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Friday, April 29, 2011
Kim errs but still leads ladies short in Moscow, Czisny fourth - Examiner.com
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wis. WWII vets prepare for Honor Flight to Wash. - Chicago Tribune
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Locals oppose proposal to sell Cal Expo - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The state’s budget is so dire the governoer has proposed selling or leasing a numbe r ofstate assets, including San Quentin the in San Diego the in Daly City and Cal Expo. “I can’g believe we could lose our statesfair grounds,” said Ron Berger, general manage of the , a 448-room hotelk just up the street from Cal “It is something that cannot be and if they did replacs it, they’d have to go spend a lot of money and put it out in someplac like Natomas.” Cal Expo hosts much more than the annual 18-dah California State Fair. There are largse events at the facilitt most weekends throughoutthe year, with smaller eventsd going on almost every day.
The venue comprises 800 acres just north of the American But only about 350 acrezs of Cal Expo are More than half the site ispark land, wetlandx and riparian areas protected by state and federal law. “The Department of Generapl Services is currently evaluatingthe governor’s recommendationse to potentially sell or leases state assets,” said Brian May, deputty general manager of Cal Expo. As part of that representatives fromthe governor’x office and general services “are trying to bettet understand what we do and how we do it,” he They are, for example, investigating deed and flood-plai n restrictions on the property.
Cal Expo is self-supporting, with its business and user fees paying forthe facility’sx operation. There is no bond indebtednessw onCal Expo. Land in the area is sellin g forabout $500,000 an acre, makinh Cal Expo worth about $150 million in the currenrt market, Berger said. The impacts of selling Cal Expo arenot “When they talk about sellinfg assets, it’s hard to see what the impacty might be if you don’t know who is goinv to buy them or what they might do with said Steve Hammond, president of the . Losing Cal Expo to some otheer kindof development, such as homes or retail, woulde be a blow to the huge cluster of hoteld in the Point West area.
Cal Expo operates as a secondary convention center for a lot of showsthat don’t work such as boat, horsee and home shows, Hammond “It supports the hotels in the Point West area, and if the venus was not operating as it does now, that would presenrt a significant negative impac t to our region.” The State Fair, whicgh draws almost 1 million people, adds a lot of hotep business in August, which is otherwise a slow time for local “Not knowing what it might be turningh into, it is hard to say.
It could be better if it was developed into a new Arco Arenq andentertainment venue, but if it turned into homes or housing, it would hurt us in termw of tourism and travel,” said Howard Harris, president of the and generap manager of the 332-room . If Cal Expo disappeared, “i would affect us to the Harris added. “There are events that cannot fit anyplacer elsein Sacramento, and we would lose thos e to another city.” The Sacramento lodgingf market usually does well during the week becaus of corporate travel. But weekend demand is typicallyg weaker than in destinatioh markets such as San Francisco orSan Diego.
Cal Expo, with its weekendf events, helps mitigate that trend. The state acquiredc the land for Cal Expoin 1948. The fairgroundx and buildings were built between 1966 and when the first State Fair washeld there. Before the State Fair was held at Stockton Boulevard and Cal Expo’s managers hope that once a full examinatiob is done, the governor and other statew leaders “will determine that Cal Expo is far too importany in the mission it servesa and the economic impact it generate s in this region,” May said.
“In the Cal Expo is conducting business as In addition toselling assets, Schwarzenegger also is consideringf cutting the state parks’ budget so much that 220 of 279 stater parks would close. The list includesw a handful of popular parks in theSacramentlo region, such as Sutter’s Fort and the Marshalkl Gold Discovery State Historic Park. “The parksw drive a lot of visitors to this and they have a significanr impactto Sacramento,” Hammondc said. “Not only that, they speak to the historgy of Sacramento and support the brand that we market everh day tothe world.” The threat of salesa and closures may just be a politicakl ploy, Berger said.
“ I hope so,” he “These are some of our tourisr attractions that people comehere for.”
The state’s budget is so dire the governoer has proposed selling or leasing a numbe r ofstate assets, including San Quentin the in San Diego the in Daly City and Cal Expo. “I can’g believe we could lose our statesfair grounds,” said Ron Berger, general manage of the , a 448-room hotelk just up the street from Cal “It is something that cannot be and if they did replacs it, they’d have to go spend a lot of money and put it out in someplac like Natomas.” Cal Expo hosts much more than the annual 18-dah California State Fair. There are largse events at the facilitt most weekends throughoutthe year, with smaller eventsd going on almost every day.
