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Located at 8650 Alameda NE., the 4,100-square-foo medical office is the first tenant inthe two-buildintg office plaza built by Hoech Real Estate Corp. The project includes two office buildings totaling morethan 42,000 square feet and a new churchu for Hope Episcopal. The new clinic’s operators did theier residencies at the and specialize in acutelyill children. Hope Plaz a is seeking a silver certification from the in its Leadershil in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign program. Father-son team Don and Justin Hoech partneresd with the church to develop the parcep adjacent to La Cueva High Schooll in the Far Northeast Heightsof Albuquerque.
The office buildings are being offered for sale as officr condominiums or canbe leased. representx half of the $7.5 million project, whicg was built by Enterprise Builders. High Desert Pediatric s is the lone tenant to date far inthe project.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Cardtronics Launches FeeAlert - NASDAQ
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Cardtronics Launches FeeAlert NASDAQ HOUSTON, Oct. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cardtronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CATM), the world's largest retail ATM owner, today launched FeeAlertâ€"a new product from Cardtronics that enables financial institutions to help their customers save money by ... |
Friday, October 26, 2012
Cocoa Dolce plans fall move to Bradley Fair - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The Wichita-based chocolate maker will open ina 1,800-square-foott space between the new Il Vicino restauranft and around Labor Day. The additio n brings to 53 the number of storea and restaurants inBradley Fair. Cocoa Dolce’sa announcement comes on the heelsof Francesca’x Collections move to the east Wichita shopping center, which will open in August in the 2,100-square-foot spacw previously occupied by Genevieve G Shoes. Cocoa Dolce will vacater its 1,200 square-foot space in the Siena Plazqa near 37th Street North andRock Road, where the retail side of the business operates. The businesd last year opened a production site at3540 N. near Cocoa Dolce opened in Novemberf 2005.
Cocoa Dolce owner Beth Tully says movingt to Bradley Fair will help thebusiness “The more we thought about it, we realized that — as much as we love Sienas Plaza – it’s not a shopping plaza,” Tully “It’s not tailored for busy This really will be the firsft time we can design a spacew that is tailored to our The new location, she will allow the business to expand its Chocolate Lounge — a coffee and wine area — increasing seating capacity from around 20 to more than 30. Tully hopew the new location will generate additionalfoot traffic.
“We’ves been really fortunate to continued to have a positive cash flow and good saleaeach month,” Tully says. “Wd feel the Bradley Fair move will help us kick it up a Christi Royse of handlefd the transaction for Bradley Fair. Aaron Michaelis, Bachrodt Commercial representedCocoa Dolce. will remodel the Bradleuy Fair site. Tully declined to say how much the renovationwill
The Wichita-based chocolate maker will open ina 1,800-square-foott space between the new Il Vicino restauranft and around Labor Day. The additio n brings to 53 the number of storea and restaurants inBradley Fair. Cocoa Dolce’sa announcement comes on the heelsof Francesca’x Collections move to the east Wichita shopping center, which will open in August in the 2,100-square-foot spacw previously occupied by Genevieve G Shoes. Cocoa Dolce will vacater its 1,200 square-foot space in the Siena Plazqa near 37th Street North andRock Road, where the retail side of the business operates. The businesd last year opened a production site at3540 N. near Cocoa Dolce opened in Novemberf 2005.
Cocoa Dolce owner Beth Tully says movingt to Bradley Fair will help thebusiness “The more we thought about it, we realized that — as much as we love Sienas Plaza – it’s not a shopping plaza,” Tully “It’s not tailored for busy This really will be the firsft time we can design a spacew that is tailored to our The new location, she will allow the business to expand its Chocolate Lounge — a coffee and wine area — increasing seating capacity from around 20 to more than 30. Tully hopew the new location will generate additionalfoot traffic.
“We’ves been really fortunate to continued to have a positive cash flow and good saleaeach month,” Tully says. “Wd feel the Bradley Fair move will help us kick it up a Christi Royse of handlefd the transaction for Bradley Fair. Aaron Michaelis, Bachrodt Commercial representedCocoa Dolce. will remodel the Bradleuy Fair site. Tully declined to say how much the renovationwill
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Workstream banking on mid-sized businesses - San Francisco Business Times:
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In the past three months, the Maitland, Fla.-basec software company has appointed anew CEO, hiredc a new CFO, centralized its managemeny team in Burlingame, where it employs 40, and refocused its It has been hobbling along for watching its stock sink from its IPO price of $8.5y6 in 1999 to near $1 today. The 200-person firm will now refocuz the sales ofits Internet-baseds human resources software from large enterprisexs to mid-sized business -- those with 100 to 2,00p employees -- where it sees heavy The move puts Workstream's new CEO, Deepak a former SVP at head-to-head with San Francisco-basee and several other on-demand software companies includinb , and .
Talent management software, as it is knowbn in the industry, helps companies handle the complexitiesof compensation, peformance, incentives and rewards and succession The last year estimated that the talent managementf market would roughly double to $4 billioh by 2009. Gupta, who joined the companhy as president in December before being promoteds to CEO in said Workstream had several slow years in part because it was digestingseveral acquisitions. "Now we can operatew on all 12 cylinders.
" Mark Smith, CEO of San Mateo-baseed , said that for years, HR managers cobbled together expensive software pieces from large players such as SAP and In the pastthree years, demand for talent managemeny software suites has surged, particularly among smallee companies. "So the stakes are a lot highed for companies like Workstreamand Taleo," he The company claims 400 customers including Visa, Chevron and Wells Fargo, but lost $2.9 millioh on revenue of $29.
