Christian Science Monitor | Which GOP rivals would vote for Ron Paul if he's GOP nominee? Christian Science Monitor Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney are on the record about how they would vote. Other Republican candidates have sidestepped the matter, saying Ron Paul won't be the GOP nominee. By Mark Trumbull, Staff writer / Dec ember 30, ... Santorum's closing argument on Iowa TV Why Ron Paul Matters |
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Which GOP rivals would vote for Ron Paul if he's GOP nominee? - Christian Science Monitor
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Capello moves to Avant - Business First of Buffalo:
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Capello Salon is shifting its downtown Buffalpo location from the to the Avant inearlyh August. Capello has signed a lease to occupy 1,5009 square feet in the DelawareAvenue building. Capello will operat its salon from the seconfd floor ofthe lobby. The 150-room Embassy Suites is scheduled to open in early Besidesthe hotel, the Avant houses 28 upscaled condominiums on its top threde floors and five floors of Clas s A office space. movedx into two floors of the office spacedlast week. “It’s exciting to be part of this landmarj project,” said Lisa Martineck, Capelli Salon co-owner. “Our location is easily accessible fromthe street.
” The salon is expected to be a majoe amenity for the Avant’s residential and commercial tenantsw as well as the hotel Capello was founded in 1970 and has suburbanb locations in Amherst and Williamsville. Michael Montante, vice said Capello was a natural choice to operate the Avant’s spa. “Our relationshi p as a Hilton hotel set high standards and expectations for any service provided onthe property,” Montanter said.
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Capello Salon is shifting its downtown Buffalpo location from the to the Avant inearlyh August. Capello has signed a lease to occupy 1,5009 square feet in the DelawareAvenue building. Capello will operat its salon from the seconfd floor ofthe lobby. The 150-room Embassy Suites is scheduled to open in early Besidesthe hotel, the Avant houses 28 upscaled condominiums on its top threde floors and five floors of Clas s A office space. movedx into two floors of the office spacedlast week. “It’s exciting to be part of this landmarj project,” said Lisa Martineck, Capelli Salon co-owner. “Our location is easily accessible fromthe street.
” The salon is expected to be a majoe amenity for the Avant’s residential and commercial tenantsw as well as the hotel Capello was founded in 1970 and has suburbanb locations in Amherst and Williamsville. Michael Montante, vice said Capello was a natural choice to operate the Avant’s spa. “Our relationshi p as a Hilton hotel set high standards and expectations for any service provided onthe property,” Montanter said.
Uniland invested $85 million turnin the former Dulski federal office building intothe
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Ethiopian Ministry of Transport Issues Multimodal Directive - 2merkato - Ethiopian Business Portal
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Ethiopian Ministry of Transport Issues Multimodal Directive 2merkato - Ethiopian Business Portal The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport issued a Multimodal Transport Implementation Directive effective as of January of 2012. The new directive requires » |
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Kathleen Kennedy Talks WAR HORSE, JURASSIC PARK 4, the TINTIN Sequel, LINCOLN ... - Collider.com
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Collider.com | Kathleen Kennedy Talks WAR HORSE, JURASSIC PARK 4, the TINTIN Sequel, LINCOLN ... Collider.com As the longtime producing partner of Spielberg (she produced AI, Munich, ET, and Jurassic Park just to name a few), she talked about the way they make movies, how they pick projects, who gets to see the movies first, and the making of War Horse. .. . Updates on Jurassic Park 4, War Horse, and More The Essential Spielberg: An Age-By-Age Guide to Introducing Kids to His Movies |
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Being mindful of eating mindlessly - Montreal Gazette
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Census Bureau: Cary, Raleigh among top 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities; Durham in top 20 - Portland Business Journal:
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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastesyt growing large cities in the nation for the 12 months that endedeJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuall population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, whicu saw its population increasdby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastest growing Raleigh’s population climbed by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eighth fastesf growing city. Durham was rankee 16th with a 3percen increase. Its population rose to New Orleans experiencedan 8.
2 percent increase in its which rose to 311,853, making the city ravagedc by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city amongf places with populations greater than 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its population increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texass – with seven cities had more cities on the list thanNortgh Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percentt increase, with its population rising to 104,446, putting the Texas city in seconx place. Colorado and California each had three citieds on the top25 list.
Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastesyt growing large cities in the nation for the 12 months that endedeJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuall population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, whicu saw its population increasdby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastest growing Raleigh’s population climbed by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eighth fastesf growing city. Durham was rankee 16th with a 3percen increase. Its population rose to New Orleans experiencedan 8.
2 percent increase in its which rose to 311,853, making the city ravagedc by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city amongf places with populations greater than 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its population increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texass – with seven cities had more cities on the list thanNortgh Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percentt increase, with its population rising to 104,446, putting the Texas city in seconx place. Colorado and California each had three citieds on the top25 list.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Southwest
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percent. On the same day Southwest reported a drop in the airline announced a major ticket sale that allows customers tobuy one-waty tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90. The pricr consumers pay is based on how far they are to learn more about the deals The special fares are availablethrougy 11:59 p.m. on July 8 and are possible for flighte booked for travel in the perior runningfrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. “Southwest Airlines realizes customers are lookint for great travel deals during this difficulgeconomic time,” said Kevin Krone, vice president of sales and distribution.
“We wanted to provide customerx affordable airfare so they can punch this economy in the nose and trave for business or leisurethis Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) said the company flew 6.7 billio n revenue passengers miles in June. That is down from 6.9 billiobn revenue passengers miles in Juneof 2008. Revenude passenger miles is theairline industry’s measurw of traffic, and it calculates everyh paying passenger flown per mile. Southwest’s load factodr -- a measure of the percentage of the plane fillerd by payingpassengers -- hit 79.5 percent. That is down from 78.2 percengt for the same periodlast year. Southwesyt Airlines serves LouisvilleInternational Airport.
percent. On the same day Southwest reported a drop in the airline announced a major ticket sale that allows customers tobuy one-waty tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90. The pricr consumers pay is based on how far they are to learn more about the deals The special fares are availablethrougy 11:59 p.m. on July 8 and are possible for flighte booked for travel in the perior runningfrom Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. “Southwest Airlines realizes customers are lookint for great travel deals during this difficulgeconomic time,” said Kevin Krone, vice president of sales and distribution.
“We wanted to provide customerx affordable airfare so they can punch this economy in the nose and trave for business or leisurethis Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) said the company flew 6.7 billio n revenue passengers miles in June. That is down from 6.9 billiobn revenue passengers miles in Juneof 2008. Revenude passenger miles is theairline industry’s measurw of traffic, and it calculates everyh paying passenger flown per mile. Southwest’s load factodr -- a measure of the percentage of the plane fillerd by payingpassengers -- hit 79.5 percent. That is down from 78.2 percengt for the same periodlast year. Southwesyt Airlines serves LouisvilleInternational Airport.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Monaco sale completed - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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As a result, the compant formed a new company, Monaco RV LLC, it says will at some pointg resume manufacturingrecreational vehicles. But some big questions remain, namely when — and if — Navistard (NYSE: NAV) will resume manufacturing in Included in the salewere Monaco’s Oregob facilities in Coburg and Harrisburg and Indianq operations in Wakarusa and Milford. While Navistae said Monaco RV will resumeproduction “at certain facilities in the coming months,” a companyg spokesman said it’s unclear exactly which facilities might be restarted.
“Providing the RV marke with the right vehicles at the right time will beMonac RV’s first order of business,” Jack president of Navistar’s North American truck group, said in a news “Our management teams will spend these firsyt few weeks ramping up the business at a pace commensurate with demand.” Coburg-based Monaco in March filede for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and laid off the majorityy of its 2,225 remaining employees. It had earlier been lookiny for buyers for its RV manufacturing operationds and motorhomeresorts business. On April 27 the company announcedx it had an accepterd an offerfrom Warrenville, Ill.
-baser Navistar in a deal that also include d all Monaco brands, intellectual property, inventories, and equipment relatinyg to the company’s motorized and towablwe recreational vehicle segments. Navistard (NYSE: NAV) is a manufacturer of commercial andmilitarh vehicles, as well as diesel engines and related It has $15 billion in annual sales and a markeg cap of $2.4 billion. The company’xs move into the RV businese fits an ongoing strategg to expand its existing diesel business and will complement itschassies business, Allen said.
The newly-formed companuy won’t be liable for any product sold prioe tothe acquisition, though the companh said customer services representatives will aid RV ownerd in providing service and support.
As a result, the compant formed a new company, Monaco RV LLC, it says will at some pointg resume manufacturingrecreational vehicles. But some big questions remain, namely when — and if — Navistard (NYSE: NAV) will resume manufacturing in Included in the salewere Monaco’s Oregob facilities in Coburg and Harrisburg and Indianq operations in Wakarusa and Milford. While Navistae said Monaco RV will resumeproduction “at certain facilities in the coming months,” a companyg spokesman said it’s unclear exactly which facilities might be restarted.
“Providing the RV marke with the right vehicles at the right time will beMonac RV’s first order of business,” Jack president of Navistar’s North American truck group, said in a news “Our management teams will spend these firsyt few weeks ramping up the business at a pace commensurate with demand.” Coburg-based Monaco in March filede for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and laid off the majorityy of its 2,225 remaining employees. It had earlier been lookiny for buyers for its RV manufacturing operationds and motorhomeresorts business. On April 27 the company announcedx it had an accepterd an offerfrom Warrenville, Ill.
-baser Navistar in a deal that also include d all Monaco brands, intellectual property, inventories, and equipment relatinyg to the company’s motorized and towablwe recreational vehicle segments. Navistard (NYSE: NAV) is a manufacturer of commercial andmilitarh vehicles, as well as diesel engines and related It has $15 billion in annual sales and a markeg cap of $2.4 billion. The company’xs move into the RV businese fits an ongoing strategg to expand its existing diesel business and will complement itschassies business, Allen said.
The newly-formed companuy won’t be liable for any product sold prioe tothe acquisition, though the companh said customer services representatives will aid RV ownerd in providing service and support.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Three Out of Four Mobile Developers Writing for iOS First - ReadWriteWeb
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Officers give away toys: Toy drive helps law enforcement connect positively ... - Jackson Sun
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Officers give away toys: Toy drive helps law enforcement connect positively ... Jackson Sun We commend Gov. Bill Haslam for speaking out against weakening Tennessee's open meetings law.- 2:49 am Several law enforcement agencies joined with Toys for Tots for the West Tennessee Law Enforcement Toy Drive Saturday afternoon at the National Guard ... |
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Auto supplier Visteon files Chapter 11 - Business First of Louisville:
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Van Buren Township, Mich.-based Visteon (OTC BB:VSTN), which runs eigh t plants in Ohio, said the bankruptc y applies only toits U.S. operations and is intendedc to “maximize the long-term value of the The filing comes nine yearsd after Visteon was spun offfrom (NYSE:F), whicgh has lined up to support debtor-in-possessiobn financing for its restructuring. “Duringt the reorganization period, we will seek to addresas our capital structure and legacg costs that are not sustainable given the current economic CEO Donald Stebbins said ina release. The companu last year lost $681 million on $9.54 billion in revenue. It has lost money everu year since it was separated from Fordin 2000.
In additiobn to the assistance from Visteon said it has backin from other customers and plans to fund operationz with cash andthe debtor-in-possession The company said it has filed a number of motiones in Delaware bankruptcy court to allow it to continue servinbg customers and keeping employee Visteon employs about 31,000 workers in 27 countrie and has U.S. operations in nine In Ohio, its operations include a 65,000-square-foot plant in Springfielsd that makes and assembles fuel delivery modulexand tanks. The company also has stat operationsin Toledo, Bowling Green, Delphos and Tiffin.
Van Buren Township, Mich.-based Visteon (OTC BB:VSTN), which runs eigh t plants in Ohio, said the bankruptc y applies only toits U.S. operations and is intendedc to “maximize the long-term value of the The filing comes nine yearsd after Visteon was spun offfrom (NYSE:F), whicgh has lined up to support debtor-in-possessiobn financing for its restructuring. “Duringt the reorganization period, we will seek to addresas our capital structure and legacg costs that are not sustainable given the current economic CEO Donald Stebbins said ina release. The companu last year lost $681 million on $9.54 billion in revenue. It has lost money everu year since it was separated from Fordin 2000.
In additiobn to the assistance from Visteon said it has backin from other customers and plans to fund operationz with cash andthe debtor-in-possession The company said it has filed a number of motiones in Delaware bankruptcy court to allow it to continue servinbg customers and keeping employee Visteon employs about 31,000 workers in 27 countrie and has U.S. operations in nine In Ohio, its operations include a 65,000-square-foot plant in Springfielsd that makes and assembles fuel delivery modulexand tanks. The company also has stat operationsin Toledo, Bowling Green, Delphos and Tiffin.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Village Homes reaches deal to sell houses again - Denver Business Journal:
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In recent weeks, Village Homes of Greenwood Villager and its lender group headed by Guaranty Bank of Dallas have agreedr to an interim settlementof long-standing differences relates to home sales. The settlement is expected to be finalized at an Aprilk 15 bankruptcy court hearingin Denver. “This is reallu kind of an interim measure to allow us to get back more to businessaas usual,” said Matt Osborn, newlyu appointed president and COO of Village Homes and son of Villagre founder/CEO John Osborn. “It’s not a reorganizatiom plan, but it’s the first step towardr a reorganization plan.
” The homebuilder alreadhy is looking for a financing possiblyan investor, to help fund future home construction when the local housing market improves, Matt Osborn Village currently isn’t building houses. The youngerd Osborn formerly was Village vice presidentof homebuilding, and ascendedc to his current positions aftefr former President and COO Cheryl Schuettre stepped down in February. Schuetted remains an owner of Village Homes. Becauser of the settlement, Village has closed on the sale of five houses in the last two and another six or sevem home sales are scheduled to closw in the nextfew weeks, Matt Osborn said.
Some of those transactionse areshort sales, which Village’s lenders opposed in the past. In a shortg sale, proceeds from the sale of a house are less than the balance owed onits mortgage. The lender who provideed the home loan agrees to discount theloan balance, and sale proceedsd go to the lender to satisft the debt. Before the settlement, Village completed only a handful of home including four short sales in December for a totaof $2.4 million, since filing for bankruptcy protection in The company received $1.5 million from the four sales, aftee closing costs and lien payments.
Villagse currently has a total inventory of 125 and roughly 25 are under contractfor sale, Matt Osborbn said. Prices for thoser houses range from thelow $100,000s to the low “This is a good compromiswe that will get things moving. … it will break the logjam and allow for a methodology for closin homes with the consent of Risa Wolf-Smith, a partner and bankruptcy attorney at LLP in said of the settlement. Wolf-Smith representz Guaranty Bank. In filing Chaptef 11 last fall, Villagwe Homes cited capital challenges because of the softhousiny market, troubled credit industry and high home foreclosures. The builded had total assets of $103.
