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BofA raises almost all of $33.9B buffer - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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billion. Last month, BofA sold $13.5 billion in common stock. The bank issued 1.25 billioh shares at an average priceof $10.77 per BofA also sold a 5.7 percent stakse in to Asian investors for a gain of $4.5 billion. In BofA agreed to exchange $9.5 billion in preferred share for 704 million shares of common BofA expects togarner $1.3 billionn from reduced dividends on the preferred The exchange doesn’t apply to preferred shares held by the federaol government. So far, BofA has boostec its Tier 1 common capitakby $2.1 billion by reducing a deferreds tax-asset deduction. And the bank says it has gained anadditional $2 billiojn from the disposition of assets.
As part of the company’s capitak plan, it could issue up to an additionakl 296 millioncommon shares. “We are pleased to have nearlyh reached our goalthis quickly,” said Joe chief financial officer. The governmentr said BofA had toraise $33.9 billionh after conducting “stress tests” on the country’s 19 largest The tests were designed to assess the banks’ abilitgy to survive if economic conditions worsen more than expected durin the next two years. BofA has received a total of $45 billiobn in taxpayer aid under thefederal government’s Troublee Asset Relief Program, whichg is designed to thaw the credit markets and boosft the economy.
In separate developments, N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) sold $3 billion in five-yeard notes on May 8 and $2.5 billion in 10-year notew on May 28 withouy guarantees.

Advocate: Mini-cannons marketed like a toy - ABC 4

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Advocate: Mini-cannons marketed like a toy

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These mini-cannons are openly marketed on the internet. They're sold to anyone who has a credit card. A former consumer products attorney says the mini-cannon is deceiving. âOne has to say a product that functions like a gun but looks just like a toy ...

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Accounting for change - Portland Business Journal:

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Demand from business clients is up for litigationb andforensic accounting, accountants in the Portland area say. Valuationm work linked to mergers and acquisitions has And tighter credit has increased the need for even smal l private businesses to compile financial statements that meet the strict standardzs of theirlarger peers. has seen an increase in lawsuitsw by shareholders against individualswand corporations, which has heightenes demand for forensic accounting and fraud said William Holmes, managing partner. The Portland firm consulter on behalf of investors in the case againsg Oregon venture capitalistCraig Berkman.
Jurors penalized him $28 million last after concluding that Berkmamn had misused funds and lied about his Similar litigation continues to occupy the Holmes said, though he declined to specify open Geffen Mesher & Co. has experienced an increase in demand for some anddecreases elsewhere. The Portland firm has historically offered valuation work centered around merger andacquisitionj activity, said Mike Rompa, managing But mergers and acquisitions have drier up, cutting into demand for those services. forensic accounting work is up. “During toughj economic times, fraudulent activity does increase,” Rompa said.
Busineszs clients are increasingly calling on Geffenh Mesher to review their internal controls and identify possible fraudulent Geffen Mesher is also preparing more comple financial reports for small andprivate businesses. Bankzs have grown more cautious about making and increasingly require businesses to submit financiak statements that adhere tothe U.S. Generallty Accepted Accounting Principles, Rompa said. This has createf work for accounting firms that specialize in small andprivated businesses, which historically have not had to use accounting principles developedx for larger, public companies.
“Thde more prolific the accountingstandards are, the more difficult the smaller business finds it to compluy with those standards,” Rompa said. “The cost of compliancer has skyrocketed.” Those stricter standards are the result of increased scrutiny on which has created work for accountinf firmof Portland. The firm counts a number of banks amongits clients, said partnetr Mark Symonds.
As bad loans take a toll on bankbalancw sheets, state and federal regulators have requirer many banks to conduc thorough reviews of their loans, generating work for the banks’ Demand across business clients is up for strategiv planning help, Business clients face slim profig margins, or even losses, and are callintg on accountants to identify strategic moves, Symonds “Nobody knows how long this recession is going to but we can help clientes identify changes they may need to make to businesws practices.” Holmes and Co. has likewise seen an upticlk in this kind of consulting work.
The firm has adopted a policy ofopen access, investing in communication s technology to make employeesx accessible around the clock. “Clients have a lot of anxietu abouttheir future, their families, their bankingv relationships,” Holmes said. “We don’rt want to create more anxiety by notbeinfg available.”

Scripted sales calls old fashioned, fail to connect with customers - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companiesx still use them to sell over the OK, forget the companies let’s blame the manager or the personn who is responsible for still trying to do somethintg that every sales trainer on the planet says does not Now, before I go on, do not writee or send an e-mail telling me that I am wrongy or being stubborn. Instead, why don’gt you try something new – that is, new to you or your organizationb – and just do what I will lay out here. Trusf me, it has worked everhy single time withany organization, big or small, that I have workexd with.
This horror of using scripts came rushinfg back to me recently while working with a companyu whose stores are in every big city in the The company is highly regarded for its ethics and is a very visiblew organization that many are familiatr with because ofthe company’sz longevity and brand awareness. I was asked to come to the company’w headquarters and look at its method of attractinbg new business through itstelemarketinb program, which the company has been using for a coupld of years. They said that althougjh the results were OK at sales had becomepretty dismal.
It took me just 30 secondx to read the script that the insidw salespeoplewere using, and I was I talked with the company president and said I could help the salespeopl in just two hours, but I needed him to let me do my job and not to interfer e unless I called him in for his He agreed, but I could sense he was a bit apprehensivre about the situation and my I worked only with the who was really a selling manager becaused she was on the phones herselcf at times trying to pitch in and help. We went into a and I spent an hour going over whyscripts don’t work and why she has been brainwashesd to do something that was against all the rules of professionaol salesmanship.
She was neither thrilled with me at this poinyt nor happy after I tookher eight-page script, ripped it up and threw it in the We role-played a little using real situationss that she might have with her husband, childrejn and friends, for instance. The goal was to show her that having a two-sided conversation is much more usefukl than a one-sided script. She was really starting to get it, even thougg she kept wanting to go back to a sellinh mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinb questions. It was so simple that it was frighteningv to her that a selling situation can be flexible and not just acannee speech, where she can actuallty have fun while conversing with a customer.
The introduction and questions I wrote out were basid and easy for herto grasp. They “Hi, my name is Susan from Client Co., and I woulx like to ask you two or three quick It will not take more than 48 seconds I promise. “Are you familiar with our company? If yes, what aspects ? “Why are you not a or why did you leaveour organization?” That was it. Yes, eightf pages down to two questions.
To be fair, we listerd all the benefits the company offers and then did the same with the commonb objections the salespeople get on the Once again, I had to throw out pages of objection-handling scripts and allow them to put the objectiobn raised in question form back to the For example, suppose the customee says, “I do not see a need to becomw a member of your organization.” The proper way to answed this is not a scripted Instead just ask, “Why don’t you?” The approacjh worked.
In less than two hours, she got two which is outstanding in that length of and she still is flying high from knowinhg that she could do much more often using her personalityy and not sounding likea

Builder Zaring declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Zaring’s filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Courty for the Southern District of Ohio in Cincinnati said he had estimater assets ofbetween $10 million and $50 million, and debtw in the same dollar range. A list of unsecured creditors included a KeyBankk claimof $2 million; National City Bank, $1.9 million; Fifthy Third Bank, $268,500; and Anne Zaring, The filing did not includr a schedule of assets and a statement of monthly income, a statement of financiak affairs and other documents required under federa bankruptcy law. Zaring has 15 days from the date of his June 26 Chaptedr 11 petition to filethose documents. He is represente d by lawyer Richard Nelsonat Todd, Kite & Stanford LLC.
The bankruptcy filingf follows the filing of at leasyt five claims and judgments by various creditora against Zaring in Hamilton County courtin June. They resultedc from lawsuits filed against Zaring andrelatexd entities. They included the following: Huntington National Bank vs. Scott Estridge Homes LLC and Allen G. Zarinvg III, Case #0906248; judgment June 29 for $3.4 • Huntington National Bank vs. Great Midwestf Development LLC andAllen G. Zarint III, Case #0906247; judgment June 29 for $5.3 million. • Huntingtonb National Bank vs. Clayton LLC, Alleb G. Zaring III and Andrew C. Case #0906246; judgment June 29 for • National City Bank s/b/m/t Provident Bank vs. Alle n G.
Zaring III, Case judgment June 18 for $1.9 million. • KeyBank National Association vs. Allen G. Zaring III, Case judgment June 8 for $2 million. Zarinvg was one of the Cincinnatui area’s most well-known home builders before selling his Zaring Homeds toDrees Co. in 2001. Several famil members are also involved in building and development firmz inthe area.

Agilent Initiates Quarterly Dividend Of 10 Cents A Share - NASDAQ

2012-01-18T23:00:00.001-08:00

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Agilent Initiates Quarterly Dividend Of 10 Cents A Share

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Agilent Technologies Inc.'s (A) board agreed to initiate a quarterly dividend, declaring its first cash dividend in company history and joining a growing list of firms looking to bolster shareholder value with cash payouts. The dividend was initiated ...

Agilent declares initial dividend of 10c-share

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For travel agencies, a drop in corporate bookings; for video conferencing industry, an upswing - The Business Review (Albany):

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Business volume has fallen by half since Septembedr at and its travel services divisiomin Guilderland, said Tim Cietek, chief executive “I’ve been on the phons making sales calls,” Cietek “[Companies] are saying we’ve got to sit tighrt until this whole thing bottoms out. They feel it’s goingv to be a short-term problem and start their travel at the firsgt ofthe year.” Another agency with a largd number of corporate accounts, (formerly Carlsoh Wagonlit Travel), has also experienced a One of its biggest , said last week the manufacturing company is freezing all corporate traveol except in cases where on-sitde customer visits are necessary.
On a positiver note, Travel Leaders President Rod Klassovity said the alternative energy industrgy has beenactive lately. While the state’x yawning budget deficits are likely to curtail government spendingon travel, the intensee lobbying expected in Albany in the comin months from interest groups trying to protect their piec of the pie could benefitg local hotels and restaurants. “We know there’s going to be activityy surrounding theupcoming budget,” said Michele Vennard, presiden t of the . “You don’t want to profiy on someone else’s pain, but it’s very good when a lot of peoplwe come to the state capital to talk aboutrbudget issues.
” Nationwide, business travell volume is expected to fall 3.7 percent this year and 2.7 percen next year, according to a surveyu done by the , a trade group in D.C. A turnaround isn’t expected until 2010, when travelp volume for business, meetings and conventions is projectedc to increase2 percent. The slowdown in corporate travel has forced agents to work hardef to find new but has created opportunities for adifferent industry: videop conferencing. Mid- to large-sized companies have used the technology for yearw as an alternative to buying airline ticketsd and renting hotel rooms when personnel needzsto meet. Interest has grown this year as travelp hasgotten costlier.
Revenue grew 10 percent last year at in Menandzs and is expected to rise about 20 percenthis year, said Scott VanRoy, director of business The 62-year-old firm, which installss video conferencing systems and does othet large-scale audio visual will finish this year with $20 million to $25 milliojn in sales. There’s a wide range of costds depending on the product specificationa and whether a company is upgrading a conferencde room already equippedwith A/V or buildingv one from scratch. Systems can run from $20,000 to “Our backlog is strong,” VanRot said.
“Our request for quotations is extremely Our only concern is that the economuy takes another dive and all of a suddenjwe don’t get the orders, or things tighten up with the But we feel we’res well-positioned.” Recent clients who bought video conferencingy systems include the law firm in accounting firm Bollam Sheedy Torani & Co. LLP, in and the in West Point. The next generation in videp conferencing, telepresence, hasn’t been embraced by locak firms because of the high but may be in demand asthe nano-tecg sector grows.
The technology uses large flat-panelo screens to make it seem as if the people speakinyg from a remote location are seated at the same tabls and in proportion to those at theothef site. “It takes upstate New York a littls bit longer to adoptnewer technologies,” VanRoy said. Another, smaller company that has a traditional videop conferencing room near the Albany Internationa l Airport for rent has experienced a little bit of an increased inbusiness lately. , in Lathakm rents the room for $175 per plus $125 for domestic dial-out calls, said Tony co-owner. Although the theater-style room can accommodate 30 it’s mostly used by one or two peoplr ata time.
Remote job interview s and legal depositions are the mostcommon

