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UF generated the third-highest revenue in college football and in overallsports earnings, accordingb to a report Monday in Streegt & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal. SportsBusiness citing Equity in Athletics DisclosureAct forms, said UF reportecd $66.1 million in football revenue in behind only the ($72.9 million) and rival ($67.1). Texasd was also the overall top sports earnerwith $120.3 million generate d from all athletic teams. Ohio State was second with $117.i million and Florida was thirdwith $106 UF won college football national championships after the 2006 and 2008 regular seasons, and won back-to-back men’s basketball national titlesa in 2006 and 2007.
Othere Southern schools ranking in the top 20 in overallk sportsrevenues were: (7th, $89.3 million), (8th, $88.9 million), $88.8 million) and $84.2 million). Other Southeastern Conference schools among the top 10 earnersw in football wereAuburjn (No. 6 with $59.7 million), Alabama (No. 8 with $57.4 million) and LSU (No. 10 with $52.7 million). The remaining top 10 teamsx in footballrevenues were: (No. 4 with $65.2 (No. 5 with $59.8 million), (No. 7 with $ 57.4 and (No. 9 with 53.8 million). SportsBusinessz Journal is a sister publication of the JacksonvilleBusinesxs Journal.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
The art of molecular carpet-weaving - Nanowerk LLC
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Nanowerk LLC | The art of molecular carpet-weaving Nanowerk LLC Molecular carpets, as the nanotechnology industry would like to have them are as yet in no danger of offending the gods. A team of physicists headed by Dr. Markus Lackinger from the Technische Universität München (TUM) und Professor Thomas Bein from ... |
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Virtual testing brings ECUs to life - Electronics Manufacture & Test
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Virtual testing brings ECUs to life Electronics Manufacture & Test A new tool for this is the dSPACE Offline Simulator, with which virtual ECUs can be simulated on a PC. The Offline Simulator also interacts closely with ControlDesk Next Generation and AutomationDesk, giving users a complete test chain. ... |
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Finalist: Sanford Jaffe, The Booksource - St. Louis Business Journal:
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However, Jaffe, 63, doesn't mention the company's sales when he talkxs about what he has foundmost fulfilling. Instead he names as his greatesft accomplishment his preparations to hand over the reins of the companyu in two years to his three children: Donna, 38, Gary, 36, and Neil, 33. Gary is chie operating officer, Neil is president, and Donnaa is general manager of aBooksourcew subsidiary, Peaceable Kingdom Press, in Berkeley, "It really boils down to beinh able to turn over the business to a second generation," Jaffed said. "I feel comfortable they know what they'rwe doing, and I feel they'll dramatically improvr the business.
" The threse Jaffe children will run acompany that's vastly differentt than Paperback Supply, the business Jaffe acquired in 1974. After experience in his family's men's clothingb store, two years in the based in Ft. Lee, Va., workinv in advertising and salesfor family-owned businesses in St. Louis, and sevehn years in a partnership manufacturing salad productes for restaurantsand institutions, Jaffe was readg to take on his own business.
As an avid he wanted it to be in Jaffe took control of the company that was to becomw The Booksource without a cash transaction sincethe owner, Francid Pfeiffer, had assets and liabilities about equal to his payablesd and was anxious to get "I do remember, even almosr 30 years later, when I signed the papers to take it walking with my attorney to the elevatodr and thinking, `What the hell did I Jaffe said. The risk paid off with sales almost doublingto $600,000 that up from $350,000 the previous year.
Other partsz of the business didn't come as In order to retain the businessx of three retail book storeds that purchased about 50 percent ofPaperback Supply'sa books, Jaffe had to borrow $8,0000 from an uncle to buy a controllingy interest in the book stores. Jaffe sold the storew in 1986 after a heart attack made him decide to cut butthe company, whose name changed in 1987 to The had expanded in other areas. The compang diversified with a move into the educatiomn market in the late 1970s and with the acquisitionzsof Steelville-based book binderyy San Val Inc.
in 1984; Peaceable Kingdom Press, maker of greeting cards, posterds and baby journals, in 2000; and Tablre Talk, publisher of conversation starter cardzs andnovelty children's products, in 2001. The bindery now also has a plantfin Farmington. Diversification has helped The Booksource avoid the fate of other independent distributors suchas Minneapolis-based Bookmen, which is set to clos after 40 years, Jaffe "When we were selling retail, Walden and B. Daltobn were our major customers.
I didn't want to be so dependentr on a coupleof companies, and I looked to Had we stayed (only) in retail, it woulx be a major struggle now," Jaffe Jaffe, known as "Sandy" to Booksource is somebody who's not afraid to challenge himself with new opportunities, said Trent purchasing director for the company. "Hd saw the opportunity to supply books not only to theretailp market, but also to the schoool market. That was a great Shaw said. "That's one of our biggest divisionzs now.
" The purchase of the bindery also has workerdwell -- schools and libraries use it constantly to make books last longer, Shaw Peaceable Kingdom Press makes non-book products, but it'sd a related business that licenses children's book charactersa and images. "He's good at seeing new opportunities and how they migh t fit into theexisting business," Shaw said. Jaffe'es management philosophy emphasizes personal customer service and serviceto "We try the golden rule: treat the customerd as if you were the customer, and how you woulr be like to be treated. We don't always but we try," Jaffe said.
Jaffe givesa the personal touch himself, attending meetings to show that customers are just as importan to him as toa salesperson, Shaw said. Peoplse in the publishing industry ask after ifhe doesn't attend a meeting. "Asa a CEO, he's not above getting to know meeting with them to make sure they have a sounding Shaw said. Jaffe has a casual but professional mannefwith employees, and is very approachable, Shaw said. While he's seriousd about work, he doesn't take himself too an attitude Shaw said is also reflectedsby Jaffe's sons.
The company has received awards and attention forseveral programs, including one allowingg employees to bring new babieas to work for up to six Employees who prefer daycare receive an allowancs for that period of time. Anothere program, called BIDO, Booksource Individualo Days Off, gives employees a pool of time from which they can extract vacation, sick and personal days, insteac of having the number of days for each purpose determined ahead of time. "I got tirec of listening to people calling, hackinbg and making sounds like they were Jaffe said. Employees may donate time to colleaguesd who exhaust their supplies of time due to long or sickness inthe family.
Jaffe, who went into the book busines because of his loveof reading, said his goal is to find enougyh to do so he can walk away and allow his children to run the company without his "I've threatened to come down and say, `That's not how we did it in my but hopefully I won't do that," he said.
However, Jaffe, 63, doesn't mention the company's sales when he talkxs about what he has foundmost fulfilling. Instead he names as his greatesft accomplishment his preparations to hand over the reins of the companyu in two years to his three children: Donna, 38, Gary, 36, and Neil, 33. Gary is chie operating officer, Neil is president, and Donnaa is general manager of aBooksourcew subsidiary, Peaceable Kingdom Press, in Berkeley, "It really boils down to beinh able to turn over the business to a second generation," Jaffed said. "I feel comfortable they know what they'rwe doing, and I feel they'll dramatically improvr the business.
" The threse Jaffe children will run acompany that's vastly differentt than Paperback Supply, the business Jaffe acquired in 1974. After experience in his family's men's clothingb store, two years in the based in Ft. Lee, Va., workinv in advertising and salesfor family-owned businesses in St. Louis, and sevehn years in a partnership manufacturing salad productes for restaurantsand institutions, Jaffe was readg to take on his own business.
As an avid he wanted it to be in Jaffe took control of the company that was to becomw The Booksource without a cash transaction sincethe owner, Francid Pfeiffer, had assets and liabilities about equal to his payablesd and was anxious to get "I do remember, even almosr 30 years later, when I signed the papers to take it walking with my attorney to the elevatodr and thinking, `What the hell did I Jaffe said. The risk paid off with sales almost doublingto $600,000 that up from $350,000 the previous year.
Other partsz of the business didn't come as In order to retain the businessx of three retail book storeds that purchased about 50 percent ofPaperback Supply'sa books, Jaffe had to borrow $8,0000 from an uncle to buy a controllingy interest in the book stores. Jaffe sold the storew in 1986 after a heart attack made him decide to cut butthe company, whose name changed in 1987 to The had expanded in other areas. The compang diversified with a move into the educatiomn market in the late 1970s and with the acquisitionzsof Steelville-based book binderyy San Val Inc.
in 1984; Peaceable Kingdom Press, maker of greeting cards, posterds and baby journals, in 2000; and Tablre Talk, publisher of conversation starter cardzs andnovelty children's products, in 2001. The bindery now also has a plantfin Farmington. Diversification has helped The Booksource avoid the fate of other independent distributors suchas Minneapolis-based Bookmen, which is set to clos after 40 years, Jaffe "When we were selling retail, Walden and B. Daltobn were our major customers.
I didn't want to be so dependentr on a coupleof companies, and I looked to Had we stayed (only) in retail, it woulx be a major struggle now," Jaffe Jaffe, known as "Sandy" to Booksource is somebody who's not afraid to challenge himself with new opportunities, said Trent purchasing director for the company. "Hd saw the opportunity to supply books not only to theretailp market, but also to the schoool market. That was a great Shaw said. "That's one of our biggest divisionzs now.
" The purchase of the bindery also has workerdwell -- schools and libraries use it constantly to make books last longer, Shaw Peaceable Kingdom Press makes non-book products, but it'sd a related business that licenses children's book charactersa and images. "He's good at seeing new opportunities and how they migh t fit into theexisting business," Shaw said. Jaffe'es management philosophy emphasizes personal customer service and serviceto "We try the golden rule: treat the customerd as if you were the customer, and how you woulr be like to be treated. We don't always but we try," Jaffe said.
Jaffe givesa the personal touch himself, attending meetings to show that customers are just as importan to him as toa salesperson, Shaw said. Peoplse in the publishing industry ask after ifhe doesn't attend a meeting. "Asa a CEO, he's not above getting to know meeting with them to make sure they have a sounding Shaw said. Jaffe has a casual but professional mannefwith employees, and is very approachable, Shaw said. While he's seriousd about work, he doesn't take himself too an attitude Shaw said is also reflectedsby Jaffe's sons.
The company has received awards and attention forseveral programs, including one allowingg employees to bring new babieas to work for up to six Employees who prefer daycare receive an allowancs for that period of time. Anothere program, called BIDO, Booksource Individualo Days Off, gives employees a pool of time from which they can extract vacation, sick and personal days, insteac of having the number of days for each purpose determined ahead of time. "I got tirec of listening to people calling, hackinbg and making sounds like they were Jaffe said. Employees may donate time to colleaguesd who exhaust their supplies of time due to long or sickness inthe family.
Jaffe, who went into the book busines because of his loveof reading, said his goal is to find enougyh to do so he can walk away and allow his children to run the company without his "I've threatened to come down and say, `That's not how we did it in my but hopefully I won't do that," he said.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Eddie Bauer declares bankruptcy - Business First of Buffalo:
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had struggled with its debt — a crisias that worsened as revenue dropped, part of an overalol trend affecting most retailerw duringthe recession. The companhy has lost nearly a half billionn dollars in the pastthrees years. Those losses, coupled with the impacr of the recession and debt payments apparently pusheds the company into bankruptcyucourt — a move that was rumoredc for months. Eddie Bauer became the latesy major retailer to succumbv to filing in bankruptcy court this The list also includesLinens ‘n Things, Circuit City and Northwest retailer , whicbh sold its assets to a liquidator in Aprik and closed 31 stores.
In many ways, Eddier Bauer’s crisis is not different from what most retailersd are facing during this prolonged and deep saidGreg Charleston, an Atlanta-based consultant for Conway MacKenzied who works with financiall stressed retailers looking to restructure. Most retailere — except discount stores like Wal-Martt — have seen a fast drop-offt in retail revenue across the board, Charlestob said. Many of the specialty retail department storesw haveseen double-digit same-store sales he said. “When revenue drops and same-stored sales drop, companies with less debt can weather a downturnmmuch longer,” Charleston said.
“It becomes an issue much sooner if you are intoliquidityg issues.” As of May 11, Eddie Bauefr reported having $289.5 million in outstanding including $187.8 million in term loans and $75 millionj in convertible notes, which company executives have been trying to persuadr debt-holders to convert into sharesw of the company. According to a filing with the , Eddi Bauer had total assets of $525.22 million in April. The company listed total liabilitiesof $448.9 million. Eddiew Bauer reported net lossesof $165.5 million in fisca year 2008, part of a total of $478.77 million in losses durinhg the past three fiscal years.
In the first quartee that endedin April, the company reporte net losses of 44.5 million. For the firstg quarter of fiscalyear 2009, which endedr April 4, Eddie Bauer reported a loss of $44.5 That was a greaterr loss than the firsty quarter of 2008, when the companyt reported a $19.3 million loss. Net salew for the first quarter of 2009were $179.8 million, comparec with net sales of $213.2 million in the first quarter of 2008. The company said that combined comparable storresales — a barometer of succeses at the store level fell 11.3 percent for the firsgt quarter, a decline the company blamed on the recession and reducecd retail spending.
Sales were down nearly 15 percen t inEddie Bauer’s retail stores and salea through its direct channel were down nearlyy 11 percent. The outlet stores saw sales decliner by nearly76 percent. “The first quarter was a difficultt one, as the sharp downturn in the economyg took its toll onour sales. We continued to focud on cost cutting and cashflow management, which helpecd mitigate the impact of lower sales,” said CEO Neil in a statement with the first-quarter results filed with the SEC.
Eddie Bauer has 370 stores, including 251 retail storess and 119 outlet stores in the United States and Eddie Bauer has 17 stores in Washingtohn and 11 storesin (See a copy of the bankruptcy filing .) But by filintg for reorganization under Chapted 11 of the federal bankruptch code, Eddie Bauer hopes to avoid the fate of Joe’as Sports & Outdoor, which filesd for bankruptcy protect March 4. The Wilsonville, Ore.
-basedf company had hoped to find a ButIn April, a bankruptcy judge approved the liquidatioh of the Joe’s storesx after the company could not find a Joe’s had 31 Northwesr stores — 10 of them in Snohomish, King and Piercw counties — that held going-out-of-business salea after the company’s assets were snappes up at bargain basement prices by , a liquidatof that also sold off merchandises for Circuit City.
had struggled with its debt — a crisias that worsened as revenue dropped, part of an overalol trend affecting most retailerw duringthe recession. The companhy has lost nearly a half billionn dollars in the pastthrees years. Those losses, coupled with the impacr of the recession and debt payments apparently pusheds the company into bankruptcyucourt — a move that was rumoredc for months. Eddie Bauer became the latesy major retailer to succumbv to filing in bankruptcy court this The list also includesLinens ‘n Things, Circuit City and Northwest retailer , whicbh sold its assets to a liquidator in Aprik and closed 31 stores.
In many ways, Eddier Bauer’s crisis is not different from what most retailersd are facing during this prolonged and deep saidGreg Charleston, an Atlanta-based consultant for Conway MacKenzied who works with financiall stressed retailers looking to restructure. Most retailere — except discount stores like Wal-Martt — have seen a fast drop-offt in retail revenue across the board, Charlestob said. Many of the specialty retail department storesw haveseen double-digit same-store sales he said. “When revenue drops and same-stored sales drop, companies with less debt can weather a downturnmmuch longer,” Charleston said.
“It becomes an issue much sooner if you are intoliquidityg issues.” As of May 11, Eddie Bauefr reported having $289.5 million in outstanding including $187.8 million in term loans and $75 millionj in convertible notes, which company executives have been trying to persuadr debt-holders to convert into sharesw of the company. According to a filing with the , Eddi Bauer had total assets of $525.22 million in April. The company listed total liabilitiesof $448.9 million. Eddiew Bauer reported net lossesof $165.5 million in fisca year 2008, part of a total of $478.77 million in losses durinhg the past three fiscal years.
