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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Eisenhower family remains opposed to tapestries planned for memorial - Washington Post
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tibet Travel Restrictions and Permit Guidelines - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Tibet Travel Restrictions and Permit Guidelines San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Tibet Travel Coop, a group of Lhasa-based Tibetan travel agencies and tour guides, has published guidelines for obtaining Tibet travel permits. Lhasa, Tibet (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 For foreigners (non-Chinese) independent travel in Tibet is impossible. |
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Where you can find specialty ingredients - Victoria Times Colonist
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Where you can find specialty ingredients Victoria Times Colonist She teaches cooking classes, gives culinary tours and, on her website, chefheidifink.com, provides a guide to finding Asian and other ingredients in our area, under "resources." "[In Greater Victoria], fresh curry leaves and fresh fenugreek leaves are ... |
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Hasbro closes on Discovery Kids investment - Washington Business Journal:
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The two companies plan to re-launchh a yet-to-be re-named Kids Network channel in late 2010. The new networkm will feature programming and online content builtarounfd Hasbro’s games and toys, including Romper Room, Triviapl Pursuit, Scrabble and Cranium. Programmingy will include cartoons, game shows and It will also include contentfrom Discovery’s librarhy of children’s education programming. The two also plan to take advantagw of merchandising opportunities the new shows The deal was first announcerdin April. “This joint ventured reinforces Discovery’s strategy to develop strongb brands, maximize the potential of our extensivde distribution inthe U.S.
, and work with the highest-qualityg content partners to creatwe long-term value, Discovery Communications chief executive Davidf Zaslav said when the partnershipp was first announced. Under terms of the deal, both Hasbrp (NYSE: HAS) and Silvef Spring-based Discovery (NASDAQ: DISCA) will have equak representation on thejoingt venture’s board of directors. Discovery will handled advertising salesand distribution. Hasbro will providse studio-produced programming. The two plan to star t development of new showx basedon Tonka, G.I. Joe, Transformer and My Little Pony within the next few Discovery launched the Discovery Kids channelin 1996.
The two companies plan to re-launchh a yet-to-be re-named Kids Network channel in late 2010. The new networkm will feature programming and online content builtarounfd Hasbro’s games and toys, including Romper Room, Triviapl Pursuit, Scrabble and Cranium. Programmingy will include cartoons, game shows and It will also include contentfrom Discovery’s librarhy of children’s education programming. The two also plan to take advantagw of merchandising opportunities the new shows The deal was first announcerdin April. “This joint ventured reinforces Discovery’s strategy to develop strongb brands, maximize the potential of our extensivde distribution inthe U.S.
, and work with the highest-qualityg content partners to creatwe long-term value, Discovery Communications chief executive Davidf Zaslav said when the partnershipp was first announced. Under terms of the deal, both Hasbrp (NYSE: HAS) and Silvef Spring-based Discovery (NASDAQ: DISCA) will have equak representation on thejoingt venture’s board of directors. Discovery will handled advertising salesand distribution. Hasbro will providse studio-produced programming. The two plan to star t development of new showx basedon Tonka, G.I. Joe, Transformer and My Little Pony within the next few Discovery launched the Discovery Kids channelin 1996.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Optimism of NFIB members at highest level in several years, group says - Triangle Business Journal:
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NFIB’s index of small business indicatorasrose 2.1 points in May to 88.9, following a 5.8 pointf jump in April. The index had plummetef to 81 in March, close to its recordd 1980 lowof 80.1. “Ift does appear that the decline in spending for inventoryg and capital projects has bottomed and will turn up in thecominf months,” said NFIB Chief Economistg William Dunkelberg. A net 12 percent of small-businessd owners expected general business conditions will be better six monthsafrom now, a gain of 10 percentage points from April. Except for September 2008, when 14 perceny expected the economyto improve, this is the highesft number for this indicator since 2005.
The currenty profit picture isstill dismal, however. A net 43 percent said their earnings were lower during the past quartef than they were in theprevious quarter. Abouft 16 percent of small-business owners reportedf that loans were harderto get, the highestf reading since the recession of the early But only 5 percent reportex that finance was their No. 1 business More small businesses plan to reducse employment rather than hiremore workers, but the rate of declinwe is slowing. The Conferencw Board, which tracks eight laboer market indicators, said its Employment Trends Index roseby 0.
2 percent in May, which is noteworthy because it’s the first increase in 16 “The moderation of the last two months is certainly a sign that the decline in job losse is real and signals that the wors t is over,” said Gad Levanon, the board’x senior economist. More than 14,00o businesses filed for bankruptcy protectiojn in the first quarterof 2009, a 64 percent increase over the same periofd a year earlier. The numbert of business filings was up 11 percent over the total for the fourth quarter of according tothe . Nearlyg 10,000 of the business filings in the first quarter were Chapter7 liquidations. Chapter 11 reorganizationss accountedfor 3,421 filings.
Overalkl bankruptcy filings, including personal bankruptcies, totalecd 330,447 in the first quarter of 2009, up nearlt 35 percent from the same periofd ayear earlier. For the 12-montyh period that ended March 31, more than 1.2 millio n bankruptcies were filed – the highest 12-month totapl since Congress tightened bankruptcy rules inOctobeer 2006. “As unemployment figures continue to rise and financingremains elusive, we expect filings to surge past 1.4 milliobn cases by year-end,” said Samuel Gerdano, executivd director of the .
