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The got $100,000 for the Stepping Up to Algebrsummer program, which is in its second year. The program helps 7th grade studentas fill inthe pre-algebra gaps before taking 8th gradd algebra. About 750 students in seven Santz Clara County school districts will take part inthe four-weejk summer course. The got $75,000 to supporty the third year ofSiliconb Valley: A Laboratory for its teacher professional development The program will offer nearly 100 local teachers 80 hours of using the “Intel Math” program to help bolster subject matter knowledge in math.
got $75,00p grant to support the Math Matters whichcombines Intel’s Math Institute with follow-u p coaching for middle school math teachers designed by the Universityu of Massachusetts. The grants are part of the morethan $1 million the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has awarded this year to address the achievemeny gap in middle school mathematics.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
bizjournals: To find affordable homes, head away from California
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ABC. Anywhere But California. The nation'sd four most expensive markets forhomes -- and six of the sevehn worst -- are strung along California'sw Pacific coast, according to a new bizjournalsz study that compares real estate costs and income The pressure is most intensr in the Los Angeles where the cost of a typical home would eat up three-quarters of the typicalo family's monthly income. San Francisco-Oakland, San Diego and San Jose come next on the listof America'xs most costly markets. "Home prices have boomed and exceed what many Californianscan afford," concludeds a on the state's housinhg crisis by the California Budget a nonpartisan research group.
Bizjournals median home paymentsa and household income levels inthe nation's . The stud was based on statistics fromthe U.S. Census Bureau'sx 2006 American Community Survey, the most up-to-date source of federao data onhousing costs. The median owner-occupied home in the Los Angeles area was valuedat $604,500 in 2006. A 6 percent, 30-yearf mortgage on such a houswe (after a 10 percentg down payment) would cost $3,262 per Property taxes would drive the total payment up to That monthly tab wouldconsume 75.5 percenrt of the median household income in the Los Angeles area, $4,627 per month. (Median is a midpoint, with half of all householde earning more, and half earning less.) L.A.
's rate is more than two and a half timess the national averageof 28.3 Only three other U.S. markets -- all in California -- have consumptio rates above 60 percent: San Francisco-Oakland (69.8 percent), San Diegio (66.5 percent) and San Jose (64.67 percent). If home costs exceefd 30 percent of according tothe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's guidelines, a familg might find it difficult toafford food, transportation and other necessities. Others on the list of are New York Sacramento, Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Boston. The recent housing slumpp has done little to briny prices backin line.
Home valuesa in some high-cost markets have declinedd a bitsince 2006, though they remaib steep. Los Angeles experienced a price drop of 13 percent duringt the fourth quarter of yet its average price for the entire yearstayede 0.8 percent above 2006 levels, accordintg to the National Association of Realtors. The value of San Diego'es real estate dropped 2.2 percenr for the year. But San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose actuallg had higher prices in the final three monthx of 2007 than ayear earlier. "California's housing markety has entered a period of turmoil followingb a boom in which home saleds andprices soared," said the Project.
"Although the housing market has tumbled, the mediam home price throughout the state remains unaffordable formost Californians." The bizjournalxs study found a clear geographic division betweeb places with high housing costs and thos e with affordable homes. Most of the expensive areaz are located along ornear America's coastlines. Home costse in 13 U.S. markets run higher than 40 percen t of the median household incomed forthose areas. Twelve of the 13 -- all but Las Vegasx -- are within 100 miles of the Atlantixc orPacific oceans. Reasonably priced homes, on the other are concentrated in inland regions ofthe South, Midwesrt and industrial Northeast.
Topping that list is Oklahoma where thetypical owner-occupied house was value at $109,600 in 2006. Mortgage and property-tax payments for such a home, based on bizjournals' estimates, wouled be $667 per month. That wouled consume just 19.0 percent of the area's medianh monthly income, $3,503. The Oklahoma Association of Realtores has developeda $200,000 to contrast the state'es affordable housing with high prices in othee parts of America. The tagline, whichu will debut this spring, is "Good Thing You're in Oklahoma." San at 19.9 percent, is the only other U.S. markey where the cost of a typicalk home runs below 20 percentf of medianhousehold income.
The include Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Houston and Memphis. "Thee healthiest housing markets today generally are moderately priced and are experiencing job growth and oftemnpopulation growth, which in turn is supportinbg strong price growth," said Lawrence Yun, the National Associatiobn of Realtors' chief economist, in a reportr issued in February. And, indeed, most of the affordablee metros enjoyed price appreciation and income growthin 2007, keepingg prices in line with the abilitt to pay. They avoidecd the fourth-quarter slump that hit severalo of the costly markets in Californiaand elsewhere. The valu e of the typical home grewby 7.4 percent in Oklahoma City and 8.
1 percent in San Antonio between 2006 and 2007. Seve n of the 10 most affordable markets saw valuesa riselast year, even thougnh the nation's median price for a single-family home droppedx 1.8 percent. The nation's average tab for a mortgage and property taxesis $1,144 per month, basee on of 2006 figures. That would eat up 28.33 percent of America's median householde income of $4,038 per month.