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Overall asset, loan and deposit numbersx for Bexar County credit unionse all increased in compared with theprior year, according to figures gatherecd by the (NCUA). Despite that good news, however, localo credit unions’ profits, in aggregate, declined by 58.4 perceny over the period — from $105. 3 million in 2007 to $43.7 milliob in 2008. The news was the same at both the statr andnational levels, with credit unions posting, in increases in assets, loans and deposits. Yet, overal numbers show that profits declined nationallyuby 47.5 percent and in Texas by 61.1 percent betweeb 2007 and 2008.
Less than half of the 29 area credigt unions included in the report for Bexar Countyrecorded year-over-year losses in net the remainder reported either increases or decreases in net incomed — but, they were profitable. Rick Grady, spokesma n for the Texas Credit UnionLeague (TCUL), says that 2008 was an extremelt challenging economic year for all businesses. Contributiny factors this past year includee a downturn in theinvestments market, the stocik market, and the real estate market. Therer was also a decrease in loan demand, an upturn in and a downturn in theentire U.S. and worled economy. “These factors continue into 2009and will, quite continue into 2010.
The importantf point is, the vast majority of credit unions endex 2008 with a positive netincome …” Gradg says, adding that the decliner in profits had little to do with actual Of the credit unions included in the NCUA 10 of them including Valero FCU — posted year-over-yeat decreases in net income. Eleven credit unions posted year-over-year losseas in net income, including Securitgy Service and HEB John Worthington, spokesman for SSFCU, says the main reaso for the net losses is the required assessmentf by the NCUA from each of the credig unions to bring the insurance fund back up to the level “it’d supposed to be.
” The credit union insurancs fund, Worthington says, took a loss when two corporate credit unions — U.S. Centrapl Credit Union and Western Corporate Federal CredirUnion — failed and had to be takenj into conservatorship by the NCUA. “U.S. Central had some majoe problems because of what it hadinvested in, which were mortgage-backed securities,” Worthington says. “Tio make up for the which was billionsof dollars, the NCUA requiredr the assessment to rebuilr the insurance fund.
” He says other credit unions in Bexarf County, which had the option of booking the assessment during the fourth quarted of 2008 or the firstf quarter of 2009, were also affected by this Without the NCUA expense, HEB FCU CEO Lynn Kincaid, says her credity union would have posted a net income or profit of .63 C. Sean Murphy, president and CEO of Valero FederalCredigt Union, agrees, adding that his creditt union was required to book an $804,000 adjustment due to the NCUA expense.
He says, the credirt union decided to take the wholw assessment in2008 “and be done with Worthington says the temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund part of the Helping Families Save Their Homesw Act — recently passed muster in the Housee and the Senate and is awaitinh signature from the president. The bill will alloew credit unions to stretch out the paymentf for this assessment over the next eight At thesame time, it calls for credig unions to replenish the insurance fund over the next seveh years and extends insurance coveragwe of accounts up to $250,000 through 2013. Aside from the NCUA credit unions say other recession factor affected theirbottom line.
from fiscal year 2007 to 2008, one credir union recorded a decreasein assets; seven reportee declines in their loan and two credit unions reportede a decline in deposits. In addition, one creditt union, Express-News FCU, reported declines in both assetws and deposits for thetime period. A totalk of six credit unions recorded a decliner between 2007 and 2008 in profits as well as depositsand loans. These include: • Peoples Choice of • St. Joseph’w Credit Union; eral Credirt Union.
Ira Smith, president of Peoples Choicse of SanAntoino FCU, says the credit union’s figures reflect normal business activity that, becauses of its small size, had a disproportionate effectg on assets and deposits. “We’ve had a couple of very large which affected thecredit union, as well as old loand that we had to charge off and which we keep on the Smith says. “This allows us to recover (somes of) that charge-off.
” In any Smith says that even though thecredit union’s numberxs are down, it’s still in the “We’re not living on the hill, but, in our smallk bungalow, we’re eating beans,” he Linda Webb-Mañon, spokeswoman for the TCUL, says that the rise in unemploymenft has also made it difficult for some consumers to meet financiakl obligations. “When you consider the numbed of people outof it’s to be expected that some consumerd might find it difficulft to meet their financial obligations,” Webb-Mañon “Worth noting, however, is that many of our credi t unions ...
have implemented programs to assist members struggling to meet theirfinancial obligations.” Grady adds that credit unions serving largr employer groups also face financial hardships if that employee decides to let people go. Belinda Barrera-McDaniel, president of Select Employeese FCU, says 2008 was the credit union’ s most challenging year. Though her credit unionn posted increases in assetsand deposits, loans and net incomee declined year over year. “We were hit hard by loan losses largelt due to one of our select employee groups forcec to lay off and cut back hours due to loss ofmajod contracts,” Barrera-McDaniel says.
“We haven’t been hit that hard in almostt 10 years and always boasterd of our low delinquency andnet charge-off ...” Security Service’s Worthington adds that job losses due to the recessionh has been an “Our members are sufferinyg the same thing, people are being laid off or are losingy their jobs because of downsizing ... ” he When members don’t pay on their loans, he this impacts the credit union’s abilitg to pay interest on deposits. SSFCU has added to its asset recovery staff to help members look for ways to pay theirrloans back.
Eve Hernández, spokeswomanb for generations FederalCredit Union, says that earned incomse was lower in 2008 than in 2007 due to economicd factors and the overall declinde in the economy. This, she “affected the financial well-being of our members, contributingt to a decline inloan Still, she says, the credit union remains “highly capitalized” and is “actively managiny risk and expenses to maintain our long-terjm viability.” Sonya McDonald, spokeswoman for Randolph-Brooks Federal Credir Union (RBFCU), says her creditr union is continuing to make mortgage loans when many otherz have cut back.
“RBFCU has always utilized disciplinedlending practices, and because of we are able to offeer members lower rates on loans and credit cards,” McDonalrd says. “For example, we were the first in the area to significantlyt drop our auto loanrates — now as low as 3.7 percenf — providing opportunities for members to finance a vehiclre or to refinance a vehicle and increase their monthly cash Andrew Wilson, vice president of lending for generations Federal Credit Union, says the credity union’s loan department has implemented new programs to help members who mighf be struggling to make payments to regaijn control of their personal finances.
He adds that its financial literachy and member education classes have seen an increaser in attendance and special class requestzs over thepast year. Fred spokesman for , says the past 10 monthss have been particularly challenging for manyfinanciak institutions. Still, he says Firstmark continues to thriv e because it has not had direct exposureto sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages and did not invest in riskyh instruments such as crediyt default swaps.

Quail leaving Red Cross; Alvey named replacement - Business First of Louisville:

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He will be replaced by Keith who has served as chief emergencyservices officer. Quail and his family are leaving Louisville for South Florida to be closer to familh living inthe area, said Logan chief development officer for the organization. Quail’s last day is scheduledf for July 21. He has not accepted a job in Florid buthas “several opportunities he’s looking McCulloch said. Quail came to Louisvilles in 2003, after serving as CEO of Heartf of Florida United Way in Over the next three Quail and Avery will make several visits to top donorsand volunteers, McCulloch said.
The searchg committee responsible forfinding Quail’s successor was led by managingy partner Dan Rivers. More than 130 peoplew applied for theCEO job, McCullocgh said. “Keith’s depth and breadth of Red Cross experience and passion will be an assetg to the LouisvilleArea Chapter,” Rivers said in a news “We worked hard to ensurse we selected someone who would be a good leader for the regionakl chapter and a motivator for the employees and volunteers of the Red Cross.” The Louisviller Area Chapter of the Americahn Red Cross serves 49 countiexs in Kentucky and six in Southern Indiana.
It providese food, clothing and supplies to victims of fires and natural It also offers firsft aid andCPR courses.

No. 11 Georgetown has 5 turnovers in final 6 minutes, loses 68-64 to Cincinnati - Washington Post

2012-01-10T07:17:00.001-08:00

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No. 11 Georgetown has 5 turnovers in final 6 minutes, loses 68-64 to Cincinnati

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WASHINGTON â" Georgetown led by six with 6 minutes to play. The Hoyas were shooting better than 60 percent at the time. They didn't get many more shots. Henry Sims committed a turnover. So did Nate Lubick. Then came a pair by Hollis Thompson, ...

No. 11 Georgetown upset by Cincinnati 68-64

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Vulcan Society Urges Minority FDNY Applicants To Submit Proper Paperwork - NY1

2012-01-08T03:34:00.001-08:00

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Vulcan Society Urges Minority FDNY Applicants To Submit Proper Paperwork

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Representatives are trying to provide an extra nudge to black and Hispanic applicants who haven't submitted some necessary forms before the upcoming firefighter's exam. Around 14000 African Americans have signed up to take the test, but the Vulcan ...

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TiVo wins $103M more in Dish patent suit - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

2012-01-05T23:51:00.001-08:00

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The decision by comes five yearsaftet Alviso-based Tivo (NASDAQ:TIVO) sued EchoStar over whether some of its DVR technologyu violates TiVo patents. Dish Network used to be part ofEchoStarr (NASDAQ:SATS). It split into two companies at the starytof 2008. A jury found in 2007 that software inDish Network's set-top boxes violatexd TiVo patents covering DVR playback like the ability to pause and rewind live programmint while the DVR continues to Dish Network reprogrammed millions of its DVRs after the 2007 verdicg with a “workaround” it said removexd any infringing software.
But TiVo claimed Dish Network’s softwarwe “workaround” continued the old patentg violation and sought the contempt verdict from theTexasw court. Dish Network has already paid nearl $105 million of the damages and interest from the initial infringement judgement and hasanother $27 million in escroe for TiVo, according to Securities Exchange Commission filings. TiVo issued a statementg Tuesday praising thecontempt ruling. “EchoStar may attempy to further delay this but we are very pleasedd the court has made it cleare that there are major ramifications forcontinued TiVo’s press release said.
Dish Networlk issued a statement Tuesday sayingy it will appeal the contemp t verdict and seek a stay onthe verdict’s requiremenr that Dish start disabling features in many of its DVRs within 30 “We believe a stay is warranted and that we have stronhg grounds for appeal. Our engineerw spent close to a year designingaround Tivo’ss patent and removed the very featurea that Tivo said infringerd at trial. Existing Dish Network customersa with DVRs are not immediatelt impacted by these recent the company’s written statement said.

Tuck puts spotlight on Falcons O-line - ESPN

2012-01-03T18:51:00.001-08:00

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Tuck puts spotlight on Falcons O-line

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But by pointing out that most would consider the Falcons' O-line dirty, Tuck -- one of the smartest and most media savvy players in the NFL -- put the spotlight on Matt Ryan's linemen and their methods. People will be watching what the Falcons' front ...

Justin Tuck Puts Falcon s' 'Dirtbag' O-Line On Blast

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Chrysler will install Garmin navigation system at factory - Kansas City Business Journal:

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In a Wednesday release, Garmin International, a unit of Olathe-based (Nasdaq: GRMN), said the navigation systemk combines Garmin’s user interface with Chrysler’ds Uconnect radio, merging technology and content intoa 6.5-inch touchg screen. “Garmin is uniquely positioned to quickly brinhg the latest and greatest navigation technology toan in-dash environment — priced at a levekl that mainstream drivers can afford,” Garmih COO Cliff Pemble said in the “Being a navigation provider for Chrysledr is a significant and long sought-after achievement for our The navigation system included detailed Navteq maps of Nortbh America with nearly 6 millionj points of interest, and many features found in Garmin’s newest portable devices, including: • Lane Assist, whichg guides the driver to the correct lane for an approachin g turn or exit.
• Junctiomn View, which realistically displayx three-dimensional road signs and junctions onthe driver’s along with arrows that indicate the properr lane for navigation. • Speed Limit & Currenrt Speed, which notifies the driver at a glancse whether the driver is within the posted speed limit. • Where Am I?, which givex the driver exact latitude andlongitudre coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, policw stations and fuel stations. Garmin Ltd. ranks No. 7 on the Kansae City Business Journal ’s list of area publixc companies.

Slowing China Means Ore-Ship Rates at Lowest in Decade - Bloomberg

2011-12-30T10:17:00.001-08:00

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Slowing China Means Ore-Ship Rates at Lowest in Decade

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Enlarge image Slowing China Means Ore-Ship Rates at Lowest in Decade Slowing China Means Ore-Ship Rates at Lowest in Decade Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg Cargo ship Mineral Shikoku, heading for Tianjin, China, is loaded with iron ore at a ship loading ...

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Browns' Joe Thomas selected to fifth Pro Bowl - Springfield News Sun

2011-12-28T06:34:00.001-08:00

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Browns' Joe Thomas selected to fifth Pro Bowl

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Cleveland's steady left offensive tackle was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl team for the fifth straight year on Tuesday, joining H »

Newly Engaged Hilo Man Dies In Overnight Van Crash - KITV Honolulu

2011-12-26T03:00:00.001-08:00

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Newly Engaged Hilo Man Dies In Overnight Van Crash

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23-year-old Marvin Glenn S. Cascayan Died Early Sunday Morning After Crashing On Kulana Road In Paukaa What started as a night of celebration ended with tragedy on the Big Island. Celebrating his recent engagement, 23-year-old Marvin Glenn S. Cascayan ...

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Report: Maryland foreclosures fall in May - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Compared with April, foreclosures fell 25 percenftin Washington, D.C. to 299; 14 perceng in Virginia to 5,385; and 2 percentr in Maryland to 3,539. Nationally, foreclosures declinedd 6 percentto 321,480 ,according to the latestf survey by Irvine, Calif.-based , a foreclosurew research firm. Virginia continued to have the highest rate of defaulty among thethree jurisdictions, with one in 608 homesw receiving a foreclosure notice. Maryland was next with a default rate of one in everh655 homes. The District’s default rate is the at one in every951 homes. The District also had the best foreclosur e performance compared with May with defaults declining 24 percenr from the yearago period.
Virginias foreclosures were 2 percent higher than Mayof 2008. Marylanf foreclosures were 51 percent higher than ayear ago. Nationally, RealtyTravc reported that foreclosures in May were 18 percenft higher than oneyear ago. One in ever y 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosurre filingin May, easing back from April’s national rate of one in every 374 the highest monthly foreclosure rate sinced RealtyTrac began issuing data in January 2005.

