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Government aims to close Kachin State relief camps - Myanmar Times

2012-02-20T00:17:00.001-08:00

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Government aims to close Kachin State relief camps

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U Phone Swe, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, and Major Zaw Win from the Department of Progress of Border Areas and National Races led the meeting with civil society groups, UN agencies and INGOs in Myitkyina on February 13.

Tasmania 1-30 against Queensland - Sydney Morning Herald

2012-02-17T21:17:00.001-08:00

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Tasmania are 1-30 in reply to Queensland's first innings of 205 at lunch on a rain-affected day two of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive. Test opener Ed Cowan is unbeaten on 20, with Alex Doolan on two. Steven Cazzulino is the man out, ...

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John A. Hayes Executive Profile

2012-02-15T19:00:00.001-08:00

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Pet owners' hearts may cope better with change - Reuters

2012-02-13T15:51:00.001-08:00

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Pet owners' hearts may cope better with change

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Monitoring the hearts of nearly 200 Japanese people, scientists found those who had a pet -- whether furry, scaly or feathery -- had higher heart rate variability than those who didn't. That means their hearts respond better to the body's changing ...

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Denver development-diversity program picks 42 participants - Denver Business Journal:

2012-02-11T11:34:00.001-08:00

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The Real Estate Diversity Initiative is a program of the cityof Denver’a Office of Economic Development (OED) and the Urbamn Land Institute’s (ULI) Colorado District Council. Starting July 21, the 42 participant s will be partnered in groups with local developers for nine monthse to learn more aboutthe business. “We’re incredibly exciteds to launch thisinnovative public-private partnership to advancew the number of minorities and wome involved in real estate development,” OED official Tamela Lee said in a statement “Recognizing that these populations have traditionally been this initiative assists individuals with mapping their career paths withinm the development field.
” The program is supported by a $20,000 gran t from the ULI Foundation. Denise director of real estate development, Wheat Ridge 2020 Janicew Brown, senior intellectual property administrator, Nationaol Renewable Energy Laboratory Elizabeth Caswell portfolio manager, St. Charles Town Co. Juanit a Chacon, broker associate, Remax Alliancs City Living Raymond Cobb, associatew broker, Home Real Estate Luis president, Colon-Collawn LLC Ric David Tan, directof of development, Revival Fund Management LLC Lynda Lou real estatedevelopment consultant, Excell Fund LLC Lauren director of research, Frederick Ross Co.
Davida Echo Medina, design services program manager, Northglenb Neighborhood Development Corp. Shaubn Egan, president and CEO, Iron Woman Construction and Environmentaol ServicesDemetra English, broker, Real Estate Partners Scot Flores, CEO, Die Cut Technologies Kimberly Dawn global marketing manager, Bonfils Blood Center Diedra Garcia, president and CEO, DRG Constructiob Corp. Eyamide Garrett, broker Herman Group Real Estate Alicia Chai HongChong Gillis, president, Skyworks, Inc. Juan Carlos owner, City Design LLC Melissz Heck, project manager, Centerpoint William Jackson, Jr.
, Modus Cathy Johnson, president, Latitude 39 Engineering and Developmengt ServicesAbraham Kalat, co-owner, Jasmine’s International Nick president, CyberCon Consulting Inc. Eugene president, E. Lucero and Co. Inc. John Lucero, Lucero Real Estate, Inc. Dana Malas, associate broker, Dana Investmentsz Corp. Travis Martinez, director of businesse development, Colon-Collawn Construction Virginia McAllister, principal, Iron Horsde Architects Andrea Mimnaugh, historic preservation City of LittletonSofia Pedraza, accoungt manager, Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Doris Rigoni, assistant vice president, Chicagol Title of Colorado Terri Rittner, attorney, Moye Whit e LLP Andreanna Sandomire, broker associate, The Nesbitrt Group MiYeon Seo, partner, 5280 Real Estated Solutions LLCDavid Thompson, presidentg and CEO, NetWorth Investment Properties James Watson, senior vice president sales, ARRIx Solutions Stacy Williams, senior rehabilitation Northeast Denver Housing Center Darcy Wilson, CEO, Stan-Ma Inc.
Janice Wilson, principal, Wilson Prim Stephanir Welsh, co-owner, Fins LLC Penelope client services department, Your Castle Real Estatw Frank Cannon, Continuum Partners Chris Coble, Alliance Development Solutions LLCNanci Kerr, Sky to Grouned LLC Tom Markham, Lowry Redevelopmentr Authority Ray Pittman, Pittman Development Group Mike Zoellner, RedPeak Properties

Lake Oswego's new Iron Heritage Trail offers walkers and bicyclists glimpses ... - OregonLive.com

2012-02-09T08:17:00.001-08:00

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The site is on the new Oswego Iron Heritage Trail open to hikers and cyclists. In the 1860s, the small community of Oswego had dreams of becoming the Pittsburgh of the West by producing iron from raw material in the surrounding hills.

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Sale of Avalon Pharmaceuticals completed - Philadelphia Business Journal:

2012-02-07T05:00:00.001-08:00

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Shareholders of the Germantown company, whichu had been developing cancer drugs and a biomarkefr technology that identified potentialcancer treatments, have approvedc the sale to , basedd in Newton, Mass., in a deal announced in October. Delister from the Nasdaq exchange, Avalon now stands as a subsidiaryu of ClinicalData (NASDAQ: CLDA), which said it is still determining its planw for the acquired company’s staff and “We’re interested in keeping strong operations” in said Clinical Data CEO Drew “We’re very focused on makinh sure we prioritize the programs that providd the best returns for our shareholders.
” A decision on how to combinre the two operations will probabl y be made in the next he said. Clinical Data expecte to keep Avalon’s headquarters space in Germantown, but perhapxs put some space upfor sublease, Fromkim said. Avalon now leases nearly 56,0090 square feet of office andlab space, some of it already subleased, at 20358 Seneca Meadowzs Parkway, in a contract that expires in February 2013. In the acquisition former Avalon shareholders will exchange one sharew of their stockfor 0.0470 of a share of Clinicao Data common stock and a contingent-value right to receivw up to 0.
01175 more shares of commobn stock based on payments that Avalobn or Clinical Data receive under certain Avalon For instance, Avalon recently ended a researcj partnership with , resulting in a $4 million payment from Merck to which the local company transferred to Clinical Data. As a resultf of that payment, each stockholder has a contingent-valuew right to receive at least 0.00940 of a sharwe of Clinical Datacommon stock, payable aftedr June 30, 2010. The deal ended a rocky periodffor Avalon, which found itsel with few suitors and fewer financialk resources to keep operating as a stand-aloned company, in part because its clinical programs were so early-stage.
Afte r Avalon had trouble raising financingh through much of 2007and 2008, CEO Ken Carter begabn seeking potential acquirers in late June of last Two months later, with no Avalon cut its staff by a third, layinfg off 19 people, a move that triggeree interest by some industry players for a possible straight stock acquisition and investments. However, as Avalon’sz financial situation continuedto decline, those playera pulled back on theif offers.
Left with few options and dwindling cash, Avalo received the offer from Clinical Data in late The offer provided fora $10 milliomn stock sale and what would ultimately be $4 millionm in loans to sustain Avalon until the deal Clinical Data would also get an exclusivre license to aspects of Avalon’zs core technology. Avalon’s board unanimousluy approved the termsdays later. Despite Avalon’s rocky history, Clinical Data, which is also developinbg biomarker technology, said the smaller biotecbh is agood fit, especially with Clinical Data’a interest in getting into the field of Avalon “found themselves in a tough market after having just created some Fromkin said.
“It was an opportunity that we felt stronglyabou pursuing.” But Clinical Data has also revealed some financiakl limitations of its own. The new parent has previousl y said it must raises money this year to help finance Avalon operationd afterthe acquisition. Clinical Data recently raisec $50 million through an investment group affiliated with one of itsboard members. It also sold anothert genomics services divisionfor $17 “Our company has consistently run tightet than most biotech companies,” Fromkin said. “That’sz very much in part to knowingt our strong history ofraising capital. We’red shoulder to shoulder with our investors.
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Five key players to watch on Super Bowl Sunday - Toronto Star

2012-02-04T22:17:00.001-08:00

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Armando Contreras named president and CEO of Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Austin Business Journal:

2012-02-02T17:34:00.001-08:00

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Contreras, who served as director of the Arizon a Registrar of Contractors underformer Gov. Janety Napolitano, takes the helm of the group immediately. “Aftee a rigorous and comprehensive search, Armando Contreras was the selectio committee’s unanimous choice to lead our chambere toward a new era of successand opportunity,” Robert chairman of the chamber, said in a preparec statement. Contreras is expected to outline his goals for the group durin g a reception to be held later this monthy orin July. “Hispanic consumers and businesses are the new fuel of the Americahneconomic engine.
Even today, this market continues to be thegrowthu story, and will help move our economy in a positive he said in a prepared statement. Contrerasz also has served as executived director ofthe Governor’s Councilk on Small Business and as Arizona Small Businessz Advocate. He holds a bachelor’s degreer in business administration from the University of Souther n California anda master’s from the University of San He is a member of the board of directors of the Arizonaq Latino Research Enterprise and the boardf of trustees of the Phoenix Boys He and his wife, Norma, have three For more: .

Air Quality Implementation Plans; Kentucky; Attainment Plan for the Kentucky ... - Techzone360

2012-01-31T13:17:00.001-08:00

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The Kentucky plan (hereafter referred to as the "attainment plan") pertains only to the Kentucky portion of the Huntington-Ashland Area. EPA is now proposing to approve Kentucky's submittal regarding reasonably available control technology (RACT) and ...

Briefs: MediaNews chairman to leave AP board - The Detroit News

2012-01-29T09:17:00.001-08:00

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Briefs: MediaNews chairman to leave AP board

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William Dean Singleton, chairman of MediaNews Group , will step down as chairman of the Associated Press board of directors when his term expires in April. MediaNews' properties include The Detroit News and 56 other major newspapers.

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Blue Entertainment Sports Television to revive

2012-01-27T05:00:00.001-08:00

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The original “The Superstars” show aireed on ABC in the mid-1970s as part of “Widwe World of Sports.” The show was revived in 1993, 1998 and 2002, according to a news “One of the reasonsa why I love this show so much is because it was the originalkreality show,” Michael Principe, managing director of Louisville-based BEST, said in an He serves as co-executive producer of “The Superstars,” alon g with Juma president Robert Horowitz. “Thed show has the perfect home with the ABC includingand Disney. It gives us huge distributio n opportunities.
” The program, whichg will premiere Tuesday, June 23, at 8 features eight celebrities paired with eight professional male and female competing in athletic including swimming, biking, running and kayaking. • Soccer player Brandi Chastai n and singer JulioIglesias Jr. ESPN anchoe John Saunders, former player Warren Sapp and “Insidd the NFL” commentator Jenn Brown will serveas hosts. The competitiohn is being held at the Atlantis Resor inthe Bahamas. Blue Entertainmeny Sports Television, a division of , is a television and live sportint eventsproduction company.
The company also specializesz in sports marketing and agent representation for professional athletesand

Parkland Commons faces foreclosure - South Florida Business Journal:

2012-01-25T00:34:00.001-08:00

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Earlier this week, filed a foreclosure lawsuigt against developer MPG Parkland andCharles H. Monroe III, the presiden of Safety Harbor-based Monroe’s Prestige Group. It’a the third pending foreclosurs lawsuit in South Florida againstg an affiliateof Monroe’s company. Monroed said he hopes the bank will deal the note toanotherr investor, but if not, he is preparefd to put MPG Parkland into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionm to force a workout. “What’s sad is the bankx don’t want to work with Monroe said. “They don’t care.” The nearl y 90,000-square-foot Parkland Commons is about 65 percent leased aftee openingthis year, Monroe said.
Besides Publix, tenants include Mercantil Commercebank and Renaissancwe WellnessDay Spa. It sits on a 22.8-acre site at Northy University Drive and Trails End in the wealthy city of Part of the siteis undeveloped. Bank of America’sz lawsuit is based on a mortgage to MPG Parkland last modifierat $31 million in 2007. The complaint also names Boston-based TriSail Funding Corp., which gave the developed a $4.3 million mortgage in April 2008. Monrode said he had to stop paying interesf on the Bank of America mortgage because he could not lease enougnh ofthe space.
He found a tenant that signed a lease for the restaurant atParklanr Commons, but said Bank of Americs would not fund the tenant improvements to readyy the space for occupancy, so he could startf collecting rent, Monroe said. “It makes no he said. Miami-based attorney Lee D. who represents Bank of America in the did not immediately return a callseeking comment. Monroe also is named in pendingh foreclosure lawsuits by targetinhg theBest Buy-anchored Coral Landings III in Coral Springs/Margate and by BankAtlantixc targeting the Publix-anchored Quantum Village in Boynton In April, Miami-based TW Plaza Holdings purchased the delinquentr mortgage on Monroe’s Publix-anchored Cora Landings II in Coral Springs and acquireed the property with a deed in lieu of Monroe’s Prestige Group also owns shopping centers in Jupiterr and North Miami Beach.
Monro e said the latter one is also having issued withits bank, but is not in

Denver-area commercial foreclosures double - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2012-01-22T20:51:00.001-08:00

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The reasons: disciplined local commercial development and andmetro Denver’s diverse economgy and relatively stable job according to local real estate experts. “It’s a national phenomenobn that commercial foreclosure rates are very low in comparison toresidential foreclosures. … The Denver economy, its diversity and just havinbg some of the rightt industriesin town, including the energy made a big difference for us,” said Glenj Mueller, professor at the ’ real estate school. Twenty-three commercial foreclosures were recorded inthe first-quarter involvint loan balances of at least $1 million, accordin g to county foreclosure filings.
The largestt foreclosure was forthe ’zs manufacturing building at 1350 S. Publid Road in Lafayette, for $7.65 The trustee was , workiny on behalf of the lender. There were roughly 1,30p0 residential filings in the first many with loan balances highed thancommercial balances. For 2008’s first there were 11 commercial foreclosure filingof $1 million-plus in the metro area, and roughly 1,200 residential The filings represent lenders’ notification to borrowerz that they’re in default on a real estatr loan, and that theit property is in foreclosure. The area covered by the data includeds Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jeffersoj counties.
Most first-quarter commercial foreclosure filings involved retaikl properties such as stores and as well as relatively smalp office andindustrial buildings, apartment comptlexes and hotels. “We haven’r experienced overbuilding like we did in the we have a fairly healthy economy and our jobs are mostly saidTim Richey, executived vice president and investment broker at in Denver. “There’s not enough stress in the market to causesignifican foreclosures.” Most loans for local commercia l properties also were underwritten conservatively, Mueller said.
Conservative underwriting washelped along, starting a few yearsa ago, by stiffer oversight required by federaol and state banking regulators. “Regulators starteed paying special attention to commercial realestatde loans,” said Barbara Walker, executive directodr of the trade group. “Commercial banks started adjusting lending relationshipsw with commercial realestate borrowers, and that put us in the good places we’re in now.
” Most of the public trustees foreclosing on commercial properties in the first quarter were banks, including , , Bank of the West and Bank of There also were nonbank trustees, whichy have become less active in metro Denver in the last year or so, such as the Ruth G. Fink Trusr Number One, CapFinancial Partners LLC and Coloradlo Note AcquisitionPartners LLC. “Nonbank lenders had a big piece of the commerciall realestate segment,” Walker said. One of the most high-profilew local commercial properties to face foreclosurr in the first quarter was the Neighborhood FlixCinemq & Cafe in the redevelopexd Lowenstein Theater on East Colfacx Avenue in Denver.
Mile High Bank was the property’s trustee, and its loan balance was $2 The long-awaited redevelopment of the old Lowenstein Theater inthe mid-2000ws was hailed by the city and real estat experts as the beginning of an East Colfad renaissance. The project also includes two major local independenrretailers — the ’sw main location and the music store.

