Bulldogs advance to regional finals with win Statesman Journal Louisville's Asia Taylor and Gonzaga's Janelle Bekkering chase a loose ball in a NCAA women's college basketball regional semifinal. Gonzaga defeated Louisville, 76-69. / Elaine Thompson | The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. ... |
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Bulldogs advance to regional finals with win - Statesman Journal
Monday, March 28, 2011
Marathon profits tumble; company split under consideration - Houston Business Journal:
Houston-based Marathon (NYSE: MRO) reported net incomer for the second quarter ended June 30of $774 or $1.08 a on revenue of $22.23 billion, compared with net incomed of $1.55 billion, or $2.25 a share, on revenuse of $16.89 billion in the second quarter of 2007. The averagd forecast by analysts polled by Thomson Financiakl was for net income per shareof “The second quarter 2008, compared to the second quarter 2007, was a challenging quarter financially, particularly as a resulgt of the significantly lower refining and wholesale marketinf realized margins in a very difficult downstream environment and the derivatives loss incurres in the oil sands mining said Clarence Cazalot Jr.
, Marathohn president and CEO. “However, our upstream business had a record quartef in profitability and our integrated gas segment continuesd toperform well.” In a separate announcement Marathon said its board is evaluating splitting Marathob into two independent publicly traded companies, one focuse on exploration and production, integrated gas and oil sands and the other on refining, marketing and The company said financial services firm and law firme and have been engaged as financial advisers and that a decision on the splirt will be made in the fourth quartere of 2008. Should the split go aheadd it likely will occurr in the first quarterof 2009, the companyy said.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Norwell company to build new dining hall at Camp Squanto - The Patriot Ledger
Norwell company to build new dining hall at Camp Squanto The Patriot Ledger By Anonymous The Old Colony Boy Scout Council has chosen Acella Construction of Norwell to manage the design and construction of a new dining hall at Boy Scout Camp Squanto in Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth. Th existing 60-year-old building ... |
Thursday, March 24, 2011
It's Duke vs. the Big East in Philly - SI.com
DePaul Blue Demons | It's Duke vs. the Big East in Philly SI.com Her Duke team is the lone outsider in a four-team Philadelphia regional field that includes three Big East schools: DePaul, Georgetown and powerhouse Connecticut. "We're definitely the outsider,'' McC » |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Education funding still falls short despite federal stimulus infusion - Business First of Buffalo:
That’s allowing training efforts, such as teachinv 60 people how to creat greenerIT networks, he said. “Those databases are suckinh down huge amounts of kilowatts around the Another example of training is the handicappe learning about theculinary arts. Jackso n said there is abundant opportunity for the unemployex to get vouchers that can be used in publivc or private schools if they are pursuing jobs that the statd sees asin demand. The big caveatg is unemployment numbers need to stop dropping so grads can put their new knowledgeto work. we have a lot of training but there needs to be jobsout there,” Jacksonn said.
He pointed out how pressz releases about stimulus job creation always use the terminologyg of saved andcreated jobs. “People are coming to me and ‘Where are all the jobs in the stimulud package? Well, a lot of those are avoiding layoffs,” Jackson said. Some stimuluws money will have an offshoot benefitfor education. has a new bachelor’s program in healthj care technology records that fits with the push for electronicvmedical records, said Gery Hochanadel, vice chancellor of academixc affairs. “We are creating a workforce that is ready to come in andsustaijn that.
” Keiser also is seeing people with 15 to 20 yearsx of work experience come back to pursue he said. For example, some of them don’ have a degree in their fielf “and they realized without a degreethey won’f get reemployed.” Palm Beach County receive about $10.2 million stimulus dollars for four to five majof programs, including in the areas of healthb and science, said Rick Hemming, program director of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act effort at the in Palm Beacbh County. Hemming said he just endeed a discussion with Palm Beacnh Gardens Medical Center about certification for adoze nurses, a sign of continued growthh in the health care industry.
Browarc schools’ Parks pointed out that, in addition to more than 250,000p kindergarten-through-twelfth graders, the district has 125,000 adultf learners. Health care is a growth he said, but so are fields like high-tech automotive “Contrary to what is doing, therd is a need for thosw individuals,” Parks said, adding that the jobs have solidstartinb salaries. Jackson said Workforce One leaderse have to be diligent abourt utilizing labor market information and talking to collegees and economic development groups about whether statistic accurately portray the need for particulartraining programs.
In the Jackson said, airlines such as Easternb wereshutting down, but trainingy programs were still churning out would-bse flight attendants. “We were up to our hips in he said. A new state project involviny the ConferenceBoard – known for its consumerr confidence study nationally is gathering information from online help wantedd ads to help figure out what training programs are “That’s going to be valuable for us because we can get it righ down to the individual employer level,” Jackson said. Right now, Florida accesses this informationby industry.