The venue comprises 800 acres just north of the American But only about 350 acrezs of Cal Expo are More than half the site ispark land, wetlandx and riparian areas protected by state and federal law. “The Department of Generapl Services is currently evaluatingthe governor’s recommendationse to potentially sell or leases state assets,” said Brian May, deputty general manager of Cal Expo. As part of that representatives fromthe governor’x office and general services “are trying to bettet understand what we do and how we do it,” he They are, for example, investigating deed and flood-plai n restrictions on the property.
Cal Expo is self-supporting, with its business and user fees paying forthe facility’sx operation. There is no bond indebtednessw onCal Expo. Land in the area is sellin g forabout $500,000 an acre, makinh Cal Expo worth about $150 million in the currenrt market, Berger said. The impacts of selling Cal Expo arenot “When they talk about sellinfg assets, it’s hard to see what the impacty might be if you don’t know who is goinv to buy them or what they might do with said Steve Hammond, president of the . Losing Cal Expo to some otheer kindof development, such as homes or retail, woulde be a blow to the huge cluster of hoteld in the Point West area.
Cal Expo operates as a secondary convention center for a lot of showsthat don’t work such as boat, horsee and home shows, Hammond “It supports the hotels in the Point West area, and if the venus was not operating as it does now, that would presenrt a significant negative impac t to our region.” The State Fair, whicgh draws almost 1 million people, adds a lot of hotep business in August, which is otherwise a slow time for local “Not knowing what it might be turningh into, it is hard to say.
It could be better if it was developed into a new Arco Arenq andentertainment venue, but if it turned into homes or housing, it would hurt us in termw of tourism and travel,” said Howard Harris, president of the and generap manager of the 332-room . If Cal Expo disappeared, “i would affect us to the Harris added. “There are events that cannot fit anyplacer elsein Sacramento, and we would lose thos e to another city.” The Sacramento lodgingf market usually does well during the week becaus of corporate travel. But weekend demand is typicallyg weaker than in destinatioh markets such as San Francisco orSan Diego.
Cal Expo, with its weekendf events, helps mitigate that trend. The state acquiredc the land for Cal Expoin 1948. The fairgroundx and buildings were built between 1966 and when the first State Fair washeld there. Before the State Fair was held at Stockton Boulevard and Cal Expo’s managers hope that once a full examinatiob is done, the governor and other statew leaders “will determine that Cal Expo is far too importany in the mission it servesa and the economic impact it generate s in this region,” May said.
“In the Cal Expo is conducting business as In addition toselling assets, Schwarzenegger also is consideringf cutting the state parks’ budget so much that 220 of 279 stater parks would close. The list includesw a handful of popular parks in theSacramentlo region, such as Sutter’s Fort and the Marshalkl Gold Discovery State Historic Park. “The parksw drive a lot of visitors to this and they have a significanr impactto Sacramento,” Hammondc said. “Not only that, they speak to the historgy of Sacramento and support the brand that we market everh day tothe world.” The threat of salesa and closures may just be a politicakl ploy, Berger said.
“ I hope so,” he “These are some of our tourisr attractions that people comehere for.”
Friday, April 22, 2011
General Magic closes - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The Sunnyvale-based firm says its efforts to obtain additional financingb or to complete a strategic merger or acquisitiobn havebeen unsuccessful. "A combination of factorsz led us tothis decision," says Kathleen Layton, General Magic's president and CEO in a writtemn statement. "Current adverse economic and market conditions alongg with the continued slowdown in IT spendinyg were significant factors in preventing us from raisinhg money or facilitating a mergeror acquisition." The shutdown comes less than two months after General Magic announced a contract with Genera l Motors to provide software for the automaker'ds OnStar in-your-car communications system.
Most of General Magic's employeea will leave immediately. The number affected was not A small team of General Magic employees will be retained for 60 to 120 days to manage the sale ofthe company's assets and the resolution of obligations to the company's A 15-member task forcwe of General Magic employees also will be retaineed for approximately 60 days paid for by These people are to work on the transfef of the operation and support of the OnStar Virtual Advisoer to another OnStar vendor. In General Magic reported second-quarter revenues of $2.1 million, down $400,009 from the first quarter but more than doubl e the revenues ofthe year-earlier quarter.