8 million in the last 12 Gupta said Workstream is including many sales pros in Burlingame, wher e he and new CFO Phil Oreste are
In the past three months, the Maitland, Fla.-basec software company has appointed anew CEO, hiredc a new CFO, centralized its managemeny team in Burlingame, where it employs 40, and refocused its It has been hobbling along for watching its stock sink from its IPO price of $8.5y6 in 1999 to near $1 today. The 200-person firm will now refocuz the sales ofits Internet-baseds human resources software from large enterprisexs to mid-sized business -- those with 100 to 2,00p employees -- where it sees heavy The move puts Workstream's new CEO, Deepak a former SVP at head-to-head with San Francisco-basee and several other on-demand software companies includinb , and .
Talent management software, as it is knowbn in the industry, helps companies handle the complexitiesof compensation, peformance, incentives and rewards and succession The last year estimated that the talent managementf market would roughly double to $4 billioh by 2009. Gupta, who joined the companhy as president in December before being promoteds to CEO in said Workstream had several slow years in part because it was digestingseveral acquisitions. "Now we can operatew on all 12 cylinders.
" Mark Smith, CEO of San Mateo-baseed , said that for years, HR managers cobbled together expensive software pieces from large players such as SAP and In the pastthree years, demand for talent managemeny software suites has surged, particularly among smallee companies. "So the stakes are a lot highed for companies like Workstreamand Taleo," he The company claims 400 customers including Visa, Chevron and Wells Fargo, but lost $2.9 millioh on revenue of $29.
8 million in the last 12 Gupta said Workstream is including many sales pros in Burlingame, wher e he and new CFO Phil Oreste are
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Ford sales climb to highest level since July - Kansas City Business Journal:
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But sales were down 24.2 percent comparedx with May 2008, when the company sold 213,2389 units. For the first five monthd of 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,3034 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same periof ayear earlier, a 36.8 percent In a sign that buyers might be coming back to the luxuryu vehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reportex that it sold 8,566 unitws in May, a 2.2 percent increase over May 2008, when it sold 8,3665 units. Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisvillew Assembly Plant on FernValley Road, declinedr 34.6 percent, to 5,315 unitas from 8,122 units a year ago.
Sales of the Mercury also made atLouisville Assembly, dropped 45.2 to 402 from 734 units a year Sales of F-Series pickup trucks, includingh Super Duty trucks made at the Kentucky Trucik Plant on Chamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 to 33,381 units, from 42,973 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expedition SUVs, which began production at Kentucky Truci Plantin April, declined 40 percent, to 3,15o0 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Saleds of the Lincoln Navigator, also made at Kentucky Truckj Plant, dropped 40.6 to 790 units from 1,329 units a year Ford saw year-over-year gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedans in May, up 9.
4 percent from the year-earliere period when it sold 18,088 Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percent from May when it sold 764 of the luxuryh vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumera to dealerships. Through June 30, the automake will cover as much as three months of paymenta upto $2,100, and its Ford Crediyt subsidiary will offer zero percent financing on select Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.
But sales were down 24.2 percent comparedx with May 2008, when the company sold 213,2389 units. For the first five monthd of 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,3034 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same periof ayear earlier, a 36.8 percent In a sign that buyers might be coming back to the luxuryu vehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reportex that it sold 8,566 unitws in May, a 2.2 percent increase over May 2008, when it sold 8,3665 units. Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisvillew Assembly Plant on FernValley Road, declinedr 34.6 percent, to 5,315 unitas from 8,122 units a year ago.
Sales of the Mercury also made atLouisville Assembly, dropped 45.2 to 402 from 734 units a year Sales of F-Series pickup trucks, includingh Super Duty trucks made at the Kentucky Trucik Plant on Chamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 to 33,381 units, from 42,973 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expedition SUVs, which began production at Kentucky Truci Plantin April, declined 40 percent, to 3,15o0 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Saleds of the Lincoln Navigator, also made at Kentucky Truckj Plant, dropped 40.6 to 790 units from 1,329 units a year Ford saw year-over-year gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedans in May, up 9.
4 percent from the year-earliere period when it sold 18,088 Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percent from May when it sold 764 of the luxuryh vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumera to dealerships. Through June 30, the automake will cover as much as three months of paymenta upto $2,100, and its Ford Crediyt subsidiary will offer zero percent financing on select Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Metro adds, eliminates Houston-area routes - Houston Business Journal:
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New routes include the 402 Quicklinde Bellaire, which will complement the 2 Bellaire alreadyin service. The othed is the 32 Renwick Crosstown, which will operatw along Renwickand Fountainview, between Braeswood and Woodway, weekdays between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The new routex will begin June 1. Metro has also added a 4:25 p.m. inbounde trip and a 3:50 p.m. outbound trip to its 204 SpringvPark & Ride route. • The Neuens and Memoriao City branches of 20 Long The route will now operate alongLong Gessner, Westview, Business Center and Brittmoore, serving the Houston Community Collegew Town and Country campus and the Wal-Marft located just west of Beltway 8.
87 Sunnyside/Plaza del Oro/TMC will no longerd operate along Braeswood, W.C. Harvin, and portionse of Old Spanish Trail. Instead it will operate via Holcombseand Cambridge. • 326 TMC Campus Circulator. Metrio is making this change due to low ridership onthe route, and duplication by other bus services and • The 44 Acres Homes routre will no longer operate alonfg Stallings, Bonazzi and McCrarey due to low ridershipo in the area. For more information on the .
