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Friday, December 30, 2011
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
UCF wants to cut 5 programs, 51 jobs - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The move is aimed at saving $6.1 milliojn and is in addition to $38 millionb in cuts the university has already The cuts are a result of less moneg coming fromthe state. Programs being cut are cardiopulmonary engineering technology, management information systems, radiologic sciences and statistics and actuarial If approved by the board, the cuts will impact about 1,100 students. Those close to graduation will receive assistance from the universityh to take the courses neederd to complete their If the board approves the job the faculty and staff would have two semesters noticw before losing their job and some would remain employed througg the spring 2011 semestee to allow students to completstheir degrees.
Students will also witness a 15 percent increase in tuitiohn beginning with the fall2009 semester. “I wish the severit of the budget cuts did not forcwe us to consider these but they are in the best interestw of theentire university. This is a very bittefr pill for the UCF community to said UCF presidentJohn C. Hitt, in a prepared statement.
The move is aimed at saving $6.1 milliojn and is in addition to $38 millionb in cuts the university has already The cuts are a result of less moneg coming fromthe state. Programs being cut are cardiopulmonary engineering technology, management information systems, radiologic sciences and statistics and actuarial If approved by the board, the cuts will impact about 1,100 students. Those close to graduation will receive assistance from the universityh to take the courses neederd to complete their If the board approves the job the faculty and staff would have two semesters noticw before losing their job and some would remain employed througg the spring 2011 semestee to allow students to completstheir degrees.
Students will also witness a 15 percent increase in tuitiohn beginning with the fall2009 semester. “I wish the severit of the budget cuts did not forcwe us to consider these but they are in the best interestw of theentire university. This is a very bittefr pill for the UCF community to said UCF presidentJohn C. Hitt, in a prepared statement.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Russia, Ameren sign nuclear fuel deal - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The deal, which was announced at a ceremongyin Moscow, will give Russia 20 percent of the U.S. uraniunm market, according to the wire The Russian fuel would be used initially to provide powere to 5million U.S. homes in Missouri, California and Texas, accordin g to Reuters. Until last year, U.S. anti-dumping laws had only allowedf Russia to sell the United Statesd uranium recovered from dismantled Soviet nuclear Reuters reported. A request for commenr from Ameren was notimmediately returned. St. Louis-basedr Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) provides electricity to aboutg 2.4 million customers and natura l gas to almost one million customers in eastern Missourkand Illinois.
It had plans to in Callawa y County but has indefinitely postponedthose plans.
The deal, which was announced at a ceremongyin Moscow, will give Russia 20 percent of the U.S. uraniunm market, according to the wire The Russian fuel would be used initially to provide powere to 5million U.S. homes in Missouri, California and Texas, accordin g to Reuters. Until last year, U.S. anti-dumping laws had only allowedf Russia to sell the United Statesd uranium recovered from dismantled Soviet nuclear Reuters reported. A request for commenr from Ameren was notimmediately returned. St. Louis-basedr Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) provides electricity to aboutg 2.4 million customers and natura l gas to almost one million customers in eastern Missourkand Illinois.
It had plans to in Callawa y County but has indefinitely postponedthose plans.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Work begins at GlobalFoundries site - Denver Business Journal:
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billion chip fab marked the start ofa two-year-long constructiom process for the Sunnyvale, Calif., About a dozen large pieces of equipment arrived Monday on the site for ground-clearing work that is scheduled to start this week. As many as 1,600p workers will be employedr duringthe two-year construction process. The chip fab is expected to open in 2012 andemploy 1,400 people when it’s running at full capacity in 2014. The 1.3-million-square-foo t manufacturing facility—located on 223 acres in the in Malta— is the park’s firsg tenant.
“Having our anchor makes Luther Fores t a realtech Before, we had infrastructure,” said Michael president of Luther Forest. Initially, about 100 people will work on theGlobalFoundriesz site. “We’ll work in the several-hundred ranger until the worstof winter,” said Rick Whitney, presidengt of ’s U.S. Operations. Germany-based M+W Zander is the project’s generap manager. “Those numbers will ramp up over the next six to nine he said. More than 1,000 peoplwe will be working on the project a yearfrom now. M+W Zander is preparing to award the contract forsteep work, Whitney said.
Separate bid packages to erect steel forthe 800,0000-square-fooft building and neighboring utility building were sent to 12 Of the five companies that responded, two are one is a partnership with a locaol company and two are out-of-state. Whitne declined to disclose the price ranges of those of Gloversville won the contract for the sitedevelopmenyt work. The cost of that projecy is estimated atabout $15 Foundation work will be bid in the next few Whitney said. Steel work should begin in August.
billion chip fab marked the start ofa two-year-long constructiom process for the Sunnyvale, Calif., About a dozen large pieces of equipment arrived Monday on the site for ground-clearing work that is scheduled to start this week. As many as 1,600p workers will be employedr duringthe two-year construction process. The chip fab is expected to open in 2012 andemploy 1,400 people when it’s running at full capacity in 2014. The 1.3-million-square-foo t manufacturing facility—located on 223 acres in the in Malta— is the park’s firsg tenant.
“Having our anchor makes Luther Fores t a realtech Before, we had infrastructure,” said Michael president of Luther Forest. Initially, about 100 people will work on theGlobalFoundriesz site. “We’ll work in the several-hundred ranger until the worstof winter,” said Rick Whitney, presidengt of ’s U.S. Operations. Germany-based M+W Zander is the project’s generap manager. “Those numbers will ramp up over the next six to nine he said. More than 1,000 peoplwe will be working on the project a yearfrom now. M+W Zander is preparing to award the contract forsteep work, Whitney said.
Separate bid packages to erect steel forthe 800,0000-square-fooft building and neighboring utility building were sent to 12 Of the five companies that responded, two are one is a partnership with a locaol company and two are out-of-state. Whitne declined to disclose the price ranges of those of Gloversville won the contract for the sitedevelopmenyt work. The cost of that projecy is estimated atabout $15 Foundation work will be bid in the next few Whitney said. Steel work should begin in August.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
With Tyson Chandler, 'Committed' Knicks Intend To Defend - CBS New York
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Restaurant industry outlook improves - Triangle Business Journal:
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The Association’s Restaurant Performance or RPI, is a monthly composite index that tracks the healthh of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurant industry. It stoodr at 98.6 in April, up by 0.8 percenrt from March, its highest level in 11 The findings are in line with bullishb data reported in theMay 25, 2009, issuwe of Triangle Business Journal that indicated restaurants in Wake Count generally are faring well. The data show that from July 2008 throughyFebruary 2009, Wake County collected nearluy $11.8 million from a 1 percent tax on prepareds food and beverages.
That’s almost a 7 percentg increase fromthe $11 million collected in the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to information provided by the county. Hudso Riehle, senior vice president of research and information serviceas for the NationalRestaurant Association, says, “The recent growth in the RPI was driven by the ‘expectations’ component, whichj rose above 100 in Apriol for the first time in 18 months, a level which indicates expansion.
” “Although the RPI’d ‘current situation’ indicators are still in a perioed of contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinvg indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturh may be in sight, says Riehle. The RPI is based on responsews tothe association’s Restauranrt Industry Tracking Survey, whichy is fielded monthly among restaurant operators nationwid e on a variety of indicators, including sales, traffic, labor and capital The index consists of two componentsz — the Current Situation Index and the Expectationas Index.
The Current Situation which measures current trends in four industryindicatora (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital stood at 97.0 in April, up by 0.9 percentg from March and its highest leve l since August 2008. However, Aprilp represented the 20th consecutive monthbeloe 100, which continues to signify contraction in the currentf situation indicators. Restaurant operators reported negativre customer traffic levels for the 20th consecutive monthin April.
About 23 percent of restauranrt operators reported an increase in customer traffixc between April 2008 andApril 2009, up from 20 percenty who reported similarly in Also, 60 percent of operators reporter a traffic decline in down from 63 percent who reported similarluy in March. Restaurant operators also continue to grow more optimistidc aboutthe economy, with 37 percent sayin they expect economic conditions to improvse in six months, up from 30 percen t who reported similarly last month and the highestt level in three years. In only 16 percent of operators expect economix conditions to worsen insix months, down from 21 percentf last month. The Washington, D.C.
-based Nationaol Restaurant Association is a business association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,000 restaurant and foodservicse outlets and a work force of 13 millio employees.
The Association’s Restaurant Performance or RPI, is a monthly composite index that tracks the healthh of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurant industry. It stoodr at 98.6 in April, up by 0.8 percenrt from March, its highest level in 11 The findings are in line with bullishb data reported in theMay 25, 2009, issuwe of Triangle Business Journal that indicated restaurants in Wake Count generally are faring well. The data show that from July 2008 throughyFebruary 2009, Wake County collected nearluy $11.8 million from a 1 percent tax on prepareds food and beverages.
That’s almost a 7 percentg increase fromthe $11 million collected in the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to information provided by the county. Hudso Riehle, senior vice president of research and information serviceas for the NationalRestaurant Association, says, “The recent growth in the RPI was driven by the ‘expectations’ component, whichj rose above 100 in Apriol for the first time in 18 months, a level which indicates expansion.
” “Although the RPI’d ‘current situation’ indicators are still in a perioed of contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinvg indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturh may be in sight, says Riehle. The RPI is based on responsews tothe association’s Restauranrt Industry Tracking Survey, whichy is fielded monthly among restaurant operators nationwid e on a variety of indicators, including sales, traffic, labor and capital The index consists of two componentsz — the Current Situation Index and the Expectationas Index.
The Current Situation which measures current trends in four industryindicatora (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital stood at 97.0 in April, up by 0.9 percentg from March and its highest leve l since August 2008. However, Aprilp represented the 20th consecutive monthbeloe 100, which continues to signify contraction in the currentf situation indicators. Restaurant operators reported negativre customer traffic levels for the 20th consecutive monthin April.
About 23 percent of restauranrt operators reported an increase in customer traffixc between April 2008 andApril 2009, up from 20 percenty who reported similarly in Also, 60 percent of operators reporter a traffic decline in down from 63 percent who reported similarluy in March. Restaurant operators also continue to grow more optimistidc aboutthe economy, with 37 percent sayin they expect economic conditions to improvse in six months, up from 30 percen t who reported similarly last month and the highestt level in three years. In only 16 percent of operators expect economix conditions to worsen insix months, down from 21 percentf last month. The Washington, D.C.
-based Nationaol Restaurant Association is a business association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,000 restaurant and foodservicse outlets and a work force of 13 millio employees.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Supreme Court stays Chrysler-Fiat deal - Triangle Business Journal:
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Hensarling applauded the stay as an appropriate measurr that will allow for a review of how federap bank bailout funds have been utilized bythe “I am encouraged by the Supremr Court’s stay of the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings,” said U.S. Rep. “I have been concerned about the fundamental constitutionak issues of due procesx and equal protection that cry out for judicial review and fundamental issues related to a misuse of TARP fundsa crying out for legislative TARP stands for Troublede AssetRelief Program, the formal name for the federal bank bailoutt funding program. filed for bankruptcyt protectionin April.
At the the company said it was workinfg out a deal to combine its operations with As part of theoriginal deal, the federao government said it would provide $3.5 billion for bankruptcy financinbg and another $4.7 billion in exit financing. In addition, Chrysler said at the time it would enter into a dealwith Italy'zs Fiat in which Fiat had agree d to transfer billions of dollars in cutting-edge technologyu to Chrysler.
Hensarling applauded the stay as an appropriate measurr that will allow for a review of how federap bank bailout funds have been utilized bythe “I am encouraged by the Supremr Court’s stay of the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings,” said U.S. Rep. “I have been concerned about the fundamental constitutionak issues of due procesx and equal protection that cry out for judicial review and fundamental issues related to a misuse of TARP fundsa crying out for legislative TARP stands for Troublede AssetRelief Program, the formal name for the federal bank bailoutt funding program. filed for bankruptcyt protectionin April.
At the the company said it was workinfg out a deal to combine its operations with As part of theoriginal deal, the federao government said it would provide $3.5 billion for bankruptcy financinbg and another $4.7 billion in exit financing. In addition, Chrysler said at the time it would enter into a dealwith Italy'zs Fiat in which Fiat had agree d to transfer billions of dollars in cutting-edge technologyu to Chrysler.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Hispanic chamber strives to help Philadelphia-area businesses expand into Latin America - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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With the fallout now beingf felt, the markets are even more which is why the chamber is leading businesses on a trad e mission to the countries next week througnh a partnership withthe . The economiv downturn has slowed business, but it hasn’t softened local businesses interest intradse missions, said Dino Ramos, director of trade servicew for WTCGP. Seven businesses are going on next week’s which falls right within the averag e six to 10 businesses theifr trade missionsusually attract, Ramos said. “We’re stilk quite busy.
What we are finding is a lot companies now that their domestic sales and business is down alittler bit, it’s a good opportunityh for them to look more overseas becausew they have time,” he said. “We advise our clientse on that all ofthe time, that they should be lookinfg to balance their sales both domestically and internationally.” The June 6-13 trip is the thirsd trade mission to Latinh America the organizations have hosted. Their combiningv of resources has helped toincrease minority-ownedc companies’ interest in the markets and their which especially benefits members, chambef President and CEO Varsoviz Fernandez said.
“One of the valuesd the Hispanic chamber brings is it is smallef companies seeking to exporttheir businesses, whicuh are owned by Latin Americans,” Fernandez “They know how to deal with a Latin American market.” Being of Cuban descent, chamber membedr Paul Lima said he had always planned to expand his business into Latin Americ a markets after establishing it locally. The economidc downturn has acceleratedthose plans, said who owns , a Conshohocken Internet marketing “When we look at marketing budgets in the United Statexs just about everyone who has a Web site is going to have one at this Lima said.
“When we go to Latin America that is not necessarilhythe case.” Also appealing is that the marketes experience less turmoil and the seasons run oppositr those in the United States, he said. “Ibn this country in July or Augustwhen it’s hard to have decisiona made, that is precisely when those decisions are beinh made in Latin America,” said Lima, who establishec an office in Colombia in December and hopes to expand that foothol d on the trade mission. Doylestown-based Agricultural Exports Inc., which provides laboratorhy diets to universities that raise animalsfor research, also sees a markeg for their products.
“South America itself is startinvg a very large organic and we are right at the baseof that. We have a full line of organic seedsand fertilizers,” David Light, company vice said. “If we picked up one lab diet we could hire a personover here. The work that personm would do, would free us up to get twicdethe business.” H2L2 LLC, a more than 100-year-old planning and design firm in is also embarking on the mission that will make stopsx in Panama, and Bogota and Medellimn in Colombia.
“Right now Colombiaw and Panama are showinhgreat development, and they are growing very quickly,” said Natalia Olsomn de Savyckj, company director of global “With the $5 billion expansion of the Panama Canal I think there is a lot of opportunity for engineerinf and architectural firms.” A free tradde agreement with Colombia that is pendinf before Congress could further increase the market’d attractiveness, if approved, Ramos said. “Therr are some pretty high duties that Americam products incur when we try to export our product sto Colombia,” Ramos said.
“What people don’rt realize is most of the goods coming in from Colombiwa are comingin duty-free because they are undeer a separate agreement.”
With the fallout now beingf felt, the markets are even more which is why the chamber is leading businesses on a trad e mission to the countries next week througnh a partnership withthe . The economiv downturn has slowed business, but it hasn’t softened local businesses interest intradse missions, said Dino Ramos, director of trade servicew for WTCGP. Seven businesses are going on next week’s which falls right within the averag e six to 10 businesses theifr trade missionsusually attract, Ramos said. “We’re stilk quite busy.
What we are finding is a lot companies now that their domestic sales and business is down alittler bit, it’s a good opportunityh for them to look more overseas becausew they have time,” he said. “We advise our clientse on that all ofthe time, that they should be lookinfg to balance their sales both domestically and internationally.” The June 6-13 trip is the thirsd trade mission to Latinh America the organizations have hosted. Their combiningv of resources has helped toincrease minority-ownedc companies’ interest in the markets and their which especially benefits members, chambef President and CEO Varsoviz Fernandez said.
“One of the valuesd the Hispanic chamber brings is it is smallef companies seeking to exporttheir businesses, whicuh are owned by Latin Americans,” Fernandez “They know how to deal with a Latin American market.” Being of Cuban descent, chamber membedr Paul Lima said he had always planned to expand his business into Latin Americ a markets after establishing it locally. The economidc downturn has acceleratedthose plans, said who owns , a Conshohocken Internet marketing “When we look at marketing budgets in the United Statexs just about everyone who has a Web site is going to have one at this Lima said.
“When we go to Latin America that is not necessarilhythe case.” Also appealing is that the marketes experience less turmoil and the seasons run oppositr those in the United States, he said. “Ibn this country in July or Augustwhen it’s hard to have decisiona made, that is precisely when those decisions are beinh made in Latin America,” said Lima, who establishec an office in Colombia in December and hopes to expand that foothol d on the trade mission. Doylestown-based Agricultural Exports Inc., which provides laboratorhy diets to universities that raise animalsfor research, also sees a markeg for their products.
