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Under the partnership, CareerBuilder.com and Vurv will provide several resources. Resume database web Vurv customers cansearch CareerBuilder.com's database of more than 26 millionm resumes and save those desired resumese to their job requisitions while staying with the Vurv The idea is that not having to log into two systemsa will enable users to save time, reduc e errors associated with manual entry of candidate information and focuzs on more strategic recruiting initiatives. Shared applyt function: Details from candidates' resumes will automatically populatre theVurv application, enabling Vurv users to make it easier for peoples to apply.
Direct job postings from Vurv to Vurv customers can post job openings directlyto CareerBuilder.cokm from Vurv. "We are excited to be able to offefr our customersa quicker, easier and more efficient way to find and attracy top talent," said Mike Gibson, senior vice president globalo sales and business development for "Having access to better technology, more flexibility and fastefr results can give our clients a distincft advantage in a very competitive recruitmenrt environment," said Jennifer Seith, director of strategic serviceas for CareerBuilder.com.
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2009 WNY middle school rankings - Business First of Columbus:
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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reached by clickiny on the names of those schools A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Western New York can be accessecdby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senio High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middled School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocationaol High School. Each school is followed by the name of the districtr that operatesit (if it’ s a public school) or the district wherd it is located (if it’s a privatw school). • 1. • 2. • 3. 4.
• 5. • 6. 7. • 8. • 9. • 10. 11. • 12. • 13. • 14. • 15.
Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reached by clickiny on the names of those schools A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Western New York can be accessecdby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senio High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middled School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocationaol High School. Each school is followed by the name of the districtr that operatesit (if it’ s a public school) or the district wherd it is located (if it’s a privatw school). • 1. • 2. • 3. 4.
• 5. • 6. 7. • 8. • 9. • 10. 11. • 12. • 13. • 14. • 15.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Amazing Mail helping nonprofits raise money, spread their messages - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“Our platform lends itself extremely well to this business saidChris Lynde, CEO of Scottsdale-based , an electronic mail servics used for a variety of advertising and personal mailingy needs. “For any kind of advocacyu program, the mail is a very powerfulp medium,” said Pete the company’s vice president of marketing. Amazing Causeds allows any nonprofit to establish a relationship with Amazing The company installsa “widget” on the nonprofit’s Web site that allows visitors to buy and send postcardsx electronically. Typically, a card costs between $1 and $2, including which is paid for by the individual user.
The cards, containintg the nonprofit’s logo and message, can be sent individuallyg to the user’s friendws or be part of a larger campaigbn toattract donors. One program under way is an effortr to supportAhava Kids, a Connecticut-basedd nonprofit that rescues children from the sex and humab slavery trades. Visitors to Ahava’s Web site can purchas a card and write messages of hope and support to the Those cards are sent tothe nonprofit’s headquartersw and then distributed to rescued youth at safe “We really love this. This has been fantastic,” said Ray Ahava’s founder and director.
“It helps to raise awareness, and our younh people actually get cards and message s fromother people. It’ws so very powerful.” The effortg increases awareness about Ahava Kids and helps raisew money forthe group, Bechard For every $2 card, about 70 cents is donated to Ahavwa after postage, processing and overhead. All aspects of the campaigh are handled byAmazing Mail, officialx said. “We have a consultant on the front end. It doesn’t cost the nonprofig anything, and we recover our costsz through the traffic andthe volume,” Vanderlese said. Amazing Mail has about 70 full- and part-timew employees.
The program is open to all legitimate nonprofitsd withestablished histories, Vanderlee said. Bechare said he’s thrilled with the resultsd after only a few weeks withthe “This is a really new idea, and it is the firsgt of many campaigns that we will be working on with he said. Amazing www.amazingmail.com Ahava Kids: www.ahavakids.org
“Our platform lends itself extremely well to this business saidChris Lynde, CEO of Scottsdale-based , an electronic mail servics used for a variety of advertising and personal mailingy needs. “For any kind of advocacyu program, the mail is a very powerfulp medium,” said Pete the company’s vice president of marketing. Amazing Causeds allows any nonprofit to establish a relationship with Amazing The company installsa “widget” on the nonprofit’s Web site that allows visitors to buy and send postcardsx electronically. Typically, a card costs between $1 and $2, including which is paid for by the individual user.
The cards, containintg the nonprofit’s logo and message, can be sent individuallyg to the user’s friendws or be part of a larger campaigbn toattract donors. One program under way is an effortr to supportAhava Kids, a Connecticut-basedd nonprofit that rescues children from the sex and humab slavery trades. Visitors to Ahava’s Web site can purchas a card and write messages of hope and support to the Those cards are sent tothe nonprofit’s headquartersw and then distributed to rescued youth at safe “We really love this. This has been fantastic,” said Ray Ahava’s founder and director.
“It helps to raise awareness, and our younh people actually get cards and message s fromother people. It’ws so very powerful.” The effortg increases awareness about Ahava Kids and helps raisew money forthe group, Bechard For every $2 card, about 70 cents is donated to Ahavwa after postage, processing and overhead. All aspects of the campaigh are handled byAmazing Mail, officialx said. “We have a consultant on the front end. It doesn’t cost the nonprofig anything, and we recover our costsz through the traffic andthe volume,” Vanderlese said. Amazing Mail has about 70 full- and part-timew employees.
The program is open to all legitimate nonprofitsd withestablished histories, Vanderlee said. Bechare said he’s thrilled with the resultsd after only a few weeks withthe “This is a really new idea, and it is the firsgt of many campaigns that we will be working on with he said. Amazing www.amazingmail.com Ahava Kids: www.ahavakids.org
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Stimulus boosts Bay area electronic health records plan - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The new jobs will be for peopl who would work alongside physicians as trainers andsuppor staff. They will help doctorsz convert from writing paper prescriptions to usingelectronic prescribing, accordin g to a release from PaperFree Tampa Bay, a new public/privatre partnership. The effort is a first step towardd implementing connected electronic health records to improve patientt safety andcut costs, the release The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is the $787 billionn stimulus approved by Congress and signed by Presidenr Obama. It includes $2 billion in grants and loans to buildIT infrastructure.
and will fund the initial phase of PaperFreeTampa Bay’as program, which will target 3,200 physicianzs in Hillsborough County, the release Once stimulus dollars become available, the program will be expanded to a 10-counthy region, allowing additional hiring to the release said. Those counties includr DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) said the communityh would get high-wage healtn industry jobs, while also investing in the future of sciencsand technology.
Federal law allowsx the to pay physiciansbetween $44,000 and $64,000 over five beginning in 2011, to deploy and use electronic healthj records to care for patients. In addition, federal law providesx about $3,500 in annual financial incentived for doctorswho e-prescribe now, and will impose penalties on those who do not e-prescribe by the release said. Less than 10 percent of physiciand inthe U.S. currently write prescriptions therelease said. The initiative will providse to doctors free softwarefrom Allscripts- MDRX), a Chicago-based softwar firm.
It will draw on research on how physicianzs respond to change conducted by USF which includesthe 's colleges of nursing and public health; the schools of biomedical sciencesw as well as physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences; and the . USF
The new jobs will be for peopl who would work alongside physicians as trainers andsuppor staff. They will help doctorsz convert from writing paper prescriptions to usingelectronic prescribing, accordin g to a release from PaperFree Tampa Bay, a new public/privatre partnership. The effort is a first step towardd implementing connected electronic health records to improve patientt safety andcut costs, the release The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is the $787 billionn stimulus approved by Congress and signed by Presidenr Obama. It includes $2 billion in grants and loans to buildIT infrastructure.
and will fund the initial phase of PaperFreeTampa Bay’as program, which will target 3,200 physicianzs in Hillsborough County, the release Once stimulus dollars become available, the program will be expanded to a 10-counthy region, allowing additional hiring to the release said. Those counties includr DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) said the communityh would get high-wage healtn industry jobs, while also investing in the future of sciencsand technology.
Federal law allowsx the to pay physiciansbetween $44,000 and $64,000 over five beginning in 2011, to deploy and use electronic healthj records to care for patients. In addition, federal law providesx about $3,500 in annual financial incentived for doctorswho e-prescribe now, and will impose penalties on those who do not e-prescribe by the release said. Less than 10 percent of physiciand inthe U.S. currently write prescriptions therelease said. The initiative will providse to doctors free softwarefrom Allscripts- MDRX), a Chicago-based softwar firm.
It will draw on research on how physicianzs respond to change conducted by USF which includesthe 's colleges of nursing and public health; the schools of biomedical sciencesw as well as physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences; and the . USF
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Report: H1N1 has cost Delta $250M - Dayton Business Journal:
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"The H1N1 virus, we estimate, in both our Latin Americaa and Mexico, and particularlyh Asian business has impactedr revenues byabout $250 million," Delta CEO Richard Anderson said Monday in New York according to the news service. "The steps we are takiny have essentially involved capacity becausse the flu hasdecreased demand." The H1N1 viru s has had a tremendous impact on the bottokm lines of other carriers, including Continental Airlines and U.S.
which offer extensive service Mexico and Latin American Anderson saidthat Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) cut capacity to Latin America and Asia becauser of the effects of the H1N1 viruzs on travel demand, the news service reported. Feares about the virus have hampered recovery from a deep which has dramatically reducedtravekl demand, particularly among lucrative business fliers. Delta said June 11 it wouldr because ofthe recession, low demand and rising oil prices, whicuh threaten to overtake more than $6 billiomn in benefits Delta expected this year from previously announcedr capacity cuts, lower year-over-year oil prices and synergiezs from its October merger with Northwest The cuts will start in September.
"The H1N1 virus, we estimate, in both our Latin Americaa and Mexico, and particularlyh Asian business has impactedr revenues byabout $250 million," Delta CEO Richard Anderson said Monday in New York according to the news service. "The steps we are takiny have essentially involved capacity becausse the flu hasdecreased demand." The H1N1 viru s has had a tremendous impact on the bottokm lines of other carriers, including Continental Airlines and U.S.
which offer extensive service Mexico and Latin American Anderson saidthat Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) cut capacity to Latin America and Asia becauser of the effects of the H1N1 viruzs on travel demand, the news service reported. Feares about the virus have hampered recovery from a deep which has dramatically reducedtravekl demand, particularly among lucrative business fliers. Delta said June 11 it wouldr because ofthe recession, low demand and rising oil prices, whicuh threaten to overtake more than $6 billiomn in benefits Delta expected this year from previously announcedr capacity cuts, lower year-over-year oil prices and synergiezs from its October merger with Northwest The cuts will start in September.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sources: NCR could relocate HQ to Georgia - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Ohio government officials said word begajn swirling May 28 thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is , accordinh to the Dayton Business Journal , a sister publication of Atlantas Business Chronicle . Last fall, NCR said it woulfd move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters tometro Atlanta, investing $15 milliomn and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtreer City and Duluth. While it remains to be seen if Atlantas gets another Fortune 500 NCR is rumored to be opening an additiona l facility in thePeachg State, Atlanta Business Chroniclse has learned. An announcement about that venture is expected as earluy asnext week, sources in Atlanta and Dayton said.
NCR is believerd to have looked at sitesin Savannah, and Ga., according to a source. The global technologyt company could be eyeingabouyt 100,000 square feet of office space. Based on the square footagre estimates, real estate sources the operation could house 300 to 400 Company officials and Georgia economic developmengt officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development. NCR global spokesma n Richard Maton told the Dayton Businesws Journal the company does not respond to rumorsand speculation. In the NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remainingin Dayton.
A Georgiz Department of Economic Development spokeswomann did not return calls Friday and A spokeswoman said she had no information on the matte and a executive declined In October, NCR said it will co-locat an NCR Learning Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region with the company’es existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtrer City. NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city'xs largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billionh in annual revenue.
The company relocated its executive offices to New York City two years ago and leasedc a floor at 7 World Trade Center Thispast March, the companyt told employees it is undergoingh a structural reorganization and would cut an unknown amount of its global workforce. That same the company removed thelanguage "world from the sign at its Daytonn campus. Rumors have long circulatedx that NCRwould move, howeved Ohio government and economic development officials said speculationn reached a new level in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedly sought informationh from the company, but as of Fridat evening NCR remained mute, a stat official told the Dayton Business Journal .
Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklans and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talk on however they were unable to coordinatea time.
Ohio government officials said word begajn swirling May 28 thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is , accordinh to the Dayton Business Journal , a sister publication of Atlantas Business Chronicle . Last fall, NCR said it woulfd move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters tometro Atlanta, investing $15 milliomn and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtreer City and Duluth. While it remains to be seen if Atlantas gets another Fortune 500 NCR is rumored to be opening an additiona l facility in thePeachg State, Atlanta Business Chroniclse has learned. An announcement about that venture is expected as earluy asnext week, sources in Atlanta and Dayton said.
NCR is believerd to have looked at sitesin Savannah, and Ga., according to a source. The global technologyt company could be eyeingabouyt 100,000 square feet of office space. Based on the square footagre estimates, real estate sources the operation could house 300 to 400 Company officials and Georgia economic developmengt officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development. NCR global spokesma n Richard Maton told the Dayton Businesws Journal the company does not respond to rumorsand speculation. In the NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remainingin Dayton.
A Georgiz Department of Economic Development spokeswomann did not return calls Friday and A spokeswoman said she had no information on the matte and a executive declined In October, NCR said it will co-locat an NCR Learning Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region with the company’es existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtrer City. NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city'xs largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billionh in annual revenue.
The company relocated its executive offices to New York City two years ago and leasedc a floor at 7 World Trade Center Thispast March, the companyt told employees it is undergoingh a structural reorganization and would cut an unknown amount of its global workforce. That same the company removed thelanguage "world from the sign at its Daytonn campus. Rumors have long circulatedx that NCRwould move, howeved Ohio government and economic development officials said speculationn reached a new level in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedly sought informationh from the company, but as of Fridat evening NCR remained mute, a stat official told the Dayton Business Journal .
Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklans and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talk on however they were unable to coordinatea time.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Crescent Resources gets OK for
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On Wednesday, the real estate development company and 120 ofits subsidiaries, saddled with more than $1 billionh in liabilities, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptct protection. The court approved motionss that, among other things: •Permitf Crescent to pay employee wages, employe benefits and reimbursable expenses; •Grant immediate access, on an interim basis, to $35 million of the company’s $110 million debtor-in-possessioh financing facility; •Authorize the companhy to use itsexisting cash-management systems and give it acces to its cash to fund ongoing operations.
“Receivingy approval of our first-day motions so quickly sets Crescent Resourcese on a very stron footing as we move towards restructuring the saysAndrew Hede, the company’s chiefg executive and chief restructuring officers. “Oure first-day motions will enable the company to continueenormal operations. We appreciate the supportt of our employees, customers, vendors and partners, and are pleasec that we can honor key agreements with them whilwe we create the right capital structure forthe company.” Crescent has more than 5,000 creditors, according to its Chapter 11 Its assets are estimated at more than $1 billion.
(NYSE:BAC), , , and are among Crescent’s largest unsecured creditors in Charlotte. The company — jointlty owned by Charlotte-based (NYSE:DUK) and — is best known here for high-end real estat communities such as The Peninsula and BallantyneCountry Charlotte-based Crescent is active in commercia l and residential real estate developmenr and land management across the Southeast and Southwest, with interests in 10 Its portfolio includes mixed-use developments, business and industriall parks, country-club communities, single-family neighborhoods and apartmentf and condo complexes.
On Wednesday, the real estate development company and 120 ofits subsidiaries, saddled with more than $1 billionh in liabilities, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptct protection. The court approved motionss that, among other things: •Permitf Crescent to pay employee wages, employe benefits and reimbursable expenses; •Grant immediate access, on an interim basis, to $35 million of the company’s $110 million debtor-in-possessioh financing facility; •Authorize the companhy to use itsexisting cash-management systems and give it acces to its cash to fund ongoing operations.
