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According to a release, 13 staff members were informe d Friday that their jobs wouldbe eliminated, effectivew July 2. Authority spokesman Peter Hancock said in an interviewa Monday that the policy director position also will be eliminatedc as executive staff positions are reduced from five to Barb Langner will move out of that position to serve as actinfgMedicaid director, according to the release. Hancock said that the authority’se operational budget has been cutby $3.5 millio for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Accordinv to the release, the authority also is reducing spendinf with the contractor that processes claims for paymeny under Medicaid and theStated Children’s Health Insurance Program. That move is expected to save $3.6 Savings from the contract reduction s are shared with thefederalo government, which funds more than half of Medicaid administrative costs, according to the release. The authority is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policg agenda that incorporates effective purchasing and administratiob with healthpromotion strategies. All health insurance purchasing by the state is combined underthe authority.
The authoritgy also is responsible for compiling and distributing uniform health care data to providwe healthcare consumers, payers, providers and policy-makers with informatio n regarding trends in the use and cost of healtuh care for improved decision making.
суббота, 31 декабря 2011 г.
четверг, 29 декабря 2011 г.
BrightSource signs 1,300 MW solar deal - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The agreement with Oakland-based BrightSource Energyh is the largest renewablew power agreement signed byany U.S. the company and the utility said. BrightSource developes solar thermal power plants that use acres of giantt mirrors to concentrate thedeserf sun’s rays onto a turning a liquid in a giant boiler at the top of the toweer into steam. The steam runs turbines that producre electricity. California investor-owned utilities are required to get 20 percen t of their power from renewable sources by the end of but it’s unlikely , Southern California Edisoh or -- California's larges t utilities -- will meet that deadline.
BrightSource’s projectw will start producing power between 2013and 2016. “Wed will not have delivered renewable energy by the end of but we have contracts that far exceed that 20percentt value,” said Stuart Hemphill, vice presidenf of renewable and alternatives power at SCE. “It’s not a question of whether we’lo get to 20 it’s more about the timing.” BrightSource declined to say how much it woulrd cost to buildthe plants, but industry analystes put the cost of solar thermal plants beinyg developed in Spain at aboug $775 million per 100 megawatts.
The firsyt 100 megawatt plant ofthe 1,300 megawatt projec is located at Invanpah in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino where BrightSource also is developing a 300 megawatt project for PG&E. The Ivanpah project area is on land managex by the federal Bureau of Land The 1,300 megawatt projectss will require 10,500 acres. The otheer 1,200 megawatts for Southern Californias Edison will be developed at six plants at variouzs sites inthe Southwest. BrightSource CEO John Woolard said the companyg will break ground on its first 100megawatts (thoswe promised to PG&E) in the fourth quarterr of this year.
First the companty will have to find financing forthat project, whichg could be a challenge. Key tax credits that help fund the development of solar thermal power projects have been rendered virtually useless as a resulrt of the recession as few investors have the tax equity availabls to usethe credits. Woolar has said previously that the funding for his projectsxis available, but BrightSource will have to pay more for its initiak plants than it hopes to for future Solar thermal competitor , base d in Palo Alto, said recentlg that it would be nearly impossiblre to finance large solar thermal projects (100 megawattxs or more) in the current economic environment.
It has asked PG&wE to own and operate the utility-scale solar thermakl projects itis developing. But Woolard said BrightSource did not ask Southern California Ediso to own or operateits projects. Woolardx wouldn’t say how many jobs the projecytwould create. He did say the 400 megawatt projecrt at Ivanpah wouldcreate 1,700 job years — with a job year equivalen to one full-time job for one year during construction. If the project took four yearasto build, that would equal 425 employees for 4 years. And he said the projecrt wouldcreate 3,500 job year for the life of the If the project spanned 40 that would equal nearly 88 full-timse jobs over 40 years.
BrightSource investors include .org, the philanthropiv arm of Google, VantagePoint , Alternative Energy, Hydrk Venture, and subsidiary Black River, DBL , and Chevron Technology Ventures. The companyt has raised $160 million in venturee capital.
The agreement with Oakland-based BrightSource Energyh is the largest renewablew power agreement signed byany U.S. the company and the utility said. BrightSource developes solar thermal power plants that use acres of giantt mirrors to concentrate thedeserf sun’s rays onto a turning a liquid in a giant boiler at the top of the toweer into steam. The steam runs turbines that producre electricity. California investor-owned utilities are required to get 20 percen t of their power from renewable sources by the end of but it’s unlikely , Southern California Edisoh or -- California's larges t utilities -- will meet that deadline.
BrightSource’s projectw will start producing power between 2013and 2016. “Wed will not have delivered renewable energy by the end of but we have contracts that far exceed that 20percentt value,” said Stuart Hemphill, vice presidenf of renewable and alternatives power at SCE. “It’s not a question of whether we’lo get to 20 it’s more about the timing.” BrightSource declined to say how much it woulrd cost to buildthe plants, but industry analystes put the cost of solar thermal plants beinyg developed in Spain at aboug $775 million per 100 megawatts.
The firsyt 100 megawatt plant ofthe 1,300 megawatt projec is located at Invanpah in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino where BrightSource also is developing a 300 megawatt project for PG&E. The Ivanpah project area is on land managex by the federal Bureau of Land The 1,300 megawatt projectss will require 10,500 acres. The otheer 1,200 megawatts for Southern Californias Edison will be developed at six plants at variouzs sites inthe Southwest. BrightSource CEO John Woolard said the companyg will break ground on its first 100megawatts (thoswe promised to PG&E) in the fourth quarterr of this year.
First the companty will have to find financing forthat project, whichg could be a challenge. Key tax credits that help fund the development of solar thermal power projects have been rendered virtually useless as a resulrt of the recession as few investors have the tax equity availabls to usethe credits. Woolar has said previously that the funding for his projectsxis available, but BrightSource will have to pay more for its initiak plants than it hopes to for future Solar thermal competitor , base d in Palo Alto, said recentlg that it would be nearly impossiblre to finance large solar thermal projects (100 megawattxs or more) in the current economic environment.
It has asked PG&wE to own and operate the utility-scale solar thermakl projects itis developing. But Woolard said BrightSource did not ask Southern California Ediso to own or operateits projects. Woolardx wouldn’t say how many jobs the projecytwould create. He did say the 400 megawatt projecrt at Ivanpah wouldcreate 1,700 job years — with a job year equivalen to one full-time job for one year during construction. If the project took four yearasto build, that would equal 425 employees for 4 years. And he said the projecrt wouldcreate 3,500 job year for the life of the If the project spanned 40 that would equal nearly 88 full-timse jobs over 40 years.
BrightSource investors include .org, the philanthropiv arm of Google, VantagePoint , Alternative Energy, Hydrk Venture, and subsidiary Black River, DBL , and Chevron Technology Ventures. The companyt has raised $160 million in venturee capital.
понедельник, 26 декабря 2011 г.
Dayton
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Dayton-based Brower Insurance Agency LLC acquiresd Aspen Insurance Associates of Westerville and its six Aspen prior to the sale was partof Benchmark, one of the 20 largesg independent insurance agencies in Central Ohio. John managing principal at Brower, said the compan had been planning to expand into the Columbus area forsome time. “We felt that Aspem matched up very wellwith us,” he said.
Watson declined to disclose financial terms of the whichbrought Brower’s payroll to about 175 employees and added Aspenj President Dave Kotary as a principal and one of 22 company Kotary, who also owned said he’s considered selling the firm in receny years as a way to ensure a smooth operatiohn for employees and clients when he The 59-year-old said he’s approaching the end of his fourth decade in the insurance business and likely will retire in the next thre to six years depending on market conditions. “j received a number of overtures in the past couplewof years, but I was interestedc in finding a very good cultural he said.
“Acquisitions often work out on paperr but can fall apart becauseof ... a culture that doesn’t work While the benefit for Broweris geographical, Kotargy said the Westerville office has access to the resourcess of a much larger company: Loss risk management consulting and in-house legal Aside from its Dayton headquarters and new Westervill office, Brower also has employeew in Loveland and Springfield, a city the company beganm serving when it acquired Consolidated Insurance in December.
Watso said Brower has no further acquisitioh plans despite the tworecent “We don’t do a lot of acquisitions,” he “It just happened that these two came Brower, founded in 1935, is one of the 100 largest employers in the Dayton area, according to researcy from the Dayton Business Journal , a sister publicatiomn to Columbus Business Firsr . In addition to being rankef asthe region’s largest propertgy and casualty agency, it’ws the No. 2 health and life insurance agenc y and employeebenefits firm.
Dayton-based Brower Insurance Agency LLC acquiresd Aspen Insurance Associates of Westerville and its six Aspen prior to the sale was partof Benchmark, one of the 20 largesg independent insurance agencies in Central Ohio. John managing principal at Brower, said the compan had been planning to expand into the Columbus area forsome time. “We felt that Aspem matched up very wellwith us,” he said.
Watson declined to disclose financial terms of the whichbrought Brower’s payroll to about 175 employees and added Aspenj President Dave Kotary as a principal and one of 22 company Kotary, who also owned said he’s considered selling the firm in receny years as a way to ensure a smooth operatiohn for employees and clients when he The 59-year-old said he’s approaching the end of his fourth decade in the insurance business and likely will retire in the next thre to six years depending on market conditions. “j received a number of overtures in the past couplewof years, but I was interestedc in finding a very good cultural he said.
“Acquisitions often work out on paperr but can fall apart becauseof ... a culture that doesn’t work While the benefit for Broweris geographical, Kotargy said the Westerville office has access to the resourcess of a much larger company: Loss risk management consulting and in-house legal Aside from its Dayton headquarters and new Westervill office, Brower also has employeew in Loveland and Springfield, a city the company beganm serving when it acquired Consolidated Insurance in December.
Watso said Brower has no further acquisitioh plans despite the tworecent “We don’t do a lot of acquisitions,” he “It just happened that these two came Brower, founded in 1935, is one of the 100 largest employers in the Dayton area, according to researcy from the Dayton Business Journal , a sister publicatiomn to Columbus Business Firsr . In addition to being rankef asthe region’s largest propertgy and casualty agency, it’ws the No. 2 health and life insurance agenc y and employeebenefits firm.
суббота, 24 декабря 2011 г.
bizjournals: San Jose leads as America's top tech center -- bizjournals
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are just 78 miles from each other, yet they’rde worlds apart in high-tech expertise. San Jose -- epicenter of internationally renowned SiliconValley -- is the nation’sx most technologically adept metropolitan area, accordingg to a new bizjournals study of . Stocktoj ranks dead last. Bizjournals created to identify metros blessed with the highestr concentrationsof high-tech companies, technology-oriented jobs, and workerss with advanced degrees. San Jose stands out as the cleatleader -- no real given its preeminence in the fields of compute and semiconductor manufacturing.
• Nearly 12 perceny of San Jose’s private-sector businesses are classifiecas high-technology, the biggest concentration in America. The precise ratil in San Jose is 117.1 high-tecuh companies per 1,000 private-sector firms, nearly triple the U.S. averagee of 40.2 per 1,000. • Employment trends are even more lopsided. San Jose has 182.5 high-tecu jobs for every 1,000 private-sector jobs. That’s 47 percen t higher than the ratio for any otherfmarket -- and 329 percent above the average for the entirew study group. • One-sixth of all adults in the SanJose 16.9 percent, hold master’s or doctorapl degrees.
Washington is the only market with ahigher Washington, in fact, ranks second in bizjournals’ overallo high-tech standings, followed by San Francisco-Oakland and Seattle. Each of thesew areas has more than 160,000 high-tech and at least 10 percent of all local workers holdadvancexd degrees. Bizjournals used raw data from two recenft reports bythe U.S. Census Bureaj to analyze the high-tech capabilities of every market with morethan 500,0090 residents. The study focused on so-called Level I high-techb industries, a group defined by the U.S. Bureauh of Labor Statistics as businessesa where at least a quarter of all employees are directly involverin technology-oriented work.
That includesa the aerospace, computer, pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries andscientific research-and-developmenrt services. This definition of high-tech jobs is more restrictive than others used by someprivate analysts, yet it still encompasse s more than 4 million positions in the 100 1. San Jose -- Victory was nevee in doubt. San Jose was the only metroo to rank among the top 10 markets in each ofthe study’zs five categories. 2. Washington -- Don’t be surprised. The federal governmengt is no longer theWashington area’s sole economi c support. Suburban Fairfax County, Va., has become a particularlyg strong high-tech hub. 3.
Boston -- The Bosto metro rose to high-tech prominencer in the 1980s. Remembe r all the stories about the Routr128 corridor? It continues to benefit from a well-educatede workforce. 4. San Francisco-Oaklan -- It’s hard to tell whers the San Jose area ends andSan Francisco-Oaklanxd begins. The two metros have 340,000 high-tech jobs between them. 5. Seattle -- Microsoft is the linchpinm of Seattle’s technology but it’s certainly not the only locaksuccess story. The market has more than 5,000 high-tech employers. 6. San Dieglo -- This is the third California entry in thetop 10, more than any othet state. Only five metroz surpass San Diego’s ratio of 91.
2 high-techu jobs per 1,000 private-sector jobs. 7. Austin -- The Universit of Texas and the statew government both callAustin home, giving a heftyh boost to the area’s booming technology
are just 78 miles from each other, yet they’rde worlds apart in high-tech expertise. San Jose -- epicenter of internationally renowned SiliconValley -- is the nation’sx most technologically adept metropolitan area, accordingg to a new bizjournals study of . Stocktoj ranks dead last. Bizjournals created to identify metros blessed with the highestr concentrationsof high-tech companies, technology-oriented jobs, and workerss with advanced degrees. San Jose stands out as the cleatleader -- no real given its preeminence in the fields of compute and semiconductor manufacturing.
• Nearly 12 perceny of San Jose’s private-sector businesses are classifiecas high-technology, the biggest concentration in America. The precise ratil in San Jose is 117.1 high-tecuh companies per 1,000 private-sector firms, nearly triple the U.S. averagee of 40.2 per 1,000. • Employment trends are even more lopsided. San Jose has 182.5 high-tecu jobs for every 1,000 private-sector jobs. That’s 47 percen t higher than the ratio for any otherfmarket -- and 329 percent above the average for the entirew study group. • One-sixth of all adults in the SanJose 16.9 percent, hold master’s or doctorapl degrees.
Washington is the only market with ahigher Washington, in fact, ranks second in bizjournals’ overallo high-tech standings, followed by San Francisco-Oakland and Seattle. Each of thesew areas has more than 160,000 high-tech and at least 10 percent of all local workers holdadvancexd degrees. Bizjournals used raw data from two recenft reports bythe U.S. Census Bureaj to analyze the high-tech capabilities of every market with morethan 500,0090 residents. The study focused on so-called Level I high-techb industries, a group defined by the U.S. Bureauh of Labor Statistics as businessesa where at least a quarter of all employees are directly involverin technology-oriented work.
That includesa the aerospace, computer, pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries andscientific research-and-developmenrt services. This definition of high-tech jobs is more restrictive than others used by someprivate analysts, yet it still encompasse s more than 4 million positions in the 100 1. San Jose -- Victory was nevee in doubt. San Jose was the only metroo to rank among the top 10 markets in each ofthe study’zs five categories. 2. Washington -- Don’t be surprised. The federal governmengt is no longer theWashington area’s sole economi c support. Suburban Fairfax County, Va., has become a particularlyg strong high-tech hub. 3.
Boston -- The Bosto metro rose to high-tech prominencer in the 1980s. Remembe r all the stories about the Routr128 corridor? It continues to benefit from a well-educatede workforce. 4. San Francisco-Oaklan -- It’s hard to tell whers the San Jose area ends andSan Francisco-Oaklanxd begins. The two metros have 340,000 high-tech jobs between them. 5. Seattle -- Microsoft is the linchpinm of Seattle’s technology but it’s certainly not the only locaksuccess story. The market has more than 5,000 high-tech employers. 6. San Dieglo -- This is the third California entry in thetop 10, more than any othet state. Only five metroz surpass San Diego’s ratio of 91.
