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Saturday, October 30, 2010
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Suite Española cumple 10 años - Europa Press
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Woodlands makes Forbes
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Fifty-eight percent of residents in The Woodlandz were born in a differen t stateor abroad, according to the 2000 Twenty-six percent of residentds moved into the area within five At No. 1 was Alpharetta, Ga., outside of where more than 70 percent of residentes were born somewhere other than More than a third of the residents in 2000 had come from another state or abroadsince 1995, according to Forbes . Sugar Land just misse d makingthe list, coming in at No. 30. The magazine ranked towns knownas “Relovilles” young, mid- and upscale suburbss near company plants and office parks outsidse major cities.
Forbes used Census data to locate the which boast populations of morethan 25,000. Factorz included the number of people in each town who were born out of stateror abroad, who had moved into town from a considerabld distance, moved within one to five years and moved for a job. The Top 25 Relovilled have twicethe incomes, twice the home valuee and home sizes, twice the college degrees, twicee as many youth and half as many elderly, twicde the divorce rates and twice the number of residents who vote Republican, according to the magazine’s
Fifty-eight percent of residents in The Woodlandz were born in a differen t stateor abroad, according to the 2000 Twenty-six percent of residentds moved into the area within five At No. 1 was Alpharetta, Ga., outside of where more than 70 percent of residentes were born somewhere other than More than a third of the residents in 2000 had come from another state or abroadsince 1995, according to Forbes . Sugar Land just misse d makingthe list, coming in at No. 30. The magazine ranked towns knownas “Relovilles” young, mid- and upscale suburbss near company plants and office parks outsidse major cities.
Forbes used Census data to locate the which boast populations of morethan 25,000. Factorz included the number of people in each town who were born out of stateror abroad, who had moved into town from a considerabld distance, moved within one to five years and moved for a job. The Top 25 Relovilled have twicethe incomes, twice the home valuee and home sizes, twice the college degrees, twicee as many youth and half as many elderly, twicde the divorce rates and twice the number of residents who vote Republican, according to the magazine’s
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Carroll: Suit against NASCAR to continue - Denver Business Journal:
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“Absolutely,” he said Saturday at the Sparta, Ky. as he stood about 25 feet away from curreng track owner Bruton chairman of Smith and Carroll considerthemselvee friends, but Smith cannot convinced Carroll and his partners to drop the lawsuit filed in 2005 againsgt NASCAR and sister company Carrol and his partners built the traco for $152 million and sold it to SMI for $78.3e million, which includes an assumption of debt of $63.3 “Suing NASCAR and suing ISC, … how are they goingt to make money doing Smith said. “I’ve said from day one, I thoughft it was a bad lawsuit.
” NASCAfR has been steadfast in its stance that the lawsuit must be resolvedxbefore SMI, which is primarily owned by Smith, can realign a Sprinr Cup race date from one of its othert tracks to the 1.5-mile Kentuckyy oval. When SMI bought the the founders retained their rights to pursuetheid lawsuit, which alleges that the France-owned sanctioningf body of NASCAR illegally conspires with the publicl traded, France-controlled track operating company ISC to keep tracks such as Kentuckt from obtaining Cup dates. SMI is considered a co-conspirato r in the case. A U.S. Distric Court judge ruled in January 2008 that there was not enough evidencefor trial. A three-judge U.S.
Court of Appealxs panel is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case July 30 in Decisions on appeals typicallh come anywhere from three weeks to six months after the oral argumentsz in the Sixth Circuit Courgtof Appeals. Carroll said he believes the founders have a good chancee to win on appeal and says they nevere considered droppingthe case. He said NASCAR is just using the Cup dateas “Remember now, we’re not the guys that are holdintg up the race,” Carroll said. “We’re not the hold-u p to this race. Never have been. We have a rightg to do what we’re doing.
That’s the reasobn that we live in this Nobody can bullyanybody around, and now they’red bullying Bruton. “We’re not gointg to take the blame for not being able to move the We know what the fans want here and who is really missinfg outon it.” Smith says the founders have a mora obligation to land the race because the state has put $96 million into infrastructure for the facility. He doesn’t blame Carroll but two of his businessman RichardDuchossois (a board member of ) and Chairmah Richard Farmer.
Carroll said all of the foundingf owners, including John Lindahl (a general partnef at private equityfirm ) and executivea at , want to continue with the lawsuit. “We’re all togethetr on this thing,” Carroll said. “It’s not just Duchossoisx and Farmer. … [We] are not going to These are all entrepreneurial people that built up Cintads andother [companies]. “They’re not going to be intimidatexdby NASCAR. That’s the last thinv they’re going to be. If they didn’ feel right about what they’re doing, they wouldn’t go througy with anything.
They feel like this is a countr where they have the right to do If the appeal goes the way wethink it’zs going to go, I think we’rde going to surprise some people.” And what if they lose Would they appeal to the Supreme Court “I think we’ll wait and see what happens Carroll said about furthed appeals. “We’ve got some very good legal minds outof D.C., and New York City, and we sort of said whatever our lawyers think – if they thought this was a wastwe of time [we’d drop it], but they all say, let’s do what we’re “So it’s on.” If the founders win their appeal, the case would go back to U.S.
District Courr for trial and, with appeals, coulfd drag on for “It won’t be a quick Carroll said about a potential timelinefor “We’re going to see what happens. It’ll be interesting to see what “As long as we’ve got that chance and workeed hard to getit – we had 10 years in tens of millions dollarx lost – we’ve got the right to do what we’rde doing. I’m not backingh out.
”
“Absolutely,” he said Saturday at the Sparta, Ky. as he stood about 25 feet away from curreng track owner Bruton chairman of Smith and Carroll considerthemselvee friends, but Smith cannot convinced Carroll and his partners to drop the lawsuit filed in 2005 againsgt NASCAR and sister company Carrol and his partners built the traco for $152 million and sold it to SMI for $78.3e million, which includes an assumption of debt of $63.3 “Suing NASCAR and suing ISC, … how are they goingt to make money doing Smith said. “I’ve said from day one, I thoughft it was a bad lawsuit.
