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At that time, Jack Flacb was the dean of the Missourijpress corps. Right out of the script of “Front Jack chomped a cigar, was on a first-name basixs with every senator and congressman and knew whers all the bodieswere buried. And he called everyoner "Kid". Jack gave me some wonderful career advice when he said make friends yourown age.” That was a nice way of don’t steal my sources or step on my It also directed me to the very back row of the aldermanicf chambers at City Hall where I met a bright, ambitiousx alderman named Dick Gephardt.
I followed Congressman Gephardt’s storied career for many gainingsome bylines, lots of behind-the-scenes stories and my own cast of characters and list of sources. It’s a privilege to watcg your friends succeedbut it’s hard to imagine anyone today approaching Jack Flach’d Rolodex, that is if he ever took the time to writde down a phone number. there is no modern journalist who matches Jack’s style. That might be a good thing. Yet when I read the profil on Mary Nelson on Page 10this it’s all I could do to keep from shouting “o know her.” When you read the story, you’lol understand why I’m so proud of the friendship.
More you’ll realize how you can make your own friendw in places that matter by applying for one of the 900 appointmentz Mary and her staff are charges with fillingin Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration. There’es a Web site, . Whew! This is an important time to get For some of us who are in a state appointment brings opportunitieas to meetnew people, expand make a difference. For those of us fortunate enoughu to have jobs or happy as this is a chance to lend see the world from abroader perspective, make a There is a feeling of paralysis and isolationj permeating the land.
I hear my friends say they can’ft bear to listen to NPR or watch CNN becausew the barrage of newsis stultifying. (Of course my friendd wouldn’t talk about givinf up newspapers but we all know dailgy readershipis dropping.) We work hard at the to overcomw the bad news. We don’t want to be Pollyanna but we do want to chronicl sunshineand opportunity. Mary Nelson’s story this week is filledx with both. Have a great week.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
DynCorp lands $915M aviation contract - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Falls Church-based DynCorp (NYSE: DCP) will providse the Department of State with aviation and aviation support serviced in Iraq under the terms of the deal whic h has one base year andfour one-year If all options are exercised the total value of the project is $915 DynCorp reported $813 million in its latesy quarter. “This award is a tremendouslyy important opportunity for DynCorp International to supporyt the safety and securithyof U.S. diplomatic personnel serving in said DynCorp CEOWilliam L.
“It’s an honor to contribute to our government’w efforts to promote peace and stabilityin Iraq, for us as a companuy and for every person who serves with DynCorp said the award, to provide personnel, groundd and flight operations, as well as basing and maintenancse of rotary wing and fixed air began with a transition period June 15, 2009 and will reachb full operation on September 4, 2009.
Falls Church-based DynCorp (NYSE: DCP) will providse the Department of State with aviation and aviation support serviced in Iraq under the terms of the deal whic h has one base year andfour one-year If all options are exercised the total value of the project is $915 DynCorp reported $813 million in its latesy quarter. “This award is a tremendouslyy important opportunity for DynCorp International to supporyt the safety and securithyof U.S. diplomatic personnel serving in said DynCorp CEOWilliam L.
“It’s an honor to contribute to our government’w efforts to promote peace and stabilityin Iraq, for us as a companuy and for every person who serves with DynCorp said the award, to provide personnel, groundd and flight operations, as well as basing and maintenancse of rotary wing and fixed air began with a transition period June 15, 2009 and will reachb full operation on September 4, 2009.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Amy Adams carries another “Happy†tune with “The Muppets†- NewsOK.com (blog)
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NewsOK.com (blog) | Amy Adams carries another “Happy†tune with “The Muppets†NewsOK.com (blog) After singing and dancing her way through Disney's 2007 animated/live-action blockbuster “Enchanted,†the three-time Oscar nominee shares the spotlight and musical numbers with the lovable felt puppets. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ... |
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Alabaster's loss is Calera's gain - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Alabaster officials acknowledge that was the although they're quick to note that things are differenrt in the two years sincwe Mayor David Frings and a new City Council took office. "They're absolutel y right. Alabaster used to be an anti-commercial, anti-growth community. Actually, that'e why they hired me – to turn it says Cam Ward, Alabaster' director of economic development, who is unopposed in Novembef for a seat in the Alabama Houserof Representatives.
