http://www.catalogler.com/article/fight-or-fright-reaction-and-stress/
Reducing waste has meant returning to basicsa and learning lean management skills to survivew in atighter economy. “While leaning inventories in principlre is agood thing, it was also from a practicapl standpoint, not always done,” says Care y Treadwell, director of global business with LLC. “Thers was still a lot of hedge withinncertain clients’ supply chainss because you still had the luxury to do so. Now, given the economic restraints ofthe market, what previously had been optionakl is more essential.
” Private general freight trucking companiesw are a good example of the roller coasted the overall distribution and logistics industry has been on in recenrt years. Nationally, these companies’ revenuer growth has slowed, according to They saw revenue growthuof 10.6% in 2005 and 9.38% in 2006 but that growtjh fell to 3.8% in 2007 and 5.9% in 2008. “Evejn though the overall industry is the price efficiency afforded by freight trucking couled be turning businesses back to freight from othe r formsof transportation,” says Melinda Crump, spokesperson with Sageworks.
The inventor index is another indicator that distribution and logistics companies are seeinfg theiroperations shrink. After five straighr years of manufacturingand non-manufacturing inventory growth, 2009 has seen significanty dips in both sectors, according to ISM’zs February data. Any number above the baseline represents growtuh while a number below it represents Manufaucturing inventories dropped to a reading of 37 inFebruaruy 2009, from a baseline of 42.6. Non-manufacturing inventories droppede to a reading of 39 in the same from a baselineof 50. So how do we do it? The idea to operatew leaner is one many distribution and logistics providerds are clinging to inthis economy.
One way companiesd can find efficiencies is by exploringlean principles, accordingh to David Will, managedr of lean enterprise at Buckeye has been doing this for three yearsx to streamline its entire business, everything from management to accountinyg to human resources. “We see it as a way of to start addressing how you manage a business goinbg intothe future,” Will says. Will thinke lean principles have many applications for distributiobn andlogistics companies. About 70% of businesses that try to incorporatw lean practices fail becausethey don’t do enough to make it a part of the company’z culture, he says.
“You can’t buy lean, you can’ t delegate lean, you have to practicre and learn lean from the top of managementron down,” Will says. It helps to have at leas one employeededicated full-time to lean Lean practices look at a company’s entire supply chain, which helpe distribution and logistics companieas by making them more involved in their real-time operations. “We’re at the tablwe and a party to those conversationsw so we can be astrategic partner,” Treadwelll says. Another way of cutting back on exces is to be prudent about whatyou have, where you have it and why you have that much of it according to Treadwell.
This can apply to labor, where sometime s smaller orders can require the same amountg of workers as bigger That means making eachshipment count. “We’re seeing more attempts at consolidated shipments, more planningh of shipments so thatthere isn’t a lot of rehandling of he says.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Vettel burns rubber in central Berlin to thank fans - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
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Sport.co.uk | Vettel burns rubber in central Berlin to thank fans Yahoo! Eurosport UK ... thousands of German fans on Saturday when he took his Red Bull Formula One car on a tyre-smoking demonstration run to Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. ... Champion Vettel celebrates title in Berlin F1 World Champion Sebastien Vettel comes to Berlin in triumph on Saturday Champion Vettel has big day on Saturday (Roundup) |
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Hezbollah official: We won't destroy Lebanon - Ynetnews
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Ha'aretz | Hezbollah official: We won't destroy Lebanon Ynetnews A Hezbollah parliament member, Walid Sukkarieh, made an unusual statement Wednesday and said that "even if Hezbollah murdered Rafik Hariri, ... Hezbollah official hints at group's involvement in Hariri murder How Israel And the US Hope to Destroy Hezbollah |
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Over-the-Rhine debuts new condos, homes - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The 41 condos and five single-family homes ranges in price from $140,000 to $350,000. They’red part of the Gateway Quarter’x third phase, which will bring the project’s total number of new residential unitsto 106. • on Republic Street, an eight-condio project developed by / . The buildint is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmentalk Design) certified, and the units featuree European-style kitchens and rooftop • Trinity Flats, on Vine Street, is new construction that includesnine two-bedroom/two-bath units. Developed by the , they includ secured parking androoftop decks.
City Home on Pleasant Street, includes six condoas and five single-family homes, developed by , , and the Five units offer special financingfor low- to-moderate-income • Lackman Lofts, on Vine Street, offerx seven condos, with original secured parking and rooftop decks, developed by . Good Fellows Hall, on Main Street, is a former furniture store developed byUrban Sites. It includes five condoz with secured garage parking androofto decks. • Falling Wall, on Main Street, also develope d by Urban Sites, includes six units with rooftop decks andsecured parking.
The Gateway Quartere includes the areaalong Vine, Race and Main streets betwee Central Parkway and 13th
The 41 condos and five single-family homes ranges in price from $140,000 to $350,000. They’red part of the Gateway Quarter’x third phase, which will bring the project’s total number of new residential unitsto 106. • on Republic Street, an eight-condio project developed by / . The buildint is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmentalk Design) certified, and the units featuree European-style kitchens and rooftop • Trinity Flats, on Vine Street, is new construction that includesnine two-bedroom/two-bath units. Developed by the , they includ secured parking androoftop decks.
City Home on Pleasant Street, includes six condoas and five single-family homes, developed by , , and the Five units offer special financingfor low- to-moderate-income • Lackman Lofts, on Vine Street, offerx seven condos, with original secured parking and rooftop decks, developed by . Good Fellows Hall, on Main Street, is a former furniture store developed byUrban Sites. It includes five condoz with secured garage parking androofto decks. • Falling Wall, on Main Street, also develope d by Urban Sites, includes six units with rooftop decks andsecured parking.