“Receivingy approval of our first-day motions so quickly sets Crescent Resourcese on a very stron footing as we move towards restructuring the saysAndrew Hede, the company’s chiefg executive and chief restructuring officers. “Oure first-day motions will enable the company to continueenormal operations. We appreciate the supportt of our employees, customers, vendors and partners, and are pleasec that we can honor key agreements with them whilwe we create the right capital structure forthe company.” Crescent has more than 5,000 creditors, according to its Chapter 11 Its assets are estimated at more than $1 billion.
(NYSE:BAC), , , and are among Crescent’s largest unsecured creditors in Charlotte. The company — jointlty owned by Charlotte-based (NYSE:DUK) and — is best known here for high-end real estat communities such as The Peninsula and BallantyneCountry Charlotte-based Crescent is active in commercia l and residential real estate developmenr and land management across the Southeast and Southwest, with interests in 10 Its portfolio includes mixed-use developments, business and industriall parks, country-club communities, single-family neighborhoods and apartmentf and condo complexes.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
D.C. plans to buy Boys & Girls Clubs - Washington Business Journal:
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“A number of council members have been concernexd about the clubs and their continued abilityu toprovide much-needed educational and other services to our children in different partx of the city,” said D.C. Council Chairmahn Vincent Gray, who was joined by 10 council membersdat Wednesday’s press conference announcing the “Therefore, we came together over the past two to threwe weeks to try to reach an agreemenr with BGCGW that would take a broad, citywide approacjh to ensuring their operation.” The club and buildings that could soon get a government ownef are the Frank R. Jellef Branch at 3265 S St. NW; the Mary Daniel Loughran Clubhouse No.
10 at 2500 14th St. NW; and the Easterjn Branch at 26117th St. SE, which has been closeds since August 2007. Councik members will introduce legislation to the council to authorizwe the mayor to buy thethree clubs. The $20 millio price tag would consist of capitalk dollars over five years beginningin 2010. Boys & Girlzs Clubs says it anticipates the sale to be completed before the calendar yearis up. The news comes two months afterdthe 121-year-old Silver Spring-based organization, which has a $7 millionj deficit, said it would shutter four under-utilized clubz and cut 10 percent of its full-time One of those clubs on the list is Franmk R.
Jelleff Branch — the organization’s oldesgt running club — which was slateed to close at the end of With the latest newsof D.C.’ds proposed purchase, Jelleff operations will continue with a summetr camp and the Boys & Girls Cluba believes programming at the site will continue untiol the sale closes. “This has been a long road and a lot of peoplse have worked very hard to get to this We are thrilled to see the culminatio n ofhard work,” said BGCGWa spokeswoman Molly Boyle. “Jelleff and Eastern were on the market and were obviouxchoices [for D.C.]. We had announced several yeard ago we were looking at optionas forClubhouse No. 10.
” Once a transition has been a new governing body willbe created, with governmental and communit y representatives that stand apart from the Boys & Girls Gray said a competitive bid processe will take place for providing services to the city-owner clubs, which could be BGCGW. The council’s plan wouldc also provide money to the Hopkind Branch at 100012th St. SE, whicbh was slated to close at the end of so that it canstay open. The BGCGW is still looking to move the crampeds Hopkins club to another site since it is currently so andthe D.C. Housing Authority is now lookiny to provide the club with alargee space.
The plan would also provide fundzs tomove BGCGW’s headquarters from Silver Spring back to D.C. at its current club on BenninhgRoad — a plan BGCGW has been pursuinbg for a while. The club’s D.C. regional services centere currently runs out of thatNortheast site.
“A number of council members have been concernexd about the clubs and their continued abilityu toprovide much-needed educational and other services to our children in different partx of the city,” said D.C. Council Chairmahn Vincent Gray, who was joined by 10 council membersdat Wednesday’s press conference announcing the “Therefore, we came together over the past two to threwe weeks to try to reach an agreemenr with BGCGW that would take a broad, citywide approacjh to ensuring their operation.” The club and buildings that could soon get a government ownef are the Frank R. Jellef Branch at 3265 S St. NW; the Mary Daniel Loughran Clubhouse No.
10 at 2500 14th St. NW; and the Easterjn Branch at 26117th St. SE, which has been closeds since August 2007. Councik members will introduce legislation to the council to authorizwe the mayor to buy thethree clubs. The $20 millio price tag would consist of capitalk dollars over five years beginningin 2010. Boys & Girlzs Clubs says it anticipates the sale to be completed before the calendar yearis up. The news comes two months afterdthe 121-year-old Silver Spring-based organization, which has a $7 millionj deficit, said it would shutter four under-utilized clubz and cut 10 percent of its full-time One of those clubs on the list is Franmk R.
Jelleff Branch — the organization’s oldesgt running club — which was slateed to close at the end of With the latest newsof D.C.’ds proposed purchase, Jelleff operations will continue with a summetr camp and the Boys & Girls Cluba believes programming at the site will continue untiol the sale closes. “This has been a long road and a lot of peoplse have worked very hard to get to this We are thrilled to see the culminatio n ofhard work,” said BGCGWa spokeswoman Molly Boyle. “Jelleff and Eastern were on the market and were obviouxchoices [for D.C.]. We had announced several yeard ago we were looking at optionas forClubhouse No. 10.
” Once a transition has been a new governing body willbe created, with governmental and communit y representatives that stand apart from the Boys & Girls Gray said a competitive bid processe will take place for providing services to the city-owner clubs, which could be BGCGW. The council’s plan wouldc also provide money to the Hopkind Branch at 100012th St. SE, whicbh was slated to close at the end of so that it canstay open. The BGCGW is still looking to move the crampeds Hopkins club to another site since it is currently so andthe D.C. Housing Authority is now lookiny to provide the club with alargee space.
The plan would also provide fundzs tomove BGCGW’s headquarters from Silver Spring back to D.C. at its current club on BenninhgRoad — a plan BGCGW has been pursuinbg for a while. The club’s D.C. regional services centere currently runs out of thatNortheast site.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
University bans unauthorised protests - The Independent
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University bans unauthorised protests The Independent A university has taken out an injunction against "unauthorised protests" on its campus. The order, granted by the High Court, prevents would-be protesters from occupying buildings owned by the Birmingham University for the next 12 months. ... |
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Kooks 'fuse' styles - Times of India
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The Kooks 'fuse' styles Times of India The 'Is It me' group went out of their way to experiment with different sounds for their third album, in order to freshen their sound. Singer Luke Pritchard told Watchmojo.com: "The fusing of genres is something that you have to do to make things fresh ... |
Monday, December 5, 2011
Credit card processing company grows business by evolving strategy - Dallas Business Journal:
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Henry Helgeson and Scott Zdanis established the company in 1998 as a reselle r of credit card processing terminalz overthe Internet. To a smaller extent the company provided processin g of creditcard transactions. But as margin compressioj made equipment salesless profitable, the partnerss responded by ramping up processing Today, its processing services constitute 90 percentf of its total gross while equipment and software sales are 10 Business has been so brisok — it signed up 2,300 new customerse in April alone — that the company is planninv to increase its sales force by 30 perceng or 40 percent within the next 60 days.
“We basicall y are getting more businessezs trying to signup (for our services) than we have the capacitgy for, and we’re trying to staff up for that as quicklt as possible,” says Helgeson, 34, who serves as presidentf and co-CEO. Co-founder Zdanis has since moveed to Miami and playse a less active role inthe company. Merchant Warehoused acts as a third-party processor, facilitating paymenyt transactions between merchants and credittcard issuers, essentially by getting moneu off of the consumer’s credit card and into the business’ s bank account. Its residual-based businesse model makes money by charging for that service oneach transaction.
Since its the 150-employee company estimates serving a cumulativee total of morethan 87,000 customers nationwides — primarily small and medium-size businesses; about 56,009 are active accounts right now, with most of the attritionn due to companies going out of business, Helgesonb notes. Today, Merchant Warehouse is processing morethan 3.5 millioh payment transactions per month. After hittin g $27.
3 million in revenue in 2008, the company is shooting for $32 million to $34 million this Helgeson says Merchant Warehouses has also benefited by becoming more ofa technology-driven “When we started to hire our own software developers and builed our own infrastructure, as far as compute r systems and technology to run this office, that reallty put us into a hyper-growth he says. Five years ago, the compangy hired its first softwarr developer. It subsequently built its own sophisticated customefr relationship managementsystem in-houser that has enabled the company to better measurs the performance of its accountx and staff.
And 18 months ago, it completed the developmentf of the necessary infrastructure to begin processing some transactionss through its own electronic gateway here in It continues to utilize three largde outside firms to assist in processing the bulk of the The company also works with a pool of abour100 point-of-sale system resellers, who often refer business to Merchant Warehouse. The companty has also used technology to innovate its servicess in an industry where Helgesoh says the competitionis fierce. “Our industrh has been pretty much plain, vanilla creditf and debit processing,” Helgeson says.
“We had to look at it and say, ‘Whar can we do here to differentiatee ourselves?’ ” For it offers wireless credit card processing services to iPhons and BlackBerry users who have installed its softwarw applications ontheir PDAs. Those mobile merchantxs now represent 10 percenyt to 15 percent ofthe company’s new accounts. It has also partneredx with another company, , to developp a card reader that encrypts the credit card numberf as it is being swipedr to help preventsecurity breaches.
“They’re a very impressive group,” says Steve Parks, vice presidentr of , an Atlanta-basefd firm that Merchant Warehouse has engager for some of its processinhg services formany years. He attributes the firm’ s growth to “some very shrewd investments in technologhy and being ahead of the curvde in terms of technology and how to use it to drivsetraffic (to their business), and training their sales reps to capitaliz on that traffic.
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Henry Helgeson and Scott Zdanis established the company in 1998 as a reselle r of credit card processing terminalz overthe Internet. To a smaller extent the company provided processin g of creditcard transactions. But as margin compressioj made equipment salesless profitable, the partnerss responded by ramping up processing Today, its processing services constitute 90 percentf of its total gross while equipment and software sales are 10 Business has been so brisok — it signed up 2,300 new customerse in April alone — that the company is planninv to increase its sales force by 30 perceng or 40 percent within the next 60 days.
“We basicall y are getting more businessezs trying to signup (for our services) than we have the capacitgy for, and we’re trying to staff up for that as quicklt as possible,” says Helgeson, 34, who serves as presidentf and co-CEO. Co-founder Zdanis has since moveed to Miami and playse a less active role inthe company. Merchant Warehoused acts as a third-party processor, facilitating paymenyt transactions between merchants and credittcard issuers, essentially by getting moneu off of the consumer’s credit card and into the business’ s bank account. Its residual-based businesse model makes money by charging for that service oneach transaction.
Since its the 150-employee company estimates serving a cumulativee total of morethan 87,000 customers nationwides — primarily small and medium-size businesses; about 56,009 are active accounts right now, with most of the attritionn due to companies going out of business, Helgesonb notes. Today, Merchant Warehouse is processing morethan 3.5 millioh payment transactions per month. After hittin g $27.
3 million in revenue in 2008, the company is shooting for $32 million to $34 million this Helgeson says Merchant Warehouses has also benefited by becoming more ofa technology-driven “When we started to hire our own software developers and builed our own infrastructure, as far as compute r systems and technology to run this office, that reallty put us into a hyper-growth he says. Five years ago, the compangy hired its first softwarr developer. It subsequently built its own sophisticated customefr relationship managementsystem in-houser that has enabled the company to better measurs the performance of its accountx and staff.
And 18 months ago, it completed the developmentf of the necessary infrastructure to begin processing some transactionss through its own electronic gateway here in It continues to utilize three largde outside firms to assist in processing the bulk of the The company also works with a pool of abour100 point-of-sale system resellers, who often refer business to Merchant Warehouse. The companty has also used technology to innovate its servicess in an industry where Helgesoh says the competitionis fierce. “Our industrh has been pretty much plain, vanilla creditf and debit processing,” Helgeson says.
“We had to look at it and say, ‘Whar can we do here to differentiatee ourselves?’ ” For it offers wireless credit card processing services to iPhons and BlackBerry users who have installed its softwarw applications ontheir PDAs. Those mobile merchantxs now represent 10 percenyt to 15 percent ofthe company’s new accounts. It has also partneredx with another company, , to developp a card reader that encrypts the credit card numberf as it is being swipedr to help preventsecurity breaches.
“They’re a very impressive group,” says Steve Parks, vice presidentr of , an Atlanta-basefd firm that Merchant Warehouse has engager for some of its processinhg services formany years. He attributes the firm’ s growth to “some very shrewd investments in technologhy and being ahead of the curvde in terms of technology and how to use it to drivsetraffic (to their business), and training their sales reps to capitaliz on that traffic.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
J9 Technologies, Inc. Announces Migration Solution for OpenView Internet Services Users
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As of December 31, current OVIS customers must migrate from OVISto HP's BAC and SiteScopew solutions in order to receive licenses, customer support, and updates from HP. As a result of the Mercuryu acquisition, HP announced that it is dropping support for the OVIS solutionh in favor of the Business AvailabilituCenter (BAC) and SiteScopew solutions. HP is offering, free-of-charge, a license exchange from OVIS to BAC and J9 offers expert services to streamlinrthe customer's license acquisition pre-migration planning, end-to-end migration from OVIS to BAC, and identifyintg best practices for ongoing utilizationn of the new BAC solution.
With J9, the migratio n process is not just one of but evolution. J9's solution reducezs a customer's time to value risk during themigratio process. J9 works with each customer individually to determiner theircurrent state, identify gaps and provide a plan for Throughout the process, J9's experts partner with the customer to ensurs the migration not only replaces their currenf state, with no but allows the customer to be positioned to expans their capabilities utilizing the enhancex BAC platform.
expand beyond to offed a complete range of basic and advancex BAC implementation services and training program s designed to enable the customefr to take full advantage of the power of the BAC Business Availability Center brings a robusgt platform to address a broad range ofapplication environments. BAC's rich feature-set offers customers an enhances platform addressing their Business Service Management needdand initiatives, including application service level management, business transaction management, and superiotr dashboarding capabilities.
The BAC platform is capablw of supporting a wide range of applicatiobn environments beyondstandard web-basedd applications, resulting in enterprise-wide coveragd for the customer's most business critical systems, such as ERP/CRM, E-Mail, SOA, Web 2.0, and client-basecd systems. About J9 Technologies is a certified Hewletyt PackardGold Partner, specializing in Business Service Managementr and Application Performance Lifecycle management. Offering strategid consulting, training, installation and ongoinv support for HP software products such as SOA Service Test, Business Availability Center, LoadRunner / Performance Center, Real User Monitoring TransactionVision.
With a focus on application diagnostics, composite application and businesstransaction management, J9 Technologies strive to ensure that customerw can quickly identify the root-cause of issues and minimizw mean time to resolution. For more information: J9 Inc. 24 Roy St., Box 211 Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 221-8109 Fax: (206) 374-2901 www.j9tech.comk SOURCE J9 Technologies, Inc.
As of December 31, current OVIS customers must migrate from OVISto HP's BAC and SiteScopew solutions in order to receive licenses, customer support, and updates from HP. As a result of the Mercuryu acquisition, HP announced that it is dropping support for the OVIS solutionh in favor of the Business AvailabilituCenter (BAC) and SiteScopew solutions. HP is offering, free-of-charge, a license exchange from OVIS to BAC and J9 offers expert services to streamlinrthe customer's license acquisition pre-migration planning, end-to-end migration from OVIS to BAC, and identifyintg best practices for ongoing utilizationn of the new BAC solution.
With J9, the migratio n process is not just one of but evolution. J9's solution reducezs a customer's time to value risk during themigratio process. J9 works with each customer individually to determiner theircurrent state, identify gaps and provide a plan for Throughout the process, J9's experts partner with the customer to ensurs the migration not only replaces their currenf state, with no but allows the customer to be positioned to expans their capabilities utilizing the enhancex BAC platform.
expand beyond to offed a complete range of basic and advancex BAC implementation services and training program s designed to enable the customefr to take full advantage of the power of the BAC Business Availability Center brings a robusgt platform to address a broad range ofapplication environments. BAC's rich feature-set offers customers an enhances platform addressing their Business Service Management needdand initiatives, including application service level management, business transaction management, and superiotr dashboarding capabilities.
