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was among the 20 airports nationwide that offererd theexpedited system. An airportr spokeswoman said the airport was not notifiede in advance and the Clear Lanewas closed. In it reported having more than 10,000 users pass through the lanesx since the express service was first offered theres insummer 2007. “Clear Lanes Are No Longer Available. At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, Clear will cease operations. Clear’sw parent company, has been unable to negotiate an agreemen t with its senior creditor tocontinuwe operations.” There was no information aboutf whether enrollees would get refunds. The service cost $199 a Customers were mostly business travelerws andfrequent fliers.
The program started at in 2005. Cleadr enrollees were pre-screened by the , and, if were provided with a card that gave them accesw to a specialsecuritty lane. Clear was operated by Verified Identity Pass of New York As ofJune 4, Clear claimed to have enrolled more than 260,000p fliers.

Giants, Patriots Rivalry Flares In Senators' Offices As Super Bowl Nears - Huffington Post

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State manufacturers offered access to two lean-transformation programs - Business First of Louisville:

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The first program, Kentuckyt Compete, is designed to transform a singlse business throughan on-site, hands-om training sequence. It includes a complete operations assessmentg to help identify possibl improvements and create a performance targets andcost savings. The secondf program, the Community Action Partnership, is designedc for smaller companies. Up to six firmd can participate atone time. The program includes weeklong events held at one of theparticipating company’sd work sites. The process is intended to builxd a strong community network for theparticipatinb companies.
“First-year savings will pay for the programj manytimes over,” said Jim LeMaster, KAM presidentg and CEO, in a news “In addition, results are guaranteed (by the and a budget-neutral approach is availablde to defer payment for the program until the savingsx are realized.” More informationh about the program is available online at www.theleanway.com.

Green packaging has become a way for retailers to save money, extend brands - Wichita Business Journal:

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It shows a bar graph indicating a steadh increase overa 15-year period, representinyg the sales growth of , where Dorsett is the nationap marketing director. The growth is due to customers’ effortd to go green. Companies are latchinv onto Pratt Industries, which provides 100 percent recycled to make packaging more environmentally andeconomically That, in turn, makes vendors, retailers and the public happy. “Eighty-three perceny of the big retail operations are involved in greenb initiatives for all kindaof reasons,” Dorsett “One, it is politically Two, it is socially responsible. Three, it is economicallty responsible.
” It’s a newer initiative for the big suchas Wal-Mart and which buy, sell and ship packaged announced in 2006 a five-year program to reduce packaging by 5 percenf by 2013. The retail giant uses a scorecard system to rate manufacturers on their useof packaging. manufacturers have a choice: Improve packaginv or don’t expect to put merchandiswe onthe Wal-Mart floor. “We are not being heavy-handefd about it,” says Bill Wertz, a spokesperson for Wal-Mart. ”It’s really an invitation to our supplierw to collaboratewith us.
” Manufacturersd have scrambled to find ways to packagd green: simplifying boxes, using recycled materials and eliminatingg plastics when possible. “We’v e kind of caught the wave at therighft time,” Dorsett says. “We have the perfect sustainabl product, and a lot of peopled now need it.” When Pratt bought , , whicyh manufacturers HVAC units, saw an opportunity to be greenefrthan before. “It was just a real good fit for us in termsa of where we were going in trying to be sustainablee with the environmentand all,” says Bob a buyer at Pratt.
Parks says Johnsoh Controls tested the packaging to make sure it was durable enough for its And Johnson Controlsput Pratt’e 100 percent recycled product logo on the side of its boxex instead of on the bottom. “We think it’s very importantr that our users understand that we are trying to be good stewarda of the environment by using this Parks says. A movement to green packaging looks good tothe Wal-Mart and Amazon, for example, both have Web sites dedicated solelgy to their efforts to go There are economic benefits, as well, which can sometimesa be the overriding factor when retailers decide to push to be “Maybe the reason they’re doing this is becausde they’re feeling the pressure from their consumera to be environmentally green,” Dorsetr says, “but when you reduce packaging and simplif y processes, you’re going to save

Dot Cincinnati: College of Mount St. Joseph - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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is unveiling a redesigned Web site that sortse information about the college based on the kind of user askinggfor help. A new home page asks visitorsw to identify themselvesas students, parents, alumni, prospective students or visitors. "You can get lost in a Web saidMark Cain, executive directofr of information services and support. "What we tried to do was organizr informationpeople needed. A lot of it is better information that'xs more targeted.
" For example, the parents' page includeds information on tuition and safety on Pages for prospective students help them calculates college costs as well as find out abouft scholarships and financial aid availabls from the government andthe college. Everyone mighr enjoy the two virtualtours offered. One spotlight downtown Cincinnati touchstones such as the riverfront andFountain Square. The other is a photo and text tour of the college Visitors familiar with the old site will noticr a changein photographs. "Thre old site had lots of shots ofempty buildings," Cain said.
"We wanted to emphasize The redesign, done in part by graphic designerTriciaz Johnson, includes cleaner lines and an emphasisd on the color green, which seemsd to bring a calming and lots of pictures positione d inside circles. The pages get simpler as one burrowzs deeper intothe site, going from lots of graphics to simplre text enhanced with spot color. Designes to work hand-in-hand with Mount St. Joe's emphasis on being a wirelesws campus, the Web site also givesw the 2,300 students plus faculty -- most of whom are now equippex with wireless laptopcomputeras -- easy access to e-mail, lab software and linkz to the campus library.
Most importantly, the site offers a way to answetrstudent questions, Cain said. Q&Aw with Mark Cain, executive directoer of information services andsupport Q: How does the site servwe current students? A: The site includes all the toolsx we felt students needed to be successfulp at college. It's password protected for everhy student. They can register for courses, see theier schedule information, their grades and their entireacademic record. they'll be able to do a degree audir and determine what they needto graduate. Students can also see if theirf loan hasbeen approved. And once they they can order their books and pay all or part of theirrtuition online.
Q: How has the Web changed every-dayh activities on campus? A: This made linezs disappear. Students can do course evaluationw online, and professors receive resultsby e-mail.

Martek Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

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million -- Record non-infant formula nutritional saleasof $9.8 million -- Record pre-taxs income of $17.1 million -- Earnings per share of an increase of 20% over last year'ss second quarter -- Full fiscal year 2009 earnings guidanced of $1.20 - $1.256 per share, pre-tax earningsw growth of 10% to 15% over fisca 2008 COLUMBIA, Md., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marteok Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq: MATK) today announcec its financial results for the second quartedr of fiscal 2009. Revenues for the second quarte rwere $92.4 million, up 2% from $90.7u million in the second quarter of fiscapl 2008. Net income was $11.0 million, or $0.
343 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscap 2009, a 20% increase comparefd with $9.2 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in last year'ds second quarter. Commenting on the quarter, Chie f Executive Officer said, "The continued execution of our business plan allowed Martek to generate record revenues and profitss in thesecond quarter. These results were achieved despite the challenges of a strugglingglobap economy. We continue to be encouraged by recent infantg formula sales data which indicated that end consumer demand for infant formula is stablew despite the weak globaleconomic environment.
As such, while infanrt formula related revenue in the second half of our fiscakl 2009 will be impacted by someinventor de-stocking, Martek is still expecting stronfg 2009 earnings as a result of growthh in our non-infant formula business and controlling our expenseas during this period. I believe our growing non-infanty formula business coupled with an expected resumptionm in growth in our infant formula busineszs in 2010 will lay a solidx foundationfor 2010." Product sales in the seconrd quarter of fiscal 2009 increased to $88. million from $87.9 million in the second quartet offiscal 2008.
Second quarter revenue growtgh was driven by salesof life'sDHA(TM) to non-infany formula nutritional markets which grew to a record levell of $9.8 million, up from $8.3 millionh in the prior year's secondr quarter. The 18% increase in non-infant formula nutritional products was led by significantlh higher sales to the pregnancy and nursing Three months ended Six months endedApril 30, April 30, ----------------- ---------------- 2009 2008 % 2009 2008 % incr incr (decr) Infant formula marke $77,383 $78,390 (1%) $151,974e $148,668 2% Food and beverage market 2,970 3,172 (6%) 5,597 5,267 6% Pregnancy and nutritional supplements and animal feeds 6,801 5,1143 33% 12,465 10,405 20% Non-nutritional products 989 1,20p0 (18%) 2,138 2,144 0% ------ ------- ---- ------- ------- -- Totall product sales $88,152 $87,875 0.
3% $172,17e $166,484 3% ====== ====== ==== ======= ====== == In addition, contract manufacturing sales in the seconcd quarter totaled $4.3 million, compared with $2.9 millio a year ago. This increase was primarily due to a chang e in the timing of orders from oneexisting customer. While the Company expectsx to continue reducing the scopee of its contractmanufacturing activities, Martek at times, provide such services to both existing and new customers if reasonablr profit margins are expected and there is no impac t to the Company's higher margijn nutritional oils business. Overall gross margi n for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was an increase overthe 41.
2% gross margi realized in the secondr quarter of fiscal 2008. The improvement resulted largely from ARA cost reductions and increasec capacity utilizationat Martek's manufacturingb facilities. Research and development expenses in the second quarter of fiscal 2009were $7.2 an increase of 5% over the correspondingy quarter of last year. Research and development as a percentage of revenus increasedto 7.7% from 7.5% in the prio year's second quarter. The increase relates primarilyy to development work focusingb on offerings for new marketxs and broadening the arrat of foods and beverages in whichthe Company'xs life'sDHA(TM) can be incorporated.
The Company continues to expecgt quarter-to-quarter fluctuations in research and development expensese mainly due to the timing of outside including third-party clinical trial services. During the seconxd quarter of fiscal 2009, selling, general and administrativde expenses ("SG&A") were $12.9 or 13.9% of revenue, a decrease from $14.q2 million or 15.7% of revenue in last year's seconfd quarter. The Company continues to closelg manageits SG&A spending levels.
Marteki expects that for fiscal SG&A will be lower than fiscal 2008 levels on both a percentage of revenue and absolute dollar basi reflecting the cost management measures employed by the Compangy to addresseconomic challenges. For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Company generated $25.6 milliom of cash from operating activities, with the secondr quarter providing $17.0 million of this As of the end of the second Martekhad $117.
9 million in cash and cash equivalents, a minimal amoun of debt and the entire balance of its long-ter m revolving credit facility ($135 million) available for future -- Non-Infant Formula Product Launches - Several non-infantt formula nutritional products with Martek's life'sDHA(TM) were launchede by Martek's customers, including Walmargt Spring Valley DHA dietary supplements and The Coca Cola Company'ds Minute Maid Blueberry Pom single serve an extension of Minute Maid's current Pomegranatd Blueberry juice with life'sDHA(TM).
-- Multi-Year Sole-Sourcee Infant Formula Supply Agreements - Martelk entered into multi-year, sole-source infant formula supplt agreements with Rice FieldCorporation ("Ricd Field") and Lactalis Nutrition Sante ("Lactalis"). Under the Rice Fielx agreement, Martek will supply its DHA and ARA blendx for all infant formul a products manufactured by Rice Field undetr theProdigy brand. Rice Field will also be usinb Martek's life'sDHA(TM) and in its growing-up milks and will be usint life'sDHA(TM) in its products for pregnang andnursing women, all of which will be sold underd the Prodigy brand in China.
Undef the Lactalis agreement, Martek will supply its life'sARA(TM) for use in infan t formula and growing-up milk s produced by Lactalis and sold in Francweand Algeria. -- Multi-Year Exclusive Food and Beveragre SupplyAgreement - Martek entered into a multi-yeare supply agreement with Ragasa, one of Mexico'zs largest providers of raw and refined oil productz and maker of Mexico's leadin consumer cooking oil Nutrioli, under which Ragas has agreed to purchasre all of its DHA omega- 3 needs from Martek.
Ragasa plans to launch a producrtfeaturing life'sDHA(TM) in 2009 and will display the life'sDHA(TM) logo on the producrt packaging and in all related promotional -- Arrangement for the Production of Influenza Drug Precurso r - Consistent with the services providedf by Martek in 2006, Martek has been re-engaged to manufacture shikimicf acid, the starting material used to produce an anti-viraol drug for the treatment of influenza. Saled for such services are expected toapproximated $4.5 million, with one-haltf of this total anticipated to occuf in Martek's fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 and the remainded anticipated to occur during the firsy half of fiscal 2010.
-- New Scientific Data Publishecd onDHA - A summary documenty for the International Society for the Studyh of Fatty Acids and Lipidds published in Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essentialk Fatty Acids (February 2009) discussesd obtaining adequate DHA intake in light of current western They concluded that with no otherf changes in diet, improvement of blood DHA status can be achievexd with dietary supplements of preformedx DHA (such as Martek's life'sDHA(TM)), but not with supplementatiohn of ALA, EPA, or other Martek's Memory Improvement With Docosahexaenoic Acid Study clinical trial studying the effectsw of life'sDHA(TM) supplementation in improving cognitivs functions (i.e.
- working memory retention and attention) in health subjects with age-related cognitive decline has concluded. Resultas of this study will be the subject of an oral presentationn at the International Conferenceon Alzheimer'ss Disease to be held July 11 - 16, 2009 in Austria. Based on recent retail sales data, Martej estimates that overall end consumer demand for infantt formula in the United States as well as internationally is stabl e despite the weakglobal Nonetheless, we believe that de-stocking of infan formula inventory is occurringh at both the retail level as well as the manufacturefr level (our customers).
As a resul of this inventory de-stocking, Martek's infant formula revenus is expected to be negatively impacted duringfthe Company's third and fourth fiscal quarterss by a combined total of $10 milliobn to $15 million. Martek expecte total revenues for the thired quarter of fiscal 2009 to be between $77 million and $85 million with third quartert infant formula revenue projected to be between $63 million and $70 milliohn and third quarter non-infant formula nutritional revenue projected to be betwee $8.5 million and $10.55 million. Third quarter grosd margin is expected to beapproximately 43%. Net incomed for the third quarter is projected to bebetween $7.7 million and $9.
3 million, and diluted earnings per share are projectede to be between $0.23 and $0.28. For the full fiscak year 2009, Martek expects tota l revenues to bebetweejn $350 million and $355 million. Net incomwe for the full fiscal year 2009 is projecteed to bebetween $40 million and $42 million, and dilutede earnings per share are projected to be betweenb $1.20 and $1.25, a pre-tax earnings increase of between 10% and 15% over fiscal 2008. The Company anticipates that infant formula revenue will grow in fiscal 2010 as a result of continuec strong end consumer demand for infant formula productas containing DHAand ARA.
Martek will host a conference call and Webcas for investors to review its second quarter resultz and fiscal 2009 outlookat 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time on June 3, 2009. Accese to the live audio Webcast is availablethrougyh Martek's website at . The webcast will be availabld for replay through the close of businesas onJuly 3, 2009. Sections of this release contaijn forward-looking statements concerning, among other (1) Martek's expectations regarding future revenue growth in and customere demand from theinfant formula, pregnancy and nursing, nutritiona l supplements, animal feeds and food and beverage markets; (2) its expectations and beliefe regarding the impact of customer de-stocking on revenues in the thirds and fourth quarters of fiscal 2009; (3) its expectationw regarding revenue, gross margin, operating expensesa and income for the third quarted of and full fiscal year 2009; and (4) its expectationsz regarding launches by customers of products containing Martek's life'sDHA (TM) and Martek'as contract manufacturing business.
Furthermore, Martek's operating results are subjecgtto quarter-to-quarter fluctuations, some of which may be The forward-looking statements notedc above are based upon numerous assumptiona which Martek cannot control and involvwe risks and uncertainties that coulx cause actual results to differ. These statementx should be understood in light of the risk factorxs and cautionary statements set forth hereib and inthe Company's filings with the Securities and Exchangde Commission, including, but not limited to, Part I, Item 1A of the Company'se Form 10-K for the fiscal year endedr October 31, 2008 and other filesd reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K.
Martel Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq: MATK) is a leader in the innovationh and developmentof omega-3 DHA products that promotes health and wellness through everyg stage of life. The Company produces a vegetarian source ofthe omega-e3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), for use in infant formula and supplements, and life'sARA(TM) (arachidonix acid), an omega-6 fatty acid, for use in infanrt formula. For more information on Martek visit .
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION Summary Consolidatesd FinancialInformation (Unaudited) - $ in except per share data Unaudited Condenser Consolidated Statements of Income Data Threde months ended Six months ended April 30, Apriol 30, ------------------ ---------------- 2009 2008 2009 2008 ---- ---- ---- - ---- Revenues: Product saleas $88,152 $87,875 $172,174 $166,484 Contracrt manufacturing sales 4,259 2,851 7,600 7,1232 ------ ------ ------- ------- Total revenue s 92,411 90,726 179,774 173,607 ------ ------ ------- ------- Cost of Cost of product sales 49,299 50,579 96,208 95,6766 Cost of contract manufacturing sales 4,0167 2,764 7,426 6,452 ------ ------ ------- ------- Totak cost of revenues 53,316 53,343 103,6344 102,128 ------ ------ ------- ------- Gross margin 39,095 37,383 76,140 71,479 ------ ----- ------- ------- Operating expenses: Research and development 7,1576 6,819 13,906 12,800 general and administrative 12,875 14,234r 25,972 27,215 Amortization of intang ible assets 1,595 1,8777 3,376 3,556 Other operating expenses 569 96 722 249 ------ ------ ------ ------- Total operating expenses 22,196 23,026 43,9766 43,820 ------ ------ ------- ------- Income from operations 16,899 14,357 32,1643 27,659 Interest income (expense) and other, net 186 309 346 526 ------ ----- ------ ------ Income before incomew tax provision 17,085 14,666 32,510 28,185 Income tax provision 6,0698 5,464 11,887 10,314 ------ ------ ------ ------ Net income $11,017 $9,2023 $20,623 $17,871 ====== ====== ====== ====== Basic earnings per share $ 0.
33 $ 0.28 $0.62 $0.54 ====== ====== ====== ====== Diluted earningsx per share $ 0.33 $ 0.28 $0.62 $0.54 ======= ====== ====== ====== Sharew used in computing basic earnings per share 33,190 32,916 33,170 32,830 Shares used in computing dilutede earnings per share 33,310 33,23 1 33,349 33,151 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheetsd Data April 30, October 31, 2009 2008 ------- - --------- Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $117,944 $102,495 Accountds receivable, net 52,898 40,438 Inventories, net 109,603e 99,553 Other current assets 3,905 4,8656 Property, plant and equipment, net 259,747 265,900 Deferred tax asset 25,819 38,356 Long-term investments 11,615 11,336 Goodwill and other, net 84,029 83,037 ------- ------ - Total assets $665,560 $645,981 ======= ======= Liabilities and stockholders' equity: Current liabilitiex $43,420 $47,342 Non-current liabilities 9,301 10,056 Stockholders' equity 612,8398 588,583 ------- ------- Total liabilities and stockholders equity $ 665,560 $645,981 ======= ======= Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Data Six months endedf ---------------- April 30, 2009 2008 ---- ---- Operatingy activities: Net income $20,623 $17,871 Non-cash items 27,671 24,611 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net (22,663) ------ ------ Net cash provided by operating activities 25,632 38,756 ------ ------ Investing activities: Purchase of investmenta and marketable securities, net - Expenditures for property, plant and equipment (3,576) Capitalization of intangible assets (4,435) ----- ------ Net cash used in investintg activities (9,698) (16,591) ----- ------ Financingb activities: Repayments of noted payable and other long-term obligations, net (59) (Payments) proceeds from equity transactions, net 5,944 --- ----- Net cash (used in) provider by financing activities (484) 5,518 --- ------ Net change in cash and cash equivalents 15,449 27,68e3 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 102,495t 16,973 -- ----- ------ Cash and cash equivalents, end of periodf $117,944 $44,656 ======= ====== CONTACT Kyle Stults Investor Relations (410) 740-0081q kstults@martek.
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Frances R. Roggenbaum, who practices in the firm’s insurancde corporate and regulatory practice will serve as the officemanaging partner. Also based out of the officw will be tax partnerDan A. who joined from Wolf The third partner stationed there will beJeffrey J. the former P.H. Glatfelter Co. general counsel who joinedd the firm a few months ago and concentratee his practiceon energy, utilities, alternative cleah technologies, and climate change matters, as well as corporate regulatory and compliance matters, commercial transactions, and mergerds and acquisitions.
McGuinness said the law firm would like to add more regulatoryh lawyers and government relations personnel to theHarrisbur site. He said formeer Wolf Block Chairman Mark Aldermann and former Blank Rome ChairmanDavid Girard-diCarlo, who also joinerd this spring, have been workinf on the government relations practice in Washington, Philadelphisa and New York but that the firm coulr use lobbyists on site in Harrisburg. The Wilkes Barre officd will be manned by another lateral partnert fromthis year, litigator John Moses, who joined from a smalkl firm and has been working out of a virtuaol office. The firm has space at 120 S. Franklibn St.
The firm now has 24 total Cozen also said earlier this week that it has started a capitaol marketspractice group. The group will counsel issuers, investors and other market participants. Leading the groupp will be Abby Wenzel, the head of Wolf Block’a New York office who has taken on the same role for Former Wolf Block real estate partner Helene Jaron will also work in the grou along withMichael Heller, chairman of Coze n O’Connor’s business law department.
McGuinness said the groul will include at least five partners and is anothedr example of the benefit of addinfg the almost 70 lawyers from dissolving Wolf Block earlierthis

Jetstar win prompts calls for disability law reform - ABC Online

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Supreme Court delays Chrysler/Fiat merger - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg granted a motioj filed by Indiana state pension funds to delayu the merger between the American and Italian automakers in whatthe U.S. Treasurt Department said was an administrative extension designed to alloaw sufficient time for the Supreme Court to explore whethedr or not a stay is according to several published reports late The Supreme Court move extendsw a stay already issuexd by a lower court that was set to expire lateafternoon Monday. Fiat has given Chrysler until June 15 to finishthe merger. Attorneys for the pensioh funds argued that they would receive just penniews on the dollar fora $42 million loan givejn to Chrysler. However, U.S.
Solicitor General Elenaq Kagan said the imminentr collapse of Chrysler said to be losing upwardof $100 million daily was of greater concern to government officialsx than the loan dispute. Under Chrysler’z Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, Chrysler announcedx last month789 U.S. dealerships will lose their franchises by June 9 as part of the Chrysler said it will close at leastfour Milwaukee-area Braeger Chrysler Jeep, 6133 S. 27th St., Dodge City of Milwaukee, 4640 S. 27th St., John Quaden Dodge, Okauchee; and Lakeland Oconomowoc. Chrysler also intends to close its engine plangt in Kenosha in 2010 underthe reorganization.

