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But the German software compangy is not going to operate the Cogheabusiness commercially, and users have until April 30 to get anythinf they need from the service, McNamara Earlier reports said that Cogheadr was going to shut down, based on a memo the compan y sent out to its customers Wednesday. That memo was obtainecd and publishedby . Wednesday'as memo only said that the company was closing operationws and that users would have until Apriol 30 to accesstheir accounts, but did not mentiohn anything about the SAP McNamara told the San Francisco Business Times Thursday afternooh that the announcement of SAP buyingf Coghead was delayed, and the company was unabler to include it in Wednesday's memo.
McNamarw said in the e-mail he sent to customer on Thursdaythat "many of the Coghead engineering and operationsz team have joined SAP," although he himself has not. , a Palo Alto-basee division of SAP, was one of Coghead'sd investors when the company raised $8 millionj last March.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Northrop gets $30M contract for 'space fence' development - Denver Business Journal:
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The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Departmentt of Defense's effort to continuallh track and detect objects such as space debris and satelliteas in low and mediumearth orbit. Spaced Fence will replace the current VHF Air Forces Space Surveillance System builtin 1961. "The new Space Fence system will provide better accuracy and fasterf detection while allowing us to increase the numbe r of satellites and other space objects that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damage tootheer satellites," Rich Davis, director of special projects at Northroo Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology said in a statement. Australia is a candidate for the first SpaceFence location.
Two additional sites in other parts of the worl are alsounder consideration. Los Angeles-based Northroo (NYSE: NOC) is a defense and technologu company.
The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Departmentt of Defense's effort to continuallh track and detect objects such as space debris and satelliteas in low and mediumearth orbit. Spaced Fence will replace the current VHF Air Forces Space Surveillance System builtin 1961. "The new Space Fence system will provide better accuracy and fasterf detection while allowing us to increase the numbe r of satellites and other space objects that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damage tootheer satellites," Rich Davis, director of special projects at Northroo Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology said in a statement. Australia is a candidate for the first SpaceFence location.
Two additional sites in other parts of the worl are alsounder consideration. Los Angeles-based Northroo (NYSE: NOC) is a defense and technologu company.
Monday, April 9, 2012
ADP reports 532,000 May job cuts - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companiese inthe U.S. cut an estimatec 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisefd higher its estimate of cuts in Aprillto 545,000 from the previous estimat of 491,000. The ADP report noted losses across all sizeas and categories of businesses with larg e business payrollsdeclining 100,000, medium businesses sheddinb 223,000 jobs and small businesse cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sector lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sector declined by 265,0090 positions. The Labor Department is due to releases its jobs reporton Friday.
The averaged analyst estimate for that report of governmen as well as private payrolls is a lossof 520,0000 payroll positions and an increase in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percent from April’s rate of 8.9 On Monday, The Institute for Supply Management announced that its factory index rose to the highestr level since last Septembe as new orders posted their first gain sinced the recession began. On Tuesday the Nationalk Association of Realtors reportex that pending sales of existing or contracts signed butnot closed, rose 6.7 percenf in April, the largest increase in six years.
Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companiese inthe U.S. cut an estimatec 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisefd higher its estimate of cuts in Aprillto 545,000 from the previous estimat of 491,000. The ADP report noted losses across all sizeas and categories of businesses with larg e business payrollsdeclining 100,000, medium businesses sheddinb 223,000 jobs and small businesse cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sector lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sector declined by 265,0090 positions. The Labor Department is due to releases its jobs reporton Friday.
The averaged analyst estimate for that report of governmen as well as private payrolls is a lossof 520,0000 payroll positions and an increase in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percent from April’s rate of 8.9 On Monday, The Institute for Supply Management announced that its factory index rose to the highestr level since last Septembe as new orders posted their first gain sinced the recession began. On Tuesday the Nationalk Association of Realtors reportex that pending sales of existing or contracts signed butnot closed, rose 6.7 percenf in April, the largest increase in six years.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Reports on Trayvon Martin case have varied widely - Detroit Free Press
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Reports on Trayvon Martin case have varied widely Detroit Free Press Here are some of the recurring items: Statement: Martin was trying to defend himself against a man who outweighed him by 100 pounds. Fact: Outweighed, yes. By 100 pounds, no. George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who says he killed the ... |
Thursday, April 5, 2012
D'Amico Cucina closing - Orlando Business Journal:
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The Italian restaurant has been in the Twin Cities for 22 The restaurant is located in the Butler Squarre building at100 N. Sixth Street, next to the in downtowh Minneapolis. Minneapolis-based , which owns the restaurant, blame several factors for the restaurant’s closure. “Thee new [ ] the economy and various traffic and parking issues andthe long-term viability of higher-end restaurant conceptsx — led us to proactively close Cucinwa at this time,” said D’Amico president and Richard D’Amico, in a press release. The restaurantg is only a block west ofthe under-constructionb Minnesota Twins’ ballpark that will open 2010.
