International Business Times | Happy New Year 2012: Top 10 Tech News that Shook the World in 2011 (PHOTOS) International Business Times However, the technology industry is not just about Apple though Apple is a giant in the industry. Start the slideshow to check out the top 10 (technology-related) news that shook the world in 2011. And, before you start, here 9;s wishing all Tech & Trend ... |
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Happy New Year 2012: Top 10 Tech News that Shook the World in 2011 (PHOTOS) - International Business Times
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tech Ranch Austin expands to Cedar Park - Business First of Buffalo:
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, the new entity, will begin the first “entrepreneuer town hall meeting” at 6 p.m. June 24 at the campue on CypressCreek Road. The meetinyg will feature a discussion amonvglocal entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, technologists, students and other interested residents. “The city of Ceda Park is home to manyinnovative high-tech firms such as , , , and ,” Cedarf Park Mayor Bob Lemon said.
“This event will furthefr our efforts to reach out and encourage the next generation of Cedar Park The event will feature issuesincluding “Launching and growingh our businesses in this challenging economic “Ways to work together to make sure our city workd for the best interests of our and “Lessons learned from other local entrepreneuras on what is working, what isn’t and Other planned activities include DemoCamp Cedar Cedar-Tech Meetup and employee-to-entrepreneur training.
, the new entity, will begin the first “entrepreneuer town hall meeting” at 6 p.m. June 24 at the campue on CypressCreek Road. The meetinyg will feature a discussion amonvglocal entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, technologists, students and other interested residents. “The city of Ceda Park is home to manyinnovative high-tech firms such as , , , and ,” Cedarf Park Mayor Bob Lemon said.
“This event will furthefr our efforts to reach out and encourage the next generation of Cedar Park The event will feature issuesincluding “Launching and growingh our businesses in this challenging economic “Ways to work together to make sure our city workd for the best interests of our and “Lessons learned from other local entrepreneuras on what is working, what isn’t and Other planned activities include DemoCamp Cedar Cedar-Tech Meetup and employee-to-entrepreneur training.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Payroll compromise undermines GOP - Boston Herald
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USA TODAY | Payroll compromise undermines GOP Boston Herald By Charles Krauthammer WASHINGTON â€" Now that Congress appears fin » |
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingz — including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percent from April’s but still 50 percent higher than May accordingto RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Marketf Report. Only California had a higher total, with 92,2499 properties with May 2009 foreclosure filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natio n in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 householdsx receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the countru with one in every 64 homes receivinga filing, whild California was second highest with one in everyy 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot amongv the nation’s top 10 metro areas with the highesrforeclosure rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosurse filing for every101 homes. Florida had three cities amonhg the top 10metro areas, whilre California had six cities amonb that mix. Las Vegasw topped the list with a rate of one in every 54 householdds getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,480 foreclosure filinges were reportedin May, which is 6 percent lowerd than April 2009, but about 18 percent higher than May 2008. One in ever y 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosuree noticelast month. Vermont again recorded the lowesf numberof foreclosures, with six reported in May, or one for everyg 51,906 households.
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosur e Market Report provides the total numbefr of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported durinfthe month. Data is collected from more than 2,200 counties that accoun for more than 90 percent ofthe nation’s
The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingz — including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percent from April’s but still 50 percent higher than May accordingto RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Marketf Report. Only California had a higher total, with 92,2499 properties with May 2009 foreclosure filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natio n in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 householdsx receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the countru with one in every 64 homes receivinga filing, whild California was second highest with one in everyy 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot amongv the nation’s top 10 metro areas with the highesrforeclosure rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosurse filing for every101 homes. Florida had three cities amonhg the top 10metro areas, whilre California had six cities amonb that mix. Las Vegasw topped the list with a rate of one in every 54 householdds getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,480 foreclosure filinges were reportedin May, which is 6 percent lowerd than April 2009, but about 18 percent higher than May 2008. One in ever y 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosuree noticelast month. Vermont again recorded the lowesf numberof foreclosures, with six reported in May, or one for everyg 51,906 households.
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosur e Market Report provides the total numbefr of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported durinfthe month. Data is collected from more than 2,200 counties that accoun for more than 90 percent ofthe nation’s
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Mixed Reactions After Ruler Dies - Queens Chronicle
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Telegraph.co.uk | Mixed Reactions After Ruler Dies Queens Chronicle Notable Korean leaders and residents of Queens have expressed both joy and uncertainty after the death of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il on Saturday. “Most South Koreans wished death to him,†Sunny Hahn, a Flushing resident of South Korean descent, ... Notab le & Quotable |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Southern Conference considers Charlotte - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The commissioner of the expectas to make a decision within a week to 10 days on relocatinhthe men’s basketball tournament to Charlotte from Tenn. Last week, John Iamarino, the conferencse commissioner, and several athletic directors from membert schools came to town for site visits and meetings withthe . The 12-school conference, based in Spartanburg, countes Davidson College amongits members. “It’s been one of our goalxs to get Charlotte back in the Iamarino says, noting the conference last held its tournament here in 1971. He also citez the city’s central location as a major selling poinf because it would allow schools to save ontravelk costs.
Though the Southern Conference has an agreement to play in Chattanoogsanext year, Iamarino says the city is open to movinvg that date to 2011 to accommodat playing in Charlotte next season. In the conference attracted 24,000 fans for its which featuredboth men’s and women’d games in Chattanooga. That format is likelyu to be alterednext year. Ticketw for the entire tournamentcost $70 this year.
Commitments to the Centrapl Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the at Time Warnerd Cable Arena make it likelh that the Southern Conferencew would split gamesbetween Bojangles’ a 10,000-seat venue on Independencee Boulevard, and the uptown NBA The visitors authority operate s the smaller arena, while the NBA Bobcats controlp the uptown venue. ESPN televises the Southern Conference men’s tournamenty championship game, with the winner earninf an automatic bid to theNCAA men’z tournament.
The commissioner of the expectas to make a decision within a week to 10 days on relocatinhthe men’s basketball tournament to Charlotte from Tenn. Last week, John Iamarino, the conferencse commissioner, and several athletic directors from membert schools came to town for site visits and meetings withthe . The 12-school conference, based in Spartanburg, countes Davidson College amongits members. “It’s been one of our goalxs to get Charlotte back in the Iamarino says, noting the conference last held its tournament here in 1971. He also citez the city’s central location as a major selling poinf because it would allow schools to save ontravelk costs.
Though the Southern Conference has an agreement to play in Chattanoogsanext year, Iamarino says the city is open to movinvg that date to 2011 to accommodat playing in Charlotte next season. In the conference attracted 24,000 fans for its which featuredboth men’s and women’d games in Chattanooga. That format is likelyu to be alterednext year. Ticketw for the entire tournamentcost $70 this year.
Commitments to the Centrapl Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the at Time Warnerd Cable Arena make it likelh that the Southern Conferencew would split gamesbetween Bojangles’ a 10,000-seat venue on Independencee Boulevard, and the uptown NBA The visitors authority operate s the smaller arena, while the NBA Bobcats controlp the uptown venue. ESPN televises the Southern Conference men’s tournamenty championship game, with the winner earninf an automatic bid to theNCAA men’z tournament.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Frazier museum chooses Bandy Carroll Hellige as it agency of record - Boston Business Journal:
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Previously, the museum had no single agency of with several Louisville advertising firms handlingtthe work, said Krista McHone, publifc relations and marketing directotr for the museum. “I just decided to consolidatwe all that with BandyCarroll Hellige,” McHone Bandy Carroll Hellige will develop and implemenft all campaigns, including branding, marketing, advertising, publid relations and interactive programs for the museum, the release said. The Frazier museum, 829 W. Main St., was foundeed in 2004 by OwsleyBrown Frazier, the retired vice chairman of , the Louisville-base spirits and wine company.
The museumn has about 100,000 squarr feet of antique arms andhistorical items, many of whicu are from Frazier’s private collection. Banduy Carroll Hellige was founded in 1989 by partnerxSusan Bandy, Mark Carroll and Tim Hellige and has a totao of 44 employees at its headquarters in Ky. and an office in according tothe release.
Previously, the museum had no single agency of with several Louisville advertising firms handlingtthe work, said Krista McHone, publifc relations and marketing directotr for the museum. “I just decided to consolidatwe all that with BandyCarroll Hellige,” McHone Bandy Carroll Hellige will develop and implemenft all campaigns, including branding, marketing, advertising, publid relations and interactive programs for the museum, the release said. The Frazier museum, 829 W. Main St., was foundeed in 2004 by OwsleyBrown Frazier, the retired vice chairman of , the Louisville-base spirits and wine company.
The museumn has about 100,000 squarr feet of antique arms andhistorical items, many of whicu are from Frazier’s private collection. Banduy Carroll Hellige was founded in 1989 by partnerxSusan Bandy, Mark Carroll and Tim Hellige and has a totao of 44 employees at its headquarters in Ky. and an office in according tothe release.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Bauer takes stars from 17 banks - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basef oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loanw and other factors. Bauer's ratiny ranks from a high of 5 starsw to a low of0 stars. in Coralo Gables lost a star going tofour (excellent) from five stars. Four others maintained their five-sta ranking: American National Bank, Oakland Park City National Bankof Florida, Miamo First National Bank, South Miami Intercontinental Bank, West Miami in Miamii rose to three stars from two. Firsft United Bank in Boca Raton and Biscayne Bank in Coconuf Grove roseto 3.5 stars from three. in Fort Lauderdal made four stars, up from 3.5. Severalo banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-based slippedc again, this time to three starzs from three-and-a-half stars in the firstr quarter. That’s down from four stars in the thired quarter oflast year. Other bankw that slipped to threestars (good) from 3.5 are: Executivw National, Miami , Miami , Miamij U.S. Century Bank, Miami Vallegy Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank in Palm Grand Eastern Bank of Florida in Metro Bank ofDade County, and in Miamii fell to two stars (problematic) from three. , in North Lauderdale and in Boca Ratobn fell a notch toone star, down from two in the fourthj quarter.
Four banks retainer zero stars, Bauer’s lowest rating: , Miamij Republic Federal Bank, Miami , Miami Integrity Jupiter
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basef oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loanw and other factors. Bauer's ratiny ranks from a high of 5 starsw to a low of0 stars. in Coralo Gables lost a star going tofour (excellent) from five stars. Four others maintained their five-sta ranking: American National Bank, Oakland Park City National Bankof Florida, Miamo First National Bank, South Miami Intercontinental Bank, West Miami in Miamii rose to three stars from two. Firsft United Bank in Boca Raton and Biscayne Bank in Coconuf Grove roseto 3.5 stars from three. in Fort Lauderdal made four stars, up from 3.5. Severalo banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-based slippedc again, this time to three starzs from three-and-a-half stars in the firstr quarter. That’s down from four stars in the thired quarter oflast year. Other bankw that slipped to threestars (good) from 3.5 are: Executivw National, Miami , Miami , Miamij U.S. Century Bank, Miami Vallegy Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank in Palm Grand Eastern Bank of Florida in Metro Bank ofDade County, and in Miamii fell to two stars (problematic) from three. , in North Lauderdale and in Boca Ratobn fell a notch toone star, down from two in the fourthj quarter.
Four banks retainer zero stars, Bauer’s lowest rating: , Miamij Republic Federal Bank, Miami , Miami Integrity Jupiter
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Boys better than girls at maths is a myth - Times of India
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Daily Mail | Boys better than girls at maths is a myth Times of India Instead, the Wisconsin researchers linked differences in math performance to social and cultural factors. "We tested some recently proposed hypotheses that try to explain a supposed gender gap in math performance and found they were not supported by ... Girls are no worse than boys at maths: Study in 86 countries shows differences ... |
Sunday, December 11, 2011
GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Some operations and equipmen t from a steel stamping plant inGrand Rapids, which is slated to close as part of the automaker's will be transferred to Wentzville, according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesman for the Wentzvills plant. It's not yet known how many, if any, Michiganh employees will opt to transfer to he said. GM officials called Wentzvilled Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assures him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said. "That's a positivw that corporate thinks this plant willbe around.
" Still, Lambj said, rival automaker Chrysleer plans to shutter its Fenton factors after investing $130 millio n in them, so it was important for Wentzvillw to not rely on GM so much and diversifh its revenue stream. When Lambi took office seven years ago, Wentzville countedd on GM for about 55 to 60 percent of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percentt of the city's $24 millionj general fund, because GM pays the city aboutt $3 million a year in real estatew taxes, property taxes and othefr fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was sparedbecaus it’s the only plant where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previously announced and othert production cuts in June and July that will resulyt in the layoffs of 300 workers. Monday’sd Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-olf automaker is among the largestin U.S. historhy and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listedr $173 billion in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, accordingf to the filed in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chaptefr 11, which allows the company to operate while protectedx fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailecd by U.S. officials would allow a much smallet GM to emerge from court protectioj within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not provides an updated target for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00o union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the Unitedc States and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 The U.S.
government would hold a 60 percent financia l interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW wouldr take a 17.5 percentf stake. The governments of Canad a and the province of Ontario have agreedd to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheeletr said. "You hate to have to go throug the process of closing plants and eliminating butlook around, that’s what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire peopld in the future and be the vibrant company we once Download a copy of the
Some operations and equipmen t from a steel stamping plant inGrand Rapids, which is slated to close as part of the automaker's will be transferred to Wentzville, according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesman for the Wentzvills plant. It's not yet known how many, if any, Michiganh employees will opt to transfer to he said. GM officials called Wentzvilled Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assures him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said. "That's a positivw that corporate thinks this plant willbe around.
" Still, Lambj said, rival automaker Chrysleer plans to shutter its Fenton factors after investing $130 millio n in them, so it was important for Wentzvillw to not rely on GM so much and diversifh its revenue stream. When Lambi took office seven years ago, Wentzville countedd on GM for about 55 to 60 percent of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percentt of the city's $24 millionj general fund, because GM pays the city aboutt $3 million a year in real estatew taxes, property taxes and othefr fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was sparedbecaus it’s the only plant where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previously announced and othert production cuts in June and July that will resulyt in the layoffs of 300 workers. Monday’sd Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-olf automaker is among the largestin U.S. historhy and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listedr $173 billion in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, accordingf to the filed in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chaptefr 11, which allows the company to operate while protectedx fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailecd by U.S. officials would allow a much smallet GM to emerge from court protectioj within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not provides an updated target for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00o union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the Unitedc States and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 The U.S.
government would hold a 60 percent financia l interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW wouldr take a 17.5 percentf stake. The governments of Canad a and the province of Ontario have agreedd to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheeletr said. "You hate to have to go throug the process of closing plants and eliminating butlook around, that’s what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire peopld in the future and be the vibrant company we once Download a copy of the
Friday, December 9, 2011
Tire Kingdom owner mulls HQ expansion in Palm Beach - South Florida Business Journal:
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has 345 employees in its U.S. headquarters in Palm Beacyh Gardens. The job growth incentive proposaol would give the company $40,000 in county funds for keeping those and adding and maintaininhg 50 more jobs as TBC Corp. looks to createw a new global headquarters, said Kelly Smallridge, presidentt of the Business Development Board of PalmBeach County, whicj helped arrange the potentia deal. The jobs would pay an average annual salaryof $62,500, excluding benefits. TBC will be looking to locate its a new internationakl headquarters intoabout 75,00o0 square feet of offices somewhere in northern Palm Beach Smallridge said. Her office estimated the deal would havea $10.
6y million economic impact. “This is exactly the type of operatio n we havebeen after,” Smallridge “We are really excited about landinv this corporate headquarters and adding it to our impressiv e portfolio.” However, Smallridge cautioned that the deal isn’ft a sure thing. The move wouldr be a consolidation ofTBC Corp.'s operations in the western U.S., so Tennessee and Pennsylvania also are competinv for the deal, Smallridge said. TBC Corp. is a subsidiarh of Japan-based According to its Web site, TBC Corp. has its privats brands office in Memphis, Tenn.; its officr in Centennial, Colo.; and its Treadways office in Eagleville, Pa.
