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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Humane Society offers adoption savings with 'Bark to School' - TCPalm
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Tesla gets long-awaited government loan - San Francisco Business Times:
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Tesla had struggled to raise moneyu this year as banks essentially stoppes lending amid the credit crisisand recession. Tesla Chairman Elon Musk essentiallgy bankrolled the company with his own moneyh through the beginning of the Tesla then signed a dealwith , whicjh took a 10 percent stakee in the company in May. The Department of Energyt had indicated that strategic partnershipswith credit-worthy companieds would be a major advantage as it evaluated to whicjh companies it would award loan Tesla looked at building a factory in San which aggressively courted the But according to terms of the loan guaranted had to find a brownfield site – essentially a forme r factory it could retrofit if it wanted to use the government’s When it was unable to find an appropriatee site in San Jose, it abandoned plans therwe and focused instead on the LA-area.
Tesla’s award was part of $8 billiob the government said todayu it would award for advancedvehicle (NYSE: F) will get $5.9 billionn to transform factories across the countruy to make more fuel efficient got $1.6 billion to retoopl its Smyrna, Tenn. Factory. Tesla will use part of the moneh it raises to manufacture drivetrains forits cars, Daimler and possiblyu other companies. By supporting key technologies and soundbusinesz plans, we can jumpstart the productionn of fuel efficient vehicles in America,” said Energy Secretarhy Steven Chu, in a statement.
“These investments will come back to our countr y many timesover – by creatingg new jobs, reducing our dependence on oil, and reducingt our greenhouse gas emissions.” The Advanced Vehiclwe Technology Program is part of the $789 billion economic stimulus package the federal governmentt passed in January. But Tesla had applied for the governmenrt prior to the passage of the stimulus package through a program under the Bush administratiomn that wasnever funded.
Tesla had struggled to raise moneyu this year as banks essentially stoppes lending amid the credit crisisand recession. Tesla Chairman Elon Musk essentiallgy bankrolled the company with his own moneyh through the beginning of the Tesla then signed a dealwith , whicjh took a 10 percent stakee in the company in May. The Department of Energyt had indicated that strategic partnershipswith credit-worthy companieds would be a major advantage as it evaluated to whicjh companies it would award loan Tesla looked at building a factory in San which aggressively courted the But according to terms of the loan guaranted had to find a brownfield site – essentially a forme r factory it could retrofit if it wanted to use the government’s When it was unable to find an appropriatee site in San Jose, it abandoned plans therwe and focused instead on the LA-area.
Tesla’s award was part of $8 billiob the government said todayu it would award for advancedvehicle (NYSE: F) will get $5.9 billionn to transform factories across the countruy to make more fuel efficient got $1.6 billion to retoopl its Smyrna, Tenn. Factory. Tesla will use part of the moneh it raises to manufacture drivetrains forits cars, Daimler and possiblyu other companies. By supporting key technologies and soundbusinesz plans, we can jumpstart the productionn of fuel efficient vehicles in America,” said Energy Secretarhy Steven Chu, in a statement.
“These investments will come back to our countr y many timesover – by creatingg new jobs, reducing our dependence on oil, and reducingt our greenhouse gas emissions.” The Advanced Vehiclwe Technology Program is part of the $789 billion economic stimulus package the federal governmentt passed in January. But Tesla had applied for the governmenrt prior to the passage of the stimulus package through a program under the Bush administratiomn that wasnever funded.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Banking's Sandy Weill: Latter-Day Nobel Playing with Dynamite? - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg | Banking's Sandy Weill: Latter-Day Nobel Playing with Dynamite? Bloomberg Banking's Sandy Weill: Latter-Day Nobel Playing with Dynamite? By Emma Fidel. View Profile · Email. | July 27, 2012 4:04 PM EDT |. Posted in Capitol Hill, Politics, Regulation. | 0 Comments · Tweet. Print. Email. Photograph by Charly Kurz/laif/Redux ... |
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Amazon.com nixes N.C. affiliate program - Charlotte Business Journal:
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In an e-mail message to associate s — businesses that get a commission because they link their Web sitessto Amazon.com, generating saled for the online retail giant Amazon.com said the associates’ accounts have been closexd as a “direct result of the unconstitutional tax collection expected to be passedf by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Bev Perdue. “Wse were forced to take this unfortunate action in anticipatiobn of actual enactment because of uncertainties surroundingthe legislation’as effective date,” the message continued. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) collectsw sales tax in only afew states.
But North Carolin is trying to bridge a budgey gap of morethan $4 billion. A provisionm in the budget would allowa “click-through allowing the state to tax retailers that do not have a physicalp presence in North Carolina but that use affiliates that do have a physicalp presence in the state. Amazon has challengedr a similar provision in New York Amazon added in its message that if Nortg Carolina rescinds theproposed tax, the companyh would reopen the associates programk in North Carolina.
In an e-mail message to associate s — businesses that get a commission because they link their Web sitessto Amazon.com, generating saled for the online retail giant Amazon.com said the associates’ accounts have been closexd as a “direct result of the unconstitutional tax collection expected to be passedf by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Bev Perdue. “Wse were forced to take this unfortunate action in anticipatiobn of actual enactment because of uncertainties surroundingthe legislation’as effective date,” the message continued. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) collectsw sales tax in only afew states.
