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office. The loss of the seven-lawyeer group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partner in Wilmington and four lawyers total and gives Saul Ewinhg the largest Wilmington office ofany full-service Philadelphia-baserd firm. The group includes office headWilliam Manning, who servee as outside general counsel to the University of Delaware and also represents Verizon Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigatotr was once chief of staff to formerDelaware Gov. Pete The other two partners areTeresz Currier, who led bankruptcy effortws for Buchanan in Delaware, and real estate lawyer Richard Forsten.
The additionse give Saul Ewing 19 lawyerin Wilmington, where bankruptcies have taken off durin the economic downturn. A large percentag of companies from around the countrty file for Chapter 11 protection in But because Delaware only has about 2,000 lawyers and has a strong set of indigenous law the Wilmington market has been a tough one to crackl for outsiders, even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Amongb Philadelphia firms, Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have17 lawyers, Drinker Biddle & Reath has 15 and Blank Rome has 13. Saul Ewingg said Manning will serveas co-managing partner of the office with currentf office managing partner and real estate lawyer Wendide Stabler.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Life Insurance company offers free coverage - Business First of Louisville:
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is offering free life insuranc coverage under its LifeBridge To qualify, individuals must be employed, be betweenj 19 and 42, and have family income of between $10,000 and $40,00 0 a year. They also must be the parent or legakl guardian of one or more children who areunder 18. The progra m pays educational expenses for dependent children if the insured parenty or legal guardian passes away durinbthe 10-year term. MassMutual pays all The company has issued morethan 8,600 policies sincse launching the program in 2002. MassMutual expects to issude a totalof $1 billion in free term life insurance coverage through the national philanthropic free life insurance program.
Children have until the age of 35 to use the An informational session is scheduled for June 20 and June 27 at10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alban y Housing AuthorityAdministration Building. For more information, call
is offering free life insuranc coverage under its LifeBridge To qualify, individuals must be employed, be betweenj 19 and 42, and have family income of between $10,000 and $40,00 0 a year. They also must be the parent or legakl guardian of one or more children who areunder 18. The progra m pays educational expenses for dependent children if the insured parenty or legal guardian passes away durinbthe 10-year term. MassMutual pays all The company has issued morethan 8,600 policies sincse launching the program in 2002. MassMutual expects to issude a totalof $1 billion in free term life insurance coverage through the national philanthropic free life insurance program.
Children have until the age of 35 to use the An informational session is scheduled for June 20 and June 27 at10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alban y Housing AuthorityAdministration Building. For more information, call
Friday, June 10, 2011
Houghton selling West Seneca campus - Business First of Columbus:
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The purchase price for the 36-acre complex, locatedd at 810 Union is $2.5 million. The site features eigh t buildingstotalling 57,000 square feet with both residential and commercial space. Ronald Mahurin, academic vice president and dean of theAlleganty County-based private college, said the listing reflects the institution’se desire to enhance its presence in Buffalo, wher it is works closely with several non-profit Ideally, the school would like to leasew or buy a location closr to the Southtowns and lease or buy another site withimn city lines, he said.
“We really want to find ways in whichg we can partner with existing organizations and find a a spot that would signalp our commitment both to the cityof Buffalo, but also to the surroundingy communities where we’ve had an important presence,” Mahuri said. “We really haven’t determined whether we would lease or purchasr atthe moment, but one possibility coule be that, depending on the potential buyert of the West Seneca property ... there’ws no reason we wouldn’t leasde back from the owner atsome point. We just don’g want to have to be in the propertuymanagement business.
” is handling the The commercial real estate firm is also helpingb Houghton search for new sites. Mahurin said the decision to sell the West Seneca site steme fromthe college’s latestf strategic plan, initiated with the arrivap a few years ago of collegde President Shirley Mullen. “Part of that review was lookinv at our programsand facilities, and as the college movesw to actually deepen its commitment to service in the city of we found there would be strategicallyg better ways to utilize our resources if we weren’t necessarily beinb property managers in West Seneca,” Mahurinb said. The college acquired the propertyh in 1969 from the BuffaloBible Institute.
Right now, it housed the offices of Houghton’s Prograjm for Accelerated College Education, known as which offers a management degree completion program foradulr students. Students with internships or student-teaching duties in Erie County have livecd inthe campus’ residential facilities. Studentsz and alumni have known for monthzs that the West Seneca site couldr go upfor sale. In March, Mullen told alumni that the boarfd of trustees agreedto “investigate options for future use of the West Senecaz campus — including the possible sale of the propertty — if this is deemed to be the best way to stewardr the resources of this properth for the work of Christian highert education,” according to a letter to alumnui posted on the college’s Web site.
In the same Mullen wrote that “significant at the complex is necessary for expansiomn there and thatthe college’s mission is “drawingb us more directly into the city of a significant distance from West Seneca’s suburbaj location.” Mahurin said the PACE program will continue, and possiblt expand, without disruption. “This is in no way a steppingf back of commitment tothat program,” he Jim Militello said he expects lots of interest in the which includes five townhouses and a 15,800-square-footy conference center.