TBC has 7,000 employees and 738 retaio stores operating under the nameseTire Kingdom, and (NTB), plus 491 franchisre stores. Big O Tire s is a franchiser with more than 500 Its subsidiary operates 38 warehouses that distribute tirews to morethan 10,000 retailers. The private brands division ofTBC Corp. manufactures tires under the namews Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma and Vanderbilt If county commissionerss approvethe $40,000 job growth incentive package on Tuesday, then the governor’e office could approve an additionao $160,000 in Qualified Target Industry incentives if the company adds and maintains 50 more jobs.
has 345 employees in its U.S. headquarters in Palm Beacyh Gardens. The job growth incentive proposaol would give the company $40,000 in county funds for keeping those and adding and maintaininhg 50 more jobs as TBC Corp. looks to createw a new global headquarters, said Kelly Smallridge, presidentt of the Business Development Board of PalmBeach County, whicj helped arrange the potentia deal. The jobs would pay an average annual salaryof $62,500, excluding benefits. TBC will be looking to locate its a new internationakl headquarters intoabout 75,00o0 square feet of offices somewhere in northern Palm Beach Smallridge said. Her office estimated the deal would havea $10.
6y million economic impact. “This is exactly the type of operatio n we havebeen after,” Smallridge “We are really excited about landinv this corporate headquarters and adding it to our impressiv e portfolio.” However, Smallridge cautioned that the deal isn’ft a sure thing. The move wouldr be a consolidation ofTBC Corp.'s operations in the western U.S., so Tennessee and Pennsylvania also are competinv for the deal, Smallridge said. TBC Corp. is a subsidiarh of Japan-based According to its Web site, TBC Corp. has its privats brands office in Memphis, Tenn.; its officr in Centennial, Colo.; and its Treadways office in Eagleville, Pa.
TBC has 7,000 employees and 738 retaio stores operating under the nameseTire Kingdom, and (NTB), plus 491 franchisre stores. Big O Tire s is a franchiser with more than 500 Its subsidiary operates 38 warehouses that distribute tirews to morethan 10,000 retailers. The private brands division ofTBC Corp. manufactures tires under the namews Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma and Vanderbilt If county commissionerss approvethe $40,000 job growth incentive package on Tuesday, then the governor’e office could approve an additionao $160,000 in Qualified Target Industry incentives if the company adds and maintains 50 more jobs.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Bakers faces liquidity constraints - Boston Business Journal:
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Bakers also has arranged new payment terms with vendorxs and landlords that reflectthe company’s “seasonalo cash flow patterns,” according to a quarterly report filedf Monday with the . Peter Edison, Bakers’ chairman and chief declined to provide details about the newpaymentg terms, citing confidential agreementx with vendors and Bakers has been posting increasess in sales but its lossesa and a “potential inability to comply with financial “substantial doubt about whether the compangy can continue as a going concern.
” Bakers said it believe it has adequate liquidity to fund anticipated workingb capital requirements and expects to be in compliance with its financial covenantsz for the rest of the year. Also on Bakers said it boosted sales and trimmed its loss in thefirst quarter. Net sales were $45 million for the 13 weeksa endedMay 2, up 3 percent from $43.5 million a year ago. Comparable stors sales, which compare stores that have been open at least a increased 4.8 percent, compared to a decreasse of 11 percent a year The shoe retailer lost $2.8 millionh in the first quarter, compared to a loss of $4.9 million a year ago. “We’re pleased with the progress we’ve Edison said.
“We expect to be cash flow positive, and we’r paying down our debt and getting St. Louis-based Bakers Footwear Group (Nasdaq: is a mall-based retailer of moderately pricesd footwear and accessories for It operates stores unde the Bakers and WildPair names, with 239 storex open.
Bakers also has arranged new payment terms with vendorxs and landlords that reflectthe company’s “seasonalo cash flow patterns,” according to a quarterly report filedf Monday with the . Peter Edison, Bakers’ chairman and chief declined to provide details about the newpaymentg terms, citing confidential agreementx with vendors and Bakers has been posting increasess in sales but its lossesa and a “potential inability to comply with financial “substantial doubt about whether the compangy can continue as a going concern.
” Bakers said it believe it has adequate liquidity to fund anticipated workingb capital requirements and expects to be in compliance with its financial covenantsz for the rest of the year. Also on Bakers said it boosted sales and trimmed its loss in thefirst quarter. Net sales were $45 million for the 13 weeksa endedMay 2, up 3 percent from $43.5 million a year ago. Comparable stors sales, which compare stores that have been open at least a increased 4.8 percent, compared to a decreasse of 11 percent a year The shoe retailer lost $2.8 millionh in the first quarter, compared to a loss of $4.9 million a year ago. “We’re pleased with the progress we’ve Edison said.
“We expect to be cash flow positive, and we’r paying down our debt and getting St. Louis-based Bakers Footwear Group (Nasdaq: is a mall-based retailer of moderately pricesd footwear and accessories for It operates stores unde the Bakers and WildPair names, with 239 storex open.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Hilton Worldwide's Rob Webb Named to Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Hilton Worldwide's Rob Webb Named to Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders ... MarketWatch (press release) MCLEAN, Va., Dec 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IDG's Computerworld magazine has named Rob Webb, Chief Information Officer for Hilton Worldwide, to its "Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2012." The award is given to top leaders in IT that demonstrate leadership ... |
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Colorado ranch on Forbes
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Forbes said the BootJack Ranch in the San Juan Mountains near Pagosaz Springs is availablefor $68 million (down from $88 It’s listed as the 7th most expensived home for sale in the nation. “We includecd the BootJack Ranch on ourlist because, whil the price includes 3,100p acres of land, it’s a luxuruy property more than a working ranch,” Forbes “The main house is 13,800 square feet and has four bedroom s and four bathrooms. Outlying guest cabins and lodgea can host up to 50 people and bring the total interior space upto 77,000 squaree feet. In addition, there’s a 12,000-square-foot spa and aquatixc center.
” Forbes said the propertgy is available through Bill Fandelat Sotheby’s International Realty. Forbes’s annual lists includes oceanfront mansions, urbanh townhouses, monumental ski lodgex and country estates. At the top of the list is the Fleurf de Lys mansion inBeverly Calif., to be had for $125 Several homes on the list have had theidr prices slashed over the last Forbes said. . .
Forbes said the BootJack Ranch in the San Juan Mountains near Pagosaz Springs is availablefor $68 million (down from $88 It’s listed as the 7th most expensived home for sale in the nation. “We includecd the BootJack Ranch on ourlist because, whil the price includes 3,100p acres of land, it’s a luxuruy property more than a working ranch,” Forbes “The main house is 13,800 square feet and has four bedroom s and four bathrooms. Outlying guest cabins and lodgea can host up to 50 people and bring the total interior space upto 77,000 squaree feet. In addition, there’s a 12,000-square-foot spa and aquatixc center.
” Forbes said the propertgy is available through Bill Fandelat Sotheby’s International Realty. Forbes’s annual lists includes oceanfront mansions, urbanh townhouses, monumental ski lodgex and country estates. At the top of the list is the Fleurf de Lys mansion inBeverly Calif., to be had for $125 Several homes on the list have had theidr prices slashed over the last Forbes said. . .
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Nike exec withdraws from consideration for Obama post - Austin Business Journal:
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But acting AmeriCorps CEO Nickyt Goren, in a letter posted to the AmeriCorpzs Website Friday, said the White House sent noticee of Eitel’s withdrawal. “Our thoughts are with Mari a as she focuses on her personal Goren wrote. “Finding leadership for the Corporation continuew to be a very high priority for theWhitew House.” In April, Obama said Eitel offered “aa unique blend of skills and management at a time when his administration was expanding the nation’as public service programs.
On the same day he announcedx Eitel as a candidate forthe job, Obamas signed the Serve America Act, a vast expansioj of federal social servicre programs that includes increasing AmeriCorp’s availabl e service positions from 75,000 to Eitel is currently a Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) vice presidenyt and president of the Nike the Washington County athleticapparel giant’x charitable arm. Before heading the foundation, she was Nike’es first vice president for corporate responsibility. Priorr to joining Nike, she was European corporate affairxs group manager forMicrosoft Corp.
and has also workedc for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and MCI Communications This would havebeen Eitel’s seconde presidential assignment. She served under President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1992 as deputgy director of media relations and latetr as special assistant to the presidengt formedia affairs.
But acting AmeriCorps CEO Nickyt Goren, in a letter posted to the AmeriCorpzs Website Friday, said the White House sent noticee of Eitel’s withdrawal. “Our thoughts are with Mari a as she focuses on her personal Goren wrote. “Finding leadership for the Corporation continuew to be a very high priority for theWhitew House.” In April, Obama said Eitel offered “aa unique blend of skills and management at a time when his administration was expanding the nation’as public service programs.
On the same day he announcedx Eitel as a candidate forthe job, Obamas signed the Serve America Act, a vast expansioj of federal social servicre programs that includes increasing AmeriCorp’s availabl e service positions from 75,000 to Eitel is currently a Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) vice presidenyt and president of the Nike the Washington County athleticapparel giant’x charitable arm. Before heading the foundation, she was Nike’es first vice president for corporate responsibility. Priorr to joining Nike, she was European corporate affairxs group manager forMicrosoft Corp.
and has also workedc for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and MCI Communications This would havebeen Eitel’s seconde presidential assignment. She served under President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1992 as deputgy director of media relations and latetr as special assistant to the presidengt formedia affairs.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Rare earth elements production possible in Wyoming - Casper Journal
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Rare earth elements production possible in Wyoming Casper Journal Located about five miles northwest of Sundance, geological surveys indicate it may one of the largest deposits of “rare earth†elements in the United States. Wyoming may soon be on the map for more than hydrocarbons, cowboys and Casper; it could also ... |
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Metro seeks more control of convention center leadership - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholder will introducw a measure next week giving the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolitaj ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motion comes after Metrko Council President David Bragdon criticizedx the performance of MERC General ManagerDavis Woolson. Councilors want to oversee the hiring, salary changes and employment statusof MERC’s top according to a letter Park and Burkholdedr sent to Don Trotter, who chairs the Trotter and other commissioners currently oversee the positio and have given Woolson good marka during his first three job reviews.
The council will conside r the motion at its June 11 In a March 31 letted to the commission regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’ s leadership as well as the agency’sx higher budgets. Woolson’s office spent $470,568 during the 2007-098 fiscal year. The number jumped to $838,80e3 for the current year. Woolson requestedc $877,808 for the 2009-1p0 fiscal year.
However, in a letter dated Marcj 12, 2009 to Bragdon from Metro financew and administrative services directorrMargo Norton, Woolson says the cost increases are "primarily the resultf of a reorganization of the public affaira function and the cost and creation of a businesa development capability." Specifically, MERC's public affairsz manager and public affairs coordinatoer were "reclassified" to a directof of communications and a director of business and communityu development. Woolson goes on to state that additional resourcee for goods and services for the positionsincluderd "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...
and other general office expenses in ordet to have a more effective efforg in this area." In the same letter, Woolsobn says the numbers alone don't paint an accurate picturs because of unfilled positions in earliet budgets. Bragdon also said Woolson moved his office downtownj and boosted consulting travel costs and other expensexlast year. He also collected “large raises” that, by increasintg his salary to $184,000, make him more highly paid thanhis predecessors. MERC moved downtowj from the convention centerlast year. It occupiexs space in the Portland Center for thePerforminv Arts, 1111 S.W. Broadway. MERC, whichy operates the building, pays no rent for the space.
One of the MERC Commission'e goals was to increase the organization's downtowbn presence. MERC's board approvee Woolson's pay raises. The board said last year that Woolson “has accomplished (an) enormous amount of work and inspired He has quickly detected problemsd and has move to alleviate or fix There appears to be a new energygat MERC.” Metro’s annual budget is $40 Woolson is the agency’s highest-paid employee.
Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholder will introducw a measure next week giving the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolitaj ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motion comes after Metrko Council President David Bragdon criticizedx the performance of MERC General ManagerDavis Woolson. Councilors want to oversee the hiring, salary changes and employment statusof MERC’s top according to a letter Park and Burkholdedr sent to Don Trotter, who chairs the Trotter and other commissioners currently oversee the positio and have given Woolson good marka during his first three job reviews.
The council will conside r the motion at its June 11 In a March 31 letted to the commission regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’ s leadership as well as the agency’sx higher budgets. Woolson’s office spent $470,568 during the 2007-098 fiscal year. The number jumped to $838,80e3 for the current year. Woolson requestedc $877,808 for the 2009-1p0 fiscal year.
However, in a letter dated Marcj 12, 2009 to Bragdon from Metro financew and administrative services directorrMargo Norton, Woolson says the cost increases are "primarily the resultf of a reorganization of the public affaira function and the cost and creation of a businesa development capability." Specifically, MERC's public affairsz manager and public affairs coordinatoer were "reclassified" to a directof of communications and a director of business and communityu development. Woolson goes on to state that additional resourcee for goods and services for the positionsincluderd "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...
and other general office expenses in ordet to have a more effective efforg in this area." In the same letter, Woolsobn says the numbers alone don't paint an accurate picturs because of unfilled positions in earliet budgets. Bragdon also said Woolson moved his office downtownj and boosted consulting travel costs and other expensexlast year. He also collected “large raises” that, by increasintg his salary to $184,000, make him more highly paid thanhis predecessors. MERC moved downtowj from the convention centerlast year. It occupiexs space in the Portland Center for thePerforminv Arts, 1111 S.W. Broadway. MERC, whichy operates the building, pays no rent for the space.
One of the MERC Commission'e goals was to increase the organization's downtowbn presence. MERC's board approvee Woolson's pay raises. The board said last year that Woolson “has accomplished (an) enormous amount of work and inspired He has quickly detected problemsd and has move to alleviate or fix There appears to be a new energygat MERC.” Metro’s annual budget is $40 Woolson is the agency’s highest-paid employee.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sid-sational! The Kid is back - Toronto Star
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Globe and Mail | Sid-sational! The Kid is back Toronto Star Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby celebrates after scoring in the first period against the Islanders on Monday in his return to the lineup after an injury absence of more than 10 months. By Damien Cox Sports Columnist It took Sidney Crosby only three ... Monday's Sports In Brief Monday's Sports In Brief Sidney Crosby anxious for hits, 'whether giving them or taking them' |
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Greater Atlantic Bank on verge of failure - Washington Business Journal:
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The Reston-based bank, a subsidiary of (Pinlk Sheets: GAFC), has been in hot wate with its regulator, the , since April 2008, when it was hit with a ceaswe and desistenforcement order. The bank was undercapitalized in the fourtn quarter of 2008 and the bank said itwas “critically undercapitalized” as of March 31. The OTS told Greaterd Atlantic that its capital restoration plan was thebank said. The prompt corrective action issuedMay 22, initially ordered the bank to eithere achieve acceptable capital levels or be recapitalized by acquisition or sale by June 1, but that has sincr been extended to July 31.
The directive initially also gave the bank untip May 27 to enter into a binding merge r agreement or acquisition but that deadline was extendeds toJune 15, according to the order and By consenting to the directive, Greateer Atlantic has authorized the OTS to find anothet bank to acquire or merge with it, or sell the bank’es assets or branches to a qualified bank, according to the The directive also authorized the Federal Deposiyt Insurance Corp. to talk “tko third parties to facilitate the liquidation or othe r resolution of the Institution in anticipation of the possibls appointment of the FDICas conservator, or other legal custodian,” the orded said.
Greater Atlantic has 5 branches, $218. million in assets and posted a $2 milliohn loss during the first quarter. Bank executives coulx not be reachedfor
The Reston-based bank, a subsidiary of (Pinlk Sheets: GAFC), has been in hot wate with its regulator, the , since April 2008, when it was hit with a ceaswe and desistenforcement order. The bank was undercapitalized in the fourtn quarter of 2008 and the bank said itwas “critically undercapitalized” as of March 31. The OTS told Greaterd Atlantic that its capital restoration plan was thebank said. The prompt corrective action issuedMay 22, initially ordered the bank to eithere achieve acceptable capital levels or be recapitalized by acquisition or sale by June 1, but that has sincr been extended to July 31.
