Downtown Saratoga: Economy, other lifestyle changes, have Saratoga restaurants going casual - The Business Review (Albany):

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But casual attitudes are eatint their way intothis trendy, compact community of 28,000. Just ask Joe Nikki Roche, Ridge Qua, or other owners of the Spa City’s approximately 100 restaurants. A disastroue economy hasn’t deterred at least a half-dozen new restaurantw from opening inthe city’s downtowhn in the last three months. Turns out there’s a littls less glitz on the plates, Almost all of the menus for the city’s newest restaurants are mid-priced. DeVivo says it’s a sign of the “The higher-end establishments aren’f quite as popular as they usedto be,” says the seria l restaurateur.
He speaks from In May, he opened Sabina’s, a wood-firedf pizza and pasta restaurant at 237Union Ave. For a decadew before that—until both his profit margin and customef basestarted shrinking—he owned and operated Maestro’s, a high-end Italiab restaurant on Broadway. He sold Maestro’s in 2006. “It’es a very competitive market. It’s tough for people to pay an exorbitant amounty of money for entreeesthese days,” DeVivo says. It’sw a money thing, but it’s also about lifestyle Even existingv restaurants are scalingback prices.
Ridge Qua, co-owner of the upscalew Sperry’s on Caroline Street, says the shift to casual is more a matter of lifestylethan Qua’s customers are opting for lighterr fare, and he recentlyh added more appetizers to accommodate their requests. He estimatew that about 60 percent ofthe city’s restaurantsz were higher-end five years ago, compared with 30 percent today. “Peopl want to eat healthier—and they want smallere portions. It’s also lifestyle. They’re lookingt for casual,” said Qua, who has co-owned Sperry’s for 28 Two years ago, the venur invested $25,000 in an outdoor patio to cater to ayoungerr crowd.
Sperry’s per-person check now averagex $21 or $22, down from $25 a couples years ago. That squeezes profit margins, but the restaurany has been able to maintain annual revenurof $1.3 million even during recent tough times. Nikki Roche and her husband Niall Rochse converted anotherupscale spot, the former O’Callaghan’s Restaurant on Phila Street, to a pub. They plan a June 19 openinyg forIrish Times, a traditional Irish pub that will servde mid-priced fare. The couple self-funded the restaurant and are completinbg “significant” renovations, Nikki Roche says. They jumpe into the project in spit e of thebad economy.
“At the end of the day, this is what we do for a Why runsomebody else’ when we can run it for says the former New York City histort teacher. Niall Roche attended hotel/restauranr school in his home countruin Shannon, Ireland, then spentf years managing bars and restaurants in New York Gabino Vazquez and his brother, Estebanm Vazquez, planned to open El Mexicano this week at the formetr Chianti’s building on South Broadway at the edge of They paid $160,000 for improvements to the 2,600-square-foor building and assumption of the existinhg lease, according to Tim O’Rourke of . The deal closecd March 5.
The Vazquez brothers opened El Mexicano in Hudson Fall s nearly threeyears ago. They didn’t need a bank loan becaused they saved money from that business to pay for the new Gabino Vazquez is doinyg most of therenovations himself.

Kansas Bioscience Authority will seek about $382M for energy deals - Wichita Business Journal:

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Developed for the authority bythe , the plan identified existing projects that could qualifh for funds through the American Recoveru and Reinvestment Act. Examples $12 million for a technology that uses carbomn dioxide toextract hard-to-reach oil from nearlu depleted wells, $100 million for advanced biofuels/biorefineriess and $25 million to develop militaryu jet fuel from algae. KBA CEO Tom Thorntob said the report positions the authority to bea “proactiv e intermediary” in the effort for Kansas companie s and research institutions to win energy fundsa through the stimulus package.
He said the authority can help potentiaol beneficiaries prepare to apply once solicitationw hitthe street. The report, Thornton “is our effort to get way ahead ofthe curve.” A road map to potentiak funds is important because it lays out “the landscaped of where are the real strategic opportunities,” said Ron Trewyn, vice presiden for research at . The Department of Energy has allocated $118 milliohn in stimulus moneyto Kansas, said Abbie a spokeswoman for the , which includes the .
She said the financint includes $38 million for a revolving loan program availablde to homeowners and small businessesfor energy-efficiency The loans are supposed to be repaid throughu energy savings achieved by the improvements. The state also is slatefd to receive $23 million throug h the Energy Efficiency and Conservatiobn BlockGrant Program. Hodgson said the uses for that monegare broad, including retrofitting buildings and transportation projects.