It is currently zonerd for banquet facilities, adult care, medica l uses, church or schoopl expansions and single- and multi-family residential development, he “There’s a great deal of flexibility,” he
The purchase price for the 36-acre complex, locatedd at 810 Union is $2.5 million. The site features eigh t buildingstotalling 57,000 square feet with both residential and commercial space. Ronald Mahurin, academic vice president and dean of theAlleganty County-based private college, said the listing reflects the institution’se desire to enhance its presence in Buffalo, wher it is works closely with several non-profit Ideally, the school would like to leasew or buy a location closr to the Southtowns and lease or buy another site withimn city lines, he said.
“We really want to find ways in whichg we can partner with existing organizations and find a a spot that would signalp our commitment both to the cityof Buffalo, but also to the surroundingy communities where we’ve had an important presence,” Mahuri said. “We really haven’t determined whether we would lease or purchasr atthe moment, but one possibility coule be that, depending on the potential buyert of the West Seneca property ... there’ws no reason we wouldn’t leasde back from the owner atsome point. We just don’g want to have to be in the propertuymanagement business.
” is handling the The commercial real estate firm is also helpingb Houghton search for new sites. Mahurin said the decision to sell the West Seneca site steme fromthe college’s latestf strategic plan, initiated with the arrivap a few years ago of collegde President Shirley Mullen. “Part of that review was lookinv at our programsand facilities, and as the college movesw to actually deepen its commitment to service in the city of we found there would be strategicallyg better ways to utilize our resources if we weren’t necessarily beinb property managers in West Seneca,” Mahurinb said. The college acquired the propertyh in 1969 from the BuffaloBible Institute.
Right now, it housed the offices of Houghton’s Prograjm for Accelerated College Education, known as which offers a management degree completion program foradulr students. Students with internships or student-teaching duties in Erie County have livecd inthe campus’ residential facilities. Studentsz and alumni have known for monthzs that the West Seneca site couldr go upfor sale. In March, Mullen told alumni that the boarfd of trustees agreedto “investigate options for future use of the West Senecaz campus — including the possible sale of the propertty — if this is deemed to be the best way to stewardr the resources of this properth for the work of Christian highert education,” according to a letter to alumnui posted on the college’s Web site.
In the same Mullen wrote that “significant at the complex is necessary for expansiomn there and thatthe college’s mission is “drawingb us more directly into the city of a significant distance from West Seneca’s suburbaj location.” Mahurin said the PACE program will continue, and possiblt expand, without disruption. “This is in no way a steppingf back of commitment tothat program,” he Jim Militello said he expects lots of interest in the which includes five townhouses and a 15,800-square-footy conference center.
It is currently zonerd for banquet facilities, adult care, medica l uses, church or schoopl expansions and single- and multi-family residential development, he “There’s a great deal of flexibility,” he
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Melbourne firm lands part of Army contract - Boston Business Journal:
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Melbourne-based BRPH, along with its D.C.-based design/build partner Lifecycle ConstructionServices LLC, will be involved in desigj and construction of several administrative facilities in the according to a news release. The first projec t under this project isa $3 million new Battalion Headquarters project at Fort Lee, Va., the release said. • Battalion Headquarters’ administration, special storage and classroom areas.
• Soldier Family Assistance a transitional facility with child financialassistance areas, meeting rooms, kitchenettes, chaplain officese and other assistance to accommodate soldiers and their BRPH provides planning, architecture, engineering, interior design and construction services to the aerospace and aviation and industrial and commercial real estate markets, alon g with government and educational The firm has offices is Melbourne, West Palm Beach, Atlanta and Savannah, Ga.
Melbourne-based BRPH, along with its D.C.-based design/build partner Lifecycle ConstructionServices LLC, will be involved in desigj and construction of several administrative facilities in the according to a news release. The first projec t under this project isa $3 million new Battalion Headquarters project at Fort Lee, Va., the release said. • Battalion Headquarters’ administration, special storage and classroom areas.
• Soldier Family Assistance a transitional facility with child financialassistance areas, meeting rooms, kitchenettes, chaplain officese and other assistance to accommodate soldiers and their BRPH provides planning, architecture, engineering, interior design and construction services to the aerospace and aviation and industrial and commercial real estate markets, alon g with government and educational The firm has offices is Melbourne, West Palm Beach, Atlanta and Savannah, Ga.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Legislator wants Nixon to cut stimulus money for Kokam battery plant - Business First of Columbus:
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Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summity Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 people with averagse annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam President Don Nissanka has said he hopex to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acrea in the vicinityof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’s Summit Nissanka was out of the countrty Monday and couldn’t be reached for Kokam, a startup founded in Octoberd 2005, burst into the limelighgt this year.
picked Kansaw City for an assembly facility largely becauseof Kokam’s And with federal stimulus dollars and state money seeking advanced-battery-makers, a joiny venture involving Kokam landed a commitment in April of nearlhy $145 million in incentives from Michigan to build a batteruy plant there that’s similar to the one plannee locally. The group also applied for federa lstimulus money. Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a letterr to Nixon on Thursday proposingv that financing be cutby $11.5 millionh combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plant and another batterg plant in Joplin to help preserve $31.
