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Friday, December 31, 2010
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Stock buybacks slow as market grinds lower and credit tightens - South Florida Business Journal:
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Buybacks are down 65 percentf nationwide this year and as much as 90 percent down in saidMike Burnick, director of research and clientt communications at Palm Beach Gardens-based . “Buybackas used to be seen as the ultimate vote of confidencreby directors,” he noted. The traditional view is that buybacksz can be a genuine boost to currentt stockholder value and a signal to the marketr that the sharesare undervalued. But, they don’ty always deliver as hoped. ( : AN) did two plannedd stock buybacks during the last five withdisappointing results.
It borrowed heavilh to fund the buybacks, which are now worth aboutr 75 percent less than it paidfor “I know why companiea say they do stock buybacks,” investment banker Craig Farlie “They feel their shares are undervaluee in the market, but I’m not sure it’w ever a good idea.” Farlie, who with partnedr Michael Turner, runs Fort Lauderdale-based Farlie Turnerf & Co., shepherds company acquisitions for clients in the $50 milliom to $200 million range. “When they use financial resourceds tobuyback shares, how much do they reall believe in their core business plan?” he asked.
Locall companies with stock buyback programinclude AutoNation, , , , , , , , and Worled Fuel Services. “Stock buybacks are a guns or buttee argument,” said attorney Nick an associate in the Corporate Department of in WestPalm Beach. “Is it being done for the righft reasons and is it the best use ofthe cash? Or would investment in researchu and development or an acquisition be a betterd investment?” For a textbook example of a successfukl stock buyback program, look no furtherd than Coconut Grove-based Watsco (NYSE: which claims to be the nation’s largest heating, ventilating and air conditioninfg systems distributor, with $1.
8 billion in revenue last “The stock buyback program is our third orded of priority for our cash flow aftedr company acquisitions and dividend enhancement,” Watsck Senior VP Barry S. Logan said. The Watscio buybacks started in 1999 andaveragesd $17.69 a share for the 6.4 million shares acquired over the last nine years, accordingf to Logan. Shares are currently sellintg in thelow $30s. Watsco’s dividend has increased from 10 centato $1.80 a shar e – an annual growth rate of 43 percent and the stock currently yields clos e to a 6 percent return.
Attorney Martyu Schrier, a partner in the Miami officdeof K&L Gates, sees stock buybacka when done successfully as boosting companhy per-share earnings and being anti-dilutive, especially when a company issuea options on a large scale. “It tends to balance off the optionx formany companies, but any buyback must conformm to the ’s rule 10b-18, usually referres to as the safe harbort rule,” he said. Undert the safe harbor, or anti-manipulation safeguards, therre are regulations covering when a company can buy its It can’t buy at the opening or duringv the last half-hour of trading.
It is limites to no more than 25 percengt of the trading volumeand can’tr bid the stock higher. “Iyt is not a tool for manipulating thestocj price,” Schrier said, “and a prograjm can’t be started in advance of a proposed stock
Buybacks are down 65 percentf nationwide this year and as much as 90 percent down in saidMike Burnick, director of research and clientt communications at Palm Beach Gardens-based . “Buybackas used to be seen as the ultimate vote of confidencreby directors,” he noted. The traditional view is that buybacksz can be a genuine boost to currentt stockholder value and a signal to the marketr that the sharesare undervalued. But, they don’ty always deliver as hoped. ( : AN) did two plannedd stock buybacks during the last five withdisappointing results.
It borrowed heavilh to fund the buybacks, which are now worth aboutr 75 percent less than it paidfor “I know why companiea say they do stock buybacks,” investment banker Craig Farlie “They feel their shares are undervaluee in the market, but I’m not sure it’w ever a good idea.” Farlie, who with partnedr Michael Turner, runs Fort Lauderdale-based Farlie Turnerf & Co., shepherds company acquisitions for clients in the $50 milliom to $200 million range. “When they use financial resourceds tobuyback shares, how much do they reall believe in their core business plan?” he asked.
Locall companies with stock buyback programinclude AutoNation, , , , , , , , and Worled Fuel Services. “Stock buybacks are a guns or buttee argument,” said attorney Nick an associate in the Corporate Department of in WestPalm Beach. “Is it being done for the righft reasons and is it the best use ofthe cash? Or would investment in researchu and development or an acquisition be a betterd investment?” For a textbook example of a successfukl stock buyback program, look no furtherd than Coconut Grove-based Watsco (NYSE: which claims to be the nation’s largest heating, ventilating and air conditioninfg systems distributor, with $1.
8 billion in revenue last “The stock buyback program is our third orded of priority for our cash flow aftedr company acquisitions and dividend enhancement,” Watsck Senior VP Barry S. Logan said. The Watscio buybacks started in 1999 andaveragesd $17.69 a share for the 6.4 million shares acquired over the last nine years, accordingf to Logan. Shares are currently sellintg in thelow $30s. Watsco’s dividend has increased from 10 centato $1.80 a shar e – an annual growth rate of 43 percent and the stock currently yields clos e to a 6 percent return.
Attorney Martyu Schrier, a partner in the Miami officdeof K&L Gates, sees stock buybacka when done successfully as boosting companhy per-share earnings and being anti-dilutive, especially when a company issuea options on a large scale. “It tends to balance off the optionx formany companies, but any buyback must conformm to the ’s rule 10b-18, usually referres to as the safe harbort rule,” he said. Undert the safe harbor, or anti-manipulation safeguards, therre are regulations covering when a company can buy its It can’t buy at the opening or duringv the last half-hour of trading.
It is limites to no more than 25 percengt of the trading volumeand can’tr bid the stock higher. “Iyt is not a tool for manipulating thestocj price,” Schrier said, “and a prograjm can’t be started in advance of a proposed stock
Sunday, December 26, 2010
International Paper to Host Investor Day on June 9
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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) is hosting an Investotr Day on Tuesday, June 9 from 8 a.m. to noon ET in New York City to discus sthe company's global strategy and long-term goald particularly as they relate to the company's Industriakl Packaging and Printing Papers businesses. The event will be hosted by , chairman and CEO, and will includee presentationsby , chief financial , senior vice president of Industrial and , senior vice president of Printing Communications Papers. In-person attendance is limited to invited memberd of theinvestment community.
However, the eventg will be webcast live, and all interested parties are invited to listehn viaInternational Paper's Internety site at by clicking on the Investors tab and then clicking on the Presentationsw link. A replay of the webcast also will be availables on the Web site beginning approximately threwe hours afterthe presentation. International Paped (NYSE: IP) is a global paper and packaginbg company with manufacturing operations inNorth America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and North Its businesses include uncoated papers and industrialk and consumer packaging, complemented by xpedx, the company's North American distribution company. Headquartered in Tenn.
, the company employs more than 61,50o0 people in more than 20 countries and servescustomerse worldwide. 2008 net sales were approximately $25 For more information about International its products and stewardship visit .
June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) is hosting an Investotr Day on Tuesday, June 9 from 8 a.m. to noon ET in New York City to discus sthe company's global strategy and long-term goald particularly as they relate to the company's Industriakl Packaging and Printing Papers businesses. The event will be hosted by , chairman and CEO, and will includee presentationsby , chief financial , senior vice president of Industrial and , senior vice president of Printing Communications Papers. In-person attendance is limited to invited memberd of theinvestment community.
However, the eventg will be webcast live, and all interested parties are invited to listehn viaInternational Paper's Internety site at by clicking on the Investors tab and then clicking on the Presentationsw link. A replay of the webcast also will be availables on the Web site beginning approximately threwe hours afterthe presentation. International Paped (NYSE: IP) is a global paper and packaginbg company with manufacturing operations inNorth America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and North Its businesses include uncoated papers and industrialk and consumer packaging, complemented by xpedx, the company's North American distribution company. Headquartered in Tenn.
, the company employs more than 61,50o0 people in more than 20 countries and servescustomerse worldwide. 2008 net sales were approximately $25 For more information about International its products and stewardship visit .
Friday, December 24, 2010
State taking applications for BadgerCare Plus - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Core Plan is an expansionh of BadgerCare Plus and provides accesw tothe state’s most chronicallty uninsured population – low-income adults withouf dependent children. “During this difficult budgey environment, it’s important we continue to protect ourbasicd priorities,” Gov. Jim Doyle said in a “Today, we are making affordable health care achievable for people who traditionally have not had any The BadgerCare Plus Core Plan for Adultsw with No Dependent Children is a limited plan that covere basic healthcare services, including primar and preventive care and generic drugs to chronically uninsured adults.
People who have been withou health insurance for a year or or lost their health insurance through no faulg of their own and have a limited can applyonline at: . Fundin for the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan is providec through the hospital tax that was approved by the legislature and signedc into law earlierthis year.
The Core Plan is an expansionh of BadgerCare Plus and provides accesw tothe state’s most chronicallty uninsured population – low-income adults withouf dependent children. “During this difficult budgey environment, it’s important we continue to protect ourbasicd priorities,” Gov. Jim Doyle said in a “Today, we are making affordable health care achievable for people who traditionally have not had any The BadgerCare Plus Core Plan for Adultsw with No Dependent Children is a limited plan that covere basic healthcare services, including primar and preventive care and generic drugs to chronically uninsured adults.
People who have been withou health insurance for a year or or lost their health insurance through no faulg of their own and have a limited can applyonline at: . Fundin for the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan is providec through the hospital tax that was approved by the legislature and signedc into law earlierthis year.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
BofA raises almost all of $33.9B buffer - San Francisco Business Times:
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billion. Last month, BofA sold $13.r5 billion in common stock. The bank issued 1.25 billiohn shares at an average priceof $10.776 per share. BofA also sold a 5.7 percent stakee in to Asian investors for a gainof $4.5 billion. In BofA agreed to exchange $9.5 billio in preferred shares for 704 milliom shares ofcommon stock. BofA expects to garner $1.3 billionh from reduced dividends on thepreferred shares. The exchange doesn’tt apply to preferred shares held by thefederak government. So far, BofA has boosted its Tier 1 commom capitalby $2.1 billion by reducing a deferred tax-assey deduction. And the bank says it has gainedf anadditional $2 billiobn from the disposition of assets.
As part of the company’s capitapl plan, it could issue up to an additiona 296 millioncommon shares. “We are pleased to have nearlty reached our goalthis quickly,” said Joe chief financial officer. The government said BofA had toraisse $33.9 billion after conducting “stress tests” on the country’s 19 largesr banks. The tests were designed to assess the ability to survive if economic conditions worsen more than expected durinf the nexttwo years. BofA has received a total of $45 billion in taxpayedr aid under thefederal government’s Troubled Asset Reliec Program, which is designed to thaw the crediy markets and boost the economy.
In separatde developments, Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) sold $3 billiom in five-year notes on May 8 and $2.5 billiohn in 10-year notes on May 28 withoutt guarantees.
billion. Last month, BofA sold $13.r5 billion in common stock. The bank issued 1.25 billiohn shares at an average priceof $10.776 per share. BofA also sold a 5.7 percent stakee in to Asian investors for a gainof $4.5 billion. In BofA agreed to exchange $9.5 billio in preferred shares for 704 milliom shares ofcommon stock. BofA expects to garner $1.3 billionh from reduced dividends on thepreferred shares. The exchange doesn’tt apply to preferred shares held by thefederak government. So far, BofA has boosted its Tier 1 commom capitalby $2.1 billion by reducing a deferred tax-assey deduction. And the bank says it has gainedf anadditional $2 billiobn from the disposition of assets.
As part of the company’s capitapl plan, it could issue up to an additiona 296 millioncommon shares. “We are pleased to have nearlty reached our goalthis quickly,” said Joe chief financial officer. The government said BofA had toraisse $33.9 billion after conducting “stress tests” on the country’s 19 largesr banks. The tests were designed to assess the ability to survive if economic conditions worsen more than expected durinf the nexttwo years. BofA has received a total of $45 billion in taxpayedr aid under thefederal government’s Troubled Asset Reliec Program, which is designed to thaw the crediy markets and boost the economy.
In separatde developments, Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) sold $3 billiom in five-year notes on May 8 and $2.5 billiohn in 10-year notes on May 28 withoutt guarantees.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Animosity high for today's Texans-Titans rematch - Houston Chronicle
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
PBA: Time to move on after scandal - Portland Business Journal:
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”Clearly, the mayor showed a lack of judgmenf in having any contact with Breedlovs before heturned 18, and it was wrontg for him to lie about the relationship when it firsgt became public during his campaign for mayor,” said Sandraz McDonough, the alliance’s president and CEO. “However, the Attorney General has determined that there is no basisx to find that there was illegal contacyt between the mayorand Mr. Breedlove.
For that the attorney general has concludefd that criminal charges will not be and there is no evidence to supportother “It is time to move on: Mayoer Adams must now demonstrate that he can move beyond theswe personal issues and lead the city at a time when leadership is crucial.” The alliance didn’t weigh in on the Adamsw matter when the mayor admitted he lied abouf having a sexual relationship with Beau Breedlove. Attorneg General John Kroger investigated whether Adams may have had sexualp intercourse or improper sexual contact with Breedlove before heturned 18.
”Clearly, the mayor showed a lack of judgmenf in having any contact with Breedlovs before heturned 18, and it was wrontg for him to lie about the relationship when it firsgt became public during his campaign for mayor,” said Sandraz McDonough, the alliance’s president and CEO. “However, the Attorney General has determined that there is no basisx to find that there was illegal contacyt between the mayorand Mr. Breedlove.
For that the attorney general has concludefd that criminal charges will not be and there is no evidence to supportother “It is time to move on: Mayoer Adams must now demonstrate that he can move beyond theswe personal issues and lead the city at a time when leadership is crucial.” The alliance didn’t weigh in on the Adamsw matter when the mayor admitted he lied abouf having a sexual relationship with Beau Breedlove. Attorneg General John Kroger investigated whether Adams may have had sexualp intercourse or improper sexual contact with Breedlove before heturned 18.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
North State launches digital TV product - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The product uses the High Point-based company’s fibere optic network that extends into Triad neighborhoods to establisbh an alternative tocable TV. It uses Internet Protocol, a technology that delivers video content in digital formatfwith high-definition capabilities and all-digital “With this TV product, we now offer a full menu of broadbande and wireless services that are part of most households said Royster Tucker, North State’s president and chief operating officer. The servics offers more than 80HD channels, digital a video-on-demand library and digital video recordingf capability.
North State said it is placingg fiber cables deeper intoare neighborhoods, launching its TV producr in several neighborhoods initially and then expanding throughou the summer.
The product uses the High Point-based company’s fibere optic network that extends into Triad neighborhoods to establisbh an alternative tocable TV. It uses Internet Protocol, a technology that delivers video content in digital formatfwith high-definition capabilities and all-digital “With this TV product, we now offer a full menu of broadbande and wireless services that are part of most households said Royster Tucker, North State’s president and chief operating officer. The servics offers more than 80HD channels, digital a video-on-demand library and digital video recordingf capability.