Tennessee had the highest per-capitw rate of bankruptcy filings in thefirsrt quarter, followed by Nevada, Alabama, Georgia and Judicial districts with the highesft percentage increase in filings included the Central District of Delaware, Arizona, the Southern District of Nevada and the Eastern Distric t of California. The worst of timews for the economy may be the best of timesw to start anew business, according to a new studyh by the . The foundation found that more than half the businessezs onthis year’s Fortune 500 list of the largesty U.S. companies were founded during a recession or a bear markefor stocks. Nearly half of Inc.
magazine’s 2008 list of the 500 fastest-growinf companies were founded during theseslow periods. The studhy also found job creation by startups is less sensitiver to downturns than areother businesses. Rising unemployment actually may be good for becauseit “can free up pool of human capital,” according to the which was written by Dane a senior analyst at the “An unemployed individual, with some measure of may perceive a competitive opportunity to start a new and feel there’s nothing to lose,” the study states.
NFIB’s index of small business indicatorasrose 2.1 points in May to 88.9, following a 5.8 pointf jump in April. The index had plummetef to 81 in March, close to its recordd 1980 lowof 80.1. “Ift does appear that the decline in spending for inventoryg and capital projects has bottomed and will turn up in thecominf months,” said NFIB Chief Economistg William Dunkelberg. A net 12 percent of small-businessd owners expected general business conditions will be better six monthsafrom now, a gain of 10 percentage points from April. Except for September 2008, when 14 perceny expected the economyto improve, this is the highesft number for this indicator since 2005.
The currenty profit picture isstill dismal, however. A net 43 percent said their earnings were lower during the past quartef than they were in theprevious quarter. Abouft 16 percent of small-business owners reportedf that loans were harderto get, the highestf reading since the recession of the early But only 5 percent reportex that finance was their No. 1 business More small businesses plan to reducse employment rather than hiremore workers, but the rate of declinwe is slowing. The Conferencw Board, which tracks eight laboer market indicators, said its Employment Trends Index roseby 0.
2 percent in May, which is noteworthy because it’s the first increase in 16 “The moderation of the last two months is certainly a sign that the decline in job losse is real and signals that the wors t is over,” said Gad Levanon, the board’x senior economist. More than 14,00o businesses filed for bankruptcy protectiojn in the first quarterof 2009, a 64 percent increase over the same periofd a year earlier. The numbert of business filings was up 11 percent over the total for the fourth quarter of according tothe . Nearlyg 10,000 of the business filings in the first quarter were Chapter7 liquidations. Chapter 11 reorganizationss accountedfor 3,421 filings.
Overalkl bankruptcy filings, including personal bankruptcies, totalecd 330,447 in the first quarter of 2009, up nearlt 35 percent from the same periofd ayear earlier. For the 12-montyh period that ended March 31, more than 1.2 millio n bankruptcies were filed – the highest 12-month totapl since Congress tightened bankruptcy rules inOctobeer 2006. “As unemployment figures continue to rise and financingremains elusive, we expect filings to surge past 1.4 milliobn cases by year-end,” said Samuel Gerdano, executivd director of the .
Tennessee had the highest per-capitw rate of bankruptcy filings in thefirsrt quarter, followed by Nevada, Alabama, Georgia and Judicial districts with the highesft percentage increase in filings included the Central District of Delaware, Arizona, the Southern District of Nevada and the Eastern Distric t of California. The worst of timews for the economy may be the best of timesw to start anew business, according to a new studyh by the . The foundation found that more than half the businessezs onthis year’s Fortune 500 list of the largesty U.S. companies were founded during a recession or a bear markefor stocks. Nearly half of Inc.
magazine’s 2008 list of the 500 fastest-growinf companies were founded during theseslow periods. The studhy also found job creation by startups is less sensitiver to downturns than areother businesses. Rising unemployment actually may be good for becauseit “can free up pool of human capital,” according to the which was written by Dane a senior analyst at the “An unemployed individual, with some measure of may perceive a competitive opportunity to start a new and feel there’s nothing to lose,” the study states.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Colorado stimulus board boosts minority-outreach effort - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Maranda Pleau, the small business coordinatorfor Greeley-based general contracto , will join the Colorado Economic Recovery and Accountabilitg Board June 29, chairman Don Elliman said during a boards meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensure minorit y businesses are aware of contracts relateed to thestimulus package, Ellimamn said. Officials with the Coloradio Department of Transportation told the boarcd they will recommend the agency review how it handles complaints about road and bridge contractsd and the use ofthesew small, minority- and woman-owned CDOT's move came afterr Hamon Contractors Inc.
in Denver raisee concerns about a bridgee repair project paid for with money from the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. Hamobn lost a bid Aprilk 16 to rebuild two bridges over Interstatwe 76 inAdams County. The lowest bid for the contractr camefrom Centennial-based , which bid $8 million for the nearly 15 percent under CDOT’x estimate of $9.4 million. State contractes are typically awarded to thelowest bidder. But Hamobn objected to CDOT awarding the projectto Sema, saying Sema didn’t make a "good-faith to hire enough minority according to a June 3 letter from Mark director of the Governor’s Economic Recovery Team, to the accountabilityy board.
CDOT reviewed the complaint, and Sema’x efforts to get minority businesses involved in the bridge The review concluded Sema metthe agency’s thresholde for trying and CDOT formallt awarded the project to the CDOT executive director Russ George But CDOT wants to review how it handles future complaints about using disadvantaged businesse on state contracts. Celina Benavidez, directo of administration for told the accountability board she will recommendthe agency’es commissioners form a review committee involving members of the agency, interesft groups, industry, the attorney general’s office, and federalk transportation officials.
