Hylton graduate Ariana Moorer named MVP at Cavalier Classic Inside NoVA If you told Virginia coach Joanne Boyle before Thursday night's game that her team would shoot less than 35 percent from the field and still get the win, she probably would have said you were crazy. That's exactly what the Cavaliers did, however, ... |
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Hylton graduate Ariana Moorer named MVP at Cavalier Classic - Inside NoVA
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Oxford superintendent discusses PSSA scores - southern chester county weeklies
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Oxford superintendent discusses PSSA scores southern chester county weeklies By Marcella Peyre-Ferry - The Hopewell School and the Elk Ridge School have each received Keystone Awards for making AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) for two years in a row. The district as a whole also made AYP for the sixth year in a row, ... How Is Your Child's School Performing? |
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DMAX plant may cut 355 jobs - Dayton Business Journal:
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The announcement follows woes inthe region’s automotive including news in June that the same Morainre diesel engine plant was cutting 290 The cuts are a resulgt of announcements regarding the eliminationm of shifts at two major customersw of DMAX in Flint and Pontiac, Mich. “The shify has been from SUVs and trucks to cars and said DMAX spokesperonCourtney Strickler. “Thay was a general industry shift, but for us it is our direcf customers.” Production requirements have continued to dropsincwe then, which could lead to the permanent layofvf of up to 330 employees represented by the IUE-CWw in November, following a WARN notice.
In additioh to the hourly it is anticipated that up to 25 salarie d positions could alsobe affected, the companuy said. About 710 hourly and 160 salary employees work there now and receive the message atwork Wednesday. DMAX is a joint venturd between GeneralMotors (NYSE: GM) and and was establishecd as a diesel engine company in 1998. It producees the 6.6L Duramax diesel which is an optionin heavy-dutuy pickup trucks and vans. Stickler said the job cuts will not impacgthe $69 million GM is investing in the plant to produced the new Duramax 6.6-liter V-8 turbko diesel engine to be produced at the plant by 2010.
The announcement follows woes inthe region’s automotive including news in June that the same Morainre diesel engine plant was cutting 290 The cuts are a resulgt of announcements regarding the eliminationm of shifts at two major customersw of DMAX in Flint and Pontiac, Mich. “The shify has been from SUVs and trucks to cars and said DMAX spokesperonCourtney Strickler. “Thay was a general industry shift, but for us it is our direcf customers.” Production requirements have continued to dropsincwe then, which could lead to the permanent layofvf of up to 330 employees represented by the IUE-CWw in November, following a WARN notice.
In additioh to the hourly it is anticipated that up to 25 salarie d positions could alsobe affected, the companuy said. About 710 hourly and 160 salary employees work there now and receive the message atwork Wednesday. DMAX is a joint venturd between GeneralMotors (NYSE: GM) and and was establishecd as a diesel engine company in 1998. It producees the 6.6L Duramax diesel which is an optionin heavy-dutuy pickup trucks and vans. Stickler said the job cuts will not impacgthe $69 million GM is investing in the plant to produced the new Duramax 6.6-liter V-8 turbko diesel engine to be produced at the plant by 2010.
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Horrific deaths prompted calls for reform - NewsOK.com
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Horrific deaths prompted calls for reform NewsOK.com Beginning with Kelsey Smith-Briggs, a series of high-profile child deaths in Oklahoma have prompted demands for reform. For many, awareness of the fractured state of Oklahoma's child-welfare system began in 2005 with the death of a 2-year-old Meeker ... |
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Bids on stimulus road projects save $10M - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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percent lower than expected for a savings of morethan $10 The total engineering estimate for the 38 statw and local road and bridge projects let out for bid Wednesdagy was $87,167,221. The low bids submitted totaled Gov. Jim Doyle said Wednesday. The Aprikl 28 bids for the first 26 statde and 19 local road and bridge projects in Wisconsin camein 7.2 percentr lower than expected for a savings of $8,910,690. “Thw competitive bids that we have received for road and bridge projects represent significant savings for our Doyle said.
"These projects will provide thousandsof good-paying jobs this summerd for our residents, and improve the qualit y of life in our state for generations to come.” The statwe intends to get construction activities underway on the state and locak projects during this summer construction
percent lower than expected for a savings of morethan $10 The total engineering estimate for the 38 statw and local road and bridge projects let out for bid Wednesdagy was $87,167,221. The low bids submitted totaled Gov. Jim Doyle said Wednesday. The Aprikl 28 bids for the first 26 statde and 19 local road and bridge projects in Wisconsin camein 7.2 percentr lower than expected for a savings of $8,910,690. “Thw competitive bids that we have received for road and bridge projects represent significant savings for our Doyle said.
"These projects will provide thousandsof good-paying jobs this summerd for our residents, and improve the qualit y of life in our state for generations to come.” The statwe intends to get construction activities underway on the state and locak projects during this summer construction
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CEO Magazine honors McColl School - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The school is part of . The publicationm considers factors such as research anddevelopment facilities, faculty quality, diversity and internationapl reach, career progression and alumni It also looks at innovation, ethics, environmental initiativex and community service. Other N.C. universitiez on the list are Duke University’s Fuquw School of Business and UNCChapelk Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The McColl School EMBA program is designed for professionals seeking to strengthen their leadership andmanagement skills. Students meet for 20 monthw of study, with classes held on alternatinf Fridaysand Saturdays.
They also must completre an international studytour (usually seven to 12 and do consulting work with a nonprofiy agency during their enrollment. Queens University of Charlotteehas 2,300 undergraduate and graduate studentx through its College of Arts and Sciences, the McCol School of Business, the Presbyteria n School of Nursing, the Waylans H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the Schoo l of Communication and Hayworth College for adult andevening
The school is part of . The publicationm considers factors such as research anddevelopment facilities, faculty quality, diversity and internationapl reach, career progression and alumni It also looks at innovation, ethics, environmental initiativex and community service. Other N.C. universitiez on the list are Duke University’s Fuquw School of Business and UNCChapelk Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The McColl School EMBA program is designed for professionals seeking to strengthen their leadership andmanagement skills. Students meet for 20 monthw of study, with classes held on alternatinf Fridaysand Saturdays.
They also must completre an international studytour (usually seven to 12 and do consulting work with a nonprofiy agency during their enrollment. Queens University of Charlotteehas 2,300 undergraduate and graduate studentx through its College of Arts and Sciences, the McCol School of Business, the Presbyteria n School of Nursing, the Waylans H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the Schoo l of Communication and Hayworth College for adult andevening
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Law firms launch leaner summer associate classes - Boston Business Journal:
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But the programs look a bit more modest comparerd with the typical wining and dininhg that law students have experienced in years Indeed the length of the the number of summer associates and the number of lavish parties have all been scalede back atmost firms. At , eightg summer associates will spend 10 weekxs inthe firm’s Boston officw starting May 18, instead of 12 weeks, which has been the norm in past Weil Gotshal’s summer associates come from a mix of law schoolss including Law School, Law School, Law School, Harvared Law School, Vermont Law School and Law School.
The firm anticipates that the associates will be busy with a varietg of bankruptcy and corporaterestructurinyg matters, although they won’t be as busy as in previoux summers. The students will also work on pro bono assignmentd andcommunity service. Although the firm is spendinb less money on social activities comparee withlast year, Weil’s summed class will attend at least one Red Sox as well as attend cocktail parties and othet events at partners’ homes. “We are goinyg to make sure theirt summers are substantiveand enjoyable,” said Davi P. Kreisler, a partner at Weil Gotshal and theBostom office’s hiring partner.
“I’m sure they’re nervous. I’m gointg to allay as many fears asI can.” Boston-basex Ropes & Gray LLP also is trimmingg two weeks off of its summert program. Firm-wide, 200 law students will spene the summer atRopes Gray’s offices, starting on May 18. In additiojn to giving on-the-job experience, Ropes & Gray will hold training sessionz for the corporate andlitigation departments, according to a firm The summer associate program at Boston-based LLP has always been conservativde and this year will be no different. The firm has shaved two weekzs off of thenormally 10-week program.
The 125-lawyer firm is hosting two summer associates this year from Suffoljk University Law School and the Universityu of ConnecticutLaw School. They will attends a Red Sox game and abowlinvg night, among other outings. “We’ve never been lavish in our activitiewfor them,” said Davide Rosenblatt, managing partner at Burns Levinson. Summer associates will likely be anxious to impress partnerx and strive to dogreat work, in hopes of snagging a job offert in such a lean job market. There are a few guidelinesd to help ensure summer associates make the most of theireshorter summers.
“They’re probably gettingt a lot of advice telling them that they should do a good job more than everbecausde they’ll stand out if they do good said Stephen Seckler, president of in Bostonb and author of the blog CounseltoCounsel. “Butt I think they really need to make sure to cultivatr relationships withthe partners. Don’t thinl if you’re in your office, doing a good job on a memo that you’rer making a good impression. You need to show up at the public eventsbecause that’s wherr you’re going to meet the partners who will make decisionse about your future,” Secklerf said.
Seckler also advises summer associates to be proactive about findinb projectsto handle. “Try to create an assignment rathefr than have them handedto you,” Secklerd said. Although much of the legak job marketremains static, partners are still a sought-aftert commodity in Boston. C. Hunter Baker has joinerd the Boston-based intellectual property firm as counsel inthe firm’s pharmaceutical Baker joins from crosstown law firm LLP, where he was a partnerr representing universities, research startups and medium-size companies in developingh intellectual property strategies, among other IP-related matters.
At Wolf Baker will focus his practice on patent prosecution and strategifc counseling in the areasof pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry, materials and medicak devices. Baker is the latesf in a recent string of partners to jump ship for otheflaw firms. Among the beneficiaries of these crosstownb movesare Ogletree, and Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
But the programs look a bit more modest comparerd with the typical wining and dininhg that law students have experienced in years Indeed the length of the the number of summer associates and the number of lavish parties have all been scalede back atmost firms. At , eightg summer associates will spend 10 weekxs inthe firm’s Boston officw starting May 18, instead of 12 weeks, which has been the norm in past Weil Gotshal’s summer associates come from a mix of law schoolss including Law School, Law School, Law School, Harvared Law School, Vermont Law School and Law School.
The firm anticipates that the associates will be busy with a varietg of bankruptcy and corporaterestructurinyg matters, although they won’t be as busy as in previoux summers. The students will also work on pro bono assignmentd andcommunity service. Although the firm is spendinb less money on social activities comparee withlast year, Weil’s summed class will attend at least one Red Sox as well as attend cocktail parties and othet events at partners’ homes. “We are goinyg to make sure theirt summers are substantiveand enjoyable,” said Davi P. Kreisler, a partner at Weil Gotshal and theBostom office’s hiring partner.
“I’m sure they’re nervous. I’m gointg to allay as many fears asI can.” Boston-basex Ropes & Gray LLP also is trimmingg two weeks off of its summert program. Firm-wide, 200 law students will spene the summer atRopes Gray’s offices, starting on May 18. In additiojn to giving on-the-job experience, Ropes & Gray will hold training sessionz for the corporate andlitigation departments, according to a firm The summer associate program at Boston-based LLP has always been conservativde and this year will be no different. The firm has shaved two weekzs off of thenormally 10-week program.
The 125-lawyer firm is hosting two summer associates this year from Suffoljk University Law School and the Universityu of ConnecticutLaw School. They will attends a Red Sox game and abowlinvg night, among other outings. “We’ve never been lavish in our activitiewfor them,” said Davide Rosenblatt, managing partner at Burns Levinson. Summer associates will likely be anxious to impress partnerx and strive to dogreat work, in hopes of snagging a job offert in such a lean job market. There are a few guidelinesd to help ensure summer associates make the most of theireshorter summers.
“They’re probably gettingt a lot of advice telling them that they should do a good job more than everbecausde they’ll stand out if they do good said Stephen Seckler, president of in Bostonb and author of the blog CounseltoCounsel. “Butt I think they really need to make sure to cultivatr relationships withthe partners. Don’t thinl if you’re in your office, doing a good job on a memo that you’rer making a good impression. You need to show up at the public eventsbecause that’s wherr you’re going to meet the partners who will make decisionse about your future,” Secklerf said.
Seckler also advises summer associates to be proactive about findinb projectsto handle. “Try to create an assignment rathefr than have them handedto you,” Secklerd said. Although much of the legak job marketremains static, partners are still a sought-aftert commodity in Boston. C. Hunter Baker has joinerd the Boston-based intellectual property firm as counsel inthe firm’s pharmaceutical Baker joins from crosstown law firm LLP, where he was a partnerr representing universities, research startups and medium-size companies in developingh intellectual property strategies, among other IP-related matters.
At Wolf Baker will focus his practice on patent prosecution and strategifc counseling in the areasof pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry, materials and medicak devices. Baker is the latesf in a recent string of partners to jump ship for otheflaw firms. Among the beneficiaries of these crosstownb movesare Ogletree, and Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
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Financial Institutions Will Be Rushing To Conform To New FFIEC Online Banking ... - Dark Reading
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Financial Institutions Will Be Rushing To Conform To New FFIEC Online Banking ... Dark Reading 15, 2011 â€"Guardian Analytics, the market leader in behavioral analytics-based fraud prevention solutions, today released results of the FFIEC Online Banking Security Readiness Study which examined the state of financial institutions' preparations to ... |
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AT&T Missouri wants waiver on delivering phone books - Kansas City Business Journal:
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AT&T filed an application with the earliefr this month proposing to print residential directories but mail them free of chargwe only to customers who requestthe books. The companuy said that if allowed, it initially would deliveer onlythe AT&T Real Yellow Pages directoru in the Kansas City and St. Loui markets. This directory also would contain business white page listings, government listingsa and other information required by the and inform customers how to receive a residentiall white pages directory. AT&T spokesman Kerry Hibbss said the company experimented last yearwith request-only deliverty of white pages in Atlant a and Austin, Texas.
The result, he was that the company needed less than 2 percent of the book it printed the previousd yearin Austin. The company’sw application to the PSC said it requiredr less than 1 percent of the bookws printed the previous yearin Atlanta. “We had only a half-dozem complaints from residentsin Austin,” said who is based in that city. Hibbs had no informationb on the number of directories printed in the Kansas Cityand St. Loui areas last year but said the company has more than 1 milliomn accesslines statewide. Aside from cost savings for the he said, it’s more environmentally friendl not to distribute directories to peoplw who won’t use them.
“It’s really a sign of the times,” he “Most people go online to get this information.” Parties seeking to intervene in the case must notify the PSC byAprik 23. AT&T is asking for a ruling on its applicationby Aug. 1.
AT&T filed an application with the earliefr this month proposing to print residential directories but mail them free of chargwe only to customers who requestthe books. The companuy said that if allowed, it initially would deliveer onlythe AT&T Real Yellow Pages directoru in the Kansas City and St. Loui markets. This directory also would contain business white page listings, government listingsa and other information required by the and inform customers how to receive a residentiall white pages directory. AT&T spokesman Kerry Hibbss said the company experimented last yearwith request-only deliverty of white pages in Atlant a and Austin, Texas.
The result, he was that the company needed less than 2 percent of the book it printed the previousd yearin Austin. The company’sw application to the PSC said it requiredr less than 1 percent of the bookws printed the previous yearin Atlanta. “We had only a half-dozem complaints from residentsin Austin,” said who is based in that city. Hibbs had no informationb on the number of directories printed in the Kansas Cityand St. Loui areas last year but said the company has more than 1 milliomn accesslines statewide. Aside from cost savings for the he said, it’s more environmentally friendl not to distribute directories to peoplw who won’t use them.
“It’s really a sign of the times,” he “Most people go online to get this information.” Parties seeking to intervene in the case must notify the PSC byAprik 23. AT&T is asking for a ruling on its applicationby Aug. 1.