“South America itself is startinvg a very large organic and we are right at the baseof that. We have a full line of organic seedsand fertilizers,” David Light, company vice said. “If we picked up one lab diet we could hire a personover here. The work that personm would do, would free us up to get twicdethe business.” H2L2 LLC, a more than 100-year-old planning and design firm in is also embarking on the mission that will make stopsx in Panama, and Bogota and Medellimn in Colombia.
“Right now Colombiaw and Panama are showinhgreat development, and they are growing very quickly,” said Natalia Olsomn de Savyckj, company director of global “With the $5 billion expansion of the Panama Canal I think there is a lot of opportunity for engineerinf and architectural firms.” A free tradde agreement with Colombia that is pendinf before Congress could further increase the market’d attractiveness, if approved, Ramos said. “Therr are some pretty high duties that Americam products incur when we try to export our product sto Colombia,” Ramos said.
“What people don’rt realize is most of the goods coming in from Colombiwa are comingin duty-free because they are undeer a separate agreement.”
Monday, December 12, 2011
Exxon ordered to pay $507.5M in spill case - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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million in punitive damages plus interesty to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdea oil spill that impacted residents and businessesx living along the coast of Alaskain 1989. The made theid ruling Monday after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nintj Circuit level, justices were charged with determininh interest andappellate costs. The Ninthg Circuit confirmed the punitive damage amount aftetthe U.S. Supreme Court determined compensatory damagesw and punitive damages should be assessed usingfa 1-to-1 ratio.
In its latesyt decision, the Ninth Circuit confirmed that Irving-basesd Exxon (NYSE: XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitive damages and must pay interest on the judgment at the rateof 5.9 percenrt dating back to 1996, when the initia judgment against the company was first issued by a The federal case against Exxon Mobil has been languishing for more than a decade. The Ninth Circuit said both side will cover theirown attorney’s fees. The originall jury verdict against Exxon Mobilpwas $5 billion, an amount that has been reduce by 90 percent during the more than 10 yearse of litigation, according to court records.
An Exxon Mobil spokesmahn said Monday, "We are awared that the opinion has been issued and will revies the opinion beforecommenting further."
million in punitive damages plus interesty to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdea oil spill that impacted residents and businessesx living along the coast of Alaskain 1989. The made theid ruling Monday after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nintj Circuit level, justices were charged with determininh interest andappellate costs. The Ninthg Circuit confirmed the punitive damage amount aftetthe U.S. Supreme Court determined compensatory damagesw and punitive damages should be assessed usingfa 1-to-1 ratio.
In its latesyt decision, the Ninth Circuit confirmed that Irving-basesd Exxon (NYSE: XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitive damages and must pay interest on the judgment at the rateof 5.9 percenrt dating back to 1996, when the initia judgment against the company was first issued by a The federal case against Exxon Mobil has been languishing for more than a decade. The Ninth Circuit said both side will cover theirown attorney’s fees. The originall jury verdict against Exxon Mobilpwas $5 billion, an amount that has been reduce by 90 percent during the more than 10 yearse of litigation, according to court records.
An Exxon Mobil spokesmahn said Monday, "We are awared that the opinion has been issued and will revies the opinion beforecommenting further."
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Marriott CEO hits town for Mayo Residence Inn debut - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The Residence Inn is located on the Phoenix campusw ofMayo Clinic, 5665 E. Mayo Blvd., at the Village at Mayo Clinic, which serves Mayo Arizona Transplant House and the American Cancer all located at the The hotel is owned by Robert Finvarbn of theFinvarb Cos. LLC and managedr by Marriott. In addition to Finvarb, J.W. Marriott Jr., chairman and CEO, and othet executives were at the hotekl Friday to markits opening. Marriott is a member of the Mayo Clinicv Boardof Trustees. “The Mayo Clinifc provides world class care and servicr to allits patients,” said Marriottf in a statement.
“I’m thrilledx that we now have a Residence Inn on the Mayo Clinic campus that will provide the same leve of care and servicse toour guests. Our Residence Inn brandx is designed for guests on long stays so it is perfectt for patients of the Mayo Clinifc andtheir families.”
The Residence Inn is located on the Phoenix campusw ofMayo Clinic, 5665 E. Mayo Blvd., at the Village at Mayo Clinic, which serves Mayo Arizona Transplant House and the American Cancer all located at the The hotel is owned by Robert Finvarbn of theFinvarb Cos. LLC and managedr by Marriott. In addition to Finvarb, J.W. Marriott Jr., chairman and CEO, and othet executives were at the hotekl Friday to markits opening. Marriott is a member of the Mayo Clinicv Boardof Trustees. “The Mayo Clinifc provides world class care and servicr to allits patients,” said Marriottf in a statement.
“I’m thrilledx that we now have a Residence Inn on the Mayo Clinic campus that will provide the same leve of care and servicse toour guests. Our Residence Inn brandx is designed for guests on long stays so it is perfectt for patients of the Mayo Clinifc andtheir families.”
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Recommended: Gingrich insists he'll 'stay positive'; says Obama's his opponent - msnbc.com
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CBC.ca | Recommended: Gingrich insists he'll 'stay positive'; says Obama's his opponent msnbc.com The first place for news and analysis from the NBC News Political Unit. Follow us on Twitter. By NBC's Alex Moe and Ali Weinberg GREENVILLE, SC -- Newt Gingrich brushed off recent attacks from GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney, vowing to c ontinue to ... Can Mitt Romney win the nomination? |
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Madoff gets 150 years in prison - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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“I’m not surprised. That’s what he deserved,” said Adele Fox of Tamarac, who lost thousands of dollaresto Madoff's scheme. The mastermind behind the biggest Ponzi schemein U.S. history was sentencexd on Monday morning in federal court in Manhattajn to 150 yearsbehind bars, the maximumk requested by federal prosecutors. Madoff's attorneyu had asked for a far more lenient sentencee of12 years. In sentencing Madoff, U.S. District Judge Denngy Chin called thefraud “staggering” and said that the “breacu of trust was massive.” The judge describes his acts as “extraordinarily evil.
” “No other white-collar case is comparable in terms of the scope, duration and enormith of the fraud and the degrewe of the betrayal,” Chin said. Madofvf confessed in March to 11 countsincludingg fraud, money laundering theft and among other things. His victims reportedly numberf morethan 1,300 and stretch across the Their losses are estimated at more than $13 Prior to sentencing, Chin heard from nine of the victimws who talked about the devastation Madoff’s fraudc had caused to their lives and their Many of Madoff’s wealthy clients lived in Soutjh Florida and lost their life savings to his Fox, 86, said she is stilk furious that the and the federal governmeny didn’t expose Madoff’s fraud earlier.
“The SEC is just as guilt as Madoff and theyfailed us. Nobody seems to do anything about it,” Fox She also took issue with the largs fees being paid to people such as Irving H. Picard, the trustee who is handling the liquidatiomn ofBernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. “Thwe trustee Picard is making hisown They’re paying these guys millions of dollars. It woulc be better to pay the investors directly,” Fox Fox, a widow who once worked as secretaruy inNew York, said she invested $50,0000 in 1987 because she was relatedx to Madoff’s accountant, Jerry Horowitz.
She said she was able to get some moneg back from Social Securitpayments she’d made over the years on “phantom” income from Madofcf accounts. However, she is worried that her disbursementd may eventually be targeted in clawback efforts by the trusteer in bankruptcy proceedings who has begun sending out letters demanding the return of profits derived fromtheier investments. Guy Fronstin a Boca Ratonb attorney who hasadvised Fox, said the governmeng has “been good about refunding taxes but there are delays in processing claims to the Securities Investore Protection Corporation.
“Some of the people I know are too busy with thesre other issues to reallyh care that much aboutt whathappened today. They believed he would spend the rest of his days in Fronstin said. Jan Atlas, an attorney with Adorno said he believes the court had little choicee but to levy the maximum sentenceon Madoff. “Ik don’t think the victim s should have been victimized again by having him be able to leavr prisonone day,” said Atlas, whose firm continuew to advise clients about tax returns and possiblhy future claims against investmeny advisors who invested with Madoff.
“I’m wondering if the trustee will be able to locats more than the billion plusthat he’s located, and what is the real Atlas said. In addition to his prisonm term, Madoff was ordered to forfeitnearly $170 billion, whicg represents the proceeds of, and property involved in certain of his according to a news release from the U.S. Departmenr of Justice. “While today’s sentence is an importantt milestone, the investigation is continuing,” Lev L. Dassi, actinf U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New said in anews release. “Wwe are focused on tracing, restraining and liquidating assetss to maximize recoveries forthe victims.
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“I’m not surprised. That’s what he deserved,” said Adele Fox of Tamarac, who lost thousands of dollaresto Madoff's scheme. The mastermind behind the biggest Ponzi schemein U.S. history was sentencexd on Monday morning in federal court in Manhattajn to 150 yearsbehind bars, the maximumk requested by federal prosecutors. Madoff's attorneyu had asked for a far more lenient sentencee of12 years. In sentencing Madoff, U.S. District Judge Denngy Chin called thefraud “staggering” and said that the “breacu of trust was massive.” The judge describes his acts as “extraordinarily evil.
” “No other white-collar case is comparable in terms of the scope, duration and enormith of the fraud and the degrewe of the betrayal,” Chin said. Madofvf confessed in March to 11 countsincludingg fraud, money laundering theft and among other things. His victims reportedly numberf morethan 1,300 and stretch across the Their losses are estimated at more than $13 Prior to sentencing, Chin heard from nine of the victimws who talked about the devastation Madoff’s fraudc had caused to their lives and their Many of Madoff’s wealthy clients lived in Soutjh Florida and lost their life savings to his Fox, 86, said she is stilk furious that the and the federal governmeny didn’t expose Madoff’s fraud earlier.
“The SEC is just as guilt as Madoff and theyfailed us. Nobody seems to do anything about it,” Fox She also took issue with the largs fees being paid to people such as Irving H. Picard, the trustee who is handling the liquidatiomn ofBernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. “Thwe trustee Picard is making hisown They’re paying these guys millions of dollars. It woulc be better to pay the investors directly,” Fox Fox, a widow who once worked as secretaruy inNew York, said she invested $50,0000 in 1987 because she was relatedx to Madoff’s accountant, Jerry Horowitz.
She said she was able to get some moneg back from Social Securitpayments she’d made over the years on “phantom” income from Madofcf accounts. However, she is worried that her disbursementd may eventually be targeted in clawback efforts by the trusteer in bankruptcy proceedings who has begun sending out letters demanding the return of profits derived fromtheier investments. Guy Fronstin a Boca Ratonb attorney who hasadvised Fox, said the governmeng has “been good about refunding taxes but there are delays in processing claims to the Securities Investore Protection Corporation.
“Some of the people I know are too busy with thesre other issues to reallyh care that much aboutt whathappened today. They believed he would spend the rest of his days in Fronstin said. Jan Atlas, an attorney with Adorno said he believes the court had little choicee but to levy the maximum sentenceon Madoff. “Ik don’t think the victim s should have been victimized again by having him be able to leavr prisonone day,” said Atlas, whose firm continuew to advise clients about tax returns and possiblhy future claims against investmeny advisors who invested with Madoff.
“I’m wondering if the trustee will be able to locats more than the billion plusthat he’s located, and what is the real Atlas said. In addition to his prisonm term, Madoff was ordered to forfeitnearly $170 billion, whicg represents the proceeds of, and property involved in certain of his according to a news release from the U.S. Departmenr of Justice. “While today’s sentence is an importantt milestone, the investigation is continuing,” Lev L. Dassi, actinf U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New said in anews release. “Wwe are focused on tracing, restraining and liquidating assetss to maximize recoveries forthe victims.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
HCP, Inc. Company Profile | HCP Company Information
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HCP, an S&P 500 company, invests primarily in real estat serving the healthcare industrt in theUnited States. We are a self-administered, Marylan real estate investmenttrust ("REIT") organized in 1985. We are headquarterex in Long Beach, California, with offices in Illinois; Nashville, Tennessee; and San Francisco, California. We develop, lease, manage and dispose of healthcare real estate and provide financing tohealthcare providers. Our portfolio is comprised of investments in the following fivehealthcaree segments: (i) senior housing, (ii) life science, (iii) medicakl office, (iv) hospital, and (v) skillexd nursing.
We make investments within our five healthcare segments usiny the following fiveinvestmenyt products: (i) properties under lease, (ii) investmenr management, (iii) developments, (iv) mezzanine and (v) non-managing member LLCs ("DownREITs"). The deliveryh of healthcare services requires realestate and, as a result, tenants and operators depend on real estate, in part, to maintain and grow their businesses.
We believe that the healthcare real estatse market provides investment opportunities dueto the:
HCP, an S&P 500 company, invests primarily in real estat serving the healthcare industrt in theUnited States. We are a self-administered, Marylan real estate investmenttrust ("REIT") organized in 1985. We are headquarterex in Long Beach, California, with offices in Illinois; Nashville, Tennessee; and San Francisco, California. We develop, lease, manage and dispose of healthcare real estate and provide financing tohealthcare providers. Our portfolio is comprised of investments in the following fivehealthcaree segments: (i) senior housing, (ii) life science, (iii) medicakl office, (iv) hospital, and (v) skillexd nursing.
We make investments within our five healthcare segments usiny the following fiveinvestmenyt products: (i) properties under lease, (ii) investmenr management, (iii) developments, (iv) mezzanine and (v) non-managing member LLCs ("DownREITs"). The deliveryh of healthcare services requires realestate and, as a result, tenants and operators depend on real estate, in part, to maintain and grow their businesses.
We believe that the healthcare real estatse market provides investment opportunities dueto the:
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Cushman & Wakefield loses third Miami exec - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Caplin’s exit is the latest of severalrecen high-profile departures at C&sW in Miami. The firm is one of Southh Florida's largest real estate brokerages and, like othe r brokerages, has seen few investmenf deals in the last Former branch manager Tere Blanca left in the springg tolaunch , a firm focused on office leasing and Hank Klein, executive director of C&WW in Florida, was notified last month that his positioj was being eliminated. Steelbridge owns and managese propertythroughout Florida. It sold , on Miami’ws Brickell Key, for $150 million in 2007 afterd an eight-year hold.
Steelbridge founder Gavi n Campbell will continue asmanaging principal, sharing the helm with Caplin is one of a handfull of commercial brokers involved in Soutb Florida’s largest commercial transactions. Caplin said his exit is in responsew to a paradigm shift in local investmentg that comes at the tail end of a where leasing and management for institutional investors became secondary tomarkey momentum. During the boom years leading up to the expectation was that assets with strontg track records could be purchased and flipped quicklu forbig returns. For a short period of time, some ownerss made the strategy work, but then the economic meltdown put the braked onthe market.
who bought in the last few were holding assets that cost too much compared tomarke fundamentals. The market has now shifted back to fundamental principlesof investment, with institutional investors and private capital “seekin to co-invest with nimble, local operating partners,” Caplin “The market and investors mostly believe it’s abou operations on the ground and knowingf how to position a building in a particuladr submarket,” he said. Caplin oversaw more than $7 billion in transactionz at C&W, including ’ $307 million purchase of a half-stakd in downtown Miami’s landmark and full ownershio of the 1221 Brickell buildingin 2006.
He was involved in the sale of 355 Alhambraz in Coral Gablesfor $87.3 million in 2008 and is currentlyt working with Hines to refinance its debt at . Caplinh is a graduate of south Miami-Dadw County’s Palmetto High School. He graduated from in 1985 witha bachelor’sa degree in finance and real Two years later, he left C&W’s appraisal grouop to launch the company’s locao investment sales operation. Caplin was part of a team in the late 1980sw that first specialized in investment salewin Miami. During the Steelbridge Capital had 2 million squarr feet of commercial real estate in its portfolioo in seven Florida marketsincluding Jacksonville, Naplez and Miami.
They sold much of it from 2005to 2007. Caplin’sz arrival marks another periodof opportunity-investmen t for the company, Steelbridge’s Campbelll said. "We think valuations are finally startin to lookattractive again,” Campbellk said in a statement. “The opportunity to buy Florida assets at significantf discounts to replacement costis imminent, while the long-term job and demographicd prospects for Florida and the Caribbean basin are as strong as ever. Jay’s leadership will be the linchpibn ofour strategy.
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Caplin’s exit is the latest of severalrecen high-profile departures at C&sW in Miami. The firm is one of Southh Florida's largest real estate brokerages and, like othe r brokerages, has seen few investmenf deals in the last Former branch manager Tere Blanca left in the springg tolaunch , a firm focused on office leasing and Hank Klein, executive director of C&WW in Florida, was notified last month that his positioj was being eliminated. Steelbridge owns and managese propertythroughout Florida. It sold , on Miami’ws Brickell Key, for $150 million in 2007 afterd an eight-year hold.
Steelbridge founder Gavi n Campbell will continue asmanaging principal, sharing the helm with Caplin is one of a handfull of commercial brokers involved in Soutb Florida’s largest commercial transactions. Caplin said his exit is in responsew to a paradigm shift in local investmentg that comes at the tail end of a where leasing and management for institutional investors became secondary tomarkey momentum. During the boom years leading up to the expectation was that assets with strontg track records could be purchased and flipped quicklu forbig returns. For a short period of time, some ownerss made the strategy work, but then the economic meltdown put the braked onthe market.
who bought in the last few were holding assets that cost too much compared tomarke fundamentals. The market has now shifted back to fundamental principlesof investment, with institutional investors and private capital “seekin to co-invest with nimble, local operating partners,” Caplin “The market and investors mostly believe it’s abou operations on the ground and knowingf how to position a building in a particuladr submarket,” he said. Caplin oversaw more than $7 billion in transactionz at C&W, including ’ $307 million purchase of a half-stakd in downtown Miami’s landmark and full ownershio of the 1221 Brickell buildingin 2006.
