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Saturday, December 31, 2011
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
AMC, competitors cooperate on digital movie-screen initiative - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment, and (NYSE: RGC) each has an equa ownership interest in the new AMCsaid Tuesday. AMC owns two movie theaters inSan Antonio: Huebnetr Oaks 24 and Rivercenter 9. Cinemark operatexs Movies 16, a $1.50 theater in Northwest San Antonio. Digital Cinema Implementation is basedd inBergen County, N.J. Travis Reid, formedr CEO of , is the new company's chairmaj and CEO. Reid said in an interview that the new companh is preparing to begin operations by testing designing software systems andorganizingt financing.
He wouldn't disclose how much the transitionj to digital technology will cost or how much each company contributed to form the new Reid said the new companhy expects to start implementing the new technology in early 2008 and finisgh three to fouryears later. The new company will procurw equipment, arrange financing and negotiate usage agreements with studiod and othercontent providers.
Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment, and (NYSE: RGC) each has an equa ownership interest in the new AMCsaid Tuesday. AMC owns two movie theaters inSan Antonio: Huebnetr Oaks 24 and Rivercenter 9. Cinemark operatexs Movies 16, a $1.50 theater in Northwest San Antonio. Digital Cinema Implementation is basedd inBergen County, N.J. Travis Reid, formedr CEO of , is the new company's chairmaj and CEO. Reid said in an interview that the new companh is preparing to begin operations by testing designing software systems andorganizingt financing.
He wouldn't disclose how much the transitionj to digital technology will cost or how much each company contributed to form the new Reid said the new companhy expects to start implementing the new technology in early 2008 and finisgh three to fouryears later. The new company will procurw equipment, arrange financing and negotiate usage agreements with studiod and othercontent providers.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Jewell Morgan - Paducah Sun
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Jewell Morgan Paducah Sun WICKLIFFE â€" Jewell Ray Morgan, 78, of Wickliffe died Monday, December 26, at St. Francis Medical Center of Cape Girardeau, Mo., at 7 am He was a member of Bardwell Church of Christ, supervisor for Bunge Corporation in Cairo, Ill., for 42 years, ... |
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Two women-owned law firms merge - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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area have merged. The PLLC, a 20-year-old firm in Delmar, has merges with Latimer/Stroud LLP, a 17-year-old firm in The new firm, LLP, is locatexd at 951 Albany Shaker Roadin Latimer/Stroud’s office was expanded from 2,50 0 square feet to 5,000 square feet. The new firm has 11 LaFave’s focus was personal injury andmedical malpractice. Latimer/Stroud’ general practice included matrimonial law, estates and trusts. Both firms had about $850,000 in revenues last year. Cynthia LaFave, founder of the LaFave Firm, said she and Sue founder of Latimer/Stroud, worked together in the “We enjoyed working together,” LaFaves said.
Latimer left to become a physician’s But surgery replacing both her knees cut shory her medical career and she returnedto law. Latimefr and LaFave discussed a possible merger eight months ago whiler eating at Athosin Guilderland. “We were talking aboutt the two practices andhow they’d fit LaFave said. “At the end of we said, ‘We need to explore Latimer added: “We did. And that’ why we’re here.
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area have merged. The PLLC, a 20-year-old firm in Delmar, has merges with Latimer/Stroud LLP, a 17-year-old firm in The new firm, LLP, is locatexd at 951 Albany Shaker Roadin Latimer/Stroud’s office was expanded from 2,50 0 square feet to 5,000 square feet. The new firm has 11 LaFave’s focus was personal injury andmedical malpractice. Latimer/Stroud’ general practice included matrimonial law, estates and trusts. Both firms had about $850,000 in revenues last year. Cynthia LaFave, founder of the LaFave Firm, said she and Sue founder of Latimer/Stroud, worked together in the “We enjoyed working together,” LaFaves said.
Latimer left to become a physician’s But surgery replacing both her knees cut shory her medical career and she returnedto law. Latimefr and LaFave discussed a possible merger eight months ago whiler eating at Athosin Guilderland. “We were talking aboutt the two practices andhow they’d fit LaFave said. “At the end of we said, ‘We need to explore Latimer added: “We did. And that’ why we’re here.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
HHGregg Inc. planning major expansion in region starting next year - Houston Business Journal:
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The Indianapolis-based company plans to open 40 to 45 new storesz infiscal 2011, mainly in Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia. The retailer’s fiscal 2011 runs from March 2010 toMarch 2011. The expansion will be HHGregg’s HGG) initial foray into the mid-Atlantic and will follo w onetime electronics giantCircuit City’ws exit from the markety following bankruptcy. The new stores are part of an aggressivs growth strategy aimed at taking advantage of cheap rental ratez and excess real estate President Dennis May said ina statement. The companh also plans to open a distribution center inthe mid-Atlanti c region.
The average HHGregg store is 30,000 square feet and employse 40 workers. The companyh said it has begun to executwe leases on thefuture stores, but a spokeswoma declined Wednesday to disclose any specific locations for the store or the distribution center. HHGregg currently operates 111 storesin Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Nortj Carolina, Ohio, South Carolinas and Tennessee. In fiscal year 2009, the company posted saless of $1.4 billion and a profit of $36.4 million.
The Indianapolis-based company plans to open 40 to 45 new storesz infiscal 2011, mainly in Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia. The retailer’s fiscal 2011 runs from March 2010 toMarch 2011. The expansion will be HHGregg’s HGG) initial foray into the mid-Atlantic and will follo w onetime electronics giantCircuit City’ws exit from the markety following bankruptcy. The new stores are part of an aggressivs growth strategy aimed at taking advantage of cheap rental ratez and excess real estate President Dennis May said ina statement. The companh also plans to open a distribution center inthe mid-Atlanti c region.
The average HHGregg store is 30,000 square feet and employse 40 workers. The companyh said it has begun to executwe leases on thefuture stores, but a spokeswoma declined Wednesday to disclose any specific locations for the store or the distribution center. HHGregg currently operates 111 storesin Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Nortj Carolina, Ohio, South Carolinas and Tennessee. In fiscal year 2009, the company posted saless of $1.4 billion and a profit of $36.4 million.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Judge dismisses class action against Blue Shield - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Other insurers and healthy plans targeted by a similar classa action have settled for amounts rangingfrom $22 million to more than $390 U.S. District Court Judge Federico Moreno dismissedLove v. et al. noting the complaint failed to provide sufficient evidence of a conspiracy to constitute a violation of the Racketeef Influenced and Corrupt OrganizationsAct (RICO). The originally filed in 2003, alleged the Blues companieas engaged in a conspiracy to inflate profits bysystemicallt “denying, delaying and diminishing payments to physicians.
” “We decidede to fight the suit becauses we felt we had done nothing wrong and that we woule ultimately prevail,” Seth Jacobs, senior vice president and generalo counsel for Blue Shield of California wroter in an e-mail. “We had been fair and honest, and we knew that the accusation of a Blues conspirach weretotally unfounded. Now we’ve been proven Francisco Silva, general counsel for the , expressed disappointment at thecour ruling.
The CMA put togethefr this action on behalf of its members as well as the other RICO lawsuitsthat settled, he “The parties are lookinfg at all aspects of the ruling and are lookingb at all options to protect physicians and Silva said.
Other insurers and healthy plans targeted by a similar classa action have settled for amounts rangingfrom $22 million to more than $390 U.S. District Court Judge Federico Moreno dismissedLove v. et al. noting the complaint failed to provide sufficient evidence of a conspiracy to constitute a violation of the Racketeef Influenced and Corrupt OrganizationsAct (RICO). The originally filed in 2003, alleged the Blues companieas engaged in a conspiracy to inflate profits bysystemicallt “denying, delaying and diminishing payments to physicians.
” “We decidede to fight the suit becauses we felt we had done nothing wrong and that we woule ultimately prevail,” Seth Jacobs, senior vice president and generalo counsel for Blue Shield of California wroter in an e-mail. “We had been fair and honest, and we knew that the accusation of a Blues conspirach weretotally unfounded. Now we’ve been proven Francisco Silva, general counsel for the , expressed disappointment at thecour ruling.
The CMA put togethefr this action on behalf of its members as well as the other RICO lawsuitsthat settled, he “The parties are lookinfg at all aspects of the ruling and are lookingb at all options to protect physicians and Silva said.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Vail Resorts posts wider loss - Denver Business Journal:
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Broomfield-based Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) lost $34.5 million, or 93 cents per share, in the firsy quarter of its 2009 fiscal which endedon Oct. 31. That comparesd with a loss of $24.6 or 63 cents per share, in the same quarter a year earlier. Analysts on average had expectedda per-share loss of 83 cents in the latesr quarter, according to Thomson Financial. Season pass including the new EpicSeason Pass, were up 29 percentg year-over-year in the first quarter, Vail Resortss CEO Rob Katz said. The company also has closedf on 42 of 45 unitsw so far in its Crystal Peak realestatew project, bringing in gross proceeds of $54.6t million.
But room bookings for the upcoming ski season are 23 percenr below the levels seenlast year, Katz said. many consumers are, at a minimum, delaying their travek decisions, while some are apparently choosing not to travepl at allthis year; a trend that makes us gratefu for the significant season pass and ‘drive to’ business that we have, while we remain committex to creating an exceptional experience for each and everty guest that spends their hard-earned moneyt at our resorts this Katz said in a statement. In late September, Vail forecast full-yeat 2009 resort earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortizationm (EBITDA) of $200 million to $220 million.
That includex both the mountain and lodging parts ofthe business. In fiscal Vail’s resort EBITDA was $230.88 million; in fiscal 2007, it was $225.9 Although Vail didn’t lower its 2009 guidance, Katz warnex that bookings werea concern. “We have just begun our 2008-2009 ski season and still havelimited near-terjm visibility; therefore, we believe that it is too earlh to formally adjust our fiscal 2009 guidance,” Katz “However, if booking trends do not improve from their current we almost certainly will fall below the low end of our guidanc e range.
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Broomfield-based Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) lost $34.5 million, or 93 cents per share, in the firsy quarter of its 2009 fiscal which endedon Oct. 31. That comparesd with a loss of $24.6 or 63 cents per share, in the same quarter a year earlier. Analysts on average had expectedda per-share loss of 83 cents in the latesr quarter, according to Thomson Financial. Season pass including the new EpicSeason Pass, were up 29 percentg year-over-year in the first quarter, Vail Resortss CEO Rob Katz said. The company also has closedf on 42 of 45 unitsw so far in its Crystal Peak realestatew project, bringing in gross proceeds of $54.6t million.
But room bookings for the upcoming ski season are 23 percenr below the levels seenlast year, Katz said. many consumers are, at a minimum, delaying their travek decisions, while some are apparently choosing not to travepl at allthis year; a trend that makes us gratefu for the significant season pass and ‘drive to’ business that we have, while we remain committex to creating an exceptional experience for each and everty guest that spends their hard-earned moneyt at our resorts this Katz said in a statement. In late September, Vail forecast full-yeat 2009 resort earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortizationm (EBITDA) of $200 million to $220 million.
That includex both the mountain and lodging parts ofthe business. In fiscal Vail’s resort EBITDA was $230.88 million; in fiscal 2007, it was $225.9 Although Vail didn’t lower its 2009 guidance, Katz warnex that bookings werea concern. “We have just begun our 2008-2009 ski season and still havelimited near-terjm visibility; therefore, we believe that it is too earlh to formally adjust our fiscal 2009 guidance,” Katz “However, if booking trends do not improve from their current we almost certainly will fall below the low end of our guidanc e range.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - The Business Review (Albany):
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As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,00 square-foot Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, its 11-year lease starta later this year. McLean-based Qineti Q North America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQ that offerzs technology-based defense and security products and services to the saidits 42-percent revenue growtu over its last fiscal year has partly been due to its role in the intelligencwe and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmentf of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fifthg U.S. office for the company, which is also in Huntsville, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenantt was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jonesa Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was representedr byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Kril l of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 progra m management-type employees be relocating from various offices in Fairfaxz County into theReston building. Down the road in 2011 or the number of employees at the site will doublreto 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’sa technology solutions group and the other 325 will be part of its missio nsolutions group.
“Like any company trying to attracty andretain high-quality people, we were looking for more than just a This building has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employee s is looking for,” said Mattheq Warnock, director of public relations at QinetiQ. He said the buildingv will also help cut down onoverhead “byh a great deal,” with expectedx savings of 65 to 70 percent on power consumption through the use of virtualization software and greenn technology to reduce heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildinf sits right off a bike trail and was built onan east-to-wesy access, which means employees can take advantagw of a full day of sunlight and cut down on
As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,00 square-foot Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, its 11-year lease starta later this year. McLean-based Qineti Q North America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQ that offerzs technology-based defense and security products and services to the saidits 42-percent revenue growtu over its last fiscal year has partly been due to its role in the intelligencwe and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmentf of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fifthg U.S. office for the company, which is also in Huntsville, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenantt was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jonesa Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was representedr byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Kril l of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 progra m management-type employees be relocating from various offices in Fairfaxz County into theReston building. Down the road in 2011 or the number of employees at the site will doublreto 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’sa technology solutions group and the other 325 will be part of its missio nsolutions group.
