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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.
Monday, October 31, 2011
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.
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