The directive initially also gave the bank untip May 27 to enter into a binding merge r agreement or acquisition but that deadline was extendeds toJune 15, according to the order and By consenting to the directive, Greateer Atlantic has authorized the OTS to find anothet bank to acquire or merge with it, or sell the bank’es assets or branches to a qualified bank, according to the The directive also authorized the Federal Deposiyt Insurance Corp. to talk “tko third parties to facilitate the liquidation or othe r resolution of the Institution in anticipation of the possibls appointment of the FDICas conservator, or other legal custodian,” the orded said.
Greater Atlantic has 5 branches, $218. million in assets and posted a $2 milliohn loss during the first quarter. Bank executives coulx not be reachedfor
Friday, November 18, 2011
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Dr. David Nichols, vice dean for educatiob at the , thinks physicians ought to be preparer to treat the disease even though it is commonly foundd in developingtropical nations. Doctors should also understanfd how the aging ofthe population, environmentao factors and nutrition can impacg how a patient responds to disease treatments. So the 120 studentxs who will enter Johns medical school this fall will learnh about how these factors can play a role in medicine as the institutionn completes its first major curriculumj overhaul in nearlytwo decades. The changes are part of an effortt among medical schools to incorporate sociological factors to better treat andprevent illnesses.
The goal is to preparw students to deliver personalized medicine asfuture doctors. “What Hopkins is doingf is very much in keeping with what medical schoolsw are doing to educate physicianes in the21st century,” said M. Brownell Anderson, seniod director of educational affairs at the Association of AmericahMedical Colleges. The Washington, D.C., nonprofitt oversees medical education. Most medicalp schools have modified their curriculukm somewhat to incorporate an understanding of how geneticz and societal factors caninfluence diseases, Anderson said.
Other schools that have changed their curriculum include the medical schools at the and in New TheHopkins program, Genes to Society, is a year-longv course that begins midway through the first year of medical school and ends in second year. The school will use differentr medical disciplines when teachingthe course. Gone are the separate courses on pathology or pharmacology but rathefr an understanding of how diseases and drug interactionsw are impacted byexternal factors, such as economic circumstances.
For instance, studente may compare one patient who contracts pneumonia but gets better with anothert pneumonia patient who contracts a total body infection and Students will examine whethetr genetic differences or economic issuesz account for the differencein reactions, Nichols That kind of training can help student s provide personalized treatments tailored to each individuals’s uniquwe genotype, lifestyle and socioeconomic Hopkins medical student Steven Chen said the school’sz new course will help studentds understand how everything from genes to a person’s residence can impact their likelihood of, say, contracting “It makes for a better physicianj because you think about the big said Chen, a fourth-year medical school student.
Dr. David B. associate dean for medical education atthe , said whil the school is not overhauling its the school has been emphasizing public health and the impacrt of globalization in its teachings.
Dr. David Nichols, vice dean for educatiob at the , thinks physicians ought to be preparer to treat the disease even though it is commonly foundd in developingtropical nations. Doctors should also understanfd how the aging ofthe population, environmentao factors and nutrition can impacg how a patient responds to disease treatments. So the 120 studentxs who will enter Johns medical school this fall will learnh about how these factors can play a role in medicine as the institutionn completes its first major curriculumj overhaul in nearlytwo decades. The changes are part of an effortt among medical schools to incorporate sociological factors to better treat andprevent illnesses.
The goal is to preparw students to deliver personalized medicine asfuture doctors. “What Hopkins is doingf is very much in keeping with what medical schoolsw are doing to educate physicianes in the21st century,” said M. Brownell Anderson, seniod director of educational affairs at the Association of AmericahMedical Colleges. The Washington, D.C., nonprofitt oversees medical education. Most medicalp schools have modified their curriculukm somewhat to incorporate an understanding of how geneticz and societal factors caninfluence diseases, Anderson said.
Other schools that have changed their curriculum include the medical schools at the and in New TheHopkins program, Genes to Society, is a year-longv course that begins midway through the first year of medical school and ends in second year. The school will use differentr medical disciplines when teachingthe course. Gone are the separate courses on pathology or pharmacology but rathefr an understanding of how diseases and drug interactionsw are impacted byexternal factors, such as economic circumstances.
For instance, studente may compare one patient who contracts pneumonia but gets better with anothert pneumonia patient who contracts a total body infection and Students will examine whethetr genetic differences or economic issuesz account for the differencein reactions, Nichols That kind of training can help student s provide personalized treatments tailored to each individuals’s uniquwe genotype, lifestyle and socioeconomic Hopkins medical student Steven Chen said the school’sz new course will help studentds understand how everything from genes to a person’s residence can impact their likelihood of, say, contracting “It makes for a better physicianj because you think about the big said Chen, a fourth-year medical school student.
Dr. David B. associate dean for medical education atthe , said whil the school is not overhauling its the school has been emphasizing public health and the impacrt of globalization in its teachings.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Developers of new convention center hotel unveil plans - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The development team, Colorado-basecd Phelps Development and Atlanta-based , was chosenn Tuesday by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Developers and architects say the curved designb ofthe $300 million hotel wouldd fit in with the wave desigmn of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the rounded designb of the nearby Sommet Center. The winningy team’s proposal was chosen from 10 proposals MDHA will now pick an operator for the Thecombined team, called Phelpws Portman Nashville, will now enter the complete design processe for the project and oversee all financing and constructionn of the hotel.
Phelps Portmam recently completed the design and development ofthe 1,190-room Hiltonj San Diego Bayfront Hotel, which the developmentg team’s senior vice president Roger Zampell says was launched just afterd Sept. 11. He uses that successfupl project as an example to say that all projectsx have their challengesand Nashville’s hotel will be no differenyt as the team begins this task durinfg a recession.
Zampell says they did not bid on othefr convention center hotels inotheer cities, saying they picked Nashvillde because of its central location, its strength as a conventio market and the city’s entertainment Phelps Portman has been involved with the developmenf of 10 hotels with 1,0090 or more rooms. Zampell says he expectsw to have the design process completed by the firstt quarter of 2010 and the starty of construction will begin three months Hotel construction will take 34 months and it must open by 2013 when conventionsx are scheduled for the new Music City The hotel entry will have glasas ceilings and be a energized space, the architects say.
It will offe 100,000 square feet of meeting ballrooms, restaurants and retail. Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashvilld Convention andVisitors Bureau, says a 1,000-roonm hotel is necessary to allow conventionx to take an 800-room an industry standard, and leave extra rooms availablew for small groups or guests. Spyridon says Portman has been interestedd in this project for thred years and was a good choice forthe job. MDHA directot Phil Ryan says the next steps are for the hote developers to do the design work and MDHA to startg buying up land for theconvention center.
Other stepsw include the city workingv on financing the convention center and the hotel develope r to work onhotep financing. He says thosed steps will takeseverakl months. The hotel will be builtg on property south of the Country Musi Hallof Fame. Several local firms, including R.C. Mathews and Morga & Morgan construction companies, architects and the Nashville officew of will be part of the Portman developmenr andconstruction team, Ryan says.
The development team, Colorado-basecd Phelps Development and Atlanta-based , was chosenn Tuesday by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Developers and architects say the curved designb ofthe $300 million hotel wouldd fit in with the wave desigmn of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the rounded designb of the nearby Sommet Center. The winningy team’s proposal was chosen from 10 proposals MDHA will now pick an operator for the Thecombined team, called Phelpws Portman Nashville, will now enter the complete design processe for the project and oversee all financing and constructionn of the hotel.
Phelps Portmam recently completed the design and development ofthe 1,190-room Hiltonj San Diego Bayfront Hotel, which the developmentg team’s senior vice president Roger Zampell says was launched just afterd Sept. 11. He uses that successfupl project as an example to say that all projectsx have their challengesand Nashville’s hotel will be no differenyt as the team begins this task durinfg a recession.
Zampell says they did not bid on othefr convention center hotels inotheer cities, saying they picked Nashvillde because of its central location, its strength as a conventio market and the city’s entertainment Phelps Portman has been involved with the developmenf of 10 hotels with 1,0090 or more rooms. Zampell says he expectsw to have the design process completed by the firstt quarter of 2010 and the starty of construction will begin three months Hotel construction will take 34 months and it must open by 2013 when conventionsx are scheduled for the new Music City The hotel entry will have glasas ceilings and be a energized space, the architects say.
It will offe 100,000 square feet of meeting ballrooms, restaurants and retail. Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashvilld Convention andVisitors Bureau, says a 1,000-roonm hotel is necessary to allow conventionx to take an 800-room an industry standard, and leave extra rooms availablew for small groups or guests. Spyridon says Portman has been interestedd in this project for thred years and was a good choice forthe job. MDHA directot Phil Ryan says the next steps are for the hote developers to do the design work and MDHA to startg buying up land for theconvention center.
Other stepsw include the city workingv on financing the convention center and the hotel develope r to work onhotep financing. He says thosed steps will takeseverakl months. The hotel will be builtg on property south of the Country Musi Hallof Fame. Several local firms, including R.C. Mathews and Morga & Morgan construction companies, architects and the Nashville officew of will be part of the Portman developmenr andconstruction team, Ryan says.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Gridlock on deficit panel looms over stock rally - Chicago Sun-Times
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Gridlock on deficit panel looms over stock rally Chicago Sun-Times Healthcare companies in the S&P 500 are up 7 percent since the debt panel was announced in August. Utilities, meanwhile, have jumped 10.5 percent. The S&P 500 itself is up 5.4 percent over the same time. That's a sign investors are putting a premium on ... |
Friday, November 11, 2011
Tom Sherak Grilled on Ratner, Oscar Hosts: 'Billy Crystal Is Not Too Old!' - Reuters
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Tom Sherak Grilled on Ratner, Oscar Hosts: 'Billy Crystal Is Not Too Old!' Reuters In an interview in the wake of the Brett Ratner debacle, Tom Sherak, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, tells TheWrap that he should have considered the director's personality more when hiring ... |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Economy ices hopes for Kansas City to get NHL team for arena - Orlando Business Journal:
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Although several NHL teams face financial concernsx or difficulties getting newarenas built, Commissionere Gary Bettman has said repeatedly during the past month that the leaguew has no intention to add or relocatew teams any time soon. The stor y is the same with the , where Commissione David Stern has said essentially thesame “I don’t think, in the shory term, that expansion makes sense in virtually any marketf you could think of because of the way the economy is going,” said Patrick Rishe, economics professoe at and director of St. Louis-based consulting firm .
“Rightg now, the economy is such that it wouldd be very risky to try to stary anew or even to relocate a team.” Rishe said that as long as Kansas City’es has no anchor tenant, facility operator must be creative in fillinvg the venue. He suggested going after amateur sporting either college or evenyouthy sports, along with big-time musical acts and othe big shows.
Although several NHL teams face financial concernsx or difficulties getting newarenas built, Commissionere Gary Bettman has said repeatedly during the past month that the leaguew has no intention to add or relocatew teams any time soon. The stor y is the same with the , where Commissione David Stern has said essentially thesame “I don’t think, in the shory term, that expansion makes sense in virtually any marketf you could think of because of the way the economy is going,” said Patrick Rishe, economics professoe at and director of St. Louis-based consulting firm .
“Rightg now, the economy is such that it wouldd be very risky to try to stary anew or even to relocate a team.” Rishe said that as long as Kansas City’es has no anchor tenant, facility operator must be creative in fillinvg the venue. He suggested going after amateur sporting either college or evenyouthy sports, along with big-time musical acts and othe big shows.
Monday, November 7, 2011
BlackBox GPS moves to technology incubator - South Florida Business Journal:
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BlackBox moved from the Las Olas Boulevard area to the EnterpriseDevelopmenty Corp. (EDC) of South Florida’s technologgy incubator about amonth ago. The move should help the compang leverage the expertise of nearby business development professionals withtechnology experience, President and co-owner Steven Muntean “We just needed to be in an environmentg that will allow us to grow,” he BlackBox has nine employees in Boca Ratonh and five more in Buenos Aires, The company hopes to have 25 total employeews by 2010, Muntean said. The company makes asset-tracking hardwared and software targeted toward companieswith five- to 200-vehiclr fleets, Muntean said.
Companies can use the softwarr to track their vehicles within seconds and producedetailed reports. BlackBox was formerly a unit of Sunrise-based that Munteann and partners bought ayear ago, he By the end of this Muntean said he expects BlackBox to have nearlu $1 million in revenue. BlackBox is one of 13 youn g companies currently at thetechnology incubator, EDC Executive Director Jane Teague said. She welcomed the company’s “It’s another good company, and the fact that they’rre already generating revenue and have customers is quite remarkablethesre days,” she said.
BlackBox moved from the Las Olas Boulevard area to the EnterpriseDevelopmenty Corp. (EDC) of South Florida’s technologgy incubator about amonth ago. The move should help the compang leverage the expertise of nearby business development professionals withtechnology experience, President and co-owner Steven Muntean “We just needed to be in an environmentg that will allow us to grow,” he BlackBox has nine employees in Boca Ratonh and five more in Buenos Aires, The company hopes to have 25 total employeews by 2010, Muntean said. The company makes asset-tracking hardwared and software targeted toward companieswith five- to 200-vehiclr fleets, Muntean said.
Companies can use the softwarr to track their vehicles within seconds and producedetailed reports. BlackBox was formerly a unit of Sunrise-based that Munteann and partners bought ayear ago, he By the end of this Muntean said he expects BlackBox to have nearlu $1 million in revenue. BlackBox is one of 13 youn g companies currently at thetechnology incubator, EDC Executive Director Jane Teague said. She welcomed the company’s “It’s another good company, and the fact that they’rre already generating revenue and have customers is quite remarkablethesre days,” she said.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Need versus availability in regard to fields - Sparta Independent
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Need versus availability in regard to fields Sparta Independent In the case of the Sparta High School renovation that grey surrounds lost fields, use of contingency funds and the state rules governing a project of this nature. During construction the Sparta Board of Education (BOE) was informed by the state DEP ... |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
M&A number down, but value rises - Denver Business Journal:
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percent year over year, but the value of the deale jumped nearly 38 percent compared with the same quarter a year A total of 61 mergers and acquisitionsx deals closed in Colorado in thefirst quarter, down from 66 deald in the same quarter of 2005. Of the 61 price was disclosedin 31, for a totakl value of $6.84 up from $4.97 billion in the same quarter of 2005, accordinv to FactSet Mergerstat, LLC, a global provider of M&zA information based in Santa Calif. The biggest closed deal of the quarter was the saleof Englewood-based DEX) to for approximately $4.2 billion in cash and plus the assumption of Dex Media'es outstanding debt.
The sale was announced in October 2005 and closeedon Jan. 31. The second-largestt closed transaction of Q1was Englewood-basecd cable operator 's LBTYA) sale of its Norwegian cable unit, , to for about $530.r5 million. Announced on Dec. 19, the sale closed on Jan. 25. Third was Denver-based energhy company 's acquisition of for $456 million in cash. The acquisition already had closed when it was announcedfMarch 31. Some large deals were announced, but not in Q1. Most of them are expected to closein Q2. The biggesgt of these is Liberty Global's agreemenyt to sell its Frenchcable unit, , to and Altice One SAS for aboutg $1.5 billion.
The transaction, announced March 23, awaits regulatory approval, but is expected to close in the seconxd quarterof 2006. The second-biggest announced Q1 deal involved Englewood-baserd sporting goods retailerThe (NYSE: which agreed to go private in a transactiobn announced Jan. 23. Some members of Sports Authoritysenior management, along with Los Angeles-basef private equity firm , bought the company for $983.5 million in plus the assumption of debt. That deal is also expectedr to close in thesecond quarter. Next up is the sale of Denver-basedd petroleum products company (NYSE: TMG) to for about $483 millionm in cash. The deal was announcedc March 27and hasn't closed.
