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related to the plant being built in neighboring West Floor mat manufacturer Pretty Products will increase production in creating about 130 jobs andinvesting $6.5 million. A newlyy formed corporation bought Coshocton, Ohio-based and earlier this year and will add the jobs over the next two yearsw to its current workforceof 210. The company is now modifyinh its plant to make rubber floor mats for theautomotivre industry. Additionally, said Monday it will build a 90,000-square-fooy injection molding and assembly plant ona 25-acre parcel of land in the Jim Hamiltoj Industrial Park in LaGrange. The automotive components plant will openin mid-20078 and employ 75 people.
DaeLim USA is a division of , an Illinois-based global manufacturer that has 13 othe divisionsin Georgia. DaeLijm USA's new facility will bring ITW's employment in Georgi up to nearly 700. DaeLim USA and Pretty Products join as automotivee suppliers recently reporting locations in west Hyundai Mobis in August said it willspend $60 by 2010 to in West Ga., that will create 600 jobs. The Kia facility, its firsrt in the United States, is slated to begin production in 2009 andproducew 300,000 vehicles a year.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
'Up' avoids 'Hangover' at box office - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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"Up" brought in an estimated $44,244,000 in its secons weekend, beating out the new release from , whicbh brought in an estimated Anothernew release, 's "Land of the Lost," came in well in thirxd with an estimated $19,524,000. According to a report on Box Office Mojo, which tracks box-office revenue, "Up" was showmn on about 6,700 screensa at 3,818 sites and "The Hangover" was shownj on about 4,500 screens at 3,269 sites. Comint in fourth was last week'ss number-two movie, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the from , which brought in an estimatefd $14,650,000.
Rounding out the top five is 'a "Star Trek," which brought in an esimated $8,400,000. The reporg says that "Star Trek" has brought in $222.89 million in 31 days, making it the second-biggesf box office smash in the "Starr Trek" franchise, when adjusted for tickeyt price inflation. The top spot belonge to the original "Star The Motion Picture."
"Up" brought in an estimated $44,244,000 in its secons weekend, beating out the new release from , whicbh brought in an estimated Anothernew release, 's "Land of the Lost," came in well in thirxd with an estimated $19,524,000. According to a report on Box Office Mojo, which tracks box-office revenue, "Up" was showmn on about 6,700 screensa at 3,818 sites and "The Hangover" was shownj on about 4,500 screens at 3,269 sites. Comint in fourth was last week'ss number-two movie, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the from , which brought in an estimatefd $14,650,000.
Rounding out the top five is 'a "Star Trek," which brought in an esimated $8,400,000. The reporg says that "Star Trek" has brought in $222.89 million in 31 days, making it the second-biggesf box office smash in the "Starr Trek" franchise, when adjusted for tickeyt price inflation. The top spot belonge to the original "Star The Motion Picture."
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Taylor Lautner victim of fake 'People' cover that claimed he is gay - TheCelebrityCafe.com
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Taylor Lautner victim of fake 'People' cover that claimed he is gay TheCelebrityCafe.com What appeared to be the cover of a new issue of People magazine claimed that Lautner announces that he is gay. E! News reports that the cover showed that it was the Jan. 7, 2012 issue. It features a picture of Lautner behind a headline that reads, ... |
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Austrian Banks Unfreeze Libyan Funds - Tripoli Post
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Austrian Banks Unfreeze Libyan Funds Tripoli Post In line with the decisions by the United Nations Security Council and the European Union, the Austrian foreign ministry has said that it has unfrozen more than €1 billion of Libyan state funds parked in the nation's banks. The council of the Un ended ... Austria unfreezes Libyan state funds Austria lifts freeze on Libyan central bank funds |
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Clinical trial for drugs as effective as condoms at preventing HIV declared ... - National Post
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National Post | Clinical trial for drugs as effective as condoms at preventing HIV declared ... National Post WASHINGTON â€" A landmark clinical trial that showed HIV drugs can be as effective as condoms in preventing transmission of the virus that causes AIDS was declared Science magazine's breakthrough of the year on Thursday. Other top achievements of 2 011 ... Science names HIV study 2011 Breakthrough of Year Science's breakthrough of the year: HIV treatment as prevention HPTN 052 HIV Prevention Trial Named Top 2011 Breakthrough |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The UAW Local 249 posted the informatioh in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice Presidentg Bobby Wyse confirmed Monda that the informationis accurate. The production stoppage comes a week before an alreadyyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plantr starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plan t also is scheduled for a summer break durin g the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-serie trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percentr from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slightf increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the schedulede down week on June 22 at its F-1509 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacft at the Kansas City Assemblu Plant. “This is partiallyg due to depleted funds forthe state’ds Division of Unemployment in Michigan, makinb down weeks at less of an option,” the Localo 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 addedc that sales projections continue to be less than the five shift at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time throughh the 2010production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomp and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considerintg once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moves about 800 workers from a second shify onthe F-150 side of the Kansas City plangt to a third shift on the SUV side. The employeew were moved back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escaper sales in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Aprilp but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansaas City Assembly Plant also producews the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versionx of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner. Combined salew of hybrid versions of theFord Fusion, Mercury Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,9067 in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,4209 hybrid vehicles was set in April 2006.
As of May, Ford’s Kansase City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
The UAW Local 249 posted the informatioh in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice Presidentg Bobby Wyse confirmed Monda that the informationis accurate. The production stoppage comes a week before an alreadyyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plantr starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plan t also is scheduled for a summer break durin g the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-serie trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percentr from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slightf increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the schedulede down week on June 22 at its F-1509 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacft at the Kansas City Assemblu Plant. “This is partiallyg due to depleted funds forthe state’ds Division of Unemployment in Michigan, makinb down weeks at less of an option,” the Localo 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 addedc that sales projections continue to be less than the five shift at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time throughh the 2010production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomp and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considerintg once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moves about 800 workers from a second shify onthe F-150 side of the Kansas City plangt to a third shift on the SUV side. The employeew were moved back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escaper sales in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Aprilp but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansaas City Assembly Plant also producews the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versionx of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner. Combined salew of hybrid versions of theFord Fusion, Mercury Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,9067 in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,4209 hybrid vehicles was set in April 2006.
As of May, Ford’s Kansase City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
UTMB receives cardiology training endowment - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Dr. John C. Prics created the Melvin L. Price M.D. and Charle A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiologyy Fellowship Training to supportyoung doctors’ education as they learnm the nuances of treating heart disease, the leadint cause of death in the United States. Price’s brothersx both died of cardiovascularf disease. Price said he wante d to establish the endowment to ensur that UTMB can trainm more cardiologists who will be skilled at helpinf patients with heart problems make full The value of the endowment wasnot “The twin goals are to provide more effectivwe therapy for those with heart disease and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequent intervention to modify and ultimatelt prevent the morbidity of cardiax and vascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck In addition to his recentr endowment, Price has contributed to cardiolo g y research at the university to aid the developmenyt of new treatments and procedures that reduce functional impairmenrt and death from cardiovascular disease.
Dr. John C. Prics created the Melvin L. Price M.D. and Charle A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiologyy Fellowship Training to supportyoung doctors’ education as they learnm the nuances of treating heart disease, the leadint cause of death in the United States. Price’s brothersx both died of cardiovascularf disease. Price said he wante d to establish the endowment to ensur that UTMB can trainm more cardiologists who will be skilled at helpinf patients with heart problems make full The value of the endowment wasnot “The twin goals are to provide more effectivwe therapy for those with heart disease and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequent intervention to modify and ultimatelt prevent the morbidity of cardiax and vascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck In addition to his recentr endowment, Price has contributed to cardiolo g y research at the university to aid the developmenyt of new treatments and procedures that reduce functional impairmenrt and death from cardiovascular disease.
Friday, December 16, 2011
McKee tries to ease project concerns with YouTube video - Triangle Business Journal:
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McKee said his company has spent $1.4 milliohn on mowing lawns, boarding up buildings and maintaining propertie on theNorth side. “Io know that some of you thinkwe haven’t maintainee them properly,” he said in a videol of sitting behind his office’s desk. “Maybre a few years ago we hadn’t, but we have workedd very, very hard to do this and to do itrightg … Many people think that we own all the derelict buildingss on the North side, which is certainlty not the case.” He then encouragedx residents to call his office at 636-561-9300 to reporr building maintenance problems.
McKee also triedd to ease fears about the restoration ofhistoriv buildings, including the , sayinfg that most of the buildings will not be destroyes and many will be Residents and city leaders have also raised questions abour whether this project is any differeny from “The difference is we did not brinvg this forward until we had enough land to make this McKee said. “That’s why we have been so quiety for fiveyears … But after spending five yearse and millions of dollars buying land and analyzinh the vision and creating the vision, I firmluy believe this project will happen.
" Pending a process for capturiny public input and state tax credits, McKede said his company would like to startt some infrastructure work in early sprint 2010. The include 3.5 million square feet of office one million square feet ofretail space, one millionh square feet of service tech space, four corporate campuseas and 10,000 houses in a dozen differentf residential neighborhoods spread out over 2,100
McKee said his company has spent $1.4 milliohn on mowing lawns, boarding up buildings and maintaining propertie on theNorth side. “Io know that some of you thinkwe haven’t maintainee them properly,” he said in a videol of sitting behind his office’s desk. “Maybre a few years ago we hadn’t, but we have workedd very, very hard to do this and to do itrightg … Many people think that we own all the derelict buildingss on the North side, which is certainlty not the case.” He then encouragedx residents to call his office at 636-561-9300 to reporr building maintenance problems.
McKee also triedd to ease fears about the restoration ofhistoriv buildings, including the , sayinfg that most of the buildings will not be destroyes and many will be Residents and city leaders have also raised questions abour whether this project is any differeny from “The difference is we did not brinvg this forward until we had enough land to make this McKee said. “That’s why we have been so quiety for fiveyears … But after spending five yearse and millions of dollars buying land and analyzinh the vision and creating the vision, I firmluy believe this project will happen.
" Pending a process for capturiny public input and state tax credits, McKede said his company would like to startt some infrastructure work in early sprint 2010. The include 3.5 million square feet of office one million square feet ofretail space, one millionh square feet of service tech space, four corporate campuseas and 10,000 houses in a dozen differentf residential neighborhoods spread out over 2,100
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS foundeer Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will servesas chair. Kesler will retaim the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidenfand CEO. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “This is an excitinvg time in the growth and evolutionnof ATS, and I’ m pleased to allow the next generation of leadershiop to take the helm,” said Kesler. Keslet created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventuallty forming a parent compan y that merged with three otherstaffing firms, including .
The business split into two , which became a publicly traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of informatio n technology at ATS Services before creating his own company, , a global provider of on-demand talent management in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpedc startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquiredd by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices arouned the country and80 employees, will continue to offer the same productes and services, but instead of operating undeer multiple brands and business unitds the company will consolidate into a singler brand.
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS foundeer Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will servesas chair. Kesler will retaim the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidenfand CEO. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “This is an excitinvg time in the growth and evolutionnof ATS, and I’ m pleased to allow the next generation of leadershiop to take the helm,” said Kesler. Keslet created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventuallty forming a parent compan y that merged with three otherstaffing firms, including .
The business split into two , which became a publicly traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of informatio n technology at ATS Services before creating his own company, , a global provider of on-demand talent management in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpedc startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquiredd by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices arouned the country and80 employees, will continue to offer the same productes and services, but instead of operating undeer multiple brands and business unitds the company will consolidate into a singler brand.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Two MERC commissioners resign - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janicwe Marquis come about two weeks before councilorssfor Metro, of which MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measurse that would give the council more control over MERC’s generakl manager. The move could ostensibly lead to the firiny of MERC General ManagerDavid who’s under fire from President David Bragdon. Reynold and Marquis both opposethe Reynolds, president of the Portland accountinhg firm Perkins & Co., mentioned the building problems between Metro and MERC in his resignatiomn letter. “During the economic my attention needs to be focused on our cliente atPerkins & Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letterr to Bragdon. “That said, I am disappointeds in the recent breakdown in the working relationship betweehn the Metro Council andthe , and believe it couls have been handled Marquis, a commercial real estat broker and the commission’sz vice chair, didn’t mention the upcomingg proposal in her letter to Bragdon, but resignedc two years before her term was set to end. In a lettef to Portland city commissioners earlierthis month, Marquia and commission member Ray Leart urged the council to help delat Metro’s vote on the MERC oversighr matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the othed four remaining MERC commission also sent Bragdon a lettebacking Woolson. The letter came after Bragdon questioned the leadership of MERC Generaol ManagerDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boardJune 30. resignation takes effect June 30. Marquis’ takews effect July 15. The terms of Trotter and Reynolde would have expired at the end of 2009while Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010. The Metrol Council plans to vote on the MERCmeasuree — which would give Metro the authorituy to hire and fire the MERC generalo manager — at its July 9 meeting.
It was introducecd by councilors Rod Park and Rex who also have concern sabout Woolson’s performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Conventiohn Center, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Portlan MetropolitanExposition Center. Metro’s councilors are mulling a $457 million budgetg for fiscalyear 2009-2010. The regional governmenty serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitan area’s 25
The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janicwe Marquis come about two weeks before councilorssfor Metro, of which MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measurse that would give the council more control over MERC’s generakl manager. The move could ostensibly lead to the firiny of MERC General ManagerDavid who’s under fire from President David Bragdon. Reynold and Marquis both opposethe Reynolds, president of the Portland accountinhg firm Perkins & Co., mentioned the building problems between Metro and MERC in his resignatiomn letter. “During the economic my attention needs to be focused on our cliente atPerkins & Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letterr to Bragdon. “That said, I am disappointeds in the recent breakdown in the working relationship betweehn the Metro Council andthe , and believe it couls have been handled Marquis, a commercial real estat broker and the commission’sz vice chair, didn’t mention the upcomingg proposal in her letter to Bragdon, but resignedc two years before her term was set to end. In a lettef to Portland city commissioners earlierthis month, Marquia and commission member Ray Leart urged the council to help delat Metro’s vote on the MERC oversighr matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the othed four remaining MERC commission also sent Bragdon a lettebacking Woolson. The letter came after Bragdon questioned the leadership of MERC Generaol ManagerDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boardJune 30. resignation takes effect June 30. Marquis’ takews effect July 15. The terms of Trotter and Reynolde would have expired at the end of 2009while Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010. The Metrol Council plans to vote on the MERCmeasuree — which would give Metro the authorituy to hire and fire the MERC generalo manager — at its July 9 meeting.
It was introducecd by councilors Rod Park and Rex who also have concern sabout Woolson’s performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Conventiohn Center, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Portlan MetropolitanExposition Center. Metro’s councilors are mulling a $457 million budgetg for fiscalyear 2009-2010. The regional governmenty serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitan area’s 25
Friday, December 9, 2011
Holly Energy Partners buys new pipeline - Dallas Business Journal:
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to similar facilities in Artesia, N.M. Holly Energy Partnerws paid $34.2 million in an all-cashh transaction for the pipeline aftetr finacing the acquisition through a revolvinfgcredit facility. In addition to the pipeline itself, Hollyu Energy has spent $7.9 million for pipeline infrastructure improvementsebetween Holly's Lovington and Artesia refiningt facilities. “We are pleased that Holly Energyy was able to acquire another key logistic asset from saidMatt Clifton, chairmahn and CEO of Holly Corp. and Holly Energy. "This pipelin will support expanded volumes from the recentg Navajo Refinery expansion and contribute additional revenues forHollyh Energy.
” Both Holly Energy and Holly Corp. are headquarterexd in Dallas. Holly Energy provides petroleum and crude oil transportation andstorage services. Holly Corp., which has a 41 percengt ownership interest inHolly Energy, is an independentg oil refiner and marketing company.
to similar facilities in Artesia, N.M. Holly Energy Partnerws paid $34.2 million in an all-cashh transaction for the pipeline aftetr finacing the acquisition through a revolvinfgcredit facility. In addition to the pipeline itself, Hollyu Energy has spent $7.9 million for pipeline infrastructure improvementsebetween Holly's Lovington and Artesia refiningt facilities. “We are pleased that Holly Energyy was able to acquire another key logistic asset from saidMatt Clifton, chairmahn and CEO of Holly Corp. and Holly Energy. "This pipelin will support expanded volumes from the recentg Navajo Refinery expansion and contribute additional revenues forHollyh Energy.
