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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Firefighters save Herriman homes as flames lick at walls and siding - Deseret News
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Friday, June 29, 2012
With Style, Balotelli Sends Italy to Final - New York Times
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New York Times | With Style, Balotelli Sends Italy to Final New York Times Mario Balotelli scored two goals to lead Italy into the finals of the European Championships as Germany saw its streak of 15 consecutive victories in competitive matches come to an end. Balotelli, Italy stop Germany in semis Italy sticks to Prandelli's style Unfancied Italy and Balotelli dreaming of title |
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Sitcom Furniture inks lease for San Leandro warehouse - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Oakland-based company expanded a previous 40,000-square-foot leass it signed in February after decidingt to consolidate all of its warehouse needs in theBay “We had a large warehouse in but it ended up being more expensived than the warehouse we secured in San Leandro,” said Shellh Wong, chief executive of Sitcom. “With the currentf economy, our retail customersx are interested in purchasing insmaller shipments.” founded in 1991, manufactures what Wong callede mid-price-point home furniture and It sells to about 1,000 retailera nationwide, including and .
Its design and distributiob teams are in theUnited States, but it contractsd manufacturing with factories in Asia. In the past, it sent largse orders from the formere warehousein China, but now, with retailers ordering fewerd items, it makes more sense to keep more inventory in the Uniter States. With the new deal, Sitcom leasew a total of 440,000 squarr feet of warehouse including 220,000 square feet on Doolittle Stree t in San Leandroand 92,000 squarwe feet at its Oakland headquarters. Sitcom is one of three tenants in2050 Williams, a 264,000-square-foot site formerly occupied by Rexam Beverage Co. Zeta Communities, a home took 32,490 square feet in December.
Arc of Alamedw occupies the remaining 75,000 squar feet. Paul Beckwith, a broker with ’s Haywars office who represented the landlord in the Sitcom said only a handful of deals of morethan 100,000 squarr feet happened in the Interstate 880 industrial market in the last coupl e of years, but the market is showing signe of recovery. “Expectations from both landlorda and tenants are now more in line with the Beckwith said. “Everyone recognizes that lease ratee have fallen and activity is starting to pick up Michael Barry of CB Richard Ellisrepresentedc Sitcom.
Jay Hagglund of NAI BT Commercial also representedthe
The Oakland-based company expanded a previous 40,000-square-foot leass it signed in February after decidingt to consolidate all of its warehouse needs in theBay “We had a large warehouse in but it ended up being more expensived than the warehouse we secured in San Leandro,” said Shellh Wong, chief executive of Sitcom. “With the currentf economy, our retail customersx are interested in purchasing insmaller shipments.” founded in 1991, manufactures what Wong callede mid-price-point home furniture and It sells to about 1,000 retailera nationwide, including and .
Its design and distributiob teams are in theUnited States, but it contractsd manufacturing with factories in Asia. In the past, it sent largse orders from the formere warehousein China, but now, with retailers ordering fewerd items, it makes more sense to keep more inventory in the Uniter States. With the new deal, Sitcom leasew a total of 440,000 squarr feet of warehouse including 220,000 square feet on Doolittle Stree t in San Leandroand 92,000 squarwe feet at its Oakland headquarters. Sitcom is one of three tenants in2050 Williams, a 264,000-square-foot site formerly occupied by Rexam Beverage Co. Zeta Communities, a home took 32,490 square feet in December.
Arc of Alamedw occupies the remaining 75,000 squar feet. Paul Beckwith, a broker with ’s Haywars office who represented the landlord in the Sitcom said only a handful of deals of morethan 100,000 squarr feet happened in the Interstate 880 industrial market in the last coupl e of years, but the market is showing signe of recovery. “Expectations from both landlorda and tenants are now more in line with the Beckwith said. “Everyone recognizes that lease ratee have fallen and activity is starting to pick up Michael Barry of CB Richard Ellisrepresentedc Sitcom.
Jay Hagglund of NAI BT Commercial also representedthe
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
For Pixar, 3D is a lesser priority - Variety
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Variety | For Pixar, 3D is a lesser priority Variety Pixar built Hollywood's most consistent animation shop by balancing interest from families and adults. But that brand strength doesn't always translate to 3D ... |
Monday, June 25, 2012
Sale of Crowne Plaza in Madison closes - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The 226-room Crowne Plaza, along with the 321-roomm Hilton Seelbach Louisville in Kentucky were sold by an affiliat e of The to a joint venturde in which Investcorp will hold an 85percent interest. The remaining 15 perceny interest is ownedby , of Arlington, Va. As part of the same Interstate buys 100 percent of the Sheratonn Columbia in Maryland from Blackstone for a pricreof $46.5 million. Interstate will manage all threee hotels. Interstate's total investment in the transactiontotalsd $51.2 million, including $4.
7 million for the 15 percent interest in the joint venture that bought the Madison and Louisville The four-story, full-service Crowne Plaza in Madisohn is located off Interstates 90/94. Renovatedd in 2005, the hotel features an indoof pool, restaurant and lounge, a business cented and more than 6,800 squarer feet of meeting space. Interstate Hotelsd and Resorts is one ofthe nation's largest independent hote management companies.
, part of New York City-baser Investcorp, is a real estate investore with an investment portfolio in excessof $5
The 226-room Crowne Plaza, along with the 321-roomm Hilton Seelbach Louisville in Kentucky were sold by an affiliat e of The to a joint venturde in which Investcorp will hold an 85percent interest. The remaining 15 perceny interest is ownedby , of Arlington, Va. As part of the same Interstate buys 100 percent of the Sheratonn Columbia in Maryland from Blackstone for a pricreof $46.5 million. Interstate will manage all threee hotels. Interstate's total investment in the transactiontotalsd $51.2 million, including $4.
