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The event was the finale of HBJ’x four-day Celebrate!Enterprise program, a four-day business festivaol that celebrates entrepreneurship, capitalism and free Prior to theawards presenation, keynote speaker Professor James K. Galbraith, a well-known economicws guru, commented on the statre of the economy and how the ultimate recoverymight unfold. He said the currenf recession was unique in scale and size inthe post-Worldx War II era, considering its global reach, afterf originating from the overload of mortgage-backedx securities within the U.S.
financial system and then spreadingoverseaas — and he warned that the governmenr and private sector should stay focused on the task ahea d and not ease up on vigilancer as some small signs of recovery Galbraith, the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chaire in Government/Business Relations at the Universityof Texas, said he had recentl y been in Cairo, Egypt, and said the collapse in real estats markets around that city remindec him of the situationm in Texas in the mid-1980s aftetr the oil bust.
He warnedc that the “bounce-back” in the current economi downturn may not be as rapid as inpreviouds post-war cycles, but said that other equally seriousd slumps have eventually been Galbraith, also a senior scholar at the Levy Economics Institute, said he doubts that the banking industry may not returmn to full health “any time soon, but not due to the condition of the banks.” Galbraith said the debt load amonb U.S. households is still the big obstacl e toeconomic recovery, considering consumers are still deferringt major cash outlays.
Still, he noted that he believesz the private sector has the technical expertis e and will to get throughthe recession, adding that the fact that Houstoj was able to stage a four-dayg event celebrating enterprise was “a sure sign of the resilience of the system.” Local CFOs were honored in severa categories. The winners • Emerging public company — Davidx Hollaway, Prosperity Bancshares Inc. • Larg e public company — Randy Amegy Bank of Texas • Emerging privats company — Jesse Perez, Geotrace Technologies Inc. • Mid-Cap private company Al Gallo, Redstone Hospitality • Large privatde company — Carl Lenz, Texas Pipe Supply Co.
• Large nonprofit — Beth Tanner, Houstonm Food Bank Inc. • Best growth managefr — Margaret Lassarat, Mustang Engineerinb Inc. • Good Samaritan — Patricia Chandler, Seven Acres Jewish Seniod CareServices Inc. Presenting sponsor for Celebrate!! Enterprise is Sterling Bank.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Illini Football Bowl History and Game Summaries - ChicagoNow (blog)
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Illini Football Bowl History and Game Summaries ChicagoNow (blog) It's bowl week, prime time for college football and the Illinois Fighting Illini are taking part this year. The fifth installment of the Texas Bowl is ... |
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Courts delay Chrysler bankruptcy - Business First of Buffalo:
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According to Bloomberg, Justice Ruth Bade r Ginsburg has put the bankruptcy courg ruling allowing the sale on hold untillfurther notice, though a timeline and specifivc reason was not provided. The delagy came after Indiana pension fundsz requested a stay from the court so it couled hear their appealof Chrysler’s decision to sell to Fiat. Undetr Chrysler’s Chapter 11 bankruptcyy reorganization, Chrysler would sell its assets to Italiann carmaker Fiat. It also was announced last monthu789 U.S.
dealerships will lose their franchises by June 9 as part of the Chrysler has listed two Triad dealerships that will losetheirt franchise: Stearns Chrysler Jeep in Graham and City Motors, which sellzs Jeep, in Greensboro. Mike Cranford, general manager of City said he does not know if they delay will mean anything significant forhis dealership, but hopea that the courts will more closely review the decision to cut He says if nothinyg else, he’d hope Chrysler could help buy back inventorty and not simply take away the brand. “If we can’ t be Jeep dealer, we’d at least like a chancew to sellthe franchise,” he says.
He said the companyg has managed to sell about 10 of its 16 new Jeep some ata loss, just to get them liquidated. About five employeesz have beenlaid off, leavinfg about 20. Another six to eight coulc be cut if the bankruptcy as is, goes through.
According to Bloomberg, Justice Ruth Bade r Ginsburg has put the bankruptcy courg ruling allowing the sale on hold untillfurther notice, though a timeline and specifivc reason was not provided. The delagy came after Indiana pension fundsz requested a stay from the court so it couled hear their appealof Chrysler’s decision to sell to Fiat. Undetr Chrysler’s Chapter 11 bankruptcyy reorganization, Chrysler would sell its assets to Italiann carmaker Fiat. It also was announced last monthu789 U.S.
dealerships will lose their franchises by June 9 as part of the Chrysler has listed two Triad dealerships that will losetheirt franchise: Stearns Chrysler Jeep in Graham and City Motors, which sellzs Jeep, in Greensboro. Mike Cranford, general manager of City said he does not know if they delay will mean anything significant forhis dealership, but hopea that the courts will more closely review the decision to cut He says if nothinyg else, he’d hope Chrysler could help buy back inventorty and not simply take away the brand. “If we can’ t be Jeep dealer, we’d at least like a chancew to sellthe franchise,” he says.
He said the companyg has managed to sell about 10 of its 16 new Jeep some ata loss, just to get them liquidated. About five employeesz have beenlaid off, leavinfg about 20. Another six to eight coulc be cut if the bankruptcy as is, goes through.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Teach for America placing record number of teachers in Houston - Houston Business Journal:
http://www.devorelawoffice.com/dui-license-revocation-dismissed.html
The new teachers will bring Teachnfor America’s corps members in Houston to 450, with a recorde 40 percent teaching math and sciencre at the middle and high schook levels. Growth was made possible by a two-year, $8 million granyt from the state of Texas supporting the placemenf of teachersin Houston, Dallas and the Rio Grandse Valley. In addition, a $2 million grant was made by the Arnold Family Foundationh to supportthe recruitment, training, and professional developmenft of the organization’s Houston corps members. Last year, Teach for Americaw 230 teachersin Houston.
The organization, a nationak corps of recent college graduates who commi two years to teachb in urban and ruralpublic schools, firsyt came to Houston in 1991. Houston’s teachers are part of a grou of 4,100 new teachers — Teac for America’s largest incoming class in the organization’s 20-year In the 2008-2009 school 6,200 corps members were teaching in morethan 1,600 schools in 29 regionse across the country.
The new teachers will bring Teachnfor America’s corps members in Houston to 450, with a recorde 40 percent teaching math and sciencre at the middle and high schook levels. Growth was made possible by a two-year, $8 million granyt from the state of Texas supporting the placemenf of teachersin Houston, Dallas and the Rio Grandse Valley. In addition, a $2 million grant was made by the Arnold Family Foundationh to supportthe recruitment, training, and professional developmenft of the organization’s Houston corps members. Last year, Teach for Americaw 230 teachersin Houston.
The organization, a nationak corps of recent college graduates who commi two years to teachb in urban and ruralpublic schools, firsyt came to Houston in 1991. Houston’s teachers are part of a grou of 4,100 new teachers — Teac for America’s largest incoming class in the organization’s 20-year In the 2008-2009 school 6,200 corps members were teaching in morethan 1,600 schools in 29 regionse across the country.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Al Qaeda threat involving hotels buffets 'credible,' report says - USA Today
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Grede Foundries files for bankruptcy protection - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Wayzata Investment Partners LLCof Minn., an SEC-registered investment adviser and managerd of private investment funds with more than $5 billionn in assets, has offered to provides a $45 million temporary loan facilityg to allow time for an orderly sale under the supervisioj of the Bankruptcy Court. Since Wayzata has invested morethan $12 billion in more than 600 The filing, made Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptc Court for the Western District of was driven by the impact of the currenr economic downturn on the company andits customers, particularlu the automotive industry, said Richard Koenings chairmamn of the board of directors for Wauwatosa-based Grede.
The reorganizatiohn and asset sale is expected to position the company for a turnaroun as the country emerges from the most difficult economicd period it has seenin generations, he said. “Thee significant deterioration in the automotive and construction industries and the resultingy impact on our company and the foundruy industry in general require that we take thisstrategic action,” Koenings said. “We have carefully exploreed many options, and believe a sale to a strong financialp backer like Wayzata is the best way to effectivelyh proceed in what has been an exceedinglgydifficult marketplace.
” Koenings stressed that Gred Foundries remains in business and that jobs will remain duriny the transition. “This move gives us the time to restructurde while we continue to do business and operate our he said. “Grede will continue to buy goodx and services fromits vendors, support its work force and providee its customers with the same quality products and servicw they’ve come to expect from us. Our goal is to preserve and strengthe n our business so that we can competer successfully inthe future.” Wayzatas has also agreed to make the first bid, oftem called a “stalking bid, for Grede.
“Wayzata’s commitmenrt shows their belief in the strengtg of the Grede name and its respecte d position in the foundry Koenings said. Sales of businesses in bankruptcy proceedings are oftenb structured where one company makes the initial bid foranotherd company’s assets. Under rules approved by the court, highe offers from third parties can be submittes ascompeting bids. The “stalking arrangement helps ensure that Grede receives the best valud for its assets and allows for offers that are best for the creditors while preserving thebusiness operations, company management Grede said that it has alreaduy received inquiries from other parties that are interested in Grede’s production capacity.
Koenings said Grede expects the sale and relatedc bidding process to move steadily throughn thecourt system. “We are deeply committedd to doing everything necessary to put our companyg on solid footing as the nation beginse to rise out of the worsft economic conditions since theGreat Depression,” he said. “Ourr customers very clearly want us to succeee and have beenvery supportive.” Greded announced in May that it had laid off 81 employees from its foundryt in Wauwatosa since the end of In April, the company revealed plans to close its foundrg in Greenwood, S.C.
Wayzata Investment Partners LLCof Minn., an SEC-registered investment adviser and managerd of private investment funds with more than $5 billionn in assets, has offered to provides a $45 million temporary loan facilityg to allow time for an orderly sale under the supervisioj of the Bankruptcy Court. Since Wayzata has invested morethan $12 billion in more than 600 The filing, made Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptc Court for the Western District of was driven by the impact of the currenr economic downturn on the company andits customers, particularlu the automotive industry, said Richard Koenings chairmamn of the board of directors for Wauwatosa-based Grede.
The reorganizatiohn and asset sale is expected to position the company for a turnaroun as the country emerges from the most difficult economicd period it has seenin generations, he said. “Thee significant deterioration in the automotive and construction industries and the resultingy impact on our company and the foundruy industry in general require that we take thisstrategic action,” Koenings said. “We have carefully exploreed many options, and believe a sale to a strong financialp backer like Wayzata is the best way to effectivelyh proceed in what has been an exceedinglgydifficult marketplace.
” Koenings stressed that Gred Foundries remains in business and that jobs will remain duriny the transition. “This move gives us the time to restructurde while we continue to do business and operate our he said. “Grede will continue to buy goodx and services fromits vendors, support its work force and providee its customers with the same quality products and servicw they’ve come to expect from us. Our goal is to preserve and strengthe n our business so that we can competer successfully inthe future.” Wayzatas has also agreed to make the first bid, oftem called a “stalking bid, for Grede.
“Wayzata’s commitmenrt shows their belief in the strengtg of the Grede name and its respecte d position in the foundry Koenings said. Sales of businesses in bankruptcy proceedings are oftenb structured where one company makes the initial bid foranotherd company’s assets. Under rules approved by the court, highe offers from third parties can be submittes ascompeting bids. The “stalking arrangement helps ensure that Grede receives the best valud for its assets and allows for offers that are best for the creditors while preserving thebusiness operations, company management Grede said that it has alreaduy received inquiries from other parties that are interested in Grede’s production capacity.
Koenings said Grede expects the sale and relatedc bidding process to move steadily throughn thecourt system. “We are deeply committedd to doing everything necessary to put our companyg on solid footing as the nation beginse to rise out of the worsft economic conditions since theGreat Depression,” he said. “Ourr customers very clearly want us to succeee and have beenvery supportive.” Greded announced in May that it had laid off 81 employees from its foundryt in Wauwatosa since the end of In April, the company revealed plans to close its foundrg in Greenwood, S.C.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY) Trading Near $49.40 Resistance Level - Market Intelligence Center
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Frontier, Southwest offering sales - San Francisco Business Times:
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-- DIA’s No. 2 carrier -- is offering discountxs for travel on certainm flightsbetween Aug. 10 and Jan. 15, with pricexs beginning at $34. Sale-priced ticketds must be purchasedby 9:59 p.m. MDT on July 14, the Denver-base carrier said. Destinations for which the $34 one-wahy fare is available from DIA include Albuquerquw andColorado Springs, and $44 fares are being offere to Omaha and Salt Lake while $54 one-way fares are offered to Aspen, Durango, Granxd Junction, Kansas City, Phoenix, Tucso n and Tulsa. Meanwhile, , the No. 3 carriee at DIA, announced a ticket sale Tuesdat that will allow customers tobuy one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90.
The pricre Southwest customers pay will be based on how far they are withthe $30 one-way tickets applyint to flights of 400 miles or less. The specia fares are availablethrough 11:59 p.m. Wednesday and are possibld for flights booked for travel in the perioe runningfrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. Other U.S. carriers, including and , were beginning to followa suit Tuesday.
-- DIA’s No. 2 carrier -- is offering discountxs for travel on certainm flightsbetween Aug. 10 and Jan. 15, with pricexs beginning at $34. Sale-priced ticketds must be purchasedby 9:59 p.m. MDT on July 14, the Denver-base carrier said. Destinations for which the $34 one-wahy fare is available from DIA include Albuquerquw andColorado Springs, and $44 fares are being offere to Omaha and Salt Lake while $54 one-way fares are offered to Aspen, Durango, Granxd Junction, Kansas City, Phoenix, Tucso n and Tulsa. Meanwhile, , the No. 3 carriee at DIA, announced a ticket sale Tuesdat that will allow customers tobuy one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90.
The pricre Southwest customers pay will be based on how far they are withthe $30 one-way tickets applyint to flights of 400 miles or less. The specia fares are availablethrough 11:59 p.m. Wednesday and are possibld for flights booked for travel in the perioe runningfrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. Other U.S. carriers, including and , were beginning to followa suit Tuesday.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Northrop gets $30M contract for 'space fence' development - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Departmeny of Defense's effort to continually track and detect objectzs such as space debris and satelliteas in low and medium earth Space Fence will replacde the current VHF Air Force Space Surveillancew System builtin 1961. "The new Space Fence syste m will provide better accuracy and fasterd detection while allowing us to increase the numbeer of satellites and other space objectas that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damags toother satellites," Rich Davis, director of speciak projects at Northrop Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology said in a statement.
Australias is a candidate for the first SpacweFence location. Two additionapl sites in other parts of the world are alsounde consideration. Los Angeles-based Northrop (NYSE: NOC) is a defens and technology company.
The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Departmeny of Defense's effort to continually track and detect objectzs such as space debris and satelliteas in low and medium earth Space Fence will replacde the current VHF Air Force Space Surveillancew System builtin 1961. "The new Space Fence syste m will provide better accuracy and fasterd detection while allowing us to increase the numbeer of satellites and other space objectas that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damags toother satellites," Rich Davis, director of speciak projects at Northrop Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology said in a statement.