9 million at the time and liabilities of $138.4 million, including $130 million of secureed lender debt. A major stumbling block to Village finalizinf home sales has been getting all memberx of the lender group to agreee on provisions ofthose sales, according to Wolf-Smith. In addition to Guarantgy Bank of Texas, lender group members include ResidentialkFunding Co. LLC of Minneapolis (part of GMAC Mortgage Compass Bank in Centennialp and Wachovia Bank NAof Texas. The lender group also has been at odds with Village wanting to get bankruptcy court permission to move aheaf with foreclose on unsold Village housexs in order to recoup fundsz the homebuilder owesits members.
The buildet wants to use money from home sales to fundcompany operations. The court has barred the lenders from foreclosingt on the homes to give Village time to come up with a viablreorganization plan. The hearings on the lendeer group’s foreclosure request were heldMarchb 9, 11 and 13. Shortly after the hearings, Village and the lender groupbegan “earnest efforts” to resolver their differences and came up with an interim settlemenyt plan, according to a mid-March courft filing.
In recent weeks, Village Homes of Greenwood Villager and its lender group headed by Guaranty Bank of Dallas have agreedr to an interim settlementof long-standing differences relates to home sales. The settlement is expected to be finalized at an Aprilk 15 bankruptcy court hearingin Denver. “This is reallu kind of an interim measure to allow us to get back more to businessaas usual,” said Matt Osborn, newlyu appointed president and COO of Village Homes and son of Villagre founder/CEO John Osborn. “It’s not a reorganizatiom plan, but it’s the first step towardr a reorganization plan.
” The homebuilder alreadhy is looking for a financing possiblyan investor, to help fund future home construction when the local housing market improves, Matt Osborn Village currently isn’t building houses. The youngerd Osborn formerly was Village vice presidentof homebuilding, and ascendedc to his current positions aftefr former President and COO Cheryl Schuettre stepped down in February. Schuetted remains an owner of Village Homes. Becauser of the settlement, Village has closed on the sale of five houses in the last two and another six or sevem home sales are scheduled to closw in the nextfew weeks, Matt Osborn said.
Some of those transactionse areshort sales, which Village’s lenders opposed in the past. In a shortg sale, proceeds from the sale of a house are less than the balance owed onits mortgage. The lender who provideed the home loan agrees to discount theloan balance, and sale proceedsd go to the lender to satisft the debt. Before the settlement, Village completed only a handful of home including four short sales in December for a totaof $2.4 million, since filing for bankruptcy protection in The company received $1.5 million from the four sales, aftee closing costs and lien payments.
Villagse currently has a total inventory of 125 and roughly 25 are under contractfor sale, Matt Osborbn said. Prices for thoser houses range from thelow $100,000s to the low “This is a good compromiswe that will get things moving. … it will break the logjam and allow for a methodology for closin homes with the consent of Risa Wolf-Smith, a partner and bankruptcy attorney at LLP in said of the settlement. Wolf-Smith representz Guaranty Bank. In filing Chaptef 11 last fall, Villagwe Homes cited capital challenges because of the softhousiny market, troubled credit industry and high home foreclosures. The builded had total assets of $103.
9 million at the time and liabilities of $138.4 million, including $130 million of secureed lender debt. A major stumbling block to Village finalizinf home sales has been getting all memberx of the lender group to agreee on provisions ofthose sales, according to Wolf-Smith. In addition to Guarantgy Bank of Texas, lender group members include ResidentialkFunding Co. LLC of Minneapolis (part of GMAC Mortgage Compass Bank in Centennialp and Wachovia Bank NAof Texas. The lender group also has been at odds with Village wanting to get bankruptcy court permission to move aheaf with foreclose on unsold Village housexs in order to recoup fundsz the homebuilder owesits members.
The buildet wants to use money from home sales to fundcompany operations. The court has barred the lenders from foreclosingt on the homes to give Village time to come up with a viablreorganization plan. The hearings on the lendeer group’s foreclosure request were heldMarchb 9, 11 and 13. Shortly after the hearings, Village and the lender groupbegan “earnest efforts” to resolver their differences and came up with an interim settlemenyt plan, according to a mid-March courft filing.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Washington and Rhode Island Governors Want DEA to Reclassify Marijuana - Fox News
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Common Core standards pose dilemmas for early childhood - Washington Post (blog)
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Common Core standards pose dilemmas for early childhood Washington Post (blog) By Samuel J. Meisels After a decade of concerns and criticisms about the lack of rigorous national standards in the No Child Left Behind Act, we now have a set of ambitious standards for use nationwide รข€" the Common Core State Standards. ... Little Evidence for Either Some schools worry about state help ahea d of rigorous new curriculum |
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Children
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million to to fund research in therapies like bone marrow and cordbloodc transplantation. The gift from Dolores Jordan — on behalf of her late husbanrdand brother-in-law — will help the researchg center create an endowes chair for a stem cell researcher while establishingg the and Cellular Therapies Research. That coulf help compete for money fromthe — the state’s taxpayer-backed stem cell researchu funding agency — as well as other government agencies and private funders. Bone marrows and cord blood transplantations are used to trear a variety of including leukemia and sickle cell anemia.
Future cellular therapy researchat Children’sd may focus on treatments for diabetes, lung injury, Crohn’x disease and brain damage caused by oxygenb shortages during childbirth, said Dr. Bert Lubin, the center’s senior vice president. “Fund-raisers often talk about ‘transformative’ gifta and sometimes exaggerate the importance of a particular Inthis case, however, it is no exaggerationn to say that the Jordan family gift is truly transformative for the research program at said Brad Barber, Children’s chief development officer, in a pressd release.
Dolores Jordan’s husband, Hanabul “Bud” owned a Hayward construction business, and his Lowell, ran the family’s cattle rancg in Dublin. The sale of the Jordan family’s rancnh funded the gift. The family previouslyt donated morethan $420,000 to Children’s Hospitakl programs, including 1999 and 2000 gifts for the hospital’se blood and marrow transplant program.
million to to fund research in therapies like bone marrow and cordbloodc transplantation. The gift from Dolores Jordan — on behalf of her late husbanrdand brother-in-law — will help the researchg center create an endowes chair for a stem cell researcher while establishingg the and Cellular Therapies Research. That coulf help compete for money fromthe — the state’s taxpayer-backed stem cell researchu funding agency — as well as other government agencies and private funders. Bone marrows and cord blood transplantations are used to trear a variety of including leukemia and sickle cell anemia.
Future cellular therapy researchat Children’sd may focus on treatments for diabetes, lung injury, Crohn’x disease and brain damage caused by oxygenb shortages during childbirth, said Dr. Bert Lubin, the center’s senior vice president. “Fund-raisers often talk about ‘transformative’ gifta and sometimes exaggerate the importance of a particular Inthis case, however, it is no exaggerationn to say that the Jordan family gift is truly transformative for the research program at said Brad Barber, Children’s chief development officer, in a pressd release.
Dolores Jordan’s husband, Hanabul “Bud” owned a Hayward construction business, and his Lowell, ran the family’s cattle rancg in Dublin. The sale of the Jordan family’s rancnh funded the gift. The family previouslyt donated morethan $420,000 to Children’s Hospitakl programs, including 1999 and 2000 gifts for the hospital’se blood and marrow transplant program.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Churchill Downs shareholders elect directors - Business First of Louisville:
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Shareholders ratified the appointment ofJames F. McDonaldr and R. Alex Rankin as Class II directors. They will serve one-year terms. The four Class I elected at the meetingto three-year terms, are: Leonard S. Coleman Jr., retiredr senior advisor, Major League Baseball; • Craihg J. Duchossois, CEO and director, • Robery L. Evans, president and CEO, Churchill Down s Inc.; • G. Watts Humphret Jr., president Shareholders also ratified the appointmenty of asChurchill Downs’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009. In additiojn to the Churchill Downsrace track, Churchillk Downs Inc.
(NASDAQ: CHDN) operatex Calder Race Course in Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots in New Orleane and Arlington Park inArlingtobn Heights, Ill. The company also owns an interest in various advance-deposit wagering, television production, telecommunications and racingv services businesses. It owns a 50 percent stakr in HorseRacing TV, which simulcasts races from acrosdthe country.
Shareholders ratified the appointment ofJames F. McDonaldr and R. Alex Rankin as Class II directors. They will serve one-year terms. The four Class I elected at the meetingto three-year terms, are: Leonard S. Coleman Jr., retiredr senior advisor, Major League Baseball; • Craihg J. Duchossois, CEO and director, • Robery L. Evans, president and CEO, Churchill Down s Inc.; • G. Watts Humphret Jr., president Shareholders also ratified the appointmenty of asChurchill Downs’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009. In additiojn to the Churchill Downsrace track, Churchillk Downs Inc.
(NASDAQ: CHDN) operatex Calder Race Course in Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots in New Orleane and Arlington Park inArlingtobn Heights, Ill. The company also owns an interest in various advance-deposit wagering, television production, telecommunications and racingv services businesses. It owns a 50 percent stakr in HorseRacing TV, which simulcasts races from acrosdthe country.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Phoenix Business Journal honors Most Admired CEOs - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizon a public andprivate companies, are being recognized at a dinnedr Tuesday night and in a specialk supplement to Friday’s print editionb of the Journal. Editor Ilanaw Lowery called the localleaders “the epitome of achievement.” “Thei companies are successful; they’ve helped to build Valley and they’ve contributed their time and expertise in the communitgy on numerous levels,” she said. Post, for example, starteds his career with Pinnacl e West subsidiary Arizona PublicService Co.
as a draftsman in moving up the ranks to servw as president and CEO of the parent company for 13 But he also has been a community leaderf serving as chairman of Greater PhoenixEconomicv Council, where he helped creatse a group to study issues key to the region’sz economic growth. J. Doug Pruitt, Sundy Construction Inc. Doug Parker, US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCorr Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metro lighyt rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donalde Smith Jr.
, SCF Arizona Robert Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly McWaters, Universal Technical InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shields of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schoolsa Federal Credit Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicis Pharmaceutical Jim Tuton, American Traffic Solutions Inc. Derrick Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnet Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLocj Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Project Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. Davidf McIntyre Jr., TriWest Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solaer Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryan Cave LLP Rhondq Forsyth, John C. Lincoln Health Network Brad Casper, Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Sonora Quest LaboratoriesLinda Hunt, St.
Joseph’s Hospitaol and Medical Center “It wasn’gt easy narrowing down the Valley’s Most Admire CEOs to just Lowery said. “But as we shine the spotlightf onthis year’s winners, keep in mind that a stronv business community is key to developinbg future leaders.” Selections were made basexd on feedback solicited from the Journal’s newsroom, peers and othersz in the business community. To subscribe or ordetr a copy of the June 12 issu e that includes thespeciapl publication: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizon a public andprivate companies, are being recognized at a dinnedr Tuesday night and in a specialk supplement to Friday’s print editionb of the Journal. Editor Ilanaw Lowery called the localleaders “the epitome of achievement.” “Thei companies are successful; they’ve helped to build Valley and they’ve contributed their time and expertise in the communitgy on numerous levels,” she said. Post, for example, starteds his career with Pinnacl e West subsidiary Arizona PublicService Co.
as a draftsman in moving up the ranks to servw as president and CEO of the parent company for 13 But he also has been a community leaderf serving as chairman of Greater PhoenixEconomicv Council, where he helped creatse a group to study issues key to the region’sz economic growth. J. Doug Pruitt, Sundy Construction Inc. Doug Parker, US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCorr Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metro lighyt rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donalde Smith Jr.
, SCF Arizona Robert Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly McWaters, Universal Technical InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shields of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schoolsa Federal Credit Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicis Pharmaceutical Jim Tuton, American Traffic Solutions Inc. Derrick Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnet Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLocj Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Project Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. Davidf McIntyre Jr., TriWest Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solaer Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryan Cave LLP Rhondq Forsyth, John C. Lincoln Health Network Brad Casper, Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Sonora Quest LaboratoriesLinda Hunt, St.
Joseph’s Hospitaol and Medical Center “It wasn’gt easy narrowing down the Valley’s Most Admire CEOs to just Lowery said. “But as we shine the spotlightf onthis year’s winners, keep in mind that a stronv business community is key to developinbg future leaders.” Selections were made basexd on feedback solicited from the Journal’s newsroom, peers and othersz in the business community. To subscribe or ordetr a copy of the June 12 issu e that includes thespeciapl publication: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Lamb's 26 points lead to Kentucky win - Statesman Journal
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Friday, November 18, 2011
University System of Md. to break up biotechnology institute - Business First of Louisville:
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The public university system’s Board of Regentxs approved Friday a sweeping restructuring ofthe (UMBI) that will parcekl out its four research along with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost acces tooutside funding. It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfares two decades ago with the mission ofadvancinyg education, research and economic development for what was then the state’sz nascent biotech industry.
A months-lony study of UMBI by an ad hoc committese led by USM regents Chairmam Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographicallyu dispersed, free-standing entity has created intractablee problems.” Those problems include d an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolation amongb UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticalk mass of graduate and undergraduate students involvefd in UMBI research, and administrativw inefficiencies. “After a comprehensive and deliberativee process, we have concluded that restructuring UMBI’as assets is the right thing to Kendall said ina statement.
“With a focuss on collaboration — across disciplines and acroswsinstitutions — and with recognitionm of the exceptional talent within the UMBI communityg and the system’s other institutions, this action will positiobn USM to take fuller advantage of its system-wids strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’se knowledge economy even The move isn’t a total Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatinh its research efforts in the biosciences. UMBI’s four centersw in Baltimore, Rockville and Colleg Park conduct researchon biotechnology, marine and environmental science.
At the same time, statde funding for higher education is pinched by the recessioh andthe state’s budget and universities’ research needs are Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regentd at a meeting in a joint University System of Marylanr research center will be established at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville. The system’sw flagship College Park campus will overseer the facility and work with the University of Baltimore to elevate workin physics, engineering and computationa sciences as well as structurakl biology, protein design and drug discovery.
• UMBI’ Center for Biosystems Research will also be overseen byCollegwe Park. • A jointf research center at UMBI’s Centeer of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimore will be with administrative responsibility falling to the Universitgof Maryland, Baltimore County. UMBC will collaborate with the University of Marylanf Center for Environmental Science and the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore to drivd research in environmental and genomic sciences. • UMBI’zs Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall under the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescencw will be administeredby UMBC.
• UMBI’ s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancing itsteaching focus. UMBI Presidentg Jennie Hunter-Cevera is steppiny down June 30 after 10 years inthat role. She will become executive vice president of discovery and analyticall sciences and corporate developmentat , a North Carolina The University System of Maryland will honor tenur e held by UMBI faculty and administrative support staffers will be able to stay in theie jobs through fiscal 2010.
Job opportunities at other system campuses willbe identified, and memorandza of understanding outlining future operations and collaborations are expectedr to be completed by the end of this year and fullty implemented by the end of fiscal 2010. UMBI generatexs about $25 million in research activity annually, and universityt system leaders hope to see that number increass dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the board provide a tremendous opportunity for the Universit y System of Maryland to increasee the volume and impact of its basixc and applied research in the biosciences,” said USM Chancello r William E. Kirwan in a statement.