Energy executive plans six biofuel stations - Denver Business Journal:

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Grimes, a managing partner of LLC, Milwaukee, is overseeing the conversionb of a formerShell station, 5080 S. Pennsylvani Ave., into a biofuel station callefd Good To Go that will begih selling biodiesel fuelin June. In the Grimes’ Good To Go statiom will offer E-85, a gasoline and ethanol mix that’d 85 percent ethanol, and plug-in bays where electric cars can rechargestheir batteries. Grimes and a handfukl of partners have a second Good To Go alternative fuel station in Littlw Chute in the Fox Valley thatselles E-85 and will sell biodiesel soon. “Ther business climate for alternative fuels is and we’re attracting more investors,” Grimes said.
But, he said capital markets are tight, preventing the companuy from opening additional Good To Go stations earlyyin 2009. AUR Energy Partners has options to purchase two petroleujm filling stationsin Shorewood, but he doesn’t expect opening the Shorewoofd stations until 2010 at the Good To Go filling stations are purchasingy biodiesel fuel from the . Grimesd has a 10,000-gallon fuel tank at the Cudahhy alternative fuel stop that willcarry biodiesel. Cudahy Mayot Ryan McCue expects the alternative fuel station to attracft other green businessesto “We think this will help put us on the map for other startups,” he said.
Grimes is also installingb solar panels at the Cudahu location that will produce electricityfor battery-powered Electricity generated by the panels will be used at the statio and some will be sold back to We AUR Energy Partners also has a car wash in Littld Chute that uses recycled wash A similar car wash will be installedf at the Cudahy Good To Go, said “We need more pioneers to embrace alternative and renewable fuels because the opportunities are said Maria Redmond, a biofuelws sector specialist for the Wisconsin Officed of Energy Independence. Redmond predicts the amoun t of biodiesel fuel sold in 2009 throughout the state will be more than doubl that soldin 2008.

Collenette takes helm at S.F. Colliers - San Francisco Business Times:

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Collenette joins Colliers after spending the last seven yearsd putting together partnerships to buy apartment complexes acrosd the WesternUnited States. The partnerships invested $150 million in rentap projects. Collenette, a native of the United said he missed the camaraderie and competition of the brokerage busines s after he led a partnership that bought 211Sutterd St. He moved his offices into the penthouseds at 211Sutter St. and has been managingg the building. “Brokerage is something that I havealwayd enjoyed, because it’s a peopl business.
And it gives you the opportunity to help peoplde who need help in a tougheconom — whether clients struggling to fill a building or sell a buildintg or get financing, or broker in the first stage of theifr career looking for guidance,” he Collenette arrived in San Francisco in 1984 to lead Knowltonn Realty. A few years he formed Stubbs, and gained a reputation as brash mavericks who rufflee feathers by relentlessly trying to poacbother brokerages’ listings. The firm was sold to in 1996.

EGS lands local office, industrial leases - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Access Mailing signed a 7,000-square-foot lease on 38th Streert South for a new warehouse anddistribution location. Owens & Minor Distributiom Inc. renewed its 80,450-square-foot leass at Cahaba Valley Business Park. The company distributes medical and surgical supplies to hospitals and integrated health care Brad Moffatt and Stuart Brock with EGS represented the landlordsw inboth deals. AllSouth Appliancee Group Inc. leased 6,000 square feet of showroom and warehousre space inPelham Promenade. This is the second location for theappliance retailer. Mark Byers of EGS represented the tenanyt and Mark Dinan of Mark DinabnCommercial & Investment Real Estate represented the Dr.
Nancy E. Pajaro will relocate her office from Physiciana Medical Center Carrawayto 1,656 square feet at Edwardas Lake Professional Building near Trussville. Eric T. Rogerse of EGS represented the tenan t and Chip Watts of WattsRealty Co. Inc. represented the Law firm Christian Small LLP renewed its leasre in the Financial Center in downtown and expandec itto 36,596 square feet on the 17th and 18th floore of the building.
Murray Bromstaed of EGS representedthe

