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awarded Fred Weber a $4.44 million contract Wednesday to remove and replacre the Madison Streetand St. Louis Avenue bridges over Interstate 70 indowntown St. The majority of work on this projecy will start afterHighway 40/Interstate 64 reopensw between Kingshighway and Interstate 170. Crews will remove the St. Loui Avenue bridge first and then remove and replacre the MadisonStreet bridge. During work to remove the Madison Street bridge, crews will also remove the Cass Avenue bridge in preparatiomn for replacing that bridge later in 2010. This work is part of preliminaryh work on a new Mississippjriver bridge, which is expected to reduce congestion on the Poplar Street Maryland Heights, Mo.
-based Fred Weber is one of the largest privatelh held companies in St. Louis with $353.3 million in revenue in 2008. The commercialk construction firm is also working onthe $245 millionh reconstruction of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Reservoir in Johnson’s Shut-Ins state park and is part of Gatewau Constructors, the consortium of contractors performiny $535 million worth of improvements on Highwag 40/Interstate 64.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
NJ inmates work to make license plates - NJ.com
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NJ.com | NJ inmates work to make license plates NJ.com By Mike Frassinelli/The Star-Ledger Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerMichael Allen, an inmate at the Bayside State Prison in South Jersey, adjusts the machine that bonds the reflective facing of New Jersey license plates to the alum inum plate backing. |
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Tax credit-fueled filming puts region in spotlight - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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This year, director M. Night who grew up and lives in thePhiladelphia suburbs, is filming “The Last Airbender,” starring Dev the lead actor from “Slumdog Millionaire.” It is the first in the “Avatar” trilogy, which has a reported budgeyt of $250 million. Part of the filminf has been in a studio in the Philadelphi Navy Yard outfitted by at a costof $2 Scenes that are supposed to be Vietnam were shot at a hilltopl pagoda in Reading, Berkss County, an hour west of Philadelphia.
Actora Jamie Foxx and Gerars Butler will appear in another film being shot in andarounf Philadelphia, “Law Abiding Citizen,” a courtroom Locations for filming ranged from City Hall to the defuncgt Broadmeadows prison in suburban Thorton. This filming will start on “How Do You starring Reese Witherspoon, Jack Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.
This year, director M. Night who grew up and lives in thePhiladelphia suburbs, is filming “The Last Airbender,” starring Dev the lead actor from “Slumdog Millionaire.” It is the first in the “Avatar” trilogy, which has a reported budgeyt of $250 million. Part of the filminf has been in a studio in the Philadelphi Navy Yard outfitted by at a costof $2 Scenes that are supposed to be Vietnam were shot at a hilltopl pagoda in Reading, Berkss County, an hour west of Philadelphia.
Actora Jamie Foxx and Gerars Butler will appear in another film being shot in andarounf Philadelphia, “Law Abiding Citizen,” a courtroom Locations for filming ranged from City Hall to the defuncgt Broadmeadows prison in suburban Thorton. This filming will start on “How Do You starring Reese Witherspoon, Jack Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Denver Business Journal:
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Some operations and equipment from a steel stamping plant inGrand Rapids, which is slated to close as part of the automaker' restructuring, will be transferred to Wentzville, according to Bob a spokesman for the Wentzville plant. It' not yet known how many, if any, Michigan employees will opt to transferto Wentzville, he said. GM officialsz called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambj at9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said. "That's a positive that corporate thinks this plantt willbe around.
" Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fenton factora after investing $130 millionn in them, so it was important for Wentzville to not rely on GM so much and diversifgy its revenue stream. When Lambi took offic seven years ago, Wentzville countedc on GM for about 55 to 60 percentr of itstotal revenue. Today, that'as more like 15 percent of the city's $24 million generapl fund, because GM pays the city about $3 milliohn a year in real estate taxes, property taxes and othefr fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of 2010, but the Wentzvill plant was sparedbecause it’s the only plant where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previouslu announced and other production cuts in June and July that will resulf in the layoffs of 300 workers. Monday’sw Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-oldd automaker is among the largesyin U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billiomn in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, according to the filefd in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chapter 11, whicu allows the company to operatre while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-trackk bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additiona taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officials would alloew a much smaller GM to emerge from court protection within 60 to 90 The automaker has not provided an updated target for job cuts but was lookinb toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00p0 union members it now employs. General Motors employs 92,000 in the United States and is indirectlg responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S.
governmenft would hold a 60 percent financiap interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW would take a 17.5 percentt stake. The governments of Canada and the province of Ontarii have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stakwe in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders woulxd get 10 percent. "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheeler said. "Youj hate to have to go through the process of closingy plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’e what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire people in the future and be the vibranrt company we once Download a copy of the
Some operations and equipment from a steel stamping plant inGrand Rapids, which is slated to close as part of the automaker' restructuring, will be transferred to Wentzville, according to Bob a spokesman for the Wentzville plant. It' not yet known how many, if any, Michigan employees will opt to transferto Wentzville, he said. GM officialsz called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambj at9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said. "That's a positive that corporate thinks this plantt willbe around.
" Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fenton factora after investing $130 millionn in them, so it was important for Wentzville to not rely on GM so much and diversifgy its revenue stream. When Lambi took offic seven years ago, Wentzville countedc on GM for about 55 to 60 percentr of itstotal revenue. Today, that'as more like 15 percent of the city's $24 million generapl fund, because GM pays the city about $3 milliohn a year in real estate taxes, property taxes and othefr fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of 2010, but the Wentzvill plant was sparedbecause it’s the only plant where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previouslu announced and other production cuts in June and July that will resulf in the layoffs of 300 workers. Monday’sw Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-oldd automaker is among the largesyin U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billiomn in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, according to the filefd in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chapter 11, whicu allows the company to operatre while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-trackk bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additiona taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officials would alloew a much smaller GM to emerge from court protection within 60 to 90 The automaker has not provided an updated target for job cuts but was lookinb toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00p0 union members it now employs. General Motors employs 92,000 in the United States and is indirectlg responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S.
governmenft would hold a 60 percent financiap interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW would take a 17.5 percentt stake. The governments of Canada and the province of Ontarii have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stakwe in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders woulxd get 10 percent. "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheeler said. "Youj hate to have to go through the process of closingy plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’e what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire people in the future and be the vibranrt company we once Download a copy of the
Monday, February 20, 2012
Panel of business leaders will scrutinize city
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Nutter last week unveiled a seven-member panel of private-sector leaderzs that will work with the city to identify opportunitieas to cut costs andimprove operations. Efforts are alreadyh under way by the Privatwe SectorOutreach Board, whichh was launched in the fall througyh a joint effort of the city and the . The city’s financiaol crisis has increased the urgency of the boarf and their network of volunteers to step to the plated and provide their expertisewhere needed, said Juditg M.
von Seldeneck, who serves as Although their work will cover a broad spectrujof issues, including the city’ss tax structure, criminal justice system and health costs, the most immediate task will be finding efficiencie s and more cost-effective means for the city to operate, said von chairwoman and CEO of of Philadelphia. “The private sectort has been through this; time and again, companies have gone througb downsizing,” von Seldeneck said. “It’ds something they know how to do, they have shareholders all on their necks and they have to be able to show succesa in atimely fashion.
” Philadelphia has already identified projects where private sector help is all that remains is matchinh outside talent to their needs, von Seldeneck “What we are doing is meeting with teamsz that have been established by the administrationm to get the details, understand the then we assess the companies that have agreed to volunteer von Seldeneck said. “Government is so big, it’ like turning the Queen Mary, it’s goinh to take a lot of efforyt and a lotof people. The good news is there’s a good attitud at all levels. … You have a reallt good platform to build on and we just need to get some successe shere soon.
” It’s that marriage of those outsidse of city government working with those within it that will changre the city for the better, said Dan Gallagher, formeer president of the Philadelphiza Chapter of the Society for Human Resourcw Management. In answer to Nutter’s SHRM is rolling out a publifc affairs initiative in the next couple of monthe that will provide a pool of talent into which the citycan tap. Participant s would remain on the payrolls of their firmz whileproviding part-time or full-time assistancee to the city as they have in other said Gallagher.
He doesn’t expect the economy to hinder the efforrt which already has garnered commitments from afew “It’s definitely challenging, but I thini it’s even more challenging right now for companies to potentiallty give money. I thinlk this creates a creative way to give additional resource tothe city,” Gallaghert said. Long-term goals include the establishmentr of an academy to provide ongoing city leadershilp trainingand development, Gallagher said.
The Universitgy of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government has been discussinfg the possibility with the city over the last few but plans may be stalled by thecurrengt crisis, said David Thornburgh, executive director of the Fels “The city budget situation obviously throws a wrench in the works, but we are trying to explore creative ways with the city to pay for but we are just sort of at the beginning of that Thornburgh said. “The caveat is that private-sectodr firms are under their own strese rightnow too.” Accounting firm KPMG and Comcast Corp.
are among the companies actively supportinbgthe efforts, said Gallagher, who is executive directord of organization development for . “We are lookin to build innovation by taking internall resources that know how the city ticks andexternal resources, which are experts, and partnerinf the two to create optimization,” Gallagher said. In additioh to von Seldeneck, the Privat e Sector Outreach Board includes: Rosemary Turner, vice president and chietf operating officer of UPS MetroPhiladelphia District; Daniel Fitzpatrick, president and CEO, Citizenxs Bank Eastern PA, NJ, DE; Ann Weaver president of ; Michael president of ; J.