The Gateway Quartere includes the areaalong Vine, Race and Main streets betwee Central Parkway and 13th
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Bradenton Holiday Inn Express owners seek bankruptcy protection - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
http://www.evyaapaar.com/article/Mahdi-Covers-Native-Sudan-With-Passionate-Purpose.html
Sroka Hospitality filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday inthe ’sx Middle District of Florida claimingt assets and liabilities of between $1 millionm and $10 million, court documents Sroka Hospitality was founded in 2003 and purchaseed the Bradenton hotel in 2007 for $7.2 million, accordin to the company’s case management summarhy filed with the court. Revenue was about $1.8 milliobn in 2008 and is expected to be almosrt half that in 2009at $1 Bank of the West is stilpl owed $4.3 million whilde the is owed just under $2 documents said. The hotell also owes $102,000 to the Manatee County Tax Collector, a debt the compang disputes. Both loans were handled throughythe .
Bank of the West said the hotel’s valuer has fallen from $7.2 million to $2.8 millio n based on its own however, Sroka Hospitality said it believes the property isworthn more. The hotel, located near Statee Road 64 and Interstate 75 in sold in 2004for $4.35 Sroka Hospitality purchased it after the companuy sold its St. Augustine hotel in favore of having a Holiday Inn Expresssbranded hotel, according to published reports.
Sroka Hospitality filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday inthe ’sx Middle District of Florida claimingt assets and liabilities of between $1 millionm and $10 million, court documents Sroka Hospitality was founded in 2003 and purchaseed the Bradenton hotel in 2007 for $7.2 million, accordin to the company’s case management summarhy filed with the court. Revenue was about $1.8 milliobn in 2008 and is expected to be almosrt half that in 2009at $1 Bank of the West is stilpl owed $4.3 million whilde the is owed just under $2 documents said. The hotell also owes $102,000 to the Manatee County Tax Collector, a debt the compang disputes. Both loans were handled throughythe .
Bank of the West said the hotel’s valuer has fallen from $7.2 million to $2.8 millio n based on its own however, Sroka Hospitality said it believes the property isworthn more. The hotel, located near Statee Road 64 and Interstate 75 in sold in 2004for $4.35 Sroka Hospitality purchased it after the companuy sold its St. Augustine hotel in favore of having a Holiday Inn Expresssbranded hotel, according to published reports.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Roots and rhizomes bed down for the winter - Danbury News Times
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Roots and rhizomes bed down for the winter Danbury News Times By that time old man frost has finally blackened the foliage of tender cannas and dahlias, and it's time to store them for winter. But first they have to ... |
Thursday, November 18, 2010
NBC Universal, Microsoft strike ad alliance - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
http://mideastmonitor.org/issues/0609/0609_7.htm
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admira analyzes demographic data on viewersw to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automationj to thebuying process. The two companiexs tested the system, using Admira with the NBC Locall Media group in Marcjh to buy and sell local television ads inLos Angeles. "Our initial test of the systenin L.A. is off to a grear start. Admira provides us with the potentiap to help attract an entirely new segment of advertiserd to thelocal marketplace, particularly small and midsize businessea that might not otherwise be able to buy local television statioh advertising, which is a huge leap forward.
" Franik Comerford, president of platform development and commerciakl operations for NBC Localo Media, said in a statement. The full partnership is set to begi inthe fall. The two giants are more known through their linkthrough MSNBC.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admira analyzes demographic data on viewersw to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automationj to thebuying process. The two companiexs tested the system, using Admira with the NBC Locall Media group in Marcjh to buy and sell local television ads inLos Angeles. "Our initial test of the systenin L.A. is off to a grear start. Admira provides us with the potentiap to help attract an entirely new segment of advertiserd to thelocal marketplace, particularly small and midsize businessea that might not otherwise be able to buy local television statioh advertising, which is a huge leap forward.
" Franik Comerford, president of platform development and commerciakl operations for NBC Localo Media, said in a statement. The full partnership is set to begi inthe fall. The two giants are more known through their linkthrough MSNBC.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Eurogroup: last night's statement - Irish Times
http://www.seaos2.org/article/Fujitsu-to-use-carbon-nanotubes-as-heatsinks-for-semiconductors-.html
CTV.ca | Eurogroup: last night's statement Irish Times THE EUROGROUP welcomes the significant efforts of Ireland to deal with the ch » |
Monday, November 15, 2010
The Rep names new managing director - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
http://troyproctors.com/content/327
Helsing will succeed Tim Shields, who left The Rep in Decembed 2008 to become managing director of the McCarter Theatre inNew Jersey. William Prenevost has served as interinmmanaging director. Helsing will begin work Aug. 15. 44, most recently served at the Court which is the professional theater on the campux of the Universityof Chicago. Prior to Court, she serveed as director of developmentfor Baltimore's Center associates managing director for Yale Repertort Theatre and managing director for Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts, alongg with other posts. Helsint joined Court Theatre in 2005 and oversaw the expansionof theater'sz budget from $2.5 million to $3.
2 million, achievinyg a balanced budget each year and allowiny for investments in infrastructure and artistic staff, accordinv to a January 2008 Playbill.com Helsing resigned from Court in January. At The Rep, whicb has an annual budget of morethan $9 one of Helsing's most important roles will be to help oversed the hiring of a new artistic director to succeedd Joe Hanreddy. He has previously announced thatthe 2009/201 0 season will be his last at the Milwaukese Repertory.
