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viernes, 8 de julio de 2011
Blues City Baseball out: Global Spectrum to manage Redbirds - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The move was made by the Foundationh after Blues City Baseball missed two requirec bond paymentsof $1.6 million for AutoZoned Park. Bonds worth $72 million were issue d on the ballpark in 1998by U.S. Bank. The team was requirerd to make payments twicea year. Global Spectrum will run the team and but adeal hasn’t been finalized, said Ray president of the Redbirds Foundation. The move, Pohlman will bring efficiency tothe team’s “Blues City Baseball has done a grea job over the last 12 years,” Pohlmanj said.
“(Dean Jernigan’s) vision brought the Redbirds but it was time for a The deal calls fora 30-day transitional which will allow Global Spectru m to evaluate team operations and the Redbirds president and general manager Dave Chase will remainm with the team at least until the end of the Chase said the preference would have been for the move to happenh at the end of the but the Foundation decided to move In January, the withdrew a letter of intent to purchase the team, citing the The Cardinals did renew their player development contract for thred years, keeping the Redbirds affiliated with the Pohlman said Global Spectrum woulfd probably run the team for two with the ultimate goal being the sale of the team and AutoZonse Park.
“This is an agreement betweej the lenders and borrowers in the best interest to keep playint baseballin Memphis,” he said. “Thr fans won’t notice any difference.”
The move was made by the Foundationh after Blues City Baseball missed two requirec bond paymentsof $1.6 million for AutoZoned Park. Bonds worth $72 million were issue d on the ballpark in 1998by U.S. Bank. The team was requirerd to make payments twicea year. Global Spectrum will run the team and but adeal hasn’t been finalized, said Ray president of the Redbirds Foundation. The move, Pohlman will bring efficiency tothe team’s “Blues City Baseball has done a grea job over the last 12 years,” Pohlmanj said.
“(Dean Jernigan’s) vision brought the Redbirds but it was time for a The deal calls fora 30-day transitional which will allow Global Spectru m to evaluate team operations and the Redbirds president and general manager Dave Chase will remainm with the team at least until the end of the Chase said the preference would have been for the move to happenh at the end of the but the Foundation decided to move In January, the withdrew a letter of intent to purchase the team, citing the The Cardinals did renew their player development contract for thred years, keeping the Redbirds affiliated with the Pohlman said Global Spectrum woulfd probably run the team for two with the ultimate goal being the sale of the team and AutoZonse Park.
“This is an agreement betweej the lenders and borrowers in the best interest to keep playint baseballin Memphis,” he said. “Thr fans won’t notice any difference.”
miércoles, 6 de julio de 2011
California Gay Textbooks: Proposal Would Require LGBT Lessons In Schools - Huffington Post
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Globe and Mail | California Gay Textbooks: Proposal Would Require LGBT Lessons In Schools Huffington Post California lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would make the state the first to require public schools to teach lessons on historical and current contributions of gays and lesbians. The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. ... California bill requiring schools to teach about gays, lesbians, goes to ... Calif. lawmakers OK bill to add gay, lesbian figures to textbooks Assembly OKs bill to add LGBT figures to textbooks |
lunes, 4 de julio de 2011
Santa Ana Star expanding casino, tweaking Rio Rancho center - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Officials from both venues held a pres conference June 25 to celebratethe casino’s 16th birthday. A hotel that the Santsa Ana Pueblo-owned casino started in 2000 has sat unfinishex since work stopped inlate 2001. But Scottr Eldredge, general manager at , said the new constructiomn work will reclaim and enclosethe However, it will not be a but will be used for additional gaming spacs and larger retail operations. Santa Ana will continue its marketingg strategy ofluring locals, Eldredge Santa Ana has the cash flow to complete the $4 milliobn job and will not have to issud any debt, he added.
The expansioh will add about 25,000 square feet of with 250 additional gaminvg machines and some otherf gaming attractions he declinedto discuss. Eldredgee admits it’s a tough gaming environment rightt now. “Our top line is not he said. Santa Ana’s net win on its slot revenuesxwas $17.8 million for the quarter ended March 30. That was down from $19.71q million in the same quarterin 2008.
But Eldredgr said Santa Ana is in a bette position than other properties that also have to worry about filling a hotelo and rely on customers travelingfrom “We have times on weekends when we’rs over capacity,” he said, adding that the expansiomn will be “measured and conservative.” The retail operations will expanx the gift shop and smoke shop and will allow the casinio to sell more items, such as potteruy from the pueblo. Despite the recession, the casino’s revenues have doubled in the last four Eldredge added. Michael Burdick has been promoted to directoreof marketing.
Burdick has been the directg marketing manager for four years atSantas Ana, where he was responsiblwe for Internet marketing, Web page design, maintaininy the player database and point of sale database and branding and budget analysis. He now takes over the casino’sa overall marketing and promotional efforts. Santa Ana also bought naming rightsd to the Rio Rancho arena, the Santa Ana Star when it opened. In March, the city of Rio Rancho hired a new management firm for the Global Spectrum. Rio Rancho Mayor Tom Swisstack and other city officials terminaterd a previous management contract at the Swisstack had been vocal in his criticism of how the centef wasbeing run.
Gunnat Fox, the general manager of the Star introduced his newmanagement team, starting his remarkse with “How ya doin’?” He promisec that this phrase would be the mantra of the Globakl Spectrum team. “We want to be your event center,” Fox echoing Santa Ana Star Casino’z slogan of “Your Casino.” will have a strony focus on customer service, he and that will include no longer charging for parking at the He also said the Star Center will brinhg in more than just country andrap concerts. Therre will also be family monstertruck rallies, rodeos and athletic events.
Global Spectrum, basexd in Philadelphia, is a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectatort and manages 87 other facilities aroundthe country. That givess the company the ability to book more and better Fox said. The compan also owns the hockey team and thePhiladelphia 76ers. Two additional subsidiaries of Comcast-Spectatod will provide services at thearena — Front Row Marketing Services and New Era which Fox said will allow the cente to create its own fee structure for avoiding what he said are outrageous fees chargede by some other services. The three-year-old, 6,500-seat arena has been the home of the New Mexicoo Scorpionshockey team.
It recentlyt served as home tothe , a women’se roller derby league, as well. But the Derby is terminatint the current season at the bymutual agreement, according to a statemen t it sent out last week. The is looking to downsizs into asmaller venue, accordinhg to founder Nan Morningstar.
Officials from both venues held a pres conference June 25 to celebratethe casino’s 16th birthday. A hotel that the Santsa Ana Pueblo-owned casino started in 2000 has sat unfinishex since work stopped inlate 2001. But Scottr Eldredge, general manager at , said the new constructiomn work will reclaim and enclosethe However, it will not be a but will be used for additional gaming spacs and larger retail operations. Santa Ana will continue its marketingg strategy ofluring locals, Eldredge Santa Ana has the cash flow to complete the $4 milliobn job and will not have to issud any debt, he added.
The expansioh will add about 25,000 square feet of with 250 additional gaminvg machines and some otherf gaming attractions he declinedto discuss. Eldredgee admits it’s a tough gaming environment rightt now. “Our top line is not he said. Santa Ana’s net win on its slot revenuesxwas $17.8 million for the quarter ended March 30. That was down from $19.71q million in the same quarterin 2008.
But Eldredgr said Santa Ana is in a bette position than other properties that also have to worry about filling a hotelo and rely on customers travelingfrom “We have times on weekends when we’rs over capacity,” he said, adding that the expansiomn will be “measured and conservative.” The retail operations will expanx the gift shop and smoke shop and will allow the casinio to sell more items, such as potteruy from the pueblo. Despite the recession, the casino’s revenues have doubled in the last four Eldredge added. Michael Burdick has been promoted to directoreof marketing.
Burdick has been the directg marketing manager for four years atSantas Ana, where he was responsiblwe for Internet marketing, Web page design, maintaininy the player database and point of sale database and branding and budget analysis. He now takes over the casino’sa overall marketing and promotional efforts. Santa Ana also bought naming rightsd to the Rio Rancho arena, the Santa Ana Star when it opened. In March, the city of Rio Rancho hired a new management firm for the Global Spectrum. Rio Rancho Mayor Tom Swisstack and other city officials terminaterd a previous management contract at the Swisstack had been vocal in his criticism of how the centef wasbeing run.
Gunnat Fox, the general manager of the Star introduced his newmanagement team, starting his remarkse with “How ya doin’?” He promisec that this phrase would be the mantra of the Globakl Spectrum team. “We want to be your event center,” Fox echoing Santa Ana Star Casino’z slogan of “Your Casino.” will have a strony focus on customer service, he and that will include no longer charging for parking at the He also said the Star Center will brinhg in more than just country andrap concerts. Therre will also be family monstertruck rallies, rodeos and athletic events.
Global Spectrum, basexd in Philadelphia, is a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectatort and manages 87 other facilities aroundthe country. That givess the company the ability to book more and better Fox said. The compan also owns the hockey team and thePhiladelphia 76ers. Two additional subsidiaries of Comcast-Spectatod will provide services at thearena — Front Row Marketing Services and New Era which Fox said will allow the cente to create its own fee structure for avoiding what he said are outrageous fees chargede by some other services. The three-year-old, 6,500-seat arena has been the home of the New Mexicoo Scorpionshockey team.
It recentlyt served as home tothe , a women’se roller derby league, as well. But the Derby is terminatint the current season at the bymutual agreement, according to a statemen t it sent out last week. The is looking to downsizs into asmaller venue, accordinhg to founder Nan Morningstar.
viernes, 1 de julio de 2011
Sheraton general manager knew he wanted to work in hotel business by age 15 - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Now, he's general manager of the , whicjh will be Arizona's largestg hotel when it opens Oct. 1. And while it may not be the typicalochildhood aspiration, Percopo says the hospitalituy business has turned out to be the right path for him. He workefd as a banquet cook at a hotel in and he still knows how to make a mean chickenj cordon bleuand double-stuffed And while he may be a suit-wearinyg honcho now, he still can be seen periodically servinyg up meals in the buffet line or staff Sometimes, he'll even park a guest's car or bus a For him, it's a management strategy. He says the cafeteri is one of the best placesw to interact withhotel employees.
And by helpinfg in the front of the house as he gets to interactwith guests. "I try to practic e what I preach," he says. "oI need to create a culture of service. The hoteol business isn't rocket If an employee has a great we can teach them the A self-proclaimed family man, Percopo likes to spens his free time with his wife, or at his kids' sporting events. His son, Vincent, 14, is a freshma n at Notre Dame Preparatory andplay lacrosse. His daughter, 11, plays soccer at Mountainsids Middle School. The family lives in Nort h Scottsdale now, but they've made many hotels theier home throughthe years.
When Percopo took on the generap manager's role at The in January his family lived in that Scottsdale hotell for his first 12 weeks onthe job. "It'sx fun for the first five days," he "After about two weeks, it gets a bit old. You're dyinhg for a piece of bland Now, in managing his firsgt new hotel, he says his main goal is to create a teamworlk mentality fromday one. That shouldn'tt be difficult for him. His boss says Percopo coulc shake hands with everyone from a housekeeper to the mayortof Phoenix, treating them with the same respectr and integrity. "He has incredible people skills.
He's a greayt leader," says Rick Suhl, vice president of operations for the Southwesyt division of Starwood Hotels ResortsWorldwide Inc. The White Plains, N.Y.-basexd company owns The Phoenicianb and the new An avid Yankeesfan -- Percopo grew up in New after all -- he throws around baseballp references even in describing his leadership He looks to none otherf than Joe Torre, general managert of the Yankees from 1996 to 2007, for "He was always a great Percopo says. "Then he came to the and all of a sudden people said he wasa genius. "Thde difference wasn't him. It wasthe talent he had around him." And that's the kind of leaderf Percopo says he aspiresto be.
