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The study, conducted by the and the Universao Health CareAction Network-MN and published in the February issue of Minnesota Medicine, found that 63.4 percentr of state physicians believe that a single-payer universakl health insurance system would offerr the best health care to the greatesyt number of people. According to a presx release, almost 25 percent of Minnesota physicianz thought health savings account systems were and 11.8 percent were in favor of managed care. Dr.
Charlexs Oberg, the study's co-author and associate professor at the Universit of Minnesota School ofPublic commented, "Many doctors are becoming increasingly disappointed and frustrated with the health care system as it stands. Insurancre hassles, heavy paperwork, and inability to get the care they need make it very The study also found that 71 percenr of Minnesota doctors said they would accept a 10 percent reduction in fees fora "very reduction in paperwork, and 63.8 percent favorerd physician payment under a salary system.
Researchersw mailed surveys with questiona on health care financing and medical practices to a randomn sampleof 1,061 Minnesota physicianw drawn from the Minnesota Board of Medical Thirty-nine percent of the surveya were completed and returned. Data was compiled and analyzed by the Universityg of Minnesota School ofPublic
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
City School Board enacting new voting districts - The Daily News Online
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City School Board enacting new voting districts The Daily News Online BATAVIA â€" The city's Board of Education plans to enact new voting districts and polling places for the next election and budget vote, Business Administrator Scott Rozanski says. Rozanski proposed the change to save money by decreasing the polling ... |
Monday, December 26, 2011
Private equity groups boost merger activity - Dayton Business Journal:
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National and local private equity groupds have begun playing a larger role in mergers and giving companies another optionwhen selling. These typew of firms accounted for 20 percent of all of the mergef and activity in the countrylast year, or $3.6 trillionb in closed deals, according to Thomas "They are changing the landscape of mergersd and acquisitions," said Jim president of . "They are great sellersz for companies that meet criteria such as paying a high multituded and having a platform in a niche Sachs said six months ago his firm listed a locall manufacturing company for sale on a merger and acquisitions Web site and was inundatedx with inquiries from privateequityg groups.
Companies that specialize in this type of buying focuws on finding and investing in niche businesses that they can help grow by reorganizatiomn and acquisitions to make the businessmore profitable. Theses type of firms usually raise money fromhigh net-worthn individuals or institutional investors to buy both privates and public companies. Most private equity groupe are interested in growint industries such as health care and are beginningy to shy away from theautomotive industry, Sach Jim Butterfield, principal with Atlanta-based , said the main goal of his firm is to help smal l companies that aren't doing well save jobs by buildinbg the business back up and keeping as many employeesd as possible.
Most of thes e types of firms purchase companies who have high barriersof entry, good management teams and the ability to grow in their industry so investorsa will get good return once they are Riverside focuses on buyinbg small businesses or companies who have a $1 million in cash flow and anywhered from 30 to 50 employees. When equityg firms like Riverside acquire companies they make improvementzs to the business such as helping personnel with hiring the right creating incentive plans to perform and possiblr outsourcing in order to get a good return from the company once Firms in this business usually turn arouns and sell companies in five years for a higher acquisitionb price so investors get ahigher return.
"Wwe exist specifically to put money to work for our investors and give them a good Butterfield said. Ed Reilly, president of 'se southwest Ohio district, said privatre equity firms are starting to bring some competition forlocal banks. "They are beginninhg to be a large liquid sourceof capital," he "Clients that are bein bought by private equity groups often times don'tg have a need for local banks." -- with stations in the Dayton-arew -- was acquired by through Washington, D.C.-based Englewood-basef TeleSuite Corp. was acquired by Nebraska-based in 2002.
Privat e equity firms may not have a need for the local banking market because they use a combinatiomn of their own capital and largee lines of credit whic h may only be concentrated withlarger banks, Sachzs said. Butterfield said the local bankinb market can be used for cash managementg and trust services for these groups which still creates a needfor "Companies are going to sell regardless of who' s going to buy," he Banks could begin to lose business when companiezs sell to strategic buyers who oftebn fold the business into a headquarters creatinv one less customer, Butterfiels said.
Strategic buyers often don'y acquire all of a company's assets and bring in theirt own management group hoping it will drive higher margins. Butterfield said if the public returnh on companies becomes tremendous in thenear future, privatd equity firms may be in trouble. Tom Mangan, seniord vice president with Alpha-based , said the trend of privatw equity firms may have runits course. "The marketf has been strong for the past 15 or 20 years becausde low quality bonds have been outperforming highqualith bonds, but the spreads are going to get tighter making it hardert for them," he said.
National and local private equity groupds have begun playing a larger role in mergers and giving companies another optionwhen selling. These typew of firms accounted for 20 percent of all of the mergef and activity in the countrylast year, or $3.6 trillionb in closed deals, according to Thomas "They are changing the landscape of mergersd and acquisitions," said Jim president of . "They are great sellersz for companies that meet criteria such as paying a high multituded and having a platform in a niche Sachs said six months ago his firm listed a locall manufacturing company for sale on a merger and acquisitions Web site and was inundatedx with inquiries from privateequityg groups.
Companies that specialize in this type of buying focuws on finding and investing in niche businesses that they can help grow by reorganizatiomn and acquisitions to make the businessmore profitable. Theses type of firms usually raise money fromhigh net-worthn individuals or institutional investors to buy both privates and public companies. Most private equity groupe are interested in growint industries such as health care and are beginningy to shy away from theautomotive industry, Sach Jim Butterfield, principal with Atlanta-based , said the main goal of his firm is to help smal l companies that aren't doing well save jobs by buildinbg the business back up and keeping as many employeesd as possible.
Most of thes e types of firms purchase companies who have high barriersof entry, good management teams and the ability to grow in their industry so investorsa will get good return once they are Riverside focuses on buyinbg small businesses or companies who have a $1 million in cash flow and anywhered from 30 to 50 employees. When equityg firms like Riverside acquire companies they make improvementzs to the business such as helping personnel with hiring the right creating incentive plans to perform and possiblr outsourcing in order to get a good return from the company once Firms in this business usually turn arouns and sell companies in five years for a higher acquisitionb price so investors get ahigher return.
"Wwe exist specifically to put money to work for our investors and give them a good Butterfield said. Ed Reilly, president of 'se southwest Ohio district, said privatre equity firms are starting to bring some competition forlocal banks. "They are beginninhg to be a large liquid sourceof capital," he "Clients that are bein bought by private equity groups often times don'tg have a need for local banks." -- with stations in the Dayton-arew -- was acquired by through Washington, D.C.-based Englewood-basef TeleSuite Corp. was acquired by Nebraska-based in 2002.
Privat e equity firms may not have a need for the local banking market because they use a combinatiomn of their own capital and largee lines of credit whic h may only be concentrated withlarger banks, Sachzs said. Butterfield said the local bankinb market can be used for cash managementg and trust services for these groups which still creates a needfor "Companies are going to sell regardless of who' s going to buy," he Banks could begin to lose business when companiezs sell to strategic buyers who oftebn fold the business into a headquarters creatinv one less customer, Butterfiels said.
Strategic buyers often don'y acquire all of a company's assets and bring in theirt own management group hoping it will drive higher margins. Butterfield said if the public returnh on companies becomes tremendous in thenear future, privatd equity firms may be in trouble. Tom Mangan, seniord vice president with Alpha-based , said the trend of privatw equity firms may have runits course. "The marketf has been strong for the past 15 or 20 years becausde low quality bonds have been outperforming highqualith bonds, but the spreads are going to get tighter making it hardert for them," he said.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Russell Slade pleased to see goalkeeper situation improving at Leyton Orient - East London and West Essex Guardian Series
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Russell Slade pleased to see goalkeeper situation improving at Leyton Orient East London and West Essex Guardian Series By Matt Bass » The bleak injury situation at Brisbane Road was the subject of much discussion earlier in the season but O's boss Russell Slade feels his side's luck could be set to change. Number one keeper Jamie Jones has been sidelined with a ... |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Suspect in Ohio Amish attacks to plead not guilty - Boston.com
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Daily Mail | Suspect in Ohio Amish attacks to plead not guilty Boston.com The attorney, Dean Carro, represents Lester Miller, 37, a nephew of the » |
Monday, December 19, 2011
WNBA Silver Stars are cashing in on Finals appearance - San Antonio Business Journal:
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That added national exposure has prompted more WNBA fans to purchaser SilverStars merchandise. According to the forward Candace Parker, the 2008 WNBA Most Valuable Playetr and Rookie ofthe Year, tops this year’a list of the WNBA’s most popula jerseys. That ranking is basesd on sales at the NBA Store in New York City andat WNBAStore.com from October 2008 through April 2009. Silver Star Beckyy Hammon’s No. 25 jersey rankxs fifth among all WNBA players in terms of sales. As a team, the Silver Starsa also rank fifth inmerchandise sales. WNBA officials say salew of jerseyson WNBAStore.com have more than doublec compared to the same time last The combined sales at WNBAStore.
com and at the NBA Store are up 25 percent vs. last year. Below are the player and team rankings. 1. Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparksx 2. Diana Taurasi, 3. Lisa Leslie, Los Angelex Sparks 4. Sue Bird, 5. Beck y Hammon, San Antonio Silver Starsw 1. Los Angeles Sparks 2. 3. 4. Seattlwe Storm 5. San Antonio Silver Stars
That added national exposure has prompted more WNBA fans to purchaser SilverStars merchandise. According to the forward Candace Parker, the 2008 WNBA Most Valuable Playetr and Rookie ofthe Year, tops this year’a list of the WNBA’s most popula jerseys. That ranking is basesd on sales at the NBA Store in New York City andat WNBAStore.com from October 2008 through April 2009. Silver Star Beckyy Hammon’s No. 25 jersey rankxs fifth among all WNBA players in terms of sales. As a team, the Silver Starsa also rank fifth inmerchandise sales. WNBA officials say salew of jerseyson WNBAStore.com have more than doublec compared to the same time last The combined sales at WNBAStore.
com and at the NBA Store are up 25 percent vs. last year. Below are the player and team rankings. 1. Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparksx 2. Diana Taurasi, 3. Lisa Leslie, Los Angelex Sparks 4. Sue Bird, 5. Beck y Hammon, San Antonio Silver Starsw 1. Los Angeles Sparks 2. 3. 4. Seattlwe Storm 5. San Antonio Silver Stars
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Harleysville National ordered to improve capital ratios - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Currently, the bank’s capital levels are less than those requirefd under the Office of the Comptroller ofthe Currency’z newly required minimum individual capital ratios. The OCC has advisedc the company that it must achieve thesee ratios byJune 30. Harleysville National said whilre it believes these ratiosare achievable, it does not thinkj it can do so by that date. It said it does not know what if any, the OCC will take if it does not compl by that date. Harleysville National said the OCC may deem noncomplianced to be an unsafe and unsoune banking practice which would subjectt the bank to administrative actionsor sanctions.
Harleysville shares closedx 10 percent lower Tuesday at In order to increasethe bank’s capitaol levels to meet the requirements, the bank will have to increasw its capital, reduce its assets or Harleysville said its ability to increasr its capital levels to meet the OCC’sz requirements will largely depend on its financial performance and conditionw in the capital markets, which are outsidwe its control. It added that raising capitaol through the issuance of commo n stock or other securities would likely dilute the value of itscommojn stock.
Harleysville National said its capitalk ratios have been negatively affected by the economic downturn and its effect on the businessexs and homeowners with whom it does President and CEOPaul D. Geraghty said in a statemengt that “legacy credit issues continue to be a challenger during this time ofeconomic uncertainty. This was a producft of our historical focus on realestated lending, specifically residential real estate developmeny and home equity loans.” He said the company has been workingv to strengthen credit administration, add to its loan workour staff, and actively manage the troubled loans that are weighing down its portfolio.
At its most recent annua meeting thispast spring, Geraghty told shareholders he intends to meet regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized bank by the end of the Now that plan will have to be In an interview Tuesday Geraghty said Harleysville National hopes to raisd $65 million to $120 milliohn in equity. Harleysville National Corp. (NASDAQ:HNBC) of Harleysville, Pa., has $5.6 billionm in assets and is thelargest locally-based bank in the eight-countyt Philadelphia region with last year’s addition of Willow Financiakl Bancorp.
It has the seventh-most deposits in the regionb with just morethan $3
Currently, the bank’s capital levels are less than those requirefd under the Office of the Comptroller ofthe Currency’z newly required minimum individual capital ratios. The OCC has advisedc the company that it must achieve thesee ratios byJune 30. Harleysville National said whilre it believes these ratiosare achievable, it does not thinkj it can do so by that date. It said it does not know what if any, the OCC will take if it does not compl by that date. Harleysville National said the OCC may deem noncomplianced to be an unsafe and unsoune banking practice which would subjectt the bank to administrative actionsor sanctions.
Harleysville shares closedx 10 percent lower Tuesday at In order to increasethe bank’s capitaol levels to meet the requirements, the bank will have to increasw its capital, reduce its assets or Harleysville said its ability to increasr its capital levels to meet the OCC’sz requirements will largely depend on its financial performance and conditionw in the capital markets, which are outsidwe its control. It added that raising capitaol through the issuance of commo n stock or other securities would likely dilute the value of itscommojn stock.
Harleysville National said its capitalk ratios have been negatively affected by the economic downturn and its effect on the businessexs and homeowners with whom it does President and CEOPaul D. Geraghty said in a statemengt that “legacy credit issues continue to be a challenger during this time ofeconomic uncertainty. This was a producft of our historical focus on realestated lending, specifically residential real estate developmeny and home equity loans.” He said the company has been workingv to strengthen credit administration, add to its loan workour staff, and actively manage the troubled loans that are weighing down its portfolio.
At its most recent annua meeting thispast spring, Geraghty told shareholders he intends to meet regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized bank by the end of the Now that plan will have to be In an interview Tuesday Geraghty said Harleysville National hopes to raisd $65 million to $120 milliohn in equity. Harleysville National Corp. (NASDAQ:HNBC) of Harleysville, Pa., has $5.6 billionm in assets and is thelargest locally-based bank in the eight-countyt Philadelphia region with last year’s addition of Willow Financiakl Bancorp.
It has the seventh-most deposits in the regionb with just morethan $3
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - bizjournals Business Travel Guide
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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filecd the reorganization petition in New York bankruptcy Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichman writing that Extendeed Stay hadabout $7.1 billion in asseta and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extendecd Stay, whose more than 680 propertiee are managed byHVM LLC, has 21 locationse in the Houston area. The company bills itself as the largest operatorof mid-priceds extended-stay hotels in the nation. Teichmaj in a court filing on Mondag wrote that the company sought protectionj from creditors amid a general downturn in the hospitality industryu and a hit taken as fewer potentiaol customers needthe company’s services.
“Sincw the typical Extended Stay customer seeks a lengthy stay basee oncommercial relocation, the contraction of constructioj and new business developmentr began to significantly and adversely affecte d Extended Stay’s revenue stream,” Teichman wrote. The company said its average revenue per room droppecd about 23 percent in the first five months of the year compareed with the same periodof 2008. As a result, it was unables to deal with its debt burden with cash flow and is seekinta “comprehensive restructuring of the entire capitaol structure.
” Extended Stay said it plana to run operations following the Chapter 11 petition underd a lender-approved arrangement using cash Debtor-in-possession financing won’t be needed, the compant said. About 9,900 employeesd work in hotels operate byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 statees and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filecd the reorganization petition in New York bankruptcy Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichman writing that Extendeed Stay hadabout $7.1 billion in asseta and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extendecd Stay, whose more than 680 propertiee are managed byHVM LLC, has 21 locationse in the Houston area. The company bills itself as the largest operatorof mid-priceds extended-stay hotels in the nation. Teichmaj in a court filing on Mondag wrote that the company sought protectionj from creditors amid a general downturn in the hospitality industryu and a hit taken as fewer potentiaol customers needthe company’s services.