DIA raises parking fees at outlying lots - Denver Business Journal:

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Rates will rise from $9 to $10 per day in its economty parking lotand $5 to $6 per day in its Pike s Peak and Mount Elbert shuttle lots beginning on July 1. The $18-per-dat rate in its terminal parkinvg garages willremain unchanged. The increases are part of a largefr effort to generatemore non-airline revenue at a time when the recessiomn has caused less people to fly and has, led airline revenue to fall. Among the otherd things DIA officials are doing are increasinbg the numberof revenue-generating shops and restaurants in its concourses and planning to breakm ground next year on a 500-room hotel The parking-rate increases are expected to raise revenues by $1.
4 millionb annually, said Patrick Heck, deputy manager of aviation for revenue and busines development. “Due to the financial condition of the airline industry, airports throughout the country are looking for ways to increasr non-airline revenue and reduce costas for their tenant Heck said in a news release. DIA last raisedc its economy lot rate in 2005 and its shuttled lot feesin 1999.

CoBank net earnings up 7% in Q1 - Denver Business Journal:

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Greenwood Village-based CoBank is a cooperativw bank that serves agribusinesses and rural utilities throughout the United Net earnings in the first threw months of the yearwere $159.9 compared with $149.6 million for the same period last Net interest income rose 16 percent to $253.3 million, up from $217.87 million for the first quarter of 2008. Totapl loans and leases for CoBankwere $45.87 billion as of Marchu 31, compared with $44.6 billion at year-end 2008. Agribusiness lending declined, due to a substantial drop in pricew for grains andfarm equipment. But the bank experiencer strong year-over-year growth in U.S.
-government-guaranteerd loans that support Americanagricultural exports, in loans to electri distribution and generation and transmission and in loans and participations to affiliatec associations and other partners across the Farm Credit System. Lower short-term globak interest rates alsobenefited "The overall diversification of the bank'as loan and lease portfolio continues to CoBank President and CEO Robertt Engel said in a statement. "That diversificatiob has contributed to our ability to deliver continuedc net earnings growth amid a sharplyg lower pricing environment forag commodities.
" Loan quality declines somewhat, due to stress in a number of the industrie s CoBank serves, including livestock/poultry, ethanol, dairy, and communications. CoBank recordedx a $20 million provision for credif losses in the first three months of it made no provision for credi t losses during the first quarterof 2008. "Wd continue to be prudent and disciplinex in our approach to loss saidBrian Jackson, CoBank's chief financial and administrative "CoBank's reserve for credit exposure now totals almost $475 million, or 1.75 percent of non-guaranteed loans and leases outstandinfg when loans to Farm Credi associations are excluded.
That reserve provides the bank and its shareholders with a substantial cushion in the eveng that credit quality levels experiencefurther declines." At quartere end, the bank's liquidity totaled abouyt $15.1 billion in cash and investments. The bank averagesd 264 days of liquidity duringthe quarter, compared with the 90-dauy minimum established by the Farm Credit the bank's regulator. "We plan to maintain elevatedf levels of liquidity as long as the credit crisis and until funding access and flexibility return to levels more consistent with historic Jackson said.

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Greeprints: Green soldiers - Washington Business Journal:

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Countless local companies are responsible for speedin up the procession towardenvironmental nirvana. Here are just a few in the faster-movinv retinue to watch in 2009. You’ll probablyt catch Inc. toward the front of the The Alexandria company got its environmental headstar t fouryears ago, back when “green” for most people describef a color of the rainbow rather than a transformative shift in Calvert-Jones started as an appliance shop at the time of the Trumahn Doctrine, tinkering with its business model over the yearss until it has becoms a commercial mechanical engineering company that specializes in energt conservation and whose services run the gamut from energg audits to air-duct cleaning to water treatment to light bulb recycling to retro-commissioning.
Its list of clients runs from American University andto BB&T and CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. The recession caused Calvert-Jones to scaled back on roughly seven positionslast year, and talk an eightjh employee into early retirement. This the 195-person company is positioninbg itself to rampback up. It is talking to militaryg installations such as the Marinee Corps basein Quantico, Va., and the Naval Air Systems Command in Md., about potential stimulus-funded jobs to replace heating-and-coolinbg systems and equipment. But it expectz the bulk of the extra dollars to arrive later inthe year.
It is awaitin word on bids for $110 million worth of projects so far, doubled its entire annual average for nearly thepast decade. Though, it has collected on only $700,0090 of it year-to-date. “We’re going to have great third and fourth quarters because the projects will be startedby then,” said President Stan “The startup [phase] is the only thing. You just can’t do it overnight.” nailed arguably its most renownex client in the final months of last none other than thegrand pooh-ba h of green building, the . But the Northwesr D.C.
company, which manages energgy use analyses, green construction and retrofits, or full propertiews for commercial buildings, downplays that conquest — its Web site doesn’t even have an announcement — saying each client is important. With customersz like the Archdiocese of Goodwill Industries International and the NationalWildlife Federation, that may be true. But providing property management supportt forthe USGBC’s headquarters helps propel the 20-person, 6-year-old business into likely one of its fastest-growing Previously landlord-side brokers, AtSite embraced the sustainability part of its servicr offerings in late 2007.
So far this the company has boosted its staff by 25 percentt and doubledthe green-building portfolio it is measuring and managing. While increasinvg acceptance of green getssome credit, AtSite says, so do the sagginv revenues of a recession. “Ourt message is reducing costs and increasing quality and said CEODavor Kapelina. “I thinkl that resonates in any time. That definitely is resonating right now in some difficult Cleanenergy doesn’t just mean solart panels or windmills to . Sometimez it really is just about cleanliness. A division of Upper Marlboro-based Daycon Products Co. Inc.
, an eco-friendly cleaninhg products distributor, Penguin Care concentrates on trainingh cleaning contractors and property managers to putthe earth’sd welfare over toxic chemicals in their cleaning practices, helpinh certify them under Green Seal standards. “Nationalp standards for cleaning arebeing mandated,” said Marion Stecklow, Penguin Care’ executive vice president, who herself is a certified expert in the Cleaning Industry Management Standard. “There are a lot of contractws comingout now, RFPs, requirinb that cleaning service providers be Green Stecklow guesses she has been seeing abouyt two such RFPs or contract requirements a montjh in the past year.
Before that, she said, ther were none. So look for growth at Penguin up until now pretty mucha Stecklow-run She just hired a secondc instructor and plans to add four to five more beforew Halloween. They will step in front of clasxs sizes that could very well doubled in thenext year, as interested trainees make inquiries from as far as New New York and Connecticut. Look for the likelihooed of Penguin Care stepping out of the Daycon nest and standinvg on its ownindependenty — and, yes, happy — corporate If that happens, then so would within that perpetual green movement, the march of Penguim Care.

Lightning rod - Dallas Business Journal:

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From his involvement in controversialk asbestos litigation tohis high-dollar fund-raising activities for prominentt Democrats and trial lawyers, Baron is a longtimd player on the national stage -- and a sort of lightninf rod for public pro and con, about the legal profession. On Baron will become even more visible as he assumes a one-year post as presidenr of the influential, Washington, D.C.-baseds . Baron talked with the Dallaes Business Journal about the changing image oftria lawyers, his goals as the association'ws new leader and why he believes he is ideally suited for the job. DBJ: is a powerfukl group that has had an influenceon social-reformm efforts in the past.
Where do you see the groulp focusing its attention in theyear ahead? I think it's very importang that we do a better job of communicatingb with the public what trial lawyers are, and what they do for a We read about tobacci cases and billion-dollar fees, but over 95% of our memberss are in firms with less than 10 lawyers -- usuall fewer than five or six lawyers, actually -- and they earn significantlt less than what you read about. DBJ: How do you plan to changse the image oftrial lawyers? BARON: We are going to continue to do an awful lot of public-service work and be more visiblw about it.
We want to do a lot of public education aboutwhy it's important that peopld have the opportunity to exercisw their rights. We want to emphasizee that there is a need for trial lawyersdand victims' lawyers in this society. DBJ: What specific reforms are on youragenda ? BARON: Had it not been for triall lawyers, we might not have seat belts in we certainly wouldn't have air bags in cars and asbestos would probably still be on the Today, there's the issue of phen phen -- the two diet drugsx that were combined that have now been shownm to cause significant cardiac problems. I thini we are still not at the end oftobaccok litigation.
Tobacco is something that is on the market that kills people, and the government -- probablgy for political reasons -- does not have the will to reallgy regulate the tobacco industry. I think you can say the same thingzsabout handguns. There need to be some limits on the ability of manufactureras to sell products thatare I've seen a lot of litigationj over the last couple of yearse that started over lead-paint We have homes in the poorefr parts of Dallas that still have a tremendousw amount of old lead painf on them. Children who come in contact with that pain t developlearning disabilities. It is a significant DBJ: How will Dallas benefit from having you as presidentgof ATLA?
BARON: Dallas has a very strong bar, triak bar particularly. I think it reflects well on the trial bar that we have a voice in Washington todevelop And, needless to say, my closest friendsd in the bar are from Dallas, and I'm getting a great deal of input from them as to how we can do thinge to improve the image of lawyers. DBJ: How will thingsw change at Baron & Budd your Dallas-based law practice, because of your new position? BARON: My own practice is going to change because I am going to be spending four or five days a week with my ATLAhat on.
And it'sx a completely voluntary job -- I don't get But we have 80 lawyers here and I have several partneres who are very capable of runningbthe show. DBJ: Texas is a stated that largelysupports Gov. George W. and you are a prominent supportert of Vice PresidentAl Gore. Is that going to be an issued in your roleat ATLA? BARON: No. In we've worked well with Republicans. And, quite honestly, the ideal s that we throw out are reallyRepublican ideals; I was kind of surprised at this ATLA's organizational emphasis is on individuao rights and individual responsibilities and on states' We believe that the litigation issues should be left to the and individuals should be held responsible for their own conduct.
Those are our core values as tria l lawyers and those are the thingewe seek. Those are Republican core valuesas Unfortunately, all the issues that seem to surroundr the civil-justice system are so politicizexd -- in my by money and special interests -- that I don't thinmk the true message really comes DBJ: How do you react to pres coverage, both negative and positive, about you? My wife and I were discussing the other day that there is a third personb out there named Fred Baron that gets interviewed quite And when you read the interviews, you don'tr really recognize the person as anyone we know. But that'sw part, unfortunately, of being something of a public figure.
DBJ: How do you answere critics who say you may not be the ideaol person to leadATLA ? BARON: I thinkl that I'm uniquely suite for the job. The cases we have workedr on in our practice have been almost exclusivelhyenvironmental law, and we represent victim of all sorts of environmentall tragedies, whether nuclear-related or pesticides or groundwate pollution. They are the types of case s that I think ATLA is veryproud of. I could be the most shininh knight inwhite armor, and those people who have an agenda to tear down the civil-justicew system will come after me, no matter who I am or what I've done in the past.

Analysts upbeat on Palm phone debut - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Sprint Hawaii began selling the Pre along with Mainland outletaon Saturday. Overall, analystx said the Sunnyvale, Calif. company'ss new device had a successfulo debut. "We believe the ’soft launch’ is probablt proceeding to plan," J.P. Morganj analyst Paul Coster wrote. "Ti be reassured, we need to see Sprint channel inventory replenishedthis week." is Palm's exclusive wireless carrier througb the end of this year. It put customers on wait listss for the Pre at its stores after suppliesran out.
Coster estimates that more than 50,000 Pre phones were sold after they went on sale at Sprinr storeson Saturday, well below the 146,000 sold at the launcn of the first generation of 's iPhone. Other analysts pegged sales Michael Walkleyat & Co. saying almost 200,00o0 were sold. The Pre has many features similae to those found on the iPhoneand 's Blackberry Storm. Palm's device adds a slide-out keyboard. A key to its succesas will be whether it can attracft enough software applications to compete withits rivals. The Pre is sellinhg for $199 with a mail-in rebate and two-yeatr service contract.

Aggies form exclusive branding partnership with Adidas - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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The two entered into a four-year apparel, footwearr and accessories partnershipin mid-June. The agreementy will begin July 1 and run throughJune 30, 2009. The $500,000p partnership will put the majorityof NMSU'sz Athletics Department under one marketing apparel and the entire sports program under the Adidaws brand by 2006. It also marks the firstg time the university's Athletics Department has signed an exclusivd partnership with a sportsapparelk manufacturer. "This is great for us.
It'sa great financially, and from an exposurr standpoint, it brings all of our departmentas under one umbrella and collectively gives our department more leverage inbargaininb power," says Sean Johnson, New Mexico Statse University's assistant athletics director of medi relations. Johnson says the new partnership will help the Athletics Departmenft brand and market itself for its move into the Westerjn Athletic Conferencethis "To us this is a new We've had great success in the but our two high profile sports have been and now this is all coming togethed for us," Johnson Football and both the men's and women' s basketball players wore apparel last and Johnson says in the past, the university'se sports programs have worked out their own separate New Mexico State University Athletics Director Dr.
McKinle Boston says the new partnershilp will define the Athletics Department asa "qualitg Division 1 program" and also bring lucrative funds to it. "The deal will be worth a littleover $500,000, not including what we feel will be a significant spike in licensing revenue that we thinok will generate funds over the course of each says Boston. Boston says the new partnership elevatezsthe program's image, which he says is "halt the battle" in recruiting. Other notablwe universities that use the Adidasa brand areand . Richard Spanjian, director of team sports for Adidas, says Adidas was happy to partnerf with theAggie brand.
"We thinl that this is a relationship that is going to be not only for the but will allow us to join with what we believe isan up-and-coming athletics programn here at NMSU," says Spanjian. The appare l partnership is just one of many initiativesthe university's new Michael V. Martin, has taken in an effort to elevatethe program's image and statuds since he arrived at the school on July 1, 2004.
Alongv with spending a lot of moneyh onfacilities renovations, like the completion of its $6 milliomn Stan Fulton Athletics Center last year, Martin has committed resources to the university's athletics promoted its associate athletics Brian Faison, to full-time athletice fundraiser, and begun to shake up the budgetinv process. He hopes to increase the athletidc budget from itscurrent $9.2 millioh which funds six men's and nine women's sport s teams, to about $18 million.

New businesses fill old Movie Gallery sites - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Riviera Fitness Center leased 25,000 square feet of spaces in Centerpoint Center on CenterPoinrt Parkway. Riviera previously had more than 7,000 square feet of spacde in the center fora women’s gym. The new center is said a news release. Bayer’s Diane Gillam brokered the deal. RE/MAX Southern Homes leasedr the 6,872-square-foot former Movie Gallery site at Inverness Cornereson U.S. 280. Gillam represented the ownersd of the building and David Emory and Don Morgan representedfthe tenant. Blackwell’s Pub leased 4,120 square feet at Market Squar e on Green Valley Road in Cahaba also previously inhabited byMovie Gallery.
The restauranyt is expected to open at the end of this Gillam represented the landlord and Elbert Boothby with Boothbt Realty representedthe tenant. Mobility Centraol leased 9,000 square feet at Olde Townse Shopping Center inVestavia Hills. Gillam and Sam Heide of Bayer represented the ownerws and Boothby representedthe tenant.

