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BioSante (NASDAQ: BPAX) will pay 0.1615 of its own commonh shares for each share of CellGenesys CEGE). This deal should close lateer this year, likely in the late thirde or earlyfourth quarter. In the firsy quarter, Cell Genesys lost $8.7 or 10 cents a narrowed from a loss in the same period last yearof $22.76 million, or 29 cents a The company had been exploring strategic alternatives, including mergee with or acquisition by another company, additionalk restructuring, repurchase of additional amountsz of convertible notes or allocation of its remaining resourcese toward other biopharmaceutical product areas.
Cell Genesys had hirede to help it figure out a The company already cut about 95 percentr ofits staff, from 290 personsx to 16, by eliminating all researcuh and development, manufacturing, clinical and regulatorg activities. BioSante, based in Ill., focuses on drugs for sexual health.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
NovaStar improves loss, warns again of possible bankruptcy - Kansas City Business Journal:
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In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, the Kansas City-based subprime mortgage lender and appraisalo company (Pink Sheets: reported a loss of $91.7 or $10.14 a share, for the quarter that ended March 31. This comparesd with a loss of $282.7y million, or $30.37 a the prior year. NovaStart said it had $40.9 million in interest income inthe quarter, down 42.8 percen from $71.5 million during the same perio last year. The company’es provision for loan losses reached $793 million as of Marcu 31, after the first quarter-addition of $101.65 million and accounting for a lossof $83.u million of charge-offs net of recoveries.
NovaStar’ provision for loan losses is up 78.3 percent from $445.q million during the same periodlast year. NovaStadr had liquidity of $26.1 million on Marchh 31, down 15.5 percent from $30.9 million on Dec. 31. The companyt also said that as ofJuly 10, it had $20.u million of cash and cash equivalents, including $6.1 million of restricter cash. The company mentionefd the specterof bankruptcy.
“If the cash flowsa from our mortgage securities are less thancurrentlyt anticipated, and if we are unablr to generate positive cash flow and earnings from our operation and/or restructure our contractual obligations, therew can be no assurance that we will be able to continud as a going concerhn and avoid seeking the protection of applicable federal and stats bankruptcy laws,” NovaStar said in the SEC filing.
“Due to the fact that we have a negativernet worth, and that we do not currently have ongoing significant businesws operations that are profitable, it is unlikeluy that we will be able to obtainh additional equity or debt financiny on favorable terms, or at all, for the foreseeable future. To the exteny we require additional liquidity and cannotobtain it, we will be forcecd to file for
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, the Kansas City-based subprime mortgage lender and appraisalo company (Pink Sheets: reported a loss of $91.7 or $10.14 a share, for the quarter that ended March 31. This comparesd with a loss of $282.7y million, or $30.37 a the prior year. NovaStart said it had $40.9 million in interest income inthe quarter, down 42.8 percen from $71.5 million during the same perio last year. The company’es provision for loan losses reached $793 million as of Marcu 31, after the first quarter-addition of $101.65 million and accounting for a lossof $83.u million of charge-offs net of recoveries.
NovaStar’ provision for loan losses is up 78.3 percent from $445.q million during the same periodlast year. NovaStadr had liquidity of $26.1 million on Marchh 31, down 15.5 percent from $30.9 million on Dec. 31. The companyt also said that as ofJuly 10, it had $20.u million of cash and cash equivalents, including $6.1 million of restricter cash. The company mentionefd the specterof bankruptcy.
“If the cash flowsa from our mortgage securities are less thancurrentlyt anticipated, and if we are unablr to generate positive cash flow and earnings from our operation and/or restructure our contractual obligations, therew can be no assurance that we will be able to continud as a going concerhn and avoid seeking the protection of applicable federal and stats bankruptcy laws,” NovaStar said in the SEC filing.
“Due to the fact that we have a negativernet worth, and that we do not currently have ongoing significant businesws operations that are profitable, it is unlikeluy that we will be able to obtainh additional equity or debt financiny on favorable terms, or at all, for the foreseeable future. To the exteny we require additional liquidity and cannotobtain it, we will be forcecd to file for
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Gameday Recap: Whew! That Was Close - Pippen Ain't Easy
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Pippen Ain't Easy | Gameday Recap: Whew! That Was Close Pippen Ain't Easy Thats what the Bulls were faced with doing in Detroit the day after a Christmas Day loss to the Knicks. They did that by beating the Pistons, ... |
Friday, December 24, 2010
Obama Failing To Ensure Polar Bear Survival - RedOrbit
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Nature.com (blog) | Obama Failing To Ensure Polar Bear Survival RedOrbit Environmental groups accused the Obama administration on Thursday of failing to ensure the survival of polar bears, after the administration declined to ... Obama Admin Explains 'Threatened' Listing for Polar Bears US administration explains why polar bears are 'threatened', not 'endangered' Polar bear status to stay at "threatened" |
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Restaurants ready to cook for the Hill on Christmas Eve - CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
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Restaurants ready to cook for the Hill on Christmas Eve CHS Capitol Hill Seattle By jseattle We've hollered on Twitter and Facebook a few times about ideas for Christmas eve dinners at restaurants (and bars!) on the Hill. ... |
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Hilliard retirement community put on indefinite hold - Business First of Columbus:
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Construction on the first section ofa $288 million retirement community in Hilliard came to an abrupg halt in mid-May as developer Erickson Retirement Communities LLC sought to deal with an unspecified issuee with a lending syndicate led by Now Erickson has told the city of Hilliardc it plans to close the sales center in July until further notice. In a June 23 lettef to Hilliard MayorDon Schonhardt, Steven Montgomery, the Baltimore-based company’se director of development wrot e that “Erickson has been working with its lenderzs to resolve the financing issue that led to the constructiomn halt at Hickory Chase.
” “Wes had hoped this woulxd be a temporary move,” Montgomery “but at this time we cannot say with certainty that we will move forward in the near future.” Accordinf to public records, Cleveland-based KeyBank leadws a syndicate that lent Ericksonh $90 million for construction in Aprilk 2008. The “indefinite will result in the closing of the marketinfg center inlate July. In the next few Montgomery said the sales staffc will assist those prospective residents on theirfwaiting list.
Those with reservation s will have the choices of keepinftheir contracts, accepting incentives to move into Erickson communities in othe r cities around the country or receivinv a return of their deposit. The developer also told Hilliard it wouldf remove remaining construction trailers onthe 80-acrs development site in the next few Montgomery pledged to secure the properties. “We will contacg you as soon as there arenew developments,” the executive Braun Construction Group of Michigan had been working for about the past year on the project’ s first 145 units and a community center in Erickson’s Hickor Chase project. Those first projects were estimated tocost $34.
1 according to financing documents tied to construction of publif improvements for the project. Site work estimated to cost $19.6 million also is under way for the entire first phased of 833 residential units that were set for completionby 2013. Ericksohn in January 2008 paid $11.6y million for 88 acres along Davidsobn Roadin Hilliard’s Ansmil district west of Interstat e 270.
Construction on the first section ofa $288 million retirement community in Hilliard came to an abrupg halt in mid-May as developer Erickson Retirement Communities LLC sought to deal with an unspecified issuee with a lending syndicate led by Now Erickson has told the city of Hilliardc it plans to close the sales center in July until further notice. In a June 23 lettef to Hilliard MayorDon Schonhardt, Steven Montgomery, the Baltimore-based company’se director of development wrot e that “Erickson has been working with its lenderzs to resolve the financing issue that led to the constructiomn halt at Hickory Chase.
” “Wes had hoped this woulxd be a temporary move,” Montgomery “but at this time we cannot say with certainty that we will move forward in the near future.” Accordinf to public records, Cleveland-based KeyBank leadws a syndicate that lent Ericksonh $90 million for construction in Aprilk 2008. The “indefinite will result in the closing of the marketinfg center inlate July. In the next few Montgomery said the sales staffc will assist those prospective residents on theirfwaiting list.
Those with reservation s will have the choices of keepinftheir contracts, accepting incentives to move into Erickson communities in othe r cities around the country or receivinv a return of their deposit. The developer also told Hilliard it wouldf remove remaining construction trailers onthe 80-acrs development site in the next few Montgomery pledged to secure the properties. “We will contacg you as soon as there arenew developments,” the executive Braun Construction Group of Michigan had been working for about the past year on the project’ s first 145 units and a community center in Erickson’s Hickor Chase project. Those first projects were estimated tocost $34.
1 according to financing documents tied to construction of publif improvements for the project. Site work estimated to cost $19.6 million also is under way for the entire first phased of 833 residential units that were set for completionby 2013. Ericksohn in January 2008 paid $11.6y million for 88 acres along Davidsobn Roadin Hilliard’s Ansmil district west of Interstat e 270.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Transplantable organs lost to delays, outdated practices [Updated] - Los Angeles Times
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Transplantable organs lost to delays, outdated practices [Updated] Los Angeles Times With more than 110000 people awaiting the gift of an organ in the United States, health professionals know they can ill afford to squander the chance that a ... |
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess opens $16 million spa - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The 44,000-square-foot facility is one of four spas beinh builtby Toronto, Canada-based Fairmont Spas Inc., a subsidiaryt of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The facility is the firsy to open, the others, all scheduled to come onlinre inearly 2002, will be at Fairmon t properties in Canada, Bermuda and Acapulco. The $16 million spa features 25 treatment That's up from six treatment roomd inthe property's 10,000-square-foot facility, and its addition is in responsed to the demand for spa said spokeswoman Sue Kavanagh. Compared to othet spas in the Valley, its most uniquw aspect may bethe roof, which is landscape d and features an adults-only pool.
The spa desigb was inspired by Havasupai, a side canyon to the Gran Canyon that's noted for its turquoise waterfalls. The spa'as three levels, made from Arizona sandstone and wood, are linked with a flowint waterfall. The creative team behinfd the spa's treatments is director Jill Eisenhut. The resort's executivew chef, Reed Groban, is developing the For more: . The upcoming year likely will be one of recoveryy for the travel and tourism but a full turnaround may not happenuntil 2003, according to travel research firm Pepperdine & Brown in Orlando, Fla. Travel will be family-oriented. • More people will drivr than fly.
• More vacations will be takenj closerto home. • Price deals will continue to stimulaterdemand -- that trend is predicted to continue at leasrt through the first quarter of if not beyond. Despite economic hardships, the restaurantf industry is predicted to reach arecors $408 billion in U.S. salees in 2002, marking the 11th consecutive year of according to the National Restaurantg Associationannual forecast. That's 3.9 percentr growth, or a 1.4 percent when adjusted for inflation, over 2001 Utah is expected to lead the statee in revenue growthwith 13.2 percent, largelyu attributed to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Arizona follows at 6.
2 percentt and Colorado is third, loggingg a 6 percent growth projection. The study says the numbeer of restaurants in the Unitedd States totals morethan 867,000. The industrhy is expected to employ morethan 11.6 millionh people in 2002, and remain the nation'es largest private-sector employer. CMX sports division was hires by community college districts in San Jose and Oaklansd for newathletic facilities, bringing the numbedr of significant sports projects for the Phoenidx company to 10 in California's Bay Area. CMX was chosen by the Peralta Community College Districtin Oakland, Calif.
, to plan, design and construcg upgrades of athletic facilities at thres schools: Alameda College, Laney College and Merritft College. CMX is workingb in cooperation with HOK Sports Planning Group for theSan Jose/Evergreenj Community College District in the development of a mastefr plan for the proposed Silicon Valley Sporta and Recreational Complex on the San Jose City Collegs campus.
The 44,000-square-foot facility is one of four spas beinh builtby Toronto, Canada-based Fairmont Spas Inc., a subsidiaryt of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The facility is the firsy to open, the others, all scheduled to come onlinre inearly 2002, will be at Fairmon t properties in Canada, Bermuda and Acapulco. The $16 million spa features 25 treatment That's up from six treatment roomd inthe property's 10,000-square-foot facility, and its addition is in responsed to the demand for spa said spokeswoman Sue Kavanagh. Compared to othet spas in the Valley, its most uniquw aspect may bethe roof, which is landscape d and features an adults-only pool.
The spa desigb was inspired by Havasupai, a side canyon to the Gran Canyon that's noted for its turquoise waterfalls. The spa'as three levels, made from Arizona sandstone and wood, are linked with a flowint waterfall. The creative team behinfd the spa's treatments is director Jill Eisenhut. The resort's executivew chef, Reed Groban, is developing the For more: . The upcoming year likely will be one of recoveryy for the travel and tourism but a full turnaround may not happenuntil 2003, according to travel research firm Pepperdine & Brown in Orlando, Fla. Travel will be family-oriented. • More people will drivr than fly.
• More vacations will be takenj closerto home. • Price deals will continue to stimulaterdemand -- that trend is predicted to continue at leasrt through the first quarter of if not beyond. Despite economic hardships, the restaurantf industry is predicted to reach arecors $408 billion in U.S. salees in 2002, marking the 11th consecutive year of according to the National Restaurantg Associationannual forecast. That's 3.9 percentr growth, or a 1.4 percent when adjusted for inflation, over 2001 Utah is expected to lead the statee in revenue growthwith 13.2 percent, largelyu attributed to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Arizona follows at 6.
2 percentt and Colorado is third, loggingg a 6 percent growth projection. The study says the numbeer of restaurants in the Unitedd States totals morethan 867,000. The industrhy is expected to employ morethan 11.6 millionh people in 2002, and remain the nation'es largest private-sector employer. CMX sports division was hires by community college districts in San Jose and Oaklansd for newathletic facilities, bringing the numbedr of significant sports projects for the Phoenidx company to 10 in California's Bay Area. CMX was chosen by the Peralta Community College Districtin Oakland, Calif.
, to plan, design and construcg upgrades of athletic facilities at thres schools: Alameda College, Laney College and Merritft College. CMX is workingb in cooperation with HOK Sports Planning Group for theSan Jose/Evergreenj Community College District in the development of a mastefr plan for the proposed Silicon Valley Sporta and Recreational Complex on the San Jose City Collegs campus.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Life science organizations in the Puget Sound region line up for share of Obama stimulus money to infuse stalled research projects - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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billion from the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package. “It’s a very dramatifc increase, given the historicao records ofthe UW, Fred Hutchinson and others, of beatin g others for a disparate share, based on said Jack Faris, until recentlyu president of the . “It’s very good news for our region.” The newlu available funding is especially welcomed in the curren teconomic recession, which has kept closecd the wallets of wealthyt donors. “Individuals of wealth are ‘Maybe I should give money to the localfood bank, and hold off on locao art funding, biomedical funding,’” said Elaine Jones, chieff operating officer of the .
She said her organization, with a $23 millioj budget, is being forced by past fundinfg difficulties to plateau atlast year’s level and to forgo hirinb an extra 30 researchers. While nobody knows exactlg how much of the NIH stimulue money will come tothis region, top researchers here hope they’ll land enoughb to give a kick to researc projects stalled for lack of funds, and to keep institutions vita l during the economic downturn. And all say they’re “beaker ready” to use the money a takeoff onthe “shovel-ready” requiremenrt for other types of projects the stimulus is funding.
“Id there’s an opportunity to accesw some other stimulus fundfor that, we do have the projectzs in place,” said Ken Stuart, presidenr and founder of the . “We’res fortunate because of Gates Foundation, and NIH stimulus. We’red hopeful there will be some economix recovery before the effect of the stimuluzruns out.” is the primaru source of funding for most of the region’z large biomedical research institutions. It is a unit of the U.S. Departmentt of Health and Human The largest singleregional recipient, and the biggesy single research institution in the Northwest, is University of Washingtomn Medicine. Dr.
Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW said university researchers are readyu with immediate projects for the stimulus which must be used in18 “The NIH portion of the federal stimulus package covers most of the areas of our researcg strength,” he said. “The immediate work will be in infectioud diseases, neuroscience, cancer research.” He also expects to win some of the NIH moneyg for new equipment to do cell imagintg and fastergene analysis. Right now the dean for researcu is working with faculty to put together the list of what appearw to bemost needed, he said. Research leaderx around the region say the fundin infusion iscritically well-timed.
The reason is that the combination of growinghealth problems, and new technologies to solve them, means the money can be fruitfullyt used. “The epidemic in diabetes, it’s runninhg away from us,” said Paul principal scientist forthe . The Center for Diseass Control’s current projections are that one in threes of children born in 2000 willdevelop diabetes. Funding has been so tight that nationally just one in 10 biomedicalp research grant applicationsreceive funding. “During the previous administration, our funding just dwindled and he said. Robertson is counting on PresidentBarackk Obama’s stimulus money and getting a slice of it throug NIH funding.
“It’s very very immediate. We need to get the work done so we can test the and find theright drugs,” he said. Biomedicap leaders around the region say the NIH stimulus money is a reflection of theObama administration’w increased focus on fundin science. The president has repeatedly said that the priority of the government must be to putthe nation’s researchers back into the lead on a globakl basis. Washington has been among the nation’s leaders in winnin NIH funding, according to NIH ranking seventhin 2008, with overalol awards of $755 million.
billion from the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package. “It’s a very dramatifc increase, given the historicao records ofthe UW, Fred Hutchinson and others, of beatin g others for a disparate share, based on said Jack Faris, until recentlyu president of the . “It’s very good news for our region.” The newlu available funding is especially welcomed in the curren teconomic recession, which has kept closecd the wallets of wealthyt donors. “Individuals of wealth are ‘Maybe I should give money to the localfood bank, and hold off on locao art funding, biomedical funding,’” said Elaine Jones, chieff operating officer of the .
She said her organization, with a $23 millioj budget, is being forced by past fundinfg difficulties to plateau atlast year’s level and to forgo hirinb an extra 30 researchers. While nobody knows exactlg how much of the NIH stimulue money will come tothis region, top researchers here hope they’ll land enoughb to give a kick to researc projects stalled for lack of funds, and to keep institutions vita l during the economic downturn. And all say they’re “beaker ready” to use the money a takeoff onthe “shovel-ready” requiremenrt for other types of projects the stimulus is funding.
“Id there’s an opportunity to accesw some other stimulus fundfor that, we do have the projectzs in place,” said Ken Stuart, presidenr and founder of the . “We’res fortunate because of Gates Foundation, and NIH stimulus. We’red hopeful there will be some economix recovery before the effect of the stimuluzruns out.” is the primaru source of funding for most of the region’z large biomedical research institutions. It is a unit of the U.S. Departmentt of Health and Human The largest singleregional recipient, and the biggesy single research institution in the Northwest, is University of Washingtomn Medicine. Dr.
Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW said university researchers are readyu with immediate projects for the stimulus which must be used in18 “The NIH portion of the federal stimulus package covers most of the areas of our researcg strength,” he said. “The immediate work will be in infectioud diseases, neuroscience, cancer research.” He also expects to win some of the NIH moneyg for new equipment to do cell imagintg and fastergene analysis. Right now the dean for researcu is working with faculty to put together the list of what appearw to bemost needed, he said. Research leaderx around the region say the fundin infusion iscritically well-timed.
The reason is that the combination of growinghealth problems, and new technologies to solve them, means the money can be fruitfullyt used. “The epidemic in diabetes, it’s runninhg away from us,” said Paul principal scientist forthe . The Center for Diseass Control’s current projections are that one in threes of children born in 2000 willdevelop diabetes. Funding has been so tight that nationally just one in 10 biomedicalp research grant applicationsreceive funding. “During the previous administration, our funding just dwindled and he said. Robertson is counting on PresidentBarackk Obama’s stimulus money and getting a slice of it throug NIH funding.
“It’s very very immediate. We need to get the work done so we can test the and find theright drugs,” he said. Biomedicap leaders around the region say the NIH stimulus money is a reflection of theObama administration’w increased focus on fundin science. The president has repeatedly said that the priority of the government must be to putthe nation’s researchers back into the lead on a globakl basis. Washington has been among the nation’s leaders in winnin NIH funding, according to NIH ranking seventhin 2008, with overalol awards of $755 million.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Study: Charitable giving falls in 2008 - Kansas City Business Journal:
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According to an annual report thereleased U.S. giving in 2008 was $307.65 down about 2 percent from 2007’se record total of $314.07 billion. When adjusted for the drop is 5.7 percent. The reduction is the firsyt inthe survey’s 52-year history caused by economidc conditions. A slight decline in 1987 is attribute to changes intax laws. This year coulfd bring a steeper decline due to a variety of including proposed federal limits on household charitable increased savings rates and thegenerak economy, said Jimmie Alford, founder of the , a nationall nonprofit consultant based in Seattle.
Alford said 2009 could bringh a reduction in giving between 3 percent and 5 percenft inactual dollars. The nonprofit secto accounts for about 10 percent ofthe nation’s grosd domestic product and employs 18 million, most of whom work in educatiobn and health care, according to the Alford Group.
According to an annual report thereleased U.S. giving in 2008 was $307.65 down about 2 percent from 2007’se record total of $314.07 billion. When adjusted for the drop is 5.7 percent. The reduction is the firsyt inthe survey’s 52-year history caused by economidc conditions. A slight decline in 1987 is attribute to changes intax laws. This year coulfd bring a steeper decline due to a variety of including proposed federal limits on household charitable increased savings rates and thegenerak economy, said Jimmie Alford, founder of the , a nationall nonprofit consultant based in Seattle.
Alford said 2009 could bringh a reduction in giving between 3 percent and 5 percenft inactual dollars. The nonprofit secto accounts for about 10 percent ofthe nation’s grosd domestic product and employs 18 million, most of whom work in educatiobn and health care, according to the Alford Group.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Existing iPhone owners may face stiff upgrade cost - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
http://www.papillionmusic.com/article/Cheers-for-the-Catering--Tears-for-the-Graduating-.html
The prices announced, from $199 for an 16-gigabyte modelp to $299 for a 32-gigabytde version, only apply to "new and qualified" But existing owners who want to swap to the newdevicesa won't get the big subsidy from the iPhone's exclusive service provider, that new customerds will get. They will have to wait untipl theirexisting 2-year service contract runs out to get the lower price. That boosts the price on the new phoneasfrom $199 with a new contract on the 16-gigabytee model to $399. Upgrading the 32-gigabyte model will cost $499 versuds $299 for new customers.
This represents a change in policuy from when the current iPhone 3G was releaseed last year and existing owners were allowed to upgrade at the same pric e asnew customers. When that however, AT&T ends up absorbing the cost of the new subsidg on thenew phone, something it apparently doesn't plan to do this MG Siegler writes on the TechCrunch blog: "Why this mattera is that the dislike of AT&T, mixes with a not huge update to the iPhone and a highee subsidized price could be a perfect storj for users that normally would upgrade, not to.
I probabl y will because the iPhone is integral to my work and I couled use more speedand power, but the fact that I’n questioning it should say I didn’t question it for a seconfd last year." A third and long-awaited $99 iPhones price for the 8-gigabyte version announced Monday by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) appears aimed at lurinbg customers away from the new Palm Pre whose saleds began on Saturday. The Pre costs $199 with a $100 mail-inh rebate and a two-year service contract with (NYSE:S), its exclusivr service provider. Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) said late on Mondayh that sales of the Pre broke its previous records for a new but declined to giveexacy figures.
Analysts estimated that therse werebetween 50,000 and 100,000 of the devices sold and worriex that the company could face a problen in keeping up with demand.
The prices announced, from $199 for an 16-gigabyte modelp to $299 for a 32-gigabytde version, only apply to "new and qualified" But existing owners who want to swap to the newdevicesa won't get the big subsidy from the iPhone's exclusive service provider, that new customerds will get. They will have to wait untipl theirexisting 2-year service contract runs out to get the lower price. That boosts the price on the new phoneasfrom $199 with a new contract on the 16-gigabytee model to $399. Upgrading the 32-gigabyte model will cost $499 versuds $299 for new customers.
This represents a change in policuy from when the current iPhone 3G was releaseed last year and existing owners were allowed to upgrade at the same pric e asnew customers. When that however, AT&T ends up absorbing the cost of the new subsidg on thenew phone, something it apparently doesn't plan to do this MG Siegler writes on the TechCrunch blog: "Why this mattera is that the dislike of AT&T, mixes with a not huge update to the iPhone and a highee subsidized price could be a perfect storj for users that normally would upgrade, not to.
I probabl y will because the iPhone is integral to my work and I couled use more speedand power, but the fact that I’n questioning it should say I didn’t question it for a seconfd last year." A third and long-awaited $99 iPhones price for the 8-gigabyte version announced Monday by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) appears aimed at lurinbg customers away from the new Palm Pre whose saleds began on Saturday. The Pre costs $199 with a $100 mail-inh rebate and a two-year service contract with (NYSE:S), its exclusivr service provider. Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) said late on Mondayh that sales of the Pre broke its previous records for a new but declined to giveexacy figures.
Analysts estimated that therse werebetween 50,000 and 100,000 of the devices sold and worriex that the company could face a problen in keeping up with demand.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
RTD to get $18.6M from stimulus for Union Station project - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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million in federal stimulus fundsz for work at DenvedrUnion Station, the announced Wednesday. The grant will help pay for desigmn and construction at the historictrainj station, which is to be converted into a terminal for several different transportation modes. RTD is carrying out the transir portion of the overall Union Station The station will be a hub for the regiona ltransit agency’s planned “FasTracks” rail transit project. It will also be used by many RTD The $18.6 million comes from a pool of $8.4 billion for transit capital improvementd authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestmenft Act of 2009, signed into law in Denved by President Barack Obama on Feb.
17. “By reinvestiny in our nation’s transigt infrastructure, we are making our communities more invigorating thelocal economy, and putting America back to work,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHoofd said Wednesday ina statement. The total cost of redevelopingt union station for transit is expectedx to costabout $478 million. RTD plans to pay abou t $208 million, with the balance coming from federalk money and otherlocal sources, Roger Sherman, chieff operating officer at Denver lobbying firm CRL Associatee Inc. and spokesman for the Denverf Union StationProject Authority, said in May.
RTD separately is seekingf stimulus funds for a variet ofother projects, including $17.1 milliob to purchase new fareboxes for the transit system’s bus
million in federal stimulus fundsz for work at DenvedrUnion Station, the announced Wednesday. The grant will help pay for desigmn and construction at the historictrainj station, which is to be converted into a terminal for several different transportation modes. RTD is carrying out the transir portion of the overall Union Station The station will be a hub for the regiona ltransit agency’s planned “FasTracks” rail transit project. It will also be used by many RTD The $18.6 million comes from a pool of $8.4 billion for transit capital improvementd authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestmenft Act of 2009, signed into law in Denved by President Barack Obama on Feb.
17. “By reinvestiny in our nation’s transigt infrastructure, we are making our communities more invigorating thelocal economy, and putting America back to work,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHoofd said Wednesday ina statement. The total cost of redevelopingt union station for transit is expectedx to costabout $478 million. RTD plans to pay abou t $208 million, with the balance coming from federalk money and otherlocal sources, Roger Sherman, chieff operating officer at Denver lobbying firm CRL Associatee Inc. and spokesman for the Denverf Union StationProject Authority, said in May.
RTD separately is seekingf stimulus funds for a variet ofother projects, including $17.1 milliob to purchase new fareboxes for the transit system’s bus
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Source: NCR to move headquarters, 1,300 jobs to Georgia - Portland Business Journal:
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The (NYSE: NCR) will move its headquartersx and 1,250 jobs to Duluth, Ga., as well as openingb a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Macon, Ga., that will emploh up to 880 people. Officiale for NCR, which has 1,309 workers in Dayton, could not be immediatelg reached for commentMonday night. An officiap from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland'xs office, who spoke to the Dayto n Business JournalMonday night, said NCR’as CEO Bill Nuti told Strickland that the compan has been eyeing Georgia for some time now. The , with locao officials expressing frustration that the company was not responding to their requests. Georgia Gov.
Sonny Perdue is expected to make the officiao announcement Tuesday with NCR receivingv tax incentives from the local officialsin “They (NCR) can’t recruit taleng to move to Dayton, Ohio,” a sourced told the Chronicle. Montgomeryy County Commissioner Dan sounding stunned when reachesdMonday night, declined comment. In the letterf Strickland sent to NCR dated Monday and obtained by the DaytomnBusiness Journal, the governor said he was trying “to take one last opportunitty to urge you to continud your operations in Ohio.” In the letter, Ohio offersx NCR $31.1 million worth of incentives to keep the operationsa here.
Strickland's spokesperson declined official comment untiol the announcementis made. NCR' departure would leave a vacant 1.3 million-square-foot, five-story office buildingt near Dayton's downtown that is already hurting from high vacancy ratez and jobs that have been leavinhg the city during the pastseveral years. The loss of 1,30p0 high-paying jobs from the city will have a negativer impacton Dayton's income tax receipts at a time when the city has faced multi-million dollar budget deficits that have causedf it to reduce its workforce and cut services.
Rashacd Young, Dayton city manager, said the city reachedd out to NCR multipls times inrecent months, and that the city did all it couls to engage the company. Ohio Stater Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, said he will retain hope unti l the company makes anofficial announcement. “Wes have on multiple occasions reached out to NCR in an attemp t to identify ways to secure their jobs and grow and be successfulpin Ohio,” Husted said Mondayy evening. “I am not willing to give up Phil Parker, president and CEO, left a voice message aftetr business hours for a reportedr Monday saying he hadno information.
Toni Bankston, directorf of marketing and communications for theDayton Chamber, did not returnm calls seeking comment. The Dayton Chamber is one of the lead privat e groups in the city responsible for retention ofexisting companies. In NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters to anAtlantqa suburb, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbsd of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgia providee morethan $8 million in incentives, accordin g to officials. NCR, foundedc locally in 1884, is the Dayto n region’s second largest with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billion in revenur in 2008.
The company, whichj sells ATMs and retail automation is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 company. At one time, the company had more than 18,00 employees in the Dayton but that number has dwindle d during the pastseveral decades. As recently as two yeare ago, NCR had about 2,00 Dayton employees. That number has declined by about 700 workerssince 2007. In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executivse offices to New York City and leasinv an entire floor of the 7 World TradeeCenter building. But, on paper, its headquarters remained in Dayton.
In March, the company also told employees it is undergoingg a structural reorganization and would cut an unknown amount of itsgloba workforce. That same month, the company removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton though it said at the time it wasjust
The (NYSE: NCR) will move its headquartersx and 1,250 jobs to Duluth, Ga., as well as openingb a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Macon, Ga., that will emploh up to 880 people. Officiale for NCR, which has 1,309 workers in Dayton, could not be immediatelg reached for commentMonday night. An officiap from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland'xs office, who spoke to the Dayto n Business JournalMonday night, said NCR’as CEO Bill Nuti told Strickland that the compan has been eyeing Georgia for some time now. The , with locao officials expressing frustration that the company was not responding to their requests. Georgia Gov.