D’Amico told the Star Tribun newspaper thathe didn’t think people would want to eat at a fine restaurantf and then go to a baseball The restaurant employed about 26 one-quarter of whom have been absorbed by other D'Amico restaurant businesses. “We are currently actively working on additionakl Italian conceptsand locations. We hope to re-hire staff in the coming months.” D’Amicol & Partners owns and operates 24 restaurants and caterinv locations in Minneapolisand Florida, including the Italian-themer Campiello, the modernist chophouse Cafe and Bar Lucat, the casuakl eateries D’Amico & Sons and the upscale-Mexican restauranft Masa.
Brian Burg, general manager of Butleer Square for Northmarq RealEstate Services, said that Northmarq only learnedr of the restaurant's closure this week. He declined to say when D'Amico's lease for the 8,660-square-foot restaurantg expires or if Northmarq plans to put the space up forleasew soon. "We are working through these matterxwith D'Amico," Burg said. He addecd that "the closing of a greaft restaurant is a sad but we know that Butler Square and the Cucins location are ideally located to benefit from the new and dynamic changes that are occurring in theWarehouse
The Italian restaurant has been in the Twin Cities for 22 The restaurant is located in the Butler Squarre building at100 N. Sixth Street, next to the in downtowh Minneapolis. Minneapolis-based , which owns the restaurant, blame several factors for the restaurant’s closure. “Thee new [ ] the economy and various traffic and parking issues andthe long-term viability of higher-end restaurant conceptsx — led us to proactively close Cucinwa at this time,” said D’Amico president and Richard D’Amico, in a press release. The restaurantg is only a block west ofthe under-constructionb Minnesota Twins’ ballpark that will open 2010.
D’Amico told the Star Tribun newspaper thathe didn’t think people would want to eat at a fine restaurantf and then go to a baseball The restaurant employed about 26 one-quarter of whom have been absorbed by other D'Amico restaurant businesses. “We are currently actively working on additionakl Italian conceptsand locations. We hope to re-hire staff in the coming months.” D’Amicol & Partners owns and operates 24 restaurants and caterinv locations in Minneapolisand Florida, including the Italian-themer Campiello, the modernist chophouse Cafe and Bar Lucat, the casuakl eateries D’Amico & Sons and the upscale-Mexican restauranft Masa.
Brian Burg, general manager of Butleer Square for Northmarq RealEstate Services, said that Northmarq only learnedr of the restaurant's closure this week. He declined to say when D'Amico's lease for the 8,660-square-foot restaurantg expires or if Northmarq plans to put the space up forleasew soon. "We are working through these matterxwith D'Amico," Burg said. He addecd that "the closing of a greaft restaurant is a sad but we know that Butler Square and the Cucins location are ideally located to benefit from the new and dynamic changes that are occurring in theWarehouse
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
D.C. expects $1.2B less in FY 2011 revenue - Dayton Business Journal:
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Compared to estimates from this timelast D.C. expects $1.2 billion less in fiscal 2011 revenuesand $1.3 billion less in fiscal 2012 leaving a $211.5 million 2011 shortfall and a $223.21 million 2012 shortfall. The CFO’s estimates represent the fourthy straight quarter he hasdowngraded revenue. He projectsz a slow recovery fromthe recession. Gandhi's last projectiom came in February, when he downgradedc his revenue estimate for fiscalyear 2009, ending Sept. 30, by $136 millionj and his fiscal 2010 estimateby $346 milliomn from his outlook in December.
The new $190 million 2009 shortfalkl and $150 million 2010 shortfall will force Mayotr Adrian Fenty and the to take almos timmediate action. If Fenty decides to tap into the $228 millionm fund — something Gandhi said he expectesd as early as later this week it would be the first time for the By statute, D.C. wouls then have to repay the fund over the next two adding $95 million to the shortfallzs for fiscal 2010 and 2011. But Gandhiu said there was little alternative. Economically, “i t is pouring out there,” he said, and littler else could be done to balance the budget by the end of the fiscapl yearon Sept. 30. The estimates also mean that D.C.
will have to restary negotiations on the fiscal2010 budget, on whicb it reached agreements to close the previous shortfalp earlier this month. Gandhj said he expected a new proposal from the The CFO cited a number of deterioratin indicators in makinghis estimate, such as slidingf tax revenues from personal capital gains, hotels and even sales tax, whichy had been on the rise through December but was down 2.7 percent through May. The city’s unemployment rate was 10.7 percent in May, up from 5.8 percentg in December. Property tax reductions accountedfor $122.y million, or almost two-thirds, of the new $190 millio 2009 gap.
