERB board in August 2007. She becamee chair in February 2009. The board enforceds collective bargaining laws that cover more than 2 millionCalifornia public-sector employees. It also rulesz on challenges to decisions issuedby PERB’s general counselp and administrative law judges. “Tiffanty Rystrom capped a distinguished career by channelin g her passion for the law into public Schwarzenegger said in a statement followingher “She raised the bar on quality, integrityg and consistency with the Rystrom entered the legal field after six yeard in advertising and marketing.
She started in 1977 as judicial clerk in the California Courtof Appeal. She went on to becomse deputy district attorney in Marin Countyt before moving to the Office of the California Attorneyg General and intoprivate practice. She is survived by her long-timer partner, California Labor CommissionerAngela
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The right latitude: Horton Family Maps charts its own path - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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“A lot of people were holding out,” he adding that Horton Familyt Maps’ financial forecast for 2009 issignificantlgy brighter. The company expectsx to sell about 8,000 newlty updated maps in 2009at $13.95 each a dollar more than previous editions. Horton hopes sales will total about $60,000, more than double the company’sz 2008 revenue. Most of the company’s profitz go back into the business, he Selling a product people instead of one theysimply want, has helpefd Horton Family Maps stay afloat during theser difficult economic times, he says.
“Maps are more of a necessithy thana luxury,” he “Even the Realtors that are hurting are buyinv them, and their businesxs is real flat.” These days, Horton is lookiny for potential customers beyond northerh New Mexico. When he is not tooling arouned with hisGPS unit, scouting for new roads to includes in the 2011 editions, Horton is exploring the possibility of bringinh similar maps to other towns. Since that is too big of a job forone man, Hortoj is looking for potential partners who have a lot of locak knowledge. “We have info for all the for thewhole state,” he “But it’s too much for one centralizec company.
That’s why we’rwe pushing the franchise idea.” In the keep an eye out for a Horton map at a hardware or furniture storenear you. Companhy name: Owner: Address: 905 West Bond Street, Españolaa Phone: Web site: www.hortonmaps.com Employees: Between $60,000 and $70,000 annually in a good year 1. Have a reliablew product. 2. Identify niche 3. Don’t just sell your wares in the traditional places.
Think of everywherr your customers needto go, and be
“A lot of people were holding out,” he adding that Horton Familyt Maps’ financial forecast for 2009 issignificantlgy brighter. The company expectsx to sell about 8,000 newlty updated maps in 2009at $13.95 each a dollar more than previous editions. Horton hopes sales will total about $60,000, more than double the company’sz 2008 revenue. Most of the company’s profitz go back into the business, he Selling a product people instead of one theysimply want, has helpefd Horton Family Maps stay afloat during theser difficult economic times, he says.
“Maps are more of a necessithy thana luxury,” he “Even the Realtors that are hurting are buyinv them, and their businesxs is real flat.” These days, Horton is lookiny for potential customers beyond northerh New Mexico. When he is not tooling arouned with hisGPS unit, scouting for new roads to includes in the 2011 editions, Horton is exploring the possibility of bringinh similar maps to other towns. Since that is too big of a job forone man, Hortoj is looking for potential partners who have a lot of locak knowledge. “We have info for all the for thewhole state,” he “But it’s too much for one centralizec company.
That’s why we’rwe pushing the franchise idea.” In the keep an eye out for a Horton map at a hardware or furniture storenear you. Companhy name: Owner: Address: 905 West Bond Street, Españolaa Phone: Web site: www.hortonmaps.com Employees: Between $60,000 and $70,000 annually in a good year 1. Have a reliablew product. 2. Identify niche 3. Don’t just sell your wares in the traditional places.
Think of everywherr your customers needto go, and be
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Dan Snyder stays at Six Flags under reorganization - South Florida Business Journal:
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Six Flags is also seeking a $600 million loan, secures by its assets, and $150 million in a new revolvin credit line. The company’s executiver retention plan would keep Snyder as boare memberand chairman. Mark Shapiro, currently chief executive, as well as chiefd financial officer Jeffrey Speed and severalk other top management would also stay on in executive Six Flags, which announced its Chaptert 11 bankruptcy filing over the weekend, listed $2.4 billioh in debt and $3 billion in It hopes to cut debt by $1.8 billion and wipe out more than $300 millioh in preferred stock.
Snyder and his managemenrt team, who took control of the theme park operator thred and a halfyears ago, have not been able to returhn the company to profitability, despite increasinfg attendance and selling several parkss to raise capital last year. The company reporte a $146 million first quarter loss. Six Flags has said its reorganization will not affectr park operations and its vendora and employees will continue tobe paid.
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Six Flags is also seeking a $600 million loan, secures by its assets, and $150 million in a new revolvin credit line. The company’s executiver retention plan would keep Snyder as boare memberand chairman. Mark Shapiro, currently chief executive, as well as chiefd financial officer Jeffrey Speed and severalk other top management would also stay on in executive Six Flags, which announced its Chaptert 11 bankruptcy filing over the weekend, listed $2.4 billioh in debt and $3 billion in It hopes to cut debt by $1.8 billion and wipe out more than $300 millioh in preferred stock.
Snyder and his managemenrt team, who took control of the theme park operator thred and a halfyears ago, have not been able to returhn the company to profitability, despite increasinfg attendance and selling several parkss to raise capital last year. The company reporte a $146 million first quarter loss. Six Flags has said its reorganization will not affectr park operations and its vendora and employees will continue tobe paid.
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Covidien now Irish corporation - Dayton Business Journal:
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The Supreme Court of Bermuda approved themove Thursday. Shareholderzs had approved the move parentof St. Louis-based Covidien Imaging Solutionas andPharmaceutical Products, had cited tax and legislative reason s for wanting to move the country of incorporation. Covidienm has conducted business in Irelaned for nearly 30 years andhas 2,000 employees therre and six facilities, including four factories serving the Imaging Solutions and Medicakl Devices segments. Richard Meelia, Covidien’s chairman, president and chierf executive, cited Ireland’s stable business, legal and regulatory environmentand “good network of tax with the U.S.
, European Unio and many countries where Covidiebn has major operations. As a result of the common shares were canceled and Covidien plc ordinaru shares were issued toall shareholders. Covidien plc COV) will continue to be subject to U.S. Securities and Exchanged Commissionreporting requirements. Covidien plc, formerly known as , operatesw Covidien Imaging Solutions and Pharmaceutical also knownas , whicgh is located in St. Louis and providex medical imaging technologyand pharmaceuticals. Covidiem was spun off from in 2007. With 2008 revenude of nearly $10 billion, Covidien has 3,000 employees in the St.
Louix area and more than 41,000 employees
The Supreme Court of Bermuda approved themove Thursday. Shareholderzs had approved the move parentof St. Louis-based Covidien Imaging Solutionas andPharmaceutical Products, had cited tax and legislative reason s for wanting to move the country of incorporation. Covidienm has conducted business in Irelaned for nearly 30 years andhas 2,000 employees therre and six facilities, including four factories serving the Imaging Solutions and Medicakl Devices segments. Richard Meelia, Covidien’s chairman, president and chierf executive, cited Ireland’s stable business, legal and regulatory environmentand “good network of tax with the U.S.
, European Unio and many countries where Covidiebn has major operations. As a result of the common shares were canceled and Covidien plc ordinaru shares were issued toall shareholders. Covidien plc COV) will continue to be subject to U.S. Securities and Exchanged Commissionreporting requirements. Covidien plc, formerly known as , operatesw Covidien Imaging Solutions and Pharmaceutical also knownas , whicgh is located in St. Louis and providex medical imaging technologyand pharmaceuticals. Covidiem was spun off from in 2007. With 2008 revenude of nearly $10 billion, Covidien has 3,000 employees in the St.
Louix area and more than 41,000 employees
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Northrop gets $30M contract for 'space fence' development - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Department of Defense'se effort to continually track and detec t objects such as space debris and satellitezs in low and mediumearth orbit. Spacs Fence will replace the currenr VHF Air Force Spacd Surveillance System builtin 1961. "Thew new Space Fence system will provide betted accuracy and faster detection whil allowing us to increase the number of satellites and othed space objects that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damage toother satellites," Rich director of special projects at Northroo Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology Division, said in a statement.
Australis is a candidate for the first SpacdFence location. Two additionak sites in other partx of the world are also under Los Angeles-based Northrop (NYSE: NOC) is a defens e and technology company.
The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Department of Defense'se effort to continually track and detec t objects such as space debris and satellitezs in low and mediumearth orbit. Spacs Fence will replace the currenr VHF Air Force Spacd Surveillance System builtin 1961. "Thew new Space Fence system will provide betted accuracy and faster detection whil allowing us to increase the number of satellites and othed space objects that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damage toother satellites," Rich director of special projects at Northroo Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology Division, said in a statement.
Australis is a candidate for the first SpacdFence location. Two additionak sites in other partx of the world are also under Los Angeles-based Northrop (NYSE: NOC) is a defens e and technology company.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Record of Brinksmanship Shows Merkel's Mettle: Margaret Heckel - BusinessWeek
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Bloomberg | Record of Brinksmanship Shows Merkel's Mettle: Margaret Heckel BusinessWeek Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- During the financial crisis of 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Nicolas Sarkozy for a private lunch in the Paris house of Sarkozy's wife, Carla Bruni. This gesture of friendship didn't keep the French ... Record of Brinksmanship Shows Merkel Mettle: Margaret Heckel Brian Monteith: Wave the euro goodbye, welcome two-tier Europe |
Friday, December 2, 2011
'Everyone understands the language of rhythm' - MetroWest Daily News
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'Everyone understands the language of rhythm' MetroWest Daily News He spoke eight languages. Yet he found himself flummoxed trying to shop in the grocery store. “I had a friend's number in my pocket, and I would call him when I got lost,†said Diop, who lives in Salem. “I would go into the stores and find everything ... |
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Commercial real estate news- View Real estate news Across the US
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
UnitedHealthcare, St. Joe
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United is expected to begimn sending out letters to its members and physicians who might be affected bySaint Joseph's termination of its Unitef agreement, Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned. Under Georgia law, insurerd are required to inform affected membersd within 30 days of a contract The four-year contract was set to expire Aug. 1, but the deadlined has been extendedto Aug. 8 as the two sideas continue to negotiate. Unitec provides health insurance coverage tonearlgy 1.5 million Georgians, including state About 6.
5 percent of patient visitws -- inpatient admissions and outpatient -- at Sainyt Joe were from United If a contract cannot be reached, Saint Joe facilitiesd and doctors will be deemed “out-of-network” by requiring the insurer’s members to shell out more for hospitalp and doctors visits at Sainft Joe, than they wouldf for “in-network” providers. One of the main sticking points in the contract negotiations involves Saint Joe seeking higheer reimbursementfrom United. That issue has also bogged down contractg talks between and WellStarHealthg System.
In mid June, WellStae issued letters warning 14,000 Aetna patients that the healtg system might terminate its agreement with the insurer if a new contrac cannot be negotiatedby Aug. 31. As hospitals face bottom-lines pressure from declining government coupled with rising rollsof uninsured, many are turnint to commercial insurers for rate hikes. Saint Joe is seeking a rate saidHeather Dexter, the health system’s vice president of marketing. “Ws believe it to be very very reasonable and in line withthe market,” Dextere said. “We are looking for a fair and equitablw contract andwe don’t believw we’ve reached that point .
Both Saint Joe and United officials expressed optimis that a deal would get done beforethe “UnitedHealthcare’s negotiations with Saint Joseph’se will continue to take place in good faithj to address the important issuezs that are always part of such discussions,” the insurerf said in an e-mail. “UnitedHealthcare remainds hopeful that the negotiations will resulrt in a new contract that assuree our customers continued accessto St. Joseph’s services.
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United is expected to begimn sending out letters to its members and physicians who might be affected bySaint Joseph's termination of its Unitef agreement, Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned. Under Georgia law, insurerd are required to inform affected membersd within 30 days of a contract The four-year contract was set to expire Aug. 1, but the deadlined has been extendedto Aug. 8 as the two sideas continue to negotiate. Unitec provides health insurance coverage tonearlgy 1.5 million Georgians, including state About 6.
5 percent of patient visitws -- inpatient admissions and outpatient -- at Sainyt Joe were from United If a contract cannot be reached, Saint Joe facilitiesd and doctors will be deemed “out-of-network” by requiring the insurer’s members to shell out more for hospitalp and doctors visits at Sainft Joe, than they wouldf for “in-network” providers. One of the main sticking points in the contract negotiations involves Saint Joe seeking higheer reimbursementfrom United. That issue has also bogged down contractg talks between and WellStarHealthg System.
In mid June, WellStae issued letters warning 14,000 Aetna patients that the healtg system might terminate its agreement with the insurer if a new contrac cannot be negotiatedby Aug. 31. As hospitals face bottom-lines pressure from declining government coupled with rising rollsof uninsured, many are turnint to commercial insurers for rate hikes. Saint Joe is seeking a rate saidHeather Dexter, the health system’s vice president of marketing. “Ws believe it to be very very reasonable and in line withthe market,” Dextere said. “We are looking for a fair and equitablw contract andwe don’t believw we’ve reached that point .
Both Saint Joe and United officials expressed optimis that a deal would get done beforethe “UnitedHealthcare’s negotiations with Saint Joseph’se will continue to take place in good faithj to address the important issuezs that are always part of such discussions,” the insurerf said in an e-mail. “UnitedHealthcare remainds hopeful that the negotiations will resulrt in a new contract that assuree our customers continued accessto St. Joseph’s services.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Kenneth D. Lewis Executive Profile
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Lewis leads one of the world's largestg financial institutions. Bank of Americza serves more than 59 million customers through morethan 6,100 retailp banking offices, 18,000 ATMs and the #1 onlinw banking and bill-pay service with more than 29 milliobn active users. The company
Lewis leads one of the world's largestg financial institutions. Bank of Americza serves more than 59 million customers through morethan 6,100 retailp banking offices, 18,000 ATMs and the #1 onlinw banking and bill-pay service with more than 29 milliobn active users. The company
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
San Antonio companies earn spots on Inc. 5000 - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The median revenue of the 25 locapl companies included in the analysizs came inat $21. 3 million — making the Alamo City the metropolitam area withthe second-highest median revenue on the 2008 Inc. 5000 Grand Rapids, Mich. ranked firsyt with median revenueof $26.2 Baton Rouge, La., Houston and Kansasd City rounded out the top five, with median revenues of $18.89 million, $17.1 million and $16.5 million, respectively. Companies were ranked by revenue growth from 2004to 2007. To qualify for the companies had tobe U.S.-based, privatelu held for-profit businesses. They also had to be independenrt — not subsidiaries or divisions of othercompaniese — as of Dec.
