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But the growing fielde of telemedicine is more than just another technicalk advance inhealth care. It’s a trend that promisew to save hospitals money by outsourcing riskt functions to other That trend could ultimately benefit LLC, a Broomfield-based company. Established in 2006, ProNervse provides monitoring services for The company is workinvg with hospitals in seven statez toreduce liability, overhead and direct costs by handlinbg every aspect of setting up and running intraoperativre neuromonitoring (IOM) data during surgery. Those functionz include scheduling, staffing, training, billing and financial management andinformatiob technology.
If that soundss like brain surgery, that’sa because it is. Brent president of ProNerve, made an effort to explai n to laymen howIOM “Technically, you run currents througnh the nervous system and measure the time it takes to get from poiny A to point B,” he “The speed is measured in wave which will get widefr over time if there’s an impingement. “Because the patients are underd anesthesia, they can’t say whethed a nerve has been pinched. The technicians know how to read the wavex so they can tell thesurgeon say, issues with the lower left ProNerve staffs a technician inside the operating rooms during surgery.
A second technologisf and a board-certified neurophysiologisyt read the waves from a reading room in The off-site workers keep in touch with the on-sitw technician through instant messaginy or by cell “If you have three sets of eyes looking at the wave the odds of not catching something is prettyh slim,” Ness said. ProNerve technicians also servs to help the surgeon to focus on thesurgerg itself.
Ness, who joined ProNerve in 2008 afterr working for medical devicegiant Medtronic, expectsd ProNerve’s fortunes will grow in large part because of new federal regulations that cracl down on physician-owned companies, in an attempt to curb excessive self-referrals that help doctors financiallt but increase medical costs. “The industry is highlyu fragmentedright now,” Ness said. ProNerve’s largest competitor is Biotronic, basedx in Ann Arbor, Mich., which serves more than 327 hospitals. But most of ProNerve’w competitors are small, technician-owned or doctor-owned operations.
Jim publisher of Colorado Managed Care, an industryg newsletter, said there’s growing interesf among hospitals in companies suchas Pro-Nerve. “Theg reduce the requirement to hire and maintain staffg at a timewhen there’s both financial pressures and a shortage of he said. The company operates in hospitalzs inseven states: Colorado, California, Oregon. Arizona, Kentucky and Georgia. Colorado hospitals that use ProNervware , Swedish Medicapl Center and . Ness said the company hopexs to hire 40 new technicians by He declined togive ProNerve’s numbed of employees, citing competitive reasons, but said it’ss under 100.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Seminar gives applicants peek into law school - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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On July 15, the two plan to hold a free Law School Insider Seminar from6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Organizerz say attendees will benefitfrom Kaplan’as inside tips on admissions, test taking strategies, and from a discussio on law careers. The session also will providwe an overviewof “important law schook trends and their implications.” Additionally, experts will help applicants “reduce anxietty about preparing for the LSAT and completing the admissionse process” by providing information about admissions advice on developing a strong personal essay and a realistivc application timeline.
The seminar is designex to give attendees an advantage over other law school accordingto organizers. Featurexd speakers will include representatives from the UNM Law the Young Lawyers Division of the New Mexic State Bar Association and the UNM Law Schoolpstudent body. All attendees must register bycalling 1-800-KAP-TEST or by signingb on to . The free seminaer takes place in Room C at the UNM Continuingb Education buildingat .
, a divisiojn of is a provider of educational and career servicesfor individuals, schools and Established in 1938, it is a leader in the test prep industrg and has served millions of students for more than 69 With 3,000 classroom location s worldwide, a full menu of onlinse offerings and an array of books and as well as private tutoring Kaplan offers preparation for more than 80 standardized teste in the U.S. and the U.K. Thesed include entrance exams forsecondary school, colleged and graduate school, as well as Englishu language and professional licensing exams. Kaplan also provides college and graduatwe admissionsconsulting services.
On July 15, the two plan to hold a free Law School Insider Seminar from6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Organizerz say attendees will benefitfrom Kaplan’as inside tips on admissions, test taking strategies, and from a discussio on law careers. The session also will providwe an overviewof “important law schook trends and their implications.” Additionally, experts will help applicants “reduce anxietty about preparing for the LSAT and completing the admissionse process” by providing information about admissions advice on developing a strong personal essay and a realistivc application timeline.
The seminar is designex to give attendees an advantage over other law school accordingto organizers. Featurexd speakers will include representatives from the UNM Law the Young Lawyers Division of the New Mexic State Bar Association and the UNM Law Schoolpstudent body. All attendees must register bycalling 1-800-KAP-TEST or by signingb on to . The free seminaer takes place in Room C at the UNM Continuingb Education buildingat .
, a divisiojn of is a provider of educational and career servicesfor individuals, schools and Established in 1938, it is a leader in the test prep industrg and has served millions of students for more than 69 With 3,000 classroom location s worldwide, a full menu of onlinse offerings and an array of books and as well as private tutoring Kaplan offers preparation for more than 80 standardized teste in the U.S. and the U.K. Thesed include entrance exams forsecondary school, colleged and graduate school, as well as Englishu language and professional licensing exams. Kaplan also provides college and graduatwe admissionsconsulting services.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Fewer people move to TN - The Tennessean
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Fewer people move to TN The Tennessean Altogether, Tennessee gained 11368 more people than it lost through relocations in the 2009-10 cycle, according to data gathered by the Internal Revenue Service. That's only about one-fourth as many as the 43150 measured by the IRS in 2005-06. ... |
Friday, December 23, 2011
DownEast makes California debut at Galleria - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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DownEast Basics, a Salt Lake City chain with more than 40 markets itself asan “affordable retailer. Nothing costs more than $50, and most items — from swimwear to summeer dresses — costs around $20 to $30. The Roseville store’ss first weekend exceeded the company’w projections by 25 percent. Based on the initialk sales results, DownEast Basicse very much wants to further expandsin California, and is pleased it launched its first California store in the Sacramentp region, a spokeswoman said.
CEO Klane Murphy, who liveds in El Dorado Hills from 2000to 2007, figure d Sacramento-area consumers care about fashion, but also are cost He also likes the population growtg this region has experienced over the past Testing out this area’s interest, Murphu sent the retailer’s catalog to all his wife’a local friends. His wife also introduced her friendws to the product line at a localk party she hosted with more than 50 Based on the sales atthat party, “wee knew we had a product that resonated with the local community here in Sacramento,” Murphy wrote in an A franchise is coming to the Roe Building, the mixed-uss building built last year at 5th and G streetd in downtown Davis.
The Aventura, Fla.-based chain of body and facial waxing centerds willtake 1,491 square The franchisees are readyingg the space for an opening in a few On the first floor, European Wax Cente r will join a Duramed medical supplies store and Baristaa Brew Café. Two retail spaces one of 925 square feet onthe corner, and anothe of 1,227 square feet, said Shaun the landlord’s broker with the Terranomics divisionj of . The eight residential condos on the second and thirc floorsall sold. In February, Europeamn Wax Center area developers told the Business Journal that they plannerd to open at leasg a dozen locations inthe region.
The compan already has two storesin Roseville, at Renaissance Creeok shopping center and at The Fountains. Broket Scott Carruth of CB Richarxd Ellis represents European Wax Center Vending machinedispenses wipes, pacifiers Westfielx Galleria at Roseville will be one of the first malls within the Westfields chain to get a custom vendinbg machine with babycare supplies. in Coronaw announced Thursday that it is placinvg its Baby Stations vending machines in Westfield mallas acrossthe state, starting July 15.
The goal is to placwe these vending machines with baby necessities in Westfieldx malls nationwide within eight months toa year, AVT A pilot project for the venting machines carry feedingt products, toys, first aid items, baby wipes, bottles and “This brings peace of mind to families knowingt there is a convenient and accessible solutioh for every baby’s need,” Shannon Illingworth, AVT founder, said in a news The malls that install the Baby Stations benefir because parents don’t have to stop shopping when they discover they left home withour some essential baby item, she Baby Station machines are hard to miss, with their blue-and-blacok color scheme and bold graphics.
They contaij a 7” widescreen LCD display to stream information and videoo feeds about the products containerd in thevending machine. , a chain of gyms that entere this market sixyears ago, is expanding to Fitness 19 will take 7,500 square feet withij Sycamore Pointe shopping center at Main Street and Pioneer This is new retail spacd constructed between Food 4 Less and Big 5 Sportingg Goods. Another 9,000 square feet is The gym is expected to open inthe fall, said who represented the landlordf in the lease. Fitness 19 has five other locationw inthe region.
DownEast Basics, a Salt Lake City chain with more than 40 markets itself asan “affordable retailer. Nothing costs more than $50, and most items — from swimwear to summeer dresses — costs around $20 to $30. The Roseville store’ss first weekend exceeded the company’w projections by 25 percent. Based on the initialk sales results, DownEast Basicse very much wants to further expandsin California, and is pleased it launched its first California store in the Sacramentp region, a spokeswoman said.
CEO Klane Murphy, who liveds in El Dorado Hills from 2000to 2007, figure d Sacramento-area consumers care about fashion, but also are cost He also likes the population growtg this region has experienced over the past Testing out this area’s interest, Murphu sent the retailer’s catalog to all his wife’a local friends. His wife also introduced her friendws to the product line at a localk party she hosted with more than 50 Based on the sales atthat party, “wee knew we had a product that resonated with the local community here in Sacramento,” Murphy wrote in an A franchise is coming to the Roe Building, the mixed-uss building built last year at 5th and G streetd in downtown Davis.
The Aventura, Fla.-based chain of body and facial waxing centerds willtake 1,491 square The franchisees are readyingg the space for an opening in a few On the first floor, European Wax Cente r will join a Duramed medical supplies store and Baristaa Brew Café. Two retail spaces one of 925 square feet onthe corner, and anothe of 1,227 square feet, said Shaun the landlord’s broker with the Terranomics divisionj of . The eight residential condos on the second and thirc floorsall sold. In February, Europeamn Wax Center area developers told the Business Journal that they plannerd to open at leasg a dozen locations inthe region.
The compan already has two storesin Roseville, at Renaissance Creeok shopping center and at The Fountains. Broket Scott Carruth of CB Richarxd Ellis represents European Wax Center Vending machinedispenses wipes, pacifiers Westfielx Galleria at Roseville will be one of the first malls within the Westfields chain to get a custom vendinbg machine with babycare supplies. in Coronaw announced Thursday that it is placinvg its Baby Stations vending machines in Westfield mallas acrossthe state, starting July 15.
The goal is to placwe these vending machines with baby necessities in Westfieldx malls nationwide within eight months toa year, AVT A pilot project for the venting machines carry feedingt products, toys, first aid items, baby wipes, bottles and “This brings peace of mind to families knowingt there is a convenient and accessible solutioh for every baby’s need,” Shannon Illingworth, AVT founder, said in a news The malls that install the Baby Stations benefir because parents don’t have to stop shopping when they discover they left home withour some essential baby item, she Baby Station machines are hard to miss, with their blue-and-blacok color scheme and bold graphics.
They contaij a 7” widescreen LCD display to stream information and videoo feeds about the products containerd in thevending machine. , a chain of gyms that entere this market sixyears ago, is expanding to Fitness 19 will take 7,500 square feet withij Sycamore Pointe shopping center at Main Street and Pioneer This is new retail spacd constructed between Food 4 Less and Big 5 Sportingg Goods. Another 9,000 square feet is The gym is expected to open inthe fall, said who represented the landlordf in the lease. Fitness 19 has five other locationw inthe region.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Brunner campaign hesitating debates - PoliticMo
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PoliticMo | Brunner campaign hesitating debates PoliticMo By Eli Yokley â€" December 19, 2011 Posted in: US Senate Race â€" Nearly two weeks after calling for debates with his Republican primary opponents, Senate candidate John Brunner's campaign said they will not be participating in a debate early next month. ... |
Monday, December 19, 2011
UCD starts big research push - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The university plans to constructthe 200,000-square-footr Genome and Biomedical Sciences buildingf on campus by 2002. It would house 25 new full-timee faculty members in a new , plus staffd from other departments. And it would createe 60,000 square feet of new lab Staffing and supporting the program coulx costanother $20 million. The project representws a new step in the growing relationshiop between academics at UCD andarea executives, and a new type of said Charlie Soderquist, a formedr University of California entrepreneur and head of the Technology Development "This should be a huge boom to the Greater Sacramentpo area, the I-80 corridor," he The genomics effort helps serve the university's strategicv goals of building a public-private link in research and maintainingv its standing as a leader in said Larry Hjelmeland, faculty assistant to the provost for A dialogue with businesses is key t o meeting thesre goals, he said, especially with the wealty of medtech firms in Greater Sacramento.
"Ihn this part of the scientific world, business carries a significant part ofthe action," Hjelmeland said. "Sko we need the interface to addressw which part weshould do, and which part business will do, in the sensw that we should not Working with business: As access to the university Soderquist said, the localo economy stands to benefit. Not only does universityg research yield new commercial technologies and but graduate studentsand post-doctorats students in the life sciences may decide to stay in the area and launchh their own start-up companiesx here. The spin-offs can be big.
Research begun at Stanford University helped lead to many ofthe high-tec h businesses located in the Silicon Best of all, Soderquisf said, working with business can only help UC Daviss achieve its goals. A dilemma of wherde to place new UC Davis staff members who are beinhrecruited now, before the building is even is already pushing the universitt to look at the resources that business Soderquist noted. "There are active actual discussions going on abouf how to partner with a commercial lab that does sequencing while the building is being built and maybe thereafter," he said. "It may be more efficientt to contract some of thosd routineservices out.
" Tailor-made: Mark McNamee, dean of the Division of Biologicak Sciences, said that advancements in techniques duringg the 1990s allow researchers to study an organism'd entire genome -- the full sequence of its geneticd material. This new knowledge changes the way researcherwsdesign experiments, possibly leading to highly individualk ways of diagnosing and treatingg a condition. One example of the outcomew is Perceptin, a drug produced by Genentech Inc. of South San Franciscok to treatbreast cancer. In certain populations, it works; in it can be toxic. "That's the kind of tailorinh the biomedical field would like to McNamee said.
Final approval pending: The building is not a done Hjelmeland said. The proposal heads to the UC's Board of Regent s for approvalin December, then to Gov. Gray Davixs for inclusion in thestate budget.
The university plans to constructthe 200,000-square-footr Genome and Biomedical Sciences buildingf on campus by 2002. It would house 25 new full-timee faculty members in a new , plus staffd from other departments. And it would createe 60,000 square feet of new lab Staffing and supporting the program coulx costanother $20 million. The project representws a new step in the growing relationshiop between academics at UCD andarea executives, and a new type of said Charlie Soderquist, a formedr University of California entrepreneur and head of the Technology Development "This should be a huge boom to the Greater Sacramentpo area, the I-80 corridor," he The genomics effort helps serve the university's strategicv goals of building a public-private link in research and maintainingv its standing as a leader in said Larry Hjelmeland, faculty assistant to the provost for A dialogue with businesses is key t o meeting thesre goals, he said, especially with the wealty of medtech firms in Greater Sacramento.
"Ihn this part of the scientific world, business carries a significant part ofthe action," Hjelmeland said. "Sko we need the interface to addressw which part weshould do, and which part business will do, in the sensw that we should not Working with business: As access to the university Soderquist said, the localo economy stands to benefit. Not only does universityg research yield new commercial technologies and but graduate studentsand post-doctorats students in the life sciences may decide to stay in the area and launchh their own start-up companiesx here. The spin-offs can be big.
Research begun at Stanford University helped lead to many ofthe high-tec h businesses located in the Silicon Best of all, Soderquisf said, working with business can only help UC Daviss achieve its goals. A dilemma of wherde to place new UC Davis staff members who are beinhrecruited now, before the building is even is already pushing the universitt to look at the resources that business Soderquist noted. "There are active actual discussions going on abouf how to partner with a commercial lab that does sequencing while the building is being built and maybe thereafter," he said. "It may be more efficientt to contract some of thosd routineservices out.
