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Report: D.C.-area home prices to keep falling - Memphis Business Journal:

2012-01-28T02:34:00.001-08:00

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California-based PMI (NYSE: PMI) reaches that conclusionj in its Second Quarter 2009 Economic and Real Estat eTrends Report, and its U.S. Market Risk Index. The report says approximatelyt 85 percent ofthe nation's 381 metropolitan statistical areas are now facing increased risk of lower home prices in 2011. Florida, California, Nevada and Arizona continure to have the highesrt risk scores but an increased risk of lowerd future prices is now spreadinh across all regions of the nation because of the significant increases in unemployment and foreclosure The Washingtonarea — which includes the Northern Virginia, Maryland and parts of West Virginia — showed a 92 percent chance of lower prices.
Baltimorw has a 90 percent chance of homeprices dropping, according to the "Rapidly rising foreclosure and unemployment continuing declines in house prices, and weakeninfg consumer demand all worked to increas e risk in the general economy, and the housing markeft specifically," said David Berson, PMI's chief economisyt and strategist. "As a result of the continuer weaknessin prices, and the relativeluy low level of interest rates, improvements in affordabilit across the nation's MSAs will continue to incentivize repea t and first-time homebuyers back into the market.
" The areas with the leasr chance of lower prices, each with less than a 6 percenf probability, include Cleveland; Pittsburgh; Columbus, San Antonio; Houston; Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, according to PMI. The risk of pricexs dropping runsat 99.9 percent in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonvilld in Florida; Riverside, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Sacramentok and San Diego in Las Vegas; Phoenix; Providence, R.I.
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Former fashion mart gets makover as offices - San Francisco Business Times:

2012-01-25T22:51:00.001-08:00

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After failing as a wholesaled apparel mart, and briefly as a dot-coj refuge at the height of theInternet bubble, 650 Townsenf St. now wants to be something less a proper, functioning office building. One of the biggest commerciak buildings Southof Market, the 670,000 square-footy complex has received a $15 million makeover from new ownersz , who bought the building for $131 milliom two years ago. TMG Director Davix Cropper said the challengese for the structure were glaring fromthe "It was designed as a showroom and wholesalre trade center -- they wanted to control the entryy and only a select group of peoplwe could get in," said "It's the exact opposite of what you want with an officee building.
" TMG renamed the building the Townsend It cut a new main entrance in the centere of the building on Townsendr Street, which required pourinfg a new floor and demolishing part of overhanginvg balconies above. New elevators have been installed, replacinfg escalators designed to ferry registeresd fashion designers and fabric buyers pastthe center's Some 25 large 20-by-10 foot windows have been punched into the to bring in more The five-story atrium in the building's core, which was not used by the last owners, is now full of leathef couches, tables and chairs.
"We saw an opportunity to make the atriujm agathering place, a sociall center for the building," said TMG Managing Director Matt The changes will allow workers to effectively circulate througg the six-story building. As it was originally fashion center customers parked inthe building'd 650-stall rooftop garage and rode a bullet-shapes glass elevator down to the main lobby, where they obtained a badgse needed to browse vendors goods. There was no direcgt access from the parkingy to upperfloor offices, and it coulcd take upwards of five minutes for employees to get from theid parked cars, down to the main lobby, and back up to theire offices.
"They used to have to take a break on theway -- by the time they got therw they were winded," jokedx Cropper. Opened in 1990, the fashionm center cost $91 million to build but was never more than 60 percent occupied by theBay Area's wholesale appare trade vendors. In 1997 a partnership that include Sacramento developer Buzz Oates purchasede the buildingfor $26.t5 million from the lender and starte leasing it out to Internet As SoMa office space dwindledf in the dot-com run up of 1999 and 2000, 650 Townsendf St. quickly landed mega tenants like Cnet, MacroMedia and . At one pointr the building wasfullu leased, but many of the tenants neverr moved in.
"We have modular furniturre that has never beenput together," said Brian Fleming, a partneer with TMG who is responsiblw for leasing the building. TMG will have a majo r leasingchallenges ahead. The buildinfg is 55 percent occupied, but the largest tenant, Sega of is moving to 350 RhodeIslansd St. Since the renovations were completed, about 63,000 squared feet of deals havebeen signed, with iRhythm Technologies taking 11,000 square feet, grabbing 4,60p0 square feet, Common Sense Media taking 14,00 square feet, and Level 3 leasingy 22,000 square feet. Another 30,000 squarre feet of deals are pending, said Fleming.
Leasing rates in the buildingg will start in thelow $30s, makintg it one of SoMa's most affordable options. "u think they have finally figured out how to make it a propetroffice building," said Mike McCarthy, a SoMa specialist with of . "Ik think they are priced to make deals."

Wichita-area aviation companies are increasing environmentally friendly efforts - San Francisco Business Times:

2012-01-23T18:00:00.001-08:00

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"More customers, in our requests for pricing, are now asking for us to outlind what our green efforts are so they can evaluate whethe r they want to partnerwith us," says Ray Dewyer, Spirit's director of heath and safety. The list of answers has been growinb in recent years as Spiritg and other aviation companies become more awares of theirenvironmental footprint. Richard Aboulafia, an aviatioj analyst with the , says increaseds efforts by the aviation industry to pay closerr attention to the environment is fuelefd in part bysaving money. "Everyone is hungry for fuel efficiench because ofhigh prices," he says.
"Asa a result of fueld saving, we do get some modesr environmental gains." But, he says the realith is that aircraft makers are limiter in what they cando "They are burning hydro-carbons at a high altituder from earth...Hello!" he says. Efforts by Spirit, the , , Cessnq and others include everything from recycling cutting down on energy consumptio n andrecycling parts. Dewyer estimates a 60 percent to 70 percent increasse in green efforts at Spirit over the last few Theirgoals include: Reducing water, electricity and gas usagr 3 percent annually and 15 percent by and maintaining 72 percent recyclinhg of production-related waste.
The company is recyclingt 100 percent of its processed manufacturinbg water for theentire campus, Dewyer Boeing last month released its 2008 Environment detailing its performance, strategy and actions to reducwe its environmental impact. On a revenue-adjusted basis, Boeing has reduced energhy use and carbon dioxided emissions at its major facilitiese by 24 percent and hazardous wastw by30 percent, the report Boeing also touts the world's firs flight of a commercial airplane powered in part by biofuels, a collaborationb with and GE Aviation. Last week, Cessna announced the formation of the Cessna Environmental Strategy Council to formalizde its ongoingenvironmental initiatives.
Doug Oliver, Cessna spokesman, says Cessna has over the yearxs createdseveral initiatives. They include recyclingb and designinglighter aircraft. But having the councikl means that the group of about a dozen employeesa will coordinate those efforts alongt withnew initiatives. Cessna is coordinating with industrt andgovernment groups, including the , the , the and the . Officialxs at Wichita aerospace subcontractor also get asked by their customera what they are doing to help protecrtthe environment, says Lynn Muir, CEO.
"Theg want to make sure we have recycling, chemicalsw are treated properly, making sure we're properlyt disposing of our chemicals, saving energy and reducing he says. "It's a continual The company has a copy of its environmental policy posted inits lobby.

Gage Roads: Something brewing in Fremantle? - Ninemsn

2012-01-21T14:34:00.001-08:00

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Black & Veatch completes purchase of world HQ building - Washington Business Journal:

2012-01-19T09:51:00.001-08:00

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After considering about 40 alternatd area sites duringa two-year real estate Black & Veatch said March 23 that it would keep its growing headquarters operation at 11401 Lama Ave., which it has occupie since its original construction in 1976. Blacmk & Veatch bought the which was expandedto 600,00p square feet in 1996 and is the largesg office building in Kansas, from Chicago-based . A consortium of locap banks led by financedthe transaction, whichb eventually is expected to result in more than 1,009 new jobs for Overland The area’s 12th-largest private-sector employer, Black & Veatch employs 3,80p at five area offices, including more than 2,3000 at the Lamar Avenue headquarters.
After the buildin g is expanded, by roughly 2015, it will accommodatwe a work force of morethan 3,400. “Blackm & Veatch’s decision to expand in Kansaa is a testament toour state’s strong business climate,” Gov. Mark Parkinson said in a Thursday release. “Kansas is known for its safe communities, great schoolas and highly educatedwork force. We’re so glad to have a globa l leader likeBlack & Veatch make Kansas the home of its worl headquarters.” To retain Black & Veatch, Kansad offered an impact grant worth $25 million for training and capita investment. The money will come from withholding taxes paid by employeex atthe headquarters.
Overlandd Park committed to a 10-year, 75 percent propertyg tax abatement — the largest percentage abatesd incity history. “The combined support of the statee of Kansas and the city of Overland Park were instrumentaol in reachingthis milestone,” Len Rodman, Blaclk & Veatch CEO, said in the “With the completion of this we can now begin to implement at our worlds headquarters the same types of innovative and sustainabl solutions we provide every day for our clients.” The new worldf headquarters will include a solar courtyard, solar canopy, bio gardenm and innovation pavilion.
It also will have extensiv work space, common area, facility and energy-managemenrt upgrades; landscaping enhancements; and rainwater-reuse systemss and stormwater run-off management. When the building will be certifiedd via the Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design, or LEED, programk of the . “Bringingb these innovative and futuristicv enhancements to an older facility tomeet tomorrow’s desigj standards presents a large technical but is the most sustainable solution for the area,” Rodmaj said in the release. “It’s a challengre our professionals relish and take tremendouzspride in.
” The company has piloted many of the potential desig n concepts at its more than 100 global offices and will draw on its LEED-certifiedc experts and architecture, engineering and construction taleng for the headquarters expansion Black & Veatch ranks No. 1 on the Kansa City Business Journal ’s list of area engineering The $3.2 billion company is one of the world’w largest engineering, consulting and construction firms.

CBS Sports to open fantasy platform to developers - San Francisco Chronicle

2012-01-17T06:00:00.001-08:00

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By OSKAR GARCIA, AP CBS Sports is opening its fantasy sports platform to third-party developers, allowing them to sell league-specific apps that will likely make this year's games a lot more competitive for millions of players and â" developers hope ...

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Cutting dealers won

2012-01-15T02:34:00.001-08:00

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Both Chrysler and General Motors, which plansz to close 1,100 dealershipw by October 2010, contend they need to reduce the size of theit dealer networks to become more competitive with Toyotaand Honda, whichy sell more cars in the U.S. with a lot fewer In a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chrysler argued that trimming the ranks of its dealera will boost the profitability of the dealers that enabling them to invest in improvements that will driveup “After a period of and substantially improved marketing and investments, overallp sales in the reduced network are anticipatesd to grow beyond current sales levelw within the existing Chrysler contended in the filing.
That’s highl y unlikely, according to the National Association ofAutomobild Dealers. “There’s not an auto executive I know ofthat doesn’tt acknowledge that when a dealership they lose market said David Hyatt, NADA’s vice president of publiv affairs. Cutting costs was not a major factodrin Chrysler’s decision. The automakeer will save some administrative expenses by having a smaller dealer network to but that’s about it. Dealerse buy their cars before the vehicles leavethe factory, pay for front the costs of any rebates or warranty work, and purchasd repair equipment.
Dealers provide “a robustt distribution network at virtuallyno cost” to automakers, Hyat t said. “We’re an asset, not a liability,” said Wade an auto dealer in Vt., who is scheduled to lose his Jeep franchisedJune 9. Walker and about 300 other Chryslerf dealers are challengingthe automaker’s reques t for a bankruptcy judge to terminat e their dealership agreements and pre-empt statw laws that would require the company to give dealers more time to wind down theit businesses.
Chrysler has been working to reducwe its dealer network forseveral years, and it contendes that process needs to be accelerated becausr of its proposed alliance with Bankruptcy courts routinely terminate contracts if doingt so benefits the debtor’s estate and is an exercisw of sound business Chrysler said in its filing. But the Chrysledr dealers contend that abruptly closingdealerships doesn’ty meet this threshold. “There is no evidence that by rejectingdealershio agreements, New Chrysler will save moneyy to any material degree or enhancde its competitive position in the automobile industry,” the Chrysler National Dealer Council said in a courtg filing.
“To the contrary, closing dealers narrows distribution andreduceds Chrysler’s sales and income as fewer dealers buy fewert cars and retail sales are lost to othedr brands.” Chrysler’s bankruptcy judge is scheduled to hold a hearingg on this issue June 3. That same day, the Senates Commerce Committee is scheduled to hold a hearingb on the Chrysler and GMdealership closings. “Thesse companies cannot be allowed to take taxpayere funds for a and then leave loca dealers and their customers to fend for themselvesw with no real notics and noreal help,” said committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va.
“We must ensurde that the auto dealers are treated equitably and have the opportunitty to unwind their operations in a mannerd that will minimize hardships to employeex who lose their jobs and communitieds that areadversely impacted,” said Sen. Kay Bailey R-Texas. Hutchison was encouraged by a promise from Chryslert PresidentJames Press, who told her the company would help the terminatesd dealers sell their vehicle and parts inventory. If this assistancee falls short, Hutchison is prepared to push legislation to give the dealership s an extra 60 daysbefore closing.
Meanwhile, auto dealerd and members of Congress are lobbying Presidentf Barack Obama and his automotivs task force to reconsider the wisdom of closing so many dealershipwsso quickly. The Obama administration rejectedthe automakers’ initial restructuring plans and urged them to be more “It should not be the role of government to forc e these small-business owners out of business,” said Rep. Blainer Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., one of several House members who sent a lettert to task force chiefSteven Rattner, foundetr of the Quadrangle Group, a New York privated equity firm.
“This decision will not fix the problema of the auto manufacturing yet it will cost our communitiesgood jobs.” Walkef doesn’t think the auto task forcw “gets it.” “I think it’s because they’re all Wall Street peoplre -- they’re not Main Street he said.

Cooper proposes domicile move to Ireland - Wichita Business Journal:

2012-01-12T22:51:00.001-08:00

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The electrical products maker’s board has approved movinf the company’s domicile to Ireland from “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporation was impacted by the unprecedentecd global economic conditions that have led to a dramaticc reduction in global demand in virtually all markets that we serve and was made tomaintain Cooper’s globall competitive position,” Kirk Hachigian, chairman and chievf executive officer, said Tuesday in a statement. Coopee (NYSE: CBE) said it had establisher tax residency in Irelandc as ofDecember 2008. The company, which has its administrativs headquartersin Houston, is asking shareholders to approve the switch.
If a new Irish entity known as Cooper Industries plc will replacse CooperIndustries Ltd. as the parentg company. Cooper’s move to change its place of incorporatiohn follows several other Houston companiedincluding , and , though Coopefr is the first non-energy company to make the move. Another high-profile locak energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.

Mark Carges Executive Profile

2012-01-10T17:51:00.001-08:00

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Prior to joining eBay in Septembee 2008, Mark was Executive Vice President, Productds and General Manager, for the Business Interaction Divisiomn atBEA Systems, a provider of enterprise applicatiomn infrastructure software that was acquired by Oracle in Apripl 2008. During more than a decade at BEA, Mark held a variety of other senior technologyleadership roles, including Chief Technology Officer. Mark began his career at Bell Labs as one of the origina architectsof Tuxedo, software for constructing highly scalable transaction processingh applications. Prior to BEA, he designed and developeed early versions of Tuxedo atBell Labs, Unix Systej Labs and Novell.
Mark holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of Californi at Berkeley and an MS degree in Computer Science from NewYork University. **All Executive profile data provided byDow Jones & Co., Inc.

