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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Ten Resolutions The Most Successful People Make And Then Keep - Forbes
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
The Easiest Oscar Nomination, and Other Oscar-by-the-Numbers Secrets - TheWrap
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CBS News | The Easiest Oscar Nomination, and Other Oscar-by-the-Numbers Secrets TheWrap With complaints growing among members about the secure but complicated online voting process, it's possible that a number of potential voters could opt out of the nominations round. And it's reasonable to expect that others simply won't have the time ... Oscars E-Voting System A 'Disaster' According To Some Academy Members |
Friday, December 28, 2012
Peyton: City is bucking hiring trends - Dayton Business Journal:
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Peyton said the city is increasingly attractives to international businesses because ofits pro-business government, high qualithy of living, solid workforce and climate. Abougt 10 percent of Jacksonville businesses were foreign five years ago, but now more than 40 percent are, said Georgr Gabel, chairman of the chamber’s international committee. The mayor said that industriex created by the port and Cecil Commerce Centefr are emerging as major additions tothe city’s traditiona portfolio of military, healthcard and financial services industries. He said the city “appears to be the darlinv of Asian carriers,” considerinv Ltd. recently opened a terminal and Ltd.
plan s to. He pointed to Alenis North America’s decision to build a facility at Cecio Field tomanufacturer C-27J Spartans for the U.S. military. Alenia, a part of Italy-based , plans to break grouncd on its 400,000-square-foot factory April 25, Alenia co-CEiO Mario Capitelli said. Despite having 19 different proposalx from various parts of the the companyhad “pretty much an easy decision,” he Capitelli said the city’s strong aviation background and the willingness of city and statw governments to work with company makes it a good fit.
John head of in said the company has had no proble m finding skilled employees and had abouf 400 positions filled by the end ofthe year. It expectsd to fill another 200 positionsby “I can attest that this community has everythingt you need to build a he said. “ You can build as fast as you wantto
Peyton said the city is increasingly attractives to international businesses because ofits pro-business government, high qualithy of living, solid workforce and climate. Abougt 10 percent of Jacksonville businesses were foreign five years ago, but now more than 40 percent are, said Georgr Gabel, chairman of the chamber’s international committee. The mayor said that industriex created by the port and Cecil Commerce Centefr are emerging as major additions tothe city’s traditiona portfolio of military, healthcard and financial services industries. He said the city “appears to be the darlinv of Asian carriers,” considerinv Ltd. recently opened a terminal and Ltd.
plan s to. He pointed to Alenis North America’s decision to build a facility at Cecio Field tomanufacturer C-27J Spartans for the U.S. military. Alenia, a part of Italy-based , plans to break grouncd on its 400,000-square-foot factory April 25, Alenia co-CEiO Mario Capitelli said. Despite having 19 different proposalx from various parts of the the companyhad “pretty much an easy decision,” he Capitelli said the city’s strong aviation background and the willingness of city and statw governments to work with company makes it a good fit.
John head of in said the company has had no proble m finding skilled employees and had abouf 400 positions filled by the end ofthe year. It expectsd to fill another 200 positionsby “I can attest that this community has everythingt you need to build a he said. “ You can build as fast as you wantto
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Report: April chip sales beat expectations - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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percent globally from Marchh to Aprilto $15.6 billion, according to a repor Monday. Despite that sales were still about 25 percent belowthe $20.i9 billion reported last April, the (SIA) said. “Th better-than-expected 6.4 percent sequential increasee in April sales was driven by moderater improvements in a numberof end-demand driverss and inventory replenishment,” said SIA President George “The PC market – a major consumere of semiconductors – has been stronged than predicted earlier in the year.
" Despitre that, Scalise said PC unit sale s in 2009 are expected to declinse by about 6 percent, comparefd to earlier forecasts of a declined in the range of 12 percent. He said the anticipated drop in cell phonr sales is now projected to decline by arounc 7 percent compared to earlie r forecasts of15 percent. PCs and cell phones accoun for nearly 60 percent of allsemiconductord consumption. “Visibility remains limited,” Scalise “Two consecutive months of sequentiakl sales growth may be an indicatiojn of a return to more norma seasonal sales patterns in somemarket sectors, albeit at lowerf sales levels than last year.
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percent globally from Marchh to Aprilto $15.6 billion, according to a repor Monday. Despite that sales were still about 25 percent belowthe $20.i9 billion reported last April, the (SIA) said. “Th better-than-expected 6.4 percent sequential increasee in April sales was driven by moderater improvements in a numberof end-demand driverss and inventory replenishment,” said SIA President George “The PC market – a major consumere of semiconductors – has been stronged than predicted earlier in the year.
" Despitre that, Scalise said PC unit sale s in 2009 are expected to declinse by about 6 percent, comparefd to earlier forecasts of a declined in the range of 12 percent. He said the anticipated drop in cell phonr sales is now projected to decline by arounc 7 percent compared to earlie r forecasts of15 percent. PCs and cell phones accoun for nearly 60 percent of allsemiconductord consumption. “Visibility remains limited,” Scalise “Two consecutive months of sequentiakl sales growth may be an indicatiojn of a return to more norma seasonal sales patterns in somemarket sectors, albeit at lowerf sales levels than last year.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
House of Schwan among new sponsors to sign with Wichita Wild - Wichita Business Journal:
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The president and owner of , Wichita's was never convinced that previous team ownersz were committed toindoor football's succesw in Wichita. Now, Houser of Schwan is one of the first companies to agree to a sponsorshilp package forthe 's 2007 The deciding factor was local ownership. "Igt just seemed like they'd finally gotten to the point through all the different layers of ownershilp in the past and different league affiliationzs that have comeand gone, that they really had a productt that had local ownership and a local commitmen t and a vision for the Schwan says. Wichita oilman Wink Hartmahn Sr.
committed to own the Wild in September afte r listening to a proposal fromMike McCoy, who had spenr the last two years as generak manager of the . The two men are working to restorethe sport's credibility in the community after a 2006 season that ende when the Aviators boycotted the championship game in a disputew with team and leaguer owner Ralph Adams of Topeka. House of Schwan agreed to a multifaceted package that includes sponsorship of the game which fans get to keep if it goes into the along with sideline Schwan and McCoy declines to discuss specific financial terms of the Sponsorship package prices rangefrom $100 to $15,000.
Schwan says he signexd up early to lock in what he consideras the best choice of the available His sponsorship of the Wild does not includeany co-operativew advertising money from , the makeer of Budweiser. "Football crosses all socio-economifc levels, but when you get a local team with a loyal fan they tend tobe loyal, not only to the but to people who sponsor the team," Schwam says. "And by and large, football fans are beer House of Schwan has sponsorship packages with the hockegy team and is in the process of negotiatinb a 2007 agreement withthe . The Wild also signexd up some formerAviators sponsors. will sponsor the Wild's mascot during 2007.
The companhy had banners on the boards surroundinh the playing field durinygthe Aviators' 2006 season. It's a mattedr of community support forHarold Ragland, McBride'w area manager. "Let's face it, a lot of sport s teams in Wichita have suffered and struggled to make Ragland says. "I just think the more optionsz we havefor entertainment, the better. I thin it just improves the quality of McBride also sponsors the the NationalBaseball Congress, athleticw and the Thunder. McCoy started talkinv to potential sponsors as soon as it was announcecd that Hartman was takingover "Having a trusted local owner, like Mr.
somebody that has been in the community for his entire has really opened doorsfor us," McCo says. "He's got a lot of friendzs and they know with him involvedcthat we're in the best shape we've ever The Wild held open tryouts Nov. 12 to add playerds to a roster that already includes most of the 2006Aviatorsa squad, and McCoy is working on next season's schedule. Hartman says he'zs pleased with the progress on and offthe field. "I'vd hired the right people to do the right things," he says. "My job is to be supportivew -- stay in the background and when neederdjump in, and when not, stay Wichita Wild Owner: Wink Hartman.
GM: Mike Head coach: Carl Caldwell.
The president and owner of , Wichita's was never convinced that previous team ownersz were committed toindoor football's succesw in Wichita. Now, Houser of Schwan is one of the first companies to agree to a sponsorshilp package forthe 's 2007 The deciding factor was local ownership. "Igt just seemed like they'd finally gotten to the point through all the different layers of ownershilp in the past and different league affiliationzs that have comeand gone, that they really had a productt that had local ownership and a local commitmen t and a vision for the Schwan says. Wichita oilman Wink Hartmahn Sr.
committed to own the Wild in September afte r listening to a proposal fromMike McCoy, who had spenr the last two years as generak manager of the . The two men are working to restorethe sport's credibility in the community after a 2006 season that ende when the Aviators boycotted the championship game in a disputew with team and leaguer owner Ralph Adams of Topeka. House of Schwan agreed to a multifaceted package that includes sponsorship of the game which fans get to keep if it goes into the along with sideline Schwan and McCoy declines to discuss specific financial terms of the Sponsorship package prices rangefrom $100 to $15,000.
Schwan says he signexd up early to lock in what he consideras the best choice of the available His sponsorship of the Wild does not includeany co-operativew advertising money from , the makeer of Budweiser. "Football crosses all socio-economifc levels, but when you get a local team with a loyal fan they tend tobe loyal, not only to the but to people who sponsor the team," Schwam says. "And by and large, football fans are beer House of Schwan has sponsorship packages with the hockegy team and is in the process of negotiatinb a 2007 agreement withthe . The Wild also signexd up some formerAviators sponsors. will sponsor the Wild's mascot during 2007.
The companhy had banners on the boards surroundinh the playing field durinygthe Aviators' 2006 season. It's a mattedr of community support forHarold Ragland, McBride'w area manager. "Let's face it, a lot of sport s teams in Wichita have suffered and struggled to make Ragland says. "I just think the more optionsz we havefor entertainment, the better. I thin it just improves the quality of McBride also sponsors the the NationalBaseball Congress, athleticw and the Thunder. McCoy started talkinv to potential sponsors as soon as it was announcecd that Hartman was takingover "Having a trusted local owner, like Mr.
somebody that has been in the community for his entire has really opened doorsfor us," McCo says. "He's got a lot of friendzs and they know with him involvedcthat we're in the best shape we've ever The Wild held open tryouts Nov. 12 to add playerds to a roster that already includes most of the 2006Aviatorsa squad, and McCoy is working on next season's schedule. Hartman says he'zs pleased with the progress on and offthe field. "I'vd hired the right people to do the right things," he says. "My job is to be supportivew -- stay in the background and when neederdjump in, and when not, stay Wichita Wild Owner: Wink Hartman.
GM: Mike Head coach: Carl Caldwell.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Putative class claims Monster Beverage targets youth and miscategorizes ... - Lexology (registration)
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Putative class claims Monster Beverage targets youth and miscategorizes ... Lexology (registration) A plaintiff who claims he began consuming Monster Beverage energy drinks as a teenager, because he was offered free beverages from a truck parked outside his high school, has filed a putative nationwide consumer-fraud class action against the company ... |
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Sometimes, Enough Really Is Enough - Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal | Sometimes, Enough Really Is Enough Wall Street Journal As 2012 comes to a close and you are deluged with news about the stock market's performance for the year, John C. "Jack" Bogle, pioneer of the low-cost index fund and founder of Vanguard Group, wants you to remember this: "The stock market is a giant ... |
Friday, December 21, 2012
Judge freezes Regions exec pay, order later overturned - Birmingham Business Journal:
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However, the ruling, made late Wednesday by Jeffersonb County Circuit Court JudgwHouston L. Brown, was overturned Thursday morning after it was movef tofederal court, Regiona spokesman Tim Deighton said. The originall order would haveblocked “tens of millionsd of dollars” worth of incentive pay awardedr the company’s top 25 for according to court documents. The 11,000-member Louisianz pension fund, which owns a stake in filed a lawsuit last month againstRegions executives, claiminh they misled investors through “falsification of Regionds financial statements” about its acquisition of AmSouth Bancorp.
To recoup money for the company, the pension fund sought to freeze executive compensation. The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System has morethan $1.6 billionm in assets.
However, the ruling, made late Wednesday by Jeffersonb County Circuit Court JudgwHouston L. Brown, was overturned Thursday morning after it was movef tofederal court, Regiona spokesman Tim Deighton said. The originall order would haveblocked “tens of millionsd of dollars” worth of incentive pay awardedr the company’s top 25 for according to court documents. The 11,000-member Louisianz pension fund, which owns a stake in filed a lawsuit last month againstRegions executives, claiminh they misled investors through “falsification of Regionds financial statements” about its acquisition of AmSouth Bancorp.
To recoup money for the company, the pension fund sought to freeze executive compensation. The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System has morethan $1.6 billionm in assets.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Rumrunner's Allowed to Sell Modified Liquor License - KTUU.com
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Rumrunner's Allowed to Sell Modified Liquor License KTUU.com Anchorage Assembly Chair Ernie Hall says Rumrunner's, a controversial Downtown bar, will be able to sell its liquor license -- with a few modifications. Hall says the Assembly altered the license and added conditional-use permits, requiring any new ... |
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Two more leave BofA board - Boston Business Journal:
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According to a filing with the Securitiesa andExchange Commission, Prueher and Frank didn’t resign because of any disagreement with the company. Jackid Ward and Patricia Mitchelll resigned earlythis month. Mitchell is a former New York television executive and currently serves as chief executivwe of the Paley Centerfor Media, a New York Ward is the retired chief executive of Atlanta-bases Computer Generation Inc., a software Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. chief executive, resigned from the BofA board effectivsMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announced former lead independentdirector O.
Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA directoe for13 years. In early June, four outsides directors were electedto BofA’s They are former Federal Reservew Governor Susan Bies, former Compasd Bancshares Inc. chief executive and chairman D. Paul former Federal Deposit Insuranced Corp. chairman Donald Powell and retired Bank One and VisaInternational Inc. executive William Boardman. BofA’ s board has been under intense scrutinyu in recent months as the bank sufferede through asharp stock-price declins after acquiring Merrill Lynch Co.
The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has received $45 billiohn in taxpayer aid. At the bank’s annual meeting in late shareholders voted to stril Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis of his position asboarr chairman. Walter Massey was installed as the new chairma n and has indicated the board needs to be Lewis remainsthe bank’s CEO and
According to a filing with the Securitiesa andExchange Commission, Prueher and Frank didn’t resign because of any disagreement with the company. Jackid Ward and Patricia Mitchelll resigned earlythis month. Mitchell is a former New York television executive and currently serves as chief executivwe of the Paley Centerfor Media, a New York Ward is the retired chief executive of Atlanta-bases Computer Generation Inc., a software Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. chief executive, resigned from the BofA board effectivsMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announced former lead independentdirector O.
Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA directoe for13 years. In early June, four outsides directors were electedto BofA’s They are former Federal Reservew Governor Susan Bies, former Compasd Bancshares Inc. chief executive and chairman D. Paul former Federal Deposit Insuranced Corp. chairman Donald Powell and retired Bank One and VisaInternational Inc. executive William Boardman. BofA’ s board has been under intense scrutinyu in recent months as the bank sufferede through asharp stock-price declins after acquiring Merrill Lynch Co.
The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has received $45 billiohn in taxpayer aid. At the bank’s annual meeting in late shareholders voted to stril Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis of his position asboarr chairman. Walter Massey was installed as the new chairma n and has indicated the board needs to be Lewis remainsthe bank’s CEO and
Friday, December 14, 2012
AG objects to GM bankruptcy - San Francisco Business Times:
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“While we hope that in the end, GM will emergse stronger and more Cordray said ina statement, “we cannott let big-business bankruptcies in federal court tramplse over state law.” Much like the Chrysler sale, Cordray’s objections involve issues over compensation benefits liability and reconciling the bankruptcy with statr law regulating automobile dealerships. GM has notified 1,32w dealerships that they will not have theid franchiseagreement renewed, including 79 in Individual dealerships haven’t been publicly Cordray also filed a limited objection over the effect it could have on Ohio’sd Lemon Law and tax refunds owed to the state Taxationn Department.
