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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Playing Five Minutes, Old Goalie Steals Show - New York Times
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
AirTran Airways Reports May Traffic
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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiaryy of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reportecd traffic for the mont hof May. AirTran Airways May 2009 Traffic (Preliminary) May 2009 May 2008 Changw --------- --------- ------ Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,542,338 1,734,0609 -11.1 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 1,977,681 2,187,92 0 -9.6 percent Load Factor 78.0 percent 79.3 percent -1.3 pointa Passengers Enplaned 2,002,019 2,205,732 -9.2 percentr Y-T-D 2009 Y-T-D 2008 Change ---------- ---------- ------ Revenue Passenger Miles 7,141,607 7,590,023 -5.9 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 9,218,103 10,001,642 -7.8 percenrt Load Factor 77.5 percenft 75.9 percent 1.
6 points Passengeras Enplaned 9,340,954 9,912,316 -5.8 percent AirTran a subsidiary ofAirTran Holdings, Inc. AAI) and a Fortune 1000 has been ranked the number one low cost carrierd in the Airline Quality Rating study for the past two The airlineoffers coast-to-coast flight s on North America's newesrt all-Boeing fleet, with amenities including Businessd Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on everyt flight. To book a visit airtran.com. Media Contacts: AirTran Airwayd Christopher White 678.254.
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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiaryy of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reportecd traffic for the mont hof May. AirTran Airways May 2009 Traffic (Preliminary) May 2009 May 2008 Changw --------- --------- ------ Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,542,338 1,734,0609 -11.1 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 1,977,681 2,187,92 0 -9.6 percent Load Factor 78.0 percent 79.3 percent -1.3 pointa Passengers Enplaned 2,002,019 2,205,732 -9.2 percentr Y-T-D 2009 Y-T-D 2008 Change ---------- ---------- ------ Revenue Passenger Miles 7,141,607 7,590,023 -5.9 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 9,218,103 10,001,642 -7.8 percenrt Load Factor 77.5 percenft 75.9 percent 1.
6 points Passengeras Enplaned 9,340,954 9,912,316 -5.8 percent AirTran a subsidiary ofAirTran Holdings, Inc. AAI) and a Fortune 1000 has been ranked the number one low cost carrierd in the Airline Quality Rating study for the past two The airlineoffers coast-to-coast flight s on North America's newesrt all-Boeing fleet, with amenities including Businessd Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on everyt flight. To book a visit airtran.com. Media Contacts: AirTran Airwayd Christopher White 678.254.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Microloans up, big loans down for small businesses this year - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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A new report found that the totalp value of small business loanss outstanding increased by 4 percent in the 12 monthsz that ended inJune 2008, down from the previous year’s increase of 8 percent. Thesw numbers are for smalo business loans as a not justSBA loans. The numberf of business loans of lessthan $100,000 jumpe by nearly 16 percent, as largde lenders concentrated on credit according to the study. By contrast, the number of businessa loans inthe $100,000 to $1 million ranges fell by more than 23 percent. The report used call reportsa submitted by banks as well as Communityu ReinvestmentAct data. Business loanw of less than $1 million were considered to be smalllbusiness loans.
Based on call report data, the top five smallp business lenders in June 2008 wereAmericam Express, Capital One, Regionsz Financial Corp., Synovus Financial Corp. and First Citizen Bancsharew Inc. “In the current financial it’s especially critical for small firmzs to know which banks and financial institutionw have been the most likely to make smalpl andmicrobusiness loans,” said economist Victoria a co-author of the study. For more see www.sba.gov/advo.
A new report found that the totalp value of small business loanss outstanding increased by 4 percent in the 12 monthsz that ended inJune 2008, down from the previous year’s increase of 8 percent. Thesw numbers are for smalo business loans as a not justSBA loans. The numberf of business loans of lessthan $100,000 jumpe by nearly 16 percent, as largde lenders concentrated on credit according to the study. By contrast, the number of businessa loans inthe $100,000 to $1 million ranges fell by more than 23 percent. The report used call reportsa submitted by banks as well as Communityu ReinvestmentAct data. Business loanw of less than $1 million were considered to be smalllbusiness loans.
