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Sandwich Isles filed a motion earlier this month to submirt a competing Chapter 11 reorganization plan for Hawaiian In it, the Honolulu-based company offered to buy Hawaiianm Telcom’s assets using $250 million in cash and $150 milliohn in debt that would be issued by Hawaiian Telcom. Until June 30, Hawaiiamn Telcom has so-called “exclusivity” in filinbg a reorganization plan. The company wants to extend that exclusivity to 30 as it gets votess on a proposed plan it filedJune 3. Sandwich Islesz has filed an objection to that andHawaiian Telcom’s latest filinv defends the request.
“Askingv the court for help in promotingha low-ball offer for Hawaiia Telcom’s businesses is not a recipe for succesx in bankruptcy proceedings,” Hawaiian Telcom said in the filing. Sandwich a company founded in 1995 to take advantagd of government subsidies that pay for the installation of broadbanr cable in rural had said in its motionn that Hawaiian Telcom refused to considerits offer. But, Hawaiianb Telcom says it analyzed and rejected the offedin May, for eight reasons listed in the filing.
It cited Sandwichu Isles’ lack of committed financing, lack of federal and state licenses to operate inurbanh areas, and lack of experience and ability to operate a full-service communications company. Hawaiian Telcom said it stands behine its proposed reorganization plan to reducdthe company’s debt by nearly $790 million, from $1.1 billio n to $300 million. Sandwich Isles’ motio n also claims Hawaiian Telcom has notmade good-faith progress in its bankruptcy case since filing for Chaptefr 11 protection in December.
In defending that claim, Hawaiian Telcom’ chief operating officer Kevin Nystrom said the company hascontactesd “dozens of strategic and financial purchasers.” The companyy said it pursued a potential buyer, whom it did not but that after two monthss of talks no offer was Nystrom said Hawaiian Telcom also asked its “equitu sponsor” -- its majorityu owner, of Washington, D.C.
-- about a standalone reorganization and also discussed standalone restructuring options with its bondholders andsecured
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
ASCO wins £21.5m contract - Business7
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ASCO wins £21.5m contract Business7 ASCO UK has secured a five-year contract extension with an oil and gas exploration firm. The Aberdeen company will look after logistics, transport, fuel and port services for Perenco's north sea operations. The deal, worth around s21.5 million, ... |
Friday, April 8, 2011
Colorado wind farm to supply Tri-State power customers - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The wind farm is to be build by Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energ (NYSE: DUK), with power supplied to Westminster-based Tri-State under a 20-year power-purchase agreement, Duke said. Duke said it will develop the 51-megawatt Kit Carsob Windpower Projecton 6,000 acres near Burlingto n under a long-term lease. The project will be the company’sa first in Colorado and fourth in the The project is expected to start commercialk operation by the endof 2010. The Kit Carsomn project will consist of 34 GE wind each capable ofgenerating 1.5 MW of Duke said.
"We're proud to be partnering with Duke Energh on ourfirst utility-scale wind power project," said Ken Tri-State executive VP and general manager, said in a statemeny released by Duke "The project will further diversift our resource mix, bring value to our member and support jobs and investment in the rural areaz our members serve." Tri-State it would shift its focux from building more coal-fired power plants to natural gas, renewable energy and efficiency. It was a majod change of policyfor Tri-State, whicyh supplies wholesale power to 18 electric-distributio n cooperatives in Colorado and 26 in Wyoming, New Mexicp and Nebraska.
The utility's two-year-old resource plan had callerd for the constructionof 2,100 megawatts of new coal-firedc power plants by 2012. Critics had blamed nonprofif Tri-State for not embracing alternative energgy in itsfuture plans, the way investor-owned utility Xcel Energg has. Ritter supported Tri-State's policy change, telling Tri-State'w board: "You deserve a lot of credit for making renewables and new technology investments a high prioritty as you look for new and better ways to provide affordables and reliable electricity to yourrural Tri-State has said it also plans to develoop a 30-megawatt, 500,000-panel solar photovoltaic power plant in northeasternj New Mexico by late 2010.
