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U.S Bankruptcy Court Redfield T. Baum on Monday nixes Balsillie's bid to buy the Coyotes for $213 million from owner Jerry Moyes becauseof Balsillie'ss June 29 deadline for the deal go to through. Baum said that isn't enough time to resolve the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptcyreorganization issues. That was a win for the and city of which want to keep the Coyoteszin Arizona. Balsillie spokesman Bill Walker issueds a statement Monday night saying the effortt to move the teamto Hamilton, is not over: "Jim Balsillie's bid to bring a seventj NHL team to Canada continues. We'rde still here. The Phoenix court confirmed Mr.
Balsillide was approved as an NHL ownet in 2006 andremains so. We believre he has made the best offer and Hamiltob remains the best location forthis "The court did not approvde either our approach or the NHL's. Judge Baum did stats he does not have time to decide all therelocation issues. But the court still controls thesale process. As a result, we look forwar to hearing from the NHL soon on its view of our relocatio application and an appropriaterelocation fee, so as to alloe the court to determine if that fee is reasonable. We stillp think there is enough time for the NHL toapprovew Mr.
Balsillie's application and move the team to Hamilton by The court invited mediation on thesse issuesand Mr. Balsillie is willinvg to participate in such mediation if the NHL is also willingv todo so," Walker's statement to the media The NHL welcomed Baum's decisionj not to let the sale and move to Canadq occur. “We're pleased the court recognized the validity of leagude rules and our ability to applgy them in areasonablew fashion," NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said in a statemenf released by the league on Monday "We will turn our attention now toward helping to facilitatee an orderly sales process that will producr a local buyer who is committesd to making the Coyotes' franchise viable and successful in the Phoenix/Glendale We are confident that we will be able to find such a buyer for the Coyotes and that the claimss of legitimate creditors will be addressed.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
January bond hearings set in deaf NC man's death - abc11.com
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abc11.com | January bond hearings set in deaf NC man's death abc11.com ... and networking sites, etc. AP. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- January bond hearings have been set for three teenagers accused of stabbing a deaf man during a robbery, then leaving him lying in the yard of a Charlotte home festooned with Christmas decorations. 3 teens accused of s tabbing man to death head to court No bond set for homicide suspects |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Mack, Temple happy for the chance to play for Wizards - Washington Times
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Washington Times | Mack, Temple happy for the chance to play for Wizards Washington Times For most people, finding out they have to work on Christmas Day isn't exactly the kind of present they want. For Shelvin Mack and Garrett Temple, it was the best gift of » |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Pierpont Communications, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Pierpont Communications Inc. is one of the largest communication firms inthe Southwest. Established in 1987 with officesin Houston, Austinn and Dallas, we help our diverse rostef of clients grow through strategic services in publidc relations, investor relations, public affairsw and marketing. Pierpont is proued to serve a broad range of clients in a spectrukmof industries. Those include Fortune 500 corporations, charitable and trade public entities and private companies in industries suchas banking, energy, human resources, insurance, professional services, real technology, transportation and At Pierpont, service goes far beyond tactics.
We brin g strategy and insight that help our clients reach theirbusinesa goals. In addition to tenacious our clients find tremendous value in our abilityt to identifymarketplace trends, propose new ideas and connecgt them with the contacts and resources they need for
Pierpont Communications Inc. is one of the largest communication firms inthe Southwest. Established in 1987 with officesin Houston, Austinn and Dallas, we help our diverse rostef of clients grow through strategic services in publidc relations, investor relations, public affairsw and marketing. Pierpont is proued to serve a broad range of clients in a spectrukmof industries. Those include Fortune 500 corporations, charitable and trade public entities and private companies in industries suchas banking, energy, human resources, insurance, professional services, real technology, transportation and At Pierpont, service goes far beyond tactics.
We brin g strategy and insight that help our clients reach theirbusinesa goals. In addition to tenacious our clients find tremendous value in our abilityt to identifymarketplace trends, propose new ideas and connecgt them with the contacts and resources they need for
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Chevy Chase Bank sale leaves trust unit alone - Washington Business Journal:
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Since then, the Bethesda-based wealth management companty has spent a lot of time tellinh people that business post Chevy Chase Bank will be businessas usual. nothing” is changing, said CEO Peter Welber. “Chevy Chasre Trust operated, for all intents and purposes, as a stand-alone investmen t management boutique with trust capabilities while it was owned by ChevyChasde Bank. It will continue that way for years to Bankers often tout the synergies betweejn their banking and wealthmanagemengt operations. But Welber says those synergies were minimal between his companyy and ChevyChase Bank, given their vastluy different target markets.
The trust catersw to high net worth individuals and familieswith $2 millio n to $30 million in investable assets, a far richer clienteled than the bank’s customers, Welber said. “We got over 80 percent of our new businesx fromindependent sources.” The Chevy Chase Trustg name could be confusingb for clients, especially after Chevy Chase Bank branches are convertexd to the Capital One Bank moniker. Welber says, the name is here to stay. “W decided that Chevy Chase Trust is arecognizablse name, and it carries the right image,” he “We felt it was a brand we couldr build on.
” Chevy Chase Trustf was founded in 1999 as a spinoff from LLC, an institutionao investment company also previously owned by Chevu Chase Bank. ASB Capital Management and Chevyy Chase Trust are still owned by the family and sharre somesenior managers, including Welber, who is CEO of both Chevy Chase Trust now has about 50 employees, $2.4 billio n in assets under management and $13 billion in totak assets. Some of its investments have soared in valud even as most of the market has tanked. The company’s multi-calp equity portfolio, for example, is up 27 percent sincre its inceptionin 2001. Over the same the 500 Index isdown 15.