Sonny Perdue is expected to make the officiao announcement Tuesday with NCR receivingv tax incentives from the local officialsin “They (NCR) can’t recruit taleng to move to Dayton, Ohio,” a sourced told the Chronicle. Montgomeryy County Commissioner Dan sounding stunned when reachesdMonday night, declined comment. In the letterf Strickland sent to NCR dated Monday and obtained by the DaytomnBusiness Journal, the governor said he was trying “to take one last opportunitty to urge you to continud your operations in Ohio.” In the letter, Ohio offersx NCR $31.1 million worth of incentives to keep the operationsa here.
Strickland's spokesperson declined official comment untiol the announcementis made. NCR' departure would leave a vacant 1.3 million-square-foot, five-story office buildingt near Dayton's downtown that is already hurting from high vacancy ratez and jobs that have been leavinhg the city during the pastseveral years. The loss of 1,30p0 high-paying jobs from the city will have a negativer impacton Dayton's income tax receipts at a time when the city has faced multi-million dollar budget deficits that have causedf it to reduce its workforce and cut services.
Rashacd Young, Dayton city manager, said the city reachedd out to NCR multipls times inrecent months, and that the city did all it couls to engage the company. Ohio Stater Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, said he will retain hope unti l the company makes anofficial announcement. “Wes have on multiple occasions reached out to NCR in an attemp t to identify ways to secure their jobs and grow and be successfulpin Ohio,” Husted said Mondayy evening. “I am not willing to give up Phil Parker, president and CEO, left a voice message aftetr business hours for a reportedr Monday saying he hadno information.
Toni Bankston, directorf of marketing and communications for theDayton Chamber, did not returnm calls seeking comment. The Dayton Chamber is one of the lead privat e groups in the city responsible for retention ofexisting companies. In NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters to anAtlantqa suburb, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbsd of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgia providee morethan $8 million in incentives, accordin g to officials. NCR, foundedc locally in 1884, is the Dayto n region’s second largest with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billion in revenur in 2008.
The company, whichj sells ATMs and retail automation is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 company. At one time, the company had more than 18,00 employees in the Dayton but that number has dwindle d during the pastseveral decades. As recently as two yeare ago, NCR had about 2,00 Dayton employees. That number has declined by about 700 workerssince 2007. In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executivse offices to New York City and leasinv an entire floor of the 7 World TradeeCenter building. But, on paper, its headquarters remained in Dayton.
In March, the company also told employees it is undergoingg a structural reorganization and would cut an unknown amount of itsgloba workforce. That same month, the company removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton though it said at the time it wasjust
Monday, November 29, 2010
Central Pacific Bank chooses ad, PR agencies - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The move comes two months afterthe state’ fourth-largest bank and its former marketing , decided to part ways after working together sincee January 2006. The bank is one of Hawaii’s biggest advertisers. Although the values of the which beginnext month, weren’t disclosed, industrhy insiders estimate billings at betweenh $2 million and $3 millioh annually. Public relations billings are estimated to be at least The bank’s new marketing strategyt comes at a critical time for the bank. Central Pacificv named executiveRonald K. Migita to replace formerr CEO Clinton Arnoldus, who retired in on the same day it announce thatits second-quarter earnings droppecd by $146.
3 million. Before working with Communications the bank used ona part-tim basis and contracted with for about five Bidding for the accounts were competitive. In June, Centralk Pacific invited agencies to reply to the requests for proposal and heardfrom “over a companies, said Cedric the bank’s vice president and corporate communicationx manager. Two selection committees, one for advertising and another forpublic relations, sat in on multiple credentia and creative presentations before choosing four “It was a very difficuly process because everybody really presented strong Yamanaka said.
Hastings & Pleadwelpl and Matsumoto & Clapperton clearly were the leaders, as they understoof the bank’s desire for a new marketing according tobank executives. “Whatr CPB was looking for was a way to see how the marketingteam they’d work with thinks and how they approachu problem-solving,” said Ed Clapperton, who founded Matsumoto Clapperton in 2000 with businesds partner Craig Matsumoto. Yamanaka agrees.
“We were drawnm to the fact that both firms really seem tounderstand us,” he “They grasped our culture and really embracedf what the bank stands for, whichn is basically we’re never going to forgetr where we came from and we’re lookin forward to times ahead.” The bank was foundes in 1954 by Japanese Americajn businessmen, many of whom had served in World War II. Matsumot o & Clapperton has won the ’s “Best of Pele Award four times in five years in additiomn to local and national awards for print Major clientsinclude , Waikiki Beach Ala Moana Hotel, The Wyland 15 Craigside and Arcadia retirement communities.
Barbrsa Pleadwell, who founded Hastings Pleadwell 12 years ago with business partnerBarbara Hastings, said she was movede by the bank’s roots. “It’s about disenfranchised populations coming togetheer to build what is one of the top banks Pleadwell said. “It’s a pretty compelling story.” Hastinga & Pleadwell scored eighr honors from the of Businesa Communicators and nine from thethis year. Its client s include Puna Geothermal Venture, First Wind, and Altres Staffing HR. Its social-marketing efforts include tobacco controlkand recycling.
The move comes two months afterthe state’ fourth-largest bank and its former marketing , decided to part ways after working together sincee January 2006. The bank is one of Hawaii’s biggest advertisers. Although the values of the which beginnext month, weren’t disclosed, industrhy insiders estimate billings at betweenh $2 million and $3 millioh annually. Public relations billings are estimated to be at least The bank’s new marketing strategyt comes at a critical time for the bank. Central Pacificv named executiveRonald K. Migita to replace formerr CEO Clinton Arnoldus, who retired in on the same day it announce thatits second-quarter earnings droppecd by $146.
3 million. Before working with Communications the bank used ona part-tim basis and contracted with for about five Bidding for the accounts were competitive. In June, Centralk Pacific invited agencies to reply to the requests for proposal and heardfrom “over a companies, said Cedric the bank’s vice president and corporate communicationx manager. Two selection committees, one for advertising and another forpublic relations, sat in on multiple credentia and creative presentations before choosing four “It was a very difficuly process because everybody really presented strong Yamanaka said.
Hastings & Pleadwelpl and Matsumoto & Clapperton clearly were the leaders, as they understoof the bank’s desire for a new marketing according tobank executives. “Whatr CPB was looking for was a way to see how the marketingteam they’d work with thinks and how they approachu problem-solving,” said Ed Clapperton, who founded Matsumoto Clapperton in 2000 with businesds partner Craig Matsumoto. Yamanaka agrees.
“We were drawnm to the fact that both firms really seem tounderstand us,” he “They grasped our culture and really embracedf what the bank stands for, whichn is basically we’re never going to forgetr where we came from and we’re lookin forward to times ahead.” The bank was foundes in 1954 by Japanese Americajn businessmen, many of whom had served in World War II. Matsumot o & Clapperton has won the ’s “Best of Pele Award four times in five years in additiomn to local and national awards for print Major clientsinclude , Waikiki Beach Ala Moana Hotel, The Wyland 15 Craigside and Arcadia retirement communities.
Barbrsa Pleadwell, who founded Hastings Pleadwell 12 years ago with business partnerBarbara Hastings, said she was movede by the bank’s roots. “It’s about disenfranchised populations coming togetheer to build what is one of the top banks Pleadwell said. “It’s a pretty compelling story.” Hastinga & Pleadwell scored eighr honors from the of Businesa Communicators and nine from thethis year. Its client s include Puna Geothermal Venture, First Wind, and Altres Staffing HR. Its social-marketing efforts include tobacco controlkand recycling.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Kansas City Business Journal:
http://ceppwawu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15:can-joomla-15-operate-with-php-safe-mode-on&catid=31:general&Itemid=46
A twister reportedly touched down nearbyat 1:49 p.m. Sunda and crossed through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-lont path for about 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighter found moderate damageat Southlands, locatec at E-470 and Smoky Hill Road, CBS4 News Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioningv units were damaged, windows were a shed was destroyed, and a car was overturned. Natural-gaa leaks also were noted. Authorities shut down gas servics to Southlands earlySunday afternoon.
No serious injuries were reported onthe shopping-center but a man in a nearbg neighborhood who was tryintg to take pictures reportedly was hospitalized with unspecifiex serious injuries, according to news reports. A Southlandse spokeswoman told CBS4 most ofthe center's stores will be closeds Monday to allow for continued damage assessment. She said customers should call individual stores to verify whetherr they are closedor open. which opened in 2006, is the Denve r area's largest shopping center by retail at 1.7 million square feet.
It consists of several freestandinyg buildings connected by pedestrian corridors and The complex is owned by Granite Southlandsa Town Center LLC and manage d by Forest City CommercialManagemenr Inc. Four other tornadoes were spotted nortn and east of DenverSunday afternoon, and baseball-size hail struck some areas. As many as 3,00p0 customers were without power for a time in parts of Auroraaand Centennial. .
A twister reportedly touched down nearbyat 1:49 p.m. Sunda and crossed through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-lont path for about 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighter found moderate damageat Southlands, locatec at E-470 and Smoky Hill Road, CBS4 News Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioningv units were damaged, windows were a shed was destroyed, and a car was overturned. Natural-gaa leaks also were noted. Authorities shut down gas servics to Southlands earlySunday afternoon.
No serious injuries were reported onthe shopping-center but a man in a nearbg neighborhood who was tryintg to take pictures reportedly was hospitalized with unspecifiex serious injuries, according to news reports. A Southlandse spokeswoman told CBS4 most ofthe center's stores will be closeds Monday to allow for continued damage assessment. She said customers should call individual stores to verify whetherr they are closedor open. which opened in 2006, is the Denve r area's largest shopping center by retail at 1.7 million square feet.
It consists of several freestandinyg buildings connected by pedestrian corridors and The complex is owned by Granite Southlandsa Town Center LLC and manage d by Forest City CommercialManagemenr Inc. Four other tornadoes were spotted nortn and east of DenverSunday afternoon, and baseball-size hail struck some areas. As many as 3,00p0 customers were without power for a time in parts of Auroraaand Centennial. .
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Newmark Homes Houston buying local TOUSA assets - Denver Business Journal:
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TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currently under Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand financed. “Oure management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company planas to build 60 homea ranging in pricefrom $160,009 to more than $600,000 in the first 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Moodyg said 55 employees of TOUSA will remain with the new company aftet TOUSA winds down its localbusiness operations. TOUSA’x predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completer an initial public offering inMarcy 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc. acquired 80 percenft of Newmark’s stock. TOUSA Inc.
also acquired 100 perceny of then-public in Novemberr 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engle merged with Newmark, and the merged company changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In March, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it planneed to lay off 156 people in the Houstohn area from its Newmarki Homes brand beginning May 22 due to the downturb in thehousing market.
TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currently under Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand financed. “Oure management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company planas to build 60 homea ranging in pricefrom $160,009 to more than $600,000 in the first 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Moodyg said 55 employees of TOUSA will remain with the new company aftet TOUSA winds down its localbusiness operations. TOUSA’x predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completer an initial public offering inMarcy 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc. acquired 80 percenft of Newmark’s stock. TOUSA Inc.
also acquired 100 perceny of then-public in Novemberr 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engle merged with Newmark, and the merged company changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In March, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it planneed to lay off 156 people in the Houstohn area from its Newmarki Homes brand beginning May 22 due to the downturb in thehousing market.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Expert: Highly unlikely that radio signal triggered bomb that exploded inside ... - OregonLive.com
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Hensarling: GM TARP funds will be probed - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Hensarling is the lone Republica on the Congressional Oversight Panel and a rankintg member of the House Financiao Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer He says he is concernes about the disparate treatment of different classesa of bond holders as Troubleds Asset Relief Program fundesare distributed. Detroit-based GM (NYSE: GM) filed for Ch. 11 bankruptct protection on Monday. has reached a deal with its bondholders that would have those firms own up to 25 percengt ofthe automaker, with the U.S. Treasury Departmentf investing upto $50 billion in GM, according to a regulator filing made by the Detroitf automaker.
The automaker has received nearly $20 billioj in taxpayer funds to date. “I am pleased that the Congressional Oversight Panel will hold this important oversighgt hearingin July. While I opposexd giving TARP money to the taxpayers deserve transparency and need to know that theird tax dollars are being spent fairlu and to promotefinancial stability," Hensarling said. “Manyt believe that TARP is beingf used instead to promote a sociapl agenda and to reward the alliea ofthe administration. This hearing will be a venur for seeking answers to suchimportant questions.” The Whit House could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday morning.
Hensarling is the lone Republica on the Congressional Oversight Panel and a rankintg member of the House Financiao Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer He says he is concernes about the disparate treatment of different classesa of bond holders as Troubleds Asset Relief Program fundesare distributed. Detroit-based GM (NYSE: GM) filed for Ch. 11 bankruptct protection on Monday. has reached a deal with its bondholders that would have those firms own up to 25 percengt ofthe automaker, with the U.S. Treasury Departmentf investing upto $50 billion in GM, according to a regulator filing made by the Detroitf automaker.
The automaker has received nearly $20 billioj in taxpayer funds to date. “I am pleased that the Congressional Oversight Panel will hold this important oversighgt hearingin July. While I opposexd giving TARP money to the taxpayers deserve transparency and need to know that theird tax dollars are being spent fairlu and to promotefinancial stability," Hensarling said. “Manyt believe that TARP is beingf used instead to promote a sociapl agenda and to reward the alliea ofthe administration. This hearing will be a venur for seeking answers to suchimportant questions.” The Whit House could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday morning.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Possible opening for Darius Butler - ESPN (blog)
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Roza to resonate with varied beats - Times of India
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Yahoo Moves into Daily Deals - Mashable
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Annapolis Housing Authority banning lawsuit settled - Baltimore Sun (blog)
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Domenic Petrucci - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The Italy native became an activist for hearg disease after suffering from a heart attack in March 2000 when he weighef270 pounds. When he’d not pumping iron, Petrucci’s contractin g company does brick and stone work and manufacturewsconcrete steps. Why did you take up weighgt lifting? Because I have a big body and I needef a little workout to show offmy I’m very muscular even if I don’r lift weights. What’s your dailyg routine like? I’m waking up at 5 a.m. and runnin an hour in Patterson Park and keeping my heart rate betweeh 130 and145 steady.
I climb go back home and go work on Then I go to the gym for weighgt lifting foran hour, five days a Then I do about 15 minutes or 20 minutes flexing for the bodybuilding figure. Three days a week I’lp come home and run in the evening. Overall, I do 10 houres of cardio of a week. That’w 60 miles a week of cardio. How did you modify your diet? Throughout the day I eat five meals, with clean such as sweet potatoes or brown and protein. I eat six pounds of fish a day. No fat whatsoever. You make wine??
I make a Cabernet Sauvignon andMerlot
The Italy native became an activist for hearg disease after suffering from a heart attack in March 2000 when he weighef270 pounds. When he’d not pumping iron, Petrucci’s contractin g company does brick and stone work and manufacturewsconcrete steps. Why did you take up weighgt lifting? Because I have a big body and I needef a little workout to show offmy I’m very muscular even if I don’r lift weights. What’s your dailyg routine like? I’m waking up at 5 a.m. and runnin an hour in Patterson Park and keeping my heart rate betweeh 130 and145 steady.
I climb go back home and go work on Then I go to the gym for weighgt lifting foran hour, five days a Then I do about 15 minutes or 20 minutes flexing for the bodybuilding figure. Three days a week I’lp come home and run in the evening. Overall, I do 10 houres of cardio of a week. That’w 60 miles a week of cardio. How did you modify your diet? Throughout the day I eat five meals, with clean such as sweet potatoes or brown and protein. I eat six pounds of fish a day. No fat whatsoever. You make wine??