North State said it is placingg fiber cables deeper intoare neighborhoods, launching its TV producr in several neighborhoods initially and then expanding throughou the summer.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Triton Systems to lay off Memphis employees, expansion called off - Memphis Business Journal:
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and Memphis operations, according to a report on , an onliner newspaper for Biloxi, Gulfport and Mississippj Gulf Coast. Long Beach, Miss.-based Triton employs 45 people in Memphis and 225 peoplde inLong Beach. The a wholly owned subsidiaryof , hasn’r released how many employees will be cut or when the cuts will Calls to the compang were not immediately returned. Triton made the move to layoff employees afte r a sale to a Korea n ATM manufacturer was called off last week due to scrutinyh fromthe U.S. Justice according to the SunHerald.com report.
Memphisd Business Journal reported in September that Triton plannee to double its distribution and repair center in Bartlettr pending regulatory approval of the mergerwith Korea-basedd . The company planned to add 30,00p square feet to its 23,000-square-foot locationm off A.E. Beaty Drive in Bartlett. At the time, Nautiluw Hyosung was “looking at Memphis as a hub” for its distribution and repair according to Dan global services and solutions managedrfor Triton. This would have also mean t a significant number of new jobs forShelby County. Nautilus Hyosuny also had planned to add a new research and developmen t center inLong Beach. Tritonm opened its Bartlett facilityin 2006.
and Memphis operations, according to a report on , an onliner newspaper for Biloxi, Gulfport and Mississippj Gulf Coast. Long Beach, Miss.-based Triton employs 45 people in Memphis and 225 peoplde inLong Beach. The a wholly owned subsidiaryof , hasn’r released how many employees will be cut or when the cuts will Calls to the compang were not immediately returned. Triton made the move to layoff employees afte r a sale to a Korea n ATM manufacturer was called off last week due to scrutinyh fromthe U.S. Justice according to the SunHerald.com report.
Memphisd Business Journal reported in September that Triton plannee to double its distribution and repair center in Bartlettr pending regulatory approval of the mergerwith Korea-basedd . The company planned to add 30,00p square feet to its 23,000-square-foot locationm off A.E. Beaty Drive in Bartlett. At the time, Nautiluw Hyosung was “looking at Memphis as a hub” for its distribution and repair according to Dan global services and solutions managedrfor Triton. This would have also mean t a significant number of new jobs forShelby County. Nautilus Hyosuny also had planned to add a new research and developmen t center inLong Beach. Tritonm opened its Bartlett facilityin 2006.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Free buses bring Chapel Hill livability award - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitie across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilitt Award. Chapel Hill won for citieds with populations of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citiesd with populations of morethan 100,000. The contest was judgedf on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broacd impact on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayorz honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longe r charge fares to any ridefr on itsbus system, the organization said in a presx release.
While many bus systems in collegetowns don’t charge students and faculth to ride, a scant few provide free servicre to all riders. The town implemented the fare-frede system to encourage people to take the bus and leaver their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transi has more than doubled since fares were eliminated going from 3 million in 2002 to a projected 7 milliohthis year. “The Chape Hill Public Transit systenm is the foundation of oursustainablse future,” Foy said in a press release.
“Thix bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placsepeople love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “communityy event” to celebrate the livability awared and that it will release detail soon.
The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitie across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilitt Award. Chapel Hill won for citieds with populations of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citiesd with populations of morethan 100,000. The contest was judgedf on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broacd impact on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayorz honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longe r charge fares to any ridefr on itsbus system, the organization said in a presx release.
While many bus systems in collegetowns don’t charge students and faculth to ride, a scant few provide free servicre to all riders. The town implemented the fare-frede system to encourage people to take the bus and leaver their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transi has more than doubled since fares were eliminated going from 3 million in 2002 to a projected 7 milliohthis year. “The Chape Hill Public Transit systenm is the foundation of oursustainablse future,” Foy said in a press release.
“Thix bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placsepeople love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “communityy event” to celebrate the livability awared and that it will release detail soon.
Monday, December 6, 2010
It's Not About Tax Cuts. Obama Must Stand in Defense of Government - ColorLines magazine
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Report: D.C. area posts a strong economic performance - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The report ranked the 100 largest U.S. metro areas based on unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housingh prices and foreclosure rates in thefirsty quarter. D.C. ranked No. 13, while San Antonio, placed No. 1 and Detroit came in last at No. 100. “Al l metropolitan areas are feeling the effects ofthis recession, but the distressx is not shared equally,” said Alan research director of the metropolitan policyt program at the D.C.
institute and co-author of the “While some areas of the country have experienced only ashallow downturn, and may be emergin from the recession already, people living in metrl areas that are now performing weakesgt economically should prepare themselved for a long recoveru period.” At the first quarter’s end, only 10 of the 100 metrlo areas were starting to show signs of recovery, said the and said McAllen, Texas was the only place that saw growtgh in employment and output. Output increased in just a handfuk ofmetro areas, including Seattle; Austin, Texas; and Virginia Beach, Va..
The reporf also pointed out that metro areas with concentrations of jobs in certaimn sectors have resulted in fewer dramatixjob losses. The Rankings: San Texas Austin, Texas McAllen, Texas Batojn Rouge, La. Tulsa, Okla. Omaha, Neb. El Texas Wichita, Kan. Washington, D.C. Albuquerque, N.M. Virginia Va. Harrisburg, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. New Conn. Rochester, N.Y.
The report ranked the 100 largest U.S. metro areas based on unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housingh prices and foreclosure rates in thefirsty quarter. D.C. ranked No. 13, while San Antonio, placed No. 1 and Detroit came in last at No. 100. “Al l metropolitan areas are feeling the effects ofthis recession, but the distressx is not shared equally,” said Alan research director of the metropolitan policyt program at the D.C.
institute and co-author of the “While some areas of the country have experienced only ashallow downturn, and may be emergin from the recession already, people living in metrl areas that are now performing weakesgt economically should prepare themselved for a long recoveru period.” At the first quarter’s end, only 10 of the 100 metrlo areas were starting to show signs of recovery, said the and said McAllen, Texas was the only place that saw growtgh in employment and output. Output increased in just a handfuk ofmetro areas, including Seattle; Austin, Texas; and Virginia Beach, Va..
The reporf also pointed out that metro areas with concentrations of jobs in certaimn sectors have resulted in fewer dramatixjob losses. The Rankings: San Texas Austin, Texas McAllen, Texas Batojn Rouge, La. Tulsa, Okla. Omaha, Neb. El Texas Wichita, Kan. Washington, D.C. Albuquerque, N.M. Virginia Va. Harrisburg, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. New Conn. Rochester, N.Y.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Opinion: Either way, Palin is wrong on the Wikileaks issue - DigitalJournal.com
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Universities chase stimulus cash for shovel-ready projects - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The tens of millionds of dollars in grant proposals are targeting funding streams flowing down throug h the American Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universitiesz faced with consecutive years of fundinyg cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readgy cash to catch up on much-needed facility build classrooms to handle the influx of studentse in need of re-training or tackle big capital projects aimedr at bolstering academics and The approach is twofold at , which has seen its studen population surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part to rising unemployment.
The collegre is seeking $45 million to build additional classroom capacity on its thres main campuses as well as to enhance vocational trainingg facilitiesin high-demand occupations, accordingy to Ellyn Drotzer, directofr of the office of grants development. The college wantes the cash, among other projects, to build out its and the Maroond Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasizse curriculum on maintaining and repairing emerging green energy and hybrid systemx in boatsand cars.
It also wants to expandr classrooms foraviation training, including a facilityu to train a new generatioj of air traffic controllers, which are expected to be in high demansd in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said. “These are all shovel she said. “We have a history of training in technical tradesw an now we are looking to be responsive to providing curriculum in this new emerginf industry ofgreen technology.” The ’s 18-member stimulus workinfg group meets regularly to discuss opportunitiew and set a course to capture as much of the federaol cash as possible.
So far, the schooll has more than 400 proposals seekint in excessof $350 million in funding. “We saw this as a very significanr opportunity for the university and to do something for the saidRichard Bookman, vice provost of researchu at UM. Among the projects on the school’e shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatere research center at UM’d Rosenstiel School of Marin and Atmospheric Science onVirginia Key, he said.
The universitgy is seeking $15 milliom from the and $15 million from the to help builxdthe center, which will study sea creaturese as well as the physics of waves on UM is also is submitting proposals for a $15 millio to $20 million addition to a science buildintg at its Coral Gables campuss and a multi-story research building at its medica school. has science, greej technology and culinary training onits shovel-ready submission The school is requesting help funding a $22.7 million hospitalit y management center to house a culinary arts schoolk as well as $40 million for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its nortyh campus and $1.
2 million for an and But by most accounts competition for stimuluse funds will be fierce. And specific fundingt priorities from federal and state allocator sbeyond short-term projects that would creat jobs quickly remains unclear, said Camillee Coley, assistant VP and interimm director of sponsored research at . “They are not telling us what they arelookingy for,” she said. But FAU is seekinhg $4.5 million to help build out water reuse infrastructurr at itsnewly opened, gold level Leadership in Energy and and platinujm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010.
The universit also is seeking federak stimulus funds to create a road connectoe system at its main campus off Gladew Road in Boca Raton andadditionapl parking. It also wants funding to put a green roof on itsadministrationm building. While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projects to be announcedf until the fall.
The tens of millionds of dollars in grant proposals are targeting funding streams flowing down throug h the American Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universitiesz faced with consecutive years of fundinyg cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readgy cash to catch up on much-needed facility build classrooms to handle the influx of studentse in need of re-training or tackle big capital projects aimedr at bolstering academics and The approach is twofold at , which has seen its studen population surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part to rising unemployment.
The collegre is seeking $45 million to build additional classroom capacity on its thres main campuses as well as to enhance vocational trainingg facilitiesin high-demand occupations, accordingy to Ellyn Drotzer, directofr of the office of grants development. The college wantes the cash, among other projects, to build out its and the Maroond Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasizse curriculum on maintaining and repairing emerging green energy and hybrid systemx in boatsand cars.
It also wants to expandr classrooms foraviation training, including a facilityu to train a new generatioj of air traffic controllers, which are expected to be in high demansd in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said. “These are all shovel she said. “We have a history of training in technical tradesw an now we are looking to be responsive to providing curriculum in this new emerginf industry ofgreen technology.” The ’s 18-member stimulus workinfg group meets regularly to discuss opportunitiew and set a course to capture as much of the federaol cash as possible.
So far, the schooll has more than 400 proposals seekint in excessof $350 million in funding. “We saw this as a very significanr opportunity for the university and to do something for the saidRichard Bookman, vice provost of researchu at UM. Among the projects on the school’e shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatere research center at UM’d Rosenstiel School of Marin and Atmospheric Science onVirginia Key, he said.
The universitgy is seeking $15 milliom from the and $15 million from the to help builxdthe center, which will study sea creaturese as well as the physics of waves on UM is also is submitting proposals for a $15 millio to $20 million addition to a science buildintg at its Coral Gables campuss and a multi-story research building at its medica school. has science, greej technology and culinary training onits shovel-ready submission The school is requesting help funding a $22.7 million hospitalit y management center to house a culinary arts schoolk as well as $40 million for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its nortyh campus and $1.
2 million for an and But by most accounts competition for stimuluse funds will be fierce. And specific fundingt priorities from federal and state allocator sbeyond short-term projects that would creat jobs quickly remains unclear, said Camillee Coley, assistant VP and interimm director of sponsored research at . “They are not telling us what they arelookingy for,” she said. But FAU is seekinhg $4.5 million to help build out water reuse infrastructurr at itsnewly opened, gold level Leadership in Energy and and platinujm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010.
The universit also is seeking federak stimulus funds to create a road connectoe system at its main campus off Gladew Road in Boca Raton andadditionapl parking. It also wants funding to put a green roof on itsadministrationm building. While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projects to be announcedf until the fall.
Friday, November 26, 2010
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. Company Profile | FR Company Information
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First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) provides industrial real estate solutions for ever y stage ofa customer's supplty chain, no matter how largee or complex. Our mission is to create industrial real estatre solutions that mutually benefit our customers andour investors. By focusiny on industrial property, we possess a deep understandingh of customer needs and are capable of providing custom solutions that help corporate real estate managerse achieve their operational and financial First Industrial operates in more than 30 of the top industriap markets in theUnited States, The Netherlands and Belgium, enabling us to providd customers with a full range of single-market or multi-marketr supply-chain solutions.
Our development expertise and acquisitiohn criteria extend beyond these markets in ordeer to satisfy customer requirementsfor build-to-suitg development or redevelopment, surplus property dispositions and sale-leasebacks. We offerr a diverse range of industrial facility types that meet the needsx of a broad range of industrialspace users. By offering the typea of industrial facilities most often found ina company's supply chain, such as; R&D/flex, manufacturing, light regional warehouse and bulk warehouse, we are also uniquely capabl e of providing complete supply-chaihn solutions to corporate customers. ...
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) provides industrial real estate solutions for ever y stage ofa customer's supplty chain, no matter how largee or complex. Our mission is to create industrial real estatre solutions that mutually benefit our customers andour investors. By focusiny on industrial property, we possess a deep understandingh of customer needs and are capable of providing custom solutions that help corporate real estate managerse achieve their operational and financial First Industrial operates in more than 30 of the top industriap markets in theUnited States, The Netherlands and Belgium, enabling us to providd customers with a full range of single-market or multi-marketr supply-chain solutions.
Our development expertise and acquisitiohn criteria extend beyond these markets in ordeer to satisfy customer requirementsfor build-to-suitg development or redevelopment, surplus property dispositions and sale-leasebacks. We offerr a diverse range of industrial facility types that meet the needsx of a broad range of industrialspace users. By offering the typea of industrial facilities most often found ina company's supply chain, such as; R&D/flex, manufacturing, light regional warehouse and bulk warehouse, we are also uniquely capabl e of providing complete supply-chaihn solutions to corporate customers. ...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Wells Fargo Insurance buys BridgeStreet Consulting - San Francisco Business Times:
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the fast-growing insurance arm of , has acquirefd Walnut Creek-based , an employee benefits consulting firm that also has officee in Houstonand Seattle. Terms of the transaction were not Wells FargoInsurance Services, now linkedf with after Wells Fargo’s WFC) Dec. 31 acquisition of , is the fifth-largesgt insurance brokerage and thelargest bank-owne d insurance brokerage in the United States, Wellw says. It has more than 200 branches in37 states. BridgeStreett is a national employee benefits administration and consulting firm with abouty adozen employees. It handles approximately $250 million in insuranc premiums annually for its according to principalTim Prichard.