William Mills III, regional presidenb of , and Harold L. Yoh III, chairman and CEO of Day Zimmermann.
Nutter last week unveiled a seven-member panel of private-sector leaderzs that will work with the city to identify opportunitieas to cut costs andimprove operations. Efforts are alreadyh under way by the Privatwe SectorOutreach Board, whichh was launched in the fall througyh a joint effort of the city and the . The city’s financiaol crisis has increased the urgency of the boarf and their network of volunteers to step to the plated and provide their expertisewhere needed, said Juditg M.
von Seldeneck, who serves as Although their work will cover a broad spectrujof issues, including the city’ss tax structure, criminal justice system and health costs, the most immediate task will be finding efficiencie s and more cost-effective means for the city to operate, said von chairwoman and CEO of of Philadelphia. “The private sectort has been through this; time and again, companies have gone througb downsizing,” von Seldeneck said. “It’ds something they know how to do, they have shareholders all on their necks and they have to be able to show succesa in atimely fashion.
” Philadelphia has already identified projects where private sector help is all that remains is matchinh outside talent to their needs, von Seldeneck “What we are doing is meeting with teamsz that have been established by the administrationm to get the details, understand the then we assess the companies that have agreed to volunteer von Seldeneck said. “Government is so big, it’ like turning the Queen Mary, it’s goinh to take a lot of efforyt and a lotof people. The good news is there’s a good attitud at all levels. … You have a reallt good platform to build on and we just need to get some successe shere soon.
” It’s that marriage of those outsidse of city government working with those within it that will changre the city for the better, said Dan Gallagher, formeer president of the Philadelphiza Chapter of the Society for Human Resourcw Management. In answer to Nutter’s SHRM is rolling out a publifc affairs initiative in the next couple of monthe that will provide a pool of talent into which the citycan tap. Participant s would remain on the payrolls of their firmz whileproviding part-time or full-time assistancee to the city as they have in other said Gallagher.
He doesn’t expect the economy to hinder the efforrt which already has garnered commitments from afew “It’s definitely challenging, but I thini it’s even more challenging right now for companies to potentiallty give money. I thinlk this creates a creative way to give additional resource tothe city,” Gallaghert said. Long-term goals include the establishmentr of an academy to provide ongoing city leadershilp trainingand development, Gallagher said.
The Universitgy of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government has been discussinfg the possibility with the city over the last few but plans may be stalled by thecurrengt crisis, said David Thornburgh, executive director of the Fels “The city budget situation obviously throws a wrench in the works, but we are trying to explore creative ways with the city to pay for but we are just sort of at the beginning of that Thornburgh said. “The caveat is that private-sectodr firms are under their own strese rightnow too.” Accounting firm KPMG and Comcast Corp.
are among the companies actively supportinbgthe efforts, said Gallagher, who is executive directord of organization development for . “We are lookin to build innovation by taking internall resources that know how the city ticks andexternal resources, which are experts, and partnerinf the two to create optimization,” Gallagher said. In additioh to von Seldeneck, the Privat e Sector Outreach Board includes: Rosemary Turner, vice president and chietf operating officer of UPS MetroPhiladelphia District; Daniel Fitzpatrick, president and CEO, Citizenxs Bank Eastern PA, NJ, DE; Ann Weaver president of ; Michael president of ; J.
William Mills III, regional presidenb of , and Harold L. Yoh III, chairman and CEO of Day Zimmermann.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Texas A&M sequences the first Quarter Horse genome - Liberty Vindicator
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Texas A&M sequences the first Quarter Horse genome Liberty Vindicator Genome sequencing is not a new science, but advances in sequencing technology, often referred to as next-generation sequencing, have made it easier and cheaper to sequence the genome of an individual, according to the researchers. |
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Arizona awards transportation stimulus contracts - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Phoenix Amount: $365,000 Project: Bridge rehabilitation, I-40, Apache County Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Tucsob Amount: $1,873,811 Project: Pavement preservation, State Route 83, Santa Cruz Countyh Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Tucson Amount: $2,512,165 Project: Pavement preservation, U.S. 191, Apache County CKC Construction & Matrials LLC, Safforfd Amount: $336,511 Project: Pavemenf widening, U.S. 191, Cochise County FNF Construction Inc., Tempe Amount: $5,541,928 Pavement preservation, I-10, Cochise County C.S. & W. Contractors Inc., Phoenix Amount: $5,808,917 Road reconstruction, Walnut County, Coconini County Contractor: R.K. Sanders, Inc.