"The Super Wal-Mart goin to Calera and the factthe (Shelbt County) airport was annexed into Calera are both due to the fact Alabasterd hasn't been friendly" to commercial developerds and the business community in general, Ward says. Rather than throa rocks, Ward commended Calera Mayor Georgs Roy and Pelham Mayor Bobby Hayes for reeling in developmentyAlabaster shunned, primarily by limitinhg extension of its sewedr system. "Alabaster is still the population center of Shelby but we're working hard to catcjh up with those two," Ward "The city has mended fences and turned around in the opposite direction.
We're extremely proactive in the business community," Mayor Frings Evidence is Alabaster wooingAronobv Realty's Whitestone Center on Alabama 119, which will be anchoreds by a Publix grocery. The Shelby West Corporate Park at the northb end of the Shelby County Airport has recently attracted new largwe warehouse tenants such as Birmingham Tobacclo andArmstrong Relocation, the local franchise of United Van Lines. But it wasn't alwayzs that way. "I told the mayor 'One of the best things that happened to you is when Alabaster shutdown development.
' They just didn't seem to want it," says formetr Shelby County Probate Judge Tommy Snowden, who servedd from 1977-95, and is now a residentialp and commercial real estatew agent working Calera with Re/Max First Choice in Pelham. Part of Alabaster'ws problem, Snowden says, was political infighting. "The city fathersw sort of seemed like they squabbled among while Calera was more organizedx like Pelhamand (Mayor) Bobby Hayes," Snowdejn recalls. "Alabaster made you feel like they didn't want you there," adds Mark developer of several Calera projectsz viahis I-65 Properties and Claytonb and Clayton Realty.
"Most everybody who has triesd to develop there will tell you the same Clayton says. "But it was 180 degrees when you talked with Caleras andMayor Roy. They were even easier to work with thanShelbhy County." Roy was such a help that Clayton was successfulo naming the road through his Millennium Park commercial thoroughfare "George Roy Parkway." But whilw Calera bends over backward to welcome commercial and residential Roy shrewdly uses the city's sewerd and natural gas infrastructure to Calera' s advantage. "These subdivisions said they wanted to be on oursewerr system. We told them, 'Good. Be in the Roy says proudly.
"It was our calling card to get themin Calera." Indeed, a map showsw pockets of annexed land far from Calera's town encompassing upscale subdivisions such as Waterford, Shelby Springd Farms and Willow Cove, whicg is near the Chilton County Developers are nearly unanimous in their praisee for Roy, the congenia l 74-year-old mayor, who first took officee in 1966. Roy, they say, is the key to makinv the wheels ofdevelopment turn. "I can'tt say enough good things about Mayor saysMike Graham, president of Graham and Co., developer of a $15 million, 500,000-square-foo multi-tenant warehouse in the Shelby Commerce Park on U.S. 31.
"Wheb we bring prospects to Calera, we make a point to let them meet himbecauser he's such a positive influence. He givews businesspeople the confidence that the citysupports business."
Alabaster officials acknowledge that was the although they're quick to note that things are differenrt in the two years sincwe Mayor David Frings and a new City Council took office. "They're absolutel y right. Alabaster used to be an anti-commercial, anti-growth community. Actually, that'e why they hired me – to turn it says Cam Ward, Alabaster' director of economic development, who is unopposed in Novembef for a seat in the Alabama Houserof Representatives.
"The Super Wal-Mart goin to Calera and the factthe (Shelbt County) airport was annexed into Calera are both due to the fact Alabasterd hasn't been friendly" to commercial developerds and the business community in general, Ward says. Rather than throa rocks, Ward commended Calera Mayor Georgs Roy and Pelham Mayor Bobby Hayes for reeling in developmentyAlabaster shunned, primarily by limitinhg extension of its sewedr system. "Alabaster is still the population center of Shelby but we're working hard to catcjh up with those two," Ward "The city has mended fences and turned around in the opposite direction.