Children: 14; Katarina, 11 Education: Bachelorr of science, Widener University Awards: Hotelk of the Year, two years in a row at The Phoenicianj Defineyour success: "Success is all abouyt my family." Most important things in your job: inspiration and a greart leader to learn from." What you do during your lunch time: "Serve lunch and say helllo to our associates." What you are passionate "Family. The Yankees are a close If you could live adouble life, the othedr would be: "Shortstop for the .
" If you could memoriz e one book, it would be: "Colib Powell's autobiography, he inspirede and proved that the American dream is alive and Title of your autobiography: "'Work Play Hard.'" What brings you the greatest joy: "Promoting someon from within." What stresses you out: "Lack of good Your greatest extravagance: As a child, you were: "Self-motivated, and a lot of fun. I'm sure my parent s would have a slightly different Yourpet peeve: "Peoplee who lack desire." Your motto: "What doesn't kill you makesw you stronger.
" Your favorite way to relax: "Takde in a Yankee game, unless it's the playoffx -- I'm usually a The 2001 Diamondbacks made sure of that."
Now, he's general manager of the , whicjh will be Arizona's largestg hotel when it opens Oct. 1. And while it may not be the typicalochildhood aspiration, Percopo says the hospitalituy business has turned out to be the right path for him. He workefd as a banquet cook at a hotel in and he still knows how to make a mean chickenj cordon bleuand double-stuffed And while he may be a suit-wearinyg honcho now, he still can be seen periodically servinyg up meals in the buffet line or staff Sometimes, he'll even park a guest's car or bus a For him, it's a management strategy. He says the cafeteri is one of the best placesw to interact withhotel employees.
And by helpinfg in the front of the house as he gets to interactwith guests. "I try to practic e what I preach," he says. "oI need to create a culture of service. The hoteol business isn't rocket If an employee has a great we can teach them the A self-proclaimed family man, Percopo likes to spens his free time with his wife, or at his kids' sporting events. His son, Vincent, 14, is a freshma n at Notre Dame Preparatory andplay lacrosse. His daughter, 11, plays soccer at Mountainsids Middle School. The family lives in Nort h Scottsdale now, but they've made many hotels theier home throughthe years.
When Percopo took on the generap manager's role at The in January his family lived in that Scottsdale hotell for his first 12 weeks onthe job. "It'sx fun for the first five days," he "After about two weeks, it gets a bit old. You're dyinhg for a piece of bland Now, in managing his firsgt new hotel, he says his main goal is to create a teamworlk mentality fromday one. That shouldn'tt be difficult for him. His boss says Percopo coulc shake hands with everyone from a housekeeper to the mayortof Phoenix, treating them with the same respectr and integrity. "He has incredible people skills.
He's a greayt leader," says Rick Suhl, vice president of operations for the Southwesyt division of Starwood Hotels ResortsWorldwide Inc. The White Plains, N.Y.-basexd company owns The Phoenicianb and the new An avid Yankeesfan -- Percopo grew up in New after all -- he throws around baseballp references even in describing his leadership He looks to none otherf than Joe Torre, general managert of the Yankees from 1996 to 2007, for "He was always a great Percopo says. "Then he came to the and all of a sudden people said he wasa genius. "Thde difference wasn't him. It wasthe talent he had around him." And that's the kind of leaderf Percopo says he aspiresto be.
Children: 14; Katarina, 11 Education: Bachelorr of science, Widener University Awards: Hotelk of the Year, two years in a row at The Phoenicianj Defineyour success: "Success is all abouyt my family." Most important things in your job: inspiration and a greart leader to learn from." What you do during your lunch time: "Serve lunch and say helllo to our associates." What you are passionate "Family. The Yankees are a close If you could live adouble life, the othedr would be: "Shortstop for the .
" If you could memoriz e one book, it would be: "Colib Powell's autobiography, he inspirede and proved that the American dream is alive and Title of your autobiography: "'Work Play Hard.'" What brings you the greatest joy: "Promoting someon from within." What stresses you out: "Lack of good Your greatest extravagance: As a child, you were: "Self-motivated, and a lot of fun. I'm sure my parent s would have a slightly different Yourpet peeve: "Peoplee who lack desire." Your motto: "What doesn't kill you makesw you stronger.
" Your favorite way to relax: "Takde in a Yankee game, unless it's the playoffx -- I'm usually a The 2001 Diamondbacks made sure of that."
miércoles, 29 de junio de 2011
Western guvs told states must help returning vets - The Spokesman Review
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Western guvs told states must help returning vets The Spokesman Review Chris Gregoire introduces the panel for a Western Governors Association session on helping returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, which she is moderating. COEUR d'ALENE - States must play an increasing role in helping military veterans returning ... |
lunes, 27 de junio de 2011
Homebuilder McStain files for Chapter 11 - Denver Business Journal:
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The Louisville-based company declared $10 million to $50 millionj in assets, and the same range in liabilities. McStaih -- which does business as McStainNeighborhoodsd -- has told customers it plans to sell its finishecd homes and complete thosre that are under The filing does not affect the Indian Peakds South neighborhood because of a separate ownership structure. In February of this year, McStain told customers on its websitdthat “we have been assurec by our bankers and other professional associates that we are healthie r than most of the private builders they deal with. … To paraphrass Mark Twain: ‘The rumors of our demisw have beengreatly exaggerated.
’ Rumors that we filed for bankruptcyy are simply not Other Colorado builders to declar Chapter 11 recently includ e Village Homes of Colorad o in Greenwood Village, which had last year’ s largest local bankruptcy reorganization with $138.34 million in debt, and Touss Inc., the Florida-based parent of Colorado’s Englde Homes Inc. John Laing Homes of Calif., which was active in metro Denver, filec Chapter 11 early this year. McStain’zs largest unsecured creditorsinclude Scheer’e Inc. of Illinois (which is owed $10.85 million), Key Bank ($3 CRE400 Centennial LLC-Crestone ($2 and William and Associates ofBoulder ($1.54 according to the bankruptcy filing.
Otherf unsecured creditors include FirstNational Bank, GE Namaste Solar Electric Inc., Guy’s Floor Service Inc. and the City and Countuy of Denver (sales tax). McStaij has taken significant steps to cut costsa and shore up its flagging businessx in thelast year. The builder’s former presidenf and CEO, Eric Wittenberg, voluntarily left the company in late summer 2008 tosave money, and was replacedr by McStain co-founder Tom Hoyt. Hoyt took the titlea president andboard chairman. McStain Enterprises also closedf its physical headquarters operation in Louisvilldlast November.
At that McStain had 21 employees, down from 75 peoplr early last fall and from a peak of 115 a fewyear ago. Remaining employees were to create avirtual office, usingy cell phones and computers. Tom and Caroline with their friendDavid Stainton, started McStain in when they bought a small Boulder custom builder calledx Horizon Building Co. Over the years, the partnersw built the company from a simpls custom builder to a designer and developerof master-plannedr communities such as Indian Peaks in Lafayette and MeadowVie w in Longmont. They also moved into sustainable, energy-efficient housing.
McStain has worked on severa l urbaninfill projects, as well, includingy ones in Denver’s Lowry and Stapleton neighborhoods and Belmaer in Lakewood.
The Louisville-based company declared $10 million to $50 millionj in assets, and the same range in liabilities. McStaih -- which does business as McStainNeighborhoodsd -- has told customers it plans to sell its finishecd homes and complete thosre that are under The filing does not affect the Indian Peakds South neighborhood because of a separate ownership structure. In February of this year, McStain told customers on its websitdthat “we have been assurec by our bankers and other professional associates that we are healthie r than most of the private builders they deal with. … To paraphrass Mark Twain: ‘The rumors of our demisw have beengreatly exaggerated.
’ Rumors that we filed for bankruptcyy are simply not Other Colorado builders to declar Chapter 11 recently includ e Village Homes of Colorad o in Greenwood Village, which had last year’ s largest local bankruptcy reorganization with $138.34 million in debt, and Touss Inc., the Florida-based parent of Colorado’s Englde Homes Inc. John Laing Homes of Calif., which was active in metro Denver, filec Chapter 11 early this year. McStain’zs largest unsecured creditorsinclude Scheer’e Inc. of Illinois (which is owed $10.85 million), Key Bank ($3 CRE400 Centennial LLC-Crestone ($2 and William and Associates ofBoulder ($1.54 according to the bankruptcy filing.
Otherf unsecured creditors include FirstNational Bank, GE Namaste Solar Electric Inc., Guy’s Floor Service Inc. and the City and Countuy of Denver (sales tax). McStaij has taken significant steps to cut costsa and shore up its flagging businessx in thelast year. The builder’s former presidenf and CEO, Eric Wittenberg, voluntarily left the company in late summer 2008 tosave money, and was replacedr by McStain co-founder Tom Hoyt. Hoyt took the titlea president andboard chairman. McStain Enterprises also closedf its physical headquarters operation in Louisvilldlast November.
At that McStain had 21 employees, down from 75 peoplr early last fall and from a peak of 115 a fewyear ago. Remaining employees were to create avirtual office, usingy cell phones and computers. Tom and Caroline with their friendDavid Stainton, started McStain in when they bought a small Boulder custom builder calledx Horizon Building Co. Over the years, the partnersw built the company from a simpls custom builder to a designer and developerof master-plannedr communities such as Indian Peaks in Lafayette and MeadowVie w in Longmont. They also moved into sustainable, energy-efficient housing.
McStain has worked on severa l urbaninfill projects, as well, includingy ones in Denver’s Lowry and Stapleton neighborhoods and Belmaer in Lakewood.
sábado, 25 de junio de 2011
Lions Gate might be battleground for Icahn, former adviser - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Rachesky, through his LLC, is the largest stakeholdert in theSanta Monica-based studio (NYSE: LGF) with a 19.99 percen stake. According to the reports, he has started talkes to have a respresentative namedd to the LionsGate board. Icahh currently owns a 14.5 percent stake, and is looking to purchase $325 million in convertbile debt. Purchasing the debt woulde giveIcahn leverage, given that should he purchas e the debt, then converft it, he would effectively doubler his stake. According to Ichan has been critical ofthe studio's expenses and especially .
According to the reports, should an individuaol gain more than 20 percent ofthe studio, a change of controlp threshold would be potentially resulting in a default on the company's $340 millionh credit facility, which was drawn on to help fund the TV Guide Channel purchase. Among Lions Gate's offerings are the Tylee Perry "Madea" comedies and the "Saw" horroer franchise.
Rachesky, through his LLC, is the largest stakeholdert in theSanta Monica-based studio (NYSE: LGF) with a 19.99 percen stake. According to the reports, he has started talkes to have a respresentative namedd to the LionsGate board. Icahh currently owns a 14.5 percent stake, and is looking to purchase $325 million in convertbile debt. Purchasing the debt woulde giveIcahn leverage, given that should he purchas e the debt, then converft it, he would effectively doubler his stake. According to Ichan has been critical ofthe studio's expenses and especially .
