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Gregory will direct the nine-hospital system from its headquarterxin Lenexa. Selected through a national search, Gregorhy has been charged with "continuing work in achieving performance improvementf andoperational excellence," the health system said in a Gregory most recently was CEO of , a Tenet-owned hospital in Palm Beach, Fla. She also has been CEO of multihospitall systems, including MetroWest Health Systemin Framingham, Mass., and St. Luke's Health System in Phoenix. A registered nurse, Gregorh also has had nursing management positionsat Newton-Wellesley Hospita l in Newton, Mass., and Palm Beach Gardens Medicapl Center.
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Systemj is a nonprofit Catholic health system that operatexs nine hospitals and four clinics for the uninsurecdin Kansas, California, Colorado and In this region, the system operates and in Kansas Kan.; and in and and in Topeka.
пятница, 30 декабря 2011 г.
среда, 28 декабря 2011 г.
Construction jobs sputter in April - Houston Business Journal:
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percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantment has lost 9,60 0 construction jobs, for a 16.3 percenyt loss. The state ranksw 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentage basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labo r Statistics. The numbers are expected to improver during the second half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to createw atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridge building alone. Any pick up in home buildinb will also bolster construction Texas continues to show downonly 0.5 percent in April and off 9.
2 percent for the 12 There has been an exodus of construction workerds out of New Mexico and some are pursuing work in according to officials with the state’s construction lobbying groupsd who have been disappointed with the amounft of stimulus money coming to New Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally for construction employment, fallingt nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,00 0 jobs.
percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantment has lost 9,60 0 construction jobs, for a 16.3 percenyt loss. The state ranksw 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentage basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labo r Statistics. The numbers are expected to improver during the second half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to createw atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridge building alone. Any pick up in home buildinb will also bolster construction Texas continues to show downonly 0.5 percent in April and off 9.
2 percent for the 12 There has been an exodus of construction workerds out of New Mexico and some are pursuing work in according to officials with the state’s construction lobbying groupsd who have been disappointed with the amounft of stimulus money coming to New Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally for construction employment, fallingt nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,00 0 jobs.
понедельник, 26 декабря 2011 г.
Recent Developments in Alien Tort Statute Litigation - Corporate Counsel
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Recent Developments in Alien Tort Statute Litigation Corporate Counsel Foreign plaintiffs have begun bringing lawsuits in US courts under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), alleging that technology companies and their executives are violating international law by facilitating human rights abuses through the use of their ... |
суббота, 24 декабря 2011 г.
Maryland Board of Public Works approves $1.4B State Center project - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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billion and to take at least a decade to The boardvoted 3-0 to approve a masterf development agreement for the project, clearing the way for a privats development team to begin design work on the project’s first phase. The board includes Gov. Martin Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot and weighs all major state spending The vote was not as O’Malley has supported the projecf since he was mayor of Baltimorer and Kopp has said despite financial concerns, she believes the project shoule move forward.
As the state would lease the land off Martin Lutheer King Boulevard to StateCenter LLC, which would redevelolp the site into a mixed-use complex with homes, offices and commerciakl space. The state would then leasse office space from the developers for use by itsstatde agencies. The development team includes McCormack, Baron & a national housing developer, and PS Partners LLC, led by Lindejn Associates Inc. President Christopher Kurz. Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse Inc. and Doracon Contracting, originall members of the have since withdrawn butStruevef Bros.
will remain part of the project as a A third equity partnet will also be brought on to State Center LLC to replaces Doracon as a minority in the final days of theGeneral Assembly’s last Their efforts failed, but they succeeded in hingingy the project on an analysis of by Kopp and Franchot focusing on whether undertaking the redevelopment wouldf hurt the state’s ability to borroa money for other capital projects.
Kopp’s issued May 15, The distinction means the state would be required to list the projectz costs on its balance sheet as assetse and liabilities rather than just listing its costx for renting the office space from the developers asan That, in turn, could max out the state’s ability to borrow The state budget committees met May 28 If all goes as the developers could break ground on the project’s first of four phasesd in June 2010. But for that to the developers will have to come back to the state with morespecificx designs, project costs, and lease terms.
billion and to take at least a decade to The boardvoted 3-0 to approve a masterf development agreement for the project, clearing the way for a privats development team to begin design work on the project’s first phase. The board includes Gov. Martin Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot and weighs all major state spending The vote was not as O’Malley has supported the projecf since he was mayor of Baltimorer and Kopp has said despite financial concerns, she believes the project shoule move forward.
As the state would lease the land off Martin Lutheer King Boulevard to StateCenter LLC, which would redevelolp the site into a mixed-use complex with homes, offices and commerciakl space. The state would then leasse office space from the developers for use by itsstatde agencies. The development team includes McCormack, Baron & a national housing developer, and PS Partners LLC, led by Lindejn Associates Inc. President Christopher Kurz. Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse Inc. and Doracon Contracting, originall members of the have since withdrawn butStruevef Bros.
will remain part of the project as a A third equity partnet will also be brought on to State Center LLC to replaces Doracon as a minority in the final days of theGeneral Assembly’s last Their efforts failed, but they succeeded in hingingy the project on an analysis of by Kopp and Franchot focusing on whether undertaking the redevelopment wouldf hurt the state’s ability to borroa money for other capital projects.
Kopp’s issued May 15, The distinction means the state would be required to list the projectz costs on its balance sheet as assetse and liabilities rather than just listing its costx for renting the office space from the developers asan That, in turn, could max out the state’s ability to borrow The state budget committees met May 28 If all goes as the developers could break ground on the project’s first of four phasesd in June 2010. But for that to the developers will have to come back to the state with morespecificx designs, project costs, and lease terms.
среда, 21 декабря 2011 г.
Historical Society unveils new exhibit - SouthCoastToday.com / Advocate
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Historical Society unveils new exhibit SouthCoastToday.com / Advocate MARION â€" The Sippican Historical Society has just unveiled its newest exhibit featuring the Marion Marconi Station. Few today realize that Marion was once home to the world's largest and most powerful wireless telegraph station. ... |
понедельник, 19 декабря 2011 г.
SecureBox in Palo Alto helps keep cargo theft contained - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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HOW IT MAKES MONEY: SecureBox will sell its devices and get additionao revenue from recurring annual monitoring contracts to shippers andlogisticz providers. BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY THAT COULx BE DISRUPTED: Existing shipping security businessesaand technologies. SecureBox said its producyt helps shippers achieve visibility and accountabilityt for what is oftena vulnerable, weeks-long unmonitore and unsecured leg of their international supply chain. MANAGEMENfT TEAM: Co-founder and CEO Dirk Langeveled has extensive experience at major container shippingh andleasing companies.
Co-foundet and Vice President of Finance and Business Developmenrt Doug Franco isa sales, marketingb and finance veteran who worked at Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Xerox
HOW IT MAKES MONEY: SecureBox will sell its devices and get additionao revenue from recurring annual monitoring contracts to shippers andlogisticz providers. BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY THAT COULx BE DISRUPTED: Existing shipping security businessesaand technologies. SecureBox said its producyt helps shippers achieve visibility and accountabilityt for what is oftena vulnerable, weeks-long unmonitore and unsecured leg of their international supply chain. MANAGEMENfT TEAM: Co-founder and CEO Dirk Langeveled has extensive experience at major container shippingh andleasing companies.
Co-foundet and Vice President of Finance and Business Developmenrt Doug Franco isa sales, marketingb and finance veteran who worked at Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Xerox
суббота, 17 декабря 2011 г.
TeleTech, Qwest among companies that schmoozed - Denver Business Journal:
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Companies, particularly in the Democratic-favored alternative energy industry, aimed to win attentioh for their business durintgthe day, while others held parties and eventsx at night. (NASDAQ: an Englewood call-center operator and internationaloutsourcing company, held parties every night of the convention for a couplr dozen clients, friends and officials from local nonprofitx that it supports. The 53,000-employee companty reserved hotel rooms atthe St. Julien Hotel & Spa in downtowh Boulder and arranged transportation and daytime activitiesw around Denverfor out-of-town guests.
“This is not about doinyg this as something that will help us win CEO and founder Ken Tuchman said durinya company-sponsored gathering at Denver restaurant Barol Grill. “We feel that we have a corporate citizenshipp responsibility to thecommunity ... and this is a once-in-a-lifetimr opportunity.” TeleTech was one of the earliest donors to the loca l conventionhost committee, which gave the compant access to seats inside the Pepsi Center, which it offered to guests. Tuchmabn met 10 senators at oneconvention gathering, but that kind of accesas didn’t motivate his involvement in the DNC, he said.
He was drivej by the desire to see the event succeedd andelevate Denver’s standing, Tuchmann said. “If we can pull off this, there’s not an eveny of any kind thecity can’ft pull off,” he said. (NYSE: Q), the phones and Internet provider for both the Denver convention and the Republicanm National Conventionin St. Paul, Minn., hosted two partie s for hundreds ofguests — mainlyh Democratic delegates from Qwest’s 14-stat e local phone territory and Denver-arez business leaders — at the Denver Center for Performing Arts durinhg the convention.
Its sponsorship included building big networkxs forthe convention, which could appeal to potential Qwest’s parties were simplgy to celebrate the company’s hometown and and burnish its image as a corporate said Steve Davis, Qwest’x vice president for public policy. But the partiexs weren’t the place to get dealsx done, especially not governmenyt contractsor legislation, Davis said. “The donation limitations are so stricft these days that politicianstypically don’t go to events like he said. “If they do, they stop in for like sevem minutes andmove on.” The Space a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit space advocacy group, hosted an Aug.
25 part y at the that attracted hundreds of aerospacer and technologyindustry members. Larrhy Williams, vice president of strategic relations forLos Angeles-based (SpaceX), used the evenrt to network and try to educate partygoers aboutr the private company’s attempt to develop a rocket capabls of handling space missions cheaper than the well-establishe d rockets managed by Centennial-based . He also explained the role SpaceXd could play ingetting U.S. cargo into orbit betweem the Space Shuttle’s retirement slated for 2010 and the introductionh ofa -built replacement the Orion, nearly five years later.
Companies soughg attention directly fromthe nation’s decision-makers outside the social scene, too. At the “News Energy Station” at the Sculpture Park outside the alternative energy companies displayedtheir wares, and talkeds both to passers-by and thosew with appointments. “We have supporters in Washington, D.C., that are interestesd in seeing our saidGary Kaiser, vice president of strategg and business development for Ice Energy a Windsor company that uses ice to cool buildings and cut energy costs. The company scheduled a meeting for congressional representatives to come to the park and look at what the companuy hasto offer.
The goal was to let legislators know therwe is a wide range of alternativeenergy “Our whole thing is reducing peak energgy use in the U.S., reducing energu use and reducing carbon emissions,” Kaiser
Companies, particularly in the Democratic-favored alternative energy industry, aimed to win attentioh for their business durintgthe day, while others held parties and eventsx at night. (NASDAQ: an Englewood call-center operator and internationaloutsourcing company, held parties every night of the convention for a couplr dozen clients, friends and officials from local nonprofitx that it supports. The 53,000-employee companty reserved hotel rooms atthe St. Julien Hotel & Spa in downtowh Boulder and arranged transportation and daytime activitiesw around Denverfor out-of-town guests.
“This is not about doinyg this as something that will help us win CEO and founder Ken Tuchman said durinya company-sponsored gathering at Denver restaurant Barol Grill. “We feel that we have a corporate citizenshipp responsibility to thecommunity ... and this is a once-in-a-lifetimr opportunity.” TeleTech was one of the earliest donors to the loca l conventionhost committee, which gave the compant access to seats inside the Pepsi Center, which it offered to guests. Tuchmabn met 10 senators at oneconvention gathering, but that kind of accesas didn’t motivate his involvement in the DNC, he said.
He was drivej by the desire to see the event succeedd andelevate Denver’s standing, Tuchmann said. “If we can pull off this, there’s not an eveny of any kind thecity can’ft pull off,” he said. (NYSE: Q), the phones and Internet provider for both the Denver convention and the Republicanm National Conventionin St. Paul, Minn., hosted two partie s for hundreds ofguests — mainlyh Democratic delegates from Qwest’s 14-stat e local phone territory and Denver-arez business leaders — at the Denver Center for Performing Arts durinhg the convention.
Its sponsorship included building big networkxs forthe convention, which could appeal to potential Qwest’s parties were simplgy to celebrate the company’s hometown and and burnish its image as a corporate said Steve Davis, Qwest’x vice president for public policy. But the partiexs weren’t the place to get dealsx done, especially not governmenyt contractsor legislation, Davis said. “The donation limitations are so stricft these days that politicianstypically don’t go to events like he said. “If they do, they stop in for like sevem minutes andmove on.” The Space a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit space advocacy group, hosted an Aug.
25 part y at the that attracted hundreds of aerospacer and technologyindustry members. Larrhy Williams, vice president of strategic relations forLos Angeles-based (SpaceX), used the evenrt to network and try to educate partygoers aboutr the private company’s attempt to develop a rocket capabls of handling space missions cheaper than the well-establishe d rockets managed by Centennial-based . He also explained the role SpaceXd could play ingetting U.S. cargo into orbit betweem the Space Shuttle’s retirement slated for 2010 and the introductionh ofa -built replacement the Orion, nearly five years later.
Companies soughg attention directly fromthe nation’s decision-makers outside the social scene, too. At the “News Energy Station” at the Sculpture Park outside the alternative energy companies displayedtheir wares, and talkeds both to passers-by and thosew with appointments. “We have supporters in Washington, D.C., that are interestesd in seeing our saidGary Kaiser, vice president of strategg and business development for Ice Energy a Windsor company that uses ice to cool buildings and cut energy costs. The company scheduled a meeting for congressional representatives to come to the park and look at what the companuy hasto offer.
The goal was to let legislators know therwe is a wide range of alternativeenergy “Our whole thing is reducing peak energgy use in the U.S., reducing energu use and reducing carbon emissions,” Kaiser
четверг, 15 декабря 2011 г.
Sophie Heawood: Downward dog is not a hellhound - The Independent
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Sophie Heawood: Downward dog is not a hellhound The Independent Cor! You know you're doing something sexy when you've managed to rattle the Vatican's chief exorcist. Well done, yoga â€" the papists are up in arms (but not downward in dogs) against you. Father Gabriele Amorth, a grown man who is paid to scare ghosts ... |
вторник, 13 декабря 2011 г.
IAF Sukhoi crashes near Pune, pilots eject safely - Hindustan Times
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IBNLive.com | IAF Sukhoi crashes near Pune, pilots eject safely Hindustan Times "Both the pilots flying the aircraft ejected in time and landed safely. They have been evacuated and taken to the base for medical attention," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Gerard Galway said. The aircraft, which was on a routine mission, ... IAF Su-30MKI cras hes near Pune, pilots eject IAF's Su-30 fighter plane crashes, pilots are safe Air Force's Sukhoi jet crashes near Pune, pilots safe |
воскресенье, 11 декабря 2011 г.
Falcons release Michael Vick - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Falcons on Friday releasee Vick, the disgraced former franchised quarterback who played for the team from 2001 until theteam said. Apparently unable to trade Vick, who was release from federal prison last monthu and is currently under home confinemengtin Hampton, Va., the Falcons released the formere No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 "The today relinquished their contractuall rights to quarterbackMichael Vick,” Falcons Generalp Manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statement postesd on the team’s Web site. "Michael remains suspendesd by the NFL.
However, in the event NFL Commissioner Rogere Goodell decides toreinstate Michael, we feel his best opportunity to re-engagr his football career would be at another club,” Dimitrofd said. "Our entire organization sincerely hopes that Michael will continue to focue his efforts on making positive changezs inhis life, and we wish him well in that The Falcons have made clea r Vick would not be a part of the team when and if he is reinstatefd from indefinite suspension.
With the release, Vick is clear to sign with anothetrNFL team, pending his In an interview posted on the team’sw Web site, Dimitroff said the team was unable to tradew Vick, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 23 monthz confinement on dogfighting-related charges. Dimitroff said he spokre to Vick by telephone today aboutthe release. "Wed spent a significant amount of timethis off-season trying to trade him to another NFL club, and we had some conversationzs with a few teams, but nothiny materialized,” the general manager said.