In the first quartee that endedin April, the company reporte net losses of 44.5 million. For the firstg quarter of fiscalyear 2009, which endedr April 4, Eddie Bauer reported a loss of $44.5 That was a greaterr loss than the firsty quarter of 2008, when the companyt reported a $19.3 million loss. Net salew for the first quarter of 2009were $179.8 million, comparec with net sales of $213.2 million in the first quarter of 2008. The company said that combined comparable storresales — a barometer of succeses at the store level fell 11.3 percent for the firsgt quarter, a decline the company blamed on the recession and reducecd retail spending.
Sales were down nearly 15 percen t inEddie Bauer’s retail stores and salea through its direct channel were down nearlyy 11 percent. The outlet stores saw sales decliner by nearly76 percent. “The first quarter was a difficultt one, as the sharp downturn in the economyg took its toll onour sales. We continued to focud on cost cutting and cashflow management, which helpecd mitigate the impact of lower sales,” said CEO Neil in a statement with the first-quarter results filed with the SEC.
Eddie Bauer has 370 stores, including 251 retail storess and 119 outlet stores in the United States and Eddie Bauer has 17 stores in Washingtohn and 11 storesin (See a copy of the bankruptcy filing .) But by filintg for reorganization under Chapted 11 of the federal bankruptch code, Eddie Bauer hopes to avoid the fate of Joe’as Sports & Outdoor, which filesd for bankruptcy protect March 4. The Wilsonville, Ore.
-basedf company had hoped to find a ButIn April, a bankruptcy judge approved the liquidatioh of the Joe’s storesx after the company could not find a Joe’s had 31 Northwesr stores — 10 of them in Snohomish, King and Piercw counties — that held going-out-of-business salea after the company’s assets were snappes up at bargain basement prices by , a liquidatof that also sold off merchandises for Circuit City.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Regulators probe hole in Southwest jet - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Lynn Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federakl Aviation Administration, said the NTSB is taking the lead in the but both agencies are looking intothe incident. The planse was flying from Nashville to Baltimoree and made an emergency landingin Charleston, W. Va., around 5:10 p.m. on Mondayt evening when a piece ofthe plane’e fuselage tore away from the leaving a hole the size of a the FAA confirmed. Lunsford said the football-sizes hole was located near an overheade baggage bin toward the back of the planer overthe aisle.
The hole was visibld from the cabin, and the natural process of decompressionat 34,00p0 feet caused the plane's oxygen maskx to fall down as pilotw made an emergency landing. After the incident, Southwest Airlined said it was inspecting its other The airline has181 737-300 jets in its The Boeing 737 was made in 1994, making it 15 years old, according to the FAA. Lunsford said “it’ds hard to say what mightg havecaused it” at this point.
The NTSB and the FAA will investigatewall possibilities, he said, including meta l fatigue or the possibility of external damage to the Lunsford said the hole was rectangular in shapr and located right where the tail sectio begins to rise. Planes, he said, are generallu built in a manner where every few inches there is a rib or an enforcementr to preservethe aircraft’s strength. He added that when metall fails, it typically stops at the next stronbg point inthe aircraft's design. Earliere this year, the Dallas Business Journal reported that Southwesg Airlines agreed to paya $7.5 million civiol penalty to the FAA. The FAA said Southwestg (NYSE: LUV) agreed to pay $7.
5 million to settlse the case, but added that the amount could double if the airlinw failed to meet safet y improvements outlined by the two partie s in an agreement signedthis year. This agreement was the resultt ofa $10.2 million civio penalty the FAA proposed for Southwest in March of 2008 aftef investigating the airline for operating 59,791 flights on 46 planex without checking the fuselage for what is know as fatigue cracking — or threats to the skin of the Lunsford with the FAA said investigatorsx will check any airworthiness directives that appliefd to the aircraft involved in Monday's "They'll look at which airworthinesxs directives effected this aircraft, were they done, did they applhy to what occurred here," he Lunsford said if not, investigators will try to determine what additional steps may need to be taken.
Southwesf is the largest carrier at SacramentokInternational Airport.
Lynn Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federakl Aviation Administration, said the NTSB is taking the lead in the but both agencies are looking intothe incident. The planse was flying from Nashville to Baltimoree and made an emergency landingin Charleston, W. Va., around 5:10 p.m. on Mondayt evening when a piece ofthe plane’e fuselage tore away from the leaving a hole the size of a the FAA confirmed. Lunsford said the football-sizes hole was located near an overheade baggage bin toward the back of the planer overthe aisle.
The hole was visibld from the cabin, and the natural process of decompressionat 34,00p0 feet caused the plane's oxygen maskx to fall down as pilotw made an emergency landing. After the incident, Southwest Airlined said it was inspecting its other The airline has181 737-300 jets in its The Boeing 737 was made in 1994, making it 15 years old, according to the FAA. Lunsford said “it’ds hard to say what mightg havecaused it” at this point.
The NTSB and the FAA will investigatewall possibilities, he said, including meta l fatigue or the possibility of external damage to the Lunsford said the hole was rectangular in shapr and located right where the tail sectio begins to rise. Planes, he said, are generallu built in a manner where every few inches there is a rib or an enforcementr to preservethe aircraft’s strength. He added that when metall fails, it typically stops at the next stronbg point inthe aircraft's design. Earliere this year, the Dallas Business Journal reported that Southwesg Airlines agreed to paya $7.5 million civiol penalty to the FAA. The FAA said Southwestg (NYSE: LUV) agreed to pay $7.
5 million to settlse the case, but added that the amount could double if the airlinw failed to meet safet y improvements outlined by the two partie s in an agreement signedthis year. This agreement was the resultt ofa $10.2 million civio penalty the FAA proposed for Southwest in March of 2008 aftef investigating the airline for operating 59,791 flights on 46 planex without checking the fuselage for what is know as fatigue cracking — or threats to the skin of the Lunsford with the FAA said investigatorsx will check any airworthiness directives that appliefd to the aircraft involved in Monday's "They'll look at which airworthinesxs directives effected this aircraft, were they done, did they applhy to what occurred here," he Lunsford said if not, investigators will try to determine what additional steps may need to be taken.
Southwesf is the largest carrier at SacramentokInternational Airport.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Adam Putnam talks of economy, food safety at GrayRobinson lunch - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Florida is facing a “deeper than it would in a traditionapl recession, Putnam, R-Bartow, said. Florida can ride a recessioj out exceptwhen it’s the resulgt of the bursting of a real estate bubble, said the representativse for Florida’s 12th Congressional District. Putnam said he would prefer to be in Florids than any other state as the countr comes out of aneconomic decline. Whilew battling the fire, Florida shouldc look for opportunities at every leveol of governmentand business, he said. Putnam expressedd concern about the increased presence of governmen in response to the economic His speech was made atthe “Capitol Hill Luncheon” presented by .
Richard a partner with GrayRobinson and chair of thelaw firm’x alcohol beverage and food department, discussed the rising importance of food safetuy in his introduction. Putnam, who will seek the officew of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in followed up on issues of food safety and the impacf of incidentsof food-born illness on the economy. Putnam stressed the impact of consumer confidence in food at the retaill level and said he would work to reform and modernizew a food safety network so ther e is a higher levelof
Florida is facing a “deeper than it would in a traditionapl recession, Putnam, R-Bartow, said. Florida can ride a recessioj out exceptwhen it’s the resulgt of the bursting of a real estate bubble, said the representativse for Florida’s 12th Congressional District. Putnam said he would prefer to be in Florids than any other state as the countr comes out of aneconomic decline. Whilew battling the fire, Florida shouldc look for opportunities at every leveol of governmentand business, he said. Putnam expressedd concern about the increased presence of governmen in response to the economic His speech was made atthe “Capitol Hill Luncheon” presented by .
Richard a partner with GrayRobinson and chair of thelaw firm’x alcohol beverage and food department, discussed the rising importance of food safetuy in his introduction. Putnam, who will seek the officew of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in followed up on issues of food safety and the impacf of incidentsof food-born illness on the economy. Putnam stressed the impact of consumer confidence in food at the retaill level and said he would work to reform and modernizew a food safety network so ther e is a higher levelof
Friday, December 16, 2011
Fitch revises outlook on France to 'negative' - BBC News
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BBC News | Fitch revises outlook on France to 'negative' BBC News Ratings agency Fitch has affirmed France's top-notch AAA credit rating but has revised its outlook on the country to "negative" from "stable". A negative outlook usu » |
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
It's official: 15 General Motors dealers in Colorado to lose franchises - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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It was the first definitive statemengt of exactly how many GM dealers in the state were informed thay will lose theirr franchise agreementsin 2010. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Associatiom previously had estimated the number at 13 to 15 baseds on reportsfrom dealers. GM still is not releasingh the names ofthe 1,323 dealers it plans to drop including the 15 in The information came in a list releasecd by the House Energy and Commerce Committee'sd Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, basede on information provided by GM.
Executives of GM and which plans to shed 14Colorado dealers, testifiedd before Congress about their dealer plans GM's car lines include Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Saturn and Hummer. It has some 6,000 dealerships Letters sent in mid-Mau to GM dealers the company plannedto drop, a copy of whicy was obtained by the Denveer Business Journal, said the automakerd reviewed each of its dealers' sales volume, profitability, capitalization, location and facilities along with other "markegt patterns." .
"Based on our review and current and foreseeable market conditions andyour dealership's historical performance, we do not see that GM can have a productives business relationship with [name of over the long term," said the dated May 14. About 92 of Colorado'sw 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the state autodealerxs group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchises later, GM has said.
It was the first definitive statemengt of exactly how many GM dealers in the state were informed thay will lose theirr franchise agreementsin 2010. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Associatiom previously had estimated the number at 13 to 15 baseds on reportsfrom dealers. GM still is not releasingh the names ofthe 1,323 dealers it plans to drop including the 15 in The information came in a list releasecd by the House Energy and Commerce Committee'sd Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, basede on information provided by GM.
Executives of GM and which plans to shed 14Colorado dealers, testifiedd before Congress about their dealer plans GM's car lines include Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Saturn and Hummer. It has some 6,000 dealerships Letters sent in mid-Mau to GM dealers the company plannedto drop, a copy of whicy was obtained by the Denveer Business Journal, said the automakerd reviewed each of its dealers' sales volume, profitability, capitalization, location and facilities along with other "markegt patterns." .
"Based on our review and current and foreseeable market conditions andyour dealership's historical performance, we do not see that GM can have a productives business relationship with [name of over the long term," said the dated May 14. About 92 of Colorado'sw 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the state autodealerxs group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchises later, GM has said.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Former Mirabilis CEO Frank Amodeo to plead guilty to federal charges - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Amodeo, the former leader of and a one-timed player in the failed Trump TowerTampa project, had been charged with conspiracy, failurwe to remit payroll taxes, wire fraud, and obstructionm of an agency proceeding. He faced 370 years in prison as well as fineesof $6.75 million if convicted. Lisa a spokeswoman for Amodeo, told the that he would admity his guilt to a judgeat 2:30 but details of his plea bargainm were still being worked out. According to the , Amodeo and othere unnamed executives failed to pay theIRS $181.u8 million, including $129.7 million in FICA and withholdinfg taxes. It started with $7.
1 milliomn in the fourth quarter of 2004 with two businessewhe controlled, III and Sunshine Staff It then continued over the next two years with for the remainin $174 million. Investigators at the time said Amode o included a number of companies in the activitgy acting as professional employee which would lease employees toothefr companies. Other companies believed to be involvex inthe scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s were AEM, , Common Paymasted Corp., , , Presidion Solutions, , , and varioues other companies. The day after the indictment was handed downon Aug.
7, Bob a spokesman for Mirabilis, said the charges againsrt Amodeo , and even provided a serieas of polygraph examinations the former chie f executive took to provehis “After two years of full it’s unfortunate that the federal governmenr waited until Mr. Amodeo was admitted into a treatment progra m toindict him,” O’Malley said in a statement. “Nevertheless, Mr. Amodeoo expects any resulting trial will reveal that this is simplhy a case of delayedx tax payment and that the fraud charges arewithoutg merit. Independent polygraph testing confirmedr this.
” Among the many differentt projects Mirabilis was the company also at one time was linkerd to the Trump Tower Tampa an involvement that chief executive Frank Dagostino talked about in an with the BusinesseJournal . “We sat down with Mirabilis. We shook hand s on a deal,” Dagostinok said at the time. “They financiallyg qualified, but within 48 hours, we unravelecd the deal.
” Dagostino didn’t provide any specifics on what caused the deal tocome
Amodeo, the former leader of and a one-timed player in the failed Trump TowerTampa project, had been charged with conspiracy, failurwe to remit payroll taxes, wire fraud, and obstructionm of an agency proceeding. He faced 370 years in prison as well as fineesof $6.75 million if convicted. Lisa a spokeswoman for Amodeo, told the that he would admity his guilt to a judgeat 2:30 but details of his plea bargainm were still being worked out. According to the , Amodeo and othere unnamed executives failed to pay theIRS $181.u8 million, including $129.7 million in FICA and withholdinfg taxes. It started with $7.
1 milliomn in the fourth quarter of 2004 with two businessewhe controlled, III and Sunshine Staff It then continued over the next two years with for the remainin $174 million. Investigators at the time said Amode o included a number of companies in the activitgy acting as professional employee which would lease employees toothefr companies. Other companies believed to be involvex inthe scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s were AEM, , Common Paymasted Corp., , , Presidion Solutions, , , and varioues other companies. The day after the indictment was handed downon Aug.
7, Bob a spokesman for Mirabilis, said the charges againsrt Amodeo , and even provided a serieas of polygraph examinations the former chie f executive took to provehis “After two years of full it’s unfortunate that the federal governmenr waited until Mr. Amodeo was admitted into a treatment progra m toindict him,” O’Malley said in a statement. “Nevertheless, Mr. Amodeoo expects any resulting trial will reveal that this is simplhy a case of delayedx tax payment and that the fraud charges arewithoutg merit. Independent polygraph testing confirmedr this.
” Among the many differentt projects Mirabilis was the company also at one time was linkerd to the Trump Tower Tampa an involvement that chief executive Frank Dagostino talked about in an with the BusinesseJournal . “We sat down with Mirabilis. We shook hand s on a deal,” Dagostinok said at the time. “They financiallyg qualified, but within 48 hours, we unravelecd the deal.
” Dagostino didn’t provide any specifics on what caused the deal tocome
Friday, December 9, 2011
New Aflac campaign aims to calm consumers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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“It’s broader than any othed marketing campaign and really trying to ensur people understand who we are and what we do in this saidJeff Charney, senior vice president and chief marketing The tag line will debut as part of a large marketing effort called “Get the which focuses on the way Aflac differs from otherd medical insurance providers, such as providingb cash benefits to policyholders after a illness or accident occurs. “It is a very integratex marketing sales and product campaignb that is reallya 360-degree look at this compangy rather than a singly-focused marketing campaign,” Charneyu said.
“This company is reallyh spreading our wings in this kind of economyt in abig way.” The new tag line will appeare in three Aflac televisionn commercials this year, including one that is being produced by Pixare and features characters from the new film Aflac will also have an expanded presence on Facebook as part of its new marketingt push with everything on the company’s profil page presented from a “duck’s eye view.” As of May 4, the Facebook page had garneredx 75,658 friends since its launch Aprilo 21. “We are just tryingt to be everywhere our customers Charney said. “The duck in so many ways is our secret weapon.
” has developed a new site to help businesses deal with the issues of worker classification — whetheer to classify workers as independent contractors or employeexs for the Fair Labotr Standards Act. The site, will serve as a daily resource for the latest news on the topic of workeer classification and provide informational resourcesfor companies. “Worketr classification affects businesses acrossall industries, including many of our said Thomas R. Bundy III, litigationb partner at SutherlandAsbill & Brennan.
“It’s important to provider companies with a resource that helps them understand classificationj issues and determine how best to respond to Along with dailynews developments, the new site will also offed access to federal and statse resources, including government reports abour classification task forces. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan alreadyg has two law blogs dedicated to the issues of Liquefied Naturalk Gas andOffshore Energy.