Fourth is 's WSTC) agreement to acquire Louisville-based RNDC) for approximately $152.6 million in The transaction, announced Feb. 6, is expectedd to close at the end of thesecond quarter.
percent year over year, but the value of the deale jumped nearly 38 percent compared with the same quarter a year A total of 61 mergers and acquisitionsx deals closed in Colorado in thefirst quarter, down from 66 deald in the same quarter of 2005. Of the 61 price was disclosedin 31, for a totakl value of $6.84 up from $4.97 billion in the same quarter of 2005, accordinv to FactSet Mergerstat, LLC, a global provider of M&zA information based in Santa Calif. The biggest closed deal of the quarter was the saleof Englewood-based DEX) to for approximately $4.2 billion in cash and plus the assumption of Dex Media'es outstanding debt.
The sale was announced in October 2005 and closeedon Jan. 31. The second-largestt closed transaction of Q1was Englewood-basecd cable operator 's LBTYA) sale of its Norwegian cable unit, , to for about $530.r5 million. Announced on Dec. 19, the sale closed on Jan. 25. Third was Denver-based energhy company 's acquisition of for $456 million in cash. The acquisition already had closed when it was announcedfMarch 31. Some large deals were announced, but not in Q1. Most of them are expected to closein Q2. The biggesgt of these is Liberty Global's agreemenyt to sell its Frenchcable unit, , to and Altice One SAS for aboutg $1.5 billion.
The transaction, announced March 23, awaits regulatory approval, but is expected to close in the seconxd quarterof 2006. The second-biggest announced Q1 deal involved Englewood-baserd sporting goods retailerThe (NYSE: which agreed to go private in a transactiobn announced Jan. 23. Some members of Sports Authoritysenior management, along with Los Angeles-basef private equity firm , bought the company for $983.5 million in plus the assumption of debt. That deal is also expectedr to close in thesecond quarter. Next up is the sale of Denver-basedd petroleum products company (NYSE: TMG) to for about $483 millionm in cash. The deal was announcedc March 27and hasn't closed.
Fourth is 's WSTC) agreement to acquire Louisville-based RNDC) for approximately $152.6 million in The transaction, announced Feb. 6, is expectedd to close at the end of thesecond quarter.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Zimbabwe: Farmers Castigate US$30 Million Inputs Scheme - AllAfrica.com
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Zimbabwe: Farmers Castigate US$30 Million Inputs Scheme AllAfrica.com "It did not start here, but this has happened over a period of time and people have been told that the Government will subsidise but these things have not yet come," he said. Farmers, he said, were swapping delivered grain with inputs, which are not ... |
Saturday, October 29, 2011
AirTran now using six gates at Mitchell - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The gates will be used to support34 peak-day a 57 percent growth in the airline's Milwauke operations since last year. AirTran is one of the threew largest carriers atMitchell International. Earlier this month, the carriert began flights to Branson, Mo., and Minneapolis/St. Paul. The carrier will also begih nonstop service to Denverand St. Louixs on May 21. Additional nonstop flightss from Milwaukee to NewYork Baltimore/Washington, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, and Petersburg are planned for the Orlando, Fla.
-based AirTran Airways (NYSE: AAI) now occupie s six of the eight gates added to Concoursw C as part of a multi-million dollar expansio n project at Mitchell International nearly two years ago. The airlined moved into the concourse expansionlast summer. "Our new gatees make it easier for us to serve our growiny number ofMilwaukee passengers," said Tad Hutcheson, vice presidenft of marketing and salezs for AirTran Airways.
"With our recent expansion in operations, and as we continu to expand in we want our passengers to experience the best in conveniencrand comfort, both at the airport and on their
The gates will be used to support34 peak-day a 57 percent growth in the airline's Milwauke operations since last year. AirTran is one of the threew largest carriers atMitchell International. Earlier this month, the carriert began flights to Branson, Mo., and Minneapolis/St. Paul. The carrier will also begih nonstop service to Denverand St. Louixs on May 21. Additional nonstop flightss from Milwaukee to NewYork Baltimore/Washington, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, and Petersburg are planned for the Orlando, Fla.
-based AirTran Airways (NYSE: AAI) now occupie s six of the eight gates added to Concoursw C as part of a multi-million dollar expansio n project at Mitchell International nearly two years ago. The airlined moved into the concourse expansionlast summer. "Our new gatees make it easier for us to serve our growiny number ofMilwaukee passengers," said Tad Hutcheson, vice presidenft of marketing and salezs for AirTran Airways.
"With our recent expansion in operations, and as we continu to expand in we want our passengers to experience the best in conveniencrand comfort, both at the airport and on their
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Treasury limits bonuses at TARP recipients - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The new rules encourage these companies to awared executives stock that must be held for a long perio of timeand can’t be entirelyg converted to cash untilk the TARP money is repaisd to the government. the department contends, will align “executives’ incentives with thosd of shareholdersand taxpayers.” Kenneth a mediator who led the Septembetr 11th Victim Compensation Fund, will review paymentes and compensation plans at companies that have received “exceptionalo assistance,” including AIG, Citigroup, Bank of Chrysler, General Motors, GMAC and Chrysler TARP recipients must allow shareholders to vote on executiver compensation packages.
They also must disclosw any perks worth morethan $25,000 made to highlyh compensated employees and justify the The rules prohibit companies from providing payments to senior executives to cover taxes due on perks. Treasury Secretaryu Tim Geithner said the Obama administration also supports legislation that would require all public companies to give shareholdersea non-binding vote on executive compensation packages. Congress also shoul give the Securities and Exchange Commission the power to make compensation committees more similar to standards in place for audit committees established bythe Sarbanes-Oxle Act.
Geithner blamed executive compensation practices asa “contributinv factor” for the financial “Incentives for short-term gains overwhelmed the checks and balanceas meant to mitigate against the risk of excess he said. But, he added, “We are not cappingg pay. We are not setting forth precise prescriptions for how companiesd shouldset compensation, which can oftenn be counterproductive. Instead, we will continuw to work to develop standards that rewarrd innovation andprudent risk-taking, without creatingb misaligned incentives.
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The new rules encourage these companies to awared executives stock that must be held for a long perio of timeand can’t be entirelyg converted to cash untilk the TARP money is repaisd to the government. the department contends, will align “executives’ incentives with thosd of shareholdersand taxpayers.” Kenneth a mediator who led the Septembetr 11th Victim Compensation Fund, will review paymentes and compensation plans at companies that have received “exceptionalo assistance,” including AIG, Citigroup, Bank of Chrysler, General Motors, GMAC and Chrysler TARP recipients must allow shareholders to vote on executiver compensation packages.
They also must disclosw any perks worth morethan $25,000 made to highlyh compensated employees and justify the The rules prohibit companies from providing payments to senior executives to cover taxes due on perks. Treasury Secretaryu Tim Geithner said the Obama administration also supports legislation that would require all public companies to give shareholdersea non-binding vote on executive compensation packages. Congress also shoul give the Securities and Exchange Commission the power to make compensation committees more similar to standards in place for audit committees established bythe Sarbanes-Oxle Act.
Geithner blamed executive compensation practices asa “contributinv factor” for the financial “Incentives for short-term gains overwhelmed the checks and balanceas meant to mitigate against the risk of excess he said. But, he added, “We are not cappingg pay. We are not setting forth precise prescriptions for how companiesd shouldset compensation, which can oftenn be counterproductive. Instead, we will continuw to work to develop standards that rewarrd innovation andprudent risk-taking, without creatingb misaligned incentives.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sprint Nextel sets opening-weekend sales records with Palm Pre - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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That’s roughly 50,000 to 100,000 phones, analysts Sprint launched the Palm Preon Saturday, breaking first-day and first-weekend sales records for a Sprint (NYSE: S) device, the companyh said in a release, though it gave no specifics. More than 150,00p applications were downloadedfrom phone-maker ’s PALM) App Catalog on according to a Monday blog entru on the Palm Web site. “Sprint is a very different company than it was 12 months Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said inthe release. “Palmm Pre is the coming-ouyt party for the new Sprint.
” Sales in the firsf two days probablyexceeded 50,000 phones, comparer with 146,000 for the first iPhone, which debuted in analyst Paul Coster said in a Monday note aboutr Palm. Sales probably were limited by manufacturing capacity constraintsor Palm’ss balance sheet, he said. Although Sprinrt analysts predicted strong sales this year and upgrades bySprint customers, some doubted that the Pre coul help Sprint pull many customers from larger competitors (NYSE: T) and . the No. 3 wireless carrier, has about 49 million analyst John Hodulik predicted that Sprint wouldsell 1.
6 millionb Pre phones this year, which with cannibalization and 70 percenty upgrades could mean the addition of 330,000 incrementall gross subscribers. Analyst Christopherf Larsen with labeled the phonethe “firsf true competitor to the iPhone.” “Wwe believe its weekend launch was a success, but that the buzz and excitementf was well short of the initial launch of the he said in a Monday note. The Pre has created plenty of buzz in the pastseverall months, though Palm and Sprint kept the device under wraps.
The touch-screen smartphoned features a slide-out keyboard and a new operatinb system, webOS, that has the capacity for functionss such as integrating contacts and calendarss from multiple locations and operating multipldeapplications simultaneously. Sprint hasn’t revealed how long it has the exclusiver on the phone but has confirmedthat it’s at leastr through the end of the Two days after the Pre (Nasdaq: AAPL) and AT&g said the new iPhonee 3G S would launch June 19 for $199 with a two-yeadr service contract. Prices of the current iPhone 3G have been cutto $99 with the The Pre sells for $200 afte a $100 mail-in rebate and with a two-year servicse contract.
Sprint said its Simply Everything which offersunlimited voice, data and saves customers $1,200 or more compared with similar plans by Sprint has been orchestrating a turnaround, attemptingt to reverse several quarters of customer losses. The company lost about 4.1 million contract subscriberslast year. Sprint ranksx No. 1 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of the area’s top public companies.
That’s roughly 50,000 to 100,000 phones, analysts Sprint launched the Palm Preon Saturday, breaking first-day and first-weekend sales records for a Sprint (NYSE: S) device, the companyh said in a release, though it gave no specifics. More than 150,00p applications were downloadedfrom phone-maker ’s PALM) App Catalog on according to a Monday blog entru on the Palm Web site. “Sprint is a very different company than it was 12 months Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said inthe release. “Palmm Pre is the coming-ouyt party for the new Sprint.
” Sales in the firsf two days probablyexceeded 50,000 phones, comparer with 146,000 for the first iPhone, which debuted in analyst Paul Coster said in a Monday note aboutr Palm. Sales probably were limited by manufacturing capacity constraintsor Palm’ss balance sheet, he said. Although Sprinrt analysts predicted strong sales this year and upgrades bySprint customers, some doubted that the Pre coul help Sprint pull many customers from larger competitors (NYSE: T) and . the No. 3 wireless carrier, has about 49 million analyst John Hodulik predicted that Sprint wouldsell 1.
6 millionb Pre phones this year, which with cannibalization and 70 percenty upgrades could mean the addition of 330,000 incrementall gross subscribers. Analyst Christopherf Larsen with labeled the phonethe “firsf true competitor to the iPhone.” “Wwe believe its weekend launch was a success, but that the buzz and excitementf was well short of the initial launch of the he said in a Monday note. The Pre has created plenty of buzz in the pastseverall months, though Palm and Sprint kept the device under wraps.
The touch-screen smartphoned features a slide-out keyboard and a new operatinb system, webOS, that has the capacity for functionss such as integrating contacts and calendarss from multiple locations and operating multipldeapplications simultaneously. Sprint hasn’t revealed how long it has the exclusiver on the phone but has confirmedthat it’s at leastr through the end of the Two days after the Pre (Nasdaq: AAPL) and AT&g said the new iPhonee 3G S would launch June 19 for $199 with a two-yeadr service contract. Prices of the current iPhone 3G have been cutto $99 with the The Pre sells for $200 afte a $100 mail-in rebate and with a two-year servicse contract.
Sprint said its Simply Everything which offersunlimited voice, data and saves customers $1,200 or more compared with similar plans by Sprint has been orchestrating a turnaround, attemptingt to reverse several quarters of customer losses. The company lost about 4.1 million contract subscriberslast year. Sprint ranksx No. 1 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of the area’s top public companies.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Gould set to surpass Payton on Bears' scoring list - Chicago Tribune
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Stanford names new business dean - San Francisco Business Times:
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The school said Tuesday that Salonet will succeedRobert Joss, who is stepping down afted 10 years as Saloner, who joined the Stanford faculty in is the Jeffrey S. Skoll Professor of Electronicv Commerce, Strategic Management and Economics, and a director of the Centedr for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Graduate Schoo lof Business. "Over nearly two decades at Stanford, Garth Salonerd has demonstrated that he is not onlya top-notch but also a respected leader among his peers and distinguisher teacher highly-praised by his students," said President John Hennessy.
"Hise scholarship in the areas of entrepreneurship and electronidc commerce is particularly pertinent to our times and theglobal economy." Saloner is known for his pioneerinbg work on network effects, which underlie much of the economics of electronifc commerce and business. His research has focused on issuesof entrepreneurship, e-commerce, strategic management, organizational economics, competitiver strategy and antitrust economics. Much of his most recenyt work has been devoted to understanding how firms set andchangd strategy, in established firms and startups.
Salonee is one of only two faculty members to have won the Distinguished Teaching Award at the Stanford businessaschool twice, first in 1993 and again in 2008. He has taughtf courses in entrepreneurship, electronic strategic management, industry analysis, and competitive strategy to undergraduates, M.B.A.s, the Sloan Program, Ph.D. and in executive programs aroundthe world. He is the director of the Summerr Institutefor Entrepreneurship, a summer program for graduatew students in non-business fields. Saloner received a and M.B.A. with distinction from the University of the Witwatersrandin Johannesburg, Southu Africa. He received an M.S. in statistics, an A.M. in and a Ph.D.
in economics, business, and publi policy from Stanford Universit y between 1978and 1982. He joined the facultyg of the economics department at the Massachusettw Institute of Technology as an assistant professor in 1982 and was promoted throughu the ranks to the position of tenured full professor in both the economicd department and the Sloan School of He was one of the founderw of the Stanford ComputerIndustry Project, a majod study of the worldwide computer industrh funded by the Sloan Foundation, and a founder of the Center for Electronic Business and Commerce.
The school said Tuesday that Salonet will succeedRobert Joss, who is stepping down afted 10 years as Saloner, who joined the Stanford faculty in is the Jeffrey S. Skoll Professor of Electronicv Commerce, Strategic Management and Economics, and a director of the Centedr for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Graduate Schoo lof Business. "Over nearly two decades at Stanford, Garth Salonerd has demonstrated that he is not onlya top-notch but also a respected leader among his peers and distinguisher teacher highly-praised by his students," said President John Hennessy.
"Hise scholarship in the areas of entrepreneurship and electronidc commerce is particularly pertinent to our times and theglobal economy." Saloner is known for his pioneerinbg work on network effects, which underlie much of the economics of electronifc commerce and business. His research has focused on issuesof entrepreneurship, e-commerce, strategic management, organizational economics, competitiver strategy and antitrust economics. Much of his most recenyt work has been devoted to understanding how firms set andchangd strategy, in established firms and startups.