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Menswear store Harleys moving to Lakewood Building - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planningf to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’s floodr space at 4009 N. Oakland Ave. However, Ryan announced Tuesday the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-foot spaces in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oaklanr Ave., in September. Ryan, who owns Harleyws with his wife, Janet, said he wante to stay in “This is our home and we are deeply committed to the he said. Ryan said one of the advantaged of the new siteis off-street parking. The Lakewood Building, a mixed-us e residential/commercial property constructedin 1962, is undergoint a $1.2 million renovation. The building is owned by Garrett McIntosh.
Harleys has contracted with architecg Stephen Bollingbroke of Development Collaborative Limited in Mequon to do aninterior buildout. The village of Shorewooxd provided financial incentives to both the buildinfg owner and Harleys to improve the facade and interio r space of theLakewood
Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planningf to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’s floodr space at 4009 N. Oakland Ave. However, Ryan announced Tuesday the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-foot spaces in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oaklanr Ave., in September. Ryan, who owns Harleyws with his wife, Janet, said he wante to stay in “This is our home and we are deeply committed to the he said. Ryan said one of the advantaged of the new siteis off-street parking. The Lakewood Building, a mixed-us e residential/commercial property constructedin 1962, is undergoint a $1.2 million renovation. The building is owned by Garrett McIntosh.
Harleys has contracted with architecg Stephen Bollingbroke of Development Collaborative Limited in Mequon to do aninterior buildout. The village of Shorewooxd provided financial incentives to both the buildinfg owner and Harleys to improve the facade and interio r space of theLakewood
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Turbulence in oil, gas prices expected to rage - Houston Business Journal:
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“We’re approaching 2009 with extra saidVincent White, senior vice president of investoe relations for Oklahoma City-based “Thered is a real lack of visibility as to what deman will look like for oil and naturalp gas due to the uncertainty in the economy.” The year ahead shoulds bring lower revenue, cash flow and activity levels, said who added that his company is the largest U.S.-basef independent oil and gas producer. With a strongg balance sheet and structure asa low-cost producer, Devohn is prepared for lowerf demand, he said.
One brighgt spot: A drop-off in demancd should alleviate a shortfall of skilled personnel across the industrgy that has driven up salary he said. For Devon in particular, 2009 could present an opportunitu to add assets as priceslevel off. “Stronger players tend to be able to take bettee advantageof downturns,” he said. The good news for North Texaxs is thatthe company, the largest player in the Barnet Shale, remains committed to its vast operations there.
“That is one of the last placesz we’ll cut back,” says citing good rates of returj at the natural gas field and thesurrounding region’ s strong demand for the Another independent oil and gas producer, Fort Worth-based , said it shouled do well in 2009 because of a hedginv strategy that allows it to lock in prices for the year “We’ve prepared our company for the challenged of next year quite well,” said Gary vice president for investor relationas and finance at XTO.
And thankz to the company’s growth this year in acquisitions and production should continue torise — by 18% in 2009 comparex with 29% in 2008, he Meanwhile, one of the companieas that transports natural gas, , is keeping a close eye on production. “Asa a nation, our consumption of natural gas is actuallyquitw strong, although the economy has causedf it to go down slightly,” said CEO Kelcy The company owns the larges intrastate pipeline system in “I’m actually quite bullish for the natural gas but through early 2009, I’m he said. Energy Transfer Partners is in strong shapefor 2009, thanks in part to a stronfg liquidity profile, he said.
Although the company has made several recentcash acquisitions, he said don’t expecr it to make similar deals any time The likelihood of consolidation in the pipeline industry, however, means that “severap mid-stream (rivals) will look to us” for non-cash mergert deals, he said.
“We’re approaching 2009 with extra saidVincent White, senior vice president of investoe relations for Oklahoma City-based “Thered is a real lack of visibility as to what deman will look like for oil and naturalp gas due to the uncertainty in the economy.” The year ahead shoulds bring lower revenue, cash flow and activity levels, said who added that his company is the largest U.S.-basef independent oil and gas producer. With a strongg balance sheet and structure asa low-cost producer, Devohn is prepared for lowerf demand, he said.
One brighgt spot: A drop-off in demancd should alleviate a shortfall of skilled personnel across the industrgy that has driven up salary he said. For Devon in particular, 2009 could present an opportunitu to add assets as priceslevel off. “Stronger players tend to be able to take bettee advantageof downturns,” he said. The good news for North Texaxs is thatthe company, the largest player in the Barnet Shale, remains committed to its vast operations there.
“That is one of the last placesz we’ll cut back,” says citing good rates of returj at the natural gas field and thesurrounding region’ s strong demand for the Another independent oil and gas producer, Fort Worth-based , said it shouled do well in 2009 because of a hedginv strategy that allows it to lock in prices for the year “We’ve prepared our company for the challenged of next year quite well,” said Gary vice president for investor relationas and finance at XTO.
And thankz to the company’s growth this year in acquisitions and production should continue torise — by 18% in 2009 comparex with 29% in 2008, he Meanwhile, one of the companieas that transports natural gas, , is keeping a close eye on production. “Asa a nation, our consumption of natural gas is actuallyquitw strong, although the economy has causedf it to go down slightly,” said CEO Kelcy The company owns the larges intrastate pipeline system in “I’m actually quite bullish for the natural gas but through early 2009, I’m he said. Energy Transfer Partners is in strong shapefor 2009, thanks in part to a stronfg liquidity profile, he said.
Although the company has made several recentcash acquisitions, he said don’t expecr it to make similar deals any time The likelihood of consolidation in the pipeline industry, however, means that “severap mid-stream (rivals) will look to us” for non-cash mergert deals, he said.
วันอังคารที่ 6 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Consumer confidence falls in June - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index dropped to comparedto 54.8 in May, the most recent evidenced that the economy continues to struggle. Consumer spending accounts forabouy two-thirds of the economy in the Unitexd States, making a declinr in consumer confidence a worry from Main Street to Wall The Dow Jones industrial average was down 112 pointas to 8,417 in midday tradin Tuesday. Consumers are downbeat when it comea tothe short- and long-term outlook with the The Present Situation Inded — basically, how do you feel todau — dropped to 24.8 this month, from 29.7 in May.
And consumerws are glum about the nextsix months, with the Expectationws Index falling to 65.5, from 71.5 in May. The Present Situation Index declinewas “cause d by a less favorable assessment of businessd conditions and employment, (and) continues to implty that economic conditions, while not as weak as earliere this year, are nonetheless weak,” director Lynn Franco said in a news releaswe Tuesday. Consumer confidence plummeted toa record-low 25.3 in The economy has strong growth when the indes reaches 100. The Conference Board contacts 5,000 householdsz for the monthly index.
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index dropped to comparedto 54.8 in May, the most recent evidenced that the economy continues to struggle. Consumer spending accounts forabouy two-thirds of the economy in the Unitexd States, making a declinr in consumer confidence a worry from Main Street to Wall The Dow Jones industrial average was down 112 pointas to 8,417 in midday tradin Tuesday. Consumers are downbeat when it comea tothe short- and long-term outlook with the The Present Situation Inded — basically, how do you feel todau — dropped to 24.8 this month, from 29.7 in May.
And consumerws are glum about the nextsix months, with the Expectationws Index falling to 65.5, from 71.5 in May. The Present Situation Index declinewas “cause d by a less favorable assessment of businessd conditions and employment, (and) continues to implty that economic conditions, while not as weak as earliere this year, are nonetheless weak,” director Lynn Franco said in a news releaswe Tuesday. Consumer confidence plummeted toa record-low 25.3 in The economy has strong growth when the indes reaches 100. The Conference Board contacts 5,000 householdsz for the monthly index.
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Stopping Packers' Receiving Corps Will Be a Tall Order for Giants - Yahoo! Sports
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Yahoo! Sports | Stopping Packers' Receiving Corps Will Be a Tall Order for Giants Yahoo! Sports Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers'(notes) assorted targets have made defensive secondaries look foolish all year, combining for 3513 receiving yards (ranked third in the NFL) ... |
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Georgia Tech designs new software for drug development - Pharmaceutical Business Review
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Science Codex | Georgia Tech designs new software for drug development Pharmaceutical Business Review The new Symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) helps gain further insights into interactions between molecules including those between a drug and its target, rdmag.com reported. The computer program generated by Georgia Tech Professor of Chemistry ... Georgia Tech develops software designed to improve drug development |
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Obama Leaves God out of Thanksgiving Speech, Riles Critics - ABC News
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ABC News | Obama Leaves God out of Thanksgiving Speech, Riles Critics ABC News The popular website of London's Daily Mail has taken the issue global, with a story under the headline "What a Turkey! Outrage as Obama Leaves God Out of His Thanksgiving Address." PHOTO : President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha. < /p> |
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Former Metro leader boards Cincinnati streetcar effort with proposal - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Michael Setzer, who left Metrop last March to become regionap vice presidentfor Chicago-based , is listed as the lead contac t person for . It’s one of four groups that responderd to a city of Cincinnati reques forstreetcar proposals. “I’m encouraged that we have that kind of saidMichael Moore, interim director of the city’sw department of transportation and engineering. “kI hope it means that we’ves got some good alternatives for a A city consultant estimatee a rail system linking the riverfront to Uptow n neighborhoods surrounding the woulsdcost $185 million.
City Manager Miltonm Dohoney has pegged it at upto $219 City officials have identified $67 million in funding sources. Last they placed streetcars on a listof “ready to projects assembled by the . It is lobbyingv President Obama to spend heavily on infrastructurein cities. Cincinnati estimatee a $132 million federal contribution to the streetcar systemm would lead to the creation of150 jobs. It was one of four dozeh projects in which the cityrequested $435 million for roads, water works and economic development It predicted the 48 projects wouldf create 4,012 jobs. City leaders also askerd streetcar vendors to describe how they would cover upto $91 millioh in financing costs.
Four submitted proposals: Setzer’s company; ; of St. Mo.; and of Bensalem, Pa. Amony Veolia’s partners are , , , , and with . Setzed declined to comment pending a city interview process, but a competitor considers him a frontrunner. “We’dr consider the Veolia group our primary in part becauseof Mike’s experience locally,” said Dave senior project engineer in URS’s downtownb office.
Michael Setzer, who left Metrop last March to become regionap vice presidentfor Chicago-based , is listed as the lead contac t person for . It’s one of four groups that responderd to a city of Cincinnati reques forstreetcar proposals. “I’m encouraged that we have that kind of saidMichael Moore, interim director of the city’sw department of transportation and engineering. “kI hope it means that we’ves got some good alternatives for a A city consultant estimatee a rail system linking the riverfront to Uptow n neighborhoods surrounding the woulsdcost $185 million.
City Manager Miltonm Dohoney has pegged it at upto $219 City officials have identified $67 million in funding sources. Last they placed streetcars on a listof “ready to projects assembled by the . It is lobbyingv President Obama to spend heavily on infrastructurein cities. Cincinnati estimatee a $132 million federal contribution to the streetcar systemm would lead to the creation of150 jobs. It was one of four dozeh projects in which the cityrequested $435 million for roads, water works and economic development It predicted the 48 projects wouldf create 4,012 jobs. City leaders also askerd streetcar vendors to describe how they would cover upto $91 millioh in financing costs.
Four submitted proposals: Setzer’s company; ; of St. Mo.; and of Bensalem, Pa. Amony Veolia’s partners are , , , , and with . Setzed declined to comment pending a city interview process, but a competitor considers him a frontrunner. “We’dr consider the Veolia group our primary in part becauseof Mike’s experience locally,” said Dave senior project engineer in URS’s downtownb office.
วันจันทร์ที่ 21 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
FDA gives OK to Avastin in brain cancer - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Accelerated approval is provisional, based on preliminary evidencer suggesting a drug is beneficialagainst life-threatening Avastin’s effectiveness is based on an improvement in objective responsre rate, Genentech said, but there is no data from randomized controlleds trials demonstrating an improvement in disease-relatedd symptoms or increased survival. A course of treatmenr reportedly costsabout $40,000. A global Phase III tria l using Avastin in patients with newly diagnosedx glioblastoma will beginenrollment soon, Genentechu said. Glioblastoma affects about 10,000 people per year including Sen.
Ted Kennedy — and more than 90 percen t of patients see tumors return following treatment with chemotherapyand “Today’s approval would not have been possible without the dedication of physicians, patient advocates, the FDA and, most importantly, the people who participaterd in the clinical trials and their familiess who had the couragse to support them,” said Dr. Hal Genentech’s executive vice president of globall development and chiefmedical officer. Avastin, whichb registered U.S. sales of $2.
7 billion last year, last month faileds a late-stage trial with post-surgical colon cancer The drug, approved for types of colon, lung and breast cancer, was central to negotiationsz during ’s successful $47 billion takeoverr of South San Francisco-based because new uses for Avastin could increase its salesa by billionsof dollars. Avastin works by blocking vascular endothelialgrowth factor, or VEGF, a protein that helps develop and maintaij blood vessels, including those that feed tumors.
Accelerated approval is provisional, based on preliminary evidencer suggesting a drug is beneficialagainst life-threatening Avastin’s effectiveness is based on an improvement in objective responsre rate, Genentech said, but there is no data from randomized controlleds trials demonstrating an improvement in disease-relatedd symptoms or increased survival. A course of treatmenr reportedly costsabout $40,000. A global Phase III tria l using Avastin in patients with newly diagnosedx glioblastoma will beginenrollment soon, Genentechu said. Glioblastoma affects about 10,000 people per year including Sen.
Ted Kennedy — and more than 90 percen t of patients see tumors return following treatment with chemotherapyand “Today’s approval would not have been possible without the dedication of physicians, patient advocates, the FDA and, most importantly, the people who participaterd in the clinical trials and their familiess who had the couragse to support them,” said Dr. Hal Genentech’s executive vice president of globall development and chiefmedical officer. Avastin, whichb registered U.S. sales of $2.
7 billion last year, last month faileds a late-stage trial with post-surgical colon cancer The drug, approved for types of colon, lung and breast cancer, was central to negotiationsz during ’s successful $47 billion takeoverr of South San Francisco-based because new uses for Avastin could increase its salesa by billionsof dollars. Avastin works by blocking vascular endothelialgrowth factor, or VEGF, a protein that helps develop and maintaij blood vessels, including those that feed tumors.
วันเสาร์ที่ 19 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
What's next for Manny? - Philippine Star
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Bleacher Report | What's next for Manny? Philippine Star Manny Pacquiao is blessed by Fr. Marlon Beof with Freddie Roach, Buboy Fernandez and fighter Dennis Laurente at Mass in the Mandalay Bay Theater the morning of the fight before over 1000 fans. It wasn't the best of fights for WBO welterweight champion ... Manny Pacquia o: 7 Reasons He Should Retire After Beating Juan Manuel Marquez Handwrappper Rafael Garcia: Manny Pacquiao cannot beat my man, Floyd Mayweather Was Manny Pacquiao's Hair a Factor in the Fight? |
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 17 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
Financial firm helping clients deal with stress from downturn - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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“We were all strugglingf with what the market wastelling us,” said who is a certified financial planner and presiden t of , a fee-only firm in “I just saw a lot of peoplw with a high level of The first thing he did was hold two workshops in collaborationh with a family money The workshops drew a total of about 30 peopl and provided advice for clientz such as making sure they had cash reserves and maintainedd their credit rating as well as they could. The family moneyu therapist discussed coping mechanisms for the anxiety people felt about financialo matters and participants also shared thei r own stressmanagement techniques.
The firm also steppe d up its communicationwith clients, making sure all were contactee at least once every 10 business days. In the past, Haubrich said clientws usually were contacted at least every 20 or30 days. It seemedx to bear results, Haubrich said. “During the tax preparation season, we just had a lot of peoples show up with a high degree of peace of which told me that high level of communicatiohn and touch really helped them an awful he said.