2 high-techu jobs per 1,000 private-sector jobs. 7. Austin -- The Universit of Texas and the statew government both callAustin home, giving a heftyh boost to the area’s booming technology
четверг, 22 декабря 2011 г.
Silicon Valley CEOs expect tough year - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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More than 40 percent of executives responding tothe group'as annual survey said their companies reduced jobs in 2008 and almostg 60 percent expected the job picturw to worsen at their company in 2009. The group's confidencw has also dropped thatthe state's leaders are doinb the right things to help the economy. Sixty-four percentf believe that the legislaturw is on thewrong track. Only 21 percent describer Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggar as being on thewrong track, but that is nearlyt twice as high as two years ago. “Certainlyh the mood reflects theeconomic reality,” said Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino. “But we don’t see anyone out on a threateningto jump.
The can-do spirit of Silico n Valley has notbeen extinguished.” Askedx to list the top five challenges for valley businesseas and top three for the cost of housing remainedc No.1 on both list despite the reported drop in home prices and rent High housing costs for employees was selected as the top business challenge by 75 of followed by employee recruitment/retention costs (53 percent), traffid congestion (38 percent), business taxes ( 37 percent) and healt h care costs (37 percent).
High housing costsx were picked as the top challengw for workers by 96 percent of those who tookthe survey, followed by high taxews (52 percent) and traffic congestion (37
More than 40 percent of executives responding tothe group'as annual survey said their companies reduced jobs in 2008 and almostg 60 percent expected the job picturw to worsen at their company in 2009. The group's confidencw has also dropped thatthe state's leaders are doinb the right things to help the economy. Sixty-four percentf believe that the legislaturw is on thewrong track. Only 21 percent describer Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggar as being on thewrong track, but that is nearlyt twice as high as two years ago. “Certainlyh the mood reflects theeconomic reality,” said Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino. “But we don’t see anyone out on a threateningto jump.
The can-do spirit of Silico n Valley has notbeen extinguished.” Askedx to list the top five challenges for valley businesseas and top three for the cost of housing remainedc No.1 on both list despite the reported drop in home prices and rent High housing costs for employees was selected as the top business challenge by 75 of followed by employee recruitment/retention costs (53 percent), traffid congestion (38 percent), business taxes ( 37 percent) and healt h care costs (37 percent).
High housing costsx were picked as the top challengw for workers by 96 percent of those who tookthe survey, followed by high taxews (52 percent) and traffic congestion (37
вторник, 20 декабря 2011 г.
Phoenix Business Journal honors Most Admired CEOs - Nashville Business Journal:
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Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizonwa public andprivate companies, are being recognized at a dinnet Tuesday night and in a special supplement to Friday’d print edition of the Journal. Editor Ilana Loweryu called the localleaders “the epitomew of achievement.” “Their companies are successful; they’ve helpee to build Valley and they’ve contributed their time and expertise in the communithy on numerous levels,” she said. Post, for started his career with Pinnacle West subsidiaryt Arizona PublicService Co. as a draftsmajn in 1971, moving up the ranks to serve as president and CEO of the parent companu for13 years.
But he also has been a communituy leader serving as chairman of Greater Phoenix Economic where he helped create a group to studyh issues key tothe region’s economic J. Doug Pruitt, Sundt Constructionn Inc. Doug Parker, US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCor Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metroo light rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donald Smith Jr., SCF Arizonw Robert Meyer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly Universal Technical InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Crosds Blue Shield of Arizona Susan Frank, Deserg Schools Federal Credit Union Jonah Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Jim Tuton, American Traffic Solutions Inc.
Derricmk Hall, Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnef Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLock Inc. Richard Salt River Project Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. David McIntyre Jr., TriWesf Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solar Inc. Neil Bryan Cave LLP Rhonda John C. Lincoln Health Network Brad Casper, Henkelo Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Dexter, Sonora Ques Laboratories Linda Hunt, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Centetr “It wasn’t easy narrowing down the Valley’s Most Admiresd CEOs to just 25,” Lowery said. “But as we shine the spotlight onthis year’s winners, keep in mind that a stron g business community is key to developing futur e leaders.
” Selections were made based on feedback solicited from the Journal’s peers and others in the business community. To subscribw or order a copy of the June 12 issue that includez thespecial publication: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizonwa public andprivate companies, are being recognized at a dinnet Tuesday night and in a special supplement to Friday’d print edition of the Journal. Editor Ilana Loweryu called the localleaders “the epitomew of achievement.” “Their companies are successful; they’ve helpee to build Valley and they’ve contributed their time and expertise in the communithy on numerous levels,” she said. Post, for started his career with Pinnacle West subsidiaryt Arizona PublicService Co. as a draftsmajn in 1971, moving up the ranks to serve as president and CEO of the parent companu for13 years.
But he also has been a communituy leader serving as chairman of Greater Phoenix Economic where he helped create a group to studyh issues key tothe region’s economic J. Doug Pruitt, Sundt Constructionn Inc. Doug Parker, US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCor Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metroo light rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donald Smith Jr., SCF Arizonw Robert Meyer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly Universal Technical InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Crosds Blue Shield of Arizona Susan Frank, Deserg Schools Federal Credit Union Jonah Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Jim Tuton, American Traffic Solutions Inc.
Derricmk Hall, Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnef Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLock Inc. Richard Salt River Project Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. David McIntyre Jr., TriWesf Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solar Inc. Neil Bryan Cave LLP Rhonda John C. Lincoln Health Network Brad Casper, Henkelo Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Dexter, Sonora Ques Laboratories Linda Hunt, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Centetr “It wasn’t easy narrowing down the Valley’s Most Admiresd CEOs to just 25,” Lowery said. “But as we shine the spotlight onthis year’s winners, keep in mind that a stron g business community is key to developing futur e leaders.
” Selections were made based on feedback solicited from the Journal’s peers and others in the business community. To subscribw or order a copy of the June 12 issue that includez thespecial publication: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
воскресенье, 18 декабря 2011 г.
'Who's Still Standing' questionable - MiamiHerald.com
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MiamiHerald.com | 'Who's Still Standing' questionable MiamiHerald.com By Rich Heldenfels I have to admit that I was intrigued by the promos for the new NBC game show Who's Still Standing? Since the show sends losing contestants down through a trap door below their feet, I was hoping that their descent would involve a ... N BC hits rock bottom with 'Who's Still Standing?': Pop Diva "Who's Still Standing" keeps you alert! You may f » |
пятница, 16 декабря 2011 г.
Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The grants, being divvied among 17 Maryland nursing will be used to lure facultyyand students, and improve technologh at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortager is expected toreach 10,0090 by 2016, according to the . The current vacancyg rate of nurses at state hospitalas is8 percent. The economic downturn has helped the industr because many retired nursew have come backto work, but once the recession ends the shortage will worsen, said Carmelqa Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital The first round of grants will increase the number of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 facult y positions at nursing programs across the state.
“The numbet of nurses graduating from Maryland schools are simplnot enough,” said Ronald B. Peterson, president of and co-chaie of the “Who Will Care?” campaign at a presds conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off the nursing The campaign’s goal is to add 1,5009 new nursing students. The program has raised $15.55 million to date througg the state’s business community, including funds from the Baltimore constructiojnform , , the region'sz largest hospital system, and , the region's largestt health insurer.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave The goal is to raise $20 million from the private sectoe by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, .
The grants, being divvied among 17 Maryland nursing will be used to lure facultyyand students, and improve technologh at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortager is expected toreach 10,0090 by 2016, according to the . The current vacancyg rate of nurses at state hospitalas is8 percent. The economic downturn has helped the industr because many retired nursew have come backto work, but once the recession ends the shortage will worsen, said Carmelqa Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital The first round of grants will increase the number of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 facult y positions at nursing programs across the state.
“The numbet of nurses graduating from Maryland schools are simplnot enough,” said Ronald B. Peterson, president of and co-chaie of the “Who Will Care?” campaign at a presds conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off the nursing The campaign’s goal is to add 1,5009 new nursing students. The program has raised $15.55 million to date througg the state’s business community, including funds from the Baltimore constructiojnform , , the region'sz largest hospital system, and , the region's largestt health insurer.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave The goal is to raise $20 million from the private sectoe by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, .
вторник, 13 декабря 2011 г.
Seattle
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At 30 stories, it required the second-deepestr excavation in the city’sa history to accommodate eight floors ofundergrounxd parking. And Escala’s ample footprint on the site wouldd no longer be allowed under city regulations imposeed after the project was approved thatencouragw taller, thinner buildings. “Because of the zoningh changes that havetaken place, this building will not be builtr in Seattle ever again,” said Eric Midby, the principall overseeing the project. The Seattle development firm’s $370 milliob project is under construction on four city lots at the intersectionm of Fourth Avenue andVirginia Street.
The city’s decisionn to go with skinnier towers would not allo wthe 18,000-square-foot floors that Escala now has. Those largert floors allow more units, so the cost of amenitie such as awine cave, private social club and fitness facilitty can be more easily shared. “If we had to do it we would have half as many residences sharinb the cost of allthese improvements,” Midbyy said. “The cost of all thes e improvements would not be affordable for The Escala development team includeastructural engineers, of Bellevue, , also of of San Diego, and interior design firm. Constructionh is being handled by which has an officwein Kirkland.
JE Dunn has more than 350 construction workersd buildingthe project. Construction started in Marcj 2007. It took a full year to complete the underground parkingstructure — six months to reacj the bottom nearly 100 feet below the surface and another six monthas to bring the parking structure back up to the Michael Moore, senior project managet at JE Dunn Construction, said his firm removex about 100,000 cubic yards of dirt durinbg the excavation. That’s enoug to fill about 12,000 dump trucks. Contamination from a gas stationb that was once on the site had to be removed and The developer is seeking reimbursement for those Midby said.
The unusually deep hole allows parkingt for478 cars. The depth of the hole requirecd the company to putin 100-foot pilings and unusually large tiebacks to stabilize the sides of the excavation. The undergrouned tiebacks extend 60 to 80 feet beneatb the street tothe Bed, Bath & Beyond stors to the east and to the north. “We were very luck y to get a tieback system,” Midb y said. “It’s a very efficienyt shoring system and facilitates fasteerconstruction times.
If we had had to use braceds it would have taken At the request ofsevera buyers, the garage will also include a chargin g station for electric One of the challenges was managingy materials costs, which were rising rapidly at the time, Midbyu said. The developer did choosw to use higher strength steel rebarthan typical, which allowede Lexas to reduce the overall weight of the building. However, the stronger steel cost more ona per-poundc basis so savings were relatively small. The higher strengtbh steel also required a longer lead timefor delivery, Midbgy said. Perhaps the most unusualk feature of the structure is its use of seven elevatorx instead of a centralelevator core.
The elevators are positioneds to provide most residentsx with their ownprivate vestibule. The decisiob to split up the elevators reduced the amount ofhallwayt space, providing more sellabls space than more traditional designj would have afforded. Where the elevator core typicallyg acts as a sheer wall to providesearthquake resistance, Escala relies on ductile framexs that absorb the seismiv load, with more horizontal support beamws running between the units to help reinforce the “It is fairly unique for the Northwest, althoughy it is used in other parts of the country,” said Doug Grassman, a seniorr vice president at JE Dunn.
One benefitr of this type of structura l support is that vertical support columnws can be set back from the perimetet ofthe building, allowing betterf views from the residential units. “It’s a very compacgt design that is veryfinely tuned,” Midby “When we made modifications we really had to do a lot of work runniny it through a computer model to make sure everything was The result is a very high performancew structure that is very Another side effect of abandoninfg the traditional elevator core design was that the elevatord required extra ductwork to handle the volume of air displaced as the elevatorsa move between floors.
To keep on schedule, each 18,000-square-foogt floor had to be poured inone day.
At 30 stories, it required the second-deepestr excavation in the city’sa history to accommodate eight floors ofundergrounxd parking. And Escala’s ample footprint on the site wouldd no longer be allowed under city regulations imposeed after the project was approved thatencouragw taller, thinner buildings. “Because of the zoningh changes that havetaken place, this building will not be builtr in Seattle ever again,” said Eric Midby, the principall overseeing the project. The Seattle development firm’s $370 milliob project is under construction on four city lots at the intersectionm of Fourth Avenue andVirginia Street.
The city’s decisionn to go with skinnier towers would not allo wthe 18,000-square-foot floors that Escala now has. Those largert floors allow more units, so the cost of amenitie such as awine cave, private social club and fitness facilitty can be more easily shared. “If we had to do it we would have half as many residences sharinb the cost of allthese improvements,” Midbyy said. “The cost of all thes e improvements would not be affordable for The Escala development team includeastructural engineers, of Bellevue, , also of of San Diego, and interior design firm. Constructionh is being handled by which has an officwein Kirkland.
JE Dunn has more than 350 construction workersd buildingthe project. Construction started in Marcj 2007. It took a full year to complete the underground parkingstructure — six months to reacj the bottom nearly 100 feet below the surface and another six monthas to bring the parking structure back up to the Michael Moore, senior project managet at JE Dunn Construction, said his firm removex about 100,000 cubic yards of dirt durinbg the excavation. That’s enoug to fill about 12,000 dump trucks. Contamination from a gas stationb that was once on the site had to be removed and The developer is seeking reimbursement for those Midby said.
The unusually deep hole allows parkingt for478 cars. The depth of the hole requirecd the company to putin 100-foot pilings and unusually large tiebacks to stabilize the sides of the excavation. The undergrouned tiebacks extend 60 to 80 feet beneatb the street tothe Bed, Bath & Beyond stors to the east and to the north. “We were very luck y to get a tieback system,” Midb y said. “It’s a very efficienyt shoring system and facilitates fasteerconstruction times.
If we had had to use braceds it would have taken At the request ofsevera buyers, the garage will also include a chargin g station for electric One of the challenges was managingy materials costs, which were rising rapidly at the time, Midbyu said. The developer did choosw to use higher strength steel rebarthan typical, which allowede Lexas to reduce the overall weight of the building. However, the stronger steel cost more ona per-poundc basis so savings were relatively small. The higher strengtbh steel also required a longer lead timefor delivery, Midbgy said. Perhaps the most unusualk feature of the structure is its use of seven elevatorx instead of a centralelevator core.
The elevators are positioneds to provide most residentsx with their ownprivate vestibule. The decisiob to split up the elevators reduced the amount ofhallwayt space, providing more sellabls space than more traditional designj would have afforded. Where the elevator core typicallyg acts as a sheer wall to providesearthquake resistance, Escala relies on ductile framexs that absorb the seismiv load, with more horizontal support beamws running between the units to help reinforce the “It is fairly unique for the Northwest, althoughy it is used in other parts of the country,” said Doug Grassman, a seniorr vice president at JE Dunn.
One benefitr of this type of structura l support is that vertical support columnws can be set back from the perimetet ofthe building, allowing betterf views from the residential units. “It’s a very compacgt design that is veryfinely tuned,” Midby “When we made modifications we really had to do a lot of work runniny it through a computer model to make sure everything was The result is a very high performancew structure that is very Another side effect of abandoninfg the traditional elevator core design was that the elevatord required extra ductwork to handle the volume of air displaced as the elevatorsa move between floors.
To keep on schedule, each 18,000-square-foogt floor had to be poured inone day.
воскресенье, 11 декабря 2011 г.
Josh Willingham addition by Mariners would not rule out a bid for Prince Fielder - The Seattle Times (blog)
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Josh Willingham addition by Mariners would not rule out a bid for Prince Fielder The Seattle Times (blog) ADDITIONAL NOTE: 11:00 am: So much for the Twitter-sphere/rumor-sphere. No sooner had I finished writing up this post than another report came along discounting the Mariners-as-frontrunners reports of last night. So, go back to watching football. ... |
пятница, 9 декабря 2011 г.
'Leave The Office Early' Day Gives Anyone Time to Become a Published Author
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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Recessionary climates have everyone puttingin overtime. Even when peopld aren't at work, they are attachecd to their phonesand computers, checking emails or sending Vacations are a foreign concept. Lulu.com, the premierw digital marketplace forcreative content, reminda everyone that June 2 is Leave the Office Earl y Day, the perfect occasion to take time to finish -or start - that novel or those long overdue family photo books, cook books and any other book idead you've been putting off. Leave the Office Early Day was createdd by author andproductivity expert, .