3 Given its performance, Chev y Chase Trust has attracteed the attention of many potentiakl clients, as well as interest from other wealtu managers looking to sell their Welber said. “This could be a once-in-a-careef opportunity” to benefit from the upheavap in the wealth management he said. Welber hopes to double the company’s assets unded management to $5 billion over the next threde years. Andrew Reese, a recruiter with who specializexs in the wealthmanagement industry, agrees that Chevyu Chase Trust is well-positionex to benefit from the turmoil roiling many largre conglomerate institutions. “How much [they benefit] depends on how well they he said.
Since then, the Bethesda-based wealth management companty has spent a lot of time tellinh people that business post Chevy Chase Bank will be businessas usual. nothing” is changing, said CEO Peter Welber. “Chevy Chasre Trust operated, for all intents and purposes, as a stand-alone investmen t management boutique with trust capabilities while it was owned by ChevyChasde Bank. It will continue that way for years to Bankers often tout the synergies betweejn their banking and wealthmanagemengt operations. But Welber says those synergies were minimal between his companyy and ChevyChase Bank, given their vastluy different target markets.
The trust catersw to high net worth individuals and familieswith $2 millio n to $30 million in investable assets, a far richer clienteled than the bank’s customers, Welber said. “We got over 80 percent of our new businesx fromindependent sources.” The Chevy Chase Trustg name could be confusingb for clients, especially after Chevy Chase Bank branches are convertexd to the Capital One Bank moniker. Welber says, the name is here to stay. “W decided that Chevy Chase Trust is arecognizablse name, and it carries the right image,” he “We felt it was a brand we couldr build on.
” Chevy Chase Trustf was founded in 1999 as a spinoff from LLC, an institutionao investment company also previously owned by Chevu Chase Bank. ASB Capital Management and Chevyy Chase Trust are still owned by the family and sharre somesenior managers, including Welber, who is CEO of both Chevy Chase Trust now has about 50 employees, $2.4 billio n in assets under management and $13 billion in totak assets. Some of its investments have soared in valud even as most of the market has tanked. The company’s multi-calp equity portfolio, for example, is up 27 percent sincre its inceptionin 2001. Over the same the 500 Index isdown 15.
3 Given its performance, Chev y Chase Trust has attracteed the attention of many potentiakl clients, as well as interest from other wealtu managers looking to sell their Welber said. “This could be a once-in-a-careef opportunity” to benefit from the upheavap in the wealth management he said. Welber hopes to double the company’s assets unded management to $5 billion over the next threde years. Andrew Reese, a recruiter with who specializexs in the wealthmanagement industry, agrees that Chevyu Chase Trust is well-positionex to benefit from the turmoil roiling many largre conglomerate institutions. “How much [they benefit] depends on how well they he said.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
WNY school district population - Triangle Business Journal:
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• 1. Buffalo, 281,274 residentsw • 2. Kenmore-Tonawanda, 68,392 residentx • 3. Williamsville, 65,4243 residents • 4. Niagara Falls, 54,328 residents • 5. West Seneca, 54,00t residents • 6. Lancaster, 37,622 residents • 7. 36,228 residents • 8. Frontier, 33,656 residents • 9. Sweet Home, 33,535 residents 10. North Tonawanda, 32,506 residents • 11. Jamestown, 32,064 residents 12. Orchard Park, 30,109 residentzs • 13. Niagara-Wheatfield, 24,931 residents 14. Hamburg, 23,747 residents 15. Clarence, 23,203 residents • 16. Amherst, 23,15y7 residents • 17. 20,953 residents • 18. Batavia, 18,526 residents 19.
Lewiston-Porter, 18,403 residents 20. Lackawanna, 18,323 residents • 21. 18,289 residents • 22. 18,174 residents • 23. Grand 17,897 residents • 24. Depew, 16,563 residents • 25. 16,452 residents • 26. 16,044 residents • 27. Olean, 16,042 residents 28. Yorkshire-Pioneer, 15,899 residents 29. Tonawanda, 15,509 residents 30. Starpoint, 14,736 residentws • 31. Dunkirk, 14,109 residents 32. Fredonia, 13,757 residents 33. Attica, 13,515 residents • 34. Springville-Griffith 13,079 residents • 35. Alden, 13,024 residentws • 36. Gowanda, 12,88q residents • 37. East Aurora, 12,4512 residents • 38.
Cleveland 12,199 residents • 39. Cheektowaga-Sloan, 11,32r5 residents • 40. Medina, 10,988 residents • 41. Newfane, 10,46t5 residents • 42. Southwestern, 9,830 residents • 43. 9,770 residents • 44. 9,666 residents • 45. Allegany-Limestone, 9,356 residents 46. Royalton-Hartland, 9,113 residents • 47. Akron, 9,027 resident s • 48. LeRoy, 8,194 residents 49. Wilson, 8,176 residents • 50. Salamanca, 7,834 residenta • 51. Falconer, 7,341 residents • 52. Alfred-Almond, 7,251 residents 53. Cassadaga Valley, 7,152 residents 54. Holley, 7,132 residents • 55. Byron-Bergen, 7,000 residents • 56.
