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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Nancy C. Everett Executive Profile
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She is responsible for more than $130 billio in assets held by the Generall Motors benefit plans andseverao non-affiliated clients. Everett joined Promark Global Advisors as chief investment officer inJune 2005. She assumerd the additional responsibility of chie executive officer inJanuary 2006. Previously, she was chiet investment officer for the Virginia Retirement Systemj where she oversaw the investment ofthe $42 billion pensio fund. Everett was born in New York. She graduated in 1978 with a bachelor' degree in accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University and earned the Chartered Financialk Analyst designationin 1987.
Everett is currentlu a member of the InvestmenrAdvisory Committee, Randolph-Macon College and is a membert of the board of trustees of the Virginias Commonwealth University School of Business Foundation where she servews on the Investment Committee. She sits on the boars of directors for PacificPension Institute, is a membert of the advisory board of The Rock Creek and a member of the Committees on Directors for Capital International's Emergingv Markets Growth Fund, Inc. She is also a membed of the New York Stockj Exchange Pension Managers Advisory Committee and past president of the boardc of directors of the Richmonr Society ofFinancial Analysts.
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She is responsible for more than $130 billio in assets held by the Generall Motors benefit plans andseverao non-affiliated clients. Everett joined Promark Global Advisors as chief investment officer inJune 2005. She assumerd the additional responsibility of chie executive officer inJanuary 2006. Previously, she was chiet investment officer for the Virginia Retirement Systemj where she oversaw the investment ofthe $42 billion pensio fund. Everett was born in New York. She graduated in 1978 with a bachelor' degree in accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University and earned the Chartered Financialk Analyst designationin 1987.
Everett is currentlu a member of the InvestmenrAdvisory Committee, Randolph-Macon College and is a membert of the board of trustees of the Virginias Commonwealth University School of Business Foundation where she servews on the Investment Committee. She sits on the boars of directors for PacificPension Institute, is a membert of the advisory board of The Rock Creek and a member of the Committees on Directors for Capital International's Emergingv Markets Growth Fund, Inc. She is also a membed of the New York Stockj Exchange Pension Managers Advisory Committee and past president of the boardc of directors of the Richmonr Society ofFinancial Analysts.
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Gas customers encouraged to clear snow around gas meters - Granite Falls Advocate Tribune
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Rising Claims - San Antonio Business Journal:
http://madridfranquicia.com/reportaje.php?id=651
And San Antonio is no exception. Officiale with the say that trend is reflected intheier numbers. For fiscal year 2008, endingy Sept. 30, the EEOC had 95,402 totalo charges filed with the upfrom 82,792 filed in fiscal year 2007. “We see an increaswe in every single area,” says Justine Lisser, spokeswomajn for the EEOC, headquartered in D.C. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based onan individual’ds race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability and retaliation for reporting and/or opposiny a discriminatory practice.
The Commission is also tasked with filing suitss on behalf of alleged victims of discrimination against employerx and acting as a judiciary for discriminatiobn claims brought againstfederal agencies. But local attorneyxs say employers may have some cause for They say some employers are taking more riskx inlaying off, and even firing, employees to cut overhead Karen Monsen, a partner with the San Antonio offic e of LLP, says employers are letting people go withoutg having a history of documentatiob on why that employee is bein g terminated.
“I’m seeing employers being more aggressive aboutfiringb individuals, folks that have slipped by in the past, not showin up on time and missing deadlines,” Monseb says. “They are just not putting up withit anymore.” Lisseer says it is no surprise that the numberf of charges her agenc y has seen increased in the last fiscal She adds that she expects to see thoswe number up for fiscal year 2009 as well. “Thew EEOC is seeing an increas e incharges nationwide,” Lisser says. “We have seen this particula r increase inage discrimination.
” In fact, according to EEOC in fiscal year 2008, 24,582 charges were filed regardingb age discrimination suits. That number is up from 19,1032 in fiscal year 2007. Whilse Lisser says there is currently no hard data pointing to the factorss leading tothe increase, she says tighy economic times may be part of the problem. “When times are employers target theirolder workers, because they have the highedr salaries,” she says. Lissed says the EEOC also saw a big jump in the number of charges filed relating to retaliationand gender. Retaliationn charges, she says, are those filed against an employet who has allegedly retaliated against an employe e forsome reason.
Those numbers jumped from 26,663w to 32,690 in fisca l year 2008. As for those charges relating to the EEOC reports those numbers jumpedfrom 24,826 to 28,372 in fiscal year 2008. Stephen Romero, an attornety with the San Antonio officeof , says that with the increasw of claims, the EEOC is more diligengt in how it is handling its investigations into chargesx filed with the agency. “The EEOC is beinvg much more thorough and sending out requests for additional information (from the employer) on top of the regular position statement that is preparex and submitted on behalf of the employer,” Romero While Texas is an “at-will state,” terminating employees withoutr documentation can be a risky move.
Accordinyg to the , the basic rule of Texas employmentf lawis employment-at-will, which means withoug a statute or an expres s agreement (such as an employment contract) to the either party in an employment relationshipl may modify any of the terms or conditiona of employment, or terminate the relationship for any reason, or no particular reason at all, with or withourt advance notice. “(Employers) are less concernedd about the lack of record they have establishecd and I think that is Monsen says.
“It’s tough on employers because they have been givingg these peoplea pass, they haven’t been writinf them up and they haven’t been keeping good notes of violationw of company policy. So it gets pretty While clearly an employer can fire its Monsen says keeping records and documenting those policy violations is a matter ofgood practice. “If you have been giviny them goodreviews ... and then out of the blue they are told they have been late too oftej and they have been late every day for two all of a sudden itlooks funny,” she “Employers should be keeping these records.
It’zs just good, safe practice and it builds a good Romero says that with the tight economic situation, employees who are terminate are more frequently questioning the reasons behind thei termination. “Employees are questioninyg actions taken bytheir employer,” he says. “Even in good timex and especially inbad times, it is very important to documenyt your employee’s performance. If you have that documentation, it is much easier to defend. If you are terminating an employeefor misconduct, you better have it documenteds in their file.” Monsenh says some employers are also not aware that keepinvg electronic data after an employee is let go is critical.
“Theu are sending all the computers back to IT and IT is cleanintg them up and sendinh them back out to the field and all this evidenced is being destroyed and could turn into a huge land mine for thesse companies who have not thoughtabourt that.” While employers may need to worry about fighting a discrimination suit, concerns about protecting tradwe secrets has become an issue. Monsen says some employeee go out and try to compete with the A lot ofemployers don’t have good protection in she adds. “These employees will have in their possession customert lists or documents that contain trade secretds or otherconfidential information,” she says.
“I am seeing tons of that and my client s are having to dodamage control.” Romerl says he tries to ensurwe that his clients have documents in placs to ensure that an employede who has had access to confidential information can not use that data after being fired or laid off by the company. “Wes are very proactive on the fron t end to get confidentiality agreements fromthosee employees,” Romero says.
“In my I haven’t seen an uptick but I wouldn’tg be surprised if that was the next wavein
And San Antonio is no exception. Officiale with the say that trend is reflected intheier numbers. For fiscal year 2008, endingy Sept. 30, the EEOC had 95,402 totalo charges filed with the upfrom 82,792 filed in fiscal year 2007. “We see an increaswe in every single area,” says Justine Lisser, spokeswomajn for the EEOC, headquartered in D.C. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based onan individual’ds race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability and retaliation for reporting and/or opposiny a discriminatory practice.
The Commission is also tasked with filing suitss on behalf of alleged victims of discrimination against employerx and acting as a judiciary for discriminatiobn claims brought againstfederal agencies. But local attorneyxs say employers may have some cause for They say some employers are taking more riskx inlaying off, and even firing, employees to cut overhead Karen Monsen, a partner with the San Antonio offic e of LLP, says employers are letting people go withoutg having a history of documentatiob on why that employee is bein g terminated.
“I’m seeing employers being more aggressive aboutfiringb individuals, folks that have slipped by in the past, not showin up on time and missing deadlines,” Monseb says. “They are just not putting up withit anymore.” Lisseer says it is no surprise that the numberf of charges her agenc y has seen increased in the last fiscal She adds that she expects to see thoswe number up for fiscal year 2009 as well. “Thew EEOC is seeing an increas e incharges nationwide,” Lisser says. “We have seen this particula r increase inage discrimination.
” In fact, according to EEOC in fiscal year 2008, 24,582 charges were filed regardingb age discrimination suits. That number is up from 19,1032 in fiscal year 2007. Whilse Lisser says there is currently no hard data pointing to the factorss leading tothe increase, she says tighy economic times may be part of the problem. “When times are employers target theirolder workers, because they have the highedr salaries,” she says. Lissed says the EEOC also saw a big jump in the number of charges filed relating to retaliationand gender. Retaliationn charges, she says, are those filed against an employet who has allegedly retaliated against an employe e forsome reason.
Those numbers jumped from 26,663w to 32,690 in fisca l year 2008. As for those charges relating to the EEOC reports those numbers jumpedfrom 24,826 to 28,372 in fiscal year 2008. Stephen Romero, an attornety with the San Antonio officeof , says that with the increasw of claims, the EEOC is more diligengt in how it is handling its investigations into chargesx filed with the agency. “The EEOC is beinvg much more thorough and sending out requests for additional information (from the employer) on top of the regular position statement that is preparex and submitted on behalf of the employer,” Romero While Texas is an “at-will state,” terminating employees withoutr documentation can be a risky move.
Accordinyg to the , the basic rule of Texas employmentf lawis employment-at-will, which means withoug a statute or an expres s agreement (such as an employment contract) to the either party in an employment relationshipl may modify any of the terms or conditiona of employment, or terminate the relationship for any reason, or no particular reason at all, with or withourt advance notice. “(Employers) are less concernedd about the lack of record they have establishecd and I think that is Monsen says.
“It’s tough on employers because they have been givingg these peoplea pass, they haven’t been writinf them up and they haven’t been keeping good notes of violationw of company policy. So it gets pretty While clearly an employer can fire its Monsen says keeping records and documenting those policy violations is a matter ofgood practice. “If you have been giviny them goodreviews ... and then out of the blue they are told they have been late too oftej and they have been late every day for two all of a sudden itlooks funny,” she “Employers should be keeping these records.
It’zs just good, safe practice and it builds a good Romero says that with the tight economic situation, employees who are terminate are more frequently questioning the reasons behind thei termination. “Employees are questioninyg actions taken bytheir employer,” he says. “Even in good timex and especially inbad times, it is very important to documenyt your employee’s performance. If you have that documentation, it is much easier to defend. If you are terminating an employeefor misconduct, you better have it documenteds in their file.” Monsenh says some employers are also not aware that keepinvg electronic data after an employee is let go is critical.
“Theu are sending all the computers back to IT and IT is cleanintg them up and sendinh them back out to the field and all this evidenced is being destroyed and could turn into a huge land mine for thesse companies who have not thoughtabourt that.” While employers may need to worry about fighting a discrimination suit, concerns about protecting tradwe secrets has become an issue. Monsen says some employeee go out and try to compete with the A lot ofemployers don’t have good protection in she adds. “These employees will have in their possession customert lists or documents that contain trade secretds or otherconfidential information,” she says.
“I am seeing tons of that and my client s are having to dodamage control.” Romerl says he tries to ensurwe that his clients have documents in placs to ensure that an employede who has had access to confidential information can not use that data after being fired or laid off by the company. “Wes are very proactive on the fron t end to get confidentiality agreements fromthosee employees,” Romero says.
“In my I haven’t seen an uptick but I wouldn’tg be surprised if that was the next wavein
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Tampa metro drops on
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Last year the Tampa metrpo arearanked No. 44 on the index, which ranks communities basex on their ability to creates andsustain jobs. The Tampa area ranked No. 42 in five-year job growth from 2002-200y but ranked No. 176 in one-yea r job growth from 2006-2007. The area rankerd No. 60 in five-year salary and wage growth, and No. 55 in one-year salary and wage Tampa was among several Florida communitied that saw their rankings on theindex “Thirteen of the 20 biggest declinerss are in Florida, California or Nevada, reflectinbg the severity of the housing downturh in those markets,” a report from the Milkinj Institute says.
The highest-ranking communith in Florida on the 2008 index isthe Orlando-Kissimmese metro area at No. 11, down from No. 5 last Ocala, which held the top spot in the2007 index, fell to No. 30 this The Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice metro area dropped from No. 78 to No. 97, just aheas of the Lakeland-Winter Havejn metro area at No. 98 this down from No. 28 last year. Amongt the Florida communities that moved up the list were Pensacolaat No. 33 this up from No. 54, and Gainesville at No. 34 this up from No. 52. Jacksonville held even at No. 39. the Provo-Orem, Utah, metro area ranked No. 1 amonhg the 200 largest metros. , an independent economic thinmk tank, released the report with .
Last year the Tampa metrpo arearanked No. 44 on the index, which ranks communities basex on their ability to creates andsustain jobs. The Tampa area ranked No. 42 in five-year job growth from 2002-200y but ranked No. 176 in one-yea r job growth from 2006-2007. The area rankerd No. 60 in five-year salary and wage growth, and No. 55 in one-year salary and wage Tampa was among several Florida communitied that saw their rankings on theindex “Thirteen of the 20 biggest declinerss are in Florida, California or Nevada, reflectinbg the severity of the housing downturh in those markets,” a report from the Milkinj Institute says.
The highest-ranking communith in Florida on the 2008 index isthe Orlando-Kissimmese metro area at No. 11, down from No. 5 last Ocala, which held the top spot in the2007 index, fell to No. 30 this The Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice metro area dropped from No. 78 to No. 97, just aheas of the Lakeland-Winter Havejn metro area at No. 98 this down from No. 28 last year. Amongt the Florida communities that moved up the list were Pensacolaat No. 33 this up from No. 54, and Gainesville at No. 34 this up from No. 52. Jacksonville held even at No. 39. the Provo-Orem, Utah, metro area ranked No. 1 amonhg the 200 largest metros. , an independent economic thinmk tank, released the report with .
Friday, December 17, 2010
Texas Cord Blood Bank expands to Houston - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Although umbilical cords are usually discarded after the birth ofa baby, umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cellsz that make blood. Cord blood can also be used to treayt diseases suchas lymphoma, leukemia, sickle-cel anemia, severe immune-system as well as neurological problems and geneti defects affecting the blood-makinv system. Health officials at St. Luke’ws Episcopal Hospital and in Houston have alread begun collecting umbilical cords donated by Houston families to thepublic cord-blood Since last November, some 300 cord blood units have been The Texas Cord Blood Bank is a divisiomn of the in San Antonio.
The bloodd bank has a mission of providing treatment optionse for thenearly 30,000 individuals worldwide who are on the waitin list for a stem cell Expanding to Houston through these type of partnershipas will help the blood bank achievr its goal. The blood bank already has relationships with a numbert of hospitals in San Dallas and the Rio Grande Valley region to gather and extrac umbilicalcord blood.
“The collaboration with the Texaw Cord Blood Bank andTexass Children’s Hospital will be a valuable asseyt to our patients and the community as it givee the opportunity to provide the option and benefits of public says Amy Young, vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolog at . Medical researchers are exploriny new uses for umbilical cord stem including the treatment ofpremature infants, cardiogenic disorders, diabetes and asthma. It may be possibls to store a newborn’s own cord blood to ensur e that the baby will have a source of stem celld that is anexact match, with no risk of rejection.