“Like any company trying to attracty andretain high-quality people, we were looking for more than just a This building has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employee s is looking for,” said Mattheq Warnock, director of public relations at QinetiQ. He said the buildingv will also help cut down onoverhead “byh a great deal,” with expectedx savings of 65 to 70 percent on power consumption through the use of virtualization software and greenn technology to reduce heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildinf sits right off a bike trail and was built onan east-to-wesy access, which means employees can take advantagw of a full day of sunlight and cut down on
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Upscale restaurant in La Grange puts accent on New Southern - Louisville Courier-Journal
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Upscale restaurant in La Grange puts accent on New Southern Louisville Courier-Journal Jason Kinser describes the food at his recently opened One Nineteen West Main restaurant as “American/New Southern,†but that doesn't seem to convey the twist on staples he's taken with some of the dishes. The “Noobin Reuben†wontons come stuffed with ... |
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Central Valley bank earnings fall to $1.7M - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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million in the first half of the year, down from earningz of $2.6 million the year earlier The bank holding companh ofearned $464,000 in the second quarter, down from $1.3 milliojn the year earlier period. “While we remainef profitable, the disappointing earnings in the secondf quarter is a reflection of the increased provision for credift losses in the light of the overall weak economyu and the potential impact it many have on our borrowingb customers during this economic cycle and the significang increase in the FDIC insurance premiums from both the increase in regulard assessment rates as well as the special assessmen t rate placed on all FDIC insured institutions inseconde quarter,” said Dan Doyle, president of the bank holding The bank has 15 branches in the Centrapl Valley from the Fresno area to Sacramento.
The bank companh got $7 million in Capital Purchase Program money from the Departmengt of Treasury earlierthis year. It acquired the Stockton, Lodi and Tracg branches of Service 1st Bancorpin
million in the first half of the year, down from earningz of $2.6 million the year earlier The bank holding companh ofearned $464,000 in the second quarter, down from $1.3 milliojn the year earlier period. “While we remainef profitable, the disappointing earnings in the secondf quarter is a reflection of the increased provision for credift losses in the light of the overall weak economyu and the potential impact it many have on our borrowingb customers during this economic cycle and the significang increase in the FDIC insurance premiums from both the increase in regulard assessment rates as well as the special assessmen t rate placed on all FDIC insured institutions inseconde quarter,” said Dan Doyle, president of the bank holding The bank has 15 branches in the Centrapl Valley from the Fresno area to Sacramento.
The bank companh got $7 million in Capital Purchase Program money from the Departmengt of Treasury earlierthis year. It acquired the Stockton, Lodi and Tracg branches of Service 1st Bancorpin
Saturday, December 3, 2011
New York's Faceless Franchise - Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal | New York's Faceless Franchise Wall Street Journal Mets Don't Have an Ernie Banks-Type Team Icon; the Only Legitimate Mr. Met Is, Well, Mr. Met By BRIAN COSTA If Jose Reyes leaves the Mets, it will represent a rare event in modern free agency: a big-market franchise failing to retain a homegrown star ... < /p> |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Hawaii governor orders state furloughs, department closures - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The furloughs — three days a month for two years are intended to help the statw close aprojected $2.7 billion revenue To accommodate the avoid layoffs and maintain government services, many state departmentws and offices will be closed at leas t one day a week until June 30, or will operate on modified The furlough plan, which is expected to save the state $688 applies only to employees in the executive branch, including the governor’s lieutenant governor’s office and 16 state departments and attacheds agencies. Part-time employees will be placed on furlough ona pro-ratede equivalent basis.
Lingle said Hawaii’s decline in projected revenues is The state this year alreadh orderedspending restrictions, debt restructuring, a freezes on hiring and travel, and other budgetary measures to addressx a forecasted $2 billion shortfalk over the next two years. The furlough plan was prompteed when the Council on Revenues said May 28 anadditionalo $730 million was added to the Lingle said the furloughs were necessaryh because salaries and benefitse account for 70 percent of the state’s operatint budget. She said furloughs will allow public services to continure and will avert the needfor layoffs.
She callef for the public’s “patience and as the state workforce adjusts to the Exceptions in department and office closures will be made for essentialo agencies such as the HawaiiStatse Hospital, Community Mental Health Centers, the Hawaii Youty Correctional Facility, and certain operationz such as security, health care, and food services within the Community Correctional Facilities and the Community Correctionapl Centers, and a portion of the Sheriff Divisiob operations at the Honolulu International Airport and Statd Capitol.
Those offices will maintain current houra of operation and will stagger or rotate furlougbh days to minimize impact on All offices in the Departmeny of Transportation will follow a modified scheduled as including the Airports Division operational andshift workers, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Harbors Division District Harbor’s Division vessel trafficv control and enforcement units, and certain Highways Division operations associated with traffidc control. Lingle said the furloughb plan will be evaluated and adjustedc asdeemed necessary. Lingle’s furlough plan, which equatess to a 13.
8 percentf cut in salary for state employees, is opposed by Hawaii’s public-sector unions who call the furloughss unfair and unconstitutional. On three of those unions — the Hawaii Governmeny Employees Association, the Hawaii Stat e Teachers Association, and the United Public Workers — filed suit in Honolulu to block Lingle’z plan. The HGEA, the the UPW, and the Universitu of Hawaii Professional Assembly arein collective-bargaining negotiationsx with the state over contracts that expiree June 30. But Lingle said the furlough plan represents the firstg time labor costs are being impacte d to addressthe state’s budget gap.
The governor's furlougb plan can be viewed at
The furloughs — three days a month for two years are intended to help the statw close aprojected $2.7 billion revenue To accommodate the avoid layoffs and maintain government services, many state departmentws and offices will be closed at leas t one day a week until June 30, or will operate on modified The furlough plan, which is expected to save the state $688 applies only to employees in the executive branch, including the governor’s lieutenant governor’s office and 16 state departments and attacheds agencies. Part-time employees will be placed on furlough ona pro-ratede equivalent basis.
Lingle said Hawaii’s decline in projected revenues is The state this year alreadh orderedspending restrictions, debt restructuring, a freezes on hiring and travel, and other budgetary measures to addressx a forecasted $2 billion shortfalk over the next two years. The furlough plan was prompteed when the Council on Revenues said May 28 anadditionalo $730 million was added to the Lingle said the furloughs were necessaryh because salaries and benefitse account for 70 percent of the state’s operatint budget. She said furloughs will allow public services to continure and will avert the needfor layoffs.
She callef for the public’s “patience and as the state workforce adjusts to the Exceptions in department and office closures will be made for essentialo agencies such as the HawaiiStatse Hospital, Community Mental Health Centers, the Hawaii Youty Correctional Facility, and certain operationz such as security, health care, and food services within the Community Correctional Facilities and the Community Correctionapl Centers, and a portion of the Sheriff Divisiob operations at the Honolulu International Airport and Statd Capitol.
Those offices will maintain current houra of operation and will stagger or rotate furlougbh days to minimize impact on All offices in the Departmeny of Transportation will follow a modified scheduled as including the Airports Division operational andshift workers, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Harbors Division District Harbor’s Division vessel trafficv control and enforcement units, and certain Highways Division operations associated with traffidc control. Lingle said the furloughb plan will be evaluated and adjustedc asdeemed necessary. Lingle’s furlough plan, which equatess to a 13.
8 percentf cut in salary for state employees, is opposed by Hawaii’s public-sector unions who call the furloughss unfair and unconstitutional. On three of those unions — the Hawaii Governmeny Employees Association, the Hawaii Stat e Teachers Association, and the United Public Workers — filed suit in Honolulu to block Lingle’z plan. The HGEA, the the UPW, and the Universitu of Hawaii Professional Assembly arein collective-bargaining negotiationsx with the state over contracts that expiree June 30. But Lingle said the furlough plan represents the firstg time labor costs are being impacte d to addressthe state’s budget gap.
The governor's furlougb plan can be viewed at
Monday, November 28, 2011
Business as usual at Tampa GVA Advantis - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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“Tampa brokerage, property managemenft and construction is still in business and operational and we will continue to service our Senior Director Paula Buffa said inan e-mail to the Tampa Bay Business Journal . Buffa, a veterabn commercial real estate broker who also is president ofthe , is in chargs of office services at GVA Advantis in The six brokers at the local officed will continue to lease office buildings and industriaol space for clients, Buffa said.
The Orlando office also will continue itsbrokeragwe service, as will Jacksonville and Atlanta, she In a statement released , GVA Advantis Chairman Jeffrey Neal said, “Ond year ago, the leadership team believed we could successfullyt restructure the firm with a capital infusion. The economh has been unkind to our brokerage and transactional Our property management and construction service lines have been and will continuee tobe profitable, but the challengesw brought on throughout our industry and that have negatively impactede our other business lines have led us to determin we must close them effectiver immediately.
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“Tampa brokerage, property managemenft and construction is still in business and operational and we will continue to service our Senior Director Paula Buffa said inan e-mail to the Tampa Bay Business Journal . Buffa, a veterabn commercial real estate broker who also is president ofthe , is in chargs of office services at GVA Advantis in The six brokers at the local officed will continue to lease office buildings and industriaol space for clients, Buffa said.
The Orlando office also will continue itsbrokeragwe service, as will Jacksonville and Atlanta, she In a statement released , GVA Advantis Chairman Jeffrey Neal said, “Ond year ago, the leadership team believed we could successfullyt restructure the firm with a capital infusion. The economh has been unkind to our brokerage and transactional Our property management and construction service lines have been and will continuee tobe profitable, but the challengesw brought on throughout our industry and that have negatively impactede our other business lines have led us to determin we must close them effectiver immediately.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
D.C. Mayor taps Valerie Santos as deputy mayor - Dayton Business Journal:
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Santos, as chief operating officer under Albert, has been closelhy involved in decision-making on many of the real estater dealsAlbert managed, including major city projects such as Poplat Point. Albert began his new job as city administratorton Monday, replacing Dan Tangherlini, who is taking a job in the Obamaq administration. "In Ms. Santos, we not only have a steady hand who knowdthe job, we have someones who is a consummate professional who will bring private-sectord talents to get the job Fenty said. Santos was previously a vice presidenrt at commercial real estate services firm and a managerwith 's real estates group.
She holds both an MBA and master'se of public policy from the Kennedy School of Governmenat . Santos has displayed a no-nonsensre approach appearing as Albert’s stand-in to testify at D.C. Councio meetings and in public forums representingy the city when hewas unavailable. She is already gettinbg her feet wet in dealinfg with the political aspects ofthe job. On when the D.C. Council was busy squaring away final detailsw of budgetimplementation legislation, Santos and Albert’s other top Director of Development Davidx Jannarone, moved around the Wilson Building seeking changes from council members. Santos apparently was not Fenty’s initiapl choice to be deputy mayor.
Greg Washington Convention Center Authority CEO and a former staf f member of thedeputy mayor’s office, had been considered a top candidats to replace Albert, but a source clos to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turnexd it down. O’Dell would not confirm but indicated he would remain in hiscurrent post, wherer he is now tasked with seeking publidc financing for all of a $550 million conventionj center hotel. “The board and the mayor have everyu expectation of me completing all the taskzs Ihave here,” he said. Fenty would not say whethere he had offered the jobto O’Delol or anyone else before Santos.
He announced the pick outsidde the Walker JonesElementary School, which is being rebuilt as part of a new Northwesft One neighborhood, and said she was “thed first person who has risen to the deputy mayor’ s position from within the ranks.” “I thinok it’s a great sign for the D.C. governmeny that not only does Valerie Santos have amazinyg experience in the private sector butthat she’s been hard at work servinh the people of the District of Columbia for the last two years,” the mayor He said Santos shared the visiomn that he and Albert had for how economic development in the city shouldx be run, not by owning or overlyh managing projects but by allowingt the private sector to bring ideas to the “We should try to just facilitatd development.
We’ve got the greatest business communithy in the world herein D.C. We don’tg need to try to replicate what they’rd doing. We don’t need an emphasis on owniny or building inthe D.C. government. We need to facilitate. And to do so, we need to hire the best and the brightestand we’ve done that.” Santos, 36, who liveds in Columbia Heights, was workiny for Jones Lang LaSalle as a consultant to the city when Alber t -- whom she called a mentor -- recruited her to work for him. She is believedf to be the first woman to serve in the rolefor D.C.
and will manag 65 employees and as well as overse e the Officeof Planning, Department of Housingt and Community Development, the Office of Property Management and the Washingtonb D.C. Economic Partnership, a contractor. “In the cominv weeks my goal is to ensure asmootj transition, which I expect will be relativelyy easy, because I am very fortunate to manage a very talenteds and skilled team,” she said. She said she woulc continue to move projects all overthe city, with a particulard focus on those east of the Anacostiaw River, such as the planned redevelopment of St. Elizabethsw Hospital in Southeast D.C.
“We will continue to focuw on implementingMayor Fenty’s vision for economid development. In the context of the current economic climate, we will focuas on business attraction andretention efforts, and in continuing to providw tools to allow our local businesw and not-for-profits to grow,” she A member of the D.C. Council who regularlt butts headswith Albert, Councilman Kwame Brown, D-at larger and chair of the economix development committee, issued a presx release during the announcement saying he was disappointed he was not inviter but saying Santos “has the experiencre and the operational knowledge” for the job and that her appointment was “an opportunity to forge a new relationshio between the Council and the executivde to create jobs for District residents, new opportunities for locaol businesses, more affordable housing and to efficiently move projectsz to completion.
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Santos, as chief operating officer under Albert, has been closelhy involved in decision-making on many of the real estater dealsAlbert managed, including major city projects such as Poplat Point. Albert began his new job as city administratorton Monday, replacing Dan Tangherlini, who is taking a job in the Obamaq administration. "In Ms. Santos, we not only have a steady hand who knowdthe job, we have someones who is a consummate professional who will bring private-sectord talents to get the job Fenty said. Santos was previously a vice presidenrt at commercial real estate services firm and a managerwith 's real estates group.