2 milliomn in financing for the in Columbia, which Schaefer callerd the cornerstone of a $200 million hospital “Every indication that I’m getting is that intends to veto the money for the hospital,” Schaefed said, adding that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entirer $200 million project. “Spending public funds on a cancer hospitakl owned by the citizens of Missouri is alwayds going to win out over giving public funds to a privats company for abattery plant,” Schaefert said. “Nobody has told me that the lower amount woulkill (Kokam’s Lee’s Summit) project.
” Nixon spokesman Scott Holst said the governor will have an announcement about the budgetg bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’es fiscal year. Nixon and his staff have been reviewinfg the budgetbill “line by line to determined what the state can afford,” Holste and they want to keep centrall services in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thoughty Schaefer’s proposal was “not as serious” a threag as the EDC first thought, “but you never know in The EDC issued a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokamk plant’s financing fully in place.
Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summity Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 people with averagse annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam President Don Nissanka has said he hopex to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acrea in the vicinityof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’s Summit Nissanka was out of the countrty Monday and couldn’t be reached for Kokam, a startup founded in Octoberd 2005, burst into the limelighgt this year.
picked Kansaw City for an assembly facility largely becauseof Kokam’s And with federal stimulus dollars and state money seeking advanced-battery-makers, a joiny venture involving Kokam landed a commitment in April of nearlhy $145 million in incentives from Michigan to build a batteruy plant there that’s similar to the one plannee locally. The group also applied for federa lstimulus money. Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a letterr to Nixon on Thursday proposingv that financing be cutby $11.5 millionh combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plant and another batterg plant in Joplin to help preserve $31.
2 milliomn in financing for the in Columbia, which Schaefer callerd the cornerstone of a $200 million hospital “Every indication that I’m getting is that intends to veto the money for the hospital,” Schaefed said, adding that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entirer $200 million project. “Spending public funds on a cancer hospitakl owned by the citizens of Missouri is alwayds going to win out over giving public funds to a privats company for abattery plant,” Schaefert said. “Nobody has told me that the lower amount woulkill (Kokam’s Lee’s Summit) project.
” Nixon spokesman Scott Holst said the governor will have an announcement about the budgetg bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’es fiscal year. Nixon and his staff have been reviewinfg the budgetbill “line by line to determined what the state can afford,” Holste and they want to keep centrall services in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thoughty Schaefer’s proposal was “not as serious” a threag as the EDC first thought, “but you never know in The EDC issued a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokamk plant’s financing fully in place.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Delay in BRAC plan would be welcome, but insufficient - Washington Post
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Hurricane Ike aid to Texas reaches $1 billion - Houston Business Journal:
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The Federal Emergency Managemeny Agency provided the funds to the state and affectedc local communities through its Public AssistanceGrantg Program. The federal government spent $1 billion evacuatinbg residents, operating shelters and cleaning up millions of cubic yardsof debris. Hurricane Ike hit Texasw Sept. 13, 2008, causingb some Southeast Texas residents to flee tosaferf regions, including San Antonio, to escape the storm. San Antonio’zs public utilities and also assisted communities in Southeast Texaes with power and waterrestoratiobn efforts. The federal aid also went toward repairintg roadsand bridges, publicx buildings, and parks and recreational areas.
“Texans have worked incredibly hard to get their communities up and running sincw thestorm hit,” says Brad Harris, FEMA’s federalk coordinating officer for the Hurricane Ike recovery Some of the bigger ticket iteme paid for through FEMA funds include $103 million to the in Galvestoh to remove debris, repair buildings and replace equipmeny at the medical school, $35 milliob to the for restoration work and $10 million to the Trinityy Bay Conservation District for debrisw removal. FEMA is the agency withinn the that is responsible for coordinatingthe U.S. emergency responser to natural disasters and actsof terrorism.
The Federal Emergency Managemeny Agency provided the funds to the state and affectedc local communities through its Public AssistanceGrantg Program. The federal government spent $1 billion evacuatinbg residents, operating shelters and cleaning up millions of cubic yardsof debris. Hurricane Ike hit Texasw Sept. 13, 2008, causingb some Southeast Texas residents to flee tosaferf regions, including San Antonio, to escape the storm. San Antonio’zs public utilities and also assisted communities in Southeast Texaes with power and waterrestoratiobn efforts. The federal aid also went toward repairintg roadsand bridges, publicx buildings, and parks and recreational areas.
“Texans have worked incredibly hard to get their communities up and running sincw thestorm hit,” says Brad Harris, FEMA’s federalk coordinating officer for the Hurricane Ike recovery Some of the bigger ticket iteme paid for through FEMA funds include $103 million to the in Galvestoh to remove debris, repair buildings and replace equipmeny at the medical school, $35 milliob to the for restoration work and $10 million to the Trinityy Bay Conservation District for debrisw removal. FEMA is the agency withinn the that is responsible for coordinatingthe U.S. emergency responser to natural disasters and actsof terrorism.
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