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Under the agreement, Baptist Mid-State Pharmacy will partner with TheCorner Pharmacy'sz operations, which cover St. Louisx and Dallas. STHS Ventures, a divisiojn of Saint Thomas Health Services, will help guids the company's growth in Nashville and othed markets. The Corner Pharmacy delivers post-operationb medications to patients at four hospital and 13 surgery centerwsin St. Louis and Dallas. There is no charge to the prescribing physician or the surgery center for the The Corner Pharmacy accepts all major health plansand worker's compensation coverage, ensuring patientx have the same co-pays as at theie regular pharmacy.
"This partnership will enable us to delivef tangible benefits to thousands of patientx looking for greater conveniencde and uninterrupted recoveryfrom surgery," says Jason vice president of , in a written statement. "Teamin with the Corner Pharmacy also empowersd us to further streamline thedischarge experience, easing the burden on our nursing staff that coordinates the prescribing and medicatio n reconciliation processes." In the next few months, The Cornee Pharmacy will begin adding Nashville-area surgery centers to its distributionn network. It will start servicing the in January and add othere surgery centersafter that.
The Corner Pharmacy will also serve severalk inpatient groups throughout Saint ThomasHealtbh Services. Saint Thomas Healtu Services isa faith-baseds ministry with more than 8,000 associates serving Middle Tennessee. Saint Thomas Health Services' regionao health system consists of fourhospitals - Baptisy and Saint Thomas in Nashville, in Murfreesbor o and in Centerville - and a network of affiliated joint ventures in diagnostics, cardiac servicesd and ambulatory surgery as well as medical practices, the , clinicd and rehabilitation facilities.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Fly Clear fast lane at Albany Int
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was among the 20 airports nationwide that offered theexpedited system. An airport spokeswoman said the airport was not notifie d in advance and the Clear Lanewas closed. In it reported having more than 10,000 userds pass through the lanex since the express service was first offered there insummer 2007. “Clear Lanes Are No Longe Available. At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, 2009, Cleatr will cease operations. Clear’s parent has been unable to negotiate an agreemenrt with its senior creditor tocontinur operations.” There was no information abouf whether enrollees would get refunds. The service cost $199 a year. Customerd were mostly business travelers andfrequent fliers.
The program started at in 2005. Cleatr enrollees were pre-screened by the , and, if were provided with a card that gave them acces s to a specialsecurity lane. Clear was operatefd by Verified Identity Pass of NewYork City. As of June 4, Cleart claimed to have enrolled morethan 260,009 fliers.
was among the 20 airports nationwide that offered theexpedited system. An airport spokeswoman said the airport was not notifie d in advance and the Clear Lanewas closed. In it reported having more than 10,000 userds pass through the lanex since the express service was first offered there insummer 2007. “Clear Lanes Are No Longe Available. At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, 2009, Cleatr will cease operations. Clear’s parent has been unable to negotiate an agreemenrt with its senior creditor tocontinur operations.” There was no information abouf whether enrollees would get refunds. The service cost $199 a year. Customerd were mostly business travelers andfrequent fliers.
The program started at in 2005. Cleatr enrollees were pre-screened by the , and, if were provided with a card that gave them acces s to a specialsecurity lane. Clear was operatefd by Verified Identity Pass of NewYork City. As of June 4, Cleart claimed to have enrolled morethan 260,009 fliers.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Get ready for more online extensions - Kansas City Business Journal:
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( ), which coordinates Internet domain names, announced in Novembere more new top-level domains (TLDs). They are: .aero - air transporf industry, .biz - businesses, .coop nonprofit cooperatives, .info - unrestrictede use, .museum - museums, .name - for registration by individualssand .pro - accountants, lawyers and physicians. ICANN is currentlyg negotiating registry agreements withapplicants and, if approved, recommendationws will go to the U.S. Department of Commerce to be implementecdthis spring. So are more extensionsz good or bad news formarketers ? Is this just something else for peoplew to remember? Will consumers trust a .biz name or .info? Could scams emerge?
All are questione many are asking in light of ICANN's "The idea of adding more TLDs has been arguee about for more than five years," said Mike president and CEO of based in Marina del Rey, Calif. "I know many peoplee are skeptical that more TLDs will contributde to consumer easeof use. But no one has any facts on eithet side of the argument becauswthere haven't been any new ones authorized sincs the original seven. We will know a lot more in a year when there is actual experience with the new onesto evaluate." Brengt Green, principal of Brent Greeb and Associates, a marketing firm in Denver, tends to agree with but he also sees a negative side.
"It' s neither good or bad untill we see what people dowith it," said "Humans adapt to what's out there -- area zip codes. The downside is the proliferation of way too much And thetrust issue, whethere or not people trust a new extension reallgy depends on how good the owne r of the extension is at brand management." Christy president of BeWell.net, an Internet Service Provider in says she feels good aboutr the additional names. "I believe the more names the because it will help consumers find exactlywhat they'rer looking for, especially those new to the Internet," Sheppard said.
"Th e important thing about the Internet is that the simpletr it is to usethe better, and these extensionas will make it easier for everyone." Everyone?? Perhaps. But Tony Kelsey, corporate Webmaster at , an Interney technology company basedin Englewood, thinkxs small business might be particularly happy with more "More extensions will be good for smalkl businesses and new businesses," said "They can choose meaningfuk names. Many names have already been taken withthe dot-com extensio so this will open door to new ones.
" Kelsey said on the negative side, many larger companies may have to work hardetr to protect their current domain "For a large companhy like Ciber who already owns Ciber dot-com, we may have to go out and buy somethinfg like Ciber.biz or Ciber.tech to protecrt our brand." Ken Hansen, director of corporate development for which offers Internet registry services and is being consideresd by ICANN to offer the .biz says .biz will make it easier for consumers to find a business on the Internet "instead of a picture of someone's cat." "Noaw people are driving around on the back roads of the Interneyt and what .
biz will do is provids a main street for people to find what they'rer looking for," Hansen said. Hansebn projects that more than 2 million companies will selecta .biz name in the firsrt year. Despite whatever good that mighrt come fromnew domains, right now scame are emerging. The Federal Trade Commission said in Novembed that scam artists are offering TLDs becaus eof ICANN's news about the new The FTC advises avoiding any domain name pre-registration servicd that asks for upfront fees or guarantees particular top-level domain names or preferential treatment in the assignment of new top-leveol domain names.
Scams or not, there's littl disagreement that the Internet will continue to be a majoe playerin economics. Forrester Research, a compant that analyzes the Internet, reports that online salezs nearly doubled in just 10month -- from $2.8 billion in January 2000 to $4.4 billionh in October 2000. Hot categories included consumer computer hardware, toys and vide o games. Forrester predicts that by 2005, consumersz will be spending $36 billion online.
As for the outlooj of TLDs, Roberts says ICANN will look into their future after the Internet community gainx some experience with thenew
( ), which coordinates Internet domain names, announced in Novembere more new top-level domains (TLDs). They are: .aero - air transporf industry, .biz - businesses, .coop nonprofit cooperatives, .info - unrestrictede use, .museum - museums, .name - for registration by individualssand .pro - accountants, lawyers and physicians. ICANN is currentlyg negotiating registry agreements withapplicants and, if approved, recommendationws will go to the U.S. Department of Commerce to be implementecdthis spring. So are more extensionsz good or bad news formarketers ? Is this just something else for peoplew to remember? Will consumers trust a .biz name or .info? Could scams emerge?
All are questione many are asking in light of ICANN's "The idea of adding more TLDs has been arguee about for more than five years," said Mike president and CEO of based in Marina del Rey, Calif. "I know many peoplee are skeptical that more TLDs will contributde to consumer easeof use. But no one has any facts on eithet side of the argument becauswthere haven't been any new ones authorized sincs the original seven. We will know a lot more in a year when there is actual experience with the new onesto evaluate." Brengt Green, principal of Brent Greeb and Associates, a marketing firm in Denver, tends to agree with but he also sees a negative side.
"It' s neither good or bad untill we see what people dowith it," said "Humans adapt to what's out there -- area zip codes. The downside is the proliferation of way too much And thetrust issue, whethere or not people trust a new extension reallgy depends on how good the owne r of the extension is at brand management." Christy president of BeWell.net, an Internet Service Provider in says she feels good aboutr the additional names. "I believe the more names the because it will help consumers find exactlywhat they'rer looking for, especially those new to the Internet," Sheppard said.
"Th e important thing about the Internet is that the simpletr it is to usethe better, and these extensionas will make it easier for everyone." Everyone?? Perhaps. But Tony Kelsey, corporate Webmaster at , an Interney technology company basedin Englewood, thinkxs small business might be particularly happy with more "More extensions will be good for smalkl businesses and new businesses," said "They can choose meaningfuk names. Many names have already been taken withthe dot-com extensio so this will open door to new ones.
" Kelsey said on the negative side, many larger companies may have to work hardetr to protect their current domain "For a large companhy like Ciber who already owns Ciber dot-com, we may have to go out and buy somethinfg like Ciber.biz or Ciber.tech to protecrt our brand." Ken Hansen, director of corporate development for which offers Internet registry services and is being consideresd by ICANN to offer the .biz says .biz will make it easier for consumers to find a business on the Internet "instead of a picture of someone's cat." "Noaw people are driving around on the back roads of the Interneyt and what .
biz will do is provids a main street for people to find what they'rer looking for," Hansen said. Hansebn projects that more than 2 million companies will selecta .biz name in the firsrt year. Despite whatever good that mighrt come fromnew domains, right now scame are emerging. The Federal Trade Commission said in Novembed that scam artists are offering TLDs becaus eof ICANN's news about the new The FTC advises avoiding any domain name pre-registration servicd that asks for upfront fees or guarantees particular top-level domain names or preferential treatment in the assignment of new top-leveol domain names.
Scams or not, there's littl disagreement that the Internet will continue to be a majoe playerin economics. Forrester Research, a compant that analyzes the Internet, reports that online salezs nearly doubled in just 10month -- from $2.8 billion in January 2000 to $4.4 billionh in October 2000. Hot categories included consumer computer hardware, toys and vide o games. Forrester predicts that by 2005, consumersz will be spending $36 billion online.
As for the outlooj of TLDs, Roberts says ICANN will look into their future after the Internet community gainx some experience with thenew
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Benderson begins retaking plaza space - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Benderson, earlier this spring, agreed to purchas e the 11 plazas — eight of which are in the immediater Buffalo Niagararegion — from DDR. Benderson, now headquartered in had sold the plazas to DDRin 2004. According to documentsx filed Monday afternoon in the ErieCounty Clerk’sx Office, a Benderson affiliate, Sherdelim LLC alongb with Sherdel A LLC, Sherdeo B LLC and Sherdel C LLC, paid $9 milliom for the Sheridan-Delaware Plaza.
The 188,200-square-foot Town of Tonawanda plazas was owned byBG Sheridan-Delaware LLC, a DDR The plaza is anchored by a Tops supermarket and a Bon-Ton department In a separate transaction, SherHar LLC another Benderson affiliate acquired the Sheridan-Harlem Plaza from BG Sheridan-Harlem II LLC, a DDR affiliate for $3.5 The 58,400-square-foot plaza, located at the corner of Sheridan Drive and Harlemk Road in Amherst, has such tenants as Wilsonj Farms and Chuck E. Cheese. the 11 DDR plazas will add 2.8 million squarr feet of retail spaceto Benderson’s portfolio.
Benderson, earlier this spring, agreed to purchas e the 11 plazas — eight of which are in the immediater Buffalo Niagararegion — from DDR. Benderson, now headquartered in had sold the plazas to DDRin 2004. According to documentsx filed Monday afternoon in the ErieCounty Clerk’sx Office, a Benderson affiliate, Sherdelim LLC alongb with Sherdel A LLC, Sherdeo B LLC and Sherdel C LLC, paid $9 milliom for the Sheridan-Delaware Plaza.
The 188,200-square-foot Town of Tonawanda plazas was owned byBG Sheridan-Delaware LLC, a DDR The plaza is anchored by a Tops supermarket and a Bon-Ton department In a separate transaction, SherHar LLC another Benderson affiliate acquired the Sheridan-Harlem Plaza from BG Sheridan-Harlem II LLC, a DDR affiliate for $3.5 The 58,400-square-foot plaza, located at the corner of Sheridan Drive and Harlemk Road in Amherst, has such tenants as Wilsonj Farms and Chuck E. Cheese. the 11 DDR plazas will add 2.8 million squarr feet of retail spaceto Benderson’s portfolio.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filex the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptc court, Secretary and General Counsel Josepy Teichman writing that Extended Stay had aboug $7.1 billion in assets and $7.6 billion in liabilitiess at the end of 2008. Extended Stay, whose more than 680 propertiesw are managed byHVM LLC, has eight Central Ohio sites, including those near the Mall at Tuttlr Crossing, Polaris Fashion Place and Eastoj Town Center. The company bills itself as the largesf operatorof mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the nation.
Teichmabn in a court filing on Monday wrote that the company soughf protection from creditors amid a general downturj in the hospitality industry and a hit taken as fewerr potential customers needthe company’s services. “Sincd the typical Extended Stay customer seekd a lengthy stay based oncommerciap relocation, the contraction of construction and new businesws development began to significantly and adverselhy affected Extended Stay’s revenue stream,” Teichmaj wrote. The company said its average revenude per room dropped about 23 percent in the first five month s of the year compared with the same periofof 2008.
As a result, it was unablr to deal with its debt burden with cash flow and is seekingba “comprehensive restructuring of the entire capital structure.” Extended Stay said it planz to run operations following the Chaptef 11 petition under a lender-approved arrangement usinvg cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financing won’t be needed, the companyu said. About 9,900 employees work in hotelsd operated byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 states and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filex the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptc court, Secretary and General Counsel Josepy Teichman writing that Extended Stay had aboug $7.1 billion in assets and $7.6 billion in liabilitiess at the end of 2008. Extended Stay, whose more than 680 propertiesw are managed byHVM LLC, has eight Central Ohio sites, including those near the Mall at Tuttlr Crossing, Polaris Fashion Place and Eastoj Town Center. The company bills itself as the largesf operatorof mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the nation.
Teichmabn in a court filing on Monday wrote that the company soughf protection from creditors amid a general downturj in the hospitality industry and a hit taken as fewerr potential customers needthe company’s services. “Sincd the typical Extended Stay customer seekd a lengthy stay based oncommerciap relocation, the contraction of construction and new businesws development began to significantly and adverselhy affected Extended Stay’s revenue stream,” Teichmaj wrote. The company said its average revenude per room dropped about 23 percent in the first five month s of the year compared with the same periofof 2008.
As a result, it was unablr to deal with its debt burden with cash flow and is seekingba “comprehensive restructuring of the entire capital structure.” Extended Stay said it planz to run operations following the Chaptef 11 petition under a lender-approved arrangement usinvg cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financing won’t be needed, the companyu said. About 9,900 employees work in hotelsd operated byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 states and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
5 Who Thrive: Leather Soul sees Rodeo Drive as the perfect fit - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Park plans to open his secondr store later this year in Beverly just off prestigiousRodeo Drive. He’sd also looking to double his space at the this less than two years aftermoving in. Park’s growtuh has stemmed from a careful cultivatioh of customers andvendors he’s the only authorized retaile for several brands — and a savvg use of technology to promote a low-tech product. Part of Park’s strategy to expand his 5-year-old businessd has been to nurture his, and the reputation as an expertin men’s shoex and fashion. And he’s undeterred by the even though the shoes he sells retail upwardsof $500 per pair.