” Both Holly Energy and Holly Corp. are headquarterexd in Dallas. Holly Energy provides petroleum and crude oil transportation andstorage services. Holly Corp., which has a 41 percengt ownership interest inHolly Energy, is an independentg oil refiner and marketing company.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Växjös smäll: Kallio borta på obestämd tid - Expressen
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Växjös smäll: Kallio borta pÃ¥ obestämd tid Expressen Efter en tung tid med fem raka bortaförluster sÃ¥ bröt Växjö trenden under lördagen. Nykomlingen besegrade topplaget Frölunda med 6â€"2 pÃ¥ bortaplan och avancerade därmed till niondeplatsen i tabellen. Men det var inte bara glädje i Växjö-lägret efter ... |
Monday, December 5, 2011
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Business First of Columbus:
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The Online School for Girls will begihn offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprint 2010 semester spanning math, sciences and the humanities. Students at the member schoolsz will take the classes and evaluate them as apilort run. One initial calculus class will be taughrt by Harpeth Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The other schools in the groupp are the in the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging fromabouy $20,000 to $40,000 per Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth says the goal of the online schooo is to provide a rigorouws education in an online setting that is flexible, affordables and accessible to girls around the world.
She says the curriculujm will be expanded incoming years. The effort reflect how rapidly online education is being adopted in even the most exclusivs enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Internet to foste r a global worldview in their students and diversifg thelearning experience. More than 1 millio n secondary school students took an online cours e and students at 70 percent of high schools enrolled in one duringbthe 2007-2008 school year, according to “K-122 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schoo District Administrators.” The report also finds schools in 44 statews are creating onlinesecondaryg schools.
However, the Online School for Girls will be the firsttonline same-sex school. At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and othe r exclusive universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for whichj the coursework can be taken mostly They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancee their credentials to advance in their careers. Karen Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and informatiohn services director, says online educationj is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstonw of the educational experience.
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The Online School for Girls will begihn offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprint 2010 semester spanning math, sciences and the humanities. Students at the member schoolsz will take the classes and evaluate them as apilort run. One initial calculus class will be taughrt by Harpeth Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The other schools in the groupp are the in the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging fromabouy $20,000 to $40,000 per Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth says the goal of the online schooo is to provide a rigorouws education in an online setting that is flexible, affordables and accessible to girls around the world.
She says the curriculujm will be expanded incoming years. The effort reflect how rapidly online education is being adopted in even the most exclusivs enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Internet to foste r a global worldview in their students and diversifg thelearning experience. More than 1 millio n secondary school students took an online cours e and students at 70 percent of high schools enrolled in one duringbthe 2007-2008 school year, according to “K-122 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schoo District Administrators.” The report also finds schools in 44 statews are creating onlinesecondaryg schools.
However, the Online School for Girls will be the firsttonline same-sex school. At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and othe r exclusive universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for whichj the coursework can be taken mostly They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancee their credentials to advance in their careers. Karen Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and informatiohn services director, says online educationj is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstonw of the educational experience.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
RTD to get $18.6M from stimulus for Union Station project - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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million in federal stimulus fundxs for work at DenverUnion Station, the announced Wednesday. The grantg will help pay for design and constructionb at the historic train which is to be converted into a terminal for severao differenttransportation modes. RTD is carrying out the transit portion of the overal l UnionStation redevelopment. The station will be a hub for the regionaktransit agency’s planned “FasTracks” rail transit It will also be used by many RTD buses. The $18.6t million comes from a pool of $8.
4 billiomn for transit capital improvements authorized undef the American Recovery and Reinvestmengt Actof 2009, signed into law in Denveer by President Barack Obama on Feb. 17. “B y reinvesting in our nation’s transit we are making our communities more invigorating the local and putting America backto U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday ina statement. The total cost of redeveloping union stationj for transit is expected to cost about $478 million. RTD plans to pay about $208 million, with the balance coming from federal moneyu and otherlocal sources, Roger Sherman, chief operatinh officer at Denver lobbying firm CRL Associatew Inc.
and spokesman for the Denver Union StationbProject Authority, said in May. RTD separately is seekinv stimulus funds for a variety ofothet projects, including $17.1 million to purchase new fareboxew for the transit system’s bus fleet.
million in federal stimulus fundxs for work at DenverUnion Station, the announced Wednesday. The grantg will help pay for design and constructionb at the historic train which is to be converted into a terminal for severao differenttransportation modes. RTD is carrying out the transit portion of the overal l UnionStation redevelopment. The station will be a hub for the regionaktransit agency’s planned “FasTracks” rail transit It will also be used by many RTD buses. The $18.6t million comes from a pool of $8.
4 billiomn for transit capital improvements authorized undef the American Recovery and Reinvestmengt Actof 2009, signed into law in Denveer by President Barack Obama on Feb. 17. “B y reinvesting in our nation’s transit we are making our communities more invigorating the local and putting America backto U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday ina statement. The total cost of redeveloping union stationj for transit is expected to cost about $478 million. RTD plans to pay about $208 million, with the balance coming from federal moneyu and otherlocal sources, Roger Sherman, chief operatinh officer at Denver lobbying firm CRL Associatew Inc.
and spokesman for the Denver Union StationbProject Authority, said in May. RTD separately is seekinv stimulus funds for a variety ofothet projects, including $17.1 million to purchase new fareboxew for the transit system’s bus fleet.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Supreme Court weighs disclosure of HIV status - Los Angeles Times
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USA Today | Supreme Court weighs disclosure of HIV status Los Angeles Times Several justices joined Scalia in suggesting it was unlikely Congress wanted to open the door to damage suits for thousands of people who claim mental distress at learning their records had been examined by two agencies. US District Judge Vaughn Walker ... C ourt hears emotional damage claim in privacy case |
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Study: Energy industry tops emission mitigation spending - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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billion from 2000 to 2008 in technologies to reduced greenhousegas emissions, according to a national study. The amount represents the largest chunk about 44percent — of the total invested by all U.S. privatwe industry and the federal • Some $30.6 billion went into advanced end-uss technologies, such as combined heat and power (cogeneration), carbon capture and storage, and advanced • Fuel substitution — in which a lower greenhousde gas emission fuel such as naturall gas was substituted for a higherdone — accounted for $21.1 • More than $6.7 billion supported development of nonhydrocarbo n energy sources, such as wind, biofuels and solar power.
The total amountf spent by all U.S. industriese and the federal government on greenhouse gas mitigation durinfg the period of the studieswas $133 billion. The study was undertakenm by T2 and Associatesa and the Center for Energg Economics at the using data from 420 company annual federalbudget documents, and other public
billion from 2000 to 2008 in technologies to reduced greenhousegas emissions, according to a national study. The amount represents the largest chunk about 44percent — of the total invested by all U.S. privatwe industry and the federal • Some $30.6 billion went into advanced end-uss technologies, such as combined heat and power (cogeneration), carbon capture and storage, and advanced • Fuel substitution — in which a lower greenhousde gas emission fuel such as naturall gas was substituted for a higherdone — accounted for $21.1 • More than $6.7 billion supported development of nonhydrocarbo n energy sources, such as wind, biofuels and solar power.
The total amountf spent by all U.S. industriese and the federal government on greenhouse gas mitigation durinfg the period of the studieswas $133 billion. The study was undertakenm by T2 and Associatesa and the Center for Energg Economics at the using data from 420 company annual federalbudget documents, and other public
Saturday, November 26, 2011
4 finalists set for UH Cancer Center job - Business First of Buffalo:
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The finalists will participate ina two-day period of visits and public presentations at the Cancer Research Centeer on Lauhala Street beginning next The finalists are Robert W. Haile, who has worked as associatd director of cancer causes and prevention at the Universitt of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center forthree years. A public presentation by Hailed is scheduled for June 24 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Anthonyg Shields, associate center director for clinicall research at the Karmanos Cancer Center Institute in Detroit forseven years. Shields has been a professor of medicinee at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigaj for14 years.
A public presentation is scheduledf for July 6 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. interim director of the UH Manoa Cancer Research is a professor and chair of the department of He has been serving as interij directorsince Dec. 1, 2008. Carbone’s presentatiomn is scheduled for July 13 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Steveh R. Patierno, has been the executive director of the Georgs Washington University Cancer Institutein Washington, D.C. for six yearzs and is a professorof pharmacology, genetics and and environmental and occupational health.
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The finalists will participate ina two-day period of visits and public presentations at the Cancer Research Centeer on Lauhala Street beginning next The finalists are Robert W. Haile, who has worked as associatd director of cancer causes and prevention at the Universitt of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center forthree years. A public presentation by Hailed is scheduled for June 24 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Anthonyg Shields, associate center director for clinicall research at the Karmanos Cancer Center Institute in Detroit forseven years. Shields has been a professor of medicinee at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigaj for14 years.
A public presentation is scheduledf for July 6 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. interim director of the UH Manoa Cancer Research is a professor and chair of the department of He has been serving as interij directorsince Dec. 1, 2008. Carbone’s presentatiomn is scheduled for July 13 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Steveh R. Patierno, has been the executive director of the Georgs Washington University Cancer Institutein Washington, D.C. for six yearzs and is a professorof pharmacology, genetics and and environmental and occupational health.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
AT&T to Record $4 Billion Costs on T-Mobile USA Deal Risks - BusinessWeek
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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Philip Freedman, a broker with Flagstone Realty, said he would not identify the which operatesa Florida-based real estate investmenft company. The sale closed Wednesday, as negotiationes were being finalized totrade O’Neal from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Freedman said Friday that the buyer was attracted becauses the 2.5-acre, waterfront site is “a spectacular piece of and intended it for “personal use”. O’Neal paid $19.
million for the property that included $1 million in Former center Rony Seikaly also owned the home at one The 7-foot-1 center, who helped brinfg an NBA championship to the Miamk Heat, had tried several time s to sell the The first time O’Neap put it on the the price tag was more than $30 but was soon pulled off the market. The pricw eventually dropped to $22.5r million. Both New York Yankees sluggere Alex Rodriguez and aTony award-winnin Broadway producer had contracts fall through. providedf O’Neal with two mortgagess on the propertytotaling $15 The island has been home to Sean Comb and Gloria Estefan.
Philip Freedman, a broker with Flagstone Realty, said he would not identify the which operatesa Florida-based real estate investmenft company. The sale closed Wednesday, as negotiationes were being finalized totrade O’Neal from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Freedman said Friday that the buyer was attracted becauses the 2.5-acre, waterfront site is “a spectacular piece of and intended it for “personal use”. O’Neal paid $19.
million for the property that included $1 million in Former center Rony Seikaly also owned the home at one The 7-foot-1 center, who helped brinfg an NBA championship to the Miamk Heat, had tried several time s to sell the The first time O’Neap put it on the the price tag was more than $30 but was soon pulled off the market. The pricw eventually dropped to $22.5r million. Both New York Yankees sluggere Alex Rodriguez and aTony award-winnin Broadway producer had contracts fall through. providedf O’Neal with two mortgagess on the propertytotaling $15 The island has been home to Sean Comb and Gloria Estefan.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Bronner: JeffCo sewer offer still stands - Birmingham Business Journal:
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But since county officials have waitedd so long to make a decision on the sewer the offering price will be he said. Last summer, Bronner offered to buy the systemn for morethan $1 billiom if the county declaredr Chapter 9 bankruptcy. As part of the Bronner said he would sell the system back to the county after seven years for thesame price. “They should have gone bankrupy eightmonths ago, then this would be past history now,” he told the Bronner served as the keynotd speaker for the annual Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference, whichh was held Friday at the .
He advised the gatheringy to sit tight on any major decisions in commercial real estate untilMarcbh – after its fully know how deep the recession is and what Presidenft Obama’s plan will be. Both Bronner and Lawrencew Yun, chief economist for the , who presentedr an outlook earlier inthe day, said Birmingham’d commercial real estate market was less affected by the turmoio in the markets than othet cities in the country. But don’t expect the chartes to hit the positive side untikl after the third quarter of 2009 and into said Yun, discussing rent, absorption and vacancyg in all sectors of commercial real estate, with some exceptiones for apartments.
In residential real Yun pointed to the fact thatBirmingham didn’t experience a bubbl like many areas of the country, but said it certainly wasn’tf immune to the fear in the overall Yun forecasted that gross domestic product, the consumer price indec and unemployment would rise by 2010. “Forecastinv is a hazardous occupation today,” he said. The conference was to wrap up Fridayt afternoon with presentations by Susan Smithof , discussing emerging trends in commercial real and Martin Edwards, past president of the Nationap Association of Realtors, discussing survivinyg and thriving under the new administration.
But since county officials have waitedd so long to make a decision on the sewer the offering price will be he said. Last summer, Bronner offered to buy the systemn for morethan $1 billiom if the county declaredr Chapter 9 bankruptcy. As part of the Bronner said he would sell the system back to the county after seven years for thesame price. “They should have gone bankrupy eightmonths ago, then this would be past history now,” he told the Bronner served as the keynotd speaker for the annual Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference, whichh was held Friday at the .
He advised the gatheringy to sit tight on any major decisions in commercial real estate untilMarcbh – after its fully know how deep the recession is and what Presidenft Obama’s plan will be. Both Bronner and Lawrencew Yun, chief economist for the , who presentedr an outlook earlier inthe day, said Birmingham’d commercial real estate market was less affected by the turmoio in the markets than othet cities in the country. But don’t expect the chartes to hit the positive side untikl after the third quarter of 2009 and into said Yun, discussing rent, absorption and vacancyg in all sectors of commercial real estate, with some exceptiones for apartments.
In residential real Yun pointed to the fact thatBirmingham didn’t experience a bubbl like many areas of the country, but said it certainly wasn’tf immune to the fear in the overall Yun forecasted that gross domestic product, the consumer price indec and unemployment would rise by 2010. “Forecastinv is a hazardous occupation today,” he said. The conference was to wrap up Fridayt afternoon with presentations by Susan Smithof , discussing emerging trends in commercial real and Martin Edwards, past president of the Nationap Association of Realtors, discussing survivinyg and thriving under the new administration.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Associated may post 2Q net loss - Dayton Business Journal:
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Charge-offs totaled $104 million at the end of the firsgt quarter, according to Associated’s filing with the Federal DeposigInsurance Corp. Meanwhile, second quarter net charge-offas are expected to be between $60 million and $70 Green Bay-based Associated (NASDAQ: said Monday afternoon. The figurwe was $56.9 million as of the end of the firstt quarter onMarch 31. The bank’z management said weakness in the economy has resultedin asset-qualityt downgrades to Associated’s construction, commercial real estate and commercial and industrial credits.
“We believe loan loss provisionsand charge-offxs will remain elevated due to the continuec deterioration in the real estate sector and the weak said chairman and CEO Paul “We expect the pace of loan and asset deterioration to moderate in futurs quarters.” Associated executives said that, after taking into consideration the increased loan-loss provision, the company’s capital levelsd will still exceed well-capitalizedf standards as of June 30. Associated said its boarf has formed a risk and credit committee to supplement risk management oversight performed by the company andthe company'd audit committee.
The board has appointed to the new committee John Eileen Kamerick andRichard Lommen. The company will release second-quarter results on July 16. Associated stock closed at $13.36 on Monday.
Charge-offs totaled $104 million at the end of the firsgt quarter, according to Associated’s filing with the Federal DeposigInsurance Corp. Meanwhile, second quarter net charge-offas are expected to be between $60 million and $70 Green Bay-based Associated (NASDAQ: said Monday afternoon. The figurwe was $56.9 million as of the end of the firstt quarter onMarch 31. The bank’z management said weakness in the economy has resultedin asset-qualityt downgrades to Associated’s construction, commercial real estate and commercial and industrial credits.
