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Friday, December 31, 2010
PEOPLE v. MARTIN - Leagle.com
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Army-Navy game coming to FedEx Field - Dayton Business Journal:
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The , the and Destination D.C. have announce that the 112th Army-Navy game will be played at in Marylanron Dec. 10, 2011. Along with the footbalkl game, the event brings with it a weekend ofancillary events, including the Army-Navy Gala. “Thiws is a phenomenal achievement by the three organizations to secure such an historic event forour nation’ws capital,” said Robert Sweeney, president of the Greate r Washington Sports Alliance.
“With nearly a half million active and retired military personnel currently living in our region and the historixc memorials that honorour nation’s serviced men and women, it just makes sense to have a game of this magnitudwe played in Washington.” The event is part of an eight-year packaged announced Tuesday by the and the . Philadelphiaa will host the gamein 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The game will take placew in Baltimore in 2014and 2016.
The , the and Destination D.C. have announce that the 112th Army-Navy game will be played at in Marylanron Dec. 10, 2011. Along with the footbalkl game, the event brings with it a weekend ofancillary events, including the Army-Navy Gala. “Thiws is a phenomenal achievement by the three organizations to secure such an historic event forour nation’ws capital,” said Robert Sweeney, president of the Greate r Washington Sports Alliance.
“With nearly a half million active and retired military personnel currently living in our region and the historixc memorials that honorour nation’s serviced men and women, it just makes sense to have a game of this magnitudwe played in Washington.” The event is part of an eight-year packaged announced Tuesday by the and the . Philadelphiaa will host the gamein 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The game will take placew in Baltimore in 2014and 2016.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Ohio communities struggle to fill big box stores - Dayton Daily News
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Home prices in mountain states up 1.3%, outpacing nation - Denver Business Journal:
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percent in April from the previousd month, the biggest increase of any region ofthe nation, the Federapl Housing Finance Agency reported The nation as a wholes saw a 0.1 percen home-price decrease in April over March, the report but the pace of the month-to-month pricse declines is slowing. Nationwide prices the previous montg declined arevised 1.4 percent. The mountain-state region includes Colorado as wellas Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Arizonsa and New Mexico. Year over year, the mountai n states saw a 10.2 percent housing-price decreasw in April from the same montyh ayear earlier, FHFA said in its monthly Housing Price Index report. That was a greate r drop than the 6.
8 percent national declinre and was exceeded regionally only by the PacificCoast 17.1 percent year-over-year drop. Averager nationwide prices aredown 11.2 percenyt from an April 2007 peak, according to FHFA The FHFA data include only salezs with mortgages sold or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "Althoug monthly data are volatile, we may be starting to see signs of stabilizatiob in prices for houses funded by conforming loans, as the Housing Price Index is down only 0.3 percentr for the first four months of the said FHFA director James Lockhart in a .
percent in April from the previousd month, the biggest increase of any region ofthe nation, the Federapl Housing Finance Agency reported The nation as a wholes saw a 0.1 percen home-price decrease in April over March, the report but the pace of the month-to-month pricse declines is slowing. Nationwide prices the previous montg declined arevised 1.4 percent. The mountain-state region includes Colorado as wellas Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Arizonsa and New Mexico. Year over year, the mountai n states saw a 10.2 percent housing-price decreasw in April from the same montyh ayear earlier, FHFA said in its monthly Housing Price Index report. That was a greate r drop than the 6.
8 percent national declinre and was exceeded regionally only by the PacificCoast 17.1 percent year-over-year drop. Averager nationwide prices aredown 11.2 percenyt from an April 2007 peak, according to FHFA The FHFA data include only salezs with mortgages sold or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "Althoug monthly data are volatile, we may be starting to see signs of stabilizatiob in prices for houses funded by conforming loans, as the Housing Price Index is down only 0.3 percentr for the first four months of the said FHFA director James Lockhart in a .
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Stem Cells Into Intestinal Tissue, More Biological Alchemy for Your Body - Singularity Hub
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Refi rally for TexasLending.com - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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As many as 120 loan underwriters, accounting professionals, loan processors, loan closersa and clerical positions payingbetween $30,000 to more than $100,0090 a year will be added, said Kevin Miller, president, CEO and foundert of TexasLending.com. The jobs will be added beginning in Augusf and will be phased in durint the next six tonine months, he The company has 160 employees now, down from 180 at the peak of the Nortb Texas housing boom two years ago. Low mortgager rates and Miller’s expectation of climbing home sales are spurringthe company’ws growth, he said.
“We expect rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasinh to be strong after thatin Texas,” he The local housing market certainly has a lot of groundc to recover. New-home sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were down 40% for the firsg four months of the year compared to the same periosin 2008, and sales of pre-owned single-familt homes were down 24% duringh that period, according to housing market analyst Davir Brown, director of the Dallas office of Metrostudy. Theree were 4,191 new-home closings and 18,442 resales in the area througbh April, he said.
Brown expects 2009 salee to trail year-ago numbers for the remainder ofthe “We do expect to begin to see some modesyt recovery in terms of transactions beginningh in 2010, assuming we see the national econom y begin to turn around and we see the jobs picturde begin to improve,” he said. About 70% of TexasLending.com’se business today is refinancing, compared with 40% to 50% at this time last Miller said. TexasLending.com closes $60 million to $80 millio in monthly loan volume now, or about $850 million annually, Miller said.
With the additionalo employees, Miller’s goal is to reacgh $3 billion to $4 billion in annuao loan volume in the nextfive years, he The company provides residential mortgage loans in Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicing all of them from the Dallax office. For the week ending May 22, mortgage loan applicationj volume nationwide wasup 28.5% compared with the same week one year according to a weeklyg survey by the Mortgage Bankersd Association. Refinancings made up 69.3 % of the mortgage activity. Loan volumes in Texas was $11.7 billion in the firsg quarter ofthis year, down slightly from $12.
4 billioh in 2008, according to the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association statistics. Mortgage industry employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott Norman, vice presidenrt of the Texas Mortgagd Bankers Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotally that the surge in refinancings is prompting mortgage lenders toadd employees, but he did not have specific industryu employment numbers. To make room for new employees, TexasLending.
coj has signed a lease for 69,000 squarr feet in its existingv location at 4100 Alpha Road in Dallas more than triple the size it currently said Ben Hautt with the commercial real estate firm Streajm RealtyPartners LP. Hautt recently left Stream’s Dallae office to launch the company’x office in Atlanta, where he is managing TexasLending.com will begin moving into its expanded spacsein August, after the completio n of renovations that are now undeer way. After expanding, TexasLending.cok will occupy all of the fourth and fifth floor and part of the first floord inthe 11-story building, Hautt said.
“It’sx an expansion, and today that’es not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the current economy.” The 227,000-square-foot building at 4100 Alphwa Road is part ofThe Centre, an 11-buildinfg office complex north of Interstate 635 off Midwa y Road. The asking lease rate for the spac e isabout $16.50 per square Hautt and Stream Realty colleagues Ben Sumner and Chad Hennings representede TexasLending.com in the lease, and Buddy Tompkinss and Seth Thatcher of commercial real estate firm GVA Cawley representedc the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.com searched the markeg before deciding to expand withim itsexisting building.
As many as 120 loan underwriters, accounting professionals, loan processors, loan closersa and clerical positions payingbetween $30,000 to more than $100,0090 a year will be added, said Kevin Miller, president, CEO and foundert of TexasLending.com. The jobs will be added beginning in Augusf and will be phased in durint the next six tonine months, he The company has 160 employees now, down from 180 at the peak of the Nortb Texas housing boom two years ago. Low mortgager rates and Miller’s expectation of climbing home sales are spurringthe company’ws growth, he said.
“We expect rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasinh to be strong after thatin Texas,” he The local housing market certainly has a lot of groundc to recover. New-home sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were down 40% for the firsg four months of the year compared to the same periosin 2008, and sales of pre-owned single-familt homes were down 24% duringh that period, according to housing market analyst Davir Brown, director of the Dallas office of Metrostudy. Theree were 4,191 new-home closings and 18,442 resales in the area througbh April, he said.
Brown expects 2009 salee to trail year-ago numbers for the remainder ofthe “We do expect to begin to see some modesyt recovery in terms of transactions beginningh in 2010, assuming we see the national econom y begin to turn around and we see the jobs picturde begin to improve,” he said. About 70% of TexasLending.com’se business today is refinancing, compared with 40% to 50% at this time last Miller said. TexasLending.com closes $60 million to $80 millio in monthly loan volume now, or about $850 million annually, Miller said.
With the additionalo employees, Miller’s goal is to reacgh $3 billion to $4 billion in annuao loan volume in the nextfive years, he The company provides residential mortgage loans in Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicing all of them from the Dallax office. For the week ending May 22, mortgage loan applicationj volume nationwide wasup 28.5% compared with the same week one year according to a weeklyg survey by the Mortgage Bankersd Association. Refinancings made up 69.3 % of the mortgage activity. Loan volumes in Texas was $11.7 billion in the firsg quarter ofthis year, down slightly from $12.
4 billioh in 2008, according to the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association statistics. Mortgage industry employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott Norman, vice presidenrt of the Texas Mortgagd Bankers Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotally that the surge in refinancings is prompting mortgage lenders toadd employees, but he did not have specific industryu employment numbers. To make room for new employees, TexasLending.
coj has signed a lease for 69,000 squarr feet in its existingv location at 4100 Alpha Road in Dallas more than triple the size it currently said Ben Hautt with the commercial real estate firm Streajm RealtyPartners LP. Hautt recently left Stream’s Dallae office to launch the company’x office in Atlanta, where he is managing TexasLending.com will begin moving into its expanded spacsein August, after the completio n of renovations that are now undeer way. After expanding, TexasLending.cok will occupy all of the fourth and fifth floor and part of the first floord inthe 11-story building, Hautt said.
“It’sx an expansion, and today that’es not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the current economy.” The 227,000-square-foot building at 4100 Alphwa Road is part ofThe Centre, an 11-buildinfg office complex north of Interstate 635 off Midwa y Road. The asking lease rate for the spac e isabout $16.50 per square Hautt and Stream Realty colleagues Ben Sumner and Chad Hennings representede TexasLending.com in the lease, and Buddy Tompkinss and Seth Thatcher of commercial real estate firm GVA Cawley representedc the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.com searched the markeg before deciding to expand withim itsexisting building.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Aretha Franklin is Home From Hospital and "Feeling Great" - ThirdAge
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msnbc.com | Aretha Franklin is Home From Hospital and "Feeling Great" ThirdAge The legendary soul singer, 68, told JET magazine her stay in a Detroit hospital was "highly successful" and now she's "piddling around the house". ... Aretha Franklin 'so grateful' to be alive Aretha Franklin at Home, "in Great Spirits" Aretha Franklin Feels 'Great' Post-Surgery, Still Not Revealing Ailment |
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Microsoft's new slates looking to take a bite out of Apple iPad - Appolicious
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Techtree.com | Microsoft's new slates looking to take a bite out of Apple iPad Appolicious Bilton said unnamed sources described the Samsung device as รข€œsimilar in size and shape to the Apple iPad, although it is not as thin. ... Microsoft set to reveal iPad rival - Report Microsoft gearing up to reintroduce iPad competitors running Windows 7 Why Microsoft Should Tabletize Windows Phone 7 OS |
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Further Review column - American Chronicle
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The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Further Review column American Chronicle 10--Assistant coach Brandyn Akana now has someone he can see eye-to-eye with at University of Hawaii basketball practice. Let's just put it this way: Akana ... |
Thursday, December 9, 2010
High-tech composites firm expands in Port Angeles - Washington Post
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KOMO News | High-tech composites firm expands in Port Angeles Washington Post AP PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- A fast-growing, local company that supplies parts to Boeing and other aerospace companies will be the "anchor" tenant for a new ... Aerospace gives major shot in the arm to Port Angeles economy ACTI of Port Angeles to expand, won't move away Aerospace firm stays in Washington |
Monday, December 6, 2010
UBS Seen Grooming Ermotti as Next CEO - Wall Street Journal
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
N. Ky./Cincy economic index shows gain - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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percent in April, the first increase in 12 That’s the word in “Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati by the the monthly newsletter of the Center for Economic Analysis and Developmenftat . The LEI gauges economic activity in the next three tosix months. It stood at 87.3 following a 0.3 declinre in March and a 0.9 decline in February. The nationall LEI related by the Conferences Board increased 1 percentin April, which was the first gain in that index in seven months.
“The locakl index has been generally fallinyg since the middle of but the pace of its decline has slowedc substantially inrecent months,” according to the article written by senioer research economist Feng Guo and Janet Harrah, the center’se senior director. “The average workweek, local stock building permits, local purchasing manager index and national LEI all contributed positivelu to the indexin April, more than offsettinb the negative contributions from initial unemployment claims and in-bound air freight.” The Northern Kentucky/Greaterr Cincinnati Current Conditions Index fell 0.6 percentr from the preceding month to 93.3 in April.
Driven by continued declines in employmentand non-residential electricitg usage, the index has now declinesd for 12 months in a row. The seasonallt adjusted unemployment rate roseto 9.2 percenrt in April, up from March’d 8.8 percent. And, the article noted, job lossees are likely to continue after Chrysler and Generao Motors filed for bankruptcy and terminated relationshipxs withlocal dealers. The only positive impact on the CCI was the increaswe in the CVG airtransportatiom index. The new lower air fare structurew put in place by atthe Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Internationalp Airport was reflected in the rise in local traffid in April.
Based on the announcement that the company will reactivate its CVG facilittyby mid- to late summer, the air transportation indexx is expected to rise through the rest of the Guo and Harrah wrote. “While caution needs to be exercisef about drawing conclusions from just asingle month’s wortuh of data, this is definitelyh good news at a time when there hasn’t been much positivs news about the local economy,” they “Taken together, the behavior of the composite indexz suggests that the contraction in economic activityh will continue in the near term, but will likely becom less severe in the upcoming months.” The center will release its newsletteer Friday.
That’s when it will be available onthe center’ds web site .
percent in April, the first increase in 12 That’s the word in “Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati by the the monthly newsletter of the Center for Economic Analysis and Developmenftat . The LEI gauges economic activity in the next three tosix months. It stood at 87.3 following a 0.3 declinre in March and a 0.9 decline in February. The nationall LEI related by the Conferences Board increased 1 percentin April, which was the first gain in that index in seven months.
“The locakl index has been generally fallinyg since the middle of but the pace of its decline has slowedc substantially inrecent months,” according to the article written by senioer research economist Feng Guo and Janet Harrah, the center’se senior director. “The average workweek, local stock building permits, local purchasing manager index and national LEI all contributed positivelu to the indexin April, more than offsettinb the negative contributions from initial unemployment claims and in-bound air freight.” The Northern Kentucky/Greaterr Cincinnati Current Conditions Index fell 0.6 percentr from the preceding month to 93.3 in April.
Driven by continued declines in employmentand non-residential electricitg usage, the index has now declinesd for 12 months in a row. The seasonallt adjusted unemployment rate roseto 9.2 percenrt in April, up from March’d 8.8 percent. And, the article noted, job lossees are likely to continue after Chrysler and Generao Motors filed for bankruptcy and terminated relationshipxs withlocal dealers. The only positive impact on the CCI was the increaswe in the CVG airtransportatiom index. The new lower air fare structurew put in place by atthe Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Internationalp Airport was reflected in the rise in local traffid in April.
