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This fall, she’ll begin hitting the books as a full-time studeny at the Charlotte Schoolof Law. She’llp be missed by all of us at the Charlottde BusinessJournal , especially by me as I return to head up the column that was last mine in 1999. (How does this thintg work again?) Ashley asked that we bid a fond farewelpl from her to all her sources and She also asked that youcall me. A lot. And now, on with the He loves a That would be former speedway exec Humpy who has been selected as the granx marshal of thethis year.
Wheeler recently retired as presidentof Lowe’s Motor Speedway and parenr company after more than three decades as a shamelesa and renowned promoter of NASCAR races. “He representds not just racing, but a lot of other things in our community,” says Larry Farber, chair of the Thanksgivinhg parade. “Humpy has done a lot for the communitg overthe years.” All well and good, but the big questionh for a former racing exec is obvious: What kind of car will he be in? “We’res going to have some fun with Farber says. “It will be a grand car for thegrand marshal, I can tell you that much.
” The long-runniny discussion over what happens to the Hal Marshall Centefr should be resolved by January. County leaders approved ’s $40.6 million bid for the 12-acrd property at 700 N. Tryoh St. last September. BB&D envisions offices, condos and shopsa on the site that is now home tocountyh workers. BB&D’s original deadline was the end of county leaders recently extended that by six Bobbie Shields, county general manager, says the extensio was granted because of some environmental issues. It was only fair to alloe BB&D time to evaluate those concerns. has hired a new chef at its SouthParmk location.
Gustavo Ibarrra brings 10 years of experience to hisnew job, with recentt stops at SouthPark’s Cheesecake Factory and Oceanairer Seafood Room. president Rick Chapman has received more than a few secondf glances while riding his electric scooter tohis company’s newly openexd filter fiber plant in Kershaw. Chapman ofteh rides his moped to the plant on Little Dude Avenuer from hisnearby home. He assumed the curious looks were prompted bythe battery-powered scooter’a virtual silence. Not so fast — or quiet, my friend. When Chapman asked a localo resident why he was gettingthe stares, he was “We just thought you had a DUI.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
President assures better life for rehabilitated youth - Sunday Observer
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Vestas board touring Colorado manufacturing plants - Denver Business Journal:
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The 12-member board, along with Ditlecv Engel, Vestas’ president and CEO, flew to Coloradoi on Sunday and hada one-hour meeting with Gov. Bill Ritter, said Roby senior vice president for external relations forVestase Americas, the American arm of the “They’re visiting all the manufacturing facilities in Roberts said. Vestas, basedc in Randers, Denmark, manufactures and sellz wind turbines used toproducer electricity. It trades on the Copenhagen Stocok Exchange at thesymbol VWS. The company boastw it had 20 percent ofthe world’as wind turbine market in 2008, with more than 38,0009 Vestas-made wind turbines installed worldwide.
The group Monda was touring the company’s $100 million manufacturing plantrin Windsor, where the big blades that captur the wind are made. Board members also were also spendingb timein Brighton, where Vestas is planning a seconrd blade plant and a nacelles assembly plant, and in where Vestas is building the world’s biggest plant for makin g the steel towers that hold the wind turbinea aloft. “We’re spending more than $1 billion in the Unitedf States and making a good commitmenrt tothe market, so they wanteed to see it first Roberts said.
• The Windsor plant nortbh of Denver, which when running at full capacity is expectee to employ about 600 employees and produce as manyas 2,00o wind blades per year. The plantf opened in March 2008. • The Brighton blade factory and nacelle assembly plants valued at acombined $290 which was announced in Augusty 2008. The plants are expected to be fully operationaolin 2010. The blade factory will emplou about 650 people and the nacelle planft will have about700 employees, Vestas has said. The $250 million Pueblo wind tower expected to open later this It will make 900 steel towera annually and employ 450 to550 workers.
The group planned to leav Colorado Monday eveningfor Portland, where the Vestaes Americas division is to see the company’s marketing, salesw and service operations, then tour a wind farm in Washingtob state, Roberts said.
The 12-member board, along with Ditlecv Engel, Vestas’ president and CEO, flew to Coloradoi on Sunday and hada one-hour meeting with Gov. Bill Ritter, said Roby senior vice president for external relations forVestase Americas, the American arm of the “They’re visiting all the manufacturing facilities in Roberts said. Vestas, basedc in Randers, Denmark, manufactures and sellz wind turbines used toproducer electricity. It trades on the Copenhagen Stocok Exchange at thesymbol VWS. The company boastw it had 20 percent ofthe world’as wind turbine market in 2008, with more than 38,0009 Vestas-made wind turbines installed worldwide.