“I’m 100 percent confident I’m going to do he said of the California move. He has done his and met with his online clients to make sure that the marketis there. Leather Soul had revenues of $1.3 millionj last year — 35 percent of that from Internersales — which exceeded Park’s goal by 30 This year he wants to best that by another 30 He’s financing the expansion to Beverly Hill s with his own money, with assistance from Bank of Hawaii and help from some childhoos friends. The brands at Leather Soul — the American-made British brands Edward Green, John Lobb and Gaziano & Girling, and the Frencb label J.M.
Weston — are not availablr anywhere elsein Hawaii. “The productsz I sell, they’re all the best he said. “Even in a bad people still want good The decision to go to the Los Angelews area came about after the sales representativefrom Massachusetts-based Alden approached Park about an opportunityu to take over the shoe department of a well-knowmn men’s store in Beverly Hills. The company had a dealerr in Northern California, but no presence in the southern part of the Park met with people fromthe store, whicu he declined to and thought it seemed like a good But then, while driving arounfd the neighborhood, he began to notice a lot of vacantf retail space.
“If you think Hawaii is bad, it’as twice as bad in L.A.,” he “I just thought there must be some opportunitt for agood deal.” He returned to Los Angelesd a month later, met with real estate brokerse and began looking at retail The place he picked was one that he just upon, a historic building at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Littler Santa Monica Boulevard. The ground-floodr space is also next to a shoe-repair shop. Park found that landlords are much more willing to negotiatde in this economy than they were just a couple ofyeara ago.
A half-dozen retail spaces on Rodeo less than a block from the one Parkis eyeing, are listedr for lease with rent according to LoopNet. Park has signed a lette of intent fora 650-square-foot spac e and is in negotiations for the lease, aiminf for a December opening. “The same spot a year-and-a-haltf ago would have been twiceas expensive,” he said. He’w also talking with the Festival Cos., whichy manages the Royal Hawaiian about moving to aspace that’ss twice the size of his 600-square-fooft store on the third level of Buildingf A.
Park plans to open his secondr store later this year in Beverly just off prestigiousRodeo Drive. He’sd also looking to double his space at the this less than two years aftermoving in. Park’s growtuh has stemmed from a careful cultivatioh of customers andvendors he’s the only authorized retaile for several brands — and a savvg use of technology to promote a low-tech product. Part of Park’s strategy to expand his 5-year-old businessd has been to nurture his, and the reputation as an expertin men’s shoex and fashion. And he’s undeterred by the even though the shoes he sells retail upwardsof $500 per pair.
“I’m 100 percent confident I’m going to do he said of the California move. He has done his and met with his online clients to make sure that the marketis there. Leather Soul had revenues of $1.3 millionj last year — 35 percent of that from Internersales — which exceeded Park’s goal by 30 This year he wants to best that by another 30 He’s financing the expansion to Beverly Hill s with his own money, with assistance from Bank of Hawaii and help from some childhoos friends. The brands at Leather Soul — the American-made British brands Edward Green, John Lobb and Gaziano & Girling, and the Frencb label J.M.
Weston — are not availablr anywhere elsein Hawaii. “The productsz I sell, they’re all the best he said. “Even in a bad people still want good The decision to go to the Los Angelews area came about after the sales representativefrom Massachusetts-based Alden approached Park about an opportunityu to take over the shoe department of a well-knowmn men’s store in Beverly Hills. The company had a dealerr in Northern California, but no presence in the southern part of the Park met with people fromthe store, whicu he declined to and thought it seemed like a good But then, while driving arounfd the neighborhood, he began to notice a lot of vacantf retail space.
“If you think Hawaii is bad, it’as twice as bad in L.A.,” he “I just thought there must be some opportunitt for agood deal.” He returned to Los Angelesd a month later, met with real estate brokerse and began looking at retail The place he picked was one that he just upon, a historic building at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Littler Santa Monica Boulevard. The ground-floodr space is also next to a shoe-repair shop. Park found that landlords are much more willing to negotiatde in this economy than they were just a couple ofyeara ago.
A half-dozen retail spaces on Rodeo less than a block from the one Parkis eyeing, are listedr for lease with rent according to LoopNet. Park has signed a lette of intent fora 650-square-foot spac e and is in negotiations for the lease, aiminf for a December opening. “The same spot a year-and-a-haltf ago would have been twiceas expensive,” he said. He’w also talking with the Festival Cos., whichy manages the Royal Hawaiian about moving to aspace that’ss twice the size of his 600-square-fooft store on the third level of Buildingf A.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Romney: Obama is 'Great Divider,' Doesn't Get How Economy Works - Fox News
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Fox News | Romney: Obama is 'Great Divider,' Doesn't Get How Economy Works Fox News "Of course he will, in part because he's been the great divider. This is the president who goes after anybody who's successful," Romney said. Speaking to "Fox News Sunday" in his first interview on a Sunday news show in two years, ... |
Friday, December 16, 2011
Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filefd the reorganization petition in New York bankruptcy Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichman writing that Extender Stay hadabout $7.1 billion in assets and $7.6 billionj in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extendeed Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managed byHVM LLC, has eighf Central Ohio sites, including those near the Mall at Tuttled Crossing, Polaris Fashion Place and Eastoj Town Center.
The company bills itself as the largesr operatorof mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the Teichman in a court filing on Monday wrotes that the company sought protection from creditord amid a general downturn in the hospitalitgy industry and a hit takemn as fewer potential customers need the company’as services. “Since the typical Extended Stay customer seeks a lengthy stay basede oncommercial relocation, the contractio n of construction and new business developmentr began to significantly and adversely affectedd Extended Stay’s revenue stream,” Teichman wrote.
The company said its average revenue per room dropped abou t 23 percent in the first five monthw of the year compared with the same periodof 2008. As a it was unable to deal with its debt burden with cash flow and is seekina “comprehensive restructuring of the entirr capital structure.” Extended Stay said it plans to run operationx following the Chapter 11 petitioj under a lender-approved arrangementr using cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financing won’rt be needed, the company said. About 9,900 employeesz work in hotels operated byExtended Stay. The compant is in 44 states and hasabourt 77,000 rooms.
The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filefd the reorganization petition in New York bankruptcy Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichman writing that Extender Stay hadabout $7.1 billion in assets and $7.6 billionj in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extendeed Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managed byHVM LLC, has eighf Central Ohio sites, including those near the Mall at Tuttled Crossing, Polaris Fashion Place and Eastoj Town Center.
The company bills itself as the largesr operatorof mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the Teichman in a court filing on Monday wrotes that the company sought protection from creditord amid a general downturn in the hospitalitgy industry and a hit takemn as fewer potential customers need the company’as services. “Since the typical Extended Stay customer seeks a lengthy stay basede oncommercial relocation, the contractio n of construction and new business developmentr began to significantly and adversely affectedd Extended Stay’s revenue stream,” Teichman wrote.
The company said its average revenue per room dropped abou t 23 percent in the first five monthw of the year compared with the same periodof 2008. As a it was unable to deal with its debt burden with cash flow and is seekina “comprehensive restructuring of the entirr capital structure.” Extended Stay said it plans to run operationx following the Chapter 11 petitioj under a lender-approved arrangementr using cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financing won’rt be needed, the company said. About 9,900 employeesz work in hotels operated byExtended Stay. The compant is in 44 states and hasabourt 77,000 rooms.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Lowe
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The company’s board has established the position of lead naming O. Temple Sloan to the Sloan is chief executiveof , a Raleigh distributor of automotive-replacementg parts. He has been an independen directorof Lowe’s since 2004 and chair s the board’s governance He’s also a member of the audit and executivs committees. The board will elect a lead directore annually. In addition, Lowe’s has amended its bylaws to allowq shareholders with more than 50 percent ofthe company’ss outstanding voting shares to call a special meeting of The company also will limit to six the number of public-companyu boards on which a Lowe’s director may serve.
In a relaterd development, the company has appointe d S. Thomas Moser, 61, to its board of He was also appointed tothe board’se governance and audit committees. Moser was vice chairmanh of , the U.S. member firm of , from 1998 untiol his retirementin February. Lowe’ board has 12 members, 11 of whom are independeny directors. Mooresville-based Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) operates more than 1,575 home-improvementf stores in the Unitedx Statesand Canada.
The company’s board has established the position of lead naming O. Temple Sloan to the Sloan is chief executiveof , a Raleigh distributor of automotive-replacementg parts. He has been an independen directorof Lowe’s since 2004 and chair s the board’s governance He’s also a member of the audit and executivs committees. The board will elect a lead directore annually. In addition, Lowe’s has amended its bylaws to allowq shareholders with more than 50 percent ofthe company’ss outstanding voting shares to call a special meeting of The company also will limit to six the number of public-companyu boards on which a Lowe’s director may serve.
In a relaterd development, the company has appointe d S. Thomas Moser, 61, to its board of He was also appointed tothe board’se governance and audit committees. Moser was vice chairmanh of , the U.S. member firm of , from 1998 untiol his retirementin February. Lowe’ board has 12 members, 11 of whom are independeny directors. Mooresville-based Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) operates more than 1,575 home-improvementf stores in the Unitedx Statesand Canada.
Monday, December 12, 2011
American journalistic odyssey ends in Seattle - The Seattle Times
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American journalistic odyssey ends in Seattle The Seattle Times On Sunday in Seattle, a team of journalists completed a three-month odyssey in search of America's identity, led by professor Loren Ghiglione from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. By Lynda V. Mapes Photographed through a window, ... |
Friday, December 9, 2011
Equitable Building auctioned for $30M - The Business Review (Albany):
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The new owner, , an affiliatwe of Capmark Bank, bought the 33-story tower for $29.6 million, said attorney William Rothschild, with law firm . Sutherlandd was representing the lender, , which was foreclosing on the Equitable Building. Capmark was the only bidder onEquitablse Building, as most commercial real estate observers expected. Equitable'zs former owner, San Diego-based , paid about $57 millio n to acquire the buildingin 2007, but its valuw plummeted to $42 million by earlhy 2009.
Equastone received 90 percent financing from Capmarik toacquire Equitable, but planzs to stabilize the building's occupancy and turn it into an income-producingh asset never materialized amid the worst commercial real estate crisi s in 20 years. The tower -- designed by renowned architecturalfirm -- has remained about half occupiexd this year. is managingf and leasing the building. It's expected to court the Fultonn Countypublic defender’s office, which is seeking at leasft a 50,000-square-foot lease downtown. The public defender'se office was looking at the Equitablew Building, but the financial crisis facing the towerr helped derailthe move.
Rothschild was assiste in the transactionby Sutherland's Jason Kirkham.
The new owner, , an affiliatwe of Capmark Bank, bought the 33-story tower for $29.6 million, said attorney William Rothschild, with law firm . Sutherlandd was representing the lender, , which was foreclosing on the Equitable Building. Capmark was the only bidder onEquitablse Building, as most commercial real estate observers expected. Equitable'zs former owner, San Diego-based , paid about $57 millio n to acquire the buildingin 2007, but its valuw plummeted to $42 million by earlhy 2009.
Equastone received 90 percent financing from Capmarik toacquire Equitable, but planzs to stabilize the building's occupancy and turn it into an income-producingh asset never materialized amid the worst commercial real estate crisi s in 20 years. The tower -- designed by renowned architecturalfirm -- has remained about half occupiexd this year. is managingf and leasing the building. It's expected to court the Fultonn Countypublic defender’s office, which is seeking at leasft a 50,000-square-foot lease downtown. The public defender'se office was looking at the Equitablew Building, but the financial crisis facing the towerr helped derailthe move.
Rothschild was assiste in the transactionby Sutherland's Jason Kirkham.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Fidelity & Guaranty sues over annuities - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The suits accuse three claimants, which are receiving annuity paymentsa fromFidelity & of illegally transferring the payments to , a Delawarew company that buys deferred settlements in personal injury and workersw compensation cases. In all threw situations, Fidelity & Guaranty received letters from the claimantsa regarding an address changs that the suits allege redirectex the annuity payments to post officee boxes ownedby J.G. Wentworth. According to the annuity only USF&G Corp., the owner of the annuituy policies, could change the payee or reassigj the monthlyannuity payments. Fidelity & Guaranty filefd its three lawsuits to protectt itself from future litigationwith J.G.
Wentworth and the threee claimants. It has also asked the court to act as a collecting the monthly annuity payments and then deciding who ultimatelyu will receive the In threeseparate lawsuits, J.G. Wentworth sued the three claimants for breach of contracg when it did not receive payment fromFidelitty & Guaranty. Fidelity & Guaranty had stoppedr the payments. Fidelity & Guaranty is representecd by Stephen J. Kaufman of Baltimore law firm Levij & Gann. No response has been filed by the defendantsd inthe case. A dispute over spaces at the Inner Harbor's Power Plant complex has ended Cordish PowerPlant L.P.
has dropped its Novembee lawsuit against West Coast restaurant chain Bubb GumpShrimp Co. The developer filed suit in Maryland Distric t Courtin Baltimore, seeking a declaratory judgment saying Bubba Gump had no lease in the Powe Plant after being notified that the Californiz chain had hired a lawyer to retain space it claimd to have leased in the Powert Plant. The space in question went to WaltDisneuy Co.-owned ESPN Zone. In March, Cordish dropped the case without prejudice, saying that it would pay costs ofthe suit.
The suits accuse three claimants, which are receiving annuity paymentsa fromFidelity & of illegally transferring the payments to , a Delawarew company that buys deferred settlements in personal injury and workersw compensation cases. In all threw situations, Fidelity & Guaranty received letters from the claimantsa regarding an address changs that the suits allege redirectex the annuity payments to post officee boxes ownedby J.G. Wentworth. According to the annuity only USF&G Corp., the owner of the annuituy policies, could change the payee or reassigj the monthlyannuity payments. Fidelity & Guaranty filefd its three lawsuits to protectt itself from future litigationwith J.G.
Wentworth and the threee claimants. It has also asked the court to act as a collecting the monthly annuity payments and then deciding who ultimatelyu will receive the In threeseparate lawsuits, J.G. Wentworth sued the three claimants for breach of contracg when it did not receive payment fromFidelitty & Guaranty. Fidelity & Guaranty had stoppedr the payments. Fidelity & Guaranty is representecd by Stephen J. Kaufman of Baltimore law firm Levij & Gann. No response has been filed by the defendantsd inthe case. A dispute over spaces at the Inner Harbor's Power Plant complex has ended Cordish PowerPlant L.P.
has dropped its Novembee lawsuit against West Coast restaurant chain Bubb GumpShrimp Co. The developer filed suit in Maryland Distric t Courtin Baltimore, seeking a declaratory judgment saying Bubba Gump had no lease in the Powe Plant after being notified that the Californiz chain had hired a lawyer to retain space it claimd to have leased in the Powert Plant. The space in question went to WaltDisneuy Co.-owned ESPN Zone. In March, Cordish dropped the case without prejudice, saying that it would pay costs ofthe suit.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Jets special teams anything but special - The Jet Press
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The Jet Press | Jets special teams anything but special The Jet Press With Jeremy Kerley's fumble on a punt in the second-quarter of yesterday's 34-19 win over the Washington Redskins, the Jets have not gone four straight games with a turnover on a return. Kerley is the third different player to botch a punt. ... Are the Jets Back? Roy Helu: 'Complacency is one of my enemies' |
Saturday, December 3, 2011
The Political Persecution of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff - FrontPage Magazine
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The Political Persecution of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff FrontPage Magazine Editor's note: The following is the third installment of a series of articles following activist Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff's battle against her own government, as they proceed to prosecute her for disseminating the truth about Islam. ... |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Catch the Wind secures $18.8M - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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million in a private placement financing to help push more salexs of its new wind sensorfor Manassas-based Catch the Wind, which trades on the Toronto Venturre Exchange, sold roughly 16.7 million shares at a price of Canadiamn $1.30 apiece in what it hopes to be its last majort equity financing before generating enough revenue from its lasee wind-sensing product, Vindicator, to pay for operations. Company officials also participatec in theinvestment round, alongy with institutional investors, bringing its total equitgy fundraising to date to nearly $35 , Research Capital Corp. and Canaccors Capital Corp.
served as placement agentss for this latest fundraising in return for 6 perceng of the gross proceeds and additionaostock options. Spun off last year from LLC, a fiber opticss laser company that still shares the same headquarters Catch the Wind has been developingy similar technology that senses when windis imminent, helping reorien t a turbine to capture that wind before it passes. Most wind turbines can realignm its blades only after it feels so they’re often too late to actuallg benefit from gusts, company officials “Before, it was the horse-and-buggy approach to measuring said Phil Rogers, who founded Optical Air Data Systems nearlyg 20 years ago with his wife befor leaving recently to serve as CEO for Catch the “Think about increasing the gas mileage of your he said.