The BAC platform is capablw of supporting a wide range of applicatiobn environments beyondstandard web-basedd applications, resulting in enterprise-wide coveragd for the customer's most business critical systems, such as ERP/CRM, E-Mail, SOA, Web 2.0, and client-basecd systems. About J9 Technologies is a certified Hewletyt PackardGold Partner, specializing in Business Service Managementr and Application Performance Lifecycle management. Offering strategid consulting, training, installation and ongoinv support for HP software products such as SOA Service Test, Business Availability Center, LoadRunner / Performance Center, Real User Monitoring TransactionVision.
With a focus on application diagnostics, composite application and businesstransaction management, J9 Technologies strive to ensure that customerw can quickly identify the root-cause of issues and minimizw mean time to resolution. For more information: J9 Inc. 24 Roy St., Box 211 Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 221-8109 Fax: (206) 374-2901 www.j9tech.comk SOURCE J9 Technologies, Inc.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Skyworks snaps up Advanced Analogic at lower price - Reuters
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Research: Hemp seed cake in organic broiler diets - WorldPoultry.net
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Research: Hemp seed cake in organic broiler diets WorldPoultry.net M. Eriksson and H. Wall of the Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden examined production and health of fast-growing broilers fed diets with and without hemp seed cake (HSC) in organic broiler ... |
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Arden transposes her cheeky humour to page - Winnipeg Free Press
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Kingston Herald | Arden transposes her cheeky humour to page Winnipeg Free Press Known for her cheeky humour, Calgary singer-songwriter and broadcaster Jann Arden is the winner of eight Junos, and the author of two previous collections of web journals. If readers aren't already fans, they are going to be after taking in her ... Tickets on Sale for Jann Arden's K-Rock Centre Concert |
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilityh in January but held off on the ribbonb cutting until key personnel were andthey “got a little airplane greasde under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbell said durinhg a news conference. Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Northwest Airlines was acquired by Delta as part ofthe Atlanta-based carrier’ws merger with Northwest in Octobedr 2008. The jets previously had been servicec bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbellp said.
Compass’ Louisville International Airport facility, locates at 5101 Crittenden Drive, consists of 42,7290 square feet of aircraft hangar space, 11,41 square feet of office, shop and storag e space, an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,480 square feet of parkingt and roadways. At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showedf off its first jet paintec in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleet will be convertee from Northwest Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbellp said. At the news Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear said the Compassa investment, including its $3 million annuap payroll, “is a tremendous economi achievement in the midst of some pretty touggheconomic times.” In August 2007, the board granted the airlinee preliminary approval for $2 million in state tax incentives for up to 10
The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilityh in January but held off on the ribbonb cutting until key personnel were andthey “got a little airplane greasde under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbell said durinhg a news conference. Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Northwest Airlines was acquired by Delta as part ofthe Atlanta-based carrier’ws merger with Northwest in Octobedr 2008. The jets previously had been servicec bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbellp said.
Compass’ Louisville International Airport facility, locates at 5101 Crittenden Drive, consists of 42,7290 square feet of aircraft hangar space, 11,41 square feet of office, shop and storag e space, an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,480 square feet of parkingt and roadways. At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showedf off its first jet paintec in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleet will be convertee from Northwest Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbellp said. At the news Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear said the Compassa investment, including its $3 million annuap payroll, “is a tremendous economi achievement in the midst of some pretty touggheconomic times.” In August 2007, the board granted the airlinee preliminary approval for $2 million in state tax incentives for up to 10
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Don't hunt for bargains, warns Dodge & Cox exec - San Francisco Business Times:
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"Is this the time to look at largd cap stocks with dominant franchisesw that are the leading companies in Pohl askeda sold-oug crowd attending a luncheon for the CFA Society of San Francisco on Oct. 11. "Th e best company wins rather than trying to buy the Pohl said. "We're making a decided efforrt to find companies that will servsethe emerging-market consumer and are selling at reasonable valuations." Pohl's presentation was a rare look insidre the publicity-shy investment company that manage s $240 billion.
The firm has built a stellar track recorfd with its fourfund offerings: domesti c stock, income, international equity and a balancd fund that's invested in the firm's domestic stocj and income funds. In the last few the 77-year-old firm has close d its stock and balanced funds after a torrenft of cash poured in followingthe tech-and-telecom bust. Like valuw investor Warren Buffett, CEO of , Dodge Cox avoided the high-flyinv tech sector during the dot-com bubble of the late Pohl also disclosed some of the challenges of investintits 6-year-old international fund.
The firm founed that in a few countries more information is disclosed inthe company's native language, with less disclosex in their reports issued in English. Dodge Cox hired translators to capture themissing information. The based on two floors in the Buildinf in the financial employs173 people, with 52 of them owning the company. The firm aims to investt in companies with solid business franchises in whichn the current stock marketvaluatioj doesn't adequately reflect their long-term profit potential. The firm'ds average holding period is seven years. Pohl, who decline to discuss specific said the firm is now overweighted in cabld television stocks andtraditional banks.
The firm is not exposedc to the brokeragebusiness that's so heavily dependen on Wall Street trading, he said, adding that Dodg e & Cox is also underweightecd in the utilities sector. "Sector ideas grow out of individualkcompany research," Pohl noting that the value-oriented investment strategy focusees on specific companies rather than tryingf to gauge beneficiaries of macro-economic At the end of the second quarter, the Dodged & Cox Stock Fund's largesy holdings included , Chevron, , McDonalde and Class A shares. Pacififc Service Credit Union said Stevew Punch will become president and CEOon Nov. 1.
Puncbh comes to the Walnut Creek crediyt union from First City Credit Union inLos Angeles, whers he was president and CEO since 1995. He succeedzs Tom Smigielski, who is retiring after 17 years withPacificf Service. He will remain as a senior consultanrt until the beginning of next year to help with the CEO The move marks a return to Pacific Servicsefor Punch, who was the credit union's chiefc operations officer from 1991 to 1995. Priore to 1991, he worked at for 13 years. Pacific with more than $1 billion in assets, serves the employeews of and more than 30other companies.
Credit unionh membership is also open to individuale who live or work in the Bay Former CEO joins Former Oliviaq CEO Amy Errettsaid she's joined Trinity Ventures as an entrepreneur in residence. Earlier this year, Errettg and her management teamdeparted Olivia, a San Francisco-basef cruise operator targeting lesbians. They are suinv Olivia's founder. At Olivia, Errett worked on extendingf the company's powerful brand beyond the cruises business. Earlier in her career, Erretyt was chairman and CEO of , a researcj and consulting firm focuser onfinancial services.
with more than $1 billion under is focused onseveral high-growtg sectors, including clean tech, digital Internet services, mobility and software as services. The firm'sx investments have included onlineretailer ; , ; restaurateur PF and , acquired by . Trinity Venturea was founded in 1986.
"Is this the time to look at largd cap stocks with dominant franchisesw that are the leading companies in Pohl askeda sold-oug crowd attending a luncheon for the CFA Society of San Francisco on Oct. 11. "Th e best company wins rather than trying to buy the Pohl said. "We're making a decided efforrt to find companies that will servsethe emerging-market consumer and are selling at reasonable valuations." Pohl's presentation was a rare look insidre the publicity-shy investment company that manage s $240 billion.
The firm has built a stellar track recorfd with its fourfund offerings: domesti c stock, income, international equity and a balancd fund that's invested in the firm's domestic stocj and income funds. In the last few the 77-year-old firm has close d its stock and balanced funds after a torrenft of cash poured in followingthe tech-and-telecom bust. Like valuw investor Warren Buffett, CEO of , Dodge Cox avoided the high-flyinv tech sector during the dot-com bubble of the late Pohl also disclosed some of the challenges of investintits 6-year-old international fund.
The firm founed that in a few countries more information is disclosed inthe company's native language, with less disclosex in their reports issued in English. Dodge Cox hired translators to capture themissing information. The based on two floors in the Buildinf in the financial employs173 people, with 52 of them owning the company. The firm aims to investt in companies with solid business franchises in whichn the current stock marketvaluatioj doesn't adequately reflect their long-term profit potential. The firm'ds average holding period is seven years. Pohl, who decline to discuss specific said the firm is now overweighted in cabld television stocks andtraditional banks.
The firm is not exposedc to the brokeragebusiness that's so heavily dependen on Wall Street trading, he said, adding that Dodg e & Cox is also underweightecd in the utilities sector. "Sector ideas grow out of individualkcompany research," Pohl noting that the value-oriented investment strategy focusees on specific companies rather than tryingf to gauge beneficiaries of macro-economic At the end of the second quarter, the Dodged & Cox Stock Fund's largesy holdings included , Chevron, , McDonalde and Class A shares. Pacififc Service Credit Union said Stevew Punch will become president and CEOon Nov. 1.
Puncbh comes to the Walnut Creek crediyt union from First City Credit Union inLos Angeles, whers he was president and CEO since 1995. He succeedzs Tom Smigielski, who is retiring after 17 years withPacificf Service. He will remain as a senior consultanrt until the beginning of next year to help with the CEO The move marks a return to Pacific Servicsefor Punch, who was the credit union's chiefc operations officer from 1991 to 1995. Priore to 1991, he worked at for 13 years. Pacific with more than $1 billion in assets, serves the employeews of and more than 30other companies.
Credit unionh membership is also open to individuale who live or work in the Bay Former CEO joins Former Oliviaq CEO Amy Errettsaid she's joined Trinity Ventures as an entrepreneur in residence. Earlier this year, Errettg and her management teamdeparted Olivia, a San Francisco-basef cruise operator targeting lesbians. They are suinv Olivia's founder. At Olivia, Errett worked on extendingf the company's powerful brand beyond the cruises business. Earlier in her career, Erretyt was chairman and CEO of , a researcj and consulting firm focuser onfinancial services.
with more than $1 billion under is focused onseveral high-growtg sectors, including clean tech, digital Internet services, mobility and software as services. The firm'sx investments have included onlineretailer ; , ; restaurateur PF and , acquired by . Trinity Venturea was founded in 1986.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Verizon testing latest technology for high-speed service in Columbus - Business First of Columbus:
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Since the middle of 2008, Basking N.J.-based Verizon Wireless, a division of , has been testiny what it calls its fourth or 4G, network in 25 cities across the countrh and world, including Columbus. “Columbus is alwayss a good placefor innovation,” said Tom Verizon’s vice president of technology. “It has good demographics there are many earlyadopters (of technology).” Sawanobori said Verizon plans to continus testing the high-speed network through the middle of the year in Verizon is spending approximately $50 billion to builfd its fourth generation network, and spent abou t $258 million in Ohio in just the past Sawanobori said.
He declined to say if Centra l Ohio will be among the first markets to have newnetworki service, but did say the companhy plans to roll it out “prettyu aggressively” over the next four When it does come, Verizon customer s who want to use the networkl will have to buy new phones. Verizon’se networks are based on a technology calledCDMA technology, which is used almost exclusivelyu in the United States. Throughoutg the rest of the world, cell phonse networks are based onGSM Verizon’s fourth generation network is basedd on Long Term Evolutiohn technology.
LTE is derived from GSM and Verizon officials believe LTE will become the dominant technology choice inthe future. “Manyg other major wireless service providers, both domestic and foreign, have also selectefd LTE as the technology for their4G deployments,” Verizom said in its 2008 annual repory filed with the . “As a we believe that LTE will provide us with the opportunity to adopt an access platform withglobal scale.” Verizon’s network will use radii waves currently being used by television stations.
The company is waitingb for the TV broadcastersa to abandon the 800 MHzand 1800-1900o MHz spectrum bands by June 12 as part of theif conversion to digital Once Verizon can take over the spectrum and get its new network up and running, Sawanobori said it shoulc be able to post data transfer speeds 10 timez faster than that of the company’a third generation, or 3G, network. That’s when the worls will open up for Verizon, said Ben a telecommunications industry expertin Raleigh, N.C., who holds 28 “With the LTE network, you can run anythingt over it,” Levitan said.
“It’s really a way to consolidate all telecommunication services at a lower price and bring it inside the For example, Verizon could offer home telephone wireless phone service, cable TV service and Internetg access over its new network, Levitan It also won’t require Verizonh to run cabling or wires to businessez or homes because customers will be able to pick up service from the Not only that, Levitan said Verizon shoulsd have a chance to gain market share among cell phone users.
Currently, only 20 percent of the worldwided cell phone market uses CDMA By switching toa GSM-based technology, Levita n said Verizon should have access to the remaining 80 percent of users when they eventually upgrade to a 4G
Since the middle of 2008, Basking N.J.-based Verizon Wireless, a division of , has been testiny what it calls its fourth or 4G, network in 25 cities across the countrh and world, including Columbus. “Columbus is alwayss a good placefor innovation,” said Tom Verizon’s vice president of technology. “It has good demographics there are many earlyadopters (of technology).” Sawanobori said Verizon plans to continus testing the high-speed network through the middle of the year in Verizon is spending approximately $50 billion to builfd its fourth generation network, and spent abou t $258 million in Ohio in just the past Sawanobori said.
He declined to say if Centra l Ohio will be among the first markets to have newnetworki service, but did say the companhy plans to roll it out “prettyu aggressively” over the next four When it does come, Verizon customer s who want to use the networkl will have to buy new phones. Verizon’se networks are based on a technology calledCDMA technology, which is used almost exclusivelyu in the United States. Throughoutg the rest of the world, cell phonse networks are based onGSM Verizon’s fourth generation network is basedd on Long Term Evolutiohn technology.
LTE is derived from GSM and Verizon officials believe LTE will become the dominant technology choice inthe future. “Manyg other major wireless service providers, both domestic and foreign, have also selectefd LTE as the technology for their4G deployments,” Verizom said in its 2008 annual repory filed with the . “As a we believe that LTE will provide us with the opportunity to adopt an access platform withglobal scale.” Verizon’s network will use radii waves currently being used by television stations.
The company is waitingb for the TV broadcastersa to abandon the 800 MHzand 1800-1900o MHz spectrum bands by June 12 as part of theif conversion to digital Once Verizon can take over the spectrum and get its new network up and running, Sawanobori said it shoulc be able to post data transfer speeds 10 timez faster than that of the company’a third generation, or 3G, network. That’s when the worls will open up for Verizon, said Ben a telecommunications industry expertin Raleigh, N.C., who holds 28 “With the LTE network, you can run anythingt over it,” Levitan said.
“It’s really a way to consolidate all telecommunication services at a lower price and bring it inside the For example, Verizon could offer home telephone wireless phone service, cable TV service and Internetg access over its new network, Levitan It also won’t require Verizonh to run cabling or wires to businessez or homes because customers will be able to pick up service from the Not only that, Levitan said Verizon shoulsd have a chance to gain market share among cell phone users.
Currently, only 20 percent of the worldwided cell phone market uses CDMA By switching toa GSM-based technology, Levita n said Verizon should have access to the remaining 80 percent of users when they eventually upgrade to a 4G
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Toyota celebrates production start at new US plant - Boston.com
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INAUTONEWS | Toyota celebrates production start at new US plant Boston.com Toyota celebrated the start of Corolla production at its newest US auto plant Thursday after a lengthy delay that the car maker blamed on a weak economy. The ceremony form » |
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Reid, Boehner huddle on budget deal - Reuters
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ABC News | Reid, Boehner huddle on budget deal Reuters Independent budget experts say Congress needs to trim its annual budget deficits by roughly $4 trillion over 10 years to keep the national debt at a manageable level. "Time is short but not so short that agreement cannot be reached," said ... The Democrats' peculiar negotiat ing strategy |
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Chrysler-Fiat deal is completed - Business First of Louisville:
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The company is now known as and remains basexd inAuburn Hills, The Supreme Court, which had temporarilu held up the deal on Mondayu while it considered appeals by three Indianas state pension funds and severalk consumer groups, said in an order that the groupse had not proven that the court needed to Chrysler and Fiat representativezs concluded the government-backed deal Wednesday morning. The plan to salvaged Chrysler will remake the companty into one owned 55 percen by a unionpension trust, 20 percent ownedd by Fiat -- a share that could grow to 35 percenrt -- and the rest ownexd by the governments of the United Stateds and Canada.
