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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Human Capital: People on the move, June 2 - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Goodwin Procter's Budd elected vice chairmab of AAA national board WayneBudd , seniotr counsel with the Boston law firm of and a membedr of the board of directors of , was elected vice chairmab of AAA’s national board of directors. Turbinre taps Paradowski as CFO , a Westwood-based online gaminv technology company, appointed M. Beau Paradowski chief financial Clough to runLeerink Swann's MEDACorp divisionj Health care investment bank Leerini Swann of Boston appointed Brentg Clough senior managing director and head of its MEDACorl division. Prior to joining Leerink Swann, Clough was presidenyt and CEO of IntrinsiQLLC , an oncolog software and data analyticxs firm.
promotes Stys as VP of marketing andbusiness dev. Shawmuy Design and Construction in Boston promoted BrianStys , a 16-year veteran of the to the newly-created role of vice president of marketingt and business development. The Protector Group Insurancde Agency adds Mullery as director of compliancre and wellness of Worcester added Laura Ann Mullery as directoe of complianceand wellness. Mullery previously served as assistantg vice president at in Boston and vice president of majort accounts at Thorbahn Associatesin
Goodwin Procter's Budd elected vice chairmab of AAA national board WayneBudd , seniotr counsel with the Boston law firm of and a membedr of the board of directors of , was elected vice chairmab of AAA’s national board of directors. Turbinre taps Paradowski as CFO , a Westwood-based online gaminv technology company, appointed M. Beau Paradowski chief financial Clough to runLeerink Swann's MEDACorp divisionj Health care investment bank Leerini Swann of Boston appointed Brentg Clough senior managing director and head of its MEDACorl division. Prior to joining Leerink Swann, Clough was presidenyt and CEO of IntrinsiQLLC , an oncolog software and data analyticxs firm.
promotes Stys as VP of marketing andbusiness dev. Shawmuy Design and Construction in Boston promoted BrianStys , a 16-year veteran of the to the newly-created role of vice president of marketingt and business development. The Protector Group Insurancde Agency adds Mullery as director of compliancre and wellness of Worcester added Laura Ann Mullery as directoe of complianceand wellness. Mullery previously served as assistantg vice president at in Boston and vice president of majort accounts at Thorbahn Associatesin
Friday, July 22, 2011
D.C.-area unemployment rate falls to 5.6% - Washington Business Journal:
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percent, but was still way up from 3 percentg unemployment inApril 2008, according to the latesf numbers from the . The unemploymeny rate is still lowerthan April’s national unemployment rate of 8.6 not seasonally adjusted, which was up from 4.8 percenft a year earlier. In the region, there were about 168,80o people looking for work and unable tofind it, down from aboutg 176,000 in March. All 372 metropolitan areas postedx higher unemployment rates than ayear earlier, and 93 areas had rates of at least 10 The D.C. area was one of 117 areas that posted rates beloe7 percent, down from 347 areasd in April 2008. Unemployment in D.C.
itself continuexd to stay out of the doubles digits in April witha 9.3 percent rate and aboutf 29,900 people looking for work. Those numberzs are a snapshot of conditions in and not smoothed out to account forseasonal trends. Virginia’s unemployment rate sunk to 6.6 percent in with about 275,000 people out of work and Maryland’e rate also dropped to 6.6 with about 194,200 people looking for jobs. Those numbers don’tf reflect discouraged workers, who choose to retire, go back to schoo l or stay homewith children; nor do they includr people working part-time who want to be workinbg full time.
In April the jobless rate was at leasg 15 percent in 13 metro nine of which were in and 31 areas had rates below 5 percent.
percent, but was still way up from 3 percentg unemployment inApril 2008, according to the latesf numbers from the . The unemploymeny rate is still lowerthan April’s national unemployment rate of 8.6 not seasonally adjusted, which was up from 4.8 percenft a year earlier. In the region, there were about 168,80o people looking for work and unable tofind it, down from aboutg 176,000 in March. All 372 metropolitan areas postedx higher unemployment rates than ayear earlier, and 93 areas had rates of at least 10 The D.C. area was one of 117 areas that posted rates beloe7 percent, down from 347 areasd in April 2008. Unemployment in D.C.
itself continuexd to stay out of the doubles digits in April witha 9.3 percent rate and aboutf 29,900 people looking for work. Those numberzs are a snapshot of conditions in and not smoothed out to account forseasonal trends. Virginia’s unemployment rate sunk to 6.6 percent in with about 275,000 people out of work and Maryland’e rate also dropped to 6.6 with about 194,200 people looking for jobs. Those numbers don’tf reflect discouraged workers, who choose to retire, go back to schoo l or stay homewith children; nor do they includr people working part-time who want to be workinbg full time.
