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million in federal stimulus funds to repair and upgradde a number of publichousing properties. Out of 349 housinf authorities in Texas that received money from the Americanh Recovery andReinvestment Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, received the largest SAHA is required to use the moneyh for capital improvements and all the fundz must be spent within threew years. “These funds will allow us to make much-needexd repairs to our public housing properties and improve the safetu and quality of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirez Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the LewisChathamn Apartments, a 119-unit apartment complex for senioras on the city’s South Side.
Lewis Chathamm also will undergo anextensive modernization. In stimulus funds will be used to upgradsethe security, elevators and fire safetyy at nearly 20 elderly communities. Other projectws will involve replacing fencing, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilatiohn and air conditioning systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiri Cavazos says the agency will encourage the participationj of smalland minority-owned “We will also give additional weight to contractors that commit to actively recruitinyg employees from the neighborhoodzs in and around where this work will he says.
SAHA will issue requests for proposals to perform engineeringg and architectural services relatedto stimulus-approved Web site: www.saha.org
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - San Francisco Business Times:
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Some operations and equipment from a steel stamping plan inGrand Rapids, Mich., which is slated to close as part of the automaker's will be transferred to according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesmajn for the Wentzville plant. It'sx not yet known how many, if any, Michigan employees will opt to transfeto Wentzville, he said. GM officiald called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said.
"That's a positive that corporat thinks this plant willbe Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fentob factors after investing $130 million in so it was important for Wentzviller to not rely on GM so much and diversifyg its revenue stream. When Lambki took office seven years ago, Wentzville countexd on GM for about 55 to 60 percenft of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percent of the city'es $24 million general fund, becausde GM pays the city about $3 milliojn a year in real estate taxes, propertyu taxes and other fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was sparedbecause it’s the only plan where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savanwa vans are made, The Wentzvillee plant will still undergo a previousluy announced and other productioh cuts in June and July that will resulg in the layoffs of 300 workers. Monday’sd Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-ol d automaker is among the largestin U.S. histor and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing GM listed $173 billion in liabilities and $82 billiob in assets, according to the filexd in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chapteer 11, which allows the company to operatwe while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to The GM plan as detailed by U.S. official would allow a much smallee GM to emerge from court protectiobn within 60 to90 days. The automakee has not provided an updateed target for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 union membersa it now employs. General Motors employs 92,00 0 in the United States and is indirectl responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S.
government would hold a 60 percenrt financial interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW wouls take a 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the provinces of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownershi stake in exchange for financial aid. GM bondholderd would get 10 percent. "It’sa a bittersweet thing," Wheeler "You hate to have to go through the process of closinyg plants andeliminating jobs, but look that’s what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire people in the futurer and be the vibrant companyg we once were.
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Some operations and equipment from a steel stamping plan inGrand Rapids, Mich., which is slated to close as part of the automaker's will be transferred to according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesmajn for the Wentzville plant. It'sx not yet known how many, if any, Michigan employees will opt to transfeto Wentzville, he said. GM officiald called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said.
"That's a positive that corporat thinks this plant willbe Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fentob factors after investing $130 million in so it was important for Wentzviller to not rely on GM so much and diversifyg its revenue stream. When Lambki took office seven years ago, Wentzville countexd on GM for about 55 to 60 percenft of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percent of the city'es $24 million general fund, becausde GM pays the city about $3 milliojn a year in real estate taxes, propertyu taxes and other fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was sparedbecause it’s the only plan where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savanwa vans are made, The Wentzvillee plant will still undergo a previousluy announced and other productioh cuts in June and July that will resulg in the layoffs of 300 workers. Monday’sd Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-ol d automaker is among the largestin U.S. histor and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing GM listed $173 billion in liabilities and $82 billiob in assets, according to the filexd in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chapteer 11, which allows the company to operatwe while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to The GM plan as detailed by U.S. official would allow a much smallee GM to emerge from court protectiobn within 60 to90 days. The automakee has not provided an updateed target for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 union membersa it now employs. General Motors employs 92,00 0 in the United States and is indirectl responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S.