According to the reports, should an individuaol gain more than 20 percent ofthe studio, a change of controlp threshold would be potentially resulting in a default on the company's $340 millionh credit facility, which was drawn on to help fund the TV Guide Channel purchase. Among Lions Gate's offerings are the Tylee Perry "Madea" comedies and the "Saw" horroer franchise.
miércoles, 22 de junio de 2011
10 edible plants that attract pollinators - Mother Nature Network (blog)
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Mother Nature Network (blog) | 10 edible plants that attract pollinators Mother Nature Network (blog) It's National Pollinator Week. Why not plant something that will benefit you and the hardworking pollinators? The Pollinator Partnership has declared June 20-26, 2011, as National Pollinator Week. Pollinators are bugs that carry pollen from one plant ... How will you celebrate national pollinator week? Zoo celebrates National Pollinator Week |
lunes, 20 de junio de 2011
Brunswick chips away at Jaxport auto imports - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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BRUNSWICK — The Port of Brunswicm in the past seven years has poachedd the importing of four major foreign auto vehicles from the Portof Jacksonville. The most recent loss was , whichu plans to transfer operations from Jacksonville toa yet-to-be-buil t 70,000-square-foot facility at Colonel Island in summere 2009. In 2002, Wallenius Wilhelmsen moved its Volvo-carryinvg operations to Brunswick, and in 2004, Glovis America moverd its automobile processing operations for and The Port of which isthe country’s secons largest handler of cars, trucks and otherr vehicles, dwarfs its frisky neighbor to the nort h in the amount of roll-on/roll-off carg handled.
But the recent lossees reflect an increasingly competitive EastCoasyt market. That’s partly becaus West Coast ports have reached their and their East Coast counterparts expectt increased traffic once the Panamwa Canalis expanded. “The East Coast is a dog-eat-dofg world,” said Roy Schleicher, the ’s senior director of trade development andglobal marketing. “People fight for everyu pound of freight.” Although Jacksonville has more regular shipping carrier the Port of Brunswick tends to be able to offerr tenants morefinancial incentives.
Whereas the Port of Jacksonville is one of 14 portsa vying forstate funding, the Port of Brunswick is one of two ocea n ports seeking funding through the state, Schleicher said. officials declined to comment. Brunswick is “za decent port,” Schleicher said. “It’xs just that Jacksonville has been big so long and they startedf drainingour business.” One of the clearest signs of the state’a generosity to the Port of Brunswick is that it has alreadt completed the dredging of its channekl so post-Panamax ships can call.
It’s an asset but not much of onesinces roll-on/roll-off ships don’t require the extra depth, said Bill founder of , a logistics consulting firm specializinhg in the automobile and roll-on/roll-off Brunswick also received funding to build a new bridgew so larger ships could pass Its growing agriculture bulk busineses is spurring it to build an additional 10,000-tonh grain storage tank, which is expected to be finishex by April. Brunswick may peel away some of the JacksonvillesPort Authority’s tenants, but Jacksonville will stay on top as long as the deman d for Asian-produced cars continues.
Even with the proposed auto industru bailout, Kerrigan expects American manufacturers to continusto sink. In the next several years, he expects the nationa ratio of purchased imported cars to increasw from one in four to twoin four. which imports and exports throughu Jacksonville, will continue to be an industrg leader. Bob Moore, vice president and generakl manager of vehicle processing forSoutheast Toyota, said the companyt considered moving operations to Brunswick after it outgrew its Jacksonville facility in 2000.
Georgis Port Authority officials made anattractive offer, but a good relationship with Jacksonville Port Authority officials and their willingness to buil a new dock for the Talleyrand facility convincexd the company to stay put. “Right now we have 400 peoplse on payroll, and we would lose the majorit y of them if we movedto Brunswick,” Moores said. In a news release, Mercedes said the new site’ s closer proximity to the port will allow it to reducdprocessing time, but Kerrigan said having access to the and rail linesd was also a key The Jacksonville site gave the Germa manufacturer access to only the CSX and access to two lines will help it get the vehicleds that are produced in Alabamaa faster.
“Georgia has been very aggressive,” Kerriganm said. “Everyone from the governor on down has been tryinh to getthem there.” Another factor that was out of the Jacksonvillre Port Authority’s hands was that Brunswick has a nich for European carrier service, with its othed tenants, such as BMW and Volvo, usiny the same trade lanes. Brunswick “alsol has room to expand,” Kerrigan “Jacksonville hasn’t used all of its capacity but they’re pretty close.
” Making an “apples-to-apples” comparison is unfai r since Amports feeds different markets with its Brunswick andJacksonville operations, said David Haviland, the company’s general The company handles more cars in its Jacksonvillee facility but that’s all subject to change if its car manufactureer customers change their supplhy chains.
BRUNSWICK — The Port of Brunswicm in the past seven years has poachedd the importing of four major foreign auto vehicles from the Portof Jacksonville. The most recent loss was , whichu plans to transfer operations from Jacksonville toa yet-to-be-buil t 70,000-square-foot facility at Colonel Island in summere 2009. In 2002, Wallenius Wilhelmsen moved its Volvo-carryinvg operations to Brunswick, and in 2004, Glovis America moverd its automobile processing operations for and The Port of which isthe country’s secons largest handler of cars, trucks and otherr vehicles, dwarfs its frisky neighbor to the nort h in the amount of roll-on/roll-off carg handled.
But the recent lossees reflect an increasingly competitive EastCoasyt market. That’s partly becaus West Coast ports have reached their and their East Coast counterparts expectt increased traffic once the Panamwa Canalis expanded. “The East Coast is a dog-eat-dofg world,” said Roy Schleicher, the ’s senior director of trade development andglobal marketing. “People fight for everyu pound of freight.” Although Jacksonville has more regular shipping carrier the Port of Brunswick tends to be able to offerr tenants morefinancial incentives.
Whereas the Port of Jacksonville is one of 14 portsa vying forstate funding, the Port of Brunswick is one of two ocea n ports seeking funding through the state, Schleicher said. officials declined to comment. Brunswick is “za decent port,” Schleicher said. “It’xs just that Jacksonville has been big so long and they startedf drainingour business.” One of the clearest signs of the state’a generosity to the Port of Brunswick is that it has alreadt completed the dredging of its channekl so post-Panamax ships can call.
It’s an asset but not much of onesinces roll-on/roll-off ships don’t require the extra depth, said Bill founder of , a logistics consulting firm specializinhg in the automobile and roll-on/roll-off Brunswick also received funding to build a new bridgew so larger ships could pass Its growing agriculture bulk busineses is spurring it to build an additional 10,000-tonh grain storage tank, which is expected to be finishex by April. Brunswick may peel away some of the JacksonvillesPort Authority’s tenants, but Jacksonville will stay on top as long as the deman d for Asian-produced cars continues.
Even with the proposed auto industru bailout, Kerrigan expects American manufacturers to continusto sink. In the next several years, he expects the nationa ratio of purchased imported cars to increasw from one in four to twoin four. which imports and exports throughu Jacksonville, will continue to be an industrg leader. Bob Moore, vice president and generakl manager of vehicle processing forSoutheast Toyota, said the companyt considered moving operations to Brunswick after it outgrew its Jacksonville facility in 2000.
Georgis Port Authority officials made anattractive offer, but a good relationship with Jacksonville Port Authority officials and their willingness to buil a new dock for the Talleyrand facility convincexd the company to stay put. “Right now we have 400 peoplse on payroll, and we would lose the majorit y of them if we movedto Brunswick,” Moores said. In a news release, Mercedes said the new site’ s closer proximity to the port will allow it to reducdprocessing time, but Kerrigan said having access to the and rail linesd was also a key The Jacksonville site gave the Germa manufacturer access to only the CSX and access to two lines will help it get the vehicleds that are produced in Alabamaa faster.
“Georgia has been very aggressive,” Kerriganm said. “Everyone from the governor on down has been tryinh to getthem there.” Another factor that was out of the Jacksonvillre Port Authority’s hands was that Brunswick has a nich for European carrier service, with its othed tenants, such as BMW and Volvo, usiny the same trade lanes. Brunswick “alsol has room to expand,” Kerrigan “Jacksonville hasn’t used all of its capacity but they’re pretty close.
” Making an “apples-to-apples” comparison is unfai r since Amports feeds different markets with its Brunswick andJacksonville operations, said David Haviland, the company’s general The company handles more cars in its Jacksonvillee facility but that’s all subject to change if its car manufactureer customers change their supplhy chains.
sábado, 18 de junio de 2011
NY Insurance Superintendent Dinallo resigns - The Business Review (Albany):
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His resignation becomes effectiveJuly 3. Dinallo has been superintendenr ofthe state’s Insurance Department sincde 2007. Gov. David Patersoj said Dinallo hasbeen “ a stalwargt advocate for New Yorkers, a trusted advise to me and my administration and a committede public servant.” The governor said he and Dinallo worked closely with the U.S. Treasury the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and otherse in the rescue of financiap servicesgiant . “Under Superintendent Dinallo’s leadership, the departmen effectuated the largest regulatory settlement inthe U.S.
, played an integralp part in the reform of the workers’ compensation systek and facilitated more than $15 billio n in new capital for the bond insurance Paterson said. Dinallo will become the Henryu Kaufman Visiting Professor of Finance at NewYork University’es Stern School of Business. Dinalloi received his law degree at NYU and served as Law Reviea andEssay editor.
His resignation becomes effectiveJuly 3. Dinallo has been superintendenr ofthe state’s Insurance Department sincde 2007. Gov. David Patersoj said Dinallo hasbeen “ a stalwargt advocate for New Yorkers, a trusted advise to me and my administration and a committede public servant.” The governor said he and Dinallo worked closely with the U.S. Treasury the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and otherse in the rescue of financiap servicesgiant . “Under Superintendent Dinallo’s leadership, the departmen effectuated the largest regulatory settlement inthe U.S.
, played an integralp part in the reform of the workers’ compensation systek and facilitated more than $15 billio n in new capital for the bond insurance Paterson said. Dinallo will become the Henryu Kaufman Visiting Professor of Finance at NewYork University’es Stern School of Business. Dinalloi received his law degree at NYU and served as Law Reviea andEssay editor.
miércoles, 15 de junio de 2011
Ripken Baseball, Rawlings tackle baseball's five tools with new training equipment - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Rawlings’ new “Five Tool” traininb products will include hurdles, pop-up nets and tees to be used for baseballl tournaments and camps at the Ripken Baseball facilities in Aberdeemnand elsewhere. The products will be designede to help young baseball players learn the fivevalued skills: hitting for hitting for power; running arm strength; and fielding The five-year deal follows the partnershipo Ripken Baseball reached with Baltimored sports apparel manufacturer Under Armouf in April to extend both companies’ brands deeper into yout sports, particularly baseball.
Financial terms of the deal with were not More than 20 training items will be designec and created with the help ofRipken Baseball’s Cal Ripke Jr., and his brother Bill Ripken — both formerd Orioles.
Rawlings’ new “Five Tool” traininb products will include hurdles, pop-up nets and tees to be used for baseballl tournaments and camps at the Ripken Baseball facilities in Aberdeemnand elsewhere. The products will be designede to help young baseball players learn the fivevalued skills: hitting for hitting for power; running arm strength; and fielding The five-year deal follows the partnershipo Ripken Baseball reached with Baltimored sports apparel manufacturer Under Armouf in April to extend both companies’ brands deeper into yout sports, particularly baseball.
Financial terms of the deal with were not More than 20 training items will be designec and created with the help ofRipken Baseball’s Cal Ripke Jr., and his brother Bill Ripken — both formerd Orioles.
lunes, 13 de junio de 2011
Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Charlotte Business Journal:
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From July to September, 6 percent of the companiees interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducetheir payrolls, according to the surveyt from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: Seventy-eight percent expect to maintain theirr current staff levels and 5 percenrt remain uncertain about hiring Hiring is expected to be a little lighterr than in the second when 10 percent of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expected to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoma n Mary Lou Callahan.
For the coming quarter, job prospects in the Honoluluh area appear best in wholesals and retail trade and leisure and Employers in durable goods nondurablegoods manufacturing, information, professional and business services, education and health services and governmenr intend to cut staffing. Hiring in transportation and utilities, financial activities and other services is expected to remain National survey results showed little changew from thesecond quarter.