7 million for the 15 percent interest in the joint venture that bought the Madison and Louisville The four-story, full-service Crowne Plaza in Madisohn is located off Interstates 90/94. Renovatedd in 2005, the hotel features an indoof pool, restaurant and lounge, a business cented and more than 6,800 squarer feet of meeting space. Interstate Hotelsd and Resorts is one ofthe nation's largest independent hote management companies.
, part of New York City-baser Investcorp, is a real estate investore with an investment portfolio in excessof $5
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Farmers develops
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Customers who add Farmers’ “Eco-Rebuild” optiohn to their homeowners’ policies will have as part of to $25,000 to rebuildc or replace a home usinf “green” materials, upgrade qualified homes to meet Energy Star requirementxs and be reimbursed for recycling debris rather than disposingh of it. Jeff Reinig, senior vice president of home produc managementfor Farmers, says the compan y is working to give earth-consciousx consumers an option previously not available to them in “This is quite literally an investmentg in our global future and we are excitesd to be the industry he says.
Farmers is making the Eco-Rebuilrd option available in 29states altogether, includinv Texas. Los Angeles-based Farmers is the nation’sa third-largest personal lines property and casualtyinsurance group. Farmers provides homeowners, auto, life insurance and financial services to more than 10millionm households. The company is a wholly owned subsidiaryof . Web www.farmers.com
Customers who add Farmers’ “Eco-Rebuild” optiohn to their homeowners’ policies will have as part of to $25,000 to rebuildc or replace a home usinf “green” materials, upgrade qualified homes to meet Energy Star requirementxs and be reimbursed for recycling debris rather than disposingh of it. Jeff Reinig, senior vice president of home produc managementfor Farmers, says the compan y is working to give earth-consciousx consumers an option previously not available to them in “This is quite literally an investmentg in our global future and we are excitesd to be the industry he says.
Farmers is making the Eco-Rebuilrd option available in 29states altogether, includinv Texas. Los Angeles-based Farmers is the nation’sa third-largest personal lines property and casualtyinsurance group. Farmers provides homeowners, auto, life insurance and financial services to more than 10millionm households. The company is a wholly owned subsidiaryof . Web www.farmers.com
Friday, June 22, 2012
Fly Clear fast lane at Albany Int
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was among the 20 airports nationwide that offerex theexpedited system. An airport spokeswomann said the airport was not notifieds in advance and the Clear Lanewas closed. In 2008, it reportedr having more than 10,000 users pass through the lanesd since the express service was first offered there insummer 2007. “Clear Lanes Are No Longer At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, Clear will cease operations. Clear’s parent has been unable to negotiate an agreemen with its senior creditor tocontinue operations.” Therde was no information about whetherr enrollees would get refunds. The service cost $199 a year. Customers were mostly business travelers andfrequent fliers.
The program started at in 2005. Cleard enrollees were pre-screened by the , and, if were provided with a card that gave them accesxs to a specialsecurity lane. Clear was operatefd by Verified Identity Pass of New York As ofJune 4, Clear claimee to have enrolled more than 260,000 fliers.
was among the 20 airports nationwide that offerex theexpedited system. An airport spokeswomann said the airport was not notifieds in advance and the Clear Lanewas closed. In 2008, it reportedr having more than 10,000 users pass through the lanesd since the express service was first offered there insummer 2007. “Clear Lanes Are No Longer At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, Clear will cease operations. Clear’s parent has been unable to negotiate an agreemen with its senior creditor tocontinue operations.” Therde was no information about whetherr enrollees would get refunds. The service cost $199 a year. Customers were mostly business travelers andfrequent fliers.
The program started at in 2005. Cleard enrollees were pre-screened by the , and, if were provided with a card that gave them accesxs to a specialsecurity lane. Clear was operatefd by Verified Identity Pass of New York As ofJune 4, Clear claimee to have enrolled more than 260,000 fliers.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Canada's dairy, poultry markets prized in Pacific trade deal - Globe and Mail
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
New Albany-Floyd County Schools chief leans on faith, physical stamina to lead large school district - Business First of Louisville:
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Brooks sheepishly admits that their assessment is buthe doesn’t hesitates to elaborate on where those traits were One needs to look no further than the Holy Bibler that sits on the cornert of his tidy desk or listen to him tell talez of his upbringing in a working-clase section of Evansville, Ind., during the earlu days of desegregation to understand where his compassiobn for children, or “kiddos,” as he refersa to them, comes from. It’s an attributde that has served Brooks, 62, well duringb his 30-plus years as an educator.
“Iu have always enjoyed kids,” said Brooks, who landecd his first teaching job, instructing special-needss children in Fairborn, Ohio, when he was 28. He was hiref following a stint as an Air Force medic in Vietnam and after earninga bachelor’s degrese in elementary and special education from . “Beinvg an educator has always appealed tome — especially working with special-needs kids,” Brooks “I think it goes back to my days in collegw when I worked as a paraprofessional in a mentap health facility. I just really enjo y helping people.” Brooks said he knew earlyu on that he wantedf to bean educator.
In high he joined the Future Teachers of America clubat . He also learnerd leadership cues from scoutmasterw during his days as a Boy After education postsin Vincennes, Bedford and Ind., Brooks applied for the opportunity to lead when the job came open upon the retiremenr of Dennis Cahill in 2002. With an annuapl budget of about $125 million and 12,000 students, the system is the state’s 17th-largest school corporation — much bigger than the 3,000 studentd in the Vincennes school where Brooks hadbeen superintendent. “I had been in Vincennez for 13 years, and I felt that I could’ve retiredf there.
But at age 56, a part of me felt like I neededs a greater challenge at that pointg inmy career,” Brooks recalled. “jI prayed about what I should do and thingaworked out.” Brooks said he has never regretted the decisiob to come to New Albany, but he admitted that at times there was a bit of culturew shock as he transitioned from a smalol town and rural school corporatio n without much ethnic, racial and socioeconomicd diversity to a larger district located in a metropolitan area. “Thingse were very different, especially in terms of diversity,” Brooks said.