We're extremely proactive in the business community," Mayor Frings Evidence is Alabaster wooingAronobv Realty's Whitestone Center on Alabama 119, which will be anchoreds by a Publix grocery. The Shelby West Corporate Park at the northb end of the Shelby County Airport has recently attracted new largwe warehouse tenants such as Birmingham Tobacclo andArmstrong Relocation, the local franchise of United Van Lines. But it wasn't alwayzs that way. "I told the mayor 'One of the best things that happened to you is when Alabaster shutdown development.
' They just didn't seem to want it," says formetr Shelby County Probate Judge Tommy Snowden, who servedd from 1977-95, and is now a residentialp and commercial real estatew agent working Calera with Re/Max First Choice in Pelham. Part of Alabaster'ws problem, Snowden says, was political infighting. "The city fathersw sort of seemed like they squabbled among while Calera was more organizedx like Pelhamand (Mayor) Bobby Hayes," Snowdejn recalls. "Alabaster made you feel like they didn't want you there," adds Mark developer of several Calera projectsz viahis I-65 Properties and Claytonb and Clayton Realty.
"Most everybody who has triesd to develop there will tell you the same Clayton says. "But it was 180 degrees when you talked with Caleras andMayor Roy. They were even easier to work with thanShelbhy County." Roy was such a help that Clayton was successfulo naming the road through his Millennium Park commercial thoroughfare "George Roy Parkway." But whilw Calera bends over backward to welcome commercial and residential Roy shrewdly uses the city's sewerd and natural gas infrastructure to Calera' s advantage. "These subdivisions said they wanted to be on oursewerr system. We told them, 'Good. Be in the Roy says proudly.
"It was our calling card to get themin Calera." Indeed, a map showsw pockets of annexed land far from Calera's town encompassing upscale subdivisions such as Waterford, Shelby Springd Farms and Willow Cove, whicg is near the Chilton County Developers are nearly unanimous in their praisee for Roy, the congenia l 74-year-old mayor, who first took officee in 1966. Roy, they say, is the key to makinv the wheels ofdevelopment turn. "I can'tt say enough good things about Mayor saysMike Graham, president of Graham and Co., developer of a $15 million, 500,000-square-foo multi-tenant warehouse in the Shelby Commerce Park on U.S. 31.
"Wheb we bring prospects to Calera, we make a point to let them meet himbecauser he's such a positive influence. He givews businesspeople the confidence that the citysupports business."
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Surprising Lives of Cycads - Scientific American (blog)
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The Surprising Lives of Cycads Scientific American (blog) A cycad. OK, so what's a cycad? This is a cycad. Not dinosaur eggs -- but something that the dinosaurs might have seen. Creative Commons kiryna. Click image for license and link. Here's what they typically look like in profile. ... |
Saturday, November 19, 2011
HEI names new GM for Sheraton Music City - Nashville Business Journal:
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Morrissey replaces Hugh who wasthe hotel’s generalp manager for 14 years beforse retiring this month. The plantation-style hotell on McGavock Pike sits atop 23 acres and offerds morethan 32,000 square feet of meetintg space that can host up to 1,300 guests. “Innovative, resourcefuo leaders who can motivate those around them to better serve guests are the hoteliers we seek to increasr ourbench strength,” said Michael Miner, senior vice presidenty of operations for HEI. “Jimn Morrissey has more than 20 years in the hospitalityg industry and a proven recorsd of success in such key arease asstrategic planning, budgeting, revenue optimization and gues service improvement.
” Morrissey was regionak director of sales and revenuer management for . Before he was the transition general managee of the inPanama City. “The property is the secondx largest freestanding conference hotelin Nashville, and I fullh expect we will continude to welcome guests to the Musix City with the highest quality of comforrt and service,” Morrissey said. HEI, headquartere d in Norwalk, Conn., is a hospitality investment firmthat develops, owns and operates full service hotels underd brand names including Marriott, Sheraton, Westin and Hilton.