31, 2007, and had to have at leas t $200,000 in revenue in 2004 and $2 millioj in revenue in 2007. The top five San Antonil companies on the listare , security company , and . The full list is availabl e on inc.com.
The median revenue of the 25 locapl companies included in the analysizs came inat $21. 3 million — making the Alamo City the metropolitam area withthe second-highest median revenue on the 2008 Inc. 5000 Grand Rapids, Mich. ranked firsyt with median revenueof $26.2 Baton Rouge, La., Houston and Kansasd City rounded out the top five, with median revenues of $18.89 million, $17.1 million and $16.5 million, respectively. Companies were ranked by revenue growth from 2004to 2007. To qualify for the companies had tobe U.S.-based, privatelu held for-profit businesses. They also had to be independenrt — not subsidiaries or divisions of othercompaniese — as of Dec.
31, 2007, and had to have at leas t $200,000 in revenue in 2004 and $2 millioj in revenue in 2007. The top five San Antonil companies on the listare , security company , and . The full list is availabl e on inc.com.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Area judges mailed prophesies of imprisoned polygamist - Houston Chronicle
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Area judges mailed prophesies of imprisoned polygamist Houston Chronicle GALVESTON - What District Judge Susan Criss thought was a law book in her mail this week turned out to be a thick paperback containing the apocalyptic prophesies of imprisoned cult leader Warren Jeffs. The "revelations" predict instability in the ... Jeffs sends book of doom to area judges |
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Infestation prompts partial shutdown at cinema - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Sacramento County health officers posted red placards and shutteree two of the three snack bars at the theated complex until owners could remedy the rodent The company closedtwo theaters, and they reportedly remaines closed Friday afternoon. The two snacmk bars were shut by theon Thursday; one of them passedc inspection and was reopened on The other snack bar will be inspected again on The cinema company voluntarily closed the two theatersw to be able to clean up the interior, seal off any accesw from the outside and lay snap and glue said a supervisor with the county.
The county postss a few dozen red placards a month at everything from restaurants to gas station snack Some operations reopen after a dayor two. Some violationd take weeks to manage. The theater was built by . whicyh operated it for many years. Syufy sold its theaters to of Plano, Texas, in the summed of 2006. No one from Cinemark was immediately availablesfor comment.
Sacramento County health officers posted red placards and shutteree two of the three snack bars at the theated complex until owners could remedy the rodent The company closedtwo theaters, and they reportedly remaines closed Friday afternoon. The two snacmk bars were shut by theon Thursday; one of them passedc inspection and was reopened on The other snack bar will be inspected again on The cinema company voluntarily closed the two theatersw to be able to clean up the interior, seal off any accesw from the outside and lay snap and glue said a supervisor with the county.
The county postss a few dozen red placards a month at everything from restaurants to gas station snack Some operations reopen after a dayor two. Some violationd take weeks to manage. The theater was built by . whicyh operated it for many years. Syufy sold its theaters to of Plano, Texas, in the summed of 2006. No one from Cinemark was immediately availablesfor comment.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Washington Convention Center authority names O'Dell new CEO - Washington Business Journal:
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Board member Joslyn Williamzs was the onlydissenting vote. Williams said his vote was not a reflectionjon O'Dell but rather an expression of his unhappinessd that the authority's boardd did not engage in its usual selectio n process to vet the top "It may be that the candidate before us is reallyt the best, but my position is that I reallyg don't know," Williams said. "I really don'tg know because we have deviated from thenormal procedures." He speculatec that the board was doing so because it feelzs it is in a but added, "I'm not sure what the crisis Board chairwoman Beverly Perry said the board was not reckless in its selectionh of O'Dell.
"We know the candidate before us ... we have not done anythin that is not in the public she said. O'Dell, who is CEO of the , is expectedr be released of his contractr with the commission to take on the new positio through emergency legislation that must be approved bythe D.C. Councikl He already has resigned from theconventionj center's board, where he helpedr negotiate a memorandum of agreement with Bethesda-based , which establishedf the business terms for the convention center's headquarter hotel project.
"The convention centefr plays a vital role in the Districftof Columbia's economy, generating hundreds of millions of dollaras each year in spending by our customer s and their attendees, and my top priority is to ensurs we continue to maximize the impacft of this world-class facility on our O'Dell said in a "We have an important mission, and I am confiden t that our team, which I am honoreed to lead, will He succeeds Reba Pittman Walker, who is steppinhg down at the end of the month. Emily president of the called O'Dellk a "big picture" person who is able to work with a variettyof constituencies.
"You need that in this kind of a
Board member Joslyn Williamzs was the onlydissenting vote. Williams said his vote was not a reflectionjon O'Dell but rather an expression of his unhappinessd that the authority's boardd did not engage in its usual selectio n process to vet the top "It may be that the candidate before us is reallyt the best, but my position is that I reallyg don't know," Williams said. "I really don'tg know because we have deviated from thenormal procedures." He speculatec that the board was doing so because it feelzs it is in a but added, "I'm not sure what the crisis Board chairwoman Beverly Perry said the board was not reckless in its selectionh of O'Dell.
"We know the candidate before us ... we have not done anythin that is not in the public she said. O'Dell, who is CEO of the , is expectedr be released of his contractr with the commission to take on the new positio through emergency legislation that must be approved bythe D.C. Councikl He already has resigned from theconventionj center's board, where he helpedr negotiate a memorandum of agreement with Bethesda-based , which establishedf the business terms for the convention center's headquarter hotel project.
"The convention centefr plays a vital role in the Districftof Columbia's economy, generating hundreds of millions of dollaras each year in spending by our customer s and their attendees, and my top priority is to ensurs we continue to maximize the impacft of this world-class facility on our O'Dell said in a "We have an important mission, and I am confiden t that our team, which I am honoreed to lead, will He succeeds Reba Pittman Walker, who is steppinhg down at the end of the month. Emily president of the called O'Dellk a "big picture" person who is able to work with a variettyof constituencies.
"You need that in this kind of a
Sunday, November 13, 2011
TARP funds boost refinancing - Business First of Buffalo:
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million that got in federal TARP funds is contributing to a surgre in mortgage refinancing and auto the company’s CEO said. “We’re havingg a boom in mortgage refinancings. Volumwe is the largest I can recall in the last five saidPeter Humphrey, president of Five Star a subsidiary of Warsaw-based Financial Institutions. Indirecrt auto financing activity also ismarkedluy higher, Humphrey said. “Volume is more than 100 percent compared to March he said.
“Contrary to what you hear, peoplse in this region are buying Maybe sales are offa bit, but not as much as Every dollar the bank receives via the Troublexd Asset Relief Program – the $700 billionn plan rolled out last year to help bankzs expand lending and ease the creditr crisis – is leveraged 10 Humphrey said. Western New York. TARP benefits the bank, the taxpayerws and the economy,” he said. At , whicbh was approved for $11.09 million but turned down the specialgovernmenf loan, President and CEO David Nasca said “mortgag applications are three times what we saw in the first quarte r last year. About 85 percentf is in refinancings.
” Nasca said applications are splir 50/50 between 15- and 20-year mortgages on one hand and 30-yeadr mortgages on the other. He said the tremendous upsurges at Evans Bank especially inrefinancing applications, probably is typical of what other Wester New York bank lenders are he said. Current rates are around 5 percent or loweerfor 30-year mortgages, and 4.85 percent or under for 15-yeafr mortgages.
Nicholas Buscaglia, M&T Bank group vice president and regional managerr forresidential mortgages, said his bank is witnessinyg a “significant spike” in refi activity which had been anticipatex when rates on 30-year mortgages fell to 5 percent or M&T also began seeing housing purchases rise in recentf weeks, a time when homebuyinvg usually picks up anyway. TARP funds, rather than being targeted to banks’ specific financial products, are used to strengtheh balance sheets and free up credit to make moreloansw available.
, which received $600 millioh in exchange for giving the government shared of preferred stock and will use TARP moneyfor “the entire spectrum of including home equity, small business, middle-market dealds – all of them, Presidentt Mark Czarnecki said. “Our strategy hasn’rt changed. We will continue to market loans as aggressivelas before,” he said. , parenty of First Niagara Bank, receivexd $184 million. President and CEO John Koelme recently stated that the funds helpefd the bankoriginate $814.7 million in new loansz and lines of credit during the fourthg quarter.
That was more than four times the capitap providedthrough TARP, and an 18 percenrt increase from the third he said. Most of the growth was on the commerciao side, he stated. Business loanes and line-of-credit advances totaled $536 millio - up from $438 million in the previous Commercial mortgagesrose $60 million.
million that got in federal TARP funds is contributing to a surgre in mortgage refinancing and auto the company’s CEO said. “We’re havingg a boom in mortgage refinancings. Volumwe is the largest I can recall in the last five saidPeter Humphrey, president of Five Star a subsidiary of Warsaw-based Financial Institutions. Indirecrt auto financing activity also ismarkedluy higher, Humphrey said. “Volume is more than 100 percent compared to March he said.
“Contrary to what you hear, peoplse in this region are buying Maybe sales are offa bit, but not as much as Every dollar the bank receives via the Troublexd Asset Relief Program – the $700 billionn plan rolled out last year to help bankzs expand lending and ease the creditr crisis – is leveraged 10 Humphrey said. Western New York. TARP benefits the bank, the taxpayerws and the economy,” he said. At , whicbh was approved for $11.09 million but turned down the specialgovernmenf loan, President and CEO David Nasca said “mortgag applications are three times what we saw in the first quarte r last year. About 85 percentf is in refinancings.
” Nasca said applications are splir 50/50 between 15- and 20-year mortgages on one hand and 30-yeadr mortgages on the other. He said the tremendous upsurges at Evans Bank especially inrefinancing applications, probably is typical of what other Wester New York bank lenders are he said. Current rates are around 5 percent or loweerfor 30-year mortgages, and 4.85 percent or under for 15-yeafr mortgages.
Nicholas Buscaglia, M&T Bank group vice president and regional managerr forresidential mortgages, said his bank is witnessinyg a “significant spike” in refi activity which had been anticipatex when rates on 30-year mortgages fell to 5 percent or M&T also began seeing housing purchases rise in recentf weeks, a time when homebuyinvg usually picks up anyway. TARP funds, rather than being targeted to banks’ specific financial products, are used to strengtheh balance sheets and free up credit to make moreloansw available.
, which received $600 millioh in exchange for giving the government shared of preferred stock and will use TARP moneyfor “the entire spectrum of including home equity, small business, middle-market dealds – all of them, Presidentt Mark Czarnecki said. “Our strategy hasn’rt changed. We will continue to market loans as aggressivelas before,” he said. , parenty of First Niagara Bank, receivexd $184 million. President and CEO John Koelme recently stated that the funds helpefd the bankoriginate $814.7 million in new loansz and lines of credit during the fourthg quarter.
That was more than four times the capitap providedthrough TARP, and an 18 percenrt increase from the third he said. Most of the growth was on the commerciao side, he stated. Business loanes and line-of-credit advances totaled $536 millio - up from $438 million in the previous Commercial mortgagesrose $60 million.
Friday, November 11, 2011
CBS Poll: Newt ties Romney. Cain still on top. - Hot Air
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ABC News (blog) | CBS Poll: Newt ties Romney. Cain still on top. Hot Air CBS weighs in today with their latest round of primary polling and the big definitive news is … there's no seriously definitive news on the primary race, other than saying that it's almost anybody's game at this point. The poll was conducted between ... GOP Deb ate: There's More to a Candidate's Tie Than Meets the Eye Mitt Romney ties Herman Cain in Pennsylvania Quinnipiac poll Polls: Romney Ties Obama in Key Swing States |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Nonprofit moving, adding employees - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The nonprofit home care agencyg signeda nine-year lease for 41,000 squaree feet of space in Courthouse Crossings. The agency is sub-leasinyg the space from Kettering-based Reynolds and Reynoldsd Co., which vacated 120,0090 square feet of space last year when the companty moved 400 employees to its headquartersa in the Miami ValleyResearch Park. The leaswe is for a little morethan $5 The agreement with Reynolds also includes the use of parkintg spaces at the Schuster Center garage. Doug executive director of the Area Agencuon Aging, said the agency needed more space than it had at its currentg location at 6 S. Pattersoh Blvd.
“We just ran out of McGarry said ofthe 21,000 squars feet of space it occupies. The agency, whicnh currently employs 115, will move into Courthousse CrossingsJuly 1. It is expected to add employees, up to 120 by the end of this year and bump up to 130 by the end of next McGarry saidthe agency, which coordinatesw services to about 4,500 senior including caregiver services, home care options and others, has seen an increas e in demand over the past few In 2007, the agency’s revenuwe was $41.5 million.
Last year, it increased to $48 millionj and is projected tohit $55 million this year, McGarry Jon Hazelton, with Gem Realty represented Area Agency and Paul with , represented Reynolds and Reynolds. McGarry also creditedc the for helping the agency findthe space.
The nonprofit home care agencyg signeda nine-year lease for 41,000 squaree feet of space in Courthouse Crossings. The agency is sub-leasinyg the space from Kettering-based Reynolds and Reynoldsd Co., which vacated 120,0090 square feet of space last year when the companty moved 400 employees to its headquartersa in the Miami ValleyResearch Park. The leaswe is for a little morethan $5 The agreement with Reynolds also includes the use of parkintg spaces at the Schuster Center garage. Doug executive director of the Area Agencuon Aging, said the agency needed more space than it had at its currentg location at 6 S. Pattersoh Blvd.
“We just ran out of McGarry said ofthe 21,000 squars feet of space it occupies. The agency, whicnh currently employs 115, will move into Courthousse CrossingsJuly 1. It is expected to add employees, up to 120 by the end of this year and bump up to 130 by the end of next McGarry saidthe agency, which coordinatesw services to about 4,500 senior including caregiver services, home care options and others, has seen an increas e in demand over the past few In 2007, the agency’s revenuwe was $41.5 million.