Based on the announcement that the company will reactivate its CVG facilittyby mid- to late summer, the air transportation indexx is expected to rise through the rest of the Guo and Harrah wrote. “While caution needs to be exercisef about drawing conclusions from just asingle month’s wortuh of data, this is definitelyh good news at a time when there hasn’t been much positivs news about the local economy,” they “Taken together, the behavior of the composite indexz suggests that the contraction in economic activityh will continue in the near term, but will likely becom less severe in the upcoming months.” The center will release its newsletteer Friday.
That’s when it will be available onthe center’ds web site .
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
$94 million toxic ash cleanup begins - bizjournals:
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A week from now, construction equipment will remove two feet of soil from the grounda of the Springfield church on West Fifth Street and replacde it withnew soil, early signs of a massivs environmental cleanup project slaterd to begin in the The property and an additional 1,100 acrew were contaminated by three city-run municipal incinerators that operated until the 1960s. They burned trasgh into ash thatleft arsenic, lead and other metals in the in addition to septic sludgse and other wastes, according to documents. The city last year dubbe d the area andits $94 milliom cleanup Project New Ground.
But the contamination sites includedr in the project were long known by the namezs the EPA gavethem — Jacksonville Ash and Brown’es Dump — when they were deemed among the country’s most hazardousx wastelands and entered into the federal Superfund programn a decade earlier. The Jacksonvilld Ash Site encompasses three former incineratorsites McCoy’s Creek Boulevard and Margaret Street; Fifth and Clevelanc streets; and Moncrief Road and Soutep Drive. Brown’s Dump includexs the former Mary McLeod BethuneElementary School.
Residents say ash that wasn’t scattered by wind, buried in a nearby landfill or seeping into the groun d beneath the incinerators was sprayer ontothe streets, which were dirt in those days. R.L. Gundy, 55, is the pastorf at Mount Sinai MissionaryBaptist Church, and grew up just a few blockws from one of the incinerators. He remembers playingg in it. “You could smell it, you could see it, but you didn’t know what it said Gundy, who has been diagnosed with prostate He talks about how many neighbors and friends have been stricken with cancetr andother diseases, not knowing for sure if the earthn below was the cause.
Last the first properties thatwere “fast-tracked” began the cleanup St. Stephens, which operates a school acrosthe street, is the last property on the priorit list before general cleanup Joe Alfano, EPA project manager for the said the cleanup plan should get final approvap by September. Once the full-scale excavation is under way, it will be yearsa before machinery can dig up two feet wortghof metal-laden soil across 1.7 square miles. “Thisa site’s main problem is the size,” Alfano “We’ve had to sample as many of those propertie as wecan individually, so we have to get access to those properties. Sometimes we have to sample more.
the sheer number of propertiesw isa problem. It’s in excessz of 2,000 residential properties and 500 industrial The biggest concern at the sites is elevates levels of lead in the which in the most severely contaminated areasw is twicegovernment standards. As part of the investigationn process, the Duval County Healtnh Department tested about 350 childrej for lead inthe bloodstream. Five of the sampless showed blood lead levels in thetoxic range. Residentse demanded the city close ash-site schoolsw Forest Park Head Start and Mary McLeod BethuneElementaryy School, and it did.
Children exposex to lead can suffer from learning disabilitiee andbehavioral problems, and worse for very high levels, accordinyg to the . Officials at the Duvakl County Health Department could not be reachede bypress time. Arsenic and dioxin were also founx in the soil atelevated levels. a naturally occurring but poisonous metal, can causee cancer and harm the nervous Dioxins are a byproduct of incinerating PVC They can cause cancer andmetabolic diseases. Governmen t officials now say the healthg risks associated with the site are Residents were instructed to wash theire hands after touchingthe soil, and particularly toxic areas have been enclosed by a chain-link fence.
More than 4,000 ash site residentes said the city violated their civil and sued for dumping ash in thepredominantlyu poor, black neighborhoods and exposing them to healtn risks. The city settled for $75 million in 2006. Lee Harris is the pastodr at Mount Olive PrimitivedBaptist Church, an ash land He’s one of many who said officials have steere clear of discussing health effects and minimized the potentia for harm. “If they had stopped the I don’t think it would have cost them so Harris said. Residents’ outrage wasn’tg confined to the courtroom.
There were heated communityy meetings, protests and other threats of Neighbors began growing suspicious that governmentfofficials weren’t providing the whole truth, and weren’t moving fast “There are a lot of sensitivities when it comes to the ash site said Ben Pennymon, a city spokesman. “Soi we have hit the grounf running with a grassroots campaign to let thesed communitiesknow what’s going on.” That plan includesx a new Web site and upcomingb information center, and monthly meetings with “I’m glad they are doing something,” Gundh said. “I’m glad we are overcoming the sins of our forefathersd who dumped atthose sites.
” Harris points out another victi of the ash — the yet unfinishef Durkeeville project. The redevelopment project, which was awardef a $21 million grant from the and was alreaduyunder way, came to a halt when the ash was The city reallocated the fundds to avoid losing them. Harris worries that the neighborhoo d might not ever get the money to finishthe project. He doesn’t understande why the city fast-tracked the cleanul of a site to build atennis court, but not the landes that have held hostag the Durkeeville project.
“This has put everyone’s live on hold,” he
A week from now, construction equipment will remove two feet of soil from the grounda of the Springfield church on West Fifth Street and replacde it withnew soil, early signs of a massivs environmental cleanup project slaterd to begin in the The property and an additional 1,100 acrew were contaminated by three city-run municipal incinerators that operated until the 1960s. They burned trasgh into ash thatleft arsenic, lead and other metals in the in addition to septic sludgse and other wastes, according to documents. The city last year dubbe d the area andits $94 milliom cleanup Project New Ground.
But the contamination sites includedr in the project were long known by the namezs the EPA gavethem — Jacksonville Ash and Brown’es Dump — when they were deemed among the country’s most hazardousx wastelands and entered into the federal Superfund programn a decade earlier. The Jacksonvilld Ash Site encompasses three former incineratorsites McCoy’s Creek Boulevard and Margaret Street; Fifth and Clevelanc streets; and Moncrief Road and Soutep Drive. Brown’s Dump includexs the former Mary McLeod BethuneElementary School.
Residents say ash that wasn’t scattered by wind, buried in a nearby landfill or seeping into the groun d beneath the incinerators was sprayer ontothe streets, which were dirt in those days. R.L. Gundy, 55, is the pastorf at Mount Sinai MissionaryBaptist Church, and grew up just a few blockws from one of the incinerators. He remembers playingg in it. “You could smell it, you could see it, but you didn’t know what it said Gundy, who has been diagnosed with prostate He talks about how many neighbors and friends have been stricken with cancetr andother diseases, not knowing for sure if the earthn below was the cause.
Last the first properties thatwere “fast-tracked” began the cleanup St. Stephens, which operates a school acrosthe street, is the last property on the priorit list before general cleanup Joe Alfano, EPA project manager for the said the cleanup plan should get final approvap by September. Once the full-scale excavation is under way, it will be yearsa before machinery can dig up two feet wortghof metal-laden soil across 1.7 square miles. “Thisa site’s main problem is the size,” Alfano “We’ve had to sample as many of those propertie as wecan individually, so we have to get access to those properties. Sometimes we have to sample more.
the sheer number of propertiesw isa problem. It’s in excessz of 2,000 residential properties and 500 industrial The biggest concern at the sites is elevates levels of lead in the which in the most severely contaminated areasw is twicegovernment standards. As part of the investigationn process, the Duval County Healtnh Department tested about 350 childrej for lead inthe bloodstream. Five of the sampless showed blood lead levels in thetoxic range. Residentse demanded the city close ash-site schoolsw Forest Park Head Start and Mary McLeod BethuneElementaryy School, and it did.
Children exposex to lead can suffer from learning disabilitiee andbehavioral problems, and worse for very high levels, accordinyg to the . Officials at the Duvakl County Health Department could not be reachede bypress time. Arsenic and dioxin were also founx in the soil atelevated levels. a naturally occurring but poisonous metal, can causee cancer and harm the nervous Dioxins are a byproduct of incinerating PVC They can cause cancer andmetabolic diseases. Governmen t officials now say the healthg risks associated with the site are Residents were instructed to wash theire hands after touchingthe soil, and particularly toxic areas have been enclosed by a chain-link fence.
More than 4,000 ash site residentes said the city violated their civil and sued for dumping ash in thepredominantlyu poor, black neighborhoods and exposing them to healtn risks. The city settled for $75 million in 2006. Lee Harris is the pastodr at Mount Olive PrimitivedBaptist Church, an ash land He’s one of many who said officials have steere clear of discussing health effects and minimized the potentia for harm. “If they had stopped the I don’t think it would have cost them so Harris said. Residents’ outrage wasn’tg confined to the courtroom.
There were heated communityy meetings, protests and other threats of Neighbors began growing suspicious that governmentfofficials weren’t providing the whole truth, and weren’t moving fast “There are a lot of sensitivities when it comes to the ash site said Ben Pennymon, a city spokesman. “Soi we have hit the grounf running with a grassroots campaign to let thesed communitiesknow what’s going on.” That plan includesx a new Web site and upcomingb information center, and monthly meetings with “I’m glad they are doing something,” Gundh said. “I’m glad we are overcoming the sins of our forefathersd who dumped atthose sites.
” Harris points out another victi of the ash — the yet unfinishef Durkeeville project. The redevelopment project, which was awardef a $21 million grant from the and was alreaduyunder way, came to a halt when the ash was The city reallocated the fundds to avoid losing them. Harris worries that the neighborhoo d might not ever get the money to finishthe project. He doesn’t understande why the city fast-tracked the cleanul of a site to build atennis court, but not the landes that have held hostag the Durkeeville project.
“This has put everyone’s live on hold,” he
Monday, November 29, 2010
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Pittsburgh Business Times:
http://fishing-sea.com/Fishing--Reels/Offshore-Reel/
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwood medicaol building. He said that it now takes 10 years to 17 year sand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancerr Institute said in November that the KU Cancer Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, application date for its effortsx to get aninitial five-year designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-long application process for institutions seeking new designations begins with submission of documentatiohn that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visiy and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’e application could be approved is the springof 2012.
64 cancer centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to supporft research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalitg rates of cancer. There are 23 cancerd centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whichh is the medical research and education arm of the Universityuof Kansas. NCI designation KU’s No. 1 priority — typically is granted to academicmedical Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entityg that will apply for NCI designation. Increased regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical • More than $1.3 billion in annual economic benefitx in the region.
• An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financing from thecurrent $7.5 milliojn to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutione also attract world-class researchers who brinhg NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimatesd increase is based on Many of these researchers double as clinicians, adding expertise and depth in various cancer-care
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwood medicaol building. He said that it now takes 10 years to 17 year sand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancerr Institute said in November that the KU Cancer Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, application date for its effortsx to get aninitial five-year designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-long application process for institutions seeking new designations begins with submission of documentatiohn that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visiy and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’e application could be approved is the springof 2012.
64 cancer centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to supporft research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalitg rates of cancer. There are 23 cancerd centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whichh is the medical research and education arm of the Universityuof Kansas. NCI designation KU’s No. 1 priority — typically is granted to academicmedical Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entityg that will apply for NCI designation. Increased regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical • More than $1.3 billion in annual economic benefitx in the region.
• An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financing from thecurrent $7.5 milliojn to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutione also attract world-class researchers who brinhg NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimatesd increase is based on Many of these researchers double as clinicians, adding expertise and depth in various cancer-care
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tale of the tape: Rivers vs. Manning - ESPN (blog)
http://studenica.org/news/21novembar2008.html
WANE | Tale of the tape: Rivers vs. Manning ESPN (blog) Both Rivers and Manning are playing at a high level. Both quarterbacks are legitimate MVP candidates and both are playing well despite playing with depleted ... Peyton Manning vs San Diego Chargers How We See It NFL Week 12 Predictions |
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Weather slows efforts to stop ND oil well leak - BusinessWeek
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Weather slows efforts to stop ND oil well leak BusinessWeek Winter weather is hampering efforts by crews to stop an oil well leak in northwest North Dakota, but officials said Tuesday the delay should ... |
Monday, November 22, 2010
bizjournals: Starting a Business : Business Advice
http://theemergencyservicesshow2008.com/page/126/
Let's be honest: Things are bad, and it is miserable out therew in the worldof commerce. We are in a globap recession that will last forsome time. 1. The economy eventuall will improve andget 2. Most companies rely on salespeople to help with the bottom line. Continuing sales of a product or servicd for an organization along with great salespeople will be needed even more durinvg thesetough times. I thinm it is important to look at a strategty as old as business itself that will help a its profitability, the salespeople employed and the customersd that a company does busineszs with. The first thing, whichj is of the utmostg importance, are your customers.
Whethedr you are the CEO reading this, the salesperson or a personb in customerservice - this is the time to protecf your customer base and make sure that they are period! The one way to do this is to get in toucj with your customers. Do not attempt to do this by mail or It istoo impersonal. If you want to build relationship s withyour customers, then builr them the way they are supposed to be builgt - by people dealing directly with people! You need to ask your customerz a simple and direc question: "How are we doing for you? Be and tell me the truth." Next, for the salespeople who stillo are employed, you are going to have to work Yes, I said it - harder.
This meanas not only visiting your existing customers and checkiny their true level of customer satisfactionm but also going out and gettingnew business. Sure, the economh is slow, and we are not buying as much of anythingv as we did a fewyearx ago, but the fact remains that thers is still business beinvg done out there.
Let's be honest: Things are bad, and it is miserable out therew in the worldof commerce. We are in a globap recession that will last forsome time. 1. The economy eventuall will improve andget 2. Most companies rely on salespeople to help with the bottom line. Continuing sales of a product or servicd for an organization along with great salespeople will be needed even more durinvg thesetough times. I thinm it is important to look at a strategty as old as business itself that will help a its profitability, the salespeople employed and the customersd that a company does busineszs with. The first thing, whichj is of the utmostg importance, are your customers.
Whethedr you are the CEO reading this, the salesperson or a personb in customerservice - this is the time to protecf your customer base and make sure that they are period! The one way to do this is to get in toucj with your customers. Do not attempt to do this by mail or It istoo impersonal. If you want to build relationship s withyour customers, then builr them the way they are supposed to be builgt - by people dealing directly with people! You need to ask your customerz a simple and direc question: "How are we doing for you? Be and tell me the truth." Next, for the salespeople who stillo are employed, you are going to have to work Yes, I said it - harder.
This meanas not only visiting your existing customers and checkiny their true level of customer satisfactionm but also going out and gettingnew business. Sure, the economh is slow, and we are not buying as much of anythingv as we did a fewyearx ago, but the fact remains that thers is still business beinvg done out there.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Lee DeWyze's 'Sweet Serendipity' Music Video Debuted - AceShowbiz
http://www.carwheelsgo.com/foglight/
AceShowbiz | Lee DeWyze's 'Sweet Serendipity' Music Video Debuted AceShowbiz He previously planned to release title track of the album, but changed it few hours before the release. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, DeWyze explained ... |
Friday, November 19, 2010
Fired executives start their own energy company - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
http://immobilier-en-yvelines.com/article/National-Fair-Housing-Alliance-Targets-Corcoran-Group-For-Violations.html
Mark Duda and Todd former vice presidentswith Kailua-based Sunetric, will focu s on commercial renewable-energy projects, including solar photovoltaic and wind-powererd systems. While their venture, , is still very new, they alreadyt have set up business dealingw with industry vendors and They also were quick to contacy former clients to maintain good Both Duda and Georgopapadakos had worked with formerlySuntech Hawaii, for a year before officiallh joining it in late 2007 — Duda as vice presidentf of finance and Georgopapadakos as vice president of business development. Sunetrifc had focused mainly on the residential markeft for rooftop PV systems and solaf hotwater heaters.