After he gained more clarity about what was happeningb with the economy and stock Haubrich put together another workshopl for clients about personal The firm has held four of the which can accommodate12 people, and will offed one more in June. The firm will continue to hold the workshop until demandfalls off. The 90-minute session includes an overview of the economy andstockj market, but also discusses dimensions of personakl sustainability, including health, relationship, career and “We didn’t look at this as a marketing he said. “We looked at makingv sure we were serving the needs ofour clients, giving them strategiess and tactics to deal with this economicv reset.
” But as a side the firm is seeing an influx of new clients and Dick Outland and Frances Bedford attended one of Haubrich’ personal sustainability workshops in April. Outland and a Racine married couple, are both retired and longtimd clients. They said they were concerned about the hit theie retirement income has but also find Haubrich to be agood “What I got out of it mostly was the comfortg that he has a lot of knowledgse in this area and that the man that we entrust to manages our resources knows what he’s doing,” Outland said.
Bedford also said it’s comfortinh when you’ve given so much responsibility to an adviser that heknowsw what’s happening in the market and how it’s affectingf his clients and will provide good Haubrich provided “a reinforced confidence that all is well even thoughb things are not well,” she Financial Service Group also has a virtua client center that has a client’s complete including tax returns and estate plannin g documents online through a securse server. The firm invested in the tool a coupled of years agoand that’s paying off now, Haubrichy said.
Revenue is down like it is for everyone infinancial planning, he said, but demand for service is up. Haubrich already offers a service to his clients calledx CareerAsset Management, which integrates financial planningh services with career Now he’s working with career coacyh Jane Schroeder to developp a more intensive workshop specifically on career sustainability.
“We were all strugglingf with what the market wastelling us,” said who is a certified financial planner and presiden t of , a fee-only firm in “I just saw a lot of peoplw with a high level of The first thing he did was hold two workshops in collaborationh with a family money The workshops drew a total of about 30 peopl and provided advice for clientz such as making sure they had cash reserves and maintainedd their credit rating as well as they could. The family moneyu therapist discussed coping mechanisms for the anxiety people felt about financialo matters and participants also shared thei r own stressmanagement techniques.
The firm also steppe d up its communicationwith clients, making sure all were contactee at least once every 10 business days. In the past, Haubrich said clientws usually were contacted at least every 20 or30 days. It seemedx to bear results, Haubrich said. “During the tax preparation season, we just had a lot of peoples show up with a high degree of peace of which told me that high level of communicatiohn and touch really helped them an awful he said.
After he gained more clarity about what was happeningb with the economy and stock Haubrich put together another workshopl for clients about personal The firm has held four of the which can accommodate12 people, and will offed one more in June. The firm will continue to hold the workshop until demandfalls off. The 90-minute session includes an overview of the economy andstockj market, but also discusses dimensions of personakl sustainability, including health, relationship, career and “We didn’t look at this as a marketing he said. “We looked at makingv sure we were serving the needs ofour clients, giving them strategiess and tactics to deal with this economicv reset.
” But as a side the firm is seeing an influx of new clients and Dick Outland and Frances Bedford attended one of Haubrich’ personal sustainability workshops in April. Outland and a Racine married couple, are both retired and longtimd clients. They said they were concerned about the hit theie retirement income has but also find Haubrich to be agood “What I got out of it mostly was the comfortg that he has a lot of knowledgse in this area and that the man that we entrust to manages our resources knows what he’s doing,” Outland said.
Bedford also said it’s comfortinh when you’ve given so much responsibility to an adviser that heknowsw what’s happening in the market and how it’s affectingf his clients and will provide good Haubrich provided “a reinforced confidence that all is well even thoughb things are not well,” she Financial Service Group also has a virtua client center that has a client’s complete including tax returns and estate plannin g documents online through a securse server. The firm invested in the tool a coupled of years agoand that’s paying off now, Haubrichy said.
Revenue is down like it is for everyone infinancial planning, he said, but demand for service is up. Haubrich already offers a service to his clients calledx CareerAsset Management, which integrates financial planningh services with career Now he’s working with career coacyh Jane Schroeder to developp a more intensive workshop specifically on career sustainability.
วันอังคารที่ 15 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
Rite-Hite leaving Memphis for Horn Lake, Miss. - Business First of Buffalo:
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The Milwaukee, Wis.-based company, which manufactures loading dock safet systems and industrialdoor products, is moving operations from its 130,000-square-foot Outlandc Road facility to 200,000 square feet in , an industriaol park in Horn Lake. Louide Patron, vice president of manufacturingb for theMemphis Rite-Hite facility, said the company will move its 65 currentt employees to Horn Lake. “At peak capacity, we have 130 but we have 40 to 50 that have been laid Patron said.
“When the economy improves, they’lkl get the first chance to come Patron said the company is moving its operations to consolidate some productds it had subcontractedmanufacturing for, but also to prepare for new productse the company is planning to build out of the new facility. The Memphisd location currently manufacturesdock levelers, which are the steell bridges that cover gaps in storage docks and tractor trailers. Rite-Hite has had an operationsw in Memphissince 2002. Patroj said the Mississippi move will be completedeby Nov. 1. Scott Pahlow, executive vice presidenty at Grubb & Ellisw Co., brokered the leasd for Rite-Hite.
The Milwaukee, Wis.-based company, which manufactures loading dock safet systems and industrialdoor products, is moving operations from its 130,000-square-foot Outlandc Road facility to 200,000 square feet in , an industriaol park in Horn Lake. Louide Patron, vice president of manufacturingb for theMemphis Rite-Hite facility, said the company will move its 65 currentt employees to Horn Lake. “At peak capacity, we have 130 but we have 40 to 50 that have been laid Patron said.
“When the economy improves, they’lkl get the first chance to come Patron said the company is moving its operations to consolidate some productds it had subcontractedmanufacturing for, but also to prepare for new productse the company is planning to build out of the new facility. The Memphisd location currently manufacturesdock levelers, which are the steell bridges that cover gaps in storage docks and tractor trailers. Rite-Hite has had an operationsw in Memphissince 2002. Patroj said the Mississippi move will be completedeby Nov. 1. Scott Pahlow, executive vice presidenty at Grubb & Ellisw Co., brokered the leasd for Rite-Hite.
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 13 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
Expressing the emotional aftermath of war - Petaluma Argus Courier
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ABC News | Expressing the emotional aftermath of war Petaluma Argus Courier The artwork of Vietnam Veteran Mike Dowd » |
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 10 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
More Californians able to afford homes - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | More Californians able to afford homes Los Angeles Times The real estate group calculated the monthly payment for a mortgage on such a home to be $1540, including taxes and insurance, and assuming a 20% down payment and a 4.63% interest rate. More Californians able to afford homes. |
วันอังคารที่ 8 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
GSK collaborating on drive for advanced skin cancer drug - Triangle Business Journal:
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Synta (NASDAQ:SNTA) of Lexington, Mass., will receivre an upfront cash paymentof $80 It will be eligible to receive milestone paymentes of up to $135 million if the drug is approved, up to $450 millionj if it is approved for othef diseases and up to $300 million in salee milestone payments. GlaxoSmithKline could purchase upto $45 million of Synta'ws common stock depending on undisclosed The new drug candidate developed by Synta, STA-4783, is entering phase-III clinical trials -- typically the last step before submitting a new drug applicatiohn with the Food and Drug Administration.
The companies will sharse responsibility for development and commercializatio nof STA-4783 in the Uniteed States, while GlaxoSmithKline will have exclusives responsibility for development and commercialization of the melanomaw treatment outside of the country. Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer. Its incidence has grown more than other cancers over the past accordingto GlaxoSmithKline. About 60,000 American s will be diagnosed with melanoma this year andaboutg 8,200 will die from the Metastatic melanoma is an advanced Based in London, GlaxoSmithKlin (NYSE:GSK) has its U.S. headquartersx in Philadelphia.
Synta (NASDAQ:SNTA) of Lexington, Mass., will receivre an upfront cash paymentof $80 It will be eligible to receive milestone paymentes of up to $135 million if the drug is approved, up to $450 millionj if it is approved for othef diseases and up to $300 million in salee milestone payments. GlaxoSmithKline could purchase upto $45 million of Synta'ws common stock depending on undisclosed The new drug candidate developed by Synta, STA-4783, is entering phase-III clinical trials -- typically the last step before submitting a new drug applicatiohn with the Food and Drug Administration.
The companies will sharse responsibility for development and commercializatio nof STA-4783 in the Uniteed States, while GlaxoSmithKline will have exclusives responsibility for development and commercialization of the melanomaw treatment outside of the country. Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer. Its incidence has grown more than other cancers over the past accordingto GlaxoSmithKline. About 60,000 American s will be diagnosed with melanoma this year andaboutg 8,200 will die from the Metastatic melanoma is an advanced Based in London, GlaxoSmithKlin (NYSE:GSK) has its U.S. headquartersx in Philadelphia.
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 6 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
Bolivian MPs Condemn US Plot against Iran - Fars News Agency
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Press TV | Bolivian MPs Condemn US Plot against Iran Fars News Agency In response, Iran's top security official Saeed Jalili on Friday released a number of documents detailing US involvement in acts of terror against the Islamic Republic. Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili made the ... Iran Nat ional Day anti-US protests gets wide coverage 'US planning anti-Iran acts of sabotage' |
วันศุกร์ที่ 4 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
Greater Washington Initiative: Region
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percent this year for the firs t time in more than20 years, accordin to the Greater Washington Initiative. The the research and marketing affiliate ofthe , made the projectionn in its 2009 Regionak Report, released Wednesday morning at the . The reporty says the region’s GRP — the total values of its economy including goods and services hit $454 billion in up 2 percent. That makes it the fourth-largest regional econom in the nation, the group said, following New Los Angeles and Chicago. The group defines the region more broadly than thefederapl government’s metropolitan statistical area. The initiative’sa definition is D.C.
; Montgomery, Prince George’s, Howard, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charle and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland; and Alexandri and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Fauquier, Stafforxd and Spotsylvania counties in The projected drop in GRP is because the region has postedr positive annual growth even in pastnationalk recessions. But the area’se top economist disagrees withthe projection. Stephen Fuller, director of the Center for Regional Analysisat , predict slight growth — 1.2 percen t — in 2009 and graduak growth to 3.2 percent in 3.7 in 2011 and 4.2 in 2012.
Fuller said the discrepancu between his number and the GreatedrWashington Initiative’s has to do with the countiese included in the study. Fuller spoke at the report’s unveiling and assistefd with the report but was not responsible for itsfinal version. Though his numbers differ from the Fuller said theGRP hasn’t grown this slowlt since the early 1990s, when it crawled at 0.2 percent a Still, chanting the ever-popular “wse have the federal government” mantra, the GWI maintainzs that the D.C. area will bounce back fastetr than othermetropolitan areas. Matt Erskine, executive director of the GWI, citedx the economic stimulus, Washington’s $65.
4 billion in federao procurement — nearly $20 billion over the closest California — and the area’xs “global connectivity” as reasons for a faster recessio nrecovery time. But with everyg recession comes unemployment andthe D.C. area is no exception. Fullert predicts a mere 13,500 growthh in jobs this year, less than the 1 percent in growthg needed to absorb college and high schoola grads entering thework force. “People know the markef is traditionally betterin D.C., so that adds extra Fuller said. “Hopefully they go Fuller predicts unemployment will peakmid year-2010. “It takeds until about September to absorb the new work he said.
“Especially with companies hiring for seasona positionsor part-time work.” Fuller said the Washington area will maintaihn its current structure with more than 20 percent of jobs in the professionapl and business services nearly 12 percent in the federal governmen t and 11 percent in education and The initiative’s report said the region’s biggest job secto continued to be professional services in with nearly 23 percent of the jobs in that category. Secondc was the federal government, with 11.6 percent, followeds by education and health, 11.2 percent; statde and local government, 10.4 retail, 8.8 percent; and hospitality and 8.7 percent.
percent this year for the firs t time in more than20 years, accordin to the Greater Washington Initiative. The the research and marketing affiliate ofthe , made the projectionn in its 2009 Regionak Report, released Wednesday morning at the . The reporty says the region’s GRP — the total values of its economy including goods and services hit $454 billion in up 2 percent. That makes it the fourth-largest regional econom in the nation, the group said, following New Los Angeles and Chicago. The group defines the region more broadly than thefederapl government’s metropolitan statistical area. The initiative’sa definition is D.C.
; Montgomery, Prince George’s, Howard, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charle and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland; and Alexandri and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Fauquier, Stafforxd and Spotsylvania counties in The projected drop in GRP is because the region has postedr positive annual growth even in pastnationalk recessions. But the area’se top economist disagrees withthe projection. Stephen Fuller, director of the Center for Regional Analysisat , predict slight growth — 1.2 percen t — in 2009 and graduak growth to 3.2 percent in 3.7 in 2011 and 4.2 in 2012.
Fuller said the discrepancu between his number and the GreatedrWashington Initiative’s has to do with the countiese included in the study. Fuller spoke at the report’s unveiling and assistefd with the report but was not responsible for itsfinal version. Though his numbers differ from the Fuller said theGRP hasn’t grown this slowlt since the early 1990s, when it crawled at 0.2 percent a Still, chanting the ever-popular “wse have the federal government” mantra, the GWI maintainzs that the D.C. area will bounce back fastetr than othermetropolitan areas. Matt Erskine, executive director of the GWI, citedx the economic stimulus, Washington’s $65.
4 billion in federao procurement — nearly $20 billion over the closest California — and the area’xs “global connectivity” as reasons for a faster recessio nrecovery time. But with everyg recession comes unemployment andthe D.C. area is no exception. Fullert predicts a mere 13,500 growthh in jobs this year, less than the 1 percent in growthg needed to absorb college and high schoola grads entering thework force. “People know the markef is traditionally betterin D.C., so that adds extra Fuller said. “Hopefully they go Fuller predicts unemployment will peakmid year-2010. “It takeds until about September to absorb the new work he said.
“Especially with companies hiring for seasona positionsor part-time work.” Fuller said the Washington area will maintaihn its current structure with more than 20 percent of jobs in the professionapl and business services nearly 12 percent in the federal governmen t and 11 percent in education and The initiative’s report said the region’s biggest job secto continued to be professional services in with nearly 23 percent of the jobs in that category. Secondc was the federal government, with 11.6 percent, followeds by education and health, 11.2 percent; statde and local government, 10.4 retail, 8.8 percent; and hospitality and 8.7 percent.
วันพุธที่ 2 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
Jury awards Centocor $1.7B in patent case against Abbott - St. Louis Business Journal:
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An Abbott spokesman said the companywill Horsham, Pa.-based Centocor, a divisiob of (NYSE:JNJ), makes the blockbuster rheumatoisd arthritis treatment Remicade, and had sued Abbotf over Abbott’s arthritis drug, Humira. Both are so-called anti-TNd arthritis treatments. Horsham, Pa.-based Centocor said it is the exclusive licensese ofthe patent, which is co-ownec by . Centocor President Kim Taylor said “thwe jury recognized our valuablwintellectual property, finding our patent both valid and We will continue to assert intellectual propertu rights for our immunology as they offer significant advances in treatmentr for patients with a number of immun e mediated inflammatory diseases.
” Abbott spokesman Scotyt E. Stoffel said, “We are disappointedc in this verdict, and we are confidengt in the merits of our case and that we will prevailpon appeal. “The evidence clearly established that Humira was the first ofits fully-human anti-TNF antibody medicine,” Stoffel said. “JNJ’ss anti-TNF antibody medication, Remicade, is partially made from mouse DNA. JNJ did not launch a fully-humahn product until April 2009. In fact, only when Humirsa was nearing its approvalk in 2002 did JNJ amend the patent at issuew in this litigation to claim that it haddiscovered fully-human antibodie s in 1994.
JNJ acknowledged at trial that it did not start working ona fully-human antibody until 1997 two years after Abbott discovered Humira and one year afte Abbott filed its patent applicationzs for Humira.”