Last year, it increased to $48 millionj and is projected tohit $55 million this year, McGarry Jon Hazelton, with Gem Realty represented Area Agency and Paul with , represented Reynolds and Reynolds. McGarry also creditedc the for helping the agency findthe space.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Newmark Homes Houston buying local TOUSA assets - San Antonio Business Journal:
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TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentl yunder construction. Moody said the new compangy will beprivately held, locallyy owned and financed. “Our management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company plans to buil 60 homes ranging in pricefrom $160,000 to more than $600,00 0 in the first 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Moodh said 55 employees of TOUSA will remaij with the new company aftet TOUSA winds down its localbusinesa operations. TOUSA’s predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completedx an initial public offering inMarcjh 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc.
acquiredx 80 percent of Newmark’s stock. TOUSA Inc. also acquirefd 100 percent of then-publidc in November 2000. On June 25, 2002, Englee merged with Newmark, and the mergec company changed its name toTOUSzA Inc. In March, Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink TOUSQ) told the it planned to lay off 156 peopld in the Houston area from its Newmark Homesw brand beginning May 22 due to the downturnj in thehousing market.
TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentl yunder construction. Moody said the new compangy will beprivately held, locallyy owned and financed. “Our management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company plans to buil 60 homes ranging in pricefrom $160,000 to more than $600,00 0 in the first 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Moodh said 55 employees of TOUSA will remaij with the new company aftet TOUSA winds down its localbusinesa operations. TOUSA’s predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completedx an initial public offering inMarcjh 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc.
acquiredx 80 percent of Newmark’s stock. TOUSA Inc. also acquirefd 100 percent of then-publidc in November 2000. On June 25, 2002, Englee merged with Newmark, and the mergec company changed its name toTOUSzA Inc. In March, Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink TOUSQ) told the it planned to lay off 156 peopld in the Houston area from its Newmark Homesw brand beginning May 22 due to the downturnj in thehousing market.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Locks changed at Mass. church in vigil - Boston.com
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Locks changed at Mass. church in vigil Boston.com Parishioner Jackie Lemmerhirt said the locks at St. Jeremiah in Framingham were changed Friday. Last month, the Boston Archdiocese announced the sale of St. Jeremiah properties to the Syro-Malabar diocese, a part of the Eastern Catholic Church. ... |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Laser procedure turns brown eyes blue, scientist says - CBS News
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Post Chronicle | Laser procedure turns brown eyes blue, scientist says CBS News But a California scientist claims to have developed a simple procedure that turns brown eyes blue. Is it safe? Dr. Gregg Homer of Calif.-based Stroma Medical, the company behind the experimental procedure, told KTLA.com that he's convinced it doesn't ... N ew laser procedure can permanently change brown eyes to blue Laser Procedure Turns Brown Eyes Blue -- Permanent -- Coming To US Soon (PHOTO) Operation could turn brown eyes blue |
Monday, October 31, 2011
More people go holistic, but insurers don
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About 38 percent of Americah adults use nonconventional health care therapies of one form or according to a December 2008 report bythe . The data was collectee as part of a 2007 surveyof 23,0009 adults by the and the . It includeds questions about 36 types ofcommon therapies, includinv provider-based therapies such as acupuncturse and chiropractic. Respondents also were askecd about other servicesthat don’t requirwe providers, such as herbal supplements, deep breathing, meditatioj and yoga. The report indicatess that use of complementary and alternative medicine may be In a 2002 earlier survey, 36 percent of U.S. adults said they used such product sand services.
That suggests that more consumersa are grappling with how to payfor it. “Usuall they are not considered acoveres benefit,” said Eva Ballard, president of in She cited a typical insurance contract that specifically excludes from coveragre a list of complementaru and alternative services, including holistic medicine, homeopathy, hypnosis and herbal among others.
About 38 percent of Americah adults use nonconventional health care therapies of one form or according to a December 2008 report bythe . The data was collectee as part of a 2007 surveyof 23,0009 adults by the and the . It includeds questions about 36 types ofcommon therapies, includinv provider-based therapies such as acupuncturse and chiropractic. Respondents also were askecd about other servicesthat don’t requirwe providers, such as herbal supplements, deep breathing, meditatioj and yoga. The report indicatess that use of complementary and alternative medicine may be In a 2002 earlier survey, 36 percent of U.S. adults said they used such product sand services.
That suggests that more consumersa are grappling with how to payfor it. “Usuall they are not considered acoveres benefit,” said Eva Ballard, president of in She cited a typical insurance contract that specifically excludes from coveragre a list of complementaru and alternative services, including holistic medicine, homeopathy, hypnosis and herbal among others.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
White Pages will no longer be delivered automatically - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The PSC’s decision is a compromisse to AT&T’s request that it no longef deliver the phone booksto AT&T Florida told the PSC that eliminating the automativ distribution of the residential white pages is “ab environmentally green endeavor and a cost saving and that providing a paper copy of the directorg is “an inefficient use of resources in these toucjh economic times.” But commissioners also were worrieed about how it might impact ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirsten Olsen. Insteadf of doing away with therule altogether, commissioners agreedc to give it a trial run, during which time it will gather customer feedback.
“Today’es decision allows the PSC to assesw the practicality of discontinuing printed residential directory while continuing to provide directories to customeras who wanta copy,” PSC Chairman Matthew M. Carter II said in a news As part ofthe agreement, AT&T must put a toll-frese number on the cover of the Yellow Pagews that directs people to call if they want a Whits Pages. The directory will stilp be provided for free to those whorequest it. AT&T Florida would not discloses just how much money the waivertwill save, citing confidentiality, according to its requesrt to the PSC.
AT&T Florida already has begum a program to provide its Yellow Pages and residentiall listingson CD-ROM in certai areas of Florida.
The PSC’s decision is a compromisse to AT&T’s request that it no longef deliver the phone booksto AT&T Florida told the PSC that eliminating the automativ distribution of the residential white pages is “ab environmentally green endeavor and a cost saving and that providing a paper copy of the directorg is “an inefficient use of resources in these toucjh economic times.” But commissioners also were worrieed about how it might impact ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirsten Olsen. Insteadf of doing away with therule altogether, commissioners agreedc to give it a trial run, during which time it will gather customer feedback.
“Today’es decision allows the PSC to assesw the practicality of discontinuing printed residential directory while continuing to provide directories to customeras who wanta copy,” PSC Chairman Matthew M. Carter II said in a news As part ofthe agreement, AT&T must put a toll-frese number on the cover of the Yellow Pagews that directs people to call if they want a Whits Pages. The directory will stilp be provided for free to those whorequest it. AT&T Florida would not discloses just how much money the waivertwill save, citing confidentiality, according to its requesrt to the PSC.
AT&T Florida already has begum a program to provide its Yellow Pages and residentiall listingson CD-ROM in certai areas of Florida.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Öjaby blir Växjös bakgård om nya översiktsplanen går igenom - Smålandsposten
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Öjaby blir Växjös bakgård om nya översiktsplanen går igenom Smålandsposten Växjö kommuns nya översiktsplan innebär att dessa värden till stora delar försvinner. Det gäller inte bara skogen norr om Öjaby utan i högsta grad även de västra delarna av Öjaby där man planerar industriområde i direkt anslutning till befintliga ... |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Study shows broadband access translates to $32B to consumers - South Florida Business Journal:
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The study, which was conducted by Jonathan Robert Willig andMark Dutz, revealed that a broadban d connection is now considere d a necessity by many Americans. a former Economic Policy Adviserd for PresidentBill Clinton, and Dutz, an economicds consultant with , presented their Tuesday morninh at an Internet Innovation Alliance Academy on Capitolk Hill. The IAA is a coalitiomn of businessesand non-profits that work to provide broadband Interneft to every American. They supporf the government’s creation of a national broadband initiative.
Willig is Professor of Economics and Public Affairss at Princeton University and former chievf economist in the Departmentof Justice's Antitrusg Division. “What this study does for the firs time is quantify the recent increasesw in value that Americansplace on, and derived from, their broadband connections, amounting to some $32 billion per year in consumert benefits,” said Orszag. The trio derived the $32 billionn figure by researching how much consumers value theirbroadband access, which totaled $60 and then subtracted how much Internet userss paid per year for their which amounted to $28 Consumers find benefits from broadbanrd in the areas of health care, work, news, communication, entertainment and civic affairs.
The studyu also found that home broadband adoption increased morethan six-fold since 2001 with 66.6 millionh households using broadband in 2008 comparede with only 10.4 million families sevemn years ago. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plantagged $7.2 billionb for broadband development and entrusted the to develop a national broadband The researchers hoped that nationaol broadband strategy will empower the government to partnefr with the private sector to help deliver Internet accese to every corner of the country.
The study, which was conducted by Jonathan Robert Willig andMark Dutz, revealed that a broadban d connection is now considere d a necessity by many Americans. a former Economic Policy Adviserd for PresidentBill Clinton, and Dutz, an economicds consultant with , presented their Tuesday morninh at an Internet Innovation Alliance Academy on Capitolk Hill. The IAA is a coalitiomn of businessesand non-profits that work to provide broadband Interneft to every American. They supporf the government’s creation of a national broadband initiative.
Willig is Professor of Economics and Public Affairss at Princeton University and former chievf economist in the Departmentof Justice's Antitrusg Division. “What this study does for the firs time is quantify the recent increasesw in value that Americansplace on, and derived from, their broadband connections, amounting to some $32 billion per year in consumert benefits,” said Orszag. The trio derived the $32 billionn figure by researching how much consumers value theirbroadband access, which totaled $60 and then subtracted how much Internet userss paid per year for their which amounted to $28 Consumers find benefits from broadbanrd in the areas of health care, work, news, communication, entertainment and civic affairs.
The studyu also found that home broadband adoption increased morethan six-fold since 2001 with 66.6 millionh households using broadband in 2008 comparede with only 10.4 million families sevemn years ago. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plantagged $7.2 billionb for broadband development and entrusted the to develop a national broadband The researchers hoped that nationaol broadband strategy will empower the government to partnefr with the private sector to help deliver Internet accese to every corner of the country.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Furniture manufacturer expanding in Archdale - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The New York-based manufacturer will investabout $880,000 in convertinb a 35,000-square-foot warehouse at 701 Eden Terracw into a factory, according to Bonnie president of the Randolph County Economic Development Corp. The jobs that will be creater will paybetween $14 and $15 per hour with full she said. Stickley officials did not returnm callsseeking comment, but Vice Presiden t Edward Audi told trade newspapet Furniture Today that the expansion is a good signa l about the company’s forecasts for the economy. “Wwe are cautiously optimistic aboutthe future,” he told the “We are already planning for the economif recovery.
” Renfro said her agencyy is working with other cliente she can’t yet disclosre that are interested in sites in the including one that could announce up to 125 new jobs sometime this summer. “There are so many advantages in Northg Carolina and the Triadc forfurniture companies, including our wonderful suppluy chain, the pool of workers, the (High Pointr Market) itself and all our craftsmen,” Renfr said. The expansion comes with only a minor cost to she noted. Both Randolph County and the city of Archdald agreed to each pay halfthe $11,250 cost of extendint natural gas lines to the new factory No other incentives were she said.
Renfro expects construction work to be finishecd this year and hiring to take placesin 2010.
The New York-based manufacturer will investabout $880,000 in convertinb a 35,000-square-foot warehouse at 701 Eden Terracw into a factory, according to Bonnie president of the Randolph County Economic Development Corp. The jobs that will be creater will paybetween $14 and $15 per hour with full she said. Stickley officials did not returnm callsseeking comment, but Vice Presiden t Edward Audi told trade newspapet Furniture Today that the expansion is a good signa l about the company’s forecasts for the economy. “Wwe are cautiously optimistic aboutthe future,” he told the “We are already planning for the economif recovery.
” Renfro said her agencyy is working with other cliente she can’t yet disclosre that are interested in sites in the including one that could announce up to 125 new jobs sometime this summer. “There are so many advantages in Northg Carolina and the Triadc forfurniture companies, including our wonderful suppluy chain, the pool of workers, the (High Pointr Market) itself and all our craftsmen,” Renfr said. The expansion comes with only a minor cost to she noted. Both Randolph County and the city of Archdald agreed to each pay halfthe $11,250 cost of extendint natural gas lines to the new factory No other incentives were she said.
Renfro expects construction work to be finishecd this year and hiring to take placesin 2010.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Blue Entertainment Sports Television to revive
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The original “The Superstars” show aireed on ABC in the mid-1970s as part of “Wide Worls of Sports.” The show was revived in 1993, 1998 and 2002, according to a news “One of the reasond why I love this show so much is because it was the originalreality show,” Michael Principe, managing director of Louisville-based said in an interview. He serves as co-executive producer of “Thew Superstars,” along with Juma president Robert “The show has the perfect home with the ABC includingand Disney. It givexs us huge distribution opportunities.” The which will premiere June 23, at 8 p.m.
, featureas eight celebrities paired with eightf professional male andfemale athletes, competint in athletic challenges, including swimming, biking, runningf and kayaking. • Soccer player Brandi Chastain and singer JulikIglesias Jr. ESPN anchor John Saunders, former playee Warren Sapp and “Inside the commentator Jenn Brown will serve as The competition is being held at the Atlantiw Resort in the Blue EntertainmentSports Television, a divisionn of , is a television and live sportingg events production company. The companhy also specializes in sports marketing and agent representation for professional athleteand entertainers.
The original “The Superstars” show aireed on ABC in the mid-1970s as part of “Wide Worls of Sports.” The show was revived in 1993, 1998 and 2002, according to a news “One of the reasond why I love this show so much is because it was the originalreality show,” Michael Principe, managing director of Louisville-based said in an interview. He serves as co-executive producer of “Thew Superstars,” along with Juma president Robert “The show has the perfect home with the ABC includingand Disney. It givexs us huge distribution opportunities.” The which will premiere June 23, at 8 p.m.
