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The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-basee chain’s fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, whichy honors its "Eat Mor Chikin" In a related promotion, parents can enter photos of their cow-cladc children as part of a "Shoq Us the Cow" online photi contest, for a chance to win a $1,00o U.S. Savings Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, childrejn ages 10 and younger are encouragex to work with an adult to submit creativew photos of themselves dressedas cows. The contest Web www.CowAppreciationDay.com, has details aboutt uploading photos forthe contest. Once the pictures are the public can vote for theird favorite photothrough Aug. 31.
The 20 photographss that get the most Internet votes will benamefd semifinalists. From the Chick-fil-A will select five finalists and one grand prizwe winner based onoverall quality, appearance, originality, creativitty and skill. The entrant's age will be taken into accountyfor judging, Chick-fil-A The grand prize winner will receive a U.S. Series EE Savingsz Bond with a maturity valueof $1,000, a caterex party for their classroom, free Chick-fil-A Kid'zs Meals for a year and a digital among other gifts. Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will includd miniatureCow figurines, while supplies last.
One out of everty 100 of the cows will have gold spotsz instead of the traditional black spots and will be packager with a card redeemable for a freeIce
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Bennet cites Colorado examples in Senate plea for health-care reform - Denver Business Journal:
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Take sixty-seven year old Bill Schoens, from Littleton, Colorado, who recentlhy suffered a heart Before he was released fromthe hospital, registered nurse Becky Clinee was assigned as his Transitions Coach. She made sure that Bill understoodc the medications that his doctors prescribes and everything else he needed to do to get Bill evenpointed out, “When you are in the emergency you are all drugged up and can barely remember what to do. Confusiob starts to set in.” Becky went through each step Bill neededc to follow when he left the Beckyevaluated Bill’s ability to follow doctor’w orders in his environment and helped him maintain his own Personal Healthg Record.
With her help, when Bill visitex the doctor, he didn’t have to remembee everything that happened sincr he left the hospital it was all in the Billsaid “When people are in front of their doctor, their blood pressure goes sky high and they forget what they need to He said he found the help and guidance he receivedx from his Transitions Coach “invaluable and life-saving.” We need patient-centered coordinated care care that views nurses, doctors and familgy members not as isolate caregivers, but as partners on a team whosew ultimate goal is to make sure patients get the guidanced and care they need.
Hospitalds aren’t the problem, primary care physicians aren’tg the problem, and nurses aren’f the problem. Our fragmente d delivery system of care isthe problem. This bill also makess sure that we are teaching patients to manage their own conditioat home. Sixty-nine year old Frankj Yanni of Denver, Colorado had surgert for a staph infection of the spinal After leavingthe hospital, he noticed that the pain he was experiencinhg weeks after surgery was getting worse. Having been he identified the problem and knew to insisr on visiting his doctor A hospital test showedthat Mr. Yanni requiref a second surgery.
His coach said that, “Hard he let that go for even anotherr week, he could have endesd up in the IntensiveCare Unit, septi and horribly sick.” Our Colorado transition of care model, reflecteds in our legislation, gives health care systems the choicwe of whether to create this program. But it allows existing patient-centeredx transitional care programs like the one in Mesa Colorado tocontinue on. We want communitiez and providers to think and work togethedr to reduce readmission reduce costs and provid e better coordinated care toour patients. Othet systems should look at Colorado and the systemswin twenty-four other states that have already begubn to follow this model.
As we begih to emerge from theeconomic crisis, we must call upon existinvg health care professionals from all walks of life nurse practitioners, social workers, long-termm care, and community health workersd — to serve as transitional coaches. Colorado nurses like Becky Cline have foune that focusing on transitionalo care has leveragedtheir skills, empowering them to take a more active role with They are able to work with both patients and familh caregivers. For too long, familhy caregivers have been “silent partners.” 50 million Americans provided care for achronically ill, disablefd or aged loved one.
This bill recognizes theier importance, connecting them with a coach who can teachn them how to properlycoordinate at-home This bill is only a small part of the solution to the complex challenges of our fragmented health care The problems of rising costs and limitesd access affect people from all walks of Skip Guarini of Parker, Colorado, is a self-employed privatre consultant and retired U.S. Marine. After years of regular visits, Skip’s dentist discovered a lump on his thyroix during a routine exam that had gone undetected by his physiciamn despite 10previous exams. Skip underwent a CT/MRI Ultrasound, and biopsy, all of whichb were inconclusive.
A second series of testzs six months later revealed that the lump had and Skipunderwent surgery. During the surgery, doctors founrd cancer. Skip was then sent to an endocrinologisft who orderedmore tests. All tests came back A second full body scan revealed no sign of cancerr anywherein Skip's body. All these exam and screenings costSkip $122,000. Sincre then, Skip has maintained perfect health, but he cannot obtaihn private insurance because of thethyroid surgery. He now reliexs on COBRA and is paying a monthlh premiumof $1,300. This coverage is set to expire in less than one at which point Skip will have no insurancat all. Hollis Berendt is a small business ownerin Colorado.
She is covered through her husband’s employer, which is according to her, “s luxury many other small businesxsowners don’t have.” Afteer graduating from Colorado State Universityg in 2004, their daughter Abby foundc a job with a larger company in New York City. She was told she couldn’ get health care coverage until she had been workingb at the company forone year. At ten months of she was diagnosed with an ovariamn tumor that wouldrequire surgery. The expensezs were too much for Abby, so her parents had to take out a secon mortgage to pay hermedicap bills.
Hollis shared that, “This experience brought to light, all too how close we all are to losing everything due to ahealthu issue.” The current system is hurting our smalpl business people and their employees. Take Bob Montoya of Colorado who runs Cedar Ridgd Landscape in Pueblo withhis brother, Ron. They are torn between providingb health care coverage for employees and keepint theirbusiness afloat.
Take sixty-seven year old Bill Schoens, from Littleton, Colorado, who recentlhy suffered a heart Before he was released fromthe hospital, registered nurse Becky Clinee was assigned as his Transitions Coach. She made sure that Bill understoodc the medications that his doctors prescribes and everything else he needed to do to get Bill evenpointed out, “When you are in the emergency you are all drugged up and can barely remember what to do. Confusiob starts to set in.” Becky went through each step Bill neededc to follow when he left the Beckyevaluated Bill’s ability to follow doctor’w orders in his environment and helped him maintain his own Personal Healthg Record.
With her help, when Bill visitex the doctor, he didn’t have to remembee everything that happened sincr he left the hospital it was all in the Billsaid “When people are in front of their doctor, their blood pressure goes sky high and they forget what they need to He said he found the help and guidance he receivedx from his Transitions Coach “invaluable and life-saving.” We need patient-centered coordinated care care that views nurses, doctors and familgy members not as isolate caregivers, but as partners on a team whosew ultimate goal is to make sure patients get the guidanced and care they need.
Hospitalds aren’t the problem, primary care physicians aren’tg the problem, and nurses aren’f the problem. Our fragmente d delivery system of care isthe problem. This bill also makess sure that we are teaching patients to manage their own conditioat home. Sixty-nine year old Frankj Yanni of Denver, Colorado had surgert for a staph infection of the spinal After leavingthe hospital, he noticed that the pain he was experiencinhg weeks after surgery was getting worse. Having been he identified the problem and knew to insisr on visiting his doctor A hospital test showedthat Mr. Yanni requiref a second surgery.
His coach said that, “Hard he let that go for even anotherr week, he could have endesd up in the IntensiveCare Unit, septi and horribly sick.” Our Colorado transition of care model, reflecteds in our legislation, gives health care systems the choicwe of whether to create this program. But it allows existing patient-centeredx transitional care programs like the one in Mesa Colorado tocontinue on. We want communitiez and providers to think and work togethedr to reduce readmission reduce costs and provid e better coordinated care toour patients. Othet systems should look at Colorado and the systemswin twenty-four other states that have already begubn to follow this model.
As we begih to emerge from theeconomic crisis, we must call upon existinvg health care professionals from all walks of life nurse practitioners, social workers, long-termm care, and community health workersd — to serve as transitional coaches. Colorado nurses like Becky Cline have foune that focusing on transitionalo care has leveragedtheir skills, empowering them to take a more active role with They are able to work with both patients and familh caregivers. For too long, familhy caregivers have been “silent partners.” 50 million Americans provided care for achronically ill, disablefd or aged loved one.
This bill recognizes theier importance, connecting them with a coach who can teachn them how to properlycoordinate at-home This bill is only a small part of the solution to the complex challenges of our fragmented health care The problems of rising costs and limitesd access affect people from all walks of Skip Guarini of Parker, Colorado, is a self-employed privatre consultant and retired U.S. Marine. After years of regular visits, Skip’s dentist discovered a lump on his thyroix during a routine exam that had gone undetected by his physiciamn despite 10previous exams. Skip underwent a CT/MRI Ultrasound, and biopsy, all of whichb were inconclusive.
A second series of testzs six months later revealed that the lump had and Skipunderwent surgery. During the surgery, doctors founrd cancer. Skip was then sent to an endocrinologisft who orderedmore tests. All tests came back A second full body scan revealed no sign of cancerr anywherein Skip's body. All these exam and screenings costSkip $122,000. Sincre then, Skip has maintained perfect health, but he cannot obtaihn private insurance because of thethyroid surgery. He now reliexs on COBRA and is paying a monthlh premiumof $1,300. This coverage is set to expire in less than one at which point Skip will have no insurancat all. Hollis Berendt is a small business ownerin Colorado.
She is covered through her husband’s employer, which is according to her, “s luxury many other small businesxsowners don’t have.” Afteer graduating from Colorado State Universityg in 2004, their daughter Abby foundc a job with a larger company in New York City. She was told she couldn’ get health care coverage until she had been workingb at the company forone year. At ten months of she was diagnosed with an ovariamn tumor that wouldrequire surgery. The expensezs were too much for Abby, so her parents had to take out a secon mortgage to pay hermedicap bills.
Hollis shared that, “This experience brought to light, all too how close we all are to losing everything due to ahealthu issue.” The current system is hurting our smalpl business people and their employees. Take Bob Montoya of Colorado who runs Cedar Ridgd Landscape in Pueblo withhis brother, Ron. They are torn between providingb health care coverage for employees and keepint theirbusiness afloat.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Senators: Trade $1 trillion in Medicare cuts for debt ceiling - CBS News
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Nashville Public Radio | Senators: Trade $1 trillion in Medicare cuts for debt ceiling CBS News Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's warning this week that the federal government will hit its borrowing limit (a.k.a. the "debt ceiling") on December 31 elicited something resembling a collective groan from policymakers and political reporters who ... GOP senators propose $1 trillion debt ceiling deal Alexander, Corker c » |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Deloreds Kesler, acquired the company and will serv eas chair. Kesler will retaim the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assumr the role of presidentand CEO. Termas of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “Thids is an exciting time in the growtgh and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allowq the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventuallt forming a parent company that merged with threer otherstaffing firms, including .
The business spliy into two ventures: , which became a publiclyg traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technologty at ATS Services before creating his own company, , a global providefr of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpede startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquiredx by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.78 million. Talagy, which has 11 officez around the country and 80 will continue to offer the same products and but instead of operating under multiplde brands and business units the company will consolidatde into asingle brand.
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Deloreds Kesler, acquired the company and will serv eas chair. Kesler will retaim the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assumr the role of presidentand CEO. Termas of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “Thids is an exciting time in the growtgh and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allowq the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventuallt forming a parent company that merged with threer otherstaffing firms, including .
The business spliy into two ventures: , which became a publiclyg traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technologty at ATS Services before creating his own company, , a global providefr of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpede startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquiredx by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.78 million. Talagy, which has 11 officez around the country and 80 will continue to offer the same products and but instead of operating under multiplde brands and business units the company will consolidatde into asingle brand.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Rail Europe Launches Eurail International Student Identity Card Promotion
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June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Rail Europe, the Northy American leader in European rail travel for over 75 launches the International Student IdentityCard promotion. This speciakl offer brings additional value to students planninyg to travel through Europethis summer. Rail Europe'sz ISIC promotion offers passengers two free days of travep with the purchase of an 8 day EuraiolSelect Pass, available for travelers with a valid ISIC This limited time offer from Rail Europ is available from July 1- July 31, 2009. The Euraip Select Pass offers unlimited travel on the national rail networksx ofany 3, 4 or 5 bordering countriews out of 23 Europeanj nations that are connected by train or ship.
Rail the largest distributor of European rail productsw inNorth America, encourages you to make train travel a part of your Europea travel experience. The company celebrates over 75 years as a leadefr in European travel and believes that the spirirt of train travel is about enjoying thesimple pleasures, respecting the environmentf and connecting with people, places and For more information or to book any of Rail Europe'sx wide range of economical railpasses and point-to-point tickets on train throughout Europe, consult a travelp agent or log on to Rail Europe's web or call Rail Europe at 1-888-382-7245 or 1-800-361-7245 (Canada).
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June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Rail Europe, the Northy American leader in European rail travel for over 75 launches the International Student IdentityCard promotion. This speciakl offer brings additional value to students planninyg to travel through Europethis summer. Rail Europe'sz ISIC promotion offers passengers two free days of travep with the purchase of an 8 day EuraiolSelect Pass, available for travelers with a valid ISIC This limited time offer from Rail Europ is available from July 1- July 31, 2009. The Euraip Select Pass offers unlimited travel on the national rail networksx ofany 3, 4 or 5 bordering countriews out of 23 Europeanj nations that are connected by train or ship.
Rail the largest distributor of European rail productsw inNorth America, encourages you to make train travel a part of your Europea travel experience. The company celebrates over 75 years as a leadefr in European travel and believes that the spirirt of train travel is about enjoying thesimple pleasures, respecting the environmentf and connecting with people, places and For more information or to book any of Rail Europe'sx wide range of economical railpasses and point-to-point tickets on train throughout Europe, consult a travelp agent or log on to Rail Europe's web or call Rail Europe at 1-888-382-7245 or 1-800-361-7245 (Canada).
To book rail for groups of 10 or please contact our Group Departmentat .
Monday, December 24, 2012
Memphis Business Journal:
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Picking the right provider of those services is easied andmore problem-free with carefup research. Many companies turn to consultants for experr adviceand guidance. A consultant is able to independently evaluate the many addressing such issues as the effects of rapidlychangingy technology, installation of all products and how to make sure the companh can utilize the full capabilities of the technologgy it purchases. As a result, "people no longer look for hardwardand software; they look for Consultants are the glue that integrate technology and give the computer user the benefits of the technologyh they've purchased," according to the Independeng Computer Consultants Association.
The failure or success of any particularf system is often more related to the human elementy than to the actualequipment components, said Steve Epner, founder and past president of the a St. Louis-based tradee group that represents the interests ofmember firms, maintainsa ethical conduct standards for the profession and offeras a consultant search feature on its Web www.icca.org. "There are mediocre systemds that succeed and excellentt systemsthat fail," Epner said.
It's important to remember that software, hardware and networking systemas arecomplex and, as a result, there are no perfect answers as to what to There are also many partz to the process, so companied may need assistance with employese training and other needs beyond the initiall purchase. "It helps to make sure that as largwe a group as possible has inpu into theselection process," Epner said. If one individua makes the decision, that person is on the hook if the outcomwe is lessthan stellar. Independent computert consults haveone goal: to help a client companyg narrow the possible choices to the point that any of the top picksd will help the company succeed in its mission, Epnerf said.
It's also important for the company to act on a decisiojn in atimely manner. "Any decision process that is more than six monthas in length will probablgbe wrong, because things are changing rapidly," Epner said. The change is occurringy not justin software, hardware or networkinb products, but also in the distribution and manufacturint processes of that equipment. "It'd important to compare major vendorsand distributors, he said. On the software other factors come into play when makinhg a decision about which productsto use.
Softward piracy is a growing problem and tools are now availablee for tracking andcombatingy piracy, according to the Software Information Industry Association, a trade association based in D.C., that urges companies to make sure they have enougyh software licenses to cover the numbefr of software programs installerd on company computers. The group handles issues related to code and contenr in the industry and has conducted a successfulcorporatre anti-piracy program for its software company memberes for nearly 20 years. Companies should always go with reputablee vendors with choosing computeer softwareand hardware. Not doing so can prover costly.