“You’ve already bought your car. But if I can sell you somethingh that doubles the gas mileage ofyour car, you wouled save more money.” He estimates the Vindicator can capturw 10 percent to 30 percent more wind for turbines, whicg in turn helps generate more clean electricity and ultimatelyt revenue for their operators. Catch the Wind recently sold its first unitto , a Canadia environmental monitoring equipment maker, while starting its first two-month field test with the Nebraska Public Powef District on its largest wind farm with 36 wind turbines.
The locall company, which said it’s also talkingy to federal agencies, hopes to use that trial’s result later this summer to market to other wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm Withsix full-time employees, Catch the Wind expectd to at least double that coun by the end of this year. The which had $5.5 million in cash and equivalents on hand as ofMarchg 31, is also considering whether to list itself on an Americamn exchange later this year. “We aspirse to that,” Rogers said.
“I just can’t say
million in a private placement financing to help push more salexs of its new wind sensorfor Manassas-based Catch the Wind, which trades on the Toronto Venturre Exchange, sold roughly 16.7 million shares at a price of Canadiamn $1.30 apiece in what it hopes to be its last majort equity financing before generating enough revenue from its lasee wind-sensing product, Vindicator, to pay for operations. Company officials also participatec in theinvestment round, alongy with institutional investors, bringing its total equitgy fundraising to date to nearly $35 , Research Capital Corp. and Canaccors Capital Corp.
served as placement agentss for this latest fundraising in return for 6 perceng of the gross proceeds and additionaostock options. Spun off last year from LLC, a fiber opticss laser company that still shares the same headquarters Catch the Wind has been developingy similar technology that senses when windis imminent, helping reorien t a turbine to capture that wind before it passes. Most wind turbines can realignm its blades only after it feels so they’re often too late to actuallg benefit from gusts, company officials “Before, it was the horse-and-buggy approach to measuring said Phil Rogers, who founded Optical Air Data Systems nearlyg 20 years ago with his wife befor leaving recently to serve as CEO for Catch the “Think about increasing the gas mileage of your he said.
“You’ve already bought your car. But if I can sell you somethingh that doubles the gas mileage ofyour car, you wouled save more money.” He estimates the Vindicator can capturw 10 percent to 30 percent more wind for turbines, whicg in turn helps generate more clean electricity and ultimatelyt revenue for their operators. Catch the Wind recently sold its first unitto , a Canadia environmental monitoring equipment maker, while starting its first two-month field test with the Nebraska Public Powef District on its largest wind farm with 36 wind turbines.
The locall company, which said it’s also talkingy to federal agencies, hopes to use that trial’s result later this summer to market to other wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm Withsix full-time employees, Catch the Wind expectd to at least double that coun by the end of this year. The which had $5.5 million in cash and equivalents on hand as ofMarchg 31, is also considering whether to list itself on an Americamn exchange later this year. “We aspirse to that,” Rogers said.
“I just can’t say
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
SU Students Compare Fine Scandal to Penn State Scandal - 13WHAM-TV
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Credit unions fare better than banks but facing strains - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Credit unions were established in 1934 after the Great Depression to provide credit access totheif members. These nonprofit cooperatives are owned and operated by Profits are pumped back into the credir union to benefit members through lower fees andothef benefits. Of the 54 crediy unions operatingin Arizona, 53 are considerec well-capitalized and have more than 10 percent of their assets in retained earnings. “We’rde getting impacted, but we’re still very solidr across the board,” said Steve Dunham, president of in Phoenix. That hasn’ led to more loans, though.
which has 26,000 members, has been decreasinh auto loans since September 2007 and now views that segmentas “high-risl lending,” Mateer said. Although AFCU memberships are increasing, loan applications have decreasesd dramatically, from an average of 10,0000 a year to about 7,500. “We are no longerf able to rely on past performance to predic tfuture repayment,” he said. Arizona Federa l Credit Union: Altier Credi t Union: Canyon State Credit TruWest Credit Union:
Credit unions were established in 1934 after the Great Depression to provide credit access totheif members. These nonprofit cooperatives are owned and operated by Profits are pumped back into the credir union to benefit members through lower fees andothef benefits. Of the 54 crediy unions operatingin Arizona, 53 are considerec well-capitalized and have more than 10 percent of their assets in retained earnings. “We’rde getting impacted, but we’re still very solidr across the board,” said Steve Dunham, president of in Phoenix. That hasn’ led to more loans, though.
which has 26,000 members, has been decreasinh auto loans since September 2007 and now views that segmentas “high-risl lending,” Mateer said. Although AFCU memberships are increasing, loan applications have decreasesd dramatically, from an average of 10,0000 a year to about 7,500. “We are no longerf able to rely on past performance to predic tfuture repayment,” he said. Arizona Federa l Credit Union: Altier Credi t Union: Canyon State Credit TruWest Credit Union:
Thursday, November 24, 2011
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
UnitedHealth: e-payments could save billions, help pay for health reform - Dallas Business Journal:
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A report released Tuesday by the health insurancd giant claims the system couldsave $332 billio n over the next 10 years if health providerws update their technology. Minnetonka-basex UnitedHealth estimated 50 percent of the savingsd would go to hospitalsand doctors, 20 percent to the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, and 30 percenf to commercial payers. But UnitedHealthu believes the government could institute policies to take a largerf share to help pay forreform programs.
“Thde resulting administrative savings could help offset the subsidy cost of healtgh care expansion for thenewly insured,” the report UnitedHealth said it drew on its expertise as one of the largesg health technology companies in the Uniter States to formulate the estimate. The number only includews administrative savings, and doesn’t venture into how much could be saveed in reducing wasteful medical costs what many experts have pointexd to as a culprit for driving up Much ofthe $332 billion in savingzs would come from getting rid of paper records of all typex at providers.
For example, UnitedHealtjh estimates more than $108 billion would be savex in printing, postage and administrative coste by shifting payments and remittances to anelectronic format. Nationaol information systems also couldsave money. UnitedHealth estimates more than $47 billionj could be saved if there was a nationakl system to monitor and flag questionablewhealth claims. This is the second majorf report UnitedHealth has issued amid the healtureform debate, which President Barack Obamza considers one of his top The health insurance giant said last month that the federa l government could save $540 billionn in Medicare costs over the next 10 years with its own
A report released Tuesday by the health insurancd giant claims the system couldsave $332 billio n over the next 10 years if health providerws update their technology. Minnetonka-basex UnitedHealth estimated 50 percent of the savingsd would go to hospitalsand doctors, 20 percent to the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, and 30 percenf to commercial payers. But UnitedHealthu believes the government could institute policies to take a largerf share to help pay forreform programs.
“Thde resulting administrative savings could help offset the subsidy cost of healtgh care expansion for thenewly insured,” the report UnitedHealth said it drew on its expertise as one of the largesg health technology companies in the Uniter States to formulate the estimate. The number only includews administrative savings, and doesn’t venture into how much could be saveed in reducing wasteful medical costs what many experts have pointexd to as a culprit for driving up Much ofthe $332 billion in savingzs would come from getting rid of paper records of all typex at providers.
For example, UnitedHealtjh estimates more than $108 billion would be savex in printing, postage and administrative coste by shifting payments and remittances to anelectronic format. Nationaol information systems also couldsave money. UnitedHealth estimates more than $47 billionj could be saved if there was a nationakl system to monitor and flag questionablewhealth claims. This is the second majorf report UnitedHealth has issued amid the healtureform debate, which President Barack Obamza considers one of his top The health insurance giant said last month that the federa l government could save $540 billionn in Medicare costs over the next 10 years with its own
Sunday, November 20, 2011
'Dexter' renewed - TheCelebrityCafe.com
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msnbc.com | 'Dexter' renewed TheCelebrityCafe.com According to the Los Angeles Times, Showtime announced that it would renew the show for two more seasons on Friday. Rumors had been circulating on whether the series' central character, played by Michael C. H » |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Jamison Station faces steep challenges - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The $100 million Jamison Station, which started closinb sales on its condominiumslast summer, is involve in multiple lawsuits both againsy and from buyers who don’t want to closee on units they had signed contracts on. The Centrum Properties of has plans for 250 residential units over three Of the first 42 residential units under construction or completedx so farthis year, 26 have sold, says Charlier Burchell, Centrum’s project manager for Nashville. Most of the unite were priced inthe $400,000 to $650,00 0 range. None of the project’s 30,0000 square feet of retail spaceis occupied, much of which has been availabls since last summer.
Burchellk says he is in negotiations with tenants that woulsd fill large portions ofthe space. The projecr has faced liens from subcontractors since Burchell says the earlier liens have been and one recent lien stemmed from a quality not a lack of funds for payment. New liens against the propertt were filedin May. Centrumk has a $17 million construction loan for the project from anda $4.2 million loan for the purchase of the according to documents filed at the of Pinnacle has partially released some of the but how much isn’t publicly Burchell would not comment on the status of the loanss on Jamison Station, but did say “we’ve got enough money liner up to finish the project.
” Centrum, a Chicago-baseds real estate investment company, has been heavily investee in several large condo and retail projects: the $900 millionn mixed-use Roosevelt Collection in Chicago, schedulede to open this summer; the Mandalayu on the Hudson, a 25-storty tower with 269 condominiums in New Jersey; and more than 3,50o condos planned, newly built or under developmenty in Florida. Last month lenders foreclosed on 788 acree in Florida owned by Centrum and a The lendersclaimed non-payment on a $23 million loan for the site wherse developers had planned to build more than 1,500 homese but were stopped by the housingt and credit crisis.
Centrum has more than $500 milliojn in mixed-use and commercial developments in Nashviller and thesurrounding area, and more than 1,000 acrexs of luxury residential projects planned for Middlr Tennessee and northern Alabama, according to the company’zs Web site. That includes Water Crest, an 82-acre, mixed-usee development planned for Cool Springs that includeds 22 acresof retail, 20 acres of offices and 244 residentiall units in the Carothers Parkway area.
Not everyones believes Jamison Station will befinished — at least not in the way it was Robert Creason filed suit againsg Jamison Station to prevent being forced to the closing tabl and to get back his 10 percent He claims promised amenities and future phases of the development haven’t been including a pool, spa, gated parking, on-sits concierge, on-site security, a fitness centetr and a roof-top walking track. Many of those features were plannedc for the second phase ofthe project.
Burchelll says the company still plans to complete theentire project, thougg the timing is unclear because of the troubled The suit claims Jamison Station fraudulentlt misrepresented the development, violating Tennessee’s consumer protectio n laws. Both Creason and his attorney declined to commentg on thepending litigation. Lisa Pattersonn and her business partnerCharlez Akersloot, both of Franklin-basefd Patterson & Associates PLLC, are amonh those who have been sued by the developerf for not closing. The two bought a condo unit as an investment for theaccounting firm, Pattersonh says.
“It was marketed to us as we wouldn’ t have any trouble selling it,” she “We had it on the marketr over a year. We didn’t even have any In addition to a lackof amenities, the promised “luxuryt lifestyle” doesn’t lived up to the which is across the streert from a Williamson County public housing project, Patterson says. By May 2008, when a closinfg date was set, the two wantedf to let the developer keeptheirr $55,000, 10 percent deposit so they could get out of the But Centrum didn’t agree.
To avoid a length y court battle, Patterson and Akersloo t did close on the property and sold it the same day for slightlty less than the originalsale price, but stillk at an $80,000 loss on the $540,7590 unit when attorneys’ fees were included, Patterson Jamison Station is among a growingv number of troubled condlo projects in the region. Two Nashville-area luxury condos completed in 2008 The Braxton in Ashland City and5th & Main in East Nashviller —are in receivership after their developers couldn’t make loan payments.
And LLC also has sued would-ber buyers who failed to close on its Midtowh project Bristol West End and at the Icon inthe
The $100 million Jamison Station, which started closinb sales on its condominiumslast summer, is involve in multiple lawsuits both againsy and from buyers who don’t want to closee on units they had signed contracts on. The Centrum Properties of has plans for 250 residential units over three Of the first 42 residential units under construction or completedx so farthis year, 26 have sold, says Charlier Burchell, Centrum’s project manager for Nashville. Most of the unite were priced inthe $400,000 to $650,00 0 range. None of the project’s 30,0000 square feet of retail spaceis occupied, much of which has been availabls since last summer.
Burchellk says he is in negotiations with tenants that woulsd fill large portions ofthe space. The projecr has faced liens from subcontractors since Burchell says the earlier liens have been and one recent lien stemmed from a quality not a lack of funds for payment. New liens against the propertt were filedin May. Centrumk has a $17 million construction loan for the project from anda $4.2 million loan for the purchase of the according to documents filed at the of Pinnacle has partially released some of the but how much isn’t publicly Burchell would not comment on the status of the loanss on Jamison Station, but did say “we’ve got enough money liner up to finish the project.
” Centrum, a Chicago-baseds real estate investment company, has been heavily investee in several large condo and retail projects: the $900 millionn mixed-use Roosevelt Collection in Chicago, schedulede to open this summer; the Mandalayu on the Hudson, a 25-storty tower with 269 condominiums in New Jersey; and more than 3,50o condos planned, newly built or under developmenty in Florida. Last month lenders foreclosed on 788 acree in Florida owned by Centrum and a The lendersclaimed non-payment on a $23 million loan for the site wherse developers had planned to build more than 1,500 homese but were stopped by the housingt and credit crisis.
Centrum has more than $500 milliojn in mixed-use and commercial developments in Nashviller and thesurrounding area, and more than 1,000 acrexs of luxury residential projects planned for Middlr Tennessee and northern Alabama, according to the company’zs Web site. That includes Water Crest, an 82-acre, mixed-usee development planned for Cool Springs that includeds 22 acresof retail, 20 acres of offices and 244 residentiall units in the Carothers Parkway area.
Not everyones believes Jamison Station will befinished — at least not in the way it was Robert Creason filed suit againsg Jamison Station to prevent being forced to the closing tabl and to get back his 10 percent He claims promised amenities and future phases of the development haven’t been including a pool, spa, gated parking, on-sits concierge, on-site security, a fitness centetr and a roof-top walking track. Many of those features were plannedc for the second phase ofthe project.
Burchelll says the company still plans to complete theentire project, thougg the timing is unclear because of the troubled The suit claims Jamison Station fraudulentlt misrepresented the development, violating Tennessee’s consumer protectio n laws. Both Creason and his attorney declined to commentg on thepending litigation. Lisa Pattersonn and her business partnerCharlez Akersloot, both of Franklin-basefd Patterson & Associates PLLC, are amonh those who have been sued by the developerf for not closing. The two bought a condo unit as an investment for theaccounting firm, Pattersonh says.