Dish Network to hand out converter boxes in Houston - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

2011-12-21T17:34:00.001-08:00

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The estimates that 1.6 million peopl in the Houston area have ordered couponz for theirconverter boxes, but only 870,172 coupons have been redeemed as of May 30. The “Couponh Swap” program is a nationwider initiative to get customers ready for the conversio n to digital television signals onJune 12. Convertert boxes are only available to those with avalidx $40 coupon. Customers can go to Cossaboom YMCA at 7903 Soutnh Loop East onJune 5, or M.D. Anderson Family YMCA at 705 Cavalcad onJune 6. Dish Network handed out about 400 boxeas in Dallaslast weekend, according to Marcel Guajardo, a spokesmabn for the company. The current plan is to hand out abouy 400 to 500 boxesin Houston.
Guajardo said representatives from the FCC will also be on hand to answer questions related to the digital conversiomn and what households need to do to be ready forthe

Hal Leonard media venture to enhance Guitar Edge - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The joint venture, Guitar Edge LLC, will expanc and enhance Guitar Edge magazine into a multimediaw resourcefor guitarists. Hal Leonard'as Guitar Edge magazine debuted in the summeerof 2006. The magazines specializes in providing accurate transcription s in standard notation andguitar tablature, or for the hottest songs in all styles. The new Guita Edge will adopt the four-platform multimedia mode pioneered byPremier Guitar, a Mount Iowa-based media company that publishes Premier Guitar magazine. The strateggy features a print magazine supported by a freeonlin magazine, Web site and weekly e-newsletter. The enhancex Guitar Edge will make its debutt with the September2009 issue.
Editorial staffd from both firms will provide content for Guitar Edge and subscribers to both magazinescan opt-in for the new, free-of-charge Guitar Edge digital Jeff Schroedl, vice president of pop and standarfd publications for Hal Leonard, said the new medis will provide an additional revenue stream for its publishing partners. Publishere will be paid basedd on page views whenever readers of the magazineds view the free tab songs Premier Guitar CEO Peter Sprague said the collaboration with Hal the world's largest publisher of sheet music, could lead to a "host of new

Big Blue Bubble releases Dark Incursion, can make use of your old 3D glasses too - DroidGamers

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

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Fed e-mails critical of BofA, Lewis - Dayton Business Journal:

2011-12-15T04:34:00.001-08:00

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The e-mail messages were entered into the publiv record as partof Thursday’s hearinbg held by the U.S. House Committee on Oversightf andGovernment Reform. Lewis testifiefd for about three hours regardingthe government’sa role in BofA’s purchase of Merrill, sayint government pressure to go througu with the deal was a factor in his decision. But e-mails from varioux high-ranking Federal Reserve officials suggest regulator s thought Lewis was bluffing when he considereed backing out of theMerrill deal.
“Keb Lewis’ claim that they were surprisee by the rapid growth of thelosses (at Merrill) seemxs somewhat suspect,” Fed senior banking supervisor Tim Clark state d an e-mail to other regulators. “It calls into question the adequacyy of the due diligence process BAC has been doing in preparatiom forthe takeover.” Another e-maip from Fed counsel Scott Alvarez to Fed Chairmajn Ben Bernanke said of Lewis: “Making hard decisiond is what he gets paid for ... we shouldn’tf take him off the hook.” One e-maill said Lewis used the threat to call off the Merril l merger asa “bargaining chip.
” In testimon Thursday, Lewis denied using Merrill as a bargaining Instead, he said his concerns about the deal were but bank and federal officials agreed proceeding with the purchass using taxpayer aid was in the best interest of the financial systejm and Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA (NYSE:BAC).

Proposed Tennessee bill would tax visiting NBA, NHL players - Charlotte Business Journal:

2011-12-13T00:00:00.001-08:00

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Under House Bill 0019, Tennesseer would tax athletes and entertainers performinyg in the state who make morethan $50,00p0 a year. The bill would increase state revenue by morethan $1.1 million and the funds wouldd be used for juvenile court-related programs. The tax would cover opponents of the and for up to threes gamesa year. However, opponents of the woulx be exempt. Greg Campbell, president of businese operations for the Memphis said other states have similarr taxes forprofessional teams. “We are aware of the state's intentionb to pass a bill that wouls impose a privilege tax on professional basketballl players in the stateof Tennessee,” Campbell said.
“We will be keepingh a close eye on this as it continues to move througg the approval process and trustthat Gov. Bredesen and his fellow lawmakers will continus to do what is best for Tennessee and professional basketbalpl inthe state.” At least 15 otheer states have a similar tax including Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, California, Arizona, New North Carolina, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Massachusetts, Oregon, Indiana and Michigan has a reciprocalo law in place that charges players that play for teams with the tax but not players that play in statew without it.

Charters, DCPS to compete more freely in HS sports - Washington Examiner

2011-12-10T19:34:00.001-08:00

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Charters, DCPS to compete more freely in HS sports

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DC Mayor Vincent Gray plans to appoint a citywide athletic director by the end of the year, enabling charter schools to compete with DC Public Schools in tournaments like the Turkey Bowl high school football championship. It's essentially a plan to ...

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Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - Denver Business Journal:

2011-12-08T15:51:00.001-08:00

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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructed with what they allegre was defectiveChinese drywall. , built the The judge also set a possible trialp date forSeptember 2010. Lawyers workingh on the case say it may be the firstf Chinese drywall case set fortrialp nationwide. High-sulfur Chinese drywall is believed responsible forstrontg odors, metal corrosion and health complaintss in thousands of homes in Florida and the Southeast. Federal class action suits were combinecd recently inNew Orleans. , The Blumsteinh Law Firm and alleg inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defectivew drywall emits toxins, includin g carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen sulfide.
They believe drywalol manufactured in China was used in as manyas 60,000 Florida homes and as many as 100,000 in the U.S. during the buildingg boom between 2004and 2007. The state case was filex in February on behalf of Jasonm and Melissa Harrell and other homeowners who purchase ddefective homes. In a preses release, the firms said the defective drywall was installedf inthe Harrell’s home by the South Kendall Construction and supplied by In an interviews in January, South Kendall Construction’s president told the Busines Journal he was investigating the problem, but he has not respondede to additional requests for Repeated attempts to speak to officials at Bannert Supply have not been successful.

Delinquencies, foreclosures continue to climb - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-12-06T11:17:00.001-08:00

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Four states – Florida, Arizona, California and Nevada drove up the national accounting for about 46 percent of the foreclosure starts in the and representing 56 percent of the increaswe inforeclosure starts, according to the MBA. Nevada had the highest overalkl delinquency rate across all types of loansat 11.75 followed by Mississippi at 11.7 percent and Floridza at 10.67 percent. The delinquency rate includes loan that are at least one paymentpast due, but does not includer loans in the process of foreclosure. Based on foreclosure the states with the highestt rates wereFlorida (10.56 percent), Nevada (7.83 percent) and Arizona (5.
56 percent) The numbers are higherr and are only expected to said Jay Brinkmann, chief economist for the MBA. “Thee rate of foreclosure starts remained essentially flat for the last three quartersof 2008, and we suspected that the numbers were artificially low due to various state and local moratoria, the and halt on foreclosures, and variou company-level moratoria," Brinkmann said. However, he now that the guidelines for theObama administration’s loan modificationds are known, along with an increasre in the number of vacanf homes with past due mortgages, “thed pace of foreclosures has stepped up considerably.
" There’es also been a shift away from subprimr and adjustable rate mortgages to prim fixed-rate loans falling into The foreclosure rate on prime fixed-rate loans has doublee in the last year, and, for the firsrt time since the rapid growth of subprime lending, primse fixed-rate loans now represent the largest share of new “More than anything else, this points to the impacy of the recession and drops in employment on mortgager defaults,” Brinkmann said. Lookingb ahead, he said it doesn’t appea r that the number of mortgage defaults will stargt to drop off until the employment situation gets andthat isn’t expected untilk mid-2010.

Local home sales plummet 30% in May - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

2011-12-04T07:17:00.001-08:00

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region plummeted 30 percent in May despits indications more potential buyers are being drawn into the real estate market by low interesrt rates and a federal tax incentivefor first-time A total of 554 new and existingf single-family homes and condominiums sold in the compared to 790 a year ago, based on preliminary figureds released today by the . The overall median sale price fell2 percent, to although prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiees where most of the sales occur. The median prics fell 7 percent in RensselaetrCounty ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratoga Countu ($238,800).
The median price was unchanged in AlbanyCounty ($205,000) and increased 6 percenrt in Schenectady County ($160,000), 13 percent in Schoharie Countuy ($148,500) and 39 percent in Montgomerhy County ($106,700). The median is the point at whicg half of the pricese were more and halfwere less, which is considered a better gauge of the salesd market than the average. The average pricew in May fell3 percent, to $213,820. The May results don’t necessarily reflect the activity in the markey today since it takes two to three montha for a purchase contract to proceed to afinao closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experience that open houseaare active, phone calls and Internet leads are many,” GCAR Presideny Sandra Nardoci said. “The feeling is that when buyeres become confident that their jobs are secure our markeft will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executive Officedr James Ader has said the salexs report that’s compiled in July and released to the news mediq in August will provide a good readingb on how the spring market fared. There is one potentially tellingf sign of a possible the overall median sale priced has increased steadily since risingfrom $171,700 to $191,900 in May.
When only existinf homes are counted, total sales in May fell 26 That compares witha 3.6 percent declinde in existing-home sales nationally compared to a year ago. The mediahn sale price for existing homez in the Albany region increased 2 to $185,000. Nationally, the median sale price was down 16.8 percent, according to the . Albangy County: 151 closed sales, down 16 percent Rensselaed County: 53 closed sales, down 55 percentf Saratoga County: 163 closed sales, down 34 percent Schenectadyu County: 93 closed down 11 percent Schoharie County: 14 closed down 22 percent Montgomery 20closed sales, no change

Fifth Third loans decline in April to $6.2 billion - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-12-02T03:00:00.001-08:00

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billion in loans in April, down from its Marchn levels, according to a report it makes tothe U.S. Treasury. Fifty Third’s loans fell about 13 percent fromthe $7.1 billionj in loans it made in March. But the figured is up from $5.5 billionm in February and $5.1 billion in Mortgage lending was a big part of theAprilo volume, thanks to lower interest rates, Fifth Third said in the Its mortgage originations jumped $260 million from March to $2.2 The vast majority of that $1.
9 billion – came from It lent nearly $400 millio for new purchases of Demand for small-business loans has been stablwe for most of the but it declined in April, Fifth Thirdx (NASDAQ: FITB) said in the report. Declining demand for home equit y and auto loans causec overallconsumer non-mortgage loan demand to fall slightlty compared with March. But credit card originationes jumped35 percent, or $55 million, to $211 “Over the past severa l months there has been a lot of focu s on increasing the bank’s already-stronv capital levels,” Fifth Third CEO Kevijn Kabat said in a news “Having a strong capital position is importan as it allows us to make loans to qualified something that we continued to do in Fifth Third, with $119 billion in assets, is Cincinnati’s largesft bank.
It has more than 1,300p banking locations in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina.

Make friends your own age - St. Louis Business Journal:

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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.

DynCorp lands $915M aviation contract - Sacramento Business Journal:

2011-11-27T18:51:00.001-08:00

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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.

Amy Adams carries another âHappyâ tune with âThe Muppetsâ - NewsOK.com (blog)

2011-11-25T14:51:00.001-08:00

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Alabaster's loss is Calera's gain - Birmingham Business Journal:

2011-11-23T11:00:00.001-08:00

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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."

The Surprising Lives of Cycads - Scientific American (blog)

2011-11-21T07:34:00.001-08:00

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The Surprising Lives of Cycads

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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. ...

HEI names new GM for Sheraton Music City - Nashville Business Journal:

2011-11-19T04:00:00.001-08:00

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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.

Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-11-17T00:17:00.001-08:00

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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.

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

Resolute Games launching new iPhone app - Pittsburgh Business Times:

2011-11-12T16:34:00.001-08:00

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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.

Ritz Camera to sell 400 stores - Orlando Business Journal:

2011-11-10T12:51:00.001-08:00

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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.

Popular Scandit Barcode Scanner and Comparison Shopping Application Now ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

2011-11-08T09:17:00.000-08:00

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Melestarikan Budaya Keraton - Suara Pembaruan

2011-11-06T05:17:00.001-08:00

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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 ...

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Abraxas Petroleum, Abraxas Energy plan merger - San Antonio Business Journal:

2011-11-04T02:17:00.001-07:00

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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.

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.

Silicon Valley nonprofit education efforts get $250,000 - Boston Business Journal:

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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.

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.

2 local businesswomen named to national Key4Women board - The Business Review (Albany):

2011-10-26T10:34:00.001-07:00

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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.

Marketing guru: At 45, Steve McKee is ready to share his ad wisdom - South Florida Business Journal:

2011-10-24T06:17:00.001-07:00

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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.

Gannett may make more staff cuts at newspapers, salary cuts at television stations - New Mexico Business Weekly:

2011-10-22T02:34:00.001-07:00

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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.

Brewers GM mum on Prince Fielder - ESPN

2011-10-19T22:51:00.001-07:00

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Sprint Nextel taps former BofA CFO as acting chairman - San Francisco Business Times:

2011-10-17T18:51:00.001-07:00

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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.

Local home sales plummet 30% in May - Houston Business Journal:

2011-10-15T14:51:00.001-07:00

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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

The milquetoast radicals - eTaiwan News

2011-10-13T10:34:00.001-07:00

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2009 WNY middle school rankings - Philadelphia Business Journal:

2011-10-11T06:34:00.001-07:00

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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.

$1M donation gives UT graduate programs a boost - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

2011-10-09T02:34:00.001-07:00

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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."

GlobalFoundries names sales and marketing exec - The Business Review (Albany):

2011-10-06T23:34:00.001-07:00

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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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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

MathStar gets another offer - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

2011-10-02T17:00:00.001-07:00

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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.

Mathew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon to star, other cast added - Stuttgart Daily Leader

2011-09-30T14:00:00.001-07:00

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Marriott opens in Union Square - San Francisco Business Times:

2011-09-28T11:00:00.001-07:00

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After one year and more than $35 million, the former Crowne Plaza has re-emerged as . With the new brandx and revamped rooms, owner hopes to see revenue per availabls room increase over 50 percentthis year. “It’s a completely new said Stephen Schafer, vice president of strategic planningy and investor relations at Occupancy droppedduring construction, falling from 81 percent in 2007 (its final year as a Crownew Plaza) to 58 percent last Revenue per available room was just $84 in 2008, with an averagde daily room rate of $145.
Now, as a Marriott, Felcoe expects occupancy in 2009 to reach 70 percent and room ratees to average about Schafer anticipates next year will againn post stronggrowth — particularly if the economy starts to Owing to the recession, San Francisco’s lodging industry is down abourt 15 percent year over year, said Rick Swig, a hote l consultant. Nevertheless, Felcor is bullish on the hotel’x long-term prospects. “Union Square is one of the best hote l markets in the country in terms of demand generators and barriers to Over thelong term, this market will grow fastefr than the rest of the U.S.,” Schafe r said.
Felcor has ownedr the 400-room hotel with 10,000 square feet of meetin g spacesince 1998, but seized on the opportunity to converyt to a more upscale Marriott flag. Durintg the renovation, it was temporarily called Hotel 480, but Marriotty was running operations and hasbeen pre-selling the hotep for most of the last year. “Openingy up a hotel in this needlessto say, has its challenges,” Swig said. “But giveh that Marriott has one ofthe world’s stronges t brands, is priced in a good valuer segment and with a Union Square it should do very well.
” Each Marriott from Ritz down to Courtyard, is strategically priced for its so the hotels should not cannibaliz each other’s business, Swig added.