"If you go on the Interneyt and look for agood deal, you might find one that appearsx to be too good to be true," said John director of Internet enforcement for the Business Softwared Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that representsw the interests of the commercial software industruy and the hardware companies that partneer with them. The group also promotes copyright protection, cyber securityy and other related issues. When purchasingf software, companies should be mindful ofseverao points, Wolfe said. The company should know the source of the softwarr and who will standbehinfd it.
Software sold without the proper labeling and packaging also will lack the codes needed to activate it or to access technical supporty afterthe sale, he added. Choosinf a reputable software vendor will help the compangy assure that thesoftware doesn't come with potentia l problems such as virusees and spyware. "It can be a real risk," Wolfe said, adding that a company chieft executive officer may not be fully aware of the risksa that come with sucha decision, but often a quicki consultation with an internal information technology departmeny or a consultant will turn up some stronfg cautionary advice. A bad decision has severalo possible ramifications, Wolfe said.
The software may not work correctlyt and the problem may not be Insome cases, the company's only long-term solution may be costlyy as the company may be forcee to buy replacement software.
Picking the right provider of those services is easied andmore problem-free with carefup research. Many companies turn to consultants for experr adviceand guidance. A consultant is able to independently evaluate the many addressing such issues as the effects of rapidlychangingy technology, installation of all products and how to make sure the companh can utilize the full capabilities of the technologgy it purchases. As a result, "people no longer look for hardwardand software; they look for Consultants are the glue that integrate technology and give the computer user the benefits of the technologyh they've purchased," according to the Independeng Computer Consultants Association.
The failure or success of any particularf system is often more related to the human elementy than to the actualequipment components, said Steve Epner, founder and past president of the a St. Louis-based tradee group that represents the interests ofmember firms, maintainsa ethical conduct standards for the profession and offeras a consultant search feature on its Web www.icca.org. "There are mediocre systemds that succeed and excellentt systemsthat fail," Epner said.
It's important to remember that software, hardware and networking systemas arecomplex and, as a result, there are no perfect answers as to what to There are also many partz to the process, so companied may need assistance with employese training and other needs beyond the initiall purchase. "It helps to make sure that as largwe a group as possible has inpu into theselection process," Epner said. If one individua makes the decision, that person is on the hook if the outcomwe is lessthan stellar. Independent computert consults haveone goal: to help a client companyg narrow the possible choices to the point that any of the top picksd will help the company succeed in its mission, Epnerf said.
It's also important for the company to act on a decisiojn in atimely manner. "Any decision process that is more than six monthas in length will probablgbe wrong, because things are changing rapidly," Epner said. The change is occurringy not justin software, hardware or networkinb products, but also in the distribution and manufacturint processes of that equipment. "It'd important to compare major vendorsand distributors, he said. On the software other factors come into play when makinhg a decision about which productsto use.
Softward piracy is a growing problem and tools are now availablee for tracking andcombatingy piracy, according to the Software Information Industry Association, a trade association based in D.C., that urges companies to make sure they have enougyh software licenses to cover the numbefr of software programs installerd on company computers. The group handles issues related to code and contenr in the industry and has conducted a successfulcorporatre anti-piracy program for its software company memberes for nearly 20 years. Companies should always go with reputablee vendors with choosing computeer softwareand hardware. Not doing so can prover costly.
"If you go on the Interneyt and look for agood deal, you might find one that appearsx to be too good to be true," said John director of Internet enforcement for the Business Softwared Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that representsw the interests of the commercial software industruy and the hardware companies that partneer with them. The group also promotes copyright protection, cyber securityy and other related issues. When purchasingf software, companies should be mindful ofseverao points, Wolfe said. The company should know the source of the softwarr and who will standbehinfd it.
Software sold without the proper labeling and packaging also will lack the codes needed to activate it or to access technical supporty afterthe sale, he added. Choosinf a reputable software vendor will help the compangy assure that thesoftware doesn't come with potentia l problems such as virusees and spyware. "It can be a real risk," Wolfe said, adding that a company chieft executive officer may not be fully aware of the risksa that come with sucha decision, but often a quicki consultation with an internal information technology departmeny or a consultant will turn up some stronfg cautionary advice. A bad decision has severalo possible ramifications, Wolfe said.
The software may not work correctlyt and the problem may not be Insome cases, the company's only long-term solution may be costlyy as the company may be forcee to buy replacement software.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
bizjournals: Search Results
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Mission to Drill Into Buried Antarctic Lake Hits Snag - Discovery News
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Space Ref | Mission to Drill Into Buried Antarctic Lake Hits Snag Discovery News Scientists with the British Antarctic Survey are currently camped out above that lake, engaged in an effort, years in the making, to drill down and take water samples from the lake, to see if it holds any forms of life. Lake Ellsworth is about 7 miles ... Trio of complex antarctic science projects reach significant technological ... |
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Study: Bank
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Brand image and the impact of the initiap visit by a potential customer can be paramount to the final decisiomn regarding which retail bankto choose, a national study has found. According to the J.D. Powert & Associates retail bank shopping study, releasedd Tuesday, 36 percent of a consumer’s decision to choose a bank is drivenh by thefinancial institution’s brand image, followe by branch location at 21 “Some crucial aspects of a bank’s brand imag e — such as perceived financial stability and reliabilityt — can be difficult for a bank to which negatively affects the bank’s likelihood of being said Michael Beird, director of the banking practicd at J.
D. Power. “However, branch employees can positively impacta bank’s brand imagse by providing personal service, communicating proactively and havingv a customer-driven focus.” Nearly a third of customers who avoid using a particulad bank have done so because of a previous bad experience with that the study showed. Word-of-mouth recommendationd — positive or negative — also figure into the selectionh process, with 31 percent of respondentzs ranking that as an important part ofthe bank’ss brand image.
The study also showed that a customer’w satisfaction with setting up a new accoun increases considerably when bank employees show a little Greeting the customer when he or she enterathe bank, keeping wait times to unde five minutes, calling the customer by name and providingh a detailed needs assessment were among the items bank customerd mentioned as important to the selectiob process. The J.D. Power study, conducted in Februart and March, was based on responsee from morethan 7,50p0 bank customers shopping for a new bank withibn the past 12 months.
Brand image and the impact of the initiap visit by a potential customer can be paramount to the final decisiomn regarding which retail bankto choose, a national study has found. According to the J.D. Powert & Associates retail bank shopping study, releasedd Tuesday, 36 percent of a consumer’s decision to choose a bank is drivenh by thefinancial institution’s brand image, followe by branch location at 21 “Some crucial aspects of a bank’s brand imag e — such as perceived financial stability and reliabilityt — can be difficult for a bank to which negatively affects the bank’s likelihood of being said Michael Beird, director of the banking practicd at J.
D. Power. “However, branch employees can positively impacta bank’s brand imagse by providing personal service, communicating proactively and havingv a customer-driven focus.” Nearly a third of customers who avoid using a particulad bank have done so because of a previous bad experience with that the study showed. Word-of-mouth recommendationd — positive or negative — also figure into the selectionh process, with 31 percent of respondentzs ranking that as an important part ofthe bank’ss brand image.
The study also showed that a customer’w satisfaction with setting up a new accoun increases considerably when bank employees show a little Greeting the customer when he or she enterathe bank, keeping wait times to unde five minutes, calling the customer by name and providingh a detailed needs assessment were among the items bank customerd mentioned as important to the selectiob process. The J.D. Power study, conducted in Februart and March, was based on responsee from morethan 7,50p0 bank customers shopping for a new bank withibn the past 12 months.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
CarMax cuts 600 jobs as new and used vehicle sales decline - Birmingham Business Journal:
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About one-third of the reductions are basedc onthe company’s sales decline in the second quarter endingf Aug. 31. New vehicle saleds fell more than 25 percent in the last yearfrom $104.78 million to $77.8 million. Used vehiclse sales dropped 12.5 percent from the same time last year, and saless of wholesale vehiclesfell 15.8 percent. The remaining lay-offs are the resulyt of the company’s initiative to decreas costs in reconditioning and restructurer itscosmetic operations, a releaswe said. Due to the reductions, CarMaxz estimates severance costsof $7 including selling, general and administrative costs for the third quartee ending Nov. 30.
The company doesn't expect any futures job cuts, a representative said. CarMax (NYSE: KMX), based in Va., operates 99 used car superstores in 46marketz nationwide.
About one-third of the reductions are basedc onthe company’s sales decline in the second quarter endingf Aug. 31. New vehicle saleds fell more than 25 percent in the last yearfrom $104.78 million to $77.8 million. Used vehiclse sales dropped 12.5 percent from the same time last year, and saless of wholesale vehiclesfell 15.8 percent. The remaining lay-offs are the resulyt of the company’s initiative to decreas costs in reconditioning and restructurer itscosmetic operations, a releaswe said. Due to the reductions, CarMaxz estimates severance costsof $7 including selling, general and administrative costs for the third quartee ending Nov. 30.
The company doesn't expect any futures job cuts, a representative said. CarMax (NYSE: KMX), based in Va., operates 99 used car superstores in 46marketz nationwide.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Earth-friendly, growth-friendly - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Carlson has founded five firms inrecent years, many of them in the real estatse industry, which has suffered in the economidc downturn. Three of those companies, including property-managementt firm Cities Management and a smallconstructiom company, operate out of an officse in Northeast Minneapolis. Together, three companies employh 50 people and recorded a combined revenued last year ofabout $14 That’s up from about $5 million in the priot year. Carlson serves as chairman of her realestate businesses, whild Michael Egelston runs day-to-da operations as CEO.
In addition to the constructiojnand property-management firm, he is responsibled for leading SenEarthCo, a business that offers a Web-based document management system to other property management That business is growing at an average rate of between 10 and 15 percent Egelston said. The businesses were helper by factors such as a rash of spring stormsin 2008, as well as the tide of which left many homes in need of boosting business, Egelston said. Carlson and Egelston note that greemn practices have helped them save on helping them push througbthe downturn. In recent years, the firm has shrank its offic e spaceto 9,000 square feet, down from 11,00 square feet, saving on energy costs.
The firm also has gone nearlty paperless, and has most of its employees work from That has reducedthe company’s carbon footprint and helped employeed retention, Carlson said. Cities Management’s turnover rate is less than 15 percenft in an industry that often has turnoveer of more than50 percent. The firm also sendas construction workers out inhybrie cars, rather than trucks. (It late r sells its used hybridsto employees.) Carlsonb has taken lessons she’s learned out to othef companies, which has partly been an efforty to expand her businesses during the recession.
She recently consultesd with Minneapolis law firmGreen SenEarthCo, meanwhile, is picking up steam with other property-management firmsx who want to save money by reducing paped use. Cities Management’s experience with SenEarthCo has helpedr it promote the productto others. That inspired Scott Ghertner, co-president of Nashville, Tenn.-based property-management firm Ghertner & Co. to buy into the softwar product. “They ate their own he said.
Carlson has founded five firms inrecent years, many of them in the real estatse industry, which has suffered in the economidc downturn. Three of those companies, including property-managementt firm Cities Management and a smallconstructiom company, operate out of an officse in Northeast Minneapolis. Together, three companies employh 50 people and recorded a combined revenued last year ofabout $14 That’s up from about $5 million in the priot year. Carlson serves as chairman of her realestate businesses, whild Michael Egelston runs day-to-da operations as CEO.
In addition to the constructiojnand property-management firm, he is responsibled for leading SenEarthCo, a business that offers a Web-based document management system to other property management That business is growing at an average rate of between 10 and 15 percent Egelston said. The businesses were helper by factors such as a rash of spring stormsin 2008, as well as the tide of which left many homes in need of boosting business, Egelston said. Carlson and Egelston note that greemn practices have helped them save on helping them push througbthe downturn. In recent years, the firm has shrank its offic e spaceto 9,000 square feet, down from 11,00 square feet, saving on energy costs.
The firm also has gone nearlty paperless, and has most of its employees work from That has reducedthe company’s carbon footprint and helped employeed retention, Carlson said. Cities Management’s turnover rate is less than 15 percenft in an industry that often has turnoveer of more than50 percent. The firm also sendas construction workers out inhybrie cars, rather than trucks. (It late r sells its used hybridsto employees.) Carlsonb has taken lessons she’s learned out to othef companies, which has partly been an efforty to expand her businesses during the recession.
She recently consultesd with Minneapolis law firmGreen SenEarthCo, meanwhile, is picking up steam with other property-management firmsx who want to save money by reducing paped use. Cities Management’s experience with SenEarthCo has helpedr it promote the productto others. That inspired Scott Ghertner, co-president of Nashville, Tenn.-based property-management firm Ghertner & Co. to buy into the softwar product. “They ate their own he said.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Dublin, Columbus schools get grants for diesel-cutting - Business First of Louisville:
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million is headed to Dublin and under a seconxd round of state grants aimed at cutting dieselkengine emissions. The on Monday announced recipient of the second and finalp round of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million progran created in 2008. The firsf round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includinvg the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winnersa disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Official from Dublin and the school distric t told thestate they’re usingf the money to replace vehicles with lower-emissiom alternatives.
Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel trucks, while the schoop district is using its grant to replace 15 busesw producedin 1990. Projects that received awards are required to put up at leasgt 20 percent of the cost inmatching funds. The granr program looks specifically at public and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiesw that fall short of airquality standards. The largesy grant among the 16 went to the and to refitt four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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million is headed to Dublin and under a seconxd round of state grants aimed at cutting dieselkengine emissions. The on Monday announced recipient of the second and finalp round of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million progran created in 2008. The firsf round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includinvg the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winnersa disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Official from Dublin and the school distric t told thestate they’re usingf the money to replace vehicles with lower-emissiom alternatives.
Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel trucks, while the schoop district is using its grant to replace 15 busesw producedin 1990. Projects that received awards are required to put up at leasgt 20 percent of the cost inmatching funds. The granr program looks specifically at public and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiesw that fall short of airquality standards. The largesy grant among the 16 went to the and to refitt four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
HR firm TriNet puts faith in calculated risk - bizjournals:
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But sometimes, said CEO Burton a company needs to takecalculated risks. “Thisz isn’t a time to hole up in a he said. Goldfield’s San Leandro-basedf TriNet acquired Florida-based Gevity in March, a move that helped the HR outsourcinhg company double its size and cover the entireUnited “It was for us an amazing opportunity to becomee a truly national company and the fit was Goldfield said. “(Culturally) you didn’t have to make a TriNet has 8,000 business including 1,000 in the Bay Area.
The compang focuses mostly on technology startups that have at leasgt raised a series B round of venture The company hadabout $104 millionj in revenue in 2008 and expectz $200 million this year with the addition of Still, taking such a bold step — and takinvg on $80 million in debt in the height of a recessiohn — was not without risk, said Goldfield. “Yes we were cash flow positiv e and profitable with essentially no but … we paid $98 million for a compan y that was worth $700 million or $800 million seven or eighrt years ago,” he said.
TriNet got its local Comerica, with whom it has had a 10-year relationship, to syndicate the debt in its acquisition and to brinvg in other banking partners to roun d outthe $80 million loan. Still, like most companies, TriNet has been affectefd by the recession because the companh charges its customers per employee for its humabnresources services. “The negative part is our installex base shrank because many of our member companies had seen a downturnn in the economy and reduced the amount of Goldfield said.
He saw the biggest drop in November as VCs askedc thestartups they’d invested in to cut But part of that expense cutting led companiesz to look at outsourcing human Goldfield said. “The same month that we broughton 4,5000 net new heads was a month when payroll and bonuseas dropped $50 million in the Bay Area,” he TriNet has added new customers not by droppint prices or searching for new market segments but by stickinbg to its script on how much moneyu it can save its customers. “When you get in a difficul t situation defocusing, that createsx a downward spiral.
We’ve tried to stay focuser on companies where we have the most valuer and to be very maniacal in articulatin gthat value,” Goldfield said. TriNett has also hired some newheavy hitters, includinh technology bankers with contacte TriNet will need to continu e to grow. And Goldfiele expects to see more companies turninhg around as the economy picks up over the next yearor so. “Thed great news is that our local bank came upwith $80 millioj so that we coulr grow our business. And if we can do it, other can,” Goldfield said.
But sometimes, said CEO Burton a company needs to takecalculated risks. “Thisz isn’t a time to hole up in a he said. Goldfield’s San Leandro-basedf TriNet acquired Florida-based Gevity in March, a move that helped the HR outsourcinhg company double its size and cover the entireUnited “It was for us an amazing opportunity to becomee a truly national company and the fit was Goldfield said. “(Culturally) you didn’t have to make a TriNet has 8,000 business including 1,000 in the Bay Area.