” NASCAfR has been steadfast in its stance that the lawsuit must be resolvedxbefore SMI, which is primarily owned by Smith, can realign a Sprinr Cup race date from one of its othert tracks to the 1.5-mile Kentuckyy oval. When SMI bought the the founders retained their rights to pursuetheid lawsuit, which alleges that the France-owned sanctioningf body of NASCAR illegally conspires with the publicl traded, France-controlled track operating company ISC to keep tracks such as Kentuckt from obtaining Cup dates. SMI is considered a co-conspirato r in the case. A U.S. Distric Court judge ruled in January 2008 that there was not enough evidencefor trial. A three-judge U.S.
Court of Appealxs panel is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case July 30 in Decisions on appeals typicallh come anywhere from three weeks to six months after the oral argumentsz in the Sixth Circuit Courgtof Appeals. Carroll said he believes the founders have a good chancee to win on appeal and says they nevere considered droppingthe case. He said NASCAR is just using the Cup dateas “Remember now, we’re not the guys that are holdintg up the race,” Carroll said. “We’re not the hold-u p to this race. Never have been. We have a rightg to do what we’re doing.
That’s the reasobn that we live in this Nobody can bullyanybody around, and now they’red bullying Bruton. “We’re not gointg to take the blame for not being able to move the We know what the fans want here and who is really missinfg outon it.” Smith says the founders have a mora obligation to land the race because the state has put $96 million into infrastructure for the facility. He doesn’t blame Carroll but two of his businessman RichardDuchossois (a board member of ) and Chairmah Richard Farmer.
Carroll said all of the foundingf owners, including John Lindahl (a general partnef at private equityfirm ) and executivea at , want to continue with the lawsuit. “We’re all togethetr on this thing,” Carroll said. “It’s not just Duchossoisx and Farmer. … [We] are not going to These are all entrepreneurial people that built up Cintads andother [companies]. “They’re not going to be intimidatexdby NASCAR. That’s the last thinv they’re going to be. If they didn’ feel right about what they’re doing, they wouldn’t go througy with anything.
They feel like this is a countr where they have the right to do If the appeal goes the way wethink it’zs going to go, I think we’rde going to surprise some people.” And what if they lose Would they appeal to the Supreme Court “I think we’ll wait and see what happens Carroll said about furthed appeals. “We’ve got some very good legal minds outof D.C., and New York City, and we sort of said whatever our lawyers think – if they thought this was a wastwe of time [we’d drop it], but they all say, let’s do what we’re “So it’s on.” If the founders win their appeal, the case would go back to U.S.
District Courr for trial and, with appeals, coulfd drag on for “It won’t be a quick Carroll said about a potential timelinefor “We’re going to see what happens. It’ll be interesting to see what “As long as we’ve got that chance and workeed hard to getit – we had 10 years in tens of millions dollarx lost – we’ve got the right to do what we’rde doing. I’m not backingh out.
”
Monday, October 25, 2010
A new approach to regulation - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Congress and the administration must weave together multiple layers of protectio nfor investors, markets and the economyh as a whole. A multi-layered approach should includeefederal regulators, state regulators and self-regulatory organizations. The believes an improvexd system of financial services regulation mustbe efficient, comprehensive and strong. Throughout the Unitex States, state securities regulators have a long history of providinfg national leadership on issuesd of real concern to Main Street The unique experiences of state securities regulators on the frony lines of investor protection provide the frameworkl of the following five core principles forregulatoryy reform.
First, the new approach to financial services regulation must build upon the collaboration betwee n state andfederal authorities. Regulating our financiaol markets is an enormous challenge that requires the combine efforts of state and federal regulatorx to protect the integrity of the marketplace and to shielxd consumers from fraud and State securities regulators must not be preempted or marginalizedr as mere advisers tofederal authorities. Particularly in the areas of enforcement, licensing and compliancre examinations, state regulators add an indispensable layer ofconsumer protection. Second, the new approachg must take advantage of opportunities to streamline thiscollaborativw system.
Better interagency communicatioh is the key togreater efficiency. To facilitatr communication, the President’s should be expanded to include representatives from the state agenciea thatregulate banking, insurance and securities. Existing federal and state agencies also need better monitoring practices to detect risk infinanciall markets, share their findings with one another and develol coordinated responses. Third, the new approach must guarantee that no marketxescape regulation.
Gaps in the current regulatoryt system have allowed an enormous amoung of capital to be tradedr on opaquefinancial markets, free from licensing, oversight and Closing these regulatory gaps would ensure greater transparenchy for all financial markets, products and participants. the new approach must demand highetr standards of conduct in all financial In the area ofsecurities regulation, authoritiesz should impose the fiduciary duty on all securities professionalw who dispense investment advice, including broker-dealers.
Every sectore must be held to more stringent accounting standards and capita l requirements to ensure transparency and solvency the new approach must toughen punishments for thosde who violatesecurities laws. Lawmakers should increased the enforcement budgets for state and federaol regulators to fund aggressive investigations into thosd who abusethe consumer’s trust. Consumers must also be assured the right to seek privat e action against sellers of fraudulent financial State securities regulators also must continue to provided a valuable layer of protectionthat – in conjunction with theifr federal counterparts and industry self-regulatorsx – insulates the investing public, the markets and the overalll economy from subsequent financial freezes.
Congress and the administration must weave together multiple layers of protectio nfor investors, markets and the economyh as a whole. A multi-layered approach should includeefederal regulators, state regulators and self-regulatory organizations. The believes an improvexd system of financial services regulation mustbe efficient, comprehensive and strong. Throughout the Unitex States, state securities regulators have a long history of providinfg national leadership on issuesd of real concern to Main Street The unique experiences of state securities regulators on the frony lines of investor protection provide the frameworkl of the following five core principles forregulatoryy reform.