But North Carolin is trying to bridge a budgey gap of morethan $4 billion. A provisionm in the budget would allowa “click-through allowing the state to tax retailers that do not have a physicalp presence in North Carolina but that use affiliates that do have a physicalp presence in the state. Amazon has challengedr a similar provision in New York Amazon added in its message that if Nortg Carolina rescinds theproposed tax, the companyh would reopen the associates programk in North Carolina.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Transport trouble for London four days from Games - Reuters
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AFP | Transport trouble for London four days from Games Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Severe disruptions hit three of the main rail links to the Olympic Park in east London early on Monday, four days before the start of the Games, in the latest transport fiasco to raise anxiety levels in the British capital. Adding to ... Transport woes hit London days from Games Olympics: Transport woes hit London days from Games Transport woes hit London |
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Rebel Rebel yells of soaring revenue - Washington Business Journal:
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“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when people got a chanc to see our work they realized how solidewe are, and it’s created relationshipz that have been continual,” said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Since launching in 2007, Rebel Rebekl has provided production and post-production services — from commercials and videos to presentations and videop Web content — and has amassede a roster of notable clients, includinb GSD&M Idea City, Dell Inc., Sicola Martin, Schematif and Door Number 3. The five-person productioj house grew 100percenyt year-over-year, and is on target to generatd $1 million in revenues this year.
But before growth there was overcominvbeing new, said Chris the other co-founder of Rebel “It was a little tough getting in the door of some placesw at first. The first year was kind of I don’t think either of us realizedf how hard itwould be,” Blankenship Blankenship and Colton have experiencde and connections in the local production industry. Blankenshipl cut his teeth in production in Chinas and has 17 years of experience in visual effects and post Colton has executiveproducing experience, and she launchef a successful fashion business.
Blankenship said transitioning from a freelancer to a businessman hasbeen challenging, and getting clients to think of Rebelo Rebel for larger projects took some convincing at “We took a prettuy good look at what we thought the business was going to be for us, and we had to come to some hard realizationsa that that wasn’t the way things were,” Blankenship said. In addition to beinv persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibility in taking small and large projects has helpee sellits services. The companyh uses freelancers, which enables it to ramp up quickly for large projects and to test out employees before adding them totheie staff.
Blankenship said Rebel Rebel hasn’tr been entirely immune to the recession. It saw work plateaui in March, but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been prettt busy for the last year,” he said. As a smallerf production company, Rebel Rebel has been able to weatherf the recession a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and videlo production companies in the CentrallTexas region. Among the largesyt production companies here are OmegaBroadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephanty Productions Inc.
Quincy Lowman, president of Elephantg Productions, says that the production landscape is gettinv increasingly more competitive with new players enterinfgthe market. At the same he said demand is goingf up forproduction work. “I think the outlook is Video is increasingly being used to trai and now everybody has video on theirWeb site,” Lowman “The market has but the competition has Colton said Rebel Rebel’s work has been evenly splirt between local, regional and national work. It recently hiredd a national sales representative. Colton and Blankenshilp said they aren’t concerned with becoming a larger company.
“Wes will continue to work with more people and create more Colton said. “In the short term, we want to find new clients, buil d a base and do a varietyof work.”
“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when people got a chanc to see our work they realized how solidewe are, and it’s created relationshipz that have been continual,” said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Since launching in 2007, Rebel Rebekl has provided production and post-production services — from commercials and videos to presentations and videop Web content — and has amassede a roster of notable clients, includinb GSD&M Idea City, Dell Inc., Sicola Martin, Schematif and Door Number 3. The five-person productioj house grew 100percenyt year-over-year, and is on target to generatd $1 million in revenues this year.
But before growth there was overcominvbeing new, said Chris the other co-founder of Rebel “It was a little tough getting in the door of some placesw at first. The first year was kind of I don’t think either of us realizedf how hard itwould be,” Blankenship Blankenship and Colton have experiencde and connections in the local production industry. Blankenshipl cut his teeth in production in Chinas and has 17 years of experience in visual effects and post Colton has executiveproducing experience, and she launchef a successful fashion business.
Blankenship said transitioning from a freelancer to a businessman hasbeen challenging, and getting clients to think of Rebelo Rebel for larger projects took some convincing at “We took a prettuy good look at what we thought the business was going to be for us, and we had to come to some hard realizationsa that that wasn’t the way things were,” Blankenship said. In addition to beinv persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibility in taking small and large projects has helpee sellits services. The companyh uses freelancers, which enables it to ramp up quickly for large projects and to test out employees before adding them totheie staff.
Blankenship said Rebel Rebel hasn’tr been entirely immune to the recession. It saw work plateaui in March, but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been prettt busy for the last year,” he said. As a smallerf production company, Rebel Rebel has been able to weatherf the recession a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and videlo production companies in the CentrallTexas region. Among the largesyt production companies here are OmegaBroadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephanty Productions Inc.
Quincy Lowman, president of Elephantg Productions, says that the production landscape is gettinv increasingly more competitive with new players enterinfgthe market. At the same he said demand is goingf up forproduction work. “I think the outlook is Video is increasingly being used to trai and now everybody has video on theirWeb site,” Lowman “The market has but the competition has Colton said Rebel Rebel’s work has been evenly splirt between local, regional and national work. It recently hiredd a national sales representative. Colton and Blankenshilp said they aren’t concerned with becoming a larger company.
“Wes will continue to work with more people and create more Colton said. “In the short term, we want to find new clients, buil d a base and do a varietyof work.”
Friday, July 20, 2012
LexisNexis data breach linked to New York mob family - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The New York-based company which has 3,000 employees in the Daytonj area — has sent 13,000 letters to formee customers whose personal data may be at the company said ina statement. The breacb involved a former customer for a companycalled , which LexisNexis bought in 2004, and was announces by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Floridain May, accordinb to a LexisNexis spokesperson. customer involved in this matter should have provide notice to potentiallyaffected individuals,” LexisNexis said in a “However, because the customer is no longer in businessx we provided the notice.
” According to the which includes CIO magazine and PC Worlxd — the New Hampshire Department of Justic posted a document Friday on its Web site to inform consumersw about the breach. By Monday evening, however, the link had been The document reportedly tied aFlorida man, with mob connectionsw to the Bonanno crime family, with accessing LexisNexixs data. New Hampshire officials coulcd notbe reached. In May, LexisNexis announced it is part of a separater investigation into alleged creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customers of the according to a company statement. That fraud occurred from June 2004 toOctober 2007. The U.S.