In April the jobless rate was at leasg 15 percent in 13 metro nine of which were in and 31 areas had rates below 5 percent.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Villaraigosa not running for governor - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Lt. Gov. John Garamendi Villaraigosa was elected as the mayo r of Los Angelesin 2005, when . He was electerd to his second termin March. Before winning the mayor's office, he served in the Californiqa State Assembly, where he was evenutally nameed Speaker of the California State and the Los AngelesCity Council.
Lt. Gov. John Garamendi Villaraigosa was elected as the mayo r of Los Angelesin 2005, when . He was electerd to his second termin March. Before winning the mayor's office, he served in the Californiqa State Assembly, where he was evenutally nameed Speaker of the California State and the Los AngelesCity Council.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Report: Up to 10 banks to repay TARP funds - Orlando Business Journal:
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The department said the institutions, whichh were not named, have met the requirement s for repayment established by federal banking It noted that many banks recentl y have raised equity capital from privatwe investors and haveissued long-term debt that is not guaranteeed by the government. “These repayments are an encouraginh sign of financial but we still have workto do,” Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said. Some media reports listed one or two The Wall Street Journal reported the list of financial institutions willinclude (NYSE: JPM), AXP), (NYSE: BK), (NYSE: COF) and GS).
More than 600 banks received a total ofnearly $200 billion through the department’s Capitakl Purchase Program. About $2 billion of this money was paid back Some banks have been raisinhg funds after the stress tests revealed they needeed toboost reserves, including some Dayton-area The in early May released the results from its stresas test. The regulatory tests were designec to project howthe country’s 19 largesgt banks would perform under a variety of economic scenarioe by the end of 2010. • -- $33.9 billion • . -- No need The • • -- $5.5 billion • -- $1.1 billio n • -- $11.5 billion • • -- $1.
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The department said the institutions, whichh were not named, have met the requirement s for repayment established by federal banking It noted that many banks recentl y have raised equity capital from privatwe investors and haveissued long-term debt that is not guaranteeed by the government. “These repayments are an encouraginh sign of financial but we still have workto do,” Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said. Some media reports listed one or two The Wall Street Journal reported the list of financial institutions willinclude (NYSE: JPM), AXP), (NYSE: BK), (NYSE: COF) and GS).
More than 600 banks received a total ofnearly $200 billion through the department’s Capitakl Purchase Program. About $2 billion of this money was paid back Some banks have been raisinhg funds after the stress tests revealed they needeed toboost reserves, including some Dayton-area The in early May released the results from its stresas test. The regulatory tests were designec to project howthe country’s 19 largesgt banks would perform under a variety of economic scenarioe by the end of 2010. • -- $33.9 billion • . -- No need The • • -- $5.5 billion • -- $1.1 billio n • -- $11.5 billion • • -- $1.
8 billiojn •
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Pinnacle stock sale raises $100M-plus - Nashville Business Journal:
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The Nashville-based bank announced the offerinv yesterday, with 7.7 million shares of common stock priced at $13 per share. Before markets openee this morning, Pinnacle PNFP) had sold the shares and raiseed $100.1 million, Turner says. The money will go towards generalcorporate expenses, including capital financing for , the bank and repaying up to $95 million worth of TARP funds Pinnaclse accepted in the first rounr of the ’s troubled asset relief program. ’sx Ron Samuels calls it “a good sign” of capitaol availability for public companies.
The net proceeda of the offering will be used for generalpcorporate purposes, including additional capital for Pinnaclw National Bank and possible repurchase from the U.S. Treasury of the $95 million of Serie s A preferred stock, and associated warrants, issued in connectionn with the Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchas e Program.
The Nashville-based bank announced the offerinv yesterday, with 7.7 million shares of common stock priced at $13 per share. Before markets openee this morning, Pinnacle PNFP) had sold the shares and raiseed $100.1 million, Turner says. The money will go towards generalcorporate expenses, including capital financing for , the bank and repaying up to $95 million worth of TARP funds Pinnaclse accepted in the first rounr of the ’s troubled asset relief program. ’sx Ron Samuels calls it “a good sign” of capitaol availability for public companies.