“I am thrilled to have this opportunity to help lead Milwaukee Rep at such anexcitinyg time, as we celebrate the extraordinary vision of Joe Hanreddhy and prepare to welcome the theater’s next artistic Helsing said in a statement. "I have been an admirer of The Rep both institutionallhy and artistically formany years." Board of trusteesw president John Kordsmeier noted that her appointmenrt comes during an important transition period for the theatef company. "Dawn's talent an experiencew will be valuable in her role as managing director as we plan for the successe of The Rep for many years to Kordsmeier said.
A spokeswoman for the Milwaukes Rep did not have detailwson Helsing's starting salary. Interim managing directo Prenevost said in an interview in Aprilo that the newmanaging director’s pay will be 16 percent less than pay, which was $175,100 for the fiscal year ended in 2007.
Helsing will succeed Tim Shields, who left The Rep in Decembed 2008 to become managing director of the McCarter Theatre inNew Jersey. William Prenevost has served as interinmmanaging director. Helsing will begin work Aug. 15. 44, most recently served at the Court which is the professional theater on the campux of the Universityof Chicago. Prior to Court, she serveed as director of developmentfor Baltimore's Center associates managing director for Yale Repertort Theatre and managing director for Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts, alongg with other posts. Helsint joined Court Theatre in 2005 and oversaw the expansionof theater'sz budget from $2.5 million to $3.
2 million, achievinyg a balanced budget each year and allowiny for investments in infrastructure and artistic staff, accordinv to a January 2008 Playbill.com Helsing resigned from Court in January. At The Rep, whicb has an annual budget of morethan $9 one of Helsing's most important roles will be to help oversed the hiring of a new artistic director to succeedd Joe Hanreddy. He has previously announced thatthe 2009/201 0 season will be his last at the Milwaukese Repertory.
“I am thrilled to have this opportunity to help lead Milwaukee Rep at such anexcitinyg time, as we celebrate the extraordinary vision of Joe Hanreddhy and prepare to welcome the theater’s next artistic Helsing said in a statement. "I have been an admirer of The Rep both institutionallhy and artistically formany years." Board of trusteesw president John Kordsmeier noted that her appointmenrt comes during an important transition period for the theatef company. "Dawn's talent an experiencew will be valuable in her role as managing director as we plan for the successe of The Rep for many years to Kordsmeier said.
A spokeswoman for the Milwaukes Rep did not have detailwson Helsing's starting salary. Interim managing directo Prenevost said in an interview in Aprilo that the newmanaging director’s pay will be 16 percent less than pay, which was $175,100 for the fiscal year ended in 2007.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Report: N. Texas a top 10 market for jobs needing a security clearance - Dallas Business Journal:
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, an online Internet job postint board for professionals with security is a subsidiary ofDes Moines, Iowa-based In its latest ClearanceJobs.com says Texas professionals with security clearancews saw their average salary jump from $60,252 in 2007 to $64,2087 last year. Specific pay information about Dallas/For t Worth workers was not but the report did note that North Texazs is among the top 10 regions in the nationh for this kindof worker.
Professionals with security clearances are findinyg that the dynamics of supplgy and demand are working in theie favor with employees seeking them out in a marketf where security clearances are still an uncommob trait and one that is particularly wantedr in areas such asWashington D.C. and northerhn Virginia. “The turbulent economy has put a governor on the growth rate of salarie for securitycleared workers,” said Evan founder and director of “However, there is no shortage of security-cleared career opportunities both in and outsided the D.C. corridor.
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, an online Internet job postint board for professionals with security is a subsidiary ofDes Moines, Iowa-based In its latest ClearanceJobs.com says Texas professionals with security clearancews saw their average salary jump from $60,252 in 2007 to $64,2087 last year. Specific pay information about Dallas/For t Worth workers was not but the report did note that North Texazs is among the top 10 regions in the nationh for this kindof worker.
Professionals with security clearances are findinyg that the dynamics of supplgy and demand are working in theie favor with employees seeking them out in a marketf where security clearances are still an uncommob trait and one that is particularly wantedr in areas such asWashington D.C. and northerhn Virginia. “The turbulent economy has put a governor on the growth rate of salarie for securitycleared workers,” said Evan founder and director of “However, there is no shortage of security-cleared career opportunities both in and outsided the D.C. corridor.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Study: Reputation, products key for banks - Houston Business Journal:
http://www.i-goodinfo.com/Travel/madagascar.html
The report, published Monday by , identifies the decision-makingv process shoppers use while choosintg banks during key phases of the selection known asthe “purchase The bank’s reputation particularly as influenced by recenyt events widely covered in the mediaq — have a strong effect on customer choice, the studh found. Thirty percent of consumers report deliberately excluding a bank from considerationb due to perceived financial instability orquestionable ethics.
But the study authors said they were surprise to find that customers are going beyond the hype of headlinexs to find banks that offer services such asonline functionality, mobils banking services, debit cards with reward programs, and accounf alerts. “This suggests that being on the leadinb edge with new products is an actionablw way to differentiate an institutionj fromthe competition,” said Rockwell Clancy, executive director of financial services at J.D. Power and Associates. “Wha t may be emerging here is a fundamental redefiningof ‘convenience.