An Abbott spokesman said the companywill Horsham, Pa.-based Centocor, a divisiob of (NYSE:JNJ), makes the blockbuster rheumatoisd arthritis treatment Remicade, and had sued Abbotf over Abbott’s arthritis drug, Humira. Both are so-called anti-TNd arthritis treatments. Horsham, Pa.-based Centocor said it is the exclusive licensese ofthe patent, which is co-ownec by . Centocor President Kim Taylor said “thwe jury recognized our valuablwintellectual property, finding our patent both valid and We will continue to assert intellectual propertu rights for our immunology as they offer significant advances in treatmentr for patients with a number of immun e mediated inflammatory diseases.
” Abbott spokesman Scotyt E. Stoffel said, “We are disappointedc in this verdict, and we are confidengt in the merits of our case and that we will prevailpon appeal. “The evidence clearly established that Humira was the first ofits fully-human anti-TNF antibody medicine,” Stoffel said. “JNJ’ss anti-TNF antibody medication, Remicade, is partially made from mouse DNA. JNJ did not launch a fully-humahn product until April 2009. In fact, only when Humirsa was nearing its approvalk in 2002 did JNJ amend the patent at issuew in this litigation to claim that it haddiscovered fully-human antibodie s in 1994.
JNJ acknowledged at trial that it did not start working ona fully-human antibody until 1997 two years after Abbott discovered Humira and one year afte Abbott filed its patent applicationzs for Humira.”
วันจันทร์ที่ 31 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Triad gets $8.8M for stimulus road work - Houston Business Journal:
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million and were awarded to the lowest The Triad will receiveabourt $8.8 million for three construction projects. “These projecte will help create and sustainb thousands of jobs and provide needed economic development in counties throughoutNorth Carolina,” said Gov. Bev Perdue. “They will improved critical routes to help bettert connect North Carolinians around the Bids received came in about25 percent, or $36. million, below N.C. Department of Transportation estimates. Work will startg in late June orearly July. The stimulusd projects include three inthe Triad. • $3.8 resurfacing 4.
1 miles of Interstate 40/85 from east of Rock Creek Dairy Road in Guilford Countyy to west of University Drive inAlamance County. S.T. Woote n Corp. of Wilson received the Work is scheduled for June 29to Oct. 30. $1.5 million, rehabilitating two miles of U.S. 29 in Rockinghamj County from the Guilford line north toTroublesome Creek. W-L Constructioj & Paving Inc. of Va., won the contract. Work is scheduled for June 29 to Oct. 16. $3.5 million, resurfacing 5.1 milesx of I-77 from U.S. 21 Business in Yadkin County tothe U.S. 21 bypas in Surry County. Carl Rose & Sons Inc. of Elkinh received the contract. Work is scheduled for July 6 to Nov. 13.
million and were awarded to the lowest The Triad will receiveabourt $8.8 million for three construction projects. “These projecte will help create and sustainb thousands of jobs and provide needed economic development in counties throughoutNorth Carolina,” said Gov. Bev Perdue. “They will improved critical routes to help bettert connect North Carolinians around the Bids received came in about25 percent, or $36. million, below N.C. Department of Transportation estimates. Work will startg in late June orearly July. The stimulusd projects include three inthe Triad. • $3.8 resurfacing 4.
1 miles of Interstate 40/85 from east of Rock Creek Dairy Road in Guilford Countyy to west of University Drive inAlamance County. S.T. Woote n Corp. of Wilson received the Work is scheduled for June 29to Oct. 30. $1.5 million, rehabilitating two miles of U.S. 29 in Rockinghamj County from the Guilford line north toTroublesome Creek. W-L Constructioj & Paving Inc. of Va., won the contract. Work is scheduled for June 29 to Oct. 16. $3.5 million, resurfacing 5.1 milesx of I-77 from U.S. 21 Business in Yadkin County tothe U.S. 21 bypas in Surry County. Carl Rose & Sons Inc. of Elkinh received the contract. Work is scheduled for July 6 to Nov. 13.
วันศุกร์ที่ 28 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
NCR a huge technology win - Orlando Business Journal:
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The region’s marketers plan to leveragde the NCR relocation to sell Atlants as a burgeoningtechnologgy hub, winning new corporate converts and continuing the virtuouas cycle. “Brand names are very importang to the identity of a city and to itsculturaol profile,” said Sam Williams, president of the . “Whebn you begin to get brand nameslike , , Deltaw ... NCR — these brand names start to tell a messagr about what your city Whilea world-class “smart” workforce and low businessx costs help Atlanta’s economic developers get corporat prospects to take their calls, havinb brand names like NCR and in the region helps close the The fact NCR picked Atlanta from a nationwid e search, “says it betterr than anything we can say,” said Melanis Brandt, a business development manageer at the .
The relocation, Brandt said, signals NCR is confidentr it can recruit tech professionals from around the world to metrl Atlantaand “know that they are going to be comfortablwe ... living and working and playinv and raising afamily here.” Metro Atlanta is “almost always” on the shorf list for tech companies looking to relocate or expand on the East said Vicki Horton, a location consultant involvedx with Porsche’s North America headquarterss relocation to Atlanta.
While metro Atlants is unlikely to be confused withtech meccas, such as Silicob Valley or Silicon Alley, its relatively low cost of infrastructure and industry clusters keep it in the crosshairsa of corporate site “You don’t have to be the fastest gazelle, you just have to be at the fronr of the [herd],” said Kris Miller, president of Ackerma n & Co., a commercial real estate servicexs firm. The NCR deal is an economic development blockbuster. The maket of ATMs and self-service kiosks will relocate its global headquarters toDuluth — bringing about 1,250 jobs, Atlanta Business Chronicle firstt reported June 1.
NCR also plans to open a manufacturing operatiohin Columbus, Ga., where it will employ nearlu 900. As a company that straddless both technologyand manufacturing, NCR’s relocation can be used to pitcgh to advanced manufacturing companies, sources said. The NCR win will help open saidKen Stewart, commissioner of the Georgi a Department of Economic Development. “Companies that we go and sell to know that NCR has done its duediligencwe [on the region as a headquarters site],” Stewargt said. Luring a blue-chip firm such as NCR also giveds economic developers a chance to market the region to supplieresand vendors, said Horton, principak at LLC.
“Once you have an NCR, or an IBM,” Hortonh said, their support firms and vendorsx tend to gravitate to the regionbecauss “they like to be closer to the big NCR is the latest tech company to be sold on metro Atlanta. On May 22, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported that BlackBerry developer plans to create about200 high-tech jobs at an Alpharett data center and development operation. On May 11, Atlanta-basefd said it would add more than600 jobs. These sources said, are driven by the region’s highlg educated workforce, research universities and technology business Clustersoffer validation, Ackerman’s Miller said.
“It’s kind of like double-checkinfg your work in math,” he quipped. “Iv everybody in the class gets 21 asan there’s good chance 21’s right.” Metro Atlanta’sw demographic leans toward the “young and — educated 20- to 35-year-olds — that tech firmas rely on to maintainh vibrant and innovative workplace cultures. NCR viewa the city’s academic institutions, such as Georgis Tech, not only as a labotr pool to fish from, but a partner for jointr innovationand development, NCR CEO Bill Nuti said. The region’sz relatively robust economy, its supply-chain logisticsd infrastructure and itscorporate base, also lureed NCR.
“We looked at all of these Nuti said, “and Georgia scored amongstr the highest ofall states.”
The region’s marketers plan to leveragde the NCR relocation to sell Atlants as a burgeoningtechnologgy hub, winning new corporate converts and continuing the virtuouas cycle. “Brand names are very importang to the identity of a city and to itsculturaol profile,” said Sam Williams, president of the . “Whebn you begin to get brand nameslike , , Deltaw ... NCR — these brand names start to tell a messagr about what your city Whilea world-class “smart” workforce and low businessx costs help Atlanta’s economic developers get corporat prospects to take their calls, havinb brand names like NCR and in the region helps close the The fact NCR picked Atlanta from a nationwid e search, “says it betterr than anything we can say,” said Melanis Brandt, a business development manageer at the .
The relocation, Brandt said, signals NCR is confidentr it can recruit tech professionals from around the world to metrl Atlantaand “know that they are going to be comfortablwe ... living and working and playinv and raising afamily here.” Metro Atlanta is “almost always” on the shorf list for tech companies looking to relocate or expand on the East said Vicki Horton, a location consultant involvedx with Porsche’s North America headquarterss relocation to Atlanta.
While metro Atlants is unlikely to be confused withtech meccas, such as Silicob Valley or Silicon Alley, its relatively low cost of infrastructure and industry clusters keep it in the crosshairsa of corporate site “You don’t have to be the fastest gazelle, you just have to be at the fronr of the [herd],” said Kris Miller, president of Ackerma n & Co., a commercial real estate servicexs firm. The NCR deal is an economic development blockbuster. The maket of ATMs and self-service kiosks will relocate its global headquarters toDuluth — bringing about 1,250 jobs, Atlanta Business Chronicle firstt reported June 1.
NCR also plans to open a manufacturing operatiohin Columbus, Ga., where it will employ nearlu 900. As a company that straddless both technologyand manufacturing, NCR’s relocation can be used to pitcgh to advanced manufacturing companies, sources said. The NCR win will help open saidKen Stewart, commissioner of the Georgi a Department of Economic Development. “Companies that we go and sell to know that NCR has done its duediligencwe [on the region as a headquarters site],” Stewargt said. Luring a blue-chip firm such as NCR also giveds economic developers a chance to market the region to supplieresand vendors, said Horton, principak at LLC.
“Once you have an NCR, or an IBM,” Hortonh said, their support firms and vendorsx tend to gravitate to the regionbecauss “they like to be closer to the big NCR is the latest tech company to be sold on metro Atlanta. On May 22, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported that BlackBerry developer plans to create about200 high-tech jobs at an Alpharett data center and development operation. On May 11, Atlanta-basefd said it would add more than600 jobs. These sources said, are driven by the region’s highlg educated workforce, research universities and technology business Clustersoffer validation, Ackerman’s Miller said.
“It’s kind of like double-checkinfg your work in math,” he quipped. “Iv everybody in the class gets 21 asan there’s good chance 21’s right.” Metro Atlanta’sw demographic leans toward the “young and — educated 20- to 35-year-olds — that tech firmas rely on to maintainh vibrant and innovative workplace cultures. NCR viewa the city’s academic institutions, such as Georgis Tech, not only as a labotr pool to fish from, but a partner for jointr innovationand development, NCR CEO Bill Nuti said. The region’sz relatively robust economy, its supply-chain logisticsd infrastructure and itscorporate base, also lureed NCR.
“We looked at all of these Nuti said, “and Georgia scored amongstr the highest ofall states.”
วันพุธที่ 26 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Ward 3 preview: Half a century separates candidates Landi, Horowitz - Kingston Times
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Kingston Times | Ward 3 preview: Half a century separates candidates Landi, Horowitz Kingston Times The battleground is the city's Third Ward, an area of the city's far west side where single-family homes predominate. The ward is also home to the Golden Hill complex, which houses the county nursing home and government offices. ... |
วันจันทร์ที่ 24 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Solar Array, Gen. Mills detail expansions - San Francisco Business Times:
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broke ground April 5 on the $100 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturingfacilitgy here, Keith Bone, general manager of the local told members of . AED held its quarterly meeting Thursdatyat . Joe Hudgins, president and CEO of Solar Arra Ventures, outlined his company’s plan to build a massivew solar manufacturing plant onthe city’s Westside. General expansion should be completedby November, Bone said. The cereapl manufacturer will hire 60additional employees, bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.
5 The expansion also brings $30 million in spending to New The Albuquerque City Council approved a $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the companyg in February. BE&K Corp. from North Carolina landede the design/build contract to build the expansion, but Bone said 80 percentt of the firm’s spending and employees will be The precast panels beiny used in the construction are manufactured in General Mills has been in Albuquerquesincee 1991. Its current facility is locatedr near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 said Bone. The 275,000-square-foot plangt produces about 135 million poundas annually of 35differeng cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-sited where the instructions for bakingt General Mills products at high altitudeeare created. The company has giveh about $5 million to area nonprofits sincee 1998and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone Don Power, chairman of AED, said the cereakl company’s donations illustrate one of the things the organizationm looks for in recruiting companies: communitt involvement. Hudgins said Solatr Array plans to breaok ground by the third quarter of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-filjm photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderlo Mesa business park, west of the mattress factory.
The company planss to add three more buildings of that size as it he said, with each facility employing about 225. Its annual payroll in the first phasee wouldbe $14 million. About five percent of the jobs would pay 45 percent wouldpay $70,000 and half of the jobs would pay $45,000. The capital investment for the firstt phase willbe $170 million and the company would spend $40 million annually for raw The first phase is expected to have a capacity of 75 but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a spacse that will serve as a communituy and educational center. Solar Arra is seeking $175 million in industrial revenue bonds fromBernalillp County.
The company is working to raise $210 milliohn in debt and equity, Hudgins said. Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two otherf states for the despite the fact that it did not offert thelargest incentives. But the coordination among local and state government officials and othetr parties made New Mexico far more efficientf in establishing a planning framewor k that the company coulsd then use to plan a budge forthe plant, he said “That was a majo issue for us,” Hudgins He also praised the labor force here and the educational institutions. The facility is being designec byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, whic h has Texas offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston, as well as Washington, D.C.
and London, U.K. Hoffman Construction, baseds in Portland, Ore., is building the facility.
broke ground April 5 on the $100 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturingfacilitgy here, Keith Bone, general manager of the local told members of . AED held its quarterly meeting Thursdatyat . Joe Hudgins, president and CEO of Solar Arra Ventures, outlined his company’s plan to build a massivew solar manufacturing plant onthe city’s Westside. General expansion should be completedby November, Bone said. The cereapl manufacturer will hire 60additional employees, bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.
5 The expansion also brings $30 million in spending to New The Albuquerque City Council approved a $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the companyg in February. BE&K Corp. from North Carolina landede the design/build contract to build the expansion, but Bone said 80 percentt of the firm’s spending and employees will be The precast panels beiny used in the construction are manufactured in General Mills has been in Albuquerquesincee 1991. Its current facility is locatedr near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 said Bone. The 275,000-square-foot plangt produces about 135 million poundas annually of 35differeng cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-sited where the instructions for bakingt General Mills products at high altitudeeare created. The company has giveh about $5 million to area nonprofits sincee 1998and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone Don Power, chairman of AED, said the cereakl company’s donations illustrate one of the things the organizationm looks for in recruiting companies: communitt involvement. Hudgins said Solatr Array plans to breaok ground by the third quarter of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-filjm photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderlo Mesa business park, west of the mattress factory.
The company planss to add three more buildings of that size as it he said, with each facility employing about 225. Its annual payroll in the first phasee wouldbe $14 million. About five percent of the jobs would pay 45 percent wouldpay $70,000 and half of the jobs would pay $45,000. The capital investment for the firstt phase willbe $170 million and the company would spend $40 million annually for raw The first phase is expected to have a capacity of 75 but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a spacse that will serve as a communituy and educational center. Solar Arra is seeking $175 million in industrial revenue bonds fromBernalillp County.
The company is working to raise $210 milliohn in debt and equity, Hudgins said. Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two otherf states for the despite the fact that it did not offert thelargest incentives. But the coordination among local and state government officials and othetr parties made New Mexico far more efficientf in establishing a planning framewor k that the company coulsd then use to plan a budge forthe plant, he said “That was a majo issue for us,” Hudgins He also praised the labor force here and the educational institutions. The facility is being designec byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, whic h has Texas offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston, as well as Washington, D.C.
and London, U.K. Hoffman Construction, baseds in Portland, Ore., is building the facility.