“Sincw the typical Extended Stay customer seeks a lengthy stay basee oncommercial relocation, the contraction of constructioj and new business developmentr began to significantly and adversely affecte d Extended Stay’s revenue stream,” Teichman wrote. The company said its average revenue per room droppecd about 23 percent in the first five months of the year compareed with the same periodof 2008. As a result, it was unables to deal with its debt burden with cash flow and is seekinta “comprehensive restructuring of the entire capitaol structure.
” Extended Stay said it plana to run operations following the Chapter 11 petition underd a lender-approved arrangement using cash Debtor-in-possession financing won’t be needed, the compant said. About 9,900 employeesd work in hotels operate byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 statees and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
Monday, December 12, 2011
NCB Capital Impact to get $90M in tax credits from Treasury Department - Washington Business Journal:
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The Arlington-based nonprofit affiliate of NCB, which supportz health, housing and education facilitiesein low-income areas, was one of 32 organizationsx competitively picked to get a total of $1.5 billio in New Markets Tax Credits through the stimuluas package. The $90 million in credits, which aim to help retaih and generate jobs and forge economic developmenyt indistressed communities, will help NCB Capitakl Impact and its partners create 1,0009 new jobs, 3,000 new school seats for low-incomse children, 100 units of workforces housing, and provide 25,000 working families with affordable health care across the U.S., said NCB.
Sinc e mid-2005, NCB Capital Impact has closedon $205 million in credif transactions that have leveraged over $500 million in capitall for underserved populations. NCB used fundas to help Media and Technology Charter High in Boston reduce its debt service costs by40 percent. Last NCB Capital Impact gave out arecore $208.1 million for education, health care and affordablre homeownership programs that benefit low- and middle-incom communities nationwide. The New Markets Tax Credit Program, created by Congresd in 2000, lets individual and corporatse taxpayers receive a credit against federaol income taxes for makintg qualified equity investments ininvestment vehicles.
Other locao organizations to get fundingwere McLean-based Capitaol One Community Renewal Fund LLC, whicuh received $90 million, and McLean-based Solomonj Hess Loan Fund LLC, which received $50
The Arlington-based nonprofit affiliate of NCB, which supportz health, housing and education facilitiesein low-income areas, was one of 32 organizationsx competitively picked to get a total of $1.5 billio in New Markets Tax Credits through the stimuluas package. The $90 million in credits, which aim to help retaih and generate jobs and forge economic developmenyt indistressed communities, will help NCB Capitakl Impact and its partners create 1,0009 new jobs, 3,000 new school seats for low-incomse children, 100 units of workforces housing, and provide 25,000 working families with affordable health care across the U.S., said NCB.
Sinc e mid-2005, NCB Capital Impact has closedon $205 million in credif transactions that have leveraged over $500 million in capitall for underserved populations. NCB used fundas to help Media and Technology Charter High in Boston reduce its debt service costs by40 percent. Last NCB Capital Impact gave out arecore $208.1 million for education, health care and affordablre homeownership programs that benefit low- and middle-incom communities nationwide. The New Markets Tax Credit Program, created by Congresd in 2000, lets individual and corporatse taxpayers receive a credit against federaol income taxes for makintg qualified equity investments ininvestment vehicles.
Other locao organizations to get fundingwere McLean-based Capitaol One Community Renewal Fund LLC, whicuh received $90 million, and McLean-based Solomonj Hess Loan Fund LLC, which received $50
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Diagnosis confirmed - Newsworks.org
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PennLive.com | Diagnosis confirmed Newsworks.org Testing is not being recommended for other students who lived on her floor or for those with intermittent contact, including in class, the University said Friday. People diagnosed with Tuberculosis can be treated if they seek medical help. University Park student diagnosed w ith tuberculosis Student at Penn State's main campus diagnosed with tuberculosis, officials ... |
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Red Sox TV viewership off 14 percent - Boston Business Journal:
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The Sox still dominate the local airwave duringgame broadcasts, logging the highest local viewefr ratings among all teams, according to a receny analysis by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. The Sports Busines Journal is owned by American CityBusiness Journals, the parengt of the Boston Business Journal. Sox gamees on New England Sports Network were broadcasted into an averageof 209,00p households during the period analyzed, down 12 percentf from the year-earlier span. As a percentage of the local televisioj audience, the Sox’s average ratinvg of 8.
67 was down 14 percent on a year-over-year The team’s local market-share average is still the highest among all MLB MLB has registered relativelyflat year-to-date ratingd on its FOX and TBS broadcasts and a 15.4 percentf decline in ESPN-affiliated broadcasts. The Sports Business Journal calculater the ratings and viewership averages by analyzing As ofJune 5, the Sox were tied with the for firstt place atop the American League East Division
The Sox still dominate the local airwave duringgame broadcasts, logging the highest local viewefr ratings among all teams, according to a receny analysis by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. The Sports Busines Journal is owned by American CityBusiness Journals, the parengt of the Boston Business Journal. Sox gamees on New England Sports Network were broadcasted into an averageof 209,00p households during the period analyzed, down 12 percentf from the year-earlier span. As a percentage of the local televisioj audience, the Sox’s average ratinvg of 8.
67 was down 14 percent on a year-over-year The team’s local market-share average is still the highest among all MLB MLB has registered relativelyflat year-to-date ratingd on its FOX and TBS broadcasts and a 15.4 percentf decline in ESPN-affiliated broadcasts. The Sports Business Journal calculater the ratings and viewership averages by analyzing As ofJune 5, the Sox were tied with the for firstt place atop the American League East Division
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Washington has third-highest internet use in U.S. - San Francisco Business Times:
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behind only Alaska and New according to information released Wednesday bythe U.S. Census. Accordinbg to the Census, Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percentr of its residents having accessz to the internet at any location, followedc by New Hampshire (74.6 percent) and Washingtonb (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowest internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), follower by West Virginia (52.9 percent). The nationap average is 62.4 percent The Census said that 75.7 percen of Washington residents have access to the internet attheit homes, which is third again behind New Hampshire and Alaska (78.5) percent, and well above the national average of 67.
1 “As access to high-speed connections have become more prevalent, so too have the number of peopled that connect to the internet at home,” Thom File, a statistician with the Census Bureau's Housin and Household Economic Statistics said in a statement Wednesday. Nationwide, internet use strongly correspondsto education. Eighty-sevem percent of people 25 and oldere with acollege bachelor’s degree used the interneyt in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some 49 percent for thosse with only a high school diploma and 19 percentf for those who didn't finish high school.
Amontg age groups nationwide, 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds use the 56 percent of peopld 3to 17, and 35 percent of peopls 65 and older. Among ethnic groups nationwide, 73 percenr of Asian Americans used the internettin 2007, 69 percent of whites, 51 percent of black s and 48 percent of Hispanics.
behind only Alaska and New according to information released Wednesday bythe U.S. Census. Accordinbg to the Census, Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percentr of its residents having accessz to the internet at any location, followedc by New Hampshire (74.6 percent) and Washingtonb (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowest internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), follower by West Virginia (52.9 percent). The nationap average is 62.4 percent The Census said that 75.7 percen of Washington residents have access to the internet attheit homes, which is third again behind New Hampshire and Alaska (78.5) percent, and well above the national average of 67.
1 “As access to high-speed connections have become more prevalent, so too have the number of peopled that connect to the internet at home,” Thom File, a statistician with the Census Bureau's Housin and Household Economic Statistics said in a statement Wednesday. Nationwide, internet use strongly correspondsto education. Eighty-sevem percent of people 25 and oldere with acollege bachelor’s degree used the interneyt in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some 49 percent for thosse with only a high school diploma and 19 percentf for those who didn't finish high school.
Amontg age groups nationwide, 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds use the 56 percent of peopld 3to 17, and 35 percent of peopls 65 and older. Among ethnic groups nationwide, 73 percenr of Asian Americans used the internettin 2007, 69 percent of whites, 51 percent of black s and 48 percent of Hispanics.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
List of GM dealerships to close in Minnesota grows - Houston Business Journal:
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The industry group said a survey of its memberss found that 109 of the 149 GM dealers in the statwe will either lose a particularGM brand, be forces to drop some competing manufacturer brands in theie GM stores, or lose thei r stores altogether. The number of outright shutdowns has amonth ago, GM indicated that 30 dealers would After the giant automaker’s plunge into bankruptct June 1, roughly 3,600 dealers nationwider received new sales agreements.
The ownerd of about 1,350 other dealerships were notifiedd that they needed to wind down asGM That’s in addition to the 1,100 that receivedf similar messages last month as part of GM’ws restructuring, which involves keeping only top dealers and The new agreements also may require surviving dealerss to upgrade their facilities. And there may not be very much dealers can doabouyt it, . (subscription required). GM expect s the closings to start this year and wrap up by the fallof 2010.
In a presxs release Friday, Scott Lambert, executive vice president of the Minnesotq AutoDealers Association, criticized GM’s decisionn to have dealers sign new sales agreements with the “Besides the tragic and inexplicables shutdown of profitable stores, GM seemd determined to use bankruptcy as an opportunituy to shake up everybody’s business,” he “It appears to us that ever y Pontiac dealer in the state was informed that Pontiacc as a brand will cease to exist. “I addition, GM is eliminatin g many Cadillac dealerships.
We believe they plan to reassign some of thesdefranchises elsewhere, which would be in violatiojn of state law regulating franchisd agreements.” Lambert also blasted GM’s decisionx to close so many stores, even some that are turningf a profit. “This company is lost right now. I just don’tr understand how you sell more cars with fewer he said. Susan Garontakos, a spokeswoman for the automaker, declinef to comment on the trade association’zs press release because she said the information abouty what was closing was confidential and because its such an emotionapl time for all of the parties She said the company selectedc which dealerships to close after a carefup analysis that beganin “The reality is we don’ t have enough customers buying vehiclesa and we have a lot of outlets that are in plac to support a much larger market.
”
The industry group said a survey of its memberss found that 109 of the 149 GM dealers in the statwe will either lose a particularGM brand, be forces to drop some competing manufacturer brands in theie GM stores, or lose thei r stores altogether. The number of outright shutdowns has amonth ago, GM indicated that 30 dealers would After the giant automaker’s plunge into bankruptct June 1, roughly 3,600 dealers nationwider received new sales agreements.
The ownerd of about 1,350 other dealerships were notifiedd that they needed to wind down asGM That’s in addition to the 1,100 that receivedf similar messages last month as part of GM’ws restructuring, which involves keeping only top dealers and The new agreements also may require surviving dealerss to upgrade their facilities. And there may not be very much dealers can doabouyt it, . (subscription required). GM expect s the closings to start this year and wrap up by the fallof 2010.
In a presxs release Friday, Scott Lambert, executive vice president of the Minnesotq AutoDealers Association, criticized GM’s decisionn to have dealers sign new sales agreements with the “Besides the tragic and inexplicables shutdown of profitable stores, GM seemd determined to use bankruptcy as an opportunituy to shake up everybody’s business,” he “It appears to us that ever y Pontiac dealer in the state was informed that Pontiacc as a brand will cease to exist. “I addition, GM is eliminatin g many Cadillac dealerships.
We believe they plan to reassign some of thesdefranchises elsewhere, which would be in violatiojn of state law regulating franchisd agreements.” Lambert also blasted GM’s decisionx to close so many stores, even some that are turningf a profit. “This company is lost right now. I just don’tr understand how you sell more cars with fewer he said. Susan Garontakos, a spokeswoman for the automaker, declinef to comment on the trade association’zs press release because she said the information abouty what was closing was confidential and because its such an emotionapl time for all of the parties She said the company selectedc which dealerships to close after a carefup analysis that beganin “The reality is we don’ t have enough customers buying vehiclesa and we have a lot of outlets that are in plac to support a much larger market.
”
Friday, December 2, 2011
Applicants rush for special solar PV tariff - Malaysia Star
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Applicants rush for special solar PV tariff Malaysia Star The quota for producing solar PV for non-individual applicants (including corporations) has been taken up for the next three years. It should be noted that these applications will be processed within 14 days by Seda and if there are unsuccessful ... |
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sacramento Things to Do - View Sacramento Attractions
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Wine Tasting 35265 Willow Ave. CA 95612 916-744-1615 Californi a is known for its wine culture and Sacramento is no Just 20 minutes southof downtown, the city of Clarksburvg has a number of small, familh owned wineries, as well as the Old Sugar a former beet-sugar mill that now houses five wineries' tasting rooms. The Old Sugar Mill has viewsz ofthe Sierra, the vineyardsz and the Sacramento The Capitol 10th and L streets Sacramento, CA 95814 916-324-0333 The California State Capitol Museum includeds the Capitol and the extensive park surrounding it. Completed in it took more than 14 yearsto build.
A number of officex have been restored totheir turn-of-the century and there are a number of exhibiyt and video rooms dotting the bustling building. Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-264-5423 Founded in the Crocker is the longest continually runningv art museum in the West. The collectiom has outgrown its Victoriahn building and is currentlyundergoing expansion. The Crocker has more than 15 revolvinb exhibitseach year, and the permanenyt collection focuses on Californian, European and Asian Aerospace Museum of California 3200 Freedoj Park Drive McClellan, CA 95652 916-643-3192 The Aerospace Museun of California is located at the formere McClellan Air Force Base, which was decommissioned in 2001.
Last the museum opened its new four-acre pave air park, which includes an exhibitt hall, aerospace learning center and aviation art The museumhas full-scalse replicas of Sputnik and Explorer I, and this year is hostin "Space: Dare to Dream,"" which chronicles the history of space explorationn from Galileo to the Apollo moon landings.
Wine Tasting 35265 Willow Ave. CA 95612 916-744-1615 Californi a is known for its wine culture and Sacramento is no Just 20 minutes southof downtown, the city of Clarksburvg has a number of small, familh owned wineries, as well as the Old Sugar a former beet-sugar mill that now houses five wineries' tasting rooms. The Old Sugar Mill has viewsz ofthe Sierra, the vineyardsz and the Sacramento The Capitol 10th and L streets Sacramento, CA 95814 916-324-0333 The California State Capitol Museum includeds the Capitol and the extensive park surrounding it. Completed in it took more than 14 yearsto build.
A number of officex have been restored totheir turn-of-the century and there are a number of exhibiyt and video rooms dotting the bustling building. Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-264-5423 Founded in the Crocker is the longest continually runningv art museum in the West. The collectiom has outgrown its Victoriahn building and is currentlyundergoing expansion. The Crocker has more than 15 revolvinb exhibitseach year, and the permanenyt collection focuses on Californian, European and Asian Aerospace Museum of California 3200 Freedoj Park Drive McClellan, CA 95652 916-643-3192 The Aerospace Museun of California is located at the formere McClellan Air Force Base, which was decommissioned in 2001.
Last the museum opened its new four-acre pave air park, which includes an exhibitt hall, aerospace learning center and aviation art The museumhas full-scalse replicas of Sputnik and Explorer I, and this year is hostin "Space: Dare to Dream,"" which chronicles the history of space explorationn from Galileo to the Apollo moon landings.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Weddle cuts $100 million in costs at Edward Jones - Houston Business Journal:
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In a letter to firm Jim Weddle, managing partner, outlinex the problem: Trade revenue in the firstr quarter, ended March 27, fell to $464.89 million, from $573.2 million a year earlier, because clients are investingy less. Asset fees, which are basede on the market value of stocksand bonds, fell to $203.o9 million, from $282.3 million. Interest incomd dropped from $58.6 million to $25.2 million because the has reduceds interest ratesfor short-term borrowing to almost Net revenue for the quarter was $795.9 million, down 21 percenf from slightly more than $1 billionm a year ago. Net income was $36.2 down 65 percent from $103.3 milliohn a year earlier.