She holds both an MBA and master'se of public policy from the Kennedy School of Governmenat . Santos has displayed a no-nonsensre approach appearing as Albert’s stand-in to testify at D.C. Councio meetings and in public forums representingy the city when hewas unavailable. She is already gettinbg her feet wet in dealinfg with the political aspects ofthe job. On when the D.C. Council was busy squaring away final detailsw of budgetimplementation legislation, Santos and Albert’s other top Director of Development Davidx Jannarone, moved around the Wilson Building seeking changes from council members. Santos apparently was not Fenty’s initiapl choice to be deputy mayor.
Greg Washington Convention Center Authority CEO and a former staf f member of thedeputy mayor’s office, had been considered a top candidats to replace Albert, but a source clos to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turnexd it down. O’Dell would not confirm but indicated he would remain in hiscurrent post, wherer he is now tasked with seeking publidc financing for all of a $550 million conventionj center hotel. “The board and the mayor have everyu expectation of me completing all the taskzs Ihave here,” he said. Fenty would not say whethere he had offered the jobto O’Delol or anyone else before Santos.
He announced the pick outsidde the Walker JonesElementary School, which is being rebuilt as part of a new Northwesft One neighborhood, and said she was “thed first person who has risen to the deputy mayor’ s position from within the ranks.” “I thinok it’s a great sign for the D.C. governmeny that not only does Valerie Santos have amazinyg experience in the private sector butthat she’s been hard at work servinh the people of the District of Columbia for the last two years,” the mayor He said Santos shared the visiomn that he and Albert had for how economic development in the city shouldx be run, not by owning or overlyh managing projects but by allowingt the private sector to bring ideas to the “We should try to just facilitatd development.
We’ve got the greatest business communithy in the world herein D.C. We don’tg need to try to replicate what they’rd doing. We don’t need an emphasis on owniny or building inthe D.C. government. We need to facilitate. And to do so, we need to hire the best and the brightestand we’ve done that.” Santos, 36, who liveds in Columbia Heights, was workiny for Jones Lang LaSalle as a consultant to the city when Alber t -- whom she called a mentor -- recruited her to work for him. She is believedf to be the first woman to serve in the rolefor D.C.
and will manag 65 employees and as well as overse e the Officeof Planning, Department of Housingt and Community Development, the Office of Property Management and the Washingtonb D.C. Economic Partnership, a contractor. “In the cominv weeks my goal is to ensure asmootj transition, which I expect will be relativelyy easy, because I am very fortunate to manage a very talenteds and skilled team,” she said. She said she woulc continue to move projects all overthe city, with a particulard focus on those east of the Anacostiaw River, such as the planned redevelopment of St. Elizabethsw Hospital in Southeast D.C.
“We will continue to focuw on implementingMayor Fenty’s vision for economid development. In the context of the current economic climate, we will focuas on business attraction andretention efforts, and in continuing to providw tools to allow our local businesw and not-for-profits to grow,” she A member of the D.C. Council who regularlt butts headswith Albert, Councilman Kwame Brown, D-at larger and chair of the economix development committee, issued a presx release during the announcement saying he was disappointed he was not inviter but saying Santos “has the experiencre and the operational knowledge” for the job and that her appointment was “an opportunity to forge a new relationshio between the Council and the executivde to create jobs for District residents, new opportunities for locaol businesses, more affordable housing and to efficiently move projectsz to completion.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Missouri gets $23M in stimulus for energy program - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million through the Americanb Recovery and Reinvestment Act for its State Energy State Energy Programs are designeed to increaseenergy savings, create jobs in energyy efficiency and encourage the use of renewable energy. Missouri will use the money to expand its Energy Centet program and increase energy efficienchy in the industrial andmanufacturintg sectors, the Department of Energy said in a The state also will use the money to find opportunities in energy efficiency in chemicals, food products, metal casting and forest which the state has identifier as its more energy-intensive categories.
Missouri joins Kansas and 12 other statexs in receiving 50 percent of its ARRA mone for its StateEnergy Program. Missourk will receive the final $28. 6 million once it demonstrates successful implementation of its bringing its total ARRA allocation to morethan $57 Thursday’s round of financing allocated more than $154 milliom to the energy programs in four states.
million through the Americanb Recovery and Reinvestment Act for its State Energy State Energy Programs are designeed to increaseenergy savings, create jobs in energyy efficiency and encourage the use of renewable energy. Missouri will use the money to expand its Energy Centet program and increase energy efficienchy in the industrial andmanufacturintg sectors, the Department of Energy said in a The state also will use the money to find opportunities in energy efficiency in chemicals, food products, metal casting and forest which the state has identifier as its more energy-intensive categories.
Missouri joins Kansas and 12 other statexs in receiving 50 percent of its ARRA mone for its StateEnergy Program. Missourk will receive the final $28. 6 million once it demonstrates successful implementation of its bringing its total ARRA allocation to morethan $57 Thursday’s round of financing allocated more than $154 milliom to the energy programs in four states.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Grades are arbitrary, learning is not - Minnesota Daily
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Grades are arbitrary, learning is not Minnesota Daily It's arbitrary. It's an indicator telling the university that you are ready to move on to the next class in whatever course sequence you're in. It tells the university whether or not you need to be put on probation or kicked out to make room for other ... |
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Telstra's good news lost in the static - Sydney Morning Herald
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Telstra's good news lost in the static Sydney Morning Herald Telstra managed to hijack its own show on Friday. It unintentionally drowned out the positive news by diverting attention to the bad news - the decline in Sensis - and the non-news, the creation of a media division. In many respects the Sensis (the ... |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Dayton Business Journal: Tech & Innovation : Business Advice
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Seems like 2008 left lots of people crying. So what does that mean for 2009? Once in a while, even Chicken Littles is right. The sky did fall in but that doesn't make Chickemn Little a great strategist. Everyonr is right sometimes. Use Chicken Little as your 2009 model atyour peril. Bambi time is over. Capitalism has been describecdas "creative destruction." We saw lots of destruction last It's time to focus on the creativew part. How do you do that in this environment First, change how you think. For 2009, you'lol need a battle plan, not just a businesas plan.
There's not one battle plan that works for but here are some universal principles for formulating your persona lbattle plan: 1. DON'T FIGHT THE LAST WAR We don'y know the future, but we know this year will be differenft thanlast year, even if some 2008 problems persisft during 2009. Don't expect that dusting off your 2008 plan will brint successin 2009. Sun Tzu, in "The Art of advises: "What enables … the good general to strike and conquer, and achieved things beyond the reach ofordinargy men, is foreknowledge.
" Resources are scarce these days but spendf some time and a littlse money getting information about changes in your marker and analyze how they affecy your company. 2. MIGRATION - THE HEAD IS MOVINv If you've ever been to the you know that dry weather causesz millions of animals to movevast distances. Business is like too. When everyone is fat, dumb and happu in their establishedmarket niches, they tend to stay Big changes occur more out of desperation than In times like this, the business herd starts moving. You'rre in trouble if it's heading in your Maybe your market nich e has fared better than average in the generaleconomic downturn.
That'xs great, but don't congratulate yourseldf yet. If you have a good you'll be facing new competitors soon. Why? Maybe your niche was too smalol when other companies had lotsof business. Maybew they were focused on products or customers withhigher margins. If theirf other opportunities dried up, your littles niche is probably looking pretty good tothem now. Assumingv there are safe havensis foolish. 3. MISFORTUNsE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES Good times brin g more opportunities thantough times, but all economic conditions creats new opportunities. Winners spot new opportunities and seiz e them quickerthan others.
Seems like 2008 left lots of people crying. So what does that mean for 2009? Once in a while, even Chicken Littles is right. The sky did fall in but that doesn't make Chickemn Little a great strategist. Everyonr is right sometimes. Use Chicken Little as your 2009 model atyour peril. Bambi time is over. Capitalism has been describecdas "creative destruction." We saw lots of destruction last It's time to focus on the creativew part. How do you do that in this environment First, change how you think. For 2009, you'lol need a battle plan, not just a businesas plan.
There's not one battle plan that works for but here are some universal principles for formulating your persona lbattle plan: 1. DON'T FIGHT THE LAST WAR We don'y know the future, but we know this year will be differenft thanlast year, even if some 2008 problems persisft during 2009. Don't expect that dusting off your 2008 plan will brint successin 2009. Sun Tzu, in "The Art of advises: "What enables … the good general to strike and conquer, and achieved things beyond the reach ofordinargy men, is foreknowledge.
" Resources are scarce these days but spendf some time and a littlse money getting information about changes in your marker and analyze how they affecy your company. 2. MIGRATION - THE HEAD IS MOVINv If you've ever been to the you know that dry weather causesz millions of animals to movevast distances. Business is like too. When everyone is fat, dumb and happu in their establishedmarket niches, they tend to stay Big changes occur more out of desperation than In times like this, the business herd starts moving. You'rre in trouble if it's heading in your Maybe your market nich e has fared better than average in the generaleconomic downturn.
That'xs great, but don't congratulate yourseldf yet. If you have a good you'll be facing new competitors soon. Why? Maybe your niche was too smalol when other companies had lotsof business. Maybew they were focused on products or customers withhigher margins. If theirf other opportunities dried up, your littles niche is probably looking pretty good tothem now. Assumingv there are safe havensis foolish. 3. MISFORTUNsE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES Good times brin g more opportunities thantough times, but all economic conditions creats new opportunities. Winners spot new opportunities and seiz e them quickerthan others.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Overweight kids find pals in Minnesota Vikings players - Minnesota Daily
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Minnesota Daily | Overweight kids find pals in Minnesota Vikings players Minnesota Daily The team-sponsored program helps make husky kids healthy, and keep the weight off through sports. Vikings defensive tackle Fred Evans, left, and linebacker Larry Dean, right, toss footballs to children from the community in a game of 500 Tuesday ... |
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Sonoma vintners uncork $526,000 for local charities - San Francisco Business Times:
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The funds were raised over the Labor Day weekencd at the 14th Annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction, but have not yet been dispersed. Auctiojn highlights included a record-breaking $100,00p0 bid for a last vintage of 2005 Merlot produced with grapes grown by Bob Sangiacom ofSangiacomo Vineyards. Sangiacomo, a well-known Sonomaa Valley grower, died in April at age 68. The grou p raised $714,900 at the early Septembe auction. After paying for the event's expenses, the remainingf nearly $526,000 in donations will go to 14loca charities, all based in Sonoma Valley. Over the past 14 years, the grou p has raised close to $5 millionb to benefit Sonoma Valley charities.
"We raisec 30 percent more thanlast year, far surpassinvg our expectations," Don Chase, the group'ss president and also president of and said in a statement. Beneficiaries include , , , La Luz, , , , , , , , , and . Officialsz said the vintner group's goals are to promotwe Sonoma Valley wines and support cooperation and collaboration among vintneresand growers, and develop communityt awareness of the industry.
The funds were raised over the Labor Day weekencd at the 14th Annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction, but have not yet been dispersed. Auctiojn highlights included a record-breaking $100,00p0 bid for a last vintage of 2005 Merlot produced with grapes grown by Bob Sangiacom ofSangiacomo Vineyards. Sangiacomo, a well-known Sonomaa Valley grower, died in April at age 68. The grou p raised $714,900 at the early Septembe auction. After paying for the event's expenses, the remainingf nearly $526,000 in donations will go to 14loca charities, all based in Sonoma Valley. Over the past 14 years, the grou p has raised close to $5 millionb to benefit Sonoma Valley charities.
"We raisec 30 percent more thanlast year, far surpassinvg our expectations," Don Chase, the group'ss president and also president of and said in a statement. Beneficiaries include , , , La Luz, , , , , , , , , and . Officialsz said the vintner group's goals are to promotwe Sonoma Valley wines and support cooperation and collaboration among vintneresand growers, and develop communityt awareness of the industry.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Life sciences investing is doing relatively well locally, despite slow economy - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“I think, as I have for a few years, that there is a lot of good and interestingt and verycompelling technology, whichg is the basis for developing any companies. So I thinki we have a lot of good material to start with. “The issue that we which is not at all unique to Louisville is the needfor seed-stage capital. And that is being addresserd here by a fewdifferenf ways. One, there are a couple of angel groups thathave formed. The statee has some programs. The seed fund that I managed is obviouslya source. So, there are some sources for seed but we always canuse “And in this current economic it is even more an issue becausde the fund raising is very difficult.
So, we as we need to make sure that we can fund the companiex for longer periodsof time, support them for so they can achieve more milestones and weather the storm at the same time. … with the expectation that once thingx get better and these companies get a littlewfurther along, it will be easier to get financing.” Are you seeinfg many new ideas that could become companies ? “We’re definitely seeing a stead y amount. I can’t really tell you that is it is agrowing number.
But there seems to be a steady flow from the Are there specific areas or industriexs that are doingwell “Certainly, in the cancer it looks like the (Jamew Graham Brown) cancer center is doing particularly There have been a couple of stem cell projects that have come out of the “Then, we have this nanotechnology lab that was and one of our investments, OrthoData, came out of … That’s a relatively new but I think we will see more cominb out. And I am really excitef about that. “The team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) pretty encouraged by some of the work that’ going on over there.
” How many companies have you investedc in through the seed fund and Triathlon?? “The seed fund has five investments in its portfolio. Triathlonb has invested in oneof them, in Pradama, and is very closr to investing in another. “They have been tracking two otherszas well. There is a definitely significant interest in the companies that are beinbgdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withouy money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannot advance? “It’s hard to tell. Some of them may kind of withedr onthe vine.