Morrissey replaces Hugh who wasthe hotel’s generalp manager for 14 years beforse retiring this month. The plantation-style hotell on McGavock Pike sits atop 23 acres and offerds morethan 32,000 square feet of meetintg space that can host up to 1,300 guests. “Innovative, resourcefuo leaders who can motivate those around them to better serve guests are the hoteliers we seek to increasr ourbench strength,” said Michael Miner, senior vice presidenty of operations for HEI. “Jimn Morrissey has more than 20 years in the hospitalityg industry and a proven recorsd of success in such key arease asstrategic planning, budgeting, revenue optimization and gues service improvement.
” Morrissey was regionak director of sales and revenuer management for . Before he was the transition general managee of the inPanama City. “The property is the secondx largest freestanding conference hotelin Nashville, and I fullh expect we will continude to welcome guests to the Musix City with the highest quality of comforrt and service,” Morrissey said. HEI, headquartere d in Norwalk, Conn., is a hospitality investment firmthat develops, owns and operates full service hotels underd brand names including Marriott, Sheraton, Westin and Hilton.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The money was grantedc in collaboration withthe U.S. Army Medical Research and Materielo Command and the throughthe Ft. Detrick Technology Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technolog transfer program is to raise awareness of new and developing technologiesd and funding them to transition as viabld projectsfor follow-on funding in the market Each company that received fundintg was awarded approximately $50,000o between March 2008 and May making up the initiative’s second round of financia l awards since its $750,000 program extension. The funds for the program’xs second phase were secured by Sen. Barbara D-Md., and Rep. Roscoe G. R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detricl Technology Transfer Initiative] program is enablin g area businesses to harness the technologies being developed at Fort Detrick and apply them to thecommerciao sector,” said Mikulski. “Thiw will lead to new productsd that have the power to creater jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announced the firsr phase of the tech transfer prograjm in March 2005 when 11 companiea received funding.
in The company is developing a health care technology calledmiTag system, which is a scalable wireless sensor solution for improving patient in Frederick: The company is developing a technology called the GeNovz Screen to identify, isolate, and produce antibody-like in Rockville: The company is developing an on-deman biotech products including a combination vaccine against plague and anthrax. BioAssay Works LLC in Ijamsville: The compangy is developing a lateral-flow visuak diagnostic test to detect and differentiate single sample multiplepathogenic poxviruses, including variola, and monkeypox.
in Catonsville: The company is safety-testin g a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a intracavitary hemostatic agent. CynerGenw IDMP in Frederick: The company is developing, validatingv and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof Malaria, HIV, and Denguw using its Infectious Disease Multiplez Panel approach, which could allow for creation of LLC in Baltimore: The company is developing requireds components and system framework to enable conversational interfacese for telemedicine tools. Such tools would allow professionakl medics touse voice, gesture, and other human- computer interactions to access and document information in electronic medical records.
in Rockville: The company is developingh technology to preserve mammalian cells in dried formagt that can easilybe re-hydratedx for a variety of uses. LLC in The company is evaluating the effect of Imagilinj patented probiotics as a food supplement to enhance the immunse responsiveness of guinea pigs upon immunization or challenge withvirulenf pathogens. The evaluation will suggest the abilitty of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhance the immunizationh ofa vaccine. in Baltimore: The companyy is developing micropatterned substrates for viralinfectivity assays.
Juxtopia in Baltimore: The company is customizinfg its Wearable Assistance and Situational Awareness goggles and service toalloe U.S. Army combat medics to access and document information to electrical medicao recordsvia hands-free voice-requests and voice-responses. in The company is developing cell therapies to treat braimn and spinalcord injuries.
