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The creation of the UAB Stem Cell Institute is scheduled to be voted on Fridag at a meetingin Tuscaloosa. The vote comed after UAB placed ads on May 7 seeking stem cell researchersd tofill “junior” and “seniot faculty” positions. The newly creater institute could attract top national and international boostthe region’s talent pool and entice biotech manufacturerse to the area, according to Biotechnologyt Association of Alabama Executive Director Kathty Nugent.
High-tech jobs and the ancillary supporf jobs and resources are already on schedul for the Stem Cell Nugent said the creation of a specialty institutr ina high-growth sector will solidify UAB’s research It also will be able to leverage Birmingham’s existinh biotech resources to attract highly trained workers. “This is definitelhy what we need to continue to grow the industry Nugent said. “Having a Stem Cell Institute is another piecr of the puzzle and adds to the worls class research UAB isknown for.” Tim chairman of UAB’s biochemistry and molecular genetics department, is serving as the Stem Cell Institute’se director.
His ad seeking researchersx offers nationally competitive salaries andstartup packages. Attempts to reach Townez were unsuccessful bypress time. Laurence Baker, professort of health research and policyat , said the new institute’s economic impact on Central Alabama will depend on its research success rate. By adding the local area will see a modesimmediate impact, he said. However, if a treatment for sickle cell anemiaor Parkinson’s diseasew is a byproduct of researchy conducted at UAB, the impact coul d be monumental, Baker said. “The real economic impact is tied to whether they have breakout research that leadzs to real benefits to Baker said.
UAB could benefiy from licensing fees associatecd with treatments developed at its The Birmingham area also could see an infusio offederal stem-cell funding and companieds looking to base their operations near UAB if the Stem Cell Institutd produces therapies to ease or cure diseases, Nugengt said. In addition, Alabama-traineds researchers would be more likely to remain in the statre if they have a place to put into practicsewhat they’ve learned at UAB or . “It is something we have to Nugent said. “We want to keep the talent here inthe state. This would help do that.
” The resolution to establisnh UAB’s Stem Cell Institute cites the high rate of sickled cell anemia inthe African-American UAB has been researching sickle cell anemias for two decades and has had some with research using adult skin cells that produced a cure for sickle cell disease in mice. UAB said the use of cell s in this manner is an important first step towards curing otheracquired diseases. A key to the institute’zs success is educating the public on the differencse between using adult cells opposed to controversiaplembryonic cells, Nugent said.
If UAB can proactivelyy highlight the use of adult cell sothe public’s initial reaction to stem cell researcgh isn’t negative, the institute could lay the foundation for significantt economic development opportunities, Nugent said. “Itg furthers the name of UAB as a globa leaderof cutting-edge research,” Nugent said. “It expands job availability to keep our talen inthe state. The more talentr we have, the more we’l be able to attract better opportunities including raising the likelihood manufacturing companies wouldcome here.” Stanford’s Bakere said a Stem Cell Institute is a wise use of resources.
“Stem cell research seems very promising and investing in stem cell research infrastructure is agood bet,” Baker
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Honeywell tests show renewable jet fuels work as well as traditionals - Triangle Business Journal:
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Honeywell data (NYSE:HON) showed little difference in the two fuel s in test runs inits 131-9 auxiliary power unit s and its TFE 731-5 turbofan engine, officials reported at the Paris Air Show. The testss were conducted at its Phoenix The fuel was produced by Honeywel for use in aBoeing Co. biofueo test flight program. “In a series of testas in both propulsion engines andcommerciapl APUs, Honeywell saw no degradation in engine performance or fuel said Bob Smith, vice president of advance d technology for Honeywell Aerospace.
Ron Rich, the company’s director of advancde technology, said the prospect of developin g renewable jet fuels from sources such as jatrophaqand algae, which comprised the test fuel, could help reducs the carbon footprint of jet travel. “Thesw testing results are a strong step towardds certification and commercial use in thecomintg years,” he said. Honeywell helped develol the fuel through itssubsidiary UOP, which originally developed the fuel under a contract from the U.S. Defenswe Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Honeywell data (NYSE:HON) showed little difference in the two fuel s in test runs inits 131-9 auxiliary power unit s and its TFE 731-5 turbofan engine, officials reported at the Paris Air Show. The testss were conducted at its Phoenix The fuel was produced by Honeywel for use in aBoeing Co. biofueo test flight program. “In a series of testas in both propulsion engines andcommerciapl APUs, Honeywell saw no degradation in engine performance or fuel said Bob Smith, vice president of advance d technology for Honeywell Aerospace.
Ron Rich, the company’s director of advancde technology, said the prospect of developin g renewable jet fuels from sources such as jatrophaqand algae, which comprised the test fuel, could help reducs the carbon footprint of jet travel. “Thesw testing results are a strong step towardds certification and commercial use in thecomintg years,” he said. Honeywell helped develol the fuel through itssubsidiary UOP, which originally developed the fuel under a contract from the U.S. Defenswe Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Friday, December 28, 2012
At your service: Piedmont Facilities Services shifts focus in down economy - bizjournals:
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“When corporate puts on the there’s not much for us to do,” McCormick Time was, “80 percent of revenuexs came from billable time doingconstruction management, just managing projectws — moving, up-fits, relocations and furniturw instillation. Today, it’s less than 10 percent.” Why not just sit back and ride outthe downturn? “You can’t do that. For some people want to get paidevery week.” McCormick, has certainly had the opportunitgy to learn from others: “I’ve seen it happen and know what to he says.
“You’ve got to maintain sales, cut your overhead, and we’rd pushing hard in commercial furniture sales.” That’s because his compang generally also gets the contract for installing the furniturre and buildingthe cubes. And there’s something else he’s doint that he’s seen others do a lot of. He’s relocating — from his current officed near the old RJR worldheadquarters (now the Universitty Corporate Center) to a smaller facility, downsizing from the 10,000 squar e feet to 3,500 square feet. And, says “we’re not doing any up-fit over there, (just) some carpeyt and a little paint.” Still, he’sd optimistic.
Over the he’s seen a lot of companiew come andgo — and other companies come roarinfg back. “It ain’t gone yet, and I’m still kicking. I have no intentio n of throwing inthe towel,” he says.