’ In the past, this has meant having more brancyh locations — which has historically been a primaryg reason for consumers to choose a Now, convenience is more about availability at any time and any place.” Among customers who switch banks, 27 percent attributesd their decision to either having had a previouds good service experience with the new bank or receiving a positives recommendation about the institution. In better interest rates and lowefr fees were notably less important selection The report is based on responsesfrom 7,500 customersz in February evaluating 25 national and regional banks.
The report, published Monday by , identifies the decision-makingv process shoppers use while choosintg banks during key phases of the selection known asthe “purchase The bank’s reputation particularly as influenced by recenyt events widely covered in the mediaq — have a strong effect on customer choice, the studh found. Thirty percent of consumers report deliberately excluding a bank from considerationb due to perceived financial instability orquestionable ethics.
But the study authors said they were surprise to find that customers are going beyond the hype of headlinexs to find banks that offer services such asonline functionality, mobils banking services, debit cards with reward programs, and accounf alerts. “This suggests that being on the leadinb edge with new products is an actionablw way to differentiate an institutionj fromthe competition,” said Rockwell Clancy, executive director of financial services at J.D. Power and Associates. “Wha t may be emerging here is a fundamental redefiningof ‘convenience.
’ In the past, this has meant having more brancyh locations — which has historically been a primaryg reason for consumers to choose a Now, convenience is more about availability at any time and any place.” Among customers who switch banks, 27 percent attributesd their decision to either having had a previouds good service experience with the new bank or receiving a positives recommendation about the institution. In better interest rates and lowefr fees were notably less important selection The report is based on responsesfrom 7,500 customersz in February evaluating 25 national and regional banks.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Confusing road striping will be fixed next year - Albany Times Union (blog)
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Confusing road striping will be fixed next year Albany Times Union (blog) However, there is an arrowed sign for the Northway that faces those southbound drivers. Are cars permitted to turn into that entrance when driving ... Confusing road striping won't be fixed until next year |
Monday, November 8, 2010
Two MERC commissioners resign - Boston Business Journal:
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The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janic e Marquis come about two weekds before councilorsfor Metro, of whicg MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measurs that would give the councipl more control over MERC’s generapl manager. The move could ostensibly lead to the firint of MERC General ManagerDavid Woolson, who’ws under fire from Presiden t David Bragdon. Reynolds and Marquis both opposethe proposal. president of the Portlanc accounting firmPerkins Co., mentioned the building problem s between Metro and MERC in his resignation “During the economic times, my attention needs to be focuserd on our clients at Perkins Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letter to Bragdon. “That I am disappointed in the recent breakdown in the workingb relationship between the Metro Council andthe , and believd it could have been handled differently.” a commercial real estate broker and the commission’se vice chair, didn’t mention the upcoming proposall in her letter to Bragdon, but resigned two yeards before her term was set to end. In a letter to Portlanrd city commissioners earlier this Marquis and commission member Ray Leary urgedf the council to helpdelay Metro’s vote on the MERC oversight matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the other four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdoh a letterbacking Woolson. The letter came afteer Bragdon questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagefDavid Woolson. The other commission Don Trotter, resigned last month and will leav e the boardJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takes effecft June 30. Marquis’ takes effect July 15. The terms of Trotter and Reynolds wouldf have expired at the end of 2009whiles Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010. The Metri Council plans to vote on the MERCmeasure — whichj would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC generap manager — at its July 9 meeting.
It was introduce by councilors Rod Park andRex Burkholder, who also have concernxs about Woolson’s performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Convention Center, the Portland Centet for the Performing Arts and the Portland MetropolitannExposition Center. Metro’s councilorse are mulling a $457 milliojn budget for fiscalyear 2009-2010. The regiona l government serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitamn area’s 25 cities.
The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janic e Marquis come about two weekds before councilorsfor Metro, of whicg MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measurs that would give the councipl more control over MERC’s generapl manager. The move could ostensibly lead to the firint of MERC General ManagerDavid Woolson, who’ws under fire from Presiden t David Bragdon. Reynolds and Marquis both opposethe proposal. president of the Portlanc accounting firmPerkins Co., mentioned the building problem s between Metro and MERC in his resignation “During the economic times, my attention needs to be focuserd on our clients at Perkins Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letter to Bragdon. “That I am disappointed in the recent breakdown in the workingb relationship between the Metro Council andthe , and believd it could have been handled differently.” a commercial real estate broker and the commission’se vice chair, didn’t mention the upcoming proposall in her letter to Bragdon, but resigned two yeards before her term was set to end. In a letter to Portlanrd city commissioners earlier this Marquis and commission member Ray Leary urgedf the council to helpdelay Metro’s vote on the MERC oversight matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the other four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdoh a letterbacking Woolson. The letter came afteer Bragdon questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagefDavid Woolson. The other commission Don Trotter, resigned last month and will leav e the boardJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takes effecft June 30. Marquis’ takes effect July 15. The terms of Trotter and Reynolds wouldf have expired at the end of 2009whiles Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010. The Metri Council plans to vote on the MERCmeasure — whichj would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC generap manager — at its July 9 meeting.
It was introduce by councilors Rod Park andRex Burkholder, who also have concernxs about Woolson’s performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Convention Center, the Portland Centet for the Performing Arts and the Portland MetropolitannExposition Center. Metro’s councilorse are mulling a $457 milliojn budget for fiscalyear 2009-2010. The regiona l government serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitamn area’s 25 cities.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
ACBJ to relaunch Portfolio.com site - Triangle Business Journal:
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Condé Nast and American City BusinessJournale . Bizjournals will oversee the editorial and business sides ofthe site. The Portfolio.com editoriap team and sales staff will be based inNew Condé Nast Portfolio magazine and its Web site Portfolio.com launched in April 2007; the magazind closed in April. The site provider insight intothe day’s top business stories, with analysids from bloggers and columnists. Tim Bradbury, president of new media at andDavid Carey, group president at Condé Nast, announced the move ACBJ and Condé Nast are units of Advance Publications. Trianglse Business Journal is part of the America City Business Journals groupof newspapers.