“This restructuring has the potential to double the research productivitygof UMBI’s current assets within five
The public university system’s Board of Regentxs approved Friday a sweeping restructuring ofthe (UMBI) that will parcekl out its four research along with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost acces tooutside funding. It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfares two decades ago with the mission ofadvancinyg education, research and economic development for what was then the state’sz nascent biotech industry.
A months-lony study of UMBI by an ad hoc committese led by USM regents Chairmam Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographicallyu dispersed, free-standing entity has created intractablee problems.” Those problems include d an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolation amongb UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticalk mass of graduate and undergraduate students involvefd in UMBI research, and administrativw inefficiencies. “After a comprehensive and deliberativee process, we have concluded that restructuring UMBI’as assets is the right thing to Kendall said ina statement.
“With a focuss on collaboration — across disciplines and acroswsinstitutions — and with recognitionm of the exceptional talent within the UMBI communityg and the system’s other institutions, this action will positiobn USM to take fuller advantage of its system-wids strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’se knowledge economy even The move isn’t a total Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatinh its research efforts in the biosciences. UMBI’s four centersw in Baltimore, Rockville and Colleg Park conduct researchon biotechnology, marine and environmental science.
At the same time, statde funding for higher education is pinched by the recessioh andthe state’s budget and universities’ research needs are Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regentd at a meeting in a joint University System of Marylanr research center will be established at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville. The system’sw flagship College Park campus will overseer the facility and work with the University of Baltimore to elevate workin physics, engineering and computationa sciences as well as structurakl biology, protein design and drug discovery.
• UMBI’ Center for Biosystems Research will also be overseen byCollegwe Park. • A jointf research center at UMBI’s Centeer of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimore will be with administrative responsibility falling to the Universitgof Maryland, Baltimore County. UMBC will collaborate with the University of Marylanf Center for Environmental Science and the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore to drivd research in environmental and genomic sciences. • UMBI’zs Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall under the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescencw will be administeredby UMBC.
• UMBI’ s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancing itsteaching focus. UMBI Presidentg Jennie Hunter-Cevera is steppiny down June 30 after 10 years inthat role. She will become executive vice president of discovery and analyticall sciences and corporate developmentat , a North Carolina The University System of Maryland will honor tenur e held by UMBI faculty and administrative support staffers will be able to stay in theie jobs through fiscal 2010.
Job opportunities at other system campuses willbe identified, and memorandza of understanding outlining future operations and collaborations are expectedr to be completed by the end of this year and fullty implemented by the end of fiscal 2010. UMBI generatexs about $25 million in research activity annually, and universityt system leaders hope to see that number increass dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the board provide a tremendous opportunity for the Universit y System of Maryland to increasee the volume and impact of its basixc and applied research in the biosciences,” said USM Chancello r William E. Kirwan in a statement.
“This restructuring has the potential to double the research productivitygof UMBI’s current assets within five
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Cooper proposes domicile move to Ireland - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The electrical products maker’s board has approved moving the company’ws domicile to Ireland from Bermuda. “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporation was impacted by the unprecedentee global economic conditions that have led to a dramaticx reduction in global demand in virtually all markets that we serve and was made tomaintainj Cooper’s global competitive Kirk Hachigian, chairman and chief executive officer, said Tuesday in a Cooper (NYSE: CBE) said it had established tax residencyy in Ireland as of December 2008.
The which has its administrative headquarter sin Houston, is asking shareholders to approve the If approved, a new Irisb entity known as Cooper Industries plc will replace Cooperr Industries Ltd. as the parent company. Cooper’s move to changed its place of incorporation follows several other Houston companiesincludingh , and , though Cooper is the first non-energy company to make the Another high-profile local energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.
The electrical products maker’s board has approved moving the company’ws domicile to Ireland from Bermuda. “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporation was impacted by the unprecedentee global economic conditions that have led to a dramaticx reduction in global demand in virtually all markets that we serve and was made tomaintainj Cooper’s global competitive Kirk Hachigian, chairman and chief executive officer, said Tuesday in a Cooper (NYSE: CBE) said it had established tax residencyy in Ireland as of December 2008.
The which has its administrative headquarter sin Houston, is asking shareholders to approve the If approved, a new Irisb entity known as Cooper Industries plc will replace Cooperr Industries Ltd. as the parent company. Cooper’s move to changed its place of incorporation follows several other Houston companiesincludingh , and , though Cooper is the first non-energy company to make the Another high-profile local energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Perry's Disastrous Gaffe - msnbc.com
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Spotted: Arbitrator's Air Canada decision - CBC.ca
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CBC.ca | Spotted: Arbitrator's Air Canada decision CBC.ca By Community Team The union representing Air Canada's flight attendants says it is "profoundly" disappointed by an arbitrator's decision released Monday. Canada Industrial Relations Board arbitrator Elizabeth MacPherson endorsed Air Canada's position ... Arbitra tion award for flight attendants profoundly disappointing: Moist Air Canada flight attendant union 'profoundly' disappointed with arbitrator's ... Air Canada Flight Attendants' Union Disappointed With Arbitrator Ruling |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Kudankulam reactor exposed to risk of corrosion - IBNLive.com
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IBNLive.com | Kudankulam reactor exposed to risk of corrosion IBNLive.com "Water has to be circulating so that the components are not exposed to the risk of corrosion. However, the quality of stagnant water will deteriorate over a period of time, which in turn poses a risk to the reactor components like the primary pipes and ... < /p> |
Monday, November 7, 2011
Kansas Health Policy Authority will cut 14 jobs - Baltimore Business Journal:
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According to a release, 13 staff membersx were informed Friday that theie jobs wouldbe eliminated, effective July 2. Authority spokesman Petefr Hancock said in an interview Monday that the policy directo r position also will be eliminated as executivwe staff positions are reduced from fiveto four. Barb Langnerf will move out of that position to servse as actingMedicaid director, according to the Hancock said that the authority’e operational budget has been cut by $3.5 million for the fiscapl year that begins July 1.
Accordiny to the release, the authority also is reducing spendingg with the contractor that processes claims for payment under Medicaid and theState Children’xs Health Insurance Program. That move is expected to save $3.6 million. Savingx from the contract reductions are shared with thefedera government, which funds more than half of Medicaid administrative according to the release. The authoritty is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policy agenda that incorporatez effective purchasing and administration with health promotion All health insurance purchasing by the state is combineed underthe authority.
The authority also is responsibl for compiling and distributing uniformn health care data to providw healthcare consumers, payers, providerd and policy-makers with information regarding trends in the use and cost of health care for improved decision
According to a release, 13 staff membersx were informed Friday that theie jobs wouldbe eliminated, effective July 2. Authority spokesman Petefr Hancock said in an interview Monday that the policy directo r position also will be eliminated as executivwe staff positions are reduced from fiveto four. Barb Langnerf will move out of that position to servse as actingMedicaid director, according to the Hancock said that the authority’e operational budget has been cut by $3.5 million for the fiscapl year that begins July 1.
Accordiny to the release, the authority also is reducing spendingg with the contractor that processes claims for payment under Medicaid and theState Children’xs Health Insurance Program. That move is expected to save $3.6 million. Savingx from the contract reductions are shared with thefedera government, which funds more than half of Medicaid administrative according to the release. The authoritty is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policy agenda that incorporatez effective purchasing and administration with health promotion All health insurance purchasing by the state is combineed underthe authority.
The authority also is responsibl for compiling and distributing uniformn health care data to providw healthcare consumers, payers, providerd and policy-makers with information regarding trends in the use and cost of health care for improved decision
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Roy Rogers' Son Shares Late Father's Story on 100th Birthday - Taste of Country
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
SUVs reborn to deliver luxury with an attitude - Dayton Business Journal:
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Once created to tackle off-road obstaclex in hard-to-reach places, sports utilith vehicles have been reborn as urbannassault vehicles. In a battld of one upsmanship where bigger is betterr and luxuryis standard, majoer players have emerged in a markegt once dominated by Jeeps, Blazers and Broncos. Luxury car makere like , Lexus and Cadillac have been quick to join the frantixc popularity ofthe SUV: Lexus introduced its LX450, which has sincd evolved to the LX470, in 1996; first producer its smaller sport utility, the QX4, in 1997; Lincoln introducedr its Navigator in 1997; Mercedea first rolled out its ML320 and ML43p in 1998; and Cadillac jumpex on the band wagon with its released in November 1998.
These are not inexpensive toys. An Infiniti SUV goes for around $37,000 while a loaded Lexus weighs in at about Most luxury SUVs come with CD multiplepower outlets, time and outside temperature display on mirrors. Many come with sun heated seats and navigationsystems standard. Buyerws are dictating many of thestandardd features, says Charles J. Epps, sales consultant for . "Lexus standardizesa production because it is faster and morecost effective," Epps "They do what folks Nobody wants to buy a stripped down trucok and spend a fortunde fixing it up.
It is more cost effective to make them all the Lexus is so fast at changing whatever doesn't sell they drop real quick." One of the best-equipped standar SUVs is the new , which retails for $46,525 and comesw with four heated seats, Bose stereoo CD player, four wheel drive that kicks in when the car sensexs the need and the On Star which is usually $1,400 down and $270 a year Larry Gullett, salesman for in Memphis, says the packaged is an introductory offer to give the car an immediate edge in the marker -- since most people don't think "Cadillac" when they think "ruggexd SUV." The plan worked. The Escalade is an overnighrt successwith Cadillac.
"It'e become the fastest-selling car in the 96-yearf history of Cadillac," Gullett says. "It'zs bringing us younger and more customers than Gullett says many are trading in other SUVs for which gives Cadillac dealerxs a stockof Explorers, Expeditions, Suburbans and other used vehicles it'sa never had before. The Navigator, which rangeds in price between $43,685 and $48,000, has also broughf in a youngercustomer demographic, says Jimmy salesman with Covington Pike Lincoln-Mercury. "All ages are buyin g them," Grandberry says. "we've never seen this much of the 25 and up Most observers are at a lost when trying to explainm theSUV craze.
It's probablg not the gas mileage: Most luxurt SUVs range from 12-15 mpg in the city and 16-1o on the highway. And sales are equally divided betweeh menand women. "I've noticed that the guys come and get them and the ladies drivethem back," Epps says. It couldf be the size. Choices are greater than ever as SUVs are bein g introduced in both larger andsmaller models. Ford has just come out with the which brags that it is even largerthan Chevrolet'sx Suburban.
"It's only two inchexs longer," says John Stonecipher, manager of Gwatney Chevrolet Oldsmobilse and Isuzuin "That's more of a marketing ploy than The 2000 Suburban is going to be bigge r with a whole differen t body style and a new motor." On the othefr end of the spectrum, dealerxs like Toyota and Honda are coming out with smallerr SUVs like the RAV-4 and the CRV, respectively. The Infiniti is one of the only luxury dealers not to produc ea full-size SUV. "We thinl this size has a more commonsense approach," says Robert Walker, Infiniti of Memphis' salee manager.
"Many people feel the full-sizes SUVs are not as user friendly as they feel when they firsdrive them." And not all of the full-sizwe SUVs have the third seat, including the Cadillac
Once created to tackle off-road obstaclex in hard-to-reach places, sports utilith vehicles have been reborn as urbannassault vehicles. In a battld of one upsmanship where bigger is betterr and luxuryis standard, majoer players have emerged in a markegt once dominated by Jeeps, Blazers and Broncos. Luxury car makere like , Lexus and Cadillac have been quick to join the frantixc popularity ofthe SUV: Lexus introduced its LX450, which has sincd evolved to the LX470, in 1996; first producer its smaller sport utility, the QX4, in 1997; Lincoln introducedr its Navigator in 1997; Mercedea first rolled out its ML320 and ML43p in 1998; and Cadillac jumpex on the band wagon with its released in November 1998.
These are not inexpensive toys. An Infiniti SUV goes for around $37,000 while a loaded Lexus weighs in at about Most luxury SUVs come with CD multiplepower outlets, time and outside temperature display on mirrors. Many come with sun heated seats and navigationsystems standard. Buyerws are dictating many of thestandardd features, says Charles J. Epps, sales consultant for . "Lexus standardizesa production because it is faster and morecost effective," Epps "They do what folks Nobody wants to buy a stripped down trucok and spend a fortunde fixing it up.
It is more cost effective to make them all the Lexus is so fast at changing whatever doesn't sell they drop real quick." One of the best-equipped standar SUVs is the new , which retails for $46,525 and comesw with four heated seats, Bose stereoo CD player, four wheel drive that kicks in when the car sensexs the need and the On Star which is usually $1,400 down and $270 a year Larry Gullett, salesman for in Memphis, says the packaged is an introductory offer to give the car an immediate edge in the marker -- since most people don't think "Cadillac" when they think "ruggexd SUV." The plan worked. The Escalade is an overnighrt successwith Cadillac.
"It'e become the fastest-selling car in the 96-yearf history of Cadillac," Gullett says. "It'zs bringing us younger and more customers than Gullett says many are trading in other SUVs for which gives Cadillac dealerxs a stockof Explorers, Expeditions, Suburbans and other used vehicles it'sa never had before. The Navigator, which rangeds in price between $43,685 and $48,000, has also broughf in a youngercustomer demographic, says Jimmy salesman with Covington Pike Lincoln-Mercury. "All ages are buyin g them," Grandberry says. "we've never seen this much of the 25 and up Most observers are at a lost when trying to explainm theSUV craze.
It's probablg not the gas mileage: Most luxurt SUVs range from 12-15 mpg in the city and 16-1o on the highway. And sales are equally divided betweeh menand women. "I've noticed that the guys come and get them and the ladies drivethem back," Epps says. It couldf be the size. Choices are greater than ever as SUVs are bein g introduced in both larger andsmaller models. Ford has just come out with the which brags that it is even largerthan Chevrolet'sx Suburban.
"It's only two inchexs longer," says John Stonecipher, manager of Gwatney Chevrolet Oldsmobilse and Isuzuin "That's more of a marketing ploy than The 2000 Suburban is going to be bigge r with a whole differen t body style and a new motor." On the othefr end of the spectrum, dealerxs like Toyota and Honda are coming out with smallerr SUVs like the RAV-4 and the CRV, respectively. The Infiniti is one of the only luxury dealers not to produc ea full-size SUV. "We thinl this size has a more commonsense approach," says Robert Walker, Infiniti of Memphis' salee manager.
"Many people feel the full-sizes SUVs are not as user friendly as they feel when they firsdrive them." And not all of the full-sizwe SUVs have the third seat, including the Cadillac
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Fitch downgrades R.H. Donnelley - Triangle Business Journal:
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Fitch, one of the nation’s threed big bond rating agencies, said Friday that it was cutting R.H. Donnelley’ws corporate bond rating to “B” from Ratings on Donnelley’s operating subsidiaries also arebeingv cut. The “B” rating is five levelsx below investment grade. R.H. Donnelley (NYSE: RHD) is basedd in Cary, where it has just undere 600 employees. On Oct. 23, the company offerecd updated guidance.
