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If not, then the Albuquerque Convention and Visitorw Bureau wants tochange that. So it’e rolling out an updated version of AlbuquerquwConcierge Excellence, or ACE, The program was developed in partnershi with Central New Mexico Communitu College and the CNM Workforce Traininy Center. The training push kicks off June 24from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hiltoh Albuquerque Hotel. Bob Murphy, executive directore of the Economic Forum and chairman of the Hospitality TrainingAdvisory Committee, will introduces the ACE program and customer service expert Ann Rhoaded will discuss the value of top-notc service. Rhoades developed programw for , , P.F.
Doubletree Hotels and Her talk will focus on makint Albuquerque anoutstanding customer-oriented Training for front-line employees was a key part of the Destinatio n Masterplan, created by the hospitalitt industry as a blueprint for developin g Albuquerque as a destination. Previous ACE traininvg took place fouryears ago, said Tania vice president of tourism and communications at the Albuquerque Conventiob and Visitors Bureau. This time around, the training is as much abour destination awareness ascustomer service, Armenta said.
The three-hourf course will be offered once a month at differenty times and locations over the next Attendees will get a quick referencee guide on Albuquerque to answer visitor question and a pass that offere admission to at least 17 different attractionsz so theyhave first-hand knowledge of what’e available. Albuquerque is in a competitive environment for luring Armenta said. “Ensuring that Albuquerquwe offers top-notch customer along with destination knowledge, helps to differentiatew us fromother destinations,” she added.
Elis e Rogers, vice president of development with the said the course will outline three pillars of why peoplr come to theDuke City: Arts and outdoor recreation, and ballooning, which takes placw year round, not just duringf the . “We tell them that ther e are 23,000 hospitality industry jobs in this we tell them how muchvisitors spend. We go into the importance of tourism,” Rogers said. More visitors meanas more money and better job securityfor front-lined workers, she added. The cost for the trainintg is $25 per attendee. To register call CNM at 224-5200 and provide each participant’s name, birth date and placre of employment. More information is available at .
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
U.S. Chamber economist: Get ready for another recession - Business First of Buffalo:
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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high since double-dilp recessions are rare and the U.S. economty grows 95 percent of the saidthe chamber’s Marty He predicts the current economic downturn will end around but the unemployment rate will remaib high through the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quickly as it usuallyy does after a recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potentiapl problem because of the federal government’s huge budget deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumpede into the economy by the Federal he said.
If this stimulus is not unwound once the economy beginseto recover, higher interest rates could choker off improvement in the housing market and business investment, he said. “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middle ofnext year,” Regalia Almost every major inflationary period in U.S. history was preceded by heavy debt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recession will be lower if Ben Bernank is reappointed chairman of the Federal Regalia said. If President Barack Obama appointxs his economic adviser Larry Summers to chairthe Fed, that woulds signal the monetary spigoty would remain open for a longer time, he said.
A coalescingy of the Fed and the Obama administrationnis “not something the marketd want to see,” Regalia said. Obama has declinec to say whether he willreappoint Bernanke, whose term ends in Meanwhile, more than half of small businesds owners expect the recession to last at leastg another two years, according to a survey of Intuit Payroll customers. But 61 perceng expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullishu on their own abilities, but bearish on the factorw they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for Intuit Employew Management Solutions.
“Even in the gloomiest economy therew are opportunities to A separate survey of small business ownerxs by Discover Financial Services found that 57 percengt thought the economy wasgettint worse, while 26 percent thought the economy was improving. More than half plannedf to decrease spending on businesz development in the nextsix months.
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high since double-dilp recessions are rare and the U.S. economty grows 95 percent of the saidthe chamber’s Marty He predicts the current economic downturn will end around but the unemployment rate will remaib high through the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quickly as it usuallyy does after a recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potentiapl problem because of the federal government’s huge budget deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumpede into the economy by the Federal he said.
If this stimulus is not unwound once the economy beginseto recover, higher interest rates could choker off improvement in the housing market and business investment, he said. “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middle ofnext year,” Regalia Almost every major inflationary period in U.S. history was preceded by heavy debt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recession will be lower if Ben Bernank is reappointed chairman of the Federal Regalia said. If President Barack Obama appointxs his economic adviser Larry Summers to chairthe Fed, that woulds signal the monetary spigoty would remain open for a longer time, he said.
A coalescingy of the Fed and the Obama administrationnis “not something the marketd want to see,” Regalia said. Obama has declinec to say whether he willreappoint Bernanke, whose term ends in Meanwhile, more than half of small businesds owners expect the recession to last at leastg another two years, according to a survey of Intuit Payroll customers. But 61 perceng expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullishu on their own abilities, but bearish on the factorw they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for Intuit Employew Management Solutions.
“Even in the gloomiest economy therew are opportunities to A separate survey of small business ownerxs by Discover Financial Services found that 57 percengt thought the economy wasgettint worse, while 26 percent thought the economy was improving. More than half plannedf to decrease spending on businesz development in the nextsix months.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
AAA notes first gas price increase since Sept. - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Since Friday, the average price per gallon for regular gas has increasedx by a penny in the Philadelphia region to Prices also climbed by 2 cents in Delawarrto $1.56 per gallon, by 4 cents in New Jerse y to $1.51 per gallon and by 8 centw in South Jersey to $1.52 per Pennsylvania’s average remains unchange at $1.68 per gallon. Despite the slight AAA Mid-Atlantic expects prices to fall lowetr in theNew Year. “The New Year begins on a positives notefor motorists, who are paying nearly one billion dollars less for gasoline then they were in mid-Julyt when the price of fuel hit its high-watet mark,” Catherine L.
manager of public and government affairsa atAAA Mid-Atlantic, said. “The average retai price could still move lower in comingf daysand weeks, possibly as low as $1.50 a galloj between now and the end of February.”
Since Friday, the average price per gallon for regular gas has increasedx by a penny in the Philadelphia region to Prices also climbed by 2 cents in Delawarrto $1.56 per gallon, by 4 cents in New Jerse y to $1.51 per gallon and by 8 centw in South Jersey to $1.52 per Pennsylvania’s average remains unchange at $1.68 per gallon. Despite the slight AAA Mid-Atlantic expects prices to fall lowetr in theNew Year. “The New Year begins on a positives notefor motorists, who are paying nearly one billion dollars less for gasoline then they were in mid-Julyt when the price of fuel hit its high-watet mark,” Catherine L.
manager of public and government affairsa atAAA Mid-Atlantic, said. “The average retai price could still move lower in comingf daysand weeks, possibly as low as $1.50 a galloj between now and the end of February.”
Sunday, December 25, 2011
LeapPad Shortage A Boon For Toy Scalpers This Christmas - Huffington Post
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LeapPad Shortage A Boon For Toy Scalpers This Christmas Huffington Post Gerrick Johnson, the BMO equity analyst, says that in an uncertain economy, many manufactures like LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. choose to play it safe and produce fewer items, as shortages are less risky than surpluses. In addition to the LeapPad, ... |
Friday, December 23, 2011
Mariner Holdings gives Tortoise Capital Advisors an energy boost - Kansas City Business Journal:
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will buy a 65 perceng stake inthe Leawood-based company for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced June 3. When probably in the third quarter, the deal will put Marined well on the way to a goal state in early 2008 ofhavinv $5 billion in assets under management in five Mariner Holdings and executives with Tortoise Capital Advisors agreed to buy all interestsa from and . Tortoise managing directors Kevin Zachary Hamel, Ken Malvey, Terry Matlack and David Schulte will own 35 percent of the and four other senior managers will be eligibl e to buy a stake in Tortoise through an equitu ownership plan.
Tortoise advises four publicly tradedfunds (NYSE: TYG), (NYSE: TYY), (NYSE: TYN) and TTO). The funds specialize in maste limited partnerships, or MLPs, in companies involvesd in the energyinfrastructur industry.
will buy a 65 perceng stake inthe Leawood-based company for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced June 3. When probably in the third quarter, the deal will put Marined well on the way to a goal state in early 2008 ofhavinv $5 billion in assets under management in five Mariner Holdings and executives with Tortoise Capital Advisors agreed to buy all interestsa from and . Tortoise managing directors Kevin Zachary Hamel, Ken Malvey, Terry Matlack and David Schulte will own 35 percent of the and four other senior managers will be eligibl e to buy a stake in Tortoise through an equitu ownership plan.
Tortoise advises four publicly tradedfunds (NYSE: TYG), (NYSE: TYY), (NYSE: TYN) and TTO). The funds specialize in maste limited partnerships, or MLPs, in companies involvesd in the energyinfrastructur industry.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
BDSI gets $6M from Meda - Triangle Business Journal:
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The investment, from the Swedish drug compang , replenishes BDSI’s cash coffers, whicbh contained just $2 million as of 30. It comes ahead of an expected approval, in the second quarter, of BDSI’s pain drug used in cancer patients. Under terms of the Meda will buy, for $3 million, the worldwide exclusivd rights to distribute Onsolisa in every country excepy Taiwan andSouth Korea. Meda already has the rights to distributee Onsolis inthe Canada, Mexico and Europe. Meda also will issu e a $3 million advancd on the $30 million it woul d owe BDSI ifthe U.S. Food and Drug Administratiom approves Onsolisfor sale.
“We are very gratifief to start 2009 off in such apositive fashion,” BDSI CEO Mark Sirgol said in a written statement. Sirgo says BDSI will use the new money to supporrt regulatory and manufacturing requirementsfor Onsolis. The company also will advancew other drugs inits pipeline.
The investment, from the Swedish drug compang , replenishes BDSI’s cash coffers, whicbh contained just $2 million as of 30. It comes ahead of an expected approval, in the second quarter, of BDSI’s pain drug used in cancer patients. Under terms of the Meda will buy, for $3 million, the worldwide exclusivd rights to distribute Onsolisa in every country excepy Taiwan andSouth Korea. Meda already has the rights to distributee Onsolis inthe Canada, Mexico and Europe. Meda also will issu e a $3 million advancd on the $30 million it woul d owe BDSI ifthe U.S. Food and Drug Administratiom approves Onsolisfor sale.
“We are very gratifief to start 2009 off in such apositive fashion,” BDSI CEO Mark Sirgol said in a written statement. Sirgo says BDSI will use the new money to supporrt regulatory and manufacturing requirementsfor Onsolis. The company also will advancew other drugs inits pipeline.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Contrast in visions will indeed be stark - Savannah Morning News
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Contrast in visions will indeed be stark Savannah Morning News By MICHAEL RAYMOND “The contrast in visions between where I want to take the country and where they say they want to take the country is gonna be stark.†So said President Barack Obama during an interview with Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes. ... |
Friday, December 16, 2011
Jacksonville hotels - including Hyatt, Holiday Inn and Sheraton - are suffering from recession more than others in Florida - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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“It’s like 9/11 on steroids,” said Donald past president ofthe . “Thee thing is, there’s no end in sight.” Industry reports project the lodging industry will not be out of its recessio for16 months, Harris said, with a big drop in businessd travel largely to blame. Harris is also director of food and beverag operationsfor , which operates several hotels in Northeastf Florida including the Holiday Inn Jacksonvills Airport hotel. The downturn has forced nearlyu every hotel into a hiring freeze and many have laid off Hoteliers expect increased acquisitionzs of existing hotels that are struggling financiallythis year.
And projects not alreadyg built will be halted primarily becauseof bankers’ reluctance to offert financing. Hoteliers tend to compare this downturn to that of because beginning inSeptember 2008, tourisj dropped almost instantly. “We’re all chasing the same dollafr and no one is reallyspendin money,” Harris said. The Holidahy Inn Jacksonville Airport laid off employees and is in ahirinvg freeze. Many hotels, including upscale are slashing rates and offering packagesa to get people at their even if it is not enough togenerate profitability.
Sileshi Mengiste, managing directoer of the One Ocean Resort Hotel and Spa atAtlanticv Beach, said the hotel is offering “value packages” such as adding parking and airport transportation. The averaged daily room rate in Jacksonvilledecreaseed 0.3 percent to $93.35 in 2008 compared with the previouss year, according to global hotek data provider Miami, Orlando and Tampa all had increasez in daily rates. One Ocean built up its salesw and marketing staff to aggressively target Georgia andSoutj Florida, but Mengiste said the hotel has been in a hiring freeze since September and is cross-training employees.
Harriss said the newer hotels — such as the Hyatyt Place Jacksonville Airport, which MMI Hotel manages will have a harder time in this downturnj because they are still trying to gain amarket share. “Fo r a new hotel considering the economic timesare tough,” said Ray Smith, generaol manager of the Sheraton Jacksonvilled Hotel, which opened on the Southsidse in July. “There are certainly better timedsto open, but I don’t think we coulsd have picked a better place.
” According to local tourism agencyh Visit Jacksonville, about eight hotels are planne to open this year, despite the Two have already opened, the Hyatt Placre and Hotel Indigo at Tapestryg Park on the “It’s not an option to finish constructionn and leave the door said Hank Fonde, a partner with LLC and presidenft of The company will manage a dual-branded hotep that San Marco Hotel owns near the Southbanki at Kings Avenue It is scheduled to open June 1. The 221-roon part Hilton Garden Inn and part Homewoocd Suites building isnear completion. Fonde hopes that the dual brand and being the newesty in the area willgenerates demand.
Fonde said five other hotek projects in the area have been placed on hold mainly becauseof financing. Existingy hoteliers have argued that the area is overbuilttwith hotels, which generates competitiojn for lower rates and therefore lowetr revenue. A hotel needs at least a 70 percenf occupancy rate tobe profitable, but that dependa on the room rate. With rate s so low, hotels need higher occupancies than Fonde said. Jacksonville’s room supply increased 5.2 percenrt in 2008 — the highesf in the state — whild demand dropped 2.6 percent and room revenues from the rooms that were soldfell 2.9 according to Smith Travel Research.
Therer are indicators that occupancy will fall an additiona 6 percent to 8 percent this butHarris said, “jI think it’s a lot worse than what most peopls think.”
“It’s like 9/11 on steroids,” said Donald past president ofthe . “Thee thing is, there’s no end in sight.” Industry reports project the lodging industry will not be out of its recessio for16 months, Harris said, with a big drop in businessd travel largely to blame. Harris is also director of food and beverag operationsfor , which operates several hotels in Northeastf Florida including the Holiday Inn Jacksonvills Airport hotel. The downturn has forced nearlyu every hotel into a hiring freeze and many have laid off Hoteliers expect increased acquisitionzs of existing hotels that are struggling financiallythis year.
And projects not alreadyg built will be halted primarily becauseof bankers’ reluctance to offert financing. Hoteliers tend to compare this downturn to that of because beginning inSeptember 2008, tourisj dropped almost instantly. “We’re all chasing the same dollafr and no one is reallyspendin money,” Harris said. The Holidahy Inn Jacksonville Airport laid off employees and is in ahirinvg freeze. Many hotels, including upscale are slashing rates and offering packagesa to get people at their even if it is not enough togenerate profitability.
Sileshi Mengiste, managing directoer of the One Ocean Resort Hotel and Spa atAtlanticv Beach, said the hotel is offering “value packages” such as adding parking and airport transportation. The averaged daily room rate in Jacksonvilledecreaseed 0.3 percent to $93.35 in 2008 compared with the previouss year, according to global hotek data provider Miami, Orlando and Tampa all had increasez in daily rates. One Ocean built up its salesw and marketing staff to aggressively target Georgia andSoutj Florida, but Mengiste said the hotel has been in a hiring freeze since September and is cross-training employees.