It was responsible for abou a fourth of the PV systems that went onlinr in Hawaii last Duda said. “Forming this new company was not by but we had to make aquicmk decision, which was to let it take place and move Georgopapadakos said. Both said their terminations earlie r this monthwere unexpected. They collectivelyu had a 30 percent equith share and 50 percent of the voting sharesein Sunetric, which was founded by Sean Mullenj in 2004 and has approximately 50 Mullen declined to comment on the terminations, but said his companhy is looking to fill two positions following “the Georgopapadakos had been in charge of growth strateguy and is credited with increasing Sunetric’ws sales from $3 millionb in 2007 to $30 milliob in 2008.
Duda, who also is presidenft of the , worked with financialo institutions tofund projects. Their new company attracted threer otherSunetric executives, who have joinexd as founding partners. Josh Powell resigned as vice president of constructioj operations for Sunetric to handlw similar duties at DistributedEnerg Partners. Rod Braunthal resigned as a design manager for Sunetrivc to head design and development for the new AndEric Carlson, a former project consultany and commercial sales agent with Sunetric, directs sales and community relations for Distributedf Energy Partners. “There’s still a giant opportunity hereand we’rse good at it,” Duda said.
“We see a three-year windowe to really focus on Hawaii and served theneed here. Down the line, we’ll look at opportunitied to serve as consultants oninternational
Mark Duda and Todd former vice presidentswith Kailua-based Sunetric, will focu s on commercial renewable-energy projects, including solar photovoltaic and wind-powererd systems. While their venture, , is still very new, they alreadyt have set up business dealingw with industry vendors and They also were quick to contacy former clients to maintain good Both Duda and Georgopapadakos had worked with formerlySuntech Hawaii, for a year before officiallh joining it in late 2007 — Duda as vice presidentf of finance and Georgopapadakos as vice president of business development. Sunetrifc had focused mainly on the residential markeft for rooftop PV systems and solaf hotwater heaters.
It was responsible for abou a fourth of the PV systems that went onlinr in Hawaii last Duda said. “Forming this new company was not by but we had to make aquicmk decision, which was to let it take place and move Georgopapadakos said. Both said their terminations earlie r this monthwere unexpected. They collectivelyu had a 30 percent equith share and 50 percent of the voting sharesein Sunetric, which was founded by Sean Mullenj in 2004 and has approximately 50 Mullen declined to comment on the terminations, but said his companhy is looking to fill two positions following “the Georgopapadakos had been in charge of growth strateguy and is credited with increasing Sunetric’ws sales from $3 millionb in 2007 to $30 milliob in 2008.
Duda, who also is presidenft of the , worked with financialo institutions tofund projects. Their new company attracted threer otherSunetric executives, who have joinexd as founding partners. Josh Powell resigned as vice president of constructioj operations for Sunetric to handlw similar duties at DistributedEnerg Partners. Rod Braunthal resigned as a design manager for Sunetrivc to head design and development for the new AndEric Carlson, a former project consultany and commercial sales agent with Sunetric, directs sales and community relations for Distributedf Energy Partners. “There’s still a giant opportunity hereand we’rse good at it,” Duda said.
“We see a three-year windowe to really focus on Hawaii and served theneed here. Down the line, we’ll look at opportunitied to serve as consultants oninternational
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Carrots and sticks shape healthier employees, save money - bizjournals:
http://coolminedrama.com/index.php.page=design
HRAs are lifestyle surveys that evaluatean individual’s likelihood of having debilitating, expensive health conditions. But employees often view them as a Or worse, they’re the employed sticking his nose into the employee’s privatwe life. But they are more than They are about who ownsthe risk. If the employefr agrees to be financially responsiblse for the risks associated withan employee’s health, shouldn’t the employee be accountable to help the risk-bearee understand those risks? So some employers are now taking a hard Participate in the HRA, or you don’f have health coverage.
Here’s the softer Take the HRA and your deductible will drop by Or your monthly health plan premiunm contribution will be There are many variations onthis theme. The employere establishes baseline values for health characteristicd such as bodymass index, cholesteroll level, blood sugar level and blood Meaningful progress on each measure buys the employee a reduction in the deductible so that, it disappears. Now a new species of Web-basec ventures — take a look at www.chiprewards.com or www.gbehavior.cok — has sprung up to help employers and health plans shape behaviorsthrough rewards. Been asked to join the diseasemanagement program?
Sign up and get Hit some small goals and get more points. Achievr a big goal and get lots of Cash in your points for a new iPod ora cruise. Go onlind to make a plan, track your count your accumulating points and pick upyour Sure, some argue that these programs simply bribe (or worse, coerce) employees to do the righr thing. But the cold reality is that most of us like help with identifyingv and getting toour targets. We know we have some healtg issues. But against the unrelenting strugglee ofraising kids, payingy bills and keeping the householc together, losing weight or stopping smoking somehow gets droppeds to the bottom of the list.
But give us a chance at somethinggwe want, something to aim for, and it becomes much easier. In health care, there are specifix behaviors we should all wantto We’ve cultivated a national obesityh epidemic that has made us more burdened by lifestyle-induced chronic disease than any otherd developed nation by far. Four vascular diseases, all related to overweight — coronary artery congestive heart failure, diabetes and hypertensiobn — when combined with the depressio that inevitably forms in people withchronicx diseases, account for more than half our deathsw and about 60 percent of our health care spending.
Just as bad, while obesity compromisesw health and creates enormous healtn cost drags onthe system, declines in health compromise business productivity, which in turn hurts competitiveness. Unlesas we turn this problem aroundd — more than this will take visible leadership by the businesscommunit — America’s future as a world leader is in So concerted efforts that incentivize more consciousd and better eating habits are critical both to individual health and to the national interest.
It also makes sensr to reward patients for using the health system in the mostefficient ways, in using qualitt and pricing information to identify the best doctor and hospital services, in being careful shoppers. So far, the health care industru has mostly foughtthese initiatives, but more data in easier-to-use formats are showing up onlinde every day and, just as the great economist Adam Smithg predicted, the availability of information will bring pressurs on doctors and hospitals to improve. By way of take a look at the national percentile rankings of our local hospitalsxon www.healthinsight.org. The results may startle you.
For employers trying to keep health costsdown — something few of us imaginef when we went into business — incentive programs are a stronbg new option. Relatively small investments in rewards canproduce across-the-board behavioral changes that reduce health risk and
HRAs are lifestyle surveys that evaluatean individual’s likelihood of having debilitating, expensive health conditions. But employees often view them as a Or worse, they’re the employed sticking his nose into the employee’s privatwe life. But they are more than They are about who ownsthe risk. If the employefr agrees to be financially responsiblse for the risks associated withan employee’s health, shouldn’t the employee be accountable to help the risk-bearee understand those risks? So some employers are now taking a hard Participate in the HRA, or you don’f have health coverage.
Here’s the softer Take the HRA and your deductible will drop by Or your monthly health plan premiunm contribution will be There are many variations onthis theme. The employere establishes baseline values for health characteristicd such as bodymass index, cholesteroll level, blood sugar level and blood Meaningful progress on each measure buys the employee a reduction in the deductible so that, it disappears. Now a new species of Web-basec ventures — take a look at www.chiprewards.com or www.gbehavior.cok — has sprung up to help employers and health plans shape behaviorsthrough rewards. Been asked to join the diseasemanagement program?
Sign up and get Hit some small goals and get more points. Achievr a big goal and get lots of Cash in your points for a new iPod ora cruise. Go onlind to make a plan, track your count your accumulating points and pick upyour Sure, some argue that these programs simply bribe (or worse, coerce) employees to do the righr thing. But the cold reality is that most of us like help with identifyingv and getting toour targets. We know we have some healtg issues. But against the unrelenting strugglee ofraising kids, payingy bills and keeping the householc together, losing weight or stopping smoking somehow gets droppeds to the bottom of the list.
But give us a chance at somethinggwe want, something to aim for, and it becomes much easier. In health care, there are specifix behaviors we should all wantto We’ve cultivated a national obesityh epidemic that has made us more burdened by lifestyle-induced chronic disease than any otherd developed nation by far. Four vascular diseases, all related to overweight — coronary artery congestive heart failure, diabetes and hypertensiobn — when combined with the depressio that inevitably forms in people withchronicx diseases, account for more than half our deathsw and about 60 percent of our health care spending.
Just as bad, while obesity compromisesw health and creates enormous healtn cost drags onthe system, declines in health compromise business productivity, which in turn hurts competitiveness. Unlesas we turn this problem aroundd — more than this will take visible leadership by the businesscommunit — America’s future as a world leader is in So concerted efforts that incentivize more consciousd and better eating habits are critical both to individual health and to the national interest.
It also makes sensr to reward patients for using the health system in the mostefficient ways, in using qualitt and pricing information to identify the best doctor and hospital services, in being careful shoppers. So far, the health care industru has mostly foughtthese initiatives, but more data in easier-to-use formats are showing up onlinde every day and, just as the great economist Adam Smithg predicted, the availability of information will bring pressurs on doctors and hospitals to improve. By way of take a look at the national percentile rankings of our local hospitalsxon www.healthinsight.org. The results may startle you.
For employers trying to keep health costsdown — something few of us imaginef when we went into business — incentive programs are a stronbg new option. Relatively small investments in rewards canproduce across-the-board behavioral changes that reduce health risk and
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Miami DDA names agency, advertising firms name executives - South Florida Business Journal:
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Soon after being named to handldethe , in Miami launched a strategiv plan that includes positioning the DDA as the go-t o source for comment on issues that affect downtown Miami. Withinm days of the firm’s hiring, papers reportec on Miami’s overdeveloped urban core and issues with several of its Schwartz contactedThe , which included “positive commentary” from DDA Executivwe Director Alyce Robertson. Details included the downtown area’x more than $13 billion in infrastructure investment, and the residential draw the core had said agency principal Tadd whose shop beat out 20 othere firms in thebid process.
Schwartz also handles variousother downtown, Brickell area and bayfronrt properties and clients. Thosee include the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing real estate and propertyh managementfirm , whicj manages a number of downtown office buildings; Bank of Americq Tower at International Place; and , builder of 1450 a new class A office tower, and ownere of One Broadway, a large downtown rentap tower. “In today’s economy, smart companies and municipalities alikee understand the need to be bold and innovativw in how their brandris positioned,” Schwartz “You want to be seen as strong, growth-orientexd and forging ahead.
” Downtown Miami has other PR news, as RBB Public Relations, PRWeek’s “2008 Agency of the has been named agency of record for American Airlinez Arena. The firm will provide strategic brand marketing and traderelationd support. In Broward County, in Fort Lauderdales has been named to handleReversr Ultra, a reverse mortgagd firm in Dania Beach; and My1Stop.com, an online printing company, and Global Source a back-office services provider, both of Kansas American Diabetes Wholesale in Pompan o Beach named Coral Gables-based for media and community relations.
Marketing and strategy agency Element-M, a Fort Lauderdalew firm created by longtime South Florida communicatione executiveDave Kustin, has been name d to handle in Fort Lauderdale and in Coral Springs for positioninbg and communication programs. in Plantation has unveiled new brandinvgand sales/lead generation work for Best Formerly Best Florida Insurance, the effort seeksa to reposition the company as having broacd capabilities in a larger geographicv area. As part of the its staff’s job titles have changed to “Best advisers.” On The Ball principa Steve Nudelberg is leading the company in salesand relationship-buildint techniques.
The Community Foundation for Palm Beachg and Martin Counties said it has retained NewsMark Publicv Relations in West Palm Beach for strategi communications counsel on a number of civic engagementleadership projects. In the HR Damian Garcia has been promotec to chief strategic officer at a Miami-based advertising, marketing and communications At Fort Lauderdale’s Zimmerman Advertising, Michelle Orf has been namedd national manager of Internet and socialp media marketing. She previously held marketingh posts at both KB Homesand ’s home office in Tampa. Dave Gibbons , previously with , Mindshare Worldwide and , has been tappeed as group media director.
Beth Roper has been added as senioraccount planner/Hispanif marketing. She was formerly with the . Lee Gonzale z has been named creative director for its retaillcreative division. Kamo Atanassov has been namerd seniorart director. Leah Knepper joins the agench as public relations from marketing manager positionsz at the Delray Beach Downtown Marketing Cooperativwe and HomeBancMortgage Corp.
Soon after being named to handldethe , in Miami launched a strategiv plan that includes positioning the DDA as the go-t o source for comment on issues that affect downtown Miami. Withinm days of the firm’s hiring, papers reportec on Miami’s overdeveloped urban core and issues with several of its Schwartz contactedThe , which included “positive commentary” from DDA Executivwe Director Alyce Robertson. Details included the downtown area’x more than $13 billion in infrastructure investment, and the residential draw the core had said agency principal Tadd whose shop beat out 20 othere firms in thebid process.
Schwartz also handles variousother downtown, Brickell area and bayfronrt properties and clients. Thosee include the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing real estate and propertyh managementfirm , whicj manages a number of downtown office buildings; Bank of Americq Tower at International Place; and , builder of 1450 a new class A office tower, and ownere of One Broadway, a large downtown rentap tower. “In today’s economy, smart companies and municipalities alikee understand the need to be bold and innovativw in how their brandris positioned,” Schwartz “You want to be seen as strong, growth-orientexd and forging ahead.
” Downtown Miami has other PR news, as RBB Public Relations, PRWeek’s “2008 Agency of the has been named agency of record for American Airlinez Arena. The firm will provide strategic brand marketing and traderelationd support. In Broward County, in Fort Lauderdales has been named to handleReversr Ultra, a reverse mortgagd firm in Dania Beach; and My1Stop.com, an online printing company, and Global Source a back-office services provider, both of Kansas American Diabetes Wholesale in Pompan o Beach named Coral Gables-based for media and community relations.
Marketing and strategy agency Element-M, a Fort Lauderdalew firm created by longtime South Florida communicatione executiveDave Kustin, has been name d to handle in Fort Lauderdale and in Coral Springs for positioninbg and communication programs. in Plantation has unveiled new brandinvgand sales/lead generation work for Best Formerly Best Florida Insurance, the effort seeksa to reposition the company as having broacd capabilities in a larger geographicv area. As part of the its staff’s job titles have changed to “Best advisers.” On The Ball principa Steve Nudelberg is leading the company in salesand relationship-buildint techniques.
The Community Foundation for Palm Beachg and Martin Counties said it has retained NewsMark Publicv Relations in West Palm Beach for strategi communications counsel on a number of civic engagementleadership projects. In the HR Damian Garcia has been promotec to chief strategic officer at a Miami-based advertising, marketing and communications At Fort Lauderdale’s Zimmerman Advertising, Michelle Orf has been namedd national manager of Internet and socialp media marketing. She previously held marketingh posts at both KB Homesand ’s home office in Tampa. Dave Gibbons , previously with , Mindshare Worldwide and , has been tappeed as group media director.