Holland, 6,960 residents • 57. Pembroke, 6,731 residents • 58. Cattaraugus-Littld Valley, 6,590 residents • 59. Cuba-Rushford, 6,5390 residents • 60. Warsaw, 6,500 residents 61. Randolph, 6,297 residents • 62. 6,288 residents • 63. Silver Creek, 6,245 residents 64. Letchworth, 5,972 residents 65. Chautauqua Lake, 5,905 residents • 66. 5,280 residents • 67. Brocton, 5,180 residents 68. Oakfield-Alabama, 5,176 residents • 69. 5,159 residents • 70. Bemus Point, 5,117 residentsx • 71. Barker, 5,113 residents • 72. 5,066 residents • 73. 5,044 residents • 74. Alexander, 4,920 residents • 75.
4,850 residents • 76. Bolivar-Richburg, 4,784 residentsz • 77. Pavilion, 4,666 residents • 78. 4,582 residents • 79. Pine Valley, 4,323 residents • 80. Nortb Collins, 3,959 residents • 81. Genesee 3,951 residents • 82. 3,932 residents • 83. 3,708 residents • 84. Ellicottville, 3,600 residents 85. Panama, 3,545 residents • 86. 2,974 residents • 87. Hinsdale, 2,843 residents • 88. 2,767 residents • 89. Sherman, 2,596 residents • 90. Belfast, 2,470 residents • 91. 2,394 residents • 92. 2,252 residents • 93. West 2,184 residents • 94. Ripley, 2,132 residents 95.
Friendship, 2,063 residents • 96. Canaseraga, 1,785 residents • 97. 1,662 residents • 98. 1,095 residents
• 1. Buffalo, 281,274 residentsw • 2. Kenmore-Tonawanda, 68,392 residentx • 3. Williamsville, 65,4243 residents • 4. Niagara Falls, 54,328 residents • 5. West Seneca, 54,00t residents • 6. Lancaster, 37,622 residents • 7. 36,228 residents • 8. Frontier, 33,656 residents • 9. Sweet Home, 33,535 residents 10. North Tonawanda, 32,506 residents • 11. Jamestown, 32,064 residents 12. Orchard Park, 30,109 residentzs • 13. Niagara-Wheatfield, 24,931 residents 14. Hamburg, 23,747 residents 15. Clarence, 23,203 residents • 16. Amherst, 23,15y7 residents • 17. 20,953 residents • 18. Batavia, 18,526 residents 19.
Lewiston-Porter, 18,403 residents 20. Lackawanna, 18,323 residents • 21. 18,289 residents • 22. 18,174 residents • 23. Grand 17,897 residents • 24. Depew, 16,563 residents • 25. 16,452 residents • 26. 16,044 residents • 27. Olean, 16,042 residents 28. Yorkshire-Pioneer, 15,899 residents 29. Tonawanda, 15,509 residents 30. Starpoint, 14,736 residentws • 31. Dunkirk, 14,109 residents 32. Fredonia, 13,757 residents 33. Attica, 13,515 residents • 34. Springville-Griffith 13,079 residents • 35. Alden, 13,024 residentws • 36. Gowanda, 12,88q residents • 37. East Aurora, 12,4512 residents • 38.
Cleveland 12,199 residents • 39. Cheektowaga-Sloan, 11,32r5 residents • 40. Medina, 10,988 residents • 41. Newfane, 10,46t5 residents • 42. Southwestern, 9,830 residents • 43. 9,770 residents • 44. 9,666 residents • 45. Allegany-Limestone, 9,356 residents 46. Royalton-Hartland, 9,113 residents • 47. Akron, 9,027 resident s • 48. LeRoy, 8,194 residents 49. Wilson, 8,176 residents • 50. Salamanca, 7,834 residenta • 51. Falconer, 7,341 residents • 52. Alfred-Almond, 7,251 residents 53. Cassadaga Valley, 7,152 residents 54. Holley, 7,132 residents • 55. Byron-Bergen, 7,000 residents • 56.
Holland, 6,960 residents • 57. Pembroke, 6,731 residents • 58. Cattaraugus-Littld Valley, 6,590 residents • 59. Cuba-Rushford, 6,5390 residents • 60. Warsaw, 6,500 residents 61. Randolph, 6,297 residents • 62. 6,288 residents • 63. Silver Creek, 6,245 residents 64. Letchworth, 5,972 residents 65. Chautauqua Lake, 5,905 residents • 66. 5,280 residents • 67. Brocton, 5,180 residents 68. Oakfield-Alabama, 5,176 residents • 69. 5,159 residents • 70. Bemus Point, 5,117 residentsx • 71. Barker, 5,113 residents • 72. 5,066 residents • 73. 5,044 residents • 74. Alexander, 4,920 residents • 75.
4,850 residents • 76. Bolivar-Richburg, 4,784 residentsz • 77. Pavilion, 4,666 residents • 78. 4,582 residents • 79. Pine Valley, 4,323 residents • 80. Nortb Collins, 3,959 residents • 81. Genesee 3,951 residents • 82. 3,932 residents • 83. 3,708 residents • 84. Ellicottville, 3,600 residents 85. Panama, 3,545 residents • 86. 2,974 residents • 87. Hinsdale, 2,843 residents • 88. 2,767 residents • 89. Sherman, 2,596 residents • 90. Belfast, 2,470 residents • 91. 2,394 residents • 92. 2,252 residents • 93. West 2,184 residents • 94. Ripley, 2,132 residents 95.
