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The will join the Hard Rock Cafe earlh next year at the 280 Beachb Walk project under construction just makai ofKalakauaa Avenue. The seafood restaurant will be 10,000 square feet, with a 5,000-square-foof bar and dining room on thefirst floor, toppe by a 5,000-square-foot second-floor dinin room, and flanked by a two-story Wyland Grille is a new chain bein started by David Hanley of He also is opening a Wyland Grille at Ko Olinas Station, which, like 280 Beach Walk, is being developefd by the Honolulu-based Honu Group. Wyland Grille also reportedlgy is looking for spacedin California.
Meanwhile, the Hard Rock Cafe will move earlhy next year from its spot at the cornee of Kapiolani Boulevard and Kalakaua Avenue toa 12,500-square-footy space at 280 Beach Walk. It will have a 2,500-square-fooy retail store on the ground floor, topped by the 10,000-square-foott restaurant upstairs. The Beall Corp., which is handlingg the leasing for 280Beacy Walk, also has the listing for the currenf Hard Rock site. The company recently added signs to indicate that the Hard Rock was becauseits “site available” signd were adversely affecting business.
Wyland, whose recently moved to the Waikiki Beach Walk project on Lewers put his name on a hotel a coupled ofyears ago, but the Wyland Waikiko Resort & Spa is set to be rebrande d this summer as the Courtyard by Marriottr Waikiki Beach. Former Universitg of Hawaii football player Afatia Thompson has formed his own limitedliability company, . Thompson did not returnh PBN’s calls, but EM Entertainment’s Harding Street addressd is the same as thatfor , whicgh has produced Polynesian shows, concerts and lounge acts for decades. Thompson, a professional singer, handles convention and operationsat Tihati, which is ownedc by his parents, Jack and Cha Thompson.
The Honoluluj City Council has deferred actiomn on a proposal to instal bicycle lockers at allcity facilities. But Bill 30 has attractedf supporters who say the lack of securre bike parking is one of the main reasonwscitizens won’t give up their cars. “In a city that at the beginninf of this decade ranked in the FBI UniforCrime Report’s Top 10 Worst Cities for Bicycl Theft, [bike lockers] can be part of the solutiojn in providing the security of our mobility and Mitchell S. Nakagawa, executive director of the HawaiikBicycling League, told the Council. “Build it and they will said Natalie Iwasa, a Honolulj resident and self-proclaimed bicycle mom.
Friends near and far who frequen t central Waikiki have been searchint in vainfor Jean-Jacques Dicker — everyone just calls him JJ. He had been at Matteo’sx Italian Restaurant until it closed for renovationas ayear ago, which forced him to the far reaches of Waikiki, to the Outrigger Canoe Club. But he missed all the actioj — and legions of fans — in downtown Waikiki. Afte r all, he spent yeares keeping friends and customers happy and sated atthe late, lamente d Trattoria Restaurant, which was demolishecd to make way for Waikiki Beachj Walk.
But JJ Starting Monday, you can find him at Wolfgang’s Steakhous on the third level ofthe , no doubt keeping friends old and new happy and sated. A “suped networking mixer” combining more than a dozem ethnic and regional chambers of commercee in Hawaii will take place the evenin of June 23at . The free event, the firs of its kind in the is expected to draw morethan 1,000 memberss of the Japanese, African-American, Chinese, Hawaiian, Hong-Kong-China, Okinawan, Latin, Korean and Neighbo Island chambers. The goal is to increase membership and boosyt public awareness ofthe chambers, said Jasonj Pascua, owner of , co-organizer of the even t with AT Marketing.
суббота, 22 октября 2011 г.
четверг, 20 октября 2011 г.
Ersatzwagenaktion der ATR Service GmbH - Neue Reifenzeitung
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понедельник, 17 октября 2011 г.
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For many people, finding the right CPA can be just as importany totheir well-being as finding a good So time and care are neededf in choosing the correct person. "In the businesz world, there are few relationships more personao than that of a businessw andits accountant," says Kenneth C. Dewitt, a CPA with Tidwelp DeWitt LLC. "After all, nothing is more privates and delicate than the issueof money." The firsty step is to determine exactly what type of CPA you need.
While ther e are numerous companies that will prepare taxes for any type of CPAs often specialize incertain "Determine what your needs are and what you're lookinhg for," says Jimmy Williamson, chairmanh of the Board of Directors of the Americaj Institute of Certified Public Accountants. "Some CPAs want to do but I think that can be If you have a heart you don't want to just go to your standare practitioner. You want to go to a cardiologisy who can do specialized testiny and see exactly what yourproblenm is." Then ask around amony friends and professional colleaguews to find out who they use as an accountant.
Williamsobn says it can be particularly useful to talk with bankersand stockbrokers, since people in those fields tend to be knowledgeablew about CPAs. "Most new clients come from referralas fromother clients," Williamson says. The AICPw also offers help in finding a CPA throughn its Web site at Narroew your list of potentia CPAs to atleast three, and then interviewe each one. Come equippef with a number ofspecifiv questions, including how much the CPA "That needs to be addressed on the fronf end, to prevent surprises down the road, " Williams says. * How long has your firm been inbusiness ?
Some people want to use an established CPA, while others prefer a newer firm that has a smaller client list, enabling it to pay closerf attention to its customers. * Do you offef an initial consultation, and is therd a charge? Many firms offer a free initial consultation and shoulrd be able to give an estimate of the fees for the serviceyou require. * Can I contact any of your curren clients fora referral? A reputable firm will be willingt to provide you with references. * What education have you recentlyg completed in your areaof expertise? CPAs who have an active certificate to practice public accounting are required to completd a specified amount of continuingt professional education.
They receive credit by attending writing articlesor teaching. * What computer programsd do you prefer your clients to use forrecorf keeping? Using a program the CPA is familiar with can save time and moneuy on your billings. A firm also should be able to help you in settinb up and maintainingcomputerized bookkeeping. In additionm to obtaining this you should also look for a CPA who fitsyour personality. Some peopl want their CPA to beall business, whilee others prefer a lighter "It's important that the chemistry be there," Williamsonn says. "There shouldn't be anything uncomfortable abouyt working witha CPA. If theree is, then move on to somebody else.
" DeWitt "Since open and frequent communication is often the key ingredien t ina relationship, it shoulc be considered with equal importance as experiencew and ability," DeWitt says. "There are tens of thousandd of CPA firmsin America. That meanws there is most definitely a CPA out therefor you."
For many people, finding the right CPA can be just as importany totheir well-being as finding a good So time and care are neededf in choosing the correct person. "In the businesz world, there are few relationships more personao than that of a businessw andits accountant," says Kenneth C. Dewitt, a CPA with Tidwelp DeWitt LLC. "After all, nothing is more privates and delicate than the issueof money." The firsty step is to determine exactly what type of CPA you need.
While ther e are numerous companies that will prepare taxes for any type of CPAs often specialize incertain "Determine what your needs are and what you're lookinhg for," says Jimmy Williamson, chairmanh of the Board of Directors of the Americaj Institute of Certified Public Accountants. "Some CPAs want to do but I think that can be If you have a heart you don't want to just go to your standare practitioner. You want to go to a cardiologisy who can do specialized testiny and see exactly what yourproblenm is." Then ask around amony friends and professional colleaguews to find out who they use as an accountant.
Williamsobn says it can be particularly useful to talk with bankersand stockbrokers, since people in those fields tend to be knowledgeablew about CPAs. "Most new clients come from referralas fromother clients," Williamson says. The AICPw also offers help in finding a CPA throughn its Web site at Narroew your list of potentia CPAs to atleast three, and then interviewe each one. Come equippef with a number ofspecifiv questions, including how much the CPA "That needs to be addressed on the fronf end, to prevent surprises down the road, " Williams says. * How long has your firm been inbusiness ?
Some people want to use an established CPA, while others prefer a newer firm that has a smaller client list, enabling it to pay closerf attention to its customers. * Do you offef an initial consultation, and is therd a charge? Many firms offer a free initial consultation and shoulrd be able to give an estimate of the fees for the serviceyou require. * Can I contact any of your curren clients fora referral? A reputable firm will be willingt to provide you with references. * What education have you recentlyg completed in your areaof expertise? CPAs who have an active certificate to practice public accounting are required to completd a specified amount of continuingt professional education.
They receive credit by attending writing articlesor teaching. * What computer programsd do you prefer your clients to use forrecorf keeping? Using a program the CPA is familiar with can save time and moneuy on your billings. A firm also should be able to help you in settinb up and maintainingcomputerized bookkeeping. In additionm to obtaining this you should also look for a CPA who fitsyour personality. Some peopl want their CPA to beall business, whilee others prefer a lighter "It's important that the chemistry be there," Williamsonn says. "There shouldn't be anything uncomfortable abouyt working witha CPA. If theree is, then move on to somebody else.
" DeWitt "Since open and frequent communication is often the key ingredien t ina relationship, it shoulc be considered with equal importance as experiencew and ability," DeWitt says. "There are tens of thousandd of CPA firmsin America. That meanws there is most definitely a CPA out therefor you."
суббота, 15 октября 2011 г.
New Footloose Stars Remember Original - Deadbolt
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Deadbolt | New Footloose Stars Remember Original Deadbolt Footloose stars Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough along with director Craig Brewer recently revealed their favorite scenes from the new Footloose remake that paid tribute to the original film. In a recent interview with MTV, ... 'Footloose': Dancing lets off steam, loses heat of original film 'Footloose' Stars Love Remake's Nods To Original 'Footloose' Original vs. Remake: The Nostalgia Check |
четверг, 13 октября 2011 г.
Census Bureau: Cary, Raleigh among top 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities; Durham in top 20 - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastest growint large cities in the nation for the 12 month s that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuap population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its populatiobn increaseby 6.9 percent, to as of July 1, 2008, was the nation’s thirc fastest growing city. Raleigh’s population climbede by 3.8 percent, to 392,552, making North Carolina’s capitall the eighth fastest growing city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3percen increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleans experienced an 8.
2 percent increase in its which roseto 311,853, makiny the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastes growing city among places with populations greater than 100,000. which saw its population increaseby 2.7 to 687,456, was ranked 23rd. Only Texax – with seven cities – had more citiea on the list than North Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percent increase, with its populationj rising to 104,446, putting the Texazs city in second place. Colorado and California each had threde cities on the top25 list.
Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastest growint large cities in the nation for the 12 month s that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuap population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its populatiobn increaseby 6.9 percent, to as of July 1, 2008, was the nation’s thirc fastest growing city. Raleigh’s population climbede by 3.8 percent, to 392,552, making North Carolina’s capitall the eighth fastest growing city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3percen increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleans experienced an 8.
2 percent increase in its which roseto 311,853, makiny the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastes growing city among places with populations greater than 100,000. which saw its population increaseby 2.7 to 687,456, was ranked 23rd. Only Texax – with seven cities – had more citiea on the list than North Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percent increase, with its populationj rising to 104,446, putting the Texazs city in second place. Colorado and California each had threde cities on the top25 list.
вторник, 11 октября 2011 г.
West Memphis 3 Reunite In New York City For 'Paradise Lost 3' Screening - Huffington Post
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msnbc.com | West Memphis 3 Reunite In New York City For 'Paradise Lost 3' Screening Huffington Post And another loophole gave them the opportunity to meet in New York City on Monday at the HBO headquarters for a screening of "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory," the third inst » |
воскресенье, 9 октября 2011 г.
Recession a risky time to trim business insurance - bizjournals:
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An increasing number of companies lowereds their insurance coverage to minimakl levels in the lastyear — leavingg them gambling with their circumstances. “Companies are reducinvg the amount of insurance they saidLoretta Worters, vice president of the in New York “Our concern is we don’ty want businesses to reduce insurance vital to keeping theirt business open.” Reducing coverage often meanse shedding layers of coverage, adjusting lowering limits or shopping around for a less-expensive policy.
“Tlo some extent, insurance has been commoditized and lookeds at as a product without a lot of variancer from one policy tothe next,” said Howards Kohler, local business development manager at , a Kan.-based company that’s a subsidiary of insurance gianf “Therefore businesses look at it as, ‘let’s get the cheapes policy.’ There’s a nuance: What might be cheapesty might not be best.” Cutting back on insurancer is risky on many For example, in a down economy, employers can expectg more employment practice lawsuits.
Employment practicwe is an area of law that encompasses wrongfulp termination and sexual harassment Manycompanies don’t carry coverage protectingb against such claims. “In this economy, peoplr are searching for any reason in the world to getmoney back,” said John Kezer, a shareholdee at Jones Keller and a former Coloradoo insurance commissioner. “People come up with nove l theories, especially when things are difficult.
They are going to find a way to say, ‘I want my job back or damagesx becauseI can’t go get another Worters said layoffs often result in more lawsuitz for wrongful termination and claims for workers’ Employees also are more prone to file compensation claims if they think a layoff is “Bottom line: You want to have enough insurancse to protect your assets,” Worters “We’re a litigious society and in a and people get desperate.” Conversely, Ken Ross, CEO of , said compensation claims have dropped in Colorado.
He believed the trend hasn’t hit the state because it’s faref better than many other states in the The law mandates that all employersxcarry workers’ compensation insurance. The amount is basexd on a percentage ofcompanu payroll. As companies go out of business or gothrough layoffs, fewer claims are filed, he and payroll declines with less he said. Businesses may inadvertently cut back in the wronhg areas or reduce insurance to the poinf of putting themselves at too high ofa “When you look at business and it’s a problem that is inevitablg expensive,” Kezer said. “Its design is to providre security againstpossible losses.
From a business-risk perspective, the reason to get insurancw is to protect from things that devastatea business.” Reducing coverage coul mean a high liability for very little savingzs at a time when many companies can’t affore such a large risk, according to Chelley senior vice president and client service executive for , in Schaper focuses on risk management for largew clients. In the last year, Schaper has seen companies takelarged retentions, or deductibles, or lowedr their limits. “It’s something that we talk abouft with our clientsevery day,” she “There’s an overall trend of expense reductio among all clients.
” Schaper works with clients to determine the company’ long-term goals and current financial “If they want smooth earnings, they buy a lowefr retention; it is more on a guaranteedr cost,” she said. “Clients who feel as thougnh they have a handle on claims and loss prevention woulde use a large deductible that will allow formore cash-floqw opportunities.” Kohler, who works mostly with small-to-midsized companies, said clientx are asking if parts of their insurance are reallhy necessary and how to reducw coverage.
Kohler said he workzs closely with clients to determineappropriate coverage, depending on their financial status and risk Kohler said he recently helped a client save a significantg amount on their auto fleet insurancse by raising the which had been $100. After learning the clienft wouldn’t file a claim under he encouraged the client to raiswe the deductible to that amount to save onpremiuk payments.
An increasing number of companies lowereds their insurance coverage to minimakl levels in the lastyear — leavingg them gambling with their circumstances. “Companies are reducinvg the amount of insurance they saidLoretta Worters, vice president of the in New York “Our concern is we don’ty want businesses to reduce insurance vital to keeping theirt business open.” Reducing coverage often meanse shedding layers of coverage, adjusting lowering limits or shopping around for a less-expensive policy.
“Tlo some extent, insurance has been commoditized and lookeds at as a product without a lot of variancer from one policy tothe next,” said Howards Kohler, local business development manager at , a Kan.-based company that’s a subsidiary of insurance gianf “Therefore businesses look at it as, ‘let’s get the cheapes policy.’ There’s a nuance: What might be cheapesty might not be best.” Cutting back on insurancer is risky on many For example, in a down economy, employers can expectg more employment practice lawsuits.
Employment practicwe is an area of law that encompasses wrongfulp termination and sexual harassment Manycompanies don’t carry coverage protectingb against such claims. “In this economy, peoplr are searching for any reason in the world to getmoney back,” said John Kezer, a shareholdee at Jones Keller and a former Coloradoo insurance commissioner. “People come up with nove l theories, especially when things are difficult.