"This is a very significant day, not only for Chryslert and itsdedicated employees, who have persevered throug a great deal of uncertainty durinb the past year, but for the globalk automotive industry as a said Sergio Marchionne, who was named CEO of Chrysler Group, in a statement. "Fromk the very beginning, we have been adaman t that this alliance must be a constructivse and important step towards solving the problems impactinfgour industry. We now look forward to establishingv a new paradigm for how automotive companies can operatre profitablygoing forward.
" The new Chrysler will be manage by a nine-member board of directors, consistinvg of three directors to be appointed by four directors to be appointed by the U.S. government, one directorf to be appointed by the Canadiamn government and one directodr to be appointed bythe ' Retiree Medicalp Benefits Trust. The board is expected to name C. Robertg Kidder as chairman. Also Tuesday, a federaol bankruptcy judge in New York refused toblock Chrysler's effort to pull the franchise of 789 dealers. Three Louisville-area dealerships are amongg those 789: , 4136 Shelbyville Road; , 4126 Shelbyville and , 513 E. Spring St.
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The company is now known as and remains basexd inAuburn Hills, The Supreme Court, which had temporarilu held up the deal on Mondayu while it considered appeals by three Indianas state pension funds and severalk consumer groups, said in an order that the groupse had not proven that the court needed to Chrysler and Fiat representativezs concluded the government-backed deal Wednesday morning. The plan to salvaged Chrysler will remake the companty into one owned 55 percen by a unionpension trust, 20 percent ownedd by Fiat -- a share that could grow to 35 percenrt -- and the rest ownexd by the governments of the United Stateds and Canada.
"This is a very significant day, not only for Chryslert and itsdedicated employees, who have persevered throug a great deal of uncertainty durinb the past year, but for the globalk automotive industry as a said Sergio Marchionne, who was named CEO of Chrysler Group, in a statement. "Fromk the very beginning, we have been adaman t that this alliance must be a constructivse and important step towards solving the problems impactinfgour industry. We now look forward to establishingv a new paradigm for how automotive companies can operatre profitablygoing forward.
" The new Chrysler will be manage by a nine-member board of directors, consistinvg of three directors to be appointed by four directors to be appointed by the U.S. government, one directorf to be appointed by the Canadiamn government and one directodr to be appointed bythe ' Retiree Medicalp Benefits Trust. The board is expected to name C. Robertg Kidder as chairman. Also Tuesday, a federaol bankruptcy judge in New York refused toblock Chrysler's effort to pull the franchise of 789 dealers. Three Louisville-area dealerships are amongg those 789: , 4136 Shelbyville Road; , 4126 Shelbyville and , 513 E. Spring St.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish unhappy at fixture schedule - BBC News
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Metro | Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish unhappy at fixture schedule BBC News Kenny Dalglish has criticised the scheduling which will see his Liverpool side play two games in 48 hours. The Reds face Manchester City on Sunday, 27 November before visiting Chelsea in the League Cup quarter-finals the following Tuesday. ... Liverpool not ha ppy with fixture list |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Foreclosure suit puts 160-acre Kendall Commons in peril - South Florida Business Journal:
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Miami-based has filed a notice of foreclosurewagainst , and managers Jose R. Boschettio and Martin Caparros Jr. The suit, filed on March 19, seeks to seized most of the site, which has but no vertical construction. The site is on the southy side of Kendall Drive just east ofKroms Avenue. It had been approved for 1,256 a hotel, 132,000 square feet of commercial space, parkzs and a school. The lawsuiyt also named Miami Lakes-based Falcomn Funding, which gave the developers a $12.2 millionh second mortgage for Kendall Commonsin 2004. Fort Lauderdale-based , which gave Kendall Land Developmenta $17 million mortgage in was not named in the That loan, modified to $11.
9 million in Januaruy 2008, covers several commercial parcels not included in City National’s mortgage. City National’s foreclosurer lawsuit is based onthe $33.8 million mortgage it grantex Kendall Land Development in 2004. It was last modifiedd to $22 million in January 2008. Offices owner faces foreclosure No. 4 The head of Cora Gables-based faces his fourth foreclosure lawsuit. On March 18, Boca Raton-basee filed a notice of foreclosure against Tamach Gables Squaree andCarlos Gonzalez, the head of Tamach The company owns the Tamac h Gables Square Office Condominium in Coral Gables. Of the 46 office condko units, 14 have sold.
Sun American’s lawsuit is based on a mortgagwe last modifiedat $14.9 million in December 2007. The ownef of a historic office buildint in West Palm Beachfaces foreclosure. Built in the Comeau Building is listed on the National Registr ofHistoric Places. Chicago-based planned to convert the 104,404-square-foot building, at 319 Clematis St., into a Yet, , as a trustee for a collateralized debt obligatiobsecurity holder, filed a foreclosurew lawsuit against Comeau NCP baseed on an $8.3 million mortgage obtainerd in 2006. Compass Bank has filed a foreclosurw action against the developer ofa 114-uniy Dania Beach condominium. The filing by the Ala.
-based bank against Miami-based covers three buildings at 4151Stirlingv Road. Compass Bank gave Oaks Grou a $17.1 million mortgage in 2006. fileed a counterclaim seeking to foreclose on a Daviwe office project after the developer sued the bank for failintg to disburse funds undet theconstruction loan. The litigatiojn surrounds the 47,000-square-foot Regency Commons, at 5251 S. University Drive.
Miami-based has filed a notice of foreclosurewagainst , and managers Jose R. Boschettio and Martin Caparros Jr. The suit, filed on March 19, seeks to seized most of the site, which has but no vertical construction. The site is on the southy side of Kendall Drive just east ofKroms Avenue. It had been approved for 1,256 a hotel, 132,000 square feet of commercial space, parkzs and a school. The lawsuiyt also named Miami Lakes-based Falcomn Funding, which gave the developers a $12.2 millionh second mortgage for Kendall Commonsin 2004. Fort Lauderdale-based , which gave Kendall Land Developmenta $17 million mortgage in was not named in the That loan, modified to $11.
9 million in Januaruy 2008, covers several commercial parcels not included in City National’s mortgage. City National’s foreclosurer lawsuit is based onthe $33.8 million mortgage it grantex Kendall Land Development in 2004. It was last modifiedd to $22 million in January 2008. Offices owner faces foreclosure No. 4 The head of Cora Gables-based faces his fourth foreclosure lawsuit. On March 18, Boca Raton-basee filed a notice of foreclosure against Tamach Gables Squaree andCarlos Gonzalez, the head of Tamach The company owns the Tamac h Gables Square Office Condominium in Coral Gables. Of the 46 office condko units, 14 have sold.
Sun American’s lawsuit is based on a mortgagwe last modifiedat $14.9 million in December 2007. The ownef of a historic office buildint in West Palm Beachfaces foreclosure. Built in the Comeau Building is listed on the National Registr ofHistoric Places. Chicago-based planned to convert the 104,404-square-foot building, at 319 Clematis St., into a Yet, , as a trustee for a collateralized debt obligatiobsecurity holder, filed a foreclosurew lawsuit against Comeau NCP baseed on an $8.3 million mortgage obtainerd in 2006. Compass Bank has filed a foreclosurw action against the developer ofa 114-uniy Dania Beach condominium. The filing by the Ala.
-based bank against Miami-based covers three buildings at 4151Stirlingv Road. Compass Bank gave Oaks Grou a $17.1 million mortgage in 2006. fileed a counterclaim seeking to foreclose on a Daviwe office project after the developer sued the bank for failintg to disburse funds undet theconstruction loan. The litigatiojn surrounds the 47,000-square-foot Regency Commons, at 5251 S. University Drive.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Hundreds of foreigners stranded in Everest region - Montreal Gazette
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International Business Times | Hundreds of foreigners stranded in Everest region Montreal Gazette Around 500 travellers fly in and out of Lukla on a normal day when weather conditions are good. "Others on their way to Lukla have remained where they are after hearing the news about the bad weather," Kharel said. Flights in mountainous Nepal are ... < br />Tourists stranded by dense fog in Nepalese mountains Mount Everest: Nearly 2000 Trekkers Stranded in the Mountainous Region Bad weather strands 2000 Everest trekkers |
Friday, November 4, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Study: Default on mortgage a moral matter - South Florida Business Journal:
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The report finds that 17 percenft of householdswould default, even if they can afford to pay theifr mortgage, when the equity shortfall reaches 50 percent of the valu e of the house. "We'res in a completely different economic environment where for the first time since the Great Depression millionse of Americans have mortgage loans that exceed the valuee oftheir home," said Paolaz Sapienza of the at who led the Morality plays a big role in the decision to walk away, the studgy found.
Those who said it was immorapl to default were 77 percent less likely to declare theit intention todo so, while people who know someone who defaultee were 82 percent more likely to say they woulcd default themselves. "Our research showed there is a 'multiplication where the social pressure not to default is weakenesd when homeowners live in areaxs of high frequency of foreclosures or know others whodefaulterd strategically,” said Luigi Zingales of the Universityy of Chicago Booth School of Business, and one of the study’ co-authors.
People under the age of 35 and over the age of 65 were less likelyu to say it was morally wrong to default comparedto middle-agede respondents. People with higher education (eight percentage and African-Americans (14 percentage points) are less likely to thinkk it is morally wrongto default, whereas respondentsa with a higher income are more likely to think it is morally wrong. Default is considered less morally wrontg inthe U.S. Northeast (six percentage and West (8 1/2 percentage points). Therr was little difference in the moral view of strategic default among Republicansand Democrats, but Independents were less likelyu to say defaulting is immoral.
were 12 percentag e points less likely to say strategic defaultis "As defaults become more the social stigma attached with defaultint will likely be especially if there continues to be few repercussionds for people who walk away from their loans," concludedc Sapienza. "This has an adverse effect on homeowners who do pay their andthe after-effects of more defaults and more price collapsd could be economic catastrophe.
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The report finds that 17 percenft of householdswould default, even if they can afford to pay theifr mortgage, when the equity shortfall reaches 50 percent of the valu e of the house. "We'res in a completely different economic environment where for the first time since the Great Depression millionse of Americans have mortgage loans that exceed the valuee oftheir home," said Paolaz Sapienza of the at who led the Morality plays a big role in the decision to walk away, the studgy found.
Those who said it was immorapl to default were 77 percent less likely to declare theit intention todo so, while people who know someone who defaultee were 82 percent more likely to say they woulcd default themselves. "Our research showed there is a 'multiplication where the social pressure not to default is weakenesd when homeowners live in areaxs of high frequency of foreclosures or know others whodefaulterd strategically,” said Luigi Zingales of the Universityy of Chicago Booth School of Business, and one of the study’ co-authors.
People under the age of 35 and over the age of 65 were less likelyu to say it was morally wrong to default comparedto middle-agede respondents. People with higher education (eight percentage and African-Americans (14 percentage points) are less likely to thinkk it is morally wrongto default, whereas respondentsa with a higher income are more likely to think it is morally wrong. Default is considered less morally wrontg inthe U.S. Northeast (six percentage and West (8 1/2 percentage points). Therr was little difference in the moral view of strategic default among Republicansand Democrats, but Independents were less likelyu to say defaulting is immoral.
were 12 percentag e points less likely to say strategic defaultis "As defaults become more the social stigma attached with defaultint will likely be especially if there continues to be few repercussionds for people who walk away from their loans," concludedc Sapienza. "This has an adverse effect on homeowners who do pay their andthe after-effects of more defaults and more price collapsd could be economic catastrophe.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Ex-Staubach group opens CresaPartners office here - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Now one of thosre rivals has made good on that opportunitgyin Charlotte, hiring a group of formerr Staubach employees to open an office Boston-based has hired five longtime Staubach employees for its entry into including local CresaPartners principals Mark Ayers, Tim Brotherton and Edwin With its debut here, the firm is promisinhg to bring “pure tenant representation back to Charlotte.” The companh has set up shop in the Siskey Buildinfg on Sharon Road. “As a group, we’ve got an overalkl belief in the tenant rep model and having somethinyunique there,” says Ayers, managing principal, who has workef with clients such as Time Warner Cable, US Airwayw Group Inc.
and Wachovia Corp. “It’s that beliefr that you are a tenantrep advocate.” Staubach’s tenant-onl y business model meant the firm didn’t have to worry about conflicts of interest when seeking the best real estatse deal for clients. With the firm’x $613 marriage to Jones Lang some analysts and competitors wondered what the fallout mighgt be amongStaubach brokers, who suddenly found themselves at a full-servicee firm that represents both tenants and landlords. CresaPartners bills itself as the larges t North American real estate firm that representztenants exclusively.
It has 45 officesd in the United including onein Cary, where it bought a local real estated firm last summer. The company has 750 employees and generatedf morethan $160 million in revenuw last year. “We’re going to continue to recruift former competitors who remaib committed to the pure tenantr representationbusiness model,” CresaPartners Chief Executived Bill Goade says in a statementt about the Charlotte office. CresaPartnerd will target tenants that need at least 5,000 square feet of space. Ayers says that even in a recessionb the firm will have opportunities to seize a share of thelocal market, particularly with its tenant-onlyy model.
“You’re now in a tenant and I think to knock on doore and say we represent tenants and this is a greag time to look at your real itpresents opportunities,” he says. “Even in thesed tough economic times, tenants are going to look at one of theirdmajor expenses, which is real estate.” In addition to the Missy Sheaff and Anne Thompson have joined CresaPartner s as a senior adviser and brokerage and marketing respectively.
Now one of thosre rivals has made good on that opportunitgyin Charlotte, hiring a group of formerr Staubach employees to open an office Boston-based has hired five longtime Staubach employees for its entry into including local CresaPartners principals Mark Ayers, Tim Brotherton and Edwin With its debut here, the firm is promisinhg to bring “pure tenant representation back to Charlotte.” The companh has set up shop in the Siskey Buildinfg on Sharon Road. “As a group, we’ve got an overalkl belief in the tenant rep model and having somethinyunique there,” says Ayers, managing principal, who has workef with clients such as Time Warner Cable, US Airwayw Group Inc.
and Wachovia Corp. “It’s that beliefr that you are a tenantrep advocate.” Staubach’s tenant-onl y business model meant the firm didn’t have to worry about conflicts of interest when seeking the best real estatse deal for clients. With the firm’x $613 marriage to Jones Lang some analysts and competitors wondered what the fallout mighgt be amongStaubach brokers, who suddenly found themselves at a full-servicee firm that represents both tenants and landlords. CresaPartners bills itself as the larges t North American real estate firm that representztenants exclusively.
It has 45 officesd in the United including onein Cary, where it bought a local real estated firm last summer. The company has 750 employees and generatedf morethan $160 million in revenuw last year. “We’re going to continue to recruift former competitors who remaib committed to the pure tenantr representationbusiness model,” CresaPartners Chief Executived Bill Goade says in a statementt about the Charlotte office. CresaPartnerd will target tenants that need at least 5,000 square feet of space. Ayers says that even in a recessionb the firm will have opportunities to seize a share of thelocal market, particularly with its tenant-onlyy model.
“You’re now in a tenant and I think to knock on doore and say we represent tenants and this is a greag time to look at your real itpresents opportunities,” he says. “Even in thesed tough economic times, tenants are going to look at one of theirdmajor expenses, which is real estate.” In addition to the Missy Sheaff and Anne Thompson have joined CresaPartner s as a senior adviser and brokerage and marketing respectively.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Hospital helps wine execs unwind - San Francisco Business Times:
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Winemaker Doug Shafer originally was entranced by the freedoj of the Napa Valleywine business, fascinatefd by the concept that he could make a livinv outside, "driving a truck and wearing jeans. But years later, after workingg for his father and helpinv to establish andexpand Napa's high-end Shaferd Vineyards, parts of his life didn' t seem so great. "I was kind of a stress working basically allthe time," he recalled.
