Sisters of Charity health system names new leader - Kansas City Business Journal:

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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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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. ... and more »

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

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

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 ... and more »

IAF Sukhoi crashes near Pune, pilots eject safely - Hindustan Times

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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 IBNLive.com IAF's Su-30 fighter plane crashes, pilots are safe TruthDive Air Force's Sukhoi jet crashes near Pune, pilots safe NDTV Daily Bhaskar  »

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

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.

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."

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.

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