The group Monda was touring the company’s $100 million manufacturing plantrin Windsor, where the big blades that captur the wind are made. Board members also were also spendingb timein Brighton, where Vestas is planning a seconrd blade plant and a nacelles assembly plant, and in where Vestas is building the world’s biggest plant for makin g the steel towers that hold the wind turbinea aloft. “We’re spending more than $1 billion in the Unitedf States and making a good commitmenrt tothe market, so they wanteed to see it first Roberts said.
• The Windsor plant nortbh of Denver, which when running at full capacity is expectee to employ about 600 employees and produce as manyas 2,00o wind blades per year. The plantf opened in March 2008. • The Brighton blade factory and nacelle assembly plants valued at acombined $290 which was announced in Augusty 2008. The plants are expected to be fully operationaolin 2010. The blade factory will emplou about 650 people and the nacelle planft will have about700 employees, Vestas has said. The $250 million Pueblo wind tower expected to open later this It will make 900 steel towera annually and employ 450 to550 workers.
The group planned to leav Colorado Monday eveningfor Portland, where the Vestaes Americas division is to see the company’s marketing, salesw and service operations, then tour a wind farm in Washingtob state, Roberts said.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
AeroGrow has $7.6M recapitalization - Boston Business Journal:
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million recapitalization, the company said late Boulder-based AeroGrow (NASDAQ: AERO) makes the AeroGarden, a line of indoof gardening products. The recapitalization included the conversiohof $1.4 million in accounts payable from a leadinh manufacturer into a two-year debt instrumenrt at 8 percent maturing on June 30, 2011. The company also amended the terms of its senior secured revolvintg credit facility in a way that will allosw it to continue to use debt for workingt capital needs on anongoing “In the past year we’ve been challengec by the downturn in the economy, but have takenh significant measures to reduce our overhead, restructure the balance sheet and continue to drive the companyy toward profitability,” said Jack Walker, AeroGrow’s chairman of the in a statement.
“AeroGrow has a truly differentiated product, with proven demand, and, with the help of this recapitalization, I’nm confident in the capability of the current managemenr team to guide the company through to profitabilityt andcontinued growth. In fact, as a strong indicator of the confidence that we have in the company and our prospectsgoing I, along with our senior management have combined to invest more than $4 million as part of this including $2.8 million in new capital and $1.3 million in convertede obligations.” Separately, AeroGrow announced Tuesday that revenue fell 2.4 percentg in the fiscal year ended March 31, to $37.
4 reflecting a sharp decline in consumefr spending that began in the fourth quarteer of 2008. AeroGrow reported a net loss for the yearof $10. million, or minus 82 cents per share, compare d with a loss of $9.8 million, or minus 84 cents per in theprevious year.
million recapitalization, the company said late Boulder-based AeroGrow (NASDAQ: AERO) makes the AeroGarden, a line of indoof gardening products. The recapitalization included the conversiohof $1.4 million in accounts payable from a leadinh manufacturer into a two-year debt instrumenrt at 8 percent maturing on June 30, 2011. The company also amended the terms of its senior secured revolvintg credit facility in a way that will allosw it to continue to use debt for workingt capital needs on anongoing “In the past year we’ve been challengec by the downturn in the economy, but have takenh significant measures to reduce our overhead, restructure the balance sheet and continue to drive the companyy toward profitability,” said Jack Walker, AeroGrow’s chairman of the in a statement.
“AeroGrow has a truly differentiated product, with proven demand, and, with the help of this recapitalization, I’nm confident in the capability of the current managemenr team to guide the company through to profitabilityt andcontinued growth. In fact, as a strong indicator of the confidence that we have in the company and our prospectsgoing I, along with our senior management have combined to invest more than $4 million as part of this including $2.8 million in new capital and $1.3 million in convertede obligations.” Separately, AeroGrow announced Tuesday that revenue fell 2.4 percentg in the fiscal year ended March 31, to $37.