"u was not happy with how I was In the aftermath of arough divorce, Shafer said, there were stres s and weight issues, he had trouble findinbg the time to work out, and he was frequentlyy on the road -- includinv jaunts to Japan, Korea, Londomn and Switzerland. "Taking care of yoursel was way downthe list," Shafer "It was more important to get the grapess picked, or get on the plane for the next trip, or take care of the Beneath its bucolic surface -- the vineyard-covered hillsides and idyllic views and elegant estatees -- the Napa Vallety hides a nasty It can be just as hard, and sometimees harder, for busy executivesa here to stay healthyy than anywhere else, even folks who run wineries and vineyards and appear to be beneficiaries of the Golden State'se most glittering rewards.
"At our level of size, the competition is very fierce," said Bob chairman and pater familiasof St. Helena'xs Trinchero Family Estates. "We have 600 and the pressure's on you. You have thosed people to takecare of." That'sd one of the reasons launched its One Program, whichh includes a comprehensive one-day health testing, consultation and evaluatiojn session and can also entail follow-u consultations for an additional It's preventive, holistic medicinde for the elite, looking at everything from percentage of body fat to and from breathing techniques to advanced lipids testing.
And it doesn't come cheap: $4,40o0 for a one-day or the $7,500 package, which includezs 12 months of follow-upo advice. For Wine Country executives with abundantliquid assets, though, the 2-year-oled program is a good way to learnh how to stay healthy amid a sea of "They feel they're fortunate to be said Heather Peña M.D., who launchesd and heads the program. "Ane they want to enjoy their But too much enjoyment can be a big part ofthe "The wine business is incredibly social," cautionerd Bart Araujo, proprietor with his wife, Daphne, of Calistoga'sw Araujo Estate Wines.
That includes the valley'as round of glitzy parties, dinners, business meetings, wine tastinga and other events awashu in wineand delicious-but-calorie-laden hors d'oeuvres. "You have to be carefu l about how social you want to AddsDaphne Araujo: When chefs ask "if I have any food I always say 'foie gras.'" Bart Araujo has gone through the program, along with Daphne, a St. Helena Hospital boarc member, and a flock of otheer wine industry executives anxious to lose copewith stress, or just get a comprehensivw sense of how healthhy they are -- and what specific issues or maladiea their bodies and frenetic lifestyles may have hidden from them.
Shafer, for example, signed on in June 2004 and learne d at least twoimportant things: He had a serioux cholesterol problem that needed to be dealr with, and he was finally willinbg to take the responsibility to make a lot of changesd in his life. That meant losing 15 pounds in a matterof weeks, eliminating "mindlesa scarfing" from his diet, and monitorinf his intake of cheese and other high-fat foods. But when program head Peña -- a Harvard-trainesd physician with years of experience at the Pritikihn Institute before comingto St.
Helenwa -- asked Shafer to limit his wine consumptionm to justtwo four-ounce glasses a day, that was the "I said 'no way,'" Shaferr recalls. "That's not going to work!" But like a numbefr of other wine-industry participants in the program, Shafer was able to adjust in other ways and ultimately to mesh many of its approachexs into hisdaily life. Now he check to see that his hotel has a gym anduses it, maintainds his weight loss, and keepx his cholesterol levels in check without And he drinks considerably less wine than he used to, sometimes slippingy a maitre d' a $20 to "not to refill my during the course of a social event.
Stress also comes into the not only from the demands of travekl and beingprofessionally sociable, but from stresses inheren t in the business' fundamentals.
Winemaker Doug Shafer originally was entranced by the freedoj of the Napa Valleywine business, fascinatefd by the concept that he could make a livinv outside, "driving a truck and wearing jeans. But years later, after workingg for his father and helpinv to establish andexpand Napa's high-end Shaferd Vineyards, parts of his life didn' t seem so great. "I was kind of a stress working basically allthe time," he recalled.
"u was not happy with how I was In the aftermath of arough divorce, Shafer said, there were stres s and weight issues, he had trouble findinbg the time to work out, and he was frequentlyy on the road -- includinv jaunts to Japan, Korea, Londomn and Switzerland. "Taking care of yoursel was way downthe list," Shafer "It was more important to get the grapess picked, or get on the plane for the next trip, or take care of the Beneath its bucolic surface -- the vineyard-covered hillsides and idyllic views and elegant estatees -- the Napa Vallety hides a nasty It can be just as hard, and sometimees harder, for busy executivesa here to stay healthyy than anywhere else, even folks who run wineries and vineyards and appear to be beneficiaries of the Golden State'se most glittering rewards.
"At our level of size, the competition is very fierce," said Bob chairman and pater familiasof St. Helena'xs Trinchero Family Estates. "We have 600 and the pressure's on you. You have thosed people to takecare of." That'sd one of the reasons launched its One Program, whichh includes a comprehensive one-day health testing, consultation and evaluatiojn session and can also entail follow-u consultations for an additional It's preventive, holistic medicinde for the elite, looking at everything from percentage of body fat to and from breathing techniques to advanced lipids testing.
And it doesn't come cheap: $4,40o0 for a one-day or the $7,500 package, which includezs 12 months of follow-upo advice. For Wine Country executives with abundantliquid assets, though, the 2-year-oled program is a good way to learnh how to stay healthy amid a sea of "They feel they're fortunate to be said Heather Peña M.D., who launchesd and heads the program. "Ane they want to enjoy their But too much enjoyment can be a big part ofthe "The wine business is incredibly social," cautionerd Bart Araujo, proprietor with his wife, Daphne, of Calistoga'sw Araujo Estate Wines.
That includes the valley'as round of glitzy parties, dinners, business meetings, wine tastinga and other events awashu in wineand delicious-but-calorie-laden hors d'oeuvres. "You have to be carefu l about how social you want to AddsDaphne Araujo: When chefs ask "if I have any food I always say 'foie gras.'" Bart Araujo has gone through the program, along with Daphne, a St. Helena Hospital boarc member, and a flock of otheer wine industry executives anxious to lose copewith stress, or just get a comprehensivw sense of how healthhy they are -- and what specific issues or maladiea their bodies and frenetic lifestyles may have hidden from them.
Shafer, for example, signed on in June 2004 and learne d at least twoimportant things: He had a serioux cholesterol problem that needed to be dealr with, and he was finally willinbg to take the responsibility to make a lot of changesd in his life. That meant losing 15 pounds in a matterof weeks, eliminating "mindlesa scarfing" from his diet, and monitorinf his intake of cheese and other high-fat foods. But when program head Peña -- a Harvard-trainesd physician with years of experience at the Pritikihn Institute before comingto St.
Helenwa -- asked Shafer to limit his wine consumptionm to justtwo four-ounce glasses a day, that was the "I said 'no way,'" Shaferr recalls. "That's not going to work!" But like a numbefr of other wine-industry participants in the program, Shafer was able to adjust in other ways and ultimately to mesh many of its approachexs into hisdaily life. Now he check to see that his hotel has a gym anduses it, maintainds his weight loss, and keepx his cholesterol levels in check without And he drinks considerably less wine than he used to, sometimes slippingy a maitre d' a $20 to "not to refill my during the course of a social event.
Stress also comes into the not only from the demands of travekl and beingprofessionally sociable, but from stresses inheren t in the business' fundamentals.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Missouri jobless rate resumes climb in May - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The state’s seasonally adjusted unemploymentf rate increased to 9 percentin May, up from 8.1 percent in April’s 0.6 point decrease in unemployment now appearsw anomalous, with the May increase part of an upwarsd trend dating back to mid-2008, state officials said. Approximately 272,000 Missourians were estimated to have been joblesas during the monthof May. Nonfarm payroll employmenty decreasedby 3,700 jobs in May, markinv the smallest monthly decrease sincs employment began to drop sharplg last November.
Job losses were concentratedr inmanufacturing (-3,700) and construction (-1,600), which were partly offset by gainz in health care and sociaol assistance (2,000) and local government Over the past year, employment dropperd by 74,300 jobs, or 2.7 percent. The main exceptionas to the downward trend over the year have been privatw educationalservices (2,500), health care and socia l assistance (6,000), federal government (2,700) and local government The national unemployment rate in May was 9.4 Nonfarm payroll employment in May was down in St. Louiws by 4,100, led by automobile industryg layoffs and a cutback of federaol employees following the end ofsome pre-2010 Censu s activities.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemploymentf rate increased to 9 percentin May, up from 8.1 percent in April’s 0.6 point decrease in unemployment now appearsw anomalous, with the May increase part of an upwarsd trend dating back to mid-2008, state officials said. Approximately 272,000 Missourians were estimated to have been joblesas during the monthof May. Nonfarm payroll employmenty decreasedby 3,700 jobs in May, markinv the smallest monthly decrease sincs employment began to drop sharplg last November.
Job losses were concentratedr inmanufacturing (-3,700) and construction (-1,600), which were partly offset by gainz in health care and sociaol assistance (2,000) and local government Over the past year, employment dropperd by 74,300 jobs, or 2.7 percent. The main exceptionas to the downward trend over the year have been privatw educationalservices (2,500), health care and socia l assistance (6,000), federal government (2,700) and local government The national unemployment rate in May was 9.4 Nonfarm payroll employment in May was down in St. Louiws by 4,100, led by automobile industryg layoffs and a cutback of federaol employees following the end ofsome pre-2010 Censu s activities.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Portland-area economy weakens Q1 - Nashville Business Journal:
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percent, an accelerating decline compared tothe 13.5 percen (revised) drop in the fourth quartedr of 2008. Of the nine indicators includefd inthe index, six declined significantly, said Tim Duy, directort of the Oregon Economicc Forum and a UO adjunct assistant professor, Labor market trends continue to deteriorate. Help-wanted advertising in The Oregoniaj fell duringthe quarter, consistent with a decrease in hirinhg demand. Similarly, initial unemployment claims continued to reaching a month averageof 16,819 claims. Non-farm payrollsz continue to fall as underr the dual forces of increaseds layoffs and slackhiring demand; payrolls stand 3.9 percentr lower than year-ago levels.
The expecte d slowdown in lodging activitu finally cameto pass, said Duy,with estimatedr lodging revenue (seasonally and inflatioj adjusted) down 15.4 percent from the fourtgh quarter. Passenger traffic at Portland International Airport was effectivel y unchanged from the previous Housing markets weregenerally weaker. Housinf sales were effectively unchanged, while average days-on-marker fell, partially offsetting a particularly sharp rise in the fourth quartetof 2008, attributable to the intensification of the financial crisis and unusual weathe conditions, said Duy. Ongoing declines in the in pointf to continued economic deterioration in thePortlandx region, he added.
Signxs of stabilization are difficultto find, he expectations for a firming of economiv activity in the second half of 2009 are largelg based on some tentative signs of stability in the national Moreover, the impact of fiscal and monetary policies shouldd become more evident as the year progresses. Still, the pace of the recovert is expected to be subdued as the economy adjustz to an environment less dependenton debt-supportedd consumer spending growth.
percent, an accelerating decline compared tothe 13.5 percen (revised) drop in the fourth quartedr of 2008. Of the nine indicators includefd inthe index, six declined significantly, said Tim Duy, directort of the Oregon Economicc Forum and a UO adjunct assistant professor, Labor market trends continue to deteriorate. Help-wanted advertising in The Oregoniaj fell duringthe quarter, consistent with a decrease in hirinhg demand. Similarly, initial unemployment claims continued to reaching a month averageof 16,819 claims. Non-farm payrollsz continue to fall as underr the dual forces of increaseds layoffs and slackhiring demand; payrolls stand 3.9 percentr lower than year-ago levels.
The expecte d slowdown in lodging activitu finally cameto pass, said Duy,with estimatedr lodging revenue (seasonally and inflatioj adjusted) down 15.4 percent from the fourtgh quarter. Passenger traffic at Portland International Airport was effectivel y unchanged from the previous Housing markets weregenerally weaker. Housinf sales were effectively unchanged, while average days-on-marker fell, partially offsetting a particularly sharp rise in the fourth quartetof 2008, attributable to the intensification of the financial crisis and unusual weathe conditions, said Duy. Ongoing declines in the in pointf to continued economic deterioration in thePortlandx region, he added.
Signxs of stabilization are difficultto find, he expectations for a firming of economiv activity in the second half of 2009 are largelg based on some tentative signs of stability in the national Moreover, the impact of fiscal and monetary policies shouldd become more evident as the year progresses. Still, the pace of the recovert is expected to be subdued as the economy adjustz to an environment less dependenton debt-supportedd consumer spending growth.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Meeting business is showing some faint signs of life - bizjournals Business Travel Guide
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But already, some leaders in the meetings industry are seeint signsof improvement, with managers at customerf companies starting to express more optimism abouy the months ahead. Pat Moscaritolo, president and CEO of the , said recentl y that during the stretch of Decemberthrough April, Boston and Cambridge hotels experienced their most trying timews since the downturn of 2002. “This downturn is more severwe because pretty much every segment of the businesss and corporate marketplace is he said.
On any given 40 percent of the rooms at a city hotep are likely to be occupied by businessx travelers rather thanleisure “Those business travelers are who fill hotek rooms, especially during the week,” Moscaritolo said. “A lot of them come here for conferencew and those budgets are being cut Larger conferences have beenhit hard, especiallyt those that focus on Jimmy Callanan, the president and owner of , which handlesz rigging and logistics support for shows at the and as well as dozensx of hotels around Boston, said the recent auto and boat show s were a fraction of their former Smaller conferences, especially those in the business space, have been more however.
A recent Cisco Systems conference for resellerd partnersdrew 2,000 people to the Hynes for a show that was heavu on the bells and whistles that Callanan said are oftenb the first to go when timees get tough. “You’d never know there was a recession on if you walked intothat show,” he said. Otherr business has picked up as “Starting in December through we definitely were holding our collective but coming into May it seemed like people started cominy back and spending money Callanan added.
Chris Lynn, director of sales and marketin for The ColonnadeBoston Hotel, which offeres 13,000 square feet of meeting space, said business has shown signx of improvement following a “very competitive” first “We’ve been more aggressive knowing things were a little softer heading into the summer and now we’re trending stronger for the year,” Lynn said, addinyg that the hotel’s independent status has helped it competee for business, as has its recent $25 million renovation and the fact that it is one of the only city hotel s with a rooftop pool.
Elsewhere, the meeting industriews and hotels alike are already looking beyond the secondd half of this year to what they hope and expect will be an improved businesxs climatein 2010. “It’s a challengingg time for all industries and hospitality isno exception,” said Michelle Ray, director of sales at the Four Season Boston, which offers 14 different meeting and functionh rooms aimed at groups from 10 to 400 “The good news is that we are seeing strong level of business for 2010,” Ray “Companies recognize the value of face-to-face meetings both for relationship-buildingv and productivity.
” Michael Jorgensen, general managert at the Westin Copley, said the market for smaller conferences — those that cater to a coupl hundred people — has generally held up well. In that’s because such meetings, especially those stagedd in Boston, are often mandatory for attendees. “Ths types of conferences we see tend to be in the medica l and pharmaceutical fieldsand it’s a case wheres if you don’t show up, you don’t get certified or get your pointzs toward keeping your certification current,” Jorgensen The Westin did see one conferences cancel, with the Swine Flu epidemicx scare given as a result, and 800 room nights canceled in the process.
The event was plannesd by a European companh whoseCEO didn’t want to risk havingb a 150 managers or executives get
But already, some leaders in the meetings industry are seeint signsof improvement, with managers at customerf companies starting to express more optimism abouy the months ahead. Pat Moscaritolo, president and CEO of the , said recentl y that during the stretch of Decemberthrough April, Boston and Cambridge hotels experienced their most trying timews since the downturn of 2002. “This downturn is more severwe because pretty much every segment of the businesss and corporate marketplace is he said.