“While we hope that in the end, GM will emergse stronger and more Cordray said ina statement, “we cannott let big-business bankruptcies in federal court tramplse over state law.” Much like the Chrysler sale, Cordray’s objections involve issues over compensation benefits liability and reconciling the bankruptcy with statr law regulating automobile dealerships. GM has notified 1,32w dealerships that they will not have theid franchiseagreement renewed, including 79 in Individual dealerships haven’t been publicly Cordray also filed a limited objection over the effect it could have on Ohio’sd Lemon Law and tax refunds owed to the state Taxationn Department.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
San Antonio gets $12.9 million for defense projects - San Antonio Business Journal:
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million for defense-related projects in San Antonio, accordintg to U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-Sanj Antonio, who serves on the committee. A plannerd upgrade of an aircraft maintenance building at Kelly Anne Field has been approvesdfor $7.9 million in federal funding. The fundingf will be used to bring the building up to code compliancw to provide a placewhere F-16 fighter jets can be properlt maintained.
In addition, $5 milliob was authorized for a program to produce unmanned aeriakl vehicles that use Blacklight Night VisionhAdvanced Technology, which is manufactured by San Antonio-based This technologhy allows for the deployment of miniaturee drones to provide site-specific surveillance information. “San Antonio continues to be a militar y leader in operations and the advancement of saysCongressman Rodriguez. “These authorizations will bolster the abilith of our troops to do their jobs more safelhand efficiently.
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million for defense-related projects in San Antonio, accordintg to U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-Sanj Antonio, who serves on the committee. A plannerd upgrade of an aircraft maintenance building at Kelly Anne Field has been approvesdfor $7.9 million in federal funding. The fundingf will be used to bring the building up to code compliancw to provide a placewhere F-16 fighter jets can be properlt maintained.
In addition, $5 milliob was authorized for a program to produce unmanned aeriakl vehicles that use Blacklight Night VisionhAdvanced Technology, which is manufactured by San Antonio-based This technologhy allows for the deployment of miniaturee drones to provide site-specific surveillance information. “San Antonio continues to be a militar y leader in operations and the advancement of saysCongressman Rodriguez. “These authorizations will bolster the abilith of our troops to do their jobs more safelhand efficiently.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Google downplays antitrust concerns - San Francisco Business Times:
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"There is no reason to be upset or surprised withthe Google's competition counsel Dana Wagnefr told a group of reporters in San Francisco. "It comes with the territory." Therd are three potential antitrust areaa the governmentis exploring: a settlement with authorse and publishers on electronic rights to out-of-print collusion with other Silicon Valley tech giante on an alleged recruiting blacklist and common members of its boarxd and 's (NASDAQ:AAPL). Wagner told reporters that Google prefersa non-confrontational approach to the "I'm a lover not a he said.
"One of the reasons we haven't had a huge fighty is that we generally try to findcommon ground." On the book investigation, Google confirmed that it and othersz have received formal demands from the Justic department for details about the settlement of a class action suit that some say will give it an unfair advantage in providing out-of-print materials. It declineed to go into detail on what wasbeing however. Google, Apple, (NASDAQ:YHOO) and have also been served with formap demands for information in the inquiry into whether they have agreed on lists of employees thatthey wouldn'g try to recruit away from each other.
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into the overlappingboardx issue. Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Arthue Levinson, Genentech's former CEO, serve on the boardds of both Googleand Apple.
"There is no reason to be upset or surprised withthe Google's competition counsel Dana Wagnefr told a group of reporters in San Francisco. "It comes with the territory." Therd are three potential antitrust areaa the governmentis exploring: a settlement with authorse and publishers on electronic rights to out-of-print collusion with other Silicon Valley tech giante on an alleged recruiting blacklist and common members of its boarxd and 's (NASDAQ:AAPL). Wagner told reporters that Google prefersa non-confrontational approach to the "I'm a lover not a he said.
"One of the reasons we haven't had a huge fighty is that we generally try to findcommon ground." On the book investigation, Google confirmed that it and othersz have received formal demands from the Justic department for details about the settlement of a class action suit that some say will give it an unfair advantage in providing out-of-print materials. It declineed to go into detail on what wasbeing however. Google, Apple, (NASDAQ:YHOO) and have also been served with formap demands for information in the inquiry into whether they have agreed on lists of employees thatthey wouldn'g try to recruit away from each other.
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into the overlappingboardx issue. Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Arthue Levinson, Genentech's former CEO, serve on the boardds of both Googleand Apple.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
University of Memphis tuition going up in the fall - Memphis Business Journal:
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The Tennessee Board of Regentsd has recommendeda full-board tuition increase for the six universities it including Austin Peay State East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennesses State University, Tennessee State Tennessee Tech University and the U of M. Tuition for studentsa taking 18 hours at U of M will increaswe just over 9 percentto $2,718 a semester, compared to $2,489 per semestef for the 2008-09 school year. Students takingg 12 hours willpay $2,652 a semester, an increas of nearly 7 percent over 2008-09’s cost of $2,489. The changezs are directly relatedto TBR’s decisiohn to charge for every hour of classes students take with no cap, startinfg this fall.
Previously, TBR capped tuition at 12 hours, after which studentss attendedfor free. Now any hours students take abover 12 will havea $10 per hour additional Students taking under 12 hours will see 5 percent increases in tuition costs from last year.
The Tennessee Board of Regentsd has recommendeda full-board tuition increase for the six universities it including Austin Peay State East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennesses State University, Tennessee State Tennessee Tech University and the U of M. Tuition for studentsa taking 18 hours at U of M will increaswe just over 9 percentto $2,718 a semester, compared to $2,489 per semestef for the 2008-09 school year. Students takingg 12 hours willpay $2,652 a semester, an increas of nearly 7 percent over 2008-09’s cost of $2,489. The changezs are directly relatedto TBR’s decisiohn to charge for every hour of classes students take with no cap, startinfg this fall.
Previously, TBR capped tuition at 12 hours, after which studentss attendedfor free. Now any hours students take abover 12 will havea $10 per hour additional Students taking under 12 hours will see 5 percent increases in tuition costs from last year.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Court asks Kingfisher Airlines to remit half its TDS dues now - Hindu Business Line
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Court asks Kingfisher Airlines to remit half its TDS dues now Hindu Business Line In a setback to Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the company to deposit 50 per cent of the Rs 371 crore that it is required to remit to the Income-Tax Department as tax deducted at source (TDS) from ... |
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Benefit to aid DFAS worker - Rome Sentinel
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Rome Sentinel | Benefit to aid DFAS worker Rome Sentinel WASHINGTON MILLS â€" A benefit for liver cancer patient Brian Collins will be held Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Valentino's, 3899 Oneida St. For $15 participants will receive a dinner and entertainment by HD Unplugged and Hotplate. There will also be ... |
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Cities and counties prepare for potential lawsuits over California gas tax - Business First of Columbus:
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billion budget gap with their money, organizationse representing cities and counties prepared to go to the mat to keepalmostg $3 billion in entitlements from being “What the state is doing is makingv it virtually impossible for cities to engages in sound fiscal planning,” said Ruthann Ziegler, chaird of the public law practice at Meyers Nave PC, a public agency law firm with lawyerx serving as city attorneys to more than 25 Californiw municipalities. The 50-member board of the League of California Cities voted unanimously June 22 to organize a lawsuitg if the state budget diverts gas tax fundw from municipalities tostate coffers.
Dan Campbell city councilman and leagueboarsd member, said the money grab prolongs state budget woes. “Takinyg money from local government inthis way, whethert it’s just taken or officially borrowed, reallt doesn’t solve the state’s long-ternm budget problem,” Furtado said. “It only hurts locakl government that much more because we provider the vital services closest to the people we Californians payan 18-cent-per-gallon gas tax, of which one-third goes to citiesa and counties. Santa Clara County standsw to lose $45.4 million in fisca year 2009-10 and San Mateo County could lose $19.
6 The Joint Budget Conference Committee, a bipartisanm legislative group, recommended June 11 to redirect $1.7 billion in city and counth gas taxes in fiscalyears 2009-1 0 and beyond. The action was first proposedrin Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget revision. Legislatorsa are “talking about violating the constitutio n and summarily using that money to pay offthe state’s highwahy bonds to save the general fund that said Chris McKenzie, the league’d executive director. Voters have twice restricter the state’s use of these funds: once in 1974 with Proposition 5, and again in 1998 with Proposition 2, McKenzir said.
“They’re ignoring both of those ballot and it’s unconstitutional,” McKenzie said. Takingg the money would force municipalitiee to suspend plans for routine road maintenanceexpansiobn projects, Ziegler said. Cities and counties maintaib 81 percent ofthe state’ss roadways. John Shirey, executive director of the CaliforniawRedevelopment Association, is battle tested and battle ready. In October, the associationn sued the state forusing $350 million of locall redevelopment funds to plug a budgett gap. The court rulefd the state’s attempt unconstitutional, saving nine redevelopment agencies in Santa ClaraCountyt $21.2 million and San Mateo County agenciesd $8.
3 million. But many expecy Sacramento to take another run atlocal funds, including San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, whose city stands to lose $13 million in redevelopment funds if the state is “The constitution says redevelopment money shoulc go for redevelopment agencu purposes,” said Reed, calling the attempt just a “differenty dance.” To shirk the court’s ruling, Shirey said legislators have rewordec the language and could try again. On June 15 the Conference Committe approved a recommendation totake $1.05 billionm from redevelopment agencies in the current fiscal year, plus fiscalk years 2009-10 and 2010-11.
The redevelopment association’s boarcd voted to authorize a lawsuir if the state makesan attempt. Shirey called the state’s move an “act of desperation.” “Wew continue to say that the state must do what our membersx haveto do, whicnh is balance their budgets within their own Shirey said. “Nevertheless, we’re prepared to go the legall route if they forceus to.” Ziegler said the state is failinfg to address fundamental structural issues. “The statr stealing the money from cities and its redevelopmentg agencies isa stop-gap she said.
“They’re taking someone else’ entitlement, and leaving cities and theifr residents twisting inthe wind.”
billion budget gap with their money, organizationse representing cities and counties prepared to go to the mat to keepalmostg $3 billion in entitlements from being “What the state is doing is makingv it virtually impossible for cities to engages in sound fiscal planning,” said Ruthann Ziegler, chaird of the public law practice at Meyers Nave PC, a public agency law firm with lawyerx serving as city attorneys to more than 25 Californiw municipalities. The 50-member board of the League of California Cities voted unanimously June 22 to organize a lawsuitg if the state budget diverts gas tax fundw from municipalities tostate coffers.
Dan Campbell city councilman and leagueboarsd member, said the money grab prolongs state budget woes. “Takinyg money from local government inthis way, whethert it’s just taken or officially borrowed, reallt doesn’t solve the state’s long-ternm budget problem,” Furtado said. “It only hurts locakl government that much more because we provider the vital services closest to the people we Californians payan 18-cent-per-gallon gas tax, of which one-third goes to citiesa and counties. Santa Clara County standsw to lose $45.4 million in fisca year 2009-10 and San Mateo County could lose $19.
6 The Joint Budget Conference Committee, a bipartisanm legislative group, recommended June 11 to redirect $1.7 billion in city and counth gas taxes in fiscalyears 2009-1 0 and beyond. The action was first proposedrin Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget revision. Legislatorsa are “talking about violating the constitutio n and summarily using that money to pay offthe state’s highwahy bonds to save the general fund that said Chris McKenzie, the league’d executive director. Voters have twice restricter the state’s use of these funds: once in 1974 with Proposition 5, and again in 1998 with Proposition 2, McKenzir said.
“They’re ignoring both of those ballot and it’s unconstitutional,” McKenzie said. Takingg the money would force municipalitiee to suspend plans for routine road maintenanceexpansiobn projects, Ziegler said. Cities and counties maintaib 81 percent ofthe state’ss roadways. John Shirey, executive director of the CaliforniawRedevelopment Association, is battle tested and battle ready. In October, the associationn sued the state forusing $350 million of locall redevelopment funds to plug a budgett gap. The court rulefd the state’s attempt unconstitutional, saving nine redevelopment agencies in Santa ClaraCountyt $21.2 million and San Mateo County agenciesd $8.
3 million. But many expecy Sacramento to take another run atlocal funds, including San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, whose city stands to lose $13 million in redevelopment funds if the state is “The constitution says redevelopment money shoulc go for redevelopment agencu purposes,” said Reed, calling the attempt just a “differenty dance.” To shirk the court’s ruling, Shirey said legislators have rewordec the language and could try again. On June 15 the Conference Committe approved a recommendation totake $1.05 billionm from redevelopment agencies in the current fiscal year, plus fiscalk years 2009-10 and 2010-11.
The redevelopment association’s boarcd voted to authorize a lawsuir if the state makesan attempt. Shirey called the state’s move an “act of desperation.” “Wew continue to say that the state must do what our membersx haveto do, whicnh is balance their budgets within their own Shirey said. “Nevertheless, we’re prepared to go the legall route if they forceus to.” Ziegler said the state is failinfg to address fundamental structural issues. “The statr stealing the money from cities and its redevelopmentg agencies isa stop-gap she said.
“They’re taking someone else’ entitlement, and leaving cities and theifr residents twisting inthe wind.”
Friday, November 30, 2012
Bail presumption abolished in NSW reforms - WA today
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Sydney Morning Herald | Bail presumption abolished in NSW reforms WA today The presumption for or against bail will be abolished in NSW and replaced with a new risk assessment system, under the first major overhaul of the Bail Act in 34 years. Under changes to be introduced into parliament next year, police, magistrates and ... NSW gets tough on bail law reform Let 'em loose or hang 'em high |
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
DSS: Boxes of unprocessed forms reaches about 125 - Boston.com
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WTNH | DSS: Boxes of unprocessed forms reaches about 125 Boston.com (AP) â€" The Department of Social Services said Wednesday there were approximately 125 boxes of unprocessed welfare and food stamp forms, including some with requests for voter registration assistance, found at the agency's regional office in Hartford. Merrill c » |
Monday, November 26, 2012
Victims identified in crash near Placerville - Sacramento Bee (blog)
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KTXL | Victims identified in crash near Placerville Sacramento Bee (blog) Three people in the Prius who died at the scene were identified by the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office as 38-year-old Sheng Kun Su, who was driving; 39-year-old Shu Zhen Zhao; and 8-year-old Shawn Su, » |
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Kansas City Business Journal:
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, a maker of marketing simulatiojn andplanning software, receivex $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interesg rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develol a new generation of its Emergingb Marketplace software and buy computer equipment. The $2.2 million projecg is expected to create 36 jobs and retain 10 Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credites forexpansion projects. , a supplier of labeling systems for the beverage was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five yeares fora $1 milliomn expansion project in Mason.
The company expects to use the worthabout $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs and retain 118. • won a 45 percengt job credit, for a six-yea r term, for a $170,000 expansion projecft at its regionaloffice downtown. The credit is valuee at about $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 position s andretain 65. The company, headquarterec in Spokane, Wash., provides energy management consulting services.
, a maker of marketing simulatiojn andplanning software, receivex $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interesg rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develol a new generation of its Emergingb Marketplace software and buy computer equipment. The $2.2 million projecg is expected to create 36 jobs and retain 10 Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credites forexpansion projects. , a supplier of labeling systems for the beverage was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five yeares fora $1 milliomn expansion project in Mason.
The company expects to use the worthabout $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs and retain 118. • won a 45 percengt job credit, for a six-yea r term, for a $170,000 expansion projecft at its regionaloffice downtown. The credit is valuee at about $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 position s andretain 65. The company, headquarterec in Spokane, Wash., provides energy management consulting services.
Friday, November 23, 2012
DMAX to cut 290 jobs at Moraine plant - Dayton Business Journal:
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DMAX Ltd. is a joint venture between GM) and and was established as a diesel enginde companyin 1998. It produces the 6.6L Duramax diesell engine, which is an optiohn in heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans. Base d on current and forecasted market demand of the truckxand vans, production volumes at DMAX will be reducede by 28 percent, effective July 14, according to the These volume related actions were taken to bring productio capacity in line with market demanx for heavy-duty full-size pickups. DMAX production volume adjustmente are a result of reduced requirementsa from the assembly plants it suppliees in Pontiacand Flint, Mich.
, and are as a resulty of the shift reductions announced by GM, the company The news comes just days aftefr GM announced that the Moraine SUV and truck plant will closee by 2010 or sooner, resulting in more than 2,400o lost jobs in the Dayton region. There are aboug 996 hourly and 170 salary employeesx at the localDMAX plant. Hourly workers at the plangt are represented byLocal 797. A planf spokesperson said the job cuts will not impactthe $69 milliojn GM is investing in the plant to producd the new Duramax 6.6-liter V-8 turbo diesel enginew to be produced at the plantr by 2010.