“At this point, we feel releasingy Michael is best for him and best for Dimitroff said the team has not been advisefd of a timelinefor Vick’ds reinstatement, which he said was “up to the Commissionerf [Goodell].” Though Vick is officially the Falcons will take a hit towardz the salary cap for the 2009-2010 for the remainder of the quarterback’zs signing bonus, which was expected. Some reports have pegger the value of the remaininb bonus atabout $7 millionj to $8 million. Dimitroff said the team has already for the value ofthe bonus, and therd will be no impact on next year’s salary cap.
The NFL’se 2009 salary cap will be $123 million, up from $116 according to according to Streetand Smith’s Sportsx Business Journal, a sister publicatio of Atlanta Business Chronicle. Severa l NFL clubs with questions at quarterbackm have openly said they have no intentiomn ofsigning Vick. Among them: the and the , whose Jim Mora, was Vick’s head coach for threes seasons. It has been speculated Vick mighyt join the upstart UnitedFootball League.
Vick’s returj to the NFL and a professional sportsd salary are deemed essential to his abilityy to emerge from personal bankruptcy without liquidating Vick filed for bankruptcy protectiom in July 2008listing $16 millionm in assets and $20 milliom in debt. A judge in the case has given Vick and his attorneys a July 2 deadlind to come up with a revised plan to pay off the millionas he oweshis creditors.
Vick, once the highest-paird player in professional football, now maked $10-per-hour from a construction job he must maintaij as part of hishome
The Falcons on Friday releasee Vick, the disgraced former franchised quarterback who played for the team from 2001 until theteam said. Apparently unable to trade Vick, who was release from federal prison last monthu and is currently under home confinemengtin Hampton, Va., the Falcons released the formere No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 "The today relinquished their contractuall rights to quarterbackMichael Vick,” Falcons Generalp Manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statement postesd on the team’s Web site. "Michael remains suspendesd by the NFL.
However, in the event NFL Commissioner Rogere Goodell decides toreinstate Michael, we feel his best opportunity to re-engagr his football career would be at another club,” Dimitrofd said. "Our entire organization sincerely hopes that Michael will continue to focue his efforts on making positive changezs inhis life, and we wish him well in that The Falcons have made clea r Vick would not be a part of the team when and if he is reinstatefd from indefinite suspension.
With the release, Vick is clear to sign with anothetrNFL team, pending his In an interview posted on the team’sw Web site, Dimitroff said the team was unable to tradew Vick, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 23 monthz confinement on dogfighting-related charges. Dimitroff said he spokre to Vick by telephone today aboutthe release. "Wed spent a significant amount of timethis off-season trying to trade him to another NFL club, and we had some conversationzs with a few teams, but nothiny materialized,” the general manager said.
“At this point, we feel releasingy Michael is best for him and best for Dimitroff said the team has not been advisefd of a timelinefor Vick’ds reinstatement, which he said was “up to the Commissionerf [Goodell].” Though Vick is officially the Falcons will take a hit towardz the salary cap for the 2009-2010 for the remainder of the quarterback’zs signing bonus, which was expected. Some reports have pegger the value of the remaininb bonus atabout $7 millionj to $8 million. Dimitroff said the team has already for the value ofthe bonus, and therd will be no impact on next year’s salary cap.
The NFL’se 2009 salary cap will be $123 million, up from $116 according to according to Streetand Smith’s Sportsx Business Journal, a sister publicatio of Atlanta Business Chronicle. Severa l NFL clubs with questions at quarterbackm have openly said they have no intentiomn ofsigning Vick. Among them: the and the , whose Jim Mora, was Vick’s head coach for threes seasons. It has been speculated Vick mighyt join the upstart UnitedFootball League.
Vick’s returj to the NFL and a professional sportsd salary are deemed essential to his abilityy to emerge from personal bankruptcy without liquidating Vick filed for bankruptcy protectiom in July 2008listing $16 millionm in assets and $20 milliom in debt. A judge in the case has given Vick and his attorneys a July 2 deadlind to come up with a revised plan to pay off the millionas he oweshis creditors.
Vick, once the highest-paird player in professional football, now maked $10-per-hour from a construction job he must maintaij as part of hishome
четверг, 8 декабря 2011 г.
Embarq cuts may be deeper, faster as CenturyTel merger is set for June close - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Although a new brand could replacwsome signage, jobs are a different matter. Embarq’w $11.6 billion merger with is slatedf to closethis month. Sources expect that the integration, including job cuts and moves, coulr go faster than initially The rural phone companies plan tosave $400 million annually in the firsft three years through the marriage. And they alreadgy operate in anindustr that’s losing core customers, a trend accelerated by the where part of maintaining strong balancw sheets is keeping a lid on costs.
“I’ver never seen a merger yet wheree the initialannouncement wasn’t said analyst Todd Rethemeier of , who doesn’f own shares in the “Right after, or a couple quarteras later, they’ll say they’re ahead of schedule, or there were more It certainly could be faster in an industryu like this.” The jobs most at risk are position that don’t deal with consumers, including functions such as accounting and possibly sources said. Overland Park-based Embarq’s efficiencyt measures already have includes localjob cuts.
When the company spun off from in ithad 4,500 local Now, after its logistics unit was pared off earlier this Embarq employs about 2,800 in the With CenturyTel being much smaller — roughlyt 1,300 corporate employees and half Embarq’s revenue — it will have to retai n a certain percentage of Embarq said Chris Kuehl, managing director of . But the curreny economic climate increases the urgency tocut costs, said Tom principal of . “As long as it doesn’t interferes with the integration, they’re probably going to try to realizr that savings as quickly as he said. Embarq’s first-quarter revenued fell 7.5 percent to $1.33 billion, less than estimates.
Earnings dropped 18 percent to $174 though without a loss from the sale of itslogisticsa business, earnings beat analysts’ predictions. CenturyTel’s first-quarte r revenue was $636.4 million, down 2 percent. Earningws were $67 million, down 25 percent. The companies have revealecd few post-merger employment details. But the top two tierz of management have been and the third tier isnearlty complete, CenturyTel spokeswoman Annmarie Sartor said. Those managers then will evaluate which positions are needed and which will needto move; some employeesz may retire or leave for other jobs.
“Ase in most cases of consolidatiob with twoseparate companies, there is some inevitables job overlap and operational redundancy that we’ll have to work she said. “Right now, we’rse not quite sure what that willlook like.” She said she didn’y know whether the recession would speed integration but thinks it unlikeluy because of the complexity. Combining all customeras into the CenturyTel billing system easilu could take a year anda half. The headquarters will be in La. — CenturyTel’s current base though CenturyTel doesn’t keep all corporate functionsx there. Benefits and compensation are handledin Wash., Sartor said.
“It’s not completely geographicallhy driven,” she said. “We’re going to keep a presence inOverlane Park. It’s highly feasible and likely that there will be corporate functions not donein Louisiana.” Vice presidentf or higher positions probably will move or be said John Hense Jr., a principal of Kansas City investment bankinv firm Sometimes, executives will look at buying a locao business or finding another job that would let them stay in the Tilley said. But with the tough economy, more may be willinb to move. Sartor said it was too early to know what would be donewith Embarq’s real estate footprint.
The company recentlyg vacated a 100,000-square-foot space on the Sprint campus inOverlanr Park, and in November, it gave noticde that it may terminate its lease of an additional 190,000 square feet in two years.
Although a new brand could replacwsome signage, jobs are a different matter. Embarq’w $11.6 billion merger with is slatedf to closethis month. Sources expect that the integration, including job cuts and moves, coulr go faster than initially The rural phone companies plan tosave $400 million annually in the firsft three years through the marriage. And they alreadgy operate in anindustr that’s losing core customers, a trend accelerated by the where part of maintaining strong balancw sheets is keeping a lid on costs.
“I’ver never seen a merger yet wheree the initialannouncement wasn’t said analyst Todd Rethemeier of , who doesn’f own shares in the “Right after, or a couple quarteras later, they’ll say they’re ahead of schedule, or there were more It certainly could be faster in an industryu like this.” The jobs most at risk are position that don’t deal with consumers, including functions such as accounting and possibly sources said. Overland Park-based Embarq’s efficiencyt measures already have includes localjob cuts.
When the company spun off from in ithad 4,500 local Now, after its logistics unit was pared off earlier this Embarq employs about 2,800 in the With CenturyTel being much smaller — roughlyt 1,300 corporate employees and half Embarq’s revenue — it will have to retai n a certain percentage of Embarq said Chris Kuehl, managing director of . But the curreny economic climate increases the urgency tocut costs, said Tom principal of . “As long as it doesn’t interferes with the integration, they’re probably going to try to realizr that savings as quickly as he said. Embarq’s first-quarter revenued fell 7.5 percent to $1.33 billion, less than estimates.
Earnings dropped 18 percent to $174 though without a loss from the sale of itslogisticsa business, earnings beat analysts’ predictions. CenturyTel’s first-quarte r revenue was $636.4 million, down 2 percent. Earningws were $67 million, down 25 percent. The companies have revealecd few post-merger employment details. But the top two tierz of management have been and the third tier isnearlty complete, CenturyTel spokeswoman Annmarie Sartor said. Those managers then will evaluate which positions are needed and which will needto move; some employeesz may retire or leave for other jobs.
“Ase in most cases of consolidatiob with twoseparate companies, there is some inevitables job overlap and operational redundancy that we’ll have to work she said. “Right now, we’rse not quite sure what that willlook like.” She said she didn’y know whether the recession would speed integration but thinks it unlikeluy because of the complexity. Combining all customeras into the CenturyTel billing system easilu could take a year anda half. The headquarters will be in La. — CenturyTel’s current base though CenturyTel doesn’t keep all corporate functionsx there. Benefits and compensation are handledin Wash., Sartor said.
“It’s not completely geographicallhy driven,” she said. “We’re going to keep a presence inOverlane Park. It’s highly feasible and likely that there will be corporate functions not donein Louisiana.” Vice presidentf or higher positions probably will move or be said John Hense Jr., a principal of Kansas City investment bankinv firm Sometimes, executives will look at buying a locao business or finding another job that would let them stay in the Tilley said. But with the tough economy, more may be willinb to move. Sartor said it was too early to know what would be donewith Embarq’s real estate footprint.
The company recentlyg vacated a 100,000-square-foot space on the Sprint campus inOverlanr Park, and in November, it gave noticde that it may terminate its lease of an additional 190,000 square feet in two years.
вторник, 6 декабря 2011 г.
New high-rises attract additional workers, create parking shortages - Orlando Business Journal:
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Due to a shortage of hundredds of parkingspaces downtown, Erikson sets alar clocks to remind visitorx and employees forced to park in a metered lot when it'sw time to feed the "When people get busy with work here, they lose track of time," Erikson says. "But if they don't pay for a minute or two, they get a $32 Parking in downtown Orlando is becominf agrowing problem, especially for daytime officd workers, thanks to new emerginhg high-rises that are bringing more residents and white-collaer workers. In fact, the current parking pickle could even cause some companiexs to seek alternatives to downtownoffice space, say commercia l real estate experts.
To address the developers are planning parking garages as part of their new projectsa and the city intends to addmore parking. But more parkinbg garages are only part ofthe solution, says Orlandoo Transportation Director Roger Neiswender. The city determinef 15 years ago thatit wouldn't be able to meet its futures population's needs downtown by simply accommodating more The city's core also needs bettee connectivity and walkability, says Neiswender. "In the long the goal is to be able to tie tens of thousandsz of rooftops to The greatest issue for downtown business especially those new tothe area, is getting monthlt parking permits for theirr workers, says Erikson.
During the last two years, Erikson says he trierd several times to get a monthly parkingb permit fromthe city, withougt success. "They are all oversubscribed, unlesss we want to park at the courthousee a dozen or more blocks he says. Erikson finally learned about a new surface lot downtownm and was able to get one space for station PresidentMark Astrom. But the station'ws other employees and visitors still have nowhereto park, so the station' s management keeps $50 in quarters on hand for them to feed the New downtown development projects exacerbate Orlando's parking As part of an unprecedented buildinhg boom, a total of 41 project valued at more than $1.
5 billion are under constructionh or proposed for downtown. The projects are expectex to attract more than 1 million visitors to the area each The construction also takes certain parking garagezsand on-street parking out of use at various leaving downtown with only 9,0054 public parking spaces. "We know in the short we're 600 spaces from where we' want to be," says Inadequate parking is the greatest challenge to leasin g commercial real estate in theinned city, according to a recent Black's Guidwe survey.
Downtown Orlando could lose prospective corporate tenants to nearby including 's Southgate Business Park, whichb offers free on-site surface parking to its offic e tenants, says Mary Hurley, leasing manager of Pineloch "During the day, the tenantse are really challenged to find spaces in the parkingb garages where they are Hurley says. "It affects productivity, and it affectsa costs." However, Frank Billingsley, executive director of the , expect s corporate tenants to continue to favo r downtown due to its central location and itsfledglinv around-the-clock city lifestyle.
To accommodate the anticipated crushof downtown'sd growing population, the city is replacing 176 surfacew parking spaces in a lot between Washington Street and Jefferson Avenuwe with a 1,100-space, seven-story parking garage by In addition, many developers are including parkinvg garages in their new downtown For example, will demolishj the 380-space Market parking garage and replacr it with a 480-space garagew as part of its planned 55 West on the Esplanadwe project, a 32-story, 405-unit cond high-rise to be done in earlg 2008. In addition, parking deckws at Premiere Trade Plaza, where construction is well undedr way, will add 1,400 new parking spaces.
Another major downtown project on the drawintboard -- the $175 million, 1.4 million-square-foot, mixed-use Traditionn Towers -- will house the University Club of Orlandoo and will include a 900-space parking garage. the city, which owns most of the public parking is studying its future parkin needs as part of a new downtow ntransportation plan. The 20-poin strategic plan discusses creating interconnectec places that will allow downtown to bea pedestrian-, transit- and automobile-friendly area. The city expects to completew the parking aspect of the plan next Inthe meantime, if the city gets in a it will open surface parking at the says Billingsley.
Exactly how many parking spaces the city will need in the future is notyet known. "There's no absolute answer," Neiswender says. "Ity depends on the pace of development."
Due to a shortage of hundredds of parkingspaces downtown, Erikson sets alar clocks to remind visitorx and employees forced to park in a metered lot when it'sw time to feed the "When people get busy with work here, they lose track of time," Erikson says. "But if they don't pay for a minute or two, they get a $32 Parking in downtown Orlando is becominf agrowing problem, especially for daytime officd workers, thanks to new emerginhg high-rises that are bringing more residents and white-collaer workers. In fact, the current parking pickle could even cause some companiexs to seek alternatives to downtownoffice space, say commercia l real estate experts.
To address the developers are planning parking garages as part of their new projectsa and the city intends to addmore parking. But more parkinbg garages are only part ofthe solution, says Orlandoo Transportation Director Roger Neiswender. The city determinef 15 years ago thatit wouldn't be able to meet its futures population's needs downtown by simply accommodating more The city's core also needs bettee connectivity and walkability, says Neiswender. "In the long the goal is to be able to tie tens of thousandsz of rooftops to The greatest issue for downtown business especially those new tothe area, is getting monthlt parking permits for theirr workers, says Erikson.
During the last two years, Erikson says he trierd several times to get a monthly parkingb permit fromthe city, withougt success. "They are all oversubscribed, unlesss we want to park at the courthousee a dozen or more blocks he says. Erikson finally learned about a new surface lot downtownm and was able to get one space for station PresidentMark Astrom. But the station'ws other employees and visitors still have nowhereto park, so the station' s management keeps $50 in quarters on hand for them to feed the New downtown development projects exacerbate Orlando's parking As part of an unprecedented buildinhg boom, a total of 41 project valued at more than $1.
5 billion are under constructionh or proposed for downtown. The projects are expectex to attract more than 1 million visitors to the area each The construction also takes certain parking garagezsand on-street parking out of use at various leaving downtown with only 9,0054 public parking spaces. "We know in the short we're 600 spaces from where we' want to be," says Inadequate parking is the greatest challenge to leasin g commercial real estate in theinned city, according to a recent Black's Guidwe survey.
Downtown Orlando could lose prospective corporate tenants to nearby including 's Southgate Business Park, whichb offers free on-site surface parking to its offic e tenants, says Mary Hurley, leasing manager of Pineloch "During the day, the tenantse are really challenged to find spaces in the parkingb garages where they are Hurley says. "It affects productivity, and it affectsa costs." However, Frank Billingsley, executive director of the , expect s corporate tenants to continue to favo r downtown due to its central location and itsfledglinv around-the-clock city lifestyle.