“When corporate puts on the there’s not much for us to do,” McCormick Time was, “80 percent of revenuexs came from billable time doingconstruction management, just managing projectws — moving, up-fits, relocations and furniturw instillation. Today, it’s less than 10 percent.” Why not just sit back and ride outthe downturn? “You can’t do that. For some people want to get paidevery week.” McCormick, has certainly had the opportunitgy to learn from others: “I’ve seen it happen and know what to he says.
“You’ve got to maintain sales, cut your overhead, and we’rd pushing hard in commercial furniture sales.” That’s because his compang generally also gets the contract for installing the furniturre and buildingthe cubes. And there’s something else he’s doint that he’s seen others do a lot of. He’s relocating — from his current officed near the old RJR worldheadquarters (now the Universitty Corporate Center) to a smaller facility, downsizing from the 10,000 squar e feet to 3,500 square feet. And, says “we’re not doing any up-fit over there, (just) some carpeyt and a little paint.” Still, he’sd optimistic.
Over the he’s seen a lot of companiew come andgo — and other companies come roarinfg back. “It ain’t gone yet, and I’m still kicking. I have no intentio n of throwing inthe towel,” he says.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
CATS gets N.C. award for safety - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The award is given to an urbam transit system that travels more than 1 millio n miles per year and has excellent performance in traffi andpassenger safety. CATS’ buses traveled some 12 million milesw in 2008 and hadonly 0.43 preventable accident s per 100,000 miles. That is a 17 percent reductionj in preventable accidentsfrom 2007. Last CATS buses carried more than 19 millionj passengersSince 2001, preventable accidents are down 63 During the same CATS increased its service by 42 percent, and ridershipl rose 63 percent. “Safety is our No.
1 priority,” says Keituh Parker, chief executive of “We are proud of the outstanding performance that more than 500 bus operatorsa exhibit each day in transporting customersz safely totheir destination.” CATS attributea its safety success to its driver-training program, which incorporatexs computer simulation, on-street practice and refresher
The award is given to an urbam transit system that travels more than 1 millio n miles per year and has excellent performance in traffi andpassenger safety. CATS’ buses traveled some 12 million milesw in 2008 and hadonly 0.43 preventable accident s per 100,000 miles. That is a 17 percent reductionj in preventable accidentsfrom 2007. Last CATS buses carried more than 19 millionj passengersSince 2001, preventable accidents are down 63 During the same CATS increased its service by 42 percent, and ridershipl rose 63 percent. “Safety is our No.
1 priority,” says Keituh Parker, chief executive of “We are proud of the outstanding performance that more than 500 bus operatorsa exhibit each day in transporting customersz safely totheir destination.” CATS attributea its safety success to its driver-training program, which incorporatexs computer simulation, on-street practice and refresher
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
NCR moving HQ to Duluth, to bring 2,100-plus jobs to Georgia - San Antonio Business Journal:
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adding clout to metro Atlanta’ s technology reputation. NCR will relocate 1,250o corporate jobs to its GwinnettCounty operation, a source familiat with the plan said. The company is also expecteds to launcha 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Ga., where it will employ nearly 880, the source Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is expected to make the officiaplannouncement Tuesday. NCR CEO Bill Nuti and Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanf spoke by phone Monday evening, and Nuti told Strickland the company has been lookingt at Georgia forsome time, an official in the Ohio governor’sw office told Atlanta Business Chronicle sister publicatiom Dayton Business Journal (DBJ).
In a letter to Nuti obtained by theChronicled , Strickland to convince Nuti to keep the company in On May 31 , the Chroniclew , and the DBJ , firstt reported . NCR NCR), which makes automated teller machineas (ATMs) and retail self-checkouts, will be Georgia’ s 14th Fortune 500 company and the second in Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announced the relocatiom of its headquarters to Duluth from New NCR, which employs 20,000 employees ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortune 500 The company, which did not return calls Monday, reportes a $228 million profit on $5.3 billion in revenue last year.
Last fall, NCR said it would move its Worldwidde Customer Services headquarters tometro Atlanta, investinf $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtred City and Duluth. In October, NCR said it would co-located an NCR Learning Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region withthe company’ws existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtree NCR, which occupies about 150,000 square feet at its Satellitwe Boulevard operation in Duluth, will leases an additional 100,000 to 200,000 squar feet at that facility. The corporates jobs will pay on averageabout $70,000 annually.
The manufacturing distribution operation will be in two buildingzs and willmake ATMs, according to the Employees at that facility will make on averagde about $43,000 annually, the source NCR received tax incentives from both Gwinnetf and Columbus governments, the source said, declining to disclose detailsa about the state’s incentive package. While Dayton -- whered NCR was founded in 1884 -- is the company’s officia l headquarters, the city is not the center ofthe company’ss influence. Nuti, along with the company’s chief financial officer and othersenior executives, maintain officexs on an entire floor of 7 World Tradde Center in Manhattan.
In NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytonn campus. Nuti will not be moving to Relocating toAtlanta — the commercial capital of the Southeas t — makes sense for the Four of the cities in Ohio Youngstown, Canton, Dayton and Cleveland— are amont the top 10 dying cities in America, according to an Augustr 2008 report in Forbes. “Thet [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Dayton, the source said. (NYSE: DAL), (NYSE: HD) and STI) -- big NCR customers -- are also base d in metro Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-servicse kiosks, and NCR and Home Depoyt announced a deal in 2002 toinstalo self-checkout lanes in about 800 of its 1,487 In 2007, the two companies announced a deal to expan d the project into Home Depot storeds in Canada. In 2005, SunTrust said NCR woulr upgrade existing ATMs and provide new ATMs for all newSunTrus branches.
adding clout to metro Atlanta’ s technology reputation. NCR will relocate 1,250o corporate jobs to its GwinnettCounty operation, a source familiat with the plan said. The company is also expecteds to launcha 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Ga., where it will employ nearly 880, the source Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is expected to make the officiaplannouncement Tuesday. NCR CEO Bill Nuti and Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanf spoke by phone Monday evening, and Nuti told Strickland the company has been lookingt at Georgia forsome time, an official in the Ohio governor’sw office told Atlanta Business Chronicle sister publicatiom Dayton Business Journal (DBJ).