How to gather input from minoritgy businesses about their experience with aprime contractor. At the Hamon attorney Seth Firmender thankefd CDOT for being willing to reviesthe process. Helga Grunerud, executivw director of the Hispanic Contractors of alsopraised CDOT’s move, saying, "Wer believe we’ve been heard."
Maranda Pleau, the small business coordinatorfor Greeley-based general contracto , will join the Colorado Economic Recovery and Accountabilitg Board June 29, chairman Don Elliman said during a boards meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensure minorit y businesses are aware of contracts relateed to thestimulus package, Ellimamn said. Officials with the Coloradio Department of Transportation told the boarcd they will recommend the agency review how it handles complaints about road and bridge contractsd and the use ofthesew small, minority- and woman-owned CDOT's move came afterr Hamon Contractors Inc.
in Denver raisee concerns about a bridgee repair project paid for with money from the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. Hamobn lost a bid Aprilk 16 to rebuild two bridges over Interstatwe 76 inAdams County. The lowest bid for the contractr camefrom Centennial-based , which bid $8 million for the nearly 15 percent under CDOT’x estimate of $9.4 million. State contractes are typically awarded to thelowest bidder. But Hamobn objected to CDOT awarding the projectto Sema, saying Sema didn’t make a "good-faith to hire enough minority according to a June 3 letter from Mark director of the Governor’s Economic Recovery Team, to the accountabilityy board.
CDOT reviewed the complaint, and Sema’x efforts to get minority businesses involved in the bridge The review concluded Sema metthe agency’s thresholde for trying and CDOT formallt awarded the project to the CDOT executive director Russ George But CDOT wants to review how it handles future complaints about using disadvantaged businesse on state contracts. Celina Benavidez, directo of administration for told the accountability board she will recommendthe agency’es commissioners form a review committee involving members of the agency, interesft groups, industry, the attorney general’s office, and federalk transportation officials.
How to gather input from minoritgy businesses about their experience with aprime contractor. At the Hamon attorney Seth Firmender thankefd CDOT for being willing to reviesthe process. Helga Grunerud, executivw director of the Hispanic Contractors of alsopraised CDOT’s move, saying, "Wer believe we’ve been heard."
Monday, May 21, 2012
ODOT plan for 70/71 would wipe out Parsons businesses - Business First of Columbus:
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According to updated plans by the , the attached buildings along Parsons Avenue likely must be demolished to make way for the widening of the highway and modifications tonearby roads. ODOT has threre proposed designs for how roads in that sectionb would connectwith I-71, and each callds for using land at 123 Parsons Ave., which is occupiede by the tire shop, and at 115 Parsons home to Carabar, a nightspot and music venus and the former home of the Dell nightclub.
The states plans to eliminate rampszto I-71 from Broad Streert by creating corridors adjacent to the highwayg to feed traffic on and off to the north and Plans call for part of one of the corridorw to run along a new road west of Parsonse Avenue, along a stretch of allehy behind the E.T. Paul and Carabatr buildings. ODOT also plans to reuse Leste Drive as a feeder route on the west side of The changes along Parsons Avenud are opposed bythe , which voted againstg ODOT’s plan in a recent “We’re doing everything we can as a neighborhood associatiohn to attract business and encourage business to come into this said association President Mike Moore.
“By takinh those buildings away, you’re taking away 20 percent of the businesds inthat stretch.” The buildings’ owners, however, say they’re likelyu to go along with ODOT’s needs. “We’rd just going to have to deal with whateved they haveto offer,” said Henry Schwarz, owne r of 115 Parsons Ave. If ODOT is set on takint the buildings, he said, there isn’t much that coulcd be done to stop them. E.T. Paul owner Mike Paul also doesn’tg plan to resist the “I’m not going to dwell on this,” he “We look at this as more of an opportunity.
” whose grandfather was born in an upstairs apartment at 115Parsonsd Ave., said adapting to change is key to staying in Paul’s great-grandfather started the family businessx as a blacksmith shop in 1896. “We lost half of the propertyg when I-71 came through behind us to eminentf domain inthe 1950s,” he said. “Our goal is to take care of customersaand employees, even if that means doing it from a different location.” At this stag e in ODOT’s planning, it doesn’t appear there is a way to avoie taking the land where the two buildings sit, said departmentf spokesman Scott Varner.
“Therd are no specific alternatives currently that do not impact the but we continue to examine the Varner wrote inan e-maipl response to questions from Columbus Business First. “Wd want to make sure there are no alternativeas as well so that we areas cost-effective as possible. We don’t want to buy a building if we don’gt need to.” It’s not clear when ODOT would need to demolisnhthe buildings. The department plans to start work onthe $1.
4 billiom split project in 2012, with most major construction beginningf in 2013, Varner That time line will help make a transition easier, Paul “Knowing it’s three year off means that todaty it’s business as usual,” he said. “Bu t since we’ve found out aboutt it, we’ve started exploring our
According to updated plans by the , the attached buildings along Parsons Avenue likely must be demolished to make way for the widening of the highway and modifications tonearby roads. ODOT has threre proposed designs for how roads in that sectionb would connectwith I-71, and each callds for using land at 123 Parsons Ave., which is occupiede by the tire shop, and at 115 Parsons home to Carabar, a nightspot and music venus and the former home of the Dell nightclub.
The states plans to eliminate rampszto I-71 from Broad Streert by creating corridors adjacent to the highwayg to feed traffic on and off to the north and Plans call for part of one of the corridorw to run along a new road west of Parsonse Avenue, along a stretch of allehy behind the E.T. Paul and Carabatr buildings. ODOT also plans to reuse Leste Drive as a feeder route on the west side of The changes along Parsons Avenud are opposed bythe , which voted againstg ODOT’s plan in a recent “We’re doing everything we can as a neighborhood associatiohn to attract business and encourage business to come into this said association President Mike Moore.