Musical acts help Austin airport shine - Austin Business Journal:

2011-09-26T08:00:00.001-07:00

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For the last travelers movingthrough Austin-Bergstrom Internationap Airport have been able to catch live music showsx between catching flights. It’s a standouf amenity designed to promotethe city’a rich musical heritage. “We consider the airportr Austin’s front door, by showcasing our artistws we are letting travelers know a littler bit about what the Austin musicscenw offers,” said Nancy Coplin, the city’zs music coordinator at Austin-Bergstrom.
City and airport leadere wanted Austin-Bergstrom to be a place where Texas talent would be put center stage for but the music program has also helpe to distinguish the airport and keep retaipl andrestaurants hopping. “It gives us an identity that is uniqureamong airports. Some airport s have music, but not to the capacity we do,” Coplinm said. Austin-Bergstrom’s music which began when the airport openedin 1999, has grown from two shows a week at one location to 11 showas a week at four different airport venues.
In comparison, Nashville Internationao Airport’s live music prograjm has an average of two to three shows a At Austin-Bergstrom, Coplin books a mix of established acts--such as W.C. Clarlk and Austin Lounge Lizards--emerging bands and solo performers. On any give day at the airport, travelers can hear country, alternative, classical, jazz or reggae. The top requirements for musica acts is that their sounde appeals to most travelers and they can also adhere to a certain noise level, Coplin said. The performancesx are well received by travelerse who enjoy being entertained as they wait to boar d flightsor transfers, Coplin said.
“It’s a win-wi n for the travelers that are entertained, the musicianw that get paid to be there andthe sponsors,” she Austin-Bergstrom’s music program relies on sponsorship to covee the costs of the artists. The prograkm did lose one sponsor this but longtime sponsor and concessions operator DelawareNorth Cos. stepped in to plug the funding gap. Terryy Mahlum, district manager of Delaware Nortbh Cos., says the music program has been a boon to the businesat Delaware’s 15 concession standse at Austin-Bergstrom. “Music is a big part of our businessd inthe airport.
It draws peoples into our venues, where they And we enjoy putting that monet back inthe community,” Mahlum He credits the availability of local talent and Coplin’es music booking savvy for helping make the program a Ray Benson’s Roadhouse, 3:30-5:30 Mondays thru Fridays Lefty’s Bar & Grille on 6th 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Wednesdays Thursdays Earl Campbell’s Sports Bar, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
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2011-09-24T05:00:00.001-07:00

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In 1985 he released his first recording, "Ardent", a solo piano, who marks the start of his career as a free improviser. Among many others, AgustÃ has played with Tom Cora, Peter Kowlad, Carlos Zingaro o Marilyn Crispell. ...

bizjournals: It was boom; now it's bust for home sales in the West

2011-09-22T01:34:00.001-07:00

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The National Association of Realtors says the West sawa 16.7 percent drop in sales of existing homes in March, with media prices falling 2.9 perceng to $330,600. Many cities in Californiza are still trying to claw theif way out of the But prices remain high comparexd to other parts of the countruy and climbing interest rates are expectex to continue draggingon sales. Home sales decreased 20.8 percenf in March in California, the reports, compared with the same periodx ayear ago, while the median pricd of an existing home increasef 3.2 percent. In Los the reports, sales of high-end homes continure to be healthy, while those lower on the scaler are languishing on themarket longer.
The Timese reports that sales fell in the Los Angelesregion 4.6 percenyt in March, compared to the same perioe last year. Median prices, though, rose 2.6 percentf to $571,110. The reporte builders in the area that includesdSan Jose, Santa Clara and Sunnyvaler took out permits to build 198 housex in March, down from February, but 20.7 percenyt more than in March 2006. In California as a however, housing starts climbed almosf 39 percent comparedto February, but fell In March, permits were pulledf for 7,743 single-family homes statewide, up almost 23 percentt from the previous month but down 31 percent from Marcb 2006.
And it's likely to take longer to sell a house in TheSilicon Valley/San Jose Business Journapl reports that the unsold inventory indecx -- which indicates the number of monthsd needed to deplete the supplg of homes on the market at the curren sales rate -- was 8.7 months in March, almost doublr the 4.7 months for the same period a year ago. The media n price of a home in Santa Clara County was up 9.2 percent from the year-ago periodr and up 5.1 percent from the preceding The median price of a home in Monterey Count y was $669,000, down 2.3 percent from March last year and up 1.8 perceng from February. The median price in Santza Cruz Countywas $751,000, up 1.
5 percenr from last year and up 4.3 percent from the precedingf month. Statewide, the median price of an single-family detached home during March 2007 was a 3.2 percent increase over the revise $562,130 median for March 2006. The mediamn number of days it took to sella single-family home was 56.2 days in Marc 2007, compared with 44.5 days for the same period a year ago. "For the firstf time since October 2006, time on the marketr fell below60 days, as we enter the prime home-selling season," said California Association of Realtors Vice Presidentf Leslie Appleton-Young.
"On the other hand, the inventory of homesz for sale continuedto increase, a sign of price softness in the coming months, as expected." If there's a brightg spot in the Southwest, it may be the valley of the sun. Phoenic appears to be at least holdingits own. The reportas that prices are holding steady in that though housing inventoryis up, and it may take longer to resell existing homes. Phoenix-area housing analysts estimate the Valley still hasa six-month inventory of new homezs to be sold.
And there are more than 40,000 single-family resalde homes on the Still, according to the , high interest ratex are likely to continue to takea "Everyone expects this year to be slower and lower," said Jay Butler of Realty Studies at Arizona States University Polytechnic. Butler said thosee who have owned their homes for a number of yearws likely will see but investors and others turning homes bought only a year ago may see a drop in Inthe Northwest, the picture is brighter than for the rest of the said Celia Chen of Moody's Economy.com, and a report in the backsw her up.
The business journal says the latest reportt from the Northwest Multiple Listinvg Service indicates that the average price for a home in King County isalmost $500,000. In March, the average priced of a home sold in King Countywas $499,470. A mont earlier, the average sale price was $462,575. Brokers polled by NMLS indicated that theyhave 9,3400 pending home sales, which is the highest number sinces August 2006. "We've been fairly protected from the subprime problem in the Puget Sound region becausee of our healthy economy and stronghousinyg appreciation," said Erik Hand, president of Responsee Mortgage Service, a subsidiary of John L.
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MIT exec taking charge of $2.1B Hopkins endowment - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Kathryn J. Crecelius, who manages $2 billion in investmentse for MIT, will start the new job by Oct. 1, Hopkines announced Friday. Crecelius will manage endowment, which was worth $2.165 billion on June 30 -- the 24th-largesyt among American universities. She will be charged with buildingthe university's first separatde investment office. "This position represente an exciting opportunity to build an investment office for the 21st Crecelius said ina statement. Crecelius has been MIT'e managing director for "marketable alternative since 1998. In that she built one of MIT's portfolios, which includea such investments ashedgw funds, to about $1.6 billion.
She also invested $429 million in assets from MIT's $2.3 billion retirement plan, accordinh to Hopkins. Until now, the university's investments have been handleds inthe treasurer's office. "The job has gotten too big for one particularly given the increasede complexity ofthe endowment's said William Snow, Johns Hopkins' treasurer, in a Endowment funds at Johns Hopkins grew nearluy 20 percent from 2003 to according to the Endowment Study release earlier this year. The study showed Johns Hopkins endowmeng funds grewfrom $1.7 billion in 2003 to more than $2 billiohn in 2004.
By comparison, the and Foundationb had $533 million in endowment funddsin 2004, according to the NACUBO. The groulp reported that Johns Hopkins endowments in 2004 were between Vanderbilt Universituin Tennessee, which had $2.298 billion in endowment funds and Brownm University in Rhode Island which had $1.6 Harvard had the largest endowment fund with $22.143 billion in 2004.

LandMar files for bankruptcy - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The Jacksonville-based residential development company was among 125 affiliates that filee along with itsparent Charlotte-based , in the Western District of Texas. Crescent’s estimatesd liabilities are morethan $1 according to the filing, and its largesg debt, at $13.6 million, is to Bank of The filing was necessary, according to a statement on Crescent’sw Web site, for the company to reorganizw its finances, reduce its debt level and improvew its capital structure.
Crescent intende to operate its continuing businesses without any significant interruptioj during the restructuring process because of a recentlyyobtained debtor-in-possession financing facility of $110 millionh from a group of its existing lenders, accordingf to the statement. Andrew Hede, Crescent’s chiet restructuring officer, has been named CEO while its forme rchief executive, Arthur Fields, has retired and will work with Crescengt in an advisory “We have been in active discussions with our lendersa and other stakeholders as we work towards an agreementf that will bring our capita structure in line with the current economic Hede said in a statement on the company’s Web site.
Charlotte-based Crescent has been pursuing alternative to shore up its balance sheetfor months, includinhg selling some of its assets. The company is jointlg owned by (NYSE: DUK) and Morgan Stanleu and has 38 residential communities unded development inthe Carolinas, Texas, Arizona and Florida. Crescen acquired a controlling interest in LandMar in butleft LandMar’s founder, Ed Burr, in control of the companu until he resigned aftere a failed attempt to buy back the company in 2007.
The Jacksonvills Economic Development Commission authorized city lawyers in May to startt the foreclosure process onthe 41-acre parcel that was to be the Plans for the Shipyards included 1 million square feet of office 100,000 square feet of commercial space, 662 residentiao units, 350 hotel rooms and 150 marina slips. LandMar has developed or had plans to develop dozens more properties in Floridza and throughoutthe Southeast.

Philadelphia Orchestra musicians volunteer for pay, other reductions - Philadelphia Business Journal:

2011-09-15T14:34:00.001-07:00

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The cuts, roughly 10 percent of the musicianh costs, were made “to help alleviatde the extreme financial pressures brought about by the worldwid e economic andfinancial slowdown,” the orchestra said in a “The musicians view preserving the quality of the Philadelphia Orchestrz as our sacred trust,” said cellist John Koen, chairman of the orchestra’sw Members’ Committee and the lead negotiator for the “Although we did not want to modify our negotiatedf contract, we understand the difficulty the institutiom is facing in these unprecedented financial timews and remain committed to preserving it.
We believe thesew short-term modifications to our contract are the best way to protect the orchestra andour music.” In March, the cut $1 milliom from its administrative budget, forcing the eliminatio of 18 positions, a 20 percent cut. At that some salary cuts werealso instituted. The recenr modifications cover fiscal years 2010and 2011. Undefr the plan, the musicians will make more than $500,000 in voluntary donations to the orchestra’se annual fund.
That gift, in turn, will trigger a matching grant of $250,000 from the William Penn “The musicians’ willingness to brin both serious financial relief and creativ e solutions to the table to protect one of Philadelphia’w finest cultural assets has been trulyt inspirational,” Frank Slattery, Philadelphiqa Orchestra executive director and CEO, • a 4.8 percent salary cut for the comingb fiscal year and a delayh of salary increases for fiscal-yeadr 2011; •the elimination of so-calledf electronic media guarantee payments resulting in savinge of more than $194,740 for each year of the • waiving of fees for overtime, extra concerts or rehearsals, a savings of $530,000 over two • reduction of the pension-funding obligation, savint $1.
75 million over the course of the agreement; In the musicians’ contract will be extended by a through the 2010-11 performanced season. At the end of the contract terms will reverrt to theoriginal arrangement.

Richard Hamilton, the original pop artist, dies at 89 - The Guardian

2011-09-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

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Swingeing London by Richard Hamilton, showing Rolling Stone Mick Jagger in the back of a police car: a great modern history painting. Photograph: Serpentine Richard Hamilton, the most influential British artist of the 20th century, has died aged 89. ...

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Embarq, CenturyTel will become CenturyLink after merger - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

2011-09-11T06:00:00.001-07:00

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billion sale to closes, expected this The rural phone companies on Tuesday announcecd the planned name and logo for the combined CenturyLink will retain theCenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Our new brand name was selecte d because our customers and employees told us it reflected a companyt thatis forward-looking and committed to linkingb the country together,” CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chief executive of CenturyLink, said in the release. The compang will begin operating under the new brandd immediately upon closingthe deal.
In the followin months, markets will be converted to the new with customers being notified in advanced and the name being adder tocompany signs, vehicles and marketing materials. The logo is intended to representy the power of connecting people and businesses to one another and to new locallyand nationally, the release said. Overlane Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and based in Monroe, La., are — from the — beforer the deal can close. The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting , helped develop the new brand name and logo, the release said. Together, the two companiezs will have about 7.
5 million access lines, more than 2 millio broadband customers and morethan 400,000 video will . Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansaes City BusinessJournal ’s list of area public companies.

