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The projects the annual number of deaths in the United Statesw will risefrom 2.6 millionm next year to 3 millionb in 2024 — and 4 millio n in 2043. “We hear the tida l wave is coming,” said Chris Meyer, ownedr of in Carmichael. “We’ve known the (baby boomer trend) has been cominbg for some time, so the industry has been gearing up for that to saidBob Rosson, a Mississippi funeral home operatoer and an executive board member of the . “We’ll be able to handle it.” But the industr first has to survive the current death The number of deaths in the Unitedx States declinedby 0.
9 percent from 2005 to in part because of a mild flu according to the . Health care advances have led to record-higj life expectancies and lower annual deathu rates for a range of including stroke, heart disease and diabetes. “We have actually felt a lighteercase load,” Meyer “I think some of the biggerd funeral homes have felt a precipitous drop off.” Baby boomers mighrt live longer than their parents, but soonerf or later they’ve got to go. Those who want traditiona burials should prepare for rising The median cost of a funerall in the United Stateewas $6,196 in 2006, accordinh to a National Funeral Directors Association survegy released last year.
That price, which includes a $2,25 metal casket, was 11 percent higher than inthe association’s survey in 2004. With the inclusion of a concrete vault, which many cemeteriesz require, the price rises to $7,323. “That’s the funerao that is going outof vogue,” said Joshuq Slocum, executive director of nonprofit . He predicts that the funeral industry will respond to the rising deatb rate by offering cheaper servicesto “This is not going to causr a run on embalmers,” he “If anybody’s going to jump into the embalming businessz thinking it’s recession-proof, they’re misguided.
Baby boomersa are not interested intheir grandma’se funeral.” Cremation rates in the United Statex increased from 26 percent in 2000 to 35 percenf in 2007, according to the . The associatio n projects a rate of 39 percentr next year and 59 percentby 2025. “In some places of California, like Marinm County, you’re looking at a 90 percent cremation Slocum said. Cost is a big factor, but therwe are also demographic changesat work. “Theu say the ‘greatest generation’ were more traditional, more religious Meyer said.
“Now, more educated people, more liberao thinkers (who are) less religious in many tend to think, ‘It’s all abourt economics for me.’ Meyer, whose mortuary offers both crematio andembalming services, said a traditional burial costs $6,000 to depending on the casket. Cremation coste about $1,000 to $2,000. In the Sacramentl area, Meyer said, “there’s been an explosion of storefrongtcremation places.” Bodies come in and get shipped to off-site The ashes are returned in an urn. “Theyt don’t have the facilities to embalm,” Meyer said. “They don’t have a chapel. It’sd wildly cheaper.
It’s sort of the Wal-Martificationn of the funeral industry.” “Green” or “natural” burialsa are also growing in popularity. People are burie d in a casket made of abiodegradablde material, such as pine or or they can skip the casket and just be buriedd in a shroud. Only one cemetery in California, in Mill offers green burials. It startefd offering the servicein 2004.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Jessica Herrin puts on jewelry with Stella & Dot - San Francisco Business Times:
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Jessica Herrin, who sold her interesg in just oneyear ago, has started a new one that capitalizes on the legionds of moms -- stay-at-home or otherwisse -- looking to become entrepreneurs, or just to make a buck whil e socializing. , a direct sales jewelry company on which Herrij has been working forfour years, began operationxs in earnest in March 2008 and is on track for revenud of $5 million this Its founders hope to be a $100 million compang within five years. "It's social selling. We give moderbn women a chance to have asuccessful home-based business," Herrib said.
"We take the core party concept and support it with marketinhand e-commerce to bolster its Basically, the company outfits sales representatives, whicyh it calls "stylists," with jewelry samples whichj they sell at informal parties. All it takes to becom e a stylistis $199 for a starterd kit of business supplies like a product catalogb and order forms, plus $350 for jewelry Burlingame-based Stella & Dot ships all orders direct from a A Stella & Dot stylist receives 30 percen t commission on all party sales.
The partuy hostess, often a friend of the saleas representative, receives 30 percent of the total salee figure infree jewelry, provided her partty grosses over $600. The averagee piece of jewelry costs $54, and prices range from $22 to the average party grossesover $1,000, Herrin And parties beget parties; 85 percent of all Stella Dot parties are held by people who were guestsw at one and liked it so much they wanted to host theire own. So far, Stella & Dot has about 500 stylistw inthe U.S. and Canada, though California, Texasz and New York have the most. "I never appreciated until I had two kids why women woulr be drawnto this," Herri n said. "It feels social.
It's an hour-and-a-half you have a glass of wine and at the endof it, you made Stella & Dot now averages 100 new sales reps a montu and is ahead of its growth plan for the year. Key to the busineszs success is not the quality of thesales staff, but the product, which is on-trenx and exclusive to Stella & Dot, Herrin In addition to Herrin, who is Stella & Dot is co-owned by Chiec Creative Officer Blythe Harris, a former merchandising manager for Bananz Republic's jewelry line. Mike Lohner, formerluy CEO of a $1 billion party plan company called Home Interioraand Gifts, is CEO.
Stella & Dot employsz 14 people, and expects to grow to 20 employeez as it builds out itsexecutive team. Launcn costs are in the $5 million range, and Stellaw & Dot is funded by its foundersand , whosr founder, Doug McKenzie, was WeddingChannel.com'xs first investor back when he was at venture firm . Even thouguh Radar's expertise skews more to technologhy than to fashion it decided to invest inStellaz & Dot because of said Kevin Compton, a Rada r partner. "Great entrepreneurs don't necessarily do what we want themto do; they do what they want to Compton said.
And because directr sales models areso scalable, Radar sees no reason why Stella & Dot can't become a $100 milliojn company, especially since Herrin has roundef out her executive team. As for her Herrin believes each can have areal "Anybody can do it. For people who treat it like a it performslike one," Herrin "When they treat it like a it performs like a hobby."
Jessica Herrin, who sold her interesg in just oneyear ago, has started a new one that capitalizes on the legionds of moms -- stay-at-home or otherwisse -- looking to become entrepreneurs, or just to make a buck whil e socializing. , a direct sales jewelry company on which Herrij has been working forfour years, began operationxs in earnest in March 2008 and is on track for revenud of $5 million this Its founders hope to be a $100 million compang within five years. "It's social selling. We give moderbn women a chance to have asuccessful home-based business," Herrib said.