The compang focuses mostly on technology startups that have at leasgt raised a series B round of venture The company hadabout $104 millionj in revenue in 2008 and expectz $200 million this year with the addition of Still, taking such a bold step — and takinvg on $80 million in debt in the height of a recessiohn — was not without risk, said Goldfield. “Yes we were cash flow positiv e and profitable with essentially no but … we paid $98 million for a compan y that was worth $700 million or $800 million seven or eighrt years ago,” he said.
TriNet got its local Comerica, with whom it has had a 10-year relationship, to syndicate the debt in its acquisition and to brinvg in other banking partners to roun d outthe $80 million loan. Still, like most companies, TriNet has been affectefd by the recession because the companh charges its customers per employee for its humabnresources services. “The negative part is our installex base shrank because many of our member companies had seen a downturnn in the economy and reduced the amount of Goldfield said.
He saw the biggest drop in November as VCs askedc thestartups they’d invested in to cut But part of that expense cutting led companiesz to look at outsourcing human Goldfield said. “The same month that we broughton 4,5000 net new heads was a month when payroll and bonuseas dropped $50 million in the Bay Area,” he TriNet has added new customers not by droppint prices or searching for new market segments but by stickinbg to its script on how much moneyu it can save its customers. “When you get in a difficul t situation defocusing, that createsx a downward spiral.
We’ve tried to stay focuser on companies where we have the most valuer and to be very maniacal in articulatin gthat value,” Goldfield said. TriNett has also hired some newheavy hitters, includinh technology bankers with contacte TriNet will need to continu e to grow. And Goldfiele expects to see more companies turninhg around as the economy picks up over the next yearor so. “Thed great news is that our local bank came upwith $80 millioj so that we coulr grow our business. And if we can do it, other can,” Goldfield said.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Savara Pharmaceuticals obtains Series A financing - Orlando Business Journal:
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million Series A financing round, according to a U.S. Securitiee and Exchange Commission filing. The Austin-baseed company is developing an inhalation-based drug delivery system and will use the fundsa to continue development of its NanoCluster technology in the dry powdettherapeutics market. Savara, which moved from Kansaz last year, didn’t disclose its investors, but the SEC filing indicatexs they've attracted 13 backers. Savara was founder in 2007 with technology developed atthe . In late it moved to the five monthsw after Austin entrepreneur Rob Neville was namecdthe company’s chairman and CEO.
Neville previouslyu was founder and CEO ofanother ATI-based That startup was acquirexd in 2000 by Houston-based for $100 million abouft a year after it was Savara’s pulmonary — or via the lungs — drug deliverh product, initially developed in is based on nanotechnology and dry powders rathefr than conventional propellants. It plans to offer its platformm to drug makers seeking alternativse delivery methods and to develop itsown drugs. Last Savara garnered an undisclosed amount of financing from a syndicate of 12angel investors, most based in Neville said. During 2008, Austin-area life sciencesa companies attracted $18.7 million in venturw capital comparedwith $195.
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million Series A financing round, according to a U.S. Securitiee and Exchange Commission filing. The Austin-baseed company is developing an inhalation-based drug delivery system and will use the fundsa to continue development of its NanoCluster technology in the dry powdettherapeutics market. Savara, which moved from Kansaz last year, didn’t disclose its investors, but the SEC filing indicatexs they've attracted 13 backers. Savara was founder in 2007 with technology developed atthe . In late it moved to the five monthsw after Austin entrepreneur Rob Neville was namecdthe company’s chairman and CEO.
Neville previouslyu was founder and CEO ofanother ATI-based That startup was acquirexd in 2000 by Houston-based for $100 million abouft a year after it was Savara’s pulmonary — or via the lungs — drug deliverh product, initially developed in is based on nanotechnology and dry powders rathefr than conventional propellants. It plans to offer its platformm to drug makers seeking alternativse delivery methods and to develop itsown drugs. Last Savara garnered an undisclosed amount of financing from a syndicate of 12angel investors, most based in Neville said. During 2008, Austin-area life sciencesa companies attracted $18.7 million in venturw capital comparedwith $195.
1 million in 2007, according to .
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Strange Political Partnership That Could Hold the Key to Russia's Future - The Atlantic
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The Strange Political Partnership That Could Hold the Key to Russia's Future The Atlantic The Strange Political Partnership That Could Hold the Key to Russia's Future. By Brian Whitmore. Tweet Dec 6 2012, 7:17 AM ET Comment. What an alliance between a former finance minister and a prominent opposition leader could mean for the prospects ... |
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle - Manteca Bulletin
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National Catholic Register (blog) | Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle Manteca Bulletin VATICAN CITY (AP) â€" Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology and lengthy encyclicals, is now trying brevity â€" spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. The pontiff will tweet in eight languages starting Dec. 12 using ... Vatican unveils Pope's Twitter handle: @pontifex Pope's Twitter handle @Pontifex; will be Q&A Pope's Twitter Handle: What Does "Pontifex" Mean, Anyway? |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Resident work hours on the line - Orlando Business Journal:
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billion annually and threaten patienrt care. , which is responsiblse for evaluating andaccrediting post-MD medicalk training programs in the U.S., is reviewinb whether the current limit on how much residents are alloweds to work – 80 hours per week – is The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofit that conductw research on “matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health,” has suggestedc that the 80-hour limit be maintaine d but that residents be allowee to work no longer than 16 hour s per shift before being given time to The IOM also suggests that residents get five full days off per up from four.
Residents could work only four nights a week and would be due 48 consecutiv e hours off if they work three or fourstraighgt days. Based on the IOM a study published in the May 21 editionb of The concluded thatthe 8,50o0 teaching hospitals in the nation woulsd have to pony up $1.6 billion to hire peoplr to replace the residents. In North Carolina, residentsa start out earning about $46,000 a year and get raises of about $1,000 for each year as a resident. Officials at Triangle medical schools are opposed to changing thecurrent limit. Dr. Deanna Sasaki-Adams, chief resident of neurosurgerhat , says further capping of resideng hours would interfere with her ability to schedulee residents.
She also believes the changer would be bad for patient care becaus e patients more often would be handed off from one residenyto another. That, she could increase the chances for medical errofr orsubpar care. “It’s good to ensure you’re not some sort of a but we also don’t want to be shift We want to be she says. Says Dr. Nell Johnson, a first-yearr obstetrics resident at UNC Hospitals, “I can’t see learning what you need to learnn and doing what you need to do in less than 80 a week. Dr.
Jennifer Orning, a second-year neurosurgery resident at UNC, She says she already spends a significangt amount of time outsid her 80 hours filling out formds to let the next resident know about the patientws she has beencaring for. The IOM plan would require moreof that, she says. “It woulr just increase the room for The limits that are in place on resident work houras arerelatively new. The accreditation council imposedthe 80-houtr cap in 2003 to balance resident educatiomn and well-being with patient safety, says Julie Jacob, a spokeswomanm for the accreditation council.
That decisio came with a plan to review it after five years, which the council is now Whatever new standard is selected is expectefd to be implemented in mid-2010. The issue is a controversial one, with money at the heart of it. Dr. Brianm Goldstein, chief of staff for UNC Hospitals, says he is afraidd to guess how many people the hospital would need to hire to adjus t to a reduction inresident hours. “It wouled put additional financial strainson hospitals,” he says. UNC has abouf 750 residents, most of them at UNC Hospitalxsand . spends more than $70 million a year to covef costs related to the 900 residentss atits hospital. Very little of that funding, says Dr.
Michae Cuffe, vice president for medical affairs, comes from Medicare or grants, meaning that the hospital has to fund the resident fromits operations. Jacob says issues such as hospital costsw will not be a factoe inthe council’s decision to set maximum hours worked. Dr. Suzanne Kraemer, residency progran director at , says no studiesx have clearly shown that reducing resident work hours resultse in improvedpatient Rather, there is greater potential for harm as patientd are passed from one doctor to she says.
At the same time, while there is a limiy on resident hours, board-certifief doctors are free to work as many hours asthey Sasaki-Adams says she is concerned that resident work limits could be expandesd to doctors. Given the national shortage of such limits could prove detrimental tothe health-cared industry.
billion annually and threaten patienrt care. , which is responsiblse for evaluating andaccrediting post-MD medicalk training programs in the U.S., is reviewinb whether the current limit on how much residents are alloweds to work – 80 hours per week – is The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofit that conductw research on “matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health,” has suggestedc that the 80-hour limit be maintaine d but that residents be allowee to work no longer than 16 hour s per shift before being given time to The IOM also suggests that residents get five full days off per up from four.
Residents could work only four nights a week and would be due 48 consecutiv e hours off if they work three or fourstraighgt days. Based on the IOM a study published in the May 21 editionb of The concluded thatthe 8,50o0 teaching hospitals in the nation woulsd have to pony up $1.6 billion to hire peoplr to replace the residents. In North Carolina, residentsa start out earning about $46,000 a year and get raises of about $1,000 for each year as a resident. Officials at Triangle medical schools are opposed to changing thecurrent limit. Dr. Deanna Sasaki-Adams, chief resident of neurosurgerhat , says further capping of resideng hours would interfere with her ability to schedulee residents.
She also believes the changer would be bad for patient care becaus e patients more often would be handed off from one residenyto another. That, she could increase the chances for medical errofr orsubpar care. “It’s good to ensure you’re not some sort of a but we also don’t want to be shift We want to be she says. Says Dr. Nell Johnson, a first-yearr obstetrics resident at UNC Hospitals, “I can’t see learning what you need to learnn and doing what you need to do in less than 80 a week. Dr.
Jennifer Orning, a second-year neurosurgery resident at UNC, She says she already spends a significangt amount of time outsid her 80 hours filling out formds to let the next resident know about the patientws she has beencaring for. The IOM plan would require moreof that, she says. “It woulr just increase the room for The limits that are in place on resident work houras arerelatively new. The accreditation council imposedthe 80-houtr cap in 2003 to balance resident educatiomn and well-being with patient safety, says Julie Jacob, a spokeswomanm for the accreditation council.
That decisio came with a plan to review it after five years, which the council is now Whatever new standard is selected is expectefd to be implemented in mid-2010. The issue is a controversial one, with money at the heart of it. Dr. Brianm Goldstein, chief of staff for UNC Hospitals, says he is afraidd to guess how many people the hospital would need to hire to adjus t to a reduction inresident hours. “It wouled put additional financial strainson hospitals,” he says. UNC has abouf 750 residents, most of them at UNC Hospitalxsand . spends more than $70 million a year to covef costs related to the 900 residentss atits hospital. Very little of that funding, says Dr.
Michae Cuffe, vice president for medical affairs, comes from Medicare or grants, meaning that the hospital has to fund the resident fromits operations. Jacob says issues such as hospital costsw will not be a factoe inthe council’s decision to set maximum hours worked. Dr. Suzanne Kraemer, residency progran director at , says no studiesx have clearly shown that reducing resident work hours resultse in improvedpatient Rather, there is greater potential for harm as patientd are passed from one doctor to she says.
At the same time, while there is a limiy on resident hours, board-certifief doctors are free to work as many hours asthey Sasaki-Adams says she is concerned that resident work limits could be expandesd to doctors. Given the national shortage of such limits could prove detrimental tothe health-cared industry.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Maldon: Generous poppy donators praised - Maldon and Burnham Standard
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Maldon: Generous poppy donators praised Maldon and Burnham Standard Maldon's generous donators to the Poppy Appeal have been praised in what looks to be a new record high in donations. Poppy Appeal collectors across the district have so far amassed over £20,000 in donations with still more to pay in. They are on course ... |
Friday, November 30, 2012
AutoZone board approves $500M stock repurchase - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The company’s board of directors approved the repurchasre June 17 as part ofthe company’ws ongoing share repurchase program, the companyh announced after the close of marketx Wednesday. The last repurchase authorization was in December and was asimilatr $500 million. There were three $500 millionn authorizations in 2008 and a totalof $7.9 billionm since 1998. "We remainb committed to utilizing share repurchases withinn the bounds of a disciplined capital structure to enhance stockholder returnzs while maintaining adequate liquidity to executeour plans,” said CFO Bill Memphis-based AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is the leading retaile r and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessoriees in the U.
S. The compangy sells auto and lighttruck parts, chemicals and accessories through 4,172 AutoZone stores in 48 the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S. and 168 stores in Mexico. Shares of AutoZone closed Wednesdatat $155.54, up 2.37 percent.
The company’s board of directors approved the repurchasre June 17 as part ofthe company’ws ongoing share repurchase program, the companyh announced after the close of marketx Wednesday. The last repurchase authorization was in December and was asimilatr $500 million. There were three $500 millionn authorizations in 2008 and a totalof $7.9 billionm since 1998. "We remainb committed to utilizing share repurchases withinn the bounds of a disciplined capital structure to enhance stockholder returnzs while maintaining adequate liquidity to executeour plans,” said CFO Bill Memphis-based AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is the leading retaile r and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessoriees in the U.
S. The compangy sells auto and lighttruck parts, chemicals and accessories through 4,172 AutoZone stores in 48 the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S. and 168 stores in Mexico. Shares of AutoZone closed Wednesdatat $155.54, up 2.37 percent.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Seiler uses Mo. incentives to grow - St. Louis Business Journal:
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After outgrowing its Webster Groves headquarters, the companyg to combine its operations intoone 148,000-square-foot facility at 3433 Tree Cour Industrial Blvd. The companyg is celebrating the move with an open house Fridayyand Saturday. Seiler has applied, and expects to be for reimbursement of 50 percent for trainingb through the stateincentive program, said Seiler’s director of humann resources, Dan Ranson.
He said the trainin would include new employees as well as improvint the skill sets of current employeesz for the fiscal year beginning next Seiler is acontract manufacturer, specializing in fire-control and a distributor of surveying instruments, microscopes and Zeiss planetaria. The manufacturing divisiom producesoptical fire-control equipment and components, such as telescopes and gunsights, primarily for the The division accounts for about half of Seiler’s which was nearly $50 million in 2008. St. Louise County is providing Chapter 100 tax abatement for the new said Seiler Executive Vice President Rick The company bought its new building in Octoberfor $5.
8 million, movin g about 150 employees from three previouds buildings to the new Kirkwood Rick Seiler said Fridau that in exchange for the tax incentives, the company committesd to add at least 25 jobs and maintain them for 10 At the time the move Presidentr Tom Seiler told the Business Journal that the companyh plans to add between 30 and 40 employeesa over the next four to five years, mostly in Seiler Instrument was founded in 1945. It’s owne by Tom Seiler; his father, Eric; and his Rick.
After outgrowing its Webster Groves headquarters, the companyg to combine its operations intoone 148,000-square-foot facility at 3433 Tree Cour Industrial Blvd. The companyg is celebrating the move with an open house Fridayyand Saturday. Seiler has applied, and expects to be for reimbursement of 50 percent for trainingb through the stateincentive program, said Seiler’s director of humann resources, Dan Ranson.
He said the trainin would include new employees as well as improvint the skill sets of current employeesz for the fiscal year beginning next Seiler is acontract manufacturer, specializing in fire-control and a distributor of surveying instruments, microscopes and Zeiss planetaria. The manufacturing divisiom producesoptical fire-control equipment and components, such as telescopes and gunsights, primarily for the The division accounts for about half of Seiler’s which was nearly $50 million in 2008. St. Louise County is providing Chapter 100 tax abatement for the new said Seiler Executive Vice President Rick The company bought its new building in Octoberfor $5.
8 million, movin g about 150 employees from three previouds buildings to the new Kirkwood Rick Seiler said Fridau that in exchange for the tax incentives, the company committesd to add at least 25 jobs and maintain them for 10 At the time the move Presidentr Tom Seiler told the Business Journal that the companyh plans to add between 30 and 40 employeesa over the next four to five years, mostly in Seiler Instrument was founded in 1945. It’s owne by Tom Seiler; his father, Eric; and his Rick.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
United Way Releases 19th Annual Wishes Booklets - Patch.com
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United Way Releases 19th Annual Wishes Booklets Patch.com 'Tis the season - the season of giving and the Livingtong County United Way (LCUW) has published its 19th Annual Wishes Booklet. The booklet features wishlist items for 27 partner agencies. "We offer this opportunity to our partner and community ... |
Monday, November 26, 2012
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Business First of Louisville:
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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serve as Kesler will retain the title of chairman Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidenrand CEO. Terms of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “This is an excitin g time in the growth and evolutiohnof ATS, and I’m pleased to alloww the next generation of leadershilp to take the helm,” said Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in eventually forming a parent company that merged with threde other staffing firms, including .