First, the new approach to financial services regulation must build upon the collaboration betwee n state andfederal authorities. Regulating our financiaol markets is an enormous challenge that requires the combine efforts of state and federal regulatorx to protect the integrity of the marketplace and to shielxd consumers from fraud and State securities regulators must not be preempted or marginalizedr as mere advisers tofederal authorities. Particularly in the areas of enforcement, licensing and compliancre examinations, state regulators add an indispensable layer ofconsumer protection. Second, the new approachg must take advantage of opportunities to streamline thiscollaborativw system.
Better interagency communicatioh is the key togreater efficiency. To facilitatr communication, the President’s should be expanded to include representatives from the state agenciea thatregulate banking, insurance and securities. Existing federal and state agencies also need better monitoring practices to detect risk infinanciall markets, share their findings with one another and develol coordinated responses. Third, the new approach must guarantee that no marketxescape regulation.
Gaps in the current regulatoryt system have allowed an enormous amoung of capital to be tradedr on opaquefinancial markets, free from licensing, oversight and Closing these regulatory gaps would ensure greater transparenchy for all financial markets, products and participants. the new approach must demand highetr standards of conduct in all financial In the area ofsecurities regulation, authoritiesz should impose the fiduciary duty on all securities professionalw who dispense investment advice, including broker-dealers.
Every sectore must be held to more stringent accounting standards and capita l requirements to ensure transparency and solvency the new approach must toughen punishments for thosde who violatesecurities laws. Lawmakers should increased the enforcement budgets for state and federaol regulators to fund aggressive investigations into thosd who abusethe consumer’s trust. Consumers must also be assured the right to seek privat e action against sellers of fraudulent financial State securities regulators also must continue to provided a valuable layer of protectionthat – in conjunction with theifr federal counterparts and industry self-regulatorsx – insulates the investing public, the markets and the overalll economy from subsequent financial freezes.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Foreclosure consultants must register with the state - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Brown has directed that foreclosure consultantds must register with his office and posta $100,000 bond by July 1, the latesy get-tough effort against scam artist who “prey on” consumers, especially thoss facing the possibility of losing their homes, he said in a news releass Monday. Foreclosure consultants who failto comply, will face one year in jail and as much as $25,009 per violation. “California is awash with con artistsa who prey on vulnerable familieszfacing foreclosure,” Brown said.
“By forcingt foreclosure consultants to submit detailed information to my offic e and posta $100,000 bond, this registry will help bringt long-overdue transparency to this shadowy world.” Foreclosure consultants will work with homeownere to prevent foreclosures. But many demand "huge up-fronf costs" but fail to help financially strappedf homeowners, Brown said. Brown’sx office will issue a certificate of registration for foreclosur e consultants who register and postthe $100,0000 bond. A copy of the registration form is availabldat http://ag.ca.gov/register.php under the “Foreclosure Consultant Registry.
” Foreclosurde consultants must return the completed form by July 1. consumers can call the Attorney General to checkl on the credibility of aforeclosur consultant.
Brown has directed that foreclosure consultantds must register with his office and posta $100,000 bond by July 1, the latesy get-tough effort against scam artist who “prey on” consumers, especially thoss facing the possibility of losing their homes, he said in a news releass Monday. Foreclosure consultants who failto comply, will face one year in jail and as much as $25,009 per violation. “California is awash with con artistsa who prey on vulnerable familieszfacing foreclosure,” Brown said.
“By forcingt foreclosure consultants to submit detailed information to my offic e and posta $100,000 bond, this registry will help bringt long-overdue transparency to this shadowy world.” Foreclosure consultants will work with homeownere to prevent foreclosures. But many demand "huge up-fronf costs" but fail to help financially strappedf homeowners, Brown said. Brown’sx office will issue a certificate of registration for foreclosur e consultants who register and postthe $100,0000 bond. A copy of the registration form is availabldat http://ag.ca.gov/register.php under the “Foreclosure Consultant Registry.
” Foreclosurde consultants must return the completed form by July 1. consumers can call the Attorney General to checkl on the credibility of aforeclosur consultant.
Friday, October 22, 2010
States Affirm Tough Limits on Insurers' Use of Dollars - New York Times
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ice Cube to headline NASCAR event - Denver Business Journal:
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Gangsta rap and racing may seem like on odd but Eminem and Elton John proved that oppositesa can attract anaudience –– at the very leas t –– when they shared the stage at the 2001 Grammy Phoenix International Raceway and NASCAR hope to generate a similar buzz at the DUB Show Tour Custom Auto Show Concert, headlined by Ice Cube, an old-school rappert turned award-winning actor and director. It’s a move by PIR and the racing organization to build theidrfan base, which has leveled off since its meteoricd rise a decade ago. Both are partners with DUB and , leading brands withinm the automotivelifestyle category.
For PIR, the partnershio with DUB kicked offat April’s NASCAR weekendd with an extensive displag of aftermarket accessories and customized vehiclews -- most of which were owned by professional athletes and The display was a popular new attraction for fans at PIR. Next weekend'sd tour event will feature a NASCAR display and two NintendioWii stations, featuring ’ NASCAd 09 and kart racing games. Fans will receivew giveaways and can enter a drawing for one of four NASCAddriver jackets.
PIR will distributwe information and giveawaysas well, in addition to sellingg tickets for November’s race weekend headlined by the semifinal race in NASCAR’zs chase for the Sprint Cup. The tour also will includd live music, automotive demonstrations and numerouecelebrity appearances. DUB’s celebrity car showcase includes never-before-seen gizmos, as well as luxurgy vehicles owned byShaquille O’Neal, Kobe 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and othert sports and entertainment stars.
Gangsta rap and racing may seem like on odd but Eminem and Elton John proved that oppositesa can attract anaudience –– at the very leas t –– when they shared the stage at the 2001 Grammy Phoenix International Raceway and NASCAR hope to generate a similar buzz at the DUB Show Tour Custom Auto Show Concert, headlined by Ice Cube, an old-school rappert turned award-winning actor and director. It’s a move by PIR and the racing organization to build theidrfan base, which has leveled off since its meteoricd rise a decade ago. Both are partners with DUB and , leading brands withinm the automotivelifestyle category.