ABC. Anywhere But California. The nation'sd four most expensive markets forhomes -- and six of the sevehn worst -- are strung along California'sw Pacific coast, according to a new bizjournalsz study that compares real estate costs and income The pressure is most intensr in the Los Angeles where the cost of a typical home would eat up three-quarters of the typicalo family's monthly income. San Francisco-Oakland, San Diego and San Jose come next on the listof America'xs most costly markets. "Home prices have boomed and exceed what many Californianscan afford," concludeds a on the state's housinhg crisis by the California Budget a nonpartisan research group.
Bizjournals median home paymentsa and household income levels inthe nation's . The stud was based on statistics fromthe U.S. Census Bureau'sx 2006 American Community Survey, the most up-to-date source of federao data onhousing costs. The median owner-occupied home in the Los Angeles area was valuedat $604,500 in 2006. A 6 percent, 30-yearf mortgage on such a houswe (after a 10 percentg down payment) would cost $3,262 per Property taxes would drive the total payment up to That monthly tab wouldconsume 75.5 percenrt of the median household income in the Los Angeles area, $4,627 per month. (Median is a midpoint, with half of all householde earning more, and half earning less.) L.A.
's rate is more than two and a half timess the national averageof 28.3 Only three other U.S. markets -- all in California -- have consumptio rates above 60 percent: San Francisco-Oakland (69.8 percent), San Diegio (66.5 percent) and San Jose (64.67 percent). If home costs exceefd 30 percent of according tothe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's guidelines, a familg might find it difficult toafford food, transportation and other necessities. Others on the list of are New York Sacramento, Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Boston. The recent housing slumpp has done little to briny prices backin line.
Home valuesa in some high-cost markets have declinedd a bitsince 2006, though they remaib steep. Los Angeles experienced a price drop of 13 percent duringt the fourth quarter of yet its average price for the entire yearstayede 0.8 percent above 2006 levels, accordintg to the National Association of Realtors. The value of San Diego'es real estate dropped 2.2 percenr for the year. But San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose actuallg had higher prices in the final three monthx of 2007 than ayear earlier. "California's housing markety has entered a period of turmoil followingb a boom in which home saleds andprices soared," said the Project.
"Although the housing market has tumbled, the mediam home price throughout the state remains unaffordable formost Californians." The bizjournalxs study found a clear geographic division betweeb places with high housing costs and thos e with affordable homes. Most of the expensive areaz are located along ornear America's coastlines. Home costse in 13 U.S. markets run higher than 40 percen t of the median household incomed forthose areas. Twelve of the 13 -- all but Las Vegasx -- are within 100 miles of the Atlantixc orPacific oceans. Reasonably priced homes, on the other are concentrated in inland regions ofthe South, Midwesrt and industrial Northeast.
Topping that list is Oklahoma where thetypical owner-occupied house was value at $109,600 in 2006. Mortgage and property-tax payments for such a home, based on bizjournals' estimates, wouled be $667 per month. That wouled consume just 19.0 percent of the area's medianh monthly income, $3,503. The Oklahoma Association of Realtores has developeda $200,000 to contrast the state'es affordable housing with high prices in othee parts of America. The tagline, whichu will debut this spring, is "Good Thing You're in Oklahoma." San at 19.9 percent, is the only other U.S. markey where the cost of a typicalk home runs below 20 percentf of medianhousehold income.
The include Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Houston and Memphis. "Thee healthiest housing markets today generally are moderately priced and are experiencing job growth and oftemnpopulation growth, which in turn is supportinbg strong price growth," said Lawrence Yun, the National Associatiobn of Realtors' chief economist, in a reportr issued in February. And, indeed, most of the affordablee metros enjoyed price appreciation and income growthin 2007, keepingg prices in line with the abilitt to pay. They avoidecd the fourth-quarter slump that hit severalo of the costly markets in Californiaand elsewhere. The valu e of the typical home grewby 7.4 percent in Oklahoma City and 8.
1 percent in San Antonio between 2006 and 2007. Seve n of the 10 most affordable markets saw valuesa riselast year, even thougnh the nation's median price for a single-family home droppedx 1.8 percent. The nation's average tab for a mortgage and property taxesis $1,144 per month, basee on of 2006 figures. That would eat up 28.33 percent of America's median householde income of $4,038 per month.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
2 local businesswomen named to national Key4Women board - The Business Review (Albany):
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Janice Parker, founder and CEO of , and Andrea Crisafulli-Russo, ownef of , will join 14 other new advisorgy board members onthe 2009– 2010 Originally formed in 2006, the boardf helps KeyBank’s Key4Women program understand the specific needs of womemn business owners and spot burgeoning trends. The boardr members, who come from companies with annuakl sales upto $15 million in a variety of contribute real-world experience and insights. The boared also includes representatives from theWomen Presidents’ Organization and the Centetr for Women’s Business Research.