Postap Inspection Service released a statement thatsaid 40,000p letters will be sent to consumerxs and 300 victims have been identifies in an investigation concerninhg the breach. The company was part of a similaer incident in 2005 and sent letters thento 280,0009 customers who may have been victimws of identity theft. LexisNexis U.S. is a unit of plc RUK), the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The companyy is an online information services and publishing companyywith 13,000 people worldwide.
The New York-based company which has 3,000 employees in the Daytonj area — has sent 13,000 letters to formee customers whose personal data may be at the company said ina statement. The breacb involved a former customer for a companycalled , which LexisNexis bought in 2004, and was announces by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Floridain May, accordinb to a LexisNexis spokesperson. customer involved in this matter should have provide notice to potentiallyaffected individuals,” LexisNexis said in a “However, because the customer is no longer in businessx we provided the notice.
” According to the which includes CIO magazine and PC Worlxd — the New Hampshire Department of Justic posted a document Friday on its Web site to inform consumersw about the breach. By Monday evening, however, the link had been The document reportedly tied aFlorida man, with mob connectionsw to the Bonanno crime family, with accessing LexisNexixs data. New Hampshire officials coulcd notbe reached. In May, LexisNexis announced it is part of a separater investigation into alleged creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customers of the according to a company statement. That fraud occurred from June 2004 toOctober 2007. The U.S.
Postap Inspection Service released a statement thatsaid 40,000p letters will be sent to consumerxs and 300 victims have been identifies in an investigation concerninhg the breach. The company was part of a similaer incident in 2005 and sent letters thento 280,0009 customers who may have been victimws of identity theft. LexisNexis U.S. is a unit of plc RUK), the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The companyy is an online information services and publishing companyywith 13,000 people worldwide.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Region
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Of course “Region” referred to , the Birmingham holding compan y for which Mike Ross oversawthe Midwest. But for me, and many the headline could be takebn literally because Mike Ross was truly a man of this A leader of this region anda larger-than-lifde ambassador for this region. When Mike Ross walkedd in a room, he lit it up. When he gave you a bear hug, you felt like the captaihn of the football team just choss you to play on his And you always wanted to beon Mike’s He was a man’s man whose best friendz were his pallbearers, carrying him ever so gently through a moving servicw at the Cathedral The church was filled with golfing buddies who laughedc when Father Larry Biondji told of Mike’s frustration on the course.
That must have been the only placew Mike showedhis frustration. Even when he was very ill, he went to the kept up his civic commitments andjokerd (sometimes in a politically incorrect with friends during frequent visits and phonre calls. Yet this former football player turnedr banker raised three daughters whose moving tribute to him took speciall notice of theeight St. Joe’sd father-daughter banquets he attended, acting as thougn each was his first and his Mike was a champion of womenm at work as well and promoted Sally Roth to headthe St. Louisz banking operations. He may have gone to St.
Joe eventx gleefully but there was no doubt wherd Mike himself went to high A year or so ago he offered unsolicited advice to one of my coworkers with a young son who happena to be agood athlete: “Senr him anywhere as long as it’s Mike convinced the school to move from Clayton to its spectacularf Town and Country Mike could convince you to move anywherr when he thought it was time. In an interviesw with Rick Deslogein 2004, Mike acknowledgefd he moved his banking careerf to Bank of St.
Loui s when he felt he had been overlooked at Mark He was a guy who took his destiny into own Asked about the lessons of Mike explained: If you play at a highlyh competitive level, you learn a lot about yourself. You learhn how far you can push yourself. You learn how to deal with coachez who can be brutal on you mentalltand physically. You learn how much you can I believe those are the peoplewho succeed, becausw they recognize a lot about and don’t quit.
Rest in peace,
Of course “Region” referred to , the Birmingham holding compan y for which Mike Ross oversawthe Midwest. But for me, and many the headline could be takebn literally because Mike Ross was truly a man of this A leader of this region anda larger-than-lifde ambassador for this region. When Mike Ross walkedd in a room, he lit it up. When he gave you a bear hug, you felt like the captaihn of the football team just choss you to play on his And you always wanted to beon Mike’s He was a man’s man whose best friendz were his pallbearers, carrying him ever so gently through a moving servicw at the Cathedral The church was filled with golfing buddies who laughedc when Father Larry Biondji told of Mike’s frustration on the course.
That must have been the only placew Mike showedhis frustration. Even when he was very ill, he went to the kept up his civic commitments andjokerd (sometimes in a politically incorrect with friends during frequent visits and phonre calls. Yet this former football player turnedr banker raised three daughters whose moving tribute to him took speciall notice of theeight St. Joe’sd father-daughter banquets he attended, acting as thougn each was his first and his Mike was a champion of womenm at work as well and promoted Sally Roth to headthe St. Louisz banking operations. He may have gone to St.
Joe eventx gleefully but there was no doubt wherd Mike himself went to high A year or so ago he offered unsolicited advice to one of my coworkers with a young son who happena to be agood athlete: “Senr him anywhere as long as it’s Mike convinced the school to move from Clayton to its spectacularf Town and Country Mike could convince you to move anywherr when he thought it was time. In an interviesw with Rick Deslogein 2004, Mike acknowledgefd he moved his banking careerf to Bank of St.
Loui s when he felt he had been overlooked at Mark He was a guy who took his destiny into own Asked about the lessons of Mike explained: If you play at a highlyh competitive level, you learn a lot about yourself. You learhn how far you can push yourself. You learn how to deal with coachez who can be brutal on you mentalltand physically. You learn how much you can I believe those are the peoplewho succeed, becausw they recognize a lot about and don’t quit.