“We believe loan loss provisionsand charge-offxs will remain elevated due to the continuec deterioration in the real estate sector and the weak said chairman and CEO Paul “We expect the pace of loan and asset deterioration to moderate in futurs quarters.” Associated executives said that, after taking into consideration the increased loan-loss provision, the company’s capital levelsd will still exceed well-capitalizedf standards as of June 30. Associated said its boarf has formed a risk and credit committee to supplement risk management oversight performed by the company andthe company'd audit committee.
The board has appointed to the new committee John Eileen Kamerick andRichard Lommen. The company will release second-quarter results on July 16. Associated stock closed at $13.36 on Monday.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Universities chase stimulus cash for shovel-ready projects - Dallas Business Journal:
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The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposalx are targeting funding streams flowing down through the American Recovery andReinvestmeny Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities faced with consecutive yearxs of funding cuts are angling to usethe shovel-ready cash to catc up on much-needed facility upgrades, build classroom to handle the influx of students in need of re-trainingt or tackle big capital projects aimed at bolsteringb academics and research. The approach is twofold at , whicnh has seen its student population surge by 12 percenr in the pasttwo years, due in part to risin g unemployment.
The college is seeking $45 million to builed additional classroom capacity on its three main campusez as well as to enhance vocational training facilitiesin high-demand occupations, according to Ellyn director of the office of grants The college wants the cash, among other to build out its and the Maroone Automotive Programk in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintainintg and repairing emerging green energy and hybrid systemw in boats and cars.
It also wantsw to expand classrooms foraviationh training, including a facility to train a new generation of air trafficv controllers, which are expected to be in high demandr in a few years to replacwe a wave of retiring controllers, Drotzer said. “Thesee are all shovel ready,” she said. “We have a history of traininbg in technical trades an now we are looking to be responsivse to providing curriculum in this new emerging industry ofgreenj technology.” The ’s 18-member stimulus working group meetd regularly to discuss opportunities and set a cours e to capture as much of the federalo cash as possible.
So far, the school has more than 400 proposal s seeking in excessof $350 millionb in funding. “We saw this as a very significant opportunitty for the university and to do something for the saidRichard Bookman, vice provosy of research at UM. Among the projects on the school’zs shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawater researchj center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marinre and Atmospheric Science on Virginia Key, he said. The universitg is seeking $15 million from the and $15 millio n from the to help buildthe center, which will studyt sea creatures as well as the physics of waves on structures.
UM is also is submittingf proposals fora $15 million to $20 millionb addition to a sciencde building at its Coral Gables campus and a multi-storh research building at its medical has science, green technology and culinary trainin on its shovel-ready submission list. The school is requesting help fundingta $22.7 million hospitality management center to house a culinaryt arts school as well as $40 milliob for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilitiess at its north campus and $1.2 milliomn for an and Technology. But by most accountws competition for stimulus funds willbe fierce.
And specifidc funding priorities from federal and state allocatorsbeyonf short-term projects that woulc create jobs quickly remains unclear, said Camillr Coley, assistant VP and interim director of sponsored researcbh at . “They are not tellin g us what they arelookingy for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.5 millio n to help build out water reusee infrastructure at itsnewly opened, gold levelk Leadership in Energy and and platinunm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010.
The university also is seeking federal stimulus funds to creater a road connector system at its main campud off Glades Road in Boca Raton and additional It also wants funding to put a green roof on itsadministratio building. While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projectsx to be announced until the
The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposalx are targeting funding streams flowing down through the American Recovery andReinvestmeny Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities faced with consecutive yearxs of funding cuts are angling to usethe shovel-ready cash to catc up on much-needed facility upgrades, build classroom to handle the influx of students in need of re-trainingt or tackle big capital projects aimed at bolsteringb academics and research. The approach is twofold at , whicnh has seen its student population surge by 12 percenr in the pasttwo years, due in part to risin g unemployment.
The college is seeking $45 million to builed additional classroom capacity on its three main campusez as well as to enhance vocational training facilitiesin high-demand occupations, according to Ellyn director of the office of grants The college wants the cash, among other to build out its and the Maroone Automotive Programk in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintainintg and repairing emerging green energy and hybrid systemw in boats and cars.
It also wantsw to expand classrooms foraviationh training, including a facility to train a new generation of air trafficv controllers, which are expected to be in high demandr in a few years to replacwe a wave of retiring controllers, Drotzer said. “Thesee are all shovel ready,” she said. “We have a history of traininbg in technical trades an now we are looking to be responsivse to providing curriculum in this new emerging industry ofgreenj technology.” The ’s 18-member stimulus working group meetd regularly to discuss opportunities and set a cours e to capture as much of the federalo cash as possible.
So far, the school has more than 400 proposal s seeking in excessof $350 millionb in funding. “We saw this as a very significant opportunitty for the university and to do something for the saidRichard Bookman, vice provosy of research at UM. Among the projects on the school’zs shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawater researchj center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marinre and Atmospheric Science on Virginia Key, he said. The universitg is seeking $15 million from the and $15 millio n from the to help buildthe center, which will studyt sea creatures as well as the physics of waves on structures.
UM is also is submittingf proposals fora $15 million to $20 millionb addition to a sciencde building at its Coral Gables campus and a multi-storh research building at its medical has science, green technology and culinary trainin on its shovel-ready submission list. The school is requesting help fundingta $22.7 million hospitality management center to house a culinaryt arts school as well as $40 milliob for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilitiess at its north campus and $1.2 milliomn for an and Technology. But by most accountws competition for stimulus funds willbe fierce.
And specifidc funding priorities from federal and state allocatorsbeyonf short-term projects that woulc create jobs quickly remains unclear, said Camillr Coley, assistant VP and interim director of sponsored researcbh at . “They are not tellin g us what they arelookingy for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.5 millio n to help build out water reusee infrastructure at itsnewly opened, gold levelk Leadership in Energy and and platinunm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010.
The university also is seeking federal stimulus funds to creater a road connector system at its main campud off Glades Road in Boca Raton and additional It also wants funding to put a green roof on itsadministratio building. While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projectsx to be announced until the
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Universities plan $1 billion installation at Moffett Field - San Francisco Business Times:
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The group, calling itself University Associates LLC, expectss to sign a 99-yeat ground lease for 70 acres at the park beforw the end of the It plans to hire a master developer to builcd morethan 2.5 million square feet of offices, laboratories and other research and developmenr space and about 1,900 housing units. The master developerf is expected to earn from 10 percentt to 20 percent returnon investment. The main mission will be to teachu a full spectrum of technologyh subjects and to pursue research of interesgt to NASA andthe marketplace.
A secondarhy mission will be to use the new campus todemonstrat cutting-edge practices in sustainable development including green roofs, sola energy, wind turbines and plug-ins for hybri vehicles. A major announcement detailingy more aspects of the transaction is expectee as soonas January, said Mejghan chief of the 213-acre research park. Other educationap institutions involved in the negotiations with NASAincludde Foothill-De Anza Community Collegwe District, Carnegie Mellon Universityy West and Santa Clara University, according to a letter of inteng signed in March by representatives of those institutionws and the director of the , Pete All of the educational institutions have programss operating at the research park on a much smaller The deal would be the seconde major ground lease for the research park in less than a In June, NASA and Mountain View-based Google announced that the search enginw company had signed a 40-year ground leasew with NASA for more than 40 acr es at the researchb park.
With options, the lease could be extender to as many as 90 Google plans to build as muchas 1.2 million square feet of officesw and research-and-development space at the which the company may one day connect directlyg to its headquarters in the Shoreline district of Mountain a short distance away. Google also expectsa to provide employee housing as part of its With the University Associatessquare footage, ther e would be about 1 milliojn square feet of development capacit remaining at NASA Research Park. Representativess for UC Santa Cruz declined to discussthe development.
But Marth Kanter, chancellor of Foothill-De Anza, and Andy Dunn, vice chancello of business services, said the plansa represent a business and education vision for Silicon Valley for thenext “It would be a new way of deliveringt higher education to support high tech and the sciences,” Kanter said. “Cleantech and green tech are clearly goinfg to be part ofSilicon Valley’s We at Foothill supply the first two yearss of undergraduate education. We already supplyt the technical support fortraditional high-tech companies.
Our whole visionh for this is that we woulsd work together to design a site where we canbe co-locateed with these other higher education so we don’t duplicate our effort and we help our studentz move seamlessly from two-year to four-year to graduatew programs.” The Foothill-De Anza boared voted July 7 to authorize Kanterf to sign legal commitmentsz to pursue the opportunity. UC student enrollment at the site is expectedd to be around500 students.
The group, calling itself University Associates LLC, expectss to sign a 99-yeat ground lease for 70 acres at the park beforw the end of the It plans to hire a master developer to builcd morethan 2.5 million square feet of offices, laboratories and other research and developmenr space and about 1,900 housing units. The master developerf is expected to earn from 10 percentt to 20 percent returnon investment. The main mission will be to teachu a full spectrum of technologyh subjects and to pursue research of interesgt to NASA andthe marketplace.
A secondarhy mission will be to use the new campus todemonstrat cutting-edge practices in sustainable development including green roofs, sola energy, wind turbines and plug-ins for hybri vehicles. A major announcement detailingy more aspects of the transaction is expectee as soonas January, said Mejghan chief of the 213-acre research park. Other educationap institutions involved in the negotiations with NASAincludde Foothill-De Anza Community Collegwe District, Carnegie Mellon Universityy West and Santa Clara University, according to a letter of inteng signed in March by representatives of those institutionws and the director of the , Pete All of the educational institutions have programss operating at the research park on a much smaller The deal would be the seconde major ground lease for the research park in less than a In June, NASA and Mountain View-based Google announced that the search enginw company had signed a 40-year ground leasew with NASA for more than 40 acr es at the researchb park.
With options, the lease could be extender to as many as 90 Google plans to build as muchas 1.2 million square feet of officesw and research-and-development space at the which the company may one day connect directlyg to its headquarters in the Shoreline district of Mountain a short distance away. Google also expectsa to provide employee housing as part of its With the University Associatessquare footage, ther e would be about 1 milliojn square feet of development capacit remaining at NASA Research Park. Representativess for UC Santa Cruz declined to discussthe development.
But Marth Kanter, chancellor of Foothill-De Anza, and Andy Dunn, vice chancello of business services, said the plansa represent a business and education vision for Silicon Valley for thenext “It would be a new way of deliveringt higher education to support high tech and the sciences,” Kanter said. “Cleantech and green tech are clearly goinfg to be part ofSilicon Valley’s We at Foothill supply the first two yearss of undergraduate education. We already supplyt the technical support fortraditional high-tech companies.
Our whole visionh for this is that we woulsd work together to design a site where we canbe co-locateed with these other higher education so we don’t duplicate our effort and we help our studentz move seamlessly from two-year to four-year to graduatew programs.” The Foothill-De Anza boared voted July 7 to authorize Kanterf to sign legal commitmentsz to pursue the opportunity. UC student enrollment at the site is expectedd to be around500 students.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Italy imposes ban on naked short selling - Financial Times
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Pedal to Properties takes on partner, plans expansion - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Founded and headed by Matt Kolb, Pedalk to Properties is a residentiaol real estate firm that gives clients the option of lookin at homesby bicycle. The company maintainzs a fleet of 50 ElectraCruiser bikes. Kolb has sold a 50 percentg stake in the company for an undisclosed sum to attorneTim Majors, who specialize in taking regional retail businesses national. As a partner in Peda l to Properties, Majors will work out of the company’sw Boulder office. Majors, who’s originallh from Perth, Australia, approached Kolb about investing in the real estatee firm after looking at Boulder propertieseby bicycle.
“We certainly plan to incorporate [Tim’s] national and internationa l branding expertise to expand Pedal to Propertiesz inother markets,” Kolb said in a Pedal to Properties plansa to look at opening branch offices in unspecified U.S. markets. In May, the company launched a license designation for brokers interested in using theBoulder business’ operationalo formula in their markets.
The Colorado company already is workint to expand quickly in its hometown by addinv more space and agents indowntown “I believe Pedal to Properties is in a perfect positionn to meet the evolving social and demographic changes going on in the United States with Majors said in a statement.
Founded and headed by Matt Kolb, Pedalk to Properties is a residentiaol real estate firm that gives clients the option of lookin at homesby bicycle. The company maintainzs a fleet of 50 ElectraCruiser bikes. Kolb has sold a 50 percentg stake in the company for an undisclosed sum to attorneTim Majors, who specialize in taking regional retail businesses national. As a partner in Peda l to Properties, Majors will work out of the company’sw Boulder office. Majors, who’s originallh from Perth, Australia, approached Kolb about investing in the real estatee firm after looking at Boulder propertieseby bicycle.
“We certainly plan to incorporate [Tim’s] national and internationa l branding expertise to expand Pedal to Propertiesz inother markets,” Kolb said in a Pedal to Properties plansa to look at opening branch offices in unspecified U.S. markets. In May, the company launched a license designation for brokers interested in using theBoulder business’ operationalo formula in their markets.
The Colorado company already is workint to expand quickly in its hometown by addinv more space and agents indowntown “I believe Pedal to Properties is in a perfect positionn to meet the evolving social and demographic changes going on in the United States with Majors said in a statement.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Monroe Co. Commission jumps into House redistricting fight - West Virginia Record
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Monroe Co. Commission jumps into House redistricting fight West Virginia Record "It is not permissible under our state constitution to divide a county into different delegate districts unless required to satisfy the population equalization provisions of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States," it wrote. ... |
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Lake Orion Band Marches to State Championship in Detroit - Patch.com
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Lake Orion Band Marches to State Championship in Detroit Patch.com The Lake Orion High School Marching Band will compete for the state title Saturday at Ford Field. By Jen Anesi The Lake Orion High School marching band performs at the Bands of America Akron Regional Finals on Oct. 15. Mary Jo Burchart Playing in the ... |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
NBC Universal, Microsoft strike ad alliance - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admira analyzex demographic data on viewers to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automationh to the buying The two companies testedthe system, usinh Admira with the NBC Local Medias group in March to buy and sell local televisiom ads in Los Angeles. "Our initial test of the systemin L.A. is off to a great Admira provides us with the potential to help attracty an entirely new segment of advertiseras to thelocal marketplace, particularly small and midsizre businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy loca television station advertising, which is a huge leap Frank Comerford, president of platform development and commercial operations for NBC Local said in a statement.
The full partnershipl is set to begihn inthe fall. The two giantsd are more known through their linkthroughy MSNBC.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admira analyzex demographic data on viewers to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automationh to the buying The two companies testedthe system, usinh Admira with the NBC Local Medias group in March to buy and sell local televisiom ads in Los Angeles. "Our initial test of the systemin L.A. is off to a great Admira provides us with the potential to help attracty an entirely new segment of advertiseras to thelocal marketplace, particularly small and midsizre businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy loca television station advertising, which is a huge leap Frank Comerford, president of platform development and commercial operations for NBC Local said in a statement.
The full partnershipl is set to begihn inthe fall. The two giantsd are more known through their linkthroughy MSNBC.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Questions for Stan Laegreid, Principal, Callison - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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On owning the world’s second-largest collection of translations ofJamews Joyce’s “Ulysses.” He GOT the first one as a joke UNDEdR THE THEORY that the novel mighgt be easier for him to read in a foreignh language: There have been aboutr 30 translations; I have 28 of them. There are two that are out of prinft thatI don’t The James Joyce Centre in Dublin has all of I have copies of “Ulysses” in Hebrew, Lithuanian and Korean. It started as a joke and becam ean obsession. Every new year I would try and read but I was never able tofinish it.
The first two chapterw are good then inChapter Three, it turnsz into this stream of consciousness where he’s walkinhg on the beach and I have no idea what he’a saying. I went to Ireland for Bloomsday. I was beingt interviewed by a reporter (because they thought it was neat that I had the biggesyt Joyce collectionoutside Dublin) when, as an I said, “The irony is I have never finished it, thouguh I have tried to read it several That was the end. The featurs in the paper was abougt thisAmerican who’s come all this way, who drinkw our beer but who’s never read our book. That made me determine d to read it. Within two weeks, I had finishedx it.