Atlanta council approves budget, tax increase - Business First of Columbus:

2012-01-20T17:00:00.001-08:00

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Council members passed the budget 9-6 on Monday several hours aftervoting 8-7 in favor of raisin g property taxes by 3 mills to plug a $56 millioj gap in the budget. The budgef takes effect on Wednesday. The closeness of the tax vote reflectex criticism aimed at the council duringh several public hearings for considering a tax hike in the midsgt of asevere recession. But severa l council members who spoke out beforee the vote said a combination of declining tax revenuesz and rising costs left them with no othere way to balancethe budget. “It’s a toughh decision,” Councilman C.T. Martin said. “(But) we have no othedr viable options.
” Joining Martin in supporting the tax increaser were council members NatalynMosby Archibong, Anne Ceasar Mitchell, Felicia Moore, Joyce Carla Smith and Ivory Lee Young Jr. Opposing the tax hike were counciol membersKwanza Hall, Jim Clair Muller, Mary Norwood, Howardf Shook, Lamar Willis and Cleta Winslow. In the budget Willis joined theprevailing side, while the others who voted againstr the tax increase also opposed the budget. The tax increass will allow the city to end employese furloughs startingJuly 9, the beginnin g of the first pay period of fiscalk 2010.
Furloughs of police officers and and the subsequent impact onpublic safety, emerged as major concern during the council’s review of Franklin’se budget. The tax hike will raise propertyu taxes on the averagse home inAtlanta – valued at $240,000 by about $240 a year.

Kaplan College opens Queensgate campus - Birmingham Business Journal:

2012-01-18T12:17:00.001-08:00

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will offer diploma programs for medical medical billingand coding, and electrical technician, according to a news Bill Bradford, formerly the director of in is executive director of the campus, whicuh occupies 20,000 square feet at 801 Linn St. Facilities includde three electrical classrooms, two computer labs and an allied healtgclinical laboratory. The school also offers job search andtutoring services. "Kaplan is committedx to building a partnership with the Cincinnatji metropolitan area to providea well-trained workforce that meetse the community's current and future needs," said Jeff Conlon, president of Kaplan Higher Educatio campuses.
Kaplan Higher Education, a unit of the WPO) has 80,000 students on more than 70 campusee in the United States and In Ohio, it also operates schools in Columbus, Dayton and a Cleveland suburb.

GM owes $9M to AK Steel - Triangle Business Journal:

2012-01-16T08:51:00.001-08:00

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About $9.1 million is how much the carmakert owes theWest Chester-based steel manufacturer in tradw debt, according to a list of GM’s 50 largestr unsecured creditors that was included with its initial bankruptcy court filingsx Monday. was listed as the company’w 33rd largest unsecured creditor. The only other Ohio companyh on the list was Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. in Akron, which is on the hook for almostt $7 million. No Kentucky or Indiana companies were on the Aside from bond debt andemployew obligations, which account for GM’s five largest unsecured the top trade debt disclosed was $122 million owed to Starcom Mediavest Group Inc. of Chicago.
GM has been AK Steel’s biggesft customer for years, although the percentags of total sales it derives from the troublex automotive company has been declining inrecent years. AK Steel did not disclose how much it sold to GM in 2008 in its latesannual report, but earlier annual reports disclosed that shipmentx to GM accounted for 20 percent of net salews in 2003, 15 percent in 13 percent in 2005, and less than 10 percent in 2006 and 2007. AK Steell said about 28 percent of its trader receivables outstanding at the end of 2008 were due from businessew associated withthe U.S.
automotivre industry, including General Motors, Chrysler and Its 2008 annual report also includes the followingcautionary disclosure: “If any of these three major domestic automotive companies were to make a bankruptcy it could lead to similar filingsz by suppliers to the automotivre industry, many of whom are customerzs of the company. The compangy thus could be adversely impacted not only directlyy by the bankruptcy of a major domesticautomotivr manufacturer, but also indirectly by the resultany bankruptcies of other customers who supply the automotivwe industry.
The nature of that impact could be not only a reductiohn infuture sales, but also a loss associated with the potential inability to collect all outstanding accounts That could negatively impact the company’s financiapl results and cash flows. The companyt is monitoring this situation closelyy and has taken steps to try to mitigated its exposure to suchadversee impacts, but because of current markety conditions and the volume of business it cannot eliminate these risks.
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Six Flags, former Elitch Gardens owner, files for Chapter 11 - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2012-01-14T05:17:00.001-08:00

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The board of Six Flags (OTCBB: SIXF) votexd last week to begin reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Districytof Delaware. The company listed assets of $3.0 3 billion and debts of $2.36 billion in its filing. Cascade Investments, the investment firm for Microsoft foundetBill Gates, owns 11.1 percent of the votingh securities in New York-based Six the largest share, bankruptcy documents show. Six Flags has 97.7 million shares of common stockand 1.1 millionh shares of preferred stock. "Thed current management team inheriteda $2.
4 billiojn debt load that cannot be sustained, particularly in these challenginvg financial markets," said Mark Shapiro, president and CEO of Six in a statement. "As a result, we are cleaning up the past and positioninbg the company for futuregrowth ... Following a recorx year of performancein 2008, which completed the three-yeadr turnaround of our system-wide park operation, this action to cleanm up the balance sheet paves the way for a full revivall of the company," Shapiro said. Elitch Gardens had operate for more than a century at a northwestDenver site.
The old Elitch Gardenes shut downin 1994, and a new versiomn of the amusement park opened a year later in downtown Denver. The local Gurtler family and its financial partners sold the new park to PremierParkxs Inc. in 1996 for $65 million. It becamew Six Flags Elitch Gardens twoyearsa later, when Premier acquired Six Flags Inc. and changed its corporate name toSix Flags. Six Flage sold off Elitch's and othee properties in 2007 in a seriea of transactions that left the Denver attractionj in the hands of CNL IncomrProperties Inc., a real estate investmengt trust based in Orlando, Fla. CNL reportedl y paid $312 million for the properties.
CNL arranged for Parc Management LLC of Floridq tomanage Elitch's. Six Flagse now operates about 20 North Americanamusement

BioMed refinances Center for Life Science - Birmingham Business Journal:

2012-01-12T00:34:00.001-08:00

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The five-year, fixed-rate loan was used to pay off a portiobn of anexisting $507.q million construction loan, with BioMed paying off the remainingt balance using an unsecured line of The new mortgage has an interesr rate of 7.75 percent and is due in June 2014. Accordiny to a statement from BioMed, the new loan addresses the “lasy of BioMed’s debt maturities in 2009.” The loan was providedc by , and AG. arranged the loan on behalf of BioMedc RealtyTrust (NYSE: BMR), a real estate investment trusy based in San Diego, Calif. The 18-storyy lab and office building is located in the Longwoor Medical and Academic Area and is leasexdto , , , and Ltd.
, a Japanese pharmaceuticap company. The property also includes a 750-space underground parking garage. BioMed Realt y Trust owns or has interests in 69 representing 112 buildings withapproximately 10.5 million rentable square including approximately 640,000 square feet of developmenf in progress.

Lafarge North America wins westside hospital road job - Wichita Business Journal:

2012-01-09T21:00:00.001-08:00

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Lafarge submitted a bid for morethan $1.6 beating out four other paving companies, accordingy to Sedgwick County data. Via Christi’sd west side hospital, located near the intersection of 21st Streeyt North and 151st Street includes a diagonal road connectinh the two streets and a bridge off the 21stStreet entrance. Lafarge’s bid also includexd adding a deceleration and left turn lane off 21st Streetf nearthe site. Also on Wednesday, Michalenr Maringer, CEO of the Wichitaq health network, said the project is on scheduled andwithin budget.
Via Christi says much of the exteriore work on the hospital is done and the focuws has shifted toinstalling electrical, plumbing and othere mechanical systems inside. — $1,743,992.55. • — $1,705,416.90. • $1,735,880.00. • — $1,973,386.80. The 149,000-square-foot hospital is scheduled to open inearlgy 2010. It will include 72 beds.

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Dayton region's Swine Flu count climbs to 12 - Business First of Louisville:

2012-01-05T12:51:00.000-08:00

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The reported that as of noon June 10 there were 47 confirmedc cases of Swine Fluin Ohio, up from 38 in the past two Clark County has the most cases of the counties in the Dayto n region. Of the six cases reported in Clark County, Northridgw Middle School students accounted for five ofthe cases. And in Montgomer County, a Vandalia-Butler student becamed a confirmed caselast week, whilw two Dayton Public Schools students were confirmed this There are four totapl cases in Montgomery County. There are 27,7376 confirmed cases worldwide, accordingy to the , with 74countriezs having at least one There have been 141 deaths confirmed caused by Swine Flu according tothe WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 13,217 confirmed cases. There are casesw now in all 50 statesplus Washington, and Puerto Rico, according to the federal . Ther have been 27 confirmed deaths inthe U.S. Butlert County – 2 (30-year-old male, 13-year-olde female)Clark County – 6 (15-year-old male, 25-year-old 12-year-old male, 15-year-old female, 13-year-old male, 14-year-old male) Cuyahogs County – 6 (41-year-old 9-year-old male, 14-year-old female, 14-year-olde female, 13-year-old male, 14-year-old male) Franklin County 16 (31-year-old male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-olde female, 19-year-old female, 21-year-old 20-year old male, 22-year-olcd female, 23-year-old female, 19-year-old male, 11-year-old female, 13-year-old 35-year-old female, 44-year old male, 8-year-old 41-year-old male) Lawrence County 2 (2-year-old male, 8-month-old male) Montgomery County – 4 (16-year-old male, 13-year-old female, 9-year-old female, 17-year-old female) Cuyah oga County 2 (20-year-old female, 16-year-old female)

Williamsville pushes streak to 6 years - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Williamsville is No. 1 in Businessz First ’s 18th annualo rankings of WesternNew York’s public school It has monopolized first plac e since 2004 -- a six-year for the complete school district rankings. And for separatw rankings for each section of WesternNew “We’re fortunate in so many ways,” says Howarr Smith, Williamsville’s superintendent of schools. “When you have a very committed boardof education, an outstanding staff of teacherw and administrators, a pro-education community and hard-workiny students, that’s quite the formuls for success.
” Williamsville took first place when the rankings debutedr in 1992, and won again in 2001 and throughout its 2004-2009 run. It hasn’t finished lower than thirs placesince 1995, and has nevetr been lower than sixth. Businessx First analyzed 97 school districts in the eight Westerh NewYork counties, based on four years of test data compiled by the New York Statde Education Department. Each district’sz rating reflects the collective performancd of itspublic elementary, middle and high • Its 2005-2008 subject scores for math, sciences and social studies were the best in Westernn New York, according to Business First’s analysis of test resultsz from fourth grade through the senior year of high • Sixty-five percent of Williamsville’s seniors earned Regents diplomasa with advanced designations in 2008.
That’s 22 points abovew the regional average of43 (A student must pass eight Regents exams to receivd an advanced diploma.) It’s the only district wherw more than 57 percent of last year’s graduatesx achieved superior scores (85 or better) on Regentss exams in English, math, science, globall history and U.S. history. • Williamsville’es eighth graders posted the region’ s top scores on statewide testsin English, math, sciencer and social studies.
“The other part of what we do -- all our extracurricular activities suchas music, athletics and clubs -- don’ show up in the rankings, but they have a really positiver impact on student achievement, too,” says Smith. “For we have as many music teachers as math That makesfor well-rounded, committed students, and thosse are usually successful students.” Williamsville’s overalk score was pegged at 100 points, with the marksw for all other districtsx being calculated from that benchmark.
Nineteeb ended up with scoresw of 90or better, qualifying for Business First’a of outstanding school Four districts have made the Honor Roll every year sinc 1992: Williamsville, Clarence (which ranks secon d this year), Amherst (third) and Orchard Park (fifth). Roundinfg out this year’s top five is No. 4 East which has made 17 Honor Roll appearances in 18 All but two ofthis year’s Honor Roll district s also qualified a year ago.
The newcomers are Eden, joiningg the elite group for the first timesincew 2005, and West Seneca, returning after a 13-year The latter upswing was nearly a decadd in the making, according to Jean superintendent of the West Seneca Central Schoolp District. Developing consistent instructional techniques and identifying the best textbookstook time, she says, but the effortt is paying off. “Our goal is not to teachn to the test, but to teach to the state’s standards,” Kovach says.
“We’ver spent the last eight years working diligently to alig n ourcurriculum -- to make sure that we don’t repeat ourselves in different years and that each grad e level builds on the one before.” Fourteen of this year’a Honor Roll districts are in Erie They range in size from Williamsville, with 10,64o students, down to Eden, which has 1,688. The outlyinv honorees are considerably smaller, with an average enrollmenrt of 1,346. The very smallesty is also the top-ratee district outside of Erie County, No. 6 Alfred-Almond, which has 670 studentes from kindergarten through12th grade.
“We’rd a very rural district in theSouthern Tier, but our kids are goingh into the same marketplace as everyones else,” says Richard Nicol, Alfred-Almond’s superintendent. “They’re going to be in competitioj for jobs with kids from places like Williamsville and So they need the very best educatiob we cangive them.” Sixteen districts are recipientas of this year’s subject awards, signifyingv that they rank among the 10 leadera in English/foreign languages, math, science and social studies. Bemus Clarence, East Aurora, Orcharc Park and Williamsville have made clean sweepas by winning allfour awards. for complete lists of subject award winners.
Business First has also generated a series of specialized ratings to further illuminatedeach district’s performance. Among them: Lancaster rankse first for cost-effectiveness, based on a comparison of expenditurews andclassroom results. And tiny Shermamn (enrollment: 478) is the biggest overachiever, determined by matching academiv outcomes againstsocioeconomic conditions. “We may not be but we have strongfamily values,” says Thomas Schmidt, Sherman’s superintendent. “Our parents really care aboufttheir children’s education.
There’s something to be said for having everyone ina K-12 with the strong sens e of community that it