, Phoenix Amount: $406,3765 Project: Safety fence replacement, I-10, Mohave County Contractor: Fann Contracting Prescott Amount: $1,899,987 Project: Pavementr preservation, I-17, Yavapai County Contractor: D O Contractors Inc., Glendale Amount: $334,303 Project: Safety fence State Route 80, Cochise County
Phoenix Amount: $365,000 Project: Bridge rehabilitation, I-40, Apache County Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Tucsob Amount: $1,873,811 Project: Pavement preservation, State Route 83, Santa Cruz Countyh Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Tucson Amount: $2,512,165 Project: Pavement preservation, U.S. 191, Apache County CKC Construction & Matrials LLC, Safforfd Amount: $336,511 Project: Pavemenf widening, U.S. 191, Cochise County FNF Construction Inc., Tempe Amount: $5,541,928 Pavement preservation, I-10, Cochise County C.S. & W. Contractors Inc., Phoenix Amount: $5,808,917 Road reconstruction, Walnut County, Coconini County Contractor: R.K. Sanders, Inc.
, Phoenix Amount: $406,3765 Project: Safety fence replacement, I-10, Mohave County Contractor: Fann Contracting Prescott Amount: $1,899,987 Project: Pavementr preservation, I-17, Yavapai County Contractor: D O Contractors Inc., Glendale Amount: $334,303 Project: Safety fence State Route 80, Cochise County
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tampa Bay Business Journal: Business Events Calendar
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Appeal of centuries-old Longshan Temple - Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm
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Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm | Appeal of centuries-old Longshan Temple Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm Temple-seeking tourists are spoilt for choice in Taiwan, with the availability of over 5000 temples, though some claim the actual figure stands at around 10000 temples. If I had to recommend just one, however, it would very likely be Longshan Temple in ... Taiwan temple provides divine inspiration for finding love |
Friday, February 10, 2012
BLM seeks nominations to Resource Advisory councils - Juneau Empire
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BLM seeks nominations to Resource Advisory councils Juneau Empire The Bureau of Land Management Alaska announced it is seeking public nominations for five open positions on its Resource Advisory Council, which advises BLM Alaska on public land issues. The Federal Register published the formal call for nominations on ... |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Kansas City looks to Smith Electric Vehicles plant for spark - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Bryan Hansel, CEO of , confirmed that the compang is considering a local site for production of vans andtruckds — including an electric version of ’sw new Transit Connect light-dutyu vehicle. “The state of and the Kansas Cityarea specifically, have been vyinyg for it very aggressively,” said whose Overland Park home address is doubling as the company’z until a corporate headquarters and plant are secured. Site in Mississippi, Michigan and Indiana also remainbin contention, Hansel cautioned, and other statesz have made pitches since Ford’s Feb. 9 announcementg that Smith ElectricVehicles U.S.
would build electric-powered Transir Connects for the NorthgAmerican market. Still, local economi c development leaders remain optimistic thatthis area’ss concentration of advanced-energy assetas will give it the juice to power an anticipated explosionj of zero-emission commercial vehicle sales. The created an in Decembe r to tout and build on currentlocalo assets. They include the , whic operates the ’s in Colo.; the energy divisions of global engineering firmsxBlack & Veatch and Burns & and Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant, wheree hybrid versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Marinee are made.
President Obama made referencew to assets like the local Ford plantf duringhis Feb. 24 address to Congress, notiny that “new plug-in hybrids roll off our assemblhy lines, but they will run on batteries madein That, however, may not be the case with vehicles assemblesd at the new Smith Electrifc Vehicles plant. Hansel said another locak energy asset, in Lee’s Summit, may be one of the plant’es lithium-ion battery vendors.
Kokam which uses technology licenser fromSouth Korea-based , recently landed an investmentr worth tens of millions of dollars to equip its Lee’w Summit facility to manufacture cutting-edge battery “Kokam is a world-class manufacturer,” Hansel “and we are givingy them strong consideration as a battery supplier. Most likely, we’ll have more than , based in Texas, is the primary batteruy supplier for a British plant operaterdby Smith’s parent, , which has been making electri vehicles in England since 1920. Tanfields incorporated Smith ElectricVehiclexs U.S. in January but plans to sell 51 percent of the compangto U.S.
investors, making it eligible for some ofthe $2 billionn in federal stimulus financing aimed at developing the nation’z electric-vehicle industry. On Feb. 6, Tanfielsd reported that Smith ElectricVehicles U.S. alreaduy had received “firm expressionz from two states offunding support” for its new manufacturintg plant. State incentive offers will be importanf in attractingthe facility, Hansel said. But locating within an advanced-energy industry cluster like Kansas City’s also will be “critical” due to the need for skille d labor, after-market service and support, and training, he “This isn’t just about our company.
It’s aboutf creating a center of excellencee foran industry,” he Another factor working in Kansas City’s and against late-to-the-dance suitors, is Smith Electric Vehicles’ Electric-powered Transit Connects, the initiap offering in Ford’s sweeping North Americaj electrification strategy, won’t hit selected dealerships on this continent untilp 2010. But Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. plansa to begin production of theSmith Newton, a medium-duty electrivc delivery truck, in the third quartedr of this year. A 200,000-vehicle-a-year market is anticipated for such and Smith ElectricVehiclesw U.S. plans to grab an initial 5 percent, or share of that market.