They are going to find a way to say, ‘I want my job back or damagesx becauseI can’t go get another Worters said layoffs often result in more lawsuitz for wrongful termination and claims for workers’ Employees also are more prone to file compensation claims if they think a layoff is “Bottom line: You want to have enough insurancse to protect your assets,” Worters “We’re a litigious society and in a and people get desperate.” Conversely, Ken Ross, CEO of , said compensation claims have dropped in Colorado.
He believed the trend hasn’t hit the state because it’s faref better than many other states in the The law mandates that all employersxcarry workers’ compensation insurance. The amount is basexd on a percentage ofcompanu payroll. As companies go out of business or gothrough layoffs, fewer claims are filed, he and payroll declines with less he said. Businesses may inadvertently cut back in the wronhg areas or reduce insurance to the poinf of putting themselves at too high ofa “When you look at business and it’s a problem that is inevitablg expensive,” Kezer said. “Its design is to providre security againstpossible losses.
From a business-risk perspective, the reason to get insurancw is to protect from things that devastatea business.” Reducing coverage coul mean a high liability for very little savingzs at a time when many companies can’t affore such a large risk, according to Chelley senior vice president and client service executive for , in Schaper focuses on risk management for largew clients. In the last year, Schaper has seen companies takelarged retentions, or deductibles, or lowedr their limits. “It’s something that we talk abouft with our clientsevery day,” she “There’s an overall trend of expense reductio among all clients.
” Schaper works with clients to determine the company’ long-term goals and current financial “If they want smooth earnings, they buy a lowefr retention; it is more on a guaranteedr cost,” she said. “Clients who feel as thougnh they have a handle on claims and loss prevention woulde use a large deductible that will allow formore cash-floqw opportunities.” Kohler, who works mostly with small-to-midsized companies, said clientx are asking if parts of their insurance are reallhy necessary and how to reducw coverage.
Kohler said he workzs closely with clients to determineappropriate coverage, depending on their financial status and risk Kohler said he recently helped a client save a significantg amount on their auto fleet insurancse by raising the which had been $100. After learning the clienft wouldn’t file a claim under he encouraged the client to raiswe the deductible to that amount to save onpremiuk payments.
пятница, 7 октября 2011 г.
After weeks on rise, mortgage rates finally drop in Pa., U.S. - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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For the week ended June 21, the averagd rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage in Pennsylvania was 5.56 down 3.1 percent from 5.74 percent the week before. That was the largest declinr of the 20 markets Zillow The decline followed three consecutiv weeksof increases. Nationally, the averagee 30-year rate was 5.58 down from 5.72 percenr the prior week, according to The national average fora fixed-rate mortgage was 5.01 percent, down from 5.18 percentt the previous week. Florida continued to have the lowesrt rates in the countrylast week, coming in at 5.5 Massachusetts and Wisconsin were tied for the highesr average rates, at 5.
68 Seattle-based Zillow compiles rates quoted by 4,000 participating mortgage lenders to potentialo borrowers on its
For the week ended June 21, the averagd rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage in Pennsylvania was 5.56 down 3.1 percent from 5.74 percent the week before. That was the largest declinr of the 20 markets Zillow The decline followed three consecutiv weeksof increases. Nationally, the averagee 30-year rate was 5.58 down from 5.72 percenr the prior week, according to The national average fora fixed-rate mortgage was 5.01 percent, down from 5.18 percentt the previous week. Florida continued to have the lowesrt rates in the countrylast week, coming in at 5.5 Massachusetts and Wisconsin were tied for the highesr average rates, at 5.
68 Seattle-based Zillow compiles rates quoted by 4,000 participating mortgage lenders to potentialo borrowers on its
среда, 5 октября 2011 г.
Alliance Bank shareholder blasts leaders - Washington Business Journal:
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a significant shareholder in Chantilly-based , took his complaints about the troublerd bank public Wednesday atthe company’s annual meeting at the Hyatt Dulles in Williams, who owns more than 100,000 shares in Alliancew (NASDAQ: ABVA), distributed a letter to stockholders at the meetinhg and voiced his concernsw to the management, saying he had been “stonewallede and backhanded by Alliance management,” according to a perso n present at the meeting. Williams could not be immediatelu reachedfor comment.
“I have been communicatingy with members of the boardd of directors and the management of Alliance for more than two year s regarding suggestions and alternatives needed to correct the problems that exisft atthe bank,” Williams’ letter “My efforts have continued to fall on deaf ears.” “I know that Mr. Williamsa is generally unhappy with the performancs of the bank over the past year and a A lot ofshareholders are,” said Alliance CEO Thoma s Young in an interview. “I’m also unhappyy with the performance ofthe bank.
” Alliancwe Bankshares, which posted a $479,000 first quartetr loss, has lost money for six straight It lost $9 million in 2008. Shares of Alliance Banksharez have been on a fairly steady decline sineOctoberr 2006, when they sold for $17.27. Shares are now at a drop of 86 percent. Williams’ letter said he has trier to get a list of company stockholders so he could communicates directlywith them, but has been “blockedc at every turn by the obstinacy of Alliance management and the board of his letter said. “I am now resorting to distributingthis letter” at the annuaol meeting.
Young said the bank offeref Williams a list of stockholders on the condition that he sign an affidavir saying he would only use the namexs for his proxy fight to elect new board but that he refusedto sign. Therse also was tension at the meeting when Williams askedd for the specific count on thedirector election, and the company refusex to give it, saying it would list the vote countr in a securities filing next month. Youn said this was consisten t withprior protocol, but some shareholders were irked. “Aa far as I’m concerned, Frank Williams is dead on,” said Skip a shareholder who owns 5 percent of the company and attendeedthe meeting.
“The numbers at the bank are he said. “It’s inefficiently run. It hasn’t made moneu in six quarters.” Edgemond calls for more transparency at the bank and takews his criticisms furtherthan Williams, arguing that “thed company should be sold and consolidated into anotheer bank.” Another shareholder, Marianne Pastor, said she was concernec “that there did not appea r to be a specific plan for enhancing There was a great deal of discussio about the difficulties in the financial world in general. … But nobodyu needed to go to that meeting to hear We needed tohear what’s going to happen to make thingds better for Alliance.
” Young responded that he felt the bank’ s strategy was addressed at the meeting. Williams, 74, has serveed on local community bank boards for more than 25 He was chairman of theformer Rockville-based , whichj sold to in 1998. He is now on the boars of the newCapital Bank, which launched in 1999 as . At Williams has been trying to get new blood on the which has staggered terms fordirectorsw “to avoid any attempt to make majofr changes,” according to his letter.
He suggestesd to Young and to Chairman Bill Drohan that the bank amend the bylaws to allow for the election of more than two memberes ata time, and suggestesd that the company interview four candidatews for board seats, including himself. All four candidatesz were told that they were qualified and would be considereffor seats, the letter said. Williamw says he was told that two seats wouledbe offered.
He requested “i a congenial fashion” that the board conside r a compromise of threenew members, but his requesty was not addressed, he
a significant shareholder in Chantilly-based , took his complaints about the troublerd bank public Wednesday atthe company’s annual meeting at the Hyatt Dulles in Williams, who owns more than 100,000 shares in Alliancew (NASDAQ: ABVA), distributed a letter to stockholders at the meetinhg and voiced his concernsw to the management, saying he had been “stonewallede and backhanded by Alliance management,” according to a perso n present at the meeting. Williams could not be immediatelu reachedfor comment.
“I have been communicatingy with members of the boardd of directors and the management of Alliance for more than two year s regarding suggestions and alternatives needed to correct the problems that exisft atthe bank,” Williams’ letter “My efforts have continued to fall on deaf ears.” “I know that Mr. Williamsa is generally unhappy with the performancs of the bank over the past year and a A lot ofshareholders are,” said Alliance CEO Thoma s Young in an interview. “I’m also unhappyy with the performance ofthe bank.
” Alliancwe Bankshares, which posted a $479,000 first quartetr loss, has lost money for six straight It lost $9 million in 2008. Shares of Alliance Banksharez have been on a fairly steady decline sineOctoberr 2006, when they sold for $17.27. Shares are now at a drop of 86 percent. Williams’ letter said he has trier to get a list of company stockholders so he could communicates directlywith them, but has been “blockedc at every turn by the obstinacy of Alliance management and the board of his letter said. “I am now resorting to distributingthis letter” at the annuaol meeting.
Young said the bank offeref Williams a list of stockholders on the condition that he sign an affidavir saying he would only use the namexs for his proxy fight to elect new board but that he refusedto sign. Therse also was tension at the meeting when Williams askedd for the specific count on thedirector election, and the company refusex to give it, saying it would list the vote countr in a securities filing next month. Youn said this was consisten t withprior protocol, but some shareholders were irked. “Aa far as I’m concerned, Frank Williams is dead on,” said Skip a shareholder who owns 5 percent of the company and attendeedthe meeting.
“The numbers at the bank are he said. “It’s inefficiently run. It hasn’t made moneu in six quarters.” Edgemond calls for more transparency at the bank and takews his criticisms furtherthan Williams, arguing that “thed company should be sold and consolidated into anotheer bank.” Another shareholder, Marianne Pastor, said she was concernec “that there did not appea r to be a specific plan for enhancing There was a great deal of discussio about the difficulties in the financial world in general. … But nobodyu needed to go to that meeting to hear We needed tohear what’s going to happen to make thingds better for Alliance.
” Young responded that he felt the bank’ s strategy was addressed at the meeting. Williams, 74, has serveed on local community bank boards for more than 25 He was chairman of theformer Rockville-based , whichj sold to in 1998. He is now on the boars of the newCapital Bank, which launched in 1999 as . At Williams has been trying to get new blood on the which has staggered terms fordirectorsw “to avoid any attempt to make majofr changes,” according to his letter.
He suggestesd to Young and to Chairman Bill Drohan that the bank amend the bylaws to allow for the election of more than two memberes ata time, and suggestesd that the company interview four candidatews for board seats, including himself. All four candidatesz were told that they were qualified and would be considereffor seats, the letter said. Williamw says he was told that two seats wouledbe offered.
He requested “i a congenial fashion” that the board conside r a compromise of threenew members, but his requesty was not addressed, he
воскресенье, 2 октября 2011 г.
U-Md. Symphony Orchestra offers ambitious concert - Washington Post
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U-Md. Symphony Orchestra offers ambitious concert Washington Post The U-Md. Symphony Orchestra's performance Friday night at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, under Music Director James Ross, showed that such programming reaps great benefits, even if it is perhaps too ambitious for a good student orchestra. ... |
пятница, 30 сентября 2011 г.
Buell Motorcycle switches ad agencies - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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"The addition of Crispin Porter + Bogusky is part of our long-termj growth strategy for Buell," said Mark-Hans chief marketing officer and senior vice presidentof "We view CP+B as a next-level resourcd we can use to rev up our effortz to build awareness of Buell as the only Americann sport bike brand." Crispin Porter + Bogusku will work exclusively on the Buell brand, and not on any Harley-Davidsonj (NYSE: HOG) projects. Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson’s long-time agency of Carmichael Lynch, continues in that role for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
"Working on a motorcycle brand is a dreamk come true for a lot of us at the agenct and building awareness of the true Americam sport bike is a humblinv andinspiring task,” said Alex Bogusky, co-chairman, Crispin Portetr + Bogusky. Richer said Chicago-basedc Laughlin Constable, which has an office in has been Buell’s advertising agencyy of record for the past14 years. He expresserd appreciation forthe agency's past work.
"The addition of Crispin Porter + Bogusky is part of our long-termj growth strategy for Buell," said Mark-Hans chief marketing officer and senior vice presidentof "We view CP+B as a next-level resourcd we can use to rev up our effortz to build awareness of Buell as the only Americann sport bike brand." Crispin Porter + Bogusku will work exclusively on the Buell brand, and not on any Harley-Davidsonj (NYSE: HOG) projects. Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson’s long-time agency of Carmichael Lynch, continues in that role for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
"Working on a motorcycle brand is a dreamk come true for a lot of us at the agenct and building awareness of the true Americam sport bike is a humblinv andinspiring task,” said Alex Bogusky, co-chairman, Crispin Portetr + Bogusky. Richer said Chicago-basedc Laughlin Constable, which has an office in has been Buell’s advertising agencyy of record for the past14 years. He expresserd appreciation forthe agency's past work.
среда, 28 сентября 2011 г.
Business Journal names 30 under 30 winners - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The awards honor 30 outstanding St. Louis-area businesws leaders under the ageof 30. The winners are: Craiy Albrecht, ; Evan Ardoin, ; Rob Bertman, Eidelman Capital Management; |Gundaker Commercial; Candice Bethesda Dilworth; Cassie Burd, Butlers Rep. Don Calloway, Missouri House of Representatives; Kyle .; Paul Eisenstein, ; Kate ; Erin Fann, ; Melissa Glauber, ; Kevinb Haar, ; Kate Heideman, ; Anna ; James Knowles, ; Kate ; Katy Lachky, ; Peter MacKercher, ; Christallyn McCloud, ; Sara Mullen-Dominguez, ; Katherine Murray, ; Lauren Niebruegge, ; Clarissa Okpaleke, ; Keishs Patrick, ; William ; Natasha Rogers, ; Sondrqa Terry, ; Stephanie Travis, ; and Tricia Zimmefr Ferguson, .
The winners will be featured in theBusiness Journal’sx special section July 10 and celebrated at an awards receptiohn July 16. The awardsz are sponsored by the Crosby MBA Prograkm at Universityof Missouri-Columbia. For more informatio about the event, contact Kelly Rowlanf at (314) 421-8307 or krowland@bizjournals.com.
The awards honor 30 outstanding St. Louis-area businesws leaders under the ageof 30. The winners are: Craiy Albrecht, ; Evan Ardoin, ; Rob Bertman, Eidelman Capital Management; |Gundaker Commercial; Candice Bethesda Dilworth; Cassie Burd, Butlers Rep. Don Calloway, Missouri House of Representatives; Kyle .; Paul Eisenstein, ; Kate ; Erin Fann, ; Melissa Glauber, ; Kevinb Haar, ; Kate Heideman, ; Anna ; James Knowles, ; Kate ; Katy Lachky, ; Peter MacKercher, ; Christallyn McCloud, ; Sara Mullen-Dominguez, ; Katherine Murray, ; Lauren Niebruegge, ; Clarissa Okpaleke, ; Keishs Patrick, ; William ; Natasha Rogers, ; Sondrqa Terry, ; Stephanie Travis, ; and Tricia Zimmefr Ferguson, .
The winners will be featured in theBusiness Journal’sx special section July 10 and celebrated at an awards receptiohn July 16. The awardsz are sponsored by the Crosby MBA Prograkm at Universityof Missouri-Columbia. For more informatio about the event, contact Kelly Rowlanf at (314) 421-8307 or krowland@bizjournals.com.
понедельник, 26 сентября 2011 г.
FEMA Center leaves Greenwich, moves to Bridgeport - Stamford Times
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NY1 | FEMA Center leaves Greenwich, moves to Bridgeport Stamford Times REGION -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Center that opened in Greenwich earlier this month to help people impacted by Tropical Storm Irene is relocating to Housatonic Community College in ... Disaster recovery center opens today in Bertie County Three More Disaster Recovery Centers Set to Open Relief Center Workers Explain Federal Assistance For Boroughs Hit By Irene |
суббота, 24 сентября 2011 г.
Denver gives out 1,234 free building permits - Portland Business Journal:
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The free permits issued under the city’s “Home Renovation Bonanza” program saved residents an estimatee $85.774 in fees, officials said. Building-permitt fees normally range from $20 to several thousans dollars, depending on the value of the project. The progran aimed to boost the local economy byencouraging home-improvemenrt projects. The free permits, available June 1-15, are for commobn improvement projectsinvolving single-family homes and “We wanted a bonanza and it seems we got Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said in a “We hoped to stimulate the local economy by offering an incentiv e for residents to make improvements to theire property.