New routes include the 402 Quicklinde Bellaire, which will complement the 2 Bellaire alreadyin service. The othed is the 32 Renwick Crosstown, which will operatw along Renwickand Fountainview, between Braeswood and Woodway, weekdays between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The new routex will begin June 1. Metro has also added a 4:25 p.m. inbounde trip and a 3:50 p.m. outbound trip to its 204 SpringvPark & Ride route. • The Neuens and Memoriao City branches of 20 Long The route will now operate alongLong Gessner, Westview, Business Center and Brittmoore, serving the Houston Community Collegew Town and Country campus and the Wal-Marft located just west of Beltway 8.
87 Sunnyside/Plaza del Oro/TMC will no longerd operate along Braeswood, W.C. Harvin, and portionse of Old Spanish Trail. Instead it will operate via Holcombseand Cambridge. • 326 TMC Campus Circulator. Metrio is making this change due to low ridership onthe route, and duplication by other bus services and • The 44 Acres Homes routre will no longer operate alonfg Stallings, Bonazzi and McCrarey due to low ridershipo in the area. For more information on the .
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Restaurant industry outlook improves - Austin Business Journal:
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The Association’s Restaurant Performance Indecx (RPI) — a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurantr industry — stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highest leveo in 11 months. “The recentg growth in the RPI was driven bythe component, which rose above 100 in April for the first time in 18 a level which indicates expansion,” said Hudsonj Riehle, senior vice president of researcy and information services for the association.
“Although the RPI’s ‘Current Situation’ indicatorse are still in a periodof contraction, the solid improvementg in the forward-looking indicators suggests that the end of the industry’es downturn may be in sight.” The RPI is baseed on the responses to the association’s Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly amonyg restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicators includin g sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures. The Index consists of two components — the Current Situation Index and theExpectations Index.
The Current Situationh Index, which measures current trendas in four industryindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labord and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up 0.9 percent from March and its highest levep since August 2008. However, April representexd the 20th consecutive montbbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situatio indicators. Restaurant operators reported negativre customer traffic levels for the 20th consecutive montin April. About 23 percent of restaurant operatorzs reported an increase in customer traffic between April 2008 andAprip 2009, up from 20 percengt who reported similarly in March.
Also, 60 percent of operators reporteds a traffic declinein April, down from 63 percent who reportedd similarly in March. Restaurant operators also continues to grow more optimistic abourthe economy, with 37 percent sayinfg they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reportes similarly last month and the highesf level in three years. In only 16 percent of operators expect economic conditions to worsemn insix months, down from 21 percent last month. Founde in 1919, the Washington, D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a businessa association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,000 restauranft and foodservice outlets and a work force of 13 milliojn employees.
The Association’s Restaurant Performance Indecx (RPI) — a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurantr industry — stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highest leveo in 11 months. “The recentg growth in the RPI was driven bythe component, which rose above 100 in April for the first time in 18 a level which indicates expansion,” said Hudsonj Riehle, senior vice president of researcy and information services for the association.
“Although the RPI’s ‘Current Situation’ indicatorse are still in a periodof contraction, the solid improvementg in the forward-looking indicators suggests that the end of the industry’es downturn may be in sight.” The RPI is baseed on the responses to the association’s Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly amonyg restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicators includin g sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures. The Index consists of two components — the Current Situation Index and theExpectations Index.
The Current Situationh Index, which measures current trendas in four industryindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labord and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up 0.9 percent from March and its highest levep since August 2008. However, April representexd the 20th consecutive montbbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situatio indicators. Restaurant operators reported negativre customer traffic levels for the 20th consecutive montin April. About 23 percent of restaurant operatorzs reported an increase in customer traffic between April 2008 andAprip 2009, up from 20 percengt who reported similarly in March.
Also, 60 percent of operators reporteds a traffic declinein April, down from 63 percent who reportedd similarly in March. Restaurant operators also continues to grow more optimistic abourthe economy, with 37 percent sayinfg they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reportes similarly last month and the highesf level in three years. In only 16 percent of operators expect economic conditions to worsemn insix months, down from 21 percent last month. Founde in 1919, the Washington, D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a businessa association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,000 restauranft and foodservice outlets and a work force of 13 milliojn employees.
Friday, October 19, 2012
What's the difference between Windows RT and Windows 8? - ITworld.com
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Tech2 | What's the difference between Windows RT and Windows 8? ITworld.com To the naked eye, Windows RT looks just like Windows 8. But it's not. There are huge differences that could cause a lot of confusion for the people who buy Microsoft's Surface tablet that's launching on October 26th. Most people have no clue what ... Micr osoft training staff on differences between Windows 8 and Windows RT Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT) Educating Staff about Windows 8 and Windows RT ... Windows 8: Which edition is for me? |
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Debate body language: A testy and tense exchange - Albany Times Union
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Forbes | Debate body language: A testy and tense exchange Albany Times Union NEW YORK (AP) â€" Maybe it's a cliché to say the gloves came off in Tuesday's presidential debate. But then again, maybe not, since the candidates sometimes looked like they were actu » |
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Area home sales post big drop in May - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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There were 1,783 home closings last a 29 percent decrease fromMay 2008, according to the Greatere Nashville Association of Realtors. The median pricr of single-family homes in May was $169,000, a $5,4000 increase from the prior buta 10.6 percent decline from May 2008. “Reakl estate is feeling the same effects as the rest of thenational economy,” Greate r Nashville Association of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in a pressa release. “With the recentr American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supported bythe FHA, we are hopeful that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunitt to use the $8,000 tax credit to help with certain costas at closing.