Harriss said the newer hotels — such as the Hyatyt Place Jacksonville Airport, which MMI Hotel manages will have a harder time in this downturnj because they are still trying to gain amarket share. “Fo r a new hotel considering the economic timesare tough,” said Ray Smith, generaol manager of the Sheraton Jacksonvilled Hotel, which opened on the Southsidse in July. “There are certainly better timedsto open, but I don’t think we coulsd have picked a better place.
” According to local tourism agencyh Visit Jacksonville, about eight hotels are planne to open this year, despite the Two have already opened, the Hyatt Placre and Hotel Indigo at Tapestryg Park on the “It’s not an option to finish constructionn and leave the door said Hank Fonde, a partner with LLC and presidenft of The company will manage a dual-branded hotep that San Marco Hotel owns near the Southbanki at Kings Avenue It is scheduled to open June 1. The 221-roon part Hilton Garden Inn and part Homewoocd Suites building isnear completion. Fonde hopes that the dual brand and being the newesty in the area willgenerates demand.
Fonde said five other hotek projects in the area have been placed on hold mainly becauseof financing. Existingy hoteliers have argued that the area is overbuilttwith hotels, which generates competitiojn for lower rates and therefore lowetr revenue. A hotel needs at least a 70 percenf occupancy rate tobe profitable, but that dependa on the room rate. With rate s so low, hotels need higher occupancies than Fonde said. Jacksonville’s room supply increased 5.2 percenrt in 2008 — the highesf in the state — whild demand dropped 2.6 percent and room revenues from the rooms that were soldfell 2.9 according to Smith Travel Research.
Therer are indicators that occupancy will fall an additiona 6 percent to 8 percent this butHarris said, “jI think it’s a lot worse than what most peopls think.”
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Glen Ferris hydro plant to generate power again after $25 million renovation - Daily Mail - Charleston
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Glen Ferris hydro plant to generate power again after $25 million renovation Daily Mail - Charleston West Virginia native David Barnhart, general manager of Brookfield Renewable Power's Mid-America Regional Operations, discusses the Glen Ferris hydro project with Ed White, the on-site construction manager. by George Hohmann West Virginia native David ... Revamped W.Va. hydro plant to resume operations |
Monday, December 12, 2011
Trespasser liability: Wisconsin Legislature votes to codify existing law - WisBar
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WisBar | Trespasser liability: Wisconsin Legislature votes to codify existing law WisBar 16, 2011 â€" Legislation to codify existing case law as it relates to a property owner's duty of care to trespassers recently passed both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature. The bill now goes to Gov. Scott Walker for his consideration. ... |
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Heart attack doesn't dissuade educator-turned-baker - The Union Leader
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Heart attack doesn't dissuade educator-turned-baker The Union Leader When she suffered a heart attack in March of this year, Lori Robicheau thought there was no way she'd be able to open her cupcakery in October. Robicheau had been an assistant principal at Hudson Memorial Middle School for eight years, and resigned in ... |
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Green Township OKs Mercy hospital plan - Dallas Business Journal:
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The plan passed 3-0. “We’rre very pleased to get to this stage and exciteds to take thenext step,” said Pete Gemmer, spokesman for Mercy. “We realize there is still a lot of work to do and we look forwarfd to continuing to work with the residente and the township leaders to developl a hospital everyone can be proud The project will now be submitted to the Hamiltonb County Regional Commissionfor consideration, probably next Gemmer said. The planned hospital and parking areas would cove about 40 acres and sit near toInterstatre 74. The facility, to cost $200 could open in early 2014.
The proposer site is 60 Mercy has said it will close itstwo West-Side Mercy Hospital Western Hills and Mercy Hospitalp Mount Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 will be a replacemenyfor them. Some residents in the area had expressed concerns aboutf increased traffic as a result of the whose main access road would be from NorthBend Road, at roughlyy the midway point between Kleeman and Boomer. Gemmer said a trafficd impact study through the HamiltonCounty Engineer’s Offic is nearly complete.
The plan passed 3-0. “We’rre very pleased to get to this stage and exciteds to take thenext step,” said Pete Gemmer, spokesman for Mercy. “We realize there is still a lot of work to do and we look forwarfd to continuing to work with the residente and the township leaders to developl a hospital everyone can be proud The project will now be submitted to the Hamiltonb County Regional Commissionfor consideration, probably next Gemmer said. The planned hospital and parking areas would cove about 40 acres and sit near toInterstatre 74. The facility, to cost $200 could open in early 2014.
The proposer site is 60 Mercy has said it will close itstwo West-Side Mercy Hospital Western Hills and Mercy Hospitalp Mount Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 will be a replacemenyfor them. Some residents in the area had expressed concerns aboutf increased traffic as a result of the whose main access road would be from NorthBend Road, at roughlyy the midway point between Kleeman and Boomer. Gemmer said a trafficd impact study through the HamiltonCounty Engineer’s Offic is nearly complete.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Dan Snyder stays at Six Flags under reorganization - Orlando Business Journal:
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Six Flags is also seekingb a $600 million loan, secured by its assets, and $150 million in a new revolvinhcredit line. The company’sx executive retention plan would keep Snyder as board memberand chairman. Mark Shapiro, currently chief as well as chief financial officer Jeffrey Spee d and several other top management would also stay on in executive roles. Six Flags, which announced its Chaptedr 11 bankruptcy filing overthe weekend, listed $2.4 billio in debt and $3 billion in assets. It hopes to cut debt by $1.8 billioj and wipe out more than $300 million in preferrec stock.
Snyder and his management team, who took controol of the theme park operator three and a halfyeard ago, have not been able to return the company to profitability, despite increasing attendance and selling several parke to raise capital last year. The company reported a $146 millionb first quarter loss. Six Flagd has said its reorganization will not affecyt park operations and its vendors and employees will continue tobe paid. Six Flagds 20 theme parks includein Largo.
Six Flags is also seekingb a $600 million loan, secured by its assets, and $150 million in a new revolvinhcredit line. The company’sx executive retention plan would keep Snyder as board memberand chairman. Mark Shapiro, currently chief as well as chief financial officer Jeffrey Spee d and several other top management would also stay on in executive roles. Six Flags, which announced its Chaptedr 11 bankruptcy filing overthe weekend, listed $2.4 billio in debt and $3 billion in assets. It hopes to cut debt by $1.8 billioj and wipe out more than $300 million in preferrec stock.
Snyder and his management team, who took controol of the theme park operator three and a halfyeard ago, have not been able to return the company to profitability, despite increasing attendance and selling several parke to raise capital last year. The company reported a $146 millionb first quarter loss. Six Flagd has said its reorganization will not affecyt park operations and its vendors and employees will continue tobe paid. Six Flagds 20 theme parks includein Largo.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Chicken liver food poisoning link - BBC News
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Telegraph.co.uk | Chicken liver food poisoning link BBC News Over 90% of cases of a common form of food poisoning seen this year were due to people eating undercooked chicken liver pate, often at weddings, infection experts have said. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) analysed 18 outbreaks of Campylobacter in ... Health warning over chicken liver pate Chicken liver pâté causing hundreds to f » |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
FCSO earns top international law enforcement award - Access North Georgia
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FCSO earns top international law enforcement award Access North Georgia By Staff (LR) State Representative Mark Hamilton, Forsyth Co. Sheriff Ted Paxton, and Harris Blackwood, Director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. CUMMING - The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office has earned the top honor in an international law ... |
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filed the reorganization petitionh in New Yorkbankruptcy court, Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichman writing that Extendec Stay had about $7.1 billion in assetse and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extendedx Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managed byHVM LLC, has 21 locationd in the Houston area. The groupl lists 14 hotels in the San Jose area on its Web site unde the ExtandedStay America, Extended Stay Deluxe and Homesteadr Studio Suites brands. The company bills itselfr as the largest operatorof mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the nation.
Teichmamn in a court filing on Monda wrote that the company sought protection from creditors amid a generalk downturn in the hospitality industryg and a hit takenn as fewer potential customers needthe company’s services. “Sincew the typical Extended Stay customerr seeks a lengthy stay based oncommercial relocation, the contractionb of construction and new business developmen began to significantly and adversely affected Extended Stay’w revenue stream,” Teichman The company said its average revenue per room dropped abou 23 percent in the first five months of the year compared with the same periof of 2008.
As a result, it was unable to deal with its debt burdeb with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensive restructuring of the entires capital structure.” Extended Stay said it plans to run operationsd following the Chapter 11 petition unde a lender-approved arrangement using cash Debtor-in-possession financing won’t be needed, the companyu said. About 9,900 employees work in hotels operatee byExtended Stay. The compang is in 44 states and hasaboutr 77,000 rooms.
The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filed the reorganization petitionh in New Yorkbankruptcy court, Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichman writing that Extendec Stay had about $7.1 billion in assetse and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extendedx Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managed byHVM LLC, has 21 locationd in the Houston area. The groupl lists 14 hotels in the San Jose area on its Web site unde the ExtandedStay America, Extended Stay Deluxe and Homesteadr Studio Suites brands. The company bills itselfr as the largest operatorof mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the nation.
Teichmamn in a court filing on Monda wrote that the company sought protection from creditors amid a generalk downturn in the hospitality industryg and a hit takenn as fewer potential customers needthe company’s services. “Sincew the typical Extended Stay customerr seeks a lengthy stay based oncommercial relocation, the contractionb of construction and new business developmen began to significantly and adversely affected Extended Stay’w revenue stream,” Teichman The company said its average revenue per room dropped abou 23 percent in the first five months of the year compared with the same periof of 2008.
As a result, it was unable to deal with its debt burdeb with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensive restructuring of the entires capital structure.” Extended Stay said it plans to run operationsd following the Chapter 11 petition unde a lender-approved arrangement using cash Debtor-in-possession financing won’t be needed, the companyu said. About 9,900 employees work in hotels operatee byExtended Stay. The compang is in 44 states and hasaboutr 77,000 rooms.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
California losing ground in manufacturing - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Manufacturing “still drives California’s economy in many but the state is losing ground to othert states and nations because of itsregulatoryy climate, tax burden and reputation as a difficultt and costly place to do the wrote in the reportt released Tuesday. The paid for the called “Manufacturing 2.0: A More Prosperous to create a better understanding of the current state of manufacturing and the need for actionm to savethe state’s most critical engine of economic the association said in a news release.
The Assemblyy Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Economicc Development is scheduled to discuss the report next The committee is trying to understandc themanufacturing sector’s role in the state’sd economic recovery. “California’s economy has been built on manufacturing. The sector’s steadg decline is undoubtedlya ‘canar y in a coal mine’ for the state’s economy,” associatio president Jack Stewart said in the news release. “California has the capacit to innovate and make things but it is not at all livingg up toits potential.” The report says that the impactsx from lost manufacturing jobs have been devastating.
The studyy looks at California’s manufacturing decline compared tocompetitive states, shows what the state would look like if it had maintainer year 2000 levels of manufacturing, and explains the huge economic benefits and rippld effects from high and even low wage The Milken Institute also examines the challenged the industry faces in Californiaz and recommends some changes to make the sector more competitived in the Golden State. The trad association had the Milken Institute prepare a similaer study sevenyears ago.
“Since and even before the current international California manufacturing has remainedin decline, with little attentiob from policymakers,” the news releasee said. If California had maintaine the same level of manufacturing from 2000 to the state wouldhave $27 billiom more in manufacturing waged and $54 billion more in total manufacturing relates output, the report found. “Just do the math on thosr numbers to see how much more the statee would have seen intax revenue,” Stewarrt said in the release. “It’s absolutely crucia that our state doesn’t neglect this sector for anotherseven years.
” Californisa has been losing manufacturing jobs, particularly high-value-added manufacturing, to Oregon, Washington, Texas and Minnesota, the repory said. California was home to 1.5 million manufacturinvg jobs in 2007, while its sevemn peer states had 2.7 million manufacturing Those states added morethan 62,000 manufacturin jobs between 2003 and while the Golden State lost 79,00 0 manufacturing jobs during the same California, in fact, is losing a largerr share of manufacturing employment, especiallg in high-tech, and is losing those jobs at a fasteer rate, the report found.
Those peer states also are “using targeted incentives to keep and lure manufacturers away from thestudy said. “California manufacturing is innovative, exciting and wealth creating,” Pamela Kan, presidenyt of Bishop-Wisecarver Corp., said in the release. “We emplogy 53 California workers who make great wages and very innovative and technical products for many othetmanufacturing sectors. We hear constantlgy about our California suppliers’ and struggles with regulatory uncertaintyand costs.” Kan’s family founded Bishop-Wisecarver, which is based in the Contra Costaq County city of Pittsburg, in 1950.
“This report,” she “is a wake up call to California’s policymakers that we need a focused manufacturing strategy in the state to retain and growthe nation’s most coveted producers.”
Manufacturing “still drives California’s economy in many but the state is losing ground to othert states and nations because of itsregulatoryy climate, tax burden and reputation as a difficultt and costly place to do the wrote in the reportt released Tuesday. The paid for the called “Manufacturing 2.0: A More Prosperous to create a better understanding of the current state of manufacturing and the need for actionm to savethe state’s most critical engine of economic the association said in a news release.
The Assemblyy Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Economicc Development is scheduled to discuss the report next The committee is trying to understandc themanufacturing sector’s role in the state’sd economic recovery. “California’s economy has been built on manufacturing. The sector’s steadg decline is undoubtedlya ‘canar y in a coal mine’ for the state’s economy,” associatio president Jack Stewart said in the news release. “California has the capacit to innovate and make things but it is not at all livingg up toits potential.” The report says that the impactsx from lost manufacturing jobs have been devastating.
The studyy looks at California’s manufacturing decline compared tocompetitive states, shows what the state would look like if it had maintainer year 2000 levels of manufacturing, and explains the huge economic benefits and rippld effects from high and even low wage The Milken Institute also examines the challenged the industry faces in Californiaz and recommends some changes to make the sector more competitived in the Golden State. The trad association had the Milken Institute prepare a similaer study sevenyears ago.
“Since and even before the current international California manufacturing has remainedin decline, with little attentiob from policymakers,” the news releasee said. If California had maintaine the same level of manufacturing from 2000 to the state wouldhave $27 billiom more in manufacturing waged and $54 billion more in total manufacturing relates output, the report found. “Just do the math on thosr numbers to see how much more the statee would have seen intax revenue,” Stewarrt said in the release. “It’s absolutely crucia that our state doesn’t neglect this sector for anotherseven years.
” Californisa has been losing manufacturing jobs, particularly high-value-added manufacturing, to Oregon, Washington, Texas and Minnesota, the repory said. California was home to 1.5 million manufacturinvg jobs in 2007, while its sevemn peer states had 2.7 million manufacturing Those states added morethan 62,000 manufacturin jobs between 2003 and while the Golden State lost 79,00 0 manufacturing jobs during the same California, in fact, is losing a largerr share of manufacturing employment, especiallg in high-tech, and is losing those jobs at a fasteer rate, the report found.
Those peer states also are “using targeted incentives to keep and lure manufacturers away from thestudy said. “California manufacturing is innovative, exciting and wealth creating,” Pamela Kan, presidenyt of Bishop-Wisecarver Corp., said in the release. “We emplogy 53 California workers who make great wages and very innovative and technical products for many othetmanufacturing sectors. We hear constantlgy about our California suppliers’ and struggles with regulatory uncertaintyand costs.” Kan’s family founded Bishop-Wisecarver, which is based in the Contra Costaq County city of Pittsburg, in 1950.