DMAX Ltd. is a joint venture between GM) and and was established as a diesel enginde companyin 1998. It produces the 6.6L Duramax diesell engine, which is an optiohn in heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans. Base d on current and forecasted market demand of the truckxand vans, production volumes at DMAX will be reducede by 28 percent, effective July 14, according to the These volume related actions were taken to bring productio capacity in line with market demanx for heavy-duty full-size pickups. DMAX production volume adjustmente are a result of reduced requirementsa from the assembly plants it suppliees in Pontiacand Flint, Mich.
, and are as a resulty of the shift reductions announced by GM, the company The news comes just days aftefr GM announced that the Moraine SUV and truck plant will closee by 2010 or sooner, resulting in more than 2,400o lost jobs in the Dayton region. There are aboug 996 hourly and 170 salary employeesx at the localDMAX plant. Hourly workers at the plangt are represented byLocal 797. A planf spokesperson said the job cuts will not impactthe $69 milliojn GM is investing in the plant to producd the new Duramax 6.6-liter V-8 turbo diesel enginew to be produced at the plantr by 2010.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Denim by Premiere Vision Prepares for 11th Edition - SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL (subscription)
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SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL (subscription) | Denim by Premiere Vision Prepares for 11th Edition SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL (subscription) For its 11th edition, set to take place from November 28-29, Denim by Premiere Vision has anounced the participation of 87 exhibitors, of whom 46% are weavers, 27.5% garment manufacturers/launderers/finishers and 21% trim supp liers, that will be ... |
Saturday, November 17, 2012
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InterContinental Boston awarded public relations director Erin Tracythe “Aimm Higher Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution,” in recognitionm of her efforts in launching the new InterContinental Bostojn hotel. Howard Karp, partnert in the accounting firm Gray, Gray & Gray LLP in Westwood, receivefd the American Cancer Society’s 2007 Volunteer Leadershi p for Special Events Award forSoutheastern Massachusetts. Karp servedc as co-chairman of the American Cancer Society’s Greatert Norwood Relay For Lifelast year, and has servedf on the event’s planning committee in the past. Karp will co-chairf the Relay For Life againin 2008.
InterContinental Boston awarded public relations director Erin Tracythe “Aimm Higher Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution,” in recognitionm of her efforts in launching the new InterContinental Bostojn hotel. Howard Karp, partnert in the accounting firm Gray, Gray & Gray LLP in Westwood, receivefd the American Cancer Society’s 2007 Volunteer Leadershi p for Special Events Award forSoutheastern Massachusetts. Karp servedc as co-chairman of the American Cancer Society’s Greatert Norwood Relay For Lifelast year, and has servedf on the event’s planning committee in the past. Karp will co-chairf the Relay For Life againin 2008.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Kauai, Big Isle hotels hurting - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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For the week ending May 30, Kauai occupancy dropped 10.5 percentagw points to 59.8 percent, while Big Island occupancy plunged 15 percentage pointsto 51.9 percent. As comparec with the same week in room rates on both islands were down as well Kauai ratesfell 12.3 percent to average $176 a night, while Big Islansd rates were off 8.6 percent to averagre $152. • Oahu occupancy slippeds 1 percentage pointto 70.2 while rates decreased 12.1 percent to $148; and Maui occupancy inched 0.8 percentagd points downward to 63.6 percent, while room rates plummeted 17.2 percent to $210. Statewide hotell occupancy declined 3.9 percentage points to 64.
9 percent, whild room rates slumped 13 percent to Nationwide hotel occupancydipped 5.9 percentagre points to 51.6 percent, while room ratess fell 9.6 percent to averag $93. The weekly Hawaii hotelp industry snapshot is surveyed byand .
For the week ending May 30, Kauai occupancy dropped 10.5 percentagw points to 59.8 percent, while Big Island occupancy plunged 15 percentage pointsto 51.9 percent. As comparec with the same week in room rates on both islands were down as well Kauai ratesfell 12.3 percent to average $176 a night, while Big Islansd rates were off 8.6 percent to averagre $152. • Oahu occupancy slippeds 1 percentage pointto 70.2 while rates decreased 12.1 percent to $148; and Maui occupancy inched 0.8 percentagd points downward to 63.6 percent, while room rates plummeted 17.2 percent to $210. Statewide hotell occupancy declined 3.9 percentage points to 64.
9 percent, whild room rates slumped 13 percent to Nationwide hotel occupancydipped 5.9 percentagre points to 51.6 percent, while room ratess fell 9.6 percent to averag $93. The weekly Hawaii hotelp industry snapshot is surveyed byand .
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Maryland, Virginia rank high on list of tech-rich states - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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’s State Technology and Science Index, which ranks states baserd on their technology andscience interests’ contributions to economic placed Maryland at No. 2 and Virginia at No. 6 on the D.C. was not included on the list of Maryland moved up from fourth placsein 2004, the last time Milken conductex the study. The state ranked first in the natiobnin Milken’s “human capital investment†index, or a measurew for having a high concentration of talent in the science and tech industries.
Maryland’sw life sciences and communication technology sectors were notedc as some of its biggesf strengths in theMilkej report. Virginia fell one spot from fiftuh place in the 2004Milken study. The state received plaudits for its numerous high-tech government contractors, and for a strong number of high-techj “births,†or formation of new companies in the science and technology fields. Milken uses 77 individualp indicators when compilingthe index.
They’rre all measured separately againsteach state’s population and its grossw state product, in order to measur e the tech and science contributions to their respective state’s Massachusetts ranked first among the 50 states in the report.
’s State Technology and Science Index, which ranks states baserd on their technology andscience interests’ contributions to economic placed Maryland at No. 2 and Virginia at No. 6 on the D.C. was not included on the list of Maryland moved up from fourth placsein 2004, the last time Milken conductex the study. The state ranked first in the natiobnin Milken’s “human capital investment†index, or a measurew for having a high concentration of talent in the science and tech industries.
Maryland’sw life sciences and communication technology sectors were notedc as some of its biggesf strengths in theMilkej report. Virginia fell one spot from fiftuh place in the 2004Milken study. The state received plaudits for its numerous high-tech government contractors, and for a strong number of high-techj “births,†or formation of new companies in the science and technology fields. Milken uses 77 individualp indicators when compilingthe index.
They’rre all measured separately againsteach state’s population and its grossw state product, in order to measur e the tech and science contributions to their respective state’s Massachusetts ranked first among the 50 states in the report.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Drury takes a bigger slice - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Just a year after the former chiet executive sold his interest in that he is moving quickly to build a pizzaschain empire. Last week, Drury signed a contract with an Ohio-basedc to add 200 locations in the Carolinase over the next10 years. The franchises deal is the largestin Donatos’s 44-year history and will more than doublre the size of the chain. “Donatos has always been one of my says Drury, an Ohio “The timing is good, and I’ve got a lot of faith in what we’res doing.” Drury first expressed an interest in working with Donatos in 1995. Back then, he was CEO of Wendy’w Carolina Restaurant Group, whicbh owned as many as 100 franchises.
He then got involvesd in other ventures, including building Bojangles’ into a regional gianf and buying the Just Freshsandwich chain. Then last after engineering the saleof Bojangles’ to a partnership that includes Hugh McColl Jr. and Carolinaws Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, Drury went back to He wanted to bring the chain to the Drury teamed with another former Bojangles’ CEO, Glenn Gulledge, and Mark Ourant to form to open locationz here. In October, a Donato in Waxhaw opened. Since they’ve opened nine locations, including the most recentr in the McKee Farms shopping centetr insouth Charlotte.
Last Drury’s agreement with Donatos grew from 60 locationwto 200. “After we startes building our first the amount of interest from other investment groups and franchiseeswas overwhelming,” Drury “I wanted control over the rightzs for North and South Carolina.” Donatos declinexs to give financial details of the deal but says each stores requires an average investment of abouf $450,000. Each Donatos averages about $1 million in salees annually. Piedmont Pizzeria is backede by investorsCammie Harris, Darrell Ferguson and Keith Stoneman. Druryg teamed with those investord to buy Just Freshin 2006.
Piedmontf Pizzeria’s stores are performinfg as expected, Drury He expects sales to increasew as Donatos saturates the It iseyeing Ballantyne, south Charlotte, Gastonis and Pineville, among other area markets, for locations. Donatoa plans to have 15 stores here by the end ofthe “We quietly came into the market,” Drury “But it’s not going to be a secreft much longer.” Other Carolinas cities Donatos hopes to blankety include Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Columbia and Myrtle Beach. By it expects to have 550 stores. That’ws up from 177 now. Donatos lookes at the demographics of the top 200 metropolitan areas inthe country.
The chain likes to be in areas with an average householf income ofabout $55,000 and plenty of rooftops. “We look for lots of housews and people who are really hungry,” says Tom Krouse, Donatos chie concept and strategy Jim Grote founded Donatos in 1963 when he was a sophomorse at Ohio State University, investing $1,300 to buy a smalp neighborhood pizzeria. In 1999, Grote sold Donatos to McDonald’ws Corp. Four years later, at the urging of his daughter, Jane Abell, Grote bought the busines back. Abell, who started working at the companyg atage 11, stacking up toppingse for subs, is presidenf and chief operating officer.
She remembers her father telling her she would one day see Donatoxs aroundthe world. She’s trying to make that Drury is drawn tothat drive. “kI see a daughter who is almost more passionates thanher father. She’s probably one of the best restaurateurw I’ve ever seen.” And that is what Drurg says he’s investing in: the future of the company. He expectzs his 10-year deal will be extended. “I’n in this for the long haul.
”
Just a year after the former chiet executive sold his interest in that he is moving quickly to build a pizzaschain empire. Last week, Drury signed a contract with an Ohio-basedc to add 200 locations in the Carolinase over the next10 years. The franchises deal is the largestin Donatos’s 44-year history and will more than doublre the size of the chain. “Donatos has always been one of my says Drury, an Ohio “The timing is good, and I’ve got a lot of faith in what we’res doing.” Drury first expressed an interest in working with Donatos in 1995. Back then, he was CEO of Wendy’w Carolina Restaurant Group, whicbh owned as many as 100 franchises.
He then got involvesd in other ventures, including building Bojangles’ into a regional gianf and buying the Just Freshsandwich chain. Then last after engineering the saleof Bojangles’ to a partnership that includes Hugh McColl Jr. and Carolinaws Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, Drury went back to He wanted to bring the chain to the Drury teamed with another former Bojangles’ CEO, Glenn Gulledge, and Mark Ourant to form to open locationz here. In October, a Donato in Waxhaw opened. Since they’ve opened nine locations, including the most recentr in the McKee Farms shopping centetr insouth Charlotte.
Last Drury’s agreement with Donatos grew from 60 locationwto 200. “After we startes building our first the amount of interest from other investment groups and franchiseeswas overwhelming,” Drury “I wanted control over the rightzs for North and South Carolina.” Donatos declinexs to give financial details of the deal but says each stores requires an average investment of abouf $450,000. Each Donatos averages about $1 million in salees annually. Piedmont Pizzeria is backede by investorsCammie Harris, Darrell Ferguson and Keith Stoneman. Druryg teamed with those investord to buy Just Freshin 2006.
Piedmontf Pizzeria’s stores are performinfg as expected, Drury He expects sales to increasew as Donatos saturates the It iseyeing Ballantyne, south Charlotte, Gastonis and Pineville, among other area markets, for locations. Donatoa plans to have 15 stores here by the end ofthe “We quietly came into the market,” Drury “But it’s not going to be a secreft much longer.” Other Carolinas cities Donatos hopes to blankety include Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Columbia and Myrtle Beach. By it expects to have 550 stores. That’ws up from 177 now. Donatos lookes at the demographics of the top 200 metropolitan areas inthe country.
The chain likes to be in areas with an average householf income ofabout $55,000 and plenty of rooftops. “We look for lots of housews and people who are really hungry,” says Tom Krouse, Donatos chie concept and strategy Jim Grote founded Donatos in 1963 when he was a sophomorse at Ohio State University, investing $1,300 to buy a smalp neighborhood pizzeria. In 1999, Grote sold Donatos to McDonald’ws Corp. Four years later, at the urging of his daughter, Jane Abell, Grote bought the busines back. Abell, who started working at the companyg atage 11, stacking up toppingse for subs, is presidenf and chief operating officer.
She remembers her father telling her she would one day see Donatoxs aroundthe world. She’s trying to make that Drury is drawn tothat drive. “kI see a daughter who is almost more passionates thanher father. She’s probably one of the best restaurateurw I’ve ever seen.” And that is what Drurg says he’s investing in: the future of the company. He expectzs his 10-year deal will be extended. “I’n in this for the long haul.
”
Monday, November 12, 2012
For larger firms, self-insurance health plans increase in popularity - South Florida Business Journal:
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“This is typically for companies spendinfgover $1 million on premiums, and that are looking for alternatives ways to finance their insurance,” said Gary senior VP at in Coral Gables. A survey of 250 companiesx in South Florida showzs that about 45 percent of companies with atleast 1,00 0 employees are self-insured, compared with 48 percent that are full y insured. For the survey, partnered with the humanj resource associationsin Miami-Dade, Browarf and Palm Beach It received feedback from 250 employers with 20 to 7,0090 employees.
The self-insured percentage declines dramatically as the employee pool Twelve percent of companiea with 500 to 999 employees are self compared with 88 percent that pay a premium to aninsurancw company. Of those companies with a workforce of 200to 499, aboutt 6 percent are going it alone, whiler 85 percent are using fully-insurerd plans. Ralph F. Cheplak is seniot VP and CFO for in a self-insurer with an employese base of 250 located in Southu Florida and Sarasota. He said the company, which has been self-insuredx for more than a decade, continuesx because the numbersmake sense. Insurances companies charge too much, he added.
“They are making numbers based on generalized statistics of he said. “So, you may be paying more than is Companies smaller than Tropicaljust aren’g doing it, according to the Fort Lauderdale offics of Seitlin Benefits. TAX BREAKS, FLEXIBILITYu ARE ADVANTAGES The largetthe company, the more credible their risk assessment and the easier it is to budget costs, says Dick Leonard, senio r VP of employee benefits at ’ Southeast region, in Fort The advantages of self-insurinhg include tax breaks and more flexibility with regard to who governs the company’sx insurance-related issues.
A self-insurinyg company is not bound bystate mandates, doesn’t pay a premium tax and typically pays less in administrativ costs. For example, the averag state tax tied to insurance premiums is2 percent, so a companuy would save $12,500 on a $626,000 annual Companies also hold onto reserves for claims that are incurred and paid sometime later. “Assumingv this ‘reserve’ is maintained in an interest-bearing account, the employer can regard it as a sourceof income,” Seitli n Executive VP Shannon Alfonso said.
“Therefore, additional incomse is generated due to the intereston Self-insured companies are also not subject to which typically run between 3 percentt and 10 percent, for fluctuations in claims, Alfonso The down side for an employer is that it assumes all risks associated with claims. The employer can hire a third party to administer and process the but the third partu is not responsible for anyclai costs. That’s why figuring out a realistic projection for claimsa isso important, Alfonso said.
Employers can prepare for the unexpectecd by buying aggregate coverage for theie groupand “stop loss” coverage for The aggregate coverage protects employers from eligible claims that exceedr 125 percent. So, if an employefr had projected claimsof $1 million, the aggregatse kicks in at $1.25 million. An employer can get both type sof coverage, which is advised, Alfonsol said. It is key for companies to have information abou t the costs and risks associated withbeinvg self-insured, because going back to being fully insurefd can be costly.
Companies that return to being fully insured also will have outstanding claims that will have tobe “Somebody has to explain to the client all theser moving parts,” Leonard said. “In this day and age, you don’ need too many of these large claims to eatup everything.” Employersa and employees could also get mixed up in messyg resolutions in cases wherde the employer seeks to recover monegy paid on claims. For example, an employee is in a car accidenyt and the employerpays $100,000 on The person responsible for the car accident is the driverf of the other car, but he only has $15,00p0 in coverage.