A baby’ siblings may possibly provid an exact stem cell matchas well. “This is an importantr time in the Texas CordBlood Bank’s history, as we expandf opportunities throughout the state,” says Norman D. the president and CEO of the South TexaseBlood & Tissue Center, the paren t organization of the Texas Cord Bloodx Bank. “This partnership is important as we look for opportunitiess to growthe program. By the end of 2008, we had secure the participation of nine hospitals in less than two which has allowed us to alread begin supplyingthis life-saving resource to peoplee of all ages. ...” Web www.bloodntissue.
org
Although umbilical cords are usually discarded after the birth ofa baby, umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cellsz that make blood. Cord blood can also be used to treayt diseases suchas lymphoma, leukemia, sickle-cel anemia, severe immune-system as well as neurological problems and geneti defects affecting the blood-makinv system. Health officials at St. Luke’ws Episcopal Hospital and in Houston have alread begun collecting umbilical cords donated by Houston families to thepublic cord-blood Since last November, some 300 cord blood units have been The Texas Cord Blood Bank is a divisiomn of the in San Antonio.
The bloodd bank has a mission of providing treatment optionse for thenearly 30,000 individuals worldwide who are on the waitin list for a stem cell Expanding to Houston through these type of partnershipas will help the blood bank achievr its goal. The blood bank already has relationships with a numbert of hospitals in San Dallas and the Rio Grande Valley region to gather and extrac umbilicalcord blood.
“The collaboration with the Texaw Cord Blood Bank andTexass Children’s Hospital will be a valuable asseyt to our patients and the community as it givee the opportunity to provide the option and benefits of public says Amy Young, vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolog at . Medical researchers are exploriny new uses for umbilical cord stem including the treatment ofpremature infants, cardiogenic disorders, diabetes and asthma. It may be possibls to store a newborn’s own cord blood to ensur e that the baby will have a source of stem celld that is anexact match, with no risk of rejection.
A baby’ siblings may possibly provid an exact stem cell matchas well. “This is an importantr time in the Texas CordBlood Bank’s history, as we expandf opportunities throughout the state,” says Norman D. the president and CEO of the South TexaseBlood & Tissue Center, the paren t organization of the Texas Cord Bloodx Bank. “This partnership is important as we look for opportunitiess to growthe program. By the end of 2008, we had secure the participation of nine hospitals in less than two which has allowed us to alread begin supplyingthis life-saving resource to peoplee of all ages. ...” Web www.bloodntissue.
org
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
STAR bond bill awaits Quinn
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awaits the governor’s signature. Salesd Tax and Revenue, or STAR would help pay for certain development and infrastructure cost associatedwith large-scale projects, under the bill sent to Gov. Pat Quinn’ds desk. STAR bonds are repaid from sales and guestr taxes generated by a project in a specific President and CEO Bruce Holland could use STAR bonds to developp his proposed which is called UniversitygTown Center. The Senate version passed 44-11, and the Houswe bill passed 78-39. Critics say the legislation could boostGlen Carbon’s economuy but only at the expense of surroundinb Metro East communities.
“This special STAR bond district would enable the private developers to capture all of the public tax dollars from the developmentg and use it for the purchasesof land, the construction of parking lots, water/sewer facilities, buildings, job training, financial services, legal fees and even interestg payments on the money borrowed to create the said Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, in a statement. “What this meansd is businesses which choose this development to locate could have a greaf deal of theirinitial start-up costsz paid for with public tax dollars. This will put economix development efforts of other nearbyy communities at ahuge disadvantage.
” Lawmakerw from both chambers hashed out some amendmentsw to the legislation, including grantinh the and local municipalities the authority to approve STAR bond districtas and projects, requiring economic impact studiesz and regional public restricting any business within a 25-milr radius from relocating to use the bonds; prohibiting car dealershipas from using STAR and removing local taxing districts from the definition of “locapl sales taxes” to protect the revenue stream for the Metro-East Park and Recreatiojn District, Madison County Transit and the Floox Prevention District.
awaits the governor’s signature. Salesd Tax and Revenue, or STAR would help pay for certain development and infrastructure cost associatedwith large-scale projects, under the bill sent to Gov. Pat Quinn’ds desk. STAR bonds are repaid from sales and guestr taxes generated by a project in a specific President and CEO Bruce Holland could use STAR bonds to developp his proposed which is called UniversitygTown Center. The Senate version passed 44-11, and the Houswe bill passed 78-39. Critics say the legislation could boostGlen Carbon’s economuy but only at the expense of surroundinb Metro East communities.
“This special STAR bond district would enable the private developers to capture all of the public tax dollars from the developmentg and use it for the purchasesof land, the construction of parking lots, water/sewer facilities, buildings, job training, financial services, legal fees and even interestg payments on the money borrowed to create the said Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, in a statement. “What this meansd is businesses which choose this development to locate could have a greaf deal of theirinitial start-up costsz paid for with public tax dollars. This will put economix development efforts of other nearbyy communities at ahuge disadvantage.
” Lawmakerw from both chambers hashed out some amendmentsw to the legislation, including grantinh the and local municipalities the authority to approve STAR bond districtas and projects, requiring economic impact studiesz and regional public restricting any business within a 25-milr radius from relocating to use the bonds; prohibiting car dealershipas from using STAR and removing local taxing districts from the definition of “locapl sales taxes” to protect the revenue stream for the Metro-East Park and Recreatiojn District, Madison County Transit and the Floox Prevention District.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Bernstein-Rein lays off staff, warns of more - Kansas City Business Journal:
http://www.lcaonline.org/article/Distracted--Drowsy-Drivers-Pose-Dangers.html
Steve Bernstein, president of Bernstein-Rein, indicatedf that an unspecified number of future cuts may be The layoffs came in several departments during the course ofrecent weeks, he said. Bernstein citesd the poor economy, less client spending on advertising and reducefd margins from billing as factor drivingthe layoffs. “I’d say with everybody, therd is a tightening of the beltwith everybody’s marketing Bernstein said. The company’s most recent head countg stood at 253 compared with 351 inMarch 2007. for many years No.
1 on the Kansas City Business Journakl ’s list of top area advertising agencies, has been supplanted the past two yeares by Bernstein said layoffs after losing accounts with and the in combined withnatural attrition, resultedf in the lower employee count. “There’s no doubt losing Wal-Mart and and the economy have made us asmalle agency,” Bernstein said. Gross income was $45.1 million in 2008, down more than 9 percent from its 2007 totalof $49.7 Bernstein-Rein, one of Kansas City’s best-known and longest-standingv ad agencies, has hardly been alone in cuttingt jobs in the slipping economy.
Kansas City-based let go of abougt 30 employeesin February, or 10 percent of its total work Wichita-based cut jobs in its Kansas City though it didn’t specify how In the public relations industry, which oftehn intersects with local advertising firms, let go of about 13 employeee in February. A year ago, well before the effect of the recessiojn wasfully apparent, several agency executives said a slowing economy presented an opportunity because they expected clients to ramp up marketint and advertising efforts. Few are saying that now.
“This isn’f the nicest environment these days,” said Pete Kovac, CEO of “Ik don’t think anyone realized how bad thingz were in September and October when budgetz werebeing locked.” Industry executives said clientsx in the current economy also are less willing to commit to long-termm authorizations with a single company, opting insteadd at times for monthly or quarterly engagements. “It’x soft. ... Clearly every client got the letter from the CEO thatsays we’rre not going to stop, but there’s stufgf to watch,” said Phil Bressler, partner with . Bernstein said clientx also were moving away from payingmedia commissions.
A traditionalp and increasinglyoutdated approach, the commissions pay a percentags of a media buy back to the agency. He said that methoxd of payment has fallen out of favor with clienta who suspect that their advertising is pushee intoineffective media. Alternate billing methods haven’t alwayxs provided the same high margins asmedia “We’ve let the margij disappear too much,” Bernstein said.
Steve Bernstein, president of Bernstein-Rein, indicatedf that an unspecified number of future cuts may be The layoffs came in several departments during the course ofrecent weeks, he said. Bernstein citesd the poor economy, less client spending on advertising and reducefd margins from billing as factor drivingthe layoffs. “I’d say with everybody, therd is a tightening of the beltwith everybody’s marketing Bernstein said. The company’s most recent head countg stood at 253 compared with 351 inMarch 2007. for many years No.
1 on the Kansas City Business Journakl ’s list of top area advertising agencies, has been supplanted the past two yeares by Bernstein said layoffs after losing accounts with and the in combined withnatural attrition, resultedf in the lower employee count. “There’s no doubt losing Wal-Mart and and the economy have made us asmalle agency,” Bernstein said. Gross income was $45.1 million in 2008, down more than 9 percent from its 2007 totalof $49.7 Bernstein-Rein, one of Kansas City’s best-known and longest-standingv ad agencies, has hardly been alone in cuttingt jobs in the slipping economy.
Kansas City-based let go of abougt 30 employeesin February, or 10 percent of its total work Wichita-based cut jobs in its Kansas City though it didn’t specify how In the public relations industry, which oftehn intersects with local advertising firms, let go of about 13 employeee in February. A year ago, well before the effect of the recessiojn wasfully apparent, several agency executives said a slowing economy presented an opportunity because they expected clients to ramp up marketint and advertising efforts. Few are saying that now.
“This isn’f the nicest environment these days,” said Pete Kovac, CEO of “Ik don’t think anyone realized how bad thingz were in September and October when budgetz werebeing locked.” Industry executives said clientsx in the current economy also are less willing to commit to long-termm authorizations with a single company, opting insteadd at times for monthly or quarterly engagements. “It’x soft. ... Clearly every client got the letter from the CEO thatsays we’rre not going to stop, but there’s stufgf to watch,” said Phil Bressler, partner with . Bernstein said clientx also were moving away from payingmedia commissions.
A traditionalp and increasinglyoutdated approach, the commissions pay a percentags of a media buy back to the agency. He said that methoxd of payment has fallen out of favor with clienta who suspect that their advertising is pushee intoineffective media. Alternate billing methods haven’t alwayxs provided the same high margins asmedia “We’ve let the margij disappear too much,” Bernstein said.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Business First of Columbus:
http://www.cpcoaches.com/training/cp-courses
The Online School for Girld will begin offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprinb 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schoolz will take the classes and evaluate them as a piloyt run. One initial calculus class will be taught by Harpeth Hall math teachetrJennifer Webster. The other school s in the group are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging from abour $20,000 to $40,000 per year.
Ann the head of Harpetjh Hall, says the goal of the online schoool is to provide a rigorousd education in an online setting that is affordable and accessible to girls around the She says the curriculum will be expanded in coming The effort reflects how rapidly online education is beingy adopted in even the most exclusivw enclaves of private education as schoolss utilize the Internet to foster a global worldviewa in their students and diversify thelearningg experience.
More than 1 million secondary school students took an online course and students at 70 percent of high schoolss enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 school year, according to “K-121 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-ul of the Survey of U.S. School Districrt Administrators.” The report also finds schools in 44 states are creatin onlinesecondary schools. However, the Onlin School for Girls will be the firsttonline same-sex school. At the graduatse level, Harvard, Duke and other exclusive universities now offer severalspecializesd master’s degrees for which the courseworki can be taken mostly online.
They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhance their credentials to advance intheir careers. Karenj Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and information services says online education is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstonre of the educational experience.”
The Online School for Girld will begin offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprinb 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schoolz will take the classes and evaluate them as a piloyt run. One initial calculus class will be taught by Harpeth Hall math teachetrJennifer Webster. The other school s in the group are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging from abour $20,000 to $40,000 per year.
Ann the head of Harpetjh Hall, says the goal of the online schoool is to provide a rigorousd education in an online setting that is affordable and accessible to girls around the She says the curriculum will be expanded in coming The effort reflects how rapidly online education is beingy adopted in even the most exclusivw enclaves of private education as schoolss utilize the Internet to foster a global worldviewa in their students and diversify thelearningg experience.
More than 1 million secondary school students took an online course and students at 70 percent of high schoolss enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 school year, according to “K-121 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-ul of the Survey of U.S. School Districrt Administrators.” The report also finds schools in 44 states are creatin onlinesecondary schools. However, the Onlin School for Girls will be the firsttonline same-sex school. At the graduatse level, Harvard, Duke and other exclusive universities now offer severalspecializesd master’s degrees for which the courseworki can be taken mostly online.
They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhance their credentials to advance intheir careers. Karenj Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and information services says online education is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstonre of the educational experience.”
Saturday, December 4, 2010
UTSA names new architecture dean - San Antonio Business Journal:
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John D. Murphy Jr., currently professor and directot of international educationat ’s McWhortere School of Building Science, will become the new dean of Murphy will join UTSA in Augusft 2009. The McWhorter School of Building Science is the second oldest constructionb education programs in theUnited States. Murphy began his career in the Lone Star State in 1990 as a teachin assistant and lecturerat . In he accepted a position at andin 2000, he joined Auburn’s faculty in Alabama. “Dr.
Murphy bringes new dimensions to our College of Architecture and a rich experience in buildinfg sciences that will complement and extensd our strengthsin design,” says John Frederick, UTSA provost and vice president for academic affairs. Administrators are looking to Murphy’s leadershiop over the architecture program to help evolve UTSA into a nationalresearch university, Fredericj says. Murphy is replacinf interim dean Robert Baron who had been leadinv the collegesince 2007. The College of Architecturd offers a master of a master of sciencein architecture, graduate certificated in historic preservation and urban and regional plannin and three undergraduate degrees.
John D. Murphy Jr., currently professor and directot of international educationat ’s McWhortere School of Building Science, will become the new dean of Murphy will join UTSA in Augusft 2009. The McWhorter School of Building Science is the second oldest constructionb education programs in theUnited States. Murphy began his career in the Lone Star State in 1990 as a teachin assistant and lecturerat . In he accepted a position at andin 2000, he joined Auburn’s faculty in Alabama. “Dr.
Murphy bringes new dimensions to our College of Architecture and a rich experience in buildinfg sciences that will complement and extensd our strengthsin design,” says John Frederick, UTSA provost and vice president for academic affairs. Administrators are looking to Murphy’s leadershiop over the architecture program to help evolve UTSA into a nationalresearch university, Fredericj says. Murphy is replacinf interim dean Robert Baron who had been leadinv the collegesince 2007. The College of Architecturd offers a master of a master of sciencein architecture, graduate certificated in historic preservation and urban and regional plannin and three undergraduate degrees.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Police: Man linked to publicist death shoots self - Washington Post
http://www.hoidap.net/cs-12.html
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Nike store opening in former bowling museum in downtown St. Louis - St. Louis Business Journal:
http://www.g3pb.com/intellifeed-wiring.html
The store will occupy about 60 percent to 70 percen ofthe building’s ground level and hopesz to cash in on the influx of visitor s expected when St. Louis hosts the All-Star Game July 14. Delawar North Companies , which manages retail sales and concessions atBuschg Stadium, will operate the store in cooperation with Nike, said Dan Sportservice’s regional manager. Managemenf expects to take advantage of foot traffic in the particularly when the playhome games. During the threer days before the All-Star Game, the Nike stors will also host 20 to 30baseball greats, includingv several Hall of Famers, for autograph said Linda Hoernig, Sportservice’s retail director.
Stan Musial, Lou Bob Gibson, Willie McGee, Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaverd and Tony Gwynn are just a few of the forme players scheduled to beon hand. Autographb tickets will be sold in advance and at the door by MAB Celebrit y Servicesof Fairfield, N.J. Nike will use about 2,5090 to 3,000 square feet of space and isinvestinb “six figures” into the store’s build-out, Fetchoo said. The athletic shoe and apparell company is bringing in new fixtures and tableds and giving the interior a fresh Nike plans to work on the exteriorr of the buildingthis week.
Fetcho said the store will operatwe throughthe All-Star Game and “hopefull beyond that,” but did not disclose the lengtbh of the Nike agreement. “I think Nike will be therde as long as we havethe building,” said Cardinalsd President Bill DeWitt III. The Cardinales own the building, but the property is slate d to eventually make way for new constructiomn under current plans forBallpark Village, a six-square blocik multi-use development planned by the Cardinalds and codeveloper The of Baltimore. This leasde could serve as a tryougfor longer-term occupancy.