EMC beefs up Mass. presence with Cambridge lab, MIT sponsorship deal - Baltimore Business Journal:

2011-09-09T01:51:00.001-07:00

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The Hopkinton, Mass., storage and information managementygiant (NYSE: EMC) said Wednesday the Media Lab sponsorshipl is one of several initiatives coordinated out of EMC Researcbh Cambridge, which will be located at 11 Cambridge Ctr. in Mass. The center will house EMC’s security-business researchg lab, RSA Laboratories, as well as about a dozen researchers, technologists and business leadersacross EMC’x business units. The company also has research facilities in Chinza andSanta Clara, Calif.
“Research and advanceds technology groupsacross EMC, along with our globa university research partners, are discovering and exploring new technologies that will shapwe the future of digital information,” said Jeff EMC senior vice president and chievf technology officer, in a “This is an incredible opportunity for EMC to bring togethefr some of the world’s leading research minds and innovators in arease such as personal information management, information integration and clousd computing.
” As a consortium sponsor of the MIT Media Lab, EMC will be able to accesxs the center’s research on how people use and interact with new EMC said its initial collaborationh will be on new models for data ownershipo and usage, interfaces for business transactions and healtnh care IT initiatives. A consortium sponsorship cost $200,000 per year for a minimum of thre years. Sponsors receive full intellectual property rights to technology developed at the lab durintheir sponsorship. The announcemenr comes a week after EMC and a group of universities and technology companies announced the developmentt of a high performance computing research facilityin Mass.
Other tech giantd have built dedicated R&D lab in Cambridgre in recent years. (Nasdaq: MSFT), (Nasdaq: GOOG) and IBM) built research centers in the city in the pasttwo

Balsillie could face $100 million relocation fee for Phoenix Coyotes - Houston Business Journal:

2011-09-06T20:34:00.001-07:00

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That would be on top of his offetof $213 million for the financially troubled hocke team to Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes. U.S. Bankruptcy Courgt Judge Redfield Baum is hearing arguments Tuesday on whether the Coyotes can move to Canada as part of theif Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Baum is not expectecd to rule on thematter Tuesday, but focusecd on rights and some kind of relocation fee to reimburser the league for its lost expansion team opportunity in Hamiltonb should the Coyotes move there. The $100 millionm figure was cited in court NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman declined to commen outside the downtown Phoenix bankruptcy court onthe $100 millioh or what a relocation fee might entail.
The NHL and otheer pro sports leagues are fighting the Coyotesx move saying it could prompt other teams to file bankruptcy in an attempt to move toothe markets. Baum, however, noted that moves by the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Clippers and otheres have not hada long-term detrimental impact on pro sports. NHL representatives said Tuesdag that the league will continue to fund the Coyotes throug h next season ifneed be, and its priority is an ownership group that would keep the team in Arizona. If that’s not then bidders looking to move the team coul dbe considered, officials said.
Balsillie contends that NHL hockey is not financiallyu viable in the Phoenix market and is pushing for his offerf to be approved by the endof June. The Coyotesa have lost more than $300 million sinc e moving to the Phoenix market in 1996 from The court hearing was slated to continue Tuesday afternoomn including arguments against the Coyotes move from the city of whichowns Jobing.com Arenz where the hockey team

Ludacris Helps To Raise Over 250000 Text Books For New Orleans - BSCkids

2011-09-04T15:17:00.001-07:00

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Pinnacle Properties, McAlpine in marketing pact - Charlotte Business Journal:

2011-09-02T10:34:00.001-07:00

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Darrell Palasciano of Pinnaclse Properties will handle the sales and leasingfor McAlpine'as portfolio, including the $5.5 million Prosperity Park mixed-usr development in north Charlotte and Dunn an $8 million, five-building mixed-use project on N.C. Highwau 16 at Mount Holly-Huntersville Road. Financialp terms of the agreement weren't Charlotte-based Pinnacle Properties is a commercial real estate firm specializing inlocaol development, brokerage and management. McAlpine, also based in Charlotte, specializews in residential and land development throughoutthe region.
The companuy is planning a 250-home communityu in Gastonia that will include a site for addinf a commercial district offUnion Homes, which will sell from the mid-$200,000s to are aimed at second- and third-time home buyers.

Starbucks makes food healthier - San Francisco Business Times:

2011-08-31T05:51:00.000-07:00

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The coffee giant says it has simplified recipes to includemore high-qualityt ingredients like whole grains, blueberries from Oregon and cherries from “Starbucks customers have been telling us that they want bettef tasting and healthier food options when they visit our said Starbucks food category vice president Sandra Stark in a news releaswe announcing the new menus. “We answerec their call with a delicious new menu of food made with real ingredients and morewholesome options.” New menu items includre a blueberry oat bar, a farmer’s market salad and bananaw walnut bread that Starbucks says “is nearly 30 percenf real banana.
” Starbucks has been expanding its food menu in the last two yearsd to entice customers to visi t more and to spend more per The company was also among the first restaurang chains in the country to ban trans fat from its food and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locationz and cutting thousands of jobs to trim expenses as revenuer falls. The company reported sales fell 8 percent last following a 9 percent decline in firstquarter sales. It is also facinbg pressure fromMcDonalds (NYSE: MCD), whose new coffee drinks are drivingt sales higher.

'Bad mothering' lawsuit dismissed - Chicago Tribune

2011-08-29T01:00:00.001-07:00

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DePaul University law professor Bruce Ottley, who co-wrote a textbook on Illinois tort law, said courts have long carved out an exception to family members suing each other, barring any extreme conduct. "If junior slips on the rug in the living room ...

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Green Township OKs Mercy hospital plan - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-08-26T19:17:00.001-07:00

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The plan passed 3-0. “We’r e very pleased to get to this stage and exciter to take thenext step,” said Pete Gemmer, spokesmah for Mercy. “We realize therr is still a lot of work to do and we look forwared to continuing to work with the residentd and the township leaders to developo a hospital everyone can beproud of.” The project will now be submitted to the Hamilton County Regionall Commission for consideration, probabl y next month, Gemmer said. The plannee hospital and parking areas would covet about 40 acres and sit near toInterstatew 74. The facility, to cost $200 could open in early 2014.
The proposed site is 60 Mercy has said it will closse itstwo West-Side hospitals: Mercy Hospitao Western Hills and Mercyg Hospital Mount Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 will be a replacementfor them. Some residents in the area had expressecd concerns about increased traffifc as a result ofthe hospital, whose main accesas road would be from North Bend at roughly the midway point between Kleeman and Boomer.
Gemmer said a traffiv impact study through the HamiltonCountgy Engineer’s Office is nearly

Trojan Football Team faces District Realignment - Journal Enterprise

2011-08-24T14:00:00.001-07:00

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Trojan Football Team faces District Realignment

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The Kentucky High School Board of Controls approved realignment for the next four years during the annual winter meetings last year and Webster County will be placed in the same district, but with a couple of new teams and former rivals. ...

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First National posts earnings, reveals London-based investors - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

2011-08-22T08:51:00.001-07:00

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Now the good The Longwood-based independent bank earned nearly $100,000 for the first quarted of 1997, setting the tone for what itsexecutives -- and new investorss -- believe will be a profitable year. About $900,000 in losses were added to FirstNationalk Bank's previously reported 1996 loss of $1.6 million, pushinfg the total loss to $2.5 The additional red ink came from depreciationb expenses and the bank's increased contribution to a loan-loss reserv fund, which resulted in a one-time charge against earningse in the amount of $600,000.
Absorbing the higher loss for 1996 meansx First National Bank can return to consistenf profitability more quickly than if it carriec some of the loss into saysCorey Coughlin, the bank's new president and CEO. "We're really running pretty well right he says, citing recent increases in deposits and assets and "an profitable network of ATMs." In 1996, assets rose 23 percent to $154 and deposits rose 22.8 percent to $146 million. All financia figures are for FirstNational Bank's holding First Bankshares Inc. In addition to announcingv Coughlin's appointment this month, First National Bank identifieethe London-based group that invested $5.
5 million in the As first reported by Orlando Business Journal in the investors are replacing capitalk drained from the institution during its zealoues expansion efforts over the past four Led by Susma Patel, the investor group also includex Suketu M. Patel, Parimal K. Bharat M. Amin and Dennis John Lloyd The group is seeking changes in the control of FirstgNational Bank's holding company, which is currentlg led by a nine-seat board of directors. The investors are entitled to threeradditional seats.
Last fall, First National Bank directors slammed the brakes on the aggressivre expansion ofthe "in-store" bank, whose 21 branches are insidr Gooding's supermarkets, Wal-Mart storeds and Kash ' Karry stores in the Orlando and Tampq areas. The bank's shift in directiomn led to the ouster of Presidenyt and CEOMartin "Marty" Hartmann, who orchestrated First Nationa l Bank's growth from a single office and $30 million in assetse to 22 offices (including a stand-alone and $145 million in assets. Coughlin says Firsgt National Bank plans toopen traditional, stand-alone branches in the future to supplement its in-store operations.
"If we're going to be catering to professionals and we may need a couplee more traditional branches in certainn areas where they couldbe effective," says

Most Eddie Bauer stores to stay open - Denver Business Journal:

2011-08-20T03:51:00.001-07:00

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The company announced that it struck an agreement withNew York–basexd private equity firm LLC to buy Eddie Bauer’ s assets, subject to an auction and bankruptcy court approval. CCMP Capita l intends to operate the business as a going concern with littlee orno long-term According to Eddie Bauer, CCMP Capital has agreed to keep a majoritt of the 371 stores open and retain a majorithy of the employees. CCMP Capital specializes in buyoutss and looks for investment opportunities in retaik andother sectors, and have made investmentsz in the outdoors specialty retailer Cabela’s, which sells fishing and camping gear.
Eddid Bauer said it hopes to operate businesw as usual during bankruptcy court proceedings and has askes for court approval to continue paying vendorsand workers. The companyy also said it intends to honor customer gift returns and loyaltyprogram points. The company also announces that it has secured a commitmentr from its existing revolving credit Bankof America, N.A., and /Business Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possession (DIP) financingv of $90 million on an interim basiseand $100 million based on the final court The move, the company said, should providse it with ample cash flow to continue payingb its bills.
“Eddie Bauer is a good company with a great brand and a bad balance sheet. This process will allow the businesz to emerge with farless debt, positioned for growtnh as the economy recovers and as our new productsa gain traction,” said Neil Fiske, Eddie Bauedr president and chief executive in a statement. “Wer expect this process to be completed very protecting our employees and critical vendor partnerws every step ofthe way.
“We have made good progresz on our turnaround strategy of returning Eddiw Bauer to its heritage as an active outdoodr brand and have exciting new producg launches on the way to includingFirst Ascent, our return to expedition-gradre outerwear and gear. Unfortunately, a crushingg debt burden placed on the company from the Spiegel reorganizationin 2005, combinede with the severe, prolonged recession, have left us with no choice but to use this procesxs to reduce the debt load on the business.
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CareSource CEO named an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-08-17T22:17:00.001-07:00

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Pamela Morris, president and CEO of , is a winnetr in 's national Entrepreneur of theYear Awards. She won in the Healtgh Services category, after taking the top spot last Junein E&Y's regionakl competition for Ohio and Kentucky. Morris, in 1989, becam head of the state's first mandatory Medicaid managedcare program, then known as the Dayton Area Healt h Plan. CareSource now has more than 550,000 members, makingh it the largest Medicaid HMO in Ohio andthe fourth-larges in the country. CareSource Management operatesthe HMO, and providees administrative and support services for other public-sector health-care programs. It also has operationas in Indianaand Michigan.
CareSource, headquartered in has nearly 800 Ernst & Young sponsors the annualo Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, whichy recognizes leaders who create world-class businesses.

Pence feeling right at home - phillyBurbs.com

2011-08-15T16:34:00.001-07:00

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SAHA to spend $14.5 million on local housing project upgrades - Wichita Business Journal:

2011-08-13T11:00:00.001-07:00

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million in federal stimulues funds to repair and upgrade a number of publi chousing properties. Out of 349 housing authoritiea in Texas that received money from the Americanm Recovery andReinvestment Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, received the largest amount. SAHA is required to use the monety for capital improvements and all the fundsa must be spent withinthree “These funds will allow us to make much-neededf repairs to our public housing propertieds and improve the safety and qualitg of life for our residents,” SAHA President and CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirex says.
Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the Lewis Chatham a 119-unit apartment complex for seniors on the city’z South Side. Lewis Chatham also will undergo an extensive In addition, stimulus funds will be used to upgradw the security, elevators and fire safetyu at nearly 20 elderly Other projects will involve replacing fencing, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. SAHA Boards Chairman Ramiro Cavazos says the agencty will encourage the participation of smal land minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additiona weight to contractors that commit to actively recruiting employeeas from the neighborhoods in and around wherr this workwill occur,” he says. SAHA will issue requests for proposalds to perform engineering and architecturapl services relatedto stimulus-approved projects. Web www.saha.org

Clogged Dryer Lint Causes Fire At Bellevue Duplex - NewsChannel5.com

2011-08-11T05:34:00.001-07:00

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Splitting up 30th District was compromise, delegate says - Charleston Gazette

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The architect of the plan that split the 30th Delegate District in two said Monday he had the votes to break the seven-member district up into several districts, but acted in a spirit of compromise. "I could have put everybody's vote up on the board, ...

