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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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Monday, November 28, 2011
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.
”
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.
”
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 » |
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