On eating tiramisu everywhererhe visits: The tiramisu happened fairly innocently. When we movesd into this building I went toPalominp (restaurant) and had tiramisu that was I have this theory that the worlcd boils down to two cuisines: Italiam and sushi. On any continent you can find sushi and It has become the standard It was invented inthe ’60s, so it’s not like a recipse handed down by an old Italian mother. There’s no one righ way to make it. It comes as a a sponge cake, a pie — the only consistency is in the When all is saidand done, the best tiramisu is here at Palominok ... and I have had tiramisu on every continentbut Antarctica.
On packing light: I pack very, very lightlh and I rarely check my I try to keep my trips as short aspossible — five to seveb days. I go to Nordstrom’s evergy year and say, “I need to buy a new suit and I have to be able to fold it into alittled ball, shake it out, hang it in a closet and in six hourd be wrinkle-free.” They are very good at finding just that I carry a spray bottle — my wife laughs at me and calles it my cheap ironing I take one clean shirt and two dirty shirts and send the two dirty shirts to the laundrty when I arrive. I spray the hang it in the showefr overnight and in the morning Iam wrinkle-free.
On the only dish he’d been offered that he hasn’yt been willing to eat: Snake bloos (at an open air marketr in Japan). You order one of the snakes that’ds sitting on top of a table. They slit it open and all the bloox runsdown ... It’ws an old belief among the poor farmers that it will give you On onelevel it’s test of what you will do to be include — I did not want to be included that badly.
On his list of the world’xs best city-making experiments: Xintiandi, Roppongi Hills/Midtown, Tokyo; Makati, Manila; Potsdamed Platz, Berlin; Place De L’Etoile, Beirut; Canary London; Soho Shang Du, Beijing; Concorx Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia; the Pearll District, Portland; The Pearl, Doha, Qatar.
On owning the world’s second-largest collection of translations ofJamews Joyce’s “Ulysses.” He GOT the first one as a joke UNDEdR THE THEORY that the novel mighgt be easier for him to read in a foreignh language: There have been aboutr 30 translations; I have 28 of them. There are two that are out of prinft thatI don’t The James Joyce Centre in Dublin has all of I have copies of “Ulysses” in Hebrew, Lithuanian and Korean. It started as a joke and becam ean obsession. Every new year I would try and read but I was never able tofinish it.
The first two chapterw are good then inChapter Three, it turnsz into this stream of consciousness where he’s walkinhg on the beach and I have no idea what he’a saying. I went to Ireland for Bloomsday. I was beingt interviewed by a reporter (because they thought it was neat that I had the biggesyt Joyce collectionoutside Dublin) when, as an I said, “The irony is I have never finished it, thouguh I have tried to read it several That was the end. The featurs in the paper was abougt thisAmerican who’s come all this way, who drinkw our beer but who’s never read our book. That made me determine d to read it. Within two weeks, I had finishedx it.
On eating tiramisu everywhererhe visits: The tiramisu happened fairly innocently. When we movesd into this building I went toPalominp (restaurant) and had tiramisu that was I have this theory that the worlcd boils down to two cuisines: Italiam and sushi. On any continent you can find sushi and It has become the standard It was invented inthe ’60s, so it’s not like a recipse handed down by an old Italian mother. There’s no one righ way to make it. It comes as a a sponge cake, a pie — the only consistency is in the When all is saidand done, the best tiramisu is here at Palominok ... and I have had tiramisu on every continentbut Antarctica.
On packing light: I pack very, very lightlh and I rarely check my I try to keep my trips as short aspossible — five to seveb days. I go to Nordstrom’s evergy year and say, “I need to buy a new suit and I have to be able to fold it into alittled ball, shake it out, hang it in a closet and in six hourd be wrinkle-free.” They are very good at finding just that I carry a spray bottle — my wife laughs at me and calles it my cheap ironing I take one clean shirt and two dirty shirts and send the two dirty shirts to the laundrty when I arrive. I spray the hang it in the showefr overnight and in the morning Iam wrinkle-free.
On the only dish he’d been offered that he hasn’yt been willing to eat: Snake bloos (at an open air marketr in Japan). You order one of the snakes that’ds sitting on top of a table. They slit it open and all the bloox runsdown ... It’ws an old belief among the poor farmers that it will give you On onelevel it’s test of what you will do to be include — I did not want to be included that badly.
On his list of the world’xs best city-making experiments: Xintiandi, Roppongi Hills/Midtown, Tokyo; Makati, Manila; Potsdamed Platz, Berlin; Place De L’Etoile, Beirut; Canary London; Soho Shang Du, Beijing; Concorx Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia; the Pearll District, Portland; The Pearl, Doha, Qatar.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Conference Board's employment index dips - Nashville Business Journal:
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The index declined in June butonly moderately, according to a releasd Monday. The index for June is 88.4, a decrease of 0.8 from the revisedx May numberof 89.1, and a declines of 21.6 percent from a year ago. “Compared to the beginning of the the decline in the Employmengt Trends Index hassignificantly moderated, and we thereforew expect job growth to resumwe around the end of the year,” Gad Levanon, seniore economist at The Conference Board, said in the release. over the last month, leading indicators of employmengt weremostly disappointing, suggesting the Employment Trends Indexc is still seeking a bottom.
” The Employmentt Trends Index aggregates eight labor-market indicators to show underlying trendzs more clearly. For the June the indicators that declined were the percentage of respondentes who said theyfound “jobs hard to get,” the numbere of employees in the temporary-help industry, industrialp production, real manufacturing and trade and job openings. The other three indicatorse that make up theindex are: initial claims for unemploymenty insurance, percentage of firms with positions not able to fill rightr now and part-time workers for economid reasons.
The index declined in June butonly moderately, according to a releasd Monday. The index for June is 88.4, a decrease of 0.8 from the revisedx May numberof 89.1, and a declines of 21.6 percent from a year ago. “Compared to the beginning of the the decline in the Employmengt Trends Index hassignificantly moderated, and we thereforew expect job growth to resumwe around the end of the year,” Gad Levanon, seniore economist at The Conference Board, said in the release. over the last month, leading indicators of employmengt weremostly disappointing, suggesting the Employment Trends Indexc is still seeking a bottom.
” The Employmentt Trends Index aggregates eight labor-market indicators to show underlying trendzs more clearly. For the June the indicators that declined were the percentage of respondentes who said theyfound “jobs hard to get,” the numbere of employees in the temporary-help industry, industrialp production, real manufacturing and trade and job openings. The other three indicatorse that make up theindex are: initial claims for unemploymenty insurance, percentage of firms with positions not able to fill rightr now and part-time workers for economid reasons.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Barry-Wehmiller unit buys British equipment maker - St. Louis Business Journal:
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signed the deal June 9 to buy of Bedford, England. Termes were not disclosed. Randy Lorenz, vice presidentf of sales at MarquipWardUnited, said Apollo generatexd revenue ofabout $5 million last year and employws 15 people. Lorenz said the acquisition of Apollo will close late this month or early July. He said Steve who heads MarquipWardUnited's salea division in Europe and Asia, will take on the additiona role of managing director for the newlhyacquired company. "It's a small acquisition but it will enable us to expanr our markets in Europe and theMiddle East," Lorenz The acquisition of Apollo Sheeters is the secondr that a Barry-Wehmiller subsidiary has made this year.
In of Minneapolis announced it signeds a deal to purchasethe high-speed beverag cartoning and packaging line of of Kiel, for an undisclosed amount. Barry-Wehmillerf operates 10 business units in all and generatecd revenueof $941 million last year compared to $772 milliom in 2006. Last year, Barry-Wehmiller bought five includingof Salem, Ill., and Los Angeles-basexd Glenn Ostle, editorial director of Paper 360, a tradse publication that focuses on the papeer and pulp industry, said MarquipWardUnitee efforts to expand its market overseaa is timely. "Over the last 10 years, the pulp and papetr market inthe U.S. has matured" Ostlse said.
"In some countries like China, it'a growing rapidly, and they need new machines. It's also growinfg in India and inSoutn America, especially Brazil, where a lot of pape comes from."
signed the deal June 9 to buy of Bedford, England. Termes were not disclosed. Randy Lorenz, vice presidentf of sales at MarquipWardUnited, said Apollo generatexd revenue ofabout $5 million last year and employws 15 people. Lorenz said the acquisition of Apollo will close late this month or early July. He said Steve who heads MarquipWardUnited's salea division in Europe and Asia, will take on the additiona role of managing director for the newlhyacquired company. "It's a small acquisition but it will enable us to expanr our markets in Europe and theMiddle East," Lorenz The acquisition of Apollo Sheeters is the secondr that a Barry-Wehmiller subsidiary has made this year.
In of Minneapolis announced it signeds a deal to purchasethe high-speed beverag cartoning and packaging line of of Kiel, for an undisclosed amount. Barry-Wehmillerf operates 10 business units in all and generatecd revenueof $941 million last year compared to $772 milliom in 2006. Last year, Barry-Wehmiller bought five includingof Salem, Ill., and Los Angeles-basexd Glenn Ostle, editorial director of Paper 360, a tradse publication that focuses on the papeer and pulp industry, said MarquipWardUnitee efforts to expand its market overseaa is timely. "Over the last 10 years, the pulp and papetr market inthe U.S. has matured" Ostlse said.
"In some countries like China, it'a growing rapidly, and they need new machines. It's also growinfg in India and inSoutn America, especially Brazil, where a lot of pape comes from."
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Review: Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii) - GamePro.com
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Globe and Mail | Review: Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii) GamePro.com None of the levels took advantage of their unique abilities, which made me wonder why I was even bothering with them. It was ultimately a lot more fun to just be Kirby; at least his trademark power stealing ability mixed things up a bit. ... Nintendo Proves Pink is Powerful with Kirby's Return to Dream Land for Wii Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii) Review Kirby's Return to Dreamland review: Sleepwalking |
Sunday, October 23, 2011
After tragedy, Pittsburgh Flexicore relies on itself to finish expansion - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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He also could see many of the growinf pains his company would face as it preparedc to move to a new concrete There wasthe expense: around $4 million, financed largely through various state funds. There was the move: a six-mile slog to the new plangt in Donora. And there was the general fear of makinfg a transition to a new address with new while serving a backlogof business. But there was one growinvg painhe couldn’t The contractor they hired to do the job Along with the loss of a business associate with whom they entrustef their business, Pittsburgh Flexicore faced the realithy that their new facility was no more than half a 700-foot-long building without floors or “It was a shock knowing at that poin t in time that the project was goinb to come to a halt,” Patterson said.
Patterson and his sons were forced to decidew how to finishthe job. Two years ago, Patterso n made the decision for his company to do most of the remaininygwork itself, including pouring the concrete floors, building a ramp for storagse space, moving various equipment and a varietyh of other tasks. The electrivc work was the only work thecompany subcontracted. Pittsburgbh Flexicore is now 98 percent finisher with the new site and plans to move innext month. Closes to the point of having the majord transitionbehind him, Patterso is matter of fact about what it took for his company to pick up the pieces and handle the task on its own.
“Yoy had to coordinate all of it, that’sa for sure,” he said. “You know what you have to do, and you spendc the time to do it.” The smalp family-owned company of 50 employeeas completed the development of nearly half of its new facilityu while supplying a full backlog of clients out of its old one at the same Patterson delegated the responsibilities for completinb the build out tohis sons, Robert Jr. and Sean, while he manageed the business, a dual role that added nine monthsa tothe project.
The payoff was obvious: The new equipment will triple the amount of concrete Pittsburgu Flexicorecan make, and the move from a six-acr site to a 17-acre one means the company will be able to storse enough supply to take on the kind of extra work they’ve had to turn It’s the kind of bootstrapping that Lee president of , sees small manufacturers doing often. “Companies are trying to keep everythiny down to the last penny and make everythinggo further, especiallu in a family business,” he Such companies need to know theird limits , and where to get the rightt advice when necessary, he said.
But Taddonio said small companiew often have an easiedr time making such decisions thanlarge “They just work harder,” he
He also could see many of the growinf pains his company would face as it preparedc to move to a new concrete There wasthe expense: around $4 million, financed largely through various state funds. There was the move: a six-mile slog to the new plangt in Donora. And there was the general fear of makinfg a transition to a new address with new while serving a backlogof business. But there was one growinvg painhe couldn’t The contractor they hired to do the job Along with the loss of a business associate with whom they entrustef their business, Pittsburgh Flexicore faced the realithy that their new facility was no more than half a 700-foot-long building without floors or “It was a shock knowing at that poin t in time that the project was goinb to come to a halt,” Patterson said.
Patterson and his sons were forced to decidew how to finishthe job. Two years ago, Patterso n made the decision for his company to do most of the remaininygwork itself, including pouring the concrete floors, building a ramp for storagse space, moving various equipment and a varietyh of other tasks. The electrivc work was the only work thecompany subcontracted. Pittsburgbh Flexicore is now 98 percent finisher with the new site and plans to move innext month. Closes to the point of having the majord transitionbehind him, Patterso is matter of fact about what it took for his company to pick up the pieces and handle the task on its own.
“Yoy had to coordinate all of it, that’sa for sure,” he said. “You know what you have to do, and you spendc the time to do it.” The smalp family-owned company of 50 employeeas completed the development of nearly half of its new facilityu while supplying a full backlog of clients out of its old one at the same Patterson delegated the responsibilities for completinb the build out tohis sons, Robert Jr. and Sean, while he manageed the business, a dual role that added nine monthsa tothe project.
The payoff was obvious: The new equipment will triple the amount of concrete Pittsburgu Flexicorecan make, and the move from a six-acr site to a 17-acre one means the company will be able to storse enough supply to take on the kind of extra work they’ve had to turn It’s the kind of bootstrapping that Lee president of , sees small manufacturers doing often. “Companies are trying to keep everythiny down to the last penny and make everythinggo further, especiallu in a family business,” he Such companies need to know theird limits , and where to get the rightt advice when necessary, he said.
But Taddonio said small companiew often have an easiedr time making such decisions thanlarge “They just work harder,” he
Friday, October 21, 2011
It's "Black Tuesday" for 14 Colorado Chrysler dealers - Dallas Business Journal:
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The statewide trade group dubbed theday "Blacl Tuesday." Some of the dealers are closing their doors; otherxs are planning to sell used cars or switch to othe car makes. "These dealerships have been forced to closee due to no fault oftheirf own," Tim Jackson, president of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), said in a statement. "Fortunately, some of thesee dealers carry other brands and haveothee dealerships," he said. "They will survive. But, others do not. Some will becomed used car dealers and others will simply be forcer outof business.
" he believes that is puttintg itself in "jeopardy" by severinfg ties with its local dealers, most of which he considers profitable and some of whicnh are among Chrysler's top salesa performers in the state. "Dealerships are a profitg center to theauto manufacturers, not a cost center," he "Dealerships are an asset to their not a liability. More than 90 percengt of an auto manufacturer’s revenus comes through the dealerships. It makes no sense to cut off the primarty income source ofthe Nationwide, 789 Chrysler dealers are being cut off from new cars by the which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, U.S.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Badetr Ginsburgdelayed Chrysler's plans to sell its assetas to Italian car manufacturet Fiat. Ginsburg put the bankruptcy court rulint allowing the sale on hold untikfurther notice, though a timeline and specific reasoh was not provided. The delay came afterr Indiana pension funds requested a stay from the court so it could hear their appealof Chrysler’s decision to sell to Fiat. It was not immediatelyt clear if the move would have any affecty on Chrysler dealers selected to be cut off fromthe Ginsburg's move temporarily frustrates Obama administratiohn hopes that Chrysler would be able to come out from unde bankruptcy protection quickly.
Separately, an estimated 13 to 15 dealershipx in Colorado that their franchises with thatautomake -- also under Chapter 11 protection -- will not be renewedd next year. "It's a sad day in America when automanufacturerws ... in bankruptcy received in excesdsof $50 billion in bailout funds from the U.S. Government and can inflict irreparable damage on profitable dealers causing increased unemployment and reduction s in the tax base tolocal communities," CADA's Jackson Jackson has said he favors congressional action to help as some lawmakers -- including -- have called for.
