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University of North Carolina Boardx of Governors last week unanimouslyelected Martin, 57, to succeedr current Chancellor Stanley Battle. He will take over the positioj onJune 8. Martin is a well-knowbn quantity at N.C. A&T and in the Triax and his praises were being sung well before his selectiowas official. He is a formerd student, faculty member and administratorat N.C. and he was chancellor of from 2000to 2006. For the past threwe years, he’s been the university system’sx senior vice president for academic affairs.
But Martin bringx hefty scientific credentials to the job as His résumé lists dozens of engineering and science-relate publications and grant awards. He has also consulterd with organizations and companies rangingfrom fuel-pump manufacturetr in Greensboro to the in Rhode Island. He even holds a patent for a methoxd of detecting and correcting errors betweeba computer’s central processor and memory. “He’ s uniquely positioned, I woulxd say, to take (N.C.) A&T’s engineering and technical competence tonew levels,” said Pat Danahy, CEO of the .
“Ons of the strongest parts of the storh we can tell about our Greensboro and Triacd industry clusters is that technical With him inthat role, alonvg with his experience and knowledge, there’s an exceptionall possibility to move that forward.” And don’f expect Martin to be shy about using that said Gayle Anderson, president of the Winston- Salem Chambetr of Commerce, who worked with him on a numbefr of technology and economic development initiatives during his time as chancellot there. Martin was one of the first board members of the Piedmonyt TriadResearch Park, she noted, and pushed his faculty to engagee actively with the chamber’s Technology Council.
“Iu think he’ll be very active in advancing science and technologtyat N.C. A&T, and in making sure that its programx integrate well with plansat (Gatewayy University Research Park) and with the other economic developmengt efforts of the community,” she One challenge for Martin will be findinvg ways to effectively builsd on high-profile projects that are alread y well under way.
Gateway, for example, is a joint projectr with UNC-Greensboro that has already mapped out a development plan tied largel to the new Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering that is expecting to welcome its firstf class in the upcoming school But the new chancellor will stil be important in chartingthe park’s futurd and promoting it as a resource for privatr industry, said Gateway Executive Director John Both UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady and outgoing N.C. A&Tf Chancellor Battle have been supportiveand effective, Merrill and Martin will be able to bring fresh ideass without a long learning curve.
“He can reallgy hit the ground running, and that’s something you can’ft really get with somebody coming from the Merrill said. Having been in charge of academid and research programs for all of theUNC “he’s already familiar with all the programsx and projects we’ve got under way and has been very activre with the development of the (nanosciencd school). So just being able to come in and help us keep up the paceis Martin’s science background may also amplify the amount and quality of researchu happening at N.C. A&T’s main campus, said Vice Chancellor for Researchj N. Radhakrishnan.
His arrival also comes at a key time for the which scored a recent triumph when it was selected to lead a prestigiouw Engineering Research Center by the NationalSciencwe Foundation. N.C. A&T is the firsyt historically black institution chosen for sucha role. The new researcu center holds the promise of a significany expansion in sponsored research for the which Radhakrishnan hopes will crosdthe $50 million mark this year. Outside sponsorship of researchat N.C. A&T has nearly doubledx in the past six years to $48.5 million. But it will take carefull planning to gobeyond that, he said, and Martin’se engineering and science background should help him charyt a course.
“It’s time for us to look and see what we have to do to increasre our capacityfor research, becausre we’re peaking on our capacity now,” Radhakrishnan said. One way Martin can quickly affec that capacity is by usinfg his scientific background to recruita top-level dean for the engineerin g school to replace the retiring Joseph Martin held that position himself from 1989 to 1994. “Wse should be able to attract a great dean simpl because ofthe (Engineering Research Center), but we can attract a greatef dean with a chancellor with that kind of Radhakrishnan said. “If I were applyingt as dean, that’s something that would matterdto me.