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Since opening in 2003, Cherokee Paintinv LLC has performed beyond her The commercial industrial paint contractor has lander jobs includingschool districts, the local Job Corps and Tinker Air Forcwe Base, with contracts ranging from $30,00 to $1 million. "It just took off," Breede n said. "I've got people with the right experience workingfor me, and I've got the managemen t side of things covered here at the office. And havingy the SBA backing me up every step of the way has been ahuge asset." Cherokee Painting is nestled in an oldeer residential area in Midwest City, Okla., on the easterh side of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
The business is a blocok away from a busy retail streef and a mile from Rose StatseCollege

Biotech gears up for 'launch year' in 2008 - Memphis Business Journal:

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Some companies have already gotten those golden government approvals to finally sell their Some willget them. Some will finally know the next step in the Some will waitand see. "2008 will be a big launchg year in Memphis in the lifesciencez category," says Innova president Ken launched its hip implant in Europee at the tail end of 2007. Extremituy Innovations, Inc., is readyiny to sell its Innopad injectable foot implang in a few months pendingEuropean GTx, Inc., will get new data on different dosagezs of Acapodene, the drug associated with prostate and hopes the government will let them sell it by 2009.
ArGentids Pharmaceuticals LLC will either put its dry eye treatmenrt in clinical trials or outlicense it to a largw investor and is in talkxs with investors relating to its treatmengfor scleroderma. The general tenor among all ofthese Memphis-based biotechs is summed up by Extremityu Innovations president Joe Clift. "It's a lot of hard work and but we're excited and we thinko the end result will be worth it for the patien t population andfor us," Clift The gate on Active Implants' Tribofit hip system was openedc in late December, but company officials didn't expecr it to buck so hard so "We didn't expect the growth to be happening right chief financial officer Dennis Long "It feels great knowing now that you'vse got some money coming in from customers, not just Also good to know that your markety is growing rapidly and you have a stream of productxs to support it.
" So far in 2008, the companty has hired Troy Drewr y as vice president of global operations and has electe industry veteran Jack Blair as chairman of its The company will also continue to develop its seconxd product, a meniscus implant for Clift, from Extremity Innovations, says he hopews European approval of Innopad will come sometime this Should the government grant that approval, he says the companh will take the injectable implanf first to England and then to other major Europeaj markets. The company's first sale could happen by year's end, he but nothing is certaijn when dealing withinternational agencies.
The company is now in negotiation s with distributors to get its productr in the hands of doctors as soon as After pharma giantMerck Co., joined GTx's party last year, the Memphis-bornj drug company has a little more cash on hand but 2008 doesn'tf look like a big money-making year for New data is due in different dosages of Acapodene this year, althougbh it won't hit the shelves in 2008.
Data from the Phasr III trial, the final FDA trial, of 80 milligran doses of Acapodene will be out bythe year'sa first quarter as the last patient has completed the With that, the company hopeas to file a new drug application by the secon d half of the year and perhaps ring its firsy sale in 2009. That dosage treatz the side affects of androgendeprivationj therapy. Trials will continue on GTx'ss 20 milligram dose of Acapodene whether or not new data due out this year is positiveeor inconclusive. That dosage treats the prostatdin pre-cancerous stages. If the data is positive, then the companyg will likely file a New Drug Application with the FDAby year'xs end.
If the data is inconclusiv e then the trial will continue until the final So farin 2008, GTx signer a 30,750-square-foot sublease at the Toyota Center It will take the entire seventh floo r and half of the eighth floor. A companyt official said the company "is bursting at the at its Midtown headquarters, but has no plans to move thatheadquartersw Downtown. The deal with Merck in Novembe r gaveGTx $40 million upfront, with $15 million in researcgh reimbursements over the firsy three years. Merck investede $30 million in the company's commoh stock and GTx can get upto $422 millio in future milestone payments.
Whiled most of these companies aresimplg waiting, ArGentis is waiting and seeing. Compangy officials are thinking about the future of their dry eye They know if they wait and put the gel treatment inclinical trials, it will be more valuable to investors. But whilee they've been talking with clinicalk research organizations to get thoswtrials started, they've also been talkin g with potential partners to outlicensd the science. "We believe it woulr take somebody of some size to be able to take thosse productsto market," says chief financialp officer Buddy Lyons. "So we're approaching the treatmenta fromboth angles.
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UNM Cancer Center finds leukemia mutation - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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The mutation was found in genew that producekinases (a process referrer to as JAK), which are enzymes that functiobn as biological on-off switches in ALL occurs when white blood cells that fighg off viruses and bacteria don’t mature properly. These underdeveloped cells builx up and crowdout healthy, infection-fightingb cells, the Cancer Center said in a news release. The mutatiohn underlying that process was found in about 10 percen of the cases theresearchers studied. ALL accounts for 75 percent of all childhoosdleukemia cases.
An average of 37 ALL cases are diagnosex in New Mexicoeach year, the Cancer Center “What’s really exciting about this particula study is that we found that druga that blocked the activity of the mutant JAK process preventex uncontrolled cell proliferation,” said Dr. Cheryl director and CEO of theCancer Center. “Our discoverg of JAK as a target now allow us to develop clinical trials with JAK inhibitors for childrem and adults with this formof disease.” The Cancef Center worked in collaboration with , the National Cance Institute and the Children’s Oncology Group/CureSearch. The finding appears online in the early edition of the Proceedings ofthe .

Nonprofits prepare for a share of broadband stimulus funds - Denver Business Journal:

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billion of the American Recovert and Reinvestment Act allocated to provide broadband accesws to unserved and underservede populations acrossthe nation, the region’s nonprofits are scramblinf to bring a share to South Florida. Though the federa l government hasn’t decided the rules for disbursing the money, advocates have been strategizing for months on ways to bridgre the digital divide and increase the region’s competitiveness by completing new project s and expanding existing ones. But, getting South Florida fullu wired won’t be easy.
With ideas ranging from providinyg free broadband access for disadvantaged students to putting government agencies ona single, high-speed network and outfitting emergency responderx with mobile Wi-Fi, the challengd is to pursue those initiativess most likely to succeed. One existing prograjm hoping to capitalize on stimulus money isFloridaq LambdaRail, a Tallahassee-based nonprofit cooperative of education and research organization s that share a broadband connection, whichy allows them to save money.
, , , and use the ultra-fas LambdaRail, but the cooperative is lookinyg to expand its services to benefit othernonprofiy agencies, CEO Phil Halstead There are too many unserveds or underserved people in Florida, he said, noting many institutions could streamlinse costs and increase speed by using LambdaRail. “The statse is seeking a Halstead said. “We’re trying to create an Eisenhowe r interstate systemfor broadband.” To that end, LambdaRaikl is to host a “broadban summit” at FAU on June 16. The summit will bring togethe technology chiefs to study ways to expand use ofthe LambdaRail.
Questionx of how to get stimulus money and what to do with it will loom largwe overthe summit, Halstead said. The $7.2 billionb up for grabs for broadbands will be split betweenthe U.S. ($4.8 billion) and the ($2.5 billion), said Linda Gov. Charlie Crist’s deputy coordinator for stimulud funds. The Agriculture funds are supposed to targegtrural populations, while the Commerce money will be a little more flexible. Even so, Fuche cautioned that the federal government is still deciding how to distribute the It is unknown whether funds will go through the as is the case with transportationstimulusd money, or directly to local applicants.
And, unlike the transportationb funds, broadband money will be dolerout competitively. In other words, Soutb Florida may not see a dime, Fuchx said. To maximize their each county has a nonprofit agencymakinv plans. The Miami-Dade Broadband Coalition developed a workintg proposalin December, said Kim chairwoman of the coalition’s interim executivew committee. There was aboutg $200 million worth of need identified, she One idea under consideration is to expand Elevate a city of Miami program that targetwsthe county’s underserved. Another possibility is providing low- or no-cost broadband accessx for the homes ofdisadvantaged children.
The coalitiohn would also like to createa “telemedicine in county schools, allowing doctors to examine studentw through video conferencing, Marcille In Broward, county organizations could reduce waste by consolidating on a shared broadband pipe, instead of payingh for services separately, said Phyllis Schiffer-Simon, president of a nonprofit digital advocacy “We’d be creating our own OneBroward’s working proposals would cost about $25 Schiffer-Simon said. Chuck Spalding, projec manager for the Palm BeachgBroadband cooperative, said the county coul d use stimulus money to provide free Wi-Fi accesse to the homes of disadvantaged students.
Another idea is to link governmenft and nonprofit agencies in rural areasx to acentral network, such as the “We can provide them with dramaticallyu increased bandwidth over what they currently have at abouy one-third the cost,” he said.

Republicans trying to turn back clock on bedrock environmental protections - The Hill

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Tourism group honors best of tourism promos - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The Tourism Industry Association Recognition orTIARA Awards, highlight excellence and creative accomplishmenyt in travel marketing and promotion. The Farmingto Convention and Visitors Bureau, whic h hosted the TANM conference, took home the award for . The village of Chama won an honorable mention for itsvisitor guide. The best went to the Chocolate Turtle Bed Breakfastin Corrales. Buffalo Thunder Resort Casino receivedhonorable mention. Buffalo Thunder took top honorse for best print advertising and for outstanding new evengt for its grand opening last The Rio Rancho Conventionand Visitor’ Bureau “Pork & Brew” was named top outstanding recurring event.
Roswell’se UFO Festival earned an honorable mentiojn inthat category. The most innovative promotion awarxd went to the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors BureauHolidaty Video, “Life of a Brown Papere Bag.” The award for most successful publicc relations effort was divided into thre categories. Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resorrt & Spa won the private sector category for its 90thanniversary celebration. The Albuquerqus Convention and Visitors Bureau earned top kudos forits , with the town of Taos taking honorable mention for its annual public relations campaign.
And the top awardr for press tours went tothe state’sa North Central Tourism More information is available at TANM's . Next year’a Governor’s Conference on Tourism, co-sponsored by TANM and the New MexicooTourism Department, will be at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casinko in Santa Fe, April 19-21.

Home sweet abode: Shop owner learns lessons - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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But Adamec learned quickly thatfunk pillows, scented candles and fancy stationery don’t pay the billsz for her store, , in downtown “Looking back, I had some really goofy inventory picks,” Adamec said. “Now I reallty watch my inventory and have had a greattturnover rate. I don’t buy it unles s I’ve already got half of the load sold.” By returninf to her interior design roots, 37, has not only been able to makea profit, she has a growinv list of clients who want to tap into her expertise in home Since opening Urban Abode, 336 W. Main St. in Septemberr 2004, Adamec has cut back the store’s hours to threew days a week fromsix days.
Now the store is open Fridaysand Saturdays. The decision to restrict the store’s hours was one of the hardest business decisions she had to she said. Adamec spends Tuesdays, Wednesdaya and Thursdays with clients, developing concepts for their decorating Adamec chargescustomers $125 for the initial home visit and then $79 an up to $1,000, to develop a concep t plan for the home. Customers then pay for the servicesdthey choose. Adamec also does paint charging $30 per room, which does not include the cost of paingor labor. The shift from strictly retailp to a combination of retail and interior design haspaid off.
Adamec had annual revenue of $250,000p in 2007, which was the firsty time since opening the store that she madea “It was a teensy but a profit nonetheless and I’m very proud of she said. Before opening Urban Adamec worked at Furnitur e Express inFort Atkinson. She also spent six yearse at the now closed Country Craft and nine years at Steinhafels furniture storein Waukesha, where she was a merchandisre manager at both stores. As merchandise Adamec assisted the buyers in producft selection and made her own suggestionxsfor inventory. Adamec spent 10 years thinking about opening her own businesas before actuallydoing so.
When she realizeed her interior design degree from did not give her the backgrounxshe needed, Adamec returnedr to school. She graduated from in Milwaukee in 2000 with a double major in businesz managementand history. Adamec learned to writse a business plan at and worked on her plan for Urban Abode for four yearse before applying fora loan. Four bankzs turned down Adamec before took what Adamec calls a grea t risk and loanedher $80,000. Adamec also liquidated her retirement plan and used her house as collateral to come up with an additional $25,000 — a risk she herseldf would not have taken if she wasn’t single.
“ wasted so much money that first year, buyintg things I didn’t need, so I reallgy struggled my second year,” Adamec said. “I’m stilll paying on that original loan, but now I have gotten to the pointr where themoney I’m generating is supporting me and the In June, Adamec hires her first employee, another designer she is hoping to have traines by the fall. The additionalo help will give Adame c somebreathing room, something she hasn’t had in recent Adamec just completed decorating a home for Tony owner of West Allis-based , for the ’w 2008 Parade of Homes. Adamec won top honore for interiordesign Aug.
27 from the MBA for the a 3,200-square-foot, two-story, four-bedroom home at S78 W14883 BellseChasse Parkway, Muskego. Alesci said the home is decorated usinyg a palette offive colors: turquoisd blues, browns, sage, brick and gold. While each room is a different color, that palette is used throughout the Alesci said. “She (Adamec) is very but uses a lot of clean linee making it colorfulbut simple,” Alesci “Some designers just want the visitor to see the interior designm and not the house. Her design totally complementsxthe house. It’s not a surprises her businessis successful.
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PwC hires CBRE for relocation opportunities - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Doosan Infracore is Korea’s largest manufacturer of construction Doosan agreed to a term of eight yearsw and four months in North owned by RubensteinPartners L.P. Askin rents are almost $25 per squar foot at the building.The value of the excludingconcessions, is about $5 million. Doosan Infracore was established in 1937 and specializew inconstruction equipment, industrial vehicles, defense product and machine, diesel and natural gas systems. Doosaj Infracore employs about 5,000 people, and has plants arounfd the world.
Monty Harris with Newmark Knighy Frank and Brent Royall with Keystone Partnerd LLC represented Doosan Infracore in the lease at North Caroline Nolen and Andy Sumlin of Barry Real EstatsCompanies Inc. represented Rubenstein. Barry Real Estat e is in charge of marketing thetwin 11-storuy Terraces buildings near Perimeter Mall. — Staftf writer Lisa R. Schoolcraft contributed to this

Emergent BioSolutions anthrax vaccine gets boost - Business First of Buffalo:

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The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been granted a shelf life extension from the from its current threse yearsto four. Under its contract with the Department of Healtgh andHuman Services, the extension triggers a milestone payment of $30 million for dosesx of the vaccine already deliverer to the Strategic National Stockpile. Emergent expects to recorcd that payment as revenuethis quarter. The shelv life extension also allows Emergent to charge more for futurd doses of the vaccine delivered tothe government’sw stockpile. That could raise the value of the contracft to as muchas $405 milliobn over the next several years.
Last year, the FDA approvesd a reduced vaccination schedule tofive doses. Emergent continues researchy that could lead to a further reduction in the numbet ofdoses required, as well as the vaccine’se use to treat patients aftee being exposed to Anthrax, not just as a pre-exposurw vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’ s stockpile with 33 million doses of BioThraxso far. It is contractes to continue adding to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThraxc has been used to vaccinate more than 2 million militaryg personnel since the government first started buyingy the vaccinein 1998. Emergent stock (NYSE: EBS) was up 90 centes to $14.63 per share in afternoonj trading.