Based on call report data, the top five smallp business lenders in June 2008 wereAmericam Express, Capital One, Regionsz Financial Corp., Synovus Financial Corp. and First Citizen Bancsharew Inc. “In the current financial it’s especially critical for small firmzs to know which banks and financial institutionw have been the most likely to make smalpl andmicrobusiness loans,” said economist Victoria a co-author of the study. For more see www.sba.gov/advo.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Three things plaguing the Lakers' defense - Los Angeles Times (blog)
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Three things plaguing the Lakers' defense Los Angeles Times (blog) 1. Effort.It didn't take long for Mike Brown's happy-go-lucky attitude to evaporate. After the Lakers' 114-95 exhibition loss Monday to the Clippers, Brown was so incensed with the team's defensive effort that he wished he had more timeouts to use to ... |
Friday, December 23, 2011
Ritter signs more Colorado business bills - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Shouting grocery-store workers interrupted Ritter's 5:30 p.m. bill-signing ceremony, demandinf to know why he vetoed a bill that would have benefitter union members who are lockeds out oftheir jobs. ( .) Leadint up to that event, those workers released a statemenft saying even more working families would have been helpedf ifthe third-year governor hadn’t vetoed Houses Bill 1170. HB 1170 would have allowed workers who are locked out during contract negotiations to collect benefits fromthe state’s Unemploymen t Insurance Trust Fund. Ritter vetoed the measurer May 19, saying that signing it during the curren negotiations between United Food and Commercial Workers UnionLocal No.
7 and three grocery chainas — , and — would have tilted the balancse of power inthe talks. “We’re all in this togetherr when it comes to supporting the safety net forworkintg families,” said Communications Workers of America representative Sheila Lieder in a statemenrt issued by UFCW. “HB 1170 woulds have helped all Colorado workers who are trying to do their best in thesew tougheconomic times.” Instead, Rittedr signed six bills at the “Help for Workingf Families Fair” at the including Senate Bill 247 by Sen. Lois D-Thornton.
SB 247 expands the pool of those eligiblwe for unemployment benefits inColorado and, in allows the state to receive $121 million more in federall benefit aid being issued under the stimulus plan this • House Bill 1129, sponsored by Rep. Marsha Looper, which allows for a series of 10-year pilot projectas in new, mixed-use developments to study what happensw to water levels in nearby streamd and groundwater levels when rainwater and snowmelf in the developments is captured and divertecfor landscaping. A 2007 feasibility study done for the Coloradop Water Conservation Board measured the rain that fell on northwestr Douglas County and found that just 3 percent actualluy reacheda stream.
The 97 percent of the water, eithet evaporated or was consumed by plants inthe • Senate Bill 244, sponsored by Senate Presiden Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, which requires private health insurers to cover expensive therapies for the treatment of Some insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shiel of Colorado, dropped their initial opposition to the bill after lawmakers agreed to limit the benefit to children under 8. Mike actuarial director of Anthem, estimated the legislation would cost the averagew policyholder in thestate $8 a But despite the compromise, the Colorado Associatiohn of Commerce and Industry (CACI) and othere business groups encouraged Ritter to veto the bill.
Loren Furman, a lobbyisgt for CACI last month said goodintentions aside, SB 244 “adda new mandates and increasew the cost of health care at a time when businessesw are trying to control • House Bill 1346, sponsored by Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, whicu makes changes in state law to allow localo governments to take advantage of low-interest loansd on public-works projects in the federal stimuluds package.
Shouting grocery-store workers interrupted Ritter's 5:30 p.m. bill-signing ceremony, demandinf to know why he vetoed a bill that would have benefitter union members who are lockeds out oftheir jobs. ( .) Leadint up to that event, those workers released a statemenft saying even more working families would have been helpedf ifthe third-year governor hadn’t vetoed Houses Bill 1170. HB 1170 would have allowed workers who are locked out during contract negotiations to collect benefits fromthe state’s Unemploymen t Insurance Trust Fund. Ritter vetoed the measurer May 19, saying that signing it during the curren negotiations between United Food and Commercial Workers UnionLocal No.
7 and three grocery chainas — , and — would have tilted the balancse of power inthe talks. “We’re all in this togetherr when it comes to supporting the safety net forworkintg families,” said Communications Workers of America representative Sheila Lieder in a statemenrt issued by UFCW. “HB 1170 woulds have helped all Colorado workers who are trying to do their best in thesew tougheconomic times.” Instead, Rittedr signed six bills at the “Help for Workingf Families Fair” at the including Senate Bill 247 by Sen. Lois D-Thornton.
SB 247 expands the pool of those eligiblwe for unemployment benefits inColorado and, in allows the state to receive $121 million more in federall benefit aid being issued under the stimulus plan this • House Bill 1129, sponsored by Rep. Marsha Looper, which allows for a series of 10-year pilot projectas in new, mixed-use developments to study what happensw to water levels in nearby streamd and groundwater levels when rainwater and snowmelf in the developments is captured and divertecfor landscaping. A 2007 feasibility study done for the Coloradop Water Conservation Board measured the rain that fell on northwestr Douglas County and found that just 3 percent actualluy reacheda stream.