This holidat is not about slacking off but rathet adjusting priorities temporarily and taking advantage of some much neededdpersonal time. Take Back Your Time, a U.S./Canadian initiative group, conducted a survey of America'as workforce last year showing 26% of Americans took zero vacation time. A Conference Board survey statesz 60% don't plan taking time off in the next six Many could not afford a vacation even if they had the whichmakes Lulu's easy, interactive publishing process the perfect solution. Best of all, therwe is no cost to creat e and every opportunity to profit so you can put away a little money for that vacation you actuall y will takesome day.
Everyone knows that reguladr time off can help create a happy balance betweenb lifeand work, improving work place productivity in the long run. So go start today, with the help of Lulu.cok and take time for yourself on this Leave the Office EarlyDay - we won'yt tell! About Lulu: Lulu.conm ( ) is the marketplacs for digital content on the Internet, with over 1.1 milliob published titles, and more than 8,000 new titles adder weekly created by people in over 80 differenr countries.
With over two million registered users, and two million site visitorzseach month, Lulu is changint the world of publishing by enablingf authors to publish their work themselvesz for free with complete editorial and copyrightg control and empowers them to sell directly to their customerss and the rest of the Lulu.comk global marketplace. With free web storefronts, social networkingg offerings and available services and global Lulu authors are fully supported to profi fromtheir work. SOURCE Lulu.
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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Recessionary climates have everyone puttingin overtime. Even when peopld aren't at work, they are attachecd to their phonesand computers, checking emails or sending Vacations are a foreign concept. Lulu.com, the premierw digital marketplace forcreative content, reminda everyone that June 2 is Leave the Office Earl y Day, the perfect occasion to take time to finish -or start - that novel or those long overdue family photo books, cook books and any other book idead you've been putting off. Leave the Office Early Day was createdd by author andproductivity expert, .
This holidat is not about slacking off but rathet adjusting priorities temporarily and taking advantage of some much neededdpersonal time. Take Back Your Time, a U.S./Canadian initiative group, conducted a survey of America'as workforce last year showing 26% of Americans took zero vacation time. A Conference Board survey statesz 60% don't plan taking time off in the next six Many could not afford a vacation even if they had the whichmakes Lulu's easy, interactive publishing process the perfect solution. Best of all, therwe is no cost to creat e and every opportunity to profit so you can put away a little money for that vacation you actuall y will takesome day.
Everyone knows that reguladr time off can help create a happy balance betweenb lifeand work, improving work place productivity in the long run. So go start today, with the help of Lulu.cok and take time for yourself on this Leave the Office EarlyDay - we won'yt tell! About Lulu: Lulu.conm ( ) is the marketplacs for digital content on the Internet, with over 1.1 milliob published titles, and more than 8,000 new titles adder weekly created by people in over 80 differenr countries.
With over two million registered users, and two million site visitorzseach month, Lulu is changint the world of publishing by enablingf authors to publish their work themselvesz for free with complete editorial and copyrightg control and empowers them to sell directly to their customerss and the rest of the Lulu.comk global marketplace. With free web storefronts, social networkingg offerings and available services and global Lulu authors are fully supported to profi fromtheir work. SOURCE Lulu.
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среда, 7 декабря 2011 г.
Failure Fridays: Ga. banking crisis may be gaining speed - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The dual failures of Villa Rica-baseed a and Newnan-based (full storiew on the failures, click and ) are a firsty in the on-going banking and a departure fromthe FDIC’s early strategy in this “They’re ramping up a little said Chip MacDonald, Atlanta-based bankinhg attorney. “With their efforts to staf up, raise money for the deposift insurance fund through the special assessments and the Iexpect they’ll try to resolve these faster throughout the remainder of the year.
” The nationa deposit insurer, which backstops accounts to avoid customerss pulling their money from a bank and hasteninyg its demise, previously avoided seizing two bankas in the same metro area during this The reason, industry insiders said, was to avoid the perceptiom one geographic area was weaker than others in the Yet as the financial conditiom of Georgia banks continud to weaken, industry analysts and experts said the velocity of Georgia’as bank failures would if not accelerate. As of first quarter the ratio of problem loans to totalp loans at state banks reached a new highof 7.
4 nearly double the peak the state reporter during the Savings Loan Crisis of the late 1980’a and early 1990’s. The ratio compares past due anddelinqueng loans, along with foreclosed real estate repossessed by the to total loans outstanding. The state has set new highzs for that figure in each quarter dating back to the summer of when the credit crunch and financial crisis beganin earnest.
One industry attorney, who declined to be said the failures, and the acceleration, represent the wors t banking crisis in Georgia The industry termof “Failure Fridays” or the most common day when federal and state regulatorsa seize failed banks — insiders will become ubiquitous for some time. “Thia is a perpetuation of what we’ve been talking about for a while now,” said Brian Olasov, an Atlanta-basefd managing director at LLP, who noted Georgia banks have an imbalance betweenfewer customer, or core, deposits and more outstandint loans.
“The numbers indicate Georgias banks got way out over their This was a great place to lend in the butnow they’re payintg the price,” Olasov said. president Joe Brannen said the seizurexs are a difficult part of the natural economic cycle. “Bankers and regulators make tremendousz efforts to keepinstitutions open, but in some unfortunatde cases, these actions are part of the necessary healing process for our banking system to ensurs overall stability,” Brannen said.
Georgia’s failure woes begamn in earnest inAugust 2008, when Alpharetta-basedf , once the state’s fastestr growing bank, , concentrated amongst a small group of Ever since, the failures have followecd an increasingly familiar formula. Delinquenft real estate borrowers, coupled with high levels of foreclosed real equals failure. The pattern includes a high numbefr onthe so-called Texass Ratio, an industry metric created in the 1980’s to measurde the health of lenders throughout Texas. The ratipo measures total problem loans to total equity and is designed to provide a rough measureof bank’a problems to its ability to absor them through existing capital.
In the ratio, 100 percent indicates problems are larger than availableequity capital. In most of the bank failures have reported a Texas Ratio in excess of 300 percent at the timeof seizure. As of firsyt quarter 2009, 92 Georgia bankx reported a Texas Ratio higher than the statewidew average of58 percent. In banks reported an average Texas Ratio of 72 nearly 20 points higher than the statewide Each of the 11 bankd with the highest Texaws Ratios were based inmetro Atlanta. Since March 31, the end of first quarter, threer of those banks have been seized.
The dual failures of Villa Rica-baseed a and Newnan-based (full storiew on the failures, click and ) are a firsty in the on-going banking and a departure fromthe FDIC’s early strategy in this “They’re ramping up a little said Chip MacDonald, Atlanta-based bankinhg attorney. “With their efforts to staf up, raise money for the deposift insurance fund through the special assessments and the Iexpect they’ll try to resolve these faster throughout the remainder of the year.
” The nationa deposit insurer, which backstops accounts to avoid customerss pulling their money from a bank and hasteninyg its demise, previously avoided seizing two bankas in the same metro area during this The reason, industry insiders said, was to avoid the perceptiom one geographic area was weaker than others in the Yet as the financial conditiom of Georgia banks continud to weaken, industry analysts and experts said the velocity of Georgia’as bank failures would if not accelerate. As of first quarter the ratio of problem loans to totalp loans at state banks reached a new highof 7.
4 nearly double the peak the state reporter during the Savings Loan Crisis of the late 1980’a and early 1990’s. The ratio compares past due anddelinqueng loans, along with foreclosed real estate repossessed by the to total loans outstanding. The state has set new highzs for that figure in each quarter dating back to the summer of when the credit crunch and financial crisis beganin earnest.
One industry attorney, who declined to be said the failures, and the acceleration, represent the wors t banking crisis in Georgia The industry termof “Failure Fridays” or the most common day when federal and state regulatorsa seize failed banks — insiders will become ubiquitous for some time. “Thia is a perpetuation of what we’ve been talking about for a while now,” said Brian Olasov, an Atlanta-basefd managing director at LLP, who noted Georgia banks have an imbalance betweenfewer customer, or core, deposits and more outstandint loans.
“The numbers indicate Georgias banks got way out over their This was a great place to lend in the butnow they’re payintg the price,” Olasov said. president Joe Brannen said the seizurexs are a difficult part of the natural economic cycle. “Bankers and regulators make tremendousz efforts to keepinstitutions open, but in some unfortunatde cases, these actions are part of the necessary healing process for our banking system to ensurs overall stability,” Brannen said.
Georgia’s failure woes begamn in earnest inAugust 2008, when Alpharetta-basedf , once the state’s fastestr growing bank, , concentrated amongst a small group of Ever since, the failures have followecd an increasingly familiar formula. Delinquenft real estate borrowers, coupled with high levels of foreclosed real equals failure. The pattern includes a high numbefr onthe so-called Texass Ratio, an industry metric created in the 1980’s to measurde the health of lenders throughout Texas. The ratipo measures total problem loans to total equity and is designed to provide a rough measureof bank’a problems to its ability to absor them through existing capital.
In the ratio, 100 percent indicates problems are larger than availableequity capital. In most of the bank failures have reported a Texas Ratio in excess of 300 percent at the timeof seizure. As of firsyt quarter 2009, 92 Georgia bankx reported a Texas Ratio higher than the statewidew average of58 percent. In banks reported an average Texas Ratio of 72 nearly 20 points higher than the statewide Each of the 11 bankd with the highest Texaws Ratios were based inmetro Atlanta. Since March 31, the end of first quarter, threer of those banks have been seized.
понедельник, 5 декабря 2011 г.
Chamber: Twin Cities good for life, bad for taxes - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The results: Sure enough, the Twin Citiezs have a high qualityof life, but high too. Overall, the area still rankss high as a great place todo There’s no surprise to the The chamber’s index is a compilation of all kinds of rankingz from other sources. The rankings mostly compared the Twin Citiewsmetro area, or Minneapolids and St. Paul individually, with nine similar metro areas: Austin, Texas; Boston; N.C.; Cleveland; Denver; Phoenix; Portland, Ore.; San Seattle; and St. Louis.
The Twin Citieas ranks high among its peers for havinga well-educateds work force and a high quality of with a shorter commute to work; accesz to the Internet; and availability of entertainment and recreation businesses. The area gets low rankings for states and local taxesper capita. But the Twin Cities of best metrio areasfor business. Todd Klingel, the regionapl chamber’s president and CEO, acknowledgee that the high taxes support the high qualitof life. But he said it was importangt to ask what the proper quality of life levell should beversus taxes. “Hoq can we maintain this quality of life at a more efficient he said.
The results: Sure enough, the Twin Citiezs have a high qualityof life, but high too. Overall, the area still rankss high as a great place todo There’s no surprise to the The chamber’s index is a compilation of all kinds of rankingz from other sources. The rankings mostly compared the Twin Citiewsmetro area, or Minneapolids and St. Paul individually, with nine similar metro areas: Austin, Texas; Boston; N.C.; Cleveland; Denver; Phoenix; Portland, Ore.; San Seattle; and St. Louis.
The Twin Citieas ranks high among its peers for havinga well-educateds work force and a high quality of with a shorter commute to work; accesz to the Internet; and availability of entertainment and recreation businesses. The area gets low rankings for states and local taxesper capita. But the Twin Cities of best metrio areasfor business. Todd Klingel, the regionapl chamber’s president and CEO, acknowledgee that the high taxes support the high qualitof life. But he said it was importangt to ask what the proper quality of life levell should beversus taxes. “Hoq can we maintain this quality of life at a more efficient he said.
пятница, 2 декабря 2011 г.
среда, 30 ноября 2011 г.
Annapolis firm Smartbox acquires Public Storage portable delivery biz - Baltimore Business Journal:
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That was the word from Smartbox owneerCharles W.S. MacKenzie in an interview Friday. The move comes at a time when the downturnede economy is creating an increased demans from residents and business ownerd seeking to downsize and box up the thingdsthey can’t fit into theirf smaller homes or offices. MacKenzie declinedf to disclose the acquisition price due to a confidentialitt agreement with PublicStorage PSA). The deal also coincides with Calif.-based Public Storage’s efforts to get out of the portable storage business and concentrate on its moretraditionaol bricks-and mortar storage business.
MacKenzie, formerly of LLC, said business has been steadily increasing as homeowners sell theird properties for smaller condos and apartments and businessed downsize tosmaller “I’ve heard recession-proof,” MacKenzie said of the his niche in the storagw industry. “I don’t believe but it’s resiliant, we’rwe helping people downsize.” Portablre storage allows people and businesses to park a storage container outside their homesor offices, load up what they need and have the box delivered to a storagwe area or to an alternate location. Within the industry, Portable On Demand Storagee isthe largest-such operator of portable storagd options.
Public Storage started its business line in the late but theoperation wasn’t a big enough money maker for the Public Storage spokesman Clement Teng said in an interview. From as many as 50 facilitiesw nationwide, the company has reduced its operations to less than 15 in the past five In Maryland, Smartbox has about 700 stored in about 33,000 square feet in the Elkridgwe area. With its acquistion of Public Storage’s Maryland its business will grow toabout 4,50o boxes and another 92,000 squaree feet of space at facilitie in Landover and Essex.
That was the word from Smartbox owneerCharles W.S. MacKenzie in an interview Friday. The move comes at a time when the downturnede economy is creating an increased demans from residents and business ownerd seeking to downsize and box up the thingdsthey can’t fit into theirf smaller homes or offices. MacKenzie declinedf to disclose the acquisition price due to a confidentialitt agreement with PublicStorage PSA). The deal also coincides with Calif.-based Public Storage’s efforts to get out of the portable storage business and concentrate on its moretraditionaol bricks-and mortar storage business.
MacKenzie, formerly of LLC, said business has been steadily increasing as homeowners sell theird properties for smaller condos and apartments and businessed downsize tosmaller “I’ve heard recession-proof,” MacKenzie said of the his niche in the storagw industry. “I don’t believe but it’s resiliant, we’rwe helping people downsize.” Portablre storage allows people and businesses to park a storage container outside their homesor offices, load up what they need and have the box delivered to a storagwe area or to an alternate location. Within the industry, Portable On Demand Storagee isthe largest-such operator of portable storagd options.
Public Storage started its business line in the late but theoperation wasn’t a big enough money maker for the Public Storage spokesman Clement Teng said in an interview. From as many as 50 facilitiesw nationwide, the company has reduced its operations to less than 15 in the past five In Maryland, Smartbox has about 700 stored in about 33,000 square feet in the Elkridgwe area. With its acquistion of Public Storage’s Maryland its business will grow toabout 4,50o boxes and another 92,000 squaree feet of space at facilitie in Landover and Essex.
понедельник, 28 ноября 2011 г.
Mourners fill Asbury Park church for funeral of Lakehurst girl, 2, found dead ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Mourners fill Asbury Park church for funeral of Lakehurst girl, 2, found dead ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger Enlarge David Gard Tierra Morgan-Glover, the 2-year-old whose body was found strapped to her submerged car seat last week, was buried at the Ocean County memorial Park in Toms River. The last of th e mourners walk away ... |
суббота, 26 ноября 2011 г.
First lady of France who campaigned for many causes - Irish Times
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Irish Times | First lady of France who campaigned for many causes Irish Times Danielle Mitterrand: SHE WAS the nemesis of protocol staff, the foreign ministry's favourite bête noire. When her husband François became France's president in 1981, Danielle Mitterrand had no intention of conforming to stereotypical notions of the ... French president's widow Danielle Mitterrand dead Danielle Mitterrand, Former First Lady of France, Is Dead at 87 |
четверг, 24 ноября 2011 г.
BBCWW ups originals effort with UKTV hire - C21Media
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BBCWW ups originals effort with UKTV hire C21Media BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) Channels has appointed UKTV executive Tracy Forsyth as its first VP of commissioning as it steps up its original content efforts for its international networks. Forsyth will oversee the commissioning and coproductions for BBC ... |
вторник, 22 ноября 2011 г.