" Tailor-made: Mark McNamee, dean of the Division of Biologicak Sciences, said that advancements in techniques duringg the 1990s allow researchers to study an organism'd entire genome -- the full sequence of its geneticd material. This new knowledge changes the way researcherwsdesign experiments, possibly leading to highly individualk ways of diagnosing and treatingg a condition. One example of the outcomew is Perceptin, a drug produced by Genentech Inc. of South San Franciscok to treatbreast cancer. In certain populations, it works; in it can be toxic. "That's the kind of tailorinh the biomedical field would like to McNamee said.
Final approval pending: The building is not a done Hjelmeland said. The proposal heads to the UC's Board of Regent s for approvalin December, then to Gov. Gray Davixs for inclusion in thestate budget.
Friday, December 16, 2011
EPA approves California greenhouse gas rules - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The approval is a reversap of a 2005 decision striking downthe state’x Clean Air Act waiver request. The EPA waiverr means the state can begin implementingy a 2004 law that requires automakers to increase the fuel efficiency of cars by40 percent, to 35.5 miles per over the next sevebn years. “This waiver is consistent with the Cleaj Air Actas it’s been used for the last 40 years and supports the prerogatives of the 13 stateas and the District of Columbia who have opte d to follow California’s lead,” EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said in a news “More importantly, this decision reinforces the historic agreemenrt on nationwide emissions standards developesd by a broad coalition of government and environmental stakeholders earlier this year.
” President Obamwa in May announced a national policy to improve fuel efficiency in new cars and trucks.
The approval is a reversap of a 2005 decision striking downthe state’x Clean Air Act waiver request. The EPA waiverr means the state can begin implementingy a 2004 law that requires automakers to increase the fuel efficiency of cars by40 percent, to 35.5 miles per over the next sevebn years. “This waiver is consistent with the Cleaj Air Actas it’s been used for the last 40 years and supports the prerogatives of the 13 stateas and the District of Columbia who have opte d to follow California’s lead,” EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said in a news “More importantly, this decision reinforces the historic agreemenrt on nationwide emissions standards developesd by a broad coalition of government and environmental stakeholders earlier this year.
” President Obamwa in May announced a national policy to improve fuel efficiency in new cars and trucks.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Maryland biotechs push for some stimulus cash - Washington Business Journal:
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Receiving $10.4 billion, the was one of the biggest winnersw inthe $787 billion federal stimulus package passed in February. But that pile of cash does not includwe money designated for small business research which means the stimulus funds would likely go to academicresearch institutions. Leaders of abougt a dozen Maryland biotech companies havepersuaded Sen. Benjaminm Cardin, D-Md., to ask NIH leaders to set asidew some money for life sciences companieas in the Small Business InnovatiomResearch program. If given the money, these small companies say they will use it to creatre jobs and products that could rev up thedismal economy.
Cardinn sent the letter after biotech companieas approached himand Sen. Barbara Mikulski, urging that they support the issue. At least threde U.S. senators have joinee Cardin in the effort to recoup NIH includingOlympia Snowe, a Republican who represente Maine and is the ranking member of the Senate’as small business committee. Biotech leaders want to grab onto a cruciao source of funding as privatw dollars dry up for riskuybiotech venture.
“We were very disappointed that someonde decided to exclude small businesses in theNIH package,” said April Pylon, CEO of in Pylon, whose company is developing therapies to treay respiratory diseases, is leading the charge to get more money for smalp biotech businesses. Other Marylane companies that have joined the effort include LLC in in Savage and Small businesses say they need the NIH to set asidwe money for them because they are typically at a disadvantag e when competingfor grants. Researchers at — the larges t recipient of NIHgrants — or the will spenf up to nine months writingy a grant proposal.
Leaders at small companiews simply do not have that much time to spendr onresearch grants. Scott Allocco, presidentf of BioMarker Strategies, said the lack of fundint for small businesses in the stimulus package sets adangerousw precedent. He wonders what the chances are that the NIH will keep smalo businesses on its radar in the he said. The Baltimore company couldf use additional funding to develop a diagnostic test for pancreatic andlung cancers. The NIH awards 2.5 percent of its grant dollars annuallyto early-stagde life sciences companies through SBIR The grants are the larges t source of public funding for small biotecyh companies. Maryland ranks No.
8 nationally amon g states that receiveSBIR grants, according to the .
Receiving $10.4 billion, the was one of the biggest winnersw inthe $787 billion federal stimulus package passed in February. But that pile of cash does not includwe money designated for small business research which means the stimulus funds would likely go to academicresearch institutions. Leaders of abougt a dozen Maryland biotech companies havepersuaded Sen. Benjaminm Cardin, D-Md., to ask NIH leaders to set asidew some money for life sciences companieas in the Small Business InnovatiomResearch program. If given the money, these small companies say they will use it to creatre jobs and products that could rev up thedismal economy.
Cardinn sent the letter after biotech companieas approached himand Sen. Barbara Mikulski, urging that they support the issue. At least threde U.S. senators have joinee Cardin in the effort to recoup NIH includingOlympia Snowe, a Republican who represente Maine and is the ranking member of the Senate’as small business committee. Biotech leaders want to grab onto a cruciao source of funding as privatw dollars dry up for riskuybiotech venture.
“We were very disappointed that someonde decided to exclude small businesses in theNIH package,” said April Pylon, CEO of in Pylon, whose company is developing therapies to treay respiratory diseases, is leading the charge to get more money for smalp biotech businesses. Other Marylane companies that have joined the effort include LLC in in Savage and Small businesses say they need the NIH to set asidwe money for them because they are typically at a disadvantag e when competingfor grants. Researchers at — the larges t recipient of NIHgrants — or the will spenf up to nine months writingy a grant proposal.
Leaders at small companiews simply do not have that much time to spendr onresearch grants. Scott Allocco, presidentf of BioMarker Strategies, said the lack of fundint for small businesses in the stimulus package sets adangerousw precedent. He wonders what the chances are that the NIH will keep smalo businesses on its radar in the he said. The Baltimore company couldf use additional funding to develop a diagnostic test for pancreatic andlung cancers. The NIH awards 2.5 percent of its grant dollars annuallyto early-stagde life sciences companies through SBIR The grants are the larges t source of public funding for small biotecyh companies. Maryland ranks No.
8 nationally amon g states that receiveSBIR grants, according to the .
Monday, December 12, 2011
Nardin remains No.1 among high schools - Sacramento Business Journal:
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“There’s always the question of what people would think if we did drop says Reeder, who is Nardin’s “But that’s not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyond looking at test We want to make certain our studentx receivea well-rounded That strategy has paid off again this year, as Nardin once again ranks No. 1 among Western New York’s high The all-girls Catholic school has finished firstr for eight consecutiveyears -- amongb private schools from 2002 to 2006, and on the combinef list ever since. for the complete high school And for separate rankings for each section of Western New Williamsville East High School is No.
2 in the 2009 just as it was ayear ago. Neighboring Williamsvillre North High School holds thirrd placethis time, up from fifth in 2008. Businesds First analyzed 131 high schools inthe eight-countuy region, using four years of data from the New York Statd Education Department. The formula weighed each school’s Regentes diploma rate, as well as its scores on a wide array ofRegents exams. Nardin emerged as the cleafr leader. Ninety-nine percent of its 2008 graduates earned Regent s diplomas withadvanced designations, whicg are awarded to seniors who pass eight Regentse exams.
No other high school in the region did better than 85 Reeder says her goal is topush Nardin’as advanced diploma rate one point higher to 100 “We haven’t done it, but it continues to be somethingg that we shoot for,” she “We always try to challenge our and this is definitely one way to do Williamsville East climbed to second plac e in 2008 -- its best finish ever -- and remainsx there this year. It’s one of three Western New York high schoolsw where morethan two-thirds of students posted superior scored (85 or better) on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. history.
(Nardinj and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart arethe “When you’ve done as well as we have, some peoplee might think there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “But we’ve never thought Every year, we talk about ways that we canget better.” The leader outside of Erie County is Notre Dame High which ranks seventh overall. The Batavia school, which has an enrollmentt of 172, draws studentx from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockporfand Warsaw. “There’s no secret,” says Josep Scanlan, Notre Dame’s principal. “We’re basically old school.
We expec t all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen? No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subjecy awards, putting them amonyg the top 10 percentg in English/foreign languages, math, scienc e or social studies. for complete listw of subject award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsvilles North are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecrt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a singl field. Principal Kevin Ryan creditsx longer class periods with helpin Alden Senior High School win its sole subjecft awardin science.
“In both biolog and earth science, we have an 80-minute classs every day along withan 80-minute lab everhy other day,” he “That gives us some really solid, concentratede time on science, which has had positive Private schools are not required to administe r Regents exams, and Buffalo Seminary, Canisius High School, Nichols Schoo and Park School of Buffalo are amonbg those that don’t. They have been excludes from theacademic rankings, sincre Business First lacks the necessary data to generate objective ratings.
“There’s always the question of what people would think if we did drop says Reeder, who is Nardin’s “But that’s not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyond looking at test We want to make certain our studentx receivea well-rounded That strategy has paid off again this year, as Nardin once again ranks No. 1 among Western New York’s high The all-girls Catholic school has finished firstr for eight consecutiveyears -- amongb private schools from 2002 to 2006, and on the combinef list ever since. for the complete high school And for separate rankings for each section of Western New Williamsville East High School is No.
2 in the 2009 just as it was ayear ago. Neighboring Williamsvillre North High School holds thirrd placethis time, up from fifth in 2008. Businesds First analyzed 131 high schools inthe eight-countuy region, using four years of data from the New York Statd Education Department. The formula weighed each school’s Regentes diploma rate, as well as its scores on a wide array ofRegents exams. Nardin emerged as the cleafr leader. Ninety-nine percent of its 2008 graduates earned Regent s diplomas withadvanced designations, whicg are awarded to seniors who pass eight Regentse exams.
No other high school in the region did better than 85 Reeder says her goal is topush Nardin’as advanced diploma rate one point higher to 100 “We haven’t done it, but it continues to be somethingg that we shoot for,” she “We always try to challenge our and this is definitely one way to do Williamsville East climbed to second plac e in 2008 -- its best finish ever -- and remainsx there this year. It’s one of three Western New York high schoolsw where morethan two-thirds of students posted superior scored (85 or better) on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. history.
(Nardinj and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart arethe “When you’ve done as well as we have, some peoplee might think there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “But we’ve never thought Every year, we talk about ways that we canget better.” The leader outside of Erie County is Notre Dame High which ranks seventh overall. The Batavia school, which has an enrollmentt of 172, draws studentx from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockporfand Warsaw. “There’s no secret,” says Josep Scanlan, Notre Dame’s principal. “We’re basically old school.
We expec t all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen? No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subjecy awards, putting them amonyg the top 10 percentg in English/foreign languages, math, scienc e or social studies. for complete listw of subject award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsvilles North are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecrt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a singl field. Principal Kevin Ryan creditsx longer class periods with helpin Alden Senior High School win its sole subjecft awardin science.
“In both biolog and earth science, we have an 80-minute classs every day along withan 80-minute lab everhy other day,” he “That gives us some really solid, concentratede time on science, which has had positive Private schools are not required to administe r Regents exams, and Buffalo Seminary, Canisius High School, Nichols Schoo and Park School of Buffalo are amonbg those that don’t. They have been excludes from theacademic rankings, sincre Business First lacks the necessary data to generate objective ratings.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Developers want part of $33.7M for affordable housing - Business First of Buffalo:
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million the city will received in federal stimulus money from theTreasurty Department. The money, divvied to D.C. and the states by will allow the city to provide granta aimed at jump startinhg or completing construction or rehabilitation of below marke t rate housing units that have stalledx inthe recession. The developers applying for fundss are working on projects all acroswthe city, in neighborhoods including Anacostia, Brightwood, Mount Petworth and Trinidad. The city’d own sources of affordable housingh subsidies have been deeplgy hampered by the slow realestate D.C.
Mayor Adrian Fenty said in a June 23 statementt that themoney “will have an immediate and critical impact on the developmen and rehabilitation of affordable housing” and woulfd bring jobs for D.C. residents. The city’s Department of Housing and Community Developmentt began seeking developersin April, two monthz after President Barack Obama signed the Americab Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Projecte must be eligible for federal low-income tax housinv tax credits, government-issued tax breaks that developers can use to attract private financing. The value of the tax credits has fallenh dramatically inthe recession, leaving many projecte with shortfalls.
DHCD is hoping to maximizre funding for projects that will provide unitsfor elderly, special needs or chronically homeles s individuals and families in need of supportivw services. Spokeswoman Angelita Colon-Francia said she was not sure when the agency will makefunding decisions. In addition to the $33.7 million in Treasuryu funds, the federal government has committesanother $94.58 million to D.C. in stimulud money for housing programs, accordin to the Web site Recovery.gov. Of that, another $11.5 million will also be dedicated to projects eligiblefor low-incomer housing credits. Jubilee Housing Inc. / 2448 18th St. NW / 2448 18th St. NW / $235,00o North Capitol Collaborative Inc.
/ 4924 Nash St. NE / 4924 Nash St. NE / ? Vestaw Corp. / Avalon Apartments / 814-820 Southern Ave. SE / ? Artspacr Projects Inc. / Brookland Artspace Lofts / 3305-3313 8th St. NE / $8.4 millionn William C. Smith Co. / Canal Place Residential / 825 Second St. SE / $3 milliob Daffodil House Inc. / Daffodil House / 3237 Hiatt Placee NW / $450,000 Delta Housing Corp. / Delta Towerx Senior Community / H Street and Florida Avenue NE / NE $4.3 million E&G Property Servicesd Inc. / Five properties in NW, NE and SE / $7.5 millionb Neighborhood Development Co. / The Heighte on Georgia Ave. / 3232 Georgi Ave NW / $1.
3 million Israelp Manor Inc/Israel Baptist Church / Israel Manod Senior Housing / 10th Street and Rhode Island AvenueNE / $730,0009 Banneker Ventures LLC and Bank of America CDC / The Jazz @ Floridas Ave. / 700 and 800 blocks of Floridqa AvenueNW / ? Latin America Youtu Center / John F. Cook School / 30 P St. NW / $1.74 million The Community Builders Inc. / Matthewas Memorial Terrace / 2636-26400 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE / $2.
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million the city will received in federal stimulus money from theTreasurty Department. The money, divvied to D.C. and the states by will allow the city to provide granta aimed at jump startinhg or completing construction or rehabilitation of below marke t rate housing units that have stalledx inthe recession. The developers applying for fundss are working on projects all acroswthe city, in neighborhoods including Anacostia, Brightwood, Mount Petworth and Trinidad. The city’d own sources of affordable housingh subsidies have been deeplgy hampered by the slow realestate D.C.
Mayor Adrian Fenty said in a June 23 statementt that themoney “will have an immediate and critical impact on the developmen and rehabilitation of affordable housing” and woulfd bring jobs for D.C. residents. The city’s Department of Housing and Community Developmentt began seeking developersin April, two monthz after President Barack Obama signed the Americab Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Projecte must be eligible for federal low-income tax housinv tax credits, government-issued tax breaks that developers can use to attract private financing. The value of the tax credits has fallenh dramatically inthe recession, leaving many projecte with shortfalls.
DHCD is hoping to maximizre funding for projects that will provide unitsfor elderly, special needs or chronically homeles s individuals and families in need of supportivw services. Spokeswoman Angelita Colon-Francia said she was not sure when the agency will makefunding decisions. In addition to the $33.7 million in Treasuryu funds, the federal government has committesanother $94.58 million to D.C. in stimulud money for housing programs, accordin to the Web site Recovery.gov. Of that, another $11.5 million will also be dedicated to projects eligiblefor low-incomer housing credits. Jubilee Housing Inc. / 2448 18th St. NW / 2448 18th St. NW / $235,00o North Capitol Collaborative Inc.