Mulvane

2012-01-08T14:00:00.001-08:00

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Wenger, owner of in Mulvane, will replacew Theo Hanson, who is returningt to her sales practiceat Weigand. “She’ a natural replacement,” says Gary Walker, general manager of Weigand’ws residential division. “It’s just good timing.” Walker says Hanson approachedr him about returning to sales at about the same time the compan y was contactedby Wenger. Wenget says the timing was right for a The tough housing market had affected her and her receptionist andlicensed assistant, who had been on half-tim since the middle of March, recently gave noticr that they were leaving her “It seemed like a logical thingh to make a few phone she says.
A licensed agenf since 1979, Wenger started her own companyin 1990. She operatexd a Re/Max franchise for 10 years befored working as a brancbh broker for Weigand from 2002to 2005. She has operaterd her own company since Wenger has served as president of WAAR and on the boar of directors of thestatr association. Wenger also has served on the . In February WAAR gave Wenger the Walter Morris Brokere of theYear Award. In she was named Kansa s Realtor of the Year bythe . “We’v e been talking to her for some Everythinglined up,” says Weiganfd President Roger Weast. “She has a lot of experience and a lot of knowledgr and has a lot of respecf from a lot ofthe agents. ...
If you’re familiad with real estate orthe business, you’re familiar with Sue In her new job, Wenger will lead salesa meetings and help agents with their contracts. She says she will continuer selling real estate in theMulvane area. “I’ve speng a lifetime in this realestate industry, which I absolutely love,” she says. She starts her new job July 1.

Kentucky gaming bill a long shot - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2012-01-06T10:34:00.001-08:00

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“We’re a long shot,” Vince Gabberg told about three dozen guests atthe ’ds monthly government forum luncheon in Covington. Gabberty urged those business leadere to contact their state senatore to push for the bill to be voted out of the Senate Appropriations andRevenue Committee. “We feel like we have the votez on theSenate floor,” he said. “If it gets to the floo it passes.” Kentucky’s Housde on Friday passed the legislation that woulpermit video-lottery terminals at Kentucky horsd tracks, including in Florence.
Supporters say the measurr is needed to prevent the demiseof Kentucky’s horse racing industry, which is strugglinbg because casino revenue is allowing tracks in Pennsylvania, Indians and West Virginia to increase pursezs and attract better horses. Gabbert said Friday’s announcement that Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland now supports a video-slots proposal for Ohio racetracks improves the chances of the VLT billin Kentucky. Gabbery said Ohio’s passage of video gambling woulr “quicken the demise of Turfway ...
Decemberr might be the last time you havehorses there,” he At a Frankfort press conference, Turfway Park Presidenf Bob Elliston confirmed Gabbert’s dire assessment. He said Turfwayu could close by 2010 if Ohio passes gaming legislation and Kentuckydoes not.

Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Kansas City Business Journal:

2012-01-04T05:51:00.000-08:00

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The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filings — including default scheduled auctions and bankrepossessiones — in May, down 8.8 percenf from April’s total, but still 50 percent higher than May 2008, accordin g to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Market Only California had a higher with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosure filings. The Sunshinew State was No. 3 in the nation in foreclosurew rates, with one in every 148 households receivinyg a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the country with one in everty 64 homes receivinga filing, whilr California was second highest with one in everh 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot amonfg the nation’s top 10 metro areasz with the highestforeclosure rates. The area recorder a rate of one foreclosure filin for every 101 Florida had three cities amonh the top 10metro areas, while California had six citiesx among that mix. Las Vegas topped the list with a rate of one in everyh 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,480 foreclosur e filings were reportedin May, whicy is 6 percent lower than April but about 18 percen t higher than May 2008. One in everg 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosure noticelast month. Vermont again recorded the lowest numbedrof foreclosures, with six reported in May, or one for every 51,9076 households.
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report providesd the total number of propertiesa with at least one foreclosure filing reported during the Data is collected from morethan 2,200 counties that account for more than 90 percentf of the nation’s

Hotel and residences make TWELVE stand out - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2012-01-02T02:00:00.001-08:00

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Since its completion late last year, 's has broughrt a new kind of mixed-use development to this fast-growingh section of Atlanta. A boutique hotel combined with urbancondo living, meeting facilities and retail representefd not only a commitment to the area, but helped create an air of ingenuity for Atlantic Because of its impact on the area, the Atlantaw District Council of the Urbanj Land Institute named the project a Development of Excellence.
"Being one of the early buildinges up really set the tone for that development and reallhy put a stake in the groun thatsaid 'Atlantic Station is going to be a said awards committee chair Patrick At 26 stories, TWELVE containxs 380 residential condominium 101 hotel suites, along with 6,000 squarre feet of meeting area and anothe r 14,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. When a giant cran e was moved into place againsf thecity skyline, the project becamw the first high-rise development in Atlantic Statioj to get under way. It also becamse one of only a handful of smallk specialty boutique hotels inthe city.
Novare is not the firsr developer to launch a combined hotel and condo butthe company, in conjunction with , took a differeny approach than luxury builders such as The and and Instead of simply creating traditional hotel rooms on lower floors as thosed companies have done, TWELVE's hotel offering consistes of one- and two-bedroom condos complete with kitchebn and bath, much like those unitd owned by residents on floorw seven through 26. The attractionm of such a development is theprestiged "generated by being able to say thei residence is adjacent to or part of a said Jim Veil, president of .
"It'a also the idea that I, as an ownere of a residence, can avail myself easilhy of hotel services that I wantto use." The projecg is Novare's first entry into the hotek market, but its success -- the condox were sold out by the end of 2005 -- led the companu to launch a similar project in the Centenniakl Park area and another in Charlotte, N.C. "I appeals to a wide array of demographics," said Billgy Holley, project manager for TWELVE.
"Evem though we target the 25- to 35-year-old on the condko side, the reality at TWELVE Atlantic Statiob is that the buyers there were a much broaderf demographic than we probably ever saw I think the hotel concept had a lot to do with Muchlike Novare's other urban condo this building offers high-tech amenitieas such as a fiber backbone to supportt high-speed Internet access to hotel services, and even digital art on the Designers wanted to ensure the building had some separatee facilities and meeting areas for full-time residents such as a separate clubroom, while providing other areas such as the pool and workoug area where the two groupas could mingle.
Privacy is maintaine by building different lobbies and entrancew for the hoteland residences, along with separate parkingb areas. In addition, each elevator's electronix keys only allow guests to travel to hotel while condo owners can only go up to thei rown floors. Location: 361 17th St., Atlanta 30363 Architect: Reynolds, Stewart, . Builder: Novare Group Inc. Date Construction on the condominium units was complete in December when the first residentsmoved in. The hotep opened to its first guestsz inFebruary 2006. Winning formula: TWELVrE is a high-rise, mixed-use developmenyt of condos, hotel, restaurants and retail withih the AtlanticStation development.
The high-rise featuress Midtown Atlanta's first new hotel in many years.

Nixon sticks with the familiar in his choice for economic development chief - St. Louis Beacon (blog)

2011-12-30T21:00:00.001-08:00

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By Jo Mannies, Beacon political reporter As he heads into his re-election bid, Gov. Jay Nixon has tapped a known quantity -- Jason Hall, executive director of the Missouri Technology Corporation -- to serve as the new director of the Missouri ...

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Some executives to nix vacations this summer - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-12-28T17:00:00.001-08:00

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Nearly one in three (31 percent) chierf financial officers interviewed will be taking less vacation days or avoidinb vacations altogether this summer to hunker down and steefr their firms through the economic The respondent poolincluded 1,400 CFOs from a stratified randokm sample of U.S. companies with 20 or more Still, 68 percent of CFOs said the economy has not forced them to delaty trips or cut down on the amount of vacation time they plan to clocokthis year. While CFOs are makint sacrifices to bettertheir companies, their teamsa still should be encouraged to take time off, note Paul McDonald, executive director of Robert Half Management Resources.
“ company’s hardest-working employees are oftejn the ones that delay vacations duringbbusy periods, reflecting their commitment to the organizatiom and also their concern about playingf ‘catch up’ when they return,” he

National City Mortgage faces possible cuts - Dayton Business Journal:

2011-12-26T13:34:00.001-08:00

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Spokesman Pat McMahon said PNC PNC) is committed to National City Mortgage and the Dayton but as a result of the it is looking toeliminate 5,8090 positions throughout its geographic presence. PNC now has 2,500 Dayton-area employees at both its bankint andmortgage operations, but McMahon woulds not say how many locapl workers would be cut. “We have a significant presence inMiami Township, but we have said all alont there would be job impact as a part of the mergee companies,” McMahon said. He said PNC is not breakinvg out staff reductions by geographif location orbusiness unit, but it will provide informationj on “expense reductions” in its quarterlyg updates.
PNC has a goal of reducing expensesby $1.2 part of which will come through a reduction in McMahon said it is too early to say what the net outcomde will be in Miami Township, but the company’ s long-term strategy is to grow the companu and add jobs. “We have a meaningful presence in theDayto area. It’s an important market and we want to beaggressivee there,” McMahon said. As a part of the National City branch locations in the Daytonb area are scheduled to beginbeing re-branded as PNC branchew in the first half of 2010.

Cheryl Cole beats Rihanna and Kate Middleton in hair of the year poll - Metro

2011-12-24T09:17:00.001-08:00

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Palm Beach County clerk cuts 66 employees - Washington Business Journal:

2011-12-22T04:00:00.001-08:00

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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’ws budget by July 1, countyh clerk Sharon Bock said in anews release. The cuts are expectede to “significantly impact service levels atthe Clerk’s seve Palm Beach County locations,” she noted in the The required staff cuts leave the office with fewere people to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpai traffic and court which will lead to more budget cuts. “It’zs a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employees accepted a buyouy offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payour on theirsick leave, rather than the normak 25 percent to 50 percenyt offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additiomn 34 employees were told during staff meetingw that they were beinglaid off, effective June 12. They will receive four weeks of pay. With thess layoffs and the positions previously the office has cut 101positions -- 16 perceny of management positions and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s which employs more than 800 in offices throughoutf Palm Beach County, handles the businese arm of the court system.
Employees receive, file and retrieved court documents, process fees and traffic fines, and entetr and maintain case information inthe court’s compute r system.

Business First of Buffalo: Buffalo Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate

2011-12-20T00:17:00.001-08:00

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Review: 'A Dangerous Method' Stimulates Comically and Thoughtfully, Not So ... - Film School Rejects

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Review: 'A Dangerous Method' Stimulates Comically and Thoughtfully, Not So ...

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For myself, the exchanges between a convincingly conflicted Fassbender and a surprisingly hilarious Mortenson, are funny, intellectually stimulating, and, yes, cinematic. Having actors like Mortenson, Fassbender, a suitably over-the-top Keir a Knightley ...

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FedEx readying for move into new PTI facility - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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That ramp operation will continue to do the loca sorting from more than 60 FedEx flightdsper week, using about 160 employees. That work has been goingg on atthe company’s existing facility at , locatesd about 1,000 feet from the new hub. “They’lk be continuing doing the locall operations, just in a new said FedEx spokespersonJim McCluskey. “They won’t have the new sortin system operating as you would at a The transition intoa full-fledged hub is stilo expected late this year. The $300 million Mid-Atlanti c air hub will cover almost 1 milliomn square feet and will be able tosort 24,0090 packages per hour. It will be the carrier’s fiftgh major U.S.
hub, with packages routerd through PTI on the way to destinationse aroundthe world.

Pique says Barcelona confident at Club World Cup - SI.com

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Pique says Barcelona confident at Club World Cup

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YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) -Beating Real Madrid 3-1 last weekend will make things easier on Barcelona as it bids for another title at the Club World Cup, defender Gerard Pique said Tuesday. European champion Barcelona will face Qatari club Al-Sadd in the ...

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Wilkinson to chair Regional Arts Commission - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Wilkinson, president of consulting firm , has been an RAC commissionerf since 1992 and most recently served asthe group'es vice chairman. "Donna Wilkinson has been dedicated to supportingh the artsin St. Louis throughout her career," Jill executive director of RAC, said in a "We are thrilled to have a new chairmanb who has suchan in-depth understandinbg about the critical role that culture and arts play in a thrivingy community." St. Louis-based consultingh firm The Wilkinson Group LLC focusez on servicesfor not-for-profit organizations, institutionsx of higher education, privatwe enterprise and governmental agencies.
The Regionao Arts Commission, located at 6128 Delmar in St. Louis, provides technical, promotional and other supporf forarts organizations. It is directeed by a board of 15 commissioners appointec by the chief executivesof St. Louis city and

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. Company Profile | CPKI Company Information

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California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (referred to hereafte as the Company or in the firsr person notations weand our) is a leading casualo dining restaurant chain. As of May 6, we own, operate, license or franchise 254 locationss under the names CaliforniaPizza Kitchen, California Pizza Kitchen ASAP and LA Food Show in 32 states, the District of Columbia and 10 foreign countries. We have 48 locations that operate under franchise or license agreements and use the Californi a Pizza Kitchen and California Pizza Kitchen ASAP brand namesand trademarks.
Througgh a licensing agreement with California Pizza Kitchen branded frozen pizzas and flatbread melts and are availablde inapproximately 20,000 locations in all 50 states. We opened our firstf restaurant in 1985 in Beverly California and during our 24 yearw ofoperating history, we have developed a recognizedd consumer brand and demonstrated the appeal of our concept in a wide variet of geographic areas. Our restaurants, which feature an exhibition-styls kitchen centered around an open-flame provide a distinctive casual dining experience that is family friendlty and has a broafconsumer appeal.
We manage our operations by restauranrt and have aggregated our operations into one reportable Foranalytical purposes, we have broken this segmentg into three concepts. ...

Windows Store bests Apple for developer margins - iT News

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Windows Store bests Apple for developer margins

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Developers of Windows 8 'Metro' apps have the potential to earn a higher sales margin in the Windows Store than those developing for Apple's competing App Store, under terms announced by ...

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Somerset music fan realises internet radio station dream - This is Somerset

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Somerset music fan realises internet radio station dream

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A MUSIC fan in Templecombe is chasing his dream of appearing on radio by launching his own station with live weekly shows on the internet. Darren Baker, 42, has started his own station on an American-based internet site and proudly boasts listeners ...

Mercy system to buy Jewish Hospital - Dallas Business Journal:

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The two entities will begin exclusivs negotiations to come to a definitivwepurchase agreement, according to a news release. The process is expectex to take four to six and is also subject to variousxregulatory approvals. Mercy Health Partners partners operatewfive hospitals, in Fairfield, Westerm Hills, Mount Airy, Anderson Township and Clermont County, alongy with outpatient and other health care-related facilities. The purchase of Jewish, located in Kenwood, will give the systej a presence in the northeasternCincinnatji suburbs. "We are alwayz working to provide high-qualith care.
One of the missing ingredients in coverinv the Greater Cincinnati area wasthe I-71 corridor," said Jamed May, CEO of Mercy Health in the release. Jewish Hospital will also join CatholicxHealthcare Partners, the Cincinnati-based parent of the Merch system. Mercy recently won approvalk from Green Township trustees to build a new hospital near North Bend Road and Interstate 74. When completed, the hospital will replace its Mounty Airy and WesternHills facilities. The , of which Jewishh is a voting member along with Universithy and FortHamilton hospitals, had been considering acquiriny the hospital as well. A purchasw would have made it a property in thehospita group, like and the .
But in February, the said it woul also considerother partners, while continuing discussionws with the Health Alliance.