In additio n to newly created content, Portfolio.com will share content with othedr Condé Nast sites such as GolfDigest.com, and WWD.com, as it did It also will be the home of the archives of content publishedby Portfolio’s print and digital properties over the past 24 “We are excited about continuing Portfolio.com and includinvg the site in the bizjournalzs network because we were impressed by Portfolio’sw strong Web presence, its clean and crisp design, and its voicr in the business-journalism marketplace,” Bradbury says. “We believe our readers will benefit as therelaunched Portfolio.
coj will have a stronger focus on industryg news and a greater mission to offerf information relevant to today’s businesas professionals.” On top of its existing strengths, Portfolio.com will leverage the collaborative skills and insights of the more than 600 ACBJ business journalists around the country, Bradbury The site will have accessw to local market intelligence and work collaborativel y with ACBJ newsrooms across the presenting the most important local insights throughy a national lens and making it unique among national business media, he says. “We knew that Portfolio.
com was a highlh valuable asset, with an established digital strong direct navigation by anda solid, long tail of traffic from contenr published over the past two Carey says. “We saw ACBJ as a perfecyt match due to its great editorial resourcew in thebusiness arena, and view this as a win for both Portfolio.com’ s readers and the company.” Portfolio.com grew to 2.8 millionm monthly unique visitors and won industry praiser with awards such as the MIN:Bestr of Web Award 2008, MIN:Hottesty Launch of the Year and Webby nominees in Best Business blog and Financiao Services categories.
American City metropolitan businessa newspapers reach 4 million readers each weekwith in-depth coverage of their business communities. Bizjournals is the onlinwe media divisionof ACBJ, the nation’s largesyt publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operatexs the Web sites for each ofthe company’s 40 printg business journals and operates a Web-only site with local busineses news and information for Los Bizjournals provides nearly 9 millio monthly online users daily and weekly local business news and Condé Nast includes 22 consumer Condé Nast Digital, the Fairchild Fashion Parade, the Condé Nast Media Groulp and the Shared Services Centers.
Condé Nast and American City BusinessJournale . Bizjournals will oversee the editorial and business sides ofthe site. The Portfolio.com editoriap team and sales staff will be based inNew Condé Nast Portfolio magazine and its Web site Portfolio.com launched in April 2007; the magazind closed in April. The site provider insight intothe day’s top business stories, with analysids from bloggers and columnists. Tim Bradbury, president of new media at andDavid Carey, group president at Condé Nast, announced the move ACBJ and Condé Nast are units of Advance Publications. Trianglse Business Journal is part of the America City Business Journals groupof newspapers.
In additio n to newly created content, Portfolio.com will share content with othedr Condé Nast sites such as GolfDigest.com, and WWD.com, as it did It also will be the home of the archives of content publishedby Portfolio’s print and digital properties over the past 24 “We are excited about continuing Portfolio.com and includinvg the site in the bizjournalzs network because we were impressed by Portfolio’sw strong Web presence, its clean and crisp design, and its voicr in the business-journalism marketplace,” Bradbury says. “We believe our readers will benefit as therelaunched Portfolio.
coj will have a stronger focus on industryg news and a greater mission to offerf information relevant to today’s businesas professionals.” On top of its existing strengths, Portfolio.com will leverage the collaborative skills and insights of the more than 600 ACBJ business journalists around the country, Bradbury The site will have accessw to local market intelligence and work collaborativel y with ACBJ newsrooms across the presenting the most important local insights throughy a national lens and making it unique among national business media, he says. “We knew that Portfolio.
com was a highlh valuable asset, with an established digital strong direct navigation by anda solid, long tail of traffic from contenr published over the past two Carey says. “We saw ACBJ as a perfecyt match due to its great editorial resourcew in thebusiness arena, and view this as a win for both Portfolio.com’ s readers and the company.” Portfolio.com grew to 2.8 millionm monthly unique visitors and won industry praiser with awards such as the MIN:Bestr of Web Award 2008, MIN:Hottesty Launch of the Year and Webby nominees in Best Business blog and Financiao Services categories.
American City metropolitan businessa newspapers reach 4 million readers each weekwith in-depth coverage of their business communities. Bizjournals is the onlinwe media divisionof ACBJ, the nation’s largesyt publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operatexs the Web sites for each ofthe company’s 40 printg business journals and operates a Web-only site with local busineses news and information for Los Bizjournals provides nearly 9 millio monthly online users daily and weekly local business news and Condé Nast includes 22 consumer Condé Nast Digital, the Fairchild Fashion Parade, the Condé Nast Media Groulp and the Shared Services Centers.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Southwestern Carpets grows business from the ground up - bizjournals:
http://bildingnewspro.biz/Houses-For-Rent/Anchorage-Alaska-Houses-For-Rent/
Bill McCaddon has stripped Southwestern Carpetsz down and recreated it a couples of times since purchasing it from Don Lyncuhin 2001. When he bought the floorinf company, it specialized in removingv and replacing carpets in apartments betweenrental occupation. The Lewisville company was producinvg annual revenueof $5 million, but McCaddon found the businese too impersonal because it was driven by producgt sales and not on building relationships with customers.
