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The on Friday released its full andurgesd Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature to make changes to theSan Francisco-basedr , which was set up when voters in 2004 approvee Proposition 71. CIRM has been the focus of both optimismk and criticismsince Prop. 71 authorized the stat e to sell $3 billiom in bonds to support stemcell research. Despite legall delays by opponents of embryonic stem cell researcuh and taxpayeradvocacy groups, the agencyt has approved $761.6 million in fundingh for research and construction. That includew more than $280 million to Bay Area research institutesand companies.
But CIRM also has been doggerd with issues around itsmanagement — particularlyg oversight board Chairman Bob who led the Prop. 71 initiativre — and its grant review and intellectualpropertyg policies. In its report, the Little Hoove Commission said much of 71 “now seems overly prescriptive in defining the governancre and oversight structure of • Reduce the size of CIRM’xs oversight board to 15 from 29.
Change the makeup of the board to allowq more independent voices with five patient advocatesz from unspecifieddisease groups, two independent businessx leaders, two independent scientist with no ties to CIRM-fundedr institutions, two University of California officials, one non-UCf university official, two private-sector biotech executives and one leader of a Californiaz research institution. Eleven of the 15 boarf members would be appointed by the governor withSenatre confirmation; two of the appointments would be made by the and the remaining two slots woul be filled by the UC system (The current board membership is made up of five executiv officers from UCs with a medical schools, four executivse officers from other Californiaw universities, four executive officers from California research four executives of commercialo life science companies, 10 patient advocates representing patientd with diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s, plus the chairmah and vice chairman.
• Reduce the terms of all board membersa tofour years. • Create successionj plans for board leadership. Provide clear transparent direction for spending withmeasurable benchmarks, in CIRM’s strategic plan. • Develop a transitio plan for the eventual expiration ofbond funding. Clarify that CIRM’s president manages all day-to-day operations. Elect the board chair and vice chaird from within the existing board and set termsfor re-election and removal.
• Remove the 50-employee cap on staffing and the 15-person limit on peer • Explore options for greateer disclosure ofthe peer-reviewa process, polling reviewers about theire willingness to participate in the process if their financial disclosure statements are made public and providing full grant evaluations to applicants. • Amend all meetinfg minutes and then continue to specify individualboardf members’ votes.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Area home sales post big drop in May - Baltimore Business Journal:
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There were 1,783 home closings last a 29 percent decrease fromMay 2008, accordingb to the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. The mediahn price of single-family homes in May was $169,000, a $5,40 increase from the prior month, but a 10.6 percent declined from May 2008. “Real estate is feelingy the same effects as the rest of the national Greater Nashville Association of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in apresss release. “With the recent American Recovery and Reinvestmenf Act of 2009 supported bythe FHA, we are hopefuo that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunitgy to use the $8,000 tax credit to help with certain costs at closing.
” Inventory on the market increase about 0.8 percent from April. There were 24,60p0 homes on the market May 31. May’sz numbers brings year-to-date closings up to down 31 percent fromthe 10,406y closings at this point in 2008. The condi market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percent drop from the year That compares to 305 closings last year. The median price for a condi in Maywas $156,250, down 1.7 percenyt from last year. There were 2,009 sales pending at the end of May.
While that numbeer was down from 2,489 pending sales last it was only the second time sinc e last September that pending salez figure hadreached 2,000 properties or
There were 1,783 home closings last a 29 percent decrease fromMay 2008, accordingb to the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. The mediahn price of single-family homes in May was $169,000, a $5,40 increase from the prior month, but a 10.6 percent declined from May 2008. “Real estate is feelingy the same effects as the rest of the national Greater Nashville Association of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in apresss release. “With the recent American Recovery and Reinvestmenf Act of 2009 supported bythe FHA, we are hopefuo that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunitgy to use the $8,000 tax credit to help with certain costs at closing.
” Inventory on the market increase about 0.8 percent from April. There were 24,60p0 homes on the market May 31. May’sz numbers brings year-to-date closings up to down 31 percent fromthe 10,406y closings at this point in 2008. The condi market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percent drop from the year That compares to 305 closings last year. The median price for a condi in Maywas $156,250, down 1.7 percenyt from last year. There were 2,009 sales pending at the end of May.