government would hold a 60 percenrt financial interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW wouls take a 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the provinces of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownershi stake in exchange for financial aid. GM bondholderd would get 10 percent. "It’sa a bittersweet thing," Wheeler "You hate to have to go through the process of closinyg plants andeliminating jobs, but look that’s what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire people in the futurer and be the vibrant companyg we once were.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sixells investor Skidmore seeks Chapter 11 protection - Business First of Columbus:
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Filed incomplete July 2 in the Eastern Distric tof California, the bankruptcy documents list more than 50 assets of more than $1 million and liabilitiea of more than $10 million. Sixells was developing high-endr projects near Fair Oaks Boulevard and off of Fulton Boulevard that began going sideways as early as 2005 when they were hit with wavese ofmechanics liens. Skidmore was an investor with nota developer, and as such had made personalk guarantees on loans for When the developer could not pay, the banks came after Skidmore.
Skidmore filed suits and counter-suits that claimed the bankzs didn’t manage their loans and had kept giving Sixella money even when projects were seriously outof schedule. Skidmor e was sued last fall by several banks, including , and . Skidmores founded and served as chairman for 11 yearesof . He stepped down from that position last ahead of thebankruptcy filing. Greatert Sacramento was not involveed in the constructionloan suits.
Filed incomplete July 2 in the Eastern Distric tof California, the bankruptcy documents list more than 50 assets of more than $1 million and liabilitiea of more than $10 million. Sixells was developing high-endr projects near Fair Oaks Boulevard and off of Fulton Boulevard that began going sideways as early as 2005 when they were hit with wavese ofmechanics liens. Skidmore was an investor with nota developer, and as such had made personalk guarantees on loans for When the developer could not pay, the banks came after Skidmore.
Skidmore filed suits and counter-suits that claimed the bankzs didn’t manage their loans and had kept giving Sixella money even when projects were seriously outof schedule. Skidmor e was sued last fall by several banks, including , and . Skidmores founded and served as chairman for 11 yearesof . He stepped down from that position last ahead of thebankruptcy filing. Greatert Sacramento was not involveed in the constructionloan suits.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Pending home sales jump; construction spending rises - Orlando Business Journal:
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Pending sales of existing or contracts signed butnot closed, rose 6.7 percengt in April from March, the National Association of Realtorsz said. April’s pending sales were up 3.2 percenrt from a year earlier. The biggest increase in Aprio was inthe Northeast, where pending sales jumped 32.6 percent from the previous month. The NAR’s pending home sales indedx isa forward-looking gauge, and the group cautionxs that it is more volatile than actual closed “The relationship between contracts on pending home sales and closingsa on existing home sales is taking longer than in the past for severapl reasons,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrencde Yun said.
“Mortgage processing time has increased, it is takint many months to close on those home s requiring short sales withlendere approval, and some sales are falling through at the last moment.” The NAR’sw housing affordability index was also at its second-highestg level on record in April. Along with pendinfg sales of existing homes, total U.S. construction spending rose 0.8 percentf in April from March, the biggestf one-month increase since August, and was led by a jump in privatd andresidential construction, the U.S. A Bloomberg survey of 45 economistsd had projected a median dropof 1.5 percent.
The Commerce Departmenf report from the said that spending on privates construction was at a seasonally adjustef annual rateof $657.3 billion, up 1.4 percenyt from the revised Marcnh estimate of $648.2 billion. Residentia construction rose 0.7 percengt to a seasonally adjusterd annual rateof $249.2 billion. Nonresidentiall construction rose 1.8 percent to an annual rate of $408.2 billion. Tota public construction fell in April, though spending on highwayy projects rose nearly 1 percent from thepreviousw month. A separate report from the Commerce Departmentt last week showed constructionof single-family homes rose 2.8 percent in the second consecutive monthly increase.
Gains in single-family construction were overwhelmef by a 46 percent drop in apartment andcondo buildings, bringing total housing starts down 13 percenf in April.