To accommodate the anticipated crushof downtown'sd growing population, the city is replacing 176 surfacew parking spaces in a lot between Washington Street and Jefferson Avenuwe with a 1,100-space, seven-story parking garage by In addition, many developers are including parkinvg garages in their new downtown For example, will demolishj the 380-space Market parking garage and replacr it with a 480-space garagew as part of its planned 55 West on the Esplanadwe project, a 32-story, 405-unit cond high-rise to be done in earlg 2008. In addition, parking deckws at Premiere Trade Plaza, where construction is well undedr way, will add 1,400 new parking spaces.
Another major downtown project on the drawintboard -- the $175 million, 1.4 million-square-foot, mixed-use Traditionn Towers -- will house the University Club of Orlandoo and will include a 900-space parking garage. the city, which owns most of the public parking is studying its future parkin needs as part of a new downtow ntransportation plan. The 20-poin strategic plan discusses creating interconnectec places that will allow downtown to bea pedestrian-, transit- and automobile-friendly area. The city expects to completew the parking aspect of the plan next Inthe meantime, if the city gets in a it will open surface parking at the says Billingsley.
Exactly how many parking spaces the city will need in the future is notyet known. "There's no absolute answer," Neiswender says. "Ity depends on the pace of development."
воскресенье, 4 декабря 2011 г.
Restaurant outlook dampens - Boston Business Journal:
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A total of 60 percentf of operators saw lower May sales compared to ayear ago, whiled 26 percent said sales were up. The associatioj also says restaurant operators reportedc negative customer traffic levelsin May, the 21st consecutive monthb of traffic declines. "Despite the softer sales restaurant operators remained relatively optimistic that the economh will improve in themonthsz ahead," the Association said. "Thirty-four percent of restaurant operators said they expect economicc conditions to improve in six down slightly from 37 percenyt who reported similarlylast month.
" After reachingf a 10 month high last the group says restauranf operators have scaled back plans for capital expendituresx in the coming months, with 41 percentt planning to spend money on remodeling or equipment, down from 46 percenf last month.
A total of 60 percentf of operators saw lower May sales compared to ayear ago, whiled 26 percent said sales were up. The associatioj also says restaurant operators reportedc negative customer traffic levelsin May, the 21st consecutive monthb of traffic declines. "Despite the softer sales restaurant operators remained relatively optimistic that the economh will improve in themonthsz ahead," the Association said. "Thirty-four percent of restaurant operators said they expect economicc conditions to improve in six down slightly from 37 percenyt who reported similarlylast month.
" After reachingf a 10 month high last the group says restauranf operators have scaled back plans for capital expendituresx in the coming months, with 41 percentt planning to spend money on remodeling or equipment, down from 46 percenf last month.
пятница, 2 декабря 2011 г.
Companies advance in Clean Tech Open - Portland Business Journal:
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A total of 12 semi-finalists have been chosen from 56 competitors who submitte d business plans for the CleanhTech Open. Three regional winnersd will receive $50,000 in cash and in-kind and move on for the chanc to win asimilar $250,000 prizw in a national competition. , which is developing a enclosed, gas-electric hybrid vehicle capable of highway drivinhg while getting 100 milesper • , a manufacturer and developer of electrifc vehicle charging station units, includinvg those being deployed by Portland Generakl Electric.
• Veranda Solar, a maker of plug-and-play decorativw solar panels designed to be hung from a window or clipped to gutters and In reachingthe semi-finals, each of the companiess will now receive mentoring from local and nationall business leaders who will help hone their busines plans as they prepare for the regional finals in
A total of 12 semi-finalists have been chosen from 56 competitors who submitte d business plans for the CleanhTech Open. Three regional winnersd will receive $50,000 in cash and in-kind and move on for the chanc to win asimilar $250,000 prizw in a national competition. , which is developing a enclosed, gas-electric hybrid vehicle capable of highway drivinhg while getting 100 milesper • , a manufacturer and developer of electrifc vehicle charging station units, includinvg those being deployed by Portland Generakl Electric.
• Veranda Solar, a maker of plug-and-play decorativw solar panels designed to be hung from a window or clipped to gutters and In reachingthe semi-finals, each of the companiess will now receive mentoring from local and nationall business leaders who will help hone their busines plans as they prepare for the regional finals in
среда, 30 ноября 2011 г.
High Desert Pediatrics opens doors June 15 - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Located at 8650 Alameda NE., the 4,100-square-foot medicalo office is the first tenant inthe two-building office plaza built by Hoech Real Estate Corp. The projectg includes two office buildings totaling morethan 42,000 square feet and a new churcgh for Hope Episcopal. The new clinic’s operators did their residencies at the and specialize in acuteltill children. Hope Plaza is seeking a silver certification from the in its Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentaolDesign (LEED) program. Father-son team Don and Justijn Hoech partnered with the church to develop the parcel adjacent to La Cuev a High School in the Far Northeasft Heightsof Albuquerque.
The office buildings are beinyg offered for sale as officse condominiums or canbe leased. representas half of the $7.5 millionj project, which was builty by Enterprise Builders. High Desert Pediatrics is the lone tenang to date far inthe
Located at 8650 Alameda NE., the 4,100-square-foot medicalo office is the first tenant inthe two-building office plaza built by Hoech Real Estate Corp. The projectg includes two office buildings totaling morethan 42,000 square feet and a new churcgh for Hope Episcopal. The new clinic’s operators did their residencies at the and specialize in acuteltill children. Hope Plaza is seeking a silver certification from the in its Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentaolDesign (LEED) program. Father-son team Don and Justijn Hoech partnered with the church to develop the parcel adjacent to La Cuev a High School in the Far Northeasft Heightsof Albuquerque.
The office buildings are beinyg offered for sale as officse condominiums or canbe leased. representas half of the $7.5 millionj project, which was builty by Enterprise Builders. High Desert Pediatrics is the lone tenang to date far inthe
воскресенье, 27 ноября 2011 г.
Novare plans 40+ story condo tower - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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will start construction this summer ona 40- to 50-story condo tower across 17th Street from its newly opened said Nelson Sexton, senior vice president at ., the generalk contractor for those Novare projects. Novar itself declined to comment on the as did Atlantic Station Vice PresidenBrian Leary. Said Leary, "We have nothing nothing agreed to." But real estate sources who have heardc about the deal say the upscale a joint venture with Atlantic Station ownetr AIG Global Real EstateInvestment Corp.
, will be called The If The Atlantic tops out at 50 storiex it "would be one of the tallestt condos in the market," said Davi d Tufts, executive vice president and founder of Coldwell Banked The Condo Store. The Four Seasons, a hotell with condos on 14th is53 stories. Even at 40 it would still have a commanding presenc e inthe skyline. Some of the city's tallest condos include Buckhear Grand at36 stories, Paramount at 39 storiese and 300 Park Avenue at 39 he said. The project continues a remarkable run for which already hasunder construction: a joint venture with Gallery, a joint venture with near the Roxy and TWELVE Centennial Park, another condo/hotel development.
The compant also plans Trilogy, a joint ventur with Robert C. "Robin" Loudermilk Jr. at 855 Peachtrede St. in Midtown, the site of the formetr Backstreet nightclub. And it has 3.3 acrexs under contract at 3275Peachtree Road, the site of a Joe Mugg s coffee shop. By the end of this year, Novaree will have The Atlantic, Trilogy, and Gallery all under said Sexton, the general contractotr for those projects. Realm is an $80 million, 29-storu development featuring 406 condominiumwsatop 13,000 square feet of street-level retaill space and 2,400 square feet of offics space. Gallery is a 26-story, 207-unigt development at Peachtree andRumson roads.
Plans for Trilogyy call for three residential with thefirst 380-unit tower scheduled to start in May, according to informatiom from Midtown Alliance. The second and thirf tower will be 33 stories each and have 350 to 360 and are expected to begin constructiojnin 2007. All threer condo towers are expecte tohave ground-level retail space. Novare hasn't filed a rezoning application for its new Atlantic Station condo because Atlantic Station was rezoned yearas ago as asingls development, said Harry Boxler, who files development of regional impac applications for the city of "It's highly doubtful it (the condop project) requires further rezoning," Boxlefr said.
A building permit had not been issuec as ofMarch 29, a checko of city records showed. Bill Donges, CEO of felloa Atlantic Station condodeveloper , said he has hearx the Novare project is "coming soon," but didn't know the detailsz of the development. The Atlantic's prices likely woul be similar to those at TWELVE Atlantic Tufts said, where Novare got $360 per squarre foot for the condos. Thus a 600-square-foof condo at TWELVE sold for $216,000 or so, he said. Therew are 380 condos and 101 boutiqur hotel rooms in TWELVEAtlantic Station. "I'm guessinbg they would get that or butI don't know their strategy," Tuftz said.
Lane, which has had its own succesxs at Atlantic Station with condos element andArt Foundry, sees a cooler condlo market in the "We are no longer seein g condos being sold out in hoursw or days or weeks," said "The volume of traffic and the numbeer of investors that used to be coming in past two yearsd have gone down substantially." With construction costd rising and the length of time it takes to build, condl development has "gotten a little Donges said.
"There is just so much
will start construction this summer ona 40- to 50-story condo tower across 17th Street from its newly opened said Nelson Sexton, senior vice president at ., the generalk contractor for those Novare projects. Novar itself declined to comment on the as did Atlantic Station Vice PresidenBrian Leary. Said Leary, "We have nothing nothing agreed to." But real estate sources who have heardc about the deal say the upscale a joint venture with Atlantic Station ownetr AIG Global Real EstateInvestment Corp.
, will be called The If The Atlantic tops out at 50 storiex it "would be one of the tallestt condos in the market," said Davi d Tufts, executive vice president and founder of Coldwell Banked The Condo Store. The Four Seasons, a hotell with condos on 14th is53 stories. Even at 40 it would still have a commanding presenc e inthe skyline. Some of the city's tallest condos include Buckhear Grand at36 stories, Paramount at 39 storiese and 300 Park Avenue at 39 he said. The project continues a remarkable run for which already hasunder construction: a joint venture with Gallery, a joint venture with near the Roxy and TWELVE Centennial Park, another condo/hotel development.
The compant also plans Trilogy, a joint ventur with Robert C. "Robin" Loudermilk Jr. at 855 Peachtrede St. in Midtown, the site of the formetr Backstreet nightclub. And it has 3.3 acrexs under contract at 3275Peachtree Road, the site of a Joe Mugg s coffee shop. By the end of this year, Novaree will have The Atlantic, Trilogy, and Gallery all under said Sexton, the general contractotr for those projects. Realm is an $80 million, 29-storu development featuring 406 condominiumwsatop 13,000 square feet of street-level retaill space and 2,400 square feet of offics space. Gallery is a 26-story, 207-unigt development at Peachtree andRumson roads.
Plans for Trilogyy call for three residential with thefirst 380-unit tower scheduled to start in May, according to informatiom from Midtown Alliance. The second and thirf tower will be 33 stories each and have 350 to 360 and are expected to begin constructiojnin 2007. All threer condo towers are expecte tohave ground-level retail space. Novare hasn't filed a rezoning application for its new Atlantic Station condo because Atlantic Station was rezoned yearas ago as asingls development, said Harry Boxler, who files development of regional impac applications for the city of "It's highly doubtful it (the condop project) requires further rezoning," Boxlefr said.
A building permit had not been issuec as ofMarch 29, a checko of city records showed. Bill Donges, CEO of felloa Atlantic Station condodeveloper , said he has hearx the Novare project is "coming soon," but didn't know the detailsz of the development. The Atlantic's prices likely woul be similar to those at TWELVE Atlantic Tufts said, where Novare got $360 per squarre foot for the condos. Thus a 600-square-foof condo at TWELVE sold for $216,000 or so, he said. Therew are 380 condos and 101 boutiqur hotel rooms in TWELVEAtlantic Station. "I'm guessinbg they would get that or butI don't know their strategy," Tuftz said.
Lane, which has had its own succesxs at Atlantic Station with condos element andArt Foundry, sees a cooler condlo market in the "We are no longer seein g condos being sold out in hoursw or days or weeks," said "The volume of traffic and the numbeer of investors that used to be coming in past two yearsd have gone down substantially." With construction costd rising and the length of time it takes to build, condl development has "gotten a little Donges said.
"There is just so much
пятница, 25 ноября 2011 г.
Linden cop to lead holiday parade - Fenton Tri County Times
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The Flint Journal - MLive.com | Linden cop to lead holiday parade Fenton Tri County Times Linden police officer Gary Conklin is this year's grand marshal of the Linden Holiday Happening parade. Posted: Friday, November 25, 2011 2:10 pm | Updated: 2:11 pm, Fri Nov 25, 2011. by Sharon Stone Linden - Linden Police Officer Gary Conklin has been ... Holiday events planned in Linden and Fenton |
среда, 23 ноября 2011 г.
Lake Norman project renamed Augustalee - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The $515 million project will include 655,00p square feet of restaurant/retail space, 810,0009 square feet of office space, two hotels and 400 residentiak condominiums to be built above the The first phase is expected to begin in early 2010 and will take abour two yearsto complete. Full buildout is expecte to take five to 10 Corneluis Bromont chose the new name to honodr the family from which it bought the Augustalee Chester Cooke was the grandmother of the remainingv decendants of the Cooke family that owner the land for the last 100 The property lies along Interstate 77and U.S. Highway 21 at Westmoreland Roadin Cornelius. Developed Cornelius Bromont is a partnership ofof Ariz.
, and of Huntersville. Baltimore-based has been chosen as the general has been hired to market the office andretail space. No tenantds have been signed for the projecrtas yet. The development group plans towidehn I-77 between exits 23 and 28. It will pay for the projecf and then be reimbursed by the city and counthy over the next 20 to30
The $515 million project will include 655,00p square feet of restaurant/retail space, 810,0009 square feet of office space, two hotels and 400 residentiak condominiums to be built above the The first phase is expected to begin in early 2010 and will take abour two yearsto complete. Full buildout is expecte to take five to 10 Corneluis Bromont chose the new name to honodr the family from which it bought the Augustalee Chester Cooke was the grandmother of the remainingv decendants of the Cooke family that owner the land for the last 100 The property lies along Interstate 77and U.S. Highway 21 at Westmoreland Roadin Cornelius. Developed Cornelius Bromont is a partnership ofof Ariz.
, and of Huntersville. Baltimore-based has been chosen as the general has been hired to market the office andretail space. No tenantds have been signed for the projecrtas yet. The development group plans towidehn I-77 between exits 23 and 28. It will pay for the projecf and then be reimbursed by the city and counthy over the next 20 to30
понедельник, 21 ноября 2011 г.
суббота, 19 ноября 2011 г.
When is too early to decorate? Locals tell us what they think - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader | When is too early to decorate? Locals tell us what they think Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Bob Gola, 80, of Wilkes-Barre makes it a point to put decorations up before Thanksgiving. “Every single year I do it at this time,†he said Tuesday as he decorated his yard with his brother Richie. “I would rather have it done and then be able to relax ... |
четверг, 17 ноября 2011 г.
Good managers can alleviate some staff fears - bizjournals:
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Even if your businesw is in great shape andyou don’f expect any negative outcomes from less-than-perfecg macro-economic conditions, your employees likely are feelintg a little uneasy. If they are not worried about their job they might be worried aboutftheir spouse’s job, the value of theid 401(k), the value of their home or othedr things. Because the outputs of an organizatioh are built from the actionsof people, their health and wellness matter to an organization’s success. If uncertainty and fear are not dealt with they can lead to stress and emotional a weakened immune system and otherhealtbh problems. And those personal issues add up to issuez foran organization.
An organization teeming with people paralyzesd by fearis doomed. It will feel the pain in the form oflower productivity, absenteeism and low On the other hand, an organizationj with a resilient and confident work forcr will have greater productivity resilient people work harder than otherss during change), greater job satisfaction, higher retentiom and lower absenteeism — amon other benefits. Whether fears are based on real orperceiverd threats, good managers can alleviater some of their staff’s concerns. Good managers can help peoplse stay focused and positive duringtough times, and help them continue to perform and add to the bottom line.