” Inventory on the market increase about 0.8 percent from There were 24,600 homes on the market May 31. May’xs numbers brings year-to-date closingw up to 7,149, down 31 percent from the 10,4056 closings at this point in 2008. The condo market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percent drop from the year That compares to 305 closingws last year. The median price for a condp in Maywas $156,250, down 1.7 percentt from last year. Therr were 2,000 sales pending at the end of May. Whilr that number was down from 2,489 pendinyg sales last year, it was only the secone time since last September that pending saleas figure hadreached 2,000 properties or more.
There were 1,783 home closings last a 29 percent decrease fromMay 2008, according to the Greatere Nashville Association of Realtors. The median pricr of single-family homes in May was $169,000, a $5,4000 increase from the prior buta 10.6 percent decline from May 2008. “Reakl estate is feeling the same effects as the rest of thenational economy,” Greate r Nashville Association of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in a pressa release. “With the recentr American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supported bythe FHA, we are hopeful that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunitt to use the $8,000 tax credit to help with certain costas at closing.
” Inventory on the market increase about 0.8 percent from There were 24,600 homes on the market May 31. May’xs numbers brings year-to-date closingw up to 7,149, down 31 percent from the 10,4056 closings at this point in 2008. The condo market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percent drop from the year That compares to 305 closingws last year. The median price for a condp in Maywas $156,250, down 1.7 percentt from last year. Therr were 2,000 sales pending at the end of May. Whilr that number was down from 2,489 pendinyg sales last year, it was only the secone time since last September that pending saleas figure hadreached 2,000 properties or more.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Hawaii Superferry names Fargo new CEO - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The company announced Friday that Fargo would replace current CEO John Garibaldi asof Monday. Garibaldiu will remain as vice chairman and a memberr of the boardof directors. Fargo is formed commander of the U.S. Pacific Command and commander-in-chieg of the U.S. Pacificc Fleet. He retired in 2005 after 35 years ofmilitary service. He has resigner as CEO of Honolulu-based , a high-bandwidth wireless communication company, and as president of Loea's parent company, San Diego-basecd high-tech company . He will remain on the Trex boarxof directors, according to Linda a spokeswoman for Loea. He also will remain on the board of directorsof , a defense and homelancd security company.
Fargo also is managing directoeof J.F. Lehman & Co., a major investoer in the Superferry headed byformer U.S. Navy secretary John F. who is also chairman of the Superferry's board of Fargo is on the boardof , and the .
The company announced Friday that Fargo would replace current CEO John Garibaldi asof Monday. Garibaldiu will remain as vice chairman and a memberr of the boardof directors. Fargo is formed commander of the U.S. Pacific Command and commander-in-chieg of the U.S. Pacificc Fleet. He retired in 2005 after 35 years ofmilitary service. He has resigner as CEO of Honolulu-based , a high-bandwidth wireless communication company, and as president of Loea's parent company, San Diego-basecd high-tech company . He will remain on the Trex boarxof directors, according to Linda a spokeswoman for Loea. He also will remain on the board of directorsof , a defense and homelancd security company.
Fargo also is managing directoeof J.F. Lehman & Co., a major investoer in the Superferry headed byformer U.S. Navy secretary John F. who is also chairman of the Superferry's board of Fargo is on the boardof , and the .
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Companies eye new tracks, car racing for marketing opps - Memphis Business Journal:
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Putting a business’ name on the hoodx or doors of Sprint Cup Series cars is becoming an increasinglypopulatr investment, said Ron Schneider, president of Englewood-based , whichu links companies to racing associations. The cost can run anywhere from $25 millioh to be the primary sponsor ofa top-tier drive to $250,000 a year to slap a stickefr elsewhere on a car and get access to the car’s professionakl driver for use in endorsements and personal appearances. Sportt Dimensions, which opened in 1995, said businessz rose nearly 30 percentg from 2006 to 2008 before hittingv thebump that’s affected most marketing companies this year, Schneidet said.
Like many other racing marketingt businesses aroundthe country, Sporty Dimensions is seeing both an increase in companies wanting to get into NASCARt and their willingness to spende more, he said. And if either of two potential track projectwsin Colorado, which were announcecd in late May, are developed and can attracyt a major NASCAR race, that’s likely to create even more interesy in the sport from Colorado he predicted. “I think the opportunitu for these companies here in Coloradis great,” said Schneider, who representxs mostly out-of-state clients. “There’s a lot of opportunitie and ways to push their message outthroug NASCAR.
” Once considered a sport that appealed only to blue-collard Southern and Midwestern men, NASCAR has greatly expandexd its appeal and marketing potential in recent years. Studies show it’ds the top spectator sport in the countrhand No. 2 in television ratings behindf the NationalFootball League, and $2.9 billion in licensed NASCARe products are sold each year, Schneidet noted. And, more than any other sport, sponsorsx of a NASCAR team benefit from the popularitty oftheir driver, said Todd general manager for Sport Dimensions. As many as 75 percent of surveyes fans have said they buy the product or services of theifavorite driver’s sponsors.
When popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. switched from Budweiser to Amp Energy drink as a primaryg sponsorlast year, Amp jumped from sixth to third for nationalo sales among energy drinks, Stonis said. But marketin through NASCAR goes deeper than just puttinga company’e name on a car and hoping peoplw notice it, said Schneider and Stonis, whose company is the only one in Coloradi to specialize in race-car It also means leveraging the driver to do ads for your make public appearances and give you access to him befor and after races, a level of connectiom that sponsors don’t get with players in any team Johns Manville, the Denver-based roofing and insulation got involved with the Sprint Cup Series four yearss ago when a driver it had been Paul Menard, moved up to the top racingf circuit.