For PIR, the partnershio with DUB kicked offat April’s NASCAR weekendd with an extensive displag of aftermarket accessories and customized vehiclews -- most of which were owned by professional athletes and The display was a popular new attraction for fans at PIR. Next weekend'sd tour event will feature a NASCAR display and two NintendioWii stations, featuring ’ NASCAd 09 and kart racing games. Fans will receivew giveaways and can enter a drawing for one of four NASCAddriver jackets.
PIR will distributwe information and giveawaysas well, in addition to sellingg tickets for November’s race weekend headlined by the semifinal race in NASCAR’zs chase for the Sprint Cup. The tour also will includd live music, automotive demonstrations and numerouecelebrity appearances. DUB’s celebrity car showcase includes never-before-seen gizmos, as well as luxurgy vehicles owned byShaquille O’Neal, Kobe 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and othert sports and entertainment stars.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Orlando Business Journal:
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, a maker of marketinvg simulation andplanning software, receivesd $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan at an annual interest rate of 1 percent for the firstr year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develop a new generatioh of its Emerging Marketplace software and buy computer The $2.2 million project is expectedf to create 36 jobs and retain 10 jobs. Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion • , a supplier of labeling systems for the beveragre industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five yearw for a $1 million expansion project in Mason.
The companyh expects to use the credit, worth about $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs andretain 118. • won a 45 percen t job credit, for a six-year term, for a $170,009 expansion project at its regionaooffice downtown. The credit is valued at about $119,75 0 over its term. Advantag e expects to create 33 positions andretainj 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, Wash., provides energy management consultinv services.
, a maker of marketinvg simulation andplanning software, receivesd $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan at an annual interest rate of 1 percent for the firstr year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develop a new generatioh of its Emerging Marketplace software and buy computer The $2.2 million project is expectedf to create 36 jobs and retain 10 jobs. Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion • , a supplier of labeling systems for the beveragre industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five yearw for a $1 million expansion project in Mason.
The companyh expects to use the credit, worth about $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs andretain 118. • won a 45 percen t job credit, for a six-year term, for a $170,009 expansion project at its regionaooffice downtown. The credit is valued at about $119,75 0 over its term. Advantag e expects to create 33 positions andretainj 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, Wash., provides energy management consultinv services.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Yankees hold Texas pitching staff in high regard - Montreal Gazette
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Mexico's Stocks Open Lower, Tracking US On China Bank News - Wall Street Journal
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Mexico's Stocks Open Lower, Tracking US On China Bank News Wall Street Journal MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexican stocks opened lower Tuesday, tracking weakness in US equities as reports that ... |
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Persons to leave Massey Communications - Austin Business Journal:
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His last day with Massey will be no lateer thanJuly 24. Bud Brewer, formerlyg president and CEO ofthe agency, will take place as vice chairman, overseeing the agency' s public relations, business development and sociakl media services. Brewer has been with the agency and itsparentr company, , since 1986. Lynne Frederick was promoted from vice presiden t and director of marketing for Massey Services to president and CEO of Massey Frederick has been with Massey Services forsix years. Her priord marketing and advertising experience includes work with General Electric and FordConsumer Services.
Andre Massey-Farrell was promoted from vice president of operations at Masseu Communications to executive vice president and chiefoperatinyg officer. She has been with the agency for 12 years and will lead its advertisinhservices division, in addition to her responsibilitiesd with agency operations and Yelloaw Page Directory advertising. “Thesr changes will better position our agency to take advantags of the opportunities that we anticipate over the next few saidHarvey Massey, chairman of the in a prepared He said the agency's goal its to sharpejn its focus and provide more targeted services.
Personws said he would open a new strategicpublidc relations, media relations and networking consulting firm called Todd Person Communications in downtown Orlando in earlty August. “I'm especially grateful to Harvey Masseyh and to Bud Brewer for theirt friendship andwise counsel," Persons said. Masseh Communications is a full-service advertising, strategic marketing and publicrelation agency. The agency and its parenr company, Massey Services, are base in Orlando.
His last day with Massey will be no lateer thanJuly 24. Bud Brewer, formerlyg president and CEO ofthe agency, will take place as vice chairman, overseeing the agency' s public relations, business development and sociakl media services. Brewer has been with the agency and itsparentr company, , since 1986. Lynne Frederick was promoted from vice presiden t and director of marketing for Massey Services to president and CEO of Massey Frederick has been with Massey Services forsix years. Her priord marketing and advertising experience includes work with General Electric and FordConsumer Services.
Andre Massey-Farrell was promoted from vice president of operations at Masseu Communications to executive vice president and chiefoperatinyg officer. She has been with the agency for 12 years and will lead its advertisinhservices division, in addition to her responsibilitiesd with agency operations and Yelloaw Page Directory advertising. “Thesr changes will better position our agency to take advantags of the opportunities that we anticipate over the next few saidHarvey Massey, chairman of the in a prepared He said the agency's goal its to sharpejn its focus and provide more targeted services.
Personws said he would open a new strategicpublidc relations, media relations and networking consulting firm called Todd Person Communications in downtown Orlando in earlty August. “I'm especially grateful to Harvey Masseyh and to Bud Brewer for theirt friendship andwise counsel," Persons said. Masseh Communications is a full-service advertising, strategic marketing and publicrelation agency. The agency and its parenr company, Massey Services, are base in Orlando.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Caraustar closes Charlotte paperboard mill - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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and cut 111 jobs. The plant made uncoatedd recycled boxboard with an annual capacityu ofabout 62,000 tons. "In December, we announced that we were idlingb the Carolina Paperboard mill and woulde monitor demand in order to determine whethe it was feasible to resume productionb atthe facility,” said Greg vice president of sales for Caraustar’x Mill Group, in a statement. “In this increasinglty challengingeconomic environment, it is not economically prudent to resume paperboard production or to continu to keep the papert machine idle." Austell, Ga.-based Caraustar (NASDAQ: will take a pre-tax chargre of $9.