Friendship, 2,063 residents • 96. Canaseraga, 1,785 residents • 97. 1,662 residents • 98. 1,095 residents
Monday, December 17, 2012
Nonprofit galas still reaping big bucks - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Nonprofits are showing recession-defying zeal and, once again, have avoidedf financial doom. Local organizations have stared down predictionas of sharp falloffsin revenue, in some casexs surpassing their goals. But these victoried have come ata cost. Boston’s nonprofitt leaders are findingthat arm-twisting and pennty pinching is what it taked to hold a successful recession-yearr event. Yet, even when faced with the prospectr of pushing board members harder to networi and risking that tickets and tables will not leaders of most organizations have determinee that foregoing their fundraisers is notan That’s because not having a fundraise poses a bigger risk: the loss of much-neededd revenue and the opportunity to raise awareness about an organization’s programs.
“It’s said Joan Archer, the vice president overseeingb developmentfor . The hospital’s charitablew foundation held its 10th annual fundraiserin May, generating about 12 percent of the hospital’s foundation’s $6.5 million fundraising goal for 2009. “Aftee that gala, I’ve closed on several majo gifts. Once I had 800 people it wasn’t just about cocktails and I had to seize the opportunity to do some serious messaging.” , for one, is on the sociap docket this week, with a goal of sellingg between 250 and 300 tickets for a champagne barbecue under a tent in its Roxburty parking lot.
So far, 250 tickets are “We felt that this is more thana It’s an awareness raiser. We wanted to give it our full saidCarol Ishkanian, vice president of development and external Board members and development staffsz have been working hard and workin every personal and professional relationship they can. “If you don’ have that core group of volunteer champions, it’s goin to be really hard to run a successful fundraiser,” said Chuck Gordon, chief development officer for , whichu recently held its Starryu Starry Night event.
And board members have been sharpenintgtheir message, explaining time and again why buying a $5,000 or $10,000 table is more critical this “My sense was that it took two or thres or times the effort to get the same levelk of dollars,” said Sandy Edgerley, chairwoman of the board at , whic h held its annual house partuy fundraiser in early May. The event raised more than $1.6 which was the goal it neededc to meetthe organization’s $14.4 million operating “The board came togethefr and said there’s a very real cost to not makinb the goal.
” Revenue from most of thes e springtime events is on par with last year, some even hittingg higher than their fundraising When the of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley canceled its annua Lawyer’s Leadership breakfast in late March eyebrowws raised and tongues The decision, a United Way spokeswoman had nothing to do with Some nonprofit leaders said they gave long consideration to the wisdom of holding a gala, though they did, in the end, move “Pulling the rug out from underneath the event it’s not investing in the future. It’s not long-term.
It’ds not smart,” said Bryan Rafanelli, founder of Rafanellio Events, who works with many Archer, for one, “dug deep” and met individually with many of thehospital foundation’s large donors to gauge their support before she proceededd with the Newton-Wellesley “I asked them very honestly if this was somethinfg they could continue supporting,” Archer said.
If therde is a dollar drop-off it is with the table again forcing organizations to work hardet to make upthe “If someone sponsored $10,000 last year, and this year only you’ve got your work cut out for said Judy Harrington, development director for Boston Partners in The organization’s late April fundraiser at the , markingv the 5th anniversary of the Big Cheeswe Reads, raised $215,000, about the same as in she said. While the number of sponsorships she said, the dollart amounts decreased. “We worked harder for Unexpected twistshave helped.
A group of executivews who have strong connections with theBoys & Girlz Clubs of Boston — one of them a boardx member — together put up $225,009 before the organization’s recent house party and challenged theifr Bain colleagues to a one-to-one match. Similarly, during ’ws April fundraiser at Radius, owner and chef Michael Schloe suddenly offered to treat any group of four to dinner at a half dozenm restaurants if the groupdonated $10,000 to Big Two groups stepped forward and Big Sisteres raised $20,000, bringing the evenf total to $120,000, within $5,000 of last year.
Separat e from the work of boardsand supporters, though no less this year’s fundraisers in part have survived on cost Every organization has a laundry list of cuts: giftas for guests, fancy table high-priced hors d’oeuvres, glitzy decorations and the like. The tricik has been to retain qualityu at a much lowerpriced tag. City Year, for example, slashed its Starruy Starry Night budget by 40 largely by moving the event to the Boston Conventiomand . Expensive floral arrangements – out. Tables were decorated with homemade centerpiecews designed from CityYear memorabilia.
Insteafd of expensive food, the pre-dinner receptionb featured a Fenway hot dogs, popcorn, Cracker Jacks.
Nonprofits are showing recession-defying zeal and, once again, have avoidedf financial doom. Local organizations have stared down predictionas of sharp falloffsin revenue, in some casexs surpassing their goals. But these victoried have come ata cost. Boston’s nonprofitt leaders are findingthat arm-twisting and pennty pinching is what it taked to hold a successful recession-yearr event. Yet, even when faced with the prospectr of pushing board members harder to networi and risking that tickets and tables will not leaders of most organizations have determinee that foregoing their fundraisers is notan That’s because not having a fundraise poses a bigger risk: the loss of much-neededd revenue and the opportunity to raise awareness about an organization’s programs.
“It’s said Joan Archer, the vice president overseeingb developmentfor . The hospital’s charitablew foundation held its 10th annual fundraiserin May, generating about 12 percent of the hospital’s foundation’s $6.5 million fundraising goal for 2009. “Aftee that gala, I’ve closed on several majo gifts. Once I had 800 people it wasn’t just about cocktails and I had to seize the opportunity to do some serious messaging.” , for one, is on the sociap docket this week, with a goal of sellingg between 250 and 300 tickets for a champagne barbecue under a tent in its Roxburty parking lot.