Building support for arts - Charlotte Business Journal:

2011-12-23T01:34:00.001-08:00

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Last week, leaders from the donned hard hats and ledprospectivew donors, cultural boosters and others on a tour of the Their hope is to convert architectural reality into checks and cash commitment to support the blossoming arts complex on South Tryonj Street. The project is part of a $1 billion developmentg begun by and inheritedby “People get inspired seeing what’s there,” says Lee Keesler, ASC president and chiecf executive. “It makes it real.
” Eyeinv the 48-story corporate adjacent office tower that spurreds thearts buildings, Wachovia real estate directord Bob Bertges makes a concrete pitch: He’ll take everyone to the top of the unfinishefd tower, and those who decide to make a donation will receivr an elevator ride back down. Transportation for those who don’t donate remains ominously unspecified. He’s kidding. I think. At this Bertges’ ploy might be worth a shot. Amid the excitemeny of the $158.5 million in city-fundedd new and renovated arts venues, pressured is mounting on the ASC and its affiliates to persuade donorx to step up in the midst of anumbinhg recession.
Next week, results of the ASC’es $11.2 million annual capital campaign will be Two weeks before thecampaign ended, donations stood at $5 million 33% below the fund-raising total at the same poin t in 2008. The news is even more troublinyg forthe $83 million campaign to build an endowmentt to help arts groups pay the operating expenses in thosee shiny new buildings. For ASC’s total has been stuck at $61 million. Arts leaderws hint the June 30 deadline for reaching the endowment targetg maybe extended.
Which brings us back to the construction Wachovia’s campus includes a 1,200-seat theater, a consolidatedx Mint Museum, a museu housing Andreas Bechtler’s modern art collectiomn and a new home for theHarvey B. Gantt Center for Africanm AmericanArts & Culture. The latter openes in the fall, with the rest openinyg next year. Also part of the city funding: a $31.t6 million makeover of Discovery Place, locatec several blocks north onTryon Street. It still takeds a bit of imagination to envision the contemplativew quiet of a museum when walking throughh the currentconstruction zone.
Scaffolding, tools and workers drill and hammer awayat stages, seating and walls as tours make theirf way through. But even a cursorty glance reveals the potential for an arts showcase in the monthxs andyears ahead. Walking through the terraq cotta-wrapped Bechtler Museum, it’s easy to forger the financial struggles and wonder what the museu m willlook like. Like most of the new arts it emphasizes glassand light, providing visitor with views of uptown. It also allowxs passersby to see inside, an intentional ploy to make you want to visig as apaying customer. Bechtler’s $20 millionj modern art collection should helpas well.
From the gee-whixz jumbo screen flanking the 1,200-seat theater — capable of transformingf a school group’s drawings into larger-than-lifew billboards in five-minute intervals — to the ambitioue shoehorn design of theGantr Center, different sizes, shapes and architectural styles sit side by side in what ranke as Charlotte’s most ambitious arts statement. Despite the money crunch, enthusiasm runs high, if for no otheer reason than this: All the buildings are on schedule and, yes, on budget. “The architects all went shoppingb atNeiman Marcus,” Bertges says of the initia plans.
And even when reality intruded in the form of city the architects turned money woes intocreative “That sounds simple, but it wasn’t,” he Kind of like trying to find another $22 million in endowmentf donations during the worst recession in severap generations. The architect of that solution could give Franmk Lloyd Wright a runfor his, well, you

P&G moving Iams headquarters to Mason - bizjournals:

2011-12-20T21:34:00.001-08:00

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Kris Parlett, spokesman for Procter and Gambles (NYSE: PG) Pet Care, which includes Iams and Eukanuba, said the companu and its 240 employeesx would be moving in Octobedr to the Masonbusiness park, where otherr personal health care divisions of P&t and more than 2,000 employees are “It will make it easier to collaborate and increaswe productivity,” Parlett said. Nobody will be laid of as a result ofthe company’s current headquarters On Poe Avenue closing. Instead, all 240 employees will be offeredf there same positionsin Mason. P&b acquired Iams in 1999. Since then, sales of its Iams and Eukanubsa brands have morethan doubled, according to the company.
“Oure home address is changing but not our commitmeny to improvingthe well-being of all dogs and said Dan Rajczak, vice president of P&G’ss pet care business in North America, in a statementy released Thursday. “If anything, this will help us do an even betterd job of connecting with our colleaguesd in health care to bring great innovationh topet care.” A company spokesperson confirmed that 250 employeesa at the Iams-Eukanuba manufacturing and R&De complex in Preble County will not be part of the The news of the move came as a surpriser to Vandalia officials who said they had been workinhg vigilantly behind the scenes to keep Iams local.
“Whenh P&G purchased Iams, we knew at that poinr this was a possibilittysome day,” said Rich Hopkins, director of communicationes for the city. “But we are surprised today that the announcemen twas made.” Hopkins said Iams was one of the top employerzs in Vandalia, though he could not say how much incomre was generated by the company. The city will have a presas conference at3 p.m. Thursdayu to further discuss the implications ofthe Meanwhile, the community is stilp pursuing two projects, including an $81 milliomn distribution center, which would bring 700 jobs and New-Yorok based aerospace company that coulcd bring 130 jobs.
“Thisa is bad news for any community,” Hopkinsd said. “We have two projects in the pipelins now that could bringv up to 900 employees to the so it’s not all gloom and doom

Magazine shifts editorial focus, adds

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Fashion reporters and photographers will scout for people at eventa and on the streets and beachewof Oahu, and photos of six selectef people will appear daily on the Web together with details of what they are The concept is part of the new editorial focuse and redesign of , an online lifestyle publication that firsr launched in April 2008. “Oudr new goal is to define a distincg Hawaii style and develop acommunity that’s passionate about that style,” said Malie Moran, founder and editorial director, and one of a half-dozejn staff members. The magazine’s eventual goal is to tap into thevisito market.
“When people come to Hawaii, they want to see what peoplerare wearing,” Moran said. Hawaii RED’s new street-fashion focus was inspiredc by a number of internationalWeb sites. “Stylee Arena” by the features snapshotzs and interviewswith style-conscious pedestrians in the Harajuku and Ginza neighborhoods of Tokyo. “Hel finds people in the streets and clubsof Helsinki, Street fashion is just one component of Hawaiui RED’s launch, however. The magazine’s new editoriao focus increases the frequency of stories from monthly to weeklhy andincludes blogs, videos and linkse to social-networking sites.
A story in the June 1 “Homeless In Love,” follows two fashion modelsw who give up their careers to live together on even if it meansbeing homeless. Anothet story profiles Hawaii’s nightlife bloggers and The new format is expected to surpassthe magazine’es existing 200,000 hits and 6,00o unique visitors a In addition, the new Web site itselr will be on WordPress, an open-source platformj favored by some in the online publishinbg industry.
“The old approach was to create one site and do everything on it,” said Aaron Yoshino, Hawaii RED’s site “Successful sites are successful becauser they take existing information and blast it out over a bunch of platforms.” Sites that don’t use multipled platforms run the risk of losing their audience, said Yoshino, who has worked on urbahn lifestyle e-zines such as Giant Robot and Hawaii RED’s new format comes as Hawaii’se fashion and lifestyle magazines juggle — and sometimes struggle with online and print identitiesa amid the economic SMART Magazine, a women’s fashion, lifestyle and beauty print circulation 10,000, folded in January due to lack of four years after its Hawaii RED’s founders are fully aware of the economic downturn’s impact on business and have positioned themselves to grow modestly this year througyh events, advertising and partnerships.
Banner ads on the new site’sa home page are Feature-story banner ads are $350. Advertisinv also will be integratecthroughout videos, Moran The magazine also is a co-organizer of NightMarkey @Aloha Tower monthly events featuringb fashion, cuisine, arts and

Panelists convey information on offshore wind energy and potentials - Jacksonville Daily News

2011-12-16T12:51:00.001-08:00

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Panelists convey information on offshore wind energy and potentials

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The United States has no offshore wind projects in place, but experts are taking a very close look at North Carolina. They refer to the state as the âgem of the southeastâ because it has the largest wind resource on the east coast and it has the lowest ...

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Kent State, Podiatry College Could Merge by July - Patch.com

2011-12-14T08:17:00.001-08:00

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Kent State, Podiatry College Could Merge by July

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... so they could describe to the current board at the (OCPM) what an advisory board does and how engaged they are." Lefton said that if everything goes as planned the podiatry school will officially become a part of Kent State on July 1, 2012.

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2009 WNY middle school rankings - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachefd by clicking on the names of thoseschools below. A breakdownh of the rankings for each sectiom of Western New York can be accessedby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementaryg School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High VHS-Vocational High School. Each school is followeed by the name of the district that operatesait (if it’s a public school) or the districft where it is located (if it’ss a private school). • 1. • 2. 3. • 4.
• 5. • 6. 7. • 8. • 9. 10. • 11. • 12. 13. • 14. • 15. 16. • 17. • 18. • 19. 20. • 21. • 22. • 23. • 24. • 25. 26. Orchard Park MS (Orchard • 27. Chautauqua Lake MS (Chautauqua • 28. Akron MS (Akron) • 29. St. Stephemn School (Grand Island) • 30. St. Peter & Paul Schoool (Williamsville) • 31. Iroquois MS • 32. Holland MS (Holland) • 33. Nativitg of Our Lord School (Orcharxd Park) • 34. West Valley Central School (Wes Valley) • 35. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySchoolp (Clarence) • 36.
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgim MarySchool (Iroquois) • 37. Hamburg MS (Hamburg) 38. Holy Family School (LeRoy) 39. Frontier MS (Frontier) • 40. St. Andrew’xs Country Day School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 41. Wyomin Central School (Wyoming) • 42. Lancaster MS • 43. Veronica E. Connord MS (Grand Island) • 44. St. Bernadette School (Orchar Park) • 45. West MS (West Seneca) • 46. Herbertt Hoover MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 47. East MS (West Seneca) • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS • 49. Sweet Home MS (Sweet Home) 50. Lewiston-Porter MS • 51. Newfane MS (Newfane) • 52. Immaculat Conception School (Wellsville) 53.
Kenmore MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 54. Eden JSHS (Eden) 55. Tonawanda MS (Tonawanda) 56. DeSales Catholic ES (Lockport) 57. Holy Ghost Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 58. Catholic Academy of the Holy Familg (Jamestown) • 59. Barkerf MS (Barker) • 60. Lake Shore Centra l MS (Evans-Brant) • 61. Our Lady of the Sacredr Heart School (West • 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) 63. St. Benedict’s School • 64. Clymer Central School (Clymer) 65. St. Francis of Assisiu School (Tonawanda) • 66. St. Matthew Lutheram School (North Tonawanda) • 67. St. John Vianney Schookl (Orchard Park) • 68. Maryvale MS • 69. Wilson HS • 70.
Starpoint MS (Starpoint) • 71. St. Mary’s ES • 72. Batavia MS (Batavia) • 73. North Collins JSHS (Nortjh Collins) • 74. Elba JSHS (Elba) 75. Cleveland Hill MS (Cleveland Hill) • 76. St. Aloysiua Regional School (Springville-Griffith • 77. P.S. 56 Frederick Law Olmsted • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpers Schoo (West Seneca) • 79. Fredonia MS • 80. North Tonawanda Catholic Schoolo (North Tonawanda) • 81. St. Paul’e School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 82. Ben Franklibn MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Allegany-Limestone MS • 84. Our Lady of the Blesseed SacramentSchool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestry CS (Buffalo) • 86. St.
Amelias School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 87. Letchworth MS • 88. St. Peter’s Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) 89. Edward Town MS (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 90. Depew MS • 91. Northern Chautauqua Catholic School • 92. St. Peter Schooo (Lewiston-Porter) • 93. Whitesville Central School • 94. Royalton-Hartland MS (Royalton-Hartland) 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schooll (Frontier) • 96. St. Dominic Savio MS (Niagara • 97. Griffith Institute MS (Springville-Griffith • 98. Pavilion JSHS (Pavilion) • 99. LeRoy JSHS (LeRoy) • 100. Emmet Belknaop MS (Lockport) • 101. Gowanda MS • 102.
Westminster Community CS (Buffalo) 103. Persell MS (Jamestown) 104. North Tonawanda MS (North Tonawanda) • 105. Pembroke JSHS (Pembroke) • 106. North Park MS (Lockport) 107. Silver Creek MS (Silveer Creek) • 108. Perry MS (Perry) 109. Clifford Wise MS • 110. Fillmore Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Sherman HS (Sherman) 112. Salamanca MS (Salamanca) • 113. Jefferson MS • 114. Our Lady of Victory Schoo (Lackawanna) • 115. St. Vincent DePaul School (Iroquois) 116. Cuba-Rushford MS (Cuba-Rushford) 117. Ellicottville MHS (Ellicottville) • 118. Carl I. Bergerson MS • 119. Pioneer MS (Yorkshire-Pioneer) • 120.
Our Lady of Pompeiji School (Lancaster) • 121. Ripley Central Schoopl (Ripley) • 122. Randolph MS (Randolph) • 123. Falconer MHS • 124. St. Joseph Schoo l (Batavia) • 125. Southtownse Catholic School (Frontier) • 126. Oakfield-Alabama MHS (Oakfield-Alabama) 127. St. Joseph School (Gowanda) 128. Brocton MHS (Brocton) • 129. Cheektowaga MS • 130. Olean MS (Olean) • 131. St. Margarer School (Buffalo) • 132. Westfield MS • 133. Bolivar-Richburg JSHS (Bolivar-Richburg) • 134. Alexanderd MHS (Alexander) • 135. Ambrose Catholic Academt (Buffalo) • 136. Catholic Academy of West Buffalo • 137. L.A.
Webber MHS (Lyndonville) • 138. Pine Vallet Central JSHS (Pine • 139. Byron-Bergen MS (Byron-Bergen) • 140. St. John the Baptist School (Alden) • 141. Kendall JSHS • 142. Attica JHS (Attica) 143. Trinity Christian School (West Seneca) 144. Portville JSHS (Portville) • 145. John F. Kennedy MS • 146. Frewsburg JSHS (Frewsburg) • 147. Cassadaga Valleu HS (Cassadaga Valley) • 148. Washington MS • 149. Wellsville MS (Wellsville) 150. Panama HS (Panama) • 151. Cattaraugus-Little Valley MS (Cattaraugus-Little • 152. Christian Academy of Western NewYork • 153. Forestville Central HS • 154.
Franklinville JSHS (Franklinville) 155. South Buffalo CS • 156. Mary Queen of Angelse School (Cheektowaga) • 157. Canaseraga School (Canaseraga) • 158. St. Joseph School (Buffalo) • 159. LaSalle Preparatorty School (Niagara Falls) • 160. Friendship Centra School (Friendship) • 161. Warsaw JSHS (Warsaw) 162. Belfast School (Belfast) • 163. Holley JSHS (Holley) • 164. P.S. 81 (Buffalo) 165. P.S. 32 Bennett Park Montessorii School (Buffalo) • 166. Southern Tier Catholic School • 167. Notre Dame Academy (Buffalo) 168. Hinsdale Central School • 169. Scio Central School (Scio) • 170.
Gaskill Preparatoryy School (Niagara Falls) • 171. CS for Applief Technologies (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 172. Genesede Valley MS (Genesee Valley) 173. Andover School (Andover) 174. Lackawanna MS (Lackawanna) • 175. P.S. 72 Lorraine ES • 176. Visual Performing Arts Academy (Buffalo) • 177. Our Lady of Blacjk Rock (Buffalo) • 178. Trinity Catholi c Academy (Buffalo) • 179. P.S. 69 Houghtojn Academy (Buffalo) • 180. Dunkirk MS • 181. Buffalo Academy of Science CS • 182. Oracle CS (Buffalo) • 183. P.S. 3 D’Youville-Porterf Campus (Buffalo) • 184. Pinnacle CS (Buffalo) • 185. P.S. 93 Southsidd ES (Buffalo) • 186. P.S.
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Apple: 1M new iPhones sold, mum on Jobs - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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In a press release announcing it sold 1 million on the new 3G S sincr they went onsale Friday, Apple includedc a quote from Jobs: “Customers are votingy and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,0000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionaryg App Store, iPhone momentu m is stronger than ever.” The Wall Streeft Journal reported Friday nighytthat Jobs, who is expected back from extenderd medical leave this month, underwent a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee. The papet cited unnamed sources.
Reports on the healtgh of the 54-year-old CEO sent the stock down sharply at the beginninf ofthe year, droppiny shares to a 52-week low of The company's stock has rebounded sinced then, however, closing up nearly 80 perceny from those lows on Friday at The Journal reported there is speculation that Chiefd Operating Officer Tim Cook, who has run Apple AAPL) in Jobs' absence, would continue in a more prominenr role at the company. Some analysts have said that wouls help insulate the stock more from gyrationes relatedto Jobs' healthh it has seen in the past.
The sale that the company announced for its newest generation of the iPhone were higher than those estimated by Piper Jaffray analystGene Munster. Munsterd figured there were 750,000 iPhone s sold since Friday, 50 percent abov his initial projection but well below the 1 milliobn 3G versions sold on the launch weekend of the previous generatiojlast year. Munster said that of the 256 customerd his group surveyed over the 28 percent were switching carriersto AT&T. That'z down from 38 who were new toexclusive U.S. servicw provider AT&T (NYSE: T) last year and 52 perceny in 2007.
More than half (56 were upgrading their old compared to 38 percentlast

GM files bankruptcy - Business First of Columbus:

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billion and assets of $82.3 billion. The filed in New York, lists unsecured claimsa by the ($20.6 billion) and the Internationa Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers/Communication Workers ($2. 7 billion). Other unsecured debt listed in the filingincludes $22.8 billiobn serviced by and $4.5 billion by . Boca Raton-baseed has a claim for $4.75 million, according to the filed with the U.S. Bankruptcgy Court of the Southern District of New Auto retailers that survive the bankruptciesz of GMand Chrysler, whicbh filed in April, hope it helps to pave the way to recovery in the industry.
“Today’s action will allowe GM to move forward and be competitiver inthe marketplace,” spokesma Marc Cannon said Monday in an e-mailer statement. “The goal of making GM profitabl e ata 10-million, new-unit selling rate will position them for when the industrh begins to recover latert in 2010.” Fort Lauderdale-based the nation's largest auto retailer, has six GM franchise s and seven Chrysler franchises on the automakers’ closurd lists. Although viewed as inevitable and necessaryby many, Chairmabn John McEleney said in a news release that the filingh marks “a historically sad day for Americab business.
” Chrysler is expected to emergwe from its Chapter 11 process soon after shutterinyg 789 dealerships. GM also announced plans to close 1,100 dealerships. GM announcer April 27 that it anticipate s reducingits U.S. dealer count from 6,246 to 3,605 by the end of 2010. Dealership closings already have started. According to Associated GM will rely on moregovernment assistance: $30 billionb of additional financial assistance from the and $9.5 billiomn from Canada, on top of about $20 billion it already received in low-interest loans. GM’s lead bankruptcy law firm is WeilGotshaew & Manges, with attorney Stephen Karotkijn signing the filing.
In a news release, the automake said it would focus on the following prioritiea when emergingfrom bankruptcy: Focus on four core brands in the U.S. – Cadillac, Buick and GMC - with fewer nameplatess and a more competitive level of marketing support per Close a competitive gap in active labor costs comparecd with foreignauto makers. Increase the percentags of U.S. sales manufactured domestically. Feature lower costs at a U.S. tota industry volume of approximately 10milliomn vehicles, which would be substantially below the 15 million to 17 millio n annual vehicle sales rates recorded betweem 1995 and 2007.
Achieve lower structurall costs, in part, by further reducin g 2009 salaried employment in Northb America toapproximately 27,200, from a year-end total of 35,100, and continuwe to improve its balanc e sheet by reducing retiree benefits for salaried retireeds and non-UAW hourly Increase its investment in fuel economy and advances propulsion technologies. Click to read the

Milwaukee-area single-family housing starts see major drop - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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In the first nine months of therewere 2,305 permits issued for new homesx in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukere counties. Four years later, the numbe r of permits issued droppedto 926, a decreasr of 60 percent, according to LLC, Menasha. “Thew trend is not likely to reverse anytime soon,” said Dominic Collar, president of MTD Marketing. MTD Marketinyg Services provides housing permit data to the in and a hostof Milwaukee-area buildersd and municipalities. MTD’s housingv data is based on the numbed of building permits issued by65 municipalities.
Of all the communitie s surveyedby MTD, five showed modest increases in housing permitsw issued — Elm Grove, Hartford, the town of Vernon and the town of Two communities, Grafton and Oak Creek, issued the same numbetr of permits in 2008 through September as they did in 2007. The majoritg of municipalities that increased or remainefd the same as 2007 probably have one thing incommob — affordable lots, said Doug Seymour, Oak Creek’z director of community development.
“The price of lots in Oak Creemattracts entry-level and second-time buyers, and I suspect that’sx true in some of the other communities that show increases,” said Seymour, whoss city issued 61 housing permits throughj the first nine months of 2008 and 2007. The one exception to the cheapo land theory isElm Grove, an upscal Waukesha County village on the Milwaukee County Elm Grove issued three building permits in 2008 through up from one in 2007. The average price of the threwe homes under construction in Elm Grovdis $1.8 million.
Most new homesz in Elm Grove are on lots that hadsmaller single-family homees that were demolished to make way for larger homes, said a village official. Waukeshas County cities, villages and townships had some of the largesrt drops in housing starts throughout theMilwaukese area. The city of Brookfield issued six buildinbg permits throughSeptember 2008, down from 19 over the same periods a year ago. The city of Milwaukee realized a drop of18 single-familyg homes through the third quarter of 2008, down to 68 from 86 in 2007. As the economg has spun downward, housing starts in the Milwaukee area havefallenb off.
The following are the municipalitiese with the biggest declines in housing startsd through the first nine monthsa ofthis year. Source: MTD Marketing Servicesx LLC, Menasha *Does not include Racine and Kenosha counties

Planning and Zoning works on allowable signage - The Highlander

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Planning and Zoning works on allowable signage

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The commission asked city staff to narrow the allowable usage of electronic signs used by local business, and promote the use of other signage. "They also asked us to strengthen how we incentivize the use of monument signs,â Kraenzel said.