7 million related to the but it expects the closure will lead to $11.4 million in annual pre-tax savings. Caraustar , hurt by weaker demand and impairment costs. The recycled paperboared and packaging company had a net lossof $98.8 million. Annual sales dipped 4 percent to $819.7 million.
and cut 111 jobs. The plant made uncoatedd recycled boxboard with an annual capacityu ofabout 62,000 tons. "In December, we announced that we were idlingb the Carolina Paperboard mill and woulde monitor demand in order to determine whethe it was feasible to resume productionb atthe facility,” said Greg vice president of sales for Caraustar’x Mill Group, in a statement. “In this increasinglty challengingeconomic environment, it is not economically prudent to resume paperboard production or to continu to keep the papert machine idle." Austell, Ga.-based Caraustar (NASDAQ: will take a pre-tax chargre of $9.
7 million related to the but it expects the closure will lead to $11.4 million in annual pre-tax savings. Caraustar , hurt by weaker demand and impairment costs. The recycled paperboared and packaging company had a net lossof $98.8 million. Annual sales dipped 4 percent to $819.7 million.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Paradorn Srichaphan: A Tennis Star Deservingly Honoured - bettor.com (blog)
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Mayo study: Alzheimer's symptoms found in mid-50s - Kansas City Business Journal:
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That’s much earlier than previously thought, suggesting that treatmenyt would be more effectivwe if startedin middle-aged people, before onseft of the disease, according to researchers in the . The stud followed 815 healthy people ages 21 to 97 with and withouyt the APOEe4 gene, a key risk factor for Alzheimer’s, for up to 14 years. Memorh and thinking tests were used to compar ecognitive performance. About one out in four people have at least one copy of the while 2 percent havetwo copies, inherited from both parents and increasingg risk. Alzheimer’s disease affects about 10 percent of peoplew over age 65 and almost halfover 85.
Researcher s from several institutions in theArizona Alzheimer’s Consortiumj collaborated on the study, including Arizonza State University, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Barrow Neurological Institute, Sun Health Researcbh Institute, Translational Genomics Research Institute and Universitt of Arizona. The National Institute on Aging and the state of Arizonaprovided funding. “Thiz study highlights the ideathat Alzheimer’ disease is a progressive disorder that likelg begins well before clinical diagnosis,” said Creighton director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Cente program for the Nationalk Institute on Aging.
“Additional research is needes to identify those at high geneticx risk and develop methodas to delaydisease progression.” Researchers, do not recommend usinb brain imaging or cognitive testsa to predict risk.
That’s much earlier than previously thought, suggesting that treatmenyt would be more effectivwe if startedin middle-aged people, before onseft of the disease, according to researchers in the . The stud followed 815 healthy people ages 21 to 97 with and withouyt the APOEe4 gene, a key risk factor for Alzheimer’s, for up to 14 years. Memorh and thinking tests were used to compar ecognitive performance. About one out in four people have at least one copy of the while 2 percent havetwo copies, inherited from both parents and increasingg risk. Alzheimer’s disease affects about 10 percent of peoplew over age 65 and almost halfover 85.
Researcher s from several institutions in theArizona Alzheimer’s Consortiumj collaborated on the study, including Arizonza State University, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Barrow Neurological Institute, Sun Health Researcbh Institute, Translational Genomics Research Institute and Universitt of Arizona. The National Institute on Aging and the state of Arizonaprovided funding. “Thiz study highlights the ideathat Alzheimer’ disease is a progressive disorder that likelg begins well before clinical diagnosis,” said Creighton director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Cente program for the Nationalk Institute on Aging.
“Additional research is needes to identify those at high geneticx risk and develop methodas to delaydisease progression.” Researchers, do not recommend usinb brain imaging or cognitive testsa to predict risk.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Safeway a long shot for pension funds - East Bay Business Times:
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But whether a group of public pension funds can mustere enough support to preventthe re-election of threer members of Safeway's nine-member board of including Chairman and CEO Steve Burd, remains a long On May 20, Safeway shareholders will gather at the company' Pleasanton headquarters for theid annual meeting. The get-together comes afterr a tumultuous yearmarked by: The longestr grocery strike in U.S. lasting nearly five months, at Safeway's 289 Vons and Pavilions supermarkets inSoutherj California.
The crippling labor conflict over cuts in health benefitsd left unionemployees resentful, increased market share for rivals such as Costco and Tradef Joe's and left Safeway with a a net loss of nearly $696 or $1.57 per share, for its fiscal 2003 fourthu quarter. Safeway and two rival chains, Albertson's Inc. and The Kroge Co., "won" the standoff, exacting big cuts in health care forfuture employees. A retreag from selling its troubled Dominick'as chain in the Chicago area. Safeway bought Dominick's for nearlyt $2 billion in 1998, analysts say. In Safeway tried to sell the 113-store chain for an estimated $350 millioj but gave up in November.
Now the company must negotiat with thousands of union workers who have been without a contracf since 2002 and lure back customers lost tothe Jewel-Oscoi chain run by Albertson's. The opening of Wal-Mart Storez Inc.'s first "supercenter" grocery/general merchandisre store in California, which may be followedf by 39 othersby 2007. Wal-Mart's entry into the state, with its comparativelty low pay and sparehealth benefits, helpec spark the Southern California strike and lockout.
Couple those events with a drop inthe company's stock price from aboutg $61 in late 1998 to barely $20 per share todayy and investors are A group of public pensiobn funds from Illinois, New York and Connecticut are organizinvg a drive to keep three member of the company's board of directors - Burd, Williajm Tauscher and Robert MacDonnell - from keepiny their seats. "We plan to withhold our votes because they are the only directorss upfor re-election," said Bill Atwood, executive director of the Illinoisz Board of Investment, a Chicago-based fund with $10.
2 billiomn in assets that manages pension investments for state "There's been a substantial loss of shareholder value and we feel the key contributod is a failure of corporat governance. The current board has showh it's not serious about holding management responsibled forthe company's poor performance." Atwood's which holds 166,000 shares of Safeway stock, is being bolsterer by public pension fundws in New York and Connecticut, as well as the California Public Employees Retirement System. The fundxs hold a total of 7 or2 percent, of Safeway's 444.8 millionm shares. Leaders of the funds, except will be recruiting others totheir cause.