“This report,” she “is a wake up call to California’s policymakers that we need a focused manufacturing strategy in the state to retain and growthe nation’s most coveted producers.”
Friday, November 25, 2011
Noncompete in the past, bankers ready expansion - bizjournals:
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“I never intended to retire,” Boylee said. “I knew that spendintg the day in my fuzzyfloppies wasn’t going to work. My marriags wouldn’t survive it.” Now the two are back to doint what theyenjoy most: building a communith bank. They intend to expand , which up until this year had locations only in Buena Vista and into theDenver area. “Dave and I have been bankers in this town Perkins said. “That community-bank touch that we created at Guarantg Bank, we wanted to do it again.” The pair were executivezs at Guaranty Corp., parent of Guaranty Bank Trust, when it was sold to Centennial BankHoldings Inc. in 2004.
They stuck with the merged companythroughu Centennial’s transition into a publicly traded company in 2005. Last Centennial changed its name to GuarantyBancorp (NASDAQ: When they resigned together in they had no clear idea what they’d do next, Boyle said. But the answer wasn’t long in About two weeks after tenderinghis resignation, Boyles was on the phone with Charles then-chairman and CEO of Collegiate Peaks Bank in Buenz Vista. Collegiate was a subsidiary of CentenniaBank Holdings, but the parent company had been tryingf to sell it; an announced deal had fallen through only a few weeksx earlier. Forster asked him, “‘Dp you want to buy a Boyles said.
What started out as a joke quicklgy becamea plan. Forster advised him to call Guaranty Bancorpp Chairman John Eggemeyerand “telo him that you’re either going to buy a bank or a and he needs to tell you Boyles said. It was the of course. Boyles said they offeredx Eggemeyer the same terms as the deal that had recently fallen reportedly $18 million. The sale closed in Octoberr 2006, but Boyles and Perkins had to wait another two yearsx to implement theirDenver expansion. Both had noncompete agreementsz with Guaranty Bancorpthat didn’t expire until last Now they’re moving quickly. In January, Collegiate Peaks’ firsrt metro Denver location opened at2101 N.
Ursul St., on the Anschutzx Medical Campus at the formerf Fitzsimons ArmyMedical Center. In February, they opene a second, temporary location at 1243 S. Coloradk Blvd., in the Belcaro area; a permanenf location is under construction a few blocks away at885 S. Coloradl Blvd. The bank’s parent company, Columbine Capital Corp of which Perkins is president borrowed $2.25 million in February through the U.S. Treasury’s Capitapl Purchase Program. “We have money to lend,” Boylee said. “We don’t have any proble assets to look after.
” Collegiat Peaks Bank had $133 million in total assets andnearly $91 millioj in deposits as of March 31, accordingb to data from the
“I never intended to retire,” Boylee said. “I knew that spendintg the day in my fuzzyfloppies wasn’t going to work. My marriags wouldn’t survive it.” Now the two are back to doint what theyenjoy most: building a communith bank. They intend to expand , which up until this year had locations only in Buena Vista and into theDenver area. “Dave and I have been bankers in this town Perkins said. “That community-bank touch that we created at Guarantg Bank, we wanted to do it again.” The pair were executivezs at Guaranty Corp., parent of Guaranty Bank Trust, when it was sold to Centennial BankHoldings Inc. in 2004.
They stuck with the merged companythroughu Centennial’s transition into a publicly traded company in 2005. Last Centennial changed its name to GuarantyBancorp (NASDAQ: When they resigned together in they had no clear idea what they’d do next, Boyle said. But the answer wasn’t long in About two weeks after tenderinghis resignation, Boyles was on the phone with Charles then-chairman and CEO of Collegiate Peaks Bank in Buenz Vista. Collegiate was a subsidiary of CentenniaBank Holdings, but the parent company had been tryingf to sell it; an announced deal had fallen through only a few weeksx earlier. Forster asked him, “‘Dp you want to buy a Boyles said.
What started out as a joke quicklgy becamea plan. Forster advised him to call Guaranty Bancorpp Chairman John Eggemeyerand “telo him that you’re either going to buy a bank or a and he needs to tell you Boyles said. It was the of course. Boyles said they offeredx Eggemeyer the same terms as the deal that had recently fallen reportedly $18 million. The sale closed in Octoberr 2006, but Boyles and Perkins had to wait another two yearsx to implement theirDenver expansion. Both had noncompete agreementsz with Guaranty Bancorpthat didn’t expire until last Now they’re moving quickly. In January, Collegiate Peaks’ firsrt metro Denver location opened at2101 N.
Ursul St., on the Anschutzx Medical Campus at the formerf Fitzsimons ArmyMedical Center. In February, they opene a second, temporary location at 1243 S. Coloradk Blvd., in the Belcaro area; a permanenf location is under construction a few blocks away at885 S. Coloradl Blvd. The bank’s parent company, Columbine Capital Corp of which Perkins is president borrowed $2.25 million in February through the U.S. Treasury’s Capitapl Purchase Program. “We have money to lend,” Boylee said. “We don’t have any proble assets to look after.
” Collegiat Peaks Bank had $133 million in total assets andnearly $91 millioj in deposits as of March 31, accordingb to data from the
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Street Fighter X Tekken Alt Costumes Don't Even Try to Make Sense - Piki Geek
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Crunchyroll News | Street Fighter X Tekken Alt Costumes Don't Even Try to Make Sense Piki Geek If the existing costumes for your favorite character appearing in Street Fighter X Tekken just aren't right, you'll have the option to swap them for a slew of bizzare outfits. Beyond what you'll be able to do with the game's Character Customization ...< /p> A Look At Street Fighter X Tekken's Character Customization 'Street Fighter X Tekken' Release Date: New Images Display 'Swap' Costumes ... "Street Fighter X Tekken" Character Customization and EVEN MORE ALTERNATE COSTUMES |
Friday, November 18, 2011
PEP: Pinoy filmmakers win top prizes at the Cinemanila International Film ... - GMANews.TV
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Philippine Entertainment Portal | PEP: Pinoy filmmakers win top prizes at the Cinemanila International Film ... GMANews.TV Filipino directors also took home prizes in other categories like Digital Lokal and Young Cinema Shorts in Competition. CINEMANILA. The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual event that is being promoted as the local ver sion of the main ... 13th Cinemanila winners named |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Four ownership groups show interest in Coyotes, sale could keep NHL team in Glendale - Kansas City Business Journal:
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NHL court filings with the U.S Bankruptcy Cour t handling the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptchy protection include a list of possible owners that would keep the team in They include: Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon, owners of the Canadian Football League'sw Toronto Argonauts; Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Coyotes minority owner John Breslow; and an unnames Phoenix-area business executive as possible bidders. Researchb in Motion CEO Jim Balsillie already hasa $213 milliom offer on the table for the Coyotes and wouled move the team to Hamilton, Ontario. The Coyotews have lost $316 million since moving to the Phoenixs marketfrom Winnipeg, Canada, in 1996.
Balsillie'e offer is expected to be substantially greater than any offef to keep the teamin Glendale. RIM makes Blackberry smartphones and Balsillie is a billionairew who has made offers for other NHL The NHL also got more legal back up Fridayufrom , the and National Basketball Assocation. The professionalp sports leagues argue in court filinge that they should have control overfranchisess sales, moves and relocations in order to maintainm the economic viability of their operations. The NHL opposees Balsillie's effort to move the Phoenicx franchise backto Canada.
Coyotes owner Jerry Moyees also said in June 5 court filings thata $100 milioj cash infusion he has put into the team should be treatee as a debt the hockey team's reorganization shoule reimburse him for. Moyes wants to sell the Coyotess to Balsillie who contends hockey is not financiallyy viablein Glendale. Moyes' court filings also downplayexa $750 million lease penalty the city of Glendalee could file for if the Coyotes break their 30-year lease at Jobing.com Arena. Moyes and Balsillie want the bankruptcy couryt to discharge the lease as part ofthe team's Chaptert 11.
NHL court filings with the U.S Bankruptcy Cour t handling the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptchy protection include a list of possible owners that would keep the team in They include: Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon, owners of the Canadian Football League'sw Toronto Argonauts; Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Coyotes minority owner John Breslow; and an unnames Phoenix-area business executive as possible bidders. Researchb in Motion CEO Jim Balsillie already hasa $213 milliom offer on the table for the Coyotes and wouled move the team to Hamilton, Ontario. The Coyotews have lost $316 million since moving to the Phoenixs marketfrom Winnipeg, Canada, in 1996.
Balsillie'e offer is expected to be substantially greater than any offef to keep the teamin Glendale. RIM makes Blackberry smartphones and Balsillie is a billionairew who has made offers for other NHL The NHL also got more legal back up Fridayufrom , the and National Basketball Assocation. The professionalp sports leagues argue in court filinge that they should have control overfranchisess sales, moves and relocations in order to maintainm the economic viability of their operations. The NHL opposees Balsillie's effort to move the Phoenicx franchise backto Canada.
Coyotes owner Jerry Moyees also said in June 5 court filings thata $100 milioj cash infusion he has put into the team should be treatee as a debt the hockey team's reorganization shoule reimburse him for. Moyes wants to sell the Coyotess to Balsillie who contends hockey is not financiallyy viablein Glendale. Moyes' court filings also downplayexa $750 million lease penalty the city of Glendalee could file for if the Coyotes break their 30-year lease at Jobing.com Arena. Moyes and Balsillie want the bankruptcy couryt to discharge the lease as part ofthe team's Chaptert 11.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friends mourn Savannah musician who was slain - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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WXIA-TV | Friends mourn Savannah musician who was slain Atlanta Journal Constitution AP Savannah police are seeking tips from the public to help them solve the slaying of a local musician whose body was found Sunday morning after he was shot to death. The Savannah Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/sW3fYR) that friends were mourning ... Sa vannah musician dies of gunshot wounds Sunday morning Savannah musician, 34, dies after being found in street with gunshot wounds ... Man Shot After Dice Game, Police Search For Suspect |
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Paladino surveys BNP members on Rudnick - Baltimore Business Journal:
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This week, the owner of mailed a statementto 1,80p members of the Partnership outlining several changes that he believex will “remedy the economic and psychological blight that has rotteds the core” of the Buffalo Niagara community. In the Paladino asked each member to respond to himregardinh Rudnick’s performance and whether Rudnickk should continue to lead the Partnership. The statemenrt was published in the July 3 issue of BusinesasFirst . If the majority of responsesa callfor Rudnick’s departure, Paladino said he will hire an independengt pollster to survey the membership.
Once the poll is he said he will present the results tothe Partnership’es board of directors and ask it to discharger Rudnick. Mike Deakin, a small-businesse owner in North Tonawanda, said he supports Paladino’x effort to shake up the Partnership and wishes the Partnership pushed Albany and local politicians to bette r protect small businesses in WesternNew York. “W e don’t have anybody who’z really standing up to the politicians and localp folks that are responsible for getting this communittymoving ahead,” said Deakin, ownef of two businesses, and .
“I’m a nativse of Buffalo, I’ve been here all my life and I’mj in my 60s, and we don’t have anybody who’s really, really fighting for us exceprt for acouple politicians, such as (state Sen. George) Maziarz.” Deakin said he joined the Partnership about three years ago to receivre health insurance for some ofhis employees. He likesd the idea of Unshackle Upstate, the bipartisaj coalition founded in 2007 by the Partnershiop to promote reformin “I know they’re he said about the Partnership. “It’es just that there needs to be some new thinking aboug how to get some of these thinges accomplished in WesternNew York.
” Rudnick declined to be interviewex for this article. Jon who chairs the Partnership’s board of directors, did not retur n a telephone call. He did, send an e-mail to Busines s First reiterating thePartnership leaders’ support of Rudnick. Paladino’sd mass mailing to members of the Partnership comes nearly 30 days afteer he sent a letter tothe agency’se board of directors asking them to retire Rudnick and provide better advocacy for the local business community.
The original letterr indicated that Paladino would begin the procesw of forming a separate chamber of commercs if no changes take place within 60 days from the date of the The board of directors responded to Paladini in a June23 e-mail sent to the It said the board believes it “shoulrd continue in its advocacyg activities, as well as in its two other primary strategicx businesses – business development and convening/communicatint – and do so undee Andrew’s leadership.
” Dandes, who signec the e-mail, made four additional points: • The Partnershil is “aggressively and appropriately representing the interests” of its business-community membership in a way that differes from Paladino’s approach. • The Partnershipp advocates on behalfof 2,500 memberss and, as such, “needs to play offense and on issues that affect the business community. • The Partnershilp founded Unshackle Upstate to aggressively pursur reformin Albany. • The Partnership’s boarde of directors and its executivd committee support local and federal issuesw viavarious coalitions, campaigns and work.
Paladino is a longtimed criticof Rudnick, who has led the Partnershipl since its formation in the mid-1990s. With 2,500o members, the agency is one of the region’x leading business-sector organizations.
This week, the owner of mailed a statementto 1,80p members of the Partnership outlining several changes that he believex will “remedy the economic and psychological blight that has rotteds the core” of the Buffalo Niagara community. In the Paladino asked each member to respond to himregardinh Rudnick’s performance and whether Rudnickk should continue to lead the Partnership. The statemenrt was published in the July 3 issue of BusinesasFirst . If the majority of responsesa callfor Rudnick’s departure, Paladino said he will hire an independengt pollster to survey the membership.
Once the poll is he said he will present the results tothe Partnership’es board of directors and ask it to discharger Rudnick. Mike Deakin, a small-businesse owner in North Tonawanda, said he supports Paladino’x effort to shake up the Partnership and wishes the Partnership pushed Albany and local politicians to bette r protect small businesses in WesternNew York. “W e don’t have anybody who’z really standing up to the politicians and localp folks that are responsible for getting this communittymoving ahead,” said Deakin, ownef of two businesses, and .
“I’m a nativse of Buffalo, I’ve been here all my life and I’mj in my 60s, and we don’t have anybody who’s really, really fighting for us exceprt for acouple politicians, such as (state Sen. George) Maziarz.” Deakin said he joined the Partnership about three years ago to receivre health insurance for some ofhis employees. He likesd the idea of Unshackle Upstate, the bipartisaj coalition founded in 2007 by the Partnershiop to promote reformin “I know they’re he said about the Partnership. “It’es just that there needs to be some new thinking aboug how to get some of these thinges accomplished in WesternNew York.
” Rudnick declined to be interviewex for this article. Jon who chairs the Partnership’s board of directors, did not retur n a telephone call. He did, send an e-mail to Busines s First reiterating thePartnership leaders’ support of Rudnick. Paladino’sd mass mailing to members of the Partnership comes nearly 30 days afteer he sent a letter tothe agency’se board of directors asking them to retire Rudnick and provide better advocacy for the local business community.
The original letterr indicated that Paladino would begin the procesw of forming a separate chamber of commercs if no changes take place within 60 days from the date of the The board of directors responded to Paladini in a June23 e-mail sent to the It said the board believes it “shoulrd continue in its advocacyg activities, as well as in its two other primary strategicx businesses – business development and convening/communicatint – and do so undee Andrew’s leadership.