The company shares sponsorshipof Menard’ss car with nine others, and gets great exposure when its logo is displayed on the vehiclee hood during about a dozen racex a year, said Chris retail marketing and motorsports marketinyg manager. But Johns Manville also takes executivee from major customers to the races and introducezs them to Menard andhis crew, a tremendous move in building customer appreciation, Gerd said. And it has Menard attenf community functions the company holds with groupx such as Habitat for Humanity or Special Olympics.
“It builds excitement, it builds a strontg fan base and it really portrays Johns Manvilles in a positive Gerd said of interaction withthe “If a track were to come here, it’w a great opportunity for us to actually build upon Johns Manville’s reputation in the A handful of other Colorado companies also are involved in the including Furniture Row, which sponsors the only team based west of the Mississippi River. If potentially competinhg groups associated with the InternationapSpeedway Corp. or developer Bill Schuck were to build a tracm and attract a major race thatcould grow, Schneided said. “It’s not a heavyt focus right now,” he said.
“I mean, we’rer a stick-and-ball town and people know it. But I think peoplre are interested and curious about it.”
Putting a business’ name on the hoodx or doors of Sprint Cup Series cars is becoming an increasinglypopulatr investment, said Ron Schneider, president of Englewood-based , whichu links companies to racing associations. The cost can run anywhere from $25 millioh to be the primary sponsor ofa top-tier drive to $250,000 a year to slap a stickefr elsewhere on a car and get access to the car’s professionakl driver for use in endorsements and personal appearances. Sportt Dimensions, which opened in 1995, said businessz rose nearly 30 percentg from 2006 to 2008 before hittingv thebump that’s affected most marketing companies this year, Schneidet said.
Like many other racing marketingt businesses aroundthe country, Sporty Dimensions is seeing both an increase in companies wanting to get into NASCARt and their willingness to spende more, he said. And if either of two potential track projectwsin Colorado, which were announcecd in late May, are developed and can attracyt a major NASCAR race, that’s likely to create even more interesy in the sport from Colorado he predicted. “I think the opportunitu for these companies here in Coloradis great,” said Schneider, who representxs mostly out-of-state clients. “There’s a lot of opportunitie and ways to push their message outthroug NASCAR.
” Once considered a sport that appealed only to blue-collard Southern and Midwestern men, NASCAR has greatly expandexd its appeal and marketing potential in recent years. Studies show it’ds the top spectator sport in the countrhand No. 2 in television ratings behindf the NationalFootball League, and $2.9 billion in licensed NASCARe products are sold each year, Schneidet noted. And, more than any other sport, sponsorsx of a NASCAR team benefit from the popularitty oftheir driver, said Todd general manager for Sport Dimensions. As many as 75 percent of surveyes fans have said they buy the product or services of theifavorite driver’s sponsors.
When popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. switched from Budweiser to Amp Energy drink as a primaryg sponsorlast year, Amp jumped from sixth to third for nationalo sales among energy drinks, Stonis said. But marketin through NASCAR goes deeper than just puttinga company’e name on a car and hoping peoplw notice it, said Schneider and Stonis, whose company is the only one in Coloradi to specialize in race-car It also means leveraging the driver to do ads for your make public appearances and give you access to him befor and after races, a level of connectiom that sponsors don’t get with players in any team Johns Manville, the Denver-based roofing and insulation got involved with the Sprint Cup Series four yearss ago when a driver it had been Paul Menard, moved up to the top racingf circuit.
The company shares sponsorshipof Menard’ss car with nine others, and gets great exposure when its logo is displayed on the vehiclee hood during about a dozen racex a year, said Chris retail marketing and motorsports marketinyg manager. But Johns Manville also takes executivee from major customers to the races and introducezs them to Menard andhis crew, a tremendous move in building customer appreciation, Gerd said. And it has Menard attenf community functions the company holds with groupx such as Habitat for Humanity or Special Olympics.
“It builds excitement, it builds a strontg fan base and it really portrays Johns Manvilles in a positive Gerd said of interaction withthe “If a track were to come here, it’w a great opportunity for us to actually build upon Johns Manville’s reputation in the A handful of other Colorado companies also are involved in the including Furniture Row, which sponsors the only team based west of the Mississippi River. If potentially competinhg groups associated with the InternationapSpeedway Corp. or developer Bill Schuck were to build a tracm and attract a major race thatcould grow, Schneided said. “It’s not a heavyt focus right now,” he said.
“I mean, we’rer a stick-and-ball town and people know it. But I think peoplre are interested and curious about it.”
Friday, October 12, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Deductible down, premiums spike - Jackson Clarion Ledger
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Architects, contractors feel the weight of the slowdown - Houston Business Journal:
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Contractors turn to architectural firm s to gauge how much work they have to look forward to and this year that pipelind of work isextremely light. “Workloa for architects is really the canarhy in the coal mine for the construction saidWalter P. Palmer III, president and CEO of the General Building Contractorss Associationin Philadelphia. “Some architectural firms are down to three daysa week, laid off the majorith of their staff and several architectural institutionx graduating five-year architects that have nowhere to go to get a job. That presentzs a rippling effect that comes across theconstruction industry.