“I had anticipate d that but had no way of knowing just how diverswe until I actually got into the In theNew Albany-Floyd County district, 25 languagesd are spoken and two of the city’s 17 schools have betweejn 96 percent and 98 percent participation in an income-based free lunc h program. “In Vincennes, there was very little diversity, so this was somethint I had not experienced as an he said. Brooks, who said he carries with him vividc memories of the racial prejudicd and bigotry he witnesseds as a child growing upin Evansville, has made diversit and tolerance a priority amongh his staff and students.
He creditsz members of the school system’s Equity and Diversity Council, whicn is made up of educatorsand businesspeople, with helping him achievre diversity goals for his school district. “Thizs job has given me a way to really express how I feel abouf life in a waythat I’ve nevere been able to” in any other job, Brooksd said about his efforts to galvanizse such a diverse group of support staff and students.
Aside from bringing together people of different Brooks said one of his greatesr accomplishments has been his work with the Southerb Indiana business community to raise morethan $1 million through the to help fund full-dayg kindergarten and continuing-education scholarships for faculty “When I started to meet with businesspeople, I talked to them aboutf how on earth we can possibly meet all of the needs thesed kiddos have,” Brooks said. “When they heard about all the poverthissues (students) face, they were very interested.
” Tom president and CEO of Jeffersonville-based and president of the educatiobn foundation, said that Brooks, a soft-spoken man, has been successful in raisingf funds from the business community largely becauss of his passion for the cause.
Brooks sheepishly admits that their assessment is buthe doesn’t hesitates to elaborate on where those traits were One needs to look no further than the Holy Bibler that sits on the cornert of his tidy desk or listen to him tell talez of his upbringing in a working-clase section of Evansville, Ind., during the earlu days of desegregation to understand where his compassiobn for children, or “kiddos,” as he refersa to them, comes from. It’s an attributde that has served Brooks, 62, well duringb his 30-plus years as an educator.
“Iu have always enjoyed kids,” said Brooks, who landecd his first teaching job, instructing special-needss children in Fairborn, Ohio, when he was 28. He was hiref following a stint as an Air Force medic in Vietnam and after earninga bachelor’s degrese in elementary and special education from . “Beinvg an educator has always appealed tome — especially working with special-needs kids,” Brooks “I think it goes back to my days in collegw when I worked as a paraprofessional in a mentap health facility. I just really enjo y helping people.” Brooks said he knew earlyu on that he wantedf to bean educator.
In high he joined the Future Teachers of America clubat . He also learnerd leadership cues from scoutmasterw during his days as a Boy After education postsin Vincennes, Bedford and Ind., Brooks applied for the opportunity to lead when the job came open upon the retiremenr of Dennis Cahill in 2002. With an annuapl budget of about $125 million and 12,000 students, the system is the state’s 17th-largest school corporation — much bigger than the 3,000 studentd in the Vincennes school where Brooks hadbeen superintendent. “I had been in Vincennez for 13 years, and I felt that I could’ve retiredf there.
But at age 56, a part of me felt like I neededs a greater challenge at that pointg inmy career,” Brooks recalled. “jI prayed about what I should do and thingaworked out.” Brooks said he has never regretted the decisiob to come to New Albany, but he admitted that at times there was a bit of culturew shock as he transitioned from a smalol town and rural school corporatio n without much ethnic, racial and socioeconomicd diversity to a larger district located in a metropolitan area. “Thingse were very different, especially in terms of diversity,” Brooks said.
“I had anticipate d that but had no way of knowing just how diverswe until I actually got into the In theNew Albany-Floyd County district, 25 languagesd are spoken and two of the city’s 17 schools have betweejn 96 percent and 98 percent participation in an income-based free lunc h program. “In Vincennes, there was very little diversity, so this was somethint I had not experienced as an he said. Brooks, who said he carries with him vividc memories of the racial prejudicd and bigotry he witnesseds as a child growing upin Evansville, has made diversit and tolerance a priority amongh his staff and students.
He creditsz members of the school system’s Equity and Diversity Council, whicn is made up of educatorsand businesspeople, with helping him achievre diversity goals for his school district. “Thizs job has given me a way to really express how I feel abouf life in a waythat I’ve nevere been able to” in any other job, Brooksd said about his efforts to galvanizse such a diverse group of support staff and students.
Aside from bringing together people of different Brooks said one of his greatesr accomplishments has been his work with the Southerb Indiana business community to raise morethan $1 million through the to help fund full-dayg kindergarten and continuing-education scholarships for faculty “When I started to meet with businesspeople, I talked to them aboutf how on earth we can possibly meet all of the needs thesed kiddos have,” Brooks said. “When they heard about all the poverthissues (students) face, they were very interested.
” Tom president and CEO of Jeffersonville-based and president of the educatiobn foundation, said that Brooks, a soft-spoken man, has been successful in raisingf funds from the business community largely becauss of his passion for the cause.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Partly cloudy this evening, low 52 - MassLive.com
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Nixon cuts $105 million, 200 state jobs from Missouri budget - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Nixon also restricted the expenditurwe of anadditional $325 million, which can be released later if revenure exceeds expectations. Among the vetoes Thursday, Nixobn cut $91 million for university buildinf projects, $48 million for state building repairs andnearlty $25 million from a $112 million contractf for a new statr radio system. Linda Luebbering, Nixon’s state budget director, foreshadoweds the spending and job cuts twoweekxs ago. The 200 job cuts will be through attrition and layoffss starting July 1 and are in addition tothe 1,244 job cuts made earlier this Missouri has about 58,0000 full-time employees.
The cutbacks were made to offset a drop in revenu in time for the starr of fiscal 2010 onJuly 1, Luebberingt said. “This near-record amount of line-iten vetoes was not made lightly,” Nixo said at a news conference inJefferson City, accordinh to prepared remarks. “These fiscally responsible steps are necessary to ensurre that Missourians have a governmeng wecan afford, without raising taxes and withouft sacrificing our shared priorities of education, health care and jobs.” The state expects nearly $7.4 billion in revenude for fiscal 2010, about $370 milliob less than the roughly $7.8 billion the stat had anticipated in January, Luebbering said.
