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Business at , their direct mail company in is down 25 percent to 35 percent comparecdwith 2008, and times are “We’ve cut back. My partner and I have takeb pay cuts and laid off all of our Watkins said. Capital List is a finalistt forthis year’s Columbus Business First Corporate Caringf Awards. As the recession has many businesses have cut operation s tothe bone, lettinbg staff go in the process. So reducing cash donations to nonprofits seems likea no-brainer in the hunt for fat to Charities are beginning to feel the The is $3.5 million short of its fundraisin goal.
The usually receives a lot of year-en d donations from companies, but last year many just never officials from the organizations That doesn’t mean the economhy has soured the will to do good. “Wde can’t just stop giving,” Watkins said. “We have to trim where we can and hope that when thing turn around we can put things back in The recession, coupled with a reluctance to completelgy end corporate giving, has spurred business and nonprofits to find ways to navigater the financial crisis together.
“The revenues companies have lost are no so nonprofits are pretty open to talking aboutg how that willimpact donations,” said Kennyy Taylor, CEO of nonprofit consulting firm in Austin, Texas. When a businessx either can’t give as much money as it had expecterdor can’t give anything at all to a a frank conversation can pay dividends. “Even if the news is bad, it’s better than no news at all,” said Allen Proctor, a nonprofit consultant and principall of in Worthington who writes a column for BusineszsFirst . “Nonprofits need to know how to Let them know if thedecision (to lower or the donation is a one-year decisiom or permanent.
Any certainty is better than uncertainty.” To their many companies in Central Ohio have been givingb advance notice if they plan to reduce oreliminater donations, he said. Businesses and nonprofits are, after all, in a and the “hallmark of any successful relationship is communication,” said Barbara Acton, executive directorf of the Childhood League Center. “We want to talk abouy how we might work togethergoing forward, and we want to maintaimn a good relationship so that when the econom y does turn around, we can hopefully return (donations) to the levep they once were,” she said. “Wew want to know that we aren’t goint to lose you.
” As the pool of potential cash donations hasbecomwe smaller, the burning question has become, “If you have to cut, how can you continuee to help?” said Barbara Brandt, a philanthropy consultant in Columbus. There are many ways to said Kermit Whitfield, spokesman for the United Way ofCentrak Ohio. “It doesn’t have to be “Companies are turning more to volunteerism, and in-kind donations when it makes Brandt said. “If they don’gt have money, they can offer their people andtheird time.
” is one of several large Columbus donorz considering alternatives to cash
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hate Crime Charges Upheld In Muslim Cab Driver Attack - NY1
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CBS News | Hate Crime Charges Upheld In Muslim Cab Driver Attack NY1 A judge upheld Wednesday hate crime charges against a college student accused of slashing a muslim taxi driver. The judge said a grand jury has enough ... Judge Upholds Hate Crimes Charge Against » |
Monday, January 24, 2011
Tunisia, beware Lebanon's fate; Nation must safeguard precious gains and build ... - New York Daily News
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The Hindu | Tunisia, beware Lebanon's fate; Nation must safeguard precious gains and build ... New York Daily News But celebration is premature - the ch » |
Saturday, January 22, 2011
High court date for child rape accused - Independent Online
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Independent Online | High court date for child rape accused Independent Online Photo: Jason Boud About 150 angry protesters cheered on Tuesday as they heard the case of a Khayelitsha traditional dance teacher charged with raping eight ... |
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Almost all UK families have 'inadequate financial protection' - The Guardian
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The Guardian | Almost all UK families have 'inadequate financial protection' The Guardian Almost two-thirds of single-parent families have no savings to fall back on, and most have no life insurance either, according to latest research which ... |
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Business First of Columbus:
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The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingws — including default scheduled auctions and bankrepossessions — in May, down 8.8 percengt from April’s total, but stil 50 percent higher than May 2008, accordinfg to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Markert Report. Only California had a higher with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosurse filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natiomn in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 householdw receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevadq led the country with one in every 64 homes receiving a while California was second highest with one ineveruy 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot amongv the nation’s top 10 metro areas with the highestforeclosurer rates. The area recordedd a rate of one foreclosure filing for every 101 Florida had three cities among the top 10 metro while California had six citiesz amongthat mix. Las Vegas toppe d the list with a rate of one in everyu 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,480 foreclosure filingsx were reportedin May, which is 6 percent lowed than April 2009, but about 18 percent highe r than May 2008. One in everhy 398 U.S. homes receivesd a foreclosure noticelast month. Vermontg again recorded the lowest number of with six reportedin May, or one for every 51,906 The RealtyTrac U.S.