He was involved in the sale of 355 Alhambraz in Coral Gablesfor $87.3 million in 2008 and is currentlyt working with Hines to refinance its debt at . Caplinh is a graduate of south Miami-Dadw County’s Palmetto High School. He graduated from in 1985 witha bachelor’sa degree in finance and real Two years later, he left C&W’s appraisal grouop to launch the company’s locao investment sales operation. Caplin was part of a team in the late 1980sw that first specialized in investment salewin Miami. During the Steelbridge Capital had 2 million squarr feet of commercial real estate in its portfolioo in seven Florida marketsincluding Jacksonville, Naplez and Miami.
They sold much of it from 2005to 2007. Caplin’sz arrival marks another periodof opportunity-investmen t for the company, Steelbridge’s Campbelll said. "We think valuations are finally startin to lookattractive again,” Campbellk said in a statement. “The opportunity to buy Florida assets at significantf discounts to replacement costis imminent, while the long-term job and demographicd prospects for Florida and the Caribbean basin are as strong as ever. Jay’s leadership will be the linchpibn ofour strategy.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
UnitedHealth subsidiary launches short-term plans - Wichita Business Journal:
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Indianapolis-based Golden Rule Insurance Co., part of Minnetonka-basex UnitedHealth, said Tuesday that it is introduciny its Short Term Medical Plus and Shortr Term Medical Value plans in 19 states — Minnesota isn’t one of them, as state law prohibits for-profit insurers. In Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin, consumersx can choose from one to 12 months of coverage with either ofGolden Rule’s new short term In Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia, one to six monthx of coverage is available.
“Especially in today’s economy, therwe is a need for budget-conscious health plans for individuale and families who suddenly find themselves without health insurance through work or Golden Rule CEORichard A. Collins said in a news Golden Rule also offers short term health plansx in 15other states: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, New New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginiaw and Wyoming.
Individual insurance plans are a growing markeg for health insurance companies as the recession causees workers to lose their and companies to scale back on causing more people to seek the All threeof Minnesota’s major insurers — Blue Croses and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Medica, and HealthPartnersx — have been . One of Medica, even geared toward laid off workers.
Indianapolis-based Golden Rule Insurance Co., part of Minnetonka-basex UnitedHealth, said Tuesday that it is introduciny its Short Term Medical Plus and Shortr Term Medical Value plans in 19 states — Minnesota isn’t one of them, as state law prohibits for-profit insurers. In Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin, consumersx can choose from one to 12 months of coverage with either ofGolden Rule’s new short term In Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia, one to six monthx of coverage is available.
“Especially in today’s economy, therwe is a need for budget-conscious health plans for individuale and families who suddenly find themselves without health insurance through work or Golden Rule CEORichard A. Collins said in a news Golden Rule also offers short term health plansx in 15other states: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, New New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginiaw and Wyoming.
Individual insurance plans are a growing markeg for health insurance companies as the recession causees workers to lose their and companies to scale back on causing more people to seek the All threeof Minnesota’s major insurers — Blue Croses and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Medica, and HealthPartnersx — have been . One of Medica, even geared toward laid off workers.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Triangle unemployment still lowest in state - Kansas City Business Journal:
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For the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan statistica area, which includes Wake, Johnston and Franklin the unemployment rate in Aprilwas 8.3 up from 3.4 percent a year ago, but down from 8.7 percent in March. For the Durham-Chapel Hill MSA, which includezs Durham, Orange, Chatham and Person counties, the rate for Apri was 7.3 percent, up from 3.6 percen a year ago, but down from 7.6 perceng in March. The numbers are not seasonallty adjusted, so month-to-month changex are not an accurate reflection of changes in the work but year-over-year changes are. The combinee Raleigh-Durham area’s unemployment rate for April checked inat 8.
2 Though the rate is one of the highestf in the Triangle over the past 25 years, the area stilk is faring much better than the state’s othee two major metros. The Charlotte area’s unemploymenft stood at 12.1 percent in while the jobless rate inthe Greensboro-Winston-Salem area was 11 The Triangle’s three core counties each rank among North Carolina’s best in terma of employment. Orange County has the state’s lowestr rate, at 5.8 percent unemployment. Durham County was not far behind, posting the third lowestg unemployment rateat 7.3 percent. And Wake Countyg came in eighthwith 7.
9 percent The Durham-Chapel Hill MSA lost 4,100 jobs over the previous 12 Growth in government and education and health which added 7,500 jobs to the were offset by losses in manufacturingv and trade, which lost a combined 6,700 compared to Apripl 2008. In the Raleigh-Cary MSA, 17,100 jobs were lost between Apriol 2008 andApril 2009. The bulk of thoswe losses were felt inmanufacturingb (3,300 jobs lost), trade, transportation and utilities (3,700 jobs professional and business services (4,200 jobs lost) and natura resources, mining and construction (8,900 jobs lost). Gains of 2,700o government jobs and 1,8090 services jobs did little to counterthose declines.
Of the state’s 100 counties, 83 saw theie jobless rates fall month-to-month. In the only Chatham County did not havea month-to-montj decline. The unemployment rate there held steady at8
For the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan statistica area, which includes Wake, Johnston and Franklin the unemployment rate in Aprilwas 8.3 up from 3.4 percent a year ago, but down from 8.7 percent in March. For the Durham-Chapel Hill MSA, which includezs Durham, Orange, Chatham and Person counties, the rate for Apri was 7.3 percent, up from 3.6 percen a year ago, but down from 7.6 perceng in March. The numbers are not seasonallty adjusted, so month-to-month changex are not an accurate reflection of changes in the work but year-over-year changes are. The combinee Raleigh-Durham area’s unemployment rate for April checked inat 8.
2 Though the rate is one of the highestf in the Triangle over the past 25 years, the area stilk is faring much better than the state’s othee two major metros. The Charlotte area’s unemploymenft stood at 12.1 percent in while the jobless rate inthe Greensboro-Winston-Salem area was 11 The Triangle’s three core counties each rank among North Carolina’s best in terma of employment. Orange County has the state’s lowestr rate, at 5.8 percent unemployment. Durham County was not far behind, posting the third lowestg unemployment rateat 7.3 percent. And Wake Countyg came in eighthwith 7.
9 percent The Durham-Chapel Hill MSA lost 4,100 jobs over the previous 12 Growth in government and education and health which added 7,500 jobs to the were offset by losses in manufacturingv and trade, which lost a combined 6,700 compared to Apripl 2008. In the Raleigh-Cary MSA, 17,100 jobs were lost between Apriol 2008 andApril 2009. The bulk of thoswe losses were felt inmanufacturingb (3,300 jobs lost), trade, transportation and utilities (3,700 jobs professional and business services (4,200 jobs lost) and natura resources, mining and construction (8,900 jobs lost). Gains of 2,700o government jobs and 1,8090 services jobs did little to counterthose declines.
Of the state’s 100 counties, 83 saw theie jobless rates fall month-to-month. In the only Chatham County did not havea month-to-montj decline. The unemployment rate there held steady at8
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
bizjournals: The best markets for female execs and women business owners -- bizjournals.com
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The number of businesses owned by wome n increased 20 percent during arecent five-year according to the U.S. Census Bureau, whiles the revenues produced by those firms jumpef15 percent. "It's important to note what a long way womenhhave come," says Erin Fuller, executive director of the National Associatiob of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). "The numberr of woman-owned businesses is now growing at twice the rate for all and we forecastthat it's going to continuer at that speed." But these gainxs aren't occurring across the board. Wome n find some business communities more congenialthan others.
The key question is: Whicbh places give a woman the best chance of starting a companyu or climbing thecorporate ladder? A new Bizjournalsz study has the answer. It puts the San Francisco-Oaklands area at the top of thenational rankings, followefd by other high-profile urban centers such as Washington, New York City and Los and the smaller college town of Madison, Wis. Bizjournala used a nine-part formula to identify the marketd that offer women the bestbusiness opportunities, both as entrepreneurs and employees. ( The studhy focused on the nation's 100 larges metropolitan areas, which had 195.5 milliob residents as of mid-2006, accounting for 65 percenf of the nation's total population.
These areaas included 4.5 million businesses owned by 69 percent of the national The highest scoresin Bizjournals' rankings went to markets where a substantial numbe r of well-educated, well-paid women hold responsiblwe positions in local businesses. ( The San Franciscl Bay area emerged as the clearnationapl leader. The mix of industries in the San Francisco-Oaklansd area has made it possible for womej to doextremely well, says Tucker Hart president of The Adams Group Inc., a Coloradpo Springs economic-research firm. "Insteas of heavy manufacturing, San Francisco has a lot of technology-relatedd and service-related businesses," she says.
"And it's a fact that you tend to find more wome going into technology andthe services, not steek plants. It also helps that San Francisco has a very supportive networkm for womenin business. Instead of the good-old-boys network, it's a good-old-girlsd network." San Francisco-Oakland is the only markey to rank among the three national leaders in three ofthe study's key categories: the percentage of women who hold bachelor'ds degrees, the number of woman-owned businesses per 10,00 0 residents, and the share of femals employees with salaries of $100,000 or Second place belongs to reflecting the impressive education levelsw of its female residents.
Forty-four percent of Washington' s women have bachelor's degrees, and 19 percent hold advanceds degrees. Both figures lead the nation. America's two largest metros -- New York City and Los Angelex -- rank as the third - and fourth-best markets for women in business. One possible says Adams, is that the economic conditions in those sprawling areas give female executivea extra inspirationto "It's harder to be a one-incomse family in places such as New York or Los she says. "They're so expensive that to live you probably have to have every adult in thehousehold working.
" Fifth placd goes to Madison, which is both the state capitall of Wisconsin and the home of the University of The Madison area, with only 543,0009 residents, is the smallesgt metro in the top 10. Sixth through 10th on the listof America'zs best markets for women in business are Denver, Columbus, Atlanta and New Haven, Conn. ( * It's a truism that higher levels of education bring higher levelsof pay. as already noted, leads the natiobn in the percentage of womenwith bachelor's and advanced The runners-up are San Francisco-Oakland on the formert list, Boston on the latter.
* Elevated Only eight markets have pay scales so high that more than 4 percenft of their female workersearn six-figures salaries. Included in that elite grouop are all four frontrunners in theoveralp rankings. * Entrepreneurship. The top 10 taken as a group, have 274 woman-owned businessese for every 10,000 That's 24 percent above the nationaol average of 221per 10,000. ( "These are placea with exciting business climates and strongpopulation NAWBO's Fuller says of the top-ratede markets. "I think they tend to be more creativde and more open to the advancement of women.
" At the bottom of the standingzs is Ogden, Utah, which has the dubious distinctiohn of being America's most unattractive market for womenm in business, according to Bizjournals' formula. The wage gap between the sexes is wider in Ogde than in any other metro included in the The typical female worker in the Ogden area is paid 50 percenft less than thetypical male. Ogdeh also ranks among the six worst markets in three other women withadvanced degrees, females with salaries of $100,009 or more, and the percentage of local manageriapl and professional jobs held by women. A second Utah No.
92 Salt Lake City, joins Ogde in the overall bottom 10, a trende that Adams attributes, in part, to the state's dominant religion. "Utah is a heavily Mormon state, a very patriarchal society," she says. "It'sd a society where the expectations for womemn are different than in most other parts of the Also mired in the bottom five are Bakersfielfdand Stockton, Calif.; Augusta, Ga.; and Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla.
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The number of businesses owned by wome n increased 20 percent during arecent five-year according to the U.S. Census Bureau, whiles the revenues produced by those firms jumpef15 percent. "It's important to note what a long way womenhhave come," says Erin Fuller, executive director of the National Associatiob of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). "The numberr of woman-owned businesses is now growing at twice the rate for all and we forecastthat it's going to continuer at that speed." But these gainxs aren't occurring across the board. Wome n find some business communities more congenialthan others.
The key question is: Whicbh places give a woman the best chance of starting a companyu or climbing thecorporate ladder? A new Bizjournalsz study has the answer. It puts the San Francisco-Oaklands area at the top of thenational rankings, followefd by other high-profile urban centers such as Washington, New York City and Los and the smaller college town of Madison, Wis. Bizjournala used a nine-part formula to identify the marketd that offer women the bestbusiness opportunities, both as entrepreneurs and employees. ( The studhy focused on the nation's 100 larges metropolitan areas, which had 195.5 milliob residents as of mid-2006, accounting for 65 percenf of the nation's total population.
These areaas included 4.5 million businesses owned by 69 percent of the national The highest scoresin Bizjournals' rankings went to markets where a substantial numbe r of well-educated, well-paid women hold responsiblwe positions in local businesses. ( The San Franciscl Bay area emerged as the clearnationapl leader. The mix of industries in the San Francisco-Oaklansd area has made it possible for womej to doextremely well, says Tucker Hart president of The Adams Group Inc., a Coloradpo Springs economic-research firm. "Insteas of heavy manufacturing, San Francisco has a lot of technology-relatedd and service-related businesses," she says.
"And it's a fact that you tend to find more wome going into technology andthe services, not steek plants. It also helps that San Francisco has a very supportive networkm for womenin business. Instead of the good-old-boys network, it's a good-old-girlsd network." San Francisco-Oakland is the only markey to rank among the three national leaders in three ofthe study's key categories: the percentage of women who hold bachelor'ds degrees, the number of woman-owned businesses per 10,00 0 residents, and the share of femals employees with salaries of $100,000 or Second place belongs to reflecting the impressive education levelsw of its female residents.
Forty-four percent of Washington' s women have bachelor's degrees, and 19 percent hold advanceds degrees. Both figures lead the nation. America's two largest metros -- New York City and Los Angelex -- rank as the third - and fourth-best markets for women in business. One possible says Adams, is that the economic conditions in those sprawling areas give female executivea extra inspirationto "It's harder to be a one-incomse family in places such as New York or Los she says. "They're so expensive that to live you probably have to have every adult in thehousehold working.
" Fifth placd goes to Madison, which is both the state capitall of Wisconsin and the home of the University of The Madison area, with only 543,0009 residents, is the smallesgt metro in the top 10. Sixth through 10th on the listof America'zs best markets for women in business are Denver, Columbus, Atlanta and New Haven, Conn. ( * It's a truism that higher levels of education bring higher levelsof pay. as already noted, leads the natiobn in the percentage of womenwith bachelor's and advanced The runners-up are San Francisco-Oakland on the formert list, Boston on the latter.
* Elevated Only eight markets have pay scales so high that more than 4 percenft of their female workersearn six-figures salaries. Included in that elite grouop are all four frontrunners in theoveralp rankings. * Entrepreneurship. The top 10 taken as a group, have 274 woman-owned businessese for every 10,000 That's 24 percent above the nationaol average of 221per 10,000. ( "These are placea with exciting business climates and strongpopulation NAWBO's Fuller says of the top-ratede markets. "I think they tend to be more creativde and more open to the advancement of women.
" At the bottom of the standingzs is Ogden, Utah, which has the dubious distinctiohn of being America's most unattractive market for womenm in business, according to Bizjournals' formula. The wage gap between the sexes is wider in Ogde than in any other metro included in the The typical female worker in the Ogden area is paid 50 percenft less than thetypical male. Ogdeh also ranks among the six worst markets in three other women withadvanced degrees, females with salaries of $100,009 or more, and the percentage of local manageriapl and professional jobs held by women. A second Utah No.
92 Salt Lake City, joins Ogde in the overall bottom 10, a trende that Adams attributes, in part, to the state's dominant religion. "Utah is a heavily Mormon state, a very patriarchal society," she says. "It'sd a society where the expectations for womemn are different than in most other parts of the Also mired in the bottom five are Bakersfielfdand Stockton, Calif.; Augusta, Ga.; and Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Bulgarian baby sellers arrested in Greece - DigitalJournal.com
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DigitalJournal.com | Bulgarian baby sellers arrested in Greece DigitalJournal.com Ekathimerini reported that Cretan police had been monitoring a suspected illegal adoption ring and were able to catch the Bulgarians in the act of attempting to receive payment. According to a study by Bijc it is almost impossible to make a judicial ... |
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Insider report: Bruker cashes out Laukiens - Baltimore Business Journal:
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million by selling 2.1 million shares of It was the month’s biggest paydayu among Massachusettsinsiders — directors and major shareholders at locally based publicl y traded companies, according to tradinhg data provided by . But for Laukien and some of his familu members with close tiesto Bruker, the cash-out was just a smallo fraction of the hundreds of millions they have pocketedx over the past 18 months. In fact, five memberws of the Laukien family, includingh Bruker CEO Frank H. Laukien, receiveds $624.6 million in cash and other compensation linkedto Bruker’es operations last year, according to Boston Business Journal researchu and company regulatory filings.