More than 85 percentt of the state’s revenue stream comex from individual incometaxes (60 and sales taxes (25 percent). Missouri’s unemployment rate jumpeed to 9 percentin May, up from 8.1 percent in During the recent session, the legislature passed a $23 billionn operating budget and spent nearly $1.3 billion in federapl stimulus money, including $800 million for core such as health care and The rest was spent on one-time projects. Stimulusa money will dry up after 2011.
Nixon also restricted the expenditurwe of anadditional $325 million, which can be released later if revenure exceeds expectations. Among the vetoes Thursday, Nixobn cut $91 million for university buildinf projects, $48 million for state building repairs andnearlty $25 million from a $112 million contractf for a new statr radio system. Linda Luebbering, Nixon’s state budget director, foreshadoweds the spending and job cuts twoweekxs ago. The 200 job cuts will be through attrition and layoffss starting July 1 and are in addition tothe 1,244 job cuts made earlier this Missouri has about 58,0000 full-time employees.
The cutbacks were made to offset a drop in revenu in time for the starr of fiscal 2010 onJuly 1, Luebberingt said. “This near-record amount of line-iten vetoes was not made lightly,” Nixo said at a news conference inJefferson City, accordinh to prepared remarks. “These fiscally responsible steps are necessary to ensurre that Missourians have a governmeng wecan afford, without raising taxes and withouft sacrificing our shared priorities of education, health care and jobs.” The state expects nearly $7.4 billion in revenude for fiscal 2010, about $370 milliob less than the roughly $7.8 billion the stat had anticipated in January, Luebbering said.
More than 85 percentt of the state’s revenue stream comex from individual incometaxes (60 and sales taxes (25 percent). Missouri’s unemployment rate jumpeed to 9 percentin May, up from 8.1 percent in During the recent session, the legislature passed a $23 billionn operating budget and spent nearly $1.3 billion in federapl stimulus money, including $800 million for core such as health care and The rest was spent on one-time projects. Stimulusa money will dry up after 2011.
Friday, June 15, 2012
UMKC
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Proceeds from the auction will be used to supporf entrepreneurship programs at thebusinesxs school. The Bloch along with Team Garmin-Slipstream, a professional cycling team primarilhy sponsoredby Olathe-based , is auctioning the trip on , a popular online auction site. The auction winner receives a trip to Parisz forfour people, passes to team stagin areas and sponsor seatin g near the finish line of this year’s Tour de France in central Paris, an event already hyperd by the return of American cyclisr Lance Armstrong. The auction ends June 11. As of Tuesdayh afternoon, 11 bids had pushed the auctio n priceto $4,049.99.
“Entrepreneurship is something we teach everg day at theBloch School,” Michael Song, directoer of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Blocuh School, said in a written “Given the importance of funding these vitalp education programs, it’s something we had to exhibit as well in this All funds raised from this eventf will be used to help traim future student entrepreneurs enrolled at the Blocy School of Business.
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Proceeds from the auction will be used to supporf entrepreneurship programs at thebusinesxs school. The Bloch along with Team Garmin-Slipstream, a professional cycling team primarilhy sponsoredby Olathe-based , is auctioning the trip on , a popular online auction site. The auction winner receives a trip to Parisz forfour people, passes to team stagin areas and sponsor seatin g near the finish line of this year’s Tour de France in central Paris, an event already hyperd by the return of American cyclisr Lance Armstrong. The auction ends June 11. As of Tuesdayh afternoon, 11 bids had pushed the auctio n priceto $4,049.99.
“Entrepreneurship is something we teach everg day at theBloch School,” Michael Song, directoer of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Blocuh School, said in a written “Given the importance of funding these vitalp education programs, it’s something we had to exhibit as well in this All funds raised from this eventf will be used to help traim future student entrepreneurs enrolled at the Blocy School of Business.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
IBM suing former executive over Dell offer - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The executive, David Johnson, is beinbg sued by IBM because the new position would violatrea non-compete clause, reported. “Mr. Johnsonj has possession of valuable confidential information and cannotf undertake a senior strategy positioj at Dell without violating his obligations to company spokesman Edward Barbini told Dell spokesman David Frink confirmed thejob offer, but not the natur e of Johnson’s proposed position at Round Rock-base d Dell. “Yes, we have offered a position to Mr. but the characterizations of his role are Frink said. “Without exception, Dell respects the trade secretse and intellectual propertyof others.” Dell, the No.
2 makerd of personal computers in the has already made one acquisition this and it is positioned to complete several more as it find itself flush with cash while tech company valuations remain depressefd during the global Company officials have indicated they plan to expand beyonsd its core business of hardware product to storagse and software designed to make it easiert for customers to manage data InJanuary 2008, Dell made the largest acquisition in its buying New Hampshire-based EqualLogic Inc. for $1.4 billion. which is scheduled to reporytits first-quarter earnings on Thursday, has nearly $9 billiom in cash to complete such deals.
Earlier this the New York Times reported that Dell was interviewing investment banking and technology industry executives to serve inan M&zA position that would report to CFO Brian During its last fiscal year, Dell reported $2.47 billion in net incomer on $61.1 billion in revenue.
The executive, David Johnson, is beinbg sued by IBM because the new position would violatrea non-compete clause, reported. “Mr. Johnsonj has possession of valuable confidential information and cannotf undertake a senior strategy positioj at Dell without violating his obligations to company spokesman Edward Barbini told Dell spokesman David Frink confirmed thejob offer, but not the natur e of Johnson’s proposed position at Round Rock-base d Dell. “Yes, we have offered a position to Mr. but the characterizations of his role are Frink said. “Without exception, Dell respects the trade secretse and intellectual propertyof others.” Dell, the No.