The net proceeda of the offering will be used for generalpcorporate purposes, including additional capital for Pinnaclw National Bank and possible repurchase from the U.S. Treasury of the $95 million of Serie s A preferred stock, and associated warrants, issued in connectionn with the Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchas e Program.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
CFT: Now Gabbert wants to leave Louisville - msnbc.com
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SB Nation | CFT: Now Gabbert wants to leave Louisville msnbc.com Back in late June, and nearly two months after abruptly deciding to leave Missouri, it was reported that Tyler Gabbert would be transferring to Louisville. Less than two weeks later, those plans appear to be on hold. Or off altogether. ... Gabbert might be on move Report: QB Tyler Gabbert Leaves UL Report: Tyler Gabbert leaves Louisville |
Friday, July 8, 2011
Two universities join Texas A&M system - Austin Business Journal:
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Tarleton-Central Texas is being renamedTexas A&M University-Centrapl Texas and the San Antonio schoolo is now Texas A&M University-San The addition of the two schools brings the total number of independent universitiea in the A&M System to 11. In March, the Texaas Higher Education Coordinating Board certified TarletonState University-Centrap Texas’ spring 2009 enrollment at 1,204 full-timde students, surpassing the 1,000 mark set by the legislature. Texas A&M System Chancellof Michael D. McKinney and Army Secretary Pete Gerenj signed an agreement in May to transfere 662 acres from Fort Hood tothe A&M System to be used for the A&M-Centrao Texas campus.
In May, the Texazs Legislature passed a bill to lowerthe full-time enrollment threshold from 1,500 to 1,0000 and free up $40 million in tuitiohn revenue bonds to build the A&M-San Antonio campus. It will be located on 700 acres south of Loop 410 between Pleasanton Road and SouthZarzamora Street. The system, whicn has offices in 250 of the state’s 254 counties, also includes seven state agenciew and a comprehensive healthscience center.
It operates a $3 billiom budget and educates morethan 109,000
Tarleton-Central Texas is being renamedTexas A&M University-Centrapl Texas and the San Antonio schoolo is now Texas A&M University-San The addition of the two schools brings the total number of independent universitiea in the A&M System to 11. In March, the Texaas Higher Education Coordinating Board certified TarletonState University-Centrap Texas’ spring 2009 enrollment at 1,204 full-timde students, surpassing the 1,000 mark set by the legislature. Texas A&M System Chancellof Michael D. McKinney and Army Secretary Pete Gerenj signed an agreement in May to transfere 662 acres from Fort Hood tothe A&M System to be used for the A&M-Centrao Texas campus.
In May, the Texazs Legislature passed a bill to lowerthe full-time enrollment threshold from 1,500 to 1,0000 and free up $40 million in tuitiohn revenue bonds to build the A&M-San Antonio campus. It will be located on 700 acres south of Loop 410 between Pleasanton Road and SouthZarzamora Street. The system, whicn has offices in 250 of the state’s 254 counties, also includes seven state agenciew and a comprehensive healthscience center.
It operates a $3 billiom budget and educates morethan 109,000
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Special ratings: Socioeconomic climate - Business First of Buffalo:
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Among them is socioeconomic climate. Aim: Find districts where studentsz enjoy the highest standardsof Formula: Each district is rated in three (1) share of studentw eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, (2) youth poverty and (3) district wealth ratio, a measure of property and income wealth. The best scores go to districts with high wealty ratios and low percentages for free lunchand Note: Socioeconomic climate is a key component in each district's achievement index, which will be releasefd later this week. Rankings: Districts are rankedf on a five-star scale from most affluent (whicjh receive five stars) to leasty affluent (one star).
Each district's socioeconomic climatw rating is included in its profile in the printex version ofBusiness First'w 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Leader: Williamsville is the most comfortablse school system in Western New It's one of four districts where fewer than 10 percent of students are eligibler for free lunch, and its youth poverthy rate of 4.8 percent is the second-lowest in the • 1. Williamsville • 2. East Aurora 3. Orchard Park • 4. Clarence • 5. Amhersyt • 6. Iroquois • 7. Lewiston-Porter 8. Ellicottville • 9. Grand Islanc • 10. Hamburg 11. Lancaster • 12.
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Among them is socioeconomic climate. Aim: Find districts where studentsz enjoy the highest standardsof Formula: Each district is rated in three (1) share of studentw eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, (2) youth poverty and (3) district wealth ratio, a measure of property and income wealth. The best scores go to districts with high wealty ratios and low percentages for free lunchand Note: Socioeconomic climate is a key component in each district's achievement index, which will be releasefd later this week. Rankings: Districts are rankedf on a five-star scale from most affluent (whicjh receive five stars) to leasty affluent (one star).
Each district's socioeconomic climatw rating is included in its profile in the printex version ofBusiness First'w 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Leader: Williamsville is the most comfortablse school system in Western New It's one of four districts where fewer than 10 percent of students are eligibler for free lunch, and its youth poverthy rate of 4.8 percent is the second-lowest in the • 1. Williamsville • 2. East Aurora 3. Orchard Park • 4. Clarence • 5. Amhersyt • 6. Iroquois • 7. Lewiston-Porter 8. Ellicottville • 9. Grand Islanc • 10. Hamburg 11. Lancaster • 12.
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wrightg State and author ofthe report, said unemployment increased will continue at their accelerated pace into the thirxd quarter of this year. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical whichincludes Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Preble is projected to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the thircd quarter. That would drop employmenf to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the firsyt quarter of the year, a 2 perceng decline. The hardest-hit area is one the Daytom area has longrelied on, manufacturing. “Manufacturintg employment willfall substantially,” Traynor said.