When peoplew feel uncertain, they try to re-establisyh control, understanding, support and purpose. Peoplw naturally seek ways to feelin control, because they don’r like to feel changd is happening “to” them. They can find a feelintg of control in small thingws that might not be related to thechange — such as carving out a small project at home and tackling it start to finish, creating or makinyg something from scratch or organizing files and drawers. Managersw can encourage people to focus on the immediate and take pride in evensmallp accomplishments. People also look to re-establish understanding during timesof change.
We feel like we are thrown into a it takes a few minutes to learn to navigatd sloping floorsand floor-to-ceiling By developing a communication plan and engaging people in discussionxs about where the organization is going, managerd can help people understand how the new world will work. People seek support in the mids of uncertaintyand change. Somehow, everything seemds a little better when people feel they are not Those gathered around the water cooler are instinctively lookingfor support. Managerz can channel this need by settinv up small meetings with leaderxs to chat or having teams focus on manageable tasks that move theorganizationb forward.
People also look to re-establish theire purpose during times of They often feel like their old purpose is threatened or mightg become irrelevant when their surroundings arein flux. Those who definee themselves as spouses, parents, siblings, community memberss and job holders do a much better job at maintaining their sense of purpose during uncertainty than those who view themselvesas “qa doctor” or “an accountant” or “a factory Managers can help peopler remember that the changw is not about them — it is not a reflectio of any one person or their Managers can stress that they have a value that is much broadere than just their work, and they can encourage peopl e to focus on what they are good at.
Fear mightt be prevalent during tougheconomic times, but it does not have to be an albatrosw for an organization. Organizations can continue to and even use this time to build a foundation for a stronget organization inthe future. Just realize what people are experiencingv and whatthey need, and then meet peopl e where they are. Kate Nelson is a partner in Changed Guides LLC anda co-author of “Thr Change Management Pocket Guide” and “The Eighft Constants of Change.” Reach her at kate.nelson@changeguidesllc.com.
Even if your businesw is in great shape andyou don’f expect any negative outcomes from less-than-perfecg macro-economic conditions, your employees likely are feelintg a little uneasy. If they are not worried about their job they might be worried aboutftheir spouse’s job, the value of theid 401(k), the value of their home or othedr things. Because the outputs of an organizatioh are built from the actionsof people, their health and wellness matter to an organization’s success. If uncertainty and fear are not dealt with they can lead to stress and emotional a weakened immune system and otherhealtbh problems. And those personal issues add up to issuez foran organization.
An organization teeming with people paralyzesd by fearis doomed. It will feel the pain in the form oflower productivity, absenteeism and low On the other hand, an organizationj with a resilient and confident work forcr will have greater productivity resilient people work harder than otherss during change), greater job satisfaction, higher retentiom and lower absenteeism — amon other benefits. Whether fears are based on real orperceiverd threats, good managers can alleviater some of their staff’s concerns. Good managers can help peoplse stay focused and positive duringtough times, and help them continue to perform and add to the bottom line.
When peoplew feel uncertain, they try to re-establisyh control, understanding, support and purpose. Peoplw naturally seek ways to feelin control, because they don’r like to feel changd is happening “to” them. They can find a feelintg of control in small thingws that might not be related to thechange — such as carving out a small project at home and tackling it start to finish, creating or makinyg something from scratch or organizing files and drawers. Managersw can encourage people to focus on the immediate and take pride in evensmallp accomplishments. People also look to re-establish understanding during timesof change.
We feel like we are thrown into a it takes a few minutes to learn to navigatd sloping floorsand floor-to-ceiling By developing a communication plan and engaging people in discussionxs about where the organization is going, managerd can help people understand how the new world will work. People seek support in the mids of uncertaintyand change. Somehow, everything seemds a little better when people feel they are not Those gathered around the water cooler are instinctively lookingfor support. Managerz can channel this need by settinv up small meetings with leaderxs to chat or having teams focus on manageable tasks that move theorganizationb forward.
People also look to re-establish theire purpose during times of They often feel like their old purpose is threatened or mightg become irrelevant when their surroundings arein flux. Those who definee themselves as spouses, parents, siblings, community memberss and job holders do a much better job at maintaining their sense of purpose during uncertainty than those who view themselvesas “qa doctor” or “an accountant” or “a factory Managers can help peopler remember that the changw is not about them — it is not a reflectio of any one person or their Managers can stress that they have a value that is much broadere than just their work, and they can encourage peopl e to focus on what they are good at.
Fear mightt be prevalent during tougheconomic times, but it does not have to be an albatrosw for an organization. Organizations can continue to and even use this time to build a foundation for a stronget organization inthe future. Just realize what people are experiencingv and whatthey need, and then meet peopl e where they are. Kate Nelson is a partner in Changed Guides LLC anda co-author of “Thr Change Management Pocket Guide” and “The Eighft Constants of Change.” Reach her at kate.nelson@changeguidesllc.com.
вторник, 15 ноября 2011 г.
Prohibiting sexual harassment tends to improve the good times of everyone ... - Slate Magazine (blog)
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Slate Magazine (blog) | Prohibiting sexual harassment tends to improve the good times of everyone ... Slate Magazine (blog) KJ, I want to agree with all your points in your rebuttal to Katie Roiphe's piece in the New York Times, and I want to add one more: I dispute the notion that we need to have men saying cruel things to women and using sex as a weap on ... |
суббота, 12 ноября 2011 г.
Legislature eyes crackdown on shady movers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Criminalizing “hostage loads” would help the state Publivc Service Commission, which regulates in-state movingv companies, overcome a staffing shortager that contributed to a critical said Rep. Calvin Hill, a membee of the Budget and Fiscal AffairsOversighg Committee. “You don’t have the ability to enforce the said Hill, R-Canton. “Let’s get this responsibilitty off the PSC and onto locallaw enforcement.
” Deborahn Flannagan (CQ), the commission’s executive told the committee the PSC only has one employeer to keep track of more than 150 companies that are members of the , not to mention the “tw o guys in a truck” who go into the businesxs without proper certification. And when the agency does come acrosw a company engaged in abusive practices like holding truckloadas of household goods hostage forextrsa payment, it is considered a breacyh of a civil contract rather than a A state audit released last summer criticized the PSC for not beingb aggressive enough investigating complaints and failin to sufficiently punish unlicensed movers.
Flannagan said the commissio has stepped up its enforcement including a record fineof $305,000 the PSC imposede in December against an unlicensef mover in DeKalb County. She said the agenc also has signed 16 consent agreementes withillegal movers, while six additional casezs are pending. “Without a good enforcemenr staff, it’s difficult,” she said. Flannagan said the PSC also has launche d a public education campaign with consumer tips on how to spot rogue movers.
Criminalizing “hostage loads” would help the state Publivc Service Commission, which regulates in-state movingv companies, overcome a staffing shortager that contributed to a critical said Rep. Calvin Hill, a membee of the Budget and Fiscal AffairsOversighg Committee. “You don’t have the ability to enforce the said Hill, R-Canton. “Let’s get this responsibilitty off the PSC and onto locallaw enforcement.
” Deborahn Flannagan (CQ), the commission’s executive told the committee the PSC only has one employeer to keep track of more than 150 companies that are members of the , not to mention the “tw o guys in a truck” who go into the businesxs without proper certification. And when the agency does come acrosw a company engaged in abusive practices like holding truckloadas of household goods hostage forextrsa payment, it is considered a breacyh of a civil contract rather than a A state audit released last summer criticized the PSC for not beingb aggressive enough investigating complaints and failin to sufficiently punish unlicensed movers.
Flannagan said the commissio has stepped up its enforcement including a record fineof $305,000 the PSC imposede in December against an unlicensef mover in DeKalb County. She said the agenc also has signed 16 consent agreementes withillegal movers, while six additional casezs are pending. “Without a good enforcemenr staff, it’s difficult,” she said. Flannagan said the PSC also has launche d a public education campaign with consumer tips on how to spot rogue movers.
четверг, 10 ноября 2011 г.
Virgin America to add Orange County flights - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The airline said it will offer five dailty flights to fromSan Francisco. Orange County will be the ninthy destination inVirgin America’s nationalk network, which has established service along the west coasf and between the east and west The move into Orange County comes as Virginj America is preparing a code sharing alliance with Ltd. and , givin the domestic carrier global reach for thefirsf time. Burlingame-based Virgin America said it expecta to have a deal in placs withVirgin Atlantic, which flies over the Atlantic Ocean, by The timing of a deal with Virgij Blue, which plans to fly over the Pacificx Ocean, is in flux.
The Australian-basedc airline is unsure when (NYSE: BA) will delivere planes it wants to use on a new routde between Sydney andLos Angeles. The alliancees envisioned by Virgin America are arelatively low-costr way to make the airline more attractive to U.S. fliersa seeking to travel or to international travellers coming to the United Under codesharing alliances, a passenger can fly on different airlines and both carriers share revenue under a prescribec formula.
The airline said it will offer five dailty flights to fromSan Francisco. Orange County will be the ninthy destination inVirgin America’s nationalk network, which has established service along the west coasf and between the east and west The move into Orange County comes as Virginj America is preparing a code sharing alliance with Ltd. and , givin the domestic carrier global reach for thefirsf time. Burlingame-based Virgin America said it expecta to have a deal in placs withVirgin Atlantic, which flies over the Atlantic Ocean, by The timing of a deal with Virgij Blue, which plans to fly over the Pacificx Ocean, is in flux.
The Australian-basedc airline is unsure when (NYSE: BA) will delivere planes it wants to use on a new routde between Sydney andLos Angeles. The alliancees envisioned by Virgin America are arelatively low-costr way to make the airline more attractive to U.S. fliersa seeking to travel or to international travellers coming to the United Under codesharing alliances, a passenger can fly on different airlines and both carriers share revenue under a prescribec formula.
вторник, 8 ноября 2011 г.
BRIEF: County on Your Corner Lana`i Edition - Maui Now
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Maui Now | BRIEF: County on Your Corner Lana`i Edition Maui Now The next edition of “County on Your Corner†with Mayor Alan Arakawa will take place on the island of Lana`i. The Lana`i event runs from 3 to 5 pm on Tuesday, November 8, at the Lana`i Senior Center. “It is important to connect with people face to face ... |
воскресенье, 6 ноября 2011 г.
пятница, 4 ноября 2011 г.
Bauer Financial issues Q1 credit union ratings - San Francisco Business Times:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate crediyt unions based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loansa and other factors. Bauer's ratinh ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 Of the 10 largest South Florida credit unionsby assets, six maintained a five-staf (superior) rating: IBM Southeast Employees Credi Union and Brightstar Credit Union held on to thei four stars (excellent) in the first quarter. They had been downgraded from five starss in the third Priority One Credit Union in Sunrise fell from to three starzs from four stars in the first quarterfwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 percent of which were nonperforming.
, Soutnh Florida’s second-largest credit union with $738 million in held on to its thre e stars in the first It was downgraded to threestars (adequate) from four stars in the fourtnh quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based credit union countesd 1.74 percent of its assets as First Choice in West Palm Beach also hadthree , the largest in South Florida with $1.62 billion in assets, remained the only credift union in the state rate zero stars by Bauer. The Miramar-based credit uniob counted 8.
6 percent of its assets as It was placed into conservatorship by Florida regulators on April 24 aftetr heavy losses and the ousted its Space Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquirin gEastern Financial.
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate crediyt unions based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loansa and other factors. Bauer's ratinh ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 Of the 10 largest South Florida credit unionsby assets, six maintained a five-staf (superior) rating: IBM Southeast Employees Credi Union and Brightstar Credit Union held on to thei four stars (excellent) in the first quarter. They had been downgraded from five starss in the third Priority One Credit Union in Sunrise fell from to three starzs from four stars in the first quarterfwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 percent of which were nonperforming.
, Soutnh Florida’s second-largest credit union with $738 million in held on to its thre e stars in the first It was downgraded to threestars (adequate) from four stars in the fourtnh quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based credit union countesd 1.74 percent of its assets as First Choice in West Palm Beach also hadthree , the largest in South Florida with $1.62 billion in assets, remained the only credift union in the state rate zero stars by Bauer. The Miramar-based credit uniob counted 8.
6 percent of its assets as It was placed into conservatorship by Florida regulators on April 24 aftetr heavy losses and the ousted its Space Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquirin gEastern Financial.
среда, 2 ноября 2011 г.
Asia ends off lows ahead of emergency EU talks - MarketWatch
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USA Today | Asia ends off lows ahead of emergency EU talks MarketWatch MUMBAI (MarketWatch) -- Asian shares ended off lows on Wednesday, while Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced, ahead of emergency talks among European Union leaders to discuss Greece's c » |
воскресенье, 30 октября 2011 г.
Cable TV tries to catch up with interactive ads - San Francisco Chronicle
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Cable TV tries to catch up with interactive ads San Francisco Chronicle This year, Canoe Ventures, the $150 million effort by Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Cablevision Systems and Bright House Networks, finished building a platform that allows advertisers to include interactive ... |
пятница, 28 октября 2011 г.
National Association of Realtors: Second-home sales fall - Washington Business Journal:
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But, those who are buyin are doing so withcash – with more than four out of 10 investmenr buyers and more than three in 10 vacatiobn home buyers coming to the tabl e with money up front. “We expectee vacation-home sales to fall given the impactg of a declining economy ondiscretionary purchases,” said Lawrencer Yun, NAR chief economist, in a news “A steady share of investment-home sales resulte from buyers taking advantage of deeply discounted prices in many areas, with a smaller portion of new homes in the saled mix.
” The market share of homes purchased for investmenft was 21 percent last year, unchangefd from 2007, while an additional 9 percentr were vacation homes, down from a 12 percenr market share in 2007, according to NAR. And as with the markef for primary residences, second-home prices were also down The median price of a vacationj homewas $150,000 in down 23.1 percent from $195,000 in 2007. The typicaol investment propertycost $108,000 last year, whicjh is 28.
0 percent belowa the 2007 median of $150,000, according to the Realtor The typical vacation-home buyer in 2008 was 46 yearsw old, had a mediabn household income of and purchased a property that was a median of 316 miles from theier primary residence. Investment-home buyers in 2008 had a mediah ageof 47, earned $85,000, and bought a home that was fairly close to their primary residence a median distance of 19 miles. Twenty-sizx percent of vacation homesd were purchased insmall towns, 23 percent in a rural area, 23 percent in resorts, 20 percenty in a suburb and 8 perceng in an urban area or centralp city.
Twenty-eight percent of investment homes were purchase ina suburb, 20 percent in an urban or centralk city area, 23 percent in a rural 22 percent in a small town and 6 percen t in a resort area. Seventy percent of vacatioh homes purchased in 2008 weredetached single-family homes, 18 perceny condos, 5 percent townhouseds or row houses and 7 perceny other. Sixty-four percent of investmen t homes purchased in 2008 weredetache single-family homes, 22 percent condos, 8 percent townhousese or row houses and 6 percent other.
The survey, conducted in includes answersfrom 1,924 usable
But, those who are buyin are doing so withcash – with more than four out of 10 investmenr buyers and more than three in 10 vacatiobn home buyers coming to the tabl e with money up front. “We expectee vacation-home sales to fall given the impactg of a declining economy ondiscretionary purchases,” said Lawrencer Yun, NAR chief economist, in a news “A steady share of investment-home sales resulte from buyers taking advantage of deeply discounted prices in many areas, with a smaller portion of new homes in the saled mix.
” The market share of homes purchased for investmenft was 21 percent last year, unchangefd from 2007, while an additional 9 percentr were vacation homes, down from a 12 percenr market share in 2007, according to NAR. And as with the markef for primary residences, second-home prices were also down The median price of a vacationj homewas $150,000 in down 23.1 percent from $195,000 in 2007. The typicaol investment propertycost $108,000 last year, whicjh is 28.
0 percent belowa the 2007 median of $150,000, according to the Realtor The typical vacation-home buyer in 2008 was 46 yearsw old, had a mediabn household income of and purchased a property that was a median of 316 miles from theier primary residence. Investment-home buyers in 2008 had a mediah ageof 47, earned $85,000, and bought a home that was fairly close to their primary residence a median distance of 19 miles. Twenty-sizx percent of vacation homesd were purchased insmall towns, 23 percent in a rural area, 23 percent in resorts, 20 percenty in a suburb and 8 perceng in an urban area or centralp city.
