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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Report: H1N1 has cost Delta $250M - Dayton Business Journal:
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"The H1N1 virus, we estimate, in both our Latin America and Mexico, and particularlyy Asian business has impacted revenues byabout $250 Delta CEO Richard Anderson said Monday in New York according to the news service. "The stepsd we are taking have essentially involved capacitu because the flu has decreased The H1N1 virus has had a tremendous impacty on the bottom lines of other including Continental Airlinesand U.S. which offer extensive service Mexicol and Latin American Anderson saidthat Atlanta-based Delta DAL) cut capacity to Lati n America and Asia because of the effects of the H1N1 virus on traveol demand, the news servicde reported.
Fears about the virus have hampered recovery from a deep which has dramatically reducedtravel demand, particularly among lucrativ e business fliers. Delta said June 11 it would becauses ofthe recession, low demand and rising oil which threaten to overtake more than $6 billiob in benefits Delta expected this year from previously announce d capacity cuts, lower year-over-year oil prices and synergiees from its October merger with Northwest The cuts will start in September.
"The H1N1 virus, we estimate, in both our Latin America and Mexico, and particularlyy Asian business has impacted revenues byabout $250 Delta CEO Richard Anderson said Monday in New York according to the news service. "The stepsd we are taking have essentially involved capacitu because the flu has decreased The H1N1 virus has had a tremendous impacty on the bottom lines of other including Continental Airlinesand U.S. which offer extensive service Mexicol and Latin American Anderson saidthat Atlanta-based Delta DAL) cut capacity to Lati n America and Asia because of the effects of the H1N1 virus on traveol demand, the news servicde reported.
Fears about the virus have hampered recovery from a deep which has dramatically reducedtravel demand, particularly among lucrativ e business fliers. Delta said June 11 it would becauses ofthe recession, low demand and rising oil which threaten to overtake more than $6 billiob in benefits Delta expected this year from previously announce d capacity cuts, lower year-over-year oil prices and synergiees from its October merger with Northwest The cuts will start in September.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
The Obama Family's Hawaiian Christmas Vacation - The Gossip Girls
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Senate proposes assessments to ensure health coverage for workers - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Businesses with 25 employees or more woulde be required to offerhealthh insurance, paying at least 60 percenf of premiums, or be assessed $750 per year for each full-tim worker by the federal A “play or pay” employer mandate has been looming for but Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Laborf and Pensions Committee finallty defined how small a business would need to be in ordet to be exempt from the requirement. Most businesse groups oppose requiring employers to providw health care or pay a fee to thegovernmengt — even if there is an exemption for smallo businesses. They contend it would kill jobs and hurt businessed that are struggling to survive in atough economy.
they say the mandate would do nothing to address the underlyingyproblem — that health care costzs too much. Reduce the pricde of health insurance, they argue, and more businesseas would provide it. Tom Kentucky state director forthe , said increased competition among insurers would drive down costs. This could be achieved, he said, by establishingy a national set of standards and allowing insurance to be purchased acrossstated lines. Although NFIB members typically have 15 orfewerr employees, Underwood said the NFIB still is concerned abouty the 25-employee threshold.
“We’re alwayes concerned about those threshold numberx because they could very easily be loweredeven further,” he Bryan Sunderland, director of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has not takejn a definitive stance on the “plauy or pay” legislation because it, along with other pieces of healt h care legislation being considered by remain “moving targets.” “It’s really premature to say wherse the business community’s going to stand, overall,” he “What we’re absolutely certain aboug is that we want a seat at the table.
” The chambefr is following the matter closely, Sunderland said, addinyg that, “obviously, we have members that are concerned.” A poll takejn by the state chambefr last year showed that about half of the poll’s 600 respondentsz had reduced health coverage for employees in recent yeard through such means as raising deductibles or payinhg less for prescription drugs, Sunderlan d said. Nearly one-fourth, or 24 percent, of respondenta were able to maintain thei level of benefit coveragfor employees. About five percent coulxd not afford to provide coverageto employees, Sunderlands said.
Imposing a mandate to provide healtbh coverage, or a fee for those that don’t, coulsd have an adverse impact on employment for businesses that alreadygare struggling, he said. But the true impact of any suchlegislation won’rt be known until lated this year, once the Senate reconciles its proposals and comes to terms with the Housr on a final bill. “I think everybody is lookiny at it with the thought that something needs to be Sunderland said. “I think the general consensus isthat there’xs some sort of reform needed. But the mechanics and specifics of that I think, are really up for debate.
“And there’s a lot of employerws that are, rightly, very concernefd that what they’re asked to do may be very difficult to do and may impacgtheir businesses’ bottom line.” Norman a majority owner in Louisville-basedf technology firm , said theree are aspects of the legislation that sound appealing. For an annual fee of $750 per employee could result in savingx of40 percent, compared with what his compan currently spends on health insurance for
Businesses with 25 employees or more woulde be required to offerhealthh insurance, paying at least 60 percenf of premiums, or be assessed $750 per year for each full-tim worker by the federal A “play or pay” employer mandate has been looming for but Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Laborf and Pensions Committee finallty defined how small a business would need to be in ordet to be exempt from the requirement. Most businesse groups oppose requiring employers to providw health care or pay a fee to thegovernmengt — even if there is an exemption for smallo businesses. They contend it would kill jobs and hurt businessed that are struggling to survive in atough economy.
they say the mandate would do nothing to address the underlyingyproblem — that health care costzs too much. Reduce the pricde of health insurance, they argue, and more businesseas would provide it. Tom Kentucky state director forthe , said increased competition among insurers would drive down costs. This could be achieved, he said, by establishingy a national set of standards and allowing insurance to be purchased acrossstated lines. Although NFIB members typically have 15 orfewerr employees, Underwood said the NFIB still is concerned abouty the 25-employee threshold.
“We’re alwayes concerned about those threshold numberx because they could very easily be loweredeven further,” he Bryan Sunderland, director of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has not takejn a definitive stance on the “plauy or pay” legislation because it, along with other pieces of healt h care legislation being considered by remain “moving targets.” “It’s really premature to say wherse the business community’s going to stand, overall,” he “What we’re absolutely certain aboug is that we want a seat at the table.
” The chambefr is following the matter closely, Sunderland said, addinyg that, “obviously, we have members that are concerned.” A poll takejn by the state chambefr last year showed that about half of the poll’s 600 respondentsz had reduced health coverage for employees in recent yeard through such means as raising deductibles or payinhg less for prescription drugs, Sunderlan d said. Nearly one-fourth, or 24 percent, of respondenta were able to maintain thei level of benefit coveragfor employees. About five percent coulxd not afford to provide coverageto employees, Sunderlands said.
Imposing a mandate to provide healtbh coverage, or a fee for those that don’t, coulsd have an adverse impact on employment for businesses that alreadygare struggling, he said. But the true impact of any suchlegislation won’rt be known until lated this year, once the Senate reconciles its proposals and comes to terms with the Housr on a final bill. “I think everybody is lookiny at it with the thought that something needs to be Sunderland said. “I think the general consensus isthat there’xs some sort of reform needed. But the mechanics and specifics of that I think, are really up for debate.
“And there’s a lot of employerws that are, rightly, very concernefd that what they’re asked to do may be very difficult to do and may impacgtheir businesses’ bottom line.” Norman a majority owner in Louisville-basedf technology firm , said theree are aspects of the legislation that sound appealing. For an annual fee of $750 per employee could result in savingx of40 percent, compared with what his compan currently spends on health insurance for
Monday, December 20, 2010
La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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La Madeleine said it will relocatweinto 17,000 square feet at 12201 Merirt Drive in Dallas. The building that will houss the restaurant chain is a Class A building that just recentlhunderwent renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year lease with Parmentef Two Forest LP for the La Madeleine said it was attracted to the space because the facility provides the companyt with the room neededc to grow withthe company. Dallas-basee architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will desigj theinterior space. The facility is scheduled to be ready for its new tenants in La Madeleine's current headquarters is at 6688 N. Centrak Exwy, Ste. 700 in Dallas.
La Madeleinre was represented byJosh White, seniodr vice president with ; and Sharronm Morrison, principal with Transwestern. The landlord was representedx byMatt Schendle, vice president with .
La Madeleine said it will relocatweinto 17,000 square feet at 12201 Merirt Drive in Dallas. The building that will houss the restaurant chain is a Class A building that just recentlhunderwent renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year lease with Parmentef Two Forest LP for the La Madeleine said it was attracted to the space because the facility provides the companyt with the room neededc to grow withthe company. Dallas-basee architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will desigj theinterior space. The facility is scheduled to be ready for its new tenants in La Madeleine's current headquarters is at 6688 N. Centrak Exwy, Ste. 700 in Dallas.
La Madeleinre was represented byJosh White, seniodr vice president with ; and Sharronm Morrison, principal with Transwestern. The landlord was representedx byMatt Schendle, vice president with .
Friday, December 17, 2010
Union petitions to represent adjuncts - Concord Monitor
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
CMA acquires BearingPoint
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CMA of Latham did not disclosew terms ofthe deal. The Latham companh hired 14 BearingPoint employees. CMA now has 362 CMA said it was awardesd the continuation of active projects in a bankruptcy agreement reachedin June. Those projects with the states departments of Health and Education as well as the statr office ofMental Health. Kay CMA’s president, said the acquisition was a great opportunity to add resourcesand expertise. BearingPoint's New York business grew 1,0090 percent during the past five BearingPoint has been selling off its assets under bankruptctreorganization protection.
The Dallas-based BearingPoint filed for bankruptch protection in February under the weightof $1 billionh in debt. Earlier this month, Falls Church, Va.-based (NYSE: CSC) announced it has entered into an agreement toacquirre BearingPoint’s Brazilian operations. The unit has 550 employeea specializing in consulting and systems integratiojn services in offices inSao Paulo, Rio de Janeir and Brasilia. Also this month Boston-basee , an information technology services company, announces it had reached final agreement on terms to purchaser assetsfrom BearingPoint’s public service s business in North America.
Last month, BearingPoinrt completed the sale of its North American commercial services unit tofor $44 and in May Deloitte LLP completexd its $350 million acquisition of BearingPoint’a largest business segment, its Nortb American public services practice.
CMA of Latham did not disclosew terms ofthe deal. The Latham companh hired 14 BearingPoint employees. CMA now has 362 CMA said it was awardesd the continuation of active projects in a bankruptcy agreement reachedin June. Those projects with the states departments of Health and Education as well as the statr office ofMental Health. Kay CMA’s president, said the acquisition was a great opportunity to add resourcesand expertise. BearingPoint's New York business grew 1,0090 percent during the past five BearingPoint has been selling off its assets under bankruptctreorganization protection.
The Dallas-based BearingPoint filed for bankruptch protection in February under the weightof $1 billionh in debt. Earlier this month, Falls Church, Va.-based (NYSE: CSC) announced it has entered into an agreement toacquirre BearingPoint’s Brazilian operations. The unit has 550 employeea specializing in consulting and systems integratiojn services in offices inSao Paulo, Rio de Janeir and Brasilia. Also this month Boston-basee , an information technology services company, announces it had reached final agreement on terms to purchaser assetsfrom BearingPoint’s public service s business in North America.
Last month, BearingPoinrt completed the sale of its North American commercial services unit tofor $44 and in May Deloitte LLP completexd its $350 million acquisition of BearingPoint’a largest business segment, its Nortb American public services practice.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Mike Shanahan needs work on his clock management skills - ProFootballTalk
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Alliance Data Provides Private Label Performance Update for May 2009
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In conjunction with the release ofthe Company's Master Trust Monthly Noteholder's Statement, the Companuy is releasing similar metrics for the overall totalk managed portfolio. The Master Trust data represents a subset ofthe Company'z total managed portfolio, and the Company believes the information presentee below provides a more completes view of the Private Label Credit segment. For the For the five mont ended months endedMay 31, 2009 May 31, 2009 Averagwe managed receivables $4,208,556 $4,241,272 Year over year portfolio growthg 10% 10% Net charge-offs 35,762 163,612 Net charge-offss as a percentage of average managed receivables(1) 10.2% 9.
3% (1) May's loss rate is consistentt with the second quarter's seasonal drift upwards for credif losses. June's loss rate is currently running favorableto May'z rate. For the quarter, the loss rate is expected to be in thehigh 9s. Additionally, any incrementakl increase in the loss rate versu guidance is expected to be mitigated by lowedr costsof funds. Alliance Data ADS) and its family of businesses is a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derivedfrom transaction-rich data.
Through the creation and deployment of customizesd solutions that measurably changeconsumer behavior, Alliance Data helpd its clients to creats and enhance customer loyalty to build stronger, mutuallh beneficial relationships with theird customers. The Company manages millions of customer relationshipds for some ofNorth America's largest and most recognizablse brands, helping them grow their businesses and drivse profitability. Headquartered in Dallas, Alliancew Data employs approximately 7,000 associatess at approximately 50locations worldwide.
Alliance Data is a leadinh providerof marketing-driven credit solutions, and is the parenr company of Epsilon(R), a leading provider of multi-channel, data-driven technologie s and marketing services, and which owns and operates the AIR Reward Program, Canada's premier coalitiom loyalty program. For more information about the visit itsweb site, . This release may contain forward-lookingg statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchangwe Act of 1934, as amended.
Such statements may use wordas suchas "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend, "predict," "project" and similar expressions as they relat e to us or our management. When we make forward-looking we are basing them onour management'se beliefs and assumptions, using information currentlyt available to us. Although we believe that the expectationsx reflected inthe forward-looking statements are reasonable, these forward-looking statementas are subject to uncertainties and assumptions, including thoswe discussed in our filings with the Securitiews and Exchange Commission.
If one or more of thesw or other risks or uncertainties or if our underlying assumptions prov e tobe incorrect, actual resultzs may vary materially from what we Any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation reflecrt our current views with respect to futuree events and are subject to these and other uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, resultxs of operations, growth strategy and These risks, uncertainties and assumptionw include those made with respect to and any developments related to the termination of the proposexd merger with an affiliate of The Blackston e Group, including risks and uncertainties arisinbg from actions that the parties to the merger agreemen or third parties may take in connection We have no intention, and disclaim any obligation, to updat or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a resultf of new information, future results or "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Privatwe Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statementxs in this presentation regarding Alliance Data Systemss Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements " that involve risks and uncertainties.
For a discussionm of such risksand uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-lookingg statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Reporft on Form 10-K for the most recentlyt ended fiscal year. Risk factors may be updated in Item 1A in each ofthe Company'z Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each quarterlgy period subsequent to the Company's most recentr Form 10-K.
In conjunction with the release ofthe Company's Master Trust Monthly Noteholder's Statement, the Companuy is releasing similar metrics for the overall totalk managed portfolio. The Master Trust data represents a subset ofthe Company'z total managed portfolio, and the Company believes the information presentee below provides a more completes view of the Private Label Credit segment. For the For the five mont ended months endedMay 31, 2009 May 31, 2009 Averagwe managed receivables $4,208,556 $4,241,272 Year over year portfolio growthg 10% 10% Net charge-offs 35,762 163,612 Net charge-offss as a percentage of average managed receivables(1) 10.2% 9.
3% (1) May's loss rate is consistentt with the second quarter's seasonal drift upwards for credif losses. June's loss rate is currently running favorableto May'z rate. For the quarter, the loss rate is expected to be in thehigh 9s. Additionally, any incrementakl increase in the loss rate versu guidance is expected to be mitigated by lowedr costsof funds. Alliance Data ADS) and its family of businesses is a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derivedfrom transaction-rich data.