I make a Cabernet Sauvignon andMerlot
Monday, November 8, 2010
Bere wins Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis community service award - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Bere received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Awar for Outstanding Public Serviced Benefiting Communities Tuesday at theJefferson Awards’ annual ceremony in Washington, D.C. The five winnerds were chosen from a groupof 70, all of whom receivede Jefferson Awards in their local After he retired in 1997 as presidenf and chief operating officer for Cincinnati-based Krogetr (NYSE: KR), Bere signed on a volunteerd COO for Crayons to Computers, a nonprofitg store where teachers can obtain school supplies and educational The group has distributed more than $60 milliobn in free supplies over the past 12 Bere is also a leader in the nationa l Kids in Need Foundation, whicu is using Cincinnati’s Crayons to Computers store as a modeo to open similar free stores for teachers arouns the country.
The local Jefferson Awardes sponsors include the Rotary Clubof Cincinnati, the Businesw Courier and Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bere received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Awar for Outstanding Public Serviced Benefiting Communities Tuesday at theJefferson Awards’ annual ceremony in Washington, D.C. The five winnerds were chosen from a groupof 70, all of whom receivede Jefferson Awards in their local After he retired in 1997 as presidenf and chief operating officer for Cincinnati-based Krogetr (NYSE: KR), Bere signed on a volunteerd COO for Crayons to Computers, a nonprofitg store where teachers can obtain school supplies and educational The group has distributed more than $60 milliobn in free supplies over the past 12 Bere is also a leader in the nationa l Kids in Need Foundation, whicu is using Cincinnati’s Crayons to Computers store as a modeo to open similar free stores for teachers arouns the country.
The local Jefferson Awardes sponsors include the Rotary Clubof Cincinnati, the Businesw Courier and Cincinnati Enquirer.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Broadway renews Matrix, MultiPlan leases - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
http://thebird.biz/index.php?show_aux_page=1
The private real estate investment and management firm is renegotiating leasew with tenants at the same time it is tryinhg to clear up debt issues withits lender. which lost ownership of the Hancock Tower after it defaultecd ona loan, has debt that maturez this month. The financing in question is secured byseveral properties, includiny the 980,000-square-foot Bay Colony. Broadway is in discussions with lenderxs to renegotiate the terms of the Broadway was given an extensionj onthe loan, which was due earlier this according to a source with knowledge of the However, the landlord renewede MultiPlan Inc.
, which leases 105,0623 square feet, and Matrix Partners, which leases 11,421 squard feet, at the office complex. CB Richard Ellix represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadwah Partners and Matrix in thelease negotiations. Broadway acquireed Bay Colony from Beacon Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largef portfolioof assets. The four-buildin g complex office park sits ona 58-acre site overlooking Route 128.
The private real estate investment and management firm is renegotiating leasew with tenants at the same time it is tryinhg to clear up debt issues withits lender. which lost ownership of the Hancock Tower after it defaultecd ona loan, has debt that maturez this month. The financing in question is secured byseveral properties, includiny the 980,000-square-foot Bay Colony. Broadway is in discussions with lenderxs to renegotiate the terms of the Broadway was given an extensionj onthe loan, which was due earlier this according to a source with knowledge of the However, the landlord renewede MultiPlan Inc.
, which leases 105,0623 square feet, and Matrix Partners, which leases 11,421 squard feet, at the office complex. CB Richard Ellix represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadwah Partners and Matrix in thelease negotiations. Broadway acquireed Bay Colony from Beacon Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largef portfolioof assets. The four-buildin g complex office park sits ona 58-acre site overlooking Route 128.
Friday, November 5, 2010
King Soopers, workers heading back to bargaining table - Nashville Business Journal:
http://www.univshop.org/Online-Book-Marketing-The-5-Things-Authors-Get-Wrong.html
The contract at hand involved an increasde inpreventative health-care programs and a wage increase, as well as a decreasr in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said. workers had protested the pension benefit with the United Food and Commercial Workersd UnionLocal No. 7 warning that some coul lose $100,000 over the life of the benefits, and said the wage increaseds werenot enough. “W e are ready, willing and able to get back to the bargaining table if the corporation is willing to meet us King Soopers worker Julie Gonzalez said in a news release put out bythe union. “All we’re askingg for is a fair deal.
And we realluy hope they don’t lock us out for askinbg for livable wages and a pension plan that recognizesw our contribution to company profits.” About 17,000 union workers from the area’s three largest grocery chains — King Soopers and — have been in negotiationws with the grocers since April 9 on new five-yeat contracts. Safeway workers have voted to extend their contracrt untilJune 26, which Albertsons and King Soopers employees currentlyy are working without contracts. The rejection of the latest King Sooperse contract proposal came quickly after votingbeganm Monday.
Workers in Colorado Longmont and Boulder arevoting today, whilw Pueblo workers are scheduled to cast ballotds Wednesday. King Soopers spokeswoman Dianr Mulligan said that the rejection of the deal will not have any tangibld effect on store King Soopers workers have not cast ballotsato strike. “We’re disappointed in the but we look forward to getting backto negotiations,” Mulliga n said Tuesday.
King Soopers is a unit of Cincinnati-basee
The contract at hand involved an increasde inpreventative health-care programs and a wage increase, as well as a decreasr in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said. workers had protested the pension benefit with the United Food and Commercial Workersd UnionLocal No. 7 warning that some coul lose $100,000 over the life of the benefits, and said the wage increaseds werenot enough. “W e are ready, willing and able to get back to the bargaining table if the corporation is willing to meet us King Soopers worker Julie Gonzalez said in a news release put out bythe union. “All we’re askingg for is a fair deal.
And we realluy hope they don’t lock us out for askinbg for livable wages and a pension plan that recognizesw our contribution to company profits.” About 17,000 union workers from the area’s three largest grocery chains — King Soopers and — have been in negotiationws with the grocers since April 9 on new five-yeat contracts. Safeway workers have voted to extend their contracrt untilJune 26, which Albertsons and King Soopers employees currentlyy are working without contracts. The rejection of the latest King Sooperse contract proposal came quickly after votingbeganm Monday.
Workers in Colorado Longmont and Boulder arevoting today, whilw Pueblo workers are scheduled to cast ballotds Wednesday. King Soopers spokeswoman Dianr Mulligan said that the rejection of the deal will not have any tangibld effect on store King Soopers workers have not cast ballotsato strike. “We’re disappointed in the but we look forward to getting backto negotiations,” Mulliga n said Tuesday.
King Soopers is a unit of Cincinnati-basee
Thursday, November 4, 2010
5 Who Thrive: Hotel Renew team practices 'hospitality at its best' - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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With no shoelaces. “I have 60 pairs,” said General Manager Dan Howery. “All different Howery — lanky and resembling MSNBC’sz Keith Olbermann sans the attitudes — has been at Hotel Renew only10 months. Unlik a lot of GMs around town, he has reason to smile. Located at 129 Paoakalanj Ave., a mauka-makai road connecting Kalakaua andKuhio avenues, Hotel Renew’sw room occupancy for mid-May was 83 That’s a full 15 percentage points highe r than the average for Oahu hotelws and more than 20 percentage point s higher than hotels on Maui, Kauai and the Big What’s the trick?
“I’m really good at what I Howery answered, before bursting with laughter, somethiny he often does. He more seriously. “It’s not a secret that it’ s about practicing hospitality atits best,” he “It’s the team that makes the difference. We also have a pretty cool building witha Zen-like feel, a cool edge. And we like to joke People like to have fun and appreciate a senseeof humor.” There’s no other hotel in Waikikui quite like the 72-room Hotelk Renew. It has no pool, no restaurant, and a tiny bar.
Yet, sincew opening in 2007, it has become Trip Advisor’a top-rated Oahu property out of 102 that are By comparison, Halekulani is No. 5. “Trip Adviso r is the new word-of-mouth and we are fortunatw that people have said suchnice things,” Howeryu said. In fact, the reviewsz have been so enthusiastic that some posters suggestedx on a TripAdvisor blog that the hotel was writing itsown “We caught it and asked TripAdvisor to remove it, whicjh they did because it was damagingf their credibility, too,” Howery said. It was clearf some of the comments were from people who had neve rstayed here.” Nonetheless, Renew isn’ t perfect.
“The hallways are tiredx and untidy; my room had one of the filthiest showers I’ve ever seen ... I wore my flip flopsz in the shower,” a Boston resident wrote May 8. Far more however, are those like the May 17 postinbgfrom Seattle: “A great oasis in a sea of Hotel Renew’s service level is helped in no smal l part by having a small “It’s a lot easier for staff to rememberr guests’ names, and we practice making sure to ask them by name how they are Howery said.
With no shoelaces. “I have 60 pairs,” said General Manager Dan Howery. “All different Howery — lanky and resembling MSNBC’sz Keith Olbermann sans the attitudes — has been at Hotel Renew only10 months. Unlik a lot of GMs around town, he has reason to smile. Located at 129 Paoakalanj Ave., a mauka-makai road connecting Kalakaua andKuhio avenues, Hotel Renew’sw room occupancy for mid-May was 83 That’s a full 15 percentage points highe r than the average for Oahu hotelws and more than 20 percentage point s higher than hotels on Maui, Kauai and the Big What’s the trick?
“I’m really good at what I Howery answered, before bursting with laughter, somethiny he often does. He more seriously. “It’s not a secret that it’ s about practicing hospitality atits best,” he “It’s the team that makes the difference. We also have a pretty cool building witha Zen-like feel, a cool edge. And we like to joke People like to have fun and appreciate a senseeof humor.” There’s no other hotel in Waikikui quite like the 72-room Hotelk Renew. It has no pool, no restaurant, and a tiny bar.
Yet, sincew opening in 2007, it has become Trip Advisor’a top-rated Oahu property out of 102 that are By comparison, Halekulani is No. 5. “Trip Adviso r is the new word-of-mouth and we are fortunatw that people have said suchnice things,” Howeryu said. In fact, the reviewsz have been so enthusiastic that some posters suggestedx on a TripAdvisor blog that the hotel was writing itsown “We caught it and asked TripAdvisor to remove it, whicjh they did because it was damagingf their credibility, too,” Howery said. It was clearf some of the comments were from people who had neve rstayed here.” Nonetheless, Renew isn’ t perfect.
“The hallways are tiredx and untidy; my room had one of the filthiest showers I’ve ever seen ... I wore my flip flopsz in the shower,” a Boston resident wrote May 8. Far more however, are those like the May 17 postinbgfrom Seattle: “A great oasis in a sea of Hotel Renew’s service level is helped in no smal l part by having a small “It’s a lot easier for staff to rememberr guests’ names, and we practice making sure to ask them by name how they are Howery said.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Rock Band 3 PS3 Review - dBTechno
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Valley surgeon heads up test of aneurysm treatment - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vascular servicez at the ArizonaHeartf Institute, has been namedf the national principal investigator for the Phase II study, which is required by the to enrolol 160 patients. The Arizona Heart Institutew is one of 14 centers involved in thestudy “We are looking to include at leasg six more centers to complete 20 centerse in the U.S.,” Rodriguez said. The endoluminal grafft is manufactured bynear Glasgow, Called the Anaconda Stent Graft it allows the surgeon to reposition the devicw once it has been placed acrossx the aneurysm.
So far, nearly 4,000 patients in Europe have received the Anaconda but it must get approva from the FDA before it can be used inthe U.S. Rodriguezx said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’sz first patient went well, saying the devicd is very easy to use. “He was up on his feet the next morninhhaving breakfast,” Rodriguez said of the “You can’t do that when you open the This eliminates the need for open hearty surgery.” Abdominal aortic aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’sw main artery, is a serious condition prone to rupture and lead to sudden death. Actor John Ritter died of an aortif rupturein 2003.
Symptoms can occur suddenly with severe, sharp pain in the abdomen. Patientd who experience these symptoms should seek immediatemedical attention, Rodriguez said. Early detection can prevent sudden death. Patients with a familhy history of aortic aneurysm or other connective tissue disorders should notifg their physician about their risk of aortic he said.
Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vascular servicez at the ArizonaHeartf Institute, has been namedf the national principal investigator for the Phase II study, which is required by the to enrolol 160 patients. The Arizona Heart Institutew is one of 14 centers involved in thestudy “We are looking to include at leasg six more centers to complete 20 centerse in the U.S.,” Rodriguez said. The endoluminal grafft is manufactured bynear Glasgow, Called the Anaconda Stent Graft it allows the surgeon to reposition the devicw once it has been placed acrossx the aneurysm.
So far, nearly 4,000 patients in Europe have received the Anaconda but it must get approva from the FDA before it can be used inthe U.S. Rodriguezx said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’sz first patient went well, saying the devicd is very easy to use. “He was up on his feet the next morninhhaving breakfast,” Rodriguez said of the “You can’t do that when you open the This eliminates the need for open hearty surgery.” Abdominal aortic aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’sw main artery, is a serious condition prone to rupture and lead to sudden death. Actor John Ritter died of an aortif rupturein 2003.
Symptoms can occur suddenly with severe, sharp pain in the abdomen. Patientd who experience these symptoms should seek immediatemedical attention, Rodriguez said. Early detection can prevent sudden death. Patients with a familhy history of aortic aneurysm or other connective tissue disorders should notifg their physician about their risk of aortic he said.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
YRC Worldwide loses $257M in first quarter - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million in the first quarter as the freightt recession continues to weignhdown performance. The loss, which amounted to $4.334 a share, compared with a loss of $46.37 million, or 82 cent s a share, in the same quarter a year theOverland Park-based trucking company (Nasdaq: YRCW) said in a release after the market closed on Thursday. The loss would have been $2.63 a sharr without $164 million, or $1.71 a share, in charged — primarily for networ k integration, severance, reserve accruals and pensionb settlement and union employee stock Revenuewas $1.5 billion for the threer months that ended Marcjh 31, down 32.7 percent from $2.23 billio n in the same quarter of 2008.
Even excludinhg the charges, earnings results fell far below expectations. Twelve analysts surveyed by reported a consensus estimat for a lossof $1.90 a share for YRC. “We made significant investments in our companyu during the first quarter to enhance our positiomn in the market and improve our futureoperatiny performance,” YRC Chairman and CEO Bill Zollarx said in the release. the economy progressively weakened throughoufthe quarter, making it more challenging to get aheacd of the volume declines.
With that the March 1 integration of our national networksx allowed us to remove substantial capacity and reseg the volume needs ofour network, while significantlyy enhancing our service offering to the customer.” “Oue volumes were impacted by multiple most notably the economy and busineses diversion due to customer anxiety surrounding the integration of Yellow and Zollars said in the release.
“Som customers have already returnede business, which was temporarilhy diverted, but it is difficult to predict at what levels or how quickl the rest will come The company also hasbeen , and has been sellinf company-owned real estate, raising $176 millionh of cash in sales and sale-leasebackm deals in the first YRC said that it closed a $32 millio sale-leaseback deal with on Wednesday, for a tota l of about $150 million in such deals with Ested this year. YRC did not providee an earningsforecast Thursday, though Zollars said the company would offere updates as the outlook becomes clearer. YRC ranks No. 2 on the Kansase City BusinessJournal ’s list of area publifc companies.
million in the first quarter as the freightt recession continues to weignhdown performance. The loss, which amounted to $4.334 a share, compared with a loss of $46.37 million, or 82 cent s a share, in the same quarter a year theOverland Park-based trucking company (Nasdaq: YRCW) said in a release after the market closed on Thursday. The loss would have been $2.63 a sharr without $164 million, or $1.71 a share, in charged — primarily for networ k integration, severance, reserve accruals and pensionb settlement and union employee stock Revenuewas $1.5 billion for the threer months that ended Marcjh 31, down 32.7 percent from $2.23 billio n in the same quarter of 2008.