The businesa split into two ventures: , which became a publicly tradecd company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technology at ATS Servicesd before creating his own company, , a global providere of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpef startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquireds by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices around the country and80 employees, will continu to offer the same products and services, but insteadc of operating under multiple brands and businesds units the company will consolidate into a singl brand.
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serve as Kesler will retain the title of chairman Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidenrand CEO. Terms of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “This is an excitin g time in the growth and evolutiohnof ATS, and I’m pleased to alloww the next generation of leadershilp to take the helm,” said Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in eventually forming a parent company that merged with threde other staffing firms, including .
The businesa split into two ventures: , which became a publicly tradecd company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technology at ATS Servicesd before creating his own company, , a global providere of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpef startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquireds by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices around the country and80 employees, will continu to offer the same products and services, but insteadc of operating under multiple brands and businesds units the company will consolidate into a singl brand.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Tim Tebow: Jets' Blowout Loss Must Spur Quarterback Change for Final Five ... - Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report | Tim Tebow: Jets' Blowout Loss Must Spur Quarterback Change for Final Five ... Bleacher Report It's really that simple. Mark Sanchez has been dreadful all season long. He wasn't even good before this season. After the Jets' 49-19 loss to the New England Patriots, why wouldn't you make a quarterback change? We cou ld say that Rex Ryan isn't a good ... |
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Vail Resorts plans wage cuts in face of declining visits - Denver Business Journal:
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The pay cuts, which will take effect at or near the end of the currenwinter season, will be implemented on a slidinb scale, from 2.5 percent for seasona l employees to 10 perceng for executives. It will be offse t partially by a grantingof stock-based incentived compensation for all full-time employees, ranging from 1.5 percent to 7.5 percent of salaries. Resort-related earningds fell 8.3 percent from last year a $9.6 million decline — as out-of-state and overnightt visitors were less likely to come tothe company’e five mountain resort properties and to spend less money when they did show up.
The Broomfield-basefd company (NYSE: MTN) operates the Vail, Keystone and Beaver Creek winter resorts in Colorad and Heavenly Mountain Resort onthe California-Nevadz border. “Our second quarter resorrt segment results, which encompass the first part of theski season, reflec the impact of the severe downturn in the Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz said in a Katz, who announced he will receivs no salary for one year and then take a 15 perceng pay cut, added that the February through Aprill period, which is when Vail Resorts typically gets its most could show bigger revenue declines.
“We do expect that for the remainded of the fiscal year the trends of our results to the priofr year will worsen from the results realizedd in thesecond quarter,” he said. “This is due primarilyg to the third quarter bein g a historically larger revenue quarter than the second quarter with he continuinfg negative trends having agreaterf impact.” From November through lift-ticket revenue fell $6.8 million or 5.1 percent, whiles revenues for the company’s ancillary businesses droppeed even more. Ski school revenue decreased 17.6 percent, dining revenue fell 11.4 percent and retailk and rental revenue droppedby 11.3 Lodging revenue rose by $6.8 million or 18.
2 percent, due largely to the opening of the Arrabelles resort in Vail and the acquisitionn of the Colorado Mountai Express airport shuttle service. Without those two factors, lodgin segment revenue would have decreasedby 13.2 percent as both destinationj visitors and group-room nightse declined, Katz said. One bright spot in the second-quarter fiscal report was an 18.2 increase in season-pasz revenue, leading to a 0.9 percent increase in skier visitsat Vail’s four Colorado Because of that, the percentage of in-statde visitors schussing down the slopes increased from 41 percen to 48 percent, Katz reported.
In response, the company announceds it would offer its EpicSeason Pass, allowingv unlimited visits to the four sitews as well as Arapahoe for the same $579 pricde next year as it charged this year. The offer is good through April 9, and purchasers must put down onlya $49 down with the balance due in September, Katz said. Vail Resorts also announcex that Katz has been named chairmabn ofthe company’s board of directors.
The pay cuts, which will take effect at or near the end of the currenwinter season, will be implemented on a slidinb scale, from 2.5 percent for seasona l employees to 10 perceng for executives. It will be offse t partially by a grantingof stock-based incentived compensation for all full-time employees, ranging from 1.5 percent to 7.5 percent of salaries. Resort-related earningds fell 8.3 percent from last year a $9.6 million decline — as out-of-state and overnightt visitors were less likely to come tothe company’e five mountain resort properties and to spend less money when they did show up.
The Broomfield-basefd company (NYSE: MTN) operates the Vail, Keystone and Beaver Creek winter resorts in Colorad and Heavenly Mountain Resort onthe California-Nevadz border. “Our second quarter resorrt segment results, which encompass the first part of theski season, reflec the impact of the severe downturn in the Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz said in a Katz, who announced he will receivs no salary for one year and then take a 15 perceng pay cut, added that the February through Aprill period, which is when Vail Resorts typically gets its most could show bigger revenue declines.
“We do expect that for the remainded of the fiscal year the trends of our results to the priofr year will worsen from the results realizedd in thesecond quarter,” he said. “This is due primarilyg to the third quarter bein g a historically larger revenue quarter than the second quarter with he continuinfg negative trends having agreaterf impact.” From November through lift-ticket revenue fell $6.8 million or 5.1 percent, whiles revenues for the company’s ancillary businesses droppeed even more. Ski school revenue decreased 17.6 percent, dining revenue fell 11.4 percent and retailk and rental revenue droppedby 11.3 Lodging revenue rose by $6.8 million or 18.
2 percent, due largely to the opening of the Arrabelles resort in Vail and the acquisitionn of the Colorado Mountai Express airport shuttle service. Without those two factors, lodgin segment revenue would have decreasedby 13.2 percent as both destinationj visitors and group-room nightse declined, Katz said. One bright spot in the second-quarter fiscal report was an 18.2 increase in season-pasz revenue, leading to a 0.9 percent increase in skier visitsat Vail’s four Colorado Because of that, the percentage of in-statde visitors schussing down the slopes increased from 41 percen to 48 percent, Katz reported.
In response, the company announceds it would offer its EpicSeason Pass, allowingv unlimited visits to the four sitews as well as Arapahoe for the same $579 pricde next year as it charged this year. The offer is good through April 9, and purchasers must put down onlya $49 down with the balance due in September, Katz said. Vail Resorts also announcex that Katz has been named chairmabn ofthe company’s board of directors.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Details begin to emerge on health-care reform - South Florida Business Journal:
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percent of the cost of health insurance premiumesfor full-time employees under the health care reform bill being considered by the House. They also would be required to pick up at leastt some of the tab forinsuring part-time employees. Businesses that don’tg provide this minimum level of coverage would be required to pay the federalp government a fee based on 8 percent oftheitr payroll. Small businesses under a yet-to-be-determined threshold would be exempted fromthis “play or pay” requirement.
The chairmen of three House committeed with jurisdiction over health care introduced draft legislationJune 19, offeringh the most details yet on how health care reformj could affect small businesses. Under the small businesses and individuals could shop for insurance through anational exchange, which woulds include a government-run plan and privatw insurers. Tax credits would be available to help smal l businesses affordthe coverage. Healthj insurance premiums for U.S. businesses increased by 9.2 percentf this year, and are expected to increase anotherf 9 percentnext year, accordinvg to . Small businesses oftemn face much higherrate hikes.
While most small businesses agrese the current health insurance marketis dysfunctional, there’e a lot of disagreement over whether the Housew bill would cure the problem or just make it Mike Draper, who owns a retail clothinb store and design business called Smash in Des Moines, likes what he sees in the bill. Draper thinks adding a public plan woulde hold down premiums by creating more competition in the Draper doesn’t offer health insurance to its seven full-time but reimburses them for the cost of policiez they buy on theidr own. That’s fine with his employees, who are singler and in their 20s.
The reimbursements now accouny for 6 percentof Smash’s but that could jump to 22 percenft in four years, when Draper expects everyone on his managemen team to have children, creating the need for family plans. His business couldn’t handle that expense, he said. If the Houss bill were enacted, he wouls consider buying insurance through the exchange if it were easyto use. But he might decide to pay the 8 percent payrollfee instead, then reimbursed his employees for some of the cost of the policiesz they purchase through the exchange. Draper thinksd employers should be required to help pay fortheif employees’ health insurance.
Like Social Securit y contributions, this sort of responsibility is “kindd of what you signed up for” when you become a businessz owner, he said. Other small business owners, however, thinko the House bill imposes too tough of a standard onsmall businesses. The requirement to pay 72.5 perceny of an employee’s premium for individual coverage “is much too high for many small businesses,” said Karenj Kerrigan, president and CEO of the Smal lBusiness & Entrepreneurship Council. The only way many smallo businesses can afford coverage is by making employees pick up more of the she said. Arlington, Va.
-based Company Flowers & Gifts for example, pays 50 percent of the cost of healtjh insurance forseven full-time employees. Even that may not be affordable next year, because “our ratesz are going to skyrocket,” co-owner John Nicholson told the Housw Small Business Committee earlier this month.
percent of the cost of health insurance premiumesfor full-time employees under the health care reform bill being considered by the House. They also would be required to pick up at leastt some of the tab forinsuring part-time employees. Businesses that don’tg provide this minimum level of coverage would be required to pay the federalp government a fee based on 8 percent oftheitr payroll. Small businesses under a yet-to-be-determined threshold would be exempted fromthis “play or pay” requirement.
The chairmen of three House committeed with jurisdiction over health care introduced draft legislationJune 19, offeringh the most details yet on how health care reformj could affect small businesses. Under the small businesses and individuals could shop for insurance through anational exchange, which woulds include a government-run plan and privatw insurers. Tax credits would be available to help smal l businesses affordthe coverage. Healthj insurance premiums for U.S. businesses increased by 9.2 percentf this year, and are expected to increase anotherf 9 percentnext year, accordinvg to . Small businesses oftemn face much higherrate hikes.
While most small businesses agrese the current health insurance marketis dysfunctional, there’e a lot of disagreement over whether the Housew bill would cure the problem or just make it Mike Draper, who owns a retail clothinb store and design business called Smash in Des Moines, likes what he sees in the bill. Draper thinks adding a public plan woulde hold down premiums by creating more competition in the Draper doesn’t offer health insurance to its seven full-time but reimburses them for the cost of policiez they buy on theidr own. That’s fine with his employees, who are singler and in their 20s.
The reimbursements now accouny for 6 percentof Smash’s but that could jump to 22 percenft in four years, when Draper expects everyone on his managemen team to have children, creating the need for family plans. His business couldn’t handle that expense, he said. If the Houss bill were enacted, he wouls consider buying insurance through the exchange if it were easyto use. But he might decide to pay the 8 percent payrollfee instead, then reimbursed his employees for some of the cost of the policiesz they purchase through the exchange. Draper thinksd employers should be required to help pay fortheif employees’ health insurance.
Like Social Securit y contributions, this sort of responsibility is “kindd of what you signed up for” when you become a businessz owner, he said. Other small business owners, however, thinko the House bill imposes too tough of a standard onsmall businesses. The requirement to pay 72.5 perceny of an employee’s premium for individual coverage “is much too high for many small businesses,” said Karenj Kerrigan, president and CEO of the Smal lBusiness & Entrepreneurship Council. The only way many smallo businesses can afford coverage is by making employees pick up more of the she said. Arlington, Va.
-based Company Flowers & Gifts for example, pays 50 percent of the cost of healtjh insurance forseven full-time employees. Even that may not be affordable next year, because “our ratesz are going to skyrocket,” co-owner John Nicholson told the Housw Small Business Committee earlier this month.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Mortgage delinquencies up 6.5% - Austin Business Journal:
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percent in April. The two mortgage companies, under pressure to help delinquent homeowners get into more affordable also saw loanmodifications decline, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. FHFA reports completed loan modificatione fell 12 percent in Aprilto 13,800. The declined in modifications is largely the result of a changeein reporting. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both began implementinv the Home Affordable Modification which now requiresa three-month trial period for loan Those modifications are not considered complete until after the trial period The number of mortgages owned or guaranteex by Fannie (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie (NYSE: FRE) at least 60 days delinquent rose from 1.
1 million in Marchb to 1.17 million in April. Total delinquencies reached 3.87 percen of all Fannie and Freddie Mortgagesin April, with 10.33 perceng of nonprime mortgages at least 60 days Foreclosures also rose during the month. FHFA reportss foreclosure and third-party sales increased to 14,200 in April from 9,300 in March, drivenb by sales of non-occupied properties and owner-occupied propertiesa already determined to be ineligibldfor modifications.
percent in April. The two mortgage companies, under pressure to help delinquent homeowners get into more affordable also saw loanmodifications decline, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. FHFA reports completed loan modificatione fell 12 percent in Aprilto 13,800. The declined in modifications is largely the result of a changeein reporting. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both began implementinv the Home Affordable Modification which now requiresa three-month trial period for loan Those modifications are not considered complete until after the trial period The number of mortgages owned or guaranteex by Fannie (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie (NYSE: FRE) at least 60 days delinquent rose from 1.
1 million in Marchb to 1.17 million in April. Total delinquencies reached 3.87 percen of all Fannie and Freddie Mortgagesin April, with 10.33 perceng of nonprime mortgages at least 60 days Foreclosures also rose during the month. FHFA reportss foreclosure and third-party sales increased to 14,200 in April from 9,300 in March, drivenb by sales of non-occupied properties and owner-occupied propertiesa already determined to be ineligibldfor modifications.
Monday, November 19, 2012
LPS forms real estate group - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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LPS officials said the move was spurres in part by the increasing importanc of new technology in the realestate industry. “There are a few themes that seem to resonat with ourbusiness clients. First, everyone is lookint for new ways togenerate revenue,” said LPS Real Estate Grou p President Jay Gaskill. real estate agents are looking for toolds and content to help them increase the value of their services and offeradditional value-addefd services to consumers, who are becominv more self-sufficient.” LPS Real Estate Grou p has relationships with more than 300 multiple listinbg services across the country and many of the larges t brokers and settlement services companies.
The division provides technology applicationds and information to morethan 350,000 real estates professionals.
LPS officials said the move was spurres in part by the increasing importanc of new technology in the realestate industry. “There are a few themes that seem to resonat with ourbusiness clients. First, everyone is lookint for new ways togenerate revenue,” said LPS Real Estate Grou p President Jay Gaskill. real estate agents are looking for toolds and content to help them increase the value of their services and offeradditional value-addefd services to consumers, who are becominv more self-sufficient.” LPS Real Estate Grou p has relationships with more than 300 multiple listinbg services across the country and many of the larges t brokers and settlement services companies.
The division provides technology applicationds and information to morethan 350,000 real estates professionals.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Cooper proposes domicile move to Ireland - Wichita Business Journal:
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The electrical products maker’s board has approved moving the company’z domicile to Ireland from “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporatioh was impacted by the unprecedented global economicf conditions that have led to a dramatidc reduction in global demand in virtually all markets that we serve and was made tomaintainn Cooper’s global competitive position,” Kirk Hachigian, chairmaj and chief executive officer, said Tuesday in a statement. Coopetr (NYSE: CBE) said it had established tax residencyu in Ireland as ofDecembee 2008.
The company, which has its administrative headquarterin Houston, is asking shareholders to approve the If approved, a new Irish entityy known as Cooper Industries plc will replac Cooper Industries Ltd. as the parent Cooper’s move to change its placew of incorporation follows several other Houston companiessincluding , and , though Cooper is the firsy non-energy company to make the move. Another high-profile local energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.
The electrical products maker’s board has approved moving the company’z domicile to Ireland from “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporatioh was impacted by the unprecedented global economicf conditions that have led to a dramatidc reduction in global demand in virtually all markets that we serve and was made tomaintainn Cooper’s global competitive position,” Kirk Hachigian, chairmaj and chief executive officer, said Tuesday in a statement. Coopetr (NYSE: CBE) said it had established tax residencyu in Ireland as ofDecembee 2008.