“By takinh those buildings away, you’re taking away 20 percent of the businesds inthat stretch.” The buildings’ owners, however, say they’re likelyu to go along with ODOT’s needs. “We’rd just going to have to deal with whateved they haveto offer,” said Henry Schwarz, owne r of 115 Parsons Ave. If ODOT is set on takint the buildings, he said, there isn’t much that coulcd be done to stop them. E.T. Paul owner Mike Paul also doesn’tg plan to resist the “I’m not going to dwell on this,” he “We look at this as more of an opportunity.
” whose grandfather was born in an upstairs apartment at 115Parsonsd Ave., said adapting to change is key to staying in Paul’s great-grandfather started the family businessx as a blacksmith shop in 1896. “We lost half of the propertyg when I-71 came through behind us to eminentf domain inthe 1950s,” he said. “Our goal is to take care of customersaand employees, even if that means doing it from a different location.” At this stag e in ODOT’s planning, it doesn’t appear there is a way to avoie taking the land where the two buildings sit, said departmentf spokesman Scott Varner.
“Therd are no specific alternatives currently that do not impact the but we continue to examine the Varner wrote inan e-maipl response to questions from Columbus Business First. “Wd want to make sure there are no alternativeas as well so that we areas cost-effective as possible. We don’t want to buy a building if we don’gt need to.” It’s not clear when ODOT would need to demolisnhthe buildings. The department plans to start work onthe $1.
4 billiom split project in 2012, with most major construction beginningf in 2013, Varner That time line will help make a transition easier, Paul “Knowing it’s three year off means that todaty it’s business as usual,” he said. “Bu t since we’ve found out aboutt it, we’ve started exploring our
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Report: Ohio logs gain in clean energy jobs - Business First of Columbus:
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percent while overall jobs declined 2.2 percentg in the state between 1998and 2007, according to new researc h by the . Ohio was part of a nationapl trend that saw job growth in the cleah energy economy outperforming overall job growth in 38 states and the Districty of Columbia between 1998and 2007. Nationally, jobs in the clean energu economy grew at a rateof 9.1 percent whilde total jobs grew by only 3.7 percent over the same In 2007, there were more than 35,250o jobs in Ohio’s clean energy economyt – about the same as at , the state’s largest employer.
Pew’s report is titledf “The Clean Energy Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across It attempts to present a clea definition of the clean energy economt and conduct a count across all 50 statezs ofthe jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply it. “Ohio’s cleabn energy sector has been a brighyt spot in an otherwisedifficult economy,” said Tom Ohio representative for the Pew Environment Group, in a press release. He added that Ohio attractec morethan $74 million in clean technologu venture capital in the last three years.
percent while overall jobs declined 2.2 percentg in the state between 1998and 2007, according to new researc h by the . Ohio was part of a nationapl trend that saw job growth in the cleah energy economy outperforming overall job growth in 38 states and the Districty of Columbia between 1998and 2007. Nationally, jobs in the clean energu economy grew at a rateof 9.1 percent whilde total jobs grew by only 3.7 percent over the same In 2007, there were more than 35,250o jobs in Ohio’s clean energy economyt – about the same as at , the state’s largest employer.
Pew’s report is titledf “The Clean Energy Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across It attempts to present a clea definition of the clean energy economt and conduct a count across all 50 statezs ofthe jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply it. “Ohio’s cleabn energy sector has been a brighyt spot in an otherwisedifficult economy,” said Tom Ohio representative for the Pew Environment Group, in a press release. He added that Ohio attractec morethan $74 million in clean technologu venture capital in the last three years.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Md. slots panel rejects bids to build casinos at Laurel Park, Rocky Gap State Park - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The proposals had been in question since it wasrevealed Feb. 3 they did not includd millions of dollars in requiref licensing feesand financing. A commission reviewintg the proposals was advised by state lawyers that it coulx not legally bendthe requirement. Commissioners voted unanimousl to formally accept the The decision means the bidding process for slotes parlor licenses will continue with just four of the six originaklbids — at sites in Baltimore City and Cecik County and at Arundel Millw Mall and racetrack. Donald C. Fry, the panel’s chairmanj and CEO of the , rulef out the possibility that all bids be thrownb out and theprocess restarted.
But the Laurel group is challengintg that decision in Anne Arundel CountyCircuitt Court, said Alan Rifkin, a lawye representing the Laurel Racing Rifkin said the court complaint addresses a concern that the $28.65 million in fees and financing would have been A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 26, he said. the group is working with Attorney Genera lDouglas Gansler’s office on an agreemenft that would hold its applicatiohn in limbo, pending the results of the Gansler spokeswoman Raquel Guillory said. “There are many legal chapterzs yet to come in this Rifkin said in an The Laurel group had attempted to raise its concerns at the meetingf but was ignoredby Fry.
Fry later said it would have been unfair to give only the Laurel grouop an opportunity to speak atthe meeting. And, accordinv to the attorney general’s offic e and a procurement officer with thestate , nothing coulds have changed the situation, anyway. Fry ruled out the possibilitu that the bidding process be restarted a suggestion made by statd leaders including Senate PresidentThomas V. Mike Miller. Instead, all viable bids will be reviewesd and acceptedor rejected.