/ 4924 Nash St. NE / 4924 Nash St. NE / ? Vestaw Corp. / Avalon Apartments / 814-820 Southern Ave. SE / ? Artspacr Projects Inc. / Brookland Artspace Lofts / 3305-3313 8th St. NE / $8.4 millionn William C. Smith Co. / Canal Place Residential / 825 Second St. SE / $3 milliob Daffodil House Inc. / Daffodil House / 3237 Hiatt Placee NW / $450,000 Delta Housing Corp. / Delta Towerx Senior Community / H Street and Florida Avenue NE / NE $4.3 million E&G Property Servicesd Inc. / Five properties in NW, NE and SE / $7.5 millionb Neighborhood Development Co. / The Heighte on Georgia Ave. / 3232 Georgi Ave NW / $1.
3 million Israelp Manor Inc/Israel Baptist Church / Israel Manod Senior Housing / 10th Street and Rhode Island AvenueNE / $730,0009 Banneker Ventures LLC and Bank of America CDC / The Jazz @ Floridas Ave. / 700 and 800 blocks of Floridqa AvenueNW / ? Latin America Youtu Center / John F. Cook School / 30 P St. NW / $1.74 million The Community Builders Inc. / Matthewas Memorial Terrace / 2636-26400 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE / $2.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Occupancy declines expected at Renaissance - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The report, issued to bondholderx March 16, projects occupancy at the 1,083-room hotek at 800 Washington Avenue willdecrease 9.1 percenyt in 2009, to less than 60 with revenue per room declining 15 percent, or $12. At the end of according to the report, revenue per available room, or at the Renaissance was $124.55. The report, which can be founed notes that projected revenue at the Renaissancr in 2009is $40.3 million, or $4 million less than previouslhy anticipated, due to a decline in transientr room night bookings. The report blames the weakenedd economy for the drop in demand for hotel rooms nationwidw andin St. Louis. “Downtown St.
Louis lackss the demand drivers needed to attract significant touristsand groups,” the Jones Lang LaSalles report states. Cardinals baseball and the Arch are primaruy drivers of tourist andgroup traffic, accordingy to the report, primarily in the The report said planned renovationw at the Renaissance’s competitors downtown also will lead to a declind in demand. The consultant’s reporty to close the Suites portion of the hoteol temporarily when theRenaissance Grand, located on the south side of Washington is not fully occupied. The Suites portion of the hotel is located on the nortj side of Washington Avenue in the formerLennox Building.
Bondholderas on the $277 million Renaissance hotel took ownership of the hoteol in after its previoues owners defaulted on making an interesrt payment onits $98 million debt load. The priodr owner, New Orleans-based , presented a forbearancw option to bondholders late last year toavoix foreclosure, a measure bondholders rejected. Housing Horizons, a subsidiary of Dallas-based , transferrer its majority ownership stake in the hotel toHRI Properties, the developee of the hotel, in earlt 2009. Jones Lang LaSalle is evaluating cost reductions rangingbetween $250,000 and $1 million annually in orderr for the Renaissance to achieve a goal net profi of $1 million in 2009.
The report, issued to bondholderx March 16, projects occupancy at the 1,083-room hotek at 800 Washington Avenue willdecrease 9.1 percenyt in 2009, to less than 60 with revenue per room declining 15 percent, or $12. At the end of according to the report, revenue per available room, or at the Renaissance was $124.55. The report, which can be founed notes that projected revenue at the Renaissancr in 2009is $40.3 million, or $4 million less than previouslhy anticipated, due to a decline in transientr room night bookings. The report blames the weakenedd economy for the drop in demand for hotel rooms nationwidw andin St. Louis. “Downtown St.
Louis lackss the demand drivers needed to attract significant touristsand groups,” the Jones Lang LaSalles report states. Cardinals baseball and the Arch are primaruy drivers of tourist andgroup traffic, accordingy to the report, primarily in the The report said planned renovationw at the Renaissance’s competitors downtown also will lead to a declind in demand. The consultant’s reporty to close the Suites portion of the hoteol temporarily when theRenaissance Grand, located on the south side of Washington is not fully occupied. The Suites portion of the hotel is located on the nortj side of Washington Avenue in the formerLennox Building.
Bondholderas on the $277 million Renaissance hotel took ownership of the hoteol in after its previoues owners defaulted on making an interesrt payment onits $98 million debt load. The priodr owner, New Orleans-based , presented a forbearancw option to bondholders late last year toavoix foreclosure, a measure bondholders rejected. Housing Horizons, a subsidiary of Dallas-based , transferrer its majority ownership stake in the hotel toHRI Properties, the developee of the hotel, in earlt 2009. Jones Lang LaSalle is evaluating cost reductions rangingbetween $250,000 and $1 million annually in orderr for the Renaissance to achieve a goal net profi of $1 million in 2009.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Belarus Naftan Refinery to Boost Capacity 12% With Crude Unit - BusinessWeek
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Belarus Naftan Refinery to Boost Capacity 12% With Crude Unit BusinessWeek 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Naftan refinery in Belarus is planning to boost capacity by 12 percent next year with a new crude distillation unit, the plant's head said. The AT-6 facility will increase capacity to 12 million metric tons a year, ... |
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Cameron to acquire Natco Group - Portland Business Journal:
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The purchase price is based onNatco Group’s closinb stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Undet the agreement, Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receive 1.185 sharez in Houston-based Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’ss 20.3 million shares outstanding. In a Tuesday conference it was stated that the companieshave “admireed each other’s capabilities for three “As you know, Natco builds processing and separation products, somethingf that Cameron outsources most of today,” said Jack president and chief executive officer of Cameron.
He said he estimatee that combining the companies will yield a cost savingds ofabout $30 million to $40 When the deal closes in the third Natco shareholders will own about 10 percent of Cameron’s 217 milliom shares outstanding. Natco has about 2,400 employees and had revenude of morethan $650 million during 2008. Simmonsa & Co. International served as financia adviser toCameron (NYSE: CAM), while Barclays Capitalp served as financial adviser to Natco.
The purchase price is based onNatco Group’s closinb stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Undet the agreement, Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receive 1.185 sharez in Houston-based Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’ss 20.3 million shares outstanding. In a Tuesday conference it was stated that the companieshave “admireed each other’s capabilities for three “As you know, Natco builds processing and separation products, somethingf that Cameron outsources most of today,” said Jack president and chief executive officer of Cameron.
He said he estimatee that combining the companies will yield a cost savingds ofabout $30 million to $40 When the deal closes in the third Natco shareholders will own about 10 percent of Cameron’s 217 milliom shares outstanding. Natco has about 2,400 employees and had revenude of morethan $650 million during 2008. Simmonsa & Co. International served as financia adviser toCameron (NYSE: CAM), while Barclays Capitalp served as financial adviser to Natco.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Embarq, CenturyTel will become CenturyLink after merger - Business First of Buffalo:
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billion sale to closes, expected this month. The ruralo phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombineds company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTek (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Our new brand name was selectecd because our customers and employees told us it reflected a companyg thatis forward-looking and committed to linkint the country together,” CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chiefd executive of CenturyLink, said in the The company will begin operating under the new brand immediatelt upon closing the In the following months, markets will be convertecd to the new with customers being notifieed in advance and the name beinh added to company signs, vehicles and marketing The logo is intended to represent the powee of connecting people and businesses to one anothe and to new opportunities, locallhy and nationally, the release said.
Overlanfd Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, basef in Monroe, La., are — from the — before the deal can The headquarters will bein Monroe. A Denver branc consulting agency, , helped develop the new braned strategy, name and the release said. the two companies will have abouyt 7.5 million access lines, more than 2 million broadband customeras and morethan 400,000 video subscribers. will . Embara ranks No.
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billion sale to closes, expected this month. The ruralo phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombineds company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTek (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Our new brand name was selectecd because our customers and employees told us it reflected a companyg thatis forward-looking and committed to linkint the country together,” CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chiefd executive of CenturyLink, said in the The company will begin operating under the new brand immediatelt upon closing the In the following months, markets will be convertecd to the new with customers being notifieed in advance and the name beinh added to company signs, vehicles and marketing The logo is intended to represent the powee of connecting people and businesses to one anothe and to new opportunities, locallhy and nationally, the release said.
Overlanfd Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, basef in Monroe, La., are — from the — before the deal can The headquarters will bein Monroe. A Denver branc consulting agency, , helped develop the new braned strategy, name and the release said. the two companies will have abouyt 7.5 million access lines, more than 2 million broadband customeras and morethan 400,000 video subscribers. will . Embara ranks No.
3 on the Kansas City Businesa Journal ’s list of area public
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Taking another look at life insurance - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The current economic recession has pushed individual life insurancse even further from the mindsof budget-consciouds consumers. But those consumerx may not realize that certain typesa of life insurance can be used to buildra person’s financial portfolio and should be considere d when planning for their financial said Steven Weisbart, chief economist for the , New York “One of the things I think people have learnecd from the last 12 to 18 months is the importance of buildiny up cash reserves,” Weisbart said. “Purchasingb a (life insurance) plan is like havinyg another savings account.
” Overall, the life insurance industry saw a 24 percent decline in ending surplus and reserve in 2008 over thepreviouds year, according to , a Hartford, Conn.-based insurance industry analysis Industry experts understand why peopl e have been shying away from buyinh individual life insurance plans, but say today’s economicv times might be a reasonj to make sure their futurs is secure. “Insurance forms the foundation for futurerfinancial stability,” said Meridee Maynard, seniod vice president of , Milwaukee. “We (consumers) need to go back to the basicss and have afinancial plan.
” Maynarfd and Weisbart say while consumers may be getting life insurance througy an employer, those plans would not cover those employees if they lost their jobs. To protect theifr families’ financial security, consumers should consider individuapl plans in addition to coverag e throughan employer. When people lose thei jobs, life insurance is typically one of the last things ontheir minds, Maynard said. “I thinjk a lot of people are sitting back and waitingh to seewhat happens,” she said of peopls who lose their jobs. “Health insurance certainly is a but a lot of times if someone islaid off, they can be coveredx under a spouse’s health insurance.
We want peoplr to have a holistic approach, look at the entire situation and determinse whatyou can’t do without.” Whiles many employers have made changes to theit health insurance coverage as a way to cut the recession does not appear to have causeds employers to cut life insurance coverage availablde to their employees, Weisbart said. That doesn’t mean consumersa should be content withthe coverage, Weisbart Individual life insurance policies are a way to make sure familu members are covered, whether they are employedr or not, if a person dies he said.
Still, three out of every five American s have not purchased life insurance because they thinko it istoo expensive, despite the cost of policies remaining the same over the past according to a survey by the Insurance Information Institute. Whethefr that attitude is due to the economy or just representz an overall change in the life insurancde industryis unknown, Weisbart said. Maynard would not quotew a price range for term or permanentt lifeinsurance plans, but said your age and your overallk health will be used to determine cost durinf underwriting.
Term insurance is a form of life insurance that pays if the deat occurs during the ofthe policy, which is usually anywhere from one to 30 years. or permanent, life insurance pays a deat h benefit whenever the person dies and typicallgy costs about 10 percent more thanterm insurance. “Youy have to look at the type of insurancse you are purchasing and the companu that is providing she said of the Weisbart said the number of applications for individuakl life insurance has been gradually decliningb over the past five years becausde people are relying moreon employer-sponsored group life “That is the speculation in the industrt at least, but nobody really has a good Weisbart said.
The current economic recession has pushed individual life insurancse even further from the mindsof budget-consciouds consumers. But those consumerx may not realize that certain typesa of life insurance can be used to buildra person’s financial portfolio and should be considere d when planning for their financial said Steven Weisbart, chief economist for the , New York “One of the things I think people have learnecd from the last 12 to 18 months is the importance of buildiny up cash reserves,” Weisbart said. “Purchasingb a (life insurance) plan is like havinyg another savings account.
” Overall, the life insurance industry saw a 24 percent decline in ending surplus and reserve in 2008 over thepreviouds year, according to , a Hartford, Conn.-based insurance industry analysis Industry experts understand why peopl e have been shying away from buyinh individual life insurance plans, but say today’s economicv times might be a reasonj to make sure their futurs is secure. “Insurance forms the foundation for futurerfinancial stability,” said Meridee Maynard, seniod vice president of , Milwaukee. “We (consumers) need to go back to the basicss and have afinancial plan.
” Maynarfd and Weisbart say while consumers may be getting life insurance througy an employer, those plans would not cover those employees if they lost their jobs. To protect theifr families’ financial security, consumers should consider individuapl plans in addition to coverag e throughan employer. When people lose thei jobs, life insurance is typically one of the last things ontheir minds, Maynard said. “I thinjk a lot of people are sitting back and waitingh to seewhat happens,” she said of peopls who lose their jobs. “Health insurance certainly is a but a lot of times if someone islaid off, they can be coveredx under a spouse’s health insurance.
We want peoplr to have a holistic approach, look at the entire situation and determinse whatyou can’t do without.” Whiles many employers have made changes to theit health insurance coverage as a way to cut the recession does not appear to have causeds employers to cut life insurance coverage availablde to their employees, Weisbart said. That doesn’t mean consumersa should be content withthe coverage, Weisbart Individual life insurance policies are a way to make sure familu members are covered, whether they are employedr or not, if a person dies he said.
Still, three out of every five American s have not purchased life insurance because they thinko it istoo expensive, despite the cost of policies remaining the same over the past according to a survey by the Insurance Information Institute. Whethefr that attitude is due to the economy or just representz an overall change in the life insurancde industryis unknown, Weisbart said. Maynard would not quotew a price range for term or permanentt lifeinsurance plans, but said your age and your overallk health will be used to determine cost durinf underwriting.
Term insurance is a form of life insurance that pays if the deat occurs during the ofthe policy, which is usually anywhere from one to 30 years. or permanent, life insurance pays a deat h benefit whenever the person dies and typicallgy costs about 10 percent more thanterm insurance. “Youy have to look at the type of insurancse you are purchasing and the companu that is providing she said of the Weisbart said the number of applications for individuakl life insurance has been gradually decliningb over the past five years becausde people are relying moreon employer-sponsored group life “That is the speculation in the industrt at least, but nobody really has a good Weisbart said.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Amerijet acquires interest in Nations Express - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Amerijet recently announced its acquisition of SRX a Florida-based company specializing in ground handlint operations throughout Central Asia, and owner of , an Uzbekistan certificated airline. Florida-based Amerijet serves destinations throughoutythe America’s, Mexico, the Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Its primary hub is at , with 210,000-square-foot export and 100,000-square-foot imports air cargo handling facilities anda 50,000-square-footf ocean cargo facility.
Amerijet recently announced its acquisition of SRX a Florida-based company specializing in ground handlint operations throughout Central Asia, and owner of , an Uzbekistan certificated airline. Florida-based Amerijet serves destinations throughoutythe America’s, Mexico, the Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Its primary hub is at , with 210,000-square-foot export and 100,000-square-foot imports air cargo handling facilities anda 50,000-square-footf ocean cargo facility.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tapped out? - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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In most years, the donore realizes the error and quickly puts a chec inthe mail. This year, however, many are hanging up the phone. From tsunamis in Southeast Asia to hurricanes inthe U.S. Gulf Coasr region, pleas for natural-disaster relief donations have pervaded societygin 2005. While Americans and Minnesotansa haveresponded generously, the deluge has locaol nonprofits and organizations nervous. They typically rely on year-end givinv to reach their financial goals, but as this December they're hoping their givers aren'gt tapped out.
Catholic Charities has received morethan $350,000 earmarkef for hurricane relief, but because the money has been given specificall for that purpose, the organization cannot use it for its other programs. "On the one the compassion that's pouring out is just wonderfullto see," said Leslie Johnson, spokeswoman for the "On the other hand, we'red just a little worrieed that people will not give their regular annual gift because they alreadyh gave for the hurricane.
" Disaster relief givingv has affected the , as The Minneapolis-based organization expects to see about a $500,0009 drop-off in corporate support for the said Tim Deuitch, vice president of donore relations. While large corporations are giving both theird normal donations and directing additional funds towarddisaster relief, smallet companies with limited coffers can'yt afford to do both. Many companies specifically said they chosew to giveto disaster-relief efforts this year and would welcomde the chance to make a regular donation to the Greaterf Twin Cities United Way next year, Deuitch said.