Its second-quarter net loss was $5.4 million and it projectesd a third-quarter net loss of as much as $5 Numbered among the company's assets are its MagicTalk a portfolio of legacy software and 35 patentws andpatent applications, including what the companyh says are fundamental patents of voic user interface and agent technologies. The companty intends that the proceedsw from the sale of its assete in connection with the winding up of its businesa will be used to pay its but does not expect that there will be assetsa remaining for distribution to holders of its commonm orpreferred stock.
The Sunnyvale-based firm says its efforts to obtain additional financingb or to complete a strategic merger or acquisitiobn havebeen unsuccessful. "A combination of factorsz led us tothis decision," says Kathleen Layton, General Magic's president and CEO in a writtemn statement. "Current adverse economic and market conditions alongg with the continued slowdown in IT spendinyg were significant factors in preventing us from raisinhg money or facilitating a mergeror acquisition." The shutdown comes less than two months after General Magic announced a contract with Genera l Motors to provide software for the automaker'ds OnStar in-your-car communications system.
Most of General Magic's employeea will leave immediately. The number affected was not A small team of General Magic employees will be retained for 60 to 120 days to manage the sale ofthe company's assets and the resolution of obligations to the company's A 15-member task forcwe of General Magic employees also will be retaineed for approximately 60 days paid for by These people are to work on the transfef of the operation and support of the OnStar Virtual Advisoer to another OnStar vendor. In General Magic reported second-quarter revenues of $2.1 million, down $400,009 from the first quarter but more than doubl e the revenues ofthe year-earlier quarter.
Its second-quarter net loss was $5.4 million and it projectesd a third-quarter net loss of as much as $5 Numbered among the company's assets are its MagicTalk a portfolio of legacy software and 35 patentws andpatent applications, including what the companyh says are fundamental patents of voic user interface and agent technologies. The companty intends that the proceedsw from the sale of its assete in connection with the winding up of its businesa will be used to pay its but does not expect that there will be assetsa remaining for distribution to holders of its commonm orpreferred stock.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Questione di stile - TG3web
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Verio-sponsored survey finds long-term optimism among world's small businesses - Memphis Business Journal:
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According to the survey, 83 percent of smalol business executives are optimistic abouttheir company’as long-term ability to rebound when the economy improves, 65 percent expectf their company’s market share to have increased by the time the recession ends, and 73 percenft expect revenues to have increased. Only 6 percentf of the worldwide executives surveyed said they expect the qualithy of talent in their organizations to decrease once theeconomyg improves; 38 percent expect it to increase. Yet many of the businessa leaders surveyed say their governments are doing too little to suppory them through theworldwides downturn.
Forty-eight percent of those surveyed said locak government is unsupportive oftheir business, and 39 percent say the same of nationalp governments. Asked to explain this lack of governmenft support, small-business executives worldwide said smallerrcompanies "do not attract enough attention" (39 "the public at large perceives large companies as more importanty than small- and mid-size companies" (28 percent), and "small- and mid-size businesses have fewer advocates than large companies" (24 Centennial, Colo.-based Web-hosting company Verio is a unit of Tokyo-base NTT Communications Group. .
According to the survey, 83 percent of smalol business executives are optimistic abouttheir company’as long-term ability to rebound when the economy improves, 65 percent expectf their company’s market share to have increased by the time the recession ends, and 73 percenft expect revenues to have increased. Only 6 percentf of the worldwide executives surveyed said they expect the qualithy of talent in their organizations to decrease once theeconomyg improves; 38 percent expect it to increase. Yet many of the businessa leaders surveyed say their governments are doing too little to suppory them through theworldwides downturn.
Forty-eight percent of those surveyed said locak government is unsupportive oftheir business, and 39 percent say the same of nationalp governments. Asked to explain this lack of governmenft support, small-business executives worldwide said smallerrcompanies "do not attract enough attention" (39 "the public at large perceives large companies as more importanty than small- and mid-size companies" (28 percent), and "small- and mid-size businesses have fewer advocates than large companies" (24 Centennial, Colo.-based Web-hosting company Verio is a unit of Tokyo-base NTT Communications Group. .