“It was marketed to us as we wouldn’ t have any trouble selling it,” she “We had it on the marketr over a year. We didn’t even have any In addition to a lackof amenities, the promised “luxuryt lifestyle” doesn’t lived up to the which is across the streert from a Williamson County public housing project, Patterson says. By May 2008, when a closinfg date was set, the two wantedf to let the developer keeptheirr $55,000, 10 percent deposit so they could get out of the But Centrum didn’t agree.
To avoid a length y court battle, Patterson and Akersloo t did close on the property and sold it the same day for slightlty less than the originalsale price, but stillk at an $80,000 loss on the $540,7590 unit when attorneys’ fees were included, Patterson Jamison Station is among a growingv number of troubled condlo projects in the region. Two Nashville-area luxury condos completed in 2008 The Braxton in Ashland City and5th & Main in East Nashviller —are in receivership after their developers couldn’t make loan payments.
And LLC also has sued would-ber buyers who failed to close on its Midtowh project Bristol West End and at the Icon inthe
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Penn State cover-up despicable - Plattsburgh Press Republican
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AstroChicks | Penn State cover-up despicable Plattsburgh Press Republican At Penn State, a high-profile coach accused of being a pedophile isn't enough; there's a cover-up around it, too. The only rationale I can imagine explaining the graduate assistant and assistant coach's inaction in terms of not immediately ending the ... Sex Sca ndals & Cover-Ups Wendy J. Murphy: Prosecute Penn State for 'chain of command' cover-up JERRY SANDUSKY Investigation, Grand Jury Report, Second Mile Charity Child ... |
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Lake County Queens will serve their community well during next 12 months - Chicago Sun-Times
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Lake County Queens will serve their community well during next 12 months Chicago Sun-Times ... socks for the homeless and books to be donated to libraries and schools,†she said. Among their other duties will be to help senior citizens at a Senior Olympics outing, donating their time to serve local organizations and host other community events. |
Friday, November 11, 2011
Analysis: Millionaires tax could take combined Ohio rate to 54% - Dayton Business Journal:
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A federal plan being considered by Democrats in Congress woulrd impose an extra 3 percent tax on individualdmaking $800,000 or more and couples making $1 million or The money would help fund national health-caree programs aimed at offering insurancew to those without coverage. The D.C.-based research group said that taxes on wealthy combinedwith local, state and federakl rates, would hit 54.3 percent. That’s the 13th-highesg combined rate in the nation and one of 39 that tops 50 thefoundation said. Top income earners in the statw pay an average local income taxof 1.82 percent, 5.93 percentf state income tax along with the federap rate of 39.6 percent. Anothedr 2.
9 percent goes toward funding The proposed federal plan would imposr a 1 percent surtax on individuals makingbetween $280,000 and $400,00o0 and couples making between $350,000 and $500,000. For individualz earning $400,000 to $800,000 and couplew making between $500,000 and $1 millioj annually, the rate increases to 1.5 Oregonians would incur the highest rateamong U.S. state s at 55 percent if the surtaxsbecomes law. California’s wealthiest woul d have a combined 54 percent Those in places without stateincomed taxes, such as Nevada, Texasw and Florida, would see a combinee rate of about 45 percent, the foundation said.
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A federal plan being considered by Democrats in Congress woulrd impose an extra 3 percent tax on individualdmaking $800,000 or more and couples making $1 million or The money would help fund national health-caree programs aimed at offering insurancew to those without coverage. The D.C.-based research group said that taxes on wealthy combinedwith local, state and federakl rates, would hit 54.3 percent. That’s the 13th-highesg combined rate in the nation and one of 39 that tops 50 thefoundation said. Top income earners in the statw pay an average local income taxof 1.82 percent, 5.93 percentf state income tax along with the federap rate of 39.6 percent. Anothedr 2.
9 percent goes toward funding The proposed federal plan would imposr a 1 percent surtax on individuals makingbetween $280,000 and $400,00o0 and couples making between $350,000 and $500,000. For individualz earning $400,000 to $800,000 and couplew making between $500,000 and $1 millioj annually, the rate increases to 1.5 Oregonians would incur the highest rateamong U.S. state s at 55 percent if the surtaxsbecomes law. California’s wealthiest woul d have a combined 54 percent Those in places without stateincomed taxes, such as Nevada, Texasw and Florida, would see a combinee rate of about 45 percent, the foundation said.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Park DuValle grocery among city projects to be funded by stimulus money - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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But there are a few rays of sunshine in the otherwisee drearyspending plan, most made possible by the American Recoveryg and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One exampl is a plan to build a much-anticipated grocery store in the Park DuVallwe neighborhood insouthwest Louisville, north of Algonquinb Parkway inside the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’s proposed which would fund Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government’sw operations from July 1 to June 30, includes nearly $3.2 million to partiallg fund construction of a building that would house the The money earmarked for the project isstimulus funding. As the mayor’s budget includes $117.
6 million in recommendexd expenditures forcapital projects, such as the grocery, and other including improvements to sidewalks, roads and home Only $8.2 million would be allocated from the city’s general fund for capitaol projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including community development block grantsz and other programs. Nearly $58.2 million of the federap funding stems directly from the stimulus That and other stimulus funding funneled through the states or local agencies is expected to creatde or retainabout 3,000 private-sectoe jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructurew and other improvements, according to city officials.
“Without the federakl stimulus funds, we would not have a capitakl projects budget,” Abramson said in a Wednesda y interview. “All of that (investment) creates opportunities for peopl eto work. “It’s not just about either,” the mayor added. “We’r talking about engineers. We’rse talking about architects. It’s really opportunities to creatd jobs, to get money into people’ s pockets and to get them spending that moneyh inour community.” Abramson was set to officially announcw his budget proposal for the 2010 fiscaol year during a special Thursday meeting of the Louisvillw Metro Council.
The meeting was scheduled afteBusiness First’s press deadline, but the newspaper was providecd with a summary and highlightxs of the spending plan in Business First agreed not to contacf Metro Council members before they received details of the proposedx budget from the mayor. The council must approvd the budget plan before the end of Cityofficials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specifics of the Park DuValler grocery project, but Abramson said it is in keepin with original plans for the $200 million development, a 125-acrer community that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a healtj facility and a community center.
Park DuValle is located on the site of twoformer public-housing complexes. Bruce Traughber, director of the Louisvilled economicdevelopment department, said the city is negotiating with a privats developer who would build the grocery store and securew the tenant to occupy the space. The city was not requirefd to issue a request for proposals fora developer, he The developer also would creates additional commercial space and would be responsiblw for some of the developmentt costs, according to Traughber. Talk are under way with four grocery chainsw potentially interested inPark DuValle, Traughber said. He declined to identifuy the developer or theinterestefd grocers.
The size of the groceruy couldbe 20,000 to 65,000 square feet, dependint on the chain selected, Traughber said. A deal could be completex by the endof June. Stimulus targetedc toward public works, infrastructure projectsa Although the proposed grocery represents a relativelysmall bigger-ticket capital projects are planned as a resulr of stimulus money. Those projects include upgradesto streets, sidewalksd and bikeways and improvements to housinv for low-income and elderly Much of the $29.8 million budgetes for public works projects comes from the stimulus, as does the $6.3 milliom earmarked for weatherizing homes.
There also are funds in Abramson’ s budget, directed from the stimulus that are slated to buy hybrid buses and build a more moderb maintenance facilityfor . And $4.1 million in stimuluws funding is included in the proposed budgef for the purchase of policde cars withupgraded equipment.
But there are a few rays of sunshine in the otherwisee drearyspending plan, most made possible by the American Recoveryg and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One exampl is a plan to build a much-anticipated grocery store in the Park DuVallwe neighborhood insouthwest Louisville, north of Algonquinb Parkway inside the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’s proposed which would fund Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government’sw operations from July 1 to June 30, includes nearly $3.2 million to partiallg fund construction of a building that would house the The money earmarked for the project isstimulus funding. As the mayor’s budget includes $117.
6 million in recommendexd expenditures forcapital projects, such as the grocery, and other including improvements to sidewalks, roads and home Only $8.2 million would be allocated from the city’s general fund for capitaol projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including community development block grantsz and other programs. Nearly $58.2 million of the federap funding stems directly from the stimulus That and other stimulus funding funneled through the states or local agencies is expected to creatde or retainabout 3,000 private-sectoe jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructurew and other improvements, according to city officials.
“Without the federakl stimulus funds, we would not have a capitakl projects budget,” Abramson said in a Wednesda y interview. “All of that (investment) creates opportunities for peopl eto work. “It’s not just about either,” the mayor added. “We’r talking about engineers. We’rse talking about architects. It’s really opportunities to creatd jobs, to get money into people’ s pockets and to get them spending that moneyh inour community.” Abramson was set to officially announcw his budget proposal for the 2010 fiscaol year during a special Thursday meeting of the Louisvillw Metro Council.
The meeting was scheduled afteBusiness First’s press deadline, but the newspaper was providecd with a summary and highlightxs of the spending plan in Business First agreed not to contacf Metro Council members before they received details of the proposedx budget from the mayor. The council must approvd the budget plan before the end of Cityofficials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specifics of the Park DuValler grocery project, but Abramson said it is in keepin with original plans for the $200 million development, a 125-acrer community that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a healtj facility and a community center.
Park DuValle is located on the site of twoformer public-housing complexes. Bruce Traughber, director of the Louisvilled economicdevelopment department, said the city is negotiating with a privats developer who would build the grocery store and securew the tenant to occupy the space. The city was not requirefd to issue a request for proposals fora developer, he The developer also would creates additional commercial space and would be responsiblw for some of the developmentt costs, according to Traughber. Talk are under way with four grocery chainsw potentially interested inPark DuValle, Traughber said. He declined to identifuy the developer or theinterestefd grocers.
The size of the groceruy couldbe 20,000 to 65,000 square feet, dependint on the chain selected, Traughber said. A deal could be completex by the endof June. Stimulus targetedc toward public works, infrastructure projectsa Although the proposed grocery represents a relativelysmall bigger-ticket capital projects are planned as a resulr of stimulus money. Those projects include upgradesto streets, sidewalksd and bikeways and improvements to housinv for low-income and elderly Much of the $29.8 million budgetes for public works projects comes from the stimulus, as does the $6.3 milliom earmarked for weatherizing homes.
There also are funds in Abramson’ s budget, directed from the stimulus that are slated to buy hybrid buses and build a more moderb maintenance facilityfor . And $4.1 million in stimuluws funding is included in the proposed budgef for the purchase of policde cars withupgraded equipment.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Scrushy ordered to pay $2.8B for HealthSouth fraud - San Francisco Business Times:
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billion in damages by a civi court judge for his rolein ’s massiv accounting fraud scandal. The HealthSouthn founder was deemed liable for lossed incurredby shareholders, some of whom sued him seekinyg to recover their investments. Judge Allwin Horn announcee the verdict shortly after10 a.m. Horn’s judgment also declared Scrushy’s employment agreements with HealthSouth void. HealthSouth said it will receivew approximately 40 percent of any money recovereedfrom Scrushy. Attorneys for the shareholders filedx the suit against Scrushy on behalcf of HealthSouth saying he directed the accounting scandalo hadrequested $3.6 billion.
Scrushy testified duriny the trial and denied any He was brought to Jefferson County for the triall from a Texasfederal prison, where he is currentlty serving seven years for bribing then-Gov. Don Siegelmanm for a seat on a state health care policy Scrushy was acquitted of criminal charges in the HealthSouth frau din 2005. HealthSouth said it is unsure how much mighgt be collectedfrom Scrushy, according to a news release. “Wes are pleased to see that justicre has been served through this judgmentr and that another chapter of our past has been putbehinx us,” HealthSouth’s statement said.
billion in damages by a civi court judge for his rolein ’s massiv accounting fraud scandal. The HealthSouthn founder was deemed liable for lossed incurredby shareholders, some of whom sued him seekinyg to recover their investments. Judge Allwin Horn announcee the verdict shortly after10 a.m. Horn’s judgment also declared Scrushy’s employment agreements with HealthSouth void. HealthSouth said it will receivew approximately 40 percent of any money recovereedfrom Scrushy. Attorneys for the shareholders filedx the suit against Scrushy on behalcf of HealthSouth saying he directed the accounting scandalo hadrequested $3.6 billion.
Scrushy testified duriny the trial and denied any He was brought to Jefferson County for the triall from a Texasfederal prison, where he is currentlty serving seven years for bribing then-Gov. Don Siegelmanm for a seat on a state health care policy Scrushy was acquitted of criminal charges in the HealthSouth frau din 2005. HealthSouth said it is unsure how much mighgt be collectedfrom Scrushy, according to a news release. “Wes are pleased to see that justicre has been served through this judgmentr and that another chapter of our past has been putbehinx us,” HealthSouth’s statement said.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Latest Studies Show 'Junk Drinks' Pose as Many Health Threats as 'Junk Food' According to AquaHydrate Medical Advisor
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July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "You are what you drink." That'sz the implication of major new studies indicatingv that what you drink may be as importanf as what you eat when it comes to health problemaslike obesity, diabetes, heart disease and many others, according to Dr. , medicalo advisor for AquaHydrate, the first high performancee . One study referred to America's obsessiojn with sugared drinksas "America's hiddejn drinking problem," with four out of five children and two out of threre adults drinking sugar-sweetened beverages daily, whether sugary waters or so-called sportsz drinks.
According to research at the Harvared School of PublicHealth (HSPH) and sugared beverages are the leading source of added sugard in the diet of young Americans. In his book, The Worlr is Fat, claims that the average American gets 400 calories a day frombeveragesx alone. According to Dr. , Mayo Clinix trained physician and author ofseveralp best-selling health and nutritio n books including The Insulin Resistance Diet, the medical evidence is "'You are what you drink' may be truer than 'you are what you eat,'" she said.
"Junk drinks - sweetened beverages such as sugary waters, and sports drinks - may pose even more serioud problems in terms of obesity and related health problems thanjunk foods. And artificiallyh sweetened drinks are also implicater inweight gain. The solution is Americans need to get back todrinkingb water, and nutritionally enhanced watersw such as AquaHydrate are the best choice." Dr. Hart pointx to several recent studies that confirm the linkbetween disease, and 'junk drinks.' Research at HSPH showed that the additionh of only one can of a sugaryg beverage every day for a year couldr result in a weight gain of 15 pounds.
And researcherzs at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healtu found that while both liquid and solidx calorie intake were associated withweight change, only a reductio n in liquid calories was shown to have a significant affect on weight loss during theie study's follow-up period.(1) In addition to being a major contributor to weight gain, therwe is now strong evidence that sugar drinks are linked to "diabesity" and hearty disease in women.
Recent studies show that womenm who have one or more servings of a sugaru drink per day have nearly double the diabetes risk of womej who rarely have sugar drinks and that womeb who have more than two servings of sugary beveragexs a day have anearly 40% higher risk of hearf disease.(2) And artificially sweetened beverages may pose theire own health problems. A long-term study of 3700 people showed that thosre who averaged three or more artificially sweetened beveragesd a day were more likeluy to have gained weight overan eight-year period than those who didn't drini artificially sweetened beverages.(3) Accordinv to Dr.
Hart and many other authorities in the Americans need to train theitr palates away from sweet A promising alternative to thess drinks is a new breed ofenhancesd waters, such as AquaHydrate, which providesx an all-natural choice and offerw health and sports performance benefits without the caffeine, and artificial colors and flavord that are loaded into many waters and sports AquaHydrate, the first high performance , is a highlyh engineered water that provided optimal health and hydration and offers many benefitsw over plain or purifief water.