Rest in peace,
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Progress Software slips after tough Q1 - Boston Business Journal:
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The Bedford, Mass., softwarew developer (Nasdaq: PRGS) posted net incomw of $3.7 million, or 9 cents per share, in the quarted ended Feb. 28, compared with net income of $12.i million, or 30 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Revenuer dipped about 1 percentto $120.8 milliojn on a 2 percent drop in its maintenancse and services sales. Analysts were expectinyg earnings of 39 cents per share on revenueof $126.5 million. Shared of Progress Software fell byaroundx $1, or 6 percent, to $16.30 in morning trading.
“Our results reflect the difficult economic environment and unfavorable currency rates presentin Q1, as a consequencew we did not fully meet our revenuew expectations,” said Progress Software CEO Joseph Alsop in a “However, cost containment measures undertaken during the quarter as well as at the time of the IONA acquisitioh in the previous quarter allowed us to achieve very solid We are well positioned competitivelu in this difficult economic environment with products that reduc e costs and improve operational efficiency.” Progress Software expects second quarter revenue to be between $116 milliojn to $118 million and earnings between 15 centws and 17 cents.
The Bedford, Mass., softwarew developer (Nasdaq: PRGS) posted net incomw of $3.7 million, or 9 cents per share, in the quarted ended Feb. 28, compared with net income of $12.i million, or 30 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Revenuer dipped about 1 percentto $120.8 milliojn on a 2 percent drop in its maintenancse and services sales. Analysts were expectinyg earnings of 39 cents per share on revenueof $126.5 million. Shared of Progress Software fell byaroundx $1, or 6 percent, to $16.30 in morning trading.
“Our results reflect the difficult economic environment and unfavorable currency rates presentin Q1, as a consequencew we did not fully meet our revenuew expectations,” said Progress Software CEO Joseph Alsop in a “However, cost containment measures undertaken during the quarter as well as at the time of the IONA acquisitioh in the previous quarter allowed us to achieve very solid We are well positioned competitivelu in this difficult economic environment with products that reduc e costs and improve operational efficiency.” Progress Software expects second quarter revenue to be between $116 milliojn to $118 million and earnings between 15 centws and 17 cents.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Abused, neglected or abandoned children need new school supplies - TCPalm
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Syria: Military operation in Tremseh not a massacre - CBS News
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CBS News | Syria: Military operation in Tremseh not a massacre CBS News Red Cross classifies conflict as civil war; Assad gov't denies military used heavy weapons in village. |
Friday, July 13, 2012
State vying for big biotech facility - Business First of Buffalo:
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The Peach State is among several vyingf for what might be a vaccine or pharmaceutical manufacturing operation that could locate on more than100 acres, Atlanta Busines s Chronicle has learned. Winning the project could do for Georgia’s biotec industry what will do forthe state’es auto industry, said Mike Cassidy, presidentt of the , after being briefesd about the details. “It would be an outstanding recruitment [tool for new business],” Cassidy said. The company, whichb could be considering three cities, is said to be negotiatingb economic incentives withthe state, a sourcer said.
Georgia economic development officials declined comment on the possibldevelopment — dubbed “Project Boss.” The potential developmen could add to the region’s biotech credentials, alreadu enhanced by hosting the 2009 BIO International Convention, the world’s largest bio conference,in May. It would also be an economic developmenyt coup akinto ’s globall headquarters relocation from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth. The ATM and self-servicee kiosk maker said it woulrd bring morethan 2,100 jobs to including nearly 900 at a manufacturing operation in Atlanta Business Chronicle first reported June 1.
Metrio Atlanta, home to the , has the critica infrastructure to support a biomedicalomanufacturing operation. The region is home to the EmorVaccine Center, billed as among the largest academic vacciner centers in the world and known for its expertisr in vaccine research and development, and clinicao trials. In 2007, and The launchef the Center of Excellence for Influenzqa Research and Surveillance to develop flu Carol Henderson, who directs the Innovation and Technology Office at the Georgia Department of Economicd Development, is leading efforts to land the biotecuh company, a source familiar with the effort said.
Activity is said to have picked up in the pasttwo Henderson’s recruitment builds upon the existingv alliances and resources between the University System of the Centers of Innovation, the Georgia Research Alliancr and the Georgia Biomedical Partnership and Biotechnologhy Industry Organization. The biotechj firm has been shopping sites for at least a year. Project Boss was “planning to potentiallh deploy twomanufacturing facilities” that combined coulf employ about 1,500, according to a requesyt for information dated June 5, 2008. The facilities coul be located in the same or inseparate locations, the document noted.
The however, is said to have downsized thoseinitiapl plans, sources said. The and more specifically the pressure for companies to cut is forcing companies in general to take longerf to make big decisions such as amajor relocation, said Heidij Green, deputy commissioner of the Global Commercd Division at the Georgia Department of Economic “It’s typically taking 12 to 18 months to Green said, declining to specifically comment on Projec Boss.
The biotech firm, said to have scoutede Cobb, Douglas and Gwinnettg counties, is seeking locations with international air available lifescience labor, and an ability to source and attract engineers and the request for information noted.
The Peach State is among several vyingf for what might be a vaccine or pharmaceutical manufacturing operation that could locate on more than100 acres, Atlanta Busines s Chronicle has learned. Winning the project could do for Georgia’s biotec industry what will do forthe state’es auto industry, said Mike Cassidy, presidentt of the , after being briefesd about the details. “It would be an outstanding recruitment [tool for new business],” Cassidy said. The company, whichb could be considering three cities, is said to be negotiatingb economic incentives withthe state, a sourcer said.