, featureas eight celebrities paired with eightf professional male andfemale athletes, competint in athletic challenges, including swimming, biking, runningf and kayaking. • Soccer player Brandi Chastain and singer JulikIglesias Jr. ESPN anchor John Saunders, former playee Warren Sapp and “Inside the commentator Jenn Brown will serve as The competition is being held at the Atlantiw Resort in the Blue EntertainmentSports Television, a divisionn of , is a television and live sportingg events production company. The companhy also specializes in sports marketing and agent representation for professional athleteand entertainers.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Shaken investors losing appetite for China's 'dim sum' bonds - USA Today
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USA Today | Shaken investors losing appetite for China's 'dim sum' bonds USA Today HONG KONG â€" Global market volatility is chipping away at investor appetite for Chinese yuan bonds issued here. By Laurent Fievet,, AFP/Getty Images file September was the worst month for dim sum bonds since the market opened to ... Hong Kong begins trading bullion in yuan Trading of gold in yuan makes glittering debut New World Development Plunges Most Since 1998 on $1.6 Billion Rights Offer |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
CalSTRS Corrects District Reporting Error Accounting for $844000 in Pension ... - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
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CalSTRS Corrects District Reporting Error Accounting for $844000 in Pension ... EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) (EON: Enhanced Online News)--The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) announced today its determination that the Yuba Community College District incorrectly reported compensation to CalSTRS that resulted in $844000 in pension ... CalSTRS Corrects District Reporting Error Accounting for $844000 in Pension ... |
Friday, October 14, 2011
World Telecom Exchange opens HQ in Tysons - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot offic e recently at 8201 Greensboro Drive, a 361,000-square-foog commercial building in McLean ownedby D.C.-baserd B.F. Saul and Co. The a wholly-owned subsidiary of Worldwidse Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-basec telecommunications investment company focused on aggregating wholesal e telephony and data traffic in emerging markets, is a networo services company that provides engineering, sales and billing and outsourced technical support services. To start, abougt six employees will be baser at the new headquarters with room forfurther expansion.
World Telecom’zs services include call routing, satellite services, Voice over Interney Protocol (VoIP), TDM code division multiple access (CDMA), WiMax and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’s success illustrates that our region remains a great place to start and grow a saidMike Norris, a vice presidentf at Rockville-based Scheer Partners Inc., who brokerecd the lease. “And the commercialk real estate market is yieldin g opportunities for business ownersthat haven’t existed sincer the early part of the decade.
” Scheere Partners broker Ben Heller, who also worked on the added that the company “evaluated a handfu l of locations in McLean and deciding on 8201 Greensboro Driv e for several reasons,” that included its “a very fair markeg deal” and other appealing terms such as a “goof cure period on defaults.”
World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot offic e recently at 8201 Greensboro Drive, a 361,000-square-foog commercial building in McLean ownedby D.C.-baserd B.F. Saul and Co. The a wholly-owned subsidiary of Worldwidse Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-basec telecommunications investment company focused on aggregating wholesal e telephony and data traffic in emerging markets, is a networo services company that provides engineering, sales and billing and outsourced technical support services. To start, abougt six employees will be baser at the new headquarters with room forfurther expansion.
World Telecom’zs services include call routing, satellite services, Voice over Interney Protocol (VoIP), TDM code division multiple access (CDMA), WiMax and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’s success illustrates that our region remains a great place to start and grow a saidMike Norris, a vice presidentf at Rockville-based Scheer Partners Inc., who brokerecd the lease. “And the commercialk real estate market is yieldin g opportunities for business ownersthat haven’t existed sincer the early part of the decade.
” Scheere Partners broker Ben Heller, who also worked on the added that the company “evaluated a handfu l of locations in McLean and deciding on 8201 Greensboro Driv e for several reasons,” that included its “a very fair markeg deal” and other appealing terms such as a “goof cure period on defaults.”
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
ILO, provincial governments to collaborate in gender mainstreaming - The News International
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ILO, provincial governments to collaborate in gender mainstreaming The News International The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and provincial governments plan to collaborate for gender mainstreaming in the world of work through establishing gender units in the labour departments. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was singed in this ... |
Sunday, October 9, 2011
SunTrust to raise $1.4 billion in stock offer - Dallas Business Journal:
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billion through a stock offering to boost its capital to meet federal government the Atlanta-based bank said Monday. The Atlanta-based bank wantas to sell 108 millioh sharesat $13 a share. In relation to the offering, SunTrust STI) suspended its previously announcer $1.25 billion “at the market” offer, which raisedr $260 million. Further, SunTrust began an offedr to buy upto $1 billion liquidation preference or amount of certain of its currently outstandingb preferred and hybrid securities for cash using proceeds from the $1.4 billiojn equity offering. The moves come after the federal government’s “stress test” found SunTrust needed to rais $2.
2 billion in capital. And whilr SunTrust had sufficient tier 1 capitao to absorb projected loan itscapital “tilted too strongly” to sourcew other than common equity, the stress test revealed. After completin g the offerings announced Mondatand prior, SunTrust expects to have fullh satisfied its obligation. "Today's announcement underscores that we are on a clearr path to achieve our previously announced capital objectives as we intensify our focuxs onthe future," said James M. Wells III, SunTrust chairmanm and CEO, in a statement.
Wellws also noted completion ofthe company'as capital-related initiatives will boost its ability to upon regulatory approval and at the appropriate time, preferred stoclk gotten through participation in the U.S. Treasury's Capitak Purchase Plan.
billion through a stock offering to boost its capital to meet federal government the Atlanta-based bank said Monday. The Atlanta-based bank wantas to sell 108 millioh sharesat $13 a share. In relation to the offering, SunTrust STI) suspended its previously announcer $1.25 billion “at the market” offer, which raisedr $260 million. Further, SunTrust began an offedr to buy upto $1 billion liquidation preference or amount of certain of its currently outstandingb preferred and hybrid securities for cash using proceeds from the $1.4 billiojn equity offering. The moves come after the federal government’s “stress test” found SunTrust needed to rais $2.
2 billion in capital. And whilr SunTrust had sufficient tier 1 capitao to absorb projected loan itscapital “tilted too strongly” to sourcew other than common equity, the stress test revealed. After completin g the offerings announced Mondatand prior, SunTrust expects to have fullh satisfied its obligation. "Today's announcement underscores that we are on a clearr path to achieve our previously announced capital objectives as we intensify our focuxs onthe future," said James M. Wells III, SunTrust chairmanm and CEO, in a statement.
Wellws also noted completion ofthe company'as capital-related initiatives will boost its ability to upon regulatory approval and at the appropriate time, preferred stoclk gotten through participation in the U.S. Treasury's Capitak Purchase Plan.
Friday, October 7, 2011
IT departments worldwide aren't ready for the cloud, survey finds - GCN.com
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IT departments worldwide aren't ready for the cloud, survey finds GCN.com Despite a high level of interest in cloud computing, IT staffs within organizations say they simply are not ready for it, according to Symantec's 2011 State of the Cloud Survey. Less than 25 percent of the survey's respondents say ... Symantec Survey Reveals Organizations Concerned Yet Optimistic Survey: Cloud computing implementation low Survey shows shift to cloud-based services, despite concerns |
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Honeywell tests show renewable jet fuels work as well as traditionals - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Honeywell data (NYSE:HON) showed little difference in the two fuels in test runs inits 131-9 auxiliary power units and its TFE 731-r5 turbofan engine, officials reported at the Paris Air The tests were conducted at its Phoeniz facilities. The fuel was producef by Honeywell for use in aBoeinh Co. biofuel test flight program. “Imn a series of tests in both propulsion engines andcommerciakl APUs, Honeywell saw no degradation in engines performance or fuel consumption,” said Bob vice president of advanced technology for Honeywelol Aerospace.
Ron Rich, the company’s directore of advance technology, said the prospect of developing renewable jet fuels from sources such as jatropha and which comprised thetest fuel, coulfd help reduce the carbon footprint of jet “These testing results are a strong step towards certificatio and commercial use in the coming he said. Honeywell helpedr develop the fuel through itssubsidiar UOP, which originally developed the fuel undef a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Honeywell data (NYSE:HON) showed little difference in the two fuels in test runs inits 131-9 auxiliary power units and its TFE 731-r5 turbofan engine, officials reported at the Paris Air The tests were conducted at its Phoeniz facilities. The fuel was producef by Honeywell for use in aBoeinh Co. biofuel test flight program. “Imn a series of tests in both propulsion engines andcommerciakl APUs, Honeywell saw no degradation in engines performance or fuel consumption,” said Bob vice president of advanced technology for Honeywelol Aerospace.
Ron Rich, the company’s directore of advance technology, said the prospect of developing renewable jet fuels from sources such as jatropha and which comprised thetest fuel, coulfd help reduce the carbon footprint of jet “These testing results are a strong step towards certificatio and commercial use in the coming he said. Honeywell helpedr develop the fuel through itssubsidiar UOP, which originally developed the fuel undef a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Monday, October 3, 2011
O'Malley unveils plans for $365M in stimulus transportation projects - Washington Business Journal:
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A $3 million renovation of the BWI Rail Station in new hybrid busses and improvements to the Port of Baltimore are amongf theprojects O’Malley hopes to launchy with the infusion of federal funds. “We are acting immediately to get transportationj projects out the door so we canpreserve jobs, protect families and improve the economh in every region of our state,” O’Mallegy said in a statement. O’Malley’sz office did not say how soon the projectsxcould begin.
On Tuesday, President Barac k Obama signed off on the American Recovery andReinvestment Act, a $787 billionm stimulus plan intended to help jolt the American economy out of a The plan includes about $500 billion in new spending, includingf for roads, transit and related transportatiohn improvements. With regard to transportationh spendingin Maryland, the state’s emphasix is on system preservation rather than on new highwagy projects, spokesman Jack Cahalan said earlier this The state is evaluating a wide range of “shovel-read y projects” that can start construction soon, and more announcements will be made as that studuy period is completed, Cahalan said.
In total, the stimulus will provided atleast $610 million, supporting nearly 10,00p0 jobs, throughout the state, O’Malley’sa office said. • $65.6 million for 100 new hybricd busses, to be deployed in the Baltimore regionb and to generate an estimated1561 • $5.3 million in unspecified improvements to Light Rail system across Greater Baltimore, estimated to generatew 126 jobs; • A $3 million renovation of the BWI Lighy Rail station, to generate 71 jobs; and, $4 million in canopy and window improvementds to Penn Station in midtown Baltimore, to generate 95 new
A $3 million renovation of the BWI Rail Station in new hybrid busses and improvements to the Port of Baltimore are amongf theprojects O’Malley hopes to launchy with the infusion of federal funds. “We are acting immediately to get transportationj projects out the door so we canpreserve jobs, protect families and improve the economh in every region of our state,” O’Mallegy said in a statement. O’Malley’sz office did not say how soon the projectsxcould begin.
On Tuesday, President Barac k Obama signed off on the American Recovery andReinvestment Act, a $787 billionm stimulus plan intended to help jolt the American economy out of a The plan includes about $500 billion in new spending, includingf for roads, transit and related transportatiohn improvements. With regard to transportationh spendingin Maryland, the state’s emphasix is on system preservation rather than on new highwagy projects, spokesman Jack Cahalan said earlier this The state is evaluating a wide range of “shovel-read y projects” that can start construction soon, and more announcements will be made as that studuy period is completed, Cahalan said.
In total, the stimulus will provided atleast $610 million, supporting nearly 10,00p0 jobs, throughout the state, O’Malley’sa office said. • $65.6 million for 100 new hybricd busses, to be deployed in the Baltimore regionb and to generate an estimated1561 • $5.3 million in unspecified improvements to Light Rail system across Greater Baltimore, estimated to generatew 126 jobs; • A $3 million renovation of the BWI Lighy Rail station, to generate 71 jobs; and, $4 million in canopy and window improvementds to Penn Station in midtown Baltimore, to generate 95 new
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Salem Hospital builds tower with flair - Portland Business Journal:
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They must obviously create spaces for possibly the most important tasktherwe is: saving and enhancing lives. Yet in typical institutionakl designs from the 1960sand earlier, functiobn clearly dominated form, leavinb the country dotted with bland, boxy units that made the always-dreaded hospital visi t that much more unbearable. Which makes ’ds work, on the sparkling-new ’s patient care all the more encouraging. Turner and , an architecturew firm based in Dallas, have created a space that’s aesthetically and, thankx partly to a grand player-piano in the hospital’sz lobby, acoustically warm.
The project even broughtf smiles tothe hospital’s accountants by coming in underr the projected $285 million budget, by $2 million.The project was funded through bonds, assumeds by the hospital, and financial reserves. The seven-storyg building, one of Salem’s tallest, fullu opened May 17.
They must obviously create spaces for possibly the most important tasktherwe is: saving and enhancing lives. Yet in typical institutionakl designs from the 1960sand earlier, functiobn clearly dominated form, leavinb the country dotted with bland, boxy units that made the always-dreaded hospital visi t that much more unbearable. Which makes ’ds work, on the sparkling-new ’s patient care all the more encouraging. Turner and , an architecturew firm based in Dallas, have created a space that’s aesthetically and, thankx partly to a grand player-piano in the hospital’sz lobby, acoustically warm.
The project even broughtf smiles tothe hospital’s accountants by coming in underr the projected $285 million budget, by $2 million.The project was funded through bonds, assumeds by the hospital, and financial reserves. The seven-storyg building, one of Salem’s tallest, fullu opened May 17.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Adams
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a noticee ofa trustee’s sale has been filecd on homes matching the descriptiom of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhoosd homes. The notice indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, noted that Adams’ lendere has filed a “notice of default,” meaning he’s defaulteds on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’xs catching up on his mortgage after payintg “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellamn and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams livess in the 2121 home. He also owns a triplex at 2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 is facing an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlt July, after admitting he had a sexua l relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met beforwe Breedloveturned 18. Adamxs said the sexual relationship beganafter Breedlove’sx 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorney general is investigating whether Adams didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutwhetherr he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politica opponent first made the chargr during the 2008 primary campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a noticee ofa trustee’s sale has been filecd on homes matching the descriptiom of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhoosd homes. The notice indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, noted that Adams’ lendere has filed a “notice of default,” meaning he’s defaulteds on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’xs catching up on his mortgage after payintg “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellamn and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams livess in the 2121 home. He also owns a triplex at 2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 is facing an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlt July, after admitting he had a sexua l relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met beforwe Breedloveturned 18. Adamxs said the sexual relationship beganafter Breedlove’sx 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorney general is investigating whether Adams didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutwhetherr he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politica opponent first made the chargr during the 2008 primary campaign season.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
LexisNexis data breach linked to New York mob family - Triangle Business Journal:
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The New York-based company — whichn has 3,000 employees in the Dayton area — has sent 13,0009 letters to former customers whose personalp data may beat risk, the company said in a statement. The breacg involved a former customer for a companycalleed , which LexisNexis bought in 2004, and was announceds by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern Districg of Floridain May, accordinb to a LexisNexis spokesperson. customer involved in this matterr should have provided notice to potentiallyaffectedx individuals,” LexisNexis said in a statement. because the customer is no longer in businesx we providedthe notice.
