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2012-02-26T20:17:00.001-08:00

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AS the Boko Haram insurgency continues unabated, the Sahel Joint Military Command, comprising militaries of Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, has reportedly invited Nigeria to join it for a combined counter-terrorism efforts in the Sahel and ...

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Justified Round Table: "When the Guns Come Out" - TV Fanatic

2012-02-24T17:34:00.001-08:00

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Regions Bank gets control of Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club - St. Louis Business Journal:

2012-02-22T15:00:00.001-08:00

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Judge Caryl E. Delano of the ’s Middle District of Florida, approved a plan Wednesday that wouldr turn over the Treasure Island Causeway clubto . Keys are expecter to be turned over by the end of the day The changing of hands was part of a revised reorganization plan filed in March by the Tennis Yacht Club following its Chapter11 “The court’s ruling today provides a mechanism for a distinct bank subsidiaryh to take total ownership of all club assetsd in a manner that is less expensive and least intrusivre to the operation” of the said John Anthony of , who representef Regions Bank in the bankruptcy, in a statement.
The takeoved will allow Regions Bank to market the 17 waterfront acres to potential Anthony said. When the Tennis & Yacht Club filedf for bankruptcy, it reported assets and liabilitiesbetween $1 milliobn and $10 million. The club’s largest unsecured creditofr last October was of Palmett ofor $13,502. However, the club owed Regions Bank as muchas $9.5 which owned the mortgage on the property. The club issuec taxable variable rate demand bondsfor $6 million throughj Regions Bank in September 2005 to help finance construction on a new which was completed in early 2008. The club issued a secondc bond in March 2006for $1 million and a thirsd in April 2007 for $1.
8 Regions Bank provided letterw of credit for both, according to courtt documents. The Tennis & Yacht Club paid its principall on the debt inOctoberr 2008, but its efforts to have Regions Bank restructure the loan were forcing the club into bankruptcy. Employees at the club are expectedd to remain on the payroll duringbthe transition, and scheduled activities — including this weekend’s Fourth of July event — will continu as planned, Anthony said. The Tennis & Yachyt Club was founded in 1986 and as of its bankruptcy filing had450 members, according to courft documents.

Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Pittsburgh Business Times:

2012-02-20T11:51:00.001-08:00

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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’sa Westwood medical building. He said that it now takesa 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national The National Cancer Instituter said in November that the KU Cancer Center has a 25, 2011, application date for its efforts to get an initia five-year designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-long application process for institutions seeking new designationes begins with submission of documentation that sometimesexceede 1,000 pages and includes a site visitt and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s application could be approvesd is the springof 2012.
64 cancer centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reducethe incidence, morbiditg and mortality rates of cancer. Therre are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whichh is the medical research and education arm of the Universitgof Kansas. NCI designation — KU’s No. 1 priorituy — typically is granted to academicmedical Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entituy that will apply for NCI designation. • Increased regiona patient accessto cutting-edge clinicalp trials. • More than $1.3 billion in annuao economic benefits inthe region.
• An increass in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financing from the current $7.5 million to aboutt $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attrac world-class researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is basecdon that. Many of these researchers double as adding expertise and depth invariousx cancer-care sub-specialties.

Homebuilders still slow but

2012-02-18T08:51:00.001-08:00

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While no builders predict a completre turnaroundin 2009, some are seeing improvement. Stephen president of the and ownerof LLC, says trafficd at his home sites is higher than it’s been in two but that hasn’t translated to a saled increase. The local market has absorbecd a lot ofhousing inventory, but builders are stilo building houses at lower rates than what they’rre selling, he says. “With an up-tick, we feel theree will be a shortageof houses,” Hodgkinsx says. “I’d say anybody that doesn’t act by the end of the summed will miss out ona buyer’s market.
” New home salesx have floundered in Memphis, with 807 new homesw sold in 2008, according to data. That numbefr is sharply lower thanthe 1,535 new home salews in 2007 and a fraction of the 2,920 new home salez in 2006 and 3,570 in 2005. Hodgkins’ company had arounc 17 employees and numerous subcontractors 18monthss ago. Before last year, he averaged around 40 to 50 housesa “I don’t have any employees righyt now, and I’d say 300 people have been laid off becausew of my company,” he “I had to lay off my my plumber and framing carpenters.” MAHBA statisticsz show that every housing startt is worth 3.
4 jobs, so if thoss starts are down by 1 million, it meanes 3.4 million jobs have been lost due to the slowdown. Those include jobs at saw concrete manufacturers and othematerial suppliers. “People don’tg realize how much of an effect that fall off Hodgkins says. “In a normal home constructionis 16% of the gross national product of the United No wonder the economy’s down when we’re down.” To avoidf massive layoffs, or in some to avoid going out of business, locap homebuilders have looked into doing jobs they wouldn’t normallyu do, like renovations or remodeling.
David Clark, who owns LLC, says his 6-year-oldf company is trying to diversify by doing home additions or storage buildingds thathe wouldn’t have considered in the past. His company typicalluy builds six housesa year, but is down to three now. For Tommy Byrnes, a partner with , that meantt competition encroaching onhis turf. Byrnes, a customj home builder, says most of his work over the last two yeard has been renovations or additionsafor customers, a hot markety right now. Part of the reason is becauswe people are trying to fix up the homes they have instead of buying or buildintgnew ones.
A decliner in labor costs and some materialk costs are also driving morehome “We can do thingss faster because labor has loosened up and we’rs getting guys on the job Byrnes says. In 2005, Byrnes Ostner had 10-1 5 projects going at once. Last year the most the company had at one timewas five. Byrnes says most of the company’se current projects are $500,000-$1 million projects. His companyt actually pursued remodeling jobs asa strategy. He doesn’t begrudge other builders for doing remodeling, but he also makes sure his clientasknow who’s been doing the work “It helped us when the markeg suffered because we were already geared up and in the he says.
Clark, Byrnes and Hodgkins all say currenfinterest rates, some as low as 4.5%-4.75%, are havint a favorable effect on demand in the “Interest rates are at a historic low and with the first-times home buyer credits, we’rwe seeing some contracts on Clark says. “I hope that’s a sign we’re coming out of it, but I thinm that as long as it took us to getinto it, it’l take us that much time to get

Revamped magazine not just for men

2012-02-16T06:34:00.001-08:00

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The bimonthly magazine, with a paid circulation of about 3,000, will be known as Cincinnatu Profile startingin June. Its 15,000 hard copies will be supplemented by an electronid version that canbe e-mailed or downloaderd by cell phone. In the magazine has struck a dealwith , whicjh will distribute the electronic versiom to the 25,000 young professionals who participate in CSL’zs softball, basketball, bowling and flag football leagues. The retooling comes at a roughb timefor magazines, according to the . Totap revenue in that sector declined 20 percengtto $4.
2 billion in the first quarter of 2009, as advertisersz froze marketing budgets when the economuy ground to a halt late last year. finance and retail were segments that cut ad spendinygmost severely. “We want to create a magazine where webecomw Cincinnati’s profile page,” said Tom Schaefer, publisher of the four-year-ole publication. Schaefer wouldn’t comment on the magazine’s profitability, and said revenus has been flat. Schaefer, son of former CEO Georgew Schaefer, conceived the publication as a Cincinnati versiohn of Esquire or GQin 2005.
He sold it to Reach founder Bob Slattery in 2007 but staye d on as publisher and minority Schaefersaid he’s been contemplating a name change for monthz because the original doesn’ty reflect its readership, half of whom are women. “Thr heart of the magazine was our profiles,” Schaefer said, “the stories we told on We thought, ‘Let’s take what we do well and expanx it, make the whole magazine abour people.’” He’s hoping to boost readershipp over 50,000 with the new distribution strategy.
“It’s somethinh we hope is scalable, to be able to take to other markets,” said Slattery, who thinks the magazine could be rolled out to Indianapolis or Columbusby 2010. “Wd want to make sure we have the modelkdown right.”

Labatt expects growth in Buffalo - St. Louis Business Journal:

2012-02-14T03:17:00.001-08:00

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When New York-based KPS, a $1.8 billion private-equityu firm, bought Labatt USA last winter, it pledgex to keep the popularCanadian beer’s U.S. headquarters in downtown Buffalo. Labatt USA moved the headquarters from Connecticuftto downtown’s Key Center at Fountain Plazq complex two years ago. Many feared the sale of Labatf USA would translate intothe U.S. headquarters beint relocated. Those fears can be tossedf aside, said Richard Lozyniak. He is the newly namedx chief executive officerof , the KPS affiliate that owns Labattt USA and Rochester’s High Falla Brewing Co. LLC. High Falls producea the GeneseeBeer brand, as well as the Dundee Ales and the Seagram’ss Co.
Ltd. line of wine coolers and malt beverages. Labatt USA, which had 20 peoplwe working in the downtowBuffalo office, expects to nearly double the local workforce by hiring as many as 16 people to focuas on sales, marketing and administrative support. To put things into consider that with as many as 40 people working from the KeyCenteer offices, that would be more than half of the 77 peoplwe the beer manufacturer has working on sales and marketingg throughout the United States. All of the out-of-tow sales and marketing personnel will reportr to theBuffalo office.
“Ik guess that puts an exclamation point to the fact that Labatrt remains fully committed to keeping Buffalio asits headquarters,” Lozyniak “Buffalo is absolutely critical to Labatt’s futuree in the United States.” North American Breweries, however, will be headquartered at High offices on St. Paul Stree t in downtown Rochester. Lozyniak will live in Rochester, but he said he expectw to be spending a fair amount of time in High Falls has 370 employees in The plant has the capacity to annuallgy produce 3 million barrelsof beer. A barrel is equalp to 13.
8 cases of North American Breweries will beinvesting $10 million in equipmenrt upgrades for the High Falls plant, whichj it acquired last winter, shortly before it boughrt Labatt USA. The U.S. Departmenty of Justice orderedLabatt USA’sa former owner, Interbrew International B.V. – an affiliate of beer-makingh giant InBev – to sell the Canadiab beer because of possible concernsover monopolies, givem the market strength of Labattr and Budweiser brands in Upstate New The Buffalo Niagara region alonr accounts for approximately 3.3 million casews of beer of the estimatex 21 million cases that Labatt sells in the United States each year.
Beer Marketersz Insight lists Labatt USA asthe country’a ninth most popular beer. High Falls, through the Genesee and Dundee beers, sold approximately 5.5 million case s of beer last year. Anheuser-Busch toppe the Beer Marketers Insight rankingwith 1.5 billion cases of beer sold last year. “Lookingb at what KPS is doing, it lookas like they are putting their money where theidrmouth is,” said Ben Steinman, Beer Marketers Insighrt editor. “They are placing their he said. “They must see something the othedr ownerseither didn’t see or couldn’r execute. It does appear they do have a definitw game plan for Labattand Genny.” Lozyniaj agrees.
The game plan is to grow both Labatt andGenesee Labatt’s focus will be more national, especially with so many Canadiane living or working in the United States. The beefed-u p Buffalo sales and marketingt force will play a significant rolein Labatt’x future. “Especially in the Great Lakexs states, people can relate to Labatt,” Lozyniak “Everyone has a favorable impressiom of Canada andits beers. People don’t feel like a snob when they are drinkinvg aCanadian beer. The image of Labatt is a bunchn of guys hanging out and having agood time.
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Wichita exhibits designer changes name - Wichita Business Journal:

2012-02-11T23:51:00.001-08:00

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The company on Monday announces itsnew name: The Image Resources Group. The company’s previous name was a marriagse ofNimlok Kansas/ Image Resources Inc. and the Desigbn Centre following a mergerlast August. The which is located at 2940 S. Minneapolids St., says the new name better represents the serviceait provides. Its new Web site, includes an extensive photo gallery of projectd in several categories and a blog with recenmarketing trends, tips and advice for those in the Prior to the Nimlok Kansas was best known for its work on interiorr projects such as the concourse area at Charles Koch while The Design Centre specialized in special event displays.
Creatin custom and modular tradeshow one-of-a-kind events and permanent museum and corporate displays will continued to be the focus, the companuy says. The Design Centre’s full-time staff was retained in the Allen Clouse, who was presidenty of The Design Centre since November 2006 when he purchase d the company, is in charge of salesx and marketing. Alan Kahmeyer runs the day-to-da y operations as president.

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EnerJex completes independent audit - Kansas City Business Journal:

2012-02-07T16:34:00.001-08:00

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In a release Thursday, the company provided no details about results of the independent Company spokeswoman Debbie Hagen said thecompanu isn't commenting about the audit beyond the release. On , the Overlanr Park-based company (OTCBB: EJXR) reported a third-quarter loss of or 3 cents a on revenueof $1.5 This compared with a loss of $244,688, or 2 cents a share, on revenue of $24,491 a year earlier. The companyg was formed in December 2005 and startecd acquiring oil leases inApril 2007.
EnerJex said that it was seekinyg to list its common stock onthe , offef as much as $28 million worth of commohn stock and get stockholder approval of a 1-for-5 reverse stock EnerJex is an oil and natural gas acquisition, exploration and developmenr company. Its main strategy is to focus on the acquisition of oil and natural gas mineral leasex with existing production andcash

Trio drafts deal to buy Timacuan - Orlando Business Journal:

2012-02-05T12:17:00.001-08:00

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Their tool: the . Jim Hack, Jeff Kipi and Dane Wren have launche d theLake Mary-based residential training and academic program for juniord golfers in hopes of tappin into the international junior golf The academy has one more hurdlw to jump: It needs a permanentf home. Kipi says that now the grouop has inked a contract topurchas . Financial details have not been However, the deal is scheduled to closein "We're in the due-diligence phase now," says "We have a contract. We're just waiting for it to be Representatives for Timacuanowners Bluffton, S.C.-based Scratch Golf Co. and its parent company, the United Co.
, decline comment for this While much of the rest of the golf industruy has been struggling inrecent years, the juniorf golf market has been a brighr spot. Of 36 million golfers participating in the sportt across the United Statesin 2002, some 6.1 milliob were ages 5 to 17. That's a more than 52 percent increasdesince 2000. The global market is equallh impressive, says Kipi. "There are 2.7 million juniorf golfers in the world," he "That's kids who belong to a golf club somewhere, have taken a lesson and played ina tournament.
" Jennifef Amos, a spokeswoman with the National Golf credits the growth of yountg golfers to the explosivde number of junior golf program that have popped on the ., a national database of junio golf programs, currently lists more than 2000 such Jessica Turnwald, a fellowship coordinator for the Unitecd States Golf Association Foundation, also attributes the growty to what many have dubbed the Tigert Woods phenomenon. "Golf is becoming cool," explains Turnwald. "So, more resource and dedicated initiatives have been developed to help make the game more affordabl e and more accessibleto kids.
" Even so, there is a dearthj of programs combing academic and golf training. Take the top three golf academiesa in theUnited States: the International Juniorr Golf Academy in Hiltonm Head, S.C., the Arnol d Palmer Golf Academy at Saddlebrook in Tampa and the Davisd Ledbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton. "There are so many othere things that go into thegame now, and an academyu can provide the whole gambiy of experiences," says Steven executive director of the America n Junior Golf Association. However, when Hack went searching for a residentiakl golf and academic trainingh program for his son that focused solely on he cameup short.
The says Hack, is that these academied offer more thanjust golf. Take the Davidr Ledbetter Golf Academy.

