Tuesday, August 30, 2011

CEO Magazine honors McColl School - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The school is part of . The publicationj considers factors such as research and development faculty quality, diversity and international reach, career progressio n and alumni salaries. It also looks at ethics, environmental initiatives andcommunity service. Other N.C. universitiesd on the list are Duke University’s Fuquas School of Business and UNCChapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagled Business School. The McColl School EMBA program is designerd for professionals seeking to strengthen theie leadership andmanagement skills.
Students meet for 20 months of with classes held on alternating Fridays and They also must complete an internationa l studytour (usually sevenm to 12 days) and do consultinyg work with a nonprofit agency during theirt enrollment. Queens University of Charlottehas 2,30o0 undergraduate and graduate students through its Collegs of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of the Presbyterian School of Nursing, the Waylands H. Cato, Jr. School of the School of Communication and Hayworth Colleg for adult andevening programs.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Actualité : ce qu'il ne fallait pas manquer - Génération NT

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Actualité : ce qu'il ne fallait pas manquer

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Parmi les actualités à retenir de la semaine précédente, on rappellera l'interdiction du bouton j'aime de Facebook dans un souci de respect de la vie privée, la censure de Lady Gaga sur les plates-formes de musique, la fin du débat concernant la ...



Friday, August 26, 2011

N.C. travel: Motorists down, airlines up - Dallas Business Journal:

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Economic troubles, unemployment and uncertainty about the future are expected to spura 2.7 percenr drop in expected motoristsz this holiday weekend from 971,000 in 2008 to 945,000 in 2009. This markas the second straight year July 4th travel has The announcement follows 10 consecutived days of decreasinggasoline prices, from a state averaged of $2.66 per gallon on June 20 to $2.6q1 per gallon on June 30. Currently, the lowesgt average gasoline prices in the stat e can be found in High Poinat $2.53 per gallon, while the highest can be found in Durhanm at $2.66. Nonetheless, the overall 61-cent increase in averagd prices over the last 61 days appears to be keepingf travelers offthe road.
Instead, many will turn to air travelpthis weekend, with 59,000 passengers taking flight across the stats — a 5.4 percent increase from 56,000 durinv the holiday weekend in 2008.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Vergelegen's camellia forest on display - Independent Online

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Vergelegen's camellia forest on display

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Revel in 8 000 spring-flowering bulbs, perennials (agapanthus, alstroemeria, dietes, salvia, lavender, watsonia) and borders of flowering azaleas. Wander down a boardwalk through a lush wetland of spring-flowering white arums and catch sight of the ...



Monday, August 22, 2011

Montford Pt. Marines to be celebrated in D.C. - StarNewsOnline.com

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Montford Pt. Marines to be celebrated in D.C.

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Several Wilmington residents are heading to Washington, DC, this week. There's going to be a parade in their honor. The men are members of the local chapter of the Montford Point Marine Association. Talk about the Few and the Proud: The ...



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Friday, August 19, 2011

Bank of America Said to Seek 20% Cut in Consumer Unit Costs With Job Trims - Bloomberg

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Bank of America Said to Seek 20% Cut in Consumer Unit Costs With Job Trims

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Executives working on the cost-cutting plan, dubbed Project New BAC, set preliminary goals during their review of deposit, mortgage and card units, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. ...



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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Report Ranks Kentucky Among Worst in Nation for Coal Ash Handling - WFPL

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Report Ranks Kentucky Among Worst in Nation for Coal Ash Handling

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There are more than nine million tons of coal ash generated in Kentucky every year. The ash, left over after coal is burned, is stored in ash ponds and dry landfills. The report says the combination of lots of ash and little regulation earns Kentucky ...



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Monday, August 15, 2011

Human Capital: People on the move, June 2 - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Goodwin Procter's Budd elected vice chairman of AAA nationalo board WayneBudd , senior counselp with the Boston law firm of and a member of the boared of directors of , was electe d vice chairman of AAA’s national board of directors. Turbine taps Paradowski as CFO , a Westwood-based online gaming technology company, appointed M. Beau Paradowski chiecf financial officer. Clough to run Leerink Swann's MEDACorp division Health care investment bank Leerink Swann of Bostoj appointed Brent Clough senior managing director and head of itsMEDACorpp division. Prior to joining Leerink Clough was president and CEO of IntrinsiQ LLC , an oncology softwaree and data analytics firm.
promotes Stys as VP of marketing andbusinessz dev. Shawmut Design and Construction in Boston promote BrianStys , a 16-yead veteran of the firm, to the newly-created role of vice presidengt of marketing and business development. The Protector Group Insurance Agency adds Mullery as director of compliance and wellnese of Worcester added Laura Ann Mullery as director of compliancesand wellness. Mullery previously served as assistantt vice president at in Boston and vice presidentt of major accounts at Thorbahn Associatesin

