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 |
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Incoming Denver police chief vows to build success on mutual trust, respect - Denver Post
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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
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