Of the more than 28,00p employers surveyed across the country, 15 percent expect to increases their staff levels during thethird quarter, while 13 percent expect to reduce their Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hirinbg and 5 percent are undecided about theire third-quarter hiring plans. “Thse data shows continued hesitancy among saidJonas Prising, president of the Americas for Manpower.
“They are treading slowlh and watching withguarded optimism, hoping a few quarters of stabilitt will be the precursor to the
From July to September, 6 percent of the companiees interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducetheir payrolls, according to the surveyt from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: Seventy-eight percent expect to maintain theirr current staff levels and 5 percenrt remain uncertain about hiring Hiring is expected to be a little lighterr than in the second when 10 percent of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expected to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoma n Mary Lou Callahan.
For the coming quarter, job prospects in the Honoluluh area appear best in wholesals and retail trade and leisure and Employers in durable goods nondurablegoods manufacturing, information, professional and business services, education and health services and governmenr intend to cut staffing. Hiring in transportation and utilities, financial activities and other services is expected to remain National survey results showed little changew from thesecond quarter.
Of the more than 28,00p employers surveyed across the country, 15 percent expect to increases their staff levels during thethird quarter, while 13 percent expect to reduce their Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hirinbg and 5 percent are undecided about theire third-quarter hiring plans. “Thse data shows continued hesitancy among saidJonas Prising, president of the Americas for Manpower.
“They are treading slowlh and watching withguarded optimism, hoping a few quarters of stabilitt will be the precursor to the
sábado, 11 de junio de 2011
'Our widow sustenance project ridding Ondo East of poverty' - Nigeria Daily Independent
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'Our widow sustenance project ridding Ondo East of poverty' Nigeria Daily Independent Olusiji Akindiose came into limelight in Ondo State during the Election Petitions Tribunal in 2007 where Olusegun Mimiko then as candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the April 14, 2007 Governorship election in the state challenged the re-election of ... |
jueves, 9 de junio de 2011
Columbus convention center hotel design goes to Moody Nolan, HOK - bizjournals Business Travel Guide
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A selection panel created by the chosd the Columbus firm as architect of recorxd after interviews on June 17 with theothet finalists, and HOK Chicago emerged as the desigbn architect for the $160 million projecf after interviews on June 10. The projecrt pairs two firms that have done several developmentsx in the past15 years, including a 41-story office buildingy under construction in Moody Nolan CEO Curt Moody said the firm is over its selection to administer the high-profile projectf and produce construction documents based on the HOK Chicagp team’s design. “In your hometown, you don’t alwaysa get these kind of opportunities,” Moody said.
It also means we have to work real hard to do a good Jeff Sachs, managing partner of Atlanta-based , a real estatr consulting firm advising the convention facilitiea authority on the hotel said the project attracted 45 design firms, with 14 from Ohio seekingg the architect-of-record role and 31 national firmz vying to design the hotel. “Wr really focused on the experience of the teamzs these firmsput forth,” he said. HOK Chicago’d application featured its work ona 1,005-room J.W. Marriott convention hotel under construction in Indianapolis as well as theLouisville (Ky.) Marriott Convention Center Hotel that opener in 2004.
The firm also designed an Omni Hotep convention facility with 608 rooms inFort Texas, that opened last year. “HOKo just bubbled to the Sachs said. “They understanfd the product we’re trying to build and they have workedr with all themajor (hotel) brands that will be considererd here.” Four conceptual renderings HOK presented in its bid for the designm contract suggest the planned hotel will have between 14 and 18 storiezs above ground with two leveld for a parking garage and hotelp operations. While HOK has numerous conventiohn hotel projects inits portfolio, Moody Nolam has limited experience in the hospitality industry with no conventioh center hotels.
However, the Columbus firm is serving as design architect for aproposeed 230-room hotel as part of the Cincinnati riverfront’s Banks project, wheree it also has designed a 300-unit apartment atop street-level retail. It also servees as associate architect on the Great Americajn Tower at Queen CitySquare nearby. Moody said his firm also designef or managed several complicated projectsfor , including the new Ohio Uniob under construction along North High Street.
That sort of he said, helped in its successful bid on theColumbus
A selection panel created by the chosd the Columbus firm as architect of recorxd after interviews on June 17 with theothet finalists, and HOK Chicago emerged as the desigbn architect for the $160 million projecf after interviews on June 10. The projecrt pairs two firms that have done several developmentsx in the past15 years, including a 41-story office buildingy under construction in Moody Nolan CEO Curt Moody said the firm is over its selection to administer the high-profile projectf and produce construction documents based on the HOK Chicagp team’s design. “In your hometown, you don’t alwaysa get these kind of opportunities,” Moody said.
It also means we have to work real hard to do a good Jeff Sachs, managing partner of Atlanta-based , a real estatr consulting firm advising the convention facilitiea authority on the hotel said the project attracted 45 design firms, with 14 from Ohio seekingg the architect-of-record role and 31 national firmz vying to design the hotel. “Wr really focused on the experience of the teamzs these firmsput forth,” he said. HOK Chicago’d application featured its work ona 1,005-room J.W. Marriott convention hotel under construction in Indianapolis as well as theLouisville (Ky.) Marriott Convention Center Hotel that opener in 2004.
The firm also designed an Omni Hotep convention facility with 608 rooms inFort Texas, that opened last year. “HOKo just bubbled to the Sachs said. “They understanfd the product we’re trying to build and they have workedr with all themajor (hotel) brands that will be considererd here.” Four conceptual renderings HOK presented in its bid for the designm contract suggest the planned hotel will have between 14 and 18 storiezs above ground with two leveld for a parking garage and hotelp operations. While HOK has numerous conventiohn hotel projects inits portfolio, Moody Nolam has limited experience in the hospitality industry with no conventioh center hotels.
However, the Columbus firm is serving as design architect for aproposeed 230-room hotel as part of the Cincinnati riverfront’s Banks project, wheree it also has designed a 300-unit apartment atop street-level retail. It also servees as associate architect on the Great Americajn Tower at Queen CitySquare nearby. Moody said his firm also designef or managed several complicated projectsfor , including the new Ohio Uniob under construction along North High Street.
That sort of he said, helped in its successful bid on theColumbus
lunes, 6 de junio de 2011
Matrixx must refile Zicam application, stock plummets 70 percent - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The news sent shares plummeting nearly 70 percentor $13.46 centz per share to close at $5.78i Tuesday. Matrixx must file a new application with the FDA for its Zicamj Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicanm Cold RemedyGel Swab. The FDA said those productds must contain warnings of the risk of possible which is lossof smell, said Siobhan spokeswoman for the FDA. “They are to stop marketinyg the products,” she said. “They have to provide us with a plan forinventoryt that’s already out there. If they want to continuw marketingthis product, they need to bring us a new drug applicatio n with studies and data to prove safetu and efficacy.
” Matrixx officials did not return telephone but in an announcement “The company believes the FDA action is unwarranted and is in the procesa of determining its response, which may includw removing these products from the marketplace,” the statement said. “These products constitutedd approximately 40 percent ofthe company’s net sales in DeLancey said the FDA does not have the authorityy to tell companies to recall their “All recalls are voluntary by the she said. “Generally, we tell the compant we have a concern and they usually work with us and do avoluntargy recall.” Matrixx’s stock (Nasdaq:MTXX) closed at $5.78 on June 16.
That set a new low for the company’es 52-week range, which had been trading near the $19.73 high. For the fiscal year ended Marchg 31, Matrixx reported $13.8 million in net incomee on $112 million in net up from $10.4 million in net income on $101 millio n in net sales a year ago.
The news sent shares plummeting nearly 70 percentor $13.46 centz per share to close at $5.78i Tuesday. Matrixx must file a new application with the FDA for its Zicamj Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicanm Cold RemedyGel Swab. The FDA said those productds must contain warnings of the risk of possible which is lossof smell, said Siobhan spokeswoman for the FDA. “They are to stop marketinyg the products,” she said. “They have to provide us with a plan forinventoryt that’s already out there. If they want to continuw marketingthis product, they need to bring us a new drug applicatio n with studies and data to prove safetu and efficacy.
” Matrixx officials did not return telephone but in an announcement “The company believes the FDA action is unwarranted and is in the procesa of determining its response, which may includw removing these products from the marketplace,” the statement said. “These products constitutedd approximately 40 percent ofthe company’s net sales in DeLancey said the FDA does not have the authorityy to tell companies to recall their “All recalls are voluntary by the she said. “Generally, we tell the compant we have a concern and they usually work with us and do avoluntargy recall.” Matrixx’s stock (Nasdaq:MTXX) closed at $5.78 on June 16.
That set a new low for the company’es 52-week range, which had been trading near the $19.73 high. For the fiscal year ended Marchg 31, Matrixx reported $13.8 million in net incomee on $112 million in net up from $10.4 million in net income on $101 millio n in net sales a year ago.
sábado, 4 de junio de 2011
Peak Fitness to change tactics, offer refunds - Triangle Business Journal:
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Over the past five according to a press theattorney general's office has received around 300 complaintss about Peak Fitness, which has 28 healtu clubs across North Carolina. Undert its deal with the state, Peak Fitness must pay the AG’sx office $30,000 to cover consumerd education andinvestigation costs. The chain also must take stepws to ensure that consumers get what theypay for. Peak Fitness will maintaih bonds that can be used to repay customers if any of its health clubs shut offer pro-rated refunds to customers of clubz that shut down, and prominentlh post the contact information of its billinyg company in every location among other requirements.
The AG’s office says customers have had troublw getting money from Peak Fitness locations arouncdthe state. “We want to make sure that people get what they pay for and that healty clubs treat theirmembers fairly,” Cooper said in a writtenj statement.
Over the past five according to a press theattorney general's office has received around 300 complaintss about Peak Fitness, which has 28 healtu clubs across North Carolina. Undert its deal with the state, Peak Fitness must pay the AG’sx office $30,000 to cover consumerd education andinvestigation costs. The chain also must take stepws to ensure that consumers get what theypay for. Peak Fitness will maintaih bonds that can be used to repay customers if any of its health clubs shut offer pro-rated refunds to customers of clubz that shut down, and prominentlh post the contact information of its billinyg company in every location among other requirements.
The AG’s office says customers have had troublw getting money from Peak Fitness locations arouncdthe state. “We want to make sure that people get what they pay for and that healty clubs treat theirmembers fairly,” Cooper said in a writtenj statement.
jueves, 2 de junio de 2011
Tories to add more seats in Commons for Ontario, BC, Alberta - Globe and Mail
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Globe and Mail | Tories to add more seats in Commons for Ontario, BC, Alberta Globe and Mail The Conservative government will announce plans in Friday's Throne Speech to increase the number of seats in the House of Commons in time for the 2015 election so that Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta voters receive the representation they deserve ... Albertans return to Parliament and, surprise, they're not » |
lunes, 30 de mayo de 2011
Continental reservations center closure to affect 685 positions - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The closure of the reservationb center will affect685 jobs, 100 of which will be eliminated, said companuy spokeswoman Kelly Cripe. Continental CAL), which employs 43,000 people, will eliminate 500 jobs in its reservation sdepartment company-wide, which includes the 100 in said Cripe. The remaining 585 affected Tampa employees will have the optionsd of participating in a work from homeor “remoted agent” program, taking a leave of absence, or transferringy to positions at reservations centeres in Salt Lake City and at Continental’s corporate headquarters in Houston. The Tampa reservations center, located at 4101 Jim Waltee Blvd., employs a total of 700 Cripe said.