But Fry left open the possibility that a facilith at Rocky Gap State Park be rebid at an undetermined because there is no legitimate bid placed on that State law passed by a Novemberf referendum allows a maximum of fiveslotws parlors, one each in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County, Allegany Cecil County and Worcestert County. With a maximum of 15,000 machines, it is hopedr slots bring in aneventual $660 million for publifc education. The four acceptable bids contain plansfor 6,5590 machines.
The proposals had been in question since it wasrevealed Feb. 3 they did not includd millions of dollars in requiref licensing feesand financing. A commission reviewintg the proposals was advised by state lawyers that it coulx not legally bendthe requirement. Commissioners voted unanimousl to formally accept the The decision means the bidding process for slotes parlor licenses will continue with just four of the six originaklbids — at sites in Baltimore City and Cecik County and at Arundel Millw Mall and racetrack. Donald C. Fry, the panel’s chairmanj and CEO of the , rulef out the possibility that all bids be thrownb out and theprocess restarted.
But the Laurel group is challengintg that decision in Anne Arundel CountyCircuitt Court, said Alan Rifkin, a lawye representing the Laurel Racing Rifkin said the court complaint addresses a concern that the $28.65 million in fees and financing would have been A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 26, he said. the group is working with Attorney Genera lDouglas Gansler’s office on an agreemenft that would hold its applicatiohn in limbo, pending the results of the Gansler spokeswoman Raquel Guillory said. “There are many legal chapterzs yet to come in this Rifkin said in an The Laurel group had attempted to raise its concerns at the meetingf but was ignoredby Fry.
Fry later said it would have been unfair to give only the Laurel grouop an opportunity to speak atthe meeting. And, accordinv to the attorney general’s offic e and a procurement officer with thestate , nothing coulds have changed the situation, anyway. Fry ruled out the possibilitu that the bidding process be restarted a suggestion made by statd leaders including Senate PresidentThomas V. Mike Miller. Instead, all viable bids will be reviewesd and acceptedor rejected.
But Fry left open the possibility that a facilith at Rocky Gap State Park be rebid at an undetermined because there is no legitimate bid placed on that State law passed by a Novemberf referendum allows a maximum of fiveslotws parlors, one each in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County, Allegany Cecil County and Worcestert County. With a maximum of 15,000 machines, it is hopedr slots bring in aneventual $660 million for publifc education. The four acceptable bids contain plansfor 6,5590 machines.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Pedal to Properties takes on partner, plans expansion - Denver Business Journal:
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Founded and headed by Matt Kolb, Pedak to Properties is a residential real estatwe firm that gives clients the option of lookintg at homesby bicycle. The company maintains a fleet of 50 ElectrasCruiser bikes. Kolb has sold a 50 perceny stake in the company for an undisclosee sum to attorney Tim who specializes in taking regional retailbusinesses national. As a partnert in Pedal to Properties, Majorsa will work out of the company’s Boulder office.
Majors, who’w originally from Perth, Australia, approached Kolb aboutt investing in the real estatee firm after looking at Boulder propertiesby “We certainly plan to incorporate [Tim’s] nationalk and international branding expertise to expands Pedal to Properties in other markets,” Kolb said in a Pedal to Properties plans to look at openingy branch offices in other, unspecified U.S. markets. In May, the company launched a licensee designatiohn for brokers interested in using the Boulder operational formula intheir markets. The Colorado compan y already is working to expand quickly in its hometowj by adding more space and agents indowntownh Boulder.
“I believe Pedal to Properties is in a perfecyt position to meet the evolving socialp and demographic changes going on in the United Stateswwith homebuyers,” Majors said in a
Founded and headed by Matt Kolb, Pedak to Properties is a residential real estatwe firm that gives clients the option of lookintg at homesby bicycle. The company maintains a fleet of 50 ElectrasCruiser bikes. Kolb has sold a 50 perceny stake in the company for an undisclosee sum to attorney Tim who specializes in taking regional retailbusinesses national. As a partnert in Pedal to Properties, Majorsa will work out of the company’s Boulder office.
Majors, who’w originally from Perth, Australia, approached Kolb aboutt investing in the real estatee firm after looking at Boulder propertiesby “We certainly plan to incorporate [Tim’s] nationalk and international branding expertise to expands Pedal to Properties in other markets,” Kolb said in a Pedal to Properties plans to look at openingy branch offices in other, unspecified U.S. markets. In May, the company launched a licensee designatiohn for brokers interested in using the Boulder operational formula intheir markets. The Colorado compan y already is working to expand quickly in its hometowj by adding more space and agents indowntownh Boulder.
“I believe Pedal to Properties is in a perfecyt position to meet the evolving socialp and demographic changes going on in the United Stateswwith homebuyers,” Majors said in a
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Hensel Phelps to build Nashville hotel - Denver Business Journal:
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Phelps Portman Nashville LLC, which includesx Hensel Phelps subsidiaryPhelps Development, is developingb the hotel. The Portman part of the partnership is Portmam Holdings LLCof Atlanta. The hoteo will be an integral part of the new Musi City Center convention center being developed indowntowb Nashville. The 1.2 million-square-foot convention center is beinv built under the auspices of the Nashville Metropolita Development and HousingAgency (MDHA), and is expectedr to open in 2012. The new facility, funded by visitod taxes, will replace the existing downtownconventionb center.
In early June, Nashville’s metro council authorized $75 million for the MDHA to start buying the 16 acres where the new center willbe located. Site work is expected to beingb after the parcels havebeen “A hotel of this scale requires speciaol expertise to bring to fruition,” Phil MDHA’s executive director, said in a “The Phelps Portman groul has been involved with the development of 10 hotels with 1,0009 or more rooms …” Other hotels developedd by the Phelps-Portman partnership includer the 1,190-room Hilton San Diego Bayfrong Hotel. The partners currently are buildinga $348 million, 1,200-room hotelp for the San Diego Conventionj Center.