Put the group’s take was equaol to just over 60 percentof Bruker’a $1.1 billion in 2008 revenue. Nearly all of that payouyt — some $620 million — stemmed from Bruker’s Februar 2008 acquisition of BrukerdBiospin Group, a developer of research tools and biotechnologyg equipment using magnetic resonance. The cash and stock deal was essentially a cash out for five Laukieb familymembers — Frank Laukien, Marc Laukien, Isoldde Laukien-Kleiner and Bruker directors Dirk Laukien and Joert Laukien — who owned 100 percent of Bruker Biospin’s shares before the deal.
Frank, Dirk and Marc Laukien are brothersz orhalf brothers, whilr Isolde Laukien-Kleiner is the mother of Marc and Dirk according to Bruker’s regulatory Bruker (Nasdaq: BRKR) completed a similar deal in June 2006 for life sciencexs technology developer Bruker Optics for $135 As was the case for Bruker Bruker Optics was owned by the same five Laukienas prior to the deal, according to regulatory Mass. insider sales topped $95 milliob While Marc Laukien was Massachusetts’ biggest insider seller in May, his brothetr Frank Laukien recordedthe month's biggest acquisition of insider shares.
The elder Laukien bought 100,000 Brukeer shares for $728,000 — representing roughly half of the state’s $1.46 million in inside purchases recorded for allof May. By insiders sold $95.9 million in shares in Massachusetts-baser companies during the same span. That totalk was nearly double the $49.2 million in local salea recordedin April. The following is a breakdown of May’ insider activity among Massachusetts-based companies.
INSIDER SELLING IN MAY Name Value — Company — Tickefr Laukien, Marc M — $14,508,100 — BRUKER — BRKR Ryan, Vincent J — $11,076,073 — Barry — $9,767,471 — Zarkin, Herbert J — $9,000,97 — Abele, John E $8,868,600 — Healey, Sean M $5,938,800 — Dalton, Nathaniel $4,141,821 — AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC. — AMG Yalcin — $2,925,343 — HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP.
— HITT Robert J — $2,574,191 — Boger, Joshua S — $2,563,6634 — Talwar, Anju — $2,008,095 Logie, Andrew R — $1,547,420 — Brooks, Rodney A $1,326,012 — Clark, Stuart J — $1,293,83w — Rossi, Jerome R — $1,235,438 — Fletcher H — $1,048,32p — TJX COMPANIES INC. — TJX Ian F — $965,557 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX David J — 944,85w2 — Grace, David R — $929,702 BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC. — BECN Floor, Richard E $887,250 — AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC. — AMG Gregory L — $576,533 — SKYWORKS SOLUTIONd INC.
— SWKS Brady, William J — $571,6121 — Termeer, Henri A — $544,8489 — GENZYME CORP. — GENZ Malozemoff, Alexiw P — $486,527 — Coviello, Arthu r W Jr — $480,000 Berthiaume, Douglas A — $474,705 — WATERS — WAT Pyle, Michaepl R — $456,866 — Nicholas A — $451,727 — Hughes, Robert W $444,652 — Mueller, Peter $438,860 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Meyerman, Harold J $438,525 — AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC.
— AMG Vohra, Tajinder — $420,1734 — GENPACT LIMITED G Porter, Michael E — $417,400 — Griffin, Liam K $388,000 — SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC. — SWKS Von, Staatse Aaron C — $382,800 Bellus, Daniel — $336,430 — Mitsuru — $335,237 — GENPACT LIMITED — G Taylor W — $334,992 — Martin, Kathariner A — $310,180 — Sanders, Charles Addisonh — $296,434 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Robert J — $270,059 Chapman, Richard P Jr — $257,500o — Sgarzi, Richard H $257,179 — INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. INDB Mayer, Max Alan — $245,9698 — PEGASYSTEMS INC.
— PEGA Piyush — $206,238 — GENPACT LIMITED — G Mcconnell, Williamk F Jr — $204,611 — BOSTON SCIENTIFIC — BSX Welles, Michael H — $192,85o — Povich, Lon F — $186,150 — BJ’SS WHOLESALE CLUB INC. — BJ Cooney, Charlesw L — $180,570 — GENZYMrE CORP. — GENZ Coppersmith, S Jamesd — $175,015 — BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB INC. BJ Elias, Howard D — $168,5898 — EMC CORP. — EMC Levan, Georges M — $146,250 — SKYWORKS SOLUTIONd INC. — SWKS Kra, Douglas I $102,684 — PEGASYSTEMS INC.
— PEGA Joseph P — $100,100 — Sandford D — $92,786 GENZYME CORP. — GENZ Earl M Jr — $92,780 GENZYME CORP. — GENZ Moses, Cornelius F III — $91,30p0 — PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP — PMTC Thomas J — $90,335 — BJ’S WHOLESALd CLUB INC. — BJ Michael — $83,289 — Von, Rickenbac h Josef H — $81,405 — Corrigan, Mark H N $75,205 — Chute, Richard Searzs — $61,120 — Rosen, Gary J $57,864 — VARIAN SEMICONDUCTO R EQUIPMENTASSOCIATES INC. — VSEA Angelo Robert — $57,240 — AMERICAmN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP.
— AMSC Smith, Alan E $50,036 — GENZYME CORP. GENZ Concannon, Brian P — $42,905 — Csimma, Zoltan A — $36,069 — GENZYMs CORP. — GENZ Graves, Kurt C — $26,308 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Joseph R Jr — $26,264 — Massaro, Georgr E — $22,695 — CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONALoINC — CRL Sachdev, Amit $22,269 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Nadeau, Gerardx F — $21,000 INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. — INDB Efstathios A — $17,179 — PEGASYSTEMS INC.
— PEGA Richard C — $15,135 — VERTEd PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Paul M — $13,310 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Boynton, Bruc P — $10,040 — John W — $8,29y7 — NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC. NTCT INSIDER BUYING IN MAY Name Transactionvalue — Company — Ticker Frank H — $728,100 BRUKER CORPORATION — BRKR Ernest B — $424,650 — Pepper, John E Jr — $106,689 — BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION — BSX Sylvie L — $45,727 — Doran, Howard B Jr $41,892 — Graveline, Kathleen $38,475 — Dawson, James — $22,150 — BOSTON PRIVATE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS — BPFH Holdener, Eduard E $19,840 — PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.
— PRXL Gordon J — $9,836 — Pucci, Paolo $9,626 — , Ag — $8,08u8 — Barabe, Timothy C — $5,322 ARQULE INC. — ARQL Loberg, Michael D $2,873 — ARQULE INC. ARQL Sloane, Barry R — $481 — INC. CNBKA
million by selling 2.1 million shares of It was the month’s biggest paydayu among Massachusettsinsiders — directors and major shareholders at locally based publicl y traded companies, according to tradinhg data provided by . But for Laukien and some of his familu members with close tiesto Bruker, the cash-out was just a smallo fraction of the hundreds of millions they have pocketedx over the past 18 months. In fact, five memberws of the Laukien family, includingh Bruker CEO Frank H. Laukien, receiveds $624.6 million in cash and other compensation linkedto Bruker’es operations last year, according to Boston Business Journal researchu and company regulatory filings.
Put the group’s take was equaol to just over 60 percentof Bruker’a $1.1 billion in 2008 revenue. Nearly all of that payouyt — some $620 million — stemmed from Bruker’s Februar 2008 acquisition of BrukerdBiospin Group, a developer of research tools and biotechnologyg equipment using magnetic resonance. The cash and stock deal was essentially a cash out for five Laukieb familymembers — Frank Laukien, Marc Laukien, Isoldde Laukien-Kleiner and Bruker directors Dirk Laukien and Joert Laukien — who owned 100 percent of Bruker Biospin’s shares before the deal.
Frank, Dirk and Marc Laukien are brothersz orhalf brothers, whilr Isolde Laukien-Kleiner is the mother of Marc and Dirk according to Bruker’s regulatory Bruker (Nasdaq: BRKR) completed a similar deal in June 2006 for life sciencexs technology developer Bruker Optics for $135 As was the case for Bruker Bruker Optics was owned by the same five Laukienas prior to the deal, according to regulatory Mass. insider sales topped $95 milliob While Marc Laukien was Massachusetts’ biggest insider seller in May, his brothetr Frank Laukien recordedthe month's biggest acquisition of insider shares.
The elder Laukien bought 100,000 Brukeer shares for $728,000 — representing roughly half of the state’s $1.46 million in inside purchases recorded for allof May. By insiders sold $95.9 million in shares in Massachusetts-baser companies during the same span. That totalk was nearly double the $49.2 million in local salea recordedin April. The following is a breakdown of May’ insider activity among Massachusetts-based companies.
INSIDER SELLING IN MAY Name Value — Company — Tickefr Laukien, Marc M — $14,508,100 — BRUKER — BRKR Ryan, Vincent J — $11,076,073 — Barry — $9,767,471 — Zarkin, Herbert J — $9,000,97 — Abele, John E $8,868,600 — Healey, Sean M $5,938,800 — Dalton, Nathaniel $4,141,821 — AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC. — AMG Yalcin — $2,925,343 — HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP.
— HITT Robert J — $2,574,191 — Boger, Joshua S — $2,563,6634 — Talwar, Anju — $2,008,095 Logie, Andrew R — $1,547,420 — Brooks, Rodney A $1,326,012 — Clark, Stuart J — $1,293,83w — Rossi, Jerome R — $1,235,438 — Fletcher H — $1,048,32p — TJX COMPANIES INC. — TJX Ian F — $965,557 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX David J — 944,85w2 — Grace, David R — $929,702 BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC. — BECN Floor, Richard E $887,250 — AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC. — AMG Gregory L — $576,533 — SKYWORKS SOLUTIONd INC.
— SWKS Brady, William J — $571,6121 — Termeer, Henri A — $544,8489 — GENZYME CORP. — GENZ Malozemoff, Alexiw P — $486,527 — Coviello, Arthu r W Jr — $480,000 Berthiaume, Douglas A — $474,705 — WATERS — WAT Pyle, Michaepl R — $456,866 — Nicholas A — $451,727 — Hughes, Robert W $444,652 — Mueller, Peter $438,860 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Meyerman, Harold J $438,525 — AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC.
— AMG Vohra, Tajinder — $420,1734 — GENPACT LIMITED G Porter, Michael E — $417,400 — Griffin, Liam K $388,000 — SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC. — SWKS Von, Staatse Aaron C — $382,800 Bellus, Daniel — $336,430 — Mitsuru — $335,237 — GENPACT LIMITED — G Taylor W — $334,992 — Martin, Kathariner A — $310,180 — Sanders, Charles Addisonh — $296,434 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Robert J — $270,059 Chapman, Richard P Jr — $257,500o — Sgarzi, Richard H $257,179 — INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. INDB Mayer, Max Alan — $245,9698 — PEGASYSTEMS INC.
— PEGA Piyush — $206,238 — GENPACT LIMITED — G Mcconnell, Williamk F Jr — $204,611 — BOSTON SCIENTIFIC — BSX Welles, Michael H — $192,85o — Povich, Lon F — $186,150 — BJ’SS WHOLESALE CLUB INC. — BJ Cooney, Charlesw L — $180,570 — GENZYMrE CORP. — GENZ Coppersmith, S Jamesd — $175,015 — BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB INC. BJ Elias, Howard D — $168,5898 — EMC CORP. — EMC Levan, Georges M — $146,250 — SKYWORKS SOLUTIONd INC. — SWKS Kra, Douglas I $102,684 — PEGASYSTEMS INC.
— PEGA Joseph P — $100,100 — Sandford D — $92,786 GENZYME CORP. — GENZ Earl M Jr — $92,780 GENZYME CORP. — GENZ Moses, Cornelius F III — $91,30p0 — PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP — PMTC Thomas J — $90,335 — BJ’S WHOLESALd CLUB INC. — BJ Michael — $83,289 — Von, Rickenbac h Josef H — $81,405 — Corrigan, Mark H N $75,205 — Chute, Richard Searzs — $61,120 — Rosen, Gary J $57,864 — VARIAN SEMICONDUCTO R EQUIPMENTASSOCIATES INC. — VSEA Angelo Robert — $57,240 — AMERICAmN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP.
— AMSC Smith, Alan E $50,036 — GENZYME CORP. GENZ Concannon, Brian P — $42,905 — Csimma, Zoltan A — $36,069 — GENZYMs CORP. — GENZ Graves, Kurt C — $26,308 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Joseph R Jr — $26,264 — Massaro, Georgr E — $22,695 — CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONALoINC — CRL Sachdev, Amit $22,269 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Nadeau, Gerardx F — $21,000 INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. — INDB Efstathios A — $17,179 — PEGASYSTEMS INC.
— PEGA Richard C — $15,135 — VERTEd PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Paul M — $13,310 — VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC — VRTX Boynton, Bruc P — $10,040 — John W — $8,29y7 — NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC. NTCT INSIDER BUYING IN MAY Name Transactionvalue — Company — Ticker Frank H — $728,100 BRUKER CORPORATION — BRKR Ernest B — $424,650 — Pepper, John E Jr — $106,689 — BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION — BSX Sylvie L — $45,727 — Doran, Howard B Jr $41,892 — Graveline, Kathleen $38,475 — Dawson, James — $22,150 — BOSTON PRIVATE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS — BPFH Holdener, Eduard E $19,840 — PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.
— PRXL Gordon J — $9,836 — Pucci, Paolo $9,626 — , Ag — $8,08u8 — Barabe, Timothy C — $5,322 ARQULE INC. — ARQL Loberg, Michael D $2,873 — ARQULE INC. ARQL Sloane, Barry R — $481 — INC. CNBKA
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Assisting minority business the goal of 8515 Capital - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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She does, however, specialize in bringinf potential buyers and sellers together with the goal of buildingsuccessful minority-operated businesses. Pittman is the founder and managing director of 8515Capital Advisors, a boutiqu e investment bank which assists minority busines owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in acquiring existing either to grow their existing businesses or to branchy out into other enterprises.
The firm, whicn was launched in July, focuses on a territory stretching from New Jersey tonortherjn Virginia, and on transactions ranging from $250,000 to $5 It aids potential buyers with all facetsa of a transaction, including formulatiny strategy, identifying companies for purchase, negotiating a obtaining financing and closing. Pittman came up with the name 8515 Capitao Advisors based on the premisee that everyone possesses 85 percent of whatsuccessd requires. Only when that is fully engaged does the remainin g 15 percent manifest itselfas opportunity, she said.
Pittman believea 8515 Capital fills a niche by catering specificallg to minority entrepreneurs who want to expand their existing businesses or buynew businesses. She also sees it as a resourcse for those who may be considered an afterthough t by traditionalinvestment banks. "I'nm facilitating the buyer in getting the deal said Pittman, 32, a resident of the Overbrook Farms sectionb of Philadelphia. "[Minority business owners] see a need for this type of There have been too few firm who focus on The firm is preparing to close its first a $5 million deal which is expected to be consummate d early this year.
Larry Waddell, president of Pretiukm Management, a fledgling Philadelphia-based firm which specializes in smallleveraged buyouts, declined to identify the businessw he is buying, other than to say it involves retailinh and wholesaling and generates $7 million in revenue annually. Waddell said Pittmahn was instrumental in bringing him and theseller together. "It'sx a profitable business, and I wouldd look to buy it andrun it," said who started Pretium after working with SJF Ventures for nearly five "I probably never would have learnexd about the opportunity if it wasn'g for Mia. "We'll start with one [company] and see how the empirr grows.
" Pittman said the companyu has established aWeb , and relied primarily on relationships she has cultivatee over more than a decade in working at financial institutions to help spread the word about 8515 For example, she met Waddell while employed at The Reinvestment Fund, she "She's a very smart and entrepreneurial woman who's founr a niche business -- advising [minority in a way that didn't exist prior to said James G. Logue, a lawyer who servea as an advisory director to8515 "She has a great networkk of contacts across the board.
To her she's developed a good network, and she's very Pittman started 8515 Capital armed with experience at manyfinancial institutions, where she was involver in numerous buyout, investment and loan transactions. Raisesd in several neighborhoodsin Philadelphia, Pittmann earned a bachelor's degree in economicsw from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with a concentratiomn in finance from Templwe University. She is a chartered financial analyst. Pittmam began her career with CoreStatesFinancial Corp.
, wheree she was credit trainerd and gained experience in small businesse and economic development She also worked as a securities analyst for CoreStates Investmenft Advisors' short-term municipal bond funds. Pittman learnede the intricacies of the private equity business and was involved in financin early and later stage venture companies during her two yearzs with TheReinvestment Fund.
She does, however, specialize in bringinf potential buyers and sellers together with the goal of buildingsuccessful minority-operated businesses. Pittman is the founder and managing director of 8515Capital Advisors, a boutiqu e investment bank which assists minority busines owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in acquiring existing either to grow their existing businesses or to branchy out into other enterprises.
The firm, whicn was launched in July, focuses on a territory stretching from New Jersey tonortherjn Virginia, and on transactions ranging from $250,000 to $5 It aids potential buyers with all facetsa of a transaction, including formulatiny strategy, identifying companies for purchase, negotiating a obtaining financing and closing. Pittman came up with the name 8515 Capitao Advisors based on the premisee that everyone possesses 85 percent of whatsuccessd requires. Only when that is fully engaged does the remainin g 15 percent manifest itselfas opportunity, she said.