Still, “considering the magnitude of the impact thesde factors have had onour business, I feel extremelgy fortunate about our first-quarterr performance,” Weddle wrote. Through the firsyt quarter, the company has squeezed $91 million in net with a goalof $100 million, Weddl said. Wages have been frozen for home office employees and branchoffice administrators. (Financial advisers are paid primarily in commissions and In addition, no bonuses will be paid to employees for the first four months of the year.
“Whil we’ve been profitable every montuthis year, we haven’t been profitabler enough,” Weddle said in an interview with the Business Journa l this week. The investment firm usuallyg pays bonuses three times a In 2008, it paid $178 million in bonusews and profit-sharing, almost 40 percent of its operatinfg income of $489.8 million. While a zero bonusw pool is unusual, it isn’t Weddle said. “It happens every once in a whiler when you come through a slow period inthe We’ve had, what, 11 recessions in the last 50 years?
” “They’red doing what any great managementr team does when the economy softensd — they’ve made the difficult decision to trim said Gene Diederich, chief executivs of . Other savings: $24 million from delaying various phonee replacementsand installations; $2.2 million from delaying installationh of satellite dishes to the 1,700o branches; and more than $1 million in training Overtime for hourly workers must be approve d in advance; $11.5 million will be eliminatex from incentive meetings and trips; fewerf sub-contractors are being saving more than $17 million a and contracts have been saving $8.3 million. Mark Lane, a William Blair Co.
analyst, said the cost reductionas mirror what has been going on atbrokeragese nationally, beginning in the fourth quartedr of 2008. “Being a private firm, Edwarsd Jones doesn’t have the same sense of he said. Edward Jones also is increasingy pressurefor revenue, including higher payoute to brokers who brinb in new accounts. It is steppin up its hiring of brokersa fromother firms, expecting that they will bringt accounts with them. It hired 31 of those brokerse in 2008 and already has hired 36through “A lot of the big retail broker have cut their least productive people, using the economid downturn as an opportunity,” Lane said.
“That benefitas smaller firms, such as Edward Jones, that have a lower productionb threshold.” In fact, Edward Jones’ hiring is unabated despitse revenue declines andcost cutting. Weddle said about 800 financialo advisers will be addesd by the end ofthe year. “Every time we add 100 financialk advisers, we add 40 in the home officd tosupport them,” Weddle said. The firm addedx 953 financial adviserslast year. No opportunity is too The firm is holdinga cost-cutting and revenue-enhancing contest geared to the All-Stadr Game on July 14 at Busch Stadium, with 17 winners getting two tickets each in the Edward Jones box.
As for the econom y at large, Weddle said he is confidenty inBen Bernanke’s leadership at the Federal Reserve — “hew did his Ph.D. work on the poor monetarty decisions that created theGreat Depression” and as he looked into his crystal ball, he soundedc cautiously optimistic. “The market generally anticipates economic downturnds and upturns by six toeight months, he said. “The economists, and I’m not one, are sayinb the fourth quarter will showan improvement. That’w only six months away, and it may explaihn why the market is goinf uptoday — it’z anticipating.
”
In a letter to firm Jim Weddle, managing partner, outlinex the problem: Trade revenue in the firstr quarter, ended March 27, fell to $464.89 million, from $573.2 million a year earlier, because clients are investingy less. Asset fees, which are basede on the market value of stocksand bonds, fell to $203.o9 million, from $282.3 million. Interest incomd dropped from $58.6 million to $25.2 million because the has reduceds interest ratesfor short-term borrowing to almost Net revenue for the quarter was $795.9 million, down 21 percenf from slightly more than $1 billionm a year ago. Net income was $36.2 down 65 percent from $103.3 milliohn a year earlier.
Still, “considering the magnitude of the impact thesde factors have had onour business, I feel extremelgy fortunate about our first-quarterr performance,” Weddle wrote. Through the firsyt quarter, the company has squeezed $91 million in net with a goalof $100 million, Weddl said. Wages have been frozen for home office employees and branchoffice administrators. (Financial advisers are paid primarily in commissions and In addition, no bonuses will be paid to employees for the first four months of the year.
“Whil we’ve been profitable every montuthis year, we haven’t been profitabler enough,” Weddle said in an interview with the Business Journa l this week. The investment firm usuallyg pays bonuses three times a In 2008, it paid $178 million in bonusews and profit-sharing, almost 40 percent of its operatinfg income of $489.8 million. While a zero bonusw pool is unusual, it isn’t Weddle said. “It happens every once in a whiler when you come through a slow period inthe We’ve had, what, 11 recessions in the last 50 years?
” “They’red doing what any great managementr team does when the economy softensd — they’ve made the difficult decision to trim said Gene Diederich, chief executivs of . Other savings: $24 million from delaying various phonee replacementsand installations; $2.2 million from delaying installationh of satellite dishes to the 1,700o branches; and more than $1 million in training Overtime for hourly workers must be approve d in advance; $11.5 million will be eliminatex from incentive meetings and trips; fewerf sub-contractors are being saving more than $17 million a and contracts have been saving $8.3 million. Mark Lane, a William Blair Co.
analyst, said the cost reductionas mirror what has been going on atbrokeragese nationally, beginning in the fourth quartedr of 2008. “Being a private firm, Edwarsd Jones doesn’t have the same sense of he said. Edward Jones also is increasingy pressurefor revenue, including higher payoute to brokers who brinb in new accounts. It is steppin up its hiring of brokersa fromother firms, expecting that they will bringt accounts with them. It hired 31 of those brokerse in 2008 and already has hired 36through “A lot of the big retail broker have cut their least productive people, using the economid downturn as an opportunity,” Lane said.
“That benefitas smaller firms, such as Edward Jones, that have a lower productionb threshold.” In fact, Edward Jones’ hiring is unabated despitse revenue declines andcost cutting. Weddle said about 800 financialo advisers will be addesd by the end ofthe year. “Every time we add 100 financialk advisers, we add 40 in the home officd tosupport them,” Weddle said. The firm addedx 953 financial adviserslast year. No opportunity is too The firm is holdinga cost-cutting and revenue-enhancing contest geared to the All-Stadr Game on July 14 at Busch Stadium, with 17 winners getting two tickets each in the Edward Jones box.
As for the econom y at large, Weddle said he is confidenty inBen Bernanke’s leadership at the Federal Reserve — “hew did his Ph.D. work on the poor monetarty decisions that created theGreat Depression” and as he looked into his crystal ball, he soundedc cautiously optimistic. “The market generally anticipates economic downturnds and upturns by six toeight months, he said. “The economists, and I’m not one, are sayinb the fourth quarter will showan improvement. That’w only six months away, and it may explaihn why the market is goinf uptoday — it’z anticipating.
”
Friday, November 25, 2011
State rejects 23% of mortgage-broker applications - Boston Business Journal:
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Since imposing tougher standards on mortgage loan originatorss ayear ago, the division of banks has deniede 23 percent of the 7,7476 applications seeking licenses as mortgage loan originators. The regulatot said 183 applications have been deniesd for felony convictions or a failure to meet financiallresponsibility requirements. And anothefr 1,323 applicants withdrew or terminated their applicationds after the regulator found significant problems intheird submissions.
To combat foreclosures, the division has bolstered oversightg of themortgage industry, whose reputation has been tarnisheds by its role in subprime Beginning this year, Massachusetts law prohibits a lende r from making a subprime loan with an adjustable-rated mortgage to a first-time homebuyer, unless the applicant opts out of a fixed rate produc t and receives counseling certified by the Division of Since 2006, the Division has issued 230 informalp and 147 formal enforcement actions against licensed mortgags lenders and brokers.
Since imposing tougher standards on mortgage loan originatorss ayear ago, the division of banks has deniede 23 percent of the 7,7476 applications seeking licenses as mortgage loan originators. The regulatot said 183 applications have been deniesd for felony convictions or a failure to meet financiallresponsibility requirements. And anothefr 1,323 applicants withdrew or terminated their applicationds after the regulator found significant problems intheird submissions.
To combat foreclosures, the division has bolstered oversightg of themortgage industry, whose reputation has been tarnisheds by its role in subprime Beginning this year, Massachusetts law prohibits a lende r from making a subprime loan with an adjustable-rated mortgage to a first-time homebuyer, unless the applicant opts out of a fixed rate produc t and receives counseling certified by the Division of Since 2006, the Division has issued 230 informalp and 147 formal enforcement actions against licensed mortgags lenders and brokers.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
ESPN's Skipper to replace Bodenheimer as president - BusinessWeek
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Los Angeles Times | ESPN's Skipper to replace Bodenheimer as president BusinessWeek ESPN President George Bodenheimer will relinquish his day-to-day responsibilities Jan. 1, with John Skipper taking over the role. The Walt Disney Co., which owns the sports network, made the announcement Tuesday, saying it was part of a company-wide ... ES PN's Skipper to replace Bodenheimer as president ESPN's Skipper to replace Bodenheimer as president John Skipper is promoted to ESPN president |
Monday, November 21, 2011
Farm tour cultivates diet drive - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Farm tour cultivates diet drive Honolulu Star-Advertiser The nonprofit farm, on 24 acres of Lualualei Valley in Waianae, is devoted to raising healthful crops for local consumption while also growing a new generation of leaders in touch with the land and their heritage. Students in its Youth Leadership ... |
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Phoenix-area airports offering high-end aircraft storage, office space for business jet owners - Phoenix Business Journal:
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With increasing numbers of business travelere usingcorporate jets, accommodations catering to business jet setters are springingh up at general aviation airports across the "This is something that's needed and wanted by businesseds that have corporate jets," said hangar developer Bob president of . "They're flyingy $20 million jets, so they're demanding that kind of These facilities, far surpassing thoswe at sprawling publicpassenge terminals, offer an ease of travel that business-class passengers can only dreamm about: no ticket hassles, no lines, no security checkpoints, no rummagin through luggage, no getting bumped by overbookint and no hurrying to meet connectingt flights.
Many of these facilities will provide office s with Internet access and other allowing companies to operate a branch office where they keeptheit aircraft. At , fixed-base operator partner Robert Banovad said his company plans to build andlease 200,00p square feet of hangar space with accompanyinbg offices and maintenance facilities on 135 acres. He said the facilithy will accommodate everythingfrom single-engine propelledr aircraft to twin-engine Gulfstream 5 jets. "We have prettyu much a fresh canvas to buildda world-class facility that will rivaol the 'big kahuna' (Hangarf 1 at )," said Banovac.
"Wd hope to take a dent out of some of their Lux Air purchased Sun Westernh Flyers in March and will take over its aircraftr maintenance operations at the Goodyear andYuma airports, Banovac During the Super Bowl, Glendale Airport had 57 corporate jets on the said Glendale Airport Administratof Judy Skeen. On an average day, ther e are three to seven corporatse aircraft at themunicipal airport, said Lux Air General Manager Les Wenger. The skiesw will be friendlier over Falcon Fieldin too. "The city has been aggressively marketing Falcon Field for hangar and commercial aviationbusiness development," said Bill Mesa's economic development director.
And it's paying off: Eighft companies are developing facilitieson 40-year leased property there, and four of thoser are planning hangars with adjacent office space. One of thosd developers is ExecJet Holdings, which will its hangars and offices and then sell them to corporations rather than lease them. It's a new idea, Reid "We've had a huge amount of interesty in development out hereat Falcon," said Airporyt Director Corinne Nystrom. "A lot of these developerzs are going to bring in aviation services tothe airport. I couldn'yt even put a number on it at this point.
It' into the several million dollars in direct Last December, Phoenix announced a requesgt for proposals to bring in new development. The deadline was Marc 17, said Airport Manager Gary Mascaro. He declined to name the interested Deer ValleyAirport doesn't have any facilities catering to corporate air travelo now, but the airport's master plan dedicates 40 acrea at its southeast corner to corporate he said. "During the Super we were very busy withcorporate aircraft," Mascaro said. At , in addition to corporate hangars withcorporate offices, plans include extensive aircrafyt and repair facilities for corporate aircraft, said airport spokesmanb Brian Sexton.
He envisions corporate jets from all over the Valleyg flying to Gateway for maintenance within the next five Crown Air, an aircraft maintenance companu based in San Diego, will open a 13-acrer aircraft maintenance business at Gateway in 2009 for service on all typea of aircraft. "That would riva l what you see over atHangar 1," Sexton The prize for Gateway, he said, is that corporated and pleasure aircraft builder Cessna is moving its Long Beach maintenance operations there. Sextonh said it's conceivable that corporate travelers could schedule golf outings around their aircraftmaintenance schedules, which coulxd take a week.
Lux Air Jet Centers: Exec Jet Sun Western Flyers: Glendale Municipaol Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley Airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport:
With increasing numbers of business travelere usingcorporate jets, accommodations catering to business jet setters are springingh up at general aviation airports across the "This is something that's needed and wanted by businesseds that have corporate jets," said hangar developer Bob president of . "They're flyingy $20 million jets, so they're demanding that kind of These facilities, far surpassing thoswe at sprawling publicpassenge terminals, offer an ease of travel that business-class passengers can only dreamm about: no ticket hassles, no lines, no security checkpoints, no rummagin through luggage, no getting bumped by overbookint and no hurrying to meet connectingt flights.
Many of these facilities will provide office s with Internet access and other allowing companies to operate a branch office where they keeptheit aircraft. At , fixed-base operator partner Robert Banovad said his company plans to build andlease 200,00p square feet of hangar space with accompanyinbg offices and maintenance facilities on 135 acres. He said the facilithy will accommodate everythingfrom single-engine propelledr aircraft to twin-engine Gulfstream 5 jets. "We have prettyu much a fresh canvas to buildda world-class facility that will rivaol the 'big kahuna' (Hangarf 1 at )," said Banovac.
"Wd hope to take a dent out of some of their Lux Air purchased Sun Westernh Flyers in March and will take over its aircraftr maintenance operations at the Goodyear andYuma airports, Banovac During the Super Bowl, Glendale Airport had 57 corporate jets on the said Glendale Airport Administratof Judy Skeen. On an average day, ther e are three to seven corporatse aircraft at themunicipal airport, said Lux Air General Manager Les Wenger. The skiesw will be friendlier over Falcon Fieldin too. "The city has been aggressively marketing Falcon Field for hangar and commercial aviationbusiness development," said Bill Mesa's economic development director.
And it's paying off: Eighft companies are developing facilitieson 40-year leased property there, and four of thoser are planning hangars with adjacent office space. One of thosd developers is ExecJet Holdings, which will its hangars and offices and then sell them to corporations rather than lease them. It's a new idea, Reid "We've had a huge amount of interesty in development out hereat Falcon," said Airporyt Director Corinne Nystrom. "A lot of these developerzs are going to bring in aviation services tothe airport. I couldn'yt even put a number on it at this point.
It' into the several million dollars in direct Last December, Phoenix announced a requesgt for proposals to bring in new development. The deadline was Marc 17, said Airport Manager Gary Mascaro. He declined to name the interested Deer ValleyAirport doesn't have any facilities catering to corporate air travelo now, but the airport's master plan dedicates 40 acrea at its southeast corner to corporate he said. "During the Super we were very busy withcorporate aircraft," Mascaro said. At , in addition to corporate hangars withcorporate offices, plans include extensive aircrafyt and repair facilities for corporate aircraft, said airport spokesmanb Brian Sexton.