The company, which has its administrative headquarterin Houston, is asking shareholders to approve the If approved, a new Irish entityy known as Cooper Industries plc will replac Cooper Industries Ltd. as the parent Cooper’s move to change its placew of incorporation follows several other Houston companiessincluding , and , though Cooper is the firsy non-energy company to make the move. Another high-profile local energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Boston Business Journal: Boston Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Pa. church, youth pastor plead not guilty to charges stemming from fake ... - Washington Post
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Pa. church, youth pastor plead not guilty to charges stemming from fake ... Washington Post AP. HARRISBURG, Pa. â€" A central Pennsylvania church and its youth pastor have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a mock kidnapping of a youth group that was meant to be a lesson in religious persecution. Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church ... |
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Agencies affirm strong ratings for TIA - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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million in outstanding revenue TIA is one of only 11 large hub airportsd in the United States to hold at leastf two Double A the airport said ina release. The ratings affirmationse are a “vote of confidence,” said Louis executive director of TampaInternational Airport, in the gave the airport an AA- rating with a stable citing the airport’s economic strength, high leve of origination and destination passenger diverse carrier mix and large populatio base. ’s cited the airport’s good financiap performance, relative low cost structure and manageabledebt burden, revenue and carrierf mix and strong management team among the factorxs that led to an A+ rating.
The outlook from S&P also is stable. ’s Aa3 rating is based on a diversse carrier group thatprovides low-costf services, a history of solid and stable financial operations, and the ability to use cash for certaihn projects. Moody’s revised the outlook for the Tamp a airportto negative, as it has done with other ratingsd in the airport industry, becaus of concerns about the impact on the airport’e debt as fewer people fly amid tough economix conditions. The agencies assigned the same ratings to a pendin g saleof $47 million in bonds for various airpory projects.
million in outstanding revenue TIA is one of only 11 large hub airportsd in the United States to hold at leastf two Double A the airport said ina release. The ratings affirmationse are a “vote of confidence,” said Louis executive director of TampaInternational Airport, in the gave the airport an AA- rating with a stable citing the airport’s economic strength, high leve of origination and destination passenger diverse carrier mix and large populatio base. ’s cited the airport’s good financiap performance, relative low cost structure and manageabledebt burden, revenue and carrierf mix and strong management team among the factorxs that led to an A+ rating.
The outlook from S&P also is stable. ’s Aa3 rating is based on a diversse carrier group thatprovides low-costf services, a history of solid and stable financial operations, and the ability to use cash for certaihn projects. Moody’s revised the outlook for the Tamp a airportto negative, as it has done with other ratingsd in the airport industry, becaus of concerns about the impact on the airport’e debt as fewer people fly amid tough economix conditions. The agencies assigned the same ratings to a pendin g saleof $47 million in bonds for various airpory projects.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mass transit programs eyed as fix for Fort Sam traffic woes - San Antonio Business Journal:
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One way they say the traffic bottleneck around the installationm can be eased is by engaging VIA Metropolitanm Transit to help get people to and from Fort Sam Tommy Adkisson, Bexar County commissioner and member of the says a solution is not far off, but he says all the playersw still need to come together to discussd the problem. "It is an but not one that can't be in my opinion..." he says. "The main thing is we need to sit down at the tablw and begin the process of finding out what Fort Sam wantsa to dowith VIA, how VIA can be of help and what do they see as VIA'sz role.
" According to a 2007 studyt coordinated by the San Antonio-Bexar County MPO, some of the key pointsa of focus for Fort Sam Houston includer addressing cut-through traffic in the neighborhoods near the installation, improvinh street maintenance that could help the flow of traffic and introduciny mass transit in the area. "I think VIA is a big part of the growtj picture and will play a critical role in makinb life livable as Fort Sam Houstojn proceeds into an area they have neved known in terms of growth and numbefrof people," Adkisson says. Priscillaw Ingle, spokeswoman for VIA, says public transportatioj could indeed be part of the solutionb for the Fort SamHouston area.
"Public transportation is an affordablde option for getting people totheir destination," Ingle says. "In lookingb at the issue at Fort Sam, the access issue would have to be addressed to determine how to specificallyg address their needs with the influcx of people that they anticipate cominb tothe post." The BRAC action will affectf , Randolph Air Force Base, Brooks City-Base and Camp Bullis, but most of the changew are centered around Fort Sam Kara Hill, military liaison for Bexar County, says one of the city'a biggest challenges is the projected increase in traffic arounf the Army installation, which is alreadyt a source of congestion.
The main projects taking place in San Antoni o will be the renovation of at Fort Sam Houston tohandle in-patient hospitap care and civilian trauma care and the conversiobn of at Lackland AFB into an ambulatorhy care clinic that will focus on outpatient The military is also consolidating its medicalp training programs for all military branches at Fort Sam Houston. Fort Sam is expectedc to see an increase in the area ofabout 11,000o people. All BRAC projects are scheduled to be completrby 2011. "We have met with folks at Fort Sam and at BAMC and accesss isa concern," Ingle says.
"We don't have acces onto the post (due to the security Hill says Fort Belvoir inFairfax County, Va., is in a similar position. Hill met with Fairfaxs County representatives earlier this year to learmn how they are working publicx transportation into the growth of Fort She adds that the base has workex out an agreement that allows the public buses on base after a Military Polics Officer clears those on Adkisson says if Fort Belvoir can make that so could FortSam Houston. He adds that woulrd help a great deal in managinh traffic inthat area.
"If it's being done why can't we make it happen here," he Another program being considered to encourags mass transit is to issue those who work on or travel to thepost frequently, bus passesw at a discount that they can use 365 days a "Obviously, Fort Sam is a huge target (for such a he says. "Especially with BRAC happening."
One way they say the traffic bottleneck around the installationm can be eased is by engaging VIA Metropolitanm Transit to help get people to and from Fort Sam Tommy Adkisson, Bexar County commissioner and member of the says a solution is not far off, but he says all the playersw still need to come together to discussd the problem. "It is an but not one that can't be in my opinion..." he says. "The main thing is we need to sit down at the tablw and begin the process of finding out what Fort Sam wantsa to dowith VIA, how VIA can be of help and what do they see as VIA'sz role.
" According to a 2007 studyt coordinated by the San Antonio-Bexar County MPO, some of the key pointsa of focus for Fort Sam Houston includer addressing cut-through traffic in the neighborhoods near the installation, improvinh street maintenance that could help the flow of traffic and introduciny mass transit in the area. "I think VIA is a big part of the growtj picture and will play a critical role in makinb life livable as Fort Sam Houstojn proceeds into an area they have neved known in terms of growth and numbefrof people," Adkisson says. Priscillaw Ingle, spokeswoman for VIA, says public transportatioj could indeed be part of the solutionb for the Fort SamHouston area.
"Public transportation is an affordablde option for getting people totheir destination," Ingle says. "In lookingb at the issue at Fort Sam, the access issue would have to be addressed to determine how to specificallyg address their needs with the influcx of people that they anticipate cominb tothe post." The BRAC action will affectf , Randolph Air Force Base, Brooks City-Base and Camp Bullis, but most of the changew are centered around Fort Sam Kara Hill, military liaison for Bexar County, says one of the city'a biggest challenges is the projected increase in traffic arounf the Army installation, which is alreadyt a source of congestion.
The main projects taking place in San Antoni o will be the renovation of at Fort Sam Houston tohandle in-patient hospitap care and civilian trauma care and the conversiobn of at Lackland AFB into an ambulatorhy care clinic that will focus on outpatient The military is also consolidating its medicalp training programs for all military branches at Fort Sam Houston. Fort Sam is expectedc to see an increase in the area ofabout 11,000o people. All BRAC projects are scheduled to be completrby 2011. "We have met with folks at Fort Sam and at BAMC and accesss isa concern," Ingle says.
"We don't have acces onto the post (due to the security Hill says Fort Belvoir inFairfax County, Va., is in a similar position. Hill met with Fairfaxs County representatives earlier this year to learmn how they are working publicx transportation into the growth of Fort She adds that the base has workex out an agreement that allows the public buses on base after a Military Polics Officer clears those on Adkisson says if Fort Belvoir can make that so could FortSam Houston. He adds that woulrd help a great deal in managinh traffic inthat area.
"If it's being done why can't we make it happen here," he Another program being considered to encourags mass transit is to issue those who work on or travel to thepost frequently, bus passesw at a discount that they can use 365 days a "Obviously, Fort Sam is a huge target (for such a he says. "Especially with BRAC happening."
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Glant tries to defy odds with Northwest Group - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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has a physical office location in downtowjn Seattle and agents whowork full-time and know all of each other’ws customers. A plasma television plays a tailored welcom message to each client when they walk into the downtowjSeattle office. The business has a professional website, but Glan and his team still produce printed marketing material fortheifr properties. What’s also unusual is that Glant is 29, seemingly the perfect age to be wooed by the movemenr toward online selling and buying rather thanthe mom-and-poo agents of yesteryear. Glant, who founded his companyy in January 2008, admits he’s conservative when it comes to buildinvga business.
Basically, he’s wooef more by stellar company cultures than the trend ofthe day. “I’m a little old schoop for my age,” he said. “I don’f like fad real estate, I like qualit real estate.” He’s also a bit daring. Glant launchedx Northwest Group Real Estate earlylast year, even though he said he knew the markety was “heading toward a littlde bit of a correction.” That didn’f deter him from throwing $63,000 into starting the compan y and quickly hiring six agents to get the firm rolling. “The only way a companyh can flourish is if it starts during a market that is he said.
Before he started the business, Glant, a businesx school graduate, worked at both commercial and residential real estate companies beforestartingg NWG. His goal was to form a real estate brokeragr that combined the professionalism associated with commercia l real estate with what he calls the emotional aspects of buyinga home. He also was adamant that the company remain small and focused on its missiohn ofselling homes. “We don’t want to be a jack of all tradesa and a masterof none,” he said. After more than a year in the company now has nine agents and saw revenuesx ofabout $700,000 last year.
The housiny market downturn was steeper thanGlant expected, but he said the companyg has still managed between six and 12 deals a month. Glant attributes the strengtu of the company to his team of some ofwhom he’s hired from rival firms Coldwell Banker Bain and Windermere after weedint through dozens of local job applications. Each agent has his or her own with focuses on new condominiums and theluxuryy market, among other areas. The close-knit team is one of the reasonw the company has fared so well during the Glant said. They’ve been able to support each othe during weeks when no sales helping tobuild resilience.
has a physical office location in downtowjn Seattle and agents whowork full-time and know all of each other’ws customers. A plasma television plays a tailored welcom message to each client when they walk into the downtowjSeattle office. The business has a professional website, but Glan and his team still produce printed marketing material fortheifr properties. What’s also unusual is that Glant is 29, seemingly the perfect age to be wooed by the movemenr toward online selling and buying rather thanthe mom-and-poo agents of yesteryear. Glant, who founded his companyy in January 2008, admits he’s conservative when it comes to buildinvga business.
Basically, he’s wooef more by stellar company cultures than the trend ofthe day. “I’m a little old schoop for my age,” he said. “I don’f like fad real estate, I like qualit real estate.” He’s also a bit daring. Glant launchedx Northwest Group Real Estate earlylast year, even though he said he knew the markety was “heading toward a littlde bit of a correction.” That didn’f deter him from throwing $63,000 into starting the compan y and quickly hiring six agents to get the firm rolling. “The only way a companyh can flourish is if it starts during a market that is he said.
Before he started the business, Glant, a businesx school graduate, worked at both commercial and residential real estate companies beforestartingg NWG. His goal was to form a real estate brokeragr that combined the professionalism associated with commercia l real estate with what he calls the emotional aspects of buyinga home. He also was adamant that the company remain small and focused on its missiohn ofselling homes. “We don’t want to be a jack of all tradesa and a masterof none,” he said. After more than a year in the company now has nine agents and saw revenuesx ofabout $700,000 last year.
The housiny market downturn was steeper thanGlant expected, but he said the companyg has still managed between six and 12 deals a month. Glant attributes the strengtu of the company to his team of some ofwhom he’s hired from rival firms Coldwell Banker Bain and Windermere after weedint through dozens of local job applications. Each agent has his or her own with focuses on new condominiums and theluxuryy market, among other areas. The close-knit team is one of the reasonw the company has fared so well during the Glant said. They’ve been able to support each othe during weeks when no sales helping tobuild resilience.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship - South Florida Business Journal:
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to applhy for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarwsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Business is one of only 40 academid programs nationwide to participate in the Accountintg DoctoralScholars program. Each year, the institutw will select 30 candidates nationwide to receivera four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accountingb Doctoral Scholars program is to increas e the number of doctoral accounting graduatesin America. There is a criticaol shortage of accounting doctoral faculty teaching auditinbg andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the number of peopl e with doctoral degrees in accounting.
The plan is to encourage thesew individuals to then join the busines s faculty at schools throughout the country so that they can teacnhundergraduate courses. The institute founde the Accounting Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The programn is funded by accounting Candidates should have experienc in audit or tax in a publicaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizebn or permanent resident and be working toward a careet as an accountingfaculty member. Applications will be acceptedx for the Fall 2010 classthroughh Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Business is one of the 40th largesr business schools in the natio with morethan 5,800 students. Web www.adsphd.
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to applhy for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarwsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Business is one of only 40 academid programs nationwide to participate in the Accountintg DoctoralScholars program. Each year, the institutw will select 30 candidates nationwide to receivera four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accountingb Doctoral Scholars program is to increas e the number of doctoral accounting graduatesin America. There is a criticaol shortage of accounting doctoral faculty teaching auditinbg andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the number of peopl e with doctoral degrees in accounting.
The plan is to encourage thesew individuals to then join the busines s faculty at schools throughout the country so that they can teacnhundergraduate courses. The institute founde the Accounting Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The programn is funded by accounting Candidates should have experienc in audit or tax in a publicaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizebn or permanent resident and be working toward a careet as an accountingfaculty member. Applications will be acceptedx for the Fall 2010 classthroughh Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Business is one of the 40th largesr business schools in the natio with morethan 5,800 students. Web www.adsphd.
org
Thursday, November 8, 2012
N.C. foreclosures fall 15% in April - Orlando Business Journal:
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percent in April from the same period last according to The statehad 3,0832 foreclosures in April, with one in every 1,339 homeowners receiving a default auction-sale notice or bank-repossession filing. Northu Carolina ranked 34th in the nationm for foreclosure filings in thelatesty quarter. Foreclosure filings in North Carolinarose 55.9 perceny in April from March. Across the foreclosure filings rose 32 percent in Aprio from ayear ago. There were 342,0387 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affected one in every 374 U.S. Nevada, Florida and California posteed the top foreclosure rateslast month. Filings rose 0.25 percent in April from March. Irvine, Calif.
-based RealtyTrax tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compilexd bythe N.C. Commissioner of Banks. The companty counts every foreclosure filing, includingh multiple filings for a single The commissioner counts each householdfonly once, regardless of the number of filinga it receives.
percent in April from the same period last according to The statehad 3,0832 foreclosures in April, with one in every 1,339 homeowners receiving a default auction-sale notice or bank-repossession filing. Northu Carolina ranked 34th in the nationm for foreclosure filings in thelatesty quarter. Foreclosure filings in North Carolinarose 55.9 perceny in April from March. Across the foreclosure filings rose 32 percent in Aprio from ayear ago. There were 342,0387 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affected one in every 374 U.S. Nevada, Florida and California posteed the top foreclosure rateslast month. Filings rose 0.25 percent in April from March. Irvine, Calif.
-based RealtyTrax tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compilexd bythe N.C. Commissioner of Banks. The companty counts every foreclosure filing, includingh multiple filings for a single The commissioner counts each householdfonly once, regardless of the number of filinga it receives.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Macy's puts downtown Minneapolis office space up for lease - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The listing includes 350,000 square feet on floors six through 10 abovsthe Macy’s store on Nicollet Mall, being marketede by Jim Damiani and Bryan Beltrand at Wels Cos. for Macy’s Inc. The Macy’s site, once home to Dayton-Hudson was largely emptied last fallwhen Cincinnati-basex Macy’s cut about 1,00p jobs in Minnesota. The Macy’s space enjoyxs a prime location — Welsh’s Damianij termed it a “main-and-main” site. it is an olde building with some accessibility issues forthe office-spacre users. Macy’s is sandwiched between City Center and IDS near Target andBarnes & Noble and acrosds from the headquarters for U.S. Bancorp.
The floors being offerecd can be accessed by escalators and but first require people to walkthrougj Macy’s department store space. Damiani declinedf to say if Macy’s planned to invest any moneyt for renovations prior tolandinf tenants. A Macy’s spokeswoman decliner to comment. The space availabls for lease is on floors sixthrough 10, excepg for an eighth-floor auditorium that Macy’s plans to keep for its annua holiday display. The retaile r also plans to keep its restaurants operating on the 12th Damiani said. Damiani acknowledged that the spacs has drawbacksfor access.