Minnesota Senate passes construction stimulus - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The state Senate Monday voted 56-11 to pass a bill that woulf provide $100 million in loan guaranteezs to back private construction projectds acrossthe state. A similar measure is awaitingg consideration inthe House. In the Senate the Department of Employment and Economic Developmeny wouldreceive $100 million out of the state’sz general fund to pay for the DEED would do its own checmk of the loans on top of the banks’ own due The state would guarantee 20 to 25 percent of approved loans. Senate President Jim Metzen, DFL-South St. is the author of the Senate bill.
He said that constructiomn industry interests have told him that ther eare $3 billion to $5 billion in projects readyh to go if they get financingf — which has been slow to come amid the Metzen didn’t have specific examples of projects, but said theres was a wide variety. “This is a Minnesota stimulusz bill, to get peoplwe working,” he said. He said the bipartisan nature of the Mondauy vote made him hopefulp thatRepublican Gov. Tim Pawlenty woulx back the bill.
The state Senate Monday voted 56-11 to pass a bill that woulf provide $100 million in loan guaranteezs to back private construction projectds acrossthe state. A similar measure is awaitingg consideration inthe House. In the Senate the Department of Employment and Economic Developmeny wouldreceive $100 million out of the state’sz general fund to pay for the DEED would do its own checmk of the loans on top of the banks’ own due The state would guarantee 20 to 25 percent of approved loans. Senate President Jim Metzen, DFL-South St. is the author of the Senate bill.
He said that constructiomn industry interests have told him that ther eare $3 billion to $5 billion in projects readyh to go if they get financingf — which has been slow to come amid the Metzen didn’t have specific examples of projects, but said theres was a wide variety. “This is a Minnesota stimulusz bill, to get peoplwe working,” he said. He said the bipartisan nature of the Mondauy vote made him hopefulp thatRepublican Gov. Tim Pawlenty woulx back the bill.
суббота, 19 ноября 2011 г.
Charles City prosecutor slams judge, lawyers for 'disgraceful' case - Daily Press
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Charles City prosecutor slams judge, lawyers for 'disgraceful' case Daily Press WILLIAMSBURG â€" Just before Stephen D. Harris, a Williamsburg lawyer, was about to be sentenced in June for refusing to take a breath test on a suspicion of drunken driving, he made eye contact with ... |
четверг, 17 ноября 2011 г.
Employers struggle with health insurance costs - Kansas City Business Journal:
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billion doctor’s bill, and industry leaders say it’ s causing health insurance plans to increase deductiblesa and chip away at benefitsto compensate. That’sx because when Medicaid and Medicare reimburse healtb care providers at a lowert rate thanprivate insurers, some hospitals and doctorsd shift the cost to commercial payers rather than absorv it. This type of sometimes calleda “hidden tax,” is estimated to have increasedc hospital and physician costs for privately insured patients by 15 according to , a Seattle-based consulting firm. Millimajn has just released a study commissioned bythe , the and two additionall health care companies.
It found that cost-shiftin g annually adds an estimatesd $1,512, or 10.6 percent, to the average premium for a famil yof four. Scott Serota, presidengt and CEO of Chicago-based Blue Crosds and Blue Shield, said cost-shifting should be an area of focusa in the upcoming comprehensive health care reformm expected in the new administratiomunder President-elect Barack Obama. Employers absorn the brunt of skyrocketing costs, paying nearluy three-quarters of the shift, according to But if they haven’t already, more employersa plan to pass costs on totheir workers.
The Milliman studyu comes on the heelsz of a national survey to evaluate the healthy care plans ofnearly 2,900 released in late Novembed by Spokane, Wash.-based . It found that employera held net health benefit cost increases at aboug 6 percent in the current year for a fourthstraighty year, but that has meantr shifting more cost to employees. Employersa are evaluating all options. One-third of Florida employers plan toincreasew deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket expensees to mitigate rising costs, accordingh to the Mercer survey of 105 Florida-based Thirty-one percent will increase employees’ share of the premiukm contribution and 20 percenty will increase employee cost-sharing in some other way.
That’s on top of healthg plan deductibles that doubled last year tomake $1,000 deductiblezs the norm among U.S. workers. In 2000, aboutg half of employers imposed a deductibleat all, and when they did, the medianj amount was just $250, accordingv to Mercer. “Employees are in no better position to pay those saidJanice Donaldson, executive directot of the Small Business Developmenf Center at the University of North Florida. “That’s a hard sell as an employer to say, I know you haven’t had a raise this year, but insuranc rates are going up.
’ ” Jackie executive director of , said some Jacksonvillew businesses have discontinued coverage tostay afloat, and a few have adde a retirement savings accountr or increased sick and vacation pay to compensate for littlse or no health insurance coverage. The study did not account for businessew with fewer than10 employees. More than half of all employersx in Duval County have fewer thanfive employees. Mercert respondents estimated that if they did not make changesz totheir plan, cost would rise by about 9 Changes to plan design and/of plan vendors were expectecd to lower their cost increase to 6.4 percent.
billion doctor’s bill, and industry leaders say it’ s causing health insurance plans to increase deductiblesa and chip away at benefitsto compensate. That’sx because when Medicaid and Medicare reimburse healtb care providers at a lowert rate thanprivate insurers, some hospitals and doctorsd shift the cost to commercial payers rather than absorv it. This type of sometimes calleda “hidden tax,” is estimated to have increasedc hospital and physician costs for privately insured patients by 15 according to , a Seattle-based consulting firm. Millimajn has just released a study commissioned bythe , the and two additionall health care companies.
It found that cost-shiftin g annually adds an estimatesd $1,512, or 10.6 percent, to the average premium for a famil yof four. Scott Serota, presidengt and CEO of Chicago-based Blue Crosds and Blue Shield, said cost-shifting should be an area of focusa in the upcoming comprehensive health care reformm expected in the new administratiomunder President-elect Barack Obama. Employers absorn the brunt of skyrocketing costs, paying nearluy three-quarters of the shift, according to But if they haven’t already, more employersa plan to pass costs on totheir workers.
The Milliman studyu comes on the heelsz of a national survey to evaluate the healthy care plans ofnearly 2,900 released in late Novembed by Spokane, Wash.-based . It found that employera held net health benefit cost increases at aboug 6 percent in the current year for a fourthstraighty year, but that has meantr shifting more cost to employees. Employersa are evaluating all options. One-third of Florida employers plan toincreasew deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket expensees to mitigate rising costs, accordingh to the Mercer survey of 105 Florida-based Thirty-one percent will increase employees’ share of the premiukm contribution and 20 percenty will increase employee cost-sharing in some other way.
That’s on top of healthg plan deductibles that doubled last year tomake $1,000 deductiblezs the norm among U.S. workers. In 2000, aboutg half of employers imposed a deductibleat all, and when they did, the medianj amount was just $250, accordingv to Mercer. “Employees are in no better position to pay those saidJanice Donaldson, executive directot of the Small Business Developmenf Center at the University of North Florida. “That’s a hard sell as an employer to say, I know you haven’t had a raise this year, but insuranc rates are going up.
’ ” Jackie executive director of , said some Jacksonvillew businesses have discontinued coverage tostay afloat, and a few have adde a retirement savings accountr or increased sick and vacation pay to compensate for littlse or no health insurance coverage. The study did not account for businessew with fewer than10 employees. More than half of all employersx in Duval County have fewer thanfive employees. Mercert respondents estimated that if they did not make changesz totheir plan, cost would rise by about 9 Changes to plan design and/of plan vendors were expectecd to lower their cost increase to 6.4 percent.
вторник, 15 ноября 2011 г.
With goal of raising $33.9 billion, BofA tops $33 billion - Triangle Business Journal:
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billion. Last month, BofA (NYSE: BAC) sold $13.r5 billion in common stock. The bank issuer 1.25 billion shares at an averag e priceof $10.77 per share. BofA also sold a 5.7 percenf stake in to Asian investors for a gainof $4.5 billion. In BofA has agreed to exchange $9.5 billioh in preferred shares for 704 million shares ofcommon stock. BofA says it will garnerf $1.3 billion from reduced dividenda on thepreferred shares. The exchange doesn’f apply to preferred shares held by thefederaol government. So far, BofA has boosted its Tier 1 commoj capitalby $2.1 billion by reducing a deferred tax-asset deduction.
And, the bank says it has gainede anadditional $2 billion from the dispositionh of assets. As part of the company’s capital it could issue up to an additional 296 millioncommon “We are pleased to have nearly reached our goal this says Joe Price, chief financial The government said BofA had to raisew $33.9 billion after conducting “stressz tests” on the country’s 19 larges banks.
The tests were designedf to assess the ability to survive if economi conditions worsen more than expected during the next two BofA has received a totalof $45 billion in taxpaye r aid under the federal government’s Troubledc Asset Relief Program, which is designed to thaw the credit markets and boost the In separate developments, Charlotte-basecd BofA sold $3 billion in five-year notezs on May 8 and $2.
5 billion in 10-year notesa on May 28 without
billion. Last month, BofA (NYSE: BAC) sold $13.r5 billion in common stock. The bank issuer 1.25 billion shares at an averag e priceof $10.77 per share. BofA also sold a 5.7 percenf stake in to Asian investors for a gainof $4.5 billion. In BofA has agreed to exchange $9.5 billioh in preferred shares for 704 million shares ofcommon stock. BofA says it will garnerf $1.3 billion from reduced dividenda on thepreferred shares. The exchange doesn’f apply to preferred shares held by thefederaol government. So far, BofA has boosted its Tier 1 commoj capitalby $2.1 billion by reducing a deferred tax-asset deduction.
And, the bank says it has gainede anadditional $2 billion from the dispositionh of assets. As part of the company’s capital it could issue up to an additional 296 millioncommon “We are pleased to have nearly reached our goal this says Joe Price, chief financial The government said BofA had to raisew $33.9 billion after conducting “stressz tests” on the country’s 19 larges banks.
The tests were designedf to assess the ability to survive if economi conditions worsen more than expected during the next two BofA has received a totalof $45 billion in taxpaye r aid under the federal government’s Troubledc Asset Relief Program, which is designed to thaw the credit markets and boost the In separate developments, Charlotte-basecd BofA sold $3 billion in five-year notezs on May 8 and $2.
5 billion in 10-year notesa on May 28 without
воскресенье, 13 ноября 2011 г.
Special report: The congressman with banks on the side - Reuters
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Special report: The congressman with banks on the side Reuters ELLIJAY, Georgia (Reuters) - Rep. Phil Gingrey has had three professions. He is a success in two of them. Gingrey was an obstetrician and proudly reports on his website that he has delivered 5200 babies. He is a politician, ... |
пятница, 11 ноября 2011 г.
NFL Preview - Baltimore (6-2) at Seattle (2-6) (ET) - Kansas City Star
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SB Nation | NFL Preview - Baltimore (6-2) at Seattle (2-6) (ET) Kansas City Star Joe Flacco may have his critics, but the spectacular game- winning drive the Baltimore Ravens quarterback engineered against a bitter rival last weekend brought some more support over to his camp. ... Media roundup: Who's picking the Ravens? NFL Preview Capsule: Ravens at Seahawks Media predictions for Sunday's game |
среда, 9 ноября 2011 г.
Apple may drop into Catawba County - Denver Business Journal:
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The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenytNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive packagse ever. Huge server farms are alreadhy on thewant list, says Scott Millar, president. “They’ve been a targert of ours for four years.” Several data center projecta are consideringthe county, he says. The primary site that interestas Apple isthe 180-acre Catawba Data a greenfield project planned along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say.
There Apple would get its preference for a campus setting with other data Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’t announce a specific “We welcome Apple to North Carolinaz and look forward to working with the companuy as it begins providing a significant economicf boost to local communities and the Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says construction in Nortjh Carolina will begin soon. “We are getting startee right away to acquire a The announcement comes after Perdue signed SenatwBill 575, which modifies the method by whicjh capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liabilityg in North Carolina. The N.C.
incentives would rebate $46 milliob to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for30 years, the pricde tag of the inducements would zoom to $300 according to a legislative analysis. Apple has hirexd of Atlanta, an offshoot of that developasdata centers. T5 tried to interest Apple in the 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craft facility in Kings Millar deflected questionsabout Apple. “If therw were a user on the hook, I woulde be calling you,” he says. Apple needs the East Coasrt site for its server farm to handle growtyh in its iTunesonline store. Its last significangt data center, a $50 million facility, opened in Calif., in 2006.
The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenytNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive packagse ever. Huge server farms are alreadhy on thewant list, says Scott Millar, president. “They’ve been a targert of ours for four years.” Several data center projecta are consideringthe county, he says. The primary site that interestas Apple isthe 180-acre Catawba Data a greenfield project planned along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say.
There Apple would get its preference for a campus setting with other data Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’t announce a specific “We welcome Apple to North Carolinaz and look forward to working with the companuy as it begins providing a significant economicf boost to local communities and the Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says construction in Nortjh Carolina will begin soon. “We are getting startee right away to acquire a The announcement comes after Perdue signed SenatwBill 575, which modifies the method by whicjh capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liabilityg in North Carolina. The N.C.
incentives would rebate $46 milliob to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for30 years, the pricde tag of the inducements would zoom to $300 according to a legislative analysis. Apple has hirexd of Atlanta, an offshoot of that developasdata centers. T5 tried to interest Apple in the 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craft facility in Kings Millar deflected questionsabout Apple. “If therw were a user on the hook, I woulde be calling you,” he says. Apple needs the East Coasrt site for its server farm to handle growtyh in its iTunesonline store. Its last significangt data center, a $50 million facility, opened in Calif., in 2006.
понедельник, 7 ноября 2011 г.
Newmark Homes Houston buying local TOUSA assets - South Florida Business Journal:
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TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlyundedr construction. Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand financed. “Ourr management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company planx to build 60 homes ranging in pricefrom $160,00p to more than $600,000 in the first 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Moody said 55 employeez of TOUSA will remain with the new company after TOUSs winds down its localbusiness TOUSA’s predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completecd an initial public offerinhg in March 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc. acquireds 80 percent of Newmark’s TOUSA Inc.
also acquirefd 100 percent of then-public in Novembere 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engle mergerd with Newmark, and the merged compang changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In March, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it planneds to lay off 156 people in the Houstoh area from its Newmarmk Homes brand beginning May 22 due to the downturnj in thehousing market.
TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlyundedr construction. Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand financed. “Ourr management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company planx to build 60 homes ranging in pricefrom $160,00p to more than $600,000 in the first 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Moody said 55 employeez of TOUSA will remain with the new company after TOUSs winds down its localbusiness TOUSA’s predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completecd an initial public offerinhg in March 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc. acquireds 80 percent of Newmark’s TOUSA Inc.
also acquirefd 100 percent of then-public in Novembere 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engle mergerd with Newmark, and the merged compang changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In March, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it planneds to lay off 156 people in the Houstoh area from its Newmarmk Homes brand beginning May 22 due to the downturnj in thehousing market.
пятница, 4 ноября 2011 г.
Nissan consolidates distribution centers in Mount Juliet - Austin Business Journal:
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Plans to build a 717,000-square-foot industrial building for the compan in the Couchville Pike Business Center were announcede Tuesday bythe center’s owner and developerf . Construction is slated to begin later this The move willcombine Nissan’s operationsx now housed in two buildings in Smyrna in the Alamville Road area, and no additional jobs are expectedx to be added, says Nissam spokeswoman Julie Lawless. The tentative openinf date is April 2010, she The new Nissan Parts Distributionn Center will featurea 32-foot clearr height and a truck parking/loading area to accommodat e 275 truck trailers around the buildinyg perimeter.
The building is designed to accommodate future expansion upto 1.2 million square Don Kent and Clinton Gilbreath, both vice presidents with in brokered the long-term lease. Terms were not The Couchville Pike Business Center is located 25 miles eastof
Plans to build a 717,000-square-foot industrial building for the compan in the Couchville Pike Business Center were announcede Tuesday bythe center’s owner and developerf . Construction is slated to begin later this The move willcombine Nissan’s operationsx now housed in two buildings in Smyrna in the Alamville Road area, and no additional jobs are expectedx to be added, says Nissam spokeswoman Julie Lawless. The tentative openinf date is April 2010, she The new Nissan Parts Distributionn Center will featurea 32-foot clearr height and a truck parking/loading area to accommodat e 275 truck trailers around the buildinyg perimeter.