'Tax exemptions for 2011 ICC World Cup unjustified' - ESPNcricinfo.com

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Maggiano's Little Italy(R) Celebrates Sixth Annual 'Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish(R)' in Chicago

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Throughout the fundraiser, Maggiano's will feature a specially designed "Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish" menu. When guests select itemse fromthis menu, Maggiano's will donate $1 per food item and $ .50 per drink to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year's Chef-created selections -- Mediterranean Bruschetta - an appetizet featuring Fontina fondue topped with fresh asparagus and artichokes relish baked on crispygarlic -- Bolognese Stuffed Shells - jumbo pastaw shells stuffed with Italian seasoned beef and Asiagop cheese, baked with a light tomato crea m sauce.
-- Chicken Roman with Angel Hair - tender herb and Parmesan-crusterd chicken served over angel hair pasta with garlic and tomatoes in a lighty lemonbutter sauce. -- Seared Shriml al' Arrabbiata - pan-seared shrimp tossed with roasted peppers, fresuh garlic, capers and olivesx in a homemade spicy tomato sauce and servede over tenderorzo pasta. -- Berry Tiramisu - a decadentf seasonal twist on ourclassic dessert, layered with fresh blueberries, blackberriew and strawberries.
-- Star Lemon Cookies - speciall star-shaped versions of Maggiano's traditional glazed lemon -- Sparkling Peach Lemonade - a refreshing blendx of peach puree and sparkling garnished with vanilla sugar and a freshumint leaf. Guests also may contribute by purchasing giftcards co-branded for Maggiano's and the Make-A-Wishj Foundation. For every $25 in gift cards Maggiano's will contribute $1 to the Foundation. Guestsz may also make a direct donation by purchasing a StarCard - a decorative, star-shaped cutout detailed with the guest's name.
100 percent of the amoungt paid for the Star Card directly benefitsthe Make-A-Wish Foundation, and all cards will be displayef in the restaurant throughout the campaign. Each Star Card features one of two inspirin stories of awish kid'a visit to Maggiano's locations in New Jerseh and California. "At Maggiano's, we're all aboutf celebrating life and love with family and friends. Our partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation enableas us to extend that spirit tothe Make-A-Wish families," said , president of Maggiano'sw Little Italy.
"For five our guests and teammates have been inspiree by the phenomenal strengtj and bright attitudes displayed by everyone associatesd withthe Make-A-Wish Foundation, and with the help of our we want to ensure they get the supportg they need to keep providing that inspiration for yearx to come." In the preceding five years, the "Eat-A-Dishn for Make-A-Wish" program has raised more than $700,000 for the Make-A-Wisu Foundation. Maggiano's restaurants nationwide also have hosted events tohonor Make-A-Wisuh kids, such as send-off partiesd before their wishes or birthday parties with familyt and friends.
"Maggiano's continues to find compellinf ways to involve its guests through theannual 'Eat-A-Disb for Make-A-Wish' program," said , Make-A-Wisyh Foundation of America president and chief executive officer. "We know the easiere it is to give, the more likelh consumers areto participate. With all the program's opportunities, we'r e looking forward to anothersuccessful year." Guests may visitt one of the following area restaurants: downtownb at Clark and Grand, in Naperville on Freedo Drive, the location in Oak Brooj in the Oakbrook Shopping Center, the Schaumburgt Maggiano's near the Woodfiele Mall, and the Old Orchard location in Skokie.
Maggiano'a Little Italy specializes in Italian-American cuisine servedx in a warm andfriendly Maggiano's menu features both classic and contemporary recipes -- authentix pastas, signature salads, prime steaks, fresh seafood, regulart chef specials and specialty Maggiano's 45 locations worldwide offer lunch and delivery, carryout service and banquet space for special occasions. Maggiano's is one of three restaurantt brands in the portfolioof Dallas-baser Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), one of the world's largest casual dining companies, with more than 1,70o restaurants in 27 countries.
Othee Brinker restaurant brandsinclude Chili's(R) Grilll & Bar and On The Border Mexicajn Grill & Cantina(R). For more information, visity . The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of childrenwith life-threatening medical conditionds to enrich the human experience with strength and joy. Foundedd in 1980 when a group of caring volunteer helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming apolice officer, the Foundationn is now the largest wish-grantinfg charity in the world, with 65 chapterse in the United States and its territories.
With the help of generou s donors andnearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundatioj grants a wish every 40 minutes and has grantes more than 174,000 wishes in the Unitedx States since its inception. For more informatio n about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit and discover how you can shars the power ofa wish(R).

Labor Department: Fewer 'mass layoffs' at Colorado companies in May - Denver Business Journal:

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Nationwide, both figures were up slightly in Mayfrom April. The numberd of U.S. workers let go in mass layoffs reached its highesgt level in 14 years ofrecord keeping, officials Fifteen Colorado businesses laid off 50 or more workerws in May, down from 19 in April but up from eighg in May 2008, the Labor Department’s said in its monthlyh report on large-scale layoffs. There were 13 in Coloradoi companies reporting mass layoffs inMarcy 2009, 15 in February, 24 each in January and Decemberf 2008, 15 in November, 11 in October, and three each in Septembe r and August, BLS said.
In 1,762 workers filed for unemployment insurance as a resultof mass-layoffv actions in May, up from 1,69y in April, 1,578 in March and 1,237u in February but down from 1,814 in January and 2,0232 in December, BLS said. There were 930 such claims inMay 2008. The Colorado figure are based on non-farm initial unemployment filings. Nationwide, employerzs took 2,933 mass-layoff actions in May, up from 2,7123 in April and even with 2,93 in March. Those May mass layoffs nationwide resulterdin 312,880 new filings for up from 271,226 in April and 299,38i in March.
The industries with the largesty number of workers let go nationwides in Mayin mass-layoff actions were temporary-help servicew (16,658 workers), auto manufacturing and food-service contractors (11,216). in PDF format.

Median house prices dipped 2.6% in Phila. area last year - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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percent to $223,000 in 2008, according to the HomExperyt Market Report, demonstrating that housing pricez took a hit from the economic crisis but not to the extent of the overallnational market. Nationally, the median sale price dropped last yearby 9.3 according to the data, down to $198,60p $219,000 in 2007. Philadelphia County was the only countg in the region where the median price increasedlast year, risin g by 0.9 percent to $141,237, according to the Prudentiapl data. Chester County registered the highestf median sale price of followed by Bucks County at Montgomery County’s median sale pric was $263,000.
The pace of homea sales in the region was also off for the year and real estatew agents are hopeful that low interest rate and eager sellers will kick up more saless in the springselling season, whichj unofficially kicks off after the Super Bowl. In 2008, 57,878 homes sold in the region, a 23.9 percent compared to 76,084 homes sold in 2007. That figure was down 32.2 percent from 2006 when 85,30w2 homes sold. On a national 4.9 million existing-homes sold, which was 13.1 percentg below the 5.6 million transactions recordedin 2007, according to the Nationalk Association of Realtors. That was the lowest volume sinc e 1997 when therewere 4.3 millioj sales.
Philadelphia County recorded the highest number of salesx last yearwith 13,159 but that figure was still off 22.9 percen t when compared to 2007. Sales were down in outlyinbg counties, too. For Montgomery County had 8,047 transactions, whichu was down 20.7 percent. The averagw number of days a home remained on the marketf in the Philadelphia area increased from 65 days in 2007 to 77 days last according to the HomExpert In contrast, homes sat on the market for an average of 54 days in 2006. And, therr were more homes for sale. Monthly average inventory last yearwas 60,53o compared with 60,166 in 2007 and 54,000 in 2006.

N. Virginia home sales up 6% - Washington Business Journal:

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During the month, 1,544 homess were sold in the area, which includesz the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the countie s of Fairfaxand Arlington, according to Rockville-based market research firm In the same month in the number of homex sold was 1,455. The median sale price of a home in the area fell 14 percentf in Aprilto $356,750, according to MRIS. D.C. home sales farec even better. There were 417 units up 13 percent from 368 homeds sold in the same month last The median sale price droppe d11 percent, from $438,000 in April 2008 to $389,9090 last month. Units spent an averagse of 92 days, or 15 more on the market last month overApril 2008.
Unitw on the Northern Virginia market, however, are beingf snapped up faster thanlast year. Homes are spending an average of 85 days on the or 15 less days than the same periox ayear ago. In Fairfacx County, 1,168 homes were sold in That is up 9 percent compared with ayear ago. The mediah sale price dipped 15 percentto $340,000 last month. In Arlington County, the medianh sale price dropped just 5 percentyto $450,000 and 191 homes were sold down 2 percent from the same montg a year ago. Prince William County experiencefd a 16 percent boost in sales of 741 compared with 639 homes sold inApril 2008. The mediab sale price was down 33 percengto $175,000.
Units spent an average of 87 or 45 less days on the than inApril 2008. Prince George’sx County home sales were up 14 percent, with 424 unitws sold last month. The median sale priced was down 21 percentto $230,000, but home spent, on average, nine more days on the marketr than they did in April 2008. Montgomer y County home sales last montg were consistent withApril 2008, with 708 unitxs sold during both months. The medianm sale price was down 19 percent to andhomes spent, on average, six less days on the markegt than they did in April 2008.

CFOs, finance execs cutting vacation days to stay focused on job - Denver Business Journal:

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“Many CFOs understandably feel they must remainj diligent helping steer their firms through thedownturn and, just as prepare the business for an ultimated recovery,” said Paul McDonald, executive directofr of . Robert Half surveyerd 1,400 chief financial officers abougt their vacation plans in thecoming year: 31 percentf said the economy was causing them to postpone or reduce their vacationj time. While such intentions may be in the best interesf ofthe company, taking breaks from work can help bring “a fresyh approach to business projects and McDonald said.
He suggestsz that those who are concernec about how a vacation may affect their company shoulde develop a plan for granting vacation requests and detailing who will handld various responsibilities while that personis out. Vacationa can serve as an opportunityfor high-potential employees who fill in to prov e themselves worthy of future advancement. Still, McDonal d says managers of small organizations need to be carefuol not to overload the remaining workers when someoneis out.

Marquette law school to run foreclosure mediation program - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation program will bea voluntary, court-base independent mediation option for lenders and borrowers. The located at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, will seek to alleviate the currenft backlog of foreclosure cases in the county court system by offerinh the option of mediation to residentialk homeowners who residein owner-occupied According to the Law School, in most successful mediation will serve as a venue to work out new loan a short sale or other solution that is mutually agreeable, and executse a final agreement between the parties.
The funding includezs proceeds from a settlement with which was accused of misrepresenting the qualit y and benefits ofits products. Under the announced in February, Countrywide agreed to pay $1.6 millio for foreclosure relief benefits. The mortgages lending giant also agreed to waivs various loan fees and modify loans for customers that coulxd result in a total settlement valurof $41.1 million, according to the Attorney General's Beginning May 28, an informational phones line will be operational for those interestec in learning more about the Interested parties may call 414-288-4040. Mediation activitiesw will begin afterJuly 1.

Rome sparks Canucks in win vs. Isles - CBSSports.com

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Hospitals agree to Medicare payment cuts to help pay for health care reform - Philadelphia Business Journal:

2011-11-13T03:17:00.001-08:00

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The agreement came from the , the and the . Most of the spendintg cuts would come through loweer Medicare andMedicaid reimbursements. The presidentg of the MarylandHospital Association, which has been actively involves in negotiations with Congress, said hospitalzs agreed to the cuts in order to stem even deepe cuts — $265 billion – that the Obama administratioh had proposed. Hospitals were also eager to play a role in shapingf the national debate on healthcare reform. “Hospitals are supportive of healtuhcare reform,” MHA President Carmelz Coyle said. “The current system is But Coyle said the cuts represent a paradox in the healtuhcare debate.
Lawmakers want to extenc health care access to the uninsurerd yet are proposing spending cuts on care for these verysame people. Just because you have an insurancecard doesn’tg mean you can access a primary care physician. ”As all of this unfolds, you want to makesx sure you don’t cut too Coyle said. “The implications for patient care will bevery

Stan Curtis aims to add 'record industry mogul' to resume - Business First of Louisville:

2011-11-10T23:17:00.001-08:00

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But idea man Stan Curtis has come up with anotherbig project. He has spentr the past year working to launch an independen t record label calledNX 10-31 Entertainmentt Inc. The label has a handful of young pop singers groomed and ready forair play. The label was set to debuf at a glittery party and concer last night at theKey Club, an establishment on Sunser Boulevard in Los Angeles. Guests expected to attend includeKevin Costner, the bands the Goo Goo Dolls and Van The "NX" in NX 10-31 signifies "next," and 10-31 is the police radio code for a riot in The company's name is supposed to mesh with the tag line: "America'ds Next Music Riot.
" Curtis, a seniorf vice president with brokerage firm , is well knownb for founding Kentucky Harvest in 1987 and USA Harves in 1989. Working to feed the hungry has broughy Curtis numerous connections with people in theentertainmeny industry, contacts that are cominyg in very handy right now. Curtis said that getting famouds friends to attend the launch partyt helps signal the eventis credible. And having peoplwe in the entertainment industrywith "power" has been helpful in navigating the unchartesd waters of the entertainment industry, he All of the work durinbg the past year has been exciting and Curtis said.
But what happens next -- as the NX 10-3q1 artists hit the air wavezs and promotionalcircuit -- is going to be even more exciting. Curtis admits he knows "squat" about the musi c industry, but he is confident that all businesses are essentiallythe same, with the only variable being what kind of produc t the business sells. And he is betting that his businessz skills and the skills of the other three stakeholdersd inNX 10-31 can lead to success in an industryg he knows little about.
Should NX 10-321 succeed in the recording it will be fitting that the song startingh it allwas "My Old Kentucky Curtis heard the song on a local radip station one day in April and he thought the singer was pop star Christins Aguilera. Thinking that Aguilera might want to attendd theKentucky Derby, Curtis called the radiop station to make sure it was He planned to call Aguilera's manager, who is a friend, so he coul d invite the singer. But it wasn't Aguilera on the The female voice belongs toMichells Stucker, a native of Madison, Ind., and a studeng who was working at the time at a Lowe's home improvement store.
Because such bands as and Van Halen had performecd in the past to help charities run by getting a second opinion about Stucker was only a phone call away for Instead of flying in Aguilera for the Curtis brought in two friendd who had worked withpopular bands. Tucker Williamson, a friendr of Curtis' for 15 yeard who was working as senior vice president of artist developmentfor Inc., and David Lyndojn Huff, a producer from traveled to Louisville in earlgy May 2004 and interviewed Stucker and hearde her sing. The music industrh veterans agreed she had Williamson and Huff sent Stucker to Los Angelexfor coaching.
After several months of discussionsand training, Curtis, Williamson and along with Curtis' longtimde business partner, Quentin Smith, founded the NX 10-31 corporationj in December 2004. All four men are partnera in the company, which is based in Los Curtis declined to disclose how much of an investmentr the partnershave made. Smith is presidentg of of Phoenix and is oneof Curtis' best He said he was hesitant to start a record label from scratch until he learne how talented Huff is at nearlyh every job involved with making a record.
"Puttinb together a record labelp takesa writer, an engineer, the artist -- you have to be able to integratse all of that and make a final product," Smith "This guy David Huff is able to do all thosde things himself. That has been done at one-fifth of the

Pappas puts new cash in Calif.'s Lead Therapeutics - Triangle Business Journal:

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Lead Therapeutics is developing drugs for cancer and infectious diseases. According to the SEC the San Bruno, Calif., company has raised $3 million so far in the Other investors include ProQuest Investmentsof Princeton, and Mustang Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Shanghai, China. Pappaes Ventures participated in Lead’s Series A which raised $17 million in November 2007. With that Pappas Managing Partner Arthur Pappasjoinex Lead’s board of directors. Lead’w cancer drug would work in conjunctionm with chemotherapy andradiatiojn treatment, which both work by damaging the DNA of cancer cells.
The drug targets a protein that cancer cells can use to repairr thedamaged DNA. The company expects to select a lead compoundin mid-200i9 and begin clinical trials by

John 'Bunky' Hearst Jr., longtime Hearst board member and trustee, dies in NYC ... - Washington Post

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NEW YORK â" John Randolph Hearst Jr., a grandson of media titan William Randolph Hearst and heir to the family fortune, has died, the company said Saturday. He was 77. Hearst died Friday in New York City, the Hearst Corp. said in a statement on it s ...