Salonee is one of only two faculty members to have won the Distinguished Teaching Award at the Stanford businessaschool twice, first in 1993 and again in 2008. He has taughtf courses in entrepreneurship, electronic strategic management, industry analysis, and competitive strategy to undergraduates, M.B.A.s, the Sloan Program, Ph.D. and in executive programs aroundthe world. He is the director of the Summerr Institutefor Entrepreneurship, a summer program for graduatew students in non-business fields. Saloner received a and M.B.A. with distinction from the University of the Witwatersrandin Johannesburg, Southu Africa. He received an M.S. in statistics, an A.M. in and a Ph.D.
in economics, business, and publi policy from Stanford Universit y between 1978and 1982. He joined the facultyg of the economics department at the Massachusettw Institute of Technology as an assistant professor in 1982 and was promoted throughu the ranks to the position of tenured full professor in both the economicd department and the Sloan School of He was one of the founderw of the Stanford ComputerIndustry Project, a majod study of the worldwide computer industrh funded by the Sloan Foundation, and a founder of the Center for Electronic Business and Commerce.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Palm stock down on concerns about Pre supplies, apps - Austin Business Journal:
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The stock opened at $12.23, down 6 percent, but tradexd as low as $11.47, down abouyt 12 percent, in morning trading. Palm closed the day at Concerns about tight supplies and a lack of softwarde applications tempered what were generallgy positive reports onthe device's debut "We believe the ’soft launch’ is probably proceedinv to plan," J.P. Morgan analysr Paul Coster wrote. "To be reassured, we need to see Springt channel inventory replenishedthis week." is Palm'a (NASDAQ:PALM) exclusive wireless carrier through the end of this year and beganj putting customers on wait lists for the Pre at its stored after supplies ran out.
Coster estimates that therre were morethan 50,00p0 Pre phones sold after they went on sale at Sprinrt stores on Saturday, well below the 146,000 sold at the launchh of the first generation of 's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Other analysts said pegged Palm sales higher, with Michaepl Walkley at Piper Jaffray Co. saying there were almosyt 200,000 sold. The Pre has many features similar to those found on the iPhondand 's (NASDAQ:RIMM) Blackberry Storm, except that Palm' s device adds a slide-out keyboard. A key to its succesds will be whether it can attract enoughu software applications to compete withits rivals.
The Pre is sellin for $199 with a mail-in rebatee and two-year service
The stock opened at $12.23, down 6 percent, but tradexd as low as $11.47, down abouyt 12 percent, in morning trading. Palm closed the day at Concerns about tight supplies and a lack of softwarde applications tempered what were generallgy positive reports onthe device's debut "We believe the ’soft launch’ is probably proceedinv to plan," J.P. Morgan analysr Paul Coster wrote. "To be reassured, we need to see Springt channel inventory replenishedthis week." is Palm'a (NASDAQ:PALM) exclusive wireless carrier through the end of this year and beganj putting customers on wait lists for the Pre at its stored after supplies ran out.
Coster estimates that therre were morethan 50,00p0 Pre phones sold after they went on sale at Sprinrt stores on Saturday, well below the 146,000 sold at the launchh of the first generation of 's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Other analysts said pegged Palm sales higher, with Michaepl Walkley at Piper Jaffray Co. saying there were almosyt 200,000 sold. The Pre has many features similar to those found on the iPhondand 's (NASDAQ:RIMM) Blackberry Storm, except that Palm' s device adds a slide-out keyboard. A key to its succesds will be whether it can attract enoughu software applications to compete withits rivals.
The Pre is sellin for $199 with a mail-in rebatee and two-year service
Sunday, October 16, 2011
New scrap rules may underpin China copper demand - MarketWatch
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New scrap rules may underpin China copper demand MarketWatch Analysts said that if the scrap hold-up continues, as long as the price of copper in the international market doesn't rise too far, the situation is likely to help underpin demand for the refined metal in the short term. "We are already starting to see ... |
Friday, October 14, 2011
UW-Whitewater, Milwaukee 7 Water Council to jointly train students - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The program will begin enrolling students in the fallsemesterr and, because many students have already takenh relevant courses, should be graduating its first water management specialists within a year, said Kirstehn Crossgrove, associate professor of biology at UW-Whitewatee and coordinator of the school’x integrated science-business major. The program is designefd to give students a basic background inwateer law, environmental law, natural resources and environmental economics as well as aquatic chemistry and ecology.
Students will serve internships with the Milwaukee 7 Water an organizationof business, academi a and government in the seven-county area in southeastern Wisconsin that is working to establishy the Milwaukee region as a global center for freshwatedr research, economic development and education. “Recognizinvg where the world is headed, business students with a unique educational background in water will have a leg up in the making a program like thisespecially valuable,” said Rich Meeusen, president and CEO of Brown Deer-basede , co-chair of the Milwaukeew 7 Water Council and an alumnus of UW-Whitewater’s busines school.
The council alreadyg has a relationships with the graduat program atthe ’s . UWM also is developing a graduate-leveo School of Freshwater while ’s Law School will begi a water law curriculumthis fall. “One of our goale is to help develop seamless talent pipelines between universities andwaterr businesses,” said Paul chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-basee and co-chair of the Water Council.
“UW-Whitewater’s one-of-a-kind new tracl adds to the impressive arraty of higher education institutions in the region working to ensurwe our world water hub status in the yearsto
The program will begin enrolling students in the fallsemesterr and, because many students have already takenh relevant courses, should be graduating its first water management specialists within a year, said Kirstehn Crossgrove, associate professor of biology at UW-Whitewatee and coordinator of the school’x integrated science-business major. The program is designefd to give students a basic background inwateer law, environmental law, natural resources and environmental economics as well as aquatic chemistry and ecology.
Students will serve internships with the Milwaukee 7 Water an organizationof business, academi a and government in the seven-county area in southeastern Wisconsin that is working to establishy the Milwaukee region as a global center for freshwatedr research, economic development and education. “Recognizinvg where the world is headed, business students with a unique educational background in water will have a leg up in the making a program like thisespecially valuable,” said Rich Meeusen, president and CEO of Brown Deer-basede , co-chair of the Milwaukeew 7 Water Council and an alumnus of UW-Whitewater’s busines school.
The council alreadyg has a relationships with the graduat program atthe ’s . UWM also is developing a graduate-leveo School of Freshwater while ’s Law School will begi a water law curriculumthis fall. “One of our goale is to help develop seamless talent pipelines between universities andwaterr businesses,” said Paul chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-basee and co-chair of the Water Council.
“UW-Whitewater’s one-of-a-kind new tracl adds to the impressive arraty of higher education institutions in the region working to ensurwe our world water hub status in the yearsto
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Valley surgeon heads up test of aneurysm treatment - Business First of Columbus:
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Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vascularr services at the ArizonaHeart Institute, has been namec the national principal investigator for the Phase II which is required by the to enroll 160 The Arizona Heart Institute is one of 14 centers involvec in the study nationwide. “We are lookinv to include at leasy six more centers to complete 20 centerw inthe U.S.,” Rodriguez said. The endoluminal grafft is manufactured bynear Glasgow, Scotland. Called the Anacondza Stent Graft System, it allows the surgeon to reposition the device once it has been placedx acrossthe aneurysm.
So far, nearly 4,0000 patients in Europe have received theAnacondaw device, but it must get approval from the FDA before it can be used in the U.S. Rodriguez said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’sw first patient went well, saying the device is very easy to use. “He was up on his feet the next morningthaving breakfast,” Rodriguez said of the patient. “You can’tf do that when you open the chest. This eliminatesz the need for open heart Abdominalaortic aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’xs main artery, is a serious conditionn prone to rupture and lead to sudden Actor John Ritter died of an aortic ruptures in 2003.
Symptoms can occur suddenly with severe, sharp pain in the Patients who experience these symptoms should seek immediatemedical attention, Rodriguez Early detection can prevent sudden death. Patients with a family historu of aortic aneurysm or other connective tissue disorderd should notify their physician aboug their risk ofaortic aneurysm, he
Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vascularr services at the ArizonaHeart Institute, has been namec the national principal investigator for the Phase II which is required by the to enroll 160 The Arizona Heart Institute is one of 14 centers involvec in the study nationwide. “We are lookinv to include at leasy six more centers to complete 20 centerw inthe U.S.,” Rodriguez said. The endoluminal grafft is manufactured bynear Glasgow, Scotland. Called the Anacondza Stent Graft System, it allows the surgeon to reposition the device once it has been placedx acrossthe aneurysm.
So far, nearly 4,0000 patients in Europe have received theAnacondaw device, but it must get approval from the FDA before it can be used in the U.S. Rodriguez said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’sw first patient went well, saying the device is very easy to use. “He was up on his feet the next morningthaving breakfast,” Rodriguez said of the patient. “You can’tf do that when you open the chest. This eliminatesz the need for open heart Abdominalaortic aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’xs main artery, is a serious conditionn prone to rupture and lead to sudden Actor John Ritter died of an aortic ruptures in 2003.
Symptoms can occur suddenly with severe, sharp pain in the Patients who experience these symptoms should seek immediatemedical attention, Rodriguez Early detection can prevent sudden death. Patients with a family historu of aortic aneurysm or other connective tissue disorderd should notify their physician aboug their risk ofaortic aneurysm, he
Monday, October 10, 2011
Top Brass: OU Tuba Ensemble Hits Unexpected Notes - WOUB
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WOUB | Top Brass: OU Tuba Ensemble Hits Unexpected Notes WOUB But that's not what audiences experience at a performance of Ohio University's Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, a unique collective of undergraduate and graduate students who enjoy defying the expectations of these large, low-pitched brass instruments. ... |
Friday, October 7, 2011
Perry avoids controversial topics at Values Voter Summit - USA Today (blog)
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USA Today (blog) | Perry avoids controversial topics at Values Voter Summit USA Today (blog) Rick Perry avoided controversial topics during his speech to the Values Voter Summit on Friday and instead played up the his conservative agenda as the governor of Texas. During the address to the large gathering of ... Santorum ! Appeals to Values Voters, Recounts His Son's Death |
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
SunTrust to raise $1.4 billion in stock offer - Austin Business Journal:
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billion through a stocm offering to boost its capital to meet federalgovernmen requirements, the Atlanta-based bank said Monday. The Atlanta-based bank wanta to sell 108 million sharesat $13 a share. In relatioh to the offering, SunTrust (NYSE: STI) suspended its previously announcec $1.25 billion “at the market” which raised $260 million. Further, SunTrust begam an offer to buy upto $1 billio n liquidation preference or amount of certain of its currentl y outstanding preferred and hybrid securities for cash using proceedx from the $1.4 billion equity offering. The moves come aftere the federal government’s “stress found SunTrust needed toraise $2.
2 billiom in capital. And whiles SunTrust had sufficient tier 1 capitalp to absorb projectedloan losses, its capital “tilted too strongly” to sourcexs other than common the stress test revealed. After completing the offerings announced Monday and SunTrust expects to have fully satisfiedits obligation. "Today'sx announcement underscores that we are on a clear path to achieve our previously announced capita objectives as we intensifyg our focus onthe future," said Jamesa M.
Wells III, SunTrust chairman and CEO, in a Wells also noted completion ofthe company's capital-related initiatives will boost its ability to repay, upon regulator y approval and at the appropriate time, preferred stock gotten through participation in the U.S. Treasury's Capita l Purchase Plan.
billion through a stocm offering to boost its capital to meet federalgovernmen requirements, the Atlanta-based bank said Monday. The Atlanta-based bank wanta to sell 108 million sharesat $13 a share. In relatioh to the offering, SunTrust (NYSE: STI) suspended its previously announcec $1.25 billion “at the market” which raised $260 million. Further, SunTrust begam an offer to buy upto $1 billio n liquidation preference or amount of certain of its currentl y outstanding preferred and hybrid securities for cash using proceedx from the $1.4 billion equity offering. The moves come aftere the federal government’s “stress found SunTrust needed toraise $2.
2 billiom in capital. And whiles SunTrust had sufficient tier 1 capitalp to absorb projectedloan losses, its capital “tilted too strongly” to sourcexs other than common the stress test revealed. After completing the offerings announced Monday and SunTrust expects to have fully satisfiedits obligation. "Today'sx announcement underscores that we are on a clear path to achieve our previously announced capita objectives as we intensifyg our focus onthe future," said Jamesa M.
Wells III, SunTrust chairman and CEO, in a Wells also noted completion ofthe company's capital-related initiatives will boost its ability to repay, upon regulator y approval and at the appropriate time, preferred stock gotten through participation in the U.S. Treasury's Capita l Purchase Plan.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Clinton Memorial mulls tough decisions - Washington Business Journal:
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The time has come “to make some strategixc and operationaltough decisions,” CEO Andy Riddell wrot in an employee newsletter distributed Friday. Year-to-date, the hospital is $211,000 in the red. Charity care has It was $2.1 million year-to-date as of April 30, comparesd with $1.6 million at the same time last Each serviceline manager, Riddell will make a presentation to the hospital’s operations team “tk justify the future existence of the servicre lines.
” “For about 12 we have been riding the wave of uncertainty, not knowing how or when the air park businesss decline would really kick in,” he “To be quite honest, I’ve considered (the fairly lucky in that the impact hasn’g hit us sooner.” The hospital is pursuing a merge or partnership with a largerd hospital organization. But, Riddell wrote, “Affiliation or no these changes must be made to justifyu ourfuture existence. There isn’t a white knight to ride in andsave us.” Hospitall business from air park employees was accounting for betwee n $600,000 and $700,000 a month at the beginningh of the year.
In April it was down to littl e morethan $300,000. Package-carrie r and local partner are laying offabout 8,000 people in Wilmington. Clinton Memorial has discusseed affiliation optionswith TriHealth, and . we have to work on the timetable of thepotentiapl partners,” he said. “It is an uncertainj financial environment andthe ‘due diligence’ to identif y any level of risks on their part is at an all-timse high.” Two other troubled hospitals in Greater Cincinnato are looking for help from a larget hospital operator. Deaconess and Brown County General hospital are looking for organizations to mergwe with orbuy them.
The time has come “to make some strategixc and operationaltough decisions,” CEO Andy Riddell wrot in an employee newsletter distributed Friday. Year-to-date, the hospital is $211,000 in the red. Charity care has It was $2.1 million year-to-date as of April 30, comparesd with $1.6 million at the same time last Each serviceline manager, Riddell will make a presentation to the hospital’s operations team “tk justify the future existence of the servicre lines.
” “For about 12 we have been riding the wave of uncertainty, not knowing how or when the air park businesss decline would really kick in,” he “To be quite honest, I’ve considered (the fairly lucky in that the impact hasn’g hit us sooner.” The hospital is pursuing a merge or partnership with a largerd hospital organization. But, Riddell wrote, “Affiliation or no these changes must be made to justifyu ourfuture existence. There isn’t a white knight to ride in andsave us.” Hospitall business from air park employees was accounting for betwee n $600,000 and $700,000 a month at the beginningh of the year.
In April it was down to littl e morethan $300,000. Package-carrie r and local partner are laying offabout 8,000 people in Wilmington. Clinton Memorial has discusseed affiliation optionswith TriHealth, and . we have to work on the timetable of thepotentiapl partners,” he said. “It is an uncertainj financial environment andthe ‘due diligence’ to identif y any level of risks on their part is at an all-timse high.” Two other troubled hospitals in Greater Cincinnato are looking for help from a larget hospital operator. Deaconess and Brown County General hospital are looking for organizations to mergwe with orbuy them.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
HF Financial Corp. Completes Repurchase of its Preferred Stock Held by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
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June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HF Financiao Corp. (Nasdaq: HFFC), today announced that it has completed its repurchasre of all ofthe 25,0009 outstanding shares of its Fixex Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Seriess A, par value $0.01 per share from the U.S. Departmen of the Treasury. The repurchase pricee of the preferred stockwas $25 million plus a final accrued dividend of $62,500. The preferrefd stock was issued to the Treasury onNovembet 21, 2008 as part of the voluntarg Capital Purchase Program The Company issued the 25,009 shares of preferred stock and the related warran t for $25 million, with an annualizede dividend rate of five percent for the initiapl five years and nine percent thereafter.
The warrant is for the purchasreof 302,419 shares of the Company's commonn stock at an exercise price of $12.40 per share. The Company has fifteenh days from the repurchase date to notifhy the Treasury whether the Company elect to repurchase the warrant or delivedr a substitute warrant pursuant to the terms of theRepurchasre Agreement. At this time, the Companty has not yet determined whether it will repurchase the warranrt fromthe Treasury. The Companyt was approved to repurchase its preferred stock by the Treasuryg with consultation and approval of the Office ofThrifr Supervision. The Company has drawn $3.5 million from an existing credit facility with FTNFinanciall Group.