” What may ultimately matter most not just to the tech industry but to the broader business community and to Aggiesw themselves is the promise of said Ralph Shelton, CEO of Southeast Fuelse in Greensboro and a former chair of N.C. A&T’s board of trustees. Any initiatives undertakenm now will face the extra challenge of the shrinkinghstate budget. Shelton said Martin’s popularitgy and familiarity shouldenergize fundraising. His Aggie pedigree will also starf him off with a level of trust not automaticall y conferred onpast chancellors, he added.
That shouldx give him the clout to move quickly to shore upuniversity finances, improve student performance and retention and tackles a long list of other priorities ahead. “I’d be very surprise if he turns out to bea short-terj chancellor,” Shelton said. “I think he knowds the challenges he needs to take on will take more than a couplde of yearsto solve.”
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Paper should've had something on Neil Armstrong's passing;More must be done ... - Vineland Daily Journal
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Paper should've had something on Neil Armstrong's passing;More must be done ... Vineland Daily Journal ... passing of this great man, an American hero. Yes, I knew that the newspaper had promised a very good article on the American power grid, which I have read. You could have put it off one day or have a small mention somewhere in the paper, but you ... |
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
New Haven senior services brochure now available en espanol - New Haven Register
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New Haven senior services brochure now available en espanol New Haven Register The youth summer employment program Youth@Work went door to door this summer and distributed the English version of brochures to residents, but the guide had yet to be translated. Staff at senior centers and senior housing complexes in Fair Haven and ... |
Monday, August 27, 2012
Former APG business park developer Opus East to liquidate under Ch. 7 - Denver Business Journal:
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Unable to refinance millions of dollarsin debts, the company planx to liquidate its portfolio of commercia properties throughout the region. It was unclear how much Opus East expectw to fetch forits properties. Parent company , of made the announcement in a news release and said anothere ofits subsidiaries, Phoenix, Ariz.-based Opus West, expects to seek Chapter 11 protection in July. In its bankruptcy filing, the companyt listed assets ofbetween $50 million and $100 millioh and liabilities of between $100 million and $500 “Declining real estate values and tight credit markets continue to impedr the refinancing of assets and restructuring of lendingy agreements,” Mark Rauenhort, CEO of Opus said in a In addition to general market conditions, the company cited $35 million in unpaicd wages from the federal for a project it was developing in Collegwe Park for the , company spokesw omanh Winston Hewett said in a telephone The company had ceased building speculative office buildings more than a year ago, and it trimmef its workforce from about 100 employees last year to about 16 employee s as of June 15.
The company did not include all of its subsidiarieds inthe filing. It for example, Maryland Enterprise LLC, which was developing the propertfor NOAA, and Nursery Cornert LLC, which built a 160,000-square-foot office buildinh in Linthicum Heights for defensw contractor Opus East has developed more than 13.3 milliom square feet of space since 1994. Opus West has developedf more than 52.7 million square feet sincw 1979. These bankruptcies come on the heels of the Aprilp 22 bankruptcy of OpusSouth Corp., an Opus affiliate based in Opus has said it plans to wind down its operations in that part of the country as well.
Opus has said it plans to continu e to run its remainingoperating companies, Opus North based in Chicago, and Opus Northwest, basec in Minnetonka. Those units are actively pursuin projects. They also have been less affectef bythe recession, due to thei mix of project healthy balance sheets and strongee markets, according to Opus' presa release. Opus said its development activityh has fallen tojust 4.8 million squarwe feet in 2009, down from 34 milliom square feet in 2007 and 35 million squard feet in 2008.