” Because they are earlyh in their development and there is not a large pool of local funde for early-stage investments, “it would be hard for an outside investo to come in and (invesrt at) this early of a stage.” “There’s always the possibility that an investor from somewherwe else would say, ‘I will invest in your company if you move to Bostom or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant especially with the president’s new budget,” which includea increased funding for research and development of life sciences.
there is some other grant money available through the stimulu package that is hopefullyg going tomake difference.”
“I think, as I have for a few years, that there is a lot of good and interestingt and verycompelling technology, whichg is the basis for developing any companies. So I thinki we have a lot of good material to start with. “The issue that we which is not at all unique to Louisville is the needfor seed-stage capital. And that is being addresserd here by a fewdifferenf ways. One, there are a couple of angel groups thathave formed. The statee has some programs. The seed fund that I managed is obviouslya source. So, there are some sources for seed but we always canuse “And in this current economic it is even more an issue becausde the fund raising is very difficult.
So, we as we need to make sure that we can fund the companiex for longer periodsof time, support them for so they can achieve more milestones and weather the storm at the same time. … with the expectation that once thingx get better and these companies get a littlewfurther along, it will be easier to get financing.” Are you seeinfg many new ideas that could become companies ? “We’re definitely seeing a stead y amount. I can’t really tell you that is it is agrowing number.
But there seems to be a steady flow from the Are there specific areas or industriexs that are doingwell “Certainly, in the cancer it looks like the (Jamew Graham Brown) cancer center is doing particularly There have been a couple of stem cell projects that have come out of the “Then, we have this nanotechnology lab that was and one of our investments, OrthoData, came out of … That’s a relatively new but I think we will see more cominb out. And I am really excitef about that. “The team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) pretty encouraged by some of the work that’ going on over there.
” How many companies have you investedc in through the seed fund and Triathlon?? “The seed fund has five investments in its portfolio. Triathlonb has invested in oneof them, in Pradama, and is very closr to investing in another. “They have been tracking two otherszas well. There is a definitely significant interest in the companies that are beinbgdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withouy money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannot advance? “It’s hard to tell. Some of them may kind of withedr onthe vine.
” Because they are earlyh in their development and there is not a large pool of local funde for early-stage investments, “it would be hard for an outside investo to come in and (invesrt at) this early of a stage.” “There’s always the possibility that an investor from somewherwe else would say, ‘I will invest in your company if you move to Bostom or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant especially with the president’s new budget,” which includea increased funding for research and development of life sciences.
there is some other grant money available through the stimulu package that is hopefullyg going tomake difference.”
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Baltimore City Council paves way for slots near M&T Bank Stadium - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Baltimore City is one of five locationsd approved last November for slotmachine parlors. Baltimord City Entertainment Group, a group that includes the heads ofand , wantxs to build a facility with as many as 3,75p0 machines on Lot J, a 3.7-acre, city-owned parkingh lot in the city' Carroll Camden neighborhood. The precise location coulrd change, however, and Baltimore City Entertainment is in negotiationxs to move its project toa 11-acre property known as Gateway South. But the city must change its zoning code before the Maryland Video Lottery Facilityh Location Commission will award the development team the licenses it needxs to buildthe facility.
Two City Council committees — the Land Use and Transportatiobn Committee and the Urban Affairs and AgingCommittes — voted Thursday to let those zoning changexs move forward to the full City Council for City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the committees' action was in starik contrast to deliberations in Anne Arundel County, where County Councilo has delayed changing the county's zoning laws to alloww a slots parlor to be built at the Arundel Mill s shopping mall.
Going into the process, she said, the city movedd to narrowly define where slots canbe built, wherease there were fewer geographic restrictions placede on potential gambling facilitiesw in Anne Arundel County. The geographic boundaries where a facility can be buily in each county were specified in a referendum adopted by votersin November. "We'rs definitely on the right Rawlings-Blake said during the committee "We did our work up identified a location that had very little impactton residents.
" Anne Arundel anticipated developers wouldc apply to build a casino at Laureol Park race track, and many count officials were surprised when Baltimore developerf the submitted an application to build one at Arunde l Mills instead. But council members in Anne Arundepl County delayed June 1 changing their zoning codes to alloweslots parlors. Meanwhile, a second , has come forware to say it may seek permission to build a slots parlor at Laurel Park ifCordisy Co.'s proposal falls through. The Baltimors committees voted on two bills pertainingto slots. The first would change zoning inthe city'es B-2 and M-2 districts to include videio lottery terminals among the permitted uses.
The second woulcd change the zoning of the propert at 301Stockholm St. President M.J. "Jay" Brodir said the city doesn't plan to relocate the animakl shelter toanother location. But Brodies said the city wants to changethat property'sx zoning to give the slots developeres the ability in the future to expanx their facility in the even t the animal shelter moves to another location.
Baltimore City is one of five locationsd approved last November for slotmachine parlors. Baltimord City Entertainment Group, a group that includes the heads ofand , wantxs to build a facility with as many as 3,75p0 machines on Lot J, a 3.7-acre, city-owned parkingh lot in the city' Carroll Camden neighborhood. The precise location coulrd change, however, and Baltimore City Entertainment is in negotiationxs to move its project toa 11-acre property known as Gateway South. But the city must change its zoning code before the Maryland Video Lottery Facilityh Location Commission will award the development team the licenses it needxs to buildthe facility.
Two City Council committees — the Land Use and Transportatiobn Committee and the Urban Affairs and AgingCommittes — voted Thursday to let those zoning changexs move forward to the full City Council for City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the committees' action was in starik contrast to deliberations in Anne Arundel County, where County Councilo has delayed changing the county's zoning laws to alloww a slots parlor to be built at the Arundel Mill s shopping mall.
Going into the process, she said, the city movedd to narrowly define where slots canbe built, wherease there were fewer geographic restrictions placede on potential gambling facilitiesw in Anne Arundel County. The geographic boundaries where a facility can be buily in each county were specified in a referendum adopted by votersin November. "We'rs definitely on the right Rawlings-Blake said during the committee "We did our work up identified a location that had very little impactton residents.
" Anne Arundel anticipated developers wouldc apply to build a casino at Laureol Park race track, and many count officials were surprised when Baltimore developerf the submitted an application to build one at Arunde l Mills instead. But council members in Anne Arundepl County delayed June 1 changing their zoning codes to alloweslots parlors. Meanwhile, a second , has come forware to say it may seek permission to build a slots parlor at Laurel Park ifCordisy Co.'s proposal falls through. The Baltimors committees voted on two bills pertainingto slots. The first would change zoning inthe city'es B-2 and M-2 districts to include videio lottery terminals among the permitted uses.
The second woulcd change the zoning of the propert at 301Stockholm St. President M.J. "Jay" Brodir said the city doesn't plan to relocate the animakl shelter toanother location. But Brodies said the city wants to changethat property'sx zoning to give the slots developeres the ability in the future to expanx their facility in the even t the animal shelter moves to another location.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Houston-area home market continues slide in February - Houston Business Journal:
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Overall, February property sales in the areafell 25.9 percent comparesd to February 2008, and sales of single-family homexs declined by 24.6 percent, accordingb to new monthly data prepared by the . The average prics of a single-family home in Houston droppec 10.5 percent last month to $182,316 compared to Februaryh 2008. At $138,970, the Februargy single-family home median price — the figurw at which half of homes sold for more and half sold for less fell 8percent year-over-year. February markedf the fifth consecutive month ofpricre declines.
Sales of foreclosure properties, whichb typically sell below market continued to drag down home prices last InFebruary 2009, foreclosures made up 28 percengt of all single-family home sales in the Houston area compared to 22.6 percenf a year earlier. However, that is an improvementt from January’s 34 percent foreclosure sharewof single-family homes sales. Part of that is attributef to a 23percent month-over-month increase in overall propertgy sales. Meanwhile, the number of single-familty homes sold in Houston in February was down 24.6 percent from February 2008 and the 18th consecutivd monthly drop. Year-over-year sales of single-family homes priced at $80,000 and beloqw rose 35.
4 percent in February, largel the result of foreclosure-related transactions. Demand for renta properties rose againin February, with leases of single-familt homes up 4.3 percent on a year-over-year basiz and leases of high-rise units up 192 The latter figure tends to be more variable because of the comparativelyy small number of units involved. “Rentals remain a very attractive optiohnfor would-be home buyers throughout the Houston area who may be reluctan t or unable to commity to the purchase of a home at this time,” said Vicko Fullerton, HAR chairwoman and broker of record at RE/MAXc of The Woodlands & Spring.
“Consumers want to see signsd that economic recovery istakingt hold, and despite the recent progress made in Washington, we know that’se not going to happen overnight.”
Overall, February property sales in the areafell 25.9 percent comparesd to February 2008, and sales of single-family homexs declined by 24.6 percent, accordingb to new monthly data prepared by the . The average prics of a single-family home in Houston droppec 10.5 percent last month to $182,316 compared to Februaryh 2008. At $138,970, the Februargy single-family home median price — the figurw at which half of homes sold for more and half sold for less fell 8percent year-over-year. February markedf the fifth consecutive month ofpricre declines.
Sales of foreclosure properties, whichb typically sell below market continued to drag down home prices last InFebruary 2009, foreclosures made up 28 percengt of all single-family home sales in the Houston area compared to 22.6 percenf a year earlier. However, that is an improvementt from January’s 34 percent foreclosure sharewof single-family homes sales. Part of that is attributef to a 23percent month-over-month increase in overall propertgy sales. Meanwhile, the number of single-familty homes sold in Houston in February was down 24.6 percent from February 2008 and the 18th consecutivd monthly drop. Year-over-year sales of single-family homes priced at $80,000 and beloqw rose 35.
4 percent in February, largel the result of foreclosure-related transactions. Demand for renta properties rose againin February, with leases of single-familt homes up 4.3 percent on a year-over-year basiz and leases of high-rise units up 192 The latter figure tends to be more variable because of the comparativelyy small number of units involved. “Rentals remain a very attractive optiohnfor would-be home buyers throughout the Houston area who may be reluctan t or unable to commity to the purchase of a home at this time,” said Vicko Fullerton, HAR chairwoman and broker of record at RE/MAXc of The Woodlands & Spring.
“Consumers want to see signsd that economic recovery istakingt hold, and despite the recent progress made in Washington, we know that’se not going to happen overnight.”
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Profile: Applied Materials Inc. - San Francisco Business Times:
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Yet you wouldn't know it from the schookl systems. Under-achieving and under-funded, schools have too few credentialed teachers, low literacuy levels, abysmal math scores and poor high schoolgraduationm rates. The scenario worsens among manyethnic "Most outsiders are surprised that somehow Silicon Valley'as overall wealth hasn't shelteref us from most of the educational challenges that affect urban areas throughoutg the United States," said Mike O'Farrell, vice president of globapl community affairs at As a semiconductore business giant, Applied Materials knew the numbers were appalling.
As a communitu leader, it didn't want that to Over the years, the Santa Clara-based company has given away thousandsz of dollars to help found exceptionalpeducational programs. Yet after partnering with Collaborative Economics to study the educationapl achievement of every Silicon Valley public company leaders realized they had to changwe their philosophy to reacb out to students one at a In 2002, the company set out to chang e the statistics in downtown and part of east San Jose. It partnereds with three dozen schools, education services organizations and nonprofits with an annual investment of morethan $1.
5 Horace Mann School in downtown San Jose, whicy received materials for its new preschool center. It remains the most equippedx downtown school to accommodate allincominb kindergartners. Grant Academy also in San which got a summerteacher institute, a literacg coach and children's musical theater program to help with readinyg levels. After only a year, the academhy upped its academic performanc index by 92 API is the Stateof California's measurs of a school's academic Downtown Prep in San Silicon Valley's first charter high school and the only one to target under-achieving which created a new literacy program.
All 54 students in the first graduating classw are goingto college. "Theidr families, their siblings, their community all understan d college is possible fortheir kids," O'Farrell Last year, the Applied Materials East Side Cente for Professional Excellence debuted at San Jose's new Evergreej Valley High School. Teachers and administrators learnb theoryand practice, and receive critique from peers and mastert teachers.
Results: 93 percent of the participatingf students are meeting states university admission requirements and the school had the lowesty absenteeismrate -- for students and teachers -- in the "We don't profess to be educators," O'Farrelo said. "We have a lot to share and we can brin partners tothe table." Beginningy with Chairman James C. Morgan, who served as CEO for more than 25 the company uses its influencse to bringin like-mindef community leaders and citizens to help solve a "We tend not to be passive grant O'Farrell said. "We have an educational consultangt that works withus regularly, our CEO (Mikde Splinter) is committed to this.
" Applied Materialw trickles down that sensibility to its employees. Splinter appealexd to employees to give to nonprofits and hostexd a reception for those whocontributer $1,000 or more; that spurred a 33 percent increasew of "leadership givers," despite tough economidc times and a drop in Contribution goes beyond cash. About 400 employeeas and family members boxed food for HelpingHandsz Days. They serve as mentors to organizations like Juniorf Achievement of Silicon Valley andMonteregy Bay. And the company intendse to continueits commitment. "We haven't put an end Unfortunately, we're opportunity rich," O'Farrelp said.
Yet you wouldn't know it from the schookl systems. Under-achieving and under-funded, schools have too few credentialed teachers, low literacuy levels, abysmal math scores and poor high schoolgraduationm rates. The scenario worsens among manyethnic "Most outsiders are surprised that somehow Silicon Valley'as overall wealth hasn't shelteref us from most of the educational challenges that affect urban areas throughoutg the United States," said Mike O'Farrell, vice president of globapl community affairs at As a semiconductore business giant, Applied Materials knew the numbers were appalling.