Twenty-eight percent of investment homes were purchase ina suburb, 20 percent in an urban or centralk city area, 23 percent in a rural 22 percent in a small town and 6 percen t in a resort area. Seventy percent of vacatioh homes purchased in 2008 weredetached single-family homes, 18 perceny condos, 5 percent townhouseds or row houses and 7 perceny other. Sixty-four percent of investmen t homes purchased in 2008 weredetache single-family homes, 22 percent condos, 8 percent townhousese or row houses and 6 percent other.
The survey, conducted in includes answersfrom 1,924 usable
среда, 26 октября 2011 г.
Kenya Planned Somalia Incursion Far in Advance - New York Times
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Reuters | Kenya Planned Somalia Incursion Far in Advance New York Times Despite their close relationship with Kenyan security services, which receive millions of dollars in American aid each year, American officials said they had been caught off guard by the incursion. “The United States did not encourage the Kenyan ... Kenya tells UN Somalia approved its incursion Kenya: Parliament Didn't Approve Incursion Into Somalia |
понедельник, 24 октября 2011 г.
Study finds out-of-pocket health insurance costs on the rise - Houston Business Journal:
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The study, authored by researchers from the and and fundeby , examines trends in employer-sponsores insurance from 2004 to 2007. It founxd rising rates of underinsuranceand unaffordability, particularlgy for poorer and sicker people. In 2007, adult with employer coverage faced an averageeof $729 annually in out-of-pockey costs for medical including deductibles and other forms of cost sharinv such as copayments and coinsurance. That representse a 34 percent increasefrom 2004, when the average out-of-pocket burdemn was $545.
Health plans covered a slightluy smaller percentage of overall expenses in 2007than 2004, but growtuh in overall health spending was the chief culprit behind rising out-of-pocket costs, according to the study. “The years from 2004 throug h 2007 were a period ofeconomic expansion, yet risingf health care costs still eroded the value of employer-sponsored coverage,” said lead author Jon “Historically, employees have been asked to shoulder even more of the cost-sharingb burden during difficult economic timesd such as the United States is now Hence, it is imperative that health care reform includ e constraints on health spending, or else healthn insurance will become unaffordable for low- and middle-incomew Americans, and reform itself will be
The study, authored by researchers from the and and fundeby , examines trends in employer-sponsores insurance from 2004 to 2007. It founxd rising rates of underinsuranceand unaffordability, particularlgy for poorer and sicker people. In 2007, adult with employer coverage faced an averageeof $729 annually in out-of-pockey costs for medical including deductibles and other forms of cost sharinv such as copayments and coinsurance. That representse a 34 percent increasefrom 2004, when the average out-of-pocket burdemn was $545.
Health plans covered a slightluy smaller percentage of overall expenses in 2007than 2004, but growtuh in overall health spending was the chief culprit behind rising out-of-pocket costs, according to the study. “The years from 2004 throug h 2007 were a period ofeconomic expansion, yet risingf health care costs still eroded the value of employer-sponsored coverage,” said lead author Jon “Historically, employees have been asked to shoulder even more of the cost-sharingb burden during difficult economic timesd such as the United States is now Hence, it is imperative that health care reform includ e constraints on health spending, or else healthn insurance will become unaffordable for low- and middle-incomew Americans, and reform itself will be
суббота, 22 октября 2011 г.
Runs aplenty expected in Lone Star State - MLB.com
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Runs aplenty expected in Lone Star State MLB.com ARLINGTON -- The teams will be the same. Everything else is likely to be a lot different. For two days in St. Louis, every significant factor favored pitchers in Games 1-2 of the World Series. ... |
четверг, 20 октября 2011 г.
Former APG business park developer Opus East to liquidate under Ch. 7 - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Unable to refinance millions of dollarxsin debts, the company plans to liquidatee its portfolio of commercial properties throughout the region. It was uncleaf how much Opus East expects to fetcjh forits properties. Parent company , of Minneapolis, made the announcementf in a news release and said another ofits Phoenix, Ariz.-based Opus West, expects to seek Chapter 11 protectio n in July. In its bankruptcy the company listed assets ofbetween $50 millio and $100 million and liabilities of betweenn $100 million and $500 million.
“Declining real estated values and tight credit markets continue to impedw the refinancing of assets and restructuring oflendinhg agreements,” Mark Rauenhort, CEO of Opus said in a statement. In addition to general market conditions, the company cited $35 million in unpaidc wages from the federal for a project it was developing in Collegde Park forthe , company spokeswoman Winston Hewettr said in a telephone The company had ceased building speculative officew buildings more than a year ago, and it trimmedd its workforce from about 100 employees last year to aboutt 16 employees as of June 15. The company did not includd all of its subsidiaries inthe filing.
It for example, Maryland Enterprise LLC, which was developing the propertytfor NOAA, and Nursery Corner LLC, which built a 160,000-square-foot office building in Linthicum Heights for defensew contractor Opus East has developed more than 13.3 millionj square feet of spacde since 1994. Opus West has developede more than 52.7 million square feet since 1979. Thesee bankruptcies come on the heels of the April 22 bankruptchy of OpusSouth Corp., an Opus affiliate baserd in Atlanta. Opus has said it planxs to wind down its operations in that part of the countr yas well. Opus has said it plansz to continue to run its remainingoperatinbg companies, Opus North Corp.
, based in Chicago, and Opus based in Minnetonka. Those units are activelhy pursuing projects. They also have been less affectec bythe recession, due to their mix of project healthy balance sheets and stronger markets, according to press release. Opus said its development activity has fallen tojust 4.8 million square feet in 2009, down from 34 million squar e feet in 2007 and 35 million squard feet in 2008.
Unable to refinance millions of dollarxsin debts, the company plans to liquidatee its portfolio of commercial properties throughout the region. It was uncleaf how much Opus East expects to fetcjh forits properties. Parent company , of Minneapolis, made the announcementf in a news release and said another ofits Phoenix, Ariz.-based Opus West, expects to seek Chapter 11 protectio n in July. In its bankruptcy the company listed assets ofbetween $50 millio and $100 million and liabilities of betweenn $100 million and $500 million.
“Declining real estated values and tight credit markets continue to impedw the refinancing of assets and restructuring oflendinhg agreements,” Mark Rauenhort, CEO of Opus said in a statement. In addition to general market conditions, the company cited $35 million in unpaidc wages from the federal for a project it was developing in Collegde Park forthe , company spokeswoman Winston Hewettr said in a telephone The company had ceased building speculative officew buildings more than a year ago, and it trimmedd its workforce from about 100 employees last year to aboutt 16 employees as of June 15. The company did not includd all of its subsidiaries inthe filing.
It for example, Maryland Enterprise LLC, which was developing the propertytfor NOAA, and Nursery Corner LLC, which built a 160,000-square-foot office building in Linthicum Heights for defensew contractor Opus East has developed more than 13.3 millionj square feet of spacde since 1994. Opus West has developede more than 52.7 million square feet since 1979. Thesee bankruptcies come on the heels of the April 22 bankruptchy of OpusSouth Corp., an Opus affiliate baserd in Atlanta. Opus has said it planxs to wind down its operations in that part of the countr yas well. Opus has said it plansz to continue to run its remainingoperatinbg companies, Opus North Corp.
, based in Chicago, and Opus based in Minnetonka. Those units are activelhy pursuing projects. They also have been less affectec bythe recession, due to their mix of project healthy balance sheets and stronger markets, according to press release. Opus said its development activity has fallen tojust 4.8 million square feet in 2009, down from 34 million squar e feet in 2007 and 35 million squard feet in 2008.
понедельник, 17 октября 2011 г.
Ameren Illinois Utilities Responding to New Round of Severe Weather
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June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ameren Illinoie Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) personnel are respondiny to a new rounr of storms that began moving across Illinois late this leaving morethan 36,000 customers in the dark at 8:00 p.m. Befores this afternoon's storms hit, AIU personneo had reduced the number of outage fromFriday morning's storm to less than 7,000 customers from a peak of As nightfall approached, Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel were assessing the which includes numerous broken utility polex and downed wires. In addition, tree limbs have fallen into powerf lines, causing additional outages.
The AIU Emergency Operations Centerf (EOC) is directing the storm restoration efforts, which include repairing damage caused byThursdat morning's storm. The hardest hit countieas include Adams, Champaign, Fulton, Henderson, Macon, McDonough, Peoria, Shelbgy and Vermilion AIU urges all residents to exercissextreme caution. "Our first and foremost concernh is the safety of our customereand coworkers," said , Ameren Illinois Utilities vice president of Regional Operations. "It is imperative that peopls stay away from downed powee lines and to always call usor '911' if you see downed lines. Stay away from brush, shrub and fallen trees that may hidedowned lines," Prebip said.
To report downes power lines orother problems, customers should call the Amere Illinois Utilities: 1-888-672-5252 (AmerenCILCO), 1-888-789-24776 (AmerenCIPS) and 1-800-755-7000 (AmerenIP). "For safety'z sake, we urge customers to checok on neighbors, relatives and friends who are still without power, especially the elderlgy and those with medical conditions. This is especially importanf with high temperatures expected to reach into the 90s on Prebil said." Residents also are remindeds that safety must be the firsgt priority when using portable generators. Never operate a portables generator indoors.
Before using a portable first open the main breake or remove the main fuses before connecting the generator to yourelectrical system. Current informatio on the electrical service restoration effort as well as safety advicew and weather reports is availabl eat . The Ameren Illinois Utilitiew (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) have been providinfg safe, reliable energy delivery service for more thana century. The Amereb Illinois Utilities deliver energyto 1.2 million electric and 840,000 natural gas customersa in more than 1,200 communities within a 43,700-square-mile service territory. Check on the elderly.
If you know an elderl person in your neighborhood that is without check onthat person's Watch out for downed If you see a fallen or sagginy wire, assume that it is still energizedd and dangerous. Electric powerf lines can carry power even aftere being knocked to the Stay away and warn others to do the Pullsome plugs. Turn off or disconnecrt the refrigerator, freezer, television, air conditioner and othef major appliances that would go on automatically when the powefris restored. This precaution will avoid overloading a circui t when power comes backon - and the chance of a second interruption. After powe r is restored, turn them on one at a time.
Flip a Turn one or two light switchew on so you will know when your servicdeis restored. There are also some steps you can take duriny and after a storm to ensure the safety of your homeand pets. Keep your food cold. Resist the urge to peek in on the refrigeratofand freezer. Food will stay cold or frozeb longer if the appliancestays closed. -- Use cautiomn with your food. Check with your local healthb department and rememberthe rule, "Whebn in doubt, throw it out!
" The University of Illinoiw Extension Service says these foodsz should be discarded after four hours withoug power: -- Raw or cooked meat, poultry and seafooe -- Milk, cream, yogurt and soft cheeses -- Cooked pasta and pastaw salads -- Custard, chiffon and cheese pies -- Fresh eggs and egg substitutezs -- Meat-topped pizza and lunch meats -- Casseroles, soups and stewas -- Mayonnaise and tartar sauce -- Cookie doughg o Butter and margarine o Freshy fruits and vegetables o Opened jars of salad jelly, relish, taco sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup and olives o Hard and processexd cheeses
June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ameren Illinoie Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) personnel are respondiny to a new rounr of storms that began moving across Illinois late this leaving morethan 36,000 customers in the dark at 8:00 p.m. Befores this afternoon's storms hit, AIU personneo had reduced the number of outage fromFriday morning's storm to less than 7,000 customers from a peak of As nightfall approached, Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel were assessing the which includes numerous broken utility polex and downed wires. In addition, tree limbs have fallen into powerf lines, causing additional outages.
The AIU Emergency Operations Centerf (EOC) is directing the storm restoration efforts, which include repairing damage caused byThursdat morning's storm. The hardest hit countieas include Adams, Champaign, Fulton, Henderson, Macon, McDonough, Peoria, Shelbgy and Vermilion AIU urges all residents to exercissextreme caution. "Our first and foremost concernh is the safety of our customereand coworkers," said , Ameren Illinois Utilities vice president of Regional Operations. "It is imperative that peopls stay away from downed powee lines and to always call usor '911' if you see downed lines. Stay away from brush, shrub and fallen trees that may hidedowned lines," Prebip said.
To report downes power lines orother problems, customers should call the Amere Illinois Utilities: 1-888-672-5252 (AmerenCILCO), 1-888-789-24776 (AmerenCIPS) and 1-800-755-7000 (AmerenIP). "For safety'z sake, we urge customers to checok on neighbors, relatives and friends who are still without power, especially the elderlgy and those with medical conditions. This is especially importanf with high temperatures expected to reach into the 90s on Prebil said." Residents also are remindeds that safety must be the firsgt priority when using portable generators. Never operate a portables generator indoors.
Before using a portable first open the main breake or remove the main fuses before connecting the generator to yourelectrical system. Current informatio on the electrical service restoration effort as well as safety advicew and weather reports is availabl eat . The Ameren Illinois Utilitiew (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) have been providinfg safe, reliable energy delivery service for more thana century. The Amereb Illinois Utilities deliver energyto 1.2 million electric and 840,000 natural gas customersa in more than 1,200 communities within a 43,700-square-mile service territory. Check on the elderly.
If you know an elderl person in your neighborhood that is without check onthat person's Watch out for downed If you see a fallen or sagginy wire, assume that it is still energizedd and dangerous. Electric powerf lines can carry power even aftere being knocked to the Stay away and warn others to do the Pullsome plugs. Turn off or disconnecrt the refrigerator, freezer, television, air conditioner and othef major appliances that would go on automatically when the powefris restored. This precaution will avoid overloading a circui t when power comes backon - and the chance of a second interruption. After powe r is restored, turn them on one at a time.
Flip a Turn one or two light switchew on so you will know when your servicdeis restored. There are also some steps you can take duriny and after a storm to ensure the safety of your homeand pets. Keep your food cold. Resist the urge to peek in on the refrigeratofand freezer. Food will stay cold or frozeb longer if the appliancestays closed. -- Use cautiomn with your food. Check with your local healthb department and rememberthe rule, "Whebn in doubt, throw it out!
" The University of Illinoiw Extension Service says these foodsz should be discarded after four hours withoug power: -- Raw or cooked meat, poultry and seafooe -- Milk, cream, yogurt and soft cheeses -- Cooked pasta and pastaw salads -- Custard, chiffon and cheese pies -- Fresh eggs and egg substitutezs -- Meat-topped pizza and lunch meats -- Casseroles, soups and stewas -- Mayonnaise and tartar sauce -- Cookie doughg o Butter and margarine o Freshy fruits and vegetables o Opened jars of salad jelly, relish, taco sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup and olives o Hard and processexd cheeses
суббота, 15 октября 2011 г.
Missouri approves KCP&L rate increase - Business First of Buffalo:
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million that KCP&L had PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoa said that the PSC staff estimatedf the increase will raise a typicalresidential customer’sa bill about $12.82 a A typical customer is considerex to be one that uses 700 kilowatt hours of electricitg a month in winter and 1,200 kWh a montb in the summer, Ochoa said. “Our customers depends on us to provide affordable andreliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesset said in a written statement responding to the PSC approval. “Thisd rate increase will help us pay for environmenta investments we have already made to several ofour coal-fire d power plants.
The installation of such pollution-control equipmentf will improve air quality for our regiob and allow us to meet future federa lenvironmental mandates. We recognize that this is a challenging time to ask customer s to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’t make this decisionn lightly.” Kansas City-based (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreement in principle with the PSC to settl e its pending Missouri rate case. Greatg Plains Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansaz City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
million that KCP&L had PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoa said that the PSC staff estimatedf the increase will raise a typicalresidential customer’sa bill about $12.82 a A typical customer is considerex to be one that uses 700 kilowatt hours of electricitg a month in winter and 1,200 kWh a montb in the summer, Ochoa said. “Our customers depends on us to provide affordable andreliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesset said in a written statement responding to the PSC approval. “Thisd rate increase will help us pay for environmenta investments we have already made to several ofour coal-fire d power plants.
The installation of such pollution-control equipmentf will improve air quality for our regiob and allow us to meet future federa lenvironmental mandates. We recognize that this is a challenging time to ask customer s to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’t make this decisionn lightly.” Kansas City-based (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreement in principle with the PSC to settl e its pending Missouri rate case. Greatg Plains Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansaz City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
четверг, 13 октября 2011 г.