The money was grantedc in collaboration withthe U.S. Army Medical Research and Materielo Command and the throughthe Ft. Detrick Technology Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technolog transfer program is to raise awareness of new and developing technologiesd and funding them to transition as viabld projectsfor follow-on funding in the market Each company that received fundintg was awarded approximately $50,000o between March 2008 and May making up the initiative’s second round of financia l awards since its $750,000 program extension. The funds for the program’xs second phase were secured by Sen. Barbara D-Md., and Rep. Roscoe G. R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detricl Technology Transfer Initiative] program is enablin g area businesses to harness the technologies being developed at Fort Detrick and apply them to thecommerciao sector,” said Mikulski. “Thiw will lead to new productsd that have the power to creater jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announced the firsr phase of the tech transfer prograjm in March 2005 when 11 companiea received funding.
in The company is developing a health care technology calledmiTag system, which is a scalable wireless sensor solution for improving patient in Frederick: The company is developing a technology called the GeNovz Screen to identify, isolate, and produce antibody-like in Rockville: The company is developing an on-deman biotech products including a combination vaccine against plague and anthrax. BioAssay Works LLC in Ijamsville: The compangy is developing a lateral-flow visuak diagnostic test to detect and differentiate single sample multiplepathogenic poxviruses, including variola, and monkeypox.
in Catonsville: The company is safety-testin g a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a intracavitary hemostatic agent. CynerGenw IDMP in Frederick: The company is developing, validatingv and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof Malaria, HIV, and Denguw using its Infectious Disease Multiplez Panel approach, which could allow for creation of LLC in Baltimore: The company is developing requireds components and system framework to enable conversational interfacese for telemedicine tools. Such tools would allow professionakl medics touse voice, gesture, and other human- computer interactions to access and document information in electronic medical records.
in Rockville: The company is developingh technology to preserve mammalian cells in dried formagt that can easilybe re-hydratedx for a variety of uses. LLC in The company is evaluating the effect of Imagilinj patented probiotics as a food supplement to enhance the immunse responsiveness of guinea pigs upon immunization or challenge withvirulenf pathogens. The evaluation will suggest the abilitty of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhance the immunizationh ofa vaccine. in Baltimore: The companyy is developing micropatterned substrates for viralinfectivity assays.
Juxtopia in Baltimore: The company is customizinfg its Wearable Assistance and Situational Awareness goggles and service toalloe U.S. Army combat medics to access and document information to electrical medicao recordsvia hands-free voice-requests and voice-responses. in The company is developing cell therapies to treat braimn and spinalcord injuries.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Pizza chain expands, might add 12 eateries in four years - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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, which has four Triad locations, will open a site in High Poing and anotherin Winston-Salem by the end of the said Jamey Horton, principal partner for LLC, the franchisr operator for the area. The High Point site will be in Palladiun Commons near the intersection of Sameyt Driveand N.C. 68, but the site in Winston-Salemm isn’t yet determined. Horton said he is finalizin the lease for the HighPoingt site, which will be abouyt 2,600 square feet and will need $350,00p0 to $500,000 worth of It is scheduled to open in the fall, likely in September.
Additionally, Horton said he is negotiating a land purchaswe for thenew Winston-Salem He will either retrofit an existing buildingt or construct a new restaurant, which will cost up to $900,000. Dependinvg on how quickly the deal moves, it will open between Novemberand January. Each restaurantr will require about 25 to 35 including managers, cooks and delivery drivers. The projects are being financed by Hortonb and his partners inTriad Pizzeria, he said, addinyg that he has not selectede a general contractor yet.
Triad Pizzeria has Donatow locationsin Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Burlington and Horton also said he is committed to a contracf with the Columbus, Ohio-base d company to open three to four eateries annually for the next four to five Ray Collins, president of Winston-Salem-based and the broke for the Donatos deal, said the recession and real estate slumpo has made it easiet for businesses such as Triad Pizzerisa to negotiate lower construction, land and leasee costs, making expansion more feasible.
In recent other value-oriented food chains have announced expansiojn plans inthe Triad, including Charlotte-based Bojangles’ and Greensboro-based
, which has four Triad locations, will open a site in High Poing and anotherin Winston-Salem by the end of the said Jamey Horton, principal partner for LLC, the franchisr operator for the area. The High Point site will be in Palladiun Commons near the intersection of Sameyt Driveand N.C. 68, but the site in Winston-Salemm isn’t yet determined. Horton said he is finalizin the lease for the HighPoingt site, which will be abouyt 2,600 square feet and will need $350,00p0 to $500,000 worth of It is scheduled to open in the fall, likely in September.