วันเสาร์ที่ 22 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Senegal drafts law ensuring state role in telco firms - Reuters
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Senegal drafts law ensuring state role in telco firms Reuters DAKAR Oct 20 (Reuters) - Senegal's government has proposed a law that will ensure that the state has at least a 35 percent share in all telecommunications companies operating in Senegal, the president said on state television on Thursday. ... |
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 20 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
First American affiliate buys Attleboro site - Phoenix Business Journal:
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million. First American, on behalf of an bought a 5,650-square-foot building called Building 5 anda three-story manufacturing facility called Building 12. The Attlebor o Corporate Campus was previously owned and occupied by and isa 300-acre mixed-use office and industrial campus locatedd just off Interstate 95 in Building 12 is leased to as it’s globa l manufacturing headquarters. Building 5 is leasec to The BOCGroup Inc., a worldwide distributor of industria l gases and its parent, The Linde Group. Preferreed Unlimited Inc. is a 15-year-old commercial real estated firm which started as Preferrede Real EstateInvestments Inc. The company is headquarterexd in Conshohocken, Pa.
First American Realty Inc. is a privatelg held investment and management firm basedin Mass. which acquires industrial and medicaloffice properties.
million. First American, on behalf of an bought a 5,650-square-foot building called Building 5 anda three-story manufacturing facility called Building 12. The Attlebor o Corporate Campus was previously owned and occupied by and isa 300-acre mixed-use office and industrial campus locatedd just off Interstate 95 in Building 12 is leased to as it’s globa l manufacturing headquarters. Building 5 is leasec to The BOCGroup Inc., a worldwide distributor of industria l gases and its parent, The Linde Group. Preferreed Unlimited Inc. is a 15-year-old commercial real estated firm which started as Preferrede Real EstateInvestments Inc. The company is headquarterexd in Conshohocken, Pa.
First American Realty Inc. is a privatelg held investment and management firm basedin Mass. which acquires industrial and medicaloffice properties.
วันอังคารที่ 18 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Yemeni officials say 18 killed, at least 30 wounded in clashes between regime ... - Washington Post
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Yemeni officials say 18 killed, at least 30 wounded in clashes between regime ... Washington Post By AP, SANAA, Yemen â€" Yemeni officials say 18 killed, at least 30 wounded in clashes between regime forces, rivals. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ... |
วันเสาร์ที่ 15 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Visa profit rises 71 percent in fiscal Q2 - Dayton Business Journal:
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The San Francisco company posted net incomdof $536 million, or 71 cent s per share, in the quarter ended March 31, up from $314 or 39 cents per share, in the year-aglo period. Excluding special items such as Visa’s V) litigation reserve a year ago, the company’ds profit rose to 73 cents per sharse from52 cents. Revenue reached $1.6 billion, up 13 percent from a year ago. The resultas once again reflect the value of beinga toll-gate keepef collecting a fee from thosde using the company’s payment network rather than taking on the risk and costse that lenders incur in issuing credit. But Visa still felt the effecgt of the consumerspending slowing.
“Lookinvg at Visa’s traditional domestic volumes, growth was slightlhy negative, reflecting the general downturn in consumer spending,” said Red Gillen, senior analyst with a Boston research firm. “As such, today’e announcement would have been a whole lot wors e had Visa not been able to lean on its international modelo and newbusiness lines. “Visa’s push into the debirt card processing space has been anotherbright spot, and will likelu serve as encouragement for the companyu to continue pursuing traditional processors’ bank Gillen said. “Visa has also been able to cut its notably personnel,” Gillen said.
“Visa’es operations are scalable, and thus the potentiall awaits for higher profits once consumer spendingt eventuallyturns around.” The company also expressed confidence in meetin g its prior guidance for the fiscal “The resiliency in our business reflects the strength of Visa’ss credit, debit and prepaid products worldwide,” said Joseph Visa’s chairman and CEO.
The San Francisco company posted net incomdof $536 million, or 71 cent s per share, in the quarter ended March 31, up from $314 or 39 cents per share, in the year-aglo period. Excluding special items such as Visa’s V) litigation reserve a year ago, the company’ds profit rose to 73 cents per sharse from52 cents. Revenue reached $1.6 billion, up 13 percent from a year ago. The resultas once again reflect the value of beinga toll-gate keepef collecting a fee from thosde using the company’s payment network rather than taking on the risk and costse that lenders incur in issuing credit. But Visa still felt the effecgt of the consumerspending slowing.
“Lookinvg at Visa’s traditional domestic volumes, growth was slightlhy negative, reflecting the general downturn in consumer spending,” said Red Gillen, senior analyst with a Boston research firm. “As such, today’e announcement would have been a whole lot wors e had Visa not been able to lean on its international modelo and newbusiness lines. “Visa’s push into the debirt card processing space has been anotherbright spot, and will likelu serve as encouragement for the companyu to continue pursuing traditional processors’ bank Gillen said. “Visa has also been able to cut its notably personnel,” Gillen said.
“Visa’es operations are scalable, and thus the potentiall awaits for higher profits once consumer spendingt eventuallyturns around.” The company also expressed confidence in meetin g its prior guidance for the fiscal “The resiliency in our business reflects the strength of Visa’ss credit, debit and prepaid products worldwide,” said Joseph Visa’s chairman and CEO.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 13 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Peak 10 reminds businesses to test disaster recovery plans - Business First of Louisville:
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Peak 10 operates data centers innine markets, includingh Louisville. Many Peak 10 customers that used multiples facilities for disaster recovery benefitedc from that strategy last year as Hurricane Ike made its way across theOhio Valley, Jeff Spalding, executive vice president of market operations for Peak 10, said in a news As a result of the many areas experienced widespread power outages. This year’s hurricane which began June 1 andends Nov. 30, is expectedc to be of near-normal activity, according to the . An averagde season has 11 named includingsix hurricanes, two of them majo r hurricanes.
NOAA is predicting a 70 percent chancr of nine to 14named storms, including four to sevenj detrimental hurricanes.
Peak 10 operates data centers innine markets, includingh Louisville. Many Peak 10 customers that used multiples facilities for disaster recovery benefitedc from that strategy last year as Hurricane Ike made its way across theOhio Valley, Jeff Spalding, executive vice president of market operations for Peak 10, said in a news As a result of the many areas experienced widespread power outages. This year’s hurricane which began June 1 andends Nov. 30, is expectedc to be of near-normal activity, according to the . An averagde season has 11 named includingsix hurricanes, two of them majo r hurricanes.
NOAA is predicting a 70 percent chancr of nine to 14named storms, including four to sevenj detrimental hurricanes.
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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 9 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Delaware North taps into Pepsi - Business First of Buffalo:
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Terms of the deal, which makesa Delaware North oneof Pepsi’x largest accounts, were not disclosed. Delaware Nortg will exclusively sell and provid e Pepsi products at more than 200 venues ranginvg from airports and convention centers to exclusivde vacation resorts and many of the sports arenaswit services. One exception, however, is HSBC Arenas in downtown Buffalo wherethe , last signed a long-term deal with Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Buffalio to provide all soft drinksand non-alcoholic beverages. “I the case where those exclusiveagreementss exist, we will honor those,” said Glen Delaware North spokesman.
Among the Pepsu products Delaware North will sell include all ofits non-carbonatexd and carbonated soft juices, Gatorade and Tropicana drinks. The deal also includew Frito-Lay snacks and Quaker Foods, both of which are part of the familyof products. “PepsiCo is one of the world’s most admirec companies,” said Charles Delaware North Cos. president and chief operating officer. “Itw commitment to product development, a broad portfolio of high-qualitty products and environmental stewardship were importanft to us in theselection process.” The transitiohn to Pepsi from Coca-Cola is already underway at most Delawarr North-serviced venues.
Terms of the deal, which makesa Delaware North oneof Pepsi’x largest accounts, were not disclosed. Delaware Nortg will exclusively sell and provid e Pepsi products at more than 200 venues ranginvg from airports and convention centers to exclusivde vacation resorts and many of the sports arenaswit services. One exception, however, is HSBC Arenas in downtown Buffalo wherethe , last signed a long-term deal with Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Buffalio to provide all soft drinksand non-alcoholic beverages. “I the case where those exclusiveagreementss exist, we will honor those,” said Glen Delaware North spokesman.
Among the Pepsu products Delaware North will sell include all ofits non-carbonatexd and carbonated soft juices, Gatorade and Tropicana drinks. The deal also includew Frito-Lay snacks and Quaker Foods, both of which are part of the familyof products. “PepsiCo is one of the world’s most admirec companies,” said Charles Delaware North Cos. president and chief operating officer. “Itw commitment to product development, a broad portfolio of high-qualitty products and environmental stewardship were importanft to us in theselection process.” The transitiohn to Pepsi from Coca-Cola is already underway at most Delawarr North-serviced venues.
วันศุกร์ที่ 7 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Legislator wants Nixon to cut stimulus money for Kokam battery plant - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summit Battery Park, wouldf employ an estimated 900 people with averages annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam President Don Nissankaz has said he hopes to break grounr before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acre s in the vicinityof Kokam’z current 50,000-square-foot Lee’s Summit plant. Nissankza was out of the country Mondaand couldn’t be reached for comment. Kokam, a startup foundexd in October 2005, burst into the limelighrt this year. picked Kansas City for an assemblyy facility largely becauseof Kokam’sz proximity.
And with federal stimulus dollarsx and state money seeking a joint venture involving Kokam landefd a commitment in Apri ofnearly $145 million in incentives from Michigan to build a battery plant there that’s similar to the one plannee locally. The group also applie d for federalstimulus money. Schaefer, sent a letter to Nixoh on Thursday proposing that financingy be cutby $11.5 millionm combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plant and anothedr battery plant in Joplinj to help preserve $31.2 million in financin for the in which Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 millio n hospital project.
“Every indicatiomn that I’m getting is that (Nixon) intends to veto the moneyt forthe hospital,” Schaefer said, addin g that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entire $200 million project. “Spending public funda on a cancer hospital owned by the citizenw of Missouri is always goingf to win out over givin public funds to a privatd company for abattery plant,” Schaefer “Nobody has told me that the lower amounft would kill (Kokam’s Lee’s project.” Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governor will have an announcemen about the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’se fiscal year.
Nixon and his staf f have been reviewing the budgetbill “linse by line to determine what the state can Holste said, and they want to keep centra services in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thought Schaefer’s proposal was “not as a threat as the EDC first thought, “but you neverr know in politics.” The EDC issued a released Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokamm plant’s financing fully in place.
Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summit Battery Park, wouldf employ an estimated 900 people with averages annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam President Don Nissankaz has said he hopes to break grounr before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acre s in the vicinityof Kokam’z current 50,000-square-foot Lee’s Summit plant. Nissankza was out of the country Mondaand couldn’t be reached for comment. Kokam, a startup foundexd in October 2005, burst into the limelighrt this year. picked Kansas City for an assemblyy facility largely becauseof Kokam’sz proximity.
And with federal stimulus dollarsx and state money seeking a joint venture involving Kokam landefd a commitment in Apri ofnearly $145 million in incentives from Michigan to build a battery plant there that’s similar to the one plannee locally. The group also applie d for federalstimulus money. Schaefer, sent a letter to Nixoh on Thursday proposing that financingy be cutby $11.5 millionm combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plant and anothedr battery plant in Joplinj to help preserve $31.2 million in financin for the in which Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 millio n hospital project.
“Every indicatiomn that I’m getting is that (Nixon) intends to veto the moneyt forthe hospital,” Schaefer said, addin g that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entire $200 million project. “Spending public funda on a cancer hospital owned by the citizenw of Missouri is always goingf to win out over givin public funds to a privatd company for abattery plant,” Schaefer “Nobody has told me that the lower amounft would kill (Kokam’s Lee’s project.” Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governor will have an announcemen about the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’se fiscal year.
Nixon and his staf f have been reviewing the budgetbill “linse by line to determine what the state can Holste said, and they want to keep centra services in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thought Schaefer’s proposal was “not as a threat as the EDC first thought, “but you neverr know in politics.” The EDC issued a released Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokamm plant’s financing fully in place.
วันพุธที่ 5 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Landmark Village gets green light - Contra Costa Times
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Positive flow: Dr. Jay Hoying is developing a means of replacing damaged capillaries - Business First of Columbus:
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That’s a problem Dr. Jay Hoying is working to fix with a research project he leadw that addresses damaged the tiniest of blood Insome cases, damaged capillaries contribute to heart-related diseasesz and prevent healing, said Hoying, a bioengineerr and researcher at the . Capillaries are where tissue andbloodd interface, he noted. “The capillary side, we alwayzs joke, is the business end of the cardiovasculard system.” Angiograms, or X-rays of blood vessels, sometimes find that patients who suffer from chest a symptom typical of coronary artery do not have blockages in theifrmain arteries.
Instead, the problem couldx stem from blocked capillaries, which are arrangexd in networks, or beds, and suppl y specific organs and tissues. In the course of his Hoying discovered that these networks retai n the ability to circulate blood when kept intact as a Inother words, the capillaries function in networks and must be replacedr as networks if damage occurs. Furthermore, the researcherss now know that those capillary networks are notarranged haphazardly, but ratherf in a specific pattern that allowsd them to function.
Project researchers now are workint to determine what thatpattern is, Hoying “The real challenge,” Hoying said, “is how do you organizer these capillaries into a circulation Hoying long has grown capillarie in a laboratory setting, a process he bega n more than 15 years ago as a graduate studentg at the . He revisited the projec t years later, as an assistant professor at the He came to the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute in 2007 as part of a team ledby Dr. Stuarg Williams, scientific director of the Williams has developed a machine that arrangea tissue grown ina lab.
The Hoying said, is to use the machine to construcf pre-arranged capillary networks in the appropriat e pattern so that they could be implantee into the human body and replace those thatare damaged. Hoying and Williamsa also are collaborating withJeff Weiss, a researcheer at the , and six additional lab stafrf members. The project received a financial boosgin 2007, when Hoying and his fellow researchers receive a four-year, $2 million grant from the . Nearlu $1 million in additionall federal funding also has been applied towaredthe project, Hoying He said it is difficult to approximats the market value of his discovery because it couldx be applied in a vast number of areas.
Already, Hoyingv and Williams are working with researchersd at Uof L’d to develop a meansd of repairing spinal cord injuries associated with dysfunctionalk capillaries, using the technology they are developing. The researchers also are in talkzs with reconstructive surgeons who might be able to applythe technology. For the approach might be used to repairt surgical scars andmuscle damage, Hoying Other uses might involve developing the technologh as an adjunct therapy for ventricular-assist he added.
Hoying and Williams also are working to develo a screening tool for drug agents that stop the growty of blood vessels in tumors and that help grow blood vessels that supply tissueeand organs. The researchers expect to commercialize the screening tool withihn the next two Hoying said.
That’s a problem Dr. Jay Hoying is working to fix with a research project he leadw that addresses damaged the tiniest of blood Insome cases, damaged capillaries contribute to heart-related diseasesz and prevent healing, said Hoying, a bioengineerr and researcher at the . Capillaries are where tissue andbloodd interface, he noted. “The capillary side, we alwayzs joke, is the business end of the cardiovasculard system.” Angiograms, or X-rays of blood vessels, sometimes find that patients who suffer from chest a symptom typical of coronary artery do not have blockages in theifrmain arteries.
Instead, the problem couldx stem from blocked capillaries, which are arrangexd in networks, or beds, and suppl y specific organs and tissues. In the course of his Hoying discovered that these networks retai n the ability to circulate blood when kept intact as a Inother words, the capillaries function in networks and must be replacedr as networks if damage occurs. Furthermore, the researcherss now know that those capillary networks are notarranged haphazardly, but ratherf in a specific pattern that allowsd them to function.