Founded by Pricharf and co-principal Rob Combi, it specializes in customized employee benefig services forlarge employers, including absence group insurance and special risk Its clients include Fortune 1000 companies, large health-cares companies and public entities nationwide. About 10 of BridgeStreet’s staffers will remaim with the company, according to Wellse spokeswomanRichele Messick.
the fast-growing insurance arm of , has acquirefd Walnut Creek-based , an employee benefits consulting firm that also has officee in Houstonand Seattle. Terms of the transaction were not Wells FargoInsurance Services, now linkedf with after Wells Fargo’s WFC) Dec. 31 acquisition of , is the fifth-largesgt insurance brokerage and thelargest bank-owne d insurance brokerage in the United States, Wellw says. It has more than 200 branches in37 states. BridgeStreett is a national employee benefits administration and consulting firm with abouty adozen employees. It handles approximately $250 million in insuranc premiums annually for its according to principalTim Prichard.
Founded by Pricharf and co-principal Rob Combi, it specializes in customized employee benefig services forlarge employers, including absence group insurance and special risk Its clients include Fortune 1000 companies, large health-cares companies and public entities nationwide. About 10 of BridgeStreet’s staffers will remaim with the company, according to Wellse spokeswomanRichele Messick.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Vt.'s governor-elect to announce cabinet choices - NECN
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Vt.'s governor-elect to announce cabinet choices NECN Peter Shumlin, who recently named his picks for five high-level staff jobs, will announce the members of his state cabinet Monday in an appearance at the ... |
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Nashville Business Journal: Nashville Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Harry Potter receives a wave of emotions from Wagga residents - Daily Advertiser
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Reuters | Harry Potter receives a wave of emotions from Wagga residents Daily Advertiser ... than a few tears and a general shiver through the audience as the newest Harry Potter instalment hit Wagga residents with a wave of emotions yesterday. ... Producer Reveals Emotion on Near End Harry Potter Production Harry Potter Stars at the Deathly H » |
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Rival deficit plan raises taxes, angers all - USA Today
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Rival deficit plan raises taxes, angers all USA Today WASHINGTON â€" Liberals and conservatives agreed on something Wednesday: a new, far-reaching, bipartisan plan to balance the budget ... |
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Second recession deemed possible - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high sinc double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy growz 95 percent of the saysthe chamber’s Marty Regalia. He predictsx the current economic downturn will endaround September. the unemployment rate will remain high through the firstt half of next year andinvestment won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does after a recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potential problem because of the federal government’z huge budget deficits and the massivde amount of dollars pumped into the economhy by the Federal Reserve, he says.
“The economy has got to be runningv on its own by the middler ofnext year,” Regalia Almost every major inflationary period in U.S. historu was preceded by heavy debt levels, he notes. The chances of a double-diop recession will be lowert if Ben Bernanke is reappointee chairman of theFederal Reserve, Regalia If President Barack Obam appoints his economic adviser Larry Summers to chair the Fed, that woulds signal the monetary spigot would remai n open for a longer he predicts. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamw administrationis “not something the markets want to Regalia says.
Obama has declined to say whether he willreappoinyt Bernanke, whose term ends in
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high sinc double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy growz 95 percent of the saysthe chamber’s Marty Regalia. He predictsx the current economic downturn will endaround September. the unemployment rate will remain high through the firstt half of next year andinvestment won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does after a recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potential problem because of the federal government’z huge budget deficits and the massivde amount of dollars pumped into the economhy by the Federal Reserve, he says.
“The economy has got to be runningv on its own by the middler ofnext year,” Regalia Almost every major inflationary period in U.S. historu was preceded by heavy debt levels, he notes. The chances of a double-diop recession will be lowert if Ben Bernanke is reappointee chairman of theFederal Reserve, Regalia If President Barack Obam appoints his economic adviser Larry Summers to chair the Fed, that woulds signal the monetary spigot would remai n open for a longer he predicts. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamw administrationis “not something the markets want to Regalia says.
Obama has declined to say whether he willreappoinyt Bernanke, whose term ends in
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Web-Based Amateur Private Eyes Enhancing Store Security - Wall Street Journal
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Web-Based Amateur Private Eyes Enhancing Store Security Wall Street Journal LONDONâ€"A new business attempting to help small retailers minimize shoplifting by harnessing the power of the Internet with existing ... |
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Chinese company to buy Hummer - St. Louis Business Journal:
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When GM, which filed for bankruptcyh protection Monday, announced earlier Tuesday that a buyer had been founx forthe off-road vehicle line, the name was not immediatelgy disclosed. Tengzhong, a major industria l machinery group, will acquire the rights to the Hummer along with a senior management andoperationak team. It will also assume existing dealet agreements relatingto HUMMER’s dealership network. It is contemplated that Tengzhont will, as part of the transaction, enter into a long-termn contract assembly and key component and materialo supply agreementwith GM.
In an earlierd statement, GM said it expects the deal if successfull to secure morethan 3,000 US The final terms of the deal, schedulerd to close in the third quarter, are subject to finakl negotiations. The cost of the transaction was not is acting as exclusive financial advisor and is acting as international legal counsel to Tengzhong onthis transaction. Citi is actingg as financial advisorto GM.
When GM, which filed for bankruptcyh protection Monday, announced earlier Tuesday that a buyer had been founx forthe off-road vehicle line, the name was not immediatelgy disclosed. Tengzhong, a major industria l machinery group, will acquire the rights to the Hummer along with a senior management andoperationak team. It will also assume existing dealet agreements relatingto HUMMER’s dealership network. It is contemplated that Tengzhont will, as part of the transaction, enter into a long-termn contract assembly and key component and materialo supply agreementwith GM.
In an earlierd statement, GM said it expects the deal if successfull to secure morethan 3,000 US The final terms of the deal, schedulerd to close in the third quarter, are subject to finakl negotiations. The cost of the transaction was not is acting as exclusive financial advisor and is acting as international legal counsel to Tengzhong onthis transaction. Citi is actingg as financial advisorto GM.
Friday, November 12, 2010
No exemptions on mandatory insurance for OFWs — POEA - Manila Bulletin
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No exemptions on mandatory insurance for OFWs â€" POEA Manila Bulletin According to Jennifer Manalili, head of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) they government cannot grant any exemption since the ... |
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Stirling Energy Systems expands its offices as solar efforts ramp up - Dayton Business Journal:
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The Scottsdale company, which received a $100 million investment last yearfrom Dublin-based NTR plc, is movinhg quickly to capture a segment of the utility-scale solar markett with its Stirling enginse technology. The company opened its new 37,000-square-foot office in earlyu May. It has hire about 100 employees this year and expecta to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Steve Cowman, who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’ s investment. “We’ve always liked the solar space, and this was a good he said. The company is based on a nearly 200-year-ols engine design, which operatesz through the expansion and contractionof gases.
Stirling uses a 40-footg mirrored dish to focus the sun’sw rays to heat hydrogen gas to 1,400 degreesa Fahrenheit. The gas expands, moving a pistobn and poweringthe engine. As the gas cools, it is mover out of the pistonb chamber and back to where it will be reheated bythe sun. The companyg had been operating in the Valleuysince 1996, but NTR’s investment has pushed it to develo p the technology more quickly. It has two power-purchasr agreements: one with San Diegoi Gas & Electric for between 300 and 750 megawatts at a site inImperial Valley, Calif., and one with Southerm California Edison for 500 to 900 megawatts in the Mohaved Desert.
Cowman said it’ws adding positions of all types, from engineering to to meet itsgrowth curve. To handler project management, NTR founded Tessera Solard earlier this year to developthe utility-scal e projects, with Stirling providing the equipment. Rampintg up both project development and construction has requireds capital and people to serve what the compan y believes will be one of the largest solaer markets inthe world, said Jim CEO of NTR. “Wre believe the U.S. will be the globa l leader in renewable energy, and that will happe in the next few he said.
NTR, founded 30 yeares ago to operate Ireland’s toll roads, has expanded into a numbe r of renewable energy andrecycling Stirling’s technology — which offers an alternative to photovoltaic as well as a different take on concentratef solar power — has a good base in Arizona that can servs markets throughout the Southwest, Barry In addition to hiring, the company is looking at potentiak sites in the Valley to house a 60-dish, 1.5-megawatty test location. The company has a small site at the Sandiqa National Laboratoriesin Albuquerque, but is hoping to find a larger site to provide a locationh to bring clients.
It has run into challengea securing local permits for a site and findinvg a location that can be tied into theelectrif grid, officials said. The company could be a boon for Arizona in more ways than simplyproviding power. It is using auto component suppliers to builc itsengine parts, and officials are talking with those suppliers abouy the possibility of locating facilities in the Southwesf to handle the bulk of Stirling’s at least for the first few Cowman said. “If you can builx your manufacturing close to yourend facilities, that’xs going to benefit everyone,” he said.
Stirliny is one of the solar companies that couls provide a base for other manufacturersw to land in the saidBarry Broome, president and CEO of the Greatere Phoenix Economic Council. “This is a good he said. “It’s got a smalkl number of people and it hopeseto expand, and it could help its suppliers relocate Stirling’s expansion in Arizona depends on statew policies. Other states are offering manufacturing incentives, and Arizona’s efforgt to develop such enticements is mired inbudge problems. “We really want to grow our businesswin Arizona, but we need those incentives,” Cowmamn said.
The Scottsdale company, which received a $100 million investment last yearfrom Dublin-based NTR plc, is movinhg quickly to capture a segment of the utility-scale solar markett with its Stirling enginse technology. The company opened its new 37,000-square-foot office in earlyu May. It has hire about 100 employees this year and expecta to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Steve Cowman, who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’ s investment. “We’ve always liked the solar space, and this was a good he said. The company is based on a nearly 200-year-ols engine design, which operatesz through the expansion and contractionof gases.
Stirling uses a 40-footg mirrored dish to focus the sun’sw rays to heat hydrogen gas to 1,400 degreesa Fahrenheit. The gas expands, moving a pistobn and poweringthe engine. As the gas cools, it is mover out of the pistonb chamber and back to where it will be reheated bythe sun. The companyg had been operating in the Valleuysince 1996, but NTR’s investment has pushed it to develo p the technology more quickly. It has two power-purchasr agreements: one with San Diegoi Gas & Electric for between 300 and 750 megawatts at a site inImperial Valley, Calif., and one with Southerm California Edison for 500 to 900 megawatts in the Mohaved Desert.
Cowman said it’ws adding positions of all types, from engineering to to meet itsgrowth curve. To handler project management, NTR founded Tessera Solard earlier this year to developthe utility-scal e projects, with Stirling providing the equipment. Rampintg up both project development and construction has requireds capital and people to serve what the compan y believes will be one of the largest solaer markets inthe world, said Jim CEO of NTR. “Wre believe the U.S. will be the globa l leader in renewable energy, and that will happe in the next few he said.
NTR, founded 30 yeares ago to operate Ireland’s toll roads, has expanded into a numbe r of renewable energy andrecycling Stirling’s technology — which offers an alternative to photovoltaic as well as a different take on concentratef solar power — has a good base in Arizona that can servs markets throughout the Southwest, Barry In addition to hiring, the company is looking at potentiak sites in the Valley to house a 60-dish, 1.5-megawatty test location. The company has a small site at the Sandiqa National Laboratoriesin Albuquerque, but is hoping to find a larger site to provide a locationh to bring clients.
It has run into challengea securing local permits for a site and findinvg a location that can be tied into theelectrif grid, officials said. The company could be a boon for Arizona in more ways than simplyproviding power. It is using auto component suppliers to builc itsengine parts, and officials are talking with those suppliers abouy the possibility of locating facilities in the Southwesf to handle the bulk of Stirling’s at least for the first few Cowman said. “If you can builx your manufacturing close to yourend facilities, that’xs going to benefit everyone,” he said.
Stirliny is one of the solar companies that couls provide a base for other manufacturersw to land in the saidBarry Broome, president and CEO of the Greatere Phoenix Economic Council. “This is a good he said. “It’s got a smalkl number of people and it hopeseto expand, and it could help its suppliers relocate Stirling’s expansion in Arizona depends on statew policies. Other states are offering manufacturing incentives, and Arizona’s efforgt to develop such enticements is mired inbudge problems. “We really want to grow our businesswin Arizona, but we need those incentives,” Cowmamn said.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Details Homefront sequel revealed - Fragland.net
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Greater Columbus Arts Council active in myriad ways - Business First of Columbus:
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The nonprofit was established in 1973, and one of its areas of focus is providing grants to organizations and individual artists in theColumbuas area. Often those on the receiving end of a grany saythey wouldn’t be able to do their work withoutf help from the arts council. Susanne Jaffe, executive director of Thurber House, said the fundin her organization receives from the arts council morethan $81,000 in 2008 “is absolutelyt critical to the current and future programmingb of our organization,” she said. Thurber House, a nonprofitt literacy center, has received support from the arts council since it openedin 1984.
“The work done by the GCAC is of vita l importance to the cityof Columbus, not only for its suppor t of arts and cultural organizations, but also for its unflaggint encouragement and support of smaller organizationas and the individual artist,” Jaffe Available Light Theatre receivedr funds from the arts council for the first time in 2008. Member Matt Slaybaugh said the money was used to put onthe group’s largest play to date, Dead and to start the Pay What You Want ticketf policy. Slaybaugh said the funda from the arts council allowed the theater groupoto “dream bigger. They’ve given us a boostr that helps us get to a higheflevel artistically.
” Photographer Abdi Robled is founder of a projecrt to document Somali He’s received project support from the council and was the firsgt recipient of the Ray Hanley Individual Artist a $10,000 prize named in memorhy of the late arts council president. Robld said he wouldn’t have been able to do his projectf without thearts council’s support. The arts council is proud of its nonpolitical system forawarding funds. “We have one of the most rigorouxs programs, the highest standards,” said Bryan arts council president. The arts council receives a significantt portion of its fundingv from the cityof Columbus.
Since the city has dedicated a portion ofits hotel-motepl tax revenue to the council. “GCAC provides a service to the city and its residenta by offering an objective mechanism to fund the saidEmily Swartzlander, marketing and communications director for the council. Swartzlanded said the council is more than an entithy to allocate funds forart projects. “Through GCAC’s educational programs, the Columbus Arts Festival, our professionap development series for artistsand teachers, and the marketint partnerships we undertake, we offer a way to expose as many people as possible to the arts in Central Ohio,” she said.
One professionaol development opportunity is theOPPart (Opportunities for Artists) Monthly meetings aim to connectf individual artists with others in the area. “We’ll help them put togethee a business plan, network with city officials, learn busineses skills. It’s been pretty popular the last few Swartzlander said. Education also is a focus for the arts The Artists-in-Schools program partners professional artists with K-12 students, as well as library and correctional facility programs. The arts councip also offers professional development for teachers inarts education.