In a letter to Nuti obtained by theChronicled , Strickland to convince Nuti to keep the company in On May 31 , the Chroniclew , and the DBJ , firstt reported . NCR NCR), which makes automated teller machineas (ATMs) and retail self-checkouts, will be Georgia’ s 14th Fortune 500 company and the second in Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announced the relocatiom of its headquarters to Duluth from New NCR, which employs 20,000 employees ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortune 500 The company, which did not return calls Monday, reportes a $228 million profit on $5.3 billion in revenue last year.
Last fall, NCR said it would move its Worldwidde Customer Services headquarters tometro Atlanta, investinf $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtred City and Duluth. In October, NCR said it would co-located an NCR Learning Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region withthe company’ws existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtree NCR, which occupies about 150,000 square feet at its Satellitwe Boulevard operation in Duluth, will leases an additional 100,000 to 200,000 squar feet at that facility. The corporates jobs will pay on averageabout $70,000 annually.
The manufacturing distribution operation will be in two buildingzs and willmake ATMs, according to the Employees at that facility will make on averagde about $43,000 annually, the source NCR received tax incentives from both Gwinnetf and Columbus governments, the source said, declining to disclose detailsa about the state’s incentive package. While Dayton -- whered NCR was founded in 1884 -- is the company’s officia l headquarters, the city is not the center ofthe company’ss influence. Nuti, along with the company’s chief financial officer and othersenior executives, maintain officexs on an entire floor of 7 World Tradde Center in Manhattan.
In NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytonn campus. Nuti will not be moving to Relocating toAtlanta — the commercial capital of the Southeas t — makes sense for the Four of the cities in Ohio Youngstown, Canton, Dayton and Cleveland— are amont the top 10 dying cities in America, according to an Augustr 2008 report in Forbes. “Thet [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Dayton, the source said. (NYSE: DAL), (NYSE: HD) and STI) -- big NCR customers -- are also base d in metro Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-servicse kiosks, and NCR and Home Depoyt announced a deal in 2002 toinstalo self-checkout lanes in about 800 of its 1,487 In 2007, the two companies announced a deal to expan d the project into Home Depot storeds in Canada. In 2005, SunTrust said NCR woulr upgrade existing ATMs and provide new ATMs for all newSunTrus branches.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Eight fascinating facts about Christmas in China - Washington Post (blog)
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Mars Rover Opportunity Finds 'Rich' Clay Deposits - Discovery News
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Latinos Post | Mars Rover Opportunity Finds 'Rich' Clay Deposits Discovery News NASA's long-lived Mars rover Opportunity that beat newcomer sister probe Curiosity to an area containing water-formed clay minerals, has rolled into a region that may be far richer than scientists first realized. A new study looks at chemicals spotted ... Mars Rover Opportunity Uncovers Water-Rich Clay Deposits; Curiosity to Drill ... |
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Judge dismisses challenge to Duke Energy coal plant - The Business Review (Albany):
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The decision doesn’t end the legal squabbling overthe coal-firedd power facility. But Judge Lacy Thornburg denierd a motion by the environmental group s to halt construction ofthe 825-megawatt unit. He said the stat e has undertaken a reviewof Duke’s air-qualitgy permit as he ordered in December. He also denied Duke’s motiom for summary judgment in its He said the environmental groups can continu e pursue challenges to the permiyt and the plant instate courts. Thornburg acknowledgese the case may ultimately returnh to thefederal courts.
But he says there is no poinr to having state and federal reviews continuing Jason Walls, a spokesman for Charlotte-based Duke, says the utility is “very pleasedx with the ruling today.” He says Thornburg’xs decision makes it clear that the state has undertakeb all the required review to issue a proper air-quality permit. And he says Duke remaina confident the permit will stand up to court Walls saysthe $1.8 billion Cliffside unit is 40 percentr complete and remains on budget and on schedule to start producinhg power in 2012. The unit is being builr on the border of Cleveland andRutherford counties.
Representativea from the environmental groups could not be reached immediateltfor comment. Most of the organizations that filedx the federal challenge have a separate appeal pending with the state Office ofAdministrative Hearings. As Thornburg’s rulingg anticipates, that challenge is likely to Like many things involving theCliffside project, the federal challeng has a complicated history. The statr granted Duke an air-quality permit for the planrt inJanuary 2007.
But the legality of the permit was called into question by a federal appeals courg ruling the following That ruling held that the Environmenta Protection Agency had improperlyexempted coal-fired powed plants from pollution-control reviews required by the federak Clean Air Act. The , and others contendef that without aproper permit, Duke was buildingf the Cliffside unit illegally. A year ago, the groupse filed the federal suit seekingv tostop construction. Thornburg ruled in December that Cliffsid e qualified as apossible “major source” of hazardous pollutants — mercury in this case. It was an important victory forthe environmentalists.
Thornburbg said federal law required the state to determind if Duke had designed the plant with the best availablw technology for the most effective control for mercury emissions. That review had not been he said. But Thornburg did not orde r a haltto construction. Instead, he told Duke to apply immediately for aproper permit. The utility, a unit of did so. The state found Cliffside wasn’ty a major source of mercury That meant Duke was in compliance with the federao CleanAir Act. That is the orderr the groups have since appeales through anadministrative hearing.
Thornburg says the environmenta organizations can appeal to the state courts if they remainn unsatisfied after theadministrative hearing. But he says the state has reviewer Duke’s plans for pollution control as he He cites a report from the Division of Air Quality outlining the steps it took and a briecf fromthe N.C. attorney general saying the division had compliesd with the December After exhaustingstate appeals, either side could appeal the case again to the federal Thornburg says.
The decision doesn’t end the legal squabbling overthe coal-firedd power facility. But Judge Lacy Thornburg denierd a motion by the environmental group s to halt construction ofthe 825-megawatt unit. He said the stat e has undertaken a reviewof Duke’s air-qualitgy permit as he ordered in December. He also denied Duke’s motiom for summary judgment in its He said the environmental groups can continu e pursue challenges to the permiyt and the plant instate courts. Thornburg acknowledgese the case may ultimately returnh to thefederal courts.
But he says there is no poinr to having state and federal reviews continuing Jason Walls, a spokesman for Charlotte-based Duke, says the utility is “very pleasedx with the ruling today.” He says Thornburg’xs decision makes it clear that the state has undertakeb all the required review to issue a proper air-quality permit. And he says Duke remaina confident the permit will stand up to court Walls saysthe $1.8 billion Cliffside unit is 40 percentr complete and remains on budget and on schedule to start producinhg power in 2012. The unit is being builr on the border of Cleveland andRutherford counties.
