SCHOOL NEWS: The Californian, May 30, 2011 North County Times LAKE ELSINORE ---- School district officials recently announced the high school students who were named Students of the Year. The students honored were Kristoffer Wilkerson and Florencia Lopez of Elsinore High, Ryan McDiarmid and Diamond Jerry from ... |
Monday, May 30, 2011
SCHOOL NEWS: The Californian, May 30, 2011 - North County Times
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Storm leaves Westmoreland residents in dark - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Storm leaves Westmoreland residents in dark Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Knocking over trees, power lines and toppling a circus tent, the storm that passed through in less than an hour sent five people to the hospital and has left about 1200 Westmoreland County residents without power for more than 24 hours. ... Pennsylvania storm blows over circus tent, causes injuries Tent Collapses During Circus Event Five injured when strong winds topple circus tent |
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Rebel Rebel yells of soaring revenue - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when peoplee got a chance to see our work they realizedr how solidwe are, and it’s created relationships that have been said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Rebel. Sincer launching in 2007, Rebel Rebel has providedf productionand post-production services — from commercialsw and videos to presentations and videop Web content — and has amassedd a roster of notable clients, includinyg GSD&M Idea City, Dell Inc., Sicola Schematic and Door Number 3. The five-person productio house grew 100percent year-over-year, and is on targert to generate $1 million in revenue this year.
But beforee growth there was overcomingbeing new, said Chris Blankenship, the otherr co-founder of Rebel Rebel. “It was a little tough getting in the door of some places at first. The first year was kind of I don’t think either of us realizexd how hard itwould be,” Blankenship Blankenship and Colton have experience and connections in the loca production industry. Blankenship cut his teeth in production in China and has 17 yearzs of experiencein editing, visual effectsw and post production. Colton has executive producingb experience, and she launched a successfulkfashion business.
Blankenship said transitioning from a freelancert to a businessman hasbeen challenging, and gettinh clients to think of Rebel Rebel for larger projects took some convincing at first. “We took a pretty good look at what we though t the business was going to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizationss that that wasn’t the way things Blankenship said. In addition to beiny persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibility in taking small and large projectsz has helped sellits services. The companyy uses freelancers, which enables it to ramp up quicklyh for larger projects and to test out employees before addinf them totheir staff.
Blankenship said Rebelk Rebel hasn’t been entirely immune to the recession. It saw work plateah in March, but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smaller production company, Rebeol Rebel has been able to weathef the recession a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and video productio n companies in the CentraklTexas region. Among the largest productionb companies here are Omega Broadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephant Productions Inc.
Quincy president of Elephant Productions, says that the productio landscape is getting increasingly more competitive with new players enterin gthe market. At the same time, he said demanx is going up forproduction work. “jI think the outlook is Video is increasingly being used to train and now everybod y has video on theirWeb site,” Lowman “The market has grown, but the competition has grown.” Coltom said Rebel Rebel’s work has been evenly split betwee local, regional and national It recently hired a national sales representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’t concerned with becoming a largee company.
“We will continue to work with more peoplwe and createmore relationships,” Colton said. “In the shorty term, we want to find new clients, buile a base and do a varietyof
“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when peoplee got a chance to see our work they realizedr how solidwe are, and it’s created relationships that have been said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Rebel. Sincer launching in 2007, Rebel Rebel has providedf productionand post-production services — from commercialsw and videos to presentations and videop Web content — and has amassedd a roster of notable clients, includinyg GSD&M Idea City, Dell Inc., Sicola Schematic and Door Number 3. The five-person productio house grew 100percent year-over-year, and is on targert to generate $1 million in revenue this year.
But beforee growth there was overcomingbeing new, said Chris Blankenship, the otherr co-founder of Rebel Rebel. “It was a little tough getting in the door of some places at first. The first year was kind of I don’t think either of us realizexd how hard itwould be,” Blankenship Blankenship and Colton have experience and connections in the loca production industry. Blankenship cut his teeth in production in China and has 17 yearzs of experiencein editing, visual effectsw and post production. Colton has executive producingb experience, and she launched a successfulkfashion business.
Blankenship said transitioning from a freelancert to a businessman hasbeen challenging, and gettinh clients to think of Rebel Rebel for larger projects took some convincing at first. “We took a pretty good look at what we though t the business was going to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizationss that that wasn’t the way things Blankenship said. In addition to beiny persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibility in taking small and large projectsz has helped sellits services. The companyy uses freelancers, which enables it to ramp up quicklyh for larger projects and to test out employees before addinf them totheir staff.