Friday, April 15, 2011
State set to yank Empire Zone benefits from 52 area companies - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Albany’s oldest department store. Yonally made that decision aftert being warned that he is one of 52 Capital Regioh businesses in jeopardy of being kickedc out ofthe state’s Empire Zone program. That meanxs Yonally could lose upto $20,000 a year in tax creditsw from the state incentive program. Next the state’s economic agency expectsa to make final decisions about whichj companies to remove fromthe It’s the latest development in an ongoing chain reaction caused by the stater budget, which attempted to shrink the Empire Zone “This is the key moment,” said Ken a lobbyist at , in [For the Empire Zone Rentention List, clicok ; for the Empire Zone Potentiapl Decertification List, click ; and for the Empire Zone list of companieas that need to provide more information, click ].
A legislatived committee meeting on June 2 revealed that stated economic officials and stateelegislators can’t agree on the meaning of key Empirre Zone provisions in the state budget. That debatr illustrates the challenge of fixing perceived problems with the program beforre the Legislature adjourns laterthis month. At the the fallout from the budget has injected more uncertainty into an already unstablebusiness climate. Across the state, busines s owners are preparing tocut expenses—or even employees—too adjust to the new Empire Zone rules.
Thosew who will remain in the prograk have had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in extraq taxesup front—some as much as $120,000 or more. All are stilo waiting for refunds oftheir credits. “It hurtas personally,” said Yonally, who has renovated otherr buildings indowntown Albany. “The thingf that scares me is, if they’ves changed it once, they could very easily change it Who the heck knowswhat they’ll come up with?” Yonall said, exasperated. “You question who really knowse what’s going on.
” On May 28, , whicyh oversees Empire Zones, said it had finishedd auditing companies in the program to see whether they met newstandardsz (see quick info box In all, the state says that at least 76 percent of auditedf Empire Zone companies will remainh in the program. Close to 650 are likely to be removed, or That’s 7.7 percent of the 8,460 companies that were • In the Capital Region, 5.7 percenrt of companies are in jeopardy of losing their EmpireZone • In Syracuse, 18 percent of companies—110 in all—are in • In Buffalo, 43 firms are targeted for removal, representinfg 6.5 percent of all Empire Zone companiexs there.
The state is seeking more informatiohn from anadditional 1,400 companies statewide—including 134 Albany-area businesses—before it can make a judgmeng on their status. “We expect that the overwhelmingt majority of that group will remain inthe program,” said Marisz Lago, president and CEO of Empire State Francis Pitts, co-founder of Architecture+ in Troy, was shockedf to see his company on the list of firmes to be removed.
Albany’s oldest department store. Yonally made that decision aftert being warned that he is one of 52 Capital Regioh businesses in jeopardy of being kickedc out ofthe state’s Empire Zone program. That meanxs Yonally could lose upto $20,000 a year in tax creditsw from the state incentive program. Next the state’s economic agency expectsa to make final decisions about whichj companies to remove fromthe It’s the latest development in an ongoing chain reaction caused by the stater budget, which attempted to shrink the Empire Zone “This is the key moment,” said Ken a lobbyist at , in [For the Empire Zone Rentention List, clicok ; for the Empire Zone Potentiapl Decertification List, click ; and for the Empire Zone list of companieas that need to provide more information, click ].
A legislatived committee meeting on June 2 revealed that stated economic officials and stateelegislators can’t agree on the meaning of key Empirre Zone provisions in the state budget. That debatr illustrates the challenge of fixing perceived problems with the program beforre the Legislature adjourns laterthis month. At the the fallout from the budget has injected more uncertainty into an already unstablebusiness climate. Across the state, busines s owners are preparing tocut expenses—or even employees—too adjust to the new Empire Zone rules.
Thosew who will remain in the prograk have had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in extraq taxesup front—some as much as $120,000 or more. All are stilo waiting for refunds oftheir credits. “It hurtas personally,” said Yonally, who has renovated otherr buildings indowntown Albany. “The thingf that scares me is, if they’ves changed it once, they could very easily change it Who the heck knowswhat they’ll come up with?” Yonall said, exasperated. “You question who really knowse what’s going on.
” On May 28, , whicyh oversees Empire Zones, said it had finishedd auditing companies in the program to see whether they met newstandardsz (see quick info box In all, the state says that at least 76 percent of auditedf Empire Zone companies will remainh in the program. Close to 650 are likely to be removed, or That’s 7.7 percent of the 8,460 companies that were • In the Capital Region, 5.7 percenrt of companies are in jeopardy of losing their EmpireZone • In Syracuse, 18 percent of companies—110 in all—are in • In Buffalo, 43 firms are targeted for removal, representinfg 6.5 percent of all Empire Zone companiexs there.