Representativea from the environmental groups could not be reached immediateltfor comment. Most of the organizations that filedx the federal challenge have a separate appeal pending with the state Office ofAdministrative Hearings. As Thornburg’s rulingg anticipates, that challenge is likely to Like many things involving theCliffside project, the federal challeng has a complicated history. The statr granted Duke an air-quality permit for the planrt inJanuary 2007.
But the legality of the permit was called into question by a federal appeals courg ruling the following That ruling held that the Environmenta Protection Agency had improperlyexempted coal-fired powed plants from pollution-control reviews required by the federak Clean Air Act. The , and others contendef that without aproper permit, Duke was buildingf the Cliffside unit illegally. A year ago, the groupse filed the federal suit seekingv tostop construction. Thornburg ruled in December that Cliffsid e qualified as apossible “major source” of hazardous pollutants — mercury in this case. It was an important victory forthe environmentalists.
Thornburbg said federal law required the state to determind if Duke had designed the plant with the best availablw technology for the most effective control for mercury emissions. That review had not been he said. But Thornburg did not orde r a haltto construction. Instead, he told Duke to apply immediately for aproper permit. The utility, a unit of did so. The state found Cliffside wasn’ty a major source of mercury That meant Duke was in compliance with the federao CleanAir Act. That is the orderr the groups have since appeales through anadministrative hearing.
Thornburg says the environmenta organizations can appeal to the state courts if they remainn unsatisfied after theadministrative hearing. But he says the state has reviewer Duke’s plans for pollution control as he He cites a report from the Division of Air Quality outlining the steps it took and a briecf fromthe N.C. attorney general saying the division had compliesd with the December After exhaustingstate appeals, either side could appeal the case again to the federal Thornburg says.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Blue Entertainment Sports Television to revive
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The original “The show aired on ABC in the mid-1970s as part of “Widre World of Sports.” The show was revived in 1987, 1993, 1998 and according to a news “One of the reasons why I love this show so much is becauser it was the originalreality show,” Michael managing director of Louisville-based BEST, said in an interview. He servesd as co-executive producer of “The Superstars,” along with Juma presidenr Robert Horowitz. “The show has the perfectt home with theABC networks, including and Disney.
It givesa us huge distribution The program, which will premiere June 23, at 8 features eight celebrities paired with eight professional male and female athletes, competing in athletic challenges, including biking, running and kayaking. • Soccer playeer Brandi Chastain and singer JulioIglesias Jr. ESPN anchoe John Saunders, former playerf Warren Sapp and “Inside the NFL” commentator Jenn Browb will serveas hosts. The competitionm is being held at the Atlantis Resort inthe Bahamas. Blue Entertainmenty Sports Television, a division of , is a television and live sporting eventsproduction company.
The compang also specializes in sports marketing and agent representatiohn for professional athletesand entertainers.
The original “The show aired on ABC in the mid-1970s as part of “Widre World of Sports.” The show was revived in 1987, 1993, 1998 and according to a news “One of the reasons why I love this show so much is becauser it was the originalreality show,” Michael managing director of Louisville-based BEST, said in an interview. He servesd as co-executive producer of “The Superstars,” along with Juma presidenr Robert Horowitz. “The show has the perfectt home with theABC networks, including and Disney.
It givesa us huge distribution The program, which will premiere June 23, at 8 features eight celebrities paired with eight professional male and female athletes, competing in athletic challenges, including biking, running and kayaking. • Soccer playeer Brandi Chastain and singer JulioIglesias Jr. ESPN anchoe John Saunders, former playerf Warren Sapp and “Inside the NFL” commentator Jenn Browb will serveas hosts. The competitionm is being held at the Atlantis Resort inthe Bahamas. Blue Entertainmenty Sports Television, a division of , is a television and live sporting eventsproduction company.
The compang also specializes in sports marketing and agent representatiohn for professional athletesand entertainers.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Jimmy Brumbaugh Named Defensive Line Coach - UKAthletics
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UKAthletics | Jimmy Brumbaugh Named Defensive Line Coach UKAthletics A former All-Southeastern Conference defensive tackle at Auburn and member of LSU's staff during its national championship run in 2007, Jimmy Brumbaugh has joined Mark Stoops' staff at Kentucky as an assistant coach for defensive linemen, Stoops ... |
Monday, December 17, 2012
Eastern Market reopens Friday - Dallas Business Journal:
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The fire, in April 2007, gutted much of the 136-year-oldx market and left its vendorsx without apermanent home. The District set up a temporary home for many of those vendoras nearby shortly afterthe blaze. Easterhn Market, at 7th and C streets SE, has now undergone a $22 million head-to-toe renovation, one many of its regulars have calledlong overdue. Although the cause of the fire has never beenofficially determined, it was widely believed to have been the result of faulty electrical Eastern Market’s reopening will see many of its original vendors return to once again hawk everything from fresh meats and cheeses, to flowerse art and crafts.
Longtime Capitol Hill residentr Jim Zaniello is among regulars who are lookingf forward to returning tothe market. “It’s excitingy to know that all of our market family will be back in the original building and that they will continuer to be an important part of the Hill community for yearszto come,” he said. “Eastern Market is an integral part of life onthe
The fire, in April 2007, gutted much of the 136-year-oldx market and left its vendorsx without apermanent home. The District set up a temporary home for many of those vendoras nearby shortly afterthe blaze. Easterhn Market, at 7th and C streets SE, has now undergone a $22 million head-to-toe renovation, one many of its regulars have calledlong overdue. Although the cause of the fire has never beenofficially determined, it was widely believed to have been the result of faulty electrical Eastern Market’s reopening will see many of its original vendors return to once again hawk everything from fresh meats and cheeses, to flowerse art and crafts.
Longtime Capitol Hill residentr Jim Zaniello is among regulars who are lookingf forward to returning tothe market. “It’s excitingy to know that all of our market family will be back in the original building and that they will continuer to be an important part of the Hill community for yearszto come,” he said. “Eastern Market is an integral part of life onthe
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Destination Maternity Corporation Announces Comprehensive Media Micro-Site for Journalists on Its Website www.destinationmaternitycorp.com
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Journalists seeking background information, images, or sourcess for stories from Destination Maternity, A Pea in the Pod, Motherhoode Maternity, Futuretrust, or Edamame the Maternity can access the information easily in the new which was designed to meet theitr needs quicklyand efficiently. Destination Maternity's corporate website now includez up-to-date contact information, corporate background executive bios, product and storee images, downloadable press kit and media placements. Further, journalists can request a press kit, opt-in to receiv email alerts on news from Destination Maternity Corporatiojn andits brands, or subscribe to an RSS feed for customized news.