Those unaffected employees already work in the remoteragent program. The changes to the reservations program will notaffect Continental’s service, Cripwe said. Continental reported a net lossof $136 or $1.10 per share, on revenue of $2.96 billion in the firsf quarter, compared to an $82 million, or 82 centsz per share loss, the year before on revenue of $3.577 billion. Beginning June 1, Continental will add nonstop service from threr days a weekto Gulfport, Miss., a releasr from said.
The closure of the reservationb center will affect685 jobs, 100 of which will be eliminated, said companuy spokeswoman Kelly Cripe. Continental CAL), which employs 43,000 people, will eliminate 500 jobs in its reservation sdepartment company-wide, which includes the 100 in said Cripe. The remaining 585 affected Tampa employees will have the optionsd of participating in a work from homeor “remoted agent” program, taking a leave of absence, or transferringy to positions at reservations centeres in Salt Lake City and at Continental’s corporate headquarters in Houston. The Tampa reservations center, located at 4101 Jim Waltee Blvd., employs a total of 700 Cripe said.
Those unaffected employees already work in the remoteragent program. The changes to the reservations program will notaffect Continental’s service, Cripwe said. Continental reported a net lossof $136 or $1.10 per share, on revenue of $2.96 billion in the firsf quarter, compared to an $82 million, or 82 centsz per share loss, the year before on revenue of $3.577 billion. Beginning June 1, Continental will add nonstop service from threr days a weekto Gulfport, Miss., a releasr from said.
sábado, 28 de mayo de 2011
Xcel Energy
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Over the next 5 to 6 years, we have planzs to add up to 600 megawattes of concentrating solar withstorage capacity. In Wisconsin, we have plans to refurbish anexisting plant, makinh it the largest biomass plantg in the Midwest. Depending on construction should start in 2010 and the plant shoulds be onlineby 2012. We also are refurbishingh and relicensing hydro plantszin Wisconsin. To deliver all of that renewabl energy-especially wind power-we are making big investment s intransmission lines. In Minnesota and Colorado, we are workintg with other energy companies to develop transmission plans to meetregional needs.
The effort is furthert along in Minnesota, where the approvapl process is well under wayand we’ve identified corridors for some of the new lines. Just last in fact, the Minnesota Publidc Utilities Commission approved a certificate of need to buildcthree 345-kilovolt lines in the first phas e of the project. We also believe that nucleaf power is part of a clean energy With thatin mind, we’ve secured all of the necessar y approvals to relicense one of our nuclear plantx and have applied to relicense both units of the othef plant. And we plan to make significanr investments to upgradethe plants, adding about 235 megawatte of generating capacity.
Obviously, our nuclear plantsx have no greenhouse gas which addresses the issue of climate In another climatechange effort, we will soon complete a billion-dollar emission-reduction project in We converted two coal-fired plants to natural gas facilities and completel refurbished a third coal-fired plant with advancerd emission-reduction equipment. In Colorado, we will bring a new coal unit on line this and refurbish twoexisting units. You mighg be familiar with Comanche 3. It’sx a project we started several years ago afterr reaching a comprehensive settlement with severalo prominentenvironmental groups.
• Bringing the new unit on line enabled us toretire older, less-efficient We’ve proposed a resource plan here in Colorado that reducess system-wide CO2 emissions by 10 percent over the next few years-even with Comanch 3. Conservation, of course, is also an effective way to reducegreenhousd gases. We’ve been working with customers for more than 20 years to help themconserve energy. Over that they’ve saved in the neighborhood of 3,00 0 megawatts of electricity. We look at thoses conservation efforts as the equivalentg of 11 or 12 powet plantswe didn’t have to Several states in our service territory have established ambitious new conservatio n goals.
So despite the fact that we’ver been aggressive in this area over the we are ramping itup considerably. In we’d like to reduce electriv demand by almost 700 megawattxby 2015-and we’re already seeing good results. Sinc e we launched our energy efficiency rebate programsin 2006, our Colorad business customers have saved more than 320 gigawatt-hourxs of electricity and almostf 100 megawatts in peak demand.
Over the next 5 to 6 years, we have planzs to add up to 600 megawattes of concentrating solar withstorage capacity. In Wisconsin, we have plans to refurbish anexisting plant, makinh it the largest biomass plantg in the Midwest. Depending on construction should start in 2010 and the plant shoulds be onlineby 2012. We also are refurbishingh and relicensing hydro plantszin Wisconsin. To deliver all of that renewabl energy-especially wind power-we are making big investment s intransmission lines. In Minnesota and Colorado, we are workintg with other energy companies to develop transmission plans to meetregional needs.
The effort is furthert along in Minnesota, where the approvapl process is well under wayand we’ve identified corridors for some of the new lines. Just last in fact, the Minnesota Publidc Utilities Commission approved a certificate of need to buildcthree 345-kilovolt lines in the first phas e of the project. We also believe that nucleaf power is part of a clean energy With thatin mind, we’ve secured all of the necessar y approvals to relicense one of our nuclear plantx and have applied to relicense both units of the othef plant. And we plan to make significanr investments to upgradethe plants, adding about 235 megawatte of generating capacity.
Obviously, our nuclear plantsx have no greenhouse gas which addresses the issue of climate In another climatechange effort, we will soon complete a billion-dollar emission-reduction project in We converted two coal-fired plants to natural gas facilities and completel refurbished a third coal-fired plant with advancerd emission-reduction equipment. In Colorado, we will bring a new coal unit on line this and refurbish twoexisting units. You mighg be familiar with Comanche 3. It’sx a project we started several years ago afterr reaching a comprehensive settlement with severalo prominentenvironmental groups.
• Bringing the new unit on line enabled us toretire older, less-efficient We’ve proposed a resource plan here in Colorado that reducess system-wide CO2 emissions by 10 percent over the next few years-even with Comanch 3. Conservation, of course, is also an effective way to reducegreenhousd gases. We’ve been working with customers for more than 20 years to help themconserve energy. Over that they’ve saved in the neighborhood of 3,00 0 megawatts of electricity. We look at thoses conservation efforts as the equivalentg of 11 or 12 powet plantswe didn’t have to Several states in our service territory have established ambitious new conservatio n goals.
So despite the fact that we’ver been aggressive in this area over the we are ramping itup considerably. In we’d like to reduce electriv demand by almost 700 megawattxby 2015-and we’re already seeing good results. Sinc e we launched our energy efficiency rebate programsin 2006, our Colorad business customers have saved more than 320 gigawatt-hourxs of electricity and almostf 100 megawatts in peak demand.
jueves, 26 de mayo de 2011
Caraustar Industries files Chapter 11 - Nashville Business Journal:
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All trade creditors, suppliers, customers and employeesx will receive all amounts owed to the Austell, Ga.-based recycled paperboard and packaginh company said. It will ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Norther District of Georgia for approval to pay the amounts in the ordinarty courseof business. Caraustar CSAR) also reached agreement with debt holderz to reducethe company's debt obligations by $135 Under the Plan, holders of outstanding shares of Caraustar's common stockk will receive their pro rata share of $2.9 million, or 10 centsa a share, subject to certaij conditions. The restructuring plan callse for the exchange ofthe company's existint 7.375 percent and 7.
25 percent senior notes for an aggregate of $85 million in new senioe secured notes and 100 percent of the commomn stock of the reorganized company. will become the company'ss controlling shareholder. In conjunction with the restructuring, Caraustar has landexd a $75 million debtor-in-possession line of credit from Generalo ElectricCapital Corp. The money may be used for cash collateralizingy outstanding lettersof credit, paying for goodsz and services in the ordinary course of the businesas and general corporate purposes. "Caraustar took decisive actiom to substantially reducethe company's debt and prospectivelg reduce costs,” said President and CEO Michael J.
Keough, in a statement. “Once our financiao restructuringis complete, we believde Caraustar's new capital structure combined with the cost savings achievef by operating as a private entity will provide a lean and flexible foundation for sustainabled profitability and better positiobn the company to meet the challenges of our industry and this recessionarty economy head on." The company posted a net loss of $4.4 millio in the first quarter of 2009 and had a $99 milliom loss in 2008.
All trade creditors, suppliers, customers and employeesx will receive all amounts owed to the Austell, Ga.-based recycled paperboard and packaginh company said. It will ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Norther District of Georgia for approval to pay the amounts in the ordinarty courseof business. Caraustar CSAR) also reached agreement with debt holderz to reducethe company's debt obligations by $135 Under the Plan, holders of outstanding shares of Caraustar's common stockk will receive their pro rata share of $2.9 million, or 10 centsa a share, subject to certaij conditions. The restructuring plan callse for the exchange ofthe company's existint 7.375 percent and 7.
25 percent senior notes for an aggregate of $85 million in new senioe secured notes and 100 percent of the commomn stock of the reorganized company. will become the company'ss controlling shareholder. In conjunction with the restructuring, Caraustar has landexd a $75 million debtor-in-possession line of credit from Generalo ElectricCapital Corp. The money may be used for cash collateralizingy outstanding lettersof credit, paying for goodsz and services in the ordinary course of the businesas and general corporate purposes. "Caraustar took decisive actiom to substantially reducethe company's debt and prospectivelg reduce costs,” said President and CEO Michael J.
Keough, in a statement. “Once our financiao restructuringis complete, we believde Caraustar's new capital structure combined with the cost savings achievef by operating as a private entity will provide a lean and flexible foundation for sustainabled profitability and better positiobn the company to meet the challenges of our industry and this recessionarty economy head on." The company posted a net loss of $4.4 millio in the first quarter of 2009 and had a $99 milliom loss in 2008.
martes, 24 de mayo de 2011
Hercules Technology Growth is living up to its name - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Observers say the firm'es aggressive strategy to lendto high-risk venture capital-backed companies and its soli d relationships with venture investors has helped buil d the value of its loan portfolil beyond $530 million in just four years, whils traditional financiers tighten lending standards and strugglde to grow revenue. And Herculews says the credit crunch might just be playing tothe firm'z favor. Hercules posted recordx revenue in the fourth quarter of 2007of $15.8 an 82 percent increasee over 2006. The company grew its net incomd by 424 percentto $20.t million. For the the company grew net income in 2007 by 273 percenytto $42.4 million. And it loaned out $367 million.
Herculesw credits several factors forits performance: recored venture capital raised and invested in 2007, a lengthening of venture-backedc companies time to exits and the volatile capital marketw that make public offerings more "Those are the interesting phenomena that reallgy bode well for our says Hercules CEO Manuel Henriquez. The firm says it's builyt an aggressive team that has helperd it win more deals likeits $15 million loan announcec Jan.
29 to 30-million-user social networok hi5 Hercules has positioned itself to bea front-runner in high qualityt deals by the relationshipsx its forged with venturre capitalists, says Dave Feinlib, a partner at Mohr Davidosw Ventures and a board memberf of hi5. Since Dec. 2, the firm has announce d $94 million in financing to venture-backed "They're looking for a sort of blue chip VC firm to have made a reasonablee investment intothe company," Feinlib "We've certainly done tons and tons of due diligence in the companie that we invest in and they're leveraging that.
" Hercules is set up as a businesx development company, which requires it to distributew 90 percent of its taxable income as dividends but exempts the companuy from paying corporate income tax. That helpsw the firm compete onloan rates, Henrique z says. Competition among venture debt which include commercial banks such as SiliconValley Bank, and Squares 1 Bank, has heightened over the last severalp years as venture capital money has continueed to flow here. "Venture debt providers have becomse more aggressive lately and are providing bettef termson debt," says Ian Patrickj Sobieski, managing director of Band of Angels.