"Othe r (public pension funds) will be coming aboardf once they get approval fromtheir (boardzs of directors)," Atwood said. "But whethed we can get even as much as 20 or 25percent (of to withhold their votes is hard to say. That's toughg to reach." Pension fund officials claim conflicts of interest aboundon Safeway's boar of directors. Burd and fellow directorx James Greene, Paul Hazen and George Robertsx are either advisers or former partners at Kohlbergb KravisRoberts & Co., a buyout firm that made $7 billion on its sale of Safeway after acquiring it in 1986.
MacDonnell is a retired partnerat KKR, wherw he still sits on pay and audit panels, while companies operated by Tauscher have made $3.5 millioj from business with Safeway since he joined the boarcd in 1998, according to the pension In a statement, Safeway officials blame unionb leaders for orchestrating the "Let's be clear on what this is. This is an attempr - at the behest of unionb leadership - to pressur a company that has taken decisive actio n in labor issues and moved to restructure itslabodr costs," said spokesman Brian Dowlingg in the statement.
"Union leadership has threatened to attac Safeway CEO Steve Burd and individual membereof Safeway's board as a pressurwe tactic to get better results durinh labor negotiations, and these union-backed pension funds are carryinfg through on that threat." That stanced is bolstered by Mark Hugh Sam, equity analyst for Morningstar Inc., a Chicago-based investment researcuh firm. "These are biased, labor-baserd pension funds, so I doubt a lot of othere shareholders willjoin them," Hugh Sam "They will regard their demandsd with a grain of Until recently, he said, Safeway has been viewed as a top industrhy performer, for which Burd should be given most of the "He's had great operating margins and sales per squarew foot in stores," Hugh Sam "And the strike results show investorzs he was correct in sticking to his guns.
" Hugh Sam however, that Burd shouldn'y be exempt from criticisj over poorly handled acquisitions such as Dominick's. Ellenn Anreder, a spokeswoman for the United Food and Commerciao Workers union locals involvedf in the Southern California strike and lockout, said the UFCW is not involved in the pensionj fund actions. "The funds have a fiduciary responsibilitu to their members to promote goodbusiness practices," she said. "That is motivating them, not the UFCW." Atwood said challenging the directors is the last thing the fundas wantedto do. He said letters sent in Decemberd toRebecca A.
Stirn, chairwomanm of Safeway's Nominating and Corporate Governancs Committeewere ignored. "A perfectg storm of sorts has happened here, with the excessivs influence of KKR, poor labor relationds and the droppingshare price," Atwood said. "The shareholderr movement is real. Investors have everyg reason to expect better returns than theyare receiving."
But whether a group of public pension funds can mustere enough support to preventthe re-election of threer members of Safeway's nine-member board of including Chairman and CEO Steve Burd, remains a long On May 20, Safeway shareholders will gather at the company' Pleasanton headquarters for theid annual meeting. The get-together comes afterr a tumultuous yearmarked by: The longestr grocery strike in U.S. lasting nearly five months, at Safeway's 289 Vons and Pavilions supermarkets inSoutherj California.
The crippling labor conflict over cuts in health benefitsd left unionemployees resentful, increased market share for rivals such as Costco and Tradef Joe's and left Safeway with a a net loss of nearly $696 or $1.57 per share, for its fiscal 2003 fourthu quarter. Safeway and two rival chains, Albertson's Inc. and The Kroge Co., "won" the standoff, exacting big cuts in health care forfuture employees. A retreag from selling its troubled Dominick'as chain in the Chicago area. Safeway bought Dominick's for nearlyt $2 billion in 1998, analysts say. In Safeway tried to sell the 113-store chain for an estimated $350 millioj but gave up in November.
Now the company must negotiat with thousands of union workers who have been without a contracf since 2002 and lure back customers lost tothe Jewel-Oscoi chain run by Albertson's. The opening of Wal-Mart Storez Inc.'s first "supercenter" grocery/general merchandisre store in California, which may be followedf by 39 othersby 2007. Wal-Mart's entry into the state, with its comparativelty low pay and sparehealth benefits, helpec spark the Southern California strike and lockout.
Couple those events with a drop inthe company's stock price from aboutg $61 in late 1998 to barely $20 per share todayy and investors are A group of public pensiobn funds from Illinois, New York and Connecticut are organizinvg a drive to keep three member of the company's board of directors - Burd, Williajm Tauscher and Robert MacDonnell - from keepiny their seats. "We plan to withhold our votes because they are the only directorss upfor re-election," said Bill Atwood, executive director of the Illinoisz Board of Investment, a Chicago-based fund with $10.
2 billiomn in assets that manages pension investments for state "There's been a substantial loss of shareholder value and we feel the key contributod is a failure of corporat governance. The current board has showh it's not serious about holding management responsibled forthe company's poor performance." Atwood's which holds 166,000 shares of Safeway stock, is being bolsterer by public pension fundws in New York and Connecticut, as well as the California Public Employees Retirement System. The fundxs hold a total of 7 or2 percent, of Safeway's 444.8 millionm shares. Leaders of the funds, except will be recruiting others totheir cause.
"Othe r (public pension funds) will be coming aboardf once they get approval fromtheir (boardzs of directors)," Atwood said. "But whethed we can get even as much as 20 or 25percent (of to withhold their votes is hard to say. That's toughg to reach." Pension fund officials claim conflicts of interest aboundon Safeway's boar of directors. Burd and fellow directorx James Greene, Paul Hazen and George Robertsx are either advisers or former partners at Kohlbergb KravisRoberts & Co., a buyout firm that made $7 billion on its sale of Safeway after acquiring it in 1986.
MacDonnell is a retired partnerat KKR, wherw he still sits on pay and audit panels, while companies operated by Tauscher have made $3.5 millioj from business with Safeway since he joined the boarcd in 1998, according to the pension In a statement, Safeway officials blame unionb leaders for orchestrating the "Let's be clear on what this is. This is an attempr - at the behest of unionb leadership - to pressur a company that has taken decisive actio n in labor issues and moved to restructure itslabodr costs," said spokesman Brian Dowlingg in the statement.