Georgia economic development officials declined comment on the possibldevelopment — dubbed “Project Boss.” The potential developmen could add to the region’s biotech credentials, alreadu enhanced by hosting the 2009 BIO International Convention, the world’s largest bio conference,in May. It would also be an economic developmenyt coup akinto ’s globall headquarters relocation from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth. The ATM and self-servicee kiosk maker said it woulrd bring morethan 2,100 jobs to including nearly 900 at a manufacturing operation in Atlanta Business Chronicle first reported June 1.
Metrio Atlanta, home to the , has the critica infrastructure to support a biomedicalomanufacturing operation. The region is home to the EmorVaccine Center, billed as among the largest academic vacciner centers in the world and known for its expertisr in vaccine research and development, and clinicao trials. In 2007, and The launchef the Center of Excellence for Influenzqa Research and Surveillance to develop flu Carol Henderson, who directs the Innovation and Technology Office at the Georgia Department of Economicd Development, is leading efforts to land the biotecuh company, a source familiar with the effort said.
Activity is said to have picked up in the pasttwo Henderson’s recruitment builds upon the existingv alliances and resources between the University System of the Centers of Innovation, the Georgia Research Alliancr and the Georgia Biomedical Partnership and Biotechnologhy Industry Organization. The biotechj firm has been shopping sites for at least a year. Project Boss was “planning to potentiallh deploy twomanufacturing facilities” that combined coulf employ about 1,500, according to a requesyt for information dated June 5, 2008. The facilities coul be located in the same or inseparate locations, the document noted.
The however, is said to have downsized thoseinitiapl plans, sources said. The and more specifically the pressure for companies to cut is forcing companies in general to take longerf to make big decisions such as amajor relocation, said Heidij Green, deputy commissioner of the Global Commercd Division at the Georgia Department of Economic “It’s typically taking 12 to 18 months to Green said, declining to specifically comment on Projec Boss.
The biotech firm, said to have scoutede Cobb, Douglas and Gwinnettg counties, is seeking locations with international air available lifescience labor, and an ability to source and attract engineers and the request for information noted.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Developer Verna files Chapter 7 - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Verna has 617 unsecured creditors, assets of between $1 million and $10 millionn and liabilities of $10 million to $50 million, the filintg states. “Debtor estimates that, after any exemprt property is excluded and administrative expenses there will be no fund available for distribution to unsecured thefiling says. Verna’s voluntary petition could be dismissed because itis incomplete, according to a separat court notice filed by the clerik of court. Last year, Verna lost control of The his unfinished residential condoprojectg uptown, after defaulting on a construction loan.
The lender that forecloses on theproperty — a subsidiary of Bank in Wisconsin — bought the buildiny for $14.2 million in a foreclosure auction in Earlier this month, the Charlotte National Building Condominiukm Owners’ Association acquired Verna’s offices at 428 E. Fourth St. for The association was the sole bidderd on the office condo durinyg aforeclosure auction, and the upset period expirec with no takers. The purchaswe amount was commensurate with dues and assessmenteVerna owed, plus legal expenses.
The foreclosures were the lates in a string of dozenxs ofcourt filings, lawsuits and mechanic’s liends for unpaid bills filed against either Verna & Associatees or company founder Verna. Verna was the creatotr of the Charlotte National BuildingCondominium Owners’ Association in the late He built the uptown office buildinh by using the salvaged facade and glass rotunda of the now-demolishecd First Citizens Bank Building.
Verna has 617 unsecured creditors, assets of between $1 million and $10 millionn and liabilities of $10 million to $50 million, the filintg states. “Debtor estimates that, after any exemprt property is excluded and administrative expenses there will be no fund available for distribution to unsecured thefiling says. Verna’s voluntary petition could be dismissed because itis incomplete, according to a separat court notice filed by the clerik of court. Last year, Verna lost control of The his unfinished residential condoprojectg uptown, after defaulting on a construction loan.
The lender that forecloses on theproperty — a subsidiary of Bank in Wisconsin — bought the buildiny for $14.2 million in a foreclosure auction in Earlier this month, the Charlotte National Building Condominiukm Owners’ Association acquired Verna’s offices at 428 E. Fourth St. for The association was the sole bidderd on the office condo durinyg aforeclosure auction, and the upset period expirec with no takers. The purchaswe amount was commensurate with dues and assessmenteVerna owed, plus legal expenses.
The foreclosures were the lates in a string of dozenxs ofcourt filings, lawsuits and mechanic’s liends for unpaid bills filed against either Verna & Associatees or company founder Verna. Verna was the creatotr of the Charlotte National BuildingCondominium Owners’ Association in the late He built the uptown office buildinh by using the salvaged facade and glass rotunda of the now-demolishecd First Citizens Bank Building.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Time Warner board approves AOL spinoff - Dayton Business Journal:
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Following the proposed transaction, AOL would be an independengt publiclytraded company. In a statement Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) said that “aftee the proposed separation is complete, AOL will compete as a stand-alonee company — focused on growing its Web brandzsand services, which currently reach more than 107 millionb domestic unique visitors a month, as well as its advertisinyg business, which operates the leading onlinee display network that reaches more than 91 percenrt of the domestic online audience. AOL will also continuse to operate one of the largest Internetr access subscription services inthe U.S.
” Time Warner disclosed plans to spin off the AOL unit in announciny quarterly results that beat analyst estimates, despite a continuee decline at the AOL division. AOL's headquarters had been at Dullese but was moved to New York Citylast AOL’s revenue fell 23 percent last quarterf to $867 million, led by a 27 percenty drop in subscription revenue and a 20 percenrt drop in advertising revenue. AOL’s results contributed to an 8 percenft decline in companywide revenueto $6.9 Time Warner’s first quarter net incom e was $661 million, or 55 cents per share, down from $771 million, or 64 centx per share a year earlier.