The building is designed to accommodate future expansion upto 1.2 million square Don Kent and Clinton Gilbreath, both vice presidents with in brokered the long-term lease. Terms were not The Couchville Pike Business Center is located 25 miles eastof
среда, 2 ноября 2011 г.
Built to Spill Gear Up for Next Record - RollingStone.com
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RollingStone.com | Built to Spill Gear Up for Next Record RollingStone.com Alt-rockers Built to Spill have expanded their fan base with each successive album. Their most recent, 2009's There Is No Enemy, was the band's highest-charting release yet, peaking at Number 50 on the Billboard 200. ... Built To Spill Working On New Album New Built To Spill Album? Not Yet, Says Doug Martsch Built to Spill Shed Light on New Album Plans |
понедельник, 31 октября 2011 г.
Marlins stadium deal clears another hurdle - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lawrence A. Schwarts on Friday denied a motion to stop the county from sellingythe bonds. Schwartz ruled that while a pair Miam residents have standing to bring the lawsuit challengingthe stadium'ws construction, the county’s effory to sell construction bonds is “not The county had movedx the date of the bond sale from this week to June 29 and June 30 as a resulf of their motion. The counth had worried that the lawsuit would creatd a cloud of uncertainty that could have affected the interest rates. County spokeswoman Vickiu Mallette said Friday that the county would now move forwarx with the sale of the bondzas planned.
County Mayor Carloes Alvarez said early Friday that he was confiden the county would prevaill in the request foran injunction. Earl y Friday morning Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved threed measures designed to make possible the start of constructiojn on thenew stadium. Commissioners agreed to move up to the top of the list of creditorx to bepaid first. Wachovia is providing a $100 milliobn letter of credit to the countt for its variablerate bonds.
These types of bonds requirew a line of Commissioners also voted to move back the terminationm date to July 15 for eithetthe county, city or the Marlins to pull out of the deal and to conveyu property to the city of Miami for stadiumj garages. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez voted againstfprioritizing Wachovia's payback and changinh the termination date. He opposes the county'ws financing of the project, calling it "aw bad deal." The ballpark projecyt passed another technical hurdle at the city of Miamiion Thursday.
Miami city commissioners approved the termination date change as well as othert modifications that City Manager Pete Hernandez said would help protect the city inthe deal. * Giving the county until July 17 to terminated the deal if it has not closed on thebond sale. * Extendingh the date of the city'sz $13 million contribution to July 17. * Amending the deal to alloew the city to suspend deposit of its contribution to the projecy if there is a delay dueto litigation.
* Add a revertetr clause that gives the stadium land back to the city if the deal In April, county commissioners approved issuing bondd totaling a maximum of $536 million towarr construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seaf ballpark.
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lawrence A. Schwarts on Friday denied a motion to stop the county from sellingythe bonds. Schwartz ruled that while a pair Miam residents have standing to bring the lawsuit challengingthe stadium'ws construction, the county’s effory to sell construction bonds is “not The county had movedx the date of the bond sale from this week to June 29 and June 30 as a resulf of their motion. The counth had worried that the lawsuit would creatd a cloud of uncertainty that could have affected the interest rates. County spokeswoman Vickiu Mallette said Friday that the county would now move forwarx with the sale of the bondzas planned.
County Mayor Carloes Alvarez said early Friday that he was confiden the county would prevaill in the request foran injunction. Earl y Friday morning Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved threed measures designed to make possible the start of constructiojn on thenew stadium. Commissioners agreed to move up to the top of the list of creditorx to bepaid first. Wachovia is providing a $100 milliobn letter of credit to the countt for its variablerate bonds.
These types of bonds requirew a line of Commissioners also voted to move back the terminationm date to July 15 for eithetthe county, city or the Marlins to pull out of the deal and to conveyu property to the city of Miami for stadiumj garages. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez voted againstfprioritizing Wachovia's payback and changinh the termination date. He opposes the county'ws financing of the project, calling it "aw bad deal." The ballpark projecyt passed another technical hurdle at the city of Miamiion Thursday.
Miami city commissioners approved the termination date change as well as othert modifications that City Manager Pete Hernandez said would help protect the city inthe deal. * Giving the county until July 17 to terminated the deal if it has not closed on thebond sale. * Extendingh the date of the city'sz $13 million contribution to July 17. * Amending the deal to alloew the city to suspend deposit of its contribution to the projecy if there is a delay dueto litigation.
* Add a revertetr clause that gives the stadium land back to the city if the deal In April, county commissioners approved issuing bondd totaling a maximum of $536 million towarr construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seaf ballpark.
суббота, 29 октября 2011 г.
'The Adventures of Tintin' Gets Mixed Reviews Overseas - Reuters
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The Guardian | 'The Adventures of Tintin' Gets Mixed Reviews Overseas Reuters "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn," Steven Spielberg's 3-D take on Georges Remi's treasured comic books, is already a hit overseas with audiences. But what about the critics? ... The Adventures of Tintin is great art crudely redrawn The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn - The Game Review: The Adventures of Tintin |
четверг, 27 октября 2011 г.
UK-Gateshead: printing and related services - The Construction Index
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UK-Gateshead: printing and related services The Construction Index See the following websites for details: www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom http://www.ucas.com/students/choosingcourses/choosinguni/instguide/ ... |
вторник, 25 октября 2011 г.
Collegiate appoints board members - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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• Nelea Absher, vice president and associate general • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, • Suzanne Oldham, founder, Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgann Keegan & Co. • Cindy Skarbek, director of the Bashar Masri, director and senioe engineer of . Four trustees were reappointecd tothe school’s board. They are: • Marinee management consultantBarker Price, who will serve as board president for the 2009-1 school year; • Merrell Wall general manager of the Monogramm line for , and 1974 alumna, who will serve as vice president; • Formert Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebe Wood, who will serve as treasurer; and • Former management consultang Leslie Geoghegan, who will serve as secretary.
Corrie president of the Louisville Collegiate School Parents Association, will serve as parent representative on the board. Formert Brown-Forman president Bill Street, whose term on the board expired, was named a director
• Nelea Absher, vice president and associate general • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, • Suzanne Oldham, founder, Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgann Keegan & Co. • Cindy Skarbek, director of the Bashar Masri, director and senioe engineer of . Four trustees were reappointecd tothe school’s board. They are: • Marinee management consultantBarker Price, who will serve as board president for the 2009-1 school year; • Merrell Wall general manager of the Monogramm line for , and 1974 alumna, who will serve as vice president; • Formert Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebe Wood, who will serve as treasurer; and • Former management consultang Leslie Geoghegan, who will serve as secretary.
Corrie president of the Louisville Collegiate School Parents Association, will serve as parent representative on the board. Formert Brown-Forman president Bill Street, whose term on the board expired, was named a director
суббота, 22 октября 2011 г.
Investors upset with American Kidney Stone over stock sale - Business First of Columbus:
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, a urology practice with operationsz in39 states, is fighting the allegations made by hospitapl operator and 29 former investors, all of whom claimn the practice lied to them durint a 2007 share redemption offer. The lawsuits allege Americamn Kidney Stone told investors it wanted to buy their shares to ensur compliance with a federal law requiring investors bepracticinf physicians. The company instead wanted to buythem out, the lawsuits claim, so it could bring in practicing physician s as investors who would refer patient to its clinics, boosting revenue.
“Ih truth, however, (the practice) is not only squeezintg out non-active urologists, but also is squeezing out activelyupracticing urologists, and for one reasomn only – those members do not refeer their patients to (its clinics),” the 29 investoras alleged in their June 3 lawsuit. “(American Kidnety Stone) has no comment beyond saying that it regardsz the action as wholly without merit and it will be aggressively defended,” said Jack the company’s outside counsel with the law firm Jones Day. Neithefr Newman nor practice representatives wouledcomment further.
According to its Web site, American Kidney Stone was founded in 1984 and has grown toa 1,500-physician network offering lithotripsy at clinicw in 39 states. Lithotripsy uses shock wavesz to break up painfulkidney stones. Kidneuy stones afflict 12 percent of American men and 7 percenyof women, according to a 2008 study publishexd in the Proceedings of the . The practicwe also provides treatment for prostate and renal cancer and orthopedix shockwave treatment. Like the lawsuit filed by the 29 OhioHealth claimed in its suit filedx in December that American Kidney Stone and its boarx approached some investors in April 2007 with a buybacko offer that wouldpay $70 a share.
They were giveb until May 4 to acceptthe offer, the lawsuity said. American Kidney Stone made the offer to urologistswho weren’f practicing and those who weren’r referring patients to its lithotripsy the lawsuit said. Meanwhile, the suit said, it was offerin to sell sharesat $51 to practicing doctorw who would send patients to its A year later, the company’s 13-member board passed a measure that allowed it to changs its operating agreement so only actively practicing urologist could be investors, the lawsuit The change also required all nonpracticing investorzs to sell their shares, but at $54 a the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit claimed American Kidneyt Stone shares were valuedat $122 as late as 2006. Columbus-basef OhioHealth, its political action committee and its owned acombinee 24,400 shares. The 29 investors ownesd as manyas 60,000 shares, said Kevin their attorney at Columbus-based . “A lot of thesew folks are relying on this investmen income for theirretirement years,” he said. “The company alwayz paid generous distributions.
” OhioHealth and the individual investors allege American Kidney Stone broke its contract with investors by changin gthe company’s operating agreement and that it breached its fiduciart duty by selling shares to new investores for less than they were worth and buyintg shares from former investors for less than fair markef value. They are asking their ownershil interests be reinstated and want American Kidney Stone to pay compensation in excessof $25,000, plus punitive McDermott is hoping the investors will have their case decided in a relatively quick 18 months becausw he filed to have the case assigned to Franklibn County’s new business docket, a specialized court designedf to handle only corporate disputes.
In an effor to increase the resolutionof business-to-business cases, the established specializedd business dockets in Franklin, Hamilton and Cuyahoga countiexs this year. The investors’ lawsuit also claims that by requiring practicinh urologists tobe investors, Americah Kidney Stone could be violatint federal laws designed to limit doctor referrals to clinics in whicg they have an ownership interest.
, a urology practice with operationsz in39 states, is fighting the allegations made by hospitapl operator and 29 former investors, all of whom claimn the practice lied to them durint a 2007 share redemption offer. The lawsuits allege Americamn Kidney Stone told investors it wanted to buy their shares to ensur compliance with a federal law requiring investors bepracticinf physicians. The company instead wanted to buythem out, the lawsuits claim, so it could bring in practicing physician s as investors who would refer patient to its clinics, boosting revenue.
“Ih truth, however, (the practice) is not only squeezintg out non-active urologists, but also is squeezing out activelyupracticing urologists, and for one reasomn only – those members do not refeer their patients to (its clinics),” the 29 investoras alleged in their June 3 lawsuit. “(American Kidnety Stone) has no comment beyond saying that it regardsz the action as wholly without merit and it will be aggressively defended,” said Jack the company’s outside counsel with the law firm Jones Day. Neithefr Newman nor practice representatives wouledcomment further.
According to its Web site, American Kidney Stone was founded in 1984 and has grown toa 1,500-physician network offering lithotripsy at clinicw in 39 states. Lithotripsy uses shock wavesz to break up painfulkidney stones. Kidneuy stones afflict 12 percent of American men and 7 percenyof women, according to a 2008 study publishexd in the Proceedings of the . The practicwe also provides treatment for prostate and renal cancer and orthopedix shockwave treatment. Like the lawsuit filed by the 29 OhioHealth claimed in its suit filedx in December that American Kidney Stone and its boarx approached some investors in April 2007 with a buybacko offer that wouldpay $70 a share.
They were giveb until May 4 to acceptthe offer, the lawsuity said. American Kidney Stone made the offer to urologistswho weren’f practicing and those who weren’r referring patients to its lithotripsy the lawsuit said. Meanwhile, the suit said, it was offerin to sell sharesat $51 to practicing doctorw who would send patients to its A year later, the company’s 13-member board passed a measure that allowed it to changs its operating agreement so only actively practicing urologist could be investors, the lawsuit The change also required all nonpracticing investorzs to sell their shares, but at $54 a the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit claimed American Kidneyt Stone shares were valuedat $122 as late as 2006. Columbus-basef OhioHealth, its political action committee and its owned acombinee 24,400 shares. The 29 investors ownesd as manyas 60,000 shares, said Kevin their attorney at Columbus-based . “A lot of thesew folks are relying on this investmen income for theirretirement years,” he said. “The company alwayz paid generous distributions.
” OhioHealth and the individual investors allege American Kidney Stone broke its contract with investors by changin gthe company’s operating agreement and that it breached its fiduciart duty by selling shares to new investores for less than they were worth and buyintg shares from former investors for less than fair markef value. They are asking their ownershil interests be reinstated and want American Kidney Stone to pay compensation in excessof $25,000, plus punitive McDermott is hoping the investors will have their case decided in a relatively quick 18 months becausw he filed to have the case assigned to Franklibn County’s new business docket, a specialized court designedf to handle only corporate disputes.
In an effor to increase the resolutionof business-to-business cases, the established specializedd business dockets in Franklin, Hamilton and Cuyahoga countiexs this year. The investors’ lawsuit also claims that by requiring practicinh urologists tobe investors, Americah Kidney Stone could be violatint federal laws designed to limit doctor referrals to clinics in whicg they have an ownership interest.
четверг, 20 октября 2011 г.
Kannapolis honored for economic strategy - Orlando Business Journal:
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The city received the award in the categoryh of Excellence in EconomicDiversification Strategies, whichg recognizes responses to planrt closures and other economic dislocations, that promotr economic diversification. The competition is open to local, state and regiona governments; and universities and colleges. Cabarrus and Rowan countiese lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilemanufacturere Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire David Murdock announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campues at the 350-acre former Pillowtex headquartersz andmanufacturing site.
The life-sciences hub includes the participationm ofDuke University, the UNC System, the N.C. Communitt College System, other educationak institutions andbusiness partners. The totakl investment is expected toreach $1.8 billion. Residentiao and commercial developments are rising arounr the campus with hopes ofturninfg Kannapolis, a former textile town, into a biotecb center.
The city received the award in the categoryh of Excellence in EconomicDiversification Strategies, whichg recognizes responses to planrt closures and other economic dislocations, that promotr economic diversification. The competition is open to local, state and regiona governments; and universities and colleges. Cabarrus and Rowan countiese lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilemanufacturere Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire David Murdock announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campues at the 350-acre former Pillowtex headquartersz andmanufacturing site.
The life-sciences hub includes the participationm ofDuke University, the UNC System, the N.C. Communitt College System, other educationak institutions andbusiness partners. The totakl investment is expected toreach $1.8 billion. Residentiao and commercial developments are rising arounr the campus with hopes ofturninfg Kannapolis, a former textile town, into a biotecb center.
вторник, 18 октября 2011 г.
Sealing the deal: If you can speak it, you can write it - bizjournals:
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There was nothing worse in high school than having your boyfriends or girlfriend say they wanted to seeothetr people. Ouch! In the we had a phrase about people who woul d take advantageof you: users. I have to admi t I was one of them. My frienxd in sixth grade, a neighbore named Eddie, had a built-in pool and his mom had a pantru of myfavorite snacks: appled pies, Yodels, you name it. I was a Eddie turned out to be a multimillionaire software Although I would love tocall him, I simplyy cannot. Many salespeople get used and abuseds in the sales process because prospects can be users who will even justifyg using your stuff to better themselves ortheif company.
It has happened to me a couplwof times, and I have to admit I felt like Eddis Money and wanted to sing, “Baby, Hold On to Me.” I even becamre the Bee Gees, just trying to stay As time went on in the saleas process, I realized I was being used. I adoptes one sentence that changesd everything: If you can speak it, you can write it. That sentencde has not guaranteed that I will close everyprospecyt — and I am not suggestiny that it will for you, either — but I guarantede you will never get used again. Many timea early in my career, my prospects would ask for something in writing and I would give themcustomized plans.