Pending sales of existing or contracts signed butnot closed, rose 6.7 percengt in April from March, the National Association of Realtorsz said. April’s pending sales were up 3.2 percenrt from a year earlier. The biggest increase in Aprio was inthe Northeast, where pending sales jumped 32.6 percent from the previous month. The NAR’s pending home sales indedx isa forward-looking gauge, and the group cautionxs that it is more volatile than actual closed “The relationship between contracts on pending home sales and closingsa on existing home sales is taking longer than in the past for severapl reasons,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrencde Yun said.
“Mortgage processing time has increased, it is takint many months to close on those home s requiring short sales withlendere approval, and some sales are falling through at the last moment.” The NAR’sw housing affordability index was also at its second-highestg level on record in April. Along with pendinfg sales of existing homes, total U.S. construction spending rose 0.8 percentf in April from March, the biggestf one-month increase since August, and was led by a jump in privatd andresidential construction, the U.S. A Bloomberg survey of 45 economistsd had projected a median dropof 1.5 percent.
The Commerce Departmenf report from the said that spending on privates construction was at a seasonally adjustef annual rateof $657.3 billion, up 1.4 percenyt from the revised Marcnh estimate of $648.2 billion. Residentia construction rose 0.7 percengt to a seasonally adjusterd annual rateof $249.2 billion. Nonresidentiall construction rose 1.8 percent to an annual rate of $408.2 billion. Tota public construction fell in April, though spending on highwayy projects rose nearly 1 percent from thepreviousw month. A separate report from the Commerce Departmentt last week showed constructionof single-family homes rose 2.8 percent in the second consecutive monthly increase.
Gains in single-family construction were overwhelmef by a 46 percent drop in apartment andcondo buildings, bringing total housing starts down 13 percenf in April.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
ISP Sports to celebrate new office with parade, concert - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The event, called "ISP Homecoming," will be held Aug. 15-16, and will also celebrats the company's 15th ISP contracts with universities, collegiate conferences and bowl games to provide sales and Forthe event, ISP will invite coache s and athletic directors from member as well as sponsor representatives. Most of the including a parade and street festivalk alongTrade Street, will take place Aug. 16. A privatwe dinner will also be held at the BentomConvention Center, with food under the direction of Bobby and Jamie Deen, who host the Food Networ k show "Road Tasted." Loggins will performj a private concert at the Stevena Center that evening.
"The caliber of ISP Homecominhg will be on the level of the glorhy days of celebratory events associated with TheVantagee Championship, The Crosby and, indeed, around the biggestr events in our industry, such as the collegse football and basketball championships," said Ben ISP's chairman and CEO. ISP operates more than 40 officezs and employs more than 250 people aroundthe country.
The event, called "ISP Homecoming," will be held Aug. 15-16, and will also celebrats the company's 15th ISP contracts with universities, collegiate conferences and bowl games to provide sales and Forthe event, ISP will invite coache s and athletic directors from member as well as sponsor representatives. Most of the including a parade and street festivalk alongTrade Street, will take place Aug. 16. A privatwe dinner will also be held at the BentomConvention Center, with food under the direction of Bobby and Jamie Deen, who host the Food Networ k show "Road Tasted." Loggins will performj a private concert at the Stevena Center that evening.
"The caliber of ISP Homecominhg will be on the level of the glorhy days of celebratory events associated with TheVantagee Championship, The Crosby and, indeed, around the biggestr events in our industry, such as the collegse football and basketball championships," said Ben ISP's chairman and CEO. ISP operates more than 40 officezs and employs more than 250 people aroundthe country.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Union boss threatens retribution for government inaction - Business First of Buffalo:
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Denis Hughes, president of the New York Stated , lashed out against the elected officialson Tuesday. The which claims 2.5 million members, is reviewinv its political and legislative strategies aheadx of the November 2010 elections to punishg legislators and elected leaders who are not supportint union positions on a rang eof issues, Hughes said. “Make no mistake about it. The Legislature and the governor have consistently and willfullg ignored the needs of working menand women,” Hughes said. “As a result, organized labor in this statw has a unified sense that many of itstraditionalk ‘friends’ have taken the support of the labor movement for granted.
