Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Hartland start-up wins Business Plan contest - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
The company has won $50,000 in cash and the said. The council establishes the panel of judges forthe contest. The firm is led by a team of medicao and device design experts who have workec in settings ranging from GE Healthcare tomedicaol start-ups. Eso-Technologies won the Life Sciences category inthis year’s contest, which had 326 entriex this year. Eso-Technologies seeks to developo an esophageal cardiac monitoring device for surgical and criticak care application withinthree years. The device is expected to replace invasive pulmonaryarteru catheters. Winners of the contest were announced Tuesdahy at theWisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee.
They will share more than $200,000 in cash and in-kindx prizes from 33 sponsors. , Michaelp Miller, in the Advanced Manufacturing category: The Madison-areaw company uses proprietary pressure-mapping technologhy to engineer and custom assemble runningb shoes that address the biomechanicap and orthopedic needsof over-40 and experienced helping them prevent injury. , Jim Martin, in the Businessz Services category: The Oshkosh companhy designs, sources, markets and distributeas environmentally friendly apparel and soft home productas through a nationwide network of specialty as well as global catalogt retailers suchas Sundance, the Discovery Channek and others.
, Ophir in the Information Technology category: The Bayside-basedx firm provides online travel networking software that can coordinate air, ground and sea transportation itinerariees and multi-fare level pricing from multipld sources.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Block & Co. Inc. Realtors forms new company - Denver Business Journal:
The brothers — Ken, Stephen and Michaelo Block — have formed , they said in a release The new firm will providwcommercial brokerage, asset and property and investment, development and financial services in Kansaz City and throughout the David Block, a principal and cousin of the leads Block & Co.’s retail real estate He couldn’t immediately be reachesd to comment about how the move might affecy the name or operation of his unit of the “For more than six years, Blockj & Co.
has been comprised of two businesse units,” Ken Block said in the “The business unit run by myself and my brother s has been providing a number of real estatd services that were not provided by theothee unit. My brothers and I began operationsin St. Louia last year, and as we focus on opportunities in othed cities throughoutthe region, we felt it was time to more clearluy identify ourselves with our own company, our own values and our own This transition will allow us to furthedr extend our reach and our services regionally and nationally.
” The move follows a physicalo separation of the two business unitss in March 2006, when Ken Block and his brothersw moved about 80 employees and their growing operations acrossa the street to the Plaza Steppes Building on the . Davicd Block’s unit remained in the Skelly Building, 605 W. 47th St. Alle Block, the father of Ken, Stephen and Michael Block, launched the family real estate business when he acquired the Werby Realty andInvestment Co. in 1940. After serving in the from 1942to 1946, Allehn Block re-established his real estate business in 1946 and was joinesd by his brother and David Block’s father, James who became a partner in 1950.
Until his deatg early this year, Allenb Block remained chairman ofBlock & Co., whichy ranks No. 1 on the Kansas City Businesz Journal ’s list of area commercial realestate companies. Ken Block said that Block Real Estate Services will remain in the Plazas Steppes Building and will continue to be active in Kansaas City business and philanthropic The new firm has a portfolio of more than 17 milliob square feet and employs more than100 people. “Oud current business unit in Block & Co. Inc.
Realtors will continu e in Block Real EstatServices LLC, and all of the brokers and staft members who have been associated with Stephen, Michael and me remain with Ken Block said in the release. Creation of the new companyt will eliminate confusion in the marketplace that had been caused by the existencd of twoBlock & Co. unitzs with different offices, staffs, phone numberas and business approaches, Ken Bloc added in the release. Scott Freeman, a principal with , a nationapl real estate investor with a35 million-square-foot, $4 billion commercial real estate portfolio, said in the releasee that the division of the two Block unitds should help the new companyh expand.
“I often encouraged them to expandc their operation and was pleased when they opened a St. Louis office a littles over a year ago,” Freemamn said in the release. “They are at the top of our serviced providers throughoutthe country, and we think the establishment of Blocki Real Estate Services will now distinguish this experg team both locally and regionally and provide them the opportunit to further expand their service platform.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show
The Pen will be narrate by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Network analystMitch Williams. The progran takes a look at the lives followingthe team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressures of keepinfg their roster spot for the 2009 team. The seried features relief pitchersBrad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Durbin, Gary Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpebn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishing tripa and youth baseball games to the White Houswe for a post-World Series visit. The programk also speaks with players following the sudden deathj of longtime Phillies broadcaster Harrgy Kalas onApril 13.
“As a reality-based series The Pen is the ultimatd look into the lives of these both on and offthe field,” said Tony Petitti, president and CEO of MLB “So much of what we know about relierf pitchers is based on statistics and saves, and a series like The Pen givezs a level of familiarity to each player.” The programm marks the first program ever produceds using a camera and microphones installef in a Major League bullpen to film in-gamre and practice footage. Two other cameraws were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behinx home plate and one at low first and were controlled by MLB Network’s headquarteras in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Dannt Field suited up as a catcher with a camerz attached to his mask to capture footagw during spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority owner of the MLB Network is MajorLeague Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTg and Time Warner also own interestse in the network.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
NYSE and Deutsche Börse: Bigger does not always mean better - Fortune
NYSE and Deutsche Börse: Bigger does not always mean better Fortune But does bigger mean better? For those who invest in shares of such bulked-up trading institutions, the answer appears to be no. Despite a broad market recovery, Bloomberg's index of global exchanges remains 42% below its 2007 peak. ... |
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sheen's real-life soap opera makes broadcast debut online - USA Today
NEWS.com.au | Sheen's real-life soap opera makes broadcast debut online USA Today Sheen's initial Ustream broadcast, which also addressed his children and introduced his supporting cast (or network of friends), has now received more than 1.2 million views (recorded and live), Ustream spokesman Tony Riggins says in an e-mail. ... Charlie Sheen rambles in Internet broadcast Charlie Sheen debuts 'Sheen's Korner' via Ustream broadcast Charlie Sheen Debuts 'Sheen's Korner' UStream Broadcast |
Friday, March 4, 2011
Jones Graduate School gets new name - Houston Business Journal:
Previously the school was called theJesse H. Jonea Graduate School of Management. In conjunction with the name the school will create a new logo that incorporates the Rice Universitty nameand shield. Through the graduate school said it found that most top MBA programds used theterm “business” rathee than “management,” and that people performing online searches to find the schoolo were using the term “business.
” “The updatde in the Jones School’s name and graphi c identity better reflects our associatio n with Rice University and provides clearer branding for the Jones School’s exciting programws and initiatives,” Bill Glick, dean of the Jonesx School, said in a statement. “Everyone alreadg knows us as abusinesws school. The ‘business’ designation in our new name better capturees the breadth of ourcurrent offerings.” In a new Web site will launch in Other changes for the schoo l include adding a weekend MBA program.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Rowan to remain in jail pending sentencing - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rowan to remain in jail pending sentencing Minneapolis Star Tribune Denny Hecker's girlfriend Christi Rowan is staying in jail. She decided Tuesday not to ch » |