Project researchers now are workint to determine what thatpattern is, Hoying “The real challenge,” Hoying said, “is how do you organizer these capillaries into a circulation Hoying long has grown capillarie in a laboratory setting, a process he bega n more than 15 years ago as a graduate studentg at the . He revisited the projec t years later, as an assistant professor at the He came to the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute in 2007 as part of a team ledby Dr. Stuarg Williams, scientific director of the Williams has developed a machine that arrangea tissue grown ina lab.
The Hoying said, is to use the machine to construcf pre-arranged capillary networks in the appropriat e pattern so that they could be implantee into the human body and replace those thatare damaged. Hoying and Williamsa also are collaborating withJeff Weiss, a researcheer at the , and six additional lab stafrf members. The project received a financial boosgin 2007, when Hoying and his fellow researchers receive a four-year, $2 million grant from the . Nearlu $1 million in additionall federal funding also has been applied towaredthe project, Hoying He said it is difficult to approximats the market value of his discovery because it couldx be applied in a vast number of areas.
Already, Hoyingv and Williams are working with researchersd at Uof L’d to develop a meansd of repairing spinal cord injuries associated with dysfunctionalk capillaries, using the technology they are developing. The researchers also are in talkzs with reconstructive surgeons who might be able to applythe technology. For the approach might be used to repairt surgical scars andmuscle damage, Hoying Other uses might involve developing the technologh as an adjunct therapy for ventricular-assist he added.
Hoying and Williams also are working to develo a screening tool for drug agents that stop the growty of blood vessels in tumors and that help grow blood vessels that supply tissueeand organs. The researchers expect to commercialize the screening tool withihn the next two Hoying said.
วันศุกร์ที่ 30 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Stepping Right Up For Jay-Z's Carnival - New York Times
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The Source (blog) | Stepping Right Up For Jay-Z's Carnival New York Times But the snaking lines for games at a carnival put on by Jay-Z to raise money for his Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation on Thursday night were easily explained: Among the rows of stuffed-tiger prizes, things like Tory Burch bags poked out, ... Jay-Z's Big Hit: a Carnival |
วันพุธที่ 28 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Federal Trust purchase pact modified - Orlando Business Journal:
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The modification involves two subsidiaries ofthe , a German financial company with an investment in The Hartford. The two subsidiariezs trade with The Hartford and Allianx wanted federal officials to recognize that the transactionws do not enable the companies to exery control overThe Hartford. Federal regulations limit the controlk that foreign companies can have in American financial companies. Regulators concluded that the sortd of transactions in question represent lessthan 0.5 percen of the total revenues of either Allianz or The Hartford.
Allowingt Allianz to retain its investment in The Hartford was a majofr piece ofThe Hartford’s effort to buy Firstt Federal, a financially struggling The remaining hurdle — approva of an application that woulde allow The Hartford to collect billions of dollars in federalp bailout money — is still pending. The primarily an insurance company, hopes to use Federalk Trust to allow it receivebailout funds.
The modification involves two subsidiaries ofthe , a German financial company with an investment in The Hartford. The two subsidiariezs trade with The Hartford and Allianx wanted federal officials to recognize that the transactionws do not enable the companies to exery control overThe Hartford. Federal regulations limit the controlk that foreign companies can have in American financial companies. Regulators concluded that the sortd of transactions in question represent lessthan 0.5 percen of the total revenues of either Allianz or The Hartford.
Allowingt Allianz to retain its investment in The Hartford was a majofr piece ofThe Hartford’s effort to buy Firstt Federal, a financially struggling The remaining hurdle — approva of an application that woulde allow The Hartford to collect billions of dollars in federalp bailout money — is still pending. The primarily an insurance company, hopes to use Federalk Trust to allow it receivebailout funds.
วันจันทร์ที่ 26 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Dark Souls online servers return tomorrow - Computerandvideogames.com
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Gamebandits (blog) | Dark Souls online servers return tomorrow Computerandvideogames.com Online functionality will fin » |
วันเสาร์ที่ 24 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Corus Bank
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That could spell trouble for the 18 condo constructiomn and apartment loansthe Chicago-based bank had in Soutyh Florida as of Sept. 30. About half of those $1.38 billionj in mortgages were either no longer paying interest or in problem status in thethirde quarter. If those developers can’t repay theirt loans when theycome due, the bank might no longer be able to give them more “It has the potential to halt projects that were under construction to this Philip van Doorn, a senior bankinf analyst at The Ratings in Palm Beacuh Gardens, said of the enforcement “For some projects that were being financefd with interest reserves, this could preveng projects from being completed.
” In 2008, the bank repossesseed the Tao condominium in Sunrise. On Corus Bank and its parent holding company signec a written agreement with the and a consent order withthe , givinh it 120 days to achieve and maintainh a tier 1 capitalo level equal to 9 percent of adjusted total assets and 12 percenrt of risk-weighed assets. That’s abovew that ratios that most banks are required to According tothe bank’s preliminarg results, those ratios were 7.87 percent and 10.99 respectively, on Dec. 31. As part of the regulatoryy agreements, Corus Bank must submit a plan to reac those capitalratio levels.
If it shouldc fall short, it must show regulators a proposalpto sell, merge or liquidate the (NASDAQ: CORS) has yet to releaser its final fourth quarter results. On Feb. 2, the bank reportesd a preliminary net lossof $260.7 million in the fourth There is little chance that Corues Bank can raise capital in the current environment, van Doorn The only thing that woulc be attractive to a buyer is the bank’sz $7.6 billion in deposits and 14 but its condo loansx need to be written down dramatically, he Since the bank no longer is consideredf well capitalized by regulators, it is limitef from offering high yieldsw on deposits.
One of Corus Bank’ws previous strategies for raising deposits was offerinvg among the highest returns on certificate of and promoting them viathe Internet. The agreements also require the bank to get approvalk from federal regulators beforepaying dividends, naming executives or signing a golden parachute compensation agreement with a departing “There can be no assurancde that Corus or the bank will be able to complgy fully with the provisionzs of the regulatory agreements, or that compliance with the regulatorty agreements, particularly the limitations on interest rated offered by the bank, will not have materiaol and adverse effects on the operationse and financial condition of the company and the Corus Bank stated in a press release.
The sectio of the enforcement agreements that most affects Soutnh Florida condo developments deals withCorus Bank’zs “criticized assets.” A Sept. 30 reportg of examination by federal regulators found certain credit relationships and including loans that were criticizedas “doubtful,” “substandard” or “special mention.” Corus Bank can’tg extend credit, including renewalsd or extensions, to these borrowers unlessw the bank’s board approves it and demonstrates why the extension would strengthen the bank capital position.
An extensionj of credit can only be granted if the bank can fully accessthe borrower’s financial information and a credit analysis is completed. Corus Bank must get independent appraisalsd on the projects it is funding to ensure the collaterakl isvalued properly. Even if a loan is extended, Coruw Bank can’t capitalize accrued retroactively reverse principal payments to apply to accrueinterest instead, or establish an interest reserve usinhg proceeds from the bank’s Shares of Corus Bankshares fell 4 cents to 26 cents in morning trading. The 52-week high was $11.73 on Marchb 26. The 52-week low was 24 cents on Feb. 6.
That could spell trouble for the 18 condo constructiomn and apartment loansthe Chicago-based bank had in Soutyh Florida as of Sept. 30. About half of those $1.38 billionj in mortgages were either no longer paying interest or in problem status in thethirde quarter. If those developers can’t repay theirt loans when theycome due, the bank might no longer be able to give them more “It has the potential to halt projects that were under construction to this Philip van Doorn, a senior bankinf analyst at The Ratings in Palm Beacuh Gardens, said of the enforcement “For some projects that were being financefd with interest reserves, this could preveng projects from being completed.
” In 2008, the bank repossesseed the Tao condominium in Sunrise. On Corus Bank and its parent holding company signec a written agreement with the and a consent order withthe , givinh it 120 days to achieve and maintainh a tier 1 capitalo level equal to 9 percent of adjusted total assets and 12 percenrt of risk-weighed assets. That’s abovew that ratios that most banks are required to According tothe bank’s preliminarg results, those ratios were 7.87 percent and 10.99 respectively, on Dec. 31. As part of the regulatoryy agreements, Corus Bank must submit a plan to reac those capitalratio levels.
If it shouldc fall short, it must show regulators a proposalpto sell, merge or liquidate the (NASDAQ: CORS) has yet to releaser its final fourth quarter results. On Feb. 2, the bank reportesd a preliminary net lossof $260.7 million in the fourth There is little chance that Corues Bank can raise capital in the current environment, van Doorn The only thing that woulc be attractive to a buyer is the bank’sz $7.6 billion in deposits and 14 but its condo loansx need to be written down dramatically, he Since the bank no longer is consideredf well capitalized by regulators, it is limitef from offering high yieldsw on deposits.
One of Corus Bank’ws previous strategies for raising deposits was offerinvg among the highest returns on certificate of and promoting them viathe Internet. The agreements also require the bank to get approvalk from federal regulators beforepaying dividends, naming executives or signing a golden parachute compensation agreement with a departing “There can be no assurancde that Corus or the bank will be able to complgy fully with the provisionzs of the regulatory agreements, or that compliance with the regulatorty agreements, particularly the limitations on interest rated offered by the bank, will not have materiaol and adverse effects on the operationse and financial condition of the company and the Corus Bank stated in a press release.
The sectio of the enforcement agreements that most affects Soutnh Florida condo developments deals withCorus Bank’zs “criticized assets.” A Sept. 30 reportg of examination by federal regulators found certain credit relationships and including loans that were criticizedas “doubtful,” “substandard” or “special mention.” Corus Bank can’tg extend credit, including renewalsd or extensions, to these borrowers unlessw the bank’s board approves it and demonstrates why the extension would strengthen the bank capital position.
An extensionj of credit can only be granted if the bank can fully accessthe borrower’s financial information and a credit analysis is completed. Corus Bank must get independent appraisalsd on the projects it is funding to ensure the collaterakl isvalued properly. Even if a loan is extended, Coruw Bank can’t capitalize accrued retroactively reverse principal payments to apply to accrueinterest instead, or establish an interest reserve usinhg proceeds from the bank’s Shares of Corus Bankshares fell 4 cents to 26 cents in morning trading. The 52-week high was $11.73 on Marchb 26. The 52-week low was 24 cents on Feb. 6.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 22 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Water proposal could devastate Texas rice industry - BusinessWeek
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Kansas City Star | Water proposal could devastate Texas rice industry BusinessWeek South Texas rice farmers got some extra time to plan next year's crops -- and pray for rain -- under a drought response compromise approved Wednesday by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Under the emergency order, which would apply to ... Water Proposal Could Devastate Texas Rice Industry LCRA delays sale vote; approves water plan for rice farmers |
วันอังคารที่ 20 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Study says source of GHS soil contamination can't be confirmed - Greenwich Time
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Study says source of GHS soil contamination can't be confirmed Greenwich Time Chris Koelle, a licensed environmental professional with the company, said while they heard from people about possible sources of the contamination based on the material used to fill in wetlands when the high school was built in the late 1960s, ... |
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 18 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Economy brings special challenges to solo operations - Boston Business Journal:
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But McDaniel — who snaps photos of babies as they interact naturallh with theirfamilies — got nervous in Octobeer when sales at her Milton operation dippe d about 43 percent especially when it came to extras like photoo books. Although business picked up enough at the end of the year so she was able to matc hlast year’s sales, McDanieol said she’s cutting costs and enticing customers with more bargains in preparation for 2009. “I’m just playing it by ear,” said 33. “All I can do is acceptg the calls that come in and offer more salea than Iusually do.
” Sole proprietors like McDaniel represenyt a layer of the economty that is truly layoff-proof, a raritu these days. But although solo busines owners are not constantly looking over theie shoulders in fear ofbeing downsized, they are not immune eitheer to being buffeted by budget-cutting clients and The downside to controlling your own destinyh during a recession, say solo entrepreneurs, is that failurw is not an option because the entire businesxs is on the line. In 2006 there were 547,364e sole proprietors in according to a new reportfrom . The fastest growingy and the largest sector of sole proprietors is professionalo andtechnical services, according to the report.
The next two largesg categories are real estateand construction. Sole proprietors “tenr to run much leaner, however they depensd on other businesses or consumers to purchase whatthey have, whethee it’s products or services, so they are not insulated from this economy,” said Christine Sullivan, executive directoer of the Enterprise Center at Salenm State College, a small-business incubator.
“I think there’s a lot of (sole who are still doin g OK, but they are very worried abou what’s coming down the road, particularly for the first half of Rebecca Sullivan, 37, left her post as vice president of corporates communications at the ad agency Arnold Worldwide in 2003 to startf her own PR business publicizing ad Since then she’s juggled a handful of clients, which includee in Watertown and The Gate in New York, on her own. In receng years Sullivan has often had to turnwork away, but thesr days she’s thinking about taking on extrza work as insurance in case some of her clientsd cut back.
She’s also trimming expenses, includinv trying to get better deals withservice providers, such as and . “There’s definitelg a level of comfort knowingthat I’ not going to be laid off,” Sullivan “(But) in this economy, you feel like you want to work I’m not worried now, but I might be worried in six Attorney Timothy Gagnon, 51, recentlyg left a joint practice with Needham-baseed attorney Colin Coleman to striked out on his own.
who focuses his practice on trustsand estates, tax and closely-helde entities, also teaches several tax coursed at ’s business Gagnon, who bills about $395 per hour, is worriedf about the economy and has several strategiews he’s implemented to deal with the recessionj including timely or even upfront billing of cutting expenses and doing as much work as he can. “I’ m very uneasy,” said Gagnon.
“I’m not sure we’vs seen the other shoe drop and I’m at the discretionaruy end of thebusiness — you don’tf have to update your One-person shops that are in the best position to survivde will be nimble, in terms of offering more or differen t types of services, or able to affiliatd themselves with a largefr company to add credibility, according to Bob president of the in Waltham, who has many sole proprietorr members. “What happens in this environment is sole proprietors look for other sole proprietors that have synergistic practices so theycan cross-selp practices,” Baker said.
Having in-demand services is also a good safetu net forsole proprietors. And certain less-criticaol sectors, such as public relations and will be more vulnerablethan others, like legapl and accounting services, according to Baker. Tech consultantw flying solo are not immune from theeconomic either. Aaron Carmisciano, 33, who launched his Web developmenf business Subluxed twoyears ago, has found that developerzs of Flash Web sites are still in high demand. Carmiscianl works for a diverse client base thatincludes , and . he’s being watchful of his personal andbusinesss expenses.
Camisciano said he is not planning on purchasing any new equipment for work this year and he and his wife are holdingb off on purchasing tickets to theie annual international vacation until thelast minute. “The big question for me is, what’sd going to happen after the firsr quarter?” Carmisciano said. Dani Nordin decider to launch her Watertown-based strategic communicationsd business thezen kitchen, after terminated the contractf she was doing with the Framingham-basee company right before the holidaya in 2005.
For Nordin, a fighting spirit mightg be her biggest asset in dealing withthe “I’m refusing to believe that the economy is going to kill my Nordin said.
But McDaniel — who snaps photos of babies as they interact naturallh with theirfamilies — got nervous in Octobeer when sales at her Milton operation dippe d about 43 percent especially when it came to extras like photoo books. Although business picked up enough at the end of the year so she was able to matc hlast year’s sales, McDanieol said she’s cutting costs and enticing customers with more bargains in preparation for 2009. “I’m just playing it by ear,” said 33. “All I can do is acceptg the calls that come in and offer more salea than Iusually do.
” Sole proprietors like McDaniel represenyt a layer of the economty that is truly layoff-proof, a raritu these days. But although solo busines owners are not constantly looking over theie shoulders in fear ofbeing downsized, they are not immune eitheer to being buffeted by budget-cutting clients and The downside to controlling your own destinyh during a recession, say solo entrepreneurs, is that failurw is not an option because the entire businesxs is on the line. In 2006 there were 547,364e sole proprietors in according to a new reportfrom . The fastest growingy and the largest sector of sole proprietors is professionalo andtechnical services, according to the report.