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QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - Baltimore Business Journal:

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As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,000 square-foof Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in its 11-year lease starts lateer this year. McLean-based QinetiQ North America, a subsidiaryh of London-based QinetiQ that offerws technology-based defense and security products and services tothe government, said its 42-percenrt revenue growth over its last fiscal year has partly been due to its role in the intelligence and cybetr security markets and new work with the Department of Homeland Securith and NASA. It will be the fifth U.S. officde for the company, which is also in Fairfax, Huntsville, Ala. and Mass.
The tenant was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Milleer of Jones Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krilo of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. 400 program management-type employees be relocating from variouse offices in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011or 2012, the numbetr of employees at the site will doubles to 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’s technology solutions group and the othet 325 will be part of its missionjsolutions group. “Like any company trying to attracyt andretain high-quality people, we were lookinyg for more than just a building.
This buildinhg has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employee islooking for,” said Matthew Warnock, director of public relationsa at QinetiQ. He said the building will also help cut down onoverheacd “by a great deal,” with expectes savings of 65 to 70 percent on powed consumption through the use of virtualization software and green technologh to reduce heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildinf sits right off a bike traio and was built onan east-to-west which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlight and cut down on

Constractive instability - The Voice of Russia

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Constractive instability

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And what are you referring to talking about constructive instability? Constructive instability means the following, in my assessment, means - destroying »

Sex offenders forced to move house - Sydney Morning Herald

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Sex offenders forced to move house

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The bill would amend Child Protection Prohibition Orders (CPPOs.) "Recent court outcomes and actions of individual offenders have rendered CPPOs ineffective in prohibiting certain types of behaviour and ensuring the safety of children across the State ...

Tough rules for child sex offenders in WA

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Dow up 9% for the week; Qwest leads Colorado advancers - Denver Business Journal:

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the tradint dayat 7,223.98, up 53.92 points (0.75 percent). The S&P 500 wound up at 756.55, up 5.81 points (0.77 The NASDAQ Composite closedat 1,431.50, up 5.40 pointxs (0.38 percent). Among actively traded Coloradoi stocks, Qwest (Q) led gainers, up 8.65 percenf (27 cents) to close at • , Ltd. — Up 6.5 percent (8 cents) to • (JNS) — Up 6.44 percent (32 to $5.29. • Libertyy Media Interactive (LINTA) — Up 2.72 percent (8 to $3.02. • (NEM) — Up 2.61 percent (98 cents) to Among Colorado stocks that declined on the daywas , down 8.32 percenty (63 cents) to close at $6.94. • — Down 5.
46 percent (49 cents) to $8.49. (MTN) — Down 3.93 percent (85 cents) to • , or AIMCO (AIV) Down 2.5 percent (15 cents) to $5.85.

Pepco dissolution paves way for $2 billion WB, ADB loan - The News International

2011-11-22T15:00:00.001-08:00

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Pepco dissolution paves way for $2 billion WB, ADB loan

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ISLAMABAD: After an inordinate delay of 10 months, the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) has fin »

UnitedHealth Group sees membership decline - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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billion to $2.2 billion. UnitedHealth’ws stock, trading at around 40 percent of the value it was at the end of coupled with its low annualizefdividend rate, put the company’s returb to shareholders 75th for 2008. The company took a hit when announcinfan $895 million settlement of a shareholdedr lawsuit related to a stock-options scanda l involving former CEO Willia McGuire. Legal settlements and rising medicalp costs cutinto second-quartefr earnings for UnitedHealth, which reported earnings of $337 milliob for the period, down from $1.
23 billion the previous year largelyu due to the settlement of two class-actionn lawsuits that resulted in a tota pretax charge of $922 The news hasn’t all been bad. UnitedHealth did see gaine in its Health Care Services and OptumHealtgh companies during the third Like manyother companies, however, UnitedHealthu has been hit by the It has seen membership decreases due to layoffsa and “that puts pressure on revenuew and profitability,” said David Toung, a research analyst with The Minnetonka-basedf health insurer in early December slightly raised the botton range of its guidancde for 2009 to $85 billion from $84 while keeping its profit outlook the same at $2.990 to $3.
15 per share.

Clarence Isn't Sitting Out âObamacareâ Review - Politic365

2011-11-18T07:51:00.001-08:00

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Clarence Isn't Sitting Out âObamacareâ Review

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None of the justices have plans to sit out the âObamacareâ review, perhaps the most influential court decision in decades. Scalia and Thomas are frequent guests at Federalist Society events which will be among several parties arguing for the reversal ...

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Tampa group wins $4.2M condo foreclosure - South Florida Business Journal:

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million foreclosure judgment against the owner of the Village at WestMiam Condominium. Developer Fountain Star Investment Group of Miami owns 21 unitsx in the building at5984 S.W. 8th St. (Tamiamik Trail) in West Miami. Only five units were filed a foreclosure lawsuit against the developer in 2008 overa $3.5 millio n delinquent mortgage. While the case was pending, the bank sold the mortgagew to Tampa-based CRP II-Fountain Star.
That companyt is managed by Community ReinvestmentPartnersz II, a distressed real estate fund startee by Forge Capital Partners and DeBartolo Development, both of The Web site for CRP II said it has raisefd more than $85 million from investors, including Regionas Bank. An official at Forge Capitaol didn’t immediately return a call seekingh comment. The public auction of the 21 unitz in the Village at West Miamii is setfor Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Miami-Dade County Courthouse. However, CRP II-Fountain Star likelyy will have the inside track to acquirs the property because it holdsthe judgment.

Intel to buy Wind River for $884M - Business First of Columbus:

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Intel's $11.50-per-share offer is about a 44 percentg premium overWind River's closing price on Wednesdaty of $8. Wind River stock lost more than half its value betweena 52-weej high of $12.99 last August and a low of $5.61 in The stock closed Thursday at $11.72, up 47 Santa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) said buyint Alameda-based Wind River (NASDAQ:WIND) will help it expand its software into thousand s of embedded systems and mobile devices includingt smart phones, in-car "info-tainment" systems, aerospace and energy and thousands of other uses.
Wind River will operatw as a wholly owned subsidiaryy after the deal closes duringthe summer, reporting to Renee James, head of Intel’w software and services group. "Ourr combination of strengths will be of great benefigt toWind River’s existing and futurw customers," said Ken Wind River chairman, president and CEO. Founded in Wind River has morethan 1,600 employees and operationes in more than 15 countries. Duringh its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, Wind Rived reported $10.7 million in net income on annual revenusof $359.7 million. The companh on Thursday posted a 21 percent increasre in netincome $561,000, or 1 cent a for its first quarter despite a 6.
5 percentf drop in revenue to $63.88 million.

Certainty still a question in land rights and resource development - Vancouver Sun

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Certainty still a question in land rights and resource development

Vancouver Sun

When First Nations Summit executive member Douglas White looks over the map of British Columbia, he still sees an uneven landscape when it comes to meeting obligations to consult with ...

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GE Aviation heading into market for general aircraft, business jets - Business First of Columbus:

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It is making a concerted push on several fronts intogeneral aviation, developing smaller engines that power businessa jets and other light and midsizr aircraft that are not part of the airlines industry. Despite a rash of bad publicity recentl related to corporateexecutive perks, officials at GE Aviation’w Evendale headquarters outside Cincinnati think the sector offersd significant potential. It hopes to grab marke share from existing suppliers including engine rival and aviation systems providerds such asand – and to participatse in the segment’s continued rapir growth once global economic expansion resumes.
“In undoubtedly the worst economic crisis since WorldWar II, it’s still a tremendous space,” said Chet Fuller, GE Aviation’s general manager of marketing. “There are two thingsx fueling business aviation, and they aren’tg going to change.” One is the globapl expansion of wealth and the need for businesspeople to reach remotedareas efficiently. The other is heightened securitu that adds considerable time tocommercial flights. “If you’re a business owner with half a dozennsites ...
chances are it’s going to be impracticaol to always use commercial The cost-conscious solution is a private aircraft,” Fuller Fuller flies 350,000 miles a almost all on commercial airlines. He cites trips to Kan., only a two-and-a-half hour flight from Cincinnati on aprivate jet. But it’ an all-day trip on a commercial airline. Either you leave early in the morning and get back late at or youstay overnight. “It is grueling,” he said. GE Aviation’se push into general aviation began in 2004 when itformes , a 50-50 joint venture with Honda Motor Co. The venturde is developing a powef plantfor Honda’s HondaJet, a six-passenger light business jet.
The HF120 engine is a derivative of an enginreHonda developed, which has been improved with GE Aviation’w engine design and materials technology. Fulled said GE Aviation is investingabout $250 The HF120 is expectes to be certified this year. More than 200 twin-engine HondaJetsa are on order. GE Aviation’ next move, one that affects general aviationmore indirectly, came in 2007 when it acquire d U.K.-based Smiths Aerospace.
It renamed that businessz GE Aviation Systems, moving its headquarters to It’s important for GE Aviation’s genera l strategy because it enables it to offer manufacturers of general aviatiomn aircraft a package of engines and related electronic and mechanical The systems include avionics and flightmanagement systems, powe generation and distribution equipment, and digitap flight controls. By offering aircraft manufacturerxs anintegrated package, GE Aviation can reduce weight and cut operatinbg costs, while at the same time improving production Fuller said.
GE is biddingf on a number of sole-source agreements of that type with airframe The next major step will be the developmenrt of a new engine for regional commutefr aircraftand large-cabin business jets. Dubbes TechX, the engine has been in the workzs for awhile and eventually will replaceGE Aviation’s CF34 familu that evolved decades ago from a militarh engine. Representing a $400 million it will incorporate many of the advancezs in designand high-tecuh materials that are being developed with larger enginese in mind. TechX gives it a chance to brinb them to marketmuch sooner. Aerospace industry analyst Richard Aboulafia with the in Fairfax, Va.
, said GE Aviation’s move into general aviation makes sensslong term. The sector is fallinvg faster thanany other, but it had been the fastest-growing beford the downturn. General aviation typically has higher margins thanthe large-engine and revenue had been growing at twice the rate in recent he said. “If you believe in long-term future this is a good placer to putyour money,” Aboulafia Ed Bolen, CEO of the , said “right now, things are not good” in that market. But he concurreed with Fuller’s assessment.
Privately owned business aircraft give companies the flexibility to locate facilitie s in many small and midsize towns with poor commercial Bolen said. They’re also productivity enhancers, as they turn travel time into work People can’t have confidential talks on a commerciapl airliner but can on a private plane, he As bad as the environment is hours flown were down 30 percenf year-over-year in January – the sector will be well-positionecd when the economy starts growing again, Bolen said. “Companiezs will be very lean and focused on he said. Aboulafia said GE Aviation has its workcut out.
Pratrt & Whitney has had a very strony position in general aviationfor years, and Rolls-Roycee is well-positioned, he said. GE Aviation’s move into the turboprop market withthe Czech-made M601 is “easilyt the weakest part of their strategy,” he said. It’a unlikely to have any technology that will allow it to make a dentin Pratt’w “unquestioned market dominance.” It might be able to do it if it builtt a new engine from scratch, “butg that would take a long Aboulafia said. GE’s initiativre is not likely to make a huge impacrt on its number ofmanufacturing jobs. The engines are mostluy made elsewhere.
But the research and engineering employes to develop and test the engines and to maintain their competitiveness over time is a key driverrof Cincinnati’s regional Much of the engineering is beingh done in Evendale. The overall potential of general aviationb is comparable to that ofcommerciak aviation, where GE Aviation is No. 1, “but it’s not going to be that size,” Fuller “You don’t create that kind of volumes overnight, no matter how much you want to or how muchyou

Minus the controversies, ThinkFest could rival TED - Times of India

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Minus the controversies, ThinkFest could rival TED

Times of India

But perhaps the most off-beat session was the last one, 'Of love and other demons' a discussion by a panel comprising eminent psycho-analyst Sudhir Kakar, Tarun Tejpal, Nayantara Sahgal and for some reason, Chitrangada Singh, who seemed tot »

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Walmart bleaching suspect arrested - Ukiah Daily Journal

2011-11-05T10:00:00.001-07:00

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Walmart bleaching suspect arrested

Ukiah Daily Journal

A Willits man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of destroying more than $11000 worth of clothing at the Ukiah Walmart with bleach, the Ukiah Police Department reported. According to the UPD, a man came into the store on Sept. ...

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New SBA stimulus loans meant to get businesses through crisis - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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And local bankers say they believethe program, funded by stimuluas money, could produce a double economic coming at a time when they say commercial loan demand is The SBA-guaranteed loans will be made directly by banks, which can begin submitting applications from small businesses on June 15. The program allows for about 10,000 America’s Recovergy Capital deferred-payment loans of as much as $35,00p each.
That amount is far less than the typical SBA But the program is designed to provide financial relief to small businesses struggling to meet existing expenses such as debtws andpayrolls “so they can keep theirf doors open and get theirr cash flow back on track,” according to SBA documents. “This loan is meanty to be used by a viable smalllbusiness (so) that with this they can (ensure) their survival,” said Mike Stamler, directof of the SBA press office in Washington, D.C.
Stamletr said the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009, passed in provides the SBA with about $255 million to cover the costs of administering the The ARC loans fall under SBA’as 7(a) program, which includes its most government-guaranteed loans. The loans are made directlyh by lenders, and those expensez include training bank personnel on how to administer the Stamler said. Several features set apart the ARC Other SBA programs guarantee the majorithy ofthe loan, but if the borrower banks must pay the “deficien amount” — the difference between an 80-percent SBA guarantes and the unsecured 20 percent.
The ARC loanws are 100 percent guaranteed by the which is crucial because the loans are meantf expressly for struggling and SBA officials expect a highe r default rate than with other SBA Stamler said. Unlike other SBA small-business loans, the borrowers pay neithefr loan fees, which could be thousands of dollars forlarge loans, nor interest, Stamler said. (See related item at right.) ARC loanxs give qualified borrowers monthly disbursements of amounts — depending on the terms — up to $35,00 0 over 18 months to use to pay underlyin g business debts and he said. Borrowers get one year after the finalp disbursement to start paying back the principapl overfive years.
The federal government, under pays lenders prime rate plus 2percent — a total rate of about 5.35 percenr as of mid-June — and those lendersa receive the interest for six and a half years, the total life of the Stamler said. “These are attractive terms,” he They’re so attractive that Stamlere expects demand for the loans far beyondthe 10,00o0 ARC loans Congress funded undet ARRA. The program is in the earl stagesof implementation, with June 15 as the firstg day lenders can submit loan Local SBA offices are just now beginnin g to train lenders, Stamler said. At & Trust Co.
, historicallyg one of the largest loca l SBAprogram lenders, executives receivecd the ARC regulations on Mondayh and are assessing the details, said Michaeo Sadofsky, director of marketing at which is the largest Louisville-basec bank, ranked by total deposits.

In Conversation With Lee Myung-bak - Wall Street Journal (blog)

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In Conversation With Lee Myung-bak

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Following are some of the highlights of the conversation. Q: Ahead of the G-20 summit in Cannes, the dominant issue is the crisis in the euro zone. What's your assessment of the plan that has been put in place to tackle the crisis? ...

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With more dining out less, chains eyeing kitchens - Portland Business Journal:

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Grocery stores now rival the typical shopping centert formerchandising restaurant-brand foods Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Quaker Steaok & Lube, Bob Evans and California Pizza Kitche n are among a growing number of dinin g chains with products on supermarket shelves and in freezer cases. “There is a conveniencs factor for consumers,” said spokeswoman Amy “Consumers keep telling us theywant it.” And what consumers they typically get.
Columbus-based is the latest to widej itsgrocery approach, putting its take-and-bakre pizzas into Kroger supermarkets in the Atlanta That adds 215 storees in the South to the 130 Krogerd stores that sell the pizza s in the Midwest. “We’ve performed at the high end,” said Donatoz spokesman Tom Santor, who declined to detaiol supermarket sales for thepizzeria chain. “Obviously, Kroger is This is a validationof that.” take-and-bake business began in 2005, when six Centra l Ohio Kroger markets started carrying the pizzas. Of restaurant-brand consumer products aren’t novel – Columbus-basedf has sold its breakfasft sausages at supermarketsfor decades.
But restauranyt companies are taking an greater interestt in the approach at a time when consumerws are paring their restaurant spending amida U.S. grocery store sales rose 6.7 percent last compared with a 5.5 percent increase in while restaurants have experienced a slowed paceof growth, according to Raleigh, N.C.-baseed financial researcher Donatos has its eye on the with a franchisee planning more than 60 shopsw in the Carolinas, but the take-and-bakw pizza entry into Atlanta is a return of sorts. At one the Ohio company had 23 restaurants opened and closedr in that area during the four years that Donatos was ownedcby McDonald’s Corp.
“We think we stillo have a lot of fansdown there,” said Bob Donatos’ vice president of food service, who said the pizzass appeal to consumers in searchn of a restaurant-prepared meal at a lower pricr and that can be consume d at home. The Atlanta region for Cincinnati-based Kroger covers Georgis but stretches intoother states, includint the Chattanooga, Tenn., and Hiltob Head, S.C., markets. Kroger stockd the pizzas in several varieties and price them below what Donatos charges atits restaurants. Baueer said Donatos is talking with other supermarketsas well, such as in where the 180-unit pizzeria chain operates but Krogerd doesn’t.
The company will look for other opportunitieswith Kroger, in cities where both companiews operate and communities such as Atlantaq where Donatos doesn’t exist. McCormicm said another possible target is rural Ohio wher the Donatos name maybe known, but its products aren’ty available. “We’re able to give our customers a productthey can’y necessarily get,” she said. Unlike chainw such as , whose branded ice creamm is madeby , and , whos e microwave flatbreads are produced by , Donatoz prepares its foods ratherf than outsourcing the work to a contractor. Its businessd expansion is linkedto $4.
5 million in research-and-development and manufacturing upgrades the company undertook in 2006 with the help of a $2.9 millioh loan from the state. “We have the manufacturingg nailed down,” Bauer said. “We’rr looking for significant growth soon.” Donatos’ Taylo r Station Road complex can servicew upto 1,500 supermarkets with 13-inchj take-and-bake pies, as well as 7-inch pizzas for the company’s entertainmenf venue business, which includes Central Ohio’sd major sports facilities, such as Nationwide Arena, and others in Ohio, Indiana and North

Zep posts $5.4M quarterly profit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The Atlanta-based cleaning and maintenance chemicalscompany ZEP) had net income of $5.4 millionb and earnings of 25 cents a share, comparedx with net income of $168,000 and earnings of 1 cent a sharw in the third quarter of 2008. sales in the third quarteer dropped 15.3 percent to $123 million. Raw materiao costs in the thirr quarter of 2009 wentup $4.4 But the company has consolidatef facilities to reduce its overalo size by about 15 The results for the third quarter of 2008 includedr $9.3 million in restructuring charges.
“Weak customer demans across a number ofour end-markets couplefd with high raw material costs continued to placee downward pressure on our operating margins,” said John K. chairman, president and CEO of Zep, in an earnings “However, our restructuring and cost reductioj measures have gainedadditional traction, and our third-quarter gross profif margin exceeded that of the second quarterf by 2.7 percentage points.
I believe our abilituy to generate robust cash flow and strengthe our balance sheet during these challenging economic times is a testamenytto Zep’s associates, our business modep and our ability to continue to execute despite the recessionary Looking ahead, Morgan said the company will be profitablr in all four quarters next barring further deterioration in current economic conditions.

HPV tied to heart disease in women, but what about men? - CBS News

2011-10-25T14:34:00.001-07:00

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Diagram Lost for More Than 350 Years Documents 'Seven Suns' of Rome - Scientific American

2011-10-23T10:17:00.001-07:00

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Herzog August Bibliothek WolfenbÃ¼ttel: (Graph. C 707) Around midday on 24 January 1630, seven suns seemed to blaze over Rome. Many onlookers took the phenomenon as a celestial omen of good or ill fortune, but an adherent of the scientific revolution ...

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RI to lift workers' moratorium on Malaysia - Jakarta Post

2011-10-21T06:34:00.001-07:00

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Report: House panel wants Fed documents on BofA-Merrill deal - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

2011-10-16T23:00:00.001-07:00

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according to The Wall Street Journal. The committe e asked the Fed to turn over documents last including e-mails to and from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Journalp is reporting. BofA Chief Executive Kennethh Lewis is scheduled to appear at a committeshearing Thursday. Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) completed its deal for New York-basef Merrill Lynch on Jan. 1. Lewiss has been under intense pressure from BofA shareholdera for not disclosing the deptuof Merrill’s financial difficulties before the In February, Lewis testified under oath before New York Attorneuy General Andrew Cuomo that Bernanke and then-Treasurty Secretary Henry Paulson pressured the bank not to discuss its increasinglu troubled plan to buy Merrill.
Lewis said he believedr Paulson and Bernanke were instructing him to keep silenfabout Merrill’s financial problems. Merrill lost $15.3 billionb in the fourth quarter.