So he decidexd to switch focus to themore relationship-centricd business of providing flooring solutione to new home-construction projects, which includes hardwood floors, and backsplash and tile The wholesale company saw dramatidc growth as a result, with annual revenue of $22 milliohn in 2007. But the growtjh was so rapid and so intense that managers were losingv control of the direction the companywas heading. So in he enlisted Don Brush, a consultant with The Renovaz Corp.
, to help bring new energy to his McCaddon’s sense of direction and leadership abilitiess come from his experience asa manufacturer’es representative for 18 years at companies like Shaw Carpety Manufacturer and Aleta Co. He had learned the importanc e of building relationshipswith clients. “My background was in working withnew homebuilders. The apartment businessd was non-relationship driven,” said McCaddon. “I didn’gt know how to buils a businessthat wasn’t relational.” McCaddon downsizedr the company to redirect the focus to the home-construction industry. He was met with resistancwe fromhis employees.
“I realized that usintg the sameemployees wasn’t going to I was trying to halfway do the he said. “Once we made the commitment, we reall y turned the corner.” He began switching out The company, which had grown annua revenueto $5 million, saw revenuee drop to under $3 millionb during the transition. But, once the commitment was made, McCaddon noted marked improvement. By revenue had grown by 35%. Between 2004 and the company went througjh its biggestgrowth spurt, reaching up to $22 million in salesw and employing more than 60 workers. But at that the storybook growth came toan end.
“Ir was getting to be chaotic because of so many new We werean 8-cylinder engine working on six or seven We’d lost a sensre of teamwork, and everyone was territorial.” That’s when McCaddobn brought in Brush. “Ford the most part, I engage them and talk with them in ordet to build a I wanted to find out the strengths of the compan y and what was working and whatneeded improvement,” said “They’ve got the dreams; they’ve got the vision. It’s just giving them the opportunity.” Brushy met with employees to figure out areas that neededx improvement and then created anactionm plan.
He showed the company how to creatre committees to address problems as they come up and then dissolv e the committees after the proble hasbeen handled. The shift has translatede intohappier customers. Bill president and co-owner of Darling Homes has worked with McCaddon since McCaddonh purchased Southwestern Carpetsin 2001. “(Wed started working with Southwestern Carpets) becausee of Bill and his relationakl approach to working with homebuilders as opposed to thetraditionall price-only approach,” said Darling. “Brush has helpefd Bill figure out how to communicatee better so that everyone is going in the same directionb as the management and will yield themaximu impact.
” For Chris McCoppin, operations manager for Southwestern the change in the corporate culture has been “Sometimes you don’t realize that when one department changesx their policies and procedures, it affectes others. Now everyone talks to each other,” McCoppinn said. “We’ve empowered them to make We gave them the power to runthe business. They feel With this new senseof empowerment, as well as an improverd use of digitizing software called Measure, Southwesterm Carpets has seen a marked improvemeng on the accuracy of the 3,000 work orders enterede each month — 95% up from 77% accuracy and has saved about $160,000 in unnecessary costs for havinf to fix incorrect work orders.
Instead of pursuing potential clients merely for the sake ofnew business, McCaddon and his stafrf focus on getting to know potential clients, researchingv them as much as possibles and understanding their needw before they even meet. “We’ll only do business with peoplr who will sit down and have a relationshipwith us. Someonwe is always going to come in lower (priced) than you,” said McCaddon. “We were alwayws chasing people who were focusexdon price. If they say, fax us (a pricre sheet), we say sorry, we can’tt work with you. We stay togethe r as a result. If you have the valuee relationship, they don’t leave.
”
Bill McCaddon has stripped Southwestern Carpetsz down and recreated it a couples of times since purchasing it from Don Lyncuhin 2001. When he bought the floorinf company, it specialized in removingv and replacing carpets in apartments betweenrental occupation. The Lewisville company was producinvg annual revenueof $5 million, but McCaddon found the businese too impersonal because it was driven by producgt sales and not on building relationships with customers.
So he decidexd to switch focus to themore relationship-centricd business of providing flooring solutione to new home-construction projects, which includes hardwood floors, and backsplash and tile The wholesale company saw dramatidc growth as a result, with annual revenue of $22 milliohn in 2007. But the growtjh was so rapid and so intense that managers were losingv control of the direction the companywas heading. So in he enlisted Don Brush, a consultant with The Renovaz Corp.
, to help bring new energy to his McCaddon’s sense of direction and leadership abilitiess come from his experience asa manufacturer’es representative for 18 years at companies like Shaw Carpety Manufacturer and Aleta Co. He had learned the importanc e of building relationshipswith clients. “My background was in working withnew homebuilders. The apartment businessd was non-relationship driven,” said McCaddon. “I didn’gt know how to buils a businessthat wasn’t relational.” McCaddon downsizedr the company to redirect the focus to the home-construction industry. He was met with resistancwe fromhis employees.
“I realized that usintg the sameemployees wasn’t going to I was trying to halfway do the he said. “Once we made the commitment, we reall y turned the corner.” He began switching out The company, which had grown annua revenueto $5 million, saw revenuee drop to under $3 millionb during the transition. But, once the commitment was made, McCaddon noted marked improvement. By revenue had grown by 35%. Between 2004 and the company went througjh its biggestgrowth spurt, reaching up to $22 million in salesw and employing more than 60 workers. But at that the storybook growth came toan end.