” According to the — whic includes CIO magazine and PC World — the New Hampshirde Department of Justice poste d a document Friday on its Web site to inform consumerx about the breach. By Monday evening, however, the link had been The document reportedly tied aFloridaa man, with mob connections to the Bonanno crime with accessing LexisNexis data. New Hampshire officialzs could notbe reached. In May, LexisNexis announced it is part of a separatde investigation into alleged creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customeres of the company, according to a company statement. That fraudf occurred from June 2004 toOctobeer 2007. The U.S.
Postal Inspection Service released a statement thatsaid 40,000 letters will be sent to consumeras and 300 victims have been identifies in an investigation concerning the breach. The companuy was part of a similar incident in 2005 and sent letters thento 280,00o customers who may have been victims of identityu theft. LexisNexis U.S. is a unit of plc RUK), the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The companhy is an online information servicez and publishing companywith 13,000 peopld worldwide.
The New York-based company — whichn has 3,000 employees in the Dayton area — has sent 13,0009 letters to former customers whose personalp data may beat risk, the company said in a statement. The breacg involved a former customer for a companycalleed , which LexisNexis bought in 2004, and was announceds by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern Districg of Floridain May, accordinb to a LexisNexis spokesperson. customer involved in this matterr should have provided notice to potentiallyaffectedx individuals,” LexisNexis said in a statement. because the customer is no longer in businesx we providedthe notice.
” According to the — whic includes CIO magazine and PC World — the New Hampshirde Department of Justice poste d a document Friday on its Web site to inform consumerx about the breach. By Monday evening, however, the link had been The document reportedly tied aFloridaa man, with mob connections to the Bonanno crime with accessing LexisNexis data. New Hampshire officialzs could notbe reached. In May, LexisNexis announced it is part of a separatde investigation into alleged creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customeres of the company, according to a company statement. That fraudf occurred from June 2004 toOctobeer 2007. The U.S.
Postal Inspection Service released a statement thatsaid 40,000 letters will be sent to consumeras and 300 victims have been identifies in an investigation concerning the breach. The companuy was part of a similar incident in 2005 and sent letters thento 280,00o customers who may have been victims of identityu theft. LexisNexis U.S. is a unit of plc RUK), the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The companhy is an online information servicez and publishing companywith 13,000 peopld worldwide.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Dalai Lama to Decide on Reincarnation at Age 90 - Voice of America
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Boston Globe | Dalai Lama to Decide on Reincarnation at Age 90 Voice of America September 24, 2011 Dalai Lama to Decide on Reincarnation at Age 90 VOA News Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he will decide when he is about 90 years old whether he should be reincarnated, a Tibetan Buddhist tradition. ... Dalai to decide at 90 on reincarnation, no China say Will decide on successor when I'm 90: Dalai Lama 'At 90, will decide on institution of Dalai Lama' |
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Timbuk2 opens its first retail outlet - San Francisco Business Times:
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The 800-square-foot store will open later this monthb at 506Hayes St. "Hayes Street is the coolesy and hippest place for shoppingright now," said Mark CEO of Timbuk2. "The store will be a branf showcase," Dwight said. "It's not our intention to competew with retailers carrying our Inthat spirit, the Timbuk23 store will feature but expensive, fabrics that othef retailers don't handle. Plus, the storw will allow customers to convert an old pair of favorite jeans into aTimbuk2 bag. The stored will feature bags made inSan Francisco, with kioskss so customers can place online orderzs as well.
Other stores might open down the road that wouls also focus onextending Timbuk2'x hip, urban image without competing directly with its retail partners. Dwight points to the huge succeszsof 's (NYSE: COH) stores as his inspiration. Timbuk has enjoyed solid growth in recent years, with 60 employees, generating $15 million in revenue in 2005. The bag founded in 1989 by a bike messenger, was acquirec last fall by San Francisco privateequitty fund, , and the D.C.-based .
With the Timbuk2 store's floor beinb poured this week and the glass going insoon after, Dwighty says he had to persuade his investor groulp that the company's first store would not be a financial drain on the company or a distractionh for management. "I'm very enthusiastic," Dwight said. "I wanteed to design a retail stors that will celebrate our SanFrancisco
The 800-square-foot store will open later this monthb at 506Hayes St. "Hayes Street is the coolesy and hippest place for shoppingright now," said Mark CEO of Timbuk2. "The store will be a branf showcase," Dwight said. "It's not our intention to competew with retailers carrying our Inthat spirit, the Timbuk23 store will feature but expensive, fabrics that othef retailers don't handle. Plus, the storw will allow customers to convert an old pair of favorite jeans into aTimbuk2 bag. The stored will feature bags made inSan Francisco, with kioskss so customers can place online orderzs as well.
Other stores might open down the road that wouls also focus onextending Timbuk2'x hip, urban image without competing directly with its retail partners. Dwight points to the huge succeszsof 's (NYSE: COH) stores as his inspiration. Timbuk has enjoyed solid growth in recent years, with 60 employees, generating $15 million in revenue in 2005. The bag founded in 1989 by a bike messenger, was acquirec last fall by San Francisco privateequitty fund, , and the D.C.-based .
With the Timbuk2 store's floor beinb poured this week and the glass going insoon after, Dwighty says he had to persuade his investor groulp that the company's first store would not be a financial drain on the company or a distractionh for management. "I'm very enthusiastic," Dwight said. "I wanteed to design a retail stors that will celebrate our SanFrancisco
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Think tank ranks Colorado least attractive state for oil, gas investment - Portland Business Journal:
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The latest survey was issued June 24. It’as been conducted annually for threre years by the Fraser Institutesin Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Arizona was left off the list for lack of The survey ranks states as well asotheer countries. The first survey, in 2007, ranked Colorado at the top of the list of place executives considered positively for oil andgas investment. By the state’s ranking had fallen to No. 52 out of 81 locationx around the world. The June 2008 surveg said executives had grown wary ofthe state’s efforts to tighten rules governing oil and gas operationas here. The new rulesz took effect April 1.
This the survey received 577 responses and coveref 143 jurisdictions aroundthe world. Coloradk ranked No. 81, below California and and above the Canadianm province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the nation of All three surveys by the institute solicited anonymous According tothe institute’s report, the 10 most attractivd jurisdictions for investment this year, according to the are: Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas, Austria, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, and The 10 least attractive jurisdictiones for investment are Bolivia, Niger, Venezuela, Ecuador, Sudan, Russia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kazakhstanj and Ethiopia.
Respondents ranked states and countries by investmenrt barriers such as high tax costlyregulatory schemes, and security threats, among othed factors. Scores were based on the proportion of negativews response ajurisdiction received; the greater the proportiomn of negative responses, the greatet the perceived investment barriers and therefore the lowet the jurisdiction ranked, according to the survey report. The report said investors listed several reasons for shifting investmentws toother areas, ranging from high tax labor shortages, or costly and time-consuming regulations.
The surve y quoted an unnamed executive saying thatin “operational, legal, and air quality rules and regulationsa are being instituted at a dizzyinvg pace. It is hard to keep up with as an operator. Most of the regulatorsa instituting and enforcing thesse new rules have little or no experience in the industry and do not understand Often they cannot answer questionsor help, even with theirf own rules.” Colorado’s new oil and gas regulationzs were backed by Gov. Bill Ritte and environmental groups as needed toprotect Colorado’sd wildlife, environment and public health assets.
The new ruless have been opposed byindustry executives, who have said they will raisee the costs of operating in “This study demonstrates the harsh realit y of an inconsistent regulatory and these numbers run contrary to the believf of some policy makers that Colorado’s energy industryy will grow no matter the constraintxs placed upon it,” said Meg president of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, in a But Theo Stein, spokesman for the Colorado Departmenrt of Natural Resources, whicgh oversees the agency that regulatee oil and gas operations, pointed to Coloradlo investments by big energyh companies such as interested in getting at the state’s naturalp gas.
ExxonMobil announced June 22 it had doubled its natura gas processing capacity on the Westerhn Slope and planned to drilol more wells in the area over the nextseverao years. “Actions speak louder than words,” Steinj said. “Some of the largesgt North American and global energy companies are busy workiny and investingin Colorado’s future. They are planning to be here producinv clean-burning natural gas for decades.” But statd Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, said companies like ExxonMobill have the money needed to complywith Colorado’s new rules.
“They can absorb the higher costzs of production that are associated with the oil and gas McNulty said. “But what the Ritter administration has done is priced outthe mid- and small-level companie that were looking to do businesa in Colorado.” The Fraser Institute is a thinkl tank and research center that advocates “sa free and prosperous world through choice, markets and .
The latest survey was issued June 24. It’as been conducted annually for threre years by the Fraser Institutesin Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Arizona was left off the list for lack of The survey ranks states as well asotheer countries. The first survey, in 2007, ranked Colorado at the top of the list of place executives considered positively for oil andgas investment. By the state’s ranking had fallen to No. 52 out of 81 locationx around the world. The June 2008 surveg said executives had grown wary ofthe state’s efforts to tighten rules governing oil and gas operationas here. The new rulesz took effect April 1.
This the survey received 577 responses and coveref 143 jurisdictions aroundthe world. Coloradk ranked No. 81, below California and and above the Canadianm province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the nation of All three surveys by the institute solicited anonymous According tothe institute’s report, the 10 most attractivd jurisdictions for investment this year, according to the are: Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas, Austria, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, and The 10 least attractive jurisdictiones for investment are Bolivia, Niger, Venezuela, Ecuador, Sudan, Russia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kazakhstanj and Ethiopia.
Respondents ranked states and countries by investmenrt barriers such as high tax costlyregulatory schemes, and security threats, among othed factors. Scores were based on the proportion of negativews response ajurisdiction received; the greater the proportiomn of negative responses, the greatet the perceived investment barriers and therefore the lowet the jurisdiction ranked, according to the survey report. The report said investors listed several reasons for shifting investmentws toother areas, ranging from high tax labor shortages, or costly and time-consuming regulations.
The surve y quoted an unnamed executive saying thatin “operational, legal, and air quality rules and regulationsa are being instituted at a dizzyinvg pace. It is hard to keep up with as an operator. Most of the regulatorsa instituting and enforcing thesse new rules have little or no experience in the industry and do not understand Often they cannot answer questionsor help, even with theirf own rules.” Colorado’s new oil and gas regulationzs were backed by Gov. Bill Ritte and environmental groups as needed toprotect Colorado’sd wildlife, environment and public health assets.
The new ruless have been opposed byindustry executives, who have said they will raisee the costs of operating in “This study demonstrates the harsh realit y of an inconsistent regulatory and these numbers run contrary to the believf of some policy makers that Colorado’s energy industryy will grow no matter the constraintxs placed upon it,” said Meg president of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, in a But Theo Stein, spokesman for the Colorado Departmenrt of Natural Resources, whicgh oversees the agency that regulatee oil and gas operations, pointed to Coloradlo investments by big energyh companies such as interested in getting at the state’s naturalp gas.
ExxonMobil announced June 22 it had doubled its natura gas processing capacity on the Westerhn Slope and planned to drilol more wells in the area over the nextseverao years. “Actions speak louder than words,” Steinj said. “Some of the largesgt North American and global energy companies are busy workiny and investingin Colorado’s future. They are planning to be here producinv clean-burning natural gas for decades.” But statd Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, said companies like ExxonMobill have the money needed to complywith Colorado’s new rules.
“They can absorb the higher costzs of production that are associated with the oil and gas McNulty said. “But what the Ritter administration has done is priced outthe mid- and small-level companie that were looking to do businesa in Colorado.” The Fraser Institute is a thinkl tank and research center that advocates “sa free and prosperous world through choice, markets and .
Sunday, September 18, 2011
FP&L rate hike request called
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Representatives from those agenciesdblasted FP&L’s rate increase at a public hearing Thursda y morning in Fort Lauderdale. In the first hour and a half of the only oppositionwas expressed. “We believ the amount they’re asking for is excessive. It’s just too much to ask for in today’se economic times,” said J.R. Kelly, publicx counsel with the Florida Office of Public TheJuno Beach-based utilityy is struggling to make the case that it is already the most efficiengt utility in the and it would use additional funding to reinvest in greaterf efficiency.
It has asked for approval of an increasew to its base rate that would rais the average residentialbill – 1,000 kilowatt hours by $12 per month. FP&o projects that lower fuel costs – mostly natural gas and coal will lower the average residential bill next yearby $17, so its requesrt actually won’t raise anyone’s bill. FPL has arguede that its proposal, if approved by the , will decreass the typical billby $5 monthl y or 4 percent starting on January 2010. But Kelly and othersw said Thursday morning that fuel prices are not Kelly argues the rate increase would guarantee a return on investmentof 12.
5 percent for the utility, and that every one percentg represents $130 million. “That is just too much today. Maybed five years in the future we will have aflourishinhg economy,” Kelly said, adding that his offic e supports a return of 9.5 or 10 According to Kelly, FP&Lk has already acknowledged they over-collecte $1.25 billion from rate-payers for depreciation. In openin g remarks, Marlene Santos, the utility’s vice president of custome service/sales and marketing, said customersz benefit from the utility’s strong financial position.
“When we save on our customers save onour bills,” she But speaker after speaker said the grim economy foreclosures, unemployment and dropping home valuew – made this the wrong time for rate increaseds designed to enhance the utility’s financial “We doubt they need any increasew at all to own, operatwe and maintain their system,” said Robert Sheffel Wright, an attorney with Tallahassee-based Young van Assenderp, who was speaking on behalr of the Florida Retaio Federation. The Public Service Commission, which regulates statwe utilities, will decide in mid-November whethert to grant FPL's request. The PSC will hold hearingxs again Friday, 10:30 a.m.
at the Northj Dade Regional Libraryin Miami; and 6 p.m. at the Plantationn City Council Chambers.
Representatives from those agenciesdblasted FP&L’s rate increase at a public hearing Thursda y morning in Fort Lauderdale. In the first hour and a half of the only oppositionwas expressed. “We believ the amount they’re asking for is excessive. It’s just too much to ask for in today’se economic times,” said J.R. Kelly, publicx counsel with the Florida Office of Public TheJuno Beach-based utilityy is struggling to make the case that it is already the most efficiengt utility in the and it would use additional funding to reinvest in greaterf efficiency.
It has asked for approval of an increasew to its base rate that would rais the average residentialbill – 1,000 kilowatt hours by $12 per month. FP&o projects that lower fuel costs – mostly natural gas and coal will lower the average residential bill next yearby $17, so its requesrt actually won’t raise anyone’s bill. FPL has arguede that its proposal, if approved by the , will decreass the typical billby $5 monthl y or 4 percent starting on January 2010. But Kelly and othersw said Thursday morning that fuel prices are not Kelly argues the rate increase would guarantee a return on investmentof 12.
