Hollywood Reporter | FCC dismisses Liberty Media request for control of SiriusXM Los Angeles Times The US Federal Communications Commission on Friday dismissed Liberty Media Corp.'s request for the operating licenses that would have given the company control over SiriusXM. Liberty's request, made in March, argued that because it had 40% of ... FCC Rejects Billionaire John Malone's Attempt To Take Control Of Sirius XM FCC Rejects Liberty Media's Request to Control Sirius XM Radio FCC Moves On Liberty Media / Sirius XM Petition |
Saturday, May 5, 2012
FCC dismisses Liberty Media request for control of SiriusXM - Los Angeles Times
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Crown claws back $645m from SCF - New Zealand Herald
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Crown claws back $645m from SCF New Zealand Herald By Paul McBeth of BusinessDesk The Crown has clawed back $645 million of the $1.78 billion it stumped up to pay out depositors of South Canterbury Finance and is in negotiations to finalise its takeover of the failed lender's assets. Crown claws back $645m in SCF receivership South Canterbury repayments hit $645m South Cant repayments hit $470m |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Area hotels could see decline in revenue in 2009 - San Francisco Business Times:
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percent decline in revenue per available room this year compareddto last, according to Atlanta-based , a nationaol management consulting firm specializing in the lodginvg industry. This decline is greater than the 17.5 percent drop in RevPAR forecast for theoverall U.S. hotel industry in PKF’s recently released June 2009 HotelHorizonsa report. “In 2009, San Antonio hotels are projected to achieve an occupanch levelof 56.7 down from the 65.2 percent mark achieved in says Randy McCaslin in the Houston office of PKF Consulting. “Given the increase in the competitive natures of thelocal market, average daily room ratesw are expected to fall from $110.109 in 2008 to $98.
73 in a decline of 10.4 percent.” The declinse in the average occupancy rate for San Antoniop hotels is due to the combinationj of a 5.5 percent fall off in the demancd for lodging accommodations, exacerbated by an 8.7 percent increas e in the supply of new hotel rooms, the PKF repor t states. Unfortunately for local area hoteliers, revenue per availablse room is not expected to achieve sustained growthj until the third quarterof 2010, the report concludes. Untilo then, market conditions are favorablsfor travelers, but troublesome for owners and The June 2009 Hotel Horizons forecast report for San Antoniop is available at www.hotelhorizons.com.
percent decline in revenue per available room this year compareddto last, according to Atlanta-based , a nationaol management consulting firm specializing in the lodginvg industry. This decline is greater than the 17.5 percent drop in RevPAR forecast for theoverall U.S. hotel industry in PKF’s recently released June 2009 HotelHorizonsa report. “In 2009, San Antonio hotels are projected to achieve an occupanch levelof 56.7 down from the 65.2 percent mark achieved in says Randy McCaslin in the Houston office of PKF Consulting. “Given the increase in the competitive natures of thelocal market, average daily room ratesw are expected to fall from $110.109 in 2008 to $98.
73 in a decline of 10.4 percent.” The declinse in the average occupancy rate for San Antoniop hotels is due to the combinationj of a 5.5 percent fall off in the demancd for lodging accommodations, exacerbated by an 8.7 percent increas e in the supply of new hotel rooms, the PKF repor t states. Unfortunately for local area hoteliers, revenue per availablse room is not expected to achieve sustained growthj until the third quarterof 2010, the report concludes. Untilo then, market conditions are favorablsfor travelers, but troublesome for owners and The June 2009 Hotel Horizons forecast report for San Antoniop is available at www.hotelhorizons.com.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Kosar files for bankruptcy protection - San Francisco Business Times:
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Kosar, who lives in the Fort Lauderdale suburgof Weston, listed assets of $1 million to $10 million and liabilitiese of $10 million to $50 million in the filing in Miami. His bankruptcyu isn't a total surprise. The South Florida Businessw Journal reported Kosar has seen some of his real estates and restaurant investments flounder during the had three of top five positiond on a list of unsecuredx lendersin Kosar's bankruptcy petition. Florida Bank's claims totalefd $9.6 million. In May, Kosar and his Boardwalj LLC losta $2.9 millioh foreclosure judgment on a 36-unit apartmeng building to Florida Bank in Pinellas County Circuit In April, Kosar and his Oakmont LLC lost a $3.
3 milliom foreclosure judgment to Florida Bank in Hillsborough County Circui t County over a Tampa apartment building. The bank also had a foreclosure lawsuit pending in Pinellas County agains t Kosar and hisPCV LLC. A $3.1 milliom personal guaranty to $3.04 million to his ex-wifes Babette J. Kosar $725,000 in a disputed loan involvinyg attorney Jim Ferraro of Coral Gables $1.4 million total on three claims involving the Brownx $231,094 to the Many South Florid and Cleveland sports fans remember Kosar for his stelladr success on the field.
He led UM to its firsyt football national championshipin 1984, then played 12 seasonsd in the NFL, mostly with the Cleveland Kosar, now 45, played his final seaso with the in 1996. The UM truste is a minority owner of boththe NHL’ and the Cleveland Gladiators, an Arena Footballo League team that sat out the past seasoj along with the rest of the The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported that the Gladiators lost $2 million to $2.5 million in the inaugural 2008 season, during whicn Kosar was team president and guided the team to the semi-finals. the Panthers have discussed merging the team with a New York Street & Smith’s , a sister-publication, has reported.
Bernie Kosar’sz Steakhouse was evicted from its South Miami space in Kosar also faces significanttax problems, including $59,881 in unpair property taxes on his Weston home and a combine $93,647 in federal tax liens against him over his personap income taxes, including some years filed jointly with the Business Journal reported in May. However, Kosar did fully pay a separate $228,807 federal tax lien placed on him inJuly 2008. When The Plaih Dealer questioned Kosar about those previousl y unpaid taxesin August, Kosar said some billd were lost in the shufflew during his divorce.
“Divorce is difficult enough asit is, especiallyu for someone who wasn’t reallhy looking to do that,” he told the “So, who owes what and all of that becomes hard, but whatevefr I owe, obviously I woulsd pay.” Kosar’s home, at 2940 Paddocki Road, is listed online at Realtor.com at $3.5 It was purchased for almost the same amount in 2006. The 9,901-square-foott home, built in 1997, sits on 1.09 acres and has sevemn bedroomsand 7.5 baths. It's locatexd at the end of a cul-de-saf on the water in Weston'se Windmall Ranch Estate area, a golfing community that has also been home to formet Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterbackDan Marino. Julianne R.
Frank of in Palm Beach Gardensd is listed in the bankruptcty petitionas Kosar's attorney.
Kosar, who lives in the Fort Lauderdale suburgof Weston, listed assets of $1 million to $10 million and liabilitiese of $10 million to $50 million in the filing in Miami. His bankruptcyu isn't a total surprise. The South Florida Businessw Journal reported Kosar has seen some of his real estates and restaurant investments flounder during the had three of top five positiond on a list of unsecuredx lendersin Kosar's bankruptcy petition. Florida Bank's claims totalefd $9.6 million. In May, Kosar and his Boardwalj LLC losta $2.9 millioh foreclosure judgment on a 36-unit apartmeng building to Florida Bank in Pinellas County Circuit In April, Kosar and his Oakmont LLC lost a $3.
3 milliom foreclosure judgment to Florida Bank in Hillsborough County Circui t County over a Tampa apartment building. The bank also had a foreclosure lawsuit pending in Pinellas County agains t Kosar and hisPCV LLC. A $3.1 milliom personal guaranty to $3.04 million to his ex-wifes Babette J. Kosar $725,000 in a disputed loan involvinyg attorney Jim Ferraro of Coral Gables $1.4 million total on three claims involving the Brownx $231,094 to the Many South Florid and Cleveland sports fans remember Kosar for his stelladr success on the field.
He led UM to its firsyt football national championshipin 1984, then played 12 seasonsd in the NFL, mostly with the Cleveland Kosar, now 45, played his final seaso with the in 1996. The UM truste is a minority owner of boththe NHL’ and the Cleveland Gladiators, an Arena Footballo League team that sat out the past seasoj along with the rest of the The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported that the Gladiators lost $2 million to $2.5 million in the inaugural 2008 season, during whicn Kosar was team president and guided the team to the semi-finals. the Panthers have discussed merging the team with a New York Street & Smith’s , a sister-publication, has reported.
Bernie Kosar’sz Steakhouse was evicted from its South Miami space in Kosar also faces significanttax problems, including $59,881 in unpair property taxes on his Weston home and a combine $93,647 in federal tax liens against him over his personap income taxes, including some years filed jointly with the Business Journal reported in May. However, Kosar did fully pay a separate $228,807 federal tax lien placed on him inJuly 2008. When The Plaih Dealer questioned Kosar about those previousl y unpaid taxesin August, Kosar said some billd were lost in the shufflew during his divorce.
“Divorce is difficult enough asit is, especiallyu for someone who wasn’t reallhy looking to do that,” he told the “So, who owes what and all of that becomes hard, but whatevefr I owe, obviously I woulsd pay.” Kosar’s home, at 2940 Paddocki Road, is listed online at Realtor.com at $3.5 It was purchased for almost the same amount in 2006. The 9,901-square-foott home, built in 1997, sits on 1.09 acres and has sevemn bedroomsand 7.5 baths. It's locatexd at the end of a cul-de-saf on the water in Weston'se Windmall Ranch Estate area, a golfing community that has also been home to formet Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterbackDan Marino. Julianne R.
Frank of in Palm Beach Gardensd is listed in the bankruptcty petitionas Kosar's attorney.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Downtown landmarks Dailey's, City Grill close - Dallas Business Journal:
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An e-mail from , the firm that oversees the Hurt home ofCity Grill, said: “It is with greatt regret that we must inform you that the City Gril and Dailey’s restaurants are closed until further notice.” The owner, Karen Bremer, president of , confirmed the the “Economic conditions, sales have faltered,” Bremer “The economics have finally hit Convention business cratered in the second half of 2008 and has yet to Hotels and restaurants dependent on corporate accounts have strugglex as companies cut back on travel, and conventionh attendance has dwindled. A.J.
Robinson, presidentg of and the Downtown Improvement called it a shame to lose the two But in the currenteconomic climate, the loss of eateries is CAP, a coalition of downtow n business, launched its Downtownm Dining District earlier this year to promot e the city core’s 300-plus restaurants. Some eateries, he said, are doingh well, while others are struggling. Coinciding with the evaporation in businesxs travel has been the birtu ofseveral high-profile and upscale restaurants downtown, includin g Il Mulino. BLT Steak, and Legal Sea Foods. Harolx Shumacher, restaurant broker and presidenttof , said the restaurants are unfortunats casualties.
“It’s really too bad, they’re reallty institutions,” he said, calling Bremer the “epitome” of an “She did everything you should do, it’s just a storu of the times,” Shumacher said. former president of Atlanta’s Peasant Restaurants and Mick’s assumed ownership of Dailey’s and City Grill in 2000. “Frokm the bottom of my heartf Ithank Atlanta,” she said. Bremert said she is trying to place her staff at othet Atlanta eateries and accommodate partiews already booked at the She said managment of the Hurt Buildingh will permit two weddingds already on the books for City Grilol to proceedas planned.
New restaurateurs are plyinb theirtrades downtown, Robinson said, and the formerd Dailey’s and City Grill are marketable locations. “Thew spaces that they’re in, hopefully, will be attractiver to someone new,” Robinson said.
An e-mail from , the firm that oversees the Hurt home ofCity Grill, said: “It is with greatt regret that we must inform you that the City Gril and Dailey’s restaurants are closed until further notice.” The owner, Karen Bremer, president of , confirmed the the “Economic conditions, sales have faltered,” Bremer “The economics have finally hit Convention business cratered in the second half of 2008 and has yet to Hotels and restaurants dependent on corporate accounts have strugglex as companies cut back on travel, and conventionh attendance has dwindled. A.J.
Robinson, presidentg of and the Downtown Improvement called it a shame to lose the two But in the currenteconomic climate, the loss of eateries is CAP, a coalition of downtow n business, launched its Downtownm Dining District earlier this year to promot e the city core’s 300-plus restaurants. Some eateries, he said, are doingh well, while others are struggling. Coinciding with the evaporation in businesxs travel has been the birtu ofseveral high-profile and upscale restaurants downtown, includin g Il Mulino. BLT Steak, and Legal Sea Foods. Harolx Shumacher, restaurant broker and presidenttof , said the restaurants are unfortunats casualties.
“It’s really too bad, they’re reallty institutions,” he said, calling Bremer the “epitome” of an “She did everything you should do, it’s just a storu of the times,” Shumacher said. former president of Atlanta’s Peasant Restaurants and Mick’s assumed ownership of Dailey’s and City Grill in 2000. “Frokm the bottom of my heartf Ithank Atlanta,” she said. Bremert said she is trying to place her staff at othet Atlanta eateries and accommodate partiews already booked at the She said managment of the Hurt Buildingh will permit two weddingds already on the books for City Grilol to proceedas planned.
New restaurateurs are plyinb theirtrades downtown, Robinson said, and the formerd Dailey’s and City Grill are marketable locations. “Thew spaces that they’re in, hopefully, will be attractiver to someone new,” Robinson said.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Whirlpool cutting another 3,000 jobs - Business First of Columbus:
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The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based appliance makeer said it is shedding additionapl jobs to adapt toa “rapidly changing and very challengintg economic environment” that led to a sharl drop in demand duringy the third quarter. “The global credit crisisz has had a profound negativd impact on what was already a weakening and very fragilegloball economy,” Whirlpool CEO Jeff Fettig said in a statement. “Decliningg home values, rising unemployment and very low consumet confidence levels will likely prolong a negativew demand environment at least through the middlweof 2009.” Whirlpool, which employs about 9,000 in Ohio, plansd to shut down a facilitu in Jackson, Tenn.
, and move the work to its dishwashetr plant in Findlay. That move will result in abourt 500 job cutsin Tennessee. The company this year has closee two plants in Mexico along with facilitiesin Tenn., and Oxford, Miss. Job cuts could arrive in the state as the company plansa to cut about 500 salaried positions inNorthu America, including contractors, but specifics on the cuts weren’t immediatelyh available. The majority of the new job cuts will takeplacw overseas, where Whirlpool plans to cut about 1,90p workers, mostly in Europe. The company employa more than 73,000 worldwide.
In addition to the Findlagy plant, Whirlpool in Ohio operates a dryer manufacturing operationhin Marion, a small-appliances operation in Greenvillew and a washer plant in Clyde. In Central Ohio, runs a third-partty Whirlpool distribution facility, which employs more than 100 workers. The job cuts are expected to saveabout $275 million annually, the company Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) through the first three quarters earner $374 million, down 17 percent from $453 million througyh September 2007. Revenue through the third quarter isup 3.5 percentt at $14.6 billion, versu $14.1 billion last year.
The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based appliance makeer said it is shedding additionapl jobs to adapt toa “rapidly changing and very challengintg economic environment” that led to a sharl drop in demand duringy the third quarter. “The global credit crisisz has had a profound negativd impact on what was already a weakening and very fragilegloball economy,” Whirlpool CEO Jeff Fettig said in a statement. “Decliningg home values, rising unemployment and very low consumet confidence levels will likely prolong a negativew demand environment at least through the middlweof 2009.” Whirlpool, which employs about 9,000 in Ohio, plansd to shut down a facilitu in Jackson, Tenn.
, and move the work to its dishwashetr plant in Findlay. That move will result in abourt 500 job cutsin Tennessee. The company this year has closee two plants in Mexico along with facilitiesin Tenn., and Oxford, Miss. Job cuts could arrive in the state as the company plansa to cut about 500 salaried positions inNorthu America, including contractors, but specifics on the cuts weren’t immediatelyh available. The majority of the new job cuts will takeplacw overseas, where Whirlpool plans to cut about 1,90p workers, mostly in Europe. The company employa more than 73,000 worldwide.
In addition to the Findlagy plant, Whirlpool in Ohio operates a dryer manufacturing operationhin Marion, a small-appliances operation in Greenvillew and a washer plant in Clyde. In Central Ohio, runs a third-partty Whirlpool distribution facility, which employs more than 100 workers. The job cuts are expected to saveabout $275 million annually, the company Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) through the first three quarters earner $374 million, down 17 percent from $453 million througyh September 2007. Revenue through the third quarter isup 3.5 percentt at $14.6 billion, versu $14.1 billion last year.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Krispy Kreme settles SEC probe - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Under terms of the Krispy Kreme neither admits nor denies any of the findings inthe SEC’sx order. The order prohibits Winston-Salem-based Krisphy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) from engaging in any violations of law concerning the filin g of accurate reports withthe SEC, the maintenancee of accurate records, and the maintenance of “as sufficient system of internal accounting Krispy Kreme will not face any fines or othet sanctions. “We are pleased that the SEC investigatio n has concluded onsatisfactoruy terms, with no monetary penalty agains t the Company,” Darryl R. Marsch, general counsel for Krisph Kreme, said in a writtenj statement.
“Today, we can finally close the book on this investigatiohn into the events that occurred under former KrisptyKreme management.” Krispy Kreme, one of Wall Street’es hottest stocks in the midst of a ’90a boom, in 2006 restated earnings from fiscal 2003 to fiscall 2005 to the tune of $34 million. The accounting combined with Krispy Kreme’s debt-heavy expansion and the slowingtof sales, has brought the company’x stock to around $1; on a split-adjusted level, sharews once fetched more than $50.
Under terms of the Krispy Kreme neither admits nor denies any of the findings inthe SEC’sx order. The order prohibits Winston-Salem-based Krisphy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) from engaging in any violations of law concerning the filin g of accurate reports withthe SEC, the maintenancee of accurate records, and the maintenance of “as sufficient system of internal accounting Krispy Kreme will not face any fines or othet sanctions. “We are pleased that the SEC investigatio n has concluded onsatisfactoruy terms, with no monetary penalty agains t the Company,” Darryl R. Marsch, general counsel for Krisph Kreme, said in a writtenj statement.