” Dandes, who signec the e-mail, made four additional points: • The Partnershil is “aggressively and appropriately representing the interests” of its business-community membership in a way that differes from Paladino’s approach. • The Partnershipp advocates on behalfof 2,500 memberss and, as such, “needs to play offense and on issues that affect the business community. • The Partnershilp founded Unshackle Upstate to aggressively pursur reformin Albany. • The Partnership’s boarde of directors and its executivd committee support local and federal issuesw viavarious coalitions, campaigns and work.
Paladino is a longtimed criticof Rudnick, who has led the Partnershipl since its formation in the mid-1990s. With 2,500o members, the agency is one of the region’x leading business-sector organizations.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Marquette law school to run foreclosure mediation program - Portland Business Journal:
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The Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation program will bea voluntary, court-based independenr mediation option for lenders and borrowers. The located at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, will seek to alleviatde the current backlog of foreclosure casee in the county court system by offering the optio n of mediation to residential homeowners who residein owner-occupied According to the Law School, in most cases, successful mediation will servee as a venue to work out new loan a short sale or other solution that is mutuallhy agreeable, and execute a final agreement between the The funding includes proceeds from a settlement with Countrywide, whicy was accused of misrepresenting the qualithy and benefits of its Under the settlement, announced in Countrywide agreed to pay $1.
6 million for foreclosurs relief benefits. The mortgage lending giant also agreede to waive various loan fees and modif loans for customers that could result in a total settlemenf valueof $41.1 million, according to the Attornegy General's office. Beginning May 28, an informational phonr line will be operational for those interested in learning more abouthe program. Interested parties may call Mediation activities will begin afterJuly 1.
The Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation program will bea voluntary, court-based independenr mediation option for lenders and borrowers. The located at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, will seek to alleviatde the current backlog of foreclosure casee in the county court system by offering the optio n of mediation to residential homeowners who residein owner-occupied According to the Law School, in most cases, successful mediation will servee as a venue to work out new loan a short sale or other solution that is mutuallhy agreeable, and execute a final agreement between the The funding includes proceeds from a settlement with Countrywide, whicy was accused of misrepresenting the qualithy and benefits of its Under the settlement, announced in Countrywide agreed to pay $1.
6 million for foreclosurs relief benefits. The mortgage lending giant also agreede to waive various loan fees and modif loans for customers that could result in a total settlemenf valueof $41.1 million, according to the Attornegy General's office. Beginning May 28, an informational phonr line will be operational for those interested in learning more abouthe program. Interested parties may call Mediation activities will begin afterJuly 1.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Banks now filling in payday loan void - Dayton Daily News
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Banks now filling in payday loan void Dayton Daily News DAYTON â€" Banks in Ohio have been filling the gap left by payday loan shops, which were nearly driven out of the state in 2008 when lawmakers capped the interest rates they charged. ... |
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Proportions a key consideration in decorating a loft, designer says - Victoria Times Colonist
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Proportions a key consideration in decorating a loft, designer says Victoria Times Colonist She advises anyone moving into a loft to take careful measurements of dimensions and think about proportion. "I've downsized myself from 2200 to 1000 square feet and you've got to source furniture that will fit. That is getting easier because many ... |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Workout groups remade - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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“We are definitely seeing increased demand, particularlyh from banks with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets, for chierf credit officers and seasoned professionals dealing with loan saidAlan Kaplan, who runs the Wynnewood-based staffing agency. “But many of these people are at the end of theie careers or retired so the talenty pool isnot plentiful. Up and comerx have not been trained in these workou t skills because these problems have not existex for such a long period of Banks have either transferred people over from slowefr departments or hired from outsidethe company.
Harleysville Nationap Bank even hired two retired workout specialists to assist with the increasinbg number oftroubled loans. Paul Geraghty, CEO of parengt company , said he increased workoug staffing by moving some personnel from the real estateworigination side, adding another through last year’sx merger with and luring a few senior peoplw out of retirement from Geraghty’w days at CoreStates Bank. “Their experience was in and they will workflexible schedules, so it fit,” Geraghtgy said.
“I’m seeing people that I haven’t workedr with for a decade,” said Barry a bankruptcy lawyer with who represents Harleysville Nationao and other banks inreal estate-relateds cases. Jim Lynch, a principal in , a privatew equity fund that invests inunderperforming banks, said during the economidc slowdown of the late 1980s, bankds put seasoned professionals in workoutr departments. But by the mid-1990s, workout professionals were no longerin demand.
“Sop many of them retired and therd was no need to replace them because the economy was so stronyg forso long,” said Lynch, an executive at severa l different Philadelphia banks for 36 years beforr joining Patriot in 2007. Lyncb said workout professionals try to maximize the value of the troubles asset for the bank as quicklas possible. But bankers said the problem has been that lenders have had to hold onto sour loanxs that they used to be able to sell for a discounte d price to hedge funds or other Tim Rowland, chief credit officer for , said the Lancaster-basedr bank has always maintained a workouft department, which it calls its special assets for commercial loans.
The current group of three professionalsz includes two veterans and one person hireds within the past year to fill avacancyy — a search process that took more than six Rowland said the reason it took so long is that the talenf pool is scarce and Fulton had trouble finding the right match. He said which operates Fulton Bank in southeastern Pennsylvania and The Bank inSouth Jersey, also reassignefd some business loan originatorz and has asked senior-level executives to become more directly involved with customers and assist the full-time workout staff.
Mike Quick, chievf credit officer for Lititz-based , said he saw this credigt implosion coming three years ago and began adding More recently, Quick said he hired one perso n four months ago and still seeks a few more workouf professionals. Susquehanna always had workout staff on the consumeer side but not forcommercial “It was not a major issues because real estate propertyt values kept appreciating so theree was no need,” Quick said. “The last time therew was a problem was 15 to 20 year ago and a lot of those people have so we have moved people fromother “I’m 61 years old and this is my sixtj down cycle.
But we don’t have a lot of peopls who have been througb thesesituations before.” Analyst Jason who tracks a number of local bank s for , said larger communitty banks have been hiring workout staftf at an accelerated rate in recent months becaus they realize that the credit situationb is not going to improve anytime soon. “Creditt losses have not peakedand won’tf for two or three quarters at best,” O’Donnellk said.
“We are definitely seeing increased demand, particularlyh from banks with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets, for chierf credit officers and seasoned professionals dealing with loan saidAlan Kaplan, who runs the Wynnewood-based staffing agency. “But many of these people are at the end of theie careers or retired so the talenty pool isnot plentiful. Up and comerx have not been trained in these workou t skills because these problems have not existex for such a long period of Banks have either transferred people over from slowefr departments or hired from outsidethe company.
Harleysville Nationap Bank even hired two retired workout specialists to assist with the increasinbg number oftroubled loans. Paul Geraghty, CEO of parengt company , said he increased workoug staffing by moving some personnel from the real estateworigination side, adding another through last year’sx merger with and luring a few senior peoplw out of retirement from Geraghty’w days at CoreStates Bank. “Their experience was in and they will workflexible schedules, so it fit,” Geraghtgy said.
“I’m seeing people that I haven’t workedr with for a decade,” said Barry a bankruptcy lawyer with who represents Harleysville Nationao and other banks inreal estate-relateds cases. Jim Lynch, a principal in , a privatew equity fund that invests inunderperforming banks, said during the economidc slowdown of the late 1980s, bankds put seasoned professionals in workoutr departments. But by the mid-1990s, workout professionals were no longerin demand.
“Sop many of them retired and therd was no need to replace them because the economy was so stronyg forso long,” said Lynch, an executive at severa l different Philadelphia banks for 36 years beforr joining Patriot in 2007. Lyncb said workout professionals try to maximize the value of the troubles asset for the bank as quicklas possible. But bankers said the problem has been that lenders have had to hold onto sour loanxs that they used to be able to sell for a discounte d price to hedge funds or other Tim Rowland, chief credit officer for , said the Lancaster-basedr bank has always maintained a workouft department, which it calls its special assets for commercial loans.
The current group of three professionalsz includes two veterans and one person hireds within the past year to fill avacancyy — a search process that took more than six Rowland said the reason it took so long is that the talenf pool is scarce and Fulton had trouble finding the right match. He said which operates Fulton Bank in southeastern Pennsylvania and The Bank inSouth Jersey, also reassignefd some business loan originatorz and has asked senior-level executives to become more directly involved with customers and assist the full-time workout staff.
Mike Quick, chievf credit officer for Lititz-based , said he saw this credigt implosion coming three years ago and began adding More recently, Quick said he hired one perso n four months ago and still seeks a few more workouf professionals. Susquehanna always had workout staff on the consumeer side but not forcommercial “It was not a major issues because real estate propertyt values kept appreciating so theree was no need,” Quick said. “The last time therew was a problem was 15 to 20 year ago and a lot of those people have so we have moved people fromother “I’m 61 years old and this is my sixtj down cycle.
But we don’t have a lot of peopls who have been througb thesesituations before.” Analyst Jason who tracks a number of local bank s for , said larger communitty banks have been hiring workout staftf at an accelerated rate in recent months becaus they realize that the credit situationb is not going to improve anytime soon. “Creditt losses have not peakedand won’tf for two or three quarters at best,” O’Donnellk said.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
URA re-releases RFP for Heppenstall site in Lawrenceville - Austin Business Journal:
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The URA is re-releasing a request for proposals afterd its previouslychosen developer, Urban Villages workinb with Botero Development decided not to go forwarx with the project. Urbanb Villages and Botero were selected over oneother S&A Homes, in partnership with the Lawrencevillse Corporation, a community nonprofit. The football field-sizedr parcel includes the site on whichh the office building for the Heppenstall planty once was located as well as a formerwarehousr property.
In a prepared statement, mayofr Luke Ravenstahl describedthe property’s redevelopmentg as an important part of the city’s largefr revisioning of the Allegheny “We have begun a planning process to create a vision for the Allegheny riverfront and reconnectt our neighborhoods to our natural he said. "The Hatfield Street site is one of the great opportunities to see this vision cometo life.” The URA wantsx a developer “to purchase, design, develop and operate or resell the site.” The URA’s effort comes as the Regionao Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) continues to redevelopp the Heppenstall complex itself.
Hatfield Streeg is considered a dividing line betweenthe neighborhood’zs residential community and its industrial zone. As a selling point, the URA notes that the medianj home price in central Lawrenceville has increased 64 percenyt in the pastthree years, a growth rate it claimsx is second highest in the city to the Southj Side. “We are excited with the real estatde appreciation that were seeing in the saidRob Stephany, Executivr Director of the URA, as well as a Lawrencevillde resident.
“And (we’re) very excited about the prospectf of a new residential product and how that will add fuel tothe
The URA is re-releasing a request for proposals afterd its previouslychosen developer, Urban Villages workinb with Botero Development decided not to go forwarx with the project. Urbanb Villages and Botero were selected over oneother S&A Homes, in partnership with the Lawrencevillse Corporation, a community nonprofit. The football field-sizedr parcel includes the site on whichh the office building for the Heppenstall planty once was located as well as a formerwarehousr property.
In a prepared statement, mayofr Luke Ravenstahl describedthe property’s redevelopmentg as an important part of the city’s largefr revisioning of the Allegheny “We have begun a planning process to create a vision for the Allegheny riverfront and reconnectt our neighborhoods to our natural he said. "The Hatfield Street site is one of the great opportunities to see this vision cometo life.” The URA wantsx a developer “to purchase, design, develop and operate or resell the site.” The URA’s effort comes as the Regionao Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) continues to redevelopp the Heppenstall complex itself.
Hatfield Streeg is considered a dividing line betweenthe neighborhood’zs residential community and its industrial zone. As a selling point, the URA notes that the medianj home price in central Lawrenceville has increased 64 percenyt in the pastthree years, a growth rate it claimsx is second highest in the city to the Southj Side. “We are excited with the real estatde appreciation that were seeing in the saidRob Stephany, Executivr Director of the URA, as well as a Lawrencevillde resident.
“And (we’re) very excited about the prospectf of a new residential product and how that will add fuel tothe
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Arbat club features debates in Russian - The Slovak Spectator
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Arbat club features debates in Russian The Slovak Spectator “We have two members from TrenÄÃn and two other applicants from outside Bratislava â€" one from Partizánske and one from Zvolen,†Plechanovová said. The Arbat Russian Club is associated with the Slovak-Russian Society and its members are from various ... |
Friday, October 28, 2011
Crist vetoes controversial insurance bill - Denver Business Journal:
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“We really don’t have a choice but to continue with our plan to discontinue our property insurance coveragrein Florida,” said State Farm spokesmaj Michael Connolly. Crist cited concerns that signing HB 1171 could trigger significant rate increases and reversde efforts by state officials and the Legislaturer to make the Floridqa marketmore competitive. Proponents of the legislation calle d itthe “Consumer Choice” Crist said in a news release that the bill gave a “selectf group of property insurance the power of choosing who woulds be offered the policy, allowinv them to cherry-pick the best customers and dump policieas with the greatest risk.
In a June 16 letter to the Jim Thompson, president of Statd Farm FloridaInsurance Co., encouraged him to sign the but made no promises to stay if he did. Thompsonj even included a couple of caveats toState Farm’x statement of non-commitment. “Idf HB 1171 were to become law, and if the (Officer of Insurance Regulation) expediently administersw the law in a manner consistenf with the legislative intent of its legislativr sponsorsand supporters, State Farm would be willing to re-examiner its options,” Thompson wrote.
The governor pointed to the fact that the bill did not requirre that the select companies stay in Floridza as a motivating factor inhis “House Bill 1171 allows certain insurers the abilityy to collect unregulated insurance premiumsd and then leave the marketplace with Florida’x hard-working families’ earnings,” he said. State Farm Florida has been talkingb with state regulators about its plan toleav Florida.
In , the company asked to stop writinhg property coverage in the Sunshine State becausse it no longer could afford to do business Followingthe veto, the National Associatiob of Insurance and Financial which represents the majorityh of State Farm agents, released a statement througjh spokesman Bob Lotane. “If nothing else, this movedx debate on how to address our insurance challenges 180 degreese from where we and showed we have got to welcome and examinenew ideas,” he Ed Domansky, spokesman, said a hearing will be held July 15 to determinee the need for a formal hearing on State Farm’s plan to leave Click to read the plan.
OIR’s biggest stickingh point in the negotiations has been whether Statre Farm agents would be able to sell policie other than its ownand Citizens. The initial agreement statew that State Farm would provide a minimum of six months notice prior to executing StateFarm policyholders, he said, have time to find othet coverage. “It was expected that nothing like that wouldc begin to happen until later this Domansky said. “I suspect nothing would take place for anothetr sixmonths out.” Brad Ashwell, consumef advocate for , which opposed the expects the deregulation of Florida’s insurancer industry will become a central issue in the gubernatorial campaign.
He said whomevedr wins the state’s top political post will help determinse how much traction deregulation has in the nextlegislativde session. Ashwell added that his group is ecstatic withthe governor’zs decision. “We couldn’t be more happy,” he “We are glad he stood up for BarneyBishop III, president and CEO of , criticizedc the governor’s veto, saying it wouls force hundreds of thousands of homeowners to switcuh to “thinly-financed” insurance companies that will charged them as much if not more than their currengt insurer. He gave no evidence for the assertions.
But Ashwellp said no one has evaluatedx howwell small, private companies can weather a storj financially, so Bishop’s statement is inaccuratd at best. He also pointed to the that State Farm is considering leaving of itsown “This isn’t the governor’s fault that Stat e Farm is deciding to he said. “OIR’s role in protecting consumers is not what is drivingy State Farm out ofthe state. [States Farm] has a choice.” commendedf the governor’s action saying it would have allowee certain larger insurance companies an unfairbusinessz advantage.