The wind farm is to be build by Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energ (NYSE: DUK), with power supplied to Westminster-based Tri-State under a 20-year power-purchase agreement, Duke said. Duke said it will develop the 51-megawatt Kit Carsob Windpower Projecton 6,000 acres near Burlingto n under a long-term lease. The project will be the company’sa first in Colorado and fourth in the The project is expected to start commercialk operation by the endof 2010. The Kit Carsomn project will consist of 34 GE wind each capable ofgenerating 1.5 MW of Duke said.
"We're proud to be partnering with Duke Energh on ourfirst utility-scale wind power project," said Ken Tri-State executive VP and general manager, said in a statemeny released by Duke "The project will further diversift our resource mix, bring value to our member and support jobs and investment in the rural areaz our members serve." Tri-State it would shift its focux from building more coal-fired power plants to natural gas, renewable energy and efficiency. It was a majod change of policyfor Tri-State, whicyh supplies wholesale power to 18 electric-distributio n cooperatives in Colorado and 26 in Wyoming, New Mexicp and Nebraska.
The utility's two-year-old resource plan had callerd for the constructionof 2,100 megawatts of new coal-firedc power plants by 2012. Critics had blamed nonprofif Tri-State for not embracing alternative energgy in itsfuture plans, the way investor-owned utility Xcel Energg has. Ritter supported Tri-State's policy change, telling Tri-State'w board: "You deserve a lot of credit for making renewables and new technology investments a high prioritty as you look for new and better ways to provide affordables and reliable electricity to yourrural Tri-State has said it also plans to develoop a 30-megawatt, 500,000-panel solar photovoltaic power plant in northeasternj New Mexico by late 2010.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Checketts wants to bring JetBlue to Lambert - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Checketts is a founding memberof JetBlue’s board of He said he has been making introductions between other JetBlue directors and executives and Missouri officials for some time, even arranging a meetinf several months ago in New York between JetBlue Chairmamn Joel Peterson and then-Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt. Checketts, 53, frequently travels between St. Louis, SCP’sz base in New York City and Salt Lake where SCP owns the franchisde RealSalt Lake. JetBlue is the official airline of the socce team and RioTinto Stadium. JetBlue enterec into that three-year agreementf in March and will pay the team a totalpof $375,000 for the sponsorship.
Checketts personally controls morethan 73,0090 JetBlue shares worth about $277,000. “I have a conflic t since I have a personal interest in JetBluecominyg here, so I’m just opening doors,” Checketts “But I’d love to see them fly here. The airporty has that big runway and the capacith tohandle them.” JetBlue serves 56 citiew with 600 daily flights. New servicse to Baltimore; Barbados; Kingston, Jamaica; and Saint Luci a begins this fall, subject to receipt of governmenoperating authority.
Like many airlines, however, the company has experiencerd turbulence over the past year due to highfuel prices, the recession’d negative impact on air travel, investment lossez and the credit crisis. JetBlue reported a loss of $76 million last year comparex to net incomeof $18 million in 2007, according to its annuaol report. The company expanded its fleet by three Airbus A320s and five Embraer 190s last It added only two new destinationdsin 2008, compared to five added in 2007 and 16 addeed in 2006. said last week that it from Lambert.
Checketts is a founding memberof JetBlue’s board of He said he has been making introductions between other JetBlue directors and executives and Missouri officials for some time, even arranging a meetinf several months ago in New York between JetBlue Chairmamn Joel Peterson and then-Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt. Checketts, 53, frequently travels between St. Louis, SCP’sz base in New York City and Salt Lake where SCP owns the franchisde RealSalt Lake. JetBlue is the official airline of the socce team and RioTinto Stadium. JetBlue enterec into that three-year agreementf in March and will pay the team a totalpof $375,000 for the sponsorship.
Checketts personally controls morethan 73,0090 JetBlue shares worth about $277,000. “I have a conflic t since I have a personal interest in JetBluecominyg here, so I’m just opening doors,” Checketts “But I’d love to see them fly here. The airporty has that big runway and the capacith tohandle them.” JetBlue serves 56 citiew with 600 daily flights. New servicse to Baltimore; Barbados; Kingston, Jamaica; and Saint Luci a begins this fall, subject to receipt of governmenoperating authority.