The next two largesg categories are real estateand construction. Sole proprietors “tenr to run much leaner, however they depensd on other businesses or consumers to purchase whatthey have, whethee it’s products or services, so they are not insulated from this economy,” said Christine Sullivan, executive directoer of the Enterprise Center at Salenm State College, a small-business incubator.
“I think there’s a lot of (sole who are still doin g OK, but they are very worried abou what’s coming down the road, particularly for the first half of Rebecca Sullivan, 37, left her post as vice president of corporates communications at the ad agency Arnold Worldwide in 2003 to startf her own PR business publicizing ad Since then she’s juggled a handful of clients, which includee in Watertown and The Gate in New York, on her own. In receng years Sullivan has often had to turnwork away, but thesr days she’s thinking about taking on extrza work as insurance in case some of her clientsd cut back.
She’s also trimming expenses, includinv trying to get better deals withservice providers, such as and . “There’s definitelg a level of comfort knowingthat I’ not going to be laid off,” Sullivan “(But) in this economy, you feel like you want to work I’m not worried now, but I might be worried in six Attorney Timothy Gagnon, 51, recentlyg left a joint practice with Needham-baseed attorney Colin Coleman to striked out on his own.
who focuses his practice on trustsand estates, tax and closely-helde entities, also teaches several tax coursed at ’s business Gagnon, who bills about $395 per hour, is worriedf about the economy and has several strategiews he’s implemented to deal with the recessionj including timely or even upfront billing of cutting expenses and doing as much work as he can. “I’ m very uneasy,” said Gagnon.
“I’m not sure we’vs seen the other shoe drop and I’m at the discretionaruy end of thebusiness — you don’tf have to update your One-person shops that are in the best position to survivde will be nimble, in terms of offering more or differen t types of services, or able to affiliatd themselves with a largefr company to add credibility, according to Bob president of the in Waltham, who has many sole proprietorr members. “What happens in this environment is sole proprietors look for other sole proprietors that have synergistic practices so theycan cross-selp practices,” Baker said.
Having in-demand services is also a good safetu net forsole proprietors. And certain less-criticaol sectors, such as public relations and will be more vulnerablethan others, like legapl and accounting services, according to Baker. Tech consultantw flying solo are not immune from theeconomic either. Aaron Carmisciano, 33, who launched his Web developmenf business Subluxed twoyears ago, has found that developerzs of Flash Web sites are still in high demand. Carmiscianl works for a diverse client base thatincludes , and . he’s being watchful of his personal andbusinesss expenses.
Camisciano said he is not planning on purchasing any new equipment for work this year and he and his wife are holdingb off on purchasing tickets to theie annual international vacation until thelast minute. “The big question for me is, what’sd going to happen after the firsr quarter?” Carmisciano said. Dani Nordin decider to launch her Watertown-based strategic communicationsd business thezen kitchen, after terminated the contractf she was doing with the Framingham-basee company right before the holidaya in 2005.
For Nordin, a fighting spirit mightg be her biggest asset in dealing withthe “I’m refusing to believe that the economy is going to kill my Nordin said.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 15 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
VC-owned firms renew push for SBIR grants - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Through the SBIR program, 11 federal agencies set aside 2.5 percent of their outside research budgets for small businesses. is one of the largesf providers ofSBIR contracts, investing more than $5 billiobn in 19,000 projects since the programn began in 1982. Biotech companies that are majority-owned by VCs have not been able to tap this programjsince 2003. That’s when the Small Business Administration ruled that acompanu doesn’t qualify as a small business if venturer capital firms own more than half of the company’es stock. and the have been lobbying Congress to overturnn the rulingsince then.
They contend the high cost of bringing druga to the marketplace forceds biotech firms to obtainventure capital. These they argue, shouldn’t be knocked out of SBIR awarda fornew innovations. The House last year overwhelminglyy passed SBIR reauthorization legislation that wouldemake VC-owned small companies eligible for the grants, as long as no singlew VC firm owned more than 50 percen t of the company. This legislation failed to passthe Senate, however. the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurshil Committee pushed a compromise that woulxdallow VC-owned firms to be awarded a limitef share of SBIR grants: up to 18 percen at NIH, and up to 8 percentr at other agencies.
That bill never made it to theSenatse floor. Since then, the SBIR program has been operatingb ontemporary extensions, the latest of which runs out July 31. The Housse Small Business Committee hopes to complete an SBIR reauthorizatiohn bill beforethat date, and it and the Housse Science Committee recently held hearings on the issue. The Senat e plans to hold a roundtable discussion on the SBIR prograk soon and is working on its own version ofthe VC-owned firms may have a better shot of getting access to the SBIR program this year.
Last year, the SBA opposexd changing theeligibility requirements, contending it wouldr weaken rules that ensure that large businesses don’t benefiy from small-business programs. This the SBA is led by formetr venture capitalist Karen Gordon who became administratorApril 3. The agench is “looking at what’s on the tabls now” for the SBIR but is “not going to chime until it completesits review, said Edsep Brown, assistant director of the SBA’sz Office of Technology. The recession also has raisesd the stakes forbiotech firms.
“Numerousd small biotechnology companies are being forced to shelvs promising therapies as result of the currenrteconomic crisis,” said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of BIO. Biotech companiesa raised 55 percent less capital in 2008 than they did in Greenwood noted. “The decline of the biotech industry jeopardizes notonly America’z patient population, but also America’s competitivee edge in the 21st century globaol economy,” he said. “The importanc of restoring eligibility to smalo biotechnology companies has never beenmore clear.
” BIO has an influential ally in NIH, which is concerned that applications for its SBIR awardw have declined by 40 percenft since 2004. “This disconcerting trend appearsw to be the result of disincentivee in the program that are either rendering worthuy companies ineligible or driving them away for other saidJoAnne Goodnight, who coordinates the SBIR and Small Busines Technology Transfer programs at NIH. and some current SBIR recipientsa oppose changingthe program’s eligibility rules. Businesses ownesd by VCs or other large companies should targertthe 97.5 percent of federa l research dollars that aren’t set aside for small they contend.
Jere the council’s executive said small businesses with venture capitao backing can receive SBIR awards under current rule s if VCs own a minority position inthe company. Even companies majority-ownedc by a VC can receive SBIR awards if the VCitseldf — including all of its affiliatex — has less than 500 employees, Glover noted. “Ib other words, VCs can and do have access to the SBIR Glover said. “In fact, the percentage of VC-backed companieas in the SBIR program hasbeen rising.
The sole purposs of the VC restriction in the SBIR program is to preventy a SBIR company from becomintg a subsidiary of a largee business and still accesxs funds that Congress intends forsmall businesses.” Some SBIR however, think the VC rules need to be Will Rosellini, CEO of Micro Transponder Inc. in said the SBIR program has enabled his smallk medical device company to develop treatments for chronic pain and othetneurological disorders. But he’s concerned that limitse on VC investment will impedshis company’s future. “We may or may not eventually require VC fundingv on the order of over 50 percent Rosellini said.
“However, by not havinh that option, our overall probability of successis diminished.”
Through the SBIR program, 11 federal agencies set aside 2.5 percent of their outside research budgets for small businesses. is one of the largesf providers ofSBIR contracts, investing more than $5 billiobn in 19,000 projects since the programn began in 1982. Biotech companies that are majority-owned by VCs have not been able to tap this programjsince 2003. That’s when the Small Business Administration ruled that acompanu doesn’t qualify as a small business if venturer capital firms own more than half of the company’es stock. and the have been lobbying Congress to overturnn the rulingsince then.
They contend the high cost of bringing druga to the marketplace forceds biotech firms to obtainventure capital. These they argue, shouldn’t be knocked out of SBIR awarda fornew innovations. The House last year overwhelminglyy passed SBIR reauthorization legislation that wouldemake VC-owned small companies eligible for the grants, as long as no singlew VC firm owned more than 50 percen t of the company. This legislation failed to passthe Senate, however. the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurshil Committee pushed a compromise that woulxdallow VC-owned firms to be awarded a limitef share of SBIR grants: up to 18 percen at NIH, and up to 8 percentr at other agencies.
That bill never made it to theSenatse floor. Since then, the SBIR program has been operatingb ontemporary extensions, the latest of which runs out July 31. The Housse Small Business Committee hopes to complete an SBIR reauthorizatiohn bill beforethat date, and it and the Housse Science Committee recently held hearings on the issue. The Senat e plans to hold a roundtable discussion on the SBIR prograk soon and is working on its own version ofthe VC-owned firms may have a better shot of getting access to the SBIR program this year.
Last year, the SBA opposexd changing theeligibility requirements, contending it wouldr weaken rules that ensure that large businesses don’t benefiy from small-business programs. This the SBA is led by formetr venture capitalist Karen Gordon who became administratorApril 3. The agench is “looking at what’s on the tabls now” for the SBIR but is “not going to chime until it completesits review, said Edsep Brown, assistant director of the SBA’sz Office of Technology. The recession also has raisesd the stakes forbiotech firms.
“Numerousd small biotechnology companies are being forced to shelvs promising therapies as result of the currenrteconomic crisis,” said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of BIO. Biotech companiesa raised 55 percent less capital in 2008 than they did in Greenwood noted. “The decline of the biotech industry jeopardizes notonly America’z patient population, but also America’s competitivee edge in the 21st century globaol economy,” he said. “The importanc of restoring eligibility to smalo biotechnology companies has never beenmore clear.
” BIO has an influential ally in NIH, which is concerned that applications for its SBIR awardw have declined by 40 percenft since 2004. “This disconcerting trend appearsw to be the result of disincentivee in the program that are either rendering worthuy companies ineligible or driving them away for other saidJoAnne Goodnight, who coordinates the SBIR and Small Busines Technology Transfer programs at NIH. and some current SBIR recipientsa oppose changingthe program’s eligibility rules. Businesses ownesd by VCs or other large companies should targertthe 97.5 percent of federa l research dollars that aren’t set aside for small they contend.
Jere the council’s executive said small businesses with venture capitao backing can receive SBIR awards under current rule s if VCs own a minority position inthe company. Even companies majority-ownedc by a VC can receive SBIR awards if the VCitseldf — including all of its affiliatex — has less than 500 employees, Glover noted. “Ib other words, VCs can and do have access to the SBIR Glover said. “In fact, the percentage of VC-backed companieas in the SBIR program hasbeen rising.
The sole purposs of the VC restriction in the SBIR program is to preventy a SBIR company from becomintg a subsidiary of a largee business and still accesxs funds that Congress intends forsmall businesses.” Some SBIR however, think the VC rules need to be Will Rosellini, CEO of Micro Transponder Inc. in said the SBIR program has enabled his smallk medical device company to develop treatments for chronic pain and othetneurological disorders. But he’s concerned that limitse on VC investment will impedshis company’s future. “We may or may not eventually require VC fundingv on the order of over 50 percent Rosellini said.
“However, by not havinh that option, our overall probability of successis diminished.”
วันอังคารที่ 13 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Lindbergh Links: A Long Boulevard, a Lengthy History - Patch.com
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Lindbergh Links: A Long Boulevard, a Lengthy History Patch.com Courtesy Missouri History Museum, St. Louis; taken by WC Perso Credit Courtesy Missouri History Museum, St. Louis; taken by WC Perso The longest road in the St. Louis area, Lindbergh Boulevard runs roughly 30 miles through north, central and south ... |
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 11 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Exclusive Interview: Blink-182's Tom DeLonge on beating cancer, DJ AM and ... - Altpress.com
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Altpress.com | Exclusive Interview: Blink-182's Tom DeLonge on beating cancer, DJ AM and ... Altpress.com Here, vocalist/guitarist TOM DELONGE talks with Scott Heisel about everything from his recent skin cancer diagnosis to the passing of DJ AM. In a recent Keep A Breast campaign, you mentioned that you were diagnosed with skin cancer last year. ... |
วันศุกร์ที่ 9 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Library implements late fees - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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Library implements late fees Dubuque Telegraph Herald ASBURY, Iowa -- It's time to return those books you've been hoarding from the library. The Dubuque County Library has implemented its first late fee system, which could add to the extra funding expected to come the library's way for the next fiscal ... |
วันพุธที่ 7 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Lowell woman dies in crash - Boston Herald
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Lowell woman dies in crash Boston Herald ... of the SUV was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Amaro was cited by police for operating without a license. Police are trying to determine whether other factors contributed to the crash and if additional charges are warranted. |
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 4 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Avnet divisions add new alliance, sales VP - Business First of Columbus:
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Through the alliance, Avnet Applied Computing Solutions will provide Rittal and its customeres with the capabilities needed to produce fully integrated customizedcomputing products. In addition, Avnet Applief Computing Solutions will nowmake Rittal's completed line of electronic enclosurre systems available to its own customer base, consisting of embeddecd original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and value-added resellers. Rittal is a manufactureer of electronicenclosures systems, power distribution, network climate control and terminal systems. Rittal is basedf in Herborn, Germany, with U.S. headquarters in Ohio. For more: .
Meanwhile, another division of Avne t -- Avnet Enterprise Solutions -- Tuesdat announced that Jim Sullivan has joined the compant as vice president of its easternsaleas region. Sullivan is responsible for all salee functions in theGreat Lakes, Northeast and Southeast areas, including servers, storage, networ k solutions and professional services. These areas consisf primarily of Illinois, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Sullivan spent the last two yearw as a senior director and general manager at Bell Avnet Enterprise Solutions is a solutions integrato r specializing inenterprise server, storage and network For more: .
Through the alliance, Avnet Applied Computing Solutions will provide Rittal and its customeres with the capabilities needed to produce fully integrated customizedcomputing products. In addition, Avnet Applief Computing Solutions will nowmake Rittal's completed line of electronic enclosurre systems available to its own customer base, consisting of embeddecd original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and value-added resellers. Rittal is a manufactureer of electronicenclosures systems, power distribution, network climate control and terminal systems. Rittal is basedf in Herborn, Germany, with U.S. headquarters in Ohio. For more: .
Meanwhile, another division of Avne t -- Avnet Enterprise Solutions -- Tuesdat announced that Jim Sullivan has joined the compant as vice president of its easternsaleas region. Sullivan is responsible for all salee functions in theGreat Lakes, Northeast and Southeast areas, including servers, storage, networ k solutions and professional services. These areas consisf primarily of Illinois, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Sullivan spent the last two yearw as a senior director and general manager at Bell Avnet Enterprise Solutions is a solutions integrato r specializing inenterprise server, storage and network For more: .
วันศุกร์ที่ 2 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554
Northern Virginia still creating jobs - Washington Business Journal:
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percent nationally in September, but Northern Virginia has seen its jobs grow by 1 percenrt in thelast year, according to the . The Northernm Virginia region added anet 12,800 new jobs from September 2007 to Septembe r 2008. The biggest job growth was in the professional and businesswservices sector, with a net 9,00p0 new jobs, or a 2.6 percen t annual growth rate. Education, healthcare, governmenrt and leisure and hospitality sectorw all had positive year over yearjob growth. Norther Virginia lost a net 4,700 construction a 5.4 percent annual decline. Othed sectors posting net job losses in the last year are information tradeand transportation, finance and manufacturing.
The Employment Commission’s metropolitahn Washington area September unemployment ratewas 4.0 percent, the second lowestg among cities with populations of more than 1 million, bested only by Oklahomq City’s 3.5 percent unemployment Statewide, Virginia had a net gain of 20,40p0 jobs between September 2007 and September 2008. Totaol nonfarm employment reachedalmost 3.8 million, second only to an all-time high of just over 3.8 milliojn in June of this year.
percent nationally in September, but Northern Virginia has seen its jobs grow by 1 percenrt in thelast year, according to the . The Northernm Virginia region added anet 12,800 new jobs from September 2007 to Septembe r 2008. The biggest job growth was in the professional and businesswservices sector, with a net 9,00p0 new jobs, or a 2.6 percen t annual growth rate. Education, healthcare, governmenrt and leisure and hospitality sectorw all had positive year over yearjob growth. Norther Virginia lost a net 4,700 construction a 5.4 percent annual decline. Othed sectors posting net job losses in the last year are information tradeand transportation, finance and manufacturing.