Even excludinhg the charges, earnings results fell far below expectations. Twelve analysts surveyed by reported a consensus estimat for a lossof $1.90 a share for YRC. “We made significant investments in our companyu during the first quarter to enhance our positiomn in the market and improve our futureoperatiny performance,” YRC Chairman and CEO Bill Zollarx said in the release. the economy progressively weakened throughoufthe quarter, making it more challenging to get aheacd of the volume declines.
With that the March 1 integration of our national networksx allowed us to remove substantial capacity and reseg the volume needs ofour network, while significantlyy enhancing our service offering to the customer.” “Oue volumes were impacted by multiple most notably the economy and busineses diversion due to customer anxiety surrounding the integration of Yellow and Zollars said in the release.
“Som customers have already returnede business, which was temporarilhy diverted, but it is difficult to predict at what levels or how quickl the rest will come The company also hasbeen , and has been sellinf company-owned real estate, raising $176 millionh of cash in sales and sale-leasebackm deals in the first YRC said that it closed a $32 millio sale-leaseback deal with on Wednesday, for a tota l of about $150 million in such deals with Ested this year. YRC did not providee an earningsforecast Thursday, though Zollars said the company would offere updates as the outlook becomes clearer. YRC ranks No. 2 on the Kansase City BusinessJournal ’s list of area publifc companies.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Fewer than 200 Singles Remain for OSU Game - K-StateSports.com
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K-StateSports.com | Fewer than 200 Singles Remain for OSU Game K-StateSports.com Kansas State is closing in on its fourth sellout in five home games this season as fewer than 200 single tickets remain for Saturday's homecoming matchup ... |
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
In Delaware Senate race, "opposites attract" - WHYY
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WHYY | In Delaware Senate race, "opposites attract" WHYY Christine O'Donnell maintains a number of Democrats are supporting her Republican, tea party-backed candidacy for US Senate. ... |
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
GlobalFoundries adds to executive team - The Business Review (Albany):
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billion Fab 2 chip plant in Malta, has appointed two new executives tothe company’sw management team. Norm Armour was named vice presideng andgeneral manager, and Eric Choh was named vice presidenrt of operations, the company announced today. Armour will have overalp responsibility for the development and execution of the Fab 2 He will manage the He has 28 yearsw of experience in the semiconductor industry and joinsw GlobalFoundriesfrom (Nasdaq: AMAT). Prior to his work with Applief Materials, Armour served as vice president and general managerfor ’s Gresham operations.
Armour also spentf six years as director of operationasat ’ (NYSE: AMD) Fab 10 and Fab 25 in He is relocating to upstate New York from his curreny home in California. Choh joins GlobalFoundries from AMD. He will be in charged of the day-to-day operations. He will report directly to Armour. He was a member of the Fab 25 start-u team in Austin, and served as director of operationsfrom start-u p to full ramp at Fab 30 in Dresden, Most recently, he was a vice president. He, too, will relocatde to upstate New York from his currentt homein California. GlobalFoundries is ownedr by AMD and two investment firmds owned by the AbuDhabi government.
“Norm and Eric brinb a wealth of semiconductor manufacturing experience to GlobalFoundries and will play criticalp leadership roles as we build and operatse the most sophisticated semiconductor manufacturingb facility inthe world,” said Douglas CEO of Sunnyvale, Calif.-basedf GlobalFoundries. Site development work for the project starterd the week ofJune 15. A grounr breaking is scheduledfor July. The planty is scheduled to begin operations in 2012 and employt morethan 1,400 people. For a timelin e on how GlobalFoundries got tothis point, clic k .
billion Fab 2 chip plant in Malta, has appointed two new executives tothe company’sw management team. Norm Armour was named vice presideng andgeneral manager, and Eric Choh was named vice presidenrt of operations, the company announced today. Armour will have overalp responsibility for the development and execution of the Fab 2 He will manage the He has 28 yearsw of experience in the semiconductor industry and joinsw GlobalFoundriesfrom (Nasdaq: AMAT). Prior to his work with Applief Materials, Armour served as vice president and general managerfor ’s Gresham operations.
Armour also spentf six years as director of operationasat ’ (NYSE: AMD) Fab 10 and Fab 25 in He is relocating to upstate New York from his curreny home in California. Choh joins GlobalFoundries from AMD. He will be in charged of the day-to-day operations. He will report directly to Armour. He was a member of the Fab 25 start-u team in Austin, and served as director of operationsfrom start-u p to full ramp at Fab 30 in Dresden, Most recently, he was a vice president. He, too, will relocatde to upstate New York from his currentt homein California. GlobalFoundries is ownedr by AMD and two investment firmds owned by the AbuDhabi government.
“Norm and Eric brinb a wealth of semiconductor manufacturing experience to GlobalFoundries and will play criticalp leadership roles as we build and operatse the most sophisticated semiconductor manufacturingb facility inthe world,” said Douglas CEO of Sunnyvale, Calif.-basedf GlobalFoundries. Site development work for the project starterd the week ofJune 15. A grounr breaking is scheduledfor July. The planty is scheduled to begin operations in 2012 and employt morethan 1,400 people. For a timelin e on how GlobalFoundries got tothis point, clic k .
Monday, October 25, 2010
Canisius ups Internet course offerings - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Starting this fall, the college will offer master’d degrees in literacy education, sportg administration and educational administration. The three programs join the online master’s programk in physical education, which has been offered by the college sincsearly 2006, said Jim director of graduate admissions for the Schoo l of Education and Human Services. All three programsa are geared toward students who live outside WestermnNew York, though some space is available for locapl students. Bagwell declined to say how many spotss will be set aside forlocal students. The programs beginh Sept. 14, three weeks after the Aug. 24 start date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy education progra prepares literacy specialists for certification in New York while the sport administration program focuseson sports-related such as intercollegiate athletics, amateur and professionalk sports, sports marketing firms, special-event managementy and facility management, the college said. Studentes in the education administration program will receive a School BuildingLeader and/or Schooll District Leader certification in New York Each of the new online programsa also exist as on-campus programs.
Starting this fall, the college will offer master’d degrees in literacy education, sportg administration and educational administration. The three programs join the online master’s programk in physical education, which has been offered by the college sincsearly 2006, said Jim director of graduate admissions for the Schoo l of Education and Human Services. All three programsa are geared toward students who live outside WestermnNew York, though some space is available for locapl students. Bagwell declined to say how many spotss will be set aside forlocal students. The programs beginh Sept. 14, three weeks after the Aug. 24 start date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy education progra prepares literacy specialists for certification in New York while the sport administration program focuseson sports-related such as intercollegiate athletics, amateur and professionalk sports, sports marketing firms, special-event managementy and facility management, the college said. Studentes in the education administration program will receive a School BuildingLeader and/or Schooll District Leader certification in New York Each of the new online programsa also exist as on-campus programs.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Darden to open 10th Seasons 52 - Orlando Business Journal:
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making it the chain’s 10th location. The new locationj in the King of Prussia Mall is the second eater the chain will have opened outsidethe Southeast, the first one being a restaurant that debutefd in March in Cherry N.J. The news also mark s the second new restaurant announcement chainowner (NYSE: DRI) made this The company announced plans in June to open its ninthb location in Tampa, also in spring 2010. Prior to that, Dardejn hadn’t opened a new Seasons 52 in more than two In its fiscal2009 fourth-quarter earnings conference call last Orlando-based Darden said it plans to open up to threew Seasons 52 restaurants in fiscal 2010.
The concepft continued to deliver strong unit volumesz in the fourth quarter despites thechallenging environment, the company said in the call. Seasons 52, whicuh debuted in 2003, operates locationsa five existing locations inFlorida — includingf Orlando and Altamonte Springs — as well as eateries in Georgis and New Jersey.
making it the chain’s 10th location. The new locationj in the King of Prussia Mall is the second eater the chain will have opened outsidethe Southeast, the first one being a restaurant that debutefd in March in Cherry N.J. The news also mark s the second new restaurant announcement chainowner (NYSE: DRI) made this The company announced plans in June to open its ninthb location in Tampa, also in spring 2010. Prior to that, Dardejn hadn’t opened a new Seasons 52 in more than two In its fiscal2009 fourth-quarter earnings conference call last Orlando-based Darden said it plans to open up to threew Seasons 52 restaurants in fiscal 2010.
The concepft continued to deliver strong unit volumesz in the fourth quarter despites thechallenging environment, the company said in the call. Seasons 52, whicuh debuted in 2003, operates locationsa five existing locations inFlorida — includingf Orlando and Altamonte Springs — as well as eateries in Georgis and New Jersey.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Briggs pumps passion into Monsters' defense - Northwest Herald
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Briggs pumps passion into Monsters' defense Northwest Herald Highlights of the FVC Fox Division volleyball match between Woodstock and Crystal Lake Central. The. ... |
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship - Memphis Business Journal:
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligibld to apply for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Business is one of only 40 academic programse nationwide to participate in the Accounting Doctoral Scholars Each year, the institut will select 30 candidates nationwide to receive a four-yeaer $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctoralk Scholars program is to increaser the number of doctoral accountingg graduatesin America. There is a criticalo shortage of accounting doctoral faculty teachingb auditing andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the number of people with doctorak degrees in accounting.
The plan is to encouragwe these individuals to then join the business faculty at schoolse throughout the country so that they can teach undergraduate The institute founded the Accounting Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The program is funded by accounting firms. Candidates shoulc have experience in audit or tax in a publi caccounting firm, be a U.S. citizenj or permanent resident and be workint toward a career as an accountinvfaculty member. Applications will be accepted for the Fall 2010 classethrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Businesa is one of the 40th largest businesss schools in the nation with morethan 5,809 students. Web site: www.adsphd.
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligibld to apply for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Business is one of only 40 academic programse nationwide to participate in the Accounting Doctoral Scholars Each year, the institut will select 30 candidates nationwide to receive a four-yeaer $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctoralk Scholars program is to increaser the number of doctoral accountingg graduatesin America. There is a criticalo shortage of accounting doctoral faculty teachingb auditing andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the number of people with doctorak degrees in accounting.
The plan is to encouragwe these individuals to then join the business faculty at schoolse throughout the country so that they can teach undergraduate The institute founded the Accounting Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The program is funded by accounting firms. Candidates shoulc have experience in audit or tax in a publi caccounting firm, be a U.S. citizenj or permanent resident and be workint toward a career as an accountinvfaculty member. Applications will be accepted for the Fall 2010 classethrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Businesa is one of the 40th largest businesss schools in the nation with morethan 5,809 students. Web site: www.adsphd.
org
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
West Salem marching band finishes No. 1 - Statesman Journal
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West Salem marching band finishes No. 1 Statesman Journal West Salem High School Marching Band won the 2010 Pride of the Northwest Marching Band Competition in Grants Pass on Saturday with 85.2 points. ... |
Sunday, October 17, 2010
For contract attorneys, benefits outweigh the drawbacks - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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These three local lawyers are "contracty attorneys," key players in a legal outsourcing trend that has been aroun at least since the when legal staffing firmzs launchedin California, New York and Texas. Contracgt attorneys make up a $1.5 billionm legal temp industry of people who provide counsek for firms and corporationzs ona temporary, per-project basis, accordin to figures reported by , a Los Altos, Calif.-based temporary work force research firm.
Contract attorneys typicallu don't receive benefits or career development opportunities from the firm thathiresx them, and some report encountering negative stereotypes, however lawyers on this nontraditiona l career path say that its benefitas outweigh its drawbacks. Reynolds, for instance, beganm working as a contract attorney in when the mother of two realized she needefd to slow down fromher "full-throttle" life. "Onde evening, after leaving work earlu to pick up anailing infant, I worked at my kitchen and turned the baby in my arms slightlt so he'd retch on the floor, and not on the paperas on which I was working," she recalled.
It wasn't a prour moment, she said, but it helped her realize that "something had to give." Contract work gave Reynoldws not onlymore flexibility, but also the opportunity to get her feet wet in areaxs new to her, like litigation. On the Reynolds said, "there is still the hint of concerjn among some employers that a contract attorney is theproverbiak 'jack-of-all-trades, master of none' or a bit of a In January, Reynolds' contract position at , a recruitmentr and retention firm in turned full time, and she accepted the post.
"Ity worked really well," said Kenexa General Counsel Cynthia Dixon, about the Dixon's legal team now comprises three full-time lawyers and two contract attorneys. Mitchell of Palmyra, Burlington supplemented her private practice for three yearse doing contract work forNew York-based firm Cravath Swaine & Moore, and Sullivan Cromwell before joining a Philadelphia firm. "Becausd projects vary in length from short term to long it is very easy to augment my incomew with contract attorney projects if I manage my time she said. The contract work allowsx her more control over her she said.
"I feel a higher leve l of personal satisfaction that I have not enjoyed elsewherer because my life does not revolve aroundbillablr hours," she said. Typically, contract attorneys gravitatetoward part-time work becaus of personal needs or professional desires: parents juggling family or re-entering the work private practitioners seeking a breadth of experience; attorneys in transition caused by marketplace changes; retirees; and law professords with practice experience.
But attorneys interviewed for this articlw acknowledge that contract attorneys sometimesw encounter industry derision and the assumption that they do contract work because they areunemployable "Although I've never been overtly mistreated on any projecg that I've worked on, there is often a general sense that is communicaterd to us very covertly that we are professionally and/otr intellectually inferior to the associates hired in a more traditionak fashion," Mitchell said. Whilwe some legal staffing agencies functionm merely as brokers between attorneye and the firms that want tohire them, many try to ensurse that contract attorneys are well-placed and well-treatex on the job.
When Ronalyn K. Sisson created in 1995 in Fort Washingtoj it was the first agency of its kind in the area devotesd solely tocontract attorneys. Oxford Legao offers its contract attorneyshealth benefits, holiday pay, vacatiob pay and workers' compensation. "We really do take care of Sisson said. "We follow a lot of the traditionakl employer-employee relationship." Corporations realize considerable cost-savings in hiringg a contract attorney over an outside law firm to managre a project or handle routinelegal matters, she One of Oxford's clients estimatesd that it saved more than $3 million in one year in outsidr counsel fees through staffing with contract attorneys, she said.
Robertf J. Murphy Jr., co-foundetr of Assigned Counsel Inc., a national placement firm baseddin Wayne, estimates that a contract lawyer costs 35 percent to 40 percen t of the hourly rate of comparably skilled outside counsel. He said standard fees for a contracyt lawyerwere $50 to $60 per with highly experienced contract attorneys commandingg between $100 and $250 per hour.
These three local lawyers are "contracty attorneys," key players in a legal outsourcing trend that has been aroun at least since the when legal staffing firmzs launchedin California, New York and Texas. Contracgt attorneys make up a $1.5 billionm legal temp industry of people who provide counsek for firms and corporationzs ona temporary, per-project basis, accordin to figures reported by , a Los Altos, Calif.-based temporary work force research firm.
Contract attorneys typicallu don't receive benefits or career development opportunities from the firm thathiresx them, and some report encountering negative stereotypes, however lawyers on this nontraditiona l career path say that its benefitas outweigh its drawbacks. Reynolds, for instance, beganm working as a contract attorney in when the mother of two realized she needefd to slow down fromher "full-throttle" life. "Onde evening, after leaving work earlu to pick up anailing infant, I worked at my kitchen and turned the baby in my arms slightlt so he'd retch on the floor, and not on the paperas on which I was working," she recalled.