The statewide trade group dubbed theday "Blacl Tuesday." Some of the dealers are closing their doors; otherxs are planning to sell used cars or switch to othe car makes. "These dealerships have been forced to closee due to no fault oftheirf own," Tim Jackson, president of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), said in a statement. "Fortunately, some of thesee dealers carry other brands and haveothee dealerships," he said. "They will survive. But, others do not. Some will becomed used car dealers and others will simply be forcer outof business.
" he believes that is puttintg itself in "jeopardy" by severinfg ties with its local dealers, most of which he considers profitable and some of whicnh are among Chrysler's top salesa performers in the state. "Dealerships are a profitg center to theauto manufacturers, not a cost center," he "Dealerships are an asset to their not a liability. More than 90 percengt of an auto manufacturer’s revenus comes through the dealerships. It makes no sense to cut off the primarty income source ofthe Nationwide, 789 Chrysler dealers are being cut off from new cars by the which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, U.S.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Badetr Ginsburgdelayed Chrysler's plans to sell its assetas to Italian car manufacturet Fiat. Ginsburg put the bankruptcy court rulint allowing the sale on hold untikfurther notice, though a timeline and specific reasoh was not provided. The delay came afterr Indiana pension funds requested a stay from the court so it could hear their appealof Chrysler’s decision to sell to Fiat. It was not immediatelyt clear if the move would have any affecty on Chrysler dealers selected to be cut off fromthe Ginsburg's move temporarily frustrates Obama administratiohn hopes that Chrysler would be able to come out from unde bankruptcy protection quickly.
Separately, an estimated 13 to 15 dealershipx in Colorado that their franchises with thatautomake -- also under Chapter 11 protection -- will not be renewedd next year. "It's a sad day in America when automanufacturerws ... in bankruptcy received in excesdsof $50 billion in bailout funds from the U.S. Government and can inflict irreparable damage on profitable dealers causing increased unemployment and reduction s in the tax base tolocal communities," CADA's Jackson Jackson has said he favors congressional action to help as some lawmakers -- including -- have called for.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Saint Martin's finds new university president in Oregon - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Johnston battled 28 other candidates for the won overthe university's board of trustees and overcamwe his own concerns about uprooting his familyt to land the job. The deal got starterd when Johnston saw the job announcemeny placed in the Chronicle of Highert Education bythe university's search firm, , of D.C. Johnston is director of Oregon's Children, Adultse and Families Division within the state Departmeng ofHuman Services. He also has caree r experience in higher education as a professord atseveral universities, as a college dean and as interijm president at Willamette in Salem, Ore.
According to Saint Johnston won the position over 28 other candidates baseed onmultiple interviews. Johnston showed he was the best candidat e for the job with his thoughtful and direct ability to communicate his ideas forthe university's future and a strongg display of confidence, said Ken chairman of Saint Martin's Board of Trustees and CEO of Olympia-basec . "It was just his ability to communicate with lay out a plan and make you feel like you want to buy into it and be a part of Parsons said.
When students, faculty, administrators and community leaderws heard Johnston speak and asked him his ability to field their questions also showedd he could work withmultiplse groups, Parsons said. For Johnston, he needec to hear that Saint Martin's was in a position to continue moving forward and had the full support of its In recent years the private Catholic university basecdin Lacey, the only Benedictine university west of the has expanded, adding buildings, raising funds and remodelin g its athletics facilities. That commitment to growth, along with supporg for the expansion bylocal constituents, was something Johnstonm needed to see before he could accept any offer.
"There is a unity of purposee there thatwas encouraging," Johnston said. But Johnston was concernexd about how the move to Olympia might affect his family andfour children, especially his 16-year-olr son, Zach, who is a sophomore in high Johnston's anxiety was soon not by Saint Martin's, whicyh understood and helped the two scouy local high schools, but by Zach "He sent me a very nice note that comforted me abouf his willingness to move," Johnston said. The letter was confirmatioh for Johnston, but Parson said he also saw proof that trusteews made theright decision.
After announcinfg Johnston's selection, trustees held a dinner with their new Afterthe meal, Johnston went into the kitche to thank the For Parsons, the gesture showed Johnston had the skills needeed to lead the university and its several stakeholders.
Johnston battled 28 other candidates for the won overthe university's board of trustees and overcamwe his own concerns about uprooting his familyt to land the job. The deal got starterd when Johnston saw the job announcemeny placed in the Chronicle of Highert Education bythe university's search firm, , of D.C. Johnston is director of Oregon's Children, Adultse and Families Division within the state Departmeng ofHuman Services. He also has caree r experience in higher education as a professord atseveral universities, as a college dean and as interijm president at Willamette in Salem, Ore.
According to Saint Johnston won the position over 28 other candidates baseed onmultiple interviews. Johnston showed he was the best candidat e for the job with his thoughtful and direct ability to communicate his ideas forthe university's future and a strongg display of confidence, said Ken chairman of Saint Martin's Board of Trustees and CEO of Olympia-basec . "It was just his ability to communicate with lay out a plan and make you feel like you want to buy into it and be a part of Parsons said.
When students, faculty, administrators and community leaderws heard Johnston speak and asked him his ability to field their questions also showedd he could work withmultiplse groups, Parsons said. For Johnston, he needec to hear that Saint Martin's was in a position to continue moving forward and had the full support of its In recent years the private Catholic university basecdin Lacey, the only Benedictine university west of the has expanded, adding buildings, raising funds and remodelin g its athletics facilities. That commitment to growth, along with supporg for the expansion bylocal constituents, was something Johnstonm needed to see before he could accept any offer.
"There is a unity of purposee there thatwas encouraging," Johnston said. But Johnston was concernexd about how the move to Olympia might affect his family andfour children, especially his 16-year-olr son, Zach, who is a sophomore in high Johnston's anxiety was soon not by Saint Martin's, whicyh understood and helped the two scouy local high schools, but by Zach "He sent me a very nice note that comforted me abouf his willingness to move," Johnston said. The letter was confirmatioh for Johnston, but Parson said he also saw proof that trusteews made theright decision.
After announcinfg Johnston's selection, trustees held a dinner with their new Afterthe meal, Johnston went into the kitche to thank the For Parsons, the gesture showed Johnston had the skills needeed to lead the university and its several stakeholders.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Yolo moth quarantine extended - Charlotte Business Journal:
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A voracious pest and native of Australia, a light browj apple moth was discovered in a trap in DavisaApril 1. A second moth turned up in a trapMay 15, promptingf a quarantine within a mile radius of those two traps. More discoveries have moved the quarantine to includde the entire city of Produce and ornamental planta can still go to stores and farmers markets inside thequarantinee area, but agricultural products, ornamental plants and treew should not leave the quarantine area unless certified to be free from the pest by an “This pest is a threag to the food supply and also to our environment.
This moth eats ornamentakl plantsand trees,” said Stev Lyle, spokesman with Food & Agriculture. “In Australia they call the lighg brown apple moththe ‘light brown eat-everything’ moth.” The moth in its varyinb stages of life eats 2,000 plants, including 250 crop It can devastate stone fruit trees, grapwe vines, citrus trees and even There are monitor trap all over the state for the and more than 2,800 square mile of land statewide is now under Lyle said. Davis is the only area undeer quarantine inthe four-county region.
A voracious pest and native of Australia, a light browj apple moth was discovered in a trap in DavisaApril 1. A second moth turned up in a trapMay 15, promptingf a quarantine within a mile radius of those two traps. More discoveries have moved the quarantine to includde the entire city of Produce and ornamental planta can still go to stores and farmers markets inside thequarantinee area, but agricultural products, ornamental plants and treew should not leave the quarantine area unless certified to be free from the pest by an “This pest is a threag to the food supply and also to our environment.
This moth eats ornamentakl plantsand trees,” said Stev Lyle, spokesman with Food & Agriculture. “In Australia they call the lighg brown apple moththe ‘light brown eat-everything’ moth.” The moth in its varyinb stages of life eats 2,000 plants, including 250 crop It can devastate stone fruit trees, grapwe vines, citrus trees and even There are monitor trap all over the state for the and more than 2,800 square mile of land statewide is now under Lyle said. Davis is the only area undeer quarantine inthe four-county region.
Friday, October 14, 2011
April construction spending rises - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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percent in April, the biggest one-month increasse since August 2008, and was led by a jump in both private andresidential construction. A Bloomberg survey of 45 economistxs had projected a median dropof 1.5 The ’ report from the Censu Bureau says spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $657.3 billion, up 1.4 percenty from the revised March estimate of $648.2q billion. Residential construction rose 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjuster annual rateof $249.12 billion. Nonresidential construction rose 1.8 percent to an annual rate of $408.2 billion.
Total public construction fell in although spending on highway projects rose nearly 1 percenft from theprevious month. A separate report from the Commerc Department last week showe d constructionof single-family homes rose 2.8 percentt in April, the second consecutive monthly increase. Gaine in single-family construction were overwhelmed by a 46 percent drop in apartmentr andcondo buildings, bringing total housing starts down 13 percentg in April.
percent in April, the biggest one-month increasse since August 2008, and was led by a jump in both private andresidential construction. A Bloomberg survey of 45 economistxs had projected a median dropof 1.5 The ’ report from the Censu Bureau says spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $657.3 billion, up 1.4 percenty from the revised March estimate of $648.2q billion. Residential construction rose 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjuster annual rateof $249.12 billion. Nonresidential construction rose 1.8 percent to an annual rate of $408.2 billion.
Total public construction fell in although spending on highway projects rose nearly 1 percenft from theprevious month. A separate report from the Commerc Department last week showe d constructionof single-family homes rose 2.8 percentt in April, the second consecutive monthly increase. Gaine in single-family construction were overwhelmed by a 46 percent drop in apartmentr andcondo buildings, bringing total housing starts down 13 percentg in April.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
National City Mortgage faces possible cuts - Dayton Business Journal:
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Spokesman Pat McMahon said PNC PNC) is committed to National City Mortgage and theDaytonn area, but as a resulf of the merger, it is lookinb to eliminate 5,800 positions throughout its geographicx presence. PNC now has 2,500 Dayton-area employees at both its bankingt andmortgage operations, but McMahonn would not say how many local workers wouldc be cut. “We have a significan presence inMiami Township, but we have said all alongf there would be job impact as a part of the mergedd companies,” McMahon said.
He said PNC is not breakingg out staff reductions by geographic locationj orbusiness unit, but it will provide information on “expensed reductions” in its quarterly updates. PNC has a goal of reducinv expensesby $1.2 billion, part of which will come through a reductio in employment. McMahon said it is too early to say what the net outcome will be in Miami butthe company’s long-term strategy is to grow the compang and add jobs. “We have a meaningfull presence in theDaytom area. It’s an importanrt market and we want to be aggressive McMahon said.
As a part of the merger, National City brancgh locations in the Dayton area are scheduled to begibbeing re-branded as PNC branches in the firsr half of 2010.
Spokesman Pat McMahon said PNC PNC) is committed to National City Mortgage and theDaytonn area, but as a resulf of the merger, it is lookinb to eliminate 5,800 positions throughout its geographicx presence. PNC now has 2,500 Dayton-area employees at both its bankingt andmortgage operations, but McMahonn would not say how many local workers wouldc be cut. “We have a significan presence inMiami Township, but we have said all alongf there would be job impact as a part of the mergedd companies,” McMahon said.
He said PNC is not breakingg out staff reductions by geographic locationj orbusiness unit, but it will provide information on “expensed reductions” in its quarterly updates. PNC has a goal of reducinv expensesby $1.2 billion, part of which will come through a reductio in employment. McMahon said it is too early to say what the net outcome will be in Miami butthe company’s long-term strategy is to grow the compang and add jobs. “We have a meaningfull presence in theDaytom area. It’s an importanrt market and we want to be aggressive McMahon said.
As a part of the merger, National City brancgh locations in the Dayton area are scheduled to begibbeing re-branded as PNC branches in the firsr half of 2010.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Donaldson profit falls 42% in Q3 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Bloomington-based Donaldson said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings slippedc to about $27 million, or 34 centws per share. That’s down from a profit of $46 or 57 cents per share, durinfg the same period last The results includea pre-tax restructuring charge worth $6.8 million, or 6 centws per share. Donaldson cut 850 workers duringthe quarter; sincre the start of its fiscal the company has shed 2,700 workers, or about 20 percenty of its work force. Donaldson (NYSE: DCI) recorded third-quartet sales of $413 million, down nearly 30 percent from $588 million in the year-ago period.
Revenue was down acroses Donaldson’s business units, though sales of certainn aerospace and defense products performed better than in the same quarterof 2008. Analysts polleed by Thomson Reuters had projected a profit of 30 centsz per share on revenu eof $435 million. Such estimateas typically exclude one-time charges. Donaldson also lowerefd its full-year outlook with Bill Cook, company CEO, chairmamn and president, saying in a press statement that he expects the economy to remain soft in thecomin months. The company is projecting earningds ofbetween $1.55 and $1.70 per shard for the year on revenue of betwee $1.8 billion and $1.
9 Previously, it had projected a profit of betweem $1.70 and $1.90 per share. Analysts, had projected earnings of $1.71 per share and sales of $1.94 Cook also said, given the tough Donaldson may have to make toits “business plans and cost structure as Donaldson reported its results after market
Bloomington-based Donaldson said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings slippedc to about $27 million, or 34 centws per share. That’s down from a profit of $46 or 57 cents per share, durinfg the same period last The results includea pre-tax restructuring charge worth $6.8 million, or 6 centws per share. Donaldson cut 850 workers duringthe quarter; sincre the start of its fiscal the company has shed 2,700 workers, or about 20 percenty of its work force. Donaldson (NYSE: DCI) recorded third-quartet sales of $413 million, down nearly 30 percent from $588 million in the year-ago period.
Revenue was down acroses Donaldson’s business units, though sales of certainn aerospace and defense products performed better than in the same quarterof 2008. Analysts polleed by Thomson Reuters had projected a profit of 30 centsz per share on revenu eof $435 million. Such estimateas typically exclude one-time charges. Donaldson also lowerefd its full-year outlook with Bill Cook, company CEO, chairmamn and president, saying in a press statement that he expects the economy to remain soft in thecomin months. The company is projecting earningds ofbetween $1.55 and $1.70 per shard for the year on revenue of betwee $1.8 billion and $1.
9 Previously, it had projected a profit of betweem $1.70 and $1.90 per share. Analysts, had projected earnings of $1.71 per share and sales of $1.94 Cook also said, given the tough Donaldson may have to make toits “business plans and cost structure as Donaldson reported its results after market
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Exclusive: CFTC takes wait-and-see approach on Volcker rule - Reuters
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Reuters | Exclusive: CFTC takes wait-and-see approach on Volcker rule Reuters Gary Gensler, the head of CFTC, is taking a "wait and see" approach to the rule, a key provision in last year's Dodd-Frank oversight law that would prohibit banks from trading for their own profit in securities, derivatives and certain other financial ... |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Traffic jam ahead? Cisco predicts massive Web growth - Triangle Business Journal:
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The forecast is slightly below an earlied one from theSan Jose-based networking equipment company (NASDAQ:CSCO), due to the global economic slowdown. Last year, Cisco predicte that traffic would hit 522exabytezs (equal to 522 billion by the end of 2012. Now it predictx annual traffic to reach 510 exabytes by that The company says that Internet video will make up abouft for 60 percent of all consumer Interney traffic infour years, up from about a thir of all traffic today.
When all formw of video are factored in including TV, video on demand, P2P and Internet it is predicted to represent 91 percent of all global While good news for networkinh equipment companies like Cisco, such a surge represents a challenge for telecom providerx like (NYSE:VZ), (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and (NYSE:T) and is likelt to feed the debate on whethefr they should be allowed to cap video use by their
The forecast is slightly below an earlied one from theSan Jose-based networking equipment company (NASDAQ:CSCO), due to the global economic slowdown. Last year, Cisco predicte that traffic would hit 522exabytezs (equal to 522 billion by the end of 2012. Now it predictx annual traffic to reach 510 exabytes by that The company says that Internet video will make up abouft for 60 percent of all consumer Interney traffic infour years, up from about a thir of all traffic today.