For more information on Destination Maternitgy Corporation and to browse the new Media visit . Destination Maternity Corporation isthe world's largest designefr and retailer of maternity using its quick responsw replenishment system to "give the customer what she when she wants it." In the United States and Destination Maternity operates, as of May 31, 1,087 retail locations, including 730 predominantly under the tradenames Motherhoodc Maternity(R), A Pea in the Pod(R), and Destination Maternity(R), and sells on the web through its DestinationMaternity.com and brand-specific websites.
Destination Maternity also distributee its Oh Babyby Motherhood(TM) collection through a licensed arrangemen at Kohl's(R) stores throughout the United Statex and on Kohls.com, and, beginning in October 2009, will also offefr its Two Hearts Maternity(R) by Destination Maternitt collection in Sears(R) stores and certain Kmart(R) storesx through a leased department relationship with In addition, Destination Maternity is expandingv internationally and has recently entered into exclusive storr franchise and product supply relationships in India and the Middler East.
Journalists seeking background information, images, or sourcess for stories from Destination Maternity, A Pea in the Pod, Motherhoode Maternity, Futuretrust, or Edamame the Maternity can access the information easily in the new which was designed to meet theitr needs quicklyand efficiently. Destination Maternity's corporate website now includez up-to-date contact information, corporate background executive bios, product and storee images, downloadable press kit and media placements. Further, journalists can request a press kit, opt-in to receiv email alerts on news from Destination Maternity Corporatiojn andits brands, or subscribe to an RSS feed for customized news.
For more information on Destination Maternitgy Corporation and to browse the new Media visit . Destination Maternity Corporation isthe world's largest designefr and retailer of maternity using its quick responsw replenishment system to "give the customer what she when she wants it." In the United States and Destination Maternity operates, as of May 31, 1,087 retail locations, including 730 predominantly under the tradenames Motherhoodc Maternity(R), A Pea in the Pod(R), and Destination Maternity(R), and sells on the web through its DestinationMaternity.com and brand-specific websites.
Destination Maternity also distributee its Oh Babyby Motherhood(TM) collection through a licensed arrangemen at Kohl's(R) stores throughout the United Statex and on Kohls.com, and, beginning in October 2009, will also offefr its Two Hearts Maternity(R) by Destination Maternitt collection in Sears(R) stores and certain Kmart(R) storesx through a leased department relationship with In addition, Destination Maternity is expandingv internationally and has recently entered into exclusive storr franchise and product supply relationships in India and the Middler East.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Bar association launches division for older attorneys - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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More than half of the bar association’s 7,16 members are age 50 or older. One of the goalzs behind establishing the new division is to leverags their knowledge and expertise for future generations of saidLyn Flanigan, executive director of the Hawaio State Bar Association. Also, it will finally give the most of whom builtup 25-year legal careersx in Hawaii, a foru m to share war stories, participatw in community service projects or simplyh stay engaged with colleagues.
The division, whicyh has an interim board of will have a June9 kick-off eveny at the at the Hawaii Judiciary Retired Big Island Judge Riki May who helped plan and establish the seniort counsel division, said early support has been “These are advocates who have a very common and this will give them an ideaol place for discussions and that kind of convergence of she said. “This was just universally accepted, and the desirew to stay sharp and continue to contribute to themembershilp was, to me, overwhelming.
” Amano said the divisioh is generating buzz among Baby Boomer many of whom are now eager to engagse in bar association activities and projects afte r years of never having participated. The bar association alreadt has a younglawyerzs division, which gives Hawaii’s younger attorneyes a forum to connect with colleagues and variouss community organizations.
More than half of the bar association’s 7,16 members are age 50 or older. One of the goalzs behind establishing the new division is to leverags their knowledge and expertise for future generations of saidLyn Flanigan, executive director of the Hawaio State Bar Association. Also, it will finally give the most of whom builtup 25-year legal careersx in Hawaii, a foru m to share war stories, participatw in community service projects or simplyh stay engaged with colleagues.
The division, whicyh has an interim board of will have a June9 kick-off eveny at the at the Hawaii Judiciary Retired Big Island Judge Riki May who helped plan and establish the seniort counsel division, said early support has been “These are advocates who have a very common and this will give them an ideaol place for discussions and that kind of convergence of she said. “This was just universally accepted, and the desirew to stay sharp and continue to contribute to themembershilp was, to me, overwhelming.
” Amano said the divisioh is generating buzz among Baby Boomer many of whom are now eager to engagse in bar association activities and projects afte r years of never having participated. The bar association alreadt has a younglawyerzs division, which gives Hawaii’s younger attorneyes a forum to connect with colleagues and variouss community organizations.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Kaiser and Stanford get $3.89M to study heart disease - East Bay Business Times:
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The funds will go to startg a new center where researcherxs from Kaiser and Stanford willconduct large-scale studie s looking at the effectiveness of different treatments for hearrt disease and heart failure. The effort will be headed by Dr. Mark professor of health research and policy and professor of medicinedat Stanford, and Dr. Alan Go, seniorr research scientist atKaiser Permanente’s Division of Research and regionalk medical director of clinica l trials, as well as involve others from Kaiser and The new center will be called The American Hear Association - Pharmaceutical . The heart association has also provided fundes to create similar heart disease research centersw at andat .
The Kaiser and Stanford researchers willuse Kaiser’es patient-care data in their linking for the firsrt time medical databases for all of Kaiser Permanente’w 3.3 million Northern California They will identify a representative population of patientsw with heart disease and documenyt which treatments these patientxs are receiving and what seems to be working. The center will look at the differenced between coursesof treatment, including prescription druges and devices, such as stents and defibrillators, as well as proceduress such as coronary bypass surgery.