Ernst & Young 2009 Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year winners celebrated - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Award recipients were announced at a gala evenrt Thursday night at theat ChampionsGate. An independent judginfg panel ofregional business, academivc and community leaders made the selections, a release West Central Florida winners were named in four They included: • Health services: Stephen F. founder and vice presidenyt of operations, Doctor’s Walk-In Clinidc in Tampa • Marketing, media and entertainment: Tony Little, CEO and founder, in St. Petersburgf • Services: Scott Riley, CEO, • Technology: Tony DiBenedetto, CEO, Tribridgre in Tampa The Entrepreneutr Of The Year award recognizes efforts in business excellenc e andcommunity improvement.
There were five othet honorees. They included a lifetime achievement award forMichaek J. Ward, chairman, president and CEO, (NYSE: CSX) in Jacksonvill and Michael Murdoch, president and CEO of of Gulf Breeze inthe "emerging" category. Menderesw Akdag, president and CEO of in Pompano Beach won inthe "retaipl & consumer services" category. In all, there were nine Regional award recipients will be consideredd for theErnst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 nationaol awards. Winners in numerous national categories, as well as the overal national winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala inPalm Calif., on Nov. 14, 2009.
It is the 23rd anniversary of the which has expanded to recognize busineszs leaders in more than 135 citiew in50 countries. Awards are given to entrepreneurs “wh demonstrate extraordinary success in the areasof innovation, financial performancer and personal commitment to their businesses and a release said. Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are sponsorec nationally by theand . In Florida, sponsors includwe Bowne, RFB Communications Group and SmartBusiness Network.
Award recipients were announced at a gala evenrt Thursday night at theat ChampionsGate. An independent judginfg panel ofregional business, academivc and community leaders made the selections, a release West Central Florida winners were named in four They included: • Health services: Stephen F. founder and vice presidenyt of operations, Doctor’s Walk-In Clinidc in Tampa • Marketing, media and entertainment: Tony Little, CEO and founder, in St. Petersburgf • Services: Scott Riley, CEO, • Technology: Tony DiBenedetto, CEO, Tribridgre in Tampa The Entrepreneutr Of The Year award recognizes efforts in business excellenc e andcommunity improvement.
There were five othet honorees. They included a lifetime achievement award forMichaek J. Ward, chairman, president and CEO, (NYSE: CSX) in Jacksonvill and Michael Murdoch, president and CEO of of Gulf Breeze inthe "emerging" category. Menderesw Akdag, president and CEO of in Pompano Beach won inthe "retaipl & consumer services" category. In all, there were nine Regional award recipients will be consideredd for theErnst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 nationaol awards. Winners in numerous national categories, as well as the overal national winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala inPalm Calif., on Nov. 14, 2009.
It is the 23rd anniversary of the which has expanded to recognize busineszs leaders in more than 135 citiew in50 countries. Awards are given to entrepreneurs “wh demonstrate extraordinary success in the areasof innovation, financial performancer and personal commitment to their businesses and a release said. Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are sponsorec nationally by theand . In Florida, sponsors includwe Bowne, RFB Communications Group and SmartBusiness Network.
вторник, 11 октября 2011 г.
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Selects Identity Theft 911 to Offer Security ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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воскресенье, 9 октября 2011 г.
Riley, delegation head overseas for economic development trip - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The group will travel to France, Singapore and Australia in order to encourage trade relations and attracft new jobs to according to a press The delegation will travek to France to attend the Paris Air Show and meet with businesds leaders in the aviation and aerospace Duringthe airshow, Riley will meet with executivesd from 11 businesses, whiled the state delegation will meet with 80 additionao companies, the release In addition, Riley will attend a Northrop Grumman/EADS briefing, whicj will address the potential construction of the KC-45 refueling tanker in Mobile. The projec t is pending, as Northrop Grumman vies to win agovernmeng contract.
Then, the group will spend one day in Singapore meetinhg with aviation and aerospace compangy executives before travelingto Australia. Australiaa is the state’s 15th-largest export In 2008, Alabama companies exported $205 millioh worth of products Whilevisiting Australia, Rileu will visit Austal headquarters. The companh operates a facility in Mobilwe that is building Navycombat ships.
The group will travel to France, Singapore and Australia in order to encourage trade relations and attracft new jobs to according to a press The delegation will travek to France to attend the Paris Air Show and meet with businesds leaders in the aviation and aerospace Duringthe airshow, Riley will meet with executivesd from 11 businesses, whiled the state delegation will meet with 80 additionao companies, the release In addition, Riley will attend a Northrop Grumman/EADS briefing, whicj will address the potential construction of the KC-45 refueling tanker in Mobile. The projec t is pending, as Northrop Grumman vies to win agovernmeng contract.
Then, the group will spend one day in Singapore meetinhg with aviation and aerospace compangy executives before travelingto Australia. Australiaa is the state’s 15th-largest export In 2008, Alabama companies exported $205 millioh worth of products Whilevisiting Australia, Rileu will visit Austal headquarters. The companh operates a facility in Mobilwe that is building Navycombat ships.
пятница, 7 октября 2011 г.
Local tourism industry weathers swine flu alert - Orlando Business Journal:
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Concern that the flu strain, knowm as H1N1, would explode in a global pandemicf is easing as only a smallo number of caseshave appeared. By Tuesday, only one was confirmecd in Orange County, a major destinationj for travelers from aroundthe “None of our membere have said anything to us about travel said Danielle Courtenay, marketing vice president for the . “At the themde parks, it’s business as Of course, everyone is urging theirr customers totake precautions.
” One meeting was canceled at the Renaissancw Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel marketing and sales director Gary Dybul wouldn’gt identify the group or its size, but said it was a companh gathering scheduled for earl y this week and would have producec about $150,000 in revenue. “Thde group said it was undetr a corporatetravel ban.” But other hotels saw no effect on individua or group business. “We had no cancellations,” said Ron McAnaugh, managee of the Marriott Orlando World Center a large convention hotelnear .
This about 5,000 people attended the Wireless EnterpriserSymposium 2009, a conference sponsored by “We saw one persobn who arrived with a surgical mask on, but that was the only sign of McAnaugh said. “When we heard about the we wentin full-preparation mode. We had supplieas left over from the last birdflu threat. But we didn’tg have to exercise any of our Though some cruise ship linesd bypassed Mexican ports of call after the outbreak was firsrt detected nearMexico City, the travep industry reported few glitches. Jeff president of Sanlando Travelin Longwood, said his agency had no cancellationse related to swine flu.
“We regularly book travelk to Mexico, but we only had one question from a customer who was returning the west coast of Mexicowho didn’yt want to return through Mexico City.” Brandonm Fehnel, a tourist who flew here from said he and his wife didn’ t let the swine flu ruin theidr nine-day vacation in Orlando. “We were here througg the worstof it.” Orlando-based AirTran airlines said it had an initia decrease in bookings after the outbreak in Mexico was first “Things are leveling off now,” said AirTran spokeswomanm Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas. “We’ve seen some but we can’t attribute it all to the flu.
The economy has to be part of AirTran fliesto Cancun, from Atlanta and Baltimore. It reduced the weekly Atlanta flights from sevej to six and reduced flights from Baltimore from nineto eight. In addition, it’e offering passengers with reservationws for travel to Mexico the righ t to change plans without the regularr charge through the end ofthe month.
Concern that the flu strain, knowm as H1N1, would explode in a global pandemicf is easing as only a smallo number of caseshave appeared. By Tuesday, only one was confirmecd in Orange County, a major destinationj for travelers from aroundthe “None of our membere have said anything to us about travel said Danielle Courtenay, marketing vice president for the . “At the themde parks, it’s business as Of course, everyone is urging theirr customers totake precautions.
” One meeting was canceled at the Renaissancw Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel marketing and sales director Gary Dybul wouldn’gt identify the group or its size, but said it was a companh gathering scheduled for earl y this week and would have producec about $150,000 in revenue. “Thde group said it was undetr a corporatetravel ban.” But other hotels saw no effect on individua or group business. “We had no cancellations,” said Ron McAnaugh, managee of the Marriott Orlando World Center a large convention hotelnear .
This about 5,000 people attended the Wireless EnterpriserSymposium 2009, a conference sponsored by “We saw one persobn who arrived with a surgical mask on, but that was the only sign of McAnaugh said. “When we heard about the we wentin full-preparation mode. We had supplieas left over from the last birdflu threat. But we didn’tg have to exercise any of our Though some cruise ship linesd bypassed Mexican ports of call after the outbreak was firsrt detected nearMexico City, the travep industry reported few glitches. Jeff president of Sanlando Travelin Longwood, said his agency had no cancellationse related to swine flu.
“We regularly book travelk to Mexico, but we only had one question from a customer who was returning the west coast of Mexicowho didn’yt want to return through Mexico City.” Brandonm Fehnel, a tourist who flew here from said he and his wife didn’ t let the swine flu ruin theidr nine-day vacation in Orlando. “We were here througg the worstof it.” Orlando-based AirTran airlines said it had an initia decrease in bookings after the outbreak in Mexico was first “Things are leveling off now,” said AirTran spokeswomanm Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas. “We’ve seen some but we can’t attribute it all to the flu.
The economy has to be part of AirTran fliesto Cancun, from Atlanta and Baltimore. It reduced the weekly Atlanta flights from sevej to six and reduced flights from Baltimore from nineto eight. In addition, it’e offering passengers with reservationws for travel to Mexico the righ t to change plans without the regularr charge through the end ofthe month.
среда, 5 октября 2011 г.
Grand Circle Corp. to underwrite $100,000 CEO Social Leadership Award - Boston Business Journal:
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The award, established to support, inspird and recognize business leaders in Greatetr Boston for their commitmengt tocorporate citizenship, philanthropty and community service, comes at a time when sociao leadership is needed in the city as a whole and when a company's social report is becominb more important in attracting and retaining talent. Grandx Circle Corp. owners Alan and Harriet Lewis havecommittef $500,000 over five years to be given in $100,00p0 increments, annually, to the recipienr of the award. The money is to be used by the honore e to give to a charity or cause to help makea difference.
"jI think what makes this award so remarkabl e is not justthe size, but it's really promotingf CEO leadership and, in Boston, much-neededf CEO leadership on social issues," said Bradleu K. Googins, executive director of Bosto College Center forCorporate Citizenship. "We'r e at a time now where businessez are the key institutionzsin society, especially in taking more of a role in addressinfg difficult social issues that impact our societuy as well as them." Googins said many issueds facing Greater Boston, whether they be educational or sustainabilit y in the environment, need to be resolved through collaboration -- not competitiomn -- within the business community.
Googins addes that in the war for talent, a company's social report has become thetrumpo card. The CEO Leadership Award will be granted to a CEO or ownet of a company who demonstratescertainb criteria. Eligible candidates need to be CEO or ownedr of a privately held company based in Greater Bosto n with annual revenuesunder $1 billion. The criteria will look at the candidate'd commitment to a corporate philosophy and strategies for carryinggthat out, which would include a written mission statement about that philosophyt that is shared with employees.
The candidate needa to exhibit consistent involvement with seniod leadership and inthe company's social initiatives, including actively promoting philanthropy and employee volunteerism. the company must show an impact in the form of measurablew results due tothat company's efforts. The applicatiohn for the award can be foundat . The Lewisez will present the first awarc at the BostonBusiness Journals' seconcd annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit, Sept. 6, 2007. This is the fifty award establishedby , a leadert in philanthropy. The foundation has pledgede ordonated $30 million since its foundinb in 1992.
The summit, presented by the Journak in partnershipwith , and , bringxs together the region's business executives and civif leaders to discuss the importance of corporate philanthrop y and community involvement as part of the city'w culture.
The award, established to support, inspird and recognize business leaders in Greatetr Boston for their commitmengt tocorporate citizenship, philanthropty and community service, comes at a time when sociao leadership is needed in the city as a whole and when a company's social report is becominb more important in attracting and retaining talent. Grandx Circle Corp. owners Alan and Harriet Lewis havecommittef $500,000 over five years to be given in $100,00p0 increments, annually, to the recipienr of the award. The money is to be used by the honore e to give to a charity or cause to help makea difference.
"jI think what makes this award so remarkabl e is not justthe size, but it's really promotingf CEO leadership and, in Boston, much-neededf CEO leadership on social issues," said Bradleu K. Googins, executive director of Bosto College Center forCorporate Citizenship. "We'r e at a time now where businessez are the key institutionzsin society, especially in taking more of a role in addressinfg difficult social issues that impact our societuy as well as them." Googins said many issueds facing Greater Boston, whether they be educational or sustainabilit y in the environment, need to be resolved through collaboration -- not competitiomn -- within the business community.
Googins addes that in the war for talent, a company's social report has become thetrumpo card. The CEO Leadership Award will be granted to a CEO or ownet of a company who demonstratescertainb criteria. Eligible candidates need to be CEO or ownedr of a privately held company based in Greater Bosto n with annual revenuesunder $1 billion. The criteria will look at the candidate'd commitment to a corporate philosophy and strategies for carryinggthat out, which would include a written mission statement about that philosophyt that is shared with employees.
The candidate needa to exhibit consistent involvement with seniod leadership and inthe company's social initiatives, including actively promoting philanthropy and employee volunteerism. the company must show an impact in the form of measurablew results due tothat company's efforts. The applicatiohn for the award can be foundat . The Lewisez will present the first awarc at the BostonBusiness Journals' seconcd annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit, Sept. 6, 2007. This is the fifty award establishedby , a leadert in philanthropy. The foundation has pledgede ordonated $30 million since its foundinb in 1992.
The summit, presented by the Journak in partnershipwith , and , bringxs together the region's business executives and civif leaders to discuss the importance of corporate philanthrop y and community involvement as part of the city'w culture.
воскресенье, 2 октября 2011 г.
Verizon sponsoring event on sexting - Boston Business Journal:
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The practice of “sexting” will be amonhg the issues talked about at the June 1 event to be held at the Greaterr New BedfordTechnical School. Hosted by Bristol Countyu SheriffThomas Hodgson, the seminar will be one of many eventsx the New York-based telecommunications company (NYSE: VZ) will sponsor with Internet safety nonprofit i-SAFE Inc. as a part of Cyber Safetyy Week. “We’re exploring what it meanss to have a civil society in anonlins world,” said Donna Cupelo, Verizon New England region president. “That’z why we believe the first priority for providerse is the personal safetyof consumers.
Therefore, Verizon provides the best networjk tools available to ensure security and to informnpeople — especially parents — how to make safer choices to protect their families’ privacy, guard against cybercrimre and fight abuse.”
The practice of “sexting” will be amonhg the issues talked about at the June 1 event to be held at the Greaterr New BedfordTechnical School. Hosted by Bristol Countyu SheriffThomas Hodgson, the seminar will be one of many eventsx the New York-based telecommunications company (NYSE: VZ) will sponsor with Internet safety nonprofit i-SAFE Inc. as a part of Cyber Safetyy Week. “We’re exploring what it meanss to have a civil society in anonlins world,” said Donna Cupelo, Verizon New England region president. “That’z why we believe the first priority for providerse is the personal safetyof consumers.
Therefore, Verizon provides the best networjk tools available to ensure security and to informnpeople — especially parents — how to make safer choices to protect their families’ privacy, guard against cybercrimre and fight abuse.”
пятница, 30 сентября 2011 г.
Bills differ on SBIR awards to VC-owned firms - Washington Business Journal: Washington Bureau
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Through the SBIR program, 11 federal agencies set asidee atleast 2.5 percent of their outside researchy and development budgets for small More than $24 billion has been awarded to more than 100,0090 projects since the program began in 1982. In an administrative law judge rulexthat VC-controlled firms did not qualify as small knocking them out of consideratiomn for SBIR awards. VC-owned firms, particularly in the biotechnology have been pushing Congress to restore their ability to competew for SBIR awardsever since.
In response, the Housr Small Business Committee is considering legislatiohn that would make small companies owned by venture capital firms eligibls for SBIR awards as long as no singler VC firm has a majority stakre inthe company. VC firms controlled by large businesses couldn't own more than 20 percenyt of SBIR-eligible companies under the House bill. "Openingt up the SBIR program is exactly the kind of legislatiohn Congress should be passing to help smalkl businessescreate new, good-paying jobs," said bill sponsor Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. "Investing in our smal innovators is critical toour future.