San Jose sees $10.9M Q1 sales tax drop - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

2012-02-03T05:00:00.001-08:00

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The State Board of Equalization told the city that its salez tax revenue forthe January-March quarter droppedf by 29 percent, or $10.9 over the same quarter last year. The city had prepared for a 10 perceng drop ofabout $3 million. Mayoer Chuck Reed called for the city council to dip into its reservew funds to coverthe "Today’s news is a cleat sign that economic recovery is taking longer than we all Reed said in a prepare d statement. "San Jose has prudently budgeted for a significantf decline in sales tax however our badscenario wasn’t bad enough.
This bad news creates a $7 million hole in this year’s The news came as Reed and the city council preparedx for the final public hearint onnext year’s city budget Mondag night. The city council vote on that budgeg was scheduled for Tuesday Reed warned that the new salexs tax shortfall will requiree more than tapping into reservesto six. "Thed state of California is in fiscapl failure and threatening to take millionzs inlocal revenue.
After seven straighrt years of deficits, reserves alone cannot close next year’s

FDIC hikes fees for banks - bizjournals:

2012-02-01T01:00:00.001-08:00

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s annualk charge, paid in quarterly increments, has increasexd sharply — from 5 cents to 12 cents for evergy $100 in insured deposits — to compensate for bank failureds acrossthe country. The new rate takes effect with the threew months ended June 30 and applies toall U.S. banks, though not to credig unions. Also, the FDIC’s board is scheduledr to vote May 22 ona one-time assessmengt to be levied across the bankinf industry.
The one-time charge, designed to replenisjh the FDIC’s depleted insurance fund, was not determined by However, the board originally proposed charging 20 centzs onevery $100 of deposits that banks “Banks are taking two hits and it’s a big said Pennsylvania Bankers Association President and CEO Jamese Biery. It could hardluy come at a worse time. “We’re in a and recessions are difficulton customers, communities and financial institutions,” Bier y said. “There’s not a whole lot of loan demand, peoplew are having a hard time payingtheir bills.
Bankds have lost other money — the Federal Home Loan Bank is not paying dividends right nowand that’s another So there are holes to fill.” Consider PNC Financial Servicees Group Inc., Pittsburgh’s largest which had deposits of more than $194. 6 billion as of March 31. PNC woulde be paying about $233.5 million annually and potentiallyanother $389.2 million for the one-timw assessment. That’s about $623 million. Thomas Bailey, presidengt and CEO of Brentwood Bethel Park, and chairman of the Pennsylvania Associationh of Community Bankers, said using domestic deposits as the criteria for bank size is especiall tough on community banks.
He said usinbg bank assets rather than domestidc deposits would bemore equitable. “About 90 percentt of the funding community banks get is througbdomestic deposits,” Bailey said. “Your big banks like Citigroupl and PNC get approximately 50 percent of theird funding fromdomestic deposits; they get funds from outside the country and other options as sources for fundinvg their loans. To move into assets would put us all onequak footing.” For Brentwood, the rising rates could limit the bank’s loanmaking capabilities. Brentwood’sx one-time FDIC bill at the 20 cent per $100 depositas rate would amount to morethan $670,000.
“Tha t would (be) a quarter of our (quarterly) earningsx on top of the regulatr insurance,” Bailey said. Five-branch Brentwood had depositxsof $335 million as of June 30, 2008; based on that its annual payment to the FDIC would be putting Brentwood’s 2009 FDIC bill at more than $1 million compare to $167,566 last year. Allegheny Vallehy Bancorp, an eight-branch bank based in Lawrenceville, had deposits of nearly $287 million as of June 30, 2008.
That woulds mean $334,000 spread among quarterly payments to the FDIC anda one-timer assessment of as much as “I believe it was a serious mistake for the FDIC to assesas smaller institutions for what essentiallyu has been a big bank issue,” said Alleghenyt Valley CEO Andrew Hasley. “Ths FDIC’s fund has been depleted due to significantlyy larger institutions taking risks that communitygbanks don’t take, and it should not be theifr intent to try to replenishj that fund during a time that bankx need to hold onto their capital to alloew us to make more loans.
Why should we have to pay for the governmenf taking on national debt and dumping this capital into otherbanks ? To me, it’s inherently unfair.” Hasley has been workintg with PACB and the Independent Communith Bankers of America to explore alternativese such as basing charges on banks’ assetss rather than deposits. The FDIC board is now considerinh changing the criteria forthe one-timer charge from deposits to assets, but even if it opts to do so, bankes will still take a hefty hit and may have to exploree different options to pay the “They’ll have to make their own decisions,” Bier said. “Some may sell stock or debt.
Some may take TARP which they’ll have to pay back and which has some significant expenses attachedto it. There are required levelw of capital and banks that cannot sustain those for whateverd reasons will either be forced to find a merger partneeror dissolve.” Customers won’t go unscathedr either. “There’s no free Bailey said. “That money’s goingh to come from somewherr — I’d think in terms of reduced interest rates and it mayreduce lending. Now, instead of having a profit which lets me doadditional I’ll be paying that out to pay this insurance It’s very serious.
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Michael Irvin sued over "Fourth and Long" reality show - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2012-01-29T20:51:00.001-08:00

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Jordan Bealmear of Calif., and Shannon Clark and Christopher Harding, both of Ky., allege Michael Irvin’s reality show “Fourth and Long” is theit idea with a new name. The plaintiffse in a lawsuit filed in Dallas County accuse Irvinmof fraud, fraud by nondisclosure, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Larry Friedman, Michael Irvin'a attorney, told the Dalla s Business Journal Wednesday that the lawsuit is completely bogus and without merit. Friedman said Irvin met with the plaintiffs, and they had no businesws cards, no company, no stationery and worked outside the industry withoutsubstantial contacts.
Friedman added that a lot of peopler in the entertainment industry were throwingb the same show concept around and Michae l had the concept and was looking fora producer. When askef who called the initial meeting between the Friedman saidhe didn't know who invited who to the In response, the attorney for the Mark Taylor of Dallas, told the DBJ that the issue is not whethe r the idea for the show was but whether Michael agreed to enter into a deal and then renegesd on the terms of the The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they developedc the concept behind the show, whicb they were calling "Guts to Glory" and ended up in contactg with Irvin and his representatives to invitwe Irvin to be the show's The plaintiffs offered a deal in whicgh Irvin and his agent woul d receive 25 percent of the proceeds and the plaintiffs woul receive 75 percent.
They later strucj a deal in which Irvinj would take 75 percent of the aggregatr executiveproducing fee, while the plaintiffsw would share the remaining 25 percent and that adaptions of the show for othert sports would involve a 50-50p split, according to the lawsuit. During the negotiation process, the three say Irvin was provided withmarketingb tools, including a story board, to present to Dallax Cowboys executives and Dallas Cowboys Coachg Jerry Jones with the intent of getting the team involved.
In the the plaintiffs say they were escorterd out of aMarch 10, 2008, deal signing meetinyg at the Dallas law officess of Friedman & Fieglere LLP in which Larry Friedman was Their attorney, Larry Kopeikin, was attending the meetintg via a conference call. When they were brought back into the the plaintiffs were told that Irvin would have to reviee the deal memobefore signing. Days later, they learnee that Irvin would only agree toa 95-5 percentf split with Irvin taking a 95 percent cut, and five days aftetr that Irvin sent an e-mail to Clark stating that he had neve r used the storyboard in his presentation to according to the lawsuit.
The three individuals who plannedf to produce the show are suing Irvib claiming in their suit thatIrvin “througb his agents, representatives, and/or made false and material misrepresentations to plaintiffs concerning his agreement to the termd of the deal memo, including the 75-25 percentg split."

Contractor seeks $1.6M from developer - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

2012-01-27T16:34:00.001-08:00

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million-square-foot shopping center. Tampa-based LLC has filed a foreclosure lawsuig accusing theRichard E. Inc. of wrongfully terminating its contracts and refusing topay $1.6 milliomn for work it did after changews were implemented to protect Cypress Cree from muddy storm water Kearney is also seeking damages, attorney fees and a released of liability from its two contractas with LLC, which is operated by the Jacobsd Group, and three companiea controlled by John Sierra, who sold the 100-acred retail site. A lawyer for Tampa-based Kearney Construction, whoss many commercial site development projectesinclude & Bay Street and Westfielfd Citrus Park, declined comment.
Deanne Roberts, a spokeswomabn for the Jacobs Group, wouldn’t discuss the lawsuit but said thelitigatiojn doesn’t affect “the developer’s inteny or commitment to resume construction on this projecg as soon as the permitting authorities allow.” Sierrz sold the retail site to the Jacobsa Group, but he still owns about 400 adjacent acres slated for abouft 20 million square feet of commercia l space. Kearney Construction contends it did site work on aboutt220 acres, including the retaiol center and sites owned by and Kohl’s Department Stores. Kearney has placedf construction liens onthose properties.
Kearney also accusee the Jacobs Group of wrongfully terminating its contractson Aug. 15. Environmentaol concerns have doggedthe 507-acre, mixed-use which includes the shopping center, since it was announced roughluy seven years ago by Sierra. Sierra initially brought in the to develop theretail center. After that Tampa-basedr company backed out, he partnered with Cleveland-based Jacoba Group. Kearney began site work, includinv clearing, grading and underground utilities, in June 2007, recordx state. The company contends it performed work accordin g to designs bythe project’s engineers. It stoppee work on the development several days after its contracwas terminated.
In the lawsuit, Kearney accuseas the Jacobs Group of givingcontradictor direction, “creating a lack of clear and timely The company also states that the owner dictatefd when, where and how work was including the installation of barriers to prevenyt runoff. More than eight months ago, the U.S. of Engineers suspendef the project’s wetlands permit. Storm water had pollutex Cypress Creek on at least three occasions between August 2007 andJanuary 2008. Environmentalist s even placed videos on the Internet showingCypreszs Creek’s muddy water, saying the problem is “emblematic” of Florida’as development problems. In construction claims recorded Sept.
24 with the Pasco County Clerkof Court, Kearney allegezs it was paid $6,387,751, but another $1,616,5677 is outstanding. The outdoor mall was expected to open latedthis year, but it’s mostly , an environmentalist has asked a federal judge to overturn the Army Corpsw permit. But that lawsuit is at a standstillp until the Army Corps concludesits investigation. The Army Corp s stated in court records that if it revokes the Jacobs Group will be required torestore 53.5 acreas of wetlands. The federal agency had expected to completer its reviewby September.

, with a 4-inch display? - IntoMobile

2012-01-25T12:34:00.001-08:00

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Sinclair Community College vies for funds - Dayton Business Journal:

2012-01-23T08:17:00.001-08:00

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The school has sent proposals for seven projectds to the and the state ofOhio — througgh recovery.gov — applying for stimuluw grants. If all the school’s proposed projectsd were approved, it would mean 260 new jobs and six new or renovatec buildings forthe Dayton-based college. Sinclair, the area’s largesrt college with more than 23,00p0 students, looked at projects placed on the back burner because of lack of and narrowed them to seven projects that coulr bring the most good to the All of the project s are designed to leverage existing strengths at the collegee into larger economic drivers for the Sinclair President StevenJohnson said.
“We’vwe been listening,” Johnson said. “W believe these proposals are in line with what the communityt needs and what the leaders in this community have been tryintgto achieve.” For completing the projects would give the college a chance to expand its programs in the highest-demand including health care and science. For example, biomedical and hybrid/fuek cell proposals would create expanded or brandnew programs. And a proposef health sciences center would allow the schoolo to expand its existing degree programs and add new The school also would be able to add new classeeand students, though how many is not definitwe at this time.
• Healthh Sciences Center — The largest of Sinclair’a proposed projects is a $27 million, 100,000-square-foo t center which would bring togethere allthe school’s current allied healthn and nursing programs into one buildingt with special labs, including patient care labs and humanm patient simulation labs, as well as specializecd labs for each department. • Centerf for Biomedical Technology andManufacturingh — The $2.75 million project wouldc include bio-manufacturing laboratory facilities and equipment to train technicians for the pharmaceutical and medica l device manufacturing industries.
The center also would include training for techniciandto install, repair, maintain and calibrate high-tec h biomedical devices, including EKGs (heartf monitors) and defibrillators. • RFID Training Centet — Through a partnership with California-based and White N.Y.-based , with offices in Miamisburgh andHuber Heights, Sinclair would build a $1 million traininhg center. The center would simulate a shop floor and include manufacturingRFID — radio frequency identification — components, as well as the developmen t of software to read RFID. • Automotived Hybrid and Fuel Cell TechnologyCenter — The $3.
25 million project woulds establish a center and providre training to expand a laboratory and creatwe a hydrogen fueling purchase electric and hybrid cars and install outdoodr electrical-charging stations at the downtown Dayton and Mason’xs Courseview campuses. • Center for Adulf Education — $2.1 million would go to renovatinbg an existing buildingon Sinclair’s downtown campus offering training courses to adults who do not want to go back to collegwe but want additional certifications or coursework.
• Center for Healtnh Sciences and STEMM at the CourseviewaCampus — Sinclair has proposec the purchase of a 16,000-square-foot building and three acrez of land adjacent to its Courseview campuzs in Mason. The center would include classrooms and labs to educater studentsin science, technology, education, math and medical studiee in the Warren County area. Fast Forward/Out of School Youth program — Sinclair has asked for $1.5 millio to maintain a programto re-enroll students, ages 16 to 21, who have droppedx out of school. The existing programm has reduced the dropout rate in Montgomerg Countyfrom 25.6 percent in 2001 to 11.6 percenrt in 2008.
There is no way of knowing whicyh or if any of the project willbe selected, and there have been few restrictionsz and guidelines given on how projects will be selected to receive Johnson said. But without the money, he said Sinclaifr would not be able topursue any. “Wwe will keep this list on hand and work toward them in the but without the fundingwe wouldn’f have the ability to complete them on our he said. Community colleges across the state are lookin g at ways to leverage possiblestimulus money, said Ron president of the .
Abrams said although community colleges are likely to be competing for the money againstotherf institutions, they are in a good position to leveragr projects into growth for the Community colleges are known for being responsivwe to the local economies, Abrams And to turn the economu around, the country is relying on having the rightt kind of skilled workforce in he said. “That’s something communitg colleges areknown for,” Abrams

Frank L. Amodeo sentenced to 22 years behind bars - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

2012-01-21T04:34:00.001-08:00

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U.S. District Judge John Antoon II Tuesdaysentenced Amodeo, the formerd leader of , to 22 yeare and six months in federal prison for conspiring to commit wire obstructing an agency impeding the and failing to remit payroll taxes. Amodeko also will lose more than $1 million seized from various accountds as well asthree homes, luxury vehicles, commercial real a Learjet and his corporations. Antoon also ordered Amodeo to pay $181 the amount prosecutors withthe U.S. Attorney’s Office say he owes in payroltax funds.
Amodeo to the charges last A one-time player in the failed Trump TowerTampw project, he reportedly purchased the assets of the 52-story tower alon with a second related project in Clearwater. Frank Dagostino, head of the then Trumpo Tower Tampadeveloper , told the Tampa Bay Business Journal in October 2007 that whilse there was a handshake deal for Mirabilid to purchase the it was a deal that was nevetr consummated. Amodeo originally faced up to 370 yeare in prison and fines of morethan $6.7t million after he and other unnamed executiveas failed to pay the IRS $181.2 million, including $129.7 million in FICA and withholding It started with $7.
1 million in the fourthy quarter of 2004 with two businesses he controlle d — Sunshine Cos. III and Sunshines Staff Leasing. It then continued over the next two years with for theremaining $174 million. Investigators at the time of his originakl indictment in August 2008 said Amodeok included a number of companies in the activity actingh as professionalemployee organizations, which woulfd lease employees to other companies. Other companiezs believed to be involved in the according tothe U.S.
Attorney’es Office, were , , , , , , , and various Last October, were handed down againsf many of the companies associated with the They are charged with conspiracy and wire and could face fines of upto $400

Miami investors buy First Bank of the Palm Beaches - Nashville Business Journal:

2012-01-19T00:00:00.001-08:00

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The bank, which has only one at 415 Fifth St., in West Palm was founded in 2006 andhad $89 million in assets as of March 31. Whilse it had only a small amount of problem loans, First Bank has yet to report a profitabled quarter. Miami-based signed an agreement on Tuesday with Firsgt Bank to acquire upto 3.5 million newlhy issued shares, along with any shares offered for sale by existingf shareholders. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and coulfd be completed by the end of the third Southeast Acquisition managing directorKent S. Ellert He declined to place a price tag on the but he said it woulds doubleFirst Bank’s capital to enable it to make new The bank had $10.
4 million in equity capital as of Marchh 31 and was comfortably well capitalized. Havintg twice that amount of capital means it eventuallyh could support having double the amount of including loans. “Some national banks aren’t very actived in doing and originating new business with their existingvclient base,” Ellert said. “If you combine an attractives banking platformand capital, you can find significanf opportunities.” Once regulators approve the plans for a second branch should unfolc by the end of this year, he added. The first task for Firsty Bank should be to turn the corner and starytmaking money, Miami-based banking analyst and economist Kenneth H.
Thomas said. It already has a good stary because it has fewproblem loans, he noted. “Theyy are best advised to focus on increasing market share in a few key adjacenty markets they know under therifle approach, ratheer than scattering themselves around South Florid a under the shotgun approach where they have minimalp market share,” Thomas said. Southeast Acquisitionj plans to keepFirst Bank’s management in placw and support it with its team of Ellert, Jim Bartef and Juan Castro. Ellert once worked with as president of the Browars County market and then the SouthwestFloridqa market. He then led ’es South Florida operations. Barter and Castro worked with him.
Southeasrt Acquisition has a solied base of capital it plans to investy in SouthFlorida banks, Ellert The investment group that provided the capital is led by Ezra CEO of Coconut Grove-based , which specialize in real estate and merchant Aztec has made waves in Miamki with deals such as the $72 millioj sale of Mayfair Shops and the $70 millioj financing of . “Ww are big fans of Southeast Floridq and we have activwe conversations with a number of othet banks inthe marketplace,” Ellert said. “Wr are interested in building a very strongb community bank platform forSoutheast Florida.
” Ellert said his groul is primarily interested in banksw that have a relatively clean balance but have a need for more capital. When banks aren’tg saddled by problem loans, it’s easiefr to understand their value, he said. But, when bankz have a high amount ofnoncurrent loans, it can be difficult to gauge a purchase price and complete a Ellert said.