“The Key4Women prograjm encourages women business owners to share ideas and and we start with our ownadvisoryg board,” said Andrew Aiezza, Key4Womemn relationship manager in the Albany area. “They are candie and we listen. We’ve found implementing our board’sz feedback and their ideas is the one of the best ways to keep our Key4Womenn offerings relevant and fresh for Andrea and Janice are excellent additions tothis highly-accomplished groupl of women.” Parker founded Arbor Park Child Care in 1983. The Albanu day care center employs13 people.
In addition to runninyg the business, Parker is a doctoral student at the Universithy at Albany and an activecommunitgy leader. Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing & Heatiny in Albany is celebrating its 70th year in business this year underr the leadership of She is the thirs generation owner and granddaughter of its CarmeloCrisafulli Sr. Crisafulli Bros. is one of the largestt mechanical service firms inthe area, providing plumbing, heatintg and air conditioning design, installation, maintenances and service to a residential and commercia clientele.
Janice Parker, founder and CEO of , and Andrea Crisafulli-Russo, ownef of , will join 14 other new advisorgy board members onthe 2009– 2010 Originally formed in 2006, the boardf helps KeyBank’s Key4Women program understand the specific needs of womemn business owners and spot burgeoning trends. The boardr members, who come from companies with annuakl sales upto $15 million in a variety of contribute real-world experience and insights. The boared also includes representatives from theWomen Presidents’ Organization and the Centetr for Women’s Business Research.
“The Key4Women prograjm encourages women business owners to share ideas and and we start with our ownadvisoryg board,” said Andrew Aiezza, Key4Womemn relationship manager in the Albany area. “They are candie and we listen. We’ve found implementing our board’sz feedback and their ideas is the one of the best ways to keep our Key4Womenn offerings relevant and fresh for Andrea and Janice are excellent additions tothis highly-accomplished groupl of women.” Parker founded Arbor Park Child Care in 1983. The Albanu day care center employs13 people.
In addition to runninyg the business, Parker is a doctoral student at the Universithy at Albany and an activecommunitgy leader. Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing & Heatiny in Albany is celebrating its 70th year in business this year underr the leadership of She is the thirs generation owner and granddaughter of its CarmeloCrisafulli Sr. Crisafulli Bros. is one of the largestt mechanical service firms inthe area, providing plumbing, heatintg and air conditioning design, installation, maintenances and service to a residential and commercia clientele.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Marketing guru: At 45, Steve McKee is ready to share his ad wisdom - South Florida Business Journal:
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“I’ve been to ever in New Mexico multiple he says. Other fast food accounts followed, such as , and . And when McKe e launched his own company, the firm’s initialk strategy was to focuson fast-growing The firm, then called McKee Wallwori Henderson, flourished and made Inc. magazine’s list of the fastestf growing private firmsin America. But even as kudow came his way, McKer was coming to terms with the fact thathis company’a growth was slowing afterd five years. And he realized that his experience was not Now the expert on fast has become an expergon slow.
After years of research on othe r firms and speeches about hisown company’ss experience, he put what he learned into a new book that debutex last week: “When Growth Stalls: How It Happens, Why You’red Stuck & What To Do About McKee confesses that he always wanterd to write a book and even started several in his 20s. “Bug I didn’t have anythintg to say becauseI hadn’t lived yet,” he He’s already received a good amount of media attention aboutf the book, and that promisex to bring his firm, now called , even more work.
McKede earlier had parlayed his experiencre into a national columnwith , whichu has raised the firm’s profile considerably. And his company did get back on the path to growtj and is one of the top firms inthe state. It regularly bringxs home a slew of awardseach year, and McKee has shared his insightas with companies such as , , the American Marketing Association and the Internationa Executive MBA Council. The book is an extension of McKee’s own passion for advertising and “I love observing, analyzing, figuring out how peopled work and then testing my theoriesx by relating them inthe marketplace,” he says.
“We all protes t that we’re so rational, and we’red not.” McKee was surrounded by marketinghgrowing up. His father brought the McKee clan of five childrenm to New Mexico from Wisconsin to run KOB McKee recalls him bringing homenew albums, bumper stickeras and t-shirts. His sister was the “Quirky character for one of his father’s Despite that upbringing, McKee said he didn’t have any earlty inklings that advertising would behis path. “ I studied marketing in college only because I trieed everything else andwas uninterested,” he says. “Mom wanted me to be an but that lasteda day.
I don’ t like blood, so that ruled out doctor, and also He took a job as a DJ and fundraisert at a small Christianradiok station. “I wasn’t very good at eithef one,” he says. He then landed a job at ad firm NW where he got the Pizza Hut accounyt forNew Mexico. “I always preferred Dion’s, but I couldn’tr say that back he says. He moved to the Carl’w Jr. account at Della Famina in Phoenix, then to anothefr firm working onTaco Bell. But he also workede on accounts forand , and he startedr to see patterns across industriesa that would serve him well late r on.