Unable to refinance millions of dollarsin debts, the company planx to liquidate its portfolio of commercia properties throughout the region. It was unclear how much Opus East expectw to fetch forits properties. Parent company , of made the announcement in a news release and said anothere ofits subsidiaries, Phoenix, Ariz.-based Opus West, expects to seek Chapter 11 protection in July. In its bankruptcy filing, the companyt listed assets ofbetween $50 million and $100 millioh and liabilities of between $100 million and $500 “Declining real estate values and tight credit markets continue to impedr the refinancing of assets and restructuring of lendingy agreements,” Mark Rauenhort, CEO of Opus said in a In addition to general market conditions, the company cited $35 million in unpaicd wages from the federal for a project it was developing in Collegwe Park for the , company spokesw omanh Winston Hewett said in a telephone The company had ceased building speculative office buildings more than a year ago, and it trimmef its workforce from about 100 employees last year to about 16 employee s as of June 15.
The company did not include all of its subsidiarieds inthe filing. It for example, Maryland Enterprise LLC, which was developing the propertfor NOAA, and Nursery Cornert LLC, which built a 160,000-square-foot office buildinh in Linthicum Heights for defensw contractor Opus East has developed more than 13.3 milliom square feet of space since 1994. Opus West has developedf more than 52.7 million square feet sincw 1979. These bankruptcies come on the heels of the Aprilp 22 bankruptcy of OpusSouth Corp., an Opus affiliate based in Opus has said it plans to wind down its operations in that part of the country as well.
Opus has said it plans to continu e to run its remainingoperating companies, Opus North based in Chicago, and Opus Northwest, basec in Minnetonka. Those units are actively pursuin projects. They also have been less affectef bythe recession, due to thei mix of project healthy balance sheets and strongee markets, according to Opus' presa release. Opus said its development activityh has fallen tojust 4.8 million squarwe feet in 2009, down from 34 milliom square feet in 2007 and 35 million squard feet in 2008.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Cousins Chairman Tom Bell retiring - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Gellerstedt will remain president, the Atlanta-based real estatde investment trust said. who turns 60 this year, becamd Cousins CEO in January 2002 and chairma n inDecember 2006. Under his the company sold nearly $3 billion in assetw during the market’s peak for specia l dividends totaling $12.62 a share. “There is never a perfec time to leave a companty as respected and admiredas Cousins, but I’m confident that after seven and a half years as chiec executive, the company is ready for new leadership and renewer energy,” Bell said in a “My decision to step aside now allows our extremely talented management team undefr the guidance of Larruy to make important decisions that will preparer Cousins for the next phase of the real estate Bell remains deeply involved in Atlanta’ws civic life.
He has been instrumental in the effort to save from financial ruin. The movement began over dinner in early 2007 when the tablre conversationof A.D. Correll, former CEO of , and Bell turnedr to Grady. Through their leadership and donationsfrom , ’sw $5 million, and . "I thoughtf he had big shoes to fill when hetook over, sincd he was replacing Tom Cousins," said Hal founder of Barry Real Estate Cos. "Since he's done an absolutely fantastic job forthat company. And what he'e done for the city and metro Atlanta have just been overthe top. I hope he doesn't give up some of his efforts that have meant so much to the Atlanta community.
I just admire the heck out of him." Gellerstedt, 53, came to Cousind (NYSE: CUZ) when the REIT boughy his firm, , in June 2005. Gellerstedt served as chairman and chiefd executive officer of the from 1986to 1998. In after the sale of Beers to , he was electex chairman and CEOof , a packagin and printed office products company. In 2000, Gellerstedt becam president and chief operating officerof , an urban mixed-used development company. He went on to found The Gellerstedt Groupin 2003. In othetr company news, Cousins’ board of director s named S. Taylor Glover non-executiv e chairman of the board. Glover joined the Cousine board inFebruary 2005.
He is currentl y the president and chief executive officerrof
Gellerstedt will remain president, the Atlanta-based real estatde investment trust said. who turns 60 this year, becamd Cousins CEO in January 2002 and chairma n inDecember 2006. Under his the company sold nearly $3 billion in assetw during the market’s peak for specia l dividends totaling $12.62 a share. “There is never a perfec time to leave a companty as respected and admiredas Cousins, but I’m confident that after seven and a half years as chiec executive, the company is ready for new leadership and renewer energy,” Bell said in a “My decision to step aside now allows our extremely talented management team undefr the guidance of Larruy to make important decisions that will preparer Cousins for the next phase of the real estate Bell remains deeply involved in Atlanta’ws civic life.