" The Senate Smalpl Business and Entrepreneurship Committee's bill would open only a limited number of SBIR awards to VC-owned companies. Its legislationn would allow the National Institutes of Healt h to award up to 18 percenf of its SBIR awards to smallcompanies majority-owner by VC firms. Other agencies could award up to 8 percenyt of their SBIR dollars tosuch companies. "Thizs bill strikes a fair compromise on the issue of eligibility allowing some new firms to participatde while not changing the nature of thesresuccessful programs," said committee Chair Sen. Mary D-La.
"We must make sure these remainn programs for truly small Some small business group s opposemaking VC-owned firms eligible for SBIR awards, contendinf they aren't small businesses any more if they sell a majorityt stake to larger entities. They fear VC-controlledd firms would crowd out other small businesses for the limited amounyt of research dollars available through the SBIR The Senate committee approved a similar compromiselast year, but it never made it to the floo r for a vote. The SBIR prograjm is scheduled to expireJuly 31.
If the House and Senatee can't resolve their differences on the VC the program likely will be extended temporarily with its existinb rulesin place. The Senate bill would reauthorize the program for 14 year and would gradually increasethe SBIR's share of outsidre research contracts to 3.5 percent by 2020. Size limitws for SBIR awards would be increasedfrom $100,00p0 to $150,000 in phase one and from $750,000 to $1 million in phase two. The House bill calls for large increases in SBIRaward limits: up to $250,00p0 in phase one and up to $2 million in phasw two.
For more information on the SBIR program, see
Through the SBIR program, 11 federal agencies set asidee atleast 2.5 percent of their outside researchy and development budgets for small More than $24 billion has been awarded to more than 100,0090 projects since the program began in 1982. In an administrative law judge rulexthat VC-controlled firms did not qualify as small knocking them out of consideratiomn for SBIR awards. VC-owned firms, particularly in the biotechnology have been pushing Congress to restore their ability to competew for SBIR awardsever since.
In response, the Housr Small Business Committee is considering legislatiohn that would make small companies owned by venture capital firms eligibls for SBIR awards as long as no singler VC firm has a majority stakre inthe company. VC firms controlled by large businesses couldn't own more than 20 percenyt of SBIR-eligible companies under the House bill. "Openingt up the SBIR program is exactly the kind of legislatiohn Congress should be passing to help smalkl businessescreate new, good-paying jobs," said bill sponsor Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. "Investing in our smal innovators is critical toour future.
" The Senate Smalpl Business and Entrepreneurship Committee's bill would open only a limited number of SBIR awards to VC-owned companies. Its legislationn would allow the National Institutes of Healt h to award up to 18 percenf of its SBIR awards to smallcompanies majority-owner by VC firms. Other agencies could award up to 8 percenyt of their SBIR dollars tosuch companies. "Thizs bill strikes a fair compromise on the issue of eligibility allowing some new firms to participatde while not changing the nature of thesresuccessful programs," said committee Chair Sen. Mary D-La.
"We must make sure these remainn programs for truly small Some small business group s opposemaking VC-owned firms eligible for SBIR awards, contendinf they aren't small businesses any more if they sell a majorityt stake to larger entities. They fear VC-controlledd firms would crowd out other small businesses for the limited amounyt of research dollars available through the SBIR The Senate committee approved a similar compromiselast year, but it never made it to the floo r for a vote. The SBIR prograjm is scheduled to expireJuly 31.
If the House and Senatee can't resolve their differences on the VC the program likely will be extended temporarily with its existinb rulesin place. The Senate bill would reauthorize the program for 14 year and would gradually increasethe SBIR's share of outsidre research contracts to 3.5 percent by 2020. Size limitws for SBIR awards would be increasedfrom $100,00p0 to $150,000 in phase one and from $750,000 to $1 million in phase two. The House bill calls for large increases in SBIRaward limits: up to $250,00p0 in phase one and up to $2 million in phasw two.
For more information on the SBIR program, see
среда, 28 сентября 2011 г.
Iron City moving production to Latrobe - Triangle Business Journal:
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“This brewery is old and has a lot ofinfrastructurs problems,” said Hickman, detailing the facility’w outdated electrical systems and infrastructure as well as the balky canning line that led the company to move production of its canned beersz to High Falls Brewing in Rochester, N.Y. in “That’s not sustainable in today’s environment.” Threse years ago, after the company, then knownh as , filed for Chapter 11 bankruptc protection, it pledged to the bankruptcy cour toinvest $4.5 million to upgrade the Lawrencevillwe facility.
Iron City Brewing took over ownership ofthe 148-year-oldd brewery in June 2007, buying the companty and its assets out of bankruptcy court. Hickmanb said various experts consulting abouytthe brewery's future viability estimated it wouldr cost $12 million to $15 million to retrofit the entirw plant. Iron City insteaf reached an agreementwith LaCrosse, Wis.-based City Brewing Co., ownerr of the Latrobe plant, to leaser a portion of the facilithy and make Iron City and its other beers at Latrobwe starting in July. Hickman characterized Iron City as an ancho product for theLatrobe plant, which has been shutteredx for months.
At least 171,000 barrels of beer will be made annuallhy atthe newer, more modernizedc brewery, which has a capacity of more than 1 millionh barrels each year. George Parke, CEO of City described Iron City as a great American Beer and said he was honored to have the beer made at Whilehe didn’t divulge details, he added that he expectsa to add other contract-brewing accounts at the facilitty that will help the plan to reach 40 percent a level at which he said the facilityh could be profitable. Eric Shepherd, an editor with Beer Marketerzs Insights, an industry trade publication, said that attractintg contract brewing accounts isvery competitive.
Ken owner of Vecenie Distributing Companyin Millvale, which is a master distributorf of Iron City beer on the city’s North Side and in the northerm suburbs, waited to know more but was hopefulo the move will allow the brand to survive. State senato Jim Ferlo, whose Lawrenceville officew is a few blocks from the IronCity brewery, describeds the decision to move production out of the plantt as very disappointing, given the significant public investments that have been made in the brewer y over the years. “You would think that it woulrd be a moral imperative for them to retoooland recapitalize” in the Pittsburgh he said.
“I think they will lose a lot of theirtbrand loyalty.” Cris Hoel, a local lawyer who has long workeds in the local brewing business and representsw Iron City distributors, said his clientsz pleaded with the brewer not to move the productio n to Latrobe out of fear for the brand. Hickman emphasized that Iron City Brewing will maintain its administration, sales staff and warehousing out of the Lawrencevillde plant and noted that Iron City beer will remain a regionaol brand made in Western Pennsylvania, if not in the city, trading in its city production roots for a more efficient plant.
He said the company is exploringt possibilities to redevelop the historically registered Iron City a massive plant that sits at a hilluy elbow of land onLiberty Avenue. He also said the company will honor all commitments as it makes the Accordingto Hickman, that includes a county loan, which the breweryt owes $120,000 of a total A state grant formally proposed neve came through, he added. Iron City also received a $24,00p grant from the city, according to Hickman.
“This brewery is old and has a lot ofinfrastructurs problems,” said Hickman, detailing the facility’w outdated electrical systems and infrastructure as well as the balky canning line that led the company to move production of its canned beersz to High Falls Brewing in Rochester, N.Y. in “That’s not sustainable in today’s environment.” Threse years ago, after the company, then knownh as , filed for Chapter 11 bankruptc protection, it pledged to the bankruptcy cour toinvest $4.5 million to upgrade the Lawrencevillwe facility.
Iron City Brewing took over ownership ofthe 148-year-oldd brewery in June 2007, buying the companty and its assets out of bankruptcy court. Hickmanb said various experts consulting abouytthe brewery's future viability estimated it wouldr cost $12 million to $15 million to retrofit the entirw plant. Iron City insteaf reached an agreementwith LaCrosse, Wis.-based City Brewing Co., ownerr of the Latrobe plant, to leaser a portion of the facilithy and make Iron City and its other beers at Latrobwe starting in July. Hickman characterized Iron City as an ancho product for theLatrobe plant, which has been shutteredx for months.
At least 171,000 barrels of beer will be made annuallhy atthe newer, more modernizedc brewery, which has a capacity of more than 1 millionh barrels each year. George Parke, CEO of City described Iron City as a great American Beer and said he was honored to have the beer made at Whilehe didn’t divulge details, he added that he expectsa to add other contract-brewing accounts at the facilitty that will help the plan to reach 40 percent a level at which he said the facilityh could be profitable. Eric Shepherd, an editor with Beer Marketerzs Insights, an industry trade publication, said that attractintg contract brewing accounts isvery competitive.
Ken owner of Vecenie Distributing Companyin Millvale, which is a master distributorf of Iron City beer on the city’s North Side and in the northerm suburbs, waited to know more but was hopefulo the move will allow the brand to survive. State senato Jim Ferlo, whose Lawrenceville officew is a few blocks from the IronCity brewery, describeds the decision to move production out of the plantt as very disappointing, given the significant public investments that have been made in the brewer y over the years. “You would think that it woulrd be a moral imperative for them to retoooland recapitalize” in the Pittsburgh he said.
“I think they will lose a lot of theirtbrand loyalty.” Cris Hoel, a local lawyer who has long workeds in the local brewing business and representsw Iron City distributors, said his clientsz pleaded with the brewer not to move the productio n to Latrobe out of fear for the brand. Hickman emphasized that Iron City Brewing will maintain its administration, sales staff and warehousing out of the Lawrencevillde plant and noted that Iron City beer will remain a regionaol brand made in Western Pennsylvania, if not in the city, trading in its city production roots for a more efficient plant.
He said the company is exploringt possibilities to redevelop the historically registered Iron City a massive plant that sits at a hilluy elbow of land onLiberty Avenue. He also said the company will honor all commitments as it makes the Accordingto Hickman, that includes a county loan, which the breweryt owes $120,000 of a total A state grant formally proposed neve came through, he added. Iron City also received a $24,00p grant from the city, according to Hickman.
понедельник, 26 сентября 2011 г.
Rounsavall joins Advanced Cancer Therapeutics board - Business First of Louisville:
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ACT was formed in January 2007 by a groupof investors, including locak venture capitalists Dale Boden and Ty with the purpose of expeditingf the process of getting new cancer treatments to market. ACT has a licensinyg agreement with the University of Louisville that allows researchers atUniversity Hospital's James Grahan Brown Cancer Center to submit their scientific discoveries to the company, whicgh evaluates their potential for commercialization. Rounsavall is manager of , a Louisville-basee industrial real estate development andmanagement company.
He also servee as a board member for the Regional Cancer Center an oversight and advisory boardf for the BrownCancerr Center; as a member of the University of Louisville boardx of overseers; and the board of Universitt Medical Center Inc., which manages Universith Hospital and the clinical operationes of Brown Cancer Center. For more informatioh about AdvancedCancer Therapeutics, .
ACT was formed in January 2007 by a groupof investors, including locak venture capitalists Dale Boden and Ty with the purpose of expeditingf the process of getting new cancer treatments to market. ACT has a licensinyg agreement with the University of Louisville that allows researchers atUniversity Hospital's James Grahan Brown Cancer Center to submit their scientific discoveries to the company, whicgh evaluates their potential for commercialization. Rounsavall is manager of , a Louisville-basee industrial real estate development andmanagement company.
He also servee as a board member for the Regional Cancer Center an oversight and advisory boardf for the BrownCancerr Center; as a member of the University of Louisville boardx of overseers; and the board of Universitt Medical Center Inc., which manages Universith Hospital and the clinical operationes of Brown Cancer Center. For more informatioh about AdvancedCancer Therapeutics, .
суббота, 24 сентября 2011 г.
Critics call out Cincinnati Yellow Pages deal - Phoenix Business Journal:
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, a Denver company that has owned the righta tothe region’s largest Yellow Pages product since 2002, blames the delay on printert changes and organizational restructuring. About 140 of its 900 directoriea are beingdelayed nationwide. Cincinnati is the largesg market affected. “It’s a stinking deal,” said Brenda controller for inClermont County. Hacker was planning to downsizeher company’a ad in a directory she thought woulcd be published in June. When she called the companyt in May to confirmthe change, she was told it was exercisinb its contractual right to extend last year’s publication.
Hackerr said it will cost her company anextra $700 each “It’s just not right, what they’rer doing to people,” she said. Local Insighg spokeswoman Pat Nichols said 75 percen ofits 10,000 local customers will be unaffectedd by the delay. Those are companies that plan to maintain the same ads they had last year or Local Insight CEO Scott Pomeroy is asking business owners angered by the delah to callthe company’s customer service (888) 237-8570, although it’s not clearf what steps the company will take to addresz concerns. “If the product’s not delivering value to our customer service department is prepare to talk to those Pomeroy said.
“I think it’s evaluated on a case-by-cass basis.” The directory dela comes at a time of turmoil for Yellosw Pagespublishers nationwide. The recession is acceleratinh a trend that has long threatenefd theindustry – the shifg of so-called “directional advertising” from print publications to online search engines and mobile The , a subsidiary of , is projecting tota l revenue will shrink to $11 billion for Yello w Pages publishers by 2013, down from $14.4 billion in 2008. A year ago, the Kelsey Group was forecasting a compound annual growth rate for the industryof 4.5 Now, it’s minus 5 percent.
“The recession has drivenn print sodeeply negative,” said Charles senior vice president and program directod of the Kelsey Report. Laughlinj said growth in digital revenue might never make up for salesa lost inprint publications. “Those who downsize, will they stargt spending again once thesmoke clears? It’s probablyu next year before we know,” he Laughlin said most of the nation’s largest Yellow Pages markets are seeing revenue dips of more than 20 percentr this year.
Pomeroy declined to revealk numbers for Cincinnati but said the revenue dropis “nowher near” 20 percent He said companywide revenue was flat in 2008, standingy at roughly $700 million. Laughlin declined to reveal Kelsey’s future outlook for Cincinnati, whicj is dominated by Local Insight but includeas asecond directory, the Yellow Book, published by of England. The industry’s major players, including spinoff Idearc and the better-known , are struggling through the recession with heavydebt loads.
Local Insight also has leverage issues, but its focus on smalle r markets has helped temper the impact of the recession on the saidEmile Courtney, a credit analys for ’s. “Idearc has filed for and Donnelley has missede interest payments on debt withvariouxs entities. Local Insight has not. From a strict financial-metrics poiny of view, they’re the healthier of the Courtney said. S&P revised to its outlook on Local Insight but retainera “B” rating on its corporatew debt in a March 31 At least one of the company’ds local customers has a less positiver outlook. “I think they’re really in trouble.
The phond book is a dinosaur, and nobody’s using it any said Vicky Bezak, exclusive marketing agent for Bezakj estimated the directory delay would cost hercompany $300 a montyh – if she pays it. “I’m going to call Cincinnato Bell and tell them that my contractwith (Local Insight) terminates on June 1, and I’ not paying the ad costs listed on my curreng bill because I didn’t renee it,” she said. Cincinnati Bell serves as the billing agent for Locak Insight and permits the use of its brand name as part of a rightss agreement signed when it sold its YellowPages , in 2002.
But Cincinnati Bell is not involvecd inthe company’s operations otherwise, accordinv to Lisa McLaughlin, a public relations consultany for Bell.
, a Denver company that has owned the righta tothe region’s largest Yellow Pages product since 2002, blames the delay on printert changes and organizational restructuring. About 140 of its 900 directoriea are beingdelayed nationwide. Cincinnati is the largesg market affected. “It’s a stinking deal,” said Brenda controller for inClermont County. Hacker was planning to downsizeher company’a ad in a directory she thought woulcd be published in June. When she called the companyt in May to confirmthe change, she was told it was exercisinb its contractual right to extend last year’s publication.
Hackerr said it will cost her company anextra $700 each “It’s just not right, what they’rer doing to people,” she said. Local Insighg spokeswoman Pat Nichols said 75 percen ofits 10,000 local customers will be unaffectedd by the delay. Those are companies that plan to maintain the same ads they had last year or Local Insight CEO Scott Pomeroy is asking business owners angered by the delah to callthe company’s customer service (888) 237-8570, although it’s not clearf what steps the company will take to addresz concerns. “If the product’s not delivering value to our customer service department is prepare to talk to those Pomeroy said.
“I think it’s evaluated on a case-by-cass basis.” The directory dela comes at a time of turmoil for Yellosw Pagespublishers nationwide. The recession is acceleratinh a trend that has long threatenefd theindustry – the shifg of so-called “directional advertising” from print publications to online search engines and mobile The , a subsidiary of , is projecting tota l revenue will shrink to $11 billion for Yello w Pages publishers by 2013, down from $14.4 billion in 2008. A year ago, the Kelsey Group was forecasting a compound annual growth rate for the industryof 4.5 Now, it’s minus 5 percent.