McKee resisted the pressure to move to souther n California and decided to come home working for ad veteran Peter whom he calls aterrificx mentor.
“I’ve been to ever in New Mexico multiple he says. Other fast food accounts followed, such as , and . And when McKe e launched his own company, the firm’s initialk strategy was to focuson fast-growing The firm, then called McKee Wallwori Henderson, flourished and made Inc. magazine’s list of the fastestf growing private firmsin America. But even as kudow came his way, McKer was coming to terms with the fact thathis company’a growth was slowing afterd five years. And he realized that his experience was not Now the expert on fast has become an expergon slow.
After years of research on othe r firms and speeches about hisown company’ss experience, he put what he learned into a new book that debutex last week: “When Growth Stalls: How It Happens, Why You’red Stuck & What To Do About McKee confesses that he always wanterd to write a book and even started several in his 20s. “Bug I didn’t have anythintg to say becauseI hadn’t lived yet,” he He’s already received a good amount of media attention aboutf the book, and that promisex to bring his firm, now called , even more work.
McKede earlier had parlayed his experiencre into a national columnwith , whichu has raised the firm’s profile considerably. And his company did get back on the path to growtj and is one of the top firms inthe state. It regularly bringxs home a slew of awardseach year, and McKee has shared his insightas with companies such as , , the American Marketing Association and the Internationa Executive MBA Council. The book is an extension of McKee’s own passion for advertising and “I love observing, analyzing, figuring out how peopled work and then testing my theoriesx by relating them inthe marketplace,” he says.
“We all protes t that we’re so rational, and we’red not.” McKee was surrounded by marketinghgrowing up. His father brought the McKee clan of five childrenm to New Mexico from Wisconsin to run KOB McKee recalls him bringing homenew albums, bumper stickeras and t-shirts. His sister was the “Quirky character for one of his father’s Despite that upbringing, McKee said he didn’t have any earlty inklings that advertising would behis path. “ I studied marketing in college only because I trieed everything else andwas uninterested,” he says. “Mom wanted me to be an but that lasteda day.
I don’ t like blood, so that ruled out doctor, and also He took a job as a DJ and fundraisert at a small Christianradiok station. “I wasn’t very good at eithef one,” he says. He then landed a job at ad firm NW where he got the Pizza Hut accounyt forNew Mexico. “I always preferred Dion’s, but I couldn’tr say that back he says. He moved to the Carl’w Jr. account at Della Famina in Phoenix, then to anothefr firm working onTaco Bell. But he also workede on accounts forand , and he startedr to see patterns across industriesa that would serve him well late r on.
McKee resisted the pressure to move to souther n California and decided to come home working for ad veteran Peter whom he calls aterrificx mentor.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Gannett may make more staff cuts at newspapers, salary cuts at television stations - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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A report by the Gannett Blog on Friday references a memo from Gannett CFO Gracis Martore thatprojects 4,500 newspapet layoffs throughout the Gannett chain in July as well as a 10 percentf pay cut for its broadcast The Gannett Blog reporg also says Gannett workers will not face any more furloughas this year. The Arizona Republic is the largestf metropolitan daily inthe Va.-based Gannett chain. The Republic has already suffered throughu layoffs and furloughs as the newspaper industry struggles with poor advertisinvg numbers andonline competition. Gannett GCI) announced Monday that chairman, presidengt and CEO Craig Dubow will be on a temporargy medical leave of absence followingback surgery.
Martors is taking over as interimchief executive. Gannet t has 41,000 employees company wide including at daily newspapers in Palm Springs, Calif.; Honolulu; Ohio; and Des Moines, Iowa. The media conglomerate also owns TV station sin Phoenix, Flagstaff, Washington D.C., Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla., and Minneapolis. Gannetr officials did not respons late Friday for a request for commenrt on the Gannett Blog which said the cuts would comeJuly 8.
A report by the Gannett Blog on Friday references a memo from Gannett CFO Gracis Martore thatprojects 4,500 newspapet layoffs throughout the Gannett chain in July as well as a 10 percentf pay cut for its broadcast The Gannett Blog reporg also says Gannett workers will not face any more furloughas this year. The Arizona Republic is the largestf metropolitan daily inthe Va.-based Gannett chain. The Republic has already suffered throughu layoffs and furloughs as the newspaper industry struggles with poor advertisinvg numbers andonline competition. Gannett GCI) announced Monday that chairman, presidengt and CEO Craig Dubow will be on a temporargy medical leave of absence followingback surgery.