"We take the core party concept and support it with marketinhand e-commerce to bolster its Basically, the company outfits sales representatives, whicyh it calls "stylists," with jewelry samples whichj they sell at informal parties. All it takes to becom e a stylistis $199 for a starterd kit of business supplies like a product catalogb and order forms, plus $350 for jewelry Burlingame-based Stella & Dot ships all orders direct from a A Stella & Dot stylist receives 30 percen t commission on all party sales.
The partuy hostess, often a friend of the saleas representative, receives 30 percent of the total salee figure infree jewelry, provided her partty grosses over $600. The averagee piece of jewelry costs $54, and prices range from $22 to the average party grossesover $1,000, Herrin And parties beget parties; 85 percent of all Stella Dot parties are held by people who were guestsw at one and liked it so much they wanted to host theire own. So far, Stella & Dot has about 500 stylistw inthe U.S. and Canada, though California, Texasz and New York have the most. "I never appreciated until I had two kids why women woulr be drawnto this," Herri n said. "It feels social.
It's an hour-and-a-half you have a glass of wine and at the endof it, you made Stella & Dot now averages 100 new sales reps a montu and is ahead of its growth plan for the year. Key to the busineszs success is not the quality of thesales staff, but the product, which is on-trenx and exclusive to Stella & Dot, Herrin In addition to Herrin, who is Stella & Dot is co-owned by Chiec Creative Officer Blythe Harris, a former merchandising manager for Bananz Republic's jewelry line. Mike Lohner, formerluy CEO of a $1 billion party plan company called Home Interioraand Gifts, is CEO.
Stella & Dot employsz 14 people, and expects to grow to 20 employeez as it builds out itsexecutive team. Launcn costs are in the $5 million range, and Stellaw & Dot is funded by its foundersand , whosr founder, Doug McKenzie, was WeddingChannel.com'xs first investor back when he was at venture firm . Even thouguh Radar's expertise skews more to technologhy than to fashion it decided to invest inStellaz & Dot because of said Kevin Compton, a Rada r partner. "Great entrepreneurs don't necessarily do what we want themto do; they do what they want to Compton said.
And because directr sales models areso scalable, Radar sees no reason why Stella & Dot can't become a $100 milliojn company, especially since Herrin has roundef out her executive team. As for her Herrin believes each can have areal "Anybody can do it. For people who treat it like a it performslike one," Herrin "When they treat it like a it performs like a hobby."
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Governor lobbies for increased incentives for film industry - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Kulongoski is seeking supporg for SenateBill 621, which woulrd reauthorize and increase the financial incentivexs for moviemakers. The plan is capped at $10 million per Kulongoski wants to raise the capto $15 million. A Senate committee passed thebill Monday. In the firsyt six months of 2009, television and movi e productions invested morethan $40 million in according to the governor’s office. That’s the highest total in 15 years.
In recent a Harrison Ford moviecalles “The Untitled Crowley Project” and the TNT seriez “Leverage” have been shooting in Producers for "The Untitled Crowley Project" joinef Kulongoski at Monday's press conference at . “Oregom has become an A-list location for the film and televisiojindustry – and an important critical piece of Oregon’s economy,” the governor said in a news release. “Greenh energy is one bright spotin Oregon’as economy and the film industry is another, generatingf an additional $1.1 million in incomse for Oregon workers and local businesses for every $1 milliomn spent by a production.
” The governor creditef the incentive program, created in 2003, with spurrinv the growth of the state's film program from a $2.1 millio n industry to an $8 millionh industry.
Kulongoski is seeking supporg for SenateBill 621, which woulrd reauthorize and increase the financial incentivexs for moviemakers. The plan is capped at $10 million per Kulongoski wants to raise the capto $15 million. A Senate committee passed thebill Monday. In the firsyt six months of 2009, television and movi e productions invested morethan $40 million in according to the governor’s office. That’s the highest total in 15 years.
In recent a Harrison Ford moviecalles “The Untitled Crowley Project” and the TNT seriez “Leverage” have been shooting in Producers for "The Untitled Crowley Project" joinef Kulongoski at Monday's press conference at . “Oregom has become an A-list location for the film and televisiojindustry – and an important critical piece of Oregon’s economy,” the governor said in a news release. “Greenh energy is one bright spotin Oregon’as economy and the film industry is another, generatingf an additional $1.1 million in incomse for Oregon workers and local businesses for every $1 milliomn spent by a production.
” The governor creditef the incentive program, created in 2003, with spurrinv the growth of the state's film program from a $2.1 millio n industry to an $8 millionh industry.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Supporters say Northern Kentucky riverfront project should be big, audacious - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Although the $170 million price tag for the expandec Riverfront Commons projectis steep, leaders of and believe it could spur new developmenft once the nation’s economic stornm has passed. The Riverfront Commone project proposed by Southbank several years ago now encompasseas the Licking River Greenway and Trails projecty proposed byVision 2015, Northern Kentucky’s regionak planning initiative.
The expanded project repair erosion problems along both the Ohio andLicking riverfronts; build walkways and bike paths alongv both rivers; and extend the project’sa footprint to include such elements as a tramwau to connect Devou Park to Mainstrasse Villager in downtown Covington. All that boosts the project’xs estimated cost to $170 millio n – far higher than the $50 million pricw tag for the original RiverfrontrCommons plan. Tough times? Be bold Southbanko Partners President Bill Scheyer arguez that the lousy economyu is no reason tothink small. “When timezs are difficult, it actually sometimed creates an opportunity for planning forthe future,” he said.
“Waitingg would not benefit us. We need to try to create the vision, make the economic case and then beginb to sell that conceptto everybody.” And it seemsz that, so far, just about everybodhy is sold. Vision 2015 has won supporgt forthe project among communith groups and residents, and Southbank has convinced city and county government leaders of the project’sa worth and value, said Vision 2015 Presidentt John Domaschko. President Steve Stevensz said business leaders havebeen too. After all, securing funding for the project was high on the list of prioritiesz when the chamber took a group to meet with congressional leadersin Washington, D.C., earlier this year.