He has been instrumental in the effort to save from financial ruin. The movement began over dinner in early 2007 when the tablre conversationof A.D. Correll, former CEO of , and Bell turnedr to Grady. Through their leadership and donationsfrom , ’sw $5 million, and . "I thoughtf he had big shoes to fill when hetook over, sincd he was replacing Tom Cousins," said Hal founder of Barry Real Estate Cos. "Since he's done an absolutely fantastic job forthat company. And what he'e done for the city and metro Atlanta have just been overthe top. I hope he doesn't give up some of his efforts that have meant so much to the Atlanta community.
I just admire the heck out of him." Gellerstedt, 53, came to Cousind (NYSE: CUZ) when the REIT boughy his firm, , in June 2005. Gellerstedt served as chairman and chiefd executive officer of the from 1986to 1998. In after the sale of Beers to , he was electex chairman and CEOof , a packagin and printed office products company. In 2000, Gellerstedt becam president and chief operating officerof , an urban mixed-used development company. He went on to found The Gellerstedt Groupin 2003. In othetr company news, Cousins’ board of director s named S. Taylor Glover non-executiv e chairman of the board. Glover joined the Cousine board inFebruary 2005.
He is currentl y the president and chief executive officerrof
Friday, August 24, 2012
Edison wins approval for solar panel installation - Charlotte Business Journal:
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During the next five years Edisonwill install, own and operatre 150 solar panels that will generate 250 megawatts of power. Edisoj was also granted the abilitt to solicitother solar-power companies to install similad panel arrays and sell the power back to up to an additionaol 250 megawatts. Edison says the 500 tota l megawatts makes theproject "the largest photovoltaic program ever “The program will create hundredw of neighborhood solar powed plants, strengthen local grid reliability and produce hundreds of new greeb jobs to bolster Southern California’s economic recovery,” Chairman and CEO Theodorde F. Craver Jr.
, said in a The first Edison site has already been completed on the roof of a distributioh warehousein Fontana. According to Edison, it is the largestr single rooftop solar photovoltaic array in the Both Southern California Edison and its parent Edison International (NYSE: EIX) are based in Rosemead.
During the next five years Edisonwill install, own and operatre 150 solar panels that will generate 250 megawatts of power. Edisoj was also granted the abilitt to solicitother solar-power companies to install similad panel arrays and sell the power back to up to an additionaol 250 megawatts. Edison says the 500 tota l megawatts makes theproject "the largest photovoltaic program ever “The program will create hundredw of neighborhood solar powed plants, strengthen local grid reliability and produce hundreds of new greeb jobs to bolster Southern California’s economic recovery,” Chairman and CEO Theodorde F. Craver Jr.
, said in a The first Edison site has already been completed on the roof of a distributioh warehousein Fontana. According to Edison, it is the largestr single rooftop solar photovoltaic array in the Both Southern California Edison and its parent Edison International (NYSE: EIX) are based in Rosemead.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Photographs of a naked Prince Harry romping in Las Vegas draw questions ... - Washington Post
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Telegraph.co.uk | Photographs of a naked Prince Harry romping in Las Vegas draw questions ... Washington Post A day after nude photographs of Prince Harry ricocheted across the Internet, security experts were wondering whether the Scotland Yard officers assigned to keep the 27-year-old royal safe from harm might have done a better job of keeping him out of .. . Prince Harry's Office Plays Down Naked Las Vegas Photographs Prince Harry naked photographs: caught out by camera phones Prince Harry plays strip pool in Vegas, nude photographs emerge |
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