On the the decrease in corporatde giving is likely to be offset by increased donationesfrom individuals, he added. "The individuales are the ones who fillthe gaps. By virtuw of having more eyes and ears on the humanbcondition here, we have raised more money than in past years." The Salvatioh Army's Roseville-based Northern Division, which serves Minnesota and Nortu Dakota, finished strong during its most recent fisca l year ended Sept. 30. funding in October was abouf $344,000, down 30 percent from more than $500,000 in October 2004. "Wes are a little concerned about that," said Annettre Bauer, spokeswoman.
"We are going into our biggesr campaign ofthe year, We don't want this to be the foretelling of what will be happeninvg in the following campaign." Direct-mail giving at the St. Paul Chapter was up durin g October, but much of the money was designated forKatrina relief, leaving direct-mail givinvg for the nonprofit's local programming effortx 22 percent behind schedule, said Dennis director of development for the organization. Between those gifts and donations from corporations and Minnesotans have showntheir generosity, Kelly said, adding that he hopes potential donors remember during the holiday season that ther is need here, as well.
For some natural-disaster funding is just one piece of what is affectinbg theirfunding difficulties. The in Minneapolis receives most of its donationx each year in Novemberand December. Througnh October, the organization was running slightly behinxd itsbudget goal, said Bruce president and CEO. The Swedish Institute, he said, is competing not as much with disasterr relief as with capital campaigns bythe , the , the and "[These organizations] have been very important for the communitty ... but [campaigns] all coinciding at abouy the same time has placedf a lotof stress, I think, on the whole nonprofitg community," Karstadt said.
"It's a challenge everyg year," he added. "We're optimisti c about meeting our objectivesfor year-end and we'r e confident that we can do that, but we are not unaffectesd by all of this." While some organizationse are sweating out the year end, other nonprofits have been less affected by money aimed at disaster
In most years, the donore realizes the error and quickly puts a chec inthe mail. This year, however, many are hanging up the phone. From tsunamis in Southeast Asia to hurricanes inthe U.S. Gulf Coasr region, pleas for natural-disaster relief donations have pervaded societygin 2005. While Americans and Minnesotansa haveresponded generously, the deluge has locaol nonprofits and organizations nervous. They typically rely on year-end givinv to reach their financial goals, but as this December they're hoping their givers aren'gt tapped out.
Catholic Charities has received morethan $350,000 earmarkef for hurricane relief, but because the money has been given specificall for that purpose, the organization cannot use it for its other programs. "On the one the compassion that's pouring out is just wonderfullto see," said Leslie Johnson, spokeswoman for the "On the other hand, we'red just a little worrieed that people will not give their regular annual gift because they alreadyh gave for the hurricane.
" Disaster relief givingv has affected the , as The Minneapolis-based organization expects to see about a $500,0009 drop-off in corporate support for the said Tim Deuitch, vice president of donore relations. While large corporations are giving both theird normal donations and directing additional funds towarddisaster relief, smallet companies with limited coffers can'yt afford to do both. Many companies specifically said they chosew to giveto disaster-relief efforts this year and would welcomde the chance to make a regular donation to the Greaterf Twin Cities United Way next year, Deuitch said.
On the the decrease in corporatde giving is likely to be offset by increased donationesfrom individuals, he added. "The individuales are the ones who fillthe gaps. By virtuw of having more eyes and ears on the humanbcondition here, we have raised more money than in past years." The Salvatioh Army's Roseville-based Northern Division, which serves Minnesota and Nortu Dakota, finished strong during its most recent fisca l year ended Sept. 30. funding in October was abouf $344,000, down 30 percent from more than $500,000 in October 2004. "Wes are a little concerned about that," said Annettre Bauer, spokeswoman.
"We are going into our biggesr campaign ofthe year, We don't want this to be the foretelling of what will be happeninvg in the following campaign." Direct-mail giving at the St. Paul Chapter was up durin g October, but much of the money was designated forKatrina relief, leaving direct-mail givinvg for the nonprofit's local programming effortx 22 percent behind schedule, said Dennis director of development for the organization. Between those gifts and donations from corporations and Minnesotans have showntheir generosity, Kelly said, adding that he hopes potential donors remember during the holiday season that ther is need here, as well.
For some natural-disaster funding is just one piece of what is affectinbg theirfunding difficulties. The in Minneapolis receives most of its donationx each year in Novemberand December. Througnh October, the organization was running slightly behinxd itsbudget goal, said Bruce president and CEO. The Swedish Institute, he said, is competing not as much with disasterr relief as with capital campaigns bythe , the , the and "[These organizations] have been very important for the communitty ... but [campaigns] all coinciding at abouy the same time has placedf a lotof stress, I think, on the whole nonprofitg community," Karstadt said.
"It's a challenge everyg year," he added. "We're optimisti c about meeting our objectivesfor year-end and we'r e confident that we can do that, but we are not unaffectesd by all of this." While some organizationse are sweating out the year end, other nonprofits have been less affected by money aimed at disaster
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Lamont's skill set fits both owners, GM - Boston Herald
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Lamont's skill set fits both owners, GM Boston Herald The Red Sox [team stats] have backed themselves into a bit of a corner, but there's an escape hatch. Against one wall is general manager Ben Cherington, who interviewed five candidates for the team's managerial vacancy, ... |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Triad steakhouse chain faces new lawsuit - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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, the Greensboro company behind the Chop Housed and Chop House Grille chainof restaurants, was sued last week for plus attorneys fees, by one of its food Inc. The suit — which also namew Streets & Avenues CEO Keithh Hall and Vice PresidentJoseph E. Warner III — statese that Greensboro-based Foster-Caviness sold and deliveref wholesale produce toStreets & Avenues between Apri 2007 and November 2008, but the restauranrt chain has failed to pay. The suit, filedf in U.S. District Court for the Middle District ofNorth Carolina, also says Streets Avenues violated the federal Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, designer to protect agricultural producers.
Jim an attorney with , who is representing Street & Avenues, said his client is workinvg on apossible Foster-Caviness’ attorney, Nathan Duggins of in declined to comment. Under the federal act, those who purchasre goods from an agricultural producer are required to set asider proceeds from the sale of those goodse as part of a statutory The money cannot be used for other expensee until the producer hasbeen paid, said Patric k Haywood, an attorney with in Greensboro, who declined to comment on the lawsuit specifically, but has a backgrounde in agricultural law. The suit says that Streetss & Avenues failed to do that.
The accusationn of violating a federak agricultural commodities actis serious, because they are hard suit s for defendants to win; the act gives producersx strong powers to recover losses, including seizing assets, sincwe they cannot repossess perishable goods, Haywoor said. Talcott said Streets Avenues has also hired consultants to help the restaurant compan restructure to weatherthe recession, but said it was too earlg to say what that would involve. In Streets & Avenues settled a $558,000 lawsuirt in Superior Court in Guilfored County filed against it and 10 of its restaurantsw by SouthernFoods Inc. over unpaid billsa for food products.
, the Greensboro company behind the Chop Housed and Chop House Grille chainof restaurants, was sued last week for plus attorneys fees, by one of its food Inc. The suit — which also namew Streets & Avenues CEO Keithh Hall and Vice PresidentJoseph E. Warner III — statese that Greensboro-based Foster-Caviness sold and deliveref wholesale produce toStreets & Avenues between Apri 2007 and November 2008, but the restauranrt chain has failed to pay. The suit, filedf in U.S. District Court for the Middle District ofNorth Carolina, also says Streets Avenues violated the federal Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, designer to protect agricultural producers.
Jim an attorney with , who is representing Street & Avenues, said his client is workinvg on apossible Foster-Caviness’ attorney, Nathan Duggins of in declined to comment. Under the federal act, those who purchasre goods from an agricultural producer are required to set asider proceeds from the sale of those goodse as part of a statutory The money cannot be used for other expensee until the producer hasbeen paid, said Patric k Haywood, an attorney with in Greensboro, who declined to comment on the lawsuit specifically, but has a backgrounde in agricultural law. The suit says that Streetss & Avenues failed to do that.
The accusationn of violating a federak agricultural commodities actis serious, because they are hard suit s for defendants to win; the act gives producersx strong powers to recover losses, including seizing assets, sincwe they cannot repossess perishable goods, Haywoor said. Talcott said Streets Avenues has also hired consultants to help the restaurant compan restructure to weatherthe recession, but said it was too earlg to say what that would involve. In Streets & Avenues settled a $558,000 lawsuirt in Superior Court in Guilfored County filed against it and 10 of its restaurantsw by SouthernFoods Inc. over unpaid billsa for food products.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Ohio Executes Man Who Killed Sleeping Sons - TIME
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ABC News | Ohio Executes Man Who Killed Sleeping Sons TIME (LUCASVILLE, Ohio) â€" Ohio could execute at least seven condemned killers next year now that an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment has ended in the state and numerous inmates exhaust decades old ... Ohio Executes Man Who Killed 3 Sleeping Sons < nobr>ABC News Ohio executes man who killed 3 sleeping sons Ohio executes man who killed 3 sleeping sons |
Monday, November 14, 2011
Demand for local industrial space continues to build - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The overall industrial vacancy rate in Jacksonvillewas 8.5 percenyt in the first quarter, down from 8.8 percent during the fourthu quarter, according to a report by Grub b & Ellis/Phoenix Realty Group. Within the metro the Westside hada 2.3 percengt vacancy rate during the firsty quarter and the Northside 2.2 but the Southside rate was a noticeably higher 7.5 percent, Grubb & Elli s research showed. More space became available on the Southside because many developersx are doing projects in the growingsuburban area, said John an industrial broker with the commerciap real estate firm. But "there'sx no glut yet," he said.
"Thew Southside is always higher in but it's still very stable." Over the next several Richardson said, additional space also is expectex to become available on the Westsidde -- specifically at Westside Industrial Park and Perimeter West Industrial Park. The local market's industrial vacancy rate is abovre the national average of 7 percent but below other Southeasternj cities suchas Charlotte, N.C., at nearlyu 12 percent and Tampa at abouf 11 percent, Grubb & Ellis found. The real estatde firm is forecasting a declin e in the national rateto 6.6 percenrt by the end of this year and 6.3 percent by year-end 2001.
"The catalyst for this declinee will be a pullback in constructiojn due to a combination of highed interest rates and lower levelof absorption," the company's report stated. "Rental rates should increase at or slightly above the rate of Businesses looking for large chunks of office space Downtown have few placezto go, judging from the numbers in a studty by Harriet Jones, a broker with Property The two buildings that have the most spacr available on the Northbanok are the Bank of Americw Tower with more than 120,000 vacant square feet and the 100 Laura St. building with more than 136,000 square feet up for Jones' first-quarter study found.
The Southbank has much less space open. The building with the most space available is Prudentia lPlaza I, with more than 12,000 squar e feet. Jones' study is based on data from Downtownj commercial buildingsof 70,000 square feet or Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY), a Pennsylvaniza real estate investment trust with majot holdings in Jacksonville, got a heftty cash infusion this month that may help fund the myriaf of projects it has pending aroune the city. The company obtained $450 millio in unsecured revolving credit from 14financial institutions, including First Union National Bank and Fleet National Bank.
Otherd banks with local presence that participated in the loan were SouthTrusr Bank and ChaseManhattan Bank. Among Liberty's plans are anothet building at Southpoint's Butler Plaza, a three-structure projecyt totaling 240,000 square feet. The first 80,000-square-foot buildinfg was finished nearly ayear ago. The company owns several buildingz in the Southpoint including the Liberty Businessz Park on Salisbury It also is developing SalisburyBusiness Park. In March, Libertg bought the former Harris Specialty Chemicall building in the Deerwood office parkfor $4.4 million. And on the the company has made numerous improvementzs to the Stein Mart building at 1200 Riverplace Blvd.
John Castorina, head of Liberty's Jacksonvillr operations, did not return a call seeking information on what portion of the new monegy would go towardJacksonville projects. E-mail Susannaz Barton at sbarton@bizjournals.com.
The overall industrial vacancy rate in Jacksonvillewas 8.5 percenyt in the first quarter, down from 8.8 percent during the fourthu quarter, according to a report by Grub b & Ellis/Phoenix Realty Group. Within the metro the Westside hada 2.3 percengt vacancy rate during the firsty quarter and the Northside 2.2 but the Southside rate was a noticeably higher 7.5 percent, Grubb & Elli s research showed. More space became available on the Southside because many developersx are doing projects in the growingsuburban area, said John an industrial broker with the commerciap real estate firm. But "there'sx no glut yet," he said.
"Thew Southside is always higher in but it's still very stable." Over the next several Richardson said, additional space also is expectex to become available on the Westsidde -- specifically at Westside Industrial Park and Perimeter West Industrial Park. The local market's industrial vacancy rate is abovre the national average of 7 percent but below other Southeasternj cities suchas Charlotte, N.C., at nearlyu 12 percent and Tampa at abouf 11 percent, Grubb & Ellis found. The real estatde firm is forecasting a declin e in the national rateto 6.6 percenrt by the end of this year and 6.3 percent by year-end 2001.
"The catalyst for this declinee will be a pullback in constructiojn due to a combination of highed interest rates and lower levelof absorption," the company's report stated. "Rental rates should increase at or slightly above the rate of Businesses looking for large chunks of office space Downtown have few placezto go, judging from the numbers in a studty by Harriet Jones, a broker with Property The two buildings that have the most spacr available on the Northbanok are the Bank of Americw Tower with more than 120,000 vacant square feet and the 100 Laura St. building with more than 136,000 square feet up for Jones' first-quarter study found.
The Southbank has much less space open. The building with the most space available is Prudentia lPlaza I, with more than 12,000 squar e feet. Jones' study is based on data from Downtownj commercial buildingsof 70,000 square feet or Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY), a Pennsylvaniza real estate investment trust with majot holdings in Jacksonville, got a heftty cash infusion this month that may help fund the myriaf of projects it has pending aroune the city. The company obtained $450 millio in unsecured revolving credit from 14financial institutions, including First Union National Bank and Fleet National Bank.
Otherd banks with local presence that participated in the loan were SouthTrusr Bank and ChaseManhattan Bank. Among Liberty's plans are anothet building at Southpoint's Butler Plaza, a three-structure projecyt totaling 240,000 square feet. The first 80,000-square-foot buildinfg was finished nearly ayear ago. The company owns several buildingz in the Southpoint including the Liberty Businessz Park on Salisbury It also is developing SalisburyBusiness Park. In March, Libertg bought the former Harris Specialty Chemicall building in the Deerwood office parkfor $4.4 million. And on the the company has made numerous improvementzs to the Stein Mart building at 1200 Riverplace Blvd.
John Castorina, head of Liberty's Jacksonvillr operations, did not return a call seeking information on what portion of the new monegy would go towardJacksonville projects. E-mail Susannaz Barton at sbarton@bizjournals.com.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Koster balks at GM reorganization agreement - Washington Business Journal:
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Koster said GM’s bankruptcy agreement will not extend product liabilit y requirements for the company thattakes GM’s place. That mean s customers who bought GM cars before the bankruptcy settlement lose protections under lemohn laws and product liability Koster said. Koster also objected to provisions that allow a reorganized GM to altee dealership contracts with no sayfrom dealerships.
“Thre current agreement is terribly unfair to these dealership many of whom have been loyal GM dealerzs for decades and have invested theirf life savings in thesefamilg businesses,” Koster said in a Monday “It is unconscionable to force a dealership to waiv e its rights under Missouri law simply becausw GM has floundered.” Several other attorneys general from other including Kansas, have raised similar objections.
Koster said GM’s bankruptcy agreement will not extend product liabilit y requirements for the company thattakes GM’s place. That mean s customers who bought GM cars before the bankruptcy settlement lose protections under lemohn laws and product liability Koster said. Koster also objected to provisions that allow a reorganized GM to altee dealership contracts with no sayfrom dealerships.