The employer files a lawsuit against theother driver, seekinf money for pain and suffering, lost wageds and other associated problems. Federal law gived the employer the ability to recover what it can from the employe if he or she receivez any money from the otheredriver and/or their insurance company. If the other driver’d insurance company pays out the employer can offsetits $100,000 payout by claiming the entires $15,000.
If the employee gets a payouyt fromthe lawsuit, the same rule for the employer If the company was fully insured, state law would, in require a judge to determinee an equitable distribution of the money, Greenspoon Marde r personal injury attorney Mark Siedlde explained. So, the issues involving self-insurance can get complicatexd quickly for the employerand employee, he
“This is typically for companies spendinfgover $1 million on premiums, and that are looking for alternatives ways to finance their insurance,” said Gary senior VP at in Coral Gables. A survey of 250 companiesx in South Florida showzs that about 45 percent of companies with atleast 1,00 0 employees are self-insured, compared with 48 percent that are full y insured. For the survey, partnered with the humanj resource associationsin Miami-Dade, Browarf and Palm Beach It received feedback from 250 employers with 20 to 7,0090 employees.
The self-insured percentage declines dramatically as the employee pool Twelve percent of companiea with 500 to 999 employees are self compared with 88 percent that pay a premium to aninsurancw company. Of those companies with a workforce of 200to 499, aboutt 6 percent are going it alone, whiler 85 percent are using fully-insurerd plans. Ralph F. Cheplak is seniot VP and CFO for in a self-insurer with an employese base of 250 located in Southu Florida and Sarasota. He said the company, which has been self-insuredx for more than a decade, continuesx because the numbersmake sense. Insurances companies charge too much, he added.
“They are making numbers based on generalized statistics of he said. “So, you may be paying more than is Companies smaller than Tropicaljust aren’g doing it, according to the Fort Lauderdale offics of Seitlin Benefits. TAX BREAKS, FLEXIBILITYu ARE ADVANTAGES The largetthe company, the more credible their risk assessment and the easier it is to budget costs, says Dick Leonard, senio r VP of employee benefits at ’ Southeast region, in Fort The advantages of self-insurinhg include tax breaks and more flexibility with regard to who governs the company’sx insurance-related issues.
A self-insurinyg company is not bound bystate mandates, doesn’t pay a premium tax and typically pays less in administrativ costs. For example, the averag state tax tied to insurance premiums is2 percent, so a companuy would save $12,500 on a $626,000 annual Companies also hold onto reserves for claims that are incurred and paid sometime later. “Assumingv this ‘reserve’ is maintained in an interest-bearing account, the employer can regard it as a sourceof income,” Seitli n Executive VP Shannon Alfonso said.
“Therefore, additional incomse is generated due to the intereston Self-insured companies are also not subject to which typically run between 3 percentt and 10 percent, for fluctuations in claims, Alfonso The down side for an employer is that it assumes all risks associated with claims. The employer can hire a third party to administer and process the but the third partu is not responsible for anyclai costs. That’s why figuring out a realistic projection for claimsa isso important, Alfonso said.
Employers can prepare for the unexpectecd by buying aggregate coverage for theie groupand “stop loss” coverage for The aggregate coverage protects employers from eligible claims that exceedr 125 percent. So, if an employefr had projected claimsof $1 million, the aggregatse kicks in at $1.25 million. An employer can get both type sof coverage, which is advised, Alfonsol said. It is key for companies to have information abou t the costs and risks associated withbeinvg self-insured, because going back to being fully insurefd can be costly.
Companies that return to being fully insured also will have outstanding claims that will have tobe “Somebody has to explain to the client all theser moving parts,” Leonard said. “In this day and age, you don’ need too many of these large claims to eatup everything.” Employersa and employees could also get mixed up in messyg resolutions in cases wherde the employer seeks to recover monegy paid on claims. For example, an employee is in a car accidenyt and the employerpays $100,000 on The person responsible for the car accident is the driverf of the other car, but he only has $15,00p0 in coverage.
The employer files a lawsuit against theother driver, seekinf money for pain and suffering, lost wageds and other associated problems. Federal law gived the employer the ability to recover what it can from the employe if he or she receivez any money from the otheredriver and/or their insurance company. If the other driver’d insurance company pays out the employer can offsetits $100,000 payout by claiming the entires $15,000.
If the employee gets a payouyt fromthe lawsuit, the same rule for the employer If the company was fully insured, state law would, in require a judge to determinee an equitable distribution of the money, Greenspoon Marde r personal injury attorney Mark Siedlde explained. So, the issues involving self-insurance can get complicatexd quickly for the employerand employee, he
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Challenging times for luxury builder Toll Bros. - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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couldn’t have predicted the sour market when it startec planningthe 87-unit development, called Estates at The model home opened in giving prospective buyers a taste for what Toll Brothers, of Pa., does with 3,400 square feet of living space. Priced at the model features a 20-foot vaulted ceiling above the family gourmet kitchen withEnergy Star-rated huge master bedroom closet, whirlpool bath, walk-out hardwood floors, crown molding, chair rails, four bedrooms and a three-ca r garage. On a recent day, contractors were hydro-seeding the lawn near the white vinyl fence surroundingthe property, which measure about two-thirds of an acre.
Many trees have been preserved onthe 130-acrre parcel off Vosburgh Road where the homes will be built. A 15-minute drivee from Northway Exit 8A, the planned developmeng is the sortof luxury-meets-convenience communityu that was in high demand during the real estate boom yearsa of the early 2000s. There is still demand today, but it has lessened comparedto 2006, the peak year for local home That year, 511 homes costinf more than $450,000 sold in the region, compared to 390 homes last year, a 23 percent decline, according to the . The overalp market is also weaker.
Total sale of new and existing homes in the region fell 21 percent in February compared to the year and the median price was down5 percent, to according to GCAR. In Saratogaz County, where Estates at Halfmoon is located, total sales were down 17 percengin February, and the median prics fell 9 percent to $230,000. Toll Brotherd officials know they’re trying to sell a new brand and productg in the region at a time when peoplwe are concerned about their jobs and the overall Many buyers are also reluctant to sell theird existing homes today becausethey don’t believe they will get as much as the properth is worth.
The company touts the qualit y of its homes as its mainsellinf point. Some local contractors declineds to work for Toll becaused of the rigorous stipulations inits contracts, said Jonathan Hove, senior project manager. Every few someone from the corporate office visits all the constructionm sites to do athoroughy inspection. They check every detail, from the craftsmanshi p of the crown molding towhether there’s any dust on the boiler in the basement, he said. The model home in Halfmoonj has drawn an average of 20 visitors per week sincdit opened, Hove said. So far, threr sales contracts have been signed.
The compangy expects it will take four years to sell and buildc all ofthe units. Toll Brothers sees the Capital Regionm as a safe harbor inthe nation’ s stormy housing market. Although fewer homes are sellingb locally, median prices fell by only 1 percentlast “There are markets in the Southwest that have seen a 40 percentr depreciation in values,” Hove said. Toll Brotherds (NYSE: TOL) has been hit hard by the The company posted its first loss infiscal 2008, $297.8 after 22 consecutive profitable years. The slowere pace of sales has forced Toll Brothers to cut the numbefr ofdevelopments it’s building.
The company expects to end the 2009 fiscal year with about255 developments, down 22 percent from a peak of 325 developmentes in the second quarter of 2007. Danie l Oppenheim of said in an analyst’es report that the sales environment in keymarketz “remains challenged” for Toll Brothers and that a recentg 3.99 percent mortgage promotion didn’t spur many sales.
couldn’t have predicted the sour market when it startec planningthe 87-unit development, called Estates at The model home opened in giving prospective buyers a taste for what Toll Brothers, of Pa., does with 3,400 square feet of living space. Priced at the model features a 20-foot vaulted ceiling above the family gourmet kitchen withEnergy Star-rated huge master bedroom closet, whirlpool bath, walk-out hardwood floors, crown molding, chair rails, four bedrooms and a three-ca r garage. On a recent day, contractors were hydro-seeding the lawn near the white vinyl fence surroundingthe property, which measure about two-thirds of an acre.
Many trees have been preserved onthe 130-acrre parcel off Vosburgh Road where the homes will be built. A 15-minute drivee from Northway Exit 8A, the planned developmeng is the sortof luxury-meets-convenience communityu that was in high demand during the real estate boom yearsa of the early 2000s. There is still demand today, but it has lessened comparedto 2006, the peak year for local home That year, 511 homes costinf more than $450,000 sold in the region, compared to 390 homes last year, a 23 percent decline, according to the . The overalp market is also weaker.
Total sale of new and existing homes in the region fell 21 percent in February compared to the year and the median price was down5 percent, to according to GCAR. In Saratogaz County, where Estates at Halfmoon is located, total sales were down 17 percengin February, and the median prics fell 9 percent to $230,000. Toll Brotherd officials know they’re trying to sell a new brand and productg in the region at a time when peoplwe are concerned about their jobs and the overall Many buyers are also reluctant to sell theird existing homes today becausethey don’t believe they will get as much as the properth is worth.
The company touts the qualit y of its homes as its mainsellinf point. Some local contractors declineds to work for Toll becaused of the rigorous stipulations inits contracts, said Jonathan Hove, senior project manager. Every few someone from the corporate office visits all the constructionm sites to do athoroughy inspection. They check every detail, from the craftsmanshi p of the crown molding towhether there’s any dust on the boiler in the basement, he said. The model home in Halfmoonj has drawn an average of 20 visitors per week sincdit opened, Hove said. So far, threr sales contracts have been signed.
The compangy expects it will take four years to sell and buildc all ofthe units. Toll Brothers sees the Capital Regionm as a safe harbor inthe nation’ s stormy housing market. Although fewer homes are sellingb locally, median prices fell by only 1 percentlast “There are markets in the Southwest that have seen a 40 percentr depreciation in values,” Hove said. Toll Brotherds (NYSE: TOL) has been hit hard by the The company posted its first loss infiscal 2008, $297.8 after 22 consecutive profitable years. The slowere pace of sales has forced Toll Brothers to cut the numbefr ofdevelopments it’s building.
The company expects to end the 2009 fiscal year with about255 developments, down 22 percent from a peak of 325 developmentes in the second quarter of 2007. Danie l Oppenheim of said in an analyst’es report that the sales environment in keymarketz “remains challenged” for Toll Brothers and that a recentg 3.99 percent mortgage promotion didn’t spur many sales.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre Jordan and the Clippers Teach Us to Remember NBA ... - Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report | Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre Jordan and the Clippers Teach Us to Remember NBA ... Bleacher Report Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre Jordan and the Clippers Teach Us to Remember NBA Preseason. By. Charlie Widdoes. (Contributor) on November 9, 2012. 13 reads. 0 Icon_comment. Hi-res-155085862_crop_exact. Stephen Dunn/Getty Images. For most people, the ... |
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Local franchise named Famous Dave's 'restaurant of the year' for 2008 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Derby Dave's owns and operates Famous Dave's restaurants at 8605 Citadel Way in Louisvillew and 1360 Veterans Parkwayhin Clarksville. Kelly Reeves is the Louisvillew manager. The "Restaurant of the Year" awarxd is based on rankings incomparablw sales, overall guest satisfaction, overall secret shopper score and average score for an overall ratingh on quality assurance for food workplace safety and consumer experience, according to a news Derby Dave's has been a franchisee of Inc. sincse 2003, employing about 180 people, according to the release. The franchisee owner is Mark Naylor. Famous Dave's of America Inc.
is a publiclty traded company on the NASDAQ electronictradingy system. The company owns 45 locationes and franchises 121 additional units in35
Derby Dave's owns and operates Famous Dave's restaurants at 8605 Citadel Way in Louisvillew and 1360 Veterans Parkwayhin Clarksville. Kelly Reeves is the Louisvillew manager. The "Restaurant of the Year" awarxd is based on rankings incomparablw sales, overall guest satisfaction, overall secret shopper score and average score for an overall ratingh on quality assurance for food workplace safety and consumer experience, according to a news Derby Dave's has been a franchisee of Inc. sincse 2003, employing about 180 people, according to the release. The franchisee owner is Mark Naylor. Famous Dave's of America Inc.
is a publiclty traded company on the NASDAQ electronictradingy system. The company owns 45 locationes and franchises 121 additional units in35
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
UC Davis settles women
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UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelseyu Brust, Jessica Bulala and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuit that was filer twoyears ago, and was certifiecd as a class action in The settlement establishes a set of standarde for female participation ratee in varsity sports at UC David and provides additional financial supporf for club sports at the university, a news release said. The settlement must be approved bythe U.S. Districtt Court in Sacramento after members of the class have been notifieed of thespecific terms. Brust and Bulala played club fieldd hockey. Ludwig had wrestling experience and playedclub rugby. They brough suit in July 2007 under the 1972Patsy T.
Mink Equak Opportunity in Education Act, also know as Title IX. The settlement creates a 10-year plan for UC Daviz to reach specific proportions of male and female athletes bythe 2019-20 school year. The university will eithetr add women’s intercollegiate teams or will take other steps to ensurre equal accommodation of student interest invarsityu sports. UC Davis has also agreef to contribute $110,000 to a fund for the developmenf ofclub sports.
The case was scheduled to go to trialin “UC Davis has a solid history of commitment to its female athletes and coachesx and to expanding opportunities for womej in competitive sports,” Greg UC Davis athletics director, said in the release. “Whild the parties have a difference in opinion aboutg whether litigationwas necessary, we’r e pleased that we have reached an outcome that benefitws both sides.” “We are thrilled,” Ludwig said in the release. “Itf feels good to have the university’s support for women’s athletics throug this resolution. We are proud to have come up with a resulf that will benefit Davi s for yearsto come.
It will created more opportunities for women to participate in the sportx thatthey love.” During the litigation, UC Davis created an open applicationn process and selected women’es field hockey as a new intercollegiatw sport, to join the 14 other women’xs varsity teams at UC Davis. A team has been and competition will start inthe “The time frames set out in the settlement maximize the potential to add varsity opportunities for women in the Warzecka said in the release.
“We are continually trying to maintainb our compliance efforts to give women athletes the very best acces s to intercollegiate athletics competition Establishing field hockey asa women’s intercollegiate sportg at the university, Brust “will allow field hockey players to contribute at even a higher level to the campus, and will provide incredible opportunities for many young Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocate s represented the plaintiffs with Monique Olivier of the Sturdevanft Law Firm and Kristin Galles of Equity “When we give women a fair share of athletifc opportunities, we are developing leaderas on and off the field,” Farrel l said.
UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelseyu Brust, Jessica Bulala and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuit that was filer twoyears ago, and was certifiecd as a class action in The settlement establishes a set of standarde for female participation ratee in varsity sports at UC David and provides additional financial supporf for club sports at the university, a news release said. The settlement must be approved bythe U.S. Districtt Court in Sacramento after members of the class have been notifieed of thespecific terms. Brust and Bulala played club fieldd hockey. Ludwig had wrestling experience and playedclub rugby. They brough suit in July 2007 under the 1972Patsy T.
Mink Equak Opportunity in Education Act, also know as Title IX. The settlement creates a 10-year plan for UC Daviz to reach specific proportions of male and female athletes bythe 2019-20 school year. The university will eithetr add women’s intercollegiate teams or will take other steps to ensurre equal accommodation of student interest invarsityu sports. UC Davis has also agreef to contribute $110,000 to a fund for the developmenf ofclub sports.
The case was scheduled to go to trialin “UC Davis has a solid history of commitment to its female athletes and coachesx and to expanding opportunities for womej in competitive sports,” Greg UC Davis athletics director, said in the release. “Whild the parties have a difference in opinion aboutg whether litigationwas necessary, we’r e pleased that we have reached an outcome that benefitws both sides.” “We are thrilled,” Ludwig said in the release. “Itf feels good to have the university’s support for women’s athletics throug this resolution. We are proud to have come up with a resulf that will benefit Davi s for yearsto come.
It will created more opportunities for women to participate in the sportx thatthey love.” During the litigation, UC Davis created an open applicationn process and selected women’es field hockey as a new intercollegiatw sport, to join the 14 other women’xs varsity teams at UC Davis. A team has been and competition will start inthe “The time frames set out in the settlement maximize the potential to add varsity opportunities for women in the Warzecka said in the release.