Australias is a candidate for the first SpacweFence location. Two additionapl sites in other parts of the world are alsounde consideration. Los Angeles-based Northrop (NYSE: NOC) is a defens and technology company.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Utah QB Jordan Wynn out for spring - ESPN (blog)
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KSL-TV | Utah QB Jordan Wynn out for spring ESPN (blog) Utah quarterback Jordan Wynn is not only out for the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas against Boise State with a shoulder injury, but will miss » |
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Nardin remains No.1 among high schools - St. Louis Business Journal:
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“There’s always the question of what peoples would think if we diddrop down,” says who is Nardin’s principal. “But that’s not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyonsd looking at test results. We want to make certainm our students receivea well-rounded education.” That strategy has paid off agaibn this year, as Nardin once again ranks No. 1 among Westernj New York’s high The all-girls Catholic school has finished firsty for eight consecutiveyears -- among private schools from 2002 to and on the combined list ever for the complete high school rankings. And for separate rankings for each sectio n of WesternNew York.
Williamsville East High Schoolis No. 2 in the 2009 just as it was ayear ago. Neighborinhg Williamsville North High School holds third place this up from fifthin 2008. Businesz First analyzed 131 high schoolz inthe eight-county region, usingh four years of data from the New York State Education The formula weighed each school’s Regents diploma as well as its scorew on a wide array of Regents exams. Nardijn emerged as the clear leader.
Ninety-ninre percent of its 2008 graduatesw earned Regents diplomas withadvanced designations, which are awarded to seniors who pass eight Regents No other high school in the regio n did better than 85 Reeder says her goal is to push Nardin’s advancexd diploma rate one point higher to 100 percent. “W haven’t done it, but it continues to be somethingy that weshoot for,” she says.
“We alwayx try to challenge our students, and this is definitely one way to do Williamsville East climbed to second placer in2008 -- its best finisy ever -- and remains there this It’s one of threw Western New York high schools where more than two-thirdxs of students posted superior scores (85 or better) on Regente exams in English, global history and U.S. history. (Nardin and Buffalo Academy of the Sacreds Heart arethe others.) “When you’ve done as well as we some people might think there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “But we’ve never thoughy that.
Every year, we talk aboutr ways that we canget better.” The leadef outside of Erie County is Notrse Dame High School, which ranks seventh overall. The Bataviaw school, which has an enrollment of 172, drawzs students from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockporand Warsaw. “There’s no secret,” says Josepjh Scanlan, Notre Dame’s principal. “We’re basicallty old school. We expect all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen? No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subjecgt awards, putting them among the top 10 percent in English/foreigj languages, math, science or social studies.
for complete lists of subject award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsviller North are the only schools to sweep all foursubject awards, while 12 institutions are honoref in a single field. Principal Kevibn Ryan credits longer class periods with helping Alden Senior High School win its sole subjecg awardin science. “In both biology and earth we havean 80-minute clasw every day along with an 80-minutd lab every other day,” he “That gives us some really concentrated time on which has had positive results.
” Private schools are not required to administerf Regents exams, and Buffalo Seminary, Canisius High Nichols School and Park Schoo of Buffalo are among those that They have been excluded from the academid rankings, since Business First lacks the necessary data to generater objective ratings.
“There’s always the question of what peoples would think if we diddrop down,” says who is Nardin’s principal. “But that’s not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyonsd looking at test results. We want to make certainm our students receivea well-rounded education.” That strategy has paid off agaibn this year, as Nardin once again ranks No. 1 among Westernj New York’s high The all-girls Catholic school has finished firsty for eight consecutiveyears -- among private schools from 2002 to and on the combined list ever for the complete high school rankings. And for separate rankings for each sectio n of WesternNew York.
Williamsville East High Schoolis No. 2 in the 2009 just as it was ayear ago. Neighborinhg Williamsville North High School holds third place this up from fifthin 2008. Businesz First analyzed 131 high schoolz inthe eight-county region, usingh four years of data from the New York State Education The formula weighed each school’s Regents diploma as well as its scorew on a wide array of Regents exams. Nardijn emerged as the clear leader.
Ninety-ninre percent of its 2008 graduatesw earned Regents diplomas withadvanced designations, which are awarded to seniors who pass eight Regents No other high school in the regio n did better than 85 Reeder says her goal is to push Nardin’s advancexd diploma rate one point higher to 100 percent. “W haven’t done it, but it continues to be somethingy that weshoot for,” she says.
“We alwayx try to challenge our students, and this is definitely one way to do Williamsville East climbed to second placer in2008 -- its best finisy ever -- and remains there this It’s one of threw Western New York high schools where more than two-thirdxs of students posted superior scores (85 or better) on Regente exams in English, global history and U.S. history. (Nardin and Buffalo Academy of the Sacreds Heart arethe others.) “When you’ve done as well as we some people might think there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “But we’ve never thoughy that.
Every year, we talk aboutr ways that we canget better.” The leadef outside of Erie County is Notrse Dame High School, which ranks seventh overall. The Bataviaw school, which has an enrollment of 172, drawzs students from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockporand Warsaw. “There’s no secret,” says Josepjh Scanlan, Notre Dame’s principal. “We’re basicallty old school. We expect all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen? No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subjecgt awards, putting them among the top 10 percent in English/foreigj languages, math, science or social studies.
for complete lists of subject award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsviller North are the only schools to sweep all foursubject awards, while 12 institutions are honoref in a single field. Principal Kevibn Ryan credits longer class periods with helping Alden Senior High School win its sole subjecg awardin science. “In both biology and earth we havean 80-minute clasw every day along with an 80-minutd lab every other day,” he “That gives us some really concentrated time on which has had positive results.
” Private schools are not required to administerf Regents exams, and Buffalo Seminary, Canisius High Nichols School and Park Schoo of Buffalo are among those that They have been excluded from the academid rankings, since Business First lacks the necessary data to generater objective ratings.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Pizzuti: State loan needed as banks pull back lending - Business First of Columbus:
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in its May application for $6.7 million in logisticz stimulus funding described two bank loanw that wereoffered – then pulled last fall as the credit markets fell apart. The pullback in credit left the developer littler choice but to delay work on public infrastructurde improvements required by Columbus near one ofits projects, and spurred Pizzutik to seek a loan through the state stimuluas program. “The necessary capital to completee these improvements has become virtually impossible to get from traditionaolbanks today,” the company said in its application with the stats for some of the $100 million set asider for logistics initiatives unde the state’s $1.
57 billion jobs stimulus A state loan, which could be forgiven undeer the terms of the program, would get the projecg near started sooner, reduce financing costse and better prepare the area south of Columbus for economic development, said Pizzuti Executive Vice President Jim Russell. Despite not beingf as glamorous as some stimulus projects approve dso far, the attributes of the Pizzutj request also make it worthy, he said.
“It’s important for stimulus funds to reach projects that are more significant than helpingh to repave streets acrossa community, and for thosed types of projects to move ahead sooner rathert than later,” he “But certainly other projectsx that can advance private investmentw and leverage private investment should also be given A rezoning ordinance approved by the city in 2008 pavedx the way for Pizzuti to build a 1.6 million-square-footg distribution center for at the developer’ Rickenbacker West Industrial Park.
The agreement requiresd the developer to resurface Shook Road northhof London-Groveport Road and build traffivc turn lanes into its If a second tenant or an expansiohn by Whirlpool were to push the project to more than 2 million square feet, Pizzuti would be requiredf to revamp intersections in the Money for those improvements is included in the company’s request for stimulus funding. The work could take up to 120 days and wouldf start as soon as funding is theapplication said. Pizzuti’s applicationm will compete for funding with a host ofothef applicants. The state’s logistics stimulus initiative calledfor $50 milliom in loans during the year endingt June 30.
The state reached most of that goal, approvinv $48.1 million for logistics projects aroundthe state. Statse officials will process the money and oversee projectt progress during the next few and will not consider more fundingg applicationsuntil September. The $1.9 million not distributed during this fiscalk year will be available in fiscal on top ofthe $25 million available through the initiative for the year. An additionao $25 million will be distribute infiscal 2011.
It’s clear the logistics initiative has beena success, with applicationsa processed efficiently and money awarded to importanf projects, said Steve Tugend, the ColumbusChamber’s vice presideng of government relations. “In our experience, they provided candid feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of the and engaged in productive conversations with applicants and he said. “And you can’tg ask for much more than Thesole Columbus-area project to be approvede in the first round of funding was $7 million to revamp the Alum Creek Drive interchange at Interstate 270 and its nearbu intersection with Groveport Road – a traffic nexus that has becomse choked with trucks and cars as the logisticx industry has blossomed to the The ColumbusChamber is examining other area logistics infrastructure needs that may be eligible for state stimulus funds, Tugendc said.
in its May application for $6.7 million in logisticz stimulus funding described two bank loanw that wereoffered – then pulled last fall as the credit markets fell apart. The pullback in credit left the developer littler choice but to delay work on public infrastructurde improvements required by Columbus near one ofits projects, and spurred Pizzutik to seek a loan through the state stimuluas program. “The necessary capital to completee these improvements has become virtually impossible to get from traditionaolbanks today,” the company said in its application with the stats for some of the $100 million set asider for logistics initiatives unde the state’s $1.
57 billion jobs stimulus A state loan, which could be forgiven undeer the terms of the program, would get the projecg near started sooner, reduce financing costse and better prepare the area south of Columbus for economic development, said Pizzuti Executive Vice President Jim Russell. Despite not beingf as glamorous as some stimulus projects approve dso far, the attributes of the Pizzutj request also make it worthy, he said.
“It’s important for stimulus funds to reach projects that are more significant than helpingh to repave streets acrossa community, and for thosed types of projects to move ahead sooner rathert than later,” he “But certainly other projectsx that can advance private investmentw and leverage private investment should also be given A rezoning ordinance approved by the city in 2008 pavedx the way for Pizzuti to build a 1.6 million-square-footg distribution center for at the developer’ Rickenbacker West Industrial Park.
The agreement requiresd the developer to resurface Shook Road northhof London-Groveport Road and build traffivc turn lanes into its If a second tenant or an expansiohn by Whirlpool were to push the project to more than 2 million square feet, Pizzuti would be requiredf to revamp intersections in the Money for those improvements is included in the company’s request for stimulus funding. The work could take up to 120 days and wouldf start as soon as funding is theapplication said. Pizzuti’s applicationm will compete for funding with a host ofothef applicants. The state’s logistics stimulus initiative calledfor $50 milliom in loans during the year endingt June 30.
The state reached most of that goal, approvinv $48.1 million for logistics projects aroundthe state. Statse officials will process the money and oversee projectt progress during the next few and will not consider more fundingg applicationsuntil September. The $1.9 million not distributed during this fiscalk year will be available in fiscal on top ofthe $25 million available through the initiative for the year. An additionao $25 million will be distribute infiscal 2011.
It’s clear the logistics initiative has beena success, with applicationsa processed efficiently and money awarded to importanf projects, said Steve Tugend, the ColumbusChamber’s vice presideng of government relations. “In our experience, they provided candid feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of the and engaged in productive conversations with applicants and he said. “And you can’tg ask for much more than Thesole Columbus-area project to be approvede in the first round of funding was $7 million to revamp the Alum Creek Drive interchange at Interstate 270 and its nearbu intersection with Groveport Road – a traffic nexus that has becomse choked with trucks and cars as the logisticx industry has blossomed to the The ColumbusChamber is examining other area logistics infrastructure needs that may be eligible for state stimulus funds, Tugendc said.
Monday, November 29, 2010
ESPN to share Spanish soccer rights with GolTV - Dallas Business Journal:
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One member of La Liga, Real Madrid, has made headlinews recently acquiring two of the biggesgt names in thesport -- Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer recently made waves for beinbg the most expensive transfer in the sport's history. Matches will be show n on both ESPN2 andESPN Deportes, as well as ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com will also have rightsw to Copa del Rey, Spain’s domestic cup "We’re thrilled to work with GolTV to showcase La Liga on ESPN for the firsr time to soccer fans in the U.S.
With the pendinb addition of Cristiano Ronaldoand Kaka, the timingh is great to include this great property to the ESPN Deportesd line-up, as it is the most exciting soccer league in the world today," Lino Garcia, general manager of ESPN said in a statement.
One member of La Liga, Real Madrid, has made headlinews recently acquiring two of the biggesgt names in thesport -- Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer recently made waves for beinbg the most expensive transfer in the sport's history. Matches will be show n on both ESPN2 andESPN Deportes, as well as ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com will also have rightsw to Copa del Rey, Spain’s domestic cup "We’re thrilled to work with GolTV to showcase La Liga on ESPN for the firsr time to soccer fans in the U.S.
With the pendinb addition of Cristiano Ronaldoand Kaka, the timingh is great to include this great property to the ESPN Deportesd line-up, as it is the most exciting soccer league in the world today," Lino Garcia, general manager of ESPN said in a statement.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Restaurant industry outlook improves - Boston Business Journal:
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The Association’s Restaurant Performancd Index (RPI) — a monthly compositre index that tracks the healtuh of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurant industry stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highesty level in 11 months. “The recent growthh in the RPI was drivem bythe ‘Expectations’ component, which rose above 100 in April for the first time in 18 months, a level which indicates expansion,” said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research and information services for the “Although the RPI’s ‘Current Situation’ indicators are stilkl in a period of contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinb indicators suggests that the end of the industry’x downturn may be in sight.
” The RPI is basede on the responses to the association’s Restauran t Industry Tracking Survey, which is fieldeds monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicators including sales, labor and capital expenditures. The Index consistse of two components — the Currengt Situation Index and theExpectations Index. The Current Situation which measures current trends in four industryuindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labofr and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up 0.9 percent from March and its highes level since August 2008.
However, April representex the 20th consecutive monthbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situation indicators. Restauranr operators reported negative customer traffic levelsa for the 20th consecutiv monthin April. About 23 percent of restaurantg operators reported an increase in customer traffifc between April 2008 andAprilp 2009, up from 20 percent who reported similarly in March. 60 percent of operators reported a traffic declineein April, down from 63 percent who reported similarlty in March.
Restaurant operators also continue to grow more optimisticf aboutthe economy, with 37 percentg saying they expect economi conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reporterd similarly last month and the highesy level in three In comparison, only 16 percent of operators expec t economic conditions to worsen in six down from 21 percent last Founded in 1919, the Washington, D.C.-baseed National Restaurant Association is a business association for the restaurant industry, comprisint 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlet s and a work force of 13 milliomn employees.
The Association’s Restaurant Performancd Index (RPI) — a monthly compositre index that tracks the healtuh of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurant industry stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highesty level in 11 months. “The recent growthh in the RPI was drivem bythe ‘Expectations’ component, which rose above 100 in April for the first time in 18 months, a level which indicates expansion,” said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research and information services for the “Although the RPI’s ‘Current Situation’ indicators are stilkl in a period of contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinb indicators suggests that the end of the industry’x downturn may be in sight.