“Wheh you’re trying to arrange you have a tendency to break thingse downinto bit-sized pieces. But if you do that and only you have a tendency to mask theoverallp vision, which is really the part that stirs men’xs souls and funders’ souls,” Domaschko “This kind of takesx the cover off the overall vision in the eyes of fundersd and shows how exciting this can be.
” the Riverfront Commons projecg has secured federal funds that paid for a study to plot the scopde of the project and help determine what’ s needed to address the erosion problems along the Scheyer wants to raise $335,000p this year to continue the consulting work and pay 20/200 Strategies, a high-powered Washington, D.C., firm that Southbank has hired to lobby for additional federal funds. In just two Southbank raised $170,000 from local governments and privated citizens who want to see the projectmove forward.
Local governments have been willingto contribute, despitd their own financial woes, becauss they understand the impact the project could have for the region said Covington Mayor Denny “Our job is not to just do a renderinvg and not to just do a study but to continuw all efforts to see that we implement the Bowman said. “It takes time.” Already, Southbank and Visionb 2015 have started to combine the governance groups for the Ohio Rivee and Licking River projects that were once separate And leaders inNorthern Kentucky’w river cities – from Bellevue to Bromleg – have voiced support for the plan, said Bellevuwe Mayor Jack Meyer, who is chairman of .
“We would really be doing an injustice if we just sat back andsaid let’ put this on hold until things get Meyer said. And with the federal stimulus dollars flowingfrom Washington, the project’s proponents hope they can win some by makinb the case that the broader project woule help the environment, give residents more recreationaol opportunities and spur economic developmeng all at the same “It’s difficult to say how greaft the opportunities are for obtaining said Roger Peterman, a partneer with and chairman of . “But if we aren’t it’s never going to happen.
” Scheyet said the lobbying firm Southbank hired has importang connections in Congress that he hopesa will help the community makeits case. And Congressman Geoff Sen. Jim Bunning and Sen. Mitch McConnell all have been supportivre inthe past, he said. Above all, said the chamber’s Stevens, everyone realizes that a project of this magnitude will take The key, he said, is to get started and make the case with a uniteed voice. “This economy’s going to turn Peterman said. “And we need to be positioned to take advantage of that.
”
Although the $170 million price tag for the expandec Riverfront Commons projectis steep, leaders of and believe it could spur new developmenft once the nation’s economic stornm has passed. The Riverfront Commone project proposed by Southbank several years ago now encompasseas the Licking River Greenway and Trails projecty proposed byVision 2015, Northern Kentucky’s regionak planning initiative.
The expanded project repair erosion problems along both the Ohio andLicking riverfronts; build walkways and bike paths alongv both rivers; and extend the project’sa footprint to include such elements as a tramwau to connect Devou Park to Mainstrasse Villager in downtown Covington. All that boosts the project’xs estimated cost to $170 millio n – far higher than the $50 million pricw tag for the original RiverfrontrCommons plan. Tough times? Be bold Southbanko Partners President Bill Scheyer arguez that the lousy economyu is no reason tothink small. “When timezs are difficult, it actually sometimed creates an opportunity for planning forthe future,” he said.
“Waitingg would not benefit us. We need to try to create the vision, make the economic case and then beginb to sell that conceptto everybody.” And it seemsz that, so far, just about everybodhy is sold. Vision 2015 has won supporgt forthe project among communith groups and residents, and Southbank has convinced city and county government leaders of the project’sa worth and value, said Vision 2015 Presidentt John Domaschko. President Steve Stevensz said business leaders havebeen too. After all, securing funding for the project was high on the list of prioritiesz when the chamber took a group to meet with congressional leadersin Washington, D.C., earlier this year.
“Wheh you’re trying to arrange you have a tendency to break thingse downinto bit-sized pieces. But if you do that and only you have a tendency to mask theoverallp vision, which is really the part that stirs men’xs souls and funders’ souls,” Domaschko “This kind of takesx the cover off the overall vision in the eyes of fundersd and shows how exciting this can be.
” the Riverfront Commons projecg has secured federal funds that paid for a study to plot the scopde of the project and help determine what’ s needed to address the erosion problems along the Scheyer wants to raise $335,000p this year to continue the consulting work and pay 20/200 Strategies, a high-powered Washington, D.C., firm that Southbank has hired to lobby for additional federal funds. In just two Southbank raised $170,000 from local governments and privated citizens who want to see the projectmove forward.
Local governments have been willingto contribute, despitd their own financial woes, becauss they understand the impact the project could have for the region said Covington Mayor Denny “Our job is not to just do a renderinvg and not to just do a study but to continuw all efforts to see that we implement the Bowman said. “It takes time.” Already, Southbank and Visionb 2015 have started to combine the governance groups for the Ohio Rivee and Licking River projects that were once separate And leaders inNorthern Kentucky’w river cities – from Bellevue to Bromleg – have voiced support for the plan, said Bellevuwe Mayor Jack Meyer, who is chairman of .
“We would really be doing an injustice if we just sat back andsaid let’ put this on hold until things get Meyer said. And with the federal stimulus dollars flowingfrom Washington, the project’s proponents hope they can win some by makinb the case that the broader project woule help the environment, give residents more recreationaol opportunities and spur economic developmeng all at the same “It’s difficult to say how greaft the opportunities are for obtaining said Roger Peterman, a partneer with and chairman of . “But if we aren’t it’s never going to happen.
” Scheyet said the lobbying firm Southbank hired has importang connections in Congress that he hopesa will help the community makeits case. And Congressman Geoff Sen. Jim Bunning and Sen. Mitch McConnell all have been supportivre inthe past, he said. Above all, said the chamber’s Stevens, everyone realizes that a project of this magnitude will take The key, he said, is to get started and make the case with a uniteed voice. “This economy’s going to turn Peterman said. “And we need to be positioned to take advantage of that.
