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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.
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