That translates to aboug 100 year-one jobs, a number that is expected to at least double withinthree years, Hansel Some of the vehicles made at the plan t will require conversion of chassias that come mounted with diesel engines, Hanselo said. Because of the high volumee ofsales anticipated, however, Ford has agreed to ship the Transir Connect chassis as “gliders,” or without “Our job will be to put in the drivetraibn and regenerative braking, integrate it with theier dash and components, and deliver the vehicled to Ford dealers as an electric version,” Hansepl said. He said the Ford gliders would be shippe d from Turkey and delivered tothe U.S.
plant on flatbede trucks. “This is the advanced-technology, green-job kind of thing that the new administrationmand everybody’s talking about,” said Pete executive director of the . “It would be a greart thing for this area becausre there are lots of people with technicalk skills out there looking for new employmenfthese days.”
Bryan Hansel, CEO of , confirmed that the compang is considering a local site for production of vans andtruckds — including an electric version of ’sw new Transit Connect light-dutyu vehicle. “The state of and the Kansas Cityarea specifically, have been vyinyg for it very aggressively,” said whose Overland Park home address is doubling as the company’z until a corporate headquarters and plant are secured. Site in Mississippi, Michigan and Indiana also remainbin contention, Hansel cautioned, and other statesz have made pitches since Ford’s Feb. 9 announcementg that Smith ElectricVehicles U.S.
would build electric-powered Transir Connects for the NorthgAmerican market. Still, local economi c development leaders remain optimistic thatthis area’ss concentration of advanced-energy assetas will give it the juice to power an anticipated explosionj of zero-emission commercial vehicle sales. The created an in Decembe r to tout and build on currentlocalo assets. They include the , whic operates the ’s in Colo.; the energy divisions of global engineering firmsxBlack & Veatch and Burns & and Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant, wheree hybrid versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Marinee are made.
President Obama made referencew to assets like the local Ford plantf duringhis Feb. 24 address to Congress, notiny that “new plug-in hybrids roll off our assemblhy lines, but they will run on batteries madein That, however, may not be the case with vehicles assemblesd at the new Smith Electrifc Vehicles plant. Hansel said another locak energy asset, in Lee’s Summit, may be one of the plant’es lithium-ion battery vendors.
Kokam which uses technology licenser fromSouth Korea-based , recently landed an investmentr worth tens of millions of dollars to equip its Lee’w Summit facility to manufacture cutting-edge battery “Kokam is a world-class manufacturer,” Hansel “and we are givingy them strong consideration as a battery supplier. Most likely, we’ll have more than , based in Texas, is the primary batteruy supplier for a British plant operaterdby Smith’s parent, , which has been making electri vehicles in England since 1920. Tanfields incorporated Smith ElectricVehiclexs U.S. in January but plans to sell 51 percent of the compangto U.S.
investors, making it eligible for some ofthe $2 billionn in federal stimulus financing aimed at developing the nation’z electric-vehicle industry. On Feb. 6, Tanfielsd reported that Smith ElectricVehicles U.S. alreaduy had received “firm expressionz from two states offunding support” for its new manufacturintg plant. State incentive offers will be importanf in attractingthe facility, Hansel said. But locating within an advanced-energy industry cluster like Kansas City’s also will be “critical” due to the need for skille d labor, after-market service and support, and training, he “This isn’t just about our company.
It’s aboutf creating a center of excellencee foran industry,” he Another factor working in Kansas City’s and against late-to-the-dance suitors, is Smith Electric Vehicles’ Electric-powered Transit Connects, the initiap offering in Ford’s sweeping North Americaj electrification strategy, won’t hit selected dealerships on this continent untilp 2010. But Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. plansa to begin production of theSmith Newton, a medium-duty electrivc delivery truck, in the third quartedr of this year. A 200,000-vehicle-a-year market is anticipated for such and Smith ElectricVehiclesw U.S. plans to grab an initial 5 percent, or share of that market.
That translates to aboug 100 year-one jobs, a number that is expected to at least double withinthree years, Hansel Some of the vehicles made at the plan t will require conversion of chassias that come mounted with diesel engines, Hanselo said. Because of the high volumee ofsales anticipated, however, Ford has agreed to ship the Transir Connect chassis as “gliders,” or without “Our job will be to put in the drivetraibn and regenerative braking, integrate it with theier dash and components, and deliver the vehicled to Ford dealers as an electric version,” Hansepl said. He said the Ford gliders would be shippe d from Turkey and delivered tothe U.S.
plant on flatbede trucks. “This is the advanced-technology, green-job kind of thing that the new administrationmand everybody’s talking about,” said Pete executive director of the . “It would be a greart thing for this area becausre there are lots of people with technicalk skills out there looking for new employmenfthese days.”