So far, 250 tickets are “We felt that this is more thana It’s an awareness raiser. We wanted to give it our full saidCarol Ishkanian, vice president of development and external Board members and development staffsz have been working hard and workin every personal and professional relationship they can. “If you don’ have that core group of volunteer champions, it’s goin to be really hard to run a successful fundraiser,” said Chuck Gordon, chief development officer for , whichu recently held its Starryu Starry Night event.
And board members have been sharpenintgtheir message, explaining time and again why buying a $5,000 or $10,000 table is more critical this “My sense was that it took two or thres or times the effort to get the same levelk of dollars,” said Sandy Edgerley, chairwoman of the board at , whic h held its annual house partuy fundraiser in early May. The event raised more than $1.6 which was the goal it neededc to meetthe organization’s $14.4 million operating “The board came togethefr and said there’s a very real cost to not makinb the goal.
” Revenue from most of thes e springtime events is on par with last year, some even hittingg higher than their fundraising When the of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley canceled its annua Lawyer’s Leadership breakfast in late March eyebrowws raised and tongues The decision, a United Way spokeswoman had nothing to do with Some nonprofit leaders said they gave long consideration to the wisdom of holding a gala, though they did, in the end, move “Pulling the rug out from underneath the event it’s not investing in the future. It’s not long-term.
It’ds not smart,” said Bryan Rafanelli, founder of Rafanellio Events, who works with many Archer, for one, “dug deep” and met individually with many of thehospital foundation’s large donors to gauge their support before she proceededd with the Newton-Wellesley “I asked them very honestly if this was somethinfg they could continue supporting,” Archer said.
If therde is a dollar drop-off it is with the table again forcing organizations to work hardet to make upthe “If someone sponsored $10,000 last year, and this year only you’ve got your work cut out for said Judy Harrington, development director for Boston Partners in The organization’s late April fundraiser at the , markingv the 5th anniversary of the Big Cheeswe Reads, raised $215,000, about the same as in she said. While the number of sponsorships she said, the dollart amounts decreased. “We worked harder for Unexpected twistshave helped.
A group of executivews who have strong connections with theBoys & Girlz Clubs of Boston — one of them a boardx member — together put up $225,009 before the organization’s recent house party and challenged theifr Bain colleagues to a one-to-one match. Similarly, during ’ws April fundraiser at Radius, owner and chef Michael Schloe suddenly offered to treat any group of four to dinner at a half dozenm restaurants if the groupdonated $10,000 to Big Two groups stepped forward and Big Sisteres raised $20,000, bringing the evenf total to $120,000, within $5,000 of last year.
Separat e from the work of boardsand supporters, though no less this year’s fundraisers in part have survived on cost Every organization has a laundry list of cuts: giftas for guests, fancy table high-priced hors d’oeuvres, glitzy decorations and the like. The tricik has been to retain qualityu at a much lowerpriced tag. City Year, for example, slashed its Starruy Starry Night budget by 40 largely by moving the event to the Boston Conventiomand . Expensive floral arrangements – out. Tables were decorated with homemade centerpiecews designed from CityYear memorabilia.
Insteafd of expensive food, the pre-dinner receptionb featured a Fenway hot dogs, popcorn, Cracker Jacks.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
PNM given nod to raise rates - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The New Mexico Public Regulationh Commission on Thursday approveda $77.1 million increasew of non-fuel base electric revenuexs for PNM. The increase will be implemented in two phasesz startingJuly 1. For the average residential PNM customer, the 9.7 percenr increase equals $4.71, said PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar. The first part of the hike in rates, averaging $2.111 per month, goes into effect July 1. The seconr raise, averaging $2.60 per residential customer, will show up on the Apripl 2010PNM bills.
The Commission’s approvalp was the result of an agreement, or stipulation, reached earlier this The Commission’s order also allows PNM’sa continued use of a fuel and purchasesd power costadjustment clause, or FPPCAC, with certai n revisions. The approved stipulatecd rates result in an implied return on equithyof 10.5 percent on a rate base of $1.5 billion, according to a news The prepared statement from PNM’sa parent, (NYSE: PNM), reported that the new ratee are expected to improv e 2009 consolidated after-tax earnings by approximately $11.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share.
“Reachinhg an agreement and obtaining Commission approval regardingf this rate increase is the latest step in our ongoing efforta to ensure adequate recoveryof PNM’s costs and restoring shareholder value,” said Jeff PNM Resources chairman and CEO. “Moving PNM must continually ensure its ratexs are aligned withservice costs. We have launched numerous initiativea to help customers save mone and manage our expenses while preparingg for a future that will have additional renewablweenergy resources, rising fuel costsd and limits on green-house gas On Tuesday, the PRC gave the nod to another stipulatiob that allows PNM to designate the Luna Energy Facilitgy and the Lordsburg Generatingh Station as jurisdictional plants to servde retail customers.
Moving those plants from PNM’s merchant fleetr to the retail portfolio, rather than building new PNM says will save its customers morethan $140 millionn during the next 20 years.
The New Mexico Public Regulationh Commission on Thursday approveda $77.1 million increasew of non-fuel base electric revenuexs for PNM. The increase will be implemented in two phasesz startingJuly 1. For the average residential PNM customer, the 9.7 percenr increase equals $4.71, said PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar. The first part of the hike in rates, averaging $2.111 per month, goes into effect July 1. The seconr raise, averaging $2.60 per residential customer, will show up on the Apripl 2010PNM bills.
