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Friday, March 30, 2012
Little Senegal celebrates big win for democracy - New York Daily News
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Alameda seeks move into old City sports bar site - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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According to the , a business called the Alameda Brewhousee Annex has filed for a liquor licensd at424 S.W. Fourth Ave. An Alameda employee confirmed that brewer y owner Matt Schumacher also owns the The site is the former home ofThe City, a sportxs bar that closed last The liquor commission canceled the bar’s license on Jan. 6 after several “serious and persistent problems.” The order came less than a week afteer a homicide that apparently took placed earlyNew Year’s Day. The City surrendered its liquorf license amonth later.
The Alameda Brewhouswe Annex license request is still saidChristie Scott, a commission The owners filed the liquor license requestf in February. The company DBO LLC purchased the buildinvg containing the proposed Annex in 1999 for It has a current market valueof $1.25 million. Alameda’s primary brewpug is at 4765 N.E. Fremont St.
According to the , a business called the Alameda Brewhousee Annex has filed for a liquor licensd at424 S.W. Fourth Ave. An Alameda employee confirmed that brewer y owner Matt Schumacher also owns the The site is the former home ofThe City, a sportxs bar that closed last The liquor commission canceled the bar’s license on Jan. 6 after several “serious and persistent problems.” The order came less than a week afteer a homicide that apparently took placed earlyNew Year’s Day. The City surrendered its liquorf license amonth later.
The Alameda Brewhouswe Annex license request is still saidChristie Scott, a commission The owners filed the liquor license requestf in February. The company DBO LLC purchased the buildinvg containing the proposed Annex in 1999 for It has a current market valueof $1.25 million. Alameda’s primary brewpug is at 4765 N.E. Fremont St.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Six Flags files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Six Flags announced Saturday. Six Flags’ (OTCBB: SIXF) board of directorsz on June 12 voted to beginj reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Districgof Delaware. The company listed assetd of $3.03 billion and debts of $2.37 billion in its filing. New York-baseed Six Flags is planning to reorganizethe company’ financial structure, which management said is feeling the pressur e of an inherited $2.4 billion debt.
In a letter to employees, Six Flags CEO and president Mark Shapirio saidthe company’s debt is left over from previous management and despitw the company making $275 million last it has been difficult for Six Flags to improv e its balance sheet when paying out $175 million in interest on debt, Shapiro asserted. He addefd that more than $400 million in debt is due within the next 12 and the company is havin tospend $100 millionm in park improvements in an atmosphere wher refinancing is difficult. Shapiro assured employees no staff reductionse will arise out of the and employees will continue to be paid andreceivr benefits.
Shapiro said the bankruptcy plan has the support ofthe company’s lendera and the agent administering the company’sw $1.1 billion senior secured credit Six Flags parks, including Six Flage Great America, will continue to operats as usual under reorganization. Six Flagsx sold several properties last year toraisde capital. It still operates 20 amusement parks inNorty America.
has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Six Flags announced Saturday. Six Flags’ (OTCBB: SIXF) board of directorsz on June 12 voted to beginj reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Districgof Delaware. The company listed assetd of $3.03 billion and debts of $2.37 billion in its filing. New York-baseed Six Flags is planning to reorganizethe company’ financial structure, which management said is feeling the pressur e of an inherited $2.4 billion debt.
In a letter to employees, Six Flags CEO and president Mark Shapirio saidthe company’s debt is left over from previous management and despitw the company making $275 million last it has been difficult for Six Flags to improv e its balance sheet when paying out $175 million in interest on debt, Shapiro asserted. He addefd that more than $400 million in debt is due within the next 12 and the company is havin tospend $100 millionm in park improvements in an atmosphere wher refinancing is difficult. Shapiro assured employees no staff reductionse will arise out of the and employees will continue to be paid andreceivr benefits.
Shapiro said the bankruptcy plan has the support ofthe company’s lendera and the agent administering the company’sw $1.1 billion senior secured credit Six Flags parks, including Six Flage Great America, will continue to operats as usual under reorganization. Six Flagsx sold several properties last year toraisde capital. It still operates 20 amusement parks inNorty America.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Bonnier acquires 5 magazines - Orlando Business Journal:
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Financial details of the transaction werenot disclosed. The title acquisitions bring Bonnier’s magazine collection to nearly 50, which include title s such as PopularScience , Saveudr , Parenting and Field & Stream . The five-titl acquisition is Bonnier’s third sincwe September when it added Workinvg Mother and Scuba Divingin “We have always been committed to growing our portfoliko of brands to include other passionates special-interest audiences. These five titles from Hachette fit very well within our growthg strategy of adding brands that serve marketzs withmultimedia opportunities,” said Terry Snow, CEO of Bonnier in a prepared statement.
Bonnier is a Winter Park-based consumer-publishinfg group with 49 special-interest magazin e and related multi-media projects. Bonnier is the U.S. division of the Bonnier Group, a 200-year-old, family-ownef media group based in Sweden.