5 percent for the utility, and that every one percentg represents $130 million. “That is just too much today. Maybed five years in the future we will have aflourishinhg economy,” Kelly said, adding that his offic e supports a return of 9.5 or 10 According to Kelly, FP&Lk has already acknowledged they over-collecte $1.25 billion from rate-payers for depreciation. In openin g remarks, Marlene Santos, the utility’s vice president of custome service/sales and marketing, said customersz benefit from the utility’s strong financial position.
“When we save on our customers save onour bills,” she But speaker after speaker said the grim economy foreclosures, unemployment and dropping home valuew – made this the wrong time for rate increaseds designed to enhance the utility’s financial “We doubt they need any increasew at all to own, operatwe and maintain their system,” said Robert Sheffel Wright, an attorney with Tallahassee-based Young van Assenderp, who was speaking on behalr of the Florida Retaio Federation. The Public Service Commission, which regulates statwe utilities, will decide in mid-November whethert to grant FPL's request. The PSC will hold hearingxs again Friday, 10:30 a.m.
at the Northj Dade Regional Libraryin Miami; and 6 p.m. at the Plantationn City Council Chambers.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Vanderbilt names new CFO - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Sweet, 38, comes to Vanderbilft from , where he was dean of administration and financr ofthe school’s Facultyg of Arts and Sciences, whicnh encompasses Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Schooo of Engineering and Applied Science and the Divisiobn of Continuing Education. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of finance and administration and chief financiao officer at and was responsibls forthe college’s capital markets management, information human resources, facilities, research business operations and investment management.
Sweetr also was a principal with and spent five year as a nuclear submarine officer in the Navy before earning his master of business administration from Sweet succeedsLauren Brisky, who retired from Vanderbilt in February. The appointmentf is expected to be approver by the Vanderbilt Board of and will be effective inlate August.
Sweet, 38, comes to Vanderbilft from , where he was dean of administration and financr ofthe school’s Facultyg of Arts and Sciences, whicnh encompasses Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Schooo of Engineering and Applied Science and the Divisiobn of Continuing Education. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of finance and administration and chief financiao officer at and was responsibls forthe college’s capital markets management, information human resources, facilities, research business operations and investment management.
Sweetr also was a principal with and spent five year as a nuclear submarine officer in the Navy before earning his master of business administration from Sweet succeedsLauren Brisky, who retired from Vanderbilt in February. The appointmentf is expected to be approver by the Vanderbilt Board of and will be effective inlate August.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Cameron to acquire Natco Group - Business First of Louisville:
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The purchase price is based onNatci Group’s closing stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Under the Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receive 1.185 sharees in Houston-based Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’es 20.3 million shares outstanding. In a Tuesdag conference call, it was stated that the companiexshave “admired each other’s capabilities for threew years.” “As you Natco builds processing and separationh products, something that Cameron outsources most of today,” said Jack president and chief executive officer of Cameron. He said he estimatee that combining the companies will yieldr a cost savings ofabouf $30 million to $40 million.
When the deal closew in the third quarter, Natco shareholders will own aboug 10 percentof Cameron’s 217 million shares outstanding. Natco has abouty 2,400 employees and had revenuwe of morethan $650 million during 2008. Simmons Co. International served as financial adviser toCameron CAM), while Barclays Capital served as financial adviser to
The purchase price is based onNatci Group’s closing stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Under the Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receive 1.185 sharees in Houston-based Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’es 20.3 million shares outstanding. In a Tuesdag conference call, it was stated that the companiexshave “admired each other’s capabilities for threew years.” “As you Natco builds processing and separationh products, something that Cameron outsources most of today,” said Jack president and chief executive officer of Cameron. He said he estimatee that combining the companies will yieldr a cost savings ofabouf $30 million to $40 million.
When the deal closew in the third quarter, Natco shareholders will own aboug 10 percentof Cameron’s 217 million shares outstanding. Natco has abouty 2,400 employees and had revenuwe of morethan $650 million during 2008. Simmons Co. International served as financial adviser toCameron CAM), while Barclays Capital served as financial adviser to
Monday, September 12, 2011
NHL commissioner: Coyotes move could damage Westgate, arena construction - Denver Business Journal:
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He also said it could have a chillingg impact on other cities considering helping teams builddnew arenas. The Coyotes have 41 regular season home games each Bettman and the NHL opposew theproposed $213 million sale of the team to Canadiah businessman Jim Balsillie, who would move it to Hamilton, saying the league should make the decision. A June 9 heariny is set in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to decidwe whether Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes can sell to Balsillise or if it must be sold to a buyer who wouled keep the NHL franchisein Arizona. The Coyotese are in Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization.
Balsilliew argues in court filings thathis $213 million will be the best deal and the court’xs main charge is to get the most money to pay off debt and positio n the team to be financially viable going forward. The Coyote have lost $316 million sinc e moving to the Phoenix market from Winnipeg in according tocourt filings. Balsillis says NHL hockey is not financially viable in the Phoenixcsports market, but the leaguer points to four potential bidders for the Coyotews that would keep the team in Glendale. Jobing.Com Arensa was built by the cityof Glendale, which says it will pursuw a $500 million to $750 million claimj if the Coyotes break their 30-year lease.
Balsillie’d court filing contends the bankruptcy courf has the leeway to discharge such a The NationalFootball League, National Basketball Associationm and Major League Baseball back the NHL’ds bid to keep the Coyotea in Arizona fearing the move could set a precedent.
He also said it could have a chillingg impact on other cities considering helping teams builddnew arenas. The Coyotes have 41 regular season home games each Bettman and the NHL opposew theproposed $213 million sale of the team to Canadiah businessman Jim Balsillie, who would move it to Hamilton, saying the league should make the decision. A June 9 heariny is set in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to decidwe whether Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes can sell to Balsillise or if it must be sold to a buyer who wouled keep the NHL franchisein Arizona. The Coyotese are in Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization.
Balsilliew argues in court filings thathis $213 million will be the best deal and the court’xs main charge is to get the most money to pay off debt and positio n the team to be financially viable going forward. The Coyote have lost $316 million sinc e moving to the Phoenix market from Winnipeg in according tocourt filings. Balsillis says NHL hockey is not financially viable in the Phoenixcsports market, but the leaguer points to four potential bidders for the Coyotews that would keep the team in Glendale. Jobing.Com Arensa was built by the cityof Glendale, which says it will pursuw a $500 million to $750 million claimj if the Coyotes break their 30-year lease.
Balsillie’d court filing contends the bankruptcy courf has the leeway to discharge such a The NationalFootball League, National Basketball Associationm and Major League Baseball back the NHL’ds bid to keep the Coyotea in Arizona fearing the move could set a precedent.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Law grads seek top salaries to pay off school loans - Business First of Louisville:
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Thanks to competition for the best talent, risingh rates for attorney billable houra and increasing profits atlaw firms, local law schoolo graduates are finding that compensation is rising. A survey of the largesf firms in Columbus, for example, findsz that starting salariesfor first-year associates ranges betweem $110,000 to $135,000, while just two years ago salaries ranged betweebn $90,000 and $100,000. But the extra cash doesn'rt necessarily mean a higher standardof living. In exchangs for their three yearsof education, many new lawyers are now leavingh law school with upwards of $60,000 or more in studentg loan debt.
At 's School of Law, tuition has been climbing by about 6 percent saidJessica Poprocki, spokeswoman for the private school. Capital'd tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year is $28,275 for full-time with books and supplies estimated tocost $1,350. At Ohio Statee University's Moritz College of Law, meanwhile, annualp tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year is and the cost of books and supplies is estimatedat $3,500. Acrossd the country, the story is the same. Tuitio at a public university foran in-stat resident in 1985 was about $2,000, according to the .
Sincer then, average tuition climbed between 6 percent and 14 percenrt annually to morethan $14,000 in 2006, a 600 percen overall increase. Law schoo l students aren't eligible for federal- or state-funded regardless of financial need, so many students end up payintg for law school withstudenft loans. Traci Martinez knows that factfirst hand. A third-year law studengt at Ohio State, Martinez is fortunat e enough to havea high-payinv job lined up after graduationn at one of the city's larger firms, . The 31-year-olfd Martinez is a nontraditional student.
Marrierd with two children, Martinez said her familt has been meeting its financial needswhile she's in but it will still be saddled with significant "It will be around $50,000 in additio to my pretty expensive undergradf (education)," said Martinez, who attended the with her "My goal is to put 100 percenft of my Squire salary into loans and pay it all off in abou t a year." Luckily for Martinez, salaries for first-year associatesz at Squire are at the top end in approximately $130,000. Martinez feels fortunate comparedc to some ofher colleagues, however, because, thankse to her husband's earnings, she hasn't had to take out loans to covef living expenses.
Many other studentws at Ohio State, she said, will graduatde with a debt ofnearly $80,000 because they had to financd every aspect of their life over the last threw years. Plus, not all will have the high paying job thatMartinez will. A new lawyer going to work at the FranklinCountyh Prosecutor's Office, for example, will earn a startinyg salary of $42,500. Martinez entertaineds the idea of going to work for the government orthe , a nationakl nonprofit organization that provides free legall services to low-income families and until economic realities sunk in.
"Having a chil d who is going to be goinyg to college in five yearsor so, I needecd to think about the practicality of a Martinez said. Instead, Martinez said she planss to practice labor and employment law at and focus her pro bono work on projectsw forLegal Aid. The pressure for firmws to increase starting pay due to the rising cost of law schoolk isrelatively minor, hiring attorneys say. In the biggest push for increased wages comese from the East andWest coasts. "Generally the salarg wars start withthe mega-firms in New York and then it tricklesx down to us in the said James G. Petrie, hiring partned at Columbus law firmBricker & Eckler LLP.
The goinb rate for a first-year associater at a large firm in New York rangexsbetween $157,000 and $193,000, according to a 2008 legak industry salary guide compiled by Menlo Calif.-based , a specialized consulting and staffingy services company. "I think it's gottem worse, and part of the problem is that it's a self-fulfillinbg prophesy," Petrie said.
Thanks to competition for the best talent, risingh rates for attorney billable houra and increasing profits atlaw firms, local law schoolo graduates are finding that compensation is rising. A survey of the largesf firms in Columbus, for example, findsz that starting salariesfor first-year associates ranges betweem $110,000 to $135,000, while just two years ago salaries ranged betweebn $90,000 and $100,000. But the extra cash doesn'rt necessarily mean a higher standardof living. In exchangs for their three yearsof education, many new lawyers are now leavingh law school with upwards of $60,000 or more in studentg loan debt.
At 's School of Law, tuition has been climbing by about 6 percent saidJessica Poprocki, spokeswoman for the private school. Capital'd tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year is $28,275 for full-time with books and supplies estimated tocost $1,350. At Ohio Statee University's Moritz College of Law, meanwhile, annualp tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year is and the cost of books and supplies is estimatedat $3,500. Acrossd the country, the story is the same. Tuitio at a public university foran in-stat resident in 1985 was about $2,000, according to the .
Sincer then, average tuition climbed between 6 percent and 14 percenrt annually to morethan $14,000 in 2006, a 600 percen overall increase. Law schoo l students aren't eligible for federal- or state-funded regardless of financial need, so many students end up payintg for law school withstudenft loans. Traci Martinez knows that factfirst hand. A third-year law studengt at Ohio State, Martinez is fortunat e enough to havea high-payinv job lined up after graduationn at one of the city's larger firms, . The 31-year-olfd Martinez is a nontraditional student.
Marrierd with two children, Martinez said her familt has been meeting its financial needswhile she's in but it will still be saddled with significant "It will be around $50,000 in additio to my pretty expensive undergradf (education)," said Martinez, who attended the with her "My goal is to put 100 percenft of my Squire salary into loans and pay it all off in abou t a year." Luckily for Martinez, salaries for first-year associatesz at Squire are at the top end in approximately $130,000. Martinez feels fortunate comparedc to some ofher colleagues, however, because, thankse to her husband's earnings, she hasn't had to take out loans to covef living expenses.
Many other studentws at Ohio State, she said, will graduatde with a debt ofnearly $80,000 because they had to financd every aspect of their life over the last threw years. Plus, not all will have the high paying job thatMartinez will. A new lawyer going to work at the FranklinCountyh Prosecutor's Office, for example, will earn a startinyg salary of $42,500. Martinez entertaineds the idea of going to work for the government orthe , a nationakl nonprofit organization that provides free legall services to low-income families and until economic realities sunk in.
"Having a chil d who is going to be goinyg to college in five yearsor so, I needecd to think about the practicality of a Martinez said. Instead, Martinez said she planss to practice labor and employment law at and focus her pro bono work on projectsw forLegal Aid. The pressure for firmws to increase starting pay due to the rising cost of law schoolk isrelatively minor, hiring attorneys say. In the biggest push for increased wages comese from the East andWest coasts. "Generally the salarg wars start withthe mega-firms in New York and then it tricklesx down to us in the said James G. Petrie, hiring partned at Columbus law firmBricker & Eckler LLP.
The goinb rate for a first-year associater at a large firm in New York rangexsbetween $157,000 and $193,000, according to a 2008 legak industry salary guide compiled by Menlo Calif.-based , a specialized consulting and staffingy services company. "I think it's gottem worse, and part of the problem is that it's a self-fulfillinbg prophesy," Petrie said.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
San Antonio National Bank parent agrees to buy Bank of Texas - San Antonio Business Journal:
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With the acquisition, Family Bancorp gains two locations: the origina l bank location in Devine, and the seconc location in San Antonio, located at the corner of Loop 1604 and Bitters Road. The branches will become part ofFamilgy Bancorp’s subsidiary (SANB) — which has 103 10 branches and 22 ATM locations in Southn Texas. It plans to add 13 new locationsx inSan Antonio, the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and Housto over the next 10 months. The acquisitiojn will be an all-cash deal pendinf shareholder andregulatory approvals, and is expected to be finalizesd in the first quarter of 2009. Post acquisition, the combined total assets of both banks is projecteds tobe $290 million.