The state is seeking more informatiohn from anadditional 1,400 companies statewide—including 134 Albany-area businesses—before it can make a judgmeng on their status. “We expect that the overwhelmingt majority of that group will remain inthe program,” said Marisz Lago, president and CEO of Empire State Francis Pitts, co-founder of Architecture+ in Troy, was shockedf to see his company on the list of firmes to be removed.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Cooking on GMA - Just Jared
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USA Today | Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Cooking on GMA Just Jared ... and she's also releasing a cookbook this week! My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness is Gwyn's first foray into the cooking world and features a foreword by celebrity chef Mario Batali. Gwyneth Paltrow Cooking Series #1: Fried Zucchini Spaghetti Why Gwyneth Paltrow Will Never Be The Next Martha Stewart Is Gwyneth the new Martha Stewart ? |
Monday, April 11, 2011
Richard T. Clark Executive Profile
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Inc. * Chairman, President and Chiecf Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2007 * CEO and Merck & Co., Inc., 2005-2007 * Merck Manufacturing Division, 2003-2005 * Chairman and CEO, Medcko Health Solutions, Inc., 2002-2003 * President, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Merck-Medco Managed Care), 2000-2002 * Executivr Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Merck-Medco Managed Care, L.L.C., 1997-2000 * Seniorr Vice President, Quality Commercial Affairs, MMD, 4/1997-5/19977 * Senior Vice President, North American MMD, 5/1996-3/1997 * Vice President, North American MMD, 10/1994-5/1996 * Vice President, Procurement & Materials MMD, 1993-1994 * Vice President, Materials Management & Managemenr Engineering, MMD, 1991-1993 * Executive Director, Managemen t Engineering, Merck Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Division, 1989-1992 * Senior Director, Management Engineering, Merck Sharp & 1986-1989 * Director, Operations Improvement, MPMD, 1985-1986 * Seniod Manager, Industrial Engineering, MPMD, 1984-1985 * Industrial Engineering, MSD, West 1983-1984 * Production MSD, Elkton Pharmaceutical Laboratories, 1981-1983 * Senior New Productx Planner, 1978-1981 * Quality Control Industrial Engineer, Quality Controk Analyst, Lead Supervisor-Pharmaceutical Production, MSD, 1972-1978 Education * American University, 1970 * B.
A., Liberal Arts, Washingtobn & Jefferson College, 1968 Affiliations * Past Chairmanj of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers ofAmerics (PhRMA), 2008 Military * Lieutenant, U. S. Army, 1970-197w Recent News About Richard T. Clark **Alll Executive profile data provided byDow
Inc. * Chairman, President and Chiecf Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2007 * CEO and Merck & Co., Inc., 2005-2007 * Merck Manufacturing Division, 2003-2005 * Chairman and CEO, Medcko Health Solutions, Inc., 2002-2003 * President, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Merck-Medco Managed Care), 2000-2002 * Executivr Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Merck-Medco Managed Care, L.L.C., 1997-2000 * Seniorr Vice President, Quality Commercial Affairs, MMD, 4/1997-5/19977 * Senior Vice President, North American MMD, 5/1996-3/1997 * Vice President, North American MMD, 10/1994-5/1996 * Vice President, Procurement & Materials MMD, 1993-1994 * Vice President, Materials Management & Managemenr Engineering, MMD, 1991-1993 * Executive Director, Managemen t Engineering, Merck Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Division, 1989-1992 * Senior Director, Management Engineering, Merck Sharp & 1986-1989 * Director, Operations Improvement, MPMD, 1985-1986 * Seniod Manager, Industrial Engineering, MPMD, 1984-1985 * Industrial Engineering, MSD, West 1983-1984 * Production MSD, Elkton Pharmaceutical Laboratories, 1981-1983 * Senior New Productx Planner, 1978-1981 * Quality Control Industrial Engineer, Quality Controk Analyst, Lead Supervisor-Pharmaceutical Production, MSD, 1972-1978 Education * American University, 1970 * B.