The center will also involver Ralph Brindis, cardiologist and senior adviser on cardiovasculaer diseases for and vice president ofthe , who will participat e in formulating critical questions that will direcgt the research. This AHA award follows anothe big research effort led byKaiser Permanente’d Division of Research to understand heart the Cardiovascular Research Network. The funded that effort last year witha $7.5 million about $3.64 million of which went to Overall, that program utilized electronidc data from some 15 HMOs in the HMO Researcbh Network to look at the prevention and management of heart disease.
Kaisetr says that the chanced for its patients in Northern Californiaw of dying of a heart attack or strokd is 30 percent lower than it is forthe state'sw general population. The figure accountse for age and genderf but not socioeconomic differences betweenthe populations.
The funds will go to startg a new center where researcherxs from Kaiser and Stanford willconduct large-scale studie s looking at the effectiveness of different treatments for hearrt disease and heart failure. The effort will be headed by Dr. Mark professor of health research and policy and professor of medicinedat Stanford, and Dr. Alan Go, seniorr research scientist atKaiser Permanente’s Division of Research and regionalk medical director of clinica l trials, as well as involve others from Kaiser and The new center will be called The American Hear Association - Pharmaceutical . The heart association has also provided fundes to create similar heart disease research centersw at andat .
The Kaiser and Stanford researchers willuse Kaiser’es patient-care data in their linking for the firsrt time medical databases for all of Kaiser Permanente’w 3.3 million Northern California They will identify a representative population of patientsw with heart disease and documenyt which treatments these patientxs are receiving and what seems to be working. The center will look at the differenced between coursesof treatment, including prescription druges and devices, such as stents and defibrillators, as well as proceduress such as coronary bypass surgery.
The center will also involver Ralph Brindis, cardiologist and senior adviser on cardiovasculaer diseases for and vice president ofthe , who will participat e in formulating critical questions that will direcgt the research. This AHA award follows anothe big research effort led byKaiser Permanente’d Division of Research to understand heart the Cardiovascular Research Network. The funded that effort last year witha $7.5 million about $3.64 million of which went to Overall, that program utilized electronidc data from some 15 HMOs in the HMO Researcbh Network to look at the prevention and management of heart disease.
Kaisetr says that the chanced for its patients in Northern Californiaw of dying of a heart attack or strokd is 30 percent lower than it is forthe state'sw general population. The figure accountse for age and genderf but not socioeconomic differences betweenthe populations.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Cracking the government contracting code - Memphis Business Journal:
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But getting her foot in the door was more difficulft than shethought and, despite an impressive resume, she was seen as a Navy wife who wouldn’tr stick around. “The reality was we wanted to stay here and make a go of she said. So Parker set about findint a way that she couldr leverage her experience and skills and still stay on The answer was still federal but she had to get creative to crack into the contractof market at the She already had a stron background in contract and projecf management when she started in after working with defense contractorsin Washington, and an aviation services company in Oklahoma She found a way in by taking a full-timee job with another small business that did contracrt work at the base, while still doing some work for The Parkefr Group.
“It was just a mechanism to open the she said. “I have this greatt business — the only way I can continue it is to step backwith it, humblde myself a little.” The job with the otherf company gave Parker the opportunities to work with people on the base, “where I couls demonstrate that I had both the business acume and the ability to give them what they need,” she It turned out to be exactlt the right opportunity. When the project with the othef company finished a little more than a year TheParker Group, which at that time was just got its first contract at PMRF.
Aftert working several years as asole proprietor, Parkee began hiring systems engineers and otherd professionals on Kauai and in threed other states on the Mainland. Today, The Parkert Group has 14 employees in four states who offer project managemenr and systems engineering services to defense contractors who use the base at Barkingg Sands in West Kauai to test and evaluatednew technologies, as well as othefr installations. The company secured almosf $1.1 million in contracts with the Navy in the 2008 fiscalyear alone, according to the federall government. And this year, the U.S.
Small Busines s Administration namedParker Kauai’s businessperson of the Parker, 40, works from her home office in where she can still be close to her two young Grant, 3, and Griffin, 1, who are undedr the care of a nanny durint the day while she manages her growing company. Nine employeese work from office space at the Pacific Missiler Range Facility just a few miles downthe road. The Parked Group also has three employees in California and one each in Indianapolixsand Huntsville, Ala.
Parker’s first contract with the PMRF was to writee a study of the range comparinhg its capabilities and costs with the Reagaj Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll so that the federalk Missile Defense Agency couled determine which of the two rangez to use as a preferredtest site. “They essentially hirexd me and my firm to write their she said. “In termsa of establishing my businessin Hawaii, that was my big Parker worked with the staff at the range to edit and illustrate the study.
The resulg was that PMRF was chosen over helping to secure her reputation forfuture “Whatever your industry, it’s all about reputation,” she “It’s all about actually providing the customer with a service that they Parker is an active membee of the , and abides by the organization’x Four Way Test, which, according to Rotary asks: “Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned Will it build goodwill and bettef friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?” “It’se also about providing them that service in an ethical and professionalp manner,” she said.
“That’s why peopls keep coming back to you, becausew you provide what they need.”
But getting her foot in the door was more difficulft than shethought and, despite an impressive resume, she was seen as a Navy wife who wouldn’tr stick around. “The reality was we wanted to stay here and make a go of she said. So Parker set about findint a way that she couldr leverage her experience and skills and still stay on The answer was still federal but she had to get creative to crack into the contractof market at the She already had a stron background in contract and projecf management when she started in after working with defense contractorsin Washington, and an aviation services company in Oklahoma She found a way in by taking a full-timee job with another small business that did contracrt work at the base, while still doing some work for The Parkefr Group.
“It was just a mechanism to open the she said. “I have this greatt business — the only way I can continue it is to step backwith it, humblde myself a little.” The job with the otherf company gave Parker the opportunities to work with people on the base, “where I couls demonstrate that I had both the business acume and the ability to give them what they need,” she It turned out to be exactlt the right opportunity. When the project with the othef company finished a little more than a year TheParker Group, which at that time was just got its first contract at PMRF.
Aftert working several years as asole proprietor, Parkee began hiring systems engineers and otherd professionals on Kauai and in threed other states on the Mainland. Today, The Parkert Group has 14 employees in four states who offer project managemenr and systems engineering services to defense contractors who use the base at Barkingg Sands in West Kauai to test and evaluatednew technologies, as well as othefr installations. The company secured almosf $1.1 million in contracts with the Navy in the 2008 fiscalyear alone, according to the federall government. And this year, the U.S.