” Nationwide, union membership has steadilg declined since peaking in the mid-20th New York is an anomaly: Here, 25 percent of all workerxs belong to a union, the highest ratioi in the country. That membership often translates to political clout for thestate AFL-CIO and othere unions. “Individual lawmakers who take anti-unio n positions or who play to the masses by scapegoatinbg hard working men and women as the causof Albany’s dysfunction will have to answer for theirr statements,” Hughes vowed.
“Let me make this The labor movement in this state will not tolerate anothedr legislative session as the one we have just been Hughes did not limit his criticismj to the chaoticstate Senate, which has been paralyzed for more than three weeks after Republicans led a surprising uprisingy to attempt to oust Senate Majority Leadefr Malcolm Smith, D-Queens. Since then, the two political parties have fought over who controlsthe chamber. “I terms of enacting labor-orienteed bills to help working familiesx in New York the Legislature and governor have fallen well shor t ofreasonable expectations,” Hughes said.
He added that the “shortcomings of this year” are damaging to “all working men and women who rely on government to keep the playinvg field level between the extremely powerful corporatwe interestsand ordinary, working people.” Hughed outlined a series of grievances. Many are issue that business lobbies is fightingto delay, weake or even kill, including: • what Hughea called “the failure to rein in industriap development agencies” by requiring all IDA-backecd projects to pay what’s called a prevailinf wage. Those wages mirror uniom wages and are higher than standardmarkert rates.
Hughes added another complaint: “The failurer to address our structural, long-term revenue problems.”
Denis Hughes, president of the New York Stated , lashed out against the elected officialson Tuesday. The which claims 2.5 million members, is reviewinv its political and legislative strategies aheadx of the November 2010 elections to punishg legislators and elected leaders who are not supportint union positions on a rang eof issues, Hughes said. “Make no mistake about it. The Legislature and the governor have consistently and willfullg ignored the needs of working menand women,” Hughes said. “As a result, organized labor in this statw has a unified sense that many of itstraditionalk ‘friends’ have taken the support of the labor movement for granted.
” Nationwide, union membership has steadilg declined since peaking in the mid-20th New York is an anomaly: Here, 25 percent of all workerxs belong to a union, the highest ratioi in the country. That membership often translates to political clout for thestate AFL-CIO and othere unions. “Individual lawmakers who take anti-unio n positions or who play to the masses by scapegoatinbg hard working men and women as the causof Albany’s dysfunction will have to answer for theirr statements,” Hughes vowed.
“Let me make this The labor movement in this state will not tolerate anothedr legislative session as the one we have just been Hughes did not limit his criticismj to the chaoticstate Senate, which has been paralyzed for more than three weeks after Republicans led a surprising uprisingy to attempt to oust Senate Majority Leadefr Malcolm Smith, D-Queens. Since then, the two political parties have fought over who controlsthe chamber. “I terms of enacting labor-orienteed bills to help working familiesx in New York the Legislature and governor have fallen well shor t ofreasonable expectations,” Hughes said.
He added that the “shortcomings of this year” are damaging to “all working men and women who rely on government to keep the playinvg field level between the extremely powerful corporatwe interestsand ordinary, working people.” Hughed outlined a series of grievances. Many are issue that business lobbies is fightingto delay, weake or even kill, including: • what Hughea called “the failure to rein in industriap development agencies” by requiring all IDA-backecd projects to pay what’s called a prevailinf wage. Those wages mirror uniom wages and are higher than standardmarkert rates.
Hughes added another complaint: “The failurer to address our structural, long-term revenue problems.”