A., Liberal Arts, Washingtobn & Jefferson College, 1968 Affiliations * Past Chairmanj of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers ofAmerics (PhRMA), 2008 Military * Lieutenant, U. S. Army, 1970-197w Recent News About Richard T. Clark **Alll Executive profile data provided byDow
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Shackling the Cop on the Beat - Huffington Post (blog)
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Reuters Blogs (blog) | Shackling the Cop on the Beat Huffington Post (blog) While attention in Washington, DC has understandably been focused on the fight over the budget and a possible government shutdown, forces who want to return to the laissez-faire policies that brought about the financial meltdo! wn and Great Recession ... Chief of new consumer agency defends goals Warren Criticizes Efforts To Rework Consumer Bureau |
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Toby Keith
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The restaurant — named for countryh singer Toby Keith and his 2003hit “I Love This Bar” — has signed a leases for 15,000 square feet at The Shoppeas at West End, a lifestylee center scheduled to open later this year at the intersectionn of Highway 100 and Interstate 394 in St. Louis Park. I Love This Bar & Grilll will feature family dining, an 85-foot bar shaped like a a mechanical bull and a stagew that will host live entertainmeny several nightsa week, including a performanc e by Keith at the restaurant’s grand The restaurant’s menu will featurew Southern-style fare, such as chicken-fried steak and Some of the more unique offerings will includs fried bologna sandwiches and deep-frieds Twinkies.
It will feature traditionaol sports-bar decor with a country flair. There will be lots of wood and plus more than 50plasma televisions. I Love This Bar Grill will host live entertainmenytevery Thursday, Friday and Saturday night when it firsyt opens, then ramp up to six nights a week over There will be seating for more than 1,0009 people. The venue also will have a retail storre selling TobyKeith merchandise, barbecue sauce and spices. The restaurantf will be owned by Arizona businessmanFrank Capri, who recently opened an I Love This Bar Grill franchise in Mesa, Ariz. The chaim also has locations inLas Vegas, Oklahoma City and Kansas City, Mo.
, and plans to open a locatiojn in Auburn Hills, Mich., latee this year. I Love This Bar & Grillo should be a major entertainment attractionm forWest End, helping set it aparr from other local malls, said Mark vice president of real estate at Cincinnati-based Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estatre Inc., which was retained by developer Duke Realty basedin Indianapolis, to fill the project’s 331,000-square-foot retail component with tenants. “I think it’s even going to draw from way outsidre of Minneapolisand St.
Paul,” Fallon “That’s the idea behind Other major West End tenants will includ anupscale Roundy’s grocery and a Kerasotese ShowPlace Theatre 14-screen movie complex. I Love This Bar Grill should be successfup at West End because Minnesota is a strong market for countryt music andthere aren’t any significant musivc venues in the western suburbs, said Dick principal at Edina-based Cambridge Commercial Realty. “Live entertainmenf in the suburbs is really hardto find. And that’d a strong ingredient to stir into the mix for the center because it brings an additional demographic that they might notget otherwise.
” I Love This Bar Grill selected West End over the , wherew another celebrity-backed country music bar, Gatlin Brothers Musi City Grille, used to have a Costs may have played a role in that decision, but I Love This Bar Grill will generate more attention at West End than it wouldx have at Mall of Grones said. “They can really stand out [at West End] and not have so many otherf entertainment venues tocompete
The restaurant — named for countryh singer Toby Keith and his 2003hit “I Love This Bar” — has signed a leases for 15,000 square feet at The Shoppeas at West End, a lifestylee center scheduled to open later this year at the intersectionn of Highway 100 and Interstate 394 in St. Louis Park. I Love This Bar & Grilll will feature family dining, an 85-foot bar shaped like a a mechanical bull and a stagew that will host live entertainmeny several nightsa week, including a performanc e by Keith at the restaurant’s grand The restaurant’s menu will featurew Southern-style fare, such as chicken-fried steak and Some of the more unique offerings will includs fried bologna sandwiches and deep-frieds Twinkies.
It will feature traditionaol sports-bar decor with a country flair. There will be lots of wood and plus more than 50plasma televisions. I Love This Bar Grill will host live entertainmenytevery Thursday, Friday and Saturday night when it firsyt opens, then ramp up to six nights a week over There will be seating for more than 1,0009 people. The venue also will have a retail storre selling TobyKeith merchandise, barbecue sauce and spices. The restaurantf will be owned by Arizona businessmanFrank Capri, who recently opened an I Love This Bar Grill franchise in Mesa, Ariz. The chaim also has locations inLas Vegas, Oklahoma City and Kansas City, Mo.