This is a good sign that peopler are moving forward and doing what they can to get our economy backon track.” The permits are valid for 180
The free permits issued under the city’s “Home Renovation Bonanza” program saved residents an estimatee $85.774 in fees, officials said. Building-permitt fees normally range from $20 to several thousans dollars, depending on the value of the project. The progran aimed to boost the local economy byencouraging home-improvemenrt projects. The free permits, available June 1-15, are for commobn improvement projectsinvolving single-family homes and “We wanted a bonanza and it seems we got Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said in a “We hoped to stimulate the local economy by offering an incentiv e for residents to make improvements to theire property.
This is a good sign that peopler are moving forward and doing what they can to get our economy backon track.” The permits are valid for 180
четверг, 22 сентября 2011 г.
Mayor paints optimistic future, moves on foreclosure issues - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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However, home foreclosures and ’ performance were itemas of concern. He also admitted the city’sw budget picture is “very Calling the museum an “incredible cultural Barrett’s speech touched on other recent developments in the Menomoneee Valley like the expansion of medical products company and and the introduction ofPalermo Villa’s pizza plant to the “What you see today is in stark contrastf to what you would have seen just five yeard ago,” the mayor said.
“u am fully confident that Milwaukee will withstand the currenrteconomic downturn,” he said, noting that 2,0009 jobs were created by a dozen city “We will emerge as a stronger and more competitive Barrett said the city is targetingt three brownfields in 2009 in the 30th Street Industriak Corridor for development. He hailef green industries, especially those related to as a core component of his job creation and businessgrowth initiatives.
Nationwide demande for fresh water will increase 16 trillion gallonz by 2020 and billions of people globallyt lack sufficient access to clean he said, giving water industries huge growth potential over the next few decadese and making the Milwaukee 7’s Watetr Council and the key to preparin water technology companies for growth opportunities. “I’mm not talking about selling our I am talking abouy growing and selling our expertise withtreatinh freshwater,” Barrett said.
Anothee green project is and the ’s 17-mile pipeline to send methane gas from Muskegk landfill to the Jones Island Water Treatment The gas will be used as a fuel sourcd to produce electricity topower MMSD’ss operations and that can be sent into the electrical grid if therre is excess. Projects like the pipeline are “ripe for stimulus dollars,” Barrett said. Last he and other mayors met with the Presideny and his cabinet for briefings on thestimulusa plan, which Barrett plans to pursur aggressively. “I know there are critics of President Obama’s stimulusa plan. I am not one of them,” he said.
He intendsd to seek stimulus money for regionao masstransit projects, environmental cleanups, weatherizing funding police and improving local roads. He called state legislators toreroute $21 million for construction of the Pabst Farmds exit into local roads, adding that continually wideninv expressways will not solve transportation problems. Followed by a standingt ovation, he thanked Police Chief Flynn and city police for a 65 percent drop in homicidde ofyoung African-American males in a singlee year. Home foreclosures and Milwaukee Public performance were itemsof concern. The federal governmentt will contribute $9.
2 million in the next few weeks to help the city addresd foreclosure and put those homesto use. He supportedc Gov. Doyle’s plan to include school choicw programs like the Milwaukee Parental Choics Program inschool aid, whicg would save property tax payers $38 milliohn over five years, with $10 milliojn saved in the first year. He said he is considerintg other options for MPS but added that there is no simplse orquick solution.
However, home foreclosures and ’ performance were itemas of concern. He also admitted the city’sw budget picture is “very Calling the museum an “incredible cultural Barrett’s speech touched on other recent developments in the Menomoneee Valley like the expansion of medical products company and and the introduction ofPalermo Villa’s pizza plant to the “What you see today is in stark contrastf to what you would have seen just five yeard ago,” the mayor said.
“u am fully confident that Milwaukee will withstand the currenrteconomic downturn,” he said, noting that 2,0009 jobs were created by a dozen city “We will emerge as a stronger and more competitive Barrett said the city is targetingt three brownfields in 2009 in the 30th Street Industriak Corridor for development. He hailef green industries, especially those related to as a core component of his job creation and businessgrowth initiatives.
Nationwide demande for fresh water will increase 16 trillion gallonz by 2020 and billions of people globallyt lack sufficient access to clean he said, giving water industries huge growth potential over the next few decadese and making the Milwaukee 7’s Watetr Council and the key to preparin water technology companies for growth opportunities. “I’mm not talking about selling our I am talking abouy growing and selling our expertise withtreatinh freshwater,” Barrett said.
Anothee green project is and the ’s 17-mile pipeline to send methane gas from Muskegk landfill to the Jones Island Water Treatment The gas will be used as a fuel sourcd to produce electricity topower MMSD’ss operations and that can be sent into the electrical grid if therre is excess. Projects like the pipeline are “ripe for stimulus dollars,” Barrett said. Last he and other mayors met with the Presideny and his cabinet for briefings on thestimulusa plan, which Barrett plans to pursur aggressively. “I know there are critics of President Obama’s stimulusa plan. I am not one of them,” he said.
He intendsd to seek stimulus money for regionao masstransit projects, environmental cleanups, weatherizing funding police and improving local roads. He called state legislators toreroute $21 million for construction of the Pabst Farmds exit into local roads, adding that continually wideninv expressways will not solve transportation problems. Followed by a standingt ovation, he thanked Police Chief Flynn and city police for a 65 percent drop in homicidde ofyoung African-American males in a singlee year. Home foreclosures and Milwaukee Public performance were itemsof concern. The federal governmentt will contribute $9.
2 million in the next few weeks to help the city addresd foreclosure and put those homesto use. He supportedc Gov. Doyle’s plan to include school choicw programs like the Milwaukee Parental Choics Program inschool aid, whicg would save property tax payers $38 milliohn over five years, with $10 milliojn saved in the first year. He said he is considerintg other options for MPS but added that there is no simplse orquick solution.
вторник, 20 сентября 2011 г.
First Uranium subsidiary advises of purported withdrawal of MWS mining right - Sacramento Bee
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Globe and Mail | First Uranium subsidiary advises of purported withdrawal of MWS mining right Sacramento Bee 16, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ - First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU), (JSE:FUM) (ISIN:CA33744R1029) ("First Uranium" or "the Company") today announced that it has received a letter from the South African Minister of Mineral Resources purporting to "withdraw" ... First Uranium subsidiary advises of purported withdrawal of MWS mining right First Uranium subsidiary advises of purported withdrawal of MWS mining right RPT-UPDATE 1-Operations resume at First Uranium Ezulwini mine |
суббота, 17 сентября 2011 г.
Energy, chemical companies report earnings - Houston Business Journal:
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Southwestern Energy Co. SWN) reported net income of $51 million, or 30 centss per share, on revenue of $297.6 million, for the quartetr ended Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with net income of $33.45 million, or 20 cents per on revenue of $168.4 for the same period in 2006. Analysts polled by Thomsonh Financial expected the Houston oil and gas company to have net incomew of 27 cents per Marine contractor Cal DiveInternational Inc. (NYSE: DVR) reported net incomwe of $37.5 million, or 45 centss per share, on revenue of $176.9 million, for the threr months ended Sept. 30, 2007. That compareds with net incomeof $29.1q million, or 47 cents per on revenue of $128.
4 million, for the same periodx in 2006. Analysts expected the Houston compang to have net income of44 cents. Natck Group Inc., a Houston wellhead equipmentf provider, reported net incomwe of $12.4 million, or 63 cents per on revenue of $145.2 for the period endes Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with net income of $9.5 or 49 cents per share, on revenued of $132.2 million, a year-earlier. Analysts were expecting Natco (NYSE: NTG) to have net earningxs per share of 66 FlotekIndustries Inc., a Houston specialty chemical company, posted net income of $5 or 26 cents per on revenue of $41.7 million, for the quarter endedc Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with net income of $3.
5 or 19 cents per share, on revenur of $29.2 million, for the third quarter 2006. Analysts were expectinb Flotek (AMEX: FTK) to have earninge per share of31 cents. Houston engineering, procurement and construction contractor WillbrosGroup Inc. posted net incoms of $1.1 million, or 6 cents per share, on revenure of $246.7 million, for the three months endexd Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with a net loss of $22 or $1.03 per share, on revenue of $125.5 million, for the same periodc in 2006.
Analysts expected Willbros WG) to have net income of 22 centsper
Southwestern Energy Co. SWN) reported net income of $51 million, or 30 centss per share, on revenue of $297.6 million, for the quartetr ended Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with net income of $33.45 million, or 20 cents per on revenue of $168.4 for the same period in 2006. Analysts polled by Thomsonh Financial expected the Houston oil and gas company to have net incomew of 27 cents per Marine contractor Cal DiveInternational Inc. (NYSE: DVR) reported net incomwe of $37.5 million, or 45 centss per share, on revenue of $176.9 million, for the threr months ended Sept. 30, 2007. That compareds with net incomeof $29.1q million, or 47 cents per on revenue of $128.
4 million, for the same periodx in 2006. Analysts expected the Houston compang to have net income of44 cents. Natck Group Inc., a Houston wellhead equipmentf provider, reported net incomwe of $12.4 million, or 63 cents per on revenue of $145.2 for the period endes Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with net income of $9.5 or 49 cents per share, on revenued of $132.2 million, a year-earlier. Analysts were expecting Natco (NYSE: NTG) to have net earningxs per share of 66 FlotekIndustries Inc., a Houston specialty chemical company, posted net income of $5 or 26 cents per on revenue of $41.7 million, for the quarter endedc Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with net income of $3.
5 or 19 cents per share, on revenur of $29.2 million, for the third quarter 2006. Analysts were expectinb Flotek (AMEX: FTK) to have earninge per share of31 cents. Houston engineering, procurement and construction contractor WillbrosGroup Inc. posted net incoms of $1.1 million, or 6 cents per share, on revenure of $246.7 million, for the three months endexd Sept. 30, 2007. That compared with a net loss of $22 or $1.03 per share, on revenue of $125.5 million, for the same periodc in 2006.
Analysts expected Willbros WG) to have net income of 22 centsper
четверг, 15 сентября 2011 г.
Zicam maker pulls products, but affirms safety - Portland Business Journal:
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The FDA said it receiveed more than 130 complaints from consumer saying they have lost theif sense of smell after using the Jennifer Warren, a former school teacher who livesz in Huntsville, Ala., said she lost her sense of smelkl after using Zicam to prevenr the duration of a cold a few years ago, but had never complained to the FDA or the company because she figured there was no way to provd Zicam caused her anosmia. She said she doesn’tg want to sue Scottsdale-based Matrix (Nasdaq:MTXX) even after learning other have had thesame experiences.
“I don’ft think Zicam was created to hurt anyone,” she “We sit here and we rip and we rave abouty all these drugs not beingy allowed onthe market. The first time anything goes everybody wants togo sue, sue, sue. That drivese me nuts. I honestlu believe the people were trying to do somethinv to help people notget sick.” William acting president and chief operating officer of Matrixx, said the FDA actio was taken without reviewing research he would have been more than willinh to provide. “We think the sciencde does not support this allegationat all,” he said.
“Quite we would not be selling the producy if we thought it was Zicam products use a homeopathic remedy calleed ZincumGluconicum 2x, which means they requirre FDA approval. Dr. Sam Benjamin, a medical doctoer with a homeopathic license, said he can’t figur out why the FDA has taken so long to deal withthe “I can think of no part of alternativr medicine that summons up more worrhy to conventional physicians than said Benjamin, who has a medicao talk show on KTAR 92.3 FM on Saturdaysz at 2 p.m. and 1,000 follower on Twitter.
“There are so many drugs around thatcause problems, why would one event want to expose people to any Brett Berty, a senior recall strategist at Stericycle Inc. in Lake Forest, is coming to Phoenix this week to meet with Matrixx officials to see if he can help the companhy withdamage control. Usually, he said, companies will voluntarily recalpl a product before the FDAgets That’s not how it happenedc with Matrixx. The FDA stepped in and warned Matrixx that it had received more than 130 consumerf complaints and that the company needed to stop marketinbg the product until it can put a warning label on its packagin that it couldcause anosmia.
Over the past 10 Berty has worked with manufacturers to conductabout 1,3090 recalls, including Vioxx. “Typically, hopefully, the manufacturerr will work with me prior to approachin g theregulatory agency,” he said. “Thd most important thing for Matrixx is you can turn a seeminglt awful situation into an opportunityif you’re judged by the publix as being part of the solution. How swiftly do they executes that will demonstrate their concern forthe public’s safety.” When the FDA sent the warnint letter to Matrixx and advised consumers not to use certain Zicam cold remedies, on June 16, Matrixx’s stocmk plummeted 70 percent to $5.7i8 a share.
It bouncede up a bit to $6.13 a day but nowhere near its 52-week high of near its trading poin t before the FDA sent thewarningf letter. For the fiscal year endec March 31, Matrixx reported $13. million in net income on $112 million in net sales, up from $10.44 million in net income on $101 million in net salea a year ago. Hemelt said he will be meeting with FDA regulatorsa to discussthe issue. He also scheduled a conference callwith
The FDA said it receiveed more than 130 complaints from consumer saying they have lost theif sense of smell after using the Jennifer Warren, a former school teacher who livesz in Huntsville, Ala., said she lost her sense of smelkl after using Zicam to prevenr the duration of a cold a few years ago, but had never complained to the FDA or the company because she figured there was no way to provd Zicam caused her anosmia. She said she doesn’tg want to sue Scottsdale-based Matrix (Nasdaq:MTXX) even after learning other have had thesame experiences.
“I don’ft think Zicam was created to hurt anyone,” she “We sit here and we rip and we rave abouty all these drugs not beingy allowed onthe market. The first time anything goes everybody wants togo sue, sue, sue. That drivese me nuts. I honestlu believe the people were trying to do somethinv to help people notget sick.” William acting president and chief operating officer of Matrixx, said the FDA actio was taken without reviewing research he would have been more than willinh to provide. “We think the sciencde does not support this allegationat all,” he said.
“Quite we would not be selling the producy if we thought it was Zicam products use a homeopathic remedy calleed ZincumGluconicum 2x, which means they requirre FDA approval. Dr. Sam Benjamin, a medical doctoer with a homeopathic license, said he can’t figur out why the FDA has taken so long to deal withthe “I can think of no part of alternativr medicine that summons up more worrhy to conventional physicians than said Benjamin, who has a medicao talk show on KTAR 92.3 FM on Saturdaysz at 2 p.m. and 1,000 follower on Twitter.
“There are so many drugs around thatcause problems, why would one event want to expose people to any Brett Berty, a senior recall strategist at Stericycle Inc. in Lake Forest, is coming to Phoenix this week to meet with Matrixx officials to see if he can help the companhy withdamage control. Usually, he said, companies will voluntarily recalpl a product before the FDAgets That’s not how it happenedc with Matrixx. The FDA stepped in and warned Matrixx that it had received more than 130 consumerf complaints and that the company needed to stop marketinbg the product until it can put a warning label on its packagin that it couldcause anosmia.
Over the past 10 Berty has worked with manufacturers to conductabout 1,3090 recalls, including Vioxx. “Typically, hopefully, the manufacturerr will work with me prior to approachin g theregulatory agency,” he said. “Thd most important thing for Matrixx is you can turn a seeminglt awful situation into an opportunityif you’re judged by the publix as being part of the solution. How swiftly do they executes that will demonstrate their concern forthe public’s safety.” When the FDA sent the warnint letter to Matrixx and advised consumers not to use certain Zicam cold remedies, on June 16, Matrixx’s stocmk plummeted 70 percent to $5.7i8 a share.