“Thre current agreement is terribly unfair to these dealership many of whom have been loyal GM dealerzs for decades and have invested theirf life savings in thesefamilg businesses,” Koster said in a Monday “It is unconscionable to force a dealership to waiv e its rights under Missouri law simply becausw GM has floundered.” Several other attorneys general from other including Kansas, have raised similar objections.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Fall Vacations: Enriching Cultural And Ethnic Experiences - usariseup
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Fall Vacations: Enriching Cultural And Ethnic Experiences usariseup Throughout the United States, many communities offer the ethnic and cultural experience that dates back to when Europeans first immigrated to America. Many ended up in cities around the country, where their rich culture still plays a strong role today. ... |
Monday, November 7, 2011
Groups prepare lawsuit over Metrorail project - Washington Business Journal:
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The man uniting the two groups is Scott head ofthe grass-rootss organization that has been fighting the elevated-track designh since 2006. He was just elected vice chair ofSierra Club’ 4,000-member Great Falls group. Tysons Tunnel has sought pro bonolegao representation, and a nationally recognized watchdot group has shown interest in handling the The Tysons Tunnel group did not want the name of the watchdog group identified. “We have always said legal actiobn is the last avenue we wish to take becaused it can cost a lot of mone and carriescertain risks,” Monett said.
“The goal is not to dela the project but to makesure it’s done rightt and get our concerns resolvex so the project can be completee as quickly as The three entities — Tysons Tunnel, Sierr a Club and the watchdog group still have to reach an agreementy on the suit before it can be filed. In the Sierra Club’s Great Falls group voted to back a lawsuif in support of competitive biddingh and consideration of the tunnel option for the Tysons portion ofthe $5 billionn Metrorail extension to .
Its Virginia chapter 17,000 members strong voted to support the suitdays “The lack of competitive bidding is the focu of the forthcoming lawsuit, whicb may also be instrumental in forcing a reassessmengt of Virginia’s Public Private Transportation Act, unded which the project was advanced,” said the Great Falles Sierra Club's latest newsletter. “There are many problems with that Act, includingv procedures making it easier to circumvent federal requirements such as the Nationapl Environmental Policy Act and the requirements forcompetitivd bidding.
” The act also keeps public eyes out of documents outlininbg project costs and liabilities taken on by taxpayers and driversa using Dulles Toll the newsletter said. As the lead plaintiff, Tysons Tunnel and its pro bono counsel are conducting a larg e amount of legal research to figur out where and how legal leverage couldf bestbe applied. The big policty initiative Monett said he would like to see addressed at the federak level whetherfederal grant-making bodies shoul d only provide grant money to projectsz that are competitively bid.
But he says while there does not seem to be much precedenrt regarding federal grants used to fundtransportation projects, therde is substantial case law regarding government contractingh that does require competitivre bidding. “Apparently, the only way to get the issuw addressed appropriately is through some sort oflegao action," he said. "Everyone is keenly aware that tunnelin g is the better wayto go. but thus far none of Virginia’sd elected officials has had the political courage to take a seriouas lookat it.
” It has ruffled Monett’s featherx that Dulles rail contractor just inked a deal to use tunnel boringf machines for a project in He rhetorically asks why the company can use the technologyy overseas but not here. Bechtel'ws $400 million contract to manage theLondonm project, largest undergrounding effort in the world, will be headedx by Cliff Mumm, who worked most recently on the Dullezs rail project.
The lawsuit concept is beinh backed by such Tysons Tunnel supporterse asTim Wynne, a Vienna “It’s simple — which Metro optiom has worked better for community prosperity and development the Metro in Arlington (underground) or Alexandria with stretcheds above ground? With the new technology available todayu and the stimulus money being made available for state and locapl projects there is no excuss not to bore a tunnekl through Tysons,” he said. With wide-borde tunneling, trains would travel through a singlr tunnel and the station platform woulx be in thetunnel itself. Monett saidt only a small percentage ofthe 23.
1-mile project has been completed and it is not too late to changd the design plan. A June 2 panelp in Dunn Loring gathered tunnel supporters in the transportatio industry andarea leaders, showing that the community’ds interest in the tunnel vision is still “If I was having a bathroom done and only had the wallz painted, I could stil l change the tiling,” Monetft said.
The man uniting the two groups is Scott head ofthe grass-rootss organization that has been fighting the elevated-track designh since 2006. He was just elected vice chair ofSierra Club’ 4,000-member Great Falls group. Tysons Tunnel has sought pro bonolegao representation, and a nationally recognized watchdot group has shown interest in handling the The Tysons Tunnel group did not want the name of the watchdog group identified. “We have always said legal actiobn is the last avenue we wish to take becaused it can cost a lot of mone and carriescertain risks,” Monett said.
“The goal is not to dela the project but to makesure it’s done rightt and get our concerns resolvex so the project can be completee as quickly as The three entities — Tysons Tunnel, Sierr a Club and the watchdog group still have to reach an agreementy on the suit before it can be filed. In the Sierra Club’s Great Falls group voted to back a lawsuif in support of competitive biddingh and consideration of the tunnel option for the Tysons portion ofthe $5 billionn Metrorail extension to .
Its Virginia chapter 17,000 members strong voted to support the suitdays “The lack of competitive bidding is the focu of the forthcoming lawsuit, whicb may also be instrumental in forcing a reassessmengt of Virginia’s Public Private Transportation Act, unded which the project was advanced,” said the Great Falles Sierra Club's latest newsletter. “There are many problems with that Act, includingv procedures making it easier to circumvent federal requirements such as the Nationapl Environmental Policy Act and the requirements forcompetitivd bidding.
” The act also keeps public eyes out of documents outlininbg project costs and liabilities taken on by taxpayers and driversa using Dulles Toll the newsletter said. As the lead plaintiff, Tysons Tunnel and its pro bono counsel are conducting a larg e amount of legal research to figur out where and how legal leverage couldf bestbe applied. The big policty initiative Monett said he would like to see addressed at the federak level whetherfederal grant-making bodies shoul d only provide grant money to projectsz that are competitively bid.
But he says while there does not seem to be much precedenrt regarding federal grants used to fundtransportation projects, therde is substantial case law regarding government contractingh that does require competitivre bidding. “Apparently, the only way to get the issuw addressed appropriately is through some sort oflegao action," he said. "Everyone is keenly aware that tunnelin g is the better wayto go. but thus far none of Virginia’sd elected officials has had the political courage to take a seriouas lookat it.
” It has ruffled Monett’s featherx that Dulles rail contractor just inked a deal to use tunnel boringf machines for a project in He rhetorically asks why the company can use the technologyy overseas but not here. Bechtel'ws $400 million contract to manage theLondonm project, largest undergrounding effort in the world, will be headedx by Cliff Mumm, who worked most recently on the Dullezs rail project.
The lawsuit concept is beinh backed by such Tysons Tunnel supporterse asTim Wynne, a Vienna “It’s simple — which Metro optiom has worked better for community prosperity and development the Metro in Arlington (underground) or Alexandria with stretcheds above ground? With the new technology available todayu and the stimulus money being made available for state and locapl projects there is no excuss not to bore a tunnekl through Tysons,” he said. With wide-borde tunneling, trains would travel through a singlr tunnel and the station platform woulx be in thetunnel itself. Monett saidt only a small percentage ofthe 23.
1-mile project has been completed and it is not too late to changd the design plan. A June 2 panelp in Dunn Loring gathered tunnel supporters in the transportatio industry andarea leaders, showing that the community’ds interest in the tunnel vision is still “If I was having a bathroom done and only had the wallz painted, I could stil l change the tiling,” Monetft said.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
DuPont must prove no contamination from W.Va. site - BusinessWeek
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Charleston Gazette | DuPont must prove no contamination from W.Va. site BusinessWeek Environmental regulators want DuPont to submit plans for determining whether seepage and runoff from the site of a former zinc-smelting plant in north-central West Virginia are contaminating groundwater or streams. ... DuPont ordered to show former W.Va. zi nc-smelting plant is not tainting ... Spelter update: WVDEP wants data on seepage DuPont must prove no contamination from W.Va. site |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Bank of the West signs huge Bishop Ranch lease - Dayton Business Journal:
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The new Bank of the West campus will be at BishopRanch 7, a three-story buildinf on Camino Ramon in San Under the deal — the largesyt new office lease on the West Coast this year Bank of the West employees will move from seven East Bay buildings in late 2010. Michaelk Shepherd, president and chietf executive officer ofSan Francisco-based Bank of the said the bank had multiple leasesx expiring in 2010, and wantedf to combine East Bay offices in a single location. “Th e move to Bishop Ranch allowss us to remain in theEast Bay, accommodate futurer growth, enjoy greater efficienciesw and provide our employees the high quality working conditionas they deserve,” he said.
The 10 million-square-fooy Bishop Ranch, owned by , leasee space to 550 companies across30 industries, includin 40 Fortune 500 companies. In Sunset Development Co. inked over 1 million squares feet ofoffice deals, including long-term leases by Robertt Half International, Coca-Cola, Del Montw Corp., Chubb Insurance, and Liberty Mutuap Insurance. The combined leases of Bank of the West and Rober Half International will bringapproximately 3,000 employees to San The vacancy rate is about 13 percent. Ed executive vice president of SunsetDevelopment Co.
, called the Bank of the West deal “sa statement of acceptance” that Bishop Ranch is “the main businesas community in the East Bay.” “We’re finding that successfupl businesses want to be in close proximityg to other successful, established leaders in business,” he said. “Bisholp Ranch has been a ray of lighty in an other wise quiet realestatw market.”
The new Bank of the West campus will be at BishopRanch 7, a three-story buildinf on Camino Ramon in San Under the deal — the largesyt new office lease on the West Coast this year Bank of the West employees will move from seven East Bay buildings in late 2010. Michaelk Shepherd, president and chietf executive officer ofSan Francisco-based Bank of the said the bank had multiple leasesx expiring in 2010, and wantedf to combine East Bay offices in a single location. “Th e move to Bishop Ranch allowss us to remain in theEast Bay, accommodate futurer growth, enjoy greater efficienciesw and provide our employees the high quality working conditionas they deserve,” he said.
The 10 million-square-fooy Bishop Ranch, owned by , leasee space to 550 companies across30 industries, includin 40 Fortune 500 companies. In Sunset Development Co. inked over 1 million squares feet ofoffice deals, including long-term leases by Robertt Half International, Coca-Cola, Del Montw Corp., Chubb Insurance, and Liberty Mutuap Insurance. The combined leases of Bank of the West and Rober Half International will bringapproximately 3,000 employees to San The vacancy rate is about 13 percent. Ed executive vice president of SunsetDevelopment Co.
, called the Bank of the West deal “sa statement of acceptance” that Bishop Ranch is “the main businesas community in the East Bay.” “We’re finding that successfupl businesses want to be in close proximityg to other successful, established leaders in business,” he said. “Bisholp Ranch has been a ray of lighty in an other wise quiet realestatw market.”
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Jerome Contamine Executive Profile
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Jrme Contamine is a Graduate of EcolsPolytechnique (X), France
Jrme Contamine is a Graduate of EcolsPolytechnique (X), France
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Incoming Denver police chief vows to build success on mutual trust, respect - Denver Post
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Louisville.com | Incoming Denver police chief vows to build success on mutual trust, respect Denver Post A chief has to show officers they are valued but demand that they respect the people in the communities where they work, he said. "It starts with me. I have to establish credibility both inside and outside the department. If we are communicating with ... Mayor Hancock names Robert White new Denver Police Chief |
Friday, October 28, 2011
Sprint says iPhone most network-efficient smartphone and "worth every penny" - Apple Insider
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USA Today | Sprint says iPhone most network-efficient smartphone and "worth every penny" Apple Insider Sprint's top executive said this week that Apple's new iPhone is its most network-efficient smartphone, using some 50% less data than comparable Android handsets. Speaking during the carrier's third-quarter conference c » |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Global Ground Support wins $15.4M Defense Department contract - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million contract to supply ground-support vehicles for the . The contract callsw for the Olathe-based company to produc 196 deicer vehicles, two preproduction vehicles and 49 production the said in a releaselate Monday. Global Ground Supportg CEO Richard Smith said Tuesday that the 196 deicerasare normal-sized models that work for most Air Forcse aircraft. The other vehicles in the contract are much largetr models used fordeicing C-5 and C-17 aircraft, he The contract is for one base year and has four one-yeaf options, Smith said. It replacese a previous 10-year contract that expireed in June. “We’re extremely happy to get Smith said.
“It’s significany to our business because they are ourlargestr customer.” Smith said the company has suppliecd 420 deicers to the Air Forcer in the past 10 Global Ground Support has a 112,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in where it produces deicing vehicles, scissofr lift trucks, catering trucks, cabin service trucks, biologicak and chemical decontamination systems, mass casualtyt mobile decontamination trailers and other The company is a subsidiary of (Nasdaq: AirT), based in N.C., which organized Global Ground Support in 1997 to buy the Simon Deicer Division of .
million contract to supply ground-support vehicles for the . The contract callsw for the Olathe-based company to produc 196 deicer vehicles, two preproduction vehicles and 49 production the said in a releaselate Monday. Global Ground Supportg CEO Richard Smith said Tuesday that the 196 deicerasare normal-sized models that work for most Air Forcse aircraft. The other vehicles in the contract are much largetr models used fordeicing C-5 and C-17 aircraft, he The contract is for one base year and has four one-yeaf options, Smith said. It replacese a previous 10-year contract that expireed in June. “We’re extremely happy to get Smith said.
“It’s significany to our business because they are ourlargestr customer.” Smith said the company has suppliecd 420 deicers to the Air Forcer in the past 10 Global Ground Support has a 112,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in where it produces deicing vehicles, scissofr lift trucks, catering trucks, cabin service trucks, biologicak and chemical decontamination systems, mass casualtyt mobile decontamination trailers and other The company is a subsidiary of (Nasdaq: AirT), based in N.C., which organized Global Ground Support in 1997 to buy the Simon Deicer Division of .
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Arkham City app to accompany console game - Develop
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Develop | Arkham City app to accompany console game Develop ... could be used as a similar tool for its console counterpart. Batman: Arkham City was released today and has been well received by media outlets, currently boasting a 95 Metacritic rating on Xbox 360 and PS3. Arkham City app to accompany console game. |
Friday, October 21, 2011
Troopers Mobilizing For Sunflower Showdown - KSAL
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Troopers Mobilizing For Sunflower Showdown KSAL Following the game, the Kansas Highway Patrol will be conducting a saturation patrol in Lawrence in an effort to help reduce the number of impaired drivers on the roads and encourage safe driving practices. ... |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
McKee tries to ease project concerns with YouTube video - San Antonio Business Journal:
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McKee said his company has spent $1.4 million on mowing boarding up buildings and maintaining properties on theNorth side. “I know that some of you thinkowe haven’t maintained them properly,” he said in a videi of sitting behind his office’s “Maybe a few years ago we hadn’t, but we have workeed very, very hard to do this and to do it rightf … Many people think that we own all the derelictf buildings on the North side, whicy is certainly not the case.” He then encourage residents to call his offices at 636-561-9300 to report building maintenance problems.
McKee also tried to ease fearsa about the restoration ofhistoric buildings, includingy the , saying that most of the buildings will not be destroyed and many will be rehabbed. Residents and city leaders have also raisedx questions about whether this project is any differentfrom “Thd difference is we did not bring this forward until we had enough land to make this McKee said. “That’s why we have been so quiey for fiveyears … But after spending five yeara and millions of dollars buying land and analyzintg the vision and creating the vision, I firmly believe this projecr will happen.
" Pending a process for capturinfg public input and state tax McKee said his company woulcd like to start some infrastructure work in earl spring 2010. The include 3.5 million square feet of office space, one million square feet of retail one million square feet of service tech four corporate campusesand 10,00 0 houses in a dozen different residential neighborhoods spread out over 2,100 acres.
McKee said his company has spent $1.4 million on mowing boarding up buildings and maintaining properties on theNorth side. “I know that some of you thinkowe haven’t maintained them properly,” he said in a videi of sitting behind his office’s “Maybe a few years ago we hadn’t, but we have workeed very, very hard to do this and to do it rightf … Many people think that we own all the derelictf buildings on the North side, whicy is certainly not the case.” He then encourage residents to call his offices at 636-561-9300 to report building maintenance problems.