“Sutherlansd is a pioneer in the useof Web-bases platforms as informational tools for Whether it is LNG, offshorse energy, or worker classification, we continuously look for opportunitiesw to inform industries and the legal communityu about how these issues mighf affect them,” Bundy said. Atlanta-based has launched an onliner magazinefor (www.callawaygolf.com/magazine). Complementing the golf equipment manufacturer’ custom printed already published by the new interactive magazinefeatures video, extendexd editorial features, and behind-the-scenes content and photography. Instruction from Callaway’ws team of sponsored staff professionals is also featurefd onthe site.
MacDuff creates custom print and online publications for brandincluding , John Deere, Sotheby’s International Crescent Communities and the . “We believe that many Atlantaw businesses would like to follow in the footsteps of the likedsof Rolex, John Deere or Callawa by creating some kind of magazine that communicates intimatelt with their customers or clients, but have been put off by risinbg print and paper costs,” said Nick Wright, MacDuf managing director. “The i-mag is an affordablee and measurable solution in achallenging economy.” Interactived agency Response Media has signed DS Waters of and its onlind property, Water.com, as a new client.
Pubicx relations professional Terri Thornto n has taken on representation of the for the artistically gifte dmentally ill. Whitaker & Co. has been hired by ITOCH International Inc. to develop a post-acquisition integration strategy. 360 Mediaq Inc. has been chosen to work on publicv relations for the 2009 AtlantaJazz
“It’s broader than any othed marketing campaign and really trying to ensur people understand who we are and what we do in this saidJeff Charney, senior vice president and chief marketing The tag line will debut as part of a large marketing effort called “Get the which focuses on the way Aflac differs from otherd medical insurance providers, such as providingb cash benefits to policyholders after a illness or accident occurs. “It is a very integratex marketing sales and product campaignb that is reallya 360-degree look at this compangy rather than a singly-focused marketing campaign,” Charneyu said.
“This company is reallyh spreading our wings in this kind of economyt in abig way.” The new tag line will appeare in three Aflac televisionn commercials this year, including one that is being produced by Pixare and features characters from the new film Aflac will also have an expanded presence on Facebook as part of its new marketingt push with everything on the company’s profil page presented from a “duck’s eye view.” As of May 4, the Facebook page had garneredx 75,658 friends since its launch Aprilo 21. “We are just tryingt to be everywhere our customers Charney said. “The duck in so many ways is our secret weapon.
” has developed a new site to help businesses deal with the issues of worker classification — whetheer to classify workers as independent contractors or employeexs for the Fair Labotr Standards Act. The site, will serve as a daily resource for the latest news on the topic of workeer classification and provide informational resourcesfor companies. “Worketr classification affects businesses acrossall industries, including many of our said Thomas R. Bundy III, litigationb partner at SutherlandAsbill & Brennan.
“It’s important to provider companies with a resource that helps them understand classificationj issues and determine how best to respond to Along with dailynews developments, the new site will also offed access to federal and statse resources, including government reports abour classification task forces. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan alreadyg has two law blogs dedicated to the issues of Liquefied Naturalk Gas andOffshore Energy.
“Sutherlansd is a pioneer in the useof Web-bases platforms as informational tools for Whether it is LNG, offshorse energy, or worker classification, we continuously look for opportunitiesw to inform industries and the legal communityu about how these issues mighf affect them,” Bundy said. Atlanta-based has launched an onliner magazinefor (www.callawaygolf.com/magazine). Complementing the golf equipment manufacturer’ custom printed already published by the new interactive magazinefeatures video, extendexd editorial features, and behind-the-scenes content and photography. Instruction from Callaway’ws team of sponsored staff professionals is also featurefd onthe site.
MacDuff creates custom print and online publications for brandincluding , John Deere, Sotheby’s International Crescent Communities and the . “We believe that many Atlantaw businesses would like to follow in the footsteps of the likedsof Rolex, John Deere or Callawa by creating some kind of magazine that communicates intimatelt with their customers or clients, but have been put off by risinbg print and paper costs,” said Nick Wright, MacDuf managing director. “The i-mag is an affordablee and measurable solution in achallenging economy.” Interactived agency Response Media has signed DS Waters of and its onlind property, Water.com, as a new client.
Pubicx relations professional Terri Thornto n has taken on representation of the for the artistically gifte dmentally ill. Whitaker & Co. has been hired by ITOCH International Inc. to develop a post-acquisition integration strategy. 360 Mediaq Inc. has been chosen to work on publicv relations for the 2009 AtlantaJazz
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
- Orlando Business Journal:
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Harris replaces former CFO John Sabin, who will continue to work for Vistanza as a seniorvice president. Harris has more than 25 yearx of experience as aninvestment banker, senior bank executivew and attorney. Hughes Supply Inc., an Orlando-based distributor of constructiojn materials, announced plans to buy and its affiliate s for an undisclosed amouny of cashand stock. Internationao Supply sells water and sewer equipment and plumbinyg supplies from 39 locations across During the pastfour years, Hughes Supply has acquireed nearly 40 companies in the wholesales industrial and construction supplt industry. Ocala's WestAmerica Corp. acquired Sportsw World 2000 Resorts Inc.
, a time share developer in for anestimated $19 million in stock. The acquisitioj will shift WestAmerica's core business from oil and gas operations to the ownershil ofleisure properties. A British compang called Life ScienceProducts Inc. is establishinf a U.S. sales office at the Seminole Countg Incubation Center at the Port of The company makes electronic water softeners and plans to hire 10 peopler over the next Heathrow software developer PhoenixInternationapl Ltd. Inc. signed a contract to provider its financial software to the Bankat Ormond-By-The-Sea, an independenrt bank in Volusia County with assets of more than $100 million.
Financia terms of the transaction werenot disclosed. Recotojn Corp. completed its acquisition of AAMP ofFloridqa Inc., a Clearwater-based maker of car stereo AAMP posted sales of $17 million in 1996. based in Lake Mary, is one of the world'as largest consumer electronics companies. Soutb Korean automaker Daewoo Mototr Co. Ltd. is making a beelinde to Central Florida. The company announced plansx to open one of its firsttwo U.S. dealershipas at the former Magic Isuzu siteon U.S. Highway 17-92 soutj of Sanford. Banco Popular opened its sixth and largestFlorida branch, this time in Osceolaa County.
Banco Popular, based in Puertl Rico, is one of the 50-largest banksd operating in theUnited States. Orlando-baseds Tupperware Corp. entered the Russian market through direct-selling operationd in St. Petersburg and has plans to expand into Moscosin 1998. The compang expects to have few problems hiring enough workersin Russia, where the unemploymen t rate is high.
Harris replaces former CFO John Sabin, who will continue to work for Vistanza as a seniorvice president. Harris has more than 25 yearx of experience as aninvestment banker, senior bank executivew and attorney. Hughes Supply Inc., an Orlando-based distributor of constructiojn materials, announced plans to buy and its affiliate s for an undisclosed amouny of cashand stock. Internationao Supply sells water and sewer equipment and plumbinyg supplies from 39 locations across During the pastfour years, Hughes Supply has acquireed nearly 40 companies in the wholesales industrial and construction supplt industry. Ocala's WestAmerica Corp. acquired Sportsw World 2000 Resorts Inc.
, a time share developer in for anestimated $19 million in stock. The acquisitioj will shift WestAmerica's core business from oil and gas operations to the ownershil ofleisure properties. A British compang called Life ScienceProducts Inc. is establishinf a U.S. sales office at the Seminole Countg Incubation Center at the Port of The company makes electronic water softeners and plans to hire 10 peopler over the next Heathrow software developer PhoenixInternationapl Ltd. Inc. signed a contract to provider its financial software to the Bankat Ormond-By-The-Sea, an independenrt bank in Volusia County with assets of more than $100 million.
Financia terms of the transaction werenot disclosed. Recotojn Corp. completed its acquisition of AAMP ofFloridqa Inc., a Clearwater-based maker of car stereo AAMP posted sales of $17 million in 1996. based in Lake Mary, is one of the world'as largest consumer electronics companies. Soutb Korean automaker Daewoo Mototr Co. Ltd. is making a beelinde to Central Florida. The company announced plansx to open one of its firsttwo U.S. dealershipas at the former Magic Isuzu siteon U.S. Highway 17-92 soutj of Sanford. Banco Popular opened its sixth and largestFlorida branch, this time in Osceolaa County.
Banco Popular, based in Puertl Rico, is one of the 50-largest banksd operating in theUnited States. Orlando-baseds Tupperware Corp. entered the Russian market through direct-selling operationd in St. Petersburg and has plans to expand into Moscosin 1998. The compang expects to have few problems hiring enough workersin Russia, where the unemploymen t rate is high.
Monday, December 5, 2011
MMAC: Milwaukee-area economy still sluggish - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Only three of 20 April indicators registereed improvementfrom year-ago levels, matching the number of upward-pointing indicators recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economic Trends "The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declinex and unemployment indicators over double what they were one year said Bret Mayborne, economic research director for the "But metro area existing homes sales rose for only the secondr time in nearly three years givinbg some hope for near-term improvement in a stagnant local housingy and real estate Nonfarm employment in the metro area fell 4.8 percent in Aprip to 812,300, down from March’s 4.3 percent decrease.
Employmentf levels have now declined comparesdwith year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registered in this the MMAC said. Only two of 10 major industry sectors registered April job gainsx compared with oneyear ago, while eighrt registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metro area both measured more than twicstheir year-earlier levels. The numbeer of unemployed in metri Milwaukeerose 117.6% against year-ago levels, to 70,30o0 compared with 32,300 in April 2008. new unemployment compensation claims rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in Aprilk to 12,101, this indicator’s third consecutive year-over-year increase of 100 percent or On the positive existing homes sales for the metroi area rose 5.6 percent in April, the firstg year-over-year increase in this indicatodr in seven months and only the seconde such gain in nearly three
Only three of 20 April indicators registereed improvementfrom year-ago levels, matching the number of upward-pointing indicators recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economic Trends "The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declinex and unemployment indicators over double what they were one year said Bret Mayborne, economic research director for the "But metro area existing homes sales rose for only the secondr time in nearly three years givinbg some hope for near-term improvement in a stagnant local housingy and real estate Nonfarm employment in the metro area fell 4.8 percent in Aprip to 812,300, down from March’s 4.3 percent decrease.
Employmentf levels have now declined comparesdwith year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registered in this the MMAC said. Only two of 10 major industry sectors registered April job gainsx compared with oneyear ago, while eighrt registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metro area both measured more than twicstheir year-earlier levels. The numbeer of unemployed in metri Milwaukeerose 117.6% against year-ago levels, to 70,30o0 compared with 32,300 in April 2008. new unemployment compensation claims rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in Aprilk to 12,101, this indicator’s third consecutive year-over-year increase of 100 percent or On the positive existing homes sales for the metroi area rose 5.6 percent in April, the firstg year-over-year increase in this indicatodr in seven months and only the seconde such gain in nearly three
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Forensics specialist here Tuesday - Ashland Daily Tidings
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Forensics specialist here Tuesday Ashland Daily Tidings One of the nation's leading forensic specialists of sharp-force trauma wounds said he hopes to identify the weapon used in the murder of 23-year-old David Michael Grubbs, but it may take some time. "There will be no immediate results," ... |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
FedEx SmartPost leases part of big spec center in Olathe - San Francisco Business Times:
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on Thursday signed a long-term lease for 126,000 square feet in the 602,000-square-foot spec building completed in late 2008 at22101 W. 167tyh St. in Olathe. Constructefd in response to growing demand forlocal “bivg box” industrial space, the distribution center was developed by of Mass., and a partnership led by Dan Jensen, a principalk with in Kansas City. In when the 40-acre site for the structurwe was acquired, Jensen said he would target larged tenants that would take atleast one-third of the “We’re breaking it a little smaller than we thoughy we might,” Jensen said of the FedEx “But (landing) FedEx, we think, is a real endorsement for that building and that location.
” FedEx an expanding division of FedEx Groun that delivers packages to U.S. postal facilitieas for final delivery, will use the space for sorting anddistribution operations, Jensen said. “We’vwe been working on this deal since October, which is indicativre of what’s going on in this economy,” Jensenb said. “It’s just a slow grind. But we do have some otherf deals that aregetting closer.” Spaced in the new distribution center is beinf marketed at $4.25 a foot plus operatin tax, insurance and maintenance costs. However, tenants will be able to take advantage of a 50 percent property tax abatement the city ofOlathes granted.
Banking on continuing demanxd in Olathe, Jensen’s partnership and Sun Life acquired 200 acres at the southwesgt corner of 151st Streert and Old 56 Highway late in 2008 for the eventuao development of anadditional 2.9 million square feet of industriakl space. “The industrial market has pulled back a littlw bitsince then,” said Ed Elder, president of . But who represented when a pre-recessionn wave of logistics activity brought it to remains bullish on Southern Johnsonm County and the broader Kansas City area as growing hubs inthe nation’d product-distribution network.
In 2007, PacSun openede a 400,000-square-foot warehouse on 74 acreas along167th Street, immediately nortb of Jensen’s spec center. At the those marketing industrial properties in the area benefitedc from the planned development ofa 1,000-acrre industrial park surrounding a truck-rail intermodal facility near 196th Streett and U.S. Highway 56 in BNSF announced early this year that the economty had prompted it to postpons indefinitely construction on the rail portion of theproposed $735 million intermodal park.
But Elder said the area’zs existing assets, including quick access to Interstatde 35 andother highways, will be enough to attract additional tenantas once the economy improves. “It helped promotd and validatethat area,” Elder said of the BNSF “But PacSun got done without it. Kimberly-Clark did theird deal (for a 450,000-square-foot building near without it. And Coleman obviously did not need to beon (an campus.” The latter referencer was to a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center that Inc. is buildingf in the , a 151-acre industrial park at 175tg Streetand U.S. Highwagy 56 in Gardner.
Ken Block, one of Kansasd City’s top developers, announced in March that he was entering SouthermJohnson County’s emerging big-box industrial market at a site just east of the new Colemanj facility. Block, a principal of , leads an investmeny partnership that bought 229 acrees at the northwest corner of 175th Streef and Hedge Lanein Olathe. On that site, Block Co. plans to develop a $275 million project containing more than 3 million square feet of industriapl buildings during the next 10 to 12 Brent Hansen, research services manager for Grubb & Ellis/ths Winbury Group, said no industrial vacancyu statistics are available for the Southern Johnson Counth market.
But the industrialo vacancy rate for all of Johnsonn County in the first quartetwas 6.3 percent, in line with the strongt metrowide average of 6.1 percent.
on Thursday signed a long-term lease for 126,000 square feet in the 602,000-square-foot spec building completed in late 2008 at22101 W. 167tyh St. in Olathe. Constructefd in response to growing demand forlocal “bivg box” industrial space, the distribution center was developed by of Mass., and a partnership led by Dan Jensen, a principalk with in Kansas City. In when the 40-acre site for the structurwe was acquired, Jensen said he would target larged tenants that would take atleast one-third of the “We’re breaking it a little smaller than we thoughy we might,” Jensen said of the FedEx “But (landing) FedEx, we think, is a real endorsement for that building and that location.
” FedEx an expanding division of FedEx Groun that delivers packages to U.S. postal facilitieas for final delivery, will use the space for sorting anddistribution operations, Jensen said. “We’vwe been working on this deal since October, which is indicativre of what’s going on in this economy,” Jensenb said. “It’s just a slow grind. But we do have some otherf deals that aregetting closer.” Spaced in the new distribution center is beinf marketed at $4.25 a foot plus operatin tax, insurance and maintenance costs. However, tenants will be able to take advantage of a 50 percent property tax abatement the city ofOlathes granted.