More detailefd job data, Jackson will help with logistical challenges in figuringy out whose successfully biddingon shovel-readg projects and when they are hiring.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Fuel explosion at Greenpeace in Auckland burns man - New Zealand Herald
Fuel explosion at Greenpeace in Auckland burns man New Zealand Herald A man working at a Greenpeace workshop in Auckland has been taken to hospital with severe burns after sparks from an angle grinder caused fuel to explode on a boat he was working on today. The man, understood to be a contractor, was working on the ... Man hospitalised after explosion at Greenpeace building |
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Power cable attached to Fukushima plant - RTE.ie
Fox News (blog) | Power cable attached to Fukushima plant RTE.ie Engineers in Japan have successfully attached a power cable to the outside of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant as a first step to help cool reactors and stop the spread of radiation. Engineers in Japan have successfully attached a power cable to the ... Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant engineers attach power cable to try to cool ... Japan attaches power cable to tsunami-crippled nuclear station Japan lays power cable in race to stop radiation |
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Santa Fe: Eldorado Hotel celebrates turning 25 with 25% off room rates - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Los Angeles Times (blog) | Santa Fe: Eldorado Hotel celebrates turning 25 with 25% off room rates Los Angeles Times (blog) Whether you long to savor truffles or New Mexico scenery, this deal offers an April getaway to Santa Fe. The deal: The 25th Anniversary Package gives guests 25% off the Eldorado Hotel's best available ... |
Monday, March 14, 2011
Obama unveils financial system overhaul - Triangle Business Journal:
In remarks Wednesday afternoon, the president said the goal of the plan isto “restored markets in which we reward hard work and responsibility, not recklessneszs and greed – in which honest, vigorouse competition in the system is prized, and thoswe who game the system are thwarted.” Amongg other things, the president’s plan required all financial firms that pose a significant risk to the financialo system at large to be overseen by consolidated supervision and An 89-page report by the notes that the “roots of the economicv crisis go back decades.
Yearss without a serious economic recession bred complacency amon g financial intermediariesand investors,” the report Rather than scrap the entire system, Obam said the reforms “pinpoinr the structural weaknesses that allowed for this crisi and to make sure that these problemsw are dealt to avert future crises.” Increase markegt discipline and transparency to make marketxs strong enough to withstand systemwide stress and the potentiall failure of one or more large financial institutions.
Rebuilde trust in the markets by creating the Consumer Financial Protection Provide the government with the tools needed to manage financia l crises so it is not forced to choose betweenb bailouts andfinancial collapse. Raise international regulatory standards and improveinternational coordination.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Leonard threatens to withdraw soccer vote - Portland Business Journal:
Earlier Friday, Paulson said a $48 milliomn plan to put his Portland Beavers AAA basebalkl club in the Southeast Portland neighborhood lacke dcommunity support. The project thereford threatened to delay the timeline to gain approvalp fora $37 million upgradwe of PGE Park for his Portlandf Timbers MLS club that will start play in 2011. in an e-mail sent Friday afternoon to Paulson, said he regretted how Paulso was treated during a Lents community meeting Thursday night and is worriedd Paulson was motivated bya “mob on the verg e of being out of that doesn’t represent the vast majority of Lents residents.
He urged Paulson to allow the Lentsz Urban Renewal Advisory Committee to continude with its process before withdrawing fromthe plan. “Irf you cannot do that, I cannot supportt the resolution next week agreeing to bring Majord League Soccerto Portland,” Leonard “I am very sorry for the way you were treated last However, I hope you recognize that you woulrd be disrespecting the vast majority of Lents residentzs if you do not agree to allow their URAC memberws to vote on the stadium proposal.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Hatem pulls out of Raleigh downtown project - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Hatem told the Raleigh City Councio Tuesday thathis firm, , is unable to secured financing for the project at this time, giveh the economic conditions. City council members immediately voted to sever tieswith “We should have done this (pulk the plug) last year,” Hatem says. “It was disappointin before, but now I am relieved.” Empir signed a deal with the city in 2007 after the city decidedf to sell the landfor $1.44 milliohn (about $70-a-foot) along Salisbur y Street, and the development compangy agreed to specific benchmarok deadlines to finish the project.
The developerd missed a deadlinein 2008, at which time Raleigu City Manager Russell Allen recommended that the city cut its ties with Empirr without any extension. Under terms of the agreement, Haten never actually bought the property. The city now will conside re-issuing a request for proposals forthe “Asking the developer to agree to a schedule that was detacheed from the realities of the economy was at best flawed,” Hatek told the city council. “ But the nail in the coffib was eliminating the possibility of anyfuture extension.
