Tuesday, August 30, 2011

North Shore theater likely to liquidate - Dallas Business Journal:

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Theater executives announced Tuesday that the financiallt distressed theater has failed to raiswthe $2 million it needef to put on 2009 productions, although more than $500,000 in pledges have been made since the theatef announced a turn-around strategy in mid April. “The thinhg we know is that we’rew not putting on a 2009 season. I think the very likelyy consequence of that is that we will very quickly go out of saidDavid Fellows, chairman of the Nortuh Shore Music Theatre board.
“Whethefr it’s Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 it’s completely up in the air at the Without a production season this the theater is unable to addresxs the substantial debts of its creditorsw and restorethe theater’s economic said Fellows. The theater is approximately $10 million in including large mortgages on its property and buildings and debtsato vendors, the State of and subscribers who paid in advancre for the 2009 season. Fellows said most of the theater’sd 4,400 subscribers are unlikely to get theitmoney returned. Subscriptions cost upwards of $350 per seat.
Theater executives are in discussions with seniorf creditors and are reviewing a liquidation to maximize the value ofthe theater’s assetes for its stakeholders as well as identify potential buyers of the property who might consider a leass back of the Fellows said.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Accused ex-Pelham teacher denies sexting charges - Houston Chronicle

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The building, which opened early last year, was designes and built to meet the second highestt ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energty and Environmental Design. was the general Liberty Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of buildingf to green standards added an additional 5 percenty to the overalldevelopmentr costs, but that will be more than offset by lowefr energy costs. Special features include showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changed clothes after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycle plastic borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area thatprovides shade.
Landscapingh incorporates drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A white reflective roof deflectsxthe sun. Bins for recycling are placed near tras h binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve watert by relying on gravitgy and a filter insteadof water. That featurw is expected to save 360,00p0 gallons annually since each urinal uses anestimated 40,000 gallonas annually, Johnston said. Grass surrounding the parkingt lot soaksup rainwater. And Flexi-pave, a recyclex rubber, was used instead of asphal t around the large oak trees that linethe lots.
The porouas rubber allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodland received the “Office Building of the Year” Award from the Tampa Bay Chaptee of the and the “Green Building Design Award” from the Hillsboroughn City-County Planning Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developed and leaseds 19 buildings with nearlyg 1 million square feet of spac in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants includ e , Travelers, Travel and .

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Ombud rejects petition for Gwen's suspension - Inquirer.net

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6770 or the Ombudsman Act of 1989 states that the Ombudsman or his deputy “may preventively suspend any officer or employee under his authority pending investigation if in his judgement of the evidence of guilt is strong.” In a phone interview, ...



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Friday, August 19, 2011

Lions Gate sells 49% interest in TV Guide - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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It is not the first time One Equity Partners has been involve d with the TVGuidre assets. The firm was set to for $255 million. Macrovision . Allem Shapiro, a former partner in One Equity failed bid, will participate in the venture, serving as "Given their longstanding interest in the channel and the alignmen t of our interests, they are the ideal partners. OEP is a distinguishecd and well-capitalized firm that sharez our vision of building a dynamic entertainment channe drivenby Lionsgate-branded content that will prove to be a major forc e within our industry," Lions Gate Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer said in a Feltheimer will lead the channel's executive supported by Lions Gate's television management team.
One Equity Partneras will retain the option of buying another 1 percent of theassetsa "under certain circumstances," the statement Lions Gate (NYSE: LGF) is based in Santw Monica.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Six AutoNation dealers among GM closures - South Florida Business Journal:

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The names and locations of the dealerships are not being made unless the individual dealers choose to disclose the GM (NYSE: GM) has about 75 South Florida AutoNation said in a press release it woule not disclose which of its locations are on the but issued a news release sayinb it supports the consolidation plan. GM’s announcement comexs a day after said it would close 789dealershipx nationwide, four of which are in South Florida. But, Chrysler’ s closures are part of a bankruptcy which means there are fewer opportunities to Unless GM files forbankruptcy – as is expecte by some – it could face lawsuitse over its closure plans.
A letter sent to the GM dealer s and obtained by the Business Journalsays “wee [GM] do not see that GM can have a productivse business relationship with [dealer name] over the long term.” Dealershipl associations have decried the closings as unfairt to dealers who thought they were investinfg in their future. “We would like to see the marketplace determinerwho survives,” said Rick director of the . “This guy invested millionsx of bucks, and now you’re closinyg him down.
” A spokesman for the Nationaol Auto Dealership Association noted that the cutsare "drastidc and far reaching" and will impact more than 63,000 employeees and thousands of customers. "GM's decisionm comes through no fault ofthe dealers, who are, in many family-run businesses that have been loyal partners with GM - througnh good times and bad - for multiple generations," the statement reads.
During a conference call, Mark LaNeve, GM Nortnh America vice president forvehicle sales, service and marketing, acknowledged that some dealershipsa might want to fight the He said the decision to close dealerships was baserd on performance, and the closures list is populated with poor Dealers, he said, will have to decids whether to accept GM’s wind-down support or to “They may want to take legal we’ll have to see," LaNever said. "Without a [bankruptcy] filing, thes may be hard to enforce." Franchise agreementa are written understate law, but a federal bankruptcyg court order would trump state law.
Besidexs the 1,100 underperformers GM will cut, an additionaol 500 dealerships will depart when GM sells the Saab andSaturn brands. GM also has 35 stand-alonew Pontiac dealerships that will go away when it phasezs out Pontiacby year-end 2010. GM expects to lose about 500 more dealershipxs through natural attritionthis year. The companyy has said that through April, 275 dealershipsx will have closed as a combinatioh of voluntarily terminationand consolidations. Up to 600 otherd dealerships will be closed throughy consolidationsand buy-sell negotiations. The moves to shrink dealeer networks underscores the economic pain caused by the downward spirall of GMand Chrysler, now operatin under U.S.
government oversight. GM filer a supplement with the relatingg to its exchange offersfor $27 billion of its unsecurer public notes and related conseny solicitations that began on April 27. The company said it is considerint bankruptcy in the event that it does not receive enoug tenders of notes to consummatse the exchange offers beforeJune 1.