4 reflecting a sharp decline in consumefr spending that began in the fourth quarteer of 2008. AeroGrow reported a net loss for the yearof $10. million, or minus 82 cents per share, compare d with a loss of $9.8 million, or minus 84 cents per in theprevious year.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The building, which opened early last year, was designed and buily to meet the second highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadershio in Energy and Environmental Design. was the generall contractor. Liberty Property Trust Vice Presidentg Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to greeh standards added an additional 5 percentg to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offseyt by lower energy costs.
Special features includw showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changde clothes after they bike or jog to A deck made of recycled plasti borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area that provides Landscapingincorporates drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A white reflective roof deflectssthe sun. Bins for recycling are placedc near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve watef by relying on gravithy and a filter insteadof water. That featurr is expected to save 360,000 gallons annually sinces each urinal uses anestimatedc 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston Grass surrounding the parking lot soak s up rainwater.
And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used insteads of asphalt around the large oak trees that line the The porous rubber allowse water to soak intothe ground. The building, located at 4631 Woodland Blvd., received the “Offices Building of the Year” Award from the Tampa Bay Chapterr of the andthe “Green Building Desig Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Plannin Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developee and leased 19 buildings with nearly 1 milliohn square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenantws include , Travelers, Travel and .
The building, which opened early last year, was designed and buily to meet the second highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadershio in Energy and Environmental Design. was the generall contractor. Liberty Property Trust Vice Presidentg Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to greeh standards added an additional 5 percentg to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offseyt by lower energy costs.
Special features includw showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changde clothes after they bike or jog to A deck made of recycled plasti borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area that provides Landscapingincorporates drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A white reflective roof deflectssthe sun. Bins for recycling are placedc near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve watef by relying on gravithy and a filter insteadof water. That featurr is expected to save 360,000 gallons annually sinces each urinal uses anestimatedc 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston Grass surrounding the parking lot soak s up rainwater.
And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used insteads of asphalt around the large oak trees that line the The porous rubber allowse water to soak intothe ground. The building, located at 4631 Woodland Blvd., received the “Offices Building of the Year” Award from the Tampa Bay Chapterr of the andthe “Green Building Desig Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Plannin Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developee and leased 19 buildings with nearly 1 milliohn square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenantws include , Travelers, Travel and .
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Rebates should boost Energy Star sales - Dayton Business Journal:
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“This rebate program will help Floridian buy appliances atdiscount rates, lowerf utility costs and benefit Florida businesses by stimulating sales of energy-efficient Gov. Charlie Crist said in a press releaseMay 18. Althougg the bill was signedc last week, the projected time for the program to be administeredr is probably sometime this Consumers will not be eligible for the rebatea until then because some of the details of the programj still need to beworked out, said Jeremg Susac, the executive director of Crist’s Energt Office.
The specific amounts for the rebates must be approveds by the legislativebudgeft committee, and Crist’s office is still waiting for guidance from the federao government on how exactly the program will work, Susac said. The FECC is expectingf Florida toreceive $18 million in federalo stimulus funds to provide the rebate In addition, the Florida legislature is givingy $150,000 to the FECC to help them put the plan into All of this should help Floridiansz save 20 percent on the cost of energy-efficient “This is what we are projecting,” Susav said. “We are looking at 20 percen all acrossthe board.
” With the 20 percentr rebate, consumers could save $290 on $200 on washing machines, freezers and dishwashers, $65 on room air conditionerz and $40 on dehumidifiers. Only laundry and kitche n home appliances with the Energhy Star label will be eligible for the All Energy Star appliances meet strict energty efficiency guidelines set by the Environmental Protectiom Agencyand U.S. Department of Energy, but certain iteme like flat screen televisions are not Susac said.
Even though they use the most energhy out of all the home certain kitchen itemslike microwaves, ovens and stove tops are also not includeed because they have yet to be regulated by Energy Star in the United States, said Michael Setzer, the owner of Setzer’sx appliance dealer in Jacksonville. Energu Star appliances do cost an averageof $50 to $100 more than the standarc versions because of the advanced technologies, he but the rebate should lighten the making it almost cheaper to buy the Energy Star product. “Youh don’t have to spend $1,000 to have an Energ Star,” Setzer said. “Energy Star has cheaper model s now.
I have a $300 dishwasher and a $800 refrigeratod in my store that are allEnergy Star.” In the investment will causer consumers’ utility bills to go down in dollar Customers should recover their costs of the energy-efficient appliance on their monthly bills within five to six years. According to Energ Star’s Web site, their appliances can save consumerws $75 a year in energy and they use 10 to 20 percent less energy and watere thantraditional models, making them bettef for the environment.