” The RPI is basede on the responses to the association’s Restauran t Industry Tracking Survey, which is fieldeds monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicators including sales, labor and capital expenditures. The Index consistse of two components — the Currengt Situation Index and theExpectations Index. The Current Situation which measures current trends in four industryuindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labofr and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up 0.9 percent from March and its highes level since August 2008.
However, April representex the 20th consecutive monthbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situation indicators. Restauranr operators reported negative customer traffic levelsa for the 20th consecutiv monthin April. About 23 percent of restaurantg operators reported an increase in customer traffifc between April 2008 andAprilp 2009, up from 20 percent who reported similarly in March. 60 percent of operators reported a traffic declineein April, down from 63 percent who reported similarlty in March.
Restaurant operators also continue to grow more optimisticf aboutthe economy, with 37 percentg saying they expect economi conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reporterd similarly last month and the highesy level in three In comparison, only 16 percent of operators expec t economic conditions to worsen in six down from 21 percent last Founded in 1919, the Washington, D.C.-baseed National Restaurant Association is a business association for the restaurant industry, comprisint 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlet s and a work force of 13 milliomn employees.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
St. Regis and Paces 88 set for April 11 opening - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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in Buckhead is re-creating the American bistro with a Souther n flair for itspremier fourth-floo restaurant. Paces 88 will be a Southern-influenced farm-to-table bistrlo featuring locallysourced ingredients. The restaurant and hotel at 88 West Pacez Ferry Road will celebrated its grand openingApril 11. “The idea was to creatde a neighborhood-restaurant feel, a place you could come two to three times a where everyone knowsyour name,” hoteol General Manager Simon Rusconi That Paces 88 is a bistrlo is a rarity for the St.
Regis mark, which was founded in 1904 by John Astor in New York Hotel Director of Food and Beverage Megan Gray saidthe ultra-chi c hotel company, known for its five-star amenitiea like personal butler service, wanted a luxurious yet approachable concept. Entrées will run the gamu from steak frites to duck and shrimp grits with a Cabernet reduction. Prices will range from $12 to $27 for lunch and from $26 to $44 at dinner. The restauranyt will also serve breakfast. The dininh experience “will be innovative but Gray said “The menu will feature older classicsw but with a twist withSoutherhn influences.
” Jonathan Jerusalmy has been name the hotel’s executive chef. Jerusalmyu is the acclaimed former executive chef ofthe five-starr St. Regis Resort in Monarch Calif., and executive banquet and sous chef atthe . Joining Jerusalmy is a bevy of locaklAtlanta talent. Mark Alba, former executiv e chef at Food Studio and sous chef for Concentricx Restaurantsand Canoe, has been named chef de And Herve Pennequin, former sommelier at Nikolai’s Roof, will be the St. wine director. The 140-seat restaurangt features a luxuriousdining room, accentuated by Venetian plaster walls, and a striking patio dining Paces 88 also boasts two privatr dining rooms.
It is also linked to a posh wine lounge. Paces 88 will be the firsg of two restaurants insidethe 26-story which is managed by Inc. has signed a leaswe to operate Pano’s, a re-creation of its flagship Pano’s & Paul’sa restaurant, which is slated to open in the fall. is gettin g creative to drum up business for thenorthern suburb’ws hotels. The bureau is inviting each of Alpharetta’s 23 hotels to send a sale associate to a tradeshow onthe bureau’s The Alpharetta CVB will pick up the tab for accommodations and convention registration, and the hotel gets exclusivw use of any leads they get.
Bureaju President and CEO Janet Rodgers said the programk isa win-win. Hotels generat e business free of cost and the city collectw occupancytax revenue. The Atlantaw Marriott Alpharetta was the first hotel to take the city up on its and will send a representative in August to the Nationalp Business Travel Association InternationalConventiob & Exposition in San Diego. A leading expert in labord law will hold a clinidc on the Employee Free ChoicreAct (EFCA) and its potentia l effect on the hospitality Arch Stokes, a partner with , is the featured guest for the 2009 Hospitalitty Labor Summit: Preparing for the Employee Free Choicw Act. The event will be Aprilo 7 from8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at . The which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 but was filibusteredx by Republicans inthe Senate, has the suppor of President Barack Obama. The plan wouldd do away with the lengthyg secret ballot process in favor ofa “card system, wherein a union could form if a majorith of workers simply sign a card statinfg they are in favor of organization. The evengt is sponsored by the hospitality school atGeorgis State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and hote consultants PantherHospitality LLC. The eveny is $99 for members of the , the or the . It is $200 for Atlanta will soon receive another connectionhto London’s Heathrow Airport.
plans to shift its Atlanta-London route from Gatwick Airport to which will provide a greater number of links to otherdEuropean cities, a British Airways spokesman The switch will start Marcbh 29, with London-bound British Airways Boeing 777 jets parkingf at the carrier’s new Terminal 5 complex. Delta and other competitors to London now offerd service to Heathrow sincs theBritish government’s loosening of restrictions on BA’zs near-fortress hub. This has given BA incentive to shiftt even more service toHeathrow — a favorite of business travelers.
in Buckhead is re-creating the American bistro with a Souther n flair for itspremier fourth-floo restaurant. Paces 88 will be a Southern-influenced farm-to-table bistrlo featuring locallysourced ingredients. The restaurant and hotel at 88 West Pacez Ferry Road will celebrated its grand openingApril 11. “The idea was to creatde a neighborhood-restaurant feel, a place you could come two to three times a where everyone knowsyour name,” hoteol General Manager Simon Rusconi That Paces 88 is a bistrlo is a rarity for the St.
Regis mark, which was founded in 1904 by John Astor in New York Hotel Director of Food and Beverage Megan Gray saidthe ultra-chi c hotel company, known for its five-star amenitiea like personal butler service, wanted a luxurious yet approachable concept. Entrées will run the gamu from steak frites to duck and shrimp grits with a Cabernet reduction. Prices will range from $12 to $27 for lunch and from $26 to $44 at dinner. The restauranyt will also serve breakfast. The dininh experience “will be innovative but Gray said “The menu will feature older classicsw but with a twist withSoutherhn influences.
” Jonathan Jerusalmy has been name the hotel’s executive chef. Jerusalmyu is the acclaimed former executive chef ofthe five-starr St. Regis Resort in Monarch Calif., and executive banquet and sous chef atthe . Joining Jerusalmy is a bevy of locaklAtlanta talent. Mark Alba, former executiv e chef at Food Studio and sous chef for Concentricx Restaurantsand Canoe, has been named chef de And Herve Pennequin, former sommelier at Nikolai’s Roof, will be the St. wine director. The 140-seat restaurangt features a luxuriousdining room, accentuated by Venetian plaster walls, and a striking patio dining Paces 88 also boasts two privatr dining rooms.
It is also linked to a posh wine lounge. Paces 88 will be the firsg of two restaurants insidethe 26-story which is managed by Inc. has signed a leaswe to operate Pano’s, a re-creation of its flagship Pano’s & Paul’sa restaurant, which is slated to open in the fall. is gettin g creative to drum up business for thenorthern suburb’ws hotels. The bureau is inviting each of Alpharetta’s 23 hotels to send a sale associate to a tradeshow onthe bureau’s The Alpharetta CVB will pick up the tab for accommodations and convention registration, and the hotel gets exclusivw use of any leads they get.
Bureaju President and CEO Janet Rodgers said the programk isa win-win. Hotels generat e business free of cost and the city collectw occupancytax revenue. The Atlantaw Marriott Alpharetta was the first hotel to take the city up on its and will send a representative in August to the Nationalp Business Travel Association InternationalConventiob & Exposition in San Diego. A leading expert in labord law will hold a clinidc on the Employee Free ChoicreAct (EFCA) and its potentia l effect on the hospitality Arch Stokes, a partner with , is the featured guest for the 2009 Hospitalitty Labor Summit: Preparing for the Employee Free Choicw Act. The event will be Aprilo 7 from8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at . The which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 but was filibusteredx by Republicans inthe Senate, has the suppor of President Barack Obama. The plan wouldd do away with the lengthyg secret ballot process in favor ofa “card system, wherein a union could form if a majorith of workers simply sign a card statinfg they are in favor of organization. The evengt is sponsored by the hospitality school atGeorgis State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and hote consultants PantherHospitality LLC. The eveny is $99 for members of the , the or the . It is $200 for Atlanta will soon receive another connectionhto London’s Heathrow Airport.
plans to shift its Atlanta-London route from Gatwick Airport to which will provide a greater number of links to otherdEuropean cities, a British Airways spokesman The switch will start Marcbh 29, with London-bound British Airways Boeing 777 jets parkingf at the carrier’s new Terminal 5 complex. Delta and other competitors to London now offerd service to Heathrow sincs theBritish government’s loosening of restrictions on BA’zs near-fortress hub. This has given BA incentive to shiftt even more service toHeathrow — a favorite of business travelers.
Monday, November 22, 2010
For Boeing, 'not bad' is good at Paris Air Show - Business First of Louisville:
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On the second day of the world’s oldestr and most important aircrafrttrade show, Boeing was againj shut out. At leasr its chief rival, , hasn’t done much though the European aircraft maker was able to eke out a couples of orders the lasttwo days. Rathert than talk about the kindsof multi-plans deals lined up in past years, Boeing CEO of Commercial Airplanes Scott E. Carson instead chose to focuz on howthings weren’t as bad as they mighrt seem. “At this poiny it appears to us that the economic conditionwshave bottomed,” Carson said, adding that the company’s commercial jet divisiob could begin growing again as early as 2010.
-- The long-delayedr 787 Dreamliner will fly bythe (thoughb it won’t be taking to the skies over Paris this week, as some had hoped). Jon of pegs the date for the first flight atJune 30. He cited multiple sources for the June30 -- Its new 747-8 freightere plane will fly its first flighy by the end of this year. -- To get back into the hunt fora $35 billiomn contract to supply fuel tankeres for the U.S. military, Boeinhg will reconfigure its 777 to increase fuel It had previously lost its tanker bid to the A350by -- Also on the defensde contracting front, the company it was forming a divisionj to oversee its unmanned aircraft programs.
This year’sa air show comes at a gloomy timefor aircraft. Both Boeintg and Airbus have had to deal with cancellations of orderwsfrom credit-crunched buyers. And both have had productiobn cutbacks. But Boeing has had the additional by its machinistxs within thelast year. The company has takenh hits to its militarhycontracting business, with the cancellation of the F-22 and the loss of the tankerr deal. And delays in getting its next-generatio 787 Dreamliner into the air have beena high-profiler embarrassment. So it was up to Carson to searcgh outthe positive. He said his company woulde not be cutting back assembly lineasthis year.
It will cut productioh of its wide-body 777 by 28 percent in and will not increase 767 and747 production. Airbus has cut productiomn of its A320 single aisld plane and its A380 and has shelved plans to increase production ofits wide-bodu A330. Carson said he expects the credit cruncg on airlines to ease towarca “more normal” environment in 2010. That would be good news for and itsrival Airbus, as Boeing’s boss also said that the compan has a current order book of around $265 billion, whichn means seven years of production, and Carsohn said he doesn’t expect the credit crisies to significantly affect that.
Some aerospace experte already see the logicbehind Carson’s “Boeing’s news was to say we think the recession’s bottoming and we’rew not going to see cuts for said Wayne Plucker, Frost & Sullivan’zs Aerospace & Defense Industry “The fact that they didn’gt have to quietly announce cancellations was a big thing. It’sd not a bad airshow considering the gloom anddoom that’w been around the industry for the last For Boeing, it’s not bad, and not bad is so to speak.
” Plucker added that good, or at leasgt not bad, news on the commerciao side of the business, would be a welcome given some of the defeats that Boeing has been handex in its military contracting business the loss of the tanker contract to the Airbuws consortium and the high-profile curtailment of governmenr plans to buy more F-22 fighters. “Heaven only they could use some good Plucker said. “Their defense side has takebn areal drubbing.
”
On the second day of the world’s oldestr and most important aircrafrttrade show, Boeing was againj shut out. At leasr its chief rival, , hasn’t done much though the European aircraft maker was able to eke out a couples of orders the lasttwo days. Rathert than talk about the kindsof multi-plans deals lined up in past years, Boeing CEO of Commercial Airplanes Scott E. Carson instead chose to focuz on howthings weren’t as bad as they mighrt seem. “At this poiny it appears to us that the economic conditionwshave bottomed,” Carson said, adding that the company’s commercial jet divisiob could begin growing again as early as 2010.
-- The long-delayedr 787 Dreamliner will fly bythe (thoughb it won’t be taking to the skies over Paris this week, as some had hoped). Jon of pegs the date for the first flight atJune 30. He cited multiple sources for the June30 -- Its new 747-8 freightere plane will fly its first flighy by the end of this year. -- To get back into the hunt fora $35 billiomn contract to supply fuel tankeres for the U.S. military, Boeinhg will reconfigure its 777 to increase fuel It had previously lost its tanker bid to the A350by -- Also on the defensde contracting front, the company it was forming a divisionj to oversee its unmanned aircraft programs.
This year’sa air show comes at a gloomy timefor aircraft. Both Boeintg and Airbus have had to deal with cancellations of orderwsfrom credit-crunched buyers. And both have had productiobn cutbacks. But Boeing has had the additional by its machinistxs within thelast year. The company has takenh hits to its militarhycontracting business, with the cancellation of the F-22 and the loss of the tankerr deal. And delays in getting its next-generatio 787 Dreamliner into the air have beena high-profiler embarrassment. So it was up to Carson to searcgh outthe positive. He said his company woulde not be cutting back assembly lineasthis year.
It will cut productioh of its wide-body 777 by 28 percent in and will not increase 767 and747 production. Airbus has cut productiomn of its A320 single aisld plane and its A380 and has shelved plans to increase production ofits wide-bodu A330. Carson said he expects the credit cruncg on airlines to ease towarca “more normal” environment in 2010. That would be good news for and itsrival Airbus, as Boeing’s boss also said that the compan has a current order book of around $265 billion, whichn means seven years of production, and Carsohn said he doesn’t expect the credit crisies to significantly affect that.
Some aerospace experte already see the logicbehind Carson’s “Boeing’s news was to say we think the recession’s bottoming and we’rew not going to see cuts for said Wayne Plucker, Frost & Sullivan’zs Aerospace & Defense Industry “The fact that they didn’gt have to quietly announce cancellations was a big thing. It’sd not a bad airshow considering the gloom anddoom that’w been around the industry for the last For Boeing, it’s not bad, and not bad is so to speak.
” Plucker added that good, or at leasgt not bad, news on the commerciao side of the business, would be a welcome given some of the defeats that Boeing has been handex in its military contracting business the loss of the tanker contract to the Airbuws consortium and the high-profile curtailment of governmenr plans to buy more F-22 fighters. “Heaven only they could use some good Plucker said. “Their defense side has takebn areal drubbing.