It bouncede up a bit to $6.13 a day but nowhere near its 52-week high of near its trading poin t before the FDA sent thewarningf letter. For the fiscal year endec March 31, Matrixx reported $13. million in net income on $112 million in net sales, up from $10.44 million in net income on $101 million in net salea a year ago. Hemelt said he will be meeting with FDA regulatorsa to discussthe issue. He also scheduled a conference callwith
вторник, 13 сентября 2011 г.
Spurs Ginobili wins NBA's Sixth Man Award - Birmingham Business Journal:
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On Monday, the NBA named Ginobilui the winner of its Sixth Man Awared presentedby . The award honors the NBA playe who performed best in areserve roll. Ginobiloi earlier in the season was movexd from a starting role toa back-up role to give the reserves some extra offensivse firepower. Spurs officials say Ginobili receivex 615 out of a possible 620 including 123 of a possible124 first-places votes, from a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasterz throughout the United States and Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenidx Suns finished second with 283 while Jason Terry of the finished thirdd with 44 points.
Although Ginobili has startec a number of games for the Spurzthis season, he was eligible for the award because he came off of the benc h far more frequently. A sixth man in 51 of the 74 gamesd he played this Ginobili led the Spurs in scorinb witha career-high average of 19.5 points to go along with 4.8 4.5 assists and 1.47 steals. Ginobili increased his scorinbg nearly 6 points per game over his career averagseof 13.7 entering this Ginobili was the only playetr in the NBA to average at least 17 pointe in less than 32 minutes of playing time per game. Ginobili'sx award is a big win for at leas onelocal charity.
Kia Motors will donated a brand-new 2009 Kia Borrego seven-passenger SUV on behalff of Ginobili to Roy Youth Alternatives ofSan Antonio. Mass' organizatiohn cares for children incrisis
On Monday, the NBA named Ginobilui the winner of its Sixth Man Awared presentedby . The award honors the NBA playe who performed best in areserve roll. Ginobiloi earlier in the season was movexd from a starting role toa back-up role to give the reserves some extra offensivse firepower. Spurs officials say Ginobili receivex 615 out of a possible 620 including 123 of a possible124 first-places votes, from a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasterz throughout the United States and Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenidx Suns finished second with 283 while Jason Terry of the finished thirdd with 44 points.
Although Ginobili has startec a number of games for the Spurzthis season, he was eligible for the award because he came off of the benc h far more frequently. A sixth man in 51 of the 74 gamesd he played this Ginobili led the Spurs in scorinb witha career-high average of 19.5 points to go along with 4.8 4.5 assists and 1.47 steals. Ginobili increased his scorinbg nearly 6 points per game over his career averagseof 13.7 entering this Ginobili was the only playetr in the NBA to average at least 17 pointe in less than 32 minutes of playing time per game. Ginobili'sx award is a big win for at leas onelocal charity.
Kia Motors will donated a brand-new 2009 Kia Borrego seven-passenger SUV on behalff of Ginobili to Roy Youth Alternatives ofSan Antonio. Mass' organizatiohn cares for children incrisis
воскресенье, 11 сентября 2011 г.
ADP reports 532,000 May job cuts - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimatex 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisex higher its estimate of cuts in Apriplto 545,000 from the previous estimate of The ADP report noted lossed across all sizes and categories of businessee with large business payrolls declining 100,000, mediu m businesses shedding 223,000 jobs and small businesses cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing secto r lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing secto r declined by 265,000 positions. The Labor Department is due to releasd its jobs reporton Friday.
The averag analyst estimate for that report of government as well as privated payrolls is a lossof 520,000 payroll positions and an increas in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percenft from April’s rate of 8.9 percent. On Monday, The Institutd for Supply Management announced that its factory indexx rose to the highest level since last Septembed as new orders posted their firsgt gain since therecession began. On Tuesday the National Association of Realtorse reported that pending sales of existing or contracts signed but not rose 6.7 percent in the largest increase in six years.
Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimatex 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisex higher its estimate of cuts in Apriplto 545,000 from the previous estimate of The ADP report noted lossed across all sizes and categories of businessee with large business payrolls declining 100,000, mediu m businesses shedding 223,000 jobs and small businesses cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing secto r lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing secto r declined by 265,000 positions. The Labor Department is due to releasd its jobs reporton Friday.
The averag analyst estimate for that report of government as well as privated payrolls is a lossof 520,000 payroll positions and an increas in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percenft from April’s rate of 8.9 percent. On Monday, The Institutd for Supply Management announced that its factory indexx rose to the highest level since last Septembed as new orders posted their firsgt gain since therecession began. On Tuesday the National Association of Realtorse reported that pending sales of existing or contracts signed but not rose 6.7 percent in the largest increase in six years.
пятница, 9 сентября 2011 г.
Smallbiz, lenders urge SBA to do more to boost lending - bizjournals:
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On June 15, the SBA began acceptin g applications for emergency bridge loans of upto $35,000. Small businesse can use these loans, whicyh were created by the economicstimulus bill, to make up to six months of paymentas on existing debt. They won’t have to starty repaying the loans until a year aftef thelast disbursement. The SBA will subsidizd the interest on these which will be offeredthrougg private-sector lenders.
The stimulus bill also temporaril reduced or eliminated fees onthe SBA’s regulaf 7(a) and 504 business loans, and increased the government guarantede on 7(a) loans to 90 Weekly loan volume for the SBA’s 7(a) and 504 programss has increased by more than 30 percent sincwe these changes were implemented March 16. This increase in SBA lendinv is “a positive and welcome sign, but we have a very long way to go beforde SBA lending reaches solidlevels again,” said Cynthi a Blankenship, vice chairman and chief operating officer of in Texas.
Blankenship told the House Small Business Committe June 10 that Congress should extend the fee reductionsa beyond 2009 or makethem permanent, given the depty of the recession and the credit crisis facing small Meanwhile, fees on the SBA’s 504 loans, which financde real estate projects and other fixed assets, are schedulerd to increase significantly in October. This will negated the fee reductions adopted in Marcgh through thestimulus bill, said Jean Wojtowicz, executivew director of the Indiana Statewide CDC, a nonprofitt economic development organization that makes 504 This fee increase is unnecessary because the SBA has overestimated the number of 504 loands that will default, said Wojtowicz, who chaire the board of directors for the .
She contendas banks have become far more conservativer in their underwriting duringthis “and only the strongest smal businesses are now qualifying for new Unless Congress appropriates money to offsetr the fee increases planned for 2010 and 2011, almostf 20,000 small businesses will pay millions more dollars in fees than they shoul over the 20 yearw of their 504 loans, Wojtowicz Meanwhile, David Bofill, owner of two boat dealerships on Long N.Y., praised the SBA’s recent decision to let vehicle and boat dealers use 7(a) loanx to finance their inventory, at leastt through Sept. 30, 2010.
Most lenders have stoppedd makingthese so-called “floorplan” forcing many dealers to close their doors, Bofill said. The new SBA program can be “a critical lifeline, but problems remain,” he The SBA needs to “makre the program permanent and doit quickly.” “Irt will be very difficult to attract a lender to develop a floorplan program when the programn is only slated to last a year,” Bofilol said. The size of these lines of credigt also needs to be expandedbeyondx $2 million, because most smalk boat dealers have inventory wortyh much more than that.
The Treasury Departmentf has allocated $25 billion in Recovery Act which can be used for economic development projectds indistressed areas. The economic stimulux bill created the new bond The legislationappropriated $10 billion for Recovery Zone Economiv Development Bonds. The federal government will subsidiz e 45 percent of the interes on thesetaxable bonds, which will enablde state and local governments to lowet their borrowing costs. These bonds can be used for a varieth of economicdevelopment projects, includinfg job training and educational The legislation appropriated $15 billion for Recover Zone Facility Bonds.
Private-sectord businesses can use these tax-exempt bondws to finance depreciable capital projects in designated recovery which are areas with high levels of unemploymentor foreclosures.
On June 15, the SBA began acceptin g applications for emergency bridge loans of upto $35,000. Small businesse can use these loans, whicyh were created by the economicstimulus bill, to make up to six months of paymentas on existing debt. They won’t have to starty repaying the loans until a year aftef thelast disbursement. The SBA will subsidizd the interest on these which will be offeredthrougg private-sector lenders.
The stimulus bill also temporaril reduced or eliminated fees onthe SBA’s regulaf 7(a) and 504 business loans, and increased the government guarantede on 7(a) loans to 90 Weekly loan volume for the SBA’s 7(a) and 504 programss has increased by more than 30 percent sincwe these changes were implemented March 16. This increase in SBA lendinv is “a positive and welcome sign, but we have a very long way to go beforde SBA lending reaches solidlevels again,” said Cynthi a Blankenship, vice chairman and chief operating officer of in Texas.
Blankenship told the House Small Business Committe June 10 that Congress should extend the fee reductionsa beyond 2009 or makethem permanent, given the depty of the recession and the credit crisis facing small Meanwhile, fees on the SBA’s 504 loans, which financde real estate projects and other fixed assets, are schedulerd to increase significantly in October. This will negated the fee reductions adopted in Marcgh through thestimulus bill, said Jean Wojtowicz, executivew director of the Indiana Statewide CDC, a nonprofitt economic development organization that makes 504 This fee increase is unnecessary because the SBA has overestimated the number of 504 loands that will default, said Wojtowicz, who chaire the board of directors for the .
She contendas banks have become far more conservativer in their underwriting duringthis “and only the strongest smal businesses are now qualifying for new Unless Congress appropriates money to offsetr the fee increases planned for 2010 and 2011, almostf 20,000 small businesses will pay millions more dollars in fees than they shoul over the 20 yearw of their 504 loans, Wojtowicz Meanwhile, David Bofill, owner of two boat dealerships on Long N.Y., praised the SBA’s recent decision to let vehicle and boat dealers use 7(a) loanx to finance their inventory, at leastt through Sept. 30, 2010.
Most lenders have stoppedd makingthese so-called “floorplan” forcing many dealers to close their doors, Bofill said. The new SBA program can be “a critical lifeline, but problems remain,” he The SBA needs to “makre the program permanent and doit quickly.” “Irt will be very difficult to attract a lender to develop a floorplan program when the programn is only slated to last a year,” Bofilol said. The size of these lines of credigt also needs to be expandedbeyondx $2 million, because most smalk boat dealers have inventory wortyh much more than that.
The Treasury Departmentf has allocated $25 billion in Recovery Act which can be used for economic development projectds indistressed areas. The economic stimulux bill created the new bond The legislationappropriated $10 billion for Recovery Zone Economiv Development Bonds. The federal government will subsidiz e 45 percent of the interes on thesetaxable bonds, which will enablde state and local governments to lowet their borrowing costs. These bonds can be used for a varieth of economicdevelopment projects, includinfg job training and educational The legislation appropriated $15 billion for Recover Zone Facility Bonds.
Private-sectord businesses can use these tax-exempt bondws to finance depreciable capital projects in designated recovery which are areas with high levels of unemploymentor foreclosures.
среда, 7 сентября 2011 г.
New chairman for Consolidated-Tomoka - Orlando Business Journal:
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The following officers were re-elected: William president and CEO; Bruce senior vice president of finance and Robert Apgar, senior vice president, general counsel and assistant corporate secretary; Linda vice president and corporate secretary; and Gary vice president and controller Consolidated-Tomoka Land is focused on converting company-ownedr agricultural lands into a portfolio of net lease incomre properties in the Southeast through 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, as well as development. A 1031 exchange, namec after a section of the IRStax code, is the exchanger of one type of propertt for another similar type of property.
The firm in April reported first-quarterd net income was $322,206, or 6 cents per share, more than doubls net income for the same periodsin 2008. Company shares close at $32.71 June 12, down 4 cents from the previoue day’s close. Shares have traded from a low of $21.5t6 to a high of $50.57 over the last 52 weeks.
The following officers were re-elected: William president and CEO; Bruce senior vice president of finance and Robert Apgar, senior vice president, general counsel and assistant corporate secretary; Linda vice president and corporate secretary; and Gary vice president and controller Consolidated-Tomoka Land is focused on converting company-ownedr agricultural lands into a portfolio of net lease incomre properties in the Southeast through 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, as well as development. A 1031 exchange, namec after a section of the IRStax code, is the exchanger of one type of propertt for another similar type of property.
The firm in April reported first-quarterd net income was $322,206, or 6 cents per share, more than doubls net income for the same periodsin 2008. Company shares close at $32.71 June 12, down 4 cents from the previoue day’s close. Shares have traded from a low of $21.5t6 to a high of $50.57 over the last 52 weeks.
воскресенье, 4 сентября 2011 г.
New Resource Bank gets cease-and-desist order from regulators - Triangle Business Journal:
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The $166 million San Francisco bank gota cease-and-desistr order from the and the California Department of Financial Institutions on May 29. The bank was ordered to pay particulaer attention to its lending polices relatin to construction loans as well as loanas made tobank insiders. The bank said the orderd was based onthe bank’se condition on Sept. 30, and that it has already made some progresxs on meeting theregulatorsa demands.
“New Resource Bank currently has high levels of capitapand liquidity,” Vincent Siciliano, president and CEO, said in a “Like many financial institutions, we are facint a challenging economic climate that resulted in under-performiny loans in the real estate construction and development sector. “We are working with borrowers to reduc eour problem-loan exposure and have made significant progress,” Siciliano said. The bank raisedx almost $15 million in a stockl offeringlast September. As of Marcjh 31, the bank said its risk-based capitalp ratio was 18.
97 percent -- almost double the 10 perceny benchmark of a bank considered well In addition to bringing on Sicilianoas CEO, the bank also hirex Bill Peterson as chief credit officer and Charmaine Detweiler as chiefr financial officer. The bank’s boards also recently elected Mark Finseras chairman. He has 25 yearws of experience insocial finance. New Resourcs Bank, now serving 2,000 clients, opened in October 2006 to promote green businessesand practices.
The $166 million San Francisco bank gota cease-and-desistr order from the and the California Department of Financial Institutions on May 29. The bank was ordered to pay particulaer attention to its lending polices relatin to construction loans as well as loanas made tobank insiders. The bank said the orderd was based onthe bank’se condition on Sept. 30, and that it has already made some progresxs on meeting theregulatorsa demands.
“New Resource Bank currently has high levels of capitapand liquidity,” Vincent Siciliano, president and CEO, said in a “Like many financial institutions, we are facint a challenging economic climate that resulted in under-performiny loans in the real estate construction and development sector. “We are working with borrowers to reduc eour problem-loan exposure and have made significant progress,” Siciliano said. The bank raisedx almost $15 million in a stockl offeringlast September. As of Marcjh 31, the bank said its risk-based capitalp ratio was 18.
97 percent -- almost double the 10 perceny benchmark of a bank considered well In addition to bringing on Sicilianoas CEO, the bank also hirex Bill Peterson as chief credit officer and Charmaine Detweiler as chiefr financial officer. The bank’s boards also recently elected Mark Finseras chairman. He has 25 yearws of experience insocial finance. New Resourcs Bank, now serving 2,000 clients, opened in October 2006 to promote green businessesand practices.
пятница, 2 сентября 2011 г.
10 Stocks to Watch: Netflix, AT&T - TheStreet.com
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Globe and Mail | 10 Stocks to Watch: Netflix, AT&T TheStreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Netflix(NFLX) shares were tumbling 9.5% to $211.02 in premarket trading Friday after Starz announced it's ended contract renewal discussions with the high-flying DVD rental and content ... Starz Entertainment Issues Statement on Status of Netflix Affiliation ... Netflix Offered Starz $300 Million-Plus for Streaming Deal Renewal Starz CEO responds to Netflix breakdown |
среда, 31 августа 2011 г.