Monday, February 14, 2011
Twelve-year-old girl raped by teen neighbour in Delhi - NDTV.com
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Southwest traffic down in June - bizjournals:
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Dallas-based (NYSE:LUV) said it flew 6.73 billionn revenue passenger miles in downfrom 6.88 billion in the same period a year ago. Revenue passenger miles, which measure one paying passenger flowhnper mile, is the official measure of airline traffic. The airline’s capacityt fell 4 percent in June while itsload factor, or percentage of seats filled, grew more than a percentagee point to 79.5 percent. Southwest in the firsyt half of the year saw traffic drop 2 percentto 36.6 billionm revenue passenger miles from 37.4 billion last year.
The which carried about 28 percent of all Port Columbus passengerwsthrough May, also said it is selling one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90, dependinvg on how far customers are traveling. The faresx are available through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesdag and are possible for flights booked for travel in the periods runningfrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. Click for more
Dallas-based (NYSE:LUV) said it flew 6.73 billionn revenue passenger miles in downfrom 6.88 billion in the same period a year ago. Revenue passenger miles, which measure one paying passenger flowhnper mile, is the official measure of airline traffic. The airline’s capacityt fell 4 percent in June while itsload factor, or percentage of seats filled, grew more than a percentagee point to 79.5 percent. Southwest in the firsyt half of the year saw traffic drop 2 percentto 36.6 billionm revenue passenger miles from 37.4 billion last year.
The which carried about 28 percent of all Port Columbus passengerwsthrough May, also said it is selling one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90, dependinvg on how far customers are traveling. The faresx are available through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesdag and are possible for flights booked for travel in the periods runningfrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. Click for more
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Omixon Release SOLiD Variant Detection Plug-in for CLC bio's Platform - Bradenton Herald
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
WebTrends goes Google - Portland Business Journal:
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But the growing availability of free Web analyticstechnologty -- ironically, with Google as one of the main playerxs -- could mean that Dan Stickel may have to be somethinfg of a magician to restore WebTrends to its former market-leadingy position. Stickel comes to Portlans after runninga $3 billion syndication business at Mountain View, Calif.-based Google Inc. That business takes technologies and products developed at Google for its own Web site andinternakl use, and creates business model s to generate new revenue. Before Google, Sticke l was an executive at Santa Calif.
-based , where he builft the company's software technologies group from $25 million to more than $100 millionh in three years. He's also helmed a coupls of startups. WebTrends ownerw Francisco Partners of San Francisco are lookinvto Stickel's experience to help accelerate growth. The Web analyticzs market has changed dramatically since WebTrends first pioneered the technologtin 1993. Various Web analyticws tools on the market all striv e to do the same provide information about the peoplee whovisit companies' Web sites.
Companies can learn what time of day their Web sites are how long visitors remain on any given and which Web advertisementor e-maiol offer drives the most actual buyers to the Many large companies have begun offering Web analytics toolws the past several years, including free tools from announced last monthb it would purchase IndexTools of New York and almost immediatelty said existing customers will no longer have to pay for the In an environment that bloggers are describing as a "Wegb analytics arms race," it's doubtfull whether WebTrends can boost itself back into the positioj of undisputed market and surpass its competitors' growth rates, said Phil Kemelor, a Web analyticse analyst with research and publishing firm of Olney, Md.
"I'm not sure what (WebTrends) can do," said "I'm not sure if there are any more rabbitxs to be pulled out of a But that's exactly what many in Portland are looking for Stickekl to do. They hope he'll sprinkl some Google magic duston WebTrends, which has had a rocky time of late. WebTrendsa is still the market leader in termse ofcustomer base, with more than 10,000o customers. But that has dropped from morethan 50,00 0 customers a few years ago, and competitor Omniturre Inc.
of Orem, has shot past WebTrends' revenue of about $80 Omniture has been buying smaller companies and has morethan $143 millioj in annual revenue and a market valuation of almost $1.6 billion. WebTrends watchers thinkl Stickel can make use of the extensive contacts he develope d as headof Google's syndication business. That business generatesx nearly $3 billion annually. Though Google's freewheeling culture, known for givingy employees lots of freedom to work on theirown ideas, is unarguably successful, Stickel said he's cautious about transplantingv that culture wholesale into WebTrends.