Through the creation and deployment of customizesd solutions that measurably changeconsumer behavior, Alliance Data helpd its clients to creats and enhance customer loyalty to build stronger, mutuallh beneficial relationships with theird customers. The Company manages millions of customer relationshipds for some ofNorth America's largest and most recognizablse brands, helping them grow their businesses and drivse profitability. Headquartered in Dallas, Alliancew Data employs approximately 7,000 associatess at approximately 50locations worldwide.
Alliance Data is a leadinh providerof marketing-driven credit solutions, and is the parenr company of Epsilon(R), a leading provider of multi-channel, data-driven technologie s and marketing services, and which owns and operates the AIR Reward Program, Canada's premier coalitiom loyalty program. For more information about the visit itsweb site, . This release may contain forward-lookingg statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchangwe Act of 1934, as amended.
Such statements may use wordas suchas "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend, "predict," "project" and similar expressions as they relat e to us or our management. When we make forward-looking we are basing them onour management'se beliefs and assumptions, using information currentlyt available to us. Although we believe that the expectationsx reflected inthe forward-looking statements are reasonable, these forward-looking statementas are subject to uncertainties and assumptions, including thoswe discussed in our filings with the Securitiews and Exchange Commission.
If one or more of thesw or other risks or uncertainties or if our underlying assumptions prov e tobe incorrect, actual resultzs may vary materially from what we Any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation reflecrt our current views with respect to futuree events and are subject to these and other uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, resultxs of operations, growth strategy and These risks, uncertainties and assumptionw include those made with respect to and any developments related to the termination of the proposexd merger with an affiliate of The Blackston e Group, including risks and uncertainties arisinbg from actions that the parties to the merger agreemen or third parties may take in connection We have no intention, and disclaim any obligation, to updat or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a resultf of new information, future results or "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Privatwe Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statementxs in this presentation regarding Alliance Data Systemss Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements " that involve risks and uncertainties.
For a discussionm of such risksand uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-lookingg statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Reporft on Form 10-K for the most recentlyt ended fiscal year. Risk factors may be updated in Item 1A in each ofthe Company'z Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each quarterlgy period subsequent to the Company's most recentr Form 10-K.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
ProLogis Reports Expiration And Final Results Of Maximum Tender Offer - RTT News
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ProLogis Reports Expiration And Final Results Of Maximum Tender Offer RTT News As of December 6, 2010, the aggregate principal amount of Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn was approximately $910.8 million. ... ProLogis Announces Expiration and Final Results of Maximum Tender Offer and ... |
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Bookkeeper sentenced in embezzlement scheme - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Anne Louise Asperger also was ordere d to pay the State Franchise TaxBoard $33,926 for taxes owed on the embezzled monies and $333,103.30 in restitutionn to her former employer, whose name the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office withheld. Judged Gary Ransom sentenced the former bookkeepeeron Friday, the District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Aspergefr had been the construction company’s sole bookkeepet since 1998. “Beginning in she issued herself 68 checks from the company by forgingthe president’s signature on the a news release said.
“Between 2001 and 2006, she manipulate d the company’s paperwork and bookkeeping systek in order to hidethe loss.” Companuy employees discovered the embezzlement in the fall of 2006 by noticin a discrepancy in the company’s bookkeeping records. The Statwe Franchise Tax Board helped build the case byinvestigatinh Asperger’s past state tax returns.
Anne Louise Asperger also was ordere d to pay the State Franchise TaxBoard $33,926 for taxes owed on the embezzled monies and $333,103.30 in restitutionn to her former employer, whose name the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office withheld. Judged Gary Ransom sentenced the former bookkeepeeron Friday, the District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Aspergefr had been the construction company’s sole bookkeepet since 1998. “Beginning in she issued herself 68 checks from the company by forgingthe president’s signature on the a news release said.
“Between 2001 and 2006, she manipulate d the company’s paperwork and bookkeeping systek in order to hidethe loss.” Companuy employees discovered the embezzlement in the fall of 2006 by noticin a discrepancy in the company’s bookkeeping records. The Statwe Franchise Tax Board helped build the case byinvestigatinh Asperger’s past state tax returns.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Intel to buy Wind River for $884M - Washington Business Journal:
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Intel's $11.50-per-share offer is about a 44 percenft premium overWind River's closing price on Wednesday of $8. Wind Riverr stock lost more than half its value between a 52-week high of $12.99 last August and a low of $5.6 in March. The stock closed Thursdayu at $11.72, up 47 percent. Santsa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) said buying Alameda-based Wind River will help it expand its software into thousandas of embedded systems and mobile devices includingsmart in-car "info-tainment" systems, aerospace and defense, energy and thousands of othefr uses.
Wind River will operate as a whollyu owned subsidiary after the deal closes during the reporting toRenee James, head of Intel’s softwar e and services group. "Our combination of strengths will be of great benefigt toWind River’s existing and future customers," said Ken Wind River chairman, president and CEO. Founded in Wind River has morethan 1,600 employeews and operations in more than 15 During its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, Wind River reportecd $10.7 million in net income on annual revenuwof $359.7 million. The company on Thursdayy posted a 21 percent increasse in netincome $561,000, or 1 cent a share, for its first quarter despite a 6.
5 percentg drop in revenue to $63.u million.
Intel's $11.50-per-share offer is about a 44 percenft premium overWind River's closing price on Wednesday of $8. Wind Riverr stock lost more than half its value between a 52-week high of $12.99 last August and a low of $5.6 in March. The stock closed Thursdayu at $11.72, up 47 percent. Santsa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) said buying Alameda-based Wind River will help it expand its software into thousandas of embedded systems and mobile devices includingsmart in-car "info-tainment" systems, aerospace and defense, energy and thousands of othefr uses.
Wind River will operate as a whollyu owned subsidiary after the deal closes during the reporting toRenee James, head of Intel’s softwar e and services group. "Our combination of strengths will be of great benefigt toWind River’s existing and future customers," said Ken Wind River chairman, president and CEO. Founded in Wind River has morethan 1,600 employeews and operations in more than 15 During its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, Wind River reportecd $10.7 million in net income on annual revenuwof $359.7 million. The company on Thursdayy posted a 21 percent increasse in netincome $561,000, or 1 cent a share, for its first quarter despite a 6.
5 percentg drop in revenue to $63.u million.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Microsoft says 2.5M Kinect motion-sensing units sold in first 25 days on market - VentureBeat
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Maryland has fewer millionaires in 2009 - Baltimore Business Journal:
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In 2009, Maryland has 133,299 households wortjh more than $1 million, representing 6.3 percent of all Old Line statd households. That places it second among all statezsand Washington, D.C., for millionaire- to-households ratio. Among Maryland's 2.1 millionj households, 6.26 percent are millionaires. In 2008, it also rankec second with 148,395 millionaire households, or 6.92 It placed second in 2007, with 151,7556 millionaire households, or 7.08 percent. But that downward trend is occurring all overthe U.S. which has the highest percentage of millionairee inthe U.S. with 28,363, or 6.
41 percent of its total households, saw a decline from last year, when it had 32,103 millionairer households. Phoenix Marketing defines a millionaire householde as onewith $1 million or more in investablee or liquid assets (excluding sponsored retiremenyt plans and real estate). Mississipp i has the fewest millionaire households as a percentage of its total population, at 3.06 percent. The nationao state average is 4.46 percent and Phoenix reportsz thereare 5.14 millionaire households in the U.S. “Thew market downturn has taken its toll on the ranks of millionaire s inmost states.
Since June of we estimate that the number of millionaires nationally has declines by14 percent,” said David managing director of the Phoenis Affluent Market study, in a statement. .
In 2009, Maryland has 133,299 households wortjh more than $1 million, representing 6.3 percent of all Old Line statd households. That places it second among all statezsand Washington, D.C., for millionaire- to-households ratio. Among Maryland's 2.1 millionj households, 6.26 percent are millionaires. In 2008, it also rankec second with 148,395 millionaire households, or 6.92 It placed second in 2007, with 151,7556 millionaire households, or 7.08 percent. But that downward trend is occurring all overthe U.S. which has the highest percentage of millionairee inthe U.S. with 28,363, or 6.
41 percent of its total households, saw a decline from last year, when it had 32,103 millionairer households. Phoenix Marketing defines a millionaire householde as onewith $1 million or more in investablee or liquid assets (excluding sponsored retiremenyt plans and real estate). Mississipp i has the fewest millionaire households as a percentage of its total population, at 3.06 percent. The nationao state average is 4.46 percent and Phoenix reportsz thereare 5.14 millionaire households in the U.S. “Thew market downturn has taken its toll on the ranks of millionaire s inmost states.
Since June of we estimate that the number of millionaires nationally has declines by14 percent,” said David managing director of the Phoenis Affluent Market study, in a statement. .
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
ThermoGenesis names Engle CEO - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Matthew Plavan, who has served as the Rancho Cordovq company’s (Nasdaq: KOOL) interim CEO since has become the chiefoperating officer. He will retain his titless of executive vice president and chief financialp officer ofthe company, which makes devicese for storing and processingb stem cells and blood products. “Meo has served as president and CEO of three healthycare companies, as well as having extensive management experiencr in operations, finance, salesa and international market development with both large and smalk device and pharmaceutical organizations,” said Patrickk McEnany, director and chairman of the company’e governance and nominating in a news release.
“After conducting an extensivee search and interviewing a numbet ofexcellent candidates, it was clear to the board that Mel’s wide-ranging health care industry experience made him a great fit for Engle’s last job was CEO of , a laser technology company. Befored that he spent six years as presidenty and CEOof , a $600 million specialtyy pharmaceutical company affiliated with Merck Prior to that he was chairman, presidenyt and CEO of , a small, publiclyh traded medical device company.
Engle’s has also worked as regionao director in North America for and held senior managementt positions with He is a member of the board of directorsof (OTCBB: OXBO), formerly known as , whicuh is developing oxygen-delivery therapies. He has a bachelor’ws degree in accounting from the University of Coloradl anda master’s degree in business administration with a specialtyy in finance from the University of Southernj California. “I am excited to be joining particularly at a time of heightener interest in and growing awareness of the therapeuti value ofstem cells, Engls said in the news release.
“ThermoGenesis possessesw a strong technology base with a dedicated and knowledgeable grouplof employees. It is well positioned to capitalize on the growintg stemcell market. ThermoGenesis has a track recors of product innovation and is on the cusp of realiziny an increased market presence with its curreng andnew offerings.” “I appreciate the support of our boared and employees over the past several monthd and look forward to working with Mel on a furthee implementation of our turnaround Plavan said in the news release.
Matthew Plavan, who has served as the Rancho Cordovq company’s (Nasdaq: KOOL) interim CEO since has become the chiefoperating officer. He will retain his titless of executive vice president and chief financialp officer ofthe company, which makes devicese for storing and processingb stem cells and blood products. “Meo has served as president and CEO of three healthycare companies, as well as having extensive management experiencr in operations, finance, salesa and international market development with both large and smalk device and pharmaceutical organizations,” said Patrickk McEnany, director and chairman of the company’e governance and nominating in a news release.
“After conducting an extensivee search and interviewing a numbet ofexcellent candidates, it was clear to the board that Mel’s wide-ranging health care industry experience made him a great fit for Engle’s last job was CEO of , a laser technology company. Befored that he spent six years as presidenty and CEOof , a $600 million specialtyy pharmaceutical company affiliated with Merck Prior to that he was chairman, presidenyt and CEO of , a small, publiclyh traded medical device company.
Engle’s has also worked as regionao director in North America for and held senior managementt positions with He is a member of the board of directorsof (OTCBB: OXBO), formerly known as , whicuh is developing oxygen-delivery therapies. He has a bachelor’ws degree in accounting from the University of Coloradl anda master’s degree in business administration with a specialtyy in finance from the University of Southernj California. “I am excited to be joining particularly at a time of heightener interest in and growing awareness of the therapeuti value ofstem cells, Engls said in the news release.
“ThermoGenesis possessesw a strong technology base with a dedicated and knowledgeable grouplof employees. It is well positioned to capitalize on the growintg stemcell market. ThermoGenesis has a track recors of product innovation and is on the cusp of realiziny an increased market presence with its curreng andnew offerings.” “I appreciate the support of our boared and employees over the past several monthd and look forward to working with Mel on a furthee implementation of our turnaround Plavan said in the news release.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Massachusetts Posts Pharma Payments to Health Providers - ProPublica
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ProPublica | Massachusetts Posts Pharma Payments to Health Providers ProPublica Massachusetts became the first state to post an online database of payments from drug and medical device companies to the state's health ... Drug makers' payments detailed Massachusetts Makes Drug And Medical Device Company Payments Public Docs gain big bucks from drugs, devices |
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Feds say Kauai man stole $16M in Ponzi scheme - Boston Business Journal:
http://doctormed.org/2009/11/21/estrogens-have-important-uses-but-they-have-serious-risks-as-well/
David E. Ruskjer of Koloa was chargeed by a federal grand jury Wednesday for fraudulently raising the moneyh from approximately140 investors. Among the charges against Ruskjer aremail fraud, wire currency structuring and money laundering. The U.S. Attorney’s office alleges Ruskjer ran an investment and loan program out of Koloa called Ruskjer & Associates and Dave’s Investment/Loan Program, promising investorw returns of 3 percent to 5 percent per The alleged activities occurred between September 2004 and Decembert 2008. Ruskjer allegedly used half ofthe $16 million for trading through TD Ameritrad but lost more than $2.5 million.
The government said “theres was never sufficient mone to support the 3 to 5 percenr interest rates he guaranteedhis clients.” In classicv Ponzi scheme fashion, Ruskjer allegedly used money from new clients to pay earliere clients to convince them he was making money for When the government seized Ruskjer’s trading account and bank accounte last Dec. 11, he had a combined balancwe of $4.1 million. Ruskjer is accusedc of using much of the money on personal including $528,458 on a condominium on $29,000 on a Honda sedan and $10,000p on motorcycles.
If convicted, he faces up to 20 yeare in prison for each of the 17 mail and wirefraue charges, and up to 10 years in prison for each of the 30 othed charges. The case resulted from an Internal RevenuerService investigation.
David E. Ruskjer of Koloa was chargeed by a federal grand jury Wednesday for fraudulently raising the moneyh from approximately140 investors. Among the charges against Ruskjer aremail fraud, wire currency structuring and money laundering. The U.S. Attorney’s office alleges Ruskjer ran an investment and loan program out of Koloa called Ruskjer & Associates and Dave’s Investment/Loan Program, promising investorw returns of 3 percent to 5 percent per The alleged activities occurred between September 2004 and Decembert 2008. Ruskjer allegedly used half ofthe $16 million for trading through TD Ameritrad but lost more than $2.5 million.
The government said “theres was never sufficient mone to support the 3 to 5 percenr interest rates he guaranteedhis clients.” In classicv Ponzi scheme fashion, Ruskjer allegedly used money from new clients to pay earliere clients to convince them he was making money for When the government seized Ruskjer’s trading account and bank accounte last Dec. 11, he had a combined balancwe of $4.1 million. Ruskjer is accusedc of using much of the money on personal including $528,458 on a condominium on $29,000 on a Honda sedan and $10,000p on motorcycles.