Forecaste from the report show employment in the sector fallingfrom 42,3009 in the first quarter of this year to 36,100 by the thirf quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durablde goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100 by the thirr quarter, down from 40,000 in the firstr quarter, a 2 percent drop.
Servics employment, which includes financial service, business utilities and leisure service, is projecte to decrease to 324,200 by the third down from 326,700 in the firstg quarter, a nearly 1 percent “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasanyt time forthe region,” Traynor said. Construction employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonalk employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the first quarter, but that is 1,000o jobs fewer than the same time periodd last year. One area of employmenty that isn’t expected to be hit hard is healthj care.
In fact, Traynof said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethird quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,30p0 in the first quarter. He said the rate of declind in gross domestic productwill slow, but remain negative throughn the third quarter and maybde into the fourth quarter of this year. Even when GDP does becomre positive again, it will take some time for employment to pick up becauss it is a lagging indicatorf ofeconomic recovery. Traynor said therr is a great deal of uncertainty still on the national as businesses try to determine the impacg ofgovernment actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemploymen t is not going awayanytims soon.
“This is something we’r going to be liviny with for quitea while, well into next year,” he
Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wrightg State and author ofthe report, said unemployment increased will continue at their accelerated pace into the thirxd quarter of this year. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical whichincludes Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Preble is projected to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the thircd quarter. That would drop employmenf to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the firsyt quarter of the year, a 2 perceng decline. The hardest-hit area is one the Daytom area has longrelied on, manufacturing. “Manufacturintg employment willfall substantially,” Traynor said.
Forecaste from the report show employment in the sector fallingfrom 42,3009 in the first quarter of this year to 36,100 by the thirf quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durablde goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100 by the thirr quarter, down from 40,000 in the firstr quarter, a 2 percent drop.
Servics employment, which includes financial service, business utilities and leisure service, is projecte to decrease to 324,200 by the third down from 326,700 in the firstg quarter, a nearly 1 percent “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasanyt time forthe region,” Traynor said. Construction employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonalk employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the first quarter, but that is 1,000o jobs fewer than the same time periodd last year. One area of employmenty that isn’t expected to be hit hard is healthj care.
In fact, Traynof said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethird quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,30p0 in the first quarter. He said the rate of declind in gross domestic productwill slow, but remain negative throughn the third quarter and maybde into the fourth quarter of this year. Even when GDP does becomre positive again, it will take some time for employment to pick up becauss it is a lagging indicatorf ofeconomic recovery. Traynor said therr is a great deal of uncertainty still on the national as businesses try to determine the impacg ofgovernment actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemploymen t is not going awayanytims soon.
“This is something we’r going to be liviny with for quitea while, well into next year,” he
Friday, July 1, 2011
IATA: Premium travel drops in May - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Passengers traveling on premium tickets in May weredown 23.6 This compares with a 22 percent dip in April and a 19.2 percent fall during the first quarter. Premium travell numbers have been in decline now for 12consecutives months. Economy travel numbers were also downby 7.6 and total passenger numberas on international markets were down 9.2 percent in May aftef a fall of 8.2 percent in the firstf quarter. Airlines also continued to reportf losses during the periodthrough mid-2009 and do not expectt conditions to improve until year end, at the IATA said. The deep recession has maintaines downward pressure on traffic volumeswand yields.
Efforts to resize capacity to better match demansd and cut costs have helped but have trailedc behind the fall in Benefits from lower fuel costs have been outweighed by lower traffic and other factorsw such as passengers trading down to lower priced seats, IATA said. After estimated industry lossed of morethan $3 billion in the firs t quarter, more than 88 percent of carriers believw profitability also fell in the secondc quarter.
Passengers traveling on premium tickets in May weredown 23.6 This compares with a 22 percent dip in April and a 19.2 percent fall during the first quarter. Premium travell numbers have been in decline now for 12consecutives months. Economy travel numbers were also downby 7.6 and total passenger numberas on international markets were down 9.2 percent in May aftef a fall of 8.2 percent in the firstf quarter. Airlines also continued to reportf losses during the periodthrough mid-2009 and do not expectt conditions to improve until year end, at the IATA said. The deep recession has maintaines downward pressure on traffic volumeswand yields.
Efforts to resize capacity to better match demansd and cut costs have helped but have trailedc behind the fall in Benefits from lower fuel costs have been outweighed by lower traffic and other factorsw such as passengers trading down to lower priced seats, IATA said. After estimated industry lossed of morethan $3 billion in the firs t quarter, more than 88 percent of carriers believw profitability also fell in the secondc quarter.
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