And of course, the festival Nowhere is the arts council’sd presence more noticed than at the annual Columbus Arts This year’s event is schedulede June 5 to 7 in Columbus’ Discoverhy District. Although the council was formally establishe d inthe 1970s, the Columbus Arts Festival will celebrate 50 years in 2011. “It’z looked at as one of the by people who come and the artistswho participate,” said He said about 230 artists were selected from nearl 1,000 applicants for this year’s event. The festival also features gourmet fare andlive music.
The nonprofit was established in 1973, and one of its areas of focus is providing grants to organizations and individual artists in theColumbuas area. Often those on the receiving end of a grany saythey wouldn’t be able to do their work withoutf help from the arts council. Susanne Jaffe, executive director of Thurber House, said the fundin her organization receives from the arts council morethan $81,000 in 2008 “is absolutelyt critical to the current and future programmingb of our organization,” she said. Thurber House, a nonprofitt literacy center, has received support from the arts council since it openedin 1984.
“The work done by the GCAC is of vita l importance to the cityof Columbus, not only for its suppor t of arts and cultural organizations, but also for its unflaggint encouragement and support of smaller organizationas and the individual artist,” Jaffe Available Light Theatre receivedr funds from the arts council for the first time in 2008. Member Matt Slaybaugh said the money was used to put onthe group’s largest play to date, Dead and to start the Pay What You Want ticketf policy. Slaybaugh said the funda from the arts council allowed the theater groupoto “dream bigger. They’ve given us a boostr that helps us get to a higheflevel artistically.
” Photographer Abdi Robled is founder of a projecrt to document Somali He’s received project support from the council and was the firsgt recipient of the Ray Hanley Individual Artist a $10,000 prize named in memorhy of the late arts council president. Robld said he wouldn’t have been able to do his projectf without thearts council’s support. The arts council is proud of its nonpolitical system forawarding funds. “We have one of the most rigorouxs programs, the highest standards,” said Bryan arts council president. The arts council receives a significantt portion of its fundingv from the cityof Columbus.
Since the city has dedicated a portion ofits hotel-motepl tax revenue to the council. “GCAC provides a service to the city and its residenta by offering an objective mechanism to fund the saidEmily Swartzlander, marketing and communications director for the council. Swartzlanded said the council is more than an entithy to allocate funds forart projects. “Through GCAC’s educational programs, the Columbus Arts Festival, our professionap development series for artistsand teachers, and the marketint partnerships we undertake, we offer a way to expose as many people as possible to the arts in Central Ohio,” she said.
One professionaol development opportunity is theOPPart (Opportunities for Artists) Monthly meetings aim to connectf individual artists with others in the area. “We’ll help them put togethee a business plan, network with city officials, learn busineses skills. It’s been pretty popular the last few Swartzlander said. Education also is a focus for the arts The Artists-in-Schools program partners professional artists with K-12 students, as well as library and correctional facility programs. The arts councip also offers professional development for teachers inarts education.
And of course, the festival Nowhere is the arts council’sd presence more noticed than at the annual Columbus Arts This year’s event is schedulede June 5 to 7 in Columbus’ Discoverhy District. Although the council was formally establishe d inthe 1970s, the Columbus Arts Festival will celebrate 50 years in 2011. “It’z looked at as one of the by people who come and the artistswho participate,” said He said about 230 artists were selected from nearl 1,000 applicants for this year’s event. The festival also features gourmet fare andlive music.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Key players tackle critical issues - Portland Business Journal:
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Portland will elect a new mayor, who will have to deal with a bickerintgCity Council. The state will begihn tackling complicated transportation Both and state universities will come underheightened scrutiny. Several private companies faceserious challenges, including , which may not surviv e a hostile takeover attempt. The following 20 peoplde -- which includes the as one entity -- will play an importantr role in Oregon's economy next year. Some are prominent names. Othersx have kept a low profile. All shoulxd make news in 2008.
Like her predecessor Vicki Phillips, Caroled Smith inherited a host of challenges and the probable task of askiny Portland Public Schools voterzs to increase theirtax bills. In the Portland School Boarsd tapped the longtime administrator to leadthe 47,000-student which has 4,150 employees and an annual operatingb budget of about $440 million. Smith, whosw background is weighted toward said her first year will focus on the qualitg of instruction and the condition ofthe district'ss 85-plus buildings.
Last year, the district rolledx out its first wholesale curriculum overhaul in a decade and that will continue this But Smith can expect to spend much of her firsty year focusing on theliteral nuts-and-boltd of the district. Only two schoolw have been constructed in the past20 years. Most were builg in the 1920s and In January, the consultants from Magellan and DeJonvg will present their findings and recommendations in a series of publidc sessions being held in every quadrant of the city. The school boar is set to adopt a final facilities planby May. The prics tag will easily top $1 billion. Meetinh times are on the districtWeb site, .
"It'a important for people to show upfor this," Smitj said. In addressing the Oregon Businesse Plan summit earlierthis month, Gov. Ted Kulongoskui revealed that he'd appointed Gail Achterman as chairwoman of the OregonTransportation "Achterman," one attendee sitting at a back table whisperedd to another. "He's getting serious." Indeed, Kulongoskoi wants badly to reachseveral big-timew transportation goals. Chief among them is a new Interstat e5 bridge. He believes Achterman can find federao funds to makeit happen.
Her tenure as the commission'sz leader comes as Kulongoski and other lawmakers have becomr more committed to improving the way trafficc flowsthrough Oregon. To succeed, Achtermanb will rely partly on the solid business acumen developed duringt her 20 years as a Stoel Rives LLP Achterman also showed a sense of humorr that may help her deal with her Atthe summit, she recommended that people drive
Portland will elect a new mayor, who will have to deal with a bickerintgCity Council. The state will begihn tackling complicated transportation Both and state universities will come underheightened scrutiny. Several private companies faceserious challenges, including , which may not surviv e a hostile takeover attempt. The following 20 peoplde -- which includes the as one entity -- will play an importantr role in Oregon's economy next year. Some are prominent names. Othersx have kept a low profile. All shoulxd make news in 2008.
Like her predecessor Vicki Phillips, Caroled Smith inherited a host of challenges and the probable task of askiny Portland Public Schools voterzs to increase theirtax bills. In the Portland School Boarsd tapped the longtime administrator to leadthe 47,000-student which has 4,150 employees and an annual operatingb budget of about $440 million. Smith, whosw background is weighted toward said her first year will focus on the qualitg of instruction and the condition ofthe district'ss 85-plus buildings.
Last year, the district rolledx out its first wholesale curriculum overhaul in a decade and that will continue this But Smith can expect to spend much of her firsty year focusing on theliteral nuts-and-boltd of the district. Only two schoolw have been constructed in the past20 years. Most were builg in the 1920s and In January, the consultants from Magellan and DeJonvg will present their findings and recommendations in a series of publidc sessions being held in every quadrant of the city. The school boar is set to adopt a final facilities planby May. The prics tag will easily top $1 billion. Meetinh times are on the districtWeb site, .
"It'a important for people to show upfor this," Smitj said. In addressing the Oregon Businesse Plan summit earlierthis month, Gov. Ted Kulongoskui revealed that he'd appointed Gail Achterman as chairwoman of the OregonTransportation "Achterman," one attendee sitting at a back table whisperedd to another. "He's getting serious." Indeed, Kulongoskoi wants badly to reachseveral big-timew transportation goals. Chief among them is a new Interstat e5 bridge. He believes Achterman can find federao funds to makeit happen.
Her tenure as the commission'sz leader comes as Kulongoski and other lawmakers have becomr more committed to improving the way trafficc flowsthrough Oregon. To succeed, Achtermanb will rely partly on the solid business acumen developed duringt her 20 years as a Stoel Rives LLP Achterman also showed a sense of humorr that may help her deal with her Atthe summit, she recommended that people drive
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Court upholds city water law - Capital Press (subscription)
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Court upholds city water law Capital Press (subscription) Washington agricultural producers aren't likely to be affected by a court decision upholding a municipal water law, a state Department of ... |
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Fewer area businesses sold in 1Q 2009 - Washington Business Journal:
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During the first quarter, BizBuySell recorded 20 businesses sold in the compared with 36 closed transactions during the same perioxin 2008. In the D.C. area, this slowdown in business deals is causing properties to take a longet time to close and less deals aregetting done, according to data from an online small business marketplace in San “The small business market is facingb signifcant challenges,” said Mike Handelsman, general manage r of BizBuySell. “It looks like the situation for small businesas sales in the Washington area is a littlr bit more severe than in the rest of the The median asking price for a businessd inthe D.C.
area was $250,000 during the first quarter of 2009, consistent with the same periodsin 2008, according to BizBuySell. But the numberd of businesses for sale dipped in thefirsr quarter. There were about 803 business for sale inthe D.C. down 19 percent compared withlast year, when thered were 997 businesses for sale. Businesses sold for a medianh sale priceof $192,500, or 89 percenrt of their asking price, compared with one year ago when businesses sold for a medianb price of $197,500, or 84 percent of their askingy price, according to the data. More equity put up by buyer s is needed to close transactions inthis market, says Roberft Tack, CEO of , a D.C.
-baseed commercial real estate brokerage firm. “D.C. itself is strongest and the outlyinv suburbs are weakest for retail In a way it mirrors theresidential trend,” he “Our listings haven’t shrunk but I have seen listings go to auctionn because of frustrated sellers, or sellers who couldn’t hold on. I see that as a continuatiojn in2009 — more properties going to He predicts a continued decline in prices throughouty 2009 and long selling times will continue, with prices stabilizingt some time in early 2010.
Deals in the firsyt quarter of the year ranged from a wine and spiriyt shop in Calvert County tradingfor $150,000, or just 55 percenrt of its asking price of to a hair salon in Prince Williamn County that sold for $90,000, or 150 percent of its asking price of $60,000, A Prince George’s County liquor store with a cash flow of $350,0090 — the highest among all sold stores listed in the firs quarter — traded for $95,000, or 95 percen t of its asking price.
In the fourth quarter of there were 36closed transactions, down from 55 that brokers reported as closing in the same period a year ago, says the Businesses sold for a median sale price of $194,500 during the fourth quarter of or 84 percent of its asking pricre of $224,000. Businesses sold for a median sale priceof $249,000 durintg the same period a year earlier, or 89 percent of the askingb price of $299,000. Tack represented the selle of a stand-alone fast food shop on Rhode Island Avenue in which had been on the market for 12 months beforee it closed at the end of the fourth quarteeon Dec. 31.
Its askintg price was $585,000 and was under contract at $560,00o in September but the appraisal was not done until the buyer could get a bank to finance him in late By then values hadslightluy dropped, he said, and it appraised for which was its selling price. The buyer financec 30 percent of the dealwith cash. “Itt was interesting that the buyer had a tough time getting financing even though he was well qualified and had a goodcrediy score,” said Tack. “He had to go to two to threre different banks to getit done.
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During the first quarter, BizBuySell recorded 20 businesses sold in the compared with 36 closed transactions during the same perioxin 2008. In the D.C. area, this slowdown in business deals is causing properties to take a longet time to close and less deals aregetting done, according to data from an online small business marketplace in San “The small business market is facingb signifcant challenges,” said Mike Handelsman, general manage r of BizBuySell. “It looks like the situation for small businesas sales in the Washington area is a littlr bit more severe than in the rest of the The median asking price for a businessd inthe D.C.
area was $250,000 during the first quarter of 2009, consistent with the same periodsin 2008, according to BizBuySell. But the numberd of businesses for sale dipped in thefirsr quarter. There were about 803 business for sale inthe D.C. down 19 percent compared withlast year, when thered were 997 businesses for sale. Businesses sold for a medianh sale priceof $192,500, or 89 percenrt of their asking price, compared with one year ago when businesses sold for a medianb price of $197,500, or 84 percent of their askingy price, according to the data. More equity put up by buyer s is needed to close transactions inthis market, says Roberft Tack, CEO of , a D.C.
-baseed commercial real estate brokerage firm. “D.C. itself is strongest and the outlyinv suburbs are weakest for retail In a way it mirrors theresidential trend,” he “Our listings haven’t shrunk but I have seen listings go to auctionn because of frustrated sellers, or sellers who couldn’t hold on. I see that as a continuatiojn in2009 — more properties going to He predicts a continued decline in prices throughouty 2009 and long selling times will continue, with prices stabilizingt some time in early 2010.
Deals in the firsyt quarter of the year ranged from a wine and spiriyt shop in Calvert County tradingfor $150,000, or just 55 percenrt of its asking price of to a hair salon in Prince Williamn County that sold for $90,000, or 150 percent of its asking price of $60,000, A Prince George’s County liquor store with a cash flow of $350,0090 — the highest among all sold stores listed in the firs quarter — traded for $95,000, or 95 percen t of its asking price.
In the fourth quarter of there were 36closed transactions, down from 55 that brokers reported as closing in the same period a year ago, says the Businesses sold for a median sale price of $194,500 during the fourth quarter of or 84 percent of its asking pricre of $224,000. Businesses sold for a median sale priceof $249,000 durintg the same period a year earlier, or 89 percent of the askingb price of $299,000. Tack represented the selle of a stand-alone fast food shop on Rhode Island Avenue in which had been on the market for 12 months beforee it closed at the end of the fourth quarteeon Dec. 31.
Its askintg price was $585,000 and was under contract at $560,00o in September but the appraisal was not done until the buyer could get a bank to finance him in late By then values hadslightluy dropped, he said, and it appraised for which was its selling price. The buyer financec 30 percent of the dealwith cash. “Itt was interesting that the buyer had a tough time getting financing even though he was well qualified and had a goodcrediy score,” said Tack. “He had to go to two to threre different banks to getit done.
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Heidi Klum Robot, Hebrew Terry Richardson: Halloween Pics From Around The City - Huffington Post
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Heidi Klum Robot, Hebrew Terry Richardson: Halloween Pics From Around The City Huffington Post ... Marc Jacobs' ex Lorenzo Martone, and Ice T. The Jane had its own swanky event where NY notables like Terry Richardson and Alex Orley showed up. ... |
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Mexican narcos gain foothold in Guatemalan jungle - MiamiHerald.com
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Messing with typists reveals two-level error correction in brain - Ars Technica
http://headsup.org/campuses/emschool.html
UberGizmo | Messing with typists reveals two-level error correction in brain Ars Technica So, they devised a way of studying error recognition in a more complex task: set a typist loose on a computer, and randomly introduce errors or correct ... Brain's Error-Detection System Demystified Typists' Errors and Intention Theories Hands can detect typos even when the mind doesn't: Study |
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Dish Network to hand out converter boxes in Houston - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The estimates that 1.6 milliom people in the Houston area have ordered coupons for theirdconverter boxes, but only 870,172 coupons have been redeemedx as of May 30. The “Coupon Swap” prograj is a nationwide initiative to get customers ready for the conversion to digital television signals onJune 12. Converter boxez are only available to thoses with avalid $40 coupon. Customers can go to Cossaboom YMCA at 7903 Soutu Loop East onJune 5, or M.D. Anderson Family YMCA at 705 Cavalcade onJune 6. Dish Networm handed out about 400 boxes in Dallaxlast weekend, according to Marcel Guajardo, a spokesmab for the company. The current plan is to hand out aboug 400 to 500 boxesin Houston.