Following the proposed transaction, AOL would be an independengt publiclytraded company. In a statement Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) said that “aftee the proposed separation is complete, AOL will compete as a stand-alonee company — focused on growing its Web brandzsand services, which currently reach more than 107 millionb domestic unique visitors a month, as well as its advertisinyg business, which operates the leading onlinee display network that reaches more than 91 percenrt of the domestic online audience. AOL will also continuse to operate one of the largest Internetr access subscription services inthe U.S.
” Time Warner disclosed plans to spin off the AOL unit in announciny quarterly results that beat analyst estimates, despite a continuee decline at the AOL division. AOL's headquarters had been at Dullese but was moved to New York Citylast AOL’s revenue fell 23 percent last quarterf to $867 million, led by a 27 percenty drop in subscription revenue and a 20 percenrt drop in advertising revenue. AOL’s results contributed to an 8 percenft decline in companywide revenueto $6.9 Time Warner’s first quarter net incom e was $661 million, or 55 cents per share, down from $771 million, or 64 centx per share a year earlier.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
JUNE 2012 OUTSTANDING WARRANTS LIST - San Angelo Standard Times
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JUNE 2012 OUTSTANDING WARRANTS LIST San Angelo Standard Times Actor Dan Aykroyd is 60. Actor Andre Braugher ("Homicide") is 50. Actress Pamela Anderson is 45. Rapper Missy Elliott is 41. Actress Liv Tyler is 35. Actress Hilarie Burton ("One Tree Hill") is 30. July 2: Actor Robert Ito ("Quincy") is 81. Actress ... |
Friday, July 6, 2012
Harris Eisenstadt – Canada Day III and Canada Day Octet (2012) - Something Else! Reviews
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Harris Eisenstadt â€" Canada Day III and Canada Day Octet (2012) Something Else! Reviews Toronto born, New York based drummer Harris Eisenstadt has taken the master route for learning the ins and outs of modern creative jazz music, having studied under or worked with Sam Rivers, Wadada Leo Smith, Barry Altschul, Yusef Lateef, Vinny Golia, ... |
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Cellino, Barnes donate $1M to UB - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Lisa Mueller, assistant dean for alumni and communications, said the gift matchese the largest single-donation in the historh of thelaw school, the $1 million givenb in 2002 by Francis who graduated UB Law School in 1979 and went on to founx a successful personal injury firm. In a release announcinvg the gift, University at Buffalo Law School Dean Makau Mutua calledit “an extraordinary act of philanthropy” and “a wonderfukl down payment on our vision of academic excellencee and our bold aspirations for the Mutua said he plands to invest the gift in the calling them the central core of the law Specifically, he said the money will go toward making improvements in pedagogical technologies in the school and upgradinyg services.
Steve Barnes, who founded the law firm alonf withRoss Cellino, said they felt they owed a debt of gratituder to the school where they got theie start. “Both Ross and I are graduatesa of the law schooland we’ve come to know many of the professorw and administrators very well,” he said. “Makau Mutua is just an outstanding individual and he has a visionn thatwe haven’t seen at the school Barnes said the decision to make the gift an unrestricterd donation reflects the confidence they have in the administratorse at the University to utilizse the money in the most effective ways possible.
“We are we didn’t feel as though we are in a position to dictats how the moneywas spent,” he “We have a lot of confidence in Makau’sz vision and we have had long discussions about where he wants to take the school and we’rd on the same page.” Recognizing the generositty of Cellino and Barnes, the school has announced plansd to name their main conferencde center, located in O’Brian Hall, The Cellino and Barneas Conference Center.
Asked what it feels like to be in a positionb to giveaway $1 million, especially given the currenrt economic climate, Barnes put the gift into “Both Ross and I come from very humble beginningsx and kind of worked our way up from the he said. “We started out as just the twoof us, now, the practicse is a lucrative practice and I’m just glad we were able to help at a time that I thinmk is very critical to the law school.
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Lisa Mueller, assistant dean for alumni and communications, said the gift matchese the largest single-donation in the historh of thelaw school, the $1 million givenb in 2002 by Francis who graduated UB Law School in 1979 and went on to founx a successful personal injury firm. In a release announcinvg the gift, University at Buffalo Law School Dean Makau Mutua calledit “an extraordinary act of philanthropy” and “a wonderfukl down payment on our vision of academic excellencee and our bold aspirations for the Mutua said he plands to invest the gift in the calling them the central core of the law Specifically, he said the money will go toward making improvements in pedagogical technologies in the school and upgradinyg services.
Steve Barnes, who founded the law firm alonf withRoss Cellino, said they felt they owed a debt of gratituder to the school where they got theie start. “Both Ross and I are graduatesa of the law schooland we’ve come to know many of the professorw and administrators very well,” he said. “Makau Mutua is just an outstanding individual and he has a visionn thatwe haven’t seen at the school Barnes said the decision to make the gift an unrestricterd donation reflects the confidence they have in the administratorse at the University to utilizse the money in the most effective ways possible.
“We are we didn’t feel as though we are in a position to dictats how the moneywas spent,” he “We have a lot of confidence in Makau’sz vision and we have had long discussions about where he wants to take the school and we’rd on the same page.” Recognizing the generositty of Cellino and Barnes, the school has announced plansd to name their main conferencde center, located in O’Brian Hall, The Cellino and Barneas Conference Center.
Asked what it feels like to be in a positionb to giveaway $1 million, especially given the currenrt economic climate, Barnes put the gift into “Both Ross and I come from very humble beginningsx and kind of worked our way up from the he said. “We started out as just the twoof us, now, the practicse is a lucrative practice and I’m just glad we were able to help at a time that I thinmk is very critical to the law school.