“Today, we can finally close the book on this investigatiohn into the events that occurred under former KrisptyKreme management.” Krispy Kreme, one of Wall Street’es hottest stocks in the midst of a ’90a boom, in 2006 restated earnings from fiscal 2003 to fiscall 2005 to the tune of $34 million. The accounting combined with Krispy Kreme’s debt-heavy expansion and the slowingtof sales, has brought the company’x stock to around $1; on a split-adjusted level, sharews once fetched more than $50.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Business Calendar - Phoenix Business Journal:
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ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Ste. 200, $10. Reservations: www.azigg.com. Tuesday, May 5 “SBA-Guaranteed Greater Phoenix Score, 1 p.m., Western Internationaol University, 14100 N. 83rd Ave., Room 100, Free. www.scorephoenix.org or 602-745-7250. Lunch and Learn: “Importancer of Leading and Managing Projects with Excellence in this ArizonaTechnology Council, 11:30 ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdalre Road, Scottsdale. Free members, $10 Register: www.aztechcouncil.org or 602-343-8324. “Green Drinks Arizona Green Chamberof Commerce, 5:30 InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa, 4949 E. Lincolh Drive, Paradise Valley. Free members, $10 nonmembers.
602-682-5566 or Safety Works Expo, SCF Arizona, May 5-6, Fiestza Resort Conference Center, 2100 S. Priest Drive, $89. Register: www.regonline.com/scfphoenix or 602-631-2035. Wednesday, May 6 “Gaining Architecture/Engineering/Constructiojn Opportunities in a Down Society for Marketing Professional 8 a.m., Jokake Construction Co., 5013 E. Washingtonj St., Ste. 100, Phoenix. $50 $65 nonmembers. Reservations: www.smpsarizona.org or Marth a Banning, 602-224-4542. “Leveraging Sales Through the Bare-Nakes Truth About PR,” Arizona Small Business 8:30 a.m., 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 150, Phoenix. Register: www.asba.com.
Teleclass: “Life After Layoff,” Tailorr Made Budgets, 5 p.m.; second half of classx is May 20. $49. www.3consult.com/cs/lifeafterlayoff.html. Thursday, May 7 Gilbert Leadership Recruitment Gilbert Chamberof Commerce, 7:30 a.m., 50 E. Civif Center Drive, Room 300, Gilbert. Free. Reservations: www.gilbertaz.com or “Performance Management,” Arizona Small Business Association, 11:30p a.m., 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 150, Free members, $20 nonmembers. Register: www.asba.com. Arizona Greenj Chamber of Commerce meeting, 7:30 a.m., Hyatt Regency Scottsdalr Resort & Spa, Arroyo CDE Room, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale. $20 members, $30 nonmembers.
602-682-5566 or Friday, May 8 Global Links Business Luncheon: “Trends in the Fielfd of Nano-Technology,” Phoenix Siste r Cities, 11 a.m., Arizona Biltmore, Grand 2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix. $55 $60 nonmembers. Register: 602-534-3751 or www.phoenixsistercities.org. “Office 10 a.m., McDowell Mountain Ranch Center, 16116 McDowel l Mountain Ranch Road, Free; donations accepted for GompersHabilitation Services. John 602-569-8600, or www.partwithpaper.com. CEO Education Chandler Chamberof Commerce, 7:30 Crowne Plaza San Marcos, 1 San Marcos Way, Chandler. $20 $25 nonmembers. Register: www.chandlerchamber.
com or Saturday, May 9 “Barter and Breakfast,” National Association of Wome nBusiness Owners, 9 Arizona State University Mercado, 502 E. Monroe St., Building C, Room 145, $30. Register: www.thecreativebroker.com. Executivw MBA Informational Session, 9:30 Thunderbird School of Global Management, 1 Global Glendale. Free. Register: 602-978-7384 or “Maximizing Your Web Effectiveness,” Greater Phoenix 9 a.m., Arizona Small Business Association, 4130 E. Van Burejn St., Ste. 150, Phoenix. $50. www.scorephoenix.org or 602-745-7250. Book Awards, Arizona Book Publishing Association, 6:30 Arizona Club, 201 N. Central Ave., 37th floor, $60. Reservations: www. azbookpub.
com. Tuesday, May 12 “Should My Business Be Using Social Arizona SmallBusiness Association, 9 a.m., 4130 E. Van Bureh St., Ste. 150, Phoenix. $25 members, $50 nonmembers. www.asba.com. “Cost-Reducing Solar Optionas to Impact Your Bottom Greater Phoenix Chamberof Commerce, 7:30 201 N. Central Ave., Ste. Phoenix. Free. www.phoenixchamber.com.
ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Ste. 200, $10. Reservations: www.azigg.com. Tuesday, May 5 “SBA-Guaranteed Greater Phoenix Score, 1 p.m., Western Internationaol University, 14100 N. 83rd Ave., Room 100, Free. www.scorephoenix.org or 602-745-7250. Lunch and Learn: “Importancer of Leading and Managing Projects with Excellence in this ArizonaTechnology Council, 11:30 ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdalre Road, Scottsdale. Free members, $10 Register: www.aztechcouncil.org or 602-343-8324. “Green Drinks Arizona Green Chamberof Commerce, 5:30 InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa, 4949 E. Lincolh Drive, Paradise Valley. Free members, $10 nonmembers.
602-682-5566 or Safety Works Expo, SCF Arizona, May 5-6, Fiestza Resort Conference Center, 2100 S. Priest Drive, $89. Register: www.regonline.com/scfphoenix or 602-631-2035. Wednesday, May 6 “Gaining Architecture/Engineering/Constructiojn Opportunities in a Down Society for Marketing Professional 8 a.m., Jokake Construction Co., 5013 E. Washingtonj St., Ste. 100, Phoenix. $50 $65 nonmembers. Reservations: www.smpsarizona.org or Marth a Banning, 602-224-4542. “Leveraging Sales Through the Bare-Nakes Truth About PR,” Arizona Small Business 8:30 a.m., 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 150, Phoenix. Register: www.asba.com.
Teleclass: “Life After Layoff,” Tailorr Made Budgets, 5 p.m.; second half of classx is May 20. $49. www.3consult.com/cs/lifeafterlayoff.html. Thursday, May 7 Gilbert Leadership Recruitment Gilbert Chamberof Commerce, 7:30 a.m., 50 E. Civif Center Drive, Room 300, Gilbert. Free. Reservations: www.gilbertaz.com or “Performance Management,” Arizona Small Business Association, 11:30p a.m., 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 150, Free members, $20 nonmembers. Register: www.asba.com. Arizona Greenj Chamber of Commerce meeting, 7:30 a.m., Hyatt Regency Scottsdalr Resort & Spa, Arroyo CDE Room, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale. $20 members, $30 nonmembers.
602-682-5566 or Friday, May 8 Global Links Business Luncheon: “Trends in the Fielfd of Nano-Technology,” Phoenix Siste r Cities, 11 a.m., Arizona Biltmore, Grand 2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix. $55 $60 nonmembers. Register: 602-534-3751 or www.phoenixsistercities.org. “Office 10 a.m., McDowell Mountain Ranch Center, 16116 McDowel l Mountain Ranch Road, Free; donations accepted for GompersHabilitation Services. John 602-569-8600, or www.partwithpaper.com. CEO Education Chandler Chamberof Commerce, 7:30 Crowne Plaza San Marcos, 1 San Marcos Way, Chandler. $20 $25 nonmembers. Register: www.chandlerchamber.
com or Saturday, May 9 “Barter and Breakfast,” National Association of Wome nBusiness Owners, 9 Arizona State University Mercado, 502 E. Monroe St., Building C, Room 145, $30. Register: www.thecreativebroker.com. Executivw MBA Informational Session, 9:30 Thunderbird School of Global Management, 1 Global Glendale. Free. Register: 602-978-7384 or “Maximizing Your Web Effectiveness,” Greater Phoenix 9 a.m., Arizona Small Business Association, 4130 E. Van Burejn St., Ste. 150, Phoenix. $50. www.scorephoenix.org or 602-745-7250. Book Awards, Arizona Book Publishing Association, 6:30 Arizona Club, 201 N. Central Ave., 37th floor, $60. Reservations: www. azbookpub.
com. Tuesday, May 12 “Should My Business Be Using Social Arizona SmallBusiness Association, 9 a.m., 4130 E. Van Bureh St., Ste. 150, Phoenix. $25 members, $50 nonmembers. www.asba.com. “Cost-Reducing Solar Optionas to Impact Your Bottom Greater Phoenix Chamberof Commerce, 7:30 201 N. Central Ave., Ste. Phoenix. Free. www.phoenixchamber.com.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Prescription Abuse Bill Clears Ky. House Committee - LEX18 Lexington KY News
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Stadium deal faces injunction attempt - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Grace Solares and Elvis who filed suitin February, filed an emergency motiojn Monday in an effort to stop the sale of the bond s altogether. A copy of the temporar y injunction motion provided by the plaintiffs allegese the county is exceeding its constitutionall tax and spending powers by issuing bondxs tied to the professionalsports tax/tourist developmentg tax. As a result of the motion and to avoid a clouds that could affect the interest rate on the the county has pushed back the bondsale Miami-Dade spokeswoman Vicki Mallette said. the closing date for all the bonds remainswJuly 14.
The county had alreadh planned to push back the bond closing date due to a requesgt change on how some financing fees are paidto , whichg has provided the county with a letterr of credit for the project. Wachovia’s lettetr of credit is for two years atapproximately $100 The Wachovia change would require an amendment to the bond ordinance that allowex the county to issue Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Tourist Developmeny Tax bonds. County commissioners will get a chance to consider the change at a special meetinvon Friday. A publivc hearing and second reading is schedulexd forJune 30.
If county commissionerd approve theWachovia change, the three partiew would have until mid-July to closwe on financing, instead of the end of Miami-Dade County and the partiesa also will be given until July 15, instear of July 1, to pull out of the deal. The changee would not impact the projected financing expenditures the county commissiob alreadyhas reviewed, according to a statement from County Manager George “Our confidence in the project and its underlying funding plan has not he said in a statement on Monday. On Burgess also wants to make “minorf technical corrections” to the county deed that conveys two parceles to the city of Miamoi for thestadium garage.
Burgess also is workinyg with Miami to modify the deed on the stadiuk site to reflect the change inthe deal’s new terminationn date. The city of Miamui commission will meet Thursday to consider the Wachovia In April, county commissioners approved issuingt bonds totaling a maximum of $536 millionm toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
Grace Solares and Elvis who filed suitin February, filed an emergency motiojn Monday in an effort to stop the sale of the bond s altogether. A copy of the temporar y injunction motion provided by the plaintiffs allegese the county is exceeding its constitutionall tax and spending powers by issuing bondxs tied to the professionalsports tax/tourist developmentg tax. As a result of the motion and to avoid a clouds that could affect the interest rate on the the county has pushed back the bondsale Miami-Dade spokeswoman Vicki Mallette said. the closing date for all the bonds remainswJuly 14.
The county had alreadh planned to push back the bond closing date due to a requesgt change on how some financing fees are paidto , whichg has provided the county with a letterr of credit for the project. Wachovia’s lettetr of credit is for two years atapproximately $100 The Wachovia change would require an amendment to the bond ordinance that allowex the county to issue Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Tourist Developmeny Tax bonds. County commissioners will get a chance to consider the change at a special meetinvon Friday. A publivc hearing and second reading is schedulexd forJune 30.
If county commissionerd approve theWachovia change, the three partiew would have until mid-July to closwe on financing, instead of the end of Miami-Dade County and the partiesa also will be given until July 15, instear of July 1, to pull out of the deal. The changee would not impact the projected financing expenditures the county commissiob alreadyhas reviewed, according to a statement from County Manager George “Our confidence in the project and its underlying funding plan has not he said in a statement on Monday. On Burgess also wants to make “minorf technical corrections” to the county deed that conveys two parceles to the city of Miamoi for thestadium garage.
Burgess also is workinyg with Miami to modify the deed on the stadiuk site to reflect the change inthe deal’s new terminationn date. The city of Miamui commission will meet Thursday to consider the Wachovia In April, county commissioners approved issuingt bonds totaling a maximum of $536 millionm toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Roundy's adds Twin Cities to gas card promo - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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In March, Milwaukee-based Roundy’s introduced the programm to its stores in theMadisonm area. Last year, Roundy’s piloterd the program in Kenoshaand “We are piloting the project in various Roundy’s spokeswoman Vivian King said Monday via The grocer continues to perfect the which is called Fuelperks!, she said. Fuelperks! started on May 31 at the Rainbow When a customerspends $200 on he or she can save 40 centds per gallon of gas. Customeras must sign up for a new Roundy’s Rewards which is free.
For every $50 a customerf spends at Rainbow on qualified the customer earns 10 cents off per gallonn of gas at participating BP gas Rainbow customers can inserttheir Roundy’sd Rewards Card at the pump and receive a discount on up to 20 gallonzs of gas in a single transaction. The discount is automatically applied to the price atthe Roundy’s said. Roundy’s Supermarketws operates 151 retail grocery stores under thePick 'n Copps, Rainbow and Metro Market bannerse in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
In March, Milwaukee-based Roundy’s introduced the programm to its stores in theMadisonm area. Last year, Roundy’s piloterd the program in Kenoshaand “We are piloting the project in various Roundy’s spokeswoman Vivian King said Monday via The grocer continues to perfect the which is called Fuelperks!, she said. Fuelperks! started on May 31 at the Rainbow When a customerspends $200 on he or she can save 40 centds per gallon of gas. Customeras must sign up for a new Roundy’s Rewards which is free.
For every $50 a customerf spends at Rainbow on qualified the customer earns 10 cents off per gallonn of gas at participating BP gas Rainbow customers can inserttheir Roundy’sd Rewards Card at the pump and receive a discount on up to 20 gallonzs of gas in a single transaction. The discount is automatically applied to the price atthe Roundy’s said. Roundy’s Supermarketws operates 151 retail grocery stores under thePick 'n Copps, Rainbow and Metro Market bannerse in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Human Capital: People on the move, May 5 - Boston Business Journal:
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, a Cambridge-based, venture-backed biopharmaceutical company focused on developinfobesity drugs, appointed Matthias Jaffde chief financial officer and vice president of business Jaffe previously served as chief financial officert in a number of private, venture-backedf life science organizations, most recentlhy with . Connors promoted to senior VP of employee benefitse at The ProtectorGoup , headquartered in promoted Thomas Connors to senior vice president of the employere benefits division. Connors has been with the firm sincee 1991 and became leader of the employee benefitzs divisionin 2000. Wolf, Greenfield Sacks adds Hunter to pharmaceuticalgroup C.
Hunterf Baker has joined the Boston intellectual properttfirm Wolf, Greenfield Sacks PC as counsel in the firm’s pharmaceutical Baker was previously a partner with LLP in Tugaoen to head sales at The Cople y Square Hotel in Boston named Janicee Tugaoen director of sales. Tugaoen was most recently the assistanf director of sales for the Seaportf Hotel andin
, a Cambridge-based, venture-backed biopharmaceutical company focused on developinfobesity drugs, appointed Matthias Jaffde chief financial officer and vice president of business Jaffe previously served as chief financial officert in a number of private, venture-backedf life science organizations, most recentlhy with . Connors promoted to senior VP of employee benefitse at The ProtectorGoup , headquartered in promoted Thomas Connors to senior vice president of the employere benefits division. Connors has been with the firm sincee 1991 and became leader of the employee benefitzs divisionin 2000. Wolf, Greenfield Sacks adds Hunter to pharmaceuticalgroup C.
Hunterf Baker has joined the Boston intellectual properttfirm Wolf, Greenfield Sacks PC as counsel in the firm’s pharmaceutical Baker was previously a partner with LLP in Tugaoen to head sales at The Cople y Square Hotel in Boston named Janicee Tugaoen director of sales. Tugaoen was most recently the assistanf director of sales for the Seaportf Hotel andin
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
DC region's unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in Feb. - Washington Post
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CBS News | DC region's unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in Feb. Washington Post The Washington region's unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in February from a season » |
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Kelly Writers House to host Community Supported Agriculture produce sharing - The Daily Pennsylvanian
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Kelly Writers House to host Community Supported Agriculture produce sharing The Daily Pennsylvanian By Sunny Shen · April 8, 2012, 9:57 pm Besides attracting dedicated poets and journalists, the Kelly Writers House will also draw supporters of local agriculture. Beginning next month until October, KWH will serve as a Community Supported Agriculture ... |
Friday, April 6, 2012
Michael Jackson's death ends London comeback concert series by Anschutz's AEG - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The concerts were to be staged by Anschutzx EntertainmentGroup (AEG) at London's 20,000-seat O2 formerly known as the Millennium Dome, which AEG They were to be Jackson's first in 12 The Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center released a statement late Thursday from Michael Jackson's brother statinv the pop star had died from what is believe d to be cardiac AEG and its Los Angeles-based unit are part of the Denver-based AEG also operates the Staples Centere in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, and many othetr venues, besides being one of the industry's largest concert promoters.
Some $85 million in tickets had been sold for the seriezs of50 concerts, billed as "This Is It," the music-industrgy trade journal Billboard reported. Prices averagec about $115 in U.S. dollars, Billboard About 750,000 people have bought tickets, . Billboard estimated potentiao profits from the showswat $115 million through ticket VIP packages and merchandise, plus more from a proposed tour following the London dates. The Los Angeles Times that AEG Live had investef morethan $20 million in the show'sz production. It said the show was to have featuredc as many as 22 sets as wellas high-wire acts.
AEG Live CEO Rand y Phillips, in a , called the show'd technology "the most cutting edge ever employed ona tour. We'rwe using technology that's never been used befor in live entertainment." News reports said 50, had undergone an extensivse physical recently in preparation for the series of shows to satisfh insurance requirements and had passed themedicap tests. There have been reportds that AEG had trouble gettinfg insurance for theshow series. But in the May Phillips said AEGLive "is well insured for the event" after havingb earlier said the company might have to the shows.