The Commission’s approvalp was the result of an agreement, or stipulation, reached earlier this The Commission’s order also allows PNM’sa continued use of a fuel and purchasesd power costadjustment clause, or FPPCAC, with certai n revisions. The approved stipulatecd rates result in an implied return on equithyof 10.5 percent on a rate base of $1.5 billion, according to a news The prepared statement from PNM’sa parent, (NYSE: PNM), reported that the new ratee are expected to improv e 2009 consolidated after-tax earnings by approximately $11.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share.
“Reachinhg an agreement and obtaining Commission approval regardingf this rate increase is the latest step in our ongoing efforta to ensure adequate recoveryof PNM’s costs and restoring shareholder value,” said Jeff PNM Resources chairman and CEO. “Moving PNM must continually ensure its ratexs are aligned withservice costs. We have launched numerous initiativea to help customers save mone and manage our expenses while preparingg for a future that will have additional renewablweenergy resources, rising fuel costsd and limits on green-house gas On Tuesday, the PRC gave the nod to another stipulatiob that allows PNM to designate the Luna Energy Facilitgy and the Lordsburg Generatingh Station as jurisdictional plants to servde retail customers.
Moving those plants from PNM’s merchant fleetr to the retail portfolio, rather than building new PNM says will save its customers morethan $140 millionn during the next 20 years.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Arch Coal profit drops 60% - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The company posted a profit of $30. 6 million, compared with $81.1 million during the same quartedr ayear ago. Coal sales declined to $681 million for the threes months endedMarch 31, down from $699 milliohn a year earlier. Arch has electedr to further trim its discretionary capital spendingto $195 millionn to $215 million for capital programs and $140 milliob to $160 million for land and reserve additionx during 2009. The companyg said it expects fully dilutecd earnings per share of 20 to 60 centsfor 2009.
“Whils management may be deliberately providing numbers it feels it can beat inthe end, thesse earnings ranges are particularly troubling,” Danieol Scott, an analyst with Dahlman Rose & Co., wrot e in a research note. Arch said its first-quarter resultx were impacted by $3.4 million of expensez associated withthe company’s pending of the Jacobs Ranch mine in Wyoming from . Arch said it also recorder a $6.9 million excis e tax refund. “Looking ahead, given current weak electric generation and coaldemand trends, we have electe d to further reduce volume and capital spending levels in said Steven Leer, Arch’s chairman and chiefd executive. St.
Louis-based Arch Coal is one of the largesf U.S. coal producers, with revenue of $3 billion in 2008. Arch suppliexs coal to fuel roughly 6 percent ofthe nation'sw electricity.
The company posted a profit of $30. 6 million, compared with $81.1 million during the same quartedr ayear ago. Coal sales declined to $681 million for the threes months endedMarch 31, down from $699 milliohn a year earlier. Arch has electedr to further trim its discretionary capital spendingto $195 millionn to $215 million for capital programs and $140 milliob to $160 million for land and reserve additionx during 2009. The companyg said it expects fully dilutecd earnings per share of 20 to 60 centsfor 2009.
“Whils management may be deliberately providing numbers it feels it can beat inthe end, thesse earnings ranges are particularly troubling,” Danieol Scott, an analyst with Dahlman Rose & Co., wrot e in a research note. Arch said its first-quarter resultx were impacted by $3.4 million of expensez associated withthe company’s pending of the Jacobs Ranch mine in Wyoming from . Arch said it also recorder a $6.9 million excis e tax refund. “Looking ahead, given current weak electric generation and coaldemand trends, we have electe d to further reduce volume and capital spending levels in said Steven Leer, Arch’s chairman and chiefd executive. St.
Louis-based Arch Coal is one of the largesf U.S. coal producers, with revenue of $3 billion in 2008. Arch suppliexs coal to fuel roughly 6 percent ofthe nation'sw electricity.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Misteriosa #34;restauración#34; a una momia egipcia - El Universal
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El Universal | Misteriosa #34;restauración#34; a una momia egipcia El Universal Los responsables de las antigüedades egipcias descubrieron, después de una reciente restauración, que el dedo se habÃa caÃdo de la milenaria momia, que se exhibe en el Museo Egipcio. ¿La razón? Alguien habÃa pegado el apéndice al pie de la momia ... |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Newly unemployed slow to apply for federal COBRA subsidy - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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West Palm Beach-based notified furloughed employees by letteer as required by changes in the Consolidatee Omnibus BudgetReconciliation Act. The changes to COBR were a mandate of the American Recovery andReinvestment Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law on Feb. 17. About 125 South Floridians – out of 1,035 who were notifiesd – enrolled in the program that provides a 65 percentr federal subsidyon premiums, which are frontefd by the employer and reimbursed through a tax More applied, but did not qualify because their exit from theid former company was voluntary, they were laid off prior to 1, 2008, or they made more moneyh than the cap federal officials set, said Barbara Oasis’ senior director of benefits.
Oasis absorbx the cost for itsemployer clients, which would otherwisew have been spending $74,00p0 a month on furloughed COBRA coverage, she Drames’ client companies which include law and CPA firms, and those that make money from hospitality – range in size from five employees to 3,0000 employees. She said the feedbacmk from laid-off employees has been very but there is a lot of confusioh aboutwho qualifies. Oasis’ client companies are also pleased. “Oufr employers are happy because the tax liabilityy is taken onby Oasis,” she The new regulations require employerz with 20 or more employees to covee 65 percent of COBRA costs for nine months.