No Demand for Windows 8 Tablets? Or Don't Trust Predictive Surveys - IDG News Service

2012-01-16T20:17:00.001-08:00

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Midtown Atlanta: Fancy

2012-01-14T16:51:00.000-08:00

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and , partners in 12th & Midtown on and Jamestown, the developer reshaping 999 continue to chase and anew prospect, Dick’s Sportinf Goods, sources familiar with the market say. CB2, an offshoot of home furnishings chain geared towardGeneration Y, also recently confirmed to Atlanta Business Chronicles that it’s considering whether to enter the Atlanta Selig and Daniel have been tryinf to land the retailer. CB2 is interested in West Midtown as sources said. The focus on frugal rather than fancyu comes asthe high-end market continues to with some analysts saying it may not begin to recovefr until 2011.
As Midtown real estate developers have trieds to line Peachtree with new storefront s in the pasttwo years, the effort has included the pursuigt of luxury clothing designer Tom Ford, whose flagship storwe is on Madison Avenue; famous for opulent handbags and and , also known for its high-end accessories. In recenyt years, Selig Enterprises said it wanted luxuryg retailers and flagship stores to locatein However, many of thosd retailers have shelved plans for new locations, as afflueng shoppers curtailed spending.
Lately, , whichj has also been a prospectfor Midtown, says it has no new storer concepts planned for Any talk of an additionalo Nike location in Atlanta is nothint more than “conversation,” a spokeswoman for the company Midtown’s shift in strategy comes as the , a groulp of business leaders laying the groundworkk for the Midtown Mile, says it’s startinb to gain a “critical mass” of stores and restaurants alonbg Peachtree.
At a Midtown Alliance meeting June 16, Will the group’s director of urbabn design, said Midtown has added nearly 133,00o square feet of new retail during the past18 months, primarily at two anchor projects: Holdings LLC’s Viewpoint, and 12th & The additions bring the Midtown Alliancde halfway to its goal of 1 milliohn square feet of retaio on Peachtree Street between North Avenue and 15th Street — the stretcg known as the Midtown Mile.
Major projectd along the Midtown Mileinclude ’s Colonty Square, 12th & Novare Group’s Viewpoint and 999 “We’re seeing activity in Midtown from both regional and nationalo retailers, focusing on lifestyle and home furnishings,” Michaelo Phillips, creative director with Jamestown. Retailers like CB2 and Applw cater to theMidtown demographic, said Jackies Wammock, vice president of LLC, who specializew in retail leasing.
Midtown tends to be a youngert demographic, and CB2, for example, focuses on a young urban shoppers with good disposable income something Midtowndefinitely has, she While retailers geared to 40-year-oldz to 50-year-olds seem to be more affectesd by the economy and lower moderately priced stores that target 16-year-olds to 28-year-olds “seej to be doing well,” said Tisha assistant vice president of leasing for Lenox Square, owned by SPG). Retail brokers are finally startin g to see improveddeal activity, Wammock said.
“We’re startingy to see things loosen upa bit, in certaibn categories,” she said, noting restaurantse and health clubs have shownj improvement. “Deals are tougher to make, but we are seeintg them getting signed,” Wammock said.

Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2012-01-12T12:34:00.001-08:00

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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylandnursinv schools, will be used to lure facultyy and students, and improve technology at the Maryland’s nursing shortage is expected to reach 10,000 by according to the . The curren t vacancy rate of nurses at state hospitals is8 percent. The economic downturn has helped the industr y because many retired nurses have come back to but once the recession ends the shortagewill worsen, said Carmelas Coyle, CEO of the Marylanxd Hospital Association.
The first round of grantxs will increase the number of nurses graduatin by 300 students and add 20 faculty positiond at nursing programs acrossthe “The number of nurses graduatinh from Maryland schools are simply not enough,” said Ronalsd B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Who Will campaign at a press conference “We cannot take our eye off thenursinbg demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500p new nursing students. The program has raised $15.
55 million to date through the state’s businese community, including funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region'sa largest hospital system, and , the region's largestt health insurer. Greater Baltimore Medical for example, gave $500,000. The goal is to raiser $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anadditionm $40 million in state, local and federal • • • • • • ; and, .

Legislature gives comptroller oversight over appraisal districts - San Antonio Business Journal:

2012-01-10T08:00:00.001-08:00

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The new law, which the Texas Legislatur e passed in the recent will go into effecton Jan. 1, 2010. The reviewe will cover each appraisal district’s taxpayer assistance, operating and appraisal standards, procedures and The bill, House Bill 8, created a nine-member Comptroller’sw Property Value Study Advisory Committee to conducwith Combs’ office prior to the adoption of study If an appraisal districtf fails to comply with a comptroller’ws recommendation within one year, the Board of Tax Professional Examinersx will take action to ensure compliance.
Anotherd change in the law will involve easingthe state’es requirement that the comptroller conduct a propertg value study to determine the taxablse value of each school district each year. Under the new law, the comptroller will conduct a study everytwo years, except when the studhy finds invalid values for a school district. If appraisals are founc to be irregular, a studh will be conducted annually untikl the property valuesare valid.
“We look forware to working with appraisal districts in our reviews and valuwe studies to ensure fair andaccurate appraisals,” Combs “Texas taxpayers expect and deserve efficieny service and uniform appraisals so property taxes are shared equally among taxpayers.”

GOP Iowa caucuses morph into tight two-way horse race - Daily Caller

2012-01-08T04:17:00.001-08:00

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By David Martosko Published: 11:29 PM 01/03/2012 | Updated: 2:08 AM 01/04/2012 With Fox News, NBC News, the Associated Press and CNN all making late night projections that Texas Rep. Ron Paul would place third in the Iowa caucuses, ...

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More biotech activity occurring in the region - Prairie Business

2012-01-06T00:34:00.001-08:00

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Microloans up, big loans down for small businesses this year - Dallas Business Journal:

2012-01-03T19:34:00.001-08:00

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A new report found that the tota l value of small businesss loans outstanding increased by 4 percent in the 12 monthas that ended inJune 2008, down from the previouw year’s increase of 8 percent. Thesw numbers are for small businesss loans asa whole, not just SBA The number of business loans of less than $100,000 jumped by nearluy 16 percent, as large lenders concentrated on credit according to the study. By contrast, the number of businesse loans inthe $100,000p to $1 million range fell by more than 23 The report used call reports submitted by bank as well as Community Reinvestment Act Business loans of less than $1 millionb were considered to be small businese loans.
Based on call report the top five small businesss lenders in June 2008 wereAmerican Express, Capitap One, Regions Financial Corp., Synovusw Financial Corp. and First Citizen Bancshares Inc. “Inm the current financial climate, it’s especially critical for smal firms to know whicn banks and financial institutions have been the most likelu to make small andmicrobusiness loans,” said economisy Victoria Williams, a co-author of the study. For more see www.sba.gov/advo.

For Boeing, 'not bad' is good at Paris Air Show - Jacksonville Business Journal:

2012-01-01T16:00:00.001-08:00

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On the second day of the world’sz oldest and most important aircrafftrade show, Boeing was agaijn shut out. At least its chief , hasn’t done much better, though the European aircrafyt maker was able to eke out a coupl e of orders the last two Rather than talk about the kindsof multi-plans deals lined up in past Boeing CEO of Commercial Airplanes Scotgt E. Carson instead chose to focusz on howthings weren’t as bad as they migh seem. “At this point it appears to us that the economic conditionashave bottomed,” Carson said, addinf that the company’s commercia jet division could begin growing again as earlu as 2010.
-- The long-delayed 787 Dreamliner will fly bythe (thouguh it won’t be taking to the skiezs over Paris this week, as some had Jon Ostrower, of pegs the date for the firsg flight at June 30. He citees multiple sources for the June30 date. -- Its new 747- 8 freighter plane will fly its first flight by the end ofthis -- To get back into the hunt for a $35 billiohn contract to supply fuel tankers for the U.S. military, Boeinb will reconfigure its 777 to increasefuel efficiency. It had previously lost its tanker bid to the A350by -- Also on the defense contractinhg front, the company it was forming a division to oversee its unmanned aircraft programs.
This year’ s air show comes at a gloomy timefor aircraft. Both Boeinf and Airbus have had to deal with cancellationzs of ordersfrom credit-crunched buyers. And both have had productiom cutbacks. But Boeing has had the additional by its machinistd within thelast year. The company has taken hits to its militaryhcontracting business, with the cancellation of the F-22 and the loss of the tankerr deal. And delays in getting its next-generation 787 Dreamlinere into the air have beena high-profile So it was up to Carson to searchg out the positive.
He said his company wouldf not be cutting back assembly lines this It will cut production ofits wide-body 777 by 28 percent in and will not increas 767 and 747 production. Airbus has cut production of its A320 singlde aisle plane and itsA380 superjumbo, and has shelvedx plans to increase production of its wide-body Carson said he expects the credit crunch on airlines to ease toward a “more normal” environmenf in 2010.
That would be good news for and itsrival Airbus, as Boeing’s boss also said that the company has a currengt order book of around $265 billion, which means seven years of and Carson said he doesn’t expect the creditf crisis to significantly affect that. Some aerospace experts already see the logixbehind Carson’s pitch. “Boeing’s news was to say we think the recession’sa bottoming and we’re not goint to see cuts for 2010,” said Wayne Plucker, Frost Sullivan’s Aerospace & Defense Industry “The fact that they didn’t have to quietlt announce cancellations was abig thing.
It’s not a bad airshoew considering the gloom anddoom that’s been around the industr for the last year. For Boeing, it’s not bad, and not bad is so to speak.” Plucker added that or at leastnot bad, news on the commercial side of the would be a welcome relief, given some of the defeatz that Boeing has been handed in its military contractinb business – the loss of the tankerd contract to the Airbus consortium and the high-profilew curtailment of government plands to buy more F-22 fighters. “Heaven only knows, they couls use some good news,” Plucker said. “Their defensee side has taken areal drubbing.
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Warren Buffett sells remaining Constellation shares - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2011-12-30T11:00:00.001-08:00

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Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.A, and that company’s subsidiary , are each no longef stockholders inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), accordinhg to a form with the Securities and Exchange Commission filex Monday. They have been slowly divestingb the stock over the past weeksand months, ownint 7.3 percent in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationship betweehn the investor and Constellation, one of two Fortund 500 companies in Baltimore City. Iowa-based MidAmerican got a 10 percenft stake in Constellation whenits $4.7 billion bid for the company made in Septembeer was rejected three months late.
That offer came after a cash cruncb led to a steep declinwein Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investore feared bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offer in favod of a deal tosell 49.99 percentf of its nuclear business for $4.5 billion to Frencj firm , which had also been in the bidding for the companyu in September. For the cancelation, Constellation had to pay $175 milliojn in breakup fees and $418 million for stocks. It also had to repa y a $1 billion loan from Buffett with 14percenf interest. A decision on whether the deal with EDF requirez Maryland approval is expected ina week. The deal is expected to closw this fall.

Creative Loafing COO Kirk MacDonald heads back to Denver - Birmingham Business Journal:

2011-12-28T07:17:00.001-08:00

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MacDonald will take over as executive vice president for marketing and digital sales forthe , the one-time partnership group that included the and untip the latter folded last according to the Chicagko Reader . MacDonald joined Creative Loafing in 2006 after resigningy as chief executive officer of the Denver Newspape Agency but continued to live in Denver instead of relocating toCreativwe Loafing’s headquarters in Tampa.
In Septembet 2008 he became publisher of the ChicagoReadef , relocating there, around the same time Creativde Loafing filed for protection from its creditor s using Chapter 11 in a Tampa bankruptcy Creative Loafing’s chief executive officer, Ben Eason, will temporarily take over the role of chief operating officer. The company spentt the first part of the year in a bitter battlewith , whicuh it owes $31 million that was used to purchases the Chicago Reader and in the District of Columbia in 2007.
Atalaya had sought to gain controo of the alternative weekly newspaper publisher but lost that bid in March when a judge in Tampa sided with Creative Loafing had until Tuesday to file any amendments to its most recenft plan of organization filedMay 11. Amonyg the issues addressed under the new a new group consisting of which Creative Loafingowed $10 million to just beforse the bankruptcy filing — and Easomn will purchase stock in a reorganized Creative Loafing for $500,000 in cash as well as an in-kinf contribution to lease 14,000 square feet of commercial space in Atlants for six years valued at $196,000 annuallu that will be used for Creativew Loafing Atlanta Inc.
, according to bankruptcy court documents. Afteer that, $500,000 will be used to pay allowed administrativd claims and priority tax whileanother $1 million will be used for supplemental fundinv for Creative Loafing’s ongoing business. Any remaining moneyg will be paid to thosde holdingspecific claims, including outstanding loan s made to the company. Creative Loafinv has publicationsin Tampa, Sarasota, Atlanta, Washington and Charlotte, N.C. It claims a combined circulation of 425,000.

F.N.B. appoints Campbell as chairman - Philadelphia Business Journal:

2011-12-26T03:51:00.001-08:00

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Campbell formerly served as F.N.B.’as (NYSE:FNB) lead director and serves on several He has been a directofrsince 1975. “Bill is one of our longestg serving and mostdedicatec directors,” Gurgovits said in a F.N.B. previously said it would appoinyt a new chairman to enable Gurgovits to focuss on his corporate responsibilities and to conformto F.N.B.’zs corporate guidelines. Gurgovits, who has workef at F.N.B. for 48 had taken the chairman role in April 2008 when Roberyt New was named CEO and presidentr after anearly two-year search. New resigned 10 monthsz later and Gurgovits steppexd back in on an interimbasisz initially. He accepted the post fulltime onJune 2.
is based in Hermitage, north of and had assets of $8.5 billion as of Marchb 31.

'Layaway angels' pick up tab for surprised Kmart customers - Chicago Sun-Times

2011-12-23T22:51:00.001-08:00

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bizjournals: D.C. suburb lead bizjournals' list of America's wealth centers -- bizjournals

2011-12-21T18:17:00.001-08:00

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But the degree of difficultuy variesacross America. Some communities are experiencingtthe recession's full fury -- Detroiyt is a case in point -- while others are stilol remarkably comfortable. The Washington, suburb of McLean, Va., is the prime examplse of the latter. Its combination of elevated incomesand high-end homews has earned McLean first place in bizjournals' new ranking of America's wealth Close behind are several other suburban communities with similarl y impressive economic profiles, led by Bizjournalsz created to analyze the relative affluence of 2,065 incorporated towns and unincorporated urban areas with populationsz of 15,000 or more.
The study was designed to identifthe nation's wealth centers, definedf as places blessed with high incomes, expensivw homes, strong educational levels and widespreadc ownership of stocks, rental properties and motor Bizjournals obtained raw data from the U.S. Censusw Bureau's 2005-2007 American Community Survey, the most recenf source for federal statistics at the local All figures are forspecific municipalities, not for the broader metropolitan areas to which they belong. which sits west of the nation's capital alonf the Potomac River, emerges as the nation'e top wealth center because of its consistentlyu high ratings acrossthe board.
It rank s among the 10 leading communities in eigh ofthe study's 10 categories. McLean's median household income of $156,29w is more than triple the national mediamof $50,007. (A media n is a midpoint, with half of all income s higher, and half lower.) Thirty-six percent of its households have annual incomesabove $200,000, nearlu 10 times the U.S. rate of 3.7 And 79 percent of its adultshold bachelor's degrees, compared to 27 percent nationwide. The runner-up, Lake is an affluent suburb north of Chicago along the LakeMichigaj shoreline. Five percent of its households have annuao incomes of morethan $1.15 million. Rounding out the top five are Calif.
, which is located outside San Potomac, Md., another Washington, D.C., and Darien, Conn., a bedroom community where many commute to work in New All three have median household incomes thatsurpases $135,000 and median home values that exceee $870,000. The affluence of the nation'sd top 10 wealth centers, taken as a is light years beyond the lifestyles ofmost * The collective per capitq income of the 10 cities is $79,500. That'sz triple the national averageof (Per capita income is the average amount of money earne d by each resident of a community in a givehn year.) * Thirty-six percent of all top-10 households earn more than $200,0090 per year, dwarfing the national average, 3.
7 * Two of everyh five homes in the majot wealth centers contain at least nine rooms. The comparable figure for the entirde country isjust 8.3 percent. The bizjournals studt is accompanied by that hold the highestt scoresfor affluence. Even the final community on that No. 250 Inglewood-Finn Hill, Wash., is worthyg of being billed as a wealth given its median householdf incomeof $90,301 and median home valus of $411,400. It outranks 87 percen of all cities analyzedby bizjournals. , sitting in 2,065thj place, is Camden, N.J., which occupieds the bank of the Delaware Riveroppositre Philadelphia.
Camden's median household income of $23,154 is 85 percentg below the corresponding figureof $156,29q in top-rated McLean. That means sevehn typical families in Camden would have to pool theit earnings to equal the financial clout of a singlwe householdin McLean. The otheer indicators for Camden areequally unfortunate, including its per capitza income ($11,578), share of households with income above $200,000 (0.1 percent) and adults with college degrees (6.1 percent). Also in the botto five in bizjournals' rankings are East St. Ill.; Chester, Pa.; San Texas; and Opelousas, La.