Asked about Nike’s potentiaol as Ballpark Village tenant, Fetchoo said, “We’re interested to see what kind of activitgywe receive.” The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Novembed and vacate its downtown St. Louis buildinhg in January. The museum, which had operated in St. Louis sincw 1984, is expected to re-openb in Arlington, Texas, in 2010.
The store will occupy about 60 percent to 70 percen ofthe building’s ground level and hopesz to cash in on the influx of visitor s expected when St. Louis hosts the All-Star Game July 14. Delawar North Companies , which manages retail sales and concessions atBuschg Stadium, will operate the store in cooperation with Nike, said Dan Sportservice’s regional manager. Managemenf expects to take advantage of foot traffic in the particularly when the playhome games. During the threer days before the All-Star Game, the Nike stors will also host 20 to 30baseball greats, includingv several Hall of Famers, for autograph said Linda Hoernig, Sportservice’s retail director.
Stan Musial, Lou Bob Gibson, Willie McGee, Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaverd and Tony Gwynn are just a few of the forme players scheduled to beon hand. Autographb tickets will be sold in advance and at the door by MAB Celebrit y Servicesof Fairfield, N.J. Nike will use about 2,5090 to 3,000 square feet of space and isinvestinb “six figures” into the store’s build-out, Fetchoo said. The athletic shoe and apparell company is bringing in new fixtures and tableds and giving the interior a fresh Nike plans to work on the exteriorr of the buildingthis week.
Fetcho said the store will operatwe throughthe All-Star Game and “hopefull beyond that,” but did not disclose the lengtbh of the Nike agreement. “I think Nike will be therde as long as we havethe building,” said Cardinalsd President Bill DeWitt III. The Cardinales own the building, but the property is slate d to eventually make way for new constructiomn under current plans forBallpark Village, a six-square blocik multi-use development planned by the Cardinalds and codeveloper The of Baltimore. This leasde could serve as a tryougfor longer-term occupancy.
Asked about Nike’s potentiaol as Ballpark Village tenant, Fetchoo said, “We’re interested to see what kind of activitgywe receive.” The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Novembed and vacate its downtown St. Louis buildinhg in January. The museum, which had operated in St. Louis sincw 1984, is expected to re-openb in Arlington, Texas, in 2010.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Alice Fujimoto is Library Friend of the Year - UH System Current News
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Alice Fujimoto is Library Friend of the Year UH System Current News “Her enthusiasm for the arts and close friendship with Esther "Kiki" Mookini led to her early involvement with raising awareness and resources for the Edwin ... |
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Investors must embrace volatility of a brutal market - bizjournals:
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Surely, the fallout from the increasingly opaque and crookedly engineered dealingds out of the financial sector over the past decadew have made talking about capital marketdsa struggle. (I’m sure that reading about it has been even Getting an answer to questionslike “What’xs going on the markets?” must be something akin to hearinyg an astrophysicist explain how the universe began. In both you regret asking the question in thefirs place. That Adam Smith’s invisible hand has given way to the visibld fist of government makes things even more complicated and riskier.
And yet, amidst this unprecedenteds change inthe size, scope and direction of Americanm fiscal and monetary policy, investors must truly pay attention to and take advantags of what could be a long time marked by volatility and overalk blandness (and that’s if we’re lucky). The “V-shaped” bottokm and economic “green shoots” everyone is hoping for, and most are investingg in, is at best optimistic First, the fiscal mess that’sx getting irrevocably worse. The current annualp deficit of $1.5 trillion is 10 percen t of GDP alone, and it’ growing.
America’s total debt-to-GD ratio currently stands near 50 percent and that figurwe is scheduled to grow to 100 percengt in fiveyears — a level many countries have experienced as the poinr of no return. These deficits don’t include the huge costa of a coming universalhealth care, and they certainlhy don’t include Social Security, Medicarwe and Medicaid — three programs representinfg a $40-$50 trillion liability in present valure terms.
Economic growth will not likely help especially the lukewarm 2 percent GDPvariety (not the 4 percengt kind we’ve been accustomed to) that will accommodate a new era of bigge r government, higher taxes and regulation, and an emphasiz on “private/public” partnerships and income redistributionb instead of free market, libertarian capitalisnm and growth. Monetary policy is only increasing longer-term riskss to the economy.
The Federal Reserve is not only printintg money and lending it for freeto banks, it’s also buyinf debts of all shapes and sizes with those newly printed dollars, includinb Treasury bonds at a near $400 billioj annual clip and another $1 trillion of mortgage-related The U.S. is now “monetizing” thereby adding dollars to a systenm that is already flushwith cash. The success (or failure) of individual investors lies in gettin right afew “bigger-picture” questions, such as: At what pointf do investors — not just in the U.S. but globallty — begin to believw that lending to anyonein dollars, including the U.S.
at low fixed rates and long maturities, is madness?? In other words, when does the dollard collapse as China and the other Asian saversdecids they’re better off diversifying their savings into otheer assets? This and other “forest-from-the-trees” questions are perhaps all that matter goingv forward. Without that, looking at whethefr this 4 percent bond is wortg buying or that stock at 15 timeas earnings orthat bank’s CD — is likely a futil e if not dangerous exercise.
If America’zs great experiment with borrowing and printingmoneuy doesn’t work, we may be looking at a worldc of overall lower disposable income, permanently lower economicf growth and much highefr inflation and interest rates with fewer financiers. If that time comes, thoser who bought and sat on equity mutual funds oreven longer-ter m bonds will find out that what they thought was was just a figment of a bygone time when the dolla r was king, rates and inflation were low, and capitalismk was relatively unbridled.
By the look of it, that era is Perhaps the only ones who will reallgy make money are those who canpay attention, pounce on fleetin g opportunities and embrace the volatility of a markef that will be brutal to
Surely, the fallout from the increasingly opaque and crookedly engineered dealingds out of the financial sector over the past decadew have made talking about capital marketdsa struggle. (I’m sure that reading about it has been even Getting an answer to questionslike “What’xs going on the markets?” must be something akin to hearinyg an astrophysicist explain how the universe began. In both you regret asking the question in thefirs place. That Adam Smith’s invisible hand has given way to the visibld fist of government makes things even more complicated and riskier.
And yet, amidst this unprecedenteds change inthe size, scope and direction of Americanm fiscal and monetary policy, investors must truly pay attention to and take advantags of what could be a long time marked by volatility and overalk blandness (and that’s if we’re lucky). The “V-shaped” bottokm and economic “green shoots” everyone is hoping for, and most are investingg in, is at best optimistic First, the fiscal mess that’sx getting irrevocably worse. The current annualp deficit of $1.5 trillion is 10 percen t of GDP alone, and it’ growing.
America’s total debt-to-GD ratio currently stands near 50 percent and that figurwe is scheduled to grow to 100 percengt in fiveyears — a level many countries have experienced as the poinr of no return. These deficits don’t include the huge costa of a coming universalhealth care, and they certainlhy don’t include Social Security, Medicarwe and Medicaid — three programs representinfg a $40-$50 trillion liability in present valure terms.
Economic growth will not likely help especially the lukewarm 2 percent GDPvariety (not the 4 percengt kind we’ve been accustomed to) that will accommodate a new era of bigge r government, higher taxes and regulation, and an emphasiz on “private/public” partnerships and income redistributionb instead of free market, libertarian capitalisnm and growth. Monetary policy is only increasing longer-term riskss to the economy.
The Federal Reserve is not only printintg money and lending it for freeto banks, it’s also buyinf debts of all shapes and sizes with those newly printed dollars, includinb Treasury bonds at a near $400 billioj annual clip and another $1 trillion of mortgage-related The U.S. is now “monetizing” thereby adding dollars to a systenm that is already flushwith cash. The success (or failure) of individual investors lies in gettin right afew “bigger-picture” questions, such as: At what pointf do investors — not just in the U.S. but globallty — begin to believw that lending to anyonein dollars, including the U.S.
at low fixed rates and long maturities, is madness?? In other words, when does the dollard collapse as China and the other Asian saversdecids they’re better off diversifying their savings into otheer assets? This and other “forest-from-the-trees” questions are perhaps all that matter goingv forward. Without that, looking at whethefr this 4 percent bond is wortg buying or that stock at 15 timeas earnings orthat bank’s CD — is likely a futil e if not dangerous exercise.
If America’zs great experiment with borrowing and printingmoneuy doesn’t work, we may be looking at a worldc of overall lower disposable income, permanently lower economicf growth and much highefr inflation and interest rates with fewer financiers. If that time comes, thoser who bought and sat on equity mutual funds oreven longer-ter m bonds will find out that what they thought was was just a figment of a bygone time when the dolla r was king, rates and inflation were low, and capitalismk was relatively unbridled.
By the look of it, that era is Perhaps the only ones who will reallgy make money are those who canpay attention, pounce on fleetin g opportunities and embrace the volatility of a markef that will be brutal to
Monday, November 22, 2010
TXCO Resources raising $20 million in private placement - San Antonio Business Journal:
http://www.pyramidartists.com/contact-us/12-contacts/4-simone-tull.html
San Antonio-based TXC0 TXCO) has agreed to sell 20,00 shares of Series E ConvertiblePreferredc Stock, which can be converted to TXCO common sharesa at a price of $17.36 per share. In connectionn with the private the company has agreerd to exchange its shares of Series C ConvertiblsPreferred Stock, issued back in Novembet 2007, into common stock at $14.48 per share. The closint and funding are expectesd to occur on or beforeMarch 4, 2008. TXCO plansd to use the net proceeds from the sale of Series E preferred stock to complement its 2008 capital expendituredrilling program.
The companyy also may use the proceeds inthe short-term to repauy certain outstanding indebtedness, pay expenses associateed with the offering as well as generapl corporate and working capital. Holders of the Series E preferree stock are entitled to dividends of 6 percentper annual, amonfg other things. LLC served as the placemen t agent for theprivate offering. TXCO is an independent oil and gas exploration andproductionj company.
San Antonio-based TXC0 TXCO) has agreed to sell 20,00 shares of Series E ConvertiblePreferredc Stock, which can be converted to TXCO common sharesa at a price of $17.36 per share. In connectionn with the private the company has agreerd to exchange its shares of Series C ConvertiblsPreferred Stock, issued back in Novembet 2007, into common stock at $14.48 per share. The closint and funding are expectesd to occur on or beforeMarch 4, 2008. TXCO plansd to use the net proceeds from the sale of Series E preferred stock to complement its 2008 capital expendituredrilling program.
The companyy also may use the proceeds inthe short-term to repauy certain outstanding indebtedness, pay expenses associateed with the offering as well as generapl corporate and working capital. Holders of the Series E preferree stock are entitled to dividends of 6 percentper annual, amonfg other things. LLC served as the placemen t agent for theprivate offering. TXCO is an independent oil and gas exploration andproductionj company.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Auto Bailout Prevented $28.6 Billion Loss for US, Research Group Says - Bloomberg
http://www.cd-rom-advisor.com/article/New-pact-must-have-Kyoto-Protocol-features--Pachauri.html
Washington Post | Auto Bailout Prevented $28.6 Billion Loss for US, Research Group Says Bloomberg The US government avoided a $28.6 billion loss and saved more than 1.14 million jobs by bailing out the ... After early slide, GM shares stay on the road Pelosi: 'GM's Initial Public Offering a Sign of Progress for America's Auto ... |
Friday, November 19, 2010
Major Gen. and former Ft. Benning commander announces retirement - WTVM
http://rafaelcampallo.com/page/Oriental-Style-Bird-Feeders.html
Major Gen. and former Ft. Benning commander announces retirement WTVM COLUMBUS, GA - Major general Jerry White, retired Fort Benning commander and the driving force behind the new National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center, ... |
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Outlook unclear: CFOs navigate cloudy financial times - Boston Business Journal:
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The Boston Business Journal recently hosted four area CFOs for an involverd discussion that touched on issues ranginh from the rising cost of health care to concerns over thebankingy industry. The participants in the Boston Business Journal roundtablw wereDarlene Deptula-Hicks of in Plaistow, N.H.; Louise Mawhinneyu of Ikonisys in New Conn.; Kevin Walsh of in Boston; and Steved Wasserman of in Waltham. The BBJ woul like to thank thesee executives for taking time out of theird busy schedules tojoin us.
We’d also like to thani the Massachusetts chapter of for its assistance in setting up the BostonBusiness Journal: What on earth happened in the last six and how does it affect you in your day-to-dag life? What do you say to folks? What do you say to your motherd when she asks you what’s going on? Deptula-Hicks: These are very unprecedentefd times. I’ve never seen anythintg like this before, and I thinkj it brings a whole new host of challenge inthis environment. I know for us last year was a gangbuster year webroke records. We put recors Q2 results on the we beat it with arecorfd Q3, and we thought we were goingg to put a recorf Q4 on the table.
And the bottomj just sort of dropped out. While I think we had a respectabl fourth quarter because we had a lot of thingsz going on in the it just became a verydifferent time. I think what we can look forwared to this year is a great levelp of uncertainty because of these sort ofuncharted We’re having difficulty understanding where the business is goinh to end up for the year. Have we hit bottom?? Clearly we’re a strong so we’ll be able to weather this fine, we’re not worried about that. But we’re reallyu sort of forecasting what is this year going tolook like?? It’s a very big question.
Wasserman: I don’t remembe this much uncertainty inan economy, and I’m old enoughu to remember other recessions. I’n knocking on wood — I’km with Constant Contact, we offer a very low-pric e for a high-value proposition, and it’s a very under-penetraterd market, so we’ve guided Wall Street revenuw growth this year in the mid 40 percent Now havingsaid that, we are changing One of the things we’re doing differently is we’re changing our marketing messaging — how to help small businessed prosper in a poor economy.
BBJ: It strikes me that no matterr what kind of businessyou run, you’ve probablyy all had to make a stark assessment of your cost Talk about what kinds of thinking is going into that. I think we’ll be successfulk this year, I’m not too worried about a declin ein revenue, I think we’ll still be cash-flow positive. We’ll be able to see our way to the othefr sideof this, we will continue to invest in research and maintain our cash base and come out on the othe r side of this a stronger companyg in a position with a broader breadty of product than before.
My hope is that this quarted is the worst quarter in the I could betotallyg wrong, but typically in our business we have a stronbg fourth quarter, and the firs t quarter is a lower quarter anyway. I’mn feeling encouraged about the secondf quarter with what wesee now, so I thinik if we hunker down, we conserves our cash and we invest in our R&D we do everything to maximize our continue our partnerships with we’ll come out on the other side of Walsh: Our cost structure is very heavilh weighted towards people and real we’re constantly evaluating our cost structured — making sure that our clients’ needs are met, lookintg at ways to improvwe efficiency, our use of technology — and real estate is a huge part of that too.
We recentlgy moved to 53 State St. from the Hancoc k Tower. In doing so, we created a differentf type of space that allows us to share ideaxs more easily and be more The building is set up to be more collaborative in which we thinkdrives efficiencies. Mawhinney: Our company has an automaterddigital microscope, so we have customers who buy and we also have commercial lab for diagnostic so the challenge for us is we’ver got to keep the commercial arm and we’ve got to suppor the instruments we have out in the field.
We’re growinhg our lab, and we have threer major projects that we need to move The second big thinf is to useour Ikoniscope, the digital microscope that can look for that one cell in a to detect circulating tumor cells. And the third area is our non-invasives test for fetal abnormalities.So moving all three of those plus keeping our Ikoniscope customers happy and growing the lab isthe BBJ: A recent Duke University/CFO Magazine poll indicatew most CFOs plan to raisse salaries this year. What’s your take on that ? Wasserman: We expect to give normal raises. ... We get approximately 35 percentt of our new employeeasthrough referral.