Donnelley expects both revenueand EBITDA, or earningsz before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, to be on the low end of previouslyt given ranges because of slowing advertising in its “We’re seeing weakness in all markets across virtually all businesa categories and among local and national advertiserzs of all sizes,” CEO Dave Swanson told analystds in a conference call. In a statement, Fitcy says R.H. Donnelley’s updated guidance reflects a drop in businesxs that will make it difficult for Donnelle to cut intoits $9.6 billiob debt load over the next 12 to 18 months. That debt has been a largse driver of investors fearsabout R.H.
Donnelleh in the midst of the credit The company claims that its downturnj is largely cyclical a victim of one of the wors economic slumps inyears – and that businesss will pick back up. That would allow the company to industry parlance for paying downits debt. Naysayerd claim that Donnelley’s financial decline is more secular, with the companyh in the midst of a losing battle with online directories that will fundamentally alter In itsstatement Friday, Fitch says that regardless of who’s right, the high single digit declines in revenue and EBITDw exceeded Fitch's expectations for a cyclicaol downturn.
"As mentioned during the earnings call we remain confident inour business, through our combination of well-established print and leading-edgee interactive solutions, is instrumental in helping local businessesz generate sales leads and grow theifr businesses," Donnelley spokesman Pete Larmey said in an e-mailedr statement. "We continue to expand our customers’ advertising reacg by connecting them with consumers looking for localk products and services regardless of where theyare searching.
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Fitch, one of the nation’s threed big bond rating agencies, said Friday that it was cutting R.H. Donnelley’ws corporate bond rating to “B” from Ratings on Donnelley’s operating subsidiaries also arebeingv cut. The “B” rating is five levelsx below investment grade. R.H. Donnelley (NYSE: RHD) is basedd in Cary, where it has just undere 600 employees. On Oct. 23, the company offerecd updated guidance.
Donnelley expects both revenueand EBITDA, or earningsz before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, to be on the low end of previouslyt given ranges because of slowing advertising in its “We’re seeing weakness in all markets across virtually all businesa categories and among local and national advertiserzs of all sizes,” CEO Dave Swanson told analystds in a conference call. In a statement, Fitcy says R.H. Donnelley’s updated guidance reflects a drop in businesxs that will make it difficult for Donnelle to cut intoits $9.6 billiob debt load over the next 12 to 18 months. That debt has been a largse driver of investors fearsabout R.H.
Donnelleh in the midst of the credit The company claims that its downturnj is largely cyclical a victim of one of the wors economic slumps inyears – and that businesss will pick back up. That would allow the company to industry parlance for paying downits debt. Naysayerd claim that Donnelley’s financial decline is more secular, with the companyh in the midst of a losing battle with online directories that will fundamentally alter In itsstatement Friday, Fitch says that regardless of who’s right, the high single digit declines in revenue and EBITDw exceeded Fitch's expectations for a cyclicaol downturn.
"As mentioned during the earnings call we remain confident inour business, through our combination of well-established print and leading-edgee interactive solutions, is instrumental in helping local businessesz generate sales leads and grow theifr businesses," Donnelley spokesman Pete Larmey said in an e-mailedr statement. "We continue to expand our customers’ advertising reacg by connecting them with consumers looking for localk products and services regardless of where theyare searching.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Aura Biosciences adds directors, adviser - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Lawrence C. Best, chairman of and the former chief financiaol officerof (NYSE: BSX), will join Aura’se board. Between 1992 and 2007, Best servedr as an executive vice president and CFO forBosto Scientific, a global leader in medical device Previously, Best was a partner at . Aura also said Sangeetaq N. Bhatia, a professor specializing in health electrical engineering andcomputer science, has joined its board. Bhatiaq is a member of the andthe . She also is an associatwe member of the and a biomedical engineer at in Aura also saidRichard P. Kivel, CEO of in has joined it formal support networkj ofcorporate advisors.
Since April 2006 he has servee as CEO of TheraGenetics a geneticdiagnostics company. Prior to TheraGenetics, Kive l worked with and built multiple startups. Aura Biosciencess launched in January afterraising $3 milliohn in private funding. Aura is focused on using nanotechnologgy to improve drug The company expects to file an investigationalo new drug application with the next year for itsfirsty so-called “Nanosmart” drug. The early-stage drug candidate is a potential treatment forpancreatixc cancer.
Lawrence C. Best, chairman of and the former chief financiaol officerof (NYSE: BSX), will join Aura’se board. Between 1992 and 2007, Best servedr as an executive vice president and CFO forBosto Scientific, a global leader in medical device Previously, Best was a partner at . Aura also said Sangeetaq N. Bhatia, a professor specializing in health electrical engineering andcomputer science, has joined its board. Bhatiaq is a member of the andthe . She also is an associatwe member of the and a biomedical engineer at in Aura also saidRichard P. Kivel, CEO of in has joined it formal support networkj ofcorporate advisors.
Since April 2006 he has servee as CEO of TheraGenetics a geneticdiagnostics company. Prior to TheraGenetics, Kive l worked with and built multiple startups. Aura Biosciencess launched in January afterraising $3 milliohn in private funding. Aura is focused on using nanotechnologgy to improve drug The company expects to file an investigationalo new drug application with the next year for itsfirsty so-called “Nanosmart” drug. The early-stage drug candidate is a potential treatment forpancreatixc cancer.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
PwC hires CBRE for relocation opportunities - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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has hired CB . as its strategix real estate adviser forthe firm’s Atlanta office. New York-based PwC leasew about 150,000 square feet at 10 Tentn Street. The lease expires in late 2012. The CBRE team, whicuh consists of John Shlesingeefrom CBRE’s Atlanta office and Timothy Dempsey from CBRE’s New York office, will examine the accounting firm’s potentialp relocation opportunities throughout greater Atlanta, as well as representg PwC in any discussions with its current landlord. CBRE, PwC’s national real estate services provider, providea transaction management and project management services throughout the United States on behalfof PwC.
About 10 years ago, PricewaterhouseCoopers moved nearl y 860 employeesto Midtown’s 10 Tentbh St., known as the Millennium office located at 10th and West Peachtrew streets. That deal gave a huge boostr to what was then a strugglingv Midtownoffice market. PricewaterhouseCoopers joins many othee large professional services firms that are startint their search for new lease s in theAtlanta market, including Big Four competitor and downtown office tenant , which is currently houser at SunTrust Plaza. GA-MET, a real estatwe joint venture between Georgia-Pacifivc LLC and MetLife Inc.
, recently awarded the leasin g and managementof Georgia-Pacific Center to The firm will beginm the assignment on June 16. has beenmarketing and managinghthe 52-story,1.1 million-square-foot tower at 133 Peachtre e St. Georgia-Pacific leases 820,000 square feet for its corporate headquarters. Georgia-Pacific Center has about 124,000 square feet of contiguou space available for lease onthe 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st floors. The buildinv is 87 percent leased. Jones Lang LaSalle Managing Director Linda Bolan willlead management-transition efforts, whil Mark Harrington and Jamilyn Boze will be responsibles for the daily managemenrt of the property.
Jones Lang LaSalle senior vice presidents Glenbn Aspinwall and Jeff Frantz willlead “We’ve assembled an all-star team to work with GA-MET to further the success of this landmark building,” said Clark Gore, Jonesw Lang LaSalle Atlanta markegt director. “It’s a great asset and a terrific opportunit y to continue to prove our capabilitieds and the quality of our Atlanta leadership Leasing and management ofthe Georgia-Pacific Centef adds to Jones Lang LaSalle’s significant downtown The firm also leases 230 Peachtree Streett and manages the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc.’s downtown headquarters.
In addition, Jonee Lang LaSalle’s Project and Development Servicesd team is leading the redevelopment of the Hilton Atlantwa and the HyattRegencg Atlanta, after also completing development and redevelopmeny efforts for the World of Coca-Colaq and the Atlanta Marriott Marquisd in the past two years. The team is also developing Georgi aState University’s $160 million Science Park in Atlanta’s downtowb submarket. Jones Lang LaSalle leases and manages about 9 million square feet inmetrp Atlanta.
recently sold its Post Dunwood apartments forabout $47 million, the largest multifamily transaction of the year in Atlantza and a sign that some types of real estate lending are pickin g up. In a deal that closec in April, Post (NYSE: PPS) sold the 530-unit apartment complecx to andfor $47.44 million, or $89,434 a unit. Fulton County had valueds the property atnearly $51 or about $97,000 a Freddie Mac (FRE) originated a nearly $36 millionn loan to fund the transaction, accordin g to The deal resulted in a 75 percent loan to
has hired CB . as its strategix real estate adviser forthe firm’s Atlanta office. New York-based PwC leasew about 150,000 square feet at 10 Tentn Street. The lease expires in late 2012. The CBRE team, whicuh consists of John Shlesingeefrom CBRE’s Atlanta office and Timothy Dempsey from CBRE’s New York office, will examine the accounting firm’s potentialp relocation opportunities throughout greater Atlanta, as well as representg PwC in any discussions with its current landlord. CBRE, PwC’s national real estate services provider, providea transaction management and project management services throughout the United States on behalfof PwC.
About 10 years ago, PricewaterhouseCoopers moved nearl y 860 employeesto Midtown’s 10 Tentbh St., known as the Millennium office located at 10th and West Peachtrew streets. That deal gave a huge boostr to what was then a strugglingv Midtownoffice market. PricewaterhouseCoopers joins many othee large professional services firms that are startint their search for new lease s in theAtlanta market, including Big Four competitor and downtown office tenant , which is currently houser at SunTrust Plaza. GA-MET, a real estatwe joint venture between Georgia-Pacifivc LLC and MetLife Inc.
, recently awarded the leasin g and managementof Georgia-Pacific Center to The firm will beginm the assignment on June 16. has beenmarketing and managinghthe 52-story,1.1 million-square-foot tower at 133 Peachtre e St. Georgia-Pacific leases 820,000 square feet for its corporate headquarters. Georgia-Pacific Center has about 124,000 square feet of contiguou space available for lease onthe 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st floors. The buildinv is 87 percent leased. Jones Lang LaSalle Managing Director Linda Bolan willlead management-transition efforts, whil Mark Harrington and Jamilyn Boze will be responsibles for the daily managemenrt of the property.
Jones Lang LaSalle senior vice presidents Glenbn Aspinwall and Jeff Frantz willlead “We’ve assembled an all-star team to work with GA-MET to further the success of this landmark building,” said Clark Gore, Jonesw Lang LaSalle Atlanta markegt director. “It’s a great asset and a terrific opportunit y to continue to prove our capabilitieds and the quality of our Atlanta leadership Leasing and management ofthe Georgia-Pacific Centef adds to Jones Lang LaSalle’s significant downtown The firm also leases 230 Peachtree Streett and manages the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc.’s downtown headquarters.
In addition, Jonee Lang LaSalle’s Project and Development Servicesd team is leading the redevelopment of the Hilton Atlantwa and the HyattRegencg Atlanta, after also completing development and redevelopmeny efforts for the World of Coca-Colaq and the Atlanta Marriott Marquisd in the past two years. The team is also developing Georgi aState University’s $160 million Science Park in Atlanta’s downtowb submarket. Jones Lang LaSalle leases and manages about 9 million square feet inmetrp Atlanta.
recently sold its Post Dunwood apartments forabout $47 million, the largest multifamily transaction of the year in Atlantza and a sign that some types of real estate lending are pickin g up. In a deal that closec in April, Post (NYSE: PPS) sold the 530-unit apartment complecx to andfor $47.44 million, or $89,434 a unit. Fulton County had valueds the property atnearly $51 or about $97,000 a Freddie Mac (FRE) originated a nearly $36 millionn loan to fund the transaction, accordin g to The deal resulted in a 75 percent loan to
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Hawaii Medical Center: Hospitals are
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Records filed this week as part of the HMC bankruptc proceeding reveal that the company is essentiall asking a judge fora do-over of the Januarhy 2007 deal and to lower the amount they have to pay . “Thet are not worth the money that we owe on saidBadr Idbeis, chairman of the Hawaii Medical Center “We were not naive about it, we knew we were payingh a premium price, but we negotiated the best price we The Roman Catholic religious orded sold the two hospitals for $68 million and then provided most of the St. Francis financed a $40.2 million term loan and an $8.9 milliomn working capital loan. The deal required HMC to pay $342,000 a month. But month after the sisters of St.
Francis gave in to concessions, ofteb allowing HMC to pay just the interes t onthe loans. Hawaik Medical Center has paidaboug $2.7 million so far but has missex $6.8 million in loan paymentss to St. Francis over its past 10 monthesin bankruptcy. “Rather than blaminvg their failure on the sistersof St. Francis, it is time for Hawaiik Medical Center to admit that it has said SisterAgnelle Ching, St. Francis chiec executive officer, in a bluntly wordee statement issued Tuesdayafter St. Francis fileds its objections to the proposed HMCreorganizationn plan. St.
Francis claims that HMC’s failure is due to the incompetencse of its management and the fact theprincipals “misrepresented their management capability and financia l wherewithal.” HMC executives are now “complaining that they were hoodwinked by a cabap of Franciscan sisters,” the filing Another sore spot for the sistersz is that HMC broke its promiser to finance $30 million in capita improvements — a major factor in St. Francis’ decision to select them as the buyer of the Idbeis said HMC never made that But the signs of trouble were apparent to those inthe health-car e industry months before the deal closed.
When a group of local doctors personally investerbetween $50,000 and $1 million each in HMC a partnership of , an affiliate of Cardiovascular Hospitals of Americza and Hawaii Physician Group LLC — colleagues said the investors were in over theirf heads and destined to fail. More than 130 Hawaii-based doctorsa joined Hawaii Physician Group, believing the idea that a physician-owned hospital system could succeed.
They liked the idea of beint in charge of patient care and instead of leaving it to The doctors watched their dream crumbls as debt mounted and operations rapidly declined to the point where HMC was forced into Chapter 11 bankruptctylast August, even after several rounda of layoffs cut operational costs. Although the State Healtbh Planning & Development Agency, which regulates health-care projects and signed off onthe sale, the bankruptcy documents suggestf that the deal was doomed from the start. Not only did the sistersa of St.
Francis requirse the buyer to purchase both hospitalsz as apackage — the money-losingt Liliha facility and more-profitable medical center in Ewa they rejected an offer to sell their profitablew dialysis subsidiary to the HMC group, according to “We did ask to buy it and they refused; we would’vr been in the black all along,” he said. HMC also put itseltf at a disadvantage becausd ofits for-profit status, which requirefd payment of both general excisse and property taxes, unlike its nonprofit Exacerbating the situation was the fact that HMC failedr to change its population to reduce the numbeer of Medicare and Medicaid patientsd it treated, even though the Franciscab sisters had insisted that the buyers not wavetr from their commitment to treat the elderl and the indigent.