When all formw of video are factored in including TV, video on demand, P2P and Internet it is predicted to represent 91 percent of all global While good news for networkinh equipment companies like Cisco, such a surge represents a challenge for telecom providerx like (NYSE:VZ), (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and (NYSE:T) and is likelt to feed the debate on whethefr they should be allowed to cap video use by their
Monday, October 3, 2011
Schwarzenegger orders third furlough day, calls for special session - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Failure to pass a budget by midnighft Tuesday ups the shortfall to morethan $26 billion due to the loss of education-related budget Schwarzenegger said at a preszs conference Wednesday. He also announced an executive order addinv a third furlough day each month for state workere thoughJune 30, 2010, a move expectedr to free up an additional $425 milliob in the new fiscal year. Statde workers will be furloughed the firsgt three Fridays of each monthexcepft July, when they will commence July 10 and run for threw weeks, state labor secretary Vickiwe Bradshaw said at the press conference.
Some such as state firefightersz and the people who processunemploymentr claims, will be exemp t from Furlough Fridays, Bradshaw said. Although the governor called for thespecial session, it is up to the Legislature to schedulr it. When it will be held is yet tobe determined. Schwarzenegge r will meet with the stats controller and state treasurer latet Wednesday to discuss a plan to begij paying state bills with and the governor said he plans to approach bankw abouthonoring them.
The governor also declared he will not sign any legislatio n unrelated to the budget that is notabsolutely “In the midst of a budgetg crisis, they are debating cow tails,” he added, referring to a bill discussesd in a legislative committee last week that woulcd ban a practice of docking cow
Failure to pass a budget by midnighft Tuesday ups the shortfall to morethan $26 billion due to the loss of education-related budget Schwarzenegger said at a preszs conference Wednesday. He also announced an executive order addinv a third furlough day each month for state workere thoughJune 30, 2010, a move expectedr to free up an additional $425 milliob in the new fiscal year. Statde workers will be furloughed the firsgt three Fridays of each monthexcepft July, when they will commence July 10 and run for threw weeks, state labor secretary Vickiwe Bradshaw said at the press conference.
Some such as state firefightersz and the people who processunemploymentr claims, will be exemp t from Furlough Fridays, Bradshaw said. Although the governor called for thespecial session, it is up to the Legislature to schedulr it. When it will be held is yet tobe determined. Schwarzenegge r will meet with the stats controller and state treasurer latet Wednesday to discuss a plan to begij paying state bills with and the governor said he plans to approach bankw abouthonoring them.
The governor also declared he will not sign any legislatio n unrelated to the budget that is notabsolutely “In the midst of a budgetg crisis, they are debating cow tails,” he added, referring to a bill discussesd in a legislative committee last week that woulcd ban a practice of docking cow
Saturday, October 1, 2011
UCF proposes modified program cuts - Orlando Business Journal:
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UCF previously announced a proposal to deletes several academic programs in responserto $77.2 million in stater budget cuts. But a July 10 releas said keeping statistics will preserve 12 faculty and two stafrf jobs and allow 75 students to continus inthe program. Statistics will have to increase degree productiojn and put a greater emphasix on biostatistics anddata “After further consideration in recent I believe a restructuring of statisticw will allow us to preserve the prograk as long as it meetd new productivity measures,” said UCF Provost and Executive Vice Presidenr Terry Hickey.
The suspension of actuarial science has the same personnelk and instructional impactsas deletion, but allows the programn to be reinstated later if Actuarial sciences would be phased out in two Both statistics and actuarial sciences are programse in the College of Since 2007, UCF has had $77.2 million cut from its recurrinvg state budget, which includes a $38.3 million cut for the 2009-10p budget that took effect July 1. The remaining four programs proposefd forelimination are: cardiopulmonary sciences and radiologic sciences; engineering technology; and management information systems.
The amendee proposal involves 37 employees andabout 1,025 If approved, the cuts would save UCF aboutt $4.6 million. Programs would be phasedd out overtwo years, and affectef employees would remain with UCF until at least the end of sprinbg 2010. Affected students would be assisted with a path todegreed completion. The UCF board of trusteex will discuss the revise d proposal at a committee meetingJuly 13. Its educationa l programs committee will vote on whether to recommend the revised proposal to thefull board, which will meet later in July to take officiao action.
No final decisions will be made at thiscommittees meeting, which is open to the
UCF previously announced a proposal to deletes several academic programs in responserto $77.2 million in stater budget cuts. But a July 10 releas said keeping statistics will preserve 12 faculty and two stafrf jobs and allow 75 students to continus inthe program. Statistics will have to increase degree productiojn and put a greater emphasix on biostatistics anddata “After further consideration in recent I believe a restructuring of statisticw will allow us to preserve the prograk as long as it meetd new productivity measures,” said UCF Provost and Executive Vice Presidenr Terry Hickey.
The suspension of actuarial science has the same personnelk and instructional impactsas deletion, but allows the programn to be reinstated later if Actuarial sciences would be phased out in two Both statistics and actuarial sciences are programse in the College of Since 2007, UCF has had $77.2 million cut from its recurrinvg state budget, which includes a $38.3 million cut for the 2009-10p budget that took effect July 1. The remaining four programs proposefd forelimination are: cardiopulmonary sciences and radiologic sciences; engineering technology; and management information systems.
The amendee proposal involves 37 employees andabout 1,025 If approved, the cuts would save UCF aboutt $4.6 million. Programs would be phasedd out overtwo years, and affectef employees would remain with UCF until at least the end of sprinbg 2010. Affected students would be assisted with a path todegreed completion. The UCF board of trusteex will discuss the revise d proposal at a committee meetingJuly 13. Its educationa l programs committee will vote on whether to recommend the revised proposal to thefull board, which will meet later in July to take officiao action.
No final decisions will be made at thiscommittees meeting, which is open to the
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Opus Northwest lands Tennessee distribution center for Nissan - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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near Nashville. The deal is unusualo because it is outside ofOpus Northwest’sa traditional territory of the firm a region that stretchex from St. Louis north and west to Seattle. In the Opus Northwest would have handex over a project like this to one of its other geographic operatingentities — Opus South, for example, said John president and CEO of Opus Both are operating units of Minnetonka-based But Opus South is no longer pursuingy new projects and is winding down operationa following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy this Two of Opus Corp’s other units — Opus East and Opus West have also filed for Solberg said the new, broader geographic focusa would help the company’s surviving units.
we’re able to travel where our client needs to travel and to use our relationshipws and the people they enjoyec working with to go arounds the country and provide the services theyreallgy want.” Solberg said some other clientas are talking with Opus Northwest about doing projectzs in other parts of the country. Opus Northwest is overseeiny construction of the building and Opus Architects Engineers designedthe building. CB Richar Ellis brokers Don Kent and Clinton Gilbreatjhrepresented Nissan. When it opens in the second quarterof 2010, the new facilit y will be Nissan’s new national parts and re-distribution supplying other parts warehouses throughoutt North America.
It also will be an export centeer for overseas distribution of according to an Opuspress release. The 59-acre site has room for a futur e expansion of upto 1.2 millionj square feet. The building will be within the Couchville PikeBusinesw Center, about 25 miles east of Opus Northwest has been workinbg on this project with Nissan for the past two or threre months, Solberg said. Opus is acting as the design builders and the owners have procured financingfor this, he said. Nissan will have a long-terk lease on the site.
The owners of the new building, once it is will be an Opus Fund calledd OpusDevelopment Properties, Nissann is consolidating some other small distribution centers to this Solberg said. Solberg doesn’t anticipate Opus Northwest will open new offices in othe r cities atthis point, he said. Opus Northwest has aboutr 145 employees, in addition to 75 to 100 hourlyfieldr employees. It anticipates about $75 million in revenue this
near Nashville. The deal is unusualo because it is outside ofOpus Northwest’sa traditional territory of the firm a region that stretchex from St. Louis north and west to Seattle. In the Opus Northwest would have handex over a project like this to one of its other geographic operatingentities — Opus South, for example, said John president and CEO of Opus Both are operating units of Minnetonka-based But Opus South is no longer pursuingy new projects and is winding down operationa following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy this Two of Opus Corp’s other units — Opus East and Opus West have also filed for Solberg said the new, broader geographic focusa would help the company’s surviving units.
we’re able to travel where our client needs to travel and to use our relationshipws and the people they enjoyec working with to go arounds the country and provide the services theyreallgy want.” Solberg said some other clientas are talking with Opus Northwest about doing projectzs in other parts of the country. Opus Northwest is overseeiny construction of the building and Opus Architects Engineers designedthe building. CB Richar Ellis brokers Don Kent and Clinton Gilbreatjhrepresented Nissan. When it opens in the second quarterof 2010, the new facilit y will be Nissan’s new national parts and re-distribution supplying other parts warehouses throughoutt North America.
It also will be an export centeer for overseas distribution of according to an Opuspress release. The 59-acre site has room for a futur e expansion of upto 1.2 millionj square feet. The building will be within the Couchville PikeBusinesw Center, about 25 miles east of Opus Northwest has been workinbg on this project with Nissan for the past two or threre months, Solberg said. Opus is acting as the design builders and the owners have procured financingfor this, he said. Nissan will have a long-terk lease on the site.
The owners of the new building, once it is will be an Opus Fund calledd OpusDevelopment Properties, Nissann is consolidating some other small distribution centers to this Solberg said. Solberg doesn’t anticipate Opus Northwest will open new offices in othe r cities atthis point, he said. Opus Northwest has aboutr 145 employees, in addition to 75 to 100 hourlyfieldr employees. It anticipates about $75 million in revenue this
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
3 dead in ConAgra blast; CEO meets with families - South Florida Business Journal:
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ConAgra officials have gone through the records of the card checm system used by employees to entet and leave the plant and also havescourex visitors’ logs, sharing all of that informatiojn with government officials on the scene. “Ww have no reason to believe there was anyone elsein there,” said Sgt. Chriss Clayton of the Garner Police Department during a2 p.m. news The employees killed in the blast, whicnh sent dozens to locakl hospitals, were Rachel Mae Poston 67, and Lewis Junior Watson, 33, both of and Barbara McLean Spears, 43, of said Clayton.
Search and rescue crews continue to comb througgh the wreckage of the shattereed plant looking for any survivors or bodies that might have been When the search and rescue operation is the fire marshal and a task force from the federao Bureauof Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will beginj an investigation into the caused of the explosion. ConAgra CEO Gary Rodkih said at the2 p.m. news conference that he had met with the familiess of the victims and that his company haddonated $100,000 to a fund set up through the Triangls United Way to help the families.
He said his company’s 25,00 0 employees also would be able to contribute to the Rodkin said ConAgra was starting the process ofidentifyinh “precisely what happened” to cause the explosion. “Our goal is to make sure nothinh like this ever happens said Rodkin, who described the events at the plant as devastating. ConAgra hopew to rebuild the Garner plant but there are many Rodkin said, not going into details.
The facilit y was the company’s only producer of Slim Jim The company has a large inventory of Slim Jimsfor short-term use and is working on plan s to resume production of the presumably at another of the company’s More than 100 local, state and federal responderss have been working for more than 24 hours at the plangt in the effort to find survivors and recoverr bodies. Thunderstorms overnight haltedr rescue and recovery efforts because officiald feared that the extrza weight of the water on the roof coulcd lead tofurther collapsing. Work resumed Wednesday A total of 41 ConAgr a employees were taken toarea hospitals.
Four of them remaines in critical condition at the Nortyh Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at in Chapel Hill on said hospital spokeswomanKaren McCall. Thre e more employees were in fair condition at the burn McCall said. Three firefighters were treated forammoniqa inhalation. The explosion caused threes large sections of the roof to collapsde and also dropped a large beam onto a row of crushing them. An employee of the companty text-messaged that at least three differentexplosions occurred. Authorities closed Jones Sausage Road between Interstate 40 and Old Garnerf Road as emergency crews worked to contain an ammonia leak andevacuate workers.
Family members of ConAgrwa employees and workers who were not injured were reunited at the Garner Senior Centerf because the workers were not able to move theitr vehicles from theplant site. ConAgra spokeswoman Stephanie Childs said Wednesdayu that the cars woul be towed to a secure locatio where employees couldretrieve them. About 300 workers were at the planrt when the explosion occurred atabout 11:30 a.m. A spokesmann for the says the facilityg was inspected seven times betweem 2006 and 2009 for health andsafety violations. The last inspectionn was July 29, 2008, in responsw to a health complaint. No violationx were found. The last violation was found inApril 2007.
ConAgrwa was fined $625 for safety equipment
ConAgra officials have gone through the records of the card checm system used by employees to entet and leave the plant and also havescourex visitors’ logs, sharing all of that informatiojn with government officials on the scene. “Ww have no reason to believe there was anyone elsein there,” said Sgt. Chriss Clayton of the Garner Police Department during a2 p.m. news The employees killed in the blast, whicnh sent dozens to locakl hospitals, were Rachel Mae Poston 67, and Lewis Junior Watson, 33, both of and Barbara McLean Spears, 43, of said Clayton.
Search and rescue crews continue to comb througgh the wreckage of the shattereed plant looking for any survivors or bodies that might have been When the search and rescue operation is the fire marshal and a task force from the federao Bureauof Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will beginj an investigation into the caused of the explosion. ConAgra CEO Gary Rodkih said at the2 p.m. news conference that he had met with the familiess of the victims and that his company haddonated $100,000 to a fund set up through the Triangls United Way to help the families.
He said his company’s 25,00 0 employees also would be able to contribute to the Rodkin said ConAgra was starting the process ofidentifyinh “precisely what happened” to cause the explosion. “Our goal is to make sure nothinh like this ever happens said Rodkin, who described the events at the plant as devastating. ConAgra hopew to rebuild the Garner plant but there are many Rodkin said, not going into details.
The facilit y was the company’s only producer of Slim Jim The company has a large inventory of Slim Jimsfor short-term use and is working on plan s to resume production of the presumably at another of the company’s More than 100 local, state and federal responderss have been working for more than 24 hours at the plangt in the effort to find survivors and recoverr bodies. Thunderstorms overnight haltedr rescue and recovery efforts because officiald feared that the extrza weight of the water on the roof coulcd lead tofurther collapsing. Work resumed Wednesday A total of 41 ConAgr a employees were taken toarea hospitals.
Four of them remaines in critical condition at the Nortyh Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at in Chapel Hill on said hospital spokeswomanKaren McCall. Thre e more employees were in fair condition at the burn McCall said. Three firefighters were treated forammoniqa inhalation. The explosion caused threes large sections of the roof to collapsde and also dropped a large beam onto a row of crushing them. An employee of the companty text-messaged that at least three differentexplosions occurred. Authorities closed Jones Sausage Road between Interstate 40 and Old Garnerf Road as emergency crews worked to contain an ammonia leak andevacuate workers.
Family members of ConAgrwa employees and workers who were not injured were reunited at the Garner Senior Centerf because the workers were not able to move theitr vehicles from theplant site. ConAgra spokeswoman Stephanie Childs said Wednesdayu that the cars woul be towed to a secure locatio where employees couldretrieve them. About 300 workers were at the planrt when the explosion occurred atabout 11:30 a.m. A spokesmann for the says the facilityg was inspected seven times betweem 2006 and 2009 for health andsafety violations. The last inspectionn was July 29, 2008, in responsw to a health complaint. No violationx were found. The last violation was found inApril 2007.
ConAgrwa was fined $625 for safety equipment
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Couple gives $2M to CU vaccine lab - Denver Business Journal:
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The gift is from Jeannie Thompson, a 1964 CU-Boulder zoology graduate and incoming chairwoman of the who has workef in research labs for many andher husband, Jack, a CU-Bouldere history graduate. The Thompsons have frequently made donations to CU over the The lab will break ground in theannounced Monday. The facilitt will be a part of the Colorado Initiative in MolecularBiotechnology (CIMB), a CU program to promote research and educatiobn in areas where life physical sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering intersect.
“CIMBv is a community of top researchers poolingh their expertise to make new discoverieds that have tremendous potential toimprove people’ health,” Leslie Leinwand, CIMB said in a statement. “The Vaccine Development Laboratory will provide this diversd group of researchers with a uniquew and very powerful forum forscientific discovery,” Leinwan d added.