Foreclosure Market Repory provides the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported duringthe month. Data is collectedd from more than 2,200 counties that account for more than 90 percenf ofthe nation’s population.
The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingws — including default scheduled auctions and bankrepossessions — in May, down 8.8 percengt from April’s total, but stil 50 percent higher than May 2008, accordinfg to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Markert Report. Only California had a higher with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosurse filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natiomn in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 householdw receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevadq led the country with one in every 64 homes receiving a while California was second highest with one ineveruy 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot amongv the nation’s top 10 metro areas with the highestforeclosurer rates. The area recordedd a rate of one foreclosure filing for every 101 Florida had three cities among the top 10 metro while California had six citiesz amongthat mix. Las Vegas toppe d the list with a rate of one in everyu 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,480 foreclosure filingsx were reportedin May, which is 6 percent lowed than April 2009, but about 18 percent highe r than May 2008. One in everhy 398 U.S. homes receivesd a foreclosure noticelast month. Vermontg again recorded the lowest number of with six reportedin May, or one for every 51,906 The RealtyTrac U.S.
Foreclosure Market Repory provides the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported duringthe month. Data is collectedd from more than 2,200 counties that account for more than 90 percenf ofthe nation’s population.
Friday, January 14, 2011
China Raises Bank Reserve Ratios to Fight Inflation - BusinessWeek
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Reuters India | China Raises Bank Reserve Ratios to Fight Inflation BusinessWeek 20, the People's Bank of China said on its website today. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point. Interest rates were left unchanged. ... China raises bank reserves again China Central Bank Raises Reserve-Requirement Ratio |
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Study: Eye condition linked to diabetes - Business First of Louisville:
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Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-white ring arounsd the cornea — a conditioj called corneal arcus — also had metabolicc problems related to conditions such as high blood pressure and high concludes a study conducted by VSP and the in Columbus, Ga. Until now, health professionals have assumed arcuws is related tohigh cholesterol. This studhy suggested the relationship between arcus and high blooe sugar needs to bestudied further, VSP officialds said.
Follow-up testing showed that 88 percent of the patients with arcus had highblood sugar, 66 percenrt had an elevated body mass index, 64 percent had high bloodr pressure and 21 percent had elevated The study was conducted on 2,000 patients betweebn April and September 2008. In addition to an eye VSP doctors screened patients for other health risks and referred thosr at risk to the foundatio n for diagnosis andadditional testing. “This studyg demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye examas should be used as a screeningv for prevalentmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical directod at the research said in apressd release.
“Greater partnership between relevant health care providers may enhance the efficiencu of our health caresystem and, in the end, reduc health care costs.”
Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-white ring arounsd the cornea — a conditioj called corneal arcus — also had metabolicc problems related to conditions such as high blood pressure and high concludes a study conducted by VSP and the in Columbus, Ga. Until now, health professionals have assumed arcuws is related tohigh cholesterol. This studhy suggested the relationship between arcus and high blooe sugar needs to bestudied further, VSP officialds said.
Follow-up testing showed that 88 percent of the patients with arcus had highblood sugar, 66 percenrt had an elevated body mass index, 64 percent had high bloodr pressure and 21 percent had elevated The study was conducted on 2,000 patients betweebn April and September 2008. In addition to an eye VSP doctors screened patients for other health risks and referred thosr at risk to the foundatio n for diagnosis andadditional testing. “This studyg demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye examas should be used as a screeningv for prevalentmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical directod at the research said in apressd release.
“Greater partnership between relevant health care providers may enhance the efficiencu of our health caresystem and, in the end, reduc health care costs.”
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Valencia Garden property bought by University of Tampa - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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UT’s statement partly solved the air of myster surrounding the June 3 closur of the iconic Aglian o family establishment frequentedby Tampa’s powerbrokers. The college said that a company, not identifiefd due to a confidentiality bought the city block borderes by Kennedy Boulevard on the Brevard Avenue onthe east, North A Streetf on the north and Nortuh Boulevard on the west. The transactionm closed June 3. UT acquirede about 57,760 square feet of the eastern portio ofthe tract, which totals about 130,000 square “Over time, title to the tracf purchased by the company is expected to reverr to the University of Tampa.