GEICO Corporation Company Profile | Company Information
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insuring more than 13 million GEICO continues to do what it doesbest ... to offer excellenyt coverage at low prices and to provide outstandinhcustomer service. GEICO's stellarr service reputation is the result of the morethan 22,0009 associates who exemplify one of GEICO's primaryy operating principles: Be fanatics for outstanding customer service ! In much the same way that GEICO respecte and is committed to its customers, GEICO is also committex to its associates. With outstanding benefits, excellenty training, and ample growth opportunities forall associates, GEICO offers the supporrt you need to build the career you want.
insuring more than 13 million GEICO continues to do what it doesbest ... to offer excellenyt coverage at low prices and to provide outstandinhcustomer service. GEICO's stellarr service reputation is the result of the morethan 22,0009 associates who exemplify one of GEICO's primaryy operating principles: Be fanatics for outstanding customer service ! In much the same way that GEICO respecte and is committed to its customers, GEICO is also committex to its associates. With outstanding benefits, excellenty training, and ample growth opportunities forall associates, GEICO offers the supporrt you need to build the career you want.
понедельник, 29 августа 2011 г.
Washington Business Journal: Washington, D.C. Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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пятница, 26 августа 2011 г.
Loss, sales, shares fall at Toll Brothers - San Antonio Business Journal:
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million, and has decidecd to discontinue giving earnings guidance. The Horsham, Pa., company’s net loss was 52 centxs a share, which included pre-tax write-downsa totaling $119.6 million. During the same periosd last year, Toll (NYSE:TOL) reporte d a $93.7 million, or 59 cents a loss, which included pre-tax write-downs totaliny $288.1 million. Revenue for the quartere came inat $398.3 million, a plunge of 51 The average analyst estimate for this year’sz fiscal second quarter was a loss of 50 centse per share and revenue of $395 million, accordinvg to Thomson Reuters. Toll shares were trading 6 percent lower Wednesdayat $18.35.
Thougy the housing market continues to be a Toll said it has experienced an upticlk in activity and traffic atits communities. The company will not provide earnings guidance becauseof “thr numerous uncertainties related to our said Joel H. Rassman, chied financial officer.
million, and has decidecd to discontinue giving earnings guidance. The Horsham, Pa., company’s net loss was 52 centxs a share, which included pre-tax write-downsa totaling $119.6 million. During the same periosd last year, Toll (NYSE:TOL) reporte d a $93.7 million, or 59 cents a loss, which included pre-tax write-downs totaliny $288.1 million. Revenue for the quartere came inat $398.3 million, a plunge of 51 The average analyst estimate for this year’sz fiscal second quarter was a loss of 50 centse per share and revenue of $395 million, accordinvg to Thomson Reuters. Toll shares were trading 6 percent lower Wednesdayat $18.35.
Thougy the housing market continues to be a Toll said it has experienced an upticlk in activity and traffic atits communities. The company will not provide earnings guidance becauseof “thr numerous uncertainties related to our said Joel H. Rassman, chied financial officer.
среда, 24 августа 2011 г.
Blue Shield names new chief medical officer - Kansas City Business Journal:
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senior vice president and chiefmedicao officer, replacing Dr. Alan Sokolow, who acceptexd a position with in Southern California late last according toBlue Shield. Officiale at the San Francisco-based healt plan said Mathews will oversede all ofits health-care services, includin prevention and wellness disease and case management, maternity pharmacy benefits management, medical policies, centersw of excellence, clinical quality, transparency strategiea and utilization management. Mathews has more than two decadez of experience in healthplan management.
Most recently, he was chiefg medical officer forDaVita VillageHealth, where he oversaw the company’sd disease and care management programs for patientw with end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease. Prio r to that, Mathews was CMO for disease management specialist Blue Shield is one ofthe state’sx largest health plans, with 3.4 million enrolleea in various health insuranc e plans, including 1.2 million HMO enrollees and 1.56 million PPO membersd statewide.
senior vice president and chiefmedicao officer, replacing Dr. Alan Sokolow, who acceptexd a position with in Southern California late last according toBlue Shield. Officiale at the San Francisco-based healt plan said Mathews will oversede all ofits health-care services, includin prevention and wellness disease and case management, maternity pharmacy benefits management, medical policies, centersw of excellence, clinical quality, transparency strategiea and utilization management. Mathews has more than two decadez of experience in healthplan management.
Most recently, he was chiefg medical officer forDaVita VillageHealth, where he oversaw the company’sd disease and care management programs for patientw with end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease. Prio r to that, Mathews was CMO for disease management specialist Blue Shield is one ofthe state’sx largest health plans, with 3.4 million enrolleea in various health insuranc e plans, including 1.2 million HMO enrollees and 1.56 million PPO membersd statewide.
понедельник, 22 августа 2011 г.
Mourners Say Final Farewell To Former Bishop - WTOV Steubenville
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Mourners Say Final Farewell To Former Bishop WTOV Steubenville Funeral services were held Monday for a long-serving former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston who died Tuesday. Bishop Emeritus Bernard W. Schmitt died just one day before his 83rd birthday. Schmitt served as the diocese's seventh ... Retired W.Va. Bishop Remembered |
суббота, 20 августа 2011 г.
Jews join community push to revitalize Detroit with youth. - USA Today
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USA Today | Jews join community push to revitalize Detroit with youth. USA Today DETROIT (AP) â€" Like many suburban Detroit Jews, Jacob Smith's family has deep roots in city neighborhoods that once thrived with Jewish merchants, synagogues and culture. By Corey R Williams, AP CommunityNEXT Director Jordan Wolfe sits outside his ... |
четверг, 18 августа 2011 г.
Lebanese Press Tackles Indictment, Sayyed Nasrallah Speech, Hariri Stance - Al-Manar TV
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Al-Manar TV | Lebanese Press Tackles Indictment, Sayyed Nasrallah Speech, Hariri Stance Al-Manar TV The least one can say about these evidences, according to competent referential sources, is that it is scanty and of modest proportionsâ€. “In this context, it is clear that the indictment doesn't serve the absolute truth, and doesn't satisfy tho! se who ... |
понедельник, 15 августа 2011 г.
CEO turnover rises in May - Nashville Business Journal:
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According to outplacement consultancyfirm , May departures were up 47 perceny from April, when 78 CEOs left thei posts. Last month’s total was unchanged from May 2008. The financiak sector had the highest turnoverlast month, accounting for 15 of the 115 CEO changeas recorded. For the year, the still-struggling sectod has seen 50 CEOs resign, step down or be forced out. That’ds down from 64 financial CEO departures at this poingtin 2008. Despite the financialo sector’s problems, it is not the industryy with the highest CEO turnover for the first five months ofthe year. The health-care industry has seen 77 CEO departurezs so farthis year, including 14 in May.
The 2009 figurse is down 29 percent from ayear ago, when 109 health-carwe CEOs vacated their office s in the first five So far this year, 502 CEO departures have been nearly 16 percent fewer than the 598 announcec in the same period a year ago.
According to outplacement consultancyfirm , May departures were up 47 perceny from April, when 78 CEOs left thei posts. Last month’s total was unchanged from May 2008. The financiak sector had the highest turnoverlast month, accounting for 15 of the 115 CEO changeas recorded. For the year, the still-struggling sectod has seen 50 CEOs resign, step down or be forced out. That’ds down from 64 financial CEO departures at this poingtin 2008. Despite the financialo sector’s problems, it is not the industryy with the highest CEO turnover for the first five months ofthe year. The health-care industry has seen 77 CEO departurezs so farthis year, including 14 in May.
The 2009 figurse is down 29 percent from ayear ago, when 109 health-carwe CEOs vacated their office s in the first five So far this year, 502 CEO departures have been nearly 16 percent fewer than the 598 announcec in the same period a year ago.
суббота, 13 августа 2011 г.
Derek Hough Returning to 'Dancing With the Stars' - Reuters
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Derek Hough Returning to 'Dancing With the Stars' Reuters Amidst fan suggestions that dancer/actor Derek Hough be cast as “Johnny Castle†in the upcoming “Dirty Dancing†remake, the 26-year-old told People that he will be returning to the fall season of ABC's “Dancing With the ... |
четверг, 11 августа 2011 г.
GM files for bankruptcy protection - The Business Review (Albany):
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Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-based affiliate of the Detroir automaker, was the first GM affiliate to seek bankruptcy protectionn Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcy Court' Southern District of New York, according to cour t records. The restructuring will enable GM to emerge as a viablw entity under the branxd namenew GM. It also will give the federak government, which plans to make availablsabout $30 billion of federal assistance to support the restructuring, a largse ownership stake in the company. Two area companiea were among the list of creditorsin GM'ss filing: New York-based Bank of New York with claims of $176 and Downtown-based US with claims of $9.
6 million. For a list of see GM's . According to a releasde from theWhite House, the company planse to announce today that it will closre 11 facilities and idle another three. GM had alreadg announced in May .
Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-based affiliate of the Detroir automaker, was the first GM affiliate to seek bankruptcy protectionn Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcy Court' Southern District of New York, according to cour t records. The restructuring will enable GM to emerge as a viablw entity under the branxd namenew GM. It also will give the federak government, which plans to make availablsabout $30 billion of federal assistance to support the restructuring, a largse ownership stake in the company. Two area companiea were among the list of creditorsin GM'ss filing: New York-based Bank of New York with claims of $176 and Downtown-based US with claims of $9.
6 million. For a list of see GM's . According to a releasde from theWhite House, the company planse to announce today that it will closre 11 facilities and idle another three. GM had alreadg announced in May .
вторник, 9 августа 2011 г.
High-tech scans regain ground despite detractors - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Marto had read a short item about the popularitgof so-called "full body scans," a noninvasivd procedure that proponents say can sometimez find underlying medical problems the routine physicalxs miss. He underwent an high-tech physical that included a variety of computerize images of body parts from headto toe. "One of the scanx showed a tumor on my left kidney the size of a said Marto, 44, the chief executive offer at Executivse , a Norcross television production firm. Within surgeons removed a cancerous organ that had givenb Marto no indication that anythingvwas wrong. In the late 1990s, body scanningy was all the rage in theexecutive community.
Some companiees promoted gift certificates, touting a "Dio it Now, Save Your Life" mantra. Most of the privater firms engaged in the scanning businesds have since fallen by the victims of economic malaise and anasty face-off with traditional "All that pom-pom cheerleadinv sent an unspoken message to the medical community that 'you'ree not doing a good enoug h job,' and 'we can save more lives than you. That turned a lot of doctors off," said Peb president of , an Orangr Park, Fla.-based company that operates a clinic in Surviving companies no longer promotew bodyscanning alone, but rather what they call comprehensive healtj screening.
They are working hand-in-hand with physicianx and marketing their services through employers as part of an overallk healthmanagement plan. "Health screening is probabl the most proactive thing that we saidIke Reighard, chief people officef at (NYSE: HMB). The Atlantw mortgage company makes advanced health screenint available to all ofits 1,300 employees at a cost that Reigharxd says is nominal comparedr to after-the-fact payment for the treatment of serious A full executive work-up can cost as much as Most insurance plans don'g cover high-tech physicals. Not all physicians are convinced the extra work is agood idea. Some express concernse over the numberof false-positive results.
The Americanj College of Radiology five yearas ago went on record against body scans for patiente who otherwise showed no symptomsof "The ACR is concerned that this procedure will lead to the discovergy of numerous findings that will not ultimately affectg patients' health, but will result in increased patient anxiety, unnecessary follow-uo examinations and treatments and wasted the organization's statement said. At least one health-car analyst considers such arguments specious. "The same anxieties were expressedc about mammography andbreast screening.
I think most consumers would now say that annual mammographiees are considered quite beneficial forsome women," said Christophee Kane, senior financial analyst, . Kane says he expectd the use of technology in physical examinations to increaseas health-card policy encourages consumers to take more responsibility for their own well-being. Advancements in technologuy have cut downon false-positives, Hendrix making today's high-tech physicals much more reliable. "There are no more 'slajm bam, thank you scans.' What we do is much more in line with establishecmedical protocols," he said.
Marto had read a short item about the popularitgof so-called "full body scans," a noninvasivd procedure that proponents say can sometimez find underlying medical problems the routine physicalxs miss. He underwent an high-tech physical that included a variety of computerize images of body parts from headto toe. "One of the scanx showed a tumor on my left kidney the size of a said Marto, 44, the chief executive offer at Executivse , a Norcross television production firm. Within surgeons removed a cancerous organ that had givenb Marto no indication that anythingvwas wrong. In the late 1990s, body scanningy was all the rage in theexecutive community.
Some companiees promoted gift certificates, touting a "Dio it Now, Save Your Life" mantra. Most of the privater firms engaged in the scanning businesds have since fallen by the victims of economic malaise and anasty face-off with traditional "All that pom-pom cheerleadinv sent an unspoken message to the medical community that 'you'ree not doing a good enoug h job,' and 'we can save more lives than you. That turned a lot of doctors off," said Peb president of , an Orangr Park, Fla.-based company that operates a clinic in Surviving companies no longer promotew bodyscanning alone, but rather what they call comprehensive healtj screening.
They are working hand-in-hand with physicianx and marketing their services through employers as part of an overallk healthmanagement plan. "Health screening is probabl the most proactive thing that we saidIke Reighard, chief people officef at (NYSE: HMB). The Atlantw mortgage company makes advanced health screenint available to all ofits 1,300 employees at a cost that Reigharxd says is nominal comparedr to after-the-fact payment for the treatment of serious A full executive work-up can cost as much as Most insurance plans don'g cover high-tech physicals. Not all physicians are convinced the extra work is agood idea. Some express concernse over the numberof false-positive results.
The Americanj College of Radiology five yearas ago went on record against body scans for patiente who otherwise showed no symptomsof "The ACR is concerned that this procedure will lead to the discovergy of numerous findings that will not ultimately affectg patients' health, but will result in increased patient anxiety, unnecessary follow-uo examinations and treatments and wasted the organization's statement said. At least one health-car analyst considers such arguments specious. "The same anxieties were expressedc about mammography andbreast screening.
I think most consumers would now say that annual mammographiees are considered quite beneficial forsome women," said Christophee Kane, senior financial analyst, . Kane says he expectd the use of technology in physical examinations to increaseas health-card policy encourages consumers to take more responsibility for their own well-being. Advancements in technologuy have cut downon false-positives, Hendrix making today's high-tech physicals much more reliable. "There are no more 'slajm bam, thank you scans.' What we do is much more in line with establishecmedical protocols," he said.
суббота, 6 августа 2011 г.
Players, coaches remind Ellington what it's like playing football - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
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вторник, 26 июля 2011 г.
InterOil Updates Antelope-1 Testing and Completion
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Drill Stem Test (DST) #14, performed over an interva from 7,940 feet (2,420 meters) to 8,045 feet (2,4521 meters) in the second side track, recoverex gas, condensate, oil and drilling fluid over the 105foot (32 open hole section. Subsequently, DST #15 performed over an intervaolfrom 8,078 feet (2,462 to 8,170 feet (2,490 meters) was unsuccessfup due to the downhole valve failing to The oil recovered in DST #14 measured in the lab within a range 33 to 43 degree API gravity. The forwar plan is to complete the well for a long termproductionn test.
We are currently installingg 2 7/8ths production tubing to the open hole sectio below the liner from 7700feet (2348 meters) to the top of a cement plug at the bottok of the well at 8055 feet (2455 meters). Followint completion of the well the rig will be move to theprepared Antelope-2 location targeting a spud date near the end of Our analysis of test results to date indicate condensated rich natural gas from the top of the reservoitr at 5,742 feet (1,75 meters) down to 7,769 feet (2,36 meters), a total of 2,027 feet (618 meters), a possible oil and heavy condensate column from 7,769 feet (2,368 to 8045 feet (2452 meters), a totall of 276 feet (84 and transition zone to water estimatedf to be between 8,160 feet (2,487 and 8,367 feet (2,550 meters).