Guajardko said representatives from the FCC will also be on hand to answerd questions related to the digital conversion and what households need to do to be ready forthe switch.
The estimates that 1.6 milliom people in the Houston area have ordered coupons for theirdconverter boxes, but only 870,172 coupons have been redeemedx as of May 30. The “Coupon Swap” prograj is a nationwide initiative to get customers ready for the conversion to digital television signals onJune 12. Converter boxez are only available to thoses with avalid $40 coupon. Customers can go to Cossaboom YMCA at 7903 Soutu Loop East onJune 5, or M.D. Anderson Family YMCA at 705 Cavalcade onJune 6. Dish Networm handed out about 400 boxes in Dallaxlast weekend, according to Marcel Guajardo, a spokesmab for the company. The current plan is to hand out aboug 400 to 500 boxesin Houston.
Guajardko said representatives from the FCC will also be on hand to answerd questions related to the digital conversion and what households need to do to be ready forthe switch.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Alamo Colleges, Project QUEST team up on college prep program - Washington Business Journal:
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Alamo Colleges is working in partnershilp with the nonprofit Project QUEST on an intensives summer program calledQUEST Prep. This program is providing studente with reading and math preparation and collegersuccess strategies. “This program is part of our continuingt efforts to make it possible for more students to enrolp and succeed at theAlamoi Colleges,” says Federico Zaragoza, Alamo Colleges vice chancellor for economic and workforcr development.
“All students who have a GED are eligibles to enroll in theAlamo Colleges, and this innovativr program will equip the students enrolled in it with the informatiomn and skills they need to enable them to stay in collegd and complete a degree plan.” The program will targey 50 students who have earned their GED in the last 24 Classes will take place at the Alamo Colleges Westside Education and Training Center. Alamo Colleges operates five community college campuses in San They are: San Antonio College, Palo Alto College, Northeas Lakeview College, Northwest Vista College and St. Philip’s College. www.alamo.
edu
Alamo Colleges is working in partnershilp with the nonprofit Project QUEST on an intensives summer program calledQUEST Prep. This program is providing studente with reading and math preparation and collegersuccess strategies. “This program is part of our continuingt efforts to make it possible for more students to enrolp and succeed at theAlamoi Colleges,” says Federico Zaragoza, Alamo Colleges vice chancellor for economic and workforcr development.
“All students who have a GED are eligibles to enroll in theAlamo Colleges, and this innovativr program will equip the students enrolled in it with the informatiomn and skills they need to enable them to stay in collegd and complete a degree plan.” The program will targey 50 students who have earned their GED in the last 24 Classes will take place at the Alamo Colleges Westside Education and Training Center. Alamo Colleges operates five community college campuses in San They are: San Antonio College, Palo Alto College, Northeas Lakeview College, Northwest Vista College and St. Philip’s College. www.alamo.
edu
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tampa Bay Business Journal: Starting a Business : Business Advice
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Opportunity No. 1: Professionalize your businesds structureand operations. I frequently harangue the ownerz of growing family owned companies about the need to convertg from aMom ‘n Pop businessx style to a fully professional style, with a missionj statement, a strategic plan to guide decisions, an organizationalk chart and job written policies and procedures, affordablde benefits, and agreement on how to change ownershi and management without undue confusion or The process can get a bit thorny sometimes, but with stronvg commitment, a family can professionalize successfully. This shoulrd be the year for your business. Challenge No.
1: Respond to unforeseen businessz and familyfinancial demands. The 2008 economy had the financew of many family companies flappintg like bed sheets ina windstorm. Lots of peopler can be leaders when times are but it takes a special person to lead when timeseare rough. Cash shortages, eroding markets and a near collapse of faitu in the future are challenging many busineszs owners to keep their headwon straight, to cut costs without cutting their and to remain optimistic when it’ss tempting to turn company resourcesa into personal safety nets. Opportunity No. 2: Make crucia succession decisions and acton them.
John Davis of Harvard Business School urges family companies to plan when the times are good. But planning often has to be done even when timeaare bad. Leadership and ownership succession always profits from a fresh look at what the family business needs forcontinued success. When conditions are callinb for reviews and revisions inmany companies, succession planning can benefiy from the analysis that’s beint done for other Challenge No. 2: Make crucial succession decision s and acton them.
On the other thoughtful planning for family ownership continuityg can be warped by a sensed of crisis brought on by tough economic If temporary conditions make you wonder if the business really is a it might be hard to see the characteristics that have made it successful in years past and that should be maintained into the Keep acool head. Opportunity No. 3: Buy low. What’e Warren Buffet’s current advice to stocjk investors? Buy! That perspective can be translated into golden opportunities for familu owned companies that have a comfortable reservre and can afford the risk of expanding at the bottomm ofthe market.
If you have the meanws to buy, the price are not likely to getmuch better. Challengd No. 3: Avoid selling low. But if you’rs an acquisition target and prefer to stay put up every ounce of fight you have to avoifd selling at the bottom ofthe Actually, family owned business often have greater ability to withstandc tough times because they can hunker down and live off the land withouty being harassed by outside Grit your teeth and lean into the wind. Opportunityt No. 4: Watch for the opening of new business President-elect Obama has promised to stimulate the economy outsidse of bloated corporations and flounderingfinanciap institutions.
That can mean new business opportunitiexs for family companies in such areads as infrastructure rebuildingand defense. If you don’t know how to pursuwe government contracts, this would be a good time to Challenge No. 4: Grow your business in a tightcredi environment. The bankers are likelg to keep wearingtheir “Justf Say No†T-shirts for much of 2009. That means owners of familh businesses of all typesx and sizes should grab their bootstraps and find ways to grow and diversifyuthat don’t rely on the formap financial industry. Look for family membersa and friends who have the means and the confidenced to lend orbuy in.
Consider turning some unproductiver assets intoneeded liquidity. But don’t go to your credi t cards. Opportunity No. 5: Make even the greatesrt challenge intoan opportunity. OK, maybes every cloud doesn’t come with a built-inb silver lining. But the business-owning familh that has self-confidence, sound core values, and its eyes on the horizonb can convert even the uncertainties of 2008 into a pathwayt upwardin 2009. Try it and see.
And when you look back on all this and remember you read ithere
Opportunity No. 1: Professionalize your businesds structureand operations. I frequently harangue the ownerz of growing family owned companies about the need to convertg from aMom ‘n Pop businessx style to a fully professional style, with a missionj statement, a strategic plan to guide decisions, an organizationalk chart and job written policies and procedures, affordablde benefits, and agreement on how to change ownershi and management without undue confusion or The process can get a bit thorny sometimes, but with stronvg commitment, a family can professionalize successfully. This shoulrd be the year for your business. Challenge No.
1: Respond to unforeseen businessz and familyfinancial demands. The 2008 economy had the financew of many family companies flappintg like bed sheets ina windstorm. Lots of peopler can be leaders when times are but it takes a special person to lead when timeseare rough. Cash shortages, eroding markets and a near collapse of faitu in the future are challenging many busineszs owners to keep their headwon straight, to cut costs without cutting their and to remain optimistic when it’ss tempting to turn company resourcesa into personal safety nets. Opportunity No. 2: Make crucia succession decisions and acton them.
John Davis of Harvard Business School urges family companies to plan when the times are good. But planning often has to be done even when timeaare bad. Leadership and ownership succession always profits from a fresh look at what the family business needs forcontinued success. When conditions are callinb for reviews and revisions inmany companies, succession planning can benefiy from the analysis that’s beint done for other Challenge No. 2: Make crucial succession decision s and acton them.
On the other thoughtful planning for family ownership continuityg can be warped by a sensed of crisis brought on by tough economic If temporary conditions make you wonder if the business really is a it might be hard to see the characteristics that have made it successful in years past and that should be maintained into the Keep acool head. Opportunity No. 3: Buy low. What’e Warren Buffet’s current advice to stocjk investors? Buy! That perspective can be translated into golden opportunities for familu owned companies that have a comfortable reservre and can afford the risk of expanding at the bottomm ofthe market.
If you have the meanws to buy, the price are not likely to getmuch better. Challengd No. 3: Avoid selling low. But if you’rs an acquisition target and prefer to stay put up every ounce of fight you have to avoifd selling at the bottom ofthe Actually, family owned business often have greater ability to withstandc tough times because they can hunker down and live off the land withouty being harassed by outside Grit your teeth and lean into the wind. Opportunityt No. 4: Watch for the opening of new business President-elect Obama has promised to stimulate the economy outsidse of bloated corporations and flounderingfinanciap institutions.
That can mean new business opportunitiexs for family companies in such areads as infrastructure rebuildingand defense. If you don’t know how to pursuwe government contracts, this would be a good time to Challenge No. 4: Grow your business in a tightcredi environment. The bankers are likelg to keep wearingtheir “Justf Say No†T-shirts for much of 2009. That means owners of familh businesses of all typesx and sizes should grab their bootstraps and find ways to grow and diversifyuthat don’t rely on the formap financial industry. Look for family membersa and friends who have the means and the confidenced to lend orbuy in.
Consider turning some unproductiver assets intoneeded liquidity. But don’t go to your credi t cards. Opportunity No. 5: Make even the greatesrt challenge intoan opportunity. OK, maybes every cloud doesn’t come with a built-inb silver lining. But the business-owning familh that has self-confidence, sound core values, and its eyes on the horizonb can convert even the uncertainties of 2008 into a pathwayt upwardin 2009. Try it and see.
And when you look back on all this and remember you read ithere
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Utah State stood strong when Nevada, Fresno fled - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Energy executive plans six biofuel stations - Memphis Business Journal:
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Grimes, a managing partner of LLC, Milwaukee, is overseeingf the conversion of a formerShelol station, 5080 S. Pennsylvania Ave., into a biofuel station called Good To Go that will begin sellingf biodiesel fuelin June. In the future, Good To Go station will offer a gasoline and ethanolmix that’s 85 percent ethanol, and plug-in bays where electric cars can rechargd their batteries. Grimes and a handfu of partners have a second Good To Go alternative fuel station in Little Chute in the Fox Valley thatsells E-85 and will sell biodiesel soon.
“Thwe business climate for alternative fuelsis growing, and we’rd attracting more investors,” Grimes But, he said capital markets are tight, preventingy the company from opening additional Good To Go stationsw early in 2009. AUR Energy Partners has option s to purchase two petroleum fillinh stationsin Shorewood, but he doesn’t expect opening the Shorewood stationsa until 2010 at the earliest. Good To Go filling stations are purchasing biodiesel fuel fromthe . Grimesd has a 10,000-gallon fuel tank at the Cudahu alternative fuel stop that willcarrt biodiesel. Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue expects the alternativre fuel station to attract other green businessedsto Cudahy.
“We think this will help put us on the map forother startups,” he said. Grimese is also installing solar panels at the Cudahyy location that will produce electricityfor battery-powered Electricity generated by the paneld will be used at the statiomn and some will be sold back to We Energies. AUR Energt Partners also has a car wash in Littlr Chute that uses recycledwash water. A similar car wash will be installede at the Cudahy GoodTo Go, said Grimes. “We need more pioneerx to embrace alternative and renewable fuelsd because the opportunitiesare limitless,” said Maria a biofuels sector specialist for the Wisconsin Office of Energyh Independence.
Redmond predicts the amount of biodiese l fuel sold in 2009 throughout the state will be more than doublew that soldin 2008.
Grimes, a managing partner of LLC, Milwaukee, is overseeingf the conversion of a formerShelol station, 5080 S. Pennsylvania Ave., into a biofuel station called Good To Go that will begin sellingf biodiesel fuelin June. In the future, Good To Go station will offer a gasoline and ethanolmix that’s 85 percent ethanol, and plug-in bays where electric cars can rechargd their batteries. Grimes and a handfu of partners have a second Good To Go alternative fuel station in Little Chute in the Fox Valley thatsells E-85 and will sell biodiesel soon.
“Thwe business climate for alternative fuelsis growing, and we’rd attracting more investors,” Grimes But, he said capital markets are tight, preventingy the company from opening additional Good To Go stationsw early in 2009. AUR Energy Partners has option s to purchase two petroleum fillinh stationsin Shorewood, but he doesn’t expect opening the Shorewood stationsa until 2010 at the earliest. Good To Go filling stations are purchasing biodiesel fuel fromthe . Grimesd has a 10,000-gallon fuel tank at the Cudahu alternative fuel stop that willcarrt biodiesel. Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue expects the alternativre fuel station to attract other green businessedsto Cudahy.
“We think this will help put us on the map forother startups,” he said. Grimese is also installing solar panels at the Cudahyy location that will produce electricityfor battery-powered Electricity generated by the paneld will be used at the statiomn and some will be sold back to We Energies. AUR Energt Partners also has a car wash in Littlr Chute that uses recycledwash water. A similar car wash will be installede at the Cudahy GoodTo Go, said Grimes. “We need more pioneerx to embrace alternative and renewable fuelsd because the opportunitiesare limitless,” said Maria a biofuels sector specialist for the Wisconsin Office of Energyh Independence.
Redmond predicts the amount of biodiese l fuel sold in 2009 throughout the state will be more than doublew that soldin 2008.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
AG files suit against loan modification firm - Dallas Business Journal:
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The case filed Monday in Maricopa Superior Couryt alleges that LLC and its two Thomas J. Montoya and Robery Sanchez, advertised and promoted the firm as havint an affiliation withthe U.S. Department of Housinvg and Urban Development, which it does not, according to the But Montoya, in a phone conversatiomn with the PhoenixBusiness Journal, said he was “takem aback” by the He would not elaborate on any of the however, and said he was talking with the company’s He said the company wouldr distribute a prepared statement after consulting with As part of the complaint, the AG alleges that Santoya Financial, located at 2225 W.
Whisperinhg Spring Drive in Phoenix, charged fees for service that consumers could access directlyfor “The defendants deceptively implied to consumers that any fees paid by consumersa for loan modification services with Santoyaz Financial are refundable because the modification programn is back by HUD, withouy disclosing that Santoya Financial’s services are not in any way endorsecd or approved by HUD and that consumers can obtain assistancwe from HUD in applying for and obtaining loan modifications without paying any fee whatsoever,” the lawsuit states.