Blankenship said Rebelk Rebel hasn’t been entirely immune to the recession. It saw work plateah in March, but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smaller production company, Rebeol Rebel has been able to weathef the recession a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and video productio n companies in the CentraklTexas region. Among the largest productionb companies here are Omega Broadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephant Productions Inc.
Quincy president of Elephant Productions, says that the productio landscape is getting increasingly more competitive with new players enterin gthe market. At the same time, he said demanx is going up forproduction work. “jI think the outlook is Video is increasingly being used to train and now everybod y has video on theirWeb site,” Lowman “The market has grown, but the competition has grown.” Coltom said Rebel Rebel’s work has been evenly split betwee local, regional and national It recently hired a national sales representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’t concerned with becoming a largee company.
“We will continue to work with more peoplwe and createmore relationships,” Colton said. “In the shorty term, we want to find new clients, buile a base and do a varietyof
Monday, May 23, 2011
RehabCare continues supply contract with Premier - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The contract, which became effective in September, meanz RehabCare is Premier's first contractesd service supplier focused onphysical rehabilitation. Premiefr services 1,700 hospitals and 47,000 other health-car e sites. RehabCare is partnering with 25 hospitals and 120 skilledd nursing facilities in thePremier alliance. "Our agreementt with Premier allows us to tap into thelargesyt health-care alliance in the country and gather feedback from its membere on how we can tailor our servicesz to the needs of theire particular market," John Short, president and chieg executive officer of RehabCare, said in a statement. St. Louis-based RehabCare Group Inc.
(NYSE: RHB) provides rehabilitation program managementat health-care facilitiese in 43 states, the Distric of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It also operatews freestanding rehabilitation hospitalsand long-term acute care hospitalsd across the country.
The contract, which became effective in September, meanz RehabCare is Premier's first contractesd service supplier focused onphysical rehabilitation. Premiefr services 1,700 hospitals and 47,000 other health-car e sites. RehabCare is partnering with 25 hospitals and 120 skilledd nursing facilities in thePremier alliance. "Our agreementt with Premier allows us to tap into thelargesyt health-care alliance in the country and gather feedback from its membere on how we can tailor our servicesz to the needs of theire particular market," John Short, president and chieg executive officer of RehabCare, said in a statement. St. Louis-based RehabCare Group Inc.
(NYSE: RHB) provides rehabilitation program managementat health-care facilitiese in 43 states, the Distric of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It also operatews freestanding rehabilitation hospitalsand long-term acute care hospitalsd across the country.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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and Industry released seasonally adjustedc unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitanj statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny the unemployment rate fellfrom 6.6 percent in March to 6.5 percen in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcuh to 7.9 percent in April. The improvements in Alleghenuy andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boosgt the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustee unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marchy to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadt at 7.8 percent.
When making comparisons, the Departmenyt of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figureds in order to account for cyclicak hiring differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overall economy. Employmenr in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongerr than manyother areas. In addition to bestin g the state by half apercentage point, unemploymenft in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointes lower than the United Statesw as a whole, which has seasonallhy adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdowmn across the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percengt Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percenrt Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Withib the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghenu County to 9.8 percent in Armstron County. Here is the breakdown by county: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 perceng Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent
and Industry released seasonally adjustedc unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitanj statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny the unemployment rate fellfrom 6.6 percent in March to 6.5 percen in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcuh to 7.9 percent in April. The improvements in Alleghenuy andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boosgt the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustee unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marchy to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadt at 7.8 percent.
When making comparisons, the Departmenyt of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figureds in order to account for cyclicak hiring differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overall economy. Employmenr in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongerr than manyother areas. In addition to bestin g the state by half apercentage point, unemploymenft in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointes lower than the United Statesw as a whole, which has seasonallhy adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdowmn across the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percengt Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percenrt Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Withib the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghenu County to 9.8 percent in Armstron County. Here is the breakdown by county: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 perceng Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Downtown Staybridge Suites seeks receivership - Baltimore Business Journal:
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SJ Properties Suites Buyco EHF, which includes an investor from Iceland, filed the petition Mondauy in Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Mel Flanagan scheduled a hearing for June 30 on a motiob to appoint Milwaukee attorneu Seth Dizard asthe receiver. Work stopped in December 2008 onthe high-risee at 1150 N. Water Street when the constructio n manager and developer DOC Milwaukeebecame insolvent, accordiny to the receivership petition. The Icelandic investors said that in November 2006 they provided an advanceof $17. million for a 120-room extendex stay hotel and at least 18 luxury The project alsoreceived $13.