With annual revenue nearing $17 billion, and more than $14 billionb in cash on its books, Googlde operates on a completelgy different scalefrom WebTrends. Still, its culture has lesson s for anyinnovative company, Stickel said. "Certain elements are exportable," he said. "More transparency, more clarityu of goals." Those are likelyt welcome words forFrancisco Partners. The firm replace CEO Greg Drew and his management team because WebTrendsw was not growing as fast as the Web analyticsamarket itself. Longtime observers of the company say the managementy teamlacked focus.
Still, under Drew, the company grew to $80 millionb in revenue, and continued to builed its brand as a technology and thought leader in the Webanalyticd market. That's part of the said Jim Sterne, founder of the eMetricas MarketingOptimization Summit, a well-established annuapl conference for the analytics industry.
But the growing availability of free Web analyticstechnologty -- ironically, with Google as one of the main playerxs -- could mean that Dan Stickel may have to be somethinfg of a magician to restore WebTrends to its former market-leadingy position. Stickel comes to Portlans after runninga $3 billion syndication business at Mountain View, Calif.-based Google Inc. That business takes technologies and products developed at Google for its own Web site andinternakl use, and creates business model s to generate new revenue. Before Google, Sticke l was an executive at Santa Calif.
-based , where he builft the company's software technologies group from $25 million to more than $100 millionh in three years. He's also helmed a coupls of startups. WebTrends ownerw Francisco Partners of San Francisco are lookinvto Stickel's experience to help accelerate growth. The Web analyticzs market has changed dramatically since WebTrends first pioneered the technologtin 1993. Various Web analyticws tools on the market all striv e to do the same provide information about the peoplee whovisit companies' Web sites.
Companies can learn what time of day their Web sites are how long visitors remain on any given and which Web advertisementor e-maiol offer drives the most actual buyers to the Many large companies have begun offering Web analytics toolws the past several years, including free tools from announced last monthb it would purchase IndexTools of New York and almost immediatelty said existing customers will no longer have to pay for the In an environment that bloggers are describing as a "Wegb analytics arms race," it's doubtfull whether WebTrends can boost itself back into the positioj of undisputed market and surpass its competitors' growth rates, said Phil Kemelor, a Web analyticse analyst with research and publishing firm of Olney, Md.
"I'm not sure what (WebTrends) can do," said "I'm not sure if there are any more rabbitxs to be pulled out of a But that's exactly what many in Portland are looking for Stickekl to do. They hope he'll sprinkl some Google magic duston WebTrends, which has had a rocky time of late. WebTrendsa is still the market leader in termse ofcustomer base, with more than 10,000o customers. But that has dropped from morethan 50,00 0 customers a few years ago, and competitor Omniturre Inc.
of Orem, has shot past WebTrends' revenue of about $80 Omniture has been buying smaller companies and has morethan $143 millioj in annual revenue and a market valuation of almost $1.6 billion. WebTrends watchers thinkl Stickel can make use of the extensive contacts he develope d as headof Google's syndication business. That business generatesx nearly $3 billion annually. Though Google's freewheeling culture, known for givingy employees lots of freedom to work on theirown ideas, is unarguably successful, Stickel said he's cautious about transplantingv that culture wholesale into WebTrends.
With annual revenue nearing $17 billion, and more than $14 billionb in cash on its books, Googlde operates on a completelgy different scalefrom WebTrends. Still, its culture has lesson s for anyinnovative company, Stickel said. "Certain elements are exportable," he said. "More transparency, more clarityu of goals." Those are likelyt welcome words forFrancisco Partners. The firm replace CEO Greg Drew and his management team because WebTrendsw was not growing as fast as the Web analyticsamarket itself. Longtime observers of the company say the managementy teamlacked focus.