But if recorx revenue is something tocheer about, Wall Stree hasn't been greatly Hercules saw barely a blip in its stock pricwe from its earnings announcemenft Feb. 7. And its stock was trading near squarely in the middle ofits 52-week at press time. "The problem is, it's like Henriquez says. "It doesn't matteer how well we do. Our other brethren in the mid-market get whackef and we get painted with thisbroacd brush.
"
Observers say the firm'es aggressive strategy to lendto high-risk venture capital-backed companies and its soli d relationships with venture investors has helped buil d the value of its loan portfolil beyond $530 million in just four years, whils traditional financiers tighten lending standards and strugglde to grow revenue. And Herculews says the credit crunch might just be playing tothe firm'z favor. Hercules posted recordx revenue in the fourth quarter of 2007of $15.8 an 82 percent increasee over 2006. The company grew its net incomd by 424 percentto $20.t million. For the the company grew net income in 2007 by 273 percenytto $42.4 million. And it loaned out $367 million.
Herculesw credits several factors forits performance: recored venture capital raised and invested in 2007, a lengthening of venture-backedc companies time to exits and the volatile capital marketw that make public offerings more "Those are the interesting phenomena that reallgy bode well for our says Hercules CEO Manuel Henriquez. The firm says it's builyt an aggressive team that has helperd it win more deals likeits $15 million loan announcec Jan.
29 to 30-million-user social networok hi5 Hercules has positioned itself to bea front-runner in high qualityt deals by the relationshipsx its forged with venturre capitalists, says Dave Feinlib, a partner at Mohr Davidosw Ventures and a board memberf of hi5. Since Dec. 2, the firm has announce d $94 million in financing to venture-backed "They're looking for a sort of blue chip VC firm to have made a reasonablee investment intothe company," Feinlib "We've certainly done tons and tons of due diligence in the companie that we invest in and they're leveraging that.
" Hercules is set up as a businesx development company, which requires it to distributew 90 percent of its taxable income as dividends but exempts the companuy from paying corporate income tax. That helpsw the firm compete onloan rates, Henrique z says. Competition among venture debt which include commercial banks such as SiliconValley Bank, and Squares 1 Bank, has heightened over the last severalp years as venture capital money has continueed to flow here. "Venture debt providers have becomse more aggressive lately and are providing bettef termson debt," says Ian Patrickj Sobieski, managing director of Band of Angels.
But if recorx revenue is something tocheer about, Wall Stree hasn't been greatly Hercules saw barely a blip in its stock pricwe from its earnings announcemenft Feb. 7. And its stock was trading near squarely in the middle ofits 52-week at press time. "The problem is, it's like Henriquez says. "It doesn't matteer how well we do. Our other brethren in the mid-market get whackef and we get painted with thisbroacd brush.
"
sábado, 21 de mayo de 2011
Birmingham to host workshop on applying for federal broadband funds - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The public broadband grant and loan workshoop will be held July 14 at the Sheraton Birmingham Hote l at 2101 RichardArrington Jr. N. It is sponsored by the Departmentof Commerce'ws National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Departmentg of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service. The stimulus fundd are becoming available in the firsyt round of American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding. It is aimed at expandin broadband access, creating jobs and building Internet infrastructure.
Earlierf this month, Vice President Joe Bidenn announced the availabilityof $4 billion in Recoverh Act loans and grants to help bring broadbands service to unserved and underserved communities acrosw America. Commerce Department NTIA Senior Advisor Mark Seifery and USDA Rural Development Actingh State Director Beverly Helton are makingopening remarks. Attendeesd can pre-register for the event online at
The public broadband grant and loan workshoop will be held July 14 at the Sheraton Birmingham Hote l at 2101 RichardArrington Jr. N. It is sponsored by the Departmentof Commerce'ws National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Departmentg of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service. The stimulus fundd are becoming available in the firsyt round of American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding. It is aimed at expandin broadband access, creating jobs and building Internet infrastructure.
Earlierf this month, Vice President Joe Bidenn announced the availabilityof $4 billion in Recoverh Act loans and grants to help bring broadbands service to unserved and underserved communities acrosw America. Commerce Department NTIA Senior Advisor Mark Seifery and USDA Rural Development Actingh State Director Beverly Helton are makingopening remarks. Attendeesd can pre-register for the event online at
jueves, 19 de mayo de 2011
Fixed-Rate Mortgages Hit A New Year-To-Date Low - Daily Markets
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Forbes (blog) | Fixed-Rate Mortgages Hit A New Year-To-Date Low Daily Markets MCLEAN, Va., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ â€" Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS ® ), which shows fixed-rate mortgages declining for the fifth consecutive week amid mixed economic and housing ... Freddie: Fixed Mortgage Rates Slide As Indicators Mixed |
martes, 17 de mayo de 2011
Fitch downgrades state bonds despite
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The New York-based agency this week said it loweredthe AA+ ratinbg attached to the bonds by a peg to AA, citing “thed long-term deterioration of the state’s economy” and concernh that Ohio didn’t bounce back as stronglgy as other states followin the 2000-01 recession. Fitch also noted that the 100,000p manufacturing jobs lost in Ohio over the past year and recenft plans by to close some operationd in the state are of particular The rating downgrade comes as a conferencr committee composed of Ohio House of Representativew and Senate members is poise to finalizethe state’s budget for the two yearsx beginning July 1.
Legislators are expected to receive updatedf tax revenueprojections Thursday, which could lead to spendinbg cuts beyond the $1 billionm the Republican-controlled Senate made to a budget passed by the Democrat-controllecd House. Fitch characterized Ohio’s financial management as “sound,” adding that its rating takesd into expectations that the state budget will be Despite downgradingthe bonds, the agencyu revised its overall ratings outloo for the state to “stable” from “negative.” Fitch issued a AA ratinyg to $40 million in coal development general obligatioh bonds set to sell next week.
That’d the third-highest investment gradr possible onits • The agency also downgraded to AA- from AA ratingsz on appropriation-backed bonds.
The New York-based agency this week said it loweredthe AA+ ratinbg attached to the bonds by a peg to AA, citing “thed long-term deterioration of the state’s economy” and concernh that Ohio didn’t bounce back as stronglgy as other states followin the 2000-01 recession. Fitch also noted that the 100,000p manufacturing jobs lost in Ohio over the past year and recenft plans by to close some operationd in the state are of particular The rating downgrade comes as a conferencr committee composed of Ohio House of Representativew and Senate members is poise to finalizethe state’s budget for the two yearsx beginning July 1.
Legislators are expected to receive updatedf tax revenueprojections Thursday, which could lead to spendinbg cuts beyond the $1 billionm the Republican-controlled Senate made to a budget passed by the Democrat-controllecd House. Fitch characterized Ohio’s financial management as “sound,” adding that its rating takesd into expectations that the state budget will be Despite downgradingthe bonds, the agencyu revised its overall ratings outloo for the state to “stable” from “negative.” Fitch issued a AA ratinyg to $40 million in coal development general obligatioh bonds set to sell next week.
That’d the third-highest investment gradr possible onits • The agency also downgraded to AA- from AA ratingsz on appropriation-backed bonds.
sábado, 14 de mayo de 2011
Lady Gaga dumps her drunk boyfriend Luc Carl - SheKnows.com
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Mirror.co.uk | Lady Gaga dumps her drunk boyfriend Luc Carl SheKnows.com The Born This Way singer appeared on UK comedian Graham Norton's show to perform. "I don't have a boyfriend and haven't been on any dates recently," Lady Gaga told Norton while clad in a wedding dress. "I haven't been on any dates recently because I ... Lady Gaga: I'm single and miserably pathetic in a wedding dress |
jueves, 12 de mayo de 2011
Cheryl Cole `going colour crazy` with clothes - Monsters and Critics.com
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Mirror.co.uk | Cheryl Cole `going colour crazy` with clothes Monsters and Critics.com Cheryl Cole has revealed that she is planning to go 'colour crazy' with her outfits for the US X Factor. Cheryl Cole has a huge smile on her face as she prepares to film 'The X-Factor' in LA. ... Cheryl Cole to go colour crazy on X Factor Could Cheryl Cole find new man on the X Factor? Cheryl brings fashion “X Factor†|
martes, 10 de mayo de 2011
Andy Dalton: Report: 49ers explored trade up for Dalton - Rotoworld.com
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Andy Dalton: Report: 49ers explored trade up for Dalton Rotoworld.com The 49ers "thoroughly investigated" a trade into the back end of the first round to pick up QB Andy Dalton, according to NFL Network's Jason LaCanfora. Dalton would have fit Jim Harbaugh's West Coast offense, but this report is a head-scratcher. ... |
sábado, 7 de mayo de 2011
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million expansion and renovationof Baltimore-Washingto n International Airport, which would give 10 additiona gates. The Dallas-based airline, which now operates 50 flighta a dayat , woulf have the capacity to add 100 or more daily flight with the new gates. Southwesy said it would add flights to routezs it already serves and pland to add one new route this declining to bemore specific. The low-farse airline, which began service from BWI in 1993 with eighgtdaily flights, is gearing up for increased competition from Arlington-basedd US Airways Inc. US Airwayss is scheduled to launchits low-fare service, dubbed from BWI to four cities June 1.
Planzs for BWI call for 10 new expanded baggage-handling facilities, refurbished passenger waiting areas and improvementz to taxiways and heating and air CapStar buys Md. hotels CapStad Hotel Co. agreed to buy two limited-service hotelz in Maryland fromRouse Co. for $34 million. The District-base d real estate investment trust said it willmake $6.1 million in improvementsw to convert the Columbia Inn in Columbiq to a Sheraton franchise and the Cross Keys Inn in Baltimored to a Radisson. The hotels have a totall of 435 rooms.
The deals boost CapStar's portfolio to 56 hotels withalmost 15,000 rooms; the company also managee 67 hotels with 10,318 The sales mark Columbia-based Rouse's exit from the hotepl business. Rouse will focus on its core developing malls, office buildings and planned Clark ConstructionGroup Inc. completed its acquisition of a Californiaconstructio company. Bethesda-based Clark, the area's largest commercial contractor, bough Guy F. Atkinson Co. in San Calif., for an undisclosed price. Atkinson, which will operatre as a subsidiaryof Clark, has offices in Seattle, Denver, Connecticut and Calif.
Atkinson's current projects includre a hydropower plant in Ohio and interstate work in Cort expandsin N.Y. area Cort Business Servicexs Corp. of Fairfax bought the furniture rental contracts and certain other assets of IS FurnitureRenta Corp. Purchase price wasn'ft disclosed. IS is a privately held compang basedin Kearny, N.J., that has three rentaol showrooms in New York and New It generated revenue of $8 millionn last year.
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million expansion and renovationof Baltimore-Washingto n International Airport, which would give 10 additiona gates. The Dallas-based airline, which now operates 50 flighta a dayat , woulf have the capacity to add 100 or more daily flight with the new gates. Southwesy said it would add flights to routezs it already serves and pland to add one new route this declining to bemore specific. The low-farse airline, which began service from BWI in 1993 with eighgtdaily flights, is gearing up for increased competition from Arlington-basedd US Airways Inc. US Airwayss is scheduled to launchits low-fare service, dubbed from BWI to four cities June 1.
Planzs for BWI call for 10 new expanded baggage-handling facilities, refurbished passenger waiting areas and improvementz to taxiways and heating and air CapStar buys Md. hotels CapStad Hotel Co. agreed to buy two limited-service hotelz in Maryland fromRouse Co. for $34 million. The District-base d real estate investment trust said it willmake $6.1 million in improvementsw to convert the Columbia Inn in Columbiq to a Sheraton franchise and the Cross Keys Inn in Baltimored to a Radisson. The hotels have a totall of 435 rooms.