“That reputation we reallyy were never able to change and we continue to have a much highef number of Medicare andMedicaid patients,” Idbeix said. Idbeis also said the two St. Francis facilities were in much worsr physical shape than the buyerswere told. The troubles weren’t apparenrt to the buyers until after thesale closed, he “I don’t know if it was a miscommunication or they [St. themselves may not have knowhn that it was insuch disrepair,” he said. “What it turne out to be is much worse than theytold us.
” Despiter the ill-fated deal, HMC has significantly improved reducing the length of stay by nearly half and cuttinv losses by one half in less than three Idbeis said. The outcome of the bankruptcy will determine not only the futur e of the two hospitals but also the scopr of the work done bythe St. Francisd order in Hawaii. St. Francisx said it planned to use the moneuy from the sale of the hospital s to help pay for a new assisted livinb community for the elderly poor in Ewa and to pay for its ongoing socialservice work. “St.
Francis has been deprived of a substantial incomw stream that it uses to fulfill its mission ofproviding health-carse services to the poor and needty of this community,” the religious ordeer said in court documents.
Records filed this week as part of the HMC bankruptc proceeding reveal that the company is essentiall asking a judge fora do-over of the Januarhy 2007 deal and to lower the amount they have to pay . “Thet are not worth the money that we owe on saidBadr Idbeis, chairman of the Hawaii Medical Center “We were not naive about it, we knew we were payingh a premium price, but we negotiated the best price we The Roman Catholic religious orded sold the two hospitals for $68 million and then provided most of the St. Francis financed a $40.2 million term loan and an $8.9 milliomn working capital loan. The deal required HMC to pay $342,000 a month. But month after the sisters of St.
Francis gave in to concessions, ofteb allowing HMC to pay just the interes t onthe loans. Hawaik Medical Center has paidaboug $2.7 million so far but has missex $6.8 million in loan paymentss to St. Francis over its past 10 monthesin bankruptcy. “Rather than blaminvg their failure on the sistersof St. Francis, it is time for Hawaiik Medical Center to admit that it has said SisterAgnelle Ching, St. Francis chiec executive officer, in a bluntly wordee statement issued Tuesdayafter St. Francis fileds its objections to the proposed HMCreorganizationn plan. St.
Francis claims that HMC’s failure is due to the incompetencse of its management and the fact theprincipals “misrepresented their management capability and financia l wherewithal.” HMC executives are now “complaining that they were hoodwinked by a cabap of Franciscan sisters,” the filing Another sore spot for the sistersz is that HMC broke its promiser to finance $30 million in capita improvements — a major factor in St. Francis’ decision to select them as the buyer of the Idbeis said HMC never made that But the signs of trouble were apparent to those inthe health-car e industry months before the deal closed.
When a group of local doctors personally investerbetween $50,000 and $1 million each in HMC a partnership of , an affiliate of Cardiovascular Hospitals of Americza and Hawaii Physician Group LLC — colleagues said the investors were in over theirf heads and destined to fail. More than 130 Hawaii-based doctorsa joined Hawaii Physician Group, believing the idea that a physician-owned hospital system could succeed.
They liked the idea of beint in charge of patient care and instead of leaving it to The doctors watched their dream crumbls as debt mounted and operations rapidly declined to the point where HMC was forced into Chapter 11 bankruptctylast August, even after several rounda of layoffs cut operational costs. Although the State Healtbh Planning & Development Agency, which regulates health-care projects and signed off onthe sale, the bankruptcy documents suggestf that the deal was doomed from the start. Not only did the sistersa of St.
Francis requirse the buyer to purchase both hospitalsz as apackage — the money-losingt Liliha facility and more-profitable medical center in Ewa they rejected an offer to sell their profitablew dialysis subsidiary to the HMC group, according to “We did ask to buy it and they refused; we would’vr been in the black all along,” he said. HMC also put itseltf at a disadvantage becausd ofits for-profit status, which requirefd payment of both general excisse and property taxes, unlike its nonprofit Exacerbating the situation was the fact that HMC failedr to change its population to reduce the numbeer of Medicare and Medicaid patientsd it treated, even though the Franciscab sisters had insisted that the buyers not wavetr from their commitment to treat the elderl and the indigent.
“That reputation we reallyy were never able to change and we continue to have a much highef number of Medicare andMedicaid patients,” Idbeix said. Idbeis also said the two St. Francis facilities were in much worsr physical shape than the buyerswere told. The troubles weren’t apparenrt to the buyers until after thesale closed, he “I don’t know if it was a miscommunication or they [St. themselves may not have knowhn that it was insuch disrepair,” he said. “What it turne out to be is much worse than theytold us.
” Despiter the ill-fated deal, HMC has significantly improved reducing the length of stay by nearly half and cuttinv losses by one half in less than three Idbeis said. The outcome of the bankruptcy will determine not only the futur e of the two hospitals but also the scopr of the work done bythe St. Francisd order in Hawaii. St. Francisx said it planned to use the moneuy from the sale of the hospital s to help pay for a new assisted livinb community for the elderly poor in Ewa and to pay for its ongoing socialservice work. “St.
Francis has been deprived of a substantial incomw stream that it uses to fulfill its mission ofproviding health-carse services to the poor and needty of this community,” the religious ordeer said in court documents.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
BFC Financial
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The Fort Lauderdale-based company (Pink Sheets: BFCF) reporteed a net loss of $10.4 millioh on revenue of $101 million in the firsg quarter, down from a loss of $5.9 milliomn on revenue of $119.4 million in the same periode last year. Most of BFC Financial’d results stemmed from the performancse of two other Fort Lauderdale companies in which it holdsmajoritg stakes: BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX) and developer (Pink Sheets: Both are being challenged by Florida’s strugglinf real estate market. BFC Financial also owns a minorit stakein Miami-based (NASDAQ: BNHN). Taken BFC Financial had $6.
11 billion in assets as of March 31, but most of that amoung was the combined assets of BankAtlanticand Woodbridge. By itself, BFC Financial had $122.8 million in assets, including $7.6 milliob in cash and equivalents. That’s down from $131.w2 million in assets, including $9.2 millionh in cash and equivalents, at year-end. BFC Financial shares closed up 2 cents to41 cents. The 52-weemk high was 95 cents on Sept. 2. The 52-weemk low was 6 cents on Feb. 5.
The Fort Lauderdale-based company (Pink Sheets: BFCF) reporteed a net loss of $10.4 millioh on revenue of $101 million in the firsg quarter, down from a loss of $5.9 milliomn on revenue of $119.4 million in the same periode last year. Most of BFC Financial’d results stemmed from the performancse of two other Fort Lauderdale companies in which it holdsmajoritg stakes: BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX) and developer (Pink Sheets: Both are being challenged by Florida’s strugglinf real estate market. BFC Financial also owns a minorit stakein Miami-based (NASDAQ: BNHN). Taken BFC Financial had $6.
11 billion in assets as of March 31, but most of that amoung was the combined assets of BankAtlanticand Woodbridge. By itself, BFC Financial had $122.8 million in assets, including $7.6 milliob in cash and equivalents. That’s down from $131.w2 million in assets, including $9.2 millionh in cash and equivalents, at year-end. BFC Financial shares closed up 2 cents to41 cents. The 52-weemk high was 95 cents on Sept. 2. The 52-weemk low was 6 cents on Feb. 5.
Friday, October 21, 2011
At PV America, Rendell says alternative energy will boost economy - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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“I believe that over the next five the development ofthe green-energy economy can drive this nation’x comeback,” the Democratic governor said at the general session of PV which is being held at the Pennsylvania Conventiomn Center in Philadelphia throughj Wednesday. The conference is the first by the to focux solely on photovoltaic solar which comes from photovoltaic panels that convertg sunlightinto electricity. It’s being held in conjunction withthe IEEE’ds 34th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, which is adjacent to the convention from Sunday through Friday.
(IEEE used to stand for , but the nonprofit now just refers to itself by its acronym because it has so many member s from other engineering About 3,000 people are attending the conferences, the SEIA and IEEE Part of Rendell’s message was similar to the messager delivered by SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch later in the When they go home, the people at the conference shoulrd promote solar energy’s virtues to everyone from their neighbors to their state and federal elected officials.
“You have to roll up your sleevew andbe advocates,” Rendell Both Rendell and Resch praised President Obama for his effortsa on behalf of renewable energyy — “President Obama is becoming the solarr president,” Resch said — but they said they’ like the federal government to do more. Rendelk said federal legislators should dotwo things: Make renewable-energy tax credits permanent, rather than reauthorizing them every few years; and create a federal alternative portfolio standarfd that mandates that a specified portion of energy sold in the country be created from alternativse energy sources.
Twenty eight states, includinv Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the District of Columbis have alternativeportfolio standards. Rendell said he’e like the federal standard to have minimum figures that state s could exceed ontheir own. “I we do those things … I thinl there’s no reason that America can’t be the dominantr nation in solar energyu forthe world,” he Rendel said alternative energy will drive the U.S. economy for the next 25 years just asthe information-technologuy and life sciences industries have driven it for the last 25. Underr his leadership, Pennsylvania has movede to capitalize onthat shift.
In it established an alternative portfolio standard that requirea 18 percent of energy sold in Pennsylvania to come from alternativer sources of energyby 2020. Last summer, Pennsylvaniaq created a $650 million renewable energy fund. Of that money, $180 million is to go to soladr energy, consisting of $100 million for loans, grant s and rebates to cover up to 35 percent of the costs incurred by homeand small-business owner s who install solar energyg systems, and $80 million for grants and loan for solar economic-development projects. More than 300 applicationzs forsolar economic-development projects were received by the deadlinwe last week, Rendell said.
Philadelphia also has gotten in onthe renewable-energyu act. Mayor Michael Nuttefr in Aprilby 2015. The city is one of 25 takinv part in the federal Departmenftof Energy’s Solar Americza Cities initiative. As part of that, it’s developinbg a plan to generate 2.3 megawatts of sola electricity by 2011and 57.8 megawatts by which is its share of the states of Pennsylvania’s solar installation goal. To help it meet thoss goals, Nutter said Monday, the city is looking to replace the roof at its fleet workshop with a roof that producess solar energy and has formulater plans forbuilding large-scale solar arrays at Philadelphiq Water Department locations.
“I believe that over the next five the development ofthe green-energy economy can drive this nation’x comeback,” the Democratic governor said at the general session of PV which is being held at the Pennsylvania Conventiomn Center in Philadelphia throughj Wednesday. The conference is the first by the to focux solely on photovoltaic solar which comes from photovoltaic panels that convertg sunlightinto electricity. It’s being held in conjunction withthe IEEE’ds 34th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, which is adjacent to the convention from Sunday through Friday.
(IEEE used to stand for , but the nonprofit now just refers to itself by its acronym because it has so many member s from other engineering About 3,000 people are attending the conferences, the SEIA and IEEE Part of Rendell’s message was similar to the messager delivered by SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch later in the When they go home, the people at the conference shoulrd promote solar energy’s virtues to everyone from their neighbors to their state and federal elected officials.
“You have to roll up your sleevew andbe advocates,” Rendell Both Rendell and Resch praised President Obama for his effortsa on behalf of renewable energyy — “President Obama is becoming the solarr president,” Resch said — but they said they’ like the federal government to do more. Rendelk said federal legislators should dotwo things: Make renewable-energy tax credits permanent, rather than reauthorizing them every few years; and create a federal alternative portfolio standarfd that mandates that a specified portion of energy sold in the country be created from alternativse energy sources.
Twenty eight states, includinv Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the District of Columbis have alternativeportfolio standards. Rendell said he’e like the federal standard to have minimum figures that state s could exceed ontheir own. “I we do those things … I thinl there’s no reason that America can’t be the dominantr nation in solar energyu forthe world,” he Rendel said alternative energy will drive the U.S. economy for the next 25 years just asthe information-technologuy and life sciences industries have driven it for the last 25. Underr his leadership, Pennsylvania has movede to capitalize onthat shift.
In it established an alternative portfolio standard that requirea 18 percent of energy sold in Pennsylvania to come from alternativer sources of energyby 2020. Last summer, Pennsylvaniaq created a $650 million renewable energy fund. Of that money, $180 million is to go to soladr energy, consisting of $100 million for loans, grant s and rebates to cover up to 35 percent of the costs incurred by homeand small-business owner s who install solar energyg systems, and $80 million for grants and loan for solar economic-development projects. More than 300 applicationzs forsolar economic-development projects were received by the deadlinwe last week, Rendell said.
Philadelphia also has gotten in onthe renewable-energyu act. Mayor Michael Nuttefr in Aprilby 2015. The city is one of 25 takinv part in the federal Departmenftof Energy’s Solar Americza Cities initiative. As part of that, it’s developinbg a plan to generate 2.3 megawatts of sola electricity by 2011and 57.8 megawatts by which is its share of the states of Pennsylvania’s solar installation goal. To help it meet thoss goals, Nutter said Monday, the city is looking to replace the roof at its fleet workshop with a roof that producess solar energy and has formulater plans forbuilding large-scale solar arrays at Philadelphiq Water Department locations.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Charlotte-area banks unsure about ARC loans - Phoenix Business Journal:
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But Charlotte-area banks aren’t yet sure they want to sayingthey haven’t yet seen enougn details about the SBA The SBA recently unveiled plans to offer no-fee, deferred-payment loans to smallp companies as part of the Americanh Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $350 million loan program is callerd America’s Recovery Capital Loan It’s distributed by commercial and the debtis 100% guaranteed by the SBA. The SBA will pay interesrt to the participating lenders on behalff ofthe borrowers. To qualify for an ARC loan, companiesz must demonstrate theyare “viable, for-profirt small businesses ...
and are experiencing immediatrfinancial hardship,” the SBA The loans are for up to They must be used to make paymentsz on existing debt so the busines s can use its revenue to fund other operational expenses. Repayment can be deferred for up to12 It’s part of the SBA’s expanded effort to help small businesses navigate through short-term, recession-relate distress. The program is scheduled to launchJune 15. But lendersz aren’t ready to commig to it. Area bankers are asking how they’re supposed to determine what qualifies asa “viable” businesds that’s experiencing “immediate financial hardship.
” And bankers also say they stilpl don’t know what interest rates the ARC loanss will carry — a key piece of informationh in determining their level of participation. “We’re studying it,” says John Guy, seniore vice president of SBA strategiesat . “The timeline didn’gt quite accommodate all the lenders that need the specific Guy notes Fifth Third has launched an effort to boost itsSBA lending. And he says customersd are already asking the bank aboug theARC program. But he can’ft give them many answers until he learns what interest rate the SBA will pay on the along withother details.
“We’re asking people to be patient,” he “The press is way ahead of the George McAllister, regional director of the , says he gets callas on a regular basiws from business owners interested in the “Based on what I know righf now, I think it will be a very populat program,” he says. “It certainly fits a need.” At , Chieg Executive Scott Anderson says his teamof small-business bankers recently attended an informational session on the ARC programk but left unsure of key information. “Our comments echo everyonwe else,” he says.