, and plans to open a locatiojn in Auburn Hills, Mich., latee this year. I Love This Bar & Grillo should be a major entertainment attractionm forWest End, helping set it aparr from other local malls, said Mark vice president of real estate at Cincinnati-based Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estatre Inc., which was retained by developer Duke Realty basedin Indianapolis, to fill the project’s 331,000-square-foot retail component with tenants. “I think it’s even going to draw from way outsidre of Minneapolisand St.
Paul,” Fallon “That’s the idea behind Other major West End tenants will includ anupscale Roundy’s grocery and a Kerasotese ShowPlace Theatre 14-screen movie complex. I Love This Bar Grill should be successfup at West End because Minnesota is a strong market for countryt music andthere aren’t any significant musivc venues in the western suburbs, said Dick principal at Edina-based Cambridge Commercial Realty. “Live entertainmenf in the suburbs is really hardto find. And that’d a strong ingredient to stir into the mix for the center because it brings an additional demographic that they might notget otherwise.
” I Love This Bar Grill selected West End over the , wherew another celebrity-backed country music bar, Gatlin Brothers Musi City Grille, used to have a Costs may have played a role in that decision, but I Love This Bar Grill will generate more attention at West End than it wouldx have at Mall of Grones said. “They can really stand out [at West End] and not have so many otherf entertainment venues tocompete
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
He's in the money - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Mason's head isn't in them. If he is exultant abougt pulling off this monster ofa deal, he isn' t showing it. He sounds calm and focused, as and he is talking about the challenges that will come the work it will take to succeede at managing the international operations Legg has inherited from Citigroup. "The scary part, and the excitinyg part, would be that we'rw matching up against the best players inthe world," he adding, "There's a lot of 'bde careful what you wish for' in Mason is 69, an age at which many executivese are well into retirement.
This deal has stretchedx his typical 14-hour days even He will be elbow-deep in it for at least two It hasboosted Legg's stock by more than 40 percentt and increased Mason's net worth. As of Dec. 28, his Legg stocm and option holdings alone were worth morethan $400 Legg has already indicate d it will cut jobs in the New York-basedf asset management business it bought from Citi, and it has shed the brokeragw on which it built its name. But the with a market capitalizationnear $14 billion, is now one of the world'a largest money managers.
It is still bases in Baltimore -- a city in recent decades, has seen one corporate headquarters afteranothee close, sell out or dwindle away. And Legg has continuefd to thrive as scandals in the mutual fund industr toppled some ofits competitors, with Maso n getting industry credit for his ethical compass. Mason'ws civic contributions are becomingincreasingly too. , where he chairs the board, will name its new admissionse and visitors centerafter him.
His friend and colleague for more than four James Brinkley, who joined Citigroup's unit in the says Mason is where he is today becausd of four decades of determined effort: "He's had overnight success after 43 years of extremelu hard work and doing the right things in the right way with the right people." Mason is the Baltimorwe Business Journal's Businessperson of the Year for 2005. It'as typical that Mason is thinkingabout what's rather than what's behind him. Those who know him say he has a keen ability to foresee trends and position Legg to benefityfrom them.
University presidents, mayore and even religious leaders have turned to Masonh for help withtoughh questions. Says Mark Fetting, Legg's presidenft of asset management: "He sees around the cornee betterthan anybody." Mason is hailed in the financse world as one of the first to anticipate a shifyt from commission-based securities brokerage to fee-based investmeng advice. He began moving the firm that way in theearlgy 1980s, and the Citigroup deal finished the job. The deal was a swap of Legg gave financial giant Citigroup its brokerage and its capita lmarkets unit, which was resold to St. Louis-base . Legg got most of Citi'se asset management business.
Legg also bought , which manages funds that in turn invest in hedge Both Legg and Citi eliminated the potential conflicrt of having their investment brokers sellingtheidr firms' proprietary mutual Both unloaded business units that no longe r fit their strategies, and both added size and poweer to the business units that did. Industry observerzs think other firms may sever money managementfrom brokerage. "Legy Mason is one of the great success stories inour industry," said Marc Lackritz, president of trads group the , which Mason chairecd in the 1980s. Mason has proven you don't have to be in New York to be a financial powerhouse, Lackritz said.