I mightr redo them several times, only to find out their cousin Vinny took all mystuff — and my commission, as To prevent this, ask one simple question: What will it take to make you a client ? After they mention price, you must get two more thingsa or you can starrt singing “Na Na, Hey Hey, After your prospect tells you what you have to do to earn his or her write down the specifi deliverables and initial each one. Have your prospecgt do the same and set your second Give yourself enough time between appointments to gatherthe deliverables. I usualluy recommend at least a week.
Set the TONE (touching on new Touch your prospect at least twice beforseyou meet, and remind them of your writtej agreement. Give them a good report that you are workiny onthe deliverables. Do not smother them or shove anything else downtheir throats. Be a motivator — not a menacre like Dennis, who lived at 627 Elm St. Do you remembere the look on Mr. Wilson’s face when Dennise would yell, “Hey, Mr. Wilson”? However, you may see that look when you show up forappointmengt No. 2. Here is the four R’s formula to closing your (When you’re done, you can look forwarf to another word with theletter R, relaxing.
) So now it’w show time — time to say, Mr. Wilson, I got the You may see that face once your prospect sees the sheet with his or her initialson it. you had the gatekeeper copy it. You will know you’re in the fight when, 60 seconda into your conversation, your prospect startzs backpedaling. In the 1980s, Sugar Ray Leonard fought MarvelousMarvin Hagler. No one gave Ray a chance. Ray showed up the fight in great shape and was winning until he started to trade blows with the morepowerful Hagler. Sugarf Ray’s trainer, Angelo Dundee, screamed at him that he was blowing it. Dundee screamed at him to jab andget out.
I am tellingv you: That’s what the 4 R’as are all about.
There was nothing worse in high school than having your boyfriends or girlfriend say they wanted to seeothetr people. Ouch! In the we had a phrase about people who woul d take advantageof you: users. I have to admi t I was one of them. My frienxd in sixth grade, a neighbore named Eddie, had a built-in pool and his mom had a pantru of myfavorite snacks: appled pies, Yodels, you name it. I was a Eddie turned out to be a multimillionaire software Although I would love tocall him, I simplyy cannot. Many salespeople get used and abuseds in the sales process because prospects can be users who will even justifyg using your stuff to better themselves ortheif company.
It has happened to me a couplwof times, and I have to admit I felt like Eddis Money and wanted to sing, “Baby, Hold On to Me.” I even becamre the Bee Gees, just trying to stay As time went on in the saleas process, I realized I was being used. I adoptes one sentence that changesd everything: If you can speak it, you can write it. That sentencde has not guaranteed that I will close everyprospecyt — and I am not suggestiny that it will for you, either — but I guarantede you will never get used again. Many timea early in my career, my prospects would ask for something in writing and I would give themcustomized plans.
I mightr redo them several times, only to find out their cousin Vinny took all mystuff — and my commission, as To prevent this, ask one simple question: What will it take to make you a client ? After they mention price, you must get two more thingsa or you can starrt singing “Na Na, Hey Hey, After your prospect tells you what you have to do to earn his or her write down the specifi deliverables and initial each one. Have your prospecgt do the same and set your second Give yourself enough time between appointments to gatherthe deliverables. I usualluy recommend at least a week.
Set the TONE (touching on new Touch your prospect at least twice beforseyou meet, and remind them of your writtej agreement. Give them a good report that you are workiny onthe deliverables. Do not smother them or shove anything else downtheir throats. Be a motivator — not a menacre like Dennis, who lived at 627 Elm St. Do you remembere the look on Mr. Wilson’s face when Dennise would yell, “Hey, Mr. Wilson”? However, you may see that look when you show up forappointmengt No. 2. Here is the four R’s formula to closing your (When you’re done, you can look forwarf to another word with theletter R, relaxing.
) So now it’w show time — time to say, Mr. Wilson, I got the You may see that face once your prospect sees the sheet with his or her initialson it. you had the gatekeeper copy it. You will know you’re in the fight when, 60 seconda into your conversation, your prospect startzs backpedaling. In the 1980s, Sugar Ray Leonard fought MarvelousMarvin Hagler. No one gave Ray a chance. Ray showed up the fight in great shape and was winning until he started to trade blows with the morepowerful Hagler. Sugarf Ray’s trainer, Angelo Dundee, screamed at him that he was blowing it. Dundee screamed at him to jab andget out.
I am tellingv you: That’s what the 4 R’as are all about.
воскресенье, 16 октября 2011 г.
Lee seeks 23% pay cut from Post-Dispatch union - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The newspaper publishing company proposed pay cuts of 15 percent in thefirsft year, and 5 percent each in the secondd and third years of the contract, according to information posted on the St. Louis Newspapere Guild’s Web site. Lee declined to comment about the proposed concessions andcontracrt negotiations. “We have always refrained from making any commenft or discussing the substance of the saidDan Hayes, a spokesman for Lee.
On Thursday, Guild memberss voted 100-27 to agree to a second week of furloughs but only if Lee agreesd to no layoffs duringcontract negotiations, accordinfg to the Guild Web Lee also proposed the followin contract changes, according to the Guilds Web site: • Cutting unpaid maternity leave in half, to 12 weeksa maximum • The right to fire employeesz on sick leave after three months of absence. The contract now allowsw 18 months.
The Guild proposed longe funeral leave for the deatj of spousesand children, a larger cell-phone reimbursement, a mileage increase, enhanced severance packagez after layoffs, additional a 401(k) match of up to 5 percenyt and overtime eligibility for columnists and outside ad Last month, the Post-Dispatch in its circulatiom and classified departments, whicu are
The newspaper publishing company proposed pay cuts of 15 percent in thefirsft year, and 5 percent each in the secondd and third years of the contract, according to information posted on the St. Louis Newspapere Guild’s Web site. Lee declined to comment about the proposed concessions andcontracrt negotiations. “We have always refrained from making any commenft or discussing the substance of the saidDan Hayes, a spokesman for Lee.
On Thursday, Guild memberss voted 100-27 to agree to a second week of furloughs but only if Lee agreesd to no layoffs duringcontract negotiations, accordinfg to the Guild Web Lee also proposed the followin contract changes, according to the Guilds Web site: • Cutting unpaid maternity leave in half, to 12 weeksa maximum • The right to fire employeesz on sick leave after three months of absence. The contract now allowsw 18 months.
The Guild proposed longe funeral leave for the deatj of spousesand children, a larger cell-phone reimbursement, a mileage increase, enhanced severance packagez after layoffs, additional a 401(k) match of up to 5 percenyt and overtime eligibility for columnists and outside ad Last month, the Post-Dispatch in its circulatiom and classified departments, whicu are
пятница, 14 октября 2011 г.
среда, 12 октября 2011 г.
Commercial real estate deal drought in Silicon Valley stuns industry - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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“There are loans coming due, and they may not be able to replacsethose loans,” Seligman said. Whether sellers lose big dependd on when they purchaseedthe property. If they boughty during the run-up from 2005 to the firsyt halfof 2008, Nadji said they coule lose 20 percent to 40 But if they bought in 2000 or the asset should show During the first quarter of LoopNet reported only two apartment dealss in the multifamily Saratoga Square in Santa Clara sold for $2.6 or $163,000 per unit, while 1191 Bracwe Ave. in Willow Glen sold for $2.5 or $196,000 a unit. The two office propertiee that sold were1290 N. Firstf St. in San Jose for $4.
8 million, or $252 a squarew foot, and 431 Dinah’ss Court in Palo Alto for $4 or $310 a square foot. The high-water mark in the industrialp sector wasthe 3,000-square-foot flex building at 130 Main St. in Los Altoas that sold for $3.5 million, or $1,194 a squarer foot. The low was 555-5598 Charcot Ave. in San Jose, whicbh sold for $5.2 million, or $59 a square
“There are loans coming due, and they may not be able to replacsethose loans,” Seligman said. Whether sellers lose big dependd on when they purchaseedthe property. If they boughty during the run-up from 2005 to the firsyt halfof 2008, Nadji said they coule lose 20 percent to 40 But if they bought in 2000 or the asset should show During the first quarter of LoopNet reported only two apartment dealss in the multifamily Saratoga Square in Santa Clara sold for $2.6 or $163,000 per unit, while 1191 Bracwe Ave. in Willow Glen sold for $2.5 or $196,000 a unit. The two office propertiee that sold were1290 N. Firstf St. in San Jose for $4.
8 million, or $252 a squarew foot, and 431 Dinah’ss Court in Palo Alto for $4 or $310 a square foot. The high-water mark in the industrialp sector wasthe 3,000-square-foot flex building at 130 Main St. in Los Altoas that sold for $3.5 million, or $1,194 a squarer foot. The low was 555-5598 Charcot Ave. in San Jose, whicbh sold for $5.2 million, or $59 a square
воскресенье, 9 октября 2011 г.
Missouri approves KCP&L rate increase - Business First of Columbus:
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million that KCP&L had PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoz said that the PSC staff estimated the increas e will raise a typicalresidential customer’s bill about $12.82 a month. A typical customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowattg hours of electricity a month in wintetrand 1,200 kWh a month in the summer, Ochoz said. “Our customers depend on us to provide affordable andreliable KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a writtenm statement responding to the PSC approval.
“This rate increase will help us pay for environmentap investments we have already made to severalk ofour coal-fired power The installation of such pollution-control equipment will improves air quality for our region and allowe us to meet future federal environmentap mandates. We recognize that this is a challenginh time to ask customers to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’ t make this decision Kansas City-based (NYSE: KCP&L’s parent, that KCP&p had reached an agreement in principle with the PSC to settles its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plains Energyt ranks No. 5 on the Kansad City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
million that KCP&L had PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoz said that the PSC staff estimated the increas e will raise a typicalresidential customer’s bill about $12.82 a month. A typical customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowattg hours of electricity a month in wintetrand 1,200 kWh a month in the summer, Ochoz said. “Our customers depend on us to provide affordable andreliable KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a writtenm statement responding to the PSC approval.
“This rate increase will help us pay for environmentap investments we have already made to severalk ofour coal-fired power The installation of such pollution-control equipment will improves air quality for our region and allowe us to meet future federal environmentap mandates. We recognize that this is a challenginh time to ask customers to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’ t make this decision Kansas City-based (NYSE: KCP&L’s parent, that KCP&p had reached an agreement in principle with the PSC to settles its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plains Energyt ranks No. 5 on the Kansad City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
пятница, 7 октября 2011 г.
Pattern of violence - Inquirer.net
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Pattern of violence Inquirer.net If Lacierda would rather not see a pattern in these incidents, he is entitled to his own version of realityâ€"but certainly not from his official perch as a Cabinet member whose duty is to provide his boss unblinkered policy advice and perspective. ... |
среда, 5 октября 2011 г.
Marijuana initiative qualifies for ballot - Houston Chronicle
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понедельник, 3 октября 2011 г.
Unions ready to set sights on cadres of techies - San Francisco Business Times:
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Major unions are backing passage of the Employese FreeChoice Act, a federal bill that would make it harder for companiex to combat union-organizing drives. Some labor lawyerss and union backers speculate that should the act pass a likely scenario given supportby President-elecft Barack Obama and many Democratic lawmakers it could spark round s of organizing efforts at tech companies, which typically have not seen much unioh activity. The bill’s passage will lead to “significanty organizing efforts in Silicon saidGarry Mathiason, a labor and employment attorneyh at Littler Mendelson P.C.
Silicon Valley’s tech employers “arde not immune merely because they are in technologuy or businesses where little union organizing hastaken place.” The federal bill woulfd confer new organizing powers on Labor groups would have the choice of askinbg workers to vote for representationj by signing cards instead of goinfg through secret-ballot elections. The so-called “care check” method is favored by unions sincde it can be done withoutan employer’e knowledge. Under traditional secret-ballot elections, companiess typically have months tomount opposition.
The bill also authorizes an arbitratoe to impose a first contract if a union failse to reach an agreement with management aftera union’s Under current law, if the two sidesz don’t reach a contract within a the union usually loses its right to be the exclusivw bargaining agent for the workers. Hopinv to reverse declines in union organized labor said the act wouldraise wages, helping the middle class. Businese groups are fighting the legislation, saying it would increas e costs, prompting layoffs. The Employee Free Choicr Act was not written with places like Silicon Valley in experts said. More likelyu early targets are workers at and other suchhourly employees.
But with the country’e political environment expected to becomr more favorable to unionsnext year, organizedx labor’s reach probably won’t be limited to traditional “Times are changing,” said Mark Ross, a labo r and employment lawyer at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. “We’re in a troubled People may be looking for otherr ways of protecting themselves and insurinv that they arecompensated appropriately.” Two employer groups that represenrt large numbers of tech companieas — the and Joint — declined to comment. The did not return a call for comment.
Bay Area technologu companies have long-term employment growth and unions have gotten little tractionj with themthus far, asidr from janitorial organizing in recent years. The region’zs shaky employment status could make union pitchexmore attractive. Consider some of the pain being felt by worker s justthis quarter: is cutting 8 percent of its is cutting 12 is cutting 10 percent; is cutting 18 percent and is cuttingt 10 percent. Unemployment in Silicon Valley has risento 6.9 up from 4.9 percent 12 months ago. In San Franciscok and San Mateo counties, unemploymentg is 5.6 percent, up from 4 percent a year ago. Unemploymentf in the East Bay is 7.1 up from 4.9 percent 12 months ago.
Companies are freezingt salaries tosave money. Workers at ., for will get year-end bonuses but will not get pay hikexsnext year. Union representation in tech is well below national averages. Across the country, 12.1 percent of privater employees are representedby unions. In the tech nothing comes close. Unions covef 4.8 percent of compute and mathematical occupations, according to the . Organized labor represent s 4.1 percent of computer and electronic productwsmanufacturing jobs. Among Internet service providers, 1.6 percenf of workers have union representation. In the Interne t publishing world, so few workerds are covered by unions thatthey don’t even registert in federal surveys.
Even as the economicf and political environment might favor union historic and cultural forced are working against widespread union acceptance intechnologgy fields. “Silicon Valley is reallu very liberterian politically,” said Jan a professor who studies the culturse ofthe region. “There is a strong narrative of individualds in garagesbeing successful, and that visioh is not something that lends itself to Unions, she said, “undermine the idea that I can do You have a couple of really big culturak reasons against organization.
” Union supporters are “A forward-thinking union could set up a web site to creat e a non-stop certification drive at an unlimited number of Silicobn Valley companies,” said John Miano, the foundedr and a board member of the Programmersa Guild, a professional society that advances the interests of workers in informationj technology fields. “This bill has the potential for havingf a major impact upon Silicon Valley andtechnology fields.
”
Major unions are backing passage of the Employese FreeChoice Act, a federal bill that would make it harder for companiex to combat union-organizing drives. Some labor lawyerss and union backers speculate that should the act pass a likely scenario given supportby President-elecft Barack Obama and many Democratic lawmakers it could spark round s of organizing efforts at tech companies, which typically have not seen much unioh activity. The bill’s passage will lead to “significanty organizing efforts in Silicon saidGarry Mathiason, a labor and employment attorneyh at Littler Mendelson P.C.
Silicon Valley’s tech employers “arde not immune merely because they are in technologuy or businesses where little union organizing hastaken place.” The federal bill woulfd confer new organizing powers on Labor groups would have the choice of askinbg workers to vote for representationj by signing cards instead of goinfg through secret-ballot elections. The so-called “care check” method is favored by unions sincde it can be done withoutan employer’e knowledge. Under traditional secret-ballot elections, companiess typically have months tomount opposition.
The bill also authorizes an arbitratoe to impose a first contract if a union failse to reach an agreement with management aftera union’s Under current law, if the two sidesz don’t reach a contract within a the union usually loses its right to be the exclusivw bargaining agent for the workers. Hopinv to reverse declines in union organized labor said the act wouldraise wages, helping the middle class. Businese groups are fighting the legislation, saying it would increas e costs, prompting layoffs. The Employee Free Choicr Act was not written with places like Silicon Valley in experts said. More likelyu early targets are workers at and other suchhourly employees.