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
The accidental performer: A walk in Olympic Park - ESPN
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The accidental performer: A walk in Olympic Park ESPN I didn't mean to crash a top-secret rehearsal for the London Olympics' July 27 opening ceremony. I was just trying to validate my credentials before the Olympic Park was mobbed. If I am hauled into some sports court and you never hear from me again, here' |
Monday, July 2, 2012
Horny Goat to open brewpub in Walker
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The craft beer brewer has purchased a buildingt at2011 S. First St., the site of the former Milwaukee Pump House barand grill. Hornty Goat hopes to open the brewpub, whicyh will be known as Horny Hideaway, on the site by “It’s a beautiful location,” said Jim Sorenson, Horny Goat managing chief executive officerand co-owner. “It took us six to eightr months to finda site.” Hornhy Goat, which formed last year as a businessx entity, currently has office space in the town of Raymond in Racind County as well as on Milwaukee’s south side.
Retailp accounts purchased morethan 3,000 caseas during the first week of depleting Horny Goat’s stock, Sorenson About 4,000 cases were sold duringh April, he said. Horny Goat’s current beer brands include: Belgia Wheat, the company’s flagship brand; Exposed, a farmhouswe ale; and Hopped Up ’N a pale ale. All of Hornty Goat’s beers currently are produced by inSteven Point. Horny Goat planas to brew some new, yet-to-be-released, higher-end such as an imperiap stout, an imperial pilsner and a doubldwhite ale, at the new Horny Goat is attempting to generater business through “quirky” advertising and marketiny initiatives, Sorenson said.
The company’s “street team,” which include about 16 interns, has been travelinb throughout the Milwaukee area in a yellow Hummeer H2 vehicle offering product samples and giveawaysto customers. Planzs are under way to add vehicles tothe fleet, Sorensomn said. The company also has launched a series of localkradio advertisements. Horny Goat also will offer clothing and otherr merchandise at the brewpub and through itsWeb “We’ve tried to create an experience that puts a smiles on people’s faces, while providing premium crafft beer,” Sorenson said, The company also plans to continue to build partnerships, Sorenson said.
One partnership alread in place iswith , the Milwaukeew maker of Usinger’s brand sausagde and meat products, which has provided sampler brats to complement Horny Goat’s brewx at bars, grocery stores and special “As we expand, we’ll continue to look for additional distributionm and partners that will help us build on this Sorenson said. A partnership with a locallhy owned company like HornyGoat “made said Jon Gabe, vice president of sales and marketing for “It’s an inexpensive way to reachg a lot of consumers,” he said. “W e subscribe to (Sorenson’s) theory that if peoplew try your productfor free, they will go lookingy for it.
” Gabe admitted that Horny Goat isn’t representativse of Usinger’s typical business partner. “Horny Goat is probablu a little edgier than butwe don’t think that’s a bad thing for us,” he said. Horny Goat currentl y has about20 employees, including the team of Ray Klimovitz and John Hannifab have been hired as Sorenson declined to say how much moneu he and a co-owner, a prominent Racine County business executive who did not want to be have invested in the business.
The craft beer brewer has purchased a buildingt at2011 S. First St., the site of the former Milwaukee Pump House barand grill. Hornty Goat hopes to open the brewpub, whicyh will be known as Horny Hideaway, on the site by “It’s a beautiful location,” said Jim Sorenson, Horny Goat managing chief executive officerand co-owner. “It took us six to eightr months to finda site.” Hornhy Goat, which formed last year as a businessx entity, currently has office space in the town of Raymond in Racind County as well as on Milwaukee’s south side.
Retailp accounts purchased morethan 3,000 caseas during the first week of depleting Horny Goat’s stock, Sorenson About 4,000 cases were sold duringh April, he said. Horny Goat’s current beer brands include: Belgia Wheat, the company’s flagship brand; Exposed, a farmhouswe ale; and Hopped Up ’N a pale ale. All of Hornty Goat’s beers currently are produced by inSteven Point. Horny Goat planas to brew some new, yet-to-be-released, higher-end such as an imperiap stout, an imperial pilsner and a doubldwhite ale, at the new Horny Goat is attempting to generater business through “quirky” advertising and marketiny initiatives, Sorenson said.
The company’s “street team,” which include about 16 interns, has been travelinb throughout the Milwaukee area in a yellow Hummeer H2 vehicle offering product samples and giveawaysto customers. Planzs are under way to add vehicles tothe fleet, Sorensomn said. The company also has launched a series of localkradio advertisements. Horny Goat also will offer clothing and otherr merchandise at the brewpub and through itsWeb “We’ve tried to create an experience that puts a smiles on people’s faces, while providing premium crafft beer,” Sorenson said, The company also plans to continue to build partnerships, Sorenson said.
One partnership alread in place iswith , the Milwaukeew maker of Usinger’s brand sausagde and meat products, which has provided sampler brats to complement Horny Goat’s brewx at bars, grocery stores and special “As we expand, we’ll continue to look for additional distributionm and partners that will help us build on this Sorenson said. A partnership with a locallhy owned company like HornyGoat “made said Jon Gabe, vice president of sales and marketing for “It’s an inexpensive way to reachg a lot of consumers,” he said. “W e subscribe to (Sorenson’s) theory that if peoplew try your productfor free, they will go lookingy for it.
” Gabe admitted that Horny Goat isn’t representativse of Usinger’s typical business partner. “Horny Goat is probablu a little edgier than butwe don’t think that’s a bad thing for us,” he said. Horny Goat currentl y has about20 employees, including the team of Ray Klimovitz and John Hannifab have been hired as Sorenson declined to say how much moneu he and a co-owner, a prominent Racine County business executive who did not want to be have invested in the business.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Westminster Mall buys its Mervyn's - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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million square feet, has bought the mall’s vacant Mervyn’s building for $3.3 million, accordinb to real estate records. The purchase may be a step towared putting theoutdated mall, which is only under single ownership in anticipation of its redevelopment as an urban-oriented, mixed-use property. Major mall tenants, including Mervyn’s, usuallu own their buildings. Mall owner MD Management Inc. of Kansaz City also no longer is working with locao LLC on redeveloping Westminster Mall and upgrading two of its KansasdCity malls, according to Alberta spokeswoman Megan Campbell.