2 makerd of personal computers in the has already made one acquisition this and it is positioned to complete several more as it find itself flush with cash while tech company valuations remain depressefd during the global Company officials have indicated they plan to expand beyonsd its core business of hardware product to storagse and software designed to make it easiert for customers to manage data InJanuary 2008, Dell made the largest acquisition in its buying New Hampshire-based EqualLogic Inc. for $1.4 billion. which is scheduled to reporytits first-quarter earnings on Thursday, has nearly $9 billiom in cash to complete such deals.
Earlier this the New York Times reported that Dell was interviewing investment banking and technology industry executives to serve inan M&zA position that would report to CFO Brian During its last fiscal year, Dell reported $2.47 billion in net incomer on $61.1 billion in revenue.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Shocking extent of resort's child neglect - Blackpool Gazette
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Wiring circuit boards for success - San Francisco Business Times:
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Nick Barbin, co-founder, president and CEO, said that the which designs and makesz the boards on a small is always searching for new customers to replace those who fold orget “I would have to say we’vre had complete turnover on our customer list maybe two or three timesx over,” he said. But that’s a game that Pleasanton-basexd Optimum Design has been From 2006 to the company’s revenue grew 138 percen t — to $13.14 million. And it is on pace to grow 20 percentg to 40 percentin 2009. The companyh has been profitable everyu year since its foundingin 1991.
The company’sw secret has been its willingness to look for new Barbin and his partners at first kept the firmsmalol — with about 8 to 15 employees. And they only did layoutf and design ofthe boards, partnering with manufacturers to producwe them. But at the urging of some of the company’e customers, Optimum Design added the manufacturing side in 2001 and that’s been a catalysg for growth.
Today, the compan y has about 50 employees, and it’s hiring this probably four to five people for the manufacturing side of the Another successful strategy has been choosing the right It mostly works with companies doing work for the military or making medical Both of those have fairly inelastic and both industries have traditionally contractedwith on-shorr companies, rather than looking to India and China for cheaperd deals. But Barbin says that the company’sx ability to identify strong markets to chase has helpeeit grow. “In this industry you go as yourcustomeras go,” he said.
“There are a lot of companie s that are some of our competitore where their focus is a particular If they’re really focused on telecom, they’re sufferinvg right now, but 10 years ago they were doinf great.” The third factor that sets Optimum Desigbn apart is that it stays small. The company only builds high-end boards that are extremely and they only fill orderes that range from 100to 10,000 boards. It’s that last factor that keepd it relatively safe from much bigger andcheaper competition, said Jim who covers the industry for . Walket said that almost all of the biggest printed circuitg board companies arein Asia. The only U.S.
companies that survive are ones that aremakinf high-end or prototype boards that eventuallyu get shipped off to overseas foundriez to get mass-produced. Walker also said that the industryg is ripe for consolidation but that companiee like Optimum Design are fairlhy insulated from the first wave ofthoswe acquisitions, because they’re too small to make an impactt on larger companies’ botto lines.
One of Optimum Design’ds customers, an aerospace company that asked not to be identifiee for thisarticle (Optimum signx non-disclosure agreements with many of its makes equipment for the military and uses Optimukm Design for its printed circuit One of the engineers at the Randy, said that the firm used to make its own but in 2000, it contracted out the work due to budget cuts. Randy said he rarely finds problemsw with the product and that the company is now startinv to work more closeluy with Optimum Design since it has run three boardsx through theentire process. “They admittecd ...
that they actually cost a littler bit more than the guynext door, but we have experiences the high quality from them that’s kept us coming back,” he said. And Barbin says that Randy’s attitude is what make s the company successful. There are a couplr of hundred printed-circuit-board companies in the Bay Area, he But by offering the full process, and keepinvg quality high, they’ve been able to find success. “The designerz we have here are world-class,” he “There’s really no one out there that can compet withour designers.
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Nick Barbin, co-founder, president and CEO, said that the which designs and makesz the boards on a small is always searching for new customers to replace those who fold orget “I would have to say we’vre had complete turnover on our customer list maybe two or three timesx over,” he said. But that’s a game that Pleasanton-basexd Optimum Design has been From 2006 to the company’s revenue grew 138 percen t — to $13.14 million. And it is on pace to grow 20 percentg to 40 percentin 2009. The companyh has been profitable everyu year since its foundingin 1991.
The company’sw secret has been its willingness to look for new Barbin and his partners at first kept the firmsmalol — with about 8 to 15 employees. And they only did layoutf and design ofthe boards, partnering with manufacturers to producwe them. But at the urging of some of the company’e customers, Optimum Design added the manufacturing side in 2001 and that’s been a catalysg for growth.
Today, the compan y has about 50 employees, and it’s hiring this probably four to five people for the manufacturing side of the Another successful strategy has been choosing the right It mostly works with companies doing work for the military or making medical Both of those have fairly inelastic and both industries have traditionally contractedwith on-shorr companies, rather than looking to India and China for cheaperd deals. But Barbin says that the company’sx ability to identify strong markets to chase has helpeeit grow. “In this industry you go as yourcustomeras go,” he said.
“There are a lot of companie s that are some of our competitore where their focus is a particular If they’re really focused on telecom, they’re sufferinvg right now, but 10 years ago they were doinf great.” The third factor that sets Optimum Desigbn apart is that it stays small. The company only builds high-end boards that are extremely and they only fill orderes that range from 100to 10,000 boards. It’s that last factor that keepd it relatively safe from much bigger andcheaper competition, said Jim who covers the industry for . Walket said that almost all of the biggest printed circuitg board companies arein Asia. The only U.S.
companies that survive are ones that aremakinf high-end or prototype boards that eventuallyu get shipped off to overseas foundriez to get mass-produced. Walker also said that the industryg is ripe for consolidation but that companiee like Optimum Design are fairlhy insulated from the first wave ofthoswe acquisitions, because they’re too small to make an impactt on larger companies’ botto lines.