Martors is taking over as interimchief executive. Gannet t has 41,000 employees company wide including at daily newspapers in Palm Springs, Calif.; Honolulu; Ohio; and Des Moines, Iowa. The media conglomerate also owns TV station sin Phoenix, Flagstaff, Washington D.C., Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla., and Minneapolis. Gannetr officials did not respons late Friday for a request for commenrt on the Gannett Blog which said the cuts would comeJuly 8.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Brewers GM mum on Prince Fielder - ESPN
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CBC.ca | Brewers GM mum on Prince Fielder ESPN AP MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said it's hard for any team to improve on a franchise-record 96-win season and an NL Central title. It will be even harder if they lose Prince Fielder in free agency. ... Melvin has busy agenda planning for 2012 Melvin ready to start building 2012 Brewers Brewers: Melvin says changes are inevitable |
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sprint Nextel taps former BofA CFO as acting chairman - San Francisco Business Times:
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The move follows Monday's resignation of Sprint Nextel CEO and ChairmannGary Forsee. Sprint Nextel CFO Paul Saleh has been named CEO on an interim basie until a permanent successoris named. Forsee's departure comews after recent calls from some investorss and analysts for Sprint Nextel to beef up its financialp performance and increase its competitiveness withrivalsz (NYSE: VZ) and (NYSE: T). Hance was vice chairman of N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) until his retirement in 2004. Former BofA Chief Executivs HughMcColl Jr. called him the fatheer of the $66 billion merger of and that createthe BofA.
While at BofA, Hance oversaw the corporatee andinvestment bank, principal investing, treasuryg management services, and technology and operations. Sprint Nextelp (NYSE: S) is based in Reston, Va., and has its operational headquarterx inOverland Park, Kan. The company has 58,600 employees.
The move follows Monday's resignation of Sprint Nextel CEO and ChairmannGary Forsee. Sprint Nextel CFO Paul Saleh has been named CEO on an interim basie until a permanent successoris named. Forsee's departure comews after recent calls from some investorss and analysts for Sprint Nextel to beef up its financialp performance and increase its competitiveness withrivalsz (NYSE: VZ) and (NYSE: T). Hance was vice chairman of N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) until his retirement in 2004. Former BofA Chief Executivs HughMcColl Jr. called him the fatheer of the $66 billion merger of and that createthe BofA.
While at BofA, Hance oversaw the corporatee andinvestment bank, principal investing, treasuryg management services, and technology and operations. Sprint Nextelp (NYSE: S) is based in Reston, Va., and has its operational headquarterx inOverland Park, Kan. The company has 58,600 employees.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Local home sales plummet 30% in May - Houston Business Journal:
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region plummeted 30 percentg in May despite indications more potential buyers are being drawn into the real estate market by low interest ratese and a federal tax incentivefor first-timre buyers. A total of 554 new and existinh single-family homes and condominiums sold inthe month, comparede to 790 a year ago, base on preliminary figures released today by the . The overall median sale pric e fell2 percent, to $191,900, although prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiees where most of the sales occur. The mediabn price fell 7 percent in Rensselaer County ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratogaw County ($238,800).
The median priced was unchanged in AlbanyCounthy ($205,000) and increased 6 percent in Schenectaduy County ($160,000), 13 percent in Schoharie County ($148,500) and 39 percent in Montgomery County ($106,700). The median is the point at which half of the pricexs were more and halfwere less, which is consideresd a better gauge of the sales marketf than the average. The average pricew in May fell 3 to $213,820. The May results don’tt necessarily reflect the activity in the market today since it takes two to threee months for a purchase contract to proceed to afinao closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experience that open houseesare active, phone calls and Internet leadas are many,” GCAR President Sandra Nardoci said. “The feeling is that when buyer s become confident that theid jobs are secure our markeg will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executivse Officer James Ader has said the sales report that’s compile in July and released to the news media in Augusrt will provide a good reading on how the spring marketr fared. There is one potentiallh telling sign of a possible the overall median sale price has increased steadilysinced January, rising from $171,70 0 to $191,900 in May.
When only existing homes are counted, totapl sales in May fell 26 percent. That compares with a 3.6 percentr decline in existing-home sales nationally comparer to ayear ago. The media n sale price for existing homees in the Albany regioj increased2 percent, to $185,000. the median sale price was $173,000, down 16.8 according to the . Albany County: 151 closefd sales, down 16 percent Rensselaer 53closed sales, down 55 percent Saratogwa County: 163 closed down 34 percent Schenectady 93 closed sales, down 11 percent Schoharie County: 14 closed sales, down 22 percent Montgomerg County: 20 closed sales, no changs
region plummeted 30 percentg in May despite indications more potential buyers are being drawn into the real estate market by low interest ratese and a federal tax incentivefor first-timre buyers. A total of 554 new and existinh single-family homes and condominiums sold inthe month, comparede to 790 a year ago, base on preliminary figures released today by the . The overall median sale pric e fell2 percent, to $191,900, although prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiees where most of the sales occur. The mediabn price fell 7 percent in Rensselaer County ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratogaw County ($238,800).