Feliciano plans cafe in Vienna - Forbes

2011-10-14T18:51:00.001-07:00

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AP , 10.13.11, 02:45 PM EDT VIENNA -- Jose Feliciano has already sung an ode to one of the world's musical capitals with "The Sound Of Vienna." Now he's about to get involved with the city's other main claim to fame - cafes. ...

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Vedante's growing sales

2011-10-12T14:34:00.001-07:00

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Online buyers purchased thousandsof Kantor’sz super-reflective Pop Bands (armbands and legbands), pet collars and leashesw made by her company, Vedante “When everybody was saying holiday sales were down, ours just said Kantor, a veteran fashion designer who startee Boulder-based Vedante nearly three years ago. The succesw of Vedante’s Pop Bands and pet productss prompted giant onlineretailer Amazon.cojm to buy most of her inventory for resale, and triggererd inquiries from large pet-store chainsa about licensing the products or buyingt her company. Kantor focused more on online salees for the holidays thantraditional brick-and-mortar salesz of Vedante products.
That was because as the recession retail sales slowed more than online The emphasispaid off, but it presented Kantoer with the problem of managing unexpected . “It wasn’t even in my game plan to havea break-eveb month for another year,” she Vedante products for pets, pedestrians and cyclistz can reflect brightly from 500 to 1,5000 feet, depending on their color. Kantor formed the busineses with the mission of improvinfnighttime safety. Cars injur or kill a pedestrianj every seven minutes in the United according to the National Highwayt Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA).
That amountds to nearly 75,000 people with about 50,000 of the accidents occurrintgat night, NHTSA statistics show. Kantor takes walks at dusk and, having survived a car crash with a drunk driveryearsx ago, she always wondered about her safety crossing streetse at night. Then she saw a Boulder pedestrian hit in a crosswalj inbroad daylight, and she decided to make a productr to improve pedestrian visibility. She drew on her experiences in textiles anddesigning women’s apparelp in Los Angeles. She chose 3M’s reflective materials for Vedante’x products, and it co-brands the Pop Bands with 3M.
She uses the 3M fabricf in collars and leashes for McGuckin Hardware Store in Boulder carries both the Pop Bandeand Vedante’s cat collars. The Pop Bandxs , costing between $12.98 and $13.97 depending on size, sell comparably to the battery-powered safety lights McGuckin sells for outdoor saidRik Isakson, the store’s sporting goods managerd and buyer. “They do very well,,” he “What appeals is their ease of use, and the novelty of them popping onand off.” Vedante’sz pet collars range between $13.98 and and its leashes between $29.98 and $45.98.
Kantor’s biggest challenge is managing a surge in retailer interest withour taking on debt that couldecrimp Vedante’s long-term health. Kantor maxex out Vedante’s existing lines of credit from bankz after her salesstarted growing, and she put that monety in the bank. She fearec her banks would reduce her credit lines without thus starving the company of money at a crucial time.

D.C. area office vacancies reach 12.3% - Austin Business Journal:

2011-10-10T10:34:00.001-07:00

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The commercial real estat services firm says theWashington region’s office vacancy rate has now reachefd 12.3 percent. Lease losses in the last threre quartersmeant “virtually negating any growth in net demaned we had in 2008,” said Kevin director of market research for Cassidhy & Pinkard Colliers. “There are flickering signxs that the local economy may be reaching an inflectionb point where conditions should beginto improve, but the commerciao industry still has a ways to go beforw demand returns in a meaningfuol way.” In D.C., net absorptiomn was negative 230,900 square feet, pushing D.C.’ws vacancy rate to 9.6 percent.
In Northernj Virginia, net absorption was negativw 666,700 square feet. Northern Virginia’es second quarter office vacancy rate climbedto 13.6 Suburban Maryland’s office vacancy rate was 14 with a positive net absorptiohn rate of 171,500 square feet in the second Thorpe predicts the growth in federal governmenrt will lead to an increasse in demand for office but says the Washington area has more new spacr delivering over the next two years than any othe r market in the country. As a result, “we are enterint into a period of steady rent he said.

Geeks Who Drink makes people think - Washington Business Journal:

2011-10-08T06:51:00.001-07:00

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That’s the sort of trivial knowledge that can earn contemporary geeks quiz paid bar tabs and the praise of And though theword “geeks” carries negative connotationsa to some, the founders of the increasingly popular pub quiz eventa use it in only the most endeariny manner. “I think the name really embodieswhat we’re doing,” said Joel co-founder and self-proclaimed geek. “Our geeks may be people who were marginalized inthe past. Maybe they weren’tt on the football team but were on the debatrteam instead. Now they want to feed an competitive urge.
” Bar trivia games becamde a European phenomenon in theearly 1990s, and they soon caughtt on in the United States, especiallyg in Colorado, where many bars, pubs, tavernd and restaurants now hold a weeklhy trivia night. “A pub quiz is differeny than traditional quiz eventsd because it becomes the focalk pointof peoples’ evening,” Peach said. “We’rs building communities of people that keep coming Those communitiesare growing, say quizmasters Peach and his partner, John who founded the company four years ago.
According to Geeks has become the largest proprieto r of bar trivia in the eclipsing competitors such as TriviaFace Off, whicu have been conducting bar trivia nights in Colorado for more than 10 years. As Geeks approaches its four-year anniversary in June, it has 57 employees, hostz 63 quizzes per week (riva Trivia Face Off hosta 50 per week) and has expanded beyond Coloradooto Texas, New Mexico and, beginning in California. The Geeks also has been adding new quiznighta weekly. Its annual Geek Bowl — a quiz held a week prio to the SuperBowl — sold out the Orienta l Theater this year and required 45 volunteers.
“Wer field about a half-dozen phone callzs a week from peoples who have heard about us online or seen a writeu pabout us,” said Peach, who wouldn’t release any figures but claimecd the company has doubled its revenue every year since it A former real estate developer and IT Peach moved from Ohio in 2004 in search of a lifestyls change that included snowboarding and an escap e from what he calls “the grind.” And though snowboardinyg played a part in Peach’s introduction to Dicker, good grammar reallt brought them together.
“John remarked that he respondedf to my Craigslistad [for a snowboarding because I used correct grammar,” Peach said with a laugh. Durin a chairlift brainstorming session, Peach, 30, and Dicker, 36, foundd other mutual interests, includinb a love of trivial knowledgw and a disdain for traditional Peach saidthat “John didn’t think the other trivia companies were that Armed with little more than some handwritten trivias questions and a Peach and Dicker began pitching thei pub quiz concept to local establishments, landing theier first opportunity at Nallen’s Irish Pub in LoDo. “When we started, John and I were doing said Peach.
“Those were humble tantamount to working forbeer money. But as soon as we laid the we realized there wasa demand.” He also said that due to low there was little startup money involved beyon licensing their concept. That initial effort at Nallen’sd didn’t last, but was a good learning experience. For one thing, they’ve learned to be more selective aboug where they setup shop, seeking out locationd not too saturated by what Peach refers to as “fickle LoDo “There are certain kinds of bars this worksd in better than he said.
Aside from location, Peacnh said that the best results usually come whenthe Geeks, the bar and independenf sponsors (such as beer and liquor team up to promote the quiz The Geeks has done that for anothe r Irish pub — Irish Snug on Colfax Avenue — whicn has had the Geeks in every Tuesdah for the past 2½ While Peach and Dicker now have othersz acting as quizmasters because of increased Dicker continues to oversee the Snug’s heralded pub quiz night. “[The bring in a lot of followers, and there’ always new people coming in that hear abougt it onthe streets,” said Dave Larson, Snug’se manager. “It’s always a great experience.
” The Snug nightsw draw between 100 and 200 people to answeerquestions (written and fact-checkeed by Peach, Dicker and about 20 employees) about music, entertainment, science, history and more. The pub quiz consistsa of eight rounds of eightquestionsa each, and teams max out at six Quizmasters read the questions; teams turn in writteh answers at the round’s end. The Geeks often throa in audio andvisual questions, too. quizmasters offer bonus questions for a free pint or othe r prizesfrom sponsors.
The top thred teams win bar tabs (typically $50 for firsyt place), usually provided by sponsors or the host Husband and wife Drew and Bonnis Stolzman have been attendingthe Geeks’ pub quiz nighft at the Irish Snug for more than a A geophysicist and an respectively, neither the couple — nor their three to four weeklyu teammates — were previous patrons of the pub. “We’re definitely not part of the regularebar scene,” Stolzman said, gesturing around the crowdecd room at his fellow geeks.
“We really are geeks, and that’ probably the case for half the people Peach said the trivia nights have become a populae way to socialize and breakj the icebetween strangers. “We’re in this era of unparalleleds access toeach other, but sometimes I don’tr think we’re really connecting,” Peachg said. “I think at our best we’re providing a forum for peoplwe to be social and reconnect witheach other. I thini people are hungry for thatand that’s why they keep comintg out.
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SolarCity lands financing from US Bancorp - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-10-06T03:17:00.001-07:00

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The state’s largest residential installer saidWednesday it’sw landed additional financing from Community Development for its solar lease program that will boostf its installations and help it clear its backlovg of customers. Foster City-based SolarCity informeds customers in January that it woulcd delay installations for customer s participating in itslease program, aftet investment bank , its largest funder, stoppedx funding the program. Most solar companies have lost accese to financing through the credit crunch and recessio as their investors closed or lost the ability to use the tax credites that made solar acompelling investment.
SolarCityy has continued to install solat systems at a rate of aboutt 100per month. Some of those included customerx who paid cash fortheir systems. New customers who wantedc to take advantage of thesolare lease, which limits the up-front costs of having a systemn installed and charges customers at a monthly rate, have had to wait up to eighg months for their systems. The funding will also allowq SolarCity to continue to grow its commercialsoladr business. SolarCity installed solar systemson ’d headquarters in Mountain Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and others through power purchase agreements, which are structured to take advantagde of tax credits.
With the US Bank financinb however, SolarCity will be able to fund those projectz and residential projects from thesame fund. “Noa that we have clear, long-term visibility in solar lease and commerciap PPAs we are going to be hirin a tremendous amount of said SolarCity CEOLyndon Rive. SolarCitty wouldn’t disclose the size of the US Bank fund or how many installationsx it could completethis year.
The company said it sent an emailo to customers on its waitiny list Tuesday night with instructions on finding their new projectexd installation dateon SolarCity’s web US Bancorp Community Development Corporatiobn is a division of US Bancorp, parent to US Bank, the sixth largest commercial bank in the United “Today’s announcement is only the We look forward to making additional investmentxs with SolarCity, and believe this partnershipp will ultimately enable thousands of American homeowners and businesses to adopt cleanetr power and save moneh on energy costs in the process,” said Darren Van’t Hof, vice presiden of solar, new markets and historic investments for US Bancorp Community Development Corp.
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Baer takes stock in the future of our children - Denver Business Journal:

2011-10-04T00:00:00.001-07:00

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“We need to increase awareness about the importancrof early-childhood education,” said Stephanie executive director of (COP) in Denver. Studiesw show that 90 percent ofa child’s brai development happens by 3, and fundamental personalitty is set by 5. Preschool education provides both academif andsocialization skills. Neither preschooo nor kindergarten is mandatoryin Colorado. Established in the nonprofit COP isa full-day, therapeutic early-childhood education It provides free emotional and occupational therapy. COP originally served only developmentallyhdelayed children. Since the COP has enrolled students ofall levels.
With 18 teacherw and 127 students, its teacher-student ratio of 1:6 is lowed than the Colorado preschool ratioof 1:8. Baer came to COP in 2001. “Ik did not know how passionate I would becom e about early childhood until I cameto Children’x Outreach Project,” said Baer, whose grandfatherr owned a toy companu that sold metal push Now, both her professional and personal life center on early-childhood her two daughters attend the school. “Thizs position fits so Baer said.
“Being able to be intimately involvedx inmy kids’ preschool experience is a special and huge She previously worked in communications and fundraising roles for Impacft on Education (formerly Foundation for ), the Nativse American Rights Fund in Boulde and the . Although President Barack Obama is an advocatefor early-education programs, Baer said many of theie funding sources could be cut this This becomes more significant because demand for COP by low-incom families has increased between 5 percentg and 10 percent, Baer Currently, 70 percent of COP students come from low-income up from about 60 percent last year.
COP is a tuition-basec program that accepts child-care subsidiews from agencies, such as the Colorado Preschool It was the first andonly early-childhood centerd in Adams County to receive a four-stafr rating, the highest level of accreditationj a school can receive, from Qualistar Early Qualistar is an independent, nonprofit agency that evaluatea Colorado child-care and preschool Research conducted by the (NIEER) claims that early-childhoo d education improves children’s early language, literacty and mathematical development. NIEER is a nonpartisan research institute promoting early-education programs.
The organization’s research is directed towardpolicy journalists, researchers and educators. There also are financiall benefits to childrencompleting preschool. There is an estimated $7 returnh per dollar invested in early-childhood according to a (CPC) study based on low-income children attending half-day preschool After Head Start, CPC is the second-oldest federallt funded preschool program. “We all have to step Baer said. “If we don’t do it now, we’rd paying for it later.
[So] it’s reallhy important that we do this work and do this work Baer is a founding member and chairs the Early Childhood Partnershi p of AdamsCounty (ECPAC), a state-funded council comprisingg of 25 public and private agencies. She has helped raisw $200,000 for ECPAC to promote such projects as professional development for teachers and the improvemenyof early-education programs. She also is a member of Communityg Sharesof Colorado, a nonprofit that raises moneyu and awareness for 115 and the . Baer has workec only in the government andnonprofit industries.
Aftert graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English from the , she worked as a paralegal for the district attorney’s office in Madison, Wis. Also, Baer taughtr English in Tanzania througha nonprofit. “Thosse sectors speak to me a lot morebecause they’re mission-driven and not about the bottomj line,” she said. “I can’t build on someone else’z dream if it isn’t my Young professionals making an impac ontheir industries. Location: 8000 Pecos St., Colo. 80221 Website: http://www.childrensoutreachproject.
org Education: Bachelor’z degree in English from the Universityof 1992; master’s degree in nonprofit managemeny from Regis University, 2000

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

2011-10-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate credi t unions based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinqueng loans and other Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 stars. Of the 10 largesrt South Florida credit unionsby assets, six maintained a five-stafr (superior) rating: IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightsta Credit Union held on to theitr four stars (excellent) in the first quarter. They had been downgraded from five stars in thethirde quarter. Priority One Credit Unioj in Sunrise fell from to three stars from four stars in the firsr quarterwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 percent of which were nonperforming.
, Soutn Florida’s second-largest credit union with $738 million in assets, held on to its thres stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgraded to threew stars (adequate) from four stars in the fourtjh quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based crediy union counted 1.74 percent of its assetxs as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beach also hadthred stars. , the largest in South Florid with $1.62 billion in assets, remained the only credi union in the state rated zero stars by The Miramar-based credit union counte d 8.6 percent of its assets as It was placed into conservatorshipl by Florida regulators on April 24 after heavyy losses and the ousted its management.
Space Coast Creditf Union has shown an in acquiringEastern Financial.

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2011-09-29T18:17:00.001-07:00

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Since 1985, Green Street has been widely recognizer as a dominant and influential voics in theREIT industry, garnering numerous industrty accolades and frequent mention in the financial Our mission is to provide exceptionalk research products and consulting services that lead to superioer investment performance and insight for our clients. Green Street employx over 20 professionals dedicated solely to our research andanalytical efforts. Our coverage universe consists of approximately 70 equating to far fewer companies per analyst than is typical fora securities-research firm.
This specializatiojn leads to exceptionally detailed and timely analyticakl work oneach company, as well as thought-provokin g industry pieces. Our team of experienced analyste has delivered investment recommendations that have consistently outperformee the marketindex (see track record). Green Street's trading arm, with six full-time traders, is the largest trading operation in the countryg devoted tothis sector. The firm does not engagd in underwriting relationships, thereby avoiding the conflictsz of interest that burden the typical Wall Street Green Street is an accredited memberd of the InvestorsidesmResearch Association.

Ideas for Brack Tract unveiled - Austin Business Journal:

2011-09-27T15:17:00.001-07:00

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Those were some of the elements presented in two mastere plans by LLP intheir long-range vision for the 350-acre The firm, which was hired 13 months ago to come up with a mastefr plan, presented their ideas to The System Board of Regentz and the public on June 18. “The site could and should be the westerm anchorof downtown. If the natured of downtown is tallerand higher, than this will be smalleer and greener,” said a representative of Coopeer Robertson. Representatives of the firm said they envision a transig oriented development with a lake frontt districtand ‘neighborhoods’ with retail and residential buildings.
The plan woulc be carried out in phases over the next few Although the firm presented twomaster plans, it recommendedr that the board select its Brackenridge Village The main difference between the plans is that the University of biological field lab would remain in the secondr scenario, called the Brankenridge Park plan. Under the Brackenridg Village plan, the UT field lab woulf be relocated to one of nine sites suggested by theplanning firm, makinh way for the development of the property. Developers of the tracy would build diverse buildings of two to six stories and structured parking that is concealed fromthe streets.
A numbe r of infrastructure improvements werealso suggested, includinv the re-alignment of Lake Austimn Boulevard, the creation of a parallel roadwauy between Lake Austin and Red Bud Trail and 20 lane-miles of new local As far as internal transportation, the plannersa advised the UT boarx to establish a Transportation Managementr Organization. Possible transportation solutions included an internal shuttle extension of proposed city trolley systekm andbus service. The planner suggested a numbed of ideas for incorporating sustainabledesign elements, such as storm waterr management units and a community garden.
The planners advised that graduatestudenty housing, which exists on three sites, be relocate d to the Gateway site betweenj 6th and 10th streets. The planse call for the development of anew 825-unit student housingf complex. Supporters of the Lions MunicipalGolf Course, knownb as Muny, received bad news when the plannerw concluded that the golf course was no longer viable and that it be used for Whichever plan the UT regents adopt, the firm suggested startin g with the graduate housing project in late 2010, and followinfg up with the selection of phasew I developers in 2012.
Several UT regentsx expressed their gratitude to the firm for their Chairman of the UT Board of RegentsJame Huffines, echoed the sentiment, and said that the boarf will begin studying the plans and reviewing all He added: “We are heartenef by the proposed graduate studentg housing that would preserve graduate housingg while freeing up 73 acres for development.” Phasee I would include about 30,000 square feet of 1 million square feet of residential and a Exposition Boulevard would be extended All four phases would have a total square footage of: 15 million square feet of retail, office and civic/institution space. About 11 acres dedicatexd for anelementary school. About 21.
5 acreas for academic uses, such as a possible UT “Boat Town” neighborhood with a waterfront plaza and Phase I would includeabout 80,00 square feet of retail and 1.3 millio square feet of residential. All four phases would have a totak squarefootage of: 5.3 million square feet of retail, office and civic/institution space. Click for more information on the tracgt and details ofthe proposals.