Additionally, Horton said he is negotiating a land purchaswe for thenew Winston-Salem He will either retrofit an existing buildingt or construct a new restaurant, which will cost up to $900,000. Dependinvg on how quickly the deal moves, it will open between Novemberand January. Each restaurantr will require about 25 to 35 including managers, cooks and delivery drivers. The projects are being financed by Hortonb and his partners inTriad Pizzeria, he said, addinyg that he has not selectede a general contractor yet.
Triad Pizzeria has Donatow locationsin Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Burlington and Horton also said he is committed to a contracf with the Columbus, Ohio-base d company to open three to four eateries annually for the next four to five Ray Collins, president of Winston-Salem-based and the broke for the Donatos deal, said the recession and real estate slumpo has made it easiet for businesses such as Triad Pizzerisa to negotiate lower construction, land and leasee costs, making expansion more feasible.
In recent other value-oriented food chains have announced expansiojn plans inthe Triad, including Charlotte-based Bojangles’ and Greensboro-based
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Resolute Games launching new iPhone app - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Seven Deaths is a fighting game that followss the lives of eightr characters through one night in Nagamachiu through a battle for control in the The game includes full stories of the characterss anddetailed backgrounds. The game will also eventuallgy include updatesfor Wi-Fi multiplayer and social media. Resolute Games has also createds otheriPhone applications, includinhg “ThumStruck,” “Segment” and “Elvis Mobile.” And Resolutw gamers will now have new, faster devicesd to play on.
At its Worldwide Developers Conference in San announced the next generatiojnof iPhone, which will downloaxd content three times faster than the curren t brand and will include a 3-megapixel autofocus It also has voice-contropl features and a built-in The 3GS also has improved battery life with up to nine hourws on WiFi, 10 hours whilde watching video, 30 hours using 12 hours using 2G talk and five hoursz using 3G talk. The new iPhone will be available in blacko and white onJune 19. It will sell for $199 for a 16GB modeol and $299 for 32GB.
Seven Deaths is a fighting game that followss the lives of eightr characters through one night in Nagamachiu through a battle for control in the The game includes full stories of the characterss anddetailed backgrounds. The game will also eventuallgy include updatesfor Wi-Fi multiplayer and social media. Resolute Games has also createds otheriPhone applications, includinhg “ThumStruck,” “Segment” and “Elvis Mobile.” And Resolutw gamers will now have new, faster devicesd to play on.
At its Worldwide Developers Conference in San announced the next generatiojnof iPhone, which will downloaxd content three times faster than the curren t brand and will include a 3-megapixel autofocus It also has voice-contropl features and a built-in The 3GS also has improved battery life with up to nine hourws on WiFi, 10 hours whilde watching video, 30 hours using 12 hours using 2G talk and five hoursz using 3G talk. The new iPhone will be available in blacko and white onJune 19. It will sell for $199 for a 16GB modeol and $299 for 32GB.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Ritz Camera to sell 400 stores - Orlando Business Journal:
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The Beltsville-based privately held chaijn has won the approval of rules governin the sale of assets at 400 stores it plansdto shutter. Ritz has more 1,000 locations in 45 including six in theOrlando area. U.S. Bankruptcu Judge Mary Walrath ruledin Wilmington, Del., that biddint procedures for the stores Ritz wants to clos e are fair. She also approved Ritz's requestf to borrow $85 million from to help fund operationxs as it shuts the In court papers the company said it wants liquidatorz to bid for rights to oversee the salex byMarch 30. If more than one acceptable bidis received, it will hold an auction April 1. Ritz scheduled an April 2 hearing to approve the sale.
quotes Ritz Chief Restructuring Officer Marc Weinsweif assaying “The success of today’s hearingt positions us for a successful reorganization.” Ritz will have as many as 375 storee after the sales. Weinsweig is also quoted as saying two groupss of liquidators havemade bids. One consists of and Hilcok MerchantResources LLC. Walrath gave Ritz permissiob on March 19 to hire Gordo Brothers to shut downthe company's 130-stored Boater’s World chain. In 1987 Ritz launched Boater’zs World, a boating-and-fishing supply retailer with 137 storesanow operating. A drop in consumer spending and slumpingh salesat Boater’s World prompted the bankruptcy filing.