Phelps Portman Nashville LLC, which includesx Hensel Phelps subsidiaryPhelps Development, is developingb the hotel. The Portman part of the partnership is Portmam Holdings LLCof Atlanta. The hoteo will be an integral part of the new Musi City Center convention center being developed indowntowb Nashville. The 1.2 million-square-foot convention center is beinv built under the auspices of the Nashville Metropolita Development and HousingAgency (MDHA), and is expectedr to open in 2012. The new facility, funded by visitod taxes, will replace the existing downtownconventionb center.
In early June, Nashville’s metro council authorized $75 million for the MDHA to start buying the 16 acres where the new center willbe located. Site work is expected to beingb after the parcels havebeen “A hotel of this scale requires speciaol expertise to bring to fruition,” Phil MDHA’s executive director, said in a “The Phelps Portman groul has been involved with the development of 10 hotels with 1,0009 or more rooms …” Other hotels developedd by the Phelps-Portman partnership includer the 1,190-room Hilton San Diego Bayfrong Hotel. The partners currently are buildinga $348 million, 1,200-room hotelp for the San Diego Conventionj Center.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Treehouse or forest? Help pick a pool theme for Crystal Lake - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
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Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette | Treehouse or forest? Help pick a pool theme for Crystal Lake Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette The Urbana Park District wants help deciding between a treehouse theme and a forest theme for the outdoor aquatic center at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana. This artist's rendering shows what the central, in-water play structure would look like in the ... |
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Report: Workers' comp medical costs soar - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The research also found that thosr costs would have been billionsw more without system reforms earlierfthis decade. The California Workers’ Compensation Institute, a researchb organization made up of insurersand self-insurex employers, recently released the studgy on post-reform changes in workers’ comp medicak payments in the Golden State. The study is the fourth in a five-pary series updating data on claim outcomes followinf system reforms between 2002and 2004.
All the data in the reporf reflect when injuriesoccurred — known as the accidenf year — instead of when an accident was Since 2005, insurance companies’ payments have increased significantluy for treatment, medications/durable medical equipment, medical-legap reports and medical management, the institute said. Between 2005 and average medical payments for all claims oneyear post-injuru rose 23 percent, to $2,582 from $2,100, the studyu found.
Meanwhile, “average medical payments on more expensive indemnithy claims climbed 28percent (from $4,44w to $5,665),” the report Even though medical costs are rising, the reform are estimated to have saved cumulativelyg between $12.8 billion and $25.3 billion in medical cost between 2004 and 2008. Some of the medicakl management tools put in place by the reforms were medical treatmentfutilization schedule, mandatory utilization review, bill review and medical providetr networks. The institute estimates that withoutthe workers’ comp medical inflation would have continued at somewhered between 8.
2 percent a year — whicy is half the pre-reform annual inflatio n rate — and 16.4 percent, which is the averagre annual inflation rate between 1999 and 2002.
The research also found that thosr costs would have been billionsw more without system reforms earlierfthis decade. The California Workers’ Compensation Institute, a researchb organization made up of insurersand self-insurex employers, recently released the studgy on post-reform changes in workers’ comp medicak payments in the Golden State. The study is the fourth in a five-pary series updating data on claim outcomes followinf system reforms between 2002and 2004.
All the data in the reporf reflect when injuriesoccurred — known as the accidenf year — instead of when an accident was Since 2005, insurance companies’ payments have increased significantluy for treatment, medications/durable medical equipment, medical-legap reports and medical management, the institute said. Between 2005 and average medical payments for all claims oneyear post-injuru rose 23 percent, to $2,582 from $2,100, the studyu found.
Meanwhile, “average medical payments on more expensive indemnithy claims climbed 28percent (from $4,44w to $5,665),” the report Even though medical costs are rising, the reform are estimated to have saved cumulativelyg between $12.8 billion and $25.3 billion in medical cost between 2004 and 2008. Some of the medicakl management tools put in place by the reforms were medical treatmentfutilization schedule, mandatory utilization review, bill review and medical providetr networks. The institute estimates that withoutthe workers’ comp medical inflation would have continued at somewhered between 8.
2 percent a year — whicy is half the pre-reform annual inflatio n rate — and 16.4 percent, which is the averagre annual inflation rate between 1999 and 2002.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
USDA seeks to close loophole in animal welfare law to cover breeders who sell ... - Washington Post
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USDA seeks to close loophole in animal welfare law to cover breeders who sell ... Washington Post Dog breeders who skirt animal welfare laws by selling puppies over the Internet would face tighter scrutiny under a rule change proposed Thursday by the US Department of Agriculture. The change would subject dog owners who breed more than four females ... |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Bauer takes stars from 17 banks - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basex oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and othed factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 starz to a low of0 stars. in Coral Gables lost a star goin g tofour (excellent) from five stars. Four others maintainefd their five-star ranking: American Nationakl Bank, Oakland Park City National Bank of Miami FirstNational Bank, South Miami Intercontinentapl Bank, West Miami in Miamo rose to three stars from two. First Unitee Bank in Boca Raton and Biscayne Bank in Coconut Grove roseto 3.5 starws from three. in Fort Lauderdale made four stars, up from 3.5. Severa l banks went to 3.5 from four stars.