Mariner Holdings gives Tortoise Capital Advisors an energy boost - Kansas City Business Journal:

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will buy a 65 percentr stake inthe Leawood-based company for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced June 3. When completed, probabl y in the third quarter, the deal will put Marinert well on the way to a goal stated in earlyt 2008 ofhaving $5 billion in asset s under management in five Mariner Holdings and executives with Tortoise Capital Advisorx agreed to buy all interests from and . Tortoise managing directors Kevin Birzer, Zachary Hamel, Ken Malvey, Terry Matlack and Davic Schulte will own 35 percengt ofthe company, and four other senior managersd will be eligible to buy a stake in Tortoise through an equity ownership plan.
Tortoise advise s four publicly tradedfunds — (NYSE: (NYSE: TYY), (NYSE: TYN) and (NYSE: TTO). The funds specialize in masterflimited partnerships, or MLPs, in companies involvex in the energy infrastructure industry.

Kaiser Permanente OKs $13M in Q1 community grants - San Francisco Business Times:

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In times of great need, “we must strengthenh support for the most vulnerables people inour communities, such as the uninsuredc and the elderly,” said Raymond Baxter, Oakland-baserd Kaiser’s senior vice presidenrt for community benefit, research and health The specific grants mentioned in Tuesday’s statement were all locate in Southern and central California, Colorado and rather than Northern where the giant health-care system is based and has roughlt 3.4 million enrollees.
However, Kaiser spokesman Joe Fragol told the San Francisco Busines s Timesthat Kaiser’s Northern California regio n is actively involved in the Specialtyy Care Initiative mentioned in the release, and that Kaiserf has committed ten grants totalling $7.5 million to those projects. But because some of the Northern Californiaa grants were approvedpreviously “and others will be approvexd later this year, they were not Fragola said in an email to the Business Fragola said Kaiser will focu s on supporting Northern California entities that provide critical health and humann services to vulnerable populations, including community public hospitals and other safety net systems.
Grantees in Northern Californiw include Alameda CountyMedicap Center, the Marin Community Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, San Mateo Medica l Center, the Solano Coalition for Better CommuniCare Health Centers, the Community Clinic Consortiumk of Contra Costa and Solano Counties, Community Health Partnershipsx of Santa Clara, Fresno Healthyu Communities Access Partners and Health Plan of San according to Kaiser. In Tuesday’s announcement, Kaiserr said it gave $900,000 each, for a total $4.5 to five “lead agencies” througyh the California Specialty CareAccesse Initiative: , , , and .
Officials said thosd grants are part ofa 2-year-old statewided program initiated and led by Kaiser to increase access and reduce demand for specialty care amontg uninsured and underinsured populations. They specificallyy target access to care in specialties suchas gastroenterology, neurology, ophthalmology, and cardiology. On otherf fronts, Kaiser said it is giving: $250,000 to implement electronic health records atthe , a clinid in Hillsboro, Ore. $127,800 to the Colo.
-based for an “evidence-based model” to addresss disparities in treating $100,000 to the ’s Elder Caregivers in Los Angeles andOrange counties, to trai n 100 South Asian caregivers focusing on aginbg issues and culturally sensitive care. $275,000, in two grants, to the Universitgy of California, Irvine’s Center for Excellence in Eldefr Abuseand Neglect, including $125,000 to support a pharmacy pilot curriculumj on elder abuse, and $150,000 to help establish a statewidse . $240,000 to the for its ’s Fall Preventionm Center of Excellence $150,000 to Portland, Ore.
’s to develop its Micrl Mercantes Cooperative, an initiative promoting the sale of nutritious food at locaolfarmers markets. $244,824 to Mercy Corps of Portland to developoits “Building Freedom throug Lifelong Information For which aims to help former female convicts to achieve economid stability.

Xcel seeks 7.8% summer rate hike to cover higher costs - Kansas City Business Journal:

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percent temporary rate hike for smallk businesses and homes to cover higher energy prices this Thepower utility’s so-called “electric commodity adjustment” is intended to cove an expected $54.8 million in higher fuel and purchased-energy pricea for the third quarter of 2009. Xcel said that a typica small-business customer using 1,025 kilowatt-hours a month would see current billsa increaseby $7.48 a month, to $101.83. A typicapl residential customer using625 kilowatt-hours a month wouldf see a $4.56 increase, to $63.05.
If approved by the , the rate hike wouldc take effect July 1 and continue for three Underutility rules, Xcel passes along energg cost increases or decreases to customers on a dollar-for-dolla r basis through the quarterly electri c commodity adjustments. The new request is separated froma $112.2 million Xcel electric-rate hike alreadyg approved by the PUC that also takes effectt July 1. That rate increased is to helpthe Minneapolis-basedd utility (NYSE: XEL) recoup some $1.7 billionb it’s spending on generation, transmission and distributionj upgrades for Colorado.

Gourmet on the go: Moveable Feast hits the Event Center this evening - San Mateo Daily Journal

2011-07-01T13:34:00.001-07:00

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Inmark moves to Avondale from Pinson - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Real estate firm said the plastic containers and packaginv companyleased 23,625 square feet of office and warehouse spacre at the park in Avondale. The company has been in its current locatio n in Pinson Valley for more than 20 Jack Key of Graham represented Inmarkj and Brad Moffat of represented the Graham said broker Walter Browm has the listing on morethan 410,000 square feet of subleasd space at the Colonnade in AT&T’s vacant South Tower building. Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-foot leasd at Vestavia Centre. Brown represented the landlord inthe transaction.
renewecd its lease in Calerz and Decoma Modular Systems renewed its leasein Combined, the two companies occupy more than 270,000p square feet of space in Grahajm & Co. developments. The renewals were handled by Grahan brokers Sonny Culp andOgden Deaton.

Area home sales post big drop in May - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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There were 1,783 home closings last a 29 percent decrease fromMay 2008, accordin g to the Greater Nashville Association of The median price of single-family homes in May was a $5,400 increase from the prior month, but a 10.6 perceny decline from May 2008. “Real estate is feelin the same effects as the rest of thenationakl economy,” Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Presidentg Mike Nichols says in a press release. “Wit the recent American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supportes bythe FHA, we are hopeful that first-timde home buyers will take advantage of the opportunity to use the $8,000p tax credit to help with certain costs at closing.
” Inventory on the markey increase about 0.8 percent from April. There were 24,600 homea on the market May 31. May’s numbers brings year-to-datee closings up to 7,149, down 31 percent from the 10,406 closings at this point in 2008. The condo market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percengt drop from the year That compares to 305 closings last The median price for a condo in May was $156,250, down 1.7 percent from last There were 2,000 sales pending at the end of May. Whiles that number was down from 2,489 pending sales last it was only the second time since last Septemberf that pending sales figure hadreachexd 2,000 properties or more.

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Because that's what the idea was. I would replace my home officetelephone line, which I only use for outgoingg calls, and instead start makinhg all of my calls over the Internet. This way I couldc pocket the $50 a month I've been givingf to Verizon and use those savings to buy moreimportant things. Like â€¦ food. Except it really didn't turn out that way. Why? Because the Interne t phone services I triedworked ... but just not all the Which is typical ofmost technology. For I played around with Skype (www.skype.com) for a few Not bad.
Signing up for the service was free and the headsetr that I purchased from Staple sfor $20 only had to be replacerd once (I do not advise lendinh one's headset to a 12 year old. Enoughb said). Astonishingly, installing the Skypre application on mylaptop didn't cause it to lock up or crasy on me. So for that reason aloned I felt that thingswere successful. Once up and Skype did as promised â€¦ just about all of the I used the little computer generated keypad on my laptop to make If I called anothed Skype user the callwas free.
Unfortunately, I don't really have a lot of conversationsz with high school and college nor do I care to reallyu speak to anyoneunder 25. So there'd not a lot of phone numberx in mySkype directory. However, you can use Skype to call a regulae land line and then get charges a few cents per So that's what I mostly did. The problek was the connection. It worked. Most of the But sometimes it just didn't. Sometimeds I had to call back the person two or threwe times to get agood connection. Or speal loudly. There were a few instances whered I saidnaughty words.
Then there was this one time wheres I tried to participate in a conferences call and had to make the three othefr people wait whileI re-called the call-in number a few times untilo there was no crackling sound on the phone. That was fun too. So I stoppedr using Skype. Frustrated I turned to another Net callingg service calledmagicJack (www.magicjack.com). No, this has nothing to do with changinf the tires ofa car. And there was no pleasurs involved. For $40 magicJack ships me a littlr unit that I plug into the USB port of my I then hook my office phonr intothe unit.
After installing the program I'm able to make phone calls from my regulatrphone (not the headset I bought from Staples â€¦ bye-byed $20). Like Skype, magicJack places its calls overthe Internet, alongg with the other 100 trillion bits of information crossing the same See where I'm going here? Theird deal is that you can make unlimiteds calls you want to anyone in the United Statesw (I'm told they're working on overseasw plans) for only $50 per I did the math and that'd $550 less a year than I'm spending on my officwe line, so there you go ... magic! Unfortunately ... not so Why? Same thing with Skype. It worked.
Most of the I suffered from the occasional disconnectexd calls or calls that had tobe recalled, or calls that just didn'g sound like a very good call at all. More naughtu words. More blood thinner required. In the end I brokd down and kept myoffice line. You win I just need thingas that work as they promised towork ... all the I have enough headaches inmy life. I have kids and a mortgagee and dandruff. I can't sit around and worry that an important conversation with a prospective customer is going to get cutoffc orsound horrible. Verizon's line in my office works allthe time.
It'ws one less hassle to deal I still keep the magicJack and Skyp e servicesbecause I've had occasion to use them when Most likely I'll forget to cancel my subscription so now I'll be payingt an extra $50 a year for next to But I'm a penny pincher. Not a Sure, it's less expensive to use these Netcalling services. But I'm sacrificing some Some dependability. I'm giving myself more To me, it's not wort it. These technologies are great for kids or But to rely on them forbusinesse purposes, at least so far, isn't a greagt idea for me.

Cooper proposes domicile move to Ireland - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The electrical products maker’s board has approved movin g the company’s domicile to Ireland from “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporation was impacteds by the unprecedented global economic conditionsz that have led to a dramatic reduction in global demand in virtuall y all markets that we servwe and was made tomaintain Cooper’s globao competitive position,” Kirk Hachigian, chairman and chiec executive officer, said Tuesday in a statement. Cooper CBE) said it had establishesd tax residency in Irelandd as ofDecember 2008. The which has its administrative headquarters in is asking shareholders to approvsethe switch.
If approved, a new Irish entitt known as Cooper Industries plc will replace Cooper Industries Ltd. as the parent Cooper’s move to change its placew of incorporation follows several other Houston companiesincluding , and , thoug Cooper is the first non-energy company to make the Another high-profile local energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.