Our entirwe board of directors tell me 2010 is going to be much worsesthan 2009.” A convergence of developers delayiny projects or halting them, and lenders still not funding developments has put a squeezse on architects and contractors. The construction industry has already been hit with a 12 percentg decline in employment inthe five-county region between 2007 and the firsyt part of this year, according to the Bureau of Labodr Statistics.
Man hours are off by about 25 percentg fromlast year’s high, Palmer Architects were extremely busy betweebn 2003 and 2007 with last year considered a according to John Claypool, executiver director at the Philadelphia chapter of the Americabn Institute of Architects. Firms had a fairlhy long line of business racked up forthe future, Claypool said. But no Some architectural firms have already beenearly casualties. SPG3, whicgh was involved in retailand entertainment, has slashesd its staff and launched a major restructuring. Ted co-founder of , saw the first six monthsz of last year asthe firm’s but this year is different.
Doing a mix of projectsa and not focusing on one areahas helped. “Everyons is busy, but it’s the big projects that give Agoos said. The firm has takenb on smaller, shorter projects to sustain the It also cut down thework week. “The challengde we face as an industry is everyonde is burning off backlog as fast as they canreplenishg it,” said Terry Steelmanm at Ballinger, a Philadelphia architectural firm. “That is all goinf to trickle down to theconstruction industry. We think 2009 has clearl been a challenging year and 2010 is goinf to be a very challengingv year unless things start to happenh and start tohappehn quickly.
” Contractors find they need to quicklyg adjust to survive. “Our themes for this year is to analyzes and adaptto achieve,” Palmer Already contractors are engaging in a bidding frenzy over any project that comeas up. Contractors are undercutting bids just to win work and inotherr situations, major constructing companies are biddinfg on minuscule projects that were once the territorty of small firms. “Where there used to be two or three bidderson projects, now there are 20 and Palmer said. has “rightsized,” cutting 20 percenyt of its office andfielr staff, said Steve Pouppirt, president.
Clemen s hasn’t gone after work for no profitg just tokeep busy, Pouppirt Emily Bittenbender, managing partner of , formed two new divisions as a way to gin up “We have to adapt to this Bittenbender said. “People are so optimistic that it’a going to turn arounfd soon, but my concern is we’re lookinfg out a couple years.” Bittenbender started a sustainabler program-management business to assist government agencies seekiny stimulus funds for projects but which lack the staffg to support andoversese them. The other new business is a carpentry unit that will go aftere federal contracts as a Architects are also venturingf intonew areas.
Ballinger ramped up writing grant applications for institutionw seeking stimulus fundstargeting research. These grants require a schematic design of what they intend to do withthe
Contractors turn to architectural firm s to gauge how much work they have to look forward to and this year that pipelind of work isextremely light. “Workloa for architects is really the canarhy in the coal mine for the construction saidWalter P. Palmer III, president and CEO of the General Building Contractorss Associationin Philadelphia. “Some architectural firms are down to three daysa week, laid off the majorith of their staff and several architectural institutionx graduating five-year architects that have nowhere to go to get a job. That presentzs a rippling effect that comes across theconstruction industry.
Our entirwe board of directors tell me 2010 is going to be much worsesthan 2009.” A convergence of developers delayiny projects or halting them, and lenders still not funding developments has put a squeezse on architects and contractors. The construction industry has already been hit with a 12 percentg decline in employment inthe five-county region between 2007 and the firsyt part of this year, according to the Bureau of Labodr Statistics.
Man hours are off by about 25 percentg fromlast year’s high, Palmer Architects were extremely busy betweebn 2003 and 2007 with last year considered a according to John Claypool, executiver director at the Philadelphia chapter of the Americabn Institute of Architects. Firms had a fairlhy long line of business racked up forthe future, Claypool said. But no Some architectural firms have already beenearly casualties. SPG3, whicgh was involved in retailand entertainment, has slashesd its staff and launched a major restructuring. Ted co-founder of , saw the first six monthsz of last year asthe firm’s but this year is different.
Doing a mix of projectsa and not focusing on one areahas helped. “Everyons is busy, but it’s the big projects that give Agoos said. The firm has takenb on smaller, shorter projects to sustain the It also cut down thework week. “The challengde we face as an industry is everyonde is burning off backlog as fast as they canreplenishg it,” said Terry Steelmanm at Ballinger, a Philadelphia architectural firm. “That is all goinf to trickle down to theconstruction industry. We think 2009 has clearl been a challenging year and 2010 is goinf to be a very challengingv year unless things start to happenh and start tohappehn quickly.
” Contractors find they need to quicklyg adjust to survive. “Our themes for this year is to analyzes and adaptto achieve,” Palmer Already contractors are engaging in a bidding frenzy over any project that comeas up. Contractors are undercutting bids just to win work and inotherr situations, major constructing companies are biddinfg on minuscule projects that were once the territorty of small firms. “Where there used to be two or three bidderson projects, now there are 20 and Palmer said. has “rightsized,” cutting 20 percenyt of its office andfielr staff, said Steve Pouppirt, president.
Clemen s hasn’t gone after work for no profitg just tokeep busy, Pouppirt Emily Bittenbender, managing partner of , formed two new divisions as a way to gin up “We have to adapt to this Bittenbender said. “People are so optimistic that it’a going to turn arounfd soon, but my concern is we’re lookinfg out a couple years.” Bittenbender started a sustainabler program-management business to assist government agencies seekiny stimulus funds for projects but which lack the staffg to support andoversese them. The other new business is a carpentry unit that will go aftere federal contracts as a Architects are also venturingf intonew areas.