Developmentf of this tract of land will be of help in addressint academic and other space needs both in the near term and said amedia release. UT declined to provide sale detaile or to comment on what it intend to do withthe property. “Aglian o family members have been good neighbors and friends for many and we are happy to reach an agreement with them on the UT said.
UT’s statement partly solved the air of myster surrounding the June 3 closur of the iconic Aglian o family establishment frequentedby Tampa’s powerbrokers. The college said that a company, not identifiefd due to a confidentiality bought the city block borderes by Kennedy Boulevard on the Brevard Avenue onthe east, North A Streetf on the north and Nortuh Boulevard on the west. The transactionm closed June 3. UT acquirede about 57,760 square feet of the eastern portio ofthe tract, which totals about 130,000 square “Over time, title to the tracf purchased by the company is expected to reverr to the University of Tampa.
Developmentf of this tract of land will be of help in addressint academic and other space needs both in the near term and said amedia release. UT declined to provide sale detaile or to comment on what it intend to do withthe property. “Aglian o family members have been good neighbors and friends for many and we are happy to reach an agreement with them on the UT said.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
TicketHorse to become sole ticketer for Pepsi Center, Nuggets, Avalanche July 1 - Phoenix Business Journal:
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TicketHorse already sells ticketsfor Dick’s Sportint Goods Park in Commercre City, home of soccer’s , and Denver’as Paramount Theatre. TicketHorse sells tickets onlin eat tickethorse.com, by phone at 866-461-6556, and at kioskd in Dick’s Sporting Goodzs stores. As a promotion, TicketHorse is waiving so-callex convenience fees on tickets soldJuly 1-5 for Denver performancea by Green Day, Keitnh Urban, Joan Sebastian and Vicentwe Fernandez and the “Walking With Dinosaurs” show. The waived-fees tickets will be sold at the Pepsi Cente r box office starting at10 a.m. July 1 or “Facility fees” will stilll be charged, however.
Owned by Stan Kroenke Sports owns the Pepsi Center as well as severap Denverprofessional teams: the Avalanche of the , the Nuggets of the , the Mammotn of the and the Rapids of . Kroenkee is married to Wal-Mart heiresa Ann Walton Kroenke.
TicketHorse already sells ticketsfor Dick’s Sportint Goods Park in Commercre City, home of soccer’s , and Denver’as Paramount Theatre. TicketHorse sells tickets onlin eat tickethorse.com, by phone at 866-461-6556, and at kioskd in Dick’s Sporting Goodzs stores. As a promotion, TicketHorse is waiving so-callex convenience fees on tickets soldJuly 1-5 for Denver performancea by Green Day, Keitnh Urban, Joan Sebastian and Vicentwe Fernandez and the “Walking With Dinosaurs” show. The waived-fees tickets will be sold at the Pepsi Cente r box office starting at10 a.m. July 1 or “Facility fees” will stilll be charged, however.
Owned by Stan Kroenke Sports owns the Pepsi Center as well as severap Denverprofessional teams: the Avalanche of the , the Nuggets of the , the Mammotn of the and the Rapids of . Kroenkee is married to Wal-Mart heiresa Ann Walton Kroenke.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
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Plans for Orchid Grove, at 649 S. Cypress Road, included 385 three-storhy townhomes and 96 two-story condo units. Units ranged from 1,076 to 2,669i square feet and are pricer fromthe mid-$200,000s to the $500,000s, accordinv to the company’s Web site. Abou half of the building have been completed and the othere half of thesite hasn'tr come out of the No construction workers were on the site Fridayu and the sales office was closed. Only one home has been sold in Orchidc Grovesince September, according to county records.
Orchid Grovwe is a joint venture betweenFort Lauderdale-bases Coscan Homes and New York-based (Pink TARRQ), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyy reorganization in January. Orchid Grove LLC was not listede in the Chapter11 filing. The notic e of foreclosure filingby Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Bank named Orchisd Grove LLC, Coscan Homes, Tarragob and Coscan Corporate It exempted the units that were previousl sold. Regions Bank’s mortgage to Orchid Grovde was last modifiedat $34 million in 2006. Fort Lauderdal e attorney Craig S. Barnett, who represents the bank in the did not immediately return a callseeking comment.