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Alliance could bring production to Wisconsin - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The alliance also paves the way for a unit of a Danish to begin manufacturing products in theUnitedc States. Modern Equipment Co., a subsidiary of , manufacturesx ladles, cupolas, inert gas generators, custom pressurs vessels, and provides subcontract fabrication andmachining Støtek is the U.S. joint venturd of Støtek Danmark ApS that sells andservices dosing, holding and crucible furnaces.
Pat Brown, president of will head the foundry sales and marketing for both The companies said that their productt offerings are complementary and enablew the combined companies to offer one of the broadest furnac ranges for the aluminumcasting “This partnership positions the companies to offer the broadest line of aluminukm melting, holding and dosing furnaces in the Brown said. “It also openz the way for us to beginmanufacturinyg Støtek product in the United States.
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The alliance also paves the way for a unit of a Danish to begin manufacturing products in theUnitedc States. Modern Equipment Co., a subsidiary of , manufacturesx ladles, cupolas, inert gas generators, custom pressurs vessels, and provides subcontract fabrication andmachining Støtek is the U.S. joint venturd of Støtek Danmark ApS that sells andservices dosing, holding and crucible furnaces.
Pat Brown, president of will head the foundry sales and marketing for both The companies said that their productt offerings are complementary and enablew the combined companies to offer one of the broadest furnac ranges for the aluminumcasting “This partnership positions the companies to offer the broadest line of aluminukm melting, holding and dosing furnaces in the Brown said. “It also openz the way for us to beginmanufacturinyg Støtek product in the United States.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Capital ventures back into state's technology market - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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And the founder and chief executive office r of in Clearwater hassome company. Ernsty & Young LLP, in partnership with venturwe capital and private equity research firm released a second quartetr 2002 report stating that Florida closeed 10 funding deals in the second accountingfor $71.8 million in funding. The repory detailed that $5.1 billion was raisedr nationally in538 deals. But the third-quarted tide appears to be turninbg in the TampaBay area. Skywa y Software Inc. in Tampa received a $2.6-millionj institutional funding round in July from ArmadzaVenture Group, Imlay Investments in Atlantwa and Guide Capital LLC in Tampa. Michael Weber, founder and president of ImagiNail Corp.
in Tampa, told The Business Journao Serving Greater Tampa Bay on July 19 that he hopesx to receive financialbacking soon. Also making the fundin presentation rounds are TechVillagee companyLocalO Inc., Platinu Interactive Inc. in St. Petersburg, Tampa-baseed GMx Technologies Inc. and The Insurance OpenNetwork is afunding veteran. The founded in 1995 by Long with no outside secured $10 million in venture financinh in July from Battery Ventures, JP Morgan Chase Co. and SI Ventures Associates Inc. in Fort Myers. In October OpenNetwork received $13 million from investorsx includingSI Ventures, Chase Capital Partners and GE Capitao Commercial Finance.
Long credits his company's succesw to "positioning itself to be the de facto standard innetworkl security." OpenNetwork's signature trademarked product, DirectorySmart, a softwar platform that secures access to e-business bridges the security gap between Microsoft Corp.'s .Net and Sun Microsystem Inc.'s Java J2EE Web services. Long also buil a bridge to the healthcare industry. DirectorySmart has been marketedc to a health care sector striving to meet federal insurance security guidelines handed down in the Healthb Insurance Portability andAccountability Act.
The DirectorySmarrt security services bridge helpedgrow OpenNetwork's revenuew by 60 percent in 2001 with a customer base that increasedd three-fold, according to OpenNetwork Customer focus, software sales and relationship building led to OpenNetwork' financial growth and funding during a tough business said Long. "The era of gettinhg financial reward first and worrying about customer s secondis over," he "In the era we are entering, it turns out the customee is a big part of the It's about putting the customers firsty and making sure we are taking care of The investing environment is better than it's been in sevejn or eight years, said Drew managing partner at Ballast Point Venture Partnerzs LP in Tampa.
Ballast Point closed on $40 million in July to inves in private growth companies and planes to continue to raise capitalo till the endof 2002, Graham said. He cited realistic valuations as creatinfg a betterinvesting climate. "We went through a time in the ventured industry when private company valuations were wildly inflated, and there are now much more reasonables valuation expectations," Graham said. "It's a much more interesting environment in whichuto invest. I think it's a healthier environment for privatew companiesand investors.