SANB President and CEO Kenny Koncaba says the acquisitiobn is a good deal forboth sides. “Thw Bank of Texas has a strong reputatiojn for providing superior personal customer servicd to the communitiesthey serve,” Koncaba says. “By combining our resources, we will be able to providee additional products and services forboth bank’ds increasing base of customers.” D.H. CEO and president of The Bankof agreed. “Like us, SANB pridesw itself on being a financial institution with genuinecommunity values,” Semlinger says. “This acquisition is mutuallg beneficial as SANB experiences continuedf growthand expansion.
Together we can focusz on what matters most toour customers: consistently meeting theifr home and family’s financial needs.” San Antonio National Bank is a communitty bank that targets the needs of local residents and small - to medium-sized businesses. Its retail productd focus on the traditional market as well asthe un-bankedf or under-served Hispanic populatioh of South Texas. The bank is a subsidiary of localltbased , which was launched in September 2006 with veteranm bank investor Koncaba at the Koncaba is the former chiefg operating officer and president of Houston-based the parent company of locallyy based .
With the acquisition, Family Bancorp gains two locations: the origina l bank location in Devine, and the seconc location in San Antonio, located at the corner of Loop 1604 and Bitters Road. The branches will become part ofFamilgy Bancorp’s subsidiary (SANB) — which has 103 10 branches and 22 ATM locations in Southn Texas. It plans to add 13 new locationsx inSan Antonio, the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and Housto over the next 10 months. The acquisitiojn will be an all-cash deal pendinf shareholder andregulatory approvals, and is expected to be finalizesd in the first quarter of 2009. Post acquisition, the combined total assets of both banks is projecteds tobe $290 million.
SANB President and CEO Kenny Koncaba says the acquisitiobn is a good deal forboth sides. “Thw Bank of Texas has a strong reputatiojn for providing superior personal customer servicd to the communitiesthey serve,” Koncaba says. “By combining our resources, we will be able to providee additional products and services forboth bank’ds increasing base of customers.” D.H. CEO and president of The Bankof agreed. “Like us, SANB pridesw itself on being a financial institution with genuinecommunity values,” Semlinger says. “This acquisition is mutuallg beneficial as SANB experiences continuedf growthand expansion.
Together we can focusz on what matters most toour customers: consistently meeting theifr home and family’s financial needs.” San Antonio National Bank is a communitty bank that targets the needs of local residents and small - to medium-sized businesses. Its retail productd focus on the traditional market as well asthe un-bankedf or under-served Hispanic populatioh of South Texas. The bank is a subsidiary of localltbased , which was launched in September 2006 with veteranm bank investor Koncaba at the Koncaba is the former chiefg operating officer and president of Houston-based the parent company of locallyy based .
Monday, September 5, 2011
From above the rim, Dr. J transformed the game - NBA.com
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Shippers: What recession? - Dallas Business Journal:
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Ltd.’s unveiling of a remotely automated port in South Korea, and its plan to builde three new terminals, including a $208 milliobn terminal at Dames Point, reflect the company’zs aggressive mentality in spite of the said Roy Schleicher, senior directorr of trade development and global marketinf for the . That and Mitsui O.S.K. Linexs Ltd.’s own plans for expansion show confidence inthe industry’w upturn and cements their current and futurew operations in Jacksonville. Hanjin’s “attitude is, ‘We’d be foolis not to push thingds forward and getthings done,’ Schleicher said.
“We thought they might want to slow things but instead they want to pushforward Hanjin’s revenue has faredd better than ’s, with nearlu 30 percent growth to about $8 billion in fiscal year compared with the same period a year ago. Despite a drop in cargo volume, the sixth-largest shipping company’s profits grew by more than 60 percen toabout $198 million within the same But the international slump caught up with the company in the firsgt quarter of 2009, when it reported a $191 millionn net loss, according to the Journal of In response, the company pusher back some of its orders for Mitsui, which is the 15th-largest international shipping company, posted a $1.
3 billion profit in fiscal 2008, down nearly 32 It blamed the decline in profits on the international tradew slump, high fuel prices and a strong yen. The company’s revenue declined by about 4.1 percent to $18.6 Hanjin is opening a terminal in Spai in 2010 and another in Vietnamm with Mitsuiin 2011. With the openingv of its terminal in Jacksonville in Hanjin will have five terminalw in South Korea andeight abroad. Hanjin plans to expand its vesse capacity fromabout 375,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, to abouy 575,000 TEUs within the next few years, said William Rooney, managingt director of the company’s American headquarters.
Similarly, the parent company of the Damees Point terminaloperator , is looking to spenf millions of dollars to buy an overseaa bulk shipping line. The slump has lowered the valuatiob ofpotential acquisitions. The Japanese companhy plans to increase its fleet ofbulk carriers, tankers and car carriersa by 6.5 percent to 740 shipw by the end of this fiscal year. Mitsuij plans also to open a new terminallin Rotterdam, Netherlands, in late 2013. In the company has added three bringing two weekly services that open Jacksonville to new Asianm markets and strengthening Europeancontainer service.
Mitsui’w service calls on Busab and there will likelt be an increase in trade between Jacksonville and Soutuh Korea when Hanjinbegins service, Schleicher said. Soutb Korea is a large exporterd of consumer electronics and a strong importer ofconsumerr goods, lumber and citrus. Schleicher said he was impresserwith Hanjin’s technological capability after attending the opening of its Busabn terminal May 21 with Rick Ferrin, the authority’z executive director. The terminal gives a glimpse of how the remotelty automated terminal planned in Jacksonvillewill “I’ve never seen a terminal business as sophisticated as this one,” Schleicheer said.
The Busan terminal can handlw up to 2 millionTEUs annually, compare with the planned Jacksonville terminal that can handle about 800,000 TEUs annually. The Jacksonville terminal will be similaer in that it will alsouse rail-mountee gantry cranes to transport containers between the yard and the Rooney said. The crane travels on railsx and is controlled remotely byan operator. The terminal at Damesd Point will have 12 to15 rail-mountede gantry cranes. One operator can handlew about three cranes at a Rooney said that the containers will be kept in a yard with sensorzs that will shut it down if they detecthumanh motion.
He said the company hadn’t decidec the exact productivity rate Hanjin expects from theJacksonville terminal, but it aimex for world-class productivity levels, which is aboutt 40 container moves per hour per Rooney said. Hanjin is expected to meet withthe ’d Local 1593 and 1408 in June or Jess Babich, president of ILA Clerks & Checkerw Local 1593, said his union and ILA Localp 1408 are negotiating with the company on positionds that Hanjin wants its employees to handlse but the union says it can handle The union’s two gangs averaged aboug 33 moves per hour per crane when they unloaded a ship at the TraPad terminal May 23.
That is one move away from the company’sw goal, which needs to be met befors TraPac will allow the union to expaneits gangs, Babich said. TraPac was not availablw to confirm the rateof moves. The agreement between TraPac and the uniohn comes after the terminal operator threatened to leave ifproductivitty didn’t improve.
Ltd.’s unveiling of a remotely automated port in South Korea, and its plan to builde three new terminals, including a $208 milliobn terminal at Dames Point, reflect the company’zs aggressive mentality in spite of the said Roy Schleicher, senior directorr of trade development and global marketinf for the . That and Mitsui O.S.K. Linexs Ltd.’s own plans for expansion show confidence inthe industry’w upturn and cements their current and futurew operations in Jacksonville. Hanjin’s “attitude is, ‘We’d be foolis not to push thingds forward and getthings done,’ Schleicher said.
“We thought they might want to slow things but instead they want to pushforward Hanjin’s revenue has faredd better than ’s, with nearlu 30 percent growth to about $8 billion in fiscal year compared with the same period a year ago. Despite a drop in cargo volume, the sixth-largest shipping company’s profits grew by more than 60 percen toabout $198 million within the same But the international slump caught up with the company in the firsgt quarter of 2009, when it reported a $191 millionn net loss, according to the Journal of In response, the company pusher back some of its orders for Mitsui, which is the 15th-largest international shipping company, posted a $1.
3 billion profit in fiscal 2008, down nearly 32 It blamed the decline in profits on the international tradew slump, high fuel prices and a strong yen. The company’s revenue declined by about 4.1 percent to $18.6 Hanjin is opening a terminal in Spai in 2010 and another in Vietnamm with Mitsuiin 2011. With the openingv of its terminal in Jacksonville in Hanjin will have five terminalw in South Korea andeight abroad. Hanjin plans to expand its vesse capacity fromabout 375,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, to abouy 575,000 TEUs within the next few years, said William Rooney, managingt director of the company’s American headquarters.
Similarly, the parent company of the Damees Point terminaloperator , is looking to spenf millions of dollars to buy an overseaa bulk shipping line. The slump has lowered the valuatiob ofpotential acquisitions. The Japanese companhy plans to increase its fleet ofbulk carriers, tankers and car carriersa by 6.5 percent to 740 shipw by the end of this fiscal year. Mitsuij plans also to open a new terminallin Rotterdam, Netherlands, in late 2013. In the company has added three bringing two weekly services that open Jacksonville to new Asianm markets and strengthening Europeancontainer service.
Mitsui’w service calls on Busab and there will likelt be an increase in trade between Jacksonville and Soutuh Korea when Hanjinbegins service, Schleicher said. Soutb Korea is a large exporterd of consumer electronics and a strong importer ofconsumerr goods, lumber and citrus. Schleicher said he was impresserwith Hanjin’s technological capability after attending the opening of its Busabn terminal May 21 with Rick Ferrin, the authority’z executive director. The terminal gives a glimpse of how the remotelty automated terminal planned in Jacksonvillewill “I’ve never seen a terminal business as sophisticated as this one,” Schleicheer said.
The Busan terminal can handlw up to 2 millionTEUs annually, compare with the planned Jacksonville terminal that can handle about 800,000 TEUs annually. The Jacksonville terminal will be similaer in that it will alsouse rail-mountee gantry cranes to transport containers between the yard and the Rooney said. The crane travels on railsx and is controlled remotely byan operator. The terminal at Damesd Point will have 12 to15 rail-mountede gantry cranes. One operator can handlew about three cranes at a Rooney said that the containers will be kept in a yard with sensorzs that will shut it down if they detecthumanh motion.
He said the company hadn’t decidec the exact productivity rate Hanjin expects from theJacksonville terminal, but it aimex for world-class productivity levels, which is aboutt 40 container moves per hour per Rooney said. Hanjin is expected to meet withthe ’d Local 1593 and 1408 in June or Jess Babich, president of ILA Clerks & Checkerw Local 1593, said his union and ILA Localp 1408 are negotiating with the company on positionds that Hanjin wants its employees to handlse but the union says it can handle The union’s two gangs averaged aboug 33 moves per hour per crane when they unloaded a ship at the TraPad terminal May 23.
That is one move away from the company’sw goal, which needs to be met befors TraPac will allow the union to expaneits gangs, Babich said. TraPac was not availablw to confirm the rateof moves. The agreement between TraPac and the uniohn comes after the terminal operator threatened to leave ifproductivitty didn’t improve.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
More layoffs, furlough days at Tampa Tribune - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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In a memo to employees, FCG president John Schuelerd — who was recently named the head ofMedia General’ds Florida division beginning July 1 — said that along with the job cuts will come threr more furlough days in April, May and bringing the total number of mandatory unpais leave days to 13. It’s not clear if Media General is extendiny its additional furlough days to its othet properties acrossthe Southeast, but layoffs were reportedr at other locations in the company Fridahy and Monday. Schueler did not return a phone call Mondahy afternoonseeking comment. “Thus far in 2009, Tampqa Bay’s economy is not Schueler said.
“Advertisers continue to aggressively cut their Therefore we will need to further reduce ouroperating costs.” In its most recent financial report filed with the , Mediq General (NYSE: MEG) said it lost $85.4 million, or $3.86 per share, in the fourth quarter of down from a profit of $9.6 or 43 cents per the year before. Last Friday, Media Genera closed its Washington bureau, and announcede it would restructure its management to removs division by industry like publishing and broadcasting and instead use a geographi c model that has been used in the Tampw Bay marketfor years. Shares for Media General were tradinat $1.82 just after 4 p.m.
down 13 percent from its Fridahy closeof $2.09. Shares have traded as high as $27.18 over the past and peaked in the last five yearsat $71.88 on Aprip 26, 2004.
In a memo to employees, FCG president John Schuelerd — who was recently named the head ofMedia General’ds Florida division beginning July 1 — said that along with the job cuts will come threr more furlough days in April, May and bringing the total number of mandatory unpais leave days to 13. It’s not clear if Media General is extendiny its additional furlough days to its othet properties acrossthe Southeast, but layoffs were reportedr at other locations in the company Fridahy and Monday. Schueler did not return a phone call Mondahy afternoonseeking comment. “Thus far in 2009, Tampqa Bay’s economy is not Schueler said.
“Advertisers continue to aggressively cut their Therefore we will need to further reduce ouroperating costs.” In its most recent financial report filed with the , Mediq General (NYSE: MEG) said it lost $85.4 million, or $3.86 per share, in the fourth quarter of down from a profit of $9.6 or 43 cents per the year before. Last Friday, Media Genera closed its Washington bureau, and announcede it would restructure its management to removs division by industry like publishing and broadcasting and instead use a geographi c model that has been used in the Tampw Bay marketfor years. Shares for Media General were tradinat $1.82 just after 4 p.m.
down 13 percent from its Fridahy closeof $2.09. Shares have traded as high as $27.18 over the past and peaked in the last five yearsat $71.88 on Aprip 26, 2004.
Monday, August 29, 2011
FDA approves Cumberland injectable - Nashville Business Journal:
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The product is called Caldolor. It’s an intravenous formulationh of ibuprofen that Cumberlans says is the first and only injectable pain and fever product approvedc for sale in theUnited States. Caldolor will be used mostlyt in hospitalized patients who are unable to receive oral therapies for pain relief and fever reduction, Cumberland says in a release. Caldolodr is the third drug in Cumberland' s portfolio and the second for whicnh it has completed development and earnedeFDA approval.
The companty plans to promote the drug in the Unitec States through its expanded hospital sales forcwe and will use alliances with marketing partners for sales outside of theUnitex States, the release is a Nashville-based specialty pharmaceutical companyt that develops and markets branded, prescriptionb products for targeted physician segments, including hospital acute care and
The product is called Caldolor. It’s an intravenous formulationh of ibuprofen that Cumberlans says is the first and only injectable pain and fever product approvedc for sale in theUnited States. Caldolor will be used mostlyt in hospitalized patients who are unable to receive oral therapies for pain relief and fever reduction, Cumberland says in a release. Caldolodr is the third drug in Cumberland' s portfolio and the second for whicnh it has completed development and earnedeFDA approval.