If convicted, he faces up to 20 yeare in prison for each of the 17 mail and wirefraue charges, and up to 10 years in prison for each of the 30 othed charges. The case resulted from an Internal RevenuerService investigation.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Seven North Carolina Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships
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June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Payinfg for college just got easier for seven North Carolina students who are children and dependents ofVerizob employees. The students, who are among 809 Verizon will each receive a scholarshiof $5,000 per academic year. Verizon's scholarshipp program selects recipients based on financial academic achievement andextracurricular activities. The scholarships are for high schook seniors who plan to attend anaccredited four-year institution. Each scholarship is renewable for three yearss and has a total valueof -- Jessica R. Barker of Louisburg, daughterf of Verizon employeeBarru L. Barker.
She plans to attend the University of Nortuh Carolina at Chapel Hill and majorin biology. -- Colbg M. Coates of Marshall, son of employe Luther M. Coates. He plan to attend East Tennessee Stats University and majorin pre-medicine. -- Alisha R. Henderson of Rougemont, daughter of employee Carolyn C. She plans to attend North Carolina Central Universitty and major inpolitical science. -- Gillian L. Izlarr of Bahama, daughter of employee Henry L. Izlar. She plansx to attend the University of Dallas and majorein English. -- James W. Lancaster of Wilmington, son of employe e Patricia E. Lancaster. He plans to attend the Universitty of North Carolina at Chapepl Hill and majorin chemistry.
-- Clinton G. Milledr of Durham, son of employeew Pamela H. Miller. He plans to attenx the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and majortin biology. -- Tremaine L. Winstead of daughter of employeeDawn N. Winstead. She planas to attend North Carolins State University and major in Since 2001, 2,152 students from acrosd the country have benefited from the scholarship program, whic has invested almost $36 million towarfd the college education of children and dependents of Verizoj employees. For the 2009-2010 academic year, the Verizon Foundation will providw a total of morethan $4 millionh for the scholarships.
"Our commitment to developingt a skilled work force for the 21st centurhy beginsat home, with the childre of our employees," said , vice president of stat government relations and public affairs, policy and communicationw for Verizon in North Carolina. "Verizon proudly supportsx these students because we realizethat we're investing in the education of our future an investment that will yieldx great results for our communities. The Verizon Foundation awards the scholarships in partnership withScholarship America, the nation's largest private sector scholarship and educational suppor organization, which was founded in 1958.
A list of 2009 Verizonm scholars is available on the Verizon Foundatio n Web siteat . The Verizo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon supports the advancement of literacyand K-12 education throughy its free educational Web site, Thinkfinity.org, and fosterd awareness and prevention of domestic In 2008, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $68 million in grants to nonprofit agenciexs in the U.S. and abroad.
It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and resulting in anadditional $26 milliojn in combined contributions to Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's larges t employee volunteer programs, Verizon employeezs and retirees have volunteered more than 3 milliohn hours of community service sincee 2000. For more information on the visit . Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), headquartered in New is a global leaderr in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireliner communications services tomass market, government and wholesale customers.
Verizon Wireless operatex America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 86 millioh customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operationsz provideconverged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advancef fiber-optic network. Wireline also includeds Verizon Business, which delivers innovativwe and seamless business solutions to customers aroundthe world. A Dow 30 Verizon employs a diverse workforce of morethan 237,00 0 and last year generated consolidated operating revenue s of more than $97 For more information, visit .
VERIZON'S ONLINEs NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speecheds and biographies, media contacts, high-quality videop and images, and other information are availableat Verizon's News Center on the Worlrd Wide Web at . To receive news releasesz by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customizeds automatic delivery of Verizonnews
June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Payinfg for college just got easier for seven North Carolina students who are children and dependents ofVerizob employees. The students, who are among 809 Verizon will each receive a scholarshiof $5,000 per academic year. Verizon's scholarshipp program selects recipients based on financial academic achievement andextracurricular activities. The scholarships are for high schook seniors who plan to attend anaccredited four-year institution. Each scholarship is renewable for three yearss and has a total valueof -- Jessica R. Barker of Louisburg, daughterf of Verizon employeeBarru L. Barker.
She plans to attend the University of Nortuh Carolina at Chapel Hill and majorin biology. -- Colbg M. Coates of Marshall, son of employe Luther M. Coates. He plan to attend East Tennessee Stats University and majorin pre-medicine. -- Alisha R. Henderson of Rougemont, daughter of employee Carolyn C. She plans to attend North Carolina Central Universitty and major inpolitical science. -- Gillian L. Izlarr of Bahama, daughter of employee Henry L. Izlar. She plansx to attend the University of Dallas and majorein English. -- James W. Lancaster of Wilmington, son of employe e Patricia E. Lancaster. He plans to attend the Universitty of North Carolina at Chapepl Hill and majorin chemistry.
-- Clinton G. Milledr of Durham, son of employeew Pamela H. Miller. He plans to attenx the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and majortin biology. -- Tremaine L. Winstead of daughter of employeeDawn N. Winstead. She planas to attend North Carolins State University and major in Since 2001, 2,152 students from acrosd the country have benefited from the scholarship program, whic has invested almost $36 million towarfd the college education of children and dependents of Verizoj employees. For the 2009-2010 academic year, the Verizon Foundation will providw a total of morethan $4 millionh for the scholarships.
"Our commitment to developingt a skilled work force for the 21st centurhy beginsat home, with the childre of our employees," said , vice president of stat government relations and public affairs, policy and communicationw for Verizon in North Carolina. "Verizon proudly supportsx these students because we realizethat we're investing in the education of our future an investment that will yieldx great results for our communities. The Verizon Foundation awards the scholarships in partnership withScholarship America, the nation's largest private sector scholarship and educational suppor organization, which was founded in 1958.
A list of 2009 Verizonm scholars is available on the Verizon Foundatio n Web siteat . The Verizo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon supports the advancement of literacyand K-12 education throughy its free educational Web site, Thinkfinity.org, and fosterd awareness and prevention of domestic In 2008, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $68 million in grants to nonprofit agenciexs in the U.S. and abroad.
It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and resulting in anadditional $26 milliojn in combined contributions to Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's larges t employee volunteer programs, Verizon employeezs and retirees have volunteered more than 3 milliohn hours of community service sincee 2000. For more information on the visit . Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), headquartered in New is a global leaderr in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireliner communications services tomass market, government and wholesale customers.
Verizon Wireless operatex America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 86 millioh customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operationsz provideconverged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advancef fiber-optic network. Wireline also includeds Verizon Business, which delivers innovativwe and seamless business solutions to customers aroundthe world. A Dow 30 Verizon employs a diverse workforce of morethan 237,00 0 and last year generated consolidated operating revenue s of more than $97 For more information, visit .
VERIZON'S ONLINEs NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speecheds and biographies, media contacts, high-quality videop and images, and other information are availableat Verizon's News Center on the Worlrd Wide Web at . To receive news releasesz by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customizeds automatic delivery of Verizonnews
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Overhaul of Colorado spending rules signed into law - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Senate Bill 228 ends the Arveschoug-Bird provision allowing general-fundx spending to increase just 6 percent per year and replaces it with a spendinb increase limit equal to 5 percent of personalkincome growth. Sponsored by Sen. John Morse, D-Coloradol Springs, it also sets aside part of the generapl fund for transportation for the first time and increasedsthe state's rainy-day reserves, beginning in the 2012-13 fiscal year. What that all means is that thegeneralo fund, which pays for genera state services like education, highefr education and corrections, will no longer have to shrin permanently when the economy recesses.
Because of the current growt h limit, programs that see fundes cut during downturns are not allowed to recoved fully when the fiscal environmenyt turnsgood again. . . The new law will not increasr overall spending but will assurd that money can be directed where state leaderss see thegreatest need, Ritter emphasized. Laws put into placer over the past 12 years direct any revenue over the 6 percent limit mostly toward transportation projects and capital which have no other guaranteedstate funds.
But even as the Democraticv governor hailed the signingas "a great day for progress in the efforts of so many who have workee to bringing sensible, moder budgeting to the state of Colorado," several legislatorz said there is more to be Sponsoring Rep. Don Marostica, R-Loveland, said state officiale must now look at the conflicts betweenAmendmenf 23, the Gallagher Amendment and "that sacred cow," the Taxpayer's Bill of or TABOR. Marostica was the only member of his partgy to supportthe bill, with other Republicand calling it an end to fiscal limits and a taking of the only stream of money that had been dedicatex to roads for years.
Morse added that an interi m committee this year will look at not just how much revenuew the state brings in but where it gets that Questions must be asked if there are ways to get fundingf from more stable sources like property taxews and fees rather than the volatilersales tax, he said. "In the late very few people believed the Earthhwas round. By the earlyy 1500s, we knew what was goinv on," Morse said of the need to convince Coloradanse that such changeis necessary. "The same thing's going to happeh with this bill ... This is a fight for the soul of Coloradiand it's just beginning.
" Colorado Fiscapl Policy Institute analyst Carol Hedges, who helped to craftf the bill, said that because futurer revenues remain uncertain, no estimates have been made as to how much moneg higher education and other areas will gain from the bill. next year's general-fund revenue is expecte to fall byroughly $700 million from this and SB 228 will help budger crafters be able to prioritize wherer that is taken from and how that moneyg is replaced in the future, Morse said.
Senate Bill 228 ends the Arveschoug-Bird provision allowing general-fundx spending to increase just 6 percent per year and replaces it with a spendinb increase limit equal to 5 percent of personalkincome growth. Sponsored by Sen. John Morse, D-Coloradol Springs, it also sets aside part of the generapl fund for transportation for the first time and increasedsthe state's rainy-day reserves, beginning in the 2012-13 fiscal year. What that all means is that thegeneralo fund, which pays for genera state services like education, highefr education and corrections, will no longer have to shrin permanently when the economy recesses.
Because of the current growt h limit, programs that see fundes cut during downturns are not allowed to recoved fully when the fiscal environmenyt turnsgood again. . . The new law will not increasr overall spending but will assurd that money can be directed where state leaderss see thegreatest need, Ritter emphasized. Laws put into placer over the past 12 years direct any revenue over the 6 percent limit mostly toward transportation projects and capital which have no other guaranteedstate funds.
But even as the Democraticv governor hailed the signingas "a great day for progress in the efforts of so many who have workee to bringing sensible, moder budgeting to the state of Colorado," several legislatorz said there is more to be Sponsoring Rep. Don Marostica, R-Loveland, said state officiale must now look at the conflicts betweenAmendmenf 23, the Gallagher Amendment and "that sacred cow," the Taxpayer's Bill of or TABOR. Marostica was the only member of his partgy to supportthe bill, with other Republicand calling it an end to fiscal limits and a taking of the only stream of money that had been dedicatex to roads for years.
Morse added that an interi m committee this year will look at not just how much revenuew the state brings in but where it gets that Questions must be asked if there are ways to get fundingf from more stable sources like property taxews and fees rather than the volatilersales tax, he said. "In the late very few people believed the Earthhwas round. By the earlyy 1500s, we knew what was goinv on," Morse said of the need to convince Coloradanse that such changeis necessary. "The same thing's going to happeh with this bill ... This is a fight for the soul of Coloradiand it's just beginning.
" Colorado Fiscapl Policy Institute analyst Carol Hedges, who helped to craftf the bill, said that because futurer revenues remain uncertain, no estimates have been made as to how much moneg higher education and other areas will gain from the bill. next year's general-fund revenue is expecte to fall byroughly $700 million from this and SB 228 will help budger crafters be able to prioritize wherer that is taken from and how that moneyg is replaced in the future, Morse said.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Credit union effort creates bridge for college funding - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The program is designed specifically for members who have completed two yearsa of community college and have been accepted ata four-yearr college or university. The program will take effect forthe 2009-100 academic year. In celebration of this SACU plans to award up to 14 scholarships toqualifieds full-time students who are also members in good standint at SACU for a minimum of one year. Each scholarship will be for payable intwo installments, at the beginning of the fall 2009 and sprinvg 2010 semesters. In a prepares statement, SACU president and CEO Jeff Farver said the new scholarship program should serve as a bridge for students moving from a communith college toa four-year college.
“Th e scholarship recipients of SACU’s program will be students who are primee for success in completinga bachelor’ws degree at a four-year college or Farver said. “SACU wants to be there to suppor their move into the next stage of their education.” Program applications and details about qualifications can be founs at the credit union’s Web site at then click on the NEW icon on the home Applications must be submitted and postmarked by May 10. Namesz of the scholarship recipients will be announced in SACUhas $2.7 billion in more than 100 ATMS, and 17 full-servic branches in San Antonio and one branch in Houston.
Fieldf technicians often put out fires to get thejob done. But one installatioj and repair tech for literalluy found himself in such aspot recently. Gary Schroeder was finishing a call inRed Rock, located east of Austin, when he saw volunteerr firefighters battling a blaze at a mobil home. The 25-foot flames had spread to nearby menacingother residences. “I knew if we didn’t have a fast it would have spread to other Schroeder says. “It could have been a real So, Schroeder — the chaplain of the Gonzalew Volunteer FireDepartment — jumped out to even though the fire was miles from his department’sx territory.
He helped the three other firefighters on the scenw contain the blaze and keep it from spreadinhg toother houses. Fortunately, no one was but Schroeder knows things could have turned out Additional trucks from the Five Points Volunteerf Fire Department that serves RedRock didn’t arrivse until 20 minutes later. “Thd house was on the ground by the time the rest of the unitsdgot there,” he says. Chief Kevin Giesalhart of the Five Points Volunteer Fire Department sent GVTC a lettere praising Schroeder for going above and beyon hiscivic duty.
“We are indebted to him,” the chief said in the “Your company should be proud to have this type of persobn inyour employ, and I hope that you will give him our sincerde thanks for a job well Headquartered in Smithson Valley, GVTC is a comprehensived communications provider with offerings that includwe cable TV, high-speed Internet, security, long-distance, advanceed data services and more. Efficient refrigeration is a necessitty forfoodservice companies, including Ediblr Arrangements.
The program is designed specifically for members who have completed two yearsa of community college and have been accepted ata four-yearr college or university. The program will take effect forthe 2009-100 academic year. In celebration of this SACU plans to award up to 14 scholarships toqualifieds full-time students who are also members in good standint at SACU for a minimum of one year. Each scholarship will be for payable intwo installments, at the beginning of the fall 2009 and sprinvg 2010 semesters. In a prepares statement, SACU president and CEO Jeff Farver said the new scholarship program should serve as a bridge for students moving from a communith college toa four-year college.
“Th e scholarship recipients of SACU’s program will be students who are primee for success in completinga bachelor’ws degree at a four-year college or Farver said. “SACU wants to be there to suppor their move into the next stage of their education.” Program applications and details about qualifications can be founs at the credit union’s Web site at then click on the NEW icon on the home Applications must be submitted and postmarked by May 10. Namesz of the scholarship recipients will be announced in SACUhas $2.7 billion in more than 100 ATMS, and 17 full-servic branches in San Antonio and one branch in Houston.
Fieldf technicians often put out fires to get thejob done. But one installatioj and repair tech for literalluy found himself in such aspot recently. Gary Schroeder was finishing a call inRed Rock, located east of Austin, when he saw volunteerr firefighters battling a blaze at a mobil home. The 25-foot flames had spread to nearby menacingother residences. “I knew if we didn’t have a fast it would have spread to other Schroeder says. “It could have been a real So, Schroeder — the chaplain of the Gonzalew Volunteer FireDepartment — jumped out to even though the fire was miles from his department’sx territory.
He helped the three other firefighters on the scenw contain the blaze and keep it from spreadinhg toother houses. Fortunately, no one was but Schroeder knows things could have turned out Additional trucks from the Five Points Volunteerf Fire Department that serves RedRock didn’t arrivse until 20 minutes later. “Thd house was on the ground by the time the rest of the unitsdgot there,” he says. Chief Kevin Giesalhart of the Five Points Volunteer Fire Department sent GVTC a lettere praising Schroeder for going above and beyon hiscivic duty.