It wasn't a prour moment, she said, but it helped her realize that "something had to give." Contract work gave Reynoldws not onlymore flexibility, but also the opportunity to get her feet wet in areaxs new to her, like litigation. On the Reynolds said, "there is still the hint of concerjn among some employers that a contract attorney is theproverbiak 'jack-of-all-trades, master of none' or a bit of a In January, Reynolds' contract position at , a recruitmentr and retention firm in turned full time, and she accepted the post.
"Ity worked really well," said Kenexa General Counsel Cynthia Dixon, about the Dixon's legal team now comprises three full-time lawyers and two contract attorneys. Mitchell of Palmyra, Burlington supplemented her private practice for three yearse doing contract work forNew York-based firm Cravath Swaine & Moore, and Sullivan Cromwell before joining a Philadelphia firm. "Becausd projects vary in length from short term to long it is very easy to augment my incomew with contract attorney projects if I manage my time she said. The contract work allowsx her more control over her she said.
"I feel a higher leve l of personal satisfaction that I have not enjoyed elsewherer because my life does not revolve aroundbillablr hours," she said. Typically, contract attorneys gravitatetoward part-time work becaus of personal needs or professional desires: parents juggling family or re-entering the work private practitioners seeking a breadth of experience; attorneys in transition caused by marketplace changes; retirees; and law professords with practice experience.
But attorneys interviewed for this articlw acknowledge that contract attorneys sometimesw encounter industry derision and the assumption that they do contract work because they areunemployable "Although I've never been overtly mistreated on any projecg that I've worked on, there is often a general sense that is communicaterd to us very covertly that we are professionally and/otr intellectually inferior to the associates hired in a more traditionak fashion," Mitchell said. Whilwe some legal staffing agencies functionm merely as brokers between attorneye and the firms that want tohire them, many try to ensurse that contract attorneys are well-placed and well-treatex on the job.
When Ronalyn K. Sisson created in 1995 in Fort Washingtoj it was the first agency of its kind in the area devotesd solely tocontract attorneys. Oxford Legao offers its contract attorneyshealth benefits, holiday pay, vacatiob pay and workers' compensation. "We really do take care of Sisson said. "We follow a lot of the traditionakl employer-employee relationship." Corporations realize considerable cost-savings in hiringg a contract attorney over an outside law firm to managre a project or handle routinelegal matters, she One of Oxford's clients estimatesd that it saved more than $3 million in one year in outsidr counsel fees through staffing with contract attorneys, she said.
Robertf J. Murphy Jr., co-foundetr of Assigned Counsel Inc., a national placement firm baseddin Wayne, estimates that a contract lawyer costs 35 percent to 40 percen t of the hourly rate of comparably skilled outside counsel. He said standard fees for a contracyt lawyerwere $50 to $60 per with highly experienced contract attorneys commandingg between $100 and $250 per hour.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
New law restricts solicitations for expensive copies of records - The Desert Sun
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New law restricts solicitations for expensive copies of records The Desert Sun A new law to take effect Jan. 1 will help prevent solicitors from "tricking" property owners into purchasing expensive copies of deeds or other records, ... New state law regarding grant deed copies is "a big win" |
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Atlanta safeties DeCoud, Moore getting job done - Washington Post
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Council supports split-venue option - Iowa City Press Citizen
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Council supports split-venue option Iowa City Press Citizen The Iowa City Council on Monday supported an exemption to the 21-only ordinance that would allow bars recognized as entertainment venues to admit 19- and ... |
Monday, October 11, 2010
Vanderbilt names new CFO - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Sweet, 38, comes to Vanderbilt from , where he was dean of administratioj and finance ofthe school’sa Faculty of Arts and which encompasses Harvard College, the Graduate Schoo of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Division of Continuinh Education. Prior to that, he was executivee vice president of finance and administration and chieff financial officer at and was responsible forthe college’s capital markets management, information technology, human resources, facilities, researchh administration, business operations and investmenrt management.
Sweet also was a principal with and speng five years as a nuclear submarine officer in the Navy befores earning his master of business administrationfrom Harvard. Sweeft succeeds Lauren Brisky, who retired from Vanderbilyt in February. The appointment is expected to be approved by the Vanderbilt Boar dof Trust, and will be effectivse in late August.
Sweet, 38, comes to Vanderbilt from , where he was dean of administratioj and finance ofthe school’sa Faculty of Arts and which encompasses Harvard College, the Graduate Schoo of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Division of Continuinh Education. Prior to that, he was executivee vice president of finance and administration and chieff financial officer at and was responsible forthe college’s capital markets management, information technology, human resources, facilities, researchh administration, business operations and investmenrt management.
Sweet also was a principal with and speng five years as a nuclear submarine officer in the Navy befores earning his master of business administrationfrom Harvard. Sweeft succeeds Lauren Brisky, who retired from Vanderbilyt in February. The appointment is expected to be approved by the Vanderbilt Boar dof Trust, and will be effectivse in late August.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Economy claims ad agency - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Hit hard by the times, Atlanta agencty MATCH Inc. closed its doors on Marchh 20 after 12 years in Over the pastfew months, six of the agency'sw clients either cut their advertisingt budget or dropped it completely. "I would rathet be open, that is for sure. We triedc mightily to survive, but the combination of the economuin general, the clients that were affected by the skyrocketint cost of commodities, and throw in a natura disaster -- the drought -- and we couldn't regain our balance," said B.A. Albert, CEO and founder of MATCH Inc. "Wre had 12 great years, did work I am proudf of, with people I Now it is time for adifferenrt chapter.
" One of the agency's major clients, Thomasville-basefd Inc., which produces packaged bakery cut back on advertising after the price of wheay surged in recent months. On March 31, pricees for spring wheat, which is used to make high-quality breads and cereals, closed at $11.94e a bushel on the MinneapolisGrain Exchange, up from $6.92 at the end of August. Another MATCH client, Ted's Montan a Grill, brought its marketing in-house, as the restaurant industrty is also suffering from high commodities prices and consumers are takinyg a tight hold on their discretionary Accordingto Technomic, a group that researchez the food industry, sales at many U.S.
restaurants, excludinfg McDonald's, have declined by nearly 4 percentsince 2006. "Wed know every marketer decides the easiest placer to cut costsis advertising," said Andy president and CEO of advertising agency Fletcher "It is interesting that the times you need [marketing] the most is in bad timee and that is when you use it the Fletcher said although agencies with client rosters focusesd on retail or consumer goods companiew may be hardest hit in the everyone is feeling the "Anyone who says they aren't feelin g it at all, I'd be Fletcher said.
"But anyone that is supporting retai ordiscretionary purchases, nondurable sort of goods, is probabluy feeling it first and feeling it more severely." Jackson president and CEO of agenct Three Atlanta LLC, said although his firm hasn'gt seen any clients reduce spending, they are preparingv for the possibility, especially with clients affected by the housing such as Co. and flooring compan Inc.
"We have not had any clients reducr spendingto date, but that does not suggest that that won't happen, especially those clients that are affectex by a recessionary environment," Houk "If we have the need to adjustt we can, but we have not had to make any changesw to date in staff or salary." As the real estatde market began to slow, Atlanta advertisinyg agency Kilgannon saw one of its main Attorney's Title Insurance Inc., cut its advertising budget in half. "They provide title insuranced to homebuyersand lenders, and nobody'se buying a home," said Rena Kilgannon, principal and CEO of Kilgannon.
"Wd sort of knew last August they were going to cut thei r budget so we prepared for it andwe didn't hire additionap staff." Kilgannon said as times got tougn her agency began to focus on helpingv its real estate client save costs by employint less expensive marketing tactics. "We were doingh a lot of digital work ratherr than traditional work that can cost more money in most Kilgannon said. So far, Attorney'a Title Insurance is the only clientof Kilgannon's that has cut its ad budgeg since the economy began to sour. "Whar you have to do is educatewyour clients. What else can they do in lieu of ad spendingb that will keep their brand she said.
"You have to figurd out a way that you can be a resourcer for them even ifit isn'r traditional advertising." In order to preparr for hard times, Kilgannon said it is important that advertisinhg agencies diversify their client base and not put "alk their eggs in one basket." "There's gotta be some sort of foresight to say this migh t happen. You know the commodity prices aregoing up," Kilgannon said. Richarf Ward, president and CEO of 22 Squareed Inc., said although he hasn't seen any reaction to the economy fromhis clients, the agencyh is taking steps to tighten its belt.
"The clienr spending side is unpredictable and we just have to be smartere about how wespend money," Ward said. Joel president and chief creative officerr of advertising agency Grey said integration and providin a broad base of services is key to survivingt aneconomic slump. "Foe the agencies and companies that have remained very narrowl focused on just providingadvertising services, they are havinfg a much more difficult time than those that have evolvee past solely advertising and offer a broader base of services to theidr clients," Babbit said.
Althoughu it still may be too early to diagnosse the extent of the damage the economy will have on theadvertisinh industry, Babbit said he hopee there are companies that will use advertisingy as a tool to improve their situation. "o have always been told that in hard timesd half the clients are going to cut thei r budgets by 50 percent and the othert half will increase by50 percent," Babbit said. "I'd like to think that that is stilll thecase today.
"
Hit hard by the times, Atlanta agencty MATCH Inc. closed its doors on Marchh 20 after 12 years in Over the pastfew months, six of the agency'sw clients either cut their advertisingt budget or dropped it completely. "I would rathet be open, that is for sure. We triedc mightily to survive, but the combination of the economuin general, the clients that were affected by the skyrocketint cost of commodities, and throw in a natura disaster -- the drought -- and we couldn't regain our balance," said B.A. Albert, CEO and founder of MATCH Inc. "Wre had 12 great years, did work I am proudf of, with people I Now it is time for adifferenrt chapter.
" One of the agency's major clients, Thomasville-basefd Inc., which produces packaged bakery cut back on advertising after the price of wheay surged in recent months. On March 31, pricees for spring wheat, which is used to make high-quality breads and cereals, closed at $11.94e a bushel on the MinneapolisGrain Exchange, up from $6.92 at the end of August. Another MATCH client, Ted's Montan a Grill, brought its marketing in-house, as the restaurant industrty is also suffering from high commodities prices and consumers are takinyg a tight hold on their discretionary Accordingto Technomic, a group that researchez the food industry, sales at many U.S.
restaurants, excludinfg McDonald's, have declined by nearly 4 percentsince 2006. "Wed know every marketer decides the easiest placer to cut costsis advertising," said Andy president and CEO of advertising agency Fletcher "It is interesting that the times you need [marketing] the most is in bad timee and that is when you use it the Fletcher said although agencies with client rosters focusesd on retail or consumer goods companiew may be hardest hit in the everyone is feeling the "Anyone who says they aren't feelin g it at all, I'd be Fletcher said.
"But anyone that is supporting retai ordiscretionary purchases, nondurable sort of goods, is probabluy feeling it first and feeling it more severely." Jackson president and CEO of agenct Three Atlanta LLC, said although his firm hasn'gt seen any clients reduce spending, they are preparingv for the possibility, especially with clients affected by the housing such as Co. and flooring compan Inc.
"We have not had any clients reducr spendingto date, but that does not suggest that that won't happen, especially those clients that are affectex by a recessionary environment," Houk "If we have the need to adjustt we can, but we have not had to make any changesw to date in staff or salary." As the real estatde market began to slow, Atlanta advertisinyg agency Kilgannon saw one of its main Attorney's Title Insurance Inc., cut its advertising budget in half. "They provide title insuranced to homebuyersand lenders, and nobody'se buying a home," said Rena Kilgannon, principal and CEO of Kilgannon.
"Wd sort of knew last August they were going to cut thei r budget so we prepared for it andwe didn't hire additionap staff." Kilgannon said as times got tougn her agency began to focus on helpingv its real estate client save costs by employint less expensive marketing tactics. "We were doingh a lot of digital work ratherr than traditional work that can cost more money in most Kilgannon said. So far, Attorney'a Title Insurance is the only clientof Kilgannon's that has cut its ad budgeg since the economy began to sour. "Whar you have to do is educatewyour clients. What else can they do in lieu of ad spendingb that will keep their brand she said.
"You have to figurd out a way that you can be a resourcer for them even ifit isn'r traditional advertising." In order to preparr for hard times, Kilgannon said it is important that advertisinhg agencies diversify their client base and not put "alk their eggs in one basket." "There's gotta be some sort of foresight to say this migh t happen. You know the commodity prices aregoing up," Kilgannon said. Richarf Ward, president and CEO of 22 Squareed Inc., said although he hasn't seen any reaction to the economy fromhis clients, the agencyh is taking steps to tighten its belt.
"The clienr spending side is unpredictable and we just have to be smartere about how wespend money," Ward said. Joel president and chief creative officerr of advertising agency Grey said integration and providin a broad base of services is key to survivingt aneconomic slump. "Foe the agencies and companies that have remained very narrowl focused on just providingadvertising services, they are havinfg a much more difficult time than those that have evolvee past solely advertising and offer a broader base of services to theidr clients," Babbit said.
Althoughu it still may be too early to diagnosse the extent of the damage the economy will have on theadvertisinh industry, Babbit said he hopee there are companies that will use advertisingy as a tool to improve their situation. "o have always been told that in hard timesd half the clients are going to cut thei r budgets by 50 percent and the othert half will increase by50 percent," Babbit said. "I'd like to think that that is stilll thecase today.
"
Friday, October 8, 2010
Blues lean on experienced youth - USA Today
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Blues lean on experienced youth USA Today Not long after the St. Louis Blues fell short of the playoffs last spring, the franchise put players on notice. ... |
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Hawaii seed crop businesses worth $146M - St. Louis Business Journal:
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million a year in state tax according to a new economic impact studyyreleased Friday. The study, commissioned by the , found the local seed crop industruy is made up of 45 companies that run farmss or other facilitieson Oahu, Kauai, Molokai and The companies — which include BASF Plantf Science, , , DuPont/Pioneer, and — mostly grow as well as soybean and sunflower crops. Theie seed crops are worth $146 and the industry has grownm in value at an average annual rateof 14.2 percent the past four The companies collectively employ 1,863 and the number of full-timed jobs in the sector has increased 268.5 percent in the last threes years, according to the study.
Hawaii’s seed crop companies spentg $341 million on business expendituresein 2008. The industry has seen job growtu increase by 73 percentsincre 2006. About 14 percent of seed industry jobs areclassifief “highly skilled” in the areas of sciencde and research. More than 6,000 farmlaned acres are devoted to seed The study was released Friday by the and used data fromthe U.S. Departmenf of Agriculture. The 50-page report, “Hawaii’s Seed Crop Industry: Currenft and Potential Economic andFiscal Contributions”, is availablwe at www.hciaonline.com.
million a year in state tax according to a new economic impact studyyreleased Friday. The study, commissioned by the , found the local seed crop industruy is made up of 45 companies that run farmss or other facilitieson Oahu, Kauai, Molokai and The companies — which include BASF Plantf Science, , , DuPont/Pioneer, and — mostly grow as well as soybean and sunflower crops. Theie seed crops are worth $146 and the industry has grownm in value at an average annual rateof 14.2 percent the past four The companies collectively employ 1,863 and the number of full-timed jobs in the sector has increased 268.5 percent in the last threes years, according to the study.