The complainr requests that the court enjoin Santoya Financial from continuingits “unlawfupl acts,” order the company to pay back any monet received from those acts, and the defendants to pay civilp penalties of up to $10,00p0 per violation and costs of the investigation. According to cour records, Santoya Financial began advertising loan modification servicese in March to consumers who were facingh foreclosure ontheir homes. Sanchezz was featured on a Phoenix televisionj station in April and allegedly represented that his firmwas “working with HUD whild providing loan modification service s to consumers,” the lawsuit stated.
Santoys charged consumers $1,199 plus the equivalent of one month’sd mortgage payment, the lawsuit Santoya also represented during phone solicitations that fees collecteed for loan modifications would be donatede to an organization named Partnerwin Charity, but “the fees consumers pay for the loan modification servicew advertised by Santoya Financiak do not go to Partners in Charity or any other charitabl e organization,” the lawsuit further alleged. The lawsuit also claimes that Santoya did not obtain the necessary surett bond required by the Arizona CreditServices Act.
The case filed Monday in Maricopa Superior Couryt alleges that LLC and its two Thomas J. Montoya and Robery Sanchez, advertised and promoted the firm as havint an affiliation withthe U.S. Department of Housinvg and Urban Development, which it does not, according to the But Montoya, in a phone conversatiomn with the PhoenixBusiness Journal, said he was “takem aback” by the He would not elaborate on any of the however, and said he was talking with the company’s He said the company wouldr distribute a prepared statement after consulting with As part of the complaint, the AG alleges that Santoya Financial, located at 2225 W.
Whisperinhg Spring Drive in Phoenix, charged fees for service that consumers could access directlyfor “The defendants deceptively implied to consumers that any fees paid by consumersa for loan modification services with Santoyaz Financial are refundable because the modification programn is back by HUD, withouy disclosing that Santoya Financial’s services are not in any way endorsecd or approved by HUD and that consumers can obtain assistancwe from HUD in applying for and obtaining loan modifications without paying any fee whatsoever,” the lawsuit states.
The complainr requests that the court enjoin Santoya Financial from continuingits “unlawfupl acts,” order the company to pay back any monet received from those acts, and the defendants to pay civilp penalties of up to $10,00p0 per violation and costs of the investigation. According to cour records, Santoya Financial began advertising loan modification servicese in March to consumers who were facingh foreclosure ontheir homes. Sanchezz was featured on a Phoenix televisionj station in April and allegedly represented that his firmwas “working with HUD whild providing loan modification service s to consumers,” the lawsuit stated.
Santoys charged consumers $1,199 plus the equivalent of one month’sd mortgage payment, the lawsuit Santoya also represented during phone solicitations that fees collecteed for loan modifications would be donatede to an organization named Partnerwin Charity, but “the fees consumers pay for the loan modification servicew advertised by Santoya Financiak do not go to Partners in Charity or any other charitabl e organization,” the lawsuit further alleged. The lawsuit also claimes that Santoya did not obtain the necessary surett bond required by the Arizona CreditServices Act.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Former EPA chief Whitman wants place for nuclear - Washington Post
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
A statement from Patrick Cudahy Inc. - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Patrick Cudahy Q & A Is PC open today? No. The corporate office and plant facility areclosedx today. But we are doing everything in our powerto re-open the planyt as soon as possible. What happened?? A fire broke out late Sundaty evening shortlybefore 10:00 p.m. Fortunately, therde have been no injuries associated with the fire and all employeesa in the plant at the time the fire was spottedexitex safely. Safety officials have not yet determine d the exact cause ofthe fire. I live or work near Patrickk Cudahy. Can I go home or to work nearby? No, a mandatoruy evacuation order fora one-milee area surrounding the plant has been issued as a precaution due to low levels of ammonia in the air.
The affected area of the evacuation includesLake Drive, Pennsylvania Ave., Lunhamn Ave. and Ramsey Ave. Where can I go during this emergencyu evacuation? Evacuation centers have been set up at General MitchelloElementary School, 5950 S. Illinoies Ave., and at South Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave. Officialas are asking people to bring theidr pets andpet supplies, medicationss and a few personal itemss to the emergency shelter. When will the plant re-open Firefighters continue to bring the fireundert control. The plant’s environmental, safetyh and health teams are takingf all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of Patrick Cudahty employees and members ofthe community.
A decisionj about when to reopen the planf will be made pending adamagde assessment. Because we understand that many area familiez rely on the plant forthei livelihood, we are doing everything we can to re-ope n the plant as soon as possible. When will Patricok Cudahy offices re-open? Patrick Cudahy planzs to resume normal operations as soonas Meanwhile, we appreciate the patience of our customers and suppliers during this period of time. Shoulf I report to work today? All first, second and thire shift employees of the Patrick Cudahyy meat packing plant and corporate headquarters facilith should stay home today and untiklfurther notice. How can I learn more about when to reporftto work?
Employees with questions abouy when to report to work shouldx visit the Patrick Cudahy website, , where information will be posted and updated continuously. Customers with questions about orders shoulc contact theirsales representative, call Customefr Service at 1-800-486-6900 or visit the Patrick Cudahhy website for updates.
Patrick Cudahy Q & A Is PC open today? No. The corporate office and plant facility areclosedx today. But we are doing everything in our powerto re-open the planyt as soon as possible. What happened?? A fire broke out late Sundaty evening shortlybefore 10:00 p.m. Fortunately, therde have been no injuries associated with the fire and all employeesa in the plant at the time the fire was spottedexitex safely. Safety officials have not yet determine d the exact cause ofthe fire. I live or work near Patrickk Cudahy. Can I go home or to work nearby? No, a mandatoruy evacuation order fora one-milee area surrounding the plant has been issued as a precaution due to low levels of ammonia in the air.
The affected area of the evacuation includesLake Drive, Pennsylvania Ave., Lunhamn Ave. and Ramsey Ave. Where can I go during this emergencyu evacuation? Evacuation centers have been set up at General MitchelloElementary School, 5950 S. Illinoies Ave., and at South Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave. Officialas are asking people to bring theidr pets andpet supplies, medicationss and a few personal itemss to the emergency shelter. When will the plant re-open Firefighters continue to bring the fireundert control. The plant’s environmental, safetyh and health teams are takingf all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of Patrick Cudahty employees and members ofthe community.
A decisionj about when to reopen the planf will be made pending adamagde assessment. Because we understand that many area familiez rely on the plant forthei livelihood, we are doing everything we can to re-ope n the plant as soon as possible. When will Patricok Cudahy offices re-open? Patrick Cudahy planzs to resume normal operations as soonas Meanwhile, we appreciate the patience of our customers and suppliers during this period of time. Shoulf I report to work today? All first, second and thire shift employees of the Patrick Cudahyy meat packing plant and corporate headquarters facilith should stay home today and untiklfurther notice. How can I learn more about when to reporftto work?
Employees with questions abouy when to report to work shouldx visit the Patrick Cudahy website, , where information will be posted and updated continuously. Customers with questions about orders shoulc contact theirsales representative, call Customefr Service at 1-800-486-6900 or visit the Patrick Cudahhy website for updates.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
$94 million toxic ash cleanup begins - bizjournals:
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Residents’ outrage wasn’t confined to the courtroom. There were heatecd community meetings, protests and othe threats of lawsuits. Neighbors began growingv suspicious that governmentofficials weren’t providing the whole and weren’t moving fast enough. “There are a lot of sensitivitiesa when it comes to the ashsite locations,” said Ben a city spokesman. “So we have hit the ground runningt with a grassroots campaign to let these communitiesknow what’xs going on.” That plan includes a new Web site and upcomingf information center, and monthly meetings with residents. “I’m glad they are doinv something,” Gundy said.
“I’m glad we are overcoming the sins of our forefatherxs who dumped at those Harris points out anothetr victim of theash — the yet unfinishede Durkeeville project. The redevelopment project, which was awarded a $21 millionm grant from the and was alreadyunder way, came to a halt when the ash was The city reallocated the funds to avoie losing them. Harris worries that the neighborhood might not ever get the money to finishthe project. He doesn’ t understand why the city fast-tracked the cleanul of a site to build atennis court, but not the land s that have held hostage the Durkeeville project. “Thisd has put everyone’s lives on he said.
Residents’ outrage wasn’t confined to the courtroom. There were heatecd community meetings, protests and othe threats of lawsuits. Neighbors began growingv suspicious that governmentofficials weren’t providing the whole and weren’t moving fast enough. “There are a lot of sensitivitiesa when it comes to the ashsite locations,” said Ben a city spokesman. “So we have hit the ground runningt with a grassroots campaign to let these communitiesknow what’xs going on.” That plan includes a new Web site and upcomingf information center, and monthly meetings with residents. “I’m glad they are doinv something,” Gundy said.
“I’m glad we are overcoming the sins of our forefatherxs who dumped at those Harris points out anothetr victim of theash — the yet unfinishede Durkeeville project. The redevelopment project, which was awarded a $21 millionm grant from the and was alreadyunder way, came to a halt when the ash was The city reallocated the funds to avoie losing them. Harris worries that the neighborhood might not ever get the money to finishthe project. He doesn’ t understand why the city fast-tracked the cleanul of a site to build atennis court, but not the land s that have held hostage the Durkeeville project. “Thisd has put everyone’s lives on he said.
Friday, October 15, 2010
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Facebook, VCs give 18 developers seed money - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The companies were chosen from more than 400 developeres and entrepreneurs from around the world who applies in a competition sponsored by and . The two venture funds will invest morethan $500,00o into the companies in exchange for equity. Two non-profits that will not get fundinbg were also chosen to participate in the incubator which will be run by Dave McClure ofFoundersa Fund. The incubator program will operatee out of oneof Facebook’s Palo Alto offices from mid-Junr to the end of August, at which pointy all of the startups will present to Silicob Valley angel and venture capital investors.
According to Facebook'z Web site, the companies and nonprofits selected include: : Find friendzs of friends to date...or play matchmaker! If you're single, you can searchb your friends' friends and ask for If you're taken, you can set friends up. Friends of friends are the best peoplerto date. It's social datintg via friendly intros. : Funji is an avatar-basede social networking app for the iPhone and iPod satisfying users' desire to express themselves and communicates with others in a fun, creativer way. The team has more than five yearsz of experience in the mobile marker in both South Korea andthe US.
: Gameyola is a distributionn and monetization platform for casualFlash games. Flash gamesd currently monetize poorly, but Gameyola solves this problekm by providing Flash developers tools to sell virtuakl goods and to acquire users throughsocialk channels. (private beta): From keeping track of your kids to protectin g your identity and gettinh back your lost Life360 is the placer you go to keep yourfamily safe, and prepared for daily : Churches create their own social networks on MyChurch.org. They extenfd their community between Sundays with tools to connect and engagetheir members. Over 30,000 church congregationsd are representedon MyChurch.org.
Navify: Navify is a visual encyclopedis that combines Wikipedia articleswith images, videos, and It is the only general encyclopedis that allows you to listen to music watch movie trailers, and browse news and celebrity phot o galleries. : Simplify the way you manage Faceboook and other social NutshellMail consolidates activity from all your accounts into a singlwe email digest delivered onyour schedule. Don't let emaipl alerts clutter your Get informed, not interrupted. Get the Nut! : Brin g your blog to Facebook, and Facebookk to your blog.
Pull your Feed to your profile andbusinesw pages, add widgets to promote your network, and read the news from blogsx you follow on the largest communit y of bloggers and blog lovers on Facebook. : Paradiswe Paintball is the first game developedon Cmune'ds next-generation social gaming platform. It is the first casual, 3D multiplaye FPS game on Facebook, Apple Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eighf friends and buy virtual items to enhancethe : Photos I Like is a digitakl media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweight social self-expression, and communities. : Combinea the success of resident referral programs with the power ofsocial networks.
Residents refer their community to friendzs through social networks like and email to earn rewards and livewith : RUNmyERRAND is a social networking inspired web and mobile marketplac that provides people and businesses an easy and trusted way to get everydagy tasks done in their own hyperlocal : RunThere is a social-networkinf service for runners and Users can map and measure their favoriter routes (no GPS required), keep a running/bikinfg log, and find athletes and routes nearby Sortuv lets you start with something you and discover more. Instead of searchingh for a "great restaurant" just say what you "Find me a place sortuv like Spaglin Seattle".
Check them out , , and . / : Trave l Brain by GeckoGo helps youtrackm (and show off!) your travels, share experiences with and discover new places to visit. Lear from the knowledge of over 600,000 and get expert guide info from theirr Bradt TravelGuides partnership. Weardrobe (private Weardrobe is a fashion-focused community for discovering different ways to wear Weardrobe provides a platform for peoplew to share reviews of theirown clothing, post photo s of their looks, catalog their closet and searcb for style inspiration. : Workstir is a communitty that connects users with trustworthy localkservice providers.
Anyone can post a job and chooss a provider with confidence by browsing theifpast reviews. For businesses, Workstir provides a wealth of jobs in their areaof expertise. Worldly Developments (privatd beta): Worldly Developments is building online services that will help you connecty withthe people, places and evente in your local community. Its first product makes it a snapto promote, and communicate around group activities. : Sama is Sanskriyt for "equal" – Samasource finds and trains reliable QA professionalz to test Facebook apps witha user-friendly interface that livew on Facebook Platform.
With Samasource, developers lowet costs, reduce poverty, and improve their applications. Vittana enables you to lend directl to students in thedeveloping world, $25 at a Their mission is to brinh student loans to the developing world through the powerf of person-to-person microlending.
The companies were chosen from more than 400 developeres and entrepreneurs from around the world who applies in a competition sponsored by and . The two venture funds will invest morethan $500,00o into the companies in exchange for equity. Two non-profits that will not get fundinbg were also chosen to participate in the incubator which will be run by Dave McClure ofFoundersa Fund. The incubator program will operatee out of oneof Facebook’s Palo Alto offices from mid-Junr to the end of August, at which pointy all of the startups will present to Silicob Valley angel and venture capital investors.
According to Facebook'z Web site, the companies and nonprofits selected include: : Find friendzs of friends to date...or play matchmaker! If you're single, you can searchb your friends' friends and ask for If you're taken, you can set friends up. Friends of friends are the best peoplerto date. It's social datintg via friendly intros. : Funji is an avatar-basede social networking app for the iPhone and iPod satisfying users' desire to express themselves and communicates with others in a fun, creativer way. The team has more than five yearsz of experience in the mobile marker in both South Korea andthe US.
: Gameyola is a distributionn and monetization platform for casualFlash games. Flash gamesd currently monetize poorly, but Gameyola solves this problekm by providing Flash developers tools to sell virtuakl goods and to acquire users throughsocialk channels. (private beta): From keeping track of your kids to protectin g your identity and gettinh back your lost Life360 is the placer you go to keep yourfamily safe, and prepared for daily : Churches create their own social networks on MyChurch.org. They extenfd their community between Sundays with tools to connect and engagetheir members. Over 30,000 church congregationsd are representedon MyChurch.org.
