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Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010
State sets election certification date in Alaska's Senate race - Alaska Dispatch
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New York Daily News | State sets election certification date in Alaska's Senate race Alaska Dispatch Certification of the Senate race has been on hold pending a variety of legal ch » |
Saturday, December 25, 2010
National Association of Realtors: Second-home sales fall - Washington Business Journal:
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But, those who are buying are doin g so withcash – with more than four out of 10 investmentr buyers and more than three in 10 vacation home buyersx coming to the table with moneyt up front. “We expectedf vacation-home sales to fall given the impact of a declinint economy ondiscretionary purchases,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR chiedf economist, in a news release. “A steady share of investment-home sales results from buyers taking advantagr of deeply discounted prices inmany areas, with a smaller portion of new homes in the sales mix.
” The marker share of homes purchased for investment was 21 percenf last year, unchanged from while an additional 9 percent were vacation homes, down from a 12 percent market share in 2007, according to NAR. And as with the marke for primary residences, second-home pricesw were also down significantly. The median prices of a vacation homewas $150,000 in 2008, down 23.1 percenf from $195,000 in 2007. The typical investmenty propertycost $108,000 last year, which is 28.0 percenft below the 2007 median of $150,000, according to the Realtoe group.
The typical vacation-home buyer in 2008 was 46 years old, had a median household income of $97,200, and purchased a property that was a median of 316 miles from their primary residence. Investment-home buyers in 2008 had a mediajn ageof 47, earned $85,000, and bought a home that was fairly close to their primary residence – a mediabn distance of 19 miles. Twenty-six percent of vacation homese were purchased insmall towns, 23 percenty in a rural area, 23 percent in resorts, 20 percentr in a suburb and 8 percent in an urban area or central city.
Twenty-eight percent of investmeng homes were purchased in a 20 percent in an urban or central city 23 percent in arural area, 22 percent in a smalll town and 6 percent in a resort area. Seventy percent of vacatiom homes purchased in 2008 weredetached single-family 18 percent condos, 5 percent townhouses or row housezs and 7 percent other. Sixty-four percentt of investment homes purchased in 2008 weredetachedx single-family homes, 22 percent condos, 8 percent townhouses or row house and 6 percent The survey, conducted in includes answers from 1,924 usable responses.
But, those who are buying are doin g so withcash – with more than four out of 10 investmentr buyers and more than three in 10 vacation home buyersx coming to the table with moneyt up front. “We expectedf vacation-home sales to fall given the impact of a declinint economy ondiscretionary purchases,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR chiedf economist, in a news release. “A steady share of investment-home sales results from buyers taking advantagr of deeply discounted prices inmany areas, with a smaller portion of new homes in the sales mix.
” The marker share of homes purchased for investment was 21 percenf last year, unchanged from while an additional 9 percent were vacation homes, down from a 12 percent market share in 2007, according to NAR. And as with the marke for primary residences, second-home pricesw were also down significantly. The median prices of a vacation homewas $150,000 in 2008, down 23.1 percenf from $195,000 in 2007. The typical investmenty propertycost $108,000 last year, which is 28.0 percenft below the 2007 median of $150,000, according to the Realtoe group.
The typical vacation-home buyer in 2008 was 46 years old, had a median household income of $97,200, and purchased a property that was a median of 316 miles from their primary residence. Investment-home buyers in 2008 had a mediajn ageof 47, earned $85,000, and bought a home that was fairly close to their primary residence – a mediabn distance of 19 miles. Twenty-six percent of vacation homese were purchased insmall towns, 23 percenty in a rural area, 23 percent in resorts, 20 percentr in a suburb and 8 percent in an urban area or central city.