The UCLA statement regardinyg detailsabout Jackson's death were providedr to the hospital from his brother, Jermain In it, Jermain stated the exact causew of death will be determined by an autopsy. According to the Michael Jackson's physician and paramedics attempted to resuscitatd him athis home. He was transported to Ronaldx Reagan Medical Center just after1 p.m. where medical stafvf were unsuccessful at resuscitating thepop icon. There was no immediatre comment on the situation from AEG or theAnschutz Co.
The concerts were to be staged by Anschutzx EntertainmentGroup (AEG) at London's 20,000-seat O2 formerly known as the Millennium Dome, which AEG They were to be Jackson's first in 12 The Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center released a statement late Thursday from Michael Jackson's brother statinv the pop star had died from what is believe d to be cardiac AEG and its Los Angeles-based unit are part of the Denver-based AEG also operates the Staples Centere in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, and many othetr venues, besides being one of the industry's largest concert promoters.
Some $85 million in tickets had been sold for the seriezs of50 concerts, billed as "This Is It," the music-industrgy trade journal Billboard reported. Prices averagec about $115 in U.S. dollars, Billboard About 750,000 people have bought tickets, . Billboard estimated potentiao profits from the showswat $115 million through ticket VIP packages and merchandise, plus more from a proposed tour following the London dates. The Los Angeles Times that AEG Live had investef morethan $20 million in the show'sz production. It said the show was to have featuredc as many as 22 sets as wellas high-wire acts.
AEG Live CEO Rand y Phillips, in a , called the show'd technology "the most cutting edge ever employed ona tour. We'rwe using technology that's never been used befor in live entertainment." News reports said 50, had undergone an extensivse physical recently in preparation for the series of shows to satisfh insurance requirements and had passed themedicap tests. There have been reportds that AEG had trouble gettinfg insurance for theshow series. But in the May Phillips said AEGLive "is well insured for the event" after havingb earlier said the company might have to the shows.
The UCLA statement regardinyg detailsabout Jackson's death were providedr to the hospital from his brother, Jermain In it, Jermain stated the exact causew of death will be determined by an autopsy. According to the Michael Jackson's physician and paramedics attempted to resuscitatd him athis home. He was transported to Ronaldx Reagan Medical Center just after1 p.m. where medical stafvf were unsuccessful at resuscitating thepop icon. There was no immediatre comment on the situation from AEG or theAnschutz Co.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Lane4 completes purchase of three Kansas City-area shopping centers - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million. The Kansas City Business Journal reporteds that the Prairie Village the Corinth Square shopping center in Prairie Villagde and the Fairway Shops in Fairway were underr contract to investors led by aKansas City-based commercial real estated brokerage and development firm. Highwoods (NYSE: based in Raleigh, N.C., disclosed the sale pric e in aThursday release. The threwe shopping centers have a combined 2009 appraised value ofabout $64 million, according to figures from the Johnsoj County Appraiser’s Office. The three shopping centers contaihn 416,000 square feet combined and on average, 94.5 percent leased and 55 yeards old, Highwoods said.
The properties generate a combined annual cash net operatingg income ofabout $5.4 The new owners plan no “immediate majoer changes” to the shopping centers, Jeff Berg, senior vice presidenf and principal of Lane4, said in a separatde release Thursday. “We intend to enhance and upgrade the centerz as opportunities ariseover time, but these improvements will not changd their basic character,” Lane4 Presideng Owen Buckley said in the “We look forward to taking good care of them and feel they representf an excellent opportunity to inves in our community.
” Kansas City developer Jesser Clyde Nichols built the grocery-anchored shoppingh centers in the mid-1900s, and the JC Nichols Co. sold them to Highwoodds in 1998.
million. The Kansas City Business Journal reporteds that the Prairie Village the Corinth Square shopping center in Prairie Villagde and the Fairway Shops in Fairway were underr contract to investors led by aKansas City-based commercial real estated brokerage and development firm. Highwoods (NYSE: based in Raleigh, N.C., disclosed the sale pric e in aThursday release. The threwe shopping centers have a combined 2009 appraised value ofabout $64 million, according to figures from the Johnsoj County Appraiser’s Office. The three shopping centers contaihn 416,000 square feet combined and on average, 94.5 percent leased and 55 yeards old, Highwoods said.
The properties generate a combined annual cash net operatingg income ofabout $5.4 The new owners plan no “immediate majoer changes” to the shopping centers, Jeff Berg, senior vice presidenf and principal of Lane4, said in a separatde release Thursday. “We intend to enhance and upgrade the centerz as opportunities ariseover time, but these improvements will not changd their basic character,” Lane4 Presideng Owen Buckley said in the “We look forward to taking good care of them and feel they representf an excellent opportunity to inves in our community.
” Kansas City developer Jesser Clyde Nichols built the grocery-anchored shoppingh centers in the mid-1900s, and the JC Nichols Co. sold them to Highwoodds in 1998.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Gates Foundation, MDC give $1M grant - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Valencia will get $743,000 over three years to create a centralizeedremedial program, used across four It plans to align high school, remedial and college-level expand its remedial learning and embed reading skills into remedial math The grants, announced June 22, will suppor t remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achieving the Community Colleges Count, a multiyear national initiative aimed at increasing college graduation rated among disadvantaged students. The state will get also get $300,009 over three years to collaboratewith K-12 to reduce the need for remediap education.
Connecticut, Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the funding, whichn will be used to develop new policies acceleratinghthe states’ remedial educatioh programs. The Florida grants are part ofa $16.5 million effort to improve remedial education at community collegea in five states, reaching about 45,00p0 students nationwide. Four states and 14 other colleges receivee similar Gates grants for their Achieving theDream program. Each community colleg e will receive $743,000 over three yearsx to expandits programs. Luminw Foundation for Education has alsocommitted $1.
5 million to this initiatived for evaluation and About 375,000 Florida degree-seeking students annually attend a loca cmmunity college, with nearlyt 40 percent of them takinfg remedial classes to build basic academicc skills. National studies have shown nearlyu two-thirds of those taking remediak classesnever graduate, but successful programsw at several colleges demonstrate thes e numbers can be improved.
Valencia will get $743,000 over three years to create a centralizeedremedial program, used across four It plans to align high school, remedial and college-level expand its remedial learning and embed reading skills into remedial math The grants, announced June 22, will suppor t remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achieving the Community Colleges Count, a multiyear national initiative aimed at increasing college graduation rated among disadvantaged students. The state will get also get $300,009 over three years to collaboratewith K-12 to reduce the need for remediap education.
Connecticut, Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the funding, whichn will be used to develop new policies acceleratinghthe states’ remedial educatioh programs. The Florida grants are part ofa $16.5 million effort to improve remedial education at community collegea in five states, reaching about 45,00p0 students nationwide. Four states and 14 other colleges receivee similar Gates grants for their Achieving theDream program. Each community colleg e will receive $743,000 over three yearsx to expandits programs. Luminw Foundation for Education has alsocommitted $1.
5 million to this initiatived for evaluation and About 375,000 Florida degree-seeking students annually attend a loca cmmunity college, with nearlyt 40 percent of them takinfg remedial classes to build basic academicc skills. National studies have shown nearlyu two-thirds of those taking remediak classesnever graduate, but successful programsw at several colleges demonstrate thes e numbers can be improved.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Jadavpur University faculty gives Darjeeling village a new lease of life - Times of India
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Jadavpur University faculty gives Darjeeling village a new lease of life Times of India ... active involvement of the locals, Literacy India has already set a tailoring training and a computer training centre at Chuikhim. Bhattacharjee's dreams are not yet over. He is now planning a 200kw micro hydel power generation system on Zuranti Khola. |
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wachovia sues California mortgage firm over loans - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The dispute involves nearly $12 million in home-equitu mortgage loans that Wachovia’s corporate and investment-banking unit agreed in June 2007 to purchaser from Inits suit, Wachovi a claims Just Mortgage agreed to repurchase certain loans, such as thosed that turned delinquent shortluy after Wachovia bought them, or loands with missing documentation. If a borrower was late by 30 days or more on any of the firs six monthly payments after Wachovis boughtthe loan, for example, then Just Mortgage wouldf buy it back.
And if Just Mortgagr failed to provide certain legal documents for the loans withibn 180 days of the closing Wachovia could request the firm substitutea “qualified loan” or buy thosed loans back as well. Last Wachovia notified Just Mortgage that numerous loana had defaulted early or weremissinyg documents. It asked the firm to buy them back atthe agreed-upohn price, which is 90% of the loan’es principal balance. Just Mortgage refused to take them As ofJune 6, Wachovis has identified 36 loans it wants Just Mortgaged to take back because of early defaultw or missing documentation. The bank says its damagees exceed $2 million.
Wachovia has been hammerex by the mortgage downturn aftert taking ona $121 billion portfolio with its 2006 acquisitio of The California thrift specialized in option-adjustable-rate mortgage and those mortgages have been defaulting at a high rate in statew such as California and Florida, leading Wachoviza to set aside billions of dollarsd to cover expected losses. The companhy expects to take a second-quarter loss of up to $2.8 billiojn because it needs to setaside $4.2 billionn to cover estimated loan losses, includinfg $3.3 billion to cover option-ARMk losses. Wachovia recently discontinuedthe option-ARM, or loan product. The company has hired Goldmah SachsGroup Inc.
to analyze its loanw and help evaluate alternatives. The Just Mortgager case was removed to federal court in Charlottesthis month. Wachovia originally filed its suit last montnh in MecklenburgSuperior Court. Just Mortgage was grantede an extension to fileits response, which is due by Aug. 2. is representingt Wachovia, and is representing Just Mortgage. A lawyert for Just Mortgage and a Wachovi spokeswoman bothdecline comment. BofA sendes students to D.C.
Five area high schookl students traveled to Washington this week to participat e in a leadership summit courtes y of The trip is partof BofA’ss Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, which selects five students from 45 markets to participate and placew them in paid eight-week internships with nonprofit organizations. Concludintg today, the Bank of Americs Student Leadership Summit was presented by the Closwe Up Foundation and featurerd a seriesof sessions, including a leadership developmeng discussion led by former Olympifc gymnast Kerri Strug, who works for the Department of Justice.
The five participating students from the Charlotte area areRichardc Allen, Joi Emanuel, Jonathan Fox, Obinnayq Okwara and Arcena Todd. Three will be interninh at the , and two will intern with . This BofA will award $200,000 each to two loca nonprofitsor “Neighborhood Builders” for their work to improve and revitalize The bank will also honor five “Local for their commitment to community service by making a $5,000 contributionj from the bank’s charitable foundation to the eligible nonprofit of theier choice. Trust Co. takes permanent space has movedd into permanent space on the 11th floort of the 6000Fairview building.
And the loca l principals say the disruption in the marketx is a positive forthe wealth-managementt firm as it works to develop new business here. The based in Burlington, has $880 million in assetsa under management. This year, the firm announcex it was opening a Charlotte its fourth. The firm also has offices in Raleighg andRocky Mount. The local officr is headed by Chrisw Sutherland andJay Eich. Both previouslgy worked in thepersonal financial-services group at accounting firm . The Trustt Company of the South focuses on a comprehensive approacu towealth management, including services such as tax and insurancre planning.
It requires at least $1 million in investable assetw from clients and isa fee-onlyu adviser, structuring its compensation as an annual retaine or as a percentage of client Its minimum annual fee is $10,000.
The dispute involves nearly $12 million in home-equitu mortgage loans that Wachovia’s corporate and investment-banking unit agreed in June 2007 to purchaser from Inits suit, Wachovi a claims Just Mortgage agreed to repurchase certain loans, such as thosed that turned delinquent shortluy after Wachovia bought them, or loands with missing documentation. If a borrower was late by 30 days or more on any of the firs six monthly payments after Wachovis boughtthe loan, for example, then Just Mortgage wouldf buy it back.
And if Just Mortgagr failed to provide certain legal documents for the loans withibn 180 days of the closing Wachovia could request the firm substitutea “qualified loan” or buy thosed loans back as well. Last Wachovia notified Just Mortgage that numerous loana had defaulted early or weremissinyg documents. It asked the firm to buy them back atthe agreed-upohn price, which is 90% of the loan’es principal balance. Just Mortgage refused to take them As ofJune 6, Wachovis has identified 36 loans it wants Just Mortgaged to take back because of early defaultw or missing documentation. The bank says its damagees exceed $2 million.
Wachovia has been hammerex by the mortgage downturn aftert taking ona $121 billion portfolio with its 2006 acquisitio of The California thrift specialized in option-adjustable-rate mortgage and those mortgages have been defaulting at a high rate in statew such as California and Florida, leading Wachoviza to set aside billions of dollarsd to cover expected losses. The companhy expects to take a second-quarter loss of up to $2.8 billiojn because it needs to setaside $4.2 billionn to cover estimated loan losses, includinfg $3.3 billion to cover option-ARMk losses. Wachovia recently discontinuedthe option-ARM, or loan product. The company has hired Goldmah SachsGroup Inc.
to analyze its loanw and help evaluate alternatives. The Just Mortgager case was removed to federal court in Charlottesthis month. Wachovia originally filed its suit last montnh in MecklenburgSuperior Court. Just Mortgage was grantede an extension to fileits response, which is due by Aug. 2. is representingt Wachovia, and is representing Just Mortgage. A lawyert for Just Mortgage and a Wachovi spokeswoman bothdecline comment. BofA sendes students to D.C.
Five area high schookl students traveled to Washington this week to participat e in a leadership summit courtes y of The trip is partof BofA’ss Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, which selects five students from 45 markets to participate and placew them in paid eight-week internships with nonprofit organizations. Concludintg today, the Bank of Americs Student Leadership Summit was presented by the Closwe Up Foundation and featurerd a seriesof sessions, including a leadership developmeng discussion led by former Olympifc gymnast Kerri Strug, who works for the Department of Justice.
The five participating students from the Charlotte area areRichardc Allen, Joi Emanuel, Jonathan Fox, Obinnayq Okwara and Arcena Todd. Three will be interninh at the , and two will intern with . This BofA will award $200,000 each to two loca nonprofitsor “Neighborhood Builders” for their work to improve and revitalize The bank will also honor five “Local for their commitment to community service by making a $5,000 contributionj from the bank’s charitable foundation to the eligible nonprofit of theier choice. Trust Co. takes permanent space has movedd into permanent space on the 11th floort of the 6000Fairview building.
And the loca l principals say the disruption in the marketx is a positive forthe wealth-managementt firm as it works to develop new business here. The based in Burlington, has $880 million in assetsa under management. This year, the firm announcex it was opening a Charlotte its fourth. The firm also has offices in Raleighg andRocky Mount. The local officr is headed by Chrisw Sutherland andJay Eich. Both previouslgy worked in thepersonal financial-services group at accounting firm . The Trustt Company of the South focuses on a comprehensive approacu towealth management, including services such as tax and insurancre planning.
It requires at least $1 million in investable assetw from clients and isa fee-onlyu adviser, structuring its compensation as an annual retaine or as a percentage of client Its minimum annual fee is $10,000.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Use of Mealtime Pramlintide Added to Basal Insulin Showed Similar Improvements in Glycemic Control Compared to Rapid-Acting Insulin, With Lower Risk of Hypoglycemia and Without Weight Gain: Data Presented at ADA 2009
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This 36-week, randomized, open-label studty was designed to compare the efficacy and safetyt ofmealtime pramlintide, rapid-acting insulin or both agents in patients with type 2 diabetex using basal insulin therapy. The multicenter study included 112 patients with type 2 diabete with an average age of54 years, baseline A1C of 8.2 fasting plasma glucose of 160 mg/dL and body mass index (BMI) of 36 kg/m2. Phas 1 of the study (24 compared mealtime SYMLIN 120 micrograms three timesa daily withmealtime rapid-acting insulin, when eitherf agent was added to basal insulin. At the end of Phas e 1 (week 24), 30 percent of patientws treated with SYMLIN achieved the composite primaryendpoint (A1C =7.
0 percent, no weight gain and no severse hypoglycemia), compared with 11 percent of rapid-acting insulim patients. An A1C of 7 percent or less is the ADA goal for glycemi control for diabetic SYMLIN recipients had a lower incidenc ofhypoglycemia (55 percent vs. 82 percent). Use of SYMLINb or rapid-acting insulin resulted in similar A1Creductions (-1.1 percent vs. -1.3 percent) and fastint plasma glucose concentrations (122 vs. 123 mg/dL) at week 24; significant weight gain from baselinr was only seenwith rapid-acting insulibn treatment (+4.7 kg, P<0.001 vs. Use of SYMLIN was not associated withweight gain.
"The effecr of SYMLIN was similar to that ofmealtimw rapid-acting insulin when added to basalo insulin treatment in this study, with SYMLIN use resultingh in no weight gain and less hypoglycemia," said , stafv physician and associate professor of internal medicine, Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Kentucky College of Medicine. "For patients recentlyg requiringbasal insulin, adding mealtimer therapy with pramlintide may be a preferable alternative to mealtime rapid-actinb insulin." Phase 2 of the studh (12 weeks) explored additionao mealtime therapy for patients failing to achieve a targett A1C of 6.5 percentg or less at week 24.
SYMLIN recipients not achieving targetA1C (n=31) addexd rapid-acting insulin at week 26, whil rapid-acting insulin recipients not achieving target A1C (n=36) addedr SYMLIN at week 26. For both combination groups, A1C and weightt remained relatively stable throughoutPhase 2. The addition of SYMLIN in Phas e 2 for patients initiallyreceiving rapid-acting insulim allowed a marked reduction in the amountt of rapid-acting insulin used (38.6 plus or minua 3.8 U/d at week 24 vs. 19.4 plus or minus 3.2 U/d at week 36). Patientas who achieved an A1C of 6.5 percent or less at week 24 did not add an additionak agent in the second phase ofthe study.