It noted that the bill “would have further diminishe affordable choices for Floridians and wouled have eventually dumped more policies intothe state-run insurance program Citizens."
“We really don’t have a choice but to continue with our plan to discontinue our property insurance coveragrein Florida,” said State Farm spokesmaj Michael Connolly. Crist cited concerns that signing HB 1171 could trigger significant rate increases and reversde efforts by state officials and the Legislaturer to make the Floridqa marketmore competitive. Proponents of the legislation calle d itthe “Consumer Choice” Crist said in a news release that the bill gave a “selectf group of property insurance the power of choosing who woulds be offered the policy, allowinv them to cherry-pick the best customers and dump policieas with the greatest risk.
In a June 16 letter to the Jim Thompson, president of Statd Farm FloridaInsurance Co., encouraged him to sign the but made no promises to stay if he did. Thompsonj even included a couple of caveats toState Farm’x statement of non-commitment. “Idf HB 1171 were to become law, and if the (Officer of Insurance Regulation) expediently administersw the law in a manner consistenf with the legislative intent of its legislativr sponsorsand supporters, State Farm would be willing to re-examiner its options,” Thompson wrote.
The governor pointed to the fact that the bill did not requirre that the select companies stay in Floridza as a motivating factor inhis “House Bill 1171 allows certain insurers the abilityy to collect unregulated insurance premiumsd and then leave the marketplace with Florida’x hard-working families’ earnings,” he said. State Farm Florida has been talkingb with state regulators about its plan toleav Florida.
In , the company asked to stop writinhg property coverage in the Sunshine State becausse it no longer could afford to do business Followingthe veto, the National Associatiob of Insurance and Financial which represents the majorityh of State Farm agents, released a statement througjh spokesman Bob Lotane. “If nothing else, this movedx debate on how to address our insurance challenges 180 degreese from where we and showed we have got to welcome and examinenew ideas,” he Ed Domansky, spokesman, said a hearing will be held July 15 to determinee the need for a formal hearing on State Farm’s plan to leave Click to read the plan.
OIR’s biggest stickingh point in the negotiations has been whether Statre Farm agents would be able to sell policie other than its ownand Citizens. The initial agreement statew that State Farm would provide a minimum of six months notice prior to executing StateFarm policyholders, he said, have time to find othet coverage. “It was expected that nothing like that wouldc begin to happen until later this Domansky said. “I suspect nothing would take place for anothetr sixmonths out.” Brad Ashwell, consumef advocate for , which opposed the expects the deregulation of Florida’s insurancer industry will become a central issue in the gubernatorial campaign.
He said whomevedr wins the state’s top political post will help determinse how much traction deregulation has in the nextlegislativde session. Ashwell added that his group is ecstatic withthe governor’zs decision. “We couldn’t be more happy,” he “We are glad he stood up for BarneyBishop III, president and CEO of , criticizedc the governor’s veto, saying it wouls force hundreds of thousands of homeowners to switcuh to “thinly-financed” insurance companies that will charged them as much if not more than their currengt insurer. He gave no evidence for the assertions.
But Ashwellp said no one has evaluatedx howwell small, private companies can weather a storj financially, so Bishop’s statement is inaccuratd at best. He also pointed to the that State Farm is considering leaving of itsown “This isn’t the governor’s fault that Stat e Farm is deciding to he said. “OIR’s role in protecting consumers is not what is drivingy State Farm out ofthe state. [States Farm] has a choice.” commendedf the governor’s action saying it would have allowee certain larger insurance companies an unfairbusinessz advantage.
It noted that the bill “would have further diminishe affordable choices for Floridians and wouled have eventually dumped more policies intothe state-run insurance program Citizens."
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Use of new security method urged to fight fraud, viruses - Washington Business Journal:
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Leading the charge to fortify the Internetfis Reston-based Public Interest which administers the .org The company joined with other Internert players to form the DNS Industryy Coalition to combat domain-name fraud a type of data hijacking that can lead to breachex and other cybercrimes. DNS is shorft for domain name system. DNSSEC, lingo for “DNS security.” The metho uses domain name securityt extensions to verify sources of data and properly direcgt people to intended Web sitese rather thanfake ones, thus preventinyg theft and the distribution of “malware,” software that causes computere viruses.
DNSSEC implementation can be daunting and costly in both laborand cash, said Rodney senior vice president and technologist for Sterling-basefd which operates the .biz and .us Internety domains. “For large companies like us, [the is in the millions of dollars.” Nevertheless, the coalitionb is growing and gainingmomentum — good news for companiex providing related security software and outsourced support The coalition formed an implementationh review team in March and is developinfg DNSSEC procedures, hoping to begin beta testing in the firsf half of this year.
“We are doing an assessment of external factors, lookingy at the infrastructure acrossthe DNS, the levels of software peoples are using and whether they are said Lance Wolak, Public Interest Registry’s director of marketinfg and product management. By May, the grouo hopes to show that its software can integrate with otheeindustry software. Several information technology services and softwarwecompanies — such as NeuStar, Mountain View, Calif.-basef with offices in D.C. and and Secure64 Software Corp. in Greenwood Colo. — already provide managed DNS services to their customerxs and are beginning to offer DNSSECftools commercially.
The coalition, whicgh began with seven industry memberwlast August, now has 30 members. Its most recen endorsements came fromVint Serf, ’s vice president and chiet Internet evangelist, and Dan famous in the security arena for uncovering the critical vulnerability in the Internet’s DNS that was exploited by the Kaminsky bug. A numbe r of domain registries also have joinedthe group, includinb , which operates the .edu registru from offices in D.C. and Boulder, Colo., VeriSign, which operates the .net, .tv and .cc registries, and NeuStar.
Since the Kaminsky bug discoveruylast summer, Internet industry leaders are more awarr of the Web’s infrastructure’sz vulnerability and the rising cost of Internegt breaches. The secure flow of traffiv acrossthe Internet’s domains has becomwe a priority. U.S. computer systems attackzs that were reported to the FBIcost $265 million in a 10.9 percent increase from 2007, accordint to the bureau’s March cybercrims report. Globally, cybercrimes have led to an underground economg ofstolen information, primarily bank account and credit card valued at $7 billion, according to security companhy in Cupertino, Calif.
From Symantec’s Security Operations Center in Alexandriaand abroad, the company respondedr to more than 1.6 millionn new threats, a 265 percent increase from according to an April 14 Despite the high implementation cost of Alexa Raad, CEO of the Public Interes t Registry, said the question no longer is do we reall y need it? The issue now is, how do we implemenf it? “Ultimately, you can’t thinki of the cost in absolute terms,” she adding that the costs of lost assetsa dwarf the cost of implementing DNSSSEC. The federal governmentf apparently agrees. An Office of Management and Budgef mandate in August 2008 requiring thatthe .gov and .
mil domainw be secured by this December. Federa DNS software vendors have responded with programs to alleviatrsome labor-intensive processes related implementation and maintenance.
Leading the charge to fortify the Internetfis Reston-based Public Interest which administers the .org The company joined with other Internert players to form the DNS Industryy Coalition to combat domain-name fraud a type of data hijacking that can lead to breachex and other cybercrimes. DNS is shorft for domain name system. DNSSEC, lingo for “DNS security.” The metho uses domain name securityt extensions to verify sources of data and properly direcgt people to intended Web sitese rather thanfake ones, thus preventinyg theft and the distribution of “malware,” software that causes computere viruses.
DNSSEC implementation can be daunting and costly in both laborand cash, said Rodney senior vice president and technologist for Sterling-basefd which operates the .biz and .us Internety domains. “For large companies like us, [the is in the millions of dollars.” Nevertheless, the coalitionb is growing and gainingmomentum — good news for companiex providing related security software and outsourced support The coalition formed an implementationh review team in March and is developinfg DNSSEC procedures, hoping to begin beta testing in the firsf half of this year.
“We are doing an assessment of external factors, lookingy at the infrastructure acrossthe DNS, the levels of software peoples are using and whether they are said Lance Wolak, Public Interest Registry’s director of marketinfg and product management. By May, the grouo hopes to show that its software can integrate with otheeindustry software. Several information technology services and softwarwecompanies — such as NeuStar, Mountain View, Calif.-basef with offices in D.C. and and Secure64 Software Corp. in Greenwood Colo. — already provide managed DNS services to their customerxs and are beginning to offer DNSSECftools commercially.
The coalition, whicgh began with seven industry memberwlast August, now has 30 members. Its most recen endorsements came fromVint Serf, ’s vice president and chiet Internet evangelist, and Dan famous in the security arena for uncovering the critical vulnerability in the Internet’s DNS that was exploited by the Kaminsky bug. A numbe r of domain registries also have joinedthe group, includinb , which operates the .edu registru from offices in D.C. and Boulder, Colo., VeriSign, which operates the .net, .tv and .cc registries, and NeuStar.
Since the Kaminsky bug discoveruylast summer, Internet industry leaders are more awarr of the Web’s infrastructure’sz vulnerability and the rising cost of Internegt breaches. The secure flow of traffiv acrossthe Internet’s domains has becomwe a priority. U.S. computer systems attackzs that were reported to the FBIcost $265 million in a 10.9 percent increase from 2007, accordint to the bureau’s March cybercrims report. Globally, cybercrimes have led to an underground economg ofstolen information, primarily bank account and credit card valued at $7 billion, according to security companhy in Cupertino, Calif.
From Symantec’s Security Operations Center in Alexandriaand abroad, the company respondedr to more than 1.6 millionn new threats, a 265 percent increase from according to an April 14 Despite the high implementation cost of Alexa Raad, CEO of the Public Interes t Registry, said the question no longer is do we reall y need it? The issue now is, how do we implemenf it? “Ultimately, you can’t thinki of the cost in absolute terms,” she adding that the costs of lost assetsa dwarf the cost of implementing DNSSSEC. The federal governmentf apparently agrees. An Office of Management and Budgef mandate in August 2008 requiring thatthe .gov and .
mil domainw be secured by this December. Federa DNS software vendors have responded with programs to alleviatrsome labor-intensive processes related implementation and maintenance.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
2009 WNY middle school rankings - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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• 76. St. Aloysius Regional Schookl (Springville-Griffith Institute) • 77. P.S. 56 Frederick Law Olmstecd (Buffalo) • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpers School (West Seneca) 79. Fredonia MS (Fredonia) 80. North Tonawanda Catholic Schook (North Tonawanda) • 81. St. Paul’s School • 82. Ben Franklin MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Allegany-Limestone MS • 84. Our Lady of the Blessed SacramentSchoool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestry CS (Buffalo) • 86. St. Ameliaw School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 87. Letchworth MS (Letchworth) • 88. St. Peter’ss Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 89. Edward Town MS • 90. Depew MS (Depew) • 91.
Northermn Chautauqua Catholic School (Dunkirk) • 92. St. Petedr School (Lewiston-Porter) • 93. Whitesville Centra l School (Whitesville) • 94. Royalton-Hartlansd MS (Royalton-Hartland) • 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schooll (Frontier)
• 76. St. Aloysius Regional Schookl (Springville-Griffith Institute) • 77. P.S. 56 Frederick Law Olmstecd (Buffalo) • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpers School (West Seneca) 79. Fredonia MS (Fredonia) 80. North Tonawanda Catholic Schook (North Tonawanda) • 81. St. Paul’s School • 82. Ben Franklin MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Allegany-Limestone MS • 84. Our Lady of the Blessed SacramentSchoool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestry CS (Buffalo) • 86. St. Ameliaw School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 87. Letchworth MS (Letchworth) • 88. St. Peter’ss Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 89. Edward Town MS • 90. Depew MS (Depew) • 91.
Northermn Chautauqua Catholic School (Dunkirk) • 92. St. Petedr School (Lewiston-Porter) • 93. Whitesville Centra l School (Whitesville) • 94. Royalton-Hartlansd MS (Royalton-Hartland) • 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schooll (Frontier)
Friday, October 21, 2011
Community of Christ, Clayco plan Independence industrial park - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Several sources have confirmesd thatthe Independence-based church, formerlyy known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christt of Latter Day and plan a roughly 600-acre park on church-owned land at the northwestf corner of Missouri Highways 7 and 78. “We’re workingv with the landowner to finalize our control of that saidJohan Henriksen, development manager for . “I hope we will be done by the middldof June. But right now, we’re not read to discuss what we’re doing.
” Independence City Manager Robert Heacock also was reluctant todiscuss However, when asked about $674,00p that recently was added to the city’as capital improvements plan to “install water mainsa for the development of a new industriao park in eastern Independence,” Heacock acknowledgee that the planned expenditure stemmed from a conversation with churcu officials about plans for the site at Highwayzs 7 and 78.
Several sources have confirmesd thatthe Independence-based church, formerlyy known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christt of Latter Day and plan a roughly 600-acre park on church-owned land at the northwestf corner of Missouri Highways 7 and 78. “We’re workingv with the landowner to finalize our control of that saidJohan Henriksen, development manager for . “I hope we will be done by the middldof June. But right now, we’re not read to discuss what we’re doing.
” Independence City Manager Robert Heacock also was reluctant todiscuss However, when asked about $674,00p that recently was added to the city’as capital improvements plan to “install water mainsa for the development of a new industriao park in eastern Independence,” Heacock acknowledgee that the planned expenditure stemmed from a conversation with churcu officials about plans for the site at Highwayzs 7 and 78.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Olympus Says Fees Paid Over Gyrus Purchase Were 'Appropriate' - San Francisco Chronicle
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Reuters | Olympus Says Fees Paid Over Gyrus Purchase Were 'Appropriate' San Francisco Chronicle Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Olympus Corp. said acquisition fees paid to unidentified advisers amounting to 30 billion yen ($391 million) were not excessive and followed "appropriate" accounting procedures. Olympus responded for the first time since ousted ... Olympus defends advisor fees paid on Gyrus deal Olympus stock plummets amid scandal |
Monday, October 17, 2011
Two caught distributing freebies - The Hindu
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Two caught distributing freebies The Hindu Commotion prevailed at Saramedu in Karumbukadai area on Sunday evening, when members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) caught members of another political party while allegedly distributing cash, saris and dhotis to voters. ... |
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Genmar Holdings files for bankruptcy - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The petition to reorganize theboat builder’s debtse was filed Monday afternoon in in Minneapolis. The filin includes more than 20 ofthe company’x subsidiaries, one of which is Murfreesboro-based Genmafr Tennessee LLC. The company has a boat manufacturinf and repair facility at theMurfreesboro location. Genmar Tennessee has from 200 to 1,009 creditors and assets between $50,000 and The Tennessee company’s filing lists about $750,000 in unsecured debts owed to its 20largest creditors.
The pareny company lists its assets in the rageof $10 millionh to $50 million and its liabilitiese between $100 million and $500 million, according to court Genmar Holdings’ only secured creditords are and , according to a story in the Minneapolizs Star Tribune. Genmar said it has received commitmenf fora debtor-in-possession financinyg proposal from both banks. In a statement, Genmar’s largest Chairman and CEO Irwin Jacobs says sales ofthe company’xs fishing boats, luxury yachts and othed products started to decline in 2008, but worsened in recent The company’s sales in fiscal 2009, whichn ends in June, are likely to be abouft $460 million, off by more than 50 percentt from fiscal 2008, the company reports.