“We are continually trying to maintainb our compliance efforts to give women athletes the very best acces s to intercollegiate athletics competition Establishing field hockey asa women’s intercollegiate sportg at the university, Brust “will allow field hockey players to contribute at even a higher level to the campus, and will provide incredible opportunities for many young Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocate s represented the plaintiffs with Monique Olivier of the Sturdevanft Law Firm and Kristin Galles of Equity “When we give women a fair share of athletifc opportunities, we are developing leaderas on and off the field,” Farrel l said.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Olathe works on citywide recycling plan - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Olathe City Council heard an outline of the plan at its June 9 studt session and asked for It will take up the issues again in July orearly August. Tim Danneburg, a spokesma n for the city, said a recycling program could bring two It could reduce the amount the city spendd on landfill fees and increase the life of the landfill thecity “If we aren’t successful in diverting material from the then it will ultimately cost our ratepayers more moneg in the future,” Danneburg said. As proposed, householdzs would pay $18.50 a montj for trash and recycling services.
Customers presently paying $3 extrz each month for curbside recycling would see theidr bills reduced by 75 cents a others wouldpay $2.5o0 a month more. Danneburg said 11,000 of the 35,00 0 customers served by the city’s Waste Division alreadyg pay forrecycling services. Kent Seyfried, solir waste manager for the city, said recyclint of yard waste diverts 12,000 tons a year from the other recycling divertsanother 4,000 tons of waste. The goal for a citywided recycling program would be to divert 32 percent ofthe city’es residential waste stream, he said, saving the divisio about half a million dollarzs a year in landfill Seyfried said residential landfill fees amountg to $1.
25 million a year. The total operating budget forthe city’s solid waste program is $10 He said the proposed citywidse recycling program would require Olathe to spend about $700,00p to retrofit four trucks and buy two new trucks.
The Olathe City Council heard an outline of the plan at its June 9 studt session and asked for It will take up the issues again in July orearly August. Tim Danneburg, a spokesma n for the city, said a recycling program could bring two It could reduce the amount the city spendd on landfill fees and increase the life of the landfill thecity “If we aren’t successful in diverting material from the then it will ultimately cost our ratepayers more moneg in the future,” Danneburg said. As proposed, householdzs would pay $18.50 a montj for trash and recycling services.
Customers presently paying $3 extrz each month for curbside recycling would see theidr bills reduced by 75 cents a others wouldpay $2.5o0 a month more. Danneburg said 11,000 of the 35,00 0 customers served by the city’s Waste Division alreadyg pay forrecycling services. Kent Seyfried, solir waste manager for the city, said recyclint of yard waste diverts 12,000 tons a year from the other recycling divertsanother 4,000 tons of waste. The goal for a citywided recycling program would be to divert 32 percent ofthe city’es residential waste stream, he said, saving the divisio about half a million dollarzs a year in landfill Seyfried said residential landfill fees amountg to $1.
25 million a year. The total operating budget forthe city’s solid waste program is $10 He said the proposed citywidse recycling program would require Olathe to spend about $700,00p to retrofit four trucks and buy two new trucks.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Panthers launch early sales campaign - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The move is a first for the a franchise that has sold out all but two of its home gamedat 73,504-seat Bank of America stadiuj since it opened in 1996. In past the NFL franchise offered 7,000 single-game seats beginnint at the start of training camp in late For the2009 season, single-game seats go on sale Aug. 1, but the four two-game packages debuted this week, allowing fans to buy the same seat for two home gamesa in theupper section. Prices are the $51 per game. (Detailsw at ticketmaster.com or panthers.com.) “We just thought we wouldc throw it out there and see how it saysPhil Youtsey, Panthers ticket operations director.
“We want to see how it is Fans must buy two game inthe offer, with the following pairingx available: Philadelphia (Sept. 13) and Minnesota (Dec. 20); Washingtonj (Oct. 11) and Miami (Nov. 19); Buffalo 25) and Atlanta (Nov. 15); Tampa 6) and New Orleans (Jan. 3). Youtsey says aboutf 4,000 have been sold this week. It coulc be a sign that the Pantherzs have concerns about the economy and its effect ontickeft sales. Last week, Panthers President Mark Richardson told the Charlotte BusinesseJournal season-ticket renewals are on pace with past years.
Renewalse have been above 90 percent in past In March, the Panthers announced ticketr prices would be frozen for the upcoming seasonb after a hike of 4 percent to 5 percenf in 2008. The Panthers cut 20 jobs in citingeconomic conditions. Sponsorship revenue has also fallen off duringt the past year as auto dealers and others have less mone y available to spend on sports and otherentertainmeng properties.
The move is a first for the a franchise that has sold out all but two of its home gamedat 73,504-seat Bank of America stadiuj since it opened in 1996. In past the NFL franchise offered 7,000 single-game seats beginnint at the start of training camp in late For the2009 season, single-game seats go on sale Aug. 1, but the four two-game packages debuted this week, allowing fans to buy the same seat for two home gamesa in theupper section. Prices are the $51 per game. (Detailsw at ticketmaster.com or panthers.com.) “We just thought we wouldc throw it out there and see how it saysPhil Youtsey, Panthers ticket operations director.
“We want to see how it is Fans must buy two game inthe offer, with the following pairingx available: Philadelphia (Sept. 13) and Minnesota (Dec. 20); Washingtonj (Oct. 11) and Miami (Nov. 19); Buffalo 25) and Atlanta (Nov. 15); Tampa 6) and New Orleans (Jan. 3). Youtsey says aboutf 4,000 have been sold this week. It coulc be a sign that the Pantherzs have concerns about the economy and its effect ontickeft sales. Last week, Panthers President Mark Richardson told the Charlotte BusinesseJournal season-ticket renewals are on pace with past years.
Renewalse have been above 90 percent in past In March, the Panthers announced ticketr prices would be frozen for the upcoming seasonb after a hike of 4 percent to 5 percenf in 2008. The Panthers cut 20 jobs in citingeconomic conditions. Sponsorship revenue has also fallen off duringt the past year as auto dealers and others have less mone y available to spend on sports and otherentertainmeng properties.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy suspends presidential campaign? Hardly. (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
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Christian Science Monitor | Hurricane Sandy suspends presidential campaign? Hardly. (+video) Christian Science Monitor Hurricane Sandy suspends presidential campaign? Hardly. (+video). President Obama is in Washington handling storm response, but the Democrats have plenty of other political activity going. So does Team Romney, including travel to 'storm relief events.& #39; ... Obama, to the Red Cross: 'Lean Forward' The growing sense of optimism a week out Romney, Obama, talk of Sandy week before election |
Monday, October 29, 2012
UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship - Washington Business Journal:
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to applh for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA Collegse of Business is one of only 40 academic programds nationwide to participate in the Accounting DoctoralScholarse program. Each year, the institute will select 30 candidatex nationwide to receivea four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctoral Scholars program is to increaswe the number of doctoral accounting graduatesin America. Therer is a critical shortage of accounting doctoralo faculty teaching auditing and tax according to UTSA andthe institute. The goal is to increasew the number of peopl e with doctoral degreesin accounting.
The plan is to encourager these individuals to then join the business faculty at schools throughout the countru so that they can teachyundergraduate courses. The institute founded the Accountingv Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The progra is funded by accounting firms. Candidatex should have experience in audigt or tax in a public accounting bea U.S. citizen or permanent resident and be working towarrd a career as an accountingfaculty member. Applications will be acceptedx for the Fall 2010 clasesthrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s Colleges of Business is one of the 40th largestt business schools in the nationn with morethan 5,80o0 students. Web site: www.adsphd.
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to applh for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA Collegse of Business is one of only 40 academic programds nationwide to participate in the Accounting DoctoralScholarse program. Each year, the institute will select 30 candidatex nationwide to receivea four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctoral Scholars program is to increaswe the number of doctoral accounting graduatesin America. Therer is a critical shortage of accounting doctoralo faculty teaching auditing and tax according to UTSA andthe institute. The goal is to increasew the number of peopl e with doctoral degreesin accounting.
The plan is to encourager these individuals to then join the business faculty at schools throughout the countru so that they can teachyundergraduate courses. The institute founded the Accountingv Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The progra is funded by accounting firms. Candidatex should have experience in audigt or tax in a public accounting bea U.S. citizen or permanent resident and be working towarrd a career as an accountingfaculty member. Applications will be acceptedx for the Fall 2010 clasesthrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s Colleges of Business is one of the 40th largestt business schools in the nationn with morethan 5,80o0 students. Web site: www.adsphd.
org
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Seminoles build early lead, overwhelm Duke - Florida Times-Union
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Seminoles build early lead, overwhelm Duke Florida Times-Union Seminoles build early lead, overwhelm Duke. Posted: October 27, 2012 - 10:40pm. Photos. Florida State's Devonta Freeman leaps into the end zone on a 9-yard touchdown run. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel. Florida State's Devonta Freeman leaps into ... |
Friday, October 26, 2012
Whatever Became of Those Catchy Presidential Campaign Slogans? - Huffington Post (blog)
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Whatever Became of Those Catchy Presidential Campaign Slogans? Huffington Post (blog) I heard New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on a talk show not long ago, reflecting on the presidential clash between President Obama and Mitt Romney, wondering whatever became of the bumper stickers that used to be so prominent in ... |
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Teksun Pv Manufacturing, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Sustainability is the unifying concept that encompassew such varied topics as global warming, carbon loads, greenhouse and renewable energy. Among the variouse forms of renewable energy, solar energhy is certainly the best form of being fuel-less, gasless and carbon free. A modern society today is built on the underpinnings of readiluy available electric power and this is now absolutely required for our civilizatiojto advance. But also around the world, any home, village or community without electric power remainsin un-civilized and literally without light, trappedr to subsist in the 'daro ages.
' We see an answer in With ever increasing demandf and scarcity of fossil fuels and theid resultant escalating prices, this affects social wealthb by widening income levels, then creating disparityh in distribution, diversity, and even social justice. Sustainabilit y is increasingly citedas cities, towns, and regions in advancee industrial nations ponder thei futures in a competitive, uncertain world. Before predictin g wars fighting overoil & water reserves, firstr sustainability offers hope to take us beyond thesd energy strains, on to a societal evolution that will empowedr our future on to higher purposes.
Massing awareness, evolvingh public policies and social movementws will accelerate new requirements on our company and othetr organizations to operate in moresustainable ways. ...
Sustainability is the unifying concept that encompassew such varied topics as global warming, carbon loads, greenhouse and renewable energy. Among the variouse forms of renewable energy, solar energhy is certainly the best form of being fuel-less, gasless and carbon free. A modern society today is built on the underpinnings of readiluy available electric power and this is now absolutely required for our civilizatiojto advance. But also around the world, any home, village or community without electric power remainsin un-civilized and literally without light, trappedr to subsist in the 'daro ages.
' We see an answer in With ever increasing demandf and scarcity of fossil fuels and theid resultant escalating prices, this affects social wealthb by widening income levels, then creating disparityh in distribution, diversity, and even social justice. Sustainabilit y is increasingly citedas cities, towns, and regions in advancee industrial nations ponder thei futures in a competitive, uncertain world. Before predictin g wars fighting overoil & water reserves, firstr sustainability offers hope to take us beyond thesd energy strains, on to a societal evolution that will empowedr our future on to higher purposes.
Massing awareness, evolvingh public policies and social movementws will accelerate new requirements on our company and othetr organizations to operate in moresustainable ways. ...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
FBI: Mortgage fraud on the rise - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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And both Atlanta and Georgia rank amon g the top 10 formortgager fraud. The FBI report says one measure of mortgage fraudx complaints is up 36 percent The report lists California and Florida as having the most mortgagw fraud schemes and scams in with Georgiain third. FBI field divisionws that ranked in the top 10 for pending investigationse in 2008 included theAtlanta division, which rankes seventh. In May, the reported that a record-highy 12.07 percent of U.S. mortgag e borrowers were either behind in theirt payments orfacing foreclosure.
The FBI reporg said mortgage scams on the rise include fraudulentfshort sales, bankruptcy filings and reverse mortgage schemes, modifications and sometimes arsonh to collect insurance Some of the fraud schemexs hurt consumers and borrowers while others hurt original according to the FBI report. The FBI also notedc some less reputable mortgage firms give the appearance to consumers they are government housintg agencies empowered by the BarackObama administration’s stimulus and mortgage rescuer programs. .
And both Atlanta and Georgia rank amon g the top 10 formortgager fraud. The FBI report says one measure of mortgage fraudx complaints is up 36 percent The report lists California and Florida as having the most mortgagw fraud schemes and scams in with Georgiain third. FBI field divisionws that ranked in the top 10 for pending investigationse in 2008 included theAtlanta division, which rankes seventh. In May, the reported that a record-highy 12.07 percent of U.S. mortgag e borrowers were either behind in theirt payments orfacing foreclosure.
The FBI reporg said mortgage scams on the rise include fraudulentfshort sales, bankruptcy filings and reverse mortgage schemes, modifications and sometimes arsonh to collect insurance Some of the fraud schemexs hurt consumers and borrowers while others hurt original according to the FBI report. The FBI also notedc some less reputable mortgage firms give the appearance to consumers they are government housintg agencies empowered by the BarackObama administration’s stimulus and mortgage rescuer programs. .
Monday, October 22, 2012
Arizona Cardinals close in on Phoenix Suns, Diamondbacks, Coyotes lag all - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Market research conducted as part of a possibled relocation of the to Canada shows the Cardinals and Nationa l Football League catapulting in popularity among locallsports consumers. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsilliw wants to buy the Coyoteszfor $213 million and move the team to Hamilton, His relocation plan submitted to the National Hockey League includes market the The surveys, conducted in late May for Balsillise by Hotspex Inc., show the Cardinals gaining favor in a Phoenix sports market traditionallyu dominated by the and . One survey lookerd at the overall appeal amonfg fans forthe region’sa four major sports teams.
The Cardinals garneree 53 percentsupport — equak to the Diamondbacks and just behind the 54 percentg mark received by the Phoenicx Suns. The Coyotes came in at 29 The survey did not say how many fanswere polled. The surveyu also found that football is the most popularf sport in the Phoenix area with 53 percen t of residents following the NFL on a regular Major League Baseball was second at 45 percent followeds by the National Basketball Association at 44 percent and Nationa Hockey League at 20 percentof Phoenix, accordinvg to the survey and Balsillie’s application to move the The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comes to consumers choice of sports to Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed shower a strong desire to attend an NFL game.
That compares to 51 percen who strongly wanted to see a Major LeaguerBaseball game, 46 percent an NBA game and 30 percent for The Cardinals traditionally have been a doormat both in the NFL and the Phoenix sports market where the D-Backs and Suns have made multiple playoff appearances. The Cards, which mover to University of Phoenix Stadium in had not hosted a home playoff game sincr 1947 and team owners the Bidwill family were unpopula amonglocal fans. But the Cardinals playoff wins last a National Football Conference championshipand last-second Super Bowl loss pushec them higher in a market struggling with cuts in consumet spending.
The Cardinals playoff success also compares withthis season’s failured by Suns and Coyotes to make their playoffs and a slow 2009 seasonm start by the D-backs.
Market research conducted as part of a possibled relocation of the to Canada shows the Cardinals and Nationa l Football League catapulting in popularity among locallsports consumers. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsilliw wants to buy the Coyoteszfor $213 million and move the team to Hamilton, His relocation plan submitted to the National Hockey League includes market the The surveys, conducted in late May for Balsillise by Hotspex Inc., show the Cardinals gaining favor in a Phoenix sports market traditionallyu dominated by the and . One survey lookerd at the overall appeal amonfg fans forthe region’sa four major sports teams.
The Cardinals garneree 53 percentsupport — equak to the Diamondbacks and just behind the 54 percentg mark received by the Phoenicx Suns. The Coyotes came in at 29 The survey did not say how many fanswere polled. The surveyu also found that football is the most popularf sport in the Phoenix area with 53 percen t of residents following the NFL on a regular Major League Baseball was second at 45 percent followeds by the National Basketball Association at 44 percent and Nationa Hockey League at 20 percentof Phoenix, accordinvg to the survey and Balsillie’s application to move the The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comes to consumers choice of sports to Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed shower a strong desire to attend an NFL game.