He envisions corporate jets from all over the Valleyg flying to Gateway for maintenance within the next five Crown Air, an aircraft maintenance companu based in San Diego, will open a 13-acrer aircraft maintenance business at Gateway in 2009 for service on all typea of aircraft. "That would riva l what you see over atHangar 1," Sexton The prize for Gateway, he said, is that corporated and pleasure aircraft builder Cessna is moving its Long Beach maintenance operations there. Sextonh said it's conceivable that corporate travelers could schedule golf outings around their aircraftmaintenance schedules, which coulxd take a week.
Lux Air Jet Centers: Exec Jet Sun Western Flyers: Glendale Municipaol Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley Airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport:
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Michael Lohan: No contest means no jail in domestic violence case - Los Angeles Times (blog)
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ABC Action News | Michael Lohan: No contest means no jail in domestic violence case Los Angeles Times (blog) That's right -- no jail. Unless, of course, he messes up while on probation. Which, given that he's a Lohan, wouldn't seem impossible. Judge Nick Nazaretian, who at one point had scolded Lohan for acting like a child, explained that wh en it came to ... Michael Lohan released from jail, says he's a changed man Michael Lohan's Fin » |
Monday, November 14, 2011
Kelsi Reich: David Nelson's Romantic Celebration Falls Woefully Short of Hype - Bleacher Report
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Kelsi Reich: David Nelson's Romantic Celebration Falls Woefully Short of Hype Bleacher Report Bills wide receiver David Nelson had the opportunity of a lifetime, and he completely blew it. Nelson's girlfriend, Kelsi Reich, is a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys. Nelson said before the game that if he got in the end zone, he had a surprise up ... |
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Source: Marlins make substantial offer for Pujols - MiamiHerald.com
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MiamiHerald.com | Source: Marlins make substantial offer for Pujols MiamiHerald.com Sources said Friday that the Marlins made “substantial†offers to the three players, each of whom visited South Florida this week to tour the new b » |
Thursday, November 10, 2011
IN RE FINISAR CORPORATION DERIVATIVE LITIGATION - Leagle.com
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IN RE FINISAR CORPORATION DERIVATIVE LITIGATION Leagle.com Stephen D. Poss (Pro Hac Vice), sposs@goodwinprocter.com, Goodwin Procter LLP, Exchange Place, 53 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, Telephone: 617-570-1094, Facsimile: 617-523-1231, Attorneys for Defendants Michael C. Child, Roger C. Ferguson, ... |
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Caltrans sued over minority contract program - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys filed the lawsuitr on behalf of the of San DiegoChapter Inc. The nonprofi corporation takes issuewith Caltrans’ 2009 Disadvantagedc Business Enterprise Program, which Caltrans announced in a memo to transportation-relatec agencies March 4. The program sets a quota of havingb 6.75 percent of federally funded road and highway projec t contracts go to women or members ofcertaimn groups, including African Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans and Native Americans, according to the Pacific Legal “Caltrans is sideswiping the important principlwe of equal opportunity by using race, not lowest cost by a responsibld bidder, to decide who gets government road and highwau contracts,” PLF principal attorney Sharon Brownr said in a news release.
scheme of coding contractors by color is not only unfaif and wasteful oftax dollars, it is flat-our unconstitutional.” The PLF allegeds that Caltrans’ program violates equal rights as guaranteed by Proposition 209, approvef by voters in 1996. It bars race-- or sex-based preferences or discriminationm inpublic contracting, employment and education. Caltransw spokesman Benjamin DeLanty said the agency had noimmediate comment. He said Caltrane officials had not seen the lawsuit and need time torevieew it.
Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys filed the lawsuitr on behalf of the of San DiegoChapter Inc. The nonprofi corporation takes issuewith Caltrans’ 2009 Disadvantagedc Business Enterprise Program, which Caltrans announced in a memo to transportation-relatec agencies March 4. The program sets a quota of havingb 6.75 percent of federally funded road and highway projec t contracts go to women or members ofcertaimn groups, including African Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans and Native Americans, according to the Pacific Legal “Caltrans is sideswiping the important principlwe of equal opportunity by using race, not lowest cost by a responsibld bidder, to decide who gets government road and highwau contracts,” PLF principal attorney Sharon Brownr said in a news release.
scheme of coding contractors by color is not only unfaif and wasteful oftax dollars, it is flat-our unconstitutional.” The PLF allegeds that Caltrans’ program violates equal rights as guaranteed by Proposition 209, approvef by voters in 1996. It bars race-- or sex-based preferences or discriminationm inpublic contracting, employment and education. Caltransw spokesman Benjamin DeLanty said the agency had noimmediate comment. He said Caltrane officials had not seen the lawsuit and need time torevieew it.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Apple sells 1M iPhones - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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software, according to a news The iPhone 3G S went on sale Friday inthe U.S. and seven other countries. Dallas-basecd is the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the Uniteds States and has said it sold hundreds of thousands of phonesvia pre-order. Apple included a quote from CEO Steve Jobs in its press release, but is not commenting on reportsx that he had a liver transplant two months ago. “Customers are votiny and the iPhone is Withover 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.
” Reportse on the health of the 54-year-old CEO sent the stocj down sharply at the beginning of the year, dropping shares to a 52-week low of $78.20. The company'es stock has rebounded since then, however, closint up nearly 80 percen from those lows on Fridayat $139.48. Shares were up 26 centzs in morning trading.
software, according to a news The iPhone 3G S went on sale Friday inthe U.S. and seven other countries. Dallas-basecd is the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the Uniteds States and has said it sold hundreds of thousands of phonesvia pre-order. Apple included a quote from CEO Steve Jobs in its press release, but is not commenting on reportsx that he had a liver transplant two months ago. “Customers are votiny and the iPhone is Withover 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.
” Reportse on the health of the 54-year-old CEO sent the stocj down sharply at the beginning of the year, dropping shares to a 52-week low of $78.20. The company'es stock has rebounded since then, however, closint up nearly 80 percen from those lows on Fridayat $139.48. Shares were up 26 centzs in morning trading.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Lingle orders unpaid days off for workers - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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In an address broadcast from theStatde Capitol, Lingle also said she would scale back free Medicaid benefits to low-incomre adults and said the state would delayg paying some of its larger bills until July. The governot is also asking the Judiciary, the Legislature, and the Offic of Hawaiian Affairs to implemenyt equivalent furlough days or restrict their Hawaii law does not allow ordering furloughs for the Departmenrof Education, the University of Hawaii or the Hawaiui Health Systems Corporation, but Linglw said their spending will be restricted in an amount equivalenty to the three-days-per-month The furloughs, which start July 1, amount to about a 13.
8 percentf pay cut, or about $5,500 for a worketr making $40,000 a year. As with layoffs, Linglwe does not have to negotiate the furlougha with any of the unions representin gstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’ty want to lay off workers because of the disruptiv e effect of contract rules that woulf enable senior workersto “bump” junior even if they worked in different statse agencies. The furloughs will save $688 million. Lingle said the savingxs are needed to close a gapof $730 million betweeb now and June 30, as forecast by the state’s Councipl on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaioi is expected to see tax revenue fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two “If we do not implement the furlough plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,00o0 employees to realize an equivalent amount of savings,” Lingle said. The state has about 46,000 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmentof Education. Linglre blamed the fiscal shortfallk on thelingering recession, rising unemployment, droppingg visitor arrivals, a decline in privatwe building permits, a doubling of foreclosures, and record bankruptcy levels. The state Legislature endef its session last month by raisinbg tax rates onhotel high-income earners, luxury home transactionsx and tobacco to help meet the budget shortfall.
But a Republican whose vetoes of those measures were overridden bymajority Democrats, said she wouldr not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing gambling. Lingle noted that 70 percent of stat operating funds go to labor costs and that the state had provided employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percenyt over the past fouryears “when our economy was thriving.
”
In an address broadcast from theStatde Capitol, Lingle also said she would scale back free Medicaid benefits to low-incomre adults and said the state would delayg paying some of its larger bills until July. The governot is also asking the Judiciary, the Legislature, and the Offic of Hawaiian Affairs to implemenyt equivalent furlough days or restrict their Hawaii law does not allow ordering furloughs for the Departmenrof Education, the University of Hawaii or the Hawaiui Health Systems Corporation, but Linglw said their spending will be restricted in an amount equivalenty to the three-days-per-month The furloughs, which start July 1, amount to about a 13.
8 percentf pay cut, or about $5,500 for a worketr making $40,000 a year. As with layoffs, Linglwe does not have to negotiate the furlougha with any of the unions representin gstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’ty want to lay off workers because of the disruptiv e effect of contract rules that woulf enable senior workersto “bump” junior even if they worked in different statse agencies. The furloughs will save $688 million. Lingle said the savingxs are needed to close a gapof $730 million betweeb now and June 30, as forecast by the state’s Councipl on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaioi is expected to see tax revenue fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two “If we do not implement the furlough plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,00o0 employees to realize an equivalent amount of savings,” Lingle said. The state has about 46,000 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmentof Education. Linglre blamed the fiscal shortfallk on thelingering recession, rising unemployment, droppingg visitor arrivals, a decline in privatwe building permits, a doubling of foreclosures, and record bankruptcy levels. The state Legislature endef its session last month by raisinbg tax rates onhotel high-income earners, luxury home transactionsx and tobacco to help meet the budget shortfall.
But a Republican whose vetoes of those measures were overridden bymajority Democrats, said she wouldr not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing gambling. Lingle noted that 70 percent of stat operating funds go to labor costs and that the state had provided employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percenyt over the past fouryears “when our economy was thriving.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Progress Software slips after tough Q1 - Boston Business Journal:
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The Bedford, Mass., software developer (Nasdaq: posted net income of $3.7 million, or 9 centsd per share, in the quarter ended Feb. 28, compared with net income of $12.87 million, or 30 cents a in the same period ayear ago. Revenu dipped about 1 percent to $120.8 million on a 2 perceng drop in its maintenance and services Analysts were expecting earnings of 39 cents per share on revenueof $126.t5 million. Shares of Progress Software fell byarouncd $1, or 6 percent, to $16.39 in morningg trading.
“Our results reflecg the difficult economic environmenyt and unfavorable currency rates presentin Q1, as a consequenced we did not fully meet our revenue expectations,” said Progressw Software CEO Joseph Alsop in a statement. cost containment measures undertaken during the quarter as well as at the time of the IONA acquisitio in the previous quarter allowedx us to achieve verysolif profitability. We are well positioned competitivelty in this difficult economic environment with products that reduce cost s and improveoperational efficiency.
” Progress Softwaree expects second quarter revenue to be between $116 millio to $118 million and earnings betweehn 15 cents and 17 cents.
The Bedford, Mass., software developer (Nasdaq: posted net income of $3.7 million, or 9 centsd per share, in the quarter ended Feb. 28, compared with net income of $12.87 million, or 30 cents a in the same period ayear ago. Revenu dipped about 1 percent to $120.8 million on a 2 perceng drop in its maintenance and services Analysts were expecting earnings of 39 cents per share on revenueof $126.t5 million. Shares of Progress Software fell byarouncd $1, or 6 percent, to $16.39 in morningg trading.
“Our results reflecg the difficult economic environmenyt and unfavorable currency rates presentin Q1, as a consequenced we did not fully meet our revenue expectations,” said Progressw Software CEO Joseph Alsop in a statement. cost containment measures undertaken during the quarter as well as at the time of the IONA acquisitio in the previous quarter allowedx us to achieve verysolif profitability. We are well positioned competitivelty in this difficult economic environment with products that reduce cost s and improveoperational efficiency.
” Progress Softwaree expects second quarter revenue to be between $116 millio to $118 million and earnings betweehn 15 cents and 17 cents.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Gulf rigs adrift, one unaccounted for, in aftermath of Ike - Dallas Business Journal:
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According to the and , one semisub, the belonging to Houston-based (NYSE: RIG), was reported to be two milews north of its mooring The rig, which sustained minor damagew during Hurricane Gustav, appears undamaged. The owner of the otherd adrift rig has notbeen disclosed. Of the nine otherr semisubs in the pathof Ike, six belong to Houston-basefd (NYSE: DO). The companu reported to the MMS that all its rigsmaintainedd station, though the jackup Ocean Tower lost its entire drilling package, likel putting it out of service for a year. Houston-based NE) owns the other three, and has yet to give an officiaplfleet update.
“MMS is closely monitoring these and they have been relativelh stationary forseveral hours,” says Lars regional director, MMS Gulf of Mexico “We expect tugs to be on location to secure the rigs as soon as sea conditions Dallas-based (NYSE: ESV) has been unabls to locate its ENSCO 74, one of five Ensco jackups that were exposed to hurricane-force The 74 was the farthest and closest to the path of Ike. The MMS reportesd Sunday that about 10 of theapproximately 3,80 platforms in the area were damaged by Ike, basee on flyovers of the area. San Ramon, Calif.
-based (NYSE: CVX) reported Sunday that several of its production facilities in the Gulf had been and damage assessments wereunder way.
According to the and , one semisub, the belonging to Houston-based (NYSE: RIG), was reported to be two milews north of its mooring The rig, which sustained minor damagew during Hurricane Gustav, appears undamaged. The owner of the otherd adrift rig has notbeen disclosed. Of the nine otherr semisubs in the pathof Ike, six belong to Houston-basefd (NYSE: DO). The companu reported to the MMS that all its rigsmaintainedd station, though the jackup Ocean Tower lost its entire drilling package, likel putting it out of service for a year. Houston-based NE) owns the other three, and has yet to give an officiaplfleet update.
“MMS is closely monitoring these and they have been relativelh stationary forseveral hours,” says Lars regional director, MMS Gulf of Mexico “We expect tugs to be on location to secure the rigs as soon as sea conditions Dallas-based (NYSE: ESV) has been unabls to locate its ENSCO 74, one of five Ensco jackups that were exposed to hurricane-force The 74 was the farthest and closest to the path of Ike. The MMS reportesd Sunday that about 10 of theapproximately 3,80 platforms in the area were damaged by Ike, basee on flyovers of the area. San Ramon, Calif.
-based (NYSE: CVX) reported Sunday that several of its production facilities in the Gulf had been and damage assessments wereunder way.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Lewis-Moore out and other news - Examiner.com
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Lewis-Moore out and other news Examiner.com Firstly, a huge loss for Notre Dame as senior defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore is out for the year after injuring his knee against USC. In his place, freshmen Stephon Tuitt and Chase Hounshell will take over. Lewis-Moore stands fifth right now in ... |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Brian Wruk Executive Profile
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is a fee-only, comprehensive financial planning, investmenyt management, and tax planning and preparation firm. In addition to the CFP designatiom andan MBA, Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Business Administrationh diploma. In January 1997, Brian startefd his financial planning career working with high net worthh clients ona fee-only, familyt office basis. He left to start his own firm inJanuarhy 2001. Brian assists the community by speakingy onfinancial matters, doing pro bono budget counseling, financiak planning and tax work. He is a Crow Ministries approvedbudget counselor.
Terry Ritchie is a Certifief Financial Planner that assists clients throughg the transitions in life such asjob retirement, etc. In addition to the CFP designation, Terryg holds a Bachelor of Sciencwe in Finance degree and is licensed to practicr in front of the IRS as an Enrolle dAgent (EA). Terry has been a financial advisor sincde 1983 that included founding two firms and workintgin high-level positions at a bank and accountin firm. Eva Sunderlin holds the Financial Paraplannerf designation from The College of Financial Planning and has workedr with highnet worth, family office clients since 1993.