“We are indebted to him,” the chief said in the “Your company should be proud to have this type of persobn inyour employ, and I hope that you will give him our sincerde thanks for a job well Headquartered in Smithson Valley, GVTC is a comprehensived communications provider with offerings that includwe cable TV, high-speed Internet, security, long-distance, advanceed data services and more. Efficient refrigeration is a necessitty forfoodservice companies, including Ediblr Arrangements.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Adam Putnam talks of economy, food safety at GrayRobinson lunch - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Florida is facing a “deeper than it would in a traditional Putnam, R-Bartow, said. Florida can ride a recession out exceptwhen it’z the result of the bursting of a real estatd bubble, said the representative for Florida’s 12th Congressionakl District. Still, Putnam said he would prefer to be in Floridq than any other state as the countrhy comes out of aneconomic decline. While battling the Florida should look for opportunitieas at every level of governmentand business, he said. Putna m expressed concern about the increased presences of government in response to the economic His speech was made atthe “Capito l Hill Luncheon” presented by .
Richard Blau, a partneer with GrayRobinson and chair of thelaw firm’xs alcohol beverage and food department, discusserd the rising importance of food safetgy in his introduction. Putnam, who will seek the officre of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in followed up on issues of food safety and the impactr of incidentsof food-born illness on the economy. Putnamk stressed the impact of consumer confidence in food at the retai level and said he would work to reforjm and modernize a food safety networkl so there is a higher levelof
Florida is facing a “deeper than it would in a traditional Putnam, R-Bartow, said. Florida can ride a recession out exceptwhen it’z the result of the bursting of a real estatd bubble, said the representative for Florida’s 12th Congressionakl District. Still, Putnam said he would prefer to be in Floridq than any other state as the countrhy comes out of aneconomic decline. While battling the Florida should look for opportunitieas at every level of governmentand business, he said. Putna m expressed concern about the increased presences of government in response to the economic His speech was made atthe “Capito l Hill Luncheon” presented by .
Richard Blau, a partneer with GrayRobinson and chair of thelaw firm’xs alcohol beverage and food department, discusserd the rising importance of food safetgy in his introduction. Putnam, who will seek the officre of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in followed up on issues of food safety and the impactr of incidentsof food-born illness on the economy. Putnamk stressed the impact of consumer confidence in food at the retai level and said he would work to reforjm and modernize a food safety networkl so there is a higher levelof
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Switch & Data settles lawsuit with former landlord 625 Milwaukee - Houston Business Journal:
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Switch & Data (NASDAQ: agreed to pay $850,000 to afterr the Tampa Internet exchangeand co-location service provider was accused of failing to executre a lease in October 2000 for a building in The landlord filed a suit in the U.S. Districtr Court’s Eastern District of Wisconsin in May 2006 claiminyg damages of morethan $4.6 Of those damages, $3.7 million were from rent and associatesd lease charges due for the entire 10-year term of the according to documents filed with the . The landlord also sought $800,00 0 based on a loss it said occurredf during the sale ofthe building, plus an additional $200,0000 in attorneys’ fees.
Through the end of Switch & Data had set asides $100,000, but warned in its annual financial filinf made last March that final damaged could be significantly more basedd on a settlement agreementor verdict. With the reducec sum, both sides agree to pay theif own costsand attorneys’ fees in battling the suit, and equallty pay their share of mediation, which was handlex by Peter J. Grilli of Tampa at the beginningof May. Switc h & Data lost $1.98 or 6 cents per share, in the most recent quartere on revenueof $47.13 million.
Switch & Data (NASDAQ: agreed to pay $850,000 to afterr the Tampa Internet exchangeand co-location service provider was accused of failing to executre a lease in October 2000 for a building in The landlord filed a suit in the U.S. Districtr Court’s Eastern District of Wisconsin in May 2006 claiminyg damages of morethan $4.6 Of those damages, $3.7 million were from rent and associatesd lease charges due for the entire 10-year term of the according to documents filed with the . The landlord also sought $800,00 0 based on a loss it said occurredf during the sale ofthe building, plus an additional $200,0000 in attorneys’ fees.
Through the end of Switch & Data had set asides $100,000, but warned in its annual financial filinf made last March that final damaged could be significantly more basedd on a settlement agreementor verdict. With the reducec sum, both sides agree to pay theif own costsand attorneys’ fees in battling the suit, and equallty pay their share of mediation, which was handlex by Peter J. Grilli of Tampa at the beginningof May. Switc h & Data lost $1.98 or 6 cents per share, in the most recent quartere on revenueof $47.13 million.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Concerns that China will slow its economy help pull down U.S. stocks, commodities - Kansas City Star
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Concerns that China will slow its economy help pull down U.S. stocks, commodities Kansas City Star AP Stocks and commodities took a nosedive Friday on worries that China might put the brakes on its surging economy. Any slowdown in the Chinese economy ... |
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Nexus S Gets Mentioned on Best Buy, Subsequently Disappears - SlashGear
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Nexus S Gets Mentioned on Best Buy, Subsequently Disappears SlashGear The rumors about the next Nexus device have been picking up steam recently, with reports coming in from all ... |
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
'Dog' Chapman hit with $1.8M IRS tax lien - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The Honolulu-based TV bountu hunter and his wifeAlice E. Smith, known as Beth owe $1.8 million to the on 2006 and 2007 according to a federal tax lien recorded May 19 by the Hawaiio Bureauof Conveyances. The lien s come five months after were filed in Hawaii againsty the Chapmans for unpaid taxes from 2002througj 2005. The Chapmans’ Los Angeles-basedd accountant, Dennis Duban, told PBN in February that some of the federakl tax bills had already been paid and blamed a lag between the time of payment and the release of the But according to records on file with the Bureajof Conveyances, none of the liens filed in Januart have been released.
Duban was out of the officwe this week and was not availablefor Chapman, who owns Da Kine Bail Bond s on Queen Emma Street and live s in Hawaii Kai, stars in the A&E program “Dobg the Bounty Hunter.” In the IRS filed liens against Chapman for almost $200,000p in 2004 income but in early 2007 Duban said those tax billx had been paid. The IRS had previousluy filed liens against him for unpair 1993 and1994 income.
The Honolulu-based TV bountu hunter and his wifeAlice E. Smith, known as Beth owe $1.8 million to the on 2006 and 2007 according to a federal tax lien recorded May 19 by the Hawaiio Bureauof Conveyances. The lien s come five months after were filed in Hawaii againsty the Chapmans for unpaid taxes from 2002througj 2005. The Chapmans’ Los Angeles-basedd accountant, Dennis Duban, told PBN in February that some of the federakl tax bills had already been paid and blamed a lag between the time of payment and the release of the But according to records on file with the Bureajof Conveyances, none of the liens filed in Januart have been released.
Duban was out of the officwe this week and was not availablefor Chapman, who owns Da Kine Bail Bond s on Queen Emma Street and live s in Hawaii Kai, stars in the A&E program “Dobg the Bounty Hunter.” In the IRS filed liens against Chapman for almost $200,000p in 2004 income but in early 2007 Duban said those tax billx had been paid. The IRS had previousluy filed liens against him for unpair 1993 and1994 income.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Sales heating up for Earth to Air - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Formed in 2002, Earth to Air Systems develops heating and cooling systems basedx on a technology know as directexchange geothermal, called DX in the industry. The company’x applications have been shown to reduce heating and coolinv costs by 50 percent to 80 CEO RandyWiggs says. Earth to Air’s system bypassews the more conventional geothermao heating andcooling model. Instead of usingg water as a source, the technology skips a step and controls heatin g and temperatures directly from the earth with copper The tubes tap into wells that are 300 to 500 feet Environmentally friendly refrigerants are then piper throughthe tubes.
Earth to Air’sx revenue comes from licensing fees collected from heatinbg and cooling companies who decide to market and instalpthe systems. Earth to Air got its first international distributord two years ago when Australian entrepreneur John Gagliardi embracedcthe technology. He says he’s secured more than $30 million in including contracts withschool systems, mining camps, housin g projects and major such as BP. “We are movinhg into significant profitability,” Galiardi says, adding that he’s plannin g on expanding into the Southeast Asiabmarket soon.
Galiardi predicts that Earth to Air willbecomwe “a billion dollar business or Sales in the first quarter were up 60 percen t from the same time last year. “We’re living in an time when there’w a huge demand (for products) to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Gagliardio says. “Twenty years ago this wouldn’t have worked. It wouldn’ t have even worked 10 years ago. But now the potential is There are multiple installations of Earthto Air’s geothermalk system in the United States, but the companty is just now setting up a formal distributor says Clayton Washburn, chieff operations officer at Earth to Air.
“Ourd biggest struggle is having to say noat times,” Washburmn says. “We’re preparing for a much biggerf onslaught.”
Formed in 2002, Earth to Air Systems develops heating and cooling systems basedx on a technology know as directexchange geothermal, called DX in the industry. The company’x applications have been shown to reduce heating and coolinv costs by 50 percent to 80 CEO RandyWiggs says. Earth to Air’s system bypassews the more conventional geothermao heating andcooling model. Instead of usingg water as a source, the technology skips a step and controls heatin g and temperatures directly from the earth with copper The tubes tap into wells that are 300 to 500 feet Environmentally friendly refrigerants are then piper throughthe tubes.
Earth to Air’sx revenue comes from licensing fees collected from heatinbg and cooling companies who decide to market and instalpthe systems. Earth to Air got its first international distributord two years ago when Australian entrepreneur John Gagliardi embracedcthe technology. He says he’s secured more than $30 million in including contracts withschool systems, mining camps, housin g projects and major such as BP. “We are movinhg into significant profitability,” Galiardi says, adding that he’s plannin g on expanding into the Southeast Asiabmarket soon.
Galiardi predicts that Earth to Air willbecomwe “a billion dollar business or Sales in the first quarter were up 60 percen t from the same time last year. “We’re living in an time when there’w a huge demand (for products) to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Gagliardio says. “Twenty years ago this wouldn’t have worked. It wouldn’ t have even worked 10 years ago. But now the potential is There are multiple installations of Earthto Air’s geothermalk system in the United States, but the companty is just now setting up a formal distributor says Clayton Washburn, chieff operations officer at Earth to Air.
“Ourd biggest struggle is having to say noat times,” Washburmn says. “We’re preparing for a much biggerf onslaught.”
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Northeast Florida businesses forecast where they are heading - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The trouble is, economists have gotten just abouty every call wrong inthis recession, at first soft-pedalingh its severity, and later scarinbg people into believing that we were going to relive the Great Depression. So we decide to skip the economistse and go to the business people runnin the major industries in Northeast Florida and ask for theitr calls on the second halfof 2009. As you wouldx expect, each industry has a slightly different take on the but there is a consensus that the economic free fall is for now, and that we shoule see a slow firming of the economy in the second half of 2009, just enough for business to regain its footing going into 2010.
The wild cardes are consumer spending and availability of Without improvement in these two key economic recoverycould stall, executives warn. But for now, cautiouss optimism is the common with the emphasison cautious.
The trouble is, economists have gotten just abouty every call wrong inthis recession, at first soft-pedalingh its severity, and later scarinbg people into believing that we were going to relive the Great Depression. So we decide to skip the economistse and go to the business people runnin the major industries in Northeast Florida and ask for theitr calls on the second halfof 2009. As you wouldx expect, each industry has a slightly different take on the but there is a consensus that the economic free fall is for now, and that we shoule see a slow firming of the economy in the second half of 2009, just enough for business to regain its footing going into 2010.
The wild cardes are consumer spending and availability of Without improvement in these two key economic recoverycould stall, executives warn. But for now, cautiouss optimism is the common with the emphasison cautious.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Luxury apartments break $2 per square foot - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://www.catalogler.com/article/held-to-ransom-over-pizza/
Atlanta-based bought a 0.8-acre site at 13th Street near Piedmonrt Park June 9 and expects to begin construction in December ona 25-story, 250-unir apartment building, said Scott Tivoli president and CEO. Tivoli paid $4.3 million for the site it purchase fromCaryn McKinney, Paul Patterson and Fred according to , a commerciakl real estate research firm. Tivoli's project will result in rent ratesat $2 per squaree foot, Leventhal said, a benchmark the markety has not seen yet. "Atlanta's been a funnyg city," he said. "Developers had a hard time breaking the ceilingof $2 a [square] Atlanta developer and former CEO John A.
Williame "probably came closest with Post Peachtree," Leventhall said. As soon as developers break thatmark "theree will be a new rental market," he with luxury rentals going for $2 per squares foot to $2.25 per square foot. "It'sz worked successfully in other he said, "and it is time for Atlant to catch up." The $2 per-square-foot mark will arrive by earlhy spring when LLC opens 05 Buckhead at Peachtree and Piedmontg roads, a 20-story, 155-unit apartment towedr that includes four two-story penthouses.
Unitxs there will be $2 per squarde foot, said Patti Pearlberg, Coro vice and range from 762 squarew feetto 2,761 square The average unit is aboutf 1,300 square feet, Also in Buckhead, Marietta-based LLC has begun construction on The Residences at Streets of Buckhead, a $140 21-story pair of apartment towers, said Mark Wood's Southeast regional partner. The Residencew at Streets of Buckhead, built over retai shops, will have 360 units prettyh evenly split between the two he said. The project is bounded by Buckhead Avenue, Nort Fulton Drive and East PacesFerryt Road. Rents there "will be of $2 per square Randall said.
Tivoli's unnamed Piedmont Park projecft is expected to begin constructiomin December. Other rental projectas are proposed, including Houston-based 's Ashto n Midtown, a 20-story, 290-unit projecg in two towers at 17th and Spring Ashton Midtown is part of insurancsgiant 's $225 million Metropolitan Center, a new mixed-use development. Atlanta's urbanb rental market is in tight supply becauser manyrental properties, like Post Peachtree and 1280 West Peachtree St., converted to condominiums at the height of the condok market.
High-rise apartment development may not be the nextbig wave, "bug it's a segment that has been under-served in the last developmentt cycle," Leventhal said. "There are very few luxury urbabrental properties." In a market where condoo sales have lagged, one would think there would be ampl supply for rental units in condo but homeowners' associations often limit the number of rentals to 20 percent to 25 percent of the said Fran Allen, associate broker with Jennh Pruitt & Associates, Realtors, who caters to the luxury renta l market. Where there are rental units available at newedcondo towers, they can command top rent, Wood'd Randall said.
He's seen that firsthand at Realm in Buckhead that Wood builtwith "Ws sell a lot of unitsd to folks who are buying [condoi units] as an investment with the idea that they coul rent them," Randall said. Renters of individual condi units are payingabout $2 a foot at he said. In fact, there is a waitingb list "of about 22 to rent at Realm, said Patricia McGoldrick, owner of and who brokers luxury rentals. She has an Israeli businessman who needs six fully furnished rental units for peopler who are coming to Atlanta for businessw for just afew months, and is havinvg trouble finding them. "There really is no supply of high-rise Randall said.
"Every rental high-rise that was out therde convertedto condo."
Atlanta-based bought a 0.8-acre site at 13th Street near Piedmonrt Park June 9 and expects to begin construction in December ona 25-story, 250-unir apartment building, said Scott Tivoli president and CEO. Tivoli paid $4.3 million for the site it purchase fromCaryn McKinney, Paul Patterson and Fred according to , a commerciakl real estate research firm. Tivoli's project will result in rent ratesat $2 per squaree foot, Leventhal said, a benchmark the markety has not seen yet. "Atlanta's been a funnyg city," he said. "Developers had a hard time breaking the ceilingof $2 a [square] Atlanta developer and former CEO John A.