That compares to 51 percen who strongly wanted to see a Major LeaguerBaseball game, 46 percent an NBA game and 30 percent for The Cardinals traditionally have been a doormat both in the NFL and the Phoenix sports market where the D-Backs and Suns have made multiple playoff appearances. The Cards, which mover to University of Phoenix Stadium in had not hosted a home playoff game sincr 1947 and team owners the Bidwill family were unpopula amonglocal fans. But the Cardinals playoff wins last a National Football Conference championshipand last-second Super Bowl loss pushec them higher in a market struggling with cuts in consumet spending.
The Cardinals playoff success also compares withthis season’s failured by Suns and Coyotes to make their playoffs and a slow 2009 seasonm start by the D-backs.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Nardin remains No.1 among high schools - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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“There’s always the question of what people would think if we did drop says Reeder, who is Nardin’s “But that’s not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyondd looking at test results. We want to make certain our studentzs receivea well-rounded education.” That strategy has paid off agai this year, as Nardin once agaij ranks No. 1 among Western New York’s high The all-girls Catholic school has finishee first for eight consecutiveyears -- amony private schools from 2002 to 2006, and on the combinexd list ever since. for the complet e high school rankings.
And for separate rankingsw for each section of Western New Williamsville East High Schoolis No. 2 in the 2009 rankings, just as it was a year ago. Neighborinfg Williamsville North High School holds thirrd placethis time, up from fifth in 2008. Businesd First analyzed 131 high schools inthe eight-countt region, using four yeards of data from the New York Statr Education Department. The formula weighedr each school’s Regents diploma rate, as well as its scores on a wide arragy ofRegents exams. Nardin emerged as the clear leader. Ninety-niner percent of its 2008 graduates earnefd Regents diplomas with advanced which are awarded to seniorsw who pass eightRegents exams.
No other high schoo l in the region did better than85 percent. Reeder says her goal is to push Nardin’sw advanced diploma rate one point higher to100 “We haven’t done it, but it continuex to be something that we shoot she says. “We always try to challeng our students, and this is definitelty one way todo it.” Williamsvillre East climbed to second place in 2008 -- its best finisb ever -- and remains there this year. It’ one of three Western New York high schools where morethan two-third s of students posted superior scoresd (85 or better) on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. history.
(Nardij and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart arethe “When you’ve done as well as we some people might thinko there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “Bur we’ve never thought that. Ever year, we talk about ways that we can get The leader outside of Erie County is Notre Dame High which ranksseventh overall. The Batavia which has an enrollmentof 172, drawds students from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockportand “There’s no secret,” says Joseph Scanlan, Notre Dame’ principal. “We’re basically old school.
We expect all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen? No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subject awards, puttin g them among the top 10 percent in English/foreign languages, math, science or social studies. for complete listws of subjectaward winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsvillre North are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecgt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a single field. Principa l Kevin Ryan credits longer class periods with helping Aldenh Senior High School win its sole subject awarfin science.
“In both biologg and earth science, we have an 80-minute class every day along withan 80-minute lab every other day,” he says. “That gives us some reallyy solid, concentrated time on science, which has had positive results.” Private schools are not requiredd to administerRegents exams, and Buffaloi Seminary, Canisius High School, Nichols School and Park Schoo l of Buffalo are among those that don’t. They have been excludesd from theacademic rankings, since Businesa First lacks the necessary data to generate objective ratings.
“There’s always the question of what people would think if we did drop says Reeder, who is Nardin’s “But that’s not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyondd looking at test results. We want to make certain our studentzs receivea well-rounded education.” That strategy has paid off agai this year, as Nardin once agaij ranks No. 1 among Western New York’s high The all-girls Catholic school has finishee first for eight consecutiveyears -- amony private schools from 2002 to 2006, and on the combinexd list ever since. for the complet e high school rankings.
And for separate rankingsw for each section of Western New Williamsville East High Schoolis No. 2 in the 2009 rankings, just as it was a year ago. Neighborinfg Williamsville North High School holds thirrd placethis time, up from fifth in 2008. Businesd First analyzed 131 high schools inthe eight-countt region, using four yeards of data from the New York Statr Education Department. The formula weighedr each school’s Regents diploma rate, as well as its scores on a wide arragy ofRegents exams. Nardin emerged as the clear leader. Ninety-niner percent of its 2008 graduates earnefd Regents diplomas with advanced which are awarded to seniorsw who pass eightRegents exams.
No other high schoo l in the region did better than85 percent. Reeder says her goal is to push Nardin’sw advanced diploma rate one point higher to100 “We haven’t done it, but it continuex to be something that we shoot she says. “We always try to challeng our students, and this is definitelty one way todo it.” Williamsvillre East climbed to second place in 2008 -- its best finisb ever -- and remains there this year. It’ one of three Western New York high schools where morethan two-third s of students posted superior scoresd (85 or better) on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. history.
(Nardij and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart arethe “When you’ve done as well as we some people might thinko there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “Bur we’ve never thought that. Ever year, we talk about ways that we can get The leader outside of Erie County is Notre Dame High which ranksseventh overall. The Batavia which has an enrollmentof 172, drawds students from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockportand “There’s no secret,” says Joseph Scanlan, Notre Dame’ principal. “We’re basically old school.
We expect all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen? No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subject awards, puttin g them among the top 10 percent in English/foreign languages, math, science or social studies. for complete listws of subjectaward winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsvillre North are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecgt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a single field. Principa l Kevin Ryan credits longer class periods with helping Aldenh Senior High School win its sole subject awarfin science.
“In both biologg and earth science, we have an 80-minute class every day along withan 80-minute lab every other day,” he says. “That gives us some reallyy solid, concentrated time on science, which has had positive results.” Private schools are not requiredd to administerRegents exams, and Buffaloi Seminary, Canisius High School, Nichols School and Park Schoo l of Buffalo are among those that don’t. They have been excludesd from theacademic rankings, since Businesa First lacks the necessary data to generate objective ratings.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Larry Summers Slams Romney Tax Plan: 'It's Just Not Possible' - Huffington Post
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U.S. News & World Report | Larry Summers Slams Romney Tax Plan: 'It's Just Not Possible' Huffington Post Harvard economist Larry Summers says that Mitt Romney's tax plan fails the basic test of arithmetic. "It's just not possible to do what he says," Summers, who served as a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, told CNNMoney in a recent i nterview. Larry Kudlow: Is Obama Buying the Election With His Welfare Explosion? |
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Economy showing
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The owner of Remington Friends, a dog groomer and pet bakery in Washington says his business is off abouy 7 percent fromlast year. Premium dog food sales have declined, and customerx who used to bring their dogs in for groominfg every eight weeks are waitin g 10 to 12 weeksbetween appointments. “Peopled that would normally get a shortr cut are getting a summer cut buzzing themdown — which will last DeLuca said. “Hopefully it will change, but I don’tf see it changing for a while.
” Halfway through many economists believe the Colorado economy has bottomeed out and may begin to grow in the fourth Among thepositive signs: Denver existing home salesa have risen for several consecutive Colorado job losses are Local business leader optimism is growing. But many businesx owners say they’re still waiting for tangibl e signsof recovery. in Commerce which sells construction equipment, should benefit from federalo stimulus funds flowing into Coloradoroad projects. But President Mark Honnen said he’s not seeing much increase in saless yet.
“I’m hoping that we’re at the bottom, and I thino we are … but we’re kind of flutteringf along the bottom, a little betterr and then a littls worse,” Honnen said. “I don’t see any real stronyg uptick. Housing in the lower prices — $200,000 to $250,00p0 — is doing better, but that doesn’t generate a wholes lot [of building]. “We’re tied to a lot of infrastructursework — you know, the stimulus reliec money. But that hasn’t done a real good job getting out into the businessw community asof yet, in my opinion.” Economistzs say that Colorado probably has weathered the worstt of the downturn.
“My sense is that we’r e definitely at the beginning ofthe end,” said Michae Orlando, a principal at Economicf Advisors Inc. in Denver. “When we look back at this I think the first and second quarters will turn out to have been some of our wors quartersof performance,” said Patty president of Development Researcnh Partners in Littleton and chief economist for the Metr o Denver Economic Development Corp.
“I thinmk this is just about as badas it’s going to Three factors in particular point to improvement, Silverstein rising state home sales, the amount of interesf Denver’s economic development community is seeing from businesses and the sheerr length of the recession. “There are a lot of businessex out there that are lookinvgbeyond today’s pain to where they want to be,” Silverstei n said. “There’s a lot of Interest doesn’t necessarily mean that they’r acting upon it yet, but the buildingh blocks are being putinto Consumers, too, are starting to loosen the purse she said.
“After 18 months of recession, things are startinbg to break. People need to replace items. They need to move into homes or newliving arrangements. Life is still going But that doesn’t necessarily mean a strong rebound between now and the end ofthe “The third quarter is still going to be not but as we move into the fourth quarte r we should start to see some Silverstein said. ’s Business Optimism Index, a quarterluy poll of U.S. businese leaders, spiked in May to a pre-recessio n level of 54.5, up from 37.6 in Fifty-four percent of respondents said they believed the economy woulxd emerge from recession in the first halfof 2010.
The Coloradk Business Leaders Confidence Index bouncedto 35.5 in the seconfd quarter, from 30.6 in the first While still well below the neutral level of 50, it was the sharpestr increase in years. Hope is returnintg to many corners of thebusiness world, said Hendrick a partner at who specializes in mergers and “We’re beginning to see glimmersz of optimism return to the deal community,” he said. “Clientw think we’ve hit bottom or we’re darn close.
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The owner of Remington Friends, a dog groomer and pet bakery in Washington says his business is off abouy 7 percent fromlast year. Premium dog food sales have declined, and customerx who used to bring their dogs in for groominfg every eight weeks are waitin g 10 to 12 weeksbetween appointments. “Peopled that would normally get a shortr cut are getting a summer cut buzzing themdown — which will last DeLuca said. “Hopefully it will change, but I don’tf see it changing for a while.
” Halfway through many economists believe the Colorado economy has bottomeed out and may begin to grow in the fourth Among thepositive signs: Denver existing home salesa have risen for several consecutive Colorado job losses are Local business leader optimism is growing. But many businesx owners say they’re still waiting for tangibl e signsof recovery. in Commerce which sells construction equipment, should benefit from federalo stimulus funds flowing into Coloradoroad projects. But President Mark Honnen said he’s not seeing much increase in saless yet.
“I’m hoping that we’re at the bottom, and I thino we are … but we’re kind of flutteringf along the bottom, a little betterr and then a littls worse,” Honnen said. “I don’t see any real stronyg uptick. Housing in the lower prices — $200,000 to $250,00p0 — is doing better, but that doesn’t generate a wholes lot [of building]. “We’re tied to a lot of infrastructursework — you know, the stimulus reliec money. But that hasn’t done a real good job getting out into the businessw community asof yet, in my opinion.” Economistzs say that Colorado probably has weathered the worstt of the downturn.
“My sense is that we’r e definitely at the beginning ofthe end,” said Michae Orlando, a principal at Economicf Advisors Inc. in Denver. “When we look back at this I think the first and second quarters will turn out to have been some of our wors quartersof performance,” said Patty president of Development Researcnh Partners in Littleton and chief economist for the Metr o Denver Economic Development Corp.
“I thinmk this is just about as badas it’s going to Three factors in particular point to improvement, Silverstein rising state home sales, the amount of interesf Denver’s economic development community is seeing from businesses and the sheerr length of the recession. “There are a lot of businessex out there that are lookinvgbeyond today’s pain to where they want to be,” Silverstei n said. “There’s a lot of Interest doesn’t necessarily mean that they’r acting upon it yet, but the buildingh blocks are being putinto Consumers, too, are starting to loosen the purse she said.
“After 18 months of recession, things are startinbg to break. People need to replace items. They need to move into homes or newliving arrangements. Life is still going But that doesn’t necessarily mean a strong rebound between now and the end ofthe “The third quarter is still going to be not but as we move into the fourth quarte r we should start to see some Silverstein said. ’s Business Optimism Index, a quarterluy poll of U.S. businese leaders, spiked in May to a pre-recessio n level of 54.5, up from 37.6 in Fifty-four percent of respondents said they believed the economy woulxd emerge from recession in the first halfof 2010.
The Coloradk Business Leaders Confidence Index bouncedto 35.5 in the seconfd quarter, from 30.6 in the first While still well below the neutral level of 50, it was the sharpestr increase in years. Hope is returnintg to many corners of thebusiness world, said Hendrick a partner at who specializes in mergers and “We’re beginning to see glimmersz of optimism return to the deal community,” he said. “Clientw think we’ve hit bottom or we’re darn close.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Adams
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’se sale has been filed on homes matching the descriptioj of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notics indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the noted that Adams’ lender has filed a “noticde of default,” meaning he’s defaultef on his loan agreement with his lender. Adamxs told the paper he’sw catching up on his mortgage afterpayingy “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurwe are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 home. He also owns a triple at 2031 N. McClellan.
Adams, who makesz $118,144 yearly, is facing an impending scheduled to kick off inearlg July, after admitting he had a sexuak relationship with Beau Breedlove. The pair met before Breedlove turned 18. Adame said the sexual relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’ws attorney general is investigating whethed Adams didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutrwhether he’d had sex with Breedloved when a political opponent firsrt made the charge during the 2008 primargy campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’se sale has been filed on homes matching the descriptioj of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notics indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the noted that Adams’ lender has filed a “noticde of default,” meaning he’s defaultef on his loan agreement with his lender. Adamxs told the paper he’sw catching up on his mortgage afterpayingy “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurwe are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 home. He also owns a triple at 2031 N. McClellan.
Adams, who makesz $118,144 yearly, is facing an impending scheduled to kick off inearlg July, after admitting he had a sexuak relationship with Beau Breedlove. The pair met before Breedlove turned 18. Adame said the sexual relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’ws attorney general is investigating whethed Adams didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutrwhether he’d had sex with Breedloved when a political opponent firsrt made the charge during the 2008 primargy campaign season.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Gov to Procure $186 Million Worth of Pontoons - President Mahama - AllAfrica.com
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Gov to Procure $186 Million Worth of Pontoons - President Mahama AllAfrica.com President John Dramani Mahama, on Friday, announced that the government would spend $186 million on the procurement of pontoons for all communities along the rivers and coastal areas to facilitate river and lake transport. He also cautioned owners of ... |
Sunday, October 14, 2012
SIUE goes to court over failed conference center - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Developer William Shaw and couldn’t come up with financingh for the hotel andconference center, whicy was to be called the Spring Green Lodge and located at University SIUE’s research and technologuy park, according to university spokesmabn Gregory Conroy. The first announced in 2004, died in 2007 when a groundc lease between SIU and WLS expired following extensiones forthe project. SIUE filed a declaratory judgment actioh Monday inMadison Ill., seeking to have the court brinvg legal closure to its hotel conference center project.
If WLS would have to remove all construction equipmengt and materials and remove the buildingf foundation it constructed to comply with the termx ofthe lease, Conroy That would free up the site, locatee at Illinois Route 157 and Universitg Park Drive, to become availablr for lease and development, the university said. Universitt Park currently has 23 tenants representing a number of business sectors includingagricultural biotechnology, healtu sciences, design professionals and informatiohn technology. The most recent announced additionb to the park is the Blood Processing Center and NationaloTesting Laboratory.
The American Red Cross planas to move toa 15-acre site at University Park Drive and Souty Research Drive and bring more than 500 jobs to the
Developer William Shaw and couldn’t come up with financingh for the hotel andconference center, whicy was to be called the Spring Green Lodge and located at University SIUE’s research and technologuy park, according to university spokesmabn Gregory Conroy. The first announced in 2004, died in 2007 when a groundc lease between SIU and WLS expired following extensiones forthe project. SIUE filed a declaratory judgment actioh Monday inMadison Ill., seeking to have the court brinvg legal closure to its hotel conference center project.
If WLS would have to remove all construction equipmengt and materials and remove the buildingf foundation it constructed to comply with the termx ofthe lease, Conroy That would free up the site, locatee at Illinois Route 157 and Universitg Park Drive, to become availablr for lease and development, the university said. Universitt Park currently has 23 tenants representing a number of business sectors includingagricultural biotechnology, healtu sciences, design professionals and informatiohn technology. The most recent announced additionb to the park is the Blood Processing Center and NationaloTesting Laboratory.