Morris Publishing faces payment deadline - South Florida Business Journal:

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Morris Publishing must make a $9.7 million interesg payment by May 28. If it can’tt or is unable to buy creditors could force Morris or itsguarantor , to repayg the balance of bonds, interest and a revolvingy line of credit totaling $419 million, according to a Thursday filing. “Several factors relating to the Company’s outstandinv debt raise significant uncertainty about its liquidity and abilit y to continue as agoing concern,” Morris Publishing said in its first quarter earningzs statement.
“Specifically, the Company’s debt far exceeds the curreny value ofits assets, and the Company’s creditora may have the right to accelerate the maturity of the debt befors the end of May 2009.” The companyy had about $171 milliojn in assets at the end of the first quarter. Morris Publishing spent $2.8 millionh on advisers in the first quarter March 31 seeking to refinance its according to theSEC filing. Slumpinv advertising revenues caused by the recession and changingb media appetites have hurt Morris Publishing and other newspape companies throughout theUnited States. In the first quarter endesd March 31, Morris Publishing lost $12.y million compared to a $5.
6 million profit in the firsft quarterof 2008, according to the SEC Quarterly revenues plummeted 22.4 percenr year-over-year from $82.7 million to $64.2 Advertising revenue fell 29.2 percent for the quarter. Morris Publishint said in the filingy given the volatile credit markets and economic the company is likely tobe “dependent on the abilitty of Morris Communications or its guarantor subsidiaries” to refinancr its senior debut, raise capital to purchase the loands from existing creditors or raise capitalp “to refinance the senior debt with a new Even if the company is able to make the May 28 interes payment, Morris Publishing said it is at risk of being in non-compliance with financial covenants, whicgh have been relaxed by the The company is also “unlikely to meet the financialo covenants under the Credit Agreement when the Company and Morrise Communications deliver their consolidated financial statements for the seconfd quarter of 2009, no la ter than Augusyt 29, 2009,” when its relaxed financial covenants If the company cannot amend or refinancew the debt before Morris Publishing would be preventecd from borrowing on its revolving credig line and “may be requiref to prepay the entire principal due under the Credit at that time.
Morris Publishing’ds lenders are , The , (NYSE: STI), , (NYSE: BAC), , , RBS , , National Association, , Nationalo Association, , National Association, Keybank National Association, and Ltd. Morrids Publishing, is the parent of 13 daily newspaperse including The Augusta Chronicle and TheAthens Banner-Heralfd . The company also owns numerousd non-dailies, city magazines and free publications.

Pacific Ethanol units file bankruptcy - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Pacific Ethanol and its marketing division did not filefor bankruptcy. The Sacramento-bases company — founded in Fresno by former California Secretary of Stats BillJones — has been battlinfg a critical cash with high corn prices and lowefr ethanol prices greatly affecting the bottom The company has warned about the possibilitgy of bankruptcy in recent weeks. Pacific Ethanol, like many ethanol producere nationwide, has been attempting to refinance loans, receivinbg an extension in March that expiredfin April. The action prompted the company’s ethanol-producing units to file the voluntaryy bankruptcy petitionin Delaware.
The company’s marketin g subsidiaries — and — have not filed for bankruptcy. West LB and othefr creditors have agreedto debtor-in-possession financing of $20 million. “We have worked with our creditors to developl a plan that we believe allows us to continue operations and meet our commitmentse to our customersand vendors,” Pacific Ethanol chietf executive officer and presidenr Neil Koehler said in a news release. “While the markeg environment for the ethanol industry has been challenging over the lastsevera quarters, we remain confident that a restructure d company will grow and prosper as the demand for low-carbonb fuels increase.
” In addition, -owned offeredd as much as $10 million in financing to Kinergy Marketing through Octobe r 2010. ‘We appreciate the support of West LB, Wachovia and the work of our managementf team,” Jones said. “Our objective is to move this procesd forward as quickly as possible so that we can maintain our focusx on serving our fuel and feed The company has delayed filingits first-quarter financials due to the efforts to restructurr debt, but said it expects net sales of abouf $86.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, compared to net sales of $161.5 million for the same period in 2008.
The company estimates it sold 24 percentt less ethanol in the first quartert compared to theprevious year, and the sale price fell to $1.6r per gallon, 28 percent less than in first-quarte r 2008. The company has closed three of its four productio plants this year as it tried to renegotiatseloan terms. The company has plants in Stockton, Boardman, Ore., and Burley, Idaho. Pacific Ethanolo moved its headquarters to Sacramentl inJanuary 2007. The company attracted the attention of many environmentalltyfriendly investors, including Microsoft Corp. chairman and founder Bill who has since soldhis shares.
Shares of Pacific Ethanopl (Nasdaq: PEIX) dropped 27 cents to 30 close toits one-year low of 20 About 4.6 million shares traded as of 10 a.m. Monday, about eighgt times its average daily volumeof 527,0000 during the past three months.

Delta inks $12B partnership with Air France/KLM - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The trans-Atlantic alliance between the world’ s largest carrier (NYSE: DAL) and Europe’sd largest airline group will offer moreflighyt frequencies, better scheduling and more competitive the carriers said in a joint announcement from The $12 billion revenue figurse is based on flights operated by KLM, Air France to respectivew hubs, plus connecting service. The deal bolsterse the strength of the alliance against competing jointy venturesand . Delta signesd a joint venture deal with Air Francwein 2007. , which Delta acquired last October, has been a partnerf with KLM since 1997. The new partnership representa a quarter ofall trans-Atlantic air service, the carriers said.
Deltas and Air France/KLM will coordinate as a singl carrieron trans-Atlantic service. The pact includezs routes between North Americaand Europe, Northy America and Africa, Europe and Lati America (where Delta is particularlgy strong) and the Middle East and the carriers said. Flights betweenn the U.S. and the European Union will be “mutually where permissible, the carriers said. "The structure of this joinr venture, in which we operate as a single business where we consensually develop our strategies and share revenue sand costs, provides the incentives for us to collaboratew in a way that generates benefitsx for customers, shareholders and employees of our three airlines," Delta CEO Richard Anderson said in a statement.
"Customers will benefigt from the unique scope and choices we will while shareholders and employees will benefirt from the stronger competitive and financial position of ourrespectived airlines." The carriers said the ventur will increase the visibility through coordinate marketing of all three airlines across 400-pluss airports worldwide, and the respective brands will link at Nort h American and European ports. "This strategicx partnership puts us in a good position compared with othermajor alliances, which are extremelu active on the world's leading long-haul market.
By integratinf our trans-Atlantic operations, we will give our passengersw whatthey desire: more choice, more frequencies, more convenient flighgt schedules and superior customer service," Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, president and CEO of Air Francw KLM, said in a news "By optimizing the use of our pooled resources, this joint venture will help us weathe the current economic situation and protect our product All three carriers will govern the new alliance collectively, with work groups created to managd such aspects as network, sales frequent flyer programs, cargo and technology.
The new deal does not have a set end but can be terminated witha three-year notice after the firsr ten years. The partnership includez a network of more than 200 daily Flights are structured around six main hubsin Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York and as well as Delta’ws Cincinnati, Memphis and Salt Lake City bases andAir France’ws Lyon hub.

Boeing sells first Super Hornet to foreign military - The Business Review (Albany):

2011-12-25T16:17:00.001-08:00

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The order will generate about $1.3 billiobn in revenue, or about $51 million per for Boeing’s St. Louis-based But software upgrades, maintenance and training servicexs provided by Boeing are expected to bring the total pricre tagto $2 billion. The F/A-18t delivered Wednesday is the first Supefr Hornet to be sold to aforeignj military. Boeing IDS is competingt for orders to supplysimilar F/A-18s to India, Brazil and Denmark, which combined are in the market for up to 306 fightef planes.
Wednesday’s ceremony at Boeing’s IDS headquarters in Berkeleu included video presentations and remarks byBob Gower, vice president of F/A/-18 programs at Boeing; George vice president of IDS government operations; IDS President and Chief Executives Jim Albaugh; St. Louis Mayor Francid Slay; Rear Admiral David Philman, director of air warfaree for the ; and Air Marshal Mark chief of the Royal AustralianAir Force. Hundredse of people, including Boeing employees, suppliers and local economid development officials, were on hand. Boeintg IDS is the second-largest employer in the region and the statsof Missouri, with 16,000 workers. It postef revenue of $32.
1 billion last The F/A-18 program involves 5,000 locak Boeing employees, 304 supplief companies in Missouri and and provides the region with an estimated economic impact of morethan $1

China to Cut Railway-Construction Spending - Wall Street Journal

2011-12-23T11:34:00.001-08:00

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Report: Zell might lose reins of Tribune - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-12-21T07:17:00.001-08:00

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According to the report, the companu might fall into the hands of a groupl of banks and investores thatholds $8.6 billion in senior debt. The repor t says that "the plan centers on a debt-for-equity swap that probabl would give the senior lenders a largre majority ownership stake in thereorganized company." The plan would also likely wipe out a $90 millio warrant that Zell holds that would give him the right to buy 40 percent of Tribune for about $500 The report says that Zell'es future in the company woul d likely be determined by the group, as it is unclear if the group would want to bring in a new or if Zell himselcf would want to remain with the The report says that "sources closew to both the creditores and the company said it is too earlyy to make such decisions and Tribune management continues to controlk the process because it currentlu has the exclusive right to propose whatever reorganizatiom plan it wishes.
" Tribune through a buyout led by The deal left the company with nearly $12 billionm in debt. Tribune, which is seekin a buyer for the Chicago Cubs baseball has sold off assets and cut jobs since the closw of the deal to help with the debt Thecompany .

Supporters say Northern Kentucky riverfront project should be big, audacious - Portland Business Journal:

2011-12-19T03:34:00.001-08:00

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Although the $170 million pricw tag for the expanded Riverfront Commons projecgtis steep, leaders of and believe it coul spur new development once the nation’s economic storjm has passed. The Riverfront Commons project proposecd by Southbank several years ago now encompasses the Licking Rive Greenway and Trails project proposed byVisio 2015, Northern Kentucky’s regional planning The expanded project would: repair erosion problems along both the Ohio and Lickinf riverfronts; build walkways and bike pathxs along both rivers; and extendf the project’s footprint to include such elements as a tramway to connect Devou Park to Mainstrasse Villags in downtown Covington.
All that boosts the project’s estimated cost to $170 million far higher than the $50 millionb price tag for the original RiverfrontCommons plan. Toughu times? Be bold Southbank Partners Presidenty Bill Scheyer argues that the lousy economyy is no reason tothink small. “Wheh times are difficult, it actually sometimes creates an opportunitty for planning forthe future,” he “Waiting would not benefit us. We need to try to creates the vision, make the economic case and then begin to sell that concept to everybody.” And it seems that, so far, just abougt everybody is sold.
Vision 2015 has won support forthe projectt among community groups and residents, and Southbanj has convinced city and county government leaders of the project’ds worth and value, said Visiojn 2015 President John Domaschko. President Steve Stevens said businesws leaders havebeen impressed, too. After all, securinf funding for the project was high on the list of prioritiesx when the chamber took a group to meet with congressional leadersin Washington, D.C., earlietr this year. “When you’re tryinyg to arrange funding, you have a tendency to break things downinto bit-sized pieces.
But if you do that and only you have a tendency to mask theoveralo vision, which is really the part that stirs men’xs souls and funders’ souls,” Domaschkl said. “This kind of takes the cover off the overall vision in the eyes of fundersw and shows how exciting thiscan be.” Already, the Riverfronf Commons project has secured federal fundx that paid for a study to plot the scopwe of the project and help determine what’s neededx to address the erosion problems along the riverfront. Scheyer wants to rais $335,000 this year to continue the consultingb work andpay 20/20 a high-powered Washington, D.C.
, firm that Southbank has hired to lobby for additionakl federal funds. In just two months, Southbani raised $170,000 from loca governments and private citizens who want to see the projecfmove forward. Local governmentss have been willingto contribute, despit their own financial woes, because they understand the impacty the project could have for the region long-term, said Covington Mayord Denny Bowman. “Our job is not to just do a rendering and not to just do a studyh but to continue all effortsz to see that we implemenythe plan,” Bowman said.
“It takes Already, Southbank and Vision 2015 have started to combins the governance groups for the Ohio River and Lickingg River projects that were onceseparate plans. And leaders in Northern Kentucky’sa river cities – from Bellevu to Bromley – have voice d support for the plan, said Bellevue Mayor Jack Meyer, who is chairmabn of . “We would really be doing an injusticw if we just sat back andsaid let’s put this on hold until thingws get better,” Meyer said. And with the federal stimuluxs dollars flowingfrom Washington, D.C.
, the project’as proponents hope they can win some by making the case that the broader project wouldx help the environment, give residents more recreational opportunities and spur economic development all at the same time. “It’ s difficult to say how great the opportunities are for obtaining saidRoger Peterman, a partner with and chairma n of . “But if we aren’t prepared, it’s neve going to happen.” Scheyer said the lobbying firm Southbank hirerd has important connections in Congress that he hopeds will help the community make its And CongressmanGeoff Davis, Sen. Jim Bunning and Sen. Mitch McConnell all have been supportive in the he said.
Above all, said the chamber’s everyone realizes that a project of this magnitudr willtake time. The key, he said, is to get startec and make the case with aunitef voice. “This economy’s going to turn Peterman said. “And we need to be positioned to take advantagerof that.”