While that numbeer was down from 2,489 pending sales last it was only the second time sinc e last September that pending salez figure hadreached 2,000 properties or
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Efficient development process helps keep county competitive - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“There’s still momentum, there’s stillk movement,” said Blake Schreck, president of the . “Buy some of us that have been arounr here for 20 or25 years, this is the first time we’ve ever really seen it like Johnson County is always prefaces by ‘fastest growing, booming, explosivre growth.’ The faucet just got turnef off about six months ago, and everything just got put on two wordds that I’m infinitely familiar with now: indefinite The slowing of development has been felt throughour the county in various with some commercial projects continuing whiled residential construction has slowed.
But fewer projects doesn’t necessarily mean employees have time ontheir hands, said Sean spokesman for Overland Park’z city government. “We’ve experienced about a 10 percent reduction in the work the staff wouldnormally do,” he “As we’ve lost staff in the planning and development servicesx department, we have not replaced By not replacing Reilly said the city has been able to maintain a steadgy workload and still feel ready to meet any “ramp up” of demand when the economhy recovers. Being ready to move when the economyt recoversis imperative.
“When we come out of there will be a lot of companies that might have been sittinbg onthe sidelines. You better be ready to go and meet their expectationsrighg now,” said Tim McKee, executive vice presidentt of economic development for the . “We’re all trying to gear up and get ready for when that day comes so we’re in the positiobn to try and grab these projects as soon as we Even before the economy slowed, Olathe understood the need to clearly outline economic development processes, something that happenerd more than a decade ago, McKee said.
Now, many of Johnsonh County’s communities are emulatinhg Olathe, outlining policies for tax abatementwsand incentives. In the past, those may have been negotiatex ona case-by-case basis, which could slow the development “The reality is you have to have incentivesx in place, and you have to have them easily accessiblde from an upfront standpoint,” Schrecm said. “You can’t say, ‘OK, you’re a prettt good company, and you may be able to get and I’ll have to go back and talk to the and we’ll get back with you.
’ It has to be more Lenexa began to work through that issu during the past coupled of years, he said, putting measurement in place that summarized what tax incentive a companyg could get for certain indicators, such as job creationh and capital investment. “The process has to be as streamlinee and as quick and as easyas possible,” Schreck “Consultants know the procedure. The industryt now is almost to the point where consultants want to get on your Web andyou won’t even know they’re looking at you, and you’ d better have stuff out therew for them to see.
” Dean director of planning for Johnson County’as unincorporated areas, said his agenc conducted a review durinf the past year to streamline the developmenft process, updating regulations and long-term plans. But to get the most use of itsdevelopmentf processes, the county first must attract the attentionm of developers. “That’s one of the benefitsd of having a regional organization likeKCADC ( ) — they can help manages that process,” said Jonathan Sangster, senior managing director of at CB ’sw Atlanta office. He said the Kansas City area is one he holdw up as a benchmarkfor “doing it right.
” “KCADC jumpe d on that not too long ago when therew were a number of fairly significant announcementd (of layoffs) and sent out marketing piecexs to myself and others in their databasre about having an available skilled and trainer work force in certaij industries like financial services and telecommunications,” Sangster said. Johnsonb County has another advantage: “They help us develoop and put into a very marketable form the data that helpds us go promoteJohnson County,” Schreck said. “Using everyu kind of imaginative applicatiojof data, they give us a tremendou s edge when we compete against other counties and other metrox across the country.
” If Johnsonh County is competing against other CERI gathers comparative information on each market, such as unemploymen t and income levels, so economic developmentr officials can target marketing efforts, Schreck said. Those effortds have paid off. The county has seen a net increasr ofabout 3,280 private-sector employeras from 1996 to 2006, accounting for 63 percentg of the total business growth in the Kansas City according to CERI’s “Johnson County: An Economif Primer 2009,” set to be published this
“There’s still momentum, there’s stillk movement,” said Blake Schreck, president of the . “Buy some of us that have been arounr here for 20 or25 years, this is the first time we’ve ever really seen it like Johnson County is always prefaces by ‘fastest growing, booming, explosivre growth.’ The faucet just got turnef off about six months ago, and everything just got put on two wordds that I’m infinitely familiar with now: indefinite The slowing of development has been felt throughour the county in various with some commercial projects continuing whiled residential construction has slowed.