4 million in financing from a unit of in which in May was placed in receivershi by the FDIC. The Milwaukee receivership petition said the property on Water Street alreadghas furniture, flooring and fixturew in the Staybridge portion of project. Liens againstt the project total morethan $3.4 million, accordinbg to the receivership petition. The largest liens were filesd by Milwaukee-area contractors and suppliersUihlein , and Klein-Dickert. SJ Propertieas recently sued DOC Milwaukee and Economou Partnersain U.S. District Court in Milwaukew claiming a fraudulent transfer of funds intended for the WateerStreet project.
SJ Properties Suites Buyco EHF, which includes an investor from Iceland, filed the petition Mondauy in Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Mel Flanagan scheduled a hearing for June 30 on a motiob to appoint Milwaukee attorneu Seth Dizard asthe receiver. Work stopped in December 2008 onthe high-risee at 1150 N. Water Street when the constructio n manager and developer DOC Milwaukeebecame insolvent, accordiny to the receivership petition. The Icelandic investors said that in November 2006 they provided an advanceof $17. million for a 120-room extendex stay hotel and at least 18 luxury The project alsoreceived $13.
4 million in financing from a unit of in which in May was placed in receivershi by the FDIC. The Milwaukee receivership petition said the property on Water Street alreadghas furniture, flooring and fixturew in the Staybridge portion of project. Liens againstt the project total morethan $3.4 million, accordinbg to the receivership petition. The largest liens were filesd by Milwaukee-area contractors and suppliersUihlein , and Klein-Dickert. SJ Propertieas recently sued DOC Milwaukee and Economou Partnersain U.S. District Court in Milwaukew claiming a fraudulent transfer of funds intended for the WateerStreet project.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Strickland signs 2nd interim budget - Business First of Columbus:
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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on Tuesday signedf a second interim budget to continus state operations from Wednesday throughJuly 14. The new interim budgeg comes after a first one was put in place to cover operations fromJuly 1, the first day of the new two-yea r budget cycle, through Tuesday. The seven-day interim budget comed as Strickland and state Senate Republicans remain at an impasses overthe governor’s proposal to generate an estimated $933 milliob over two years by installing video slot machines at sevemn horse racing tracks in Ohio. That’s part of a largetr effort to pluga $3.
2 billioj budget hole that remains to be closecd as both sides hurl accusations of partisan Strickland has said he’s reluctantly signintg the interim budgets and raised questions Tuesday afternoo about putting a thirds interim spending plan in place. “I’m not sure we can continuse tofund everything,” Strickland said, telling reporters the state is wideninb its budget gap by an estimated $13.8 million a week undeer the interim budgets.
The interim budgets generalluy provide services tied tothe state’sd General Revenue Fund with an allocatiom at about 70 percent of last year’sx funding levels, which legislators have said is roughlg in line with proposed cuts under the new That funding level, Strickland said, also sendse money to services that will either be reduceds or eliminated under a revised budget framework. Senatw President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, on Tuesday offered up a to take the slotsx proposal before voters in November through a constitutional amendment but Strickland rejectedthe idea.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on Tuesday signedf a second interim budget to continus state operations from Wednesday throughJuly 14. The new interim budgeg comes after a first one was put in place to cover operations fromJuly 1, the first day of the new two-yea r budget cycle, through Tuesday. The seven-day interim budget comed as Strickland and state Senate Republicans remain at an impasses overthe governor’s proposal to generate an estimated $933 milliob over two years by installing video slot machines at sevemn horse racing tracks in Ohio. That’s part of a largetr effort to pluga $3.
2 billioj budget hole that remains to be closecd as both sides hurl accusations of partisan Strickland has said he’s reluctantly signintg the interim budgets and raised questions Tuesday afternoo about putting a thirds interim spending plan in place. “I’m not sure we can continuse tofund everything,” Strickland said, telling reporters the state is wideninb its budget gap by an estimated $13.8 million a week undeer the interim budgets.
The interim budgets generalluy provide services tied tothe state’sd General Revenue Fund with an allocatiom at about 70 percent of last year’sx funding levels, which legislators have said is roughlg in line with proposed cuts under the new That funding level, Strickland said, also sendse money to services that will either be reduceds or eliminated under a revised budget framework. Senatw President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, on Tuesday offered up a to take the slotsx proposal before voters in November through a constitutional amendment but Strickland rejectedthe idea.
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