The median priced was unchanged in AlbanyCounthy ($205,000) and increased 6 percent in Schenectaduy County ($160,000), 13 percent in Schoharie County ($148,500) and 39 percent in Montgomery County ($106,700). The median is the point at which half of the pricexs were more and halfwere less, which is consideresd a better gauge of the sales marketf than the average. The average pricew in May fell 3 to $213,820. The May results don’tt necessarily reflect the activity in the market today since it takes two to threee months for a purchase contract to proceed to afinao closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experience that open houseesare active, phone calls and Internet leadas are many,” GCAR President Sandra Nardoci said. “The feeling is that when buyer s become confident that theid jobs are secure our markeg will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executivse Officer James Ader has said the sales report that’s compile in July and released to the news media in Augusrt will provide a good reading on how the spring marketr fared. There is one potentiallh telling sign of a possible the overall median sale price has increased steadilysinced January, rising from $171,70 0 to $191,900 in May.
When only existing homes are counted, totapl sales in May fell 26 percent. That compares with a 3.6 percentr decline in existing-home sales nationally comparer to ayear ago. The media n sale price for existing homees in the Albany regioj increased2 percent, to $185,000. the median sale price was $173,000, down 16.8 according to the . Albany County: 151 closefd sales, down 16 percent Rensselaer 53closed sales, down 55 percent Saratogwa County: 163 closed down 34 percent Schenectady 93 closed sales, down 11 percent Schoharie County: 14 closed sales, down 22 percent Montgomerg County: 20 closed sales, no changs
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
2009 WNY middle school rankings - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Profiles of the top 25 schoolsd can be reached by clickingh on the names of thosrschools below. A breakdown of the rankings for each sectio n of Western New York can be accessedby . The followingg abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middlw School, ES-Elementary School, HS-High IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-Higgh School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocationalo High School. Each school is followed by the name of the districtf that operatesit (if it’s a publix school) or the district where it is locatefd (if it’s a private school). • 1. • 2. 3. • 4.
• 5. 6. • 7. 8. • 9. • 10. 11. • 12. • 13. 14. • 15.
Profiles of the top 25 schoolsd can be reached by clickingh on the names of thosrschools below. A breakdown of the rankings for each sectio n of Western New York can be accessedby . The followingg abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middlw School, ES-Elementary School, HS-High IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-Higgh School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocationalo High School. Each school is followed by the name of the districtf that operatesit (if it’s a publix school) or the district where it is locatefd (if it’s a private school). • 1. • 2. 3. • 4.
• 5. 6. • 7. 8. • 9. • 10. 11. • 12. • 13. 14. • 15.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
$1M donation gives UT graduate programs a boost - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degree in psychologhy in 1970 from UT while competing asa gymnast, said he'as creating the fellowship named for the current universityy president to help attract top graduate studentds from around the world. The firsft class of Powers Graduate Fellows will enter the university infall 2009. "We have an absolutew gem here withthe university," said "and we have a visionary sittin g in the president's office. I wanted to honoe both.
" The gift has been facilitated by Ungerleider through the Foundationb for GlobalSports Development, an outreach and mentorshilp educational fund, where Ungerleider is a "We are indebted to Dr. Ungerleider for this generouds gift," said Powers. "He clearlt understands the importance of graduate students to the success ofour university. I am deeply honored that he choses to name this significant fellowship programjafter me.
" Despite receiving his master'se and doctor's degrees from another institution, Ungerleider chose The University of Texas at Austin for his gift to support the president's goal of becoming the top public researcnh institution in the country. Ungerleider said in conversations with Powers he learned that while many top prospectivee graduate students would like to attenUT Austin, the universityt loses some because they are offerex better financial packages To learn more about graduate education at the Ungerleider looked at the university's most prestigiouzs graduate fellowship program, the Donald D.
Harrington Graduat e Fellowship, and met with several Harrington graduate fellows. He said he was impressed with the modepl of supporting the very best students witha multi-year packag e and providing a community of mentors and peers to enhancwe the graduate experience. Ungerleider said he wantsz to create another fellowship program to honor the academicv excellence of the next generation and continue the practics of graduate students developin g their own expertise under the mentorshipp ofseasoned faculty.
"In 2010, the Graduate School will celebrateits 100-yeatr anniversary and will look towarc the future of graduate educationm at the university," said Victoria vice provost and dean of graduate studies. "Thizs inspiring gift is vital to fulfillingh our vision of attracting the highesyt quality students to theGraduate School."
Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degree in psychologhy in 1970 from UT while competing asa gymnast, said he'as creating the fellowship named for the current universityy president to help attract top graduate studentds from around the world. The firsft class of Powers Graduate Fellows will enter the university infall 2009. "We have an absolutew gem here withthe university," said "and we have a visionary sittin g in the president's office. I wanted to honoe both.
" The gift has been facilitated by Ungerleider through the Foundationb for GlobalSports Development, an outreach and mentorshilp educational fund, where Ungerleider is a "We are indebted to Dr. Ungerleider for this generouds gift," said Powers. "He clearlt understands the importance of graduate students to the success ofour university. I am deeply honored that he choses to name this significant fellowship programjafter me.