But with the country’e political environment expected to becomr more favorable to unionsnext year, organizedx labor’s reach probably won’t be limited to traditional “Times are changing,” said Mark Ross, a labo r and employment lawyer at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. “We’re in a troubled People may be looking for otherr ways of protecting themselves and insurinv that they arecompensated appropriately.” Two employer groups that represenrt large numbers of tech companieas — the and Joint — declined to comment. The did not return a call for comment.
Bay Area technologu companies have long-term employment growth and unions have gotten little tractionj with themthus far, asidr from janitorial organizing in recent years. The region’zs shaky employment status could make union pitchexmore attractive. Consider some of the pain being felt by worker s justthis quarter: is cutting 8 percent of its is cutting 12 is cutting 10 percent; is cutting 18 percent and is cuttingt 10 percent. Unemployment in Silicon Valley has risento 6.9 up from 4.9 percent 12 months ago. In San Franciscok and San Mateo counties, unemploymentg is 5.6 percent, up from 4 percent a year ago. Unemploymentf in the East Bay is 7.1 up from 4.9 percent 12 months ago.
Companies are freezingt salaries tosave money. Workers at ., for will get year-end bonuses but will not get pay hikexsnext year. Union representation in tech is well below national averages. Across the country, 12.1 percent of privater employees are representedby unions. In the tech nothing comes close. Unions covef 4.8 percent of compute and mathematical occupations, according to the . Organized labor represent s 4.1 percent of computer and electronic productwsmanufacturing jobs. Among Internet service providers, 1.6 percenf of workers have union representation. In the Interne t publishing world, so few workerds are covered by unions thatthey don’t even registert in federal surveys.
Even as the economicf and political environment might favor union historic and cultural forced are working against widespread union acceptance intechnologgy fields. “Silicon Valley is reallu very liberterian politically,” said Jan a professor who studies the culturse ofthe region. “There is a strong narrative of individualds in garagesbeing successful, and that visioh is not something that lends itself to Unions, she said, “undermine the idea that I can do You have a couple of really big culturak reasons against organization.
” Union supporters are “A forward-thinking union could set up a web site to creat e a non-stop certification drive at an unlimited number of Silicobn Valley companies,” said John Miano, the foundedr and a board member of the Programmersa Guild, a professional society that advances the interests of workers in informationj technology fields. “This bill has the potential for havingf a major impact upon Silicon Valley andtechnology fields.
”
суббота, 1 октября 2011 г.
Suspended Wing feels 'terrible' about illegal hit - NHL.com
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Chicago Tribune | Suspended Wing feels 'terrible' about illegal hit NHL.com The Chicago Blackhawks' Ben Smith is still dealing with the physical ramifications of the shoulder-to-head blow at 5:26 of the third period in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Meanwhile, the Red Wings' Brendan Smith is ... Red Wings' Brendan Smith hit with 5-game suspension; 'I was never targeting ... Wings' Smith's punishment fits crime Wings' Brendan Smith draws 8-game suspension |
четверг, 29 сентября 2011 г.
Rock'n'roll show to remember top 60s legend Colin - Portsmouth News
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Portsmouth News | Rock'n'roll show to remember top 60s legend Colin Portsmouth News Classic Portsmouth rockers including the Renegades, Arnold Gutbucket, Shep Woolley, Grenville Mayes and Mo and PJ Walker will take to the stage at the Rifle Club, in Goldsmith Avenue, Southsea, to celebrate the life of their friend. ... |
вторник, 27 сентября 2011 г.
Port board extends contract with RS&H - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The authority’s board voted Monday to extenc its contractwith Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. untikl 2012. The company will help the authorituy to builda $200 million terminal for Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. at Dames Point. which isn’t eligible to win the designh or construction contract forthe terminal, will help the authority vet potentiakl contractors, said Leerie Jenkins, the firm’sx chairman and CEO. He said it wasn’ty clear how much the extensioh would be worth to the companhy sinceit isn’t known how often the authority will use RS&H’d services.
An RS&H principal will help determine how the costs of the projectg to improve New Berlin Road and Stat e Road 9A couldbe lessened. The $11.6 million project could now cost the authority and the Floridas Department ofTransportation $13 million, said Rick the authority’s director. The authority put $2 milliohn into the project, with FDOT kickingg in the remaining $9.5 It isn’t clear how the additional costes will be split between the authoritand FDOT, Ferrin said.
He said the project went over budgety partlybecause “there were too many cooks in the Ferrin said FDOT approachexd the project with the priorityg of eventually integrating the project with Interstate 295, whereas the authority was more concerned with improving the road so it could better handle port-related The project is expected to be completed in
The authority’s board voted Monday to extenc its contractwith Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. untikl 2012. The company will help the authorituy to builda $200 million terminal for Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. at Dames Point. which isn’t eligible to win the designh or construction contract forthe terminal, will help the authority vet potentiakl contractors, said Leerie Jenkins, the firm’sx chairman and CEO. He said it wasn’ty clear how much the extensioh would be worth to the companhy sinceit isn’t known how often the authority will use RS&H’d services.
An RS&H principal will help determine how the costs of the projectg to improve New Berlin Road and Stat e Road 9A couldbe lessened. The $11.6 million project could now cost the authority and the Floridas Department ofTransportation $13 million, said Rick the authority’s director. The authority put $2 milliohn into the project, with FDOT kickingg in the remaining $9.5 It isn’t clear how the additional costes will be split between the authoritand FDOT, Ferrin said.
He said the project went over budgety partlybecause “there were too many cooks in the Ferrin said FDOT approachexd the project with the priorityg of eventually integrating the project with Interstate 295, whereas the authority was more concerned with improving the road so it could better handle port-related The project is expected to be completed in
воскресенье, 25 сентября 2011 г.
Short-time offer makes big difference - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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But smaller numbers add up to a painfu loss for hundreds of high schookl studentswho won’t get to participater in a potentially life-changingb experience this year. There’s still time for companies to step up and make a Improving economic opportunity is the best cure for so much of what ails and internships crack open a door that woulrd otherwise be closed tomany inner-cityu youth with potential. While not evergy business can offeran internship, particularly in this those who don’t lose out on a rewardinv opportunity to make a big difference in someone’s life whilee playing a part in helping the region.
At this the chamber expects to offer less than half of thenearlyt 1,500 internships created last summer. It’d partner, the , already has prescreenexd 1,400 interns and expects to have more readyh by the deadlinenext week. Many will be turned away. The valud of internships is most apparent in the lives theyhave changed. A year ago, Aquin Houston, a Georgre Washington High School junior withgood grades, was working at McDonald’zs on a track to becomde a supervisor. He thought he might attend communit y collegeafter graduation, but he had no particulafr direction. An internship at changed Last summer, Houston worked with the insurer’s managerr of work force development.
He has continued to work part time, helping to facilitate the work of theBlue IBC’s volunteer corps. His exposure to an officde environment, which included learning about appropriate attirse and working ina cubicle, opened up a new world. “Whenh I first came there, I wasn’t sure what I was goingt to do,” he said of IBC. Houston, 18, has been accepted to , where he expects to major in business management inthe fall. “I had never been in a skyscraper. I didn’ty know how to tie a tie,” he “The experience, it really helped out with my My résumé really look s good now.
” For many interns, including Houston, the programm provides a first-time office experience. It opens young eyes to standards that have to be met and goals worth working toward. The cost of the six-week prograkm is $1,600 for an intern who typicall y works 20 hours per week and attends professional developmentf sessions offsiteon Fridays. In the companies have trained interns to help fill in for employeeas on vacation or carved out special projects that would benefit the Often mid-level employees get the opportunity to supervise or mentord an intern, making it a learninyg experience for both. Chamber Presiden t and CEO Mark Schweiker describede internsas “genuinely productive.
” He added that the structure of the program was popular with employers and the dropoff this year isn’t for lack of willingess, but for lack of New companies to the program this year includew Deloitte, Parente Randolph, and Cephalon. Some participanta put up the $1,600 to pay for the interns to work atnonprofiy groups. With a deadline at the end of next week, therw are still more companies in the regiob that could offer an Those who can step up cancall 215-790-3732w or go to www.greaterphilachamber.cok to get the ball rolling.
But smaller numbers add up to a painfu loss for hundreds of high schookl studentswho won’t get to participater in a potentially life-changingb experience this year. There’s still time for companies to step up and make a Improving economic opportunity is the best cure for so much of what ails and internships crack open a door that woulrd otherwise be closed tomany inner-cityu youth with potential. While not evergy business can offeran internship, particularly in this those who don’t lose out on a rewardinv opportunity to make a big difference in someone’s life whilee playing a part in helping the region.
At this the chamber expects to offer less than half of thenearlyt 1,500 internships created last summer. It’d partner, the , already has prescreenexd 1,400 interns and expects to have more readyh by the deadlinenext week. Many will be turned away. The valud of internships is most apparent in the lives theyhave changed. A year ago, Aquin Houston, a Georgre Washington High School junior withgood grades, was working at McDonald’zs on a track to becomde a supervisor. He thought he might attend communit y collegeafter graduation, but he had no particulafr direction. An internship at changed Last summer, Houston worked with the insurer’s managerr of work force development.
He has continued to work part time, helping to facilitate the work of theBlue IBC’s volunteer corps. His exposure to an officde environment, which included learning about appropriate attirse and working ina cubicle, opened up a new world. “Whenh I first came there, I wasn’t sure what I was goingt to do,” he said of IBC. Houston, 18, has been accepted to , where he expects to major in business management inthe fall. “I had never been in a skyscraper. I didn’ty know how to tie a tie,” he “The experience, it really helped out with my My résumé really look s good now.
” For many interns, including Houston, the programm provides a first-time office experience. It opens young eyes to standards that have to be met and goals worth working toward. The cost of the six-week prograkm is $1,600 for an intern who typicall y works 20 hours per week and attends professional developmentf sessions offsiteon Fridays. In the companies have trained interns to help fill in for employeeas on vacation or carved out special projects that would benefit the Often mid-level employees get the opportunity to supervise or mentord an intern, making it a learninyg experience for both. Chamber Presiden t and CEO Mark Schweiker describede internsas “genuinely productive.
” He added that the structure of the program was popular with employers and the dropoff this year isn’t for lack of willingess, but for lack of New companies to the program this year includew Deloitte, Parente Randolph, and Cephalon. Some participanta put up the $1,600 to pay for the interns to work atnonprofiy groups. With a deadline at the end of next week, therw are still more companies in the regiob that could offer an Those who can step up cancall 215-790-3732w or go to www.greaterphilachamber.cok to get the ball rolling.
четверг, 22 сентября 2011 г.
Battelle snags $78.5 million contract renewal - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Columbus research organization was awarded anextrsa $78.5 million through 2011 as the main contractor for the Scientific Services program administered by the U.S. Army Researchg Office out of Research Triangled Parkin Durham, N.C. Under the program, any federal agenc y can get short term help to conduct scientific or technical researchg or obtain analysisor consulting. Battelle can subcontractf the work to businessesand universities. It was the only bidde for the contract. $32.4 million to evaluate and recommendd steps tomodernize chemical, biological, radiological and nucleard equipment, then give recommendationes for engineering and training.
Of the total, abougt $96,000 has been assigned • $5.5 million to test technologty against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack for a progranm to provide protective equipment at Pentagon About $1.5 million has been assigned so far. Battelle, the world’z largest nonprofit researcher, conducts more than $4 billiohn annually in research and developmenyt andoversees 20,400 employeea worldwide. The institute also manages sevenm national laboratories for theand .
The Columbus research organization was awarded anextrsa $78.5 million through 2011 as the main contractor for the Scientific Services program administered by the U.S. Army Researchg Office out of Research Triangled Parkin Durham, N.C. Under the program, any federal agenc y can get short term help to conduct scientific or technical researchg or obtain analysisor consulting. Battelle can subcontractf the work to businessesand universities. It was the only bidde for the contract. $32.4 million to evaluate and recommendd steps tomodernize chemical, biological, radiological and nucleard equipment, then give recommendationes for engineering and training.
Of the total, abougt $96,000 has been assigned • $5.5 million to test technologty against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack for a progranm to provide protective equipment at Pentagon About $1.5 million has been assigned so far. Battelle, the world’z largest nonprofit researcher, conducts more than $4 billiohn annually in research and developmenyt andoversees 20,400 employeea worldwide. The institute also manages sevenm national laboratories for theand .
вторник, 20 сентября 2011 г.
Public Schools Face the Rising Costs of Serving Lunch - New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog) | Public Schools Face the Rising Costs of Serving Lunch New York Times (blog) Congress heeded the suggestion, tying an increase of 6 cents in the reimbursement rates, the first in 30 years, to the mandate for increased meal prices in the child nutrition bill. Based on a convoluted formula that takes into account inflation and ... The Lunchbox Ch » |
воскресенье, 18 сентября 2011 г.
Rebel Rebel yells of soaring revenue - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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“We didn’t come out the but when people got a chance to see our work they realizeds how solidwe are, and it’ws created relationships that have been continual,” said Dianna Colton, co-founderd of Rebel Rebel. Since launching in 2007, Rebel Rebel has provided productionmand post-production services — from commercials and video s to presentations and video Web content — and has amassesd a roster of notable including GSD&M Idea City, Dell Sicola Martin, Schematic and Door Number 3.
The five-person productionn house grew 100 percent and is on targetg togenerate $1 million in revenue this But before growth there was overcoming being new, said Chriws Blankenship, the other co-founder of Rebelp Rebel. “It was a little tough getting in the door of some placesat first. The firstr year was kind of I don’t think either of us realizedd how hard itwould be,” Blankenship said. Blankenshiop and Colton have experience and connections in the locaolproduction industry. Blankenship cut his teeth in production in China and has 17 yearsw of experiencein editing, visual effectzs and post production.
Colton has executive producingb experience, and she launched a successfullfashion business. Blankenship said transitioning from a freelancer to a businessman has been and getting clients to thino of Rebel Rebel for larger projects took some convincingbat first. “We took a prettyy good look at what we thought the businesa was going to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizationd that that wasn’t the way thinga were,” Blankenship said. In additionm to being persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibility in taking small and largw projects has helped sellits services.
The companuy uses freelancers, which enables it to ramp up quicklyt for larger projects and to test out employeee before adding them totheir staff. Blankenship said Rebeo Rebel hasn’t been entirely immune to the It saw work plateau in but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smaller production Rebel Rebel has been able to weather the recessio n a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and videlo production companies in the Central Texas region. Among the larges t production companies here are OmegaBroadcastr Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephant Productionw Inc.
Quincy Lowman, president of Elephangt Productions, says that the productio n landscape is getting increasingly more competitivee with new players entering the At thesame time, he said demand is going up for production work. “I thinj the outlook is positive. Video is increasingly being used to train and now everybodty has video on their Web Lowman said. “The markef has grown, but the competition has grown.” Coltobn said Rebel Rebel’s work has been evenly split between local, regional and national work. It recentl y hired a national sales representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’tf concerned with becoming a larger company.
“We will continue to work with more people and createmore relationships,” Coltoh said. “In the short term, we want to find new build a base and do a variettof work.”
“We didn’t come out the but when people got a chance to see our work they realizeds how solidwe are, and it’ws created relationships that have been continual,” said Dianna Colton, co-founderd of Rebel Rebel. Since launching in 2007, Rebel Rebel has provided productionmand post-production services — from commercials and video s to presentations and video Web content — and has amassesd a roster of notable including GSD&M Idea City, Dell Sicola Martin, Schematic and Door Number 3.
The five-person productionn house grew 100 percent and is on targetg togenerate $1 million in revenue this But before growth there was overcoming being new, said Chriws Blankenship, the other co-founder of Rebelp Rebel. “It was a little tough getting in the door of some placesat first. The firstr year was kind of I don’t think either of us realizedd how hard itwould be,” Blankenship said. Blankenshiop and Colton have experience and connections in the locaolproduction industry. Blankenship cut his teeth in production in China and has 17 yearsw of experiencein editing, visual effectzs and post production.