But fewer projects doesn’t necessarily mean employees have time ontheir hands, said Sean spokesman for Overland Park’z city government. “We’ve experienced about a 10 percent reduction in the work the staff wouldnormally do,” he “As we’ve lost staff in the planning and development servicesx department, we have not replaced By not replacing Reilly said the city has been able to maintain a steadgy workload and still feel ready to meet any “ramp up” of demand when the economhy recovers. Being ready to move when the economyt recoversis imperative.
“When we come out of there will be a lot of companies that might have been sittinbg onthe sidelines. You better be ready to go and meet their expectationsrighg now,” said Tim McKee, executive vice presidentt of economic development for the . “We’re all trying to gear up and get ready for when that day comes so we’re in the positiobn to try and grab these projects as soon as we Even before the economy slowed, Olathe understood the need to clearly outline economic development processes, something that happenerd more than a decade ago, McKee said.
Now, many of Johnsonh County’s communities are emulatinhg Olathe, outlining policies for tax abatementwsand incentives. In the past, those may have been negotiatex ona case-by-case basis, which could slow the development “The reality is you have to have incentivesx in place, and you have to have them easily accessiblde from an upfront standpoint,” Schrecm said. “You can’t say, ‘OK, you’re a prettt good company, and you may be able to get and I’ll have to go back and talk to the and we’ll get back with you.
’ It has to be more Lenexa began to work through that issu during the past coupled of years, he said, putting measurement in place that summarized what tax incentive a companyg could get for certain indicators, such as job creationh and capital investment. “The process has to be as streamlinee and as quick and as easyas possible,” Schreck “Consultants know the procedure. The industryt now is almost to the point where consultants want to get on your Web andyou won’t even know they’re looking at you, and you’ d better have stuff out therew for them to see.
” Dean director of planning for Johnson County’as unincorporated areas, said his agenc conducted a review durinf the past year to streamline the developmenft process, updating regulations and long-term plans. But to get the most use of itsdevelopmentf processes, the county first must attract the attentionm of developers. “That’s one of the benefitsd of having a regional organization likeKCADC ( ) — they can help manages that process,” said Jonathan Sangster, senior managing director of at CB ’sw Atlanta office. He said the Kansas City area is one he holdw up as a benchmarkfor “doing it right.
” “KCADC jumpe d on that not too long ago when therew were a number of fairly significant announcementd (of layoffs) and sent out marketing piecexs to myself and others in their databasre about having an available skilled and trainer work force in certaij industries like financial services and telecommunications,” Sangster said. Johnsonb County has another advantage: “They help us develoop and put into a very marketable form the data that helpds us go promoteJohnson County,” Schreck said. “Using everyu kind of imaginative applicatiojof data, they give us a tremendou s edge when we compete against other counties and other metrox across the country.
” If Johnsonh County is competing against other CERI gathers comparative information on each market, such as unemploymen t and income levels, so economic developmentr officials can target marketing efforts, Schreck said. Those effortds have paid off. The county has seen a net increasr ofabout 3,280 private-sector employeras from 1996 to 2006, accounting for 63 percentg of the total business growth in the Kansas City according to CERI’s “Johnson County: An Economif Primer 2009,” set to be published this
Monday, August 29, 2011
Results of tests on mooncake and noodlefish samples all satisfactory - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
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Results of tests on mooncake and noodlefish samples all satisfactory 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) collected more than 200 mooncake samples under a Seasonal Food Surveillance Programme and the test results were all satisfactory. A spokesman for the CFS said today (August 29) that 250 samples of 20 ... |
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Some Colorado small businesses back union card-check bill - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The companies released a phone directory entitler Small Businesses for an Equitabl Economy that lists EFCA supporters rangingg from bakeries to clothing stores tomovin services. The directory was released by Employeed FreeChoice Colorado, a group of uniohn members and other supporters of the so-called “card check” bill. Uniomn workers make 33 percenty more in wages and are 52 percent more likelyy to havehealth care, the group said in a news “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middle class is disappearingv in America,” said Terri Monley, owner of Denver-basedf Gate City Moving.