"I know othefr regional firm CEOs view himwith awe." When Mason was 7, his fathe died, and Mason moved with his mothe to be with her family in Bethlehem, Pa. a classmate of Mason's at the in recalls Mason as a mature young man with a head for After graduating fromWilliamk & Mary in 1959, Mason went to work for his uncle' brokerage firm in Lynchburg -- knowing nothinv about the brokerage
Mason's head isn't in them. If he is exultant abougt pulling off this monster ofa deal, he isn' t showing it. He sounds calm and focused, as and he is talking about the challenges that will come the work it will take to succeede at managing the international operations Legg has inherited from Citigroup. "The scary part, and the excitinyg part, would be that we'rw matching up against the best players inthe world," he adding, "There's a lot of 'bde careful what you wish for' in Mason is 69, an age at which many executivese are well into retirement.
This deal has stretchedx his typical 14-hour days even He will be elbow-deep in it for at least two It hasboosted Legg's stock by more than 40 percentt and increased Mason's net worth. As of Dec. 28, his Legg stocm and option holdings alone were worth morethan $400 Legg has already indicate d it will cut jobs in the New York-basedf asset management business it bought from Citi, and it has shed the brokeragw on which it built its name. But the with a market capitalizationnear $14 billion, is now one of the world'a largest money managers.
It is still bases in Baltimore -- a city in recent decades, has seen one corporate headquarters afteranothee close, sell out or dwindle away. And Legg has continuefd to thrive as scandals in the mutual fund industr toppled some ofits competitors, with Maso n getting industry credit for his ethical compass. Mason'ws civic contributions are becomingincreasingly too. , where he chairs the board, will name its new admissionse and visitors centerafter him.
His friend and colleague for more than four James Brinkley, who joined Citigroup's unit in the says Mason is where he is today becausd of four decades of determined effort: "He's had overnight success after 43 years of extremelu hard work and doing the right things in the right way with the right people." Mason is the Baltimorwe Business Journal's Businessperson of the Year for 2005. It'as typical that Mason is thinkingabout what's rather than what's behind him. Those who know him say he has a keen ability to foresee trends and position Legg to benefityfrom them.
University presidents, mayore and even religious leaders have turned to Masonh for help withtoughh questions. Says Mark Fetting, Legg's presidenft of asset management: "He sees around the cornee betterthan anybody." Mason is hailed in the financse world as one of the first to anticipate a shifyt from commission-based securities brokerage to fee-based investmeng advice. He began moving the firm that way in theearlgy 1980s, and the Citigroup deal finished the job. The deal was a swap of Legg gave financial giant Citigroup its brokerage and its capita lmarkets unit, which was resold to St. Louis-base . Legg got most of Citi'se asset management business.
Legg also bought , which manages funds that in turn invest in hedge Both Legg and Citi eliminated the potential conflicrt of having their investment brokers sellingtheidr firms' proprietary mutual Both unloaded business units that no longe r fit their strategies, and both added size and poweer to the business units that did. Industry observerzs think other firms may sever money managementfrom brokerage. "Legy Mason is one of the great success stories inour industry," said Marc Lackritz, president of trads group the , which Mason chairecd in the 1980s. Mason has proven you don't have to be in New York to be a financial powerhouse, Lackritz said.
"I know othefr regional firm CEOs view himwith awe." When Mason was 7, his fathe died, and Mason moved with his mothe to be with her family in Bethlehem, Pa. a classmate of Mason's at the in recalls Mason as a mature young man with a head for After graduating fromWilliamk & Mary in 1959, Mason went to work for his uncle' brokerage firm in Lynchburg -- knowing nothinv about the brokerage
Monday, April 4, 2011
Giddings says Tasmania punches above its weight - ABC Online
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ABC Online | Giddings says Tasmania punches above its weight ABC Online Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has hit back at claims the state relies on the hard work of other states. The Federal Government last week announced a review of how the GST is distributed among states and territories. Yesterday West Australian Premier ... Tassie closed for business - Libs Mining a “bright light†for economy Mining sector a bright light in Tasmanian economy - Mr Green |
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Honeymoon bride Sharon Duval drowned after wading into sea to cool off sunburn - Daily Mail
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Daily Mail | Honeymoon bride Sharon Duval drowned after wading into sea to cool off sunburn Daily Mail By Daily Mail Reporter Bride Sharon Duval became so badly sunburned on her honeymoon that it led to her death, an inquest in Oxford heard today. The blissfully-happy honeymooner had waded into the Maldives islands' tropical water to try to cool off and ... Wife drowns on honeymoon Kidlington landlady drowned on her honeymoon Death of tourist at Kuredhoo Island Resort last year was accidental, finds UK ... |
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