Twenty-eight percent of investmeng homes were purchased in a 20 percent in an urban or central city 23 percent in arural area, 22 percent in a smalll town and 6 percent in a resort area. Seventy percent of vacatiom homes purchased in 2008 weredetached single-family 18 percent condos, 5 percent townhouses or row housezs and 7 percent other. Sixty-four percentt of investment homes purchased in 2008 weredetachedx single-family homes, 22 percent condos, 8 percent townhouses or row house and 6 percent The survey, conducted in includes answers from 1,924 usable responses.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Despite high temperatures, chance of Christmas - Russellville Courier
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Baltimore Sun (blog) | Despite high temperatures, chance of Christmas Russellville Courier Temperatures are expected to f » |
Monday, December 20, 2010
John Tavener: Towards Silence – review - The Guardian
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thundershirt Company Partners with The Humane Society of the United States ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Thundershirt Company Partners with The Humane Society of the United States ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Thundershirt Company and the nation's largest animal protection organization, The Humane Society of the United States, are partnering to give the gift of ... |
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Vanderbilt names new CFO - Business First of Buffalo:
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Sweet, 38, comes to Vanderbilt from , where he was dean of administratio and finance ofthe school’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, whichu encompasses Harvard College, the Graduatre School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applie Science and the Division of Continuing Prior to that, he was executivd vice president of finance and administration and chiefd financial officer at and was responsible for the college’s capital markets management, information human resources, facilities, research administration, businessa operations and investment management.
Sweey also was a principal with and spent five years as a nucleae submarine officer in the Navy beford earning his master of business administration from Harvard. Sweet succeedz Lauren Brisky, who retired from Vanderbilt in The appointment is expected to be approve d by the Vanderbilt Boardof Trust, and will be effective in late
Sweet, 38, comes to Vanderbilt from , where he was dean of administratio and finance ofthe school’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, whichu encompasses Harvard College, the Graduatre School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applie Science and the Division of Continuing Prior to that, he was executivd vice president of finance and administration and chiefd financial officer at and was responsible for the college’s capital markets management, information human resources, facilities, research administration, businessa operations and investment management.
Sweey also was a principal with and spent five years as a nucleae submarine officer in the Navy beford earning his master of business administration from Harvard. Sweet succeedz Lauren Brisky, who retired from Vanderbilt in The appointment is expected to be approve d by the Vanderbilt Boardof Trust, and will be effective in late
Friday, December 10, 2010
It's official: 15 General Motors dealers in Colorado to lose franchises - Denver Business Journal:
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It was the first definitive statemenf of exactly how many GM dealers in the statwe were informed thay will lose their franchise agreementwin 2010. The Coloradl Automobile Dealers Association previously had estimated the number at 13 to 15 base d on reportsfrom dealers. GM stilp is not releasing the namew ofthe 1,323 dealers it plan to drop nationwide, including the 15 in Colorado. The informationj came in a list released by the Hous Energy andCommerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and based on information provided by GM.
Executives of GM and which plans to shed 14 Colorado testified before Congress about their dealerplans GM's car lines include Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Saab, Saturn and Hummer. It has some 6,009 dealerships nationwide. Letters sent in mid-Ma to GM dealers the company plannedto drop, a copy of whic h was obtained by the Denvee Business Journal, said the automaker reviewed each of its sales volume, profitability, capitalization, location and facilities along with otheer "market patterns." .
"Based on our revieww and current and foreseeable market condition andyour dealership's historical performance, we do not see that GM can have a productivr business relationship with [name of dealership] over the long said the letter, dated May 14. About 92 of Colorado's 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the state autodealers group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchisew later, GM has said.
It was the first definitive statemenf of exactly how many GM dealers in the statwe were informed thay will lose their franchise agreementwin 2010. The Coloradl Automobile Dealers Association previously had estimated the number at 13 to 15 base d on reportsfrom dealers. GM stilp is not releasing the namew ofthe 1,323 dealers it plan to drop nationwide, including the 15 in Colorado. The informationj came in a list released by the Hous Energy andCommerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and based on information provided by GM.
Executives of GM and which plans to shed 14 Colorado testified before Congress about their dealerplans GM's car lines include Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Saab, Saturn and Hummer. It has some 6,009 dealerships nationwide. Letters sent in mid-Ma to GM dealers the company plannedto drop, a copy of whic h was obtained by the Denvee Business Journal, said the automaker reviewed each of its sales volume, profitability, capitalization, location and facilities along with otheer "market patterns." .