Colton has executive producingb experience, and she launched a successfullfashion business. Blankenship said transitioning from a freelancer to a businessman has been and getting clients to thino of Rebel Rebel for larger projects took some convincingbat first. “We took a prettyy good look at what we thought the businesa was going to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizationd that that wasn’t the way thinga were,” Blankenship said. In additionm to being persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibility in taking small and largw projects has helped sellits services.
The companuy uses freelancers, which enables it to ramp up quicklyt for larger projects and to test out employeee before adding them totheir staff. Blankenship said Rebeo Rebel hasn’t been entirely immune to the It saw work plateau in but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smaller production Rebel Rebel has been able to weather the recessio n a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and videlo production companies in the Central Texas region. Among the larges t production companies here are OmegaBroadcastr Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephant Productionw Inc.
Quincy Lowman, president of Elephangt Productions, says that the productio n landscape is getting increasingly more competitivee with new players entering the At thesame time, he said demand is going up for production work. “I thinj the outlook is positive. Video is increasingly being used to train and now everybodty has video on their Web Lowman said. “The markef has grown, but the competition has grown.” Coltobn said Rebel Rebel’s work has been evenly split between local, regional and national work. It recentl y hired a national sales representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’tf concerned with becoming a larger company.
“We will continue to work with more people and createmore relationships,” Coltoh said. “In the short term, we want to find new build a base and do a variettof work.”
пятница, 16 сентября 2011 г.
Kennedy Health joins Penn Medicine Cancer Network - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Under the affiliation agreement, Penn specialists will work cooperativeluy with Kennedy physicians throughout the coursre of acancer patient’s care. The partnership will also provide enhancexd community outreach programming as well as collaborative educational opportunities forKennedy physicians, nurses and otherf health professionals. “This is a tremendous milestone for Kennedhy in its commitment to providinyg outstanding cancer care for the residents of southerbNew Jersey,” said Martin A. Bieber, Kennedy’s president and CEO.
The affiliationn augments Kennedy’s’ principal academic partnership with the University ofMedicinr & Dentistry of New Jersey — Schoolo of Osteopathic Medicine, Bieber said. Kennedy, based in Voorhees, operates hospital campuses inCherry Hill, Stratforx and Washington Township and outpatient facilitie s throughout Camden and Gloucester counties. is a groupl of community hospitals Penn works with to bring advancedd cancer care closerto patients.
Under the affiliation agreement, Penn specialists will work cooperativeluy with Kennedy physicians throughout the coursre of acancer patient’s care. The partnership will also provide enhancexd community outreach programming as well as collaborative educational opportunities forKennedy physicians, nurses and otherf health professionals. “This is a tremendous milestone for Kennedhy in its commitment to providinyg outstanding cancer care for the residents of southerbNew Jersey,” said Martin A. Bieber, Kennedy’s president and CEO.
The affiliationn augments Kennedy’s’ principal academic partnership with the University ofMedicinr & Dentistry of New Jersey — Schoolo of Osteopathic Medicine, Bieber said. Kennedy, based in Voorhees, operates hospital campuses inCherry Hill, Stratforx and Washington Township and outpatient facilitie s throughout Camden and Gloucester counties. is a groupl of community hospitals Penn works with to bring advancedd cancer care closerto patients.
среда, 14 сентября 2011 г.
Feldman sells stake in Colonie Center for $4.1M - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Long Island company announced Thursday that it has sold its remaining sharesto , a pensio n fund adviser in Chicago. Feldman, which also managed the made $4.1 million from the sale. That means the Heitman firm is now the sole owner ofthe 1.2 million-square-foott mall. Heitman already had a 75 percent stake in the purchased in 2006for $38 million in At the time, Heitman also gave Feldman a loan to continus pumping money into the mall as Feldman gave the propertgy a face-lift and addef new stores and space. In the end, it cost $110 millionj to renovate Colonie Centee to lure chains suchas , and a 13-screen Regal Feldman paid $82.2 million for Colonie Center in Februaryy 2005.
Feldman, in a short said the deal to sell its remaining stake in the Colonise mall closed onMay 28. Feldman says it expectz to have a writedown as a result ofthe move. The announcement is the latest in a string of bad developmentesfor Feldman. In January, a deal to sell threed malls collapsed. The company has also been hurt bythe recession, pushing some major tenants to close and file for bankruptct protection. Feldman had a net loss of $78.9 million durin g the second quarterof 2008, its most recenty regulatory filing. In that the company had a $15.4 million impairment loss on Colonie The company has said it may have to file for bankruptcuy ifit can’t refinance its debt.
Last the New York Stockm Exchange de-listed Feldman’s Feldman is now tradinyg on thepink sheets/over-the-countere market (OTC: FMLP) at 16 cents a
The Long Island company announced Thursday that it has sold its remaining sharesto , a pensio n fund adviser in Chicago. Feldman, which also managed the made $4.1 million from the sale. That means the Heitman firm is now the sole owner ofthe 1.2 million-square-foott mall. Heitman already had a 75 percent stake in the purchased in 2006for $38 million in At the time, Heitman also gave Feldman a loan to continus pumping money into the mall as Feldman gave the propertgy a face-lift and addef new stores and space. In the end, it cost $110 millionj to renovate Colonie Centee to lure chains suchas , and a 13-screen Regal Feldman paid $82.2 million for Colonie Center in Februaryy 2005.
Feldman, in a short said the deal to sell its remaining stake in the Colonise mall closed onMay 28. Feldman says it expectz to have a writedown as a result ofthe move. The announcement is the latest in a string of bad developmentesfor Feldman. In January, a deal to sell threed malls collapsed. The company has also been hurt bythe recession, pushing some major tenants to close and file for bankruptct protection. Feldman had a net loss of $78.9 million durin g the second quarterof 2008, its most recenty regulatory filing. In that the company had a $15.4 million impairment loss on Colonie The company has said it may have to file for bankruptcuy ifit can’t refinance its debt.
Last the New York Stockm Exchange de-listed Feldman’s Feldman is now tradinyg on thepink sheets/over-the-countere market (OTC: FMLP) at 16 cents a
понедельник, 12 сентября 2011 г.
TU identifies laid off workers - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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, the paper’s New York City-based owner, accordinb to a post on the AlbanygNewspaper Guild’s blog site. The guild represents abouf half ofthe paper’s 400 workers, and has been engager in contract negotiations with management for nearly a year. No definit numbers are available, but about 35 people are expecteed to losetheir jobs. Publishedr George Hearst originally put the count at 65to 70, but 33 peopld have taken buyouts since May. The paper is trying to cut expensexs by20 percent.
According to the guild site, employees—both union and nonunion—who were shown the door were told they were gettingfa 45-day paid leave that woul most likely result in their being laid off. Union rules require that workers get 45 days notices of their jobsbeing eliminated. Managemen and Guild leaders are scheduled to meet July 8 to continue their negotiation oflayoff criterion. The papedr presented its proposed terms to the uniom inlate June.
The union’s originakl contract, which expired in August, mandated that layoff s be based solely on seniority by Management said that would not meet its leading to the primary stickingt point in the negotiation of a new It urged the union to vote onits “besf and final” offer, which was rejected by a vote of 125 to 35. This promptedx management to declarean impasse, which, in prompted the union to file a grievance with the Nationapl Labor Relations Board. On June 24, managementt told the union that in some job categorieas the layoffs would be made strictly ona last-hired-first-firer basis.
But in 11 job categories—nine in editoriao and two in salesand marketing—cuts will be based on other including job performance. Calls to Tim a Times Union reportetr andGuild president, and publisher George Hearst were not immediately returned.
, the paper’s New York City-based owner, accordinb to a post on the AlbanygNewspaper Guild’s blog site. The guild represents abouf half ofthe paper’s 400 workers, and has been engager in contract negotiations with management for nearly a year. No definit numbers are available, but about 35 people are expecteed to losetheir jobs. Publishedr George Hearst originally put the count at 65to 70, but 33 peopld have taken buyouts since May. The paper is trying to cut expensexs by20 percent.
According to the guild site, employees—both union and nonunion—who were shown the door were told they were gettingfa 45-day paid leave that woul most likely result in their being laid off. Union rules require that workers get 45 days notices of their jobsbeing eliminated. Managemen and Guild leaders are scheduled to meet July 8 to continue their negotiation oflayoff criterion. The papedr presented its proposed terms to the uniom inlate June.
The union’s originakl contract, which expired in August, mandated that layoff s be based solely on seniority by Management said that would not meet its leading to the primary stickingt point in the negotiation of a new It urged the union to vote onits “besf and final” offer, which was rejected by a vote of 125 to 35. This promptedx management to declarean impasse, which, in prompted the union to file a grievance with the Nationapl Labor Relations Board. On June 24, managementt told the union that in some job categorieas the layoffs would be made strictly ona last-hired-first-firer basis.
But in 11 job categories—nine in editoriao and two in salesand marketing—cuts will be based on other including job performance. Calls to Tim a Times Union reportetr andGuild president, and publisher George Hearst were not immediately returned.
пятница, 9 сентября 2011 г.
Exports Prove to be Valuable Contributor to Pennsylvania's Economy
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June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite the challenging the state office that helps Pennsylvaniaa businesses export their goods and services helpesd morethan 1,200 companies do $411 milliojn in business from July through Thanks to the work of the Officee of International Business Development, the percentage increase in exports from Pennsylvania was stronger than that of the Unite d States, as a whole, said Department of Communitt and Economic Development acting Secretarty .
"Exports and economic development play essentialo rolesin Pennsylvania's economy, whicyh is evidenced by the fact that our Offices of International Business Development was able to surpas s even its own performance benchmarks in helping companiez do more business overseas," Cornelius said. "Withoutg the investments Governor Rendell has made inhelping Pennsylvania-basesd companies find new overseazs markets, this bad economy's bite would be deeper and it woulsd hurt more hardworking men and women here." DCED's Office of Internationalo Business Development expected to help 1,100 client generate $350 million in new export saleas in 2008-09.
Instead, it helped 1,200 clients and generated $411 million in export or $61 million more than expected. In total exports contributed 7.8 perceng of the state's Gross Domestic Product, up from 6.7 percentr in 2007 and 4 percentin 2002. Recentf figures from the World Institute for StrategicEconomic Research, or WISER, showed Pennsylvania exportede $34.4 billion worth of goods in 2008, or 18 percent more than in while total U.S. exports increased by 12 percent.
"The growtg in Pennsylvania exports didn't happen by accident; it happened becaus e of a decision anda strategy," said "Governor Rendell launched World Trade PA in 2006 to boosf the state's impact in the international marketplacr from both sides of the equatio - helping Pennsylvania companies do more businessx overseas and attracting foreign companies to set up shop in the state." A software company that movedc from New Jersey to Bethlehem two years ago credit DCED and its authorizes overseas trade representatives for its success in exporting. The Apprise Software Inc.
, used the servicesx of the state's representative in Shanghai to open an officein China, whicj helped to generate new sales to an Australianb company. "The results for Apprise Software of our operationx in China and Australiz are more sales forour Pennsylvania-basede company, more jobs in Pennsylvania and a financiallyy stronger company in times that are financially interesting," said , president of Apprises Software. "Another result of these efforts in Australia and China is that we have landeed a global contract to sell softward licenses and support toa U.S.-based company with operationsw in the United States, Canada, the UK, South Hong Kong, China and Australia.
" DCED'ws Center for Trade Development reports even in the current economic the demand for its services is with more companies expressing an interest in doing business overseaas for the first time, and those alreadyu doing so seeking additional foreign markets. World Trade PA is overseejn by the Department of Community andEconomic Development'w Office of International Business Development, but its funding was zeroed out in Senate Bill 850, the Senat Republican budget proposal. For more information on OIBD or anyof DCED' programs and services, go to in the DCED Press Officr at or 717-783-1132.
June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite the challenging the state office that helps Pennsylvaniaa businesses export their goods and services helpesd morethan 1,200 companies do $411 milliojn in business from July through Thanks to the work of the Officee of International Business Development, the percentage increase in exports from Pennsylvania was stronger than that of the Unite d States, as a whole, said Department of Communitt and Economic Development acting Secretarty .
"Exports and economic development play essentialo rolesin Pennsylvania's economy, whicyh is evidenced by the fact that our Offices of International Business Development was able to surpas s even its own performance benchmarks in helping companiez do more business overseas," Cornelius said. "Withoutg the investments Governor Rendell has made inhelping Pennsylvania-basesd companies find new overseazs markets, this bad economy's bite would be deeper and it woulsd hurt more hardworking men and women here." DCED's Office of Internationalo Business Development expected to help 1,100 client generate $350 million in new export saleas in 2008-09.
Instead, it helped 1,200 clients and generated $411 million in export or $61 million more than expected. In total exports contributed 7.8 perceng of the state's Gross Domestic Product, up from 6.7 percentr in 2007 and 4 percentin 2002. Recentf figures from the World Institute for StrategicEconomic Research, or WISER, showed Pennsylvania exportede $34.4 billion worth of goods in 2008, or 18 percent more than in while total U.S. exports increased by 12 percent.
"The growtg in Pennsylvania exports didn't happen by accident; it happened becaus e of a decision anda strategy," said "Governor Rendell launched World Trade PA in 2006 to boosf the state's impact in the international marketplacr from both sides of the equatio - helping Pennsylvania companies do more businessx overseas and attracting foreign companies to set up shop in the state." A software company that movedc from New Jersey to Bethlehem two years ago credit DCED and its authorizes overseas trade representatives for its success in exporting. The Apprise Software Inc.
, used the servicesx of the state's representative in Shanghai to open an officein China, whicj helped to generate new sales to an Australianb company. "The results for Apprise Software of our operationx in China and Australiz are more sales forour Pennsylvania-basede company, more jobs in Pennsylvania and a financiallyy stronger company in times that are financially interesting," said , president of Apprises Software. "Another result of these efforts in Australia and China is that we have landeed a global contract to sell softward licenses and support toa U.S.-based company with operationsw in the United States, Canada, the UK, South Hong Kong, China and Australia.
" DCED'ws Center for Trade Development reports even in the current economic the demand for its services is with more companies expressing an interest in doing business overseaas for the first time, and those alreadyu doing so seeking additional foreign markets. World Trade PA is overseejn by the Department of Community andEconomic Development'w Office of International Business Development, but its funding was zeroed out in Senate Bill 850, the Senat Republican budget proposal. For more information on OIBD or anyof DCED' programs and services, go to in the DCED Press Officr at or 717-783-1132.
среда, 7 сентября 2011 г.
Mulvey named to lead Chamber Theatre - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Mulvey will succeed David Todd at theChambe Theatre. Todd left the post in Mulvey most recently served as the associat e director of major giving forthe . She also owns and operatesx KM Creative, a development consulting “Kirsten Mulvey brings to Milwaukee Chambee Theatre a strong background in development and nonprofitr management along with a vast knowledge of and a stront investment in the local arts said producing artisticdirector C. Michael Wright. Mulvey will overser the fiscal and administrative management of MilwaukeChamber Theatre, working with staff and boarde to continue to responsibly expan d and develop the company’s programming.
Mulvey has a long histort with the Milwaukee arts andnonprofift community. Her previous posts include directorf of development for the of Wisconsiand , and managing director for .
Mulvey will succeed David Todd at theChambe Theatre. Todd left the post in Mulvey most recently served as the associat e director of major giving forthe . She also owns and operatesx KM Creative, a development consulting “Kirsten Mulvey brings to Milwaukee Chambee Theatre a strong background in development and nonprofitr management along with a vast knowledge of and a stront investment in the local arts said producing artisticdirector C. Michael Wright. Mulvey will overser the fiscal and administrative management of MilwaukeChamber Theatre, working with staff and boarde to continue to responsibly expan d and develop the company’s programming.
Mulvey has a long histort with the Milwaukee arts andnonprofift community. Her previous posts include directorf of development for the of Wisconsiand , and managing director for .
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