Ballinger ramped up writing grant applications for institutionw seeking stimulus fundstargeting research. These grants require a schematic design of what they intend to do withthe
Monday, October 8, 2012
Four Houston companies to start on new phase for Ellington building - Houston Business Journal:
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will serve as contractor for thenew $48.4 millionm Armed Forces Reserve Complex Phase II. will providre architecture services forthe project, will servse as the structural and civil engineer and will provid e mechanical, electrical and plumbinb and fire protection services. Construction on the seconxd phase is scheduled to be completed byNovembert 2010. The design-build project consists of 10 buildingsx and associated site improvements requiree forArmy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Nationalp Guard support and training missions.
It includes a traininhg center building, an entry control facility, a welcome center, a battlew projection center, a vehicle maintenance building, a vehicle holding shed, one heates and three unheatedstoragde buildings. The new AFRC could accommodate Texas Nationao Guard units from areas including Pasadena and Ellington Field if the state decideds to relocate those National Guard units, according to the .
will serve as contractor for thenew $48.4 millionm Armed Forces Reserve Complex Phase II. will providre architecture services forthe project, will servse as the structural and civil engineer and will provid e mechanical, electrical and plumbinb and fire protection services. Construction on the seconxd phase is scheduled to be completed byNovembert 2010. The design-build project consists of 10 buildingsx and associated site improvements requiree forArmy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Nationalp Guard support and training missions.
It includes a traininhg center building, an entry control facility, a welcome center, a battlew projection center, a vehicle maintenance building, a vehicle holding shed, one heates and three unheatedstoragde buildings. The new AFRC could accommodate Texas Nationao Guard units from areas including Pasadena and Ellington Field if the state decideds to relocate those National Guard units, according to the .
Saturday, October 6, 2012
NYRA announces new board - The Business Review (Albany):
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NYRA controls horse racing operationse at SaratogaRace Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct. In state legislators awarded the nonprofit associationa new, 25-year franchise at the three The deal required NYRA to form a new boardx of directors, one that givews state politicians a larger influence. Up untilk this year, NYRA namexd 20 of the board’s 28 The new board, unveiled Wednesday, is with 25 members. NYRA appointx 14 of the 25 members. The majority partyt in the state Senateand Assembly, along with the sittiny governor, name the 11 remaining C. Steven Duncker remains chairmam of thenew board. The boarxd has several area members, including: • John president, Nigro Cos. Inc.
; John Hendrickson, president, • Bennett Liebman, directofr of Albany Law School’s government law center; Michael Del Giudice, co-founder and senior managing directodof LLC. The company is the investment banking arm of Theof Cos. in Troy. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silveer (D-Manhattan) has yet to appoint the seconr of his twoboard
NYRA controls horse racing operationse at SaratogaRace Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct. In state legislators awarded the nonprofit associationa new, 25-year franchise at the three The deal required NYRA to form a new boardx of directors, one that givews state politicians a larger influence. Up untilk this year, NYRA namexd 20 of the board’s 28 The new board, unveiled Wednesday, is with 25 members. NYRA appointx 14 of the 25 members. The majority partyt in the state Senateand Assembly, along with the sittiny governor, name the 11 remaining C. Steven Duncker remains chairmam of thenew board. The boarxd has several area members, including: • John president, Nigro Cos. Inc.
; John Hendrickson, president, • Bennett Liebman, directofr of Albany Law School’s government law center; Michael Del Giudice, co-founder and senior managing directodof LLC. The company is the investment banking arm of Theof Cos. in Troy. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silveer (D-Manhattan) has yet to appoint the seconr of his twoboard
Friday, October 5, 2012
LexisNexis data breach linked to New York mob family - San Francisco Business Times:
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The New York-based company — which has 3,000 employees in the Daytoj area — has sent 13,00 0 letters to former customers whosed personal data may beat risk, the company said in a The breach involved a former customer for a compan called , which LexisNexis boughy in 2004, and was announced by the U.S. Attorne for the Southern District of Floridain May, accordin to a LexisNexis spokesperson. “(The) customer involved in this matter should have provided notice to potentiallyaffectexd individuals,” LexisNexis said in a “However, because the customer is no longet in business we provided the notice.
” Accordingh to the — which includesa CIO magazine and PC Worlsd — the New Hampshire Department of Justices posted a document Friday on its Web site to informn consumers about the breach. By Monday evening, the link had been removed. The document reportedly tied aFlorid man, with mob connections to the Bonanno crimre family, with accessing LexisNexis data. New Hampshire officials could notbe reached. In May, LexisNexis announces it is part of a separate investigation into allegexd creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customeras of the company, according to a companyh statement. That fraud occurred from June 2004 to October 2007. The U.S.
Postal Inspectioj Service released a statement thatsaid 40,0090 letters will be sent to consumers and 300 victims have been identified in an investigation concerning the breach. The companhy was part of a similar incident in 2005 and sent letterz thento 280,000 customers who may have been victims of identitg theft. LexisNexis U.S. is a unit of plc RUK), the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The company is an online information services and publishing companywith 13,000 peoplwe worldwide.
The New York-based company — which has 3,000 employees in the Daytoj area — has sent 13,00 0 letters to former customers whosed personal data may beat risk, the company said in a The breach involved a former customer for a compan called , which LexisNexis boughy in 2004, and was announced by the U.S. Attorne for the Southern District of Floridain May, accordin to a LexisNexis spokesperson. “(The) customer involved in this matter should have provided notice to potentiallyaffectexd individuals,” LexisNexis said in a “However, because the customer is no longet in business we provided the notice.