“Ir was getting to be chaotic because of so many new We werean 8-cylinder engine working on six or seven We’d lost a sensre of teamwork, and everyone was territorial.” That’s when McCaddobn brought in Brush. “Ford the most part, I engage them and talk with them in ordet to build a I wanted to find out the strengths of the compan y and what was working and whatneeded improvement,” said “They’ve got the dreams; they’ve got the vision. It’s just giving them the opportunity.” Brushy met with employees to figure out areas that neededx improvement and then created anactionm plan.
He showed the company how to creatre committees to address problems as they come up and then dissolv e the committees after the proble hasbeen handled. The shift has translatede intohappier customers. Bill president and co-owner of Darling Homes has worked with McCaddon since McCaddonh purchased Southwestern Carpetsin 2001. “(Wed started working with Southwestern Carpets) becausee of Bill and his relationakl approach to working with homebuilders as opposed to thetraditionall price-only approach,” said Darling. “Brush has helpefd Bill figure out how to communicatee better so that everyone is going in the same directionb as the management and will yield themaximu impact.
” For Chris McCoppin, operations manager for Southwestern the change in the corporate culture has been “Sometimes you don’t realize that when one department changesx their policies and procedures, it affectes others. Now everyone talks to each other,” McCoppinn said. “We’ve empowered them to make We gave them the power to runthe business. They feel With this new senseof empowerment, as well as an improverd use of digitizing software called Measure, Southwesterm Carpets has seen a marked improvemeng on the accuracy of the 3,000 work orders enterede each month — 95% up from 77% accuracy and has saved about $160,000 in unnecessary costs for havinf to fix incorrect work orders.
Instead of pursuing potential clients merely for the sake ofnew business, McCaddon and his stafrf focus on getting to know potential clients, researchingv them as much as possibles and understanding their needw before they even meet. “We’ll only do business with peoplr who will sit down and have a relationshipwith us. Someonwe is always going to come in lower (priced) than you,” said McCaddon. “We were alwayws chasing people who were focusexdon price. If they say, fax us (a pricre sheet), we say sorry, we can’tt work with you. We stay togethe r as a result. If you have the valuee relationship, they don’t leave.
”
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Pablo Picasso paintings coming to Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University - Triangle Business Journal:
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“Picasso and the Allure of Language” features 60 workws created by the legendary artist betweemn 1900and 1969, four years before his death at the age of 91. The displau is intended to portray how literature and writinginfluenced Picasso’s art. “‘Picasslo and the Allure of focuseson Picasso’s deep and interdisciplinaruy interest in writing and language, and reveals new insights abour this famous, well-studied artist,” said museu director Kimerly Rorschach. “We can learhn a lot from the intellectual and artistidc exchanges between Picasso and some of the greatest thinkers ofhis day.” Some of the works that will go on display between Aug.
20 and Jan. 3, 2010, were created for Gertrude Stein, the expatriate American writert who served as his patrohn in Parisuntil 1914. The exhibition was created by theArt Gallery, and the art work comees from collections at the Yale Universituy Art Gallery, Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Raymond and Patsy Nashee Collection in Dallas, Texas. For more go online to .
“Picasso and the Allure of Language” features 60 workws created by the legendary artist betweemn 1900and 1969, four years before his death at the age of 91. The displau is intended to portray how literature and writinginfluenced Picasso’s art. “‘Picasslo and the Allure of focuseson Picasso’s deep and interdisciplinaruy interest in writing and language, and reveals new insights abour this famous, well-studied artist,” said museu director Kimerly Rorschach. “We can learhn a lot from the intellectual and artistidc exchanges between Picasso and some of the greatest thinkers ofhis day.” Some of the works that will go on display between Aug.
20 and Jan. 3, 2010, were created for Gertrude Stein, the expatriate American writert who served as his patrohn in Parisuntil 1914. The exhibition was created by theArt Gallery, and the art work comees from collections at the Yale Universituy Art Gallery, Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Raymond and Patsy Nashee Collection in Dallas, Texas. For more go online to .
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NACA to add more than 1,000 jobs in Charlotte - Nashville Business Journal:
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The hiring will begin immediately, with the national nonprofir hosting a job fair Fridayyand Saturday. NACA focuses on lendiny to low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perduwe announced the expansion Thursday, with the stated giving NACA a $1 million grant from the One NortbCarolina Fund. It plans to invest more than $4 millionj here, with 1,014 jobs expected to be added over the nextfive “North Carolina remains a strontg presence in the U.S. financr sector, and this is a tremendouas opportunity forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said. “Ourf top-rated business climate and skillec financial-services work force are attractive to growintnational operations.
” NACA is headquartered in Bostoh and operates more than 40 offices nationwide. It currentlh employs about 100 workersz in Mecklenburg County to originate and processmortgage loans. Unded the five-year state incentive agreement, the organization plans to add 550 jobs The jobs will pay an average annual wage of Salaries will range upto $80,000 The hiring will focus on mortgagde negotiators, customer-service representatives, call-center managerse and mortgage counselors. “NACAz is excited that it’s putting more than 1,000 peoplse to work during these tougheconomifc times,” NACA Chief Executived Bruce Marks said Thursday.
“Today’s announcement is more than just a soundsbite — we are followinyg through on this investmenf by holding a jobs fair tomorrow to hire 550 peopls immediately.” Perdue said Thursdauy that she consulted with former Bank of Americaz Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the deal. McCollo has been a longtime supporterof NACA’s BofA began a partnership with NACA under McColl’ss watch in 1995 and in 2004 committed $6 billionn to its lending program.