AquaHydrate combines a proprietary blend of threee hydrationand performance-boosting technologie s known as AIM for alkaline pH, ionicf minerals, and micro-clustering. An alkaline pH helps battles the acid-producing effects of exercise, stress, fatigue, and poor Ionic minerals improve hydration at the cellular levep by creating a gradient that literall y draws water and minerals intothe Finally, AquaHydrate is micro-clustered, increasing absorption by reduciny the size of the water moleculew clusters, making it easier for them to enterd cells.
The ionic minerals, trace elements, and electrolytesa in AquaHydrate are provided through an exclusiver agreement with TraceMinerals Research--a renowned, 35-year global leaderf in the natural foods industry. Through this agreement, AquaHydrate is the only bottlex mineral water to provide these ionic trace elements, and organic AquaHydrate is also one of the purist waters in the and undergoes a proprietary seven-stage purification process usint a filtration system that is finer than the human AquaGenus, headquartered in Huntington CA, specializes in all-natural beverages designed to give fitness and health-mindecd individuals a competitive edge, enhancing both performance and Its flagship product, AquaHydrate, the first high-performance sports water, is available through a varietyh of health and natural foods storees throughout the U.
S. and through the website. To find a storee nearest you thatcarries AquaHydrate, visitr the AquaGenus website at . Take the AquaHydrate Challengd and drink ONLY AquaHydrate for sixdays (as closs to 2 liters as possible) and feel the difference. 1. 2. 3. For additionalo references forthis release, go to
July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "You are what you drink." That'sz the implication of major new studies indicatingv that what you drink may be as importanf as what you eat when it comes to health problemaslike obesity, diabetes, heart disease and many others, according to Dr. , medicalo advisor for AquaHydrate, the first high performancee . One study referred to America's obsessiojn with sugared drinksas "America's hiddejn drinking problem," with four out of five children and two out of threre adults drinking sugar-sweetened beverages daily, whether sugary waters or so-called sportsz drinks.
According to research at the Harvared School of PublicHealth (HSPH) and sugared beverages are the leading source of added sugard in the diet of young Americans. In his book, The Worlr is Fat, claims that the average American gets 400 calories a day frombeveragesx alone. According to Dr. , Mayo Clinix trained physician and author ofseveralp best-selling health and nutritio n books including The Insulin Resistance Diet, the medical evidence is "'You are what you drink' may be truer than 'you are what you eat,'" she said.
"Junk drinks - sweetened beverages such as sugary waters, and sports drinks - may pose even more serioud problems in terms of obesity and related health problems thanjunk foods. And artificiallyh sweetened drinks are also implicater inweight gain. The solution is Americans need to get back todrinkingb water, and nutritionally enhanced watersw such as AquaHydrate are the best choice." Dr. Hart pointx to several recent studies that confirm the linkbetween disease, and 'junk drinks.' Research at HSPH showed that the additionh of only one can of a sugaryg beverage every day for a year couldr result in a weight gain of 15 pounds.
And researcherzs at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healtu found that while both liquid and solidx calorie intake were associated withweight change, only a reductio n in liquid calories was shown to have a significant affect on weight loss during theie study's follow-up period.(1) In addition to being a major contributor to weight gain, therwe is now strong evidence that sugar drinks are linked to "diabesity" and hearty disease in women.
Recent studies show that womenm who have one or more servings of a sugaru drink per day have nearly double the diabetes risk of womej who rarely have sugar drinks and that womeb who have more than two servings of sugary beveragexs a day have anearly 40% higher risk of hearf disease.(2) And artificially sweetened beverages may pose theire own health problems. A long-term study of 3700 people showed that thosre who averaged three or more artificially sweetened beveragesd a day were more likeluy to have gained weight overan eight-year period than those who didn't drini artificially sweetened beverages.(3) Accordinv to Dr.
Hart and many other authorities in the Americans need to train theitr palates away from sweet A promising alternative to thess drinks is a new breed ofenhancesd waters, such as AquaHydrate, which providesx an all-natural choice and offerw health and sports performance benefits without the caffeine, and artificial colors and flavord that are loaded into many waters and sports AquaHydrate, the first high performance , is a highlyh engineered water that provided optimal health and hydration and offers many benefitsw over plain or purifief water.
AquaHydrate combines a proprietary blend of threee hydrationand performance-boosting technologie s known as AIM for alkaline pH, ionicf minerals, and micro-clustering. An alkaline pH helps battles the acid-producing effects of exercise, stress, fatigue, and poor Ionic minerals improve hydration at the cellular levep by creating a gradient that literall y draws water and minerals intothe Finally, AquaHydrate is micro-clustered, increasing absorption by reduciny the size of the water moleculew clusters, making it easier for them to enterd cells.
The ionic minerals, trace elements, and electrolytesa in AquaHydrate are provided through an exclusiver agreement with TraceMinerals Research--a renowned, 35-year global leaderf in the natural foods industry. Through this agreement, AquaHydrate is the only bottlex mineral water to provide these ionic trace elements, and organic AquaHydrate is also one of the purist waters in the and undergoes a proprietary seven-stage purification process usint a filtration system that is finer than the human AquaGenus, headquartered in Huntington CA, specializes in all-natural beverages designed to give fitness and health-mindecd individuals a competitive edge, enhancing both performance and Its flagship product, AquaHydrate, the first high-performance sports water, is available through a varietyh of health and natural foods storees throughout the U.
S. and through the website. To find a storee nearest you thatcarries AquaHydrate, visitr the AquaGenus website at . Take the AquaHydrate Challengd and drink ONLY AquaHydrate for sixdays (as closs to 2 liters as possible) and feel the difference. 1. 2. 3. For additionalo references forthis release, go to
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Miami judge writes memoir on husband's fight against cancer - MiamiHerald.com
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Miami judge writes memoir on husband's fight against cancer MiamiHerald.com Mari Sampedro-Iglesia is a judge for the Children's Courthouse and Juvenile Justice Center in Miami. She and her husband, Jose have been married for almost 20 years and have two boys, Michael and Chris. In April 2010, Jose Iglesia was ... |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Falcons release Michael Vick - Denver Business Journal:
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The Falcons on Friday released Vick, the disgrace d former franchise quarterback who played for the team from 2001untikl 2006, the team said. Apparently unable to trade Vick, who was releaseds from federal prison last montn and is currently under home confinementin Hampton, Va., the Falconxs released the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 "The today relinquished their contractual rightx to quarterbackMichael Vick,” Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statementg posted on the team’sa Web site. "Michael remains suspended by the NFL.
in the event NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell decides toreinstater Michael, we feel his best opportunityg to re-engage his football career would be at another Dimitroff said. "Our entire organization sincerely hopes that Michael will continu to focus his efforts on making positive changes in his and we wish him well in that The Falcons have made clear Vick woulsd not be a part of the team when and if he is reinstater fromindefinite suspension.
With the release, Vick is clear to sign with anotheNFL team, pending his In an interview postee on the team’s Web Dimitroff said the team was unabler to trade Vick, who pleaded guilty and was sentencedc to 23 months confinement on dogfighting-related Dimitroff said he spoke to Vick by telephone today about the release. "We spent a significant amount of timethis off-seaso trying to trade him to another NFL club, and we had some conversationsw with a few teams, but nothing materialized,” the general manager said.
“At this point, we feel releasing Michaeo is best for him and best for Dimitroff said the team has not been advisedc of a timelinefor Vick’d reinstatement, which he said was “up to the Commissionefr [Goodell].” Though Vick is officially released, the Falcond will take a hit towardsx the salary cap for the 2009-2010 for the remaindef of the quarterback’s signing bonus, which was expected. Some reports have peggefd the value of the remainingy bonus atabout $7 million to $8 Dimitroff said the team has already “budgeted” for the value of the bonus, and therew will be no impact on next year’s salary cap.
The NFL’e 2009 salary cap will be $123 million, up from $116 according to according to Streetand Smith’s Sportse Business Journal, a sister publication of Atlantas Business Chronicle. Several NFL clubs with questionse at quarterback have openly said they have no intention ofsigning Vick. Among them: the and the , whose coach, Jim was Vick’s head coach for three seasons. It has been speculatede Vick might join the upstart UnitedFootballl League. Vick’s return to the NFL and a professionalp sports salary are deemed essential to his abilit y to emerge from personal bankruptcy withouyliquidating assets.
Vick filed for bankruptcy protectionh in July 2008listing $16 million in assets and $20 million in debt. A judged in the case has given Vick and his attorneys a July 2 deadlinew to come up with a reviseds plan to pay off the millions he oweshis Vick, once the highest-paid player in professional now makes $10-per-hour from a construction job he must maintaibn as part of his home confinement.
The Falcons on Friday released Vick, the disgrace d former franchise quarterback who played for the team from 2001untikl 2006, the team said. Apparently unable to trade Vick, who was releaseds from federal prison last montn and is currently under home confinementin Hampton, Va., the Falconxs released the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 "The today relinquished their contractual rightx to quarterbackMichael Vick,” Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statementg posted on the team’sa Web site. "Michael remains suspended by the NFL.
in the event NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell decides toreinstater Michael, we feel his best opportunityg to re-engage his football career would be at another Dimitroff said. "Our entire organization sincerely hopes that Michael will continu to focus his efforts on making positive changes in his and we wish him well in that The Falcons have made clear Vick woulsd not be a part of the team when and if he is reinstater fromindefinite suspension.
With the release, Vick is clear to sign with anotheNFL team, pending his In an interview postee on the team’s Web Dimitroff said the team was unabler to trade Vick, who pleaded guilty and was sentencedc to 23 months confinement on dogfighting-related Dimitroff said he spoke to Vick by telephone today about the release. "We spent a significant amount of timethis off-seaso trying to trade him to another NFL club, and we had some conversationsw with a few teams, but nothing materialized,” the general manager said.
“At this point, we feel releasing Michaeo is best for him and best for Dimitroff said the team has not been advisedc of a timelinefor Vick’d reinstatement, which he said was “up to the Commissionefr [Goodell].” Though Vick is officially released, the Falcond will take a hit towardsx the salary cap for the 2009-2010 for the remaindef of the quarterback’s signing bonus, which was expected. Some reports have peggefd the value of the remainingy bonus atabout $7 million to $8 Dimitroff said the team has already “budgeted” for the value of the bonus, and therew will be no impact on next year’s salary cap.
The NFL’e 2009 salary cap will be $123 million, up from $116 according to according to Streetand Smith’s Sportse Business Journal, a sister publication of Atlantas Business Chronicle. Several NFL clubs with questionse at quarterback have openly said they have no intention ofsigning Vick. Among them: the and the , whose coach, Jim was Vick’s head coach for three seasons. It has been speculatede Vick might join the upstart UnitedFootballl League. Vick’s return to the NFL and a professionalp sports salary are deemed essential to his abilit y to emerge from personal bankruptcy withouyliquidating assets.
Vick filed for bankruptcy protectionh in July 2008listing $16 million in assets and $20 million in debt. A judged in the case has given Vick and his attorneys a July 2 deadlinew to come up with a reviseds plan to pay off the millions he oweshis Vick, once the highest-paid player in professional now makes $10-per-hour from a construction job he must maintaibn as part of his home confinement.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Local home sales plummet 30% in May - Washington Business Journal:
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region plummeted 30 percent in May despite indications more potential buyers are being draw n into the real estate market by low interesft rates and a federak tax incentivefor first-time buyers. A total of 554 new and existinfg single-family homes and condominiums sold inthe month, compared to 790 a year ago, basecd on preliminary figures released today by the . The overal median sale price fell 2 to $191,900, although prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiesd where most of the sales occur. The medianj price fell 7 percent in RensselaerCounthy ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratogq County ($238,800).
The median price was unchanged in AlbanhyCounty ($205,000) and increased 6 percent in Schenectady County 13 percent in Schoharie Countyg ($148,500) and 39 percent in Montgomeruy County ($106,700). The median is the poinyt at which half of the prices were more and half were which is considered a better gaugee of the sales market than the The average price in May fell3 percent, to The May results don’t necessarily reflecy the activity in the market todayu since it takes two to thre months for a purchase contract to proceedc to a final closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experiencd that open housesare active, phonee calls and Internet leads are many,” GCAR President Sandra Nardoci said. “The feeling is that when buyerxs become confident that their jobs are secure our marketf will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executivee Officer James Ader has said the sales report that’sa compiled in July and released to the news media in Augus t will provide a good reading on how the spring market There is one potentially telling sign of a possiblse turnaround: the overall median sale pric e has increased steadily since rising from $171,700 to $191,900 in May.
When only existinfg homes are counted, total sales in May fell 26 That compares witha 3.6 percent declins in existing-home sales nationally compare to a year ago. The median sale pric for existing homes in the Alban region increased2 percent, to $185,000. the median sale price was $173,000, down 16.8 according to the . Albany County: 151 closedr sales, down 16 percent Rensselaer County: 53 closed down 55 percent Saratoga County: 163 closed sales, down 34 percenyt Schenectady County: 93 closed sales, down 11 percent Schoharie County: 14 close sales, down 22 percent Montgomery 20closed sales, no change
region plummeted 30 percent in May despite indications more potential buyers are being draw n into the real estate market by low interesft rates and a federak tax incentivefor first-time buyers. A total of 554 new and existinfg single-family homes and condominiums sold inthe month, compared to 790 a year ago, basecd on preliminary figures released today by the . The overal median sale price fell 2 to $191,900, although prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiesd where most of the sales occur. The medianj price fell 7 percent in RensselaerCounthy ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratogq County ($238,800).
The median price was unchanged in AlbanhyCounty ($205,000) and increased 6 percent in Schenectady County 13 percent in Schoharie Countyg ($148,500) and 39 percent in Montgomeruy County ($106,700). The median is the poinyt at which half of the prices were more and half were which is considered a better gaugee of the sales market than the The average price in May fell3 percent, to The May results don’t necessarily reflecy the activity in the market todayu since it takes two to thre months for a purchase contract to proceedc to a final closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experiencd that open housesare active, phonee calls and Internet leads are many,” GCAR President Sandra Nardoci said. “The feeling is that when buyerxs become confident that their jobs are secure our marketf will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executivee Officer James Ader has said the sales report that’sa compiled in July and released to the news media in Augus t will provide a good reading on how the spring market There is one potentially telling sign of a possiblse turnaround: the overall median sale pric e has increased steadily since rising from $171,700 to $191,900 in May.
When only existinfg homes are counted, total sales in May fell 26 That compares witha 3.6 percent declins in existing-home sales nationally compare to a year ago. The median sale pric for existing homes in the Alban region increased2 percent, to $185,000. the median sale price was $173,000, down 16.8 according to the . Albany County: 151 closedr sales, down 16 percent Rensselaer County: 53 closed down 55 percent Saratoga County: 163 closed sales, down 34 percenyt Schenectady County: 93 closed sales, down 11 percent Schoharie County: 14 close sales, down 22 percent Montgomery 20closed sales, no change
Thursday, October 27, 2011
AMD Q3 EPS, Revs Above Reduced Expectations; Shares Up 6.3% - Forbes
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Reuters | AMD Q3 EPS, Revs Above Reduced Expectations; Shares Up 6.3% Forbes Advanced Micro Devices posted third quarter results Thursday that beat recently reduced targets, sending shares up more than 6% in after-hours trading. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based processor designer reported earnings excluding items of of $110 million, ... AMD shares up on strong quarter, outlook AMD's profits, forecasts exceed projections, share price jumps AMD delivers solid Q3 in Read's debut |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Local home sales plummet 30% in May - Austin Business Journal:
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region plummeted 30 percenrt in May despite indications more potential buyersz are being drawn into the real estatd market by low interest rates and a federal tax incentivefor first-timed buyers. A total of 554 new and existingf single-family homes and condominiums sold inthe month, comparerd to 790 a year ago, basedf on preliminary figures released today by the . The overalll median sale price fell2 percent, to $191,900, althoughu prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiezs where most of the salezs occur. The median price fell 7 percent in RensselaerCounty ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratogza County ($238,800).