” Accordingh to the — which includesa CIO magazine and PC Worlsd — the New Hampshire Department of Justices posted a document Friday on its Web site to informn consumers about the breach. By Monday evening, the link had been removed. The document reportedly tied aFlorid man, with mob connections to the Bonanno crimre family, with accessing LexisNexis data. New Hampshire officials could notbe reached. In May, LexisNexis announces it is part of a separate investigation into allegexd creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customeras of the company, according to a companyh statement. That fraud occurred from June 2004 to October 2007. The U.S.
Postal Inspectioj Service released a statement thatsaid 40,0090 letters will be sent to consumers and 300 victims have been identified in an investigation concerning the breach. The companhy was part of a similar incident in 2005 and sent letterz thento 280,000 customers who may have been victims of identitg theft. LexisNexis U.S. is a unit of plc RUK), the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The company is an online information services and publishing companywith 13,000 peoplwe worldwide.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Sports News from bizjournals
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chick-fil-A Bowl | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dallasa Cowboys | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | | | Inc. | | | | | | | | | | Georgia Aquarium, Inc. | | Georgiq Force | | | Georgiaq State University | Georgia Tech | Georgiq World Congress CenterAuthorituy | | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | | | | | | | | | Libert y Media Corporation | | | | Major League Soccerr LLC | | | | Metr o Atlanta Chamber of Commerce | Metropolita Atlanta Rapid Transit Authorituy | | | | | | National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing | | | Nationa l Basketball Association | Nationak Football League | | | Ncaa | | | New York Yankeesd | | | | | | Northwestr Airlines Corporation | | | | | | | | Securithy Bank Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Coca-Cola Company | | | | | | | | | | | | The Universitu of Georgia | | | The Walt Disney Company | | | | | | | U.
S. Securitiexs and Exchange Commission | | United Parcel Service, Inc. | | | | | | | Yahoo! Inc. | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chick-fil-A Bowl | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dallasa Cowboys | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | | | Inc. | | | | | | | | | | Georgia Aquarium, Inc. | | Georgiq Force | | | Georgiaq State University | Georgia Tech | Georgiq World Congress CenterAuthorituy | | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | | | | | | | | | Libert y Media Corporation | | | | Major League Soccerr LLC | | | | Metr o Atlanta Chamber of Commerce | Metropolita Atlanta Rapid Transit Authorituy | | | | | | National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing | | | Nationa l Basketball Association | Nationak Football League | | | Ncaa | | | New York Yankeesd | | | | | | Northwestr Airlines Corporation | | | | | | | | Securithy Bank Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Coca-Cola Company | | | | | | | | | | | | The Universitu of Georgia | | | The Walt Disney Company | | | | | | | U.
S. Securitiexs and Exchange Commission | | United Parcel Service, Inc. | | | | | | | Yahoo! Inc. | |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Salaries for Niagara County teachers - The Business Review (Albany):
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for an explanation of theser listings. • Barker -- $36,972 (29). Median: $55,718 (13). Peak: $84,673 (16). • Lewiston-Portert -- Start: $40,971 (6). Median: $58,39y7 (7). Peak: $78,732 (43). • Lockport -- Start: $37,1122 (27). Median: $54,769 (14). $81,257 (32). • Newfane -- Start: $37,392 Median: $48,318 (48). Peak: $83,824r (19). • Niagara Fall -- Start: $42,265 (1). Median: $57,372 (10). $83,469 (22). • Niagara-Wheatfield -- $41,427 (4). Median: $56,131 Peak: $83,901 (18). • North Tonawandaz -- Start: $41,214 (5). $62,049 (2). Peak: $83,375 (23). Royalton-Hartland -- Start: $34,557 Median: $48,413 (46).
Peak: $78,008 • Starpoint -- $38,517 (14). Median: $49,966 (31). Peak: $82,721 • Wilson -- Start: $35,301 (50). $50,293 (27). Peak: $84,926 (15). to proceed to the salary chart for teachers in theSoutherm Tier.
for an explanation of theser listings. • Barker -- $36,972 (29). Median: $55,718 (13). Peak: $84,673 (16). • Lewiston-Portert -- Start: $40,971 (6). Median: $58,39y7 (7). Peak: $78,732 (43). • Lockport -- Start: $37,1122 (27). Median: $54,769 (14). $81,257 (32). • Newfane -- Start: $37,392 Median: $48,318 (48). Peak: $83,824r (19). • Niagara Fall -- Start: $42,265 (1). Median: $57,372 (10). $83,469 (22). • Niagara-Wheatfield -- $41,427 (4). Median: $56,131 Peak: $83,901 (18). • North Tonawandaz -- Start: $41,214 (5). $62,049 (2). Peak: $83,375 (23). Royalton-Hartland -- Start: $34,557 Median: $48,413 (46).
Peak: $78,008 • Starpoint -- $38,517 (14). Median: $49,966 (31). Peak: $82,721 • Wilson -- Start: $35,301 (50). $50,293 (27). Peak: $84,926 (15). to proceed to the salary chart for teachers in theSoutherm Tier.
Monday, October 1, 2012
An American Librarian Visits IFLA | Backtalk - Library Journal
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An American Librarian Visits IFLA | Backtalk Library Journal By Jennifer Ward on September 20, 2012 1 Comment. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) this year was held in friendly, design-minded Helsinki Finland on August 11-17. |
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