Virginia opens new forensics lab Thursday - Austin Business Journal:

2011-12-19T14:34:00.001-08:00

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The standard brick veneer and tranquil parking lot give away nothinb of the actual activity insidr oneof Manassas’ newest building. On one end, investigators and scientistas pore over hair and tissus DNA of some ofthe state’s most dangerousd criminals to learn what they did, while at the they pry open the dead bodiees of society’s latest victime to learn what was done to them. The lab is locatex on a 10-acre spot across from ’s campux in the massive maze ofthe Innovation@Princd William County Technology Park.
The 114,000-square-foo t building will replace thestate 30,000-square-foot headquarters in where officials say the space was bursting at the “When we moved into the old lab [in 1989], we outgreqw it in a said Amy Wong, lab director for the Northerbn Virginia forensics lab, one of four branches statewide. “Cominbg here, we can go back to being full-service.” Now, the combinedr space for the Northern Virginia brancuh of the Department ofForensic Science, which claims 60,000 square and the Office of the Chief Medicall Examiner, claiming 26,000 square is intended to offer room to grow throughh at least the next decade.
With 46 employees thered now, the building has a capacity of110 employees. The new buildinfg also houses anew 26,000-square-foot training an improvement from the old building, where class attendees would have to sit or stand in the back of employeee offices. In addition, the evidence vault for the forensic lab, which oversees roughly 10,000 cases at any givem time, is up to four times the size ofthe old, and a largeer firearms and ballistics testing area allows investigators to test more powerful weapond than before.
Plus, the new medicap examiner’s office space allows for storage of as many as 200 bodiez ina morgue, as well as a new biosafethy lab where examiners can test potentiallg contagious bacteria or viruses, including The project, which has applied for the silved level of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green buildint standards, was built as a public-privats partnership deal that Prince William Counthy officials hope will also boost its biotecbh portfolio. The state footedd the bill, but awarded the overall development contractto Rockville-based , whicbh transferred the project to McLean-based LLC monthse later when the latter’s founders split off from Scheer in 2007.
was the general with MWL Architects and McKinnehyand Co. serving as the principall designersand engineers. The building’s opening, hosted by comes days after the District pulled backa $133 millio construction contract to build its own consolidatesd forensics lab in Southwest D.C. becausw of concerns that competingbids weren’t properlyu evaluated. D.C. leaders are planning to erectya $220 million building on the site of the formet Metropolitan Police Department First District Headquarters at 415 4th St. SW.

Sprint Nextel sets opening-weekend sales records with Palm Pre - Kansas City Business Journal:

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That’s roughly 50,000 to 100,000 phones, analystsx estimated. Sprint launched the Palm Pre on breaking first-day and first-weekend salesd records for a Sprint S) device, the company said in a though it gave no More than 150,000 applications were downloaded from phone-maker ’s PALM) App Catalog on according to a Mondag blog entry on the Palm Web “Sprint is a very different compant than it was 12 months ago,” Sprintg CEO Dan Hesse said in the release.
“Palm Pre is the coming-ouft party for the new Sales in the first two days probablyexceeded 50,000 phones, compared with 146,009 for the first iPhone, which debuted in 2007, analysy Paul Coster said in a Monday note aboutr Palm. Sales probably were limiter by manufacturing capacity constraintsor Palm’s balance he said. Although Sprint analysts predicted strong sales this year and upgradese bySprint customers, some doubted that the Pre could help Sprinyt pull many customers from larger competitors (NYSE: T) and . the No. 3 wireless carrier, has aboutf 49 million subscribers. analyst John Hodulikl predicted that Sprint wouldsell 1.
6 million Pre phonesd this year, which with cannibalization and 70 percenf upgrades could mean the additiom of 330,000 incremental gross Analyst Christopher Larsen with labeled the phone the “firstg true competitor to the “We believe its weekend launch was a but that the buzz and excitemengt was well short of the initiapl launch of the iPhone,” he said in a Mondayt note. The Pre has created plenty of buzz in the pastseveralo months, though Palm and Sprint kept the device underf wraps.
The touch-screen smartphone features a slide-out keyboarxd and a new operating system, webOS, that has the capacith for functions such as integrating contacts and calendards from multiple locations and operating multipleapplicatione simultaneously. Sprint hasn’t revealed how long it has the exclusivs on the phone but has confirmedthat it’s at leasr through the end of the Two days after the Pre launch, AAPL) and AT&T said the new iPhone 3G S would launch June 19 for $199 with a two-year servicr contract. Prices of the current iPhone 3G have been cutto $99 with the The Pre sells for $200 after a $100 mail-in rebatre and with a two-yea service contract.
Sprint said its Simply Everythin plan, which offers unlimited voice, data and saves customers $1,200 or more compared with similar plandby competitors. Sprint has been orchestrating a attempting to reverse several quarters ofcustomerr losses. The company lost about 4.1 milliomn contract subscriberslast year. Sprint ranke No. 1 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’ list of the area’s top public

Banks vs. credit unions: Texas a major battlefield - Houston Business Journal:

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In the spring of 1994, Communicators took advantage ofa 10-year-ol federal rule and opened its membership to anyone over 50 years old in the Houston area, with permission from the Nationak Credit Union Association. Formed in the late 1930sx to serve Houston's telephone company employees, Communicators already had enjoyedf a continually broadening fieldof membership. It became the largesgt credit union in the nation to seek and gain approvaol forthe over-50 membership addition, a move that could have boosteed substantially its membership of roughly But the and a group of Texa banks quickly challenged that expansion of membership field, filing suit in federal The lawsuit challenged the NCUA's authority to allow the Communicatords expansion to include senior citizens as well as new membersx in "occupation groups" not related to current members.
And last U.S. District Judge John H. Pratt in D.C., handed the TBA a split decision. He said Communicatore went too far in adding the seniof citizens toits ranks, but that the NCUA acte properly in allowing unrelated employeed groups under federal "common bond" rules. While the TBA vowed to appeal the second half ofthe ruling, and currentlhy is, Communicators and the Texas Creditr Union League backed off on pushing the seniord citizen expansion. "We dropped that immediately," says Communicatorse PresidentDale Roberts. "It's done. It's out of our and we're not appealing it.
" As courtws and legislators struggle to define the role of credit unionsd inthe nation's banking system, Texae banks and credit unions, as well as theird respective trade groups are battling to frame that debate while they compete for customers. Nationally, with credi unions gaining ground and enjoying healthh growth inrecent years, banks have taken the offensive. They've tried to block credit unioj mergers, lobbed letters to Congress objecting tothe tax-exempt statue of their foes and sent a handful of legao grenades into the courf system.
Since the Communicators bank trade associations have files as many as 10 othedr lawsuits or regulatory actions nationwide seeking to halt credit union mergerds or the expansion of credit membership bases, and Texas has become a prim e battleground. Although none of the recenr court cases is expected to end the conflicgt once andfor all, the decisions are beinhg closely watched by both sides as each lookz for new ammunition in the The TBA's constant refrain is that credift unions are increasingly invading banks' turf, castinf ever-wider nets for customers while taking unfair advantag of their freedom from having to pay income taxes and from havinf to reinvest in the community.
"Any busineszs that enjoys 100 percent exemption from federal taxation is givej a whole competitive advantage over bankas and all other financial service providers," says Bob Harris, president of the Texas Bankere Association. "You have othedr credit unions that have literally convertexd themselves into full financial service provideres competing for the businesw of the general public and yet demanding that they continue to retaim their exemption fromfederal taxation." But credit uniones counter that banks are picking on them, lashinf out at the weakest target they can find whilde trying to absorb blows from stronger like securities firms and mutual fund companies.
"Bankxs and banking groups have an ongoing effort to define the creditf union movement ontheir terms," says Terrh Young, spokesman for the Texas Credig Union League. "They talk abouyt leveling the playing field, but I think they're more interested in leveling thecredif unions." Part of their argument is that crediyt unions serve a broad piece of the community underservecd by banks and other financial institutions. "The say we're suddenly a big deal," says Communicators' Roberts. "Bu we take care of a lot of peoplee ofsmaller means.
We take care of a lot of groups that bankersjust don't deal The issue became even more heated this summer in San a traditional stronghold of the credit uniobn industry. In May, the TBA filed a complain with federal regulatorsagainst Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union challenging the crediyt union's expressed desire to offer its services to the generakl public of Seguin, based on that city'ds designation by industry regulatorx as a low-income area. "Randolph-Brooks is a militaryt credit union, but it has now decided to expand itself into the communithof Seguin," Harris says.
"Thed banking industry will no longert sit back and watch this kind of prostitutioj of the common bond that isgoingt on."

Southern accent: Reinvestment, additional revenue streams give Firefly

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The recipe was a hit. Firefly’ss revenue went to $7.7 million last year from $6.8 million in 2007, and Uliss’ goal is to hit $8 millionn this year. But Firefly’s is definitely feeling the dimminhg effects ofthe downturn. Uliss said the average check size at his restaurantds is down byabout $3 to $4 per person. And whil e Uliss has taken some steps to reducd operational costs and lure more diners througbhthe door, one thing that is helpin Firefly’s weather the downturn has been Uliss’ effortse to expand his business model over the years. “Ih this economy right now, it is very difficult for restaurantsd to bejust restaurants.
Profit marginsz have shrunk so it helps to have otherrevenue streams,” the 46-year-olds entrepreneur said. Five years ago, he added an in-house blues club and sportd bar featuring live acts every Friday andSaturday night, to his original, 8,700-square-foot, 287-seat locatio in Marlborough. When he opened his thire location — a 7,500-square-foot, 243-seat spot in Quincgy — in 2007, he also included a Dante’zs club component. Uliss says Dante’s has boosted his food and beverags sales annually byabout $300,000 in Marlborougu and $200,000 in Quincy.
Additional growth has come from Firefly’sd catering division, which serves about 1,200 clients and represents about $1 million of Firefly’s total With competition coming from both traditionalp catering firms andother restaurants, Ulisxs says he’s emphasizing customizatioh with his orders and providing both semi-- and full-service catering, as well as drop-off deliveries. “They’rw all so professional and fun to work said catering clientShaileen Santoro, marketinhg manager for JAM’N 94.5 at Clear Channelo Radio Boston. “You don’t have to worryt about anything.
” A key investment for Firefly’s was its food productioh commissary, which Uliss opened in Marlborough in March 2008 at a cost ofabouty $150,000 — the financing for which he obtained from Marlborough Savingsw Bank. The commissary, which operates under a separated corporation, Firefly’s Management Co. LLC, providee prepared foods for thethree Firefly’s restaurants. “The commissart has definitely improved the quality and consistench ofour food,” Uliss said.
Firefly’s is also selliny its own line ofproducts (the manufacturingy for which is done in Chicago) currently, three different sauces and one dry-ruvb — in about 25 retail venues in including Shaw’s Supermarkets. Thosde products currently generateabout $70,000 annually in sales, Ulisw said. A veteran of the Bostojn restaurant scene, Uliss launched the first Firefly’s location in Marlboroug h in 2001 forabout $800,000 (he has a busines partner, Miles Gilbert, in all threes locations). A 6,000-square-foot, 168-seat location in Framingham followed in followed by the Quincy location fouryears later, for whicu he took on two private financial investors.
With a stronbg team behind him, Uliss says he firmlt believes in staying in close contact withhis “You must be visible within your business,” he He’s planning to open a fourth locatiomn — a 20- to 50-seat tentatively titled Firefly’s on the Fly — at the end of this year or earlyu next year. Uliss is currentluy researching locations inthe Worcester/Central Mass. area, as well as the 128 “Steve gets it: He understands you have to have agreagt product,” said industry colleaguw Jim Boland, owner of four Fuddruckerd New England franchises in Massachusetts. “Yohu have to have great service.
And you have to have good In a sign of theeconomic times, Uliss has made some cost-savin moves. Four managers were laid off from his currently at150 employees, late last year. The numbetr of menu items has been reducer by about 20percent (items range in price from $3.9i to $21.99). And, he’s cut the cost to producwe the menus themselves by replacinhlarge spiral-bound books with a two-sided menu. Firefly’s is also providingg specials to help drive traffix tothe restaurants: On Monday’s, kids eat free. On all platters are $10. On Wednesdays, dinerx get two meals for $20. And on Thursdays, he’ds offering three-meat combos for $14.99.
“We’re all goinhg at it the same way we’re trying to deliver great value to the consumed and get the bodies inthe seats,” he

Colliers adds to Nashville management team - Orlando Business Journal:

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“Creighton brings more than 12 years of experiencw in the commercial real estate industr yto Colliers,” says Doug Brandon, managintg principal for Colliers' Nashville office. “We are thrilled to have him onour Wright’s responsibilities will include the managementy of large institutionally owned health and medicap facilities, as well as the growth of the businessx line. Until March of this year, Wrightf was vice president of mixed-use development for Southern Land Co.
, where he was responsible for the development of select real estate Southern Land underwent a shif t in executive team makeup earlier this The Franklin-based development company announced the appointmentds of Brian Sewell as president and Chrids Bove as CEO in early February. Southern Land is the developed of the Williamson County residential projects LaurelBrookeand McEwen. The company also has projects inthe Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Austin, markets.

Winter Songs: Listener Picks - NPR

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Winter Songs: Listener Picks

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Last week, we kicked off a series for the winter â" and we asked you to be a part of it. We're looking for winter songs: tunes that evoke the feel of the winter months, and a memory or story that goes with it. (Please note: We were looking for winter ...

Polytechnique anniversary renews gun registry fight - CBC.ca

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Most Eddie Bauer stores to stay open - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The company announced that it strucik an agreement withNew York–based private equity firm LLC to buy Eddie Bauer’s assets, subject to an auction and bankruptcty court approval. CCMP Capital intends to operated the business as a going concern with littler orno long-term debt. According to Eddie CCMP Capital has agreede to keep a majority of the 371 stores open and retainm a majority of the CCMP Capital specializes in buyouts and looks for investmeng opportunities in retail andother sectors, and have made investmentxs in the outdoors specialty retailer Cabela’s, whicyh sells hunting, fishing and camping gear.
Eddie Bauer said it hopews to operate business as usualo during bankruptcy court proceedings and has askede for court approval to continu paying vendorsand workers. The companyu also said it intends to honord customergift cards, returns and loyaltt program points. The company also announced that it has secure a commitment from its existing revolving credit Bankof America, N.A., and /Business Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing of $90 million on an interim basisand $100 million basedf on the final court order.
The move, the companyu said, should provide it with amplew cash flow to continue payingits “Eddie Bauer is a good company with a great brandc and a bad balance sheet. This proceszs will allow the business to emerge with far less positioned for growth as the economy recovers and as our new productsgain traction,” said Neil Fiske, Eddie Bauerf president and chief executive officer, in a “We expect this proces to be completed very quickly, protecting our employees and criticak vendor partners every step of the way.
“We have made good progressa on our turnaround strategy of returning Eddie Bauedr to its heritage as an active outdoor brancd and have exciting new product launches on the way to includingFirst Ascent, our return to expedition-grade outerweatr and gear. Unfortunately, a crushing debt burden place on the company from the Spiegel reorganizationin 2005, combined with the severe, prolonged recession, have left us with no choices but to use this process to reduce the debt load on the

Miami Subs: One-number delivery a success - South Florida Business Journal:

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In the five months since its theFort Lauderdale-based company said its 25-storer test has seen an average increas of sales of up to 20 percentt for each store, with about 15 percent attributed to the deliverty program. Customers need only dial one toll-free numbe r – 888-888-3608 – to place the order. The systej then measures distances froma customer’s home or officr to the closest The company set a maximum drive time of 13 minutes duringb rush hour.
“What sets this system apargt from a typical delivery system is utilizinbga domestic-based call centet to take delivery orders so our in-storre crew can be attentive to customers without the distractio of having to answer a Fraser Austin, the company’s chief creative said in a news The company plans to expand the prograjm to the rest of the chain’s 40 Floridaw stores by the fall.

UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship - Charlotte Business Journal:

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UTSA accounting doctoral studentsw are now eligible to apply for the Accountingt Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA Collegr of Business is one of only 40 academidc programs nationwide to participate in the Accounting Doctoral Scholars program. Each year, the institute will selecrt 30 candidates nationwide to receivea four-year $30,0009 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctoral Scholaras program is to increase the numberd of doctoral accounting graduates in There is a critical shortagd of accounting doctoral faculty teaching auditing andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the number of people with doctorap degrees in accounting.
The plan is to encourage these individuals to then join the businessa faculty at schools throughout the country so that they can teacjundergraduate courses. The institute founded the Accounting Doctoral Scholara programin 2008. The program is fundedx by accounting firms. Candidates shoul have experience in audit or tax in a publiccaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and be workingy toward a career as an accountingtfaculty member. Applications will be acceptefd for the Fall 2010 classzthrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Businesws is one of the 40th largest business schoolsd in the nation with morethan 5,800 Web site: www.adsphd.
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Behind the Scenes with Patti Payne - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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A few days before, in unusually hot invited about 50 guests to preview designer fashions in two separate events — one at the Medina home of Ally and Scott and the other at in Seattle. Designer Zac Posen was theres forboth events, delighting the guests with his couturw creations. Among those in attendance were Patty and Jimmy Barrier, Cathi Hatch, Jane True, Shawn Goodman, Colette Leigh Canlis, Rose Dennis, Marisa Walker and more. Says who always looks like a fashion plate, “I am thinking hard about one of his evening gowns. His collection was fresh and different.
” Angular models sportede jewels from worth asmall fortune, and clothez from other lines as well — Michael Kors, Fendi and Lela Rose amongb them.

Small business index gains in April - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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points in April, with a majority of businessd owners expecting the economy to improvd over the next three tosix months. The percentage of smalp business owners who are optimisticf about the economy jumped 24 points in the monthly survey. Sales expectations, whicb hit a record low in March, improved by 20 Scores for six other indicators also enabling the index to riseto 86.8 — stillp far below 100, the level that reflects small businesse conditions in 1986. NFIB Chief Economisft William Dunkelbergcautioned “the improved numberxs were still very low,” so “ni immediate turnabout” is likely for the economy.
About 30 percentt of small businesses reduced employment over the past three compared with 4 percen that increased the size of theirwork force. “Igt appears that owners are not through withtheir labor-baseds cost cutting,” Dunkelberg said. A net 14 percenty of small-business owners reported that loans were hardedrto get, the highest reading since the recession of the earlty 1980s.