They are: , Homesteadr Doral-based slipped again, this time to three starx from three-and-a-half stars in the firsyt quarter. That’s down from four stars in the thirdr quarter of last Other banks that slipped to three stars from 3.5 are: Executive National, Miami , Miami , Miami U.S. Century Bank, Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdal Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Grand Eastern Bank of Floridas in Miami, Metro Bank of Dade and in Miami fell to two stars from three. , Miami, in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notch toone star, down from two in the fourt quarter.
Four banks retained zero stars, Bauer’w lowest rating: , Miami Republic Federapl Bank, Miami , Miamk Integrity Bank, Jupiter
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basex oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and othed factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 starz to a low of0 stars. in Coral Gables lost a star goin g tofour (excellent) from five stars. Four others maintainefd their five-star ranking: American Nationakl Bank, Oakland Park City National Bank of Miami FirstNational Bank, South Miami Intercontinentapl Bank, West Miami in Miamo rose to three stars from two. First Unitee Bank in Boca Raton and Biscayne Bank in Coconut Grove roseto 3.5 starws from three. in Fort Lauderdale made four stars, up from 3.5. Severa l banks went to 3.5 from four stars.
They are: , Homesteadr Doral-based slipped again, this time to three starx from three-and-a-half stars in the firsyt quarter. That’s down from four stars in the thirdr quarter of last Other banks that slipped to three stars from 3.5 are: Executive National, Miami , Miami , Miami U.S. Century Bank, Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdal Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Grand Eastern Bank of Floridas in Miami, Metro Bank of Dade and in Miami fell to two stars from three. , Miami, in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notch toone star, down from two in the fourt quarter.
Four banks retained zero stars, Bauer’w lowest rating: , Miami Republic Federapl Bank, Miami , Miamk Integrity Bank, Jupiter
Monday, May 7, 2012
Wisconsin Clopay plant to be closed - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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, the garage doors manufacturing businessof Jericho, N.Y.-based Griffon (NYSE: GFF), is consolidating operations of the Baldwinm plant, in St. Croix County, and the operations from a plantin Russia, into its plant in Troy, "These actions will enable us to centralize productionn at our most technologically advanced facility so that Clopaty can improve its manufacturing efficiency while improvinbg our ability to serve the needws of our customers," said Steve Lynch, president of Clopay. "By consolidating our manufacturing, we will streamlinee operations, lower costs and maintain the flexibilit y to meet supply demandsx now and inthe future.
" The companyt estimates that it will incur pre-tacx exit and restructuring costs of approximately $12 nearly all of which will be in Charges will include approximatelyt $2 million for one-time termination benefits and other personnel-relatesd costs.
, the garage doors manufacturing businessof Jericho, N.Y.-based Griffon (NYSE: GFF), is consolidating operations of the Baldwinm plant, in St. Croix County, and the operations from a plantin Russia, into its plant in Troy, "These actions will enable us to centralize productionn at our most technologically advanced facility so that Clopaty can improve its manufacturing efficiency while improvinbg our ability to serve the needws of our customers," said Steve Lynch, president of Clopay. "By consolidating our manufacturing, we will streamlinee operations, lower costs and maintain the flexibilit y to meet supply demandsx now and inthe future.
" The companyt estimates that it will incur pre-tacx exit and restructuring costs of approximately $12 nearly all of which will be in Charges will include approximatelyt $2 million for one-time termination benefits and other personnel-relatesd costs.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Report: Columbus holding its own amid recession - Nashville Business Journal:
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A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-polic think tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itself asa “beneath the recession-era look at metros with more than 500,000 residentzs as of 2007. The report placed the Columbus metropolitah statistical area 40th among thoses ranked forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosure No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cincinnati, Akron and Dayton found slots from 61st to Toledo was rankedthe 10th-weakesf major metropolitan area nationwide. Leading the pack in the reporrt wasSan Antonio, one of four Texas cities amontg the nation’s top five. Detroit was ranked followed byCape Coral, Fla.
, and Stockton, two areas devastated by the foreclosure crisis. Brookingzs found that the metropolitan perspective on performance amid therecession “suggests that recovery may be quitse uneven as well, posing particula r challenges for policymakers seeking to ensure a trulh national rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strength s and weaknesses in the reporf varied. The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percen decline in employment sincee its peak earlierthis decade. Columbus found itself at 32nd for itsmodest 0.4 percent gain in inflation-adjusteds housing prices for the first thred months of 2008 compared with the same period this year.
But the city was ranke near the bottom of the at 80th, for the 4.8 percent declinwe in its gross metropolitan produc – a measure of the goods and services produced in the area in the first quarter of 2009 comparede with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last thred months of 2008 with the first quarted thisyear alone, the GMP droppedf 1.7 percent, representing the 14th-worst decline among the cities measured. To download the full click .
A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-polic think tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itself asa “beneath the recession-era look at metros with more than 500,000 residentzs as of 2007. The report placed the Columbus metropolitah statistical area 40th among thoses ranked forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosure No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cincinnati, Akron and Dayton found slots from 61st to Toledo was rankedthe 10th-weakesf major metropolitan area nationwide. Leading the pack in the reporrt wasSan Antonio, one of four Texas cities amontg the nation’s top five. Detroit was ranked followed byCape Coral, Fla.
, and Stockton, two areas devastated by the foreclosure crisis. Brookingzs found that the metropolitan perspective on performance amid therecession “suggests that recovery may be quitse uneven as well, posing particula r challenges for policymakers seeking to ensure a trulh national rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strength s and weaknesses in the reporf varied. The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percen decline in employment sincee its peak earlierthis decade. Columbus found itself at 32nd for itsmodest 0.4 percent gain in inflation-adjusteds housing prices for the first thred months of 2008 compared with the same period this year.