”
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Little Hoover: Reform Calif. stem cell agency - San Francisco Business Times:
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The on Friday released its full andurged Gov. Arnolds Schwarzenegger and the Legislature to make changesw to theSan Francisco-based , whichg was set up when voters in 2004 approved Propositionj 71. CIRM has been the focus of both optimismj and criticismsince Prop. 71 authorized the state to sell $3 billiojn in bonds to support stem cell Despite legal delays by opponents of embryonic stem cell researchg and taxpayeradvocacy groups, the agenc has approved $761.6 millionh in funding for research and That includes more than $280 million to Bay Area research institutes and companies.
But CIRM also has been doggef with issues around its management particularly oversight board ChairmanBob Klein, who led the 71 initiative — and its grant review and intellectual propertyy policies. In its report, the Little Hoovef Commission said muchof Prop. 71 “noqw seems overly prescriptive in defining the governance and oversighgt structureof CIRM.” • Reduce the size of CIRM’w oversight board to 15 from 29.
• Chang the makeup of the board to allow more independent voices with five patienty advocates from unspecified disease two independentbusiness leaders, two independent scientistsd with no ties to CIRM-funded institutions, two Universit y of California officials, one non-UC universituy official, two private-sector biotech executives and one leadetr of a California research institution. Eleven of the 15 boardx members would be appointed by the governor withSenatew confirmation; two of the appointments woulx be made by the and the remaining two slots would be fillec by the UC system president.
(The currentg board membership is made up of five executive officers from UCs with amedicap schools, four executive officers from other California universities, four executiv e officers from California research institutes, four executives of commercial life science companies, 10 patien advocates representing patients with diseasew from cancer to Alzheimer’s, plus the chairman and vice • Reduce the terms of all board membersx to four years. • Create succession planse for board leadership. • Providee clear transparent direction forspending funds, with measurablre benchmarks, in CIRM’s strategic plan.
• Develolp a transition plan for the eventual expiration ofbond • Clarify that CIRM’s president manages all day-to-day operations. Elect the board chair and vice chai from within the existing board and set termsfor re-election and • Remove the 50-employee cap on staffing and the 15-person limiyt on peer reviewers. • Explore options for greater disclosure ofthe peer-review process, polling reviewers about theie willingness to participate in the process if their financial disclosure statements are made public and providingh full grant evaluations to • Amend all meeting minutes and then continue to specify individual board members’
The on Friday released its full andurged Gov. Arnolds Schwarzenegger and the Legislature to make changesw to theSan Francisco-based , whichg was set up when voters in 2004 approved Propositionj 71. CIRM has been the focus of both optimismj and criticismsince Prop. 71 authorized the state to sell $3 billiojn in bonds to support stem cell Despite legal delays by opponents of embryonic stem cell researchg and taxpayeradvocacy groups, the agenc has approved $761.6 millionh in funding for research and That includes more than $280 million to Bay Area research institutes and companies.
But CIRM also has been doggef with issues around its management particularly oversight board ChairmanBob Klein, who led the 71 initiative — and its grant review and intellectual propertyy policies. In its report, the Little Hoovef Commission said muchof Prop. 71 “noqw seems overly prescriptive in defining the governance and oversighgt structureof CIRM.” • Reduce the size of CIRM’w oversight board to 15 from 29.
• Chang the makeup of the board to allow more independent voices with five patienty advocates from unspecified disease two independentbusiness leaders, two independent scientistsd with no ties to CIRM-funded institutions, two Universit y of California officials, one non-UC universituy official, two private-sector biotech executives and one leadetr of a California research institution. Eleven of the 15 boardx members would be appointed by the governor withSenatew confirmation; two of the appointments woulx be made by the and the remaining two slots would be fillec by the UC system president.
(The currentg board membership is made up of five executive officers from UCs with amedicap schools, four executive officers from other California universities, four executiv e officers from California research institutes, four executives of commercial life science companies, 10 patien advocates representing patients with diseasew from cancer to Alzheimer’s, plus the chairman and vice • Reduce the terms of all board membersx to four years. • Create succession planse for board leadership. • Providee clear transparent direction forspending funds, with measurablre benchmarks, in CIRM’s strategic plan.
• Develolp a transition plan for the eventual expiration ofbond • Clarify that CIRM’s president manages all day-to-day operations. Elect the board chair and vice chai from within the existing board and set termsfor re-election and • Remove the 50-employee cap on staffing and the 15-person limiyt on peer reviewers. • Explore options for greater disclosure ofthe peer-review process, polling reviewers about theie willingness to participate in the process if their financial disclosure statements are made public and providingh full grant evaluations to • Amend all meeting minutes and then continue to specify individual board members’
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Obama picks VC to head SBA Advocacy office - Washington Business Journal: Washington Bureau
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Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technologg practiceof Madison, Wis.-based Venture Investors, is Obama'sx choice to head the Office of Advocacy. The office is an independeny entity inside SBA that ensures that federal agenciea consider the impact of theidr regulations onsmall businesses. The office also conducts research on smallpbusiness issues. Sargeant, who earned a in electrical engineering at the University of worked as a senior engineer at several larg e corporationsbefore co-founding Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor chip compant that later was acquired by PMC-Sierra.
From 2001 to he served as program manager for the Small Busines Innovation Research program at the NationalSciencse Foundation's engineering directorate. He is the seconxd venture capitalist to be selected for a top post atthe SBA. Agencyh Administrator Karen Mills workefd as a principal in privatew equity and venture capital firms for 26 yearas before she took over the SBAin April. Sargeant'a lack of legal training means he will have to rely heavily on the attorneys at the Office of Much ofthe office's work involvee analyzing whether government agencies have followed federal laws that required them to analyze the economi impact that proposed rules would have on small businesses.
The office also makes sure that regulators hear the opinions of smalpl businessesabout regulations. In fiscal this input saved small businessesabout $11 billioh in foregone regulatory costs, according to the office. The office'w current acting counsel, Shawne Carter McGibbon, has been an attornety for 20 years and joined the officeein 1994, during the Clintob administration. She previously worked for a Democraticf memberof Congress.
An unnamed Obamqa administration official, however, characterized her to reporters asa "Busgh holdover" during a controversyg over an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gas emissionds pose a public health hazard. The Offic of Advocacy concluded that regulating carboh dioxide under the Clean Air Act wouldlikely "have serious economic on small businesses and other regulated entities.
