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 |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy suspends presidential campaign? Hardly. (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
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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.
”
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.
”
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.”
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Mercury News workers OK 9% pay cut - Business First of Louisville:
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The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the rest of and slashes an additional 2 percenft from paychecks starting onNew Year’s Day. The Media Workersx Guild’s Northern California unit announces late last week that it had reache a tentative contract deal with the Mercury News for its 257 memberse atthe paper. The contact also increases employee health insurance contributions and makeseother concessions. The Guild represents 257 MercuryNews employees, includin g 130 in editorial jobs and 127 in advertising, circulation, finance and support positions. A ratification meeting to discuss and vote on the proposed contracr was heldMonday afternoon. The new contract expireas Nov.
30, 2010. Other concessions include reduceed vacation accruals and movingthe Merc’s copy desk to Walnut Creek, where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercury News and 11 other daily papers inthe region, which include virtuallty all of the daily papers in the Bay Area excep the and . “This is a tough contract that will hurt a lot of our but it reflects the terrible situation that the news industry and the countruyis in,” San Jose Guild Presidentg Sylvia Ulloa said in a statement publishef in the Mercury News . Ulloqa was on the bargaining committee that negotiatedwith management.
“Thew committee did the best we could do to limitt the damage to our minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintainb the quality of the Mercury The deal would also permit management to require up to five furloughh daysin 2010, move remaininbg circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’e shared services center in San consolidate advertising functions in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representativees to develop new business, and win some additional subcontracting according to the Guild.
The contract negotiations have takenm place during grim times for daily Several major papers have folded inrecent months, includingy the and the print version of the , and many majore metropolitan papers, including the San Francisco Chronicle , , , and face dauntintg financial challenges.
The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the rest of and slashes an additional 2 percenft from paychecks starting onNew Year’s Day. The Media Workersx Guild’s Northern California unit announces late last week that it had reache a tentative contract deal with the Mercury News for its 257 memberse atthe paper. The contact also increases employee health insurance contributions and makeseother concessions. The Guild represents 257 MercuryNews employees, includin g 130 in editorial jobs and 127 in advertising, circulation, finance and support positions. A ratification meeting to discuss and vote on the proposed contracr was heldMonday afternoon. The new contract expireas Nov.
30, 2010. Other concessions include reduceed vacation accruals and movingthe Merc’s copy desk to Walnut Creek, where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercury News and 11 other daily papers inthe region, which include virtuallty all of the daily papers in the Bay Area excep the and . “This is a tough contract that will hurt a lot of our but it reflects the terrible situation that the news industry and the countruyis in,” San Jose Guild Presidentg Sylvia Ulloa said in a statement publishef in the Mercury News . Ulloqa was on the bargaining committee that negotiatedwith management.
“Thew committee did the best we could do to limitt the damage to our minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintainb the quality of the Mercury The deal would also permit management to require up to five furloughh daysin 2010, move remaininbg circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’e shared services center in San consolidate advertising functions in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representativees to develop new business, and win some additional subcontracting according to the Guild.
The contract negotiations have takenm place during grim times for daily Several major papers have folded inrecent months, includingy the and the print version of the , and many majore metropolitan papers, including the San Francisco Chronicle , , , and face dauntintg financial challenges.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Magazine honors The Children's Hospital - San Francisco Business Times:
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The hospital qualified for the magazine’x “Honor Roll” in its 2009 edition of America’s Best Children’sx Hospitals. The Honor Roll is reserved for hospitals that achievefd ranking in all surveyed specialtu areas covered by the monthlyhnews publication. Children’s ranked in the top 10 in six specialtyy areas, including cancer (No. 10), diabetes and endocrine disorders (No. 10), digestive disorders (No. 5), neonatal care (No. 8), orthopedicsz (No. 8) and respiratory disorders (No. 5). Last year, Children’sz was ranked No. 7 overall among the nation’a pediatric hospitals. In 2007, it finished at No. 4.
Because of a changs in how the reportgwas compiled, there was no genera l numerical ranking this year.
The hospital qualified for the magazine’x “Honor Roll” in its 2009 edition of America’s Best Children’sx Hospitals. The Honor Roll is reserved for hospitals that achievefd ranking in all surveyed specialtu areas covered by the monthlyhnews publication. Children’s ranked in the top 10 in six specialtyy areas, including cancer (No. 10), diabetes and endocrine disorders (No. 10), digestive disorders (No. 5), neonatal care (No. 8), orthopedicsz (No. 8) and respiratory disorders (No. 5). Last year, Children’sz was ranked No. 7 overall among the nation’a pediatric hospitals. In 2007, it finished at No. 4.
Because of a changs in how the reportgwas compiled, there was no genera l numerical ranking this year.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Bears' defense dominates Cowboys in 34-18 win - Chicago Tribune
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Examiner.com | Bears' defense dominates Cowboys in 34-18 win Chicago Tribune The Chicago Bears' defense stole the "Monday Night Footb » |
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