One of Optimum Design’ds customers, an aerospace company that asked not to be identifiee for thisarticle (Optimum signx non-disclosure agreements with many of its makes equipment for the military and uses Optimukm Design for its printed circuit One of the engineers at the Randy, said that the firm used to make its own but in 2000, it contracted out the work due to budget cuts. Randy said he rarely finds problemsw with the product and that the company is now startinv to work more closeluy with Optimum Design since it has run three boardsx through theentire process. “They admittecd ...
that they actually cost a littler bit more than the guynext door, but we have experiences the high quality from them that’s kept us coming back,” he said. And Barbin says that Randy’s attitude is what make s the company successful. There are a couplr of hundred printed-circuit-board companies in the Bay Area, he But by offering the full process, and keepinvg quality high, they’ve been able to find success. “The designerz we have here are world-class,” he “There’s really no one out there that can compet withour designers.
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
TAC by Schneider Electric inks $9.6M deal - Dallas Business Journal:
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million contract with the Cityof Houston. TAC by is the building management and energy services segment ofSchneider Electric. As part of the company’ws deal with the city of TAC by Schneider has agreed to enhance the conservatio n measures inside seven ofthe city's 271 buildings selected for the The deal is a follow-up initiative to Houston’sw decision to become a C40 city to revamp city facilities undeer the Clinton Climate Initiative’s Building Retrofit Program.
“Buildingzs are responsible for more than 50 percenf of greenhouse gas emissions inmost cities, so retrofittingv our facilities with more energy-efficient products and technologies is an important way we can reduc both energy use and greenhouse gas said Jeff Drees, president of TAC “Our solutions are baser on the latest technologies and include renewabl e energy, indoor environmental quality improvement, sustainable design and more.” TAC estimatess its retrofitting initiatives alloaw buildings to use 20 percent to 30 percenyt less energy.
TAC added that its retrofi t project involving public facilities may make it possiblee for Houston to lowetr its CO2 carbon emissions by upto 1,647 tons.
million contract with the Cityof Houston. TAC by is the building management and energy services segment ofSchneider Electric. As part of the company’ws deal with the city of TAC by Schneider has agreed to enhance the conservatio n measures inside seven ofthe city's 271 buildings selected for the The deal is a follow-up initiative to Houston’sw decision to become a C40 city to revamp city facilities undeer the Clinton Climate Initiative’s Building Retrofit Program.
“Buildingzs are responsible for more than 50 percenf of greenhouse gas emissions inmost cities, so retrofittingv our facilities with more energy-efficient products and technologies is an important way we can reduc both energy use and greenhouse gas said Jeff Drees, president of TAC “Our solutions are baser on the latest technologies and include renewabl e energy, indoor environmental quality improvement, sustainable design and more.” TAC estimatess its retrofitting initiatives alloaw buildings to use 20 percent to 30 percenyt less energy.
TAC added that its retrofi t project involving public facilities may make it possiblee for Houston to lowetr its CO2 carbon emissions by upto 1,647 tons.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Tech News Headlines - View Tech News Articles Across the US
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| | | | | | | | Facebook Inc. | | Federalo Deposit Insurance Corporation | | | | | | | | Generaol Electric Capital Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | | Huntingtoh Bancshares, Inc. | | | iB3 Networkss Inc. | Ibeam Solutions LLC | | | | Interstate Bakerie Corporation | | | | | | | | Languager Access Network, Inc. | | | LinkedI Corporation | | | | Microsoftg Corporation | | | | National City Corporationm | National Retail Federation | | | | | | | | | Ohio Departmenty of Development | | Ohio Departmen t of Job and FamilyuServices | | | | | | | | | | Pinnaclr Data Systems, Inc. | | | | | | Qwest Communicationx International Inc.
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| | | | | | | | Facebook Inc. | | Federalo Deposit Insurance Corporation | | | | | | | | Generaol Electric Capital Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | | Huntingtoh Bancshares, Inc. | | | iB3 Networkss Inc. | Ibeam Solutions LLC | | | | Interstate Bakerie Corporation | | | | | | | | Languager Access Network, Inc. | | | LinkedI Corporation | | | | Microsoftg Corporation | | | | National City Corporationm | National Retail Federation | | | | | | | | | Ohio Departmenty of Development | | Ohio Departmen t of Job and FamilyuServices | | | | | | | | | | Pinnaclr Data Systems, Inc. | | | | | | Qwest Communicationx International Inc.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Target to showcase video games at E3 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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For the first time, the Minneapolis-based retail giant is participating in the Electronic Entertainment held in Los Angeles from Tuesday through The expo is taking place at a time when the industryh is struggling with the effects of aglobal recession, as well as cheapo gaming alternatives that are available on the Internet and over mobile devices. Still, the event is expected to draw 40,00o0 attendees, a big uptick from last when E3 scaled back to focus onindustry insiders.
For Minneapolis-basex Target (NYSE: TGT), the eventy is a chance for the retailk giant to partner with videio game publishers to showoff family-friendly titles and, of course, get its name in frontg of thousands of The 2,113-square-foot Target Bullseye Lounge will be situatedf in high-traffic corridor connecting two main halls at the Los Angelees Convention Center. The lounge will be staffes by 10 people at anygiven time, and will featurse eight Nintendo Wii systems showcasing three upcomingh games: Activision Blizzard Inc.’s Transformers: Revenge of the and Ubisoft’s Press Your Luck 2010 and The Price is Righgt 2010. There will also be Target store branf ArcherFarms snacks.
For the first time, the Minneapolis-based retail giant is participating in the Electronic Entertainment held in Los Angeles from Tuesday through The expo is taking place at a time when the industryh is struggling with the effects of aglobal recession, as well as cheapo gaming alternatives that are available on the Internet and over mobile devices. Still, the event is expected to draw 40,00o0 attendees, a big uptick from last when E3 scaled back to focus onindustry insiders.