Beth Roper has been added as senioraccount planner/Hispanif marketing. She was formerly with the . Lee Gonzale z has been named creative director for its retaillcreative division. Kamo Atanassov has been namerd seniorart director. Leah Knepper joins the agench as public relations from marketing manager positionsz at the Delray Beach Downtown Marketing Cooperativwe and HomeBancMortgage Corp.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Ad agencies hit brakes - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://wildlifeskulls.com/saints-rip-giants-behind-brees-four-td-passes.html
Chicago media communications agenchy officially shuttered its Atlanta officdon Dec. 5 after moved its regionall dealer media accounts for all eight of its vehicled brands to two different agencies asa cost-cuttiny measure. GM was the only client served out of theAtlants office, which had a total of four employees. The domestic and non-domestic auto industry alonr spent morethan $15 billion in advertisintg in 2007, according to , and as carmakerxs look to make budget cuts, the money spent on advertisinfg is also going under the knife.
And the hackingt goes well beyond the auto Despite astrong 2008, ad agency in November laid off a of employees after taking a look at budgets, which showed a significant amount of erosion acrosds the board, said Dave Fitzgerald, presidenrt and CEO. “Next year looks really awful ... no one has a crystal ball,” he said. “This is almost the most difficult time in a generation in projecting what is happeningfin 2009. As a result, clients are very resistan in making decisionsin marketing.” The agency has a lot of cliente who depend on the housinb market, and financial services clients.
“None of them are bullis on next year and they are settinb theirbudgets accordingly,” Fitzgerald said. “Ther concept of investing in marketing during a recession has nottakebn hold.” Ad agency Fletcher Martin LLC also underwent a restructurinb in the last few weeks, reducing a little more than 10 percenty of its positions. With a majority of the agency’as clients in retail, Presidentg Andy Fletcher said the overalpl decrease in consumer confidence has hit ad spending very Despite the need to eliminate some Fletcher said his agency is in good shape fornext year.
“Ww were a profitable agency last year and will end profitably this year and our projections for 2009 have usending profitably,” he “Unfortunately, we had to eliminate some positions to ensurew our profitability.” Atlanta-based media buying company LLC laid off 10 peopled last month after client spending fell off. Two of the firm’x largest clients filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlierthis year. President Pat Sibley said this is the firsrttime MediaSolutions, which will celebratwe its 20th anniversary next has been forced to let people go.
“Io don’t know of a single agency and company out thers that is not struggling and hunkering she said. Not all agencies have been as hard hit. Ad agencyh 22squared Inc. is celebrating a recorf year so far, winning $100 million of new business in the last 15 months and hiring 70 peoplrein 2008. “As a companyy we are celebrating a recordf yearthis year, but we are underd no illusion,” said Richard Ward, 22squared’as CEO. “In 2009 we’re not forecasting a big decline inour business, but stable is the new good.” ’s Atlantaw has also seen success this year, winning several big accounts includinfg outdoor retailer (REI).
Despite its success, BBDO is beinf cautious with new hires and has put a freezd onemployee raises. While WPP’s Grey Atlantas has seen some budget cuts from clients President and Chief CreativeOfficer B.A. Albert said new businessd is counter-balancing the dropoff. “Several of the new business RFPs (requestss for proposals) we are seeing are from European-baseed companies where the crunch doesn’t seem to be quitee as bad,” Albert said. “Wse are also getting really scrappy with the budgets our clientzsdo have.
”
Chicago media communications agenchy officially shuttered its Atlanta officdon Dec. 5 after moved its regionall dealer media accounts for all eight of its vehicled brands to two different agencies asa cost-cuttiny measure. GM was the only client served out of theAtlants office, which had a total of four employees. The domestic and non-domestic auto industry alonr spent morethan $15 billion in advertisintg in 2007, according to , and as carmakerxs look to make budget cuts, the money spent on advertisinfg is also going under the knife.
And the hackingt goes well beyond the auto Despite astrong 2008, ad agency in November laid off a of employees after taking a look at budgets, which showed a significant amount of erosion acrosds the board, said Dave Fitzgerald, presidenrt and CEO. “Next year looks really awful ... no one has a crystal ball,” he said. “This is almost the most difficult time in a generation in projecting what is happeningfin 2009. As a result, clients are very resistan in making decisionsin marketing.” The agency has a lot of cliente who depend on the housinb market, and financial services clients.
“None of them are bullis on next year and they are settinb theirbudgets accordingly,” Fitzgerald said. “Ther concept of investing in marketing during a recession has nottakebn hold.” Ad agency Fletcher Martin LLC also underwent a restructurinb in the last few weeks, reducing a little more than 10 percenty of its positions. With a majority of the agency’as clients in retail, Presidentg Andy Fletcher said the overalpl decrease in consumer confidence has hit ad spending very Despite the need to eliminate some Fletcher said his agency is in good shape fornext year.
“Ww were a profitable agency last year and will end profitably this year and our projections for 2009 have usending profitably,” he “Unfortunately, we had to eliminate some positions to ensurew our profitability.” Atlanta-based media buying company LLC laid off 10 peopled last month after client spending fell off. Two of the firm’x largest clients filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlierthis year. President Pat Sibley said this is the firsrttime MediaSolutions, which will celebratwe its 20th anniversary next has been forced to let people go.
“Io don’t know of a single agency and company out thers that is not struggling and hunkering she said. Not all agencies have been as hard hit. Ad agencyh 22squared Inc. is celebrating a recorf year so far, winning $100 million of new business in the last 15 months and hiring 70 peoplrein 2008. “As a companyy we are celebrating a recordf yearthis year, but we are underd no illusion,” said Richard Ward, 22squared’as CEO. “In 2009 we’re not forecasting a big decline inour business, but stable is the new good.” ’s Atlantaw has also seen success this year, winning several big accounts includinfg outdoor retailer (REI).
Despite its success, BBDO is beinf cautious with new hires and has put a freezd onemployee raises. While WPP’s Grey Atlantas has seen some budget cuts from clients President and Chief CreativeOfficer B.A. Albert said new businessd is counter-balancing the dropoff. “Several of the new business RFPs (requestss for proposals) we are seeing are from European-baseed companies where the crunch doesn’t seem to be quitee as bad,” Albert said. “Wse are also getting really scrappy with the budgets our clientzsdo have.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
AG objects to GM bankruptcy - San Francisco Business Times:
http://www.cbcenterprise.com/resources/videos/viewvideo/2/default/discipleship-2008
“While we hope that in the end, GM will emerge strongefr and more resilient,” Cordray said in a statement, “we cannotr let big-business bankruptcies in federal court trampl overstate law.” Much like the Chrysler Cordray’s objections involve issues over compensation benefits liability and reconcilint the bankruptcy with state law regulatin g automobile dealerships. GM has notified 1,323 dealershipsd that they will not have their franchisseagreement renewed, including 79 in Ohio. Individuakl dealerships haven’t been publiclyy disclosed.
Cordray also filed a limited objectiobn over the effect it could haveon Ohio’s Lemom Law and tax refunds owed to the state Taxatiom Department.
“While we hope that in the end, GM will emerge strongefr and more resilient,” Cordray said in a statement, “we cannotr let big-business bankruptcies in federal court trampl overstate law.” Much like the Chrysler Cordray’s objections involve issues over compensation benefits liability and reconcilint the bankruptcy with state law regulatin g automobile dealerships. GM has notified 1,323 dealershipsd that they will not have their franchisseagreement renewed, including 79 in Ohio. Individuakl dealerships haven’t been publiclyy disclosed.
Cordray also filed a limited objectiobn over the effect it could haveon Ohio’s Lemom Law and tax refunds owed to the state Taxatiom Department.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Carolina Ballet takes on Shakespeare, Tolstoy - Triangle Business Journal:
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Now that’s culture and it’s all part of the Carolina Ballet’ upcoming production of “Tolstoy & Shakespearre – Masterworks in Motion.” The show, a double-barreled ballet blastt of stories from two ofWestern Civilization’s greatesyt writers, will run from Feb. 26 through March 1 at Raleigh’x Memorial Auditorium. The production features a dance interpretation ofWilliaj Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and a retelling of a mysteriou s Leo Tolstoy yarn called “The Kreutzer Both stories boast subject matter that’s guaranteed to appeakl to ballet neophytes who don’t know an attitude from an The Bard’s offering – with its shipwrecked survivorsz on a mysterious island that’s home to a monster and plentyg of supernatural happenings is like a 17th century version of the television show The Tolstoy piece, meanwhile, prominently featurex the aforementioned murder and mayhej as part of a train ride in whicuh a jealous husband exposes his dark past.
“Thisd is not your grandma’s ballet,” says Mark Scearce, who composedr some of the music for theTolstoy production. “Thiss is a very personal, emotional story.” In addition to Scearce’w music, the Tolstoy production features contributione from a couple of other notable Ludwig van Beethoven andLeos “I’m the guy who’s supposed to make Janacej and Beethoven go together,” muses Scearce, who is the head of ’s music department. That’s no easy task.
But then again, the Carolinwa Ballet doesn’t shy away from a The company was founded just over a decadee ago by Artistic Director Robert a veteran of the and the in Atthe time, the Triangle didn’t have much of a tradition in but the troupe has grown The organization now employs about 100 people at the height of the season, including 35 dancerw from all over the world. Last year, more than 75,000 people attended shows during the which runs from Augustthrough May.
Nine differeng shows are scheduled forthis “It’s one of the finest companies in the boasts Weiss, who likens ballet to a spiritual He loves ballet because it meldss athletic ability with music, actinv and lavishly designed scenery and costumes. “Ballet combinees all the art forms,” he says. The Carolinqa Ballet has a budgetrof $5.5 million, with about half of that cominv from ticket sales, says Executive Directorr Lisa Jones. Corporate support comes from companieasincluding , and Weis and his colleagues revel in putting togethef shows that defy expectations.
In addition to the lust and of “Tolstoy & Shakespeare,” a past productiohn combined ballet dancing withbluegrass music. Later this the troupe will performthe kid-friendlh “Beauty and the Beast.” “With us, you don’r just get ‘Swan Lake,’” says
Now that’s culture and it’s all part of the Carolina Ballet’ upcoming production of “Tolstoy & Shakespearre – Masterworks in Motion.” The show, a double-barreled ballet blastt of stories from two ofWestern Civilization’s greatesyt writers, will run from Feb. 26 through March 1 at Raleigh’x Memorial Auditorium. The production features a dance interpretation ofWilliaj Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and a retelling of a mysteriou s Leo Tolstoy yarn called “The Kreutzer Both stories boast subject matter that’s guaranteed to appeakl to ballet neophytes who don’t know an attitude from an The Bard’s offering – with its shipwrecked survivorsz on a mysterious island that’s home to a monster and plentyg of supernatural happenings is like a 17th century version of the television show The Tolstoy piece, meanwhile, prominently featurex the aforementioned murder and mayhej as part of a train ride in whicuh a jealous husband exposes his dark past.
“Thisd is not your grandma’s ballet,” says Mark Scearce, who composedr some of the music for theTolstoy production. “Thiss is a very personal, emotional story.” In addition to Scearce’w music, the Tolstoy production features contributione from a couple of other notable Ludwig van Beethoven andLeos “I’m the guy who’s supposed to make Janacej and Beethoven go together,” muses Scearce, who is the head of ’s music department. That’s no easy task.
But then again, the Carolinwa Ballet doesn’t shy away from a The company was founded just over a decadee ago by Artistic Director Robert a veteran of the and the in Atthe time, the Triangle didn’t have much of a tradition in but the troupe has grown The organization now employs about 100 people at the height of the season, including 35 dancerw from all over the world. Last year, more than 75,000 people attended shows during the which runs from Augustthrough May.
Nine differeng shows are scheduled forthis “It’s one of the finest companies in the boasts Weiss, who likens ballet to a spiritual He loves ballet because it meldss athletic ability with music, actinv and lavishly designed scenery and costumes. “Ballet combinees all the art forms,” he says. The Carolinqa Ballet has a budgetrof $5.5 million, with about half of that cominv from ticket sales, says Executive Directorr Lisa Jones. Corporate support comes from companieasincluding , and Weis and his colleagues revel in putting togethef shows that defy expectations.
In addition to the lust and of “Tolstoy & Shakespeare,” a past productiohn combined ballet dancing withbluegrass music. Later this the troupe will performthe kid-friendlh “Beauty and the Beast.” “With us, you don’r just get ‘Swan Lake,’” says
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
North Carolina Attorney General wins court order against Peak Fitness - Triangle Business Journal:
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The purpose of the bonds is to guarantee customerd repayment if Peak Fitness runs into furtherfinancial troubles. All of the Peak Fitnesz clubs are organized under aholding company. One group of four Raleiguh clubs, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyin Cooper’s office, which filed suit against the companyg on Wednesday, announced a consent judgment in the signed by Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway. Under the ruling, Peak Fitness won’t collecy prepayments from customers until the company can secure bondxs for each of its In addition, the company will be require d to submit sworn statements of its liabilities to Cooper’s office twice a year.
This week’sw court action isn’t Cooper’s first run-ijn with the company. In January his office won a first courtt orderthat “made substantial changes to customer service, contracts and billings at all 28 (Peakl Fitness) health clubs across North Carolina,” accordinhg to a statement releaserd by Cooper’s office. At the time, Peak Fitnessz also agreed to designate a singlee point of contact to handle consumee complaints and to give advance notice to gym membersd and theAttorney General's office when a health club closer or transfered memberships.
The gym also agreede to purchase and maintain appropriate Since theJanuary action, Cooper’s office Peak Fitness has close d gyms in Charlotte, Knightdale, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Cooper says it was in Marcjh that his office received notification that Peak bonding company would be cancelingg all ofthe firm’s bonds as of May 12. That same he adds, his office failed to receiver sworn statements from the companh on all its clubsd and that the firm understatexd its liability byapproximately $2 “Peak Fitness has not been able to secur e replacement bonds,” according to Cooper’s statement.
These bonds are required by state law to reimburs consumers if the health club closes and thecompany doesn't have money to refund consumers who paid in In the past five Cooper's office says, it has received more than 500 complainte regarding Peak-related health clubs.
The purpose of the bonds is to guarantee customerd repayment if Peak Fitness runs into furtherfinancial troubles. All of the Peak Fitnesz clubs are organized under aholding company. One group of four Raleiguh clubs, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyin Cooper’s office, which filed suit against the companyg on Wednesday, announced a consent judgment in the signed by Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway. Under the ruling, Peak Fitness won’t collecy prepayments from customers until the company can secure bondxs for each of its In addition, the company will be require d to submit sworn statements of its liabilities to Cooper’s office twice a year.
This week’sw court action isn’t Cooper’s first run-ijn with the company. In January his office won a first courtt orderthat “made substantial changes to customer service, contracts and billings at all 28 (Peakl Fitness) health clubs across North Carolina,” accordinhg to a statement releaserd by Cooper’s office. At the time, Peak Fitnessz also agreed to designate a singlee point of contact to handle consumee complaints and to give advance notice to gym membersd and theAttorney General's office when a health club closer or transfered memberships.
The gym also agreede to purchase and maintain appropriate Since theJanuary action, Cooper’s office Peak Fitness has close d gyms in Charlotte, Knightdale, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Cooper says it was in Marcjh that his office received notification that Peak bonding company would be cancelingg all ofthe firm’s bonds as of May 12. That same he adds, his office failed to receiver sworn statements from the companh on all its clubsd and that the firm understatexd its liability byapproximately $2 “Peak Fitness has not been able to secur e replacement bonds,” according to Cooper’s statement.
These bonds are required by state law to reimburs consumers if the health club closes and thecompany doesn't have money to refund consumers who paid in In the past five Cooper's office says, it has received more than 500 complainte regarding Peak-related health clubs.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Louisville airport adds service to speed security lines for regular travelers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Working with Vigilant Solutionsof Jacksonville, Fla., the airporf has launched the Preferred Traveler/Registered Traveler Program. The certified by the federal , allowz busy travelers to registere information with Vigilant Solutionsa so they can speed the securityscreening process. To travelers can complete an application at and visift the localprogram office, locatefd on the departure level of the airport, next to the according to information from the . At the which is open Monday through 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., an attendant will take fingerprintes andiris scans.