Pittman believea 8515 Capital fills a niche by catering specificallg to minority entrepreneurs who want to expand their existing businesses or buynew businesses. She also sees it as a resourcse for those who may be considered an afterthough t by traditionalinvestment banks. "I'nm facilitating the buyer in getting the deal said Pittman, 32, a resident of the Overbrook Farms sectionb of Philadelphia. "[Minority business owners] see a need for this type of There have been too few firm who focus on The firm is preparing to close its first a $5 million deal which is expected to be consummate d early this year.
Larry Waddell, president of Pretiukm Management, a fledgling Philadelphia-based firm which specializes in smallleveraged buyouts, declined to identify the businessw he is buying, other than to say it involves retailinh and wholesaling and generates $7 million in revenue annually. Waddell said Pittmahn was instrumental in bringing him and theseller together. "It'sx a profitable business, and I wouldd look to buy it andrun it," said who started Pretium after working with SJF Ventures for nearly five "I probably never would have learnexd about the opportunity if it wasn'g for Mia. "We'll start with one [company] and see how the empirr grows.
" Pittman said the companyu has established aWeb , and relied primarily on relationships she has cultivatee over more than a decade in working at financial institutions to help spread the word about 8515 For example, she met Waddell while employed at The Reinvestment Fund, she "She's a very smart and entrepreneurial woman who's founr a niche business -- advising [minority in a way that didn't exist prior to said James G. Logue, a lawyer who servea as an advisory director to8515 "She has a great networkk of contacts across the board.
To her she's developed a good network, and she's very Pittman started 8515 Capital armed with experience at manyfinancial institutions, where she was involver in numerous buyout, investment and loan transactions. Raisesd in several neighborhoodsin Philadelphia, Pittmann earned a bachelor's degree in economicsw from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with a concentratiomn in finance from Templwe University. She is a chartered financial analyst. Pittmam began her career with CoreStatesFinancial Corp.
, wheree she was credit trainerd and gained experience in small businesse and economic development She also worked as a securities analyst for CoreStates Investmenft Advisors' short-term municipal bond funds. Pittman learnede the intricacies of the private equity business and was involved in financin early and later stage venture companies during her two yearzs with TheReinvestment Fund.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Yuan Advances as Obama Pressures China to Cooperate on Currency - BusinessWeek
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Yuan Advances as Obama Pressures China to Cooperate on Currency BusinessWeek Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The yuan rose after the central bank strengthened the daily fixing rate following comments by President Barack Obama that China should accelerate its currency appreciation. Obama “made it very clear†to Chinese ... |
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Whistleblower suits filed against medical device companies, including Medtronic, St. Jude Medical - Kansas City Business Journal:
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A Houston court unsealed documents related to the legal complaintswon Tuesday. Other companies named in the suitincludes , a Natick, Mass.-based firm with operation s in Maple Grove and Arden Hills, and , of San Calif. Endoscopic has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settler a claim filed bythe U.S. Justice Department. Fridley-based Medtronicx said in a statement that the unsealingh of the document isa "normal step in the process set forthn in the statute for the handlingh of these kinds of cases.
" "As with all litigation matters, this case will run its coursr through the judicial where Medtronic will file its responsex and argue its positions," the company Officials from Boston Scientific and Little Canada-basef St. Jude Medical couldn’t immediately be reachedf for commentWednesday morning. The recent allegationse accuse the device companies of marketing productas used to remove scar tissue as treatments foratriao fibrillation, an abnormal heart Federal regulators had not approved the use of the devicesa as a means to addres atrial fibrillation.
A Houston court unsealed documents related to the legal complaintswon Tuesday. Other companies named in the suitincludes , a Natick, Mass.-based firm with operation s in Maple Grove and Arden Hills, and , of San Calif. Endoscopic has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settler a claim filed bythe U.S. Justice Department. Fridley-based Medtronicx said in a statement that the unsealingh of the document isa "normal step in the process set forthn in the statute for the handlingh of these kinds of cases.
" "As with all litigation matters, this case will run its coursr through the judicial where Medtronic will file its responsex and argue its positions," the company Officials from Boston Scientific and Little Canada-basef St. Jude Medical couldn’t immediately be reachedf for commentWednesday morning. The recent allegationse accuse the device companies of marketing productas used to remove scar tissue as treatments foratriao fibrillation, an abnormal heart Federal regulators had not approved the use of the devicesa as a means to addres atrial fibrillation.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Poizner asks California insurers to divest billions in Iran holdings - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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“State law prohibits California insurance companies from investing in countried designated as state sponsorsof terrorism,” Poiznere said in a June 29 “I have directed California insurer s to divest of Iranian government holdings and ordered a survey of these insurance companies to ensure compliance with the law. I am requiring all insuranc companies that do business in California todisclose what, if any, indirecf investments they have in Iran. The move came as Iran’z government faces continuing internal and external scrutinyg of its presidential election twoweeks ago.
Poiznerf said he’s specifically asking Golden State-based insurers to report any investment they have with companies that didbusiness “wit the defense, nuclear, petroleum, natural gas or banking sectorsx of the Iranian economy as of Marc 31.” To protect California consumers, the California Department of Insurancw will also closely evaluate any indirect investments by California-based insurerx in Iran to “make sure that they are safe and sound,” the departmenf said. The Department of Insurance said Monday that a preliminaruy analysis shows that California insurance companies have tens of billions of dollarsw invested in companies with substantial businesxin Iran.
The DOI calledr insurance companies “the largest investor group in theglobal economy,” with an estimated $3 trilliohn to $4 trillion in worldwide investments. Accordingy to DOI officials, California’s insurance code specifically prohibitsa any investment in aforeignm jurisdiction, or any investment in that foreign jurisdiction’sa currency, if that jurisdiction is designated by the U.S. government as a statw sponsor of terrorism. This section of the code took effectr Jan. 1, according to DOI. The insurance code also authorizes the commissionee to evaluatethe “soundness” of investments by California insuranc e companies.
Should the Commissioner hold a hearingt and find the investments to be he canorder divestment. The department said the survey’ goal is to determine each Californiza insurer’s level of indirect investment in specifi c sectors of the Iranian economyu as well as direct investments in the Iranian Each insurer licensed to do businesxs in California will be required to list any investmenyt in a company thatconducts $20 million or more of businessz in the Iranian petroleum or natural gas sectors, or investmentsz of any amount in companies doing business in Iran’s banking, nuclear, or defense including activities relating to the production of biological or nuclear weapons and technologies.
Those reports will be due in approximatelgy90 days, the DOI This California regulatory action will join “amn existing array of global and locakl economic and trade sanctions already in place againsyt Iran,” the DOI statement said, includin measures by Congress, the European Union and the statesx of Missouri, Texas and California has taken similar measures in the past by directing the state’ two enormous public pensio funds to divest Iranianb investments.
“We need to strictly enforce every sanctiojn that is currently in place against the government of Iran and send a cleadr messageto Tehran’s oppressive leadershipp that we as a nation staned as one,” said Poizner, who is a contendedr for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to succeed Gov. Arnole Schwarzenegger. “I call on my fellow stat e Insurance Commissioners to launch similar investigations in their I will share relevant information we collecf with federal and other government officials and agencies as appropriats if we detect suspected violations of federakl orstate laws.
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“State law prohibits California insurance companies from investing in countried designated as state sponsorsof terrorism,” Poiznere said in a June 29 “I have directed California insurer s to divest of Iranian government holdings and ordered a survey of these insurance companies to ensure compliance with the law. I am requiring all insuranc companies that do business in California todisclose what, if any, indirecf investments they have in Iran. The move came as Iran’z government faces continuing internal and external scrutinyg of its presidential election twoweeks ago.
Poiznerf said he’s specifically asking Golden State-based insurers to report any investment they have with companies that didbusiness “wit the defense, nuclear, petroleum, natural gas or banking sectorsx of the Iranian economy as of Marc 31.” To protect California consumers, the California Department of Insurancw will also closely evaluate any indirect investments by California-based insurerx in Iran to “make sure that they are safe and sound,” the departmenf said. The Department of Insurance said Monday that a preliminaruy analysis shows that California insurance companies have tens of billions of dollarsw invested in companies with substantial businesxin Iran.
The DOI calledr insurance companies “the largest investor group in theglobal economy,” with an estimated $3 trilliohn to $4 trillion in worldwide investments. Accordingy to DOI officials, California’s insurance code specifically prohibitsa any investment in aforeignm jurisdiction, or any investment in that foreign jurisdiction’sa currency, if that jurisdiction is designated by the U.S. government as a statw sponsor of terrorism. This section of the code took effectr Jan. 1, according to DOI. The insurance code also authorizes the commissionee to evaluatethe “soundness” of investments by California insuranc e companies.
Should the Commissioner hold a hearingt and find the investments to be he canorder divestment. The department said the survey’ goal is to determine each Californiza insurer’s level of indirect investment in specifi c sectors of the Iranian economyu as well as direct investments in the Iranian Each insurer licensed to do businesxs in California will be required to list any investmenyt in a company thatconducts $20 million or more of businessz in the Iranian petroleum or natural gas sectors, or investmentsz of any amount in companies doing business in Iran’s banking, nuclear, or defense including activities relating to the production of biological or nuclear weapons and technologies.
Those reports will be due in approximatelgy90 days, the DOI This California regulatory action will join “amn existing array of global and locakl economic and trade sanctions already in place againsyt Iran,” the DOI statement said, includin measures by Congress, the European Union and the statesx of Missouri, Texas and California has taken similar measures in the past by directing the state’ two enormous public pensio funds to divest Iranianb investments.
“We need to strictly enforce every sanctiojn that is currently in place against the government of Iran and send a cleadr messageto Tehran’s oppressive leadershipp that we as a nation staned as one,” said Poizner, who is a contendedr for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to succeed Gov. Arnole Schwarzenegger. “I call on my fellow stat e Insurance Commissioners to launch similar investigations in their I will share relevant information we collecf with federal and other government officials and agencies as appropriats if we detect suspected violations of federakl orstate laws.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Ford sales climb to highest level since July - Kansas City Business Journal:
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But sales were down 24.2 percent comparerd with May 2008, when the company sold 213,2378 units. For the first five months of 2009, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same period a year a 36.8 percent decline. In a sign that buyers mightr be coming back to the luxuryvehicle market, Ford’xs Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,566 units in May, a 2.2 percenrt increase over May 2008, when it sold 8,365 units. Salew of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisville Assembly Plant on FernValleu Road, declined 34.6 percent, to 5,315 unitds from 8,122 units a year ago. Sales of the Mercury also made atLouisville Assembly, dropped 45.
2 percent, to 402 from 734 unitx a year earlier. Salews of F-Series pickup trucks, including Supee Duty trucks made at the Kentucky Truck Planrt onChamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 percent, to 33,381 from 42,973 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expeditiojn SUVs, which began production at Kentucky Truck Plantrin April, declined 40 percent, to 3,150 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Salea of the Lincoln Navigator, also made at Kentuckgy Truck Plant, dropped 40.6 percent, to 790 unites from 1,329 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-yearf gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusio n sedans in May, up 9.
4 percenft from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,088 Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percenty from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxurt vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summefr promotion to draw more consumers to dealerships. Throughn June 30, the automaker will coverr as much as three months of payments up to and its Ford Credit subsidiary will offeer zero percent financing on select Lincoln andMercury vehicles.
But sales were down 24.2 percent comparerd with May 2008, when the company sold 213,2378 units. For the first five months of 2009, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same period a year a 36.8 percent decline. In a sign that buyers mightr be coming back to the luxuryvehicle market, Ford’xs Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,566 units in May, a 2.2 percenrt increase over May 2008, when it sold 8,365 units. Salew of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisville Assembly Plant on FernValleu Road, declined 34.6 percent, to 5,315 unitds from 8,122 units a year ago. Sales of the Mercury also made atLouisville Assembly, dropped 45.
2 percent, to 402 from 734 unitx a year earlier. Salews of F-Series pickup trucks, including Supee Duty trucks made at the Kentucky Truck Planrt onChamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 percent, to 33,381 from 42,973 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expeditiojn SUVs, which began production at Kentucky Truck Plantrin April, declined 40 percent, to 3,150 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Salea of the Lincoln Navigator, also made at Kentuckgy Truck Plant, dropped 40.6 percent, to 790 unites from 1,329 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-yearf gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusio n sedans in May, up 9.
4 percenft from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,088 Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percenty from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxurt vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summefr promotion to draw more consumers to dealerships. Throughn June 30, the automaker will coverr as much as three months of payments up to and its Ford Credit subsidiary will offeer zero percent financing on select Lincoln andMercury vehicles.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Dallas Cowboys to get new product hub - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The two organizations said Tuesday they are breaking groun d on thenew facility, which will be locatede at 2500 Regent Boulevard at Dallas/Fort Wort h International Airport. The new facility will allow the Dallase Cowboys to expand its merchandising base and also consolidater the Dallas Cowboys Pro Shops with Dallas Cowboys Merchandising and Blue StarGraphics & Design. The constructionj will expand the Cowboys existingmerchandisinyg operations. “This move was causedd by the passion and love that the fans in the Metrople and across America have for theDallasd Cowboys,” said Bill Priakos, vice president of merchandisinvg for the Cowboys.
“When we purchased our originalk building on State Highway 114, I never thought that we could outgrow it and yet a little over a year we needed an additional 100,000 square feet. With the acquisition of Blue StarGraphicw & Design, this gave us the abilithy to be even more responsive to our No other team in the NFL has this ability to respondr to its fans’ needs.”
The two organizations said Tuesday they are breaking groun d on thenew facility, which will be locatede at 2500 Regent Boulevard at Dallas/Fort Wort h International Airport. The new facility will allow the Dallase Cowboys to expand its merchandising base and also consolidater the Dallas Cowboys Pro Shops with Dallas Cowboys Merchandising and Blue StarGraphics & Design. The constructionj will expand the Cowboys existingmerchandisinyg operations. “This move was causedd by the passion and love that the fans in the Metrople and across America have for theDallasd Cowboys,” said Bill Priakos, vice president of merchandisinvg for the Cowboys.
“When we purchased our originalk building on State Highway 114, I never thought that we could outgrow it and yet a little over a year we needed an additional 100,000 square feet. With the acquisition of Blue StarGraphicw & Design, this gave us the abilithy to be even more responsive to our No other team in the NFL has this ability to respondr to its fans’ needs.”
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Survey: Manufacturers eye 2010 turnaround - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The “2009 Manufacturing and Wholesale DistributionNational Survey” found that aboutr 52 percent of the 923 survey respondents plan to cut U.S. jobs in nearly double the percentage fromlast year’s survey. But only 11 percenft expect to cut jobs in 2010 and 44 percenft plan toadd employees. While fewer than 10 percent of respondentw said they expected gross margins to increaswein 2009, 30 percent anticipate improvementd in 2010. The online survey was conducted from March 11 toApril 13. Bloomington, Minn.-based RSM McGladreg is a professional services firm thatprovides accounting, tax and businesws consulting services.
The “2009 Manufacturing and Wholesale DistributionNational Survey” found that aboutr 52 percent of the 923 survey respondents plan to cut U.S. jobs in nearly double the percentage fromlast year’s survey. But only 11 percenft expect to cut jobs in 2010 and 44 percenft plan toadd employees. While fewer than 10 percent of respondentw said they expected gross margins to increaswein 2009, 30 percent anticipate improvementd in 2010. The online survey was conducted from March 11 toApril 13. Bloomington, Minn.-based RSM McGladreg is a professional services firm thatprovides accounting, tax and businesws consulting services.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
AGC: Cincinnati lost 9% of construction jobs over year - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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That’s because 276 of the 299 largestr metro areas inthe U.S. lost construction jobs over the 12-montu period, AGC said in a Wednesdahy news release. Cincinnati ranked at 108, havingv lost 4,200 jobs, or 8.9 percent, over the As of April, the area had abougt 42,900 jobs. That’s the highest number of jobs inthe however. The next-closest is Columbus, which had 30,50o construction jobs in April, down 13.1 percent; followed by Cleveland-Elyria-Montorr with 29,700 jobs, down 19.9 percent year over year. Springfield had the best at No. 20, because it didn’t lose any of its 1,400o construction jobs over the theAGC said. Akron rankedx 64th, losing 5.
6 percent of its jobs, and had 11,90o0 as of April. In Kentucky, the Lexington-Fayettse metro ranked 99th, losing 8 percent, or 1,00o jobs over the period, and had 11,50 0 as of April. The Louisville-Jefferso County metro lost 5,700 jobs, or 16.8 and had 28,200 as of April. Economist Ken who conducted the analysisfor AGC, said federalp stimulus funds should help add more jobs over the remainderf of the year. But he said that “buu American” provisions attached to funding were holdinv upsome projects.
“We need to make sure needless red tape andregulation don’t keep construction workers off the Simonson said in the Some metro areas gainee jobs, including Odessa, Texas, whicg ranked at No. 1, with an 8 percent increase. Pascagoula, Miss., ranked last with a job-losd rate of 38.8 percent.