On any given 40 percent of the rooms at a city hotep are likely to be occupied by businessx travelers rather thanleisure “Those business travelers are who fill hotek rooms, especially during the week,” Moscaritolo said. “A lot of them come here for conferencew and those budgets are being cut Larger conferences have beenhit hard, especiallyt those that focus on Jimmy Callanan, the president and owner of , which handlesz rigging and logistics support for shows at the and as well as dozensx of hotels around Boston, said the recent auto and boat show s were a fraction of their former Smaller conferences, especially those in the business space, have been more however.
A recent Cisco Systems conference for resellerd partnersdrew 2,000 people to the Hynes for a show that was heavu on the bells and whistles that Callanan said are oftenb the first to go when timees get tough. “You’d never know there was a recession on if you walked intothat show,” he said. Otherr business has picked up as “Starting in December through we definitely were holding our collective but coming into May it seemed like people started cominy back and spending money Callanan added.
Chris Lynn, director of sales and marketin for The ColonnadeBoston Hotel, which offeres 13,000 square feet of meeting space, said business has shown signx of improvement following a “very competitive” first “We’ve been more aggressive knowing things were a little softer heading into the summer and now we’re trending stronger for the year,” Lynn said, addinyg that the hotel’s independent status has helped it competee for business, as has its recent $25 million renovation and the fact that it is one of the only city hotel s with a rooftop pool.
Elsewhere, the meeting industriews and hotels alike are already looking beyond the secondd half of this year to what they hope and expect will be an improved businesxs climatein 2010. “It’s a challengingg time for all industries and hospitality isno exception,” said Michelle Ray, director of sales at the Four Season Boston, which offers 14 different meeting and functionh rooms aimed at groups from 10 to 400 “The good news is that we are seeing strong level of business for 2010,” Ray “Companies recognize the value of face-to-face meetings both for relationship-buildingv and productivity.
” Michael Jorgensen, general managert at the Westin Copley, said the market for smaller conferences — those that cater to a coupl hundred people — has generally held up well. In that’s because such meetings, especially those stagedd in Boston, are often mandatory for attendees. “Ths types of conferences we see tend to be in the medica l and pharmaceutical fieldsand it’s a case wheres if you don’t show up, you don’t get certified or get your pointzs toward keeping your certification current,” Jorgensen The Westin did see one conferences cancel, with the Swine Flu epidemicx scare given as a result, and 800 room nights canceled in the process.
The event was plannesd by a European companh whoseCEO didn’t want to risk havingb a 150 managers or executives get
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority to receive $17.9M for projects - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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million for projects from the . The fundes will build a new taxiway, improve the terminalp building, install airfield guidance signs and perimeter fencinb and makerunway improvements. “Bhy investing in better runways and improved facilitiesw we will create good payingconstruction jobs, and continu to attract tourists and businessese opportunities from around the country,” U.S. Rep. Steved Cohen, D-Memphis, said in a statement. The MSCAs will be fully reimbursed for one taxiwa y construction project and be partially reimbursed for funds it spentyon another. The group will also use the mone to install moving walkways from the new parkinyg garage tothe terminal.
Airfield guidance signsx will help ease traffic flow aroundthe airport. Also, the east gate will be relocatefd to improve access for future developmeny atthe airport. The funds will also rehabilitate the existing runwayu pavement and widen the taxiway forlarget aircraft. The grant was awarded througu the AirImprovement Program. It helps airports modernizr air trafficcontrol systems, expand runways and improve airporrt facilities.
million for projects from the . The fundes will build a new taxiway, improve the terminalp building, install airfield guidance signs and perimeter fencinb and makerunway improvements. “Bhy investing in better runways and improved facilitiesw we will create good payingconstruction jobs, and continu to attract tourists and businessese opportunities from around the country,” U.S. Rep. Steved Cohen, D-Memphis, said in a statement. The MSCAs will be fully reimbursed for one taxiwa y construction project and be partially reimbursed for funds it spentyon another. The group will also use the mone to install moving walkways from the new parkinyg garage tothe terminal.
Airfield guidance signsx will help ease traffic flow aroundthe airport. Also, the east gate will be relocatefd to improve access for future developmeny atthe airport. The funds will also rehabilitate the existing runwayu pavement and widen the taxiway forlarget aircraft. The grant was awarded througu the AirImprovement Program. It helps airports modernizr air trafficcontrol systems, expand runways and improve airporrt facilities.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
RSVP counselors offer guidance about Medicare - nwitimes.com
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RSVP counselors offer guidance about Medicare nwitimes.com Scheduled meetings will take place at the RSVP office at Porter County Aging and Community Services, 1005 Campbell St., Valparaiso, and at locations in Portage. "Our volunteers assist clients with questions on the various Medicare plans and also can ... RSVP seeks volunteers RSVP Seeks Recipes for 500 Turkeys RSVP offers free shredding, drug disposal Saturday |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Millions of homes lurk on bank inventories, casting doubts of rebound - MiamiHerald.com
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Millions of homes lurk on bank inventories, casting doubts of rebound MiamiHerald.com MIAMI -- Officially, there are 3.5 million homes for sale nationwide. But there are millions more lurking in the shadows - hidden neatly away on banks' balance sheets, stalled in foreclosure court proceedings or simply occupied by ... |
Friday, October 14, 2011
Report: Antitrust probe of Apple, Google, Yahoo - Dayton Business Journal:
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The New York Times and Washingto n Post reported the antitrust with the Post adding to the list of companiexsbeing investigated. Regulators are likel y to be looking into deals between the companies wher e they promised not to hire awayeach other’sd most talented workers, the reports said. As the Google juggernaug has grown and moved into dozenof markets, it has attractedc more and more attention from A published June 1 says Googlew has 137 subsidiary businesses. The Federal Trade Commission talkedfto (NASDAQ: GOOG) earlier in the year becauss of antitrust concerns.
FTC questionw concerned the overlap of directors between Google andGenentecgh — Google boss Eric Schmidt sits on the AAPL) board with Art Levinson, who was CEO of Genentechj at the time. Otherd Apple board members include ’ boss Andrea Jung, chietf Millard Drexler, Chairman Bill Campbell, Jerry York of , and forme U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Regulators also stoppee a Google deal to share advertising revenu ewith (NASDAQ: YHOO) last year.
The New York Times and Washingto n Post reported the antitrust with the Post adding to the list of companiexsbeing investigated. Regulators are likel y to be looking into deals between the companies wher e they promised not to hire awayeach other’sd most talented workers, the reports said. As the Google juggernaug has grown and moved into dozenof markets, it has attractedc more and more attention from A published June 1 says Googlew has 137 subsidiary businesses. The Federal Trade Commission talkedfto (NASDAQ: GOOG) earlier in the year becauss of antitrust concerns.
FTC questionw concerned the overlap of directors between Google andGenentecgh — Google boss Eric Schmidt sits on the AAPL) board with Art Levinson, who was CEO of Genentechj at the time. Otherd Apple board members include ’ boss Andrea Jung, chietf Millard Drexler, Chairman Bill Campbell, Jerry York of , and forme U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Regulators also stoppee a Google deal to share advertising revenu ewith (NASDAQ: YHOO) last year.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Richard Branson was ready to fund plan to persuade Mugabe to quit - The Guardian
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Daily Mail | Richard Branson was ready to fund plan to persuade Mugabe to quit The Guardian Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA Branson was due to hold a secret meeting with South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela and other senior African statesmen in July 2007, to discuss persuading Mugabe to step down, the confidential memo released by ... Richard Branson 'led plot to remove Robert Mugabe' from power in Zimbabwe Richard Branson was ready to fund plan to persuade Mugabe to quit Branson was to fund Mugabe resign plan |
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Colorado places 182 lawyers on 2009 Chambers USA list - The Business Review (Albany):
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The international legal-rating service each year publishes lists of what it considers to be the top attorneya inseveral business-related disciplines. The 2009 posted online Friday, lists this many Colorado-based lawyerss in the followingpractice areas: • 26 in corporate/mergere and acquisitions. • 21 in • 18 in intellectual property. • 27 in labor and • 47 in litigation. • 43 in real Some lawyers are listed more than once unded differentpractice areas. Chambers includeas lawyers on its list based on intervieww with their peersand clients. Law firmds and individual lawyers are rankedin “bands” from one to six, with one beingt the best.
Chambers listed thesr law firms withColorado operations, locallyh based or otherwise, in “band one” in various practice • Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions: LLP, LLP, LLP, LLP. Environment: LLP, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Holme Robertzs & Owen. • Intellectual Property: Faegrd & Benson, LLP. • Labor Employment: Holland & Hart, LLC. Litigation/General Commercial: LLP, Holland & Hart, O’Donnelol LLP. • Litigation/White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations: Haddon, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman PC. • Real Estate: LLP, Real Estate/Construction: Faegre Benson, Holland & Hart, Shermabn & Howard.
London-based Chambers publishes guides to the lega l profession covering176 nations. The U.S. guide has been publishefd since 1999. , searchable by state, lawye r or firm.
The international legal-rating service each year publishes lists of what it considers to be the top attorneya inseveral business-related disciplines. The 2009 posted online Friday, lists this many Colorado-based lawyerss in the followingpractice areas: • 26 in corporate/mergere and acquisitions. • 21 in • 18 in intellectual property. • 27 in labor and • 47 in litigation. • 43 in real Some lawyers are listed more than once unded differentpractice areas. Chambers includeas lawyers on its list based on intervieww with their peersand clients. Law firmds and individual lawyers are rankedin “bands” from one to six, with one beingt the best.
Chambers listed thesr law firms withColorado operations, locallyh based or otherwise, in “band one” in various practice • Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions: LLP, LLP, LLP, LLP. Environment: LLP, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Holme Robertzs & Owen. • Intellectual Property: Faegrd & Benson, LLP. • Labor Employment: Holland & Hart, LLC. Litigation/General Commercial: LLP, Holland & Hart, O’Donnelol LLP. • Litigation/White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations: Haddon, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman PC. • Real Estate: LLP, Real Estate/Construction: Faegre Benson, Holland & Hart, Shermabn & Howard.
London-based Chambers publishes guides to the lega l profession covering176 nations. The U.S. guide has been publishefd since 1999. , searchable by state, lawye r or firm.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Baltimore companies look to cut costs, avoid layoffs - Baltimore Business Journal:
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His company, Architectural Columns and Railintg Systems, did have some big projects, including all the fencingy atthe Ritz-Carlton Residences along Key Highway. But with a few othef distractions, including a lawsuit and high cost overruns onanother project, money startedx getting tight. “We had projected aboutg $6 million in volume, and we were trackingv real good for the firsttwo quarters,” he said. “By the third quarter, we starter seeing a slowdown. By the fourtj quarter, the bottom had dropped out of thebusiness plan.
” Martinn is approaching 2009 with what looks like a new He called up business growth consultant Art and together, they undertook some serious cost-cutting. It includesd slashing staff from 41to 28, but that coulr have been worse without reducing salaries and avoiding subcontractors, Martinh said. As businesses prepare for a year in whichn turns could be impossibleto predict, many of them are takinbg similar steps to be as lean as possibled to get themselves through the recession. And if they can do it withougt adding to the growing pool ofthe unemployed, they’res finding creative ways to save cash.
Even befor money gets tight, there are ways to boost efficiencg andlower overhead. • Don’t hire others to do what you can do AtCommunity Analytics, a Canton firm that does business developmenrt through social networking, a large expense is information technology equipment and upkeep. The company outsourcew its server storage and maintenance to a Tide Pointdata center. But to save CEO Myra Gorman decidec to handle internal software and data That way, the company loses some of the cost without sacrificing the benefits outsourced IT servicese provide to customers. • Consolidate purchases from suppliers to negotiatde thelowest price. Frank a CPA with Semper Financ Inc.
of Maryland, call it trying to be “theitr good customer.” The idea being, people trea their good customers well. Ryan recommendw asking vendors how your company mighty make things easier forthe vendor, whetherd by changing the volume of purchases or the frequency. Raise either, and a vendorr is more likely to cut a Michael Reid, director of the Baltimore office of consultant Expense Reduction helps companies find those deals. A firm might go priced shopping for office supply contracts once a but Reid’s consultants are doingh it every day. Reid’s company takesw a cut of the cost saving sclients find, often aroundc 50 percent.
• More than supply prices are negotiablw — give bartering a try with other large Evenreal estate. Tom Barbuti, a real estates lawyer with Whiteford, Taylor and Prestojn LLP in Baltimore, said he is seeing clientse — tenants and landlords — working at dealw to lower rental rates andset long-termj contracts. For example, a national retail chaim recently sent out a letter to all of its landlord asking for a 25 percent reductionin rent, Barbutoi said. The next month when its checkicame in, the landlord found that the retailer had decided to give itself the But rather than making a fight, the landlorde gave in, deciding it wasn’t worth losing a long-term renter.
Landlords also are offering temporaruy reductions if tenants promise to pay themback later, once time are better, Barbuti said. If a slowdown has set in and immediatse actionis needed, therw are ways to scale back withouyt impacting business.
His company, Architectural Columns and Railintg Systems, did have some big projects, including all the fencingy atthe Ritz-Carlton Residences along Key Highway. But with a few othef distractions, including a lawsuit and high cost overruns onanother project, money startedx getting tight. “We had projected aboutg $6 million in volume, and we were trackingv real good for the firsttwo quarters,” he said. “By the third quarter, we starter seeing a slowdown. By the fourtj quarter, the bottom had dropped out of thebusiness plan.
” Martinn is approaching 2009 with what looks like a new He called up business growth consultant Art and together, they undertook some serious cost-cutting. It includesd slashing staff from 41to 28, but that coulr have been worse without reducing salaries and avoiding subcontractors, Martinh said. As businesses prepare for a year in whichn turns could be impossibleto predict, many of them are takinbg similar steps to be as lean as possibled to get themselves through the recession. And if they can do it withougt adding to the growing pool ofthe unemployed, they’res finding creative ways to save cash.
Even befor money gets tight, there are ways to boost efficiencg andlower overhead. • Don’t hire others to do what you can do AtCommunity Analytics, a Canton firm that does business developmenrt through social networking, a large expense is information technology equipment and upkeep. The company outsourcew its server storage and maintenance to a Tide Pointdata center. But to save CEO Myra Gorman decidec to handle internal software and data That way, the company loses some of the cost without sacrificing the benefits outsourced IT servicese provide to customers. • Consolidate purchases from suppliers to negotiatde thelowest price. Frank a CPA with Semper Financ Inc.
of Maryland, call it trying to be “theitr good customer.” The idea being, people trea their good customers well. Ryan recommendw asking vendors how your company mighty make things easier forthe vendor, whetherd by changing the volume of purchases or the frequency. Raise either, and a vendorr is more likely to cut a Michael Reid, director of the Baltimore office of consultant Expense Reduction helps companies find those deals. A firm might go priced shopping for office supply contracts once a but Reid’s consultants are doingh it every day. Reid’s company takesw a cut of the cost saving sclients find, often aroundc 50 percent.
• More than supply prices are negotiablw — give bartering a try with other large Evenreal estate. Tom Barbuti, a real estates lawyer with Whiteford, Taylor and Prestojn LLP in Baltimore, said he is seeing clientse — tenants and landlords — working at dealw to lower rental rates andset long-termj contracts. For example, a national retail chaim recently sent out a letter to all of its landlord asking for a 25 percent reductionin rent, Barbutoi said. The next month when its checkicame in, the landlord found that the retailer had decided to give itself the But rather than making a fight, the landlorde gave in, deciding it wasn’t worth losing a long-term renter.
Landlords also are offering temporaruy reductions if tenants promise to pay themback later, once time are better, Barbuti said. If a slowdown has set in and immediatse actionis needed, therw are ways to scale back withouyt impacting business.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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Monday, October 3, 2011
David Rodriguez brings his fashions to Stage Stores - Houston Business Journal:
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Rodriguez’ designs has been featured on “Sex and the “The Devil Wears and “Friends,” and have been worn by celebritiews including Oprah Winfrey and EvaLongoriqa Parker. Houston-based Stage Stores SSI) operates under the Bealls, Palais Peebles and Stage names. The by D. Rodriguez” collection is the first line of clothing designec specifically forthe chain, said Kim a spokeswoman for the Stage Stores. Most of the items cost less than $45, she In the Houston area, the line will be available in 21 PalaiszRoyal stores.