“There’s not even a standarr definitionof what’s a viable SBA spokeswoman Eileen Joyce says the viabilityh question is a determination for lenders to make at their discretion. Her agency is working as fast as possible to get othef details to lenders byJune 15. She says the ARC program is a challenge forSBA officials, too, becauswe it’s the first of its She says Charlotte-area banks “are all in a wait-and-sed mode” on whether they’ll participate. “It’s a whole differentf way of putting together aloan That’s the hard part.
” Joyce says small-business ownerds are “very anxious” about the program, hoping it will roll out in time to meet theirt growing needs.
But Charlotte-area banks aren’t yet sure they want to sayingthey haven’t yet seen enougn details about the SBA The SBA recently unveiled plans to offer no-fee, deferred-payment loans to smallp companies as part of the Americanh Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $350 million loan program is callerd America’s Recovery Capital Loan It’s distributed by commercial and the debtis 100% guaranteed by the SBA. The SBA will pay interesrt to the participating lenders on behalff ofthe borrowers. To qualify for an ARC loan, companiesz must demonstrate theyare “viable, for-profirt small businesses ...
and are experiencing immediatrfinancial hardship,” the SBA The loans are for up to They must be used to make paymentsz on existing debt so the busines s can use its revenue to fund other operational expenses. Repayment can be deferred for up to12 It’s part of the SBA’s expanded effort to help small businesses navigate through short-term, recession-relate distress. The program is scheduled to launchJune 15. But lendersz aren’t ready to commig to it. Area bankers are asking how they’re supposed to determine what qualifies asa “viable” businesds that’s experiencing “immediate financial hardship.
” And bankers also say they stilpl don’t know what interest rates the ARC loanss will carry — a key piece of informationh in determining their level of participation. “We’re studying it,” says John Guy, seniore vice president of SBA strategiesat . “The timeline didn’gt quite accommodate all the lenders that need the specific Guy notes Fifth Third has launched an effort to boost itsSBA lending. And he says customersd are already asking the bank aboug theARC program. But he can’ft give them many answers until he learns what interest rate the SBA will pay on the along withother details.
“We’re asking people to be patient,” he “The press is way ahead of the George McAllister, regional director of the , says he gets callas on a regular basiws from business owners interested in the “Based on what I know righf now, I think it will be a very populat program,” he says. “It certainly fits a need.” At , Chieg Executive Scott Anderson says his teamof small-business bankers recently attended an informational session on the ARC programk but left unsure of key information. “Our comments echo everyonwe else,” he says.
“There’s not even a standarr definitionof what’s a viable SBA spokeswoman Eileen Joyce says the viabilityh question is a determination for lenders to make at their discretion. Her agency is working as fast as possible to get othef details to lenders byJune 15. She says the ARC program is a challenge forSBA officials, too, becauswe it’s the first of its She says Charlotte-area banks “are all in a wait-and-sed mode” on whether they’ll participate. “It’s a whole differentf way of putting together aloan That’s the hard part.
” Joyce says small-business ownerds are “very anxious” about the program, hoping it will roll out in time to meet theirt growing needs.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Occupy Wall Street's anger isn't enough: How the push for change can be sustained - New York Daily News
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New York Daily News | Occupy Wall Street's anger isn't enough: How the push for change can be sustained New York Daily News BY Reverend Patrick O'Connor AND Mike Gecan Occupy Wall Street protesters have been heard around the world, but here's how they can make a change. How long do you think the Occupy Wall Street movement will last? It's a flash in the pan! ... |
Friday, October 14, 2011
SBA emergency bridge loans expected to go quickly - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The SBA will begin accepting applications from lenders for itsnew America’xs Recovery Capital loans June 15. The which were created by the economivcstimulus legislation, will help small businesses make payment on existing loans. Through this program, small businessews can borrow upto $35,000 to make up to six monthx of payments on qualifying loans, including credit cards if that debt was used for businesx purposes. The loans will be made throughh private-sector lenders, not the SBA itself. Borrowers won’t have to start repayingy the ARC loans until a year after they receivse their last ARCloan disbursement.
They then will pay back the principalp on the ARC loan over five Smallbusinesses won’t have to pay interesty on the loans. Instead, the SBA will pay the lenderf a monthly interest rate of prime plus 2percentage points. The SBA also will guarantewe 100% of the loan’s amount. To be eligible for the small businesses must show they were profitable or had positivs cash flow in at least one of the past two Future cash flow projections must demonstratee that the businesses will be able to repay their including theARC loan.
Borrowers can’t be more than 60 days past due on any loan beinvg paid through anARC loan, and they must have a businese credit score that is acceptable to the SBA. ARC loans can’t be used to make paymentz on an SBA loan made prioerto Feb. 17, 2009, the date the economic stimulus billbecame law. To be small businesses also must show that they are experiencingy an immediatefinancial hardship, such as decliningh sales or difficulty making payroll.
The SBA hopes smalkl businesses will use the ARC loanssas “breathing room to rework theirf business strategy in order to positioj themselves for future success,” said Eric who heads the agency’s Office of Capitalo Access. Most of the loans probably will be made throughj lenders that already have a business relationshipo withthe borrowers, Zarnikow said. Smalk businesses who are interested in an ARC loan should first contact theircurrent lender, accordingy to the SBA. Lenders that currentlu don’t make SBA-guaranteed loans can join the program, in a procesas that takes abouta week, he said. The agenct has enough funding for the ARC program to make about 10,000 loans.
Zarnikow expects high demand forthesde loans, but he said it may take some time for some lendersz to ramp up for this new The loans will be available until the mone y for the program runs out or until 30, 2010, whichever comes Zarnikow expects the loans “will go pretthy quickly.” Tony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, agreeed the “funding will be exhaustexd rather quickly.” Some lenders already are ready to submitg applications for the program, and were just waiting for the SBA’s June 8 guidance to lenders on program he said.
“I think a lot of lenderes will find theparameters acceptable,” he For lenders who have customers who were profitable in took a hit in 2008 and could surviv this year with a littlwe help, “this is the product,” Wilkinson The chair of the House committede that oversees the Smallk Business Administration criticized the agency’s new loan program for automobiled dealers. The SBA recently announced that it temporarily will allo w auto dealers to useits 7(a) business loan program to financde vehicle inventory. Many lenders had stopped makintgthese so-called floorplan loans to auto dealers. Rep. Nydia D-N.Y.
, who chairs the House Smalll Business Committee, fears “therr is a significantly higher risk ofloan defaults” on these floorplan loans. This could force the SBA to increas e the subsidy ratefor 7(a) loans, which would make the loans costlierr for future borrowers.
The SBA will begin accepting applications from lenders for itsnew America’xs Recovery Capital loans June 15. The which were created by the economivcstimulus legislation, will help small businesses make payment on existing loans. Through this program, small businessews can borrow upto $35,000 to make up to six monthx of payments on qualifying loans, including credit cards if that debt was used for businesx purposes. The loans will be made throughh private-sector lenders, not the SBA itself. Borrowers won’t have to start repayingy the ARC loans until a year after they receivse their last ARCloan disbursement.
They then will pay back the principalp on the ARC loan over five Smallbusinesses won’t have to pay interesty on the loans. Instead, the SBA will pay the lenderf a monthly interest rate of prime plus 2percentage points. The SBA also will guarantewe 100% of the loan’s amount. To be eligible for the small businesses must show they were profitable or had positivs cash flow in at least one of the past two Future cash flow projections must demonstratee that the businesses will be able to repay their including theARC loan.
Borrowers can’t be more than 60 days past due on any loan beinvg paid through anARC loan, and they must have a businese credit score that is acceptable to the SBA. ARC loans can’t be used to make paymentz on an SBA loan made prioerto Feb. 17, 2009, the date the economic stimulus billbecame law. To be small businesses also must show that they are experiencingy an immediatefinancial hardship, such as decliningh sales or difficulty making payroll.
The SBA hopes smalkl businesses will use the ARC loanssas “breathing room to rework theirf business strategy in order to positioj themselves for future success,” said Eric who heads the agency’s Office of Capitalo Access. Most of the loans probably will be made throughj lenders that already have a business relationshipo withthe borrowers, Zarnikow said. Smalk businesses who are interested in an ARC loan should first contact theircurrent lender, accordingy to the SBA. Lenders that currentlu don’t make SBA-guaranteed loans can join the program, in a procesas that takes abouta week, he said. The agenct has enough funding for the ARC program to make about 10,000 loans.
Zarnikow expects high demand forthesde loans, but he said it may take some time for some lendersz to ramp up for this new The loans will be available until the mone y for the program runs out or until 30, 2010, whichever comes Zarnikow expects the loans “will go pretthy quickly.” Tony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, agreeed the “funding will be exhaustexd rather quickly.” Some lenders already are ready to submitg applications for the program, and were just waiting for the SBA’s June 8 guidance to lenders on program he said.
“I think a lot of lenderes will find theparameters acceptable,” he For lenders who have customers who were profitable in took a hit in 2008 and could surviv this year with a littlwe help, “this is the product,” Wilkinson The chair of the House committede that oversees the Smallk Business Administration criticized the agency’s new loan program for automobiled dealers. The SBA recently announced that it temporarily will allo w auto dealers to useits 7(a) business loan program to financde vehicle inventory. Many lenders had stopped makintgthese so-called floorplan loans to auto dealers. Rep. Nydia D-N.Y.
, who chairs the House Smalll Business Committee, fears “therr is a significantly higher risk ofloan defaults” on these floorplan loans. This could force the SBA to increas e the subsidy ratefor 7(a) loans, which would make the loans costlierr for future borrowers.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Strickland opposes slots ballot issue - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Harris, R-Ashland, on Tuesday sent a letter to Strickland that includeds a draft of a joinft resolution to go forward on the vide o slots througha voter-approved constitutional The slots would be installed at up to sevehn locations in the state to be determinecd by the highest bidders, not necessarily at Ohio’w seven horse racing tracks as under Strickland’s The letter and resolution come a day afted Strickland, amid an ongoing stalemate over the state’sw two-year budget cycle begun last Wednesday, calledc a potential ballot initiative “utterly and totallu unacceptable” because, he said, Ohio funding future would be in hands.
Strickland in a press conference on Tuesdayy saidthe plan, while an attempt to resolv e the contention over the slots plan, “continues to fall short of the legislature’a responsibility to provide a balanced budget now.” “We cannot budget a ballot Strickland said. Absent a final budget and under temporary Strickland estimated thatthe state’s $3.2 billiomn deficit is widening by nearly $2 million a day. That’zs in part because some programs fundexd undera one-week temporary budget – in line for anothed one-week budget beginning Wednesday – will see reducesd or eliminated funding under the governor’s proposedx framework.
The only point of contention in that offered up nearly threeweeks ago, is the slotse plan, Strickland and other s have said. The slots plan, which the state has said could pullin $933 millio over two years to help plug the budget counts on the machine being operational by May 2010. With that Harris wrote in Tuesday’s “there is adequate time to seek voter approvak without impacting or delaying the revenue upon which your budgeftframework depends.” Strickland said that while revenur from the slots themselves won’t hit statr coffers until then, the state will see more than $400 millioh in licensing fees from the seven track s this fall should the plan be approved.
A key piece of letter states thatthe four-city casinol initiative headed to the November ballot would limit all gambling to four “rendering any legislative enactment of at horse racing tracks moot.” “Im that case, the revenue on which you are countinfg for Ohio schools would Harris wrote. Strickland said Tuesday that the proposerd amendment forthe $1 billionm casino plan doesn’t tie his hands on the videi slot machine plan instead, he said it strengthens his A piece of the casino amendmenty states that the plan will have no effect on activitiezs authorized under the lottery and bingo sections of the Ohio Legislative approval of the video slots plan woul be an expansion of the
Harris, R-Ashland, on Tuesday sent a letter to Strickland that includeds a draft of a joinft resolution to go forward on the vide o slots througha voter-approved constitutional The slots would be installed at up to sevehn locations in the state to be determinecd by the highest bidders, not necessarily at Ohio’w seven horse racing tracks as under Strickland’s The letter and resolution come a day afted Strickland, amid an ongoing stalemate over the state’sw two-year budget cycle begun last Wednesday, calledc a potential ballot initiative “utterly and totallu unacceptable” because, he said, Ohio funding future would be in hands.
Strickland in a press conference on Tuesdayy saidthe plan, while an attempt to resolv e the contention over the slots plan, “continues to fall short of the legislature’a responsibility to provide a balanced budget now.” “We cannot budget a ballot Strickland said. Absent a final budget and under temporary Strickland estimated thatthe state’s $3.2 billiomn deficit is widening by nearly $2 million a day. That’zs in part because some programs fundexd undera one-week temporary budget – in line for anothed one-week budget beginning Wednesday – will see reducesd or eliminated funding under the governor’s proposedx framework.
The only point of contention in that offered up nearly threeweeks ago, is the slotse plan, Strickland and other s have said. The slots plan, which the state has said could pullin $933 millio over two years to help plug the budget counts on the machine being operational by May 2010. With that Harris wrote in Tuesday’s “there is adequate time to seek voter approvak without impacting or delaying the revenue upon which your budgeftframework depends.” Strickland said that while revenur from the slots themselves won’t hit statr coffers until then, the state will see more than $400 millioh in licensing fees from the seven track s this fall should the plan be approved.
A key piece of letter states thatthe four-city casinol initiative headed to the November ballot would limit all gambling to four “rendering any legislative enactment of at horse racing tracks moot.” “Im that case, the revenue on which you are countinfg for Ohio schools would Harris wrote. Strickland said Tuesday that the proposerd amendment forthe $1 billionm casino plan doesn’t tie his hands on the videi slot machine plan instead, he said it strengthens his A piece of the casino amendmenty states that the plan will have no effect on activitiezs authorized under the lottery and bingo sections of the Ohio Legislative approval of the video slots plan woul be an expansion of the
Monday, October 10, 2011
An oncologist's opinion on prostate screening - Philadelphia Inquirer
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TopNews Arab Emirates | An oncologist's opinion on prostate screening Philadelphia Inquirer Curtis Miyamoto, chair of radiation oncology at Temple University Hospital, discussed the issues with Trishula Patel. Question: What is the PSA test, and what do you think of the new recommendations? Miyamoto: PSA, which stands for prostate-specific ... Dana-Farber slams new prostate-cancer test guidelines The trouble with prostate cancer tests |
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Destination Maternity key Sept. revenue metric up - BusinessWeek
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Destination Maternity key Sept. revenue metric up BusinessWeek Destination Maternity Corp.'s September revenue at stores open at least a year edged up 0.2 percent. The maternity clothing retailer said expects its fourth-quarter earnings to come in toward the low end of its previously forecast. ... |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Cosmopolites to make Caribbean Cruise - Frost Illustrated
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Monday, October 3, 2011
California settles with Kmart, sues Target - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The state’s attorney general, Jerry Brown, joined 20 district attorneys and the Los AngeledsCity Attorney, filed a suit against Minneapolis-based Target TGT), saying it sent hazardous wastwe to various landfills in violation of state law. The suit is meantt to stop the practices. In news Target said it has been cooperating withthe AG’s offic e for three years on this matter and that it is committed to complying with all environmental laws.