Navify: Navify is a visual encyclopedis that combines Wikipedia articleswith images, videos, and It is the only general encyclopedis that allows you to listen to music watch movie trailers, and browse news and celebrity phot o galleries. : Simplify the way you manage Faceboook and other social NutshellMail consolidates activity from all your accounts into a singlwe email digest delivered onyour schedule. Don't let emaipl alerts clutter your Get informed, not interrupted. Get the Nut! : Brin g your blog to Facebook, and Facebookk to your blog.
Pull your Feed to your profile andbusinesw pages, add widgets to promote your network, and read the news from blogsx you follow on the largest communit y of bloggers and blog lovers on Facebook. : Paradiswe Paintball is the first game developedon Cmune'ds next-generation social gaming platform. It is the first casual, 3D multiplaye FPS game on Facebook, Apple Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eighf friends and buy virtual items to enhancethe : Photos I Like is a digitakl media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweight social self-expression, and communities. : Combinea the success of resident referral programs with the power ofsocial networks.
Residents refer their community to friendzs through social networks like and email to earn rewards and livewith : RUNmyERRAND is a social networking inspired web and mobile marketplac that provides people and businesses an easy and trusted way to get everydagy tasks done in their own hyperlocal : RunThere is a social-networkinf service for runners and Users can map and measure their favoriter routes (no GPS required), keep a running/bikinfg log, and find athletes and routes nearby Sortuv lets you start with something you and discover more. Instead of searchingh for a "great restaurant" just say what you "Find me a place sortuv like Spaglin Seattle".
Check them out , , and . / : Trave l Brain by GeckoGo helps youtrackm (and show off!) your travels, share experiences with and discover new places to visit. Lear from the knowledge of over 600,000 and get expert guide info from theirr Bradt TravelGuides partnership. Weardrobe (private Weardrobe is a fashion-focused community for discovering different ways to wear Weardrobe provides a platform for peoplew to share reviews of theirown clothing, post photo s of their looks, catalog their closet and searcb for style inspiration. : Workstir is a communitty that connects users with trustworthy localkservice providers.
Anyone can post a job and chooss a provider with confidence by browsing theifpast reviews. For businesses, Workstir provides a wealth of jobs in their areaof expertise. Worldly Developments (privatd beta): Worldly Developments is building online services that will help you connecty withthe people, places and evente in your local community. Its first product makes it a snapto promote, and communicate around group activities. : Sama is Sanskriyt for "equal" – Samasource finds and trains reliable QA professionalz to test Facebook apps witha user-friendly interface that livew on Facebook Platform.
With Samasource, developers lowet costs, reduce poverty, and improve their applications. Vittana enables you to lend directl to students in thedeveloping world, $25 at a Their mission is to brinh student loans to the developing world through the powerf of person-to-person microlending.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
SBA commits to $75M for Fifth Street Finance unit - BusinessWeek
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SBA commits to $75M for Fifth Street Finance unit BusinessWeek Specialty finance company Fifth Street Finance Corp. on Monday said it received a $75 million commitment from the US Sm » |
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Union Pacific Corporation Company Profile | UNP Company Information
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April 17, 2006 Building on its reputatiom as having the most environmentallg friendly locomotive fleet in the United Union Pacific today announced it is testing technologies to reducd diesel engine emissions in oldefrailroad locomotives. Through collaboration with staff at the National Vehicl and Fuel Emissions Laboratory ofthe U.S. Environmentak Protection Agency (EPA) from Ann Mich., Union Pacific is providing a 3,800-horsepower SD60M locomotive built inJanuary 1992, to servw as the first freight locomotive in North America to be equippecd with a set of oxidation catalyst or "oxicat" devices manufacturexd by the MIRATECH Corporation of Tulsa, These devices serve as flow-through catalytic converters.
As the diesekl engine's exhaust flows through these converters, microscopicx particles known as "particulate matter" generated by the diesel combustionn process will be converted into water and carbon In asimilar experiment, a 1,500-horsepowerf yard switching locomotive built in November also provided by Union Pacific, will be retrofitte d with a diesel particulate filter or "DPF." The DPF initiativer is the result of a four-year funded in part by Uniohn Pacific, to assess clean-engine technologies for locomotivre applications. The DPF acts as a filter that uses high-temperature silicon carbide blocks to trap particulate matter inthe ...
April 17, 2006 Building on its reputatiom as having the most environmentallg friendly locomotive fleet in the United Union Pacific today announced it is testing technologies to reducd diesel engine emissions in oldefrailroad locomotives. Through collaboration with staff at the National Vehicl and Fuel Emissions Laboratory ofthe U.S. Environmentak Protection Agency (EPA) from Ann Mich., Union Pacific is providing a 3,800-horsepower SD60M locomotive built inJanuary 1992, to servw as the first freight locomotive in North America to be equippecd with a set of oxidation catalyst or "oxicat" devices manufacturexd by the MIRATECH Corporation of Tulsa, These devices serve as flow-through catalytic converters.
As the diesekl engine's exhaust flows through these converters, microscopicx particles known as "particulate matter" generated by the diesel combustionn process will be converted into water and carbon In asimilar experiment, a 1,500-horsepowerf yard switching locomotive built in November also provided by Union Pacific, will be retrofitte d with a diesel particulate filter or "DPF." The DPF initiativer is the result of a four-year funded in part by Uniohn Pacific, to assess clean-engine technologies for locomotivre applications. The DPF acts as a filter that uses high-temperature silicon carbide blocks to trap particulate matter inthe ...
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Senate eyes 25-employee threshold for health mandate - Orlando Business Journal:
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A “play or pay” employer mandate has been looming for but Democrats on theSenate Health, Education, Labo r and Pensions Committee finallh defined how small a busines s would need to be in order to be exempted from the requirement. Most busineszs groups oppose requiring employers to provide healtu care or pay a fee to the even if there is an exemption forsmall businesses. They contend it would kill jobs and hurt businessezs that are struggling to survive in atoughj economy. Plus, they said the mandate would do nothingf to addresshealth care’s underlying It costs too much. Take Tanya Sims, ownere of , who eliminated healthh care coverage for her 35 employeeethis year.
The Orlando-based electrical contractotr had provided the benefit for15 years.
A “play or pay” employer mandate has been looming for but Democrats on theSenate Health, Education, Labo r and Pensions Committee finallh defined how small a busines s would need to be in order to be exempted from the requirement. Most busineszs groups oppose requiring employers to provide healtu care or pay a fee to the even if there is an exemption forsmall businesses. They contend it would kill jobs and hurt businessezs that are struggling to survive in atoughj economy. Plus, they said the mandate would do nothingf to addresshealth care’s underlying It costs too much. Take Tanya Sims, ownere of , who eliminated healthh care coverage for her 35 employeeethis year.
The Orlando-based electrical contractotr had provided the benefit for15 years.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Vanguard Reduces the Cost of Investing by Broadening Availability of Admiral ... - Kansas City Star
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Vanguard Reduces the Cost of Investing by Broadening Availability of Admiral ... Kansas City Star Vanguard today considerably reduced the cost of investing for nearly 2 million clients by broadening the availability of its ultra-low-cost Admiral Shares. ... |
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
N.C. law extends COBRA enrollment - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The law extends the enrollment period to 120 days from 60 The coverage, often called will ultimately allow employeed to receive the federap stimulus package’s 65 percent COBRA premium Laid-off personnel must have worked at small businesses with fewer than 20 “Because of this legislation and the federal premiumj subsidy, more North Carolinians who have been laid off will be able to maintaim their insurance coverage,” says N.C. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. “We hear from a lot of consumersx who unfortunately have chosen not to extenxd their coverage through COBRAor mini-COBRA because it is simply too expensivee or they missed the electiobn period.
” COBRA gives workersw and their families the optionm to continue group health benefits for limited periods of time undet certain circumstances. Under federal law, COBRAq generally applies to companies with 20 or more and workers may be charged up to 102 perceny of the full healthinsurance premium. Insurance companiesa of small employers — those who have fewer than 20 employees are required to offer continuation coveragr underNorth Carolina’s Group Health Insurance Continuatiob laws.
The federal stimulus package contains two provisions that expand the benefits available to employees whose jobs have been It extends the election period for eligible employees to determine whether they wish to enroll in the federa lCOBRA program. The new N.C. law provides the same extende d election periodfor mini-COBRA in North The federal package also provides a subsidy that pays for 65 percenty of the premium for both COBRA and mini-COBRA recipiente who were laid off between Sept. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009.
Dependinf on the size of the former either the employer or the insurancee provider fronts 65 percent of the premiumj amount and then recoups that expense througj federal payrolltax credits. Workers are responsible for the remainintg 35 percent ofthe premium.
The law extends the enrollment period to 120 days from 60 The coverage, often called will ultimately allow employeed to receive the federap stimulus package’s 65 percent COBRA premium Laid-off personnel must have worked at small businesses with fewer than 20 “Because of this legislation and the federal premiumj subsidy, more North Carolinians who have been laid off will be able to maintaim their insurance coverage,” says N.C. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. “We hear from a lot of consumersx who unfortunately have chosen not to extenxd their coverage through COBRAor mini-COBRA because it is simply too expensivee or they missed the electiobn period.
” COBRA gives workersw and their families the optionm to continue group health benefits for limited periods of time undet certain circumstances. Under federal law, COBRAq generally applies to companies with 20 or more and workers may be charged up to 102 perceny of the full healthinsurance premium. Insurance companiesa of small employers — those who have fewer than 20 employees are required to offer continuation coveragr underNorth Carolina’s Group Health Insurance Continuatiob laws.
The federal stimulus package contains two provisions that expand the benefits available to employees whose jobs have been It extends the election period for eligible employees to determine whether they wish to enroll in the federa lCOBRA program. The new N.C. law provides the same extende d election periodfor mini-COBRA in North The federal package also provides a subsidy that pays for 65 percenty of the premium for both COBRA and mini-COBRA recipiente who were laid off between Sept. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009.
Dependinf on the size of the former either the employer or the insurancee provider fronts 65 percent of the premiumj amount and then recoups that expense througj federal payrolltax credits. Workers are responsible for the remainintg 35 percent ofthe premium.
Monday, October 4, 2010
FDA approves new treatment for brain cancer - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Government regulators granted accelerated approval for Avastinn for people with glioblastoma who have experiencerd a progression of the disease followinfgprior treatment. Glioblastoma affects 10,000p people per year nationwide. Glioblastoma tumors nearlgy always return followinginitial treatment. Dr. Lisa Fichtel, a medical oncologistg and hematologist with the START Center for Cancer Care in San says she has witnessed first hand how this drug has helper patients withbrain cancer.
“This is the firsr new treatment in more than 10 yearss for people with this type of aggressivebrain cancer,” Fichtel Fichtel sees at least one new brain cancer patient each week and has seen the positivs impact this drug has had in not only slowin g the progression of the disease but also improving the qualitg of life of patients in San Antonio. Genentech gainefd FDA approval after concludingan multicenter, non-comparative Phase II study of 167 patientds with glioblastoma.
The South San Francisco-based biotechnology company workato discover, develop, manufacture and commercializd medicines that treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical provides oncology research and treatment.
Government regulators granted accelerated approval for Avastinn for people with glioblastoma who have experiencerd a progression of the disease followinfgprior treatment. Glioblastoma affects 10,000p people per year nationwide. Glioblastoma tumors nearlgy always return followinginitial treatment. Dr. Lisa Fichtel, a medical oncologistg and hematologist with the START Center for Cancer Care in San says she has witnessed first hand how this drug has helper patients withbrain cancer.
“This is the firsr new treatment in more than 10 yearss for people with this type of aggressivebrain cancer,” Fichtel Fichtel sees at least one new brain cancer patient each week and has seen the positivs impact this drug has had in not only slowin g the progression of the disease but also improving the qualitg of life of patients in San Antonio. Genentech gainefd FDA approval after concludingan multicenter, non-comparative Phase II study of 167 patientds with glioblastoma.
The South San Francisco-based biotechnology company workato discover, develop, manufacture and commercializd medicines that treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical provides oncology research and treatment.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Area home sales post big drop in May - San Francisco Business Times:
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There were 1,783 home closings last a 29 percent decrease fromMay 2008, accordin to the Greater Nashvillr Association of Realtors. The mediah price of single-family homes in May was $169,000, a $5,409 increase from the prior month, but a 10.6 percenr decline from May 2008. “Real estate is feelingv the same effects as the rest of thenationap economy,” Greater Nashville Associationj of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in a press release.
“With the recent American Recoveruy and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supportedc bythe FHA, we are hopefuol that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunityt to use the $8,000 tax credift to help with certain costs at closing.” Inventory on the marketf increase about 0.8 percent from April. There were 24,600 homesz on the market May 31. May’sd numbers brings year-to-date closings up to 7,149, down 31 percentf from the 10,406 closings at this poin t in 2008. The condo market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percentr drop from the year before. That comparee to 305 closings last year. The median price for a condo in Maywas $156,250, down 1.
7 percent from last There were 2,000 sales pendinb at the end of May. While that numbef was down from 2,489 pending salese last year, it was only the secon time since last September that pending salesd figure hadreached 2,000 properties or more.
There were 1,783 home closings last a 29 percent decrease fromMay 2008, accordin to the Greater Nashvillr Association of Realtors. The mediah price of single-family homes in May was $169,000, a $5,409 increase from the prior month, but a 10.6 percenr decline from May 2008. “Real estate is feelingv the same effects as the rest of thenationap economy,” Greater Nashville Associationj of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in a press release.
“With the recent American Recoveruy and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supportedc bythe FHA, we are hopefuol that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunityt to use the $8,000 tax credift to help with certain costs at closing.” Inventory on the marketf increase about 0.8 percent from April. There were 24,600 homesz on the market May 31. May’sd numbers brings year-to-date closings up to 7,149, down 31 percentf from the 10,406 closings at this poin t in 2008. The condo market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percentr drop from the year before. That comparee to 305 closings last year. The median price for a condo in Maywas $156,250, down 1.
7 percent from last There were 2,000 sales pendinb at the end of May. While that numbef was down from 2,489 pending salese last year, it was only the secon time since last September that pending salesd figure hadreached 2,000 properties or more.
Friday, October 1, 2010
KV Pharmaceutical, Purdue Pharma settle painkiller patent dispute - Nashville Business Journal:
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Under the settlement, KV agreed to no longert disputethe “validity, enforceability or infringement” of the Purdued generic oxycodone patents. In return, Purduee granted KV a limited, non-exclusive license to manufacturewand sell, in the United States, a certaihn amount of various dosage strengthe of the drugs as long as KV pays royalties to KV also reached a deal to be an non-exclusive distributor in the Unitedx States of certain generic versions of OxyContin. These agreementd settle three patent infringementlawsuitsa Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue filed agains KV in 2007. KV still faces more lawsuits fromothetr companies, consumers and shareholders. Three individual s in St.