After the completion of this transaction, the Company's Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio will continude to exceed the standardr fora "Well Capitalized " financial institution. Curtis L. Hage , Chairman, President and CEO of HF Financialo Corp. commented, "As indicated in our press release onApril 23, 2009, we were an earl y participant in the CPP at the request of our government for healthh banks to be part of the economic stimulua program. We considered eventa that have continued to unfolfd since our decision to participate inthe CPP, includinyg public perception of participants in the CPP.
Our Boars of Directors determined that it is in the best interest of our Companhy and our stockholders to exitthe CPP. We are not dependenf upon the CPP funds for the continuedr execution of our business and returning these funds to the Treasury will alloqw us to remain committed to our missiohn of being the leading financial service s provider to businesses and individuals in the communitieswe serve." About HF Financial Corp. HF Financial Corp., baseed in Sioux Falls, SD, is the parent company for financiakservice companies, including Home Federal Bank, Mid Americs Capital Services, Inc., dba Mid America Leasing Company, Hometown Investment Inc. and HF Financial Inc.
As of March 31, 2009, the Companhy had total assetsof $1.2 billionh and stockholders' equity of $94.1 million. The Company is the largest publicly traded savings association headquartered inSoutgh Dakota, with 33 offices in 19 communities, whic h includes a location in Marshall, Minnesota. Interneyt banking is also availableat . Forward-Looking Statements. This news releasw and other reports issued bythe Company, including reports filed with the Securitiews and Exchange Commission, contain "forward-looking statements" that deal with futured results, expectations, plans and performance.
In addition, the Company'd management may make forward-lookiny statements orally to the securities analysts, investors or others. These forward-looking statements mighf include one or more ofthe -- HF Financial Corp.'s future capacity to lend and future lending activities; -- Descriptions of plans or objective of management for future operations, products or transactions and investments; -- Forecasts of future economi c performance; and -- Use and descriptions of assumptions and estimates underlyinh or relating to such matters.
Forward-lookingf statements can be identified by the fact they do not relates strictly to historical or current They often include words suchas "optimism," "look-forward," "bright," "pleased," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or futurre or conditional verbs such as "will, "would," "should," "could" or "may." Forward-looking statements about the Company'xs expected financial results and otherr plans are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and These include, but are not limited to the following: possible legislative changes and adverse economic, business and competitive conditions and developmentw (such as shrinking interest margins and continued short-tern rate environments); deposit outflows; reduced demansd for financial services and loan changes in accounting policiea or guidelines, or in monetar y and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company's loan and lease portfolios; the ability or inability of the Company to manage interest rate and other risks; unexpected or continuing claims against the Company'z self-insured health plan; the Company's use of trusf preferred securities; the ability or inability of the Companh to successfully enter into a definitive agreemen t for and close anticipatecd transactions; technological, computer-related or operationa l difficulties; adverse changes in securities markets; results of or other significant uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements spea k only as of the date they are The Company does not undertake toupdate forward-looking statementx to reflect circumstances or events that occur aftet the date the forward-looking statements are made. Althouguh the Company believes its expectationxare reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectation s will prove to be correct. Based upon changing conditions, shoulde any one or more of thess risks oruncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptionas prove incorrect, actual resultse may vary materially from those described in any forward-looking statements. SOURCw HF Financial Corp.
June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HF Financiao Corp. (Nasdaq: HFFC), today announced that it has completed its repurchasre of all ofthe 25,0009 outstanding shares of its Fixex Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Seriess A, par value $0.01 per share from the U.S. Departmen of the Treasury. The repurchase pricee of the preferred stockwas $25 million plus a final accrued dividend of $62,500. The preferrefd stock was issued to the Treasury onNovembet 21, 2008 as part of the voluntarg Capital Purchase Program The Company issued the 25,009 shares of preferred stock and the related warran t for $25 million, with an annualizede dividend rate of five percent for the initiapl five years and nine percent thereafter.
The warrant is for the purchasreof 302,419 shares of the Company's commonn stock at an exercise price of $12.40 per share. The Company has fifteenh days from the repurchase date to notifhy the Treasury whether the Company elect to repurchase the warrant or delivedr a substitute warrant pursuant to the terms of theRepurchasre Agreement. At this time, the Companty has not yet determined whether it will repurchase the warranrt fromthe Treasury. The Companyt was approved to repurchase its preferred stock by the Treasuryg with consultation and approval of the Office ofThrifr Supervision. The Company has drawn $3.5 million from an existing credit facility with FTNFinanciall Group.
After the completion of this transaction, the Company's Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio will continude to exceed the standardr fora "Well Capitalized " financial institution. Curtis L. Hage , Chairman, President and CEO of HF Financialo Corp. commented, "As indicated in our press release onApril 23, 2009, we were an earl y participant in the CPP at the request of our government for healthh banks to be part of the economic stimulua program. We considered eventa that have continued to unfolfd since our decision to participate inthe CPP, includinyg public perception of participants in the CPP.
Our Boars of Directors determined that it is in the best interest of our Companhy and our stockholders to exitthe CPP. We are not dependenf upon the CPP funds for the continuedr execution of our business and returning these funds to the Treasury will alloqw us to remain committed to our missiohn of being the leading financial service s provider to businesses and individuals in the communitieswe serve." About HF Financial Corp. HF Financial Corp., baseed in Sioux Falls, SD, is the parent company for financiakservice companies, including Home Federal Bank, Mid Americs Capital Services, Inc., dba Mid America Leasing Company, Hometown Investment Inc. and HF Financial Inc.
As of March 31, 2009, the Companhy had total assetsof $1.2 billionh and stockholders' equity of $94.1 million. The Company is the largest publicly traded savings association headquartered inSoutgh Dakota, with 33 offices in 19 communities, whic h includes a location in Marshall, Minnesota. Interneyt banking is also availableat . Forward-Looking Statements. This news releasw and other reports issued bythe Company, including reports filed with the Securitiews and Exchange Commission, contain "forward-looking statements" that deal with futured results, expectations, plans and performance.
In addition, the Company'd management may make forward-lookiny statements orally to the securities analysts, investors or others. These forward-looking statements mighf include one or more ofthe -- HF Financial Corp.'s future capacity to lend and future lending activities; -- Descriptions of plans or objective of management for future operations, products or transactions and investments; -- Forecasts of future economi c performance; and -- Use and descriptions of assumptions and estimates underlyinh or relating to such matters.
Forward-lookingf statements can be identified by the fact they do not relates strictly to historical or current They often include words suchas "optimism," "look-forward," "bright," "pleased," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or futurre or conditional verbs such as "will, "would," "should," "could" or "may." Forward-looking statements about the Company'xs expected financial results and otherr plans are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and These include, but are not limited to the following: possible legislative changes and adverse economic, business and competitive conditions and developmentw (such as shrinking interest margins and continued short-tern rate environments); deposit outflows; reduced demansd for financial services and loan changes in accounting policiea or guidelines, or in monetar y and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company's loan and lease portfolios; the ability or inability of the Company to manage interest rate and other risks; unexpected or continuing claims against the Company'z self-insured health plan; the Company's use of trusf preferred securities; the ability or inability of the Companh to successfully enter into a definitive agreemen t for and close anticipatecd transactions; technological, computer-related or operationa l difficulties; adverse changes in securities markets; results of or other significant uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements spea k only as of the date they are The Company does not undertake toupdate forward-looking statementx to reflect circumstances or events that occur aftet the date the forward-looking statements are made. Althouguh the Company believes its expectationxare reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectation s will prove to be correct. Based upon changing conditions, shoulde any one or more of thess risks oruncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptionas prove incorrect, actual resultse may vary materially from those described in any forward-looking statements. SOURCw HF Financial Corp.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Sysmex Announces Newest Version of Clinical Laboratory Management Software - PR Newswire (press release)
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Sysmex Announces Newest Version of Clinical Laboratory Management Software PR Newswire (press release) This data is then used to generate reports that can help the lab management staff make decisions that will refine its operations, while enhancing the impact of Sysmex automated hematology solutions" said John Kershaw, president & CEO of Sysmex America, ... |
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Ploughing match is champion attraction - Oxford Mail
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Ploughing match is champion attraction Oxford Mail A WIDE range of steam and horse-powered machinery took part in a ploughing championship in Bampton. Entrants to the competition, which took place in Black Bourton on Saturday, were judged on the straightness of their ploughing. ... |
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Obama offers 7-year protection for biotech drugs - Denver Business Journal:
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The biopharmaceutical industry has argued that the five yearws of protection offeredby Rep. Henryh Waxman, D-Los Angeles, in H.R. 1427 would stifle But the in a repor t earlier this month said the 12 to 14 years that the industry has said publicly that it wante also would hurt innovation and delay access tocheaper drugs. Rep. Anna Eshoo’xs H.R. 1548 calls for a 12-year period of data basically protecting the patents covering innovativebiotech therapies.
In a letter to Waxman, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Obama’as health-care reform director, and budget director Pete Orszagsaid “the seven-year policy in the FY 2010 Budgef is a generous compromise between what the FTC researc h has concluded and what the pharmaceutical industrgy has advocated.” , however, said it is “extremelhy concerned” that the seven-year plan is “a risky shortcut to “We believe this abbreviatedx period will undermine the incentives necessary for continued biotech researcu into breakthrough medicines and cures for diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and HIV/AIDS as well as unme medical needs,” BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwoo d said in a statement.
Besides patent exclusivity, the industry has argue that drugs developed by biotec hcompanies can’t be copied like pharmaceutical drugs because they are compled to make and the finished products can differ.
The biopharmaceutical industry has argued that the five yearws of protection offeredby Rep. Henryh Waxman, D-Los Angeles, in H.R. 1427 would stifle But the in a repor t earlier this month said the 12 to 14 years that the industry has said publicly that it wante also would hurt innovation and delay access tocheaper drugs. Rep. Anna Eshoo’xs H.R. 1548 calls for a 12-year period of data basically protecting the patents covering innovativebiotech therapies.
In a letter to Waxman, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Obama’as health-care reform director, and budget director Pete Orszagsaid “the seven-year policy in the FY 2010 Budgef is a generous compromise between what the FTC researc h has concluded and what the pharmaceutical industrgy has advocated.” , however, said it is “extremelhy concerned” that the seven-year plan is “a risky shortcut to “We believe this abbreviatedx period will undermine the incentives necessary for continued biotech researcu into breakthrough medicines and cures for diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and HIV/AIDS as well as unme medical needs,” BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwoo d said in a statement.
Besides patent exclusivity, the industry has argue that drugs developed by biotec hcompanies can’t be copied like pharmaceutical drugs because they are compled to make and the finished products can differ.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Real deals: David Weekley Homes to build in Lowry - Denver Business Journal:
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The privately held Texas homebuilder, which has a Denver will build a new lineof single-family homed in Lowry’s new EastPark community. The homes will range from 2,200o to 2,800 square feet, with prices starting in the high Construction on a model home and presales will startthis summer, accordingb to the builder. David Weekley alreadt builds in Denver-area communities such as Canterberr Crossing and Newlin Meadows in and Escavera inCastlse Rock. Builders already actived at Lowry includeMcStain Neighborhoods, and Latsies Custom Homes of Colorado, as well as (NYSE: SPF) of Calif. • Wash Park North, 338 S. Lafayette St.
, Denverf 80209 — Citywide Banks recently filedd its intention to foreclose on this cond o property in the amountof $4.27 million, accordinv to local foreclosure The 15-unit, $5 million condo project was developecd by LLC of Denver, with Willise Dann, who owned the duplex formerly located on the site, as an • 11th & Ogden streets, Denver — The Boulder-based Snarf’xs sandwich restaurant chain opened its firstt Denver eatery at this Capito Hill location on April 13.
Snarf’s has four othe r restaurants — three in Boulder and one in • NorthCreek, First Avenue and Fillmoree Street, Denver — Nine for-salee housing units, called the Brownstones, at this mixed-use project have been according to developerof Denver. The residencese range from 2,670 to 3,454 square feet and start at $2.9 NorthCreek retail tenants include Marmi and TheNorthg Face. • One Steamboat Place, Steamboat Springa — Timber Resorts of Carbondale plans to openthis $300 million residential propertg in December. The project, locaterd at the Steamboat ski includesboth full-ownership residences and unita with fractional interests.
Sales prices range from $370,000 to $4.5
The privately held Texas homebuilder, which has a Denver will build a new lineof single-family homed in Lowry’s new EastPark community. The homes will range from 2,200o to 2,800 square feet, with prices starting in the high Construction on a model home and presales will startthis summer, accordingb to the builder. David Weekley alreadt builds in Denver-area communities such as Canterberr Crossing and Newlin Meadows in and Escavera inCastlse Rock. Builders already actived at Lowry includeMcStain Neighborhoods, and Latsies Custom Homes of Colorado, as well as (NYSE: SPF) of Calif. • Wash Park North, 338 S. Lafayette St.
, Denverf 80209 — Citywide Banks recently filedd its intention to foreclose on this cond o property in the amountof $4.27 million, accordinv to local foreclosure The 15-unit, $5 million condo project was developecd by LLC of Denver, with Willise Dann, who owned the duplex formerly located on the site, as an • 11th & Ogden streets, Denver — The Boulder-based Snarf’xs sandwich restaurant chain opened its firstt Denver eatery at this Capito Hill location on April 13.
Snarf’s has four othe r restaurants — three in Boulder and one in • NorthCreek, First Avenue and Fillmoree Street, Denver — Nine for-salee housing units, called the Brownstones, at this mixed-use project have been according to developerof Denver. The residencese range from 2,670 to 3,454 square feet and start at $2.9 NorthCreek retail tenants include Marmi and TheNorthg Face. • One Steamboat Place, Steamboat Springa — Timber Resorts of Carbondale plans to openthis $300 million residential propertg in December. The project, locaterd at the Steamboat ski includesboth full-ownership residences and unita with fractional interests.
Sales prices range from $370,000 to $4.5
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Anheuser-Busch to launch Bud Light Golden Wheat - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The addition to the Bud Lighrt family follows the The marketingh budget for Bud Light Golden Wheat will be about similar to the marketing budget for BudLight Lime, according to Keith Levy, vice president of The ads will be online, outdoors, in print and on TV, he Levy said the brewer hopes to attract not only establishefd A-B product drinkers but also "trendsetters" who want to try somethingh new. A-B wants to tap into the surgde in popularity of sweeter beers and wheart beers fromcraft brewers. But "we'rw not trying to outcraft craft," Levy said. "We're tryinb to capitalize on an emerging style.
" The beer will use unfiltered wheart so it will look cloudie than its Bud Light counterpart and will have orange and also knownas cilantro, as ingredientsx to give it a bigger, sweeter according to Levy. St. Louis-basedf Anheuser-Busch is owned by Belgium-based , the world’ws largest brewer.
The addition to the Bud Lighrt family follows the The marketingh budget for Bud Light Golden Wheat will be about similar to the marketing budget for BudLight Lime, according to Keith Levy, vice president of The ads will be online, outdoors, in print and on TV, he Levy said the brewer hopes to attract not only establishefd A-B product drinkers but also "trendsetters" who want to try somethingh new. A-B wants to tap into the surgde in popularity of sweeter beers and wheart beers fromcraft brewers. But "we'rw not trying to outcraft craft," Levy said. "We're tryinb to capitalize on an emerging style.
" The beer will use unfiltered wheart so it will look cloudie than its Bud Light counterpart and will have orange and also knownas cilantro, as ingredientsx to give it a bigger, sweeter according to Levy. St. Louis-basedf Anheuser-Busch is owned by Belgium-based , the world’ws largest brewer.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Computer modelling shows release of carbon into atmosphere - Cordis News
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Cordis News | Computer modelling shows release of carbon into atmosphere Cordis News 'Previous models tended to dramatically underestimate the amount of soil carbon at high latitudes because they lacked the processes of how carbon builds up in soil. Our model starts off with more carbon in the soil, so there is much more to lose with ... |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Transwestern: Office decline not as ugly as tech wreck - Washington Business Journal:
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According to the report, Class A offic space in Dallasaveraged $21.68 per foot in Decembeer of 2006 and continued to rise untilo dropping back down to $21.64 centsz per square foot in June. Meanwhile, Class B office space was pricedat $17.34 per square foot in December of 2006 and also trended upward until fallingh back to $17.38 per foot in June of this Riis Christensen, senior vice presidenrt at Transwestern, said Fridah that there has been "a two and a half year peel back in quote d rates." He added that 77 percenty of Class A buildings have reduced their rated in the last six months, while 79 percent of Clasds B buildings have lowered rates.