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Paulson's Main Hedge Fund Gained 2.4% in October, Paring Loss for the Year - Bloomberg

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Paulson's Main Hedge Fund Gained 2.4% in October, Paring Loss for the Year

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Inc. Photographer: Rick Maiman/Bloomberg John Paulson, the hedge-fund manager having the worst year of his career, rebounded 2.4 percent in his main fund in October and climbed in »

Alaska Airlines tops customer satisfaction survey - Portland Business Journal:

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Alaska, a unit of Seattle-basee (NYSE: ALK), tied for No. 1 with (NYSE: CAL) in last year’ss survey in the traditional network carriers According to the Alaska performed well in five of the seven flight crew; aircraft; boarding/deplaning/baggage; check-in; and reservation. Continenta did well in the categoriesof in-flight services and costs and fees. JetBlue Airwaysd (NASDAQ: JBLU) ranked No. 1 among low-cost carrier s in the J.D. Power survey. Although Alaska Airliness won top spot inthe J.D. Powee survey, fliers who participated in thesurvey weren’tf satisfied with air travel. For the third year in a row, customefr satisfaction with airlines dropped, driven, according to J.D.
Power, “by decreased passenger satisfactiobwith in-flight services, flight crew and costs and fees, comparedx with 2008.”

Maderis stepping down from Five Prime - The Business Review (Albany):

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The company has hired Julia the former executive vice president and chief financial officerat , as replacement. Maderis’ health condition was not disclosed, but she will continue to serve onFive Prime’s board of directors and as a Her final day on the job is June 18. “Gail’s leadershipl has been pivotal in the progress Five Prime has made in developingh our pipeline and our new discovery said company founder and executivechairmanb Dr.
Lewis “Rusty” Williams in a press Maderis said the company had been looking for a replacemeng since late last year afte doctorssaid "the 24/7 pace of a small-companty CEO" could worsen her Besides her duties at Five Prime, Maderie has been a cheerleader for the Mission Bay enclave, servint on the Mayor’s . Five Prime, a privately held, 7-year-old company developing antibody and protein drugs for cance r andother diseases, was the first to locate in Mission Bay, takinfg about 30,000 feet in the building on Owens Earlier this year, it took an additionak 5,000 square feet next door at 1700 Owens as it makesz batches for its Phase I oncology drug program.
The timin g of the executive change as Five Prime moves forwarsd with its lead cancerd programmakes Gregory’s appointment a crucial one. At Gregory was responsible forfinancint strategies, mergers and acquisitions, businesas operations and all financial management and She raised about $1 billion in publifc and private equity, product development financinv and other transactions. who will join Five Prime’sx board, was an investment banker for more than 20 Atand Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. she was head of healthcarre andinvestment banking, leading severa l private and public equity deals as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Gregory also is a membere of the board of The andthe ’z .

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Ky. video-gaming bill dies in Senate committee - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The Senate Appropriations Revenue onMonday evening, voted 10-5 againstf the measure, with two members abstaining, according to the Lexingtonn Herald-Leader. The House had previously passedrthe bill. The legislation would have permittedr video-lottery terminals at Kentucky horse including Turfway Parkin Florence. "The limitef gaming proposal was designedr to help save a signature industry inperil – an industry that means 100,00p0 jobs and $4 billion in investment for our state," said Gov. Stevre Beshear in a Monday evening "It is unfortunate that every voicd on this critically important issue was not heard and evergy votenot counted.
" At a Frankfort press conference, Turfway Park Presidentr Bob Elliston said Turfway could close by 2010 if Ohio passes gamingb legislation and Kentucky does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently reversexd his stance against gamblinghat racetracks.

Spherion: Worker confidence holds steady in June - South Florida Business Journal:

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of a point to 48, according to the Spherion EmployeeConfidenced Index, which measures workers' confidence in their personakl employment situation and optimism in the economicc environment. The index finds that while slightly more workers believe the economy is gettin weaker and fewer jobsare available, more workerds are confident in the future of their current employer. "Althougy our latest Index shows little change fromlast month, it stilol remains 1.9 points higher than its reading one year President and CEO Roy Krause said in a news "While there may be signs of a lighft at the end of the a turnaround will not be felt quickly.
” The results of the surveyh come amid mixed economic news. The on Thursday pegged the nation’s unemploymen t at a 26-year At the same time, the reported on Wednesday that pendingf home saleswere up. Forty percent of workerx believe the economy isgetting weaker, up from 38 percentf in the previous Seventy-two percent of workers believe there are fewerd jobs available, up one percentagew point from May. Sixty-sixd percent of workers reporterd confidence in the future of their current up from 63 percenrt theprevious month. Thirty-five percent of workers are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 up one percentage pointfrom May.

Salary bump will accompany White back to top port job - Baltimore Business Journal:

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When current Executive Director Brooks Royster took over twoyears ago, he negotiated a salaru increase for the position from $174,000 to White left for the private sector, where many expecte him to stay because of the significantly higher He spent the last two years as senior vice presidentt and COO of N.J.-based The salary was ratified by the , the seven-membert group that oversees the state's maritimew agency, in an executive session Tuesday morning, said Richardf Scher, MPA's director of White starts work at the port Aug. 1. Formert Gov. Parris Glendening appointed White to head the port in but White resignedunder Gov. Robertg Ehrlich in 2005.
Royster announced he would step down June 26 forpoliticall reasons, igniting discussions of bringing White back. While no search committee was announcex fora replacement, formed Congresswoman and maritime consultant Helen Bentley said she didn'tt expect White to leave the privat sector. But less than two weeks after Royster' resignation, Gov. Martin O'Malley appointe d White to the post. White'z return was lauded by the port community.
He is crediter with helping to establishthe port'xs eminence in roll-on/roll-of cargo, establishing long-term relationships with shippersa like Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and developing an anti-terrorism focusexd security program after Sept. 11, 2001. Under port cargo grew to record with record-setting tonnage for five consecutivee years. The port handled a record 9.3 million tons of foreign genera l cargo in 2006 and total cargl was valued at arecord $36.
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Ritter, oil biz try to work it out - Denver Business Journal:

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The war of wordss between the two sides, mostly focused on the wholesale rewriteof Colorado’xs regulations governing oil and gas got bad enough that even Denverr Mayor John Hickenlooper — a former petroleum geologist — wadedx into the storm. Hickenlooper said he’se talked to people in the oil and gas industrgy as well asthe governor’z office “to make sure that everyone has an open mind.” “The key is workint out the appropriate compromise,” said Hickenlooper, who worked as a petroleum geologisyt in the 1980s before starting the “This is improvingh week by week.
The industry and the governor are talkiny and working through the issues on the rulesa andthe taxes. Oil and gas have historicallyg played a very significant and we recognize the important contributions that they but they should also shoulder theirr share of the burdenas well.” At stakse may be the future of oil and gas investmenyt in Colorado, which has grown to a $23 billion-a-year industry but is threatened by proposed movesw by Ritter’s administration that oil and gas industry executivese say have them looking elsewhere.
Recenty discussions between the industry and administration may have delayed or preventedx what oil and gas executives say are the most Draconiaj measures in theproposed rules, but some additionao issues remain unresolved. • When the new rulews are in place, questions remain about how they’lkl be implemented once real drilling permit applications representing millions of dollarsin investment, and jobs are at stake. • In voters will face two ballot measures dealing with statee taxes on oil and gas pumped from the groundbeneath Colorado.
One Amendment 58, would raise the tax by an estimated $321 millionb a year — lifting Colorado’s overall tax burdehn on the industry to second in the nationbehinxd Wyoming, according to the industry — and spendc the bulk of the money on college scholarships, plus otheer efforts. The second, Amendment 52, wouldn’t raise severancse taxes but redistribute the monet alreadycoming in, with an eye towardf raising funds to fix Interstate 70.
• And it’s corporate budge season for 2009capital expenditures, a time when companiees with operations in several states weig h the pros and cons of taxes, resourcex and business climate as they distribute billions of dollarsx worth of investment in drillingt rigs, personnel, pipelines and more. With so much in play and at “uncertainty” is the industrg watchword. “One of our biggest concerns about the rules is that they will cause inordinate which will make Colorado less attractive because of all the other interesting oil and gas play goingon elsewhere,” said Meg Collins, president of the “People throw around the big profit numbers, but thers are big state and federal numbers behind and big investment dollars behind If the rules become too those dollars will go to statews that are more attractive and have a more rational regulatory environment.
We want to improve the final and we appreciate the work going on toward that Collins said COGA members were pleased that some of theirf recommendationswere adopted, and that it appearx a proposed 90-day drilling moratorium to protectt wildlife may be shifted from a mandate to a list of “best practices,” and possibly still be the subject of additionao discussion before implementation. “The relationship has much improved,” Ritter agreed. “The votes on the rules [by the oil and gas — and 95 percent of the votes were unanimous the votes reflect thework that’s been done over the summedr to work to get to commonj ground. We’ve worked very hard.
” Ritter and Collinzs said part of the bitterness in the past year stemmed from so much changew comingso quickly. “It’s a law of contrasts,” Rittet said. “This is a different governor with adifferentt administration, one that understands the need to have a viable but doesn’t think it should be able to have its way or have the kind of growth that we’ve experienced without Colorado having its fair share.
” A “faird share” for Colorado has been the clarionj cry for Amendment 58, to raisse the state’s oil and gas severancre taxes by eliminating an exemption based on locak property tax payments that’s worthj an estimated $321 million. Ritter is backinf the initiative, even helping delivert boxes of petitions to the Coloradop Secretaryof State’s Office. The industry has opposedc it, giving about $10 millionb to the opposition campaign. Supporters of Amendment 58 saythe industry’as tax exemption is a relicf from the 1970s.
An industry study says eliminatinyg the exemption wouldraise Colorado’s tax burden on oil and gas companiesa to second in the natiomn — behind only Wyoming.

Banks take care, but loans are there for prudent deals - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-10-16T01:51:00.001-07:00

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“I get phone calls often from people who say they heared no one islendinvg money, and I’m constantly tryinvg to dispel that rumor,” said Pam Berneking, centralo region president of . “The last thing we want is for businessesa or individuals who want to buy a house ora car, or to expans their business to accommodate to think that they can’t get that done. Becausr they can.” The bank’s parent, , originatedf $1.3 billion in new loans sincs itaccepted $1.7 billion from the ’s Troublede Asset Relief Program on Nov.
14, Berneking The perception thatloans aren’t being made anymore comes from credit guidelines adapting to economic conditions, she said. “What has changed is there has been a returnb to traditionally appropriatecredit guidelines,” Berneking said. “I’k being careful not to say lending standardxsare tight. Are they tight compared to the lastfew years? Yes. But they aren’t tight compared to what has historically Really, we’re getting back to a more normall place.” Marc Maun, president of , said the bank’e focus shifted from trying to capturde market share to improvingasset quality.
It has led to financial covenants and guarantees related to collateral value becomingvmore restrictive, he said. There’s also been an effect on loan “The rate a borrower pays may be lower, but the actuakl rate they pay over the cost of fundsis higher,” Maun “That is reflective of the pendulumk swinging related to risk. For the same banks now feel they need greater compensation than when the economy was better. That is related not just to borrowers but the overallo risk profileat banks.
” Tim president of Leawood-based business broker , said the dealsw he works on that are less than $10 million are more insulatedf from tighter lending standards than the much bigger deals. “Wr have some local lenders who have acted prudently with theierbalance sheets, so they aren’gt having to backpedal as much with their lending,” Skarda said. “Banks are scrutinizing deals closerthan before, but for the righrt deal, where the price can be justified, there are loans out It may be a little tighter, but it’s reallyy not a spigot on or off type of It’s more deal-by-deal scrutiny.
” Maun saying that banks are especially willint to work with longtime existin customers. “If there is good management and an issue is truly related to thepoor economy, and it’s eviden t that as the economy returns so will the bottom line for the companyy with good management, a lot of banks are workingy with these folks,” Maun said. John Blaylock, associate directo r of Sheshonoff & Co. Investment Banking in Texas, said banks don’t make any money if they aren’t making “If I’m a builder walking into a bank and askinfg fora $1 million line of credit to buils three spec homes, I’m probably not going to get that Blaylock said.
“But people who have the capacity to repay and meet the necessarh qualifications are going to geta loan.” One reasonb it appears banks aren’t lending as much is becauses loan demand is decreasing, he “Loan requests aren’t coming in as hot and heavy as they were this time last Blaylock said. “When you lose 77,000 jobs in one day, thered are that many less eligiblre borrowers that can come to the Bernekingfrom M&I saying it also affects the willingness of companies to invest in equipment or expanr their facilities.
“Obviously, if businesses are not feelingy the needto expand, their demand for loans is goingy to be less,” Berneking “That’s a normal process that lendintg and the economy go through together.” Merger-and-acquisition activity is slow right now, Skardqa said, but there are some people out shopping for Some high-net-worth executives who got laid off are lookiny to acquire businesses, and banks are willing to work with them if the deal is Skarda also said that the tight credit market puts some companieds under stress and that theirr stronger competitors might be willing to borrow in orde to acquire them.
Mortgagre refinancing activity alsois strong, Berneking said. “I see that as a good and hopefully that will lead to somepurchasing activity,” Berneking said.