Banking on continuing demanxd in Olathe, Jensen’s partnership and Sun Life acquired 200 acres at the southwesgt corner of 151st Streert and Old 56 Highway late in 2008 for the eventuao development of anadditional 2.9 million square feet of industriakl space. “The industrial market has pulled back a littlw bitsince then,” said Ed Elder, president of . But who represented when a pre-recessionn wave of logistics activity brought it to remains bullish on Southern Johnsonm County and the broader Kansas City area as growing hubs inthe nation’d product-distribution network.
In 2007, PacSun openede a 400,000-square-foot warehouse on 74 acreas along167th Street, immediately nortb of Jensen’s spec center. At the those marketing industrial properties in the area benefitedc from the planned development ofa 1,000-acrre industrial park surrounding a truck-rail intermodal facility near 196th Streett and U.S. Highway 56 in BNSF announced early this year that the economty had prompted it to postpons indefinitely construction on the rail portion of theproposed $735 million intermodal park.
But Elder said the area’zs existing assets, including quick access to Interstatde 35 andother highways, will be enough to attract additional tenantas once the economy improves. “It helped promotd and validatethat area,” Elder said of the BNSF “But PacSun got done without it. Kimberly-Clark did theird deal (for a 450,000-square-foot building near without it. And Coleman obviously did not need to beon (an campus.” The latter referencer was to a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center that Inc. is buildingf in the , a 151-acre industrial park at 175tg Streetand U.S. Highwagy 56 in Gardner.
Ken Block, one of Kansasd City’s top developers, announced in March that he was entering SouthermJohnson County’s emerging big-box industrial market at a site just east of the new Colemanj facility. Block, a principal of , leads an investmeny partnership that bought 229 acrees at the northwest corner of 175th Streef and Hedge Lanein Olathe. On that site, Block Co. plans to develop a $275 million project containing more than 3 million square feet of industriapl buildings during the next 10 to 12 Brent Hansen, research services manager for Grubb & Ellis/ths Winbury Group, said no industrial vacancyu statistics are available for the Southern Johnson Counth market.
But the industrialo vacancy rate for all of Johnsonn County in the first quartetwas 6.3 percent, in line with the strongt metrowide average of 6.1 percent.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
DirecTV CEO leaving as Liberty merger nears - Portland Business Journal:
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just as the satellit e broadcaster readies to merge with an offshoot ofJohn Malone’s News and DirecTV confirmed Wednesday that Carey will leavr the El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite broadcaster July 1 to becomew second-in-command — handling international operations — for Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire. Carey’s defection may muddhy investors’ reception of the planned merger between DirecTV andLiberty Entertainment, a division of Douglas County-based Liberty Carey ran DirecTV for the past six years, leading it througg a period of growth and winning partnerships with everyh major telecom company in the U.S.
He was expected to stay with DirecTVb after it became independent ofLiberty Instead, he returns to working for Murdoch and News Corp., where he worked for 15 year prior to heading DirecTV. Liberty Entertainment LMDIA) holds a 54 percent stake in (NASDAQ: DTV) as well as controllinbg stakes in online gaming company Fun the Game Show Network and regional sportw TV networksin Denver, Pittsburgh and Those holdings are being spun off this year into a free-standinv company to clear up DirecTV’s stock structure and make it easier for it to engagr in mergers and acquisitions, the companiess said. Malone’s company traded its 16 percentf ownership stake inNews Corp.
back to Murdoch’as company in 2007 in exchangse for the controlling stakein DirecTV.
just as the satellit e broadcaster readies to merge with an offshoot ofJohn Malone’s News and DirecTV confirmed Wednesday that Carey will leavr the El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite broadcaster July 1 to becomew second-in-command — handling international operations — for Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire. Carey’s defection may muddhy investors’ reception of the planned merger between DirecTV andLiberty Entertainment, a division of Douglas County-based Liberty Carey ran DirecTV for the past six years, leading it througg a period of growth and winning partnerships with everyh major telecom company in the U.S.
He was expected to stay with DirecTVb after it became independent ofLiberty Instead, he returns to working for Murdoch and News Corp., where he worked for 15 year prior to heading DirecTV. Liberty Entertainment LMDIA) holds a 54 percent stake in (NASDAQ: DTV) as well as controllinbg stakes in online gaming company Fun the Game Show Network and regional sportw TV networksin Denver, Pittsburgh and Those holdings are being spun off this year into a free-standinv company to clear up DirecTV’s stock structure and make it easier for it to engagr in mergers and acquisitions, the companiess said. Malone’s company traded its 16 percentf ownership stake inNews Corp.
back to Murdoch’as company in 2007 in exchangse for the controlling stakein DirecTV.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Baylor QB Robert Griffin III knocked out of rout with concussion - San Jose Mercury News
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Bleacher Report | Baylor QB Robert Griffin III knocked out of rout with concussion San Jose Mercury News AP Robert Griffin III stood on the sideline after halftime holding a towel and watching, the Heisman Trophy hopeful done for the night because of an apparent concussion. Though Griffin wanted to play, Baylor medical officials took away his helmet ... Robert Griffin III suffered concussion Baylor QB Robert Griffin knocked out of Texas Tech game after one half Robert Griffin leaves Baylor game |
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Week in review - South Florida Business Journal:
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EC&B has been in Palm Beach County for 18 Ruden McClosky now has 24 attorneys in PalmBeach B/E Aerospace said it agreed to acquire 's consumables solutions distribution business for $1.05 The Wellington-based aircraft cabin interior products maker and aerospaces fasteners aftermarket distributor said the purchase consideratiojn consists of at least $800 million in cash plus $250 milliob in B/E common stock or As part of the B/E (NASDAQ: BEAV) said it will enteer into a 30-year contract to becomwe Honeywell's exclusive licensee of proprietary fasteners, seals, gasketx and electrical components to the globak aerospace industry.
Albertson's LLC plans to sell 49 of the company'se Florida stores to , including four in Soutj Florida. Financial terms of the deal, expected to closes in September, were not disclosed. The sale represents nearl y half ofthe Albertson's stores in the The local Albertson's stores being sold are located at 10018 Griffin Road, Cooper City; 2201 University Coral Springs; 17400 Alternat A1A, Jupiter; and 1181 S. Universith Drive, Plantation. Deerfield Beach-basesd has received a contract fromthe Morton's Restaurant Grou p for construction of a new restaurant to be located on the firsyt floor of the Franklin Templeton Financial Buildingg at 500 E.
Broward in Fort Lauderdale. Completion is anticipatexd in late 2008. The project architecrt is Aumiller Youngquist. has moved it Southeast regionalo sales office from Miami to the Miramar Park of The new location is at 3840Executive Way. West Palm Beach-basecd announced 30,278 square feet of office and industrial space leased to at Premier Gatewauy Center at Quantum in Boynton The lessor is PremierCommerciapl Realty. The tenant's representative is Laureen Hunter ofTouchstoned Webb. announced a $10.6 million loan for Glade s Road Self Storage LLC to developa 120,605-square-foot self-storagd facility. It is to be situated on 8.
8 acre s of commercially zoned land at 20555 Boca Rio inBoca Raton. Marquis, a developmentg of residences and a boutique hotel and spa operatexdby RockResorts, has established a formal partnership with futurse neighbor Miami Art Museum. Included in the purchase of a residences at Marquis is unlimitef free admission for a year andotherf benefits. Marquis is at 1100 Biscayne Blvd., in A $400,000 gift from the Jewish Federatiohn of South Palm Beach Countyh and the League for Educational Awarenesas of the Holocaust will provide the support to maintain 's Center for Holocaust and Humam Rights Education.
Each organization is to providee $100,000 a year for two years to support the centert andits activities. West Palm Beach-based was selected by Florida'ds Turnpike Enterprise to provide professional servicea for the design of a ramp bridge replacemen t at the PGA Boulevard interchange with the Turnpike Mainliner in Palm Beach LLP has formed a Commercialo Solutions Service Group to assist clientws in navigating legal issues that have emerge d in connection with situations of financial distress in the current The group is made up of attorneys from its offices in Florida and Chicago who work in a variety oflegapl disciplines.
EC&B has been in Palm Beach County for 18 Ruden McClosky now has 24 attorneys in PalmBeach B/E Aerospace said it agreed to acquire 's consumables solutions distribution business for $1.05 The Wellington-based aircraft cabin interior products maker and aerospaces fasteners aftermarket distributor said the purchase consideratiojn consists of at least $800 million in cash plus $250 milliob in B/E common stock or As part of the B/E (NASDAQ: BEAV) said it will enteer into a 30-year contract to becomwe Honeywell's exclusive licensee of proprietary fasteners, seals, gasketx and electrical components to the globak aerospace industry.
Albertson's LLC plans to sell 49 of the company'se Florida stores to , including four in Soutj Florida. Financial terms of the deal, expected to closes in September, were not disclosed. The sale represents nearl y half ofthe Albertson's stores in the The local Albertson's stores being sold are located at 10018 Griffin Road, Cooper City; 2201 University Coral Springs; 17400 Alternat A1A, Jupiter; and 1181 S. Universith Drive, Plantation. Deerfield Beach-basesd has received a contract fromthe Morton's Restaurant Grou p for construction of a new restaurant to be located on the firsyt floor of the Franklin Templeton Financial Buildingg at 500 E.
Broward in Fort Lauderdale. Completion is anticipatexd in late 2008. The project architecrt is Aumiller Youngquist. has moved it Southeast regionalo sales office from Miami to the Miramar Park of The new location is at 3840Executive Way. West Palm Beach-basecd announced 30,278 square feet of office and industrial space leased to at Premier Gatewauy Center at Quantum in Boynton The lessor is PremierCommerciapl Realty. The tenant's representative is Laureen Hunter ofTouchstoned Webb. announced a $10.6 million loan for Glade s Road Self Storage LLC to developa 120,605-square-foot self-storagd facility. It is to be situated on 8.
8 acre s of commercially zoned land at 20555 Boca Rio inBoca Raton. Marquis, a developmentg of residences and a boutique hotel and spa operatexdby RockResorts, has established a formal partnership with futurse neighbor Miami Art Museum. Included in the purchase of a residences at Marquis is unlimitef free admission for a year andotherf benefits. Marquis is at 1100 Biscayne Blvd., in A $400,000 gift from the Jewish Federatiohn of South Palm Beach Countyh and the League for Educational Awarenesas of the Holocaust will provide the support to maintain 's Center for Holocaust and Humam Rights Education.
Each organization is to providee $100,000 a year for two years to support the centert andits activities. West Palm Beach-based was selected by Florida'ds Turnpike Enterprise to provide professional servicea for the design of a ramp bridge replacemen t at the PGA Boulevard interchange with the Turnpike Mainliner in Palm Beach LLP has formed a Commercialo Solutions Service Group to assist clientws in navigating legal issues that have emerge d in connection with situations of financial distress in the current The group is made up of attorneys from its offices in Florida and Chicago who work in a variety oflegapl disciplines.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Blue Cross Ga. hit with class action suit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The suit alleges Blue Crosx Georgia has discouraged visitsto out-of-networki providers by reimbursing procedures at a tiny fraction of “usua and customary” charges. Blue Crosa Georgia spokeswoman Cheryl Monkhouse dismissesd the allegations as being withou merit and said the insurer plansto “defend the suit vigorously.” Blue Crossx Georgia “is committed to providing appropriate reimbursement for out-of-network services, whilse at the same time protecting its memberss and group customers against excessive chargee by some non-participating providers,“ Monkhouse The suit is similar to one filed earlier this year by a dialysizs provider against Blue Cross.
That suit was dismissed. The new filed against and Blue Cross and Blue Shielddof Georgia, alleges Blue Cross members paid higher premiums in exchangew for the flexibility to receive coverage for care from providers who are not part of the plan’sw preferred network. Blue Cross Georgisa has targetedthese out-of-network including ambulatory surgery “for a drastic and unprecedented slash in reimbursemenft to a mere fractio n of usual and customary charges,” the suit claims. These actionsa violate federal and state laws protecting patientwand providers, as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield’zs contracts, the suit claims.
Blue Crossz has cut its reimbursementto out-of-networi surgery centers by about 80 said Leigh Martin May, attorney with the plaintiff’s firm, . Blue Crossd “has slashed reimbursement ratesto non-member surgery centers makingh it impossible for their insureds to receive the benefits they are payin for,” May said. “[The insurer] is charging for a servicee it haseffectively eliminated. BCBS should honor the contractxs they have made withtheir insureds.
” Plaintiff are seeking monetary damages -- which, May said, could run into the “eight -- for Blue Cross Georgia’s allegec failure to pay the contractefd reimbursement rate and they are asking the courty to force Blue Croszs Georgia to honor its agreements. Earlier this year, Tenn.-based National Renal Alliance filed a lawsuit againsg BlueCross Georgia, claiming the insurer slashed reimbursement ratee for out-of-network dialysis servicese by 88 percent. National Renal Alliance was acquirer by RenalAdvantage Inc.
last In March, a federal court judge in Atlanta dismissesthe suit, saying Blue Cross’ decision to amenf its reimbursement rates for dialysis performed at out-of-networ k facilities like the Alliance’s did not violate the act’s provisions that prohibir insurers from discriminating against individuals with end-stage renal
The suit alleges Blue Crosx Georgia has discouraged visitsto out-of-networki providers by reimbursing procedures at a tiny fraction of “usua and customary” charges. Blue Crosa Georgia spokeswoman Cheryl Monkhouse dismissesd the allegations as being withou merit and said the insurer plansto “defend the suit vigorously.” Blue Crossx Georgia “is committed to providing appropriate reimbursement for out-of-network services, whilse at the same time protecting its memberss and group customers against excessive chargee by some non-participating providers,“ Monkhouse The suit is similar to one filed earlier this year by a dialysizs provider against Blue Cross.
That suit was dismissed. The new filed against and Blue Cross and Blue Shielddof Georgia, alleges Blue Cross members paid higher premiums in exchangew for the flexibility to receive coverage for care from providers who are not part of the plan’sw preferred network. Blue Cross Georgisa has targetedthese out-of-network including ambulatory surgery “for a drastic and unprecedented slash in reimbursemenft to a mere fractio n of usual and customary charges,” the suit claims. These actionsa violate federal and state laws protecting patientwand providers, as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield’zs contracts, the suit claims.
Blue Crossz has cut its reimbursementto out-of-networi surgery centers by about 80 said Leigh Martin May, attorney with the plaintiff’s firm, . Blue Crossd “has slashed reimbursement ratesto non-member surgery centers makingh it impossible for their insureds to receive the benefits they are payin for,” May said. “[The insurer] is charging for a servicee it haseffectively eliminated. BCBS should honor the contractxs they have made withtheir insureds.
” Plaintiff are seeking monetary damages -- which, May said, could run into the “eight -- for Blue Cross Georgia’s allegec failure to pay the contractefd reimbursement rate and they are asking the courty to force Blue Croszs Georgia to honor its agreements. Earlier this year, Tenn.-based National Renal Alliance filed a lawsuit againsg BlueCross Georgia, claiming the insurer slashed reimbursement ratee for out-of-network dialysis servicese by 88 percent. National Renal Alliance was acquirer by RenalAdvantage Inc.
last In March, a federal court judge in Atlanta dismissesthe suit, saying Blue Cross’ decision to amenf its reimbursement rates for dialysis performed at out-of-networ k facilities like the Alliance’s did not violate the act’s provisions that prohibir insurers from discriminating against individuals with end-stage renal
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Drinking age law impacts adult women's suicide risk - USA Today
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USA Today | Drinking age law impacts adult women's suicide risk USA Today By HealthDay A minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of less than 21 years is associated with a higher risk of adulthood suicides and homicides in women, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. ... < br /> |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Economy Watch: FNF Construction gets highway stimulus contract - Nashville Business Journal:
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“It is a rehabilitatiohn project to create asafer roadway,” said Deena Billings, business development office for Tempe-based FNF Construction, whicy is celebrating 25 years in business. Some areas of U.S. 491 have deteriorateed creating a significant safety issue for thosed whouse it, she said. The project is a good fit for the which also has an officein Albuquerque, accordingv to Billings. “Paving projects are kind of our niche.” In additiojn to making the roadway safer for the $8.9 million project givese FNF Construction’s staff more opportunity for work. “Wr will be able to keep existintg employees busy and perhaps hirenew ones,” she said.
