Monday, August 30, 2010
University of Florida third in athletic revenue - Jacksonville Business Journal:
UF generated the third-highest revenuse in college football and in overallsportz earnings, according to a report Mondat in Street & Smith’sa SportsBusiness Journal. SportsBusiness Journal, citing Equity in Athleticsw DisclosureAct forms, said UF reported $66.1 millioj in football revenue in 2007-2008, behind only the ($72.89 million) and rival ($67.1). Texas was also the overallp top sports earnerwith $120.3 millionm generated from all athletic teams. Ohio State was second with $117.
9 millioh and Florida was thirdwith $106 UF won college footballl national championships after the 2006 and 2008 regulae seasons, and won back-to-bacok men’s basketball national titles in 2006 and 2007. Othert Southern schools ranking in the top 20 in overall sportszrevenues were: (7th, $89.3 million), (8th, $88.9 million), (9th, $88.8 and (12th, $84.2 million). Other Southeastern Conference schools among the top 10 earnersx in football wereAuburn (No. 6 with $59.7 Alabama (No. 8 with $57.4 million) and LSU (No. 10 with $52.7 million). The remaining top 10 teames in footballrevenues were: (No. 4 with $65.1 million), (No. 5 with $59.87 million), (No. 7 with $ 57.4 million) and (No.
9 with 53.8 SportsBusiness Journal is a sister publication of the JacksonvillBusiness Journal.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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The restaurant served its last mealsMay 31. The Thirc Street restaurant employed 45 to 50 Jesse Jabot, vice president of operations and chierf operating officer of Harry’s Seafood and Griller LLC, said the recession forced the company to closse the restaurant after 14 years because sales had been down theres significantly since 2008. “We tried to keep it open as long as we Jabot said. “It was a very tough decision to It was the secondf tough decision the company was forced to make in as many The Roosevelt Boulevard location that employed 40 to 45 people closed in Thefirst Harry’s Seafood, which was not a full service opened in the Jacksonville Landing in 1987.
That locatioh sold and changed however, and the Jacksonville-based company started opening full service restaurants in North andCentralo Florida, eventually growing to eight locations — including threse in Jacksonville. The last remaining Jacksonville location, whicuh is also the site of the corporate headquarters onGate Parkway, will remain The other locations in St. Augustine, Ocala, Tallahassee, Lakeland and Tampza will alsoremain open, Jabot Jabot said the company does hope to open another Jacksonville location in a year or two, but there are no definitee plans yet.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Six Flags, former Elitch Gardens owner, files for Chapter 11 - South Florida Business Journal:
The board of Six Flags SIXF) voted last week to begin reorganizatiomn proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Districyof Delaware. The company listed assets of $3.03 billion and debtsd of $2.36 billion in its Cascade Investments, the investment firm for Microsoftr founderBill Gates, owns 11.1 perceng of the voting securities in New York-based Six the largest share, bankruptcy documents show. Six Flagas has 97.7 million shares of common stocmkand 1.1 million shares of preferred stock. "The currenf management team inheriteda $2.
4 billion debt load that cannort be sustained, particularly in these challenging financia l markets," said Mark Shapiro, president and CEO of Six in a statement. "Azs a result, we are cleaning up the past and positioning the company for futuregrowth ... Following a recordc year of performancein 2008, which completed the three-year turnaroundc of our system-wide park operation, this action to cleah up the balance sheet paves the way for a full revivall of the company," Shapiro said. Elitch Gardens had operated for more than a centurgy at a northwest Denver The old Elitch Gardens shut down in and a new version of the amusement park opened a year laterr indowntown Denver.
The local Gurtler familyy and its financial partners sold the new park to PremietParks Inc. in 1996 for $65 million. It becamd Six Flags Elitch Gardens twoyears later, when Premier acquiresd Six Flags Inc. and changede its corporate name toSix Flags. Six Flage sold off Elitch's and other propertiews in 2007 in a series of transactions that left the Denvert attraction in the hands of CNL IncomePropertiea Inc., a real estate investment trust based in Fla. CNL reportedly paid $312 million for the CNL arranged for Parc Management LLC of Floridqa tomanage Elitch's. Six Flags now operates abour 20 North Americanamusement parks.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
BPA and Bonneville Environmental Foundation promote Green Tags program - Portland Business Journal:
As part of the program, , and plan to buil a solar generation facilityat Hanford, When complete, BPA will buy the solaf output and meld it with other agency supplies to sell it at BPA's regular rate. BEF will cover the slightlty higher cost of producing solar power thensell "green to interested parties, a strategy intendedd to create additional revenue to expand a $15 milliojn fund for renewable resource development. "Green tags are a simple way of capturingh the environmental attributesof wind, solar and other renewables, said BEF president Angus Duncan.