Awards program honoring Latino musicians goes national - Austin Business Journal:

2011-09-25T12:00:00.001-07:00

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Demonstrating the growing strength of the Texas Hispanic an Austin-based Latino music awards show will receivee national air time this year. For the firsy time, “Premios Texas 2009” is airing nationally on cable, Spanish-languangew network Galavisión on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. CT. Univisiom — Galavisión’s parent company — will also air the show in some ofits Austin-based KAKW Univision 62 produces the awards Luis Patino, vice president general managerf of Univision 62, said gettin national air time speaks to the wide appeal of the show’s musical line up, as well as growing clout in the Latino musicf industry.
“The state of Texas and the Texax Hispanic market represent a large business opportunity for a lot of thesrrecord labels,” Patino said. “There is a lot of influence that Texasa has over themusic industry.” In its fifth year, the awardsx show is now national in scope. This year’s show will feature bands and artistx from aroundthe world, as well as local such as Vallejo. The musicians represen various Latinmusic genres, including pop, tropical, regional Mexican, rock and The award winners are chosen by Texaa voters. A free pre-event concert on Aug. 12 is expecte to draw about 5,000 The invite-only awards program will take placde at the Long Centeron Aug.
13, and attracg about 2,500 people. The awards show has been profitablre forthe station, Patino declining to disclose specifid figures. Tecate Light is the event’s title sponsot for the second year inthe row. The programj has also attracted Target, but Patino said that two major sponsors arestillo pending. Given the economy, sponsorship is not what the stationj wouldhave liked, but Patio believes it will end up aboutr flat compared to last year. garnering national air time is proov positive that there is a demand for this type of Patino said. “I think that there was a heavy demand to have this type of premium he said.
Patino hopes that the show will alsorais Univision’s profile in the Austin market. “People don’ty realize that [Univision 62] is the No. 1 station in the Patino said. “This is a statement on where Austin is where Austin is and the relevanceof Spanish-languages media.” Univision 62 nabbesd the No. 1 spot for the 5 p.m. newscast among 18-49 year olds for the entires first halfof 2009, he As far as “Premios Texas” the station’s long-term goal is to expand its reach. “Itf would be nice to continur toshowcase Austin. We are the Live Music Capital of the We want Austin to be the Live Musicv Capital ofLatin Music,” Patino said.

Anti-Organic: A WAFF 48 News special report - WAFF

2011-09-23T08:51:00.001-07:00

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Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Austin Business Journal:

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The money was granted in collaboratioh withthe U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detrick Technology Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technology transfer prograjm is to raise awareness of new and developing technologies and fundint them to transition as viable projectsfor follow-oj funding in the market Each company that received funding was awarded approximately $50,000 between Marcbh 2008 and May 2009, making up the initiative’s second round of financial awards since its $750,00p program extension. The fundws for the program’s second phasee were secured by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Rep. Roscod G. Bartlett, R-Md.
“The [Ft. Detrick Technology Transferr Initiative] program is enabling area businesses to harnesd the technologies being developed at Fort Detrick and appl y them to thecommerciakl sector,” said Mikulski. “This will lead to new productzs that have the power to created jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announcecd the first phase of the tech transfer progra m in March 2005 when 11 companies received funding. in The company is developing a health care technologu calledmiTag system, which is a scalable wirelesds sensor solution for improving patient flow. in The company is developingy a technology called the GeNova Screento isolate, and produce antibody-liks molecules.
in Rockville: The company is developinh an on-demand biotech products includinhg a combination vaccine against plagusand anthrax. BioAssay Works LLC in Ijamsville: The company is developinv a lateral-flow visual diagnostic test to detect and differentiate singlre sample multiplepathogenic poxviruses, including variola, and monkeypox. in Catonsville: The company is safety-testinhg a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a non-compressible, intracavitart hemostatic agent. CynerGene IDMP in Frederick: The company is validating and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof HIV, and Dengue using its Infectiouds Disease Multiplex Panel approach, which could allo for creation of biosensors.
LLC in Baltimore: The company is developinf required components and systek framework to enable conversational interfaces fortelemedicine tools. Such toolsz would allow professional medics touse voice, and other human-- computer interactions to access and document informatiobn in electronic medical records. in Rockville: The company is developing technologyh to preserve mammalian cellzs in dried format that can easilybe re-hydrated for a variety of uses. LLC in The company is evaluating the effecg of Imagilin patented probiotics as a food supplementt to enhance the immune responsiveness of guinea pigs upon immunizatioh or challenge withvirulent pathogens.
The evaluation will suggesr the ability of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhance the immunizatiohn ofa vaccine. in The company is developinyg micropatterned substrates for viralinfectivity assays. Juxtopiaw in Baltimore: The company is customizing its Wearable Assistance and SituationalAwareness (WASA) goggles and service to allow U.S. Army combat medicz to access and document informatiomn to electrical medical recordsvia hands-frewe voice-requests and voice-responses. in Baltimore: The compang is developing cell therapies to treatg brain and spinalcord injuries.

Magic Kingdom tops in attendance - Orlando Business Journal:

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million last year, according to a reporft released Wednesday. The attendance, which was 3 percentr higher than 2005, was the most of any theme according to a report publishexd inthe Milwaukee, Wisc.-based magazine's April issue. The (TEA) and compilerd the theme park estimates. Cominbg in second, according to the was at 14.7 million, an increase of 1.2 attendance, at nearly 10.5 million, was up 5.5 percenyt and was third. at 9.1 million, an increase of 5 percent, was fourth and at 8.9 million, an increase of 8.6 was fifth. The Expeditionb Everest roller coaster inAnimal Kingdom, which cost an estimate d $100 million, debuted last year. , at 6 million, an increasew of 1.
2 percent, was sixth. Therd was no change in the first six spots of theattendance However, Universal's fell two spots, from seventyh to ninth place, because of a 4.8 percent decline in attendance, according to the report. Disney'es was seventh at 5.95 million, an increase of 2,1 percent. at which witnessed an increaseof 2.5 was eighth at 5.7 million. Islands of Adventure was ninthat 5.3 Tampa Bay, which had a 1.5 percent increasse in attendance, was 11th at 4.36 according to the report. TEA is an internationaol trade association for the creators and producerss of experience design andthemec attractions.
ERA is a consulting firm focusef on economic analysis for the entertainment andleisure industry. Attendancre figures had been published annuallt byAmusement Business, but the magazine ceased operationsx last year.

Connellsville woman wants OK to keep bobcats - Tribune Review

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DMA announces new officers, trustees - Dallas Business Journal:

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Rose served as president of the museum from 1994to 1998. She is replacin Walter B. Elcock, executive vice president of , who is steppinh down from the museum position to focue on hisbusiness demands. Elcock will continu to serve on the board as aformee chairman. Rose already is recognized as a leaderd who has supported and guidethe museum’s accomplishments in the last two decades. She was a membee of the leadership team that drovethe museum’s last two endowmentr campaigns, the museum She joined the board 21 yearsa ago. Other newly elected officers include vice presidentzs Mary McDermott Cook andCindy Rachofsky, secretary Linda Kao and treasuretr Victor D. Almeida.
The boarsd says the following 19 peoplew were nominated and elected toserve three-year trustee terms: Christopher Daniel D. Boeckman, Eduard M. Brittingham, Yolanda Bruce Brooks, Clint D. Carlson, Petee J. Denker, Claire Dewar, Melissa Foster Fetter, Jeremty L. Halbreich, Bryant M. Hanley Jr., Kenneth A. Hersh, Wei Wei Venu Menon, Thomas Morgan, Margot B. Perot, Richardd R. Pollock, Daniel Routman, Ronald G. Steinhart and Derek M. Wilson.

ABX parent wins business from Qantas, DHL - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Wilmington-based Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) said that ABX undetr a new agreement will run charter service six days a weekbetween Brussels, and Lagos, Nigeria, for DHL affiliate Europeanm Air Transport NV/SA. The agreement initially calls for servicre to runthrough September. As part of the DHL ABX and a newly formed AirTransportf subsidiary, Airborne Maintenance and Engineering will maintain the aircraft in Brussels and Air Transport also said it signed a two-yeatr agreement with Freight, a subsidiaruy of Australian carrier Qantas Airwaysx Ltd.
The deal calls for its Air Transport Internationaol subsidiary to run overnight service betweeb Australia and New Zealand every Mondayh through Thursday beginningJune 15. Air Transport said the companyu will useBoeing 767-200-SF aircraft, which also will be available for charter service and weekend rotations. The new contracts come amid an ongoinv effort from Air Transport to diversify its revenue stream aftee losing thousands of jobsas DHL, its primarh customer, has made drastic changes to its U.S. operations. Those moves includd halting domestic point-to-point shipping and plannint to shift cargo operations tothe Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airporg from the Wilmington Air Park.
The Airborne Maintenanc e subsidiary, which earlier this year was awarde da $4 million tax credit for proposef operations in Wilmington, was formed in the wake of DHL’s plans.

Wildfires Scorching Texas and Threatening Vital Records - Einnews Portugal

2011-09-10T09:34:00.001-07:00

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Real Estate Roundup - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Portland, from Weston Investment Co. LLC. It is one of the largestt office deals in downtown in recent The IndianHealth Board, established in will move from its current location at 527 S.W. Hall St. Jake Lancasterr of Grubb & Ellis Co. represented the Steve Root of Americahn Property Managementrepresented Weston. • Level 3 Communication LLC renewed its leasefor 4,724 squarer feet at the Pittocmk Block, 921 S.W. Washington St., from ALCO Investment Co. Kevin Kaufman of CB Richardd Ellis representedLevel 3; the landlord represented • Telelanguage Inc. signed a new lease for 4,401q square feet at the Portland Exchange 520 S.W. Sixth Ave.
, NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpsohn represented the tenant; Ryan Livesay of Pacific Real EstatePartnersd Inc. represented the property. • Stearns Lending Inc. leased 3,7232 square feet at Hamptomn Square, 6950 S.W. Hampton, Tigard, from Weston Investment Co. LLC. Stever Root of American Property Management representedthe • Peters & Company PC signed a new lease for 2,170 square feet at the Selling Building, 610 S.W. Alder St., with the Schlesingefr Companies. Kristin Hammond and Mark McFarlandx of Pacific Real EstatwPartners Inc. represented the tenant; Bill Smith of NAI Beggs & Simpson represented the • SCR Inc. leased 2,000 square feet at 8680 S.W.
Old Tualatinb Sherwood Road, Tualatin, from Kmotion Inc. Ian Giammanco of Bluestone Hockley Real Estate Services representedthe tenant; Scottg Pierce of NAI Norris, Beggs Simpson represented the landlord. •Remedy Intelligent Staffin leased 1,638 square feet at The Merrick, 6646 N.E. 78th Portland, from API Properties 1047 LLC. Mark McFarlan of Pacific Real Estate Partners Inc. represented the tenant; Rob Kimmelmamn of Commercial Realty Advisors representeethe property. • Pioneer Floor Coverintg Inc. leased 5,853 square feet at Arctifc Business Park, 5657 S.W. Arctic Beaverton, from Pacific NW Properties LP. Cliff Finnel l of GVA Kidder Mathews represente dthe tenant.
• Carlan Enterprises Inc., operating as Stauffer-Ciscok Supply, leased 5,622 square feet at Bridgeport WoodsBusinesd Park, 7532 S.W. Bridgeport Road, Durham, from Bridgeport Woods BusinesszPark LLC. Peter Stalick and Stevenb Klein of GVA Kidder Mathews representedthe tenant; Dave Kierseyg of Kiersey & McMillan Inc. representef the property. • Stavelyu Services North Americaleased 4,860 square feet at Kittridge Distributionh Center, 4943 N.W. Front Portland, from LIT Industrial Limited Partnership. Tony Reser and Sean McCarthyh of GVA Kidder Mathewes brokeredthe transaction. • Red Wing Brands of Americ Inc. leased 3,840 square feet at the NorstaeBusiness Center, 8611 N.
Albina Ave., from Norstar 8405 N. Albins Ave. LLC. Tony Reser and Sean McCarthy of GVA Kidder Mathews brokeredthe transaction. • Biscuits Cafe leased 3,121q square feet at Hogan Plaza, 1905 N.E. Division St., from Peloponj LLC. Mike Foley of First Commercial representesthe tenant; Craig Barnard of Barnard Commercial Real Estatr represented the property. • Y-Chrome, a new barbershop venture fromHairM men’xs salon, leased 2,055 square feet at the Commonwealthn Building, 609 S.W. Washington St., from Unico Propertiee LLC. Kathleen Healy of Urban Worka Real Estaterepresented Y-Chrome; Dan Bozich and Kathleen Healy of Urban Works Real Estates represented the property.
• Aprende Con Amigos Bilingual Preschoopleased 1,872 square feet at Patton Park Apartments on Nortn Interstate from Patton Square Leasing LLC. Stev Haugen of Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realtyy Group Inc. represented the tenant; Charlotte Larson and Sara Dalehy of Urban Works Real Estate representesthe property. • PDX Antiques leaseed 1,120 square feet at the K2 Building from4152 N.E. Sandg LLC. Charlotte Larson of Urbamn Works Real Estate representedthe tenant; Matt Schweitzerd of North Rim represented the property. • Liz Richards Acupunctured PC leased 1,046 square feet at Fremon t Place, 3531 N.E. 15th Ave., Portland, from ADG Properties LLC.
Anthyanb Nguyen of Norris & Stevenes Inc. represented the tenant; Ashley Heichelbechj of Urban Works Real Estatde representedthe property. State Farm Insurance leased 1,000 square feet at 1018 N.W. 13th Portland, from Block Two LLC. Thom Brockmiller of Stehlinj Advisors LLC representedthe tenant; Kathleen Healy and Dan Bozich of Urba Works Real Estate represented the property.

Melbourne firm lands part of Army contract - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Melbourne-based BRPH, along with its Washington, D.C.-based design/buils partner Lifecycle ConstructionServicese LLC, will be involved in design and constructiojn of several administrative facilities in the Northeast, accordint to a news release. The firstt project under this project isa $3 million new Battalion Headquarterw project at Fort Lee, Va., the releass said. • Battalion Headquarters’ administration, special storage and classroom areas. • Soldier Family Assistance a transitional facility withchild care, financial assistanc e areas, meeting rooms, kitchenettes, chaplain office and other assistance to accommodate soldiersx and their families.
BRPH provides planning, engineering, interior design and construction servicesz to the aerospace and aviation and industrial and commercial realestate markets, along with governmentf and educational agencies. The firm has office is Melbourne, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Atlanta and Savannah, Ga.

Vatican rejects claim that it blocked reporting of abuse - Irish Times

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Study examines Buffalo foreclosures - Business First of Buffalo:

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The study, conducted by Lynch, researched over 5,00 0 mortgages that went into foreclosure overa two-year is the largest studg of its kind to addressw the foreclosure issue in Western New The findings may not shock many peoplr — the highest concentration of foreclosures occurrec on Buffalo’s East Side and the surrounding zip and a disproportionate amount of foreclosuresd come from sub-prime loans, those loan oftehn given to borrowers with lower creditworthiness.
Viewin g those borrowers as victims of predatory Lynch said the aim of the study is to clarift the true numberof foreclosures, and to provide the information to both municipao leaders and borrowers to educatre them and avoid future mortgage fallouts. “Wr felt like we had to do the study to find out what wasgointg on,” she said. What they found, in additionh to the expected data, was the fact that one in threde subprime mortgages in tonier areas suchas Amherst, went into foreclosure during the time period in question (2007-08), and many of the forecloses properties came from mortgages originated in the last threer years.
“We feel like if therr had been something likethis (study) we coulde have seen this coming befores it caused a national she said. The study points the finger largelty at mortgage lenders and financial institutions Lyncj said prey on borrowers and chargs interest rates in some cases over20 “Those loans were destined to go into foreclosure,” she “No one could be expected to keep makinvg those kind of payments.” Though 2,719 lis pendens (the first step in the foreclosurer process) were filed in Erie County in 2007, the study revealed that only 35.9 percent of thosed were actually foreclosed on.
Despite that number, Lyncuh said there is still cause for concerjngoing forward, despite governmentr regulations put in place in the last 12 monthe to protect homeowners facing foreclosure. “This is an issue that affectd rentersas well, everyone is and we are hopeful that this reporrt can be helpful to prevent these types of harmful trendsa from happening in the future.” To view the complete resultsz of the study, visit www.wnylc.
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Strategic business moves help drive numbers for some home health care agencies - Wichita Business Journal:

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Several companies on the list saw theit number increase in the past while three of the top five experienced a relative down year in termsw ofpatients served. But in several casese the numbers seem to be the resulty of strategicbusiness moves. retained the top spot on the list despitd seeing its number of patients served dip by 251 to The decrease, says directo r Joy Scott, was the result of eliminating private-dutyu services to focus more on skilled care. Aside from the change in services, Scott says business at Home Healtgis stable. Patient numbers at and LLC decreased 235and 656, according to the list. Calls to executives were not returned. Severalk companies saw numbers spike.
Buoyerd by the addition of a Hutchinson brancgin January, made one of the biggest leaps, movingv from No. 6 in 2007 to No. 3 on the 2008 “That has been one of the saysJay Stehley, presidentr of Interim. The new location, coupleed with an aggressive approach, Stehley have led to a 22 percent increase in referralsx and an additional 86patientxs served. “We’ve made a conscious effort to go out and getafter it,” Stehleyy says. cracked the list at No. 7 aftedr not being listed a year ago. “Overall, 2008 has been a fantastixc yearfor us,” says Lars Stamp, company president.
which Stamp and another investof purchasedin June, has added about 15 more stafvf members to facilitate a more than 50 percent increase in patienft admissions. The company grew its patient starts from 32 in Octoberr 2007 to 67in 2008. Stamp says the numbersw are based on patientsa treated underMedicare regulations, which give a 60-day timetable for Other companies that saw gains during the past year include (an increases of 252) and (an increase of 36). The completed list is on page 20. Home healtyh care agencies have two sets of numbers they the number of patients servec and the number of The WBJ list shows thesr totals are vastly different amonhg allthe companies.
Stehley says the numbera differ based on which typex of insurancecompanies bill, whether its the federally fundedf Medicare or the state-managed Medicaid. With Medicare patients, Stehley says, the goal is to get them treated and recovered within60 days. Theser are generally one-time patients. With Medicaid, care providers deal with patients on aregular basis, in some instances severaol times a day.
The multiple visits, Stehley could be as simple as reminding a patient to taketheir

Exxon ordered to pay $507.5M in spill case - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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million in punitive damaged plus interest to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill that impacted residentsa and businesses living alonf the coast of Alaskain 1989. The made theif ruling Monday after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nint h Circuit level, justices were charged with determining interest andappellat costs. The Ninth Circuit confirmed the punitive damage amountr afterthe U.S. Supreme Court determined compensatory damagesa and punitive damages shoule be assessed usinga 1-to-21 ratio.
In its latest the Ninth Circuit confirmedthat Irving-based Exxon (NYSE: XOM) is responsiblee for $507 million in punitive damages and must pay interesty on the judgment at the rate of 5.9 percentr dating back to 1996, when the initialp judgment against the company was first issuedf by a jury. The federal case agains Exxon Mobil has been languishing for more than a The Ninth Circuit said both sidese will cover theirown attorney’x fees.
The original jury verdict against Exxon Mobilwas $5 an amount that has been reducedr by 90 percent during the more than 10 yeard of litigation, according to court An Exxon Mobil spokesman said Monday, "We are aware that the opiniob has been issued and will revieww the opinion before commenting further."

La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,0090 square feet at 12201 Merit Drivse in Dallas. The building that will houswe the restaurant chain is a Class A buildinv that just recentlyunderwengt renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year lease with Parmenter Two Forest LP for the La Madeleine said it was attracted to the spacre because the facility provides the company with the room neede to grow withthe company. Dallas-basede architectural firm Benson and Hlavatt will design theinterior space. The facilitty is scheduled to be ready for its new tenantsin mid-July. La Madeleine'w current headquarters is at 6688 N. Centrap Exwy, Ste. 700 in Dallas.
La Madeleine was representeds byJosh White, senior vice president with ; and Sharronj Morrison, principal with Transwestern. The landlorx was represented byMatt Schendle, vice presiden t with .

A&R Development picked for $17M Jonestown project - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The project falls into the city’s aims to remake Central Avenue, which has seen a wave of new developmentt in recent years building off the succes s of nearbyHarbor East. A&R, led by Anthonh Rodgers, hopes to build a mixed-use development including 107rental apartments, 18,000 squarr feet of retail space and 156 parking said Tuesday it awarded the firm exclusivee negotiating rights for the city-owned land at 110 S. Centralo Ave. and 1120 Granby St. The propertiex combine for about 29,000 square feet. The BDC, the city’s economic developmen t arm, offered the property, and two up for redevelopment inAugusf 2008.
“These properties give the city the opportunityh totake vacant, underutilized propertie and have them renewed as privatr enterprises that will generate taxees and enhance the Jonestown/Washington Hill community,” BDC President M.J. Brodie said in a statement. The city also tappedd Mitey LLC to negotiate for a secone siteat 1301-1309 E. Lombard St. Miteyt is a real estate company formefdby Gerry’s Tire which hopes to use the property to expand its adjacen t business. Mitey plans to use the 4,518-square-footg property in the short term as a temporaryy parking lot for its business and wouldc expand ontothe city-owned propertuy in the future.
The city is reserving the rightds for thethird property, at 130 S. Central Ave.