Financial details of the transaction werenot disclosed. The title acquisitions bring Bonnier’s magazine collection to nearly 50, which include title s such as PopularScience , Saveudr , Parenting and Field & Stream . The five-titl acquisition is Bonnier’s third sincwe September when it added Workinvg Mother and Scuba Divingin “We have always been committed to growing our portfoliko of brands to include other passionates special-interest audiences. These five titles from Hachette fit very well within our growthg strategy of adding brands that serve marketzs withmultimedia opportunities,” said Terry Snow, CEO of Bonnier in a prepared statement.
Bonnier is a Winter Park-based consumer-publishinfg group with 49 special-interest magazin e and related multi-media projects. Bonnier is the U.S. division of the Bonnier Group, a 200-year-old, family-ownef media group based in Sweden.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Patrick Cudahy fire 'devastating,' exec says - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue's declaration at a Mondayh afternoon press conference will potentially give the city access to countt andstate resources. Smoke from the blazer could be seen for severa l miles and was easily visible in downtowjn MilwaukeeMonday morning, more than 12 hours aftedr the fire first was reported on Sunday night. No injuries were reported. “It’s a devastating day for us,” said an obviouslyu shaken Bill Otis, chief operating officetr at Patrick Cudahy, which is owned by SFD), of Smithfield, Va.
“I’m sure this is going to set us Otis said at a midday press conferencs that the company was workiny to contactits 1,800 employees, as well as various Management of Patrick Cudahy also has been in contac with Smithfield to determine if some meat processinh operations could be temporarily shifted to othet Smithfield plants. The building affected by the fire is used for microwave bacojn processing and also is used fordry storage, Otis The lower level of the buildinbg is used for ham processing, he Not all areas of the Patric k Cudahy complex have been affectes by the fire, Otis Only a small number of maintenance employee s were at the plant when the fire brok out.
Production at the plant had been shut down since the end of the day on July 3 for theholidayu weekend. “It’s a miracle there were no injuried when you see the extent ofthe fire,” Otis Production at the Patrick Cudahy complex was shut down for all threw shifts on Monday. “We have no clue what this will mean for our saidDan Habighorst, vice president of human resource s at Patrick Cudahy. “We’ve got to put the fire out The city of Cudahyt issued a mandatory evacuation orde for anyone residing within one mile of the planr at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane.
The affectede area stretched east toLake Drive, west to Pennsylvaniaa Avenue, north to Lunham Avenu and south to Ramsey McCue said late Monday afternoon that as many as 15,0009 of the city's 19,000 residents live within the evacuation zone. Evacueews were asked to report directly to South Milwaukee High 80115th Ave., South Milwaukee. Earlier, city officials also had recommended that residentx report to MitchellElementary School, 5950 S. Illinois Ave. in However, a late morning wind shift was leading to the evacuatio of the neighborhood aroundthe school. The evacuation order was lifted at about7 p.m. Mondayh evening and residents were allowed to return totheie homes.
At issue was whether the blaze will breachj a fire wall and cause ammonia storef on the site to explode or leak intothe air, Cudahy fire chief Dan Mayer The ammonia is used for refrigeratio n at the plant. Mayer said at the Monday afternoo press conference that hewas "cautiously that most of the ammonia had been contained withinh the building, although he added that a smallp amount likely leaked out. Mayer said the blaze, whicyh was reported at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, has been difficul to fight because it begabn in a confined space near the roof of the buildinh and above thesprinkler system.
At one point early on, Mayeer said, it appeared as though firefighterds had the blazeunder control, but the sprinkle system and roof began to "The fire sprinklers weren't able to control the he said.
Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue's declaration at a Mondayh afternoon press conference will potentially give the city access to countt andstate resources. Smoke from the blazer could be seen for severa l miles and was easily visible in downtowjn MilwaukeeMonday morning, more than 12 hours aftedr the fire first was reported on Sunday night. No injuries were reported. “It’s a devastating day for us,” said an obviouslyu shaken Bill Otis, chief operating officetr at Patrick Cudahy, which is owned by SFD), of Smithfield, Va.
“I’m sure this is going to set us Otis said at a midday press conferencs that the company was workiny to contactits 1,800 employees, as well as various Management of Patrick Cudahy also has been in contac with Smithfield to determine if some meat processinh operations could be temporarily shifted to othet Smithfield plants. The building affected by the fire is used for microwave bacojn processing and also is used fordry storage, Otis The lower level of the buildinbg is used for ham processing, he Not all areas of the Patric k Cudahy complex have been affectes by the fire, Otis Only a small number of maintenance employee s were at the plant when the fire brok out.
Production at the plant had been shut down since the end of the day on July 3 for theholidayu weekend. “It’s a miracle there were no injuried when you see the extent ofthe fire,” Otis Production at the Patrick Cudahy complex was shut down for all threw shifts on Monday. “We have no clue what this will mean for our saidDan Habighorst, vice president of human resource s at Patrick Cudahy. “We’ve got to put the fire out The city of Cudahyt issued a mandatory evacuation orde for anyone residing within one mile of the planr at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane.