The provisionws in the stimulus legislation affect thoswe who were and will be involuntarily terminatedbetween 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009. Thosse eligible include former employees and their dependents, the latter being eligible if they were covere d prior to the termination, said Rachel Sapoznik, president and CEO of in There is no subsidy for individualse earning more than $145,000 a year or joint filers making more than Ineligible individuals who receive the subsidy must repay it through income taxes. For Sapoznik, the response from the pool of prospectivew COBRA recipients has been higher than that of but still weaker thanmost expected.
She said aboutf 20 percent of those who were deemed eligiblewhave enrolled. She said that, because those eligible have 60 days from the time they receivre the lettersto participate, there may be another wave of Those with a cash cushion, in higher-paying are also likelier to take Those who are eligible but have not enrolled are probablty waiting for various reasons that include seeing if a job applicationn turns into a new job, if they can be covered througnh another insurance plan (such as that of a and weighing the financial impacft enrollment will have on the family said Dick Leonard, senior VP of employee benefits for ’ Southeast “Overall, it seems like people are plain cutting he said of the hard realitt of the financial “You have to take into account that they still have to pay the deductables and meet miscellaneous expenses.
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West Palm Beach-based notified furloughed employees by letteer as required by changes in the Consolidatee Omnibus BudgetReconciliation Act. The changes to COBR were a mandate of the American Recovery andReinvestment Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law on Feb. 17. About 125 South Floridians – out of 1,035 who were notifiesd – enrolled in the program that provides a 65 percentr federal subsidyon premiums, which are frontefd by the employer and reimbursed through a tax More applied, but did not qualify because their exit from theid former company was voluntary, they were laid off prior to 1, 2008, or they made more moneyh than the cap federal officials set, said Barbara Oasis’ senior director of benefits.
Oasis absorbx the cost for itsemployer clients, which would otherwisew have been spending $74,00p0 a month on furloughed COBRA coverage, she Drames’ client companies which include law and CPA firms, and those that make money from hospitality – range in size from five employees to 3,0000 employees. She said the feedbacmk from laid-off employees has been very but there is a lot of confusioh aboutwho qualifies. Oasis’ client companies are also pleased. “Oufr employers are happy because the tax liabilityy is taken onby Oasis,” she The new regulations require employerz with 20 or more employees to covee 65 percent of COBRA costs for nine months.
The provisionws in the stimulus legislation affect thoswe who were and will be involuntarily terminatedbetween 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009. Thosse eligible include former employees and their dependents, the latter being eligible if they were covere d prior to the termination, said Rachel Sapoznik, president and CEO of in There is no subsidy for individualse earning more than $145,000 a year or joint filers making more than Ineligible individuals who receive the subsidy must repay it through income taxes. For Sapoznik, the response from the pool of prospectivew COBRA recipients has been higher than that of but still weaker thanmost expected.
She said aboutf 20 percent of those who were deemed eligiblewhave enrolled. She said that, because those eligible have 60 days from the time they receivre the lettersto participate, there may be another wave of Those with a cash cushion, in higher-paying are also likelier to take Those who are eligible but have not enrolled are probablty waiting for various reasons that include seeing if a job applicationn turns into a new job, if they can be covered througnh another insurance plan (such as that of a and weighing the financial impacft enrollment will have on the family said Dick Leonard, senior VP of employee benefits for ’ Southeast “Overall, it seems like people are plain cutting he said of the hard realitt of the financial “You have to take into account that they still have to pay the deductables and meet miscellaneous expenses.
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
A&R Development picked for $17M Jonestown project - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The project falls into the city’s aims to remake Centrak Avenue, which has seen a wave of new developmengt in recent years building off the success of nearbhyHarbor East. A&R, led by Anthony hopes to builda mixed-use development including 107 rental 18,000 square feet of retaip space and 156 parking spaces. said Tuesday it awardeed the firm exclusive negotiating rights forthe city-owned land at 110 S. Centrapl Ave. and 1120 Granby St. The properties combine for aboug 29,000 square feet. The BDC, the city’s economic development arm, offeree the property, and two others, up for redevelopmenty in August 2008.
“These properties give the city the opportunitg totake vacant, underutilized properties and have them renewes as private enterprises that will generate taxes and enhance the Jonestown/Washingtonm Hill community,” BDC President M.J. “Jay” Brodie said in a statement. The city also tapped Mite y LLC to negotiate for a second siteat 1301-1309 E. Lombardd St. Mitey is a real estate company formedby Gerry’s Tire which hopes to use the property to expane its adjacent business. Mitey plans to use the 4,518-square-foor property in the short term as a temporarh parking lot for its business and would expand ontothe city-owned property in the future.
The city is reservint the rights for thethird property, at 130 S. Centralk Ave.
The project falls into the city’s aims to remake Centrak Avenue, which has seen a wave of new developmengt in recent years building off the success of nearbhyHarbor East. A&R, led by Anthony hopes to builda mixed-use development including 107 rental 18,000 square feet of retaip space and 156 parking spaces. said Tuesday it awardeed the firm exclusive negotiating rights forthe city-owned land at 110 S. Centrapl Ave. and 1120 Granby St. The properties combine for aboug 29,000 square feet. The BDC, the city’s economic development arm, offeree the property, and two others, up for redevelopmenty in August 2008.
“These properties give the city the opportunitg totake vacant, underutilized properties and have them renewes as private enterprises that will generate taxes and enhance the Jonestown/Washingtonm Hill community,” BDC President M.J. “Jay” Brodie said in a statement. The city also tapped Mite y LLC to negotiate for a second siteat 1301-1309 E. Lombardd St. Mitey is a real estate company formedby Gerry’s Tire which hopes to use the property to expane its adjacent business. Mitey plans to use the 4,518-square-foor property in the short term as a temporarh parking lot for its business and would expand ontothe city-owned property in the future.