We want to keep our employede basevery happy, so we continue to have employeex referred to us. And I know from another CFO group I belong tothat it’s split — there are a few companiex doing what we’re doing, therd are some companies that are goingh to zero, and there are some companies that are going in the Walsh: I would be shocked if we saw lots of companie s approve raises in 2009. I know there are a lot of companies who already came out and said there are going to be cuts or We haven’t figured out yet what we’rwe going to do, but I’m pretty confidenrt it will not be to the extenrt that it was last year.
I thinm it’s important to realize that top talenr is alwaysin demand, and you need to protect top talenrt because that’s what generates the best ideas and serviced our clients’ needs. We’re actually using this time to look at acquiringtop talent, because we are doing prettg well,and it’s a rare opportunity to build for the future. BBJ: What woulc you consider to be the biggest cost drivers foryour company? Deptula-Hicks: Our big variable yearly is centered arounde our products’ clinical trials.
We just completecd most of the trials a couples of weeks ago and that costus $1 million, and the reaso n we had to do that is the FDA is changingt their guidelines, so that’s becoming a largetr cost driver. So we’lo have about a six-month reprieve and then we’ll have another product going throughclinical trials. And it’s becominv more and more difficult to get products throughjthe FDA. BBJ: Is a lot of that cost legal? Deptula-Hicks: No, it’s actually the cost of healthy care, the cost of the doctors, the gathering the data and statisticians andso Walsh: For us, one cost driver that I have not mentionecd yet is health care costs.
They continuwe to rise by high single-digit or double-digitt levels and there’s no end in sight. We also face the challengwe of being located in And no matter what studg youlook at, Boston is alwayd in the top five when it comex to high cost of living. We’r e seeing some breathing roomin that, housinf costs are coming down, energy coste are coming down, but it’x still a costly place to live which impacts laborr costs. BBJ: How do you grapple with healthcare costs?
The Boston Business Journal recently hosted four area CFOs for an involverd discussion that touched on issues ranginh from the rising cost of health care to concerns over thebankingy industry. The participants in the Boston Business Journal roundtablw wereDarlene Deptula-Hicks of in Plaistow, N.H.; Louise Mawhinneyu of Ikonisys in New Conn.; Kevin Walsh of in Boston; and Steved Wasserman of in Waltham. The BBJ woul like to thank thesee executives for taking time out of theird busy schedules tojoin us.
We’d also like to thani the Massachusetts chapter of for its assistance in setting up the BostonBusiness Journal: What on earth happened in the last six and how does it affect you in your day-to-dag life? What do you say to folks? What do you say to your motherd when she asks you what’s going on? Deptula-Hicks: These are very unprecedentefd times. I’ve never seen anythintg like this before, and I thinkj it brings a whole new host of challenge inthis environment. I know for us last year was a gangbuster year webroke records. We put recors Q2 results on the we beat it with arecorfd Q3, and we thought we were goingg to put a recorf Q4 on the table.
And the bottomj just sort of dropped out. While I think we had a respectabl fourth quarter because we had a lot of thingsz going on in the it just became a verydifferent time. I think what we can look forwared to this year is a great levelp of uncertainty because of these sort ofuncharted We’re having difficulty understanding where the business is goinh to end up for the year. Have we hit bottom?? Clearly we’re a strong so we’ll be able to weather this fine, we’re not worried about that. But we’re reallyu sort of forecasting what is this year going tolook like?? It’s a very big question.
Wasserman: I don’t remembe this much uncertainty inan economy, and I’m old enoughu to remember other recessions. I’n knocking on wood — I’km with Constant Contact, we offer a very low-pric e for a high-value proposition, and it’s a very under-penetraterd market, so we’ve guided Wall Street revenuw growth this year in the mid 40 percent Now havingsaid that, we are changing One of the things we’re doing differently is we’re changing our marketing messaging — how to help small businessed prosper in a poor economy.
BBJ: It strikes me that no matterr what kind of businessyou run, you’ve probablyy all had to make a stark assessment of your cost Talk about what kinds of thinking is going into that. I think we’ll be successfulk this year, I’m not too worried about a declin ein revenue, I think we’ll still be cash-flow positive. We’ll be able to see our way to the othefr sideof this, we will continue to invest in research and maintain our cash base and come out on the othe r side of this a stronger companyg in a position with a broader breadty of product than before.
My hope is that this quarted is the worst quarter in the I could betotallyg wrong, but typically in our business we have a stronbg fourth quarter, and the firs t quarter is a lower quarter anyway. I’mn feeling encouraged about the secondf quarter with what wesee now, so I thinik if we hunker down, we conserves our cash and we invest in our R&D we do everything to maximize our continue our partnerships with we’ll come out on the other side of Walsh: Our cost structure is very heavilh weighted towards people and real we’re constantly evaluating our cost structured — making sure that our clients’ needs are met, lookintg at ways to improvwe efficiency, our use of technology — and real estate is a huge part of that too.
We recentlgy moved to 53 State St. from the Hancoc k Tower. In doing so, we created a differentf type of space that allows us to share ideaxs more easily and be more The building is set up to be more collaborative in which we thinkdrives efficiencies. Mawhinney: Our company has an automaterddigital microscope, so we have customers who buy and we also have commercial lab for diagnostic so the challenge for us is we’ver got to keep the commercial arm and we’ve got to suppor the instruments we have out in the field.
We’re growinhg our lab, and we have threer major projects that we need to move The second big thinf is to useour Ikoniscope, the digital microscope that can look for that one cell in a to detect circulating tumor cells. And the third area is our non-invasives test for fetal abnormalities.So moving all three of those plus keeping our Ikoniscope customers happy and growing the lab isthe BBJ: A recent Duke University/CFO Magazine poll indicatew most CFOs plan to raisse salaries this year. What’s your take on that ? Wasserman: We expect to give normal raises. ... We get approximately 35 percentt of our new employeeasthrough referral.
We want to keep our employede basevery happy, so we continue to have employeex referred to us. And I know from another CFO group I belong tothat it’s split — there are a few companiex doing what we’re doing, therd are some companies that are goingh to zero, and there are some companies that are going in the Walsh: I would be shocked if we saw lots of companie s approve raises in 2009. I know there are a lot of companies who already came out and said there are going to be cuts or We haven’t figured out yet what we’rwe going to do, but I’m pretty confidenrt it will not be to the extenrt that it was last year.
I thinm it’s important to realize that top talenr is alwaysin demand, and you need to protect top talenrt because that’s what generates the best ideas and serviced our clients’ needs. We’re actually using this time to look at acquiringtop talent, because we are doing prettg well,and it’s a rare opportunity to build for the future. BBJ: What woulc you consider to be the biggest cost drivers foryour company? Deptula-Hicks: Our big variable yearly is centered arounde our products’ clinical trials.
We just completecd most of the trials a couples of weeks ago and that costus $1 million, and the reaso n we had to do that is the FDA is changingt their guidelines, so that’s becoming a largetr cost driver. So we’lo have about a six-month reprieve and then we’ll have another product going throughclinical trials. And it’s becominv more and more difficult to get products throughjthe FDA. BBJ: Is a lot of that cost legal? Deptula-Hicks: No, it’s actually the cost of healthy care, the cost of the doctors, the gathering the data and statisticians andso Walsh: For us, one cost driver that I have not mentionecd yet is health care costs.
They continuwe to rise by high single-digit or double-digitt levels and there’s no end in sight. We also face the challengwe of being located in And no matter what studg youlook at, Boston is alwayd in the top five when it comex to high cost of living. We’r e seeing some breathing roomin that, housinf costs are coming down, energy coste are coming down, but it’x still a costly place to live which impacts laborr costs. BBJ: How do you grapple with healthcare costs?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Death on Gold Line platform began as shopping trip - Los Angeles Times
http://noteindustrial.com/batteries-laptops-c625/dell-56-whr-6-cell-battery-p42989.html
Death on Gold Line platform began as shopping trip Los Angeles Times Betty Sugiyama, 84, had taken up shopping since she retired from a career in Little Tokyo bookstores, her sister Mary says. Then a stranger shoved her onto ... |
Monday, November 15, 2010
Mayor of Mass. port city seeks Coast Guard return - Boston Globe
http://www.golfequipmentsupply.com/page/3/
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
State backs $50M alternative energy lab - The Business Review (Albany):
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Gov. David Paterson announced the lab ina Dec. 29 to president-elecyt Barack Obama, requesting billions of dollar in federal infrastructure investments forthe state. Patersoj said the 80,000-square-foot lab could open withihn two years if the federal government givess thestate $38 million to help buil it. The two-story lab would be builgt and operated by the statre Department ofEnvironmental Conservation. Thirty workers, many of whom already work forthe state, would staff the facility. The lab would be locate d in the SaratogaTechnology + Energy Park in 10 miles south of Saratogs Springs.
The operates the tech In his letterto Obama, Paterso n said the lab is a key way “too keep the United States competitive in the field of energty research and development.” The facility will test light - and heavy-duty vehicles and develop technologuy to retrofit older vehicles to cut down on theidr pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists at the lab will researchu a varietyof fuels, such as hydrogenh fuel cells. Proponents say the lab will benefifthe area’s education sector and the area’x energy and transportation sectors.
For instance, students at in Troy will receivee training at the facilityto “help ensure that the technicians enterinyg the work force are equipped to address the very latest in motoer vehicle technologies,” said Lori Severino, spokeswoman for the statde Department of Environmental Conservation. HVCC is constructingh a $13.5 million semiconductor training center, calle d TEC-SMART, in the same tech park where the statwe wants to build the alternativefuelsx laboratory. That park is next door to Luthefr ForestTechnology Campus, where California-basede (NYSE: AMD) is building a $4.6 billion computer chip manufacturingt plant.
“This project represents the very type of intellectual infrastructure that is critical to the economic growth of New Severino said. “Of course, all this assumew that it gets fundedcand built.”
Gov. David Paterson announced the lab ina Dec. 29 to president-elecyt Barack Obama, requesting billions of dollar in federal infrastructure investments forthe state. Patersoj said the 80,000-square-foot lab could open withihn two years if the federal government givess thestate $38 million to help buil it. The two-story lab would be builgt and operated by the statre Department ofEnvironmental Conservation. Thirty workers, many of whom already work forthe state, would staff the facility. The lab would be locate d in the SaratogaTechnology + Energy Park in 10 miles south of Saratogs Springs.
The operates the tech In his letterto Obama, Paterso n said the lab is a key way “too keep the United States competitive in the field of energty research and development.” The facility will test light - and heavy-duty vehicles and develop technologuy to retrofit older vehicles to cut down on theidr pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists at the lab will researchu a varietyof fuels, such as hydrogenh fuel cells. Proponents say the lab will benefifthe area’s education sector and the area’x energy and transportation sectors.
For instance, students at in Troy will receivee training at the facilityto “help ensure that the technicians enterinyg the work force are equipped to address the very latest in motoer vehicle technologies,” said Lori Severino, spokeswoman for the statde Department of Environmental Conservation. HVCC is constructingh a $13.5 million semiconductor training center, calle d TEC-SMART, in the same tech park where the statwe wants to build the alternativefuelsx laboratory. That park is next door to Luthefr ForestTechnology Campus, where California-basede (NYSE: AMD) is building a $4.6 billion computer chip manufacturingt plant.
“This project represents the very type of intellectual infrastructure that is critical to the economic growth of New Severino said. “Of course, all this assumew that it gets fundedcand built.”
Monday, November 8, 2010
Ascension Insurance buys three California agencies - Denver Business Journal:
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The Kansas City-based company bought of Santa which specializesin development, placement and administrationn support of student health insurance programs; of Walnuty Creek, which provides employee benefits, retirement servicew and HR outsourcing primarily for nonprofits; and Inc. of Agoura which specializes in administratio n of studenthealth insurance, including intercollegiate sports injurg programs. Overall, the acquisitions will brinf Ascension’s annual revenue to about $75 ranking it among the nation’s biggest 35 agencies, Ascension CEO Leonard Klins said inan interview. The company said it had $55 million in revenue in after its inFort Lauderdale, Fla.
Ascension now has more than 400 employeess at 20 officelocations nationwide. “Thde acquisitions ... represent a valuable opportunity for us to expand our West Coasyt operations and to fulfill our goal of providingthe best-quality expertise, markets and resources to the middlr market,” Kline said. “Each organization bringzs unique capabilities to our growing portfoliko ofinsurance agencies, as well as dedicated employees who share our missionn to provide outstanding service to our customeres in California and throughout the United Kline said the deal closed Thursday afternoon.
Ascensionj is a full-service insurance and employewe benefits agency providing brokerageand risk-management servicesa to middle-market companies nationwide. Ascension has been a active in the mergerds and acquisition market since it was founded from scratchy inAugust 2007, makinbg . The company is assiste by funds from its privateequity partners, and . The goal is to increase the company’s annual revenu to $200 million within the next five years.
The Kansas City-based company bought of Santa which specializesin development, placement and administrationn support of student health insurance programs; of Walnuty Creek, which provides employee benefits, retirement servicew and HR outsourcing primarily for nonprofits; and Inc. of Agoura which specializes in administratio n of studenthealth insurance, including intercollegiate sports injurg programs. Overall, the acquisitions will brinf Ascension’s annual revenue to about $75 ranking it among the nation’s biggest 35 agencies, Ascension CEO Leonard Klins said inan interview. The company said it had $55 million in revenue in after its inFort Lauderdale, Fla.
Ascension now has more than 400 employeess at 20 officelocations nationwide. “Thde acquisitions ... represent a valuable opportunity for us to expand our West Coasyt operations and to fulfill our goal of providingthe best-quality expertise, markets and resources to the middlr market,” Kline said. “Each organization bringzs unique capabilities to our growing portfoliko ofinsurance agencies, as well as dedicated employees who share our missionn to provide outstanding service to our customeres in California and throughout the United Kline said the deal closed Thursday afternoon.
Ascensionj is a full-service insurance and employewe benefits agency providing brokerageand risk-management servicesa to middle-market companies nationwide. Ascension has been a active in the mergerds and acquisition market since it was founded from scratchy inAugust 2007, makinbg . The company is assiste by funds from its privateequity partners, and . The goal is to increase the company’s annual revenu to $200 million within the next five years.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
McNerney slides closer to re-election but outcome far from decided - San Jose Mercury News
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McNerney slides closer to re-election but outcome far from decided San Jose Mercury News Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney inched his way toward re-election as updated counts Friday showed him with a slim 548-vote lead over ... |
Friday, November 5, 2010
Fujitsu division staying in Silicon Valley - San Francisco Business Times:
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Two representatives of Schwartz Communicationsd told the Business Journal on Tuesday that the company wasexitintg Sunnyvale. Fujitsu Computer Products of Americsa is a unit of Japanese electronics gianyFujitsu Ltd. But Joel Hagberg, vice president of marketing for FujitsuComputer Products, said the statement was "completely false." "We are not leaving and we are not moving anywhere," Hagberh said. A WARN notice, was filed with the state Employmenft Development Department showing 54 workers will be laid off from Fujitsyu Computer Products as ofJuly 1.
Hagberg acknowledged the WARN noticre but said 90 percent of employees inthe company's hard disk drivse division will transition to a new compant following the purchase of that divisiobn by Toshiba Corp. He didn't say exactly wherw the new company will be located but said it will remaih inSilicon Valley. Toshiba announce in January that it planner toacquire Fujitsu's hard disk drive business in a deal that will make Toshib a a major player in the HDD market and let Fujitsuu shed a money-losing Fujitsu Ltd.
has numerous companies in several buildings on the Arques Avenued campusin Sunnyvale, which include Fujitsu Computer Products of America and Fujitsu On Tuesday Ron Mitchell, senior vice presiden t of Fujitsu America -- which he called the “dominant subdivision” of its Japanesr parent -- said the Sunnyvale location is strategically important. He describedc it as the “centerf of gravity” for not only its executive team but for a numberd ofFujitsu companies, including Fujitsu’s R&Ds organization, data center operations and Fujitsu Managemenr Services.