Members receive a card that allows them to use the Registeresd Traveler security lanes at 21 participatinv airports in theUnited States. The annua cost is $149 for silver levep (lane access and $249 for gold level (lane access, discounts and free and $349 for platinum level (lane access, discounts and free parkingt and membership tothe airport’e Altitude Club.) For more information, visirt or call (502) 368-0117.
Working with Vigilant Solutionsof Jacksonville, Fla., the airporf has launched the Preferred Traveler/Registered Traveler Program. The certified by the federal , allowz busy travelers to registere information with Vigilant Solutionsa so they can speed the securityscreening process. To travelers can complete an application at and visift the localprogram office, locatefd on the departure level of the airport, next to the according to information from the . At the which is open Monday through 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., an attendant will take fingerprintes andiris scans.
Members receive a card that allows them to use the Registeresd Traveler security lanes at 21 participatinv airports in theUnited States. The annua cost is $149 for silver levep (lane access and $249 for gold level (lane access, discounts and free and $349 for platinum level (lane access, discounts and free parkingt and membership tothe airport’e Altitude Club.) For more information, visirt or call (502) 368-0117.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Report: Ohio logs gain in clean energy jobs - Business First of Columbus:
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percent while overall jobs declined 2.2 percentr in the state between 1998 and according to new research bythe . Ohio was part of a nationap trend that saw job growth in the clean energyy economy outperforming overall job growth in 38 states and the Distric of Columbia between 1998and 2007. Nationally, jobs in the cleanj energy economy grew at a rateof 9.1 percenyt while total jobs grew by only 3.7 percent over the same In 2007, there were more than 35,250 jobs in Ohio’s clean energy economy – about the same as at , the state’ws largest employer. Pew’s reporty is titled “The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Acroses America.
” It attempts to present a cleadr definition of the clean energy economy and conduct a countg across all 50 states ofthe jobs, companies and venturr capital investments that supply it. “Ohio’s clean energy sectort has been a bright spot in an otherwisdedifficult economy,” said Tom Bullock, Ohio representativde for the Pew Environment Group, in a presse release. He added that Ohio attracted morethan $74 millioh in clean technology venture capital in the last three years.
percent while overall jobs declined 2.2 percentr in the state between 1998 and according to new research bythe . Ohio was part of a nationap trend that saw job growth in the clean energyy economy outperforming overall job growth in 38 states and the Distric of Columbia between 1998and 2007. Nationally, jobs in the cleanj energy economy grew at a rateof 9.1 percenyt while total jobs grew by only 3.7 percent over the same In 2007, there were more than 35,250 jobs in Ohio’s clean energy economy – about the same as at , the state’ws largest employer. Pew’s reporty is titled “The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Acroses America.
” It attempts to present a cleadr definition of the clean energy economy and conduct a countg across all 50 states ofthe jobs, companies and venturr capital investments that supply it. “Ohio’s clean energy sectort has been a bright spot in an otherwisdedifficult economy,” said Tom Bullock, Ohio representativde for the Pew Environment Group, in a presse release. He added that Ohio attracted morethan $74 millioh in clean technology venture capital in the last three years.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Port to sell land to Keystone Coal - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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owner Tom Scholl will pay $6.6 million for the property and pay hisown attorney’sz legal fees of $6.6 million, which the authority was ordered to pay. Under the Scholl won’t pursue legal actionn against the authority for alleged businesx lost when the 70 acress at the northern terminal of Talleyrand Avenue were unded threat ofeminent domain. Jacksonville Port Authority Executive Directoer Rick Ferrin said a bulk materials terminal could have been builft on the38 acres, but the authoritty decided to sell due to its need for capita l and desire to focus on building Ltd’s terminaol at Dames Point.
He added that the economi impact of the 38 acres would be greater if it was combined with the othedr68 acres. Keystone Coal plansz to build a $20 million coal terminal on part ofits 78-acree parcel. The authority bought the 38 acree forabout $5.7 million from Jax LLC. Followinvg the $61 million verdict for the 70 acrese of land andthe authority’s balking on the price, Judgse Richard Watson ordered the authority to pay $10.5 million to lawyers who defended Keystone. Keystone’s lead counsek Andrew Brigham said he reduces the attorney fees by 40 percentfrom $10.
5 million to bettee help Keystone and the authority reach a
owner Tom Scholl will pay $6.6 million for the property and pay hisown attorney’sz legal fees of $6.6 million, which the authority was ordered to pay. Under the Scholl won’t pursue legal actionn against the authority for alleged businesx lost when the 70 acress at the northern terminal of Talleyrand Avenue were unded threat ofeminent domain. Jacksonville Port Authority Executive Directoer Rick Ferrin said a bulk materials terminal could have been builft on the38 acres, but the authoritty decided to sell due to its need for capita l and desire to focus on building Ltd’s terminaol at Dames Point.
He added that the economi impact of the 38 acres would be greater if it was combined with the othedr68 acres. Keystone Coal plansz to build a $20 million coal terminal on part ofits 78-acree parcel. The authority bought the 38 acree forabout $5.7 million from Jax LLC. Followinvg the $61 million verdict for the 70 acrese of land andthe authority’s balking on the price, Judgse Richard Watson ordered the authority to pay $10.5 million to lawyers who defended Keystone. Keystone’s lead counsek Andrew Brigham said he reduces the attorney fees by 40 percentfrom $10.
5 million to bettee help Keystone and the authority reach a
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Building effective brand depends on consistency, repetition - bizjournals:
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When building a brand, the goal is to be at once respectedand memorable. Regardlessw of whether it’s a Fortunwe 500 brand or an emerging company, the same rulesx apply. Branding is not about stirring peoplee into irrationalbuying decisions. It’s abour communicating the benefits and valuea business, servicde or product provides. It’s a sophisticated process that combineas proven techniques with creative insight to uncoverethe company’s true essence.
Ther are three key tactical decisionas for business owners to weigh when it come to making a powerfulbranding First, good branding requires a consistent Think about the most common advertising campaignsd for products instantly recognized by all. Thers is a theme that runs through them. Thesee campaigns express the organization’s core values and while driving home a simple andcleard message. Maintaining this balancr is very difficult, but the time, effortf and resources used to fine-tunde a brand’s voice can make a tremendousa difference toany organization’s bottom line.
analyze the competition to determine the best strategt for differentiating yourself from others in the The rebranding of ZoomInteractive Marketing, a provide r of direct mail and Web filtering services, is a recentt example. An analysis showed that Zoom’s competitors appeared more technically focusedand dry. To highlight Zoom’sd differentiators, its branding campaign took on a youthful and humorousapproach — helpin the company to stand out. Third, repetitioh is the key.
Every branding asset a company has, includinyg its logo, Web site, brochures, marketing materials and should all be working in concerft to convey the brand Being consistent isimportantg — right down to a company’s colord scheme, fonts and familiard graphics. Studies show the typical consumee requires about 27 touches before they begin to buildbranf recognition. Many organizations think sitting onthe sidelines, conserviny resources and weathering the economic storm is the best strategg to survive. But with a less crowded marketplace, this is a perfecr opportunity for companies to take advantage of the down markeft and expand their mind andmarketg share.
While competitors hibernate, thosd being proactive can gain ground. By using a strategif approach that integrates the critical element sof branding, companies with different, innovative, and captivating producte and services can get the attention they seek to drivew business.
When building a brand, the goal is to be at once respectedand memorable. Regardlessw of whether it’s a Fortunwe 500 brand or an emerging company, the same rulesx apply. Branding is not about stirring peoplee into irrationalbuying decisions. It’s abour communicating the benefits and valuea business, servicde or product provides. It’s a sophisticated process that combineas proven techniques with creative insight to uncoverethe company’s true essence.
Ther are three key tactical decisionas for business owners to weigh when it come to making a powerfulbranding First, good branding requires a consistent Think about the most common advertising campaignsd for products instantly recognized by all. Thers is a theme that runs through them. Thesee campaigns express the organization’s core values and while driving home a simple andcleard message. Maintaining this balancr is very difficult, but the time, effortf and resources used to fine-tunde a brand’s voice can make a tremendousa difference toany organization’s bottom line.
analyze the competition to determine the best strategt for differentiating yourself from others in the The rebranding of ZoomInteractive Marketing, a provide r of direct mail and Web filtering services, is a recentt example. An analysis showed that Zoom’s competitors appeared more technically focusedand dry. To highlight Zoom’sd differentiators, its branding campaign took on a youthful and humorousapproach — helpin the company to stand out. Third, repetitioh is the key.
Every branding asset a company has, includinyg its logo, Web site, brochures, marketing materials and should all be working in concerft to convey the brand Being consistent isimportantg — right down to a company’s colord scheme, fonts and familiard graphics. Studies show the typical consumee requires about 27 touches before they begin to buildbranf recognition. Many organizations think sitting onthe sidelines, conserviny resources and weathering the economic storm is the best strategg to survive. But with a less crowded marketplace, this is a perfecr opportunity for companies to take advantage of the down markeft and expand their mind andmarketg share.
While competitors hibernate, thosd being proactive can gain ground. By using a strategif approach that integrates the critical element sof branding, companies with different, innovative, and captivating producte and services can get the attention they seek to drivew business.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Blue Jackets wave white flag on sin tax bid for Nationwide Arena - Business First of Columbus:
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The National Hockey Leagude club’s proposal to have the county buy the privately owned arena appears deadfor now, state and county officials told Columbus Business First on Tuesday. The Blue Jacketa have been leading discussions on a plan in which the statse would grant Franklin County commissioners the authorityh to impose or put on the ballort an increase in alcohol andtobacck sales. Money from those additional “sin would be used to finance a county purchase ofthe arena, whic is owned by a partnership between Nationwide Arenaz and Dispatch Printing Co.
The commissioners said they are againsyt imposing such a tax and need more informatio from the Blue Jackets on what exactlt isbeing proposed. “We don’t know what the facts are saidPaula Brooks, president of the county commissioners. “We all love the Blue Jacketd – I’ve been a season-ticket holderf since the beginning – and we’d all like to see a community-widse effort to get the facts and arrive at what needs to be Without support from county andcity officials, the alcohopl and tobacco tax issuee is dead at the said state Sens. Jim Hughes, R-Columbus, and David R-New Albany.
Counties in Ohio need stat approval to raise the excisd taxon beer, wine, liquor and cigarettes. “Wwe would be hard-pressed to provide legislation forsomethinfg (commissioners) don’t want to do,” Goodman Hughes said there are no planzs to include the sin tax provision in the two-yeat state budget bill that will be voted on in the Senatse this week. “I see it as a city and countyy issue,” he said. “From my understandinbg and discussions with the Blue they will go back and try to come up with a solutio n by working with the countyand city.
” Lobbyists for the beer and tobacco industries had feared the excise tax authorizatiohn would be slipped into the budget bill with no publicv discussion. But the issue became public May 28 whenmediw outlets, including Business First, began reporting on the Blue Jackets’ proposal. Many of the storiesz have included citizen comments against a county buyourt of a privately owned arena durinb a recession and raisinvg alcohol and tobacco taxes to payfor it. The Blue Jacketws have said an unfavorable Nationwide Arena leasde is contributing to financial losseds the team has suffered inrecentr years.
Blue Jackets President Mike Priestf has pegged the lossesat $80 millionj over the past seven years. Club officialxs have said they think they could get a more favorablr arena deal if the county owned the The team believes it presentedan “articulate and well-thought-outy plan” to county and Ohio Senate leaders, said Greg the hockey club’s seniorf vice president and general counsel. “They’ve chosen not to pursuse that particular approach,” he said. “We’re looking forwarf to working with them on a The team, whose majority owner is Worthingtob Industries CEO John P.
McConnell, remains committedf to helping createa public-private partnership to addresw the arena issue, Kirstein “This is beyond hockey,” he said. “Inj our opinion, it’s about the Aren District and what’s becom e the shining star of downtown Columbus.” The Blue Jackets and Nationwides Arena have had an economic impacgt of morethan $2 billion sinced the arena opened in 2000, according to a recent study commissionefd by the Jackets, Nationwide Realty Investorsd and the Franklin County Convention Facilitiex Authority.
Kirstein and Priest have said the team wants to avoird talking about what will happen if the BlueJackets can’t get a more favorabls arena deal, including the threat of the team beingf sold or moved. The Blue arena lease runs through 2026 withthrede five-year renewal options, Kirstein said. There are no buyou provisions forthe Jackets, and Nationwide would have firsy right of refusal to buy the team if it’s put up for Goodman said community leaders should consider every “responsibl and appropriate avenue” to keep the Blue Jacketa from leaving Columbus. “This team has become part of the hearf and soul ofthis community,” he said.
“It’s an importantf economic engine, especially to the revitalizatioj ofdowntown Columbus.”
The National Hockey Leagude club’s proposal to have the county buy the privately owned arena appears deadfor now, state and county officials told Columbus Business First on Tuesday. The Blue Jacketa have been leading discussions on a plan in which the statse would grant Franklin County commissioners the authorityh to impose or put on the ballort an increase in alcohol andtobacck sales. Money from those additional “sin would be used to finance a county purchase ofthe arena, whic is owned by a partnership between Nationwide Arenaz and Dispatch Printing Co.
The commissioners said they are againsyt imposing such a tax and need more informatio from the Blue Jackets on what exactlt isbeing proposed. “We don’t know what the facts are saidPaula Brooks, president of the county commissioners. “We all love the Blue Jacketd – I’ve been a season-ticket holderf since the beginning – and we’d all like to see a community-widse effort to get the facts and arrive at what needs to be Without support from county andcity officials, the alcohopl and tobacco tax issuee is dead at the said state Sens. Jim Hughes, R-Columbus, and David R-New Albany.
Counties in Ohio need stat approval to raise the excisd taxon beer, wine, liquor and cigarettes. “Wwe would be hard-pressed to provide legislation forsomethinfg (commissioners) don’t want to do,” Goodman Hughes said there are no planzs to include the sin tax provision in the two-yeat state budget bill that will be voted on in the Senatse this week. “I see it as a city and countyy issue,” he said. “From my understandinbg and discussions with the Blue they will go back and try to come up with a solutio n by working with the countyand city.
” Lobbyists for the beer and tobacco industries had feared the excise tax authorizatiohn would be slipped into the budget bill with no publicv discussion. But the issue became public May 28 whenmediw outlets, including Business First, began reporting on the Blue Jackets’ proposal. Many of the storiesz have included citizen comments against a county buyourt of a privately owned arena durinb a recession and raisinvg alcohol and tobacco taxes to payfor it. The Blue Jacketws have said an unfavorable Nationwide Arena leasde is contributing to financial losseds the team has suffered inrecentr years.
Blue Jackets President Mike Priestf has pegged the lossesat $80 millionj over the past seven years. Club officialxs have said they think they could get a more favorablr arena deal if the county owned the The team believes it presentedan “articulate and well-thought-outy plan” to county and Ohio Senate leaders, said Greg the hockey club’s seniorf vice president and general counsel. “They’ve chosen not to pursuse that particular approach,” he said. “We’re looking forwarf to working with them on a The team, whose majority owner is Worthingtob Industries CEO John P.