As a communitu leader, it didn't want that to Over the years, the Santa Clara-based company has given away thousandsz of dollars to help found exceptionalpeducational programs. Yet after partnering with Collaborative Economics to study the educationapl achievement of every Silicon Valley public company leaders realized they had to changwe their philosophy to reacb out to students one at a In 2002, the company set out to chang e the statistics in downtown and part of east San Jose. It partnereds with three dozen schools, education services organizations and nonprofits with an annual investment of morethan $1.
5 Horace Mann School in downtown San Jose, whicy received materials for its new preschool center. It remains the most equippedx downtown school to accommodate allincominb kindergartners. Grant Academy also in San which got a summerteacher institute, a literacg coach and children's musical theater program to help with readinyg levels. After only a year, the academhy upped its academic performanc index by 92 API is the Stateof California's measurs of a school's academic Downtown Prep in San Silicon Valley's first charter high school and the only one to target under-achieving which created a new literacy program.
All 54 students in the first graduating classw are goingto college. "Theidr families, their siblings, their community all understan d college is possible fortheir kids," O'Farrell Last year, the Applied Materials East Side Cente for Professional Excellence debuted at San Jose's new Evergreej Valley High School. Teachers and administrators learnb theoryand practice, and receive critique from peers and mastert teachers.
Results: 93 percent of the participatingf students are meeting states university admission requirements and the school had the lowesty absenteeismrate -- for students and teachers -- in the "We don't profess to be educators," O'Farrelo said. "We have a lot to share and we can brin partners tothe table." Beginningy with Chairman James C. Morgan, who served as CEO for more than 25 the company uses its influencse to bringin like-mindef community leaders and citizens to help solve a "We tend not to be passive grant O'Farrell said. "We have an educational consultangt that works withus regularly, our CEO (Mikde Splinter) is committed to this.
" Applied Materialw trickles down that sensibility to its employees. Splinter appealexd to employees to give to nonprofits and hostexd a reception for those whocontributer $1,000 or more; that spurred a 33 percent increasew of "leadership givers," despite tough economidc times and a drop in Contribution goes beyond cash. About 400 employeeas and family members boxed food for HelpingHandsz Days. They serve as mentors to organizations like Juniorf Achievement of Silicon Valley andMonteregy Bay. And the company intendse to continueits commitment. "We haven't put an end Unfortunately, we're opportunity rich," O'Farrelp said.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Denise Richards and Richie Sambora back together four years after split - New York Daily News
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New York Daily News | Denise Richards and Richie Sambora back together four years after split New York Daily News In Richards' memoir, “The Real Girl Next Door,†the 40-year-old actress admits she and Sambora, 52, have occasion » |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Comcast steps up to the plate for Red Sox Foundation - Boston Business Journal:
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It's a win-win for the Philadelphia-based company with local offices in Greater Boston sinced the donation ties in withits "triple play" promotion for its Comcast is also producing a publiv service announcement worth $300,000 featuring the 2007 Red Sox scholars -- 25 students. Meg Vaillancourt, the executive director of the Red Sox said this is the first time the charitabl e arm of the sports franchise is seekinb above and beyond its normal askof $125,000 for the Red Sox Scholarsx program -- in whichg each scholar received $5,000 for college.
Scholarships are now $10,00p per child, and the program has expanded to include morefield trips, job shadowe (kids get to find out about jobs in variousz industries) and more attention overall to the children's development. The scholarshipo program, started in 2003, choosezs fifth-graders who have demonstrated talent and and are in need of financial assistance in gettingtto college. When the selected from BostonPublic Schools, reach sixth the program starts with field trips and mentoring from front-office Red Sox staff.
Priofr to this year, the foundationb worked strictly with Building Educated Leaders forLife (BELL) in Now it's opened the vettinh process to all Boston Public Schools -- hence a 600 percenyt increase in applications this And because the progranm demands more money ($250,000 for the scholarshipxs plus $50,000 to cover activity costs) Vaillancourt made the pitcuh to Comcast. in Boston is the presenting sponsor for the RedSox Scholars; the hospital offers medical mentoring and support to the scholars program. Martinis, music and money After his delicate performanc e of Chopin at theStatw Room, Robert B.
Fraser stoode and addressed the crowd dressede inbusiness casual, some with artistivc flair. "Business has been reluctantt to get in bed with the said Fraser, to those of us nibbling on cheese and sippin cocktails. Fraser is the foundinbg chairman of the board of the Arts Business Council ofGreater Boston, a nonprofif that works to bring business professionals together with arts organizations to grow the arts economh in Boston. The evening was the organization's second-annuapl Martinis & Masterpieces fund-raiser.
Though Frasef may be right, the tide may be This year's event, held June 13, yielde $100,000 raised with 300 people attending the which included good eats byJulee Catering, a silent auctiomn of art -- paintings, photographs, sculpture s -- and services. Last year aboutt 280 people attendedthe event, which raised $50,000. "I don't think they're said Celeste Wilson, the Arts & Business Council' executive director. "It's usually done on an individual basis.
" , , and Hale and and the Bostonj Business Journal were among the companies supporting the Threeyears ago, Charlotte Clark got turned on to attending the Big Sister Association of Greater Bosto fund-raiser at Radius in Boston with her Big Sister, Colleejn Kenney, an investment banker in Boston. This year she returnec to help the illustrious line of local chefs cranj outa six-course meal for the $500-tickeyt holders to the same annual event. The June 3 event, which like last year' s was held at Radius, raised $100,000o for the association that, since has been providing mentoring relationships for girles ages 7 to 15 who come fromdisadvantagedr homes.
Clark, a sophomore at Johnson & Wales Universityy in Providence, has been in the Big Sistefr programsince 1999.
It's a win-win for the Philadelphia-based company with local offices in Greater Boston sinced the donation ties in withits "triple play" promotion for its Comcast is also producing a publiv service announcement worth $300,000 featuring the 2007 Red Sox scholars -- 25 students. Meg Vaillancourt, the executive director of the Red Sox said this is the first time the charitabl e arm of the sports franchise is seekinb above and beyond its normal askof $125,000 for the Red Sox Scholarsx program -- in whichg each scholar received $5,000 for college.
Scholarships are now $10,00p per child, and the program has expanded to include morefield trips, job shadowe (kids get to find out about jobs in variousz industries) and more attention overall to the children's development. The scholarshipo program, started in 2003, choosezs fifth-graders who have demonstrated talent and and are in need of financial assistance in gettingtto college. When the selected from BostonPublic Schools, reach sixth the program starts with field trips and mentoring from front-office Red Sox staff.
Priofr to this year, the foundationb worked strictly with Building Educated Leaders forLife (BELL) in Now it's opened the vettinh process to all Boston Public Schools -- hence a 600 percenyt increase in applications this And because the progranm demands more money ($250,000 for the scholarshipxs plus $50,000 to cover activity costs) Vaillancourt made the pitcuh to Comcast. in Boston is the presenting sponsor for the RedSox Scholars; the hospital offers medical mentoring and support to the scholars program. Martinis, music and money After his delicate performanc e of Chopin at theStatw Room, Robert B.
Fraser stoode and addressed the crowd dressede inbusiness casual, some with artistivc flair. "Business has been reluctantt to get in bed with the said Fraser, to those of us nibbling on cheese and sippin cocktails. Fraser is the foundinbg chairman of the board of the Arts Business Council ofGreater Boston, a nonprofif that works to bring business professionals together with arts organizations to grow the arts economh in Boston. The evening was the organization's second-annuapl Martinis & Masterpieces fund-raiser.
Though Frasef may be right, the tide may be This year's event, held June 13, yielde $100,000 raised with 300 people attending the which included good eats byJulee Catering, a silent auctiomn of art -- paintings, photographs, sculpture s -- and services. Last year aboutt 280 people attendedthe event, which raised $50,000. "I don't think they're said Celeste Wilson, the Arts & Business Council' executive director. "It's usually done on an individual basis.
" , , and Hale and and the Bostonj Business Journal were among the companies supporting the Threeyears ago, Charlotte Clark got turned on to attending the Big Sister Association of Greater Bosto fund-raiser at Radius in Boston with her Big Sister, Colleejn Kenney, an investment banker in Boston. This year she returnec to help the illustrious line of local chefs cranj outa six-course meal for the $500-tickeyt holders to the same annual event. The June 3 event, which like last year' s was held at Radius, raised $100,000o for the association that, since has been providing mentoring relationships for girles ages 7 to 15 who come fromdisadvantagedr homes.
Clark, a sophomore at Johnson & Wales Universityy in Providence, has been in the Big Sistefr programsince 1999.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Equifax: Durham, Fayetteville among the lowest in commercial bankruptcies - Triangle Business Journal:
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Sacramento, Calif. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill. Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. Calif. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. Commercial bankruptcies nearlh doubled in March 2009 fromMarcj 2008, Equifax noted. "The Marchj numbers provide a snapshotof what's been happening to the smallk business sector during this period of economic turmoil," said Reza head of Equifax's North Americamn Commercial Analytical Services Group, in a news "Not surprisingly, the highest number of small-business bankruptciess are in those partse of the country where home prices have decreasesd dramatically, unemployment has increased significantly, and credit has becom tighter.
" For the analysis, Equifax analyzexd both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Chapter 7 is a liquidation proceeding in whichy a debtor receives a dischargew of all debts, while Chapter 13 is a reorganizationj bankruptcy enabling filers to pay off debt over a set period of Equifax reviewed and analyzed small businesss data for March, the most recentg month for which complete data is available.
Sacramento, Calif. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill. Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. Calif. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. Commercial bankruptcies nearlh doubled in March 2009 fromMarcj 2008, Equifax noted. "The Marchj numbers provide a snapshotof what's been happening to the smallk business sector during this period of economic turmoil," said Reza head of Equifax's North Americamn Commercial Analytical Services Group, in a news "Not surprisingly, the highest number of small-business bankruptciess are in those partse of the country where home prices have decreasesd dramatically, unemployment has increased significantly, and credit has becom tighter.
" For the analysis, Equifax analyzexd both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Chapter 7 is a liquidation proceeding in whichy a debtor receives a dischargew of all debts, while Chapter 13 is a reorganizationj bankruptcy enabling filers to pay off debt over a set period of Equifax reviewed and analyzed small businesss data for March, the most recentg month for which complete data is available.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Extra Space Reaches New 52-Week High (EXR) - TheStreet.com
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Extra Space Reaches New 52-Week High (EXR) TheStreet.com By TheStreet Wire 10/27/11 - 12:00 PM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) hit a new 52-week high Thursday as it is currently trading at $22.48, above its previous 52-week high of $22.44 with 527066 shares traded as of 11:34 am ET ... Extra Space Storage Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results Shares of Extra Space Storage Have Risen Above Previous 52-Week High |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Indexes: Missouri, Kansas economies still struggle - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Missouri’s Business Conditions Index was 47.3 in May, up from 46.9 in Apriol and 45.6 in May 2008. This was the eighth-consecutive month for which Missouri’s index number remaines below 50, or growth neutral. “As in past months, the state’s large heavy manufacturin g sector continues to experience weak economic Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss said ina “On the other hand, nondurable goods producers reporter improving economic conditions. Obviously the speedd and success of bankruptcy proceedings among auto manufacturers will have a largse impact on the Missouri economy in the months ahead. The Kansas Business Conditionsz Indexwas 30.
2 in May, down from 30.9 in Aprik and 42.8 in May 2008. The Kansas indexs number has been below 50since October. The Mid-Americsa Business Conditions Indexwas 46.6 in May, up from 42.7 in Apriol and down from 49.6 in May 2008. May’a Midwest index number increased forthe fifth-straight month. “While our surveyu is not indicating an economic turnarounf for the next three to six economic indictors are certainly improving from record lows achievedx earlierthis year,” Goss said. “I continue to expecty the Mid-America economy to be out of a recessionb by the end of the fourtg quarter ofthis year. Goss also is directo of Creighton University’s .
Missouri’s Business Conditions Index was 47.3 in May, up from 46.9 in Apriol and 45.6 in May 2008. This was the eighth-consecutive month for which Missouri’s index number remaines below 50, or growth neutral. “As in past months, the state’s large heavy manufacturin g sector continues to experience weak economic Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss said ina “On the other hand, nondurable goods producers reporter improving economic conditions. Obviously the speedd and success of bankruptcy proceedings among auto manufacturers will have a largse impact on the Missouri economy in the months ahead. The Kansas Business Conditionsz Indexwas 30.
2 in May, down from 30.9 in Aprik and 42.8 in May 2008. The Kansas indexs number has been below 50since October. The Mid-Americsa Business Conditions Indexwas 46.6 in May, up from 42.7 in Apriol and down from 49.6 in May 2008. May’a Midwest index number increased forthe fifth-straight month. “While our surveyu is not indicating an economic turnarounf for the next three to six economic indictors are certainly improving from record lows achievedx earlierthis year,” Goss said. “I continue to expecty the Mid-America economy to be out of a recessionb by the end of the fourtg quarter ofthis year. Goss also is directo of Creighton University’s .
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Applied Materials gives $5M gift of equipment, service to UC Berkeley - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Santa Clara-based Applied (NASDAQ:AMAT) said the gift went to the school’es Nanofabrication Laboratory in the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interesrof Society. Applied Materials’ gift consists of processing equipment and aservic contract, and complement Applied Materials equipment that was donate to the university in 2002. “Thesr advanced systems will be used by our engineering studentsx to accelerate groundbreaking research in semiconductor and relate d nanofabrication technology that may fuel an arrayu ofnew discoveries,” said Shankatr Sastry, dean of the College of “We thank Applied Materialz for its continued support as theser tools will be valuable to the University’a programs.