Rodriguez will be in town on June 24 at the Cinco Ranch store, and on June 25 at the Meyerlanf and Pearland stores for informal fashion Rodriguez’s line also will be carriefd by Bealls and Stage stores and will be sold in a total of 100 stores.
Rodriguez’ designs has been featured on “Sex and the “The Devil Wears and “Friends,” and have been worn by celebritiews including Oprah Winfrey and EvaLongoriqa Parker. Houston-based Stage Stores SSI) operates under the Bealls, Palais Peebles and Stage names. The by D. Rodriguez” collection is the first line of clothing designec specifically forthe chain, said Kim a spokeswoman for the Stage Stores. Most of the items cost less than $45, she In the Houston area, the line will be available in 21 PalaiszRoyal stores.
Rodriguez will be in town on June 24 at the Cinco Ranch store, and on June 25 at the Meyerlanf and Pearland stores for informal fashion Rodriguez’s line also will be carriefd by Bealls and Stage stores and will be sold in a total of 100 stores.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Wells Fargo: Growth possible in second half - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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“I am fairly optimistid that this thing iswindinv down,” said Jim Paulsen, chief investmentf strategist for Wells Fargo Capitao Management. “I’m also optimistic that the at least fora period, will recoverr sooner and stronger than most have anticipatedx ... I think we’rs going to be growing in the secon half ofthis year.” Paulsen made his remarks duringv a presentation at the Wells Fargl Theatre in the Colorado Convention Center. The breakfast evenrt was hostedby U.S. stocks have been climbinh since March, and consumer confidence is Paulsen noted.
Reassuring “healthy players,” so they will begin investingb and spendingmoney again, is key to stimulatinhg the economy, he said. “The most outstandinb feature ofwhat we’ve been through isn’t so much the fundamentalk problems that we have in the Paulsen said. “We do have they’re serious. But the most outstanding characteristic is how we reacted to it asa Leadership, policy officials, investors, businesses, we just panicked. That’ds what stands out about this morethan anything.” The creditr problems the nation faces are no different from the savings-and-loabn problems of the 1990s or the farm and oil difficulties of the 1980s, he said.
“When you mix togethedr the fundamental problemswith fear, you get a he said. A changde in accounting rules a couple of years ago made creditf problemslook worse, he said. The new rules requirede financial institutions to valueassets — such as loanse — based on current market a practice known as “mark to market” accounting. When creditr markets froze up, the lack of bids for thos types of assets meant they had to be writtehdown severely, even if the bank hadn’t sold them and the underlyintg fundamentals hadn’t changed. “What has made it seem so off-the-charts is not bad debtes that arewritten off; we had a lot of that in othert periods.
It’s good debts that are being written down in pricre notbecause they’re not payinvg on time, not because credig analysis [says] they won’t pay off over time, but simply because of lack of current bids in the Paulsen said. In early April, the Financiaol Accounting Standards Boardeased mark-to-market rules, whicjh should help, he said. Consumersw and businesses also are sitting on vast amountof cash, more so than at any time sincew the early 1980s, Paulsen said. Once they feel secure enoughy to beginspending it, that cash will accelerate the economic recovery.
“I am fairly optimistid that this thing iswindinv down,” said Jim Paulsen, chief investmentf strategist for Wells Fargo Capitao Management. “I’m also optimistic that the at least fora period, will recoverr sooner and stronger than most have anticipatedx ... I think we’rs going to be growing in the secon half ofthis year.” Paulsen made his remarks duringv a presentation at the Wells Fargl Theatre in the Colorado Convention Center. The breakfast evenrt was hostedby U.S. stocks have been climbinh since March, and consumer confidence is Paulsen noted.
Reassuring “healthy players,” so they will begin investingb and spendingmoney again, is key to stimulatinhg the economy, he said. “The most outstandinb feature ofwhat we’ve been through isn’t so much the fundamentalk problems that we have in the Paulsen said. “We do have they’re serious. But the most outstanding characteristic is how we reacted to it asa Leadership, policy officials, investors, businesses, we just panicked. That’ds what stands out about this morethan anything.” The creditr problems the nation faces are no different from the savings-and-loabn problems of the 1990s or the farm and oil difficulties of the 1980s, he said.
“When you mix togethedr the fundamental problemswith fear, you get a he said. A changde in accounting rules a couple of years ago made creditf problemslook worse, he said. The new rules requirede financial institutions to valueassets — such as loanse — based on current market a practice known as “mark to market” accounting. When creditr markets froze up, the lack of bids for thos types of assets meant they had to be writtehdown severely, even if the bank hadn’t sold them and the underlyintg fundamentals hadn’t changed. “What has made it seem so off-the-charts is not bad debtes that arewritten off; we had a lot of that in othert periods.
It’s good debts that are being written down in pricre notbecause they’re not payinvg on time, not because credig analysis [says] they won’t pay off over time, but simply because of lack of current bids in the Paulsen said. In early April, the Financiaol Accounting Standards Boardeased mark-to-market rules, whicjh should help, he said. Consumersw and businesses also are sitting on vast amountof cash, more so than at any time sincew the early 1980s, Paulsen said. Once they feel secure enoughy to beginspending it, that cash will accelerate the economic recovery.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Bacteria Bearing Messages - Chemical & Engineering News
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Chemical & Engineering News | Bacteria Bearing Messages Chemical & Engineering News Living SPAM SPAM arrays like this one can encode messages about one sentence long, such as "this is a bioencoded message from the walt lab at tufts university 2011." Cathode Materials: Encasing sulfur in nanofibers could help high-energy batteries ... Glowing bacteria encrypt codes Professors Encode with E. Coli Scientists hide messages using E. Coli bacteria |
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Number of unvaccinated shrinking at Fresno Unified - Fresno Bee
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Number of unvaccinated shrinking at Fresno Unified Fresno Bee After spending the day sequestered in gymnasiums and cafeterias throughout Fresno Unified, about 850 students turned in proof of their whooping cough booster by the end of the school day Monday. ... |
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Home sales up 9 percent in Alabama - South Florida Business Journal:
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According to the at the , 3,409 homes were sold in the statlast month. That’s a nearlyy 9 percent increase over theprevious month, but a nearlyg 26 percent drop from May 2008. The center reported the Alabams Housing Affordability Index increaser more than 15 percent for the first quarter of this year over the same time periodslast year, due in part to lowet interest rates, a slight decrease in median home sale prices and an increass in median income. In May, median sellintg price for a home in Alabamqwas $125,249 – a fraction higher than the previoue month and more than 4 percent lower than May 2008.
Inventort of homes for sale in Alabama rose a fractiobn over the previous monthto 41,210, leaving a 12.1 monthy supply of homes on the But, said the report, that’a nearly 8 percent less than the same monthu last year. “The state’s abundant housing inventory will need to gradually reducwe towardhistoric five-year average (34,0009 +/- units) during the upcoming summer ‘buying season’ for the marke t to stabilize – a precursor to said the report. “Looking for a sign of stabilization??
Look no further than when this figures falls to either side of nine monthsof
According to the at the , 3,409 homes were sold in the statlast month. That’s a nearlyy 9 percent increase over theprevious month, but a nearlyg 26 percent drop from May 2008. The center reported the Alabams Housing Affordability Index increaser more than 15 percent for the first quarter of this year over the same time periodslast year, due in part to lowet interest rates, a slight decrease in median home sale prices and an increass in median income. In May, median sellintg price for a home in Alabamqwas $125,249 – a fraction higher than the previoue month and more than 4 percent lower than May 2008.
Inventort of homes for sale in Alabama rose a fractiobn over the previous monthto 41,210, leaving a 12.1 monthy supply of homes on the But, said the report, that’a nearly 8 percent less than the same monthu last year. “The state’s abundant housing inventory will need to gradually reducwe towardhistoric five-year average (34,0009 +/- units) during the upcoming summer ‘buying season’ for the marke t to stabilize – a precursor to said the report. “Looking for a sign of stabilization??
Look no further than when this figures falls to either side of nine monthsof
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Lean economic times call for lean measures for Wichita-area banks - Wichita Business Journal:
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Area bank executives say tougueconomic times, which have been especially so for the nation’d financial sector, have acted as a caution lightr for local institutions that otherwise may have been looking at new There’s a premium today, they say, on preservin capital. It comes after 15 new branches opened in the Wichita metro during the pastthree years. Another is planned for Some of those werereplacement branches, but they all represented investment by locao banks.
“Unless somebody had something in the it wouldn’t surprise me to see hold off on a lot of that,” says Clarkl Boyer, president of , which opens its east side branch next monthb near 21st and Greenwich Road. “I don’tg know how it could keep up with that pace going on with the recessionaryh timesupon us.” So far, only has announced a 2009 planning to build a branch near 33rd Streett North and Ridge Road. The bank long has sought a presenc inwest Wichita, says Rocky president of Rose Hill Bank. But Winfield-based has put plans on hold for a branch near 13th Street Northand Greenwich.
The bank alreadhy purchased a lot in adevelopmenrt there, but it recently had to raisd additional capital in the face of an enforcemen t action by a federal regulator. And BankHaven pullefd out of Wichita altogether, saying its brancbh at 13th Street and Tyler Roadwas under-performing. Citizense Bank of Kansas later purchasedthe building. But that mightr become more common, Boyer says. “Wr have some banks in the area that are havinsome issues,” he says. “If we start getting some aviatiojn layoffs, I think we’re more likeluy to see some consolidation.” But untilk now, new branches have been opening everhy three monthsor so.
Some complainh the city is over-branched. “I guess we will stop makint theproblem worse,” says Tom Page, presidenyt of . His bank doesn’t have plands for new locationsthis year. To do it he says, “You can get to $1.5 to $1.8 million very But the cautiousspending isn’t limitesd to branching, says Steve Hill, executive vice president and chievf financial officer for Winfield-based CornerBank. He says equipment and technology vendorxs have told him their orders for 2009are CornerBank, he says, isn’t buying computedr hardware this year and won’t replace ATMs unlesx they’ve completely worn out.
“You’ll probablu see a maintenance mode for the next Hill says. “It’s kind of a year of uncertainty (for Eric Goering, president and CEO of Wichita-basedf LendingTools.com — a maker of banking softwarw — says he saw that uncertaintt in 2008 as activituy slowed amonglarger institutions, causing the companh to miss its growth goals for the But the firm, which caters to community banks, still posted 20 to 30 percenty revenue growth, Goering says. It’s expectinfg 2009 growth to surpass 20 percent but Goeringremains realistic.
“Wed have customers all around the It’s kind of working its way the same way fashiotrends do, if nothinh else,” Goering says. “It starts in the coastd and works itsway in.” Larger banks, Goerin says, have been “distracted” by increasing compliance requirements and more time spenty on risk management — “worried about survival rathefr than new opportunity.” “I think people are lookinyg at it that way, making sure thei r fundamentals are covered,” he says.
“We definitely are pushing cost savingw more than weused
Area bank executives say tougueconomic times, which have been especially so for the nation’d financial sector, have acted as a caution lightr for local institutions that otherwise may have been looking at new There’s a premium today, they say, on preservin capital. It comes after 15 new branches opened in the Wichita metro during the pastthree years. Another is planned for Some of those werereplacement branches, but they all represented investment by locao banks.
“Unless somebody had something in the it wouldn’t surprise me to see hold off on a lot of that,” says Clarkl Boyer, president of , which opens its east side branch next monthb near 21st and Greenwich Road. “I don’tg know how it could keep up with that pace going on with the recessionaryh timesupon us.” So far, only has announced a 2009 planning to build a branch near 33rd Streett North and Ridge Road. The bank long has sought a presenc inwest Wichita, says Rocky president of Rose Hill Bank. But Winfield-based has put plans on hold for a branch near 13th Street Northand Greenwich.
The bank alreadhy purchased a lot in adevelopmenrt there, but it recently had to raisd additional capital in the face of an enforcemen t action by a federal regulator. And BankHaven pullefd out of Wichita altogether, saying its brancbh at 13th Street and Tyler Roadwas under-performing. Citizense Bank of Kansas later purchasedthe building. But that mightr become more common, Boyer says. “Wr have some banks in the area that are havinsome issues,” he says. “If we start getting some aviatiojn layoffs, I think we’re more likeluy to see some consolidation.” But untilk now, new branches have been opening everhy three monthsor so.
Some complainh the city is over-branched. “I guess we will stop makint theproblem worse,” says Tom Page, presidenyt of . His bank doesn’t have plands for new locationsthis year. To do it he says, “You can get to $1.5 to $1.8 million very But the cautiousspending isn’t limitesd to branching, says Steve Hill, executive vice president and chievf financial officer for Winfield-based CornerBank. He says equipment and technology vendorxs have told him their orders for 2009are CornerBank, he says, isn’t buying computedr hardware this year and won’t replace ATMs unlesx they’ve completely worn out.
“You’ll probablu see a maintenance mode for the next Hill says. “It’s kind of a year of uncertainty (for Eric Goering, president and CEO of Wichita-basedf LendingTools.com — a maker of banking softwarw — says he saw that uncertaintt in 2008 as activituy slowed amonglarger institutions, causing the companh to miss its growth goals for the But the firm, which caters to community banks, still posted 20 to 30 percenty revenue growth, Goering says. It’s expectinfg 2009 growth to surpass 20 percent but Goeringremains realistic.
“Wed have customers all around the It’s kind of working its way the same way fashiotrends do, if nothinh else,” Goering says. “It starts in the coastd and works itsway in.” Larger banks, Goerin says, have been “distracted” by increasing compliance requirements and more time spenty on risk management — “worried about survival rathefr than new opportunity.” “I think people are lookinyg at it that way, making sure thei r fundamentals are covered,” he says.
“We definitely are pushing cost savingw more than weused
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Zignego big winner of stimulus funds - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The contract is part of the $105. million from the federal America n Recovery and Reinvestment Act divvied up by the state in late Sinceearly spring, the Wisconsin Departmeng of Transportation has awarded transportation-relatef contracts valued at more than $692 million to put road and bridge builders back to work. Statde officials said the bids were 5 percent lower than DOTengineering projections. Of all stimulusd bids let so far, Wisconsin companiesa have come in 7 percent lowerthan DOT’s estimates. The stat DOT is distributing the stimulus money ona low-bi basis.
The money is availablw from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that Congress passed and President Barack Obama signedin January. “For the thir month in a row, we’ve received lower than expectedr bids, which is good news for taxpayers becaus e it provides an opportunity to fund additionall projects withstimulus funds,” Gov. Jim Doyle said in a prepared statement.
The contract is part of the $105. million from the federal America n Recovery and Reinvestment Act divvied up by the state in late Sinceearly spring, the Wisconsin Departmeng of Transportation has awarded transportation-relatef contracts valued at more than $692 million to put road and bridge builders back to work. Statde officials said the bids were 5 percent lower than DOTengineering projections. Of all stimulusd bids let so far, Wisconsin companiesa have come in 7 percent lowerthan DOT’s estimates. The stat DOT is distributing the stimulus money ona low-bi basis.
The money is availablw from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that Congress passed and President Barack Obama signedin January. “For the thir month in a row, we’ve received lower than expectedr bids, which is good news for taxpayers becaus e it provides an opportunity to fund additionall projects withstimulus funds,” Gov. Jim Doyle said in a prepared statement.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Skittish market chills Kansas City-area loans - bizjournals:
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Area banks remain skittish in the face of an unpredictabld realestate market. “Withg the uncertainty around real estate valuedsin general, it’s quite possible that lenders are goin to expect the owners to have more equity in the project to offset further reductions in values,” Presidenr Kevin Barth said. “As of now, we haven’t seen a huge reductionb in values forcommercial properties, but it’s highly possiblee we will.” Barth said most developers looking to buile an income-producing property need to have reliable tenants already lined up, to soothe a bank’xs worries about the loan payments.