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Plans for Orchid Grove, at 649 S. Cypress Road, included 385 three-storhy townhomes and 96 two-story condo units. Units ranged from 1,076 to 2,669i square feet and are pricer fromthe mid-$200,000s to the $500,000s, accordinv to the company’s Web site. Abou half of the building have been completed and the othere half of thesite hasn'tr come out of the No construction workers were on the site Fridayu and the sales office was closed. Only one home has been sold in Orchidc Grovesince September, according to county records.
Orchid Grovwe is a joint venture betweenFort Lauderdale-bases Coscan Homes and New York-based (Pink TARRQ), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyy reorganization in January. Orchid Grove LLC was not listede in the Chapter11 filing. The notic e of foreclosure filingby Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Bank named Orchisd Grove LLC, Coscan Homes, Tarragob and Coscan Corporate It exempted the units that were previousl sold. Regions Bank’s mortgage to Orchid Grovde was last modifiedat $34 million in 2006. Fort Lauderdal e attorney Craig S. Barnett, who represents the bank in the did not immediately return a callseeking comment.
Messageas left at Tarragon and Coscan were notimmediately
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Nine Kentucky companies make Inc. 500 list - Business First of Louisville:
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area are among the nation'd 500 fastest-growing private companies, accordinfg to a list formulatedby Inc. The highest-ranking local company on the listis , a Louisville-based companyh that provides real-time information on powet supply and transmissions. Genscape ranks No. 47 on the 2004 Inc. 500 The list, which ranks each company according to its percentagew sales growth during the pastfive years, will appear in a speciao Inc. 500 issue that will go on sale Oct. 26 and appeaf online tomorrow, according to the magazine's Web The list of Kentucky companiezs was providedby Inc. magazine. Xodiax Data Centers, whichn provides information technology services, is rankedf No. 85.
Other companies on the Inc. 500 list are: at No. 129, at No. 298, at No. 370 and at No. 463. This year'zs list had the most area companiessincw 2001, when seven Louisville companies and one Southern Indianaz business made the list. "The Inc. 500 is the one list all entrepreneurz striveto make," Steve Higdon, president and CEO of , said in a news releasse "To make that list demonstrates that you have turnede amazing potential into amazing growth. It'xs also a great sign for Louisville's business environment to have six companiess onthe list." Last year, only one Louisvill company, , made the Inc. 500 In 2002, the list included J.C.
Malone and The othee Kentucky companies that madethe Inc. 500 are: (No. 72), a Lexington-based environmental-services firm; (No. 80), a Ky.-based chain of women's fitnessw centers; and (No. 180), an informationj technology firmin Lexington.
area are among the nation'd 500 fastest-growing private companies, accordinfg to a list formulatedby Inc. The highest-ranking local company on the listis , a Louisville-based companyh that provides real-time information on powet supply and transmissions. Genscape ranks No. 47 on the 2004 Inc. 500 The list, which ranks each company according to its percentagew sales growth during the pastfive years, will appear in a speciao Inc. 500 issue that will go on sale Oct. 26 and appeaf online tomorrow, according to the magazine's Web The list of Kentucky companiezs was providedby Inc. magazine. Xodiax Data Centers, whichn provides information technology services, is rankedf No. 85.
Other companies on the Inc. 500 list are: at No. 129, at No. 298, at No. 370 and at No. 463. This year'zs list had the most area companiessincw 2001, when seven Louisville companies and one Southern Indianaz business made the list. "The Inc. 500 is the one list all entrepreneurz striveto make," Steve Higdon, president and CEO of , said in a news releasse "To make that list demonstrates that you have turnede amazing potential into amazing growth. It'xs also a great sign for Louisville's business environment to have six companiess onthe list." Last year, only one Louisvill company, , made the Inc. 500 In 2002, the list included J.C.
Malone and The othee Kentucky companies that madethe Inc. 500 are: (No. 72), a Lexington-based environmental-services firm; (No. 80), a Ky.-based chain of women's fitnessw centers; and (No. 180), an informationj technology firmin Lexington.
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