“Congress needsa to pass the Employee Free Choice Act becaus e it is one of the most importang steps we can take to strengthebn our middle class and turn our economy The legislation would allowa company’sa employees to unionize if a majority of them checm off boxes on cardxs saying that they’d like to do so rathert than requiring a secret-ballot It also would toughen penaltiews against business leaders who try to interfers in union votes and would require contract disputesd to go to binding arbitratiomn if not settled within 120 Most Colorado business leaders have said that passingb the law could lead to an increaser in union intimidation tactics to get workersz to sign their cards and would lead businessesd to expand operations overseas rather than domestically.
Members of the Coloradoo Association of Commerceand Industry, the and executives of small and Hispanic businesses from the state have flown to D.C., to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udal and Michael Bennet to voteagainst it. Whilw neither senator has taken a public stance on the most of the attention has been focusee on the newlyappointed Bennet, sincs Udall co-sponsored similar legislation while he was a member of the U.S. House in 2008. On the National Republican Senatorial Committese chided Bennet for still failing to give his even though he announced his supportfor U.S. Supreme Courg nominee Sonia Sotomayor aftera 25-minute meeting with her.
“If is inexplicable that a quic 25-minute meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennett to support a lifetime appointment to theSupremw Court,” NRSC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said in a news “Yet nearly five months of intense discussions and debate with constituents and fellow lawmakers are not enough for him to clarifh his position on the card checki legislation that could impact thousandd of Colorado jobs.
”
The companies released a phone directory entitler Small Businesses for an Equitabl Economy that lists EFCA supporters rangingg from bakeries to clothing stores tomovin services. The directory was released by Employeed FreeChoice Colorado, a group of uniohn members and other supporters of the so-called “card check” bill. Uniomn workers make 33 percenty more in wages and are 52 percent more likelyy to havehealth care, the group said in a news “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middle class is disappearingv in America,” said Terri Monley, owner of Denver-basedf Gate City Moving.
“Congress needsa to pass the Employee Free Choice Act becaus e it is one of the most importang steps we can take to strengthebn our middle class and turn our economy The legislation would allowa company’sa employees to unionize if a majority of them checm off boxes on cardxs saying that they’d like to do so rathert than requiring a secret-ballot It also would toughen penaltiews against business leaders who try to interfers in union votes and would require contract disputesd to go to binding arbitratiomn if not settled within 120 Most Colorado business leaders have said that passingb the law could lead to an increaser in union intimidation tactics to get workersz to sign their cards and would lead businessesd to expand operations overseas rather than domestically.
Members of the Coloradoo Association of Commerceand Industry, the and executives of small and Hispanic businesses from the state have flown to D.C., to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udal and Michael Bennet to voteagainst it. Whilw neither senator has taken a public stance on the most of the attention has been focusee on the newlyappointed Bennet, sincs Udall co-sponsored similar legislation while he was a member of the U.S. House in 2008. On the National Republican Senatorial Committese chided Bennet for still failing to give his even though he announced his supportfor U.S. Supreme Courg nominee Sonia Sotomayor aftera 25-minute meeting with her.
“If is inexplicable that a quic 25-minute meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennett to support a lifetime appointment to theSupremw Court,” NRSC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said in a news “Yet nearly five months of intense discussions and debate with constituents and fellow lawmakers are not enough for him to clarifh his position on the card checki legislation that could impact thousandd of Colorado jobs.
”
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Los Gatos Eucalyptus Magazine Interviews Nell Newman of Newman's Own Organics - Marketwire (press release)
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Los Gatos Eucalyptus Magazine Interviews Nell Newman of Newman's Own Organics Marketwire (press release) LOS GATOS, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 24, 2011) - Eucalyptus Magazine recently conducted an interview with organic food pioneer Nell Newman. The interview discussed organic food and its vital importance for the Earth and for the health of the community. ... |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
M. Frank Russell Executive Profile
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as well as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsekof Sanchez-O
as well as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsekof Sanchez-O
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