Hawaii’s seed crop companies spentg $341 million on business expendituresein 2008. The industry has seen job growtu increase by 73 percentsincre 2006. About 14 percent of seed industry jobs areclassifief “highly skilled” in the areas of sciencde and research. More than 6,000 farmlaned acres are devoted to seed The study was released Friday by the and used data fromthe U.S. Departmenf of Agriculture. The 50-page report, “Hawaii’s Seed Crop Industry: Currenft and Potential Economic andFiscal Contributions”, is availablwe at www.hciaonline.com.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Apple may drop into Catawba County - San Francisco Business Times:
http://www.jessicamarielunsford.com/articles/reduce-street-violence.html
The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenyNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive package ever. Huge server farmws are already on thewant list, says Scotyt Millar, president. “They’ve been a targey of ours for four years.” Several data center projects are consideringthe county, he says. The primart site that interests Apple isthe 180-acre Catawba Data Park, a greenfield project plannede along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Applw would get its preferencew for a campus setting with othedata centers. Perdue says Apple will build in Northb Carolina butshe didn’tf announce a specific site.
“We welcomwe Apple to North Carolina and look forwarf to working with the company as it begins providinhg a significant economic boost to local communities andthe state.” Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says constructiojn in North Carolina will begijn soon. “We are gettinbg started right away to acquire a The announcement comes after Perdue signed SenaterBill 575, which modifies the method by whichu capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liability in Norty Carolina. The N.C.
incentives woulrd rebate $46 million to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for 30 the price tag of the inducementxs would zoomto $300 according to a legislativw analysis. Apple has hired of Atlanta, an offshoot of that developszdata centers. T5 tried to interesf Apple in the 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Crafg facility in Kings Millar deflected questionsabout “If there were a user on the hook, I woulxd be calling you,” he Apple needs the East Coastg site for its server farm to handle growth in its iTunes online store. Its last significant data a $50 million facility, openedf in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenyNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive package ever. Huge server farmws are already on thewant list, says Scotyt Millar, president. “They’ve been a targey of ours for four years.” Several data center projects are consideringthe county, he says. The primart site that interests Apple isthe 180-acre Catawba Data Park, a greenfield project plannede along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Applw would get its preferencew for a campus setting with othedata centers. Perdue says Apple will build in Northb Carolina butshe didn’tf announce a specific site.
“We welcomwe Apple to North Carolina and look forwarf to working with the company as it begins providinhg a significant economic boost to local communities andthe state.” Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says constructiojn in North Carolina will begijn soon. “We are gettinbg started right away to acquire a The announcement comes after Perdue signed SenaterBill 575, which modifies the method by whichu capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liability in Norty Carolina. The N.C.
incentives woulrd rebate $46 million to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for 30 the price tag of the inducementxs would zoomto $300 according to a legislativw analysis. Apple has hired of Atlanta, an offshoot of that developszdata centers. T5 tried to interesf Apple in the 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Crafg facility in Kings Millar deflected questionsabout “If there were a user on the hook, I woulxd be calling you,” he Apple needs the East Coastg site for its server farm to handle growth in its iTunes online store. Its last significant data a $50 million facility, openedf in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
Monday, October 4, 2010
FutureGen moves forward with Department of Energy support - South Florida Business Journal:
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billion coal-fueled, near-zero emissions experimental power plantin Mattoon, Ill., is movinbg forward with the preliminary backing of the and the allocatio of $1 billion in stimulus money. , comprisex 11 member companies, including , and Presidentf Barack Obama’s Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, have signed an agreementr to restart plans for preliminary design final cost estimate analysia and funding forthe plant, which stalled under the Bush administration. Then the energy departmenr will make a final decisioh around the first of next year on whethef to start construction of the projecgin Mattoon, about 150 miles northeast of St.
The DOE is expected to pay for the six months of studiess but a cost estimate for thestudies wasn’t available. “We’re back in business,” Sen. Dick Durbin, told reporters on a conference call. “A year and a half ago, this projecgt was finished under the old Durbin toinclude $1 billion in the federal stimulus package that could help pay for the He said he also secure d another $100 million in appropriations The rest of the project’s price tag will come from privater funding from the alliance’s member companies. The totap of 11 members is smallet than the 13 that had supported the plan tbut St. Louis-based Peabody is stilkl involved. The $2.
4 billion cost estimate Durbin used Fridahy is Itincludes $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion in constructiobn costs and $500 to $700 million in operatin costs. FutureGen would create an
billion coal-fueled, near-zero emissions experimental power plantin Mattoon, Ill., is movinbg forward with the preliminary backing of the and the allocatio of $1 billion in stimulus money. , comprisex 11 member companies, including , and Presidentf Barack Obama’s Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, have signed an agreementr to restart plans for preliminary design final cost estimate analysia and funding forthe plant, which stalled under the Bush administration. Then the energy departmenr will make a final decisioh around the first of next year on whethef to start construction of the projecgin Mattoon, about 150 miles northeast of St.
The DOE is expected to pay for the six months of studiess but a cost estimate for thestudies wasn’t available. “We’re back in business,” Sen. Dick Durbin, told reporters on a conference call. “A year and a half ago, this projecgt was finished under the old Durbin toinclude $1 billion in the federal stimulus package that could help pay for the He said he also secure d another $100 million in appropriations The rest of the project’s price tag will come from privater funding from the alliance’s member companies. The totap of 11 members is smallet than the 13 that had supported the plan tbut St. Louis-based Peabody is stilkl involved. The $2.
4 billion cost estimate Durbin used Fridahy is Itincludes $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion in constructiobn costs and $500 to $700 million in operatin costs. FutureGen would create an
Saturday, October 2, 2010
US senate holds oversight hearing on NHTSA - Search-Autoparts.com
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US senate holds oversight hearing on NHTSA Search-Autoparts.com Va., committee chairman, shed light on the current programs and grants funded through SAFETEA-LU. "As we prepare for the next reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU, ... |
Friday, October 1, 2010
NewTek launches new sports product for broadcasters - Denver Business Journal:
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San Antonio-based NewTek released 3D Content PackVolume 1: a collection of what company officials call network-style, customizable animated 3D scenes. NewTek 3D Contenf Pack offers broadcasters nearly 100 animated graphicc templates that can be usedduring football, basketball, soccer and hockey productions. NewTek designed the product to work in tanden with its LightWave 3D and 3DArsenal products. Each sequences allows broadcasters to set up graphics for players and team program titles to introduce new segmentsand fast-pacesd bumper and transition animation to place an imags or video.
“3D Content Pack eliminates a majoritg of the work and time that it takes to createcustom network-style motion says Rex Olson, vice presidenft of content development for NewTek. NewTek specializews in the development of portablelive production, vide o editing, 3D animation and specialo effects tools. The company’es products have been used in a number of televisiohn andfilm projects, includingt “Lost,” “The Dark Knight,” and “Iron www.newtek.
com
San Antonio-based NewTek released 3D Content PackVolume 1: a collection of what company officials call network-style, customizable animated 3D scenes. NewTek 3D Contenf Pack offers broadcasters nearly 100 animated graphicc templates that can be usedduring football, basketball, soccer and hockey productions. NewTek designed the product to work in tanden with its LightWave 3D and 3DArsenal products. Each sequences allows broadcasters to set up graphics for players and team program titles to introduce new segmentsand fast-pacesd bumper and transition animation to place an imags or video.
“3D Content Pack eliminates a majoritg of the work and time that it takes to createcustom network-style motion says Rex Olson, vice presidenft of content development for NewTek. NewTek specializews in the development of portablelive production, vide o editing, 3D animation and specialo effects tools. The company’es products have been used in a number of televisiohn andfilm projects, includingt “Lost,” “The Dark Knight,” and “Iron www.newtek.
com
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Warren Buffett sells remaining Constellation shares - Business First of Buffalo:
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Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.B), and that company’s subsidiary , are each no longer stockholderes inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), according to a form with the Securitiess and Exchange Commission filed They have been slowlg divesting the stock over the past weekzs and months, owning 7.3 percent in Februaryh and 6.3 percent last month. The sale ends the relationshiop between the investorand Constellation, one of two Fortuner 500 companies in Baltimore Iowa-based MidAmerican got a 10 percent staks in Constellation when its $4.7 billion bid for the compant made in September was rejected three months late.
That offeer came after a cash crunch led to a steep declinein Constellation’z stock price over several days and some investorss feared bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offer in favodr of a deal tosell 49.99 percent of its nucleaf business for $4.5 billion to French firm , whicuh had also been in the bidding for the company in September. For the cancelation, Constellation had to pay $175 millionh in breakup fees and $418 million for It also had to repaya $1 billion loan from Buffett with 14 perceny interest. A decision on whetheer the deal with EDF requires Maryland approvall is expected ina week. The deal is expected to closewthis fall.
Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.B), and that company’s subsidiary , are each no longer stockholderes inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), according to a form with the Securitiess and Exchange Commission filed They have been slowlg divesting the stock over the past weekzs and months, owning 7.3 percent in Februaryh and 6.3 percent last month. The sale ends the relationshiop between the investorand Constellation, one of two Fortuner 500 companies in Baltimore Iowa-based MidAmerican got a 10 percent staks in Constellation when its $4.7 billion bid for the compant made in September was rejected three months late.
That offeer came after a cash crunch led to a steep declinein Constellation’z stock price over several days and some investorss feared bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offer in favodr of a deal tosell 49.99 percent of its nucleaf business for $4.5 billion to French firm , whicuh had also been in the bidding for the company in September. For the cancelation, Constellation had to pay $175 millionh in breakup fees and $418 million for It also had to repaya $1 billion loan from Buffett with 14 perceny interest. A decision on whetheer the deal with EDF requires Maryland approvall is expected ina week. The deal is expected to closewthis fall.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wire Your Home for Ethernet - PC World
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Wire Your Home for Ethernet PC World But what should you do about the tangle of wires? Homeowners can run cables inside the walls, potentially increasing the value of their house for tech-savvy ... |
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Boca Raton Community Hospital turns profitable - Business First of Buffalo:
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BRCH Corp. earned $8,434 on revenuew of $96 million in its fiscal third quarter endedMarchb 31, improved from a $20.09 million loss on revenud of $92.5 million for the same perioed of 2008, according to the nonprofit’s report to its bondholders. The turnarouned happened quickly for a health care provider in the midstf ofa recession. The hospital’s boarx hired Jerry Fedele as CEO in October ashis employer, Tenn.-based , worked on a consultinbg deal with the hospital to improvew its operations. Fedele immediately embarked on an expense reductiomn plan that included laying off 38 employees andrenegotiatinv contracts.
Fedele said BRCH’s results were consistent withhis expectations. “Thisx progress is extraordinarily significant,” he “There is no question about our long-term success at this BRCH’s operating expenses of $84.8 millioh in its fiscal third quarterrwere $13.4 million less than the year-agl quarter. Those savings more than covered the restructurinvg fees the hospital paid totheir cost-saving consultantw FTI and of $1.4 million and $3.2 respectively, during the quarter. Even as it reduced the hospital attracted more patients and was more efficien in collectingbills – the area Stockampp focused on. However, its number of surgeriee dipped.
BRCH’s income also included a $4.7 milliom gain on its investments. For its next step to reducew costs, the hospital’s executives are negotiating for more favorable contracts with manageed care plans and its oncology and infusion therapyphysiciam group. Yet, it returned to hiring in some areas. The hospitalk is looking into developing an employed primary care physicianj network by the early part of fiscalkyear 2010, which starts in July. Fedele said its Boca Care networok would employ 25 to 30 primary care plussupport staff, within three years in offices in the Boca Raton area. The first office should open this summer with four to six he said.
Fedele said the hospital is opening this officwebecause there’s a shortage of primary care physicians and there aren’tr any private primary care physicians referring patient to the hospital in that part of A location has not been In another investment, the hospital will spend $1 million to buy an electronifc medical records system for its emergency Fedele said BRCH would still report a loss for the 12 months ended June 30, but it shouled be significantly less than the loss reportedc for the previous year. For the nine-monthg period ended March 31, BRCH lost $9.5 millioj on revenue of $259.3 million, improved from a loss of $44.3 millionj on revenue of $254.
4 million in the same period ayear ago. “It’d not done yet,” Fedele “The whole story isn’t based on one quarter.”
BRCH Corp. earned $8,434 on revenuew of $96 million in its fiscal third quarter endedMarchb 31, improved from a $20.09 million loss on revenud of $92.5 million for the same perioed of 2008, according to the nonprofit’s report to its bondholders. The turnarouned happened quickly for a health care provider in the midstf ofa recession. The hospital’s boarx hired Jerry Fedele as CEO in October ashis employer, Tenn.-based , worked on a consultinbg deal with the hospital to improvew its operations. Fedele immediately embarked on an expense reductiomn plan that included laying off 38 employees andrenegotiatinv contracts.
Fedele said BRCH’s results were consistent withhis expectations. “Thisx progress is extraordinarily significant,” he “There is no question about our long-term success at this BRCH’s operating expenses of $84.8 millioh in its fiscal third quarterrwere $13.4 million less than the year-agl quarter. Those savings more than covered the restructurinvg fees the hospital paid totheir cost-saving consultantw FTI and of $1.4 million and $3.2 respectively, during the quarter. Even as it reduced the hospital attracted more patients and was more efficien in collectingbills – the area Stockampp focused on. However, its number of surgeriee dipped.
BRCH’s income also included a $4.7 milliom gain on its investments. For its next step to reducew costs, the hospital’s executives are negotiating for more favorable contracts with manageed care plans and its oncology and infusion therapyphysiciam group. Yet, it returned to hiring in some areas. The hospitalk is looking into developing an employed primary care physicianj network by the early part of fiscalkyear 2010, which starts in July. Fedele said its Boca Care networok would employ 25 to 30 primary care plussupport staff, within three years in offices in the Boca Raton area. The first office should open this summer with four to six he said.
Fedele said the hospital is opening this officwebecause there’s a shortage of primary care physicians and there aren’tr any private primary care physicians referring patient to the hospital in that part of A location has not been In another investment, the hospital will spend $1 million to buy an electronifc medical records system for its emergency Fedele said BRCH would still report a loss for the 12 months ended June 30, but it shouled be significantly less than the loss reportedc for the previous year. For the nine-monthg period ended March 31, BRCH lost $9.5 millioj on revenue of $259.3 million, improved from a loss of $44.3 millionj on revenue of $254.
4 million in the same period ayear ago. “It’d not done yet,” Fedele “The whole story isn’t based on one quarter.”
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Mitsubishi Demonstrates LCoS 3D Projector - Twice
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Winds continue to fuel Cudahy fire - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue also urgex all businesses in the city to reducwe water usage and called on residents of the neighboringf communityof St. Francis to conserve water. “We are running shortt on water,” McCue said. More than 8.5 millioj gallons of water had been used by in an attemptt to douse a fire in one of the buildingss that make up the Patrick Cudahy meat processingf complex at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane, just off of Layton Mayor Ryan McCue said at a 3:30 p.m. preszs conference at Parkview Elementaryt School, 5555 S. Nicholson Ave.
, within site of the huge plumez of smoke billowing from the The city of Milwaukee also has allowed Cudah to tap into its water supply to aid in fightintg thestubborn blaze, McCue The fire fighting effort has been expanded to includew 130 firefighters from 27 departments, he “The fire continues to flare up,” McCue said. “Thd wind has not been our friend.” Also, 75 law enforcementg officers are on patrol in the McCue declared a state of emergency earlier in the day and indicated at that time that the Nationalk Guard could be called in to patropcity streets.
However, Cudahg Police Chief Thomas Poellot saidthe city, along with assistance from othee communities and the state, has “adequate” resourceds to keep the city safe as firefighters continue to battls the blaze. “We don’t anticipate needing the National Guard,” he
Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue also urgex all businesses in the city to reducwe water usage and called on residents of the neighboringf communityof St. Francis to conserve water. “We are running shortt on water,” McCue said. More than 8.5 millioj gallons of water had been used by in an attemptt to douse a fire in one of the buildingss that make up the Patrick Cudahy meat processingf complex at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane, just off of Layton Mayor Ryan McCue said at a 3:30 p.m. preszs conference at Parkview Elementaryt School, 5555 S. Nicholson Ave.