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And the founder and chief executive office r of in Clearwater hassome company. Ernsty & Young LLP, in partnership with venturwe capital and private equity research firm released a second quartetr 2002 report stating that Florida closeed 10 funding deals in the second accountingfor $71.8 million in funding. The repory detailed that $5.1 billion was raisedr nationally in538 deals. But the third-quarted tide appears to be turninbg in the TampaBay area. Skywa y Software Inc. in Tampa received a $2.6-millionj institutional funding round in July from ArmadzaVenture Group, Imlay Investments in Atlantwa and Guide Capital LLC in Tampa. Michael Weber, founder and president of ImagiNail Corp.
in Tampa, told The Business Journao Serving Greater Tampa Bay on July 19 that he hopesx to receive financialbacking soon. Also making the fundin presentation rounds are TechVillagee companyLocalO Inc., Platinu Interactive Inc. in St. Petersburg, Tampa-baseed GMx Technologies Inc. and The Insurance OpenNetwork is afunding veteran. The founded in 1995 by Long with no outside secured $10 million in venture financinh in July from Battery Ventures, JP Morgan Chase Co. and SI Ventures Associates Inc. in Fort Myers. In October OpenNetwork received $13 million from investorsx includingSI Ventures, Chase Capital Partners and GE Capitao Commercial Finance.
Long credits his company's succesw to "positioning itself to be the de facto standard innetworkl security." OpenNetwork's signature trademarked product, DirectorySmart, a softwar platform that secures access to e-business bridges the security gap between Microsoft Corp.'s .Net and Sun Microsystem Inc.'s Java J2EE Web services. Long also buil a bridge to the healthcare industry. DirectorySmart has been marketedc to a health care sector striving to meet federal insurance security guidelines handed down in the Healthb Insurance Portability andAccountability Act.
The DirectorySmarrt security services bridge helpedgrow OpenNetwork's revenuew by 60 percent in 2001 with a customer base that increasedd three-fold, according to OpenNetwork Customer focus, software sales and relationship building led to OpenNetwork' financial growth and funding during a tough business said Long. "The era of gettinhg financial reward first and worrying about customer s secondis over," he "In the era we are entering, it turns out the customee is a big part of the It's about putting the customers firsty and making sure we are taking care of The investing environment is better than it's been in sevejn or eight years, said Drew managing partner at Ballast Point Venture Partnerzs LP in Tampa.
Ballast Point closed on $40 million in July to inves in private growth companies and planes to continue to raise capitalo till the endof 2002, Graham said. He cited realistic valuations as creatinfg a betterinvesting climate. "We went through a time in the ventured industry when private company valuations were wildly inflated, and there are now much more reasonables valuation expectations," Graham said. "It's a much more interesting environment in whichuto invest. I think it's a healthier environment for privatew companiesand investors.
"
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
On June 1, Banks starts building up - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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But don’t expect a grocery storre to be inthe mix, said Trent Germano, vice chairman of , the developmentt firm that has teamed up with the to develop the billion-dollard Banks project. “We would love to have a groceryg store, but the timing doesn’ t seem to be right right Germano said. He added that a groceryh store could always be built in a latefr phase ofthe project. After all, it’s expected to take more than a decader to fully developthe 18-acre site between and . “The more residents we have down the more compelling it will he said. Grocer or not, Germano stressecd during a wide-ranging interview that the Bankx ison track.
Looking out a windowe from the 19th floor of the Atriu II officetower downtown, he pointed to the foundation work unde r way on the site and said the projecy is on schedule. Developers still plan 300 apartment units inthe project’s first phase, along with 70,000 square feet of retaio space. The development team is working on a deal for a boutiqurehotel there, too. Germano said it would be 200 rooms or and the teamis “looking at some of the new, boutiqure hotel opportunities that are cool, a littlr bit edgy, with a great bar presence.” Dependin on pre-leasing, the first phase also coulcd include anywhere from 250,00o to 300,000 square feet of officre space, he said.
Germano said retaik leasing efforts will start in earnestthis year, and developers will star t leasing apartments in spring of 2010. “The retaill and residential are 100 percentgo – there’xs nothing in the way,” he “We see nothing to derail this.” The team is lookingg at several entertainment concepts and is exploring the idea of a health club. Constructiobn of two restaurants planned for just south of the couldc starteven sooner, he said. But he expects to have strongetr prospects for those spots after restaurant operators can see the rest of the projecft coming out ofthe ground.
Germano said the developers have a solidc agreement with National City Bank fora $40 million senior and that won’t be affected by ’sx acquisition of National City. And, as was announced in October, the Carter-Dawsonj team has as an institutionalinvestment “USAA is one of the most financially solid companies in the United States,” Germano “Thank you, Lord.” The prospect of a June 1 start drew praisee from City Councilman Chris who previously has expressed concernd over a lack of detailsx from developers.
“It’s good to hear they’re confidentr in their financingand they’re putting some thoughtr into how they’re going to program the retaipl (space),” he said. “I’d still like to see a finapl budget for construction and a cash flow analysies so the city knowswhat we’re goingh to have to come up with in Bortz said he will presas for answers in a Jan. 27 meeting of the council’sa Economic Development Committee, which he Cincinnati Councilman Chris Monzel described the June 1 starft date as great news but said the summer 2010 openinh will require an aggressivre schedule and regular monitoring by councilto achieve.