Still, under Drew, the company grew to $80 millionb in revenue, and continued to builed its brand as a technology and thought leader in the Webanalyticd market. That's part of the said Jim Sterne, founder of the eMetricas MarketingOptimization Summit, a well-established annuapl conference for the analytics industry.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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For many people, finding the right CPA can be just as importan t totheir well-being as finding a good So time and care are needed in choosing the correctr person. "In the business world, there are few relationships more personalo than that of a businesss andits accountant," says Kenneth C. a CPA with Tidwell DeWitt LLC. "After all, nothing is more privatd and delicate than the issueof money." The first step is to determine exactly what type of CPA you While there are numerous companies that will prepare taxees for any type of CPAs often specialize in certain areas.
"Determine what your needs are andwhat you're looking for," says Jimmy Williamson, chairmab of the Board of Directors of the American Institut of Certified Public "Some CPAs want to do everything, but I think that can be If you have a heart problem, you don't want to just go to your standared practitioner. You want to go to a cardiologist who can do specialize d testing and see exactlyu what yourproblem is." Then ask aroundx among friends and professional colleagues to find out who they use as an Williamson says it can be particularly useful to talk with attorneys, bankera and stockbrokers, since people in those fields tend to be knowledgeablee about CPAs.
"Most new clients come from referralws fromother clients," Williamson The AICPA also offers help in finding a CPA through its Web site at Narrosw your list of potential CPAs to at leasg three, and then interview each one. Come equipped with a numbert ofspecific questions, including how much the CPA "That needs to be addressed on the front end, to prevenft surprises down the road," Williams says. * How long has your firm been in business? Some people want to use an established CPA, whilew others prefer a newer firm that has a smallerrclient list, enabling it to pay closeer attention to its customers. * Do you offer an initiap consultation, and is there a charge?
Many firms offefr a free initial consultation and shoulxd be able to give an estimatee of the fees for the servicesyou * Can I contact any of your currentf clients for a referral? A reputable firm will be willinb to provide you with * What education have you recentlhy completed in your area of expertise? CPAs who have an activde certificate to practice public accounting are requiredx to complete a specified amount of continuing professionakl education. They receive credit by attending courses, writing articleds or teaching. * What computer programs do you prefer your clientsd to use forrecord keeping? Usintg a program the CPA is familiar with can save time and moneg on your billings.
A firm also should be able to help you in settingh up and maintainingcomputerized bookkeeping. In additio n to obtaining this information, you shoulc also look for a CPA who fits your Some people want theirr CPA to beall business, while otherd prefer a lighter "It's important that the chemistry be there, " Williamson says. "There shouldn't be anything uncomfortable abouty working witha CPA. If there is, then move on to somebodyu else." DeWitt agrees. "Since open and frequent communicatiom is often the key ingredient in a it should be considered with equal importance as experienceand ability," DeWitt says. "There are tens of thousands of CPA firmsin America.
That means there is most definitely a CPA out theresfor you."
For many people, finding the right CPA can be just as importan t totheir well-being as finding a good So time and care are needed in choosing the correctr person. "In the business world, there are few relationships more personalo than that of a businesss andits accountant," says Kenneth C. a CPA with Tidwell DeWitt LLC. "After all, nothing is more privatd and delicate than the issueof money." The first step is to determine exactly what type of CPA you While there are numerous companies that will prepare taxees for any type of CPAs often specialize in certain areas.
"Determine what your needs are andwhat you're looking for," says Jimmy Williamson, chairmab of the Board of Directors of the American Institut of Certified Public "Some CPAs want to do everything, but I think that can be If you have a heart problem, you don't want to just go to your standared practitioner. You want to go to a cardiologist who can do specialize d testing and see exactlyu what yourproblem is." Then ask aroundx among friends and professional colleagues to find out who they use as an Williamson says it can be particularly useful to talk with attorneys, bankera and stockbrokers, since people in those fields tend to be knowledgeablee about CPAs.
"Most new clients come from referralws fromother clients," Williamson The AICPA also offers help in finding a CPA through its Web site at Narrosw your list of potential CPAs to at leasg three, and then interview each one. Come equipped with a numbert ofspecific questions, including how much the CPA "That needs to be addressed on the front end, to prevenft surprises down the road," Williams says. * How long has your firm been in business? Some people want to use an established CPA, whilew others prefer a newer firm that has a smallerrclient list, enabling it to pay closeer attention to its customers. * Do you offer an initiap consultation, and is there a charge?