Initiall reports attributed the office's comments to the Offic of Management and which works directly for the White This led some Republicans to contenr that there was dissension inside the Obama administrationj about the EPA OMB officials quickly said they had no problem with the and several press accounts quoted anonymouz administration officials whosaid Advocacy'ws criticism of the EPA finding came from an office "stilp stocked with Bush appointees," in the words of the Los Angelesw Times. This dismissal of the office's opinion upset Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the ranking Republicanb on the House Oversight GovernmentReform Committee.
"There are hundreds of civil servanta serving in a similar capacity throughou the federal government who coule also be characterizedas 'Bus holdovers,' Issa wrote in a May 14 letter to "I sincerely hope that their professional advicr and decisions will not be discounted merelty because they also worked for the federal governmeng under President George W. For more information on the Office of see
Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technologg practiceof Madison, Wis.-based Venture Investors, is Obama'sx choice to head the Office of Advocacy. The office is an independeny entity inside SBA that ensures that federal agenciea consider the impact of theidr regulations onsmall businesses. The office also conducts research on smallpbusiness issues. Sargeant, who earned a in electrical engineering at the University of worked as a senior engineer at several larg e corporationsbefore co-founding Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor chip compant that later was acquired by PMC-Sierra.
From 2001 to he served as program manager for the Small Busines Innovation Research program at the NationalSciencse Foundation's engineering directorate. He is the seconxd venture capitalist to be selected for a top post atthe SBA. Agencyh Administrator Karen Mills workefd as a principal in privatew equity and venture capital firms for 26 yearas before she took over the SBAin April. Sargeant'a lack of legal training means he will have to rely heavily on the attorneys at the Office of Much ofthe office's work involvee analyzing whether government agencies have followed federal laws that required them to analyze the economi impact that proposed rules would have on small businesses.
The office also makes sure that regulators hear the opinions of smalpl businessesabout regulations. In fiscal this input saved small businessesabout $11 billioh in foregone regulatory costs, according to the office. The office'w current acting counsel, Shawne Carter McGibbon, has been an attornety for 20 years and joined the officeein 1994, during the Clintob administration. She previously worked for a Democraticf memberof Congress.
An unnamed Obamqa administration official, however, characterized her to reporters asa "Busgh holdover" during a controversyg over an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gas emissionds pose a public health hazard. The Offic of Advocacy concluded that regulating carboh dioxide under the Clean Air Act wouldlikely "have serious economic on small businesses and other regulated entities.
Initiall reports attributed the office's comments to the Offic of Management and which works directly for the White This led some Republicans to contenr that there was dissension inside the Obama administrationj about the EPA OMB officials quickly said they had no problem with the and several press accounts quoted anonymouz administration officials whosaid Advocacy'ws criticism of the EPA finding came from an office "stilp stocked with Bush appointees," in the words of the Los Angelesw Times. This dismissal of the office's opinion upset Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the ranking Republicanb on the House Oversight GovernmentReform Committee.
"There are hundreds of civil servanta serving in a similar capacity throughou the federal government who coule also be characterizedas 'Bus holdovers,' Issa wrote in a May 14 letter to "I sincerely hope that their professional advicr and decisions will not be discounted merelty because they also worked for the federal governmeng under President George W. For more information on the Office of see
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Life sciences investing is doing relatively well locally, despite slow economy - Triangle Business Journal:
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“I think, as I have for a few years, that theres is a lot of good and interesting and verycompellingt technology, which is the basis for developing any companies. So I thinkj we have a lot of good materiall tostart with. “The issue that we which is not at all unique toLouisvillr … is the need for seed-stage capital. And that is beingv addressed here by a fewdifferent ways. One, therer are a couple of angell groups thathave formed. The stat has some programs. The seed fund that I managed is obviouslya source.
So, there are some sourcess for seed capital, but we always can use “And in this currentr economic environment, it is even more an issuwe because the fund raisingf isvery difficult. So, we as investors, we need to make sure that we can fund the companieas for longer periodsof time, suppor them for longer, so they can achieve more milestoneds and weather the storm at the same time. with the expectation that once things get bettet and these companies get a littlefurtherr along, it will be easier to get Are you seeing many new ideas that could become companies? “We’re definitely seeing a stead amount. I can’t really tell you that is it is agrowingf number.
But there seems to be a steadty flow fromthe universities.” Are there specific areas or industries that are doin g well? “Certainly, in the cancer area, it looks like the (Jamews Graham Brown) cancer center is doingb particularly well. There have been a coupld of stem cell projects that have come out ofthe “Then, we have this nanotechnologg lab that was built, and one of our investments, came out of there. … That’x a relatively new facility, but I think we will see more comint out. And I am really excited about that.
“The team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) prettu encouraged by some of the work that’s going on over How many companies have you invested in through the seed fund and Triathlon ? “The seed fund has five investmentas in its portfolio. Triathlon has invested in one of them, in and is very close to investingin “They have been tracking two other as well. There is a definitely significant interest in the companiew that are beingdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withoug money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannotr advance? “It’s hard to tell. Some of them may kind of wither onthe vine.
” Because they are early in their development and ther is not a large pool of local funds for early-stags investments, “it would be hard for an outsidse investor to come in and (invest at) this earlyg of a stage.” “There’s always the possibility that … an investorr from somewhere else would say, ‘I will invest in your company if you move to Bostobn or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant money, especially with the president’s new which includes increased funding for research and developmenty of life sciences.
“Also, there is some other granr money available through the stimulus package that is hopefullg going tomake difference.”
“I think, as I have for a few years, that theres is a lot of good and interesting and verycompellingt technology, which is the basis for developing any companies. So I thinkj we have a lot of good materiall tostart with. “The issue that we which is not at all unique toLouisvillr … is the need for seed-stage capital. And that is beingv addressed here by a fewdifferent ways. One, therer are a couple of angell groups thathave formed. The stat has some programs. The seed fund that I managed is obviouslya source.
So, there are some sourcess for seed capital, but we always can use “And in this currentr economic environment, it is even more an issuwe because the fund raisingf isvery difficult. So, we as investors, we need to make sure that we can fund the companieas for longer periodsof time, suppor them for longer, so they can achieve more milestoneds and weather the storm at the same time. with the expectation that once things get bettet and these companies get a littlefurtherr along, it will be easier to get Are you seeing many new ideas that could become companies? “We’re definitely seeing a stead amount. I can’t really tell you that is it is agrowingf number.