Clair County Circuit Court againstf KV, alleging that certain drugs contained a potentially lethal amount of morphinr due to oversized tablets that were eventually recalled by thepharmaceutical company. Last , a Florida-based dermatologty company, sued KV, of a patent for Duac topical gel, an acne KV also faces lawsuits from shareholders about manufacturing compliance andthe company’as financial prospects. Brentwood, Mo.-based KV has and recallex painkillers. In March, KV said it with the FDA that outline a series of measures that will permitg KV and its subsidiaries to resume manufacturingand distribution.
Under the settlement, KV agreed to no longert disputethe “validity, enforceability or infringement” of the Purdued generic oxycodone patents. In return, Purduee granted KV a limited, non-exclusive license to manufacturewand sell, in the United States, a certaihn amount of various dosage strengthe of the drugs as long as KV pays royalties to KV also reached a deal to be an non-exclusive distributor in the Unitedx States of certain generic versions of OxyContin. These agreementd settle three patent infringementlawsuitsa Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue filed agains KV in 2007. KV still faces more lawsuits fromothetr companies, consumers and shareholders. Three individual s in St.
Clair County Circuit Court againstf KV, alleging that certain drugs contained a potentially lethal amount of morphinr due to oversized tablets that were eventually recalled by thepharmaceutical company. Last , a Florida-based dermatologty company, sued KV, of a patent for Duac topical gel, an acne KV also faces lawsuits from shareholders about manufacturing compliance andthe company’as financial prospects. Brentwood, Mo.-based KV has and recallex painkillers. In March, KV said it with the FDA that outline a series of measures that will permitg KV and its subsidiaries to resume manufacturingand distribution.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
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“We’re creating the footprint for thenext generation’d Research Triangle Park,” says Hendrickson, principall of Zebulon-based real estatde development firm Lookout Ventures. The project, formallg announced on June 4 in Apex, is callec “Veridea,” a name that combines the Latimnterm “veritas,” or truth, and or green, with the word idea. Buildinga could incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, guidelines. When finished, the project wouled include greenways and parks as well as the roadx and basic infrastructure for companies looking to locatew operations inthe area. Veridea is projected to bring between $5.
5 billion and $6 billion in new taxablre property value to the townof Apex. The project, whic h would be bordered by U.S. 1, N.C. 55 and the yet-to-be-builtt Western Wake Expressway, woulfd be 12 miles from RTP. Hendrickson partnered with New York privatew equity real estate fund onthe $68 milliob spent so far on land acquisition and pre-developmenr work. The total development will be 1,015 acres. Hendricksonh has closed on the purchase of 750 the rest is under Renee Lewis, Hudson’s managing director, says the property’s location gives it excellent But, she says, the firm also likes Hendrickson’s goal of making the projec environmentally friendly.
Hudson has made otherd investments in projects that have sustainable elements in Washington Arizona andNew York. But she says Verideq is by far the largestsuch “This is something we’re very excited about, to have a true modekl for sustainable development,” she says. Apex Mayor Keith Weatherly says he appreciates that Hendrickson has chosehn to locate the projecg inthe town, and he says the sustainablwe ideas are intriguing. “All of these components should be excitingf toany community, particularly the $6 billiom in new taxable value,” he says. Hendricksob brings a varied backgroundin business, investing and politics to the table.
Long a real estats investor and developer, he is a founding membefr of the board of directors ofin Raleigh. A graduated of and ’s law school, Hendricksonm is a former chairman of the North Carolina Democraticc Party and remains a majorparty fundraiser. Veridea is an expansiom of an earlier projecrt plannedfor Apex. In 2007, Hendrickson took over 1,00p0 acres that had been assembled by Zebulomn investorKent Cummings. The town of Apex had alreadyh approved a planned unit development that would have allowef upto 4,000 residential units, 2.2 million square feet of retaip space and 500,000 square feet of officre space.
By contrast, Veridea woulcd have 10 million square feet of office about half the amountin RTP. It also woulx have 2 million square feet ofmanufacturing space, for biotechnology and technology firms, and 3.5 million square feet for retail and commercial use. Veridea would have a mix of apartments, condominiumsz and houses for 8,000 residents. Hendrickson submittesd his plans to the Apex Planning Department onJune 1. To move forward, he needs the town to create a new zoning code forsustainabl development, the land must be rezoned, and the town must approvde the plans. Hendrickson expects the approval proceszs to continuethrough 2009.
The first phase of $50 millionn to $60 million of core infrastructure is projecteds to begin in 2010or 2011. Further development will be markety driven and depends largely on the companiew that choose to locate at Veridea incomingg years, Hendrickson says.
“We’re creating the footprint for thenext generation’d Research Triangle Park,” says Hendrickson, principall of Zebulon-based real estatde development firm Lookout Ventures. The project, formallg announced on June 4 in Apex, is callec “Veridea,” a name that combines the Latimnterm “veritas,” or truth, and or green, with the word idea. Buildinga could incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, guidelines. When finished, the project wouled include greenways and parks as well as the roadx and basic infrastructure for companies looking to locatew operations inthe area. Veridea is projected to bring between $5.
5 billion and $6 billion in new taxablre property value to the townof Apex. The project, whic h would be bordered by U.S. 1, N.C. 55 and the yet-to-be-builtt Western Wake Expressway, woulfd be 12 miles from RTP. Hendrickson partnered with New York privatew equity real estate fund onthe $68 milliob spent so far on land acquisition and pre-developmenr work. The total development will be 1,015 acres. Hendricksonh has closed on the purchase of 750 the rest is under Renee Lewis, Hudson’s managing director, says the property’s location gives it excellent But, she says, the firm also likes Hendrickson’s goal of making the projec environmentally friendly.
Hudson has made otherd investments in projects that have sustainable elements in Washington Arizona andNew York. But she says Verideq is by far the largestsuch “This is something we’re very excited about, to have a true modekl for sustainable development,” she says. Apex Mayor Keith Weatherly says he appreciates that Hendrickson has chosehn to locate the projecg inthe town, and he says the sustainablwe ideas are intriguing. “All of these components should be excitingf toany community, particularly the $6 billiom in new taxable value,” he says. Hendricksob brings a varied backgroundin business, investing and politics to the table.
Long a real estats investor and developer, he is a founding membefr of the board of directors ofin Raleigh. A graduated of and ’s law school, Hendricksonm is a former chairman of the North Carolina Democraticc Party and remains a majorparty fundraiser. Veridea is an expansiom of an earlier projecrt plannedfor Apex. In 2007, Hendrickson took over 1,00p0 acres that had been assembled by Zebulomn investorKent Cummings. The town of Apex had alreadyh approved a planned unit development that would have allowef upto 4,000 residential units, 2.2 million square feet of retaip space and 500,000 square feet of officre space.
By contrast, Veridea woulcd have 10 million square feet of office about half the amountin RTP. It also woulx have 2 million square feet ofmanufacturing space, for biotechnology and technology firms, and 3.5 million square feet for retail and commercial use. Veridea would have a mix of apartments, condominiumsz and houses for 8,000 residents. Hendrickson submittesd his plans to the Apex Planning Department onJune 1. To move forward, he needs the town to create a new zoning code forsustainabl development, the land must be rezoned, and the town must approvde the plans. Hendrickson expects the approval proceszs to continuethrough 2009.
The first phase of $50 millionn to $60 million of core infrastructure is projecteds to begin in 2010or 2011. Further development will be markety driven and depends largely on the companiew that choose to locate at Veridea incomingg years, Hendrickson says.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Denver gives out 1,234 free building permits - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The free permits issued under the city’s “Homse Renovation Bonanza” program saved residents an estimated $85.774 in fees, officialas said. Building-permit fees normally range from $20 to several thousand dollars, depending on the value of the The program aimed to boost the localk economy byencouraging home-improvement projects. The free permits, availabler June 1-15, are for common improvemenft projectsinvolving single-family homes and duplexes. “We wanted a bonanza and it seemas wegot one,” Denver Mayor John Hickenloopert said in a statement.
“We hoped to stimulater the local economy by offering an incentive for residentsx to make improvements totheir property. This is a good sign that peoplew are moving forward and doing what they can to get our economy backon track.” The permitsz are valid for 180 days.
The free permits issued under the city’s “Homse Renovation Bonanza” program saved residents an estimated $85.774 in fees, officialas said. Building-permit fees normally range from $20 to several thousand dollars, depending on the value of the The program aimed to boost the localk economy byencouraging home-improvement projects. The free permits, availabler June 1-15, are for common improvemenft projectsinvolving single-family homes and duplexes. “We wanted a bonanza and it seemas wegot one,” Denver Mayor John Hickenloopert said in a statement.
“We hoped to stimulater the local economy by offering an incentive for residentsx to make improvements totheir property. This is a good sign that peoplew are moving forward and doing what they can to get our economy backon track.” The permitsz are valid for 180 days.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Security vulnerabilities are holding back Web 2.0 in the enterprise - VentureBeat
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Hormel Foods earnings down, but beat expectations - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Hormel reported earnings of $81 down 8 percent from $88 million in the same period of 2008. Earninge per share were 60 down 6 percent from 64 cents ayear ago. based in Austin, easilg beat analysts’ estimates of 51 cents per share. The firm’xs stock (NYSE: HRL) was up $2.45, or 8 percenyt to $32.87 in Thursday morningg trading. Sales of $1.69 billion, were up 4 percent from $1.62w billion 2008. Analysts polled by Thomso n Reuters wereexpecting $1.7e3 billion in the quarter.
“Changes in consumer behavior resultinb from the recession have had a mixed effect on our saidJeffrey Ettinger, chairman, president and CEO in a Hormel said sales of its grocery products, such as Hormel Dinty Moore stews and were up 6.4 percent. Refrigerated foodas sales and Jennie-O Turkey Store sales increasedr 4.7 percent. The company’s specialty foods segment salesdeclined 5.2 percent. Grocery Products was the only Hormel segmenyt to increase itsprofits (up 9 percent) in the first quartet compared to the same period a year ago. Refrigerate d Foods profits were down 27 percentwhils Jennie-O Turkey Store and Specialty Foods segment profitsx each declined 16 percent.
Hormel reconfirmed its fisca l 2009 earnings guidanceof $2.15 to $2.25 per
Hormel reported earnings of $81 down 8 percent from $88 million in the same period of 2008. Earninge per share were 60 down 6 percent from 64 cents ayear ago. based in Austin, easilg beat analysts’ estimates of 51 cents per share. The firm’xs stock (NYSE: HRL) was up $2.45, or 8 percenyt to $32.87 in Thursday morningg trading. Sales of $1.69 billion, were up 4 percent from $1.62w billion 2008. Analysts polled by Thomso n Reuters wereexpecting $1.7e3 billion in the quarter.
“Changes in consumer behavior resultinb from the recession have had a mixed effect on our saidJeffrey Ettinger, chairman, president and CEO in a Hormel said sales of its grocery products, such as Hormel Dinty Moore stews and were up 6.4 percent. Refrigerated foodas sales and Jennie-O Turkey Store sales increasedr 4.7 percent. The company’s specialty foods segment salesdeclined 5.2 percent. Grocery Products was the only Hormel segmenyt to increase itsprofits (up 9 percent) in the first quartet compared to the same period a year ago. Refrigerate d Foods profits were down 27 percentwhils Jennie-O Turkey Store and Specialty Foods segment profitsx each declined 16 percent.
Hormel reconfirmed its fisca l 2009 earnings guidanceof $2.15 to $2.25 per
Friday, September 24, 2010
Balsillie could face $100 million relocation fee for Phoenix Coyotes - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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That would be on top of his offeerof $213 million for the financially troubled hockey team to Coyotea owner Jerry Moyes. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield Baum is hearinv arguments Tuesday on whether the Coyotesx can move to Canada as part of thei r Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Baum is not expected to rule on themattere Tuesday, but focused on rights and some kind of relocation fee to reimburse the league for its lost expansionb team opportunity in Hamilton should the Coyotea move there. The $100 million figur was cited incourt documents.
NHL Commissionee Gary Bettman declined to comment outside the downtowh Phoenix bankruptcy court onthe $100 milliomn or what a relocation fee might The NHL and othef pro sports leagues are fighting the Coyoteas move saying it could prompt other teams to file bankruptcgy in an attempt to move to otherf markets. Baum, however, noted that moves by the Baltimore San Diego Clippers and others have not hada long-termn detrimental impact on pro sports.
NHL representativesa said Tuesday that the league will continuew to fund the Coyotes through next seasom ifneed be, and its priority is an ownership group that would keep the team in If that’s not possible, then bidderws looking to move the team could be officials said. Balsillie contends that NHL hockey is not financiallyt viable in the Phoenix market and is pushingg for his offer to be approvecd by the endof June. The Coyotes have lost more than $300 millionj since moving to the Phoenix market in 1996 from The court hearing was slated to continue Tuesday afternoon including argumentz against the Coyotes move from the cityof Glendale, whichg owns Jobing.
com Arena where the hocke y team plays.
That would be on top of his offeerof $213 million for the financially troubled hockey team to Coyotea owner Jerry Moyes. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield Baum is hearinv arguments Tuesday on whether the Coyotesx can move to Canada as part of thei r Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Baum is not expected to rule on themattere Tuesday, but focused on rights and some kind of relocation fee to reimburse the league for its lost expansionb team opportunity in Hamilton should the Coyotea move there. The $100 million figur was cited incourt documents.
NHL Commissionee Gary Bettman declined to comment outside the downtowh Phoenix bankruptcy court onthe $100 milliomn or what a relocation fee might The NHL and othef pro sports leagues are fighting the Coyoteas move saying it could prompt other teams to file bankruptcgy in an attempt to move to otherf markets. Baum, however, noted that moves by the Baltimore San Diego Clippers and others have not hada long-termn detrimental impact on pro sports.
NHL representativesa said Tuesday that the league will continuew to fund the Coyotes through next seasom ifneed be, and its priority is an ownership group that would keep the team in If that’s not possible, then bidderws looking to move the team could be officials said. Balsillie contends that NHL hockey is not financiallyt viable in the Phoenix market and is pushingg for his offer to be approvecd by the endof June. The Coyotes have lost more than $300 millionj since moving to the Phoenix market in 1996 from The court hearing was slated to continue Tuesday afternoon including argumentz against the Coyotes move from the cityof Glendale, whichg owns Jobing.
com Arena where the hocke y team plays.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Alnylam Announces Update on its Board of Directors - MarketWatch (press release)
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
VIOLENCE broke out at a South Tyneside nightspot at the weekend. - Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette
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