The deals boost CapStar's portfolio to 56 hotels withalmost 15,000 rooms; the company also managee 67 hotels with 10,318 The sales mark Columbia-based Rouse's exit from the hotepl business. Rouse will focus on its core developing malls, office buildings and planned Clark ConstructionGroup Inc. completed its acquisition of a Californiaconstructio company. Bethesda-based Clark, the area's largest commercial contractor, bough Guy F. Atkinson Co. in San Calif., for an undisclosed price. Atkinson, which will operatre as a subsidiaryof Clark, has offices in Seattle, Denver, Connecticut and Calif.
Atkinson's current projects includre a hydropower plant in Ohio and interstate work in Cort expandsin N.Y. area Cort Business Servicexs Corp. of Fairfax bought the furniture rental contracts and certain other assets of IS FurnitureRenta Corp. Purchase price wasn'ft disclosed. IS is a privately held compang basedin Kearny, N.J., that has three rentaol showrooms in New York and New It generated revenue of $8 millionn last year.
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jueves, 5 de mayo de 2011
Bump and DeNucci spar as new state auditor fires 27 workers - Boston Globe
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My Fox Boston | Bump and DeNucci spar as new state auditor fires 27 workers Boston Globe State Auditor Suzanne Bump, in red, smiled broadly as outgoing auditor Joseph DeNucci shook hands with Treasu! rer Steven Grossman during a ceremony on Jan. 21 at the State House. Bump and DeNucci sparred today as Bump announced she was firing 27 people ... Auditor Suzanne Bump fires 27 from state agency Mass. Auditor Bump fires 27 in office shake-up Peer Review Of State Auditor's Office Finds Deficiencies |
martes, 3 de mayo de 2011
Oregon State Beavers Rundown: Do Ducks stand a chance tonight in baseball? - OregonLive.com
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domingo, 1 de mayo de 2011
Life science organizations in the Puget Sound region line up for share of Obama stimulus money to infuse stalled research projects - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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billion from the Obamaa administration’s economic stimulus package. “It’s a very dramaticv increase, given the historical records ofthe UW, Fred Hutchinsonh and others, of beating others for a disparate share, based on merit,” said Jack until recently president of the . “It’s very good news for our The newly available funding is especiallgy welcomed in the currenteconomixc recession, which has kept closed the wallet of wealthy donors. “Individuals of wealth are thinking, ‘Maybes I should give money to the loca lfood bank, and hold off on local art biomedical funding,’” said Elaine chief operating officer of the .
She said her organization, with a $23 millio budget, is being forcef by past funding difficulties to plateau atlast year’d level and to forgo hiring an extra 30 researchers. While nobody knows exactlh how much of the NIH stimuluxs money will come tothis region, top researchere here hope they’ll land enough to give a kick to researcu projects stalled for lack of and to keep institutions vitapl during the economic downturn. And all say they’ree “beaker ready” to use the money immediately, a takeoff on the requirement for other types of projects the stimuluzsis funding.
“If there’s an opportunitt to access some other stimulus fund for we do have the projectsin place,” said Ken Stuart, president and founder of the . “We’r fortunate because of Gates Foundation, and NIH We’re hopeful there will be some economid recovery before the effect of the stimulu sruns out.” is the primary source of fundinvg for most of the region’s large biomedicao research institutions. It is a unit of the U.S. Departmenr of Health and Human Services. The largesf single regional recipient, and the biggesyt single research institution in the is University ofWashington Medicine. Dr.
Paul CEO of UW Medicine, said university researchers are ready with immediatd projects for thestimulus money, which must be used in 18 months. “Thde NIH portion of the federal stimulus package covers most of the areas of ourresearcn strength,” he said. “The immediate work will be in infectiouzs diseases, neuroscience, cancer research.” He also expects to win some of the NIH moneu for new equipment to do cell imaging and faster gene Right now the dean for researchj is working with faculty to put together the list of what appearsa to bemost needed, he Research leaders around the regiomn say the funding infusion is critically well-timed.
The reasom is that the combination of growinghealth problems, and new technologies to solve them, meanas the money can be fruitfully “The epidemic in diabetes, it’s running away from us,” said Paul principal scientist for the . The Centee for Disease Control’s current projections are that one in three of childrebn born in 2000 will develop Funding has been so tight that nationally just one in 10 biomedicalp research grant applicationsreceive funding. “During the previouss (Bush) administration, our funding just dwindles and dwindled,” he said.
Robertsomn is counting on PresidentBarack Obama’s stimulues money and getting a slice of it througy NIH funding. “It’s very accessible, very immediate. We need to get the work done so we can test the and find theright drugs,” he said. Biomedicalo leaders around the region say the NIH stimulus moneu is a reflection of theObama administration’s increasec focus on funding science. The president has repeatedly said that the priorityu of the government must be to putthe nation’x researchers back into the lead on a global basis.
Washingtob has been among the nation’s leaders in winning NIH according to NIH ranking seventhin 2008, with overall awards of $755 million.
billion from the Obamaa administration’s economic stimulus package. “It’s a very dramaticv increase, given the historical records ofthe UW, Fred Hutchinsonh and others, of beating others for a disparate share, based on merit,” said Jack until recently president of the . “It’s very good news for our The newly available funding is especiallgy welcomed in the currenteconomixc recession, which has kept closed the wallet of wealthy donors. “Individuals of wealth are thinking, ‘Maybes I should give money to the loca lfood bank, and hold off on local art biomedical funding,’” said Elaine chief operating officer of the .
She said her organization, with a $23 millio budget, is being forcef by past funding difficulties to plateau atlast year’d level and to forgo hiring an extra 30 researchers. While nobody knows exactlh how much of the NIH stimuluxs money will come tothis region, top researchere here hope they’ll land enough to give a kick to researcu projects stalled for lack of and to keep institutions vitapl during the economic downturn. And all say they’ree “beaker ready” to use the money immediately, a takeoff on the requirement for other types of projects the stimuluzsis funding.
“If there’s an opportunitt to access some other stimulus fund for we do have the projectsin place,” said Ken Stuart, president and founder of the . “We’r fortunate because of Gates Foundation, and NIH We’re hopeful there will be some economid recovery before the effect of the stimulu sruns out.” is the primary source of fundinvg for most of the region’s large biomedicao research institutions. It is a unit of the U.S. Departmenr of Health and Human Services. The largesf single regional recipient, and the biggesyt single research institution in the is University ofWashington Medicine. Dr.
Paul CEO of UW Medicine, said university researchers are ready with immediatd projects for thestimulus money, which must be used in 18 months. “Thde NIH portion of the federal stimulus package covers most of the areas of ourresearcn strength,” he said. “The immediate work will be in infectiouzs diseases, neuroscience, cancer research.” He also expects to win some of the NIH moneu for new equipment to do cell imaging and faster gene Right now the dean for researchj is working with faculty to put together the list of what appearsa to bemost needed, he Research leaders around the regiomn say the funding infusion is critically well-timed.
The reasom is that the combination of growinghealth problems, and new technologies to solve them, meanas the money can be fruitfully “The epidemic in diabetes, it’s running away from us,” said Paul principal scientist for the . The Centee for Disease Control’s current projections are that one in three of childrebn born in 2000 will develop Funding has been so tight that nationally just one in 10 biomedicalp research grant applicationsreceive funding. “During the previouss (Bush) administration, our funding just dwindles and dwindled,” he said.
Robertsomn is counting on PresidentBarack Obama’s stimulues money and getting a slice of it througy NIH funding. “It’s very accessible, very immediate. We need to get the work done so we can test the and find theright drugs,” he said. Biomedicalo leaders around the region say the NIH stimulus moneu is a reflection of theObama administration’s increasec focus on funding science. The president has repeatedly said that the priorityu of the government must be to putthe nation’x researchers back into the lead on a global basis.
Washingtob has been among the nation’s leaders in winning NIH according to NIH ranking seventhin 2008, with overall awards of $755 million.
jueves, 28 de abril de 2011
Study: Long-term benefits trump cost of health insurance for all U.S. children - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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“Providing health insurance to all children in America will yield substantialleconomic benefits,” wrote Vivian Ho, chair in health economice at Rice University and co-author of the Researchers at the Baker Institute said children who receive healtn care coverage go on to become more productiv e adults. The cost incurred by insuringf the children is offsert by the increased value of the additional life years and quality of life gained bymedicalp coverage, the report stated.
“Thee up-front incremental costs of universal health insuranc coverage for children arerelatively modest, and they will be offseft by the value of increasex health capital gained in the long the report stated. The research was basede on studies published in scholarlhy journals examining the economic impact of failing toinsurwe U.S. children. Researchers estimatwe that nearly eight million children inthe U.S. are uninsured, and the natioj ranks third among the 30 industrialized members of the Organizatioh for Economic Cooperation and Development in percentagew ofuninsured citizens.
“Providing health insurance to all children in America will yield substantialleconomic benefits,” wrote Vivian Ho, chair in health economice at Rice University and co-author of the Researchers at the Baker Institute said children who receive healtn care coverage go on to become more productiv e adults. The cost incurred by insuringf the children is offsert by the increased value of the additional life years and quality of life gained bymedicalp coverage, the report stated.
“Thee up-front incremental costs of universal health insuranc coverage for children arerelatively modest, and they will be offseft by the value of increasex health capital gained in the long the report stated. The research was basede on studies published in scholarlhy journals examining the economic impact of failing toinsurwe U.S. children. Researchers estimatwe that nearly eight million children inthe U.S. are uninsured, and the natioj ranks third among the 30 industrialized members of the Organizatioh for Economic Cooperation and Development in percentagew ofuninsured citizens.
martes, 26 de abril de 2011
Newmark Homes Houston buying local TOUSA assets - Business First of Columbus:
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TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlyundee construction. Moody said the new company will beprivatelty held, locally owned and financed. “Out management team has over 70 years’ combinedx experience,” he said. The new company planes to build 60 homexs ranging in pricefrom $160,000 to more than $600,000 in the firstf 60 days of operation, which will officially beginh June 15. Moody said 55 employees of TOUSA will remain with the new companuy after TOUSA winds down its localbusinessw operations. TOUSA’s predecessor compan y was founded in Houston in 1983 as and complete d an initial public offering inMarch 1998. In Decemberd 1999, TOUSA Inc.
acquired 80 percent of Newmark’s TOUSA Inc. also acquired 100 percenrt of then-public in November 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engles merged with Newmark, and the merged compangy changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it planned to lay off 156 peopl e in the Houston area from its Newmark Home brand beginning May 22 due to the downturj in thehousing market.
TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlyundee construction. Moody said the new company will beprivatelty held, locally owned and financed. “Out management team has over 70 years’ combinedx experience,” he said. The new company planes to build 60 homexs ranging in pricefrom $160,000 to more than $600,000 in the firstf 60 days of operation, which will officially beginh June 15. Moody said 55 employees of TOUSA will remain with the new companuy after TOUSA winds down its localbusinessw operations. TOUSA’s predecessor compan y was founded in Houston in 1983 as and complete d an initial public offering inMarch 1998. In Decemberd 1999, TOUSA Inc.
acquired 80 percent of Newmark’s TOUSA Inc. also acquired 100 percenrt of then-public in November 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engles merged with Newmark, and the merged compangy changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it planned to lay off 156 peopl e in the Houston area from its Newmark Home brand beginning May 22 due to the downturj in thehousing market.
domingo, 24 de abril de 2011
Rendell proposes personal income tax hike - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The increase would bring the taxto 3.57 but state law would require it to returbn to 3.07 percent after three years, according to a release from the governor'w office. Rendell said the temporary increase woul d raiseapproximately $1.5 billio n per year in new revenue. A temporary tax has been implementedd successfully to address a fiscal crisixs in Pennsylvania on threeprior occasions, the governor'w office said. Even with the , the state is more than $1 billionm short of balancing its budget by the end of thegovernor said. Raising the income tax wouldd be preferable tothe alternatives, Rendelol said. “The simple truth is we have no good he said.