Four ownership groups show interest in Coyotes, sale could keep NHL team in Glendale - Charlotte Business Journal:

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NHL court filings with the U.S Bankruptcy Cour t handling the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection includee a list of possible owners that woulcd keep the teamin Arizona. They Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon, ownerx of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Chicago White Sox ownerJerry Reinsdorf; Coyotes minoritt owner John Breslow; and an unname d Phoenix-area business executive as possible bidders. Researcy in Motion CEO Jim Balsillie alreadyu hasa $213 million offer on the tablse for the Coyotes and wouldx move the team to Hamilton, Ontario. The Coyotes have lost $316 milliob since moving to the Phoenic marketfrom Winnipeg, Canada, in 1996.
Balsillie'd offer is expected to be substantially greatetr than any offer to keep the team in RIM makes Blackberry smartphones and Balsillied is a billionaire who has made offers for otheNHL teams. The NHL also got more legal back up Fridahyfrom , the and National Basketbalo Assocation. The professional sports leagues arguwe in court filings that they shoulx have control overfranchises sales, movea and relocations in order to maintain the economifc viability of their The NHL opposes Balsillie's effor to move the Phoenix franchise back to Canada.
Coyotesa owner Jerry Moyes also said in June 5 courtg filings thata $100 milion cash infusion he has put into the team shoulrd be treated as a debt the hockegy team's reorganization should reimburse him for. Moyes wants to sell the Coyotexs to Balsillie who contendsa hockey is not financially viablein Moyes' court filings also downplayed a $750 millioh lease penalty the city of Glendale could file for if the Coyotexs break their 30-year lease at Jobing.com Arena. Moyes and Balsillie want the bankruptcy court to discharge the leasd as part ofthe team's Chaptef 11.

Suniva CEO: Solar industry closer to grid parity - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2011-10-11T17:34:00.001-07:00

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While the industry isn’yt quite there, it’s getting close, John CEO of told a gathering of tech entrepreneurs and investors at the ATDC Entrepreneuriall Showcaseon Wednesday. Baumstark shouldd know. He steers a startup that claims to havea lower-cost way to make solad cells. Suniva, which developed technology to make solar celld that can transform more ofthe sun’ws energy into the juice that powera today’s plugged-in world, has racked up $1 billionn in orders from Indian and European solar moduler makers.
In a high-profile deal in Suniva inked a dealwortb “tens of millions of dollars” to supply solar cellss to Aerotropolis Atlanta -- a planned 130-acrew mixed-use redevelopment of the formedr Hapeville Ford plant. “Solar has gotten a knocik about cost,” Baumstark said. In about 25 percent of the U.S. solar energy-fueled electricity “costs about the same as producinh electricity from thelocal utility,” Baumstarkl said, waving a Sunivz cell. “By the end of the “ he said, “based on price drops we’ve seen, half the country will be at grid Suniva’s cell’s sell for about $6 today -- down from about $12 a year ago.
“I thinmk it’s wonderful for the industry,” Baumstark said. “Irt makes it interesting running a companh in that type of an In additionto buzz, Suniva has raised lost of capital -- abour $50 million last year -- and an advised team of industry stars. PM Pai, formefr chief operating office ofSiliconb Valley-based , has joinerd the Suniva’s board. Also on Suniva’s board is Kedar co-founder and former CEO of , “These guys have helpedd open doorsfor us,” Baumstark said. The Suniva CEO left the gatheringy at the Biltmore hotel withsome well-worn advice.
“Cash is king in this environment,” Baumstark “You have to raise the money and you’vee got to be reallyy careful how youspend it.” Differentiation is key -- when Baumstark suggested. “If you can’t articulate how you’re how you’re better or how you can beat somebodyh elseout there, they’re not going to fund you," he

Washington Convention Center Authority wants city to finance $550M hotel - Denver Business Journal:

2011-10-09T13:34:00.001-07:00

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On May 29 the convention center’s boarrd directed CEO Greg O’Dell to seek authority for the sale of as muchas $750 millionm in bonds to cover the price of the interest during construction, insurance and other costs. The city had planned to finance abou t 25 percent of the cost of the hotel througga $187 million tax increment financinv package the passed in 2006, whic would have provided $134 million in constructiob costs. The rest was supposed to come from privater debt and equitypartners -- a difficult find in the frozen credit markets. O’Dell said developmentr partners and Capstone Developmeny had been dogged but unsuccessful in their pursuitf of investorsfor months.
“They’ve been pursuing private financing and in this you know, that is very difficult. They’ve spent millions of dollars on this projecg to try to moveit forward. It reallt is shovel ready with the exceptionof O’Dell said. With the city losing convention business, he said, building a city-owned hotel was the best He envisions it will still containabour 1,100 rooms and be operatedf by Marriott had previously said it would be a Marriot t Marquis. O'Dell began briefing members ofthe D.C. Councilp on the board’s proposao Monday.
“Our ultimate goal is to get this projecy done and get it started as soonas possible,” he In particular there is increased pressure from National Harbor in Prince George’s which opened last year with a price tag of more than $2 Its developer, the Peterson Cos. announced May 18 that the WaltDisnety Co. had purchased land to buildd a 500-room resort hotel on 15 acrese there. Convincing the council to approve that amountof however, will be a tall task for He had been considered a top candidatde to replace Neil Albert as deputy mayor for planninfg and economic development, but a sourc close to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turned it O’Dell would not confirm that, but indicated he wouls remain in his curreny post.
“The board and the mayor have every expectatioj of me completing all the tasksd Ihave here,” he said. The convention center authority has an independent board and the abilityt toissue bonds, but O’Delk said the council would need to expand its authorityt to issue bonds for the hotel. The councill and D.C. Mayor Adriaj Fenty just finished closing a budget gapof $800 million for fiscap 2010 and the city faces a gap approaching $1 billion for fiscakl 2011. In addition, D.C.
Chief Financiaol Officer Natwar Gandhi said he will not supportf issuing that amountof debt, which he said woulrd immediately violate a 12 percent cap on city debt as a mark of expenditure the city created on his recommendation last year. Gandhii is a member of the convention centet board and attended theFriday “To be very blunt about it I was very cleard in saying to them that if you were to borrowe $750 million that would put us way beyond the 12 percent cap we have envisioned for the city...ane I cannot be a part y to that,” Gandhi said. The CFO said that he “ver much” wants a hotel for the “but I would not agree to a deallike that.
See we made a commitmenft to Wall Street that we would not borroq more than 12 percent againstour Gandhi, who has won accolades for helpinyg the city snag a AAA bond rating on Wall said he has alread y begun re-emphasizing the importance of the debt cap with membere of the council. “I do not think we want to take this We should not borrow any more than we are able to he said. He suggested that O’Dell and his partnerx continue to seek privatefinancing sources. Building a hotelp to accompany the convention center has always been part of the plan for the city but has languishec from a seriesof complications. Construction on the Walted E.
Washington Convention Center, as it was named in 2007, beganb in 1998 and openes fiveyears later. D.C. planned a 1,400-rookm hotel, but did not control the needed land. In the city gained final site controll after a land swap with developerr KingdonGould III. To prevent further delays Mayor Adrian Fenthy downsized the project laterthat year, announcing a deal betweej the city, Marriott and RLJ Development LLC on a smalleer 1,100-room hotel. Since then, the development team has also RLJ Development, founded by BET founded Robert Johnson, was part of the deal Fenty announcef in September 2007 but isn’r any longer.
A main driver of the Marriott Senior Vice President Norman left the company late last year tostarft Capstone, now a certified business entity that partner s with Quadrangle. Speaking for the developmentg team, Jenkins said it was his preference to continus seekingprivate financing, and said desigh was complete, entitlements were in place and therew equity partners ready to invest if debt were Capstone and Quadrangle are separately planning a Courtyard by Marriott adjacent to the hotep on land they control. “We could stil l get there, but we got to get the banksw to play and they move at theirown pace,” he said.
Still, he “if the city decides to pursure the public deal we will support Jenkinssaid Johnson’s RLJ, with whic Jenkins partnered while at Marriott, pulled out of the deal shortly after taking an interest in it. “Theyg studied it hard, spent some resources, but their bread and butter is acquisitions and repositioning rather than new Jenkins said. Richard Bradley, executivew director of the Downtown BusinessImprovemengt District, said it is unfortunate that the hotel projectt ran into the recession but that the city needs to “bited the bullet” and move the project citing the opportunity to grow D.C.
as a tourist destination, make it a major player in conventionsx and grow itstax base. “There’ a whole set of good things about moving this he said.

Master Gardener: Plant bulbs now for spring - San Jose Mercury News

2011-10-07T10:34:00.001-07:00

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Tim Fagan Makes Move from HomeFinder.com to CouponCabin.com - AIM Group

2011-10-05T07:17:00.001-07:00

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Treasury lets 10 banks repay $68B - Baltimore Business Journal:

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According to MarketWatch, and are not among them. The department says the which it did not have met the requirements for repayment established by federakbanking supervisors. It says many banks recentlyu have raised equity capital from privat investors and haveissued long-term debt that is not guaranteecd by the government. “Theses repayments are an encouraging sign offinancial repair, but we still have work to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says. According to the banks permitted to pay back the funds are JPMorgabChase & Co., Goldmab Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, American Bank of New York Mellon, State Street, US Bancorp, BB& Corp., Capital One Financialk Corp.
and Northern Trust. More than 600 banks receivede a total ofnearly $200 billion through the department’z Troubled Asset Relief Program. About $2 billionb of that money was paidback previously. Charlotte-based BofA received a total of $45 billion througnh the program. San Francisco-basefd Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), which acquired of Charlott latelast year, got $25 billion from the TARP which is designed to thaw the creditt markets and boost the economy. Under the banks retiring their preferred stock can repurchase the warrantes held by theTreasury Department. Besides the proceedsa from the sales ofthe warrants, the department also has receivex $4.
5 billion in dividend payments from progranm participants. Proceeds from the repaymentxs will go to theTreasury Department’ds general fund. The funds can be used to reduced the national debt and can serve as a cushionb in case the departmen needs to respond to financiak emergencies inthe future, the department

Someone will be seeing red Saturday night - Chicago Tribune

2011-10-01T01:17:00.001-07:00

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Head of Vail Resorts lodging division leaving - Denver Business Journal:

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Brown's departure from Broomfield-based Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) is effectivr June 19, the company said Friday. Browmn will become COO of Ore.-based Holiday Retirement, which operates some 300 retirement communities acrosse the United Statesand Canada. "Stan has been a great leadefr in helping to drive the succesxs and growth of our hospitality operations over the pasttwo years," Rob CEO of Vail Resorts, said in a statement. "Hde leaves behind an organization which has created a new levep of brand excellence and the utmosg commitment to the guest experiencew acrossour properties.
I am very appreciative that Stan has positionedf our lodging effortsfor long-term growth and success and I wish him the best at his new Brown is departing as president of the company's and Vail Resorts Lodging Co. units. RockResorts includes hotelss in resort areas across the United Stateds andthe Caribbean, including Aspen'a ; the Lodge and the Arrabelle in Vail; and the in Jacksohn Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Lodgingg operates lodgings atthe company's mountain resorts, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridgs and Keystone, Colo.; and Heavenly, Brown was appointed executive VP and COO of the lodgingf division in June 2007 before becoming presidenr in October 2008.
Katz will oversees operation of the division until a permanent successoris found.

Comair expects 100 additional furloughs - Dayton Business Journal:

2011-09-26T19:17:00.001-07:00

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The announcement follows a memo July 6 by PresidenrtJohn Bendoraitis, who said that under the circumstances, additiona furloughs would be unavoidable. Delta (NYSE: DAL) on July 2 said it woule cut September capacity out ofthe Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Internationapl Airport by 17 percent. That includes the elimination of flight s as close as Dayton andas far-off as Amsterdam (in It will result in a decline in peak-dayy flights to 215 in September, from 270 in In his memo, Bendoraitis said Comair in the second half of Augusr expects to see a 9 percenf decline in block hours (hourds during which the planes are earning Come September, he expects a 20 percent declinse in block hours from the beginninhg of August.
Comair does not expect furloughws amongflight attendants. Spokeswomanh Christine Wever, in an e-mail, said the carrierf is working withthe “to explore everyy avenue for mitigating the impact. “The numberf of furloughs could be reduced basesd on the voluntary options we are able to put in she wrote.

Bunge building Washington grain terminal - Business First of Columbus:

2011-09-24T16:34:00.001-07:00

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Called EGT Development, the projectf will be the first export terminal built in the United States in more than two The terminal will be capable ofhandling grain, oilseede and protein meals and feature a rail loop trackj unloading system capable of holding four 110-cadr trains. ITOCHU is the second largest marketer of grain and food products in and STX Pan Ocean of Korea shipssagricultural products. Bunge has oilseed processing assets in an ownership stake in the Phu My port in Vietnam and is a significant seller into theAsiaj market. Bunge is the majority partnere inthe project.
The grai terminal will create about 50 jobs and providesabout $2 million in tax said Bailey Ragan, vice presidentt and general manager of Bunge Construction will begin this month with the facilitgy accepting product for the fall 2011 St. Louis-based Bunge North the North American operatingb arm ofWhite Plains, N.Y.-based (NYSE: BG), is a food and feed ingredientt company that operates grain grain and oilseed processingt plants, refineries and food processing facilitiews in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Alberto Weisser is chairmann and CEO of Bunge Carl Hausmann is CEO of BungdNorth America.

Centerbank of Jacksonville N.A. Company Profile | Company Information

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At CenterBank our focus is on meetiny the financial needs of small businesses right here in Withover 90% of the local economy restingg on the shoulders of small businese we thought it was aboug time that they have a bank that is 100% dedicatex to their needs. In today's worldd of acquisitions and mergers, many banks thinkm bigger is betterwe don't. At CenterBank, we're proud to be a communitty bank, owned by its employees. We're focused on helping smalpl businesses in our community grow and on helping new businessesget started. We'vwe created products and services at CenterBanmk tailored to meet the challenges of runningb and building asmall business.
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Group-buying sites' valuations take a dive, says researcher - CNET

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Westar Energy seeks $19.7M rate increase - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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million, or 1.5 percent. In a Tuesday release, the Topeka-based electric utility WR) said it seeks the rate increase to recover costa for expenditures in the second phase of its Emporiaa Energy Center andtwo company-owned wind farms in Kansasx that were under construction but not in operation when its 2008 rate case The request, if approved by the KCC, would mean a $9.7 millio increase in the company’s nortbh region, which includes Olathe and and a $10 million increase in its south region, which includes the Wichitaq area, Westar said. A residential customer using 900 kilowatthourse (kWh) in Westar’s north region could expectr an increase of abouty $1.
43 a month, the company In the south a residential customer using 900 kWh could expecyt an increase of 71 centxs a month. If approved, the new average residentiaol rate wouldbe 9.33 centas per kWh for Westar’s nortn region and 9.11 cents per kWh for its south region. The average national residentialk rateis 11.52 cents per kWh, the companyu said. The rate review was part of the agreement reached by all partiex in the2008 case, which the KCC approvedx in January, Westar said.
“Althoughg electric rates are going up, we manages our natural gas plant and wind farm constructiocosts closely, and they came in more than $22 million undeer the original cost estimates and the amountws the KCC indicated would be allowed for recoverh in rates,” Westar CEO Bill Moore said in the release. “Wed continue to work to meet our customers’ electricity needs as well as to develoo Kansas renewableenergy resources.” Westa is the largest electric utility in Kansas, providinvg electric service to about 681,000p customers in the state.
It also has about 6,800 megawatts of electric generation capacity and operatex and coordinates morethan 35,000 milesz of electric distribution and transmissionb lines.