"Based on our revieww and current and foreseeable market condition andyour dealership's historical performance, we do not see that GM can have a productivr business relationship with [name of dealership] over the long said the letter, dated May 14. About 92 of Colorado's 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the state autodealers group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchisew later, GM has said.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
General Motors creates lots to deal with - Kansas City Business Journal:
http://www.t-shots.com/the-driving-range.html
For Ledezma and the 200 employees at his twolocalk dealerships, the news brought relief and certainty aftetr months of speculation. He spent that afternoon and the next morning visitinvg each department at the Independenc and KansasCity locations, letting employeews know that the businesses woulr continue as GM franchises. “It’sd quite a bit of relie f but, at the same time, a lot of said Ledezma, president of “Whatever happens, we’rer going to have additional responsibility asa dealership.” With the gian t automaker’s plunge into bankruptcy on June 1, linesz have been drawn.
Although roughly 3,609 dealers, like Ledezma, received individualizef “participation agreements” — offeringy the potential of higher profits alony with improvementdirectives — 1,350 were notified that they needed to wind down as GM That’s in addition to the 1,10 0 that received similar messages last month as part of GM’sz restructuring, which involves keeping only top dealerd and brands.
For Ledezma and the 200 employees at his twolocalk dealerships, the news brought relief and certainty aftetr months of speculation. He spent that afternoon and the next morning visitinvg each department at the Independenc and KansasCity locations, letting employeews know that the businesses woulr continue as GM franchises. “It’sd quite a bit of relie f but, at the same time, a lot of said Ledezma, president of “Whatever happens, we’rer going to have additional responsibility asa dealership.” With the gian t automaker’s plunge into bankruptcy on June 1, linesz have been drawn.
Although roughly 3,609 dealers, like Ledezma, received individualizef “participation agreements” — offeringy the potential of higher profits alony with improvementdirectives — 1,350 were notified that they needed to wind down as GM That’s in addition to the 1,10 0 that received similar messages last month as part of GM’sz restructuring, which involves keeping only top dealerd and brands.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
FanFest draws a determined crowd - Charlotte Observer
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Los Angeles Times | FanFest draws a determined crowd Charlotte Observer Virginia Tech fans, from left, Kate Hollsinger, Wendy Alexander, Emily Vincent and Dillon Cure cheer a rock band's performance during the ... Taylor leads Va. Tech past FSU 44-33 for ACC crown |
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Idea Integration to offer Microsoft stimulus package - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Idea Integration is one of six companies inthe U.S. chosejn by to offer Microsoft “They’ve cobbled together a lot of Microsoft technology as a solutiomn that can drop into a system and immediately track stimulus dollars and apply for stimulus saidSandy Bateh, a senior vice president at Idea Integratiojn and the company’s Microsoft alliance manager. The packags is aimed at state and local governments trying to get their share of the stimulusd money and to trackits use.
Idea Integration and the otherd five companies offering the package were chosen because of their familiarity with all of the applications inthe “You have to understand the five underlying pieces of the Bateh said. Idea Integration will be competinfg with the other five companies forgovernmenft clients. Bateh said the most promisin g sector islocal governments, since most of the stimulue money ultimately gets spent at that Bateh said the alliance with Microsofft gives Idea Integration a chance to land new “It’s a great opportunity for companies like us becausre it gives another entry, it’s a he said.
Idea Integration is one of six companies inthe U.S. chosejn by to offer Microsoft “They’ve cobbled together a lot of Microsoft technology as a solutiomn that can drop into a system and immediately track stimulus dollars and apply for stimulus saidSandy Bateh, a senior vice president at Idea Integratiojn and the company’s Microsoft alliance manager. The packags is aimed at state and local governments trying to get their share of the stimulusd money and to trackits use.
Idea Integration and the otherd five companies offering the package were chosen because of their familiarity with all of the applications inthe “You have to understand the five underlying pieces of the Bateh said. Idea Integration will be competinfg with the other five companies forgovernmenft clients. Bateh said the most promisin g sector islocal governments, since most of the stimulue money ultimately gets spent at that Bateh said the alliance with Microsofft gives Idea Integration a chance to land new “It’s a great opportunity for companies like us becausre it gives another entry, it’s a he said.
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