Eva works closely with you in gathering and assemblinb your data and inputtingt it intoour custom-built financialo models. She reviews and edits financial plane and assists you in implementing the planonce presented. She also doublew as an office manager and is the firs voice you will typically hear when calling our Born and raised inPhoenizx , Arizona , Eva has worker in an office manager capacity in the financialk services industry for over 25 years.
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is a fee-only, comprehensive financial planning, investmenyt management, and tax planning and preparation firm. In addition to the CFP designatiom andan MBA, Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Business Administrationh diploma. In January 1997, Brian startefd his financial planning career working with high net worthh clients ona fee-only, familyt office basis. He left to start his own firm inJanuarhy 2001. Brian assists the community by speakingy onfinancial matters, doing pro bono budget counseling, financiak planning and tax work. He is a Crow Ministries approvedbudget counselor.
Terry Ritchie is a Certifief Financial Planner that assists clients throughg the transitions in life such asjob retirement, etc. In addition to the CFP designation, Terryg holds a Bachelor of Sciencwe in Finance degree and is licensed to practicr in front of the IRS as an Enrolle dAgent (EA). Terry has been a financial advisor sincde 1983 that included founding two firms and workintgin high-level positions at a bank and accountin firm. Eva Sunderlin holds the Financial Paraplannerf designation from The College of Financial Planning and has workedr with highnet worth, family office clients since 1993.
Eva works closely with you in gathering and assemblinb your data and inputtingt it intoour custom-built financialo models. She reviews and edits financial plane and assists you in implementing the planonce presented. She also doublew as an office manager and is the firs voice you will typically hear when calling our Born and raised inPhoenizx , Arizona , Eva has worker in an office manager capacity in the financialk services industry for over 25 years.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Syracuse stuns No. 14 West Virginia - USA Today
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USA Today | Syracuse stuns No. 14 West Virginia USA Today SYRACUSE, NY (AP) â€" High-powered West Virginia likes to bring a sledgehammer to games, and it was front and center in the pregame warmups as Syracuse lined up to stretch in the Carrier Dome. By Jason O. Watson, US Presswire Syracuse quarterback Ryan ... Syracuse upsets No. 11 West Virginia, 49-23 Nassib leads Syracuse in upset of No. 11 West Virginia Syracuse stuns No. 11 West Va. 49-23 |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Wary Bangkok bolsters flood barriers - Bangkok Post
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CTV.ca | Wary Bangkok bolsters flood barriers Bangkok Post Thai troops raced against time on Tuesday to pile more than a million sandbags onto floodw » |
Monday, October 17, 2011
Jets vs. Dolphins: What to watch - ESPN (blog)
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CBC.ca | Jets vs. Dolphins: What to watch ESPN (blog) I can't see the Jets losing unless they do something self-destructive -- ie a pick six by Mark Sanchez or a breakdown on kickoff coverage (Ted Ginn, Jr., anyone?). If they play a relatively clean game, they should be able to grind out a win. 2. ... The Jets Should Win Tonight. They Better. Jets try to snap losing streak against Dolphins Jets to Regain Winning Altitude Against Fins |
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Osho trustee's unsavoury Darshan - Daily News & Analysis
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Osho trustee's unsavoury Darshan Daily News & Analysis Who is Mukesh Sarda and what exactly is his role in the Pune-based Osho International Foundation's proposal to gift Rs8 crore worth of prime property to the obscure, New Delhi-based Darshan Trust? ... |
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Women-owned businesses can join year-long growth race - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The program is a year-long business growtbh marathon designed tohelp women-owned businesses grow and create jobs. Women can choose their own pace for theier 2009 businessrevenue goal: $250,000, $500,000, or $1 milliomn or more. The judging criteriq include both quantitative business metrics as well as qualitative assessmentsd ofbusiness potential. The Grand Prizs winner will receivea $100,000 cash prize and a year of advertising and media opportunities.
Runner-up winners from all 50 stated and in 15 business sectors will receive a prizre packageincluding one-on-one business coaching, technologyt products, media exposure, access to new markets, and productas and services to help them managd their families and households. Racers will also gain valuablee perspectives on entrepreneurship and its criticalk rolein today’s economy from Count Me In founder and chief executive officer Nell Merlino’s businesw blog at www.readersdigest.com. Women can join the race by logginvonto www.makemineamillion.org. Registration will remain open untilJune 30. The race ends Dec. 31. Winners will be announced in Januaru 2010.
The Partnership Institute, a consultinvg firm, wants to give San Antonio students who have an interest in the performingt arts an opportunity to attenc anupcoming concert. The institute is a sponsor of the Kennuy Garrett Quartet Concert which will be held in San Antoni oon Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Charlinse McCombs Empire Theatre. Institute officialz are lookingto organizations, business leaders and corporations to help studente attend the performance. The goal is to choosew five students from each area middlee and high school inthe Northside, North East and San Antoniop independent school districts to attenfd the concert.
Those students should be enrolle in music classes and have grades whicjh place them in the top percentile in theifrespective classes. Cost to sponsor a student is $20. If you are interested in sponsoringa student, or want more contact Richard Stevenson at or Doug Best at 1-877-862-1833. , a providef of business and financialmanagement solutions, is offering small businesses the opportunity to win up to $25,000 by sharinhg their success stories and advice. Entrantds should submit their experiences and survival tips online at www.smallbusinessunited.com. Judges will select 50 finalistsz toreceive $5,000 and a Pure Digital Flip Videk camcorder.
These finalists are eligible to supplement thei story with a video that will be posted on the site for publix viewingand voting. This groupl will be narrowed down to four first prize winners, who will each receive $10,000 plus $2,500 wortj of Intuit products. The grand prize winner will receive $25,000 and $2,500 worth of Intuit products and services.
The program is a year-long business growtbh marathon designed tohelp women-owned businesses grow and create jobs. Women can choose their own pace for theier 2009 businessrevenue goal: $250,000, $500,000, or $1 milliomn or more. The judging criteriq include both quantitative business metrics as well as qualitative assessmentsd ofbusiness potential. The Grand Prizs winner will receivea $100,000 cash prize and a year of advertising and media opportunities.
Runner-up winners from all 50 stated and in 15 business sectors will receive a prizre packageincluding one-on-one business coaching, technologyt products, media exposure, access to new markets, and productas and services to help them managd their families and households. Racers will also gain valuablee perspectives on entrepreneurship and its criticalk rolein today’s economy from Count Me In founder and chief executive officer Nell Merlino’s businesw blog at www.readersdigest.com. Women can join the race by logginvonto www.makemineamillion.org. Registration will remain open untilJune 30. The race ends Dec. 31. Winners will be announced in Januaru 2010.
The Partnership Institute, a consultinvg firm, wants to give San Antonio students who have an interest in the performingt arts an opportunity to attenc anupcoming concert. The institute is a sponsor of the Kennuy Garrett Quartet Concert which will be held in San Antoni oon Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Charlinse McCombs Empire Theatre. Institute officialz are lookingto organizations, business leaders and corporations to help studente attend the performance. The goal is to choosew five students from each area middlee and high school inthe Northside, North East and San Antoniop independent school districts to attenfd the concert.
Those students should be enrolle in music classes and have grades whicjh place them in the top percentile in theifrespective classes. Cost to sponsor a student is $20. If you are interested in sponsoringa student, or want more contact Richard Stevenson at or Doug Best at 1-877-862-1833. , a providef of business and financialmanagement solutions, is offering small businesses the opportunity to win up to $25,000 by sharinhg their success stories and advice. Entrantds should submit their experiences and survival tips online at www.smallbusinessunited.com. Judges will select 50 finalistsz toreceive $5,000 and a Pure Digital Flip Videk camcorder.
These finalists are eligible to supplement thei story with a video that will be posted on the site for publix viewingand voting. This groupl will be narrowed down to four first prize winners, who will each receive $10,000 plus $2,500 wortj of Intuit products. The grand prize winner will receive $25,000 and $2,500 worth of Intuit products and services.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
UGA inks blockbuster media deal - Business First of Columbus:
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million media rights and marketing deal that puts Georgias in the upper echelon ofcollege contracts. The new worth $11.6 million annually, would be the most lucratived annual rights agreement incollegr football, according to data from Streey & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, a sister publicationh of Atlanta Business Chronicle. The deal tops the $11 million annual deal recently reachedwith . The totalk payout would rank No. 5 in the nation, abover every Southeastern Conference institution exceptthe . The deal will help Georgiqa stay at amongthe .
The Bulldogsz generated the second-highest revenue in college football and rankec in the top 15 overall in sportss incomein 2007-2008, according to a report June 15 in SportsBusinessd Journal. Georgia’s previous deal was worth betweenh $8.2 million and $8.3 million according to SportsBusiness Journal. "We are extremelyu pleased to partner with ISP Sports to deliver Georgia Bulldog programming to the Bulldoh Nationand beyond," UGA Athletics Director Damo Evans said in a statement.
"This agreement will provid the infrastructure to delivefr our content and message througnh various mediums that will continue to make the University of Georgia a leader inintercollegiate athletics." The deal also appearzs to be the largest for Winston-Salem, N.C.-based ISP, according to the SportsBusiness Journal. "We are elatedr to extend our relationship with an outstanding universityh and oneof America's truly elite athletic programs," said Ben ISP chairman and CEO, in a "We have enjoyed an excellent relationship with Damon and his remarkablee team of administrators and coaches and look forwarc to an even greater partnership in the years to We appreciate the university's confidence in ISP and are committed to providin g the Bulldog Nation with the finest in programming, corporate sales and service.
” ISP is the curreng manager of the Bulldogs’ sponsorship and marketing Under the new deal, ISP adds radioi broadcasting and coaches’ television show rights. and its WSB-AM 750 affiliatr previously heldthose properties. The radio station has broadcas t gamessince 1939, and held the radio network and coaches’ show rights since 1995. In a separated deal with Cox Radio, WSB will remai the Bulldogs’ flagship station for the nexteigh years. "I’m especially pleased that WSB News/Talk 750 will continuwe to be ourflagship station," Evans "We have a long history and traditiob with WSB which is one of the country’s premierf radio stations.
That relationship will continue providing the very best coverage for Georgiasports teams."
million media rights and marketing deal that puts Georgias in the upper echelon ofcollege contracts. The new worth $11.6 million annually, would be the most lucratived annual rights agreement incollegr football, according to data from Streey & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, a sister publicationh of Atlanta Business Chronicle. The deal tops the $11 million annual deal recently reachedwith . The totalk payout would rank No. 5 in the nation, abover every Southeastern Conference institution exceptthe . The deal will help Georgiqa stay at amongthe .
The Bulldogsz generated the second-highest revenue in college football and rankec in the top 15 overall in sportss incomein 2007-2008, according to a report June 15 in SportsBusinessd Journal. Georgia’s previous deal was worth betweenh $8.2 million and $8.3 million according to SportsBusiness Journal. "We are extremelyu pleased to partner with ISP Sports to deliver Georgia Bulldog programming to the Bulldoh Nationand beyond," UGA Athletics Director Damo Evans said in a statement.
"This agreement will provid the infrastructure to delivefr our content and message througnh various mediums that will continue to make the University of Georgia a leader inintercollegiate athletics." The deal also appearzs to be the largest for Winston-Salem, N.C.-based ISP, according to the SportsBusiness Journal. "We are elatedr to extend our relationship with an outstanding universityh and oneof America's truly elite athletic programs," said Ben ISP chairman and CEO, in a "We have enjoyed an excellent relationship with Damon and his remarkablee team of administrators and coaches and look forwarc to an even greater partnership in the years to We appreciate the university's confidence in ISP and are committed to providin g the Bulldog Nation with the finest in programming, corporate sales and service.
” ISP is the curreng manager of the Bulldogs’ sponsorship and marketing Under the new deal, ISP adds radioi broadcasting and coaches’ television show rights. and its WSB-AM 750 affiliatr previously heldthose properties. The radio station has broadcas t gamessince 1939, and held the radio network and coaches’ show rights since 1995. In a separated deal with Cox Radio, WSB will remai the Bulldogs’ flagship station for the nexteigh years. "I’m especially pleased that WSB News/Talk 750 will continuwe to be ourflagship station," Evans "We have a long history and traditiob with WSB which is one of the country’s premierf radio stations.
That relationship will continue providing the very best coverage for Georgiasports teams."
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Taiko masters unite for Cal Poly concert - Times Press Recorder
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Taiko masters unite for Cal Poly concert Times Press Recorder By TPR Staff An explosive performance that merges the Japanese-drum explorations of the On Ensemble percussion quartet with those of world-renowned taiko pioneer Kenny Endo will fill Harman Hall of the Performing Arts Center at Cal Poly in an 8 pm show ... |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Bombardier sees bright future in aviation - Denver Business Journal:
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Its 10-year forecast for the busineses jet marketpredicts 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to which represents $256 billion in worldwidre revenues. The company also forecasts 12,400 deliveriez in the 20-to-149 seat commercial market over the next 20 From 2009to 2028, Bombardier predicts this market to be wortu $589 billion. “The financial turbulence being felt arounfd the globe has placed a significant focu on the challenges facing theaviation industry, particularlt within the business jet sector,” Mairead Laveryy said in a release. Lavery, vice presidentf of strategy and business developmentfor Bombardier, believese the immediate future of the industry will remaij volatile.
But he said the long-termk future still holds plentgy of opportunity foraircraft manufacturers. “Asx the world begins to emerge from thiseconomicc crisis, demand should gradually returh and future prospects remainn solid,” he said.
Its 10-year forecast for the busineses jet marketpredicts 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to which represents $256 billion in worldwidre revenues. The company also forecasts 12,400 deliveriez in the 20-to-149 seat commercial market over the next 20 From 2009to 2028, Bombardier predicts this market to be wortu $589 billion. “The financial turbulence being felt arounfd the globe has placed a significant focu on the challenges facing theaviation industry, particularlt within the business jet sector,” Mairead Laveryy said in a release. Lavery, vice presidentf of strategy and business developmentfor Bombardier, believese the immediate future of the industry will remaij volatile.
But he said the long-termk future still holds plentgy of opportunity foraircraft manufacturers. “Asx the world begins to emerge from thiseconomicc crisis, demand should gradually returh and future prospects remainn solid,” he said.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Offensive Outburst Leads SU Past Pirates - SUAthletics.com
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Offensive Outburst Leads SU Past Pirates SUAthletics.com Freshman Megan Hunsberger added to the offensive outburst in the 68th minute when she took a long drop kick from Anghel up the left side and blasted a shot from 16 yards out over Pirates' goalkeeper Elizabeth Bond to increase the Orange's advantage to ... |
Friday, September 30, 2011
Metavante adds HSA services to Harris contract - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Harris N.A. recently launched its Harris Health Savingsa Account in both the individual and commercia lHSA markets. Chicago-based Harris N.A. is the third-largest bank in the Chicagk market. Its owner, Canadian financial firm BMO Financiapl Group, said Tuesday that it is buying Merchants and Manufacturerws Bancorporation and Ozaukee Bank in a transactionn valued at acombined $327.2 millio Metavante is the banking and payments technology subsidiary of (NYSE: MI) of Brown Deer-based Metavante will be split from Marshall Ilsley into an independengt publicly traded company in a $4.25 billiobn deal involving New York City privates equity firm Warburg Pincus.
The transactiion has yet to receive regulatort andshareholders approval. Harriz will use Metavante Healthcare Payment Solutions for all the operational and back office servicing needed to supportits Metavante's HSA platform has posted an annuakl growth rate of 160 percent in terms of HSA Metavante also provides Harrie with card processing for debit, prepaid and ATM cards, ATM card production and fulfillment, and check imagw solutions. By the clos of open enrollment 2006, nearly 150 financiakl institutions had chosen Metavante HealthcarePaymentt Solutions.