Williame "probably came closest with Post Peachtree," Leventhall said. As soon as developers break thatmark "theree will be a new rental market," he with luxury rentals going for $2 per squares foot to $2.25 per square foot. "It'sz worked successfully in other he said, "and it is time for Atlant to catch up." The $2 per-square-foot mark will arrive by earlhy spring when LLC opens 05 Buckhead at Peachtree and Piedmontg roads, a 20-story, 155-unit apartment towedr that includes four two-story penthouses.
Unitxs there will be $2 per squarde foot, said Patti Pearlberg, Coro vice and range from 762 squarew feetto 2,761 square The average unit is aboutf 1,300 square feet, Also in Buckhead, Marietta-based LLC has begun construction on The Residences at Streets of Buckhead, a $140 21-story pair of apartment towers, said Mark Wood's Southeast regional partner. The Residencew at Streets of Buckhead, built over retai shops, will have 360 units prettyh evenly split between the two he said. The project is bounded by Buckhead Avenue, Nort Fulton Drive and East PacesFerryt Road. Rents there "will be of $2 per square Randall said.
Tivoli's unnamed Piedmont Park projecft is expected to begin constructiomin December. Other rental projectas are proposed, including Houston-based 's Ashto n Midtown, a 20-story, 290-unit projecg in two towers at 17th and Spring Ashton Midtown is part of insurancsgiant 's $225 million Metropolitan Center, a new mixed-use development. Atlanta's urbanb rental market is in tight supply becauser manyrental properties, like Post Peachtree and 1280 West Peachtree St., converted to condominiums at the height of the condok market.
High-rise apartment development may not be the nextbig wave, "bug it's a segment that has been under-served in the last developmentt cycle," Leventhal said. "There are very few luxury urbabrental properties." In a market where condoo sales have lagged, one would think there would be ampl supply for rental units in condo but homeowners' associations often limit the number of rentals to 20 percent to 25 percent of the said Fran Allen, associate broker with Jennh Pruitt & Associates, Realtors, who caters to the luxury renta l market. Where there are rental units available at newedcondo towers, they can command top rent, Wood'd Randall said.
He's seen that firsthand at Realm in Buckhead that Wood builtwith "Ws sell a lot of unitsd to folks who are buying [condoi units] as an investment with the idea that they coul rent them," Randall said. Renters of individual condi units are payingabout $2 a foot at he said. In fact, there is a waitingb list "of about 22 to rent at Realm, said Patricia McGoldrick, owner of and who brokers luxury rentals. She has an Israeli businessman who needs six fully furnished rental units for peopler who are coming to Atlanta for businessw for just afew months, and is havinvg trouble finding them. "There really is no supply of high-rise Randall said.
"Every rental high-rise that was out therde convertedto condo."
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Vail Resorts profits off 29%, but they're ahead of Wall Street forecast - St. Louis Business Journal:
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For the three months ending April 30, whicg Broomfield-based Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) regards as its thirdf quarter, the mountain-resort and lodgings company posted earningesof $61.6 million, or $1.68 a down from $87.3 million, or $2.245 a share, in the same quarter a year Nevertheless, the company's profits beat Wall Street analysts' predictions. Analysts on average had expected earningsof $1.56 per share, Thomson Reuters reported. Vail Resorts reportedr Q3 revenueof $333.5 million, down 21 percent from the year-ago Analysts had expected $339.7 milliomn on average. It said operating expenses were down 20 to $198.1 million.
The company has saverd considerably through pay cuts and other Vail Resorts operatesthe Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone and Beave Creek ski areas in Colorado and Heavenlhy at Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada It also operates , a chain of luxurty hotels. The company said its earnings were helpesd by a 26 percent increasein 2008-09 season-pass revenuwe through increased sales and higher pass But lift-ticket revenue was down 11 percent and skiert visits were off 9 percent. retail and ski school revenudalso declined. Real estatew revenue was down 82 percent; the companh said it sold only one condo unit in the quartee versus 17 ayear ago.
The quarterly resultsd "were impacted by the continued severe downturn in the driving lower destination visitation inthe quarter," CEO Rob Katz said in a Vail Resorts said its outlook for the full fiscal year is for earninga of $41 million to $51 million. "We are extremelg pleased with the significant increase in our advance spring period pass sales for ourupcomingt 2009/2010 ski season," Katz said. .
For the three months ending April 30, whicg Broomfield-based Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) regards as its thirdf quarter, the mountain-resort and lodgings company posted earningesof $61.6 million, or $1.68 a down from $87.3 million, or $2.245 a share, in the same quarter a year Nevertheless, the company's profits beat Wall Street analysts' predictions. Analysts on average had expected earningsof $1.56 per share, Thomson Reuters reported. Vail Resorts reportedr Q3 revenueof $333.5 million, down 21 percent from the year-ago Analysts had expected $339.7 milliomn on average. It said operating expenses were down 20 to $198.1 million.
The company has saverd considerably through pay cuts and other Vail Resorts operatesthe Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone and Beave Creek ski areas in Colorado and Heavenlhy at Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada It also operates , a chain of luxurty hotels. The company said its earnings were helpesd by a 26 percent increasein 2008-09 season-pass revenuwe through increased sales and higher pass But lift-ticket revenue was down 11 percent and skiert visits were off 9 percent. retail and ski school revenudalso declined. Real estatew revenue was down 82 percent; the companh said it sold only one condo unit in the quartee versus 17 ayear ago.
The quarterly resultsd "were impacted by the continued severe downturn in the driving lower destination visitation inthe quarter," CEO Rob Katz said in a Vail Resorts said its outlook for the full fiscal year is for earninga of $41 million to $51 million. "We are extremelg pleased with the significant increase in our advance spring period pass sales for ourupcomingt 2009/2010 ski season," Katz said. .
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
SAFC Pharma's St. Louis HPAPI Conjugates Facility Receives SafeBridge Certification
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The 600 square ft HPAPI commissioned inSeptember 2008, enables the conjugatiohn of Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient s ( ) to a variety of targeted deliverhy molecules known as antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). "Gaining SafeBridge certificationb status for our HPAPI conjugation suited provides our customers with complete confidence in our abilit y to handle their poteng compound projects safelyand efficiently," commented , SAFC Pharmsa Vice President. "This adds to our already significant experiencs in the productionof HPAPIs, an area in which we continue to see rapid growth as targetede oncology evolves.
The suite builds upon 15 years of HPAPIu manufacturing experienceat SAFC's Madison, Wisconsin which is also SafeBridge and upon more than 30 yearse of experience in conjugation technology at the St. Louis facility." The SafeBridger program assessment, recognized as the most widelhy accepted industry benchmark for handling highly potent focuses on fourprimary areas: (1) management, (2) hazarr identification and evaluation, (3) hazarc controls, and (4) communication, educatioj and training. The new SafeBridge certificatiom ofthe St. Louis HPAPI suite adds to SAFC investmentstotaling $75 milliomn during the past 18 months to expanrd its HPAPI capacity. Those include a $4.
5 milliom project to add a cGMP pilor plantand kilo-lab capacity at the Madison facility, completeds in early 2008; a $29 million investmeny to expand bacterial and fungao fermentation derived HPAPI capacity at Jerusalem, due for completion in early 2010; and a $30 millioj investment to build a new commercial-scale HPAPI facility at Madison, due to be completed by year-enc 2009. About SAFC: SAFC(R) is the custom manufacturintg and services groupwithin Sigma-Aldrich that focuses on high-purity inorganics for high technology cell culture products and services for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, biochemical production and the manufacturing of multi-step organic synthesis of APIs and key intermediates.
SAFC has manufacturinb facilities around the world dedicated to providinyg manufacturing services for companies requiring a reliabled partner to produce their custokmmanufactured materials. SAFC has four business segments - SAFC SAFC Supply Solutions(R), SAFC Biosciences(R), and SAFC Hitech(R)- and had annual sales of over $600 million in 2008. SAFC is considerex a top 10 fine chemical For more informationaboutr SAFC, visit . About SAFC SAFC Pharma is a complete pipeline partnerr for the development and cGMP custom manufacturing ofcomplecx small-molecule APIs and biologic drug products.
It combineds world-class project management and chemistry support for all stages of the drug discoveryh and development process from research and through pre-clinical and clinical development to commercialization, with a focuas on reducing the drug development time-line. SAFC has the widest range of raw materials, highly qualifief and experienced staff, state-of-the-art facilities and an integratef portfolioof services, including full analytical and regulatory supporft and is a leader in emerging including high-potency APIs, solid-state chemistry, viraol products and chemical-biologic API conjugates. For more information visit .
Abourt Sigma-Aldrich(R): Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and HighTechnologh company. Its biochemical and organi c chemical products and kits are used in scientific including genomic andproteomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical developmengt and as key components in pharmaceutical, diagnostic and other high technolog manufacturing. The Company has customers in life science university andgovernment institutions, hospitals, and in industry. Over one milliomn scientists and technologists useits products. Sigma-Aldrichj operates in 38 countriesw andhas 7,800 employees providing excellent services worldwide.
Sigma-Aldrich is committed to Accelerating Customer Success throughu Innovation and Leadership in Life High Technologyand Service. For more informatiom about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its award-winning Web site at . SAFC Pharma(R) , SAFC Hitech(R) and Sigma-Aldrich(R) are registerecd trademarks of SigmaBiotechnology L.P. and Sigma-Aldrich Co. is a registered trademark of SafeBridgeConsultants Inc.
The 600 square ft HPAPI commissioned inSeptember 2008, enables the conjugatiohn of Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient s ( ) to a variety of targeted deliverhy molecules known as antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). "Gaining SafeBridge certificationb status for our HPAPI conjugation suited provides our customers with complete confidence in our abilit y to handle their poteng compound projects safelyand efficiently," commented , SAFC Pharmsa Vice President. "This adds to our already significant experiencs in the productionof HPAPIs, an area in which we continue to see rapid growth as targetede oncology evolves.
The suite builds upon 15 years of HPAPIu manufacturing experienceat SAFC's Madison, Wisconsin which is also SafeBridge and upon more than 30 yearse of experience in conjugation technology at the St. Louis facility." The SafeBridger program assessment, recognized as the most widelhy accepted industry benchmark for handling highly potent focuses on fourprimary areas: (1) management, (2) hazarr identification and evaluation, (3) hazarc controls, and (4) communication, educatioj and training. The new SafeBridge certificatiom ofthe St. Louis HPAPI suite adds to SAFC investmentstotaling $75 milliomn during the past 18 months to expanrd its HPAPI capacity. Those include a $4.
5 milliom project to add a cGMP pilor plantand kilo-lab capacity at the Madison facility, completeds in early 2008; a $29 million investmeny to expand bacterial and fungao fermentation derived HPAPI capacity at Jerusalem, due for completion in early 2010; and a $30 millioj investment to build a new commercial-scale HPAPI facility at Madison, due to be completed by year-enc 2009. About SAFC: SAFC(R) is the custom manufacturintg and services groupwithin Sigma-Aldrich that focuses on high-purity inorganics for high technology cell culture products and services for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, biochemical production and the manufacturing of multi-step organic synthesis of APIs and key intermediates.
SAFC has manufacturinb facilities around the world dedicated to providinyg manufacturing services for companies requiring a reliabled partner to produce their custokmmanufactured materials. SAFC has four business segments - SAFC SAFC Supply Solutions(R), SAFC Biosciences(R), and SAFC Hitech(R)- and had annual sales of over $600 million in 2008. SAFC is considerex a top 10 fine chemical For more informationaboutr SAFC, visit . About SAFC SAFC Pharma is a complete pipeline partnerr for the development and cGMP custom manufacturing ofcomplecx small-molecule APIs and biologic drug products.
It combineds world-class project management and chemistry support for all stages of the drug discoveryh and development process from research and through pre-clinical and clinical development to commercialization, with a focuas on reducing the drug development time-line. SAFC has the widest range of raw materials, highly qualifief and experienced staff, state-of-the-art facilities and an integratef portfolioof services, including full analytical and regulatory supporft and is a leader in emerging including high-potency APIs, solid-state chemistry, viraol products and chemical-biologic API conjugates. For more information visit .
Abourt Sigma-Aldrich(R): Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and HighTechnologh company. Its biochemical and organi c chemical products and kits are used in scientific including genomic andproteomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical developmengt and as key components in pharmaceutical, diagnostic and other high technolog manufacturing. The Company has customers in life science university andgovernment institutions, hospitals, and in industry. Over one milliomn scientists and technologists useits products. Sigma-Aldrichj operates in 38 countriesw andhas 7,800 employees providing excellent services worldwide.
Sigma-Aldrich is committed to Accelerating Customer Success throughu Innovation and Leadership in Life High Technologyand Service. For more informatiom about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its award-winning Web site at . SAFC Pharma(R) , SAFC Hitech(R) and Sigma-Aldrich(R) are registerecd trademarks of SigmaBiotechnology L.P. and Sigma-Aldrich Co. is a registered trademark of SafeBridgeConsultants Inc.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Study: Bank
http://patrickblanchette.com/html/matrix.html
Brand image and the impact of the initial visi by a potential custome can be paramount to the final decision regarding which retail bankto choose, a national study has found. Accordint to the J.D. Power & Associatew retail bank shopping study, released Tuesday, 36 percent of a consumer’w decision to choose a bank is driven by thefinanciakl institution’s brand image, followed by branch locationb at 21 percent.
“Somee crucial aspects of a bank’s branr image — such as perceived financial stability andreliability — can be difficult for a bank to which negatively affects the bank’s likelihood of beinb selected,” said Michael Beird, director of the banking practicde at J.D. Power. “However, branch employees can positively impacta bank’as brand image by providing personal communicating proactively and having a customer-driven Nearly a third of customers who avois using a particular bank have done so because of a previouas bad experience with that the study showed.
Word-of-mouth recommendations — positivs or negative — also figure into the selection process, with 31 percenyt of respondents ranking that as an important part ofthe bank’d brand image. The study also showed that a customer’s satisfactionn with setting up a new accounr increases considerably when bank employees show alittlew enthusiasm. Greeting the customer when he or she enterdthe bank, keeping wait times to under five calling the customer by name and providing a detaileed needs assessment were among the items bank customersw mentioned as important to the selection The J.D.
Power study, conducted in Februaryh and March, was based on responses from morethan 7,500 bank customers shopping for a new bank withinh the past 12
Brand image and the impact of the initial visi by a potential custome can be paramount to the final decision regarding which retail bankto choose, a national study has found. Accordint to the J.D. Power & Associatew retail bank shopping study, released Tuesday, 36 percent of a consumer’w decision to choose a bank is driven by thefinanciakl institution’s brand image, followed by branch locationb at 21 percent.
“Somee crucial aspects of a bank’s branr image — such as perceived financial stability andreliability — can be difficult for a bank to which negatively affects the bank’s likelihood of beinb selected,” said Michael Beird, director of the banking practicde at J.D. Power. “However, branch employees can positively impacta bank’as brand image by providing personal communicating proactively and having a customer-driven Nearly a third of customers who avois using a particular bank have done so because of a previouas bad experience with that the study showed.
Word-of-mouth recommendations — positivs or negative — also figure into the selection process, with 31 percenyt of respondents ranking that as an important part ofthe bank’d brand image. The study also showed that a customer’s satisfactionn with setting up a new accounr increases considerably when bank employees show alittlew enthusiasm. Greeting the customer when he or she enterdthe bank, keeping wait times to under five calling the customer by name and providing a detaileed needs assessment were among the items bank customersw mentioned as important to the selection The J.D.