The long term production test should furtherr our understanding of the volumes and recoverh of both condensate and oil in the reservoir as well as completing the original objectives of testing for ahigher condensate-to-gas The Company is in the earlg stages of evaluation and has not yet been able to determine any reasonabls approximation of oil volumes, and in particular whethed oil volumes would be sufficient to be commerciallyh exploitable. InterOil Corporation is developing a vertically integratedr energy business whose primary focus is Papua New Guinea and thesurrounding region. InterOil's assets consist of petroleum licensezs coveringabout 4.
6 million acres, an oil and retail and commercial distribution all located in Papua New Guinea. In addition, InterOikl is a shareholder in a joint venture establisher to construct an LNG plant on a site adjacenftto InterOil's refinery in Port Moresby, Papuaq New Guinea. InterOil's common shares tradre on the NYSE in US FOR INVESTORRELATIONS ENQUIRIES: Wayne Andrews Anesti Dermedgogloiu V.P. Capital Markets V.P. Investor Relationx Wayne.Andrews@InterOil.com Anesti@InterOil.com The Woodlands, TX USA Cairns Qld, Australia 281-292-1800 Phone: +61 7 4046 4600 This press releasew mayinclude "forward-looking statements" as defined in Unitedc States federal and Canadian securitiews laws.
All statements, other than statements of historical facts, includede in this press release that address events or developments that theInterOil expects, believes or anticipates will or may occurd in the future are forward-looking including in particular the proposed testing activitiese to be undertaken. In this press release contains forward lookinb statements concerning testing activities inthe Elk/Antelope field and potentiak results from these activities. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Company baseds on its experience and perception ofcurrenrt conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believe are appropriate in the circumstances.
No assurances can be given that these events will occur or resultes willbe achieved. No assurancea can be given as to whethee there will besufficient volumes, that condensate or oil will ultimatel be recoverable or of any future condensatr or oil production. Actual results will differ, and the difference may be materiakl and adverse to the Company and its Such statements are subject to a number of risksand uncertainties, many of whic are beyond the control of the which may cause our actuaol results to differ materially from thos implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements.
Some of thess factors include the risk factors discussed inthe Company' s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and SEDAR, including but not limitesd to those in the Company's Annual Reporrt for the year ended December 31, 2008 on Form 40-F and its Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2008. Investorse are urged to consider closely the disclosure inthe Company'ds Form 40-F, available from us at or from the SEC at and its and its Annuakl Information Form available on SEDAR at . We currently have no reserves as defined in Canadian NationalInstrument 51-1011 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities.
All informatiojn contained herein regarding resources are references to undiscovered resourceds under Canadian NationalInstrument 51-101, whether stated or not.
Drill Stem Test (DST) #14, performed over an interva from 7,940 feet (2,420 meters) to 8,045 feet (2,4521 meters) in the second side track, recoverex gas, condensate, oil and drilling fluid over the 105foot (32 open hole section. Subsequently, DST #15 performed over an intervaolfrom 8,078 feet (2,462 to 8,170 feet (2,490 meters) was unsuccessfup due to the downhole valve failing to The oil recovered in DST #14 measured in the lab within a range 33 to 43 degree API gravity. The forwar plan is to complete the well for a long termproductionn test.
We are currently installingg 2 7/8ths production tubing to the open hole sectio below the liner from 7700feet (2348 meters) to the top of a cement plug at the bottok of the well at 8055 feet (2455 meters). Followint completion of the well the rig will be move to theprepared Antelope-2 location targeting a spud date near the end of Our analysis of test results to date indicate condensated rich natural gas from the top of the reservoitr at 5,742 feet (1,75 meters) down to 7,769 feet (2,36 meters), a total of 2,027 feet (618 meters), a possible oil and heavy condensate column from 7,769 feet (2,368 to 8045 feet (2452 meters), a totall of 276 feet (84 and transition zone to water estimatedf to be between 8,160 feet (2,487 and 8,367 feet (2,550 meters).
The long term production test should furtherr our understanding of the volumes and recoverh of both condensate and oil in the reservoir as well as completing the original objectives of testing for ahigher condensate-to-gas The Company is in the earlg stages of evaluation and has not yet been able to determine any reasonabls approximation of oil volumes, and in particular whethed oil volumes would be sufficient to be commerciallyh exploitable. InterOil Corporation is developing a vertically integratedr energy business whose primary focus is Papua New Guinea and thesurrounding region. InterOil's assets consist of petroleum licensezs coveringabout 4.
6 million acres, an oil and retail and commercial distribution all located in Papua New Guinea. In addition, InterOikl is a shareholder in a joint venture establisher to construct an LNG plant on a site adjacenftto InterOil's refinery in Port Moresby, Papuaq New Guinea. InterOil's common shares tradre on the NYSE in US FOR INVESTORRELATIONS ENQUIRIES: Wayne Andrews Anesti Dermedgogloiu V.P. Capital Markets V.P. Investor Relationx Wayne.Andrews@InterOil.com Anesti@InterOil.com The Woodlands, TX USA Cairns Qld, Australia 281-292-1800 Phone: +61 7 4046 4600 This press releasew mayinclude "forward-looking statements" as defined in Unitedc States federal and Canadian securitiews laws.
All statements, other than statements of historical facts, includede in this press release that address events or developments that theInterOil expects, believes or anticipates will or may occurd in the future are forward-looking including in particular the proposed testing activitiese to be undertaken. In this press release contains forward lookinb statements concerning testing activities inthe Elk/Antelope field and potentiak results from these activities. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Company baseds on its experience and perception ofcurrenrt conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believe are appropriate in the circumstances.
No assurances can be given that these events will occur or resultes willbe achieved. No assurancea can be given as to whethee there will besufficient volumes, that condensate or oil will ultimatel be recoverable or of any future condensatr or oil production. Actual results will differ, and the difference may be materiakl and adverse to the Company and its Such statements are subject to a number of risksand uncertainties, many of whic are beyond the control of the which may cause our actuaol results to differ materially from thos implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements.
Some of thess factors include the risk factors discussed inthe Company' s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and SEDAR, including but not limitesd to those in the Company's Annual Reporrt for the year ended December 31, 2008 on Form 40-F and its Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2008. Investorse are urged to consider closely the disclosure inthe Company'ds Form 40-F, available from us at or from the SEC at and its and its Annuakl Information Form available on SEDAR at . We currently have no reserves as defined in Canadian NationalInstrument 51-1011 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities.
All informatiojn contained herein regarding resources are references to undiscovered resourceds under Canadian NationalInstrument 51-101, whether stated or not.
воскресенье, 24 июля 2011 г.
Winehouse, a voice in control of her art - CNN
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пятница, 22 июля 2011 г.
Alaska Airlines Promotes Kelley Dobbs to Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations
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She also is a key proponent ofthe airline's diversith and inclusion initiatives. In her new Dobbs will add responsibility forthe airline's labor relationsz function, working with Alaska's six union groups representinyg a majority of the airline's and will direct the airline's employeew benefits, employee relations, training and development, workers compensation and employee travel services "Kelley brings tremendous expertisd and background to this new role," said , chairman and CEO of Alaskaw Airlines. "She is a proven leader with a strong ability to inspirer and move peopleto action.
She will play a significant role as we continuse to make Alaska Airlines a greag place to work and a great airlinefor customers." , who will retire Oct. 1. A 25-year veteran of Alaska Airlines, Hamel serves as manager of employment, assistant vice presidentr of employeerelations and, since 1995, as vice presiden of human resources. His responsibilities were expande d to include labor relationsin 2004. He led the airline'ss effort to restructure its laboer agreements toreflect post-9/11 markeg realities and was responsibld for Alaska's recent successful negotiation of a new four-yeaer contract with its pilots and two-year contract extension with its flight attendants.
He also helpeed create the company's Employee Assistance Fund to support Alasks Airlines and Horizon Air employees in need due to a medical orfinancial crisis. Dobbs has served in a variety of roles in her careerr withAlaska Airlines, on the frontline and in She holds a master'sa degree in business administration from the Universitg of Washington. She servese on the Port Jobs Board of Directoras and the United Negrp College Fund Pacific NorthwestAdvisoryt Board.
She also servee on the Central Washington University Advisory Board and is a mentor for the MBA program at the University of Alaska Airlines andHorizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive networ k in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroonm at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
She also is a key proponent ofthe airline's diversith and inclusion initiatives. In her new Dobbs will add responsibility forthe airline's labor relationsz function, working with Alaska's six union groups representinyg a majority of the airline's and will direct the airline's employeew benefits, employee relations, training and development, workers compensation and employee travel services "Kelley brings tremendous expertisd and background to this new role," said , chairman and CEO of Alaskaw Airlines. "She is a proven leader with a strong ability to inspirer and move peopleto action.
She will play a significant role as we continuse to make Alaska Airlines a greag place to work and a great airlinefor customers." , who will retire Oct. 1. A 25-year veteran of Alaska Airlines, Hamel serves as manager of employment, assistant vice presidentr of employeerelations and, since 1995, as vice presiden of human resources. His responsibilities were expande d to include labor relationsin 2004. He led the airline'ss effort to restructure its laboer agreements toreflect post-9/11 markeg realities and was responsibld for Alaska's recent successful negotiation of a new four-yeaer contract with its pilots and two-year contract extension with its flight attendants.
He also helpeed create the company's Employee Assistance Fund to support Alasks Airlines and Horizon Air employees in need due to a medical orfinancial crisis. Dobbs has served in a variety of roles in her careerr withAlaska Airlines, on the frontline and in She holds a master'sa degree in business administration from the Universitg of Washington. She servese on the Port Jobs Board of Directoras and the United Negrp College Fund Pacific NorthwestAdvisoryt Board.
She also servee on the Central Washington University Advisory Board and is a mentor for the MBA program at the University of Alaska Airlines andHorizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive networ k in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroonm at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
среда, 20 июля 2011 г.
In down economy, pawn shops strike gold - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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For one woman, a longtime customer, the visitt to this East Side pawn shop was precipitatedx by a recent traffic She handed over two rings in exchange for with apromise she’d be back to pick up her jewelruy when she could repay the loan and 3 percentt monthly interest. Others just found themselvees shortbetween paychecks. “Between working and needing to getquico cash, this is the best way legally,” says Patrick Merriweather, who admitted he had spent beyonfd his means and came in to pick up a bracele he had previously pawned. Merriweather’s necklace remainedf locked upin Prudential’s safe, as he continuesx to pay on that separate loan.
“The economu right now sucks in Buffalo,” he says. “This helpse a lot.” Pawn shops have filled a needfor short-ter funds at low interest rateds for centuries. A handful of shopw can be found in WesternNew York, with at leasyt two in business for several generations. these shops are experiencing a surge in business from both repeat customerdand first-timers suffering in a tightf economy. The has nearlyh 2,400 members nationwide, serving “middle working families who periodically experienc e an unexpected needfor short-term funds.” The average customer, accordinf to the association, is 36 years old and has a householc income of $29,000.
The average loan is $75 offered at 20 percenrt for 30 to60 days. In New York, the maximumj allowable interest on a pawn is4 percent. Why would someonw visit a pawn broker? The association says it is convenienc and fast turnaround that appeakl tomost customers. There’s also no credit checkj or legal consequences if a loan is notrepaie – just the forfeiture of the collateralk item. Nathaniel Barker, a longtime customer at recalls bringing jewelry back and forth from the Broadway shop repeatedly over the past30 Barker, who sells clothes for a says he doesn’t buy jewelry from anyone but Prudentiapl – partly because he knows he is guaranteed a 50 percent loan on thosde items, or at least his purchase price back on a “It’s a quick and easy way to get cash when you need he says.
Brian the fifth generation of his family torun Prudential, worksw at the store with his father, Bill. The store, he says, has been buyingy and selling gold and other jewelry for decades long before the current fad of gold partiezs and selling goldfor cash. Pawning offers an alternative to Schmid assesses the piece first for conditionmand value, then makes an offer, with a highe r value offered on buys. If the custome r chooses a loan, she has six months to repahy the collateral loanwith interest. “Things have been steadily increasing,” he says.
“We’vew always had a good flow every day, regardless of the econom – whether it be pawning or selling,” Schmixd says. “But everything has been amped up with the stated of the economy and the state of gold prices over thelast six, seveh months.” Located inside a former bank building, Prudentialk has the look of an upscale jeweler, thougyh a thick wall of glass separateds customers from employees. Everything is computerized, allowing for fastert tracking of interest owed and background infoon “A lot of people have the perceptiobn that pawn shops are a shad business, but short-term it’s a betted deal than a credit card,” says Bill Schmid.
“Peoplre will say, ‘In six months, I hope to be in betterf shape’. For a lot of people, it’s an insurance policy.” Anotherd option for those short on cash is the which operates alittle differently, offering cash with no promisre an item will be availabl e when the customer has the cash to come back for it. in Niagaras Falls is located inside a renovatexd house onPine Avenue, with loud signs outside hawking video games, clothing, antiques, car audio systems, bikes – just about Ruben Longoria, who opened the business nine years ago, says business is He just opened his thircd store nine months ago in nearb y Wheatfield.
“They’re selling whateverr they have,” he says. “That’s all you hear: They need gas food money, medicine money.” Diamond Enterprises, a Niagar Falls pawn shop, continues to see its regular customersd just trying to get throug h themonth - as well as newcomers hit hard by job losse and pay cuts, says Steve store manager. “A lot of people are desperats to pay their bill s in any mannerthey can,” he says. “We have some peoplw that come in to pawn something just tobuy groceries. That’d bad.
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For one woman, a longtime customer, the visitt to this East Side pawn shop was precipitatedx by a recent traffic She handed over two rings in exchange for with apromise she’d be back to pick up her jewelruy when she could repay the loan and 3 percentt monthly interest. Others just found themselvees shortbetween paychecks. “Between working and needing to getquico cash, this is the best way legally,” says Patrick Merriweather, who admitted he had spent beyonfd his means and came in to pick up a bracele he had previously pawned. Merriweather’s necklace remainedf locked upin Prudential’s safe, as he continuesx to pay on that separate loan.
“The economu right now sucks in Buffalo,” he says. “This helpse a lot.” Pawn shops have filled a needfor short-ter funds at low interest rateds for centuries. A handful of shopw can be found in WesternNew York, with at leasyt two in business for several generations. these shops are experiencing a surge in business from both repeat customerdand first-timers suffering in a tightf economy. The has nearlyh 2,400 members nationwide, serving “middle working families who periodically experienc e an unexpected needfor short-term funds.” The average customer, accordinf to the association, is 36 years old and has a householc income of $29,000.
The average loan is $75 offered at 20 percenrt for 30 to60 days. In New York, the maximumj allowable interest on a pawn is4 percent. Why would someonw visit a pawn broker? The association says it is convenienc and fast turnaround that appeakl tomost customers. There’s also no credit checkj or legal consequences if a loan is notrepaie – just the forfeiture of the collateralk item. Nathaniel Barker, a longtime customer at recalls bringing jewelry back and forth from the Broadway shop repeatedly over the past30 Barker, who sells clothes for a says he doesn’t buy jewelry from anyone but Prudentiapl – partly because he knows he is guaranteed a 50 percent loan on thosde items, or at least his purchase price back on a “It’s a quick and easy way to get cash when you need he says.
Brian the fifth generation of his family torun Prudential, worksw at the store with his father, Bill. The store, he says, has been buyingy and selling gold and other jewelry for decades long before the current fad of gold partiezs and selling goldfor cash. Pawning offers an alternative to Schmid assesses the piece first for conditionmand value, then makes an offer, with a highe r value offered on buys. If the custome r chooses a loan, she has six months to repahy the collateral loanwith interest. “Things have been steadily increasing,” he says.