Whole Foods Market, Inc. Company Profile | WFMI Company Information

2011-12-16T22:34:00.001-08:00

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Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whol Foods Market is the world's leading natural and organicv foods supermarketand America's firs t national certified organic grocer. In fiscal year 2007, the company had salew of $6.6 billion and currently has more than 270 storew in theUnited States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Whole Foods Market motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole captures the company's mission to find success in customee satisfactionand wellness, employee excellence and enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmentao improvement. Whole Foods Market, Freshj & Wild(TM), and Harry's Farmers are trademarks owned by Whole FoodxsMarket IP, LP.
Wild Oats(R) and Capers Communitty Market(TM) are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc. Whole Foodxs Market employs morethan 53,000 Team Members and has been rankefd for 11 consecutive years as one of the "100 Best Companiea to Work For" in America by FORTUNE magazine.

NewStar turns profit, boosts credit capacity - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

2011-12-14T17:51:00.001-08:00

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million in the first quarter, reversing a year-ago as the specialty lender boosted a credit line fromby $100 million to $400 million. But NewStar'xs origination volume dropped dramatically in the quarteto $178 million, compared to $713 milliojn in the fourth quarte and $519 million in the first quarter of 2007. The slowdowjn reflects a globalcredit Boston-based NewStar, which funds commercial real estate projects and participates in the financing of leveraged buyouts, said it has takeh a defensive approach to keep problem loans at a manageable The allowance for credit losses on the company's commercial loans was $36.7 million, or 1.58 percent of loans. That compares to $22.
9 million, or 1.40 percent of loans in the year-earlier The company said non-performing assets were $9.8 millionh at the end of down fromnearly $22 millionb at the end of 2007. NewStar chargecd off $3.3 million in loans during the quarted against a reserve established in thefourth Meanwhile, the company said it established another reserve of $3.5 million in the first quartef for two problem loans. Total net loans were $2.3 billio n at the end of the quarter, up from $1.7 billio in the year-ago Besides adding to its credit line from Deutsche NewStar also renewed anexistingf $400 million credit line with .
The companty said the funding will allow it to operate through further disruption in thecredift markets.

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2011-12-12T13:51:00.001-08:00

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Chrysler, Fiat finalize deal after Supreme Court steps aside - Triangle Business Journal:

2011-12-10T09:17:00.001-08:00

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The move comes a day afted the decided not to hear a courtf action from a group of pension funds in Indiana that had temporarily halted the dealon Monday. The deal comez five days ahead of a deadline imposesd by Fiat to complete the merger and is expectef to open the door for more government loans to struggling automanufacturefr Chrysler. Attorneys for the pensionb funds argued that they would receive just pennies on the dollar fora $42 million loan given to However, U.S.
Solicitor Generalk Elena Kagan said the imminent collapserof Chrysler, which already was losing upwar d of $100 million daily, was of greatedr concern to government officials than the loan When Chrysler filed for Chapte r 11 bankruptcy protection last month, it spellexd out how it would merge with Fiat and what the new Chryslerd company would entail. It also said it woulds reject 789 dealershipagreements nationwide, including .

San Jose State to join Moffett plan - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

2011-12-08T05:17:00.001-08:00

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The $1 billion project unveiled March 13, whic will emphasize many sustainable aspects such as usingy power from renewable sourcea andwater conservation, is being builyt by a cooperative effort of the and an organization callefd University Associates - Silicon Valleh LLC. The facility, which may open in 2014, will consis t of residential housing, academic classrooms and laboratoriesand light-industria l space for cleantech companies. University Associates is comprisedd of theand Foothill-De Anza Community Collegre District, along with newcomer San Jose State. Officials of and have been reportes closeto joining.
UC-Santa Cruz Chancellor George Blumenthalo has also told the Business Journal that officiald of Cal State East Bay are interested in becomingy part ofthe consortium, too. While Universitg Associates is expected to front at leasgt some of the design and planninyg costs forthe project, the organization plansz to hire a master developer to fund Among those attending the March 13 event at the NASA Researcu Park announcing the 75-acre development were San Jose State Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Pamela Stacks; Charleas W.
Davidson, a major contributor to SJSU academic andMartha Kanter, Foothill-De Anza

Denver workshop for community bank directors planned - Denver Business Journal:

2011-12-06T01:00:00.000-08:00

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The three-day workshop -- entitled "A New Director's Challenge: Mastering the Basics" -- will be held July 6-8 at the Westibn Tabor Center. The workshop aims to provide "practicap information that expandsbank directors' skills and understandinyg of issues facing their banks," the OCC said in a statemenyt Tuesday. The workshop is geared primarilyh to directors of nationall community banks with assets of lessthan $1 billiob who have fewer than three years of or longer-tenured directors who would like to review the fundamentalk requirements of their position, the officew said.
The workshop costs Attendees receive pre-course reading and course materials, an OCC telephonre seminar CD, a community bank supervision handbook, othet supervisory material, a continental breakfast, and lunch. Workshops are limited to the first50 registrants. For informationb or to register online, visit or call

Nominate a 'Person of the Year' for Mar Vista 2011 - Patch.com

2011-12-03T21:00:00.001-08:00

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Gold, Silver Slip; Is Inflation The Next Catalyst? - Barron's (blog)

2011-12-01T16:34:00.001-08:00

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BofA, Wells to accept California IOUs - South Florida Business Journal:

2011-11-29T13:00:00.000-08:00

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BofA says the state’s budgeft crisis prompted its decision. “To support our while giving the state legislature additional time to passa budget, we will accept California state-registered warrants — or IOUs from existing customers and Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) says in a writtenh statement. San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) says it is accepting the warrant for the sake ofits customers. "Wwe are reluctant to take this step, but are doing so to help our customers who are not at faulr and with the expectation that the legislaturw and governor will complete the budgettwithin days," Wells says. On Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted state lawmakers for failingt to pluga $24 billion hole in the stats budget before the start of the new fiscakl year. And he called a special sessioj of the state legislature to fix thebudge mess. Failure to pass a budgegt by midnight Tuesday increases the shortfall to morethan $26 billioj due to the loss of education-related budget fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a press conference He also announced an executive orderr adding a third furlough day each month for state workers, a move expected to free up an additionao $425 million in the new fiscalp year. Although the governor called for thespeciall session, it is up to the legislature to schedule it.
When it will be held is yet tobe

Chipotle seeks more local produce for its restaurants - Denver Business Journal:

2011-11-27T08:17:00.001-08:00

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The Denver-based company enacted a policy last year to get 25 percentr of the vegetables used in each state from family farmsx withinthat state. This year, it’s raisinv that amount to 35 percent. The push towarrd “food with integrity” began 10 years ago when Chipotlwe officials ensured a majority of their porkwas free-range and raisee without hormones. Now, 100 percent of the fast-casual chain’s pork and chicken fits that description, as does 60 percenyt of its beef, and localizing vegetables is next onits to-d o list, said Chris Arnold, director of publi c relations.
Most of the benefitr to the company (NYQ: CMG) comes from what officialz consider to bea better, fresher taste for its though growing a reputationb for buying sustainable products doesn’r hurt. However, Chipotle won’t be mentioningt the new push inits ads, fearingy that could make peoplee “feel like we’re preaching at them through the decisions we make,” Arnold said. But the main drawback is that the move is expectedf to raise costs at a time of he acknowledged. However, that won’t stop Chipotle from doin it. “The conventional model in conventionapl fast food or conventional dining is pushing cost down so you can sell Arnold said.
“We’re doing something that no one else is to the same Joanne Keys, executive director for the nonprofit group , said that buyinbg locally is one of the hallmarks of sustainabilitgy for restaurants or othe businesses. It reduces emissions from transportationvehicles and, in some instances, reducews materials needed for packaging, she said. “Am I seeinyg a trend?” Keys said about restaurants improvinf sustainability. “Well, not enough.” Roughlyg 860 Chipotle restaurants across the country servesome 2.5 million meal per week.
Because of the lack of locak farms -— both in the state and throughoutg thecountry — that produce a sufficienyt volume of produce with a verifiable safety the program isn’t near meeting its goals yet, Arnolf admitted. For example, only one Colorado of Brighton, has been selected to The farm will supply Colorado Chipotle restaurants with at leasgt 35 percent of theirf jalapenos andred onions, the company said. But the restaurant chaibn continues to look for more participants and expand a push for locaklingredients that’s becoming more popular in locall y owned restaurants, Arnold said. “These things all sort of have to happebnin stages,” he said.

Dodgers Sale: Peter O'Malley Wants Back In - SB Nation Los Angeles

2011-11-25T04:34:00.001-08:00

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The chutes and ladders of The Chicago Way - Chicago Tribune

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Special Forces equals Green Berets. Got it? - Bradenton Herald

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NHL commissioner: Coyotes move could damage Westgate, arena construction - Washington Business Journal:

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He also said it could have a chillingv impact on other cities considering helpingh teams build new The Coyotes have 41 regulaf season home gameseach year. Bettman and the NHL opposew theproposed $213 million sale of the team to Canadiamn businessman Jim Balsillie, who would move it to Hamilton, saying the league should make the A June 9 hearing is set in U.S. Bankruptcgy Court to decide whether Coyotes owner Jerryt Moyes can sell to Balsilliee or if it must be sold to a buye r who would keep the NHL franchise in The Coyotes are in Chaptee 11bankruptcy reorganization.
Balsillie argues in courty filings thathis $213 million will be the best deal and the court’sd main charge is to get the most money to pay off debt and positionm the team to be financially viable goinyg forward. The Coyotes have lost $316 million since movint to the Phoenix market from Winnipegin 1996, accordingf to court filings. Balsillie says NHL hockey is not financiallyt viable in the Phoenixsports market, but the leagu points to four potential bidderas for the Coyotes that would keep the team in Glendale. Jobing.Conm Arena was built by the city of which says it will pursua $500 million to $750 millionj claim if the Coyotes break theidr 30-year lease.
Balsillie’s court filing contends the bankruptcty court has the leeway to dischargd sucha claim. The National Football League, Nationakl Basketball Association and Major League Baseball backthe NHL’sd bid to keep the Coyotes in Arizona fearinh the move could set a precedent.

Economist: U.S. may see double-dip recession by late 2010 - Nashville Business Journal:

2011-11-14T09:51:00.001-08:00

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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actuallyg high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economyt grows 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’s Martyt Regalia. He predicted that the current economic downturn will end around September but that the unemploymeny rate will remain high through the firsrt half ofnext year. Investmeng won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does aftedra recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potentiakl problem because of the federal government’s huge budgey deficits and the massive amoungt of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he said.
If this stimulusx is not unwound once the economt beginsto recover, higher interest rates could choke off improvementy in the housing market and business investment, he “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middld of next year,” Regalia said. Almost everuy major inflationary periodin U.S. historyh was preceded by heavydebt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recession will be lowe r if Ben Bernanke is reappointedf chairman of the Federal Regalia said.
If President Obama appoints hiseconomic adviser, Larrty Summers, to chair the Fed, that would signal the monetary spigot would remai n open for a longer time, he A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamaa administration is “not something the markets want to see,” Regalia Obama has declined to say whether he will reappointy Bernanke, whose term ends in Meanwhile, more than half of smalo business owners expect the recession to last at leasr another two years, according to a survey of Intuit Payroll customers. But 61 percent expec their own business to grow in the next12 months.
“Smalkl business owners are bullish on their own abilitied but bearish on the factorsthey can’g control,” said Cameron Schmidt, director of marketing for . “Eveb in the gloomiest economy, there are opportunitieds to seize.” A separate surveuy of small business owners by foun that 57 percent thought the economy was getting while 26 percent thoughg the economywas improving. More than half plannes to decrease spending on business development in the next six onthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce’ds Web site.

Blue Entertainment Sports Television to revive

2011-11-12T06:17:00.001-08:00

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The original “The Superstars” show aired on ABC in the mid-1970sd as part of “Wide World of Sports.” The show was revivex in 1987, 1993, 1998 and 2002, according to a news “One of the reasons why I love this show so much is becausw it was the originalrealityu show,” Michael Principe, managing director of Louisville-based BEST, said in an He serves as co-executive producefr of “The Superstars,” along with Juma presidenrt Robert Horowitz. “The show has the perfect home with the ABC includingand Disney.
It gives us huge distribution The program, which will premiere Tuesday, June 23, at 8 features eight celebrities paired with eightg professional male and female athletes, competing in athleticc challenges, including swimming, biking, running and kayaking. • Soccedr player Brandi Chastain and singe JulioIglesias Jr. ESPN anchor John former player Warren Sappand “Inside the commentator Jenn Brown will serve as The competition is being held at the Atlantis Resorgt in the Bahamas.
Blue Entertainment Sportsw Television, a division of , is a televisiohn and live sporting events production The company also specializexs in sports marketing and agent representatioh for professional athletesand entertainers.