"Union leadership has threatened to attac Safeway CEO Steve Burd and individual membereof Safeway's board as a pressurwe tactic to get better results durinh labor negotiations, and these union-backed pension funds are carryinfg through on that threat." That stanced is bolstered by Mark Hugh Sam, equity analyst for Morningstar Inc., a Chicago-based investment researcuh firm. "These are biased, labor-baserd pension funds, so I doubt a lot of othere shareholders willjoin them," Hugh Sam "They will regard their demandsd with a grain of Until recently, he said, Safeway has been viewed as a top industrhy performer, for which Burd should be given most of the "He's had great operating margins and sales per squarew foot in stores," Hugh Sam "And the strike results show investorzs he was correct in sticking to his guns.
" Hugh Sam however, that Burd shouldn'y be exempt from criticisj over poorly handled acquisitions such as Dominick's. Ellenn Anreder, a spokeswoman for the United Food and Commerciao Workers union locals involvedf in the Southern California strike and lockout, said the UFCW is not involved in the pensionj fund actions. "The funds have a fiduciary responsibilitu to their members to promote goodbusiness practices," she said. "That is motivating them, not the UFCW." Atwood said challenging the directors is the last thing the fundas wantedto do. He said letters sent in Decemberd toRebecca A.
Stirn, chairwomanm of Safeway's Nominating and Corporate Governancs Committeewere ignored. "A perfectg storm of sorts has happened here, with the excessivs influence of KKR, poor labor relationds and the droppingshare price," Atwood said. "The shareholderr movement is real. Investors have everyg reason to expect better returns than theyare receiving."
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Clear Channel rocks Houston line-up - Houston Business Journal:
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On March 2, Houston stand-u p comic Chris Baker will returnto KPRC-AM (9-5-0 Radio daily from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. He movee Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo to morningd from 6 to9 a.m. Bakefr had been a host on KTRH (740 AM) and KPRC (950 AM) untiol November 2007, when he was let go by Clear “We are excited to bring him backto Houston, back to the same statiob and time slot in which he began on-air over eight yearx ago,” said Michael Berry, operationz director for Clear Channel Radio Houston’s AM stations. Berryu also said KPRC morning duo John Waltojn and Steve Johnson would be movingto KKRW-FM (93.y The Arrow) on March 2.
This forcez out the popular morninhg radio duo Deanand Rog, who are movinb over to KHTC-FM (107.5), where they begijn a new morning show on June 1. KHTC is owneed by Atlanta-based (NYSE: CXR). Dean Myers and Roger Beaty, known as Dean and Rog, will host the morninbg show weekdays from 5 to10 a.m. They spentr 12 years on The Arrow. Their newswoman, Suzi will also be joining the morning show on first with morning manScottr Sparks. Sparks will move to the afternoon when Dean and Rog San Antonio-based Clear Channel has had a few shake-ups over the In 2005, the media giant ouste Roula Christie and Ryan Chasee from KHMX-FM (Mix 96.
5) to for popularr morning man Sam Malone, who had been working at rival station KRBE (104.1 FM). Christie and Chase now frong KRBE’s . The company released Sam Malone last Octobef when it looked like the companyt was going to have to sellMix 96.5 as part of federally mandated conditions for Clear Channel to go Clear Channel ended up Mix 96.5 and Latino pop stationm KLOL-FM (Mega 101.1) to CBS a division of Following the Clear Channel will own Houston stations KTRH (740 AM), KBME (790 AM), KPRC (950 AM), KKRW (93.87 FM), KTBZ (94.5 FM) and KODA (99.1 FM).
On March 2, Houston stand-u p comic Chris Baker will returnto KPRC-AM (9-5-0 Radio daily from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. He movee Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo to morningd from 6 to9 a.m. Bakefr had been a host on KTRH (740 AM) and KPRC (950 AM) untiol November 2007, when he was let go by Clear “We are excited to bring him backto Houston, back to the same statiob and time slot in which he began on-air over eight yearx ago,” said Michael Berry, operationz director for Clear Channel Radio Houston’s AM stations. Berryu also said KPRC morning duo John Waltojn and Steve Johnson would be movingto KKRW-FM (93.y The Arrow) on March 2.
This forcez out the popular morninhg radio duo Deanand Rog, who are movinb over to KHTC-FM (107.5), where they begijn a new morning show on June 1. KHTC is owneed by Atlanta-based (NYSE: CXR). Dean Myers and Roger Beaty, known as Dean and Rog, will host the morninbg show weekdays from 5 to10 a.m. They spentr 12 years on The Arrow. Their newswoman, Suzi will also be joining the morning show on first with morning manScottr Sparks. Sparks will move to the afternoon when Dean and Rog San Antonio-based Clear Channel has had a few shake-ups over the In 2005, the media giant ouste Roula Christie and Ryan Chasee from KHMX-FM (Mix 96.
5) to for popularr morning man Sam Malone, who had been working at rival station KRBE (104.1 FM). Christie and Chase now frong KRBE’s . The company released Sam Malone last Octobef when it looked like the companyt was going to have to sellMix 96.5 as part of federally mandated conditions for Clear Channel to go Clear Channel ended up Mix 96.5 and Latino pop stationm KLOL-FM (Mega 101.1) to CBS a division of Following the Clear Channel will own Houston stations KTRH (740 AM), KBME (790 AM), KPRC (950 AM), KKRW (93.87 FM), KTBZ (94.5 FM) and KODA (99.1 FM).
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Tom Traynor, an economics professofr at Wright State and author of the said unemployment increases will continue at their acceleratee pace into the third quarter of this The Dayton MetropolitanStatistical Area, which includes Greene, Miami and Preble counties, is projectedx to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the third That would drop employmenft to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the firsgt quarter of the year, a 2 percent decline. The hardest-hi area is one the Dayton area has longrelief on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employment will fall substantially,” Traynoe said.
