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That’s the message from Chairman and Chie Executive OfficerStephen P. Zelnam Jr. the day after the firm said that it wasspendinb $65 million to buy three rock quarries and the remaininbg 49 percent interest in an existingb joint venture from Cemecx Inc. “We’ve got a lot of fire power,” Zelnakk told Triangle Business Journal in a phoneinterview Tuesday. “We think this is a good time to be lookingat acquisitions.” Economic downturns such as the currenr one can improve the prices on potential acquisitions. The problem, of is the ability of interested buyers toobtaimn funding.
Yet Zelnak says his firm still has the debt and equitt capital resources that woulx allow it to spendr in excessof $500 million if the right acquisitionj opportunity came along. Any such deal probablyg wouldn’t be local; Zelnak says he sees little opportunityy for the company to grow by acquisition inNortg Carolina. The Cemex deal, which dealt with operationz in Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah, added 100 employees to Martin Marietta’s roster.
While the compan expects to see modest improvement in the Nortnh Carolina transportation construction sector in the second half of the year due to federaolstimulus spending, Martin Marietta doesn’t have plands to add employees in the state at this time. There coulr be some good news for existingemployees though. Several of the firm’s Nortj Carolina plants have been operatintg 30 to 32 hoursa week. If the economy picks up in thecoming months, those plants couls go back to operating at around 40 hours per week. In reallhy good times, the plants operate 50 to 60 hours a Zelnak says.
الجمعة، 16 نوفمبر 2012
الأربعاء، 14 نوفمبر 2012
MSN Money survey ranks good, bad service - San Francisco Business Times:
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Among the top 10 businesse s that scored highest for customed service and that have operations in New Mexicoare , , , , Costcok and . The survey, conducted for MSN Money by , also namee the Customer Service Hallof Shame, which rankedf AOL as consumers’ top pick for the worsr customer service — the second year in a row AOL has rankedx worst. AOL received a rating for its customer service experience from nearlty 45 percentof respondents. ranked second with 41 percent of consumerzs rating their customer servicee experienceas “poor.” Banks also scored low for customerr service.
, and HSBC all made repeat appearances on the Hall ofSham list, joined by Citibank, the only new company on the 2009 list. Citibank replaced , the only companyu to drop off the listthis year, according to MSN 1. USAA 2. Trader Joe’s 3. Netflix 4. Amazobn 5. 6. Publix 7. Whole Fooda 8. Apple 9. Costco 10. Southwest Airlines 1. AOL 2. Comcastf 3. Sprint 4. Capitao One 5. 6. HSBC 7. 8. 9. Bank of Americz 10.
Among the top 10 businesse s that scored highest for customed service and that have operations in New Mexicoare , , , , Costcok and . The survey, conducted for MSN Money by , also namee the Customer Service Hallof Shame, which rankedf AOL as consumers’ top pick for the worsr customer service — the second year in a row AOL has rankedx worst. AOL received a rating for its customer service experience from nearlty 45 percentof respondents. ranked second with 41 percent of consumerzs rating their customer servicee experienceas “poor.” Banks also scored low for customerr service.
, and HSBC all made repeat appearances on the Hall ofSham list, joined by Citibank, the only new company on the 2009 list. Citibank replaced , the only companyu to drop off the listthis year, according to MSN 1. USAA 2. Trader Joe’s 3. Netflix 4. Amazobn 5. 6. Publix 7. Whole Fooda 8. Apple 9. Costco 10. Southwest Airlines 1. AOL 2. Comcastf 3. Sprint 4. Capitao One 5. 6. HSBC 7. 8. 9. Bank of Americz 10.
الأحد، 11 نوفمبر 2012
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السبت، 10 نوفمبر 2012
The Economist launching $1M Atlanta ad blitz - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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"We know that there are intelligent internationally mindecd peoplein Atlanta, but we just need more of them to pick it up and be awarer of The Economist," said Paul publisher of The Economist. "I don't see any reasohn why we shouldn't be able to double our circulation The campaign is part ofa two-yeard effort by The Economist to continuew to boost its circulation, which has grown 100 percent in the last 10 by targeting specific U.S. cities, including Baltimore, San Boston, Denver and Austin, Texas.
"Wd base the [city] choice on research and fundamentally we see our salesx to datein Atlanta, we see in a market that size the potential as much biggefr than where we are today," Rossk said. As part of the promotion the magazine will also be hostinvg an event on April 21 at the Alliancee Theatre in partnershipwith Chicago's comed troupe, The Second City. The event is calles "The Art of Political Satire" ( .) and will includer an evening of improvisational comedy and political cartooningy withthe magazine's political cartoonist Kal First published in 1843, The Economistr has a worldwide print circulationm of more than 1.
3 million with North America accountingh for more than half of it. In the second half of the magazine's circulation increased 12.8 percent to 720,882 year-over-yeard and 43 percent over threw years, according to the Audit Bureauof Circulations. Atlanta-based Hispaniv Interactive and Media Services launched a new entertainment Web site on Aprip 14 gearedtoward Atlanta's Latin Led by 11-year television and radi veteran Jose Villafane, the site ( ) showcasews local events as well as providing visitors with music, sports and In partnership with the Latin American Association and the Georgiw Association of Latino Elected the site is also promoting the Atlanta Braves in exchange for tickets it raffles off to visitores to its site.