Student borrowers need immediate relief - San Francisco Chronicle

2011-11-10T02:34:00.001-08:00

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Father's Day sales help boost Jos. A. Bank earnings - Baltimore Business Journal:

2011-11-07T22:51:00.001-08:00

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Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank (NASDAQ: JOSB) reported earningzs of $8.9 million, or 48 cents per for its secondfiscal quarter. On analysts surveyed by expected earnings of 46 centsper share. In the same perioe a year ago, the clothier earned $8.2 or 44 cents per share. Sales rose by 14 percent from ayear ago, to $153 The quarter included Father’s Day, a traditional occasion for the givinyg of neckties and historically a key sales event for Jos. A. Comparable-store sales rose by 7 percent from the same perioxd ayear ago. Retailers view comparable-store salexs as a crucial gauge of Atmost retailers, the term refersz to sales at all storesz open at least a year. Jos. A.
Bank does not include storee inits comparable-store tally until theirt second fiscal year of operations. Direct marketing which include catalog and Internet rose by10 percent. Inventory on hand rose by 12 perceng from ayear earlier, reachinf $220 million. Jos. A. Bank has 447 storex in 42 statesand Washington, D.C.

Dish Network Q1 profit up 21% despite subscriber decline; EchoStar posts loss - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

2011-11-05T20:00:00.001-07:00

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The Douglas County-based satellite-television provider (NASDAQ: DISH) postee earnings of $312.7 million, or 70 centzs a share, on the quarter, up from $258.5 million, or 57 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2008. It said revenued was $2.91 billion in Q1, up 2.1 Analysts on average had expected earnings of 56 centd a share and revenueof $2.9 billion, Thomson Reuterds said. Dish Network reported a net lossof 94,0090 subscribers during the quarter, leavingv it with 13.6 million. The service has shed subscriberse each of the last four On theother hand, the company said it had reducedr the average cost of acquiring a new subscribere to $659 from $709 a year earlier.
In April, Dish Network and the -ownedx TV network said they had settlera months-old legal dispute and agreed to a multi-yeafr carriage agreement for NFL Network’s programming. Dish Networok is the second-largest satellite-TV service, behind DTV), which last week reported that itgained 460,000 totap subscriptions, giving it 18.1 million. technology company EchoStar Corp., whicjh was spun off from Dish Network at the beginningtof 2008, said Monday it lost $645,00o0 in the first quarter, or a penn a share, versus a profit of $5.7 million, or 6 centse a share, a year earlier. It said revenue in Q1 2009 was $479.5 down 14 percent.
EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) operates digitao set-top box and satellite-services units. Dish Networkk and EchoStar, founded by Charlie Ergen, were known as until they were splity intotwo companies.

The convoluted logic of Michael Moore - Washington Times

2011-11-03T16:00:00.001-07:00

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Small valley tech firms use Comdex to make a big splash - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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They may not have attractex the media interestof Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new digita l printers, Dell Computer Corp.'s first personal digital assistant, or the Fossik Inc. wristwatch-PDA running on Palm Inc. software, but smalle r companies with a booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center still can makea splash. Gyration of San Jose, used the occasion to demonstratd its opticalcomputer mouse.
Launchef in August, the optical mouse can be slid back and forth on a pad like a conventionapl mouse but also can be heldin mid-air and aimed at the computer screen like a says Greg Smith, senior vice presidenty of marketing and product The Gyration product, costing $30 million to develo p over eight years, contains an interna l gyroscope that helps point the arrowq at the computer screen while the mouse is held in the user'd hand. The company launched two versiondsthis summer: A $179 mouse for professionap users who make large group presentationsa at seminars or training programs; and a $79 version marketede to consumers for use on theid home computers.
"This is the first new inventionfor [use of] the gyroscopre for consumer use in 70 years," Mr. Smith Gyration competes with Milpitas-based Logitech Inc. in the computer peripherals market, but does not see itsel f going head-to-head with that firm. "We are not going to be a Logitecj in terms of being aproducts company. We are a technologuy company," he says. Gyration hopes to also sell its technolog y to makers of remote controls for cablr or to satelliteTV companies.
In the same way a user coulfd point the mouse at acomputer monitor, they coulds point a control at an on-screen TV programn guide and click on the show they want to The device will also be able to draw lines on a TV "so you can do that John Madden Mr. Smith says, referring to the sports announcer who diagramse football plays duringa broadcast. , of thought Comdex would be a good occasionh to show offa soon-to-be-releaseds handheld device to compete with the RIM for sendingy e-mail and performing other functions.
Good Technology is a developer of softwar applications used on such devicex asthe BlackBerry, which actually uses Good But Good Technology decided earlier this year to also marker its own handheld device, which is expected to go on sale in late The Good G100 is a little smallerr than a BlackBerry, but has some of the same features, plus a few uniquwe ones of its own, says Lisa Farnsworth, a spokeswoma for Good Technology. The Good G100 synchronizes data between the handhele and a storage server withou t having to be plugged into a desktop as doesa BlackBerry, Ms.
Farnsworth That means the user also does not have to download software onto the desktolp computer to make the handheld device Besides sending and receiving scheduling appointments and viewing someWeb content, the Good G100 also allowxs a user to pull data from their own corporats network and view it. "This keepa your mobile employees mobile and upto date," Ms. Farnsworthu says. Good Technology hasn't priced the G100 yet, but it will come with a servicse plancalled GoodLink, sold through Cingular, the wireless phones company, that costs either $35 to $40 a It also will require $2,000 per corporate customer to set up the software on a Good Technology's device include a thumb-style keyboard for data entru similar to the BlackBerry's.
Research in Motionh Ltd., the Canadian-based maker of the BlackBerry, sued Good for copyingt its design, but that litigation is now beinh settled, Ms. Farnsworth says. MedioStream of San Jose, came to Comdecx to show off the latestr version of its software that records DVDs on apersonall computer. MedioStream sells to makers of computers suchas Ricoh, Sony and It also sells its software directly to consumersx through its Web site and through retailerd such as OfficeMax and CompUSA, says Gordon vice president of sales and marketing for Despite the tech downturn, DVD players and recorders are in demane for personal computers, Mr.
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Cincinnati group offers emotional support to jobless - Oxford Press

2011-10-30T07:34:00.001-07:00

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âWe typically think of grieving when there is a relationship loss such as a death or divorce. However, we now know that there are many more losses that also need to be grieved ... job and income losses fall into that category.â The support group offers ...

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'Puss in Boots' a cute, cuddly 'Shrek' spin-off (review) - MLive.com

2011-10-28T04:17:00.001-07:00

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Minnesota Supreme Court rules for Franken; Coleman concedes - New Mexico Business Weekly:

2011-10-26T00:17:00.001-07:00

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to receive the certificate of electionn as United States Senator from the State of the court wrote inits opinion. Read the full ruling The court rejected a legal challeng e from RepublicanNorm Coleman, who claimeed that a three-judge trial court erred in concluding that Franken receivee the most legally cast votes in the race. The three-judgr panel issued its opinion on Apriol 13 that Franken beat Coleman by 312 votesa and should be seatedas senator. In upholdinbg the April ruling, the justices said Coleman'e appeal had "not shown that the triaol court's findings of fact are clearly erroneous or that the court committed an errod of law or abusedits discretion.
" In a statement Minnesota DFL Party Chair Brian Melendex and Associate Chair Donna Cassutt offered congratulationd to Franken. “Throughout this long process, Minnesotanx have seen what kind of senator Al Frankenwill be: patient, thoughtful and ready to work for our Now it is time for the senator-elect to be seatedd so that Minnesota is once again full represented in the United Statesz Senate." After Gov. Tim Pawlenty certifies the election results, the Democratic candidate, will be seated as Minnesota'w junior senator. Pawlenty told CNN on Sundahy that he was prepared to sign thecertificates "as soon as I'm directed or required to.
" Such a certificatiob is now all but certain, as Colemab himself conceded the race in a press conferencs Tuesday afternoon in the backyarr of his home. “Any further litigation damages the unity of our he said, asking the public to congratulate Frankeb as the new U.S. Senator. Coleman, who served one term in the U.S. held a 215-vote lead over Franken afterr the Nov. 4 The margin was slim enough to force a mandatory whichFranken won.

Felicidades, Tony - St. Louis Business Journal:

2011-10-23T19:51:00.001-07:00

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million in 2007 and provides constructiojn management, civil engineering and other The company is targeting revenuedof $2.5 million in 2008. It has officew in St. Louis, Swansea, Kansas City and Omaha. A.G. who? Since its foundingt in December, has been filling its offices with refugeesfrom : Brianh Hansen, founder, president and COO; Mark chief executive and chief investment officer; Joe chief financial officer and chiec compliance officer; Patty Dahl, David Miyazaki and Danielp Winter, senior VPs; and Dustin senior analyst. Confluence has more than $118 milliojn in assets under management.
is one of four finalistd in the categoryof multi-family office of the year at Privats Investment Management, a publication of Institutional Investor News. Lowenhaupt's international council, including members from Australia, Malaysiq and India, will meet here in "We are trying to put St. Louis back on the Charles Lowenhaupt, founder, said in an The firm, with more than $870 million in asset under management, provides advice to extremelywealthy families, working with the law Dressed in a black top and leather bike r pants, helmet in hand, Rebecca Herwick is rakishu in a full-page color photop accompanying a two-page article in the current issue of She is the owner, presidenty and chief executive of , a St.
Peters compant and Harley licensee forHarley novelties, giftware, head gear and custojm products with annual revenue of $18 Look for to open its 32nd restaurant in late July on Highwag K in O'Fallon, Mo. CEO Kim Tuccij said he signed a seven-year lease with options for two five-yeaf extensions for the former . Pasta with revenue of $62 million in was represented by Newt Gorman of RedBrickk Management. Ken Hearst of representedr Carrabba's parent, of Tampa. Pasta House also is opening a banqueg room at its restaurant on Delmard inUniversity City.
Joining as community directors: Lindw Bianchi, vice president of ; Richard president of ; John Young, an attorney at ; and Thomas Rothermich, president of . Davifd Bentele is CEO of Citizens National, which has assets of $464 million. Tidbits from the St. Louisd Fed Home sales in the regio n were down 13 percentin February, 16 percenty in March and 17 percent in April compared with last according to a quarterly report on economic conditions in the region by the . "House pricde indices, on the other hand, increased in all metro areas between the first quarter of 2007and 2008," said Fed economisgt and vice president Howard Wall.

Three people arrested in burglary investigation - Simi Valley Acorn

2011-10-21T16:17:00.001-07:00

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Houston TX And Vicinity Weather Forecast, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - Examiner.com

2011-10-19T12:17:00.001-07:00

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ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-10-17T08:34:00.001-07:00

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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founde r Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will servras chair. Kesler will retain the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidenfand CEO. Terms of the acquisitiojn werenot disclosed. “This is an exciting time in the growth and evolutionof ATS, and I’ m pleased to allow the next generatiom of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventually forming a parent companyy that merged with three otherstaffingf firms, including .
The business splig into two ventures: , which became a publicly traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of informatioh technology at ATS Servicee before creating his own company, , a globalo provider of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Keslerr provided a loan that helped start the Vurv Technology was acquiredby TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 million. Talagy, whicbh has 11 offices around the country and80 employees, will continure to offer the same products and services, but insteadx of operating under multiple brands and businessa units the company will consolidat into a single brand.

Joy Global profits rise, but orders drop - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-10-15T04:17:00.001-07:00

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Milwaukee-based Joy Global JOYG) reported net income for the quarterended Jan. 30 of $85.7u million, or 83 cents per a 21 percent increase comparedwith $71.q million, or 65 cents per share, for the same periofd a year ago. Analysts polled by Thomsoh First Call expected a consensus of 76 cents per Net sales for the quartee increased 18 percentto 754.9 million from $640.3 While revenue increased because of strong commodity pricexs and the effect of acquisitions, bookings plungeds 38 percent to $538 millio from $870 million in the quarter last year. Nearl half of that drop came from canceled said president and CEOMike Sutherlin.
"Wse incurred $161 million of cancellations in the firsg quarter as we continue to work with our customers to adjustf to the realities of our marketes in ways that best enhanc ethe short- and long-term valuw of our business," Sutherlin said. Declining commodity demand is puttinf pressure on mine production volumes andcommoditgy prices, while still ahead of last year, have givejn up much of their 2008 the company said.
In response to the deterioratiny economy, Joy Global said it has instituted hiring freezee and has implemented strict cost controlss and management of its supply The company also believes that the downturn in orderws will persist beyond its current backlogof orders, and so it plans to reduce the scale and scope of the busineses during 2009 to more appropriately match the marke conditions it expects in 2010. In an analyst note & Co.'s Robert McCarthy wrote that Joy Global management is planning fora "potentially sever e and protracted downturn." The firm is respondingh with significant efforts to reducse costs that would include "facility closures/consolidations.
" Thos e efforts appear likely to begin in the the secon d half of 2009, McCarthg wrote. McCarthy maintained Joy's outperform rating, noting that the company's aftermarket business remains stronb and that despite expectationd of lower revenueduring 2009, operating margin s are expected to hold McCarthy raised his earninga estimate for 2009 to $3.1p from $2.80 per share. In its press release, Joy Globapl reaffirmed its earnings guidance for 2009 of earningaof $3.60 to $4 per share on revenue in the rang of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. The company's shares closedd up 11 percentat $17.
55 following Wednesday's earnings but gave back 52 cents of that gain in Thursdayh morning trading, sliding 3 percenyt to $17.03. Joy Global manufactures surfacre mining equipment at itsWest Milwaukee-basedf P&H Mining Equipment unit and undergrounfd mining equipment at its Joy Mininy Machinery division in Warrendale, Pa.

Check healthcare standards in your NHS trust - Telegraph.co.uk

2011-10-13T00:17:00.001-07:00

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Ford sales climb to highest level since July - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-10-10T20:00:00.001-07:00

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But sales were down 24.2 percenyt compared with May when the companysold 213,238 units. For the firs five months of 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same period ayear earlier, a 36.8 percent In a sign that buyers might be comintg back to the luxury vehicle market, Ford’w Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,56y6 units in May, a 2.2 percent increasde over May 2008, when it sold 8,365 units. Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisvillew Assembly Plant on Fern Valley declined 34.6 percent, to 5,315 units from 8,122 units a year ago. Salesz of the Mercury Mountaineer, also made at Louisvillee Assembly, dropped 45.
2 percent, to 402 from 734 unit s a year earlier. Sales of F-Series pickupo trucks, including Super Duty trucks made at the Kentuckt Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 percent, to 33,381 units, from 42,973 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expeditio SUVs, which began production at Kentucky Truck Planytin April, declined 40 percent, to 3,15p0 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Salez of the Lincoln Navigator, also made at Kentucky Truci Plant, dropped 40.6 percent, to 790 units from 1,32o units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-year gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedans in May, up 9.4 percent from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,088 units.
Lincoln sold 1,553w Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percentg from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxurty vehicles. Ford’s Volvo divisio n sold 590 of itsS60 models, up 9 percent from May when it sold 542 units. Also Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumerdsto dealerships. Through June 30, the automaker will coved as much as three months of paymentas upto $2,100, and its Ford Credit subsidiary will offerr zero percent financing on select Ford, Lincoln and Mercurt vehicles.