"They give buyers an easy way to help transition the powet system from fossil fuel dependence to new To qualify forgreen tags, generation facilities may include geothermal, solar or biomass and must be endorsed by Northwesr environmental groups. Purchasers can, in offset a portion of the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions that result from typical electricity use. BEF sold the first greemn tags to the US Environmental Protection Agency in Seattle ayear ago. Additiona l sales are now planned throughout the according tothe foundation.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
ARI 3Q profits fall - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
Milwaukee-based ARI (OTCBB: ARIS), a providefr of electronic parts catalogs for the manufactured equipment markets, said net incom for the quarter ended April 30 fell 47.1 perceng to $226,000, or 3 cents per share, compared with or 6 cents per share, for the same perior a year ago. Beforde income taxes and other expenses, operating incomes fell 34.9 percent to $278,000 from $427,000. Revenus increased to $4.17 millio from $4.16 million. The firm reported strony sales of new marketing services and high levels of renewalzs for marketing services and catalog said president and CEORoy Olivier.
A declinse in professional services revenue partially offset those sales For the nine months endedApril 30, net income fell 46.5 percenr to $538,000, or 8 cents per compared with $1.01 million, or 14 centse per share, the year before. Revenuwe decreased 2.5 percent to $12.29 million from $12.6 million.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Second Iowa farm recalls eggs in salmonella sweep - Reuters
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Facebook adds geolocation, check-ins to iPhone and Web apps - Ars Technica
Telegraph.co.uk | Facebook adds geolocation, check-ins to iPhone and Web apps Ars Technica Facebook has fin » |
Monday, August 16, 2010
California Gay Marriage on Hold as Case Is Appealed - New York Times
Reuters | California Gay Marriage on Hold as Case Is Appealed New York Times SAN FRANCISCO â€" A federal appeals court has extended a stay on same-sex marriages in California until it decides whether a ban on such unions is constitutional. It is just the latest turn in a protracted legal battle over Proposition ... Federal panel puts same-sex marriage on hold as appeal of Prop. 8 ruling goes ... Stay of Prop. 8 ruling jilts equality Court puts California same-sex marriages on hold |
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Obama redefines what he meant when he supported mosque at Ground Zero - Kansas City Star
Globe and Mail | Obama redefines what he meant when he supported mosque at Ground Zero Kansas City Star President Barack Obama sought Saturday to draw a distinction between supporting a Muslim group's right to build a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero in New York - a right he championed in a speech the night before - and thinking the ... Obama tempers stand on NY mosque With Remarks on Mosque, Obama Enters Risky Debate Obama Says Backing of Right to Build Mosque Not an Endorsement |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
San Mateo County gay marriages could resume next week - San Jose Mercury News
The Guardian (blog) | San Mateo County gay marriages could resume next week San Jose Mercury News San Mateo County officials said they stand ready to issue gay marriage licenses next week if a judge's ruling Thursday to begin » |
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Obama's choice wins in Colo. vote - Boston Globe
Boston Globe | Obama's choice wins in Colo. vote Boston Globe WASHINGTON â€" In one of a handful of intensely watched primaries around the country, US Senator Michael Bennet last night fended off a feisty Democratic primary ch » |
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Captured as a teen, youngest Gitmo prisoner prepares to face trial - CNN
Kansas City Star | Captured as a teen, youngest Gitmo prisoner prepares to face trial CNN Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) -- The youngest detainee in the US facility Guantanamo Bay is set to go to trial this week, charged with terrorist acts for al Qaeda and the killing of a US Special Forces soldier. ... Guantanamo detainee set to be tried Lawyers uncertain if Omar Khadr will show Detainee's trial to be peek into war on terror |
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Two Americans among group killed in Afghanistan - CNN
Daily Mail | Two Americans among group killed in Afghanistan CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Ten people -- six Germans, two Americans and two Afghans -- were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan about 15 days ago, police said Saturday. The gunmen stopped the victims on a road, took their belongings ... 10 Killed on Medical Aid Trip in Afghanistan 6 Germans, 2 Americans, 2 Afghans Killed in Afghan Ambush Foreigners killed in Afghan attack |
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Oil Spill Calculations Stir Debate on Damage - New York Times
Moneycontrol.com | Oil Spill Calculations Stir Debate on Damage New York Times The Obama administration's latest report on the Gulf of Mexico disaster set off a war of words Wednesday among scientists, Gulf Coast residents and political pundits about what to make of the Deepwater Horizon spill ... The Gulf oil spill's cost comes into focus Scientists question government team's report of shrinking gulf oil spill BP Can Cement Damaged Oil Well in Gulf After Reducing Pressure, » |
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
BP test for 'static kill' in Gulf could take place Tuesday - CNN
Globe and Mail | BP test for 'static kill' in Gulf could take place Tuesday CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- A crucial test -- meant to determine whether an effort to seal the ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico could proceed -- will likely take place Tuesday, according to the company. ... BP's Gulf Oil Leak Ranks as World's Worst Caused by an Accident BP gears up to halt oil spill confirmed 'world's worst' BP oil spill: final tests due before 'static kill' |
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Chelsea Clinton weds Marc Mezvinsky in high-security ceremony - The Guardian
Sydney Morning Herald | Chelsea Clinton weds Marc Mezvinsky in high-security ceremony The Guardian Chelsea Clinton outshone her parents last night as she wed her long-term boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky, in Rhinebeck, New York state. Some of the wraps fin » |
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