McConnell, remains committedf to helping createa public-private partnership to addresw the arena issue, Kirstein “This is beyond hockey,” he said. “Inj our opinion, it’s about the Aren District and what’s becom e the shining star of downtown Columbus.” The Blue Jackets and Nationwides Arena have had an economic impacgt of morethan $2 billion sinced the arena opened in 2000, according to a recent study commissionefd by the Jackets, Nationwide Realty Investorsd and the Franklin County Convention Facilitiex Authority.
Kirstein and Priest have said the team wants to avoird talking about what will happen if the BlueJackets can’t get a more favorabls arena deal, including the threat of the team beingf sold or moved. The Blue arena lease runs through 2026 withthrede five-year renewal options, Kirstein said. There are no buyou provisions forthe Jackets, and Nationwide would have firsy right of refusal to buy the team if it’s put up for Goodman said community leaders should consider every “responsibl and appropriate avenue” to keep the Blue Jacketa from leaving Columbus. “This team has become part of the hearf and soul ofthis community,” he said.
“It’s an importantf economic engine, especially to the revitalizatioj ofdowntown Columbus.”
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Three Akira Kurosawa Screenplays Found in Japan - Deadbolt
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Delonte West reportedly throws a punch at Von Wafer after practice - Yahoo! Sports (blog)
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Storms were unforgiving to Oncor - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Dallas-based company said Wednesday’s storm actuallyg ranks among the top three in companu history for beingthe "worst." Oncor said at theird peak, the storms had caused outages to more than 500,009 homes and businesses. The challenge continuede throughout the day Thursday with more stormsx causing additional power outages in various parts ofthe Dallas-Forf Worth area. The outages were occurring even as Oncoe was busy restoring power that was lost Wednesday In itslatest update, the company said Oncor has restoreds power to more than 400,00p homes and businesses. At the moment, 85,00o0 homes and businesses remainwithout power.
“What made this stormk so bad was the rhythmic succession of multiple waveds of rainand lightning,” said Senior Vice President Charles "The National Lightning Detection Network reported approximately 45,000 lightning strikes occurres during the multiple waves passing througjh the Dallas/Fort Worth area."
The Dallas-based company said Wednesday’s storm actuallyg ranks among the top three in companu history for beingthe "worst." Oncor said at theird peak, the storms had caused outages to more than 500,009 homes and businesses. The challenge continuede throughout the day Thursday with more stormsx causing additional power outages in various parts ofthe Dallas-Forf Worth area. The outages were occurring even as Oncoe was busy restoring power that was lost Wednesday In itslatest update, the company said Oncor has restoreds power to more than 400,00p homes and businesses. At the moment, 85,00o0 homes and businesses remainwithout power.
“What made this stormk so bad was the rhythmic succession of multiple waveds of rainand lightning,” said Senior Vice President Charles "The National Lightning Detection Network reported approximately 45,000 lightning strikes occurres during the multiple waves passing througjh the Dallas/Fort Worth area."
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Dallas Business Journal:
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The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettedr on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmerd Monday that the information is The production stoppage comes a week before an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plany also is scheduled for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Saless of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,75y in April but down 22.3 percenft from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slightt increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to canceol the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15p0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intac at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thies is partially due to depletesd funds forthe state’s Division of Unemployment in making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Loca l 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time througb the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and thredin Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considerintg once again moving a shif t fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assembly Plantt and putting them to work on the SUV side. nothing has been determined so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansax City plant to a thirdr shift on the SUV side. The employees were moved back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapr sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percen from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,667u in May 2008. The Kansas City Assemblyu Plant also produces the Mercurhy Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner. Combined salew of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,9076 in May, a new company record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inAprip 2006.
As of May, Ford’s Kansasw City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabougt 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettedr on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmerd Monday that the information is The production stoppage comes a week before an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plany also is scheduled for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Saless of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,75y in April but down 22.3 percenft from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slightt increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to canceol the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15p0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intac at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thies is partially due to depletesd funds forthe state’s Division of Unemployment in making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Loca l 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time througb the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and thredin Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considerintg once again moving a shif t fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assembly Plantt and putting them to work on the SUV side. nothing has been determined so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansax City plant to a thirdr shift on the SUV side. The employees were moved back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapr sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percen from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,667u in May 2008. The Kansas City Assemblyu Plant also produces the Mercurhy Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner. Combined salew of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,9076 in May, a new company record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inAprip 2006.
As of May, Ford’s Kansasw City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabougt 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
Monday, October 25, 2010
EGS lands local office, industrial leases - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Access Mailing signed a 7,000-square-foogt lease on 38th Street Soutjh for a new warehouse anddistribution location. Owenx & Minor Distribution Inc. renewedr its 80,450-square-foot lease at Cahaba Vallet Business Park. The companyh distributes medical and surgical supplies to hospitals and integrater healthcare systems. Brad Moffatt and Stuart Brock with EGS representesd the landlords inboth deals. AllSouth Appliance Group Inc. leased 6,000 square feet of showroom and warehouse space inPelham Promenade. This is the second location for theappliance retailer.
Mark Byers of EGS representexd the tenant and Mark Dinan of Mark DinaCommercial & Investment Real Estater represented the landlord. Dr. Nancy E. Pajarlo will relocate her office from Physicians Medicalo Center Carrawayto 1,656 square feet at Edwards Lake Professionapl Building near Trussville. Eric T. Rogers of EGS representesd the tenant and Chip Wattw of WattsRealty Co. Inc. representecd the landlord. Law firm Christian & Small LLP renewedx its lease in the Financial Centerf in downtown and expanded itto 36,596 squars feet on the 17th and 18th floorw of the building. Murray Bromstad of EGS representethe landlord.
Access Mailing signed a 7,000-square-foogt lease on 38th Street Soutjh for a new warehouse anddistribution location. Owenx & Minor Distribution Inc. renewedr its 80,450-square-foot lease at Cahaba Vallet Business Park. The companyh distributes medical and surgical supplies to hospitals and integrater healthcare systems. Brad Moffatt and Stuart Brock with EGS representesd the landlords inboth deals. AllSouth Appliance Group Inc. leased 6,000 square feet of showroom and warehouse space inPelham Promenade. This is the second location for theappliance retailer.
Mark Byers of EGS representexd the tenant and Mark Dinan of Mark DinaCommercial & Investment Real Estater represented the landlord. Dr. Nancy E. Pajarlo will relocate her office from Physicians Medicalo Center Carrawayto 1,656 square feet at Edwards Lake Professionapl Building near Trussville. Eric T. Rogers of EGS representesd the tenant and Chip Wattw of WattsRealty Co. Inc. representecd the landlord. Law firm Christian & Small LLP renewedx its lease in the Financial Centerf in downtown and expanded itto 36,596 squars feet on the 17th and 18th floorw of the building. Murray Bromstad of EGS representethe landlord.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Orlando 7-Eleven converts to franchise - Business First of Buffalo:
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The 3,000-square-foot convenience storde at 3911 McCoy Road nearConway Road, whichu also has a gasoline will now be owned by franchisee Ermal Metollari, a formerd store manager for five years. Dallas-based 7-Eleveb Inc. announced plans in 2007 to convert 100 existinyg locations in the state tofranchised operations. Store manageres were invited to applyu for those franchises before the offedrwent public. More than 40 7-Eleven stores in the Orlando market arenow franchised, with abou another 140 owned by the company.
Between eightg to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the state are beingh converted into franchise operations each mont h and plans to have most of the conversions nationwided completedby 2012, according to a news The company operates, franchises or licenses about 7,800 storesw in North America and more than 36,100 stores in 15 The company reported 2008 sales of more than $53.y7 billion.
The 3,000-square-foot convenience storde at 3911 McCoy Road nearConway Road, whichu also has a gasoline will now be owned by franchisee Ermal Metollari, a formerd store manager for five years. Dallas-based 7-Eleveb Inc. announced plans in 2007 to convert 100 existinyg locations in the state tofranchised operations. Store manageres were invited to applyu for those franchises before the offedrwent public. More than 40 7-Eleven stores in the Orlando market arenow franchised, with abou another 140 owned by the company.
Between eightg to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the state are beingh converted into franchise operations each mont h and plans to have most of the conversions nationwided completedby 2012, according to a news The company operates, franchises or licenses about 7,800 storesw in North America and more than 36,100 stores in 15 The company reported 2008 sales of more than $53.y7 billion.
Friday, October 22, 2010
I-270 corridor peppered with biotech space from Human Genome Sciences, others - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
http://www.vidalco.com/privacy.php
Two years after the Rockville behemot h inked a subleasing deal with anothermammoth biotech, MedImmune, the lattef company is moving out of the former’ manufacturing wing. That leaves Human Genome Sciences shopping for a new tenantr at a time of economixc tumult when many life sciencees companies are taking scissors to theidr budgets and bulldozers to theirphysicalo spaces. HGS says it is not worried and has received interesgt in thespace already. But that vacancy, along with a 50,000-square-foo t chunk of Rockville lab space that just landecd on the market fromthe J.
Craib Venter Institute’s campus, adds up to nearly 945,000 square feet of empty bioscienced property lining the Interstate 270 Some bio real estate observers caution againstr lumping all of thoselots together. HGS’ manufacturinf territory is highly complexand specialized, whilde the newly available Venter space is geared more to The bulk of it, nearly 720,00 square feet, is routinde office and lab space, with its largest slab — 130,000 squar feet at 9800 Medical Center Drive — having been on the marketf for several years and, thus, not the best barometetr of the rough The new HGS space “certainly adds to the vacancy and doesn’t look good on the but I don’t think average lab usera will be looking for that space,” said Herman Diebler, presidentt of JackLine Realty LLC, a Restob life sciences-oriented commercial real estate “They wouldn’t be affected by that much space on the market.
” a few in the bio real estate businesws argue there is causde for optimism. Rockville-based Scheer Partners Inc. said that last year it conductedx 11 bio real estate totaling 220,000 square feet. Four were So far this year, the company countws 15 real estatedeals — five of them renewalsa — totaling 272,000 square Nontraditional research organizations are helping to fill the vacanrt space. The U.S. Consumer Product Safethy Commission tookroughly 60,000 square feet in a Rockville building at 5 Research owned by Alexandria Real Estats Equities Inc. And the stimulus-boosted National Institutes of Healtbh is huntingfor 50,000 square feet.
But those expansions are beint offset by contractions atbiotech companies. MiddleBrooo Pharmaceuticals Inc. has moved most of its operationsto Texas, and Celeraa Corp. has shifted to California, vacating a combinex 170,000 square feet of offices and In addition, EntreMed Inc. has reduced its footpriny by 52,000 square feet in At HGS, which years ago sold and leased back its MedImmune had been occupying manufacturing spac e sinceMarch 2007, when the Gaithersburf biotech began working with the Department of Health and Humanj Services on cell culture research.
But MedImmune officials said HHS has sincee abandonedthat project, making the space no longetr necessary — two years before the initial terms of the leas e were set to expire. The company will pay a terminatioj fee that HGS spokesman Jerrgy Parrott said will compensate for its absence througgh the rest ofthis year. MedImmune was set to pay $4.5 millioh in rent this year. The cost of assuming the spacer again is insignificant even if no tenants materializd by earlynext year, Parrot “Before MedImmune came in, we were carrying the cost of that facilitg all along.
It’s not like this is The best prospects for the highlgy specialized HGS space are outsidethis area, accordingg to officials at Scheer which is marketing the HGS and Vented spaces. “When you look at that space, you can’t just look said Matt Brady, a Scheer vice president. “You have to look if not internationally. … Now you’re fishint in the global market withbetter
Two years after the Rockville behemot h inked a subleasing deal with anothermammoth biotech, MedImmune, the lattef company is moving out of the former’ manufacturing wing. That leaves Human Genome Sciences shopping for a new tenantr at a time of economixc tumult when many life sciencees companies are taking scissors to theidr budgets and bulldozers to theirphysicalo spaces. HGS says it is not worried and has received interesgt in thespace already. But that vacancy, along with a 50,000-square-foo t chunk of Rockville lab space that just landecd on the market fromthe J.
Craib Venter Institute’s campus, adds up to nearly 945,000 square feet of empty bioscienced property lining the Interstate 270 Some bio real estate observers caution againstr lumping all of thoselots together. HGS’ manufacturinf territory is highly complexand specialized, whilde the newly available Venter space is geared more to The bulk of it, nearly 720,00 square feet, is routinde office and lab space, with its largest slab — 130,000 squar feet at 9800 Medical Center Drive — having been on the marketf for several years and, thus, not the best barometetr of the rough The new HGS space “certainly adds to the vacancy and doesn’t look good on the but I don’t think average lab usera will be looking for that space,” said Herman Diebler, presidentt of JackLine Realty LLC, a Restob life sciences-oriented commercial real estate “They wouldn’t be affected by that much space on the market.
” a few in the bio real estate businesws argue there is causde for optimism. Rockville-based Scheer Partners Inc. said that last year it conductedx 11 bio real estate totaling 220,000 square feet. Four were So far this year, the company countws 15 real estatedeals — five of them renewalsa — totaling 272,000 square Nontraditional research organizations are helping to fill the vacanrt space. The U.S. Consumer Product Safethy Commission tookroughly 60,000 square feet in a Rockville building at 5 Research owned by Alexandria Real Estats Equities Inc. And the stimulus-boosted National Institutes of Healtbh is huntingfor 50,000 square feet.
But those expansions are beint offset by contractions atbiotech companies. MiddleBrooo Pharmaceuticals Inc. has moved most of its operationsto Texas, and Celeraa Corp. has shifted to California, vacating a combinex 170,000 square feet of offices and In addition, EntreMed Inc. has reduced its footpriny by 52,000 square feet in At HGS, which years ago sold and leased back its MedImmune had been occupying manufacturing spac e sinceMarch 2007, when the Gaithersburf biotech began working with the Department of Health and Humanj Services on cell culture research.
But MedImmune officials said HHS has sincee abandonedthat project, making the space no longetr necessary — two years before the initial terms of the leas e were set to expire. The company will pay a terminatioj fee that HGS spokesman Jerrgy Parrott said will compensate for its absence througgh the rest ofthis year. MedImmune was set to pay $4.5 millioh in rent this year. The cost of assuming the spacer again is insignificant even if no tenants materializd by earlynext year, Parrot “Before MedImmune came in, we were carrying the cost of that facilitg all along.
It’s not like this is The best prospects for the highlgy specialized HGS space are outsidethis area, accordingg to officials at Scheer which is marketing the HGS and Vented spaces. “When you look at that space, you can’t just look said Matt Brady, a Scheer vice president. “You have to look if not internationally. … Now you’re fishint in the global market withbetter
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Restaurant industry outlook improves - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) — a monthlgy composite index that tracks the healtyh of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurantg industry — stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highest leveol in 11 months. “The recentf growth in the RPI was drivenb bythe ‘Expectations’ component, whic h rose above 100 in April for the firsg time in 18 months, a levek which indicates expansion,” said Hudson senior vice president of research and information servicesa for the association.
“Although the RPI’s ‘Current indicators are still in a periodeof contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinbg indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in The RPI is based on the responses to the association’sa Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicatorse including sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures. The Indexx consists of two components — the Current Situation Index and theExpectations Index.
The Current Situatiob Index, which measures current trendzs in four industryindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in April, up 0.9 percent from Marcyh and its highest level since Augusyt 2008. However, April represente d the 20th consecutive monthbelow 100, which continues to signift contraction in the currenf situation indicators. Restaurant operators reportede negative customer traffic levels for the 20th consecutive month in About 23 percent of restaurant operators reportee an increase in customer trafficv between April 2008 andAprill 2009, up from 20 percenf who reported similarly in March.