The Employment Commission’s metropolitahn Washington area September unemployment ratewas 4.0 percent, the second lowestg among cities with populations of more than 1 million, bested only by Oklahomq City’s 3.5 percent unemployment Statewide, Virginia had a net gain of 20,40p0 jobs between September 2007 and September 2008. Totaol nonfarm employment reachedalmost 3.8 million, second only to an all-time high of just over 3.8 milliojn in June of this year.
วันพุธที่ 31 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Thomas, McNerney & Partners Company Profile | Company Information
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Kathleen Tune and Christine Siu. Prioer to co-founding Thomas, McNerney & Partners, Mr. Thomas headed the medicapl technology practice at Warburg Pincus LLC a leading private equity firm he joinedin 1989. Mr. McNerney and Ms. Boezji were the health care investment team at Coral Ventures beforelaunching Thomas, McNerney & Partnerxs with Mr. Thomas. Coral was a ventured capital firm co-founded by Mr. McNerneg in 1992. Prior to joining Coral in 1994, Ms. Boez worked with Mr. Thomas at Mr. Zisson was formerly a Managingt Director who led healtuh care research forHambrecht & Quist before becominb JP Morgan's Health Care Strategist. Dr.
Shah was most recently Chierf Business Officerand co-founder of a biopharmaceutical company focused on drug discovery and Ms. Tune was previously a medicaol device analyst at Piper Jaffrayand Ms. Siu was formerl a member of Warburg's medical technology group. The Thomas, McNerneh & Partners team has an established histor y of leading financings and actively participating in portfolio company developmenyt by working with managementg and serving asboard members...
Kathleen Tune and Christine Siu. Prioer to co-founding Thomas, McNerney & Partners, Mr. Thomas headed the medicapl technology practice at Warburg Pincus LLC a leading private equity firm he joinedin 1989. Mr. McNerney and Ms. Boezji were the health care investment team at Coral Ventures beforelaunching Thomas, McNerney & Partnerxs with Mr. Thomas. Coral was a ventured capital firm co-founded by Mr. McNerneg in 1992. Prior to joining Coral in 1994, Ms. Boez worked with Mr. Thomas at Mr. Zisson was formerly a Managingt Director who led healtuh care research forHambrecht & Quist before becominb JP Morgan's Health Care Strategist. Dr.
Shah was most recently Chierf Business Officerand co-founder of a biopharmaceutical company focused on drug discovery and Ms. Tune was previously a medicaol device analyst at Piper Jaffrayand Ms. Siu was formerl a member of Warburg's medical technology group. The Thomas, McNerneh & Partners team has an established histor y of leading financings and actively participating in portfolio company developmenyt by working with managementg and serving asboard members...
วันจันทร์ที่ 29 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Weekend Sports in Brief - Washington Post
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CBC.ca | Weekend Sports in Brief Washington Post By AP, DAEGU, South Korea â€" Usain Bolt again did the unbelievable when it mattered most in the 100 meters. This time, no gold medal or world record, but a false start and straight elimination from the world championships in a race he has reg » |
วันเสาร์ที่ 27 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2554
J.G. Wentworth raises $100M - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The annuity and life-insurance policy purchaser had its reorganizationplan OK’dc by a Delaware bankruptcy court judge a week ago, aftedr filing for Chapter 11 protectiomn last month. As part of the J.G. Wentworth’s parent, private equitty firm , invested $100 million of new equity to supporfongoing operations. It also agreed to providre as muchas $35 million for the company to buy loanes from lenders in exchange for new preferree interests in the The company said Monday that it has substantially reduced its debt load at the parenyt holding company level while gaining access to new equity. J.G.
Wentwortuh conducted business without interruption during the brief reorganization TheBryn Mawr, Pa.-based company sought acceptance of its plan from its lender s before what is called a prepackaged filing. More than 90 percentt of the termlenders approved, the company said. J.G. Wentworth said its decisiom to file for Chapter 11 came afterf an extensive review of alternativezs to address pressuresfrom “extremely challenging capital marketds and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimously approved by the company’s board of directors. In J.G.
Wentworth laid off 120 of its 200 employeees and closed its Las Vegas Foundedin 1991, it moved from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawr in 2003.
The annuity and life-insurance policy purchaser had its reorganizationplan OK’dc by a Delaware bankruptcy court judge a week ago, aftedr filing for Chapter 11 protectiomn last month. As part of the J.G. Wentworth’s parent, private equitty firm , invested $100 million of new equity to supporfongoing operations. It also agreed to providre as muchas $35 million for the company to buy loanes from lenders in exchange for new preferree interests in the The company said Monday that it has substantially reduced its debt load at the parenyt holding company level while gaining access to new equity. J.G.
Wentwortuh conducted business without interruption during the brief reorganization TheBryn Mawr, Pa.-based company sought acceptance of its plan from its lender s before what is called a prepackaged filing. More than 90 percentt of the termlenders approved, the company said. J.G. Wentworth said its decisiom to file for Chapter 11 came afterf an extensive review of alternativezs to address pressuresfrom “extremely challenging capital marketds and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimously approved by the company’s board of directors. In J.G.
Wentworth laid off 120 of its 200 employeees and closed its Las Vegas Foundedin 1991, it moved from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawr in 2003.
วันพุธที่ 24 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2554
Dish Network Q1 profit up 21% despite subscriber decline; EchoStar posts loss - Denver Business Journal:
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The Douglas County-based satellite-televisiomn provider (NASDAQ: DISH) posted earning of $312.7 million, or 70 cents a on the quarter, up from $258.65 million, or 57 cents a share, in the firstg quarter of 2008. It said revenuw was $2.91 billion in Q1, up 2.1 Analysts on average had expected earnings of 56 centsd a share and revenueof $2.9 Thomson Reuters said. Dish Networlk reported a net lossof 94,00o subscribers during the quarter, leaving it with 13.6 million. The servicre has shed subscribers each of the lastfour quarters.
On the otherd hand, the company said it had reducee the average cost of acquiring a new subscriberto $659 from $709 a year In April, Dish Network and the -owne d TV network said they had settled a months-old legal dispute and agreed to a multi-year carriagr agreement for NFL Network’s programming. Dish Networo is the second-largest satellite-TV behind (NASDAQ: DTV), which last week reported that itgained 460,0009 total subscriptions, giving it 18.1 million. technology company EchoStar Corp., which was spun off from Dish Networj at the beginningof 2008, said Monday it lost $645,000p in the first quarter, or a penny a versus a profit of $5.
7 or 6 cents a share, a year It said revenue in Q1 2009 was $479.5 down 14 percent. EchoStar (NASDAQ: operates digital set-top box and satellite-services units. Dish Networko and EchoStar, founded by Charlie were known as until they were splitt intotwo companies.
The Douglas County-based satellite-televisiomn provider (NASDAQ: DISH) posted earning of $312.7 million, or 70 cents a on the quarter, up from $258.65 million, or 57 cents a share, in the firstg quarter of 2008. It said revenuw was $2.91 billion in Q1, up 2.1 Analysts on average had expected earnings of 56 centsd a share and revenueof $2.9 Thomson Reuters said. Dish Networlk reported a net lossof 94,00o subscribers during the quarter, leaving it with 13.6 million. The servicre has shed subscribers each of the lastfour quarters.
On the otherd hand, the company said it had reducee the average cost of acquiring a new subscriberto $659 from $709 a year In April, Dish Network and the -owne d TV network said they had settled a months-old legal dispute and agreed to a multi-year carriagr agreement for NFL Network’s programming. Dish Networo is the second-largest satellite-TV behind (NASDAQ: DTV), which last week reported that itgained 460,0009 total subscriptions, giving it 18.1 million. technology company EchoStar Corp., which was spun off from Dish Networj at the beginningof 2008, said Monday it lost $645,000p in the first quarter, or a penny a versus a profit of $5.
7 or 6 cents a share, a year It said revenue in Q1 2009 was $479.5 down 14 percent. EchoStar (NASDAQ: operates digital set-top box and satellite-services units. Dish Networko and EchoStar, founded by Charlie were known as until they were splitt intotwo companies.
วันจันทร์ที่ 22 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2554
RagingWire serves up data storage space with StrataScale - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The new business employs 40 people and represents an investmengof $10 million. Its revenue is expected to equalpRaging Wire’s within four StrataScale offers services — called managed data hostinhg — ranging from a simplse backup location to an entire self-containee data center with a serveer farm. The company is only recently emerging from beta testintg and a soft launchin December, and already has about 40 clients. The benefit for customers is that they pay for the capacityg they need at amonthly rate.
They don’ty have to provide the secure facility, controlleed environment, backup power or — most importantly — the said Doug Adams, vice president of marketing with RagingWire. And with the currentr economy, avoiding paying for equipment is a especiallyfor startups. Even established businesses are reining in which makes rentingcomputing memory, systems and capacity a benefit to the quarterlyu profit and loss Adams said. “In this environment, good luck getting a capitall expenditure approved,” he said.
RagingWire spent $10 million over the past two yearsw to developand custom-design the StrataScale applicationn in-house to allow customers to automatically acces s its remote hardware. “It allows extreme control and flexibility to the end user in asimples fashion,” said Denoid Tucker, vice president of technologuy with RagingWire. Other companies offer a similar but they use virtualization to run multiple program onsingle machines, often callex “cloud computing.
” StrataScale, instead, runs one operatinf system per machine, which eliminates the potentiakl for internal conflicts, called “contention,” and increasesw the level of security availabl to the client, Tucker said. StrataScale also has excessa capacity built in tothe system, wirerd and ready to go. At any given StrataScale will have the capacity to offer clientds up to 300 additional servers and have them up and running in Inmany environments, just getting that many serverds from a manufacturer, installing them in a centet and making all the connections could take days, weeks or Managed storage is a popular and growing with an expectation of more demandc as the need for storage, retrieval and archiving of data said Jim Paterson, vice president of development for hostin g applications and services.
Last week, the companty unveiled its Synaptic Storage asa on-demand access to “cloud computing” storagr that can be scaled up or down as neededx by the customer. The telecommunications giant expects to unveil a service more similatto StrataScale’s later this year. “There’s a tremendouas value in being first,” Adams StrataScale’s product is called IronScale, and it is housed in RagingWire’as center in north Sacramento. RagingWire provides its customers a cooled and securd location with constant power and two formsa of backup power for its clients to house anything from a single server rack to an entirecomputer installation.
With the equipment is supplied and can be monitore and expanded or decreased over a securer Webbrowser application. “You could literallhy be sitting on a beach in the Bahamaxs with a laptop and doubleyour capacity,” Adam s said. An e-mail or a phone call is required to authorizethe payment, but beginning this summer, customers will be able to do that througg a Web browser, too, Tucker Whether the client needs additiona l servers, network space, storage or firewalls — or even needs to add differenty operating systems — that can be ordered online and installe within minutes, Tucker said, adding that StrataScald has two patents pending on its method of accessz to hardware, called provisioning.
RagingWire Enterpriser Solutions was founded in 2000 to offer services to RagingWire provides multiple leveleof security, triple-redundant power sources, and a cooled environment for othef companies to house their computer equipmengt and server farms. RagingWire is a private companyand doesn’y disclose current revenue. The company reporteed revenue of $38 million in 2007, the most receng information available. It has been profitable for 18 quarters, growing at a pace of about 50 percent a year untipthis year, when the growth has slowec to about 25 percent.
RagingWire’s 225,000-square-fooft data center hosts servers for more than 100 companiezs in a controlled environment withraised floors. Most of the RagingWire’d companies don’t want to be identified, but many are well-knownh names. The facility is in a neighborhood ofhuge generic-looking warehouses. The compang prefers not to disclose the location forsecuritu purposes. The company in Decembedr signed a lease ona 200,000-square-foot buildinv next door for expected expansion.
RagingWirwe is located between two power and it has its own substation behindthe
The new business employs 40 people and represents an investmengof $10 million. Its revenue is expected to equalpRaging Wire’s within four StrataScale offers services — called managed data hostinhg — ranging from a simplse backup location to an entire self-containee data center with a serveer farm. The company is only recently emerging from beta testintg and a soft launchin December, and already has about 40 clients. The benefit for customers is that they pay for the capacityg they need at amonthly rate.
They don’ty have to provide the secure facility, controlleed environment, backup power or — most importantly — the said Doug Adams, vice president of marketing with RagingWire. And with the currentr economy, avoiding paying for equipment is a especiallyfor startups. Even established businesses are reining in which makes rentingcomputing memory, systems and capacity a benefit to the quarterlyu profit and loss Adams said. “In this environment, good luck getting a capitall expenditure approved,” he said.
RagingWire spent $10 million over the past two yearsw to developand custom-design the StrataScale applicationn in-house to allow customers to automatically acces s its remote hardware. “It allows extreme control and flexibility to the end user in asimples fashion,” said Denoid Tucker, vice president of technologuy with RagingWire. Other companies offer a similar but they use virtualization to run multiple program onsingle machines, often callex “cloud computing.
” StrataScale, instead, runs one operatinf system per machine, which eliminates the potentiakl for internal conflicts, called “contention,” and increasesw the level of security availabl to the client, Tucker said. StrataScale also has excessa capacity built in tothe system, wirerd and ready to go. At any given StrataScale will have the capacity to offer clientds up to 300 additional servers and have them up and running in Inmany environments, just getting that many serverds from a manufacturer, installing them in a centet and making all the connections could take days, weeks or Managed storage is a popular and growing with an expectation of more demandc as the need for storage, retrieval and archiving of data said Jim Paterson, vice president of development for hostin g applications and services.
Last week, the companty unveiled its Synaptic Storage asa on-demand access to “cloud computing” storagr that can be scaled up or down as neededx by the customer. The telecommunications giant expects to unveil a service more similatto StrataScale’s later this year. “There’s a tremendouas value in being first,” Adams StrataScale’s product is called IronScale, and it is housed in RagingWire’as center in north Sacramento. RagingWire provides its customers a cooled and securd location with constant power and two formsa of backup power for its clients to house anything from a single server rack to an entirecomputer installation.
With the equipment is supplied and can be monitore and expanded or decreased over a securer Webbrowser application. “You could literallhy be sitting on a beach in the Bahamaxs with a laptop and doubleyour capacity,” Adam s said. An e-mail or a phone call is required to authorizethe payment, but beginning this summer, customers will be able to do that througg a Web browser, too, Tucker Whether the client needs additiona l servers, network space, storage or firewalls — or even needs to add differenty operating systems — that can be ordered online and installe within minutes, Tucker said, adding that StrataScald has two patents pending on its method of accessz to hardware, called provisioning.
RagingWire Enterpriser Solutions was founded in 2000 to offer services to RagingWire provides multiple leveleof security, triple-redundant power sources, and a cooled environment for othef companies to house their computer equipmengt and server farms. RagingWire is a private companyand doesn’y disclose current revenue. The company reporteed revenue of $38 million in 2007, the most receng information available. It has been profitable for 18 quarters, growing at a pace of about 50 percent a year untipthis year, when the growth has slowec to about 25 percent.
RagingWire’s 225,000-square-fooft data center hosts servers for more than 100 companiezs in a controlled environment withraised floors. Most of the RagingWire’d companies don’t want to be identified, but many are well-knownh names. The facility is in a neighborhood ofhuge generic-looking warehouses. The compang prefers not to disclose the location forsecuritu purposes. The company in Decembedr signed a lease ona 200,000-square-foot buildinv next door for expected expansion.
RagingWirwe is located between two power and it has its own substation behindthe
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