Power study, conducted in Februaryh and March, was based on responses from morethan 7,500 bank customers shopping for a new bank withinh the past 12
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Alabama State defeats Alabama A&M 31-10 - San Jose Mercury News
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Out-of-pocket costs rising for health insurance - Jacksonville Business Journal:
http://mideastmonitor.org/gambill/061124.htm
The study, authored by researchers from the National Opinionb Research Center and Watson Wyatt Worldwide and funded by TheCommonwealthn Fund, examines trends in employer-sponsored insuranc e from 2004 to 2007. It founc rising rates of underinsuranceand unaffordability, particularlty for poorer and sickeer people. In 2007, adults with employer coverags faced an averageof $729 annually in out-of-pockety costs for medical services, includingf deductibles and other form of cost sharing such as copayments and That represents a 34 percent increase from when the average out-of-pocket burden was Health plans covered a slightly smaller percentage of overall expenses in 2007 than but growth in overall health spending was the chiefr culprit behind rising out-of-pocket costs, accordintg to the study.
“Th years from 2004 througyh 2007 were a period ofeconomic expansion, yet risinb health care costs still eroded the value of employer-sponsorefd coverage,” said lead author Jon Gabel. “Historically, employees have been asked to shouldedr even more ofthe cost-sharing burden duringt difficult economic times such as the Uniter States is now experiencing. Hence, it is imperative that health care reform includde constraints onhealth spending, or else health insurance will becomse unaffordable for low- and middle-income Americans, and reforj itself will be unsustainable.
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The study, authored by researchers from the National Opinionb Research Center and Watson Wyatt Worldwide and funded by TheCommonwealthn Fund, examines trends in employer-sponsored insuranc e from 2004 to 2007. It founc rising rates of underinsuranceand unaffordability, particularlty for poorer and sickeer people. In 2007, adults with employer coverags faced an averageof $729 annually in out-of-pockety costs for medical services, includingf deductibles and other form of cost sharing such as copayments and That represents a 34 percent increase from when the average out-of-pocket burden was Health plans covered a slightly smaller percentage of overall expenses in 2007 than but growth in overall health spending was the chiefr culprit behind rising out-of-pocket costs, accordintg to the study.
“Th years from 2004 througyh 2007 were a period ofeconomic expansion, yet risinb health care costs still eroded the value of employer-sponsorefd coverage,” said lead author Jon Gabel. “Historically, employees have been asked to shouldedr even more ofthe cost-sharing burden duringt difficult economic times such as the Uniter States is now experiencing. Hence, it is imperative that health care reform includde constraints onhealth spending, or else health insurance will becomse unaffordable for low- and middle-income Americans, and reforj itself will be unsustainable.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
$47.2M loan secured for apartments - Portland Business Journal:
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Village at Secret Lake LP closed ona $47. million construction permanent loan May 12 to finance the Villagde at Secret Lake near the Orange LakeCountryh Club. Osceola County records show the projectr is being built on a portion of the propertyt that previously was an RV park on the soutu sideof U.S. Highway 192 and the Daniel WebsterWestern Beltway. Carolyhn Whatley, first vice presidenr and senior loan originatorfor ’s Palm Beach office, brokered the -insured loan. It is the largesyt transaction processed through the Jacksonville this according to anews release.
The $56 million Village at Secret Lake is plannedfor 12, four-story buildings with featuring a conservation area, pond, putting tot lot and oversized resort-style The project broke ground two weekx ago and is slated for completion Novembet 2010. Malvern, Pa.-based James S. Carr, AIA Associates LLC is the architect andJacksonville Beach-based LLC is the generap contractor.
Village at Secret Lake LP closed ona $47. million construction permanent loan May 12 to finance the Villagde at Secret Lake near the Orange LakeCountryh Club. Osceola County records show the projectr is being built on a portion of the propertyt that previously was an RV park on the soutu sideof U.S. Highway 192 and the Daniel WebsterWestern Beltway. Carolyhn Whatley, first vice presidenr and senior loan originatorfor ’s Palm Beach office, brokered the -insured loan. It is the largesyt transaction processed through the Jacksonville this according to anews release.
The $56 million Village at Secret Lake is plannedfor 12, four-story buildings with featuring a conservation area, pond, putting tot lot and oversized resort-style The project broke ground two weekx ago and is slated for completion Novembet 2010. Malvern, Pa.-based James S. Carr, AIA Associates LLC is the architect andJacksonville Beach-based LLC is the generap contractor.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Legislation would put broadband limits under review - Denver Business Journal:
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The Broadband Internet FairneszsAct (HB-2902) would require Internef service providers with more than 2 million users to submigt proposals for bandwidth caps to the FTC, "inb consultation with" the Federall Communications Commission. The FTC wouldx have the power to deny the proposalds if they impose rates or terms or conditions thatare "unreasonable" or "discriminatory." Internett service providers would face fineds of up to $1 million. Some Internetr service providers are testing customer usage Latelast year, launched trialsa where monthly caps were placed on bandwidtu usage of 150 gigabytes in two cities.
People who breai the limit geta month’s grace perios and then are charged $1 for evert gigabyte they consume over the cap. In a statement, the legislation'x author, Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., said 's recent triakl in Rochester, N.Y., effectively raised rates for at leasgsome customers, "goug(ing) customers and limit(ing) competitioh between Internet video sites and cablew networks that offer identical content. The intended result of this increas would be to reducethe public’s Internetg usage and send customers back to cable television.
" AT&y has said it believes it’s fair to have the "smalp number of users who generated massive amounts of traffic pay more than thoses who don't use as much."
The Broadband Internet FairneszsAct (HB-2902) would require Internef service providers with more than 2 million users to submigt proposals for bandwidth caps to the FTC, "inb consultation with" the Federall Communications Commission. The FTC wouldx have the power to deny the proposalds if they impose rates or terms or conditions thatare "unreasonable" or "discriminatory." Internett service providers would face fineds of up to $1 million. Some Internetr service providers are testing customer usage Latelast year, launched trialsa where monthly caps were placed on bandwidtu usage of 150 gigabytes in two cities.
People who breai the limit geta month’s grace perios and then are charged $1 for evert gigabyte they consume over the cap. In a statement, the legislation'x author, Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., said 's recent triakl in Rochester, N.Y., effectively raised rates for at leasgsome customers, "goug(ing) customers and limit(ing) competitioh between Internet video sites and cablew networks that offer identical content. The intended result of this increas would be to reducethe public’s Internetg usage and send customers back to cable television.
" AT&y has said it believes it’s fair to have the "smalp number of users who generated massive amounts of traffic pay more than thoses who don't use as much."
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Get Him To The Greek Blu-ray Review - TheHDRoom
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Hawaii Medical Center: Hospitals are
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Records filed this week as part of the HMC bankruptcgy proceeding reveal that the company is essentiall y asking a judge fora do-over of the Januaryg 2007 deal and to lower the amountf they have to pay . “They are not worthj the money that we owe on saidBadr Idbeis, chairman of the Hawaii Medicao Center board. “We were not naive about it, we knew we were payin a premium price, but we negotiated the best pricwwe could.” The Roman Catholic religiou order sold the two hospitals for $68 million and then providexd most of the St. Francis financed a $40.2 millionh term loan and an $8.9 million working capita l loan. The deal required HMC to pay $342,0000 a month.
But month after the sisters of St. Franciss gave in to concessions, oftejn allowing HMC to pay just the interest on the Hawaii Medical Center has paidabout $2.7 millionn so far but has missed $6.8 million in loan payment s to St. Francis over its past 10 monthsxin bankruptcy. “Rather than blaminy their failure on the sistersof St. Francis, it is time for Hawaiii Medical Center to admit that it has said SisterAgnelle Ching, St. Francis chie executive officer, in a bluntly worded statement issued Tuesdayafter St. Francis filed its objections to the proposecd HMCreorganization plan. St.
Francis claims that HMC’s failurs is due to the incompetence of its managementy and the fact theprincipalx “misrepresented their management capability and financial wherewithal.” HMC executiveas are now “complaining that they were hoodwinkeed by a cabal of Franciscan sisters,” the filintg said. Another sore spot for the sisters is that HMC brokee its promise tofinance $30 million in capita l improvements — a major factor in St. Francis’ decisionm to select them as the buyer of the Idbeis said HMC never madethat promise. But the signa of trouble were apparent to those inthe health-care industry months befors the deal closed.
When a group of local doctors personallyh investedbetween $50,000 and $1 million each in HMC a partnership of , an affiliatwe of Cardiovascular Hospitals of Americwa and Hawaii Physician Group LLC — colleaguew said the investors were in over their headz and destined to More than 130 Hawaii-based doctors joined Hawaii Physician Group, believing the idea that a physician-owned hospital system could They liked the idea of being in chargs of patient care and operations, instead of leaving it to The doctors watched their dream crumbler as debt mounted and operations rapidly decline to the point wheres HMC was forced into Chaptefr 11 bankruptcy last August, even after severap rounds of layoffs cut operationalk costs.
Although the State Healtnh Planning & Development Agency, which regulates health-care projectz and acquisitions, signed off on the sale, the bankruptcg documents suggest that the deal was doomed fromthe start. Not only did the sisterxs of St. Francis require the buyer to purchasee both hospitals as apackage — the money-losing Lilihsa facility and more-profitable medical center in Ewa they rejected an offer to sell theirf profitable dialysis subsidiary to the HMC according to Idbeis.
“We did ask to buy it and they we would’ve been in the black all along,” he HMC also put itselfg at a disadvantage because of its for-profit status, whicgh required payment of both generalk excise and property taxes, unlikee its nonprofit competitors. Exacerbating the situation was the fact that HMC failerd to change its population to reduce the number of Medicare and Medicair patientsit treated, even though the Franciscan sisterx had insisted that the buyerzs not waver from their commitment to treaty the elderly and the indigent.
“That reputationm we really were never able to changes and we continue to have a much higher numbeer of Medicare andMedicaid patients,” Idbeis Idbeis also said the two St. Franciss facilities were in much worse physicakl shape than the buyerswere told. The troublees weren’t apparent to the buyers until after thesale closed, he “I don’t know if it was a miscommunication or they [St. themselves may not have known that it was in such he said.
“What it turned out to be is much worse than they told Despitethe ill-fated deal, HMC has significantlyu improved operations, reducing the length of stay by nearly half and cutting losses by one half in less than threee years, Idbeis said. The outcomwe of the bankruptcy will determine not only the futurde of the two hospitals but also the scopes of the work done bythe St. Francids order in Hawaii. St. Francis said it planned to use the monegy from the sale of the hospitals to help pay for a new assiste d living community for the elderly poor in Ewa and to pay for its ongoing socialservice work. “St.
Francis has been deprived of a substantial incomwe stream that it uses to fulfill its missiob ofproviding health-care services to the poor and needy of this the religious order said in courgt documents.
Records filed this week as part of the HMC bankruptcgy proceeding reveal that the company is essentiall y asking a judge fora do-over of the Januaryg 2007 deal and to lower the amountf they have to pay . “They are not worthj the money that we owe on saidBadr Idbeis, chairman of the Hawaii Medicao Center board. “We were not naive about it, we knew we were payin a premium price, but we negotiated the best pricwwe could.” The Roman Catholic religiou order sold the two hospitals for $68 million and then providexd most of the St. Francis financed a $40.2 millionh term loan and an $8.9 million working capita l loan. The deal required HMC to pay $342,0000 a month.
But month after the sisters of St. Franciss gave in to concessions, oftejn allowing HMC to pay just the interest on the Hawaii Medical Center has paidabout $2.7 millionn so far but has missed $6.8 million in loan payment s to St. Francis over its past 10 monthsxin bankruptcy. “Rather than blaminy their failure on the sistersof St. Francis, it is time for Hawaiii Medical Center to admit that it has said SisterAgnelle Ching, St. Francis chie executive officer, in a bluntly worded statement issued Tuesdayafter St. Francis filed its objections to the proposecd HMCreorganization plan. St.
Francis claims that HMC’s failurs is due to the incompetence of its managementy and the fact theprincipalx “misrepresented their management capability and financial wherewithal.” HMC executiveas are now “complaining that they were hoodwinkeed by a cabal of Franciscan sisters,” the filintg said. Another sore spot for the sisters is that HMC brokee its promise tofinance $30 million in capita l improvements — a major factor in St. Francis’ decisionm to select them as the buyer of the Idbeis said HMC never madethat promise. But the signa of trouble were apparent to those inthe health-care industry months befors the deal closed.
When a group of local doctors personallyh investedbetween $50,000 and $1 million each in HMC a partnership of , an affiliatwe of Cardiovascular Hospitals of Americwa and Hawaii Physician Group LLC — colleaguew said the investors were in over their headz and destined to More than 130 Hawaii-based doctors joined Hawaii Physician Group, believing the idea that a physician-owned hospital system could They liked the idea of being in chargs of patient care and operations, instead of leaving it to The doctors watched their dream crumbler as debt mounted and operations rapidly decline to the point wheres HMC was forced into Chaptefr 11 bankruptcy last August, even after severap rounds of layoffs cut operationalk costs.
Although the State Healtnh Planning & Development Agency, which regulates health-care projectz and acquisitions, signed off on the sale, the bankruptcg documents suggest that the deal was doomed fromthe start. Not only did the sisterxs of St. Francis require the buyer to purchasee both hospitals as apackage — the money-losing Lilihsa facility and more-profitable medical center in Ewa they rejected an offer to sell theirf profitable dialysis subsidiary to the HMC according to Idbeis.
“We did ask to buy it and they we would’ve been in the black all along,” he HMC also put itselfg at a disadvantage because of its for-profit status, whicgh required payment of both generalk excise and property taxes, unlikee its nonprofit competitors. Exacerbating the situation was the fact that HMC failerd to change its population to reduce the number of Medicare and Medicair patientsit treated, even though the Franciscan sisterx had insisted that the buyerzs not waver from their commitment to treaty the elderly and the indigent.
“That reputationm we really were never able to changes and we continue to have a much higher numbeer of Medicare andMedicaid patients,” Idbeis Idbeis also said the two St. Franciss facilities were in much worse physicakl shape than the buyerswere told. The troublees weren’t apparent to the buyers until after thesale closed, he “I don’t know if it was a miscommunication or they [St. themselves may not have known that it was in such he said.
“What it turned out to be is much worse than they told Despitethe ill-fated deal, HMC has significantlyu improved operations, reducing the length of stay by nearly half and cutting losses by one half in less than threee years, Idbeis said. The outcomwe of the bankruptcy will determine not only the futurde of the two hospitals but also the scopes of the work done bythe St. Francids order in Hawaii. St. Francis said it planned to use the monegy from the sale of the hospitals to help pay for a new assiste d living community for the elderly poor in Ewa and to pay for its ongoing socialservice work. “St.
Francis has been deprived of a substantial incomwe stream that it uses to fulfill its missiob ofproviding health-care services to the poor and needy of this the religious order said in courgt documents.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Colin Farrell may be headed to Mars for 'Total Recall' remake - Entertainment Weekly
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Judge: Odyssey Marine should send coins to Spain - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Odyssey Marine has been seeking recognition from the courty that it should have ownership rights to the which it recovered in 2007 in a projectfit code-named “Black Swan.” In a decisionb handed down Wednesday, U.S. Magistratee Judge Mark Pizzo said the cour t lacks jurisdiction to hear the case and recommendedgrantinb Spain’s motion to dismiss. He also recommended Odysseg Marine return the coins and artifacts within10 days. Odyssey Marinre said in a release that it woulcd file a written objection to the recommendation andwould “continue to vigorously defends its rights to what it has legallyu recovered.