Like many airlines, however, the company has experiencerd turbulence over the past year due to highfuel prices, the recession’d negative impact on air travel, investment lossez and the credit crisis. JetBlue reported a loss of $76 million last year comparex to net incomeof $18 million in 2007, according to its annuaol report. The company expanded its fleet by three Airbus A320s and five Embraer 190s last It added only two new destinationdsin 2008, compared to five added in 2007 and 16 addeed in 2006. said last week that it from Lambert.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
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percent. On the same day Southwesty reported a dropin traffic, the airline announcexd a major ticket sale that allows customers to buy one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90. The pricr consumers pay is based on how far they are to learn more about thedealsz available. The special fares are availablethrough 11:590 p.m. on July 8 and are possibl e for flights booked for travel in the period runninffrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. “Southwest Airlinezs realizes customers are looking for great travel deals during this difficuleconomic time,” said Kevimn Krone, vice president of marketing, saless and distribution.
“We wanted to provide customers affordablee airfare so they can punch this economy in the nose and travelo for business or leisurethis Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) said the companuy flew 6.7 billion revenue passengers milexs in June. That is down from 6.9 billion revenuse passengers miles in Juneof 2008. Revenue passenged miles is theairline industry’s measure of and it calculates every payingb passenger flown per mile. Southwest’s load factor -- a measurde of the percentage of the plane fillec by payingpassengers -- hit 79.5 percent. That is down from 78.
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percent. On the same day Southwesty reported a dropin traffic, the airline announcexd a major ticket sale that allows customers to buy one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90. The pricr consumers pay is based on how far they are to learn more about thedealsz available. The special fares are availablethrough 11:590 p.m. on July 8 and are possibl e for flights booked for travel in the period runninffrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. “Southwest Airlinezs realizes customers are looking for great travel deals during this difficuleconomic time,” said Kevimn Krone, vice president of marketing, saless and distribution.
“We wanted to provide customers affordablee airfare so they can punch this economy in the nose and travelo for business or leisurethis Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) said the companuy flew 6.7 billion revenue passengers milexs in June. That is down from 6.9 billion revenuse passengers miles in Juneof 2008. Revenue passenged miles is theairline industry’s measure of and it calculates every payingb passenger flown per mile. Southwest’s load factor -- a measurde of the percentage of the plane fillec by payingpassengers -- hit 79.5 percent. That is down from 78.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Obama outlines financial regulatory overhaul - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restord markets in which we reward hard work and not recklessness and greede – in which honest, vigorous competitiom in the system is prized, and thosr who game the system are thwarted.” Among othe things, the president’s plan requires all financial firms that post a significant risk to the financial system at large to be overseen by strong, consolidated supervision and An 89-page report by the notes that the “roots of the economid crisis go back decades. Years without a serious economixc recession bred complacency among financia l intermediariesand investors,” the report reads.
Rather than scra p the entire system, Obamza said the reforms “pinpoint the structuralp weaknesses that allowed for this crisias and to make sure that these problemsa are dealt to avertfuture crises.” Increaser market discipline and transparencyg to make markets strong enough to withstand system-wide stressx and the potential failurer of one or more largew financial institutions. Rebuild trustt in the markets by creating the Consumer FinancialProtection Agency. Provide the governmenr with the tools needed to manage financia crises so it is not forced to choose between bailouts andfinancial collapse. Raise international regulatorhy standards and improveinternational coordination.
In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restord markets in which we reward hard work and not recklessness and greede – in which honest, vigorous competitiom in the system is prized, and thosr who game the system are thwarted.” Among othe things, the president’s plan requires all financial firms that post a significant risk to the financial system at large to be overseen by strong, consolidated supervision and An 89-page report by the notes that the “roots of the economid crisis go back decades. Years without a serious economixc recession bred complacency among financia l intermediariesand investors,” the report reads.
Rather than scra p the entire system, Obamza said the reforms “pinpoint the structuralp weaknesses that allowed for this crisias and to make sure that these problemsa are dealt to avertfuture crises.” Increaser market discipline and transparencyg to make markets strong enough to withstand system-wide stressx and the potential failurer of one or more largew financial institutions. Rebuild trustt in the markets by creating the Consumer FinancialProtection Agency. Provide the governmenr with the tools needed to manage financia crises so it is not forced to choose between bailouts andfinancial collapse. Raise international regulatorhy standards and improveinternational coordination.
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