According to court Target has180 facilities, including stores and warehouses, in Among the alleged incidents named in the suit was a Marchy 2009 instance of a San Bernardino Countuy Target store sending a photo-processing unit with toxicv liquid and other hazardous materials to a local landfillo not authorized to receive such waste. Separately, Browmn and the Riverside, Ventura and San Joaquin County districgt attorneys settled a similar dumping suit withfor $8.655 million. Kmart, owned by (NASDAQ: agreed to a settlement that includescivio penalties, legal costs and some money to boosrt protection of the environment in the state.
The state’s attorney general, Jerry Brown, joined 20 district attorneys and the Los AngeledsCity Attorney, filed a suit against Minneapolis-based Target TGT), saying it sent hazardous wastwe to various landfills in violation of state law. The suit is meantt to stop the practices. In news Target said it has been cooperating withthe AG’s offic e for three years on this matter and that it is committed to complying with all environmental laws.
According to court Target has180 facilities, including stores and warehouses, in Among the alleged incidents named in the suit was a Marchy 2009 instance of a San Bernardino Countuy Target store sending a photo-processing unit with toxicv liquid and other hazardous materials to a local landfillo not authorized to receive such waste. Separately, Browmn and the Riverside, Ventura and San Joaquin County districgt attorneys settled a similar dumping suit withfor $8.655 million. Kmart, owned by (NASDAQ: agreed to a settlement that includescivio penalties, legal costs and some money to boosrt protection of the environment in the state.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Business First of Buffalo: Buffalo Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Point.360, Inc. Company Profile | PTSX Company Information
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Point.360 is one of the largest providers of video and film assetr management servicesto owners, producers and distributorx of entertainment content. We provide the services necessargyto edit, master, reformat and archive our clients' film and video including television programming, feature films and movie trailers usinfg electronic and physical Clients include major motion picturse studios and independent producers. We operate in a highly competitive environmen in which customers desire a broad rangs of services at areasonable price. Theres are many competitors offering some or all of the serviceds providedby us.
Additionally, some of our customers are large studios, which also have in-house capabilitiesx that may influence the amounft of work outsourced to companieslike Point.360. We attracy and retain customers by maintaining a high service level atreasonable prices. The market for our serviceds is primarily dependent onour customers' desire and abilitu to monetize their entertainment content. The major studiose derive revenuesfrom re-releasesz and/or syndication of motion pictures and television content. Whiler the size of this market isnot quantifiable, we believde studios will continue to repurpos e library content to augment uncertain revenuess from new releases. ...
Point.360 is one of the largest providers of video and film assetr management servicesto owners, producers and distributorx of entertainment content. We provide the services necessargyto edit, master, reformat and archive our clients' film and video including television programming, feature films and movie trailers usinfg electronic and physical Clients include major motion picturse studios and independent producers. We operate in a highly competitive environmen in which customers desire a broad rangs of services at areasonable price. Theres are many competitors offering some or all of the serviceds providedby us.
Additionally, some of our customers are large studios, which also have in-house capabilitiesx that may influence the amounft of work outsourced to companieslike Point.360. We attracy and retain customers by maintaining a high service level atreasonable prices. The market for our serviceds is primarily dependent onour customers' desire and abilitu to monetize their entertainment content. The major studiose derive revenuesfrom re-releasesz and/or syndication of motion pictures and television content. Whiler the size of this market isnot quantifiable, we believde studios will continue to repurpos e library content to augment uncertain revenuess from new releases. ...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
CEO of United Healthcare quits to seek new venture - San Francisco Business Times:
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Loubet, who created a name for United statewide since he took the helm in said he will leave in late July to head intoa earlier-stage company that he can build. "I'm just at a pointg in my career where, in a smalll venture, I can move faster and have more influence at anearlier stage," said who has spent 13 years as an executive in Northerjn California health plans, first at HealthNet, then two yearws as Foundation's president. While he is stilo weighing options, including online health care andphysicianx services, he said the time was right to leave for both his careerf and for United.
"We've broughty in solid group management," he "The company's well positioned and ready to move Under Loubet's direction, United'x network has added 10,000 doctors grown from 10 counties to 25, and partneref up with the $30 billion AIG to serv Hong Kong. It has also landedc some key Bay Area accountsthis year: IBM, Lucenf Technologies, Pacific Gas & Electrivc Co., Gap Inc. and The Minneapolis company has tapped Emerg Dameron toreplace him. Health, hither and yon Washington Hospital CEONancy Farber, in has been named woman of the year by the Womeb Health Care Executives of Northerh California.
The award cites her 21-yea career in health care and her dedication to healtyh and wellness at thecommunity level. Emeryville's Chiron Corp. has startedx the first gene therapy trials in hemophilia patients to correct theirgenetic blood-clotting disorder. The biotecjh expects to have trial resultsnext year. Chirobn has also named Chievf Scientific OfficerLewis "Rusty" Williams, M.D., to its • South San Francisco's Shaman Pharmaceuticalws has hired 18-year marketing veteram Tom White to head its commercial strategy, marketingb and sales. A formee Procter & Gamble executive, White had been a generao manager at WeiderNutrition International.
He will help launch Shaman'sx first dietary supplements this summer, to treat diarrhea. • The Alzheimer'd Association is opening a new office in downtown Santa Rosa to serv e theSonoma area. The nonprofit now reachews 12,000 North Bay families from its office s inSan Rafael. Kristen Bole can be reachesd at kbole@amcity.com, or at 288-4951.
Loubet, who created a name for United statewide since he took the helm in said he will leave in late July to head intoa earlier-stage company that he can build. "I'm just at a pointg in my career where, in a smalll venture, I can move faster and have more influence at anearlier stage," said who has spent 13 years as an executive in Northerjn California health plans, first at HealthNet, then two yearws as Foundation's president. While he is stilo weighing options, including online health care andphysicianx services, he said the time was right to leave for both his careerf and for United.
"We've broughty in solid group management," he "The company's well positioned and ready to move Under Loubet's direction, United'x network has added 10,000 doctors grown from 10 counties to 25, and partneref up with the $30 billion AIG to serv Hong Kong. It has also landedc some key Bay Area accountsthis year: IBM, Lucenf Technologies, Pacific Gas & Electrivc Co., Gap Inc. and The Minneapolis company has tapped Emerg Dameron toreplace him. Health, hither and yon Washington Hospital CEONancy Farber, in has been named woman of the year by the Womeb Health Care Executives of Northerh California.
The award cites her 21-yea career in health care and her dedication to healtyh and wellness at thecommunity level. Emeryville's Chiron Corp. has startedx the first gene therapy trials in hemophilia patients to correct theirgenetic blood-clotting disorder. The biotecjh expects to have trial resultsnext year. Chirobn has also named Chievf Scientific OfficerLewis "Rusty" Williams, M.D., to its • South San Francisco's Shaman Pharmaceuticalws has hired 18-year marketing veteram Tom White to head its commercial strategy, marketingb and sales. A formee Procter & Gamble executive, White had been a generao manager at WeiderNutrition International.
He will help launch Shaman'sx first dietary supplements this summer, to treat diarrhea. • The Alzheimer'd Association is opening a new office in downtown Santa Rosa to serv e theSonoma area. The nonprofit now reachews 12,000 North Bay families from its office s inSan Rafael. Kristen Bole can be reachesd at kbole@amcity.com, or at 288-4951.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Southern Community Bank shuttered - Boston Business Journal:
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Essentially all of Southern Community’s operations -- including branches, deposit and assets -- will be acquired by Ga.-based (NASDAQ: UCBI), the third-largesgt bank in the state, through a loss-sharinfg transaction, according to an announcement by the Southern Communitgreported $377 million in total assets, $307 million in tota l deposits and five branches throughout the southern metro Under the terms of the deal, United Community will assume all of the bank’sa deposits and Southern Community branches will re-open as Unitec Community branches Monday.
United Community will also acquire $364 millio n of the failed bank’s assets, and the FDIC will shares in any future losses on as muchas $253 milliob of the bank’s assets, includinbg many outstanding loans. The FDIC said the loss-sharing arrangementt is the least-costly resolution for the nation’zs deposit insurer, and estimated the failure’s loss to the deposit insurance fund willbe $114 United Community purchased Southern Community’e deposits for a 1 percent premium, or $3 Southern Community followed a formula familiar to metr o Atlanta’s other dozen bank failures, swamped by bad real estatew loans, despite making efforts to turn around the ailing Last October, Southern Community announced it had overhauled operations and raised capital in an attemptr to survive, after receiving a cease and desisgt order from the FDIC.
The bank changef management, replacing founding CEO Gary McGaha with Dave andraised $2 million in additionap capital from directors, to weather additional loan "It is unfortunate that both internaol and external circumstances have led to this Southern Community Bank Chairman Thomas D. Reese said at the time in a news "However, our board is firmly committed to complying with all aspectse of the order and returning the bank toa well-performing financial institution." But as the real estats market’s deterioration continued to accelerate through the end of last Southern Community’s problems worsened.
The bank reporte d a 28 percent spik e in problem loans durinyg the fourth quarter of2008 -- the worst increase for the bank during the recent economic By first quarter Southern Community reported a 39.4 percent problem loan ratio -- a comparison of delinqueng loans, and foreclosed real estate to total loan -- one of the highest levels in the On March 31, the bank reported $33 millioj in foreclosed real estate, but only $13 million in capita to absorb further loan losses. The bank had a Texas ratiok of518 percent.
The ratio is a measure of a bank’s nonperforming loans and foreclosed real compared against the tangible commonn equity and loan loss reserves of the The calculation, created during the S&L Crisis, is used to roughlyh measure a bank’s health by industry insiders and observers. Nearly everyt Atlanta bank that has failed since Augusr2008 -- the start of the state’s bank failure crisiss -- had a Texas ratilo in excess of 300 percent. Unitefd Community’s buyout is the first by the north Georgiqa lender of afailed Atlanta-arez bank.
The purchase continues a strategy adopted by the bank during thefinanciap boom, when United Community attempted to “ring” Atlanta by buying smallerr rivals throughout the city’s suburbs. United Community Chiecf Financial Officer Rex Schuette saidSouthernh Community’s branches and deposits were the key reasons behind the “It complemented the branches were have in that area and really fillsa out that market for he said. “There’s also a significant amounty ofcore deposits, almost 14,000 customer This is one of the first faile d banks to actually have core customers.
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Essentially all of Southern Community’s operations -- including branches, deposit and assets -- will be acquired by Ga.-based (NASDAQ: UCBI), the third-largesgt bank in the state, through a loss-sharinfg transaction, according to an announcement by the Southern Communitgreported $377 million in total assets, $307 million in tota l deposits and five branches throughout the southern metro Under the terms of the deal, United Community will assume all of the bank’sa deposits and Southern Community branches will re-open as Unitec Community branches Monday.
United Community will also acquire $364 millio n of the failed bank’s assets, and the FDIC will shares in any future losses on as muchas $253 milliob of the bank’s assets, includinbg many outstanding loans. The FDIC said the loss-sharing arrangementt is the least-costly resolution for the nation’zs deposit insurer, and estimated the failure’s loss to the deposit insurance fund willbe $114 United Community purchased Southern Community’e deposits for a 1 percent premium, or $3 Southern Community followed a formula familiar to metr o Atlanta’s other dozen bank failures, swamped by bad real estatew loans, despite making efforts to turn around the ailing Last October, Southern Community announced it had overhauled operations and raised capital in an attemptr to survive, after receiving a cease and desisgt order from the FDIC.
The bank changef management, replacing founding CEO Gary McGaha with Dave andraised $2 million in additionap capital from directors, to weather additional loan "It is unfortunate that both internaol and external circumstances have led to this Southern Community Bank Chairman Thomas D. Reese said at the time in a news "However, our board is firmly committed to complying with all aspectse of the order and returning the bank toa well-performing financial institution." But as the real estats market’s deterioration continued to accelerate through the end of last Southern Community’s problems worsened.
The bank reporte d a 28 percent spik e in problem loans durinyg the fourth quarter of2008 -- the worst increase for the bank during the recent economic By first quarter Southern Community reported a 39.4 percent problem loan ratio -- a comparison of delinqueng loans, and foreclosed real estate to total loan -- one of the highest levels in the On March 31, the bank reported $33 millioj in foreclosed real estate, but only $13 million in capita to absorb further loan losses. The bank had a Texas ratiok of518 percent.
The ratio is a measure of a bank’s nonperforming loans and foreclosed real compared against the tangible commonn equity and loan loss reserves of the The calculation, created during the S&L Crisis, is used to roughlyh measure a bank’s health by industry insiders and observers. Nearly everyt Atlanta bank that has failed since Augusr2008 -- the start of the state’s bank failure crisiss -- had a Texas ratilo in excess of 300 percent. Unitefd Community’s buyout is the first by the north Georgiqa lender of afailed Atlanta-arez bank.
The purchase continues a strategy adopted by the bank during thefinanciap boom, when United Community attempted to “ring” Atlanta by buying smallerr rivals throughout the city’s suburbs. United Community Chiecf Financial Officer Rex Schuette saidSouthernh Community’s branches and deposits were the key reasons behind the “It complemented the branches were have in that area and really fillsa out that market for he said. “There’s also a significant amounty ofcore deposits, almost 14,000 customer This is one of the first faile d banks to actually have core customers.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Adams wrote resignation letter in January - Portland Business Journal:
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The letter appears to have beendrafter Jan. 21, the day after Adamsw addressed the media about theBreedlove matter. Adamsx did not formally submit theresignatiojn letter. Through a spokesman, Adams declined to comment on theresignatioh letter. “I have takej stock of the big mess Ihave created,” Adamsa wrote. “It is a distraction that this city cannot afforxd at this time ofdeep crisis. So I have resigned as Mayor (Jan. 21) at 3 p.m. Having worked closely with him formany years, I know that Interimn Mayor Randy Leonard will do a greayt job.
” “As I return to private life, immediately ahead for me, I will cooperated fully with any investigation of my dealingd with Beau Breedlove. And I will take time off to reflectg on my poor judgment in thesre matters and to fully learn all the lessonas I need to learn from my In theresignation letter, Adams said Commissioned Randy Leonard had agreed to retain Adams' Late Monday, Leonard confirmed he agreedc in January to retain the mayor's staftf if the mayor resigned. "Wed talked about it, and I said I admirde your staff, I know each one of them and I'cd ask them to he said.
Leonard said he'a glad the matter is "I'm glad he didn't resign and I'm really happty for Sam that this cloud hasbeen lifted," he said. The letterr was released by the attorney generalplate Monday. In the Kroger released a report saying he wouldf not file criminal chargees against Adams over his relationship with formee legislative internBeau Breedlove. Kroger said his investigators "obtainede no evidence that Adams engaged in illegalo sexual intercourse with a committedofficial misconduct, or engaged in theftg by deception." The letter was savecd on a Macbook Pro, belonging to that investigators searched in March.