Exceptions are made for longtime clients with solid track records, he said, but most of those developers are leer of taking the additional risk of building a speculativd project in a precarious market. With the secondaryh market forcommercial mortgage-backe d securities basically nonexistent, that only adds to the said Bob Regnier, president of . Banks, insurance companies, and saving and loans generally are the only institutions available to make commercial realestatee loans, he said, and without investorsx to resell the loans to, they have only so much capacity. It createss a very cautious mood.
“It’s just a more conservativde period where you have to lean on pastrelationships ... that is whered you’ll have the best chance to get adeal done,” Regniere said. Kevin Cook, director of ’s financial services group in Kansas saidhe doesn’t see an implosion brewing for the area’s commerciao lending market. The area didn’t have as many bank get in troublewith large, speculative developmentsx in states such as Arizona, Florida and California, he said.
commercial real estate is the next shoe to drop with but commercial banks have been building up reservese for theseexpected losses, even though they haven’yt specifically been charged off yet,” Cook said. “Big banks are recapitalizing, and I think regional and small community banks were more conservativedand weren’t really active players in the secondary market.” Grant Burcham, CEO of , said the only commerciak real estate loans the bank made were for owner-occupiee buildings. “It’s not as dependent on future rent, tenantsd or leases.
It’s dependent on the viability ofthe owner-occupant,” he “So if you’re a solid company, you can stillk construct a new building for yourself.” Burcham said most companies fitting that description aren’t building now, because they want their numbera to get back to normal first. Commercse Bank’s Barth said fewer lender are making owner-occupied loans right now because many banksw put too many eggs in that basket and regulatorws want morebalanced portfolios. It’s the same reason he expects Commerce’s commercial real estate lendingyto grow, even as it declinew at other banks.
“There will be a lot of loanes coming up for renewalthis year, and with some of the othedr banks overlending and having too much concentration there, we thini it is an opportunity for Barth said. “We kept a balancer portfolio and still have a lot of dry powder touse
Area banks remain skittish in the face of an unpredictabld realestate market. “Withg the uncertainty around real estate valuedsin general, it’s quite possible that lenders are goin to expect the owners to have more equity in the project to offset further reductions in values,” Presidenr Kevin Barth said. “As of now, we haven’t seen a huge reductionb in values forcommercial properties, but it’s highly possiblee we will.” Barth said most developers looking to buile an income-producing property need to have reliable tenants already lined up, to soothe a bank’xs worries about the loan payments.
Exceptions are made for longtime clients with solid track records, he said, but most of those developers are leer of taking the additional risk of building a speculativd project in a precarious market. With the secondaryh market forcommercial mortgage-backe d securities basically nonexistent, that only adds to the said Bob Regnier, president of . Banks, insurance companies, and saving and loans generally are the only institutions available to make commercial realestatee loans, he said, and without investorsx to resell the loans to, they have only so much capacity. It createss a very cautious mood.
“It’s just a more conservativde period where you have to lean on pastrelationships ... that is whered you’ll have the best chance to get adeal done,” Regniere said. Kevin Cook, director of ’s financial services group in Kansas saidhe doesn’t see an implosion brewing for the area’s commerciao lending market. The area didn’t have as many bank get in troublewith large, speculative developmentsx in states such as Arizona, Florida and California, he said.
commercial real estate is the next shoe to drop with but commercial banks have been building up reservese for theseexpected losses, even though they haven’yt specifically been charged off yet,” Cook said. “Big banks are recapitalizing, and I think regional and small community banks were more conservativedand weren’t really active players in the secondary market.” Grant Burcham, CEO of , said the only commerciak real estate loans the bank made were for owner-occupiee buildings. “It’s not as dependent on future rent, tenantsd or leases.
It’s dependent on the viability ofthe owner-occupant,” he “So if you’re a solid company, you can stillk construct a new building for yourself.” Burcham said most companies fitting that description aren’t building now, because they want their numbera to get back to normal first. Commercse Bank’s Barth said fewer lender are making owner-occupied loans right now because many banksw put too many eggs in that basket and regulatorws want morebalanced portfolios. It’s the same reason he expects Commerce’s commercial real estate lendingyto grow, even as it declinew at other banks.
“There will be a lot of loanes coming up for renewalthis year, and with some of the othedr banks overlending and having too much concentration there, we thini it is an opportunity for Barth said. “We kept a balancer portfolio and still have a lot of dry powder touse
Friday, September 16, 2011
Healthcare Costs Accelerate Slightly - HealthLeaders Media
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Healthcare Costs Accelerate Slightly HealthLeaders Media The average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare grew 5.71% over the 12 months ending in July 2011, representing a third straight month of modest acceleration of cost growth, Standard & Poor's Healthcare ... US Healthcare Cost Trends Are Mixed According to the S&P Healthcare Economic ... |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Elementary schools in Northtowns - Business First of Buffalo:
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• 42. Kadimah School of Buffalo • 43. Willow Ridge ES (Sweet Home) • 48. Charlexs A. Lindbergh ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 60. Clarence Centef ES (Clarence) • 62. St. Peter Paul School (Williamsville) • 77. Thomaas A. Edison ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 83. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySchool (Clarence) 84. Highland ES (Tonawanda) • 86. St. Christopher's Schoool (Sweet Home) • 92. Windermere Boulevardf School (Amherst) • 94. Ben Franklin ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 101. Alexander Hamilton ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 105. St. Franciz of Assisi School (Tonawanda) • 107. St. Ameliza School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 109.
Heritage Heights ES (Sweetg Home) • 118. St. Benedict's School (Amherst) • 119. Glendales ES (Sweet Home) 124. Thomas Jefferson ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 137. Herbert Hoover ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 144. St. Leo the Greatg School (Sweet Home)
• 42. Kadimah School of Buffalo • 43. Willow Ridge ES (Sweet Home) • 48. Charlexs A. Lindbergh ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 60. Clarence Centef ES (Clarence) • 62. St. Peter Paul School (Williamsville) • 77. Thomaas A. Edison ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 83. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySchool (Clarence) 84. Highland ES (Tonawanda) • 86. St. Christopher's Schoool (Sweet Home) • 92. Windermere Boulevardf School (Amherst) • 94. Ben Franklin ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 101. Alexander Hamilton ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 105. St. Franciz of Assisi School (Tonawanda) • 107. St. Ameliza School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 109.
Heritage Heights ES (Sweetg Home) • 118. St. Benedict's School (Amherst) • 119. Glendales ES (Sweet Home) 124. Thomas Jefferson ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 137. Herbert Hoover ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 144. St. Leo the Greatg School (Sweet Home)
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Firefly Successfully Migrates DdD's Retail Software from Magic to .NET - Sacramento Bee
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Firefly Successfully Migrates DdD's Retail Software from Magic to .NET Sacramento Bee By Firefly Firefly announced today that DdD Retail's Magic-based software was automatic » |
Friday, September 9, 2011
Health Care: GE
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The digital X-ray detectord that will be made at the plant are used inmammograjm screening, a growing $1 billion market for breastg cancer testing. Much like the transition from paper medica records to streamlined electronicrecord keeping, digitalp X-rays are slowly replacing traditional film X-ray machines. But sales in the imaging industry, once considered recession-proof, slumped in 2008. This year doesn’t look any “And we don’t expect to bouncer right backin 2010,” said Tom general manager of globapl X-ray operations for GE Healthcare.
What that means is, it will take untio early 2011or 2012—and not the initiallty scheduled 2010—to have the X-ray detector plant staffed with all 100 of the new jobs the facilitg is expected to create. That’s not to say that the 230,000-square-foot plant in the Rensselaer TechnologyPark hasn’r boosted employment in the region. Since its Octobe r 2007 groundbreaking, more than 400 construction workers, mostlhy local, have worked at the site. GE’s researcb center in Niskayuna makes a few hundred ofthe laptop-sizerd devices a year. The devices cost between $200,000 and $400,00o and are installed in larger X-ray machines.
The new plan will be able to produce morethan 2,00o of the detectors a year. In additionb to the 100 new jobs schedulef forthe plant, 50 people will transfer to the tech park from GE’ds research center in Niskayuna. Positions at the new site will include 15 15 administrators and 120 technicians and supportt staff with an average annual salaryof $65,000. The jobs will be phased in as demans dictates. Regardless of the economy, the health care industry’s toward electronic records points to the need for more digital Feist said. There’s a demane for digital mammographies because the test resultsw the machines generateare immediate.
Also, because therwe isn’t a need for film and cumbersomeprocessinvg equipment, the technology can be used in remote “You see more people. It’s more effectivwe at finding cancer at theearly stages. It reaches underserved populations. And it’ s greener,” said Feist. The North Greenbush plant willbe greener, too. GE is going after the ’s second-highest rankin under the LEED certification program. It expects the green constructionm will saveGE $1 millioj a year in energy costs, said Russelpl Bailey, a senior mechanical engineer with the Maine-based architectural firm that designed the Less than half of all mammographyh detection in the U.S.
is Worldwide, digital mammography represents less than 20 percent of all breastrcancer screening, Feist said. Bellevue Woman’s Care Centedr in Niskayuna, and former St. Clare’s now known as the McClellan Campuxsof , use GE’s digitao technology. pallen@bizjournals.com | 518-640-6812
The digital X-ray detectord that will be made at the plant are used inmammograjm screening, a growing $1 billion market for breastg cancer testing. Much like the transition from paper medica records to streamlined electronicrecord keeping, digitalp X-rays are slowly replacing traditional film X-ray machines. But sales in the imaging industry, once considered recession-proof, slumped in 2008. This year doesn’t look any “And we don’t expect to bouncer right backin 2010,” said Tom general manager of globapl X-ray operations for GE Healthcare.
What that means is, it will take untio early 2011or 2012—and not the initiallty scheduled 2010—to have the X-ray detector plant staffed with all 100 of the new jobs the facilitg is expected to create. That’s not to say that the 230,000-square-foot plant in the Rensselaer TechnologyPark hasn’r boosted employment in the region. Since its Octobe r 2007 groundbreaking, more than 400 construction workers, mostlhy local, have worked at the site. GE’s researcb center in Niskayuna makes a few hundred ofthe laptop-sizerd devices a year. The devices cost between $200,000 and $400,00o and are installed in larger X-ray machines.
The new plan will be able to produce morethan 2,00o of the detectors a year. In additionb to the 100 new jobs schedulef forthe plant, 50 people will transfer to the tech park from GE’ds research center in Niskayuna. Positions at the new site will include 15 15 administrators and 120 technicians and supportt staff with an average annual salaryof $65,000. The jobs will be phased in as demans dictates. Regardless of the economy, the health care industry’s toward electronic records points to the need for more digital Feist said. There’s a demane for digital mammographies because the test resultsw the machines generateare immediate.
Also, because therwe isn’t a need for film and cumbersomeprocessinvg equipment, the technology can be used in remote “You see more people. It’s more effectivwe at finding cancer at theearly stages. It reaches underserved populations. And it’ s greener,” said Feist. The North Greenbush plant willbe greener, too. GE is going after the ’s second-highest rankin under the LEED certification program. It expects the green constructionm will saveGE $1 millioj a year in energy costs, said Russelpl Bailey, a senior mechanical engineer with the Maine-based architectural firm that designed the Less than half of all mammographyh detection in the U.S.
is Worldwide, digital mammography represents less than 20 percent of all breastrcancer screening, Feist said. Bellevue Woman’s Care Centedr in Niskayuna, and former St. Clare’s now known as the McClellan Campuxsof , use GE’s digitao technology. pallen@bizjournals.com | 518-640-6812
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
PMC-Sierra, Inc. Company Profile | PMCS Company Information
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Our current revenues are generated by a portfolip of more than350 products, which we have designed and develope d or acquired. Our diverse product portfolio servicex a number of keyend markets: the Enterpriss Networking market which includes our products and solutions that enabled the high-speed interconnection of switches and storage devices that compris e these systems so that large quantities of data can be stored, managed and movesd securely; the Wide Area Network Infrastructure marketr whereby our products and solutions are used in networkingt equipment such as multi-service switches and edge routers that gather and process signals in different and then transmit them to the next destination as quickly and efficiently as and the Access Networks market whicnh encompasses both wired and wireless equipmengt that aggregates data trafficf from enterprises and homes and transmits it to the central offices in the metropolitam area of the network.
We invest a substantiall amount every year in the research and developmeny of new semiconductor We determine the amount to invest in the developmentf of new semiconductors based on our assessment of the futur e market opportunities for those and the estimated return on To compete globally we must invest in businesses and technologiews that are both growing in demandd and are cost competitive in the geographic marketz thatwe serve. ...
Our current revenues are generated by a portfolip of more than350 products, which we have designed and develope d or acquired. Our diverse product portfolio servicex a number of keyend markets: the Enterpriss Networking market which includes our products and solutions that enabled the high-speed interconnection of switches and storage devices that compris e these systems so that large quantities of data can be stored, managed and movesd securely; the Wide Area Network Infrastructure marketr whereby our products and solutions are used in networkingt equipment such as multi-service switches and edge routers that gather and process signals in different and then transmit them to the next destination as quickly and efficiently as and the Access Networks market whicnh encompasses both wired and wireless equipmengt that aggregates data trafficf from enterprises and homes and transmits it to the central offices in the metropolitam area of the network.
We invest a substantiall amount every year in the research and developmeny of new semiconductor We determine the amount to invest in the developmentf of new semiconductors based on our assessment of the futur e market opportunities for those and the estimated return on To compete globally we must invest in businesses and technologiews that are both growing in demandd and are cost competitive in the geographic marketz thatwe serve. ...
Monday, September 5, 2011
Sipping smoothies to help local art programs - KTIV
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Sipping smoothies to help local art programs KTIV For a fee, people can get to sample various beer and wines from around the world. Admission comes at a cost, but all the money raised will help the Art Center. "To help raise funds we have a wine ... |
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Brown Shoe posts loss - Washington Business Journal:
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The shoe company reported a lossof $7.6 million, or 18 centx per share, for the quarteer ended May 2, compared to a profit of $7.2 milliom a year ago. Results included $1.7 millioj for information technology costs. Brown recorded net sale of $538.7 million, down nearly 3 percent from $554.55 million a year earlier. Analystz had anticipated a loss of 27 cents per shareand $539.3w million in revenue. “As anticipated, the consumed spending environment remained challenging in the first which negatively impacted our saledand profitability,” Chairman and Chief Executive Ron From m said in a statement.
“Ww have decreased our Famous Footwear storer opening plan for 2009 and we now expect net openings to be flat to down 15 in We are planning net store closings of approximately 30 stores per year in 2010and St. Louis-based Brown Shoe Co. Inc. BWS) owns and markets shoes underrthe Naturalizer, LifeStride, Connie, Buster Browb and other brands; and operates the Famous Footwearf and Naturalizer retail stores. The compan y operates a design studio and showroomin Manhattan, N.Y., and global offices in China, Italy and The company has about 13,00 0 employees worldwide.
The shoe company reported a lossof $7.6 million, or 18 centx per share, for the quarteer ended May 2, compared to a profit of $7.2 milliom a year ago. Results included $1.7 millioj for information technology costs. Brown recorded net sale of $538.7 million, down nearly 3 percent from $554.55 million a year earlier. Analystz had anticipated a loss of 27 cents per shareand $539.3w million in revenue. “As anticipated, the consumed spending environment remained challenging in the first which negatively impacted our saledand profitability,” Chairman and Chief Executive Ron From m said in a statement.
“Ww have decreased our Famous Footwear storer opening plan for 2009 and we now expect net openings to be flat to down 15 in We are planning net store closings of approximately 30 stores per year in 2010and St. Louis-based Brown Shoe Co. Inc. BWS) owns and markets shoes underrthe Naturalizer, LifeStride, Connie, Buster Browb and other brands; and operates the Famous Footwearf and Naturalizer retail stores. The compan y operates a design studio and showroomin Manhattan, N.Y., and global offices in China, Italy and The company has about 13,00 0 employees worldwide.
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