”
Sunday, November 21, 2010
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The projected 9 percent cost increase is slightlyh lower thanthe 9.2 percent increasew in 2009 and 9.9 percent increase in 2008, PricewaterhouseCoopera says. Medical-cost increases continue to outpace inflation and wage The report suggests that medicap costs continue to climbbecause U.S. workers are acceleratinvg their useof health-care services in anticipationm of losing their jobs and, their insurance. Rising an increased numbers of individuals with little or no insurance and a growinb percentage of the population on Medicaid further rampup medical-costg trends — the figures actuaries use to set futurre health-insurance premiums.
Employers surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers said they will push more of the costzs of health insurance to their workersin 2010. Employers also say they expec workers to take more responsibilityh for managing theirpersonal
The projected 9 percent cost increase is slightlyh lower thanthe 9.2 percent increasew in 2009 and 9.9 percent increase in 2008, PricewaterhouseCoopera says. Medical-cost increases continue to outpace inflation and wage The report suggests that medicap costs continue to climbbecause U.S. workers are acceleratinvg their useof health-care services in anticipationm of losing their jobs and, their insurance. Rising an increased numbers of individuals with little or no insurance and a growinb percentage of the population on Medicaid further rampup medical-costg trends — the figures actuaries use to set futurre health-insurance premiums.
Employers surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers said they will push more of the costzs of health insurance to their workersin 2010. Employers also say they expec workers to take more responsibilityh for managing theirpersonal
Friday, November 19, 2010
Transportation chief weathering ethics allegations - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The adjourned after a two-hour executive session withou taking actionagainst Evans, accuseed in recent ethics complaints and media reportds of inappropriate relationships with co-workers and contractors on statre projects while she was with the and the . “Anytime a story like this comes out, there are concerns,” board Chairmamn Bill Kuhlke of Augusta said afterthe “(But) these things took placr a number of years ago … What we need to pay attentio to is her performance as DOT commissioner.” Evands took the reins at the Department of Transportation last bringing with her a reputation for reform that Gov.
Sonn Perdue and other political leadersx said was badly needed atthe department. She has tackledr an ambitious agenda, beginning to overhaul an agency bookkeeping process that was harshly criticized in an audig released this week and prioritize a long list of highwayg and transit projects with a pricr tag far beyond what the state can But Evans also has run into probleme resulting from her personapl life spilling over into herprofessionapl duties.
She was reprimanded last Aprilk for failing to inform board members that she was developing a romantixc relationshipwith then-board Chairman Mike He resigned from the board to avoid a conflicy of interest, and the former Gena Abraham and Evanse were married last summer. Kuhlke said the board had a “thorough discussion” of the charges against Evans duringv Thursday’s meeting but took no He said the issuew was not placed on any futurboard agenda. “The commissioner is a brightr lady,” he said. “She has the abilityt to lead this Kuhlke said Evans was not presenf duringthe meeting.
The adjourned after a two-hour executive session withou taking actionagainst Evans, accuseed in recent ethics complaints and media reportds of inappropriate relationships with co-workers and contractors on statre projects while she was with the and the . “Anytime a story like this comes out, there are concerns,” board Chairmamn Bill Kuhlke of Augusta said afterthe “(But) these things took placr a number of years ago … What we need to pay attentio to is her performance as DOT commissioner.” Evands took the reins at the Department of Transportation last bringing with her a reputation for reform that Gov.
Sonn Perdue and other political leadersx said was badly needed atthe department. She has tackledr an ambitious agenda, beginning to overhaul an agency bookkeeping process that was harshly criticized in an audig released this week and prioritize a long list of highwayg and transit projects with a pricr tag far beyond what the state can But Evans also has run into probleme resulting from her personapl life spilling over into herprofessionapl duties.
She was reprimanded last Aprilk for failing to inform board members that she was developing a romantixc relationshipwith then-board Chairman Mike He resigned from the board to avoid a conflicy of interest, and the former Gena Abraham and Evanse were married last summer. Kuhlke said the board had a “thorough discussion” of the charges against Evans duringv Thursday’s meeting but took no He said the issuew was not placed on any futurboard agenda. “The commissioner is a brightr lady,” he said. “She has the abilityt to lead this Kuhlke said Evans was not presenf duringthe meeting.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Missouri, Kansas rank low in anti-smoking spending - Kansas City Star
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TopNews United Kingdom | Missouri, Kansas rank low in anti-smoking spending Kansas City Star Missouri ranks 48th and Kansas 41st in the amount of state money spent for anti-smoking programs, according to a national report. ... Report raises Oklahoma's rank in anti-tobacco spending Missouri Ranks 48th In Smoking Prevention Report: Missouri Ranks Low in Tobacco Prevention Funding |
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Kenergy Corp. Company Profile | Company Information
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Kenergy -- an electric distribution cooperative -- was establisherd in July 1999 through the consolidation of Henderso n Union ElectricCooperative Corp. (organized in 1936) and Green Rivef Electric Corporation (organized in It serves in excess ofof 51,00o0 households, commerical enterprises and industries along more than 6,700 milesw of line in all or portions of 14 westerbn Kentucky counties--Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and Webster.
As a distribution Kenergy is a customer-owned not-for-profit electric company, which purchases electrixc power at wholesale and distributes it to customers withinh itsservice territory. Its profitzs or margins are put back into the cooperative to help run the businesw efficiently or are returned tothe customer-ownerss through Capital Credits. A cooperative exists to provide high qualit service at the lowestpossible price. The headquarterw is located at 6402 OldCorydob Road, Henderson, Ky. Service centers are located at Hanson inHopkins County, Hartford in Ohio Hawesville in Hancock County, Mariob in Crittenden County and Owensborpo in Daviess County.
The third larges t cooperative in Kentucky in termz ofcustomer accounts, Kenergy ranks No. 1 in energ sales among all cooperatives in the Kenergy is directed bya customer-electedr board, which meets monthly to formulate policies by which the cooperative will operate...
Kenergy -- an electric distribution cooperative -- was establisherd in July 1999 through the consolidation of Henderso n Union ElectricCooperative Corp. (organized in 1936) and Green Rivef Electric Corporation (organized in It serves in excess ofof 51,00o0 households, commerical enterprises and industries along more than 6,700 milesw of line in all or portions of 14 westerbn Kentucky counties--Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and Webster.
As a distribution Kenergy is a customer-owned not-for-profit electric company, which purchases electrixc power at wholesale and distributes it to customers withinh itsservice territory. Its profitzs or margins are put back into the cooperative to help run the businesw efficiently or are returned tothe customer-ownerss through Capital Credits. A cooperative exists to provide high qualit service at the lowestpossible price. The headquarterw is located at 6402 OldCorydob Road, Henderson, Ky. Service centers are located at Hanson inHopkins County, Hartford in Ohio Hawesville in Hancock County, Mariob in Crittenden County and Owensborpo in Daviess County.
The third larges t cooperative in Kentucky in termz ofcustomer accounts, Kenergy ranks No. 1 in energ sales among all cooperatives in the Kenergy is directed bya customer-electedr board, which meets monthly to formulate policies by which the cooperative will operate...
Monday, November 15, 2010
American Italian Pasta joins Russell 2000 Index - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The index, part of the , measures performance of the small-capp segment of U.S. equities, accordingv to the index’s Web It includes about 2,000 of the smallestt securities based on a combination of theirt market cap and currentindex membership. The indezx is intended to provides anunbiased small-cap barometer and is reconstituted annuallyg to ensure that larger stocks don’t distoryt the performance and characteristicsx of small-cap stocks in the index. “Membership in the Russellp indexes represents another milestone in the AIPC American Italian Pasta CEO Jack Kelly said in aTuesdahy release. “It recognizes the significant jump in America n ItalianPasta Co.
’s markety capitalization over the past year. The listinyg also provides another level of market visibilityh forthe company.” Membershi in the small-cap Russello 2000 Index automatically includes membershio in the larger Russell 3000 and Globa indexes. Kansas City-based American Italiahn Pasta (Nasdaq: AIPC) reportede that second-quarter earnings were nearly tripls those from the same period last year and that revenuer rose16 percent. In roughly the past AIPC has settled lingering problems stemming from a schemer by former executives to makethe company’s financial reports look good even as salea fell.
The scheme had fallen apart in August drawing lawsuits, pummeling the stock price and requiring the company to refilw financial statements. American Italian Pasta is the largesgt producer of dry pasta inNorth America. The companyg has about 650 employees and plants inExcelsioe Springs; Columbia, S.C.; Tolleson, Ariz.; and Italy.
The index, part of the , measures performance of the small-capp segment of U.S. equities, accordingv to the index’s Web It includes about 2,000 of the smallestt securities based on a combination of theirt market cap and currentindex membership. The indezx is intended to provides anunbiased small-cap barometer and is reconstituted annuallyg to ensure that larger stocks don’t distoryt the performance and characteristicsx of small-cap stocks in the index. “Membership in the Russellp indexes represents another milestone in the AIPC American Italian Pasta CEO Jack Kelly said in aTuesdahy release. “It recognizes the significant jump in America n ItalianPasta Co.
’s markety capitalization over the past year. The listinyg also provides another level of market visibilityh forthe company.” Membershi in the small-cap Russello 2000 Index automatically includes membershio in the larger Russell 3000 and Globa indexes. Kansas City-based American Italiahn Pasta (Nasdaq: AIPC) reportede that second-quarter earnings were nearly tripls those from the same period last year and that revenuer rose16 percent. In roughly the past AIPC has settled lingering problems stemming from a schemer by former executives to makethe company’s financial reports look good even as salea fell.
The scheme had fallen apart in August drawing lawsuits, pummeling the stock price and requiring the company to refilw financial statements. American Italian Pasta is the largesgt producer of dry pasta inNorth America. The companyg has about 650 employees and plants inExcelsioe Springs; Columbia, S.C.; Tolleson, Ariz.; and Italy.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Uniform Czar: Texas Tech comes out in new uniform combination - Dallas Morning News (blog)
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Uniform Czar: Texas Tech comes out in new uniform combination Dallas Morning News (blog) ... made the Sooners look more like they were wearing an Ohio State road jersey combination more than anything resembling a traditional Oklahoma uniform. ... |
Friday, November 12, 2010
GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Some operations and equipment from a steel stampinfg plant inGrand Rapids, Mich., which is slatee to close as part of the automaker'e restructuring, will be transferred to according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesman for the Wentzvillwe plant. It's not yet knowh how many, if any, Michigab employees will opt to transfer to he said. GM officials called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambik at9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plantg wouldremain open. "It's good that they are shippin in work forthis plant," Lambk said. "That's a positive that corporate thinks this planft willbe around.
" Still, Lambk said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutteer its Fenton factors after investingv $130 million in them, so it was important for Wentzvillre to not rely on GM so much and diversif y its revenue stream. When Lambi took office sevenj years ago, Wentzville counted on GM for about 55 to 60 percent of its total revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percent of the city'as $24 million general fund, because GM pays the city about $3 milliohn a year in real estate property taxes andothet fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of 2010, but the Wentzvillr plant was sparedbecause it’s the only plant wherr Chevrolet Express and GMC Savan a vans are made, The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previouslh announced and other production cuts in June and July that will resulg in the layoffs of 300 Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaketr is among the largest in U.S. history and largest-evet U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billiomn in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, according to the filedr in New York. GM to St.
Louis’ largest privately held company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chapterf 11, which allows the company to operate while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-tracki bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additiona l taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officialds would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from courty protection within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not providedd an updated target for job cuts but was lookinvg toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00p0 union members it now employs. Generalo Motors employs 92,000 in the United Statex and is indirectly responsiblefor 500,0090 retirees. The U.S.
government would hold a 60 percentr financial interest in areorganizee GM, and the UAW would take a 17.5 percentf stake. The governments of Canada and the provincew of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownershil stake in exchange forfinanciall aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent. "It’ds a bittersweet thing," Wheeler said. "Yoju hate to have to go through the process of closingv plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’s what'sz going on with a lot of Hopefully we can hire people in the future and be the vibrany company we once Download a copy of the
Some operations and equipment from a steel stampinfg plant inGrand Rapids, Mich., which is slatee to close as part of the automaker'e restructuring, will be transferred to according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesman for the Wentzvillwe plant. It's not yet knowh how many, if any, Michigab employees will opt to transfer to he said. GM officials called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambik at9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plantg wouldremain open. "It's good that they are shippin in work forthis plant," Lambk said. "That's a positive that corporate thinks this planft willbe around.
" Still, Lambk said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutteer its Fenton factors after investingv $130 million in them, so it was important for Wentzvillre to not rely on GM so much and diversif y its revenue stream. When Lambi took office sevenj years ago, Wentzville counted on GM for about 55 to 60 percent of its total revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percent of the city'as $24 million general fund, because GM pays the city about $3 milliohn a year in real estate property taxes andothet fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of 2010, but the Wentzvillr plant was sparedbecause it’s the only plant wherr Chevrolet Express and GMC Savan a vans are made, The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previouslh announced and other production cuts in June and July that will resulg in the layoffs of 300 Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaketr is among the largest in U.S. history and largest-evet U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billiomn in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, according to the filedr in New York. GM to St.
Louis’ largest privately held company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chapterf 11, which allows the company to operate while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-tracki bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additiona l taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officialds would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from courty protection within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not providedd an updated target for job cuts but was lookinvg toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00p0 union members it now employs. Generalo Motors employs 92,000 in the United Statex and is indirectly responsiblefor 500,0090 retirees. The U.S.
government would hold a 60 percentr financial interest in areorganizee GM, and the UAW would take a 17.5 percentf stake. The governments of Canada and the provincew of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownershil stake in exchange forfinanciall aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent. "It’ds a bittersweet thing," Wheeler said. "Yoju hate to have to go through the process of closingv plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’s what'sz going on with a lot of Hopefully we can hire people in the future and be the vibrany company we once Download a copy of the
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Kaine admits House loss - Politico (blog)
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Seattle Post Intelligencer | Kaine admits House loss Politico (blog) Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine has conceded what House Democratic leaders have yet to acknowledge: Democrats have lost the House. ... Party Chairmen Make Last Case to Voters Dems cautious as voters head to the polls |
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
MusclePharm & the University of Oklahoma to Enter Into Multi-Year Clinical ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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MusclePharm & the University of Oklahoma to Enter Into Multi-Year Clinical ... MarketWatch (press release) ... today announced that it will enter into a multi-year clinical research program with the Metabolic and Body Composition Laboratory in the University of ... |
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Inmark moves to Avondale from Pinson - Business First of Columbus:
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Real estate firm said the plastic containera and packaging companyleased 23,625 square feet of offices and warehouse space at the park in Avondale. The companty has been in its current location in Pinsonj Valley for more than20 years. Jack Key of Graha represented Inmark and Brad Moffat of representedthe landlord. Graham said broker Walter Browm has the listing on morethan 410,000 square feet of subleasew space at the Colonnade in AT&T’s vacant South Tower building. Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-foot lease at Vestaviaq Centre. Brown represented the landlord in the renewed its lease in Caleraz and Decoma Modular Systems renewed its leasdin McCalla.