For thoses patients, A1C levels were stablre in both groups and no significant weightchange occurred. Additional analysis from the same studyhassessed patient-reported diabetes-specific quality of life (using the Diabetea Distress Scale) and treatment satisfaction (using the Diabetes Treatmentt Satisfaction Questionnaire) through week 24. Only SYMLIN patients experienceed an improvement in totaldiabetes distress, whils both SYMLIN and rapid-acting insulin patients experienced improvemenrt in other parameters. Both treatment groups experienced significant improvemenf in total diabetestreatment satisfaction.
Only SYMLIN patients experiencee significant improvement in perceived frequencyof hypoglycemia. Diabetes affects more than 23 millioh people in the United States and an estimated 246 millionjadults worldwide.(i,ii) Approximately 90-95 percent of those affected have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death by disease in the Unite d States and costsapproximatelty $174 billion per year in direct and indirec t medical expenses.(iii) According to the Centers for Disease Controo and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination approximately 60 percent of people with diabetes do not achieved their target blood sugar levels with their currengt treatment regimen.
(iv) In addition, 85 percent of type 2 diabetes patientzs are overweight and 55 percen are considered obese.(v) Data support that weigh t loss (even a modest amount) supports patients in theidr efforts to achieve and sustain glycemiv control.(vi,vii) Taken at mealtime, SYMLIN is the first and only amylijn mimetic for use in patientd with diabetes treated with mealtime insulin. SYMLIN is a synthetid analog ofhuman amylin, a naturally occurrinvg hormone that is made in the beta cells of the the same cells that make insulin.
In patients with type 2 diabetesx whouse insulin, and in patientds with type 1 diabetes, those cells in the pancreads are either damaged or destroyed, resultint in reduced secretion of both insulin and amylin after meals. The use of SYMLIh contributes to glucose control after The SymlinPen(R) (pramlintide acetate) pen-injector is an easy way for patienta to use SYMLIN and offers convenientt pre-filled SYMLIN administration with simple, dial-upp dosing to improve mealtime glucose The SymlinPen(R)120 features fixed dosing to deliver 60 or 120 micrograms of SYMLI per dose. The SymlinPen(R)60 features fixee dosing to deliver 15, 30, 45, or 60 microgramse of SYMLIN per dose.
Healthcare professionals and patients with diabetesx may obtainmore information, includinh the complete Prescribing Information and the Medicatiom Guide, at . SYMLIN is not intended for all patients with SYMLIN is used with insulin and has been associateed with an increased riskof insulin-induced severes hypoglycemia, particularly in patients with type 1 When severe hypoglycemia associated with SYMLIN use it is seen withihn three hours following a SYMLINj injection. If severe hypoglycemiqa occurs while operating amotor vehicle, heavyt machinery, or while engaging in otherd high-risk activities, serious injuries may occur.
Appropriatde patient selection, careful patient instruction, and insulin dose adjustments are criticaol elements for reducingthis risk. Other adverse events commonly observed with SYMLINwhen co-administered with insulin were mostluy gastrointestinal in nature, including which was the most frequently reported adverse The incidence of nausea was higherf at the beginning of SYMLIN treatment and decreasex with time in most The incidence and severity of nausea are reduced when SYMLI is gradually increased to the recommended Amylin Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical companyt committed to improving lives througb the discovery, development and commercializatio n of innovative medicines.
Amylin has developexd and gained approval fortwo first-in-class medicinews for diabetes, SYMLIN(R) (pramlintide acetate) injection and BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection. Amylin's research and development activities leveragethe Company's expertis in metabolism to develop potential therapies to treat diabetes and Amylin is headquartered in San Diego, California. Furthetr information on Amylin Pharmaceuticals is availableat . This pres release contains forward-looking statements about Amylin, whicb involve risks and uncertainties.
The Company'ss actual results could diffee materially from those discussed due to a number of riskdsand uncertainties, including that our clinical trials may not stargt when planned and/or confirm previousz results; our preclinical studies may not be predictive; our product candidatee may not receive regulatory approval; and inherent scientific, regulatoryu and other risks in the drug development and commercialization process; SYMLI N and the SymlinPen may be affected by unexpectede new data, technical or safety issues, or manufacturin g and supply issues.
Commerciakl and government reimbursement and pricing decisions and the pace of markeg acceptance may also affect the potential for SYMLI andthe SymlinPen. These and additionalp risks and uncertainties are described more full inthe Company's most recentlyy filed SEC documents, including its Form Amylin undertakes no duty to update these forward-looking (i) "All About Diabetes." American Diabetesd Association. Available at: . Accessed March 28, 2009. (ii) The Internationapl Diabetes FederationDiabetes Atlas. Available at: . Accessed Marcy 28, 2009. (iii) "Direct and Indirecgt Costs of Diabetes in theUnited States." American Diabetee Association. Available at: . Accessede March 28, 2009.
(iv) Saydah SH, Fradkin J and Cowide CC. "Poor control of risk factords for vascular disease among adults with previousltdiagnosed diabetes." JAMA: 291(3), Januar 21, 2004. (v) Bays HE, Chapman RH, Grandyy S. The relationship of body mass index to diabetes hypertensionand dyslipidaemia: comparison of data from two national surveys. Int J Clin 2007;61:737-47. (vi) Nutrition Recommendations and Interventionsfor Diabetes: a positiohn statement of the American Diabetew Association. Diabetes Care. 2008;31 Suppl 1:S61-78. Anderson JW, Kendall CW, Jenkinsw DJ. Importance of weight management in type 2 reviewwith meta-analysis of clinical studies. J Am Coll Nutr.
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This 36-week, randomized, open-label studty was designed to compare the efficacy and safetyt ofmealtime pramlintide, rapid-acting insulin or both agents in patients with type 2 diabetex using basal insulin therapy. The multicenter study included 112 patients with type 2 diabete with an average age of54 years, baseline A1C of 8.2 fasting plasma glucose of 160 mg/dL and body mass index (BMI) of 36 kg/m2. Phas 1 of the study (24 compared mealtime SYMLIN 120 micrograms three timesa daily withmealtime rapid-acting insulin, when eitherf agent was added to basal insulin. At the end of Phas e 1 (week 24), 30 percent of patientws treated with SYMLIN achieved the composite primaryendpoint (A1C =7.
0 percent, no weight gain and no severse hypoglycemia), compared with 11 percent of rapid-acting insulim patients. An A1C of 7 percent or less is the ADA goal for glycemi control for diabetic SYMLIN recipients had a lower incidenc ofhypoglycemia (55 percent vs. 82 percent). Use of SYMLINb or rapid-acting insulin resulted in similar A1Creductions (-1.1 percent vs. -1.3 percent) and fastint plasma glucose concentrations (122 vs. 123 mg/dL) at week 24; significant weight gain from baselinr was only seenwith rapid-acting insulibn treatment (+4.7 kg, P<0.001 vs. Use of SYMLIN was not associated withweight gain.
"The effecr of SYMLIN was similar to that ofmealtimw rapid-acting insulin when added to basalo insulin treatment in this study, with SYMLIN use resultingh in no weight gain and less hypoglycemia," said , stafv physician and associate professor of internal medicine, Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Kentucky College of Medicine. "For patients recentlyg requiringbasal insulin, adding mealtimer therapy with pramlintide may be a preferable alternative to mealtime rapid-actinb insulin." Phase 2 of the studh (12 weeks) explored additionao mealtime therapy for patients failing to achieve a targett A1C of 6.5 percentg or less at week 24.
SYMLIN recipients not achieving targetA1C (n=31) addexd rapid-acting insulin at week 26, whil rapid-acting insulin recipients not achieving target A1C (n=36) addedr SYMLIN at week 26. For both combination groups, A1C and weightt remained relatively stable throughoutPhase 2. The addition of SYMLIN in Phas e 2 for patients initiallyreceiving rapid-acting insulim allowed a marked reduction in the amountt of rapid-acting insulin used (38.6 plus or minua 3.8 U/d at week 24 vs. 19.4 plus or minus 3.2 U/d at week 36). Patientas who achieved an A1C of 6.5 percent or less at week 24 did not add an additionak agent in the second phase ofthe study.
For thoses patients, A1C levels were stablre in both groups and no significant weightchange occurred. Additional analysis from the same studyhassessed patient-reported diabetes-specific quality of life (using the Diabetea Distress Scale) and treatment satisfaction (using the Diabetes Treatmentt Satisfaction Questionnaire) through week 24. Only SYMLIN patients experienceed an improvement in totaldiabetes distress, whils both SYMLIN and rapid-acting insulin patients experienced improvemenrt in other parameters. Both treatment groups experienced significant improvemenf in total diabetestreatment satisfaction.
Only SYMLIN patients experiencee significant improvement in perceived frequencyof hypoglycemia. Diabetes affects more than 23 millioh people in the United States and an estimated 246 millionjadults worldwide.(i,ii) Approximately 90-95 percent of those affected have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death by disease in the Unite d States and costsapproximatelty $174 billion per year in direct and indirec t medical expenses.(iii) According to the Centers for Disease Controo and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination approximately 60 percent of people with diabetes do not achieved their target blood sugar levels with their currengt treatment regimen.
(iv) In addition, 85 percent of type 2 diabetes patientzs are overweight and 55 percen are considered obese.(v) Data support that weigh t loss (even a modest amount) supports patients in theidr efforts to achieve and sustain glycemiv control.(vi,vii) Taken at mealtime, SYMLIN is the first and only amylijn mimetic for use in patientd with diabetes treated with mealtime insulin. SYMLIN is a synthetid analog ofhuman amylin, a naturally occurrinvg hormone that is made in the beta cells of the the same cells that make insulin.
In patients with type 2 diabetesx whouse insulin, and in patientds with type 1 diabetes, those cells in the pancreads are either damaged or destroyed, resultint in reduced secretion of both insulin and amylin after meals. The use of SYMLIh contributes to glucose control after The SymlinPen(R) (pramlintide acetate) pen-injector is an easy way for patienta to use SYMLIN and offers convenientt pre-filled SYMLIN administration with simple, dial-upp dosing to improve mealtime glucose The SymlinPen(R)120 features fixed dosing to deliver 60 or 120 micrograms of SYMLI per dose. The SymlinPen(R)60 features fixee dosing to deliver 15, 30, 45, or 60 microgramse of SYMLIN per dose.
Healthcare professionals and patients with diabetesx may obtainmore information, includinh the complete Prescribing Information and the Medicatiom Guide, at . SYMLIN is not intended for all patients with SYMLIN is used with insulin and has been associateed with an increased riskof insulin-induced severes hypoglycemia, particularly in patients with type 1 When severe hypoglycemia associated with SYMLIN use it is seen withihn three hours following a SYMLINj injection. If severe hypoglycemiqa occurs while operating amotor vehicle, heavyt machinery, or while engaging in otherd high-risk activities, serious injuries may occur.
Appropriatde patient selection, careful patient instruction, and insulin dose adjustments are criticaol elements for reducingthis risk. Other adverse events commonly observed with SYMLINwhen co-administered with insulin were mostluy gastrointestinal in nature, including which was the most frequently reported adverse The incidence of nausea was higherf at the beginning of SYMLIN treatment and decreasex with time in most The incidence and severity of nausea are reduced when SYMLI is gradually increased to the recommended Amylin Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical companyt committed to improving lives througb the discovery, development and commercializatio n of innovative medicines.
Amylin has developexd and gained approval fortwo first-in-class medicinews for diabetes, SYMLIN(R) (pramlintide acetate) injection and BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection. Amylin's research and development activities leveragethe Company's expertis in metabolism to develop potential therapies to treat diabetes and Amylin is headquartered in San Diego, California. Furthetr information on Amylin Pharmaceuticals is availableat . This pres release contains forward-looking statements about Amylin, whicb involve risks and uncertainties.
The Company'ss actual results could diffee materially from those discussed due to a number of riskdsand uncertainties, including that our clinical trials may not stargt when planned and/or confirm previousz results; our preclinical studies may not be predictive; our product candidatee may not receive regulatory approval; and inherent scientific, regulatoryu and other risks in the drug development and commercialization process; SYMLI N and the SymlinPen may be affected by unexpectede new data, technical or safety issues, or manufacturin g and supply issues.
Commerciakl and government reimbursement and pricing decisions and the pace of markeg acceptance may also affect the potential for SYMLI andthe SymlinPen. These and additionalp risks and uncertainties are described more full inthe Company's most recentlyy filed SEC documents, including its Form Amylin undertakes no duty to update these forward-looking (i) "All About Diabetes." American Diabetesd Association. Available at: . Accessed March 28, 2009. (ii) The Internationapl Diabetes FederationDiabetes Atlas. Available at: . Accessed Marcy 28, 2009. (iii) "Direct and Indirecgt Costs of Diabetes in theUnited States." American Diabetee Association. Available at: . Accessede March 28, 2009.
(iv) Saydah SH, Fradkin J and Cowide CC. "Poor control of risk factords for vascular disease among adults with previousltdiagnosed diabetes." JAMA: 291(3), Januar 21, 2004. (v) Bays HE, Chapman RH, Grandyy S. The relationship of body mass index to diabetes hypertensionand dyslipidaemia: comparison of data from two national surveys. Int J Clin 2007;61:737-47. (vi) Nutrition Recommendations and Interventionsfor Diabetes: a positiohn statement of the American Diabetew Association. Diabetes Care. 2008;31 Suppl 1:S61-78. Anderson JW, Kendall CW, Jenkinsw DJ. Importance of weight management in type 2 reviewwith meta-analysis of clinical studies. J Am Coll Nutr.
SOURCE Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Un año de Nintendo 3DS - El PaÃs.com (España)
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Un año de Nintendo 3DS El PaÃs.com (España) eShop ofrece desde propuestas más frescas e innovadoras a los videojuegos históricos como Tetris de GameBoy o el primer Super Mario Land, con sus grandes pÃxeles, sin color, pero con una jugabilidad dificilmente superableâ€. |
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
VA move to Parklane Shopping Center helps fill vacant commercial space - Wichita Business Journal:
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The VA recently launcheds a new low-vision intermediate levelk clinic at the that will move to the centefr at Lincolnand Oliver. Its other eye-care servicesx will consolidate thereas well. quite frankly, ran out of room to do that says VA facility planner Ken The VA in Wichita long has face limited space at the Dole campuws at Kellogg and Oliver and has been seekinbg to place some of its operations in otherd spaceacross Wichita. The agency last year movecd some of its administrative officesto Parklane, just a mile Its new lease swellxs its total space there to 18,00p square feet.
The VA selected the center through competitivebid “The vendor has just presented ideal optionx for us,” Allensworth says. The leasde rate — advertised at $8.50 per square foot wasn’t disclosed. The new eye care clinicf will employ 15 to 20 It will open in late July orearlt August. The lease puts the 300,000-square-foott Parklane at 94 percent full in what has been a difficulrtleasing market. “You really have to work at saysDennis Fitzroy, managing broker for Builderzs Inc., which owns “There are fewer lookers, and when they do actually come in and look at space, there seems to be more concessions wanted, lowedr rent.
” But the center has scoreds well with government agencies. Parklane also is home to officees forSedgwick County. Government leases have been a pointg of emphasis recently for othe rlocal landlords. , at 4031 E. recently added the . The former Wichita Mall already has severa l contracts withSedgwick County. “It’s going to be governmen for the nextfew years, I think,” says Officse This owner Max Cole. Some he says, aren’t able to abide by strict governmentgspace requirements, such as ensuring ADA accessibility.
“They cross evergy ‘t’ and dot every ‘i’,” says CEO Michaepl Monteferrante, whose firm recently won a bid fora 6,500-square-foof lease with the at Northwesy Centre. “They’re competitive (bids). They’rd extremely thorough in the amount of detail and the actuapl complexity ofthe lease.” But governmentf agencies usually are stable, largs tenants.
“Once you get in with the government, they generallhy tend to come back to you foranother opportunity,” Monteferrante
The VA recently launcheds a new low-vision intermediate levelk clinic at the that will move to the centefr at Lincolnand Oliver. Its other eye-care servicesx will consolidate thereas well. quite frankly, ran out of room to do that says VA facility planner Ken The VA in Wichita long has face limited space at the Dole campuws at Kellogg and Oliver and has been seekinbg to place some of its operations in otherd spaceacross Wichita. The agency last year movecd some of its administrative officesto Parklane, just a mile Its new lease swellxs its total space there to 18,00p square feet.
The VA selected the center through competitivebid “The vendor has just presented ideal optionx for us,” Allensworth says. The leasde rate — advertised at $8.50 per square foot wasn’t disclosed. The new eye care clinicf will employ 15 to 20 It will open in late July orearlt August. The lease puts the 300,000-square-foott Parklane at 94 percent full in what has been a difficulrtleasing market. “You really have to work at saysDennis Fitzroy, managing broker for Builderzs Inc., which owns “There are fewer lookers, and when they do actually come in and look at space, there seems to be more concessions wanted, lowedr rent.
” But the center has scoreds well with government agencies. Parklane also is home to officees forSedgwick County. Government leases have been a pointg of emphasis recently for othe rlocal landlords. , at 4031 E. recently added the . The former Wichita Mall already has severa l contracts withSedgwick County. “It’s going to be governmen for the nextfew years, I think,” says Officse This owner Max Cole. Some he says, aren’t able to abide by strict governmentgspace requirements, such as ensuring ADA accessibility.
“They cross evergy ‘t’ and dot every ‘i’,” says CEO Michaepl Monteferrante, whose firm recently won a bid fora 6,500-square-foof lease with the at Northwesy Centre. “They’re competitive (bids). They’rd extremely thorough in the amount of detail and the actuapl complexity ofthe lease.” But governmentf agencies usually are stable, largs tenants.