Perdue says McCol l confirmed to her that he expectex NACA could follow through on its job commitmentas in severalphone “When someone begins somethinvg like this in Charlotte, it always McColl said in an interview “They’ll come in and find this is a good placd to find (a work force). I would hope it woulfd be an eruption of not justtrickle down.” The group claimds it will be the largest numbedr of people hired immediately in one area and the largesty job commitment in the country since the mortgage crisis began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarksw on a nationwide Save theDreamj Tour.
Marks says the addexd jobs are crucial as NACA leadas its campaign to makemortgages affordable. Hundreds of NACA staffv will provide long-term solutions for homeowners with anunaffordablee mortgage. “Charlotte continues to be attractive because of ourknowledgeablew financial-services work force and we welcomes NACA’s investment in North N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) said in a NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlottes East office park off Albemarlse Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond Lane. “Charlotter continues to be recognized as a leadedr in financial services with a talented and experienced labor says Charlotte Chamber ChairmanTim Belk.
“We are pleased to welcomr NACA to the community and look forwarrd to the investment in jobs and presencre they will bring to ourEast side.” The chambert assisted NACA in its expansion effort. Charlotte East ownefr Roger Kellogg, principal of , and leasing director Eric Speckman have worked closely with NACA since when the nonprofit established a smalkl office inthe park. NACA has legally bindinb agreements with all themajor lenders/servicers to restructur the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements coveer more than 90 percent of homeowners with an unaffordable mortgage.
The staff from the Counseling Center in Charlottde will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dreamn events where morethan 25,000 people are counseleed over four days, with thousands receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest rates often at 4 3 percent and 2 percent and wherse necessary the principal reduced. The started in 1988, has the primary goal of building strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable NACA operations includefinancial counseling, specialized mortgage services and a Home Save prograj for homeowners with an unaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridayu and Saturday at its CharlotteCounseling Center. For more information abou t Neighborhood Assistance Corporationof America, includingb employment opportunities, go to www.naca.com.
The hiring will begin immediately, with the national nonprofir hosting a job fair Fridayyand Saturday. NACA focuses on lendiny to low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perduwe announced the expansion Thursday, with the stated giving NACA a $1 million grant from the One NortbCarolina Fund. It plans to invest more than $4 millionj here, with 1,014 jobs expected to be added over the nextfive “North Carolina remains a strontg presence in the U.S. financr sector, and this is a tremendouas opportunity forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said. “Ourf top-rated business climate and skillec financial-services work force are attractive to growintnational operations.
” NACA is headquartered in Bostoh and operates more than 40 offices nationwide. It currentlh employs about 100 workersz in Mecklenburg County to originate and processmortgage loans. Unded the five-year state incentive agreement, the organization plans to add 550 jobs The jobs will pay an average annual wage of Salaries will range upto $80,000 The hiring will focus on mortgagde negotiators, customer-service representatives, call-center managerse and mortgage counselors. “NACAz is excited that it’s putting more than 1,000 peoplse to work during these tougheconomifc times,” NACA Chief Executived Bruce Marks said Thursday.
“Today’s announcement is more than just a soundsbite — we are followinyg through on this investmenf by holding a jobs fair tomorrow to hire 550 peopls immediately.” Perdue said Thursdauy that she consulted with former Bank of Americaz Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the deal. McCollo has been a longtime supporterof NACA’s BofA began a partnership with NACA under McColl’ss watch in 1995 and in 2004 committed $6 billionn to its lending program.
Perdue says McCol l confirmed to her that he expectex NACA could follow through on its job commitmentas in severalphone “When someone begins somethinvg like this in Charlotte, it always McColl said in an interview “They’ll come in and find this is a good placd to find (a work force). I would hope it woulfd be an eruption of not justtrickle down.” The group claimds it will be the largest numbedr of people hired immediately in one area and the largesty job commitment in the country since the mortgage crisis began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarksw on a nationwide Save theDreamj Tour.
Marks says the addexd jobs are crucial as NACA leadas its campaign to makemortgages affordable. Hundreds of NACA staffv will provide long-term solutions for homeowners with anunaffordablee mortgage. “Charlotte continues to be attractive because of ourknowledgeablew financial-services work force and we welcomes NACA’s investment in North N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) said in a NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlottes East office park off Albemarlse Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond Lane. “Charlotter continues to be recognized as a leadedr in financial services with a talented and experienced labor says Charlotte Chamber ChairmanTim Belk.
“We are pleased to welcomr NACA to the community and look forwarrd to the investment in jobs and presencre they will bring to ourEast side.” The chambert assisted NACA in its expansion effort. Charlotte East ownefr Roger Kellogg, principal of , and leasing director Eric Speckman have worked closely with NACA since when the nonprofit established a smalkl office inthe park. NACA has legally bindinb agreements with all themajor lenders/servicers to restructur the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements coveer more than 90 percent of homeowners with an unaffordable mortgage.
The staff from the Counseling Center in Charlottde will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dreamn events where morethan 25,000 people are counseleed over four days, with thousands receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest rates often at 4 3 percent and 2 percent and wherse necessary the principal reduced. The started in 1988, has the primary goal of building strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable NACA operations includefinancial counseling, specialized mortgage services and a Home Save prograj for homeowners with an unaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridayu and Saturday at its CharlotteCounseling Center. For more information abou t Neighborhood Assistance Corporationof America, includingb employment opportunities, go to www.naca.com.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Revamped offense helps Florida Gators end losing streak - MiamiHerald.com
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