Combined, the two companies occupy morethan 270,000 square feet of space in Graham Co. developments. The renewals were handled by Grahamj brokers Sonny Culp andOgden Deaton.
Real estate firm said the plastic containera and packaging companyleased 23,625 square feet of offices and warehouse space at the park in Avondale. The companty has been in its current location in Pinsonj Valley for more than20 years. Jack Key of Graha represented Inmark and Brad Moffat of representedthe landlord. Graham said broker Walter Browm has the listing on morethan 410,000 square feet of subleasew space at the Colonnade in AT&T’s vacant South Tower building. Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-foot lease at Vestaviaq Centre. Brown represented the landlord in the renewed its lease in Caleraz and Decoma Modular Systems renewed its leasdin McCalla.
Combined, the two companies occupy morethan 270,000 square feet of space in Graham Co. developments. The renewals were handled by Grahamj brokers Sonny Culp andOgden Deaton.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Commission for moral values retrieval set up in Balombo locality - AngolaPress
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Commission for moral values retrieval set up in Balombo locality AngolaPress Balombo â€" A 12-member commission for retrieval of moral and civic values was set up on Monday, in Balombo District, in the central Benguela Province. ... |
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Jerry Bock, Composer of Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me, Dead at 81 - Playbill.com
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Broadway.com | Jerry Bock, Composer of Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me, Dead at 81 Playbill.com Jerry Bock, who composed the indelible score to Fiddler on the Roof, and collaborated with longtime creative partner, lyricist Sheldon ... Jerry Bock, Tony-Winning Composer of Fiddler on the Roof, Dies at Age 81 |
Monday, November 1, 2010
Netherlands prohibits air mail from Yemen - Xinhua
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Netherlands prohibits air mail from Yemen Xinhua THE HAGUE, Nov.1 (Xinhua) -- Air mail and air freight from Yemen will not be allowed to enter the Netherlands for the time being, authorities said on Monday ... |
Sunday, October 31, 2010
HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT HONORED BY AC BUSINESS GROUP - WMGM
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HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT HONORED BY AC BUSINESS GROUP WMGM ATLANTIC CITY -- The Metropolitan Business and Citizens Association has presented Harrah's Entertainment with one of their highest honors Tuesday evening. ... |
Friday, October 29, 2010
Stanford, Canary Foundation plan $20M cancer center - Business First of Louisville:
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Canary Foundation is pledging $15 million toward the doubling its earlier commitment to supporgt early detection research atthe university. The medical school, together with the school's Department of is committing $5 million through faculty research facilities, and other infrastructure. The center will be led by Dr. Sanjivb Sam Gambhir and will include new faculty hires in both ex vivo and in vivo The center is located in a newl y renovated School of Medicine buildint on California Avenue in Palo Alto and it will have strony ties to the NationalCanceer Institute-designated Stanford Cancer Center with a view towardd translating the early detection research into clinicao practice.
Canary Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to the goal of identifyingb cancer early through a simple blood test and then isolating it with Since 2004, Canary has raised over $30 milliobn to support early detection
Canary Foundation is pledging $15 million toward the doubling its earlier commitment to supporgt early detection research atthe university. The medical school, together with the school's Department of is committing $5 million through faculty research facilities, and other infrastructure. The center will be led by Dr. Sanjivb Sam Gambhir and will include new faculty hires in both ex vivo and in vivo The center is located in a newl y renovated School of Medicine buildint on California Avenue in Palo Alto and it will have strony ties to the NationalCanceer Institute-designated Stanford Cancer Center with a view towardd translating the early detection research into clinicao practice.
Canary Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to the goal of identifyingb cancer early through a simple blood test and then isolating it with Since 2004, Canary has raised over $30 milliobn to support early detection
Thursday, October 28, 2010
CDC Cmte. Recommending Meningits Booster At 16 - CBS 4
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Protecting your business information in the age of social media - Lexology (registration)
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Phoenix attorney Kaites, former Expos, Nationals president part of Reinsdorf bid for Coyotes - Boston Business Journal:
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Reinsdorf, who owns the Chicago Bulls andWhitw Sox, is the lead name on the $148 million offerr for the team, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie earlier made a $213 milliob offer to buy the hockety team and move it to Hamilton, Ontario. Reinsdorvf put in his bid Friday alongtwith Kaites. Bankruptcy court filingsw say Tavares, CEO of New York-base Sports Properties Acquisition Corp., will join the effort. Kaites is an attorney with LLC in Phoenix and a principal withthe Phoenix-based lobbyinyg firm .
The firm counts Reinsdorf, the Gila River Indiah Community, Magellan Health Services and the Professionapl Firefighters of Arizona union amongits clients, accordingy to the Arizona Secretary of State’w Office. Kaites served as a prosecutor in MaricopazCounty Attorney’s office befors unsuccessfully running for stats attorney general in 1998. He also servexd in the Arizona Legislature and worked as a weathermanmon KPNX-TV Channel 12. Kaitea has been a political allyof U.S. Sen. John R-Ariz., serving on his 2008 Arizona presidentiakl campaign leadership teamin Arizona.
Tavares served as president of the Montrealo Expos during the time when the basebal l team relocated toWashington D.C. and became the
Reinsdorf, who owns the Chicago Bulls andWhitw Sox, is the lead name on the $148 million offerr for the team, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie earlier made a $213 milliob offer to buy the hockety team and move it to Hamilton, Ontario. Reinsdorvf put in his bid Friday alongtwith Kaites. Bankruptcy court filingsw say Tavares, CEO of New York-base Sports Properties Acquisition Corp., will join the effort. Kaites is an attorney with LLC in Phoenix and a principal withthe Phoenix-based lobbyinyg firm .
The firm counts Reinsdorf, the Gila River Indiah Community, Magellan Health Services and the Professionapl Firefighters of Arizona union amongits clients, accordingy to the Arizona Secretary of State’w Office. Kaites served as a prosecutor in MaricopazCounty Attorney’s office befors unsuccessfully running for stats attorney general in 1998. He also servexd in the Arizona Legislature and worked as a weathermanmon KPNX-TV Channel 12. Kaitea has been a political allyof U.S. Sen. John R-Ariz., serving on his 2008 Arizona presidentiakl campaign leadership teamin Arizona.
Tavares served as president of the Montrealo Expos during the time when the basebal l team relocated toWashington D.C. and became the
Sunday, October 24, 2010
30-doctor GCAP group wants to leave Alliance - St. Louis Business Journal:
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GCAP, a primary care group with abouty30 doctors, joined the hospital system only 20 monthz ago. Now it’s claiming a litany of contract violationsthat “have seriousl affected the ability of the physicians to providde excellent health care for theier many patients.” In a June 3 letter to Healt Alliance CEO Ken Hanover, the doctors list 15 complaints, • Lack of 12 months’ notice on changesa in contractual arrangements, including payment of benefits; • failured to pay vendors, leading to the “embarrassing shutdown of servicesa necessary to operate our business.” The doctors on Wednesdayt filed a complaint in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
They ask to be releasede from service to the Health Alliance and for damagesd andattorney fees. When it joined the Health Allianceein 2007, GCAP was the only large, independenf practice of its type in the area. It became a wholluy owned subsidiary of thehospitalo system, which includes University, Jewishn and Fort Hamilton hospitals, and the . The practicer had hoped to benefitt from a complete electronic health record system that could interact withthe Alliance’s as well as the abilityt to expand geographically and recruitg doctors more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writte statement, said the health syste was "surprised and disappointed" by the lettef and complaint. He said the Alliance had initially triec to negotiate withthe physicians, then offered independeny arbitration, which the practice refused. The Alliance was preparinv for preliminary discussions to sever the relationship when the lawsuitwas "This litigation violates the terms of the servicwe agreement, which requires us to resolvd disputes such as this with a neutral arbitrator. We wouldc therefore encourage the GCAP physicians to uphold their contractuak obligations and not pursue costly according tothe statement.
withdrew from the Health Allianc following a long court battls that began inMarch 2006. It startede operating independently in 2008 but only signes a final settlement agreement inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospitalsa similarly withdrew, reaching a settlemenrt with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has merged with .
GCAP, a primary care group with abouty30 doctors, joined the hospital system only 20 monthz ago. Now it’s claiming a litany of contract violationsthat “have seriousl affected the ability of the physicians to providde excellent health care for theier many patients.” In a June 3 letter to Healt Alliance CEO Ken Hanover, the doctors list 15 complaints, • Lack of 12 months’ notice on changesa in contractual arrangements, including payment of benefits; • failured to pay vendors, leading to the “embarrassing shutdown of servicesa necessary to operate our business.” The doctors on Wednesdayt filed a complaint in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
They ask to be releasede from service to the Health Alliance and for damagesd andattorney fees. When it joined the Health Allianceein 2007, GCAP was the only large, independenf practice of its type in the area. It became a wholluy owned subsidiary of thehospitalo system, which includes University, Jewishn and Fort Hamilton hospitals, and the . The practicer had hoped to benefitt from a complete electronic health record system that could interact withthe Alliance’s as well as the abilityt to expand geographically and recruitg doctors more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writte statement, said the health syste was "surprised and disappointed" by the lettef and complaint. He said the Alliance had initially triec to negotiate withthe physicians, then offered independeny arbitration, which the practice refused. The Alliance was preparinv for preliminary discussions to sever the relationship when the lawsuitwas "This litigation violates the terms of the servicwe agreement, which requires us to resolvd disputes such as this with a neutral arbitrator. We wouldc therefore encourage the GCAP physicians to uphold their contractuak obligations and not pursue costly according tothe statement.
withdrew from the Health Allianc following a long court battls that began inMarch 2006. It startede operating independently in 2008 but only signes a final settlement agreement inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospitalsa similarly withdrew, reaching a settlemenrt with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has merged with .
Friday, October 22, 2010
Retailers bank on idea of low-price guarantees - Dallas Business Journal:
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But the plan will work only if large number s ofcustomers don’t pursuew the companies’ offers, which would force them to drop pricesx they’d rather keep at current levels, several industryt watchers said. announced May 12 it would becomde the latest retail chain to offer to sell products belolisted costs, if shoppers bring in printeds ads from competitors showing that the same product is sellingg for a lower price there. The Minneapolis-base chain is testing the policy in twomarkets — Denver and Orlando and will use those results to help it decide whethetr to take the offer spokeswoman Delia McLinden said.
Thus Target joins both locallyg managed and national chains specializingin electronics, general goods or even fitnesa equipment that offer similatr promises. The price-matching policies first began to spring up roughly 20years ago, but reallhy have gained steam in the past 10 years, accordinfg to Ken Manning, a marketingg professor at . Some might thino it’s a bad time for the marketing approach, given that retailerxs are enduringslower sales: March 2009 retail sales were down 10.6 percenft from March 2008, according to the . But severalk company owners said they see this as a more appropriate time to offerrsuch deals.
McLinden said Targetf decided to try out the policyu as part of a new marketing push to emphasiz e its low prices during a time of Jim Pearse, owner of Thornton-basex chain , said maintaining such a policg makes it easier to build customer trust at a time when peoplwe tend to shop around “In this economy, it’s a great service to the customer,” Pearses said. “When the competition is having a then we’re having a sale on the same items.
From the customer’s point of it gives them more confidence to make a But while some customers will scan ads and compare pricee ofspecific items, most don’t do that level of homework — and that’ws what stores hope for, said Donald professor and chairman of the marketing division of the ’sd Leeds School of Business. many shoppers will hear that a store offersda price-matching guarantee and just assume that any business that would do that also woulx have low prices, Lichtenstein And they’ll buy from that stores without noticing that what they’re purchasingt might be more expensive than the same item somewhere The careful shopper may find that some stores sell a uniqu product that can’t be compareds to other stores, Manning and Lichtenstein said.
Take the home-fitnessd machines at , a 10-store Coloradop chain based inGlenwoodx Springs. HealthStyles is the only licensed Colorado dealere for several lines of meaning that no other store in the statwe could advertise acomparable co-owner Dave Sheriff said. Of course, some potential customerws still will bring in onlines ads or ads from other in which case Sheriff has to make sure the listed pricesincludes freight, warranty and But if it he said, he won’tr hesitate to offer the lower price in exchange for increased loyalty from that “Our margin goes down, but we know we’vwe got a customer who knows us and wants to buy from said the exercise who founded the chain 16 years ago.
“It’s more say, the Internet group or the groul out of state can provide Other stores are allegesd to have become too particular intheir price-matchintg policies and begun denying legitimate claims. A New York for example, has filed a lawsuit againsg electronicschain , arguing the company taughty its employees how to deny valid claims, according to multiple media reports. Best Buy officials didn’t retur n messages seeking response tothe suit. Yet, in penny-pinching shoppers actually will become more energized to compared prices and spend time to find the best Manning said.
And that could backfirwe on the stores hoping the policies alonse will get customers into stores without researching he said.
But the plan will work only if large number s ofcustomers don’t pursuew the companies’ offers, which would force them to drop pricesx they’d rather keep at current levels, several industryt watchers said. announced May 12 it would becomde the latest retail chain to offer to sell products belolisted costs, if shoppers bring in printeds ads from competitors showing that the same product is sellingg for a lower price there. The Minneapolis-base chain is testing the policy in twomarkets — Denver and Orlando and will use those results to help it decide whethetr to take the offer spokeswoman Delia McLinden said.
Thus Target joins both locallyg managed and national chains specializingin electronics, general goods or even fitnesa equipment that offer similatr promises. The price-matching policies first began to spring up roughly 20years ago, but reallhy have gained steam in the past 10 years, accordinfg to Ken Manning, a marketingg professor at . Some might thino it’s a bad time for the marketing approach, given that retailerxs are enduringslower sales: March 2009 retail sales were down 10.6 percenft from March 2008, according to the . But severalk company owners said they see this as a more appropriate time to offerrsuch deals.
McLinden said Targetf decided to try out the policyu as part of a new marketing push to emphasiz e its low prices during a time of Jim Pearse, owner of Thornton-basex chain , said maintaining such a policg makes it easier to build customer trust at a time when peoplwe tend to shop around “In this economy, it’s a great service to the customer,” Pearses said. “When the competition is having a then we’re having a sale on the same items.
From the customer’s point of it gives them more confidence to make a But while some customers will scan ads and compare pricee ofspecific items, most don’t do that level of homework — and that’ws what stores hope for, said Donald professor and chairman of the marketing division of the ’sd Leeds School of Business. many shoppers will hear that a store offersda price-matching guarantee and just assume that any business that would do that also woulx have low prices, Lichtenstein And they’ll buy from that stores without noticing that what they’re purchasingt might be more expensive than the same item somewhere The careful shopper may find that some stores sell a uniqu product that can’t be compareds to other stores, Manning and Lichtenstein said.
Take the home-fitnessd machines at , a 10-store Coloradop chain based inGlenwoodx Springs. HealthStyles is the only licensed Colorado dealere for several lines of meaning that no other store in the statwe could advertise acomparable co-owner Dave Sheriff said. Of course, some potential customerws still will bring in onlines ads or ads from other in which case Sheriff has to make sure the listed pricesincludes freight, warranty and But if it he said, he won’tr hesitate to offer the lower price in exchange for increased loyalty from that “Our margin goes down, but we know we’vwe got a customer who knows us and wants to buy from said the exercise who founded the chain 16 years ago.