Group buys Dayton Arcade at sheriff auction - Dayton Business Journal:

2011-10-08T16:17:00.001-07:00

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Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer said the historicd property soldto , a groupl created by Wendell Strutz and Gunthet Berg. The Arcade was purchased with a minimumm bidof $615,106.02. Plummer said Daytoh Arcade LLC was the only bidder forthe property. The Arcade is a set of five historiv buildings on the blocok between Ludlow and Main streets and Third and Fourth streets. The former owner of the building, , owed hundredse of thousands of dollars in back taxeds onthe property. Steve Budd, president of Dayton-based , said he was surprised the Arcade sold so but is optimistic aboutthe sale. “kI have to view it as a positiv move.
It would be hard to believe someones would buy it withourta plan,” Budd said. David Bohardt, executive vice presidentg of Dayton-based , said the property needs a lot of He also said finding financing for the projecr couldbe difficult, especially in today’es lending climate. “If it was someone would have come forward to redevelop ityearz ago,” Bohardt said.

Abercrombie shutting struggling Ruehl chain - Orlando Business Journal:

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The New Albany-based apparel merchant said Wednesday it willshut Ruehl’s 29 storesz and direct-to-consumer operations and will be “substantialluy complete” with the effort by the end of next The decision comes a month aftert Abercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategic look at the which targets young adultd with clothes and accessories. Ruehl, whose only Ohio storwe is at EastonTown Center, generated a pretaxc operating loss of $58 million last The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakest sales performer at stores open at leasr a year. Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 percentin May. Abercrombir earned $272.3 million on $3.
54 billion in revenue last “It has been a difficult decision toclosse Ruehl, a brand we continue to believe coulr have been successful in different circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a statement. given the current economi c environment, we believe it is in the best interestx of the company to focus its efforts and resources on the growty opportunities afforded by ourother brands, particularlhy internationally.” The company didn’y disclose the effects on the chain’z work force, nor did it indicate the number of jobs tied to Ruehl.
The revie w of Ruehl, which opened in 2004, cost the compan y about $51 million in impairment charges in its first Abercrombie expects to bookabout $65 million in pretaxd charges through the rest of the fiscap year as it winds down The company Wednesday also said it amende d a credit agreement to exclude some Ruehl-relatee charges from requirements under its covenant with the lendefr and reduced its available credit to $350 million from $450 Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficient cash on hand but “we believe it is prudenf to make these changes” in light of the recession-battered retaikl environment and the one-time Ruehp costs.
In addition to the 29 Ruehl Abercrombie runs 350 flagship stores and 733 others under the Hollister Co. and Gilly Hicks nameplates.

Gen Y quandary: A drive to succeed, but jobs are few - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Harris, a junior psychologyu major at in had at least two summer internship optionsx canceled when advertising agencies cut their internm programs tosave money. This week—after more interviews, and with summet break a week away—Harris was offered a paid Many others, whether students seeking internships or recengt grads looking to starttheir careers, aren’t as fortunate. “It’s been a prettu rough year. It’s incredibly Harris said. “It’s somethingg that’s always on your mind.
” Harris and otherf soon-to-be college graduates belong toGeneration Y, knownm for its drive to succeed in the More than any generation before them, memberas of Generation Y are altering workplacw expectations in their pursuit of an equal work-lifr balance. They’re unafraid to try to mold their jobs to fittheid needs. The recession and the restrictec job market has turned those ambitions ontheir head, pushing more students to delauy their pursuit of a career for more accessible alternatives. “This definitely wasn’t a job markett for the faint of orthe unmotivated. Many say, becausre of the way the markeft is, ‘Why bother?
’ ” said Thomas director of the career development cented atin Troy. National trends revealede themselves in an annual survey that Rensselaer conducts ofgraduatingg seniors. This year, 800-plus students, or two-thirds of the 2009 graduatinh class, replied. Thirty-six percent of them said they hadfounds employment. In 2008, that figure was closee to 60 percent, Tarantelli said. “q lot of manufacturing areas were hit and Wall Street was hit and those companies recruit heavilyat Rensselaer,” Tarantelli “It affects every sector.” the 2009 Rensselaer survey found that a thirde were still seeking jobs, whils 28 percent were headed to graduatew school.
“We’ve come to a poinft in our information society wherse we expect things to be instantaneous and come he added. “And that’s a major issuw now, psychologically, for a lot of people in this job market—especiall young people.” Tarantelli hints at a larger, long-terkm problem. It’s often called “braibn drain,” and it’s defined by whether there are enough jobs to keep new graduatex in the areaonce they’ree done with college.
The Capital Region’se 14 college campuses enroll 58,000 students each school Yet the Albanymetro area’a population of 25-to-34 year olds, despitee gains in recent years, posted a net declined of almost 30,000 from 1990 to 2005, a University at Buffaloo study found. The overalo decline represents a drop of20 percent. “A lot of students don’t want to be here. But wherever students are, that’s wherre they don’t want to be. They alwaysa want to go somewhere saidRobert Soules, who runs Union College’d career center.
Soules said the difficult job market is anational issue, not a local “A number of them are telling me, ‘I’ll go home for the summer, hang out with mom and ” Soules said. “What this economy has done is allowexd more people todo that.” Fewer jobs, but they are out therwe None of this is to say that entry-level jobs can’t be CollegeGrad.com surveyed private- and public-sectorf employers earlier this year to gauge theire plans for hiring entry-level positions. In all, almost 158,000p entry-level jobs were reported, a 1.5 percent decline from 2008. Co., for said it would hire 1,350 entry-level workerws in 2009.
That’s down 10 percent from last Other prominent area employers arealso hiring. KeyCorpl continues to hire bank tellers, which are entry-leveol positions. But the company’w turnover rate has dropped to less than half oflast year’ds level, meaning that fewer positions are open, said Patriciaa Boeri, vice president of recruiting for the bank’e northeast region.

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EPA chief tours Denver mixed-use development - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Jackson, EPA’s administrator, and Denve r Mayor John Hickenloopertoured Highlands’ Gardens a 27-acre mixed-use project on the origina l site of Elitch Gardens amusement park. In 2005, Highlands’ Garden Village was awarded the EPA National Award for Smarft Growth Achievement in the categorty ofOverall Excellence. In 2007, the development receiveed the ’s Award of Excellence for creativer land-use development and design.
In a statement, EPA said it is workinvg with the federal departmentds of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development to encourags communitieslike Highlands’ Garden Village that offetr affordable housing and sustainable features closes to schools, markets, jobs and recreation. Garden Village is a great exampleof how, when we work we can bring aboutf socially and environmentally responsible development,” Hickenlooper said in a “This community is a model for the country that showsw we can create an alternative to urbanh sprawl and reduce greenhouse gas emissionzs without sacrificing our quality of life.
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Scottsdale Airport takes back seat to businesses - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Today, the airpark has swelled to morethan 1,800 and while remains the nucleus, it has becomew a secondary factor in its "It's been probably five or 10 years sinced I've had anyone even ask about that (airport as a factor in relocatinyg a business out there," said Dave Roderique, economixc development director for the city of Yet, the airport remainz one of the busiest one-runway facilities in the nation, accordin to Scott Gray, aviation director. Two of the nation'zs top 50 aircraft-services providers are on-sit as are 30 businesses offering flight services ranging from aircraft maintenance to privatrflight instruction.
"One of the most notable benefits of the Scottsdale Airporft is the major economic stimulu it provides to the city of Scottsdalwe and north Valley Itcontributes $120 million annually in revenue to the region' economy and the combined annuall earnings of the airport and airparl is about $1 billion," he The airport began as a basic traininh facility for World War II Army Air Corps Pilots in 1942. In 1999, there were 230,00o0 takeoffs and landings; about 8,000 of thosd arriving were tourists. In 2000, operations decreased slightlyto 206,509 takeoffs and landings.
Statisticx culled halfway through 2001 show operations slower this year over Gray confirmed the airport is seeing a slight decrease in its use by operatorsof single- and twin-engine planes. Many people are relocatiny those crafts to Valley airports that have morehangadr facilities, Gray said. Some of the flight training activity is relocatingt to Deer Valley Williams Gateway or theGlendalwe Airport. The airport also is The remaining three developable spots arespoken for. One is reserved for the development of an aviation the other two plots are out for bidto airport-relatedd companies. But Gray said he isn' concerned because corporate use hasremainefd steady, if not grown.
Corporate planes make up abou t 30 percent ofthe airport'z total activity. Officials at the airport also are talkinv with two startup air carriers that may be interestede in providing commercial service to regional marketx including Los Angeles andLas Vegas. Gray declined to name the companies that haveexpressed interest. The service could begin by the end ofthe year, he "It just absolutely makes sense to look at some level of scheduled service out probably the small, new generatioj jets," Roderique said. The city has conductedc initial studies required by the Federal Aviation Administration before it can begibncommercial service.
One challenge, Roderique said, is that becaus America West Airlines and Southwest Airlines have such strong competitiomn at Phoenix Sky HarborInternationalp Airport, it will be difficult for a very small carrierf to offer competitive ticket prices. However, he said, there are very few citiesa growing as fast as metropolitan Phoenixthat don't have one or two reliever airports.

SunTrust to raise $1.4 billion in stock offer - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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billion through a stock offering to boost its capitalk to meet federalgovernment requirements, the Atlanta-based bank said The Atlanta-based bank wantsa to sell 108 million sharesa at $13 a share. In relation to the offering, SunTrusyt (NYSE: STI) suspended its previously announcedx $1.25 billion “at the market” offer, which raised $260 Further, SunTrust began an offer to buy upto $1 billion liquidation preference or amount of certain of its currently outstanding preferred and hybris securities for cash using proceeds from the $1.4 billiomn equity offering. The moves come after the federal government’s “stress test” found SunTrust neededd to raise $2.
2 billioj in capital. And while SunTrust had sufficienrt tier 1 capital to absor projectedloan losses, its capital “tilted too strongly” to sources otherd than common equity, the stress test After completing the offerings announced Monday and prior, SunTrust expects to have fullh satisfied its obligation. "Today's announcement underscores that we are on a clea r path to achieve our previously announced capital objectives as we intensifu our focus on the saidJames M.
Wells III, SunTrust chairman and CEO, in a Wells also noted completioh ofthe company's capital-related initiatives will boos its ability to upon regulatory approval and at the appropriate time, preferred stock gotten through participation in the U.S. Treasury'ss Capital Purchase Plan.

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Smithsonian Museum Day set for Saturday - Charleston Gazette

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Mercury News workers OK 9% pay cut - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the rest of and slashes an additional 2 percent from paycheckz starting onNew Year’s Day. The Mediz Workers Guild’s Northern California unit announced late last week that it had reachecd a tentative contract deal with the Mercuruy News for its 257 members atthe paper. The contacyt also increases employee health insurance contributions and make sother concessions. The Guild represents 257 Mercury News including 130 in editoriakl jobs and 127in advertising, circulation, financre and support positions. A ratification meeting to discuss and vote on the proposerd contract was heldMonday afternoon. The new contracf expires Nov. 30, 2010.
Other concessions includwe reduced vacation accruals and movingthe Merc’s copy desk to Walnug Creek, where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercurh News and 11 other dailyh papers inthe region, which includ virtually all of the dailty papers in the Bay Area excep t the and . “Thix is a tough contract that will hurt a lot of our but it reflects the terriblre situation that the news industry and the country is San Jose Guild President Sylvia Ulloqa said in a statement published in the Mercury News . Ulloa was on the bargaining committeew that negotiatedwith management.
“The committee did the best we could do to limit the damage to our minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintainj the quality of theMercury News.” The deal would also permit management to requirwe up to five furlough days in move remaining circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’z shared services center in San Ramon, consolidate advertising functione in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representatives to develop new and win some additional subcontracting rights, according to the The contract negotiations have taken place during grim timexs for daily newspapers.
Severapl major papers have foldede inrecent months, including the and the printg version of the , and many major metropolitam papers, including the San Francisco Chronicle , , , and face dauntiny financial challenges.

Martek Biosciences plans appeal of E.U. ruling on infant formula patent - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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That was word from the Columbia company Tuesdaty inregulatory filings. The patent office in the Netherlands upheld a patent that was grantedc to the biotech firm in 2007 but was challengedd by food manufacturersand Ltd. The patent officre said Martek’s patent applies to Martek’s nutritional oil in infant but is not covered when it is blendede with certain fish oils used ininfanty formula. Martek (NASDAQ: MATK) expects the appeall will take one to two years and said it does not believre the ruling will impactits revenue. Derived from algae, the company’ s nutritional oils are also used in dietaryu supplements and food such as yogurtand juice.
The companyy has been aggressively expanding its infant formulsa business overseas as it has nearly saturatedthe U.S. Martek warned in its last earningsx statement that its infant formula sales in the thirfd and fourth quarters could drop as retailere trim their inventories ofthe product. The company anticipatez demand will pick up infiscal 2010.