AutoZone beats the odds with double-digit growth - Nashville Business Journal:

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million for the quarter, up 9.5% compared to last Earnings per shareincreased 25.9% to $3.13, the company’xs 11th consecutive quarter of double-digitf earnings per share growth. Frank Goodman served as vice presidenrt of business planning and analysis with helping determine newstore locations, before leaving in 2000. “It’e a great mouse trap and they’ver done a great job running it,” he Now a chief portfolio strategistwith , an investment advisory Goodman was part of the team that helpefd AutoZone expand from 500 storea to more than 3,000 locations across the U.S. and Mexico.
When he was AutoZone executives looked at motor vehicles registrations providedby , a data vendor. “So you know where the cars are and then wherr you should consider building a Goodman says. “It’s really quite the advantage to have that mechanical demand feature, so it’s not all the whim of the but it’s also the demands of theirr cars.” At AutoZone’s peak, the companyy was opening a store every day. In the company’s most recenf third quarter, it opened 42 new stores, bringinyg it to 4,172 locations in the U.S. and 168 in The company could open morenext quarter, since store openings are according to Goodman.
“It’s very difficult to get storews open at the end ofthe winter, it’s much easief at the end of the he says. Goodman attributes a large partof AutoZone’as success to the company’s culture of which is an acronym for “What It Takes To Do The Job AutoZone research revealed that a persohn seeking to repair a car would make an averag e 2.3 visits to an auto parts store to get the problejm completely solved. “Usually, that .3 was a visif to a different autoparts store,” Goodmanh says. “So management, understanding this, said that the company had to get the numbeer ofvisits down.
” AutoZone has convinced employees to buile a sales ticket, not just to get the customer to buy uselessw items but to help solve their problem Also, since fear of doing somethingv wrong in do-it-yourself projects is a big concern for employees are trained to be forthcomingg with their automotive knowledge. John R. Lawrence, retaiol analyst at , says another reason AutoZonwe has excelled recently is due to an increase in the numbe of cars whichare seven-eight years old and olde out on the road. “They’rre out of warranty, they have to be fixexd and inthis economy, everybody gets pinchedc and you have to find the cheapest alternative to keep your car Lawrence says.
AutoZone might also be gaining sales fromcar dealerships, and their related service departments, closing. Besides providing auto parts for do-it-yourselv customers, the majority of its business, AutoZone also sells parts to People are also deferring maintenance on their and when they do performthis maintenance, they are ofte buying better quality parts and increasing their purchases at storees like AutoZone. Brian Campbell, AutoZone’s vice presidenf of investor relations, agrees the company has some tailwind in this economy because peoplse are looking tosave money.
“It’ds a healthy one-two punch of the challenges of the economy and spending some dollars to make surethat we’re capturin those customers once they come into our Campbell says. An examplse of this is AutoZone’s domestic same storw sales, which increased 7.4% last quarter. The company’s sales per squard foot, at $58 last quarter, is the highesy in the industry. Campbell attributes that to many factors, but focusesz on the company’s systems.

Windows 8 details: new features, UI enhancements and everything in between - Engadget

2011-09-13T21:51:00.001-07:00

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Grand jury indicts construction contractor - Phoenix Business Journal:

2011-09-11T17:34:00.001-07:00

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The U.S. Attorney for Arizona’sx office said Wednesday that the grand jury handed downa 34-counrt indictment against 44-year-old Frank The prosecutor’s office says Anteri has homes in Peoris and Anthem and was presideny of WC Contractors Inc. WC is no longerd in business, according to the Arizonas Corporation Commission, which lists Anterji as CEO ofAnteri Inc. The indictment alleges Anteri trierd to use counterfeit bank and company checksx in attempts to purchase real estate and spend money on his businesw and forpersonal expenses. He also is charged with allegeds bank and mail fraud and could receivea 30-year prisoh term and hefty fines.
A telephone call to a numbere listedfor Anteri’s contractingt business was not answered Wednesdaty afternoon. The U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Secreg Service are part of the investigation and prosecutionof

The real meaning of the G-20 summit to the rest of us - Business First of Columbus:

2011-09-09T13:34:00.001-07:00

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As a former White Housse correspondent andsomeone who’sa been personally involved in promoting the I was hardly surprised by the reactio n from the most famousx faces and bylines in American It may not seem like it, but their reaction is good news. Here’s why: Whiled you couldn’t hear their snickers on live TV, the editorsx and producers who assign stories to the White House press corps also were takenm abackby Pittsburgh’s Our “surprising” selection, at leasty to the media, makes the G-20 a better story — and a better opportunity for the Journalists’ cynicism about Pittsburgh creates the real opportunity.
And the most importan takeaway from the snickering is understandinvgthat opportunity. For part of my six years in I had a WhiteHouse “hard pass” that got me in the buildiny any time I wanted. It is truly an amazingg experience to report the world from the perspectivse of the White Housebriefing room. Not though, that view is incomplete. The White Housw press corps lives in a hermeticallysealedf environment, bolted at the hip — or BlackBerrgy — to the president. They see what he and they do what he or at least as much as theidrWhite House-controlled travel will allow.
When the summit White House and international media will see Pittsburguh only as a backdrop for the meetingws and theprotests outside. At that point, it will be too late to tell Pittsburgh’ds story. That’s because the real stort is notthe summit. Yes, it is an economic boon to the There will be many media reports and anecdotal personalo stories of who slept or ate wherreduring G-20. But the real opportunity lies in the next 90 when the national media types who snickered and guffawed durinf the May 28 announcement come to justifyfor themselves, and to the why Pittsburgh merits a place on the worlxd stage.
The time is now for the region’s life sciences, medical device and other “new economy” companieds to tell their stories. Their individual stories come together tocreate today’s Pittsburgn Story. Last year, our publicx relations agency worked with a tremendou s consortiumof companies, nonprofit and economic development agencies on Pittsburgh 250. The outreach to nationak and international mediawas far-reaching. We learnef a lot, but the biggest lesson is Whatever we think of ourselves andour “story,” when the presidenyt of the United States confirms what we thinik of ourselves, it changes everything.
One publicd relations person who worked on Pittsburgh 250 told me his voicemail has been constantluy full with media inquiriesabout G-20. Many of the same national and internationakl mediathat wouldn’t consider Pittsburgh 250 interviewas last year, even in their New York are visiting here before the summit. Top-tietr media already are looking for individualPittsburgy stories. This is the region’s opportunitty to tell the Pittsburgh Story. It’s the platform for early- and middle-stage companies to tell their storiessof game-changing products and technologies. For establishedf companies, G-20 is an opportunity to broaden their marketplacde or strengthentheir position.
Allegheny County Chief ExecutiveDan Onorato, Pittsburgnh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the Allegheny VisitPittsburgh and all the other organizationx involved in “redding up” for G-20 are to be commended for thinking ahead, seeking communityg input, and building a bank of stories that explain why Pittsburgg merits a place on the world stage. While great, this focuds creates a challenge: How readyy are Pittsburghers to tellour story? It’s my hope that when the seried of G-20 community meetinges are finished, we won’t see them as a collectiob of outlandish and backward-looking celebratiob gimmicks.
Instead, I hope the meetingsx and the individual efforts of Pittsburghers becomd the seeds for a grassroots movement thattellas today’s Pittsburgh Story. Who left in the what industries shrank and thethings “that aren’t there any are not part of this story. Just ask the president he’s not coming here because of any of Businesses must be ready to seize onthis once-in-a-lifetimee opportunity to demonstrate Pittsburgh trulh is a new economy powered by innovation and Never before in the modern-day history of Pittsburgyh have events delivered us the opportunity to tell the stor y we want to tell to the our relative economic health, numerous favorable media rankings, two sports championships in one year — it goes on and on.
The challengse for us is to deliver the goods in the next 90 so that when the firsytdiplomats arrive, trailed by their hermeticallyt sealed press corps, the only gasps of astonishment about Pittsburggh are reserved for the view coming out of the Fort Pitt tunnels into

Cousins Chairman Tom Bell retiring - Houston Business Journal:

2011-09-07T08:51:00.001-07:00

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Gellerstedt will remain president, the Atlanta-based real estatre investment trust said. Bell, who turna 60 this year, becames Cousins CEO in Januaru 2002 and chairman inDecember 2006. Under his the company sold nearly $3 billion in assets during the market’as peak for special dividends totaling $12.62 a share. “Therer is never a perfect time to leaver a company as respected and admiredas Cousins, but I’m confidentf that after seven and a half years as chief executive, the company is readt for new leadership and renewed Bell said in a statement.
“Mty decision to step aside now allows our extremely talented management team under the guidance of Larryt to make important decisions that will preparse Cousins for the next phase of the realestate cycle.” Bell remainz deeply involved in Atlanta’s civic He has been instrumental in the effort to save from financiapl ruin. The movement begaj over dinner in early 2007 when the tablw conversationof A.D. “Pete” Correll, former CEO of , and Bell turned to Grady. Through their leadership and donationsxfrom , ’s $5 and .
"I thought he had big shoesz to fill when hetook over, since he was replacinf Tom Cousins," said Hal Barry, foundee of Barry Real Estate Cos. "Since he's done an absolutely fantasticc job forthat company. And what he's done for the city and metro Atlanta have just been overthe top. I hope he doesn't give up some of his effortzs that have meant so much to theAtlanta community. I just admirde the heck out of him." Gellerstedt, 53, came to Cousinsa (NYSE: CUZ) when the REIT bough his firm, , in June 2005. Gellerstedt servedx as chairman and chief executiv e officer of the from 1986to 1998.
In after the sale of Beers to , he was electerd chairman and CEOof , a packagint and printed office products company. In Gellerstedt became president and chief operatinb officerof , an urban mixed-use development He went on to found The Gellerstedyt Group in 2003. In other company news, board of directors named S. Taylort Glover non-executive chairman of the board. Gloverr joined the Cousins board inFebruar 2005.
He is currently the president and chief executivse officerof

Castle Key capital, profit declines lead to downgrade - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

2011-09-05T03:00:00.000-07:00

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The credit rating organization also issuec a negative outlook forCastle Key, which is headquartere in St. Petersburg. The rating downgrades and negativse outlook are based onCastle Key’es continued deterioration in risk-adjusted capitalization as measured by A.M. Best on a catastrophe stress tested basis, a release The ratings also reflectthe group’s continued unprofitabled operating performance, the releaswe said. The financial strength rating for Castle Key was downgradexto “B-” (fair) from “B+” (good).
The issuer credi ratings were downgradedto “bb-” from “bbb-” for Castle Key Group and four members: , , and Castle Key is the dedicate d Florida property writer for its parentt company, in Northbrook, Ill. The company continues to maintaib significant exposure to hurricanes and is susceptible to markety dislocations andregulatory changes, the release Although Castle Key is separately capitalized and not reinsurer by Allstate, the ratings recognize the historical financia and operational support provided by Allstate. If Allstates discontinues support, A.M.
Best said it would re-evaluate Castled Key ratings and potentially thosw of Allstate and the remaining Allstate Insurance Groupmember companies.

TiVo wins $103M round in EchoStar fight - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-09-02T22:34:00.001-07:00

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EchoStar lost an appeal in districgt courtin Texas. The court awarded Alviso-based TiVo TIVO) $103, 068,836 plus interest, which coverzs the period from Sept. 8, 2006 to Aprilp 18, 2008. But EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS), of Englewood, will appeal the matter to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federapl Circuit. Even if TiVo triumphs, which observeras think likely, the award won’t wipe away its largr accumulated deficit. In the fiscal yearx 2008 and 2007, before it won damages, TiVo lost $31.y6 million and $49.1 million, respectively. TiVo has already been awardes $105 million in this patent fight with Though that earlier EchoStar paymenty contributed to a profitof $103.
6 millionm for TiVo in the quarter ended January, the company’s accumulated deficit (how much it has lost or writtemn off since it started) at that time was $672.q million. “We will need to generate significang additional revenues to achievesustained profitability,” the companyt said in its most recenft quarterly filing. TiVo’s president and CEO, Tom Rogers, 54, was paid a salaryy of $800,000 in the lates fiscal year. His total compensation for the yearwas $5.
9 including $54,824 for housing, housing relatedc and living expenses, $42,796 in insurance related expenses, and $20,099 in family travel related according to TiVo’s proxy Rogers also sits on the boardf at , a Texas telephonre book publisher that filed Chaptere 11 in March. He’s been a director there sinceNovember 2006. Idearc, based at the Dallas-Fortf Worth Airport, paid a cash retainer of $60,000 to directors in the latestyear it’s reported in a proxyh statement. Former TiVo boardf member Charles Fruit, a marketinbg executive who saton TiVo’s audit committee, died May 27.
TiVo had 463 workeras as of March 23, more than half of them in research anddevelopmeny jobs.

Ancient bone box might point to biblical home of Caiaphas - msnbc.com

2011-08-31T17:34:00.001-07:00

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Marian M. Durkin Executive Profile

2011-08-29T13:00:00.001-07:00

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About Marian M. Durkin Marian Durkin is seniorvice president, genera counsel and chief compliance officer for Avista As the chief legal she provides counsel and guidance to the Avista board of directors and officersd on legal matters relevant to the company and its As chief compliance officer, Durkin is responsible for coordinatingh and overseeing Avista

Military aircraft moved to W.Va. during Hurricane Irene - Washington Post

2011-08-27T07:34:00.001-07:00

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2011-08-25T02:00:00.000-07:00

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IBM is the largest information technologyh company inthe world, the world's largest businessw and technology services company, the world's largest consulting servicez organization, the world's largest information technology researcy organization, and the world's largest financier of informatiomn technology. IBM is an innovation-based business servingy the needs of enterprises and institutions It defines innovation as the intersection of business insighr andtechnological invention.
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Condo website seeks to expand in U.S. - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-08-22T20:51:00.001-07:00

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OfficeSpace.com co-founder Kip Spencer “brings a wealth of knowledges and experience toour board, particularly in the area of strategiv marketing and partnership development,” said CondoCompare co-founder and CEO Caseuy Sullivan in a release. Sullivan said CondoCompare.co m has a lot in common with Spencer’s office leasing OfficeSpace.com. “Commercial space is a fragmented market withfragmented data,” said Sullivan. “We felt Spencer’s background in business developmenrt and his experience would help us get to the next Founded in 2007 by Sullivam andBrett Frosaker, CondoCompare.
com helps prospectiv e condominium buyers and sellers compare unit pricing and featuresz among various condo projects. The company launched its initiak website in Seattle last year and has since expanded into Eastern Oregon andNorthern California. The which has been funded by privateangel investors, plans to raised between $2 million to $3 milliom in capital to finance its national expansion. CondoCompare.com is targeting areas with substantial condo includingLos Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago and Sullivan said. The firm already has agreementds with brokers in 11 states that will enable the websitr to access data in local multiplelistintg services, he said.
“If we get into five marketsd by the end ofthe year, we’ll be happy Sullivan said. Spencer is joining Frosaker and management consultant Aziz Virani onthe startup’sz board. Both Virani and Spencer are investors in the Sullivan said. In addition, CondoCompare.com has two advisoru board members — Henry Lin, whosew background includes product development, and Byroj McCann, who has experience with venture capita l andhigh tech, Sullivan Spencer currently oversees business development for the Northwest office of JE Dunn

Public employers modifying health benefits - Dayton Business Journal:

2011-08-20T15:51:00.001-07:00

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The survey, conducted by Brookfield-based , showed publicx employers nationwide are modifying their employee healthy care benefits to includremore cost-saving measures. The survey found that 72 percent of publicd employers are increasing or considering an increas e intheir employees’ deductibles, coinsurance or copays. In 74 percent of public employers are increasing or consideringb an increase inemployee premiums. When asked why they were considerintghigher deductibles, 46 percent of public employers cite the financial crisis. Almost the same percent, 45 percent, cite the crisis as the reaso n why they are thinking about higheremployee premiums.
“Thesw findings are surprising, although cost-sharing measures have been common in the corporat world for quite some public employers have traditionally not modified their healthu care plans in this Sally Natchek, senior director of researcn at the foundation said in a “The fact that the majorityh of public employers are now increasing deductibles, copays and premiumx illustrates the dual effect risinhg health care costs and the financial crisi s are having on theifr plans.” Other cost-saving programs that publid employers are instituting include adding a consumer-drivenn health plan, shifting to a self-funded plan and introducingv spousal surcharges.
Nearly three-fourths of public plan sponsorsw are placing more emphasis on controlling prescription drug The majority of public employers are expandinhg participant education about drug optionseand costs, increasing copayments and/oer coinsurance for drugs and mandating the use of generidc drugs, the survey found.

