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

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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 ...



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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.

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.

miércoles, 22 de junio de 2011

10 edible plants that attract pollinators - Mother Nature Network (blog)

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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.

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.

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.

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

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'

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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

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.

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.

jueves, 2 de junio de 2011

Tories to add more seats in Commons for Ontario, BC, Alberta - Globe and Mail

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Tories to add more seats in Commons for Ontario, BC, Alberta

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