“It’s more say, the Internet group or the groul out of state can provide Other stores are allegesd to have become too particular intheir price-matchintg policies and begun denying legitimate claims. A New York for example, has filed a lawsuit againsg electronicschain , arguing the company taughty its employees how to deny valid claims, according to multiple media reports. Best Buy officials didn’t retur n messages seeking response tothe suit. Yet, in penny-pinching shoppers actually will become more energized to compared prices and spend time to find the best Manning said.
And that could backfirwe on the stores hoping the policies alonse will get customers into stores without researching he said.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Caraustar Industries files Chapter 11 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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All trade creditors, suppliers, customers and employees will receive all amountsx owedto them, the Austell, Ga.-basexd recycled paperboard and packaging compan said. It will ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Courtf for the Northern District of Georgiaa for approval to pay the amounts in the ordinary coursof business. Caraustar (NASDAQ: also reached agreement with debt holders to reducrthe company's debt obligations by $135 Under the Plan, holdersx of outstanding shares of Caraustar's commonj stock will receive theifr pro rata share of $2.9 or 10 cents a share, subject to certain conditions. The restructuring plan calls for the exchangwe ofthe company's existing 7.375 percent and 7.
25 percent seniore notes for an aggregate of $85 milliom in new senior secured notes and 100 percent of the common stock of the reorganized company. will become the company'es controlling shareholder. In conjunction with the Caraustar has landeda $75 million debtor-in-possession line of credigt from General Electric Capital Corp. The moneyy may be used for cash collateralizinv outstanding lettersof credit, paying for goods and servicess in the ordinary course of the business and generak corporate purposes. "Caraustar took decisive actiomn to substantially reducethe company's debt and prospectivelh reduce costs,” said President and CEO Michaelo J. Keough, in a statement.
“Once our financial restructuringis complete, we believre Caraustar's new capital structure combined with the cost savings achieved by operating as a private entitty will provide a lean and flexibls foundation for sustainable profitability and better position the companyu to meet the challengeas of our industry and this recessionaryt economy head on." The company posted a net loss of $4.4 milliom in the first quarter of 2009 and had a $99 millionn loss in 2008.
All trade creditors, suppliers, customers and employees will receive all amountsx owedto them, the Austell, Ga.-basexd recycled paperboard and packaging compan said. It will ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Courtf for the Northern District of Georgiaa for approval to pay the amounts in the ordinary coursof business. Caraustar (NASDAQ: also reached agreement with debt holders to reducrthe company's debt obligations by $135 Under the Plan, holdersx of outstanding shares of Caraustar's commonj stock will receive theifr pro rata share of $2.9 or 10 cents a share, subject to certain conditions. The restructuring plan calls for the exchangwe ofthe company's existing 7.375 percent and 7.
25 percent seniore notes for an aggregate of $85 milliom in new senior secured notes and 100 percent of the common stock of the reorganized company. will become the company'es controlling shareholder. In conjunction with the Caraustar has landeda $75 million debtor-in-possession line of credigt from General Electric Capital Corp. The moneyy may be used for cash collateralizinv outstanding lettersof credit, paying for goods and servicess in the ordinary course of the business and generak corporate purposes. "Caraustar took decisive actiomn to substantially reducethe company's debt and prospectivelh reduce costs,” said President and CEO Michaelo J. Keough, in a statement.
“Once our financial restructuringis complete, we believre Caraustar's new capital structure combined with the cost savings achieved by operating as a private entitty will provide a lean and flexibls foundation for sustainable profitability and better position the companyu to meet the challengeas of our industry and this recessionaryt economy head on." The company posted a net loss of $4.4 milliom in the first quarter of 2009 and had a $99 millionn loss in 2008.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Terralever, Go Daddy partner with Microsoft to market programs - Phoenix Business Journal:
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On one side sits Tempe-based Terralever, an interactived marketing and Webdevelopment firm. It is well known in the progranmdevelopment world, but because the company marketds itself only through word of mouth, it live in relative anonymity among the general populace. Standing tall on the othed sideis Scottsdale's The , known more for its racy televisioj advertisements and celebrity spokeswomen than for its place as the world'se largest Internet domain registrar. But fillin the zero-to-infinity gap between the companies' marketing budgets is Bellevue, Wash.-based behemoth Microsoft, known worldwide as a leadet in technological innovationand commodification.
Microsoft officials asked Terralever to present its work atMIX 2008, set for March 5-7 in Las MIX is Microsoft's annual showcases and discussion of cutting-edge technical, creatived and business methods focused on the futur of the Internet. Now in its third year, MIX has becomr a destination forthe Internet's brightest minds and most innovativs ideas. This year, Microsoft CEO Steve chief software architect Ray Ozzie and Internet Exploredr general manager Dean Hachamovitcu will givekeynote speeches. Add Terralever's technology Joel Neubeck, to that list.
He will lead a breakout sessiom for the audience todiscuses Terralever's latest Internet-based game, "Zero Gravity," built on Microsoft'sw Silverlight 2 platform. Terralever was the firsrt to build a game using the Silverlight 2Internetr application, as well as for the previous versions 1 and 1.1. Whilew the partnership will help Terralever position itseltf as the industry expert in the Silverlight working with a product that has not yet been releasesd to the public can be abumpy road, Neubeck "It's definitely an honor that comes with some interesting he said. "There are no commands or instructions. You have to be able to react andbe flexible.
" Meanwhile, therd will be no press releases abouy the company's work or its appearance at the conference. That is the way Terralever works, Johnson said. Go Daddy took the opposite approach regarding its dealwith Microsoft. On Feb. 27 at 12:01 a.m., the technology and businesse wire services were flooded by news of the partnership forged betweemnthose companies. Later that day, a formal announcement was made in Los Angeles atthe "Heroes Happenh Here" event, where Microsoft launched Server its first new server in five The company is using Go Daddy's Internet Information Services 7.0 software as the backbonde of Server 2008.
The announcement was natural, especially sinces Go Daddy began advertising Microsoft server products and servicezs nearly twoyears ago. Since Microsoft has added "10 to 12 points of market said Michael van hosting group marketing managerat Microsoft. The software giant sought out Go Dadd y just as itdid Terralever. In this Microsoft was looking for what theedgy company'd image and endorsement would do to sell its new he said. "In a spaced that is really quitew crowded, they have risen to the top throughu innovative marketing that has solidified theidr brand recognition in the vanDijken said.
"For us, haviny an industry leader make an endorsement of our product speaksfor itself." Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsonw said the partnership brings together two industry innovators. That, he said, is something the world need s toknow about. "Being at the forefront of new technology is something that has been our callingy cardfor years," he said. "Is this a good partnership? Absolutely." Microsoft Corp.: : The Go Dadd Group Inc.
: MIX 2008:
On one side sits Tempe-based Terralever, an interactived marketing and Webdevelopment firm. It is well known in the progranmdevelopment world, but because the company marketds itself only through word of mouth, it live in relative anonymity among the general populace. Standing tall on the othed sideis Scottsdale's The , known more for its racy televisioj advertisements and celebrity spokeswomen than for its place as the world'se largest Internet domain registrar. But fillin the zero-to-infinity gap between the companies' marketing budgets is Bellevue, Wash.-based behemoth Microsoft, known worldwide as a leadet in technological innovationand commodification.
Microsoft officials asked Terralever to present its work atMIX 2008, set for March 5-7 in Las MIX is Microsoft's annual showcases and discussion of cutting-edge technical, creatived and business methods focused on the futur of the Internet. Now in its third year, MIX has becomr a destination forthe Internet's brightest minds and most innovativs ideas. This year, Microsoft CEO Steve chief software architect Ray Ozzie and Internet Exploredr general manager Dean Hachamovitcu will givekeynote speeches. Add Terralever's technology Joel Neubeck, to that list.
He will lead a breakout sessiom for the audience todiscuses Terralever's latest Internet-based game, "Zero Gravity," built on Microsoft'sw Silverlight 2 platform. Terralever was the firsrt to build a game using the Silverlight 2Internetr application, as well as for the previous versions 1 and 1.1. Whilew the partnership will help Terralever position itseltf as the industry expert in the Silverlight working with a product that has not yet been releasesd to the public can be abumpy road, Neubeck "It's definitely an honor that comes with some interesting he said. "There are no commands or instructions. You have to be able to react andbe flexible.
" Meanwhile, therd will be no press releases abouy the company's work or its appearance at the conference. That is the way Terralever works, Johnson said. Go Daddy took the opposite approach regarding its dealwith Microsoft. On Feb. 27 at 12:01 a.m., the technology and businesse wire services were flooded by news of the partnership forged betweemnthose companies. Later that day, a formal announcement was made in Los Angeles atthe "Heroes Happenh Here" event, where Microsoft launched Server its first new server in five The company is using Go Daddy's Internet Information Services 7.0 software as the backbonde of Server 2008.
The announcement was natural, especially sinces Go Daddy began advertising Microsoft server products and servicezs nearly twoyears ago. Since Microsoft has added "10 to 12 points of market said Michael van hosting group marketing managerat Microsoft. The software giant sought out Go Dadd y just as itdid Terralever. In this Microsoft was looking for what theedgy company'd image and endorsement would do to sell its new he said. "In a spaced that is really quitew crowded, they have risen to the top throughu innovative marketing that has solidified theidr brand recognition in the vanDijken said.
"For us, haviny an industry leader make an endorsement of our product speaksfor itself." Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsonw said the partnership brings together two industry innovators. That, he said, is something the world need s toknow about. "Being at the forefront of new technology is something that has been our callingy cardfor years," he said. "Is this a good partnership? Absolutely." Microsoft Corp.: : The Go Dadd Group Inc.
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Investors sue shopping center owners - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The complaint, filed in Maricopsa County Superior CourtMay 23, alleges that Barness and Papazs underreported or misrepresented shopping centere sales to investors involved with their real estate businesses. The lawsuir alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breacb of contract and breach of fiduciaru dutyby Barness, Papas, their wives and more than 90 businesses and real estated partnerships owned by them. The suit has 31 plaintiffs, a numbert of which are from Southern California. Barness, Papazs and their affiliated realestatre companies, including Scottsdale-based , own a host of shoppingf centers throughout the Valley. Papas and Barness are the principals of LLCand RBI.
Jeffreg Leonard, an attorney with PA who is representing Barneszsand Papas, said the suit lacks merit. "Ouer clients were disappointed and dismayed by the filing ofthis one-sidedf and inflammatory complaint. They believe the claims made arewithout merit, and regret the who have enjoyed a significant, long-term record of succesxs in their investments, have chosen to proceed this Leonard said. Plaintiffs' attorney Robertf Mitchell said the lawsuit claims Barness and Papazs brought in millions of dollars in investment money from the but would underreport the sales of some shoppingb centersto investors.
Mitchell said that in othef cases, defendants misrepresented transfers toothert Barness/Papas entities as property salew and would recoup commission fees for theier own financial benefit. "They had a fiduciaryt duty to the investors," Mitchell said. The lawsuit also alleges the defendant sold some shopping centers ata less-than-market value to othetr Barness/Papas entities and then would refinance the propertuy after the sale to benefit financially. Mitchell, an attorneuy with the law offices PC, did not have a specific damagee amountbeing sought. "At this point, we are stilkl figuring out the full extent of he said. Leonard wantss the court to dismissxthe case.
"We are not going to try this case in the Appropriate responses to the complaint will be made in accordancw withcourt procedures, aimedd at securing the eventual dismissal of theswe claims," Leonard said. Some of the propertie s and retail centers involved or namedr in the case include ones near 75th andPeoria avenues; 36th Street and Camelback Road; 43rd Avenue and Unio Hills Drive; and 32nd Street and Greenway Road. Barness is a minority ownere of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix chairman of the Americajn Israel PublicAffairs Committee. McCain's presidential campaign also lists Barnesw as being onthe senator's Arizonza fundraising committee.
Gary associate dean at the Arizona State Universityg SandraDay O'Connor College of Law, said when real estates markets sour it can spur lawsuitsz from investors and others. He said real estatd and investment-related lawsuits are on the "It's certainly a function of the market," said Birnbaumk of investor and otherreal estate-relateds litigation. He said it is common for investord suits to claim frausd and breachof contract, with defendants counterin that risks and changing market conditionw impact investments. Barness and his wife, Daron, are co-chair of the Daron and Ron Barness Family Foundation. The Scottsdale-basedc foundation is not named inthe lawsuit.
The foundatiob has donated money to the Scottsdale Centere forthe Arts, Ballet Arizona, and American Jewish Committee. Retai Brokers Inc.:
The complaint, filed in Maricopsa County Superior CourtMay 23, alleges that Barness and Papazs underreported or misrepresented shopping centere sales to investors involved with their real estate businesses. The lawsuir alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breacb of contract and breach of fiduciaru dutyby Barness, Papas, their wives and more than 90 businesses and real estated partnerships owned by them. The suit has 31 plaintiffs, a numbert of which are from Southern California. Barness, Papazs and their affiliated realestatre companies, including Scottsdale-based , own a host of shoppingf centers throughout the Valley. Papas and Barness are the principals of LLCand RBI.
Jeffreg Leonard, an attorney with PA who is representing Barneszsand Papas, said the suit lacks merit. "Ouer clients were disappointed and dismayed by the filing ofthis one-sidedf and inflammatory complaint. They believe the claims made arewithout merit, and regret the who have enjoyed a significant, long-term record of succesxs in their investments, have chosen to proceed this Leonard said. Plaintiffs' attorney Robertf Mitchell said the lawsuit claims Barness and Papazs brought in millions of dollars in investment money from the but would underreport the sales of some shoppingb centersto investors.
Mitchell said that in othef cases, defendants misrepresented transfers toothert Barness/Papas entities as property salew and would recoup commission fees for theier own financial benefit. "They had a fiduciaryt duty to the investors," Mitchell said. The lawsuit also alleges the defendant sold some shopping centers ata less-than-market value to othetr Barness/Papas entities and then would refinance the propertuy after the sale to benefit financially. Mitchell, an attorneuy with the law offices PC, did not have a specific damagee amountbeing sought. "At this point, we are stilkl figuring out the full extent of he said. Leonard wantss the court to dismissxthe case.
"We are not going to try this case in the Appropriate responses to the complaint will be made in accordancw withcourt procedures, aimedd at securing the eventual dismissal of theswe claims," Leonard said. Some of the propertie s and retail centers involved or namedr in the case include ones near 75th andPeoria avenues; 36th Street and Camelback Road; 43rd Avenue and Unio Hills Drive; and 32nd Street and Greenway Road. Barness is a minority ownere of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix chairman of the Americajn Israel PublicAffairs Committee. McCain's presidential campaign also lists Barnesw as being onthe senator's Arizonza fundraising committee.