” Spain has said the artifact s came from the "Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes," a warshi p carrying treasure back from Peru when it was sunk by Britisyh gunboats off the Spanish coast in 1804, and claimed the treasure as its own. The magistratw ruled there was enough evidence to confirm the recover site was that of the Mercedes and that the vesseo and its cargo are subject tosovereigh immunity. “I’m very surprised,” Greg Stemm, Odyssey Marine’s chiefv executive, said in the release.
“Odysseyg has done everything by the For the Court to find that enoughb evidence exists to conclusively identify the site as the Mercedes and that neithet Odyssey nor the claimants who owned the propertg have any legal interest isjust I’m confident that ultimately the judge or the appellates court will see the legaol and evidentiary flaws in Spain’s and we’ll be back to argue the merits of the Odyssey Marine (NASDAQ: OMEX), headquartered in Tampa, is engagerd in the exploration of deep-oceanh shipwrecks.
Odyssey Marine has been seeking recognition from the courty that it should have ownership rights to the which it recovered in 2007 in a projectfit code-named “Black Swan.” In a decisionb handed down Wednesday, U.S. Magistratee Judge Mark Pizzo said the cour t lacks jurisdiction to hear the case and recommendedgrantinb Spain’s motion to dismiss. He also recommended Odysseg Marine return the coins and artifacts within10 days. Odyssey Marinre said in a release that it woulcd file a written objection to the recommendation andwould “continue to vigorously defends its rights to what it has legallyu recovered.
” Spain has said the artifact s came from the "Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes," a warshi p carrying treasure back from Peru when it was sunk by Britisyh gunboats off the Spanish coast in 1804, and claimed the treasure as its own. The magistratw ruled there was enough evidence to confirm the recover site was that of the Mercedes and that the vesseo and its cargo are subject tosovereigh immunity. “I’m very surprised,” Greg Stemm, Odyssey Marine’s chiefv executive, said in the release.
“Odysseyg has done everything by the For the Court to find that enoughb evidence exists to conclusively identify the site as the Mercedes and that neithet Odyssey nor the claimants who owned the propertg have any legal interest isjust I’m confident that ultimately the judge or the appellates court will see the legaol and evidentiary flaws in Spain’s and we’ll be back to argue the merits of the Odyssey Marine (NASDAQ: OMEX), headquartered in Tampa, is engagerd in the exploration of deep-oceanh shipwrecks.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Senate bills set aside nearly $18 million for Kentucky - Business First of Louisville:
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The Fiscal 2010 Interior Appropriations billincluded $14.7 million for the state, including $840,000 for a city of Vine Grov sewer improvement project that will prepare the area for Base Realignmentf and Closure relocations at nearby Fort U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office said in a news The population ofVine Grove, which currentlt is about 4,200, is expected to more than double after the brings at leasrt 4,500 civilian and enlisted personnel to Fort Knox by the release said. The Fiscal 2010 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriationsz billincludes $2.9 million for Kentucky, accordingt to the release.
The bill includes $2 million for a projecft that explores the diagnosiss and mitigation of human exposureto radiation. It also included $200,000 for a study of firefightetsafety gear. UK researchers plan to observew how protective levels of the gear deteriorat over time and what safety riskas the deterioration posesfor firefighters.
The Fiscal 2010 Interior Appropriations billincluded $14.7 million for the state, including $840,000 for a city of Vine Grov sewer improvement project that will prepare the area for Base Realignmentf and Closure relocations at nearby Fort U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office said in a news The population ofVine Grove, which currentlt is about 4,200, is expected to more than double after the brings at leasrt 4,500 civilian and enlisted personnel to Fort Knox by the release said. The Fiscal 2010 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriationsz billincludes $2.9 million for Kentucky, accordingt to the release.
The bill includes $2 million for a projecft that explores the diagnosiss and mitigation of human exposureto radiation. It also included $200,000 for a study of firefightetsafety gear. UK researchers plan to observew how protective levels of the gear deteriorat over time and what safety riskas the deterioration posesfor firefighters.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Local dancers grow on stage and off at international festival - The Daily News Online
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Woodmont TCI Group files for bankruptcy - Dallas Business Journal:
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The partnership, IX LP, listed assets of $10 millionb to $50 million and liabilities in the same according toits petition, filef June 30 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern Districtyof Texas. The company has fewer than 50 according tothe filing. The partnership is one of eighgt tied to Woodmont TCI Group to file forChapterd 11, said attorney John The partnerships share common investors. The company is unrelates to TheWoodmont Co. based in Fort Worth. The eigh partnerships combined representabout $90 millionh in assets and about $45 million in combineed debt, Lewis estimated.
He said more detailed courtf documents laying out specifics will be filed in coming The number of creditora in each partnership range from 10to 30. "The goal obviouslhy is to develop a plan ofreorganizatiojn that's fair and equitable to all creditors and partiez and interests, which includes preserving and protecting equity and valur for unsecured creditors and partners," Lewis said. "Thed precise terms of any plan are stillundert consideration." A meeting with creditorsa is set for July 30.
Dallas developer in 2008 announcesd plans to builda $1 billion complex that was to includse about 700,000 square feet of office a 300-room hotel, retail spacs and about 500 high-rise condominiums. The project was put on hold last year because of the recession and the credit It was to be built ona 15-acre tract ownedf by Woodmont TCI Group IX LP that sits just east of the Galleriza Towers at Interstate 635 and the Dallas Northh Tollway. The site previouslh was home to aChevrolet dealership. Icon Managing Partner Dan who is listed in court documents as the managinv member of the WoodmontTCI partnerships, declined comment Thursday. Lender RMR Investmentss Inc.
of California has filed for foreclosurew onthe property, seeking repayment of more than than $18 millionn in debt for a loan to Woodmont TCI Grouop IX, according to statistics from Addison-basesd .
The partnership, IX LP, listed assets of $10 millionb to $50 million and liabilities in the same according toits petition, filef June 30 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern Districtyof Texas. The company has fewer than 50 according tothe filing. The partnership is one of eighgt tied to Woodmont TCI Group to file forChapterd 11, said attorney John The partnerships share common investors. The company is unrelates to TheWoodmont Co. based in Fort Worth. The eigh partnerships combined representabout $90 millionh in assets and about $45 million in combineed debt, Lewis estimated.
He said more detailed courtf documents laying out specifics will be filed in coming The number of creditora in each partnership range from 10to 30. "The goal obviouslhy is to develop a plan ofreorganizatiojn that's fair and equitable to all creditors and partiez and interests, which includes preserving and protecting equity and valur for unsecured creditors and partners," Lewis said. "Thed precise terms of any plan are stillundert consideration." A meeting with creditorsa is set for July 30.
Dallas developer in 2008 announcesd plans to builda $1 billion complex that was to includse about 700,000 square feet of office a 300-room hotel, retail spacs and about 500 high-rise condominiums. The project was put on hold last year because of the recession and the credit It was to be built ona 15-acre tract ownedf by Woodmont TCI Group IX LP that sits just east of the Galleriza Towers at Interstate 635 and the Dallas Northh Tollway. The site previouslh was home to aChevrolet dealership. Icon Managing Partner Dan who is listed in court documents as the managinv member of the WoodmontTCI partnerships, declined comment Thursday. Lender RMR Investmentss Inc.
of California has filed for foreclosurew onthe property, seeking repayment of more than than $18 millionn in debt for a loan to Woodmont TCI Grouop IX, according to statistics from Addison-basesd .
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Jews, Christians, Muslims and self-criticism - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Shweta files non-cognisable offence against hubby - Oneindia
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Monday, October 11, 2010
BofA to accept California IOUs - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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BofA says the state’s budget crisis prompted its decision. “Tko support our customers, while giving the state legislature additional time to pass a we will acceptCalifornia state-registered warrants — or IOUs from existing customers and clients,” Charlotte-basec BofA (NYSE:BAC) says in a writtenj statement. San Francisco-based Wellxs (NYSE:WFC) says it is acceptingh the warrants for the sake ofits "We are reluctant to take this step, but are doinfg so to help our customer s who are not at fault and with the expectationn that the legislature and governorr will complete the budget within days," Wells says. On Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted statee lawmakers for failing to pluga $24 billion hole in the stat budget before the start of the new fiscall year. And he called a special session of the statse legislature to fix thebudget mess. Failure to pass a budgetr by midnight Tuesday increases the shortfall to morethan $26 billiomn due to the loss of education-related budgef fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a preszs conference Wednesday. He also announcerd an executive order adding a thirdx furlough day each month forstate workers, a move expecterd to free up an additional $425 million in the new fiscap year. Although the governor called for thespecial session, it is up to the legislaturre to schedule it.
When it will be held is yet to be BofA and Wells are the largest banksd inNew Mexico.
BofA says the state’s budget crisis prompted its decision. “Tko support our customers, while giving the state legislature additional time to pass a we will acceptCalifornia state-registered warrants — or IOUs from existing customers and clients,” Charlotte-basec BofA (NYSE:BAC) says in a writtenj statement. San Francisco-based Wellxs (NYSE:WFC) says it is acceptingh the warrants for the sake ofits "We are reluctant to take this step, but are doinfg so to help our customer s who are not at fault and with the expectationn that the legislature and governorr will complete the budget within days," Wells says. On Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted statee lawmakers for failing to pluga $24 billion hole in the stat budget before the start of the new fiscall year. And he called a special session of the statse legislature to fix thebudget mess. Failure to pass a budgetr by midnight Tuesday increases the shortfall to morethan $26 billiomn due to the loss of education-related budgef fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a preszs conference Wednesday. He also announcerd an executive order adding a thirdx furlough day each month forstate workers, a move expecterd to free up an additional $425 million in the new fiscap year. Although the governor called for thespecial session, it is up to the legislaturre to schedule it.
When it will be held is yet to be BofA and Wells are the largest banksd inNew Mexico.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Calpin, Dzembo, Feldman, Hamlin named to Bradenton SHIP board - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Mayor Wayne Poston and the City Council appointed 11 boarfd members based on recommendations fromthe city’s housingg and community development departments. • Rebekah Brightbill, community developmen t specialist withthe • Tim Calpin, assistantf vice president of residential lending with Thomas Cookingham, assistant director of planning and community developmenyt with the city • Nicholas commercial relationship manager with • Marc a lawyer with • Joanell Gruebel, family lodgee manager with the Curtis Hamlin a lawyeer with • William Humphreys Jr.
, vice chairman of Manatee’ss Construction Trades Board • Jeanne Nelson, a teachetr with the School District of Manatee Countt • Ellen Weiss, a retired real estate consultant • Bruce Wickens, a supervisor in the propert y management department of Manatee County government A core group consistinf of Feldman, Hamlin, Gruebel and Cookingham has been meeting on an informapl basis since December, said Vicku White, coordinator of the Housing and Community Developmenty Division. The larger grouo will begin meetingin May.
Over time, the committee may take on a largeer role for grants otherthan SHIP, said Administered by the , SHIP providese funds to local governments to encourage partnership for affordable homeownership and multifamily housing for low to moderate-incomw families.
Mayor Wayne Poston and the City Council appointed 11 boarfd members based on recommendations fromthe city’s housingg and community development departments. • Rebekah Brightbill, community developmen t specialist withthe • Tim Calpin, assistantf vice president of residential lending with Thomas Cookingham, assistant director of planning and community developmenyt with the city • Nicholas commercial relationship manager with • Marc a lawyer with • Joanell Gruebel, family lodgee manager with the Curtis Hamlin a lawyeer with • William Humphreys Jr.
, vice chairman of Manatee’ss Construction Trades Board • Jeanne Nelson, a teachetr with the School District of Manatee Countt • Ellen Weiss, a retired real estate consultant • Bruce Wickens, a supervisor in the propert y management department of Manatee County government A core group consistinf of Feldman, Hamlin, Gruebel and Cookingham has been meeting on an informapl basis since December, said Vicku White, coordinator of the Housing and Community Developmenty Division. The larger grouo will begin meetingin May.
Over time, the committee may take on a largeer role for grants otherthan SHIP, said Administered by the , SHIP providese funds to local governments to encourage partnership for affordable homeownership and multifamily housing for low to moderate-incomw families.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
UW researcher wins $3M federal grant - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
http://tamparelocationinfo.com/page/A-Patong-Beach-Lodge-Dream.html
The grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences will allows Heinrich to employ academic staff and at leasg four graduate students each year to work on expandinhg the project oother cities. Heinrich will continue an evaluationb of the tutoring programs MPS offers as part ofthe district'xs fulfillment of the federal No Child Left Behinx law. The law requires public schools that have not adequatelg increased student academic achievement for three year to offer childrenin low-income familie the opportunity to receive extra academic assistance such as tutoring.
Heinrich's initiao research found that Milwaukee's federally mandatedc and funded tutoring program is not necessarilu reaching the people who need the most nor is it effective in increasingvstudent achievement. "Our preliminary results suggest that the students in the tutoring programs are not performing any betteton Wisconsin's standardized tests than eligible students not involvef with the tutoring," Heinrich said. Heinrich and her co-workerse have been conducting the MPS study sinceApril 2006. The next phaswe will involve five urba school districts infour states: Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Dallas and Austin, Texas.
The grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences will allows Heinrich to employ academic staff and at leasg four graduate students each year to work on expandinhg the project oother cities. Heinrich will continue an evaluationb of the tutoring programs MPS offers as part ofthe district'xs fulfillment of the federal No Child Left Behinx law. The law requires public schools that have not adequatelg increased student academic achievement for three year to offer childrenin low-income familie the opportunity to receive extra academic assistance such as tutoring.
Heinrich's initiao research found that Milwaukee's federally mandatedc and funded tutoring program is not necessarilu reaching the people who need the most nor is it effective in increasingvstudent achievement. "Our preliminary results suggest that the students in the tutoring programs are not performing any betteton Wisconsin's standardized tests than eligible students not involvef with the tutoring," Heinrich said. Heinrich and her co-workerse have been conducting the MPS study sinceApril 2006. The next phaswe will involve five urba school districts infour states: Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Dallas and Austin, Texas.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Houston Channel won't reopen before Wed.--Coast Guard - Reuters Africa
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Historic audio at risk, thanks to bad copyright laws - Ars Technica
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Historic audio at risk, thanks to bad copyright laws Ars Technica But even those older artifacts face the prospect of being lost to posterity because of our nation's copyright laws. So concludes The State of Recorded Sound ... Gov't sounds alarm on preserving music Slices of US audio history could f » |
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Doors opens today across all of Jersey City marking the 20th annual ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Doors opens today across all of Jersey City marking the 20th annual ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com The Jersey City Artists' Studio Tour opens at noon today at nearly 100 locations across the city where painters, crafters, sculptors, dancers, ... |
Friday, October 1, 2010
MIAD board elects new chairman, vice chair - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
http://bildingnewspro.biz/Houses-For-Sale/Greenwood-Houses-For-Sale/
a partner at the Milwaukee law firmof LLP, has been electesd chairman of the board of trustees of the for Madeleine Kelly Lubar, a former practicing attorney and a communith volunteer, has been elected vice chair of the the independent four-year college of art and desigbn said Wednesday. Williams has been a trustee of MIAD sinces 2004 and Lubarsince 2006. MIAD's board also re-elected 17 trusteee and added new faculty and alumni representation tothe board.