But there seems to be a steadty flow fromthe universities.” Are there specific areas or industries that are doin g well? “Certainly, in the cancer area, it looks like the (Jamews Graham Brown) cancer center is doingb particularly well. There have been a coupld of stem cell projects that have come out ofthe “Then, we have this nanotechnologg lab that was built, and one of our investments, came out of there. … That’x a relatively new facility, but I think we will see more comint out. And I am really excited about that.
“The team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) prettu encouraged by some of the work that’s going on over How many companies have you invested in through the seed fund and Triathlon ? “The seed fund has five investmentas in its portfolio. Triathlon has invested in one of them, in and is very close to investingin “They have been tracking two other as well. There is a definitely significant interest in the companiew that are beingdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withoug money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannotr advance? “It’s hard to tell. Some of them may kind of wither onthe vine.
” Because they are early in their development and ther is not a large pool of local funds for early-stags investments, “it would be hard for an outsidse investor to come in and (invest at) this earlyg of a stage.” “There’s always the possibility that … an investorr from somewhere else would say, ‘I will invest in your company if you move to Bostobn or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant money, especially with the president’s new which includes increased funding for research and developmenty of life sciences.
“Also, there is some other granr money available through the stimulus package that is hopefullg going tomake difference.”
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Data Robotics secures $15M funding round - San Francisco Business Times:
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The round was led by previou s investor of San Mateoand , which has an offics in Menlo Park. Also participating were returning investors andPalo Alto-basedd . Mountain View-based Data Robotics said the fundingb will allow it to meet the growing market demand for its line of Drobo storage products. "Our strategy from the beginning has been to make highlh advanced storage technology simple and easy to use and builde the strongest sales channels andpartnershipz possible. This new round of fundinh will enable us to acceleratwe this strategy by further strengthening our market position and acceleratingfuture products," said Geoff Barrall, CEO and co-foundert of Data Robotics.
"Given our success thus far and the strongf growth in SOHO and small business storage we believe there is a significant opportunity to furtheer increase our market share by continuing to builxd the most advanced and innovative storageproducts available. I am thrilleed to see our vision validated by our Data Robotics said it has shipped morethan 30,000 system s since launching Drobo in the summer of making it one of the fast growingy storage companies in the "Our continued support for Data Roboticsz is founded on the company's track record, phenomenall progress and the excellent managementy team in place.
We are excited abour the future success of Data Robotics and I am happh to count myself among the many proued Droboowners worldwide," said Aneel Bhusri, Partnerf of Greylock Partners.
The round was led by previou s investor of San Mateoand , which has an offics in Menlo Park. Also participating were returning investors andPalo Alto-basedd . Mountain View-based Data Robotics said the fundingb will allow it to meet the growing market demand for its line of Drobo storage products. "Our strategy from the beginning has been to make highlh advanced storage technology simple and easy to use and builde the strongest sales channels andpartnershipz possible. This new round of fundinh will enable us to acceleratwe this strategy by further strengthening our market position and acceleratingfuture products," said Geoff Barrall, CEO and co-foundert of Data Robotics.
"Given our success thus far and the strongf growth in SOHO and small business storage we believe there is a significant opportunity to furtheer increase our market share by continuing to builxd the most advanced and innovative storageproducts available. I am thrilleed to see our vision validated by our Data Robotics said it has shipped morethan 30,000 system s since launching Drobo in the summer of making it one of the fast growingy storage companies in the "Our continued support for Data Roboticsz is founded on the company's track record, phenomenall progress and the excellent managementy team in place.
We are excited abour the future success of Data Robotics and I am happh to count myself among the many proued Droboowners worldwide," said Aneel Bhusri, Partnerf of Greylock Partners.
Friday, October 14, 2011
37 plays, 97 minutes: The complete works of William Shakespeare abridged hits ... - Sentinel-Standard
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Air Force taps S.A. for Cyber Command - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Lackland Air Force Base had been on theAir Force’w “short list” for the new command, but a provisionalo center for the new unit has been operatingy at Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier La., since mid-2006 — leading many to believew that Barksdale was the frontrunnet for the site. The announcement is the seconx “big win” for the Alamoo City in one week, coming on the heeld of ’s recent announcement that San Antoni o will be the site forthe Minneapolis-based company’as operations supporting its diabetes unit which will employ some 1,400 people.
The 24th Air Forces command is slated to have up toa $1 billion create up to 400 military and civilian jobs, and have an annual payrol l of $40 million to $45 million once fullty funded. “The addition of up to 400 new jobs is certainl a boost toSan Antonio’s as well as another statemenf to the nation that San Antonio is a good place to find a qualitg workforce, especially in this area of cyber says Jim Goudge, chairman of the . “Thew Air Force’s announcement, coupled with this week’sw Medtronic decision to locate a major operatiobn inSan Antonio, makes for an outstanding week for our greag city.
” San Antonio is already home to a number of cyber innovatioj technology and research institutions, includint the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Cyber Security and the UTSA Center for Infrastructures Assurance & Security. In addition, San Antoniok has cyber security programs such as the NationalSecuritgy Agency’s Texas Cryptologic the Air Education and Training Commandf and the Air Force Cryptologic Systems “San Antonio’s credentials were unsurpassed in our ability to supporty a cyber headquarters,” says Greater Chamber President and CEO Richardr Perez.
“What makes this announcement so special is thatchamber staff, alonh with a handful of key people at the City of San Antonip and Bexar County, has been working for more than two yeara to convince the U.S. Air Force that San Antonio is theird best choice in the nation for thisimportang work.” U.S. Sen. John R-Texas, also has been workinyg to convince the Department of the Air Force to located the 24th Air Force inSan Antonio. “This is excellentt news for the men and womej at Lackland and the City ofSan Antonio.
Over the past 18 through numerous letters andpersonal meetings, I have urgeed Air Force leadership to select Lacklandr for the headquarters of its new cyberwarfare unit," Cornyn says. "Today’s announcement confirms the Air Forcs agrees with me that Lacklanf Air Force Base isthe best-suite installation to house this state-of-the-art unit.”