Massport wins shovel-ready Fish Pier grant - Boston Business Journal:

2011-08-21T12:34:00.001-07:00

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The new stimulus funds will enable Massport to provide electric powerf to as many as sixmore berths. The MassDEP funds are part of $1.7 million in stimulusx funding given through the American Recoveryh and Reinvestment Act to the EPA for diesel pollution reductionm investmentsin Massachusetts. Massport’s dock-sid power project was includedin MassDEP’s MassCleanDiesel stimulus package baseed on its merit and “shovel-ready” status, according to a releasse from Massport. Shovel-ready meansa the project can begin construction as soon as the fundseare awarded. The total cost of the projecf isabout $600,000.
Massport currently has four berths on the Fish Pier that supplyu power for as many as four docked boats, but more than a dozen fishingt vessels regularly dock at the pier. Most of the boats use onboarde diesel generators for power and These generators release diesel fuel emissions and are expensivreto run. In February, Massport receivee $400,000 through EPA’s 2008 Northeastt Diesel Collaborative Emissions Reduction Grant Prograkm to upgrade the existing berthd and add 12new berths. The upgrades, to be completedd later this year, will produce a 95 percent reductiohn in engine idling andair pollution.

A History of Batik, Painted in Wax - Jakarta Globe

2011-08-19T07:17:00.001-07:00

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Here what Colorado and national leaders are sayingaboutf Sotomayor. (So far there’s been a lack of comment from locap Republicans aboutthe nomination, so comments from nationa l Republican leaders are included.) “Ij applaud President Obama’s historic nomination of U.S. 2nd Circui Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United StateseSupreme Court. As someone who has appointef dozens of judges at thestatd level, I have some sense of how serious a responsibility this is.
I congratulate President Obama for nominatingy someone who has such a diverse recorsof excellence, integrity and respect for the Hers is a genuine American success From her modest upbringing, to her work as a criminal to her tenure on the district court and appellatre benches, she is an inspiration.” — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritte r “I congratulate Judge Sotomayodr on her nomination and I look forwarc to a confirmation process that focuses on determining whethe r Judge Sotomayor is qualified to servd on theSupreme Court.
Qualifications for judicial service include not only experiencee andcharacter but, most a proper understanding of the power and role of judgesx in our system of government. Judges must decide casesz based onthe law, not on thei personal views or “However, I am concerned with her record of puttint identity politics before the rule of law. It raises serious issues about her ability to reach fair andimpartiapl decisions. Judge Sotomayor has made a habit of embracing extrem e views during her time on thelowef courts. Now, as she is considered for the high Americans are left to wonder if she will exercisee basic standardsof objectivity.
In light of Judgw Sotomayor’s liberal activist approach to judicial I call on my colleagues in the Senate to thoroughlyt examine her record as they consider her nomination.” — U.S. Rep. Doug D-Colorado Springs “Sonia Sotomayor is a tremendous choice forthe U.S. Supremes Court. She is a thoughtful and balanced judgs with a keen intellect and a broax academic andlegal background. Her skill and fair-mindednes s on the federal bench has won the praise and supportt of Republicans andDemocrats ... “Today, President Obama has showed us how he can briny thiscountry together.
By selectingy Judge Sotomayor, he has chosen a nominee who has previously been nominatex for judicial appointments by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush and by Presidenrt Bill Clinton. Judge Sotomayor has been confirmef twice before by the full Senate and her nominatiom to the Supreme Court shoul d beconsidered swiftly.” — U.S. Sen. Michae l Bennet, D-Colo. “There needsw to be a full hearing of this appealsscourt judge’s views, and I think that’s part of the I think it’s a very, very different tone than was takejn a few years ago when Democratic elected officials and leaders were immediately calling for the defeat of and assassinating the characterz of Justice [John] Roberts and Justice [Samuel] I think it’s been a much more respectfuol tone than what we saw with Justice Roberts and Justice Aliti back in those “I think some of her views on judicialo activism and making the law rather than interpretinf the law will be heavilyg exami! ned and reviewed.
We look forward to the confirmation hearingsd and a full vetting ofher views.” — Dick Colorado Republican Party chairman “As a U.S. senator I must give my advicde and consent before any ofthe president’x nominees to serve on the U.S. Suprem e Court may be seated, and I take my responsibility I’m going to take my time to studtyJudge Sotomayor’s record and background, and I look forwardr to meeting with her. “Like the I believe that any Supreme Court Justice mustrejecyt ideology, have a keen intellect, and a practical understanding of how the Supremwe Court’s actions affect the lives of all Americans.
Judgee Sotomayor is an extremelyaccomplished jurist, and she has a very compellingv personal story. She appears to be a wise choicde and a valuable additio tothe court. And I look forward to gettinh to know her as the confirmatioh processmoves forward.” — U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, “[The Senate will determine] if Ms. Sotomayor understande that the proper role of a judge is to act as a neutralo umpire ofthe law, calling balls and strikew fairly without regard to one’s own personal preferenced or political views.” — U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., rankiny Republican on the SenatdeJudiciary Committee.
“President Obama made an outstandingf choice in nominating Sonia Sotomayor as the next SupremdeCourt Justice. As a judge and a former prosecutoreand litigator, Judge Sotomayor has gained invaluable experiencs in complex legal and constitutional issues. Her experience at various levela of our judicial system has provided her witha well-roundex perspective that will benefit the In addition to being nominatede to the bench by Republicab and Democratic presidents, she has been confirmed by both Republican and Democratically-controlled U.S. Senates. I am confident the U.S. Senate will confirmm Judge Sotomayor as the next SupremeCourr Justice.” — U.S. Rep. Diana D-Denver.
“Republicans look forwardc to learning more about federal appeals court judgeSonia Sotomayor’sx thoughts on the importance of the Supremse Court’s fidelity to the Constitution and the rule of law. Supreme Court vacancies are rare, whichy makes Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination a perfect opportunith for America to have a thoughtfukl discussion about the role of the Supreme Court in our dailtylives . Republicans will reserve judgment on Sonia Sotomayot until there has been a thorougg and thoughtful examination of herlegalp views.
” — Chairman Michael Steelee

Bashar Assad's Difficult Days - Payvand

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Bashar Assad's Difficult Days

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... that (due to its successful foreign policy) was not expected to be affected by unrest. Bashar Assad's wrong decisions destroyed his reputation among his own people and the international community. Will he be able to overcome these difficult days?

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Colorado's economy grew faster in 2008, despite recession - Denver Business Journal:

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reported Tuesday, suggesting that the recession'a impact hit Colorado later than most other part s ofthe country. Gross domestic productt in Colorado grewby 2.9 percentf in 2008, up from 2.0 percent in 2007 and 2.7 percent in 2006, the Commercew Department's Bureau of Economic Analysisw (BEA) reported in its annual state-by-state breakdowhn of GDP. Colorado's 2.9 percenft GDP growth rate was fourth-highest among the 50 exceeded only by NorthDakotaz (7.3 percent growth), Wyoming (4.4 and South Dakota (3.5 percent). The last year Colorado's economhy grew faster than 2008 was in witha 4.3 percent GDP increased that year, BEA said.
Colorado was one of only 12 states in 2008 wherwe the rate of growth of GDP increasedc from theprevious year. In 12 states experienced GDP declinesin 2008, led by Alaska with a 2.0 percentf drop. Average growth in GDP among the 50 statesd slowedfrom 2.0 percengt in 2007 to 0.7 percent in 2008. (The GDP-by-state figure differ from national GDP becausewdifferent state-by-state methodology is used.) The nationwidd recession officially began at the start of 2008. The repory said the biggest contributors to the growth of Colorado's GDP in 2008 were professionakl and technical services, followed by mining, informatio n and government.
It said the biggest drags on the state' economy were construction, followed by transportation and .

Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The building, which opened early last was designed and builtt to meet the second highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadershipo in Energy and Environmental was the general contractor. Liberty Property Trust Vice Presiden t Jody Johnston estimates the cost of buildingy to green standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalkdevelopment costs, but that will be more than offser by lower energy costs. Special features includde showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changwe clothes after they bike or jog to A deck made of recycled plastic bordere the back ofthe building, overlookinyg a wetlands area that providesd shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A whites reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recyclintg are placed near trasu binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve waterr by relying on gravith and a filter insteadof water. That featurre is expected to save 360,000 gallons annually since each urinalo uses anestimated 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston said. Grassd surrounding the parking lot soaksup rainwater. And a recycled rubber, was used insteaf of asphalt around the large oak trees that linethe lots. The porouds rubber allows water to soak intothe ground. The located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, received the “Officee Building of the Award from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the andthe “Green Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Planninvg Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developed and leases 19 buildings with nearly 1 millio square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenantsz include , Travelers, Travel and .

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USAA plans first-ever off-campus retail financial centers in San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The new centers, slated to open during the fourth are a pilot project being launched locally to provides USAA members and potential members a new venue of servicre andmore convenience. These centerd mark the first time that USAA will providwe service locations away from itscorporatw headquarters, with the goal of attractint more business. F. David Bohne, president of , says the new centerw will not replace any of the services the companuyalready provides. Rather, they will provide the face-to-face service that members want for some productsand “I think our biggest thingt at USAA has alwayds been about the members’ choicr and meeting our members’ needs,” Bohne says.
The averagd size of the financial centers willbe 2,70p0 square feet. They will included Internet workstations, deposit ATMs, on-sitew wealth managers, videophone booths with documengt exchange capabilities and space for small group seminars and The videophone booths are designed to providwe memberswith real-time, face-to-face access to a USAA representative. Bohnd says USAA is using technologu as a way to keep operatingcoste down, while at the same time offeringv its members an additional servicwe option.
Brad Wells, a vice president of eBusinesafor USAA, says the company is excitedf about the new locations, whichb it hopes will make members feel more at ease and do more business with “... Member satisfaction goes up when you seethe person,” Wellz says, adding that the new locations and the technologhy incorporated in them allow USAA to leverage a low-cost way of doingg business while giving members the personalizatio that they’re desiring. “We know there’s demanx for that.” Apart from the the internet workstations will give members access to servicesvia USAA’s Web site (usaa.com) as well as allows them to make checkl deposits.
The deposit ATMs will be available for cash or check deposits andcash withdrawals; wealth management servicea will be provided members by Bohne stresses that the new retail locations will not be traditionall bank branches. Rather, members will be able to use the locationd to take care oftheir insurance, wealt h planning and other financial services Though the branches are slated to open on the city’ s far Northeast and Northwest Sides, no exacf sites have yet been Bohne says it’s been a challenge for the companyy to find property in the partws of town where USAA wants the branches.
“Onw of the things we’ve seen is that our competitorsw have done a lot of homeworkand they’ver been doing branches for a long time. We haven’ t been. So, they have tied up a lot of the good real he says. “We’re putting up two and we want to make surethat we’re gettinbg a good return on the two locations that we So, we are taking our time and being a little choosy on what we Bohne says USAA picked San Antonioi as the testing site for the launch of the new locations because the Alamo City is its home base.
The ultimatre goal, Bohne adds, will be to eventually open retaiol financial locations in strategic spots across the country in areaas that have high concentrations of militarhy personnel as well as good Membership feedback, he adds, will dictate where USAA puts thes new locations.

Court Upholds Hearsay Limit in Drew Peterson Trial - Fox News

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SBA broker Mariani's advice: If bank makes an offer, take it - Triangle Business Journal:

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Nineteen months into the credit crisis, that’s the recommendation of Raleigh-based loan broker Stevs Mariani, who matches borrowers with bankand non-banok lenders. Mariani says that some deals he has workeed on in recent weeks have passex through as many as a dozen Many lenders have been upping their collateralk requirements to 50 percent insome instances, even on government-backesd SBA loans. One of Mariani’s a Raleigh restaurant owner lookinvg to buyanother establishment, underwent 16 reviewz and was accepted threre times before they all fell through.
In one case, the borrowedr even agreed to put up a portion of the plus a house with no mortgage asadditional “The first thing borrowers need to do is determin whether the bank or othere lender is really interested,” says Mariani. “Otherwise, you wastd time.” He adds, “After that, if they make an offer, take With 65 percent of banks nationallt tightening theirlending standards, it’s not surprisin g that Triangle bankers have followed suit.
If therew is a silver lining to be found in thefinancial downturn, however, it will be that, once conditions improve, the competition between large and communith banks is expected to heat up even more, openinbg avenues for business customers seekingf to maximize their banking With the very notion of bigness in bankingt having been called into question, community bankers believr that the post-crisis playing field will be wide “It’s not like we are goingt to go out and criticize the large banks,” says Steve CEO of Raleigh-based . “Bur at the same time we know all of our depositorseand borrowers. It makes you operat e in a different way.
” Whatever changes the banking systek goes through in thecoming months, communityg bankers believe their role will be enhanced. “We’ll be the ones makinfg the loans,” says CEO Grant Yarber. In varioux ways, the community banks already are preparingb forthat day. At Raleigh-based , for some employees have been tasked with creating a new divisio n that solely caters to an important client homeowners associations. The bank has packaged a number ofservicezs – including online banking, CDs, scanned deposits and variousa financial management functions into a unifiedr offering.
Also launching new productsz – this one aimed at individualk bankconsumers – is Cary-based , which recentlh said it would begin offering interesg payments of 5.01 percenty annually to qualifying checking Business customers evaluating current banking relationshipss should check if their bank has signed up for an emergencyu program that, for the firsr time, extends insurance to non-interest-bearing transactional accounts such as payrolk accounts. Most area banks have signedx up fromthe program, which was enacted last fall to keep companiesd from pulling the then uninsured pots of money out of the bankint system altogether.
Set to expiree in December, the guarantee may be In addition, business clients curious about the financial stabilityu of theirbanks can, using a simplde formula and a few public numberxs from the FDIC Web site, perform theie own stability checks. The calculation is made by dividing the value ofthe lender’ s non-performing assets (loans past due 90 days + nonaccrual loans + other real estate owned) by the sum of its tangiblse common equity capital (total assets - liabilitie - intangibles + goodwill) + its loan loss If the resulting number, expressed as a percent, is over 100, then the bank couldr be headed for problems.
The calculation, called the “Texas was developed to predict financial meltdownz duringthe S&L crisise of the 1980s. “It’s not the only measures (of bank stability),” says UNC-Charlotte banking professorf Tony Plath. “But it has legitimacy.”

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

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The Bethesda-based provider of satellite telephoned services, which expects to become publicly tradefd this summer throughan acquisition, posted a 42 percent declinee in net income in the first quartert ended March 31, to $9.7 millionn from $16.7 million a year ago. Th company attributec the decline to costs related toits next-generatio satellite program. “Iridium continued to grow, although the pace slowed given the currenteconomic climate,” said CEO Matt Desch.
“In additionj to the impact of phasing outequipmenyt amortization, we believe the economic climate is affectinvg equipment sales, as is the transition of newlt introduced products into the distributionb channel as our partners move existingb inventory to make way for new Company officials say either Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin or Thales Alenia Space will be selectedc as the program’s lead contractot this summer. The program’s new network of satellitesz called Iridium NEXT is expected to be deployedin 2014. Iridiuj NEXT will provide higherdata speeds, greatert bandwidth and the potential to deliverd new data services and applicationsd to customers.
The company says its EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, increase 4.9 percent to $27.6 million in the first up from $26.3 million a year ago, thoughu most analysts do not use that as a reliablesfinancial measure. Iridium’s revenue rose 2 percent to $75.8u million for the quarter, compared to $74.3 millionh for the first quarter 2008. The slightly highert revenue came from increased commercial serviceds revenueof $36.8 milliobn but was offset by a decline in subscriber equipment revenuew to $20.5 million for the quarter. Iridium’sw commercial markets include maritime, aviationb and land mobile customers, which grew by 11.
5 percent for the The company’s sales to governmeny customers, including the Department of Defense, grew 31 Despite a 31 percent increase in subscriberseto 328,000, compared to 250,000 in the firsft quarter of 2008, a $2 million amortizatiomn of equipment related to prior year equipment sales, added to the decline in subscriber equipmeng revenue. The company is planning to go publicvthis summer, but it is not taking the initial publid offering route. It is acquiring a publicly trade dinvestment group, (NYX: GHQ), an affiliate of Greenhill Co. Iridium has retained Deutsche Bank as its financiao adviser forthe transaction.

Life Time Fitness opening in Collierville June 13 - Memphis Business Journal:

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The 115,000-square-foot facility is located at 3470 Houston Levewe Road and features more than 400 piecex ofexercise equipment, two 25-meter pools (indoor and outdoor water slides, a 3,000-square-foot child care two full indoor basketball courta and separate studios for spinning classes, yoga and The facility will be open 24 hours a day, seve n days a week. It will also feature a spa called LifeSpa, which will offer nail and skin care services andmassag therapy. Life Time LTM) invested about $35 million in the Memphis facilithy andJason Thunstrom, senior director of corporate communications for Life Time, said the company anticipatess creating around 250 jobs at the new center.
Life Time owns 84 differentf centers in 19 statesincluding Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Kansas, New Jersey and Illinois. The Collierville locationh is one of three the companyy plans to openin 2009. The other two will be located in Texas and The Collierville location is alsothe company’s first in Tennessee.

D.C-area SBA lending rebounds in April - bizjournals:

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There were 41 SBA loans made to Washington-area businesse s in April — 58 percent more than the averagse number of loans during the previouxsthree months. Lenders chalk the improvement up to the Marcbh 16 moves by the SBA to eliminatwe feeson 7(a) and 504 loans and to increase the maximum government guarantee to 90 percent from 85 percent. The changezs were part of the federal stimulus package and led to an immediatee nationwide bump in SBA Additionalmeasures — including initiatives aimeds at unsticking the secondary market for SBA loans and a progra m of temporary bridge loans to help strugglinb companies make payments on non-SBwA loans — are expectee to be implemented in June.
(See story on Page 9.) “Thr fee reduction, in particular, has caused smalk businesses to step up that mighy otherwise not have bought buildings in this saidSally Robertson, president of Fairfax-based Business Finance Group Inc., the largest local SBA lender. One of those businesses was CorkWine Bar, whic on May 20 closed on a loan of more than $1 milliom from Business Finance Group to buy a nearby buildinbg for expansion. When Cork heard about the fee waivet forSBA loans, the company sped up its expansiohn plans, to make sure it could take advantagw of the waiver, said Khalid Pitts, co-owner.
He and co-owneer Diane Gross approached for a loan but were told not tobotherd applying, he said. They then went to Bethesda-basex EagleBank, which referred them to Business Financed Group and its SBA504 loans, which fund real estate or equipment purchases. When the recession set in last demand for 504 loans tanked as small business grew wary of makingylarge investments. Cork is an example of how, to some that mindset is Robertson said. “Business owners are finally seeing thatmayber we’ve hit the bottom,” she said. “Real estate prices are Combine that with a low interest rate and low fees and it now make a lot of sense for businessedto invest.
” In April, Businessz Finance Group got nine loansx approved through the SBA, up from three to five loans during the previous several months. The companu is on pace to get at least 14 loanes approvedin May. But Robertson hesitates to call thisa “I tend to be a glass three-quarters-fulpl person,” she said. “But we are definitely seeing signs that things are Robertson and otherlocal lenders, however, believe therew is still a ways to go before lending reaches levels. The number of SBA loans made to Washington-areaa companies plummeted 44 percent durin the fiscal year that endeein September. So far, this fiscal year is down an additional 61 percent.
And despite last month’d gains, the number of loans still was 64 percent belowApri 2007. A December study by the foune that economic uncertainty was atan all-timde high and a third of smalkl businesses couldn’t obtain adequate financing to run their The NSBA has not done any follow-up surveye yet, but “the outlook is probably less dismap than it was,” said Molly Brogan, spokeswoman for the organization. “The SBA numbers are a glimmert of hope in the minds ofsmalll businesses.
But there is still some [bad news] out ther that’s probably preventing a broad upsurge in That also is the view ofDan Waetjen, group presidenr of the Washington region for the region’s largest lender of SBA 7(a) guaranteed loans, whichb fund startups, expansion, acquisitions and workinb capital. While BB&T has seen increased SBA loan volumee the past coupleof months, small businesses are stil l being very cautious, he said. “They’re doing mission-critical things. I don’r think anybody’s overly optimistic and willingg to step out there and take abig ol’ Waetjen said. “They’ve probably learned that’sa not a good thing to do.
” EagleBank, the largest locallyy based bankSBA lender, also has seen a bump in SBA said CEO Ron Paul. “It’s hopefully an indicator that the programzs the government is putting into placedare working,” he said. EagleBank sellxs a lot of its SBA loans into thesecondary market, whichg pretty much collapsed last fall. In the SBA plans to begin makingf loansto broker-dealers who purchasse 7(a) loans from lenders and pool them into The SBA also will guaranteee pools of first-lien 504 loans sold on the secondaryg market.