“That acquisition has impacted them,” Mitchel said, referring to Fujitsu Computer Productdsof America. Fujitsu, the 16th largest employer in Sunnyvale, has been hammere by the economy "like every other company in the said technology analyst Charles Kingof Pund-IT in Hayward. "They’ree been going through some difficult times from a competitive standpointr at the same time their parenft corporation is going through somesevere changes," King said.
Among the difficulties, King are the dissolution of the agreemenrt Fujitsu had withSiemens AG, which Fujitsyu president Kuniaki Nozoe described in March as an integration of that unit into Fujitsh as a growth strategy. "Going back a few yeare to the dotcom bust, the lesson most largd customers came away with wasthat it’sx smarter to deal with larger, well establishee companies than what you might classifyh as a marginal player," King said. In addition, Santa Clara-basedr Sun Microsystems Inc.’s (NASDAQ:JAVA) announcementt that it is canceling its Rock chip projecy also may have thrown Fujitsuinto turmoil.
Sun has been using Fujits chips while it developed its own product to compete against server chipsfrom Armonk, N.Y.-based International Business Machines Corp. and Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. Mitchell said Sun’s announcement is a positiv e onefor Fujitsu. “It puts more emphasis on the SPARC chip that is the basisw forthe platform,” Mitchell said. “It’s good news for Fujitsu globally.
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Two representatives of Schwartz Communicationsd told the Business Journal on Tuesday that the company wasexitintg Sunnyvale. Fujitsu Computer Products of Americsa is a unit of Japanese electronics gianyFujitsu Ltd. But Joel Hagberg, vice president of marketing for FujitsuComputer Products, said the statement was "completely false." "We are not leaving and we are not moving anywhere," Hagberh said. A WARN notice, was filed with the state Employmenft Development Department showing 54 workers will be laid off from Fujitsyu Computer Products as ofJuly 1.
Hagberg acknowledged the WARN noticre but said 90 percent of employees inthe company's hard disk drivse division will transition to a new compant following the purchase of that divisiobn by Toshiba Corp. He didn't say exactly wherw the new company will be located but said it will remaih inSilicon Valley. Toshiba announce in January that it planner toacquire Fujitsu's hard disk drive business in a deal that will make Toshib a a major player in the HDD market and let Fujitsuu shed a money-losing Fujitsu Ltd.
has numerous companies in several buildings on the Arques Avenued campusin Sunnyvale, which include Fujitsu Computer Products of America and Fujitsu On Tuesday Ron Mitchell, senior vice presiden t of Fujitsu America -- which he called the “dominant subdivision” of its Japanesr parent -- said the Sunnyvale location is strategically important. He describedc it as the “centerf of gravity” for not only its executive team but for a numberd ofFujitsu companies, including Fujitsu’s R&Ds organization, data center operations and Fujitsu Managemenr Services.
“That acquisition has impacted them,” Mitchel said, referring to Fujitsu Computer Productdsof America. Fujitsu, the 16th largest employer in Sunnyvale, has been hammere by the economy "like every other company in the said technology analyst Charles Kingof Pund-IT in Hayward. "They’ree been going through some difficult times from a competitive standpointr at the same time their parenft corporation is going through somesevere changes," King said.
Among the difficulties, King are the dissolution of the agreemenrt Fujitsu had withSiemens AG, which Fujitsyu president Kuniaki Nozoe described in March as an integration of that unit into Fujitsh as a growth strategy. "Going back a few yeare to the dotcom bust, the lesson most largd customers came away with wasthat it’sx smarter to deal with larger, well establishee companies than what you might classifyh as a marginal player," King said. In addition, Santa Clara-basedr Sun Microsystems Inc.’s (NASDAQ:JAVA) announcementt that it is canceling its Rock chip projecy also may have thrown Fujitsuinto turmoil.
Sun has been using Fujits chips while it developed its own product to compete against server chipsfrom Armonk, N.Y.-based International Business Machines Corp. and Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. Mitchell said Sun’s announcement is a positiv e onefor Fujitsu. “It puts more emphasis on the SPARC chip that is the basisw forthe platform,” Mitchell said. “It’s good news for Fujitsu globally.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Bay Area CFOs of the year named - San Francisco Business Times:
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More than 400 local business leaders attended a dinner and awards ceremonty at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco to honorf the winnersand finalists. The money raised at the eventtsupports , which for 25 years has served homelesx and at-risk youth in San Francisco through its program s in outreach, housing, medicap and social services, educatio and job assistance. “These awards honoer the best ofthe best. Thesse financial leaders exemplifythe professionalism, integrity, resilience and masteryu of key skills that make a great said Mary Huss, publisher, San Francisco Business Times, and co-presentert of the Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards.
Said Sherily Adams, executive director, Larkin Street Youth Services: “Larkin Street Youth Servicese is honored to be the beneficiary of this The money raised by the CFO awards eventy will beinvested wisely, as 84 cents of every dollae will directly benefit the over 3,5009 youth we serve each year.” Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Darbee, PG& Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Winner, Public Compan y with revenuesabove $500 million: Daniel the (NYSE: CLX). Finalists: Paul Corp. (NASDAQ: LLTC); Mark (NASDAQ: ADBE). Winner, Public Company with revenues upto $500 Martin Kropelnicki, .
Thomas Cawley, (NASDAQ: PEET); Randy Gottfried, (NASDAQ: Winner, Non-Public Company: Nathan . Finalist: Thomas Berquist, Winner, Venture-Backed Company: Jack Jenkins-Stark, Donald McCauley, ; Greg Winner, Community Service: Paul Tenderloin NeighborhoodDevelopment Corp. Finalists: Steve ; Michael Braude, . Winner, Transformation Agent: Byron Pollitt, Inc. (NYSE: V) Finalists: James Beer, (NASDAQ: Lewis Chew, Corp (NYSE: NSM). The 2009 Bay Area CFO of the Year Awarda is a partnership between the San Francisco Business Times which included an advertising supplement profiling the winners in its May 29issu — and Larkin Street Youtu Services.
All proceeds from this event benefigt Larkin StreetYouth Services. Deloitte was the title sponsor.
More than 400 local business leaders attended a dinner and awards ceremonty at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco to honorf the winnersand finalists. The money raised at the eventtsupports , which for 25 years has served homelesx and at-risk youth in San Francisco through its program s in outreach, housing, medicap and social services, educatio and job assistance. “These awards honoer the best ofthe best. Thesse financial leaders exemplifythe professionalism, integrity, resilience and masteryu of key skills that make a great said Mary Huss, publisher, San Francisco Business Times, and co-presentert of the Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards.
Said Sherily Adams, executive director, Larkin Street Youth Services: “Larkin Street Youth Servicese is honored to be the beneficiary of this The money raised by the CFO awards eventy will beinvested wisely, as 84 cents of every dollae will directly benefit the over 3,5009 youth we serve each year.” Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Darbee, PG& Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Winner, Public Compan y with revenuesabove $500 million: Daniel the (NYSE: CLX). Finalists: Paul Corp. (NASDAQ: LLTC); Mark (NASDAQ: ADBE). Winner, Public Company with revenues upto $500 Martin Kropelnicki, .
Thomas Cawley, (NASDAQ: PEET); Randy Gottfried, (NASDAQ: Winner, Non-Public Company: Nathan . Finalist: Thomas Berquist, Winner, Venture-Backed Company: Jack Jenkins-Stark, Donald McCauley, ; Greg Winner, Community Service: Paul Tenderloin NeighborhoodDevelopment Corp. Finalists: Steve ; Michael Braude, . Winner, Transformation Agent: Byron Pollitt, Inc. (NYSE: V) Finalists: James Beer, (NASDAQ: Lewis Chew, Corp (NYSE: NSM). The 2009 Bay Area CFO of the Year Awarda is a partnership between the San Francisco Business Times which included an advertising supplement profiling the winners in its May 29issu — and Larkin Street Youtu Services.
All proceeds from this event benefigt Larkin StreetYouth Services. Deloitte was the title sponsor.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Port San Antonio tenant begins air cargo service to Mexico - Dallas Business Journal:
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, the port’s foreign trade zone operator, will host the servicer on Mexpress. LOGITEX USA will serve as the sales Mexpress is an air cargo transportatiob company that catersto small- to medium-sizerd companies that need to ship less than a trailer load of Mexpress, in turn, will aggregate the cargko and ship customers’ materials out via air cargp shippers at the port three times a week.
“Thise service will be very important to companie s in need of air carg transport between our region and the strategic cargo centersin Mexico,” says Jorgse Canavati, vice president of business development for Port San “At the same time it is an efficient tool for small and medium sized companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnership envision offeringh this service to other markets in Mexicpo and Central America. The companies coulde also serve as a feeder to and from Asia througbh international aircargo hubs. “We are opening new tradwe horizons in dealing with Port San Mexpress President CarlosDuron says.
, the port’s foreign trade zone operator, will host the servicer on Mexpress. LOGITEX USA will serve as the sales Mexpress is an air cargo transportatiob company that catersto small- to medium-sizerd companies that need to ship less than a trailer load of Mexpress, in turn, will aggregate the cargko and ship customers’ materials out via air cargp shippers at the port three times a week.
“Thise service will be very important to companie s in need of air carg transport between our region and the strategic cargo centersin Mexico,” says Jorgse Canavati, vice president of business development for Port San “At the same time it is an efficient tool for small and medium sized companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnership envision offeringh this service to other markets in Mexicpo and Central America. The companies coulde also serve as a feeder to and from Asia througbh international aircargo hubs. “We are opening new tradwe horizons in dealing with Port San Mexpress President CarlosDuron says.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Zoots, once cleaning up in clothes laundering, hits tough times - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The name Zoots, for now at least, will only live on in New Englanrdafter mid-level managers of the company bought the remaining asset s in Massachusetts and Rhode which include 17 free-standing stores. Meanwhile, the now-defunct Zoots parent company, with debts estimate at $8 million, has left some creditors holdingthe bag. Todd Krasnow, founder of called the sell-off "disappointing personally." He said in the earlyu days the company grew too but in recent years it had offsert that early growth with a slowerf paceof expansion. The company only recentlyg became cash-flow positive and in any other financiap environment probably would have been able to attract new Krasnow said.
"It's a lousuy time to be out in the market looking for any kind of he said. Launched in 1998 by two former (Nasdaq: executives and backed by Staplesa founderTom Stemberg, Zoots started out with big dreamzs of going public and during its heydayy had more than 50 retail outlets on the East Coastr and more than 800 employees. But the recent and unexpected departure of senior management officials resulte in the breakdown of aplanned recapitalization.
When the company couldn't find new it began seeking a buyer, people familiar with the matter No prospective bid was high enougj toappease Zoots' major creditors, so the company then began sellinb its assets piecemeal at the beginninf of the year. The Massachusettss and Rhode Island assets, including a 50,000-square-foot production facility in Brockton and about 300shippingh routes, have formed a new incarnation of The new company -- which was boughf by former managers Rick Simoneau and Trish O'Leary -- has moved to Brockton from former headquarters in None of the region's 350 jobs were eliminated durinf the management buyout, even though seven outleta were closed, said Zoots spokesmajn Scott Farmelant.
"The management buying process was successfullyy utilized to ensurethe long-term viability of the Zootds brand," he said, adding the newly formec version of the company has revenuw of about $20 million. Other propertiezs affected by the move includerd several Virginia operations that were ultimatelyu acquiredby (OTCB: UDRY) for approximately $1.9 However, the balance of debt owed to Zoots' primar y creditors won't be paid off. Following the Zoots still owedaround $8 milliojn to lenders, said Douglas a Choate Hall & Stewart LLP attorney who was involver in the sales.
Two local firms, Boston-basecd and LLC, are among the company's largest Indeed, sources said Zoots failed to raise enough cash to retire the outstanding notes owedto NewStar, whichy held senior-secured debt, and Charlesbank. NewStaer CEO Timothy Conway declined to comment and a Charlesbank spokeswomahn said executives were not availabldefor comment. Though the company has been splir up, the dust is stillk settling. Zoots Corp. was recently hauled into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedingsz in Boston by the former owners of four companies in Virginia and Pennsylvaniw that were acquired by Zoots beforer the recentasset selloff. Those plaintiffs say Zootw failed tomake $2.
5 million in payment related to the acquisitions. Craig Jalbert, of Foxborough-basedc , which was the assignere for the saleof Zoots' assets, said he will be the one to responsd to the petition.
The name Zoots, for now at least, will only live on in New Englanrdafter mid-level managers of the company bought the remaining asset s in Massachusetts and Rhode which include 17 free-standing stores. Meanwhile, the now-defunct Zoots parent company, with debts estimate at $8 million, has left some creditors holdingthe bag. Todd Krasnow, founder of called the sell-off "disappointing personally." He said in the earlyu days the company grew too but in recent years it had offsert that early growth with a slowerf paceof expansion. The company only recentlyg became cash-flow positive and in any other financiap environment probably would have been able to attract new Krasnow said.
"It's a lousuy time to be out in the market looking for any kind of he said. Launched in 1998 by two former (Nasdaq: executives and backed by Staplesa founderTom Stemberg, Zoots started out with big dreamzs of going public and during its heydayy had more than 50 retail outlets on the East Coastr and more than 800 employees. But the recent and unexpected departure of senior management officials resulte in the breakdown of aplanned recapitalization.
When the company couldn't find new it began seeking a buyer, people familiar with the matter No prospective bid was high enougj toappease Zoots' major creditors, so the company then began sellinb its assets piecemeal at the beginninf of the year. The Massachusettss and Rhode Island assets, including a 50,000-square-foot production facility in Brockton and about 300shippingh routes, have formed a new incarnation of The new company -- which was boughf by former managers Rick Simoneau and Trish O'Leary -- has moved to Brockton from former headquarters in None of the region's 350 jobs were eliminated durinf the management buyout, even though seven outleta were closed, said Zoots spokesmajn Scott Farmelant.
"The management buying process was successfullyy utilized to ensurethe long-term viability of the Zootds brand," he said, adding the newly formec version of the company has revenuw of about $20 million. Other propertiezs affected by the move includerd several Virginia operations that were ultimatelyu acquiredby (OTCB: UDRY) for approximately $1.9 However, the balance of debt owed to Zoots' primar y creditors won't be paid off. Following the Zoots still owedaround $8 milliojn to lenders, said Douglas a Choate Hall & Stewart LLP attorney who was involver in the sales.
Two local firms, Boston-basecd and LLC, are among the company's largest Indeed, sources said Zoots failed to raise enough cash to retire the outstanding notes owedto NewStar, whichy held senior-secured debt, and Charlesbank. NewStaer CEO Timothy Conway declined to comment and a Charlesbank spokeswomahn said executives were not availabldefor comment. Though the company has been splir up, the dust is stillk settling. Zoots Corp. was recently hauled into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedingsz in Boston by the former owners of four companies in Virginia and Pennsylvaniw that were acquired by Zoots beforer the recentasset selloff. Those plaintiffs say Zootw failed tomake $2.
5 million in payment related to the acquisitions. Craig Jalbert, of Foxborough-basedc , which was the assignere for the saleof Zoots' assets, said he will be the one to responsd to the petition.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Manatee Physician Captures National Attention with Better than Predicted ... - The Bradenton Times
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
SUNY Potsdam's Department of Theatre & Dance and Crane Opera Ensemble Present ... - ReadMedia (press release)
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
PERB chair Rystrom dies - Boston Business Journal:
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Rystrom was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the five-membeer PERB board in August 2007. She becames chair in February 2009. The boardr enforces collective bargaining laws that covedr more than 2 millionCalifornia public-sector It also rules on challenges to decisions issuesd by PERB’s general counsel and administrative law “Tiffany Rystrom capped a distinguishedx career by channeling her passion for the law into publix service,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement following her “She raised the bar on quality, integrity and consistency with the Rystrom entered the legalk field after six yearx in advertising and marketing.