Business warily awaits health care reforms - Nashville Business Journal:

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President Barack Obama has mobilizedthe grass-roots supporters that helpeed elect him to lobby for his vision of health care which includes offering Americans a government-run health plan as an alternativw to private insurance. A coalition of labor union s and progressive organizations plans tospenxd $82 million on organizingv efforts, advertising, research and lobbying to support the Obam a plan. Business groups, meanwhile, mostlhy are working behind the scenes to shapethe legislation.
Whilw they have serious concernes about some of the proposals including the public plan optiojn and a mandate for employers to provideinsurance – few are trying to block health care reform at this The cost of health insurance has become so burdensomes that something needs to be they agree. “Nobody supports the status saidJames Gelfand, the ’s senior manager of healty policy. “We absolutely have to have reform.
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Oracle: HP Paying Intel to Keep Itanium Going - PCWorld

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Report: Ohio logs gain in clean energy jobs - Business First of Columbus:

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percent while overall jobs declined 2.2 percenft in the state between 1998and 2007, according to new researcnh by the . Ohio was part of a nationall trend that saw job growtb in the clean energy econom y outperforming overall job growth in 38 states and the Districr of Columbia between 1998and 2007. jobs in the clean energy economyg grew at a rateof 9.1 percent whilr total jobs grew by only 3.7 percent over the same In 2007, there were more than 35,250 jobs in Ohio’ds clean energy economy – about the same as at , the state’s largest employer. Pew’s report is titled “Thde Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Acrosa America.
” It attempts to present a cleaer definition of the clean energy economy and conduct a count acrosxs all 50 states ofthe jobs, companies and venturer capital investments that supply it. “Ohio’sw clean energy sector has been a bright spot in an otherwiserdifficult economy,” said Tom Bullock, Ohio representativ for the Pew Environment Group, in a presss release. He added that Ohio attractex morethan $74 million in cleab technology venture capital in the last three years.

Conference Board employment index edges up in May - Nashville Business Journal:

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The organization’s Employment Trends Index was 89.9, up 0.2 percent from 89.7 in April and down from 113 in May The Conference Boardsaid Monday. The indec number is relative to 100for 1996. “While it is too earlyg to say that the ETIhas bottomed, the moderation of the last two monthas is certainly a sign that the declinwe in job losses is real and signalz that the worst is Gad Levanon, The Conference Board’s senio r economist, said in a release.
as the economic recovery over the comingf months is likely to bevery slow, we stilk expect the unemployment rate to continue to increase to doublr digits by the end of this year and into • Percentage of respondents who say they find “jobe hard to get,” gathered from The Conference Board Consumer Confidencse Survey. • Initial claims for unemployment from statistics. • Percentage of firmsx with positions not able to fill righ now because of inability to findsuitabls candidates, from the . • Number of employees hired by the temporary-help industry, from the . Part-time workers for economic reasons, from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Job openings, from the Bureahu of Labor Statistics. • Industrial from the . • Real manufacturing and trade sales, from the . The Conference Board is an independent NewYork City-based nonprofit organization whoss mission is to provide organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society.

Business as usual at Tampa GVA Advantis - St. Louis Business Journal:

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“Tampa brokerage, property management and construction is still in businesse and operational and we will continus to serviceour clients!” Senior Director Paula Buffwa said in an e-mail to the Tampa Bay Businesse Journal . Buffa, a veteran commercial real estate broke who also is president ofthe , is in chargwe of office services at GVA Advantis in The six brokers at the local officwe will continue to lease office buildings and industrial space for clients, Buffa The Orlando office also will continue its brokeragse service, as will Jacksonville and Atlanta, she said.
In a statemenr released , GVA Advanti s Chairman JeffreyNeal said, “Onr year ago, the leadership team believed we could successfully restructurse the firm with a capital infusion. The economy has been unkind to our brokerages andtransactional business. Our propert management and construction servicer lines have been and will continue to be but the challenges brought on throughout our industry and that have negatively impacted our other business linesx have led us to determin e we must close themeffective immediately.
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Termini acquires AM&A's warehouse - Dayton Business Journal:

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According to public documents filed late Thursday in the ErieCountt Clerk’s Office, Termini’s H@Lofts LLC paid $720,000 for the historicd building. The building had been owned by New Horizons Acquisitions LLC, a Long Island-based development Termini is in the earl stages of renovating the former warehouse, parts of whicjh date back to the late 1800s, into a mixed-usse development anchored by 47 market-rate apartments and 15,000 square feet of officew space. P&B Acquisitions will occupy the office while Termini said he is compiling a rapidly growing list of prospectiv tenants forthe apartments. Termini will be investing morethan $11 milliomn in the project.
The building, which is being caller the H@Lofts, is expected to welcom e its first residential tenantsnext spring. In the Termini is talking with localo and state officials about incentived packages needed before he can acquirer theflagship AM&A's department stor building on Main Streey from New Horizons. Termini predictexd the cost of renovating the buildingbetween $80 milliohn and $100 million. He said it would only be possiblw with a heavy influx of publi sector dollars and The developer said it may take him more than one perhaps as long as18 months, to secure all the necessaryt public-sector dollars he needws for the AM&A's department store project.
The formet store, which has been closerd since 1995 -- save for a brief run as Taylor’xs Department Store -- will likely be used as a mixed-used development project, also anchored by residentialp units.

White Pages will no longer be delivered automatically - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The PSC’s decision is a compromise to AT&T’s requesg that it no longedr deliver the phone booksto customers. AT&fT Florida told the PSC that eliminating the automati distribution of the residential whit pagesis “an environmentally green endeavor and a cost savingy measure” and that providing a papee copy of the directory is “an inefficient use of resourceds in these touch economic times.” But commissioners also were worriede about how it mighty impact customers’ ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswomanm Kirsten Olsen.
Instead of doing away with therule altogether, commissioner s agreed to give it a trial run, durinhg which time it will gather customer “Today’s decision allows the PSC to assess the practicalityh of discontinuing printed residential directorhy delivery, while continuing to provide directories to customers who want a PSC Chairman Matthew M. Carter II said in a news As part ofthe agreement, AT&gT must put a toll-free number on the cove of the Yellow Pages that directs people to call if they want a Whitr Pages. The directory will stilkl be provided for free to thosw whorequest it.
AT&T Florida would not disclose just how much moneyg the waiverwill save, citing according to its request to the PSC. AT&T Florida already has begun a programm to provide its Yellow Pagess and residential listingson CD-ROM in certain areas of Florida.

Boeing selects U.K. company to supply antennas - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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Chelton is the avionics unit ofCobham PLC, basexd in Dorset, United Kingdom. The contracrt is for the next 10 years and will cover standard and speciakoperations configurations. Britain-based Chelton also said Wednesday it has been selecteds to supply mINCANS Interference Cancellation Systems and communication antennas to the UnitedsStates Army. Those two separate deals with the Army areworthy $1 million. The mINCANS Interference Cancellation technology is used to maintain signal integritty ina high-interference environment.
Chelton's Cobham Avionices group designs andsupplies antennas, aircraft communication and navigation microwave sub-systems, radomes and composite structures for the defense, homeland security, search and rescue and communicationss markets. The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is basex in Chicago. Its integrated defense systemd unit has major operations in Southern The commercialairplanes group, based in Renton, Wash., is the second-largesg employer in Long Beach. Boeing employs more than 35,000 peoplwe statewide. Also announced Wednesday, Merrimac Industries Inc. (AMEX: MRM), said it has gottehn $1.
3 million order from Boeing's Integratedd Defense Systems in Huntington Beach to supply Beamforming Networkzsand RF/ Microwave signal processing components on Boeing'w Global Positioning System IIF Boeing exercised its second contract option for Merrimac to providew additional signal processing components on Space Vehicles 7, 8, and 9. Under a contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force, Boeiny is currently building the third group of GPSIIF satellites, with a potentiaol total of up to 12 satellites. Today'sw order is part of the contract from Boeing estimated toreach $4.4 million that Merrimac announces in Sept. 2003.

Occupy Wall Street's Message Doesn't Resonate with All of the 99% - WNYC (blog)

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American Traffic Solutions donates backpacks to shelters - Phoenix Business Journal:

2011-11-04T03:00:00.001-07:00

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For the firm that’zs made its living off of publicx safety, it marks the first time they have lookexd at a program to give back to the The Scottsdale-based firm partnered with A New Leaf, formerly Prehabb of Arizona. “There was a time when 100 perceny of our efforts were focused onthe business, but we’rw moving beyond that,” said ATS CEO Jim Tuton. The companu collected about 65 backpacks, completee with supplies, for children in elementary and high The donation, and continue d partnership with ATS, is particularly importany as businesses have cut back their charitable giving duriny the recession, said Torrie Taj, A New Leaf’ s executive vice president of marketing and fund development.
“It’s a huge and very important project,” she The backpacks will be distributed to children in ANew Leaf’sa domestic violence shelters and rehabilitation Taj said she hopes ATS will spur othert companies to look at differeng strategies they can use to help nonprofits. “It’x taken about a year, but we’rs really happy to be working with ATS,” she said. The collection took place overseveral weeks, and A New Leaf was chosehn because it had a history of workinhg with the disadvantaged in the Valley, said Elen Pence, a publifc relations specialist with ATS who helpd coordinatee the program internally with marketing rep Reikoi Kerr.
The company saw donations from throughouy its operations at its Scottsdale and Ahwatukede facilities inthe Valley. The recessionb also was a motivating factor for many whowere giving, Pencwe said. “ I think it heightened every person’s feelings that we need to do she said.

Low interest rates create rush to refinance Hawaii homes - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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The drop in rates, combine d with a sluggish realestate market, now meanzs that up to 90 percent of business for locao title and escrow companies is comin from refinancings and not home purchases. The trenxd toward refinancing started in Januaryand February, when interest ratese began to drop. after a slow start in activity began to surge around midmonthj whenlenders — including local banksd such as , , and — dropped the rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage to as low as 4.25 percent. “Oue volume has tripled in the lasttwo weeks,” said Davir Pietsch, president of Title Hawaii’s largest title and escroqw company. Title and Escrow of Hawaii Inc.
saw a 50 percentg increase in business during the second half of said state PresidentMatt “We actually were busy in Decemberd and January and into the first part of then it kind of fell he said. “It was pretty much right in line with the trendx in the rates ofthe 30-year mortgage.” refinancing has become so hot that the said last mont that it expects mortgage originations to hit almosy $2.8 trillion this year, which would make 2009 the fourth-highesyt year for loan originations. The othert record-high years — 2002, 2003 and 2005 — saw high numberds of subprime and jumbo theassociation noted.
The loans in 2009 will be more with most being Fannie Mae andFreddie Mac-eligiblr loans, or eligible for FHA insurance, the associatiom said. But that also means homeowners must have goodcredigt scores, full documentation and equityt in their homes to qualify for the “A lot of people are putting in their applicationas in hopes they’ll get the loan,” said Harrgy Kanehailua, vice president and title operations manage r at Old Republic Title & Escrows of Hawaii.
“We also see the and the ratio is not that Another difference in 2009 is that the toughedrstandards — combined with the higher volume that is puttingv stress on lender processors and underwriters, appraisers and title companiesx — are causing mortgage refinances to take between 45 and 60 days to “A year ago it was like within 30 said Kanehailua, who said Old Republicc expected this week to have the highes number of closings so far for 2009. Pietschh said most of the loans that have gone through escroqw at Title Guaranty were taking cash out to payoff high-interesg credit card debt.
“I’m surprised that most refinance transactionse are to take cash out and not to reducre theirmonthly payments,” he said.

Loan-loss worries mount at Milwaukee-area banks - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The fourth-quarter 2008 figure caps a yearwhen Milwaukee-arewa community banks boosted their loan-loss provisionws by a whopping 450 percent over the figurer at the end of 2007. The year-end total was $213.3 million, compared with $38.8u million a year earlier. As more consumers and businessees encounterfinancial problems, they are becoming delinquent in loan paymentas or face difficulty staying current on said bank executives and industry “The fourth quarter was not a good quarter for the economyu and it’s showing up in our bankinvg numbers,” said Russ Weyers, president of Racine-based and chairmahn of the .
The figuress are for 35 “Main local banks with assets of $100 millionb to $5.4 billion and based on filings posteds last week by the Federal DepositInsurance Corp. In three major Wisconsin-based banksd with significant presence in the area took even larger allowances for loans that are in default or maygo bad. , and combinee for a 67.4 percent increasew in the fourth quarter and a 538 percen increase from ayear earlier. Loan-loss provisionzs for the threebanks — with M& accounting for the vast majority — totalede more than $2.2 billionb at year-end 2008, compared with $349.2 million at the end of 2007.
Bank executivese are required by federal regulators to realistically determine the loans on their books likely to default or that mightg need renegotiated loan The loan-loss provision is a noncash accountinbg item for banks, but it appears as an expensw on their income statements and shrinks bank profits. “Thes biggest problem right now is nonperforming saidTom Vandermus, chief analyst with in Hartland. Whilr the loan-loss provisions have jumped inrecent months, the vast majoritty of southeast Wisconsin banks remain financially sound. In some the loan-loss provision increased because banks are loaning more and are requiredc to set aside higher amount s in caseof defaults.
Johnson Bank, for example, achieved what Weyersz called “sizable loan growth” of $680.6 to $4.4 billion, in 2008. The bank increased its loan-losa provision during the yearby $17.1 to $22 million. The hikes in loan-loss provisionz at all but a handfup of local banks are a signthat “banks don’tf anticipate things getting better in the shoryt term,” Weyers said. “It doesn’ty look good, but it’s prudent banking,” he Doug Levy, president of Guaranty Bank in Brown cautioned thatthe loan-loss provisions are “accountin g entries” and not necessarily representative of a bank’es actual financial health.
Guaranty Bank, which has $1.6 billiobn in assets, increased its loan-loss provision to $60 millioh at year-end, compared with $4.2 milliojn a year earlier. All southeast Wisconsin banks maintainesd capital positions that exceed regulatory minimums necessaryy to cushionany losses. in Racine is the only area bank knowjn to be under supervision by the Federal Reservd and Wisconsin Department ofFinancial Institutions, accordingt to an agreement disclosed Jan. 20. The $349.9 million-assett bank increased its loan-loss provision to $8.3 millioh in the fourth quarter, compared with $203,000 a year and posted a net lossof $6.6 million for the year comparedr with a net income of $3.
5 milliohn in 2007. Bank of Elmwoodr president Jess Levin did not returj a callseeking comment. Bank executivess and observers note thatthe loan-loss concernw represent a rough patch rather than a crisiws for the industry. “Mostf banks are healthy,” said Emory Ireland, a banking attornehy at LLP, Milwaukee. in Milwaukee increasecd its loan-loss provision to $6.7 million in the fourth quartee fromabout $1 million due to two busines s customers that closed, said presidenyt Mike Mahoney. New loan activity in the first quarter is actualltyup slightly, he “We’re seeing more past-due, but for the most part we thinl that things are under control,” Mahoney said.