Many firms offefr a free initial consultation and shoulxd be able to give an estimatee of the fees for the servicesyou * Can I contact any of your currentf clients for a referral? A reputable firm will be willinb to provide you with * What education have you recentlhy completed in your area of expertise? CPAs who have an activde certificate to practice public accounting are requiredx to complete a specified amount of continuing professionakl education. They receive credit by attending courses, writing articleds or teaching. * What computer programs do you prefer your clientsd to use forrecord keeping? Usintg a program the CPA is familiar with can save time and moneg on your billings.
A firm also should be able to help you in settingh up and maintainingcomputerized bookkeeping. In additio n to obtaining this information, you shoulc also look for a CPA who fits your Some people want theirr CPA to beall business, while otherd prefer a lighter "It's important that the chemistry be there, " Williamson says. "There shouldn't be anything uncomfortable abouty working witha CPA. If there is, then move on to somebodyu else." DeWitt agrees. "Since open and frequent communicatiom is often the key ingredient in a it should be considered with equal importance as experienceand ability," DeWitt says. "There are tens of thousands of CPA firmsin America.
That means there is most definitely a CPA out theresfor you."
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
UCSC gets commitments from more than 3,500 new students - Houston Business Journal:
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As of June 16, 3,523 studentss had committed to becoming part ofthe university's Clasx of 2013. Those numbers could changde by the time classes begin in the But the number of freshman committinfg to attend UCSC in the fall isaboutt 1,000 fewer than last year. Campus officials said in press releaswe last year they had received commitmentsfrom 4,573 incoming members of the class of 2012. Public-supported colleges and universities throughourt the state are attempting to cope with majort budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academi c year, on top big reductionss that have already been made the past two years.
"Wwe are very excited to welcome the Class of 2013 to the Universitgof California, Santa Cruz, and we're very gratified by the stronv interest they have shown in our campus," Chancellof George Blumenthal said in a "The academic quality and diversity of this class is especiallt impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associatd vice chancellor of enrollment said the scenic campus builg into a hillside redwood forest is more popular than Undergraduate applications to the university have totaled more than 32,000 the past two with this year's number reaching almost 33,000. That's a 12.
7 percen t increase the 29,140 undergraduated applications UCSC received forfall 2007. The average gradre point average of incoming freshmabnis 3.60, up from 3.52 in last year' freshman class, with the average SAT test score of 1718 representin g a 20-point increase over the claszs of 2012. Students of colod compose more than 25 percent of incoming up from nearly 24 percent last About 23 percent of that grouo areof Asian-American descent, according to universityt officials.
As of June 16, 3,523 studentss had committed to becoming part ofthe university's Clasx of 2013. Those numbers could changde by the time classes begin in the But the number of freshman committinfg to attend UCSC in the fall isaboutt 1,000 fewer than last year. Campus officials said in press releaswe last year they had received commitmentsfrom 4,573 incoming members of the class of 2012. Public-supported colleges and universities throughourt the state are attempting to cope with majort budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academi c year, on top big reductionss that have already been made the past two years.
"Wwe are very excited to welcome the Class of 2013 to the Universitgof California, Santa Cruz, and we're very gratified by the stronv interest they have shown in our campus," Chancellof George Blumenthal said in a "The academic quality and diversity of this class is especiallt impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associatd vice chancellor of enrollment said the scenic campus builg into a hillside redwood forest is more popular than Undergraduate applications to the university have totaled more than 32,000 the past two with this year's number reaching almost 33,000. That's a 12.
7 percen t increase the 29,140 undergraduated applications UCSC received forfall 2007. The average gradre point average of incoming freshmabnis 3.60, up from 3.52 in last year' freshman class, with the average SAT test score of 1718 representin g a 20-point increase over the claszs of 2012. Students of colod compose more than 25 percent of incoming up from nearly 24 percent last About 23 percent of that grouo areof Asian-American descent, according to universityt officials.
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