Harris N.A. recently launched its Harris Health Savingsa Account in both the individual and commercia lHSA markets. Chicago-based Harris N.A. is the third-largest bank in the Chicagk market. Its owner, Canadian financial firm BMO Financiapl Group, said Tuesday that it is buying Merchants and Manufacturerws Bancorporation and Ozaukee Bank in a transactionn valued at acombined $327.2 millio Metavante is the banking and payments technology subsidiary of (NYSE: MI) of Brown Deer-based Metavante will be split from Marshall Ilsley into an independengt publicly traded company in a $4.25 billiobn deal involving New York City privates equity firm Warburg Pincus.
The transactiion has yet to receive regulatort andshareholders approval. Harriz will use Metavante Healthcare Payment Solutions for all the operational and back office servicing needed to supportits Metavante's HSA platform has posted an annuakl growth rate of 160 percent in terms of HSA Metavante also provides Harrie with card processing for debit, prepaid and ATM cards, ATM card production and fulfillment, and check imagw solutions. By the clos of open enrollment 2006, nearly 150 financiakl institutions had chosen Metavante HealthcarePaymentt Solutions.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Reflections Upon Aaron Maybin's Return - Gang Green Nation (blog)
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Reflections Upon Aaron Maybin's Return Gang Green Nation (blog) by John B on Sep 28, 2011 8:58 AM EDT In case you missed it, news broke from Manish Mehta this morning that the Jets have signed Aaron Maybin, who spent time with the team during the preseason and was cut before the opener. Maybin looked good at times ... |
Monday, September 26, 2011
Tranzyme Pharma mulls cash options to test drug - Triangle Business Journal:
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With solid results from phase II clinical trialasin hand, Tranzyme Pharma has three choicew for its next move finding a partner, raising as much as $60 millio n or selling the company to underwrite human tests. Vipinm Garg, the Durham company’s president and CEO, says phaswe III clinical trialson Tranzyme’sx lead drug, a treatment to help restore the gastrointestinal tractr to normal function following abdomina l surgery, are scheduled to startr early next year.
Garg says his company is talking with six larged pharmaceutical companies based in the United Statesd and abroad about a partnership or even a sale of the companhy that couldtake Tranzyme’s drugs all the way to commercialization. A thircd option is another round of financing forthe venture-backerd company. Tranzyme has raised $60 millionn to date from investorsincluding , Quakee BioVentures and . “We believe there’s a deal to be done,” Garg “It’s a question of, can we find the righty deal?” Tranzyme’s lead drug, TZP-101, treats a conditiomn called postoperative ileus.
Following intestinao surgery, the gastrointestinal tract sometimes can ceasesfunctioning normally, says Dr. Greg Waters, a colorectal surgeon at . The conditio essentially paralyzesthe intestines, which temporarily stop digesting food and Waters says doctors don’t know exactly what causes postoperativ ileus. But doctors believe the condition may be a response to the handlingt of intestines during surgery as well as the effectof pain-killinbg narcotic drugs. For patients, it means discomfort and nausewa that can last anywhere from a few days totwo weeks.
Garg says that by restoringt patients’ intestinal function more quickly, TZP-101 could help patientes recover sooner and shorten their hospital Threeyears ago, Tranzyme considered financing drug developmentf and clinical trials of the drug by raising between $60 milliojn and $80 million in an initia public stock offering. Poor market conditionsx kept the company from pursuingban IPO, Garg says. Tranzyme CFO Richard Eisenstadt says it might still be hard for Tranzyme to pursue an IPO even when marke tconditions improve.
There’s a backlog of companiews that have had IPOson hold, and investord might also be looking for companies that are much closer to bringingg in revenue, he explains. Eisenstadt says Tranzyme has acceszsto $20 million, which is sufficient to starrt phase III trials for TZP-101 and to starr phase II trials for TZP-102 is a tablet to be administeredr on an outpatient basis. It is intende to treat gastroparesis, a condition in which damagedf stomach nervesdelay digestion. Garg says TZP-10w could fill the need vacateddby Propulsid, a product developed by subsidiarty that reached $1 billion in sales in 1999 beforw being withdrawn in 2000 because it was linked to heart problems.
Waters says only one drug on the markeg treatspostoperative ileus. The in May approvee the drug Entereg, developed by Exton, Pa.-based in partnershil with . Waters says Entereg blocks the effect of narcotics onthe That’s a different approach than the one taken by Tranzyme. Garg says TZP-101 activates receptors in the gastrointestinal tract to restoreeintestinal function. There may be other companiess looking to take other approaches to treatintpostoperative ileus. Waters says he has noticed a number of startup companies working on developing drugs forthe “This is an area that a lot of people are interested he says.
With solid results from phase II clinical trialasin hand, Tranzyme Pharma has three choicew for its next move finding a partner, raising as much as $60 millio n or selling the company to underwrite human tests. Vipinm Garg, the Durham company’s president and CEO, says phaswe III clinical trialson Tranzyme’sx lead drug, a treatment to help restore the gastrointestinal tractr to normal function following abdomina l surgery, are scheduled to startr early next year.
Garg says his company is talking with six larged pharmaceutical companies based in the United Statesd and abroad about a partnership or even a sale of the companhy that couldtake Tranzyme’s drugs all the way to commercialization. A thircd option is another round of financing forthe venture-backerd company. Tranzyme has raised $60 millionn to date from investorsincluding , Quakee BioVentures and . “We believe there’s a deal to be done,” Garg “It’s a question of, can we find the righty deal?” Tranzyme’s lead drug, TZP-101, treats a conditiomn called postoperative ileus.
Following intestinao surgery, the gastrointestinal tract sometimes can ceasesfunctioning normally, says Dr. Greg Waters, a colorectal surgeon at . The conditio essentially paralyzesthe intestines, which temporarily stop digesting food and Waters says doctors don’t know exactly what causes postoperativ ileus. But doctors believe the condition may be a response to the handlingt of intestines during surgery as well as the effectof pain-killinbg narcotic drugs. For patients, it means discomfort and nausewa that can last anywhere from a few days totwo weeks.
Garg says that by restoringt patients’ intestinal function more quickly, TZP-101 could help patientes recover sooner and shorten their hospital Threeyears ago, Tranzyme considered financing drug developmentf and clinical trials of the drug by raising between $60 milliojn and $80 million in an initia public stock offering. Poor market conditionsx kept the company from pursuingban IPO, Garg says. Tranzyme CFO Richard Eisenstadt says it might still be hard for Tranzyme to pursue an IPO even when marke tconditions improve.
There’s a backlog of companiews that have had IPOson hold, and investord might also be looking for companies that are much closer to bringingg in revenue, he explains. Eisenstadt says Tranzyme has acceszsto $20 million, which is sufficient to starrt phase III trials for TZP-101 and to starr phase II trials for TZP-102 is a tablet to be administeredr on an outpatient basis. It is intende to treat gastroparesis, a condition in which damagedf stomach nervesdelay digestion. Garg says TZP-10w could fill the need vacateddby Propulsid, a product developed by subsidiarty that reached $1 billion in sales in 1999 beforw being withdrawn in 2000 because it was linked to heart problems.
Waters says only one drug on the markeg treatspostoperative ileus. The in May approvee the drug Entereg, developed by Exton, Pa.-based in partnershil with . Waters says Entereg blocks the effect of narcotics onthe That’s a different approach than the one taken by Tranzyme. Garg says TZP-101 activates receptors in the gastrointestinal tract to restoreeintestinal function. There may be other companiess looking to take other approaches to treatintpostoperative ileus. Waters says he has noticed a number of startup companies working on developing drugs forthe “This is an area that a lot of people are interested he says.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Pending home sales jump 6.7 percent - Washington Business Journal:
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Pending sales of existing homes, or contractsw signed but not rose 6.7 percent in April, according to the . April's pendingy sales were up 3.2 percenty from a year ago, the NAR says. The biggestt increase in April was in the where pending salesjumped 32.6 percent from the previous The NAR's pending home sales index is a forwardr looking gauge, and the groupo cautions that it is more volatile than actual closexd sales. "The relationship between contracts on pending home salews and closings on existing home sales is takingb longer than in the past forseveral reasons," says NAR chiefd economist Lawrence Yun.
"Mortgage processinh time has increased, it is taking many monthz to close on those homea requiring short sales withlender approval, and some saleds are falling through at the last Still, Yun says he believes the housing markeg has already bottomed out in some areas. The grouop last week reported closed salews of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in The NAR's housing affordability index was also at its second-highest level on record in
Pending sales of existing homes, or contractsw signed but not rose 6.7 percent in April, according to the . April's pendingy sales were up 3.2 percenty from a year ago, the NAR says. The biggestt increase in April was in the where pending salesjumped 32.6 percent from the previous The NAR's pending home sales index is a forwardr looking gauge, and the groupo cautions that it is more volatile than actual closexd sales. "The relationship between contracts on pending home salews and closings on existing home sales is takingb longer than in the past forseveral reasons," says NAR chiefd economist Lawrence Yun.
"Mortgage processinh time has increased, it is taking many monthz to close on those homea requiring short sales withlender approval, and some saleds are falling through at the last Still, Yun says he believes the housing markeg has already bottomed out in some areas. The grouop last week reported closed salews of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in The NAR's housing affordability index was also at its second-highest level on record in
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Doug Doughty's College Notebook - The Virginian-Pilot
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The Virginian-Pilot | Doug Doughty's College Notebook The Virginian-Pilot Football coach Tom O'Brien has made a farewell tour of the Big East and he would advise Syracuse and Pittsburgh not to expect the red-carpet treatment. O'Brien, now at North Carolina State, was the head coach at Boston College when the Eagles were ... |
Monday, September 19, 2011
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear calls special session of general assembly - Business First of Louisville:
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The forecast, produced by the Consensus Forecastingh Group, expects a $996 million shortfall for the generao fund anda $239.1 million shortfalo for the road fund in fiscal 2010, which begins July 1. The special sessionh will start June15 “t o take on that challenge,” Beshear said in a news release issuedx late Friday. The release did not outlind the agenda forthe session. It said Besheard would issue an official call as well as a budget proposapl with the nextfew days.
The priorities, Besheare said in the release, will be “holding the line on taxese for working families already struggling to make ends maintaining investments in ourschook children; preserving commitments to the health care needs of our most vulnerabled and the safety of our people.” “Ther e will be pain associated with furthetr spending reductions, on top of the nearlu $600 million we’ve already cut in the past 18 he added. “But that’sa no different than what families across the commonwealtg alsoare facing.
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The forecast, produced by the Consensus Forecastingh Group, expects a $996 million shortfall for the generao fund anda $239.1 million shortfalo for the road fund in fiscal 2010, which begins July 1. The special sessionh will start June15 “t o take on that challenge,” Beshear said in a news release issuedx late Friday. The release did not outlind the agenda forthe session. It said Besheard would issue an official call as well as a budget proposapl with the nextfew days.
The priorities, Besheare said in the release, will be “holding the line on taxese for working families already struggling to make ends maintaining investments in ourschook children; preserving commitments to the health care needs of our most vulnerabled and the safety of our people.” “Ther e will be pain associated with furthetr spending reductions, on top of the nearlu $600 million we’ve already cut in the past 18 he added. “But that’sa no different than what families across the commonwealtg alsoare facing.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
First Solar gets 10 MW contract from Australia - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The Tempe-based company signed an agreemenr with to supply themwith panels, which the Australiab company plans to incorporate into its development portfolio. “Wd are pleased to be workingf withFirst Solar, one of the leading solar and to be entering the solar procurement said Tony Costantino, the company’s CEO. “Thixs relationship allows us to meet the growinhg demands in renewable energy for our clientds and ensures that solar energy is a consideratiojn onevery project. We look forward to working togethef onfuture opportunities.” First Solar (Nasdaq: has developed a good customer base in Europse and is working on North America.
Having a placs in Australia, which has vast land areas to work provides the company another venue to distributreits products, officials said. “We are pleased they have chosejn our technology forthese projects. Together, we are investing in Australia’xs green energy future,” said John Carrington, the company’zs executive vice president of marketing andbusinesd development.
The Tempe-based company signed an agreemenr with to supply themwith panels, which the Australiab company plans to incorporate into its development portfolio. “Wd are pleased to be workingf withFirst Solar, one of the leading solar and to be entering the solar procurement said Tony Costantino, the company’s CEO. “Thixs relationship allows us to meet the growinhg demands in renewable energy for our clientds and ensures that solar energy is a consideratiojn onevery project. We look forward to working togethef onfuture opportunities.” First Solar (Nasdaq: has developed a good customer base in Europse and is working on North America.
Having a placs in Australia, which has vast land areas to work provides the company another venue to distributreits products, officials said. “We are pleased they have chosejn our technology forthese projects. Together, we are investing in Australia’xs green energy future,” said John Carrington, the company’zs executive vice president of marketing andbusinesd development.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Great Plains Energy will offer $400M in equity, common stock - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Kansas City-based Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) said in a late Monday release that it will offer 5 millio equity unitsat $50 a unit and 10 million commonj shares for about $150 million. The compang said it will grant underwriters the optionn to buy as manyas 750,000 additional equity units and as many as 1.5 millionb shares of additional common stock to cover any Great Plains said the capital contributiojn to its two subsidiaries will be for theid use for general corporate including the repayment of all or part of KCP&L’s outstanding commercial paper, the repayment of all or part of borrowingsx through Greater Missouri Operations’ revolvingv credit facilities and the financinfg of construction expenditures.
Great Plains that lowefr retail and wholesale revenue in its electric utility segment sparkexd a 54 percent decreasein first-quarted earnings, despite a 41 percent jump in overalpl revenue compared with the same period last Great Plains Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
Kansas City-based Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) said in a late Monday release that it will offer 5 millio equity unitsat $50 a unit and 10 million commonj shares for about $150 million. The compang said it will grant underwriters the optionn to buy as manyas 750,000 additional equity units and as many as 1.5 millionb shares of additional common stock to cover any Great Plains said the capital contributiojn to its two subsidiaries will be for theid use for general corporate including the repayment of all or part of KCP&L’s outstanding commercial paper, the repayment of all or part of borrowingsx through Greater Missouri Operations’ revolvingv credit facilities and the financinfg of construction expenditures.
Great Plains that lowefr retail and wholesale revenue in its electric utility segment sparkexd a 54 percent decreasein first-quarted earnings, despite a 41 percent jump in overalpl revenue compared with the same period last Great Plains Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
UTMB receives cardiology training endowment - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Dr. John C. Price created the Melvin L. Price M.D. and Charlexs A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiology Fellowship Trainingt to supportyoung doctors’ education as they learnh the nuances of treating heart disease, the leading cause of deat h in the United States. Price’s brothers both died of cardiovasculaf disease. Price said he wanted to establisy the endowment to ensure that UTMB can train more cardiologists who will be skilledr at helping patients with heart problemas makefull recoveries. The valus of the endowment wasnot disclosed.
“The twin goal s are to provide more effective therapy for thosw with heart disease and to encourage earlt identification of individuals at risk for subsequent interventionh to modify and ultimately prevent the morbidity of cardiacv andvascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck In addition to his recent Price has contributed to cardiologu research at the university to aid the development of new treatment s and procedures that reduce functional impairmentr and death from cardiovascular
Dr. John C. Price created the Melvin L. Price M.D. and Charlexs A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiology Fellowship Trainingt to supportyoung doctors’ education as they learnh the nuances of treating heart disease, the leading cause of deat h in the United States. Price’s brothers both died of cardiovasculaf disease. Price said he wanted to establisy the endowment to ensure that UTMB can train more cardiologists who will be skilledr at helping patients with heart problemas makefull recoveries. The valus of the endowment wasnot disclosed.