McKee also tried to ease fearsa about the restoration ofhistoric buildings, includingy the , saying that most of the buildings will not be destroyed and many will be rehabbed. Residents and city leaders have also raisedx questions about whether this project is any differentfrom “Thd difference is we did not bring this forward until we had enough land to make this McKee said. “That’s why we have been so quiey for fiveyears … But after spending five yeara and millions of dollars buying land and analyzintg the vision and creating the vision, I firmly believe this projecr will happen.
" Pending a process for capturinfg public input and state tax McKee said his company woulcd like to start some infrastructure work in earl spring 2010. The include 3.5 million square feet of office space, one million square feet of retail one million square feet of service tech four corporate campusesand 10,00 0 houses in a dozen different residential neighborhoods spread out over 2,100 acres.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Behringer building wins LEED gold status - Houston Business Journal:
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recently received the 's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certificationh for anexisting building. The LEED Greejn Building Rating System, which established the criteria for judging greenbuilding designs, operation and construction, gave the 35-year-olf building in North Carolina the award for its operational and maintenancw best practices and green design features. Bank of America which is part of the Behringer Harvarrd REITI Inc. portfolio, is the firsty Behringer Harvard asset to achieve the gold The commercial real estate companyinvester $70,000 in portfolio operations, equipment upgrades and employed practices in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projectsa the improvements willyield $200,000 in annual savings and will pay for themselvex in about four months. Bank of America Plaza'w sustainability programs include energy audits that have loweredthe property's operatingv expenses, plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 million gallons of water each year and green cleaning and recycling programs. Behringefr Harvards' Houston property Westway One previously earned LEED Silvef Core andShell Certification, and 28 of the properties owneds by the company's investment programs were awarded the Energy Star labe l for their energy management strategies.
recently received the 's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certificationh for anexisting building. The LEED Greejn Building Rating System, which established the criteria for judging greenbuilding designs, operation and construction, gave the 35-year-olf building in North Carolina the award for its operational and maintenancw best practices and green design features. Bank of America which is part of the Behringer Harvarrd REITI Inc. portfolio, is the firsty Behringer Harvard asset to achieve the gold The commercial real estate companyinvester $70,000 in portfolio operations, equipment upgrades and employed practices in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projectsa the improvements willyield $200,000 in annual savings and will pay for themselvex in about four months. Bank of America Plaza'w sustainability programs include energy audits that have loweredthe property's operatingv expenses, plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 million gallons of water each year and green cleaning and recycling programs. Behringefr Harvards' Houston property Westway One previously earned LEED Silvef Core andShell Certification, and 28 of the properties owneds by the company's investment programs were awarded the Energy Star labe l for their energy management strategies.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Vendiola guides, inspires ESC members: Founding member of the Ethnic Student ... - Western Front
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Vendiola guides, inspires ESC members: Founding member of the Ethnic Student ... Western Front A member of the alliance at the time, Michael Vendiola, was present on the day of the sit-in protest. He is now the Ethnic Student Center coordinator. A Seattle-born Native American-Filipino man, Vendiola believes embracing culture is an important part ... |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
YRC Worldwide units enter $70M sale-leaseback contract - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The collective agreement — which involved subsidiaries , and , and new investors was entered into Thursday and includes initial annual lease payments for the facilitiesz ofabout $6.1 million total, YRC (Nasdaq: YRCW) said in a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange The deal is expectexd to close in the second quarter. On Wednesday, company subsidiaries YRC Inc. and agreec to do $32 million in sale-leasebacks with for facilitiew nationwide. Initial annual lease payments will beabouyt $2.9 million total. The dealzs are expected to closer in thesecond quarter, subject to due diligence and conditions.
Estex can end each contract at its discretiomn during theinspection period, and the subsidiaries have to get lien releaseas from lenders. The new Estes contracts add to priotr contractsfrom Feb. 13 for a purchas e price of about $122 million. Both contracts include facilities that originally had been part of a dealwith . NATMkI is buying facilities worthabout $150.4 of which $111 million closed in the firsft quarter. YRC and NATMI have agreed to modifhy their real estatesales contract, which took effect Dec. 19, to take out some facilitied that haven’t closed and extende the closing date for some facilities that will be bought for a totapl ofabout $16 million.
Thoss deals are expected to close in the second On Thursday, YRC reported a The Overland Kan.-based trucking company (Nasdaq: YRCW) has 560 employees in the St. Louiz area.
The collective agreement — which involved subsidiaries , and , and new investors was entered into Thursday and includes initial annual lease payments for the facilitiesz ofabout $6.1 million total, YRC (Nasdaq: YRCW) said in a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange The deal is expectexd to close in the second quarter. On Wednesday, company subsidiaries YRC Inc. and agreec to do $32 million in sale-leasebacks with for facilitiew nationwide. Initial annual lease payments will beabouyt $2.9 million total. The dealzs are expected to closer in thesecond quarter, subject to due diligence and conditions.
Estex can end each contract at its discretiomn during theinspection period, and the subsidiaries have to get lien releaseas from lenders. The new Estes contracts add to priotr contractsfrom Feb. 13 for a purchas e price of about $122 million. Both contracts include facilities that originally had been part of a dealwith . NATMkI is buying facilities worthabout $150.4 of which $111 million closed in the firsft quarter. YRC and NATMI have agreed to modifhy their real estatesales contract, which took effect Dec. 19, to take out some facilitied that haven’t closed and extende the closing date for some facilities that will be bought for a totapl ofabout $16 million.
Thoss deals are expected to close in the second On Thursday, YRC reported a The Overland Kan.-based trucking company (Nasdaq: YRCW) has 560 employees in the St. Louiz area.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Investigators say no prior domestic issues in Bellevue murder-suicide - WTOL.com
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Investigators say no prior domestic issues in Bellevue murder-suicide WTOL.com BELLEVUE, OH (WTOL) - The investigation continues into a weekend murder-suicide in Bellevue , as detectives wait for autopsy results for 75-year old Ernest Sears and his wife, 46-year old Gloria Sears. ... |
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Metrolist: Denver's resale housing market showing hopeful signs - Nashville Business Journal:
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Single-family home sales in June, for example, were equally split between the lower price ranges that appeaolto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attract homebuyers movingy up to larger and/or more expensive "Earlier this year, the majority of resale home activit y was first-time homebuyers, distressed properties and investoe activity," independent Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a "June appears to be the transition to a normalo Denver market -- a market with both first-timre homebuyer activity as well as 'move-up' activity." Resals homes are those that have sold at leasty once before. Combined sales of single-familu houses and condominiumsincrease 15.
4 percent to 4,186 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinfg and summer traditionally arethis country' s prime home-selling season, because families buying and sellingt homes try to complete deals and move when childrehn are out of school. But June home sales this year weredown 13.6 perceny from 4,845 for the same month of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were up from 2,857 sales in May, but down from 3,847 for the year-prior June. Last month, condo salesa rose to 858 from 771 in but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both types of homerose 6.34 percent to $258,43r in June from $243,02w in May. That price was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008's averagr selling price of $267,005. Averager sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, whichj is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,88y7 from the year-prior June. Median sold pric for single-family homes -- $237,500, up from both the previousz month ($220,000) and from June 2008 ($230,000). The media n sold price for a home is the middle pricer between highestand lowest. It's considered a truer measure of price than average by many real estatde professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowesf prices. Average sold pricse for condos -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,36u7 year over year.
Median sold price for condos -- $139,837, up from $137,000p in May, but a drop from $148,345 for the year-prior June. Condos also are selling faster lately, with an averagse of 97 days on the market in down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over Forthis year's first six total home sales and sold pricesd were down from the same period of 2008, accordin g to Metrolist. Combined salez of single-family homes and condos decreased 17.5 percenft to 19,363 from 23,471 for the firstg six months of last Average selling price was down nearly 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing types dippedd to 104 through June, from 106 for the same period of 2008.
Othe r year-to-date data through June, compared to the same period of 2008, include: Single-family homes sold -- 15,432, down from Average single-family home sold price -- down from $277,566. Median single-family home sold prics -- $211,000, down from $224,900. Condox sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averagr sold price for condos -- $155,753, down from Median sold price forcondos -- $129,000, down from $139,000. Basedr in Greenwood Village, Metrolist is metro Denver's Multiplew Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokeras that share property listings witheach other.
Single-family home sales in June, for example, were equally split between the lower price ranges that appeaolto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attract homebuyers movingy up to larger and/or more expensive "Earlier this year, the majority of resale home activit y was first-time homebuyers, distressed properties and investoe activity," independent Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a "June appears to be the transition to a normalo Denver market -- a market with both first-timre homebuyer activity as well as 'move-up' activity." Resals homes are those that have sold at leasty once before. Combined sales of single-familu houses and condominiumsincrease 15.
4 percent to 4,186 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinfg and summer traditionally arethis country' s prime home-selling season, because families buying and sellingt homes try to complete deals and move when childrehn are out of school. But June home sales this year weredown 13.6 perceny from 4,845 for the same month of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were up from 2,857 sales in May, but down from 3,847 for the year-prior June. Last month, condo salesa rose to 858 from 771 in but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both types of homerose 6.34 percent to $258,43r in June from $243,02w in May. That price was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008's averagr selling price of $267,005. Averager sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, whichj is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,88y7 from the year-prior June. Median sold pric for single-family homes -- $237,500, up from both the previousz month ($220,000) and from June 2008 ($230,000). The media n sold price for a home is the middle pricer between highestand lowest. It's considered a truer measure of price than average by many real estatde professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowesf prices. Average sold pricse for condos -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,36u7 year over year.
Median sold price for condos -- $139,837, up from $137,000p in May, but a drop from $148,345 for the year-prior June. Condos also are selling faster lately, with an averagse of 97 days on the market in down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over Forthis year's first six total home sales and sold pricesd were down from the same period of 2008, accordin g to Metrolist. Combined salez of single-family homes and condos decreased 17.5 percenft to 19,363 from 23,471 for the firstg six months of last Average selling price was down nearly 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing types dippedd to 104 through June, from 106 for the same period of 2008.
Othe r year-to-date data through June, compared to the same period of 2008, include: Single-family homes sold -- 15,432, down from Average single-family home sold price -- down from $277,566. Median single-family home sold prics -- $211,000, down from $224,900. Condox sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averagr sold price for condos -- $155,753, down from Median sold price forcondos -- $129,000, down from $139,000. Basedr in Greenwood Village, Metrolist is metro Denver's Multiplew Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokeras that share property listings witheach other.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Pepsi bottlers, including Colorado distributor, reject takeover bid - Denver Business Journal:
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Pepsi Bottling Group, or PBG (NYSE: has plants in Denver and Dillon and employseabout 1,000 people in Colorado. The N.Y.-based company is Purchase, N.Y.-base d PepsiCo.'s No. 1 bottler worldwide, with 67,000 employees and sales of nearly $14 billion. Minneapolis-basex PepsiAmericas (NYSE: PAS) is PepsiCo'ds No. 2 bottler. PBG earlier this week called PepsiCo'sd proposed acquisition offer "grossly inadequate." And PepsiAmericas on Thursday said theoffer “significantlh undervalues” the distributor.
Eric Foss, chief executives of PBG, argued in a lettedr to Indra Nooyi, head of that the offer had been "opportunistically timed" beforse PBG issued better quarterly resultsthan expected, the Financial Times of Britain reported. PepsiCo alreadgy owns 33 percent of PBG and 43 percent ofPepsiu Americas. The beverage giant had proposedc in April purchasing common stockit didn'y already owned in the two bottlers, creatiny a transactional value of $6 billion based on sharwe price.
The combined company would creatw a fully integrated supply chain businesws model that would accelerate activity and PepsiCo said when it madethe “Consolidating the bottling businesses with our franchise companyh would create many benefits,” said PepsiCo chairmab and CEO Indra Nooyi in a statemenf in April. “We could unlock significantg cost synergies, improve the speed of decision-makinyg and increase our strategic flexibility. We would be able to present a more unified face to our retaikl and foodservice customers, which would better positionm us to provide customized solutions.
" In addition to PepsiCo's brands include Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker Oats and Frito Lay.
Pepsi Bottling Group, or PBG (NYSE: has plants in Denver and Dillon and employseabout 1,000 people in Colorado. The N.Y.-based company is Purchase, N.Y.-base d PepsiCo.'s No. 1 bottler worldwide, with 67,000 employees and sales of nearly $14 billion. Minneapolis-basex PepsiAmericas (NYSE: PAS) is PepsiCo'ds No. 2 bottler. PBG earlier this week called PepsiCo'sd proposed acquisition offer "grossly inadequate." And PepsiAmericas on Thursday said theoffer “significantlh undervalues” the distributor.
Eric Foss, chief executives of PBG, argued in a lettedr to Indra Nooyi, head of that the offer had been "opportunistically timed" beforse PBG issued better quarterly resultsthan expected, the Financial Times of Britain reported. PepsiCo alreadgy owns 33 percent of PBG and 43 percent ofPepsiu Americas. The beverage giant had proposedc in April purchasing common stockit didn'y already owned in the two bottlers, creatiny a transactional value of $6 billion based on sharwe price.
The combined company would creatw a fully integrated supply chain businesws model that would accelerate activity and PepsiCo said when it madethe “Consolidating the bottling businesses with our franchise companyh would create many benefits,” said PepsiCo chairmab and CEO Indra Nooyi in a statemenf in April. “We could unlock significantg cost synergies, improve the speed of decision-makinyg and increase our strategic flexibility. We would be able to present a more unified face to our retaikl and foodservice customers, which would better positionm us to provide customized solutions.
" In addition to PepsiCo's brands include Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker Oats and Frito Lay.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Digital Ally hires chief of strategy - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Overland Park-based company DGLY), which makes digital surveillance products for law enforcementyand security, said Monday that it had hirerd Michael Caulfield as vice president of strategic development, effectivd immediately. Caulfield had held the Banc of Americqa Securities position from 2006 througghthis year, handling the firm’s relationships with large industriao companies and global investment banking in the safety, engineering and construction industries, the release From 2000 to 2006, Caulfielfd was a managing director with , leadinhg the investment banking firm’s work in the aerospace and defense the release said.
His resume also includes a managingf director position at Generalo ElectricCapital Corp. “His extensive contacts withim thefinancial community, along with his experiencr as a financial and strategicf advisor to a broad range of public and private should be of great benefit to Digital Ally as we pursue an aggressivr growth strategy that can leverage the full potentialp of our advanced digital technologies within an expandintg number of industries and markets,” Digital Ally CEO Stanton Ross said in the release.
The Overland Park-based company DGLY), which makes digital surveillance products for law enforcementyand security, said Monday that it had hirerd Michael Caulfield as vice president of strategic development, effectivd immediately. Caulfield had held the Banc of Americqa Securities position from 2006 througghthis year, handling the firm’s relationships with large industriao companies and global investment banking in the safety, engineering and construction industries, the release From 2000 to 2006, Caulfielfd was a managing director with , leadinhg the investment banking firm’s work in the aerospace and defense the release said.
His resume also includes a managingf director position at Generalo ElectricCapital Corp. “His extensive contacts withim thefinancial community, along with his experiencr as a financial and strategicf advisor to a broad range of public and private should be of great benefit to Digital Ally as we pursue an aggressivr growth strategy that can leverage the full potentialp of our advanced digital technologies within an expandintg number of industries and markets,” Digital Ally CEO Stanton Ross said in the release.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Stimulus money for technology available, could be hard to get - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Unlike sectors such as transportation, energy and healthb care, the stimulus package does not included formula fundingfor technology, according to John chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Maziwe Hirono, D-Hawaii. Instead, fewer than a dozen competitivre grantsare available, tied to specific technologuy projects. And those grants have strict guidelines andtighty deadlines, which have put off smaller John Strom, director of business developmentt and technology for , said few local companiez have expressed interest in pursuing the “You have to put out a tremendous amountt of effort,” he said. “Youj have to find matching funds and then write theactua grant.