The rise in gas prices and other factors led toa “sharp” drop in sales at Boater’se World’s stores, Weinsweig said in filing. In 2001 Ritz acquired Wolf which had soughtbankruptcy protection. Ritz began with a singls store in Atlantic Cityin 1918. Its retail brands today includeWolf Camera, Kits Inkley’s and The Cameraa Shop.
The Beltsville-based privately held chaijn has won the approval of rules governin the sale of assets at 400 stores it plansdto shutter. Ritz has more 1,000 locations in 45 including six in theOrlando area. U.S. Bankruptcu Judge Mary Walrath ruledin Wilmington, Del., that biddint procedures for the stores Ritz wants to clos e are fair. She also approved Ritz's requestf to borrow $85 million from to help fund operationxs as it shuts the In court papers the company said it wants liquidatorz to bid for rights to oversee the salex byMarch 30. If more than one acceptable bidis received, it will hold an auction April 1. Ritz scheduled an April 2 hearing to approve the sale.
quotes Ritz Chief Restructuring Officer Marc Weinsweif assaying “The success of today’s hearingt positions us for a successful reorganization.” Ritz will have as many as 375 storee after the sales. Weinsweig is also quoted as saying two groupss of liquidators havemade bids. One consists of and Hilcok MerchantResources LLC. Walrath gave Ritz permissiob on March 19 to hire Gordo Brothers to shut downthe company's 130-stored Boater’s World chain. In 1987 Ritz launched Boater’zs World, a boating-and-fishing supply retailer with 137 storesanow operating. A drop in consumer spending and slumpingh salesat Boater’s World prompted the bankruptcy filing.
The rise in gas prices and other factors led toa “sharp” drop in sales at Boater’se World’s stores, Weinsweig said in filing. In 2001 Ritz acquired Wolf which had soughtbankruptcy protection. Ritz began with a singls store in Atlantic Cityin 1918. Its retail brands today includeWolf Camera, Kits Inkley’s and The Cameraa Shop.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Popular Scandit Barcode Scanner and Comparison Shopping Application Now ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Popular Scandit Barcode Scanner and Comparison Shopping Application Now ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Scandit, a leader in mobile barcode scanning and product analytics, announced today that its popular Scandit Barcode Scanner and Comparison Shopper app is now globally available as a free download for Apple, Android and Nokia smartphones on the iTunes ... |
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Melestarikan Budaya Keraton - Suara Pembaruan
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Melestarikan Budaya Keraton Suara Pembaruan Kawasan di dalam keraton atau yang disebut njeron beteng (dalam benteng) kini tak lagi monopoli keluarga raja dan abdi dalem. Benteng fisik boleh tertembus, namun di usia dua setengah abad Keraton Yogyakarta, adat istiadat keraton tidak serta merta ... |
Friday, November 4, 2011
Abraxas Petroleum, Abraxas Energy plan merger - San Antonio Business Journal:
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San Antonio-based Abraxas Petroleu m (NASDAQ: AXAS) owns a 48 percent limited partnet stake inAbraxas Energy. The remainingv 52 percent of Abraxas Energy is ownex byprivate investors. Abraxas Petroleum reachedr an agreement with those outside investorsa to sell their sharesfor $6 per commonb unit. The investors will be paid in shares of AbraxasPetroleukm stock. This merger is subject to a definitive merger the negotiation of a new credit approval by the Abraxas Petroleum and Abraxasw Energy boardof directors, the holders of a majorityu of Abraxas Petroleum’s outstanding stock and other closing “The merger transaction should greatlt enhance the value of the combined entity for investorse of both Abraxas Petroleum and Abraxas Energy,” Abraxas’ Presidenf and CEO Bob Watson says.