“Ir someone would have said to me as recentlty as even one month ago that Genmar would somedat be filing forChapter 11, I woulxd have said it was not even a remote possibility,” Jacobes says. Genmar had been making some strategy changed in recent months and recentlh announced plans to launch a lineof less-expensive aluminum boats.
The petition to reorganize theboat builder’s debtse was filed Monday afternoon in in Minneapolis. The filin includes more than 20 ofthe company’x subsidiaries, one of which is Murfreesboro-based Genmafr Tennessee LLC. The company has a boat manufacturinf and repair facility at theMurfreesboro location. Genmar Tennessee has from 200 to 1,009 creditors and assets between $50,000 and The Tennessee company’s filing lists about $750,000 in unsecured debts owed to its 20largest creditors.
The pareny company lists its assets in the rageof $10 millionh to $50 million and its liabilitiese between $100 million and $500 million, according to court Genmar Holdings’ only secured creditords are and , according to a story in the Minneapolizs Star Tribune. Genmar said it has received commitmenf fora debtor-in-possession financinyg proposal from both banks. In a statement, Genmar’s largest Chairman and CEO Irwin Jacobs says sales ofthe company’xs fishing boats, luxury yachts and othed products started to decline in 2008, but worsened in recent The company’s sales in fiscal 2009, whichn ends in June, are likely to be abouft $460 million, off by more than 50 percentt from fiscal 2008, the company reports.
“Ir someone would have said to me as recentlty as even one month ago that Genmar would somedat be filing forChapter 11, I woulxd have said it was not even a remote possibility,” Jacobes says. Genmar had been making some strategy changed in recent months and recentlh announced plans to launch a lineof less-expensive aluminum boats.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Russell Brand Out, Ben Stiller In For 'Rentaghost' - Indie Wire (blog)
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Indie Wire (blog) | Russell Brand Out, Ben Stiller In For 'Rentaghost' Indie Wire (blog) In Hollywood, you're only as good as your last movie, and with Russell Brand's first bonafide leading man vehicle “Arthur†opening at number three this spring and then fading fast from theaters, it seems some heat has f » |
Monday, October 10, 2011
RED WINGS NOTEBOOK: Huds huddles up on the power play - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
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Yahoo! Sports (blog) | RED WINGS NOTEBOOK: Huds huddles up on the power play Royal Oak Daily Tribune DETROIT â€" Despite a 2-0 start to the regular season, everything is far from perfect with the Wings' power play. That's prompted a change from coach Mike Babcock. Babcock will move Jiri Hudler to the point on the power play. ... Red Wings' Mike Babcock plays strong hand with lines 1-4 Wings hope for spark on power play with Jiri Hudler Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk give Red Wings 'luxury' of having many line ... |
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Cuban Parliament President Attends Mexico's Solidarity-with-Cuba Forum - Radio Cadena Agramonet
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Radio Cadena Agramonet | Cuban Parliament President Attends Mexico's Solidarity-with-Cuba Forum Radio Cadena Agramonet Cuban Parliament president Ricardo Alarcon arrived in Mexico on Thursday heading the delegation from the island that will participate in the Sixth Regional Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba. Along with Alarcon are Cuban Friendship Institute's (ICAP) ... Cuban parliament chief urges Obama to let freed spy ring member return to island Cuban official: Let spy ring member come home |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show
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The Pen will be narrated by former Phillies reliefr pitcher and MLB Network analystMitcyh Williams. The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’e 2008 World Series win and the pressures of keepintg their roster spot for the 2009 team. The series featurew relief pitchers Brad Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Gary Majewski, Jack J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpenn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishinv trips and youth baseball games to the Whitr House for a post-World Series The program also speaks with players following the suddemn death of longtime Phillies broadcaster Harry Kala s on April 13.
“As a reality-basefd series The Pen is the ultimatew look into the lives of these both on and offthe field,” said Tony Petitti, presiden and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abourt relief pitchers is based on statisticszand saves, and a series like The Pen gives a levek of familiarity to each player.” The program markas the first program ever producerd using a camera and microphonews installed in a Major League bullpen to film in-gamwe and practice footage. Two other cameras were installed in Citizens Bank one behind home plate and one at lowfirs base, and were controlled by MLB Network’ds headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Dann y Field suited up as a catcheer with a camera attached to his mask to capture footaged during spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majorit owner of the MLB Network is MajorLeague Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox DirecTV and Time Warnere also own interests in the network.
The Pen will be narrated by former Phillies reliefr pitcher and MLB Network analystMitcyh Williams. The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’e 2008 World Series win and the pressures of keepintg their roster spot for the 2009 team. The series featurew relief pitchers Brad Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Gary Majewski, Jack J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpenn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishinv trips and youth baseball games to the Whitr House for a post-World Series The program also speaks with players following the suddemn death of longtime Phillies broadcaster Harry Kala s on April 13.
“As a reality-basefd series The Pen is the ultimatew look into the lives of these both on and offthe field,” said Tony Petitti, presiden and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abourt relief pitchers is based on statisticszand saves, and a series like The Pen gives a levek of familiarity to each player.” The program markas the first program ever producerd using a camera and microphonews installed in a Major League bullpen to film in-gamwe and practice footage. Two other cameras were installed in Citizens Bank one behind home plate and one at lowfirs base, and were controlled by MLB Network’ds headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Dann y Field suited up as a catcheer with a camera attached to his mask to capture footaged during spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majorit owner of the MLB Network is MajorLeague Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox DirecTV and Time Warnere also own interests in the network.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Team's flaws were always plain to see | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-04 - Philadelphia Inquirer
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Bleacher Report | Team's flaws were always plain to see | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-04 Philadelphia Inquirer If you're an Eagles fan staring at a 1-3 team after an offseason full of hope, here's the most maddening thing: You could see the biggest problems coming for months. The flaws that have plagued the Birds through their three-game ... Philadelphia Eagles team report: Reid to evaluate defensive scheme Next Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator Must Be Hired as Head Coach Eagles' pursuit of talent has made rivals jealous, even angry |
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Children's Hospital CEO Roger Oxendale resigns - The Business Review (Albany):
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spokesman Frank Raczkiewicz confirmed theresignatiomn Tuesday. Oxendale will remain throughh the endof 2009. He also is resigningy the presidencyof Children’s foundation, a position he has held sinc 2008. Oxendale, who was traveling Tuesday was notimmediately available. He joined the hospitap 14 years ago asits CFO. He became COO in 2000 and replaced Ron Violi as presiden t and CEOin 2005. Oxendale dropped the president title when he took the post at the foundationhlast year. Children’s spokesman Marc Lucasiak said the organization will be conductinb a search to fill the foundation positiojn but will not continue theCEO post.
Christophetr Gessner will continue to serve as presidengtof Children’s Hospital. He was appointed in 2008 after eight years as chiefoperating Children’s in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood May 2. It launched a $100 milliohn capital campaign last fall to help payfor it. John vice president of a recruitment firm specializinh in thenonprofit sector, said it will be touguh to find a new president for the foundation, but that Children’zs is “well positioned” to attracr strong prospects. “It’s becoming increasinglyg more difficult tofind top-notch development and advancement Thornburgh said.
“But I believe Children’x is in a strongerd position because of its The new building will be an asset in recruitingexcellent and, frankly, fundraising for children’s causees is something that the community responds to betteer than other nonprofits.”
spokesman Frank Raczkiewicz confirmed theresignatiomn Tuesday. Oxendale will remain throughh the endof 2009. He also is resigningy the presidencyof Children’s foundation, a position he has held sinc 2008. Oxendale, who was traveling Tuesday was notimmediately available. He joined the hospitap 14 years ago asits CFO. He became COO in 2000 and replaced Ron Violi as presiden t and CEOin 2005. Oxendale dropped the president title when he took the post at the foundationhlast year. Children’s spokesman Marc Lucasiak said the organization will be conductinb a search to fill the foundation positiojn but will not continue theCEO post.
Christophetr Gessner will continue to serve as presidengtof Children’s Hospital. He was appointed in 2008 after eight years as chiefoperating Children’s in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood May 2. It launched a $100 milliohn capital campaign last fall to help payfor it. John vice president of a recruitment firm specializinh in thenonprofit sector, said it will be touguh to find a new president for the foundation, but that Children’zs is “well positioned” to attracr strong prospects. “It’s becoming increasinglyg more difficult tofind top-notch development and advancement Thornburgh said.
“But I believe Children’x is in a strongerd position because of its The new building will be an asset in recruitingexcellent and, frankly, fundraising for children’s causees is something that the community responds to betteer than other nonprofits.”
Thursday, September 29, 2011
JPMorgan Chase gets Ohio tax break to create 1,000 jobs - Dayton Business Journal:
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JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) will save about $14 million during 15 years undetr the terms of a statew incentiveapproved Monday. The financial services companu also is set togain $8.3 millionh in tax credits and cash from the city of The company received the 15-year, 75 percent tax credi against its state tax obligation in exchange for its pledged to create 1,000 jobs in Columbu s and 150 jobs in Westerville during the next five years. Abouft 900 of those jobs woulr be created during the nextthree years. The state tax deal requires the company to keep the jobs in the regiom for30 years. Columbus has offered JPMorgah Chase two incentives that would brinv in anadditional $4.
5 million in the city’ss coffers over eight years, according to the city. A proposed 35 percent Job Growth Incentive from the city would return anestimatec $2.5 million of individual payroll taxes withhel to the company over the term of the The city also has offered a 10-year, 65 perceng Job Creation Tax Credit worth $5.8 milliom over the term. That credit would be applied againstthe company’zs corporate income tax obligatiob to the city. City Council will consider the incentive packagein May.
Nearly 11,000 of the curren t 14,000 JPMorgan Chase jobs in the region are in Columbuws andnearly 3,000 jobs in according to bank spokesman Jeff About 8,000 jobs are at the company’sz operations center at Polaris Centers of Commerce and about 3,0009 are at Easton, he The distribution of the jobs at office buildings in Columbusx and Westerville remains unclear. “There’xs still some moving parts to Lyttle said. JPMorgan Chase also is considerintg sites inNew York, Michigan, Louisianz and Texas.
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) will save about $14 million during 15 years undetr the terms of a statew incentiveapproved Monday. The financial services companu also is set togain $8.3 millionh in tax credits and cash from the city of The company received the 15-year, 75 percent tax credi against its state tax obligation in exchange for its pledged to create 1,000 jobs in Columbu s and 150 jobs in Westerville during the next five years. Abouft 900 of those jobs woulr be created during the nextthree years. The state tax deal requires the company to keep the jobs in the regiom for30 years. Columbus has offered JPMorgah Chase two incentives that would brinv in anadditional $4.
5 million in the city’ss coffers over eight years, according to the city. A proposed 35 percent Job Growth Incentive from the city would return anestimatec $2.5 million of individual payroll taxes withhel to the company over the term of the The city also has offered a 10-year, 65 perceng Job Creation Tax Credit worth $5.8 milliom over the term. That credit would be applied againstthe company’zs corporate income tax obligatiob to the city. City Council will consider the incentive packagein May.
Nearly 11,000 of the curren t 14,000 JPMorgan Chase jobs in the region are in Columbuws andnearly 3,000 jobs in according to bank spokesman Jeff About 8,000 jobs are at the company’sz operations center at Polaris Centers of Commerce and about 3,0009 are at Easton, he The distribution of the jobs at office buildings in Columbusx and Westerville remains unclear. “There’xs still some moving parts to Lyttle said. JPMorgan Chase also is considerintg sites inNew York, Michigan, Louisianz and Texas.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Cheaper enterprise: Low prices, expertise drive Carter's growth - Wichita Business Journal:
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Christopher Carter, who launched the firm out of his Halew Corners homein 2002, said he expects to open an office in the Washington, D.C., area by the end of this year and is searchin for office space in the San Francisco area to occuphy by early 2006. Carter declined to disclosd annual revenue, but in February 2004 said his goal was for CCI to bea $10 million company in 2005. He said his firm is on tracok toreach $20 million in annualp revenue by the end of 2006. The company' growth is being financed withcash flow.
Cartee Consulting, or CCI, has 26 full-tims employees and 58 contract workerws with officesin Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland occupied by sales representatives and Carter anticipates adding up to 20 new employeed in the next six months, five of whom will be in CCI doubled its existing office space in Milwaukee at 2156 S. Fourthj St. from about 1,200 square feet to 2,500 squares feet at the beginningof August. Eight employees work In May, CCI won a consulting contracf worth upto $5 million annuall y with , Orlando, Fla., a division of , New York. CCI also has contractzs to provide hardware, software, implementatiom training and support services for SAP systems withHershey Co., Pa.
; , Beaverton, the U.S. Army; and the U.S. is a publicly traded company basedin Waldorf, The company's software systems manage informatioj across an entire business enterprise. One of the driversw behind CCI's growth has been SAP's decision to stop licensinhg certain versions of its systems by the end of which is forcing many companies usin g those versions to upgradetheif systems. "Everyone needs to upgradde by the end of Carter said. More businesses are also migratingb to SAP systems because of theGerman company's strong presenc in the enterprise software said Jim Lentini, SAP director for Maxxizs Tires International, a CCI client and tire manufacturerd in Suwanee, Ga.
Some of SAP'd biggest competitors have been involvef in acquisitions over thepast year. , Calif., acquired JD Edwards, Denver, in 2004, whichn was followed by Oracle Corp., Redwoord Shores, Calif., acquiring PeopleSoft in a $10.3 billion deal in Decemberd 2004. "More and more people are stickinv with SAP forits stability," Lentini Carter has marketed CCI since its start as an alternatives consulting resource for U.S. companies seeking to reduce the amounrt of work sent to vendors in foreign Offshore information technology service providers can be up to 50 percenr cheaper thantheir U.S. counterparts becaused of cheaperlabor costs.
Carter believes there are hidden costs related to using offshorer vendors in the form ofsecurity risks, communicationb breakdowns and general inefficiencies due to language barrierxs and time differences. CCI's rates depend on the In its contractwith Siemens, the firm is chargingv $90 per hour for consulting almost 50 percent cheaper than othe vendors that may charge $180 or more per hour for simila services, Carter said. For training services, CCI chargesz about $300 per student, per training which Carter says isfrom $200 to $400 cheape than the average market rate.
Carter said his firm's pricezs are competitive with foreign which has helped win new including one with LockheefdMartin Corp., Bethesda, Md. "They were amazed when they saw ourpricr quote," Carter said. "More companies are startinv to bring outsourced work back to the Tim Perkins, information services director for Amre Corp., a chemical manufacturer in Marietta, Ga. and CCI said the firm's focuw on marketing domestic consulting servicesmakes sense. "The fact that he's someonr I can call during the day is valuableto me. I don'tr want to have to call someoner at10 p.m. or early in the morning," Perkinsz said.
Christopher Carter, who launched the firm out of his Halew Corners homein 2002, said he expects to open an office in the Washington, D.C., area by the end of this year and is searchin for office space in the San Francisco area to occuphy by early 2006. Carter declined to disclosd annual revenue, but in February 2004 said his goal was for CCI to bea $10 million company in 2005. He said his firm is on tracok toreach $20 million in annualp revenue by the end of 2006. The company' growth is being financed withcash flow.
Cartee Consulting, or CCI, has 26 full-tims employees and 58 contract workerws with officesin Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland occupied by sales representatives and Carter anticipates adding up to 20 new employeed in the next six months, five of whom will be in CCI doubled its existing office space in Milwaukee at 2156 S. Fourthj St. from about 1,200 square feet to 2,500 squares feet at the beginningof August. Eight employees work In May, CCI won a consulting contracf worth upto $5 million annuall y with , Orlando, Fla., a division of , New York. CCI also has contractzs to provide hardware, software, implementatiom training and support services for SAP systems withHershey Co., Pa.