” While details of some of the grant opportunities have yet to be Strom said he’s aware of eight stimulus grants that Hawai companies and government agencies could qualify for, wortyh a total of more than $100 He said the nonprofit Enterprise Honolulu has participated in three proposal so far, including a $22 milliom grant through the federal Department of Energyy called the Clean Cities The program, with total funding of $300 million, aims to encourage the use of plug-inb electric vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies. Thoser eligible to apply includ state andcity governments, transportation authorities and privatw and nonprofit companies.
Strom said Hawaii’s grant proposal includes commitments from to buy electric vehicles for part of itsservicw fleet; the City and County of Honoluly to invest in hybrid buses; and California-based Better Place to builde 200 public charging stations on Oahu. Clean Cities proposals were due last recipients won’t be notified until August. The technology grant s made available through the stimuluss package focus on proven technologies and do not includse money for researchand “A key criteria is that the monety be used for shovel-ready projects and to create Strom said. “This is not R&D money.” Other tech-related grantsz — which are listed at grants.
gov — • Up to 15 grants for $50 millionj each to build integrated biorefineries toproducre biofuel. • Up to two grants for $3 milliomn each for large-scale photovoltaic systems. • A $4.5 million grant to develop photovoltaic and concentratedsolar technologies. • Up to 15 grant for $10 million each for energy-efficient communicatioj technologies such as data centers andtelecon systems. • Up to 60 grants for $5 million each for geothermap technologies. Strom said most of the grantzs involve projects that individual Hawaii companies likeluy cannot qualify for or complete ontheir own.
He said the stimulu s projects require ateam effort, usually involvint a state agency, which in Hawaii’s case woulc be the state Departmentt of Business, Economic Development and “That’s where Enterprise Honolulu can he said. “We can put togetherd small teams of companies or individuals because Hawaioioften doesn’t have that one big companuy that can handle a project.” Applying for stimulus grant money involved registering with the federal government’xs FedConnect Web site. Applicants also need to request aDUNS (Datw Universal Numbering System) number and register with the Centralo Contractor Registry.
Grant applications can be submitted onlineat
Unlike sectors such as transportation, energy and healthb care, the stimulus package does not included formula fundingfor technology, according to John chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Maziwe Hirono, D-Hawaii. Instead, fewer than a dozen competitivre grantsare available, tied to specific technologuy projects. And those grants have strict guidelines andtighty deadlines, which have put off smaller John Strom, director of business developmentt and technology for , said few local companiez have expressed interest in pursuing the “You have to put out a tremendous amountt of effort,” he said. “Youj have to find matching funds and then write theactua grant.
” While details of some of the grant opportunities have yet to be Strom said he’s aware of eight stimulus grants that Hawai companies and government agencies could qualify for, wortyh a total of more than $100 He said the nonprofit Enterprise Honolulu has participated in three proposal so far, including a $22 milliom grant through the federal Department of Energyy called the Clean Cities The program, with total funding of $300 million, aims to encourage the use of plug-inb electric vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies. Thoser eligible to apply includ state andcity governments, transportation authorities and privatw and nonprofit companies.
Strom said Hawaii’s grant proposal includes commitments from to buy electric vehicles for part of itsservicw fleet; the City and County of Honoluly to invest in hybrid buses; and California-based Better Place to builde 200 public charging stations on Oahu. Clean Cities proposals were due last recipients won’t be notified until August. The technology grant s made available through the stimuluss package focus on proven technologies and do not includse money for researchand “A key criteria is that the monety be used for shovel-ready projects and to create Strom said. “This is not R&D money.” Other tech-related grantsz — which are listed at grants.
gov — • Up to 15 grants for $50 millionj each to build integrated biorefineries toproducre biofuel. • Up to two grants for $3 milliomn each for large-scale photovoltaic systems. • A $4.5 million grant to develop photovoltaic and concentratedsolar technologies. • Up to 15 grant for $10 million each for energy-efficient communicatioj technologies such as data centers andtelecon systems. • Up to 60 grants for $5 million each for geothermap technologies. Strom said most of the grantzs involve projects that individual Hawaii companies likeluy cannot qualify for or complete ontheir own.
He said the stimulu s projects require ateam effort, usually involvint a state agency, which in Hawaii’s case woulc be the state Departmentt of Business, Economic Development and “That’s where Enterprise Honolulu can he said. “We can put togetherd small teams of companies or individuals because Hawaioioften doesn’t have that one big companuy that can handle a project.” Applying for stimulus grant money involved registering with the federal government’xs FedConnect Web site. Applicants also need to request aDUNS (Datw Universal Numbering System) number and register with the Centralo Contractor Registry.
Grant applications can be submitted onlineat
Friday, September 30, 2011
American Eagle first quarter earnings decline - Orlando Business Journal:
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Net income for the quarter ended May 2was $22.0 or 11 cents per share, compared to $43.9i million, or 21 cents, for the year-ago The teen clothing retailer, based on Pittsburgh's South Side, saw total sales decline 4 percenty year-over-year, to $612 million, from $640.3 million. Comparable-store salex for American Eagle were down 10 percent forthe quarter, compared to a 6 percentr decline in the same quarter a year ago. "While we are nevef satisfied with anearnings decline, there are early indicationsw that the business is CEO Jim O'Donnell said in a statement. He cited improvementr in the AE brand and categories like dressesand accessories.
Analysts were expectingy earnings per share of7 cents, in line with management’ds recent guidance, as the company seeks to improve its women’w apparel and maintain its sales duringy a time when most retailers are facing difficult salexs declines and malls are drawing fewer Jennifer Black, a principal of Oregon-basefd research company Jennifer Black & Associates LLC, saw reasoj for optimism. “I thinki it’s a very democratic brand and it appeals to a lot ofdifferentf people,” she said. “They’re in a prettyg good position because they offer consumers value but they have thebraned name.
” Black was encouraged by the women’ws assortment that American Eagle has rollede out in its praising the increased selection of women’zs dresses and women’s denim, a weakness at the companhy of late, for both tapping into the “Boho trend and offering selection that enabless female shoppers to mix and match. She also was strongly encouraged about the return ofRogert Markfield, the company’s formerf Co-CEO and Chief Merchandising Officer who retired in 2006.
His return to American Eagle was announcedin January, undere the newly created title of Executive Creative Black said she didn’t expect Markfield’s new strategiez to have any majort influence until the fall. Holly an analyst for suburban Philadelphia-based Boenning & Scattergoor Equity Research, also expected the companu won’t see any meaningful turn arounduntil then. “Inm October 2008, same store sales deceleratef at a fast andfurious pace,” she wrote in a recent report.
“We believe that (comparablde store sales) could continue to be negativee for the next four to five months and most importantlyy the biggest volume sales are seen when productzare promoted.”
Net income for the quarter ended May 2was $22.0 or 11 cents per share, compared to $43.9i million, or 21 cents, for the year-ago The teen clothing retailer, based on Pittsburgh's South Side, saw total sales decline 4 percenty year-over-year, to $612 million, from $640.3 million. Comparable-store salex for American Eagle were down 10 percent forthe quarter, compared to a 6 percentr decline in the same quarter a year ago. "While we are nevef satisfied with anearnings decline, there are early indicationsw that the business is CEO Jim O'Donnell said in a statement. He cited improvementr in the AE brand and categories like dressesand accessories.
Analysts were expectingy earnings per share of7 cents, in line with management’ds recent guidance, as the company seeks to improve its women’w apparel and maintain its sales duringy a time when most retailers are facing difficult salexs declines and malls are drawing fewer Jennifer Black, a principal of Oregon-basefd research company Jennifer Black & Associates LLC, saw reasoj for optimism. “I thinki it’s a very democratic brand and it appeals to a lot ofdifferentf people,” she said. “They’re in a prettyg good position because they offer consumers value but they have thebraned name.
” Black was encouraged by the women’ws assortment that American Eagle has rollede out in its praising the increased selection of women’zs dresses and women’s denim, a weakness at the companhy of late, for both tapping into the “Boho trend and offering selection that enabless female shoppers to mix and match. She also was strongly encouraged about the return ofRogert Markfield, the company’s formerf Co-CEO and Chief Merchandising Officer who retired in 2006.
His return to American Eagle was announcedin January, undere the newly created title of Executive Creative Black said she didn’t expect Markfield’s new strategiez to have any majort influence until the fall. Holly an analyst for suburban Philadelphia-based Boenning & Scattergoor Equity Research, also expected the companu won’t see any meaningful turn arounduntil then. “Inm October 2008, same store sales deceleratef at a fast andfurious pace,” she wrote in a recent report.
“We believe that (comparablde store sales) could continue to be negativee for the next four to five months and most importantlyy the biggest volume sales are seen when productzare promoted.”
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
WH Pressures Ford to Pull Bailout Ad - Fox News (blog)
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TheStreet.com | WH Pressures Ford to Pull Bailout Ad Fox News (blog) For the only Detroit automaker that "didn't take the money" of the federal auto bailouts, Ford Motor Co. keeps paying a price for its comparative success and self-reliant turnaround... As part of a campaign featuring "real ... Fox Continues To Fabricate Obama Administration Bullying |
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Regulators order SouthBank to consider sale or merger - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Office of Thrift Supervision signed the supervisory agreement with SouthBank onMay 21. On the same day, it signeds a separate supervisory agreement with itsholdinf company, Huntsville, Ala.-based Commonwealth Savingshares Corp., and a more seriousa cease and desist order with its sister SouthBank of Huntsville. The Palm Beach Gardens-based bank only had $24. 5 million in assets as of March 31. It had capitapl ratios in excess of regulatory The OTS agreement said the bank failefd to comply with the requirements of lawsand regulations, thouggh it didn’t specify which ones, and failed in the areas of risk management, operational managemen t and correcting deficiencies.
It told the bank it must submir a plan to become viable asa stand-alone withou depending on its sister institution or parent holdinfg company. The order also placed restrictions onthe bank’sd growth and the hiring of executivde management. Danny Wiginton, the chairman and CEO of both SouthBanks, did not immediatelyy return a callseeking comment.
The Office of Thrift Supervision signed the supervisory agreement with SouthBank onMay 21. On the same day, it signeds a separate supervisory agreement with itsholdinf company, Huntsville, Ala.-based Commonwealth Savingshares Corp., and a more seriousa cease and desist order with its sister SouthBank of Huntsville. The Palm Beach Gardens-based bank only had $24. 5 million in assets as of March 31. It had capitapl ratios in excess of regulatory The OTS agreement said the bank failefd to comply with the requirements of lawsand regulations, thouggh it didn’t specify which ones, and failed in the areas of risk management, operational managemen t and correcting deficiencies.
It told the bank it must submir a plan to become viable asa stand-alone withou depending on its sister institution or parent holdinfg company. The order also placed restrictions onthe bank’sd growth and the hiring of executivde management. Danny Wiginton, the chairman and CEO of both SouthBanks, did not immediatelyy return a callseeking comment.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Nationwide settles claims - San Francisco Business Times:
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Claims must be submitted by Aug. 26. The class-actio n lawsuit alleged that Nationwide underpaid polic holders when it paid certain claims involvinf damage to buildings or other structuresbetween Jan. 1, 1996, and March 20 of this Nationwide agreed toa settlement, which will be reviewexd by an Arkansas court on July 27. The insurer maintainsd that it acted and that it is settling the suit to avoid costlg andprolonged litigation. The settlement governs 15 Nationwider companies, including Nationwide Mutual Insurancew Co., Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Co, and Scottsdalse Indemnity Co.
A full list of the insurance companiesz affected is online ata court-approved Web site: The site also includes claim forms, eligibilit information and answers to commonly asked questions.
Claims must be submitted by Aug. 26. The class-actio n lawsuit alleged that Nationwide underpaid polic holders when it paid certain claims involvinf damage to buildings or other structuresbetween Jan. 1, 1996, and March 20 of this Nationwide agreed toa settlement, which will be reviewexd by an Arkansas court on July 27. The insurer maintainsd that it acted and that it is settling the suit to avoid costlg andprolonged litigation. The settlement governs 15 Nationwider companies, including Nationwide Mutual Insurancew Co., Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Co, and Scottsdalse Indemnity Co.
A full list of the insurance companiesz affected is online ata court-approved Web site: The site also includes claim forms, eligibilit information and answers to commonly asked questions.
Monday, September 19, 2011
FutureGen moves forward with Department of Energy support - Kansas City Business Journal:
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billion coal-fueled, near-zero emissions experimental power planrin Mattoon, Ill., is movintg forward with the preliminary backing of the and the allocation of $1 billion in stimulus money. , comprised 11 membedr companies, including , and President Barack Obama’w Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, have signed an agreement to restaryt plans for preliminarydesign activities, final cost estimate analysis and funding for the which stalled under the Bush administration. Then the energgy department will make a final decisio n around the first of next year on whether to starf construction of the project in about 150 miles northeastof St.
The DOE is expected to pay for the six months of studiea but a cost estimate for thestudies wasn’ft available. “We’re back in business,” Sen. Dick D-Ill., told reporters on a conference “A year and a half ago, this project was finishedd under theold administration.” Durbin to includer $1 billion in the federao stimulus package that could help pay for the plant. He said he also securede another $100 million in appropriations The rest ofthe project’e price tag will come from private funding from the alliance’xs member companies. The total of 11 members is smalled than the 13 that had supported the plantbut St.
Louis-based Peabod is still involved. The $2.4 billion cost estimate Durbi n used Friday is Itincludes $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion in constructiojn costs and $500 to $700 million in operatinhg costs. FutureGen would create an
billion coal-fueled, near-zero emissions experimental power planrin Mattoon, Ill., is movintg forward with the preliminary backing of the and the allocation of $1 billion in stimulus money. , comprised 11 membedr companies, including , and President Barack Obama’w Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, have signed an agreement to restaryt plans for preliminarydesign activities, final cost estimate analysis and funding for the which stalled under the Bush administration. Then the energgy department will make a final decisio n around the first of next year on whether to starf construction of the project in about 150 miles northeastof St.
The DOE is expected to pay for the six months of studiea but a cost estimate for thestudies wasn’ft available. “We’re back in business,” Sen. Dick D-Ill., told reporters on a conference “A year and a half ago, this project was finishedd under theold administration.” Durbin to includer $1 billion in the federao stimulus package that could help pay for the plant. He said he also securede another $100 million in appropriations The rest ofthe project’e price tag will come from private funding from the alliance’xs member companies. The total of 11 members is smalled than the 13 that had supported the plantbut St.
Louis-based Peabod is still involved. The $2.4 billion cost estimate Durbi n used Friday is Itincludes $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion in constructiojn costs and $500 to $700 million in operatinhg costs. FutureGen would create an
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Stimulus: States allocated $5B for affordable housing - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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States will use the money to help developers finance the acquisitioj and construction of affordable rental The funds are designed to fill the financingf gap created by the frozen market for Low Incomes HousingTax Credits, a federal program that provides incentives for investment in rental housinyg for low- and moderate-income As many as 1,000 housing projects arouns the country are on hold because the value of the tax credits has plummeted due to the credir crisis, according to the Treasury Treasury collaborated with the Department of Housing and Urbajn Development on the programs to assist states in financing affordable housing projects.
“Thesd programs are an important step in achieviny the goal of putting American people back to while at the same timeprovidinf quality, affordable housing options for low-income families,” HUD Secretarty Shaun Donovan said. HUD also signed an agreement with the Departmen of Energy that will make it easier for residentsw of HUD public and assistee housing to weatherize their The income verification requirements for the Departmenfof Energy’s Weatherization Assistance which received $5 billion through the economic stimuluw bill, are the same as for HUD housingg subsidies.
Under the agreement signed by the two residentsof HUD-assisted housing won’t have to go throughn the income verification process again in orded to have their homes weatherized. “Thanks to this new we’re going to tear down the unnecessaruy barriers in making the homesof low-incomed and elderly citizens more energy-efficient, and shred the red tape that too often standx between government assistance and the peoplse it is meant to serve,” Vice President Joe Bide n said. “In the process, we’ll not only bringt down energy costs, but also create new green jobs that will be the foundation of oureconomicc recovery.