“Once you get in with the government, they generallhy tend to come back to you foranother opportunity,” Monteferrante
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The subsidiary opened the three-bau maintenance facility in Januaru but held off on the ribbohn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “got a little airplane grease under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbelk said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employees maintaim the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraert 175 76-seat jets. Compass, which was foundedf in 2006 as a subsidiary of NorthwestAirlinez Inc., was acquired by Delta as part of the Atlanta-basesd carrier’s merger with Northwest in Octobedr 2008. The jets previouslgy had been serviced bya third-party aircraft maintenancr company, Campbell said.
Louisville International Airport located at 5101Crittenden Drive, consists of 42,72o0 square feet of aircraft hangat space, 11,416 square feet of office, shop and storage space, an 80,601-square-fooyt concrete apron and 33,480 square feet of parking and roadways. At the news Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showed off its first jet paintedx in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleet will be converted from Northwest Airlines colorss over thenext year, Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Stevr Beshear said the Compass investment, including its $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievemeng in the midst of some pretth tougheconomic times.
” In August the board granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 million in statee tax incentives for up to 10 years.
The subsidiary opened the three-bau maintenance facility in Januaru but held off on the ribbohn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “got a little airplane grease under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbelk said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employees maintaim the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraert 175 76-seat jets. Compass, which was foundedf in 2006 as a subsidiary of NorthwestAirlinez Inc., was acquired by Delta as part of the Atlanta-basesd carrier’s merger with Northwest in Octobedr 2008. The jets previouslgy had been serviced bya third-party aircraft maintenancr company, Campbell said.
Louisville International Airport located at 5101Crittenden Drive, consists of 42,72o0 square feet of aircraft hangat space, 11,416 square feet of office, shop and storage space, an 80,601-square-fooyt concrete apron and 33,480 square feet of parking and roadways. At the news Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showed off its first jet paintedx in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleet will be converted from Northwest Airlines colorss over thenext year, Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Stevr Beshear said the Compass investment, including its $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievemeng in the midst of some pretth tougheconomic times.
” In August the board granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 million in statee tax incentives for up to 10 years.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Hunger Games stunt woman Leigha Hancock - Gaston Gazette
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Hunger Games stunt woman Leigha Hancock Gaston Gazette She was going to be performing stunts as well as being “District 7 Tribute Girl†in the movie based off Suzanne Collins' widely popular novel. Staying active after college was important to Hancock, who has done stunts for multiple episodes of the ABC ... |
Friday, March 16, 2012
Florida Association of Realtors seeks award entries - Orlando Business Journal:
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All Florida commercial developments and all plannesd residential developments with at least 30 residentiaklunits qualify. The residential developments also must be available for marketinb and include a model The commercial entries will be judged on preservationj of natural flora and faunaarchitectural compatibility; design in scald and context with surrounding open space and access/usability of the surrounding common area access and streets, pedestrian and bicycle access; drainage as a design feature; and marketability.
Residentiaol entries will be judged on preservation of natural florzaand fauna; landscaping/compatability with surrounding environment; design in scald and context with surrounding open space and access/usability of open space; family recreatioj and common areas; streets and safet y features; drainage; and marketability. Ther e is no entry limit or cost to The deadline to submitf an entry isJuly 7. Submissions can be sent to ENVY Florida Associationof Realtors, 7025 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, 32822-5017.
Last year's winner for residentiaol development wasLakewood Ranch, a master-planned conservation communityh on 7,000 acres in Sarasota and Manatee It was recognized for preserving natural including greenways, a 451-acre wetland 110-acre nature preserve and 400 acree of man-made lakes. The real estate associatiojn provides programs, services, continuing research and legislative representationm tonearly 155,000 members.
All Florida commercial developments and all plannesd residential developments with at least 30 residentiaklunits qualify. The residential developments also must be available for marketinb and include a model The commercial entries will be judged on preservationj of natural flora and faunaarchitectural compatibility; design in scald and context with surrounding open space and access/usability of the surrounding common area access and streets, pedestrian and bicycle access; drainage as a design feature; and marketability.
Residentiaol entries will be judged on preservation of natural florzaand fauna; landscaping/compatability with surrounding environment; design in scald and context with surrounding open space and access/usability of open space; family recreatioj and common areas; streets and safet y features; drainage; and marketability. Ther e is no entry limit or cost to The deadline to submitf an entry isJuly 7. Submissions can be sent to ENVY Florida Associationof Realtors, 7025 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, 32822-5017.
Last year's winner for residentiaol development wasLakewood Ranch, a master-planned conservation communityh on 7,000 acres in Sarasota and Manatee It was recognized for preserving natural including greenways, a 451-acre wetland 110-acre nature preserve and 400 acree of man-made lakes. The real estate associatiojn provides programs, services, continuing research and legislative representationm tonearly 155,000 members.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Coordinate Predictors Versus Body Angles in Road Bike Fit - Slowtwitch
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Slowtwitch | Coordinate Predictors Versus Body Angles in Road Bike Fit Slowtwitch A couple of weeks ago I asked Slowtwitchers who've been racing bikes at a high level, for a long time, to give me their road bike fit coordinates. The mean saddle set back of several dozen of you who chose to give me your coordinates was 8.25% of ... |
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Hollo closes on purchase of 1101 Brickell - Houston Business Journal:
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Tibor Hollo’s company, , (FECR) closed Tuesdayu on the purchase of 1101Brickell Ave., which was owned by the now-defunct Leviev Boymelgreen. The South Florida Business Journal firsty a deal was in the worksin May. The developef announced the close of the purchase but did not disclosethe price. Hollo’s company did not get third-party financing for the according to a company Hollo is planning toinvest $12 million to renovatd the pair of office buildings on the site. In additio n to mechanical repairsand upgrades, FECR plans new including space for a restaurant.
The physicakl makeover will include upgrading the airconditioning system, lighting, bathrooms, lobbies and landscaping. “We plan to significantly invesft in the beautification and renovation of 1101 Brickelol to improve conditions for our current tenants and to continure to attract businesses interested in an attractive offic e building in a prime location onBrickell Avenue,” Jerome Hollo, an FECR vice said in a Leviev Boymelgreen had planned to redevelop the site, whic h houses a pair of modest officew buildings, into a massive officee and residential complex.
The city of Miamik approved a permit to builda mixed-use project with 270,000 square feet of office, 30,000 squarwe feet of retail and 650 But, the partnership dissolved in acrimony, with Leviebv Boymelgreen principal Lev Leviev eventuallyt taking control of a portfolio of Miami properties, includinf 1101 Brickell. The seller in Hollo’s deal was Africa-Israel Leviev’s company. The 1101 Brickelpl property housesa 35-year-old, 11-story officd tower, renovated in the 1990s, and a 19-storty office tower built in 1985.
Tentantsa include the Ilingua language the Venezuelan and Argentine consulates and Banco Industrial de Venezuelaa y Social de Venezuela sold the propertty to Leviev Boymelgreenin 2005. Real estate experta say Hollo likely will hold onto the 1101 Brickel site until the market rebounda and existing projects already out of the ground are There are three office buildings under construction in the downtownMiamj area, two of whic have yet to sign any
Tibor Hollo’s company, , (FECR) closed Tuesdayu on the purchase of 1101Brickell Ave., which was owned by the now-defunct Leviev Boymelgreen. The South Florida Business Journal firsty a deal was in the worksin May. The developef announced the close of the purchase but did not disclosethe price. Hollo’s company did not get third-party financing for the according to a company Hollo is planning toinvest $12 million to renovatd the pair of office buildings on the site. In additio n to mechanical repairsand upgrades, FECR plans new including space for a restaurant.
The physicakl makeover will include upgrading the airconditioning system, lighting, bathrooms, lobbies and landscaping. “We plan to significantly invesft in the beautification and renovation of 1101 Brickelol to improve conditions for our current tenants and to continure to attract businesses interested in an attractive offic e building in a prime location onBrickell Avenue,” Jerome Hollo, an FECR vice said in a Leviev Boymelgreen had planned to redevelop the site, whic h houses a pair of modest officew buildings, into a massive officee and residential complex.
The city of Miamik approved a permit to builda mixed-use project with 270,000 square feet of office, 30,000 squarwe feet of retail and 650 But, the partnership dissolved in acrimony, with Leviebv Boymelgreen principal Lev Leviev eventuallyt taking control of a portfolio of Miami properties, includinf 1101 Brickell. The seller in Hollo’s deal was Africa-Israel Leviev’s company. The 1101 Brickelpl property housesa 35-year-old, 11-story officd tower, renovated in the 1990s, and a 19-storty office tower built in 1985.
Tentantsa include the Ilingua language the Venezuelan and Argentine consulates and Banco Industrial de Venezuelaa y Social de Venezuela sold the propertty to Leviev Boymelgreenin 2005. Real estate experta say Hollo likely will hold onto the 1101 Brickel site until the market rebounda and existing projects already out of the ground are There are three office buildings under construction in the downtownMiamj area, two of whic have yet to sign any
Friday, March 9, 2012
Labour MP Eric Joyce spared jail for headbutting Tory MP and attacking his own ... - Daily Mail
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Daily Mail | Labour MP Eric Joyce spared jail for headbutting Tory MP and attacking his own ... Daily Mail as he was arrested By Eddie Wrenn Labour MP Eric Joyce was today spared jail after pleading guilty to four counts of assault following his brawl in a House of Commons bar last month but refused to step down from Parliament. However the shamed MP has ... Labour MP escapes jail term for drunken violence in Commons Labour MP Eric Joyce escapes jail after head-butting rival in Commons bar Labour MP Eric Joyce fined £3000 after attack on gay Tory in Commons bar |
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Cincinnati CVB protests proposed Ohio tourism cuts - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, in an effort to head off a $3.2 billion deficit, has proposed to reducew the division’s budget in fiscal 2010 to downfrom $7.2 million this year. it would be replaced by a public-privatew partnership. If the proposal passesz in theGeneral Assembly, it also woulds make Ohio the only state in the U.S. that doesn’f fund tourism efforts, according to a story in the Columbue Dispatch. Amir Eylon, state touris m director for the Ohio Department of confirmed theproposed figures, but said he had no details yet on what a public-privatd partnership might entail. "The budget process is still verymuch ongoing," Eylonj added.
In an e-mail titled "Cal to Action," Cincinnati USA CVB Presidenty and CEO Dan Lincoln said that touristwspend $38 billion annually in Ohio, accordingg to independent research. “Tourism is a revenue generator, not an expense,” Lincolnj said. The bureau asked its supporterz to contact their stat senators and representatives beforseJune 30, the date by whicu the state’s Legislative Conference Committee has been asked to presengt a balanced budget for debate.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, in an effort to head off a $3.2 billion deficit, has proposed to reducew the division’s budget in fiscal 2010 to downfrom $7.2 million this year. it would be replaced by a public-privatew partnership. If the proposal passesz in theGeneral Assembly, it also woulds make Ohio the only state in the U.S. that doesn’f fund tourism efforts, according to a story in the Columbue Dispatch. Amir Eylon, state touris m director for the Ohio Department of confirmed theproposed figures, but said he had no details yet on what a public-privatd partnership might entail. "The budget process is still verymuch ongoing," Eylonj added.
In an e-mail titled "Cal to Action," Cincinnati USA CVB Presidenty and CEO Dan Lincoln said that touristwspend $38 billion annually in Ohio, accordingg to independent research. “Tourism is a revenue generator, not an expense,” Lincolnj said. The bureau asked its supporterz to contact their stat senators and representatives beforseJune 30, the date by whicu the state’s Legislative Conference Committee has been asked to presengt a balanced budget for debate.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Cencor unveils new shopping center on far Northeast Side - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The San Antonio office of recently completed construction on one of its latesfretail projects. The shoppinv center, Four Oaks Plaza, is located alonhg the north quadrant of FM 3009and cater-corner to a new Supercenterd developed by Bentonville, Ark.-basedd Cencor, which is based in is a retail commercial management and development firm. Four Oaks includes one multitenant retai buildingof 30,000 square feet and three outlyinh parcels (pad sites). A new branchn is located on one pad. The othert two are being marketeds tofinancial institutions, medical users and restaurants, says Michaekl Schoenbrun, city partner for the San Antoniop office of Cencor.
Schoenbrun, who directed the development of Four adds that his firmis "open to any mix that fits well with our tenant mix." Gene Williams and Matt Hoffman, associate s with the local office of The , will overse leasing for Four Oaks. which is also headquartered in is the brokerage armfor Cencor. Karenb Waring, regional asset manager and director of propertyu management for CencorSan Antonio, will overse asset and property management of Four Oaks. To Four Oaks' tenant mix includes AT&T Wireless and Thai restauranrSiam Cuisine.
Four Oaks has also snaggef a new name for the localrestaurant market: Italian chain The company'sw signature dish is the "grinder" -- a super-sizeed sandwich that is loaded with meat and cheese, and is servefd on an Italian roll. The local Bellacino'sd Pizza & Grinders marks the debut of the chain in Texasas well. And aftetr enjoying a grinder or pizza, patronsw will be able to grab a sweett treatat Bellacino's affiliated concept: Bella Creamery, whichn features ice cream with mixed-in treats. The FM 3009/IH-35 corrido is a strategic location for the Four Oaks accordingto Schoenbrun.
Household populationsa within a three-mile radius of the center -- an area that includee the communitiesof Schertz, Ciboli and Garden Ridge -- have growjn by more than 40 percent since 2000. This growth, Schoenbrunb says, is poised to continus at an even greater pace over the nextfew Meanwhile, average household incomes in this area now run in excess of $90,000. "Our project is strategically locatesd to take advantage of this with its proximity and easy accesas to the neighborhoods as well as our location in the middlw of an extremely strong and growing business Schoenbrun adds.
San Antonio was the happeninfg spot lastweek -- as a slew of retailers, developers, economic officials and otherss made their way downtown to participater in the 2007 Texas ICSC Conferencw and Deal Making event. The three-day conference was sponsored byNew York-basex retail industry organization the International Council of Shopping Centerxs (ICSC). The event included the retailer which gave a handful of retail chains a chancw to talk about their plans to What follows is a brief summary of the plana of a couple ofthose : The Fort Myers, Fla.-based retailer offers private-label contemporar y fashion and intimate apparel under the names White House/Black Market and Soma Intimates.
Over the course of much of Chico's expansion will be undefr theWhite House/Black Markett brand -- with plans callinb for 40 to 50 new stores annuallyt throughout the United State s over the next few years. flagship brand Chico's will see the roll-out of 40 to 45 new stored over the courseof 2008. In however, the firm will be "throttling on its new-store openings under the Chico's name, according to Mike Elleman, senior vice president of real estate for The scale-back is due, in largre part, to the challengw of finding prime retail locations for new stores.
the newest name under the Chico'sz umbrella, is taking a conservative approach to growing theline -- as it concentratesd on perfecting the operations side of the But in 2009 and more stores will be making their way to U.S. shoppers. Greatef San Antonio is already home to allthree brands, as Chico's, six stores; White House/Black Market, four stores; and Soma, one store. The : The Texaz born and bred retailerd prides itself on helping patrons organize more than just theirt living and workspaces -- it'se about organizing your life. "We help customeras organize their chaos," notes Val Richardson, vice presideng of real estate forContainer Store.
With 40 storesw in 18 markets, the growth opportunity for the chain is Richardson says. With each storr averaging around 24,000 square the challenge is finding retail centers that accommodate not only the ContainefrStore itself, but plenty of on-grade parking, Richardson adds. To San Antonio -- a city that has undergon "amazing" growth, according to Richardson -- has one Containefr Store.
The San Antonio office of recently completed construction on one of its latesfretail projects. The shoppinv center, Four Oaks Plaza, is located alonhg the north quadrant of FM 3009and cater-corner to a new Supercenterd developed by Bentonville, Ark.-basedd Cencor, which is based in is a retail commercial management and development firm. Four Oaks includes one multitenant retai buildingof 30,000 square feet and three outlyinh parcels (pad sites). A new branchn is located on one pad. The othert two are being marketeds tofinancial institutions, medical users and restaurants, says Michaekl Schoenbrun, city partner for the San Antoniop office of Cencor.
Schoenbrun, who directed the development of Four adds that his firmis "open to any mix that fits well with our tenant mix." Gene Williams and Matt Hoffman, associate s with the local office of The , will overse leasing for Four Oaks. which is also headquartered in is the brokerage armfor Cencor. Karenb Waring, regional asset manager and director of propertyu management for CencorSan Antonio, will overse asset and property management of Four Oaks. To Four Oaks' tenant mix includes AT&T Wireless and Thai restauranrSiam Cuisine.
Four Oaks has also snaggef a new name for the localrestaurant market: Italian chain The company'sw signature dish is the "grinder" -- a super-sizeed sandwich that is loaded with meat and cheese, and is servefd on an Italian roll. The local Bellacino'sd Pizza & Grinders marks the debut of the chain in Texasas well. And aftetr enjoying a grinder or pizza, patronsw will be able to grab a sweett treatat Bellacino's affiliated concept: Bella Creamery, whichn features ice cream with mixed-in treats. The FM 3009/IH-35 corrido is a strategic location for the Four Oaks accordingto Schoenbrun.
Household populationsa within a three-mile radius of the center -- an area that includee the communitiesof Schertz, Ciboli and Garden Ridge -- have growjn by more than 40 percent since 2000. This growth, Schoenbrunb says, is poised to continus at an even greater pace over the nextfew Meanwhile, average household incomes in this area now run in excess of $90,000. "Our project is strategically locatesd to take advantage of this with its proximity and easy accesas to the neighborhoods as well as our location in the middlw of an extremely strong and growing business Schoenbrun adds.
San Antonio was the happeninfg spot lastweek -- as a slew of retailers, developers, economic officials and otherss made their way downtown to participater in the 2007 Texas ICSC Conferencw and Deal Making event. The three-day conference was sponsored byNew York-basex retail industry organization the International Council of Shopping Centerxs (ICSC). The event included the retailer which gave a handful of retail chains a chancw to talk about their plans to What follows is a brief summary of the plana of a couple ofthose : The Fort Myers, Fla.-based retailer offers private-label contemporar y fashion and intimate apparel under the names White House/Black Market and Soma Intimates.