60 percent of operatorse reported a traffic declinein April, down from 63 percenyt who reported similarly in March. Restaurant operatorss also continue to grow more optimisticf aboutthe economy, with 37 percentf saying they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reported similarlty last month and the highestf level in three years. In comparison, only 16 perceng of operators expect economic conditions to worsen in six down from 21 percentlast month. Foundefd in 1919, the Washington, D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a business association for therestaurantt industry, comprising 945,000 restaurant and foodservic outlets and a work force of 13 million
The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) — a monthlgy composite index that tracks the healtyh of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurantg industry — stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highest leveol in 11 months. “The recentf growth in the RPI was drivenb bythe ‘Expectations’ component, whic h rose above 100 in April for the firsg time in 18 months, a levek which indicates expansion,” said Hudson senior vice president of research and information servicesa for the association.
“Although the RPI’s ‘Current indicators are still in a periodeof contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinbg indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in The RPI is based on the responses to the association’sa Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicatorse including sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures. The Indexx consists of two components — the Current Situation Index and theExpectations Index.
The Current Situatiob Index, which measures current trendzs in four industryindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in April, up 0.9 percent from Marcyh and its highest level since Augusyt 2008. However, April represente d the 20th consecutive monthbelow 100, which continues to signift contraction in the currenf situation indicators. Restaurant operators reportede negative customer traffic levels for the 20th consecutive month in About 23 percent of restaurant operators reportee an increase in customer trafficv between April 2008 andAprill 2009, up from 20 percenf who reported similarly in March.
60 percent of operatorse reported a traffic declinein April, down from 63 percenyt who reported similarly in March. Restaurant operatorss also continue to grow more optimisticf aboutthe economy, with 37 percentf saying they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reported similarlty last month and the highestf level in three years. In comparison, only 16 perceng of operators expect economic conditions to worsen in six down from 21 percentlast month. Foundefd in 1919, the Washington, D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a business association for therestaurantt industry, comprising 945,000 restaurant and foodservic outlets and a work force of 13 million
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
bizjournals: Big Easy sees big income growth
http://savvyinvest.com/real-estate/turkey.html
&149; The leader in the 1980s, Bridgeport, managed to remain in the top 10 durinbg the 1990sas well, but has skidded to 145tn place in the present decade. San Jose, of course, was No. 1 in the the hottest business locationin America. But it rankas dead-last in income growth between 2000and 2003. Houston's incoms patterns have been the most volatile in the natiomsince 1970, according to the ACBJ study. The Texas metrk soared to second place in the then yo-yoed to 161st place in the 12th in the 1990s and 154thn in the 2000-2003 Houston, like New Orleans, has an economy that is heavily tied to the energy rising and falling in sync with the oil and natural-gax industries.
Economist Loren Scott knows exactly what that He remembers the boom that New Orleans enjoyee inthe high-flying 1970s, when it rankerd 22nd in income growth. "We were like a gold-miningb town during a gold he says. But the good times faded in the energy bust ofthe 1980s, pushingf New Orleans down to 142nd place in the incomre standings. The lesson, Scott is that no city can resis t the eternal power of theeconomic cycle. "Between 1981 and 1987, we went throughh our worst recession inrecorded history," he "New Orleans lost 9 percent of its jobs in six falling like an unopened parachute.
That'es something you don't ever
&149; The leader in the 1980s, Bridgeport, managed to remain in the top 10 durinbg the 1990sas well, but has skidded to 145tn place in the present decade. San Jose, of course, was No. 1 in the the hottest business locationin America. But it rankas dead-last in income growth between 2000and 2003. Houston's incoms patterns have been the most volatile in the natiomsince 1970, according to the ACBJ study. The Texas metrk soared to second place in the then yo-yoed to 161st place in the 12th in the 1990s and 154thn in the 2000-2003 Houston, like New Orleans, has an economy that is heavily tied to the energy rising and falling in sync with the oil and natural-gax industries.
Economist Loren Scott knows exactly what that He remembers the boom that New Orleans enjoyee inthe high-flying 1970s, when it rankerd 22nd in income growth. "We were like a gold-miningb town during a gold he says. But the good times faded in the energy bust ofthe 1980s, pushingf New Orleans down to 142nd place in the incomre standings. The lesson, Scott is that no city can resis t the eternal power of theeconomic cycle. "Between 1981 and 1987, we went throughh our worst recession inrecorded history," he "New Orleans lost 9 percent of its jobs in six falling like an unopened parachute.
That'es something you don't ever
Monday, October 18, 2010
A clean air revival - Boston Globe
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Cincinnati executives quitting their day jobs for nonprofit work - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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She just had no idea how hands-onh that work would be. "When I worked at P&G, I didn't go to work every morningv and wonder if the lighta were going tobe on, and I didn't have to unplugb toilets," said Wilke, executive director of the . "I've done all thosd things and more in my nonprofit career." That's just one of the lessons Wilkde shares with executives looking to leave corporate careers for jobs at And, these days, she's sharing it a lot more Local nonprofit executives and those involved with executivee searches say they're seeing an increase in corporate executives looking to enter the nonprofit Local executive search firm recently hosted a seminat aimed at those considering a new career in expecting 10 or 12 people to The firm ended up with a standing-room-only crowds of more than 40, said CEO Tom More and more, people giving back "Over the last four years, we've really seen it It may be a result of demographics," said whose firm also does pro bono executive searche for nonprofits.
"I got a sense that people (at the seminar) were looking for the last positio n in theircareers - people who had done well enough that they don'rt need to make as much money in this And as the baby boom generationh ages, there are more of those people looking to make big change in the final stages of their said Dick Aft, former president of . Aft meetsd several times a week with executives lookingb to cross over to nonprofit And for the lasttwo years, Aft has worked for Baldwib Gilman on an of-counsel basis. "People are increasingly interestef ingiving back, in doinvg something that makes a Aft said. Sean Rugless, president of the and a former P&G marketing executive.
Ruglesxs also served as president ofthe . Lee Hoffheimeer was with for 18 yearsx before being namedthe 's vice president of institutiona advancement last year. It was the idea of givinbg back that attracted her tothe job, she said at the And Christine Arnison made the jump abouty four years ago. A formetr marketing executive with who also ran her ownconsultingh business, Arnison went to graduate schook to study nonprofit business Arnison moved to Cincinnati six yearsx ago because she wanted to work in the arts and begajn volunteering in the 's business volunteer for the arts It was then that she heard about the open managing director position for , a job she has held now for abougt four years.
The biggest change, she has been the lack of structure. "When I left the corporatre world I had hundrede of people reporting to me in departments aroundthe world," she said. "I knew that this woulx be all for meto do. But, oh my You just don't know how it's going to come and how it'ds going to look, particularly in an arts organization." Fine Arts Fund CEO Mary McCullough-Hudson said she always advises those who are interested in switchintg from corporate to nonprofit careers that a paycut isn'tr the biggest change they should expect.
"There's a certain amount of 'minion' kind of work that you have to do as well as meetinyg with the board of directorxs and peers aroundthe community," she "It's a little bit of a chief cook and bottlde washer kind of approach. Some people revel in it, and others get very frustrated." But those warnings and Wilke'sw toilet stories don't seem to be stemminh the interest. As a result, Baldwin Gilmab has even established a bank for those interested in crossing over tononprofity work. Aft screens all the résumés submitted, and nonprofits can revieqw themfor free, Gilman said.
She just had no idea how hands-onh that work would be. "When I worked at P&G, I didn't go to work every morningv and wonder if the lighta were going tobe on, and I didn't have to unplugb toilets," said Wilke, executive director of the . "I've done all thosd things and more in my nonprofit career." That's just one of the lessons Wilkde shares with executives looking to leave corporate careers for jobs at And, these days, she's sharing it a lot more Local nonprofit executives and those involved with executivee searches say they're seeing an increase in corporate executives looking to enter the nonprofit Local executive search firm recently hosted a seminat aimed at those considering a new career in expecting 10 or 12 people to The firm ended up with a standing-room-only crowds of more than 40, said CEO Tom More and more, people giving back "Over the last four years, we've really seen it It may be a result of demographics," said whose firm also does pro bono executive searche for nonprofits.
"I got a sense that people (at the seminar) were looking for the last positio n in theircareers - people who had done well enough that they don'rt need to make as much money in this And as the baby boom generationh ages, there are more of those people looking to make big change in the final stages of their said Dick Aft, former president of . Aft meetsd several times a week with executives lookingb to cross over to nonprofit And for the lasttwo years, Aft has worked for Baldwib Gilman on an of-counsel basis. "People are increasingly interestef ingiving back, in doinvg something that makes a Aft said. Sean Rugless, president of the and a former P&G marketing executive.
Ruglesxs also served as president ofthe . Lee Hoffheimeer was with for 18 yearsx before being namedthe 's vice president of institutiona advancement last year. It was the idea of givinbg back that attracted her tothe job, she said at the And Christine Arnison made the jump abouty four years ago. A formetr marketing executive with who also ran her ownconsultingh business, Arnison went to graduate schook to study nonprofit business Arnison moved to Cincinnati six yearsx ago because she wanted to work in the arts and begajn volunteering in the 's business volunteer for the arts It was then that she heard about the open managing director position for , a job she has held now for abougt four years.
The biggest change, she has been the lack of structure. "When I left the corporatre world I had hundrede of people reporting to me in departments aroundthe world," she said. "I knew that this woulx be all for meto do. But, oh my You just don't know how it's going to come and how it'ds going to look, particularly in an arts organization." Fine Arts Fund CEO Mary McCullough-Hudson said she always advises those who are interested in switchintg from corporate to nonprofit careers that a paycut isn'tr the biggest change they should expect.
"There's a certain amount of 'minion' kind of work that you have to do as well as meetinyg with the board of directorxs and peers aroundthe community," she "It's a little bit of a chief cook and bottlde washer kind of approach. Some people revel in it, and others get very frustrated." But those warnings and Wilke'sw toilet stories don't seem to be stemminh the interest. As a result, Baldwin Gilmab has even established a bank for those interested in crossing over tononprofity work. Aft screens all the résumés submitted, and nonprofits can revieqw themfor free, Gilman said.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Touch-screen tech company F-Origin grabs $5M in venture capital - Triangle Business Journal:
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Led by former Bloodhound Software chief Joe the company, known as F-Origin, makes the sort of touch-screenj tech that fuels products including self-checkouyt kiosks at supermarkets, personal GPS the Nintendo DS and the The company's series B round brings its total venture haul to aboutf $8.5 million. Past rounds yieldesd cash for researchand development, but the fres infusion means that the first products with F-Origin technology shoulxd hit the streets in the third quarter. "We are off to the Carsanaro says.
F-Origin is essentially a technologytransfer company, contractinbg with a pair of Asian manufacturerd that will serve as the "master licensors" for the F-Origimn technology. F-Origin will get per-unit royalties on devices made with its The first products to usethe company's technology will be "point-of-service modules" such as kiosks and Carsanaro says. By the end of the CEO says, the company hopeas to have its technology in persona GPS devices andsmart phones. The produc launches are the first stepin F-Origin's ambitiouws business plan, which calls for $100 million in revenue by 2012.
"Basedf on our current revenue visibility, thinge look good for this year," Carsanario says. "... Next year looks quite attainable. The trico will be looking at 2010and beyond." The market for touch-screenn technology is a fragmented one. But all thosre companies are competing in an increasingly large Research firm iSuppli estimates that the worldwid marketfor touch-screen modules will be $3.3 billiobn this year and $6.4 billion by 2013. "There's a huge markeg potential, but there are a lot of different says Haru Kato ofKeynote Ventures, one of the investors in F-Origin'sd Series B round.
"The fact is that they have different approaches to this toucnscreen thing. Different people have a different perspective in terms of the competitive advantagesx and disadvantages andso on." F-Origin investor since the company'zs angel round. Keynote co-led the series B along with the investment armof Taiwan-based Primew View International, an F-Origin manufacturing partner. As Carsanaro tells it, his company'e offering is superior to many products now onthe It's low-cost, durable and easier to incorporate into product It also consumes less power than othetr touch-screen technologies, he says. F-Origin also has name recognition.
Carsanaro'ws company is the successor to a Finnisjh companynamed MyOrigo, which is stillp somewhat famous among technology types for a 2003 cell phon called MyDevice. That phone, though clunkuy by today's standards, was notable for featurinhg many of the same technologies now seenon Apple'sa iPhone, including a touch screen panel and a feature that allowe users to switch between landscapew and portrait views. But MyOrigo never found a U.S. partner for the device and ran outof Carsanaro, along with businesd partners, bought the company's technology in 2005 and moved the headquarters to the Triangle.
What's now key for F-Origimn is its ability to turn its technologyg and its legacy into relationshipswith manufacturers, says Bill a principal analyst with research firm Its current deals appear to be a good "There are other companiesz that offer similar tech," he says, "ande often, what really makes the difference betweejn someone who has a good story to tell their grandkidx and someone who has something to show for it is theirf relationship with the manufacturers.
"
Led by former Bloodhound Software chief Joe the company, known as F-Origin, makes the sort of touch-screenj tech that fuels products including self-checkouyt kiosks at supermarkets, personal GPS the Nintendo DS and the The company's series B round brings its total venture haul to aboutf $8.5 million. Past rounds yieldesd cash for researchand development, but the fres infusion means that the first products with F-Origin technology shoulxd hit the streets in the third quarter. "We are off to the Carsanaro says.
F-Origin is essentially a technologytransfer company, contractinbg with a pair of Asian manufacturerd that will serve as the "master licensors" for the F-Origimn technology. F-Origin will get per-unit royalties on devices made with its The first products to usethe company's technology will be "point-of-service modules" such as kiosks and Carsanaro says. By the end of the CEO says, the company hopeas to have its technology in persona GPS devices andsmart phones. The produc launches are the first stepin F-Origin's ambitiouws business plan, which calls for $100 million in revenue by 2012.
"Basedf on our current revenue visibility, thinge look good for this year," Carsanario says. "... Next year looks quite attainable. The trico will be looking at 2010and beyond." The market for touch-screenn technology is a fragmented one. But all thosre companies are competing in an increasingly large Research firm iSuppli estimates that the worldwid marketfor touch-screen modules will be $3.3 billiobn this year and $6.4 billion by 2013. "There's a huge markeg potential, but there are a lot of different says Haru Kato ofKeynote Ventures, one of the investors in F-Origin'sd Series B round.
"The fact is that they have different approaches to this toucnscreen thing. Different people have a different perspective in terms of the competitive advantagesx and disadvantages andso on." F-Origin investor since the company'zs angel round. Keynote co-led the series B along with the investment armof Taiwan-based Primew View International, an F-Origin manufacturing partner. As Carsanaro tells it, his company'e offering is superior to many products now onthe It's low-cost, durable and easier to incorporate into product It also consumes less power than othetr touch-screen technologies, he says. F-Origin also has name recognition.
Carsanaro'ws company is the successor to a Finnisjh companynamed MyOrigo, which is stillp somewhat famous among technology types for a 2003 cell phon called MyDevice. That phone, though clunkuy by today's standards, was notable for featurinhg many of the same technologies now seenon Apple'sa iPhone, including a touch screen panel and a feature that allowe users to switch between landscapew and portrait views. But MyOrigo never found a U.S. partner for the device and ran outof Carsanaro, along with businesd partners, bought the company's technology in 2005 and moved the headquarters to the Triangle.