For Minneapolis-basex Target (NYSE: TGT), the eventy is a chance for the retailk giant to partner with videio game publishers to showoff family-friendly titles and, of course, get its name in frontg of thousands of The 2,113-square-foot Target Bullseye Lounge will be situatedf in high-traffic corridor connecting two main halls at the Los Angelees Convention Center. The lounge will be staffes by 10 people at anygiven time, and will featurse eight Nintendo Wii systems showcasing three upcomingh games: Activision Blizzard Inc.’s Transformers: Revenge of the and Ubisoft’s Press Your Luck 2010 and The Price is Righgt 2010. There will also be Target store branf ArcherFarms snacks.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Students showcase projects at Rota meet - Gulf Times
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Gulf Times | Students showcase projects at Rota meet Gulf Times Reach Out To Asia (Rota) hosted its biggest annual International Education & Resource Network (iEarn) open house yesterday as 350 students and 50 teachers showcased 26 projects at the Qatar Foundation Student Centre. Representing 19 schools from » |
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Health Focus: Medical imaging faces uncertain year as hospitals cut back; sector once seen as recession proof - The Business Review (Albany):
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Norman Dascher, CEO of the patient care division of the Troy-based parent of Albany Memorial, Samaritabn and Sunnyview Rehabilitation hospitals, said this structured replacement schedules kept the company from getting behind and having to buy severall machines at once. A top-of-the-line MRI or CT scanner can cost upwardwof $2 million. This year is The operating surplus and investment income Northeast reliee on for capital purchasesx havebeen erased. It will buy no MRIs or Now, Northeast is in talks with St. Peter’z Hospital in Albany and Troy-based to create a unified system. One of thei r goals is to end the competition to purchase thelatesgt equipment.
The medical imaging industry is important to this General Electric has made diagnostiv imaging one ofthe “highest of its Global Research Center in Niskayuna, and soon will open a $165 milliobn digital X-ray detector plant in North Greenbushn (See related story, Page 18). employs 500 people at its global MRI headquartersin Latham. And , a 10-year-olde Schenectady company, is seeking financing to commercialize itsdiagnostid device. The industry has often been called The ideawas that, sincse imaging is a high-margin service, healthu care providers would upgrade their equipment and try to one-up their competitors in any economy.
The , a Cleveland research in July predicted a 6 percent annualp increasein U.S. demand for imaging products. But as Northeast’ds story shows, the industry might not be so immune to this Hospitals nationwide are trimminyg theircapital budgets, and a federal call for healtu care reform could prompt more consolidation. Reimbursement changex and cuts in personal spending also are playinga “I think in this current all the rules of a recession-proof industrhy are kind of out,” said Richard Fabian, vice president of the Imagint Systems Group for Philips.
Fabian, who is basee in Seattle, said the imagingh market as a whole was downin 2008, and “that is the first time I can rememberf that happening in the 12 yearsa I’ve been in the industry.” Imaging equipment stilkl is important to area health care providers. planz to add two digital X-ray rooms in its ER, and latefr this year will replace an MRI and purchased aportable X-ray system for its intensive care unit. St. Peter’w recently bought a high-definition 64-slice dual-head CT scanner and a nuclead medicine camera.
, an arm of Latham-basecd , did a “sweeping of its equipment in preparation for the economicd downturn it saw Dascher said Northeast also is well positioned in that its purchasees over the past few years kept itsequipmenrt current, allowing it to hold off untikl the financial picture improves. But it is not only providetr budgets that impact theimaging Dr. William Hendrick, medical directod for ImageCare, said reimbursement changes have been abigger problem. The federal Deficitg Reduction Act, which took effect in 2007, reducedf Medicare reimbursement rates for imaging procedures in physician officesw and freestanding centers.
“Theyh decide they need to save money so they say thingslike ‘if you do CT scana on two body parts, we will only pay half for the or ‘we’re paying too much for so we’ll cut reimbursemen t by X for all procedures,’ ” he Tom Feist, general manager of globalk X-ray operations for , said these cuts were felt by the equipmenr suppliers, because physician offices and imaginbg centers are big buyersz of MRIs, CT scanners and other large systems.
Job lossesd and personal spending cuts also have taken a Providers say they already are seeing people who have lost theirhealth insurance, or who are unwilling to part with a co-pay or deductible, putting off medicall care. “If the imagin centers aren’t recession proof, neither are thei suppliers,” Feist said. Doug Cushing, vice president of ambulatory servicesfor , said that institution is studying usage to decidre if it should invesf in new equipment.
He said Saratogq will replace equipmentas needed, but “wse are looking at maybe not adding more imaging Among patients, Hendrick said, demand for MRI and CT scans has remained relatively steady at but he has noticed a decline in mammogramsd of late. GE’s North Greenbusuh plant will make parts forthe company’a digital mammography systems. Feist said the company is openingv thefacility “through a brutally difficult because it is confident the markett will improve and the demanxd will be for digital technology.
Norman Dascher, CEO of the patient care division of the Troy-based parent of Albany Memorial, Samaritabn and Sunnyview Rehabilitation hospitals, said this structured replacement schedules kept the company from getting behind and having to buy severall machines at once. A top-of-the-line MRI or CT scanner can cost upwardwof $2 million. This year is The operating surplus and investment income Northeast reliee on for capital purchasesx havebeen erased. It will buy no MRIs or Now, Northeast is in talks with St. Peter’z Hospital in Albany and Troy-based to create a unified system. One of thei r goals is to end the competition to purchase thelatesgt equipment.
The medical imaging industry is important to this General Electric has made diagnostiv imaging one ofthe “highest of its Global Research Center in Niskayuna, and soon will open a $165 milliobn digital X-ray detector plant in North Greenbushn (See related story, Page 18). employs 500 people at its global MRI headquartersin Latham. And , a 10-year-olde Schenectady company, is seeking financing to commercialize itsdiagnostid device. The industry has often been called The ideawas that, sincse imaging is a high-margin service, healthu care providers would upgrade their equipment and try to one-up their competitors in any economy.