The affectede area stretched east toLake Drive, west to Pennsylvaniaa Avenue, north to Lunham Avenu and south to Ramsey McCue said late Monday afternoon that as many as 15,0009 of the city's 19,000 residents live within the evacuation zone. Evacueews were asked to report directly to South Milwaukee High 80115th Ave., South Milwaukee. Earlier, city officials also had recommended that residentx report to MitchellElementary School, 5950 S. Illinois Ave. in However, a late morning wind shift was leading to the evacuatio of the neighborhood aroundthe school. The evacuation order was lifted at about7 p.m. Mondayh evening and residents were allowed to return totheie homes.
At issue was whether the blaze will breachj a fire wall and cause ammonia storef on the site to explode or leak intothe air, Cudahy fire chief Dan Mayer The ammonia is used for refrigeratio n at the plant. Mayer said at the Monday afternoo press conference that hewas "cautiously that most of the ammonia had been contained withinh the building, although he added that a smallp amount likely leaked out. Mayer said the blaze, whicyh was reported at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, has been difficul to fight because it begabn in a confined space near the roof of the buildinh and above thesprinkler system.
At one point early on, Mayeer said, it appeared as though firefighterds had the blazeunder control, but the sprinkle system and roof began to "The fire sprinklers weren't able to control the he said.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Port San Antonio tenant begins air cargo service to Mexico - Orlando Business Journal:
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, the port’s foreign trade zone operator, will host the service on LOGITEX USA will serve as thesales agent. Mexpresz is an air cargo transportation company that caterasto small- to medium-sized companies that need to ship less than a trailedr load of supplies. Mexpress, in will aggregate the cargo andship customers’ materialss out via air cargo shippers at the port thre e times a week.
“This servics will be very important to companies in need of air cargo transportt between our region and the strategic cargo centeresin Mexico,” says Jorge vice president of business development for Port San “At the same time it is an efficienf tool for small and medium sizedf companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnershipl envision offering this service to othefr markets in Mexico and Central The companies could also serve as a feeder to and from Asia throughn international air cargo hubs. “We are openiny new trade horizons in dealing with Port San Mexpress President CarlosDuron says.
, the port’s foreign trade zone operator, will host the service on LOGITEX USA will serve as thesales agent. Mexpresz is an air cargo transportation company that caterasto small- to medium-sized companies that need to ship less than a trailedr load of supplies. Mexpress, in will aggregate the cargo andship customers’ materialss out via air cargo shippers at the port thre e times a week.
“This servics will be very important to companies in need of air cargo transportt between our region and the strategic cargo centeresin Mexico,” says Jorge vice president of business development for Port San “At the same time it is an efficienf tool for small and medium sizedf companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnershipl envision offering this service to othefr markets in Mexico and Central The companies could also serve as a feeder to and from Asia throughn international air cargo hubs. “We are openiny new trade horizons in dealing with Port San Mexpress President CarlosDuron says.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
CharityWorks raises $2M for Fisher House - Washington Business Journal:
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Rockville-based Fisher House, whicjh houses families of patients getting medical care at majorf military and veteranmedical centers, will get $1 millionh of the donation on Wednesday. Each year, CharityWorks pickz one area nonprofit to raise money foreach year. The nine-year-oldf charity set a fundraisinb recordthis year. Funds will be used to build the fiftietb Fisher House on the grounds of thein D.C. Locally, therd are three Fisher Houses nearthe .
One is on the Forestr Glen Annex, about three and a half miles from the hospital and the other two sit on the main Funds received from public and privatee organizations and individuals are used to build the MajorDaniel Gade, an injured soldier whosse family stayed at the Fisher House, told CharityWorksz that the houses built through private donations meansd that “Americans care about us and our sacrifices.” Fundraisingb events throughout the year, like September’s lavish Dream Ball at the , raised proceeds for the In recent years, CharityWorks has raisedx money for Center City Consortium, Higher Achievementg Program, and Heads Up. Next year’s partnefr is .
Rockville-based Fisher House, whicjh houses families of patients getting medical care at majorf military and veteranmedical centers, will get $1 millionh of the donation on Wednesday. Each year, CharityWorks pickz one area nonprofit to raise money foreach year. The nine-year-oldf charity set a fundraisinb recordthis year. Funds will be used to build the fiftietb Fisher House on the grounds of thein D.C. Locally, therd are three Fisher Houses nearthe .
One is on the Forestr Glen Annex, about three and a half miles from the hospital and the other two sit on the main Funds received from public and privatee organizations and individuals are used to build the MajorDaniel Gade, an injured soldier whosse family stayed at the Fisher House, told CharityWorksz that the houses built through private donations meansd that “Americans care about us and our sacrifices.” Fundraisingb events throughout the year, like September’s lavish Dream Ball at the , raised proceeds for the In recent years, CharityWorks has raisedx money for Center City Consortium, Higher Achievementg Program, and Heads Up. Next year’s partnefr is .
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