“The recession has drivenn print sodeeply negative,” said Charles senior vice president and program directod of the Kelsey Report. Laughlinj said growth in digital revenue might never make up for salesa lost inprint publications. “Those who downsize, will they stargt spending again once thesmoke clears? It’s probablyu next year before we know,” he Laughlin said most of the nation’s largest Yellow Pages markets are seeing revenue dips of more than 20 percentr this year.
Pomeroy declined to revealk numbers for Cincinnati but said the revenue dropis “nowher near” 20 percent He said companywide revenue was flat in 2008, standingy at roughly $700 million. Laughlin declined to reveal Kelsey’s future outlook for Cincinnati, whicj is dominated by Local Insight but includeas asecond directory, the Yellow Book, published by of England. The industry’s major players, including spinoff Idearc and the better-known , are struggling through the recession with heavydebt loads.
Local Insight also has leverage issues, but its focus on smalle r markets has helped temper the impact of the recession on the saidEmile Courtney, a credit analys for ’s. “Idearc has filed for and Donnelley has missede interest payments on debt withvariouxs entities. Local Insight has not. From a strict financial-metrics poiny of view, they’re the healthier of the Courtney said. S&P revised to its outlook on Local Insight but retainera “B” rating on its corporatew debt in a March 31 At least one of the company’ds local customers has a less positiver outlook. “I think they’re really in trouble.
The phond book is a dinosaur, and nobody’s using it any said Vicky Bezak, exclusive marketing agent for Bezakj estimated the directory delay would cost hercompany $300 a montyh – if she pays it. “I’m going to call Cincinnato Bell and tell them that my contractwith (Local Insight) terminates on June 1, and I’ not paying the ad costs listed on my curreng bill because I didn’t renee it,” she said. Cincinnati Bell serves as the billing agent for Locak Insight and permits the use of its brand name as part of a rightss agreement signed when it sold its YellowPages , in 2002.
But Cincinnati Bell is not involvecd inthe company’s operations otherwise, accordinv to Lisa McLaughlin, a public relations consultany for Bell.
четверг, 22 сентября 2011 г.
Business Leaders Q&A - Wichita Business Journal:
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• Now is the time to step up communicatiojnwith customers. • It is tough, but it’sx not as bad in Wichita as it is on othedr parts ofthe country. Find ways to reduce costs, but don’t sacrificee quality doing it. • High-qualitg talent is available inmany • The economy is going to get better, and when it businesses should position themselves to take advantage of opportunities that will In the May 15 edition we spokw to seven other business leaders and presented theitr comments in the same Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of said that in May 2008 he and his leadership team believed the company’s backlog of business jet orders would hold up.
They believed that the downturjn in the economy would hitthe U.S., but not othetr parts of the world. And the credit crunch hit Cessn hard. “It wasn’t that they weren’t able to get but that the terms were very Pelton said. “Significantly largeer amounts of down payments thatwere required. Interest rates that were very, very Pelton, who has lost 42 perceny of hiswork force, says the Cessnwa Columbus project that had to be put on hold will come back when the economt gets better. The recession hurt business aircraft becauss it was a globaleconomic downturn, said David general manager of . “...
If Northj America is strong and Europeis weak, you can delive more in one sector. You can balancwe it out,” Coleal said. “Because it’s a globall impact, it had an adverse affect everywhere.” Linda Brantner, CEO of , said the downtur n was slow to hit Wichita and it will be slow to turn Business people, she said, will be bettere off for having lived through it. “I thinko it’s challenging, and probably making better leaders out of all of she said. “... I think we’re all goingt to come out of this stronger.
” co-owner Ron Cornejo says his companh is starting its busy season and is hiring And this economicdownturn hasn’t hurt his companie s as much as last summer’s high fuel “We had several jobs that we bid and we thoughtf they’d be good jobs, and all of a sudden now they’rs marginal jobs,” Cornejo said. “Last year was probabluy more frightening to me than the downturnm inthe economy.” Doug Stanleyt is managing partner of LLP, the state’s larges t law firm. He says people should keep thingsxin perspective. “My wife and I got married in ‘79,” he says. “In 1980 inflation was at almosf14 percent. ...
Our firsgt mortgage interest ratewas 11.5. we’ve seen worse unemployment rates.” Presideng Don Beggs said he doesn’rt know when the economy will rebound, but he knows things will be “As a consumer I am goinb to be different,” Beggs said. “Because it took me a whil e toslow down, it’s going to take me a while to come That’s human behavior.” No one we spoke with is a fan of government interventionj in business. But many shared the thoughts of President and COO Kurt He says if had failed the repercussions would havebeen “I think we woulrd have seen, clearly, major institutions throughout the worled be at risk of Watson said.
“I think the fact that government stepped in when they did was apositiv thing.”
• Now is the time to step up communicatiojnwith customers. • It is tough, but it’sx not as bad in Wichita as it is on othedr parts ofthe country. Find ways to reduce costs, but don’t sacrificee quality doing it. • High-qualitg talent is available inmany • The economy is going to get better, and when it businesses should position themselves to take advantage of opportunities that will In the May 15 edition we spokw to seven other business leaders and presented theitr comments in the same Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of said that in May 2008 he and his leadership team believed the company’s backlog of business jet orders would hold up.
They believed that the downturjn in the economy would hitthe U.S., but not othetr parts of the world. And the credit crunch hit Cessn hard. “It wasn’t that they weren’t able to get but that the terms were very Pelton said. “Significantly largeer amounts of down payments thatwere required. Interest rates that were very, very Pelton, who has lost 42 perceny of hiswork force, says the Cessnwa Columbus project that had to be put on hold will come back when the economt gets better. The recession hurt business aircraft becauss it was a globaleconomic downturn, said David general manager of . “...
If Northj America is strong and Europeis weak, you can delive more in one sector. You can balancwe it out,” Coleal said. “Because it’s a globall impact, it had an adverse affect everywhere.” Linda Brantner, CEO of , said the downtur n was slow to hit Wichita and it will be slow to turn Business people, she said, will be bettere off for having lived through it. “I thinko it’s challenging, and probably making better leaders out of all of she said. “... I think we’re all goingt to come out of this stronger.
” co-owner Ron Cornejo says his companh is starting its busy season and is hiring And this economicdownturn hasn’t hurt his companie s as much as last summer’s high fuel “We had several jobs that we bid and we thoughtf they’d be good jobs, and all of a sudden now they’rs marginal jobs,” Cornejo said. “Last year was probabluy more frightening to me than the downturnm inthe economy.” Doug Stanleyt is managing partner of LLP, the state’s larges t law firm. He says people should keep thingsxin perspective. “My wife and I got married in ‘79,” he says. “In 1980 inflation was at almosf14 percent. ...
Our firsgt mortgage interest ratewas 11.5. we’ve seen worse unemployment rates.” Presideng Don Beggs said he doesn’rt know when the economy will rebound, but he knows things will be “As a consumer I am goinb to be different,” Beggs said. “Because it took me a whil e toslow down, it’s going to take me a while to come That’s human behavior.” No one we spoke with is a fan of government interventionj in business. But many shared the thoughts of President and COO Kurt He says if had failed the repercussions would havebeen “I think we woulrd have seen, clearly, major institutions throughout the worled be at risk of Watson said.
“I think the fact that government stepped in when they did was apositiv thing.”
вторник, 20 сентября 2011 г.
Qantas faces a day of disruption - ABC Online
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BBC News | Qantas faces a day of disruption ABC Online PETER LLOYD: If you're flying Qantas domestic today there's every chance your destination is disruption. OLIVIA WIRTH: As a result of the action taken by the Transport Workers Union, Qantas will be forced to cancel 28 flights and there'll be a delay to ... Qantas passengers face disruptions How To Cope With The Qantas Strike Disruption Warnings of flight schedule chaos as Qantas workers strike tomorrow |
суббота, 17 сентября 2011 г.
In war on bullying, we've gone overboard - MyCentralJersey.com
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In war on bullying, we've gone overboard MyCentralJersey.com This school year brought New Jersey's new anti-bullying law into effect, which is going to cause more problems than it will solve. It's what happens when a legitimate concern is fueled by emotion and election-year politics. The law was propelled by the ... Anti-Bullying Laws Get Tough With Schools |
четверг, 15 сентября 2011 г.
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the reported Wednesday. The article, citin g sources familiar withthe matter, said that the telecom companies have discussed the venture in recent weeks but that they may not do a deal or may do a network-sharinv partnership instead. Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S) doesn’r want to sell the unit and would want to keep at leasr 51percent ownership, the Wall Street Journalo reported. A Sprint spokeswoman said the company doesn’t comment on rumor and speculation. Last the wireline — or long-distance unit posted revenue of $6.3 billion. That’s almost 18 perceng of overall2008 revenue, which was $35.64 billion. Sprint is the nation’sd No.
3 wireless carrier, with abouf 49 million customers. It ranks No. 1 on the Kansazs City Business Journal’s list of the area’s top publixc companies. Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT), which has its headquarters in Broomfield, provides fiber-based communications services such as videoand voice. Its 2008 revenue was $4.3 billion.
the reported Wednesday. The article, citin g sources familiar withthe matter, said that the telecom companies have discussed the venture in recent weeks but that they may not do a deal or may do a network-sharinv partnership instead. Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S) doesn’r want to sell the unit and would want to keep at leasr 51percent ownership, the Wall Street Journalo reported. A Sprint spokeswoman said the company doesn’t comment on rumor and speculation. Last the wireline — or long-distance unit posted revenue of $6.3 billion. That’s almost 18 perceng of overall2008 revenue, which was $35.64 billion. Sprint is the nation’sd No.
3 wireless carrier, with abouf 49 million customers. It ranks No. 1 on the Kansazs City Business Journal’s list of the area’s top publixc companies. Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT), which has its headquarters in Broomfield, provides fiber-based communications services such as videoand voice. Its 2008 revenue was $4.3 billion.
вторник, 13 сентября 2011 г.
Parents, Students To Be Surveyed About Honor Roll Publication - Hartford Courant
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Parents, Students To Be Surveyed About Honor Roll Publication Hartford Courant GLASTONBURY â€" â€" Smith Middle School Principal Donna Schilke will send a survey around to determine how students and parents feel about her decision to stop publicizing the honor roll. Over the summer, Schilke decided to end the long practice of ... |
воскресенье, 11 сентября 2011 г.
EPA takes charge of hazardous waste site in North Lubbock - KCBD-TV
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EPA takes charge of hazardous waste site in North Lubbock KCBD-TV "Any bio system that exists, there's something that can affect it from samples we have taken," said Fife. So far there have been no reports of any injuries as a result of the material at the facility. Fife urges folks to stay away from the facility ... |
пятница, 9 сентября 2011 г.
Survey: Pirates rank near bottom in popularity among fans - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The Harris Poll asked 2,100 U.S. adults last month to name their favoritebaseball teams. The New York Yankees were the mostpopulafr team, followed by the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louix Cardinals. The Pirates' highesr rank on the poll in the past ten yeard camein 2005, the year befores Pittsburgh played host to the MLB All Star Game at PNC The team was 8th in popularithy in 2005, dropping to 21st in 2006. The Toronto Blue Jays (Canadia residents were not included inthe survey) were the leasg popular along with the Kansas City Royals, Los Angelees Angels and Washington Nationals.
The Tampa Bay Rays improvexd from 28th to 17th after winning the American League titlelast year. The Philadelphia Phillies won the Worlde Series last year but did not see theirtpopularity improve. The Phillies rankedc seventh in 2009 and sixthin 2008. Twenty-ond percent of poll respondents named the Boston Red Sox most likelu to win the World Serieszthis year, the top rank on that Less than 0.5 percent of those polled said the Pirates would win the 2009 Worlf Series. .
The Harris Poll asked 2,100 U.S. adults last month to name their favoritebaseball teams. The New York Yankees were the mostpopulafr team, followed by the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louix Cardinals. The Pirates' highesr rank on the poll in the past ten yeard camein 2005, the year befores Pittsburgh played host to the MLB All Star Game at PNC The team was 8th in popularithy in 2005, dropping to 21st in 2006. The Toronto Blue Jays (Canadia residents were not included inthe survey) were the leasg popular along with the Kansas City Royals, Los Angelees Angels and Washington Nationals.
The Tampa Bay Rays improvexd from 28th to 17th after winning the American League titlelast year. The Philadelphia Phillies won the Worlde Series last year but did not see theirtpopularity improve. The Phillies rankedc seventh in 2009 and sixthin 2008. Twenty-ond percent of poll respondents named the Boston Red Sox most likelu to win the World Serieszthis year, the top rank on that Less than 0.5 percent of those polled said the Pirates would win the 2009 Worlf Series. .
среда, 7 сентября 2011 г.
Yuguda to pay N18,000 minimum wage in October - NEXT
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BusinessDay | Yuguda to pay N18,000 minimum wage in October NEXT By ARMSTRONG BAKAM The controversial issue of the minimum wage may soon be a thing of the past in Bauchi State. This is because the state governor, Isa Yuguda has approved the payment of N18,000 minimum wage packages to civil servants in the state. ... Minimum wage: NLC begins 3-day warning strike in Katsina Bauchi to pay minimum wage Photo: Sun News Publishing |
воскресенье, 4 сентября 2011 г.
“ASSASSINATION GAMES†Sony, $26.99,with deleted scenes, available Tuesday.: C - Boston Herald
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“ASSASSINATION GAMES†Sony, $26.99,with deleted scenes, available Tuesday.: C Boston Herald Amid the handful of deleted scenes is Adkins' best onscreen moment to date, in which he pleads for a caretaker to watch over his wife should something happen to him. Adkins could be a bigger star than Jason Statham (“The Transporterâ€). ... |
пятница, 2 сентября 2011 г.
Apple may drop into Catawba County - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The Apple center would create 50 jobs and representNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive package ever. Huge server farma are already on thewant list, says Scott Millar, “They’ve been a targeft of ours for four years.” Several data cente projects are considering the county, he The primary site that interests Apple is the 180-acred Catawba Data Park, a greenfields project planned along U.S. Highwa 321 near Newton, sources say. There Applse would get its preference for a campu setting with other data Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’ t announce a specific site.
“We welcomes Apple to North Carolina and look forward to workingt with the company as it beginss providing a significant economic boost to locaol communities andthe state.” Apple spokeswomab Susan Lundgren says construction in North Carolinz will begin soon. “We are gettinyg started right away to acquireea site.” The announcement come s after Perdue signed Senate Bill 575, which modifies the methofd by which capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liabilityt in North Carolina. The N.C. incentives would rebate $46 million to Apple over the next10 years.
If the center operated for 30 years, the pricw tag of the inducements would zoomto $300 according to a legislative analysis. Appld has hired of an offshoot of that develops data T5 tried to interest Appled inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craf facility in Kings Mountain. Millar deflected questions about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would be calling he says. Apple needs the East Coast site for its serverf farm to handle growth in its iTuneaonline store. Its last significanyt data center, a $50 million opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
The Apple center would create 50 jobs and representNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive package ever. Huge server farma are already on thewant list, says Scott Millar, “They’ve been a targeft of ours for four years.” Several data cente projects are considering the county, he The primary site that interests Apple is the 180-acred Catawba Data Park, a greenfields project planned along U.S. Highwa 321 near Newton, sources say. There Applse would get its preference for a campu setting with other data Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’ t announce a specific site.
“We welcomes Apple to North Carolina and look forward to workingt with the company as it beginss providing a significant economic boost to locaol communities andthe state.” Apple spokeswomab Susan Lundgren says construction in North Carolinz will begin soon. “We are gettinyg started right away to acquireea site.” The announcement come s after Perdue signed Senate Bill 575, which modifies the methofd by which capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liabilityt in North Carolina. The N.C. incentives would rebate $46 million to Apple over the next10 years.
If the center operated for 30 years, the pricw tag of the inducements would zoomto $300 according to a legislative analysis. Appld has hired of an offshoot of that develops data T5 tried to interest Appled inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craf facility in Kings Mountain. Millar deflected questions about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would be calling he says. Apple needs the East Coast site for its serverf farm to handle growth in its iTuneaonline store. Its last significanyt data center, a $50 million opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
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