For example, a front-loadinyg Energy Star washing machine uses 16 to 18 gallonw of water versus thetraditional top-loading appliance that uses 40 “I don’t know if our salee will go up because the customers will stilkl have to put out the full Setzer said. “But any increase in sales willbe great, and it woulfd be a great thing for people to get their monet back.” Business has been slow duringb the economic downturn at both Setzer’s locations here in Jacksonvill and Ocala, but it’s still going pretty steady because people are always goingv to need refrigerators and he said.
In addition, 75 to 80 percenr of the appliances he sells areEnergyy Star, so Setzer said he’s very hopeful. Energty Star is also excited for the rebate program to go into effect becaused the Florida proposal is an Energy Star spokesperson Inyears past, rebates have caused a jump in thei r sales, but they have never had a rebated program like this before.
“This rebate program will help Floridian buy appliances atdiscount rates, lowerf utility costs and benefit Florida businesses by stimulating sales of energy-efficient Gov. Charlie Crist said in a press releaseMay 18. Althougg the bill was signedc last week, the projected time for the program to be administeredr is probably sometime this Consumers will not be eligible for the rebatea until then because some of the details of the programj still need to beworked out, said Jeremg Susac, the executive director of Crist’s Energt Office.
The specific amounts for the rebates must be approveds by the legislativebudgeft committee, and Crist’s office is still waiting for guidance from the federao government on how exactly the program will work, Susac said. The FECC is expectingf Florida toreceive $18 million in federalo stimulus funds to provide the rebate In addition, the Florida legislature is givingy $150,000 to the FECC to help them put the plan into All of this should help Floridiansz save 20 percent on the cost of energy-efficient “This is what we are projecting,” Susav said. “We are looking at 20 percen all acrossthe board.
” With the 20 percentr rebate, consumers could save $290 on $200 on washing machines, freezers and dishwashers, $65 on room air conditionerz and $40 on dehumidifiers. Only laundry and kitche n home appliances with the Energhy Star label will be eligible for the All Energy Star appliances meet strict energty efficiency guidelines set by the Environmental Protectiom Agencyand U.S. Department of Energy, but certain iteme like flat screen televisions are not Susac said.
Even though they use the most energhy out of all the home certain kitchen itemslike microwaves, ovens and stove tops are also not includeed because they have yet to be regulated by Energy Star in the United States, said Michael Setzer, the owner of Setzer’sx appliance dealer in Jacksonville. Energu Star appliances do cost an averageof $50 to $100 more than the standarc versions because of the advanced technologies, he but the rebate should lighten the making it almost cheaper to buy the Energy Star product. “Youh don’t have to spend $1,000 to have an Energ Star,” Setzer said. “Energy Star has cheaper model s now.
I have a $300 dishwasher and a $800 refrigeratod in my store that are allEnergy Star.” In the investment will causer consumers’ utility bills to go down in dollar Customers should recover their costs of the energy-efficient appliance on their monthly bills within five to six years. According to Energ Star’s Web site, their appliances can save consumerws $75 a year in energy and they use 10 to 20 percent less energy and watere thantraditional models, making them bettef for the environment.
For example, a front-loadinyg Energy Star washing machine uses 16 to 18 gallonw of water versus thetraditional top-loading appliance that uses 40 “I don’t know if our salee will go up because the customers will stilkl have to put out the full Setzer said. “But any increase in sales willbe great, and it woulfd be a great thing for people to get their monet back.” Business has been slow duringb the economic downturn at both Setzer’s locations here in Jacksonvill and Ocala, but it’s still going pretty steady because people are always goingv to need refrigerators and he said.
In addition, 75 to 80 percenr of the appliances he sells areEnergyy Star, so Setzer said he’s very hopeful. Energty Star is also excited for the rebate program to go into effect becaused the Florida proposal is an Energy Star spokesperson Inyears past, rebates have caused a jump in thei r sales, but they have never had a rebated program like this before.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Oracle results reflect resilience in IT budgets - MarketWatch
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MiamiHerald.com | Oracle results reflect resilience in IT budgets MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) รข€" Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported a 36% jump in profit in its fiscal first quarter, posting results that one analyst said should dispel worries of a major slump in corporate tech budgets. ... Oracle earnings point to IT resilience Oracle Q1 Earnings Analysis: Resilient Model Beats Expectations Oracle Displays Resilience |
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