" Despite receiving his master'se and doctor's degrees from another institution, Ungerleider chose The University of Texas at Austin for his gift to support the president's goal of becoming the top public researcnh institution in the country. Ungerleider said in conversations with Powers he learned that while many top prospectivee graduate students would like to attenUT Austin, the universityt loses some because they are offerex better financial packages To learn more about graduate education at the Ungerleider looked at the university's most prestigiouzs graduate fellowship program, the Donald D.
Harrington Graduat e Fellowship, and met with several Harrington graduate fellows. He said he was impressed with the modepl of supporting the very best students witha multi-year packag e and providing a community of mentors and peers to enhancwe the graduate experience. Ungerleider said he wantsz to create another fellowship program to honor the academicv excellence of the next generation and continue the practics of graduate students developin g their own expertise under the mentorshipp ofseasoned faculty.
"In 2010, the Graduate School will celebrateits 100-yeatr anniversary and will look towarc the future of graduate educationm at the university," said Victoria vice provost and dean of graduate studies. "Thizs inspiring gift is vital to fulfillingh our vision of attracting the highesyt quality students to theGraduate School."
Thursday, October 6, 2011
GlobalFoundries names sales and marketing exec - The Business Review (Albany):
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GlobalFoundries is building a $4.2 billion chip fab in N.Y., about 15 miles north of Albany, in the . Kupec is the formetr presidentof ’s U.S. subsidiary in Calif, where AMD (NYS: AMD) also is located. UMC designw semiconductors for the electronics Most recently, Kupec was chief operating officer of , a semiconductot company that is also headquartered in Sunnyvale. Before cominfg to eSilicon, Kupec spent 15 years in various positiones with ofSan Jose, Calif. Doug Grose, CEO of said Kupec was tapped because of his extensivefoundrh experience. “We recognize that in the foundryh business the customer experience is the keyto success,” Gross said.
“We want to becomer a seamless extension ofour environments, providing secure capacity, advanced technolog and world-class support through global operationsw that they come to view as their own.” GlobalFoundriesa will also operate AMD’s two former foundries in Germany. Ground-clearing for the Maltaq plant is scheduled to start in acoupls weeks. Construction is expectedd to employ 1,500 people over an 18-mont period. More than 1,400 permanenrt jobs will be createsd by the time the plant is fully operationaplin 2014.
Earlier this the company named threeother executives, including Brucew McDougall as chief financial Alexie Lee and vice president and general and Jim Doran as senior vice president and genera l manager of Fab 1, the company’s manufacturinhg facility in Dresden. Former AMD CEO Hectot Ruiz is the company’s chairman of the board. The company’sw first local employee was John Blowers, a Burnt Hills, resident who was hired in February as seniof manager of human resources serviceaand solutions. His office is locatedr in the ’s Saratogza Technology + Energy Park in Malta. Before comingh to GlobalFoundries, Blowers worked for Co.
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GlobalFoundries is building a $4.2 billion chip fab in N.Y., about 15 miles north of Albany, in the . Kupec is the formetr presidentof ’s U.S. subsidiary in Calif, where AMD (NYS: AMD) also is located. UMC designw semiconductors for the electronics Most recently, Kupec was chief operating officer of , a semiconductot company that is also headquartered in Sunnyvale. Before cominfg to eSilicon, Kupec spent 15 years in various positiones with ofSan Jose, Calif. Doug Grose, CEO of said Kupec was tapped because of his extensivefoundrh experience. “We recognize that in the foundryh business the customer experience is the keyto success,” Gross said.
“We want to becomer a seamless extension ofour environments, providing secure capacity, advanced technolog and world-class support through global operationsw that they come to view as their own.” GlobalFoundriesa will also operate AMD’s two former foundries in Germany. Ground-clearing for the Maltaq plant is scheduled to start in acoupls weeks. Construction is expectedd to employ 1,500 people over an 18-mont period. More than 1,400 permanenrt jobs will be createsd by the time the plant is fully operationaplin 2014.
Earlier this the company named threeother executives, including Brucew McDougall as chief financial Alexie Lee and vice president and general and Jim Doran as senior vice president and genera l manager of Fab 1, the company’s manufacturinhg facility in Dresden. Former AMD CEO Hectot Ruiz is the company’s chairman of the board. The company’sw first local employee was John Blowers, a Burnt Hills, resident who was hired in February as seniof manager of human resources serviceaand solutions. His office is locatedr in the ’s Saratogza Technology + Energy Park in Malta. Before comingh to GlobalFoundries, Blowers worked for Co.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
UCSF Med School under fire from Sen. Grassley - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The June 17 story, by James Oliphant ( ), said the top Republican on the powerful SenateeFinance Committee, has asked UCSF to supply documents on federal funding over the last five years, includingf details of an external review by the KPMG accountinv firm. “If the financial integritty of UCSFis questionable,” Grassleyt said in a letter to the university, accordinbg to the L.A. Times, “I am worries that similar problems regarding taxpayer dollars may also exist at othert campuses within theUC system, such as UC UCLA and UC Davis.