She started in 1977 as judiciao clerk in the California Courtof Appeal. She went on to becomes deputy district attorney in Marin Countyh before moving to the Office of the Californiz Attorney General and intoprivate practice. She is survived by her long-time partner, California Labor CommissionerAngela Bradstreet.
Rystrom was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the five-membeer PERB board in August 2007. She becames chair in February 2009. The boardr enforces collective bargaining laws that covedr more than 2 millionCalifornia public-sector It also rules on challenges to decisions issuesd by PERB’s general counsel and administrative law “Tiffany Rystrom capped a distinguishedx career by channeling her passion for the law into publix service,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement following her “She raised the bar on quality, integrity and consistency with the Rystrom entered the legalk field after six yearx in advertising and marketing.
She started in 1977 as judiciao clerk in the California Courtof Appeal. She went on to becomes deputy district attorney in Marin Countyh before moving to the Office of the Californiz Attorney General and intoprivate practice. She is survived by her long-time partner, California Labor CommissionerAngela Bradstreet.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tenet early exit vexes El Camino Hospital - Dallas Business Journal:
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Tenet said on Jan. 8 that it wouldr exit April 10, but a spokesman latee would not rule out the possibility that it mighrt decide toleave earlier. Tenet last year said it is losintgabout $1 million a month in Los Gatoas and decided to pull out because it can’t afford the seismic retrofit the hospital needs. El Camino has agreed to buy the 143-bef hospital from Tenet’s Long Beach health care real estatefirm , on June 1. Now El Camin o faces the possibility oflosingv doctors, nurses and other employees if the hospital is closec for a long time.
El Camino spokeswoman Judy Twitchell said it would take a minimumk of 90 days to start clinica l services in Los Gatos because of the installationh of new IT In the original timetablee that meant the hospital was likely to be closed throughthe summer. Now it appears that as a resulgof Tenet’s actions, Community Hospital will be closed even longer. “It was our understanding that thers would bean uninterrupted, orderly transition,” said Californiaa Nurses Association director Jill Furillo.
“The nursea need to continue working in that and the community needs that hospital to remain Furillo said the association is contacting electexd officials and will meet soon with El Camino Chief Medical Officer Eric Pifer to ensure that all of the nurseasare hired. Pifer said El Camino Hospital is “highlhy motivated” to get the doors open as quicklgas possible. Pifer, who is in charge of the said there are elements of the deal with HCP that have yet to be He could not discuss those issuesw because of nondisclosure agreements with Tenetand HCP.
“Any hospital operator who is takingy over a facility would be crazy ifthey didn’ty want to open as quickly as possiblse — not only for the community but becausr the doctors will leave,” Pifer “It damages our business prospects, and we will do everythinhg possible to get the hospital open sooner.” Twitchelk said hospital officials did not know when they agreedf to purchase the facility that Tenet would ceaser operations, but assumed the lease woul end on May 31 and El Camino woulds take ownership on June 1. “We’ve been talkinbg with Good Samaritan and other locall hospitals to make sure that emergency care is she said.
California law requires 90 days’ notic for the closure of emergencyroom services; however, clinical serviced do not require any notice before closure. Tenet spokesman David Matthews said Tenet would facilitates transfers ofthe hospital’s 450 employees to Tenet’es other hospitals, where possible. The nearest Tenet-ownedf hospitals are in Manteca, Modesto and San Ramon. Jill a health care recruiter with MelnicConsulting Group, said a simila situation happened in Alabama when one of the hospitalss closed its doors and, “HR went crazg trying to transfer people.
” “Silicon Valley does have a lot of medicapl facilities, and there is a nursing shortagr here,” Gilliland said. “I imaginr some employees will relocate and some will be absorbed intodifferen hospitals.”
Tenet said on Jan. 8 that it wouldr exit April 10, but a spokesman latee would not rule out the possibility that it mighrt decide toleave earlier. Tenet last year said it is losintgabout $1 million a month in Los Gatoas and decided to pull out because it can’t afford the seismic retrofit the hospital needs. El Camino has agreed to buy the 143-bef hospital from Tenet’s Long Beach health care real estatefirm , on June 1. Now El Camin o faces the possibility oflosingv doctors, nurses and other employees if the hospital is closec for a long time.
El Camino spokeswoman Judy Twitchell said it would take a minimumk of 90 days to start clinica l services in Los Gatos because of the installationh of new IT In the original timetablee that meant the hospital was likely to be closed throughthe summer. Now it appears that as a resulgof Tenet’s actions, Community Hospital will be closed even longer. “It was our understanding that thers would bean uninterrupted, orderly transition,” said Californiaa Nurses Association director Jill Furillo.
“The nursea need to continue working in that and the community needs that hospital to remain Furillo said the association is contacting electexd officials and will meet soon with El Camino Chief Medical Officer Eric Pifer to ensure that all of the nurseasare hired. Pifer said El Camino Hospital is “highlhy motivated” to get the doors open as quicklgas possible. Pifer, who is in charge of the said there are elements of the deal with HCP that have yet to be He could not discuss those issuesw because of nondisclosure agreements with Tenetand HCP.
“Any hospital operator who is takingy over a facility would be crazy ifthey didn’ty want to open as quickly as possiblse — not only for the community but becausr the doctors will leave,” Pifer “It damages our business prospects, and we will do everythinhg possible to get the hospital open sooner.” Twitchelk said hospital officials did not know when they agreedf to purchase the facility that Tenet would ceaser operations, but assumed the lease woul end on May 31 and El Camino woulds take ownership on June 1. “We’ve been talkinbg with Good Samaritan and other locall hospitals to make sure that emergency care is she said.
California law requires 90 days’ notic for the closure of emergencyroom services; however, clinical serviced do not require any notice before closure. Tenet spokesman David Matthews said Tenet would facilitates transfers ofthe hospital’s 450 employees to Tenet’es other hospitals, where possible. The nearest Tenet-ownedf hospitals are in Manteca, Modesto and San Ramon. Jill a health care recruiter with MelnicConsulting Group, said a simila situation happened in Alabama when one of the hospitalss closed its doors and, “HR went crazg trying to transfer people.
” “Silicon Valley does have a lot of medicapl facilities, and there is a nursing shortagr here,” Gilliland said. “I imaginr some employees will relocate and some will be absorbed intodifferen hospitals.”
Sunday, October 24, 2010
CombinatoRx to merge with Canadian firm - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge, Mass.-basec CombinatoRx will issue shares of common stock to Neuromefd stockholdersso that, post merger, each shareholders will have 50 percent of the votingy power in the combined company. The deal is closely tied to a recent transaction that saw Neuromed sell the commercial rightes toits pain-management drug candidatwe Exalgo to , a subsidiaryy of That agreement included an upfrontg payment of $15 million and severall potential milestone payments and related compensation if certainn commercial benchmarks are met. Those payouts also coulr alter the ownership composition of the newlymerged company.
For example, if Exalgio is approved by thebeforw 2010, CombinatoRx shareholders will see theirt ownership stake in the combined company slip to 30 percent. If the drug does not win FDA approvaloby 2011, CombinatoRx shareholders will then assume a 70 percent ownership stake in the according to regulatory filings. Alexisd Borisy will step down as president and CEO of CombinatoRzx to pursueother activities. Borisy will support CombinatoRx as a member of its scientificadvisoryh board, according to the company.
The boardsd of directors of both CombinatoRx and Neuromed have approved the proposedmerger transaction, which is subject to customary closingb conditions, including receipt of various required approvals from the CombinatoRx and Neuromed stockholders. In May, CombinatoR x (Nasdaq: CRXX) said it narrowed its net loss for the firstt quarter amid aggressive cost cuttintg that included laying off almost half its staff and slashes to its researcb anddevelopment budget.
Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge, Mass.-basec CombinatoRx will issue shares of common stock to Neuromefd stockholdersso that, post merger, each shareholders will have 50 percent of the votingy power in the combined company. The deal is closely tied to a recent transaction that saw Neuromed sell the commercial rightes toits pain-management drug candidatwe Exalgo to , a subsidiaryy of That agreement included an upfrontg payment of $15 million and severall potential milestone payments and related compensation if certainn commercial benchmarks are met. Those payouts also coulr alter the ownership composition of the newlymerged company.
For example, if Exalgio is approved by thebeforw 2010, CombinatoRx shareholders will see theirt ownership stake in the combined company slip to 30 percent. If the drug does not win FDA approvaloby 2011, CombinatoRx shareholders will then assume a 70 percent ownership stake in the according to regulatory filings. Alexisd Borisy will step down as president and CEO of CombinatoRzx to pursueother activities. Borisy will support CombinatoRx as a member of its scientificadvisoryh board, according to the company.
The boardsd of directors of both CombinatoRx and Neuromed have approved the proposedmerger transaction, which is subject to customary closingb conditions, including receipt of various required approvals from the CombinatoRx and Neuromed stockholders. In May, CombinatoR x (Nasdaq: CRXX) said it narrowed its net loss for the firstt quarter amid aggressive cost cuttintg that included laying off almost half its staff and slashes to its researcb anddevelopment budget.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Hotels checking in for competition near airport - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Within the next two at least four hotels will be builf off Airport andDuval roads, using a more high-tech look to attrac business travelers. Older hotels have respondefd by investingin renovations, buying larger plasms televisions, turning regular rooms into suites and adding popular coffee shops. Springhill Suites by Marriott will be one of the firsgt new hotelsto open, in early 2008. The off Airport Court, will have in-room high-speef Internet access, 24-hour food service and bedrooms separated from the livinf rooms as most modern suites are Two hotels are also scheduledx to be built across from the Rivert City Marketplace onDuva Road.
The , a hotel investment company basee inSouth Dakota, recently bought more than 6.1 acresx off Duval Road to build two upscalre hotels. The group purchased the two parcels becausd of the growing airport market and Rive rCity Marketplace, said Chris Bills, presiden t and CEO. The first part of "aloft," a new brand the company is will bea five-story, 135-room structure. Construction is scheduled to begibn this summer and it will open in May Bills said. The Summit Group is workiny on three alofts in the including onein Jacksonville. Aloft is a new seriesw of the W Hotelss operatedby , based in New York.
The Jacksonvilled location will be the first one in The upscale, trendy style targets the weekday business traveler, Billxs said. The Summit Group is evaluatinf three different brands for the second hotel that is schedulefd to break ground infall 2008. Silve Cos., a real estated investment and development company baser in Boca Ratonand Washington, D.C., recentl y bought 6.9 acres of propertg off Airport and Ranchj roads and will build a Hyatt Place The six-story, 127-room Hyatt Place is the firsgt in Florida of a franchise created by It will be the fourtu Hyatt Place to be built in the natioh among 125 planned to open in the next two Chief Operating Officer Marvim Bolinger said.
Construction is scheduled to begih early summer 2007 and the hotel will open 12 to 15monthse later. This is the firs time Silver Cos. has built in Jacksonvillee and it selected the JIA area because of themarkegt growth, community and its partner, based in Jackson, he said. Silver Cos. plans to have another hotepl and restaurant on the property but has not yet confirmedthe There's enough land for anothe r 100-room hotel, Bolinger said. The Hyatt Place is a more high-tech design with oversized rooms, high-definition 42-inchb plasma TVs and 24-hour food said Gaines Sturdivant, president of MMI.
The company, whic h will also manage the hotel, has operated four hotels near JIA for 35 all of which have recently been renovated or arebeing renovated. The Holiday Inn Airport off Airporgt Road is undergoing morethan $1 million in renovationsz to upgrade about 75 rooms with flat-screen TVs and new furnitur and to improve the lobbu and the restaurant. The lobbt will also include a shop with a businessw center andplasma TVs. "If you don' t step up to the you're going to get your lunch money stolen," said Donald director of food and beverage operationsfor MMI. Fairfielf Inn by Marriott on Airport Road recentlycompleted $1.
5 millioj in renovations, turning 21 room into suites. It will be renamed Fairfields Inn & Suites, which will also allow it to upgrader its rates to stay competitive with thenew hotels. Residence Inn by Marriott on Airport Road spentrabout $900,000 last year renovating 78 rooms and installing a full breakfast buffet. And that'sw just a few hotels in the area that started Harris said. "We have finally become a destination.
"
Within the next two at least four hotels will be builf off Airport andDuval roads, using a more high-tech look to attrac business travelers. Older hotels have respondefd by investingin renovations, buying larger plasms televisions, turning regular rooms into suites and adding popular coffee shops. Springhill Suites by Marriott will be one of the firsgt new hotelsto open, in early 2008. The off Airport Court, will have in-room high-speef Internet access, 24-hour food service and bedrooms separated from the livinf rooms as most modern suites are Two hotels are also scheduledx to be built across from the Rivert City Marketplace onDuva Road.
The , a hotel investment company basee inSouth Dakota, recently bought more than 6.1 acresx off Duval Road to build two upscalre hotels. The group purchased the two parcels becausd of the growing airport market and Rive rCity Marketplace, said Chris Bills, presiden t and CEO. The first part of "aloft," a new brand the company is will bea five-story, 135-room structure. Construction is scheduled to begibn this summer and it will open in May Bills said. The Summit Group is workiny on three alofts in the including onein Jacksonville. Aloft is a new seriesw of the W Hotelss operatedby , based in New York.
The Jacksonvilled location will be the first one in The upscale, trendy style targets the weekday business traveler, Billxs said. The Summit Group is evaluatinf three different brands for the second hotel that is schedulefd to break ground infall 2008. Silve Cos., a real estated investment and development company baser in Boca Ratonand Washington, D.C., recentl y bought 6.9 acres of propertg off Airport and Ranchj roads and will build a Hyatt Place The six-story, 127-room Hyatt Place is the firsgt in Florida of a franchise created by It will be the fourtu Hyatt Place to be built in the natioh among 125 planned to open in the next two Chief Operating Officer Marvim Bolinger said.
Construction is scheduled to begih early summer 2007 and the hotel will open 12 to 15monthse later. This is the firs time Silver Cos. has built in Jacksonvillee and it selected the JIA area because of themarkegt growth, community and its partner, based in Jackson, he said. Silver Cos. plans to have another hotepl and restaurant on the property but has not yet confirmedthe There's enough land for anothe r 100-room hotel, Bolinger said. The Hyatt Place is a more high-tech design with oversized rooms, high-definition 42-inchb plasma TVs and 24-hour food said Gaines Sturdivant, president of MMI.
The company, whic h will also manage the hotel, has operated four hotels near JIA for 35 all of which have recently been renovated or arebeing renovated. The Holiday Inn Airport off Airporgt Road is undergoing morethan $1 million in renovationsz to upgrade about 75 rooms with flat-screen TVs and new furnitur and to improve the lobbu and the restaurant. The lobbt will also include a shop with a businessw center andplasma TVs. "If you don' t step up to the you're going to get your lunch money stolen," said Donald director of food and beverage operationsfor MMI. Fairfielf Inn by Marriott on Airport Road recentlycompleted $1.
5 millioj in renovations, turning 21 room into suites. It will be renamed Fairfields Inn & Suites, which will also allow it to upgrader its rates to stay competitive with thenew hotels. Residence Inn by Marriott on Airport Road spentrabout $900,000 last year renovating 78 rooms and installing a full breakfast buffet. And that'sw just a few hotels in the area that started Harris said. "We have finally become a destination.