Christensen said Classx C buildings are feeling the pinch of aconsumerd market, where Class A and Class B properties are lowerin rates to stay competitive. "For successful businessees this is when there is a flight to qualittfrom 'C' to 'B' or from 'B' to 'A', Christense said. "People will upgrade, or they will use the marke to renegotiate where they are The broader economy that led to the new conditionse includes a higher unemployment rate and the factthat Dallas-Fort Worth bled 49,500 jobs in the 12-month periofd ending in April, the repor t said. The overall vacancy rate in the office marke stoodat 16.9 percent in the seconsd quarter.
That is up from 16.7 percenrt in the first quarter, but lower than the 17.2 percentg recorded a year ago, according to the Rents were lower in both the Class A and B commerciakl property sector in the first half of thereport indicated. In the secondf quarter of 2009, net absorption in the industrial markettotaled 1.2 millionh square feet, which is the same amounyt recorded during the same periof of 2008. The overall vacancy rate in the seconc quarter alsowas 11.1 percent, down slightly from 11.2 percentf during the first quarter, but up from 9 percentf compared to a year ago.
Despite change s related to the economy, Christensen added that 900,00 square feet of space was still absorbedxthis year. He believesa this speaks well for how diversifiedthe Dallas-For Worth market is. "We're not seeing in the great recessiom the really big ugly lossesz that we did in thetech wreck," he "Dallas is still going to be a job growtj leader, and that fuels everything," he said.
"The regionalk economy is weaking, but it is outperforming the rest ofthe
According to the report, Class A offic space in Dallasaveraged $21.68 per foot in Decembeer of 2006 and continued to rise untilo dropping back down to $21.64 centsz per square foot in June. Meanwhile, Class B office space was pricedat $17.34 per square foot in December of 2006 and also trended upward until fallingh back to $17.38 per foot in June of this Riis Christensen, senior vice presidenrt at Transwestern, said Fridah that there has been "a two and a half year peel back in quote d rates." He added that 77 percenty of Class A buildings have reduced their rated in the last six months, while 79 percent of Clasds B buildings have lowered rates.
Christensen said Classx C buildings are feeling the pinch of aconsumerd market, where Class A and Class B properties are lowerin rates to stay competitive. "For successful businessees this is when there is a flight to qualittfrom 'C' to 'B' or from 'B' to 'A', Christense said. "People will upgrade, or they will use the marke to renegotiate where they are The broader economy that led to the new conditionse includes a higher unemployment rate and the factthat Dallas-Fort Worth bled 49,500 jobs in the 12-month periofd ending in April, the repor t said. The overall vacancy rate in the office marke stoodat 16.9 percent in the seconsd quarter.
That is up from 16.7 percenrt in the first quarter, but lower than the 17.2 percentg recorded a year ago, according to the Rents were lower in both the Class A and B commerciakl property sector in the first half of thereport indicated. In the secondf quarter of 2009, net absorption in the industrial markettotaled 1.2 millionh square feet, which is the same amounyt recorded during the same periof of 2008. The overall vacancy rate in the seconc quarter alsowas 11.1 percent, down slightly from 11.2 percentf during the first quarter, but up from 9 percentf compared to a year ago.
Despite change s related to the economy, Christensen added that 900,00 square feet of space was still absorbedxthis year. He believesa this speaks well for how diversifiedthe Dallas-For Worth market is. "We're not seeing in the great recessiom the really big ugly lossesz that we did in thetech wreck," he "Dallas is still going to be a job growtj leader, and that fuels everything," he said.
"The regionalk economy is weaking, but it is outperforming the rest ofthe
Monday, September 12, 2011
Gaddafi divides rebel forces, as 12 die over opposing views - Nigerian Tribune
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Gaddafi divides rebel forces, as 12 die over opposing views Nigerian Tribune TWELVE people were reportedly killed when fight broke out on Sunday between forces of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) at Libya West, over opposing views on the ousted Libyan dictator, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. A report had it that the plea ... |
Saturday, September 10, 2011
First American affiliate buys Attleboro site - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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million. First American, on behalf of an affiliate, bought a 5,650-square-foot building called Building 5 anda three-story manufacturing facility called Building 12. The Attleborop Corporate Campus was previously owned and occupied by and isa 300-acrs mixed-use office and industrial campus locatedd just off Interstate 95 in Building 12 is leased to as it’s global manufacturinfg headquarters. Building 5 is lease d to The BOC Group a worldwide distributor of industrial gases andits parent, The Lindes Group. Preferred Unlimited Inc. is a 15-year-old commerciakl real estate firm which started as Preferred Real EstateInvestments Inc. The company is headquartered in Pa.
First American Realty Inc. is a privatelu held investment and management firm basedin Worcester, Mass. whichb acquires industrial and medicaloffice properties.
million. First American, on behalf of an affiliate, bought a 5,650-square-foot building called Building 5 anda three-story manufacturing facility called Building 12. The Attleborop Corporate Campus was previously owned and occupied by and isa 300-acrs mixed-use office and industrial campus locatedd just off Interstate 95 in Building 12 is leased to as it’s global manufacturinfg headquarters. Building 5 is lease d to The BOC Group a worldwide distributor of industrial gases andits parent, The Lindes Group. Preferred Unlimited Inc. is a 15-year-old commerciakl real estate firm which started as Preferred Real EstateInvestments Inc. The company is headquartered in Pa.
First American Realty Inc. is a privatelu held investment and management firm basedin Worcester, Mass. whichb acquires industrial and medicaloffice properties.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Sunbelt eyes south market via acquisition - Business First of Columbus:
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purchased in May. Terms of the deal were not Gerry Chadwick, owner of Sunbelt of Miami Valley, said by addiny the new office, he expects to grow his company’es revenue by 20 percent this year. Whilwe Chadwick would not disclose revenue he is projecting 20 percent growth for as well. Chadwick was approached about buying the officwe last winter and after analyzingthe market, decides there was room for growth in the “I think we can take advantagwe of a lot of good opportunities Chadwick said.
By adding brokers to the Cincinnati office, training new brokerss both in-house and through Sunbelt’s corporate training programd and identifyingpotential clients, Chadwick expects to increase the numbef of deals. He will use a combination of direct mail and webinars to find businessezs seeking to sell andprospectivde buyers. In the Dayton office last Sunbelt brokered15 deals. It has handled six in Daytoj so far this year and expects to close 16by year’s end. Chadwick said the Cincinnatiu office, which closed seven deals last is on pace to broker six dealsthis year. Tim the former owner of Sunbelt of is continuing to work for Sunbeltr asa broker.
Chadwick’s Dayton office had seven independent contractors beforwethe purchase. Now, Chadwick has 10 and is lookinb to add three more this year in theCincinnati office. The Cincinnatui office is using rented spaceat , an executive suitre space in Blue Ash. Chadwicm plans to find new office spacew in Blue Ash or West Chester in the next12 Sunbelt, which is based in Independence, has more than 300 franchisede offices in 30 countries. Jim president of Kettering-based , said the acquisitiojn into the Cincinnati marketmakes sense.
“They will gain the economies and synergies of two marketds that aresomewhat compatible,” said Sachs, whose company also handles business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions. Sunbelt of Miamu Valley specializes in brokering dealsfor “main stree t businesses,” or single-owner businesses that have sales of up to $2 millioh a year. It also handlezs some deals inthe low-end of the mid-market, with companiesx that have sales of betweej $2 million and $15 million a year. Sunbelrt recently brokered the saleof Dayton-based , a nationall maintenance service provider, to a group of investors for more than $1 Chadwick said his office is not focusecd on any one industry.
It works with buyerz and sellers ofmachine shops, tax service restaurants, car washes and other small businesses. Chadwick said there has been arecent uptick. He has seen a 25 percenty increase in calls from buyers and a 10 percent to 15 percenty increasefrom sellers. Chadwiclk said people are more interested in owninf their own business because they want to have controol of their income stream durinyg a time when many people are losinghtheir jobs. Sachs said he also is seeingv interest bubbling as displacefd individuals are looking to buy businesses to supplemenytlost income.
He’s also seen good companies looking to buy competitors because now is a good time for them to buy at a low Onthe sellers’ side, Chadwick said many business owners who don’t have succession plans are looking to sell and He also said the economy has caused some business ownerx to look to Sachs said he is seeinv a high number of distressed or those that may not have the capital to survive throughh the economic downturn, looking for buyers. This is keeping firmsw like Sunbelt andBattelle busy. “That makes it a vibran market, but it’s not Sachs said.
purchased in May. Terms of the deal were not Gerry Chadwick, owner of Sunbelt of Miami Valley, said by addiny the new office, he expects to grow his company’es revenue by 20 percent this year. Whilwe Chadwick would not disclose revenue he is projecting 20 percent growth for as well. Chadwick was approached about buying the officwe last winter and after analyzingthe market, decides there was room for growth in the “I think we can take advantagwe of a lot of good opportunities Chadwick said.
By adding brokers to the Cincinnati office, training new brokerss both in-house and through Sunbelt’s corporate training programd and identifyingpotential clients, Chadwick expects to increase the numbef of deals. He will use a combination of direct mail and webinars to find businessezs seeking to sell andprospectivde buyers. In the Dayton office last Sunbelt brokered15 deals. It has handled six in Daytoj so far this year and expects to close 16by year’s end. Chadwick said the Cincinnatiu office, which closed seven deals last is on pace to broker six dealsthis year. Tim the former owner of Sunbelt of is continuing to work for Sunbeltr asa broker.
Chadwick’s Dayton office had seven independent contractors beforwethe purchase. Now, Chadwick has 10 and is lookinb to add three more this year in theCincinnati office. The Cincinnatui office is using rented spaceat , an executive suitre space in Blue Ash. Chadwicm plans to find new office spacew in Blue Ash or West Chester in the next12 Sunbelt, which is based in Independence, has more than 300 franchisede offices in 30 countries. Jim president of Kettering-based , said the acquisitiojn into the Cincinnati marketmakes sense.
“They will gain the economies and synergies of two marketds that aresomewhat compatible,” said Sachs, whose company also handles business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions. Sunbelt of Miamu Valley specializes in brokering dealsfor “main stree t businesses,” or single-owner businesses that have sales of up to $2 millioh a year. It also handlezs some deals inthe low-end of the mid-market, with companiesx that have sales of betweej $2 million and $15 million a year. Sunbelrt recently brokered the saleof Dayton-based , a nationall maintenance service provider, to a group of investors for more than $1 Chadwick said his office is not focusecd on any one industry.
It works with buyerz and sellers ofmachine shops, tax service restaurants, car washes and other small businesses. Chadwick said there has been arecent uptick. He has seen a 25 percenty increase in calls from buyers and a 10 percent to 15 percenty increasefrom sellers. Chadwiclk said people are more interested in owninf their own business because they want to have controol of their income stream durinyg a time when many people are losinghtheir jobs. Sachs said he also is seeingv interest bubbling as displacefd individuals are looking to buy businesses to supplemenytlost income.
He’s also seen good companies looking to buy competitors because now is a good time for them to buy at a low Onthe sellers’ side, Chadwick said many business owners who don’t have succession plans are looking to sell and He also said the economy has caused some business ownerx to look to Sachs said he is seeinv a high number of distressed or those that may not have the capital to survive throughh the economic downturn, looking for buyers. This is keeping firmsw like Sunbelt andBattelle busy. “That makes it a vibran market, but it’s not Sachs said.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Inmark moves to Avondale from Pinson - Houston Business Journal:
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Real estate firm said the plastic containers and packaging compangyleased 23,625 square feet of office and warehouses space at the park in Avondale. The companhy has been in its current location in Pinsobn Valley for more than20 years. Jack Key of Graham represented Inmark and Brad Moffay of representedthe landlord. Grahamm said broker Walter Brown has the listing on morethan 410,00p square feet of sublease space at the Colonnadse in AT&T’s vacant South Tower Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-foogt lease at Vestavia Centre. Brown represented the landlord in the renewed its lease in Calera and Decoma Modular Systems renewec its leasein McCalla.
Combined, the two companie occupy more than 270,000 square feet of space in Grahamn & Co. developments. The renewals were handled by Graham brokers Sonny Culp andOgden
Real estate firm said the plastic containers and packaging compangyleased 23,625 square feet of office and warehouses space at the park in Avondale. The companhy has been in its current location in Pinsobn Valley for more than20 years. Jack Key of Graham represented Inmark and Brad Moffay of representedthe landlord. Grahamm said broker Walter Brown has the listing on morethan 410,00p square feet of sublease space at the Colonnadse in AT&T’s vacant South Tower Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-foogt lease at Vestavia Centre. Brown represented the landlord in the renewed its lease in Calera and Decoma Modular Systems renewec its leasein McCalla.
Combined, the two companie occupy more than 270,000 square feet of space in Grahamn & Co. developments. The renewals were handled by Graham brokers Sonny Culp andOgden
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
San Antonio nets another Big 12 soccer championship - Denver Business Journal:
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This will be the 14th consecutive yearthat , a nonprofity organization, has co-hosted the conference championship in San Antonio with the . The 2009 Big 12 Women’ss Soccer Championship will be heldon Nov. 4, 6 and 8 at Blossomn Soccer Stadium onthe city’s Northeast “The Big 12 Conference is pleased to extenr its long-standing relationship with San Antoniio Sports in hosting the 2010 Big 12 Soccere Championship,” says Big 12 Conference Senior Associate Commissioned Dru Hancock.
“San Antoni Sports and the entire city of San Antoni have been invaluable in helping us grow this premiere event over the past 13 San Antonio serves as a greaf destination city for our teamsand fans.” The top eightt teams based on conference results determinede by a point system qualify for the Big 12 The winner of the tournament receives the conference’d automatic bid to the tournament. For more information, visigt SanAntonioSports.org or call 820-2100.
This will be the 14th consecutive yearthat , a nonprofity organization, has co-hosted the conference championship in San Antonio with the . The 2009 Big 12 Women’ss Soccer Championship will be heldon Nov. 4, 6 and 8 at Blossomn Soccer Stadium onthe city’s Northeast “The Big 12 Conference is pleased to extenr its long-standing relationship with San Antoniio Sports in hosting the 2010 Big 12 Soccere Championship,” says Big 12 Conference Senior Associate Commissioned Dru Hancock.
“San Antoni Sports and the entire city of San Antoni have been invaluable in helping us grow this premiere event over the past 13 San Antonio serves as a greaf destination city for our teamsand fans.” The top eightt teams based on conference results determinede by a point system qualify for the Big 12 The winner of the tournament receives the conference’d automatic bid to the tournament. For more information, visigt SanAntonioSports.org or call 820-2100.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Kellogg awards $300,000 to NM groups - Memphis Business Journal:
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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded $100,000 each to ACCIÓN New Mexico Arizona Colorado, Community Action New Mexico and . ACCIÓN is a microlendeer that also offerstechnical assistance. Lynn vice president of advancement, said the grant will help ACCIÓN provide 250 loans totaling almost $3.1 million. Communityt Action New Mexico will expand its work in asset developmenttamong low-income families in the The nonprofit offers Child Development Accounts, whicnh are matched savings accounts.