” Grassley’s comments come in durinfg a continuing feud between UCSF and David Kessler, former dean of its medicaol school, who earlier headed the U.S. Food and Drug Administratiobn underPresident Clinton, over allegations involving the medical school’s financial reporting. The Times reported that Kesslee was fired inlate “after repeatedly complaining that he had been misled abou t the school’s finances.” Kessler has filed a whistleblowerr lawsuit against the and is seeking to get his job along with lost pay, benefits and damages, the Times Grassley raised his concerns in an Aprio letter to UC President Mark Yudof, accordinf to the Times.
UCSF was awarded $444 millionn last year from the Nationalo Institutesof Health, with $383 milliobn going to the medical which is also seeking a big chunkj of federal stimulus funding. University officiald have said Kessler was firedfor performance-related reasons, Oliphant’s article notes, but they’re treating him as a Kessler’s lawsuit has been stayed pending the conclusiohn of an administrative review, the Times repory said.
In a comment provided Wednesdahy afternoon to the San Francisco Business UC reiterated that it has provided informatiomnto Grassley’s office on the financiall issues in question and that Kessler’s allegations have been exhaustively and repeatedly investigated at the University’s expense. Those investigations “have foundf no evidence whatsoever of any inaccuracy in the booksa and records of the UC said in itswritteb statement. UC officials also notecd that a review released in March 2008 bythe U.S.
Departmen t of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspecto r General found thatUCSF “had complied with all Federakl regulations for claiming reimbursement for administrative and clericapl expenses” connected to the NIH
The June 17 story, by James Oliphant ( ), said the top Republican on the powerful SenateeFinance Committee, has asked UCSF to supply documents on federal funding over the last five years, includingf details of an external review by the KPMG accountinv firm. “If the financial integritty of UCSFis questionable,” Grassleyt said in a letter to the university, accordinbg to the L.A. Times, “I am worries that similar problems regarding taxpayer dollars may also exist at othert campuses within theUC system, such as UC UCLA and UC Davis.
” Grassley’s comments come in durinfg a continuing feud between UCSF and David Kessler, former dean of its medicaol school, who earlier headed the U.S. Food and Drug Administratiobn underPresident Clinton, over allegations involving the medical school’s financial reporting. The Times reported that Kesslee was fired inlate “after repeatedly complaining that he had been misled abou t the school’s finances.” Kessler has filed a whistleblowerr lawsuit against the and is seeking to get his job along with lost pay, benefits and damages, the Times Grassley raised his concerns in an Aprio letter to UC President Mark Yudof, accordinf to the Times.
UCSF was awarded $444 millionn last year from the Nationalo Institutesof Health, with $383 milliobn going to the medical which is also seeking a big chunkj of federal stimulus funding. University officiald have said Kessler was firedfor performance-related reasons, Oliphant’s article notes, but they’re treating him as a Kessler’s lawsuit has been stayed pending the conclusiohn of an administrative review, the Times repory said.
In a comment provided Wednesdahy afternoon to the San Francisco Business UC reiterated that it has provided informatiomnto Grassley’s office on the financiall issues in question and that Kessler’s allegations have been exhaustively and repeatedly investigated at the University’s expense. Those investigations “have foundf no evidence whatsoever of any inaccuracy in the booksa and records of the UC said in itswritteb statement. UC officials also notecd that a review released in March 2008 bythe U.S.
Departmen t of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspecto r General found thatUCSF “had complied with all Federakl regulations for claiming reimbursement for administrative and clericapl expenses” connected to the NIH
Sunday, October 2, 2011
MathStar gets another offer - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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million deal. Tiberius, which had previously sought a minimum tender of a majority ofthe company’s nearly 9.2 million is now seeking a minimum tender condition of 3 million shares. The tendert offer has also been extended toJuly 20. Executiveds with MathStar, which shut down more than year ago, have urgec shareholders to reject Tiberius’ previous offers, which it deemef too low. The company has said it is considerinbg at least twoalternate paths, including a possible merger with anothefr semiconductor company or restarting operations aftert acquiring new technology. MathStart shares jumped 3.4 percent Monday to $1.212 per share. It has a 52-week range between 63 cente and $1.49.
MathStar was formerly based in Minneapolis.
million deal. Tiberius, which had previously sought a minimum tender of a majority ofthe company’s nearly 9.2 million is now seeking a minimum tender condition of 3 million shares. The tendert offer has also been extended toJuly 20. Executiveds with MathStar, which shut down more than year ago, have urgec shareholders to reject Tiberius’ previous offers, which it deemef too low. The company has said it is considerinbg at least twoalternate paths, including a possible merger with anothefr semiconductor company or restarting operations aftert acquiring new technology. MathStart shares jumped 3.4 percent Monday to $1.212 per share. It has a 52-week range between 63 cente and $1.49.
MathStar was formerly based in Minneapolis.
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