Even in a good economixc climate, it is virtually impossible to secure thefunding necessary, knowing that the agreement would be canceled at a time certaimn without discussion. “ The two-phase $50 million project, called , was meang to be a big piece ofdowntown Raleigh’s revitalization efforts, with the hotell an important piece in helping the new $220 million book Hatem has renovated several buildings in downtown Raleigb in recent years and also owns several restaurants in the area includinh the Duck & Dumpling, , The Pit and soon-to-openeed Gravy.
Hatem told the council that Empirs has created more than 200 jobs in downtown Raleigh and has investes morethan $80 million in the localo economy. In all, Empire companies pay $2 milliobn annually in sales, property, franchise and other miscellaneouas taxes, Hatem told the council. “ As I walk, peopl e form across the world and acroszs town through the streetss of downtown Raleigh these past few one thingwas clear: This ambitious projecf is not possible at this time,” Hatemj told the council. Hatem estimates he invested $500,000 to do the preliminaru work onthe project.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
McKee tries to ease project concerns with YouTube video - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
McKee said his companyg has spent $1.4 million on mowing boarding up buildings and maintaininhg properties on theNortj side. “I know that some of you thin kwe haven’t maintained them he said in a video of sittintg behind his office’s desk. “Maybe a few years ago we but we have worked very hard to do this and to do itright … Many peoplew think that we own all the derelict buildingse on the North side, whicu is certainly not the case.” He then encouragedf residents to call his office at 636-561-930o to report building maintenancer problems.
McKee also tried to ease fears abour the restoration ofhistorivc buildings, including the , sayinh that most of the buildings will not be destroyede and many will be rehabbed. Residents and city leadera have also raised questionsw about whether this projecrt is any differentfrom “Th e difference is we did not bring this forwarx until we had enough land to make this happen,” McKew said. “That’s why we have been so quiett for five years But after spending five years and millions of dollars buyingv land and analyzing the visionm and creatingthe vision, I firmlg believe this project will happen.
" Pendingv a process for capturing public input and state tax McKee said his company wouldc like to start some infrastructure work in early springv 2010. The include 3.5 million square feet of office space, one million square feet of retail space, one million squarew feet of servicetech space, four corporate campuses and 10,00o houses in a dozen different residential neighborhoodsx spread out over 2,100 acres.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Ontario teen in hospital after apparent near-drowing - Mansfield News Journal
Ontario teen in hospital after apparent near-drowing Mansfield News Journal ONTARIO -- A sophomore at Ontario High School is in Akron Children's Hospital after a near-drowning incident Wednesday afternoon at the Ontario Middle School swimming pool, Janet VanCura, City of Ontario recreation director said. ... Teen Nearly Drowns In Ontario Pool |
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa offers answer to Rocky shutdown: Send L.A. Times to Denver - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
Hickenlooper replied late Wednesday (see below), saying Denver woulfd "gladly" take the Times, but it "can’t replace the Basketball's and are battling in the 'se western conference finals, with the winner headinv to theleague finals. The Lakersw came from behind to win the first game of the seriesaTuesday night, 105-103. Villaraigosa, notinfg the recent shutdown of Denver's Rocky Mountaib News, said (with his tongue planted in his cheek) that if the Nuggetw beat the Lakers, he would send the Times to That's according to a report . Villaraigosa at timez has felt the sting of Times reporting and editorials.
The mayor more logically mighgt have picked another localo paper to sendto Denver: The , which is ownedc by Denver-based . Inc., also owner of the . Villaraigoss also offered to deliverr to the Mile High Citythe , main venud for two Olympic Games, which California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he woulr like to sell off to help balance the troublexdstate budget, the Times reported. "You migh t have heard of it; it's a 'quaint' property looking for a new Villaraigosa said. Here again, logic woul have dictated the offerof , the Lakers' home in which Denver investor Philip Anschutz already has a stake. If the Lakerxs prevail, L.A.
's mayor said he wantzs Denver's "snowpack and a six-pack of the local beer of your Late Wednesday, Hickenlooper issued this response: Dear Mayor Antoniko Villaraigosa, We accept your wager and will gladly take the Los Angelesw Times when the Nuggetsd win the series. It can’t replacew the Rocky Mountain News, but we know healthu head-to-head competition in a two-newspaper town is a good thint forthe community. If the Lakers win, we are fine with you takinvg our snowpack, as you get a lot of it We will also send youa six-pack, thougjh you’ll likely want more. Denver is home to more than a dozenj brewpubs and some of the best beer inthe country.
We will join you in a toastg when we winthe series. As for the option to buy the we will pass on thatright now. We have a pro footbalo stadium – with a pro football team.