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FCC OK's cross-ownership of papers, TV - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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The FCC split 3-2 along party lines in Tuesday'sw vote. Chairman Kevin Martin and the two other GOP commissionerse voted forthe change. The two Democrats votexd against it. Several members of Congress have said they will fighf any change inthe "cross-ownership" rule. On Monday, 25 senators wrote to Martin saying they wouldc take action to blockthe then-pending FCC vote, The Associated Press reported. But the Bush administration has signaledx it supports the action and wouldx try to overturn anycongressional block.
The rule approvecd Tuesday would allow a single person or companyt to own one newspaper and one broadcast station in thesame Cross-ownership would only be allowed in markets where eight or more other independently-owned prinf and broadcast news outletxs remain. Also, the TV station involved could not be amongt the top four inthe market. In Los Angeles, the Chicago-based TRB) owns both the and . Martin said the changse would balance the interests of media who are coping with a steep declines in newspaper revenue nationwide as well as weakness inloca TV, with the need for competition amon news sources.
Opponents fear such a change will further consolidate ownership of news outletsa acrossthe nation, possibility curtailingg the media's role as a watchdog and driving up costs for A 2003 FCC vote to relax cross-ownership rulesx was rejected by a federal appeals Tuesday's vote was aimed at gettiny around the court's objections. Cross-ownership of newspapers and TV stations alreadhy exists in some either because thearrangement pre-dates the 32-year-ols ban or because the FCC granted a as was the case with Tribune's properties in Los Tribune owned KTLA before it purchasee the in 2000.
The cross-ownership ban was adopted in 1975with "ths twin goals of diversity of viewpoints and economi competition," the FCC said at the time. Advocatesz of the change approved Tuesdahy say that the Internet and cable TV have expandedthe public's news options in recen t year, reducing the need for the cross-ownership ban. But other s say that many of those Web sited are operated by existing newspapers and TV sothey don't increase the varietyg of available information.

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Northwestern Mutual denies charges in $200M class action lawsuit - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The lawsuit was filed by two formerr California financial reps and one former Georgia financial representative inthe U.S. District Court for the Souther District of California in San Diego and allegewsthe Milwaukee-based life insurance companyt violated the federal Fair Labor Standardsa Act and California’s overtime and minimum wage laws. The courft complaint states the plaintiffs and otherr financial representatives of the company were denier minimum pay andovertime pay. the plaintiffs requested the recertification of hundredd of current and former California Northwestern Mutualk reps from independent contractorsto full-time employees.
The plaintiffsx are being represented in the court case by David a partner atthe Washington, D.C., firm of . Northwesternj Mutual spokeswoman Jean Towell said the company denieas the allegations and said thefirm "intends to vigorously defende against this suit." "Ths individuals who filed this suit are not, and have nevedr been, employees of Northwestern Mutual," Towell The complaint alleges that Northwestern Mutuapl “intentionally and repeatedly” misclassified salese employees as independent who are exempt from federal and state wage and hour Full-time employees are not exempt.
NML was involvef in a similar lawsuit in federal court over independen t contractors in Pennsylvaniain 2008. NML won the lawsuit, allowinh the company to retain financial representatives as independent Inthat case, the courtsa dismissed the plaintiff's "nearly identical allegations" becauswe it was ruled that the independent contractors are not employees and are not coverec by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, Towell Northwestern Mutual currently has about 7,0000 financial representatives nationwide.
The sales reps actually work for independentlg owned NorthwesternMutual agencies, but the parent companhy plays a strong role in the recruiting programn and setting guidelines for hirinvg and training.

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The vacancy rate for the Rivergate marke twas 8.4 percent at the end of compared with 3.6 percent a year according to CoStar’s retail report. The markegt still had the same number of buildings and stor espace — including the 1.1 million-square-foogt Rivergate Mall. Since the beginning of the there have been more store closingzs in the area and little newleasinhg activity. “It’s going to be unless we have more national saysPeggy Sells, a broker with Colliers Turley Martimn Tucker. “If that happens then clearly we are in a much deeperf recession than we areall hoping.” Some nationakl retailers already have closed stores in the Goodlettsville market.
And several others are on shaky ground. The 33,700-square-foot Circuitg City in the Village at Rivergatde adjacent to the mall closed earlyuthis year, and the 71,000-square-foot H.G. Hilla building on Gallatin Pike South has been emptyh since the furniture store moved just nortb ofthe mall. As part of bankruptcgy proceedings, Ritz Camera has announced it will close its Rivergate Wolf Camera store andthe Boater’sz World Marine Center in Madison. Pier 1 which has a location across the street the has been closing stores sincelast year, and says it will closse up to 80 of its roughly 1,000o stores this year, though company officialz have not said whicy locations will be shuttered.
S & K Mensweatr at Rivergate Mall, another national retailer, has avoiderd the ax so far. But the compant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectio in February and has sold its headquarterxsin Virginia. S&K has announcef it will close another30 stores, following the 78 it closerd last year. Rivergate Mall has farecd better thanother Nashville-area malle so far. Davidson County’s Hickoryg Hollow and 100 Oaks malls and the surroundinhg retail have been on along slide, losing shoppers and tenantzs for years.
Malls nationwide have been struggling as retailers movecd on toother models, like open-aird lifestyle centers, says Ken Renner, vice president of commerciap sales and leasing for Nashville-basef Vastland Realty Group. “The economy is excellint a trend, but the trened was there before the economgwent bad,” he says. And as Rivergatew Mall has declined, it’s dampeneed other retail in the area, Rennefr says. “You’ve got a lot of satellite developmenta aroundthe mall, and you’ll find that it’s he says. “The mall was reall the big anchor ofthat area, and the mall has becomd less attractive and lost value.
” Whilre individual market situations vary, the overal l picture for retail real estate is says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of New York-based , a nationap retail consulting and investment firm. “What’s going to happen this year is we’rwe going to close thousands ofstores 200,000 actually,” Davidowitz says. He says commercial real estatr will be the next majof industry segment to fall in theeconomifc crisis, with the closing of thousand s of retail centers of all varieties including malls, lifestyle centers and shopping centers. “Everybodyg is closing stores and cuttingtheidr expansion,” he says.
“If you’rd in the shopping center business, you’re in Many shopping center owners are on the edge of goingbrokde — not just smaller operatorsa but some of the largest mall owners in the Davidowitz says.

Bauer Financial issues Q1 credit union ratings - Washington Business Journal:

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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate credigt unions based oncapital ratio, profit/loss delinquent loans and other factors. Bauer's ratingf ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 Of the 10 largest South Florida credit unionaby assets, six maintaine d a five-star (superior) IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstar Credit Union held on to theitr four stars (excellent) in the firsf quarter. They had been downgraded from five starz in thethird quarter. Priority One Credit Union in Sunrisde fell from to three stars from four stars in the firsyt quarterwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 perceny of which were nonperforming.
, Soutn Florida’s second-largest credit union with $738 million in assets, held on to its threse stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgraded to three starw (adequate) from four stars in the fourtu quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based credit union countedr 1.74 percent of its assetes as nonperforming. First Choicd in West Palm Beach also hadthrede stars. , the largest in Southg Floridawith $1.62 billion in assets, remainedd the only credit union in the statde rated zero stars by Bauer. The Miramar-based credit union counted 8.6 percent of its assetzs as nonperforming. It was placed into conservatorship by Florids regulators on April 24 after heavy lossese and the oustedits management.
Space Coasg Credit Union has shownb an in acquiringEastern Financial.

Preparations minimize problems - Carroll County Times

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2011-08-28T14:17:00.001-07:00

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Even though he didn’t have prioe legislative agreement, Gov. Steve Beshear decided to go “all when he called a special session of the to begijn onJune 15. In addition to addressing the budget shortfall, Besheafr included legislation toallows video-lottery terminals at Kentucky’s horse legislation to create a public authority to find ways to fund majotr transportation projects and a package of new economic developmeng incentives. The authority legislation and the $75 millionb bill designed to lure a NASCARf Sprint Cup race to Kentucky and increase incentivews for the expansion of existing businessesw appear to have a good chance ofbeint passed.
Both were on the way to passage duringthis year’sa regular session before being derailed by minor differences betwee the House and Senate. We hope the expectesd battle over expanding gaming will not hurt the chancea of the othertwo initiatives. The completion of the Ohio RivedrBridges project, which calls for two new bridgeas over the Ohio River and a reconfiguration of Spaghettij Junction, is vital to the future of the Louisville The project will alleviate already seriousx traffic congestion and make the area a more viabler place to do business.
Establishing a public authority to developl funding mechanisms and to work with a counterpar in Indiana is needed to move theprojecty forward.

Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The UAW Local 249 posted the informatiomn in a newsletter on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice Presidentt Bobby Wyse confirmed Mondayt that the informationis accurate. The productioj stoppage comes a week before an alreadhyscheduled one-week summer break for the entirr plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plantf also is scheduled for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Salee of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in Aprill but down 22.3 percent from 42,97 in May 2008.
UAW Local 249 said the slightt increasein month-to-month sale s enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the schedulexd down week on June 22 at its F-150 truckm plant in Dearborn, but the down week was left intact at the Kansaes City Assembly Plant. “This is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemployment in Michigan, making down weekse at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Locap 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 addec that sales projections continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truclk plants can produce if they work full time througg the 2010production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and threwein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is considering once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansasa City Assembly Plant and puttint them to work on the SUV side. However, nothing has been determinedf so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansas City plantg to a third shift on the SUV side. The employees were moved back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escap e sales in May reachef 16,391, up 20.6 percenyt from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 perceng from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembl Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versionsd of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner.
Combined salesd of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escapw and Mercury Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new companyu record. The old sales record of 3,42 hybrid vehicles was set in Aprill 2006. As of May, Ford’s Kansas City Assemblyg Plant in Claycomo hadabouyt 3,900 hourly and 200 salariesd employees.

N.J. firm tapped for Franklin public housing work - Washington Business Journal:

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The FHA received eight submissions from its request for proposals and selectedsin Marlton, N.J., the authority announced. The other finalistss were TCG Development ofSilver Spring, Maryland and ParkTrusrt Development of Murfreesboro. “Wd were very fortunate to draw the interest of some ofthe country' s leading development firms in this says Derwin Jackson, the housing authority’s executive director, in a “Ultimately, the board felt that The Michaels Development Companu had the most relevantr experience in this type of project.
” FHA is developing a multi-phasesd strategy for the redevelopment of its propertyg in Franklin, which includes 308 new units to replacde 297 existing units. Jackson says mast of the authority’xs housing units were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s and do not have the conveniencess of more modern He says the project will not only improvelivingt conditions, but free up land so the authorithy can build we build new affordable, transitional housinyg in Franklin. The Michaels Development Co. has developedf more than 35,000 housing units since 1973. The companhy specializes in the developmentof mixed-incoms and mixed-finance communities.
The FHA serves nearly 700 residentsz and operates on funds from rental income and the Departmeng of Housing andUrban Development.

DVD Watch: As with the proto-New Wave French gangster epics of the period, the ... - Austin Chronicle

2011-08-21T22:00:00.001-07:00

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AC business, ARC Hardware to hold grand re-opening Aug. 15 - TriValley Central

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A.M. Best affirms Northwestern Mutual's high ratings - Denver Business Journal:

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A.M. Best affirmed its financial strength ratings ofof A++ and issuer credit ratings of “aaa” of Northwesterh Mutual Life Insurance Co. and its subsidiary The outlook for both ratingssis stable, the N.J., ratings organization said Thursday. The ratingw reflect Northwestern Mutual’s sizabld and mature individual life insurance conservativeoperating profile, strong operatinh performance and superior risk-adjusted capitalization, A.M. Best Partially offsetting those positive rating factors was the recenft decline inNorthwestern Mutual’s adjusted capitall and surplus due mainly to realized and unrealizedf investment losses, A.M. Best said. A.M.
Best also noteds that Northwestern Mutual maintains an above average aggregatd exposure to privateplacement bonds, beloww investment grade, or "junk," bonds, commercial mortgages and equities. Despite NM increasinhg the total number of financial representatives over the pastcoupled years, Northwestern Mutual may be challengecd to continue to grow the number of salees professionals while maintaining current levels of retentioh and productivity over the long A.M. Best said.

Virginia opens new forensics lab Thursday - Wichita Business Journal:

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The standard brick veneer and tranquilo parking lot give away nothingy of the actual activit y inside oneof Manassas’ newest On one end, investigators and scientistxs pore over hair and tissue DNA of some of the state’se most dangerous criminals to learn what they did, while at the they pry open the dead bodied of society’s latest victims to learn what was done to them. The lab is locatecd on a 10-acre spot across from ’s campuds in the massive maze ofthe Innovation@Princed William County Technology Park.
The 114,000-square-foot building will replaced thestate 30,000-square-foot headquarters in Fairfax, wherew officials say the space was bursting at the “When we moved into the old lab [in we outgrew it in a year,” said Amy lab director for the Northern Virginia forensics lab, one of four branchesa statewide. “Coming here, we can go back to being Now, the combined space for the Northerjn Virginia branch of the Department ofForensic Science, which claims 60,00o square feet, and the Office of the Chief Medicalk Examiner, claiming 26,000 square is intended to offer room to grow through at leastr the next decade.
With 46 employees therr now, the building has a capacity of 110 The new building also houses anew 26,000-square-foo training suite, an improvement from the old where class attendees would have to sit or stand in the back of employees offices. In addition, the evidencde vault for the forensics lab, whicnh oversees roughly 10,000 cases at any given time, is up to four time the size ofthe old, and a larger firearms and ballisticxs testing area allows investigatorsd to test more powerfup weapons than before.
Plus, the new medical examiner’s office space allows for storage of as many as 200 bodiesz ina morgue, as well as a new biosafetyy lab where examiners can test potentially contagiouse bacteria or viruses, including anthrax. The project, which has applies for the silver level of Leadership in Energuy and Environmental Design greenbuilding standards, was built as a public-privatw partnership deal that Prince William County officials hope will also boost its biotecg portfolio.
The state footed the bill, but awarded the overall development contractto Rockville-based , which transferredr the project to McLean-based LLC months lateer when the latter’s founders splitf off from Scheer in 2007. was the general with MWL Architects and McKinneyand Co. serving as the principao designersand engineers. The building’sd opening, hosted by Appian, comes days after the Districr pulled backa $133 million construction contract to build its own consolidate forensics lab in Southwesgt D.C. because of concerns that competingbids weren’t properly evaluated. D.C.
leaders are planning to erecg a $220 million building on the site of the formee Metropolitan Police Department First District Headquarters at 4154th St. SW.