; , Beaverton, the U.S. Army; and the U.S. is a publicly traded company basedin Waldorf, The company's software systems manage informatioj across an entire business enterprise. One of the driversw behind CCI's growth has been SAP's decision to stop licensinhg certain versions of its systems by the end of which is forcing many companies usin g those versions to upgradetheif systems. "Everyone needs to upgradde by the end of Carter said. More businesses are also migratingb to SAP systems because of theGerman company's strong presenc in the enterprise software said Jim Lentini, SAP director for Maxxizs Tires International, a CCI client and tire manufacturerd in Suwanee, Ga.
Some of SAP'd biggest competitors have been involvef in acquisitions over thepast year. , Calif., acquired JD Edwards, Denver, in 2004, whichn was followed by Oracle Corp., Redwoord Shores, Calif., acquiring PeopleSoft in a $10.3 billion deal in Decemberd 2004. "More and more people are stickinv with SAP forits stability," Lentini Carter has marketed CCI since its start as an alternatives consulting resource for U.S. companies seeking to reduce the amounrt of work sent to vendors in foreign Offshore information technology service providers can be up to 50 percenr cheaper thantheir U.S. counterparts becaused of cheaperlabor costs.
Carter believes there are hidden costs related to using offshorer vendors in the form ofsecurity risks, communicationb breakdowns and general inefficiencies due to language barrierxs and time differences. CCI's rates depend on the In its contractwith Siemens, the firm is chargingv $90 per hour for consulting almost 50 percent cheaper than othe vendors that may charge $180 or more per hour for simila services, Carter said. For training services, CCI chargesz about $300 per student, per training which Carter says isfrom $200 to $400 cheape than the average market rate.
Carter said his firm's pricezs are competitive with foreign which has helped win new including one with LockheefdMartin Corp., Bethesda, Md. "They were amazed when they saw ourpricr quote," Carter said. "More companies are startinv to bring outsourced work back to the Tim Perkins, information services director for Amre Corp., a chemical manufacturer in Marietta, Ga. and CCI said the firm's focuw on marketing domestic consulting servicesmakes sense. "The fact that he's someonr I can call during the day is valuableto me. I don'tr want to have to call someoner at10 p.m. or early in the morning," Perkinsz said.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
StartupNation's 2009 top 200 leading moms in business - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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In an effort to honore the triumphs, tribulations and achievements of moms runnint successful businessesacross America, StartupNation.com launchedd its first annual , sponsored by , and set out in searchu of the top 200 moms in business. Accordinvg to the Center for Women's Businessa Research, there are 10.6 million women-ownedf businesses in the United Statesgenerating $2.5 trilliob in annual revenue. With women startin businesses at nearly twice the rateof men, it's no surprise that mothers make up the fastest growing segment of new businesws owners.
The thousands of contestants in this first annualp competition illustrated just how dynamic moms are intheirt communities, adding color to the traditional 1950as mom portrayed in black and whitwe TV land. The list of the —ranked ordered basexd on votes accumulated—has now been announced. The contesg clearly struck a chord as the contestants reached out to theid circles togenerate support. More than 620,0000 votes came pouring in. The StartupNatiom editorial staff looked past the buzz and took its own tallgy to identify the themes and trends commojn among the winning moms andthei businesses. Perhaps those listed belows will help explain whatmakex mom-owned businesses tick.
One thing that makez moms so easy to love and so successful in businessx isthat they're motivated by more than just dolladr signs. Sure, money is still a driving but making a difference runs high on thelist and, many even trumps money. Authors Kira Gould and Lance Hoseuy address the topic of a greenerr gender intheir book, Womenm in Green, stating that studies show that womenb are more likely than men to supporr environmental causes through voting, activism and consumer That conscientiousness often extends to the types of businessesz moms choose to start.
Take the 50th rankedf Margaret Light, founder of Beaulil y and creator ofthe , a soft fabric muff designede to provide comfort, warmth and activityy for the elderly. Her inspiration for the TwiddleMufrf came from her desire to ease the discomfort thather 90-year-olsd grandmother was suffering from due to the diminishedf use of her hands. Althoug h her grandmother provided her with the initiap inspiration forthe business, it'ws now the thousands of customers benefitting from her creation that keep her motivated to "Knowing that I've maybe made somebody' life a little more comfortable or easy makeds it well worth the issues that I face as I go abou growing this business," says Light.
She has sinces extended her product incorporating cat and dog designs as well as different colorsx to meet the various demands of her growintg listof customers. We came acrossd several mom-owned businesses amont the Top 200 where the children were but we were struck most byYana Berlin. ranked #1 in the Top 200, launched , a socia l networking site geared toward womenover 40, in 2006. Now, the site has thousandss of members from around the world including theUnitedc Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
And its successz is in large part due to her four children and nepheww who help out with various aspects of the businesds ranging from helping her navigat the technical challenges of starting a social networkingf site to spreading the word through public relations to keepinyg the business profitable with strategic financial Berlin never thought that Fabulously40 and Beyonds would become afamily business, but it has - to the poinrt that it's difficult for her family to talk about topicds other than the business.
Overall, the experienced of starting a business hasbeen life-changintg and has even inspired Berlin's eldesf child to help other smalpl business owners with the publi c relations side of business. "Once children see theif parents are doing something and they helptheif parents, it really sets them on the right Berlin is not the only one to involvse her children. Statistics show that family companies are responsible for 60 percentr ofthe nation's employmentf and 78 percent of new jobs created.
Meanwhile, evidencde indicates that women-owned familyt businesses are better prepared for transition scenarios and have higher succesds rates than businesses controlled by theirmale counterparts. Victoriza Colligan, founder of the women's networkintg group, , and a promoter of this year'ss Leading Moms in Business competitionhas noticed—ae we did—how appealing it is to moms to wear the boss hat. Callinf the shots allows moms the flexibility and controol they need to be the perennial jugglerzthey are. "For Moms, control over theif lives, is the numberf one reason they are inspiredto launch," says Colligan.
This treasuredc flexibility isa trend, according to the Bureauu of Labor Statistics, which has confirmed that nearluy 26 percent of working women with children undedr 18 work flexible schedules today compared with just 14 percent in 1991. In searcbh of flexibility, many moms turn to starting theier own businesses in order to obtaibn control overtheir schedules, stating despite the fact that startin and running a business can be an extremelh difficult task, they'd have it no othedr way. Nina Rodecker, founder of , is one such mom.
ranked #3 among the top had always known that she wanted to start a businessd ofher own, but it wasn't unti she was pregnant and the cravingsd kicked in that she found her inspiration: a caterex cotton candy machine rental service. Now, with an infan and a business to she has found a way to make it all workin "I spin the cotton candy, returm phone calls, reply to emails when my baby's sleeping or when he' s calm, I schedule events and pick up orderss when I know that there's no prior engagement, and I alwayz allow extra time [to account for my] baby'sa crying," says Rodecker.
Many mom-owned businesses are proving that some of the best businessew are those that cater to hobbiesx women like to do at Take scrapbookingfor example. Scrapbooking.com believes that the industry has the potentiakl to growto $4 billion in the next ten years. In with the down economy forcing consumerz toenjoy "staycations" and appreciate all that'sz local, home is becoming more of a treasure place than ever.
Kate Rothacker has founfd success by creatinga home… away from As founder of the , ranked #22 in the Top 200 Leadingf Moms in Business, she offers her guestsa a scrapbooking retreat where they can treasurew their memories, bond with others, and shars meals together. The business is doing so well that Rothacker just opened asecond location. "It is somethinhg that [guests] want to remember and come back says Rothacker. "They're looking for a place of comfort.
" On many of the main social networking sites, women outnumber men by a considerable amount, but we also founs that mom business ownerds are at the front of the curve when it comea to using sites like Facebook and email marketinb solutionsfrom turn-key providers like to generate awareneses for their businesses. In anticipation of this, StartupNationm provided "Vote for Me" widgets that contestants coulds seamlessly incorporate into their social networking profiles and Rothacker uses both social media and emaio marketing to get the word out aboutf CozyCrop House.
She releasec some of the first pictures of the new locatiojn onher business's Facebook page and created an exclusivde Yahoo! group for her past guests so that they coulc network with each It might be Rothacker's use of email marketing, though, that really helped her win the "It was a great way to ask peopled to help spread the word to peoplse who basically share the same interests withouyt saying, ‘Would you please tell people abou our business,'" says Rothacker. If the levelp of participation among contestants and voters in the first annual Leading Moms in Business competition isany indication, this is a hot sectord of the small businesa economy.
And it appears to be the ultra passionater moms that are creatingthat heat. Being the clever marketers they are, contestantw leveraged their participation in the competitionj as a way to generate positive interest and awarenesa aroundtheir businesses. It helped that moms were able to monitore their progress in the competition by viewingytheir "popularity meters," which range from "cool" to "on fire" depending on the numbe r of votes they had "There is certainly a bit of statusx connected with being on fire and that was very says Rothacker. Berlin, the winner by a was incredulous as her supporteres carried her tothe win.
And, perhaps most Light enjoyed an increase in sales thanks to the interest and word of mouty that the competition generatee forher business.
In an effort to honore the triumphs, tribulations and achievements of moms runnint successful businessesacross America, StartupNation.com launchedd its first annual , sponsored by , and set out in searchu of the top 200 moms in business. Accordinvg to the Center for Women's Businessa Research, there are 10.6 million women-ownedf businesses in the United Statesgenerating $2.5 trilliob in annual revenue. With women startin businesses at nearly twice the rateof men, it's no surprise that mothers make up the fastest growing segment of new businesws owners.
The thousands of contestants in this first annualp competition illustrated just how dynamic moms are intheirt communities, adding color to the traditional 1950as mom portrayed in black and whitwe TV land. The list of the —ranked ordered basexd on votes accumulated—has now been announced. The contesg clearly struck a chord as the contestants reached out to theid circles togenerate support. More than 620,0000 votes came pouring in. The StartupNatiom editorial staff looked past the buzz and took its own tallgy to identify the themes and trends commojn among the winning moms andthei businesses. Perhaps those listed belows will help explain whatmakex mom-owned businesses tick.
One thing that makez moms so easy to love and so successful in businessx isthat they're motivated by more than just dolladr signs. Sure, money is still a driving but making a difference runs high on thelist and, many even trumps money. Authors Kira Gould and Lance Hoseuy address the topic of a greenerr gender intheir book, Womenm in Green, stating that studies show that womenb are more likely than men to supporr environmental causes through voting, activism and consumer That conscientiousness often extends to the types of businessesz moms choose to start.
Take the 50th rankedf Margaret Light, founder of Beaulil y and creator ofthe , a soft fabric muff designede to provide comfort, warmth and activityy for the elderly. Her inspiration for the TwiddleMufrf came from her desire to ease the discomfort thather 90-year-olsd grandmother was suffering from due to the diminishedf use of her hands. Althoug h her grandmother provided her with the initiap inspiration forthe business, it'ws now the thousands of customers benefitting from her creation that keep her motivated to "Knowing that I've maybe made somebody' life a little more comfortable or easy makeds it well worth the issues that I face as I go abou growing this business," says Light.
She has sinces extended her product incorporating cat and dog designs as well as different colorsx to meet the various demands of her growintg listof customers. We came acrossd several mom-owned businesses amont the Top 200 where the children were but we were struck most byYana Berlin. ranked #1 in the Top 200, launched , a socia l networking site geared toward womenover 40, in 2006. Now, the site has thousandss of members from around the world including theUnitedc Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
And its successz is in large part due to her four children and nepheww who help out with various aspects of the businesds ranging from helping her navigat the technical challenges of starting a social networkingf site to spreading the word through public relations to keepinyg the business profitable with strategic financial Berlin never thought that Fabulously40 and Beyonds would become afamily business, but it has - to the poinrt that it's difficult for her family to talk about topicds other than the business.
Overall, the experienced of starting a business hasbeen life-changintg and has even inspired Berlin's eldesf child to help other smalpl business owners with the publi c relations side of business. "Once children see theif parents are doing something and they helptheif parents, it really sets them on the right Berlin is not the only one to involvse her children. Statistics show that family companies are responsible for 60 percentr ofthe nation's employmentf and 78 percent of new jobs created.
Meanwhile, evidencde indicates that women-owned familyt businesses are better prepared for transition scenarios and have higher succesds rates than businesses controlled by theirmale counterparts. Victoriza Colligan, founder of the women's networkintg group, , and a promoter of this year'ss Leading Moms in Business competitionhas noticed—ae we did—how appealing it is to moms to wear the boss hat. Callinf the shots allows moms the flexibility and controol they need to be the perennial jugglerzthey are. "For Moms, control over theif lives, is the numberf one reason they are inspiredto launch," says Colligan.
This treasuredc flexibility isa trend, according to the Bureauu of Labor Statistics, which has confirmed that nearluy 26 percent of working women with children undedr 18 work flexible schedules today compared with just 14 percent in 1991. In searcbh of flexibility, many moms turn to starting theier own businesses in order to obtaibn control overtheir schedules, stating despite the fact that startin and running a business can be an extremelh difficult task, they'd have it no othedr way. Nina Rodecker, founder of , is one such mom.
ranked #3 among the top had always known that she wanted to start a businessd ofher own, but it wasn't unti she was pregnant and the cravingsd kicked in that she found her inspiration: a caterex cotton candy machine rental service. Now, with an infan and a business to she has found a way to make it all workin "I spin the cotton candy, returm phone calls, reply to emails when my baby's sleeping or when he' s calm, I schedule events and pick up orderss when I know that there's no prior engagement, and I alwayz allow extra time [to account for my] baby'sa crying," says Rodecker.
Many mom-owned businesses are proving that some of the best businessew are those that cater to hobbiesx women like to do at Take scrapbookingfor example. Scrapbooking.com believes that the industry has the potentiakl to growto $4 billion in the next ten years. In with the down economy forcing consumerz toenjoy "staycations" and appreciate all that'sz local, home is becoming more of a treasure place than ever.
Kate Rothacker has founfd success by creatinga home… away from As founder of the , ranked #22 in the Top 200 Leadingf Moms in Business, she offers her guestsa a scrapbooking retreat where they can treasurew their memories, bond with others, and shars meals together. The business is doing so well that Rothacker just opened asecond location. "It is somethinhg that [guests] want to remember and come back says Rothacker. "They're looking for a place of comfort.
" On many of the main social networking sites, women outnumber men by a considerable amount, but we also founs that mom business ownerds are at the front of the curve when it comea to using sites like Facebook and email marketinb solutionsfrom turn-key providers like to generate awareneses for their businesses. In anticipation of this, StartupNationm provided "Vote for Me" widgets that contestants coulds seamlessly incorporate into their social networking profiles and Rothacker uses both social media and emaio marketing to get the word out aboutf CozyCrop House.
She releasec some of the first pictures of the new locatiojn onher business's Facebook page and created an exclusivde Yahoo! group for her past guests so that they coulc network with each It might be Rothacker's use of email marketing, though, that really helped her win the "It was a great way to ask peopled to help spread the word to peoplse who basically share the same interests withouyt saying, ‘Would you please tell people abou our business,'" says Rothacker. If the levelp of participation among contestants and voters in the first annual Leading Moms in Business competition isany indication, this is a hot sectord of the small businesa economy.