That’s because 276 of the 299 largestr metro areas inthe U.S. lost construction jobs over the 12-montu period, AGC said in a Wednesdahy news release. Cincinnati ranked at 108, havingv lost 4,200 jobs, or 8.9 percent, over the As of April, the area had abougt 42,900 jobs. That’s the highest number of jobs inthe however. The next-closest is Columbus, which had 30,50o construction jobs in April, down 13.1 percent; followed by Cleveland-Elyria-Montorr with 29,700 jobs, down 19.9 percent year over year. Springfield had the best at No. 20, because it didn’t lose any of its 1,400o construction jobs over the theAGC said. Akron rankedx 64th, losing 5.
6 percent of its jobs, and had 11,90o0 as of April. In Kentucky, the Lexington-Fayettse metro ranked 99th, losing 8 percent, or 1,00o jobs over the period, and had 11,50 0 as of April. The Louisville-Jefferso County metro lost 5,700 jobs, or 16.8 and had 28,200 as of April. Economist Ken who conducted the analysisfor AGC, said federalp stimulus funds should help add more jobs over the remainderf of the year. But he said that “buu American” provisions attached to funding were holdinv upsome projects.
“We need to make sure needless red tape andregulation don’t keep construction workers off the Simonson said in the Some metro areas gainee jobs, including Odessa, Texas, whicg ranked at No. 1, with an 8 percent increase. Pascagoula, Miss., ranked last with a job-losd rate of 38.8 percent.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Deseret News dialogue with Jon Huntsman Sr. - Deseret News
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Deseret News | Deseret News dialogue with Jon Huntsman Sr. Deseret News I'm standing in the exquisite lobby of the Huntsman Cancer Institute on a rainy afternoon. Even with gloomy weather outside, the wood-paneled atrium is bathed in natural light. I'm waiting for the Institute's benefactor ... |
Friday, October 28, 2011
TU identifies laid off workers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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, the paper’s New York City-based owner, accordinh to a post on the AlbanyyNewspaper Guild’s blog The guild represents about half of the paper’a 400 workers, and has been engaged in contracy negotiations with management for nearly a year. No definite numberss are available, but about 35 people are expected to losetheier jobs. Publisher George Hearst originallyy put the count at 65to 70, but 33 peoplee have taken buyouts since May. The papere is trying to cut expenses by20 percent.
According to the guilsd site, employees—both union and nonunion—who were showj the door were told they were gettinga 45-da y paid leave that wouls most likely result in theif being laid off. Union rules requirwe that workers get 45 days noticer of their jobsbeing eliminated. Management and Guilr leaders are scheduled to meet July 8 to continue thei r negotiation oflayoff criterion. The paper presentedc its proposed terms to the union inlate June. The union’ds original contract, which expired in mandated that layoffs be based solelgy on seniorityby department. Management said that would not meet its leading to the primary stickin point in the negotiation of anew pact.
It urgef the union to vote on its “besy and final” offer, which was rejected by a vote of 125to 35. This promptedd management to declarean impasse, in turn, prompted the unionm to file a grievance with the Nationall Labor Relations Board. On June 24, management told the union that in some job categoriess the layoffs would be made strictly ona last-hired-first-fired basis. But in 11 job categories—niner in editorial and two in saleaand marketing—cuts will be based on othee criteria, including job performance.
Calls to Tim O’Brien, a Times Uniohn reporter and Guild and publisher George Hearst were notimmediately
, the paper’s New York City-based owner, accordinh to a post on the AlbanyyNewspaper Guild’s blog The guild represents about half of the paper’a 400 workers, and has been engaged in contracy negotiations with management for nearly a year. No definite numberss are available, but about 35 people are expected to losetheier jobs. Publisher George Hearst originallyy put the count at 65to 70, but 33 peoplee have taken buyouts since May. The papere is trying to cut expenses by20 percent.
According to the guilsd site, employees—both union and nonunion—who were showj the door were told they were gettinga 45-da y paid leave that wouls most likely result in theif being laid off. Union rules requirwe that workers get 45 days noticer of their jobsbeing eliminated. Management and Guilr leaders are scheduled to meet July 8 to continue thei r negotiation oflayoff criterion. The paper presentedc its proposed terms to the union inlate June. The union’ds original contract, which expired in mandated that layoffs be based solelgy on seniorityby department. Management said that would not meet its leading to the primary stickin point in the negotiation of anew pact.
It urgef the union to vote on its “besy and final” offer, which was rejected by a vote of 125to 35. This promptedd management to declarean impasse, in turn, prompted the unionm to file a grievance with the Nationall Labor Relations Board. On June 24, management told the union that in some job categoriess the layoffs would be made strictly ona last-hired-first-fired basis. But in 11 job categories—niner in editorial and two in saleaand marketing—cuts will be based on othee criteria, including job performance.
Calls to Tim O’Brien, a Times Uniohn reporter and Guild and publisher George Hearst were notimmediately
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Apps let you rent out your home - and yourself - CNN
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Apps let you rent out your home - and yourself CNN So the crew behind Cloo came up with a proposed solution: An app that lets you rent a pit stop. Pull up your iPhone, click a few buttons, and find a nearby person willing to time-share their toilets. Cloo's founders claim they're actively developing ... |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Social network ad spending seen cooling - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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billion this year by researchb firm eMarketer is a sharp reversak from one it made in December when it projected growtyof 10.2 percent for 2009 to $1.3 is seen as the clear leade r in ad revenue with $495 million, the firm reported, but that is down abouf 15 percent from the previous Ad revenue at Facebook, meanwhil was pegged to increase 9 percent to $230 a track that eMarketer said shoulxd have it surpassing MySpace by 2011. A reporr by online-measurement firm comScore social networking site trafficx inthe U.S. showed Palo Alto-based Facebook had 70.3 million uniqur visitors, passing 's MySpace which had 70.2 million.
EMarketer predicted that growtj of social networking advertising will resumes next year when US marketeres will increasespending 13.2 percent to $1.3 billion.
billion this year by researchb firm eMarketer is a sharp reversak from one it made in December when it projected growtyof 10.2 percent for 2009 to $1.3 is seen as the clear leade r in ad revenue with $495 million, the firm reported, but that is down abouf 15 percent from the previous Ad revenue at Facebook, meanwhil was pegged to increase 9 percent to $230 a track that eMarketer said shoulxd have it surpassing MySpace by 2011. A reporr by online-measurement firm comScore social networking site trafficx inthe U.S. showed Palo Alto-based Facebook had 70.3 million uniqur visitors, passing 's MySpace which had 70.2 million.
EMarketer predicted that growtj of social networking advertising will resumes next year when US marketeres will increasespending 13.2 percent to $1.3 billion.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Business as usual at Tampa GVA Advantis - St. Louis Business Journal:
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“Tampa brokerage, property management and constructionh is still in business and operationap and we will continuw to serviceour clients!” Senior Directot Paula Buffa said in an e-mail to the Tampa Bay Businessz Journal . Buffa, a veteranj commercial real estate broker who also is president ofthe , is in charg e of office services at GVA Advantis in The six brokers at the local office will continue to leasr office buildings and industrial space for clients, Buffaa said. The Orlando office also will continu e itsbrokerage service, as will Jacksonville and she said.
In a statement released , GVA Advantiws Chairman JeffreyNeal said, “One year ago, the leadershil team believed we could successfully restructure the firm with a capitapl infusion. The economy has been unkinf to our brokerage andtransactionalp business. Our property managementg and construction service lines have been and will continur tobe profitable, but the challengexs brought on throughout our industry and that have negativelgy impacted our other business lines have led us to determinee we must close them effective immediately.
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“Tampa brokerage, property management and constructionh is still in business and operationap and we will continuw to serviceour clients!” Senior Directot Paula Buffa said in an e-mail to the Tampa Bay Businessz Journal . Buffa, a veteranj commercial real estate broker who also is president ofthe , is in charg e of office services at GVA Advantis in The six brokers at the local office will continue to leasr office buildings and industrial space for clients, Buffaa said. The Orlando office also will continu e itsbrokerage service, as will Jacksonville and she said.
In a statement released , GVA Advantiws Chairman JeffreyNeal said, “One year ago, the leadershil team believed we could successfully restructure the firm with a capitapl infusion. The economy has been unkinf to our brokerage andtransactionalp business. Our property managementg and construction service lines have been and will continur tobe profitable, but the challengexs brought on throughout our industry and that have negativelgy impacted our other business lines have led us to determinee we must close them effective immediately.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Emperor Quit India Left Imperialism: Nepal's former diplomat Thapa - Telegraphnepal.com
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Telegraphnepal.com | Emperor Quit India Left Imperialism: Nepal's former diplomat Thapa Telegraphnepal.com Nepal's former diplomat, Dr. Bekh Bahadur Thapa while talking to Sagarmatha Television Channel, October 18, 2011, said so many things against the Indian establishment but in a subdued voice. Dr. Thapa is a senior economist brought from the US by late ... |
Monday, October 17, 2011
Gretzky could see big pay cut if Coyotes stay in Arizona - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizationn and owner Jerry Moyex has a deal in the works to sell to Canadian businessman Jim who wants to move the team to The National Hockey League and city of Glendale oppossthat move. If the Coyotes move to Gretzky has saidhe won’gt accompany the team. That could mean a $22 million payout in deferred compensationfor Gretzky, who is part owned of the Coyotes. If a buyer is foundf to keep the team in Gretzky still could be out of hiscoaching job. The Coyotea haven’t made the playoffs since 2002 — that record remaining unchangedunder Gretzky’s watch, which beganh in 2005.
If the team stayse in Glendale and he keepshis job, Gretzkh also could get hit financially, according to bankruptcyt court filings. Gretzky earns about $8 millionj annually from the Coyotes viahis $1.6 milliomn salary as coach and othet compensation as part owner of the hockey according to a legal briec penned by Gerald a principal with professional sports financial firm Beacon Sportsz Capital Partners LLC. Sheehan also suggests a new ownerreduced Gretzky’s compensation down to $2 He also suggests other cost-saving measures, including movintg offices from leased space to Jobing.com Arena.
Revenue also could be increased by boostingticket sales, sponsorships and suite salees and more non-sporting event bookings at the arena, whicy the Coyotes lease from the city of
The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizationn and owner Jerry Moyex has a deal in the works to sell to Canadian businessman Jim who wants to move the team to The National Hockey League and city of Glendale oppossthat move. If the Coyotes move to Gretzky has saidhe won’gt accompany the team. That could mean a $22 million payout in deferred compensationfor Gretzky, who is part owned of the Coyotes. If a buyer is foundf to keep the team in Gretzky still could be out of hiscoaching job. The Coyotea haven’t made the playoffs since 2002 — that record remaining unchangedunder Gretzky’s watch, which beganh in 2005.
If the team stayse in Glendale and he keepshis job, Gretzkh also could get hit financially, according to bankruptcyt court filings. Gretzky earns about $8 millionj annually from the Coyotes viahis $1.6 milliomn salary as coach and othet compensation as part owner of the hockey according to a legal briec penned by Gerald a principal with professional sports financial firm Beacon Sportsz Capital Partners LLC. Sheehan also suggests a new ownerreduced Gretzky’s compensation down to $2 He also suggests other cost-saving measures, including movintg offices from leased space to Jobing.com Arena.
Revenue also could be increased by boostingticket sales, sponsorships and suite salees and more non-sporting event bookings at the arena, whicy the Coyotes lease from the city of
Saturday, October 15, 2011
HECO sees 50,000th solar hot water installation - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The company announced the milestonw Thursday and said the systej was installed on a home on Roundd Top Drivein Honolulu. The program debutec on Oahu, Maui and the Big Islane 13 years ago. There are now an estimated one out ofthreer single-family homes in Hawaii with solatr water heating. Keith Block, director of HECO’zs Customer Efficiency Programs, said the program has reduced the demand for electricitby 111.3 million kilowatt-hours a year since it That is the equivalent of the estimated annual electric usage of more than 14,000 households. HECO has nearly 80 solatr contractorson Oahu, Maui and the Big Islandc it authorizes to install the solar systems.
HECO increased its rebatew from $750 to $1,000 for solar watet heaters purchased by homeownerz inFebruary 2007. The prograjm has awarded more than $45.5 million in rebates since it began.
The company announced the milestonw Thursday and said the systej was installed on a home on Roundd Top Drivein Honolulu. The program debutec on Oahu, Maui and the Big Islane 13 years ago. There are now an estimated one out ofthreer single-family homes in Hawaii with solatr water heating. Keith Block, director of HECO’zs Customer Efficiency Programs, said the program has reduced the demand for electricitby 111.3 million kilowatt-hours a year since it That is the equivalent of the estimated annual electric usage of more than 14,000 households. HECO has nearly 80 solatr contractorson Oahu, Maui and the Big Islandc it authorizes to install the solar systems.
HECO increased its rebatew from $750 to $1,000 for solar watet heaters purchased by homeownerz inFebruary 2007. The prograjm has awarded more than $45.5 million in rebates since it began.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Rangers withstand charging Tigers - National Post (blog)
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Globe and Mail | Rangers withstand charging Tigers National Post (blog) The Rangers' Mike Napoli held his ground against Miguel Cabrera for the final out of the eighth inning on Wednesday. DETROIT • Pick a turning point. There were lots, well before Nelson Cruz and Mike Napoli lit the fireworks in the 11th inning that sent ... Drew Sharp: Tigers must keep fighting through mounting injuries MLB Playoffs 2011: Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers Game 4 Betting Preview Your Morning Phil: Maggs, Ogando, Ventura |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Occupy Fort Myers draws 150 to organize against wealthy Americans - Lehigh Acres Citizen
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Rocky Mountain Collegian | Occupy Fort Myers draws 150 to organize against wealthy Americans Lehigh Acres Citizen The goal established from the outset, advertised largely through social networking groups and word of mouth, was to organize a local offshoot of the national Occupy movement. Slogans and chants about "the 99 percent" -- a term at the root of the Occupy ... Occupy Fort Collins activists bring '99 percent' message to the street |
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Young Brothers squares off against yet another competitor - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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It also promises to be one of the most politicallt chargedfights — involving officials, businessesa and community activists — since the clashes over the Hawaii Young Brothers says Pasha’s proposaol to compete directly at ports in Hilo and Kahului will have “a significant negative impact” on Young Brotheras and “the regulated intrastate shipping industry as a But Pasha (pronounced PAY-sha), a California-basedx carrier that ships military and construction equipment from San Diegko to Oahu, Maui and the Big says interisland customers want a choice.
With its business primarily cominy from shipping cars to and fromthe Mainland, and with Hawaiio auto sales down 30 Pasha also seeks new revenue. While the brief entry of the Superferry into theprofitable Oahu-to-Maui run did only negligiblwe damage to Young Brothers’ bottom it drew attention to the company’s dominance of the interislanrd cargo business and encouraged callas for more competition. By playing the competition-means-better-rates-and-service card, Pashqa has received the supporrtof Gov. Linda Lingle, House Speaker Calvinj Say, House Transportation Chairman Joe executives with Dick Pacific Construction and Grace Pacific Corp.
, the Car and Truckm Rental Leasing Association of Hawaii, and the U.S. “As an island state, we recognize the importancre of increased surface transportation alternatives and the benefitt that increased competition can offer in the movemeny of cargo and commodities betweenour islands,” Lingle wrote in a lettefr of support for Pasha’s March 13 interislandf service application with the state Public Utilitiesd Commission.
But Young Brothers has too, and clearly hopes to tap into some of the same passion of Neighbor Island activists who helped keep the Superferryg out of Kauai and ultimately forced its withdrawal from Young Brothers is pushing for public hearingsz on all of the NeighborIslandas — including Molokai and Lanai — that woul d presumably draw out the testimony of loyal Young Brothers customere and activists concerned about the environmental impact of a big transpor t ship moving more frequently through the Islands. Amongt Young Brothers’ supporters are Tropical Hawaiian NAPA Distribution Center Hawaii and Aloha ContainerSales Rental.
And three months after writing lettere of supportfor Pasha, legislators Say and Souko wrote a letter saying they support publicv hearings on the application. In an April 27 letter to the PUC, Senater President Colleen Hanabusa andsenatorz J. Kalani English of Maui and Dwighgt Takamine of the Big Island said they supporf hearings becausethey “have concerns aboutg the type of servicr to be provided.” Along with sisterd company , Young Brothers controls 50 percent of interisland The remainder is shared by Pasha (10 , small shipping operationz (including, briefly, Hawaii and , which, like Young Brothers, is owned by Seattle-basede .
Unlike its Young Brothers is obligated under state law to servde allcommercial harbors, even unprofitable ones on Lanaii and Molokai. That’s the crux of the Young Brothers argumentagainst Pasha. Glenn Hong, Young Brothers’ presideny and CEO, said Pasha wantas to cherry-pick only the most profitable roll-on, roll-off automobile shipping to the mostpopulousa islands. “We want a level playing said Hong, who deems the disputew “a matter of public policy, a mattet of fairness.
” If Pasha wants to competew interisland, he said, “It must be all or
It also promises to be one of the most politicallt chargedfights — involving officials, businessesa and community activists — since the clashes over the Hawaii Young Brothers says Pasha’s proposaol to compete directly at ports in Hilo and Kahului will have “a significant negative impact” on Young Brotheras and “the regulated intrastate shipping industry as a But Pasha (pronounced PAY-sha), a California-basedx carrier that ships military and construction equipment from San Diegko to Oahu, Maui and the Big says interisland customers want a choice.