Kelly Tuthill - Business First of Louisville:

2011-08-13T00:17:00.001-07:00

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Tuthill, one of the area’s most well-knownj broadcast journalists, shared her story with WCVB-TVc Channel 5 viewers. She took them from the early days of her decisiom making about whatto do; through surgery, chemotherapyu and radiation treatment. Tuthill’s award-winning persona diary on TheBostonChannel.com is frank, poignant and has attractecd more than a milliom page views since its launch inJanuaruy 2007. She said she was unpreparedx for hercancer diagnosis. This is part of what she has “I was just sittingv on the table feelingvery vulnerable. I just wantefd my husband to come back. I told (the I needed a break for a andI ‘Blackberryed’ him.
He had gone to CVS to get cold medicind forthe baby. I said, ‘You really need to get back I’m starting to get scared.’ “We went into a room and they startecd to show me the picture s and show me what we now knew was anactuap tumor,” her diary “I don’t even know what the doctoer said. I have no idea what she said. She stopper me at cancer. Once she hit me with that, you don’tt even know what else they’re telling you. I honestlu felt like I was blind-sided and knockee to the ground.” But Tuthil l regrouped and threw her might into fightin g the disease while raising money and awarenesdabout cancer.
A year aftee her diagnosis andvarious treatments, her doctord assured her she has an excellent chance of beating the But as she puts it, “There are no guarantees. Cancee can and does return. And that’s where the anxiety of beinyg a survivor comesto play. ... It can be a strugglse to keep the dark thoughts at bay and focu s on movingbeyond cancer.”

Teachers Feeling 'Beat Down' As School Year Starts - NPR

2011-08-10T18:51:00.001-07:00

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Warren Buffett sells remaining Constellation shares - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B), and that company’s subsidiaryy , are each no longer stockholderse inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), according to a form with the Securities and Exchange Commission filed Monday. They have been slowly divesting the stockk over the past weeks and owning 7.3 percent in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationship between the investor and Constellation, one of two Fortund 500 companies in Baltimore Iowa-based MidAmerican got a 10 percent stake in Constellationm when its $4.
7 billion bid for the company made in Septembe was rejected three months That offer came after a cash cruncjh led to a steepl decline in Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investor feared bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offere in favor of a deal tosell 49.99 percenrt of its nuclear business for $4.5 billiojn to French firm , which had also been in the biddinfg for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakup fees and $418 millioh for stocks. It also had to repay a $1 billion loan from Buffetr with 14 percent A decision on whether the deal with EDF requires Maryland approvalo is expected ina week.
The deal is expecte to close this fall.

Homebuilders want wood stork protections downgraded - Jacksonville Business Journal:

2011-08-06T08:00:00.001-07:00

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“The continued listing of the wood storkj under the Endangered Species Act has blocker development and mining projects that could have providefd jobsfor thousands,” said Steven Geoffrey Gieseler, managing attorney with the ’s Atlantic Cente r office in Stuart, which is representing the association. Ken a spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlifr Service, said the wood stork population has shown signs of stabilizing at 8,000 nesting pairs or 16,000 breeding He said even if the wood stork is downgradede to “threatened” status, that won’t necessarilh mean any greater freedom to builx on its habitat.
“When you talk aboug the EndangeredSpecies Act, and threatened versuds endangered, it’s a dubious distinction. It still means the speciew is not doing well and it is protectecd underthe act," Warren said. "It doesn’t weaken existingt protections, nor does it make it easier or harder to build in woodstork habitat.” A recent five-yead review of the wood stork’s numbers suggested it is doinhg better and could theoretically be downgraded, but it was only a he added. The wood stork, prevalentf in Central and South Florida, was listedf as "endangered" in 1984.
The petition cite a 2007 federal review that found the reclassification is warrantec because the wood stork numbers are increasing in thesoutheastern U.S.

Sizzling burger business attracts hungry investor - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

2011-07-28T10:51:00.001-07:00

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million from a single investor onMay 8. Proceedsx will be used for opening 15 restaurants in eight restaurantsin Columbus, Ohio, and two more in said Jack Shute, CFO of The companty already has seven sites open in Tampza but declined to pinpoint the new Shute also declined to identify the big bucks who picked up a combination of equity and debt in the a filing with the shows. TFG has the rights to buil d 86stores — 50 in Houston, 20 in Columbus and 16 in The company’s chairman and CEO is Bob Dorfman, a formere executive. TFG board member Chris Lewis, former CFO and VP of globalk business unitsfor (NYSE: JBL), recruitefd Shute, also a formef Jabil executive.
— Margir Manning HOME SHOPPING GIANT? For several decades, has competes heavily with QVC in the homeshopping arena. But could both companies soon beworking together? Last week, QVC owner bought 1.9 million sharea of HSN for roughlh $8.7 million, increasing its stake in the St. Petersbur g company to 32.8 percent. Barron’s suspects Liberty could move for a full takeovet ofHSN (Nasdaq: as early as summer 2010 when an agreementg preventing such a takeover expires. HSN spun off from Barry Diller’sa IAC/ (Nasdaq: IACI) last August. Shares hit a low of $1.44 on Dec. 8 but bouncex back to trade at $7.52 a month later. Since then, HSN is up, closingt at $10.
49 May 21, its high since closing at $10.043 on Oct. 7. — Michaelp Hinman MARKET READY: When residential real estate is down, remodeling and home improvement canbe up. Now, painting and decoratinhg contractors are coating their annual trade show with seminars in step with a down The Florida Chapter of Painting and Decoratingt Contractors of America is offering free refreshments and no chargre to access as many as 50 vendorsz at theJune 6. Seminars are scheduledx to focus on makingquality estimates, using greejn products and coatings, and PDCA standardse that the trade groulp says saves members thousands of dollars in the biddingt process.
— Alexis Muellner

Seattle nonprofit to fight poverty one day

2011-07-26T05:17:00.001-07:00

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The group, One Day’s Wages, was grantee status as a nonprofit in May and will unveill a website to accept donationswthis month. Founded by Eugene Cho and his wife, Min Hee Cho, One Day’sz Wages is using sociaol networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter to seek The nonprofit’s mission is not associated with any the Chos said. The concept is simple: Donate a singlew workday’s worth of wages — equal to $192 for an incomre of $50,000 a year — and have donorsw renew the pledge each year ontheir birthday. “My wife and I want to do our part to impactg thelarger world,” said Eugene Cho, a blogger and Christiann pastor at in Seattle.
The nonprofit’sd Facebook group, called Fight Global Poverty, listes an astounding 803,000 members. The Chos pledgedf to give $1 for every membet of the Facebook group, up to $100,000, and Eugenew Cho asked his 2,000 friends on Facebook to considef joiningthe group. From there word spread he said. “It is pretty stunning to us,” Eugener Cho said of the interest the concepthas received. One Day’s Wages has begun receiviny donations but will not make grant until September after screening groups to be eligiblr to receivethe donations, Cho said.
Cho said the idea came to him and his wife thre e years ago after one of their threew children asked about poor children in atelevisioh commercial. The question resonated, so Cho and his wife pledgec one year of their householdincomse — about $68,000 — to fight From that, One Day’s Wages was born and the Chos increasedc their total pledge to $100,000, some of which mighg go to cover administrative costs for One Day’d Wages. The group is trying to raise $150,00o to cover the first two years’ administrative costse for the new Cho said.
Still, as the recession the pledge has put the family in a financialp bind and they have sold some assets to coverbasixc needs, Cho said. “It has been a very humbling, painful time as a The interest on Facebook isproviding inspiration, Cho said. “Az big part of our vision is this is what we mean by a he said. “We really are trying to inspire people to be more generouxsand compassionate.” Cho said donations will be passed throughn to established organizations that support clean water, education, health and othed strategies for fighting “Our desire is not to reinvent the wheel,” Cho said.

Local home sales plummet 30% in May - Houston Business Journal:

2011-07-23T22:51:00.001-07:00

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region plummeted 30 percent in May despitew indications more potential buyers are being drawn into the real estated market by low interest ratesz and a federal tax incentivefor first-timr buyers. A total of 554 new and existin single-family homes and condominiums sold inthe month, comparef to 790 a year ago, based on preliminary figures released todayh by the . The overall median sale price fell 2 to $191,900, although prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiea where most of the sales The median price fell 7 percent in Rensselaer County and 4 percent in Saratoga Countu ($238,800).
The median price was unchanged in AlbanyCountyh ($205,000) and increased 6 percentg in Schenectady County ($160,000), 13 percentr in Schoharie County ($148,500) and 39 percent in Montgomery County ($106,700). The median is the pointy at which half of the prices were more and half were which is considered a better gauge of the sales market than the The average price in May fell 3 to $213,820. The May results don’t necessarilyy reflect the activity in the markeft today since it takes two to threee months for a purchase contract to proceed to afinal closing.
“I will tell you it has been my experience that open houseseare active, phone calls and Internet leadd are many,” GCAR President Sandra Nardoci said. “Thee feeling is that when buyersz become confident that their jobs are secure our marke t will pickup rapidly.” GCAR Chief Executive Officerr James Ader has said the sales reportr that’s compiled in July and released to the news media in August will provide a good readinv on how the spring marketf fared. There is one potentially tellingh sign of apossible turnaround: the overall median sale price has increased steadily since rising from $171,700 to $191,900 in May.
When only existing homed are counted, total saleas in May fell 26 percent. That compares with a 3.6 perceng decline in existing-home sales nationally compared to ayear ago. The medianb sale price for existing homews in the Albany region increased 2 to $185,000. Nationally, the median sale price was down 16.8 percent, accordinh to the . Albany County: 151 closed down 16 percent Rensselaer County: 53 closed down 55 percent Saratoga County: 163 closed sales, down 34 percenft Schenectady County: 93 closed sales, down 11 percent Schoharie County: 14 closed sales, down 22 percent Montgomery County: 20 closed sales, no change

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2011-07-19T10:34:00.001-07:00

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To be successful in this industry, a companhy must maintain both quality and quantit of people in a numbefr of specialized technical Our future, however, depends on how well we can renew this ever-shrinking talent pool. According to the Aerospacre Industries Association, nearly 60 percenf of aerospace workers are overage 45, with many retiremengt eligible. This aging demographic must be properly addressefd to maintainindustry capability. The AIA also cites evidence that the futurew supply of engineering graduates will be inadequate to fillthis Indeed, there are some adverse trenda that are of concern. there is evidence that the numbef of homegrown engineers maybe declining.
(NSF) data indicatwe that the percentageof U.S. high school graduatesz pursuing engineering degrees has dropped from about 11 percent in 1995 to aboutg 9 percent over the last10

Kansai Electric Faces 'Severe' August Power Shortage on Reactor Closures - Bloomberg

2011-07-17T03:34:00.001-07:00

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Joblessness can spark the entrepreneur in you - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-07-14T20:51:00.001-07:00

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His military service provides “perspectiver on just how short life is and how luckhy we are even in thisdown economy,” he said. 25, of St. Francis, started his marketinv company LLC after returning from hisnearly year-long second tour of duty in September. His position as a contracf worker in the retail environment group at a Milwaukeew manufacturer was eliminated while he servedin Iraq. When he returned, the companyu told him it had ahirinb freeze. Rather than look for anothed job, Blades decided to strike out onhis own. His experiencer in Iraq gave himthe “I have my entire life aheac of me to do what it is I he said.
Blades took three months to do research and meet with advisers from the andthe . In he got a $40,000 SBA loan through the Patrio t Express programfrom U.S. Bank. The SBA loan prograjm is for military members and Rebel LLC bills itself as a customized consumeeoutreach company. Blades drew on his experience as a client of othermarketing firms. “I never really founds anything that satisfied what I wantexd to see from amarketing company,” he His idea is to learn abouyt the client first and find new ways to help the company reach its customers, whether that’s through public relations, business-to-business marketing, developing a marketing plan and other services.
Rebell LLC operates out of his St. Francis duplex and has 10 clients, including a bar, production company and a theater company. He hopes to generate $50,000p in revenue in his first year. Januarg and February failed to meet but business picked upin March. He sees now as a “perfecr time” to start a business, because othefr businesses may be looking for assistance in evaluatingtheit operations. “It’s absolutely a very scary time to be in but also very excitingf because we can help turn things around,” Blades explained.
Russ manager of the Small Businesas Centerat , said it’s importangt to consider the business environment when starting a small business, but environment is not the only Someone who has been laid off should consider whether they have what it takesa to be an entrepreneur. Some of the common qualities are drive, determination and passion for work. Entrepreneurs also should be motivatesd less by the desire to make a lot of moneyt and more by a love of whatthey do, Roberta said. Prospective entrepreneurs can find an arra y of counseling services from places like theWCTC center, and SBA.
If you’vre been laid off and don’t have an income, it mighyt be wise to find some kind of job whilwe the business is in itsearly stages, Roberts said. Jeff Hekkers, 51, of stumbled across his idea for a business throughvolunteer work.

WNY school rankings released next week - Business First of Buffalo:

2011-07-12T13:51:00.001-07:00

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• Daily stories on the rankings will be posterdJune 1-5 on Business First’s Web site. The addresz is buffalo.bizjournals.com. Monday’s Web stories will include a list ofthe region’ highest-paid school administrators and the 2009 All-Westerjn New York Academic Team, a collection of the area’w 100 best and brightest high school Subsequent days will bring rankings of Westerh New York’s 292 elementart schools (Tuesday), 211 middle schools 131 high schools (Thursday) and 97 school districts • Business First’s broadcast reporter, Elizabeth will bring the rankings to life all week on Channep 7.
Her reports can be seen on the station’e newscasts throughout each day. • The most completwe version of the rankings will be presented inBusiness First’s 2009-1o0 Guide to Western New York Schools, a 140-page publicationh that will hit newsstands June 5. This year’ s guide will include statistical profiles and ratingx for all districts and schooles inthe eight-county region, along with several feature storiex on local educators and school systems. All Businesw First subscribers will receive the Guidd to Western New York Schools withnext week’s Copies also can be orderesd by calling 716-541-1630. Single issuesa are priced at $14.95.