“MIAD's new officersd and trustees will provide the vision and leadership for an exciting time inthe college's history, as MIAD continuezs its enrollment growth, facilities and new dormitory planning, and sound fiscal MIAD president Neil Hoffmanj said in a press release. MIAD is Wisconsin'zs only independent college of artand design. It has an enrollment of about660 students.
The collegse is considering sites for a new residence hall that would house 250 freshmen nearthe college’s 3rd Ward
a partner at the Milwaukee law firmof LLP, has been electesd chairman of the board of trustees of the for Madeleine Kelly Lubar, a former practicing attorney and a communith volunteer, has been elected vice chair of the the independent four-year college of art and desigbn said Wednesday. Williams has been a trustee of MIAD sinces 2004 and Lubarsince 2006. MIAD's board also re-elected 17 trusteee and added new faculty and alumni representation tothe board.
“MIAD's new officersd and trustees will provide the vision and leadership for an exciting time inthe college's history, as MIAD continuezs its enrollment growth, facilities and new dormitory planning, and sound fiscal MIAD president Neil Hoffmanj said in a press release. MIAD is Wisconsin'zs only independent college of artand design. It has an enrollment of about660 students.
The collegse is considering sites for a new residence hall that would house 250 freshmen nearthe college’s 3rd Ward
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Abercrombie shutting struggling Ruehl chain - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
http://www.tl-edu.net/Georgetown-University-School-of-Medicine-Teaching-Knowledge-Ethics-and-Skills.html
The New Albany-based apparel merchant said Wednesdayg it willshut Ruehl’s 29 stores and direct-to-consumer operationxs and will be “substantially complete” with the effort by the end of next January. The decision comex a month afterAbercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategicf look at the chain, which targets youngv adults with clothes and accessories. whose only Ohio store is at Easton Town generated a pretax operating lossof $58 million last The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakest sales performer at stores open at least a year. Ruehl’es same-store sales were off 33 percentin May. Abercrombiew earned $272.3 million on $3.
54 billion in revenure last year. “It has been a difficult decision toclos Ruehl, a brand we continue to believer could have been successful in different circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a statement. given the current economic environment, we believe it is in the best interest of the company to focus its efforts and resourcese on the growth opportunities afforded by ourothe brands, particularly internationally.” The company didn’ t disclose the effects on the chain’sx work force, nor did it indicate the numbert of jobs tied to Ruehl. The reviee of Ruehl, which opened in cost the companyabout $51 million in impairmenft charges in its first quarter.
Abercrombir expects to book about $65 million in pretax chargesz through the rest of the fisca year as it winds down The company Wednesday also said it amended a credit agreement to excludssome Ruehl-related charges from requirementsa under its covenant with the lender and reduced its available credit to $350 million from $450 million. Jeffries said the compang is confident is has sufficientt cash on handbut “wr believe it is prudent to make these in light of the recession-battered retail environment and the one-time Ruehl In addition to the 29 Rueh l stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagship stores and 733 otherws under the Abercrombie, Hollister Co. and Gilly Hickx nameplates.
The New Albany-based apparel merchant said Wednesdayg it willshut Ruehl’s 29 stores and direct-to-consumer operationxs and will be “substantially complete” with the effort by the end of next January. The decision comex a month afterAbercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategicf look at the chain, which targets youngv adults with clothes and accessories. whose only Ohio store is at Easton Town generated a pretax operating lossof $58 million last The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakest sales performer at stores open at least a year. Ruehl’es same-store sales were off 33 percentin May. Abercrombiew earned $272.3 million on $3.
54 billion in revenure last year. “It has been a difficult decision toclos Ruehl, a brand we continue to believer could have been successful in different circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a statement. given the current economic environment, we believe it is in the best interest of the company to focus its efforts and resourcese on the growth opportunities afforded by ourothe brands, particularly internationally.” The company didn’ t disclose the effects on the chain’sx work force, nor did it indicate the numbert of jobs tied to Ruehl. The reviee of Ruehl, which opened in cost the companyabout $51 million in impairmenft charges in its first quarter.
Abercrombir expects to book about $65 million in pretax chargesz through the rest of the fisca year as it winds down The company Wednesday also said it amended a credit agreement to excludssome Ruehl-related charges from requirementsa under its covenant with the lender and reduced its available credit to $350 million from $450 million. Jeffries said the compang is confident is has sufficientt cash on handbut “wr believe it is prudent to make these in light of the recession-battered retail environment and the one-time Ruehl In addition to the 29 Rueh l stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagship stores and 733 otherws under the Abercrombie, Hollister Co. and Gilly Hickx nameplates.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Lil Wayne's Birthday Present: Download I Am Not A Human Being Album Online - Execte News
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Renovation projects to upgrade Civil Rights Museum, dilapidated Lorraine Motel - Memphis Business Journal:
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“It just takes a good bit of time and mone to keep up a facility that is well over 70yearas old, not just as a museum, but as a hotel,” executivew director Beverly Robertson says. Grinder , Inc., won the bidding for the firsy step of the final restoration The company is restoring the front of the Lorrainw Motel at the National Civil Rights including the original doors facing the historic balcony and thefacade framing, for “We made a conscioue decision to reduce our bid substantially to a level that wouldr ensure this important restoration work is says Henry Haizlip, vice president and part ownert at Grinder-Haizlip.
“The reduction in our bid is our way of supportinf the mission of the National Civil Right Museum while giving back to the The work, which starts in should take about two months. The project required historic approvak on the state andfederalk level, such as the , and requireds a steady hand, according to Robertson. “It was a very difficulrt project to replace the doors without sacrificinh the integrity ofthe framework,” she Keith Kays, owner of Keith Kays Architect, is the architecg on this portion of the project. He says this projectr involves more than just making sure paing matches and rusted columnzare replaced.
“The goal is to leave it in a conditionbwhere it’s fully repaired, keeping with what it was, and enablr it to be routinely maintainerd and cared for over the years,” Kays says. It was also a challenge to make sure that replaced items such as windows or light fixtures matched what was used when the Lorrainse Motel closed in 1968 after Martin Luthe rKing Jr. was “Rather than simply going to Home Deport andbuying doors, you have to buy soli d core doors with existing hardware,” Kays “Everything is being done to maintain the character and appearance.
” This requirefd research to get the right style of door, down to the hardware and room number Larry Harvey, facility manager at the National Civil Rightd Museum, has heard the complaints aboug the aging facility. “By far the most negatives comments we’ve heard is the fact that the doors look like the waythey do,” he says. “oI can appreciate that because if I was payinfgood money, I’d want everything to be too.
” The first phase of which cost $185,000, started in 2005 and included repairx for drainage problems, repairing the redoing the public restrooms and re-roofing the The second phase, which cost $350,000, involved repairing and repaintinhg woodwork on the Lorraine Motel, adding a seconrd exit to a converted meeting room and bringing exteriofr walls up to code. The third phase, which has yet to be completeluybid out, will eventually add exteriofr landscaping and improved irrigation, in additiom to the facade restoration.
Thesre phases are different from the renovation planned forthe museum’zs gallery space, expected to start in 8-10 That will include an updat of the museum’s technology and exhibits and should be a two-yeart process. However, the museum’s administration felt thes changes werenecessary first, according to Gwen Harmon, directodr of governmental and community affairs for the National Civikl Rights Museum. “We were looking at the outsid e part before we thought ofthe renovation,” Harmo n says.
“This was important because this is the firstt thing people see when they come tothe
“It just takes a good bit of time and mone to keep up a facility that is well over 70yearas old, not just as a museum, but as a hotel,” executivew director Beverly Robertson says. Grinder , Inc., won the bidding for the firsy step of the final restoration The company is restoring the front of the Lorrainw Motel at the National Civil Rights including the original doors facing the historic balcony and thefacade framing, for “We made a conscioue decision to reduce our bid substantially to a level that wouldr ensure this important restoration work is says Henry Haizlip, vice president and part ownert at Grinder-Haizlip.
“The reduction in our bid is our way of supportinf the mission of the National Civil Right Museum while giving back to the The work, which starts in should take about two months. The project required historic approvak on the state andfederalk level, such as the , and requireds a steady hand, according to Robertson. “It was a very difficulrt project to replace the doors without sacrificinh the integrity ofthe framework,” she Keith Kays, owner of Keith Kays Architect, is the architecg on this portion of the project. He says this projectr involves more than just making sure paing matches and rusted columnzare replaced.
“The goal is to leave it in a conditionbwhere it’s fully repaired, keeping with what it was, and enablr it to be routinely maintainerd and cared for over the years,” Kays says. It was also a challenge to make sure that replaced items such as windows or light fixtures matched what was used when the Lorrainse Motel closed in 1968 after Martin Luthe rKing Jr. was “Rather than simply going to Home Deport andbuying doors, you have to buy soli d core doors with existing hardware,” Kays “Everything is being done to maintain the character and appearance.
” This requirefd research to get the right style of door, down to the hardware and room number Larry Harvey, facility manager at the National Civil Rightd Museum, has heard the complaints aboug the aging facility. “By far the most negatives comments we’ve heard is the fact that the doors look like the waythey do,” he says. “oI can appreciate that because if I was payinfgood money, I’d want everything to be too.
” The first phase of which cost $185,000, started in 2005 and included repairx for drainage problems, repairing the redoing the public restrooms and re-roofing the The second phase, which cost $350,000, involved repairing and repaintinhg woodwork on the Lorraine Motel, adding a seconrd exit to a converted meeting room and bringing exteriofr walls up to code. The third phase, which has yet to be completeluybid out, will eventually add exteriofr landscaping and improved irrigation, in additiom to the facade restoration.
Thesre phases are different from the renovation planned forthe museum’zs gallery space, expected to start in 8-10 That will include an updat of the museum’s technology and exhibits and should be a two-yeart process. However, the museum’s administration felt thes changes werenecessary first, according to Gwen Harmon, directodr of governmental and community affairs for the National Civikl Rights Museum. “We were looking at the outsid e part before we thought ofthe renovation,” Harmo n says.
“This was important because this is the firstt thing people see when they come tothe
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Southwest adds pet fares, raises bag fees - Nashville Business Journal:
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Small cats and dogs can fly in the cabifor $75 each way. “These new programs and processees are just the startingg point with additional initiatives planned for latedrthis year,” Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said in a statement. “Igt is always our goal to be upfront with our customers and to set the righfcustomer expectations. Our changes today associatre a charge for items that are truly an extra All pets must fit in a carrier that goes under theairplane seat, which will count as the passenger’sw carry-on bag. Customers can begin purchasinv pet fares on June 1 for travel beginninvgJune 17.
Southwest also is increasing its service charge to check a third bag or an overweight bag that weighs 51 to 70 The fee will be raisedfrom $25 to $50 for customers travelinfg on or after June 17. Southwesft remains one of the only airlines that allowe the first two bagsfor free. “Th increase in the baggage charge impacts less than one percent of our Kelly says. Southwest will start charging $25 each way for unaccompanierd minors traveling alone betweeh the ages of 5and 11. The chargr applies to tickets purchasedJune 1. Unaccompanied minors may only travelp on nonstop ordirect flights, not on flightsz that change planes.
“This service charge will help us covere our added costs and still maintain ourcompetitive low-fare advantage,” Kelly says.
Small cats and dogs can fly in the cabifor $75 each way. “These new programs and processees are just the startingg point with additional initiatives planned for latedrthis year,” Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said in a statement. “Igt is always our goal to be upfront with our customers and to set the righfcustomer expectations. Our changes today associatre a charge for items that are truly an extra All pets must fit in a carrier that goes under theairplane seat, which will count as the passenger’sw carry-on bag. Customers can begin purchasinv pet fares on June 1 for travel beginninvgJune 17.
Southwest also is increasing its service charge to check a third bag or an overweight bag that weighs 51 to 70 The fee will be raisedfrom $25 to $50 for customers travelinfg on or after June 17. Southwesft remains one of the only airlines that allowe the first two bagsfor free. “Th increase in the baggage charge impacts less than one percent of our Kelly says. Southwest will start charging $25 each way for unaccompanierd minors traveling alone betweeh the ages of 5and 11. The chargr applies to tickets purchasedJune 1. Unaccompanied minors may only travelp on nonstop ordirect flights, not on flightsz that change planes.
“This service charge will help us covere our added costs and still maintain ourcompetitive low-fare advantage,” Kelly says.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Legislator wants Nixon to cut stimulus money for Kokam battery plant - Philadelphia Business Journal:
http://scottsspotlight.com/2008/09/28/chuck-loves-lost/
Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summitt Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 peopl e with average annual salaries of Kokam President Don Nissanka has said he hopes to breakk ground before the end ofthe year, probablu at a site of more than 40 acres in the vicinit y of Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’s Summit Nissanka was out of the country Monday and couldn’ t be reached for comment. Kokam, a startuo founded in October 2005, burst into the limelight this picked Kansas City for an assembly facility largely becauseof Kokam’ds proximity.
And with federalp stimulus dollars and stated moneyseeking advanced-battery-makers, a joint venture involving Kokam landed a commitment in April of nearlyt $145 million in incentivesa from Michigan to build a batter plant there that’s similar to the one planned locally. The grouo also applied for federalstimulus money. Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a lettet to Nixon on Thursday proposing that financing be cutby $11.5r million combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plan and another battery plant in Joplim to help preserve $31.2 milliobn in financing for the in Columbia, whicu Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 million hospita l project.
“Every indication that I’m getting is that (Nixon) intenda to veto the money for the Schaefer said, adding that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entire $200 milliojn project. “Spending public funds on a cancer hospital owned by the citizens of Missouri is alwayse going to win out over giving public funds to a private companty for abattery plant,” Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowef amount wouldkill (Kokam’s Lee’s Summit) Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governorf will have an announcement about the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’xs fiscal year.
Nixon and his stafv have been reviewing the budgetbill “line by line to determine what the statr can afford,” Holste said, and they want to keep central servicesw in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thoughtf Schaefer’s proposal was “not as serious” a threat as the EDC firsty thought, “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issuedc a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKoka plant’s financing fully in place.
Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summitt Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 peopl e with average annual salaries of Kokam President Don Nissanka has said he hopes to breakk ground before the end ofthe year, probablu at a site of more than 40 acres in the vicinit y of Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’s Summit Nissanka was out of the country Monday and couldn’ t be reached for comment. Kokam, a startuo founded in October 2005, burst into the limelight this picked Kansas City for an assembly facility largely becauseof Kokam’ds proximity.
And with federalp stimulus dollars and stated moneyseeking advanced-battery-makers, a joint venture involving Kokam landed a commitment in April of nearlyt $145 million in incentivesa from Michigan to build a batter plant there that’s similar to the one planned locally. The grouo also applied for federalstimulus money. Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a lettet to Nixon on Thursday proposing that financing be cutby $11.5r million combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plan and another battery plant in Joplim to help preserve $31.2 milliobn in financing for the in Columbia, whicu Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 million hospita l project.
“Every indication that I’m getting is that (Nixon) intenda to veto the money for the Schaefer said, adding that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entire $200 milliojn project. “Spending public funds on a cancer hospital owned by the citizens of Missouri is alwayse going to win out over giving public funds to a private companty for abattery plant,” Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowef amount wouldkill (Kokam’s Lee’s Summit) Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governorf will have an announcement about the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’xs fiscal year.
Nixon and his stafv have been reviewing the budgetbill “line by line to determine what the statr can afford,” Holste said, and they want to keep central servicesw in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thoughtf Schaefer’s proposal was “not as serious” a threat as the EDC firsty thought, “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issuedc a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKoka plant’s financing fully in place.
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