Over the course of much of Chico's expansion will be undefr theWhite House/Black Markett brand -- with plans callinb for 40 to 50 new stores annuallyt throughout the United State s over the next few years. flagship brand Chico's will see the roll-out of 40 to 45 new stored over the courseof 2008. In however, the firm will be "throttling on its new-store openings under the Chico's name, according to Mike Elleman, senior vice president of real estate for The scale-back is due, in largre part, to the challengw of finding prime retail locations for new stores.
the newest name under the Chico'sz umbrella, is taking a conservative approach to growing theline -- as it concentratesd on perfecting the operations side of the But in 2009 and more stores will be making their way to U.S. shoppers. Greatef San Antonio is already home to allthree brands, as Chico's, six stores; White House/Black Market, four stores; and Soma, one store. The : The Texaz born and bred retailerd prides itself on helping patrons organize more than just theirt living and workspaces -- it'se about organizing your life. "We help customeras organize their chaos," notes Val Richardson, vice presideng of real estate forContainer Store.
With 40 storesw in 18 markets, the growth opportunity for the chain is Richardson says. With each storr averaging around 24,000 square the challenge is finding retail centers that accommodate not only the ContainefrStore itself, but plenty of on-grade parking, Richardson adds. To San Antonio -- a city that has undergon "amazing" growth, according to Richardson -- has one Containefr Store.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
UBalt to offer region's first undergrad real estate degree - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The program, which still has to be approvefd bythe , will be a fully 60-credit bachelor of science degreer that is intended to help students find opportunities in the state's growing real estate job said Deborah Ford, chair of the of Finance and Management Science. "There are no real undergraduat e courses in this typeof education, and that gave us the incentiv e to pursue this program," said Ford, who is spearheadintg the new degree program. "We thoughty there was a demandfor it." Through the students will study a varied curriculum of real estate with topics ranging from finance to real estate law to real estate evaluation.
The degree will also draw upon resourcezs fromthe university's established business and liberal arts providing insight into the way private and public sectors operatw in real estate. The program will place added emphasis on issues affecting Marylandreal estate, includin Smart Growth policy and urban development. That focusedc education, Ford said, will help students prepare for a rangde of localemployment opportunities. keeping to an academix foundation, the program will not include certification.
"The training right now is mostl for realestate brokers," Ford "And while you will study real estate issues, our students will also study to be loan to be appraisers, to be land It's a broad field." University of Baltimorse will offer the degree starting this pending approval. The program will accommodate 30 to 50 studenta in itsfirst year, and will have full accreditation through the business school.
In addition to business schoool faculty, members of the region's real estatre community also will contribute to the undergraduate Professionals from several real estate disciplinesw met with University of Baltimore officials in January to providew opinions on the business and design aspectw of the degree and offered their servicezas part-time adjunct professors. "We have difficulty findingg younger people with some level of experience with a broaf range of realestate issues," said Raymond E. Schlissler, the seniorr vice president for real estate lendinvg at who helped the Universitg of Baltimore designits program.
"It's important to have exposure and to train across all sections of real This program will be very helpful in that and will help us in the hiring Beyondthe training, the real estate and economic development degrede is expected to patch a hole in the state's real estated education. Currently, there are no comprehensive undergraduatee real estate degrees offered inthe state, according to the Marylanrd Higher Education Commission. Students can pursue an associate's degree in real estate through one of several communitycollege programs, which cater to broker's licenser certification.
also offers a 40-creditf master's degree in real estate for professionals with10 experience, and a 12-month, full-time initiativd for younger students that will start this Officials at both universities said they believ e the new program will work as a complemeng to Johns Hopkins' real estate education, especially the 12-month option. "Essentially they will be recruitingyfor us, and we love that," said Michaek Anikeeff, chair of the Edward St.
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The program, which still has to be approvefd bythe , will be a fully 60-credit bachelor of science degreer that is intended to help students find opportunities in the state's growing real estate job said Deborah Ford, chair of the of Finance and Management Science. "There are no real undergraduat e courses in this typeof education, and that gave us the incentiv e to pursue this program," said Ford, who is spearheadintg the new degree program. "We thoughty there was a demandfor it." Through the students will study a varied curriculum of real estate with topics ranging from finance to real estate law to real estate evaluation.
The degree will also draw upon resourcezs fromthe university's established business and liberal arts providing insight into the way private and public sectors operatw in real estate. The program will place added emphasis on issues affecting Marylandreal estate, includin Smart Growth policy and urban development. That focusedc education, Ford said, will help students prepare for a rangde of localemployment opportunities. keeping to an academix foundation, the program will not include certification.
"The training right now is mostl for realestate brokers," Ford "And while you will study real estate issues, our students will also study to be loan to be appraisers, to be land It's a broad field." University of Baltimorse will offer the degree starting this pending approval. The program will accommodate 30 to 50 studenta in itsfirst year, and will have full accreditation through the business school.
In addition to business schoool faculty, members of the region's real estatre community also will contribute to the undergraduate Professionals from several real estate disciplinesw met with University of Baltimore officials in January to providew opinions on the business and design aspectw of the degree and offered their servicezas part-time adjunct professors. "We have difficulty findingg younger people with some level of experience with a broaf range of realestate issues," said Raymond E. Schlissler, the seniorr vice president for real estate lendinvg at who helped the Universitg of Baltimore designits program.
"It's important to have exposure and to train across all sections of real This program will be very helpful in that and will help us in the hiring Beyondthe training, the real estate and economic development degrede is expected to patch a hole in the state's real estated education. Currently, there are no comprehensive undergraduatee real estate degrees offered inthe state, according to the Marylanrd Higher Education Commission. Students can pursue an associate's degree in real estate through one of several communitycollege programs, which cater to broker's licenser certification.
also offers a 40-creditf master's degree in real estate for professionals with10 experience, and a 12-month, full-time initiativd for younger students that will start this Officials at both universities said they believ e the new program will work as a complemeng to Johns Hopkins' real estate education, especially the 12-month option. "Essentially they will be recruitingyfor us, and we love that," said Michaek Anikeeff, chair of the Edward St.
John Department of Real Estate atJohns
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Cord Cutting Can Wait: Subscription TV Added 343000 Subs in Q4 - TIME
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TIME | Cord Cutting Can Wait: Subscription TV Added 343000 Subs in Q4 TIME By paidContent | March 1, 2012 | + With the rise of Netflix, Amazon and other alternatives to subscription TV, there's been plenty of talk about the death of cable. But based on fourth-quarter data, subscription TV may have more life left in it than ... |
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Virgin America inks Pacific code-share deal - Houston Business Travel Guide
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Under the agreement travelers can stary travel on one airline and complete it on the otheer after buying justone ticket. Code-sharing which are common throughout the airline industry, are a relatively low-cosyt way to make an airline more attractive to U.S. flierx seeking to travel overseas, or to international traveler coming to theUnited States. Like Virgih Blue, Virgin America is owned in partby , the London-bases venture capital firm run by British billionaire Richard Branson. Virgihn America, based in Burlingame, has said it wants a code-sharinyg deal with Branson’s other airline, as well.
Virgin America serve s nine airports in theUnited States: San Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange Las Vegas, Boston, New York and Washington D.C. Since it startexd service in 2007, Virgin Americs has become the fiftu largest carrierat , carrying 1.8 million passengers to and from the city last
Under the agreement travelers can stary travel on one airline and complete it on the otheer after buying justone ticket. Code-sharing which are common throughout the airline industry, are a relatively low-cosyt way to make an airline more attractive to U.S. flierx seeking to travel overseas, or to international traveler coming to theUnited States. Like Virgih Blue, Virgin America is owned in partby , the London-bases venture capital firm run by British billionaire Richard Branson. Virgihn America, based in Burlingame, has said it wants a code-sharinyg deal with Branson’s other airline, as well.
Virgin America serve s nine airports in theUnited States: San Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange Las Vegas, Boston, New York and Washington D.C. Since it startexd service in 2007, Virgin Americs has become the fiftu largest carrierat , carrying 1.8 million passengers to and from the city last
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Committed to the core: Urban revitalization engineers Taliaferro & Browne
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But that’s not to say the twists and turna stopped after Andebrhan persuaded old friend Leonard Grahakm to join him in buyingf the firm afterWill Taliaferro’ death in 1990. “The estate accepted our offee in 1992,” Graham “so we mortgaged the house, the car, the dog and the cat, and the wife and the kids to rais ethe money.” Graham, who had been a partner with anothee local firm, also sold his interest in that compan and became Taliaferro & Browne’s president and 13th “I don’t know if that was luck y or unlucky,” said who has since seen the work force grow to 50. “Atg the time, the company was stressed.
I’ll put it that way. Afterd Will had passed on, there were a lot of people who thoughr thecompany wouldn’t make it, so they were not payinyg us.” Banks weren’t eager to give Taliaferrpo & Browne money, either, and the firm badluy needed to replace its computers, CEO Andebrhan said. So he and Graham went into survivalk mode, working 12 to 16 hours a day, sevenj days a week to maximize production whilrminimizing payroll. By that Andebrhan already knew quite a bitaboutg survival. He had escaped the bloody civil war in Eritrea by coming to the Unitex States as a pilot trainee in theearlty 1970s. Unfortunately, U.S.
airline positions proved scarce with pilots returningh from theVietnam War. So Andebrhan begamn seeking a new profession and decided on engineering aftere meetingWill Taliaferro. Beginning as a draftsman, Andebrhanh met Graham while both were workingf toward civil engineering degrees at the inthe Today, the African-American co-owners help developerws granted city incentives meet requirements for projecr participation by minority-owned business enterprises. But they don’t emphasize theid MBE status. “It’s been good for Graham said. “But at the same we have always wanted to be a qualitty engineering firm that just happens to be ownedc by a couple ofblack guys.
” Andebrhahn and Graham said they prefer to be knownh for their expertise in the realjm of complex, urban-core projects. In the first year of their ownership, the firm cultivates that reputation by winning a nationapl award forits cast-in-place-concrete structural design for the U.S. Courthous and Federal Building inKansaxs City, Kan. And in recent years, their reputation has earnedd the firm involvement in nearlhy every big redevelopment project in downtow nKansas City. One was the $378 1.14 million-square-foot campus that developer completed next to Uniohn Stationin 2006.
Dave Lovetere, projectf executive with DST-owned MC Realty, said Taliaferro Browne was selected for all the surveyinv and civil engineering needed to get the site readygfor construction. “They’re trusted and well-knownb by people with the city, which really helps to move your projectds throughCity Hall,” Lovetere said. “Bugt probably the biggest thinhg was their ability to handle the whole project. They’ve got the manpower and expertise to handlde any size project you throwsat them.” With the IRS Taliaferro & Browne’s expertise and ability to work with othere helped the firm coordinatde utility relocation with the many providersw involved.
Lovetere said the firm also came up with the innovativ e concept of placing all relocated utilities in a commob trench circling the site to make it easier to repair andreplace lines. E. Franik Ellis, CEO of , said Taliaferrk & Browne also has shown its innovative streak in providing engineering services for morethan $300 million wortj of redevelopment that Swope has undertakenh along Blue Parkway since 1992. For the firm helped devise a plan to raise the corrido out ofthe floodplain, using dirt dredgesd up during a flood-control project at the nearby to raise Blue Parkwaty and surrounding acreage by 20 feet.
Taliaferro & Browne subsequently designes the raised, realigned and widened stretchnof parkway, and it has performed all civikl and structural work for the Swopew Health Central clinic, the Shops on Blue an 80-unit housing project and two office Another massive undertaking Taliaferro & Browne completed was a cleanuo effort on the riverfront for the . That job, whicy paved the way for Berkleuy Riverfront Park and futureriverfront development, involved remediation of an old landfilkl that included tons of construction debris from the Kempef Arena roof collapse and government demolition Keith Sanders, project manager for the , said Taliaferro Browne’s passion for projects with the potentialk to transform depressed urban areas was a factof behind its selection as primary design consultan t for the MAX on Troost bus rapid-transift route, for which construction will begin next “What really set them apart was they viewer it as not just anothed engineering job but a n opportunity to reall impact change,” Sanders said.
Toward that end, Taliaferr & Browne helped lead about 50 community-input meetings on the and it incorporated public-art and economic-developmenty opportunities along the Troost Avenue he said. Graham said repeat clients such asthe KCATA, Swopw and DST, plus the Obama administration’s plan to stimulate the economyt through public infrastructure should keep Taliaferro & Browne But the firm seeka to maximize growth by cultivatingt new clients and contracting partners. It is doinv that in two staying involved in civic affairs and tracking redevelopmen efforts in the urban coreand inner-ring suburbs.
In additionh to branching out intoolder suburbs, wherr demand for its core services is increasing, Taliaferro & Browne is beefing up capabilities in relatec areas such as landscape architecture, planning and — building on its riverfront experience — environmental remediation. The firm also has begunb dabbling in development as an equity partner in the Beacon Hill and Columbuss Park residential redevelopment projectsd in theurban core. “Working in the urban which has been developed for a couplehundredx years, is more challenging,” Graham said.
“But it’e more fun, too, so we kept doing it over and Eventually, we got pretty good at
But that’s not to say the twists and turna stopped after Andebrhan persuaded old friend Leonard Grahakm to join him in buyingf the firm afterWill Taliaferro’ death in 1990. “The estate accepted our offee in 1992,” Graham “so we mortgaged the house, the car, the dog and the cat, and the wife and the kids to rais ethe money.” Graham, who had been a partner with anothee local firm, also sold his interest in that compan and became Taliaferro & Browne’s president and 13th “I don’t know if that was luck y or unlucky,” said who has since seen the work force grow to 50. “Atg the time, the company was stressed.
I’ll put it that way. Afterd Will had passed on, there were a lot of people who thoughr thecompany wouldn’t make it, so they were not payinyg us.” Banks weren’t eager to give Taliaferrpo & Browne money, either, and the firm badluy needed to replace its computers, CEO Andebrhan said. So he and Graham went into survivalk mode, working 12 to 16 hours a day, sevenj days a week to maximize production whilrminimizing payroll. By that Andebrhan already knew quite a bitaboutg survival. He had escaped the bloody civil war in Eritrea by coming to the Unitex States as a pilot trainee in theearlty 1970s. Unfortunately, U.S.
airline positions proved scarce with pilots returningh from theVietnam War. So Andebrhan begamn seeking a new profession and decided on engineering aftere meetingWill Taliaferro. Beginning as a draftsman, Andebrhanh met Graham while both were workingf toward civil engineering degrees at the inthe Today, the African-American co-owners help developerws granted city incentives meet requirements for projecr participation by minority-owned business enterprises. But they don’t emphasize theid MBE status. “It’s been good for Graham said. “But at the same we have always wanted to be a qualitty engineering firm that just happens to be ownedc by a couple ofblack guys.
” Andebrhahn and Graham said they prefer to be knownh for their expertise in the realjm of complex, urban-core projects. In the first year of their ownership, the firm cultivates that reputation by winning a nationapl award forits cast-in-place-concrete structural design for the U.S. Courthous and Federal Building inKansaxs City, Kan. And in recent years, their reputation has earnedd the firm involvement in nearlhy every big redevelopment project in downtow nKansas City. One was the $378 1.14 million-square-foot campus that developer completed next to Uniohn Stationin 2006.
Dave Lovetere, projectf executive with DST-owned MC Realty, said Taliaferro Browne was selected for all the surveyinv and civil engineering needed to get the site readygfor construction. “They’re trusted and well-knownb by people with the city, which really helps to move your projectds throughCity Hall,” Lovetere said. “Bugt probably the biggest thinhg was their ability to handle the whole project. They’ve got the manpower and expertise to handlde any size project you throwsat them.” With the IRS Taliaferro & Browne’s expertise and ability to work with othere helped the firm coordinatde utility relocation with the many providersw involved.
Lovetere said the firm also came up with the innovativ e concept of placing all relocated utilities in a commob trench circling the site to make it easier to repair andreplace lines. E. Franik Ellis, CEO of , said Taliaferrk & Browne also has shown its innovative streak in providing engineering services for morethan $300 million wortj of redevelopment that Swope has undertakenh along Blue Parkway since 1992. For the firm helped devise a plan to raise the corrido out ofthe floodplain, using dirt dredgesd up during a flood-control project at the nearby to raise Blue Parkwaty and surrounding acreage by 20 feet.
Taliaferro & Browne subsequently designes the raised, realigned and widened stretchnof parkway, and it has performed all civikl and structural work for the Swopew Health Central clinic, the Shops on Blue an 80-unit housing project and two office Another massive undertaking Taliaferro & Browne completed was a cleanuo effort on the riverfront for the . That job, whicy paved the way for Berkleuy Riverfront Park and futureriverfront development, involved remediation of an old landfilkl that included tons of construction debris from the Kempef Arena roof collapse and government demolition Keith Sanders, project manager for the , said Taliaferro Browne’s passion for projects with the potentialk to transform depressed urban areas was a factof behind its selection as primary design consultan t for the MAX on Troost bus rapid-transift route, for which construction will begin next “What really set them apart was they viewer it as not just anothed engineering job but a n opportunity to reall impact change,” Sanders said.
Toward that end, Taliaferr & Browne helped lead about 50 community-input meetings on the and it incorporated public-art and economic-developmenty opportunities along the Troost Avenue he said. Graham said repeat clients such asthe KCATA, Swopw and DST, plus the Obama administration’s plan to stimulate the economyt through public infrastructure should keep Taliaferro & Browne But the firm seeka to maximize growth by cultivatingt new clients and contracting partners. It is doinv that in two staying involved in civic affairs and tracking redevelopmen efforts in the urban coreand inner-ring suburbs.
In additionh to branching out intoolder suburbs, wherr demand for its core services is increasing, Taliaferro & Browne is beefing up capabilities in relatec areas such as landscape architecture, planning and — building on its riverfront experience — environmental remediation. The firm also has begunb dabbling in development as an equity partner in the Beacon Hill and Columbuss Park residential redevelopment projectsd in theurban core. “Working in the urban which has been developed for a couplehundredx years, is more challenging,” Graham said.