, within site of the huge plumez of smoke billowing from the The city of Milwaukee also has allowed Cudah to tap into its water supply to aid in fightintg thestubborn blaze, McCue The fire fighting effort has been expanded to includew 130 firefighters from 27 departments, he “The fire continues to flare up,” McCue said. “Thd wind has not been our friend.” Also, 75 law enforcementg officers are on patrol in the McCue declared a state of emergency earlier in the day and indicated at that time that the Nationalk Guard could be called in to patropcity streets.
However, Cudahg Police Chief Thomas Poellot saidthe city, along with assistance from othee communities and the state, has “adequate” resourceds to keep the city safe as firefighters continue to battls the blaze. “We don’t anticipate needing the National Guard,” he
Monday, September 20, 2010
OSU recognizes alumni - Houston Business Journal:
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Cheryl Dorman, West Coast Bank vice presidenfand Tualatin-Sherwood branch manager received the Tualatin Chambe r of Commerce Volunteer of the Year Award. The Oregon Tourismk Commission announced several 2008 Tourisnm and Hospitality IndustryAchievement Awards. The Governor’s Tourism Awardr was presented to Bonnie Lippitt for her contributiond throughoutthe state, including: Oregon Birding Trails, Oregohn Scenic Bikeways, Oregon Scenic Central Cascades Geotourism Initiative (with National and Sustainable Tourism Advisory Committee. The 2008 Tourism and Hospitalith Industry Achievement Awards were announced inthese categories: The Gene Leo Memorial Award was presented to Mt.
Ashland Ski Area for its Youthu SummerService Program, which provides teens an opportunity to learj about the mountain environment through hands-on projects and coordinates field study. The Creative Tourism Development Awarrd was given to Travel Salem andCorvalliw Tourism. The Volunteer Achievement Award was presented to David and Shirley Bridgham for theire leadership managingthe “Holiday Lights” volunteers at Shores Acres. The Partnership Award was presented toCoos Bay-Nortg Bend-Charleston Olympic Trials Partnership, whicbh secured premium booth placement at Eugene 08 and promotec the area by highlighting its connection to Stevde Prefontaine.
The Sustainable Tourism Awardr was presented to Full SailBrewing Co. for its commitmentf to sustainability. The Heritage Tourism Award was given to Missioj Hill Museumfor “Facing Statehood,” a sesquicentennial exhibition that reflecte on the years leading up to Oregon’s admissionj to the Union as the 33rd Outside In in Portland elected Darci Swindells to the board of directors.
Cheryl Dorman, West Coast Bank vice presidenfand Tualatin-Sherwood branch manager received the Tualatin Chambe r of Commerce Volunteer of the Year Award. The Oregon Tourismk Commission announced several 2008 Tourisnm and Hospitality IndustryAchievement Awards. The Governor’s Tourism Awardr was presented to Bonnie Lippitt for her contributiond throughoutthe state, including: Oregon Birding Trails, Oregohn Scenic Bikeways, Oregon Scenic Central Cascades Geotourism Initiative (with National and Sustainable Tourism Advisory Committee. The 2008 Tourism and Hospitalith Industry Achievement Awards were announced inthese categories: The Gene Leo Memorial Award was presented to Mt.
Ashland Ski Area for its Youthu SummerService Program, which provides teens an opportunity to learj about the mountain environment through hands-on projects and coordinates field study. The Creative Tourism Development Awarrd was given to Travel Salem andCorvalliw Tourism. The Volunteer Achievement Award was presented to David and Shirley Bridgham for theire leadership managingthe “Holiday Lights” volunteers at Shores Acres. The Partnership Award was presented toCoos Bay-Nortg Bend-Charleston Olympic Trials Partnership, whicbh secured premium booth placement at Eugene 08 and promotec the area by highlighting its connection to Stevde Prefontaine.
The Sustainable Tourism Awardr was presented to Full SailBrewing Co. for its commitmentf to sustainability. The Heritage Tourism Award was given to Missioj Hill Museumfor “Facing Statehood,” a sesquicentennial exhibition that reflecte on the years leading up to Oregon’s admissionj to the Union as the 33rd Outside In in Portland elected Darci Swindells to the board of directors.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
The PMI Group, Inc. Ratings Raised by Standard & Poor's
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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PMI Group, Inc. PMI) (the "Company") today announced that Standars & Poor's (S&P) has upgraded the Company by two-notches to B-, removed it from CreditWatchj developing with theoutlooik stable. The ratings upgrade returnz the rating differential between the Company and PMI MortgageeInsurance Co. (the primary operatinf company) to the standard three-notch gap. The S&P actiomn comes as The PMI Group, Inc. concludecd the renegotiation of itscredit agreement.
S&P stated in a releases today that the amended and restated credit agreemeng substantially reduces the potential for covenantt default by eliminating certain covenants present in the previouxcredit agreement. "We are pleased with Standare & Poor's recognition of the positive benefitds resulting from the execution of the amended agreement and the upgradee of our holdingcompany ratings, said , PMI's Chairmanh and CEO. "This is another positiver development in the execution ofour five-poing plan and demonstrates measurable and significant progress for the Company even in this challenginfg environment.
" The following ratings were stated by S&P as of June 2, Company Rating To From The PMI Inc. Counterparty Credit Rating B- CCC Seniofr Unsecured B- CCC PMI Capital I Preferred Stock (1 CCC- CC Company Rating Insured Financial Strength PMI MortgagewInsurance Co. BB- PMI Insurance Co. BB- (stable) PMI Mortgage Insurance CompanyLimitedr BB- (Watch Negative) (PMI About The PMI Group, Inc. The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE: headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA providess credit enhancement solutions that expand homeownershio while supporting our customers and the communities they serve.
Through its wholly and partiallyownesd subsidiaries, PMI offers residential mortgage insurance and credit enhancement For more information: . Cautionary Statement: Statements in this press release that are nothistoricak facts, or that relate to future plans, eventss or performance are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Privatre Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readere are cautioned that forward-looking statements herein, includingv our view of the positive developmeny of the execution ofour five-point by their nature involvew risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depenrd on circumstances that will occur in the Many factors could causer actual results and developments to differ materiallyh from those expressed or implied by forward-looking Such factors include, among others: -- Potential significant future losses as a result of changes in economic and market conditions, such as a deepening of the currentt economic recession; decreases in housing mortgage originations or housing values; a furthee reduction in the liquidity in the capital markets or further contraction of credi t markets; further increases in unemployment rates; changes in interesty rates or consumer confidence; and/or change s in credit spreads; -- our expectation that, as a resultr of continued losses, we will need to raisse significant additional capital and that such additional capital may be necessaryy in 2009; -- the risk that we may be unable to maintaij minimum regulatory risk-to-capital and policyholders surplu s requirements; -- the limitations we have placed on new business writingd and the concentration of our business among a relatively smalk number of large customers; -- the potential futurse impairment of the value of certain securities held in our investmenty portfolios as a result of the significant volatilityg in the capital markets; -- the potential that our actual lossea may substantially exceed our curren loss reserve estimates or that our underwritingh policies may not anticipate all risks and/or the magnitudde of potential loss; -- heightened regulatory and litigationj risks faced by the financiaol services industry, the mortgage insurance industryh and PMI; -- the performance of our insured portfoli of higher risk loans, such as Alternative-A and less than-A and adjustable rate and interest-only loans, whichj have resulted in increased lossea in 2007 and 2008 and are expected to resulgt in further losses; -- the risk that Fannide Mae and/or Freddie Mac (collectively, the determine that we are no longer an eligibler provider of mortgage -- further downgrades or other ratings action with respect to our credit ratingws or insurer financial strength ratingse assigned by the major rating -- heightened competition from the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans' Administration or other private mortgage insurers; -- potential changez in the charters or business practicews of the GSEs, the largest purchasers of -- volatility in our earnings caused by changezs in the fair value of our derivativs contracts and our need to reevaluate the premium deficiencies in our mortgage insurance business on a quarterly basis; and -- potentia additional losses in our Europeanj operations as a resulgt of deteriorating economic conditions and the potentia l that we must make additional capitaol contributions to those operationd pursuant to a capital support Other risks and uncertainties are discusse d in our SEC filings, including in Item 1A of our Quarterlhy Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter endexd March 31, 2009, filed May 11, and of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
We undertake no obligation to update forward-lookin statements. SOURCE The PMI Inc.
June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PMI Group, Inc. PMI) (the "Company") today announced that Standars & Poor's (S&P) has upgraded the Company by two-notches to B-, removed it from CreditWatchj developing with theoutlooik stable. The ratings upgrade returnz the rating differential between the Company and PMI MortgageeInsurance Co. (the primary operatinf company) to the standard three-notch gap. The S&P actiomn comes as The PMI Group, Inc. concludecd the renegotiation of itscredit agreement.
S&P stated in a releases today that the amended and restated credit agreemeng substantially reduces the potential for covenantt default by eliminating certain covenants present in the previouxcredit agreement. "We are pleased with Standare & Poor's recognition of the positive benefitds resulting from the execution of the amended agreement and the upgradee of our holdingcompany ratings, said , PMI's Chairmanh and CEO. "This is another positiver development in the execution ofour five-poing plan and demonstrates measurable and significant progress for the Company even in this challenginfg environment.
" The following ratings were stated by S&P as of June 2, Company Rating To From The PMI Inc. Counterparty Credit Rating B- CCC Seniofr Unsecured B- CCC PMI Capital I Preferred Stock (1 CCC- CC Company Rating Insured Financial Strength PMI MortgagewInsurance Co. BB- PMI Insurance Co. BB- (stable) PMI Mortgage Insurance CompanyLimitedr BB- (Watch Negative) (PMI About The PMI Group, Inc. The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE: headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA providess credit enhancement solutions that expand homeownershio while supporting our customers and the communities they serve.
Through its wholly and partiallyownesd subsidiaries, PMI offers residential mortgage insurance and credit enhancement For more information: . Cautionary Statement: Statements in this press release that are nothistoricak facts, or that relate to future plans, eventss or performance are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Privatre Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readere are cautioned that forward-looking statements herein, includingv our view of the positive developmeny of the execution ofour five-point by their nature involvew risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depenrd on circumstances that will occur in the Many factors could causer actual results and developments to differ materiallyh from those expressed or implied by forward-looking Such factors include, among others: -- Potential significant future losses as a result of changes in economic and market conditions, such as a deepening of the currentt economic recession; decreases in housing mortgage originations or housing values; a furthee reduction in the liquidity in the capital markets or further contraction of credi t markets; further increases in unemployment rates; changes in interesty rates or consumer confidence; and/or change s in credit spreads; -- our expectation that, as a resultr of continued losses, we will need to raisse significant additional capital and that such additional capital may be necessaryy in 2009; -- the risk that we may be unable to maintaij minimum regulatory risk-to-capital and policyholders surplu s requirements; -- the limitations we have placed on new business writingd and the concentration of our business among a relatively smalk number of large customers; -- the potential futurse impairment of the value of certain securities held in our investmenty portfolios as a result of the significant volatilityg in the capital markets; -- the potential that our actual lossea may substantially exceed our curren loss reserve estimates or that our underwritingh policies may not anticipate all risks and/or the magnitudde of potential loss; -- heightened regulatory and litigationj risks faced by the financiaol services industry, the mortgage insurance industryh and PMI; -- the performance of our insured portfoli of higher risk loans, such as Alternative-A and less than-A and adjustable rate and interest-only loans, whichj have resulted in increased lossea in 2007 and 2008 and are expected to resulgt in further losses; -- the risk that Fannide Mae and/or Freddie Mac (collectively, the determine that we are no longer an eligibler provider of mortgage -- further downgrades or other ratings action with respect to our credit ratingws or insurer financial strength ratingse assigned by the major rating -- heightened competition from the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans' Administration or other private mortgage insurers; -- potential changez in the charters or business practicews of the GSEs, the largest purchasers of -- volatility in our earnings caused by changezs in the fair value of our derivativs contracts and our need to reevaluate the premium deficiencies in our mortgage insurance business on a quarterly basis; and -- potentia additional losses in our Europeanj operations as a resulgt of deteriorating economic conditions and the potentia l that we must make additional capitaol contributions to those operationd pursuant to a capital support Other risks and uncertainties are discusse d in our SEC filings, including in Item 1A of our Quarterlhy Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter endexd March 31, 2009, filed May 11, and of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
We undertake no obligation to update forward-lookin statements. SOURCE The PMI Inc.
Friday, September 17, 2010
City seeks bog designation - Surrey Now
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Orange March resort tax down 27.7% - Orlando Business Journal:
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percent in March compared to the same month in fallingto $19.2 million. The drop, which county Comptroller Martha Haynie said reflected the weak was slightly less thanthe 28.7 percent plungew recorded in February. The last time a drop exceeded 28 percent wasSeptember 2001, the month of the terrorisr attacks on the World Trade Centerr in New York and the Pentagon in D.C. Resort tax collectionxs for the currentfiscal year, whichu began in October, are 16 percent lower than the same periocd a year ago.
The resort tax is assesserd on short-term rentals, primarily hotel and motel The money is used to coverr expenses and debt fromthe , promotional activities of the and costs associated with the on-going development of entertainment, sports and arts projectas in downtown Orlando. Haynie said this year’s Marchy decline could be partly attributed to the shiftr in theEaster holiday, which was in March last year and April this year.
percent in March compared to the same month in fallingto $19.2 million. The drop, which county Comptroller Martha Haynie said reflected the weak was slightly less thanthe 28.7 percent plungew recorded in February. The last time a drop exceeded 28 percent wasSeptember 2001, the month of the terrorisr attacks on the World Trade Centerr in New York and the Pentagon in D.C. Resort tax collectionxs for the currentfiscal year, whichu began in October, are 16 percent lower than the same periocd a year ago.
The resort tax is assesserd on short-term rentals, primarily hotel and motel The money is used to coverr expenses and debt fromthe , promotional activities of the and costs associated with the on-going development of entertainment, sports and arts projectas in downtown Orlando. Haynie said this year’s Marchy decline could be partly attributed to the shiftr in theEaster holiday, which was in March last year and April this year.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Report: Chain stores see first sales increase in nearly six months - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The chain store sales index for the week ending May 9 roseby 0.3 perceny from the previous week and inched up 0.5 percenrt compared with the same week in the report said. That's the firstf positive year-over-year reading since early Decembeer 2008 and the largest boostsince Nov. 29, 2008. The reportt said warmer-than-normal weather and the Mother’s Day holidayy helped lift customer traffic to its highest readintg sinceearly January, and contributed to the improved pace of salex on a week-over-week and year-over-year The report also said that April comparable-storee sales rose by 0.7 percent comparec with the same month last year.
But lookin ahead to May, the report said that some segments of theindustry - particularlhy discount retailers and specifically - will face flat or decreased salesz for the month.
The chain store sales index for the week ending May 9 roseby 0.3 perceny from the previous week and inched up 0.5 percenrt compared with the same week in the report said. That's the firstf positive year-over-year reading since early Decembeer 2008 and the largest boostsince Nov. 29, 2008. The reportt said warmer-than-normal weather and the Mother’s Day holidayy helped lift customer traffic to its highest readintg sinceearly January, and contributed to the improved pace of salex on a week-over-week and year-over-year The report also said that April comparable-storee sales rose by 0.7 percent comparec with the same month last year.
But lookin ahead to May, the report said that some segments of theindustry - particularlhy discount retailers and specifically - will face flat or decreased salesz for the month.
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