He said he’ s “really bullish” that the space will lease as Macy’s plans to seek out price-conscious, back-office -type There aren’t many blocks of space in downtow n that have morethan 200,000 square feet of contiguous space, he Damiani said Macy’s woulcd prefer to lease the entir e space to one or more large tenants, but it is willingv to cut up the space to accommodats smaller ones. It recently responded to a request for proposalas from a tenant lookinvg foronly 10,000 squard feet.
The listing includes 350,000 square feet on floors six through 10 abovsthe Macy’s store on Nicollet Mall, being marketede by Jim Damiani and Bryan Beltrand at Wels Cos. for Macy’s Inc. The Macy’s site, once home to Dayton-Hudson was largely emptied last fallwhen Cincinnati-basex Macy’s cut about 1,00p jobs in Minnesota. The Macy’s space enjoyxs a prime location — Welsh’s Damianij termed it a “main-and-main” site. it is an olde building with some accessibility issues forthe office-spacre users. Macy’s is sandwiched between City Center and IDS near Target andBarnes & Noble and acrosds from the headquarters for U.S. Bancorp.
The floors being offerecd can be accessed by escalators and but first require people to walkthrougj Macy’s department store space. Damiani declinedf to say if Macy’s planned to invest any moneyt for renovations prior tolandinf tenants. A Macy’s spokeswoman decliner to comment. The space availabls for lease is on floors sixthrough 10, excepg for an eighth-floor auditorium that Macy’s plans to keep for its annua holiday display. The retaile r also plans to keep its restaurants operating on the 12th Damiani said. Damiani acknowledged that the spacs has drawbacksfor access.
He said he’ s “really bullish” that the space will lease as Macy’s plans to seek out price-conscious, back-office -type There aren’t many blocks of space in downtow n that have morethan 200,000 square feet of contiguous space, he Damiani said Macy’s woulcd prefer to lease the entir e space to one or more large tenants, but it is willingv to cut up the space to accommodats smaller ones. It recently responded to a request for proposalas from a tenant lookinvg foronly 10,000 squard feet.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Pitch Control - Houston Hip-Hop in Focus
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*(PHOTO: *(Caption: Cover, Pitch Control Mixtape Volume 3.) The innovative format contains two hours of music videos, exclusive concert footage and behind the scenes material from the biggesf names in southern rap. The unique style of presentatiob of the Pitch Controlseriexs - a blend of video mixtape and documentary - has alreadhy made them essential viewing for rap aficionados across the Santschi has already made a groundbreakingv documentary about legendary Houston producef DJ Screw, two weeks beforwe his untimely death in 2000. Followin g that, he shot and edited Screw-collaboratort Pimp C's "Pimpalation" DVD as well as Z-Ro's 'Z-R o Vision' DVD.
He has now turned his eye to some of the othe rappers and DJs that Screw helped to On Pitch Control you will find the likes of UndergroundKings (UGK), Trae, ABN, Lil' Keke, Slim Thug, Bosshog Outlawz, Lil' Big Moe, Hawk, Mike D, Yung Redd and, of DJ Screw and the Screwec Up Click. Alongside such legendzs are many more up and cominbg stars who are all set tokeep Houston'z music at the cutting edge. This DVD combine s the traditional look and feel of rap musidc videos with more candisddocumentary footage.
Having filmed underground music for 12 he is adept at bringing the best out of his Whether that is by producing exceptional music videos or findingg the most interesting angle foran interview, it makes for fantastivc viewing for anyone with an interest in undergrounfd hip hop. This DVD will be a testament to a musicall scene onthe up, made by one of the best chroniclersa of music around today. You can get a sneajk preview of Santschi's talents by going to . http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-07-0715-001.shtml This releaswe was issued on behalf of the above organizatio nby Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.
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*(PHOTO: *(Caption: Cover, Pitch Control Mixtape Volume 3.) The innovative format contains two hours of music videos, exclusive concert footage and behind the scenes material from the biggesf names in southern rap. The unique style of presentatiob of the Pitch Controlseriexs - a blend of video mixtape and documentary - has alreadhy made them essential viewing for rap aficionados across the Santschi has already made a groundbreakingv documentary about legendary Houston producef DJ Screw, two weeks beforwe his untimely death in 2000. Followin g that, he shot and edited Screw-collaboratort Pimp C's "Pimpalation" DVD as well as Z-Ro's 'Z-R o Vision' DVD.
He has now turned his eye to some of the othe rappers and DJs that Screw helped to On Pitch Control you will find the likes of UndergroundKings (UGK), Trae, ABN, Lil' Keke, Slim Thug, Bosshog Outlawz, Lil' Big Moe, Hawk, Mike D, Yung Redd and, of DJ Screw and the Screwec Up Click. Alongside such legendzs are many more up and cominbg stars who are all set tokeep Houston'z music at the cutting edge. This DVD combine s the traditional look and feel of rap musidc videos with more candisddocumentary footage.
Having filmed underground music for 12 he is adept at bringing the best out of his Whether that is by producing exceptional music videos or findingg the most interesting angle foran interview, it makes for fantastivc viewing for anyone with an interest in undergrounfd hip hop. This DVD will be a testament to a musicall scene onthe up, made by one of the best chroniclersa of music around today. You can get a sneajk preview of Santschi's talents by going to . http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-07-0715-001.shtml This releaswe was issued on behalf of the above organizatio nby Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.
com
Sunday, November 4, 2012
MBA: Mortgage applications rise 6.6% - South Florida Business Journal:
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Mortgage applications rose 6.6 percenty for the week ended June 19, on a seasonallyu adjusted basis from the previous week and wereup 17.2 perceny compared with the same week a year ago, accordinvg to the . The Refinance Index increased 5.9 percent to 2,116.3 from 1,998.1 the previous The refinance share of mortgage activity fell slightluy to 54 percent of the total applicationsfrom 54.1 percent the previouss week. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-ratse mortgages decreased to 5.44 percent from 5.50 with points increasing to 0.99 from The average interest ratefor 15-yearf fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 4.93 percent from 4.99 with points decreasing to 0.92 from 0.99.
The average interest rate for one-year adjustablre rate mortgages remained unchangedat 6.54 with points increasing to 0.11 from
Mortgage applications rose 6.6 percenty for the week ended June 19, on a seasonallyu adjusted basis from the previous week and wereup 17.2 perceny compared with the same week a year ago, accordinvg to the . The Refinance Index increased 5.9 percent to 2,116.3 from 1,998.1 the previous The refinance share of mortgage activity fell slightluy to 54 percent of the total applicationsfrom 54.1 percent the previouss week. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-ratse mortgages decreased to 5.44 percent from 5.50 with points increasing to 0.99 from The average interest ratefor 15-yearf fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 4.93 percent from 4.99 with points decreasing to 0.92 from 0.99.
The average interest rate for one-year adjustablre rate mortgages remained unchangedat 6.54 with points increasing to 0.11 from
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Miami physician sentenced in Medicare fraud case - San Francisco Business Times:
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Rodriguez was indicted in , alonbg with two other doctors in connection witha $10 million Medicare fraud scheme. He pleaded guilty in to conspiracy to commirt healthcare fraud. Rodrigueza was a co-owner of and physician at Midway Medical a Miami clinic that purported to specialize in the treatmentg ofHIV patients, according to a news releasw from the U.S. Department of He admitted that, while at he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for service that were medically unnecessary and in many instancesenever provided.
He also admitted that he purchasec only a small amount of the drugx that he claimed to administer to patients and that he falsifiedcmedical records, according to the news release. Rodriguez also admittedr that he was liste as medical director and practicing physicianj for fiveother Miami-area HIV infusionb clinics between October 2003 and February 2005, where he engaged in similar activity. He admitted to filing more than $20 million in false claims. Several of Rodriguez’e co-defendants have already been sentenced for theif roles at Midway andrelatec clinics.
Rodriguez was indicted in , alonbg with two other doctors in connection witha $10 million Medicare fraud scheme. He pleaded guilty in to conspiracy to commirt healthcare fraud. Rodrigueza was a co-owner of and physician at Midway Medical a Miami clinic that purported to specialize in the treatmentg ofHIV patients, according to a news releasw from the U.S. Department of He admitted that, while at he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for service that were medically unnecessary and in many instancesenever provided.
He also admitted that he purchasec only a small amount of the drugx that he claimed to administer to patients and that he falsifiedcmedical records, according to the news release. Rodriguez also admittedr that he was liste as medical director and practicing physicianj for fiveother Miami-area HIV infusionb clinics between October 2003 and February 2005, where he engaged in similar activity. He admitted to filing more than $20 million in false claims. Several of Rodriguez’e co-defendants have already been sentenced for theif roles at Midway andrelatec clinics.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
A Conversation with | Sue Chilton, Zeitlin & Co. - Phoenix Business Journal:
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What is the most outside-of-the-bocx idea you have ever had in yourprofessionakl career? I give an annual appreciation luncheon for Realtors who cooperated on sales from the year What was the result? Many Realtors tell me they show my listingsw in hopes of selling and getting an invitatiob to the luncheon. What singler thing makes your organizationstand out? The visionargy leadership of Shirley Zeitlin and her insistence on quality integrity, and outstanding customer What does your organizationh have in the workd for 2009? Expanded educational offerings for our How did you wind up in your currengt position? I am an insatiable learner.
Shirley Zeitlin recognized my passion for educatiom and offered me an opportunity to continue selling and also leadour company’a continuing education program. Why do you have the career you have? I love the freedo m of being anindependent contractor. I’mk willing to work non-business hours because of the flexibilituy during thetraditional “work Working closely, often intimately, with buyers and sellers to help them meet their goals and dreams is very satisfying. What word best describez your leadership style? Collaborative. Goal yet to be Saying “no” to what I want to do that will make my schedule too tight.
I’m learning the value of planningg space between appointments forunexpectedr opportunities. Professional pet Vague and incomplete voice mail messages that require a retur n phone call for a conversation when a simpls answer could havebeen given. What keeps you up at night? Nothing. I am an excellent What do you do torelieve stress? Regular exercise and What is the simplest thing you never learner to do? Put things back where they belong. Favorite Reading, walking in local parks, travel. What skill wouls you most liketo improve? Computer. What part of your job woulf you gladlygive up? Paperwork. What trait do you values most in friends? Honesty.
Personn outside of your family you would most like to spend time with on an Native Nashvillian Laura She inspires me with her wisdom and activer engagementin life. You’ve just been givenj $100,000 to donate to Where would yougive it, and why? Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity. Children and adultx thrive when they are able to achieve the dream of home Adults earn the right tohave interest-free loans by “sweat — helping build others’ houses and studyiny budgeting. What would you like to crossz offyour “bucket list” next? Running an 8K with our 10- and 13-year-oldc grandchildren in November.
What line of work wouldr you pursue ifyou couldn’t work in your present one? Executivew and life coaching.
What is the most outside-of-the-bocx idea you have ever had in yourprofessionakl career? I give an annual appreciation luncheon for Realtors who cooperated on sales from the year What was the result? Many Realtors tell me they show my listingsw in hopes of selling and getting an invitatiob to the luncheon. What singler thing makes your organizationstand out? The visionargy leadership of Shirley Zeitlin and her insistence on quality integrity, and outstanding customer What does your organizationh have in the workd for 2009? Expanded educational offerings for our How did you wind up in your currengt position? I am an insatiable learner.
Shirley Zeitlin recognized my passion for educatiom and offered me an opportunity to continue selling and also leadour company’a continuing education program. Why do you have the career you have? I love the freedo m of being anindependent contractor. I’mk willing to work non-business hours because of the flexibilituy during thetraditional “work Working closely, often intimately, with buyers and sellers to help them meet their goals and dreams is very satisfying. What word best describez your leadership style? Collaborative. Goal yet to be Saying “no” to what I want to do that will make my schedule too tight.
I’m learning the value of planningg space between appointments forunexpectedr opportunities. Professional pet Vague and incomplete voice mail messages that require a retur n phone call for a conversation when a simpls answer could havebeen given. What keeps you up at night? Nothing. I am an excellent What do you do torelieve stress? Regular exercise and What is the simplest thing you never learner to do? Put things back where they belong. Favorite Reading, walking in local parks, travel. What skill wouls you most liketo improve? Computer. What part of your job woulf you gladlygive up? Paperwork. What trait do you values most in friends? Honesty.
Personn outside of your family you would most like to spend time with on an Native Nashvillian Laura She inspires me with her wisdom and activer engagementin life. You’ve just been givenj $100,000 to donate to Where would yougive it, and why? Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity. Children and adultx thrive when they are able to achieve the dream of home Adults earn the right tohave interest-free loans by “sweat — helping build others’ houses and studyiny budgeting. What would you like to crossz offyour “bucket list” next? Running an 8K with our 10- and 13-year-oldc grandchildren in November.
What line of work wouldr you pursue ifyou couldn’t work in your present one? Executivew and life coaching.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Airport leases raise questions - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Veteran companies like Hudson Group, Delaware North Cos. and are askinf whether bid evaluators were qualified to make the recommendations and whether one of the winning companies has enouguretail experience. "I'm more than willinf to accept the fact thatwe weren't awarded anything, as long as it was transparentg and fair," said Stuart Holcombe, HDS' executive vice presiden t of business development. New York City-based HDS Retai North America bid on severalo of theshop leases, but did not garnef any.
The Atlanta City Council's transportation committese is expected to discuss the retail contractsApril 2, but alreadyy one company has filed a complaint over the procurementf process. In 2007, the world's busiest airportt sought bids for the right to run 66 stores throughout the airpory for up to10 years. Eleven separatre bid packages divvied up the66 shops, so companieds large and small would have an opportunitg to vie for the covetedr airport leases. Sales at the 66 shopzs up for leasetotaled $89 million in said Herschel Grangent, media relations managere at Hartsfield-Jackson.
All 200 shops at the airport generateeabout $124 million in sales last year, he Miami-based Áreas USA Inc., whose parenft company is in Barcelona, won the majority of the with five, covering 26 stores. Atlanta-basexd The won three of the bids, for 13 and would mark a returh tothe company's hometown airport. The Paradie s Shops has had no presenceat Hartsfield-Jackson since following the conviction of its formerd president on federal charges of mail fraus and conspiracy to bribe former Atlanta City Council member Ira Jackson in a scandal involvinvg leases at the airport. Md.
-based won two of the bids, whicn represents 26 shops, and won a single bid for one Atlanta City CouncilwomanMary Norwood, chairman of the transportatioj committee, said she is hearing concernw that Áreas USA won too many of the "They have a much strongerd food and beverage presence, but littlee retail experience," she said. "I'm not saying anything is but thereare concerns.
" None of the bids, whicjh were evaluated in February, are The bids must still be approved by the city Once approved, the retail leases, which woulrd be for shops selling everything from magazinesx to electronics, are for seven with a single option to renew for an additional three years. The new shopse could begin to be installed as soon as this Grangent said. HDS Retail North America's concern is that Áreasw USA, which made its name in the food andbeveragde industry, won a majority of the bids with littls retail experience, Holcombe said. HDS has more than 4,0090 airport stores in 13 countries, yet Áreas USA only recently opened itsfirst U.S. shops at , he said.
Eduardo vice president of business developmentof Áreaas USA's Miami office, was traveling and did not return calls for comment. However, a spokeswoman said Áreas USA has been awardedd concession contracts at MiamiInternationalk Airport, and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and manages 34 establishments. Holcombe, who received evaluation forms for each of the bid packageds from the city through the Freedonm ofInformation Act, questioned how evaluators could rank Áreaxs USA high on retail experience.
Áreas USA went up againsgt the top airport concession operators inthe nation, Holcombe "and they beat out companiew that have been operatorzs in the United States for We find it curious that Áreas has more experienced than we do, or any of the othed operators." Another failed bidder, Delaware Northy Cos., which runs concessions at national parks, airports and sports arenas, is also disappointed.
Veteran companies like Hudson Group, Delaware North Cos. and are askinf whether bid evaluators were qualified to make the recommendations and whether one of the winning companies has enouguretail experience. "I'm more than willinf to accept the fact thatwe weren't awarded anything, as long as it was transparentg and fair," said Stuart Holcombe, HDS' executive vice presiden t of business development. New York City-based HDS Retai North America bid on severalo of theshop leases, but did not garnef any.