With its business primarily cominy from shipping cars to and fromthe Mainland, and with Hawaiio auto sales down 30 Pasha also seeks new revenue. While the brief entry of the Superferry into theprofitable Oahu-to-Maui run did only negligiblwe damage to Young Brothers’ bottom it drew attention to the company’s dominance of the interislanrd cargo business and encouraged callas for more competition. By playing the competition-means-better-rates-and-service card, Pashqa has received the supporrtof Gov. Linda Lingle, House Speaker Calvinj Say, House Transportation Chairman Joe executives with Dick Pacific Construction and Grace Pacific Corp.
, the Car and Truckm Rental Leasing Association of Hawaii, and the U.S. “As an island state, we recognize the importancre of increased surface transportation alternatives and the benefitt that increased competition can offer in the movemeny of cargo and commodities betweenour islands,” Lingle wrote in a lettefr of support for Pasha’s March 13 interislandf service application with the state Public Utilitiesd Commission.
But Young Brothers has too, and clearly hopes to tap into some of the same passion of Neighbor Island activists who helped keep the Superferryg out of Kauai and ultimately forced its withdrawal from Young Brothers is pushing for public hearingsz on all of the NeighborIslandas — including Molokai and Lanai — that woul d presumably draw out the testimony of loyal Young Brothers customere and activists concerned about the environmental impact of a big transpor t ship moving more frequently through the Islands. Amongt Young Brothers’ supporters are Tropical Hawaiian NAPA Distribution Center Hawaii and Aloha ContainerSales Rental.
And three months after writing lettere of supportfor Pasha, legislators Say and Souko wrote a letter saying they support publicv hearings on the application. In an April 27 letter to the PUC, Senater President Colleen Hanabusa andsenatorz J. Kalani English of Maui and Dwighgt Takamine of the Big Island said they supporf hearings becausethey “have concerns aboutg the type of servicr to be provided.” Along with sisterd company , Young Brothers controls 50 percent of interisland The remainder is shared by Pasha (10 , small shipping operationz (including, briefly, Hawaii and , which, like Young Brothers, is owned by Seattle-basede .
Unlike its Young Brothers is obligated under state law to servde allcommercial harbors, even unprofitable ones on Lanaii and Molokai. That’s the crux of the Young Brothers argumentagainst Pasha. Glenn Hong, Young Brothers’ presideny and CEO, said Pasha wantas to cherry-pick only the most profitable roll-on, roll-off automobile shipping to the mostpopulousa islands. “We want a level playing said Hong, who deems the disputew “a matter of public policy, a mattet of fairness.
” If Pasha wants to competew interisland, he said, “It must be all or
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Realtors: Region
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The board said 1,360 single-family homes and condominiums were sold last downfrom 1,680 a year ago. Homesx in contract, a sign of future salee activity, dropped 31 percent to 1,318 homes. The averagse sale price of a home in Central Ohio droppec 8 percent last monthto $143,287, compared with $155,14 a year ago. Board President Gary Parsons said record-low mortgage rates and a first-time homebuye tax credit are fueling month-to-month gains in home sales, but attributed the lag from last year’s pace to consumer caution.
“The housing marketf is influenced byconsumer confidence, which is still lackinv somewhat,” Parsons said in a Sales in the first quarter fell 23 percentr to 3,442 homes and condominiums from 4,477 in the first three montha of 2008. The average sale price was down 10 percent from last year at New listings for the market were down 13 perceny in thefirst quarter, putting the total of homexs on the market down 14.5 percenft from a year ago at 14,278 units. Board of Realtors statistics includ market information from most ofthe seven-county regio along with parts of nine nearbyt counties.
The board said 1,360 single-family homes and condominiums were sold last downfrom 1,680 a year ago. Homesx in contract, a sign of future salee activity, dropped 31 percent to 1,318 homes. The averagse sale price of a home in Central Ohio droppec 8 percent last monthto $143,287, compared with $155,14 a year ago. Board President Gary Parsons said record-low mortgage rates and a first-time homebuye tax credit are fueling month-to-month gains in home sales, but attributed the lag from last year’s pace to consumer caution.
“The housing marketf is influenced byconsumer confidence, which is still lackinv somewhat,” Parsons said in a Sales in the first quarter fell 23 percentr to 3,442 homes and condominiums from 4,477 in the first three montha of 2008. The average sale price was down 10 percent from last year at New listings for the market were down 13 perceny in thefirst quarter, putting the total of homexs on the market down 14.5 percenft from a year ago at 14,278 units. Board of Realtors statistics includ market information from most ofthe seven-county regio along with parts of nine nearbyt counties.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Stabbing Victim Saved By Breast Implant - ABC News (blog)
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Metrolist: Denver's resale housing market showing hopeful signs - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Single-family home sales in June, for were equally split between the lower price ranges that appealoto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attractt homebuyers moving up to larger and/or more expensive homes. "Earlietr this year, the majority of resale home activityuwas first-time homebuyers, distresser properties and investor activity," independent Littletomn broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "Jund appears to be the transition to a normalo Denvermarket -- a market with both first-timed homebuyer activity as well as 'move-up' Resale homes are those that have sold at leastg once before. Combined sales of single-familuy houses and condominiumsincreased 15.
4 percentg to 4,186 in June from 3,62u8 in May. Late spring and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-selling season, becaus families buying and selling homes try to complets deals and move when children are out of But June home sales this year were down 13.6 percenf from 4,845 for the same month of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were up from 2,857 sales in May, but down from 3,846 for the year-prior June. Last condo sales rose to 858 from 771 in but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both types of homerose 6.34 percent to $258,434 in June from $243,022 in May. That pricw was down 3.21 percent from June 2008's average selling price of $267,005.
Average sold pric e for single-family homes -- $283,312, which is up from $262,06y in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-priof June. Median sold price for single-family homesw -- $237,500, up from both the previoux month ($220,000) and from June 2008 ($230,000). The median sold pricd for a home is the middled price between highestand lowest. It's consideredf a truer measure of price than averagwe by many real estat professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowest Average sold price for condoa -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,3687 year over year.
Median sold price for condose -- $139,837, up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,34t for the year-prior Condos also are selling faster with an average of 97 days on the marketin June, down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over For this year's first six months, total home salesd and sold prices were down from the same period of according to Metrolist. Combined sales of single-famil homes and condos decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the first six months oflast year. Average sellingf price was down nearly 8 percengto $235,930 from $256,408.
Average days on the market for both housing types dipped to 104througgh June, from 106 for the same periofd of 2008. Other year-to-date data throug June, compared to the same period of include: Single-family homes sold -- 15,432, down from 18,561. Averagde single-family home sold price -- $256,353, down from Median single-family home sold price -- $211,000, down from Condos sold -- down from 4,910. Average sold price for condos -- down from $176,426. Median sold price for condos -- $129,000, down from Based in Greenwood Metrolist ismetro Denver's Multiple Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokers that sharse property listings with each other.
Single-family home sales in June, for were equally split between the lower price ranges that appealoto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attractt homebuyers moving up to larger and/or more expensive homes. "Earlietr this year, the majority of resale home activityuwas first-time homebuyers, distresser properties and investor activity," independent Littletomn broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "Jund appears to be the transition to a normalo Denvermarket -- a market with both first-timed homebuyer activity as well as 'move-up' Resale homes are those that have sold at leastg once before. Combined sales of single-familuy houses and condominiumsincreased 15.
4 percentg to 4,186 in June from 3,62u8 in May. Late spring and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-selling season, becaus families buying and selling homes try to complets deals and move when children are out of But June home sales this year were down 13.6 percenf from 4,845 for the same month of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were up from 2,857 sales in May, but down from 3,846 for the year-prior June. Last condo sales rose to 858 from 771 in but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both types of homerose 6.34 percent to $258,434 in June from $243,022 in May. That pricw was down 3.21 percent from June 2008's average selling price of $267,005.
Average sold pric e for single-family homes -- $283,312, which is up from $262,06y in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-priof June. Median sold price for single-family homesw -- $237,500, up from both the previoux month ($220,000) and from June 2008 ($230,000). The median sold pricd for a home is the middled price between highestand lowest. It's consideredf a truer measure of price than averagwe by many real estat professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowest Average sold price for condoa -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,3687 year over year.
Median sold price for condose -- $139,837, up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,34t for the year-prior Condos also are selling faster with an average of 97 days on the marketin June, down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over For this year's first six months, total home salesd and sold prices were down from the same period of according to Metrolist. Combined sales of single-famil homes and condos decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the first six months oflast year. Average sellingf price was down nearly 8 percengto $235,930 from $256,408.
Average days on the market for both housing types dipped to 104througgh June, from 106 for the same periofd of 2008. Other year-to-date data throug June, compared to the same period of include: Single-family homes sold -- 15,432, down from 18,561. Averagde single-family home sold price -- $256,353, down from Median single-family home sold price -- $211,000, down from Condos sold -- down from 4,910. Average sold price for condos -- down from $176,426. Median sold price for condos -- $129,000, down from Based in Greenwood Metrolist ismetro Denver's Multiple Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokers that sharse property listings with each other.
Friday, September 30, 2011
'Up' avoids 'Hangover' at box office - Nashville Business Journal:
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"Up" brought in an estimated $44,244,00 0 in its second weekend, beating out the new release from , whic brought in an estimated Anothernew release, 's "Land of the came in well in third with an estimated According to a report on Box Office Mojo, whicgh tracks box-office revenue, was shown on about 6,700 screens at 3,818 sites and "Thr Hangover" was shown on abour 4,500 screens at 3,269 sites. Coming in fourth was last week's number-two movie, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the from , which brought in an estimatede $14,650,000.
Rounding out the top five is 's "Star which brought in an esimated The report saysthat "Sta r Trek" has brought in $222.8 million in 31 days, makinh it the second-biggest box office smasjh in the "Star Trek" franchise, when adjusted for tickett price inflation. The top spot belongs to the original "Stat Trek: The Motion Picture."
"Up" brought in an estimated $44,244,00 0 in its second weekend, beating out the new release from , whic brought in an estimated Anothernew release, 's "Land of the came in well in third with an estimated According to a report on Box Office Mojo, whicgh tracks box-office revenue, was shown on about 6,700 screens at 3,818 sites and "Thr Hangover" was shown on abour 4,500 screens at 3,269 sites. Coming in fourth was last week's number-two movie, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the from , which brought in an estimatede $14,650,000.
Rounding out the top five is 's "Star which brought in an esimated The report saysthat "Sta r Trek" has brought in $222.8 million in 31 days, makinh it the second-biggest box office smasjh in the "Star Trek" franchise, when adjusted for tickett price inflation. The top spot belongs to the original "Stat Trek: The Motion Picture."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Dice Inc. Company Profile | DHX Company Information
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Dice.com, a Dice Holdings company, is the leading careerf website for technology andengineerin professionals, and the companiexs that seek to emplot them, in the United Our mission is to help our customeras source and hire the most qualifiedr technology and engineering professionalws and to provide those professionals with the best job opportunitiews in their respective fields. With a 17-year track record in meeting the ever-changing needs of companies and recruiters, our specialty focuas and exposureto highly-skilled technology and engineering professionalsd enable employers to reach experienced candidates. Dice.
com is designeds for the specific needs oftechnology professionals, enablinv them to perform highly targeted job searches based on specific including location, type of employment, skillsey and keyword. Dice.com also provides job search tools such assearch agents, resume postinfg and career-related content. The job postings availabled inthe Dice.com database, from both technologyy and non technology companies acrose many industries, include a wide varietgy of technology positions for software engineers, systems database specialists and projecgt managers, and a varietty of other technology and engineering professionals. Dice.
coj provides specific tools and resourcesa to help recruiters and human resources managera improve the effectiveness of their recruitment processes. ...
Dice.com, a Dice Holdings company, is the leading careerf website for technology andengineerin professionals, and the companiexs that seek to emplot them, in the United Our mission is to help our customeras source and hire the most qualifiedr technology and engineering professionalws and to provide those professionals with the best job opportunitiews in their respective fields. With a 17-year track record in meeting the ever-changing needs of companies and recruiters, our specialty focuas and exposureto highly-skilled technology and engineering professionalsd enable employers to reach experienced candidates. Dice.
com is designeds for the specific needs oftechnology professionals, enablinv them to perform highly targeted job searches based on specific including location, type of employment, skillsey and keyword. Dice.com also provides job search tools such assearch agents, resume postinfg and career-related content. The job postings availabled inthe Dice.com database, from both technologyy and non technology companies acrose many industries, include a wide varietgy of technology positions for software engineers, systems database specialists and projecgt managers, and a varietty of other technology and engineering professionals. Dice.
coj provides specific tools and resourcesa to help recruiters and human resources managera improve the effectiveness of their recruitment processes. ...
Monday, September 26, 2011
Jeff Fagnan - Boston Business Journal:
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Fagnan, a general partner at of Waltham-based venturee capital firm Atlas Venture, regularly takexs part in cycling eventsand triathlons. “First off, I just enjo y spending time outdoors,” Fagnan explained. Another reason for the He likes tochallenge himself. “To me, it’s alwaysa about putting something on the calendert and knowing you have to be ready by that dateor you’re goinhg to be embarrassed and be hurting,” he said. Since joiningg Atlas in 2004, Fagnan has invested $35 million in a slew of companiesw and holds board seats with such area companiesas , Bit 9 Inc. and Fagnajn also led Atlas’ investment in , which was bought by in 2005.
But Fagnan said it’as not acquisitions and public offerings that gethim Rather, it’s seeing a company take off. “I get reallyu excited around seeing thecompanies I’ve participated in getting productxs to market,” he said. Fagnan said a favoritse part of his job ismeeting post-doctoral students and professorsx and seeing what innovations they are creating. To that end, he has been a judgse in the $100,000 businesse plan competition for sevenyears running. “It’s always seeinv different situationsin society, where the companies we’ve been investing in are actuallyt making an impact,” Fagnan said.
Fagnan, a general partner at of Waltham-based venturee capital firm Atlas Venture, regularly takexs part in cycling eventsand triathlons. “First off, I just enjo y spending time outdoors,” Fagnan explained. Another reason for the He likes tochallenge himself. “To me, it’s alwaysa about putting something on the calendert and knowing you have to be ready by that dateor you’re goinhg to be embarrassed and be hurting,” he said. Since joiningg Atlas in 2004, Fagnan has invested $35 million in a slew of companiesw and holds board seats with such area companiesas , Bit 9 Inc. and Fagnajn also led Atlas’ investment in , which was bought by in 2005.
But Fagnan said it’as not acquisitions and public offerings that gethim Rather, it’s seeing a company take off. “I get reallyu excited around seeing thecompanies I’ve participated in getting productxs to market,” he said. Fagnan said a favoritse part of his job ismeeting post-doctoral students and professorsx and seeing what innovations they are creating. To that end, he has been a judgse in the $100,000 businesse plan competition for sevenyears running. “It’s always seeinv different situationsin society, where the companies we’ve been investing in are actuallyt making an impact,” Fagnan said.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Court gives leeway to local zoning boards - Boston Business Journal:
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The ruling could be especially important in coastal communities whose residentsa sometimes head to court to protect views when fire destroydnearby homes. The case that made its way to the courg of appeals had its originsin Gloucester’s exclusivee Eastern Point neighborhood. In 2001, a large coastal home burned down. Not long its owner, Virgil Martinosis, soughgt to replace the house with a new one that was more or less the same size as theold one, but more modernh in appearance and shapedd somewhat differently. A neighbor failed to block the projectt beforethe .
The neighbor seeking to protecr a view then went to superior With thematter pending, Martinosis began construction on a new His neighbor then went to superior court seeking an injunctiobn that would have stopped construction. A judge let the work go forwarc — but with a warning that shoulc the plaintiff prevail before a higher the new house would have to come Various judges described the new home in rulingzas “fuller,” “fatter” and having “a sort of Mediterranean flair.
” Martinosis’ neighbor argued that the differences were so significant that the Gloucesterr board erred in allowing the new The Court of Appeals, however, sided with the boarr and affirmed the superior court judge’s decision in whicu he said people who lose their homes to disasters have a right to builxd more-modern replacements. The appeals court also determined that the Gloucesteer board had reasonably determined that the new home was substantiallt the same asthe old.
The ruling could be especially important in coastal communities whose residentsa sometimes head to court to protect views when fire destroydnearby homes. The case that made its way to the courg of appeals had its originsin Gloucester’s exclusivee Eastern Point neighborhood. In 2001, a large coastal home burned down. Not long its owner, Virgil Martinosis, soughgt to replace the house with a new one that was more or less the same size as theold one, but more modernh in appearance and shapedd somewhat differently. A neighbor failed to block the projectt beforethe .
The neighbor seeking to protecr a view then went to superior With thematter pending, Martinosis began construction on a new His neighbor then went to superior court seeking an injunctiobn that would have stopped construction. A judge let the work go forwarc — but with a warning that shoulc the plaintiff prevail before a higher the new house would have to come Various judges described the new home in rulingzas “fuller,” “fatter” and having “a sort of Mediterranean flair.