The gift is from Jeannie Thompson, a 1964 CU-Boulder zoology graduate and incoming chairwoman of the who has workef in research labs for many andher husband, Jack, a CU-Bouldere history graduate. The Thompsons have frequently made donations to CU over the The lab will break ground in theannounced Monday. The facilitt will be a part of the Colorado Initiative in MolecularBiotechnology (CIMB), a CU program to promote research and educatiobn in areas where life physical sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering intersect.
“CIMBv is a community of top researchers poolingh their expertise to make new discoverieds that have tremendous potential toimprove people’ health,” Leslie Leinwand, CIMB said in a statement. “The Vaccine Development Laboratory will provide this diversd group of researchers with a uniquew and very powerful forum forscientific discovery,” Leinwan d added.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Kentucky puts restrictions on livestock from Nebraska, Texas - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Kentucky now will require livestoc brought to Kentucky from Nebraska and Texas to pass a tuberculosix test within 60 days of The tests must be given to cattle 18 month and older and goats and camelids six monthsand older, the said in a news Nebraska agriculture officials have confirmed tuberculosis in two cattlde in the north-central part of the They have quarantined 32 cattle herds with about 15,000 adult cattle, according to the release.
The in Ames, Iowa confirme d a case of tuberculosis in a dairy cattle herd inwest Texas, according to the Kentucky also has bannede entry of livestock from Starr County in south Texas becausw a horse there has been diagnosed with vesiculae stomatits, a viral disease that can affecr horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats and
Kentucky now will require livestoc brought to Kentucky from Nebraska and Texas to pass a tuberculosix test within 60 days of The tests must be given to cattle 18 month and older and goats and camelids six monthsand older, the said in a news Nebraska agriculture officials have confirmed tuberculosis in two cattlde in the north-central part of the They have quarantined 32 cattle herds with about 15,000 adult cattle, according to the release.
The in Ames, Iowa confirme d a case of tuberculosis in a dairy cattle herd inwest Texas, according to the Kentucky also has bannede entry of livestock from Starr County in south Texas becausw a horse there has been diagnosed with vesiculae stomatits, a viral disease that can affecr horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats and
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Trump Waikiki buyers sue developer - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The lawsuit, filed in 1st Circuit Court in alleges that Los Angeles developer claimed in a 2006 pressx released that the New York real estate mogul was a but that the fine print noted that Trump had merely licensed his name in a deal that couls be terminated or revoked atany time. “Thesr people were investing in aRolls Royce. They were told it coulds magically turn intoa Ford,” said attorney Warreb Price, who filed the lawsuirt on behalf of the buyers, who include six Hawaiki couples, two doctors from San Diego, the head of a California meat exporting business and a professionap basketball player from New Orleans.
Price planes to amend the complaint within the next two weekw to include buyersfrom Japan, he A spokesman for Irongate issued a writtenh statement saying the developer woulr pursue its own claims against the buyers. All 464 unitas of the 38-story hotel-condominium tower at the Diamond Head end of Fort DeRussh sold in one day inNovember 2006. Abou t half of the buyers are from Japan; the balance are from the Mainland andothet countries. The buyers of the 11 units had placed depositss of 20 percent on everything from studios pricedat $500,0009 to three-bedroom suites priced at several million dollars. The projectt is nearing completion.
The sales contract did say that the Trump name was but it did not outline the detailes of thelicensing arrangement, Price said. it did say that if the license was terminatedor revoked, that all references to Trump wouls be removed from the building. “Our positioh is not that they committed fraud,” Price said. “There are a host of very material material because the name changes from the Trumpo International tothe ‘Branx X’ hotel.” The lawsuit comes just as a big deadline loomsd for buyers. On Wednesday, buyers have to pay the balancw of the purchase price in full in preparatiom fora Sept.
1 “The final payment is due on Wednesday, and thesd people are not going to make any more said Price, a former Hawaii attorney “They’ve already put 20 percent down.” The buyers filed on Monday because they are at risk of losing their down payments, and also face a greated risk of being sued by Irongatd for the full purchase price. In March, dozens of buyer at a planned Trumpp condo resort in Baja California filed a lawsuit with similar allegations regardintg the useof Trump’s name, the Los Angeles Timea reported.
Trump sued Irongate a month later charging the developed with failing to build the project afteer he had licensedhis name, accordingv to the newspaper. That litigation began to worryg theHawaii buyers, Price “People began to wonder what happens if ther is a disintegration of the relationship between Irongatd and Trump, and what could happen with the Price said.
The lawsuit, filed in 1st Circuit Court in alleges that Los Angeles developer claimed in a 2006 pressx released that the New York real estate mogul was a but that the fine print noted that Trump had merely licensed his name in a deal that couls be terminated or revoked atany time. “Thesr people were investing in aRolls Royce. They were told it coulds magically turn intoa Ford,” said attorney Warreb Price, who filed the lawsuirt on behalf of the buyers, who include six Hawaiki couples, two doctors from San Diego, the head of a California meat exporting business and a professionap basketball player from New Orleans.
Price planes to amend the complaint within the next two weekw to include buyersfrom Japan, he A spokesman for Irongate issued a writtenh statement saying the developer woulr pursue its own claims against the buyers. All 464 unitas of the 38-story hotel-condominium tower at the Diamond Head end of Fort DeRussh sold in one day inNovember 2006. Abou t half of the buyers are from Japan; the balance are from the Mainland andothet countries. The buyers of the 11 units had placed depositss of 20 percent on everything from studios pricedat $500,0009 to three-bedroom suites priced at several million dollars. The projectt is nearing completion.
The sales contract did say that the Trump name was but it did not outline the detailes of thelicensing arrangement, Price said. it did say that if the license was terminatedor revoked, that all references to Trump wouls be removed from the building. “Our positioh is not that they committed fraud,” Price said. “There are a host of very material material because the name changes from the Trumpo International tothe ‘Branx X’ hotel.” The lawsuit comes just as a big deadline loomsd for buyers. On Wednesday, buyers have to pay the balancw of the purchase price in full in preparatiom fora Sept.
1 “The final payment is due on Wednesday, and thesd people are not going to make any more said Price, a former Hawaii attorney “They’ve already put 20 percent down.” The buyers filed on Monday because they are at risk of losing their down payments, and also face a greated risk of being sued by Irongatd for the full purchase price. In March, dozens of buyer at a planned Trumpp condo resort in Baja California filed a lawsuit with similar allegations regardintg the useof Trump’s name, the Los Angeles Timea reported.
Trump sued Irongate a month later charging the developed with failing to build the project afteer he had licensedhis name, accordingv to the newspaper. That litigation began to worryg theHawaii buyers, Price “People began to wonder what happens if ther is a disintegration of the relationship between Irongatd and Trump, and what could happen with the Price said.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Never Knowingly Undersold stays in ads, but for how much longer? - Marketing Week (blog)
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Telegraph.co.uk | Never Knowingly Undersold stays in ads, but for how much longer? Marketing Week (blog) A lot of headlines recently have focused on how the Never Knowingly Undersold pledge is weighing on John Lewis, but ever determined the retailer is pursuing with the strategy and is unveiling its biggest ever ad campaign tomorrow (17 September). ... John Lewis' 'Never Knowingly Undersold' promise savages profits Now the high street’s resilient two f » |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Enjoy heat in the 80s while it lasts - The Spokesman Review
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Enjoy heat in the 80s while it lasts The Spokesman Review Jim Drew fights what turned out to be a 33-pound fall chinook salmon earlier this week on a stream in southwest Washington. Follow @SR_Weather on Twitter for Inland Northwest forecasts and updates from The Spokesman-Review. Late summer weather brings ... |
Monday, September 12, 2011
N.J. legislature passes $29B budget - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The budget failed to get a Republicaj vote ineither house, passing 45-34 in the where Democrats hold a 48-32 and 22-17 in the Senate, where Democrats hold a 23-16 majority. Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Democrats praisedc the budget for cutting state spendingby $4 billiobn and providing property tax relief, made possible by an unexpected $400 million from a tax amnesty The budget includes $404 millionb in property tax rebates for householdds earning up to $75,000 per year. “Thed FY 2010 budget is a good budget for badeconomix times,” Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Cumberlanc and Salem, said.
“It may have been a tough pill to but this budget is the medicine New Jersey needsw to survive the nationaleconomifc onslaught, and grow our economy on the other side of the Republicans criticized the budget, which they said would striop property tax relief from 1.4 million householdsa that received it last year and usher in seven new tax “New Jersey residents are suffocating under the weighft of state and local taxes,” said Sen. Christophert “Kip” Bateman, R-Somerset. “Tonight, the legislature approved a budget thatadds $1 billion to the alreadt oppressive tax burden borne by middl e class New Jersey.
” The budget extendx the 4 percent surchargd businesses pay on corporate taxes for another year and increasew the tax rates on liquor and wine, cigarettes, and group accident and health insurancee premiums. The income tax rate would also rise for thosew earning morethan $400,000. Under the the tax on a pack of cigarettesd would increaseby 12.5 centds to $2.70. The tax on a 0.75 liter bottlr of wine would increaseby 3.5 and on a 0.75 liter bottle of liquofr it would increase by 21.
8 The tax rate would rise from 1 percent to 3 percent for one year on group accideny and health insurance premiums and surplusd line carriers would face a permaneny increase of 3 percent to 5 The income tax rate for those earning $400,000 to $500,000 would increase from 6.37 percentr to 8 percent. For those earning $500,000 to $1 millioh it would increase from 8.97 percent to 10.25 percent, and for thoswe earning over $1 million it would increasde from 8.97 percent to 10.
75 The budget also suspends the property tax reductioh for the 2009 taxable year for households earningt morethan $150,000 and authorizes taxatioh of state lottery winnings exceeding New Jersey has a consitutional deadline of midnighgt June 30 to enact a budget.
The budget failed to get a Republicaj vote ineither house, passing 45-34 in the where Democrats hold a 48-32 and 22-17 in the Senate, where Democrats hold a 23-16 majority. Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Democrats praisedc the budget for cutting state spendingby $4 billiobn and providing property tax relief, made possible by an unexpected $400 million from a tax amnesty The budget includes $404 millionb in property tax rebates for householdds earning up to $75,000 per year. “Thed FY 2010 budget is a good budget for badeconomix times,” Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Cumberlanc and Salem, said.
“It may have been a tough pill to but this budget is the medicine New Jersey needsw to survive the nationaleconomifc onslaught, and grow our economy on the other side of the Republicans criticized the budget, which they said would striop property tax relief from 1.4 million householdsa that received it last year and usher in seven new tax “New Jersey residents are suffocating under the weighft of state and local taxes,” said Sen. Christophert “Kip” Bateman, R-Somerset. “Tonight, the legislature approved a budget thatadds $1 billion to the alreadt oppressive tax burden borne by middl e class New Jersey.
” The budget extendx the 4 percent surchargd businesses pay on corporate taxes for another year and increasew the tax rates on liquor and wine, cigarettes, and group accident and health insurancee premiums. The income tax rate would also rise for thosew earning morethan $400,000. Under the the tax on a pack of cigarettesd would increaseby 12.5 centds to $2.70. The tax on a 0.75 liter bottlr of wine would increaseby 3.5 and on a 0.75 liter bottle of liquofr it would increase by 21.
8 The tax rate would rise from 1 percent to 3 percent for one year on group accideny and health insurance premiums and surplusd line carriers would face a permaneny increase of 3 percent to 5 The income tax rate for those earning $400,000 to $500,000 would increase from 6.37 percentr to 8 percent. For those earning $500,000 to $1 millioh it would increase from 8.97 percent to 10.25 percent, and for thoswe earning over $1 million it would increasde from 8.97 percent to 10.
75 The budget also suspends the property tax reductioh for the 2009 taxable year for households earningt morethan $150,000 and authorizes taxatioh of state lottery winnings exceeding New Jersey has a consitutional deadline of midnighgt June 30 to enact a budget.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Knights try to formalize entry to Final 4 - Manila Standard Today
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GMANews.TV | Knights try to formalize entry to Final 4 Manila Standard Today AFTER beating Mapua for the second time this season, Letran trains its sight on another neighboring school in Lyceum of the Philippines University, with an eye on a Final Four berth today in the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors' ... Knights continue hot streak, manhandles Lyceum |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Fabric and fantasy - Malaysia Star
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Malaysia Star | Fabric and fantasy Malaysia Star The cast includes renowned actors like Broadway's Ryan Silverman, who played Raoul in The Phantom Of The Opera, Aznil Nawawi, Adibah Noor and Tony Eusoff, who recently starred as Curtis Taylor Jr in Istana Budaya's adaptation of Dreamgirls. ... |
Monday, September 5, 2011
Fannie, Freddie toughening rules for condo buyers to qualify for loans - Business First of Columbus:
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They say and are makinyg rule changes that will slow any recovery of thehousing market, even if the changes are designec to protect condo purchasers. “It makeas it far more difficult to get people qualifiee when they adjust the rules and regulations said Tré Giller, president of Westervills condo developer Village Communities. Starting July 1, Va.-based Freddie Mac will only buy or guarantee mortgagese for condos in new development that are at least 70percent presold, a changd from its 51 percen requirement. It is a move that follows a Marchu 1 rule changeby D.C.-based Fannie Mae that does the same.
Becaused Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own or guaranteer nearly halfthe nation’s mortgages, the changews are expected to curtail new-condol sales and development. Condo salezs in Central Ohio have been slowing for some Approximately 2,750 units were sold last according to the , down 22 percen t from nearly 3,530 sold in 2007. Through the firstt four monthsof 2009, 537 condos were sold, though the primer selling season has just begun. As far as Giller is the rule change is having aneffect already.
“There’x no question that when you make changes to the qualificationsw and regulationsfor financing, there is a ripple effect in the market,” he Many condo developers rely on buyers gettinf financing through Fannie, Freddiwe or a bank that plans to sell the mortgage to Fannise or Freddie, so the rule change will have a big Village Communities sets up its condo projectsz so purchasers can get financing through the , which doesn’rt have the restrictions that Fannie Mae and Freddid Mac do, Giller said.
Nevertheless, Gillefr worries buyers will be turned off to condosbecause they’llo think all projects need to be 70 percent “Anything that negatively affectd the market as a whole negatively affects he said. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say the new rulez arenot unprecedented. The 51 percengt presold requirement has been in place onlysinced 2005, said Fannie Mae spokeswoman Amy Bonitatibus.
Prior to it was 70 “The updated condo requirements take into account the significany oversupply of condominiumunits nationwide, as well as the larger number of condo developments that are only partiallg complete or occupied,” Bonitatibus said in an e-mail response to Columbusx Business First. “Fannie Mae’s presale guidelines are aimee at protecting prospective condo buyers from investingh in projects that have a higher risk of Indowntown Columbus, is buildinv 265 condos at the corner of North Fourthy and Gay streets as part of its Neighborhood Launch while Columbus-based is buildingv 76 condos on South Front Street as part of its Annex at River South development.
Jay McIntire is president of Columbus-based Builderzs Financial Corp., which is helping buyers find financing for theAnnec project. While sales may slow because of the rule McIntire thinks Central Ohio willbe “The new rules are driven by overdeveloped marketw in Florida and the Sun Belt where (developments) were fully builf out but only 50 percentr sold,” he said. Kelly Cantwell, a real estates agent with ’s 4forU Team in Columbus, said the effectws of the rule change reacgh beyond newcondo buildings. “The ones that are severelgy impacted are some of these bigger developments that areapartmentt conversions,” Cantwell said.
The Enclave Condominiume on Bethel Road is onesuch development. Cantwell clienf Lauren Talicska tookan $8,00p loss when she sold her residencre there in May because she had to sell to an investorf instead of a The owner occupancy rate at the Enclave was too low to qualifuy for Fannie Mae mortgages financing, Talicska said. A buyer would have had to put down 20 or $16,000, on her $80,000 condo. Talicska endedr up selling the unit to an investor who planse to rent it outfor $775 a “I thought it was going to be easy becausre (the unit) is well decorated and good Talicska said. “I feel bad for the still here and for selling to an she said.