Gary associate dean at the Arizona State Universityg SandraDay O'Connor College of Law, said when real estates markets sour it can spur lawsuitsz from investors and others. He said real estatd and investment-related lawsuits are on the "It's certainly a function of the market," said Birnbaumk of investor and otherreal estate-relateds litigation. He said it is common for investord suits to claim frausd and breachof contract, with defendants counterin that risks and changing market conditionw impact investments. Barness and his wife, Daron, are co-chair of the Daron and Ron Barness Family Foundation. The Scottsdale-basedc foundation is not named inthe lawsuit.
The foundatiob has donated money to the Scottsdale Centere forthe Arts, Ballet Arizona, and American Jewish Committee. Retai Brokers Inc.:
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Birmingham Business Journal: Tech & Innovation : Business Advice
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In this column I'll you four specifiv technologies that can help you be more productive and keepyou ---- and your technology - much Any business owner or businessperson can benefir from these. You'll see videos of these to describre them in more detailat www.TerryBrock.com . Sounrd Fit To Hear Better, Save Your Ears We hear a lot abouft the dangers of listening to music that is too Children particularly need to know about this and adjust thevolum accordingly.
Able Planet is a company I'ves known for years that is dedicated to makinyg your listening experience safer and more They blend in technology using advancedc circuitrycalled Linx, Audio to minimizee the harsh, loud volume and enhance the rich sounds for musicd and spoken word. The company has announcef a new product called Sound Fit whichj delivers better sound while you adjust the volume lower.
The removable, disposable ear buds provide a deep listening experiencee while keeping your ears Expected to retail inthe $30 range, these ear buds give you the abilityu to lower your volume yet hear richer, fuller To see a video interview with Kevib Semcken, the CEO of Able Planet on this, go to: or for more information on the company, contact , Bluetoothy is the technology that allowss you to wirelessly connect devices. It has been aroundr for several years and is now integrally linked with safety for takinf on a mobile phonewhile driving. Now more than safety is relatedto Bluetooth.
I'vr been using the Diamond X Bluetootg device with my iPhone recentlyg and have been very pleased with the This device retailsfor $119.00. I foundf the clarity of a variety of calles to be consistently strongand understandable. I made it a pointt to ask people I was speaking with how my voicer sounded and they consistently said it was verygood --- even parallelingf a land line. An added feature on this unit is the abilit for the device to use text to speech announcing the If your caller is in youraddress book, you'll hear an announcemenrt of who it is.
This is like a audi o caller idwhen you're busy and It can save you from talking to that persistent brother-in-law who is trying to sell you his new multi-level marketinvg scheme. Now, that can be real safety Scanners are a great way to control the paper With the new FujitsuS1500 (expectefd release in Spring of this you have an easy way to process that mass of paperr in your life. The S15009 scanner will handle various sizes of paper at the same It scans both in color and processes it at a rate of 20 pageaper minute. With this technologyt you are safe from losingv important information that can bevital (think tax important receipts, contact information, etc).
You can see a vide of this in action at: A very nice feature builg into the software is the ability to recognize carde invarious languages. I'm studying Russian and Japanese now and have cards withboth So, in my "go aheaed and show me if this works" attitude I askeds the Fujitsu reps to scan my carda with Russian and Japanese. I was flabbergasted at the proficiency and accurac yit demonstrated. The cards were sorted properlyt and put into the right categories onthe software. For buildinfg relationships in business, this is a must-have. It is much easierr than previous devices and will help give you acompetitivw advantage. When Spring comes and this unitis available.
It is wort h considering for the $495.00 retail price. S1500 Scanner, www.fujitsu.com/us, $495.009 (Spring Availability)
In this column I'll you four specifiv technologies that can help you be more productive and keepyou ---- and your technology - much Any business owner or businessperson can benefir from these. You'll see videos of these to describre them in more detailat www.TerryBrock.com . Sounrd Fit To Hear Better, Save Your Ears We hear a lot abouft the dangers of listening to music that is too Children particularly need to know about this and adjust thevolum accordingly.
Able Planet is a company I'ves known for years that is dedicated to makinyg your listening experience safer and more They blend in technology using advancedc circuitrycalled Linx, Audio to minimizee the harsh, loud volume and enhance the rich sounds for musicd and spoken word. The company has announcef a new product called Sound Fit whichj delivers better sound while you adjust the volume lower.
The removable, disposable ear buds provide a deep listening experiencee while keeping your ears Expected to retail inthe $30 range, these ear buds give you the abilityu to lower your volume yet hear richer, fuller To see a video interview with Kevib Semcken, the CEO of Able Planet on this, go to: or for more information on the company, contact , Bluetoothy is the technology that allowss you to wirelessly connect devices. It has been aroundr for several years and is now integrally linked with safety for takinf on a mobile phonewhile driving. Now more than safety is relatedto Bluetooth.
I'vr been using the Diamond X Bluetootg device with my iPhone recentlyg and have been very pleased with the This device retailsfor $119.00. I foundf the clarity of a variety of calles to be consistently strongand understandable. I made it a pointt to ask people I was speaking with how my voicer sounded and they consistently said it was verygood --- even parallelingf a land line. An added feature on this unit is the abilit for the device to use text to speech announcing the If your caller is in youraddress book, you'll hear an announcemenrt of who it is.
This is like a audi o caller idwhen you're busy and It can save you from talking to that persistent brother-in-law who is trying to sell you his new multi-level marketinvg scheme. Now, that can be real safety Scanners are a great way to control the paper With the new FujitsuS1500 (expectefd release in Spring of this you have an easy way to process that mass of paperr in your life. The S15009 scanner will handle various sizes of paper at the same It scans both in color and processes it at a rate of 20 pageaper minute. With this technologyt you are safe from losingv important information that can bevital (think tax important receipts, contact information, etc).
You can see a vide of this in action at: A very nice feature builg into the software is the ability to recognize carde invarious languages. I'm studying Russian and Japanese now and have cards withboth So, in my "go aheaed and show me if this works" attitude I askeds the Fujitsu reps to scan my carda with Russian and Japanese. I was flabbergasted at the proficiency and accurac yit demonstrated. The cards were sorted properlyt and put into the right categories onthe software. For buildinfg relationships in business, this is a must-have. It is much easierr than previous devices and will help give you acompetitivw advantage. When Spring comes and this unitis available.
It is wort h considering for the $495.00 retail price. S1500 Scanner, www.fujitsu.com/us, $495.009 (Spring Availability)
Friday, October 15, 2010
Intrado offers Wi-Fi emergency service - Boulder County Business Report
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Intrado offers Wi-Fi emergency service Boulder County Business Report Intrado said it is working with one2many, a Netherlands-based company specializing in cell broadcast technology, to develop emergency notification systems ... |
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
OCLC Integrates WorldCat Knowledgebase With WorldCat to Expand Library Content ... - InfoToday.com
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OCLC Integrates WorldCat Knowledgebase With WorldCat to Expand Library Content ... InfoToday.com WorldCat knowledgebase functionality has been integrated into WorldCat services to help library users connect to full-text electronic content and help ... |
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Arboretum's roses survive tornado - Farm and Dairy
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Arboretum's roses survive tornado Farm and Dairy by Other News WOOSTER, Ohio â€" Almost all the 1500 heirloom roses in Ohio State University's Secrest Arboretum survived the recent tornado there. ... |
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Madonna Longs for London, English Countryside Again - TheImproper.com
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TheImproper.com | Madonna Longs for London, English Countryside Again TheImproper.com She now appears to miss London and the English countryside. “Madonna has loved being back in the States since the divorce, but England is where she feels ... |
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Golden Gaming will withdraw bid for Wyandotte County casino - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Las Vegas-based company’s generaol counsel informed the Kansas Lotter by phone Thursday that Golden Gaming wouled withdrawits $660 million bid, Keituh Kocher, the Kansas Lottery’s director of gamintg facilities, said Friday. In a Thursday release, Golden Gaming said it expectesd to withdrawits bid. “Given the ongoing turmoil in thefinancial markets, we feel it is prudent to preserve liquidity for other opportunities that may ariser in the future,” Golden Gamingt Executive Vice President Rod Atamian said in the “While we believe in the long-term viabilityu and appeal of our site and project, we are not confidenty in making such a commitment on our own in the currengt environment.
” Golden Gaming submitted the thir d proposal for a Wyandotte Count casino . The company had proposed a $687 millio n project in a previous round of which it lost to a project proposex by a joint venture of Kansazs Speedwayand However, the winners withdrew theirr plan, citing economic conditions, so the Kansas Lottery reopened Kansas Speedway and Cordish resubmitted a roughlty $700 million bid Marcu 30, and Penn National Gaming Inc. submittecd a $500 million bid April 1. The Lotterty has until June 30 to review the applicationse andnegotiate contracts, which then will be forwardedf to a . The board will have 60 days to pick one proposa and send it to thefor approval.
The Las Vegas-based company’s generaol counsel informed the Kansas Lotter by phone Thursday that Golden Gaming wouled withdrawits $660 million bid, Keituh Kocher, the Kansas Lottery’s director of gamintg facilities, said Friday. In a Thursday release, Golden Gaming said it expectesd to withdrawits bid. “Given the ongoing turmoil in thefinancial markets, we feel it is prudent to preserve liquidity for other opportunities that may ariser in the future,” Golden Gamingt Executive Vice President Rod Atamian said in the “While we believe in the long-term viabilityu and appeal of our site and project, we are not confidenty in making such a commitment on our own in the currengt environment.
” Golden Gaming submitted the thir d proposal for a Wyandotte Count casino . The company had proposed a $687 millio n project in a previous round of which it lost to a project proposex by a joint venture of Kansazs Speedwayand However, the winners withdrew theirr plan, citing economic conditions, so the Kansas Lottery reopened Kansas Speedway and Cordish resubmitted a roughlty $700 million bid Marcu 30, and Penn National Gaming Inc. submittecd a $500 million bid April 1. The Lotterty has until June 30 to review the applicationse andnegotiate contracts, which then will be forwardedf to a . The board will have 60 days to pick one proposa and send it to thefor approval.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Survey: Gas prices factor in car purchases - Houston Business Journal:
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Eighty-seven percent of new car shoppers last montg said they think gas prices will go much up from 66 percentin April. The prospect of higherd gas prices also is having an impact onpurchasingt decisions. When asked what they would be most likely to compromisew in theirnext new-vehiclde purchase, shoppers cited engine size as the top item likely to be sacrificed, followed closely by vehicle size. In 73 percent of those who saw gas pricesw increasing in May said they plan to changd their spending habits if gas pricesa were to gomuch higher.
"While we may not see the $5-per-gallonh gas experienced in some areaslast year, currentr economic conditions compounded by the pain at the pump may make $3-per-gallonh gas a new threshold for car buyerds – the point at which they change their mind abou what vehicle to buy and how they spendf their money," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial directorr and executive market analystt for Kelley Blue Book and in anews release.
Eighty-seven percent of new car shoppers last montg said they think gas prices will go much up from 66 percentin April. The prospect of higherd gas prices also is having an impact onpurchasingt decisions. When asked what they would be most likely to compromisew in theirnext new-vehiclde purchase, shoppers cited engine size as the top item likely to be sacrificed, followed closely by vehicle size. In 73 percent of those who saw gas pricesw increasing in May said they plan to changd their spending habits if gas pricesa were to gomuch higher.
"While we may not see the $5-per-gallonh gas experienced in some areaslast year, currentr economic conditions compounded by the pain at the pump may make $3-per-gallonh gas a new threshold for car buyerds – the point at which they change their mind abou what vehicle to buy and how they spendf their money," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial directorr and executive market analystt for Kelley Blue Book and in anews release.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Hawaii ranks 15th in U.S. for foreclosures, sees nearly 400% spike in May - Dallas Business Journal:
http://www.evyaapaar.com/article/Mahdi-Covers-Native-Sudan-With-Passionate-Purpose.html
Foreclosures were up 397.5 percent for the monthy compared withMay 2008, and were up 19.3 percenrt over April 2009, according to the latesr report from RealtyTrac issued Wednesday. Hawaii ranked 15th in the natiomn for foreclosuresin May, up from 23rd in Hawaii had 816 foreclosure filingsx in May. There were 684 foreclosurs filings in April and 164 foreclosuree inMay 2008. Hawaii had a foreclosurd rate of one filing for every 621 according to the latest survey bythe California-base real estate research firm. Nevada agai n had the highest foreclosure rate in the with one filing for every64 households. California had the second highest rate for the followedby Florida.
California had the highesty number of foreclosuresat 92,249. Vermont rankerd 50th, with just six foreclosures at a rate of one filingh forevery 51,906 Nationally, there were 321,48p0 foreclosure filings for the month, down 6 percenty from April and up nearly 18 percentr from May 2008, accordingg to the report.
Foreclosures were up 397.5 percent for the monthy compared withMay 2008, and were up 19.3 percenrt over April 2009, according to the latesr report from RealtyTrac issued Wednesday. Hawaii ranked 15th in the natiomn for foreclosuresin May, up from 23rd in Hawaii had 816 foreclosure filingsx in May. There were 684 foreclosurs filings in April and 164 foreclosuree inMay 2008. Hawaii had a foreclosurd rate of one filing for every 621 according to the latest survey bythe California-base real estate research firm. Nevada agai n had the highest foreclosure rate in the with one filing for every64 households. California had the second highest rate for the followedby Florida.
California had the highesty number of foreclosuresat 92,249. Vermont rankerd 50th, with just six foreclosures at a rate of one filingh forevery 51,906 Nationally, there were 321,48p0 foreclosure filings for the month, down 6 percenty from April and up nearly 18 percentr from May 2008, accordingg to the report.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Government-insured mortgages skyrocket - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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FHA and VA loan applications roseto 35.9 percenty in June, up from 25.7 percent a month earlier and 27 percent a year earlier. Sinces the MBA survey's inception in January the lowest recorded sharewwas 5.8 percent in August 2005. The government-insured sharew of applications to purchase homes last monthwas 38.6 up from 27.8 percent one year ago. Thosw applications have averaged 36.6 percent to date, compare to an average of 21.8 percen during the same period last The low point was in August 2005 when itwas 6.8 the MBA reported.
"A primary reasonb government-insured loans have retained a high shars of the purchase market is that theser loans typically require lower down payments than conventional Orawin Velz, MBA's associate VP of economic said in a news release. "In addition, lending standardw tend to be tighter forconventional loans, especially for loans that require private mortgage insurance."
FHA and VA loan applications roseto 35.9 percenty in June, up from 25.7 percent a month earlier and 27 percent a year earlier. Sinces the MBA survey's inception in January the lowest recorded sharewwas 5.8 percent in August 2005. The government-insured sharew of applications to purchase homes last monthwas 38.6 up from 27.8 percent one year ago. Thosw applications have averaged 36.6 percent to date, compare to an average of 21.8 percen during the same period last The low point was in August 2005 when itwas 6.8 the MBA reported.
"A primary reasonb government-insured loans have retained a high shars of the purchase market is that theser loans typically require lower down payments than conventional Orawin Velz, MBA's associate VP of economic said in a news release. "In addition, lending standardw tend to be tighter forconventional loans, especially for loans that require private mortgage insurance."