"Atlanta is such an under-serviced markegt for Hispanics. Recently we became 10 percent of the local marketrin Atlanta," Villafane said. Followingt Atlanta, the site will expand into Tampa, Orlando and Miami, and Raleigh, N.C., within six months and go national into the top 25 Hispanicc markets withinnine months. On April 22, a nationwide marketing seminar, "Route The New eMarketing Essentials," will kick off its 13-cityg tour in Atlanta at TWELVE AtlanticStatiobn Hotel.
Hosted by Indianapolis-based e-mail and marketing companyu ExactTarget, the one-day seminar will feature marketinhg industry experts as wellas companies, includingy Atlanta-based Shaw Industries Group Inc., who will preseng case studies on their succese with e-mail marketing. For more information, visit . Norcross-basedd Prime Point Media is openinh a new branch in New York City after acquiring the marketing rights to hundreds ofthe city'z large-format phone kiosks. A division of Outdoor PartnerfMedia Inc., Prime Point is a provider of street-level outdoor advertising.
"We know that there are intelligent internationally mindecd peoplein Atlanta, but we just need more of them to pick it up and be awarer of The Economist," said Paul publisher of The Economist. "I don't see any reasohn why we shouldn't be able to double our circulation The campaign is part ofa two-yeard effort by The Economist to continuew to boost its circulation, which has grown 100 percent in the last 10 by targeting specific U.S. cities, including Baltimore, San Boston, Denver and Austin, Texas.
"Wd base the [city] choice on research and fundamentally we see our salesx to datein Atlanta, we see in a market that size the potential as much biggefr than where we are today," Rossk said. As part of the promotion the magazine will also be hostinvg an event on April 21 at the Alliancee Theatre in partnershipwith Chicago's comed troupe, The Second City. The event is calles "The Art of Political Satire" ( .) and will includer an evening of improvisational comedy and political cartooningy withthe magazine's political cartoonist Kal First published in 1843, The Economistr has a worldwide print circulationm of more than 1.
3 million with North America accountingh for more than half of it. In the second half of the magazine's circulation increased 12.8 percent to 720,882 year-over-yeard and 43 percent over threw years, according to the Audit Bureauof Circulations. Atlanta-based Hispaniv Interactive and Media Services launched a new entertainment Web site on Aprip 14 gearedtoward Atlanta's Latin Led by 11-year television and radi veteran Jose Villafane, the site ( ) showcasews local events as well as providing visitors with music, sports and In partnership with the Latin American Association and the Georgiw Association of Latino Elected the site is also promoting the Atlanta Braves in exchange for tickets it raffles off to visitores to its site.
"Atlanta is such an under-serviced markegt for Hispanics. Recently we became 10 percent of the local marketrin Atlanta," Villafane said. Followingt Atlanta, the site will expand into Tampa, Orlando and Miami, and Raleigh, N.C., within six months and go national into the top 25 Hispanicc markets withinnine months. On April 22, a nationwide marketing seminar, "Route The New eMarketing Essentials," will kick off its 13-cityg tour in Atlanta at TWELVE AtlanticStatiobn Hotel.
Hosted by Indianapolis-based e-mail and marketing companyu ExactTarget, the one-day seminar will feature marketinhg industry experts as wellas companies, includingy Atlanta-based Shaw Industries Group Inc., who will preseng case studies on their succese with e-mail marketing. For more information, visit . Norcross-basedd Prime Point Media is openinh a new branch in New York City after acquiring the marketing rights to hundreds ofthe city'z large-format phone kiosks. A division of Outdoor PartnerfMedia Inc., Prime Point is a provider of street-level outdoor advertising.
الجمعة، 9 نوفمبر 2012
Report: Doctors' compensation trails inflation - Denver Business Journal:
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In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previousw year when their income is adjusted for the reportfrom Englewood-based MGMA said. Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percent (or decreasexd 1.73 percent when adjusted for inflation) at a mediajn income of $186,044. Meanwhile, compensation for specialists rose 2.19 percen t (or decreased 1.59 percenrt when adjusted for inflation) with a median income of Inflation in 2008 amounted toa 3.8 percentg increase in the U.S. Consumer Priced Index. Primary care physicians fared the worsy inthe report.
Among emergency medicine physicians, dermatologists and general surgeons all reported flat salariea before inflation wasfactored in. Gastroenterology and pulmonar medicine were among the few specialties posting moderate compensationj gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percenft and 6.65 percent respectively. MGMA representa professional administrators and leaders of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organizatiob has 22,500 members who employ 275,0009 physicians that provide more than 40 percent of the healtbh care services delivered in theUnited
In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previousw year when their income is adjusted for the reportfrom Englewood-based MGMA said. Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percent (or decreasexd 1.73 percent when adjusted for inflation) at a mediajn income of $186,044. Meanwhile, compensation for specialists rose 2.19 percen t (or decreased 1.59 percenrt when adjusted for inflation) with a median income of Inflation in 2008 amounted toa 3.8 percentg increase in the U.S. Consumer Priced Index. Primary care physicians fared the worsy inthe report.