Ohio: Entirely useless except for mascots' amusing tussles - UW Badger Herald

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US patent issued to Metabolon for methods to determine human metabolic age - MTBeurope

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Survey: Qualified renters tough to find - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The survey of 870 property managers across the countryg found about half having difficulty and another 81 percent worried they will not be able to find reliablde residents for the rest ofthe year. "Our survey confirm that the recession has placed added pressure on property managers and that they will continuw to face economic stress through at leastg the endof 2009," Mike VP of TransUnion's rental screening group, said in a news The survey found 32 percent of respondentss saying that vacancy rates are higher than they were at the same time last while 48 percent said it was aboutt the same and 20 perceng say vacancies are lower.
Fifty-seven percent had propertg vacancies of 5 percentor less. Twenty-twol percent had property vacanciesof 6-10 Thirteen percent had property vacancieas of 11-20 percent. Six percent had property vacancies of 21 percenor higher.

Tenn. company to buy NTB automotive chain - Austin Business Journal:

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TBC [Nasdaq: TBCC] will grow to 1,144 locationx with the addition of theNTB stores. The acquirefd stores will be foldedinto TBC'zs Tire Kingdom company-operated network, which has 357 locations. TBC also has 561 franchisedd tire and automotive centers under the Big OTirea brand. The company's other brand is Merchant'zs Tire & Auto Centers. Larry Day, presidentg and CEO of TBC, says: "The acquisition of NTB enables us to expanfd our national footprint by 25 percent with the additiomnof strong, profitable retail locations in many attractivew markets where we currently do not Hoffman Estates, Ill.
-based Sears [NYSE: S] expects to post a pretac gain of $50 million to $100 million from the all-cash which is scheduled to closre in the fourth quarter. "This transaction is a further refinementof Sears' focus on our core business says Alan Lacy, chairman and CEO of "We believe this sale is in the best interests of Searw and its customers. ..." Most of the estimatedx 3,500 employees of NTB will become employeesof TBC, accordingh to Sears.

Space Data teams for wireless smart grid communications - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offee up a portion of the wireles spectrum it owns to be used in conjunction with equipmentt fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companies say the deal will allowq utilities to ownprivate wide-area network s to provide commands to smart “The combination of our interference-free, high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-arr WiMax technology provide utilities with a dedicated private broadbane wireless system,” said Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Space Data.
For severalo years, Space Data has been developing a system of wireless communications using weatherf balloons to carry equipment providing a wide areaof coverage. The company also has been providingf communications for several years in theutility sector. Smar t grids are the latest application of technology inthe nation’sx power system. They will transform the national powerd grid into one that ismore flexible, allowiny it to deliver more power to areas of the countru that need it. The two companies believe their product woulrd allow grid operators to controlo distribution remotely through awireles network.
“In terms of grid much of the focus to date has been directed toware automatic meter readingand However, real-time command and control of higher-level grid devices are of if not greater, importance in the drivew for overall grid efficiency,” said Stewart CEO of Full Spectrum.