"
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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But just because businesses owners know they shouledo it, that doesn't mean they are doinyg it. Jeff Porter runs the data management forum for the Storage NetworkingIndustry Association, an international standardz organization for electronic storage companies. He said there hasn't been a noticeable increase in the numbere of businesses backing up their file ssince Katrina. "I don'tr think it takes a lot to convinc e people now of the need to back theirefiles up," Porter said. "But it's still very difficult to convincd them totake action." He said that's because it is such a tedioux task.
Even though there are plenty of firms that specialize in storing othercompanies information, the nature of the process demandws hundreds of "executive" hours, according to Porter. "It's not so much the cost that keepsz companies fromdoing it," Porter said. "It's the fact that the company'sw decision-makers have to spend their own time figuring out what needszto happen. It's something that can'ft be delegated." But Porter, along with other national organizations, say there are several steps companies can take to make the process less of a Before a company even startes looking for a third party storage vendor, it needs to figure out what information is vitapl enough to be stored.
"There has to be a formalizedx collaborationbetween management, operations and any business partnersa involved," he said. "Don't expect it to be a quici process. It's going to take a lot of meetings betwee a lotof divisions." Once a compant figures out what information needs to be kept Porter said it must decide how the information should be He explained that there are differin g degrees of access to the information for a For example, an insurance compan would want recent claims to be more accessiblse than those made 10 years ago. Porter said that once this is a company can start looking for astoragse vendor.
He said the best plac to start searching is throughhis organization's directory, which he said is unbiase d and neutral. Other trade such as Enterprise ContentManagement Association, also represent hundreds of storage vendors and make thosr lists available online. Porter also recommendws getting customer reviews and making sure a vendorf hasgood press. He said if a company should test a vendod out by doing smalltrial installations. Portee explained that companies often use more thanone "Some vendors are better for storing long-termm information," he said. "Otherss are better at giving you immediate You have to find the righgt fit for each portion ofdata you're storing.
"" To get the lowest Porter said many companies try to get several vendors into a biddingf war. "But cost isn't the most important thing here," he said. "If somethinb happened and you had to depend onthe vendor'x services to stay in business, the last thing you'd want is to have compromised quality just so you savexd some costs." When it comess to how far away a companhy should electronically store its backup data, 15 milezs used to be the rule of thumb. But afterd the widespread destructionof Katrina, experts say informationn should be stored in geographic regions that won't be affecteed by the same disaster. "Katrina not only increased awareness," Porter said.
"It also rewrote a lot of the rulese we usedto have. It showed our industry what needed tobe improved." One of thos improvements, according to is how often a company should test its backup He explained that many Katrina-affected companies had backup but discovered they were out-of-date when the disaster actuallyu hit. "A business is constantly evolving," he said. "And, consequently, so are your backup needs." Portetr said a company should, with the assistance of its refresh its backup plan atleast annually.
He said many companiees actuallytest quarterly, dividing the process up into separate But Porter said the biggest mistake companies make, and one that Katrinaz highlighted, is that they focuzs too much on storage and not enougyh on recovery. "When you initially sit down you need to figur out how fast you need to recover whensomething happens, he said. "You may back everything up but then it takesx you 30 days to access it and be up andrunninv again. Many companies can't survive that kind of delay.
Computers, Technology and Telecommunications
But just because businesses owners know they shouledo it, that doesn't mean they are doinyg it. Jeff Porter runs the data management forum for the Storage NetworkingIndustry Association, an international standardz organization for electronic storage companies. He said there hasn't been a noticeable increase in the numbere of businesses backing up their file ssince Katrina. "I don'tr think it takes a lot to convinc e people now of the need to back theirefiles up," Porter said. "But it's still very difficult to convincd them totake action." He said that's because it is such a tedioux task.
Even though there are plenty of firms that specialize in storing othercompanies information, the nature of the process demandws hundreds of "executive" hours, according to Porter. "It's not so much the cost that keepsz companies fromdoing it," Porter said. "It's the fact that the company'sw decision-makers have to spend their own time figuring out what needszto happen. It's something that can'ft be delegated." But Porter, along with other national organizations, say there are several steps companies can take to make the process less of a Before a company even startes looking for a third party storage vendor, it needs to figure out what information is vitapl enough to be stored.
"There has to be a formalizedx collaborationbetween management, operations and any business partnersa involved," he said. "Don't expect it to be a quici process. It's going to take a lot of meetings betwee a lotof divisions." Once a compant figures out what information needs to be kept Porter said it must decide how the information should be He explained that there are differin g degrees of access to the information for a For example, an insurance compan would want recent claims to be more accessiblse than those made 10 years ago. Porter said that once this is a company can start looking for astoragse vendor.
He said the best plac to start searching is throughhis organization's directory, which he said is unbiase d and neutral. Other trade such as Enterprise ContentManagement Association, also represent hundreds of storage vendors and make thosr lists available online. Porter also recommendws getting customer reviews and making sure a vendorf hasgood press. He said if a company should test a vendod out by doing smalltrial installations. Portee explained that companies often use more thanone "Some vendors are better for storing long-termm information," he said. "Otherss are better at giving you immediate You have to find the righgt fit for each portion ofdata you're storing.
"" To get the lowest Porter said many companies try to get several vendors into a biddingf war. "But cost isn't the most important thing here," he said. "If somethinb happened and you had to depend onthe vendor'x services to stay in business, the last thing you'd want is to have compromised quality just so you savexd some costs." When it comess to how far away a companhy should electronically store its backup data, 15 milezs used to be the rule of thumb. But afterd the widespread destructionof Katrina, experts say informationn should be stored in geographic regions that won't be affecteed by the same disaster. "Katrina not only increased awareness," Porter said.
"It also rewrote a lot of the rulese we usedto have. It showed our industry what needed tobe improved." One of thos improvements, according to is how often a company should test its backup He explained that many Katrina-affected companies had backup but discovered they were out-of-date when the disaster actuallyu hit. "A business is constantly evolving," he said. "And, consequently, so are your backup needs." Portetr said a company should, with the assistance of its refresh its backup plan atleast annually.
He said many companiees actuallytest quarterly, dividing the process up into separate But Porter said the biggest mistake companies make, and one that Katrinaz highlighted, is that they focuzs too much on storage and not enougyh on recovery. "When you initially sit down you need to figur out how fast you need to recover whensomething happens, he said. "You may back everything up but then it takesx you 30 days to access it and be up andrunninv again. Many companies can't survive that kind of delay.
Computers, Technology and Telecommunications
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Joe Posnanski: Pitching continues to dominate NLCS, though not quite as we ... - SI.com
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Adams
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’ds sale has been filed on homess matching the description of Adams’ North Portland Kentoj neighborhood homes. The notice indicate s that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, notex that Adams’ lender has filed a “noticed of default,” meaning he’s defaulteed on his loan agreement with his lender. Adams told the paper he’s catching up on his mortgage afterpaying “significant” legapl bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellaj and 2121 N. McClellan. Adamas lives in the 2121 home. He also owns a triplexx at 2031 N. McClellan.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlgy July, after admitting he had a sexual relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met befor e Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorneg general is investigating whether Adams didanything improper. The mayorr conceded that he lied aboutwhether he’d had sex with Breedlover when a political opponent first made the chargs during the 2008 primary campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’ds sale has been filed on homess matching the description of Adams’ North Portland Kentoj neighborhood homes. The notice indicate s that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, notex that Adams’ lender has filed a “noticed of default,” meaning he’s defaulteed on his loan agreement with his lender. Adams told the paper he’s catching up on his mortgage afterpaying “significant” legapl bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellaj and 2121 N. McClellan. Adamas lives in the 2121 home. He also owns a triplexx at 2031 N. McClellan.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlgy July, after admitting he had a sexual relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met befor e Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorneg general is investigating whether Adams didanything improper. The mayorr conceded that he lied aboutwhether he’d had sex with Breedlover when a political opponent first made the chargs during the 2008 primary campaign season.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Customer service persuaded this business owner to act - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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It was September 2004. In the heart of one of the heaviestf hurricane seasons that rattled the insurance industr in Florida for years Flowers Lown, and her husban Jesse Lown, had just closed on a building for their new commerciakl upholstery and interior decorating business, “Wed waited several weeks because no one was writing policies,” said Flowers Lown, the company president. Though she talked to many she said was the only insurer that said it coulcd provide coverage within afew weeks, which allowecd the couple to close on theifr building. It was the reliability and response that were the most importangt to Flowers Lown when finding insurance for hersmalkl business.
The professional relationship with aNationwide , also played a key role in her keepiny the same insurance for the followinh years as A Cut Above Interiors “If I have a I can call right now and I don’ty get a 1-800 I get a live person,” she said. As a small-business Flowers Lown said she used to dislike the thoughtrof insurance, but finding a company that was willing to educate a business owned was very helpful. In additionj to the liability and property insurance that a businesxowner needs, health care insurance was a large challenge for Flowerxs Lown.
“It is very hard for a small-business ownere to get affordable healthcare coverage,” she Flowers Lown eventually switched the business’sx health care insurance to Aetna from COBRz Continuation Health Coverage. During that switch, Flowers Lown said she receivecd a numberof quotes, but it was one independentg agent, Garland Hudson from , who came to her offics and educated her on the coveragwe that led to the During difficult times or when business is it can seem easier to cut insurancd to reduce expenses, but Flowerss Lown has never considered it.
As someone who is contractedd for upholstery projects for everything from businesses and individualw to the cityof Jacksonville, Flowers Lown said she not only requires her business to have full but every subcontractor she hires must have their own liabilituy coverage. To become a small-business owner, “you’re giving up benefits in working for abig company,” she “On the other hand, you don’t want to spensd life with a company you don’t enjoy just because of the It’s a leap of faitn and the determination that I can find the righr coverages on all of this and pursuw my dreams.
”
It was September 2004. In the heart of one of the heaviestf hurricane seasons that rattled the insurance industr in Florida for years Flowers Lown, and her husban Jesse Lown, had just closed on a building for their new commerciakl upholstery and interior decorating business, “Wed waited several weeks because no one was writing policies,” said Flowers Lown, the company president. Though she talked to many she said was the only insurer that said it coulcd provide coverage within afew weeks, which allowecd the couple to close on theifr building. It was the reliability and response that were the most importangt to Flowers Lown when finding insurance for hersmalkl business.
The professional relationship with aNationwide , also played a key role in her keepiny the same insurance for the followinh years as A Cut Above Interiors “If I have a I can call right now and I don’ty get a 1-800 I get a live person,” she said. As a small-business Flowers Lown said she used to dislike the thoughtrof insurance, but finding a company that was willing to educate a business owned was very helpful. In additionj to the liability and property insurance that a businesxowner needs, health care insurance was a large challenge for Flowerxs Lown.
“It is very hard for a small-business ownere to get affordable healthcare coverage,” she Flowers Lown eventually switched the business’sx health care insurance to Aetna from COBRz Continuation Health Coverage. During that switch, Flowers Lown said she receivecd a numberof quotes, but it was one independentg agent, Garland Hudson from , who came to her offics and educated her on the coveragwe that led to the During difficult times or when business is it can seem easier to cut insurancd to reduce expenses, but Flowerss Lown has never considered it.
As someone who is contractedd for upholstery projects for everything from businesses and individualw to the cityof Jacksonville, Flowers Lown said she not only requires her business to have full but every subcontractor she hires must have their own liabilituy coverage. To become a small-business owner, “you’re giving up benefits in working for abig company,” she “On the other hand, you don’t want to spensd life with a company you don’t enjoy just because of the It’s a leap of faitn and the determination that I can find the righr coverages on all of this and pursuw my dreams.
”
Friday, October 15, 2010
UW researcher wins $3M federal grant - Portland Business Journal:
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The grant from the U.S. Department of Education'ds Institute of Education Sciences will allow Heinrich to employt academic staff and at least four graduatd students each year to work on expanding the projec oother cities. Heinrich will continue an evaluation of the tutorinhg programs MPS offers as part ofthe district's fulfillmen t of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The law requiresx public schools that have not adequately increased studenft academic achievement for three yeard to offer childrenin low-income families the opportunity to receivre extra academic assistance such as Heinrich's initial research found that Milwaukee's federally mandated and fundexd tutoring program is not necessarily reaching the people who need the most nor is it effective in increasinyg student achievement.
"Our preliminary results suggestt that the students in the tutorinb programs are not performing any betteron Wisconsin's standardizes tests than eligible students not involved with the Heinrich said. Heinrich and her co-workere have been conducting the MPS study sinceApril 2006. The next phas e will involve five urban school districts infour states: Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Austin,
The grant from the U.S. Department of Education'ds Institute of Education Sciences will allow Heinrich to employt academic staff and at least four graduatd students each year to work on expanding the projec oother cities. Heinrich will continue an evaluation of the tutorinhg programs MPS offers as part ofthe district's fulfillmen t of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The law requiresx public schools that have not adequately increased studenft academic achievement for three yeard to offer childrenin low-income families the opportunity to receivre extra academic assistance such as Heinrich's initial research found that Milwaukee's federally mandated and fundexd tutoring program is not necessarily reaching the people who need the most nor is it effective in increasinyg student achievement.
"Our preliminary results suggestt that the students in the tutorinb programs are not performing any betteron Wisconsin's standardizes tests than eligible students not involved with the Heinrich said. Heinrich and her co-workere have been conducting the MPS study sinceApril 2006. The next phas e will involve five urban school districts infour states: Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Austin,
Thursday, October 14, 2010
By: Pam Heavens, Executive Director, Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living ... - Morris Daily Herald
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Provancher leaving Fine Arts Fund for job in Charlotte - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Fine Arts Fund President Mary McCullough Hudson announcee themove Tuesday. “We are incredibly proud that the Fine Arts Fund has the professional reputationn nationally that positions us asa go-tko organization for talent recruitment to lead institutionz of the caliber of the ,” she said in a news “I am so pleased for Scott to have this greaft opportunity, and I look forward to continuing to work with him as a valueed colleague.” Over the past year, the Fine Arts Fund leadership has expandecd the organization’s focus.
Instead of strictlyu fundraising forthe arts, which it continuews to do, the organization’s focus also encompasses the larger role of arts and cultur e in the community. Provancher has led efforts to increase access and builcd the audience for artsand culture, in addition to managing the organization’s annual fundraisinhg campaign. This year, the campaign fell shorf of its goal for the first time inits 60-yeat history. The Fine Arts Fund raised $11 milliob for local arts organizations, whichg was 92 percent of the annual goal.
The organization’sd release said the Fine Arts Fund will continu to build strength for larget initiatives to serve the community through arts and Lisa Wolter will assume the new position ofcampaignb director, leading day-to-day campaign operations.
Fine Arts Fund President Mary McCullough Hudson announcee themove Tuesday. “We are incredibly proud that the Fine Arts Fund has the professional reputationn nationally that positions us asa go-tko organization for talent recruitment to lead institutionz of the caliber of the ,” she said in a news “I am so pleased for Scott to have this greaft opportunity, and I look forward to continuing to work with him as a valueed colleague.” Over the past year, the Fine Arts Fund leadership has expandecd the organization’s focus.
Instead of strictlyu fundraising forthe arts, which it continuews to do, the organization’s focus also encompasses the larger role of arts and cultur e in the community. Provancher has led efforts to increase access and builcd the audience for artsand culture, in addition to managing the organization’s annual fundraisinhg campaign. This year, the campaign fell shorf of its goal for the first time inits 60-yeat history. The Fine Arts Fund raised $11 milliob for local arts organizations, whichg was 92 percent of the annual goal.
The organization’sd release said the Fine Arts Fund will continu to build strength for larget initiatives to serve the community through arts and Lisa Wolter will assume the new position ofcampaignb director, leading day-to-day campaign operations.
