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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.
суббота, 15 октября 2011 г.
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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Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Selects Identity Theft 911 to Offer Security ... MarketWatch (press release) Identity Theft 911 has been selected by Hastings Mutual Insurance Company to provide data breach programs. The new offering provides proactive and reactive data breach services, including access to Identity Theft 911's team of breach consulting experts ... |
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.”
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