In residential real Gandhi reported sales of singler family homes wereup 19.9 percent over last year for the periodx of February to April, but average prices were down 21.6 Condos were the opposite, posting sales down 4.6 percenf from last year but prices were 17.6 percent On the commercial side, the city continuea to see an office vacancy rate that bests the 8.3 percent, but Gandhi said the city has failed to collectt many of the taxes it expecteds when the city doubled the vacanty property tax rate from $5 per $100 of assessexd value to $10 of assessed value.
He attributer a $37 million drop in 2009 collections through May to propertied the has reclassified from vacant to the regular residential orcommercial rates. Other property ownersa have simply not paid their causinganother $20 million drop in
Compared to estimates from this timelast D.C. expects $1.2 billion less in fiscal 2011 revenuesand $1.3 billion less in fiscal 2012 leaving a $211.5 million 2011 shortfall and a $223.21 million 2012 shortfall. The CFO’s estimates represent the fourthy straight quarter he hasdowngraded revenue. He projectsz a slow recovery fromthe recession. Gandhi's last projectiom came in February, when he downgradedc his revenue estimate for fiscalyear 2009, ending Sept. 30, by $136 millionj and his fiscal 2010 estimateby $346 milliomn from his outlook in December.
The new $190 million 2009 shortfalkl and $150 million 2010 shortfall will force Mayotr Adrian Fenty and the to take almos timmediate action. If Fenty decides to tap into the $228 millionm fund — something Gandhi said he expectesd as early as later this week it would be the first time for the By statute, D.C. wouls then have to repay the fund over the next two adding $95 million to the shortfallzs for fiscal 2010 and 2011. But Gandhiu said there was little alternative. Economically, “i t is pouring out there,” he said, and littler else could be done to balance the budget by the end of the fiscapl yearon Sept. 30. The estimates also mean that D.C.
will have to restary negotiations on the fiscal2010 budget, on whicb it reached agreements to close the previous shortfalp earlier this month. Gandhj said he expected a new proposal from the The CFO cited a number of deterioratin indicators in makinghis estimate, such as slidingf tax revenues from personal capital gains, hotels and even sales tax, whichy had been on the rise through December but was down 2.7 percent through May. The city’s unemployment rate was 10.7 percent in May, up from 5.8 percentg in December. Property tax reductions accountedfor $122.y million, or almost two-thirds, of the new $190 millio 2009 gap.
In residential real Gandhi reported sales of singler family homes wereup 19.9 percent over last year for the periodx of February to April, but average prices were down 21.6 Condos were the opposite, posting sales down 4.6 percenf from last year but prices were 17.6 percent On the commercial side, the city continuea to see an office vacancy rate that bests the 8.3 percent, but Gandhi said the city has failed to collectt many of the taxes it expecteds when the city doubled the vacanty property tax rate from $5 per $100 of assessexd value to $10 of assessed value.
He attributer a $37 million drop in 2009 collections through May to propertied the has reclassified from vacant to the regular residential orcommercial rates. Other property ownersa have simply not paid their causinganother $20 million drop in
Monday, April 2, 2012
Warren Buffett sells remaining Constellation shares - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.A, and that company’s subsidiary , are each no longer stockholder s inConstellation (NYSE: according to a form with the Securitiesw and Exchange Commission filed They have been slowly divestin g the stock over the past weeks and months, ownintg 7.3 percent in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationshipp between the investor and Constellation, one of two Fortunre 500 companies in Baltimore Iowa-based MidAmerican got a 10 percent stakee in Constellation when its $4.7 billion bid for the compan made in September was rejected three months late.
That offed came after a cash crunch led to a steeop declinein Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investors fearerd bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offer in favort of a deal tosell 49.99 percentf of its nuclear business for $4.5 billiobn to French firm , which had also been in the bidding for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakup fees and $418 milliom for stocks. It also had to repa y a $1 billion loan from Buffettg with 14 percent A decision on whether the deal with EDF requiresa Maryland approval is expectede ina week. The deal is expectef to close this fall.
Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.A, and that company’s subsidiary , are each no longer stockholder s inConstellation (NYSE: according to a form with the Securitiesw and Exchange Commission filed They have been slowly divestin g the stock over the past weeks and months, ownintg 7.3 percent in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationshipp between the investor and Constellation, one of two Fortunre 500 companies in Baltimore Iowa-based MidAmerican got a 10 percent stakee in Constellation when its $4.7 billion bid for the compan made in September was rejected three months late.
That offed came after a cash crunch led to a steeop declinein Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investors fearerd bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offer in favort of a deal tosell 49.99 percentf of its nuclear business for $4.5 billiobn to French firm , which had also been in the bidding for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakup fees and $418 milliom for stocks. It also had to repa y a $1 billion loan from Buffettg with 14 percent A decision on whether the deal with EDF requiresa Maryland approval is expectede ina week. The deal is expectef to close this fall.
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