Monday, October 11, 2010
State police warn of e-mail virus with disturbing images - TheDay.com
http://cranetechnews.com/2009/03/30/electronics/
State police warn of e-mail virus with disturbing images TheDay.com Sgt. Troy Gelinas said the e-mail has been sent to at least 50 to 75 accounts and that it contains several "graphic and disturbing" images of child ... |
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Obama outlines financial regulatory overhaul - Memphis Business Journal:
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In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restor e markets in which we reward hard work and responsibility, not recklessness and greerd – in which honest, vigorous competition in the systemj is prized, and those who game the system are Among other things, the president’s plan requires all financia firms that post a significant risk to the financial systemn at large to be overseenb by strong, consolidated supervision and An 89-page report by the notes that the “rootsa of the economic crisis go back Years without a serious economic recessioh bred complacency among financial intermediaried and investors,” the reporft reads.
Rather than scrap the entire Obama said thereforms “pinpoint the structurao weaknesses that allowed for this crisis and to make sure that thesse problems are dealt to averr future crises.” Increase market discipline and transparency to make marketws strong enough to withstand system-wide stress and the potentia failure of one or more large financial Rebuild trust in the markets by creatint the Consumer Financial Protectiojn Agency. Provide the government with the tools needed to managwe financial crises so it is not forcef to choose between bailouts andfinancial collapse.
Raise international regulatory standarda and improveinternational
In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restor e markets in which we reward hard work and responsibility, not recklessness and greerd – in which honest, vigorous competition in the systemj is prized, and those who game the system are Among other things, the president’s plan requires all financia firms that post a significant risk to the financial systemn at large to be overseenb by strong, consolidated supervision and An 89-page report by the notes that the “rootsa of the economic crisis go back Years without a serious economic recessioh bred complacency among financial intermediaried and investors,” the reporft reads.
Rather than scrap the entire Obama said thereforms “pinpoint the structurao weaknesses that allowed for this crisis and to make sure that thesse problems are dealt to averr future crises.” Increase market discipline and transparency to make marketws strong enough to withstand system-wide stress and the potentia failure of one or more large financial Rebuild trust in the markets by creatint the Consumer Financial Protectiojn Agency. Provide the government with the tools needed to managwe financial crises so it is not forcef to choose between bailouts andfinancial collapse.
Raise international regulatory standarda and improveinternational
Friday, October 8, 2010
'Bachelor Pad' Star Gia Allemand to Play Screen Siren Ava Gardner - Entertainment Tonight News
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Entertainment Tonight News | 'Bachelor Pad' Star Gia Allemand to Play Screen Siren Ava Gardner Entertainment Tonight News "Bachelor Pad" beauty Gia Allemand has been cast as legendary screen siren Ava Gardner in a biopic about 'The Godfather' star and reported Mafia connection ... |
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Albany area lost 7,600 private-sector jobs in past year - The Business Review (Albany):
http://bebadolazi.net/news.php?nid=216
That amounts to a 2.2 percent declinwe in jobs in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area, accordingy to data released toda by the state Department of The data coverthe 12-month period from April 2008 to Aprilk 2009. Unemployment in the Albany area stoodat 6.7 percenrt in April, up 2.3 percent from a year ago. It’sa the highest-ever unemployment rate for the montyof April. The lossess contributed to the state’s eighth-straight month of net declinewin jobs. Still, the area’s unemploymen rate, and pace of job losses, remaibn below statewide and national levels. The statwe unemployment rate, not adjusted for seasonalk variances, is 7.
5 percent—w3 percent above the rate a year ago, and the highesgt level since 1992. • Education and healthu care experienced a net gain of 700 a 1.2 percent rise; • Technical and scientific services posted a net gain of 300 a 1.0 percent increase. Otherwise, job losse spread over a rangeof industries: Trade, transportation and utilities had a net loss of 2,00 jobs, a 2.7 percent drop 1,800 administrative and support staff positionx were lost, a 9.6 percent drop • Manufacturintg lost 900 jobs, a 1.4 percen decline Consumer-driven industries also continued to lose For example, the leisure and hospitalituy sector had a net loss of 1,500 a 4.5 percent decline.
Government jobs were not immune to the The Albany region poster a net lossof 1,600 state governmentt jobs over the year, a 3.0 perceny decline. The state budget planzs for 8,700 job cuts to take placee byJuly 1, a move that powerful public employeee unions have been fighting. The job cuts would include eliminating vacant positionsand layoffs. Almost 52,00p state jobs are located in theCapitapl Region, roughly 25 percent of the entire state work On Wednesday, Gov. Davidr Paterson said he still intended to follow throughy with thejob cuts.
He has said the cuts couldd be avoided if unioh leaders agree to a pay cut and other measured that would save the states the same amountof money: $481 million over two years. “Iu don’t want to see anyone lose theirt job,” Paterson said at a press conference. He criticized unions for not beinfg willing to make sacrifices similarto what’s been happening in the privatew sector. “The responsibility lies with They have got to show usthat they’re willingf to make sacrifices,” Paterson said.
The , with 300,000 has criticized Paterson for being unwilling to accept some of theifsuggested alternatives, including firinbg the private contractors that the state hires.
That amounts to a 2.2 percent declinwe in jobs in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area, accordingy to data released toda by the state Department of The data coverthe 12-month period from April 2008 to Aprilk 2009. Unemployment in the Albany area stoodat 6.7 percenrt in April, up 2.3 percent from a year ago. It’sa the highest-ever unemployment rate for the montyof April. The lossess contributed to the state’s eighth-straight month of net declinewin jobs. Still, the area’s unemploymen rate, and pace of job losses, remaibn below statewide and national levels. The statwe unemployment rate, not adjusted for seasonalk variances, is 7.
5 percent—w3 percent above the rate a year ago, and the highesgt level since 1992. • Education and healthu care experienced a net gain of 700 a 1.2 percent rise; • Technical and scientific services posted a net gain of 300 a 1.0 percent increase. Otherwise, job losse spread over a rangeof industries: Trade, transportation and utilities had a net loss of 2,00 jobs, a 2.7 percent drop 1,800 administrative and support staff positionx were lost, a 9.6 percent drop • Manufacturintg lost 900 jobs, a 1.4 percen decline Consumer-driven industries also continued to lose For example, the leisure and hospitalituy sector had a net loss of 1,500 a 4.5 percent decline.
Government jobs were not immune to the The Albany region poster a net lossof 1,600 state governmentt jobs over the year, a 3.0 perceny decline. The state budget planzs for 8,700 job cuts to take placee byJuly 1, a move that powerful public employeee unions have been fighting. The job cuts would include eliminating vacant positionsand layoffs. Almost 52,00p state jobs are located in theCapitapl Region, roughly 25 percent of the entire state work On Wednesday, Gov. Davidr Paterson said he still intended to follow throughy with thejob cuts.
He has said the cuts couldd be avoided if unioh leaders agree to a pay cut and other measured that would save the states the same amountof money: $481 million over two years. “Iu don’t want to see anyone lose theirt job,” Paterson said at a press conference. He criticized unions for not beinfg willing to make sacrifices similarto what’s been happening in the privatew sector. “The responsibility lies with They have got to show usthat they’re willingf to make sacrifices,” Paterson said.
The , with 300,000 has criticized Paterson for being unwilling to accept some of theifsuggested alternatives, including firinbg the private contractors that the state hires.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Report: Zell might lose reins of Tribune - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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According to the report, the companh might fall into the hands of a groulp of banks and investors thatholds $8.6 billion in senioer debt. The report says that "the plan centerw on a debt-for-equity swap that probably would give the seniorr lenders a large majority ownership stakes in thereorganized company." The plan wouled also likely wipe out a $90 million warranyt that Zell holds that would give him the righft to buy 40 percent of Tribune for aboug $500 million. The report says that Zell's futurde in the company would likely be determinedd bythe group, as it is unclear if the groulp would want to bring in a new or if Zell himself would want to remainn with the company.
The report says that "sourcexs close to both the creditors and the compant said it is too early to make such decisions and Tribune managementt continues to control the process becausre it currently has the exclusive rightg to propose whatever reorganization planit wishes." Tribune through a buyoutr led by Zell. The deal left the company with nearly $12 billion in debt. Tribune has sold off assetd and cut jobs since the close of the deal to help with the debt Thecompany .
According to the report, the companh might fall into the hands of a groulp of banks and investors thatholds $8.6 billion in senioer debt. The report says that "the plan centerw on a debt-for-equity swap that probably would give the seniorr lenders a large majority ownership stakes in thereorganized company." The plan wouled also likely wipe out a $90 million warranyt that Zell holds that would give him the righft to buy 40 percent of Tribune for aboug $500 million. The report says that Zell's futurde in the company would likely be determinedd bythe group, as it is unclear if the groulp would want to bring in a new or if Zell himself would want to remainn with the company.
The report says that "sourcexs close to both the creditors and the compant said it is too early to make such decisions and Tribune managementt continues to control the process becausre it currently has the exclusive rightg to propose whatever reorganization planit wishes." Tribune through a buyoutr led by Zell. The deal left the company with nearly $12 billion in debt. Tribune has sold off assetd and cut jobs since the close of the deal to help with the debt Thecompany .
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Stephen J. Cannell, Prolific TV Writer, Dies at 69 - New York Times
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Washington Post | Stephen J. Cannell, Prolific TV Writer, Dies at 69 New York Times Stephen J. Cannell, one of television's most prolific writers and series creators, whose work encompassed the “The Rockford Files†and ... Stephen J. Cannell: Remembering the 'Rockford Files,' 'A-Team' writer-producer US TV writer/producer Stephen J. Cannell dies Stephen J. Cannell Dies |
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sunbelt eyes south market via acquisition - Business First of Columbus:
http://www.tl-edu.net/Georgetown-University-School-of-Medicine-Teaching-Knowledge-Ethics-and-Skills.html
purchased in May. Terms of the deal were not Gerry Chadwick, owner of Sunbelgt of Miami Valley, said by adding the new he expects to growhis company’e revenue by 20 percent this year. While Chadwickm would not discloserevenue figures, he is projecting 20 percengt growth for 2010, as well. Chadwick was approachedc about buying the office last winter and aftedr analyzingthe market, decided there was room for growtn in the area. “Ik think we can take advantage of a lot of good opportunities Chadwick said.
By adding brokers to the Cincinnatio office, training new brokers both in-house and throughy Sunbelt’s corporate training programs and identifying potential Chadwick expects to increase the numberof deals. He will use a combinatiomn of telemarketing, direct mail and webinars to find businesses seeking to sell andprospectivew buyers. In the Dayton office last year, Sunbel t brokered 15 deals. It has handlee six in Dayton so far this year and expects to clos 16by year’s end. Chadwick said the Cincinnati office, whichh closed seven deals last year, is on pace to brokerf six dealsthis year.
Tim Moellering, the formerd owner of Sunbelt of Cincinnati, is continuing to work for Sunbelt asa broker. Chadwick’s Dayto office had seven independent contractors beforethe purchase. Now, Chadwici has 10 and is looking to add three more this year in theCincinnatoi office. The Cincinnati office is using rented spaceat , an executive suite space in Blue Ash. Chadwick plans to find new officse space in Blue Ash or West Chester in the next12 Sunbelt, which is based in Independence, has more than 300 franchiserd offices in 30 countries.
Jim Sachs, president of Kettering-based , said the acquisitionh into the Cincinnati marketmakes “They will gain the economies and synergies of two markets that are somewhat said Sachs, whose company also handles busines s brokerage and mergers and Sunbelt of Miami Valley specializes in brokering deals for “mainm street businesses,” or single-owner businessed that have sales of up to $2 million a year. It also handles some dealws inthe low-end of the with companies that have sales of betweemn $2 million and $15 millioj a year. Sunbelt recently brokered the saleof Dayton-based , a nationao maintenance service provider, to a group of investorsd for more than $1 million.
Chadwick said his officew is not focused on anyone industry. It works with buyersw and sellers ofmachine shops, tax servic providers, restaurants, car washes and other small Chadwick said there has been a recengt uptick. He has seen a 25 percentt increase in calls from buyers and a 10 percent to 15 percenyt increasefrom sellers. Chadwick said people are more interested in ownintg their own business because they want to have controo of their income stream during a time when many peopled are losing their Sachs said he also is seeing interestr bubbling as displaced individuals are looking to buy businesses to supplemengtlost income.
He’s also seen good companiese looking to buy competitors because now is a good time for them to buy at a low Onthe sellers’ side, Chadwick said many business owners who don’t have succession plans are looking to sell and He also said the economy has caused some business owners to look to Sachs said he is seeing a high number of distressex companies, or those that may not have the capitakl to survive through the economid downturn, looking for buyers. This is keeping firms like Sunbelt andBattelle busy. “That makes it a vibrant market, but it’s not rewarding,” Sachsx said.
purchased in May. Terms of the deal were not Gerry Chadwick, owner of Sunbelgt of Miami Valley, said by adding the new he expects to growhis company’e revenue by 20 percent this year. While Chadwickm would not discloserevenue figures, he is projecting 20 percengt growth for 2010, as well. Chadwick was approachedc about buying the office last winter and aftedr analyzingthe market, decided there was room for growtn in the area. “Ik think we can take advantage of a lot of good opportunities Chadwick said.
By adding brokers to the Cincinnatio office, training new brokers both in-house and throughy Sunbelt’s corporate training programs and identifying potential Chadwick expects to increase the numberof deals. He will use a combinatiomn of telemarketing, direct mail and webinars to find businesses seeking to sell andprospectivew buyers. In the Dayton office last year, Sunbel t brokered 15 deals. It has handlee six in Dayton so far this year and expects to clos 16by year’s end. Chadwick said the Cincinnati office, whichh closed seven deals last year, is on pace to brokerf six dealsthis year.
Tim Moellering, the formerd owner of Sunbelt of Cincinnati, is continuing to work for Sunbelt asa broker. Chadwick’s Dayto office had seven independent contractors beforethe purchase. Now, Chadwici has 10 and is looking to add three more this year in theCincinnatoi office. The Cincinnati office is using rented spaceat , an executive suite space in Blue Ash. Chadwick plans to find new officse space in Blue Ash or West Chester in the next12 Sunbelt, which is based in Independence, has more than 300 franchiserd offices in 30 countries.
Jim Sachs, president of Kettering-based , said the acquisitionh into the Cincinnati marketmakes “They will gain the economies and synergies of two markets that are somewhat said Sachs, whose company also handles busines s brokerage and mergers and Sunbelt of Miami Valley specializes in brokering deals for “mainm street businesses,” or single-owner businessed that have sales of up to $2 million a year. It also handles some dealws inthe low-end of the with companies that have sales of betweemn $2 million and $15 millioj a year. Sunbelt recently brokered the saleof Dayton-based , a nationao maintenance service provider, to a group of investorsd for more than $1 million.
Chadwick said his officew is not focused on anyone industry. It works with buyersw and sellers ofmachine shops, tax servic providers, restaurants, car washes and other small Chadwick said there has been a recengt uptick. He has seen a 25 percentt increase in calls from buyers and a 10 percent to 15 percenyt increasefrom sellers. Chadwick said people are more interested in ownintg their own business because they want to have controo of their income stream during a time when many peopled are losing their Sachs said he also is seeing interestr bubbling as displaced individuals are looking to buy businesses to supplemengtlost income.
He’s also seen good companiese looking to buy competitors because now is a good time for them to buy at a low Onthe sellers’ side, Chadwick said many business owners who don’t have succession plans are looking to sell and He also said the economy has caused some business owners to look to Sachs said he is seeing a high number of distressex companies, or those that may not have the capitakl to survive through the economid downturn, looking for buyers. This is keeping firms like Sunbelt andBattelle busy. “That makes it a vibrant market, but it’s not rewarding,” Sachsx said.
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