Bay area CFOs wrangle with government, tigers, doctors and more - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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William C. Brown, When Brown took over as CFO at MercuruEnterprises Inc. nine years ago, the companyu had audits and budgets monthws overdue and a litany of issues with Under Brown's leadership, the Clearwater company has made an accounting 180-degree turn, and revenues have increased by 50 During the same time, staff levels in accountingh and technology have been reducedd from 16 to nine. Brown continued his forward thinking in 2007 bycreatint new, detailed financial analysids of revenue segments and productes -- including plans for a new respiratory airwagy product -- and improving retirement plan options.
Scott Lowe, For Surgery Partners and CFO Lowe, 2007 was a year of moving and The company, which provides development and managemengt for physician practices and multisite ambulatory surgery centers, uppeds its annual sales by 56 During Lowe's tenure, net revenuesd have risen, due in part to the acquisition or constructionm of eight ambulatory surgery centers. Lowe cited credibilityt with the medical communitu and aggressive research efforts to target market and specific ambulatory surgery centers for acquisitionn as important strategic initiatives forSurgert Partners, which is based in Tampa. Jeffregy P. Seligsohn, Old Harbor Bank The St.
Petersburvg roots of Seligsohn mesh well with the locak philosophy of OldHarbor Bank, wherer Seligsohn serves as CFO. Seligsohn, a King High School graduatse who was born on MacDill AirForcs Base, was a veteran of the St. Petersburgt banking industry before he helpeds start Old Harbor Bankin 2003. With the guidancee of the trumpet-playing motorcycle enthusiast, Old Harbod has steadily increased by an average of morethan $4 million per year duringt the last three years.
Finding the righty products and services for local businessew and consumers requires a feel for the peoplse in the TampaBay area, something that Seligsohn'e community involvement has affordec him ample opportunity to Kenneth J. Cruley, Senior VP, Secretary and CFO If Cruley's management philosophy was expresse d in terms of breakfasteating habits, it might go somethingf like "come early, eat often and neverf be full.
" When Cruley arrived in 1996 as CFO of Firsr Watch, the daytime-only dining restaurant had 12 locations in five First Watch, which was founded in Bradenton in now has 78 locations in 11 Cruley worked with the company's independently ownef and operated First Watch franchises to consolidate the restaurants into First Watch Restaurants a restructuring that put the company in a better position to Annual sales at First Watcb rose from 2005 to 2007, and the company plans to open 100 restaurants by 2009. Aris Streamlining financial operations has been the hallmar kof Rogers' initiatives as CFO of America II a semiconductor distribution and supply chain management compan in St.
Petersburg. Rogers has revamped the company's enterprisse resource planning systems, improving the accuracy and timeliness of information delivery and increasinggprocess efficiencies. The changes, which required that Rogerw galvanize the efforts of diverse personnel and put America II in a bette position for future growtj and have improvedthe company's relations with supply chain Rogers, who also servew on the board on the Florida Amateur Wrestlin g Association, joined America II in 1993.
Deann The Sembler Company If shopping for a financial manager that valuesx efficiencyand accuracy, it would be hard to find a bette r buy than Wojcicki, CFO of The Sembler a nationally known developer of shopping centerse based in St. Wojcicki, who joined in 1989, is responsible for processinbg thousands of transactionsevery

Queen's pays $2.5M to settle Feds' claims - Triangle Business Journal:

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million to settle lawsuits thatalleged Hawaii’s largest hospital overbilled government health care programs for prescriptioh medications, federal prosecutors said The settlement was the result of two whistleblower lawsuitxs brought by former pharmacy technicians, who alleged that Queen’s overbilled the state’s Medicare and Medicaidd programs, as well as TRICARE, the federal healthy insurance program for military dependents, according to a news release from U.S. Attorneh Edward H. Kubo Jr.
The lawsuits were files under the federal and state FalsewClaims Acts, which allow the government to claim up to tripld the damages, plus penalties, for submitting falsew claims to government programs. The two formed employees allege Queen’s submitted fake bills for anti-psychotix medications that were dispensed by the hospitap pharmacy from 1999 to 2002 and were authorize bya doctor, but not necessarily by a as required. The hospital was also accuser of billing from 1999 to 2006 for services provide by medical residents who were supposed to be supervised byotherd doctors, but that the supervision did not occur, Kubo’s officse said.
Under the settlement, Queen’sa paid $2 million to the federaol government, which shared $400,000 of the proceeds with the twoformer employees, and $500,000 to the attorneys for the two Queen’s will also maintain a compliance program to ensure its billingds conform to the rules for five years underr a corporate integrity agreement with the U.S. Departmenty of Health and Human Services.
Queen's issued this statement: " denies any intentional wrongdoing, but after five years of discussionas and negotiations withthe government, has agreerd to settle this matter so that its resources may be spenyt on providing quality health care rather than on legal

Express Scripts launches offering to finance acquisition - Charlotte Business Journal:

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billion to help pay for its ’xs drug benefits division. Express Scriptse said it would grant the underwriters an optioj for 30 days to purchase upto 3.45 milliohn additional shares of common stock to cove any over-allotments, which would then increase the totakl raised to $1.6 billion. Express Scripts said it planx tobuy WellPoint’s subsidiary using a mixture of $3.277 billion in cash and $1.4 billioh in shares of common stock. Under the acquisitio n agreement, Express Scripts may also choose to deliver toWellPoint $1.4 billio n in cash. Express Scripts planes to sell bonds in the near term as part of its plan to financsethe acquisition.
The acquisition is expectedr to close in the late thirr quarter or fourth quarterof 2009. Mo.-based Express Scripts (Nasdaq: is a pharmacy benefits manager that administer s prescription drug programs for health governmentand corporations.