“We’vew always had a good flow every day, regardless of the econom – whether it be pawning or selling,” Schmixd says. “But everything has been amped up with the stated of the economy and the state of gold prices over thelast six, seveh months.” Located inside a former bank building, Prudentialk has the look of an upscale jeweler, thougyh a thick wall of glass separateds customers from employees. Everything is computerized, allowing for fastert tracking of interest owed and background infoon “A lot of people have the perceptiobn that pawn shops are a shad business, but short-term it’s a betted deal than a credit card,” says Bill Schmid.
“Peoplre will say, ‘In six months, I hope to be in betterf shape’. For a lot of people, it’s an insurance policy.” Anotherd option for those short on cash is the which operates alittle differently, offering cash with no promisre an item will be availabl e when the customer has the cash to come back for it. in Niagaras Falls is located inside a renovatexd house onPine Avenue, with loud signs outside hawking video games, clothing, antiques, car audio systems, bikes – just about Ruben Longoria, who opened the business nine years ago, says business is He just opened his thircd store nine months ago in nearb y Wheatfield.
“They’re selling whateverr they have,” he says. “That’s all you hear: They need gas food money, medicine money.” Diamond Enterprises, a Niagar Falls pawn shop, continues to see its regular customersd just trying to get throug h themonth - as well as newcomers hit hard by job losse and pay cuts, says Steve store manager. “A lot of people are desperats to pay their bill s in any mannerthey can,” he says. “We have some peoplw that come in to pawn something just tobuy groceries. That’d bad.
”
воскресенье, 17 июля 2011 г.
Home inventory drops to 8-month supply - Orlando Business Journal:
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Association members sold 2,131 homes last month in the Orlando metropolita nstatistical area, and the sale s growth has helped pare down area inventort supply to single digits for the first time this June’s inventory had 17,831 homex available through the Multiple Listing Service, which reflects an 8.4-monty supply at the current sales pace. In the Orlando MSA had an inventory level that reflectefda 23.6-month supply and it has steadilyg decreased since. A market with six monthes of supply is consideredc by housing economists to be balanced betwee buyersand sellers, the association reported.
Inventory is down by 1,2921 homes from May 2009, meaninhg 1,292 more homes left the marke t than enteredthe market. However, low prices have primarilty driven the increasein sales, as nearlty 46 percent of the home s were either bank-owned or distressed property sales. Orlando’s median home price in June was $131,200, a 39 percent decreases when compared withJune 2008, but a slighg increase when compared with May 2009. Homesd in the Orlando area spent an average of 104 days on the markey before being sold inJune 2009, and the averagre home sold for 93.8 percent of its listinf price.
About 184 single-family homes sold in the $200,000-$250,0000 range, while 10 homes sold for $1 millionj or more and 118 homes sold for less than All agents in the OrlandoMSA — Lake, Orange, Osceolza and Seminole counties — sold 2,774 existinb homes in June, a 56.9 percent jump when comparedc with the 1,768 homes sold in June 2008. To MSA sales are up 53.8 percen over this time last year, with 12,863 sold last month and 8,363w sold in the same month a year prior. Along with strongerr sales, 7,230 homes were awaitingh closings, more than double the 3,329 that were pendingb at this timelast year.
Orlando condio market resales, meanwhile, went from 136 sold in June 2008 to 394 saleslast month. To date, 1,781 condos sold this a huge spike from the 691 postef at this timein 2008. There 176 condo units that sold for upto $50,000, while 61 sold in the $50,000-$60,009 range and 11 sold for more than Duplex, townhome and villa resales also jumped nearly 32.8 from 131 in June 2008 to 174 last month.
Association members sold 2,131 homes last month in the Orlando metropolita nstatistical area, and the sale s growth has helped pare down area inventort supply to single digits for the first time this June’s inventory had 17,831 homex available through the Multiple Listing Service, which reflects an 8.4-monty supply at the current sales pace. In the Orlando MSA had an inventory level that reflectefda 23.6-month supply and it has steadilyg decreased since. A market with six monthes of supply is consideredc by housing economists to be balanced betwee buyersand sellers, the association reported.
Inventory is down by 1,2921 homes from May 2009, meaninhg 1,292 more homes left the marke t than enteredthe market. However, low prices have primarilty driven the increasein sales, as nearlty 46 percent of the home s were either bank-owned or distressed property sales. Orlando’s median home price in June was $131,200, a 39 percent decreases when compared withJune 2008, but a slighg increase when compared with May 2009. Homesd in the Orlando area spent an average of 104 days on the markey before being sold inJune 2009, and the averagre home sold for 93.8 percent of its listinf price.
About 184 single-family homes sold in the $200,000-$250,0000 range, while 10 homes sold for $1 millionj or more and 118 homes sold for less than All agents in the OrlandoMSA — Lake, Orange, Osceolza and Seminole counties — sold 2,774 existinb homes in June, a 56.9 percent jump when comparedc with the 1,768 homes sold in June 2008. To MSA sales are up 53.8 percen over this time last year, with 12,863 sold last month and 8,363w sold in the same month a year prior. Along with strongerr sales, 7,230 homes were awaitingh closings, more than double the 3,329 that were pendingb at this timelast year.
Orlando condio market resales, meanwhile, went from 136 sold in June 2008 to 394 saleslast month. To date, 1,781 condos sold this a huge spike from the 691 postef at this timein 2008. There 176 condo units that sold for upto $50,000, while 61 sold in the $50,000-$60,009 range and 11 sold for more than Duplex, townhome and villa resales also jumped nearly 32.8 from 131 in June 2008 to 174 last month.
пятница, 15 июля 2011 г.
Social network site lets users embed
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The system lets users come in via computerf or mobile device and use contentg from variousmedia publications, including the New York Times, the Time Inc. Lifestylwe Group and Hachette FilipacchiMedia U.S.’s Road & Track. The photo- and video-sharing, blogginb and social networking platform stands The company is also licensing it for use bymedia People.com, for example, will use it as a way to engages readers in celebrating its 35th anniverary this The company is the brainchildc of Vince Broady, founder of computer game web site and formerf entertainment executive at Yahoo and The company hopes to make money selling pre-packagede multimedia content and by licensing to companies like Time’x People.
com, which will make the platform available to its In addition to premium content, usera can search and add their own media usin g Flickr, YouTube, Photobucket, Picasa, Joost and Users can embed a single momengt or an entire timeline on theirr blogs or any other web sitea that support third-party
The system lets users come in via computerf or mobile device and use contentg from variousmedia publications, including the New York Times, the Time Inc. Lifestylwe Group and Hachette FilipacchiMedia U.S.’s Road & Track. The photo- and video-sharing, blogginb and social networking platform stands The company is also licensing it for use bymedia People.com, for example, will use it as a way to engages readers in celebrating its 35th anniverary this The company is the brainchildc of Vince Broady, founder of computer game web site and formerf entertainment executive at Yahoo and The company hopes to make money selling pre-packagede multimedia content and by licensing to companies like Time’x People.
com, which will make the platform available to its In addition to premium content, usera can search and add their own media usin g Flickr, YouTube, Photobucket, Picasa, Joost and Users can embed a single momengt or an entire timeline on theirr blogs or any other web sitea that support third-party
среда, 13 июля 2011 г.
CompUSA reopens Texas stores - Dallas Business Journal:
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The stores are among 16 CompUSA stores that have been refurbisherd and restockedby Inc. (NYSE: SYX), whic bought the Dallas-based consumer electronicsw chainin January. The other stores are in Florida and Puerto Systemax said the reopened stores havean "improve product mix among PC components and upgrades as well as consume r electronics, new lower pricing in every department and renewed emphasies on customer satisfaction." The stores will host grandr reopening events for four weekds beginning April 18 that will include hourl deals, limited free giveaways, a computer buildiny contest with a grand prizr of a 32-inch Toshiba LCD televisio n and other activities.
As part of the technology company and CompUSA also will launcha "Giving Back to Schoo l Contest." Parents and friends 18 and older of students from middler and high schools can register online to win a new computetr lab for the school of their choice near each of CompUSA'e three Texas stores. The school that generatese the most valid entries on their behalf duringthe month-longv contest will receive 10 Lenovo computersz and 10 LCD monitors for its computee lab.
Systemax also bought CompUSA's Web site, which has been relaunchef with advanced search andimproved content, including photl galleries and videos on the most popular computer, televisionb and consumer electronics items. Port Washington, N.Y.-based Systemax sells personal consumer electronics and industrial productzs through thebrands CompUSA, Misco and Global Industrial. It also makee personal computers under the Systemacx and Ultra brands and develops and marketseProfitCenter Software,used by direct marketing Web sites: ,
The stores are among 16 CompUSA stores that have been refurbisherd and restockedby Inc. (NYSE: SYX), whic bought the Dallas-based consumer electronicsw chainin January. The other stores are in Florida and Puerto Systemax said the reopened stores havean "improve product mix among PC components and upgrades as well as consume r electronics, new lower pricing in every department and renewed emphasies on customer satisfaction." The stores will host grandr reopening events for four weekds beginning April 18 that will include hourl deals, limited free giveaways, a computer buildiny contest with a grand prizr of a 32-inch Toshiba LCD televisio n and other activities.
As part of the technology company and CompUSA also will launcha "Giving Back to Schoo l Contest." Parents and friends 18 and older of students from middler and high schools can register online to win a new computetr lab for the school of their choice near each of CompUSA'e three Texas stores. The school that generatese the most valid entries on their behalf duringthe month-longv contest will receive 10 Lenovo computersz and 10 LCD monitors for its computee lab.
Systemax also bought CompUSA's Web site, which has been relaunchef with advanced search andimproved content, including photl galleries and videos on the most popular computer, televisionb and consumer electronics items. Port Washington, N.Y.-based Systemax sells personal consumer electronics and industrial productzs through thebrands CompUSA, Misco and Global Industrial. It also makee personal computers under the Systemacx and Ultra brands and develops and marketseProfitCenter Software,used by direct marketing Web sites: ,
воскресенье, 10 июля 2011 г.
Transportation consolidation, just-in-time deliveries shrink warehouse operations - Memphis Business Journal:
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Robert Hill, general manager of USA’s Memphis operations, is seeinvg a lot of cost cutting measures inthe industry, but the biggest trend has been in transportatiomn consolidation. Flextronics has 850,000 square feet of warehousse space inMemphis market. “Companies have really been tryinvg to work theoverall full-truckload and less than truckload transportation mode l to its fullest potential,” he That can mean looking to consolidatwe the number of transportation providers and tryingb to raise the number of points beint delivered to in a single “It’s really ratcheted up the past three to four but it’s been coming up the past six Hill says.
“I think the cost-cutting measurea which have been put in place are here to An example of smaller operationsa is shown in the employmenf level ofthe industry. The U.S. Bureauj of Labor Statistics reported therewere 644,500 employeese nationally in the warehousing and storage industry in May 2009, down 4.9% comparedd to 677,800 in May 2008. Just-in-time deliver is one way companies are decreasing theirwarehouse footprint. “It’s really gotten down to where you have companiex who have their warehouses on18 wheels,” says Dexte Muller, senior vice president of community developmenr at the .
“In some cases, they’ll take it from the it goes on a truck and it goes straightf tothe customer. They don’t have a warehouses at all.” However, this method needs a supplyy chain to beextremely “The more reliable the supply chain, the less warehousingy an individual company has to have becausd someone else is keeping it for them,” he says. Improvementse in railroad systems, ports and general transportatiob has also led to smallerwarehouse footprints.
Companies used to have 100,000-square-foot warehouses in 12 Then those companies wentto 500,000-square-foot warehouses in two “Now in a lot of cases, they’ll have one with 700,000 squares feet and they’re down to almost half of what they originally Muller says. “How can they do that? Because they can still get to those same 12 marketz with a goodresponse
Robert Hill, general manager of USA’s Memphis operations, is seeinvg a lot of cost cutting measures inthe industry, but the biggest trend has been in transportatiomn consolidation. Flextronics has 850,000 square feet of warehousse space inMemphis market. “Companies have really been tryinvg to work theoverall full-truckload and less than truckload transportation mode l to its fullest potential,” he That can mean looking to consolidatwe the number of transportation providers and tryingb to raise the number of points beint delivered to in a single “It’s really ratcheted up the past three to four but it’s been coming up the past six Hill says.
“I think the cost-cutting measurea which have been put in place are here to An example of smaller operationsa is shown in the employmenf level ofthe industry. The U.S. Bureauj of Labor Statistics reported therewere 644,500 employeese nationally in the warehousing and storage industry in May 2009, down 4.9% comparedd to 677,800 in May 2008. Just-in-time deliver is one way companies are decreasing theirwarehouse footprint. “It’s really gotten down to where you have companiex who have their warehouses on18 wheels,” says Dexte Muller, senior vice president of community developmenr at the .
“In some cases, they’ll take it from the it goes on a truck and it goes straightf tothe customer. They don’t have a warehouses at all.” However, this method needs a supplyy chain to beextremely “The more reliable the supply chain, the less warehousingy an individual company has to have becausd someone else is keeping it for them,” he says. Improvementse in railroad systems, ports and general transportatiob has also led to smallerwarehouse footprints.
Companies used to have 100,000-square-foot warehouses in 12 Then those companies wentto 500,000-square-foot warehouses in two “Now in a lot of cases, they’ll have one with 700,000 squares feet and they’re down to almost half of what they originally Muller says. “How can they do that? Because they can still get to those same 12 marketz with a goodresponse
пятница, 8 июля 2011 г.
Boeing to acquire eXMeritus - Portland Business Journal:
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which sells secure hardware and software to the government and lawenforcement organizations, for an undisclosed sum. Executives at Boeing (NYSE: BA) say the purchaser will help extend its ability to servre the federal cyber security andintelligence “The addition of eXMeritus to our team is a stront enhancement to the Boeinbg capabilities developed through years of experiencr on secure networks for some of the most complex systems in national security today,” said Boeing Integrated Defensew Systems President and CEO Jim Albaugh. Fairfax-based eXMeritu s is the fourth company that Boeingf will add toits security- and intelligence-related lines of business sincwe 2008.
Last year Boeing acquired Germantown, Md.-based Digitalo Receiver Technology, Herndon, Va.-based Ravenwing and D.C.-based . eXMeritus, founded in will add fewer than 30 employeesto Boeing’sw Integrated Defense Systems’ Networo and Space Systems unit. The company’s products are certified and accredited bythe U.S. governmentr to operate on the government’s trustefd systems. Boeing said the expected to close by the endof won’t affect Boeing’s financial guidance. Boeing’sw Integrated Defense Systems unit, headquartered in St. is a $32 billion business with 70,0009 employees worldwide.
which sells secure hardware and software to the government and lawenforcement organizations, for an undisclosed sum. Executives at Boeing (NYSE: BA) say the purchaser will help extend its ability to servre the federal cyber security andintelligence “The addition of eXMeritus to our team is a stront enhancement to the Boeinbg capabilities developed through years of experiencr on secure networks for some of the most complex systems in national security today,” said Boeing Integrated Defensew Systems President and CEO Jim Albaugh. Fairfax-based eXMeritu s is the fourth company that Boeingf will add toits security- and intelligence-related lines of business sincwe 2008.
Last year Boeing acquired Germantown, Md.-based Digitalo Receiver Technology, Herndon, Va.-based Ravenwing and D.C.-based . eXMeritus, founded in will add fewer than 30 employeesto Boeing’sw Integrated Defense Systems’ Networo and Space Systems unit. The company’s products are certified and accredited bythe U.S. governmentr to operate on the government’s trustefd systems. Boeing said the expected to close by the endof won’t affect Boeing’s financial guidance. Boeing’sw Integrated Defense Systems unit, headquartered in St. is a $32 billion business with 70,0009 employees worldwide.
среда, 6 июля 2011 г.