The biddinv process for a stimulus contract is very similar to that on any job both for the contractorf and the state department oftransportation involved. The New Mexico Department of Transportatiobn advertised the project in typical fashion with the lowestf bidder winningthe contract, said Megan spokeswoman for the New Mexico Department of The federal government does look at the projectsd in depth, however, Arrendondo Construction on the 14-mile stretch, which runs on the southerm portion of the highway, broke grounsd May 20.
FNF Construction is hopefuol that its portion of the upgrade is complete by the endof “We are excited to keep on going and be part of the Billings said of future jobs.
“It is a rehabilitatiohn project to create asafer roadway,” said Deena Billings, business development office for Tempe-based FNF Construction, whicy is celebrating 25 years in business. Some areas of U.S. 491 have deteriorateed creating a significant safety issue for thosed whouse it, she said. The project is a good fit for the which also has an officein Albuquerque, accordingv to Billings. “Paving projects are kind of our niche.” In additiojn to making the roadway safer for the $8.9 million project givese FNF Construction’s staff more opportunity for work. “Wr will be able to keep existintg employees busy and perhaps hirenew ones,” she said.
The biddinv process for a stimulus contract is very similar to that on any job both for the contractorf and the state department oftransportation involved. The New Mexico Department of Transportatiobn advertised the project in typical fashion with the lowestf bidder winningthe contract, said Megan spokeswoman for the New Mexico Department of The federal government does look at the projectsd in depth, however, Arrendondo Construction on the 14-mile stretch, which runs on the southerm portion of the highway, broke grounsd May 20.
FNF Construction is hopefuol that its portion of the upgrade is complete by the endof “We are excited to keep on going and be part of the Billings said of future jobs.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Perlmutter calls for hearings on dropping of auto dealers - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Chrysler Tuesday terminated its dealings with 789dealershipsz nationwide, . An estimated have been told their franchised will not be renewednext year, accordinyg to the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association. GM says it eventualluy may dumpsome 2,600 of its dealersz nationwide. Both Chrysler and GM have receivee governmentrescue money, and both have filexd for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that will make it easierf for them legally to shed dealerships. Both have said theie nationwide dealer networksare overextended. Perlmutter wrote to Rep. Barney Frank, Housd Financial Services Committee chairman, and Rep. John House Judiciary Committee chairman.
Perlmutter is a member of Frank’es committee. He asked them to hold a jointt hearing to examine the potential impacts of the Chrylsere and GM corporate restructuring plans on dealersand suppliers. “Hearinbg from the companies, dealers and other affecteed parties will help bring to light the areasw where the path forward can be improved and providew an essential dialogue to ensure the restructuring of these companiees is done in the best mannefr for our nation andthe taxpayers,” he wrote.
Chrysler Tuesday terminated its dealings with 789dealershipsz nationwide, . An estimated have been told their franchised will not be renewednext year, accordinyg to the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association. GM says it eventualluy may dumpsome 2,600 of its dealersz nationwide. Both Chrysler and GM have receivee governmentrescue money, and both have filexd for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that will make it easierf for them legally to shed dealerships. Both have said theie nationwide dealer networksare overextended. Perlmutter wrote to Rep. Barney Frank, Housd Financial Services Committee chairman, and Rep. John House Judiciary Committee chairman.
Perlmutter is a member of Frank’es committee. He asked them to hold a jointt hearing to examine the potential impacts of the Chrylsere and GM corporate restructuring plans on dealersand suppliers. “Hearinbg from the companies, dealers and other affecteed parties will help bring to light the areasw where the path forward can be improved and providew an essential dialogue to ensure the restructuring of these companiees is done in the best mannefr for our nation andthe taxpayers,” he wrote.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
What's the next great invention? - USA Today
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What's the next great invention? USA Today Delia Milliron, facility director of Inorganic Nanostructures, at the Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif. Raffaella Buonsanti of Italy, a post-doctoral researcher, left, and Delia Milliron work in the ... |
Friday, November 11, 2011
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Tessa's 'Sweet Sixteen' on ABC's SUBURGATORY - Broadway World
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STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Tessa's 'Sweet Sixteen' on ABC's SUBURGATORY Broadway World On the upcoming episode of ABC's SUBURGATORY entitled "Sweet Sixteen", Tessa tells Dallas that she wants a simple get together for her sixteenth birthday, but Dallas convinces her to let Dalia plan the ultimate birthday extravaganza at the country club ... |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Alaska Airlines Begins Scheduled Service Burning Biofuel - Wired News
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Reuters | Alaska Airlines Begins Scheduled Service Burning Biofuel Wired News I'm currently sitting on board a Boeing 737-800 over Montana burning biofuel en route to Washington DC It's the first of Alaska Airlines' 75 scheduled flights over the next month using a blend of biofuel to power the turbofan engines. ... Frying the Friendly Skies |
Monday, November 7, 2011
Stowers Institute affiliate endows life sciences chairs at University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million apiece from a affiliate to endow a life sciencexs chair at each UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton saidthe money, whicb came from the nonprofit BioMed Valley will enhance the researchy relationship between Stowers and the . KU Med probably will use the moneh to recruita physician-scientist working on cancer spokeswoman Amy Jordan Wooden said in an “Given how tight the stats budget is,” she said, “wer need philanthropic dollars like this generous gift from the Stowere to keep our momentum going.” She said the BioMex Valley money also will let the schoopl leverage state matching funds for distinguished faculty.
The distributiobn from BioMed Valley, which was formeed in 2003, came as the organization endeda research-partnership program with the two The program was intended to foste collaboration between Stowers and the two institutions in the arease of basic-cell and molecular-biology research. Through the partnership, the annual financing for the schools was limitesto 3.5 percent of the balance in endowment accountes established for the Each account started with $2 The program was terminated to expedite distribution of the money to the Stowers spokeswoman Laurie Roberts said in an Roberts said the distributions equal the amount the universities would have received through the partnershilp program, adding that the parties continue to look for ways to work “I can tell you that each of the institutions is interestesd in forming research partnerships wherever possible,” she “These discussions are ongoing.
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million apiece from a affiliate to endow a life sciencexs chair at each UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton saidthe money, whicb came from the nonprofit BioMed Valley will enhance the researchy relationship between Stowers and the . KU Med probably will use the moneh to recruita physician-scientist working on cancer spokeswoman Amy Jordan Wooden said in an “Given how tight the stats budget is,” she said, “wer need philanthropic dollars like this generous gift from the Stowere to keep our momentum going.” She said the BioMex Valley money also will let the schoopl leverage state matching funds for distinguished faculty.
The distributiobn from BioMed Valley, which was formeed in 2003, came as the organization endeda research-partnership program with the two The program was intended to foste collaboration between Stowers and the two institutions in the arease of basic-cell and molecular-biology research. Through the partnership, the annual financing for the schools was limitesto 3.5 percent of the balance in endowment accountes established for the Each account started with $2 The program was terminated to expedite distribution of the money to the Stowers spokeswoman Laurie Roberts said in an Roberts said the distributions equal the amount the universities would have received through the partnershilp program, adding that the parties continue to look for ways to work “I can tell you that each of the institutions is interestesd in forming research partnerships wherever possible,” she “These discussions are ongoing.
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Saturday, November 5, 2011
Three Kansas City-area entrepreneurs win Ernst & Young awards - Kansas City Business Journal:
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• Master category: James Ferrell, chairmam and CEO, Overland Park-based FGP). • Technology category: August Grasis III, founder and Kansas City-based • Private equity/venture capital backed category: Dr. Nicholas chief scientific officer, and William vice president andgenerakl counsel, Kansas City-based Regional awarf winners are eligible for consideratio for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 nationall awards, the company said in a Thursday National award winners will be announced at an annual awards gala Nov. 14 in Palm Calif.
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awardsw program celebrates its 23rd anniversary this The program has expanded to recognized business leaders in more than 135 citieas in50 countries. The companhy said it gives the awardz to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary succeswsin innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to theif businesses and communities.
• Master category: James Ferrell, chairmam and CEO, Overland Park-based FGP). • Technology category: August Grasis III, founder and Kansas City-based • Private equity/venture capital backed category: Dr. Nicholas chief scientific officer, and William vice president andgenerakl counsel, Kansas City-based Regional awarf winners are eligible for consideratio for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 nationall awards, the company said in a Thursday National award winners will be announced at an annual awards gala Nov. 14 in Palm Calif.
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awardsw program celebrates its 23rd anniversary this The program has expanded to recognized business leaders in more than 135 citieas in50 countries. The companhy said it gives the awardz to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary succeswsin innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to theif businesses and communities.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Long View Gallery to relocate - Washington Business Journal:
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The gallery signed a long-term lease at 1234 9th St. NW for 5,00p0 square feet, or four times more space than its currentrexhibition capacity. Its current lease -- half a block south at 1302 9th St. NW -- expiresa July 31. The renovated spacew will have better custom framing and specialevent offerings, and “renovatiojn costs will be in excess of six said gallery director Drew Porterfield. The building, owned by , previousl y acted as an auto showroom and, most as a vending machine warehouse and has sat emptyt for the pastfew years. Locakl architect Will Couch is designing the renovated gallery space, which will still show and support contemporary artists.
Porterfield plans to soon announcde several major new artists that will exhibig atthe space. Long View Gallery was foundedx in 2000 by Andrew Haley and Suzanne Zylonis ina Sperryville, Va. which showcases many Virginia artists. Locao art patrons partnered with Haley and Zylonis in 2006 to open its Shaw The gallery will stay open at its current space until July andwill re-open in the new spac in September.
The gallery signed a long-term lease at 1234 9th St. NW for 5,00p0 square feet, or four times more space than its currentrexhibition capacity. Its current lease -- half a block south at 1302 9th St. NW -- expiresa July 31. The renovated spacew will have better custom framing and specialevent offerings, and “renovatiojn costs will be in excess of six said gallery director Drew Porterfield. The building, owned by , previousl y acted as an auto showroom and, most as a vending machine warehouse and has sat emptyt for the pastfew years. Locakl architect Will Couch is designing the renovated gallery space, which will still show and support contemporary artists.
Porterfield plans to soon announcde several major new artists that will exhibig atthe space. Long View Gallery was foundedx in 2000 by Andrew Haley and Suzanne Zylonis ina Sperryville, Va. which showcases many Virginia artists. Locao art patrons partnered with Haley and Zylonis in 2006 to open its Shaw The gallery will stay open at its current space until July andwill re-open in the new spac in September.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Thompson & Knight wins silver LEED certification - Houston Business Journal:
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The certification by the is the culminatiob ofa three-year site selection, design and construction processx to promote a green workspace and reduce the law firm’s environmentakl impact. The firm moved into abouyt 180,000 square feet on six floors in One Arts Plazz inJuly 2008. LEED is a voluntary systemj forcertifying high-performance green Some of Thompson & Knight’s effortsd toward the LEED silver certification include diverting 51 percent of construction waste from using energy management systems, and using special paint, sealants, carpet and wood that emit if any, contaminants.
Thompson Knight also created a progranm to educate occupants about green buildingconstructionj methods. The certification is the firsft of its kind awarded to a law firm in the statdeof Texas, according to a news release from the law “Thompson & Knight has historically been recognizecd for our representation of high-profil and innovative clients in the energy and environmenta l industries, so it is both gratifying and appropriate for the firm to have earnexd this certification,” M. Lawrence Hicks Jr., the firm’s administrative, said in a prepared statement.
The certification by the is the culminatiob ofa three-year site selection, design and construction processx to promote a green workspace and reduce the law firm’s environmentakl impact. The firm moved into abouyt 180,000 square feet on six floors in One Arts Plazz inJuly 2008. LEED is a voluntary systemj forcertifying high-performance green Some of Thompson & Knight’s effortsd toward the LEED silver certification include diverting 51 percent of construction waste from using energy management systems, and using special paint, sealants, carpet and wood that emit if any, contaminants.
Thompson Knight also created a progranm to educate occupants about green buildingconstructionj methods. The certification is the firsft of its kind awarded to a law firm in the statdeof Texas, according to a news release from the law “Thompson & Knight has historically been recognizecd for our representation of high-profil and innovative clients in the energy and environmenta l industries, so it is both gratifying and appropriate for the firm to have earnexd this certification,” M. Lawrence Hicks Jr., the firm’s administrative, said in a prepared statement.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Law firms get 'no confidence vote' by peers - Memphis Business Journal:
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“This is a dramatic vote of no confidence from ChiefLegaol Officers,” said Altman Weil Dan DiLucchio, in a statement. “Eithetr many law firms just don’t understand that clients todat expect greater value and predictability in staffinb and pricinglegal work, or firms are failinv to adequately communicate their understanding and willingness to make real In either case, it’s a big problem.” But, according to the 2009 Chied Legal Officer Survey, when asked how serious law firmz are about changing their delivery CLOs voiced doubts. Only abouf 5 percent of chief legalofficers “assessed law firmx as highly serious,” according to the survey.
A full 75 percenr noted that firms had little or no interest in according tothe survey.
“This is a dramatic vote of no confidence from ChiefLegaol Officers,” said Altman Weil Dan DiLucchio, in a statement. “Eithetr many law firms just don’t understand that clients todat expect greater value and predictability in staffinb and pricinglegal work, or firms are failinv to adequately communicate their understanding and willingness to make real In either case, it’s a big problem.” But, according to the 2009 Chied Legal Officer Survey, when asked how serious law firmz are about changing their delivery CLOs voiced doubts. Only abouf 5 percent of chief legalofficers “assessed law firmx as highly serious,” according to the survey.
A full 75 percenr noted that firms had little or no interest in according tothe survey.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Soil Improver Scheme a Great Success - AboutMyArea
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AboutMyArea | Soil Improver Scheme a Great Success AboutMyArea Soil Improver Scheme a Great SuccessNew figures show more than 500 tonnes of soil improver has been collected by local residents in just 7 months from the Household Waste Recycling Centre! High quality soil improver is a product of the composting of ... |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tougher traffic laws in the offing? - Mid-Day
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Mid-Day | Tougher traffic laws in the offing? Mid-Day Riding high on reduction in number of fatal accidents and successful enforcement of traffic laws in the city, Delhi traffic police has sent a 15-page note to central government, asking it bring about changes in the Motor Vehicles Act. Letter of law! ... |
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Fatah and Hamas said moving toward finalizing Palestinian reconciliation deal - Ha'aretz
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Ha'aretz | Fatah and Hamas said moving toward finalizing Palestinian reconciliation deal Ha'aretz Palestinian President Abbas' Fatah movement, which rules the West Bank, and Hamas, which rules Gaza, have been attempting to implement a unit deal ever since signing it earlier this year. A meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas ... |
Friday, October 21, 2011
Report: Columbus holding its own amid recession - Phoenix Business Journal:
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A report from D.C.-based liberal public-policy think tank dubbed the MetroMonitor billd itself asa “beneath the recession-era look at metros with more than 500,00o0 residents as of 2007. The report placed the Columbus metropolitan statistical area 40th among those ranked for its basedon employment, unemployment, wage, output, home pricews and foreclosure data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton found slots from 61stto 80th. Toledk was ranked the 10th-weakest majo r metropolitan area nationwide. Leading the pack in the reporf wasSan Antonio, one of four Texaws cities among the nation’s top five.
Detroit was ranked followed byCape Coral, and Stockton, Calif., two areas devastated by the foreclosure crisis. Brookings found that the metropolitan perspectiveeon states’ performance amid the recession “suggestsz that recovery may be quite uneven as posing particular challenges for policymakers seeking to ensure a truly nationall rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strengthsw and weaknesses in the report varied. The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percenty decline in employment since its peak earlierethis decade. Columbus found itselvf at 32nd for itsmodest 0.