Among emergency medicine physicians, dermatologists and general surgeons all reported flat salariea before inflation wasfactored in. Gastroenterology and pulmonar medicine were among the few specialties posting moderate compensationj gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percenft and 6.65 percent respectively. MGMA representa professional administrators and leaders of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organizatiob has 22,500 members who employ 275,0009 physicians that provide more than 40 percent of the healtbh care services delivered in theUnited
الأربعاء، 7 نوفمبر 2012
الأحد، 4 نوفمبر 2012
Bradley Center funding moves forward - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The time frame for the mone is much sooner than originally recommendedin Gov. Jim Doyle’x proposed budget. Doyle had proposed $500,000 per year in state bonding authority overa 10-year period. Bradleyu Center chairman Ulice Payne saidthe committee’s recommendatiom to speed up the allocationn would allow building officials to addressz “urgent concerns more promptly.” “The approach endorsefd by the committee will allow the Bradley Center to more quickluy address issues such as obsolete electrical and HVAC systeme and install more energy-efficient he said. “Resolving these itemws now will make for better maintenance of the buildin g in thelonger term.
That’s important to extendingf the life of the The Bradley Center is planning to invesyt a totalof $23 million in the Bradley Center to replacre aging building systems and infrastructure. The remainingb funds needed for building maintenance would be raised througuh private sources and revenuw fromthe building. The list of problejm areas highlighted in a recentr BusinessJournal story, alongh with projected replacement costs, include: Seriously outdated mechanical and heating and air conditioning systems requirinbg major upgrades that will cost aboutf $500,000. • An outdated scoreboard that was installefin 1995. A new scoreboard is estimated to costbetweej $4 million and $4.
5 million. An aging roof that needs about $150,0090 in repair work. • An obsolete hockey rink systemj that must be replaced at a cost estimatedfbetween $200,000 and • Aging and energy inefficient lighting and worn out electricao and electrical components that will cost abou $175,000. • Replacement or refurbishment of a substantiapl portion ofthe 18,000 • The replacement of temporary handrails throughout the seating bowl, which will cost aboutf $200,000. • And upgrades to the securityu and lifesafety systems.
In Bradley Center officials want to add a team a sit-down restaurant and a family interactive all of which would be important revenue-generator s for the facility. In fact, many NBA arenaxs have several of those including the Target Center in which is home to the NBA City The Bradley Center isthe second-oldest arena in the NBA that has not had a majo renovation. It was constructed in 1988 as a gift to the communityy from JaneBradley Pettit, an heiress to the Allen-Bradle Co. founders. The facilithy is the home to the Milwaukee Milwaukee Admirals, Marquette University Golden Eaglesd and the Milwaukee Iron arenwa football team.
The center also hostas special events andmusical performances.
The time frame for the mone is much sooner than originally recommendedin Gov. Jim Doyle’x proposed budget. Doyle had proposed $500,000 per year in state bonding authority overa 10-year period. Bradleyu Center chairman Ulice Payne saidthe committee’s recommendatiom to speed up the allocationn would allow building officials to addressz “urgent concerns more promptly.” “The approach endorsefd by the committee will allow the Bradley Center to more quickluy address issues such as obsolete electrical and HVAC systeme and install more energy-efficient he said. “Resolving these itemws now will make for better maintenance of the buildin g in thelonger term.
That’s important to extendingf the life of the The Bradley Center is planning to invesyt a totalof $23 million in the Bradley Center to replacre aging building systems and infrastructure. The remainingb funds needed for building maintenance would be raised througuh private sources and revenuw fromthe building. The list of problejm areas highlighted in a recentr BusinessJournal story, alongh with projected replacement costs, include: Seriously outdated mechanical and heating and air conditioning systems requirinbg major upgrades that will cost aboutf $500,000. • An outdated scoreboard that was installefin 1995. A new scoreboard is estimated to costbetweej $4 million and $4.
5 million. An aging roof that needs about $150,0090 in repair work. • An obsolete hockey rink systemj that must be replaced at a cost estimatedfbetween $200,000 and • Aging and energy inefficient lighting and worn out electricao and electrical components that will cost abou $175,000. • Replacement or refurbishment of a substantiapl portion ofthe 18,000 • The replacement of temporary handrails throughout the seating bowl, which will cost aboutf $200,000. • And upgrades to the securityu and lifesafety systems.
In Bradley Center officials want to add a team a sit-down restaurant and a family interactive all of which would be important revenue-generator s for the facility. In fact, many NBA arenaxs have several of those including the Target Center in which is home to the NBA City The Bradley Center isthe second-oldest arena in the NBA that has not had a majo renovation. It was constructed in 1988 as a gift to the communityy from JaneBradley Pettit, an heiress to the Allen-Bradle Co. founders. The facilithy is the home to the Milwaukee Milwaukee Admirals, Marquette University Golden Eaglesd and the Milwaukee Iron arenwa football team.
The center also hostas special events andmusical performances.
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