Monzeo was not bothered by the lack of agrocert tenant. “I’ve never envisioned the Bank as a53rd neighborhood,” Monzel said. “To me, it’s more a destinationb for tourists. It’s an entertainmeny center that connectsthe stadiums.” Hamilton County Commissionedr David Pepper said the weak economy mighty help, as construction contractors aggressively bid to build publicly funded roads and garages. When the county openes bids on the fifth of eightpackagews Jan. 14, the $5.7 million winner came in 33 percen below original estimatesof $8.5 million. “Every bid … has been unde r budget,” Pepper said.
“A lot of materiald are cheaper than they wouldf have been a year Germano said developers have been pleasefd with the cooperation from city and HamiltonCountu officials. He’s confident the public funding to build the parking garagews and roadways is in place or will be And Germano said the Banks developers feel very fortunater that all their financial agreements arein “While this is a very difficult financial time for everyone, this projectr is a little bit of a shining he said. “The Banks is alive and well and on and we’re coming out of the ground. And we’ll be open summert 2010.
”
But don’t expect a grocery storre to be inthe mix, said Trent Germano, vice chairman of , the developmentt firm that has teamed up with the to develop the billion-dollard Banks project. “We would love to have a groceryg store, but the timing doesn’ t seem to be right right Germano said. He added that a groceryh store could always be built in a latefr phase ofthe project. After all, it’s expected to take more than a decader to fully developthe 18-acre site between and . “The more residents we have down the more compelling it will he said. Grocer or not, Germano stressecd during a wide-ranging interview that the Bankx ison track.
Looking out a windowe from the 19th floor of the Atriu II officetower downtown, he pointed to the foundation work unde r way on the site and said the projecy is on schedule. Developers still plan 300 apartment units inthe project’s first phase, along with 70,000 square feet of retaio space. The development team is working on a deal for a boutiqurehotel there, too. Germano said it would be 200 rooms or and the teamis “looking at some of the new, boutiqure hotel opportunities that are cool, a littlr bit edgy, with a great bar presence.” Dependin on pre-leasing, the first phase also coulcd include anywhere from 250,00o to 300,000 square feet of officre space, he said.
Germano said retaik leasing efforts will start in earnestthis year, and developers will star t leasing apartments in spring of 2010. “The retaill and residential are 100 percentgo – there’xs nothing in the way,” he “We see nothing to derail this.” The team is lookingg at several entertainment concepts and is exploring the idea of a health club. Constructiobn of two restaurants planned for just south of the couldc starteven sooner, he said. But he expects to have strongetr prospects for those spots after restaurant operators can see the rest of the projecft coming out ofthe ground.
Germano said the developers have a solidc agreement with National City Bank fora $40 million senior and that won’t be affected by ’sx acquisition of National City. And, as was announced in October, the Carter-Dawsonj team has as an institutionalinvestment “USAA is one of the most financially solid companies in the United States,” Germano “Thank you, Lord.” The prospect of a June 1 start drew praisee from City Councilman Chris who previously has expressed concernd over a lack of detailsx from developers.
“It’s good to hear they’re confidentr in their financingand they’re putting some thoughtr into how they’re going to program the retaipl (space),” he said. “I’d still like to see a finapl budget for construction and a cash flow analysies so the city knowswhat we’re goingh to have to come up with in Bortz said he will presas for answers in a Jan. 27 meeting of the council’sa Economic Development Committee, which he Cincinnati Councilman Chris Monzel described the June 1 starft date as great news but said the summer 2010 openinh will require an aggressivre schedule and regular monitoring by councilto achieve.
Monzeo was not bothered by the lack of agrocert tenant. “I’ve never envisioned the Bank as a53rd neighborhood,” Monzel said. “To me, it’s more a destinationb for tourists. It’s an entertainmeny center that connectsthe stadiums.” Hamilton County Commissionedr David Pepper said the weak economy mighty help, as construction contractors aggressively bid to build publicly funded roads and garages. When the county openes bids on the fifth of eightpackagews Jan. 14, the $5.7 million winner came in 33 percen below original estimatesof $8.5 million. “Every bid … has been unde r budget,” Pepper said.
“A lot of materiald are cheaper than they wouldf have been a year Germano said developers have been pleasefd with the cooperation from city and HamiltonCountu officials. He’s confident the public funding to build the parking garagews and roadways is in place or will be And Germano said the Banks developers feel very fortunater that all their financial agreements arein “While this is a very difficult financial time for everyone, this projectr is a little bit of a shining he said. “The Banks is alive and well and on and we’re coming out of the ground. And we’ll be open summert 2010.
”
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