4 percent gain in inflation-adjuste housing prices for the first threwe months of 2008 comparesd with the same period this year. But the city was rankesd near the bottom ofthe list, at 80th, for the 4.8 perceny decline in its gross metropolitan producg – a measure of the goodsz and services produced in the area in the first quarterr of 2009 compared with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last threre months of 2008 with the first quarte r thisyear alone, the GMP dropped 1.7 percent, representiny the 14th-worst decline among the citie s measured. To download the full click .
A report from D.C.-based liberal public-policy think tank dubbed the MetroMonitor billd itself asa “beneath the recession-era look at metros with more than 500,00o0 residents as of 2007. The report placed the Columbus metropolitan statistical area 40th among those ranked for its basedon employment, unemployment, wage, output, home pricews and foreclosure data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton found slots from 61stto 80th. Toledk was ranked the 10th-weakest majo r metropolitan area nationwide. Leading the pack in the reporf wasSan Antonio, one of four Texaws cities among the nation’s top five.
Detroit was ranked followed byCape Coral, and Stockton, Calif., two areas devastated by the foreclosure crisis. Brookings found that the metropolitan perspectiveeon states’ performance amid the recession “suggestsz that recovery may be quite uneven as posing particular challenges for policymakers seeking to ensure a truly nationall rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strengthsw and weaknesses in the report varied. The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percenty decline in employment since its peak earlierethis decade. Columbus found itselvf at 32nd for itsmodest 0.
4 percent gain in inflation-adjuste housing prices for the first threwe months of 2008 comparesd with the same period this year. But the city was rankesd near the bottom ofthe list, at 80th, for the 4.8 perceny decline in its gross metropolitan producg – a measure of the goodsz and services produced in the area in the first quarterr of 2009 compared with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last threre months of 2008 with the first quarte r thisyear alone, the GMP dropped 1.7 percent, representiny the 14th-worst decline among the citie s measured. To download the full click .
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
TiVo wins $103M more in Dish patent suit - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The decision by comes five yearxafter Alviso-based Tivo sued EchoStar over whether some of its DVR technology violateds TiVo patents. Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) used to be part of EchoStarf (NASDAQ:SATS). It split into two companiesa at the startof 2008. A jury found in 2007 that softwars inDish Network's set-top boxes violated TiVo patents coverinyg DVR playback features, like the ability to pausr and rewind live programming while the DVR continueds to record. Dish Network reprogrammed millions of its DVRs aftee the 2007 verdict witha “workaround” it said removee any infringing software.
But TiVo claimedr Dish Network’s software “workaround” continued the old patent violatioj and sought the contempt verdict from theTexax court. Dish Network has already paid nearly $105 million of the damagesd and interest from the initial infringement judgement and hasanother $27 million in escrow for TiVo, according to Securities Exchange Commission filings. TiVo issued a statemen Tuesday praising thecontempt “EchoStar may attempt to further delay this but we are very pleased the court has made it clear that there are major ramifications for continued TiVo’s press release said.
Dish Network issuee a statement Tuesday saying it will appeall the contempt verdict and seek a stay onthe verdict’z requirement that Dish start disabling features in many of its DVRs withihn 30 days. “We believe a stay is warranter and that we have strong grounds for Our engineers spent close to a year designingaround Tivo’sw patent and removed the very features that Tivo said infringeed at trial. Existing Dish Network customerss with DVRs are not immediately impacted by thesserecent developments,” the company’s writteb statement said.
The decision by comes five yearxafter Alviso-based Tivo sued EchoStar over whether some of its DVR technology violateds TiVo patents. Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) used to be part of EchoStarf (NASDAQ:SATS). It split into two companiesa at the startof 2008. A jury found in 2007 that softwars inDish Network's set-top boxes violated TiVo patents coverinyg DVR playback features, like the ability to pausr and rewind live programming while the DVR continueds to record. Dish Network reprogrammed millions of its DVRs aftee the 2007 verdict witha “workaround” it said removee any infringing software.
But TiVo claimedr Dish Network’s software “workaround” continued the old patent violatioj and sought the contempt verdict from theTexax court. Dish Network has already paid nearly $105 million of the damagesd and interest from the initial infringement judgement and hasanother $27 million in escrow for TiVo, according to Securities Exchange Commission filings. TiVo issued a statemen Tuesday praising thecontempt “EchoStar may attempt to further delay this but we are very pleased the court has made it clear that there are major ramifications for continued TiVo’s press release said.
Dish Network issuee a statement Tuesday saying it will appeall the contempt verdict and seek a stay onthe verdict’z requirement that Dish start disabling features in many of its DVRs withihn 30 days. “We believe a stay is warranter and that we have strong grounds for Our engineers spent close to a year designingaround Tivo’sw patent and removed the very features that Tivo said infringeed at trial. Existing Dish Network customerss with DVRs are not immediately impacted by thesserecent developments,” the company’s writteb statement said.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Alabama BlueCross cuts jobs, citing economic downturn - Dallas Business Journal:
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The state’s largest health insurer has cut human resourcees positions in recent weekas and has told employees jobs will be slashed in itsclaimx department. BlueCross has a June 15 meeting in whicn health management provider service department employees are expectec to learn if they will be impacted by the according to sources who spoke on the conditionmof anonymity. BlueCross’ claims department personnel attendec a June 4 meeting in which employees were told only eighg jobs were available to bid on ina 200-persojn department, sources said.
BlueCrosas managers told employees many businesses are turning toelectroniv claims, decreasing the need for paperd records administered in-house. Increasing unemployment figures couplec with corresponding rising uninsured rolls callfor belt-tightening measurez for insurance companies, public health professor Dean G. Smithh said. BlueCross said it is “reviewing the scalwe of our administrative capacities” to be properly aligned with its custome base and itscorporate mission. Without providing specific numbers on anticipatefjob cuts, it said its personnel adjustments are in responsw to declining customer levels.
It blamed the recession and the state’ws escalating unemployment rate for thejob cuts. In an e-mailed BlueCross said it is “not immune to thesre challenging anddifficult times. “We too are being affected by the currentf economic downturn and the doubling of the unemployment rate in Alabamza over the last12 months,” statement read. “Many of our customers have had to reducre their work force and this has resulted in some havinf to drop their healthcare coverage.” Alabama’s unemployment rate was 9 percentr in April 2009, up from 4.5 percent in Apriol 2008. BlueCross of Alabama said it has 3,40 employees in Alabama.
In 2008, BlueCross had 3,000p local employees, according to research. It held 96 percentf of the small business health insurance marke in the statein 2007, the most recent data availabl e shows. In 2008, BlueCross reported $4 billion in premiu m revenue, up from $3.5 billion in 2007. Its $28.6 millioj 2008 net income resulted in a profit margin of less than one half of1 percent. Thinninbg profit margins are troubling for insurance Universityof Michigan’s Smithg said. Insurance firms generally aim for profit margins in the 2percen neighborhood.
As unemployment rates rise, the numbet of insured declines, which takes a toll on an insurer’xs bottom line, Smith He said BlueCross’ cuts are in response to the slumpinfg economy. “Too few people insurexd means fewer people needede to manage the business asvolume decreases,” Smithb said. “They also might be tightening their belt a littlee bit in anticipation to what might be downthe road. When you have less busineses you needfewer workers. That’s good management.
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The state’s largest health insurer has cut human resourcees positions in recent weekas and has told employees jobs will be slashed in itsclaimx department. BlueCross has a June 15 meeting in whicn health management provider service department employees are expectec to learn if they will be impacted by the according to sources who spoke on the conditionmof anonymity. BlueCross’ claims department personnel attendec a June 4 meeting in which employees were told only eighg jobs were available to bid on ina 200-persojn department, sources said.
BlueCrosas managers told employees many businesses are turning toelectroniv claims, decreasing the need for paperd records administered in-house. Increasing unemployment figures couplec with corresponding rising uninsured rolls callfor belt-tightening measurez for insurance companies, public health professor Dean G. Smithh said. BlueCross said it is “reviewing the scalwe of our administrative capacities” to be properly aligned with its custome base and itscorporate mission. Without providing specific numbers on anticipatefjob cuts, it said its personnel adjustments are in responsw to declining customer levels.
It blamed the recession and the state’ws escalating unemployment rate for thejob cuts. In an e-mailed BlueCross said it is “not immune to thesre challenging anddifficult times. “We too are being affected by the currentf economic downturn and the doubling of the unemployment rate in Alabamza over the last12 months,” statement read. “Many of our customers have had to reducre their work force and this has resulted in some havinf to drop their healthcare coverage.” Alabama’s unemployment rate was 9 percentr in April 2009, up from 4.5 percent in Apriol 2008. BlueCross of Alabama said it has 3,40 employees in Alabama.
In 2008, BlueCross had 3,000p local employees, according to research. It held 96 percentf of the small business health insurance marke in the statein 2007, the most recent data availabl e shows. In 2008, BlueCross reported $4 billion in premiu m revenue, up from $3.5 billion in 2007. Its $28.6 millioj 2008 net income resulted in a profit margin of less than one half of1 percent. Thinninbg profit margins are troubling for insurance Universityof Michigan’s Smithg said. Insurance firms generally aim for profit margins in the 2percen neighborhood.
As unemployment rates rise, the numbet of insured declines, which takes a toll on an insurer’xs bottom line, Smith He said BlueCross’ cuts are in response to the slumpinfg economy. “Too few people insurexd means fewer people needede to manage the business asvolume decreases,” Smithb said. “They also might be tightening their belt a littlee bit in anticipation to what might be downthe road. When you have less busineses you needfewer workers. That’s good management.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Is bigger better with the Post's crossword puzzle? - Washington Post
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Is bigger better with the Post's crossword puzzle? Washington Post As a longtime crossword puzzle solver, I do not like The Post's new, larger format. Not only is it not necessary, but it makes it seem as though the puzzle is geared toward older, less capable puzzle-solvers, all of whom, evidently, have poor eyesight. ... |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
For group of mentors, the future is now - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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In 1998, Pfau brought 10 women friends togethef fora club. But hoary old standards for such gatheringsalike bridge, tea, gossip and such were nowhere on the agenda. Pfau and her cohort had a differen plan. They offered their services to the as mentorz to16 fourth- and fifth-graders at , and the Afterf School Girls Club was launched. A decade on, club membership has grownn significantly. Now 75 mentors meet weekly with young chargees atsix : Southg Avondale, Hoffman, , Burton, Pleasant Hill and Rockdale. "The clubs have continueds to grow because of the ideaxs and dedication of thevolunteerr mentors," said Pfau.
Adults not only assis t with academics, they also share their experience and hard-earned wisdom on personal and career matters. And it's paid off. Researchh consistently shows that mentored students stay in schoo longer and do better thantheir peers. Studentsz from that first 1998 group are nowuniversityt freshmen, with succeeding waves of well-advisexd young women coming up. January is National Mentorinh Month, and CYC is part of a nationaol network of organizations recruiting volunteers to reach out and share what they know withincipient Locally, however, that means treading in the footstepzs of a giantess.
"Susan Pfau is the gold standardamongg volunteers, approaching everything she does with passion and professionalism," said Jane CYC president. "Her leadership has been an invaluabler resourcefor us." For Pfau, it's all in a day'ds work. She's toiled in the trenches of volunteerismfor decades, servingv the , Tall Stacks and the , among Additionally, the , createds with her husband, awards upward of 30 grante a year, primarily to groups serving disabled and disadvantager children but also to such projects as the Business Courier'zs ONE Awards. Without question, the Pfau family dollars matter to every organizationthey benefit.
But the investmentr of time can offer value in equal There will be women philanthropists in futurs years who give generousl y because when they were young Susan Pfau reachedr out her hand and helped pull them into apositivw future.
In 1998, Pfau brought 10 women friends togethef fora club. But hoary old standards for such gatheringsalike bridge, tea, gossip and such were nowhere on the agenda. Pfau and her cohort had a differen plan. They offered their services to the as mentorz to16 fourth- and fifth-graders at , and the Afterf School Girls Club was launched. A decade on, club membership has grownn significantly. Now 75 mentors meet weekly with young chargees atsix : Southg Avondale, Hoffman, , Burton, Pleasant Hill and Rockdale. "The clubs have continueds to grow because of the ideaxs and dedication of thevolunteerr mentors," said Pfau.
Adults not only assis t with academics, they also share their experience and hard-earned wisdom on personal and career matters. And it's paid off. Researchh consistently shows that mentored students stay in schoo longer and do better thantheir peers. Studentsz from that first 1998 group are nowuniversityt freshmen, with succeeding waves of well-advisexd young women coming up. January is National Mentorinh Month, and CYC is part of a nationaol network of organizations recruiting volunteers to reach out and share what they know withincipient Locally, however, that means treading in the footstepzs of a giantess.
"Susan Pfau is the gold standardamongg volunteers, approaching everything she does with passion and professionalism," said Jane CYC president. "Her leadership has been an invaluabler resourcefor us." For Pfau, it's all in a day'ds work. She's toiled in the trenches of volunteerismfor decades, servingv the , Tall Stacks and the , among Additionally, the , createds with her husband, awards upward of 30 grante a year, primarily to groups serving disabled and disadvantager children but also to such projects as the Business Courier'zs ONE Awards. Without question, the Pfau family dollars matter to every organizationthey benefit.
But the investmentr of time can offer value in equal There will be women philanthropists in futurs years who give generousl y because when they were young Susan Pfau reachedr out her hand and helped pull them into apositivw future.
Monday, October 10, 2011
In The Spotlight - Business First of Buffalo:
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“You are working right with people who reallyneed assistance,” she “The problems you have to addresx are right there in front of you, so in that you get immediate feedback.” In her new Williams oversees a staff of 42 full-time employees as well as a part-tim staff that fluctuates seasonally, reachingh as high as 48 people. “Thiws is a new challenge for me because I had not ever managef an organization thislarge before,” she “From a business perspective, it was the next step for me, the next The YWCA offers programs ranging from infant day care througyh low-income senior housing.
“We have afterf school programs for summer programs and a jobs program that teaches how a businessis run, job interviewing basic finances,” she said. “We have 64 apartments for low-income seniors in the school housed commons building onGrant Street. We also offed transitional housing for womenb with children who are usualluy escaping a domesticviolence situation.” Williams said the YWCA serves approximately 8,000 residents annually. “I want us to be a she says, “not just for women in need, but for all wome n and we want to be a really strong community partner in WesterjNew York.
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“You are working right with people who reallyneed assistance,” she “The problems you have to addresx are right there in front of you, so in that you get immediate feedback.” In her new Williams oversees a staff of 42 full-time employees as well as a part-tim staff that fluctuates seasonally, reachingh as high as 48 people. “Thiws is a new challenge for me because I had not ever managef an organization thislarge before,” she “From a business perspective, it was the next step for me, the next The YWCA offers programs ranging from infant day care througyh low-income senior housing.
“We have afterf school programs for summer programs and a jobs program that teaches how a businessis run, job interviewing basic finances,” she said. “We have 64 apartments for low-income seniors in the school housed commons building onGrant Street. We also offed transitional housing for womenb with children who are usualluy escaping a domesticviolence situation.” Williams said the YWCA serves approximately 8,000 residents annually. “I want us to be a she says, “not just for women in need, but for all wome n and we want to be a really strong community partner in WesterjNew York.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
Dorothy Street fire displaces five - Scranton Times-Tribune
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
NBA's labor fight approaches its biggest deadline - The Associated Press
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Boston Globe | NBA's labor fight approaches its biggest deadline The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) â€" NBA owners, losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year, wanted an overhaul of the financial system to ensure themselves a chance to profit. Players, believing they were the driving force behind record TV ratings and revenues, ... NBA talks come down to 'a very huge day' as regular-season opener approaches NBA Labor Negotiations Resume as Deadline for Delay to Season Approaches NBA's labor fight approaches its biggest deadline |
Monday, October 3, 2011
Cincinnati Children
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This is the first year U.S. News has ranked hospitale by quality ofspecialty services, not pediatricx in general. Cincinnati Children’s is the only hospitap in Ohio to make the Honor The Honor Roll featuresa only those hospitals rankex in all10 specialties: diabetes and endocrine disorders, digestive disorders, hearft and heart surgery, kidney disorders, neonata care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, respiratory disorders and Cincinnati Children’s is ranked as the best children’w hospital in the nation for digestive Other specialties and the hospital’s rank are: Urology: 5th.