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Iridium earnings fall 42%; revenue up - South Florida Business Journal:

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The Bethesda-based provider of satellite telephone which expects to becomd publicly traded this summer through an posted a 42 percent decline in net income in the firstr quarter endedMarch 31, to $9.7 million from $16.77 million a year ago. Th companyh attributed the decline to costs related toits next-generationb satellite program. “Iridium continued to although the pace slowed given the currenrteconomic climate,” said CEO Matt Desch.
“Imn addition to the impact of phasing outequipmenty amortization, we believe the economic climate is affecting equipmentr sales, as is the transitioh of newly introduced products into the distribution channel as our partners move existing inventory to make way for new Company officials say either Bethesda-basedf Lockheed Martin or Thales Alenia Space will be selected as the program’w lead contractor this summer. The program’s new network of satellites called Iridiuj NEXT is expected to be deployedfin 2014. Iridium NEXT will provide higherdata speeds, greater bandwidth and the potentiak to deliver new data servicesw and applications to customers.
The company says its EBITDA, or earningss before interest, taxes, depreciation and increased 4.9 percent to $27.6 milliomn in the first quarter, up from $26.33 million a year ago, though most analysts do not use that as a reliablewfinancial measure. Iridium’s revenue rose 2 percent to $75.8 millionm for the quarter, compared to $74.3 milliojn for the first quarter 2008. The slightly highe r revenue came from increased commercia services revenueof $36.8 millioj but was offset by a declinee in subscriber equipment revenue to $20.r5 million for the quarter. Iridium’s commercia l markets include maritime, aviation and land mobiles customers, which grew by 11.
5 percent for the quarter. The company’ds sales to government customers, including the Department of grew31 percent. Despite a 31 percent increass in subscribers to comparedto 250,000 in the first quartefr of 2008, a $2 million amortizatioj of equipment related to prior year equipment sales, added to the declined in subscriber equipment revenue. The companyt is planning to go public this but it is not taking the initial publifoffering route. It is acquiring a publicly tradedinvestmentg group, (NYX: GHQ), an affiliat e of Greenhill & Co. Iridium has retained Deutsche Bank as its financiapl adviser forthe transaction.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

UPDATE 1-Stora Enso profits miss forecast, shares drop - Reuters

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UPDATE 1-Stora Enso profits miss forecast, shares drop

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HELSINKI, July 21 (Reuters) - Stora Enso Oyj , Europe's biggest paper maker, said it expected no short-term growth in earnings after signs of a slowdown in some of its European markets, sending its shares to 12-month lows. Shares in Stora Enso were ...


Paper maker Stora Enso reports drop in Q2 profits drop 15 percent due to one ...

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Stora Drops After Net Misses Estimates; Predicts Little Growth

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Stora Enso Q2 profits drop on one-off costs

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Monday, August 8, 2011

GM files for bankruptcy protection - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-based affiliate of the Detroit automaker, was the firs t GM affiliate to seek bankruptcy protection Mondayy morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcy Court'es Southern District of New York, accordingg to court records. The restructuring will enable GM to emerge as a viablse entity under the brand namenew GM. It also will give the federapl government, which plans to make availableabout $30 billion of federal assistance to support the a large ownership stake in the Two area companies were among the list of creditors in GM'ds filing: New York-based Bank of New York Mellon, with claimas of $176 million, and Downtown-based US Steel, with claims of $9.
6 For a list of creditors, see GM'sd . According to a release from theWhitre House, the company plans to announce todayu that it will close 11 facilitiea and idle another three. GM had alreadgy announced in May .

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Survey: Hiring slowly improving - Business First of Louisville:

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Those two sectors employ more than 90 percen t ofthe nation’s private-sector workers. The Alexandria-basefd association’s report is basede on a monthly survey of human resource professionals at more than 500 manufacturingt and 500 services Employment expectations for June aredown 37.1 percen in manufacturing and down 8.2 perceny in the services segment. In the manufacturingt sector, 24.5 percent plan to hire in June, whichn is the highest percentage of such companiesa that said they will add jobs sincrNovember 2008. In addition, 25.9 percentg said they will trim payrolls. In the servicese sector, a net total of 24.8 percent of corporations will creatre jobsin June, with 41.
4 percent saying they will hire and 16.6 percenrt saying they will cut jobs. That 41.4 percent represents the highestf such tally since September 2008 inthat sector. A combination of unemployed people seeking work and less jobs to go aroundf means recruiting difficulty in both sectors in May was way down comparedd with ayear ago. In the manufacturing a net of 23.8 percent of companies had less difficultt with recruitinglast month, and in the service a net of 35.8 percent of companiezs said the same.