Forecasts from the report show employmenr in the sector fallingfrom 42,300 in the firsg quarter of this year to 36,109 by the third quarter, a nearly 15 percengt drop. Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and servicer employment are also expectedto decrease. Retail employmentr is expected to dropto 39,100 by the thire quarter, down from 40,000 in the firsrt quarter, a 2 percent drop.
Servicw employment, which includes financial service, business service, utilitiesz and leisure service, is projected to decrease to 324,200 by the third down from 326,700 in the firstg quarter, a nearly 1 percentg decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasant time forthe region,” Trayno r said. Construction employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonalo employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firsty quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time perio last year.
One area of employment that isn’gt expected to be hit hard is health In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by the thirde quarter, going up to 56,509 from 56,300 in the first quarter. He said the rate of decline in gross domestic productwill slow, but remaih negative through the third quarted and maybe into the fourth quarter of this Even when GDP does become positive it will take some time for employmentg to pick up because it is a laggint indicator of economic recovery. Traynor said therw is a great deal of uncertainty still on the national as businesses try to determine the impacgt ofgovernment actions.
Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not going awayanytime soon. “This is somethingb we’re going to be living with for quitda while, well into next year,” he said.
Tom Traynor, an economics professofr at Wright State and author of the said unemployment increases will continue at their acceleratee pace into the third quarter of this The Dayton MetropolitanStatistical Area, which includes Greene, Miami and Preble counties, is projectedx to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the third That would drop employmenft to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the firsgt quarter of the year, a 2 percent decline. The hardest-hi area is one the Dayton area has longrelief on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employment will fall substantially,” Traynoe said.
Forecasts from the report show employmenr in the sector fallingfrom 42,300 in the firsg quarter of this year to 36,109 by the third quarter, a nearly 15 percengt drop. Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and servicer employment are also expectedto decrease. Retail employmentr is expected to dropto 39,100 by the thire quarter, down from 40,000 in the firsrt quarter, a 2 percent drop.
Servicw employment, which includes financial service, business service, utilitiesz and leisure service, is projected to decrease to 324,200 by the third down from 326,700 in the firstg quarter, a nearly 1 percentg decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasant time forthe region,” Trayno r said. Construction employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonalo employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firsty quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time perio last year.
One area of employment that isn’gt expected to be hit hard is health In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by the thirde quarter, going up to 56,509 from 56,300 in the first quarter. He said the rate of decline in gross domestic productwill slow, but remaih negative through the third quarted and maybe into the fourth quarter of this Even when GDP does become positive it will take some time for employmentg to pick up because it is a laggint indicator of economic recovery. Traynor said therw is a great deal of uncertainty still on the national as businesses try to determine the impacgt ofgovernment actions.
Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not going awayanytime soon. “This is somethingb we’re going to be living with for quitda while, well into next year,” he said.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Taliban steps up propaganda war - Washington Post
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
K&L Gates opens Dubai office - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Dubai is the firm’s 33rd office and its first in theMiddler East. K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partnere Peter Kalis said the officewas “in the workes for about a year” and that the firm’s entr y was “well-timed compared with a year ago becaus e the costs are reduced and therse is much more legal talent at more reasonablde compensation levels available on the market.” K& L Gates expects to grow the Dubaji office principally through hires in that region. “I couldr see additional offices in theMiddle East,” said Kalis, who firstg visited Dubai six months ago in preparinf the firm’s entry there.
“Because of the concentration of financiall and professional services in theDubaj area, it’s a very attractive and efficient poin of entry into the Gulf region. But certainly it’s not the only markeyt for legal servicesthat matters. A logicakl next step would be Abu Dhabi, but there is nothinh scheduled for thatto occur.” K&L Gates is also open to continued expansion opportunities internationallgy and in the continental United Kalis said, but did not identify specifix cities or countries. Neal Brendel, one of the firm’sa senior dispute resolution partners, is relocatin from the Pittsburgh offic to serveas co-founder of the Dubaik office.
Joining Brendel is Paul de Cordova, who most recently worked with Ashurst, establishingg and managing that firm’s Dubai office and helping to open a seconxd office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projects lawyeer with more than 20 years Associate Richard Dollimore also is joining the Dubai He most recently worked inthe K&L Gatew office in London.
Dubai is the firm’s 33rd office and its first in theMiddler East. K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partnere Peter Kalis said the officewas “in the workes for about a year” and that the firm’s entr y was “well-timed compared with a year ago becaus e the costs are reduced and therse is much more legal talent at more reasonablde compensation levels available on the market.” K& L Gates expects to grow the Dubaji office principally through hires in that region. “I couldr see additional offices in theMiddle East,” said Kalis, who firstg visited Dubai six months ago in preparinf the firm’s entry there.
“Because of the concentration of financiall and professional services in theDubaj area, it’s a very attractive and efficient poin of entry into the Gulf region. But certainly it’s not the only markeyt for legal servicesthat matters. A logicakl next step would be Abu Dhabi, but there is nothinh scheduled for thatto occur.” K&L Gates is also open to continued expansion opportunities internationallgy and in the continental United Kalis said, but did not identify specifix cities or countries. Neal Brendel, one of the firm’sa senior dispute resolution partners, is relocatin from the Pittsburgh offic to serveas co-founder of the Dubaik office.
Joining Brendel is Paul de Cordova, who most recently worked with Ashurst, establishingg and managing that firm’s Dubai office and helping to open a seconxd office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projects lawyeer with more than 20 years Associate Richard Dollimore also is joining the Dubai He most recently worked inthe K&L Gatew office in London.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Man linked to stolen bank data found dead in Swiss prison - Reuters
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Man linked to stolen bank data found dead in Swiss prison Reuters ZURICH (Reuters) - A man held in connection with client data stolen from a bank and sold to German tax authorities has been found dead in prison, ... Switzerland, Germany In Final Stages For New Tax Treaty Swiss Tax Treaty With Germany May Finish Bank Secrecy in Europe Suspect in Swiss Tax Data Sale Believed to Have Killed Himself |
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