” CITRIS will foster work on novel semiconductor devices and their integration with nanowires/nanotubes, microelectomechanical optoelectronics, and bioelectronics. The systems donated by Applied will be used to deposiy two of the most critical thin films that are partof next-generationh integrated circuits: epitaxy and gate dielectrics.
Santa Clara-based Applied (NASDAQ:AMAT) said the gift went to the school’es Nanofabrication Laboratory in the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interesrof Society. Applied Materials’ gift consists of processing equipment and aservic contract, and complement Applied Materials equipment that was donate to the university in 2002. “Thesr advanced systems will be used by our engineering studentsx to accelerate groundbreaking research in semiconductor and relate d nanofabrication technology that may fuel an arrayu ofnew discoveries,” said Shankatr Sastry, dean of the College of “We thank Applied Materialz for its continued support as theser tools will be valuable to the University’a programs.
” CITRIS will foster work on novel semiconductor devices and their integration with nanowires/nanotubes, microelectomechanical optoelectronics, and bioelectronics. The systems donated by Applied will be used to deposiy two of the most critical thin films that are partof next-generationh integrated circuits: epitaxy and gate dielectrics.
Friday, October 21, 2011
'Living Fossils' Just A Branch On Cycad Family Tree - NPR
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Times LIVE | 'Living Fossils' Just A Branch On Cycad Family Tree NPR She and her colleagues â€" notably Nathalie Nagalingum from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney â€" have used that DNA to reconstruct the "family tree" of cycads. They find that the "trunk" of the family tree may reach back 300 million years, ... Ancient cycads not so ancient, research finds Cycads not living fossils New cycads on the block: plants only 10 million years old |
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
bizjournals: Cooling housing market still sees prices rise - bizjournals.com
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But that doesn't mean a real estates bust. In most marketss across the country, home sales continue at a briski pace. And in some metros, prices are risinh even as fewer houseseare selling. "It's not like we'r seeing this market go from red hot to icy saysMark Vitner, senior economist with Wachovia Corp. "It'sx still pretty good when you look at the totalk numberof sales." The numbers show housing sale in many markets have slipped from the hot pace of the past few Those record years were driven by rock bottoj mortgage interest rates, easy increasing investor interest in real estate, and populationn increases.
But rates have risen, credit is and investors in some areas are gettingcold feet. Now, the Nationaol Association of Realtors reportsa that existing home sales rose slightlu to an annual rateof 6.92 million unitas in March from February's 6.9 But that was down from 6.97 milliob units in March 2005. "Thiz is ... evidence that we're experiencing a soft says NAR chief economistDavid Lereah. "We may see some minor slowing in home saleds as interestrates rise, but the market is clearl stabilizing." Housing inventory stood at 3.4 millionb units available at the end of a 5.5-month supply. Lereahy also points to the media existing home priceof $218,000, up 7.
4 percent but belowq the torrid double-digit growtjh of past years, as evidence of a slower but steadiedr market. "We now see appreciation coolinfgto single-digit rates of growthn -- another sign that the marketws are stabilizing," Lereah says in a NAR's pending home sales index -- a measure of transactionas in which a contract has been signedd but the deal hasn't been closed -- fell 6 percen in March from its level of a year ago. in an April report, says he expects housinf sales to move up and down throughout the year while remaining at historicallyhigh levels.
He says that economidc growth and job creation are strong enough to tempedr the impact of rising mortgagdinterest rates, which he expectss to climb this year to 6.9 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage. Add that up and it doesn'tr amount to the sound of a burstingf bubble; it's more like the third-stronges year on record. Vitner's not as In a regional economic reviewa releasedin April, he and his colleagues at Wachovis said they expected a 20 percent pullback in salese of new and existing homes over the next couplee years. But, Vitner says, the pullback is not a A strong economy and population growth are likelyu todrive long-term growth in price of housing.
Pricew are expected to rise inthe mid- to high singlse digits in most markets, according to the Wachoviq report. "The economy is strong and has been strongb for the lastseveral years," Vitne r says. "It's hard for me to see an overall Of course, the housing market you see dependx very much on whered you're sitting. In fast-growin Southeastern cities such as Charlotteand Atlanta, as well as in sales continue to be strong. The Northeast is a mixeed bag, the Midwest is stable and the West is The NAR reports that existing home salesw in the Northeast rose in March to an annual rateof 1.19 million units, about 2.6 percen t higher than last year.
The median priced was $275,000, up 5 percent from March 2005. In the existing home sales rose to an annualk rateof 1.63 million, an increase of 3.8 percent over Marcy 2005. The median Midwestern price was Inthe South, existingg home sales were moving at an 1.67 million annual rate, up 1.5 percent from a year ago. The mediabn price was $181,000, up 6.5 percent. In the West, where the medianm price rose 8.3 percent to sales were at an annual rateof 1.43 12.3 percent lower than last year.
If you'rew trying to sell a multi-million dollar hous e in the Boston region, you'red likely to get more haggling now than you would have a year ortwo ago, and you'lk probably have to sit on the property the reports. The inventory for Bosto area homes inthe $4 million range is up 70 which could mean fallinh prices. "Many buyers and many sellersw have time in thisprice range, which can, when there'sx a lot of inventory, create a very sluggish marketplace," said Charles Orr, who oversees the region's high-end business at Coldwell Banker Residential "There are a lot of qualified buyers out but they are very slow to Likewise with high-end properties in California' big cities.
"The activity where there's more discretion in the buying decision seems to be much Paul Zeger, president of San Francisco's Pacific Marketing Associatesd told the . And if you're one of the many investorsw who gambled on real estate in Las Vegas, Florida, or elsewhere, chances are now is not the best of timews for you. In some areaas where speculators were especiallyactivre -- such as in Florida, Phoenix and Las Vegaas -- Vitner says those investors are now backin g out of contracts, leaving money on the tablse as they flee the The reports that luxury home builderr Toll Brothers Inc.
recently said signer contracts had fallen by 29 percen t in its fiscalsecond quarter, and addedf that it will build fewer homesd than it had previously planned. Speculative the company said, are cancellinh contracts in mid construction. The cancellation rate duringb the quarter ended April 30 came inat 8.5 which is higher than Toll'sx historic average of roughly 7 the business journal reports. "Folksw that were looking to buy are lookinfto sell," Vitner says.
But that doesn't mean a real estates bust. In most marketss across the country, home sales continue at a briski pace. And in some metros, prices are risinh even as fewer houseseare selling. "It's not like we'r seeing this market go from red hot to icy saysMark Vitner, senior economist with Wachovia Corp. "It'sx still pretty good when you look at the totalk numberof sales." The numbers show housing sale in many markets have slipped from the hot pace of the past few Those record years were driven by rock bottoj mortgage interest rates, easy increasing investor interest in real estate, and populationn increases.
But rates have risen, credit is and investors in some areas are gettingcold feet. Now, the Nationaol Association of Realtors reportsa that existing home sales rose slightlu to an annual rateof 6.92 million unitas in March from February's 6.9 But that was down from 6.97 milliob units in March 2005. "Thiz is ... evidence that we're experiencing a soft says NAR chief economistDavid Lereah. "We may see some minor slowing in home saleds as interestrates rise, but the market is clearl stabilizing." Housing inventory stood at 3.4 millionb units available at the end of a 5.5-month supply. Lereahy also points to the media existing home priceof $218,000, up 7.
4 percent but belowq the torrid double-digit growtjh of past years, as evidence of a slower but steadiedr market. "We now see appreciation coolinfgto single-digit rates of growthn -- another sign that the marketws are stabilizing," Lereah says in a NAR's pending home sales index -- a measure of transactionas in which a contract has been signedd but the deal hasn't been closed -- fell 6 percen in March from its level of a year ago. in an April report, says he expects housinf sales to move up and down throughout the year while remaining at historicallyhigh levels.
He says that economidc growth and job creation are strong enough to tempedr the impact of rising mortgagdinterest rates, which he expectss to climb this year to 6.9 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage. Add that up and it doesn'tr amount to the sound of a burstingf bubble; it's more like the third-stronges year on record. Vitner's not as In a regional economic reviewa releasedin April, he and his colleagues at Wachovis said they expected a 20 percent pullback in salese of new and existing homes over the next couplee years. But, Vitner says, the pullback is not a A strong economy and population growth are likelyu todrive long-term growth in price of housing.
Pricew are expected to rise inthe mid- to high singlse digits in most markets, according to the Wachoviq report. "The economy is strong and has been strongb for the lastseveral years," Vitne r says. "It's hard for me to see an overall Of course, the housing market you see dependx very much on whered you're sitting. In fast-growin Southeastern cities such as Charlotteand Atlanta, as well as in sales continue to be strong. The Northeast is a mixeed bag, the Midwest is stable and the West is The NAR reports that existing home salesw in the Northeast rose in March to an annual rateof 1.19 million units, about 2.6 percen t higher than last year.
The median priced was $275,000, up 5 percent from March 2005. In the existing home sales rose to an annualk rateof 1.63 million, an increase of 3.8 percent over Marcy 2005. The median Midwestern price was Inthe South, existingg home sales were moving at an 1.67 million annual rate, up 1.5 percent from a year ago. The mediabn price was $181,000, up 6.5 percent. In the West, where the medianm price rose 8.3 percent to sales were at an annual rateof 1.43 12.3 percent lower than last year.
If you'rew trying to sell a multi-million dollar hous e in the Boston region, you'red likely to get more haggling now than you would have a year ortwo ago, and you'lk probably have to sit on the property the reports. The inventory for Bosto area homes inthe $4 million range is up 70 which could mean fallinh prices. "Many buyers and many sellersw have time in thisprice range, which can, when there'sx a lot of inventory, create a very sluggish marketplace," said Charles Orr, who oversees the region's high-end business at Coldwell Banker Residential "There are a lot of qualified buyers out but they are very slow to Likewise with high-end properties in California' big cities.
"The activity where there's more discretion in the buying decision seems to be much Paul Zeger, president of San Francisco's Pacific Marketing Associatesd told the . And if you're one of the many investorsw who gambled on real estate in Las Vegas, Florida, or elsewhere, chances are now is not the best of timews for you. In some areaas where speculators were especiallyactivre -- such as in Florida, Phoenix and Las Vegaas -- Vitner says those investors are now backin g out of contracts, leaving money on the tablse as they flee the The reports that luxury home builderr Toll Brothers Inc.
recently said signer contracts had fallen by 29 percen t in its fiscalsecond quarter, and addedf that it will build fewer homesd than it had previously planned. Speculative the company said, are cancellinh contracts in mid construction. The cancellation rate duringb the quarter ended April 30 came inat 8.5 which is higher than Toll'sx historic average of roughly 7 the business journal reports. "Folksw that were looking to buy are lookinfto sell," Vitner says.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Here's your weekly SEC info fix - CBS42
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Here's your weekly SEC info fix CBS42 So here's the info you need to get you to game time next week courtesy of Charles Bloom and the SEC office. 183 yards (17 carries, 4 TDs) â€" Trent Richardson, Alabama vs. Ole Miss 125 yards (9 carries, 2 TDs) â€" Jalston Fowler, Alabama vs. ... |
Friday, October 14, 2011
$10M senior campus on tap - Dayton Business Journal:
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, which purchased more than nine acres last year onNational Road, is about to launch two health care centers on the The first is a “towmn square-style” project with a 54,000-square-foot building that will housre assisted living, skilled nursing, short-termk and outpatient rehabilitation The company also will be building a 25,000-square-foot centeer next door specifically for patients with Alzheimer’s or otherf forms of dementia. The two buildings within the campus are yet unnamed and will bringg 130 nursing carebeds — 100 withih the town square and 30 at the otherd building. Construction is set to begin in late April and take sevehn to nine monthsto complete.
Trilogy is in negotiationxs with a Louisville construction company to build the The new campus is expected to openin spring, 2010. Leo senior vice president of business development for Trilogy, expects success in the Daytobn market. The company has 56 campuses in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and alreadty has substantial plans for Whitt said the compant has an option to buy a third parcel adjacent to the others and would likelybuild independent-living villas if the othefr buildings are successful. Therde is expected to be a 22 percentf increase in Montgomery County residentse older than 60 by according tothe Scripp’s Gerontology Center at .
The center estimates more than 122,00p senior citizens will live in the countyby then, an increasse over the roughly 100,000 currengt residents. In addition to the risint numberof seniors, Whitt said the company also examinee income levels and other factors. “Beforee we choose a site, we’ll look at demographics and see if incom e level and age match our servicexs and whether the marketis underserved,” Whitf said, “In Dayton, all those things were true.
” Whitg said the project won’t be the typicall assisted living or senior home peopled are used to The “town square” model divides the building into neighborhoods and attemptw to create a community rathert than an institution. “It’s a really different model,” Whitt Instead of the typicalnursiny station, there will be a large atrium, along with a professiona l chef, and extras such as a large fire He said the company has not decided its pricese for rent and services. Trilogy will hire nearlty 170 employees to start 150 throughout the main health campus and 20 at theothetr building.
The company will begin hiring four to six monthsz before opening with marketing and administration jobs followed by nurses and patient care The company will increase staff as residentsamove in, Whitt said. Bill Singer, Englewood’as economic development director, said the developmenft will be a boon for the located northof Dayton. Without any incentives from the Englewood was happy Trilogy chose the location onits own. “It will be a greatg big impact forthe city,” Singe said.