Standing ovation for PM in Canberra - Newstalk ZB

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Stephanie Williamson has been named director of marketing and businessa development with MatrixDesign Cos. in the Matricx Settles office in Arlington. in D.C. namefd Brian Judis senior project manager for its hospitality Judis brings 15 years of experience managing large hospitality projects to theCORE team. Most recently associatesd with , where he was the directot of capital expenditures, Judis implemented capitaol investment projects upwardsof $70 million annually and was the lead managee for the design and construction of numerous hotep projects throughout the U.S.
Judid has worked with a wide range of hotelobrands including, but not limite d to, Marriott, Swisshotel, , Hyatt, , and Recently, he completed the renovation to the lobby, rotundaq bar and restaurant of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Other recent projects includew the management of the designh and construction at the HyattyCapitol Hill, JW Marriott, Key Bridge Four Seasons Philadelphia, and Ritz-Carlton Tysons Scott Boos , senior policy adviser to Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., has been namedf the new deputy director ofthe . Boos has more than sevebn years of legislative and policy experience gained during his tenurein Specter’s office and as staff directot of the U.S.
Senate Steel Caucus. In the Senate, Boos focuseed on a broad range of issuesincludingg manufacturing, trade, climate veterans, budget, appropriations, tax, telecom, housing, financial services and otheer business-related issues. As staff director of the bipartisamn U.S. Senate Steel Caucus, he worked to promotwe the health and stability of the domestic steel as well as the interests of its Theof D.C. named Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer as directotr of the Project. She is an experiencedd appellate litigator who comes to Legal Aid afte r nine years at Litigation where she madethree U.S.
Supreme Court argumentsw and numerous others before appellate courts throughouf the country in cases involving the First access tothe courts, and consumer healtuh and safety, among othe issues. Prior to her position at Public Citizen, she worked for Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the reauthorizatiojn of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and was an associate at the law firm of LLP and a teaching fellosw at the Law Center AppellateLitigationn Clinic. The in Fairfazx named Tiffany Singleton tothe organization’s newly createcd position of director of sociapl entrepreneurship programs.
Singleton will be responsibl for overseeingthe design, development and implementation of UNCF sociapl entrepreneurship programs, while engaging stakeholders to develop a multiyeare strategy for introducing a greater number of young African Americans to social entrepreneurship — the applicatio n of business management practices and innovation to sociakl reform efforts. In addition to overseeing the desigmn and implementation of UNCF socialentrepreneurshipo programs, Singleton will cultivatw and sustain strategic partnerships and collaborations with leading social entrepreneurw and their organizations, and organize structurec discussions with key ultimately establishing a national advisory committeer of social entrepreneurs, academic, and social venture philanthropistes who can provide ongoinbg guidance to UNCF.
has promotec Paul McManus to assistantvice McManus, who joined the bank in 2006, is a financial center leader at 1470 Rockvillre Pike. Francis P. Nelsobn has been promoted to administrative vice presidenftat . Nelson joined M&T in 1992. He is responsiblse for leading and managing a retail sales and operationsa team for thePrince George’s County region. in Rockville has named David E. Perkins as its new chiet technology officer. Perkins joins NIHFCU’s newly appointee CEO Juli Anne Callis to lead thecredit union’s renewe d focus on technologic innovation and Perkins previsouly worked at .
Over a 13-year career at with the last fiveas CIO, accomplishments include the completion of two core implementation of new loan origination, online bankinhg and collection systems and the migration of new Cardinal Bank announced the promotions of Andrew J. Peden to senior vice president, Katie L. Golden to vice presidenf and James N. Estep to assistant vice president. Pedejn will oversee the relationship management of developers and realestate investors, with a primary focuws on acquisition, construction financing and commercial including special use properties such as golf coursesd and churches. He began his lending careere at Cardinal Bank in 2000 as acrediyt analyst.
Golden will continue to oversee the relationshiop management of buildersand developers, primarily in the areaz of commercial development, project financing, acquisitions and client Golden joined Cardinal Bank in 2004 in real estate administratiojn and currently manages the lendint support unit for the commerciapl real estate group. Estep remains dedicated to small business SBA guaranteed lending andbusiness development. Estep began his financial servicex career at Cardinal Bank in 2004 inretaiol lending. C. Fox Communications in Silver Spring nameed Tina McCormack as senior publicrelationw associate, and Julie Feldman as public relations associate. in D.C. nameds David W.
Whitmore as chief operatingg officer andgeneral counsel. Whitmore comeas to Levick with more than 25 years of financial andoperationalo experience. He has spent the lion’s share of his career in the communications industry, workingb with public relations, public lobbying and advertising firms. Before joining Levick, Whitmor e was executive vice president ofin D.C. with operational responsibility forthe firm’ds public affairs, government relations, crisiss management, and issues management practice groups. Prior to Racepoint, Whitmorr provided communications and management counsel to numerouas clientsin D.C., Dubaij and Abu Dhabi.
At , Whitmore variouslyg served as executive vice chieffinancial officer, chief operatinh officer and general counsel. announced the hiring of Briah Brobst as vice president of business developmenfin Reston. Brobst, a 20-plud year engineering and constructionindustry veteran, will be charged with expanding the firm’s presenc in the high-density power and computing markets, inclusive of finance, commercial data centers and government agencies. Brobsr was previously employed by as criticakl facilityservices principal.
Prior to that, he servedr as principal and Eastern region director of business developmeny for named Cyndie Shadow as statr vice president with oversight of campus operationwsfor D.C., Delaware and Shadow currently serves as campus director for the D.C. and Delawar e campuses. The university also has a campus locationin Md., and three learning centers located in Rockville and Timonium, Md. Prior to joining the D.C. campuss as campus director in 2007, Shado w served as director of academic affairs forthe University’s Maryland campus, as well as campusx college chair for that campus’ .
Her background and experience also involves several years as a senior syste m design associate for InterData of Sanibel, Fla. Sam Ortiz has been named campue directorat — Northern Virginia in Sterling. Engineering consulting firm hirexMina L. Clark as a new federao programsproject director. Clark will manage large public sector projectdfor G&O’s growing federal programs division. Clark has 20 years of experience in domestic and European and has administered contracts forthe U.S. governmengt and as an industry manager. She has worked in government and corporateengineering environments. The Fairfax at Embassyu Row announced thatDavid F.
Bodette has joined the hotel and its restaurantt as assistantgeneral manager. Bodette has been involved with four- and five-stat diamond hotels for more thana decade, including food and beveragew management positions with a number of Ritz-Carlton propertiews across the U.S. In his new Bodette will be responsible for food and beveragre management andrelated day-to-dagy operations for the Fairfax at Embass Row, The Jockey Club and The Fairfax Lounge. Josepu S. Skoloff joins Nova Medical’sx team of experts in Ashburn to leadthe facility’se pediatric division as the newest membetr of this integrative medical group.
Board-certifiedc in 1976 and then again, in 1988, Skoloff has been a pediatrician in Loudounj County for more than30 years. Skolofdf currently holds positions as assistant clinical professoer of pediatrics at the medical schools of George Washington andthe . He is a past vice chairmamn of the department of pediatricsw and chairman of the infection control committee atthe . Prio to joining Nova Medical, served as chairman of the department of pediatricsat , Robbins AFB, achieved the rank of major, and entererd a two-year pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children’s .
WellNet Healthcare, a healtb care technology company in announced the appointment of Chrisw Kaiser as sales executive forthe mid-Atlantidc territory and Jay Thompson as sales executive for the Northeast territory. Kaise and Thompson will be responsible for sellintg software to companies that provide and pay for employeshealth benefits. Prior to joining WellNet, Kaisetr spent time in a territory sales role withVocuas Inc. Previously, he was with the in Thompson most recently worked for the Corporatde Executive Board as aresearch consultant. Veddetr Price PC announced thatAjay A. Jagtiani , Mark J, Guttab and David J. Lanzotti will join the firm’s intellectua property practicein D.C.
Jagtiani has nearl 20 years of experience in all phases ofpatentt prosecution, including patentability, validithy and infringement opinions, procurement of domesticf and foreign patents, client counseling, licensing and use agreement preparatio and negotiation, and the protection and valuation of intellectuaol property in mergers and acquisitions. Guttag will becomw of counsel to the firm and Lanzotti will be an associater inthe group. Jagtiani, Guttag and Lanzotti are registered to practice withthe . Prior to joininb Vedder Price, they were with the law firm in announced a change in leadership inthe firm’s Alexandrisa office. Intellectual property shareholderRobert G.
Mukai has been namee office head. Mukai takes the place of fellows intellectual property shareholderWilliam C. Rowland, who was recentlgy elected to serve onthe firm’x advisory committee and, therefore, has stepped down from head of the Mukai formerly served on the Advisory however, his term recently expired. Mukai focuses his practice on polymere chemistry includingbiodegradable polymers, synthetidc fibers, petroleum chemistry, health care technology, photographivc and lithographic chemistry, solvent-based and solvent-lesas coating compositions, metallurgy and inorganic chemistry. Michaeo A. Bell , Laura E. Jordan and Alfred L. Scanlah Jr.
joined ’s business law and general litigation groupsin D.C. as directors. announcec that J. Page Scully has joined the firmin D.C. as an associatd in its state and locakltax group. Page’s addition expands Sutherland’s fast-growing Stat Tax Practice to 20 attorneysdedicatedr full-time to advising clients on statwe and local tax matters. A former associate with LLP in Scully has experience incombined reporting, allocation and apportionment, realty transfef tax, Internet and e-commerce matters, unclaimed propertu and federal and state constitutional issues. announcecd that Daniel E. Cooper has joined the firm’as energy practice in the D.C.
Cooper is a non-lawyer consulting engineer in the firm’z energy practice group. He is a registered professional engineer focusing his consultinbg work on electricutility matters, including economic and feasibilitgy analysis, oversight of electri generating resource operations and development, power supply and transmissiohn contracts, oversight of bulk power compliance with environmental regulations and reliability standards, and review and oversight of transmission and bulk electricx power contracts. Cooper joined the firm after servingt with the Michigan Public Power Agenc for more than16 years.
Prior to joining Michiganh PublicPower Agency, Dan workedx for 12 years for the firm of R. W. LLP announced that Valyncia R. Simmons has joined the firm’sz D.C. office as an associate in its trial Simmons’ practice focuses on trademarik enforcementand litigation, as well as matters relatinf to unfair competition and copyrighted In addition to litigation, Simmons maintains trademark portfolios comprised of both foreign and domestifc trademark prosecution matters; handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the ; acquires domain names throug h implementation of the Uniform Domain-Namer Dispute-Resolution Policy; and analyzes trademarl search reports and provides clearance opinions.
Leslie Nicholson , immediatwe past general counsel ofthe , joined Pillsburhy Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as senior counsel in the firm’s litigation practice. It is a homecominv for Nicholson, who was one of the firstr three associates at Pillsbury predecessor firm Shaw Pittmajn when he began in private practicsein 1968. He spent 28 years at the six as leader of itslitigatio practice. After earning his J.D. from of Law in Nicholson joinedthe U.S. Departmentg of Justice as a member of theAttorne General’s Honors Program, where he workexd under two assistant attorneyes general for the civil division before joiningb Shaw Pittman.
During his nearly three decadews withthe firm, he personally handled casesx in 37 states, involving bankruptcy, securities, construction claims, complex commerciap and real estate disputes, environmental compliance, aircraft salesx and leases, class actions and employmentt law issues. In 1996, Nicholson was named executivd vice president and general counselto , whers he created and managed the legal department of the $12 billioh financial institution, led government relations efforts at the federal and statre level, and supervised and administered multipl e other bank functions.
A compliance program developed undere his leadership was used as a modelo of excellence by the Office of Thrift In 2002, Nicholson co-founded investment fund Kenwood LLC, where he was President and CEO unti retuning to public service at the GSA in 2008. Seyfartn Shaw LLP announced thatMinh N. Vu has joined the firm’e D.C. office as a partner in the labof andemployment department. She was previouslty a partner at , where she served as co-chair of the firm’se disability law group. Vu is an experiencec litigator with special expertise in handling disability discrimination lawsuite brought under the Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) and othert civil rights laws.
Since returning to the privatew sector, Vu has defended employeres and public accommodations in a varietyt of complex disability and employment law Vu also devotes a substantial portion of her practice to employmen t law litigationand counseling. She has defendecd employers against lawsuits and government investigations broughtunde anti-discrimination laws such as Title VII, the D.C. Human Rights Act, and the LLP announced that former U.S. Trade Representative Generaol CounselWarren H. Maruyama has rejoined the firm as a partnerr inthe D.C. office. He will resume his practicew in the international trade law and policyg group ofthe firm.
As USTR General Counsel, Maruyama oversaw World Trader Organization and Free Trade Agreement worked with congressional leaders and otheer executive branch agencies ontrades legislation, U.S. FTA agreements, and the WTO Doha Maruyama played a key role in negotiatingfthe “May 10 Bipartisan Agreement” between the Bush administration and Democraticx congressional leadership to address the labot and environmental provisions of U.S. FTAs. Roge r E. Smith has joinec LLP as a partner in the energy and publicd utilities group inthe D.C. office from Troutman Sander s LLP where he wasa partner. Smith concentrates his practice inenergy regulation, litigation and transactions.
He represents investor-ownecd utilities, independent system operators and regionaltransmissiob organizations, electric distribution companiees and power marketers. Kevin Spurlock has joined Penzance, where he will manage design, and development for Penzance-owned projectxs as well as for tenantsand third-party Spurlock comes to Penzance from , where he was seniod vice president for construction. In his 30 yeard on the job he has worked in senior positionss for many of the major players in themetro area, including , , and . His project experience includex the training facility in renovation of1310 N.
Court House, Cox Communicationse Regional Headquartersin Herndon, Dullew Town Center Regional Mall, 1750 Tysonx Boulevard in McLean, and the in Nortgh Bethesda, to name a few. Jeffory Grovexs has joined EDGE Commercial’s landlord and tenant advisory practicefor Maryland. Grovew has seven years of experience. Gates Hudson announced that Joe Schechtek has joined the companu as senior vice president of itscommerciakl division. He will be responsible for a team of professionals providingasset management, property management and leasing services to the company’sa 3.7 million square foot commercial real estate portfolio in the Washingtonm area.
Schechtel brings with him more than 20 years of commercial real estate including the last 14 yearswith , whered he was director of client solutions and responsibld for the firm’s third-party property facility management and project management services throughout the Washington and Baltimorse areas. Dave Jones joined wife Pam Loudoun-based marketing team at as comprehensive buyert repin Ashburn. in Reston appointed Georger PeachTaylor Jr. , vice president and chief medical and AmyKing , vice presidengt of health information technology programs for the company’se information systems sector.
As vice president and chiec medical officer, Taylor will provided strategic direction forNorthrop Grumman’s health, homeland biomedical sciences and human systekm integration business. Previously, Taylor was vice presideny of HealthIT Programs. Taylo joined Northrop Grumman in 2008 from the Washington federaol practiceof , where he was a seniorf managing director following his 2006 retirement as a lieutenanft general and surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force.
As vice presidenft of health IT programs, King will oversed Northrop Grumman’s overall health which provides mission-critical enterprisewide healtuh applications, interoperable architecture, and large-scale systemss integration and engineering to leadinghealth organizations. she was director of . King has more than 25 years of experience with civilian and defense agencies inthe management, analysis, development and implementation of large-scale automated financial, healthy and related administrative information systems usinh mainframe and Web-based technology. Prior to joininvg Northrop Grummanin 2006, she was vice president of the Public Sector Health Account Group at .
Northrop Grumman in Reston also namedCheryl L. Janey vice presiden of operations for the informatiobnsystems sector’s civil systemsx division. Janey will oversee the division’s financial growtjh and operational objectives withinthe federal-civil, and state and locapl markets. She will also lead civil system’d integrated planning process, leading and managing special projectzand initiatives. Janey has nearlg 30 years of experiencew in the informationtechnology industry. Most recently, she was presidenr of civil programsfor , supportinvg the technology needs of federao agencies.
Prior to joining Harris, she spent almost six yearz in various leadership roles with Northrop Grumman supportinbgthe company’s commercial, statw and local business. Reston-based announced that Chip Block has joined the company as vice president ofstrategic development. He will be responsiblre for strategic planning, customer and leading the growth of GITI into newmarketg sectors. Prior to joining GITI, Block was director of Defense Advanced Solutions for McDonald Bradley (MBI) / . Beford MBI, he was president and chief technology officer forSpearhead Innovations. in Herndon announcedc that Laura W. Thomas has been promoted to chiegffinancial officer.
In her role as CFO, Thomas will lead XO financial strategy includingall reporting, auditing, taxatiomn and investor relations functions. She will work with the company’s senior executive team to develop and implementhe company’s long-term business strategy. Thoma s brings more than 30 years of experiencee in finance and telecommunicationa tothe position. During the past nine years, Thomase served as vice president of financefor XO. Prio to joining XO, Thomas was the vice president of finances atConcert Communications, a joint venture betweej . In this role, she served as actinb CFO for six months and managed all revenu e and telecommunicationsaccounting functions.
She also servedx as director of finance at where she directed revenur reportingand analysis, as well as managed investotr relations and financial planning across all of MCI’sa business units.

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