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Study: Eye condition linked to diabetes - Business First of Louisville:

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Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-white ring arouned the cornea — a condition callesd corneal arcus — also had metabolic problemss related to conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressurd and high cholesterol, concludes a study conductes by VSP and the in Ga. Until now, health professionalsw have assumed arcus is related to high This study suggested the relationship between arcud and high blood sugar needs to bestudied further, VSP official said. Follow-up testing showed that 88 percent of the patientsa with arcus had high blood 66 percent had an elevated bodymass index, 64 perceng had high blood pressure and 21 percenf had elevated cholesterol.
The study was conducted on 2,000o patients between April andSeptembef 2008. In addition to an eye VSP doctors screened patients for other health risksd and referred those at risk to the foundation for diagnosis andadditional testing. “Thisa study demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye examsw should be used as a screening for prevalentgmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical director at the researcb foundation, said in a pres s release.
“Greater partnership between relevang health care providers may enhance the efficiency of our healtn caresystem and, in the end, reduce health care

TrueBlue Named to Top of Forbes' "Most Trustworthy Companies" List - MarketWatch (press release)

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H&R Block Posts Narrower Net Loss In Q1 - RTT News

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Two more leave BofA board - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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According to a filing with the Securitiee andExchange Commission, Prueher and Frank didn’f resign because of any disagreement with the company. Jackiee Ward and Patricia Mitchell resigned early this Mitchell is a former New York televisionj executive and currently serves as chief executive of the Paleyy Centerfor Media, a New York nonprofit. Ward is the retirec chief executiveof Atlanta-based Computerd Generation Inc., a software company. Robert a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) chiefc executive, resigned from the BofA boarc effectiveMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announced former lead independentdirector O.
Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reasonj for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA director for 13 Inearly June, four outsidde directors were elected to BofA’s They are former Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies, formetr Compass Bancshares Inc. chierf executive and chairman D. Paul Jones, formetr Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Donald Powell and retiredd BankOne Corp. and Visa Internationap Inc. executive William Boardman. BofA’s board has been undet intense scrutiny in recent monthx as the bank suffered through asharlp stock-price decline after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co.
The Charlotte-basex bank (NYSE:BAC) also has received $45 billiom in taxpayer aid. At the bank’s annualo meeting in late April, shareholders voted to strip Chie f Executive Kenneth Lewis of his positiohn asboard chairman. Walted Massey was installed as the new chairman and has indicated the boarde needs tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remains the bank’sw CEO and president.

Burger King sues Steak n Shake over sliders - South Florida Business Journal:

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Miami-based (NYSE: BKC) allege in its lawsuit that Steakn Shake’s name for slider-style hamburgers, Steakburger Shots, is “confusingly to trademarked Burger King including BK Burger Shots and BK Shots. Burge King alleges its rival’s use of the name “began long after the BK Burgeer Shots and BK Breakfast Shots namesbecame well-knownn and famous.” Burger King said it started usint BK Shots in February 2008. The federap lawsuit seeks a jury triall and unspecified damages of morethan $75,000.
Burgert King asks that the courtorde Indianapolis-based (NYSE: SNS) to “deliver up for all materials that promote the Steakburger Shots Calls to both companies seekint a comment or more information were not immediatelyu returned. Burger King shares were up 2 centsdto $22.27 in afternoon trading . The 52-week high was $30.95 cents on Aug. 11. The 52-weelk low was $16.56 on Oct. 28. Steak n Shakew shares were down 22 centsto $7.532 in afternoon trading. The 52-week high was $9.43 on Sept. 19. The 52-weekm low was $2.92 on Nov. 21.