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"Virtually any employee who is attractiv to a business is attractive to otherf organizationsas well, and health care is the No. 1 thing employees ask about after compensation," Tassey But if you've never offered a health plan at yourbusinesx before, the research proceszs can plunge you into an unfamilia r world of acronyms - HMO, PPO, HSA- and the options can be So if it's your first trip into the water of health insurance shopping, you would probablyh be wise to work with a broker or insurancr adviser.
Health insurance can be a confusin consumer decisionto make, and havingh a trained professional on your side can make all the notes Tassey, who recommends that people ask trustexd friends, family, or professional contactsd what broker they work with to obtain a good list of potentiaol candidates. If you can't get a referral that way and have to resorgtto cold-calling brokers, ask for the names of two or thre of their clients who you can call to ask how satisfieed they are with the service they're Tassey says it's the least you can do when choosinbg the individual who will handler one of your most importanty internal business decisions.
"You want to be dealinhg with an insurance adviser who has experience in your and it's very, very appropriate and very much expectesd for you to ask that person for a couples of references," he says. "If you're in a small you've got your family and your and probablya pet. But if you'rse going to marry your life to a it pays to take the extrsa minute and checkthose references." Once you've founx a broker, Tassey says he or she will help you considefr what kind of plans to offer.
He says a good broke r often can give you a pictur e of what kind of health care plans are most commoh in your industry or for businesses of your size so that you can stay If you're offering a health benefit for the firs time, you'll also need to think about how much of the cost of your employees' health insurance expenses you're willing and able to pay, and whether or not you'rse willing to pay for health care for dependentxs of employees. And will you requirs new employees to work for your companu for a certain amount of time before qualifying forbenefits ?
If you have a small business and choosee to research insurance plans independently, without a one piece of information might save you some Tassey says the fact of the matte r is that where a 500-employe e business has some bargaining power when it comee to their health plan small groups are usually quoted a uniform price based on and it typically doesn't leave a lot of room for Speaking of price tags, another tip is this: When it comexs to choosing a health plan, the bottom line is not always the bottom line.
That's to say that whil cost is a major concern for almost anyone shopping for healtn insurance coveragethese days, what you get for the monehy should be considered along with the price tag. Janice Torrez. of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New recommends groups and individuals consider the restrictions or options that come with certain For instance, Torrez says, a plan that places no restrictiones on what physician a member can see might come at a higheer cost. Likewise, a plan with a low monthlu premium could sport somewhopping out-of-pocket expensezs should one need a service like home healthg care, hospital stays, or medical equipment.
The LIFE organization advises when shopping for a healthcare plan, businesses and individuales start by considering what health-related service are important to Included in the list of servicese to consider are inpatient hospital services, outpatient office visits, medical tests and prescription drugs, home health care visits, physical maternity care, preventative care for infants and children, and health screenings. Then comparde the cost of plansd that offer youthose benefits.

Health care reform details begin to emerge - Business First of Buffalo:

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percent of the cost of health insurance premiumsfor full-time employees underd the health care reform bill being considererd by the House. They also woulfd be required to pick up at leas t some of the tab forinsuring part-time Businesses that don't provide this minimujm level of coverage would be required to pay the federalo government a fee based on 8 percent of their payroll. Small businesses under a yet-to-be-determineds threshold would be exempted fromthis "play or requirement. How small businesses woulcd fare under House healthcare proposal.
Small businesses and individuals could comparisojn shop among private and publif plans in a national health insurance exchangeEmployers could either provide health insurance to their employees or pay a fee baseds on 8 percent of theirr payroll to the governmentEmployers that offerr coverage would have to pickup 72.5 perceny of the cost of premiums for full-timr employees and 65 percent for a famil policyEmployers could contribute a share of the expense of coverage for part-tim employees or contribute to the health insurancs exchangeSmall businesses under a size threshold yet to be determinee would be exempted from the employedr responsibility requirementSmall businesses that can'y afford coverage would get a tax credit to help them pay for it House committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Educationh and Labor The chairmen of threed House committees with jurisdiction over health care introduced theirr draft legislation June 19, offering the most detailes yet on how health care reform could affect smal businesses.
Under their bill, small businessees and individuals could shop for insurancre through a national which would includea government-run plan as well as private insurers. Tax credita would be available to help smallo businesses affordthe coverage. Rep. Henry Waxman, said the legislation would fixthe "completelg dysfunctional insurance market" for small which face "unaffordable rate every year. Waxman chairs the Housw Energy andCommerce Committee. Health insurance premiums for U.S. businessesa increased by 9.2 percent this and are expected to increasde another 9 percentnext year, accordinf to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Small businesses often face much higherdrate hikes.
While most small businessed agree the current health insurance marketis there's a lot of disagreement over whether the Housd bill would cure the problem or just make it worse. Mike who owns a retailo clothing store and design business callex Smash inDes Moines, Iowa, likes what he sees in the Draper thinks adding a public plan to the insurance mix woulxd hold down premiums by creatinv more competition in the marketplace. "I don't have a wholer lot of confidence in the system wehave now," Draperd said.
Draper's company currently doesn'tt offer health insurance to itsseven full-times workers, but instead reimburses them for the cost of individuapl policies that they buy on their own. That'a fine with his employees, who are single, in their 20s and don' t want their insurance to be tied totheirt job. The reimbursements now account for 6 percentof Smash'se payroll, but that could jump to 22 percenft in four years, when Draper expects everyone on his management team to have creating the need for family plans. His businessa couldn't handle that expense, he said.
If the Housse bill were enacted, he would consider buyin insurance through the exchange if it were easyto use. But he might decide to pay the 8 percent payroll fee insteax and then reimburse his employees for some of the cost of the policiesd they purchase throughthe Draper, who was scheduled to testifh before the House Ways and Means Committee June 24, thinks employers should be required to help pay for theidr employees' health insurance. Like Social Security this sort of responsibilityis "kind of what you signec up for" when you become a business owner, he said. Other smallk business owners, however, think the House bill imposes too toug h of a standard onsmall businesses.
The requirementf to pay 72.5 percent of an employee's premiumn for individual coverage "is much too high for many smalk businesses," said Karen president and CEO of the SmallkBusiness & Entrepreneurship Council. The only way many smalll businesses can afford coverage is by making employeea pick up more ofthe cost, she said. Va.-based Company Flowers & Gifts for example, pays 50 percent of the cost of health insurancr forseven full-time employees.
Even that may not be affordablwnext year, because "our rates are going to skyrocket," co-owner John Nicholson told the Housed Small Business Committee earlier this

Giants beat Mets 4-2 in final game before break - Yahoo! Sports

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IT professional opted for different job to stay near home - Business First of Louisville:

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“I looked at the programj at the and the one at he said. “I chose Sullivan because of the smaller classes and the accessibility tothe professors. I felt it was the most up to date with what is goin g on in the real Henderson said about the factorsz influencinghis decision. For a though, Henderson, 39, lived in that state of limbi regarding where he would live and work to gain experienc in his newlyselected profession. It was especially since he spent two yearse after leaving the Navy sending out resumeas to get his foot in the door whileattendinhg Sullivan, Henderson said.
“Everyone wants someone with one, two, or five years experience in informationn technology,” he said. Hendersonb said he was willing to movealmosg anywhere, especially someplace warm. Eventually, Henderson was offereds a job in information technology withthe U.S. Army Huma n Resources Command in Arlington, Va. The Army is in the processd of consolidating its command atFort Knox, so he woulx be transferred back to Kentucky in 2011. “The Army didn’ want to pay for my move to Arlingtob but would have paid for my move back to he said.
Henderson thought about it but decidef that because he already owned a home here and his who had astroke recently, neededs care, he would prefer to stay where he was. “u wanted to get a job in civil service,” he “After my military career, I knew that civil servicer followed thesame rules, and I could move arounx as job opportunities appeared.” Perseverance paid off. In Henderson was offered the job he He accepted a position at Fort Knox withthe U.S. Army Contracting Agency, where he now works as contracrt administrator forMission & Installation Contracting Command.
“My divisiob manages the signed contracts between military andciviliajn companies,” he said. “Any supplies, servicexs or advertising that the Army cannogt get through the military have to be provided byciviliah vendors.” Although not the IT job he was looking for, Hendersoj said he was delighted with his job and the peoplse he works for and with. And sincw his time in the Navy was spent in budgetand supply, he bringws that knowledge with him. “Actually my IT degrere turned out to be to my advantage in gettinvthe job,” he said.
“When commands need to purchasecomputer equipment, I will be able to help them with what they My degree was one of my selling Henderson will begin courses in January to earn a master’sd degree in management and dispute resolutions at Sullivah University. Being an older studentf — he was the oldest in his clasa — made for a good experience, he He learned from the younger students, and they learnede from him. “Many of the students I graduateds with wanted to start their own he said. “Some wanted a better paying job. A lot of them lookeed out of state but endefd upstaying here.
” Louisville has a lot to Henderson said, speaking from the experience of having traveles with the Navy. “I have lived in Atlanta, and therre are way too many people therre and the trafficis terrible,” he “It is not near as congestexd here. And the people here are more hospitable than they are in somebiggerr cities.” Henderson has a one-year probatio n period with his new job, and aftetr that, who knows where his experiencer and knowledge will take him. “jI really like the he said. “It is a good and there are a lot of promotion People senior to me will be ready to retirer in two to10 years, and civilk service hires from within.
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Atlanta development agency rejects school tax money - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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ADA officials released a statement Wednesday announcing theid decision to turndown $6 million in property taxeds the school board had offerede the authority to help finance the planned Beltliner project. The money was part of $18 millionh the school board had set aside to await the result of a lawsuit challenginb the use of school taxed to support localredevelopmentt projects. The BeltLine Tax Allocatioh District is one of 10 TADs created by the to pay for improvementes inblighted areas. TADs allow local governments to finance redevelopment projects with bonds that are repaid from the additional propertyy tax revenue those improvements generatde insidethe districts.
The lawsuit was rendered moot last fall when Georgiaa voters approved a constitutionalp amendment authorizing school districts to contribute propertyu tax revenueto TADs. But the amendmentf also gives school boards the right to refusr to participate inthe districts. The voted last week to contributr $6 million to the BeltLine TAD and keep theother $12 million to help offset stat budget cuts to education. But on Wednesday, authority officialx said potential legal complications surrounding receipt of the funds prompted them to decide not to takethe Instead, the authority will focus on movingb forward by the end of this year with a bond issues to support the Beltline project.

Slopestyle to be included at Sochi - Ski Club of Great Britain

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Australian firm sells Kansas City, Kan., office building - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-07-02T23:00:00.001-07:00

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for $485 million. The Australia-based real estatee investment trust soldthe 14-property covering about 3.1 million square to New York City-baseds , which was foundec in 1998 to acquire government-tenanted office and nationaol urban retail centers. The so-calle GSA I portfolio sold by Rubicon contained mostlyh office buildings located throughout theUnited States. Accordinhg to Rubicon’s Web site, the Kansas City, property included in the sale was an office buildingh at901 N. Fifth St. Valueds at $46.1 million, the 203,475-square-foot building is 100 percent occupied bythe , whosee lease matures in The portfolio also included properties in Houston: Philadelphia; Sacramento, Calif.
; Washington; Providence, R.I.; Burlington, Huntsville, Ala.; Lakewood and Aurora, and Norfolk and Va. Steven Buss, one of threee brokers in Bloomington, Minn., who represented Rubicon in the told the that the deal was probably one of the 20 largestf deals to close in the Uniterd Stateslast year. The sale closed last UrbanAmerica was able toassume long-term debt in the boosting the attractiveness of the 98.
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Fifty Percent of American High School Students Smoke, Drink, and Use Drugs - MedIndia

2011-06-30T16:34:00.001-07:00

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Fifty Percent of American High School Students Smoke, Drink, and Use Drugs

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by Savitha.C.Muppala on June 30, 2011 at 3:51 PM A new report has stated that close to 50% of all American high school students drink alcohol, do drugs, and smoke. Addiction is a common problem among one out of four teens, especially among those who ..! .

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Tweet if you want to increase customer traffic - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

2011-06-28T10:17:00.001-07:00

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Twitter is a social networkint tool that answers thequestion “What are you doing?” in 140 charactersx or less. Originally designed as a personal socia networking toolfor friends, family and co-workers, marketera and other business professionals recognized its potential and are now seizinbg it for everything from customer service and brand perception monitorinf to promotion of new productws and services. Best of all, it’ all in real time. Even the president of the UnitedfStates (@BarackObama) was all a-Twitte r during the campaign, as well as nationap news sources such as (@cnn). even Oprah Winfrey “tweets.” So, should you starr tweeting?
Well, consider these statistics. According to , Twitter had 19.44 milliohn unique visitors in upfrom 1.5 million in April 2008. , recently reported that more than 60 percen tof U.S. Twitter members abandon the site after one monthuof use. But don’t let that discourage you. Ther are still close to 5 million usere on Twitter from which you can create your veryown following. And, once you do, you can reac h them with your message inreal time. So, how are companiexs using Twitter to promotetheir businesses? Here are just a few • (@zappos): With more than 600,00p followers, Zappos chief executive officer Tony Hsienh understands the power of Twitter.
He sells shoesx online, and through Twitter, and has become a one-mah customer service and marketing machinde for the online shoe Although some might find Twitter to be a bit he uses it at Zappos for building more personal connectionws with boththe company’s employees and customers. And givejn the fact that the company was featurexon ’s annual 100 Best Companies to Work For the guy must be doing somethingv right.
He continues to foster branfd and employee loyalty one tweet ata • High-end food vendors: I know, as odd as it mobile food vendors are using Twitter to draw more The drivers tweet via their cell phones to alert customer s to their whereabouts and menu That’s true in the case of , whic is, according to the , an almost cultishlhy popular Korean-Mexican style taco vendor in Los Angeles. According to Jane Goldman, editor-in-chief of , “the Kogi folks have shown themselves to be adepft at turningthose mini-missives into a hugel y successful marketing machine.
” • Cares Not known for their customedr service acumen, Comcast was able to take a barrage of negativr comments and stories in the blogosphere and, via turn them into one of the most successful customer service case studiex on the Web. How might you use Twitterr to promoteyour business? Depending on the type of business you’re in, here are a few ways you mighft capitalize on the craze: • Restaurants: Tweet about your food and drink specials, events, new menu items, etc. Chefs can tweegt about what they’re pickinh up from the farmers marketf and the sommelier can tweet about the new Bordeau she just added to thewine list.
• As a retailer, what you want is and Twitter can help youget it. Tweet abouy your new arrivals, sales, specials, discounts and exclusive • Grocers: From fresh strawberries to succulent salmon, tweet aboutg seasonal specialsand sales. Giveb the real-time nature of Twitter, during hot summerd months you can tweet about cold concoctione tosatisfy one’s thirst. This list could go on and on. Theaters/concert venues: Let people know therer are still seats available at adiscounted price. Tweett about the arrival of a celebrity. With greag movies and music, the topicsa are endless. • Marketers: Yes, I along with many of my peers.
At our we use it to communicate with writersand reporters, as well as colleagues, clientsa and other followers. To borros a line from “All the world’s a stage. Isn’t it time you started tweetingfrom it? So grab a twitte handle (that’s the name you’ll go by followinyg the @ symbol) and get to Feel free to follow me at @DebiHammonfd or twitter.com/DebiHammond.

Raleigh employees will get no pay raises - News & Observer

2011-06-26T02:34:00.001-07:00

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Raleigh employees will get no pay raises

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RALEIGH -- In the final budget talks of his 10-year tenure, Mayor Charles Meeker led brisk negotiations Tuesday that produced accord on a $634.9 million spending plan. The City Council avoided cuts to popular arts and ...

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Jay VFD Says IRS Problem Led To Tax Exempt Status Revocation - NorthEscambia.com

2011-06-23T19:34:00.001-07:00

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Jay VFD Says IRS Problem Led To Tax Exempt Status Revocation

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He was working an overnight shift recently and visited NorthEscambia.com about 4 am where he learned that the Jay VFD was on a tax exempt status revocation list issued by the IRS. âWe did not receive a notice, a letter or anything from the IRS,â he ...

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Tax exemptions revoked for CSULB non-profit organizations

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Developer banks on site's appeal - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-06-21T13:00:00.001-07:00

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"It's one of the gatewaya to the River Market," said Steve McCray, an ownef of the limited liability company that bought ground southeast of Missouri Avenur and Grand Boulevard inJuly 2006. "The only problen is the rundown buildingson it." McCrah said demolition will begim within a month of a former Inc. An adjacent structure that once storer beer forthe long-goned will remain. The two-story brick more than a century old, includes a limestone basemenrt that McCray said isin near-pristine condition. The rest of the blockl will be replatted fornew "We still don't know exactlt what will go in McCray said. A bank brancy is a possibility, he said.
McCrayy declined to identify the bank and said a brancghapplication hasn't been filed with bank regulators. A likel candidate is . McCray is an owner and boardd chairman ofthe $100 million-asser bank, whose headquarters is abouf 40 miles northeast of the River Market. Bank of Lawsonh also has Clay Countyt offices in Kansas Cityand Gladstone. McCray said he likes the location'xs visibility from, and proximity to, Interstatse 70 and Downtown. George Birt, a downtowh housing developer who has renovatede or built hundreds of residential units during the past said the prospect of a bank validates the work he and otherx have done in theRiver Market.
Birt's latesrt venture, City Homes, will deliver 27 detached condominium unite nextto McCray's property. Birt said he has talkeed with McCray about buying landMcCray doesn'ft need. Birt said McCray told him he planss a retail bank witha drive-through lane -- "a quality brick building, one or two stories." The formert Muehlebach warehouse could be sold and converted into Birt said. At the closest thing to a bank in the River Market is afreestandin drive-through along Missouri Avenue. That site once housedd a branchof , a Kansas City-based institutionm that became part of a Bank of Americs predecessor. The old bank buildiny was demolished about 20years ago.
A growing number of rural banks are entering Kansas City in hopes of tappingt loan demand absent intheit hometowns. But most of thesse newcomers have targeted the Downtown long has been dominated by large bankas such as Bankof America, and . Grant CEO of ., said he think s there's room in Downtown for smalleer banks suchas his. Missouri Bank, which had $292 millionb in midyear assets, long has been among the most profitablsarea banks. Burcham, whosr family bought the bank in 1984, said its successa took about 15 years to About three-quarters of Missouri Bank's business is Burcham said the bank focuses on entrepreneurs and smalp businesses throughout the metropolitan area.
Downtown's locatiohn in the metropolitan area's geographic center, Burchakm said, makes it easier for Missour i Bank's loan officers to meet customera "where they want us to be."

McCartney's reissues cover full spectrum of emotion - USA Today

2011-06-19T05:51:00.001-07:00

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McCartney's reissues cover full spectrum of emotion

USA Today

In exhaustively examining tapes and rummaging through vaults to assemble reissues of his first two solo albums, Paul McCartney felt more than simple exhaustion. "Unconventional direction": 'McCartney II' and its predecessor ...

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Eduction Minister Tours Shomron, Emphasizes Biblical Connection - Arutz Sheva

2011-06-16T22:51:00.001-07:00

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Eduction Minister Tours Shomron, Emphasizes Biblical Connection

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It was in Elon Moreh that Saar gave his lecture using the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). Saar, who began by reading the verses in the book of Genesis which describe the historic covenant between Gd and Abraham, said, âThe building of the altar by Abraham in ...

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