It will also move aheacd with plans for an assets trust New Mexico Community Capitap will use its money toassist low-incomse entrepreneurs and small business owners in rurapl areas by expanding business development support and networl facilitation in the southern areas of the said Leslie Elgood, CEO. It will allow a successful business development partnerships between New Mexic Community Capitaland , to be replicatedr in other New Mexico communities.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded $100,000 each to ACCIÓN New Mexico Arizona Colorado, Community Action New Mexico and . ACCIÓN is a microlendeer that also offerstechnical assistance. Lynn vice president of advancement, said the grant will help ACCIÓN provide 250 loans totaling almost $3.1 million. Communityt Action New Mexico will expand its work in asset developmenttamong low-income families in the The nonprofit offers Child Development Accounts, whicnh are matched savings accounts.
It will also move aheacd with plans for an assets trust New Mexico Community Capitap will use its money toassist low-incomse entrepreneurs and small business owners in rurapl areas by expanding business development support and networl facilitation in the southern areas of the said Leslie Elgood, CEO. It will allow a successful business development partnerships between New Mexic Community Capitaland , to be replicatedr in other New Mexico communities.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Finding a niche - St. Louis Business Journal:
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, specializing in gowns for pregnantand plus-sizwe brides, has opened at 2149 Barretgt Station Road in Des Peres. She and her Dan Welcher, refinanced their home to pay the $50,000 in startupo costs and anticipate first-year sales of More than 1.5 million pounds of stone had to be movesdwhen , a fabricator and installer of countertops, moved over the Memoriapl Day weekend. The new 60,000-square-foot showroom and fabricatiomn shop is at 2200 Cassensd Drivein Fenton, a former distributionm warehouse that has been renovated. The previous locationn was at 578Rudder Road. Hallmarlk Stone, owned by Fred Christen, had revenu e of $20.4 million in 2007.
The 118-year-old Stocktoj House at 3508 SamuelShepard Drive, across the street from , has been Listed at $850,000 last year, it sold last week for $400,000 to Roberrt and Natalie Duggan, owners of in Rifle, They plan to restore the which is on the National Registe of Historic Places, for meetings and partiez and possibly a bed and breakfast on the second floor. Jo Ann Keeney of was the listingb and selling agent for ownerFrederick Medler. , whichn has grown to $7.6 million in annual revenuee in its 25 ranks 31st on the 2008 top 100 list of custo m integrators in tradepublication , based on The company has a new operationx center at 18167 Edison Ave.
, near the in Eighty percent of its business is custok installation and integration of audiol and video systems for residential and commercial President David Young said. After almost 10 yearw in business, , which offerds soup-to-nuts office furniture planning, installation and repair, has relocated to the at 11624 PageServicee Drive. It has 6,000 square feet on one floor, compared with 3,800 squarse feet on three floors at its oldleaseds location, at 8770 Rose Ave. in Brentwood. It also has addeed three employees, for a total of 13, said Marcty Handlan, who founded the companhy withNancy Apel. Annual revenude has reached $6.
4 Junior Billikens, 30 years apart Attorneys Joe Mooney, clasw of '64, and Anthony Favazza III, SLUH class of are opening a law practicein Clayton. is scoutingb space, said Mooney, who until last month was tax counselwith 's Private Client Favazza, whose father, Tony Favazza, owns the family's restaurant on the Hill, was with the New York office of until His specialty is mergers and acquisitions. Check out this, mate Philanthropists Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield sankalmosr $1 million into the handsome and , which opene d this week at 4657 Maryland Ave., in the Central West End.
Besides promoting the game atthe center, with 6,000 squared feet on three floors, the club will work with to promotde chess programs.
, specializing in gowns for pregnantand plus-sizwe brides, has opened at 2149 Barretgt Station Road in Des Peres. She and her Dan Welcher, refinanced their home to pay the $50,000 in startupo costs and anticipate first-year sales of More than 1.5 million pounds of stone had to be movesdwhen , a fabricator and installer of countertops, moved over the Memoriapl Day weekend. The new 60,000-square-foot showroom and fabricatiomn shop is at 2200 Cassensd Drivein Fenton, a former distributionm warehouse that has been renovated. The previous locationn was at 578Rudder Road. Hallmarlk Stone, owned by Fred Christen, had revenu e of $20.4 million in 2007.
The 118-year-old Stocktoj House at 3508 SamuelShepard Drive, across the street from , has been Listed at $850,000 last year, it sold last week for $400,000 to Roberrt and Natalie Duggan, owners of in Rifle, They plan to restore the which is on the National Registe of Historic Places, for meetings and partiez and possibly a bed and breakfast on the second floor. Jo Ann Keeney of was the listingb and selling agent for ownerFrederick Medler. , whichn has grown to $7.6 million in annual revenuee in its 25 ranks 31st on the 2008 top 100 list of custo m integrators in tradepublication , based on The company has a new operationx center at 18167 Edison Ave.
, near the in Eighty percent of its business is custok installation and integration of audiol and video systems for residential and commercial President David Young said. After almost 10 yearw in business, , which offerds soup-to-nuts office furniture planning, installation and repair, has relocated to the at 11624 PageServicee Drive. It has 6,000 square feet on one floor, compared with 3,800 squarse feet on three floors at its oldleaseds location, at 8770 Rose Ave. in Brentwood. It also has addeed three employees, for a total of 13, said Marcty Handlan, who founded the companhy withNancy Apel. Annual revenude has reached $6.
4 Junior Billikens, 30 years apart Attorneys Joe Mooney, clasw of '64, and Anthony Favazza III, SLUH class of are opening a law practicein Clayton. is scoutingb space, said Mooney, who until last month was tax counselwith 's Private Client Favazza, whose father, Tony Favazza, owns the family's restaurant on the Hill, was with the New York office of until His specialty is mergers and acquisitions. Check out this, mate Philanthropists Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield sankalmosr $1 million into the handsome and , which opene d this week at 4657 Maryland Ave., in the Central West End.
Besides promoting the game atthe center, with 6,000 squared feet on three floors, the club will work with to promotde chess programs.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Miller
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In the six years as presideny and CEOof , Miller has grown a small Nationwidee insurance agency with three associates in Jacksonvillse into a full-service independent agency with 44 locationse across the state. Miller now employs about 200 peopldthroughout Florida. Despite maintaining a company that has doublesd in sizeevery year, Miller has immerserd himself with the employees to the point where they have becomre just as much a part of his familgy as his two brothers that work with him. “We’re everything we are becausw ofour people,” he said. “Wwe see them as our greatesrt asset.
” And Miller continues to bring more into his He expects to grow from 20 locations in Northeasf Florida to 27 by next year and reacgh up to 100 offices in Florida by the endof 2009. In ordedr to expand, Brightway is opening a local employee training facility where Millef said he hopes the agency will traibn up to 60 new employeewper month. He said the agency’ success comes from a focus on empowering whether it is by routinely requestinvgtheir feedback, offering paid time off for a massage, flexiblre schedules for personal needs and helpinbg them excel in their career.
“Wwe take people aside in the very beginninhg andask them, ‘What our your career goals,’ he said. “Their goals become our goalsa for them.” It was Miller’s own goals that accidentallyt led himinto insurance. As a Florida State University graduatein 1992, Miller was determinef to go to law school and was But during his preparation for law school, Miller took a job as an ageny at By the time Miller was supposedd to register for school, he decided to stick with insurancee and “never looked back,” he said.
Milled spent 11 years as an agent and eventuallt became a managerat Boston-basesd Liberty Mutual, where he oversaw severao states, including Mississippi and Tennessee, from an office in Birmingham, Ala. In 2003, Miller pickexd up a book of businese from a retiring agentin “I saw it as an opportunity to build something he said. Miller’s focus was on givingb customers a choice of insurance carrieres and options in one The agency became fully independent in 2008 aftetr Miller renamed the company from to Brightwayin 2007. The agency now offers insurancwe through more than 100 different carriers for both commercial andpersonaol lines.
Brightway wrote $20 million in new premiumss in 2008 and Miller expectws toreach $40 million to $50 million in new premiuma this year. Despite the success in attracting both insurer sand clients, Miller said his biggestr challenge has been executing the vision. “Wr spend a lot more time on the drawingy board thanmost companies,” he said. “Time and time againj in the insurance industry, I’ve seen companiees come out with a plan wherd they took 5 percent of the time to come up with a plan and 95 percen of the time sellingthat plan. The product should, and sell itself.
” When Miller is not at Brightway, servingy on an advisory council for an insurer or fulfilling his role as presideny of the JewishCommunity Alliance, his free time is dedicated to his Miller and his wife Monique have two children, Josh and “He has very much a huma side in addition to a business said Jeff Rommel, regional vice presidenr for Nationwide in the Southeast region.
In the six years as presideny and CEOof , Miller has grown a small Nationwidee insurance agency with three associates in Jacksonvillse into a full-service independent agency with 44 locationse across the state. Miller now employs about 200 peopldthroughout Florida. Despite maintaining a company that has doublesd in sizeevery year, Miller has immerserd himself with the employees to the point where they have becomre just as much a part of his familgy as his two brothers that work with him. “We’re everything we are becausw ofour people,” he said. “Wwe see them as our greatesrt asset.
” And Miller continues to bring more into his He expects to grow from 20 locations in Northeasf Florida to 27 by next year and reacgh up to 100 offices in Florida by the endof 2009. In ordedr to expand, Brightway is opening a local employee training facility where Millef said he hopes the agency will traibn up to 60 new employeewper month. He said the agency’ success comes from a focus on empowering whether it is by routinely requestinvgtheir feedback, offering paid time off for a massage, flexiblre schedules for personal needs and helpinbg them excel in their career.
“Wwe take people aside in the very beginninhg andask them, ‘What our your career goals,’ he said. “Their goals become our goalsa for them.” It was Miller’s own goals that accidentallyt led himinto insurance. As a Florida State University graduatein 1992, Miller was determinef to go to law school and was But during his preparation for law school, Miller took a job as an ageny at By the time Miller was supposedd to register for school, he decided to stick with insurancee and “never looked back,” he said.
Milled spent 11 years as an agent and eventuallt became a managerat Boston-basesd Liberty Mutual, where he oversaw severao states, including Mississippi and Tennessee, from an office in Birmingham, Ala. In 2003, Miller pickexd up a book of businese from a retiring agentin “I saw it as an opportunity to build something he said. Miller’s focus was on givingb customers a choice of insurance carrieres and options in one The agency became fully independent in 2008 aftetr Miller renamed the company from to Brightwayin 2007. The agency now offers insurancwe through more than 100 different carriers for both commercial andpersonaol lines.
Brightway wrote $20 million in new premiumss in 2008 and Miller expectws toreach $40 million to $50 million in new premiuma this year. Despite the success in attracting both insurer sand clients, Miller said his biggestr challenge has been executing the vision. “Wr spend a lot more time on the drawingy board thanmost companies,” he said. “Time and time againj in the insurance industry, I’ve seen companiees come out with a plan wherd they took 5 percent of the time to come up with a plan and 95 percen of the time sellingthat plan. The product should, and sell itself.
” When Miller is not at Brightway, servingy on an advisory council for an insurer or fulfilling his role as presideny of the JewishCommunity Alliance, his free time is dedicated to his Miller and his wife Monique have two children, Josh and “He has very much a huma side in addition to a business said Jeff Rommel, regional vice presidenr for Nationwide in the Southeast region.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
SF Beige Book sees few signs of recovery - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The report, released Wednesday, said there are signs of stabilizatiobn or improvement insome sectors. But the report was with retail sales still demand for most services softening furtherf and production of manufactured productsextremely low. some of the 12 Fed districts reported seeing signs that the recession may beslightluy easing, but none were expecting the economy to turn aroun d by the end of this In the San Franciscoo report, commodity prices in general were except oil prices, which increased. Pricex fell for professional services such as accounting and business Gas prices rose modestly but were still belowlast year’w highs.
Upward wage pressures were with businesses reportingpay freezes, wage cuts, reducing or eliminating bonuses and reduced benefits. Shoppers continued to favot “inexpensive necessities,” the report said, resulting in salesw gains for large discount retailers insome areas. Grocerxs saw some strengthened sales. Sales of used cars returned to levels insome areas. The Fed said travel activity continued to fall inmajor destinations. In visitor counts and spendiny remained downby double-digit California and Nevada reported ongoing declines in hotekl occupancy, especially in the luxury segmen of the market.
The district’a housing markets remained weak but showed some signs of Demand for commercial real estat eslid further. Banks reported that lendinbg activity weakened and credit conditionsremainedd tight. Demand for commercial and industrial loans fell Banks attributed declines in businessx and consumer loan volumes to the limited number ofqualifies applicants, but noted that lending standards have remained
The report, released Wednesday, said there are signs of stabilizatiobn or improvement insome sectors. But the report was with retail sales still demand for most services softening furtherf and production of manufactured productsextremely low. some of the 12 Fed districts reported seeing signs that the recession may beslightluy easing, but none were expecting the economy to turn aroun d by the end of this In the San Franciscoo report, commodity prices in general were except oil prices, which increased. Pricex fell for professional services such as accounting and business Gas prices rose modestly but were still belowlast year’w highs.
Upward wage pressures were with businesses reportingpay freezes, wage cuts, reducing or eliminating bonuses and reduced benefits. Shoppers continued to favot “inexpensive necessities,” the report said, resulting in salesw gains for large discount retailers insome areas. Grocerxs saw some strengthened sales. Sales of used cars returned to levels insome areas. The Fed said travel activity continued to fall inmajor destinations. In visitor counts and spendiny remained downby double-digit California and Nevada reported ongoing declines in hotekl occupancy, especially in the luxury segmen of the market.
The district’a housing markets remained weak but showed some signs of Demand for commercial real estat eslid further. Banks reported that lendinbg activity weakened and credit conditionsremainedd tight. Demand for commercial and industrial loans fell Banks attributed declines in businessx and consumer loan volumes to the limited number ofqualifies applicants, but noted that lending standards have remained
Sunday, August 21, 2011
4 Teens Dead in Garden State Parkway Accident - NBC Philadelphia
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Analysts cool on rumored Apple rollouts - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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But some analysts are warning investords not to get caught up in the Gene Munster of Piper Jaffrey warned on Thursday theree could be some disappointmenrt about what actually gets announcedby Cupertino-basedd Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). "Regardless of whether or not new iPhonesa are announcedat WWDC, we continue to expecgt a mid-July launch of a family of iPhones," he wrot e in a note to clients. Munster isn't buying talk of a $99 iPhonew and cheaper data plan, He thinks the less expensivw version of the device will go forabouty $149 and only rates the idea that (NYSE:T) will lower its data plan price at 1 in 4 odds.
Yair Reinef of Oppenheimer wrote separately that he believesApplde won't upstage the focus at WWDC on its new Snow Leoparrd and iPhone 3.0 operating systems with new He thinks that may come weeks later as the companyy works off its inventory of old phone that are still in the salesa channels. Kathryn Huberty of Morgan Stanleyg rates the possibility that an announcement of a new carrieer inthe U.S. for the iPhone, which is offered exclusivelgy nowthrough AT&T, is low.
"Wde view this as a 2011 evengt that could boost units 5 million to 7 milliobn and adjusted earnings per share by 50 cents to75 cents," she
But some analysts are warning investords not to get caught up in the Gene Munster of Piper Jaffrey warned on Thursday theree could be some disappointmenrt about what actually gets announcedby Cupertino-basedd Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). "Regardless of whether or not new iPhonesa are announcedat WWDC, we continue to expecgt a mid-July launch of a family of iPhones," he wrot e in a note to clients. Munster isn't buying talk of a $99 iPhonew and cheaper data plan, He thinks the less expensivw version of the device will go forabouty $149 and only rates the idea that (NYSE:T) will lower its data plan price at 1 in 4 odds.
Yair Reinef of Oppenheimer wrote separately that he believesApplde won't upstage the focus at WWDC on its new Snow Leoparrd and iPhone 3.0 operating systems with new He thinks that may come weeks later as the companyy works off its inventory of old phone that are still in the salesa channels. Kathryn Huberty of Morgan Stanleyg rates the possibility that an announcement of a new carrieer inthe U.S. for the iPhone, which is offered exclusivelgy nowthrough AT&T, is low.
"Wde view this as a 2011 evengt that could boost units 5 million to 7 milliobn and adjusted earnings per share by 50 cents to75 cents," she
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