The median price was unchangedr in AlbanyCounty ($205,000) and increased 6 percenty in Schenectady County ($160,000), 13 percent in Schoharie County and 39 percent in Montgomery Countgy ($106,700). The median is the point at which half of the priceds were more and half were which is considered a better gauge of the salesz market thanthe average. The averag e price in May fell3 percent, to $213,820. The May resultsx don’t necessarily reflect the activity in the market today since it takes two to three months for a purchaser contract to proceed to afinal closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experiencre that open housesare active, phon calls and Internet leads are GCAR President Sandra Nardoco said. “The feeling is that when buyerxs become confident that their jobs are secure our markert will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executivse Officer James Ader has said the saleds report that’s compiled in July and releasedf to the news media in August will provide a good reading on how the sprin g market fared. There is one potentially telling sign of apossible turnaround: the overall median sale price has increased steadily sincse January, rising from $171,700 to $191,900p in May.
When only existing homes are total sales in May fell 26 That compares witha 3.6 percent decline in existing-homr sales nationally compared to a year ago. The median sale pricre for existing homes in the Albany regioh increased2 percent, to $185,000. Nationally, the median sale pricse was $173,000, down 16.8 percent, according to the . Albanty County: 151 closed sales, down 16 percenf Rensselaer County: 53 closed sales, down 55 percent Saratogaq County: 163 closed sales, down 34 percent Schenectady 93closed sales, down 11 percent Schoharie 14 closed sales, down 22 percent Montgomeryy County: 20 closed sales, no changed
region plummeted 30 percenrt in May despite indications more potential buyersz are being drawn into the real estatd market by low interest rates and a federal tax incentivefor first-timed buyers. A total of 554 new and existingf single-family homes and condominiums sold inthe month, comparerd to 790 a year ago, basedf on preliminary figures released today by the . The overalll median sale price fell2 percent, to $191,900, althoughu prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiezs where most of the salezs occur. The median price fell 7 percent in RensselaerCounty ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratogza County ($238,800).
The median price was unchangedr in AlbanyCounty ($205,000) and increased 6 percenty in Schenectady County ($160,000), 13 percent in Schoharie County and 39 percent in Montgomery Countgy ($106,700). The median is the point at which half of the priceds were more and half were which is considered a better gauge of the salesz market thanthe average. The averag e price in May fell3 percent, to $213,820. The May resultsx don’t necessarily reflect the activity in the market today since it takes two to three months for a purchaser contract to proceed to afinal closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experiencre that open housesare active, phon calls and Internet leads are GCAR President Sandra Nardoco said. “The feeling is that when buyerxs become confident that their jobs are secure our markert will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executivse Officer James Ader has said the saleds report that’s compiled in July and releasedf to the news media in August will provide a good reading on how the sprin g market fared. There is one potentially telling sign of apossible turnaround: the overall median sale price has increased steadily sincse January, rising from $171,700 to $191,900p in May.
When only existing homes are total sales in May fell 26 That compares witha 3.6 percent decline in existing-homr sales nationally compared to a year ago. The median sale pricre for existing homes in the Albany regioh increased2 percent, to $185,000. Nationally, the median sale pricse was $173,000, down 16.8 percent, according to the . Albanty County: 151 closed sales, down 16 percenf Rensselaer County: 53 closed sales, down 55 percent Saratogaq County: 163 closed sales, down 34 percent Schenectady 93closed sales, down 11 percent Schoharie 14 closed sales, down 22 percent Montgomeryy County: 20 closed sales, no changed
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Yemen LNG Plant at Balhaf - National Yemen
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National Yemen | Yemen LNG Plant at Balhaf National Yemen The explosion occurred at 00h30 on 15 October 2011 in a desertic zone at 75 KM North of Balhaf Liquefaction Plant. It caused no victims. The production has stopped but the loss of production is expected to be limited as the LNG Plant was due to ... |
Friday, October 21, 2011
Palm Beach County clerk cuts 66 employees - San Francisco Business Times:
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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’ss budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact servicee levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beachu County locations,” she noted in the release. The required staffv cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpaif traffic andcourt fees, which will lead to more budgety cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employees accepted a buyout offer this montg and will leave June 30 with a full payout on theiersick leave, rather than the normal 25 percent to 50 percenrt offered under current terminatiomn policies. On May 29, an addition 34 employees were told during staff meetingsd that they were beinglaid off, effective June 12. They will receivew four weeks of pay. With thesw layoffs and the positions previously the office has cut 101positions -- 16 percentf of management positions and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past year. The Clerk Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officews throughout PalmBeach County, handles the businessd arm of the court system.
Employees file and retrieve court documents, process fees and traffivc fines, and enter and maintain case informatiomn inthe court’s computer system.
million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’ss budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact servicee levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beachu County locations,” she noted in the release. The required staffv cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpaif traffic andcourt fees, which will lead to more budgety cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employees accepted a buyout offer this montg and will leave June 30 with a full payout on theiersick leave, rather than the normal 25 percent to 50 percenrt offered under current terminatiomn policies. On May 29, an addition 34 employees were told during staff meetingsd that they were beinglaid off, effective June 12. They will receivew four weeks of pay. With thesw layoffs and the positions previously the office has cut 101positions -- 16 percentf of management positions and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past year. The Clerk Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officews throughout PalmBeach County, handles the businessd arm of the court system.
Employees file and retrieve court documents, process fees and traffivc fines, and enter and maintain case informatiomn inthe court’s computer system.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Malaysia filmmaker takes on racial rows via food - Reuters
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Malaysia filmmaker takes on racial rows via food Reuters "Nasi Lemak 2.0," by 28-year-old Namewee, is a comedy that parodies ethnic stereotypes about Malaysia's three main races, sparking national debate about a usually taboo subject. The film follows a brash young ethnic Chinese chef who is forced to ... |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Richt says post-game incident dealt with - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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ESPN | Richt says post-game incident dealt with Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia coach Mark Richt said Sunday he has addressed Saturday's post-game incident with everyone involved in which UGA defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin had an angry exchange of words. ... UGA defensive coordinator Grantham, Vandy head coach Franklin have words Georgia's Richt says he has not heard from SEC about heated exchanges after ... |
Friday, October 14, 2011
Wider, Wedgier BMW 3 Series Gets a 4-Cylinder Engine for 2012 - New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog) | Wider, Wedgier BMW 3 Series Gets a 4-Cylinder Engine for 2012 New York Times (blog) Wedgier and wider, with a squat new kidney grille, the refreshed 3 looks more muscled in profile than its predecessor, although traditional design elements â€" angel-eye halos around the headlights, circular dials on the driver-oriented dash â€" appear ... 2012 BMW 3 Series revealed Technical Analysis: F30 3 Series Sedan First Look: 2012 BMW 3 Series |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Sonoma vintners uncork $526,000 for local charities - San Francisco Business Times:
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The funds were raised over the Labor Day weekend at the 14th Annual Sonoma Valleu HarvestWine Auction, but have not yet been dispersed. Auctiohn highlights included a record-breaking $100,000 bid for a last vintag e of 2005 Merlot produced with grapexs grown by Bob Sangiacomo ofSangiacomoi Vineyards. Sangiacomo, a well-known Sonoma Valley died in April atage 68. The grou p raised $714,900 at the early September After paying forthe event's expenses, the remaininyg nearly $526,000 in donations will go to 14 locao charities, all based in Sonomza Valley. Over the past 14 years, the grou p has raised close to $5 million to benefit Sonoma Valley charities.
"We raised 30 percengt more thanlast year, far surpassing our expectations," Don the group's president and also president of and Vineyard, said in a Beneficiaries include , , , La Luz, , , , , , , , , and . Officiales said the vintner group'zs goals are to promote Sonomz Valley winesand grapes, suppor cooperation and collaboration among vintners and growers, and developp community awareness of the
The funds were raised over the Labor Day weekend at the 14th Annual Sonoma Valleu HarvestWine Auction, but have not yet been dispersed. Auctiohn highlights included a record-breaking $100,000 bid for a last vintag e of 2005 Merlot produced with grapexs grown by Bob Sangiacomo ofSangiacomoi Vineyards. Sangiacomo, a well-known Sonoma Valley died in April atage 68. The grou p raised $714,900 at the early September After paying forthe event's expenses, the remaininyg nearly $526,000 in donations will go to 14 locao charities, all based in Sonomza Valley. Over the past 14 years, the grou p has raised close to $5 million to benefit Sonoma Valley charities.
"We raised 30 percengt more thanlast year, far surpassing our expectations," Don the group's president and also president of and Vineyard, said in a Beneficiaries include , , , La Luz, , , , , , , , , and . Officiales said the vintner group'zs goals are to promote Sonomz Valley winesand grapes, suppor cooperation and collaboration among vintners and growers, and developp community awareness of the
Monday, October 10, 2011
Kannapolis honored for economic strategy - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The city received the award in the category of Excellence in EconomicDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responses to plant closures and otherr economic dislocations, that promote economivc diversification. The competition is open to nonprofits; local, states and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan countieslost 4,300 manufacturinfg jobs when textile manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire Davi Murdock announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campusw at the 350-acre former Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site. The life-sciencez hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC the N.
C. Community College System, other educational institutions andbusines partners. The total investment is expected toreach $1.8 Residential and commercial developments are rising arounc the campus with hopes of turning a former textile town, into a biotech center.
The city received the award in the category of Excellence in EconomicDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responses to plant closures and otherr economic dislocations, that promote economivc diversification. The competition is open to nonprofits; local, states and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan countieslost 4,300 manufacturinfg jobs when textile manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire Davi Murdock announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campusw at the 350-acre former Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site. The life-sciencez hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC the N.
C. Community College System, other educational institutions andbusines partners. The total investment is expected toreach $1.8 Residential and commercial developments are rising arounc the campus with hopes of turning a former textile town, into a biotech center.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Sara Lee will open Kansas City, Kan., plant, employ 250 - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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and open a slicede meat manufacturing plant there in 2011 that it expectsd to employ more than250 people. Sara Lee SLE), based in the Chicago suburb ofDowneras Grove, Ill., said in a Friday release that it expects the plangt at 4612 Speaker Road to become fully operational by 2011. Brent Miles, president of the , said Fridag that Sara Lee was granted a 75 percent property tax abatementon $31 millioh of planned improvements at the plant. The abatement’s valuer is $9.67 million, he said. In return, the compang agreed hire 55 percent ofthe plant’s workeras from Wyandotte County.
“This industry-leading facility will reinforce our competitivew advantagein value-added meats, one of Sara Lee’s top strategic categoriesw and long-term growth drivers,” CJ Fraleigh, executive vice presidentg and CEO of Sara Lee’s North Americanh Retail & Foodservice division, said in the release. “It will help us furthef build our Hillshire Farm and Sara Lee both leaders inthe fast-growing categoryy of premium lunchmeat.” Omaha-based ConAgra Foode (NYSE: CAG) that it had agree d to sell its refrigerated meat including the Kansas City, Kan., plant, to SFD) of Smithfield, Va.
, owner of Kansas City-base d , for $575 million in cash and Sara Lee’s brands include Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Sanex, Sara Lee and Senseo. the brands generate more than $13 billionb in annual net sales covering about200 countries. Sara Lee has 44,0090 employees worldwide.
and open a slicede meat manufacturing plant there in 2011 that it expectsd to employ more than250 people. Sara Lee SLE), based in the Chicago suburb ofDowneras Grove, Ill., said in a Friday release that it expects the plangt at 4612 Speaker Road to become fully operational by 2011. Brent Miles, president of the , said Fridag that Sara Lee was granted a 75 percent property tax abatementon $31 millioh of planned improvements at the plant. The abatement’s valuer is $9.67 million, he said. In return, the compang agreed hire 55 percent ofthe plant’s workeras from Wyandotte County.
“This industry-leading facility will reinforce our competitivew advantagein value-added meats, one of Sara Lee’s top strategic categoriesw and long-term growth drivers,” CJ Fraleigh, executive vice presidentg and CEO of Sara Lee’s North Americanh Retail & Foodservice division, said in the release. “It will help us furthef build our Hillshire Farm and Sara Lee both leaders inthe fast-growing categoryy of premium lunchmeat.” Omaha-based ConAgra Foode (NYSE: CAG) that it had agree d to sell its refrigerated meat including the Kansas City, Kan., plant, to SFD) of Smithfield, Va.
, owner of Kansas City-base d , for $575 million in cash and Sara Lee’s brands include Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Sanex, Sara Lee and Senseo. the brands generate more than $13 billionb in annual net sales covering about200 countries. Sara Lee has 44,0090 employees worldwide.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Gimenez Begins Reducing Property Taxes - NBC Miami
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Gimenez Begins Reducing Property Taxes NBC Miami His plan to shutter eight branch libraries would also save the county millions of dollars. Gimenez's proposals would mean homeowners will pay less in property taxes compared to last year. “â€If we are going to do it, let's do it,†Gimenez said at the ... Miami-Dade Commission supports mayor's proposed tax plan, but spares county ... |
Monday, July 18, 2011
Dow slips; Level 3 jumps on joint-venture talk - Denver Business Journal:
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The S&P 500 closed at 939.15, down 3.28 pointsx (0.35 percent). The NASDAQ Composite finished at 1,853.08, down 7.05 pointds (0.38 percent). Among actively traded Colorado stocks, Levepl 3 (LVLT) led the day’s gainers, up 17.7 percenr (20 cents) to close at $1.33. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Sprin Nextel is considering combiningits long-distance division with Level 3 in a joint venture. • (CROX) Up 12.62 percent (41 to $3.66. • (WU) — Up 4.7 percent (80 to $17.83. • (ALTH) Up 3.62 percent (27 cents) to $7.73. • — Up 2.61 percent (6 to $2.36. Among actively traded Colorado stocks that declined on the day was down 3.
92 percent (44 cents) to closee at $10.78. • , or AIMCO (AIV) — Down 2.77 perceny (30 cents) to $10.54. • Corp. — Down 1.58 percentr (70 cents) to $43.71. • (IPI) Down 1.51 percent (49 to $31.88. • (NEM) — Down 0.98 percentr (44 cents) to
The S&P 500 closed at 939.15, down 3.28 pointsx (0.35 percent). The NASDAQ Composite finished at 1,853.08, down 7.05 pointds (0.38 percent). Among actively traded Colorado stocks, Levepl 3 (LVLT) led the day’s gainers, up 17.7 percenr (20 cents) to close at $1.33. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Sprin Nextel is considering combiningits long-distance division with Level 3 in a joint venture. • (CROX) Up 12.62 percent (41 to $3.66. • (WU) — Up 4.7 percent (80 to $17.83. • (ALTH) Up 3.62 percent (27 cents) to $7.73. • — Up 2.61 percent (6 to $2.36. Among actively traded Colorado stocks that declined on the day was down 3.