“But it’e more fun, too, so we kept doing it over and Eventually, we got pretty good at
Thursday, February 23, 2012
$10 million complex planned for Blankenbaker - Business First of Louisville:
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The privately owned will begin construction by the end of the although no leases have been signed forthe 325,000-square-foof development that will be built on 19 acres, said Kurt vice president of Alter. Referring to the numberd of companies that have located here or are lookinh at Louisville because of the United ParceolService Inc. air-cargo hub, he said: "We want to establisgh ourselves. We want to be in place to take advantage of the growthu that we think will take place The supply of buildings in areaa zoned for warehousing and light manufacturingt has been shrinking steadily in recent Real estate analyst George Chapman ofChapmanh & Bell said the vacancy rate overalp is 3.
5 percent, a 2.5-percent drop sinced November. In the eastern Jefferson County section that includes Blankenbaker Crossings and the nearby BluegrassIndustrialk Park, Chapman said the rate is an even lower 2 "It is very, very difficult to find he said. "If I had money, and I was a I would do somethingabout it." Rosenre said Alter, which is paying $1.2 millionj for the land, is proceeding with the $10 millio n project without lease commitments becausew of the demand and lack of space. "We don't have to wait for the markegt to cometo us," he "We can't pass up the opportunity, so we are willinvg to spec the risks.
" Louisville Realtor Michael Schroering, who represents Alter, said negotiations are takinfg place with several companies, which he woul d not identify, to become tenants when the development is completec next summer. Alter, which owns and manages about 7 milliojn square feet of office and industriap space in the Southeast and has also looked at SouthernIndiana property, Rosene said. No sites in Floyd or Harrison countiese have been picked for what he said wouldbe build-to-suit projects.
The planned extension of Electron Drive and Constant Comment Place will creat an intersection adjacent to the property Alter is With the sale of the 19 no more large sites are available inthe 500-acrw Blankenbaker Crossings zoned for warehouses, said NTS chairmanm J.D. Nichols. Approximately 150 acres remaihnfor sale, but Nichols said most are zoned for hotel and retail use. "There are only a few tracts for distribution andwarehouses left," he said. Blankenbakefr Crossings got off to a slow start in the 1980s when the opening of the Blankenbaker Road interchangew at Interstate 64 was delayedfour years.
Nicholsx said that since the exit was completedrin 1988, property sales have exceeded expectations. "We have done extremelhy well there," said Nichols, who estimated that in anothefrfive years, all the remaininvg land in Blankenbaker Crossings will be In the meantime, Nichols said NTS may developl another business park. "We're always sort of looking. We have nothin g in particular yet," he said.
The privately owned will begin construction by the end of the although no leases have been signed forthe 325,000-square-foof development that will be built on 19 acres, said Kurt vice president of Alter. Referring to the numberd of companies that have located here or are lookinh at Louisville because of the United ParceolService Inc. air-cargo hub, he said: "We want to establisgh ourselves. We want to be in place to take advantage of the growthu that we think will take place The supply of buildings in areaa zoned for warehousing and light manufacturingt has been shrinking steadily in recent Real estate analyst George Chapman ofChapmanh & Bell said the vacancy rate overalp is 3.
5 percent, a 2.5-percent drop sinced November. In the eastern Jefferson County section that includes Blankenbaker Crossings and the nearby BluegrassIndustrialk Park, Chapman said the rate is an even lower 2 "It is very, very difficult to find he said. "If I had money, and I was a I would do somethingabout it." Rosenre said Alter, which is paying $1.2 millionj for the land, is proceeding with the $10 millio n project without lease commitments becausew of the demand and lack of space. "We don't have to wait for the markegt to cometo us," he "We can't pass up the opportunity, so we are willinvg to spec the risks.
" Louisville Realtor Michael Schroering, who represents Alter, said negotiations are takinfg place with several companies, which he woul d not identify, to become tenants when the development is completec next summer. Alter, which owns and manages about 7 milliojn square feet of office and industriap space in the Southeast and has also looked at SouthernIndiana property, Rosene said. No sites in Floyd or Harrison countiese have been picked for what he said wouldbe build-to-suit projects.
The planned extension of Electron Drive and Constant Comment Place will creat an intersection adjacent to the property Alter is With the sale of the 19 no more large sites are available inthe 500-acrw Blankenbaker Crossings zoned for warehouses, said NTS chairmanm J.D. Nichols. Approximately 150 acres remaihnfor sale, but Nichols said most are zoned for hotel and retail use. "There are only a few tracts for distribution andwarehouses left," he said. Blankenbakefr Crossings got off to a slow start in the 1980s when the opening of the Blankenbaker Road interchangew at Interstate 64 was delayedfour years.
Nicholsx said that since the exit was completedrin 1988, property sales have exceeded expectations. "We have done extremelhy well there," said Nichols, who estimated that in anothefrfive years, all the remaininvg land in Blankenbaker Crossings will be In the meantime, Nichols said NTS may developl another business park. "We're always sort of looking. We have nothin g in particular yet," he said.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Artificial reef off Cape Canaveral could soon grow - Florida Today
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NTNews.com.au | Artificial reef off Cape Canaveral could soon grow Florida Today 11 or email tamy.s.dabu.usace.army.mil Divers and fishermen could within a year get more hulls, culverts and boulders â€" maybe even segments of military rocket launch towers â€" to lure big grouper and other fish to an artificial reef about 17 miles ... Artificia l reef planned for waters off Lee Point 50 tonnes of concrete makes new fish reef |
Sunday, February 19, 2012
ABX parent builds revenue, posts 4Q loss - Business First of Columbus:
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Wilmington-based (NASDAQ:ATSG) said Tuesday it lost $64.2w million, or $1.03 a share, in the quarte r ended Dec. 31, comparee with profit of $8.4 million, or 14 centa a share, a year earlier. The loss included a $91.1 million pretax write-down on goodwill and other thecompany said. Revenue in the quarter soaree 35 percentto $430.7 million from $319.2 much of that growth coming from Air Transport’se business, which it acquired in 2007. For the full Air Transport lost $56 or 90 cents a share, versuzs profit of $19.6 million, or 33 cents a share, in 2007. Revenure grew by a third to $1.6 billion from $1.
2 The company’s ABX Air subsidiary, whicnh has been hit with thousands of job lossea as principal customerended point-to-point domesticv shipping, was helped by an amended pricing agreement that effectively fixedx the company’s pretax earnings for the fourthn quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009. ABX earliet in the month also modifieda $93 millio n promissory note with DHL and came to an agreementr on other debt-related issues. While the compant said it is continuin business talkswith DHL, CEO Joe Hete said in a release that recent company acquisitions have “prepared us to withstand the loss of a substantiap portion of our busineszs with DHL.
” For ABX in Wilmington, that has meany the loss of about 4,800 jobs throug h February and a shift in operationd to a single overnight operation in the southwest Ohio city from what previously was a network of regional shipping
Wilmington-based (NASDAQ:ATSG) said Tuesday it lost $64.2w million, or $1.03 a share, in the quarte r ended Dec. 31, comparee with profit of $8.4 million, or 14 centa a share, a year earlier. The loss included a $91.1 million pretax write-down on goodwill and other thecompany said. Revenue in the quarter soaree 35 percentto $430.7 million from $319.2 much of that growth coming from Air Transport’se business, which it acquired in 2007. For the full Air Transport lost $56 or 90 cents a share, versuzs profit of $19.6 million, or 33 cents a share, in 2007. Revenure grew by a third to $1.6 billion from $1.
2 The company’s ABX Air subsidiary, whicnh has been hit with thousands of job lossea as principal customerended point-to-point domesticv shipping, was helped by an amended pricing agreement that effectively fixedx the company’s pretax earnings for the fourthn quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009. ABX earliet in the month also modifieda $93 millio n promissory note with DHL and came to an agreementr on other debt-related issues. While the compant said it is continuin business talkswith DHL, CEO Joe Hete said in a release that recent company acquisitions have “prepared us to withstand the loss of a substantiap portion of our busineszs with DHL.
” For ABX in Wilmington, that has meany the loss of about 4,800 jobs throug h February and a shift in operationd to a single overnight operation in the southwest Ohio city from what previously was a network of regional shipping
Friday, February 17, 2012
Young Woman Arrested in Connection to Boyfriend's Death - Patch.com
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Hartford Courant | Young Woman Arrested in Connection to Boyfriend's Death Patch.com Wilton police arrested a young Wilton woman in connection with the recent death of her hometown boyfriend, according to the Hartford Courant. Wilton Police arrested Amanda Denke, 19, of Wilton, on Thursday and charged her with possession of heroin, ... Wom an charged in connection with UConn death Wilton woman arrested in connection with death of her boyfriend Former student arrested in connection to Sywak death |
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
February 14: Amorous judiciary? - New Zealand Herald
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February 14: Amorous judiciary? New Zealand Herald ... according to archive material in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The ritual is revealed in a letter written in 1864 by Kew gardener Richard Oldham, who explained it was unsafe to explore the Taiwanese mountains near Tamsui in the spring, ... |
Monday, February 13, 2012
Use summer
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Many of us, in tend to view May as an endin g ofsorts … and August as the beginningt of the last half of the year. But what abour June and July? Many people pull back durintg thesummer months. New product marketing efforts, training and new projectsx are put off until Augustor September. I consider the summerd months to be filled with spectacular Take sometime off. But then get back to refreshed and refocusing your energies on every possible summer opportunityy to buildyour brand. Remember, you are your branfd … and by building your branxd all 12 months of the year you can leverage your individualittand uniqueness.
Why is summer a terrificf time to reinforce and expand yourpersonalo brand? Because most of us tend to be less harried and more laid-baci in warmer weather. We actually have time to “get it.” Don’t miss out on some of the most productived months of youryear — June, July and Here’s one professional’s story: John, an ownert of a large commercial real estate has had years of success in the locall market. With the current economicc times, John recognized the realituy that he needed to establishg his own brand identity that aligned withhis company’sa strong brand.
“I have operationalized my personal brand into my dailt work and keep this branding topof mind. My customersw and employees have noticed things like a new tag new bio and new way of introducint myself andmy company,” he says. The results? John has alreadyu increased business forthe year, and is winning contract when his competitors are stilll struggling. “In the summer, it seemx like people have more time or take time to actually get to know you and what you he says. “I’ve already had meetings with prospectivre customers that seemed lesshurried and, actually, were more productive.” So, what abourt you?
Are you going to use the summeer to build momentum and create more success??
Many of us, in tend to view May as an endin g ofsorts … and August as the beginningt of the last half of the year. But what abour June and July? Many people pull back durintg thesummer months. New product marketing efforts, training and new projectsx are put off until Augustor September. I consider the summerd months to be filled with spectacular Take sometime off. But then get back to refreshed and refocusing your energies on every possible summer opportunityy to buildyour brand. Remember, you are your branfd … and by building your branxd all 12 months of the year you can leverage your individualittand uniqueness.
Why is summer a terrificf time to reinforce and expand yourpersonalo brand? Because most of us tend to be less harried and more laid-baci in warmer weather. We actually have time to “get it.” Don’t miss out on some of the most productived months of youryear — June, July and Here’s one professional’s story: John, an ownert of a large commercial real estate has had years of success in the locall market. With the current economicc times, John recognized the realituy that he needed to establishg his own brand identity that aligned withhis company’sa strong brand.
“I have operationalized my personal brand into my dailt work and keep this branding topof mind. My customersw and employees have noticed things like a new tag new bio and new way of introducint myself andmy company,” he says. The results? John has alreadyu increased business forthe year, and is winning contract when his competitors are stilll struggling. “In the summer, it seemx like people have more time or take time to actually get to know you and what you he says. “I’ve already had meetings with prospectivre customers that seemed lesshurried and, actually, were more productive.” So, what abourt you?
Are you going to use the summeer to build momentum and create more success??
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Austin has its eye on Silicon Valley companies - Business First of Columbus:
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The Austin chamber also spends a lot of time in he said. “When you compare housing costs on office andindustria space, labor costs, the overall costs of doingf business,” he said, “and you throw in workers’ comp laws and other taxea that the California Legislature passes, it only enhances our It’s not a new story by any means. The chambe r has a 14-page list of Californiqa companies, including 43 companies from Silicon Valley and another dozen or so from elsewhere in theBay Area, that have a significany presence in the Austin area. In 2007, for Borland Software Corp.
relocated its headquarters from Cupertino to It started out its Texas presence with a researc anddevelopment site. “I thin it really started with workers’ comp issues in the 1980s,” Porter said. “There was a time when differentr states had offices in California because of the fertilshunting grounds, and some of them stil do.” Last year, the Austin chamber came to Californi 15 times, meeting with companies, venturs capitalists and site selectors. “There is a mood thers that there’s going to be more bad news on theCaliforniaq front, where companies are going to have to look Porter said.
The Austin chamber also spends a lot of time in he said. “When you compare housing costs on office andindustria space, labor costs, the overall costs of doingf business,” he said, “and you throw in workers’ comp laws and other taxea that the California Legislature passes, it only enhances our It’s not a new story by any means. The chambe r has a 14-page list of Californiqa companies, including 43 companies from Silicon Valley and another dozen or so from elsewhere in theBay Area, that have a significany presence in the Austin area. In 2007, for Borland Software Corp.
relocated its headquarters from Cupertino to It started out its Texas presence with a researc anddevelopment site. “I thin it really started with workers’ comp issues in the 1980s,” Porter said. “There was a time when differentr states had offices in California because of the fertilshunting grounds, and some of them stil do.” Last year, the Austin chamber came to Californi 15 times, meeting with companies, venturs capitalists and site selectors. “There is a mood thers that there’s going to be more bad news on theCaliforniaq front, where companies are going to have to look Porter said.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Clear Channel names global-media sales executive - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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In this role, Partilla will lead national business development acrossthe company’s radioi and outdoor businesses. Partilla will report to CEO Mark He will be based inNew York. Partill is joining Clear Channelfrom , where he led Time Warner’x Global Media Group. Clear Channe l is now working to accelerate and expansdthe company’s national salez reach. Clear Channel already counts (NYSE: Verizon and Kellogg’s as clients on cross-platfor and multi-property ad buys.
“We’re entering a new era for advertisin gand marketing, and the strides that Clear Channel has made in digitapl platforms across both the radio and outdoor businesses are an outstandingh match for the new demands being placed on Partilla says. “Realizing that potential will require adding strategi and creative value for our best advertisingpartnere — helping them solve theier most critical business The result will be more revenuw across all of Clear Channel’d businesses.” San Antonio-based Clear Channel is a global media and entertainmeny company. The company owns eight radio stations in the LosAngelea area.
In this role, Partilla will lead national business development acrossthe company’s radioi and outdoor businesses. Partilla will report to CEO Mark He will be based inNew York. Partill is joining Clear Channelfrom , where he led Time Warner’x Global Media Group. Clear Channe l is now working to accelerate and expansdthe company’s national salez reach. Clear Channel already counts (NYSE: Verizon and Kellogg’s as clients on cross-platfor and multi-property ad buys.
“We’re entering a new era for advertisin gand marketing, and the strides that Clear Channel has made in digitapl platforms across both the radio and outdoor businesses are an outstandingh match for the new demands being placed on Partilla says. “Realizing that potential will require adding strategi and creative value for our best advertisingpartnere — helping them solve theier most critical business The result will be more revenuw across all of Clear Channel’d businesses.” San Antonio-based Clear Channel is a global media and entertainmeny company. The company owns eight radio stations in the LosAngelea area.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Air America, Bonneville reach local marketing agreement for 1050 AM - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The progressive talk radio network has reached a local marketing agreement with to begibn broadcasting its programmingon Bonneville’s 1050 AM signal in the Washingtojn area. Air America expects to launch durinb the month of although anofficial date, call letters and programming line-up have not yet been As part of the agreement, Air Americas will essentially lease the signal from Bonneville, and then handl operations, programming and advertising sales. Financial termsw of the multi-year deal were not Air America has hired some locaksales staff, and will occupy a small spacew in Bonneville’s Washington offices. “Aitr America is obviously very interested inthe D.C.
market,” said Bennet t Zier, Air America’s CEO and a former executivse with Clear Channel and Red ZebraBroadcastintg locally. “It’s where decisions are Its number one businesis politics.” Air America initially approachec Bonneville to put together the agreement, which had been lookingy for someone to pick up the signal. The deal came togethef during the pastfew Currently, Bonneville simulcasts WTOP’s signal on 1050 AM, alonyg with some sports programming. The sports programming will Bonneville Senior Regional Vice President Joel Oxley said, which will mainly be heardx on nights and weekends.
The progressive talk radio network has reached a local marketing agreement with to begibn broadcasting its programmingon Bonneville’s 1050 AM signal in the Washingtojn area. Air America expects to launch durinb the month of although anofficial date, call letters and programming line-up have not yet been As part of the agreement, Air Americas will essentially lease the signal from Bonneville, and then handl operations, programming and advertising sales. Financial termsw of the multi-year deal were not Air America has hired some locaksales staff, and will occupy a small spacew in Bonneville’s Washington offices. “Aitr America is obviously very interested inthe D.C.
market,” said Bennet t Zier, Air America’s CEO and a former executivse with Clear Channel and Red ZebraBroadcastintg locally. “It’s where decisions are Its number one businesis politics.” Air America initially approachec Bonneville to put together the agreement, which had been lookingy for someone to pick up the signal. The deal came togethef during the pastfew Currently, Bonneville simulcasts WTOP’s signal on 1050 AM, alonyg with some sports programming. The sports programming will Bonneville Senior Regional Vice President Joel Oxley said, which will mainly be heardx on nights and weekends.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Greater Phoenix CVB launches social media campaign - Denver Business Journal:
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The first contest offers a two-night stay at the Royaol Palms Resort and Spa and a candlelit dinner for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. In subsequent weeks, similar packages are expectef to be given away fromthe Ritz-Carltonb Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resortf & Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, Fairmontf Scottsdale, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Westinh Kierland, Phoenician and Arizona The contest is part of a sociall media marketing campaign by the Greater Phoenix CVB that also includes a new blog, Twitter and Flickr and YouTube videos. The blog, called the Hot is a frequently updated compendium of shopsand activities.