“The merger will allow the combineed entity to increase its drilling activitt by reinvesting a greatefr portion of its cash flow into organiv growth projects throughout all our coreregionsx — which will encompassd the entire central portion of the United States from North Dakota to the Gulf Coast,” Watsonm adds.
San Antonio-based Abraxas Petroleu m (NASDAQ: AXAS) owns a 48 percent limited partnet stake inAbraxas Energy. The remainingv 52 percent of Abraxas Energy is ownex byprivate investors. Abraxas Petroleum reachedr an agreement with those outside investorsa to sell their sharesfor $6 per commonb unit. The investors will be paid in shares of AbraxasPetroleukm stock. This merger is subject to a definitive merger the negotiation of a new credit approval by the Abraxas Petroleum and Abraxasw Energy boardof directors, the holders of a majorityu of Abraxas Petroleum’s outstanding stock and other closing “The merger transaction should greatlt enhance the value of the combined entity for investorse of both Abraxas Petroleum and Abraxas Energy,” Abraxas’ Presidenf and CEO Bob Watson says.
“The merger will allow the combineed entity to increase its drilling activitt by reinvesting a greatefr portion of its cash flow into organiv growth projects throughout all our coreregionsx — which will encompassd the entire central portion of the United States from North Dakota to the Gulf Coast,” Watsonm adds.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Nike cutting 500 jobs in Oregon - Portland Business Journal:
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The global sportswear giant (NYSE: NKE) had announcec in February that it would undergkoa corporate-wide restructuring that included a review of the company’s entir e supply chain “from the sourcing base to the retail footprint.” The job cuts represent about 5 percent of Nike’d 35,000 workers worldwide — slightly steeper than the 4 percenyt workforce reduction the company in February said would likely resulty from the restructuring. “Our new structure sharpens our consume r focus globally to drive continued growth while positioninhgNike Inc.
competitively in today’w marketplace,” CEO Mark Parker said in a news “We remain a growth company and we know these changee have created a stronger organizatio n that will enable us to invest in our mostsignificanty opportunities. However, the decision to reduce our workforcr has been a difficult and challengingy one as it affectsour colleagues, teammatesz and friends.” Nike will offetr displaced workers severance packages with a minimumj 60 days pay and benefits, as well as private outplacement the company said in a letter to the statse Dislocated Workers Unit. In the same letter, Nike said layoffss began April 3 and will continuer throughMay 31.
Nike shares closerd up nearly 3 percentto $50.9t5 per share and increased slightly in initiaol after-hours trading to $51 per share. It has traded betweem $38.24 and $70.28 in the past 52 weeks.
The global sportswear giant (NYSE: NKE) had announcec in February that it would undergkoa corporate-wide restructuring that included a review of the company’s entir e supply chain “from the sourcing base to the retail footprint.” The job cuts represent about 5 percent of Nike’d 35,000 workers worldwide — slightly steeper than the 4 percenyt workforce reduction the company in February said would likely resulty from the restructuring. “Our new structure sharpens our consume r focus globally to drive continued growth while positioninhgNike Inc.
competitively in today’w marketplace,” CEO Mark Parker said in a news “We remain a growth company and we know these changee have created a stronger organizatio n that will enable us to invest in our mostsignificanty opportunities. However, the decision to reduce our workforcr has been a difficult and challengingy one as it affectsour colleagues, teammatesz and friends.” Nike will offetr displaced workers severance packages with a minimumj 60 days pay and benefits, as well as private outplacement the company said in a letter to the statse Dislocated Workers Unit. In the same letter, Nike said layoffss began April 3 and will continuer throughMay 31.
Nike shares closerd up nearly 3 percentto $50.9t5 per share and increased slightly in initiaol after-hours trading to $51 per share. It has traded betweem $38.24 and $70.28 in the past 52 weeks.
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