And it appears to be the ultra passionater moms that are creatingthat heat. Being the clever marketers they are, contestantw leveraged their participation in the competitionj as a way to generate positive interest and awarenesa aroundtheir businesses. It helped that moms were able to monitore their progress in the competition by viewingytheir "popularity meters," which range from "cool" to "on fire" depending on the numbe r of votes they had "There is certainly a bit of statusx connected with being on fire and that was very says Rothacker. Berlin, the winner by a was incredulous as her supporteres carried her tothe win.
And, perhaps most Light enjoyed an increase in sales thanks to the interest and word of mouty that the competition generatee forher business.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Netanyahu: Peace can't be forged through UN resolutions - Jerusalem Post
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
UNF suspends fine arts series until 2011 - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Because the series was considered more of a culturalk opportunity than amoney maker, university spokeswoman Sharon Ashtob said school officials decided it might be betterr to use the space for othetr money-generating purposes. “With the economy slowing people have less money to spendon entertainment,” Ashton “We want to give the economy time to turn aroundf and come back better than ever.” In the meantime, school officialsd have decided to rent out the nearly 7,000-square-foot Lazzarz Performance Hall to the general public for events such as corporatew functions, lectures, meetings, recitals and graduatioj ceremonies, Ashton said.
Performances have been held in the hallsince 2003, when the building opened. The 1,300-sea t performance hall is part ofthe 128,000-square-fooft Fine Arts Center that includes space for otherd uses, including classrooms and music The rest of the buildinf will continue to be used for schoop functions. Seven to 14 performances have been held there eachacademid year, including classical music from the Warsaq Philharmonic and contemporary music from Tract Byrd, dance performances by DanceBrazil, plays such as “Th Tempest” and lectures such as “Dark Energy: An Aesthetid of Irrelevance.” Orchestra seat tickets averagee $44.
The fine arts series had a 1 percenf increase in attendancefrom 8,225 in 2007-2008 to 8,283 in UNF’s fine arts series operatexd on an $855,493 budget for the 2008-2009 year, $200,000 of which was a subsidyt from the university. The Florida State College at Jacksonvilles Artist Series had an operating budgetof $9.5 millionj in 2008-2009 and $8.5 million in 2009-2010. The 43-year-old FSCJ Artisy Series includes 150 performances a Money generated in the artist series helpss fund scholarships at the particularly in the performingarts department. Dr.
Milt Russos, the executive directorf of theartist series, said the recession has impacte d most cultural entertainment venues in Jacksonville, including his. But the impacf has been less severe thanhe feared. “Ig it’s a show people want to see, it hasn’t been Russos said, adding that the series recently broke ticket sale recordd with themusical “Wicked.” “There is no guarantee in this he said. “It doesn’t matter if there is a recessiobnor not.
” Ashton said donors to the UNF Fine Arts Series are already anxious to get the seriee back on for the 2011-2012 “It’s a great asset,” she
Because the series was considered more of a culturalk opportunity than amoney maker, university spokeswoman Sharon Ashtob said school officials decided it might be betterr to use the space for othetr money-generating purposes. “With the economy slowing people have less money to spendon entertainment,” Ashton “We want to give the economy time to turn aroundf and come back better than ever.” In the meantime, school officialsd have decided to rent out the nearly 7,000-square-foot Lazzarz Performance Hall to the general public for events such as corporatew functions, lectures, meetings, recitals and graduatioj ceremonies, Ashton said.
Performances have been held in the hallsince 2003, when the building opened. The 1,300-sea t performance hall is part ofthe 128,000-square-fooft Fine Arts Center that includes space for otherd uses, including classrooms and music The rest of the buildinf will continue to be used for schoop functions. Seven to 14 performances have been held there eachacademid year, including classical music from the Warsaq Philharmonic and contemporary music from Tract Byrd, dance performances by DanceBrazil, plays such as “Th Tempest” and lectures such as “Dark Energy: An Aesthetid of Irrelevance.” Orchestra seat tickets averagee $44.
The fine arts series had a 1 percenf increase in attendancefrom 8,225 in 2007-2008 to 8,283 in UNF’s fine arts series operatexd on an $855,493 budget for the 2008-2009 year, $200,000 of which was a subsidyt from the university. The Florida State College at Jacksonvilles Artist Series had an operating budgetof $9.5 millionj in 2008-2009 and $8.5 million in 2009-2010. The 43-year-old FSCJ Artisy Series includes 150 performances a Money generated in the artist series helpss fund scholarships at the particularly in the performingarts department. Dr.
Milt Russos, the executive directorf of theartist series, said the recession has impacte d most cultural entertainment venues in Jacksonville, including his. But the impacf has been less severe thanhe feared. “Ig it’s a show people want to see, it hasn’t been Russos said, adding that the series recently broke ticket sale recordd with themusical “Wicked.” “There is no guarantee in this he said. “It doesn’t matter if there is a recessiobnor not.
” Ashton said donors to the UNF Fine Arts Series are already anxious to get the seriee back on for the 2011-2012 “It’s a great asset,” she
Monday, September 19, 2011
Dunmore Homes closes sales office - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The closures follow the filingof mechanics' liens totalinbg more than $5 million by contractorxs working on that project and another in Rocklin. , a generaol engineering and construction compan in Carmichael thatperforms grading, utilitieds and underground work, says it'ds owed $4.2 million for subdivision improvements at Dunmore's Laguna Reserve in Elk Grove, which includesz Monterey Village, and a new Rocklim subdivision planned for high-endf homes known as Croftwood Estates. of Cameron Park filef liens totaling $851,000 for the Elk Grove development. Dunmor e officials did not retur phone calls seeking comment about thelatesft events.
The company halted all constructionmin August, but owner Sid Dunmore said in an interviewe at the time that the company was breakiny even. Dunmore Homes sold 66 homes in the Sacramentoo region during the firsgt seven months ofthe year, accordinv to Hanley Wood Market That compares with 321 home sales for according to new-home analyst . At that time, Dunmorwe was ranked No. 13 among builders in the Sacramento marker based on sales volume but has sincse dropped from thetop 25.
The effecte of flagging new-home sales are showing elsewherse as some homebuilders are pullingg up stakes or significantly paring down Costa Mesa-based , which is selling condods in Natomas and single-family homes in is folding its Sacramento divisioh into the San Ramon which will now direct the company's Northerhn California operations. Chris Hanson, vice president of sales and marketing forWarmington Homes, said the combinee office will be able to operated two new-home projects, but he wished the company had enough going in Sacramenti to keep the local office open. Despite the Hanson said Warmington is pleased with sales at the NorthNatomazs project.
Hanley Wood shows the project is averagingaboug 3.7 sales per month since it opened last year. "As we all it's a very difficult time in the Hanson said. "I don't think you can name a builderethat hasn't had layoffs." Christopherson Homes plans to move from its 8,500-squaree foot Roseville office, but it's not closinh the Sacramento division, said marketing manager Vickoi Doyle. Instead, the company is looking for smallee space in Roseville to bettee fitits pared-down staff.
A series of including some last week, have cut the division to about half its size of ayear ago, she Christopherson, based in Santa Rosa, has sold 24 of the 60 home in its Wisteria project at Whitney Ranch in Rocklin, accordiny to Hanley Wood. "We're headquartered in Sonomqa County, and there's not a lot of opportunity for land Doyle said. "Our focus is on Sacramenti where thereis land." The company has lots in the Fiddymenft Farm development and is considering launching its new projecy next year.
Despite market challenges, Dunmorre appears to be pushinbg forward with the CroftwoodEstate project, a gated community south of Interstat e 80 off Sierra College Boulevard wherwe homes were originally projected to fetch $700,000. The city of Rocklib is assisting Dunmore with issuance of infrastructure bonds to builsd the streets and other essentials for constructionb through astatewide program, the first time the city has used that funding mechanism for a residential project, Rocklin assistant city managetr Rob Braulik said. Croftwood Estates is part of a broade push for Dunmore Homes to double itssalese volume, an effort announced last year just as the housinhg slump was deepening.
The companh had said it planned 13,400 homesz on land accumulated throughout the valley duringh the pastfive years. Dunmor Homes has projects from Bakersfield toYuba City. Dunmore's plans include new projects in south Sacramento including asizable transit-oriented developmen proposed next to the planned Morrison Creek light-rail station and 4,00 0 new homes near Elk Grove on land that Dunmorre acquired in its foray as a land Dunmore is also a landowner and a driving forcr behind the annexation of the panhandle area, a 1,300-acre swaty in North Natomas.
The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday votedr its intent to annex it pending the resolution of a few technical Dunmore plans toput 2,200 homes in the The annexation still requires the approval of the Sacramento Local Agency Formation
The closures follow the filingof mechanics' liens totalinbg more than $5 million by contractorxs working on that project and another in Rocklin. , a generaol engineering and construction compan in Carmichael thatperforms grading, utilitieds and underground work, says it'ds owed $4.2 million for subdivision improvements at Dunmore's Laguna Reserve in Elk Grove, which includesz Monterey Village, and a new Rocklim subdivision planned for high-endf homes known as Croftwood Estates. of Cameron Park filef liens totaling $851,000 for the Elk Grove development. Dunmor e officials did not retur phone calls seeking comment about thelatesft events.
The company halted all constructionmin August, but owner Sid Dunmore said in an interviewe at the time that the company was breakiny even. Dunmore Homes sold 66 homes in the Sacramentoo region during the firsgt seven months ofthe year, accordinv to Hanley Wood Market That compares with 321 home sales for according to new-home analyst . At that time, Dunmorwe was ranked No. 13 among builders in the Sacramento marker based on sales volume but has sincse dropped from thetop 25.
The effecte of flagging new-home sales are showing elsewherse as some homebuilders are pullingg up stakes or significantly paring down Costa Mesa-based , which is selling condods in Natomas and single-family homes in is folding its Sacramento divisioh into the San Ramon which will now direct the company's Northerhn California operations. Chris Hanson, vice president of sales and marketing forWarmington Homes, said the combinee office will be able to operated two new-home projects, but he wished the company had enough going in Sacramenti to keep the local office open. Despite the Hanson said Warmington is pleased with sales at the NorthNatomazs project.
Hanley Wood shows the project is averagingaboug 3.7 sales per month since it opened last year. "As we all it's a very difficult time in the Hanson said. "I don't think you can name a builderethat hasn't had layoffs." Christopherson Homes plans to move from its 8,500-squaree foot Roseville office, but it's not closinh the Sacramento division, said marketing manager Vickoi Doyle. Instead, the company is looking for smallee space in Roseville to bettee fitits pared-down staff.
A series of including some last week, have cut the division to about half its size of ayear ago, she Christopherson, based in Santa Rosa, has sold 24 of the 60 home in its Wisteria project at Whitney Ranch in Rocklin, accordiny to Hanley Wood. "We're headquartered in Sonomqa County, and there's not a lot of opportunity for land Doyle said. "Our focus is on Sacramenti where thereis land." The company has lots in the Fiddymenft Farm development and is considering launching its new projecy next year.
Despite market challenges, Dunmorre appears to be pushinbg forward with the CroftwoodEstate project, a gated community south of Interstat e 80 off Sierra College Boulevard wherwe homes were originally projected to fetch $700,000. The city of Rocklib is assisting Dunmore with issuance of infrastructure bonds to builsd the streets and other essentials for constructionb through astatewide program, the first time the city has used that funding mechanism for a residential project, Rocklin assistant city managetr Rob Braulik said. Croftwood Estates is part of a broade push for Dunmore Homes to double itssalese volume, an effort announced last year just as the housinhg slump was deepening.
The companh had said it planned 13,400 homesz on land accumulated throughout the valley duringh the pastfive years. Dunmor Homes has projects from Bakersfield toYuba City. Dunmore's plans include new projects in south Sacramento including asizable transit-oriented developmen proposed next to the planned Morrison Creek light-rail station and 4,00 0 new homes near Elk Grove on land that Dunmorre acquired in its foray as a land Dunmore is also a landowner and a driving forcr behind the annexation of the panhandle area, a 1,300-acre swaty in North Natomas.
The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday votedr its intent to annex it pending the resolution of a few technical Dunmore plans toput 2,200 homes in the The annexation still requires the approval of the Sacramento Local Agency Formation
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Best Buy's profits down 15%, beats expectations - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The Richfield, Minn.-based consumer electronics retailer reportex net earningsof $153 million, or 36 cents per diluted for the quarter ended May 30. That’s down from earnings of $179 million, or 43 per share, in the comparable period last Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had projected earningsz of 34 cents per share forthe quarter. Excluding restructuriny charges, Best Buy woul have had a profit of 42 centasper share. The company reported charges of $25 or 6 cents per share, related to changes to its domestifc store-operations model and corporats restructuring in its Europeanbusiness unit. Best Buy generated revenue of $10.
1 billion in the first quarter offiscalp 2010, up 12 percent from $8.99 billioh a year ago. The additiobn of 185 new stores offseta 6.2 percentf drop in same-store sales. The company says its domesticv market share accelerated during the growing almost2 percent. Domestic revenuse increased nearly 1 percent toapproximatelyt $7.5 billion, led by salez of notebook computers, flat-panel televisions, digital imaging and mobile phones. Meanwhile, international revenue increaserd 67 percentto $2.6 billion, driven by new revenue from Best Buy which launched in spring 2008 through a joiny venture with London-based .
The company over the past including45 small-format stores in Looking forward, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) maintained its prior guidance for fiscal 2010, callin g for earnings of $2.50 to $2.90o per diluted share, excluding restructuriny charges. The company had net income of $1 billion, or $2.399 per diluted share, in fisca l 2009. There are two Best Buy stores in
The Richfield, Minn.-based consumer electronics retailer reportex net earningsof $153 million, or 36 cents per diluted for the quarter ended May 30. That’s down from earnings of $179 million, or 43 per share, in the comparable period last Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had projected earningsz of 34 cents per share forthe quarter. Excluding restructuriny charges, Best Buy woul have had a profit of 42 centasper share. The company reported charges of $25 or 6 cents per share, related to changes to its domestifc store-operations model and corporats restructuring in its Europeanbusiness unit. Best Buy generated revenue of $10.
1 billion in the first quarter offiscalp 2010, up 12 percent from $8.99 billioh a year ago. The additiobn of 185 new stores offseta 6.2 percentf drop in same-store sales. The company says its domesticv market share accelerated during the growing almost2 percent. Domestic revenuse increased nearly 1 percent toapproximatelyt $7.5 billion, led by salez of notebook computers, flat-panel televisions, digital imaging and mobile phones. Meanwhile, international revenue increaserd 67 percentto $2.6 billion, driven by new revenue from Best Buy which launched in spring 2008 through a joiny venture with London-based .
The company over the past including45 small-format stores in Looking forward, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) maintained its prior guidance for fiscal 2010, callin g for earnings of $2.50 to $2.90o per diluted share, excluding restructuriny charges. The company had net income of $1 billion, or $2.399 per diluted share, in fisca l 2009. There are two Best Buy stores in
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
How Cal ended up with its matchup with obscure Presbyterian College - San Jose Mercury News
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How Cal ended up with its matchup with obscure Presbyterian College San Jose Mercury News Cal linebacker DJ Holt was watching film of Presbyterian College earlier this week when he noticed the words "Blue Hose" at the bottom of the screen. "I didn't know what it meant," Holt said. ... |
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