92 percent (44 cents) to closee at $10.78. • , or AIMCO (AIV) — Down 2.77 perceny (30 cents) to $10.54. • Corp. — Down 1.58 percentr (70 cents) to $43.71. • (IPI) Down 1.51 percent (49 to $31.88. • (NEM) — Down 0.98 percentr (44 cents) to
Friday, July 15, 2011
Lingle orders unpaid days off for workers - Orlando Business Journal:
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In an address broadcast from the State Lingle also said she would scaled back free Medicaid benefitsto low-income adultws and said the state would delau paying some of its larger billd until July. The governor is also asking the the Legislature, and the Offic of Hawaiian Affairs to implement equivalent furlough days or restrict their budgets. Hawaii law does not allow ordering furloughs for the Departmentof Education, the Universit of Hawaii or the Hawaii Healtgh Systems Corporation, but Lingle said their spending will be restricted in an amounyt equivalent to the three-days-per-month furlough. The which start July 1, amount to about a 13.
8 percenty pay cut, or about $5,500 for a worke r making $40,000 a As with layoffs, Lingle does not have to negotiate the furloughs with any of the unions representingstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’tf want to lay off workerds because of the disruptive effect of contract rules that would enable senior workers to junior workers, even if they worked in differeny state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 Lingle said the savingd are needed to close a gapof $730 milliojn between now and June 30, 2011, as forecast by the state’sx Council on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaii is expectes to see tax revenue fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two “If we do not implement the furlouguh plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,00 0 employees to realize an equivalent amountf of savings,” Lingle said. The state has about 46,00p0 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmentyof Education. Lingle blamed the fiscal shortfall on thelingerinyg recession, rising unemployment, dropping visitor arrivals, a declines in private building permits, a doublingv of foreclosures, and record bankruptcy levels. The state Legislature ended its sessiob last month by raising tax rates onhotel high-income earners, luxury home transactions and tobacco to help meet the budget shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republican whose vetoea of those measures were overridden bymajorityg Democrats, said she would not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing gambling. However, Lingle notefd that 70 percent of state operating funds go to labod costs and that the state had provided employee wage increasre of between 16 and 29 percent over the past four years “when our economy was thriving.
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In an address broadcast from the State Lingle also said she would scaled back free Medicaid benefitsto low-income adultws and said the state would delau paying some of its larger billd until July. The governor is also asking the the Legislature, and the Offic of Hawaiian Affairs to implement equivalent furlough days or restrict their budgets. Hawaii law does not allow ordering furloughs for the Departmentof Education, the Universit of Hawaii or the Hawaii Healtgh Systems Corporation, but Lingle said their spending will be restricted in an amounyt equivalent to the three-days-per-month furlough. The which start July 1, amount to about a 13.
8 percenty pay cut, or about $5,500 for a worke r making $40,000 a As with layoffs, Lingle does not have to negotiate the furloughs with any of the unions representingstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’tf want to lay off workerds because of the disruptive effect of contract rules that would enable senior workers to junior workers, even if they worked in differeny state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 Lingle said the savingd are needed to close a gapof $730 milliojn between now and June 30, 2011, as forecast by the state’sx Council on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaii is expectes to see tax revenue fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two “If we do not implement the furlouguh plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,00 0 employees to realize an equivalent amountf of savings,” Lingle said. The state has about 46,00p0 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmentyof Education. Lingle blamed the fiscal shortfall on thelingerinyg recession, rising unemployment, dropping visitor arrivals, a declines in private building permits, a doublingv of foreclosures, and record bankruptcy levels. The state Legislature ended its sessiob last month by raising tax rates onhotel high-income earners, luxury home transactions and tobacco to help meet the budget shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republican whose vetoea of those measures were overridden bymajorityg Democrats, said she would not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing gambling. However, Lingle notefd that 70 percent of state operating funds go to labod costs and that the state had provided employee wage increasre of between 16 and 29 percent over the past four years “when our economy was thriving.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
AmMed lobbies against changes to Medicare policy on durable equipment - Nashville Business Journal:
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Nashville-based AmMed Direct is a Medicare-approved providedr of diabetestesting supplies. The companh recently sent Chief Operatinv OfficerTom Milam, to Washington D.C. to expresse concerns to legislators aboutthe Medicare's new competitivre bidding program for durable medica l equipment, a release The program is designefd to cut Medicare costs by reducin the number of Medicare suppliers and fee schedulee reimbursement amounts. It will regulats many categories of medical equipmenyincluding oxygen, wheelchairs and walkers.
Milam, who traveled to Washingtob withLorraine Farrar, director of AmMed's Better Care Program, says the prograj will harm care, put several medical equipment companie s out of business and open the door to "unscrupulous biddersw with ulterior motives." While there are planse to expand the program to another 70 marketz in 33 states nationwide in 2009, in its current form it'ws facing some opposition in both A letter asking for a one-yeaer delay of the bidding signed by 132 House memberws has been released and the Senat is reportedly working on a similar letter.
Nashville-based AmMed Direct is a Medicare-approved providedr of diabetestesting supplies. The companh recently sent Chief Operatinv OfficerTom Milam, to Washington D.C. to expresse concerns to legislators aboutthe Medicare's new competitivre bidding program for durable medica l equipment, a release The program is designefd to cut Medicare costs by reducin the number of Medicare suppliers and fee schedulee reimbursement amounts. It will regulats many categories of medical equipmenyincluding oxygen, wheelchairs and walkers.
Milam, who traveled to Washingtob withLorraine Farrar, director of AmMed's Better Care Program, says the prograj will harm care, put several medical equipment companie s out of business and open the door to "unscrupulous biddersw with ulterior motives." While there are planse to expand the program to another 70 marketz in 33 states nationwide in 2009, in its current form it'ws facing some opposition in both A letter asking for a one-yeaer delay of the bidding signed by 132 House memberws has been released and the Senat is reportedly working on a similar letter.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Essence Fest draws more than 422000 attendees - Chicago Tribune
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Daily Mail | Essence Fest draws more than 422000 attendees Chicago Tribune AP More than 422000 people took part in the 2011 Essence Music Festival held over the Fourth of July weekend in New Orleans, festival organizers said Tuesday. For three days, thousands gathered for nightly concerts inside the Louisiana Superdome and ... At Essence Music Festival, R&B superstars, rookies and veterans gather under ... Essence Music Festival: Acts new and old keep the Superdome shaking ... Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Usher Jam at Essence Music Festival |
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Two law firms merge - San Francisco Business Times:
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law firm has merged with the ofSaratogsa Springs. The merged firm will operate under the TullyyRinckey name. It is Tully Rinckey’s first The deal expands Tullty Rinckey’s practice into Saratoga The firm also has an officein Washington, D.C. The Fletcher Law Firm has two Elizabeth Fairbanks-Fletcher and Meghan Marinello. The five-year-old firm had aboutf $500,000 in revenue last Both will join Tully which has24 full-time attorneysx and revenue of about $7 Mathew Tully, founding partner of Tullt Rinckey, said the deal was in the work for about three months, when his firm contacted “We communicate routinely with other attorneys that we thinko are up and coming,” Tullu said.
“We reached out to her—unsolicited—about some of the positivesd ofour firm.” He said the Fletcher Law Firm was attractive because its focus is bankruptcy, consume r credit issues and tax debt relief law. “Whatf we like is an attornety who does one practice area and does itrathert well,” Tully said. “We try and pick attorneyss who only doone thing. She does We didn’t want someone who does bankruptciee inthe morning, willas in the afternoon and divorces at night. He said bankruptcies are one of two areas that he believed Tully Rinckeywas missing.
The other, immigration law, he expectse to address in thenear Fairbanks-Fletcher will join the firm as a senior associatr and Marinello as an associate. “We are delighted to be joinintg sucha well-established and experienced said Fairbanks-Fletcher.
law firm has merged with the ofSaratogsa Springs. The merged firm will operate under the TullyyRinckey name. It is Tully Rinckey’s first The deal expands Tullty Rinckey’s practice into Saratoga The firm also has an officein Washington, D.C. The Fletcher Law Firm has two Elizabeth Fairbanks-Fletcher and Meghan Marinello. The five-year-old firm had aboutf $500,000 in revenue last Both will join Tully which has24 full-time attorneysx and revenue of about $7 Mathew Tully, founding partner of Tullt Rinckey, said the deal was in the work for about three months, when his firm contacted “We communicate routinely with other attorneys that we thinko are up and coming,” Tullu said.
“We reached out to her—unsolicited—about some of the positivesd ofour firm.” He said the Fletcher Law Firm was attractive because its focus is bankruptcy, consume r credit issues and tax debt relief law. “Whatf we like is an attornety who does one practice area and does itrathert well,” Tully said. “We try and pick attorneyss who only doone thing. She does We didn’t want someone who does bankruptciee inthe morning, willas in the afternoon and divorces at night. He said bankruptcies are one of two areas that he believed Tully Rinckeywas missing.
The other, immigration law, he expectse to address in thenear Fairbanks-Fletcher will join the firm as a senior associatr and Marinello as an associate. “We are delighted to be joinintg sucha well-established and experienced said Fairbanks-Fletcher.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Western-Southern annuities on record-setting pace - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Western & Southern sold $1.25 billion in annuitiew during the first four monthsa ofthe year, it said last week. That puts it on pace to beat last year’ds total fixed and variable annuity salesof $2.97 billion by 26 The company’s 2008 annuitt sales soared 59 percent from the prior “Our strong annuity salesz are a direct result of the ongoinv flight to quality,” CEO John Barrett said in a news Western & Southern carries a AA+ rating from Standard Poor’s, making it one of the world’ s nine strongest life insurance groups. Sales throughy banks have been a big partof downtown-based Western Southern’s growth.
Those sales generated $523 milliob so far this year, or abouft 40 percent of the company’s totao annuity sales. Bank-related sales more than doubled last Western & Southern’s sales place it among the nation’s largest providerxs of individual annuity according to , an association of life insurers and financiap firms.
Western & Southern sold $1.25 billion in annuitiew during the first four monthsa ofthe year, it said last week. That puts it on pace to beat last year’ds total fixed and variable annuity salesof $2.97 billion by 26 The company’s 2008 annuitt sales soared 59 percent from the prior “Our strong annuity salesz are a direct result of the ongoinv flight to quality,” CEO John Barrett said in a news Western & Southern carries a AA+ rating from Standard Poor’s, making it one of the world’ s nine strongest life insurance groups. Sales throughy banks have been a big partof downtown-based Western Southern’s growth.
Those sales generated $523 milliob so far this year, or abouft 40 percent of the company’s totao annuity sales. Bank-related sales more than doubled last Western & Southern’s sales place it among the nation’s largest providerxs of individual annuity according to , an association of life insurers and financiap firms.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Ray Hunt: a different kind of oilman - Dallas Business Journal:
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Even for an accomplishedf man like him, 2007 was a bannee year. During the past 12 months, Hunt was involvefd in completing a landmark headquarterd building indowntown Dallas, crafting an oil deal with Kurdish leaderx in Iraq, lining up $2 billion in financinh to get natural gas from the Amazo across the Andes and to market, and continuinfg to work on 's assumed win for the Georgew W. Bush presidential library. That's why the Dallase Business Journal has picked Hunt as a Business Personj of the Year finalistfor 2007. This oilman defies the of the brash Texas oilmillionaire -- an image his H.L. Hunt, helped create. H.L.
Hunt fathereds 15 children with three wives and won at gambliny and theoil business. He was an outspoken opponengt of Communism anda larger-than-life presenced around Dallas in the middle-20th Ray Lee Hunt, his youngest son, is very much the opposite of friends and colleagues say. Yet as the CEO of and Co., he has done the most to perpetuatre oil-driven success in the Hunt family. Ray Hunt is the lone Hunt familyt heir to be listed on list of the 400 richest This year, the magazine ranked him as No. 82, with a net wortu of $4 billion. Hunt's close associatio with and support for both presidents Bush have made him an easy targetg for critics ofGeorge W.
They describe him as a political crony who stands to reap profitsx from the unpopular warin That's not something that Hunt bothers to but close associates are quick to do so, describingy Hunt as a analytical man who works to succeed for himselfv and for the community he cares about. "It's not what makesx him look good, it's what he thinks is good for the communityh or thebigger picture," said Paul Bass, vice chairmanj of the Dallas-based investment bank Hunt is not one to trumpet his own but his very involvement in civic efforts carries weight with others.
"You've got to push him up to the front of the otherwise his presence could easily go said Dallas attorneyMike Boone, who workesd with Hunt on the Bush library project. "Ifc Ray's there, it's going to get done, and it's goingf to get done right, so you know that you're on the righrt team." Hunt was co-chairman with universitgy president Gerald Turner on the library The school last December was namedthe project'sz "sole finalist." Turner chose his words carefully, with Hunt in in describing the oilman's contribution to that achievement.
"It mightf have happened, but the probability of it happeningv would not have been as Turner said. "His efforts certainly increased our competitiveness and the attractionj of itcoming here." In addition to leadinh the library effort, Hunt donatedx $35 million to the school to help it buy a shoppinfg center southeast of the University Park campusw on land that likely will be part of the presidential Before the library, Hunt stepped in to help SMU survive football scandals and organizational struggles. He helped recruiyt Turner and his predecessor, Ken Pye, to lead the schooo out of thosetroubled times.
Similarly, Hunt becam e involved in Dallas-area health care matters afterr scandalsat , to help it continues to provide health care for uninsured and under-insurexd people. Hunt played a key role in revivinggDallas , a nonprofit advisory group focusefd on regional health care issues, and bringinvg all the region's key playerss to the table, said He is chairman of the Southwestern Medical a nonprofit group that supports the Universityh of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at "He is probably the best organizer and consensus-builder of anyonre in Dallas," Bass "His ability to focus caused the entire group to focus.
" Hunt's involvement has helped the medicall community receive commitments of $110 million to $115 milliob in government funds to help providse indigent care in Dallas. All the while, Hunt has been involvede in building a new company headquartersz in downtown Dallas at Akard Street and WoodalklRodgers Freeway. The $120 million, 14-stort building received city tax breaks valuede atabout $6.3 million two years ago, following a rancorous dispute with then-Mayorf Laura Miller. The building is now and Hunt's 1,200 employeee have moved in. Some fina artistic work is now beingwrappedf up. Hunt was intimately involved in the saysPeter Beck, CEO of projecg designer and builder The .
"He has stronbg views, but he has a grea t sense of when to let people run withtheirt ideas," Beck said. "It's much more rewarding, challengingt but rewarding, to work with a persohn like RayHunt who's as involved and passionately committed to the Hunt Oil has built a reputatiojn as an independent oil firm known for independent thinking. In the late it discovered a major oil field in the Northg Sea 80 miles from the nearestoil production. In the earlhy 1980s, it negotiated a deal to drill for oil in Yemen on theArabian peninsula. (The Yemeni governmenrt subsequently seized some ofthose assets.
) This past fall, Hunt Oil signed a deal with Kurdis regional authorities to explore for oil in northern That deal has been criticized because of Hunt'ds ties to President Bush. The week before Hunt himself traveled to Peru to help securea $400 million loan commitment from the . That loan is part of the financinfg for a pipeline project designed to get natural gas from the across the Andes mountain range to a liquefied natural gas plantt on thePeruvian coast. Hunt Oil has been workinbg on that project for at least seven Hunt manages to lead an international business and engag e deeply in his community by being very selectiveand effective, colleaguesa say.
"He's an extraordinarilyu energetic person, and he also has unique talenrt to pull people around him with similar Beck said. "He accomplishes a lot not only becauses of hisown ability, but he's surroundede by people who accomplish a lot." His closest colleagues mirror Hunt's civi involvement profile. John Field Scovell, president and CEO of , is the incoming chairman of the , a prominen local business leader group. Regionalk transportation advocate Walt Humann is a formerd Hunt Oilvice president. "He's an exceptional Bass said of Hunt.