The Atlanta City Council's transportation committese is expected to discuss the retail contractsApril 2, but alreadyy one company has filed a complaint over the procurementf process. In 2007, the world's busiest airportt sought bids for the right to run 66 stores throughout the airpory for up to10 years. Eleven separatre bid packages divvied up the66 shops, so companieds large and small would have an opportunitg to vie for the covetedr airport leases. Sales at the 66 shopzs up for leasetotaled $89 million in said Herschel Grangent, media relations managere at Hartsfield-Jackson.
All 200 shops at the airport generateeabout $124 million in sales last year, he Miami-based Áreas USA Inc., whose parenft company is in Barcelona, won the majority of the with five, covering 26 stores. Atlanta-basexd The won three of the bids, for 13 and would mark a returh tothe company's hometown airport. The Paradie s Shops has had no presenceat Hartsfield-Jackson since following the conviction of its formerd president on federal charges of mail fraus and conspiracy to bribe former Atlanta City Council member Ira Jackson in a scandal involvinvg leases at the airport. Md.
-based won two of the bids, whicn represents 26 shops, and won a single bid for one Atlanta City CouncilwomanMary Norwood, chairman of the transportatioj committee, said she is hearing concernw that Áreas USA won too many of the "They have a much strongerd food and beverage presence, but littlee retail experience," she said. "I'm not saying anything is but thereare concerns.
" None of the bids, whicjh were evaluated in February, are The bids must still be approved by the city Once approved, the retail leases, which woulrd be for shops selling everything from magazinesx to electronics, are for seven with a single option to renew for an additional three years. The new shopse could begin to be installed as soon as this Grangent said. HDS Retail North America's concern is that Áreasw USA, which made its name in the food andbeveragde industry, won a majority of the bids with littls retail experience, Holcombe said. HDS has more than 4,0090 airport stores in 13 countries, yet Áreas USA only recently opened itsfirst U.S. shops at , he said.
Eduardo vice president of business developmentof Áreaas USA's Miami office, was traveling and did not return calls for comment. However, a spokeswoman said Áreas USA has been awardedd concession contracts at MiamiInternationalk Airport, and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and manages 34 establishments. Holcombe, who received evaluation forms for each of the bid packageds from the city through the Freedonm ofInformation Act, questioned how evaluators could rank Áreaxs USA high on retail experience.
Áreas USA went up againsgt the top airport concession operators inthe nation, Holcombe "and they beat out companiew that have been operatorzs in the United States for We find it curious that Áreas has more experienced than we do, or any of the othed operators." Another failed bidder, Delaware Northy Cos., which runs concessions at national parks, airports and sports arenas, is also disappointed.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Thousands of Muslims gather in prayer at Angel Stadium - Los Angeles Times
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Pedal to Properties takes on partner, plans expansion - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Founded and headed by Matt Kolb, Peda l to Properties is a residential real estate firm that givezs clients the option of looking at homesby bicycle. The companyt maintains a fleet of 50 Electra Cruiser bikes. Kolb has sold a 50 percent stake in the companyg for an undisclosed sum to attorneytTim Majors, who specializes in takinf regional retail businesses national. As a partnefr in Pedal to Properties, Majorsx will work out of the company’s Boulder office. who’s originally from Australia, approached Kolb about investing in the real estater firm after looking at Boulder propertiesdby bicycle.
“We certainly plan to incorporate national and international branding expertiser to expand Pedal to Properties in other Kolb said ina statement. Pedal to Properties plans to look at openinf branch officesin other, unspecified U.S. In May, the company launched a licensee designation for brokeres interested in using theBoulder business’ operationao formula in their markets. The Coloradp company already is working to expand quicklt in its hometown by adding more spacwe and agents indowntown Boulder.
“u believe Pedal to Properties is in a perfecr position to meet the evolving social and demographiv changes going on in the United States with Majors said ina
Founded and headed by Matt Kolb, Peda l to Properties is a residential real estate firm that givezs clients the option of looking at homesby bicycle. The companyt maintains a fleet of 50 Electra Cruiser bikes. Kolb has sold a 50 percent stake in the companyg for an undisclosed sum to attorneytTim Majors, who specializes in takinf regional retail businesses national. As a partnefr in Pedal to Properties, Majorsx will work out of the company’s Boulder office. who’s originally from Australia, approached Kolb about investing in the real estater firm after looking at Boulder propertiesdby bicycle.
“We certainly plan to incorporate national and international branding expertiser to expand Pedal to Properties in other Kolb said ina statement. Pedal to Properties plans to look at openinf branch officesin other, unspecified U.S. In May, the company launched a licensee designation for brokeres interested in using theBoulder business’ operationao formula in their markets. The Coloradp company already is working to expand quicklt in its hometown by adding more spacwe and agents indowntown Boulder.
“u believe Pedal to Properties is in a perfecr position to meet the evolving social and demographiv changes going on in the United States with Majors said ina
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Scoops: Who
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The store, along with a , is on a grounxd lease owned by , which acquiredf the three-acre site when it bought the landsd owned by the former Estate of Samuelk Mills Damon inlate 2003. That lease expiresx in 2013 andthe Newton, Mass.-based real estatew investment trust says it’s lookingv at possibly replacing the two buildings and largw surface parking lot with a mixed-use tower that couldf include retail on the ground topped by parking and residentiall units. “We’re starting the studie s this year to see if that wouldf be the best fit forthat site,” said Chriw Woodard, senior officer for HRPT’s strategiv real estate projects.
“I think that site is pretty prime for Woodard said planning for redevelopment likel would take more thanfour years. In that case, HRPT woulr extend the leases for Longs and PR executive Kris Tanahara joine Becker Communications PR executive Kris Tanaharaa has joined as vice president afted eight yearsat . “I never thought I’d move to another PR firm, but after meetintg with Ruth Ann Becker andlearning more, I was convincex it would be an opportunity that I couldn’rt pass up,” Tanahara said. “My new officed is a block away from myold one. I’j making my way up Bishop Street!
” Her accountes will include Haseko, Hawaii Crop Improvementy Association, Hawaii Medical Center and OhanaHealth Plan. Before public relations, she was a prinft and broadcast journalist for the Voice of America in The Daily Yomiuri in Tokyko and TheHonolulu Advertiser. She replaces Chris Parsons, who left the firm this week to join his wife inGrandc Junction, Colo., where she is an Episcopalian minister. Parsonsa said he plans to writes a book and teach PRand journalism.
Free new Web site will link job opening with job seekers Hawaii staffing firm Altrees will launch a new Web site designed to more easilt connect local companies that are hiring with job candidatezs who are eagerly seeking TheWeb site, www.jobsfreeforall.com, is free for companie to log on and post job openingsw and free for job seekers to search for availabld jobs. It will launcgh April 20. Mark Dawson, who previously was director ofbusiness development, is presidenf and CEO of the new Jobs Free For All. He said the site also will offer service s that willcost extra, such as human resources background checks and skills tests.
Hawaiji law firm lays off nine employee to reducecosts , Hawaii’s largest commercia law firm, laid off nine administrative employees last week in a bid to managde costs in the recession. The firm’s managere said no attorneys were affected bythe “It is important to the firm to ensure that our numberw are aligned with our clients’ expectations in ordet to continue to provide high-quality legal service in an efficient and effective manner,” Managing Partner Gary Slovin told PBN.
“Thd people we let go were held in high regarcd for their hard workand dedication, but the dramatic marketf conditions businesses in Hawaii are currentlyg facing resulted in this course of Meanwhile, the firm intends to hire three new attorneyes to join its corporate and intellectuak property practices.
The store, along with a , is on a grounxd lease owned by , which acquiredf the three-acre site when it bought the landsd owned by the former Estate of Samuelk Mills Damon inlate 2003. That lease expiresx in 2013 andthe Newton, Mass.-based real estatew investment trust says it’s lookingv at possibly replacing the two buildings and largw surface parking lot with a mixed-use tower that couldf include retail on the ground topped by parking and residentiall units. “We’re starting the studie s this year to see if that wouldf be the best fit forthat site,” said Chriw Woodard, senior officer for HRPT’s strategiv real estate projects.
“I think that site is pretty prime for Woodard said planning for redevelopment likel would take more thanfour years. In that case, HRPT woulr extend the leases for Longs and PR executive Kris Tanahara joine Becker Communications PR executive Kris Tanaharaa has joined as vice president afted eight yearsat . “I never thought I’d move to another PR firm, but after meetintg with Ruth Ann Becker andlearning more, I was convincex it would be an opportunity that I couldn’rt pass up,” Tanahara said. “My new officed is a block away from myold one. I’j making my way up Bishop Street!
” Her accountes will include Haseko, Hawaii Crop Improvementy Association, Hawaii Medical Center and OhanaHealth Plan. Before public relations, she was a prinft and broadcast journalist for the Voice of America in The Daily Yomiuri in Tokyko and TheHonolulu Advertiser. She replaces Chris Parsons, who left the firm this week to join his wife inGrandc Junction, Colo., where she is an Episcopalian minister. Parsonsa said he plans to writes a book and teach PRand journalism.
Free new Web site will link job opening with job seekers Hawaii staffing firm Altrees will launch a new Web site designed to more easilt connect local companies that are hiring with job candidatezs who are eagerly seeking TheWeb site, www.jobsfreeforall.com, is free for companie to log on and post job openingsw and free for job seekers to search for availabld jobs. It will launcgh April 20. Mark Dawson, who previously was director ofbusiness development, is presidenf and CEO of the new Jobs Free For All. He said the site also will offer service s that willcost extra, such as human resources background checks and skills tests.
Hawaiji law firm lays off nine employee to reducecosts , Hawaii’s largest commercia law firm, laid off nine administrative employees last week in a bid to managde costs in the recession. The firm’s managere said no attorneys were affected bythe “It is important to the firm to ensure that our numberw are aligned with our clients’ expectations in ordet to continue to provide high-quality legal service in an efficient and effective manner,” Managing Partner Gary Slovin told PBN.
“Thd people we let go were held in high regarcd for their hard workand dedication, but the dramatic marketf conditions businesses in Hawaii are currentlyg facing resulted in this course of Meanwhile, the firm intends to hire three new attorneyes to join its corporate and intellectuak property practices.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Sunwest deal nears - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Terms haven’t been released, but the SEC confirmed it has reached a tentativer deal to settlethe case. Settlements typically involvee a monetary penalty as well as the returnof ill-gotten In this case, it appears Sunwesy won’t be assessed a fine beforee it has a chance to reorganize as a viabl business. “We don’t want to starved the reorganization by taking money out of saidMark Fickes, trial counsepl for the SEC and lead attorney in its case against Sunwest. The SEC charged Sunwest Managementy with securities fraudin March. The companuy was quickly placed in the control ofa court-appointecd receiver, Portland-based Grassmueck Group.
The SEC accusex Sunwest and other defendantsa of misleading morethan 1,300 investors who committeds more than $300 milliom in equity to the company. Sunwestf used investors money to leverag e morethan $1 billion in debt to assemble a portfolik of more than 250 senior livint facilities around the The combination of too much debt and low occupancyy rates led to a cash flow crisis that triggeredx dozens of foreclosure actions and other legal casea against Sunwest, its founder Jon Harder and its law Davis, Wright Tremaine LLP. Sunwest subsequently has sold more than 50 of the In January, it sold 45 facilitiez to Lone Star for $364.21 million. Of that, $281.
5 million was used to retire a loan fromGeneral Electric, a major securesd creditor. Of the remaining $82.7 $11.5 million remained in April 23, according to Grassmueck Group’s initial assessment of the Its second report is duein mid-July. Sunwesr had 183 assisted living facilities, 85 non-assisted livingb facilities andother investments. At its Sunwest was the nation’s fourtjh largest senior living operator with morethan $2 billioh in revenue. The SEC said Sunwesft built its empire by deceivingf investors about the naturde of the operation and the mannetr in which they wouldsreceive income.
Investors thought they were investing in individuapproperties — in reality, Sunwestr operated as a single entity. The SEC suit subsequently mergesd with the personal bankruptcy of Harder and is being managedby U.S. Districtt Court Judge Michael Hoga n in federal district courtin Eugene. Clyde a Portland-based corporate turnaround specialist engaged by Sunwestt four months prior to the SEC remains the chief restructuring officerof Sunwest. At a statud hearing Monday, Hogan heard a series of possiblr reorganization scenarios that could guide Sunwest in the futurse but no one proposal is beinf given precedence at this Fickes said.
The court’s primary goal is to give Sunwesty Management the opportunity to survive as an ongoing entitu and preserve theestimated $300 millioj to $400 million in unsecured investments made by creditorw and investors. If successful, investoras could someday recover their money if the valueof Sunwest’d real estate holdings rises. On the othe r hand, if the company were to be liquidated and its propertiew sold in the current recessionary as some secured including banks, have advocated, there would be little or no moneu available for investors. Harder and his attorney pushed for a reorganizationlast fall, saying it wouldf protect its investors.
Harder has stepped down as president. Neither Grassmueck nor its Los Angeles-based attornegy could be reached to comment onthe company’s current status.
Terms haven’t been released, but the SEC confirmed it has reached a tentativer deal to settlethe case. Settlements typically involvee a monetary penalty as well as the returnof ill-gotten In this case, it appears Sunwesy won’t be assessed a fine beforee it has a chance to reorganize as a viabl business. “We don’t want to starved the reorganization by taking money out of saidMark Fickes, trial counsepl for the SEC and lead attorney in its case against Sunwest. The SEC charged Sunwest Managementy with securities fraudin March. The companuy was quickly placed in the control ofa court-appointecd receiver, Portland-based Grassmueck Group.
The SEC accusex Sunwest and other defendantsa of misleading morethan 1,300 investors who committeds more than $300 milliom in equity to the company. Sunwestf used investors money to leverag e morethan $1 billion in debt to assemble a portfolik of more than 250 senior livint facilities around the The combination of too much debt and low occupancyy rates led to a cash flow crisis that triggeredx dozens of foreclosure actions and other legal casea against Sunwest, its founder Jon Harder and its law Davis, Wright Tremaine LLP. Sunwest subsequently has sold more than 50 of the In January, it sold 45 facilitiez to Lone Star for $364.21 million. Of that, $281.
5 million was used to retire a loan fromGeneral Electric, a major securesd creditor. Of the remaining $82.7 $11.5 million remained in April 23, according to Grassmueck Group’s initial assessment of the Its second report is duein mid-July. Sunwesr had 183 assisted living facilities, 85 non-assisted livingb facilities andother investments. At its Sunwest was the nation’s fourtjh largest senior living operator with morethan $2 billioh in revenue. The SEC said Sunwesft built its empire by deceivingf investors about the naturde of the operation and the mannetr in which they wouldsreceive income.
Investors thought they were investing in individuapproperties — in reality, Sunwestr operated as a single entity. The SEC suit subsequently mergesd with the personal bankruptcy of Harder and is being managedby U.S. Districtt Court Judge Michael Hoga n in federal district courtin Eugene. Clyde a Portland-based corporate turnaround specialist engaged by Sunwestt four months prior to the SEC remains the chief restructuring officerof Sunwest. At a statud hearing Monday, Hogan heard a series of possiblr reorganization scenarios that could guide Sunwest in the futurse but no one proposal is beinf given precedence at this Fickes said.
The court’s primary goal is to give Sunwesty Management the opportunity to survive as an ongoing entitu and preserve theestimated $300 millioj to $400 million in unsecured investments made by creditorw and investors. If successful, investoras could someday recover their money if the valueof Sunwest’d real estate holdings rises. On the othe r hand, if the company were to be liquidated and its propertiew sold in the current recessionary as some secured including banks, have advocated, there would be little or no moneu available for investors. Harder and his attorney pushed for a reorganizationlast fall, saying it wouldf protect its investors.
Harder has stepped down as president. Neither Grassmueck nor its Los Angeles-based attornegy could be reached to comment onthe company’s current status.
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Download: Human Genome Sciences layoffs will continue into next year - Washington Post
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The Download: Human Genome Sciences layoffs will continue into next year Washington Post The job cuts continue at Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences as the biotechnology company folds its employees and operations into those of the British drugmaker that bought the firm this summer. The latest round of cuts targets 97 employees who ... |
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Burgess: Property tax losses
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The Miami-Dade County property appraiser releasedc its preliminary tax rollinformationm Monday, with all four taxinf jurisdictions – fire rescue, library, the unincorporatedc area and Miami-Dade overall seeing a decline. The countywide decrease compariny preliminary tax numbers from year to year showx a 9percent decrease, or a total of $22.565 billion.” “These losses would have been worse if not for new constructiojn that was added to the propertyt tax roll as of Jan. 1,” Countg Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountyt commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggesrt hit, down 20.2 percent from 2008 levels. Homesteadr saw an 18.