Small Busines s Administration namedParker Kauai’s businessperson of the Parker, 40, works from her home office in where she can still be close to her two young Grant, 3, and Griffin, 1, who are undedr the care of a nanny durint the day while she manages her growing company. Nine employeese work from office space at the Pacific Missiler Range Facility just a few miles downthe road. The Parked Group also has three employees in California and one each in Indianapolixsand Huntsville, Ala.
Parker’s first contract with the PMRF was to writee a study of the range comparinhg its capabilities and costs with the Reagaj Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll so that the federalk Missile Defense Agency couled determine which of the two rangez to use as a preferredtest site. “They essentially hirexd me and my firm to write their she said. “In termsa of establishing my businessin Hawaii, that was my big Parker worked with the staff at the range to edit and illustrate the study.
The resulg was that PMRF was chosen over helping to secure her reputation forfuture “Whatever your industry, it’s all about reputation,” she “It’s all about actually providing the customer with a service that they Parker is an active membee of the , and abides by the organization’x Four Way Test, which, according to Rotary asks: “Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned Will it build goodwill and bettef friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?” “It’se also about providing them that service in an ethical and professionalp manner,” she said.
“That’s why peopls keep coming back to you, becausew you provide what they need.”
Sunday, December 9, 2012
More older workers worry about retirement - Dallas Business Journal:
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The Arlington-based human resource firm says among workersx 50 to 64years old, only 44 percent are confidenft they will have enough money to live comfortablt five years into retirement. That is down from 63 percent in 2007. The outlooik 15 years into retirement iseven worse, with just 18 percent of older workers confident of beingb financially comfortable, compared to 34 percen t in 2007. “Retirement security is a huge concerb as individuals have seen significant amounts of their pensiom and retirementsavings decline,” says Watsojn Wyatt senior retirement consultant David Speier.
“Thd financial crisis has been especially damaging to older workers who are worriedf about potential job losses and have experiencex higher stress levels over thepast year.” As retirement older workers are scrambling to shore up their savings, with 19 percenft increasing their savings rate and 34 percent considerint doing so, the Watson Wyatt (NYSE: WW) survey
The Arlington-based human resource firm says among workersx 50 to 64years old, only 44 percent are confidenft they will have enough money to live comfortablt five years into retirement. That is down from 63 percent in 2007. The outlooik 15 years into retirement iseven worse, with just 18 percent of older workers confident of beingb financially comfortable, compared to 34 percen t in 2007. “Retirement security is a huge concerb as individuals have seen significant amounts of their pensiom and retirementsavings decline,” says Watsojn Wyatt senior retirement consultant David Speier.
“Thd financial crisis has been especially damaging to older workers who are worriedf about potential job losses and have experiencex higher stress levels over thepast year.” As retirement older workers are scrambling to shore up their savings, with 19 percenft increasing their savings rate and 34 percent considerint doing so, the Watson Wyatt (NYSE: WW) survey
Friday, December 7, 2012
Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilitty in January but held off on the ribbon cuttinyg until key personnel were andthey “got a little airplane greased under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbello said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employeews maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seaft jets. Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiaryu of Northwest Airlines was acquired by Delta as part ofthe Atlanta-basecd carrier’s merger with Northwest in October 2008. The jets previously had been serviced bya third-party aircraft maintenancde company, Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisvillew International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittenden consistsof 42,720 square feet of aircraf t hangar space, 11,416 squars feet of office, shop and storage an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,48 0 square feet of parking and At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-basexd Compass showed off its first jet paintef in the Delta colors. The rest of its fleet will be convertedd from Northwest Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the Compases investment, including its $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievement in the midstr of some pretty touggeconomic times.
” In August the board granted the airline preliminargy approval for $2 million in state tax incentives for up to 10
The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilitty in January but held off on the ribbon cuttinyg until key personnel were andthey “got a little airplane greased under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbello said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employeews maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seaft jets. Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiaryu of Northwest Airlines was acquired by Delta as part ofthe Atlanta-basecd carrier’s merger with Northwest in October 2008. The jets previously had been serviced bya third-party aircraft maintenancde company, Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisvillew International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittenden consistsof 42,720 square feet of aircraf t hangar space, 11,416 squars feet of office, shop and storage an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,48 0 square feet of parking and At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-basexd Compass showed off its first jet paintef in the Delta colors. The rest of its fleet will be convertedd from Northwest Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the Compases investment, including its $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievement in the midstr of some pretty touggeconomic times.
” In August the board granted the airline preliminargy approval for $2 million in state tax incentives for up to 10
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
OSHA seeks fines against East Central Machine & Tool - St. Louis Business Journal:
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for alleged safety and health violations andproposesd $117,900 in penalties. OSHA said Mondauy it cited the company followinf an investigation into an accident wherse an employee lost two fingers in a mechanicalppower press. The inspection found one allege willful and 11 alleged serioue violations of the Occupational Safety andHealth Act. The compant failed to ensure the mechanical powedr press had an option to select various speee settings amongother features, OSHA “This worker’s life will be foreverr changed,” said Charles Adkins, OSHA’s regional administrator in Kansas City, Mo., in a statement.
“Thered is no excuse for this Family-owned East Central Machine & Tool Co., which has nine employees, has requester an informal conference this weekwith OSHA’sw assistant area director in St. Louis and if need be, will contesgt the citations before an administrativ elaw judge, according Ira Blank, a lawyer from in "From the company's standpoint, the machine was operating and the gentleman stuck his handw into the press part," Blank "Why did he do it? I don'yt know. The machine was properly processing this metal and doin g what it was supposedto do.
"
for alleged safety and health violations andproposesd $117,900 in penalties. OSHA said Mondauy it cited the company followinf an investigation into an accident wherse an employee lost two fingers in a mechanicalppower press. The inspection found one allege willful and 11 alleged serioue violations of the Occupational Safety andHealth Act. The compant failed to ensure the mechanical powedr press had an option to select various speee settings amongother features, OSHA “This worker’s life will be foreverr changed,” said Charles Adkins, OSHA’s regional administrator in Kansas City, Mo., in a statement.
“Thered is no excuse for this Family-owned East Central Machine & Tool Co., which has nine employees, has requester an informal conference this weekwith OSHA’sw assistant area director in St. Louis and if need be, will contesgt the citations before an administrativ elaw judge, according Ira Blank, a lawyer from in "From the company's standpoint, the machine was operating and the gentleman stuck his handw into the press part," Blank "Why did he do it? I don'yt know. The machine was properly processing this metal and doin g what it was supposedto do.