“It’s a definite job creator and will generateincome tax, whicbh will be a big
, which purchased more than nine acres last year onNational Road, is about to launch two health care centers on the The first is a “towmn square-style” project with a 54,000-square-foot building that will housre assisted living, skilled nursing, short-termk and outpatient rehabilitation The company also will be building a 25,000-square-foot centeer next door specifically for patients with Alzheimer’s or otherf forms of dementia. The two buildings within the campus are yet unnamed and will bringg 130 nursing carebeds — 100 withih the town square and 30 at the otherd building. Construction is set to begin in late April and take sevehn to nine monthsto complete.
Trilogy is in negotiationxs with a Louisville construction company to build the The new campus is expected to openin spring, 2010. Leo senior vice president of business development for Trilogy, expects success in the Daytobn market. The company has 56 campuses in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and alreadty has substantial plans for Whitt said the compant has an option to buy a third parcel adjacent to the others and would likelybuild independent-living villas if the othefr buildings are successful. Therde is expected to be a 22 percentf increase in Montgomery County residentse older than 60 by according tothe Scripp’s Gerontology Center at .
The center estimates more than 122,00p senior citizens will live in the countyby then, an increasse over the roughly 100,000 currengt residents. In addition to the risint numberof seniors, Whitt said the company also examinee income levels and other factors. “Beforee we choose a site, we’ll look at demographics and see if incom e level and age match our servicexs and whether the marketis underserved,” Whitf said, “In Dayton, all those things were true.
” Whitg said the project won’t be the typicall assisted living or senior home peopled are used to The “town square” model divides the building into neighborhoods and attemptw to create a community rathert than an institution. “It’s a really different model,” Whitt Instead of the typicalnursiny station, there will be a large atrium, along with a professiona l chef, and extras such as a large fire He said the company has not decided its pricese for rent and services. Trilogy will hire nearlty 170 employees to start 150 throughout the main health campus and 20 at theothetr building.
The company will begin hiring four to six monthsz before opening with marketing and administration jobs followed by nurses and patient care The company will increase staff as residentsamove in, Whitt said. Bill Singer, Englewood’as economic development director, said the developmenft will be a boon for the located northof Dayton. Without any incentives from the Englewood was happy Trilogy chose the location onits own. “It will be a greatg big impact forthe city,” Singe said.
“It’s a definite job creator and will generateincome tax, whicbh will be a big
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Columbia: Gas cost hits 7-year low - Business First of Columbus:
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Columbia on Wednesday said customers will pay 52 centa per 100 cubic feet of natural gasin August, down 16 centa from July and off 83 cents from a year ago. The averaged bill next month willbe $24.47, down from $30.8 5 last year. The last time Columbia’s natural gas rate was belo 52 cents was when it hit 45 cent in the second quarteof 2002, spokesman Ken Stammen said. The cost climbede to 62 cents in the third quarte r of that yearbut hasn’t dipped lower until the August rate. Naturalo gas costs hit record highslast summer, sending Columbia’s monthly gas cost recoverhy to a high of $1.43 per 100 cubidc feet in July 2008.
Costs have been falling ever since and now hover more than 70 percent below last year onthe , Stammen Based in Columbus, Columbia Gas is one of nine energyy distribution companies of (NYSE:NI). Columbi a Gas is the largest natural gas utilitygin Ohio, serving 1.4 million customerw in 60 of the state’sw 88 counties.
Columbia on Wednesday said customers will pay 52 centa per 100 cubic feet of natural gasin August, down 16 centa from July and off 83 cents from a year ago. The averaged bill next month willbe $24.47, down from $30.8 5 last year. The last time Columbia’s natural gas rate was belo 52 cents was when it hit 45 cent in the second quarteof 2002, spokesman Ken Stammen said. The cost climbede to 62 cents in the third quarte r of that yearbut hasn’t dipped lower until the August rate. Naturalo gas costs hit record highslast summer, sending Columbia’s monthly gas cost recoverhy to a high of $1.43 per 100 cubidc feet in July 2008.
Costs have been falling ever since and now hover more than 70 percent below last year onthe , Stammen Based in Columbus, Columbia Gas is one of nine energyy distribution companies of (NYSE:NI). Columbi a Gas is the largest natural gas utilitygin Ohio, serving 1.4 million customerw in 60 of the state’sw 88 counties.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Buffalo dealer happy with Saab-GM deal - Business First of Buffalo:
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“We are happy to be going back to aSwedishg company,” said Robert Georgiev, sales manager at in Sweden’s Koenigsegg, the maker of luxury sportscars, has agreecd to buy Saab from bankrupt The announced Tuesday, is expected to close by the end of the thirx quarter of 2009 and includes an expected $600 million funding commitment from the Europeanh Investment Bank (EIB) guaranteed by the Swedish Additional support is to be provided by GM and to fund Saab’s operations and product program investments, according to statements from the GM said on June 12 that it wantzs its 200 U.S. Saab dealerw to sign a proposed agreement by Fridauy to prepare forthe sale.
Georgie v said the Kenmore dealership has not yet receivefd the agreement but intends to sign it when it The agreement will allow two For a dealer to continue selling Saabs underr thenew owner, or, if GM can’tr close a deal on for an orderly wind down with GM offering dealers a payout. Checkpoint and Cappellino’s Towne Pontiac, GMC, Hummer, Saab in Clarence are the only Saab franchiser dealers in theBuffalo area. Like its U.S. Saab has been in bankruptcy protection. It becamw a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM in 2000.
“We are happy to be going back to aSwedishg company,” said Robert Georgiev, sales manager at in Sweden’s Koenigsegg, the maker of luxury sportscars, has agreecd to buy Saab from bankrupt The announced Tuesday, is expected to close by the end of the thirx quarter of 2009 and includes an expected $600 million funding commitment from the Europeanh Investment Bank (EIB) guaranteed by the Swedish Additional support is to be provided by GM and to fund Saab’s operations and product program investments, according to statements from the GM said on June 12 that it wantzs its 200 U.S. Saab dealerw to sign a proposed agreement by Fridauy to prepare forthe sale.
Georgie v said the Kenmore dealership has not yet receivefd the agreement but intends to sign it when it The agreement will allow two For a dealer to continue selling Saabs underr thenew owner, or, if GM can’tr close a deal on for an orderly wind down with GM offering dealers a payout. Checkpoint and Cappellino’s Towne Pontiac, GMC, Hummer, Saab in Clarence are the only Saab franchiser dealers in theBuffalo area. Like its U.S. Saab has been in bankruptcy protection. It becamw a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM in 2000.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Cessna to offer Aircell's Internet system as business-jet option - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The system will be offered on Cessna's Citatio n XLS+, Citation Sovereign and Citation Xbusinesws jets. The Aircell High Speed Internet systen allows passengers touse Wi-Fi enabled tablet PCs, smartphones and PDAs to surf the Web, send and receivse e-mail with attachments, access their corporate Virtuakl Private Networks, all at full mobiles broadband speeds in flight, Broomfield-based Aircell Aircell's network uses a networkj of U.S. ground stations and an exclusivebroadband air-to-grounc spectrum, the company says. It claims the system is up to 56 timesa faster than atraditional dial-upp connection. The gear involved weighs 11 plustwo belly-mounted antennae that weigh 1.
25 poundxs each. "Companies operate business aircraft to get moredone -- plain and simple -- and nothingf increases productivity more than having a full-scals Internet connection available in flight," Roger Whyte, Cessna's seniod VP of sales and marketing, said in a "The Aircell High Speed Internet system is a game-changerr because it's the first system that providesw a true high speed Internet experience like that to which passengers are accustomed to on the while being small and light enougnh to fit comfortably into our midsize The first Aircell High Speed Internet systemk installations from the Cessna factory will be availabl e for delivery in the second quarter of Aircell said.
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The system will be offered on Cessna's Citatio n XLS+, Citation Sovereign and Citation Xbusinesws jets. The Aircell High Speed Internet systen allows passengers touse Wi-Fi enabled tablet PCs, smartphones and PDAs to surf the Web, send and receivse e-mail with attachments, access their corporate Virtuakl Private Networks, all at full mobiles broadband speeds in flight, Broomfield-based Aircell Aircell's network uses a networkj of U.S. ground stations and an exclusivebroadband air-to-grounc spectrum, the company says. It claims the system is up to 56 timesa faster than atraditional dial-upp connection. The gear involved weighs 11 plustwo belly-mounted antennae that weigh 1.
25 poundxs each. "Companies operate business aircraft to get moredone -- plain and simple -- and nothingf increases productivity more than having a full-scals Internet connection available in flight," Roger Whyte, Cessna's seniod VP of sales and marketing, said in a "The Aircell High Speed Internet system is a game-changerr because it's the first system that providesw a true high speed Internet experience like that to which passengers are accustomed to on the while being small and light enougnh to fit comfortably into our midsize The first Aircell High Speed Internet systemk installations from the Cessna factory will be availabl e for delivery in the second quarter of Aircell said.
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Mobile exploit releases likely to double in 2011: IBM - Computer Business Review
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Siliconrepublic.com | Mobile exploit releases likely to double in 2011: IBM Computer Business Review The year 2011 will see twice the number of mobile exploit releases that occurred in 2010, according to IBM's X-Force 2011 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report. This could be due to the increase in adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets in ... Mobile Security Exploits To Double IBM: 12 billion security events a day, for now Mobile Exploits to Double in 2011, Report Warns |
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Dr. Kate Scannell: Doctors testing the limits of health care reform - Contra Costa Times
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Indiana University | Dr. Kate Scannell: Doctors testing the limits of health care reform Contra Costa Times I thought about the coach's words while reading a new study about doctors ordering unnecessary medical tests and procedures -- whether practicing medicine on the defense or offense. The study was eye-opening in that it surveyed views about unnecessary! ... Why Doctors Order So Many Tests Primary care physicians feel many patients receive too much care |
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Economists see modest rebound in 3Q - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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According to the National Associatiom forBusiness Economics, “The panel ... (predicts) albeit modest, growth in the third followed by steadyimprovement thereafter. On the however, the economic rebound lacks Real GDP growth over the second half of 2009 is expecter to averagea well-below-trend 1.2 percent pace.” The forecasterd say growth in 2010 “is slated for a return to near its historicapl trend, with real GDP rising 2.7 percent on a fourth-quarter-to-fourth-quartef basis. ... (But) next year’s expecte d growth in GDP would be considerably more moderatwe than the typical rebound following asteep decline.
” The economistsa say labor conditions nationwide “ars expected to deteriorate further, with additional, but decreasinbg job losses through year end.” They predicg the nation will have lost 4.5 milliomn jobs by the end of driving the unemployment rate to 9.8 But they say the rate should ease to 9.3 percenr by the end of 2010. The NABE Outloolk report presents a consensus of macroeconomic expectations from a panel of 45professional forecasters. The survey was conductefd April 27-May 11.
According to the National Associatiom forBusiness Economics, “The panel ... (predicts) albeit modest, growth in the third followed by steadyimprovement thereafter. On the however, the economic rebound lacks Real GDP growth over the second half of 2009 is expecter to averagea well-below-trend 1.2 percent pace.” The forecasterd say growth in 2010 “is slated for a return to near its historicapl trend, with real GDP rising 2.7 percent on a fourth-quarter-to-fourth-quartef basis. ... (But) next year’s expecte d growth in GDP would be considerably more moderatwe than the typical rebound following asteep decline.
” The economistsa say labor conditions nationwide “ars expected to deteriorate further, with additional, but decreasinbg job losses through year end.” They predicg the nation will have lost 4.5 milliomn jobs by the end of driving the unemployment rate to 9.8 But they say the rate should ease to 9.3 percenr by the end of 2010. The NABE Outloolk report presents a consensus of macroeconomic expectations from a panel of 45professional forecasters. The survey was conductefd April 27-May 11.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
New Ray Jay president to succeed CEO James - Business First of Louisville:
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After that, James will continu to work for the firm full time as executivd chairman ofthe board, the compant said. Reilly was named to the Raymond James Financial boarsd in 2005 and has served as chait of the audit committeee for thepast Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) is a globalp provider of talent management services. Reilly began his tenurse with the company as chairmam and chief executive officerin 2001, a release Prior to that, Reilly was chier executive officer at , a firm of more than 100,00o employees and with annual revenuex of $12 billion. Based in he was responsible for the overall strategy and implementatiom ofthe firm’s services and infrastructure globally.
Before beint named to the top postat KPMG, he ran the firm’ s financial services business and earlier had held senio management positions in its real estate consultinf group. Reilly received his bachelor’z degree and an MBA in finance fromthe , and also holdss the Certified Public Accountant designation, the company said in its release. Reill grew up in St. and James said he’s known him and his familuy since he was a youngtennis “Since then, he has demonstrated success in academia and international business, as well as, in recenr years, as a public company CEO,” said Jamezs in a prepared statement.
Duringh his three years as a boards member of RaymondJameas Financial, Reilly exhibited high financial acumen, good decision-making objectivity, “and a commitment to the valuee and tenets upon which Raymond James was founded,” James said in the Reilly will continue to serve on the RJF boards and as part of the succession transition will assumew reporting responsibilities and speciapl assignments as dictated by business need. The company’sw board has been workingh with James to expand the depth of its managemenft team and address the need for a sounrd successionplan “for some time,” the releasde said.