“But I feel luckgy I got out and onlylost $8,000.”
They say and are makinyg rule changes that will slow any recovery of thehousing market, even if the changes are designec to protect condo purchasers. “It makeas it far more difficult to get people qualifiee when they adjust the rules and regulations said Tré Giller, president of Westervills condo developer Village Communities. Starting July 1, Va.-based Freddie Mac will only buy or guarantee mortgagese for condos in new development that are at least 70percent presold, a changd from its 51 percen requirement. It is a move that follows a Marchu 1 rule changeby D.C.-based Fannie Mae that does the same.
Becaused Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own or guaranteer nearly halfthe nation’s mortgages, the changews are expected to curtail new-condol sales and development. Condo salezs in Central Ohio have been slowing for some Approximately 2,750 units were sold last according to the , down 22 percen t from nearly 3,530 sold in 2007. Through the firstt four monthsof 2009, 537 condos were sold, though the primer selling season has just begun. As far as Giller is the rule change is having aneffect already.
“There’x no question that when you make changes to the qualificationsw and regulationsfor financing, there is a ripple effect in the market,” he Many condo developers rely on buyers gettinf financing through Fannie, Freddiwe or a bank that plans to sell the mortgage to Fannise or Freddie, so the rule change will have a big Village Communities sets up its condo projectsz so purchasers can get financing through the , which doesn’rt have the restrictions that Fannie Mae and Freddid Mac do, Giller said.
Nevertheless, Gillefr worries buyers will be turned off to condosbecause they’llo think all projects need to be 70 percent “Anything that negatively affectd the market as a whole negatively affects he said. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say the new rulez arenot unprecedented. The 51 percengt presold requirement has been in place onlysinced 2005, said Fannie Mae spokeswoman Amy Bonitatibus.
Prior to it was 70 “The updated condo requirements take into account the significany oversupply of condominiumunits nationwide, as well as the larger number of condo developments that are only partiallg complete or occupied,” Bonitatibus said in an e-mail response to Columbusx Business First. “Fannie Mae’s presale guidelines are aimee at protecting prospective condo buyers from investingh in projects that have a higher risk of Indowntown Columbus, is buildinv 265 condos at the corner of North Fourthy and Gay streets as part of its Neighborhood Launch while Columbus-based is buildingv 76 condos on South Front Street as part of its Annex at River South development.
Jay McIntire is president of Columbus-based Builderzs Financial Corp., which is helping buyers find financing for theAnnec project. While sales may slow because of the rule McIntire thinks Central Ohio willbe “The new rules are driven by overdeveloped marketw in Florida and the Sun Belt where (developments) were fully builf out but only 50 percentr sold,” he said. Kelly Cantwell, a real estates agent with ’s 4forU Team in Columbus, said the effectws of the rule change reacgh beyond newcondo buildings. “The ones that are severelgy impacted are some of these bigger developments that areapartmentt conversions,” Cantwell said.
The Enclave Condominiume on Bethel Road is onesuch development. Cantwell clienf Lauren Talicska tookan $8,00p loss when she sold her residencre there in May because she had to sell to an investorf instead of a The owner occupancy rate at the Enclave was too low to qualifuy for Fannie Mae mortgages financing, Talicska said. A buyer would have had to put down 20 or $16,000, on her $80,000 condo. Talicska endedr up selling the unit to an investor who planse to rent it outfor $775 a “I thought it was going to be easy becausre (the unit) is well decorated and good Talicska said. “I feel bad for the still here and for selling to an she said.
“But I feel luckgy I got out and onlylost $8,000.”
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Maximus Cantorius: the rise of ideological purity & governing madness - Examiner.com
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Maximus Cantorius: the rise of ideological purity & governing madness Examiner.com Cantor's insistence on ideological purity is a public policy recipe for total disaster. No modern economy can sustain itself in the practical world of the unknown on a laissez-faire basis. Government capital is a necessary part of the modern economy, ... |
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Missouri awards $38M in road projects - St. Louis Business Journal:
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million. This project is expected to begin in July and shoulrd be completed byMay 2011. • Interstate 55 from Routs 61/67 (Lindbergh Blvd.) to 4500 S. Broadwau —Replacement and rehabilitation of three resurfacingof ramps, upgradingt signals, lighting, fencing, signing and sidewalks. This projectf was awarded to , Marylanxd Heights, for $6.6 million. This project is expected to begin in Augusy and should be completed byDecember 2010.
• Routs 50 at the intersection ofDenmark Road/Progresds Parkway and Route 50 from Routs 47 south to east of Denmark Road —Construction of turn lanes at the Route 50 and Denmark Road/Progress Parkway intersection and roadway widening on Route 50 from Route 47 soutj of east of Denmark Road. Thesr projects were awarded tofor $5 million. This project is expectee to begin in July and be completed byOctobedr 2010. • Interstate 64 from Taylof to Vandeventer —Improvements to barrier and signing at this location in the cityof St. This project was awarded to Fred Weber Maryland Heights, for $3 million. This projectr is expected to begin this month and be completedby November.
• Interstatee 70 at Route 40/61 and Routes A from Route 61 to Interstate70 —Slide repair on Route 40/61 near the southbound Routr 61 bridge over I-70, and bridge rehabilitation and pavement improvements on Route A from Route 61 to These projects were awarded to , Hannibal, for nearly $2.4 This project is expected to begin in Augustr and should be completed by • Interstate 70 from Biddle Street to Washington Streety —Bridge improvements on Interstate 70 from Biddled Street to Washington Street (Broadway-Cole Street viaduct in fronyt of the Edward Jones Dome). This project was awarded to , for nearly $2 million.
This project is expected to begihn this month and be completedby • Various routes and various locations throughoutg St. Louis City and St. Louis County Call guardrail repair due to vehicle crash damage or othersudden occurrences. This project was awardede to , St. Louis for $1.6 This project is expected to begin in July and shoulde be completed byJune 2011. • Interstatwe 70 outer roads from Route K to Route79 —Pavement resurfacing on the Interstate 70 north and soutn outer roads from Rout e K to Route 79 in St. Charles County. This projecr was awarded to , for $1 million.
This project is expected to begin in July and shoulde be completedby • Route 231(Telegraph Road) from Christopher Road to the Meramecv River — Pavement work on Route 231(Telegraph Road) from Christopherf Road to the Meramec River. This project was awarded to N.B. West St. Louis, for $768,000. This project is expectedx to begin in July and be completedby • Various routes and various locations throughoutg Franklin and Jefferson countiexs — Call guardrail repair due to vehicle crashes or othe sudden occurrences. This project was awardes to Collins andHermann Inc., St. for $702,000. This project is expected to begibn in July and should be completed byJune 2011.
Route 94 from Clark Street to south of Routes370 — Pavement resurfacing at this location in St. Charlezs County. This project was awarded to LLC, St. for $580,500. This project is expected to begin in July and shoule be completedby December. • Route C from Mid Riverzs Mall Drive to the end of statemaintenance — Pavement resurfacin g at this location in St. Charles This project was awardedto , Marylanrd Heights, for $482,000. This project is expecte d to begin in July and be completeddby December. • Various routes and various locationathroughout St.
Charles Countgy — Guardrail repair due to vehicle crashes or other sudden This project was awarded to Collins andHermann St. Louis, for $444,000. This projecty is expected to begin in July and shoulsd be completed byJune 2011. • Route 180 (St. Charlesz Rock Road) at Lacklans Road and Hanley Road and at RoutewD (Page Avenue) and Ashby Road —Installationb of pedestrian accommodations at these locations in St. Louis County. This projecrt was awarded to , Fenton, for This project is expected to begin in July and should be completedxby November. • Interstate 44 from Interstated 270 to Route109 — Asphalyt shoulder repair on I-44 at this location in St. Louisd County.
This project was awarded to PaceConstruction Co., St. for $269,000. This project is expectedc to begin in July and shouldf be completedby October. • Route 141 at Centurionm and Route 30 at RoutePP — Adding a righ turn lane at Route 141 and Centurion in St. Louixs County and construction of a southbound righty turn lane at Route 30 at the Route PP intersection inJeffersoj County. This project was awarded to N.B. West Contracting, St. for $218,000. This projecy is expected to begin in July and should be completefby August. • Interstate 44 from Southwesgt Avenue to theeastbound I-44 on ramp Add a left turn lane at this locationb in the city of St.
This project was awarded to , for nearly $121,000. This project is expected to begin in July and endby
million. This project is expected to begin in July and shoulrd be completed byMay 2011. • Interstate 55 from Routs 61/67 (Lindbergh Blvd.) to 4500 S. Broadwau —Replacement and rehabilitation of three resurfacingof ramps, upgradingt signals, lighting, fencing, signing and sidewalks. This projectf was awarded to , Marylanxd Heights, for $6.6 million. This project is expected to begin in Augusy and should be completed byDecember 2010.
• Routs 50 at the intersection ofDenmark Road/Progresds Parkway and Route 50 from Routs 47 south to east of Denmark Road —Construction of turn lanes at the Route 50 and Denmark Road/Progress Parkway intersection and roadway widening on Route 50 from Route 47 soutj of east of Denmark Road. Thesr projects were awarded tofor $5 million. This project is expectee to begin in July and be completed byOctobedr 2010. • Interstate 64 from Taylof to Vandeventer —Improvements to barrier and signing at this location in the cityof St. This project was awarded to Fred Weber Maryland Heights, for $3 million. This projectr is expected to begin this month and be completedby November.
• Interstatee 70 at Route 40/61 and Routes A from Route 61 to Interstate70 —Slide repair on Route 40/61 near the southbound Routr 61 bridge over I-70, and bridge rehabilitation and pavement improvements on Route A from Route 61 to These projects were awarded to , Hannibal, for nearly $2.4 This project is expected to begin in Augustr and should be completed by • Interstate 70 from Biddle Street to Washington Streety —Bridge improvements on Interstate 70 from Biddled Street to Washington Street (Broadway-Cole Street viaduct in fronyt of the Edward Jones Dome). This project was awarded to , for nearly $2 million.
This project is expected to begihn this month and be completedby • Various routes and various locations throughoutg St. Louis City and St. Louis County Call guardrail repair due to vehicle crash damage or othersudden occurrences. This project was awardede to , St. Louis for $1.6 This project is expected to begin in July and shoulde be completed byJune 2011. • Interstatwe 70 outer roads from Route K to Route79 —Pavement resurfacing on the Interstate 70 north and soutn outer roads from Rout e K to Route 79 in St. Charles County. This projecr was awarded to , for $1 million.
This project is expected to begin in July and shoulde be completedby • Route 231(Telegraph Road) from Christopher Road to the Meramecv River — Pavement work on Route 231(Telegraph Road) from Christopherf Road to the Meramec River. This project was awarded to N.B. West St. Louis, for $768,000. This project is expectedx to begin in July and be completedby • Various routes and various locations throughoutg Franklin and Jefferson countiexs — Call guardrail repair due to vehicle crashes or othe sudden occurrences. This project was awardes to Collins andHermann Inc., St. for $702,000. This project is expected to begibn in July and should be completed byJune 2011.
Route 94 from Clark Street to south of Routes370 — Pavement resurfacing at this location in St. Charlezs County. This project was awarded to LLC, St. for $580,500. This project is expected to begin in July and shoule be completedby December. • Route C from Mid Riverzs Mall Drive to the end of statemaintenance — Pavement resurfacin g at this location in St. Charles This project was awardedto , Marylanrd Heights, for $482,000. This project is expecte d to begin in July and be completeddby December. • Various routes and various locationathroughout St.
Charles Countgy — Guardrail repair due to vehicle crashes or other sudden This project was awarded to Collins andHermann St. Louis, for $444,000. This projecty is expected to begin in July and shoulsd be completed byJune 2011. • Route 180 (St. Charlesz Rock Road) at Lacklans Road and Hanley Road and at RoutewD (Page Avenue) and Ashby Road —Installationb of pedestrian accommodations at these locations in St. Louis County. This projecrt was awarded to , Fenton, for This project is expected to begin in July and should be completedxby November. • Interstate 44 from Interstated 270 to Route109 — Asphalyt shoulder repair on I-44 at this location in St. Louisd County.
This project was awarded to PaceConstruction Co., St. for $269,000. This project is expectedc to begin in July and shouldf be completedby October. • Route 141 at Centurionm and Route 30 at RoutePP — Adding a righ turn lane at Route 141 and Centurion in St. Louixs County and construction of a southbound righty turn lane at Route 30 at the Route PP intersection inJeffersoj County. This project was awarded to N.B. West Contracting, St. for $218,000. This projecy is expected to begin in July and should be completefby August. • Interstate 44 from Southwesgt Avenue to theeastbound I-44 on ramp Add a left turn lane at this locationb in the city of St.
This project was awarded to , for nearly $121,000. This project is expected to begin in July and endby
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Gary Gerlacher and Kerry Johnson - Dallas Business Journal:
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WHY MY FRIEND’S HOUSE: My Friend’s House is a new projectf for CITYHouse (www.cityhouse.org), a 501(c)(3) private, nonprofiy agency located in Plano and serving children from Collin Countty and the surrounding North Texas CITY stands for “Collin Intervention To My Friend’s House will provide short-term shelter for children ages newbornn to 9 years old who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment or Special needs children may also be placed at the In addition to providing for the children’s basic needs of safe food and clothing, the children will receivw quality, 24-hour care by highly trainedr staff, case management services, therapeutic counseling, and recreationap outings in the Of utmost concern for My Friend’s Housr is providing these vulnerable children appropriat urgent care with the goal that childrem leaving the shelter would be in better healty than when they firsyt arrived.
Acute Kids Urgent Care will help accomplish this Acute Kids Urgent Care is the only network of urgent care cliniczs in the Dallas area devoted specifically to the needof children. They are staffed exclusively by pediatricians and pediatri ctrained nurses, and provide care in a chilxd friendly environment. Acute Kids Urgentg Care has multiple levels of involvement withMy Friend’s Initially, we will give additional training to the staff in the care of sick especially those with special We will also be providing advice on what equipment and medical supplies will be necessarty to manage the children’s daily medical needs. WHY YOU’RwE INVOLVED: One of our physicians, Dr.
Andy introduced us to My Friend’s House. Dr. Clark becamd involved with My Friend’s house through his church and brought their needz to the attention ofAcute Kids. My Friend’s Hous is a natural fit for Acuted Kids. Their patients are a high-rism group of children who have been displacef from their homes and who require the extraa time and attention that only a pediatric facility can We are honored to help these children who may needus most.
WHY MY FRIEND’S HOUSE: My Friend’s House is a new projectf for CITYHouse (www.cityhouse.org), a 501(c)(3) private, nonprofiy agency located in Plano and serving children from Collin Countty and the surrounding North Texas CITY stands for “Collin Intervention To My Friend’s House will provide short-term shelter for children ages newbornn to 9 years old who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment or Special needs children may also be placed at the In addition to providing for the children’s basic needs of safe food and clothing, the children will receivw quality, 24-hour care by highly trainedr staff, case management services, therapeutic counseling, and recreationap outings in the Of utmost concern for My Friend’s Housr is providing these vulnerable children appropriat urgent care with the goal that childrem leaving the shelter would be in better healty than when they firsyt arrived.
Acute Kids Urgent Care will help accomplish this Acute Kids Urgent Care is the only network of urgent care cliniczs in the Dallas area devoted specifically to the needof children. They are staffed exclusively by pediatricians and pediatri ctrained nurses, and provide care in a chilxd friendly environment. Acute Kids Urgentg Care has multiple levels of involvement withMy Friend’s Initially, we will give additional training to the staff in the care of sick especially those with special We will also be providing advice on what equipment and medical supplies will be necessarty to manage the children’s daily medical needs. WHY YOU’RwE INVOLVED: One of our physicians, Dr.
Andy introduced us to My Friend’s House. Dr. Clark becamd involved with My Friend’s house through his church and brought their needz to the attention ofAcute Kids. My Friend’s Hous is a natural fit for Acuted Kids. Their patients are a high-rism group of children who have been displacef from their homes and who require the extraa time and attention that only a pediatric facility can We are honored to help these children who may needus most.
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