The American Red Cross planas to move toa 15-acre site at University Park Drive and Souty Research Drive and bring more than 500 jobs to the
Friday, October 12, 2012
30-doctor GCAP group wants to leave Alliance - San Antonio Business Journal:
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GCAP, a primary care group with about 30 joined the hospital system only 20months ago. Now it’s claimin a litany of contract violationsthat “havde seriously affected the ability of the physiciansw to provide excellent health care for theid many patients.” In a June 3 lette to Health Alliance CEO Ken Hanover, the doctora list 15 complaints, including: • Lack of 12 notice on changes in contractual arrangements, includinfg payment of benefits; • failurew to pay vendors, leading to the “embarrassingv shutdown of services necessary to operate our business.” The doctorzs on Wednesday filed a complaint in Hamiltobn County Common Pleas Court.
They ask to be releasef from service to the Health Alliance and for damages andattorneyu fees. When it joined the Health Alliance in GCAP was theonly large, independeny practice of its type in the It became a wholly owned subsidiaru of the hospital system, whicuh includes University, Jewish and Fort Hamilton and the . The practice had hoper to benefit from a complete electronicv health records system that could interacyt withthe Alliance’s hospitals, as well as the ability to expanr geographically and recruit doctores more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writtebn statement, said the health systen was "surprised and disappointed" by the letteer and complaint. He said the Alliance had initially tried to negotiate withthe physicians, then offered independent arbitration, which the practice The Alliance was preparing for preliminar y discussions to sever the relationship when the lawsuit was "This litigation violates the terms of the servicd agreement, which requires us to resolves disputes such as this with a neutral arbitrator. We would thereforew encourage the GCAP physicians to upholed their contractual obligations and not pursu ecostly litigation," according to the statement.
withdrew from the Healthj Alliance following a long court battle that begajn inMarch 2006. It started operating independentl in 2008 but only signed a finao settlement agreement inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospitals similarlyt withdrew, reaching a settlement with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has merge d with .
GCAP, a primary care group with about 30 joined the hospital system only 20months ago. Now it’s claimin a litany of contract violationsthat “havde seriously affected the ability of the physiciansw to provide excellent health care for theid many patients.” In a June 3 lette to Health Alliance CEO Ken Hanover, the doctora list 15 complaints, including: • Lack of 12 notice on changes in contractual arrangements, includinfg payment of benefits; • failurew to pay vendors, leading to the “embarrassingv shutdown of services necessary to operate our business.” The doctorzs on Wednesday filed a complaint in Hamiltobn County Common Pleas Court.
They ask to be releasef from service to the Health Alliance and for damages andattorneyu fees. When it joined the Health Alliance in GCAP was theonly large, independeny practice of its type in the It became a wholly owned subsidiaru of the hospital system, whicuh includes University, Jewish and Fort Hamilton and the . The practice had hoper to benefit from a complete electronicv health records system that could interacyt withthe Alliance’s hospitals, as well as the ability to expanr geographically and recruit doctores more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writtebn statement, said the health systen was "surprised and disappointed" by the letteer and complaint. He said the Alliance had initially tried to negotiate withthe physicians, then offered independent arbitration, which the practice The Alliance was preparing for preliminar y discussions to sever the relationship when the lawsuit was "This litigation violates the terms of the servicd agreement, which requires us to resolves disputes such as this with a neutral arbitrator. We would thereforew encourage the GCAP physicians to upholed their contractual obligations and not pursu ecostly litigation," according to the statement.
withdrew from the Healthj Alliance following a long court battle that begajn inMarch 2006. It started operating independentl in 2008 but only signed a finao settlement agreement inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospitals similarlyt withdrew, reaching a settlement with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has merge d with .
Thursday, October 11, 2012
AirStrip software connects doctors to life-saving data - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The application sends real-time wave-form data and information to thesrmobile devices, giving the doctors the ability to make vitall decisions on patient care without having to stand at the patient’sw bedside. The wavy lines that indicate fetakl heart rates and much more were once printed out on long sheet s of paper and later were adapted for computer Now that information can be transmitted instantaneously to thess portable devices via cellphone networks, and that is openingy up a whole new world of possibilities for physiciand striving to improve patientr care as they sometimes treart numerous patients at multiple locations.
“Now that I have the AirStrip OB, I don’r know how we ever covered more than one hospitakwithout it,” says Dr. David Aberman, a physician at a hospital in Las “I use AirStrip OB everyday, and I can honestlg say that patient care and communication between the labo and delivery nurses has improved Recalling a recent incidentr at Memorial Hermann Hospitalin Houston, an obstetriciaj who requested anonymity said AirStrip OB broughrt a critical situation to his attention before anyone else saw it.
“I n between patients, I glanced at my handheld running AirStrilp and noticed anunsettling deceleration,” he “I called the nurse and had the patientf in for a C-section withouyt delay.” AirStrip OB was developed by software engineed Trey Moore and obstetrician Dr. Cameronb Powell and grew out of an encounter betweenn the pair at inSan Moore, who had been toying with the idea of starting a health-carde software company, first saw Powell in his Sundayh School class and afterwards ran into him in the parkint lot outside the church looking at his personal digitao assistant.
Moore approached Powell and asked him, as a physician, if he coulde do anything on a mobile device what woulit be? Powell thought for a moment and then said it woulsd be real-time tracking of pre-bor babies’ heart monitors. The pair agreed to meet the next day at a and begam hammering out the details of abusineses partnership. “We really thought that someone was probably already doing it and that maybe we could do it Powell recalls. But they soon founc out that it wasn’y being done by anyone else and partlgy becauseit wasn’t easy to do.
It took a lot of long hourzs and hard work to develop a software platform that was scalabl e and could work on multiple devicezs even with low cellphone connections, Powell says. But they were diligent and determined mainlyh because they believed deep down that their initial encounter was more thanjust chance. “Wed believe that God put us together for a Moore says. “He brought us together and blessed us and our faituh has been strong ever The young entrepreneurs have also benefited from strongfamily support.
Moore’s father is a professodr at and has helped with business planningwhile Powell’s Gene, is a successful real estate developer in San Antonio who has providex financial support and professional The company was launched in 2004 under the name MP4 Solutiond with financial support from Gene who today serves as the company’x CEO. “My father hooked us up with the best attorneyxs and thebest CPAs,” Camero n Powell says.
“As a small we had access to the best legal and business advice We realize now that this allprobablyg wouldn’t have happened without that The business partners adopted the name AirStrip in 2007 because that is the term that becamew popular within the medical community to refer to their A “strip” in hospitalk lingo is the wavy line that monitors the fetalp heart rate and so when that information was being sent wirelesslgy to mobile devices it was called “airt strip.” Last year, Cameron Powel l gave up his obstetrics practice to work full-timw with AirStrip Technologies, where he serves as president and chief medical officer.
Moore serves as chier technology officer. While they would not releasde financial figures, Powell says the compant has grown exponentially over the last three yearz with revenue projections this year expected to explode with the growinv popularity of the iPhone and the newBlackberry “Three years ago, our companyy grew by 150 percent,” Powelpl says. “During the seconde year it grew200 percent. This year we are lookingf at between 600to 1,000 percent growth.” Last year, the companyg completed a private placement with the help of , a locallyg based boutique investment bank.
AirStril OB technology is currently in 80 hospitals acroszs theUnited States, including all three Baptistr system hospitals in San Antonio. The three Methodis t system hospitals in San Antonio will be goingg live with AirStripnext month. AirStrip operates as a “softwarew as service” company selling monthly subscriptions to hospitals that licenser the software and make it available totheir physicians. The hospital sets up a server that collectsthe real-time data and sendse it directly to the mobile The information is not storeed on the mobile which helps to protect patient confidentiality, and it does not go throughh a Web site, which makes it more secure, Powelll notes.
“Because we are dealintg with patient information we have to beHIPAA (Healthg Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant, and we are regulatede by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Powell says. The pricing for the servicee varies depending on the size of the medical the volume of doctors usiny the service and whether the hospital is part of a groupopurchasing organization. AirStrip charges the user, typically a hospital, a smalk up-front fee to implement the service and then the user pays a quarterly or annualsubscription fee.
AirStrip currentlyu has 15 employees, with seven in San Antonik and the rest spread across the countryg in such placesas Florida, Virginia and When Powell and Moore were first gettingg started, there were few convergent devices on the market, meaningh personal digital assistants, or that doubled as cell phones. And the cell networkzs were not as expansive and reliable as they are forcing the duo to develop their application so that it could work on very low bandwidthu and poor cellphone connections. As the industryg has grown and evolved, AirStrip has been growing with it, expandint its compatibility with new devicess andnew technologies.
About a year and a half ago, Powelpl says they were busy making AirStripp compatible with Blackberry and Windows Mobilw devices when Moore suddenly said they neededx to concentrate everything on a new device that was inthe “Trey (Moore) told us abouyt the iPhone that was about to come out, and he said it was goingh to be huge,” Powell recalls. “He said we needed to drop everythinfg we were doing and focud on supporting this new We (the company’s board) resisted at first, but then decideds to trust him. It may have been the best decisionh weever made.” Powell says the introduction of the iPhons was a complete game changer.
It explodef on the market and changed the expectationsof consumers. He notese that is on track to sell 30 million iPhones this year and therse are now morethan 30,0009 applications available for use on the iPhone. “It is he says. “The thingsx we were doing a few years ago that were new and doctors nowexpect it. Thankas to Trey, we were way out ahead of the curve on Powell says the company has a demo version of AirStrip OB available on the iTunes store and it averagees between 40 and 50 downloadsa day.
That in itselc is a great marketing tool and has been helping fuelthe company’xs growth as the popularity of its producg spreads by word of Terry McDaniel, perinatal systems administrator for Fairview Hospital in Cleveland, part of the Clevelane Clinic, says the hospitall went live with AirStripl OB in August 2006 after its chairman saw a demonstration of the technology and recognized its “It is fantastic,” she says. “Our providera love it. They can truly appreciate the way it helpx them to communicate with the nurses at the bedside and promotexspatient safety.
” McDaniel says the iPhone just becamr available for use with AirStrip OB this montg and the hospital is very excited about it. “We are very pleasex that we can use it on theiPhoned now,” she says. Powell says the company’s goal is to make the AirStrilp OB available in every hospital acrossthe U.S., and he says the compant will continue to focus on developing new softwared applications targeting the health care and the medical However, he notes that AirStrip’xs existing OB platform could one day be adaptexd to other uses outside of the medical field. For it could be used to monitor real-tim e data on oil and gas operations by people in the energy sector.
“Our platform is reusable and Powell says, “and we are leveraging that successs to explore additional partnerships forthe future.”
The application sends real-time wave-form data and information to thesrmobile devices, giving the doctors the ability to make vitall decisions on patient care without having to stand at the patient’sw bedside. The wavy lines that indicate fetakl heart rates and much more were once printed out on long sheet s of paper and later were adapted for computer Now that information can be transmitted instantaneously to thess portable devices via cellphone networks, and that is openingy up a whole new world of possibilities for physiciand striving to improve patientr care as they sometimes treart numerous patients at multiple locations.
“Now that I have the AirStrip OB, I don’r know how we ever covered more than one hospitakwithout it,” says Dr. David Aberman, a physician at a hospital in Las “I use AirStrip OB everyday, and I can honestlg say that patient care and communication between the labo and delivery nurses has improved Recalling a recent incidentr at Memorial Hermann Hospitalin Houston, an obstetriciaj who requested anonymity said AirStrip OB broughrt a critical situation to his attention before anyone else saw it.
“I n between patients, I glanced at my handheld running AirStrilp and noticed anunsettling deceleration,” he “I called the nurse and had the patientf in for a C-section withouyt delay.” AirStrip OB was developed by software engineed Trey Moore and obstetrician Dr. Cameronb Powell and grew out of an encounter betweenn the pair at inSan Moore, who had been toying with the idea of starting a health-carde software company, first saw Powell in his Sundayh School class and afterwards ran into him in the parkint lot outside the church looking at his personal digitao assistant.
Moore approached Powell and asked him, as a physician, if he coulde do anything on a mobile device what woulit be? Powell thought for a moment and then said it woulsd be real-time tracking of pre-bor babies’ heart monitors. The pair agreed to meet the next day at a and begam hammering out the details of abusineses partnership. “We really thought that someone was probably already doing it and that maybe we could do it Powell recalls. But they soon founc out that it wasn’y being done by anyone else and partlgy becauseit wasn’t easy to do.
It took a lot of long hourzs and hard work to develop a software platform that was scalabl e and could work on multiple devicezs even with low cellphone connections, Powell says. But they were diligent and determined mainlyh because they believed deep down that their initial encounter was more thanjust chance. “Wed believe that God put us together for a Moore says. “He brought us together and blessed us and our faituh has been strong ever The young entrepreneurs have also benefited from strongfamily support.
Moore’s father is a professodr at and has helped with business planningwhile Powell’s Gene, is a successful real estate developer in San Antonio who has providex financial support and professional The company was launched in 2004 under the name MP4 Solutiond with financial support from Gene who today serves as the company’x CEO. “My father hooked us up with the best attorneyxs and thebest CPAs,” Camero n Powell says.
“As a small we had access to the best legal and business advice We realize now that this allprobablyg wouldn’t have happened without that The business partners adopted the name AirStrip in 2007 because that is the term that becamew popular within the medical community to refer to their A “strip” in hospitalk lingo is the wavy line that monitors the fetalp heart rate and so when that information was being sent wirelesslgy to mobile devices it was called “airt strip.” Last year, Cameron Powel l gave up his obstetrics practice to work full-timw with AirStrip Technologies, where he serves as president and chief medical officer.
Moore serves as chier technology officer. While they would not releasde financial figures, Powell says the compant has grown exponentially over the last three yearz with revenue projections this year expected to explode with the growinv popularity of the iPhone and the newBlackberry “Three years ago, our companyy grew by 150 percent,” Powelpl says. “During the seconde year it grew200 percent. This year we are lookingf at between 600to 1,000 percent growth.” Last year, the companyg completed a private placement with the help of , a locallyg based boutique investment bank.
AirStril OB technology is currently in 80 hospitals acroszs theUnited States, including all three Baptistr system hospitals in San Antonio. The three Methodis t system hospitals in San Antonio will be goingg live with AirStripnext month. AirStrip operates as a “softwarew as service” company selling monthly subscriptions to hospitals that licenser the software and make it available totheir physicians. The hospital sets up a server that collectsthe real-time data and sendse it directly to the mobile The information is not storeed on the mobile which helps to protect patient confidentiality, and it does not go throughh a Web site, which makes it more secure, Powelll notes.
“Because we are dealintg with patient information we have to beHIPAA (Healthg Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant, and we are regulatede by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Powell says. The pricing for the servicee varies depending on the size of the medical the volume of doctors usiny the service and whether the hospital is part of a groupopurchasing organization. AirStrip charges the user, typically a hospital, a smalk up-front fee to implement the service and then the user pays a quarterly or annualsubscription fee.
AirStrip currentlyu has 15 employees, with seven in San Antonik and the rest spread across the countryg in such placesas Florida, Virginia and When Powell and Moore were first gettingg started, there were few convergent devices on the market, meaningh personal digital assistants, or that doubled as cell phones. And the cell networkzs were not as expansive and reliable as they are forcing the duo to develop their application so that it could work on very low bandwidthu and poor cellphone connections. As the industryg has grown and evolved, AirStrip has been growing with it, expandint its compatibility with new devicess andnew technologies.
About a year and a half ago, Powelpl says they were busy making AirStripp compatible with Blackberry and Windows Mobilw devices when Moore suddenly said they neededx to concentrate everything on a new device that was inthe “Trey (Moore) told us abouyt the iPhone that was about to come out, and he said it was goingh to be huge,” Powell recalls. “He said we needed to drop everythinfg we were doing and focud on supporting this new We (the company’s board) resisted at first, but then decideds to trust him. It may have been the best decisionh weever made.” Powell says the introduction of the iPhons was a complete game changer.
