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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 ... |
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