Indicted officer says search warrants handled properly - Tulsa World

2011-08-18T10:34:00.001-07:00

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Fifth Third keeping United Way pitch - Charlotte Business Journal:

2011-08-16T04:51:00.001-07:00

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This year, Fifth Third kicked off its campaighnon Sept. 3. Bob James, the bank’ds N.C. executive, says the controversyh around theUnited Way’s local leadership is But, he says, interim President Mac Everetf was forthright about the issues in a visitt with Fifth Third employees and was well “We will continue to support the campaign primarily because we understand the underlying reason for it and wherr the money goes,” he says. Jamesd says the bank is askingg senior officers to considedr donating atleast $1,000.
Another way Fifth Third planws to drum up funds for thecampaignm — a holdover from First Charter — is “Blue Every Friday this month, the bank’s employees can wear blue jeane if they make a $5 donation to the Unitecd Way. Wells Fargo buys N.C. brokerage , the insurance brokeragde ownedby , has acquired the assetse of Greensboro-based . The firm provides individual, fulluy insured and self-insured group benefit products for businessesz andindividual customers. The firm’s employeezs will transition to the Wells Fargo Insurancde Services officein Burlington.
Wells based in San Francisco, has 33 mortgage store and 14 consumer-finance stores in North

Major winners grouped together at PGA Championship - CNN International

2011-08-13T23:17:00.001-07:00

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Hurdles in investigation lead to plea deal - Annapolis Capital

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Most HISD Trustees Say Give the Money Back to the Schools Now - Houston Press (blog)

2011-08-09T12:51:00.001-07:00

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BofA gets more bailout aid from feds - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-08-07T07:00:00.001-07:00

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BofA, based in Charlotte, N.C., considered backing out of the deal or renegotiatintg its terms when losses at Merrilkl Lynch worsened significantly in BofA Chief Executive Kenneth Lewisx said federal regulators feared that canceling or delaying the deal woulr severely harmthe nation’s financial The package of direct investment and loss protection was announcedf soon after midnight The , the and the participatesd in negotiations. The deal includes a requiremen that BofA submitits executive-compensation plan to the governmentg for approval. The company (NYSE: BAC) decidexd to go ahead with its Jan. 1 purchase of Merrill after the new investmentt and loan guarantees werein place.
BofA ranks as the depositt market-share leader in Kansas City. The bank had an 11.9 percenf share of deposits in the Kansae City area as ofJune 30, the most recent figures During a conference call Friday morning, Lewiss insisted that the bank had not missed any problemsd at Merrill in doing its due diligence before making the deal last year. He said the capita and credit markets nose-dived late in the fourtuh quarter. That produced much deeper losses at Merrill estimatedat $15.5 billion for the quarter than had been anticipated. “I a nutshell, it was much highetr deterioration in assets than we had identified as hetold analysts.
“It was more losses than anyond wouldhave forecast, I think.” The additionalp $20 billion makes BofA one of the largest recipients of federalk cash from the the $700 billiob Troubled Assets Relief Program adopted last year by BofA got $15 billion from that program in October. When it boughtf Merrill, it got the $10 billion that was slatedd to go to theinvestment bank. With the latesrt injection, the bank will have received $45 Inc. (NYSE:C) is the other largestf recipient. The government will get preferred stoci with an 8 percent dividend for its latest investmengtin BofA.
In addition to that investment, the government will guaranteer BofA against losses on a poolof $118 billionj in loans, securities backed by residential and commerciao real estate loans and other BofA will be responsible for the firsyt $10 billion in losses. After the government will assume 90 percent of anyadditionalp losses. In return for the loss the bank will give the government anadditional $4 billion in preferred stock. It also will grant the governmen t warrants that can be redeemed for additionalppreferred stock. Lewis defendex the Merrill deal as a good business move for BofA despitwe thecurrent problems.
The deal is expected to hurt BofA’d bottom line at leasgt through 2011. And the speedd and the strength of any turnaroundc there depends on the speed and strength of an economic recovery from the current But Lewis contended that the purchase of Merrillmakes long-term strategicv sense. It will make BofA a significantlt more profitable company when the economy recovers and capitapl markets returnto normal. And he said it makew good business sense for BofA to be involve d in efforts to help that Buying Merrill, even in the new and more difficult puts BofA in the forefront of cooperating with the government on recovery efforts, Lewis said.
The public, he said, will remembeer that BofA was there for the nation when it needed and that will create business opportunitiesin recovery.

Lightyear could add 148 jobs with new product, services - Business First of Louisville:

2011-07-27T04:17:00.001-07:00

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The telecommunications company, which sells long-distance and local telephone servicesto small- and medium-sized launched a wireless product last year with salez to residential customers. It now is consideringb a project to expand its wireless servicd and launch aprepaid product. The expansioh would require the addition of thenew jobs, which woulc have an annual payroll of $4.3 Lightyear introduced its potential project at a June 25 meetingg of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authorit y in Frankfort. The company received preliminary approvalfor $2.8 milliojn in state tax incentives for up to 10 years.
45,000-square-foott expansion possible Lightyear officials could not be reached for comment beforeBusiness First’s press and details of its possible expansiojn were sketchy. Company president and CEO J. Shermanh Henderson III said in a news releaswfrom , the metro chamber of that Lightyear is “excited” to participatde in the state incentive program. “We look forward to the possibilitt of expanding our operationsin Louisville,” Henderson In its filing with the state, Lightyea r said it would need a 45,000-square-foot expansion to its existingt 30,000-square-foot customer support center if it proceedd with its plans.
Lightyear’s headquarterds are located at 1901 Eastpoinft Parkway in the EastpointBusiness Center. The company’s totao investment in the project wouldbe $6.3 according to its filing with the KEDFAw board. It would invest $356,70o0 in facilities and equipment. Lightyea provides telecommunications services to the commerciall andresidential sectors. Its products include local and long-distance phone service, voice-over-Internet-protocol Internet access, calling cards and multimedia conferencing. The compan y is a successor to Lightyear Communications whose parent company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcyy reorganizationin 2004.
Lightyear had 190 employees in 2008, accordint to data from the Kentucky Cabinett forEconomic Development. Henderson founded the formerly knownas UniDial, in 1993. Lightyear selles its services nationwide through an independentsaless force. It has 80,000 customers in the United States andPuerto Rico, accordiny to a news release on the company Web site, It has annual revenue of more than $70 the release said. Business First staff writer Ben Adkinsa contributed tothis report.

WCI, developer of Westshore Yacht Club, files reorganization plan - Triangle Business Journal:

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The company filed a plan of reorganizatio n with the for the District ofDelawared Monday, about 10 monthsz after it Chapter 11 bankruptcy Under the plan, the company’s senior secured lenders will receive new firsgt lien debt totaling $450 million, including a $150 millionm payment-in-kind component, a release said. The seniorr secured lenders will hold a 95 percent equitu stake in the reorganized The remaining 5 percent equity stak would be shared bythe company’s unsecuredd creditors.
The unsecured creditors’ share would begin to increass when the new debt is fullg retired and would reach a maximum of 35 after the secured lenders have receiveed payments ofabout $70 million, the amount currently owed to them, the release said. The plan reflects positions taken in lengthy negotiationz but has not been approved or recommendedby creditors, the releass said. WCI said in the release that it wantesd to get a plan on file with the bankruptcyg court so discussions could continu and a definitive timeline for exit couledbe established.
WCI also reaffirmed an earlier decisiob to suspend all Floridqa homebuilding new constructionactivities indefinitely, pending market the release said, although it will completwe homes under construction and continue maintenance of its communities. WCI (PINKK SHEETS: WCIMQ) is based in Bonita Springs but has closr ties to the Tampa Bay WCI communities in the Bay area includew inHillsborough County, in Tampa, in Bradentob and the in Venice.

Four Points Centre lands new office tenant - Denver Business Journal:

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“We are extremely excited to sign a leass with such an outstanding company as said Mark Greiner ofOxford Commercial, the project’s leasing “This lease with THQ demonstrates that first-classs office buildings continue to attract tenanr interest even in challenging markets.” THQ will move into Four Pointss this fall. Four Points Centre has 200,000 squaree feet of office space, 270,000 square feet of retail space and 550multifamilyh apartments. The development will ultimately have an additional 1 million square feet ofofficee space, 250,000 square feet of retaikl space and a 250-room hotel.
The new leaswe is significant since Four Pointw is in an area of Austin that has seen officer vacancy rise in recent months as millionse of square feet of new product havebeen delivered. Four apartments do have as does itsretail — includingg an HEB and Target. Davix Kimball and Keith Zimmerman with UGL Equis representedTHQ Inc. The developmenr has also been awarded Gold rating underthe ’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for its core and shell “As part of Opportunity Austin, we are in constan contact with a variety of businesses contemplating movinfg to or growing in Austin.
With greater companies are seeking eco-friendly said Gary Farmer, chairman of the Opportunitty Austin economicdevelopment initiative. “It’s importanr to have such spacereadily available.”

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While some companies may think “goinfg green” is too costly, there are several technologies that can economicallgy promote environmental sustainability throughout anentire business. Teleworking: Gone are the days wherde a home office simply meant having a phone, PC and Internet Today, all of these technologies are integratee so employee collaboration doesn’t miss a even when away from the Replacing traditional voice systems and bringing voic communications, e-mail and instant messaging togetherr can reduce hardware, service and maintenance costs.
Researcg by found that such tactics can reduce travel from 10 to 30 ultimately reducing the number of cars onthe • Virtualization: Many businesses believe they must deployu several servers to perform any numbert of tasks. Not true. Virtualization maximizew server potential by allowing one device to do the work that previouslgy took several dedicated serversto do. With more systemds running on fewerphysical machines, businessezs are estimated to reduce energy costs by 90 percent. Remember the obvious: Instead of disrupting workdays by deploying new softwarde and technologies thatare “more green,” companies shoulr utilize the resources at their fingertips.
For using the “sleep” mode on 10 companyh PCs is equivalent to takingg one car offthe road. Companiese should put into place policies to take advantageof energy-savin g tools, as according to a recent 25 percent of employees leave theidr computers running all weekend and 65 percent run a screen saverr rather than sleep. While companies are re-evaluating their carbob footprints, they should also take inventory of their softwarer licensing agreements as they may find rightds for unused software they already own that providethese power-management features.
Companies should rest assurer knowing that they can easily reducetheif organization’s carbon footprint by simply taking advantaged of a tool used everyday — As businesses look into the they should keep in mind the world around them and how easily they can help make a difference.

Zila posts $1.5M loss, warns of bankruptcy without more funding - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

2011-07-18T03:34:00.001-07:00

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The Phoenix oral cancer diagnostics companty released itsfiscal third-quarter result Tuesday, showing a loss of $1.5 millioj on $5 million in revenue for the three months endexd April 30. That compares with a $4.4 millionb loss on $6.8 million in revenu e for the same periosdin 2008. For the first nine monthsz of 2009, Zila lost nearly $30 millionm on revenue of $15.5 million, compared with $14 million in losses on $20 millionn in revenue. In its quarterl filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchangew Commission, Zila said revenue has been negativelyu impacted by the economy and because of customer concern about its viability as anongoinv business.
“Concerns about our financial viability have also contributed to an increasexd turnover in our field sales force and other key stafcf areas and have led to a reduction in our marketint effectiveness and our reach to new and existing the company said in its To stem theblood loss, Zila has continued salaryg reductions for a number of managemen t personnel, reduced its field salesa force by 15 eliminated its employee stock purchase furloughed certain manufacturing production personnel and reduced trade show Still, the decline in revenue meanxs Zila has been cutting into its cash As of April 30, the company had $3.1 millionj in cash and cash compared with $2.5 million on Jan.
31, $3.2 million Oct. 31, and $4.5 million July 31, 2008. “In orded to continue as a going concernn and fund our curreny level of operations over the next12 months, we will requird additional funding and need to restructure or retire our senior secured convertible notes,” the filingf reads. “If we are unabl to execute these strategies, we will likely be forced to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcyt Code or liquidate the company underr Chapter 7 of the FederalBankruptcy Code.” In Zila transferred the listing of its commonj stock from the Nasdaw Global Market to Nasdaq’s Capital Market, continuing to trade under the symbol ZILA.
This allowe the company to continue itslisting status, whicnh it was in danger of losingf because the stock price has failexd to remain above $1 for the requirex time. The stock closed at 62 cent a share Tuesday. Its 52-weekj range is 3 cents and $3.08 a share. The company has morpheds over the years, from selling Zilactin cold cream medication and vitamijn C products to focus on cancer detection productxs marketed directlyto dentists. In May, company officials testified at a congressional heariny on innovative technologyfor veterans, urginv legislators to press the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairse to expand the useof Zila’s ViziLitd Plus for veterans, who are at a higher risk of oral Zila has a five-yea r contract to market ViziLite Plus to 48 VA denta l clinics and 154 Department of Defense dental

Two universities join Texas A&M system - Austin Business Journal:

2011-07-15T20:51:00.001-07:00

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Tarleton-Central Texas is bein g renamedTexas A&M University-Central Texas and the San Antonii school is now Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The additionn of the two schools brings the totap number of independent universities inthe A&Mk System to 11. In March, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifiede TarletonState University-Central Texas’ spring 2009 enrollment at 1,20 full-time students, surpassing the 1,000 mark set by the Texas A&M System Chancellor Michael D. McKinne y and Army Secretary Pete Geren signed an agreement in May to transfedr 662 acres from Fort Hood tothe A&nM System to be used for the A&M-Central Texas campus.
In May, the Texaas Legislature passed a bill to lowerthe full-timr enrollment threshold from 1,500 to 1,000 and free up $40 millioj in tuition revenue bonds to builds the A&M-San Antonio campus. It will be locater on 700 acres south of Loop 410 between Pleasanton Road and SoutuZarzamora Street. The system, which has officesa in 250 of the state’s 254 counties, also includesa seven state agencies and a comprehensive healtjscience center. It operates a $3 billiojn budget and educates morethan 109,000 students.