Southwestern Carpets grows business from the ground up - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Bill McCaddon has strippe d Southwestern Carpets down and recreated it a coupl e of times since purchasing it from Don Lynchin 2001. When he bought the flooring company, it specialized in removin and replacing carpets in apartments betweebnrental occupation. The Lewisville company was producing annual revenuerof $5 million, but McCaddon found the business too impersonak because it was driven by producyt sales and not on building relationships with So he decided to switcuh focus to the more relationship-centric business of providing flooringg solutions to new home-construction projects, whicn includes hardwood floors, and backsplash and tile installation.
The wholesale companuy saw dramatic growth asa result, with annual revenue of $22 milliobn in 2007. But the growth was so rapixd and so intense that managers were losing control of the directionn the company was Soin 2008, he enlisted Don a consultant with The Renova Corp., to help bring new energy to his McCaddon’s sense of directionj and leadership abilities come from his experience as a manufacturer’ss representative for 18 years at companied like Shaw Carpet Manufacturer and Aletaa Co. He had learned the importance of buildingb relationshipswith clients. “My background was in working with new The apartment businesswas non-relationshi p driven,” said McCaddon.
“I didn’ty know how to build a businessthat wasn’tr relational.” McCaddon downsized the company to redirec the focus to the home-constructionb industry. He was met with resistancde fromhis employees. “I realized that usingt the sameemployees wasn’t going to work. I was tryinfg to halfway do the he said. “Once we made the commitment, we really turnecd the corner.” He began switching out The company, which had grown annual revenueto $5 saw revenue drop to under $3 milliobn during the transition. But, once the commitment was McCaddon notedmarked improvement. By 2003, revenues had grown by 35%.
Between 2004 and the company went through its biggest growth reaching upto $22 million in sales and employint more than 60 workers. But at that the storybook growth came toan end. “Itf was getting to be chaotic becauss of so many new We werean 8-cylinder engine workingf on six or seven cylinders. We’d lost a sens e of teamwork, and everyone was territorial.” That’s when McCaddonm brought in Brush. “For the most I engage them and talk with them in orde r to builda relationship. I wanted to find out the strengthsz of the company and what was workingt and whatneeded improvement,” said Brush. “They’ve got the they’ve got the vision.
It’s just giving them the opportunity.” Brush met with employees to figure out areas that needed improvement and then created an action plan. He showed the company how to creater committees to address problems as they come up and then dissolv the committees after the problem has been The shift has translated into happier Bill Darling, president and co-owner of Darling Homee Inc., has worked with McCaddohn since McCaddon purchased Southwestern Carpets in 2001. “(We started workint with Southwestern Carpets) because of Bill and his relationao approach to working with homebuildera as opposed to thetraditionalo price-only approach,” said Darling.
“Brush has helped Bill figure out how to communicatew better so that everyone is going in the same directionn as the management and will yield themaximum impact.” For Chris McCoppin, operations manager for Southwestern Carpets, the change in the corporatw culture has been noticeable. “Sometimes you don’t realize that when one departmeng changes their policiesand procedures, it affects Now everyone talks to each other,” McCoppin “We’ve empowered them to make decisions. We gave them the power to run the Theyfeel accountable.
” With this new sensde of empowerment, as well as an improved use of digitizinv software called Measure, Southwestern Carpets has seen a markex improvement on the accuracy of the 3,000 work orderss entered each month 95% accuracy, up from 77% accuracy — and has saved aboutt $160,000 in unnecessary costs for having to fix incorrecft work orders. Instead of pursuing potential clients merelh for the sake ofnew business, McCaddonj and his staff focus on getting to know potentialk clients, researching them as much as possible and understanding theirt needs before they even meet. “We’ll only do business with peoplwe who will sit down and have a relationshilwith us.
Someone is always going to come inlowedr (priced) than you,” said “We were always chasing people who were focusedr on price. If they say, fax us (a price sheet), we say we can’t work with you. We stay together as a result. If you have the valu e relationship, they don’t leave.”

General Dynamics gets $136M addition to combat-vehicle program - Phoenix Business Journal:

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has awarded a division of (NYSE: GD) a $136 millio n modification to a previously awardesd contract to continue the system development anddemonstratiohn (SDD) phase of the Expeditionaryh Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program. General Dynamics Land Systemsx receivedthe contract. Units of the divisiojn in several cities, including Tempe, will provide the required services, personnel and facilities to complete the design and developmenrt ofthe EFV. They also will perform various studies and manufacturer and test allSDD prototypes.
According to Genera Dynamics officials, the EFV provides cross-country mobility, high firepower, high water speede and optimum crew General Dynamics was namethe EFV's prime contractor in 1996. All work is expected to be completed bySeptember 2008. Production of more than 1,000 vehicles for the Marinesz is set to begin in 2005 and continureinto 2018. General Dynamics, based in Falls Church, Va., develops informatio systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat armamentsand munitions; shipbuilding and marine and business aviation. For more: .

Cork Wine Bar, Robert Wiedmaier big winners at Rammys - Boston Business Journal:

2011-10-24T07:00:00.001-07:00

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Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s annual awards was held Sunda at the Omni Shoreham hotelin D.C. Robertt Wiedmaier of Marcel’s and Brasserie Beck, who this year openexd Old Town Alexandria’s Brab restaurant in the Lorien hotel, receivee the night’s top honor, Chef of the Year. Cork Wine Bar, the 14th Streeg hot spot, was given the New Restaurant of theYear “This is my Cuba Gooding Jr. co-owner Khalid Pitts protested when music was playee to urge him offstage during hisacceptance speech.
Anthonty Chittum, the executive chef at Vermilion, was named the Risingg Culinary Star of the The awards, decided by an anonymous panel of food journalistz and hospitality industry educators, recognizde the best of D.C.’s restaurant A handful of awards were also decided by populart vote. The Rammy’s also celebrated a numbef of the industry’s unsunh heroes, such as Juan Francisco a maitre d’ for ten years at Marcel’s restaurant. Rylandc Johnson of Zola was awarded best restaurant manager ofthe year.
2009 Ramm y Awards: National Restaurant Association RestaurangNeighbor Award: McCormick Schmick’s, ThinkFoodGroup, Poste Rising Culinary Star of the Year: Anthony Vermillion Pastry Chef of the Kate Jansen, Willow

On eve of signing deadline, Ritter OKs bills for truckers, movies, restaurants - Denver Business Journal:

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But economic developers and investors must continue to wait to see if the governod will come to their aidbeforew Friday’s deadline to sign or veto Ritter began the day at the Alliance for Sustainabld Colorado Center in downtown Denver, signing three billz that he said will continuew to build the state’s “New Energy Economy.” House Bill 1298, sponsored by Reps. Buffie McFadyen, D-Pueblo West, and Cory R-Yuma, lets trucking companies get 25 percenr reimbursement of the cost of buyinhg andinstalling fuel-efficient technologies and emission-control devices.
More McFadyen said, it prorates salexs tax on trucking equipment based on the percentagr of miles companies drive in Coloradoi and it allows trucker finally to take advantageof enterprise-zone tax “This bill is so incredibly important to the industry, not only for the environmeny but for the survival of truckers that are in business,” she said whil tearing up at the signing. House Bill 1331, sponsorex by Rep. Sara Gagliardi, D-Arvada, expands the pool of vehicles eligiblefor alternative-fuel tax creditw to include those that run on cleaner-burning natural gas. It also eliminatexs eligibility for some hybrid vehicles that are not saidsponsoring Sen. Betty D-Lakewood.
Ritter noted that the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the nonprofit group Environment Colorado both supportedthe measure. “If COGA and Environment Coloradl agree, it has to be a great bill,” he said. And Senatew Bill 75, championed by the company Aspenj Electric Carsand Carts, allows drivers to operatew low-speed electric vehicles on most roads with speed limits of 35 mph or From there, Ritter went to the offices in Denver and signec a measure to re-establish the Colorado Office of Film, Television and House Bill 1010, sponsored by Rep. Tom R-Poncha Springs, and former Rep.
Anne McGihon, D-Denver, allowa the office to solicit gifts and donations to offert incentives to producers to make filmes inthe state. “Ij believe this move signals that Colorado is becominbg serious about attracting production to the state once saidKevin Shand, executive director of the Colorad Film Commission. “By becoming part of the statdeonce again, the film office will once agai n have resources to market Colorado effectively and help expanx our economic development efforts in a new and different Finally, Ritter returned to his Capitolp office to sign nine separate bills, including measuress to help the restaurant and broadband industries.
Senat Bill 121, sponsored by Sen. Al R-Hayden, eliminates the sales and use tax restaurantd must pay when offering freeor reduced-pricse meals to employees. Senate Bill 162, sponsored by Sen. Gail D-Snowmass Village, requires the Office of Informatiohn Technology to create a map of where broadbandx technology is available and not availabler inthe state. Rittefr has not announced his intentions on at least two bill being watched closely by thebusiness community, however. One is Senate Bill 173, which would alloa local governments to work with the state Economic Development Commission to offer incentivesd to attract andbuild tourism-generating projects.
The bill is considereed key to landing either of twopotentialk auto-racetrack projects east of Aurora. The otherf is House Bill 1366, which limits the Colorado-sourc e capital gains subtraction to thefirst $100,00o0 of gains on assets held for five years or If signed, the bill would generate $15.8 milliojn to help balance the budget.

Economist says U.S. may experience double-dip recession by late 2010 - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high sinc e double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy grows 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’s Marty He predicts the current economic downturn will endaround September, but the unemploymentr rate will remain high througn the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quickl y as it usually does aftetr a recession, Regalia said. Inflation, however, looms as a potential problej because of thefederal government’es huge budget deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumpef into the economy by the Federapl Reserve, he said.
If this stimulus is not unwound once the economyg beginsto recover, higher interest ratesx could choke off improvement in the housing market and businesws investment, he said.

EU milling wheat futures slightly higher - Business Recorder (blog)

2011-10-17T19:34:00.001-07:00

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European Union milling wheat futures were slightly higher on Monday with the trade focused on the close of the options on the front-month contract. By 1548 GMT front month November was 0.75 euro higher at 185.50 euros a tonne after hitting 187.50 euros ...

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UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship - Triangle Business Journal:

2011-10-15T15:34:00.001-07:00

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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to apply for the Accounting Doctorap Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Businesss is one of only 40 academic programs nationwide to participate in the Accounting Doctoral Scholars Each year, the institute will select 30 candidates nationwidee to receive a four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accountinf Doctoral Scholars program is to increase the number of doctoralk accounting graduatesin America. There is a criticapl shortage of accounting doctoral faculty teaching auditing and tax according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the number of peoples with doctoral degreesin accounting.
The plan is to encourags these individuals to then join the business faculty at schools throughouft the country so that they can teach undergraduate The institute founded the Accountinb Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The program is funder by accounting firms. Candidates should have experience in audi t or tax in a publicaccountint firm, be a U.S. citizem or permanent resident and be workingt toward a career as an accounting faculty Applications will be accepted for the Fall 2010 classthrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Business is one of the 40th largesr business schools in the nation with morethan 5,80o0 students. Web site: www.adsphd.
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First Marblehead bank runs afoul of regulators - Sacramento Business Journal:

2011-10-13T11:34:00.001-07:00

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That’s according to a cease and desist ordedr issued against bythe , a federal bank First Marblehead (NYSE: FMD), whose key business of packaging student loans into securities has driefd up, now faces the prospect of pumpinbg millions of dollars of capital into the smalpl Rhode Island bank to bolster its The OTS order says First Marblehead is requirecd to maintain a $30 million deposif at the bank until it is sold or the bank’s concentrationj of private student loans is reduced to 50 percen t of Union Federal’s capital, plus any allowance for loan First Marblehead also needs OTS approval before making any goldenh parachute payments to senior executives, according to the cease and desist Union Federal Savings Bank’s problems have been chronicledr in previous stories by the Boston Business Before being acquired by First Marblehead, Union Federao Savings had about $40 million in But that balance sheet ballooned to more than $600 million last year as Firsyt Marblehead moved some $500 million in risky privatwe student loans onto the bank’s balance sheet.
The bank has been unsuccessfu l in selling those loansz while an escalating number of defaults have triggered large losses. In the first quarter, for the North Providence-based bank lost $26.4 million, according to federakl bank filings.

Wellington subleasing 134k sq. ft. of space - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-10-11T07:17:00.001-07:00

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the first major block of sublease offic e space to hit Boston downtown marketthis year. Wellington’se spokeswoman, Lisa Finkel, declined to comment but real estate executives confirmed the space has been listed for sublease for aboufta month. The space is locatedx on floors 20 through 22 of the The additionof Wellington’s sublease spac brings the overall amount of officde space available for sublease in the area to more than 1.5 milliob square feet. Earlier this month, the , the state'a pension fund manager, ended its contract with the Boston-base investment management firm due to poor according to severalpublished reports.
While real estates executives have anticipated the market to be floodex with sublease space for months given the the market has only seen dribsz and drabs of smallerblocks listed. Accordiny to a report from , the availabilityt of sublease space increased in the first quartere ofthis year. Since the end of 2008 abour 600,000 square feet of sublease space has come on the according tothe report. The trened is seen a negativre by most in the realestate sector, as the additiomn of sublease space drags down rentss as tenants can find cheapetr space available by rentinvg from a company rather than directly from a The average asking rate for local subleasr space is between $33-per-square-foot and $35-per-square-foot, compared with between $47-per-square-foo t and $53-per-square foot for space rented directly from The amount of sublease space cominh to the market is expectedf to grow by the end of the year, said John Barry, a partne r at LLC.
“Our numbers show that there’s abouft 1.5 million square feet of sublease on the marke and we project that this numbe r will increase by the end of the said Barry. Barry said the amounft of sublease space inthe 67-million-square-footr Boston market could grow towared 2 million square feet by the end of the Though sublease space is increasingly it has yet to match the last majot downturn. During the technology bust of 2001, local sublease space reached a peakof 2.1 million squarre feet in 2002, said Barry.

Tech investments for small companies - Jacksonville Business Journal:

2011-10-09T03:17:00.001-07:00

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In any economy, protecting the integrity and availability of information isa must-have for companiea of all sizes. Recruit and retain skilled IT professionalas who have relevant experience in networok and systems security combineddwith in-demand certifications. Added budget pressures are forcing many companiea to focus onmore cost-effective solutions for storage and networking. Invest in virtualization tools that enablegreater consolidation, lower hardwarer costs and reduce space and power Consider installing Voice over Internet Protocol technology.
Among its benefits are lower monthly phone billws and greater network flexibility andunified messaging, whicy allows users to retrieve messages more Subscribe to Software as a Servicer (SaaS) rather than buying software licenses. SaaS is a particularlh attractive option for businesses with tight IT Since applications and data are stored and hosted on the Interne t andaccessed remotely, this model removes the burden of support, software license upgrades and equipment from

San Jose State to join Moffett plan - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The $1 billion project unveiled Marcu 13, which will emphasize many sustainable aspects such as using powerf from renewable sources and water is being built by a cooperative efforrt of the and an organization called UniversityAssociates - Silicom Valley LLC. The facility, which may open in 2014, will consist of residentia housing, academic classrooms and laboratoriesand light-industria l space for cleantech companies. University Associates is comprised of theand Foothill-Dd Anza Community College District, along with newcomer San Jose State. Officials of and have been reported closerto joining.
UC-Santa Cruz Chancello George Blumenthal has also told the Businessx Journal that officials of Cal State East Bay are interestee in becoming part ofthe too. While University Associates is expected to front at least some of the desigmn and planning costs forthe project, the organization plan to hire a master developer to fund construction. Among thoswe attending the March 13 event at the NASA Researcyh Park announcingthe 75-acre developmenrt were San Jose State Associat e Vice President for Graduate Studies and Pamela Stacks; Charles W. Davidson, a majodr contributor to SJSU academic programs; and Marthas Kanter, Foothill-De Anza chancellor.

Wichita Business Journal: Nomination

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Here's how the program works: Nominees must be residents of the greated Wichita area and under the age of 40 as ofJuly 1, 2009. Nomineew will be evaluated on leadership, community involvemen t and contributions tothei organization. Think of your clients, colleagues, family -- anyone who matches the criteria -- and nominate as many as you'cd like. The nomination process is easy, just fill out the informatiob below. The deadline for nominations isJune 12, 2009. The 2009 40 Undere 40 Class will be selected by an independeng panel of past honorees and will be honoreed at an awards dinner at the Hyatt Regencyh Wichita onSeptember 24.
A speciao publication in the Wichita Business Journal on Septembe 25 will include profiles ofthis year's Should you have any questions, please call 267-6406 and ask about 40 Undetr 40 nominations. Thanks for helpingg us aid our community with this importantannual program. The 2008 40 Under 40 Awards are sponsored byKey Construction, Kanzza Bank and High Event Host: Hyatt Regency 40 Under 40 Deadline: June 12, 2009

Analyst urges selloff of NY Times debt - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-10-02T17:51:00.001-07:00

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GimmeCredit analyst David Novosel also saidthe company’ s postponed deadline for bids on the may reflecty “a paucity of interest in the newspaper.” The New York Timee Co. (NYSE: NYT) extended the deadlin e for bid submissions until later this Novosel said if the New YorkTimes Co.’d decline in operating earning s is not stemmed, leverage could push even higher next In the near term, he said the publisher has amples liquidity to handle $45 milliomn in notes that mature in November. And there’s no debt comint due in 2010. However, the company still has aboutf $1.
1 billion of total debt coming due inlatedr years, including $250 million in notesw maturing in March 2015. Yields on that issue have soares toabout 12.5 percent, and the debt tradezs for 70.10 cents on the dollar, accordint to Bloomberg data. In the newspaper company has an under-funded pensionn obligation of atleast $300 and could be much higher, the analysy said. “Declining revenue and margins, weak cash flow, and escalating leverage lead us to a sell recommendatiom on the 2015 issuw at a priceof 70,” Novosel wrote in a researcnh note.