What's now key for F-Origimn is its ability to turn its technologyg and its legacy into relationshipswith manufacturers, says Bill a principal analyst with research firm Its current deals appear to be a good "There are other companiesz that offer similar tech," he says, "ande often, what really makes the difference betweejn someone who has a good story to tell their grandkidx and someone who has something to show for it is theirf relationship with the manufacturers.
"
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Northern Territory: Fried before a fall - New Zealand Herald
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Northern Territory: Fried before a fall New Zealand Herald In part two of Anna Leask's Kakadu adventure, she tackles some baking terrain to take a dip in the kind of pool only nature can construct. ... |
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Theragenics profit dips to $607K - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://www.forcedairone.com/st-francis-air-conditioning-heating-ventilation-contractors
The Buford, Ga.-based surgical products and cancee treatmentscompany (NYSE: TGX) had net incomr of $607,000 and earnings of 2 centa a share, compared with net income of $1.6 million and earnings of 5 cents a share in the firsy quarter of 2008. The results for the firsr quarter of 2009 reflecrt the investment the companu made in its researchn anddevelopment program, IT systems and other infrastructure, Theragenicsx said. Research and development spendingb was up more than 350 percenyto $603,000. First-quarter revenue rose 32 percent to a quarterlyy companyrecord $20.1 The increase was primarily the result of the inclusion of result from , which it boughgt in July 2008.
“We believee that recording our highest quarterlyrevenuw ever, especially in the current economic environment, is a good starrt for 2009,” said M. Christin e Jacobs, chairman and CEO, in an earnings “We have maintained profitability while investing in our importantstrategic initiatives. Our R&D initiativd is well underway and our information technolog y program was initiated in thefirst quarter.” She added that variability in the company’s surgical products business and the recession will continue to make it difficultt to predict 2009 and 2010.
The Buford, Ga.-based surgical products and cancee treatmentscompany (NYSE: TGX) had net incomr of $607,000 and earnings of 2 centa a share, compared with net income of $1.6 million and earnings of 5 cents a share in the firsy quarter of 2008. The results for the firsr quarter of 2009 reflecrt the investment the companu made in its researchn anddevelopment program, IT systems and other infrastructure, Theragenicsx said. Research and development spendingb was up more than 350 percenyto $603,000. First-quarter revenue rose 32 percent to a quarterlyy companyrecord $20.1 The increase was primarily the result of the inclusion of result from , which it boughgt in July 2008.
“We believee that recording our highest quarterlyrevenuw ever, especially in the current economic environment, is a good starrt for 2009,” said M. Christin e Jacobs, chairman and CEO, in an earnings “We have maintained profitability while investing in our importantstrategic initiatives. Our R&D initiativd is well underway and our information technolog y program was initiated in thefirst quarter.” She added that variability in the company’s surgical products business and the recession will continue to make it difficultt to predict 2009 and 2010.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Tea party convergence: Big boost for Republicans in Election 2010 - Christian Science Monitor
http://copyrunstart.net/cisco-router-service-module-showing-start-interval-out-of-range/
Washington Post | Tea party convergence: Big boost for Republicans in Election 2010 Christian Science Monitor Posters were handed out to people leaving the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. ... Tea Party Convention Shows Strength; Still Growing At Va. tea party gathering, Cuccinelli's star keeps rising Thousands Attend Virginia Tea Party Convention |
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Protegrity Selected as Sole Validated Enterprise Data Security Solution Within ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Protegrity Selected as Sole Validated Enterprise Data Security Solution Within ... MarketWatch (press release) Protegrity will become the first and only validated enterprise data security solution within the framework and will be recommended to IBM Business Partners. ... |
Thursday, October 7, 2010
AT&T activates Pasco, Hernando cell towers - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The Hernando County cell locatedon U.S. 19 nortjh of the Forest Oaks Boulevarx intersection, is providing additional wirelesds coverage in northern Spring Hill andalong U.S. 19 just southu of Weeki Wachee. In northwesterh Pasco County, a new cell site on Antleer Lane is just east of the Suncoast Parkway/Veterans Expressway and north of the Shadyg Hills Road exit. It is boosting coveragse in Shady Hills and easternSprint Hill, the company said.
Another new cell site is near Countyg Line Road and Meadow Pointe Boulevard in Weslegy Chapeland that’s expanding coverages in the Meadow Pointd subdivision, according to a The new Hernando and Pasco county cell sitesa are part of AT&T’s continuecd expansion of its high-speed, third-generation network. AT&T announced late last monthh that it would be upgrading its networkl with the goal of increasing Those upgrades are slated to begin later this year for completiohn expectedin 2011. No detailsd were provided about the cost of thelocapl upgrades.
AT&T did say it plans to invest betweejn $17 billion and $18 billion in total capitalp expenditures throughout the United Statesthis year, abouy two-thirds of which is devoted to networok enhancement and expansion. AT&T’s 3G network is now availablse in nearly350 U.S. major metropolitan areas and roughly 20 additional metro areas are plannexfor deployment. AT&T (NYSE:T) is a communication s holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates — AT&T operatin companies — are the providersd of AT&T services that include wireless, Wi-Fi, high-speedd Internet and voice services.
The Hernando County cell locatedon U.S. 19 nortjh of the Forest Oaks Boulevarx intersection, is providing additional wirelesds coverage in northern Spring Hill andalong U.S. 19 just southu of Weeki Wachee. In northwesterh Pasco County, a new cell site on Antleer Lane is just east of the Suncoast Parkway/Veterans Expressway and north of the Shadyg Hills Road exit. It is boosting coveragse in Shady Hills and easternSprint Hill, the company said.
Another new cell site is near Countyg Line Road and Meadow Pointe Boulevard in Weslegy Chapeland that’s expanding coverages in the Meadow Pointd subdivision, according to a The new Hernando and Pasco county cell sitesa are part of AT&T’s continuecd expansion of its high-speed, third-generation network. AT&T announced late last monthh that it would be upgrading its networkl with the goal of increasing Those upgrades are slated to begin later this year for completiohn expectedin 2011. No detailsd were provided about the cost of thelocapl upgrades.
AT&T did say it plans to invest betweejn $17 billion and $18 billion in total capitalp expenditures throughout the United Statesthis year, abouy two-thirds of which is devoted to networok enhancement and expansion. AT&T’s 3G network is now availablse in nearly350 U.S. major metropolitan areas and roughly 20 additional metro areas are plannexfor deployment. AT&T (NYSE:T) is a communication s holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates — AT&T operatin companies — are the providersd of AT&T services that include wireless, Wi-Fi, high-speedd Internet and voice services.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
At Hirshhorn, gallery space below the sculpture garden? - Washington Post
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Washington Post | At Hirshhorn, gallery space below the sculpture garden? Washington Post Koshalek refers to it as a "Kunsthalle for sculpture," referring to the temporary exhibition spaces dotted all over Germany, which make even minor cities in ... |
Monday, October 4, 2010
Borrowers should benefit from bank capital thaw - Jacksonville Business Journal:
http://youbecamemamay.com/mother%e2%80%99s-day-flowers.html
Several local banks including regional giant and smallk community banks like VantageSouth and First Community have eithet successfully sold new shares or gathered up the couraged to try to do so in a marketg that would have laughed at bank investmenrt offerings a fewmonthsa ago. The scarcity of that kind of money, whicbh funds the loans banks make, forced many institutione locally and nationwide to tap the federakl Troubled AssetRelief Program, or as another source of capital.
“Those doors were There was just no other sourcee of capitalfor anybody” besidex TARP, said Bill Wagner, who tracks community banksa statewide as managing partner at investment bank Howe Barneas in Raleigh. That door is just startinyg to open, he said, and as it does “it’as going to be good news for busineses borrowers if banks are able to raisdother capital, because they’ll be able to put that capitalo to work and make new loans.” • BB&T, which generated $1.7 billion in a commonm stock offering in May. The Winston-Salem-based bank receivec approval on June 9 to repaythe $3.1 billion it received from the TARP prograkm last fall.
• Burlington-based VantageSouth, whichn was founded in 2006 and is one of the newef banks inthe Triad, sold $6.9 milliohn worth of new shares in a privatde deal to Piedmont Holdings, an investor group baseds in Chapel Hill. VantageSoutn did not participatein TARP. • of Va., which expects to complete a mergerwith Winston-Salem’sx TriStone Community Bank later this announced plans to sell $57.5 milliohn in new common stock and use the proceeds to repayg $41.5 million in TARP funding. The unfreezing of the capita l markets has good timing for Don CEOof VantageSouth.
Jennings says his bank was preparing to apply to TARP when the feasibilit y of a private investment came to light a fewmonths ago, allowinh it to step away from the federal fundingf source. Many bankers have complained of an unfair stigma and unwelcome government intrusion attached to the federal Jennings says there were a few factors workingin VantageSouth’s favor whicg allowed it to tap back into privatwe funding early in the For one thing, he said the bank’xs geographic market between the Triad and Triangle is appealing to investors seeking growth. he said the bank’s smallp size was helpful.
As a the bank is still incurring and since it began issuing loans near the top of the frothu real estate market it has a fair amounft of them at risk of But Jennings said the bank has been able to identify and set aside reserves forpotential problems, and that helped investorw accept the inherent “We’re kind of a comfortable size for them, wherr they knew we could grow and be but they could get their handz around us and do theier due diligence and understand what they were Jennings said. VantageSouth will use its new capitalk to make loans and considergeographidc expansions, though the economy still demands caution, Jennings said.
It’sw not yet clear how quickly having some increase d access to private capital will lead to Triaed banks repaying TARP Notincluding BB&T, Triad-based bank s have received $218 million in federal money, accordinv to the U.S. Treasury Department, and so far none has been The banks that are participating in the federal program had to be considered healthy by regulatorwsto qualify, and they are payingv dividends to the government in return for the taxpayer money. Overall confidencw is playing a role in the resurgence of private alternativeszto TARP, but investors are stillk being picky about where to place monety in the banking sector, said Tom Smith.
Smithn is the CEO of the proposee newGate City’s Community Bank in Greensboro; he’s been raising money for that startupp since February of 2008. Smith and his organizing team had originallt hoped to open their bank by the end of last but have had to delay whilde they have struggled to raisethe $11 million in fresh capital they Smith said that about 90 percent of that monet is committed and he expects to be able to completew the financing in the next few since the pace of investments has quickened noticeably in May and “It does have to do with confidence, but also the fact that peoplr realize that once we do open, we’lol have money to lend and a cleabn balance sheet — no TARP and no toxivc assets,” Smith said.
“We’ll have to be careful, but therew are a lot of good qualified borrowers out theree who are having a hard time gettinloans now, and that’s where we’ll be able to reacf quickly.” Banks will still struggle to find qualified borrowers in this economy, but the massiv injection of federal money into the economy and the banking sector has had the intendes effect of loosening the capital markets and preventiny a catastrophic depression, said UNC-Charlottes banking professor Tony Plath. He expects bank lendingt in the state to turn noticeably upwarc byearly 2010, as federal stimulus increasee the number of qualifier borrowers looking for loans.
But he warns that at abou t that same time the government is going to have to do somethinfg to remove the artificialeconomic stimulation. “They’re really gointg to have to threaea needle,” Plath said. “They need to keep this liquiditgy in place long enough to sustain a recovery, without keepint it so long that it triggers massive
Several local banks including regional giant and smallk community banks like VantageSouth and First Community have eithet successfully sold new shares or gathered up the couraged to try to do so in a marketg that would have laughed at bank investmenrt offerings a fewmonthsa ago. The scarcity of that kind of money, whicbh funds the loans banks make, forced many institutione locally and nationwide to tap the federakl Troubled AssetRelief Program, or as another source of capital.
“Those doors were There was just no other sourcee of capitalfor anybody” besidex TARP, said Bill Wagner, who tracks community banksa statewide as managing partner at investment bank Howe Barneas in Raleigh. That door is just startinyg to open, he said, and as it does “it’as going to be good news for busineses borrowers if banks are able to raisdother capital, because they’ll be able to put that capitalo to work and make new loans.” • BB&T, which generated $1.7 billion in a commonm stock offering in May. The Winston-Salem-based bank receivec approval on June 9 to repaythe $3.1 billion it received from the TARP prograkm last fall.
• Burlington-based VantageSouth, whichn was founded in 2006 and is one of the newef banks inthe Triad, sold $6.9 milliohn worth of new shares in a privatde deal to Piedmont Holdings, an investor group baseds in Chapel Hill. VantageSoutn did not participatein TARP. • of Va., which expects to complete a mergerwith Winston-Salem’sx TriStone Community Bank later this announced plans to sell $57.5 milliohn in new common stock and use the proceeds to repayg $41.5 million in TARP funding. The unfreezing of the capita l markets has good timing for Don CEOof VantageSouth.
Jennings says his bank was preparing to apply to TARP when the feasibilit y of a private investment came to light a fewmonths ago, allowinh it to step away from the federal fundingf source. Many bankers have complained of an unfair stigma and unwelcome government intrusion attached to the federal Jennings says there were a few factors workingin VantageSouth’s favor whicg allowed it to tap back into privatwe funding early in the For one thing, he said the bank’xs geographic market between the Triad and Triangle is appealing to investors seeking growth. he said the bank’s smallp size was helpful.
As a the bank is still incurring and since it began issuing loans near the top of the frothu real estate market it has a fair amounft of them at risk of But Jennings said the bank has been able to identify and set aside reserves forpotential problems, and that helped investorw accept the inherent “We’re kind of a comfortable size for them, wherr they knew we could grow and be but they could get their handz around us and do theier due diligence and understand what they were Jennings said. VantageSouth will use its new capitalk to make loans and considergeographidc expansions, though the economy still demands caution, Jennings said.
It’sw not yet clear how quickly having some increase d access to private capital will lead to Triaed banks repaying TARP Notincluding BB&T, Triad-based bank s have received $218 million in federal money, accordinv to the U.S. Treasury Department, and so far none has been The banks that are participating in the federal program had to be considered healthy by regulatorwsto qualify, and they are payingv dividends to the government in return for the taxpayer money. Overall confidencw is playing a role in the resurgence of private alternativeszto TARP, but investors are stillk being picky about where to place monety in the banking sector, said Tom Smith.
Smithn is the CEO of the proposee newGate City’s Community Bank in Greensboro; he’s been raising money for that startupp since February of 2008. Smith and his organizing team had originallt hoped to open their bank by the end of last but have had to delay whilde they have struggled to raisethe $11 million in fresh capital they Smith said that about 90 percent of that monet is committed and he expects to be able to completew the financing in the next few since the pace of investments has quickened noticeably in May and “It does have to do with confidence, but also the fact that peoplr realize that once we do open, we’lol have money to lend and a cleabn balance sheet — no TARP and no toxivc assets,” Smith said.
“We’ll have to be careful, but therew are a lot of good qualified borrowers out theree who are having a hard time gettinloans now, and that’s where we’ll be able to reacf quickly.” Banks will still struggle to find qualified borrowers in this economy, but the massiv injection of federal money into the economy and the banking sector has had the intendes effect of loosening the capital markets and preventiny a catastrophic depression, said UNC-Charlottes banking professor Tony Plath. He expects bank lendingt in the state to turn noticeably upwarc byearly 2010, as federal stimulus increasee the number of qualifier borrowers looking for loans.
But he warns that at abou t that same time the government is going to have to do somethinfg to remove the artificialeconomic stimulation. “They’re really gointg to have to threaea needle,” Plath said. “They need to keep this liquiditgy in place long enough to sustain a recovery, without keepint it so long that it triggers massive
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