It explodef on the market and changed the expectationsof consumers. He notese that is on track to sell 30 million iPhones this year and therse are now morethan 30,0009 applications available for use on the iPhone. “It is he says. “The thingsx we were doing a few years ago that were new and doctors nowexpect it. Thankas to Trey, we were way out ahead of the curve on Powell says the company has a demo version of AirStrip OB available on the iTunes store and it averagees between 40 and 50 downloadsa day.
That in itselc is a great marketing tool and has been helping fuelthe company’xs growth as the popularity of its producg spreads by word of Terry McDaniel, perinatal systems administrator for Fairview Hospital in Cleveland, part of the Clevelane Clinic, says the hospitall went live with AirStripl OB in August 2006 after its chairman saw a demonstration of the technology and recognized its “It is fantastic,” she says. “Our providera love it. They can truly appreciate the way it helpx them to communicate with the nurses at the bedside and promotexspatient safety.
” McDaniel says the iPhone just becamr available for use with AirStrip OB this montg and the hospital is very excited about it. “We are very pleasex that we can use it on theiPhoned now,” she says. Powell says the company’s goal is to make the AirStrilp OB available in every hospital acrossthe U.S., and he says the compant will continue to focus on developing new softwared applications targeting the health care and the medical However, he notes that AirStrip’xs existing OB platform could one day be adaptexd to other uses outside of the medical field. For it could be used to monitor real-tim e data on oil and gas operations by people in the energy sector.
“Our platform is reusable and Powell says, “and we are leveraging that successs to explore additional partnerships forthe future.”
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Shawnee will consider mixed-use development west of I-435 - Kansas City Business Journal:
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On June 8, the is schedulerd to hold a public hearing to consider the establishmentt of a tax increment financing district including 263 acrex on the west side of Interstat 435 between Johnson Drive and ShawneeMission Parkway. The land is ownes by three families, including the Hodgdon family, whichu operated a gunpowder plant on 160 of the Jim Martin, executive director of the , said the Hodgdonsd closed the powder plant about three yearsw ago and moved it to Herington, leaving vacant some prime real estate alony I-435. The landowners, also including the Jonezs andDeffenbaugh families, have bandexd together in hopes of attracting someonee to buy and develop the tract.
Martin said lawyers John Petersej and Korb Maxwell with represent the landowners in theirf attempt to attract a TIF district designatio n anda developer. Although the site benefitsx from a traffic count ofabout 60,000 vehicles a day on I-435, Martinm said, tax increment financing probably will be needed to defray the costs of developing the particularlg rugged terrain. The Hodgdon family has spentg “millions” to clean up their parcel aftedr discontinuation ofthe powder-mixing operations there, Martih said, but additional remediation may be Martin said that the project has been in the workx for the past thre e to four years and that his agency is supporting the efforrt by helping with developer Retail and office buildings are envisioned as the primarh uses, but residential could be blended in, he said.
On June 8, the is schedulerd to hold a public hearing to consider the establishmentt of a tax increment financing district including 263 acrex on the west side of Interstat 435 between Johnson Drive and ShawneeMission Parkway. The land is ownes by three families, including the Hodgdon family, whichu operated a gunpowder plant on 160 of the Jim Martin, executive director of the , said the Hodgdonsd closed the powder plant about three yearsw ago and moved it to Herington, leaving vacant some prime real estate alony I-435. The landowners, also including the Jonezs andDeffenbaugh families, have bandexd together in hopes of attracting someonee to buy and develop the tract.
Martin said lawyers John Petersej and Korb Maxwell with represent the landowners in theirf attempt to attract a TIF district designatio n anda developer. Although the site benefitsx from a traffic count ofabout 60,000 vehicles a day on I-435, Martinm said, tax increment financing probably will be needed to defray the costs of developing the particularlg rugged terrain. The Hodgdon family has spentg “millions” to clean up their parcel aftedr discontinuation ofthe powder-mixing operations there, Martih said, but additional remediation may be Martin said that the project has been in the workx for the past thre e to four years and that his agency is supporting the efforrt by helping with developer Retail and office buildings are envisioned as the primarh uses, but residential could be blended in, he said.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle): Business Events Calendar
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Zicam maker pulls products, but affirms safety - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The FDA said it receivedc more than 130 complaints from consumers sayinf they have lost their sense of smell after usingthe products. Jennifer Warren, a forme r school teacher who livesin Huntsville, said she lost her sense of smello after using Zicam to prevent the duration of a cold a few yeare ago, but had never complained to the FDA or the compant because she figured therd was no way to prove Zicam causes her anosmia. She said she doesn’y want to sue Scottsdale-based Matrixx (Nasdaq:MTXX) even after learninh others have had thesame “I don’t think Zicam was createcd to hurt anyone,” she said.
“Wew sit here and we rip and we rave abougt all these drugs not beingb allowed onthe market. The first time anythin goes wrong, everybody wants to go sue, sue, sue. That drivesx me nuts. I honestly believe the people were trying to do somethin g to help people notget sick.” William acting president and chief operating officer of Matrixx, said the FDA actiomn was taken without reviewing research he would have been more than willing to provide.
“We thinko the science does not support this allegationat all,” he “Quite honestly, we would not be selliny the product if we thought it was Zicam products use a homeopathic remedy called Zincunm Gluconicum 2x, which means they require FDA Dr. Sam Benjamin, a medical doctor with a homeopathic license, said he can’t figure out why the FDA has taken so long to deal withthe issue. “I can thino of no part of alternative medicin that summons up more worry to conventionao physiciansthan homeopathy,” said Benjamin, who has a medicalp talk show on KTAR 92.3 FM on Saturdayes at 2 p.m. and 1,000 followers on Twitter.
“There are so many drug s around thatcause problems, why would one evenr want to expose people to any danger.” Brett a senior recall strategist at Stericycled Inc. in Lake Forest, Ill., is coming to Phoenix this week to meet with Matrix officials to see if he can help the companuy withdamage control. Usually, he said, companiews will voluntarily recall a product before the FDAgets involved. That’s not how it happened with The FDA stepped in and warned Matrixx that it had received more than 130 consumer complaints and that the company needer to stop marketing the product until it can put a warning label on its packaging that it coulddcause anosmia.
Over the past 10 years, Berty has worked with manufacturers to conductfabout 1,300 recalls, including Vioxx. “Typically, the manufacturer will work with me prior to approachin g theregulatory agency,” he said. “The most importanty thing for Matrixx is you can turn a seemingly awfuk situation into an opportunityif you’re judged by the public as beinfg part of the solution. How swiftly do they execute that will demonstratw their concern forthe public’ss safety.” When the FDA sent the warning letter to Matrixx and advised consumers not to use certain Zica m cold remedies, on June 16, Matrixx’xs stock plummeted 70 percentf to $5.78 a share.
It bouncedf up a bit to $6.13 a day later, but nowhere near its 52-week high of $19.74, near its tradinh point before the FDA sent thewarning letter. For the fisca year ended March 31, Matrixz reported $13.8 million in net incom on $112 million in net sales, up from $10.4 million in net income on $101 million in net sales a year ago. Hemel t said he will be meeting with FDA regulatoras to discussthe issue. He also scheduled a conference callwith investors.
The FDA said it receivedc more than 130 complaints from consumers sayinf they have lost their sense of smell after usingthe products. Jennifer Warren, a forme r school teacher who livesin Huntsville, said she lost her sense of smello after using Zicam to prevent the duration of a cold a few yeare ago, but had never complained to the FDA or the compant because she figured therd was no way to prove Zicam causes her anosmia. She said she doesn’y want to sue Scottsdale-based Matrixx (Nasdaq:MTXX) even after learninh others have had thesame “I don’t think Zicam was createcd to hurt anyone,” she said.
“Wew sit here and we rip and we rave abougt all these drugs not beingb allowed onthe market. The first time anythin goes wrong, everybody wants to go sue, sue, sue. That drivesx me nuts. I honestly believe the people were trying to do somethin g to help people notget sick.” William acting president and chief operating officer of Matrixx, said the FDA actiomn was taken without reviewing research he would have been more than willing to provide.
“We thinko the science does not support this allegationat all,” he “Quite honestly, we would not be selliny the product if we thought it was Zicam products use a homeopathic remedy called Zincunm Gluconicum 2x, which means they require FDA Dr. Sam Benjamin, a medical doctor with a homeopathic license, said he can’t figure out why the FDA has taken so long to deal withthe issue. “I can thino of no part of alternative medicin that summons up more worry to conventionao physiciansthan homeopathy,” said Benjamin, who has a medicalp talk show on KTAR 92.3 FM on Saturdayes at 2 p.m. and 1,000 followers on Twitter.
“There are so many drug s around thatcause problems, why would one evenr want to expose people to any danger.” Brett a senior recall strategist at Stericycled Inc. in Lake Forest, Ill., is coming to Phoenix this week to meet with Matrix officials to see if he can help the companuy withdamage control. Usually, he said, companiews will voluntarily recall a product before the FDAgets involved. That’s not how it happened with The FDA stepped in and warned Matrixx that it had received more than 130 consumer complaints and that the company needer to stop marketing the product until it can put a warning label on its packaging that it coulddcause anosmia.
Over the past 10 years, Berty has worked with manufacturers to conductfabout 1,300 recalls, including Vioxx. “Typically, the manufacturer will work with me prior to approachin g theregulatory agency,” he said. “The most importanty thing for Matrixx is you can turn a seemingly awfuk situation into an opportunityif you’re judged by the public as beinfg part of the solution. How swiftly do they execute that will demonstratw their concern forthe public’ss safety.” When the FDA sent the warning letter to Matrixx and advised consumers not to use certain Zica m cold remedies, on June 16, Matrixx’xs stock plummeted 70 percentf to $5.78 a share.
It bouncedf up a bit to $6.13 a day later, but nowhere near its 52-week high of $19.74, near its tradinh point before the FDA sent thewarning letter. For the fisca year ended March 31, Matrixz reported $13.8 million in net incom on $112 million in net sales, up from $10.4 million in net income on $101 million in net sales a year ago. Hemel t said he will be meeting with FDA regulatoras to discussthe issue. He also scheduled a conference callwith investors.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Report forced health-care changes - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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A state commission created havoc for Western New York healtg care executives in late 2006 with a list of recommendations that includexd closing hospitals and merging competing health Two and a half years have passed since the Stat Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century made publicxits report, which would come to be knowm simply as the Berger Commission after its Some say the commission forcec the beginning of reform while others still have doubts on its efficacy.
One thingg is certain: Health care in the eight-county region has undergone sweeping Arguably the most visible of thosse changes has been the creationof , a unifyint parent company formed after a year of intense fighting betweeh and Jody Lomeo, ECMC president, says the two organizations would neverd be where they are today had it not been for the Bergef Commission. “They’ve inspired us to go from a competitive situatiojn to more of a collaborative situationj and really to finally take a hard lookat what’s righf for the community on a much larger scalwe than just our individual he says.
James Kaskie, Kaleida president and CEO and president of Great LakesHealthg System, says the commission forcedf reform that was necessary. Still, he says Westernh New York faced changes that other regions of the statre avoidedthrough politics. “A lot of markets should have steppec up to the reform effortand That’s not true for Westernn New York,” he says. Kaskiee called the creation of Grea Lakes Health one of the greatest outcomexs of theBerger Commission, helping to eliminate duplication and improve access. Next will come the joingt creation of the GlobalVascular Institute, followed by the closure of Millard Fillmore Hospital – Gatesz Circle.
“It’s just starting a chain reaction ofpositives events,” he says. The Catholic Health System has implementecd all of theBerger Commission’s recommendations, including shuttering its Nazareth Nursing Home and avoidinyg a closure at St. Josepnh Hospital by transitioning it to a satellites campus of Sisters ofCharitg Hospital. But CHS officials caution against seeinhg Berger as a catalystyfor reform. “It wasn’t really says Dennis McCarthy, vice president for public relations andgovernment affairs.
“Thisx was about capacity and about closingv buildings and while some of that might have been worth considerinyg and part of an overalreform plan, it’s only a piece of how you refornm health care. Many of the reforms happenintg in health care now are more likelu a result of the economy andbudgetary issues, he says. “In the end, it’s hard to say which. It’sa like a marble cake – it’s hard to pull it out once it’ss mixed in,” McCarthy says. “Did Berger have an impact? Was it a good one? We don’t know.” Others agrees the jury’s still out on how the Bergerf recommendations will affecthealth care.
Bruce Popper is vice presidentrat , which represents 7,000 hospital workeras at 14 facilities between Rochester, Buffalo and the Southernj Tier. Popper says the underlying premise of the commissiom was that cutting exceszs capacity wouldcontain costs, but the reverse seems to be the SEIU’s Rochester facilities are under capacity and premiumes are actually higher. Sheilw Kee, associate commissioner for the stateHealtuh Department’s Western Region, says the outcomre of the Berger Commission goes way beyond simply cost Organizations are cooperating and working togethedr in ways no one would have imagine three years ago, including ECMC and Kaleida; and TLC Healtnh Network to the and and to the north.
“It’s beautiful to see that,” she “Not only are they doing that, but they’rse thinking and they know there’s strength in numbers. That’ws the kind of things that lead to betterehealth care.” “So is it perfect No,” Kee says. “Is it a major step forward? Absolutely.”
A state commission created havoc for Western New York healtg care executives in late 2006 with a list of recommendations that includexd closing hospitals and merging competing health Two and a half years have passed since the Stat Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century made publicxits report, which would come to be knowm simply as the Berger Commission after its Some say the commission forcec the beginning of reform while others still have doubts on its efficacy.
One thingg is certain: Health care in the eight-county region has undergone sweeping Arguably the most visible of thosse changes has been the creationof , a unifyint parent company formed after a year of intense fighting betweeh and Jody Lomeo, ECMC president, says the two organizations would neverd be where they are today had it not been for the Bergef Commission. “They’ve inspired us to go from a competitive situatiojn to more of a collaborative situationj and really to finally take a hard lookat what’s righf for the community on a much larger scalwe than just our individual he says.
James Kaskie, Kaleida president and CEO and president of Great LakesHealthg System, says the commission forcedf reform that was necessary. Still, he says Westernh New York faced changes that other regions of the statre avoidedthrough politics. “A lot of markets should have steppec up to the reform effortand That’s not true for Westernn New York,” he says. Kaskiee called the creation of Grea Lakes Health one of the greatest outcomexs of theBerger Commission, helping to eliminate duplication and improve access. Next will come the joingt creation of the GlobalVascular Institute, followed by the closure of Millard Fillmore Hospital – Gatesz Circle.
“It’s just starting a chain reaction ofpositives events,” he says. The Catholic Health System has implementecd all of theBerger Commission’s recommendations, including shuttering its Nazareth Nursing Home and avoidinyg a closure at St. Josepnh Hospital by transitioning it to a satellites campus of Sisters ofCharitg Hospital. But CHS officials caution against seeinhg Berger as a catalystyfor reform. “It wasn’t really says Dennis McCarthy, vice president for public relations andgovernment affairs.
“Thisx was about capacity and about closingv buildings and while some of that might have been worth considerinyg and part of an overalreform plan, it’s only a piece of how you refornm health care. Many of the reforms happenintg in health care now are more likelu a result of the economy andbudgetary issues, he says. “In the end, it’s hard to say which. It’sa like a marble cake – it’s hard to pull it out once it’ss mixed in,” McCarthy says. “Did Berger have an impact? Was it a good one? We don’t know.” Others agrees the jury’s still out on how the Bergerf recommendations will affecthealth care.
Bruce Popper is vice presidentrat , which represents 7,000 hospital workeras at 14 facilities between Rochester, Buffalo and the Southernj Tier. Popper says the underlying premise of the commissiom was that cutting exceszs capacity wouldcontain costs, but the reverse seems to be the SEIU’s Rochester facilities are under capacity and premiumes are actually higher. Sheilw Kee, associate commissioner for the stateHealtuh Department’s Western Region, says the outcomre of the Berger Commission goes way beyond simply cost Organizations are cooperating and working togethedr in ways no one would have imagine three years ago, including ECMC and Kaleida; and TLC Healtnh Network to the and and to the north.
“It’s beautiful to see that,” she “Not only are they doing that, but they’rse thinking and they know there’s strength in numbers. That’ws the kind of things that lead to betterehealth care.” “So is it perfect No,” Kee says. “Is it a major step forward? Absolutely.”
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