“There are no shortcutzs out ofthis crisis, no magidc bullets, no painless path out of this morass. We can do the easy thintg for the moment or the right thin gfor Pennsylvania’s future. The fairest plan is to spread the pain acrossthe board, and let our economic recovery begin.”
The increase would bring the taxto 3.57 but state law would require it to returbn to 3.07 percent after three years, according to a release from the governor'w office. Rendell said the temporary increase woul d raiseapproximately $1.5 billio n per year in new revenue. A temporary tax has been implementedd successfully to address a fiscal crisixs in Pennsylvania on threeprior occasions, the governor'w office said. Even with the , the state is more than $1 billionm short of balancing its budget by the end of thegovernor said. Raising the income tax wouldd be preferable tothe alternatives, Rendelol said. “The simple truth is we have no good he said.
“There are no shortcutzs out ofthis crisis, no magidc bullets, no painless path out of this morass. We can do the easy thintg for the moment or the right thin gfor Pennsylvania’s future. The fairest plan is to spread the pain acrossthe board, and let our economic recovery begin.”
jueves, 21 de abril de 2011
Martek Biosciences plans appeal of E.U. ruling on infant formula patent - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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That was word from the Columbiw company Tuesday in regulatory The patent office inthe Hague, Netherlands uphelsd a patent that was granteed to the biotech firm in 2007 but was challengex by food manufacturers and Ltd. The patent officed said Martek’s patent applies to Martek’sa nutritional oil in infant formula, but is not covered when it is blendefd with certain fish oils used in infant Martek (NASDAQ: MATK) expects the appeaol will take one to two yearx and said it does not believe the ruling will impact its revenue.
Derived from algae, the company’a nutritional oils are also used in dietary supplementz andfood products, such as yogurt and The company has been aggressively expanding its infanf formula business overseas as it has nearly saturated the U.S. Martek warned in its last earninges statement that its infant formula sales in the third and fourt h quarters could drop as retailerzs trim their inventories ofthe product. The companu anticipates demand will pick up infiscal 2010.
That was word from the Columbiw company Tuesday in regulatory The patent office inthe Hague, Netherlands uphelsd a patent that was granteed to the biotech firm in 2007 but was challengex by food manufacturers and Ltd. The patent officed said Martek’s patent applies to Martek’sa nutritional oil in infant formula, but is not covered when it is blendefd with certain fish oils used in infant Martek (NASDAQ: MATK) expects the appeaol will take one to two yearx and said it does not believe the ruling will impact its revenue.
Derived from algae, the company’a nutritional oils are also used in dietary supplementz andfood products, such as yogurt and The company has been aggressively expanding its infanf formula business overseas as it has nearly saturated the U.S. Martek warned in its last earninges statement that its infant formula sales in the third and fourt h quarters could drop as retailerzs trim their inventories ofthe product. The companu anticipates demand will pick up infiscal 2010.
martes, 19 de abril de 2011
Humane Society opens $10.2M facility in NE Wichita - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million at K-96 and Hillside. It’z part of a larger partnershipwith Wichita’s Animal Serviceds Division. Together, the two entities make up the . The two entitiesz will function independently ofone another, but do offefr collaborative programs. Many of the key players in the project gathered on the campus Monday morning to celebraterthe opening. “We really have something to be proud of here in our says Wichita MayorCarl Brewer. it’s obvious how far we’ve come.” The public-private partnershi p is the first of its kind inthe Midwest.
Those involved say it eliminate s duplicationof services, will reunite more lost pets with thei owners, increase convenience for the public and ensure everyu animal is spayed or neutered prior to adoption — all of whicgh lead to the Kansas Humane Society’s ultimate goal of endintg the unnecessary euthanasia of adoptable animals. “Thiz public-private partnership is truly an example of how far a communitucan go,” says George CEO of . Fahnestock and Barryt Schwan, president of wholesaler , co-chairee the capital campaign.
“We are thrilled to open an innovative campusd that will improve the lives of the pets and peoplw in our community for generations to saysKim Janzen, president and CEO of the Kansase Humane Society. “It is so incredibly exciting.” The Humane Societty occupies 40,000 square feet in the Murfib complex andthe city’s portio covers 26,060 square To date, the Humane Society has raised $9.7 millionm in private donations toward its goal and is seeking fundinvg for the remaining $500,000. The city’s portion is funde by tax dollars. Dave Murfin, presideny of Inc.
and members of his who donated $2 million toward the were given naming rights to the is the general contractor and isthe architect. Both facilitiesz on the 22-acre campus will be open from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondag through Saturday and 1 to5 p.m. on
million at K-96 and Hillside. It’z part of a larger partnershipwith Wichita’s Animal Serviceds Division. Together, the two entities make up the . The two entitiesz will function independently ofone another, but do offefr collaborative programs. Many of the key players in the project gathered on the campus Monday morning to celebraterthe opening. “We really have something to be proud of here in our says Wichita MayorCarl Brewer. it’s obvious how far we’ve come.” The public-private partnershi p is the first of its kind inthe Midwest.
Those involved say it eliminate s duplicationof services, will reunite more lost pets with thei owners, increase convenience for the public and ensure everyu animal is spayed or neutered prior to adoption — all of whicgh lead to the Kansas Humane Society’s ultimate goal of endintg the unnecessary euthanasia of adoptable animals. “Thiz public-private partnership is truly an example of how far a communitucan go,” says George CEO of . Fahnestock and Barryt Schwan, president of wholesaler , co-chairee the capital campaign.
“We are thrilled to open an innovative campusd that will improve the lives of the pets and peoplw in our community for generations to saysKim Janzen, president and CEO of the Kansase Humane Society. “It is so incredibly exciting.” The Humane Societty occupies 40,000 square feet in the Murfib complex andthe city’s portio covers 26,060 square To date, the Humane Society has raised $9.7 millionm in private donations toward its goal and is seeking fundinvg for the remaining $500,000. The city’s portion is funde by tax dollars. Dave Murfin, presideny of Inc.
and members of his who donated $2 million toward the were given naming rights to the is the general contractor and isthe architect. Both facilitiesz on the 22-acre campus will be open from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondag through Saturday and 1 to5 p.m. on
domingo, 17 de abril de 2011
New Ray Jay president to succeed CEO James - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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After that, James will continue to work for the firm full time as executivwe chairman ofthe board, the company Reilly was named to the Raymondf James Financial board in 2005 and has served as chairt of the audit committee for the past Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) is a globao provider of talent management services. Reilly beganh his tenure with the companhy as chairman and chief executive officerin 2001, a releasse said.
Prior to that, Reillyu was chief executive officerat , a firm of more than 100,000p employees and with annual revenues of $12 Based in Amsterdam, he was responsible for the overall strategy and implementation of the firm’ products, services and infrastructure globally. Beforse being named to the top postat KPMG, he ran the firm’zs financial services business and earlier had held senior managementt positions in its real estate consulting Reilly received his bachelor’s degree and an MBA in financse from the , and also holdxs the Certified Public Accountant the company said in its release. Reilly grew up in St.
Petersburg, and James said he’sd known him and his family since he was a yountgtennis player. “Since then, he has demonstrated succes s in academia andinternational business, as well as, in recent years, as a public company CEO,” said Jamex in a prepared statement. During his three years as a boarde member of RaymondJames Financial, Reilly exhibited high financial acumen, good decision-making skills, objectivity, “and a commitmenrt to the values and tenets upon which Raymond James was founded,” James said in the release.
Reillu will continue to serve on the RJF boared and as part of the succession transition will assume reporting responsibilities and special assignments as dictateds bybusiness need. The company’s boar d has been working with Jamess to expand the depth of its management team and addressz the need for a sound successionplan “fodr some time,” the release said. In the preparedd statement, Reilly said he has had a special affinity and admiration forthe company.
“Witgh its conservative management practices and commitment to clientsand service-oriented culture, the firm increasingly distinguishesd itself from others in the he said in the He suggested the company is well positioned for succeses in the future. Raymond James Financial RJF) is a St. Petersburg-based diversified holdinvg company providing financial servicesto individuals, corporations and municipalitie through its subsidiary companies. Its threr principal wholly owned broker/dealers — Raymonxd James Associates, and Raymond James Ltd.
— and Raymond James Investmen Services Limited, a majority-owned independent contractor subsidiarg in theUnited Kingdom, have a total of more than 5,0090 financial advisers serving abouyt 1.8 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the Unitef States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are currentlt $173 billion, of which about $26 billion are managed by the firm’sd asset management subsidiaries.
After that, James will continue to work for the firm full time as executivwe chairman ofthe board, the company Reilly was named to the Raymondf James Financial board in 2005 and has served as chairt of the audit committee for the past Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) is a globao provider of talent management services. Reilly beganh his tenure with the companhy as chairman and chief executive officerin 2001, a releasse said.
Prior to that, Reillyu was chief executive officerat , a firm of more than 100,000p employees and with annual revenues of $12 Based in Amsterdam, he was responsible for the overall strategy and implementation of the firm’ products, services and infrastructure globally. Beforse being named to the top postat KPMG, he ran the firm’zs financial services business and earlier had held senior managementt positions in its real estate consulting Reilly received his bachelor’s degree and an MBA in financse from the , and also holdxs the Certified Public Accountant the company said in its release. Reilly grew up in St.
Petersburg, and James said he’sd known him and his family since he was a yountgtennis player. “Since then, he has demonstrated succes s in academia andinternational business, as well as, in recent years, as a public company CEO,” said Jamex in a prepared statement. During his three years as a boarde member of RaymondJames Financial, Reilly exhibited high financial acumen, good decision-making skills, objectivity, “and a commitmenrt to the values and tenets upon which Raymond James was founded,” James said in the release.
Reillu will continue to serve on the RJF boared and as part of the succession transition will assume reporting responsibilities and special assignments as dictateds bybusiness need. The company’s boar d has been working with Jamess to expand the depth of its management team and addressz the need for a sound successionplan “fodr some time,” the release said. In the preparedd statement, Reilly said he has had a special affinity and admiration forthe company.
“Witgh its conservative management practices and commitment to clientsand service-oriented culture, the firm increasingly distinguishesd itself from others in the he said in the He suggested the company is well positioned for succeses in the future. Raymond James Financial RJF) is a St. Petersburg-based diversified holdinvg company providing financial servicesto individuals, corporations and municipalitie through its subsidiary companies. Its threr principal wholly owned broker/dealers — Raymonxd James Associates, and Raymond James Ltd.
— and Raymond James Investmen Services Limited, a majority-owned independent contractor subsidiarg in theUnited Kingdom, have a total of more than 5,0090 financial advisers serving abouyt 1.8 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the Unitef States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are currentlt $173 billion, of which about $26 billion are managed by the firm’sd asset management subsidiaries.
jueves, 14 de abril de 2011
Pelajar Harus Peduli Sosial - Kabar Indonesia
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Kabar Indonesia | Pelajar Harus Peduli Sosial Kabar Indonesia KabarIndonesia - “Wah ambulan datang..ambulan datang!!,†teriak salah satu anak saat melihat ambulan PKPU Yogyakarta mulai memasuki halaman SD Negeri Pujokusuman 2 di Jln Kol Sugiono No 9 Yogyakarta. Kunjungan PKPU dengan menggunakan ambulan ke SD ... |
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