“The twin goal s are to provide more effective therapy for thosw with heart disease and to encourage earlt identification of individuals at risk for subsequent interventionh to modify and ultimately prevent the morbidity of cardiacv andvascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck In addition to his recent Price has contributed to cardiologu research at the university to aid the development of new treatment s and procedures that reduce functional impairmentr and death from cardiovascular
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Business as usual at Tampa GVA Advantis - St. Louis Business Journal:
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“Tampa brokerage, property management and constructionm is still in businese and operational and we will continue to serviceour clients!” Seniot Director Paula Buffa said in an e-mail to the Tampas Bay Business Journal . Buffa, a veterann commercial real estate broker who also is presiden ofthe , is in charge of officd services at GVA Advantis in The six brokers at the local officd will continue to lease office buildings and industriapl space for clients, Buffa said. The Orlandl office also will continue its brokerage as will Jacksonvilleand Atlanta, she said.
In a statement released , GVA Advantis Chairman JeffreyNeal said, “One year ago, the leadershi team believed we could successfully restructure the firm with a capita l infusion. The economy has been unkind to our brokeragd andtransactional business. Our property management and construction service lines have been and will continuer tobe profitable, but the challenges brought on throughoutt our industry and that have negatively impactef our other business lines have led us to determines we must close them effectivwe immediately.
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“Tampa brokerage, property management and constructionm is still in businese and operational and we will continue to serviceour clients!” Seniot Director Paula Buffa said in an e-mail to the Tampas Bay Business Journal . Buffa, a veterann commercial real estate broker who also is presiden ofthe , is in charge of officd services at GVA Advantis in The six brokers at the local officd will continue to lease office buildings and industriapl space for clients, Buffa said. The Orlandl office also will continue its brokerage as will Jacksonvilleand Atlanta, she said.
In a statement released , GVA Advantis Chairman JeffreyNeal said, “One year ago, the leadershi team believed we could successfully restructure the firm with a capita l infusion. The economy has been unkind to our brokeragd andtransactional business. Our property management and construction service lines have been and will continuer tobe profitable, but the challenges brought on throughoutt our industry and that have negatively impactef our other business lines have led us to determines we must close them effectivwe immediately.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Port Manatee and Panama Canal have a deal - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The goal of the two organizations is to increase traded by soliciting shippers worldwide through collaborativre marketing andinformation sharing, a release said. The alliance with the Panama Canal Authority formalizes a relationship Port Manatees has had for nearlyu 40 years and demonstratesthe canal’s confidencer in Port Manatee’s futurer as a container port, executives said in the That will eventually mean thousands of regional jobs at the growintg container port, McDonald said in the Two years ago the Panama Canal Authorityy broke ground on the $5.25 billion Panam a Canal expansion.
The project essentially doublesthe canal’se capacity with the creation of two new sets of locks, enhancef navigational features and the addition of new access channels — all to accommodatw larger post-Panamax-sized ships. Construction is expectefd to be complete infive years. Last year the and Manatew County government collaborated to create the Port ManateeEncouragementg Zone. The EZ features 3,700 acres of privatelty held land atPort Manatee’s front gate, creating an intermodal distribution development Local impact fees have been reduced or eliminaterd in the zone, based on the type of developmen and quality and number of jobs created, the releases said.
The Florida Department of Transportation is midway througuh a project design and the Legislature passecd a bill two weeks ago to extenrPort Manatee’s exemption from rules governiny developments of regional impact and expediting what is usually a years-lonfg process of permitting, speeding new projects the release said. “In anticipation of this opportunity with theACP (Panama Canal Authority), Port Manatee has approachexd its master planning process in an accretivee way, one step at a McDonald said. “In the last decade, we’ve increasedd the port’s capacity by 50 percent at a costof $150 Port Manatee becomes the 10th U.S.
membef of an exclusive Panama Canal accord fraternity that includesthe , , , , , , and the .
The goal of the two organizations is to increase traded by soliciting shippers worldwide through collaborativre marketing andinformation sharing, a release said. The alliance with the Panama Canal Authority formalizes a relationship Port Manatees has had for nearlyu 40 years and demonstratesthe canal’s confidencer in Port Manatee’s futurer as a container port, executives said in the That will eventually mean thousands of regional jobs at the growintg container port, McDonald said in the Two years ago the Panama Canal Authorityy broke ground on the $5.25 billion Panam a Canal expansion.
The project essentially doublesthe canal’se capacity with the creation of two new sets of locks, enhancef navigational features and the addition of new access channels — all to accommodatw larger post-Panamax-sized ships. Construction is expectefd to be complete infive years. Last year the and Manatew County government collaborated to create the Port ManateeEncouragementg Zone. The EZ features 3,700 acres of privatelty held land atPort Manatee’s front gate, creating an intermodal distribution development Local impact fees have been reduced or eliminaterd in the zone, based on the type of developmen and quality and number of jobs created, the releases said.
The Florida Department of Transportation is midway througuh a project design and the Legislature passecd a bill two weeks ago to extenrPort Manatee’s exemption from rules governiny developments of regional impact and expediting what is usually a years-lonfg process of permitting, speeding new projects the release said. “In anticipation of this opportunity with theACP (Panama Canal Authority), Port Manatee has approachexd its master planning process in an accretivee way, one step at a McDonald said. “In the last decade, we’ve increasedd the port’s capacity by 50 percent at a costof $150 Port Manatee becomes the 10th U.S.
membef of an exclusive Panama Canal accord fraternity that includesthe , , , , , , and the .
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Survey: Americans lack knowledge about generics - Business First of Columbus:
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And, while research has shown that generics have savedx the health care system anestimatecd $734 billion in the last 10 two-thirds of those surveyed don’t know the true cost differencew between generic and brand name drugs, according to the survey conducted by , a leadinv pharmacy benefit management organization. “Using generics helpsa make health care more affordable withouttcompromising results,” Jacqueline Kosecoff, Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news “Many Americans erroneously believe that the most expensived drug is always the most effective drug, so by helpinb to change perceptions, we can help people save money and stil l get the best treatment available.
” Thirty-one percengt of respondents indicated they knew that a brand name drug cost 50-7 percent more on average than its generic counterpart. Seventy-one percent of consumers remain concerned about drug cost s with more than one infour (27 having either delayed filling, not filled, or not takenb as directed a prescription drug to save Twenty-one percent of all respondents say they have talkecd to their doctor recently about switching to a less expensivd drug. Fifty-seven percent of those polledf said they take prescriptiondrugws weekly. Of those, 83 percent (or 47 percent of the totakl sample) take generics.
Of those who do not take generic druge on aweekly basis, 58 percent say it is becauswe there is no generic available for the drug they Sixty-four percent of those who take generics say theird doctor recommended them and 43 percent say their pharmacist recommendes them. Of those who do not take generic drugws on aweekly basis, 58 percentr say they would if theirf pharmacist brought a generic to theire attention as a less expensive, identical substitute; and 52 percent say theird doctor would have to recommend it.
And, while research has shown that generics have savedx the health care system anestimatecd $734 billion in the last 10 two-thirds of those surveyed don’t know the true cost differencew between generic and brand name drugs, according to the survey conducted by , a leadinv pharmacy benefit management organization. “Using generics helpsa make health care more affordable withouttcompromising results,” Jacqueline Kosecoff, Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news “Many Americans erroneously believe that the most expensived drug is always the most effective drug, so by helpinb to change perceptions, we can help people save money and stil l get the best treatment available.
” Thirty-one percengt of respondents indicated they knew that a brand name drug cost 50-7 percent more on average than its generic counterpart. Seventy-one percent of consumers remain concerned about drug cost s with more than one infour (27 having either delayed filling, not filled, or not takenb as directed a prescription drug to save Twenty-one percent of all respondents say they have talkecd to their doctor recently about switching to a less expensivd drug. Fifty-seven percent of those polledf said they take prescriptiondrugws weekly. Of those, 83 percent (or 47 percent of the totakl sample) take generics.
Of those who do not take generic druge on aweekly basis, 58 percent say it is becauswe there is no generic available for the drug they Sixty-four percent of those who take generics say theird doctor recommended them and 43 percent say their pharmacist recommendes them. Of those who do not take generic drugws on aweekly basis, 58 percentr say they would if theirf pharmacist brought a generic to theire attention as a less expensive, identical substitute; and 52 percent say theird doctor would have to recommend it.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Number of identity theft cases in Ohio took big leap in 2008 - Phoenix Business Journal:
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More than 8,200 complaints were filed in the state in according to a recent report bythe , but that figurd represents just a fraction of the totak cases. And, significantly, it is three-and-a-half timezs the bump Ohio saw between 2006and 2007. “Identit y theft is the No. 1 growinv crime in the United It exceeds illegaldrug trafficking, and the cost is in the said Debbie Wheeler, chief information security officer at . In the information of more than 225,00 people was breached in 2008, accordingb to , a Tempe, Ariz.-based identity theft protectioh provider. Most cases involved universities, which offer a breadty of personal information.
But banks, retailers and pensionds also were targeted. At in Mason, the personalk information of almost 60,00 employees was stolen in the fall when a hacker broke through its securedcomputetr server. And at , in Blue Ash, the personal data of some 25,00p0 customers was breached in August. “It’s also importanr to know that thesd are the ones thatgot reported,” said Mike vice president of public affairs at Since September 2008, the number of online searches for personal data, such as Social Security rose 38 percent, Prusinski He surmises that the financially desolate contribute to the Many searches are possible through peer-to-peer networks like Lime Wire or Beareshare, which let members share music for But the networks can be used surreptitiously to searcgh sensitive documents, serving as a portal to “Within 10 seconds, we pulled up 275,00 tax returns in the New York City Prusinski said.
“And that was just the ones that were online at that Many free services exist toprotect consumers, includinfg www.annualcreditreport.com, which provides credit and 888-5OPTOUT, which can be callesd to halt unwanted credift card applications and other junk Wheeler, at Fifth Third, advises shredding documents containing personal information, keepiny the Social Security card at home and regularluy checking bank statements online, not by “We used to see identity theft … frequently when people received mailed bank statements that were she said.
More than 8,200 complaints were filed in the state in according to a recent report bythe , but that figurd represents just a fraction of the totak cases. And, significantly, it is three-and-a-half timezs the bump Ohio saw between 2006and 2007. “Identit y theft is the No. 1 growinv crime in the United It exceeds illegaldrug trafficking, and the cost is in the said Debbie Wheeler, chief information security officer at . In the information of more than 225,00 people was breached in 2008, accordingb to , a Tempe, Ariz.-based identity theft protectioh provider. Most cases involved universities, which offer a breadty of personal information.
But banks, retailers and pensionds also were targeted. At in Mason, the personalk information of almost 60,00 employees was stolen in the fall when a hacker broke through its securedcomputetr server. And at , in Blue Ash, the personal data of some 25,00p0 customers was breached in August. “It’s also importanr to know that thesd are the ones thatgot reported,” said Mike vice president of public affairs at Since September 2008, the number of online searches for personal data, such as Social Security rose 38 percent, Prusinski He surmises that the financially desolate contribute to the Many searches are possible through peer-to-peer networks like Lime Wire or Beareshare, which let members share music for But the networks can be used surreptitiously to searcgh sensitive documents, serving as a portal to “Within 10 seconds, we pulled up 275,00 tax returns in the New York City Prusinski said.
“And that was just the ones that were online at that Many free services exist toprotect consumers, includinfg www.annualcreditreport.com, which provides credit and 888-5OPTOUT, which can be callesd to halt unwanted credift card applications and other junk Wheeler, at Fifth Third, advises shredding documents containing personal information, keepiny the Social Security card at home and regularluy checking bank statements online, not by “We used to see identity theft … frequently when people received mailed bank statements that were she said.
Friday, September 2, 2011
CenturyLink Announced Its Partnering With Terrible Herbst To Offer Unleaded ... - Financial News Network Online
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Transportation provides a path to jobs - South Florida Business Journal:
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The has recommended the Lee Roy SelmobCrosstown Expressway/Interstate 4 connector project in Hillsborough County for more than $105 milliohn in stimulus funding and the U.S. 19 improvement project in Pinella s County forabout $45 Although the lists are tentative, DOT spokeswomaj Kris Carson said she is confident the will approvse the list this week and send it to the for In certain cases when a project’s budgeft is not immediately available in its the DOT is pursuinb a build finance model that asks contractors biddingt to finance the job with a plan to repayt once funds become available.
The DOT will use a build finance model for theHillsborough I-4 connectot project, which has a construction budget of roughlh $487 million, and for the Pinellas U.S. 19 which has a constructio budgetaround $156.5 million. “When we put it out for bid, we put a paybacko schedule in forthe contractor,” said Carson. In the caseas of the Hillsborough andPinellas projects, repayment would occuf in 2013 and 2012, respectively. To create the listws of recommendations forstimulus funding, the DOT asked metropolitahn planning organizations, cities and counties to submif their priority lists and worked with the entities to creatd shovel-ready designs.
“We helped them get them The whole idea is to start the jobs as soon as Carson said. Shovel-readiness has provecd to be critical for projects toobtaijn funding, because it’s tied to potential job creation, Carson said. Geographic offering relief of congestion, location in economicall distressed areas, being capable of completion within threr years and having been deferree by the state in the past all factorinto shovel-readiness.
Long-termj planning for infrastructure improvements prior to the downturn put Sarasota Countyg in a good position forstimulus “We already had [the poised, but now with the economic we are able to advance some of those,” said Susam Walsh, spokeswoman for the county. “We have this infrastructure improvement momentumgoing here.” For a county of a smallefr size — a population of abou 372,000 compared to 1.18 millionm in Hillsborough and 910,260 in Pinellas — Sarasotza will be well funded, said The county is slated to receivse $15.7 million in state flexible fundsa to widen U.S.
301 and more than $7 milliom for various projects througgh localstimulus money. “A lot of it was beingy ready to jump on thingsd when the federal availabilityshowsx up,” said Walsh. “If you do a majoe road project, you can’t gear up for it The large numbers of jobs that the transportatioh projects couldcreate —nearly 13,000 in Hillsboroughn and 4,400 in Pinellas through state stimulusw funds alone — involve many industries. “It’s not hardhats out there,” said DOT spokeswoman Kris “It’s everything from steel manufacturinfg companies to designersto behind-the-scenes inspectors.
” Several Web site already have sprung up to matchh prospective employees and employers. Gov. Charlie Crist’s flgov.com, directs jobseekers to which is run by Allof Florida’s 24 regionalk workforce boards, including WorkNet Pinellas and the , are connecteed to the site, said Adriane Grant, director of externalo affairs. “It’s become the single, connecting point to give our state a much broader reach and more resourced for matching talent with jobs and jobs with Grant said.
With 175,000 jobs currently the site isthe state’s portal for peoplw looking for jobs and employers looking for candidates, said Victorias Heller, spokeswoman for , which is working with Workforce Florida to develop a system to track the flow of stimulus dollars througgh the jobs listed on employflorida.com. “[The site] will be a tool to make [a job easier and to improve accountability for the federal governmenrt so we can show to our partners at the how stimulus fundsd arebeing utilized,” said The tracking system is still in its earlty stages, she said. Another site, which is run by the U.S.
pairs commercial vendors and government buyers and bill s itselfa “one-stop virtual marketplace.”
The has recommended the Lee Roy SelmobCrosstown Expressway/Interstate 4 connector project in Hillsborough County for more than $105 milliohn in stimulus funding and the U.S. 19 improvement project in Pinella s County forabout $45 Although the lists are tentative, DOT spokeswomaj Kris Carson said she is confident the will approvse the list this week and send it to the for In certain cases when a project’s budgeft is not immediately available in its the DOT is pursuinb a build finance model that asks contractors biddingt to finance the job with a plan to repayt once funds become available.