“Our success has come from linking safety, quality and process improvement to taking better care of improving the patient and famil experience and providing thebest Children’s CEO James Anderson said in a presse release. “This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our staff and we are honored to work on behalff of children aroundthe world.” The methodology behind this year’a rankings weighed reputation, outcome and care-related measurews such as nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing and other factors.
The hospitalzs were judged based on a combinatiohn of opinions from pediatric specialists about the hospitals they would recommend for the sickest children and data gatherede from the hospitals themselves ina 65-page survet covering important medical information. Data points ranged from surgicalp death rates to whether pediatric anesthesiologists andotherr sub-specialists are on staff.
This is the first year U.S. News has ranked hospitale by quality ofspecialty services, not pediatricx in general. Cincinnati Children’s is the only hospitap in Ohio to make the Honor The Honor Roll featuresa only those hospitals rankex in all10 specialties: diabetes and endocrine disorders, digestive disorders, hearft and heart surgery, kidney disorders, neonata care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, respiratory disorders and Cincinnati Children’s is ranked as the best children’w hospital in the nation for digestive Other specialties and the hospital’s rank are: Urology: 5th.
“Our success has come from linking safety, quality and process improvement to taking better care of improving the patient and famil experience and providing thebest Children’s CEO James Anderson said in a presse release. “This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our staff and we are honored to work on behalff of children aroundthe world.” The methodology behind this year’a rankings weighed reputation, outcome and care-related measurews such as nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing and other factors.
The hospitalzs were judged based on a combinatiohn of opinions from pediatric specialists about the hospitals they would recommend for the sickest children and data gatherede from the hospitals themselves ina 65-page survet covering important medical information. Data points ranged from surgicalp death rates to whether pediatric anesthesiologists andotherr sub-specialists are on staff.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Chrysler
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The North Assembly plant, which produces Dodge Ram trucks, had been by the end of September, so Chrysler’e announcement Wednesday provided an exact The Fenton North plant is set to resumre production June 29 untilJuly 10, Chrysler said, and then will remain idled “contingent upon The truck segment has taken a particulard hit as auto sales have declined. Dianna Gutierrez, a Chrysler spokeswoman, said workers at the planyt will have an opportunity to transfer to other production sitesa or take part in an incentive programn forearly retirement, special early retirement and/or an enhanced voluntary termination She didn’t have exact details of the new offer but said it wouldf be similar to previous offers that includex lump-sum cash payments, vehicle vouchers and health-care The North Plant employed 1,200 workers priort to recent buyout offers.
Abouft 640 the buyout and earlyu retirement offers by a May 26 The North Assembly plant was idledd inearly June, but was one of seve plants where Chrysler production following the idlingy of all its plants when it filedf for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 30. After its brief the plant was then expected to closs fora two-week summee break the weeks of July 13 and 20. Chrysled emerged from bankruptcy when Italian carmaker Fiat closed a deal to takeover Chrysler’xs assets.
Chrysler’s South Plant in which assembles minivans, was idled at the end of Another 115 of its more than 350 workerws had accepted offers fromChrysler
The North Assembly plant, which produces Dodge Ram trucks, had been by the end of September, so Chrysler’e announcement Wednesday provided an exact The Fenton North plant is set to resumre production June 29 untilJuly 10, Chrysler said, and then will remain idled “contingent upon The truck segment has taken a particulard hit as auto sales have declined. Dianna Gutierrez, a Chrysler spokeswoman, said workers at the planyt will have an opportunity to transfer to other production sitesa or take part in an incentive programn forearly retirement, special early retirement and/or an enhanced voluntary termination She didn’t have exact details of the new offer but said it wouldf be similar to previous offers that includex lump-sum cash payments, vehicle vouchers and health-care The North Plant employed 1,200 workers priort to recent buyout offers.
Abouft 640 the buyout and earlyu retirement offers by a May 26 The North Assembly plant was idledd inearly June, but was one of seve plants where Chrysler production following the idlingy of all its plants when it filedf for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 30. After its brief the plant was then expected to closs fora two-week summee break the weeks of July 13 and 20. Chrysled emerged from bankruptcy when Italian carmaker Fiat closed a deal to takeover Chrysler’xs assets.
Chrysler’s South Plant in which assembles minivans, was idled at the end of Another 115 of its more than 350 workerws had accepted offers fromChrysler
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Kohler: Downtown poised on brink of greatness - Orlando Business Journal:
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Currently, projects totaling $300 million are under with another $150 million worthu of construction in thepipeline -- and the type of buildingf going on is diverse in nature. "Housing, hotels, office buildings and culturalfacilities -- they are our four legs of the says Tom Kohler, executive director of the . "Fof the first time in two we have a balanced portfolioof investment." Kohler'as vision and enthusiasm for downtown'zs potential development into a major player were evidentt when he agreed to answer a few questions for Orlando Busineszs Journal. OBJ: What have been the greatesgt accomplishments recently of the DowntownDevelopment Board?
The ability to stimulate residential development in the past 18 OBJ: What are the board'ds future goals? Kohler: Our highest priority right now is to create an environment in the Parramorr area to get privatwe investment in that area. Most investment to date has been publi cin nature. We're very close to turning the cornerr to getting the private sectorinvolved there. OBJ: What is the boards doing to attract newbusinesa downtown? Kohler: We create an environment in which businesses feel comfortable comingg to our downtown neighborhood.
We want to be sure those businessees looking for a location see us as secondd to none in the country as a good placde to bring their employees and make aprofigt -- that's the bottom line. OBJ: What typezs of incentives areyou offering? Kohler: Impact fee support, building a parkinfg garage or working with a developer to expanxd a parking garage for hotels, residential and retail. We also have a smalo facade grant program in the process of being revamped to help retail and restaurants. It's a matchint grant program. We haven't done a very good job of marketing it.
We want to target retail corridord onCentral Avenue, the East Washingtoh Street area, Orange Magnolia Avenue, West Churc Street and Parramore. OBJ: What are the types of businesseds you'd prefer to see locate downtown? Kohler: Downtown's bread and butter is commercialo officespace -- thoser tenants are the cornerstone of downtown's strength. In the near we want to generate more qualithretail business. We don't have much Just a few stores. It's mostly restaurants and which are a strong componentof downtown's nighrt life. But retail is pretty much nonexistenty downtown.
That's why we're so focused on getting residentialo developmenthere -- becausw retail will follow. OBJ: Some say there isn'tr enough available office space downtown. Wouldx you agree? Kohler: There is a fine balance betweeb having enough inventory to meet the needes of people looking for a locationj without affecting realestate values. I' d say 97 percent occupancy is a nota negative. OBJ: Do you agree with the criticismn that Orlando has a weak transportationm system between downtown andthe airport? Kohler: Yes. That is a real weaknesx on our part. We're one of the few majod cities inthe U.S. without direct acces to the airport.
We have struggled with that for andI don't see that issued being resolved in the foreseeable future. OBJ: What aboutt congestion downtown?
Currently, projects totaling $300 million are under with another $150 million worthu of construction in thepipeline -- and the type of buildingf going on is diverse in nature. "Housing, hotels, office buildings and culturalfacilities -- they are our four legs of the says Tom Kohler, executive director of the . "Fof the first time in two we have a balanced portfolioof investment." Kohler'as vision and enthusiasm for downtown'zs potential development into a major player were evidentt when he agreed to answer a few questions for Orlando Busineszs Journal. OBJ: What have been the greatesgt accomplishments recently of the DowntownDevelopment Board?
The ability to stimulate residential development in the past 18 OBJ: What are the board'ds future goals? Kohler: Our highest priority right now is to create an environment in the Parramorr area to get privatwe investment in that area. Most investment to date has been publi cin nature. We're very close to turning the cornerr to getting the private sectorinvolved there. OBJ: What is the boards doing to attract newbusinesa downtown? Kohler: We create an environment in which businesses feel comfortable comingg to our downtown neighborhood.
We want to be sure those businessees looking for a location see us as secondd to none in the country as a good placde to bring their employees and make aprofigt -- that's the bottom line. OBJ: What typezs of incentives areyou offering? Kohler: Impact fee support, building a parkinfg garage or working with a developer to expanxd a parking garage for hotels, residential and retail. We also have a smalo facade grant program in the process of being revamped to help retail and restaurants. It's a matchint grant program. We haven't done a very good job of marketing it.
We want to target retail corridord onCentral Avenue, the East Washingtoh Street area, Orange Magnolia Avenue, West Churc Street and Parramore. OBJ: What are the types of businesseds you'd prefer to see locate downtown? Kohler: Downtown's bread and butter is commercialo officespace -- thoser tenants are the cornerstone of downtown's strength. In the near we want to generate more qualithretail business. We don't have much Just a few stores. It's mostly restaurants and which are a strong componentof downtown's nighrt life. But retail is pretty much nonexistenty downtown.
That's why we're so focused on getting residentialo developmenthere -- becausw retail will follow. OBJ: Some say there isn'tr enough available office space downtown. Wouldx you agree? Kohler: There is a fine balance betweeb having enough inventory to meet the needes of people looking for a locationj without affecting realestate values. I' d say 97 percent occupancy is a nota negative. OBJ: Do you agree with the criticismn that Orlando has a weak transportationm system between downtown andthe airport? Kohler: Yes. That is a real weaknesx on our part. We're one of the few majod cities inthe U.S. without direct acces to the airport.
We have struggled with that for andI don't see that issued being resolved in the foreseeable future. OBJ: What aboutt congestion downtown?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Homebuilder Meritage Homes shuts down Sacramento office - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The company has closed its Sacramento office, laid off about a dozen employees and called others back to itsConcord office, including Sacramento division president Mike The company plans to continue sales and constructionn at its eight new-home projects aroundd Sacramento, regional president Dennis Welschu said. "We had support staff there (in Sacramento)," he said from the Concordx office. "It didn't really make sense to keep operatinbg inmultiple locations. We're consolidating thosde support functions, brought a few people here, and unfortunatelyu we've had some layoffs." The layoffs included accounting and humanresources personnel.
The company follows others that have consolidatexd tocut costs, including and , which foldeds its Central Valley office into the Sacramento office. All homebuilderx have gone through layoffs. But Greg president of new-home analyst , said the closings and consolidationse have been the unexpected effect of thehousing "It's a new phenomenon," he said. "We haven'tt seen this type of contraction before.
" It coulr be a signal that the currengt slump is deeper than past Some builders say the relatively strongb economy now compared with the previous housing slumpl still bodes better for the Paquin said Meritagehas 1,153 home site at its eight projects, spread from West Sacramentp to Roseville and Plumas Lake in Yuba So far, the company has sold 365 home in those projects and has another 126 undedr construction or ready to begin on finishefd lots, Paquin said. Through September, the company sold 175 homes in the Sacrament o area and hasa 2.8 percent market share, according to analysr .
Welsch said Meritage will continue to look for land opportunitiexs for future developmentsaround Sacramento. Scottsdale, Ariz.-basedr Meritage was one of severakl publicly traded homebuilders that grew rapidlhy during thehousing boom. The company more than tripled productiohn by the end of with total home closingsof 10,487 and revenue of $3.5 billion, according to the companyy Web site. Overall, there's no sign the market will change "The mortgage market is a Paquin said of tightened lendin g restrictions that have further stalled sales.
The only bright spot, he was that September sales were briskerthan
The company has closed its Sacramento office, laid off about a dozen employees and called others back to itsConcord office, including Sacramento division president Mike The company plans to continue sales and constructionn at its eight new-home projects aroundd Sacramento, regional president Dennis Welschu said. "We had support staff there (in Sacramento)," he said from the Concordx office. "It didn't really make sense to keep operatinbg inmultiple locations. We're consolidating thosde support functions, brought a few people here, and unfortunatelyu we've had some layoffs." The layoffs included accounting and humanresources personnel.
The company follows others that have consolidatexd tocut costs, including and , which foldeds its Central Valley office into the Sacramento office. All homebuilderx have gone through layoffs. But Greg president of new-home analyst , said the closings and consolidationse have been the unexpected effect of thehousing "It's a new phenomenon," he said. "We haven'tt seen this type of contraction before.
" It coulr be a signal that the currengt slump is deeper than past Some builders say the relatively strongb economy now compared with the previous housing slumpl still bodes better for the Paquin said Meritagehas 1,153 home site at its eight projects, spread from West Sacramentp to Roseville and Plumas Lake in Yuba So far, the company has sold 365 home in those projects and has another 126 undedr construction or ready to begin on finishefd lots, Paquin said. Through September, the company sold 175 homes in the Sacrament o area and hasa 2.8 percent market share, according to analysr .
Welsch said Meritage will continue to look for land opportunitiexs for future developmentsaround Sacramento. Scottsdale, Ariz.-basedr Meritage was one of severakl publicly traded homebuilders that grew rapidlhy during thehousing boom. The company more than tripled productiohn by the end of with total home closingsof 10,487 and revenue of $3.5 billion, according to the companyy Web site. Overall, there's no sign the market will change "The mortgage market is a Paquin said of tightened lendin g restrictions that have further stalled sales.
The only bright spot, he was that September sales were briskerthan
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Bondholders accept new GM deal - Austin Business Journal:
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GM (NYSE: GM) had previously offered a deal for the holders of $27 billion in debt that wouldd have given the bondholders 10 percent of the and those firms rejected that offer that expired May 26. The deal is considerefd a major breakthrough in the efforyt to reach an agreement on a plan to help GM becom more competitive and emerge from the global economif recession as aviable company. Under the plan, bondholderse would own 10 percent ofthe “neq GM” stock, and have warrants that give them the righrt to purchase another 15 “We have been informed by the advisors to the unofficiakl committee of unsecured GM (financial advisors) and (legalk counsel), that the unofficial committee and other largew noteholders (who collectively hold approximately 20 percenft in aggregate principal amount of the support the economic terms of the proposal,” GM wrotw in the filing.
GM (NYSE: GM) had previously offered a deal for the holders of $27 billion in debt that wouldd have given the bondholders 10 percent of the and those firms rejected that offer that expired May 26. The deal is considerefd a major breakthrough in the efforyt to reach an agreement on a plan to help GM becom more competitive and emerge from the global economif recession as aviable company. Under the plan, bondholderse would own 10 percent ofthe “neq GM” stock, and have warrants that give them the righrt to purchase another 15 “We have been informed by the advisors to the unofficiakl committee of unsecured GM (financial advisors) and (legalk counsel), that the unofficial committee and other largew noteholders (who collectively hold approximately 20 percenft in aggregate principal amount of the support the economic terms of the proposal,” GM wrotw in the filing.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Walgreens Marks Its Continued Commitment to Sustainability With its 100th ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Walgreens Marks Its Continued Commitment to Sustainability With its 100th ... MarketWatch (press release) Since its first solar installation in 2007, Walgreens has expanded its plans to include stores and distribution centers in Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Oregon and Ohio, for a total of more than 130 installations nationwide by the end of the ... |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
BNY Mellon to Provide ETF Services for Three Teucrium Commodity Funds - MarketWatch (press release)
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BNY Mellon to Provide ETF Services for Three Teucrium Commodity Funds MarketWatch (press release) 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in investment services, has been selected to provide exchange-traded fund (ETF) services, fund accounting, fund administration, global custody, securities lending and ... BNY Mellon to Provide ETF Services for Three Teucrium Commodity Funds |
Monday, September 19, 2011
New NRSC ad targets Obama and Tim Kaine - The Hill
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New NRSC ad targets Obama and Tim Kaine The Hill Tim Kaine “Obama's best friend on the stimulus.†A statement by the NRSC says the ad is a result of “Kaine's continued blind allegiance to President Obama's unpopular agenda â€" including his decision to double down on his support for Obama's job-killing ... |
Friday, September 16, 2011
Fed's Beige Book: Midwest contraction
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Whereas some industries experienced substantial drops in activity durinvg the pastsix weeks, modesty increases in other sectors led the Fed to characterize the Nint h District’s contraction as moderating. The Ninth Federalk District includes Minnesota, Montana, North South Dakota, the Upper Peninsula of Michiga n andnorthwestern Wisconsin. Consumer spending and tourismm werestill weak, but had “improve d somewhat from the previousw few months,” according to the Fed. The servicre sector continued to experiencedecreased revenue, employmenft and profits compared to a year ago, and further profit contraction is likely.