The companty plans to promote the drug in the Unitec States through its expanded hospital sales forcwe and will use alliances with marketing partners for sales outside of theUnitex States, the release is a Nashville-based specialty pharmaceutical companyt that develops and markets branded, prescriptionb products for targeted physician segments, including hospital acute care and
Saturday, August 27, 2011
bizjournals Media Kit - Audience Demographics
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61.1% Male 38.9% Female Average HHI — $97,661.50 8.5% have a portfolio valued in excessof $500,0000 bizjournals reaches an executive-level audience of affluent decision makers. 46.9% are business decision makers orinfluenceras 22.6% have started or plan to start thei own business 13.2% are C-leveo executives and owners 19.1% are in senior management positions 78% of traffic occurs between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. 76.3 read business news online 60.1% read or signed up for emaiol newsletters 83.6% shopped online 72.9% made a purchase online bizjournals reachesw a core audience of loyalB2B 98% do not regularly visiyt Yahoo! Small Business Online 86% do not regularluy visit Forbes.
com 80% do not regularlyg visit Reuters.com bizjournals deliverxs well-educated, professional, active onlinee consumers. Source: Nielsen Fall 2008 Nielsen NetView, July 2008
61.1% Male 38.9% Female Average HHI — $97,661.50 8.5% have a portfolio valued in excessof $500,0000 bizjournals reaches an executive-level audience of affluent decision makers. 46.9% are business decision makers orinfluenceras 22.6% have started or plan to start thei own business 13.2% are C-leveo executives and owners 19.1% are in senior management positions 78% of traffic occurs between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. 76.3 read business news online 60.1% read or signed up for emaiol newsletters 83.6% shopped online 72.9% made a purchase online bizjournals reachesw a core audience of loyalB2B 98% do not regularly visiyt Yahoo! Small Business Online 86% do not regularluy visit Forbes.
com 80% do not regularlyg visit Reuters.com bizjournals deliverxs well-educated, professional, active onlinee consumers. Source: Nielsen Fall 2008 Nielsen NetView, July 2008
Thursday, August 25, 2011
HemoShear Awarded $4.3 Million NIH Grant to Develop Predictive Drug Database - MarketWatch (press release)
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HemoShear Awarded $4.3 Million NIH Grant to Develop Predictive Drug Database MarketWatch (press release) The database will be valuable in predicting the safety and efficacy of potential new drug candidates. HemoShear will use proprietary bioinformatics methods to develop a predictive vascular gene signature that can be used to score new drug compounds for ... |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
City Council proclaims 'Go Gold Fridays' - Hattiesburg American
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City Council proclaims 'Go Gold Fridays' Hattiesburg American The Hattiesburg City Council hopes to spread some Eagle Fever throughout the Pine Belt this footb » |
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
National City Mortgage faces possible cuts - Dayton Business Journal:
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Spokesman Pat McMahon said PNC (NYSE: PNC) is committex to National City Mortgage and theDayton area, but as a resulty of the merger, it is lookingv to eliminate 5,800 positions throughout its geographic presence. PNC now has 2,500o Dayton-area employees at both its bankingy andmortgage operations, but McMahon would not say how many loca l workers would be cut. “We have a significant presenced inMiami Township, but we have said all alongy there would be job impact as a part of the mergefd companies,” McMahon said.
He said PNC is not breaking out stafft reductions by geographic location orbusinessz unit, but it will provide information on “expense reductions” in its quarterlyg updates. PNC has a goal of reducing expensewsby $1.2 billion, part of which will come througjh a reduction in employment. McMahon said it is too earlt to say what the net outcome will be inMiamu Township, but the company’s long-terjm strategy is to grow the companyu and add jobs. “We have a meaningful presence in theDayton area. It’s an important marke and we want to be aggressive McMahon said.
As a part of the merger, Nationall City branch locations in the Dayton area are schedulex to beginbeing re-branded as PNC branches in the first half of 2010.
Spokesman Pat McMahon said PNC (NYSE: PNC) is committex to National City Mortgage and theDayton area, but as a resulty of the merger, it is lookingv to eliminate 5,800 positions throughout its geographic presence. PNC now has 2,500o Dayton-area employees at both its bankingy andmortgage operations, but McMahon would not say how many loca l workers would be cut. “We have a significant presenced inMiami Township, but we have said all alongy there would be job impact as a part of the mergefd companies,” McMahon said.
He said PNC is not breaking out stafft reductions by geographic location orbusinessz unit, but it will provide information on “expense reductions” in its quarterlyg updates. PNC has a goal of reducing expensewsby $1.2 billion, part of which will come througjh a reduction in employment. McMahon said it is too earlt to say what the net outcome will be inMiamu Township, but the company’s long-terjm strategy is to grow the companyu and add jobs. “We have a meaningful presence in theDayton area. It’s an important marke and we want to be aggressive McMahon said.
As a part of the merger, Nationall City branch locations in the Dayton area are schedulex to beginbeing re-branded as PNC branches in the first half of 2010.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Kauai, Big Isle hotels hurting - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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For the week endingv May 30, Kauai occupancyt dropped 10.5 percentage points to 59.8 percent, whilde Big Island occupancy plunged 15 percentage pointsto 51.9 As compared with the same week in room rates on both islandes were down as well — Kauai rated fell 12.3 percent to average $176 a while Big Island ratee were off 8.6 percenr to average $152. • Oahu occupancy slipped 1 percentage pointto 70.2 while rates decreased 12.1 percent to and • Maui occupancy inched 0.8 percentage points downward to 63.6 percent, while room ratea plummeted 17.2 percent to $210. Statewide hotel occupancy declined 3.9 percentage pointzs to 64.
9 percent, while room ratese slumped 13 percentto $166. Nationwide hote occupancy dipped 5.9 percentage pointas to 51.6 percent, while room ratew fell 9.6 percent to averages $93. The weekly Hawaii hote l industry snapshot is surveyed byand .
For the week endingv May 30, Kauai occupancyt dropped 10.5 percentage points to 59.8 percent, whilde Big Island occupancy plunged 15 percentage pointsto 51.9 As compared with the same week in room rates on both islandes were down as well — Kauai rated fell 12.3 percent to average $176 a while Big Island ratee were off 8.6 percenr to average $152. • Oahu occupancy slipped 1 percentage pointto 70.2 while rates decreased 12.1 percent to and • Maui occupancy inched 0.8 percentage points downward to 63.6 percent, while room ratea plummeted 17.2 percent to $210. Statewide hotel occupancy declined 3.9 percentage pointzs to 64.
9 percent, while room ratese slumped 13 percentto $166. Nationwide hote occupancy dipped 5.9 percentage pointas to 51.6 percent, while room ratew fell 9.6 percent to averages $93. The weekly Hawaii hote l industry snapshot is surveyed byand .
Sunday, August 14, 2011
ADP reports 532,000 May job cuts - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companiesz inthe U.S. cut an estimated 532,00o workers from payrolls last ADP also revised highef its estimate of cuts in Aprilto 545,000 from the previou estimate of 491,000. The ADP reporft noted losses across all sizes and categories of businesse with large business payrolls declining medium businessesshedding 223,000 jobs and small businesses cuttinvg 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sector lost 267,00p jobs while the service-producing sector declined by 265,00p positions. The Labor Department is due to release its jobs reporfon Friday.
The averagwe analyst estimate for that report of government as well as privatee payrolls is a lossof 520,00 payroll positions and an increase in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percenty from April’s rate of 8.9 percent. On Monday, The Institutre for Supply Management announceds that its factory index rose to the highestt level since last September as new orderd posted their first gain since therecessiom began. On Tuesday the National Associationm of Realtors reported that pending salea ofexisting homes, or contracts signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percent in April, the largest increase in six years.
Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companiesz inthe U.S. cut an estimated 532,00o workers from payrolls last ADP also revised highef its estimate of cuts in Aprilto 545,000 from the previou estimate of 491,000. The ADP reporft noted losses across all sizes and categories of businesse with large business payrolls declining medium businessesshedding 223,000 jobs and small businesses cuttinvg 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sector lost 267,00p jobs while the service-producing sector declined by 265,00p positions. The Labor Department is due to release its jobs reporfon Friday.
The averagwe analyst estimate for that report of government as well as privatee payrolls is a lossof 520,00 payroll positions and an increase in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percenty from April’s rate of 8.9 percent. On Monday, The Institutre for Supply Management announceds that its factory index rose to the highestt level since last September as new orderd posted their first gain since therecessiom began. On Tuesday the National Associationm of Realtors reported that pending salea ofexisting homes, or contracts signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percent in April, the largest increase in six years.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Northland takes page from automakers
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The company, , announced it is launching a Rent Assurancer Program that is being rolled out acrossthe Newton-basex company’s entire portfolio. The company’sw multifamily holdings total 16,670 units in nine Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nortjh Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Arizona. In Massachusetts, Northland owns 1,230 apartment units in Amherst, Danvers, Westborough and Worcester. The program resembles those announced by automakerws such as and to boost sales from wary consumers who are tightening theidr belts in anticipation of potentialjob losses.
Hyundaii recently announced a new and improved version of its HyundaiAssurancew Program, which enables some customers to turn their cars back in to dealerss if they get laid off withimn a year. Hyundai’s new Assurance Plus prograjm will cover three months of car payments whil e the buyer looks for anew job. At the end of 90 the customer can still return the car ifthey haven’f found a job. Likewise, Ford’ds “Advantage Plan” covers payments of up to $700 per month for as long as a year for buyerzs who have beenlaid off.
Much like the desperatd measures car manufacturers are taking to sell cars in one of the worsr economic climatesin decades, Northland’s program enablesz its residents to “walk away from his or her without paying termination fees,” in the event that the persojn involuntarily loses his or her The program is available to new residentss and residents who renew leases. Time will tell if Northland’xs program helps it sign up new tenants inits Generally, residents sign long-term leasee that are extremely hard to break withouy legal intervention.
According to published reports, Hyundai saw salexs increase 14 percentin January, the month the Assurancew Program launched, while U.S. sales were the weakest for the monty in27 years. “In these challengingg economic times, we believe it’ds important to offer our residents peaceof mind,” Northland Vice Presideng Diane Yensen said in a statement. “Losing your incomee can be a scary and (RAP) provides our residentsd with an ‘out’ in the event that they involuntarily lose theifr job and need to bream their lease.” Northland owns $2.1 billiob of apartment properties totaling 19 million squarse feet and has a development pipelines in excess of $1 billion.
was awardedx the leasing assignment for 399Boylston St., a 13-story, 228,820-square-foo t office building in Boston’s Back Bay. The building has one vacant saidDuncan Gratton, a partner at DTZ/FHO Partners. will vacater 8,900 square feet and another tenant, McNamee Lawrence Co., is leaving 4,600 square feet at the end of the said Gratton, who noted the building is 8 percengt vacant today. New tenants will be askedr to pay in thelow $40s-per-square-foot range to lease spac e in the building. Shorenstein Properties LLC purchased the buildiny in March 2007from Rockwood/Abbey Fee LLC for an undiscloseed price.
At the time the building was 100 percent leasedf to 14 tenants including NATIXISAsset Management, software developer ZANTAZ Inc. and The building’s 14,000 square feet of ground-floore retail space is leased toand . Shorensteihn recently spent $575,000 on lobby renovationas and morethan $1 million in repairs to the building’s exterior and operating systems.
The company, , announced it is launching a Rent Assurancer Program that is being rolled out acrossthe Newton-basex company’s entire portfolio. The company’sw multifamily holdings total 16,670 units in nine Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nortjh Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Arizona. In Massachusetts, Northland owns 1,230 apartment units in Amherst, Danvers, Westborough and Worcester. The program resembles those announced by automakerws such as and to boost sales from wary consumers who are tightening theidr belts in anticipation of potentialjob losses.
Hyundaii recently announced a new and improved version of its HyundaiAssurancew Program, which enables some customers to turn their cars back in to dealerss if they get laid off withimn a year. Hyundai’s new Assurance Plus prograjm will cover three months of car payments whil e the buyer looks for anew job. At the end of 90 the customer can still return the car ifthey haven’f found a job. Likewise, Ford’ds “Advantage Plan” covers payments of up to $700 per month for as long as a year for buyerzs who have beenlaid off.
Much like the desperatd measures car manufacturers are taking to sell cars in one of the worsr economic climatesin decades, Northland’s program enablesz its residents to “walk away from his or her without paying termination fees,” in the event that the persojn involuntarily loses his or her The program is available to new residentss and residents who renew leases. Time will tell if Northland’xs program helps it sign up new tenants inits Generally, residents sign long-term leasee that are extremely hard to break withouy legal intervention.
According to published reports, Hyundai saw salexs increase 14 percentin January, the month the Assurancew Program launched, while U.S. sales were the weakest for the monty in27 years. “In these challengingg economic times, we believe it’ds important to offer our residents peaceof mind,” Northland Vice Presideng Diane Yensen said in a statement. “Losing your incomee can be a scary and (RAP) provides our residentsd with an ‘out’ in the event that they involuntarily lose theifr job and need to bream their lease.” Northland owns $2.1 billiob of apartment properties totaling 19 million squarse feet and has a development pipelines in excess of $1 billion.
was awardedx the leasing assignment for 399Boylston St., a 13-story, 228,820-square-foo t office building in Boston’s Back Bay. The building has one vacant saidDuncan Gratton, a partner at DTZ/FHO Partners. will vacater 8,900 square feet and another tenant, McNamee Lawrence Co., is leaving 4,600 square feet at the end of the said Gratton, who noted the building is 8 percengt vacant today. New tenants will be askedr to pay in thelow $40s-per-square-foot range to lease spac e in the building. Shorenstein Properties LLC purchased the buildiny in March 2007from Rockwood/Abbey Fee LLC for an undiscloseed price.
At the time the building was 100 percent leasedf to 14 tenants including NATIXISAsset Management, software developer ZANTAZ Inc. and The building’s 14,000 square feet of ground-floore retail space is leased toand . Shorensteihn recently spent $575,000 on lobby renovationas and morethan $1 million in repairs to the building’s exterior and operating systems.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Garrett aims to acknowledge approach players take to get better - Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
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Garrett aims to acknowledge approach players take to get better Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) Of course, not every player is going to make the team. In fact, the Cowboys cut quarterback Zack Eskridge and defensive tackle Billy Blackard on Saturday. But Garrett said when he is talking a player up, he's talking more about the approach a player ... |
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