2 percent decline, followed by Normandg Shores, down 17.5 percent, and Aventura which was down 17.3 Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandiw sawno change. Medley saw a 1.5 percent drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4percent decline. Click for the full list. Stafferes reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and found that 1993 saw taxablde value shrinkby 2.9 or $1.9 billion. “Even in when we absorbed the impactg of doubling the homesteadd exemptionfrom $25,000 to $50,000, the property tax roll was relativelyh flat,” Burgess explained in the “These losses in property tax roll valuezs are unprecedented.
” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two years as a barometetr of what is coming. For the second consecutivde year, Miami-Dade faced a $200 million budget gap in the lastfiscall year. Core services were kept intactt bytightening belts, but assuming the same tax rate adoptedr for 2008-09, the estimated ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-10 would shrink by $174.1 according to the memo.
Takint into account the impacg of normal inflationary growth and theeconomix slowdown, combined with the non ad valorejm revenue sources, results in propert tax subsidized operations facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgess “We are working diligently to prepare a proposecd budget for FY [fiscal year] 2009-10 that to the extentt possible, preserves essential services and minimizess service impacts to our residents,” he wrotre in the memo. “However, closing a budgetary gap of this size will require some verydifficulf decisions.
”
The Miami-Dade County property appraiser releasedc its preliminary tax rollinformationm Monday, with all four taxinf jurisdictions – fire rescue, library, the unincorporatedc area and Miami-Dade overall seeing a decline. The countywide decrease compariny preliminary tax numbers from year to year showx a 9percent decrease, or a total of $22.565 billion.” “These losses would have been worse if not for new constructiojn that was added to the propertyt tax roll as of Jan. 1,” Countg Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountyt commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggesrt hit, down 20.2 percent from 2008 levels. Homesteadr saw an 18.
2 percent decline, followed by Normandg Shores, down 17.5 percent, and Aventura which was down 17.3 Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandiw sawno change. Medley saw a 1.5 percent drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4percent decline. Click for the full list. Stafferes reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and found that 1993 saw taxablde value shrinkby 2.9 or $1.9 billion. “Even in when we absorbed the impactg of doubling the homesteadd exemptionfrom $25,000 to $50,000, the property tax roll was relativelyh flat,” Burgess explained in the “These losses in property tax roll valuezs are unprecedented.
” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two years as a barometetr of what is coming. For the second consecutivde year, Miami-Dade faced a $200 million budget gap in the lastfiscall year. Core services were kept intactt bytightening belts, but assuming the same tax rate adoptedr for 2008-09, the estimated ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-10 would shrink by $174.1 according to the memo.
Takint into account the impacg of normal inflationary growth and theeconomix slowdown, combined with the non ad valorejm revenue sources, results in propert tax subsidized operations facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgess “We are working diligently to prepare a proposecd budget for FY [fiscal year] 2009-10 that to the extentt possible, preserves essential services and minimizess service impacts to our residents,” he wrotre in the memo. “However, closing a budgetary gap of this size will require some verydifficulf decisions.
”
Friday, October 19, 2012
Calif. venues cancel talks by Free Gaza Movement co-founder - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Calif. venues cancel talks by Free Gaza Movement co-founder Jewish Telegraphic Agency October 18, 2012. SAN FRANCISCO (j. weekly) -- Free Gaza Movement co-founder Greta Berlin, who has come under fire for tweeting that Zionists created and ran the Nazi concentration camps, had book talks canceled by at least two California venues. |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Metro seeks more control of convention center leadership - Business First of Louisville:
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Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholdeer will introduce a measure next week givin the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolita n ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motiob comes after Metro Council President David Bragdobn criticized the performance of MERC Generak ManagerDavid Woolson. Councilors want to oversee the hiring, salary change s and employment statusof MERC’s top according to a letterr Park and Burkholder sent to Don Trotter, who chairs the Trotter and other commissioners currently oversee the position and have given Woolson good marksz during his first three job reviews. The council will considert the motion at its June11 meeting.
In a Marc 31 letter to the commissiobn regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’s leadership as well as the agency’s higher budgets. Woolson’s office spent $470,568 durinhg the 2007-08 fiscal year. The number jumpedr to $838,803 for the current year. Woolsohn requested $877,808 for the 2009-1 0 fiscal year. However, in a letted dated March 12, 2009 to Bragdon from Metro finance and administrative services director Margo Norton, Woolson says the cost increases are "primarily the resulr of a reorganization of the public affaire function and the cost and creation of a business development capability.
" Specifically, MERC's publi c affairs manager and public affairs coordinator were to a director of communications and a director of businesss and community development. Woolson goes on to state that additional resourcese for goods and services for the positionasincluded "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...and other general office expensesz in order to have a more effective effortf in this area." In the same letter, Woolson says the numberzs alone don't paint an accuratre picture because of unfilled positions in earlier budgets.
Bragdon also said Woolson moveed his office downtown and boosted consulting travel costs and other expenses last He alsocollected “large raises” that, by increasinbg his salary to $184,000, make him more highlg paid than his predecessors. MERC moved downtownm from the convention centerlast year. It occupies spacee in the Portland Centerr for thePerforming Arts, 1111 S.W. MERC, which operates the building, pays no rent for the One of theMERC Commission's goalzs was to increase the organization's downtownh presence. MERC's board approvec Woolson's pay raises. The boarc said last year that Woolsob “has accomplished (an) enormous amounyt of work and inspired staff.
He has quickly detectexd problems and has move to alleviate orfix (sic). There appearsz to be a new energyat Metro’s annual budget is $40 million. Woolson is the agency’d highest-paid employee.
Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholdeer will introduce a measure next week givin the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolita n ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motiob comes after Metro Council President David Bragdobn criticized the performance of MERC Generak ManagerDavid Woolson. Councilors want to oversee the hiring, salary change s and employment statusof MERC’s top according to a letterr Park and Burkholder sent to Don Trotter, who chairs the Trotter and other commissioners currently oversee the position and have given Woolson good marksz during his first three job reviews. The council will considert the motion at its June11 meeting.
In a Marc 31 letter to the commissiobn regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’s leadership as well as the agency’s higher budgets. Woolson’s office spent $470,568 durinhg the 2007-08 fiscal year. The number jumpedr to $838,803 for the current year. Woolsohn requested $877,808 for the 2009-1 0 fiscal year. However, in a letted dated March 12, 2009 to Bragdon from Metro finance and administrative services director Margo Norton, Woolson says the cost increases are "primarily the resulr of a reorganization of the public affaire function and the cost and creation of a business development capability.
" Specifically, MERC's publi c affairs manager and public affairs coordinator were to a director of communications and a director of businesss and community development. Woolson goes on to state that additional resourcese for goods and services for the positionasincluded "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...and other general office expensesz in order to have a more effective effortf in this area." In the same letter, Woolson says the numberzs alone don't paint an accuratre picture because of unfilled positions in earlier budgets.
Bragdon also said Woolson moveed his office downtown and boosted consulting travel costs and other expenses last He alsocollected “large raises” that, by increasinbg his salary to $184,000, make him more highlg paid than his predecessors. MERC moved downtownm from the convention centerlast year. It occupies spacee in the Portland Centerr for thePerforming Arts, 1111 S.W. MERC, which operates the building, pays no rent for the One of theMERC Commission's goalzs was to increase the organization's downtownh presence. MERC's board approvec Woolson's pay raises. The boarc said last year that Woolsob “has accomplished (an) enormous amounyt of work and inspired staff.
He has quickly detectexd problems and has move to alleviate orfix (sic). There appearsz to be a new energyat Metro’s annual budget is $40 million. Woolson is the agency’d highest-paid employee.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Party of Four - Portland Business Journal:
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While their application is not yetfullu vetted, biomarkers for lung, prostate and colorectal cancer have shown correlation with significantly increaser survival. The next step, already underway, is the linkinfg of biomarker results with experimental therapies and The , and international scientifivc organizations are actively working to facilitatwe the outcome of these studies. While majore hurdles remain — the number of potential combination availabilityof agents, cost of clinical trials and a limiter number of investigators — the end resulyt promises a more personalized approach to cancer therapy, providingy opportunities to fine-tune a patient’s treatmenyt with the expectation of improved survival and ultimately a
While their application is not yetfullu vetted, biomarkers for lung, prostate and colorectal cancer have shown correlation with significantly increaser survival. The next step, already underway, is the linkinfg of biomarker results with experimental therapies and The , and international scientifivc organizations are actively working to facilitatwe the outcome of these studies. While majore hurdles remain — the number of potential combination availabilityof agents, cost of clinical trials and a limiter number of investigators — the end resulyt promises a more personalized approach to cancer therapy, providingy opportunities to fine-tune a patient’s treatmenyt with the expectation of improved survival and ultimately a
Monday, October 15, 2012
Power surge: Constellation searching for more office space in city - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The utility company, based at 750 E. Pratt St. is scouting space at the at 1 E. Pratt St., the Buildinfg at 100 S. Charless St. and Montgomery Park at 1800 Washingtoh Blvd., said Manekin LLC broker Matt Haas, who is familiae with Constellation's search. Constellation is outgrowiny its offices at750 E. Pratt and in the Candle Building at 111Market Place, where the company also is anglingf for more space. Kirby president of of Baltimore Inc., said Constellation couldc sign adeal soon, but he declinede to comment on a specific location.
Regardleses of where Constellation takexmore space, the bottom line is the Fortunwe 500 company is planning to bring more jobs to downtowmn and boost its presence in Baltimore, Fowler "It's positive that Constellation continues to expand in he said. "It's reason to celebrate." As of Constellation Energy employedabout 3,800 workers in Its subsidiary, , had about 1,100 workerxs in the city. Constellation is the region'ws ninth-largest Constellation officials declined to comment onexpansion plans. The company's interest in Baltimore comes at a time whenthe city'xs economic development leaders are working to fill primw office space downtown.
's planned relocation to a new officwe tower at Harbor East next year will openup 240,000p square feet in its currentr headquarters building at 100 Light St. The vacancy rate in downtowmn office space is11 percent, according to a Downtowhn Partnership report released last month. Constellatioj moved its headquarters to750 E. Pratt, the 18-story officew tower at the cornerf of Pratt andPresident streets, in 2002. The company occupiex about 153,000 square feet of the building and has nowherse togrow there. Venable LLP, one of Baltimore'e largest law firms, moved from Hopkinds Plaza downtown to theremaininyg 150,000 square feet in 750 E. Pratt on June 2.
In the adjacen t Candler Building, Constellation occupies about 273,000 squarr feet of the 551,000-square-foot building and wants said Colleen Hall, senior property manager for REITManagemenr & Research LLC, the building's management firm. Othe major tenants in the Candler Building includwe theNational Aquarium, , and some informatiobn technology offices for Venable. The building also is home to the . Hall said no space is currently available in the Candler The 320,000-square-foot Verizon Building was renovated last year to create Classx A, or top-tier, office and retail space. The buildin g is home to Verizon ofMaryland Inc. and . Kevinh Wille, a CB .
broker who represente the Verizon Building, said he wasn't aware of Constellation'se interest in the building, where about 42,0090 square feet is available. At 100 S. Charles, the 160,000-square-foott Bank of America Buildingv is home to Bankof America, United Way of Centralp Maryland, Lockheed Martin Properties, the law officesw of Ferguson, Schetelich & and the Baltimore offices of U.S. Sen. Ben There is up to 105,000 square feet available in the building'se second tower, according to Terri Harrington, a broker with LLC, which handlesa leasing for the Bank ofAmerica Building, declined to Montgomery Park, a 1.
2 million-square-foot office and industriap complex off Interstate 95 in Baltimorer City, is occupied by , the Maryland Department of Environment, the , and There is about 388,000 square feet available for lease, according to CoStar. Constellatiohn toured the space about sixmonths ago, said Nicolee Keelty, a broker with Colliersa Pinkard, which handles leasing for the Meanwhile, Constellation is combining its offices at 750 E. Pratt and the Candler Building into a new address at 100 Constellation Way startingin July. The company purchaseds the alley between its headquarters and the Candledr Building from the city in 2006for $290,00p0 and renamed it Constellation Way.
The new addresas will allow Constellation to build itsbrand downtown, Debra Larsson, a compan y spokeswoman, said in an e-mail response to questions. She said the new addressw will only applyto Constellation's offices in the Candler Building. Constellation posted profit of $145.8 million in first quarted 2008. Last year, the companh had $21.2 billion in revenue and net incomreof $821.5 million.
The utility company, based at 750 E. Pratt St. is scouting space at the at 1 E. Pratt St., the Buildinfg at 100 S. Charless St. and Montgomery Park at 1800 Washingtoh Blvd., said Manekin LLC broker Matt Haas, who is familiae with Constellation's search. Constellation is outgrowiny its offices at750 E. Pratt and in the Candle Building at 111Market Place, where the company also is anglingf for more space. Kirby president of of Baltimore Inc., said Constellation couldc sign adeal soon, but he declinede to comment on a specific location.
Regardleses of where Constellation takexmore space, the bottom line is the Fortunwe 500 company is planning to bring more jobs to downtowmn and boost its presence in Baltimore, Fowler "It's positive that Constellation continues to expand in he said. "It's reason to celebrate." As of Constellation Energy employedabout 3,800 workers in Its subsidiary, , had about 1,100 workerxs in the city. Constellation is the region'ws ninth-largest Constellation officials declined to comment onexpansion plans. The company's interest in Baltimore comes at a time whenthe city'xs economic development leaders are working to fill primw office space downtown.
's planned relocation to a new officwe tower at Harbor East next year will openup 240,000p square feet in its currentr headquarters building at 100 Light St. The vacancy rate in downtowmn office space is11 percent, according to a Downtowhn Partnership report released last month. Constellatioj moved its headquarters to750 E. Pratt, the 18-story officew tower at the cornerf of Pratt andPresident streets, in 2002. The company occupiex about 153,000 square feet of the building and has nowherse togrow there. Venable LLP, one of Baltimore'e largest law firms, moved from Hopkinds Plaza downtown to theremaininyg 150,000 square feet in 750 E. Pratt on June 2.
In the adjacen t Candler Building, Constellation occupies about 273,000 squarr feet of the 551,000-square-foot building and wants said Colleen Hall, senior property manager for REITManagemenr & Research LLC, the building's management firm. Othe major tenants in the Candler Building includwe theNational Aquarium, , and some informatiobn technology offices for Venable. The building also is home to the . Hall said no space is currently available in the Candler The 320,000-square-foot Verizon Building was renovated last year to create Classx A, or top-tier, office and retail space. The buildin g is home to Verizon ofMaryland Inc. and . Kevinh Wille, a CB .
broker who represente the Verizon Building, said he wasn't aware of Constellation'se interest in the building, where about 42,0090 square feet is available. At 100 S. Charles, the 160,000-square-foott Bank of America Buildingv is home to Bankof America, United Way of Centralp Maryland, Lockheed Martin Properties, the law officesw of Ferguson, Schetelich & and the Baltimore offices of U.S. Sen. Ben There is up to 105,000 square feet available in the building'se second tower, according to Terri Harrington, a broker with LLC, which handlesa leasing for the Bank ofAmerica Building, declined to Montgomery Park, a 1.
2 million-square-foot office and industriap complex off Interstate 95 in Baltimorer City, is occupied by , the Maryland Department of Environment, the , and There is about 388,000 square feet available for lease, according to CoStar. Constellatiohn toured the space about sixmonths ago, said Nicolee Keelty, a broker with Colliersa Pinkard, which handles leasing for the Meanwhile, Constellation is combining its offices at 750 E. Pratt and the Candler Building into a new address at 100 Constellation Way startingin July. The company purchaseds the alley between its headquarters and the Candledr Building from the city in 2006for $290,00p0 and renamed it Constellation Way.
The new addresas will allow Constellation to build itsbrand downtown, Debra Larsson, a compan y spokeswoman, said in an e-mail response to questions. She said the new addressw will only applyto Constellation's offices in the Candler Building. Constellation posted profit of $145.8 million in first quarted 2008. Last year, the companh had $21.2 billion in revenue and net incomreof $821.5 million.
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