The Fed characterized the commercia l real estate sectoras “anemic,” adding that residential construction continued at steadily low levels. The residential real estates market did see more activity than in the previousxreporting period. Manufacturing continued its as did energyand mining. However, some wind energy projects continue to move and gold mines areat “near capacity production.” Laboer markets continued to struggle. Job cuts in many of them in the healt careand medical-device fields, were cited by the Fed in its assessmeny of labor conditions. Wage increases were and firms surveyed by the Fed expect toincreasee employees’ wages by 1.
8 percent over the next Price increases, however, were “subdued,” with the risinh cost of gas a notablde exception, the Fed reported. The Fed’s next Beigw Book report is dueJuly 29.
Whereas some industries experienced substantial drops in activity durinvg the pastsix weeks, modesty increases in other sectors led the Fed to characterize the Nint h District’s contraction as moderating. The Ninth Federalk District includes Minnesota, Montana, North South Dakota, the Upper Peninsula of Michiga n andnorthwestern Wisconsin. Consumer spending and tourismm werestill weak, but had “improve d somewhat from the previousw few months,” according to the Fed. The servicre sector continued to experiencedecreased revenue, employmenft and profits compared to a year ago, and further profit contraction is likely.
The Fed characterized the commercia l real estate sectoras “anemic,” adding that residential construction continued at steadily low levels. The residential real estates market did see more activity than in the previousxreporting period. Manufacturing continued its as did energyand mining. However, some wind energy projects continue to move and gold mines areat “near capacity production.” Laboer markets continued to struggle. Job cuts in many of them in the healt careand medical-device fields, were cited by the Fed in its assessmeny of labor conditions. Wage increases were and firms surveyed by the Fed expect toincreasee employees’ wages by 1.
8 percent over the next Price increases, however, were “subdued,” with the risinh cost of gas a notablde exception, the Fed reported. The Fed’s next Beigw Book report is dueJuly 29.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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GE Consumer & Industrial, a division of Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric Co., said it will invest aboutr $69 million and add aboutt 400 jobs for the product The water heaters will meetthe U.S. Departmentg of Energy’s 2009 Energyy Star standards for heat-pump water heaters. Jim Campbell, president and CEO of GE Consumer & Industrial, said the company’s planned investment in the water-heate r line “clearly demonstrates GE’s confidence in Appliance Park.” He addexd that the company likely will begin hirinf to fill the new positionsby mid-201 and production will begin that fall.
If the water-heater line is GE might bring the production ofother energy-efficient appliances to Louisville, Campbell said. “To me, this shows that the companyu is willing to invest in the appliancwe business and give us the kind of fundinyg we need to compete inthe marketplace,” Campbell said during a news conference Monday at Appliance “When (GE CEO) Jeff Immelt was here speaking to the employees last he made it clear that we’re going to operate the business like we’re going to be in it forever.” A year ago, the compang sought to spin off, sell or seek a joing venture partner of the appliance unit.
The company decided last fall that it wouled hold on to the at least through theeconomic downturn. On May 28, the granted GE preliminary approvaplfor $10 million in tax incentivew over 10 years for the companuy to invest $69.2 million to develop a hybrid water heater production line, a dishwasher and refrigeratof component line and a data center. On Thursday the Louisville Metro Counci lvoted 25-0 to approve $2.5 millio in occupational tax refunds over 10 years for the “When we saw the opportunity to get a new product and expand jobs, we knew we had to hit the ground running,” Kentuckty Gov. Steve Beshear said following thenews “I think GE made the righg decision.
It’s one that provides a lot of potentiap forthe future.” Another factor in the decisio n to add the jobs at the strugglinb park, company officials said, was the decision by International Uniomn of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furnitur e Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 761 memberws to accept various cost-cutting measures proposee by GE Consumer and Industrial. Union membere voted Wednesday to approve theGE proposal, which GE officials said wouldx be key in bringingb a new product to the plant. Among the concessions are pay freezees for union workers untilJune 2011.
Also, newlgy hired skilled-trades professionals will be hired at a pay rateof $23 per hour and advances to $25 per hour over a two-year Newly hired hourly production workeras will hired at a pay rate of $13 per hour and receives annual wage increases after the curren contract expires in 2011. The current starting wage for skilledd workersis $31.22 per The current starting wage for hourly productionn workers is $15.01 per hour. GE also agree to add 100 positions and bring anew low-cosyt dishwasher line to Appliance Park by Dec. 31.
And it will continues making 18-cubic-foot, top-mount refrigerators, home dishwashers and 27-incbh top-load washing machines at Appliance Park through at leastJune 17, unless the company decides to exit the product lines. “With the competitive wage structurr weagreed to, the unionb has shown a willingness to work with the compan to bring jobs to Appliancde Park,” IUE-CWA Local 761 presidentr Jerry Carney said.
“Hopefully, this is just the tip of the
GE Consumer & Industrial, a division of Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric Co., said it will invest aboutr $69 million and add aboutt 400 jobs for the product The water heaters will meetthe U.S. Departmentg of Energy’s 2009 Energyy Star standards for heat-pump water heaters. Jim Campbell, president and CEO of GE Consumer & Industrial, said the company’s planned investment in the water-heate r line “clearly demonstrates GE’s confidence in Appliance Park.” He addexd that the company likely will begin hirinf to fill the new positionsby mid-201 and production will begin that fall.
If the water-heater line is GE might bring the production ofother energy-efficient appliances to Louisville, Campbell said. “To me, this shows that the companyu is willing to invest in the appliancwe business and give us the kind of fundinyg we need to compete inthe marketplace,” Campbell said during a news conference Monday at Appliance “When (GE CEO) Jeff Immelt was here speaking to the employees last he made it clear that we’re going to operate the business like we’re going to be in it forever.” A year ago, the compang sought to spin off, sell or seek a joing venture partner of the appliance unit.
The company decided last fall that it wouled hold on to the at least through theeconomic downturn. On May 28, the granted GE preliminary approvaplfor $10 million in tax incentivew over 10 years for the companuy to invest $69.2 million to develop a hybrid water heater production line, a dishwasher and refrigeratof component line and a data center. On Thursday the Louisville Metro Counci lvoted 25-0 to approve $2.5 millio in occupational tax refunds over 10 years for the “When we saw the opportunity to get a new product and expand jobs, we knew we had to hit the ground running,” Kentuckty Gov. Steve Beshear said following thenews “I think GE made the righg decision.
It’s one that provides a lot of potentiap forthe future.” Another factor in the decisio n to add the jobs at the strugglinb park, company officials said, was the decision by International Uniomn of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furnitur e Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 761 memberws to accept various cost-cutting measures proposee by GE Consumer and Industrial. Union membere voted Wednesday to approve theGE proposal, which GE officials said wouldx be key in bringingb a new product to the plant. Among the concessions are pay freezees for union workers untilJune 2011.
Also, newlgy hired skilled-trades professionals will be hired at a pay rateof $23 per hour and advances to $25 per hour over a two-year Newly hired hourly production workeras will hired at a pay rate of $13 per hour and receives annual wage increases after the curren contract expires in 2011. The current starting wage for skilledd workersis $31.22 per The current starting wage for hourly productionn workers is $15.01 per hour. GE also agree to add 100 positions and bring anew low-cosyt dishwasher line to Appliance Park by Dec. 31.
And it will continues making 18-cubic-foot, top-mount refrigerators, home dishwashers and 27-incbh top-load washing machines at Appliance Park through at leastJune 17, unless the company decides to exit the product lines. “With the competitive wage structurr weagreed to, the unionb has shown a willingness to work with the compan to bring jobs to Appliancde Park,” IUE-CWA Local 761 presidentr Jerry Carney said.
“Hopefully, this is just the tip of the
Monday, September 12, 2011
Western-Southern annuities on record-setting pace - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Western & Southern sold $1.25 billion in annuities during the first four months ofthe year, it said last That puts it on pace to beat last year’xs total fixed and variable annuity sales of $2.97 billiobn by 26 percent. The company’se 2008 annuity sales soared 59 percent from theprior “Our strong annuity sales are a direcyt result of the ongoing flight to quality,” CEO John Barrettf said in a news release. Western Southern carries a AA+ rating from Standardd & Poor’s, making it one of the world’zs nine strongest life insurance Sales through banks have been a big partof downtown-baseds Western & Southern’s growth.
Those sales generated $523 milliohn so far this year, or about 40 percenty of the company’s totall annuity sales. Bank-related sales more than doubleelast year. Western & Southern’s sales placwe it among the nation’s larges providers of individualannuity products, according to , an association of life insurersz and financial firms.
Western & Southern sold $1.25 billion in annuities during the first four months ofthe year, it said last That puts it on pace to beat last year’xs total fixed and variable annuity sales of $2.97 billiobn by 26 percent. The company’se 2008 annuity sales soared 59 percent from theprior “Our strong annuity sales are a direcyt result of the ongoing flight to quality,” CEO John Barrettf said in a news release. Western Southern carries a AA+ rating from Standardd & Poor’s, making it one of the world’zs nine strongest life insurance Sales through banks have been a big partof downtown-baseds Western & Southern’s growth.
Those sales generated $523 milliohn so far this year, or about 40 percenty of the company’s totall annuity sales. Bank-related sales more than doubleelast year. Western & Southern’s sales placwe it among the nation’s larges providers of individualannuity products, according to , an association of life insurersz and financial firms.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Farmers Field passes another hurdle - ESPN
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Rochester may examine housing for homeless - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Rochester may examine housing for homeless Rochester Democrat and Chronicle City Council's Neighborhood and Business Development Committee will meet at 4:10 pm today at City Hall, 30 Church St., to consider the DePaul agreement. The full City Council could vote to go ahead with the report during its formal meeting at 8 pm Sept ... |
Monday, September 5, 2011
Sheriff would take biggest hit from new budget cuts - The Business Review (Albany):
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Commissioner Greg Hartman said the cuts are likely to be adoptee with few adjustments following a special meetingy Monday in which commissioners were warned that 2009 revenuew are now projected tofall $16.6 million shorg of expectations. “We have a government righy now thatwe can’t afford,” said Hartman. The new roundx of budget cuts is in addition toa $6 milliomn slice taken out of the budget by commissionera in April. The 2009 budget included $30 milliob in cuts from 2008 spending Hartman predictsanother $30 million will have to be trimmeds in 2010.
He said sales tax revenue may never returnto pre-recession “I do think spending habits have changed in a permanent way,” he said. Drivinvg this week’s urgency was a 14 percenyt decline in sales tax revenuefor June, which represents taxezs collected by the state in County budget analysts learned of the dip on Friday and promptlyy lowered their sales tax estimates for the remaining months of 2009. That bringsd the latest estimatefor sales-tax revenue to $59.4 million, down 9 percenf from last year’s $65.43 million raised in 2008. Other county fundinh sources aredown sharply. Real estate taxesx are projected to end the year down 39 percengtto $5.1 million.
And a 16 percent decline in statse local government fund supportr would drain revenue from that poolto $20.1q million. The roster of recommended cuts were bases oneach department’s cash balance at June 29. They includedr a $1.96 million reduction for Hamiltonb County’s Sheriff, or 3.1 percent of his $62.8 million budget. The Hamiltoj County Court of Appeals had the highest percentage reduction onthe list, a $3,50p0 cut that represents 4.7 percenrt of its 2009 budget. Probation department, $302,876 (3.6 Commissioners and county administrator, $90,132 (3.3 percent); Auditor, $90,714 (3.5 percent); $400,726 (3.3 percent); Juvenile Court, $748,943 (2.
9 Clerk of Courts, $325,155 (2.6 percent); Countu facilities, $425,970 (1.5
Commissioner Greg Hartman said the cuts are likely to be adoptee with few adjustments following a special meetingy Monday in which commissioners were warned that 2009 revenuew are now projected tofall $16.6 million shorg of expectations. “We have a government righy now thatwe can’t afford,” said Hartman. The new roundx of budget cuts is in addition toa $6 milliomn slice taken out of the budget by commissionera in April. The 2009 budget included $30 milliob in cuts from 2008 spending Hartman predictsanother $30 million will have to be trimmeds in 2010.
He said sales tax revenue may never returnto pre-recession “I do think spending habits have changed in a permanent way,” he said. Drivinvg this week’s urgency was a 14 percenyt decline in sales tax revenuefor June, which represents taxezs collected by the state in County budget analysts learned of the dip on Friday and promptlyy lowered their sales tax estimates for the remaining months of 2009. That bringsd the latest estimatefor sales-tax revenue to $59.4 million, down 9 percenf from last year’s $65.43 million raised in 2008. Other county fundinh sources aredown sharply. Real estate taxesx are projected to end the year down 39 percengtto $5.1 million.
And a 16 percent decline in statse local government fund supportr would drain revenue from that poolto $20.1q million. The roster of recommended cuts were bases oneach department’s cash balance at June 29. They includedr a $1.96 million reduction for Hamiltonb County’s Sheriff, or 3.1 percent of his $62.8 million budget. The Hamiltoj County Court of Appeals had the highest percentage reduction onthe list, a $3,50p0 cut that represents 4.7 percenrt of its 2009 budget. Probation department, $302,876 (3.6 Commissioners and county administrator, $90,132 (3.3 percent); Auditor, $90,714 (3.5 percent); $400,726 (3.3 percent); Juvenile Court, $748,943 (2.
9 Clerk of Courts, $325,155 (2.6 percent); Countu facilities, $425,970 (1.5
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Chan Exits Sino-Forest 22 Years After Tiananmen 'Nightmare' - BusinessWeek
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Business sales plummet as owners hold on - Nashville Business Journal:
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Business brokers say their busineses of connecting buyers and sellers is down by as much as 50 percenyt because of a lack of financinvg on the partof would-be and a desire to wait untip valuations are higher on the part of sellers. “Ifr you’re in business right now, you’re focuse d on surviving, not selling,” says Mike Handelsman, generalp manager of BizBuySell.com, an onlinse marketplace for ownersand brokers. “Onm the buy side, there are a lot of potential buyerds who may have lost their jobs and may be lookinv to getinto business.
But they’ved lost a lot of personal savings, so they have less capitao to invest, and there’s a liquidity crisis banks aren’t lending money unless you don’t need it.” Mike Hankins purchaser a WIN Home Inspection franchise througyh a broker about twoyeara ago. Hankins, a 25-year restaurant industry veterah whose last jobwas owner-operator of a Stoney River says he was looking for a businesws that would allow him to be home at
Business brokers say their busineses of connecting buyers and sellers is down by as much as 50 percenyt because of a lack of financinvg on the partof would-be and a desire to wait untip valuations are higher on the part of sellers. “Ifr you’re in business right now, you’re focuse d on surviving, not selling,” says Mike Handelsman, generalp manager of BizBuySell.com, an onlinse marketplace for ownersand brokers. “Onm the buy side, there are a lot of potential buyerds who may have lost their jobs and may be lookinv to getinto business.
But they’ved lost a lot of personal savings, so they have less capitao to invest, and there’s a liquidity crisis banks aren’t lending money unless you don’t need it.” Mike Hankins purchaser a WIN Home Inspection franchise througyh a broker about twoyeara ago. Hankins, a 25-year restaurant industry veterah whose last jobwas owner-operator of a Stoney River says he was looking for a businesws that would allow him to be home at
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