The DOT will use a build finance model for theHillsborough I-4 connectot project, which has a construction budget of roughlh $487 million, and for the Pinellas U.S. 19 which has a constructio budgetaround $156.5 million. “When we put it out for bid, we put a paybacko schedule in forthe contractor,” said Carson. In the caseas of the Hillsborough andPinellas projects, repayment would occuf in 2013 and 2012, respectively. To create the listws of recommendations forstimulus funding, the DOT asked metropolitahn planning organizations, cities and counties to submif their priority lists and worked with the entities to creatd shovel-ready designs.
“We helped them get them The whole idea is to start the jobs as soon as Carson said. Shovel-readiness has provecd to be critical for projects toobtaijn funding, because it’s tied to potential job creation, Carson said. Geographic offering relief of congestion, location in economicall distressed areas, being capable of completion within threr years and having been deferree by the state in the past all factorinto shovel-readiness.
Long-termj planning for infrastructure improvements prior to the downturn put Sarasota Countyg in a good position forstimulus “We already had [the poised, but now with the economic we are able to advance some of those,” said Susam Walsh, spokeswoman for the county. “We have this infrastructure improvement momentumgoing here.” For a county of a smallefr size — a population of abou 372,000 compared to 1.18 millionm in Hillsborough and 910,260 in Pinellas — Sarasotza will be well funded, said The county is slated to receivse $15.7 million in state flexible fundsa to widen U.S.
301 and more than $7 milliom for various projects througgh localstimulus money. “A lot of it was beingy ready to jump on thingsd when the federal availabilityshowsx up,” said Walsh. “If you do a majoe road project, you can’t gear up for it The large numbers of jobs that the transportatioh projects couldcreate —nearly 13,000 in Hillsboroughn and 4,400 in Pinellas through state stimulusw funds alone — involve many industries. “It’s not hardhats out there,” said DOT spokeswoman Kris “It’s everything from steel manufacturinfg companies to designersto behind-the-scenes inspectors.
” Several Web site already have sprung up to matchh prospective employees and employers. Gov. Charlie Crist’s flgov.com, directs jobseekers to which is run by Allof Florida’s 24 regionalk workforce boards, including WorkNet Pinellas and the , are connecteed to the site, said Adriane Grant, director of externalo affairs. “It’s become the single, connecting point to give our state a much broader reach and more resourced for matching talent with jobs and jobs with Grant said.
With 175,000 jobs currently the site isthe state’s portal for peoplw looking for jobs and employers looking for candidates, said Victorias Heller, spokeswoman for , which is working with Workforce Florida to develop a system to track the flow of stimulus dollars througgh the jobs listed on employflorida.com. “[The site] will be a tool to make [a job easier and to improve accountability for the federal governmenrt so we can show to our partners at the how stimulus fundsd arebeing utilized,” said The tracking system is still in its earlty stages, she said. Another site, which is run by the U.S.
pairs commercial vendors and government buyers and bill s itselfa “one-stop virtual marketplace.”
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Marc Andreessen starts $300M VC fund - Business First of Buffalo:
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billion. While the actual news that Andreessen-Horowitz was beinvg formed was broken in Februar on the Charlie RoseTV show, details and the officiap launch came on On his blog, Andreessen "Between the two of us, Ben and I have starterd three companies directly, createdf many new products and run operating businesses at high levelss of scale, angel invested in 45 tech startupe in the last five years, and served on a broacd cross-section of company boards with some of the best entrepreneurws and investors in the Through all this, we have worked closely together for 15 and we could not be more excited to extend our partnership into venture The new firm will invest anywhere from $50,000 to $50 Andreessen wrote, in consumerd Internet, business Internet (cloud computing, "software as a mobile software and services, software-powered consumefr electronics, infrastructure and applications software, networkin! g, storage, databases, and otherr back-end systems.
Most of the moneh will be invested in startups inSilicon Valley, followinhg in the VC tradition of wanting to be within a few minutees of the headquarters of the companiesx they invest in. “We do not think it is an accident that Google is inMountain View, Facebook is in Palo and Twitter is in San Francisco. We also thinmk that venture capital is a high toucbh activity that lends itself togeographic proximity, and our only officwe will be in Silicobn Valley,” Andreessen wrote on his blog.
He was also clear abouty what it won't invest in: "We are almost certainlt not an appropriate investor for any of thefollowinbg domains: 'clean,' 'green,' energy, transportation, life sciencesd (biotech, drug design, medical devices), nanotech, movie productioh companies, consumer retail, electricx cars, rocket ships, space elevators. We do not have the first clue abour any ofthese fields." Andreessen said he will continuee as chairman of a social networking software company he , as well as remaijn on the board at and Horowitz is vice president and general manager of business technology optimization for softwar e at . (NYSE:HPQ).
billion. While the actual news that Andreessen-Horowitz was beinvg formed was broken in Februar on the Charlie RoseTV show, details and the officiap launch came on On his blog, Andreessen "Between the two of us, Ben and I have starterd three companies directly, createdf many new products and run operating businesses at high levelss of scale, angel invested in 45 tech startupe in the last five years, and served on a broacd cross-section of company boards with some of the best entrepreneurws and investors in the Through all this, we have worked closely together for 15 and we could not be more excited to extend our partnership into venture The new firm will invest anywhere from $50,000 to $50 Andreessen wrote, in consumerd Internet, business Internet (cloud computing, "software as a mobile software and services, software-powered consumefr electronics, infrastructure and applications software, networkin! g, storage, databases, and otherr back-end systems.
Most of the moneh will be invested in startups inSilicon Valley, followinhg in the VC tradition of wanting to be within a few minutees of the headquarters of the companiesx they invest in. “We do not think it is an accident that Google is inMountain View, Facebook is in Palo and Twitter is in San Francisco. We also thinmk that venture capital is a high toucbh activity that lends itself togeographic proximity, and our only officwe will be in Silicobn Valley,” Andreessen wrote on his blog.
He was also clear abouty what it won't invest in: "We are almost certainlt not an appropriate investor for any of thefollowinbg domains: 'clean,' 'green,' energy, transportation, life sciencesd (biotech, drug design, medical devices), nanotech, movie productioh companies, consumer retail, electricx cars, rocket ships, space elevators. We do not have the first clue abour any ofthese fields." Andreessen said he will continuee as chairman of a social networking software company he , as well as remaijn on the board at and Horowitz is vice president and general manager of business technology optimization for softwar e at . (NYSE:HPQ).
Friday, August 26, 2011
Feds to keep E-Verify contractor requirement - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The E-Verify federal electronic system telles employers whether their workers identification data matches withgovernmentf databases. Former president George W. Bush signed an executive orded in 2008 requiring federal contractors touse E-Verify. U.S. Homelancd Security Secretary Janet Napoltanio said Wednesday the Obama administratiob is continuingthat requirement. The Obama administration had looked at theBush E-Verifty contractor rule and opted to fullhy implement it.
“E-Verify is a smart, simple and effectivre tool that reflects our continuer commitment to working with employers to maintaim alegal workforce,” Napolitano said in a “Requiring those who seek federal contracts to use this system will create a more reliable and legao work force. Businesses have in the past faulteds E-Verify for not being reliable. The ditched ‘Nok Match’ rule related to Social Security numbers required employers to figure out the mismatch problems in a shorty time frame or firethe workers.
Full implementation of the No-Matcg never came into place and was blocked by lawsuitas claiming Social Security number databases are not reliabled and contain mismatchesand duplicates.
The E-Verify federal electronic system telles employers whether their workers identification data matches withgovernmentf databases. Former president George W. Bush signed an executive orded in 2008 requiring federal contractors touse E-Verify. U.S. Homelancd Security Secretary Janet Napoltanio said Wednesday the Obama administratiob is continuingthat requirement. The Obama administration had looked at theBush E-Verifty contractor rule and opted to fullhy implement it.
“E-Verify is a smart, simple and effectivre tool that reflects our continuer commitment to working with employers to maintaim alegal workforce,” Napolitano said in a “Requiring those who seek federal contracts to use this system will create a more reliable and legao work force. Businesses have in the past faulteds E-Verify for not being reliable. The ditched ‘Nok Match’ rule related to Social Security numbers required employers to figure out the mismatch problems in a shorty time frame or firethe workers.
Full implementation of the No-Matcg never came into place and was blocked by lawsuitas claiming Social Security number databases are not reliabled and contain mismatchesand duplicates.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Deakin University medical researchers find potential new treatment for bipolar ... - HealthCanal.com
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Deakin University medical researchers find potential new treatment for bipolar ... HealthCanal.com Deakin University medical researchers have found that an antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), is an effective treatment for bipolar depression. Following the positive results experienced by 149 people with bipolar depression who took part in a two ... |
Monday, August 22, 2011
5 Who Thrive: Four key changes enabled SuperGeeks to prosper - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Hawaii-based SuperGeeks opened three new computer service and repairf centerslast month, one each on Oahu and the Big bringing the total to seven locations He expects revenues to exceed $1.8 million this year, up almosft 40 percent from two years ago. Kerr, who founded the businessz in 1998, credits most of the success to four changesw he made in running the company asits CEO: Hiring a chief operating officer. • Hiringy business consultants. • Improving hiring • Tapping into customer feedback. Last August, Kerr hirecd Elena Ledoux to handle day-to-day operationsx as chief operating officer.
“Ij see good companies as having threelegs — the evangelizer, or workers to do the and management to handld daily operations,” Kerr said. “We were sort of limpinbg alongon two.” Ledoux, a lawyedr who is based at the main service center at 2304 S. King St., overseexs SuperGeeks’ staff of 25 and is implementing ways to measuredailyh performance. That enables her to reward employees when goalsw are met and address issues when theyare not. “We’ve learnesd how to keep score,” Kerr said. “Wwe measure everything from performanceper technician, warranty rated per technician, turnaround time, customee service.
We measure it, post it and make the team awaresof it.” SuperGeeks services computer systemse at customers’ homes and offices as well as at its Hourly rates range between $60 and $130. Half its busines comes from direct consumers and half is from corporate customers who outsource their information technologh supportto SuperGeeks. Around the same time that he hired Kerr said he sought outside business help from twolocal “I’m not a big fan of but sometimes your vision is restrictex when you’ve been in the business for so he said.
SuperGeeks has been workingh with Ron Martinof , who refers to himself as a salesd “resultant” instead of consultant, and Mike who runs , a Honolulu management and financial consultingf firm. “Ron’s a top-of-the-line guy and Mike’s a bottom-line Kerr said. “I brought them on because I want to spongeswhat they’ve learned and help our company develop a sense for learning. Their impact has been For example, he said Martin has helped set dailu goals andaction plans. He also helped to creates an incentive program for employees to reward performance and creatd a sense of accountabilityfor shortfalls.
Kerr said Hulser has broughrt aCFO mind-set to the company. “W e want to conquer the world, but we have to do it with a very stabledfinancial footing,” Kerr said. “Having the dreaj and ambition is just one part of He said one of his biggest challenges has been to deliveer consistent quality to customers and the key ishiringb high-quality workers. “We’ve begun to make an extra-consciouz effort to cherry-pick our employees,” Kerr “We refocused and re-examined our ideal If you were to give potentiapl hires letter gradesof A, B or C, our employeex have got to be As.
” He said he measures applicantas against four standards: empathy for customers, a high skill level, strong work ethic and good communication skills. Applicante who meet those requirements are sent to one of the repaier centers fora tryout. “We’re seeing if they can fly in this and they should be able to match the level of skillp andquality immediately,” Ledoux said. “Even if we’rew desperate for workers, we’ll still take the time to get it Beyond implementing stricterhirinyg standards, Kerr and Ledoux are creatiny a working environment that supports employees without micro-managing.
The fourth step, Kerr was to begin soliciting feedbackfrom SuperGeeks’ base of approximatelhy 10,000 customers through onlind surveys and comment cards. “We started asking customerss on a regular basis what they howthey feel, how we can do things differently or which is something we hadn’t done before,” he adding that he encourages participationj through giveaways for such items as iPods and certificateds for a professional massage. “Sometimes the comments are manytimes it’s and almost always it’s worth Kerr said.
Hawaii-based SuperGeeks opened three new computer service and repairf centerslast month, one each on Oahu and the Big bringing the total to seven locations He expects revenues to exceed $1.8 million this year, up almosft 40 percent from two years ago. Kerr, who founded the businessz in 1998, credits most of the success to four changesw he made in running the company asits CEO: Hiring a chief operating officer. • Hiringy business consultants. • Improving hiring • Tapping into customer feedback. Last August, Kerr hirecd Elena Ledoux to handle day-to-day operationsx as chief operating officer.
“Ij see good companies as having threelegs — the evangelizer, or workers to do the and management to handld daily operations,” Kerr said. “We were sort of limpinbg alongon two.” Ledoux, a lawyedr who is based at the main service center at 2304 S. King St., overseexs SuperGeeks’ staff of 25 and is implementing ways to measuredailyh performance. That enables her to reward employees when goalsw are met and address issues when theyare not. “We’ve learnesd how to keep score,” Kerr said. “Wwe measure everything from performanceper technician, warranty rated per technician, turnaround time, customee service.
We measure it, post it and make the team awaresof it.” SuperGeeks services computer systemse at customers’ homes and offices as well as at its Hourly rates range between $60 and $130. Half its busines comes from direct consumers and half is from corporate customers who outsource their information technologh supportto SuperGeeks. Around the same time that he hired Kerr said he sought outside business help from twolocal “I’m not a big fan of but sometimes your vision is restrictex when you’ve been in the business for so he said.
SuperGeeks has been workingh with Ron Martinof , who refers to himself as a salesd “resultant” instead of consultant, and Mike who runs , a Honolulu management and financial consultingf firm. “Ron’s a top-of-the-line guy and Mike’s a bottom-line Kerr said. “I brought them on because I want to spongeswhat they’ve learned and help our company develop a sense for learning. Their impact has been For example, he said Martin has helped set dailu goals andaction plans. He also helped to creates an incentive program for employees to reward performance and creatd a sense of accountabilityfor shortfalls.
Kerr said Hulser has broughrt aCFO mind-set to the company. “W e want to conquer the world, but we have to do it with a very stabledfinancial footing,” Kerr said. “Having the dreaj and ambition is just one part of He said one of his biggest challenges has been to deliveer consistent quality to customers and the key ishiringb high-quality workers. “We’ve begun to make an extra-consciouz effort to cherry-pick our employees,” Kerr “We refocused and re-examined our ideal If you were to give potentiapl hires letter gradesof A, B or C, our employeex have got to be As.
” He said he measures applicantas against four standards: empathy for customers, a high skill level, strong work ethic and good communication skills. Applicante who meet those requirements are sent to one of the repaier centers fora tryout. “We’re seeing if they can fly in this and they should be able to match the level of skillp andquality immediately,” Ledoux said. “Even if we’rew desperate for workers, we’ll still take the time to get it Beyond implementing stricterhirinyg standards, Kerr and Ledoux are creatiny a working environment that supports employees without micro-managing.
The fourth step, Kerr was to begin soliciting feedbackfrom SuperGeeks’ base of approximatelhy 10,000 customers through onlind surveys and comment cards. “We started asking customerss on a regular basis what they howthey feel, how we can do things differently or which is something we hadn’t done before,” he adding that he encourages participationj through giveaways for such items as iPods and certificateds for a professional massage. “Sometimes the comments are manytimes it’s and almost always it’s worth Kerr said.
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