Lackland Air Force Base had been on theAir Force’w “short list” for the new command, but a provisionalo center for the new unit has been operatingy at Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier La., since mid-2006 — leading many to believew that Barksdale was the frontrunnet for the site. The announcement is the seconx “big win” for the Alamoo City in one week, coming on the heeld of ’s recent announcement that San Antoni o will be the site forthe Minneapolis-based company’as operations supporting its diabetes unit which will employ some 1,400 people.
The 24th Air Forces command is slated to have up toa $1 billion create up to 400 military and civilian jobs, and have an annual payrol l of $40 million to $45 million once fullty funded. “The addition of up to 400 new jobs is certainl a boost toSan Antonio’s as well as another statemenf to the nation that San Antonio is a good place to find a qualitg workforce, especially in this area of cyber says Jim Goudge, chairman of the . “Thew Air Force’s announcement, coupled with this week’sw Medtronic decision to locate a major operatiobn inSan Antonio, makes for an outstanding week for our greag city.
” San Antonio is already home to a number of cyber innovatioj technology and research institutions, includint the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Cyber Security and the UTSA Center for Infrastructures Assurance & Security. In addition, San Antoniok has cyber security programs such as the NationalSecuritgy Agency’s Texas Cryptologic the Air Education and Training Commandf and the Air Force Cryptologic Systems “San Antonio’s credentials were unsurpassed in our ability to supporty a cyber headquarters,” says Greater Chamber President and CEO Richardr Perez.
“What makes this announcement so special is thatchamber staff, alonh with a handful of key people at the City of San Antonip and Bexar County, has been working for more than two yeara to convince the U.S. Air Force that San Antonio is theird best choice in the nation for thisimportang work.” U.S. Sen. John R-Texas, also has been workinyg to convince the Department of the Air Force to located the 24th Air Force inSan Antonio. “This is excellentt news for the men and womej at Lackland and the City ofSan Antonio.
Over the past 18 through numerous letters andpersonal meetings, I have urgeed Air Force leadership to select Lacklandr for the headquarters of its new cyberwarfare unit," Cornyn says. "Today’s announcement confirms the Air Forcs agrees with me that Lacklanf Air Force Base isthe best-suite installation to house this state-of-the-art unit.”
Sunday, October 9, 2011
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Friday, October 7, 2011
SAHA to spend $14.5 million on local housing project upgrades - Denver Business Journal:
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million in federal stimulus fundse to repair and upgrade a numbed of publichousing properties. Out of 349 housing authoritiee in Texas that receivedc money from the American Recovery andReinvestmenty Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or received the largest amount. SAHA is requirecd to use the money for capitalk improvements and all the funds must be speny withinthree years. “These funds will allowe us to make much-needed repairs to our publicx housing properties and improve the safety and qualitg of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdes CastroRamirez says.
Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the LewisChatham Apartments, a 119-unit apartment complex for seniorsx on the city’s South Lewis Chatham also will undergo an extensive modernization. In stimulus funds will be used to upgradethe security, elevatorsx and fire safety at nearly 20 elderlyt communities. Other projects will involve replacing fencing, windows, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioninyg systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiro Cavazos says the agench will encourage the participation of smallland minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additionapl weight to contractors that commir to actively recruiting employeew from the neighborhoods in and around where this work will he says. SAHA will issued requests for proposals to perform engineering and architectural services relatedto stimulus-approved Web site: www.saha.org
million in federal stimulus fundse to repair and upgrade a numbed of publichousing properties. Out of 349 housing authoritiee in Texas that receivedc money from the American Recovery andReinvestmenty Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or received the largest amount. SAHA is requirecd to use the money for capitalk improvements and all the funds must be speny withinthree years. “These funds will allowe us to make much-needed repairs to our publicx housing properties and improve the safety and qualitg of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdes CastroRamirez says.
Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the LewisChatham Apartments, a 119-unit apartment complex for seniorsx on the city’s South Lewis Chatham also will undergo an extensive modernization. In stimulus funds will be used to upgradethe security, elevatorsx and fire safety at nearly 20 elderlyt communities. Other projects will involve replacing fencing, windows, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioninyg systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiro Cavazos says the agench will encourage the participation of smallland minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additionapl weight to contractors that commir to actively recruiting employeew from the neighborhoods in and around where this work will he says. SAHA will issued requests for proposals to perform engineering and architectural services relatedto stimulus-approved Web site: www.saha.org
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
What kind of wheels will Wheeler have? - Charlotte Business Journal:
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This fall, she’ll begin hitting the books as a full-time studeny at the Charlotte Schoolof Law. She’llp be missed by all of us at the Charlottde BusinessJournal , especially by me as I return to head up the column that was last mine in 1999. (How does this thintg work again?) Ashley asked that we bid a fond farewelpl from her to all her sources and She also asked that youcall me. A lot. And now, on with the He loves a That would be former speedway exec Humpy who has been selected as the granx marshal of thethis year.
Wheeler recently retired as presidentof Lowe’s Motor Speedway and parenr company after more than three decades as a shamelesa and renowned promoter of NASCAR races. “He representds not just racing, but a lot of other things in our community,” says Larry Farber, chair of the Thanksgivinhg parade. “Humpy has done a lot for the communitg overthe years.” All well and good, but the big questionh for a former racing exec is obvious: What kind of car will he be in? “We’res going to have some fun with Farber says. “It will be a grand car for thegrand marshal, I can tell you that much.
” The long-runniny discussion over what happens to the Hal Marshall Centefr should be resolved by January. County leaders approved ’s $40.6 million bid for the 12-acrd property at 700 N. Tryoh St. last September. BB&D envisions offices, condos and shopsa on the site that is now home tocountyh workers. BB&D’s original deadline was the end of county leaders recently extended that by six Bobbie Shields, county general manager, says the extensio was granted because of some environmental issues. It was only fair to alloe BB&D time to evaluate those concerns. has hired a new chef at its SouthParmk location.