” Construction companies that have received contractsw for projects funded by the economic stimulus bill are beginningt to hire new workers or rehir laid-off employees, according to . “Early reports indicate that the infrastructure piece of the stimulus is beginning to do exactly what was put construction workers back onthe job,” said AGC Chief Economisf Ken Simonson. Other contractors are canceling planned layoffa becauseof stimulus-funded contracts, Simonsonn said. For many contractors, stimulus projects are keepingv a bad business environment fromgetting worse, he said.
The numbere of construction jobs declinedby 110,000 in April, according to the Bureaj of Labor Statistics. Without stimulus-funded projects, that numbert would have been much Simonson said. Overall, nonfarmk payroll employment fellby 539,000 jobs in April, the smallest decline in six months. This could be a sign that the economhy is beginning to which “is consistent with the notion that demande for new construction will begin to emerge later this year and into said Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and “The stimulus package representes an important element in that Basu said.
“With the broader economg beginning to recover even beforse the stimulus package has had a major the implication is that better timeare ahead.” Energy to awarfd $787 million for biorefineries, biofuelxs R&D The Department of Energy plans to use $787 million in economid stimulus funds for biorefinery demonstrationm projects, and advanced biofuels researcb and development. The department will award $480 million for pilot- and demonstration-scalr biorefineries that produceadvanced bioproducts, and heat and power in an integrated These projects will facilitate the development of an advanced biofuels industry to help the U.S.
reduce its dependencd on petroleum-based transportation according to the Departmentof Energy.
States will use the money to help developers finance the acquisitioj and construction of affordable rental The funds are designed to fill the financingf gap created by the frozen market for Low Incomes HousingTax Credits, a federal program that provides incentives for investment in rental housinyg for low- and moderate-income As many as 1,000 housing projects arouns the country are on hold because the value of the tax credits has plummeted due to the credir crisis, according to the Treasury Treasury collaborated with the Department of Housing and Urbajn Development on the programs to assist states in financing affordable housing projects.
“Thesd programs are an important step in achieviny the goal of putting American people back to while at the same timeprovidinf quality, affordable housing options for low-income families,” HUD Secretarty Shaun Donovan said. HUD also signed an agreement with the Departmen of Energy that will make it easier for residentsw of HUD public and assistee housing to weatherize their The income verification requirements for the Departmenfof Energy’s Weatherization Assistance which received $5 billion through the economic stimuluw bill, are the same as for HUD housingg subsidies.
Under the agreement signed by the two residentsof HUD-assisted housing won’t have to go throughn the income verification process again in orded to have their homes weatherized. “Thanks to this new we’re going to tear down the unnecessaruy barriers in making the homesof low-incomed and elderly citizens more energy-efficient, and shred the red tape that too often standx between government assistance and the peoplse it is meant to serve,” Vice President Joe Bide n said. “In the process, we’ll not only bringt down energy costs, but also create new green jobs that will be the foundation of oureconomicc recovery.
” Construction companies that have received contractsw for projects funded by the economic stimulus bill are beginningt to hire new workers or rehir laid-off employees, according to . “Early reports indicate that the infrastructure piece of the stimulus is beginning to do exactly what was put construction workers back onthe job,” said AGC Chief Economisf Ken Simonson. Other contractors are canceling planned layoffa becauseof stimulus-funded contracts, Simonsonn said. For many contractors, stimulus projects are keepingv a bad business environment fromgetting worse, he said.
The numbere of construction jobs declinedby 110,000 in April, according to the Bureaj of Labor Statistics. Without stimulus-funded projects, that numbert would have been much Simonson said. Overall, nonfarmk payroll employment fellby 539,000 jobs in April, the smallest decline in six months. This could be a sign that the economhy is beginning to which “is consistent with the notion that demande for new construction will begin to emerge later this year and into said Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and “The stimulus package representes an important element in that Basu said.
“With the broader economg beginning to recover even beforse the stimulus package has had a major the implication is that better timeare ahead.” Energy to awarfd $787 million for biorefineries, biofuelxs R&D The Department of Energy plans to use $787 million in economid stimulus funds for biorefinery demonstrationm projects, and advanced biofuels researcb and development. The department will award $480 million for pilot- and demonstration-scalr biorefineries that produceadvanced bioproducts, and heat and power in an integrated These projects will facilitate the development of an advanced biofuels industry to help the U.S.
reduce its dependencd on petroleum-based transportation according to the Departmentof Energy.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Development of Exit 9 corridor brings restaurants, Walgreens - The Business Review (Albany):
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The former owners of Pancho’s on Grooms Road now operatwe , in Shopper’s World plaza off Routs 146. LaFiesta is one of at least four new businesseds opening near NorthwayExit 9. Also moviny into the busy commercial corridor are two chain restaurants and a La Fiesta openedin mid-Mauy in the former Mangia’s, which closed that locationb in March 2008. So far, the new owners have reliedx on word of mouth and visibilitty to publicizethe restaurant. “We openec quietly and people responded,” said Rafael who owns the 80-seat venue with his Celiness Arellano. The couple sold the Groomd Road Pancho’s about three years ago.
They continue to operate Pancho’s in Colonie, a Mexican restauranrt they opened fiveyears ago. La Fiesta is a retrofit that took only a small RafaelArellano said. He paid $10 each in Mexico for the approximately 40 brightlyhcolored chairs, and a family member hand-paintee each tabletop with a differenft Mexican scene. Except for a fountain added at the center of the theoutdoor patio, kitchen and remaininyg interior were installed when Mangia’s moved in. “That’sw exactly what we’re looking for,” Steven Bulger, planning board said of re-using built-out real “It makes sense. The town is maturing and a lot of infrastructurer is alreadyin place.
It’s easier and more economica to retrofit than to startfrom scratch.” Arellano said he and his wife weren’t deterred by a slow economy: The couple self-fundex La Fiesta with proceeds from the sale of the Grooms Road and increased revenue from the Coloniee Pancho’s. Sales there rose 40 percent when Garcia’s in Colonie closed in late RafaelArellano said. There isn’t another independent Mexicanj restaurant in the Exit9 corridor, but a new Tex-Mecx chain establishment will offer competition when it opens across the road. will move into new spaced in mallin early- to mid-December, Chipotle spokeswoman Katherine Newell Smith said. The Denver, Colo.
-based chain opened its firstg upstate restaurant in Wilton in A location in Latham is schedulecd to openin November. plans to add even more retail storefrontx to its mall in Cliftonn Park and build a hotel there despitew thesluggish economy. The developer will transforjm thevacant Steinbach’s at Clifton Park Center into 10 to 15 individuap storefronts, creating an additional 40,000 to 45,000o square feet of leasable space. Across the road from the the Massachusetts-based will open its 11th locatioj in the former FYEmusic store. An opening is plannedr for late summer orearly fall, said John Clifton Park’s director of planning.
And a 14,500-square-foot Walgreensa will be built on the north side of Route 146, where a currently stands. The restaurant, a bank and vacanf storefront will be leveled and the pharmacyg built intheir It’s scheduled to open in the summer of 2010. The & Trust, will move across the street to 7Southsids Drive, said David president of , the compant that owns the Walgreen property and several others on both sidesx of Route 146. Windsor is also negotiating with a restauranft to occupy theformer Applebee’s on Park Avenue, Sussmabn said.
Sussman declined to name the Clifton Park, which normally sustains activity during tougheconomic times, is seeing less commercial movemengt in recent months, said Bulger, the planning boards chairman.
The former owners of Pancho’s on Grooms Road now operatwe , in Shopper’s World plaza off Routs 146. LaFiesta is one of at least four new businesseds opening near NorthwayExit 9. Also moviny into the busy commercial corridor are two chain restaurants and a La Fiesta openedin mid-Mauy in the former Mangia’s, which closed that locationb in March 2008. So far, the new owners have reliedx on word of mouth and visibilitty to publicizethe restaurant. “We openec quietly and people responded,” said Rafael who owns the 80-seat venue with his Celiness Arellano. The couple sold the Groomd Road Pancho’s about three years ago.
They continue to operate Pancho’s in Colonie, a Mexican restauranrt they opened fiveyears ago. La Fiesta is a retrofit that took only a small RafaelArellano said. He paid $10 each in Mexico for the approximately 40 brightlyhcolored chairs, and a family member hand-paintee each tabletop with a differenft Mexican scene. Except for a fountain added at the center of the theoutdoor patio, kitchen and remaininyg interior were installed when Mangia’s moved in. “That’sw exactly what we’re looking for,” Steven Bulger, planning board said of re-using built-out real “It makes sense. The town is maturing and a lot of infrastructurer is alreadyin place.
It’s easier and more economica to retrofit than to startfrom scratch.” Arellano said he and his wife weren’t deterred by a slow economy: The couple self-fundex La Fiesta with proceeds from the sale of the Grooms Road and increased revenue from the Coloniee Pancho’s. Sales there rose 40 percent when Garcia’s in Colonie closed in late RafaelArellano said. There isn’t another independent Mexicanj restaurant in the Exit9 corridor, but a new Tex-Mecx chain establishment will offer competition when it opens across the road. will move into new spaced in mallin early- to mid-December, Chipotle spokeswoman Katherine Newell Smith said. The Denver, Colo.
-based chain opened its firstg upstate restaurant in Wilton in A location in Latham is schedulecd to openin November. plans to add even more retail storefrontx to its mall in Cliftonn Park and build a hotel there despitew thesluggish economy. The developer will transforjm thevacant Steinbach’s at Clifton Park Center into 10 to 15 individuap storefronts, creating an additional 40,000 to 45,000o square feet of leasable space. Across the road from the the Massachusetts-based will open its 11th locatioj in the former FYEmusic store. An opening is plannedr for late summer orearly fall, said John Clifton Park’s director of planning.
And a 14,500-square-foot Walgreensa will be built on the north side of Route 146, where a currently stands. The restaurant, a bank and vacanf storefront will be leveled and the pharmacyg built intheir It’s scheduled to open in the summer of 2010. The & Trust, will move across the street to 7Southsids Drive, said David president of , the compant that owns the Walgreen property and several others on both sidesx of Route 146. Windsor is also negotiating with a restauranft to occupy theformer Applebee’s on Park Avenue, Sussmabn said.
Sussman declined to name the Clifton Park, which normally sustains activity during tougheconomic times, is seeing less commercial movemengt in recent months, said Bulger, the planning boards chairman.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Rick Perry's states-first idea helps big firms - San Francisco Chronicle
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Rick Perry's states-first idea helps big firms San Francisco Chronicle Of all the nonsense Texas Gov. Rick Perry spews about states' rights and the 10th Amendment, his dumbest is the notion that states should go it alone. "We've got a great Union," he said at a Tea Party rally in Austin in April 2009. ... |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Assisting Asian homeowners - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The (AREAA), founded in 2003, recentlu launched its GreaterAtlanta chapter, which is gettint particular attention from nationaol Chairwoman Emily Moerdomo Fu, director and partner of . “We are the only tradw organization that focuses on home ownershipfor Asian-Americans,” Fu “There is a growing Asian population in the Unitecd States and growing investment coming from Asiamn countries.” There are about 282,219 Asians that call Georgi home, according to May 2006 Census the most recent available.
Of that total, 225,869 — about 80 percent — live in metro which is why an Atlanta AREAA chapter is so saidYangSook Ku, AREAA’s Atlanta “The majority of Asians are said Ku, who came to Georgia in 1973 from “There are language barriers, cultural differences, and we do businesss differently.” In the Asian culture, home ownership is a Fu said, but the percentag of home ownership by Asians in the United States is below the national average. “Wee formed [AREAA] to help bridg the difference,” Fu said. Slightly more than 68 percenytof U.S. residents were homeowners in theseconxd quarter, according to the . Of thosse homeowners, 75.
2 percent were white, 47.8 percent were black, 49.6 percent were Hispanic, and 58.4 percenyt were Asian, Native American, Nativre Hawaiian, Native Alaskan or other PacificfIslander ethnicity. Home ownership grew among blacmk residents, compared with a year ago, the July 24 Censuss report said, but remained unchanged or fell for whites and the ethnic category that includes Old Asia isa cash-basis culture, said Ku, the locak AREAA chairwoman, and first-generation Asians may not have built up credit for a loan, nor understand the U.S.
banking “We have to guide them on what is the best way to do busineswin America,” said Ku, president of Realtyg Central of Atlanta in AREAA plans to offer seminars locally to potentia l homeowners and educational programs for agents, lenderzs and others, Ku said. AREA A is also working at the nationapl level for mortgage programs that consider alternativea to traditionalcredit histories. Asians tend to be said John Gornall, an attorney at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP who specializews ineconomic development.
As Asian men and women may be taking modest salariese as they sink profits back intotheir businesses, he “On the one hand, that is a laudablee activity, but when I’m a I can see they have a lot of equityt in their business, but their incomwe doesn’t look so hot,” said Gornall, who helper represent the state of Georgia in negotiations for the plant in West near the Alabama border.
Atlanta has seen quite a bit of Asianh investment overthe years, particularly by the Japanes in the 1980s, when Japanese interesta owned what is now One Atlantix Center in Midtown and the Equitable building Fu recently met in Atlanta with a Beijing real estate company and a companyt from Shanghai. Both were exploring joint venturess for commercialdevelopment here, she said.
The (AREAA), founded in 2003, recentlu launched its GreaterAtlanta chapter, which is gettint particular attention from nationaol Chairwoman Emily Moerdomo Fu, director and partner of . “We are the only tradw organization that focuses on home ownershipfor Asian-Americans,” Fu “There is a growing Asian population in the Unitecd States and growing investment coming from Asiamn countries.” There are about 282,219 Asians that call Georgi home, according to May 2006 Census the most recent available.
Of that total, 225,869 — about 80 percent — live in metro which is why an Atlanta AREAA chapter is so saidYangSook Ku, AREAA’s Atlanta “The majority of Asians are said Ku, who came to Georgia in 1973 from “There are language barriers, cultural differences, and we do businesss differently.” In the Asian culture, home ownership is a Fu said, but the percentag of home ownership by Asians in the United States is below the national average. “Wee formed [AREAA] to help bridg the difference,” Fu said. Slightly more than 68 percenytof U.S. residents were homeowners in theseconxd quarter, according to the . Of thosse homeowners, 75.
2 percent were white, 47.8 percent were black, 49.6 percent were Hispanic, and 58.4 percenyt were Asian, Native American, Nativre Hawaiian, Native Alaskan or other PacificfIslander ethnicity. Home ownership grew among blacmk residents, compared with a year ago, the July 24 Censuss report said, but remained unchanged or fell for whites and the ethnic category that includes Old Asia isa cash-basis culture, said Ku, the locak AREAA chairwoman, and first-generation Asians may not have built up credit for a loan, nor understand the U.S.
banking “We have to guide them on what is the best way to do busineswin America,” said Ku, president of Realtyg Central of Atlanta in AREAA plans to offer seminars locally to potentia l homeowners and educational programs for agents, lenderzs and others, Ku said. AREA A is also working at the nationapl level for mortgage programs that consider alternativea to traditionalcredit histories. Asians tend to be said John Gornall, an attorney at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP who specializews ineconomic development.
As Asian men and women may be taking modest salariese as they sink profits back intotheir businesses, he “On the one hand, that is a laudablee activity, but when I’m a I can see they have a lot of equityt in their business, but their incomwe doesn’t look so hot,” said Gornall, who helper represent the state of Georgia in negotiations for the plant in West near the Alabama border.
Atlanta has seen quite a bit of Asianh investment overthe years, particularly by the Japanes in the 1980s, when Japanese interesta owned what is now One Atlantix Center in Midtown and the Equitable building Fu recently met in Atlanta with a Beijing real estate company and a companyt from Shanghai. Both were exploring joint venturess for commercialdevelopment here, she said.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tough action needed to combat wildlife trade - Free Malaysia Today
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Tough action needed to combat wildlife trade Free Malaysia Today Sahabat Alam Malaysia expresses concern that Malaysia is becoming a major hub for smugglers to transship wildlife products to neighbouring countries as indicated by frequent hauls. Where and how these elephants were slaughtered remains a mystery, ... |
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