Stirling Energy Systems expands its offices as solar efforts ramp up - Houston Business Journal:

2011-09-30T14:51:00.001-07:00

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The Scottsdale company, which received a $100 millionm investment last yearfrom Dublin-based NTR plc, is moving quickly to capture a segment of the utility-scale solar market with its Stirling engine The company opened its new 37,000-square-foot office in earl May. It has hired abou t 100 employees this year and expects to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Steve who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’ s investment. “We’ve always liked the solar and this was a good he said.
The company is based on a nearlh 200-year-old engine design, which operate s through the expansion and contraction of Stirling usesa 40-foot mirrorerd dish to focus the sun’s rays to heat hydrogemn gas to 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit. The gas moving a piston and powerinhthe engine. As the gas cools, it is mover out of the pistohn chamber and back to where it will be reheates bythe sun. The company had been operatinbg in the Valleysince 1996, but NTR’s investmentr has pushed it to develop the technolog y more quickly. It has two power-purchasee agreements: one with San Diego Gas & Electric for between 300 and 750 megawattse at a site inImperial Valley, Calif.
, and one with Southernj California Edison for 500 to 900 megawattsw in the Mohave Desert. Cowman said it’s adding positions of all types, from engineeringy to construction, to meet its growtyh curve. To handle project management, NTR founded Tesseraq Solar earlier this year to developothe utility-scale projects, with Stirlinb providing the equipment. Ramping up both project developmen and construction has required capital and people to servse what the company believes will be one of the largestr solar markets inthe world, said Jim CEO of NTR. “We believe the U.S.
will be the globaol leader in renewable energy, and that will happen in the nextfew years,” he NTR, founded 30 years ago to operate Ireland’as toll roads, has expanded into a numbert of renewable energy and recycling Stirling’s technology — which offerw an alternative to photovoltaic systems, as well as a differenrt take on concentrated solar power — has a good base in Arizona that can serve markets throughout the Southwest, Barry said. In additionj to hiring, the company is looking at potential sites in the Valleh to housea 60-dish, 1.5-megawatrt test location. The company has a small site at the Sandia Nationalp Laboratoriesin Albuquerque, N.M.
, but is hopingv to find a larger site to provide a location to brinbg clients. It has run into challenges securing local permitss for a site and findingh a location that can be tied into theelectridc grid, officials said. The company couled be a boon for Arizona in more ways than simpluyproviding power. It is using auto component suppliers to build itsenginw parts, and officials are talkinhg with those suppliers about the possibility of locatintg facilities in the Southwes to handle the bulk of Stirling’s projects, at leasrt for the first few years, Cowmahn said. “If you can builrd your manufacturing close to yourend that’s going to benefit everyone,” he said.
Stirlingv is one of the solar companies that couled provide a base for other manufacturerz to land inthe Valley, said Barry president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economidc Council. “This is a good example,” he said. “It’s got a small number of people and it hopesto expand, and it coulf help its suppliers relocate here.” Stirling’sd expansion in Arizona depends on state Other states are offering manufacturin incentives, and Arizona’s effort to develoop such enticements is mired in budgef problems.
“We really want to grow our businesszin Arizona, but we need those incentives,” Cowman

Rutherford chamber names new president - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Latture, who will begin his new role Aug. 10, has been president and chieg executive officer for the in Tennessee since 2002. “Paul has extensive experience leadinygchamber organizations, and I am confident he will do a fantasticc job for Rutherford County,” search committee chairman Norman Brown says in a news release. During his leadership at the Jackson Madison County saw the creation ofnearly 4,200 according to the release. Latture also coordinatec Jackson’s economic development efforts with the Tennessese Department of Economic andCommunitg Development, where he servedd as assistant commissioner before cominhg to Jackson.
Latture has worked extensively in the chambed industry for more than 18 years and serves as vice presidenty of the Tennessee EconomicfDevelopment Council, a statewide organization comprised of economivc development professionals. Prior to his position in Latture was executive vice president for economic developmeng forthe Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Developmenrt Board and served as director of membership and governmental affairs for the . “I am extremely excitefd about the opportunity to work with such a trult progressive community asRutherford County,” Latturee says in the release.
“Rutherford County is well-knownb not only on the state level but on the nationapl level for economic andcommunity development.”

Summit Group purchases fourth Memphis hotel - Jacksonville Business Journal:

2011-09-26T08:51:00.001-07:00

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Summit purchased the 96-room hotel for $6.5 million, bringingv the total number of properties in TheSummit Group's portfolio to 61 hotels across 21 Summit says it planas to spend nearly $1 million in renovations on the property, includingv soft-goods renovations, enhanced bedding, bathroom upgradesd and the addition of an upscale lounge. The hotel is locatex at 3076 Kirby Parkway. of Memphis was the previouas owner. Chris Bills, COO of The Summitg Group, says the purchase is keeping in tune withthe company'z plans to expand in the southeastern market. The which is based in Sioux S.D., purchased two Germantown hotels, a Fairfieled Inn by Marriott and a Residence Inn by in June.
The company bought both hotela from MasterHospitality Services. In the company also purchaseda 93-room Courtyardf by Marriott in Germantown from Master Hospitality

Ethan A. Halm - Dallas Business Journal:

2011-09-24T05:51:00.001-07:00

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WHY HEALTH CARE: Coming out of becoming a physician seemed like a great opportunitgy to apply principles of science and public healthb to improve the lives of individualsand populations. I was also attractecd to the diversity of opportunities withinhthe field. After some early positive I was sold. INTERNAL AFFAIRS: I chosre general internal medicine because I like the intellectual challenge of taking care of complicatef patients with multiple chronic conditions where the focus is on the whole person, not just their individual diseases, combined with an emphasias on primary and secondary prevention. Beintg a good general internist is like a beinhg agood quarterback.
You have to see the whold field, coordinate the actions of many balancemultiple priorities, and be the coach on the fields for the patient and the othef specialists involved in the case. Without a good quarterback, the team often So too in health WHYUT SOUTHWESTERN: The opportunity to take a leadershiop position in my field at an institution of the calibe r of UT Southwestern was a real honor. As a I was also excited to join an institutio known for itsNobel Prize-winning science and care of the and I want to help it grow a strong clinical, outcomews and health services researcn enterprise.

Medium Companies - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-09-22T02:17:00.001-07:00

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Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness center or instruction, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements. What employees say: “TRS has been the best plac that I have worked in the past10 years. I highl y recommend the company to anyons whois driven, self-motivated and wantsx to become part of a company that is highlyg trusted and respected in the technology industry.” “TRS is a greart company to work for. Management goes out of theifr way to make the employees feel welcome and almosg as if they are part ofthe No. 2 The Description: Financial services companyy specializing in insurance andinvestmentf solutions.
Extra perks and benefits: Wellness/stresws management program, discount or reimbursement for off-site commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outsids vendor discounts. What employees say: “We are offered a trip every and the company provides lunch for the entir e staffon Fridays. We have the opportunity to participater incharitable endeavors, which makes it easy to give back to the “I worked on three and The Meltzer Group tops every company in Europd or Asia and in the U.S. I have been employeed at.” No. 3 Location: D.C. Commercial real estate brokerage companyrepresenting office, industrial and retailp tenants.
Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitneses center or instruction, wellness/stress management commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discountsx and/or company products or service Whatemployees say: “As a 28-year Studleyt veteran, I’ve been able to reinvenrt myself three times here in significantlu different roles. I feel I’m makingg a valuable contribution and that my work helps keepus profitable.” “uI appreciate the flexibility to do whateverr it takes to make my client s successful, which in turn translates into success for Studley.” No.
4 Provides analytical solutions to complex Extra perksand benefits: Wellness/stress management discount or reimbursement for off-site fitness, commuter/parking discountse or reimbursements, outside vendor discounts. What employeed say: “Decisive Analytics is a terrific placewto work. Despite the rapid growthb and sophistication of our this employee-owned company maintains a small companty atmosphere.” “This company time and time again displays its commitmentf to its employee owners through generous profit-sharing flexible work schedules and company-sponsore d events.” No.
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States get $5B for affordable housing - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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States will use the money to help developersd finance acquisition and construction of affordablerental units. The funds are designed to fill the financingv gap created by the frozen market for Low Income HousingTax Credits, a federa program that provides incentives for investmenyt in rental housing for low- and moderate-income As many as 1,000 housing projects around the country are on hold becauswe the value of the tax creditds has plummeted, according to the . Treasury collaborate with the on the programs to assist statews in financing affordablehousinbg projects.
“These programs are an important step in achieving the goal of putting American people back to while at the same timeproviding quality, affordabled housing options for low-incom families,” HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan HUD also signed an agreement with the that will make it easiere for residents of HUD public and assisted housinyg to weatherize their homes. The income verificatiomn requirements for the Departmentof Energy’s Weatherizatiobn Assistance Program, which received $5 billion througj the economic stimulus bill, are the same as for HUD housinb subsidies.
Under the agreemenr signed by thetwo agencies, residents of HUD-assisted housing won’t have to go through the incom verification process again in order to have thei r homes weatherized. “Thanks to this new partnership, we’r e going to tear down the unnecessaryu barriers in making the homesof low-income and elderly citizenws more energy-efficient, and shred the red tape that too oftenh stands between government assistance and the people it is meant to Vice President Joe Biden Construction companies that have received contractd for projects funded by the economic stimuluw bill are beginning to hire new workers or rehirwe laid-off employees, according to “Early reports indicate that the infrastructurr piece of the stimulus is beginning to do exactlyu what was intended, put constructiojn workers back on the job,” said AGC Chietf Economist Ken Simonson.
Other contractors are cancelinf planned layoffs becauseof stimulus-fundec contracts, Simonson said. For many contractors, stimulus projects are keeping a bad business environment fromgettinvg worse, he said. The numberd of construction jobs declinedby 110,000 in April, according to the . Without stimulus-funded projects, that number would have been much Simonson said. Overall, nonfarmk payroll employment fellby 539,000 jobs in the smallest decline in six months. This couldx be a sign that the economy is beginningfto stabilize, which “is consistent with the notioh that demand for new constructioj will begin to emerge later this year and into said Anirban Basu, chief economist for .
The Department of Energty plans touse $787 million in economic stimulus fundzs for biorefinery demonstration projects and biofuels researcj and development. The department will award $480 millioj for pilot- and demonstration-scale biorefinerie that produceadvanced biofuels, and heat and power in an integratef system. These projects will facilitates the development of an advanced biofuels industryu to helpthe U.S. reduce its dependencre on petroleum-based transportation fuels, according to the Department of The department also willprovide $177 million to two or more biorefinery projects that previously receiveds funding.
The additional money will expedite construction of thesew biorefineries and enable them to start production In addition, the department will award $110 milliobn for fundamental research in key areas, such as demonstrating infrastructure-compatiblse biofuels, and development of algal biofuels. The department also will spend $20 million on ethanol including evaluating the impact of higher ethanoo blends in conventional The , meanwhile, announced plans to establisj greenhouse gas emissions standards for biofuels. Congress has directed the EPA to make sure that the supplu of renewable fuels inthe U.S. reache s 36 billion gallons by 2022.

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Using trackers called “web bugs,” third parties collect user data from many populafWeb sites, and sites often allow even though their privac y policies say they don’t share user data with “Web bugs from Google and its subsidiariese were found on 92 of the top 100 Web siteas and 88 percent of the approximately 400,00p0 unique domains examined in the study,” the authors found. Sites with the most web bugs were forbloggingt — blogspot and typepad were No. 1 and No. 2 on the list in and blogger was No. 4. Googls itself was No. 3. Ashkan Travis Pinnick and Joshuza Gomez ofthe university’s information schooo wrote the study, published Monday.
They analyzed privacy policies posted on Web sites and found loopholes used by many site operatorss to allow third parties to collecy data on whoviewsd pages. They also found, for example, that thougj Web sites might reassure visitorsthat “we don’t share data with third parties,” thosre third parties don’t include a company’s affiliate — Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), for has 137 subsidiary businesses. “The law on affiliate sharinb generally ismore permissive” than that on sharing user data with thirfd party companies, the report said.
Companie s controlling the top 50 busies Web sites had an average of 297 affiliates meaning they could share user data with a lot ofother companies. Popular site , for is owned by New York’s (Nasdaq: NWS), whichn has more than 1,500 subsidiaries. (NYSE: BAC) in N.C. has more than 2,300 “Users do not know and cannot learn the full ranges of affiliates with which websites mayshard information,” the report said.
Thouggh many Internet users are familiarwith “cookies” used to study their surfing habits, they are less familiar with so-calledd “web bugs,” which can’t be clearecd out of a web browser because they are part of a Web site’ s HTML code. Because the web bugs are created directlyy bythird parties, their use doesn’y strictly count as “sharing” of data by the Web site’sw owner, though users concerned about privacy mighyt be unimpressed by this technicality.
“We believe that this practicr contravenes users’ expectations; it makes littlre sense to disclaim formalinformation sharing, but alloa functionally equivalent tracking with third parties,” the report Who's in charge of privacy? Although surveys of Internet userd show people are “very concerned about privacy and do not want websitesz to collect and share their personao information without permission,” sifting through privacy policiesa is not practical. It would take 200 hoursa a year for a typical person to read the privacty policies of all the Web sitedsthey visit, for example.
Thus “userx have no practical way of knowing with whom their data will be On thepolicy front, the report finds “no one knowas who is in charge of protecting in the United People can complain to the Federao Trade Commission and other but even the FTC’s “principles for behaviorao tracking make no mention of any enforcement or A low number of complaintzs to various agencies means consumers don’t really know where to the report said. The FTC looks at onlinwe privacy more in termsof “harms” done to consumers, the reporft said, rather than also in terms of control over personal information, which is what most userss care about.
The report makes several suggestionsefor improvement, including more aggressive action by the FTC to protecg online privacy. It also calls for clearef privacy policies onWeb sites, writtenj so that average users can understandx them. ’s (Nasdaq: ADBE) privacy for example, when analyzed for readability, was writtenm at an equivalent grade levelof 17.29. The average privacy policty in the study was written at a gradr levelof 13.83. The full study can be founed .

Lee pleased with emergency response to Hurricane Irene - Lumina News

2011-09-15T15:17:00.001-07:00

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Lee pleased with emergency response to Hurricane Irene

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Lee was pleased that people took the warnings seriously, and the community as a whole handled the event successfully. But Irene was more than a drill for the region, he stated. "It was a very real event, and given the size of the stormâ"it was ...

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TCW Says Gundlach Prepared to 'Eliminate' Former Employer - BusinessWeek

2011-09-13T11:17:00.001-07:00

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Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Ex-TCW Group Inc. chief investment officer Jeffrey Gundlach engineered a scheme to use his former employer's trade secrets to start his own firm in 2009, TCW's lawyers told a Los Angeles jury in closing ...

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Advanta agrees to refund customers up to $35M in FDIC agreements - Washington Business Journal:

2011-09-11T06:51:00.001-07:00

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That agreement addresses charges that theSpring Pa.-based company violated federal trade laws through its pricinh strategies on business credit cards, and in its marketing of cash-baci rewards on the cards. Advanta said it did not admity wrongdoing and that it entered theagreement “in the interest of expediency and to avoid Advanta said it took a $14 milliomn charge to cover refunds tied to the allegede marketing violations in third-quartere 2008 and will take a second-quarter 2009 charge to cover refundds over its pricing strategies, which it said could totapl $21 million. Advanta also agreed to a $150,000 fine.
In a separatr agreement with the Advanta’s ability to use cash and pay dividendds hasbeen restricted. The companhy must submit a plan to remain and submit a plan to terminatreits deposit-taking operations and deposit insurancw once its deposits are repaid in full, a process expected to take a few The second agreement with the FDIC placesx restrictions on Advanta’s use of its cash assets, paymenrt of dividends and transactions that would materially alter its balance sheetf composition and taking of brokeree deposits. Advanta said the second ordet does not in any way restrict it from continuingh to service itsmanaged credit-cars accounts and receivables.
In an effort to limit losses and erosion of its capital ascredig deteriorates, Advanta said in early May that its securitizatiohn trust will go into earlt amortization — where the company uses receivablesx from customers to accelerate payment to investof bondholders. While that protects investorse from prolonged exposure to a pool of receivables whosde credit performancehas deteriorated, Advanta woul d have needed an alternative way to fund new purchasex on its customers’ credit cards. So it had to shut down future use, effective May 30. It has since referred some customers to AmericanExpress Co.
Advanta’s stock closedf 2 7 percent lower Wednesday at42

Automate Or Fail: Key Man Risk And Poor Performance No Longer Biggest Hazards ... - FINalternatives

2011-09-09T02:34:00.001-07:00

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Automating processes like these at the right time is essential. As a hedge fund grows, there is invariably a strain on the processes it used as a startup. Spreadsheets, for example, are embedded in many funds precisely because they are so powerful and ...

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UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News - UPI.com

2011-09-06T21:17:00.001-07:00

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6 (UPI) -- Police in Ohio said a man who was seen engaging in sexual activity with an inflatable swimming raft had previous arrests for public indecency. Hamilton police said they arrested Edwin Charles Tobergta, 32, after a witness -- the owner of the ...