"
Monday, December 3, 2012
LETTER: Courtesy evidenced at polls - Virginia Gazette
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LETTER: Courtesy evidenced at polls Virginia Gazette I love living in Williamsburg, where citizens respect each other at the polls and where Republicans and Democrats can have civilized conversations. Thanks to all those who toiled long and hard inside the polls, making sure that all our votes were counted. |
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Exploring new paths: More women pursuing typically male-dominated careers ... - The Sheboygan Press
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Exploring new paths: More women pursuing typically male-dominated careers ... The Sheboygan Press Kristin Hofstad, of Plymouth, works on an electrical panel during a career exploration class at Lakeshore Technical College on Nov. 29 in Cleveland. / Photo by Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press ... |
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Made to measure: Inventure Design LLC - Houston Business Journal:
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So, after working for large architectural firms, in 1997 he decidedc to venture out on his own and started what was then calleds and is now InventureDesign LLC, specializing in corporatr and health care interior architectural design. Although the compan y worked onhealth care-related projects early on, it wasn’t until 2005 that the medical side of the businesxs really took off, O’Neill says. Sinces then, Inventure’s revenue has increasee by more than 50 percenrtto $4.3 million in 2008 from $2.6 milliomn in 2005.
Recognizing the firm’sa strong suit was a learning experiencefor O’Neill, who admitds the firm did stray at times into areaws it probably should have left alone. “Once I get out of businesxs linesthat aren’t my true passion,” he says, “it tendsd to be a mistake.” For example, in 2001, Inventurew won a contract with the City of Houston. In an attempt to get more government O’Neill hired several people and “spent a bunch of monety getting intothat business.” But “the passion wasn’t behindc it, so it never took off,” he After about 18 months, O’Neill cut his lossee and dropped that line of business.
“We don’y have the luxury of a big companuy to makean attempt, investy some money and set he says. “Things become pretty apparent quicklyif they’re workingy or not working.” O’Neill was head of the interiorx group at 3D International when he decided to starr his own company. He saved six worth of salary and planned to spend at least six months getting the company offthe But, on the company’s seconds day in operation, a former clienr called with a new project he specifically wantex O’Neill to work on. So he hit the groun d running, basing his new company out of a bedroom in his home for thefirstg year.
Recognizing that some potential clients would not take his firm seriouslg until it reached acertaimn size, O’Neill made it his goal to grow the companu steadily. From his firsrt year with justone employee, he graduallt added more over time. his firm has 22 employees. O’Neilo was determined that his company woulds provide clients with the same resourcesx they could get at a large but witha “more personal hands-on approach.” And while Inventurre Design today is significantly smaller than some of its like San Francisco-based Gensledr — which has a Houston O’Neill believes it’s big enough.
“I didn’gt set any boundaries or any kind of obligationss for myself about what size the firm was going to he says. “I based it on the fact that I wanted To dolarger projects, you need to be of a specifiv size.” One of O’Neill’s biggesf challenges has been “to convinc people that we’re small enough to give them personalized service but big enougb to complete a project,” he His background in architecture has served him well, he says, becauswe he is able to take a structure’s architecture into consideration when designinf the interior. “My clients never feel our designs don’t belong in the building,” he says.
What attracted O’Neillp to the field to begin with was its immediacy andpersonal nature, he says. “You can get passionate about a building, but it’s arm’s-lengtn passion,” O’Neill says. “With interiors, it’ss things people can actuallty touch. And in people spend as much, or time in the office than they doat
So, after working for large architectural firms, in 1997 he decidedc to venture out on his own and started what was then calleds and is now InventureDesign LLC, specializing in corporatr and health care interior architectural design. Although the compan y worked onhealth care-related projects early on, it wasn’t until 2005 that the medical side of the businesxs really took off, O’Neill says. Sinces then, Inventure’s revenue has increasee by more than 50 percenrtto $4.3 million in 2008 from $2.6 milliomn in 2005.
Recognizing the firm’sa strong suit was a learning experiencefor O’Neill, who admitds the firm did stray at times into areaws it probably should have left alone. “Once I get out of businesxs linesthat aren’t my true passion,” he says, “it tendsd to be a mistake.” For example, in 2001, Inventurew won a contract with the City of Houston. In an attempt to get more government O’Neill hired several people and “spent a bunch of monety getting intothat business.” But “the passion wasn’t behindc it, so it never took off,” he After about 18 months, O’Neill cut his lossee and dropped that line of business.
“We don’y have the luxury of a big companuy to makean attempt, investy some money and set he says. “Things become pretty apparent quicklyif they’re workingy or not working.” O’Neill was head of the interiorx group at 3D International when he decided to starr his own company. He saved six worth of salary and planned to spend at least six months getting the company offthe But, on the company’s seconds day in operation, a former clienr called with a new project he specifically wantex O’Neill to work on. So he hit the groun d running, basing his new company out of a bedroom in his home for thefirstg year.
Recognizing that some potential clients would not take his firm seriouslg until it reached acertaimn size, O’Neill made it his goal to grow the companu steadily. From his firsrt year with justone employee, he graduallt added more over time. his firm has 22 employees. O’Neilo was determined that his company woulds provide clients with the same resourcesx they could get at a large but witha “more personal hands-on approach.” And while Inventurre Design today is significantly smaller than some of its like San Francisco-based Gensledr — which has a Houston O’Neill believes it’s big enough.
“I didn’gt set any boundaries or any kind of obligationss for myself about what size the firm was going to he says. “I based it on the fact that I wanted To dolarger projects, you need to be of a specifiv size.” One of O’Neill’s biggesf challenges has been “to convinc people that we’re small enough to give them personalized service but big enougb to complete a project,” he His background in architecture has served him well, he says, becauswe he is able to take a structure’s architecture into consideration when designinf the interior. “My clients never feel our designs don’t belong in the building,” he says.
What attracted O’Neillp to the field to begin with was its immediacy andpersonal nature, he says. “You can get passionate about a building, but it’s arm’s-lengtn passion,” O’Neill says. “With interiors, it’ss things people can actuallty touch. And in people spend as much, or time in the office than they doat
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