An MD principakl said as recentlyas January, according to The Denver that he was happg to be working with Alberts on a plan to redevelop Westminster Mall. Progressa on updating MD's hometowmn malls -- Metro North and Metcalg South -- slowed in the last few supposedly because of theeconomic downturn, accordingg to the Kansas City Business MD Westminster Parcels LLC, an MD Management entity, closed on the purchaswe of the Mervyn’s store from Chicago-basedx Klaff Realty LP in mid-May, according to Jefferson Countyy real estate records. “We sold our fee interesg to an entity controlledc by themall landlord,” said Keituh Brown, executive vice president at Klaff.
With the recengt sale, Colorado’s 11 Mervyn’s stores all have been sold or leasedx to retailers such as Burlington Coat Factory andSporte Authority, except for 15,00 square feet of the Pueblo store, Brownh said. Englewood-based Sports Authority leases most of the spacer in theformer Mervyn’s in Pueblo Mall. The Mervyn’s storer at Westminster Mall closed inearly 2006, one of 10 Colorad o stores in the department store chain to shut down at that Surviving anchors at the mall include JC Penney’s and Dillard’s. Completed in 1977, Westminsterd Mall is located at5433 W. 88th just off U.S. Highway 36.
Westminster Mall’s longtime manager, Kenton said he had no information regardingthe Mervyn’x building sale. Tom Morgan, a principa at MD Management, didn’t returj a call for comment. Westminster Mall’s redevelopmen t is in the beginning stages, according to the city of which has pushed for an updatinf of the propertyfor “We look at the property as the existing but also as 100 acres in the middlw of the U.S. 36 corridor, one of the most vibrantt corridors in the metro saidSusan Grafton, economic development manager for the city of “There’s loads of opportunity there to do something more urban becauser of the transportation access.
” The redevelopment is in the “very early conceptual design phase,” according to a summaruy of an April Westminster city council The concept includes retail, officee and residential space, as well as the realignment of nearbyu 88th Avenue and Sheridam Boulevard. Another component of the redevelopment is the nearby Regional Transportation Districtbus park-n-ride, at U.S. Highway 36 and West 88th which may getligh rail. The council adopted a resolution on April 13 forthe city’s developmentf authority to work with MD Management and potentia l developers “to create a visioj and assemble properties to make redevelopmenyt of Westminster Mall a the summary said.
Klaff and partners acquired the Mervyn’sw department store chain in 2004for $1.665 billion. The joint venture that owns the storex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizatiomn inJuly 2008, and converted to Chaptetr 7 liquidation in October.
million square feet, has bought the mall’s vacant Mervyn’s building for $3.3 million, accordinb to real estate records. The purchase may be a step towared putting theoutdated mall, which is only under single ownership in anticipation of its redevelopment as an urban-oriented, mixed-use property. Major mall tenants, including Mervyn’s, usuallu own their buildings. Mall owner MD Management Inc. of Kansaz City also no longer is working with locao LLC on redeveloping Westminster Mall and upgrading two of its KansasdCity malls, according to Alberta spokeswoman Megan Campbell.
An MD principakl said as recentlyas January, according to The Denver that he was happg to be working with Alberts on a plan to redevelop Westminster Mall. Progressa on updating MD's hometowmn malls -- Metro North and Metcalg South -- slowed in the last few supposedly because of theeconomic downturn, accordingg to the Kansas City Business MD Westminster Parcels LLC, an MD Management entity, closed on the purchaswe of the Mervyn’s store from Chicago-basedx Klaff Realty LP in mid-May, according to Jefferson Countyy real estate records. “We sold our fee interesg to an entity controlledc by themall landlord,” said Keituh Brown, executive vice president at Klaff.
With the recengt sale, Colorado’s 11 Mervyn’s stores all have been sold or leasedx to retailers such as Burlington Coat Factory andSporte Authority, except for 15,00 square feet of the Pueblo store, Brownh said. Englewood-based Sports Authority leases most of the spacer in theformer Mervyn’s in Pueblo Mall. The Mervyn’s storer at Westminster Mall closed inearly 2006, one of 10 Colorad o stores in the department store chain to shut down at that Surviving anchors at the mall include JC Penney’s and Dillard’s. Completed in 1977, Westminsterd Mall is located at5433 W. 88th just off U.S. Highway 36.
Westminster Mall’s longtime manager, Kenton said he had no information regardingthe Mervyn’x building sale. Tom Morgan, a principa at MD Management, didn’t returj a call for comment. Westminster Mall’s redevelopmen t is in the beginning stages, according to the city of which has pushed for an updatinf of the propertyfor “We look at the property as the existing but also as 100 acres in the middlw of the U.S. 36 corridor, one of the most vibrantt corridors in the metro saidSusan Grafton, economic development manager for the city of “There’s loads of opportunity there to do something more urban becauser of the transportation access.
” The redevelopment is in the “very early conceptual design phase,” according to a summaruy of an April Westminster city council The concept includes retail, officee and residential space, as well as the realignment of nearbyu 88th Avenue and Sheridam Boulevard. Another component of the redevelopment is the nearby Regional Transportation Districtbus park-n-ride, at U.S. Highway 36 and West 88th which may getligh rail. The council adopted a resolution on April 13 forthe city’s developmentf authority to work with MD Management and potentia l developers “to create a visioj and assemble properties to make redevelopmenyt of Westminster Mall a the summary said.
Klaff and partners acquired the Mervyn’sw department store chain in 2004for $1.665 billion. The joint venture that owns the storex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizatiomn inJuly 2008, and converted to Chaptetr 7 liquidation in October.
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