Bank of the West signs huge Bishop Ranch lease - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-07-13T13:51:00.000-07:00

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The new Bank of the West campud will be at BishopRanch 7, a three-story building on Camino Ramon in San Ramon. Undetr the deal — the largest new office leasde on the West Coast thisyear — Bank of the West employeees will move from seveh East Bay buildings in late 2010. Michae l Shepherd, president and chief executive officer ofSan Francisco-basec Bank of the West, said the bank had multiple lease s expiring in 2010, and wanted to combin e East Bay offices in a single location. “The move to Bishoo Ranch allows us to remain in theEast Bay, accommodate futures growth, enjoy greater efficiencies and provide our employees the high qualitgy working conditions they he said.
The 10 million-square-foot Bishop Ranch, owned by , leases spacer to 550 companies across30 industries, including 40 Fortune 500 companies. In 2008, Sunset Developmentr Co. inked over 1 million square feet ofofficed deals, including long-term leases by Rober t Half International, Coca-Cola, Del Monte Chubb Insurance, and Liberthy Mutual Insurance. The combined leases of Bank of the West and Robertt Half International will bringgapproximately 3,000 employees to San Ramon. The vacancg rate is about 13 percent. Ed Hagopian, executivde vice president of SunsetDevelopment Co.
, called the Bank of the West deal “ a statement of acceptance” that Bishop Ranch is “the main businesw community in the East “We’re finding that successful businesses want to be in close proximity to otherr successful, established leaders in he said. “Bishop Ranch has been a ray of lighft in an other wise quiet realestate market.”

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The top two law firms actually hired more Goodsill AndersonQuinn & Stifel remains the state’s largest law firm with 71 up from 70 in 2008, according to PBN research. Cade Schutte moved up a spot to No. 2 on this year’se list with 70 attorneys, up from 66 last year. Carlsmithh Ball dropped one spotto No. 3 with 67 attorneys, the same as last Alston HuntFloyd & Ing held on to its No. 4 spot with 50 McCorriston MillerMukai MacKinnon, No. 5 on PBN’s list, dropped two going from 42 last year to 40 this The law firm that made the biggest gain onthis year’z list was Starn O’Toole Marcus Fisher, which climbed to No. 12 from No.
17 last The firm, which specialize in corporate finance, commercial litigation and realestate law, hirede five attorneys, going from 18 in 2008 to 23 this Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, No. 7 this hired three attorneys in the last going from 29to 32. Meanwhile, other law firms downsized. Torkildson Katz Moore Hetheringtonm & Harris, which specializezs in labor andemployment law, reporte d the biggest staff cut, dropping five attorneyas in the past year. The which fell to No. 15 this year, now has 20 Damon Key Leong Kupchak & Hastert, No. 11 this dropped four attorneys since last ImanakaKudo & Fujimoto, No. 23, also droppeds four attorneys.

Business leaders collaborate to form Go Green! Wichita - Business First of Columbus:

2011-07-08T23:00:00.001-07:00

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The program is the brainchild of Kennedy and Coe LLC Principal Dixie Larson and Marketing CoordinatorCandacw Wilson. The organization, which will be a 501(c)3 plans to open membership this fall. Representatives from 15 Wichitas businesses met Tuesday and formed a steeriny committee to set in motion a plan of actio forthe organization. A secon meeting is planned for Monday to decide on including how companies canbecome members. The groul has invited city and state representatives to attendxthe meeting.
The goal, Larson says, is to encourage local businesses to become more environmentallhy conscious and encourage greater participation in recyclint and energy and naturalk resourcesconservation practices. “The reason we did it is to creatde a green environment in Wichits and to foster other companies to participateas well,” Larsonh says. The effort already is generatingh interest, she says. “When we brainstormeds this concept severalmonths ago, I was amazed to learnn people were very passionate about being environmentallgy conscious,” Larson says.
“u thought if just this handful of peoplw were interested then the hundreds of businessese in our city might be as In additionto , representatives from , , , , , , , , , , , and Sedgwicj County are involved.

Biopure 'accepts' Nasdaq delisting notice - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-07-06T15:34:00.001-07:00

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The letter was received June 24 and statedthat Biopure’s (Nasdaq: BPUR) stockholder’s equity had falle n below the Nasdaq Capital Market’s minimum threshold of $2.5 The struggling Cambridge, Mass.-based company has 15 days to submir a plan of recompliance, at which pointf the Nasdaq can extend to Biopure anothert 105 days to execute on that However, Biopure said it “does not currently intenf to submit a plan to regain compliance.” Biopure’sx injectable blood-replacement technology, designed to support tissues affected by has failed to gain traction in recent years amid numerous regulatory setbacks.
As of Aprio 30, the company had $245,000 in cash and cash As of Dec. 31, Biopure had cut all but four ofits full-timse workers. A year earlier, Biopure employed 86 people ona full-time basis. In a June 22 regulatorty filing, Biopure said it is beinyg suedby , Boston-based boutiquwe investment bank, over a disagreemenr linked to efforts to raisd cash in 2008. Biopure said the complaintt seeks unspecified damages allegedly owedto America’s Growth Capital, based in Boston, in connectiohn to Biopure’s efforts to raise capital in July 2008. The companyu ultimately raised $18.1 million through two separater stock and warrant salesin 2008. It paid $1.
7 million in offering expenses to consummatethosee deals, according to regulatory filings.

United States and Pakistan: Tyranny of Geography - Indian Express

2011-07-04T08:51:00.001-07:00

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Kansas City Royals

2011-07-02T02:34:00.001-07:00

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Cisco StadiumVision consists of 400-high definition television monitors strategically placed throughoutthe stadium. The Royalws control the system from a central location and can deliver live game concessions menus and customizedfan “Technology enables us to enrich the experiencee for our fans, who are celebratinh 40 years of Royals baseball this year,” Kevin Royals senior vice presiden t of business operations, said in a Thursday release from “AT&T and Cisco not only enable us to put more fans in the but also generate additional revenue through offeringh innovative advertising opportunities to our partners.
” The Royals said they plan to unveik the system Thursday. The system also presentsa a newmarketing platform, giving the stadiu m and its sponsors greater ability to customize the placement and timing of advertising delivery. It enables targetedd ads and promotions, and banner, ticker and full-screen digitalp ads to be linked to fan demographicw or specific moments during the For example, the Royals can customizre advertising content in its premiumn luxury boxes to meet the specific need of the suite owner and guests.
Fans in the luxurhy suites also can select their favorite channels from a custom lineup that includes a statistics channeltrackinyg real-time pitch counts and speeds, batting lineups and hittinh percentages. After the game, all stadiun monitors stream information about finding the nearest exits andtrafficv updates. Future capabilities of the syste m include potential support formobilee devices, enabling fans to ordee concessions from any seat, view instant replay s or chat in real time with friends insidd or outside the stadium.

Supreme Court says Constitution limits bankruptcy judges' power - Thomson Reuters News & Insight

2011-06-29T20:17:00.001-07:00

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(Westlaw Journals) - A sharply divided US Supreme Court has ruled that a bankruptcy judge exceeded his authority when he resolved a common-law tort claim in favor of the now-deceased Anna Nicole Smith and awarded her the bulk of her late husband's ...

BET Awards 2011: Chris Brown & Rick Ross took it over (Video) - Examiner.com

2011-06-27T13:34:00.001-07:00

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Chris Brown took away four awards on Sunday night at the BET Awards and was seen on stage repeatedly. He took whatever camera time he could find during several segments, in addition to performing his own singles in a solo segment. ...

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Difference in filings shows confusion reigns over gift rules - Baltimore Business Journal:

2011-06-25T05:51:00.001-07:00

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These are among the 26 gifts that Baltimore City Council PresidentStephanie Rawlings-Blake listed on her most recent Ethicw Board disclosure forms, filed this sprinvg and covering activity for 2007. Certain city employeed and all elected officials are required to completee theseforms annually. Rawlings-Blake disclosed far more giftws than Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon or her 14 fellowscouncil members. "The Council President has alwaysx supported strong ethics laws and her disclosure form speakdfor itself," her spokesmann Ryan O'Doherty wrote in an e-mail beforee declining an interview request for Rawlings-Blake.
The mayor is undeer fire for accepting lavish trips and including a gift certificate for a fur coat from developerRonaldr Lipscomb, whose benefited from city tax breaks that Dixon signede off on. Dixon did not list the giftsw in question on her city disclosurde forms that cover the years 2003 and2004 -- now the subjectf of a state prosecutor's investigation and grand jury At issue is how elected officials interpret the city ethics law and how stronhg both the oversight and penalties are for violating its Critics believe the law is weak at and although it prevents the general acceptanc e of gifts, there is little to keep electerd officials and others from straying from the code'sd original intent to avoid conflicts of interesty and create transparency in government.
"The ethics code does need to becleaneds up," said Ryan O'Donnell, executive director of Commoh Cause Maryland. "We're not putting laws together so they look nice on a piecsof paper. They do need to have enforcement and powebehind them." O'Donnell said especially troubling is the composition of the City Ethiczs Board, which is made up mostly of mayora l appointees. And with two of the five boardr seatsnow vacant, it is hard to reacjh a majority and proceed with any kind of according to the City Ethicds Board staff. The city disclosurse forms ask a total of six questions designesd to reveal conflicts of interest or even the perceptionjof conflicts.
City Council members, in particular, typicallh recuse themselves from discussing or voting on matters in whicy they or their family members are involverd or havea stake. The questions ask city employeezs and elected officials to describethe following: properth investments; interests in business entities; positionzs with companies doing business with the gifts from people doing business with the city; debte to people who are doing businesas with the city; familyg members employed by the city; and otherr sources of earned income. While most of these questionesare straightforward, the inquiries about giftds give council members the most trouble, according to the City Ethicsx Board staff.
The city ethics law is clear, Acceptance of gifts is Yet there areseven exceptions, including ticketxs or free admission given to electedf officials to attend a specificf charitable, cultural, sporting or political event as part of theifr council duties. Also exempted are presents givehnby spouses, parents, children or siblings and thosre given written approval by the The City Ethics Board staff said they coulrd not recall a recent requesr from the mayor or any council members for any writtemn exemptions. In fact, the only one they could remember in the past five yearz surrounded a leather jacket that former MayorMartin O'Malleyh asked to accept from .
The boardd denied the request, sayinbg it could present a conflict of The gift exemptions are at the heart of the City Councilmembers said. That confusion over the law'ws interpretation can be seen in the varyinb responses inthe "gifts" sectio n of the disclosure forms. Whilew Rawlings-Blake listed 26 gifts in her 2008 report, includint some tickets to events attended by othercouncipl members, her colleagues were much more Councilman James B. Kraft, in his most recenyt report filedthis spring, wrote: "I did attenfd events to which all councipl members were invited.
I received ticketxs for some ofthese events, although not Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke did not list any giftsd in her most recent although she did disclose her developer husband's properties and busines with the city. Similarly, Councilwoman Rochelle "Rikki" Spector did not disclosew any gifts, but she did revea her $768,096 stock portfolio with Stife l Nicolaus in the business interests sectiob of her mostrecent filing. In an interview, Krafr said he did have some questions aboutthe "gifts" provisions once he initiallg took office: "I asked aboutf football tickets when I firs t got there.
" Spector said she routinelyu takes her questions about gifts and other disclosures to the Ethics Boarrd staff. In general, Kraft said the ethics law doesn't mesh with campaign finance laws. Under campaigjn finance regulations, Kraft said he can accept $4,00p from any individual during anelection cycle. But undeer the city ethics law, he can'yt go to dinner with that same donor. "It maked no sense," Kraft said. O'Donnell of Common Cause said he believess there are too many gift exceptions in thecity law, which was last updated in January 2005.
"You don't want to have a millio n exemptionsor loopholes," he

Walgreens Plans to Stop Filling Express Scripts Drug Prescriptions in 2012 - Patch.com

2011-06-22T23:00:00.001-07:00

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Census Bureau: Cary, Raleigh among top 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities; Durham in top 20 - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-06-20T16:00:00.001-07:00

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked amongb the 25 fastest growing larged cities in the nation for the 12 monthss that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuap population estimates released Wednesday. which saw its population increasedby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastest growing city. Raleigh’a population climbed by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eighth fastes growing city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3perceng increase. Its population rose to New Orleans experiencedan 8.
2 percent increase in its population, whichj rose to 311,853, making the city ravaged by Hurricanw Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city among places with populations greater than Charlotte, which saw its population increased by 2.7 percent, to 687,456, was ranked Only Texas – with seven citieds – had more cities on the list than Nortu Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experience an 8.2 percent increase, with its population rising to putting the Texas city insecond place.
Coloradpo and California each had three cities on the top25

Cash scores 14, Storm cruise past Fever - Sacramento Bee

2011-06-18T08:51:00.001-07:00

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PharMerica elects directors - Business First of Louisville:

2011-06-16T02:00:00.001-07:00

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Louisville-based PharMerica (NYSE: PMC), one of the largest providers of pharmaceutical s to institutions such asnursing facilities, long-term care homesx and hospitals, held the meetinb of stockholders Thursday, June 4. The stockholders re-elected these memberxs of the boardof directors: Gregory S. Thomas P. Mac Mahon, Frank E. Collins, W. Robert Dahl Jr., Marjoris W. Dorr, Dr. Thomaa P. Gerrity, Daniel N. Mendelson and Dr. Roberft A. Oakley. They will serve until the 2010 annual meetintgof stockholders. Shareholders also ratified the appointment of asthe company’xs independent registered public accounting firm for 2009. PharMerica Corp. operates institutional pharmacies in40 states.
Last year, the company reported $1.95 billion in revenue, compared with $1.2q2 billion in 2007.

Highwoods lines up $162M in loans - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-06-13T19:00:00.001-07:00

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Both loans should closes within60 days. Highwoods (NYSE: HIW) says it will use the mone y to repay debt and for generalcorporatee purposes. “We are very pleased with thesewloan commitments, which will furthe fortify our already healthy balance sheet, enhance our liquidit y and position Highwoods to take advantage of future growth opportunities,” Ed president and chief executivwe officer, said in a writtenj statement. According to Highwoods, the two loans are: * A $115.09 million, 6.5-year secured loan provided by at a fixed rateof 6.875 percent. It is secured by a pool of 10 assetsdin Nashville, Raleigh and Tampa. * A $47.3 7-year secured loan arranged by at a fixex rateof 7.
5 percent. It is secured by the office portion of RBC Plaza in Highwoods also announced that it has paid off a securec loanof $107 million, which carried a rate of 7.8 percent and was originallyu scheduled to mature in November 2009. Theres were no prepayment