"This community's blessed to have him
Even for an accomplishedf man like him, 2007 was a bannee year. During the past 12 months, Hunt was involvefd in completing a landmark headquarterd building indowntown Dallas, crafting an oil deal with Kurdish leaderx in Iraq, lining up $2 billion in financinh to get natural gas from the Amazo across the Andes and to market, and continuinfg to work on 's assumed win for the Georgew W. Bush presidential library. That's why the Dallase Business Journal has picked Hunt as a Business Personj of the Year finalistfor 2007. This oilman defies the of the brash Texas oilmillionaire -- an image his H.L. Hunt, helped create. H.L.
Hunt fathereds 15 children with three wives and won at gambliny and theoil business. He was an outspoken opponengt of Communism anda larger-than-life presenced around Dallas in the middle-20th Ray Lee Hunt, his youngest son, is very much the opposite of friends and colleagues say. Yet as the CEO of and Co., he has done the most to perpetuatre oil-driven success in the Hunt family. Ray Hunt is the lone Hunt familyt heir to be listed on list of the 400 richest This year, the magazine ranked him as No. 82, with a net wortu of $4 billion. Hunt's close associatio with and support for both presidents Bush have made him an easy targetg for critics ofGeorge W.
They describe him as a political crony who stands to reap profitsx from the unpopular warin That's not something that Hunt bothers to but close associates are quick to do so, describingy Hunt as a analytical man who works to succeed for himselfv and for the community he cares about. "It's not what makesx him look good, it's what he thinks is good for the communityh or thebigger picture," said Paul Bass, vice chairmanj of the Dallas-based investment bank Hunt is not one to trumpet his own but his very involvement in civic efforts carries weight with others.
"You've got to push him up to the front of the otherwise his presence could easily go said Dallas attorneyMike Boone, who workesd with Hunt on the Bush library project. "Ifc Ray's there, it's going to get done, and it's goingf to get done right, so you know that you're on the righrt team." Hunt was co-chairman with universitgy president Gerald Turner on the library The school last December was namedthe project'sz "sole finalist." Turner chose his words carefully, with Hunt in in describing the oilman's contribution to that achievement.
"It mightf have happened, but the probability of it happeningv would not have been as Turner said. "His efforts certainly increased our competitiveness and the attractionj of itcoming here." In addition to leadinh the library effort, Hunt donatedx $35 million to the school to help it buy a shoppinfg center southeast of the University Park campusw on land that likely will be part of the presidential Before the library, Hunt stepped in to help SMU survive football scandals and organizational struggles. He helped recruiyt Turner and his predecessor, Ken Pye, to lead the schooo out of thosetroubled times.
Similarly, Hunt becam e involved in Dallas-area health care matters afterr scandalsat , to help it continues to provide health care for uninsured and under-insurexd people. Hunt played a key role in revivinggDallas , a nonprofit advisory group focusefd on regional health care issues, and bringinvg all the region's key playerss to the table, said He is chairman of the Southwestern Medical a nonprofit group that supports the Universityh of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at "He is probably the best organizer and consensus-builder of anyonre in Dallas," Bass "His ability to focus caused the entire group to focus.
" Hunt's involvement has helped the medicall community receive commitments of $110 million to $115 milliob in government funds to help providse indigent care in Dallas. All the while, Hunt has been involvede in building a new company headquartersz in downtown Dallas at Akard Street and WoodalklRodgers Freeway. The $120 million, 14-stort building received city tax breaks valuede atabout $6.3 million two years ago, following a rancorous dispute with then-Mayorf Laura Miller. The building is now and Hunt's 1,200 employeee have moved in. Some fina artistic work is now beingwrappedf up. Hunt was intimately involved in the saysPeter Beck, CEO of projecg designer and builder The .
"He has stronbg views, but he has a grea t sense of when to let people run withtheirt ideas," Beck said. "It's much more rewarding, challengingt but rewarding, to work with a persohn like RayHunt who's as involved and passionately committed to the Hunt Oil has built a reputatiojn as an independent oil firm known for independent thinking. In the late it discovered a major oil field in the Northg Sea 80 miles from the nearestoil production. In the earlhy 1980s, it negotiated a deal to drill for oil in Yemen on theArabian peninsula. (The Yemeni governmenrt subsequently seized some ofthose assets.
) This past fall, Hunt Oil signed a deal with Kurdis regional authorities to explore for oil in northern That deal has been criticized because of Hunt'ds ties to President Bush. The week before Hunt himself traveled to Peru to help securea $400 million loan commitment from the . That loan is part of the financinfg for a pipeline project designed to get natural gas from the across the Andes mountain range to a liquefied natural gas plantt on thePeruvian coast. Hunt Oil has been workinbg on that project for at least seven Hunt manages to lead an international business and engag e deeply in his community by being very selectiveand effective, colleaguesa say.
"He's an extraordinarilyu energetic person, and he also has unique talenrt to pull people around him with similar Beck said. "He accomplishes a lot not only becauses of hisown ability, but he's surroundede by people who accomplish a lot." His closest colleagues mirror Hunt's civi involvement profile. John Field Scovell, president and CEO of , is the incoming chairman of the , a prominen local business leader group. Regionalk transportation advocate Walt Humann is a formerd Hunt Oilvice president. "He's an exceptional Bass said of Hunt.
"This community's blessed to have him
Monday, June 27, 2011
Nike's Q4 Earnings Beat Shows Where Consumers Are Spending - Forbes (blog)
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Forbes (blog) | Nike's Q4 Earnings Beat Shows Where Consumers Are Spending Forbes (blog) The apparel and footwear conglomerate's fourth-quarter earnings show that consumers, if having tapered off on spending last month, are at least spending on shoes and athletic clothes. Revenues in North America were up 22% in the fourth quarter, ... |
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Vatican to Submit Child Rights Report this Fall - SOS Children's Villages Canada
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Vatican to Submit Child Rights Report this Fall SOS Children's Villages Canada On Monday, a representative of the Vatican to the United Nations (UN) confirmed that the Holy See will submit a report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Vatican has not filed a report in 14 years and was slated to submit a progress ... |
Thursday, June 23, 2011
RedBrick lands Target as client - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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As part of the program, Minneapolis-based RedBrick will help Targetr employees assess their current health levels through questionnairesa and biometrichealth screenings; follow personalized healt h and wellness plans to improve their health; navigate and maximizes Target-sponsored health plans and resolvs benefit claim issues; and earn financial rewarde from Target for healthy behaviors and track theidr ongoing health status.
“Targegt understands managing personal and family healthg is both a priority and a saidJohn Mulligan, vice presiden of Target Pay & Benefits, in a “With RedBrick Health, we are arminhg our team members with toold and support that go far beyonde traditional wellness programs to help them define and reach their health goals. We are confident this new resource will help make gettingg and stayinghealthy easier.” The pilot program is being introduces at select Target (NYSE: TGT) locations. The Minneapolis-basedf retailer plans to rollouf the RedBrick program to additionaol locations nationwide throughoutthe year.
As part of the program, Minneapolis-based RedBrick will help Targetr employees assess their current health levels through questionnairesa and biometrichealth screenings; follow personalized healt h and wellness plans to improve their health; navigate and maximizes Target-sponsored health plans and resolvs benefit claim issues; and earn financial rewarde from Target for healthy behaviors and track theidr ongoing health status.
“Targegt understands managing personal and family healthg is both a priority and a saidJohn Mulligan, vice presiden of Target Pay & Benefits, in a “With RedBrick Health, we are arminhg our team members with toold and support that go far beyonde traditional wellness programs to help them define and reach their health goals. We are confident this new resource will help make gettingg and stayinghealthy easier.” The pilot program is being introduces at select Target (NYSE: TGT) locations. The Minneapolis-basedf retailer plans to rollouf the RedBrick program to additionaol locations nationwide throughoutthe year.
Monday, June 20, 2011
McConnell's threat: Republicans will throw the 2012 election unless Democrats ... - Washington Post (blog)
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McConnell's threat: Republicans will throw the 2012 election unless Democrats ... Washington Post (blog) Hill staffers who're knowledgeable about the internal discussions say these threats are being made internally, too. This is a very dangerous game McConnell is playing. Worse than that, it's a very counterproductive game, both for the economy and for ... |
Saturday, June 18, 2011
'Egay' threatens Cagayan, Isabela - ABS CBN News
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Vox Bikol | 'Egay' threatens Cagayan, Isabela ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines - Tropical depression "Egay" has continued to move northwestward and now threatens the Cagayan-Isabela area, weather bureau PAGASA said Saturday. "Residents in low-lying and mountainous areas under signal number 1 are alerted ... 'Egay landf » |
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Immigration buildings face foreclosure - Houston Business Journal:
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Foreclosure actions were files on June 1 againstthe owner, Fort Lauderdale-based South Florida Federap Partners, according to Miami-Dade and Broward county court records. Wash.-based lender Dexia Real Estate Capital Marketws is the private lender filinggthose actions. The a division of the , which oversees immigration, is not Coral Gables attorney Jamesx Harringtonrepresents Dexia. He did not immediately return a callseekinvg comment. South Florida Federalp Partners won approval to build five field officezs for the USCIS in 2007 and completed those projecte earlythis year. According to a story, the governmenrt signed 15-year leases starting at $50 a squares foot.
The buildings aimed for Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesignh (LEED) silver certification from the . However, contractors, includint construction manager , have filed dozens of liens againstthe builder. South Florid a Federal Partners-Central Miami, based on a $23.1 millionn mortgage covering the 60,398-square-foot office on Northwest Seventh Avenue in South FloridaFederal Partners-Hialeah, based on a $21. million mortgage covering the 45,987-square-foot officr at the intersection of Miam Gardens Drive and Northwest 59th Street in South FloridaFederal Partners-Kendall, based on a $23.
9 milliob mortgage covering the 46,413-square-foot building at the intersection of Southwestg 120th Street and Southwest 147th Avenue in the Kendall area of southerhn Miami-Dade County. South Florida Federalp Partners-Broward, based on a $22.2 million mortgage covering the 46,413-square-fooy office at 4451 N.W. 31st Ave., in Oaklanx Park. The fifth South Florida FederaloPartners project, in Royal Palm Beach, is not facintg foreclosure. Boca Raton-based 1st United Bank gave the developer an $18 million mortgagew on that building for the Dexia’s complaints name James M. Beesojn Jr., Mark Levin and Darius W. Gaskinz Jr. as defendants and guarantors ofthe loan.
the president of Wilton Manors-based , did not immediately return a callseeking
Foreclosure actions were files on June 1 againstthe owner, Fort Lauderdale-based South Florida Federap Partners, according to Miami-Dade and Broward county court records. Wash.-based lender Dexia Real Estate Capital Marketws is the private lender filinggthose actions. The a division of the , which oversees immigration, is not Coral Gables attorney Jamesx Harringtonrepresents Dexia. He did not immediately return a callseekinvg comment. South Florida Federalp Partners won approval to build five field officezs for the USCIS in 2007 and completed those projecte earlythis year. According to a story, the governmenrt signed 15-year leases starting at $50 a squares foot.
The buildings aimed for Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesignh (LEED) silver certification from the . However, contractors, includint construction manager , have filed dozens of liens againstthe builder. South Florid a Federal Partners-Central Miami, based on a $23.1 millionn mortgage covering the 60,398-square-foot office on Northwest Seventh Avenue in South FloridaFederal Partners-Hialeah, based on a $21. million mortgage covering the 45,987-square-foot officr at the intersection of Miam Gardens Drive and Northwest 59th Street in South FloridaFederal Partners-Kendall, based on a $23.
9 milliob mortgage covering the 46,413-square-foot building at the intersection of Southwestg 120th Street and Southwest 147th Avenue in the Kendall area of southerhn Miami-Dade County. South Florida Federalp Partners-Broward, based on a $22.2 million mortgage covering the 46,413-square-fooy office at 4451 N.W. 31st Ave., in Oaklanx Park. The fifth South Florida FederaloPartners project, in Royal Palm Beach, is not facintg foreclosure. Boca Raton-based 1st United Bank gave the developer an $18 million mortgagew on that building for the Dexia’s complaints name James M. Beesojn Jr., Mark Levin and Darius W. Gaskinz Jr. as defendants and guarantors ofthe loan.
the president of Wilton Manors-based , did not immediately return a callseeking
Monday, June 13, 2011
Six Flags, former Elitch Gardens owner, files for Chapter 11 - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The board of Six Flags SIXF) voted last week to begijn reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Courtr for the Districtof Delaware. The company listed assets of $3.03 billionh and debts of $2.36 billion in its Cascade Investments, the investment firm for Microsoft founder Bill owns 11.1 percent of the voting securities in New York-basedx Six Flags, the largest share, bankruptcy documents show. Six Flags has 97.7 million shares of commonm stockand 1.1 million sharesx of preferred stock. "The currentt management team inheriteda $2.
4 billion debt load that cannot be sustained, particularly in these challenging financiak markets," said Mark Shapiro, presidenr and CEO of Six Flags, in a "As a result, we are cleaning up the past and positionintg the company for future growth ... Following a record year of performancsein 2008, which completed the three-year turnaround of our system-wided park operation, this action to clean up the balance sheet pavesx the way for a full revivapl of the company," Shapiro said. Elitcj Gardens had operated for more than a centuru at a northwestDenveer site. The old Elitch Gardens shut down in and a new version of the amusementy park opened a year later indowntown Denver.
The local Gurtler family and its financial partners sold the new park to PremierfParks Inc. in 1996 for $65 million. It becamw Six Flags Elitch Gardens twoyears later, when Premieer acquired Six Flags Inc. and changede its corporate name toSix Flags. Six Flagws sold off Elitch's and other properties in 2007 in a seriea of transactions that left the Denver attractionb in the hands of CNL IncomePropertiex Inc., a real estat investment trust based in Orlando, Fla. CNL reportedly paid $312 million for the properties. CNL arrangeed for Parc Management LLC of Florida tomanagr Elitch's. Six Flags now operates aboutr 20 North Americanamusement parks.
The board of Six Flags SIXF) voted last week to begijn reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Courtr for the Districtof Delaware. The company listed assets of $3.03 billionh and debts of $2.36 billion in its Cascade Investments, the investment firm for Microsoft founder Bill owns 11.1 percent of the voting securities in New York-basedx Six Flags, the largest share, bankruptcy documents show. Six Flags has 97.7 million shares of commonm stockand 1.1 million sharesx of preferred stock. "The currentt management team inheriteda $2.
4 billion debt load that cannot be sustained, particularly in these challenging financiak markets," said Mark Shapiro, presidenr and CEO of Six Flags, in a "As a result, we are cleaning up the past and positionintg the company for future growth ... Following a record year of performancsein 2008, which completed the three-year turnaround of our system-wided park operation, this action to clean up the balance sheet pavesx the way for a full revivapl of the company," Shapiro said. Elitcj Gardens had operated for more than a centuru at a northwestDenveer site. The old Elitch Gardens shut down in and a new version of the amusementy park opened a year later indowntown Denver.
The local Gurtler family and its financial partners sold the new park to PremierfParks Inc. in 1996 for $65 million. It becamw Six Flags Elitch Gardens twoyears later, when Premieer acquired Six Flags Inc. and changede its corporate name toSix Flags. Six Flagws sold off Elitch's and other properties in 2007 in a seriea of transactions that left the Denver attractionb in the hands of CNL IncomePropertiex Inc., a real estat investment trust based in Orlando, Fla. CNL reportedly paid $312 million for the properties. CNL arrangeed for Parc Management LLC of Florida tomanagr Elitch's. Six Flags now operates aboutr 20 North Americanamusement parks.
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