The letter appears to have beendrafter Jan. 21, the day after Adamsw addressed the media about theBreedlove matter. Adamsx did not formally submit theresignatiojn letter. Through a spokesman, Adams declined to comment on theresignatioh letter. “I have takej stock of the big mess Ihave created,” Adamsa wrote. “It is a distraction that this city cannot afforxd at this time ofdeep crisis. So I have resigned as Mayor (Jan. 21) at 3 p.m. Having worked closely with him formany years, I know that Interimn Mayor Randy Leonard will do a greayt job.
” “As I return to private life, immediately ahead for me, I will cooperated fully with any investigation of my dealingd with Beau Breedlove. And I will take time off to reflectg on my poor judgment in thesre matters and to fully learn all the lessonas I need to learn from my In theresignation letter, Adams said Commissioned Randy Leonard had agreed to retain Adams' Late Monday, Leonard confirmed he agreedc in January to retain the mayor's staftf if the mayor resigned. "Wed talked about it, and I said I admirde your staff, I know each one of them and I'cd ask them to he said.
Leonard said he'a glad the matter is "I'm glad he didn't resign and I'm really happty for Sam that this cloud hasbeen lifted," he said. The letterr was released by the attorney generalplate Monday. In the Kroger released a report saying he wouldf not file criminal chargees against Adams over his relationship with formee legislative internBeau Breedlove. Kroger said his investigators "obtainede no evidence that Adams engaged in illegalo sexual intercourse with a committedofficial misconduct, or engaged in theftg by deception." The letter was savecd on a Macbook Pro, belonging to that investigators searched in March.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Man climbs over White House fence, nabbed by Secret Service - Washington Post
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CTV.ca | Man climbs over White House fence, nabbed by Secret Service Washington Post By AP, WASHINGTON รข€" A man climbed over the White House fence near its western entrance gate and ran toward the presidential residence Tuesday evening before he was apprehended by uniformed Secret Service officers, authorities said. No one was injured, ... Man apprehended after climbing fence, running toward White House |
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Minneapolis museum will return looted ancient vase to Italy - Los Angeles Times
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Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) | Minneapolis museum will return looted ancient vase to Italy Los Angeles Times The Minneapolis Institute of Arts announced Thursday that it will return an ancient Greek vase to Italy after determining that it matched a photo Italian police had seized in a crucial 1995 raid on the Swiss warehouse of Giacomo Medici, an antiquities ...! Stolen Ancient Greek Vase Returns to Italy Minneapolis Institute of Arts to return ancient tomb-plundered vase to Italy Minneapolis museum agrees to return ancient vase |
Friday, September 16, 2011
Duke, CFO study: CFOs foresee more job cuts, credit woes - San Francisco Business Times:
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The quarterly Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Surveyaskedx 1,309 CFOs worldwide about their expectationxs for the economy. Theirt answers paint a gloomy picture for the rest ofthe * CFOs in the U.S. and Europe expectedd employment to shrinkby 5.5 percent, with the unemployment rate in the U.S. seen risinyg to perhaps as high as 12 percenf in the next12 months. Employment in Asia is expectex to recedeby 1.
2 “Presumably, government programs will offset some of thesed losses, but even the most optimistic governmenyt forecasts would reduce the losses by only 2 million,” said Campbelll Harvey, founding director of the survey and internationa l business professor at Duke’s Fuqua School of “We’re facing the possibility of another 4 million lost * U.S. and European CFOs foresede capital spending plunging by more than10 percent. In CFOs anticipate a 3 percent decline. * Six in 10 U.S. companieas covered by the survey reported havinf trouble finding credit or acquiring creditr at areasonable rate.
Among those firms encounteringtcredit impediments, 42 percent say the credir markets have gotten worse this year, while 23 percentt say conditions have * Weak consumer demand and the credit markets ranked as the top two external concerne among U.S. chief financial officers, with the federap government’s policies coming in third. Among internal CFOs are losing the most sleep over thei r inability to plan due toeconomiv uncertainty, managing their companies’ capital and liquidity, and maintainingg employee morale.
Despite all the negativr indicators, a majority of the CFOs in the Unitedr States and Asia reported being more optimisti this quarter than they were the previous That was not the casein Europe, wher e only 30 percent of the CFOs said they were more compared to the 31 percent who said they were less “Our survey carries an important message: Don’t put too much weighgt on the ‘soft’ data like consumer confidence. Recovery requireds sustained confidence, and such confidence is forgeed by strongereconomic fundamentals,” Harvey said.
“The economic fundamentals –- employment, capital spending, the cost of credi t – are still fundamentallyg troubling.” To see the complete survey results, go to the official Web site, .
The quarterly Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Surveyaskedx 1,309 CFOs worldwide about their expectationxs for the economy. Theirt answers paint a gloomy picture for the rest ofthe * CFOs in the U.S. and Europe expectedd employment to shrinkby 5.5 percent, with the unemployment rate in the U.S. seen risinyg to perhaps as high as 12 percenf in the next12 months. Employment in Asia is expectex to recedeby 1.
2 “Presumably, government programs will offset some of thesed losses, but even the most optimistic governmenyt forecasts would reduce the losses by only 2 million,” said Campbelll Harvey, founding director of the survey and internationa l business professor at Duke’s Fuqua School of “We’re facing the possibility of another 4 million lost * U.S. and European CFOs foresede capital spending plunging by more than10 percent. In CFOs anticipate a 3 percent decline. * Six in 10 U.S. companieas covered by the survey reported havinf trouble finding credit or acquiring creditr at areasonable rate.
Among those firms encounteringtcredit impediments, 42 percent say the credir markets have gotten worse this year, while 23 percentt say conditions have * Weak consumer demand and the credit markets ranked as the top two external concerne among U.S. chief financial officers, with the federap government’s policies coming in third. Among internal CFOs are losing the most sleep over thei r inability to plan due toeconomiv uncertainty, managing their companies’ capital and liquidity, and maintainingg employee morale.
Despite all the negativr indicators, a majority of the CFOs in the Unitedr States and Asia reported being more optimisti this quarter than they were the previous That was not the casein Europe, wher e only 30 percent of the CFOs said they were more compared to the 31 percent who said they were less “Our survey carries an important message: Don’t put too much weighgt on the ‘soft’ data like consumer confidence. Recovery requireds sustained confidence, and such confidence is forgeed by strongereconomic fundamentals,” Harvey said.
“The economic fundamentals –- employment, capital spending, the cost of credi t – are still fundamentallyg troubling.” To see the complete survey results, go to the official Web site, .
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
U.S. Chamber economist: Get ready for another recession - Nashville Business Journal:
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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actuallhy high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy growws 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’s Martgy Regalia. He predicts the current economic downturnm will end around but the unemployment rate will remain high througnh the first half ofnext year. Investmentt won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does afterda recession, Regalia said.
Inflation, however, loom as a potential problemj because of thefederal government’s huge budgeg deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumpex into the economy by the Federal Reserve, he If this stimulus is not unwound once the economy begins to recover, higher interest ratez could choke off improvement in the housingf market and business investment, he said. “Thwe economy has got to be running on its own by the middle ofnext year,” Regalia said. Almost every majord inflationary periodin U.S. history was preceded by heavy debt he noted. The chances of a double-dil recession will be lower if Ben Bernankd is reappointed chairman of the Federal Regalia said.
If President Barack Obamsa appoints his economic adviser Larrty Summers to chairthe Fed, that would signall the monetary spigot would remai n open for a longer he said. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamaq administrationis “not something the marketsa want to see,” Regalia said. Obamaw has declined to say whether he willreappoint Bernanke, whose term ends in February. Meanwhile, more than half of small business owners expect the recession to last at least anotherrtwo years, according to a survety of Intuit Payroll customers.
But 61 percent expectr their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullisy on their own abilities, but bearish on the factorxs they can’t control,” said Cameron Schmidt, director of marketinb for Intuit Employee Management Solutions. “Even in the gloomies economy there are opportunities to A separate survey of small business owners by Discovedr Financial Services found that 57 percent thought the economuy wasgetting worse, while 26 percent thought the economu was improving.
More than half planned to decrease spending on business developmenft in the nextsix
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actuallhy high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy growws 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’s Martgy Regalia. He predicts the current economic downturnm will end around but the unemployment rate will remain high througnh the first half ofnext year. Investmentt won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does afterda recession, Regalia said.
Inflation, however, loom as a potential problemj because of thefederal government’s huge budgeg deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumpex into the economy by the Federal Reserve, he If this stimulus is not unwound once the economy begins to recover, higher interest ratez could choke off improvement in the housingf market and business investment, he said. “Thwe economy has got to be running on its own by the middle ofnext year,” Regalia said. Almost every majord inflationary periodin U.S. history was preceded by heavy debt he noted. The chances of a double-dil recession will be lower if Ben Bernankd is reappointed chairman of the Federal Regalia said.
If President Barack Obamsa appoints his economic adviser Larrty Summers to chairthe Fed, that would signall the monetary spigot would remai n open for a longer he said. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamaq administrationis “not something the marketsa want to see,” Regalia said. Obamaw has declined to say whether he willreappoint Bernanke, whose term ends in February. Meanwhile, more than half of small business owners expect the recession to last at least anotherrtwo years, according to a survety of Intuit Payroll customers.
But 61 percent expectr their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullisy on their own abilities, but bearish on the factorxs they can’t control,” said Cameron Schmidt, director of marketinb for Intuit Employee Management Solutions. “Even in the gloomies economy there are opportunities to A separate survey of small business owners by Discovedr Financial Services found that 57 percent thought the economuy wasgetting worse, while 26 percent thought the economu was improving.
More than half planned to decrease spending on business developmenft in the nextsix
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Leaders share stories of books that hit home - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Former E.W. Scripps Co. CEO William former CEO John Pepperand co-founder Janet Reid will take part in the luncheonj series, called By the Reid will go firstt April 9, with "The Phoenix Principles," whichu she co-wrote with V. Randolph Brown. The book' s message is that diversity is abusinesd imperative. On April 26, Pepper, now the CEO of the , will discussd "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stegner or "Self Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society" by John Gardner. In an e-mailo exchange, Pepper said he hasn't picked one yet.
"Crossin g to Safety" is a story about two youngb couples who meet during the Depression and form alifelonv friendship. "Self Renewal" discusses the need to innovate in orderto thrive. "'Crossing to Safety' is probablu my favorite novel for the insights Stegner bring s tothe importance, challenge and beauty of human Pepper said in the Gardner is one of Pepper'as favorite writers on the subject of leadershil and personal growth. "He has written many wonderfulo books, but 'Self Renewal' would be my favorite," he said.
On May 22, Burleigg will discuss Aristotle's "Rhetoric," which places the discipline of publid speaking in the context of otherintellectual pursuits. Mercantile Library Executive Director Albert Pyle said the seriea aims to serve members whoare businesspeople. "This is a literart center," he said. "But literary coverds a big, wide field." Each talk runs from noon to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 for membersx or $15 for others. Lunchu is included. Reservations at (513) 621-0717 or www.mercantileinfo@mercantilelibrary.com.
Former E.W. Scripps Co. CEO William former CEO John Pepperand co-founder Janet Reid will take part in the luncheonj series, called By the Reid will go firstt April 9, with "The Phoenix Principles," whichu she co-wrote with V. Randolph Brown. The book' s message is that diversity is abusinesd imperative. On April 26, Pepper, now the CEO of the , will discussd "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stegner or "Self Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society" by John Gardner. In an e-mailo exchange, Pepper said he hasn't picked one yet.
"Crossin g to Safety" is a story about two youngb couples who meet during the Depression and form alifelonv friendship. "Self Renewal" discusses the need to innovate in orderto thrive. "'Crossing to Safety' is probablu my favorite novel for the insights Stegner bring s tothe importance, challenge and beauty of human Pepper said in the Gardner is one of Pepper'as favorite writers on the subject of leadershil and personal growth. "He has written many wonderfulo books, but 'Self Renewal' would be my favorite," he said.
On May 22, Burleigg will discuss Aristotle's "Rhetoric," which places the discipline of publid speaking in the context of otherintellectual pursuits. Mercantile Library Executive Director Albert Pyle said the seriea aims to serve members whoare businesspeople. "This is a literart center," he said. "But literary coverds a big, wide field." Each talk runs from noon to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 for membersx or $15 for others. Lunchu is included. Reservations at (513) 621-0717 or www.mercantileinfo@mercantilelibrary.com.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Boatmaker Genmar files Chapter 11 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The petition to reorganize its debts was filer Monday afternoonin U.S. Bankruptcy Courtf in Minneapolis along with more than 20relatef subsidiaries. Genmar has between 100 and 199 creditors. It listes its assets in the rageof $10 million to $50 millio n and its liabilities between $100 million and $500 million, accordinfg to court documents. The largest unsecurerd creditorsare Maslon, Edelman, Borman, a Minneapolis-based law firm whichu is owed $186,700. , a law firm in Minneapolis, is owed Law firm in Minneapolis, is representing Genmaer in thebankruptcy case. The only securerd creditors areand , according to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune .
Genmat said it has receivedc commitment fora debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing proposalk from both banks. In a Genmar Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder Irwinn Jacobs said sales ofthe company’s fishing luxury yachts and other products started to declinse in 2008, but worsened in recent months. The company’s sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in are likely to beabout $460 million, off by more than 50 percen from fiscal 2008. “If someone would have said to me as recentlgy as even one month ago that Genmar woulcd someday be filing forChapter 11, I woulrd have said it was not even a remots possibility,” Jacobs said.
Genmar had been makiny some strategy changes inreceny months, . A spinoff company, Pa.-based , and other Jacobs-related companies aren’ft included in the filing. VEC for energy-generating
The petition to reorganize its debts was filer Monday afternoonin U.S. Bankruptcy Courtf in Minneapolis along with more than 20relatef subsidiaries. Genmar has between 100 and 199 creditors. It listes its assets in the rageof $10 million to $50 millio n and its liabilities between $100 million and $500 million, accordinfg to court documents. The largest unsecurerd creditorsare Maslon, Edelman, Borman, a Minneapolis-based law firm whichu is owed $186,700. , a law firm in Minneapolis, is owed Law firm in Minneapolis, is representing Genmaer in thebankruptcy case. The only securerd creditors areand , according to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune .
Genmat said it has receivedc commitment fora debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing proposalk from both banks. In a Genmar Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder Irwinn Jacobs said sales ofthe company’s fishing luxury yachts and other products started to declinse in 2008, but worsened in recent months. The company’s sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in are likely to beabout $460 million, off by more than 50 percen from fiscal 2008. “If someone would have said to me as recentlgy as even one month ago that Genmar woulcd someday be filing forChapter 11, I woulrd have said it was not even a remots possibility,” Jacobs said.
Genmar had been makiny some strategy changes inreceny months, . A spinoff company, Pa.-based , and other Jacobs-related companies aren’ft included in the filing. VEC for energy-generating
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