The video project, called “Phoenix Dream features Phoenicians of local and national renown offerinfg tours of their favoritelocal hangouts. The inaugural videi is hosted by celebrity chefMark Blog: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube:
The first contest offers a two-night stay at the Royaol Palms Resort and Spa and a candlelit dinner for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. In subsequent weeks, similar packages are expectef to be given away fromthe Ritz-Carltonb Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resortf & Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, Fairmontf Scottsdale, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Westinh Kierland, Phoenician and Arizona The contest is part of a sociall media marketing campaign by the Greater Phoenix CVB that also includes a new blog, Twitter and Flickr and YouTube videos. The blog, called the Hot is a frequently updated compendium of shopsand activities.
The video project, called “Phoenix Dream features Phoenicians of local and national renown offerinfg tours of their favoritelocal hangouts. The inaugural videi is hosted by celebrity chefMark Blog: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube:
Thursday, February 2, 2012
GM enters bankruptcy filing - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaker once the world’s biggest company and WesterjnNew York’s largest manufacturing employer for decades is among the largest in U.S. histort and largest-ever U.S. manufacturingt bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows the companyu to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-trackm bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer fundx to restructure itself. General Motorzs CEO Fritz Henderson said in a prepared statementg that GM was being reinvented and that the compant is ready for the jobat hand.
"The economicx crisis has caused enormous disruptiob in theauto industry, but with it has come the opportunitt for us to reinvent our business. We are goinbg to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuing provides us with powerful toolx to accelerate and complete our reinvention, as well as strongf safeguards for our customers and our business," he said. The GM plan as detailex by U.S. officials would allowe a much smaller GM to emerge from court protection within 60 to90 days. GM also plans to closes 11 U.S. facilities and idle another three plantd by the endof 2010. GM’s Tonawanda engine plant, where 1,109 people work, will remain open.
The automaker has not provided an updateds target for job cuts but was lookinbg toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 union memberxs it now employs. Also not immediately clear is what GM’s bankruptct filing will mean for ’w plants in Lockport, Rochester and three General Motors plans to take back the facilitieas from the former parts subsidiarhy that it spun off in according to a tentative deal reached last week betweenb GM andthe UAW.
The factories in New Michigan and Indiana would operatdeunder Delphi’s union rules, but be considerefd part of GM, once The Lockport plant — Delphi Thermal Systems, which has 2,100 employeezs — was founded as Harrisomn Radiator Co. in 1910 and became part of GM in 1918. For 81 yearsw it operated under General Motorsx ownership until the independentDelphki Corp. was formed. Delphi itself is operating under bankruptc y court supervision having filed for Chapter 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerge from bankruptcg in April 2008 but those plans fell apart when a key investofr dropped out ofa $2.55 billiomn stock deal with the supplier.
General Motors employs 92,000 in the Unite d States and is indirectly responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S. government would hold a 60 perceny financial interest in a reorganized GM and the UAW woulc takea 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the provinces of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange for financiaol aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent.
Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaker once the world’s biggest company and WesterjnNew York’s largest manufacturing employer for decades is among the largest in U.S. histort and largest-ever U.S. manufacturingt bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows the companyu to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-trackm bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer fundx to restructure itself. General Motorzs CEO Fritz Henderson said in a prepared statementg that GM was being reinvented and that the compant is ready for the jobat hand.
"The economicx crisis has caused enormous disruptiob in theauto industry, but with it has come the opportunitt for us to reinvent our business. We are goinbg to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuing provides us with powerful toolx to accelerate and complete our reinvention, as well as strongf safeguards for our customers and our business," he said. The GM plan as detailex by U.S. officials would allowe a much smaller GM to emerge from court protection within 60 to90 days. GM also plans to closes 11 U.S. facilities and idle another three plantd by the endof 2010. GM’s Tonawanda engine plant, where 1,109 people work, will remain open.
The automaker has not provided an updateds target for job cuts but was lookinbg toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 union memberxs it now employs. Also not immediately clear is what GM’s bankruptct filing will mean for ’w plants in Lockport, Rochester and three General Motors plans to take back the facilitieas from the former parts subsidiarhy that it spun off in according to a tentative deal reached last week betweenb GM andthe UAW.
The factories in New Michigan and Indiana would operatdeunder Delphi’s union rules, but be considerefd part of GM, once The Lockport plant — Delphi Thermal Systems, which has 2,100 employeezs — was founded as Harrisomn Radiator Co. in 1910 and became part of GM in 1918. For 81 yearsw it operated under General Motorsx ownership until the independentDelphki Corp. was formed. Delphi itself is operating under bankruptc y court supervision having filed for Chapter 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerge from bankruptcg in April 2008 but those plans fell apart when a key investofr dropped out ofa $2.55 billiomn stock deal with the supplier.
General Motors employs 92,000 in the Unite d States and is indirectly responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S. government would hold a 60 perceny financial interest in a reorganized GM and the UAW woulc takea 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the provinces of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange for financiaol aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Energy Department awards Texas a new round of stimulus funds - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The funds will be used to increas e energy efficiency and expand the use of renewable energy in thepublicc sector, while also providing information resources to help residents achievre energy, emissions and cost savings. As part of the Energy Department’s Stimulus Weatherization Texas willreceive $130.8 million over the next thres years to help weatherize homes. The money will be funnelexd through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Texas also willreceive $87.5 millionn in stimulus funding that can be used towarf demonstration projects for solar, wind, biomasds and geothermal energy technologies.
A separate progranm will make stimulus funds available for hospitals and other publix entities to modernize traffic signals and facilitate the wider deploymenty ofalternative fuels. U.S. Rep. Charliwe Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, says this fundinhg will help create jobs and accelerate the adoptio of efficient and renewableenergty technologies. “This funding will help move Texas towards a clean energy future and enhance our while keeping costs low for the hard workinhg families inour communities,” Gonzale says.
The funds will be used to increas e energy efficiency and expand the use of renewable energy in thepublicc sector, while also providing information resources to help residents achievre energy, emissions and cost savings. As part of the Energy Department’s Stimulus Weatherization Texas willreceive $130.8 million over the next thres years to help weatherize homes. The money will be funnelexd through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Texas also willreceive $87.5 millionn in stimulus funding that can be used towarf demonstration projects for solar, wind, biomasds and geothermal energy technologies.
A separate progranm will make stimulus funds available for hospitals and other publix entities to modernize traffic signals and facilitate the wider deploymenty ofalternative fuels. U.S. Rep. Charliwe Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, says this fundinhg will help create jobs and accelerate the adoptio of efficient and renewableenergty technologies. “This funding will help move Texas towards a clean energy future and enhance our while keeping costs low for the hard workinhg families inour communities,” Gonzale says.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Life science organizations in the Puget Sound region line up for share of Obama stimulus money to infuse stalled research projects - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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billion from the Obama administration’ s economic stimulus package. “It’s a very dramatic given the historical records ofthe UW, Fred Hutchinsonm and others, of beating others for a disparate based on merit,” said Jack until recently president of the . “It’w very good news for our The newly available funding is especially welcomed in the curren teconomic recession, which has kept closed the walletxs of wealthy donors. “Individuals of wealth are ‘Maybe I should give money to the locaolfood bank, and hold off on locao art funding, biomedical funding,’” said Elaine chief operating officer of the .
She said her organization, with a $23 milliohn budget, is being forced by past funding difficultiesa to plateau atlast year’s level and to forgo hirinvg an extra 30 researchers. While noboduy knows exactly how much of the NIH stimulus money will come to this top researchers herehope they’lol land enough to give a kick to researchb projects stalled for lack of funds, and to keep institution vital during the economic downturn.
And all say they’r e “beaker ready” to use the moneyg immediately, a takeoff on the requirement for other types of projects the stimulusis “If there’s an opportunity to access some othee stimulus fund for that, we do have the project in place,” said Ken president and founder of the . “We’re fortunatee because of Gates Foundation, and NIH stimulus. We’ree hopeful there will be some economic recovery befor the effect of the stimulus runs is the primary source of fundingh for most ofthe region’s large biomedical research It is a unit of the U.S. Departmeng of Health and Human Services.
The largest singlw regional recipient, and the biggest singlse research institution inthe Northwest, is University of Washingtoh Medicine. Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine, said universit researchers are ready with immediates projects for thestimulusw money, which must be used in 18 months. “The NIH portio n of the federal stimulus package covers most of the areaas of ourresearch strength,” he said. “Thee immediate work will be ininfectious neuroscience, cancer research.” He also expects to win some of the NIH monet for new equipment to do cell imaging and faster gene analysis.
Right now the dean for researcgh is working with faculty to put togethe r the list of what appears to bemost needed, he Research leaders around the regioh say the funding infusion is criticallty well-timed. The reason is that the combinatiohn of growinghealth problems, and new technologies to solved them, means the money can be fruitfullhy used. “The epidemic in diabetes, it’s running away from said Paul Robertson, principal scientis t for the . The Center for Disease Control’s curreng projections are that one in thre of children born in 2000 willdevelopo diabetes.
Funding has been so tight that nationally just one in 10 biomedicakl research grant applicationsreceive funding. “During the previousz (Bush) administration, our funding just dwindled and he said. Robertson is countingh on PresidentBarack Obama’s stimulus money and getting a slice of it througb NIH funding. “It’s very accessible, very immediate. We need to get the work done so we can test the and find the right he said.
Biomedical leaders around the region say the NIH stimulux money is a reflection of theObama administration’w increased focus on funding The president has repeatedly said that the priorityg of the government must be to put the nation’s researcherws back into the lead on a global basis. Washingtomn has been among the nation’d leaders in winning NIH according toNIH data, ranking seventh in 2008, with overallp awards of $755 million.
billion from the Obama administration’ s economic stimulus package. “It’s a very dramatic given the historical records ofthe UW, Fred Hutchinsonm and others, of beating others for a disparate based on merit,” said Jack until recently president of the . “It’w very good news for our The newly available funding is especially welcomed in the curren teconomic recession, which has kept closed the walletxs of wealthy donors. “Individuals of wealth are ‘Maybe I should give money to the locaolfood bank, and hold off on locao art funding, biomedical funding,’” said Elaine chief operating officer of the .
She said her organization, with a $23 milliohn budget, is being forced by past funding difficultiesa to plateau atlast year’s level and to forgo hirinvg an extra 30 researchers. While noboduy knows exactly how much of the NIH stimulus money will come to this top researchers herehope they’lol land enough to give a kick to researchb projects stalled for lack of funds, and to keep institution vital during the economic downturn.
And all say they’r e “beaker ready” to use the moneyg immediately, a takeoff on the requirement for other types of projects the stimulusis “If there’s an opportunity to access some othee stimulus fund for that, we do have the project in place,” said Ken president and founder of the . “We’re fortunatee because of Gates Foundation, and NIH stimulus. We’ree hopeful there will be some economic recovery befor the effect of the stimulus runs is the primary source of fundingh for most ofthe region’s large biomedical research It is a unit of the U.S. Departmeng of Health and Human Services.
The largest singlw regional recipient, and the biggest singlse research institution inthe Northwest, is University of Washingtoh Medicine. Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine, said universit researchers are ready with immediates projects for thestimulusw money, which must be used in 18 months. “The NIH portio n of the federal stimulus package covers most of the areaas of ourresearch strength,” he said. “Thee immediate work will be ininfectious neuroscience, cancer research.” He also expects to win some of the NIH monet for new equipment to do cell imaging and faster gene analysis.
Right now the dean for researcgh is working with faculty to put togethe r the list of what appears to bemost needed, he Research leaders around the regioh say the funding infusion is criticallty well-timed. The reason is that the combinatiohn of growinghealth problems, and new technologies to solved them, means the money can be fruitfullhy used. “The epidemic in diabetes, it’s running away from said Paul Robertson, principal scientis t for the . The Center for Disease Control’s curreng projections are that one in thre of children born in 2000 willdevelopo diabetes.
Funding has been so tight that nationally just one in 10 biomedicakl research grant applicationsreceive funding. “During the previousz (Bush) administration, our funding just dwindled and he said. Robertson is countingh on PresidentBarack Obama’s stimulus money and getting a slice of it througb NIH funding. “It’s very accessible, very immediate. We need to get the work done so we can test the and find the right he said.
Biomedical leaders around the region say the NIH stimulux money is a reflection of theObama administration’w increased focus on funding The president has repeatedly said that the priorityg of the government must be to put the nation’s researcherws back into the lead on a global basis. Washingtomn has been among the nation’d leaders in winning NIH according toNIH data, ranking seventh in 2008, with overallp awards of $755 million.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Alder Foods CEO offers free housing for GI families - Boston Business Journal:
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Still, the wartime growth of this Walpole-based company is not what’sx most remarkable. It’s the passiomn of CEO Michelle Keating to completea 20-suit home in West Roxbury that will provid e free housing for military familiews whose loved ones are injured in combat and flowmn back to the United Statess for extensive medical care at the nearby Veterans Affairs Keating is leading the charge to raisew $3 million for the completion of Boston, whichn broke ground last fall with a total expecter price tag of $6 Alder Foods is what Keatinvg does, but this project is what she “I have taken it seriouslhy to find ways to give Keating said.
For those who arguew that military contractors have a duty to suppory charities that help troops and Keatingreadily agrees. “It’s thei r way of saying they support the men and women who are fighting forour freedom.” Founded 45 yearsw ago by her Paul M. Keating Sr., Alder Foods buys provisions directlu from majorlabels — such as Stonyfields Farms, Organic Valley and Lactaid — and sellse them to the military. Sincee 2000, the company has been awardeds $175.3 million in contracts by the Defense Commissargy Agency and its bottom line has grownmfrom $16 million to $45 million — a “small but profitable Keating calls it.
Keating has made philanthropyu a corporate priority and Alde r Foods has donated closeto $500,000 over the past nine yeara to a variety of military-relates charitable causes, Keating said. She directs her philanthropif energy these days toward FisherHousse Boston, working with a local board of directors. They have raiseds $700,000 for the building, with one of the most substantiapl donations beinga $100,000o commitment from The remainder of the money came througn a December fundraiser, which raised and a series of smaller Keating said. Located on the VA medical center property in West Fisher House will be the firstt of its kind inNew England. Completion is slatee for mid-2010.
A national nonprofit organizatioh basedin Baltimore, Fisher Housw has built 43 multisuite homese nationwide and, as part of its model, looksd to the local community to raise moneyg for half of its construction costs. Before Fisher House breaks ground on new it reaches an agreementt with a branch of themilitarg — Army, Navy, Air Forc or the — that will assumr ongoing funding and managwe the site’s operation. In the case of Fishef House Boston, Veterans Affairs will take responsibility. If Fisher Housew Boston is unable toraise $3 million for the West Roxburt project, the national Fisher House organization woulf provide the rest, said Jim Fisher House spokesman.
Public service announcements and fundraisers are planneed for thecoming months, and Fishef House Boston has sent donation requests to hundreds of companies. “I’ve gone to Fisher houses and they’re amazing places,” Keatiny said. “There have been thousands and thousandx of men and women who comeback injured. They’re not in the hospitaol for a week. They’re in for a long
Still, the wartime growth of this Walpole-based company is not what’sx most remarkable. It’s the passiomn of CEO Michelle Keating to completea 20-suit home in West Roxbury that will provid e free housing for military familiews whose loved ones are injured in combat and flowmn back to the United Statess for extensive medical care at the nearby Veterans Affairs Keating is leading the charge to raisew $3 million for the completion of Boston, whichn broke ground last fall with a total expecter price tag of $6 Alder Foods is what Keatinvg does, but this project is what she “I have taken it seriouslhy to find ways to give Keating said.
For those who arguew that military contractors have a duty to suppory charities that help troops and Keatingreadily agrees. “It’s thei r way of saying they support the men and women who are fighting forour freedom.” Founded 45 yearsw ago by her Paul M. Keating Sr., Alder Foods buys provisions directlu from majorlabels — such as Stonyfields Farms, Organic Valley and Lactaid — and sellse them to the military. Sincee 2000, the company has been awardeds $175.3 million in contracts by the Defense Commissargy Agency and its bottom line has grownmfrom $16 million to $45 million — a “small but profitable Keating calls it.
Keating has made philanthropyu a corporate priority and Alde r Foods has donated closeto $500,000 over the past nine yeara to a variety of military-relates charitable causes, Keating said. She directs her philanthropif energy these days toward FisherHousse Boston, working with a local board of directors. They have raiseds $700,000 for the building, with one of the most substantiapl donations beinga $100,000o commitment from The remainder of the money came througn a December fundraiser, which raised and a series of smaller Keating said. Located on the VA medical center property in West Fisher House will be the firstt of its kind inNew England. Completion is slatee for mid-2010.
A national nonprofit organizatioh basedin Baltimore, Fisher Housw has built 43 multisuite homese nationwide and, as part of its model, looksd to the local community to raise moneyg for half of its construction costs. Before Fisher House breaks ground on new it reaches an agreementt with a branch of themilitarg — Army, Navy, Air Forc or the — that will assumr ongoing funding and managwe the site’s operation. In the case of Fishef House Boston, Veterans Affairs will take responsibility. If Fisher Housew Boston is unable toraise $3 million for the West Roxburt project, the national Fisher House organization woulf provide the rest, said Jim Fisher House spokesman.
Public service announcements and fundraisers are planneed for thecoming months, and Fishef House Boston has sent donation requests to hundreds of companies. “I’ve gone to Fisher houses and they’re amazing places,” Keatiny said. “There have been thousands and thousandx of men and women who comeback injured. They’re not in the hospitaol for a week. They’re in for a long
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