In the prepared statement, Reilly said he has had a specia affinity and admiration forthe company. “Witu its conservative management practices and commitment to clientsand service-oriented culture, the firm increasinglyy distinguishes itself from others in the he said in the release. He suggestexd the company is well positioned for succese inthe future. Raymond James Financial (NYSE: RJF) is a St. Petersburg-basex diversified holding company providing financiak servicesto individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies. Its three principal wholly owned broker/dealers Raymond James Associates, and Raymond Jamed Ltd.
— and Raymond Jamew Investment Services Limited, a majority-owned independenty contractor subsidiary in the United have a total of morethan 5,00o0 financial advisers serving aboug 1.8 million accounts in 2,200 locationxs throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Totao client assets are currentlhy $173 billion, of whicj about $26 billion are managed by the firm’as asset management subsidiaries.
After that, James will continu to work for the firm full time as executivd chairman ofthe board, the compant said. Reilly was named to the Raymond James Financial boarsd in 2005 and has served as chait of the audit committeee for thepast Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) is a globalp provider of talent management services. Reilly began his tenurse with the company as chairmam and chief executive officerin 2001, a release Prior to that, Reilly was chier executive officer at , a firm of more than 100,00o employees and with annual revenuex of $12 billion. Based in he was responsible for the overall strategy and implementatiom ofthe firm’s services and infrastructure globally.
Before beint named to the top postat KPMG, he ran the firm’ s financial services business and earlier had held senio management positions in its real estate consultinf group. Reilly received his bachelor’z degree and an MBA in finance fromthe , and also holdss the Certified Public Accountant designation, the company said in its release. Reill grew up in St. and James said he’s known him and his familuy since he was a youngtennis “Since then, he has demonstrated success in academia and international business, as well as, in recenr years, as a public company CEO,” said Jamezs in a prepared statement.
Duringh his three years as a boards member of RaymondJameas Financial, Reilly exhibited high financial acumen, good decision-making objectivity, “and a commitment to the valuee and tenets upon which Raymond James was founded,” James said in the Reilly will continue to serve on the RJF boards and as part of the succession transition will assumew reporting responsibilities and speciapl assignments as dictated by business need. The company’sw board has been workingh with James to expand the depth of its managemenft team and address the need for a sounrd successionplan “for some time,” the releasde said.
In the prepared statement, Reilly said he has had a specia affinity and admiration forthe company. “Witu its conservative management practices and commitment to clientsand service-oriented culture, the firm increasinglyy distinguishes itself from others in the he said in the release. He suggestexd the company is well positioned for succese inthe future. Raymond James Financial (NYSE: RJF) is a St. Petersburg-basex diversified holding company providing financiak servicesto individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies. Its three principal wholly owned broker/dealers Raymond James Associates, and Raymond Jamed Ltd.
— and Raymond Jamew Investment Services Limited, a majority-owned independenty contractor subsidiary in the United have a total of morethan 5,00o0 financial advisers serving aboug 1.8 million accounts in 2,200 locationxs throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Totao client assets are currentlhy $173 billion, of whicj about $26 billion are managed by the firm’as asset management subsidiaries.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
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Friday, September 23, 2011
UW researcher wins $3M federal grant - Houston Business Journal:
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The grant from the U.S. Department of Education'x Institute of Education Sciences will allow Heinrich to emploh academic staff and at least four graduatw students each year to work on expanding the projecrt oother cities. Heinricnh will continue an evaluation of the tutoring program MPS offers as part ofthe district's fulfillment of the federak No Child Left Behind law. The law requires publicf schools that have not adequately increased student academic achievement for threed years to offer childrenin low-income families the opportunity to receive extra academic assistance such as tutoring.
Heinrich'as initial research found that Milwaukee's federally mandated and funded tutoring programj is not necessarily reachingg the people who need themost help, nor is it effective in increasing student achievement. "Our preliminary results suggesgt that the students in the tutoring programz are not performing any betteron Wisconsin's standardized tests than eligiblw students not involved with the tutoring," Heinrich said. Heinric and her co-workers have been conducting the MPS studt sinceApril 2006. The next phase will involve five urban school districtws infour states: Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Texas.
The grant from the U.S. Department of Education'x Institute of Education Sciences will allow Heinrich to emploh academic staff and at least four graduatw students each year to work on expanding the projecrt oother cities. Heinricnh will continue an evaluation of the tutoring program MPS offers as part ofthe district's fulfillment of the federak No Child Left Behind law. The law requires publicf schools that have not adequately increased student academic achievement for threed years to offer childrenin low-income families the opportunity to receive extra academic assistance such as tutoring.
Heinrich'as initial research found that Milwaukee's federally mandated and funded tutoring programj is not necessarily reachingg the people who need themost help, nor is it effective in increasing student achievement. "Our preliminary results suggesgt that the students in the tutoring programz are not performing any betteron Wisconsin's standardized tests than eligiblw students not involved with the tutoring," Heinrich said. Heinric and her co-workers have been conducting the MPS studt sinceApril 2006. The next phase will involve five urban school districtws infour states: Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Texas.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Officers learn their fate in homeless death probe - San Jose Mercury News
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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Greece's Next Aid Payment in the Balance as Review Set to Resume - BusinessWeek
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Gold Prices Accelerate Losses as Central Banks Prop up the Eurozone - TheStreet.com
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Rebound at nonprofit MDI nets award for turnaround specialist - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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So far, 2008 has been a lot better so much better thatManchesterr Cos., which was hired to save and fix MDI, will receivwe the “Turn of the Year” award next week from the Uppert Midwest chapter of the . Since Manchester took over MDI in July the nonprofit has hired anew CEO, stabilized its employee base, streamlined its operationes and stopped losing money. Contrast that with a year ago, when MDI was gettingv hammered with newspaper articles detailing lavish trips by MDI executives at the same time the companyt was laying off workers and facing a drop in orderxs from companies such asthe , for whom it makeds plastic mail totes.
MDI’s diversification strategy — to compete head-on with for-profi t plastics manufacturers — wasn’t working. Rob Tracy, chairman of MDI and a three-year board member, said Manchester deserves a lotof credit. “W wouldn’t exist if they hadn’t come in.” With Manchester’sz help, MDI replaced several top managers, includin g former CEO Mark de and worked out payment plans with its It also found a buyerr forthe company’s 300,000-square-foot headquarterzs building near the . MDI, whichg hadn’t been using most of the space, plands to lease back part of the building when the sale closessin November.
Manchester also helped MDI refinance itsremainingb $10 million debt through a special low-interestg rural economic development loan that would be guarantees up to 70 percent by the . MDI’x 260-person workforce is split evenlyy between its facilitiesin St. Paul, Grandr Rapids and Hibbing. At one time it had more than 1,000 employees. “Some mistakes were made … but we thinlk that’s behind us, and we’re goinvg back to our roots andwhat we’rer all about,” said Peter McDermott, who becamer MDI’s CEO on Aug. 18. He is a formetr president of the inGrand Rapids. Revenues for MDI have gone from $42.54 million in 2006 to $21.
6 millio n in 2007 to an estimated $27 millionm in 2008. The company erased a $6.6 milliohn loss posted in 2007 and estimatesa $1 millionn profit from operations this year. The company also has honedc its long-term strategy. Rather than trying to compete directlwith for-profit manufacturers, MDI plans to leverage its status as a nonprofity that helps disabled workers, which givex it preferential consideration for some federal Mark Sheffert, chairman of Manchester, said the turnaround is satisfying not just becauses of the business performance, but because it helped save jobs for a largde number of disabled employees who probably wouldn’ be able to get work elsewhere.
“This companyg was facing extinction and throughn the hard work of manypeople … the compan is back on its feet,” Sheffert said.
So far, 2008 has been a lot better so much better thatManchesterr Cos., which was hired to save and fix MDI, will receivwe the “Turn of the Year” award next week from the Uppert Midwest chapter of the . Since Manchester took over MDI in July the nonprofit has hired anew CEO, stabilized its employee base, streamlined its operationes and stopped losing money. Contrast that with a year ago, when MDI was gettingv hammered with newspaper articles detailing lavish trips by MDI executives at the same time the companyt was laying off workers and facing a drop in orderxs from companies such asthe , for whom it makeds plastic mail totes.
MDI’s diversification strategy — to compete head-on with for-profi t plastics manufacturers — wasn’t working. Rob Tracy, chairman of MDI and a three-year board member, said Manchester deserves a lotof credit. “W wouldn’t exist if they hadn’t come in.” With Manchester’sz help, MDI replaced several top managers, includin g former CEO Mark de and worked out payment plans with its It also found a buyerr forthe company’s 300,000-square-foot headquarterzs building near the . MDI, whichg hadn’t been using most of the space, plands to lease back part of the building when the sale closessin November.
Manchester also helped MDI refinance itsremainingb $10 million debt through a special low-interestg rural economic development loan that would be guarantees up to 70 percent by the . MDI’x 260-person workforce is split evenlyy between its facilitiesin St. Paul, Grandr Rapids and Hibbing. At one time it had more than 1,000 employees. “Some mistakes were made … but we thinlk that’s behind us, and we’re goinvg back to our roots andwhat we’rer all about,” said Peter McDermott, who becamer MDI’s CEO on Aug. 18. He is a formetr president of the inGrand Rapids. Revenues for MDI have gone from $42.54 million in 2006 to $21.
6 millio n in 2007 to an estimated $27 millionm in 2008. The company erased a $6.6 milliohn loss posted in 2007 and estimatesa $1 millionn profit from operations this year. The company also has honedc its long-term strategy. Rather than trying to compete directlwith for-profit manufacturers, MDI plans to leverage its status as a nonprofity that helps disabled workers, which givex it preferential consideration for some federal Mark Sheffert, chairman of Manchester, said the turnaround is satisfying not just becauses of the business performance, but because it helped save jobs for a largde number of disabled employees who probably wouldn’ be able to get work elsewhere.
“This companyg was facing extinction and throughn the hard work of manypeople … the compan is back on its feet,” Sheffert said.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Wisconsin Farmers Union sells cheese company - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Arthur Schuman, of Fairfield, N.J., plans to continude production of cheese from Wisconsin milk at the Montfort planf insouthwest Wisconsin. Terms of the sale were not The plant had been owned by the WisconsimnFarmers Union, a Chippewa Falls-based membership organizationn of farmers and consumers that works to improve the qualityg of life for familhy farmers and rural communities through educational programming, cooperatived efforts and legislative engagement.
"Thee WFUSCC board of managers felt now was an appropriatee time to sell the company and focus on the Wisconsinj Farmers Union mission and main and the needs ofits members" Sue Beitlich, WFUSCfC president, said in a press release. "Th sale of the cheesd company will allow more time and resources to be put toward the generaol farm organization to improve the qualitt of life for family farmersz andrural communities.
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Arthur Schuman, of Fairfield, N.J., plans to continude production of cheese from Wisconsin milk at the Montfort planf insouthwest Wisconsin. Terms of the sale were not The plant had been owned by the WisconsimnFarmers Union, a Chippewa Falls-based membership organizationn of farmers and consumers that works to improve the qualityg of life for familhy farmers and rural communities through educational programming, cooperatived efforts and legislative engagement.
"Thee WFUSCC board of managers felt now was an appropriatee time to sell the company and focus on the Wisconsinj Farmers Union mission and main and the needs ofits members" Sue Beitlich, WFUSCfC president, said in a press release. "Th sale of the cheesd company will allow more time and resources to be put toward the generaol farm organization to improve the qualitt of life for family farmersz andrural communities.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tigers reduce magic number - Sacramento Bee
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Tigers reduce magic number Sacramento Bee WHAT HAPPENED: After a 51-minute rain delay before the start of the game, the Tigers won their seventh straight and ninth out of 11 games, as their magic number to win the American League Central fell to 10 games after the White Sox lost ... |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Indian Stocks 'Somewhat Overpriced' After Decline, Templeton's Mobius Says - Bloomberg
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Indian Stocks 'Somewhat Overpriced' After Decline, Templeton's Mobius Says Bloomberg Indian stocks are “still somewhat overpriced†even after the 17 percent decline in the nation's benchmark equity index this year, according to Templeton Asset Management's Mark Mobius. ... Indian Stocks 'Somewhat Overpriced,' Templeton's Mobius Says |
Monday, September 5, 2011
U.S. Bank returns TARP money - St. Louis Business Journal:
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billion in Troubled Assett Relief Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previously announced its planas to redeem the preferred stoco issued tothe Treasury. Last it from the government todo so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasuryy it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warrant it had issuer along with the preferred stock. “The redemption allows our company to return to operating from a position of both independent strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richarrd Davis, the company’s CEO and chairman, in a The Treasury in May announced that U.S.
Bank whicj showed it would be able to ride out the economifc downturn without having to raise more Davis has ofthe government’s capita purchase program. In Februart he called the program “lousy” and said the bankingv industry was pressured to participate inthe
billion in Troubled Assett Relief Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previously announced its planas to redeem the preferred stoco issued tothe Treasury. Last it from the government todo so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasuryy it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warrant it had issuer along with the preferred stock. “The redemption allows our company to return to operating from a position of both independent strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richarrd Davis, the company’s CEO and chairman, in a The Treasury in May announced that U.S.
Bank whicj showed it would be able to ride out the economifc downturn without having to raise more Davis has ofthe government’s capita purchase program. In Februart he called the program “lousy” and said the bankingv industry was pressured to participate inthe
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Swiss National Bank Buying German, French Debt Directly -Report - Wall Street Journal
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Swiss National Bank Buying German, French Debt Directly -Report Wall Street Journal FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--The Swiss National Bank has begun buying government debt directly on the market as part of ongoing efforts to bring the country's soaring currency in check, German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports Saturday, ... |
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