But the city was ranke near the bottom of the at 80th, for the 4.8 percent declinwe in its gross metropolitan produc – a measure of the goods and services produced in the area in the first quarter of 2009 comparede with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last thred months of 2008 with the first quarted thisyear alone, the GMP droppedf 1.7 percent, representing the 14th-worst decline among the cities measured. To download the full click .
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Wachovia report: Florida hit harder by recession - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Florida went into the recession nine months aheade of the rest of theUnited States, and excessese in housing and commercial real estate are considerabl worse than the nation as a whole, the report Statewide, the median salesw price of existing homes is down about 45 percenyt from the peak of the housing boom in Novemberr 2005, but the drop in the Tampa Bay area is even steeperd at about 60 percent. Employment conditions continusto deteriorate, the report says. The state’s unemployment rate is expected to top out arounds11 percent, Wachovia projects, with a loss of 720,00o0 jobs, including 430,000 jobs lost this year.
reported 137 layofcf events during thefirsty quarter, more than double the previoues period. Job losses are heaviest in industries with direct ties to thebuildingg boom, including construction and Wachovia said. Wachovia estimates Floridians saw a net lossof $1.2 trillio in household wealth during 2008 with about two-thirdsz of that drop occurrintg in financial assets.
Florida went into the recession nine months aheade of the rest of theUnited States, and excessese in housing and commercial real estate are considerabl worse than the nation as a whole, the report Statewide, the median salesw price of existing homes is down about 45 percenyt from the peak of the housing boom in Novemberr 2005, but the drop in the Tampa Bay area is even steeperd at about 60 percent. Employment conditions continusto deteriorate, the report says. The state’s unemployment rate is expected to top out arounds11 percent, Wachovia projects, with a loss of 720,00o0 jobs, including 430,000 jobs lost this year.
reported 137 layofcf events during thefirsty quarter, more than double the previoues period. Job losses are heaviest in industries with direct ties to thebuildingg boom, including construction and Wachovia said. Wachovia estimates Floridians saw a net lossof $1.2 trillio in household wealth during 2008 with about two-thirdsz of that drop occurrintg in financial assets.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Abercrombie shutting struggling Ruehl chain - Orlando Business Journal:
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The New Albany-based apparelp merchant said Wednesday it willshut Ruehl’sw 29 stores and direct-to-consumer operations and will be “substantiallgy complete” with the effort by the end of next The decision comes a month aftef Abercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategifc look at the chain, which targets young adults with clothes and Ruehl, whose only Ohio store is at Easton Town generated a pretax operating loss of $58 millionh last year. The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakest sales performer at storexs open at leasta Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 perceny in May. Abercrombie earned $272.3 millionn on $3.54 billion in revenuwe last year.
“It has been a difficulf decision toclose Ruehl, a brand we continur to believe could have been successfulk in different circumstances,” CEO Michaeol Jeffries said in a statement. given the current economicc environment, we believe it is in the best interests of the companyy to focus its efforts and resources on the growt opportunities afforded by ourothert brands, particularly internationally.” The company didn’t disclose the effectsz on the chain’s work force, nor did it indicatde the number of jobs tied to Ruehl. The reviewq of Ruehl, which opened in 2004, cost the company about $51 million in impairment charges in itsfirsf quarter.
Abercrombie expects to book abouty $65 million in pretax charges through the rest of the fiscapl year as it windsdown Ruehl. The company Wednesdaty also said it amended a credit agreement to excludesome Ruehl-relatede charges from requirements under its covenant with the lendedr and reduced its available creditt to $350 million from $450 million. Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficientf cash on handbut “wr believe it is prudent to make thess changes” in light of the recession-battered retail environment and the one-time Ruehl costs. In addition to the 29 Ruehkl stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagship stores and 733 others undetrthe Abercrombie, Hollister Co.
and Gilly Hicks
The New Albany-based apparelp merchant said Wednesday it willshut Ruehl’sw 29 stores and direct-to-consumer operations and will be “substantiallgy complete” with the effort by the end of next The decision comes a month aftef Abercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategifc look at the chain, which targets young adults with clothes and Ruehl, whose only Ohio store is at Easton Town generated a pretax operating loss of $58 millionh last year. The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakest sales performer at storexs open at leasta Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 perceny in May. Abercrombie earned $272.3 millionn on $3.54 billion in revenuwe last year.
“It has been a difficulf decision toclose Ruehl, a brand we continur to believe could have been successfulk in different circumstances,” CEO Michaeol Jeffries said in a statement. given the current economicc environment, we believe it is in the best interests of the companyy to focus its efforts and resources on the growt opportunities afforded by ourothert brands, particularly internationally.” The company didn’t disclose the effectsz on the chain’s work force, nor did it indicatde the number of jobs tied to Ruehl. The reviewq of Ruehl, which opened in 2004, cost the company about $51 million in impairment charges in itsfirsf quarter.
Abercrombie expects to book abouty $65 million in pretax charges through the rest of the fiscapl year as it windsdown Ruehl. The company Wednesdaty also said it amended a credit agreement to excludesome Ruehl-relatede charges from requirements under its covenant with the lendedr and reduced its available creditt to $350 million from $450 million. Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficientf cash on handbut “wr believe it is prudent to make thess changes” in light of the recession-battered retail environment and the one-time Ruehl costs. In addition to the 29 Ruehkl stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagship stores and 733 others undetrthe Abercrombie, Hollister Co.
and Gilly Hicks
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