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Showing off Milwaukee - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The June 16 tour of Milwaukee was guides by Milwaukee Department of City Development commissioner Rocky Marcoux, and included a visit to the , a walk throughh Cedarburg's historic areas, and a visit to in New "It was a terrific day," Richards said. "There's obviously a lot goingh on in (Milwaukee) and we took them to a numbere of thenewer developments." Guests on the tour includedx Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch (R-West Joint Finance Committee co-chair Sen. Mark Millefr (D-Monona), Rep. Al Ott (R-Forestt Junction), Rep. Patricia Strachota (R-West Bend), and Rep. Gordon Hintx (D-Oshkosh). $1.
8 million for a 'sensationalo view' One of the more unique properties that's hit the metropolitamn housing market since the foreclosure surge isa five-bedroom home on Pewaukee Lake that's listedc at $1.8 million. The 7,500-square-foot home was built in 2006 onthe lake' s north shore and has a four-car attacheed garage. The home features a "sensational from a fourth-floor lookout tower, accordiny to a real estate listing.
of Wauwatosa filed for foreclosure in Marchj 2007 againstthe home's former Pewaukee village trustee Thomas Pfister and his Amy, and in May a Waukesh County Circuit Court judge approved the bank's bid to buy the Thomas Pfister declined to comment. Former Manpower CEO sell s Fox Point home FormerManpower Inc. chief executive officed Mitchell Fromstein has sold his home on Fox Lane in Fox Poingfor $882,000, according to the Milwaukee Countyh Register of Deeds office. Fromstein was president and chief executivee officerof Manpower, the Milwaukee-based globak staffing firm, from 1976 untip his retirement in 1999.
Under Manpower expanded its globalp reach and annual revenue climbede to morethan $11 billion the year he retirer from the company. Manpower's annual revenue has sinc e grownto $20.5 billion. Mitchell works to attractt Chicago travelers With a captive audiencer on hand at Wrigley Fieldd for a series between theand , officials decided to promote a Web site dedicated to attracting Chicag o travelers. A skywriting plane was used to spelp out the Web site address in the sky above the Cubs' home ballpark for the June 20-22 series. The site allowz the sending of personalizedelectronic which, in turn, lead recipients to .
That site allows travelerss to compare airfares to various cities from Milwaukeeand

WellPoint completes DeCare Dental acquisition - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

2011-09-02T11:17:00.001-07:00

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The companies said Wednesday that regulatoru and partner approvals have been Theacquisition doesn’t include the three Delt Dental plans — Delta Dental of Minnesota, Deltq Dental of Nebraska and Delta Dental of Nortbh Carolina — that DeCare provides servicew to under existing contracts. DeCare is immediately addinyg an additional 20 positions at its operationds center in Gilbert as it startaserving WellPoint’s customers in addition to its own. Further growth is expected on both the DeCare andWellPoing sides.
“WellPoint’s acquisition of DeCare Dental is part of a growth strategy that centerse on the acquisition of talenand technology, more than the acquisition of Angela Braly, president and CEO of said in a statement. Indianapolis-based WellPointt (NYSE: WLP) that it planned to merge with DeCare. The $100 milliom will go into a nonprofit trusgt fund to support dental carein Minnesota. DeCare will keep its Eagabn headquarters and its presentmanagementg team, and its organization structure will stay Michael Walsh, who will remain presidentf and CEO of DeCare Dental, said the mergefr with WellPoint continues DeCare’s long-ter m expansion strategy.
DeCare already manages dental benefits for 4 millio n peoplein 22,000 employer groups. “Id you want to talk about the ultimate in economies ofscalre — teaming up with WellPoint is it,” Wals said. “We’re excited, they’re excitefd and we’re already startintg to add more jobs in Minnesota to handlrebusiness growth.”

Swisher Hygiene acquires Tennessee, Texas companies - Bizjournals.com

2011-08-31T06:34:00.001-07:00

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Swisher Hygiene acquires Tennessee, Texas companies

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Sanico provides dust-control and linen products and services, including floor mats, mops, towels, paper goods and hygiene products to food service, hospitality and health care customers in southern Tennessee. Berrard teamed up with Swisher Chairman H. ...

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New York cop, wife's 9/11 photo exhibit coming to Field Museum - Chicago Sun-Times

2011-08-29T01:51:00.001-07:00

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New York cop, wife's 9/11 photo exhibit coming to Field Museum

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Paul McCormack talks about the events surrounding the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, while viewing the installation of a photography exhibit titled "Ground Zero 360 - Never Forget" at ...

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Kentucky farm revenue rises between 2002 and 2007 - Business First of Louisville:

2011-08-26T20:00:00.001-07:00

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Average per-farm revenue in 2007 was $56,586, the said in a news According tocensus data, overalp farm sales increased despits declining tobacco revenue. Sales of once Kentucky’s king crop, declined 22 percent betweehn 2002and 2007. The numberf of tobacco farms during that periodd declined72 percent, to 8.113, and acres of tobacck harvested declined 21 percent. The departmentt pointed out that a federal tobacco quota and price supportt system were ended following the 2004growinyg season. Without the government subsidies, some farmerss exited farming and others began growingother crops, raisint livestock or entering the agritourism business.
The statew has helped support farmers in theirt diversification efforts with millions of dollarswin grants. “That shows that Kentucky’s investmentd in agricultural diversification are Kentucky agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer said in the release of the overal l increase inagricultural revenue. According to the census, 89 percent of Kentucky’s 85,260 farms in 2007 were run by individualeor families. The average size of farms increased to 164 acre from 160 acresin 2002. The full report can be viewed at .

Grand jury indicts four in investment scheme - New Mexico Business Weekly:

2011-08-24T14:51:00.001-07:00

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The New Mexico Regulation and Licensingt Department, which has been conducting an investigatiojfor months, alleges the multi-million-dollar investment fraudd spans 17 states and impacts more than 40 peopls and companies. The men are all from out of stater and were offering interests in a limited liability company and an investment contract for the developmentof oil, gas or othed mineral rights in a plan to develop coal bed methane wellsa on the Crow Reservation in The investment they were allegedly offering is not registered with stat e or federal authorities and none of the four men chargedr are licensed to sell securities in New Mexico.
they reportedly provided severap false or forged documents and fraudulent mineralp leases andgeologic data, accordinyg to state officials. Those arrested were Theodore Hogan, also known as Ted Killa in The Fog, of Ariz.; Brad Greenberg of N.C.; Grady J. Hunts Arrow Sr. of Mont.; and Loren E. Old Bear of Lodgee Grass, Mont. After arraignment in Sandoval CountgMagistrate Court, Hogan’s bond was set at $1 cash only. Hogan has a historyu of fraudulent activity and served time in prisom on bank fraud and corruptiohn charges inthe 1990s, according to states regulators. Hunts Arrow and Old Bear were released ona $50,0090 surety bond. Greenberg was released on a $1,00 cash bond.
The New Mexico Securitiesd Division launched an investigation last year in response to informatioj provided by the Virginia State Corporation Commissiojn and the probe revealed that a retired Rio Ranch woman hadinvested $50,000 with Hogan. Kelly superintendent of the New MexicoSecurities Division, said this investmeng scheme is the latest of many investmentr frauds perpetrated by Hogan for more than sevej years. All involved purported mineral development on the Crow Reservatiomin Montana. The investigation was a joint efforty ofthe U.S.
Departmen t of the Interior, the Office of the Inspectod General, the Rio Rancho Police the AlbuquerquePolice Department’s Special Investigations the Arizona Corporation Commission Securities Division, and the Virginiaa State Corporation Commission Division of Securities and Retai Franchising. Bruce R. Kohl, director of the N.M. Securitiezs Division, said the case highlights the importancew of doing independent research beforemaking “A call to our office would have quickly revealed that Mr. Hogann was an unlicensed individual with a verydubiouws history,” he said.
Investors can call the Securities Divisio n toll freeat (800) 704-5533 to find out whether someone is a licensed financia l professional and if that individuap has been the subject of disciplinary action in New Mexico or in other The Division can also assisg in determining if the investment offerede is registered with state or federal regulators.

E*TRADE Offers Investors Tips for Navigating Volatile Markets - MarketWatch (press release)

2011-08-22T09:34:00.001-07:00

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E*TRADE Offers Investors Tips for Navigating Volatile Markets

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NEW YORK, Aug 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- E*TRADE Financial Corporation /quotes/zigman/118511/quotes/nls/etfc ETFC +0.34% today announced that E*TRADE Securities LLC suggests five tips to help individual investors navigate market volatility and manage ...

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Ex-Ranger Drury calls it a career - New York Post

2011-08-20T04:34:00.001-07:00

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NYSE's Niederauer Warns On Dangers In Trading Taxes - Wall Street Journal

2011-08-17T23:00:00.001-07:00

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NYSE's Niederauer Warns On Dangers In Trading Taxes

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(Updates throughout with further comment from Niederauer, information on Merkel-Sarkozy tax proposal, NYSE Euronext share price.) By Paulo Winterstein and Jacob Bunge Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--The top executive at NYSE Euronext ...

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Abercrombie shutting struggling Ruehl chain - New Mexico Business Weekly:

2011-08-15T17:17:00.001-07:00

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The New Albany-based apparel merchant said Wednesday it willshut Ruehl’ws 29 stores and direct-to-consumer operations and will be “substantiallty complete” with the effort by the end of next The decision comes a month afte Abercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategifc look at the chain, which targets young adultse with clothes and accessories. Ruehl, whose only Ohio stored is at EastonTown Center, generatee a pretax operating loss of $58 milliom last year. The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakest salexs performer at stores open at leastra year. Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 percengin May. Abercrombie earned $272.3 million on $3.
54e billion in revenue last “It has been a difficult decisionm toclose Ruehl, a branr we continue to believe could have been successfulp in different circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a “However, given the current economic environment, we believe it is in the best interestws of the company to focus its efforts and resourcez on the growth opportunities afforded by our other brands, particularlyg internationally.” The company didn’t disclose the effects on the chain’s work force, nor did it indicated the number of jobs tied to Ruehl.
The review of which opened in 2004, cost the compang about $51 million in impairment charges in itsfirsrt quarter. Abercrombie expects to book about $65 million in preta charges through the rest of the fiscal year as it windsadown Ruehl. The company Wednesday also said it amended a creditt agreement to excludesome Ruehl-related charges from requirementz under its covenant with the lenderr and reduced its available credit to $350 millio from $450 million. Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficien t cash on handbut “we believed it is prudent to make these in light of the recession-battered retail environment and the one-timew Ruehl costs.
In addition to the 29 Ruehl Abercrombie runs 350 flagship stores and 733 others undertthe Abercrombie, Hollister Co. and Gilly Hicka nameplates.

Dalai Lama begins 3-day visit to French city - Atlanta Journal Constitution

2011-08-13T11:51:00.001-07:00

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Dalai Lama begins 3-day visit to French city

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AP PARIS â" The Dalai Lama has begun a three-day visit to the French city of Toulouse for sessions in spiritual guidance with thousands of Buddhist followers. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures in a traditional greeting to audience ...

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Renegotiation, creative cutting elevates Elevate - bizjournals:

2011-08-09T01:17:00.001-07:00

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When Blazona started in 2006, he was designingv children’s furniture. He said he didn’t feel the full effectws of the recession untillast “Right before the election, thingsd basically stopped. And I mean stopped,” he said. “Sale s became nothing. So that was a littlde bit challenging and a littlebit scary, to say the Blazona decided to look for new thinking: “If we could grow in the middle of it, we’xd probably be stronger in the end.” He started designing adultf furniture and looked for areas where he couldr cut costs in manufacturiny and shipping.
Blazona convinced manufacturersz to accept a lower minimum order meaning they were willinb to produce fewer pieces at a time something he said they were willing to do because they had lost businesx inthe recession. Blazonaa also switched factories, saying his first factory, in Thailand, was complacenf about his business, while other factories were more attentivew to customers to attractnew business. “Thde factories overseas were much more eager to fill theie factory space andtheif calendars, so we pushed them to take on some smallere opening orders, which allowed us to grow and add new he said.
“We weren’t reallh able to negotiate on a per-piecde basis and get our cost down, but we were able to get smallefr quantity.” With smaller minimum orders, Blazonaw no longer had to store so much whichsaved costs. Then he foun shippers were willing torenegotiate “There’s less shipping happening in the and shippers are williny to take less to fill their he said. He also saved on shippinhg by moving his warehouseto Miami, where many trucks drop off loadse at the port and don’t have loads to carry He also let his shippinhg company handle the warehousing of his noting that shippers were willing to pretty much give away storage with shippingh contracts.
Blazona also lookerd for ways to ship directly from locall factories so he couldsave “So we decided to add sofae to our line, whicyh we are buying throughy a factory in L.A. We took the same We convinced them to let us orderd ona per-piece quantity. “In that case, we reallty were able to expand and not have to lay out a ton of he said. He expects the lines of furniture he was ableto add, with directr shipping from the L.A. factory and lower order minimumx on factories overseas will turn into a 40 percent to 50 percenyt gain in revenuenext year. Blazona’s advicw to other companies is to beproactivs — find creative ways to do thingws — and to renegotiate.
“It’s kind of a refreshingb time ina sense,” he said. “We’re all learningg new ways of doing business. And it’sd really time to almost embrace this andthink ‘OK, I can survive

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2011-08-06T19:51:00.001-07:00

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The luxury hotel and condominiumtoweer won’t open until the end of 2011. David Matheson, VP of communicationz for , which is developing the projectwith Miami’s , said Starwooe has scaled back construction to “preserve He echoed the cash strategy of Starwoodr CEO Frits van Paasschen, who talkedf about his plan during the company’s April 30 earnings conference call. “The environmeng continues to beextremely challenging,” van Paasschen said.
He said the company was seeing signs of improvement in the vacation but “this recession showss no signs of ending just Van Paasschen said one of his goals was to “managed our business for cash” and singled out the Bal Harboure project as one where costzs and capital spending had been reduced. The three-tower project includex a hotel and 330condo units. The residences are a mix of condo-hote units, fractional units and traditional for-sale condos. The fractiona units are not currently availabldefor sale. Until recently, Starwoofd had been on an acceleratedconstructioh schedule, with crews working six days a week and expenditurexs keeping pace.
The change in pace allows the developer to stretch out its spendingh and negotiate better pricing on materialsand labor, said Tom Murphgy Jr., a principal with Coastal the St. Regis’ general contractodr Murphy said the strategy has become commonplace as condp developers grapple with sluggish residential salese and try to negotiate with lenders to make loan termamore flexible. He said Starwood intends to completerthe St. Regis. “They are not going to Murphy said. “They are slowing like a lot ofsmart people.
” Alicia Cervera CEO of residential brokerage , said the project had sold abouyt 50 percent of its units, with the traditional condk units racking up the most Sources familiar with the project said industrt studies predict the economy to show improvementsa by 2011, and that Starwood is now timinb its completion to coincidw with that. Brickell Financial Centre, a downtown Miami officed tower, is another high-profile project with a scaled-back construction schedule. The 600,000-square-footf tower is now slated for completion inJuly 2010. The buildin had also been on an accelerated constructionj schedule that would have had it doneby October.
Forak Group CEO Loretta Cockru m said the building was not contractually obligated because of a leasing agreemenrt to deliver by theearlie date. “No major tenant requires deliver y of space beforeJuly 2010,” she said in a Marcy interview. “So, why would anyone try to accelerater and deliver before any Cockrum also referred to cash flow as a determinint factor inthe company’s decision to managw cash, which is coming from its investment group, not from a There has been widespread speculation in real estate circles that Brickell Financiall Centre might have stoppexd construction because the building has yet to sign a A lease deal with law firm LLP to occupyt 115,000 square feet fell through in

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2011-07-22T04:17:00.001-07:00

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The ESPN Zone, part of a nationwide chain of what used to be nine ofthe sports-themec bar and interactive game centers across the country, laid off roughlhy 100 employees, giving each a 60-dag administrative leave package, according to a company Rick Allesandri, an ESPN vice president who overseews Zone operations, said in the statement that the restaurant could not survive the This economic downturn has been marked nationally by reduce d consumer spending on eating out and on entertainmentr activities. “A decision like this is neve easy. We recognize and appreciate the commitmeny and years of service of all ofthesee employees,” Allesandri said.
“Unfortunately, the current economi c environment offered us no other The ESPN Zone wasa 23,000-square-footr meeting place for sports fanatics, with one room featurinbg more than a dozen large televisions tuned into contests of all kind and anothet full of video and sportx games ranging from basketball to None of the eight other ESPN Zone locations will be as all “are meeting our said Matt Kovacs, a spokesmen for the , which owns the Tabor Center, issue a statement saying it was “sorry to hear of their decision to discontinue their Denver But the closing of ESPN Zone “has created a new opportunity for us to bring new conceptsw to 16th Street,” it said.
One of those new concepts is TheTiltedf Kilt, a Celtic-themed restaurant and sports bar with 20 locationsz operating nationwide and another 10 planned. The chain, whicuh is expected to open its Denver location this fall and to offer outdoorpatio seating, has signed an 8,300-square-fooy lease at Tabor Center, according to a news The Tilted Kilt began in Las Vegaa in 2003 and is notesd for its servers dressed in knee-high socks, shortr plaid kilts and midriff-baring plaid halter It will be one of a numbef of new tenants opening in the Tabor Center this “These new additions to Tabor Center’d retail offering reflect our continuing efforts to enhancwe the services and amenitiesw for the tenants, customers and visitorws to the Tabor Center,” said Steve executive vice president and partne at Callahan Capital Partners.

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2011-07-17T15:34:00.001-07:00

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, is the first graduatw of (one of the university’s four schools) to served as chair. She is also the daughter of former the lateJack Schwartz. Papa Gino’se Inc. , the Dedham-based parent company to Papa Gino’sa and D’Angelo, promoted Gary Sandeen and Kathy Tirrelo to executive vice presidenft of operations forPapa Gino’s and D’Angelko Grilled Sandwiches, respectively. , base in Boston, elected the followiny executives to its boardof directors: Christopher Oddleifsonm , president and CEO of ; Kenneth Brennanm , president of The in Norman Seppala , president of in Rockport; and Kevinh Bottomley , president of Danversbank .
At-large directors, who are appointedx for three-year terms, included Richard Bennett , presidentr of ; John Boucher , presidenyt of in Weymouth; John Doherty , chairman of in Richard Holbrook , chairmanh and CEO of in Boston; Dennis Parentse , president of Foxboro Federal Savingx ; and Michael Tucker , president of . Appointed at-large director for a one-year term was James Egan , chairma of .

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