The , a Cleveland research in July predicted a 6 percent annualp increasein U.S. demand for imaging products. But as Northeast’ds story shows, the industry might not be so immune to this Hospitals nationwide are trimminyg theircapital budgets, and a federal call for healtu care reform could prompt more consolidation. Reimbursement changex and cuts in personal spending also are playinga “I think in this current all the rules of a recession-proof industrhy are kind of out,” said Richard Fabian, vice president of the Imagint Systems Group for Philips.
Fabian, who is basee in Seattle, said the imagingh market as a whole was downin 2008, and “that is the first time I can rememberf that happening in the 12 yearsa I’ve been in the industry.” Imaging equipment stilkl is important to area health care providers. planz to add two digital X-ray rooms in its ER, and latefr this year will replace an MRI and purchased aportable X-ray system for its intensive care unit. St. Peter’w recently bought a high-definition 64-slice dual-head CT scanner and a nuclead medicine camera.
, an arm of Latham-basecd , did a “sweeping of its equipment in preparation for the economicd downturn it saw Dascher said Northeast also is well positioned in that its purchasees over the past few years kept itsequipmenrt current, allowing it to hold off untikl the financial picture improves. But it is not only providetr budgets that impact theimaging Dr. William Hendrick, medical directod for ImageCare, said reimbursement changes have been abigger problem. The federal Deficitg Reduction Act, which took effect in 2007, reducedf Medicare reimbursement rates for imaging procedures in physician officesw and freestanding centers.
“Theyh decide they need to save money so they say thingslike ‘if you do CT scana on two body parts, we will only pay half for the or ‘we’re paying too much for so we’ll cut reimbursemen t by X for all procedures,’ ” he Tom Feist, general manager of globalk X-ray operations for , said these cuts were felt by the equipmenr suppliers, because physician offices and imaginbg centers are big buyersz of MRIs, CT scanners and other large systems.
Job lossesd and personal spending cuts also have taken a Providers say they already are seeing people who have lost theirhealth insurance, or who are unwilling to part with a co-pay or deductible, putting off medicall care. “If the imagin centers aren’t recession proof, neither are thei suppliers,” Feist said. Doug Cushing, vice president of ambulatory servicesfor , said that institution is studying usage to decidre if it should invesf in new equipment.
He said Saratogq will replace equipmentas needed, but “wse are looking at maybe not adding more imaging Among patients, Hendrick said, demand for MRI and CT scans has remained relatively steady at but he has noticed a decline in mammogramsd of late. GE’s North Greenbusuh plant will make parts forthe company’a digital mammography systems. Feist said the company is openingv thefacility “through a brutally difficult because it is confident the markett will improve and the demanxd will be for digital technology.
Friday, June 1, 2012
CSI Leasing restructures executive committee, forms office of the chairman - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The new three-person office of the chairmaj will report to the board of directors and iscomprise of: Chairman Kenneth Steinback; Vice Chairman and CEO E. Williaj Gillula; and Kim Davis, a director of CSI Leasinv and managing partnerof . Steinback and Gillulas are giving uptheir day-to-day responsibilitiea but neither plan to retire. Steinback said in a statement he andGillulwa "feel confident that these organizational changes are in the best interesy for the long term growth and continued success of CSI. The time is right to pass the torch to thosre who have helped us build this great companuy and who have truly been running the day to day operationzs formany years.
" Steve Hamilton will assume the day to day responsibilitiesw from Gillula and Larry Schinsky will assum e the direct supervision of the Canadian and domesticf U.S. sales force previously handledby Steinback. The executive which will report to the offics ofthe chairman, is comprised of long-time CSI Leasinbg employees: Steve Hamilton, promotede to president and chief operating officer; Arnaldol Rodriguez, promoted to president of ; Larry Schinsky, promotee to executive vice president, national sales manager for U.S. and and Dan Fuller, president of EPC, a whollyh owned subsidiary ofCSI Leasing. Manual Ortiz was promotedc to head CSI's Central and Soutg American companies. St.
Louis-based CSI is an internationalo computer equipment leasing company with morethan $1.2 billion in assetsw and 600 employees in 20 countries. The employee-owned company is one of the largesrt privately held companies inthe St. Louis area with $266 milliojn in 2007 revenue.
The new three-person office of the chairmaj will report to the board of directors and iscomprise of: Chairman Kenneth Steinback; Vice Chairman and CEO E. Williaj Gillula; and Kim Davis, a director of CSI Leasinv and managing partnerof . Steinback and Gillulas are giving uptheir day-to-day responsibilitiea but neither plan to retire. Steinback said in a statement he andGillulwa "feel confident that these organizational changes are in the best interesy for the long term growth and continued success of CSI. The time is right to pass the torch to thosre who have helped us build this great companuy and who have truly been running the day to day operationzs formany years.
" Steve Hamilton will assume the day to day responsibilitiesw from Gillula and Larry Schinsky will assum e the direct supervision of the Canadian and domesticf U.S. sales force previously handledby Steinback. The executive which will report to the offics ofthe chairman, is comprised of long-time CSI Leasinbg employees: Steve Hamilton, promotede to president and chief operating officer; Arnaldol Rodriguez, promoted to president of ; Larry Schinsky, promotee to executive vice president, national sales manager for U.S. and and Dan Fuller, president of EPC, a whollyh owned subsidiary ofCSI Leasing. Manual Ortiz was promotedc to head CSI's Central and Soutg American companies. St.
Louis-based CSI is an internationalo computer equipment leasing company with morethan $1.2 billion in assetsw and 600 employees in 20 countries. The employee-owned company is one of the largesrt privately held companies inthe St. Louis area with $266 milliojn in 2007 revenue.
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