Sunday, October 3, 2010
City University of Seattle to offer
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The Seattle school said it’s offering the progra due to “the substantial rise in the numbe r of corporate social responsibility jobs being created arouncthe globe.” Students in the MBA program will take the same core classes that othed MBA students at the schoo l take, and then take courses in “sociakl and environmental responsibility, marketing in a new economy, environmental accountinvg and sustainability and business Students in the “sustainable” MBA program can also take core classesz at City University’s international locationsa in Europe, Asia and North America.
“CityU’s MBA in sustainable businesw is unique inthat (it) offers a true sensse of global corporate social responsibility by allowing (a) student in different countries during the said Kevin Wilhelm, a member of the school’s advisory committee that helpeed develop the program.
The Seattle school said it’s offering the progra due to “the substantial rise in the numbe r of corporate social responsibility jobs being created arouncthe globe.” Students in the MBA program will take the same core classes that othed MBA students at the schoo l take, and then take courses in “sociakl and environmental responsibility, marketing in a new economy, environmental accountinvg and sustainability and business Students in the “sustainable” MBA program can also take core classesz at City University’s international locationsa in Europe, Asia and North America.
“CityU’s MBA in sustainable businesw is unique inthat (it) offers a true sensse of global corporate social responsibility by allowing (a) student in different countries during the said Kevin Wilhelm, a member of the school’s advisory committee that helpeed develop the program.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Leading article: No crisis in the White House - Independent
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Telegraph.co.uk (blog) | Leading article: No crisis in the White House Independent The departure of Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, to run for mayor of Chicago marks, more than any other single event, the end of the first ... Friday Talking Points [141] -- Rahm's Exit Contest Winner Announced The Rahm Emanuelâ€"Insult Fill-in-the-Blank Ch » |
Thursday, September 30, 2010
HSBC data switch job loss 'very few' - Business First of Buffalo:
http://bklynbunny.com/prices_nibbled.html
The financial services company, including , has abougt 6,000 employees in Buffalo and the surrounding Relocation of the functions that supportthe U.S. bank and whichg have been housed in the Buffal o area since 2001 is part of a consolidationm of data processing in the Chicago area wher two advanced data centers have been said spokesman Wen Huangin Ill. While the number of employee to be affected is still being Huangsaid “existing technologuy personnel will continue to support the systemds from Buffalo” after The move, which is expected to occufr in the second half of the year and be complete by the end of 2010, will involvew “some positions and equipment,” Huang said.
“We are still evaluatingb options on how to best utilize the Amherstt facility in aneffectivew way, but that decision is not expectee for some months,” he said. The consolidation is beint done for better operational efficienchy andimproved cost-effectiveness, Huang said. The company, he “remains committed to Buffalo as an important hub of operations andcustomer services.” The U.S. banking unit of which is part ofthe London-bases global financial services giant , was founded in Buffalo in 1850.
Until 1999, when the name change d to HSBC, it was Marine Midland
The financial services company, including , has abougt 6,000 employees in Buffalo and the surrounding Relocation of the functions that supportthe U.S. bank and whichg have been housed in the Buffal o area since 2001 is part of a consolidationm of data processing in the Chicago area wher two advanced data centers have been said spokesman Wen Huangin Ill. While the number of employee to be affected is still being Huangsaid “existing technologuy personnel will continue to support the systemds from Buffalo” after The move, which is expected to occufr in the second half of the year and be complete by the end of 2010, will involvew “some positions and equipment,” Huang said.
“We are still evaluatingb options on how to best utilize the Amherstt facility in aneffectivew way, but that decision is not expectee for some months,” he said. The consolidation is beint done for better operational efficienchy andimproved cost-effectiveness, Huang said. The company, he “remains committed to Buffalo as an important hub of operations andcustomer services.” The U.S. banking unit of which is part ofthe London-bases global financial services giant , was founded in Buffalo in 1850.
Until 1999, when the name change d to HSBC, it was Marine Midland
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Financial website picks Crocs brand to disappear - The Business Review (Albany):
http://carrytheday.com/license.html
24/7 Wall St. said it analyzexd 100 large brands that it believexsare "facing troubled futures" and couls go the way of such notablse recent "disappeared" brands as and . The website said its analysts evaluated sales the landscape ofthe business’ industry and public financial records. Crocs, the moldedf shoes made by Niwot-based (NASDAQ: was "the fastest growing footwear in America atone point," 24/7 Wall St. but the company's stock has slippedx from a highnear $70 a share in Octobeer 2007 to $2.29 as of Friday.
The websitwe notes that Crocs' auditoras issued a letter in Marchraising “substantial doubty about the company’s ability to continue as a going Crocs later announced that it had received a six-month extension of a key credit facility with Union Bank of California. But nevertheless, the 24/7 Wall St. reporyt concludes: "Crocs won’t make it througg the year." The company's website says: look forward to providing you with excitiny new Crocs shoe designs in the yearsto come." Crocs posted a fourth-quarter 2008 loss of $33.2 million, or 40 cents a versus a profit of $38.
3 million, or 45 centsw a share, in the same quarter of 2007, but it beat analysts’ The 24/7 Wall St. originally posted April 15, was republisheed Saturday by thefinance webpage. Other brands on 24/7 Wall St.' list: Budget rental cars. Borders book stores. magazine. . magazine (owned by the same corporat e parent as the DenverBusiness Journal). cars. . Palm handheld insurance. A U.S. airline, possibly United.
24/7 Wall St. said it analyzexd 100 large brands that it believexsare "facing troubled futures" and couls go the way of such notablse recent "disappeared" brands as and . The website said its analysts evaluated sales the landscape ofthe business’ industry and public financial records. Crocs, the moldedf shoes made by Niwot-based (NASDAQ: was "the fastest growing footwear in America atone point," 24/7 Wall St. but the company's stock has slippedx from a highnear $70 a share in Octobeer 2007 to $2.29 as of Friday.
The websitwe notes that Crocs' auditoras issued a letter in Marchraising “substantial doubty about the company’s ability to continue as a going Crocs later announced that it had received a six-month extension of a key credit facility with Union Bank of California. But nevertheless, the 24/7 Wall St. reporyt concludes: "Crocs won’t make it througg the year." The company's website says: look forward to providing you with excitiny new Crocs shoe designs in the yearsto come." Crocs posted a fourth-quarter 2008 loss of $33.2 million, or 40 cents a versus a profit of $38.
3 million, or 45 centsw a share, in the same quarter of 2007, but it beat analysts’ The 24/7 Wall St. originally posted April 15, was republisheed Saturday by thefinance webpage. Other brands on 24/7 Wall St.' list: Budget rental cars. Borders book stores. magazine. . magazine (owned by the same corporat e parent as the DenverBusiness Journal). cars. . Palm handheld insurance. A U.S. airline, possibly United.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Zep posts $5.4M quarterly profit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://scrapbox.org/home/volunteer.html
The Atlanta-based cleaning and maintenance chemicalscompan (NYSE: ZEP) had net incomr of $5.4 million and earnings of 25 centss a share, compared with net income of $168,00 0 and earnings of 1 cent a share in the thirde quarter of 2008. However, sales in the third quarter dropped 15.3 percent to $123 million. Raw material costsz in the third quartefr of 2009 wentup $4.4 million. But the company has consolidatef facilities to reduce its overalo size by about15 percent. The results for the third quarter of 2008included $9.3 million in restructuringf charges.
“Weak customer demand across a numbed ofour end-markets coupled with high raw material costs continued to place downward pressure on our operatinyg margins,” said John K. Morgan, president and CEO of Zep, in an earningsa statement. “However, our restructuring and cost reductionb measures have gainedadditional traction, and our third-quarterd gross profit margin exceeded that of the second quarter by 2.7 percentage points.
I believe our ability to generatee robust cash flow and strengthen our balance sheet durinhg these challenging economic times is a testamentto Zep’sd associates, our business model and our ability to continue to execut despite the recessionary environment.” Looking ahead, Morgan said the compangy will be profitable in all four quarters next barring further deterioration in currenft economic conditions.
The Atlanta-based cleaning and maintenance chemicalscompan (NYSE: ZEP) had net incomr of $5.4 million and earnings of 25 centss a share, compared with net income of $168,00 0 and earnings of 1 cent a share in the thirde quarter of 2008. However, sales in the third quarter dropped 15.3 percent to $123 million. Raw material costsz in the third quartefr of 2009 wentup $4.4 million. But the company has consolidatef facilities to reduce its overalo size by about15 percent. The results for the third quarter of 2008included $9.3 million in restructuringf charges.
“Weak customer demand across a numbed ofour end-markets coupled with high raw material costs continued to place downward pressure on our operatinyg margins,” said John K. Morgan, president and CEO of Zep, in an earningsa statement. “However, our restructuring and cost reductionb measures have gainedadditional traction, and our third-quarterd gross profit margin exceeded that of the second quarter by 2.7 percentage points.
I believe our ability to generatee robust cash flow and strengthen our balance sheet durinhg these challenging economic times is a testamentto Zep’sd associates, our business model and our ability to continue to execut despite the recessionary environment.” Looking ahead, Morgan said the compangy will be profitable in all four quarters next barring further deterioration in currenft economic conditions.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Solomon Jones: Brooke Shields making us look bad - Philadelphia Daily News
http://all-milwaukee.org/ALL_Basketball2010.html
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Northland takes page from automakers
http://worldcrafters.com/oninvestigations.html
The company, , announced it is launching a Rent Assuranc Program that is being rolled out acrosesthe Newton-based company’s entirer portfolio. The company’s multifamily holdings totakl 16,670 units in nine states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Arizona. In Massachusetts, Northlans owns 1,230 apartment units in Amherst, Danvers, Quincy, Westborougn and Worcester.
The program resembles thoswe announced by automakers such as and to boost salesd from wary consumers who are tightening their belts in anticipatiob of potential job Hyundai recently announced a new and improved versionn of its HyundaiAssurance Program, which enablesa some customers to turn their cars back in to dealerw if they get laid off within a year. Hyundai’s new Assurancr Plus program will cover three months of car payments whiles the buyer looks for anew job. At the end of 90 the customer can still return the car ifthey haven’f found a job.
Likewise, Ford’zs “Advantage Plan” covers payments of up to $700 per monthg for as long as a year for buyers who have beenlaid off. Much like the desperates measures car manufacturers are taking to sell cars in one of the worstg economic climatesin Northland’s program enables its residents to “walkk away from his or her without paying termination fees,” in the event that the person involuntarilgy loses his or her income. The program is available to new residents and residents whoreneqw leases. Time will tell if Northland’s programk helps it sign up new tenants inits buildings.
residents sign long-term leases that are extremely hard to bream withoutlegal intervention. According to published reports, Hyundaik saw sales increase 14 percent in the month the AssuranceProgramk launched, while U.S. sales were the weakest for the month in27 years. “Ib these challenging economic webelieve it’s important to offed our residents peace of mind,” Northland Vice President Dianre Yensen said in a statement. “Losing your incomee can be a scary situation, and (RAP) provides our residentsd with an ‘out’ in the event that they involuntarily lose theier job and need to breaktheir lease.” Northland owns $2.
1 billion of apartment properties totaling 19 milliojn square feet and has a development pipeline in excese of $1 billion. was awarded the leasing assignment for 399Boylston St., a 228,820-square-foot office building in Boston’s Back Bay. The building has one vacant floor, said Duncan Gratton, a partnee at DTZ/FHO Partners. will vacatre 8,900 square feet and another tenant, McNamew Lawrence & Co., is leaving 4,60o square feet at the end of the year, said who noted the building is 8 percenyvacant today. New tenants will be asked to pay in thelow $40s-per-square-fooyt range to lease spacde in the building.
Shorenstein Properties LLC purchasedr the building in March 2007from Rockwood/Abbey Fee LLC for an undiscloseds price. At the time the buildinhg was 100 percent leased to 14 tenants including NATIXISaAsset Management, software developerd ZANTAZ Inc. and The building’s 14,000 squar e feet of ground-floor retail spacwe is leased toand . Shorenstein recently spent $575,000 on lobby renovations and morethan $1 millionh in repairs to the building’s exterioe and operating systems.
The company, , announced it is launching a Rent Assuranc Program that is being rolled out acrosesthe Newton-based company’s entirer portfolio. The company’s multifamily holdings totakl 16,670 units in nine states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Arizona. In Massachusetts, Northlans owns 1,230 apartment units in Amherst, Danvers, Quincy, Westborougn and Worcester.
The program resembles thoswe announced by automakers such as and to boost salesd from wary consumers who are tightening their belts in anticipatiob of potential job Hyundai recently announced a new and improved versionn of its HyundaiAssurance Program, which enablesa some customers to turn their cars back in to dealerw if they get laid off within a year. Hyundai’s new Assurancr Plus program will cover three months of car payments whiles the buyer looks for anew job. At the end of 90 the customer can still return the car ifthey haven’f found a job.
Likewise, Ford’zs “Advantage Plan” covers payments of up to $700 per monthg for as long as a year for buyers who have beenlaid off. Much like the desperates measures car manufacturers are taking to sell cars in one of the worstg economic climatesin Northland’s program enables its residents to “walkk away from his or her without paying termination fees,” in the event that the person involuntarilgy loses his or her income. The program is available to new residents and residents whoreneqw leases. Time will tell if Northland’s programk helps it sign up new tenants inits buildings.
residents sign long-term leases that are extremely hard to bream withoutlegal intervention. According to published reports, Hyundaik saw sales increase 14 percent in the month the AssuranceProgramk launched, while U.S. sales were the weakest for the month in27 years. “Ib these challenging economic webelieve it’s important to offed our residents peace of mind,” Northland Vice President Dianre Yensen said in a statement. “Losing your incomee can be a scary situation, and (RAP) provides our residentsd with an ‘out’ in the event that they involuntarily lose theier job and need to breaktheir lease.” Northland owns $2.
1 billion of apartment properties totaling 19 milliojn square feet and has a development pipeline in excese of $1 billion. was awarded the leasing assignment for 399Boylston St., a 228,820-square-foot office building in Boston’s Back Bay. The building has one vacant floor, said Duncan Gratton, a partnee at DTZ/FHO Partners. will vacatre 8,900 square feet and another tenant, McNamew Lawrence & Co., is leaving 4,60o square feet at the end of the year, said who noted the building is 8 percenyvacant today. New tenants will be asked to pay in thelow $40s-per-square-fooyt range to lease spacde in the building.
Shorenstein Properties LLC purchasedr the building in March 2007from Rockwood/Abbey Fee LLC for an undiscloseds price. At the time the buildinhg was 100 percent leased to 14 tenants including NATIXISaAsset Management, software developerd ZANTAZ Inc. and The building’s 14,000 squar e feet of ground-floor retail spacwe is leased toand . Shorenstein recently spent $575,000 on lobby renovations and morethan $1 millionh in repairs to the building’s exterioe and operating systems.
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