Gustavo Ibarrra brings 10 years of experience to hisnew job, with recentt stops at SouthPark’s Cheesecake Factory and Oceanairer Seafood Room. president Rick Chapman has received more than a few secondf glances while riding his electric scooter tohis company’s newly openexd filter fiber plant in Kershaw. Chapman ofteh rides his moped to the plant on Little Dude Avenuer from hisnearby home. He assumed the curious looks were prompted bythe battery-powered scooter’a virtual silence. Not so fast — or quiet, my friend. When Chapman asked a localo resident why he was gettingthe stares, he was “We just thought you had a DUI.
”
This fall, she’ll begin hitting the books as a full-time studeny at the Charlotte Schoolof Law. She’llp be missed by all of us at the Charlottde BusinessJournal , especially by me as I return to head up the column that was last mine in 1999. (How does this thintg work again?) Ashley asked that we bid a fond farewelpl from her to all her sources and She also asked that youcall me. A lot. And now, on with the He loves a That would be former speedway exec Humpy who has been selected as the granx marshal of thethis year.
Wheeler recently retired as presidentof Lowe’s Motor Speedway and parenr company after more than three decades as a shamelesa and renowned promoter of NASCAR races. “He representds not just racing, but a lot of other things in our community,” says Larry Farber, chair of the Thanksgivinhg parade. “Humpy has done a lot for the communitg overthe years.” All well and good, but the big questionh for a former racing exec is obvious: What kind of car will he be in? “We’res going to have some fun with Farber says. “It will be a grand car for thegrand marshal, I can tell you that much.
” The long-runniny discussion over what happens to the Hal Marshall Centefr should be resolved by January. County leaders approved ’s $40.6 million bid for the 12-acrd property at 700 N. Tryoh St. last September. BB&D envisions offices, condos and shopsa on the site that is now home tocountyh workers. BB&D’s original deadline was the end of county leaders recently extended that by six Bobbie Shields, county general manager, says the extensio was granted because of some environmental issues. It was only fair to alloe BB&D time to evaluate those concerns. has hired a new chef at its SouthParmk location.
Gustavo Ibarrra brings 10 years of experience to hisnew job, with recentt stops at SouthPark’s Cheesecake Factory and Oceanairer Seafood Room. president Rick Chapman has received more than a few secondf glances while riding his electric scooter tohis company’s newly openexd filter fiber plant in Kershaw. Chapman ofteh rides his moped to the plant on Little Dude Avenuer from hisnearby home. He assumed the curious looks were prompted bythe battery-powered scooter’a virtual silence. Not so fast — or quiet, my friend. When Chapman asked a localo resident why he was gettingthe stares, he was “We just thought you had a DUI.
”
Monday, October 3, 2011
President assures better life for rehabilitated youth - Sunday Observer
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Vestas board touring Colorado manufacturing plants - Denver Business Journal:
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The 12-member board, along with Ditlecv Engel, Vestas’ president and CEO, flew to Coloradoi on Sunday and hada one-hour meeting with Gov. Bill Ritter, said Roby senior vice president for external relations forVestase Americas, the American arm of the “They’re visiting all the manufacturing facilities in Roberts said. Vestas, basedc in Randers, Denmark, manufactures and sellz wind turbines used toproducer electricity. It trades on the Copenhagen Stocok Exchange at thesymbol VWS. The company boastw it had 20 percent ofthe world’as wind turbine market in 2008, with more than 38,0009 Vestas-made wind turbines installed worldwide.
The group Monda was touring the company’s $100 million manufacturing plantrin Windsor, where the big blades that captur the wind are made. Board members also were also spendingb timein Brighton, where Vestas is planning a seconrd blade plant and a nacelles assembly plant, and in where Vestas is building the world’s biggest plant for makin g the steel towers that hold the wind turbinea aloft. “We’re spending more than $1 billion in the Unitedf States and making a good commitmenrt tothe market, so they wanteed to see it first Roberts said.
• The Windsor plant nortbh of Denver, which when running at full capacity is expectee to employ about 600 employees and produce as manyas 2,00o wind blades per year. The plantf opened in March 2008. • The Brighton blade factory and nacelle assembly plants valued at acombined $290 which was announced in Augusty 2008. The plants are expected to be fully operationaolin 2010. The blade factory will emplou about 650 people and the nacelle planft will have about700 employees, Vestas has said. The $250 million Pueblo wind tower expected to open later this It will make 900 steel towera annually and employ 450 to550 workers.
The group planned to leav Colorado Monday eveningfor Portland, where the Vestaes Americas division is to see the company’s marketing, salesw and service operations, then tour a wind farm in Washingtob state, Roberts said.
The 12-member board, along with Ditlecv Engel, Vestas’ president and CEO, flew to Coloradoi on Sunday and hada one-hour meeting with Gov. Bill Ritter, said Roby senior vice president for external relations forVestase Americas, the American arm of the “They’re visiting all the manufacturing facilities in Roberts said. Vestas, basedc in Randers, Denmark, manufactures and sellz wind turbines used toproducer electricity. It trades on the Copenhagen Stocok Exchange at thesymbol VWS. The company boastw it had 20 percent ofthe world’as wind turbine market in 2008, with more than 38,0009 Vestas-made wind turbines installed worldwide.
The group Monda was touring the company’s $100 million manufacturing plantrin Windsor, where the big blades that captur the wind are made. Board members also were also spendingb timein Brighton, where Vestas is planning a seconrd blade plant and a nacelles assembly plant, and in where Vestas is building the world’s biggest plant for makin g the steel towers that hold the wind turbinea aloft. “We’re spending more than $1 billion in the Unitedf States and making a good commitmenrt tothe market, so they wanteed to see it first Roberts said.
• The Windsor plant nortbh of Denver, which when running at full capacity is expectee to employ about 600 employees and produce as manyas 2,00o wind blades per year. The plantf opened in March 2008. • The Brighton blade factory and nacelle assembly plants valued at acombined $290 which was announced in Augusty 2008. The plants are expected to be fully operationaolin 2010. The blade factory will emplou about 650 people and the nacelle planft will have about700 employees, Vestas has said. The $250 million Pueblo wind tower expected to open later this It will make 900 steel towera annually and employ 450 to550 workers.
The group planned to leav Colorado Monday eveningfor Portland, where the Vestaes Americas division is to see the company’s marketing, salesw and service operations, then tour a wind farm in Washingtob state, Roberts said.
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