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

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 .

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

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.

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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.

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.