The city is reservint the rights for thethird property, at 130 S. Centralk Ave.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Metrolist: Denver's resale housing market showing hopeful signs - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Single-family home sales in for example, were equally split between the lowedr price ranges that appealto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attracrt homebuyers moving up to larger and/or more expensive "Earlier this year, the majority of resale home activith was first-time homebuyers, distressed propertie and investor activity," independentt Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "Junes appears to be the transition to a normap Denvermarket -- a market with both first-time homebuyer activit as well as 'move-up' activity." Resale homes are those that have sold at leasyt once before. Combined sales of single-family housess and condominiumsincreased 15.
4 percent to 4,1867 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinyg and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-sellingf season, because families buying and selling homes try to complete deals and move when childrej are out of school. But June home salesa this year weredown 13.6 percenft from 4,845 for the same montuh of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were sold, up from 2,857 salesd in May, but down from 3,8476 for the year-prior June. Last month, condo sales rose to 858 from 771in April, but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both typesa of home rose 6.34 percent to $258,434 in June from $243,02q in May. That prics was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008's averagew selling price of $267,005. Averagew sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, which is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-prior Median sold price for single-family homes -- up from both the previous month and from June 2008 The median sold price for a home is the middle priced between highestand lowest. It's considere a truer measure of price than average by many real estated professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowesgt prices. Average sold pricr for condos -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,367u year over year.
Mediajn sold price for condos -- up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,345 for the year-prio r June. Condos also are selling faster with an average of 97 days on the markettin June, down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over For this year's first six months, totalo home sales and sold prices were down from the same perioc of 2008, according to Metrolist. Combined salee of single-family homes and condos decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the firstt six months oflast year. Average selling pricse was down nearly 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing typeds dipped to 104 through June, from 106 for the same period of 2008.
Othefr year-to-date data through June, compared to the same periox of 2008, include: Single-family homes sold -- down from 18,561. Average single-family home sold pricse -- $256,353, down from $277,566. Median single-family home sold price -- down from $224,900. Condos sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averagwe sold price for condos -- down from $176,426. Median sold price for condos -- down from $139,000. Based in Greenwood Village, Metrolistg is metro Denver's Multiple Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokers that sharew property listings witheach other.
Single-family home sales in for example, were equally split between the lowedr price ranges that appealto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attracrt homebuyers moving up to larger and/or more expensive "Earlier this year, the majority of resale home activith was first-time homebuyers, distressed propertie and investor activity," independentt Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "Junes appears to be the transition to a normap Denvermarket -- a market with both first-time homebuyer activit as well as 'move-up' activity." Resale homes are those that have sold at leasyt once before. Combined sales of single-family housess and condominiumsincreased 15.
4 percent to 4,1867 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinyg and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-sellingf season, because families buying and selling homes try to complete deals and move when childrej are out of school. But June home salesa this year weredown 13.6 percenft from 4,845 for the same montuh of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were sold, up from 2,857 salesd in May, but down from 3,8476 for the year-prior June. Last month, condo sales rose to 858 from 771in April, but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both typesa of home rose 6.34 percent to $258,434 in June from $243,02q in May. That prics was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008's averagew selling price of $267,005. Averagew sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, which is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-prior Median sold price for single-family homes -- up from both the previous month and from June 2008 The median sold price for a home is the middle priced between highestand lowest. It's considere a truer measure of price than average by many real estated professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowesgt prices. Average sold pricr for condos -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,367u year over year.
Mediajn sold price for condos -- up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,345 for the year-prio r June. Condos also are selling faster with an average of 97 days on the markettin June, down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over For this year's first six months, totalo home sales and sold prices were down from the same perioc of 2008, according to Metrolist. Combined salee of single-family homes and condos decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the firstt six months oflast year. Average selling pricse was down nearly 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing typeds dipped to 104 through June, from 106 for the same period of 2008.
Othefr year-to-date data through June, compared to the same periox of 2008, include: Single-family homes sold -- down from 18,561. Average single-family home sold pricse -- $256,353, down from $277,566. Median single-family home sold price -- down from $224,900. Condos sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averagwe sold price for condos -- down from $176,426. Median sold price for condos -- down from $139,000. Based in Greenwood Village, Metrolistg is metro Denver's Multiple Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokers that sharew property listings witheach other.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Culver excited about returning to Dolphins secondary - Sun-Sentinel (blog)
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Sun-Sentinel (blog) | Culver excited about returning to Dolphins secondary Sun-Sentinel (blog) DAVIE - Three months ago Tyrone Culver was pushed out the door, waived by the Miami Dolphins at the conclusion of training camp. The coaches determined the seven-year veteran wasn't dynamic enough. The 29-year-old wasn't young enough to be part ... |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Police arrest man suspected of stealing computers from Hayward school - San Jose Mercury News
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Police arrest man suspected of stealing computers from Hayward school San Jose Mercury News HAYWARD -- A suspected thief who police say broke into an elementary school and stole desktop computers from a classroom for special education students was behind bars Tuesday on multiple charges including burglary. John Rebe Rodi, 44, of Hayward, ... |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Winners say they still plan to live simply - Columbia Daily Tribune
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Winners say they still plan to live simply Columbia Daily Tribune The nostalgic high school homecoming seemed to reflect the couple's hopes of staying true to their roots and living simply, at least as simply as possible for winners of one of the biggest lottery prizes in history. "We will still be going down to the ... |
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