Kudos to AARP for agreeing to Social Security cuts - Baltimore Sun (blog)
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Kansas City Star | Kudos to AARP for agreeing to Social Security cuts Baltimore Sun (blog) As someone who enjoys abusing AARP, the seniors lobby, I have to give them credit for being willing to consider benefits cuts in Social Security. From the NYT on Friday: “Our goal is to limit any changes in benefits,†John Rother, AARP's policy chief, ... AARP in turmoil over the future of Social Security Article on AARP wrong AARP strays from its core mission |
понедельник, 4 июля 2011 г.
Important events all come at once - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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“Live on CET!,” presented by , will honot Dawn Bertsche, senior vice president and chier financial officerfor , with the Charles W. Vaughamn Award, from 5:30-9 p.m. at Music Hall. Proceedsz from the $150-per-ticket even benefit CET. The Cincinnati chapteer of the hosts its annual Deal Maker Awardsfrom 5:30- 9 p.m. at the . Western Southern Financial Group Chairman John Barrett will receive the lifetimeachievement award. Otheer honorees are , , , , Co. and . Proceedd from the $150-per-ticket event support the work of the nonprofiftACG chapter. The presents its Apple Award Gala 2009, sponsored by , and the Mayerson family. From 6:30-9 p.m.
at the Hilton Netherland Plaza’s Hall of Mirrors, the $150-per-ticket evenf honors Manuel and Rhoda Mayerso withthe “Alice and Harri Weston Apple Award,” with proceeds benefiting the Architectura l Foundation’s education programs. The holdds its Dinner of Champions, sponsored by . Channelk 12’s Cammy Dierking will emcere as the MS Society recognizes and its presidenrand CEO, Jack Cassidy, with the “Silver Hope The organization also will award Bill Goets with the “MS Award of Courage.” The $250-per-ticketg event is being held from 6-9 p.m. at the Hiltonh Netherland Plaza’s Pavilion Ballroom.
Marilyn and Martin Wade present “Underd the Sea,” a fundraiser for , from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in the Currents Ballroom at the . Ticketxs start at $100 per person, and ’s Randi Douglas and Bobb i Maxwell will conduct a sileny auctionof items, including a private wine dinner for eighr donated by . I’mn sure all these events will be huge but they could be a lot better if they picked a night where so many Cincinnatoi businesspeople weren’t already conflicted.
Here’s a simplw suggestion to organizations and theirevent planners: Use the online calendar at the Courier’s Web site to lay claim to your event date and and I promise you few other organizations will want to try to out-markett you for the attention of Cincinnati’xs generous businesspeople who attend all these events all year
“Live on CET!,” presented by , will honot Dawn Bertsche, senior vice president and chier financial officerfor , with the Charles W. Vaughamn Award, from 5:30-9 p.m. at Music Hall. Proceedsz from the $150-per-ticket even benefit CET. The Cincinnati chapteer of the hosts its annual Deal Maker Awardsfrom 5:30- 9 p.m. at the . Western Southern Financial Group Chairman John Barrett will receive the lifetimeachievement award. Otheer honorees are , , , , Co. and . Proceedd from the $150-per-ticket event support the work of the nonprofiftACG chapter. The presents its Apple Award Gala 2009, sponsored by , and the Mayerson family. From 6:30-9 p.m.
at the Hilton Netherland Plaza’s Hall of Mirrors, the $150-per-ticket evenf honors Manuel and Rhoda Mayerso withthe “Alice and Harri Weston Apple Award,” with proceeds benefiting the Architectura l Foundation’s education programs. The holdds its Dinner of Champions, sponsored by . Channelk 12’s Cammy Dierking will emcere as the MS Society recognizes and its presidenrand CEO, Jack Cassidy, with the “Silver Hope The organization also will award Bill Goets with the “MS Award of Courage.” The $250-per-ticketg event is being held from 6-9 p.m. at the Hiltonh Netherland Plaza’s Pavilion Ballroom.
Marilyn and Martin Wade present “Underd the Sea,” a fundraiser for , from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in the Currents Ballroom at the . Ticketxs start at $100 per person, and ’s Randi Douglas and Bobb i Maxwell will conduct a sileny auctionof items, including a private wine dinner for eighr donated by . I’mn sure all these events will be huge but they could be a lot better if they picked a night where so many Cincinnatoi businesspeople weren’t already conflicted.
Here’s a simplw suggestion to organizations and theirevent planners: Use the online calendar at the Courier’s Web site to lay claim to your event date and and I promise you few other organizations will want to try to out-markett you for the attention of Cincinnati’xs generous businesspeople who attend all these events all year
пятница, 1 июля 2011 г.
Report: Columbus holding its own amid recession - Dayton Business Journal:
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A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-polich think tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itselfc asa “beneath the hood” recession-era look at metros with more than 500,00o0 residents as of 2007. The report placed the Columbua metropolitan statistical area 40th among thosd ranked forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosure data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton found slotss from 61stto 80th. Toledo was ranked the 10th-weakest major metropolitan area nationwide. Leading the pack in the report wasSan Antonio, one of four Texas citiews among the nation’s top five.
Detroit was ranker last, followed by Cape Fla., and Stockton, two areas devastated by the foreclosure crisis. Brookingsw found that the metropolitan perspective on performance amid therecession “suggests that recovery may be quitr uneven as well, posing particular challenges for policymakers seekinyg to ensure a truly national rising economic tide.” strengths and weaknesses in the report varied. The city rankesd 25th for its 1.7 percentf decline in employment sincew its peak earlierthis decade. Columbus found itself at 32nd for itsmodest 0.4 percent gain in inflation-adjusted housing prices for the firsty three months of 2008 compared with the same perioed this year.
But the city was ranke near the bottom ofthe list, at 80th, for the 4.8 percent decline in its gross metropolitan product a measure of the goods and services producef in the area – in the firsg quarter of 2009 compared with its pre-recession Comparing the last three months of 2008 with the first quarterf this year alone, the GMP dropped 1.7 representing the 14th-worst decline among the citiez measured. To download the full report, clicok .
A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-polich think tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itselfc asa “beneath the hood” recession-era look at metros with more than 500,00o0 residents as of 2007. The report placed the Columbua metropolitan statistical area 40th among thosd ranked forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosure data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton found slotss from 61stto 80th. Toledo was ranked the 10th-weakest major metropolitan area nationwide. Leading the pack in the report wasSan Antonio, one of four Texas citiews among the nation’s top five.
Detroit was ranker last, followed by Cape Fla., and Stockton, two areas devastated by the foreclosure crisis. Brookingsw found that the metropolitan perspective on performance amid therecession “suggests that recovery may be quitr uneven as well, posing particular challenges for policymakers seekinyg to ensure a truly national rising economic tide.” strengths and weaknesses in the report varied. The city rankesd 25th for its 1.7 percentf decline in employment sincew its peak earlierthis decade. Columbus found itself at 32nd for itsmodest 0.4 percent gain in inflation-adjusted housing prices for the firsty three months of 2008 compared with the same perioed this year.
But the city was ranke near the bottom ofthe list, at 80th, for the 4.8 percent decline in its gross metropolitan product a measure of the goods and services producef in the area – in the firsg quarter of 2009 compared with its pre-recession Comparing the last three months of 2008 with the first quarterf this year alone, the GMP dropped 1.7 representing the 14th-worst decline among the citiez measured. To download the full report, clicok .
среда, 29 июня 2011 г.
Xelr8 Holdings sales, loss grows - Denver Business Journal:
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The Denver-based company reported $2.1 million in third-quarterf sales, a 47 percent increasw from $1.4 million in the thir quarter of 2007. The third quarterr ended Sept. 30. Xelr8 (AMEX: BZI) lost or 3 cents per share, in the thirrd quarter, compared to a loss of $360,000, or 2 centw per share, in the thirsd quarter of 2007. The company’ws newest product, an antioxidant drink called accounted for more than 92 percentof Xelr8’s sales in the “ ... its success vindicates management’s decisioj to focus on establishing Bazi as the core product for the Xelr8 CEO John Pougneg said in a news The company increased its spendint on sales and marketinf by65 percent, to $1.
3 million, in the quarter from the year-agpo period. The company sells its products througj network marketing and independent Denver Broncos football head coach Mike Shanahan is one ofseveral high-profiles endorsers of Xelr8 in professional athletics.
The Denver-based company reported $2.1 million in third-quarterf sales, a 47 percent increasw from $1.4 million in the thir quarter of 2007. The third quarterr ended Sept. 30. Xelr8 (AMEX: BZI) lost or 3 cents per share, in the thirrd quarter, compared to a loss of $360,000, or 2 centw per share, in the thirsd quarter of 2007. The company’ws newest product, an antioxidant drink called accounted for more than 92 percentof Xelr8’s sales in the “ ... its success vindicates management’s decisioj to focus on establishing Bazi as the core product for the Xelr8 CEO John Pougneg said in a news The company increased its spendint on sales and marketinf by65 percent, to $1.
3 million, in the quarter from the year-agpo period. The company sells its products througj network marketing and independent Denver Broncos football head coach Mike Shanahan is one ofseveral high-profiles endorsers of Xelr8 in professional athletics.
понедельник, 27 июня 2011 г.
Stimulus funds lag health woes - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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That’s the view of the eight-member panel of industrh and medical experts who were invite by the South Florida Businesxs Journal to share their views of whatthe $787 billiojn federal stimulus package means to the healtbh care sector. What emerged was a broad discussion of how stimulus legislatiobn is just one piecd of change needed in an industry that has run financialluy amok due to an overrelianceon specialists, shortfalls in information technology and patients who are The Congressional Budget Office has projecteed that total national spending on healtg care could hit 48 percent of gross domestifc product by 2050 if left unchecked.
To solvse this problem will takemore though, in the short term. The Obamq administration’s $59 billion for health care stimulud spendingincludes $19 billion for electronic health care Starting in 2011, doctors who can show meaningful use of electronic medical records will get incentives and those who don’t will get declining Medicard payments. But, the old-fashioned general practitioner may also have abig role. Linds Quick, president of the , said health care reform legislation that coincidesw with the stimulus calls for individuals to have a home location or a primaryycare provider.
She said that allows for “sa community location close to home and gettinyg more done in a actually high clinicaltechnology setting.” That, in will also translate into a less costly location, the panelists said. Rachel Sapoznik, CEO of , “The reason I believe in the last 25 years of seeinvg health care costs rise dramatically is we have movedx away from the primar y care physician knowing the patient to Patients go from specialist to specialist to get eachailmen treated, but an overview of their condition and familuy history is lacking.
George Foyo, executive VP and chief administrative officetat , said: “Piggybacking on primary care is absolutely All these specialties are adding thousandas and thousands of dollars.” One problejm is that specialists tend to overdo tests becausr they are so worried about legal liability he said. Dr. Tony a family practitioner and president of the Browardf CountyMedical Association, said reimbursement issues for testws done in his office also frustrate him. A hospitalp might get $2,000 for a test from but he can onlyget $200. “I don’f think it’s anything that’s going to work unless we use somecommom sense,” he said.
Foyo said primary care physicianxs historically put an emphasis on healthpreventionn efforts, but the lack of it thes e days is contributing to an epidemic of diabetes and heary issues. Baptist Health, which is well knowbn for hospitals in Kendalland Homestead, is pushiny forward with outpatient centers – and even venturing into Browards County. One reason is emergency rooms are and providing care there is more costly than at anoutpatiengt center. “Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospitalsz are going out to them,” Foyo said.
Florida’zs 51 nonprofit community health centersz aregetting $28 million in competitivr grants under the stimuluas legislation, which will also keep patients out of expensivwe hospital settings for treatment. House Speaketr Nancy Pelosi highlighted that during an April visity to a community health centeer in Hollywood that willget $1.5 million to open a satellitwe health center in West Park. One of the advantage s for these types of centersw is that they are funded with the assumptionm that their doors will be open to allwho come, whicj is important because of the number of uninsuredx South Floridians, including undocumented foreigners, Quick said. Dr.
meet Bill Gates Mark Sterling, administrativd partner at the law firm of in said electronic medical records fall under the categoryof “shovel-ready” projects in the worldd of stimulus – meaningh the technology exists and can be adopteed rapidly to put money in the
That’s the view of the eight-member panel of industrh and medical experts who were invite by the South Florida Businesxs Journal to share their views of whatthe $787 billiojn federal stimulus package means to the healtbh care sector. What emerged was a broad discussion of how stimulus legislatiobn is just one piecd of change needed in an industry that has run financialluy amok due to an overrelianceon specialists, shortfalls in information technology and patients who are The Congressional Budget Office has projecteed that total national spending on healtg care could hit 48 percent of gross domestifc product by 2050 if left unchecked.
To solvse this problem will takemore though, in the short term. The Obamq administration’s $59 billion for health care stimulud spendingincludes $19 billion for electronic health care Starting in 2011, doctors who can show meaningful use of electronic medical records will get incentives and those who don’t will get declining Medicard payments. But, the old-fashioned general practitioner may also have abig role. Linds Quick, president of the , said health care reform legislation that coincidesw with the stimulus calls for individuals to have a home location or a primaryycare provider.
She said that allows for “sa community location close to home and gettinyg more done in a actually high clinicaltechnology setting.” That, in will also translate into a less costly location, the panelists said. Rachel Sapoznik, CEO of , “The reason I believe in the last 25 years of seeinvg health care costs rise dramatically is we have movedx away from the primar y care physician knowing the patient to Patients go from specialist to specialist to get eachailmen treated, but an overview of their condition and familuy history is lacking.
George Foyo, executive VP and chief administrative officetat , said: “Piggybacking on primary care is absolutely All these specialties are adding thousandas and thousands of dollars.” One problejm is that specialists tend to overdo tests becausr they are so worried about legal liability he said. Dr. Tony a family practitioner and president of the Browardf CountyMedical Association, said reimbursement issues for testws done in his office also frustrate him. A hospitalp might get $2,000 for a test from but he can onlyget $200. “I don’f think it’s anything that’s going to work unless we use somecommom sense,” he said.
Foyo said primary care physicianxs historically put an emphasis on healthpreventionn efforts, but the lack of it thes e days is contributing to an epidemic of diabetes and heary issues. Baptist Health, which is well knowbn for hospitals in Kendalland Homestead, is pushiny forward with outpatient centers – and even venturing into Browards County. One reason is emergency rooms are and providing care there is more costly than at anoutpatiengt center. “Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospitalsz are going out to them,” Foyo said.
Florida’zs 51 nonprofit community health centersz aregetting $28 million in competitivr grants under the stimuluas legislation, which will also keep patients out of expensivwe hospital settings for treatment. House Speaketr Nancy Pelosi highlighted that during an April visity to a community health centeer in Hollywood that willget $1.5 million to open a satellitwe health center in West Park. One of the advantage s for these types of centersw is that they are funded with the assumptionm that their doors will be open to allwho come, whicj is important because of the number of uninsuredx South Floridians, including undocumented foreigners, Quick said. Dr.
meet Bill Gates Mark Sterling, administrativd partner at the law firm of in said electronic medical records fall under the categoryof “shovel-ready” projects in the worldd of stimulus – meaningh the technology exists and can be adopteed rapidly to put money in the
пятница, 24 июня 2011 г.
Picasso coup for tiny art school in occupied Palestinian territory - The Guardian
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BBC News | Picasso coup for tiny art school in occupied Palestinian territory The Guardian Photograph: Peter Cox for the Guardian It began as a joke, an outrageous idea to exhibit a Picasso masterpiece at a tiny art school in the occupied Palestinian territory. Slowly the idea gained traction, turning into a logistical and financial ... Picasso exhibition opens in Palestinian West Bank |
среда, 22 июня 2011 г.
Church bulletins - Orange County Review
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Church bulletins Orange County Review Despite Saturday's torrential rains, churches and community organizations from around Orange County and beyond gathered at Trinity United Methodist for the Virginia Pregnancy Centers' Walk for Life. The overcast clouds choked out any rainbows, ... |
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