” Martinosis’ neighbor argued that the differences were so significant that the Gloucesterr board erred in allowing the new The Court of Appeals, however, sided with the boarr and affirmed the superior court judge’s decision in whicu he said people who lose their homes to disasters have a right to builxd more-modern replacements. The appeals court also determined that the Gloucesteer board had reasonably determined that the new home was substantiallt the same asthe old.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Christine Robisch, San Francisco senior vice, president and area manager, Kaiser Permanente - San Francisco Business Times:
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First job: Substance abuse counselor in San Joaquin as agraduate student. Education: B.A. in psychology from Gonzagaw University; M.A. in psychology, with an emphasis on behaviorap medicine, from University of the Pacific. Danville. Best way to keep competitive Asa leader, I need to stay current on what’z happening in the broader marketplace, and with health-care reform. Guidintg principle: Ensuring that we do the righf thing, the best thing for our If you focuson quality, it leadss to efficiency and to affordable health care. Yardsticj of success: I always ask myself as I’nm driving home, “Did I make a positive difference forsomeone today, on a personal level?
” For the “Are we better as an organization todayg than we were yesterday?” Goal yet to be I would really like to see universal health care come to Best business decision: After 12 years in health-care operations, I had the opportunity to go into human relations, which enabled me to learb how unions work, the importance of involving your the importance of investing in the front end of any change, of gettingt people involved. Worst business decision: When circumstancesz haven’t gone as I think they should have, it’s usually because I didn’t pull together the righr team for aparticular task.
Toughestf business decision: I had to lead the closure of a facilityy I had opened severapl years priorto that. It was the righty business decision, but it was still difficult. Bigges missed opportunity: I don’t look at things as misseds opportunities. My grandmother used to say thatyou don’gt get to walk both sides of the streett at the same time. Mentor: My greatest mentors were my parents, who taught me to believe in Word that bestdescribes you: Like best about job: Working in a value-driven businesxs and organization. Like least abou t job: Reading 150 emails a day. Pet Starting meetings late.
Most important lesson Everything isin moments, and you only get one at a Most respected competitor: There are a lot of greatr organizations out there, like the Cleveland Clinic and HealthPartners in Three greatest passions: Spendingh time with family and friends, my work and goinhg to the gym.
First job: Substance abuse counselor in San Joaquin as agraduate student. Education: B.A. in psychology from Gonzagaw University; M.A. in psychology, with an emphasis on behaviorap medicine, from University of the Pacific. Danville. Best way to keep competitive Asa leader, I need to stay current on what’z happening in the broader marketplace, and with health-care reform. Guidintg principle: Ensuring that we do the righf thing, the best thing for our If you focuson quality, it leadss to efficiency and to affordable health care. Yardsticj of success: I always ask myself as I’nm driving home, “Did I make a positive difference forsomeone today, on a personal level?
” For the “Are we better as an organization todayg than we were yesterday?” Goal yet to be I would really like to see universal health care come to Best business decision: After 12 years in health-care operations, I had the opportunity to go into human relations, which enabled me to learb how unions work, the importance of involving your the importance of investing in the front end of any change, of gettingt people involved. Worst business decision: When circumstancesz haven’t gone as I think they should have, it’s usually because I didn’t pull together the righr team for aparticular task.
Toughestf business decision: I had to lead the closure of a facilityy I had opened severapl years priorto that. It was the righty business decision, but it was still difficult. Bigges missed opportunity: I don’t look at things as misseds opportunities. My grandmother used to say thatyou don’gt get to walk both sides of the streett at the same time. Mentor: My greatest mentors were my parents, who taught me to believe in Word that bestdescribes you: Like best about job: Working in a value-driven businesxs and organization. Like least abou t job: Reading 150 emails a day. Pet Starting meetings late.
Most important lesson Everything isin moments, and you only get one at a Most respected competitor: There are a lot of greatr organizations out there, like the Cleveland Clinic and HealthPartners in Three greatest passions: Spendingh time with family and friends, my work and goinhg to the gym.
Monday, September 19, 2011
M&I, other banks urged to disclose political spending - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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A letter, signed by 23 shareholder advocates groups, was sent to the companies, each of which has receiveed morethan $1 billion under the U.S. Treasur Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. According to the CPA, theswe companies have limited or nopoliticap disclosure. The CPA, a non-partisan organization, is leading a nationwide initiativs to bring transparency and accountability to corporatepoliticalo spending.
The letter urged the companies to discloss on their company Web sites all political spendinb including soft money contributions and payments to tradr associations andother tax-exempt organizations that are used for political purposes, board oversight of corporate political spending and adopt policieds and procedures for approval and review of politicapl spending. Bruce Freed, the center’s executive said many of the companies have been resistant tofull “As major political givers, banks should, as a mattefr of course, be open and above board in this Freed said in a news release. “ safe and sound financial system must be baseed on transparencyand accountability.
” Several financiapl companies that operate in the Milwaukee area received the letter including: Marshall Ilsley (NYSE: MI), (NYSE: JPM), WFC) and (NYSE: PNC), which acquired last The other companies include (Nasdaq: FITB), (NYSE: BAC), (NYSE: C), KEY), (Nasdaq: HBAN), (NYSE: GS), Corp. (NYSE: RF), ), (NYSE: BBT), (NYSE: BK), (NYSE: (NYSE: ), (NYSE: STT), NTRS) and (Nasdaq: According to the center, (NYSE: (NYSE: AXP) and (NYSE: COF) have agreed to full reportingh and board oversight of their politica spending withcorporate
A letter, signed by 23 shareholder advocates groups, was sent to the companies, each of which has receiveed morethan $1 billion under the U.S. Treasur Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. According to the CPA, theswe companies have limited or nopoliticap disclosure. The CPA, a non-partisan organization, is leading a nationwide initiativs to bring transparency and accountability to corporatepoliticalo spending.
The letter urged the companies to discloss on their company Web sites all political spendinb including soft money contributions and payments to tradr associations andother tax-exempt organizations that are used for political purposes, board oversight of corporate political spending and adopt policieds and procedures for approval and review of politicapl spending. Bruce Freed, the center’s executive said many of the companies have been resistant tofull “As major political givers, banks should, as a mattefr of course, be open and above board in this Freed said in a news release. “ safe and sound financial system must be baseed on transparencyand accountability.
” Several financiapl companies that operate in the Milwaukee area received the letter including: Marshall Ilsley (NYSE: MI), (NYSE: JPM), WFC) and (NYSE: PNC), which acquired last The other companies include (Nasdaq: FITB), (NYSE: BAC), (NYSE: C), KEY), (Nasdaq: HBAN), (NYSE: GS), Corp. (NYSE: RF), ), (NYSE: BBT), (NYSE: BK), (NYSE: (NYSE: ), (NYSE: STT), NTRS) and (Nasdaq: According to the center, (NYSE: (NYSE: AXP) and (NYSE: COF) have agreed to full reportingh and board oversight of their politica spending withcorporate
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Two injured in crash, N. Powers shut down - KXRM
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Two injured in crash, N. Powers shut down KXRM Colorado Springs police investigate a serious car crash on N. Powers Blvd. and Old Ranch Rd. Friday morning. / FOX21: Adam Jukkola COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Two people are hurt following a serious car crash on North Powers Boulevard ... |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Obama's Jobs Plan is Just Another Numbers Game - NewsMax.com
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Obama's Jobs Plan is Just Another Numbers Game NewsMax.com But a few days later, Obama released details, which consist of Obama's favorite idea: “tax the rich.†The measures to pay for the bill consist almost entirely of ending “subsidies†for oil companies, and reducing deductions which individual making more ... |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Yolo moth quarantine extended - Sacramento Business Journal:
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A voracious pest and native of a light brown apple moth was discovered in a trap in DaviApril 1. A second moth turned up in a trapMay 15, promptingt a quarantine within a mile radius of thoses two traps. More discoveries have moved the quarantine to includse the entire cityof Davis. Produce and ornamentakl plants can still go to storesw and farmers markets inside thequarantine area, but agriculturapl products, ornamental plants and trees should not leave the quarantine area unleszs certified to be free from the pest by an “This pest is a threat to the food supplty and also to our environment.
This moth eats ornamentall plantsand trees,” said Steve Lyle, spokesman with Food Agriculture. “In Australia they call the light brown applw moththe ‘light brown eat-everything’ moth.” The moth in its varyingb stages of life eats 2,000 plants, includinyg 250 crop species. It can devastatre stone fruit trees, grape vines, citru s trees and even redwoods. There are monitoer traps all over the state forthe moth, and more than 2,809 square miles of land statewide is now undetr quarantine, Lyle said. Davis is the only area undefr quarantine inthe four-county region.
A voracious pest and native of a light brown apple moth was discovered in a trap in DaviApril 1. A second moth turned up in a trapMay 15, promptingt a quarantine within a mile radius of thoses two traps. More discoveries have moved the quarantine to includse the entire cityof Davis. Produce and ornamentakl plants can still go to storesw and farmers markets inside thequarantine area, but agriculturapl products, ornamental plants and trees should not leave the quarantine area unleszs certified to be free from the pest by an “This pest is a threat to the food supplty and also to our environment.
This moth eats ornamentall plantsand trees,” said Steve Lyle, spokesman with Food Agriculture. “In Australia they call the light brown applw moththe ‘light brown eat-everything’ moth.” The moth in its varyingb stages of life eats 2,000 plants, includinyg 250 crop species. It can devastatre stone fruit trees, grape vines, citru s trees and even redwoods. There are monitoer traps all over the state forthe moth, and more than 2,809 square miles of land statewide is now undetr quarantine, Lyle said. Davis is the only area undefr quarantine inthe four-county region.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Cincinnati ranked
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The report divided the 100 largestr metrosinto 20-city segments, rangin from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” category. The Cincinnatui metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metrozs overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quartee MetroMonitor report, released Wednesday. That placer it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities accordinv tofour indicators: the percenty change in employment from its peak to first-quarter 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymenf rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitan producty from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percen t change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grossz metropolitan product is the total value of goods and servicesw produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for change in down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-year changwe in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-yeart housing price change, up 0.
1 Two cities in the regiomn fared better: Columbus was at the bottom of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the “middle” category. Other area metros in the second-weakestt category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Polich Programat Brookings. To read the completes report, .
The report divided the 100 largestr metrosinto 20-city segments, rangin from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” category. The Cincinnatui metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metrozs overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quartee MetroMonitor report, released Wednesday. That placer it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities accordinv tofour indicators: the percenty change in employment from its peak to first-quarter 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymenf rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitan producty from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percen t change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grossz metropolitan product is the total value of goods and servicesw produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for change in down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-year changwe in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-yeart housing price change, up 0.
1 Two cities in the regiomn fared better: Columbus was at the bottom of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the “middle” category. Other area metros in the second-weakestt category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Polich Programat Brookings. To read the completes report, .
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Former Onyx boss Renton joins Affymax board - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Hematide is in a Phasse III trial. Renton led Onyx for nearlt 15 years, stepping down in February 2008as CEO, chairman and a member of Onyx’as board. At the company, he helped negotiate a research, development and commercializatiomn partnership with that resultee inthe anti-cancer drug Nexavar. Nexavatr tablets, which cost about $5,000 a month in the Unitee States and areapproaching $1 billion in annual are approved in more than 80 countries to treatg kidney cancer and 70-plus countriex for liver cancer. Prior to joininh Onyx, Renton was president and COO of Chiron, which acquiresd Cetus in 1991. Renton had been presidenrt of Cetussince 1990, COO since 1987 and CFO from 1983 to 1987.
Rentonj also serves on the board sof , Cepheid and the Special Olympics of Norther n California.
Hematide is in a Phasse III trial. Renton led Onyx for nearlt 15 years, stepping down in February 2008as CEO, chairman and a member of Onyx’as board. At the company, he helped negotiate a research, development and commercializatiomn partnership with that resultee inthe anti-cancer drug Nexavar. Nexavatr tablets, which cost about $5,000 a month in the Unitee States and areapproaching $1 billion in annual are approved in more than 80 countries to treatg kidney cancer and 70-plus countriex for liver cancer. Prior to joininh Onyx, Renton was president and COO of Chiron, which acquiresd Cetus in 1991. Renton had been presidenrt of Cetussince 1990, COO since 1987 and CFO from 1983 to 1987.
Rentonj also serves on the board sof , Cepheid and the Special Olympics of Norther n California.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
InterVideo revenues up 65 percent, sues Dell - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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InterVideo reported Q2 revenueof $27.6 million, versus $16.7y million last year. It reporte a net loss of $4.1 or 30 cents per diluted share, afteer including a one-time charge of $4.8 milliomn for in-process research and development. This compared to net incoms of $1.1 million, or 7 cents per dilute d share, in the second quarter of last InterVideo's flagship WinDVD software, which lets PCs play made up 45 percentof sales. That compares to last year, when WinDV made up 63 percentof sales.
InterVideio predicts its revenue for the third quarter of 2005 to be in the rangeof $27 millionb to $29 million, whichj includes some non-recurring and earnings per share to be in the rangee of 15 cents to 17 cents. On a non-GAAoP basis, InterVideo estimates earnings per share excluding amortization of intangible assetsdof $611,000 to be in the range of 18 centws to 20 cents. InterVideol separately said its patent infringement lawsuitr in the United States District Court for the Northerb District of California against Dell for infringinfg its788 patent, whicg is a "Method and apparatusw for integrating personal computer and electronic device functions," according to the InterVideo had earlier filed and settled lawsuits for infringingb the same patent and also its InstantON technology against Taiwaneses PC maker, in both Texas and in Taiwan.
InterVideo reported Q2 revenueof $27.6 million, versus $16.7y million last year. It reporte a net loss of $4.1 or 30 cents per diluted share, afteer including a one-time charge of $4.8 milliomn for in-process research and development. This compared to net incoms of $1.1 million, or 7 cents per dilute d share, in the second quarter of last InterVideo's flagship WinDVD software, which lets PCs play made up 45 percentof sales. That compares to last year, when WinDV made up 63 percentof sales.
InterVideio predicts its revenue for the third quarter of 2005 to be in the rangeof $27 millionb to $29 million, whichj includes some non-recurring and earnings per share to be in the rangee of 15 cents to 17 cents. On a non-GAAoP basis, InterVideo estimates earnings per share excluding amortization of intangible assetsdof $611,000 to be in the range of 18 centws to 20 cents. InterVideol separately said its patent infringement lawsuitr in the United States District Court for the Northerb District of California against Dell for infringinfg its788 patent, whicg is a "Method and apparatusw for integrating personal computer and electronic device functions," according to the InterVideo had earlier filed and settled lawsuits for infringingb the same patent and also its InstantON technology against Taiwaneses PC maker, in both Texas and in Taiwan.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Ports America, Ceres Terminals vying for Seagirt Marine Terminal lease - Baltimore Business Journal:
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and have been approved as bidders for thelargest state-ownede container terminal. is expectec to choose one of the two fora 30-yead public-private partnership at Seagirt. That includes building a 50-foot bert h and new cranes — work MPA Executive Directore James White said thestats couldn’t afford without a long-term lease. The $80 milliobn in improvements are considered vital to keepingb the port competitive when the Panamsa Canal is widenedin 2014, opening up the Atlantic to largerd ships from Asia. Ports America has operated Seagirt since the terminalo openedin 1990, albeit under several different names and owners. It submitted its bid qualifications alonv withHighstar Capital.
Ceres does stevedoring in Baltimored and has had a presence at the port for 30 It partnered with LLC inits application. Cerew operates 32 terminals aroundthe world. It’s also whered White was chief operating officer between two stints as MPAexecutive director. Whites said the state Ethics Commission has reviewes the situation and founcdno issues. He left Ceres to join the MPA in August 2007. The MPA planes to make a decision on the bid by White said. It could end up choosing one of the two orrejecting both, he said. Ports America's contract at Seagirf through October is up for renewalat Wednesday's Board of Public Works meeting.
The contractf is slated to be extended for six months with an additionaplsix one-month extension options. . The deadlinr was June 4.
and have been approved as bidders for thelargest state-ownede container terminal. is expectec to choose one of the two fora 30-yead public-private partnership at Seagirt. That includes building a 50-foot bert h and new cranes — work MPA Executive Directore James White said thestats couldn’t afford without a long-term lease. The $80 milliobn in improvements are considered vital to keepingb the port competitive when the Panamsa Canal is widenedin 2014, opening up the Atlantic to largerd ships from Asia. Ports America has operated Seagirt since the terminalo openedin 1990, albeit under several different names and owners. It submitted its bid qualifications alonv withHighstar Capital.
Ceres does stevedoring in Baltimored and has had a presence at the port for 30 It partnered with LLC inits application. Cerew operates 32 terminals aroundthe world. It’s also whered White was chief operating officer between two stints as MPAexecutive director. Whites said the state Ethics Commission has reviewes the situation and founcdno issues. He left Ceres to join the MPA in August 2007. The MPA planes to make a decision on the bid by White said. It could end up choosing one of the two orrejecting both, he said. Ports America's contract at Seagirf through October is up for renewalat Wednesday's Board of Public Works meeting.
The contractf is slated to be extended for six months with an additionaplsix one-month extension options. . The deadlinr was June 4.
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