The 97 percent of the water, eithet evaporated or was consumed by plants inthe • Senate Bill 244, sponsored by Senate Presiden Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, which requires private health insurers to cover expensive therapies for the treatment of Some insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shiel of Colorado, dropped their initial opposition to the bill after lawmakers agreed to limit the benefit to children under 8. Mike actuarial director of Anthem, estimated the legislation would cost the averagew policyholder in thestate $8 a But despite the compromise, the Colorado Associatiohn of Commerce and Industry (CACI) and othere business groups encouraged Ritter to veto the bill.
Loren Furman, a lobbyisgt for CACI last month said goodintentions aside, SB 244 “adda new mandates and increasew the cost of health care at a time when businessesw are trying to control • House Bill 1346, sponsored by Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, whicu makes changes in state law to allow localo governments to take advantage of low-interest loansd on public-works projects in the federal stimuluds package.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Time Warner board approves AOL spinoff - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Following the proposed transaction, AOL would be an independent publiclygtraded company. In a statement Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) said that “aftert the proposed separationis complete, AOL will compete as a stand-alonde company — focused on growing its Web brands and which currently reach more than 107 million domestic uniqud visitors a month, as well as its advertising business, which operatezs the leading online display network that reaches more than 91 percenrt of the domestic online audience. AOL will also continur to operate one of the largest Internety access subscription services inthe U.S.
” Time Warner discloseds plans to spin off the AOL unit in announcinh quarterly results that beat analyst estimates, despite a continued decline at the AOL AOL's headquarters had been at Dulles but was movef to New York City last year. AOL’zs revenue fell 23 percent last quarterto $867 led by a 27 percent drop in subscription revenus and a 20 percent drop in advertising AOL’s results contributed to an 8 percentg decline in companywide revenue to $6.9 billion. Time Warner’sz first quarter net incomw was $661 million, or 55 cents per down from $771 million, or 64 centds per share a year earlier.
Following the proposed transaction, AOL would be an independent publiclygtraded company. In a statement Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) said that “aftert the proposed separationis complete, AOL will compete as a stand-alonde company — focused on growing its Web brands and which currently reach more than 107 million domestic uniqud visitors a month, as well as its advertising business, which operatezs the leading online display network that reaches more than 91 percenrt of the domestic online audience. AOL will also continur to operate one of the largest Internety access subscription services inthe U.S.
” Time Warner discloseds plans to spin off the AOL unit in announcinh quarterly results that beat analyst estimates, despite a continued decline at the AOL AOL's headquarters had been at Dulles but was movef to New York City last year. AOL’zs revenue fell 23 percent last quarterto $867 led by a 27 percent drop in subscription revenus and a 20 percent drop in advertising AOL’s results contributed to an 8 percentg decline in companywide revenue to $6.9 billion. Time Warner’sz first quarter net incomw was $661 million, or 55 cents per down from $771 million, or 64 centds per share a year earlier.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
NTS buys Plainview Apartments - Dayton Business Journal:
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Financing for the purchase, which was made througg an NTS affiliate, , was providedd by the , according to a news release. The purchasre price was not disclosed. The previousd owner was PlainviewApartmentss LP, a Denver-based investment according to online records from the Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator and the Kentucky Secretary of Its assessed value for tax purposes is $9.7 million, according to the PVA Web Occupancy at the time of the purchaser was about 94 percent, the release NTS plans to enhanced and renovate the propertg but no details were disclosed in the The apartment complex was developed as part of the Plainviewe planned community, which includes 800 single-family homes, more than 1,000 apartments, 500 town homes, multiple shopping centers and nearlyg 2 million square feet of offics space.
NTS began constructionj and development of theplanned community, Louisville’s in the early 1970s. With the acquisition, NTS Development Co. and its affiliatew now own four apartment communitiesin Louisville. Its other holdings in the area are HurstbourneGrands Apartments, The Overlook at St. Thomaw and The Willows of NTS also manages 14 other apartment communities and 31 commerciapl properties with more than 5 million feet of retail and warehouse space inthe Southeast.
Financing for the purchase, which was made througg an NTS affiliate, , was providedd by the , according to a news release. The purchasre price was not disclosed. The previousd owner was PlainviewApartmentss LP, a Denver-based investment according to online records from the Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator and the Kentucky Secretary of Its assessed value for tax purposes is $9.7 million, according to the PVA Web Occupancy at the time of the purchaser was about 94 percent, the release NTS plans to enhanced and renovate the propertg but no details were disclosed in the The apartment complex was developed as part of the Plainviewe planned community, which includes 800 single-family homes, more than 1,000 apartments, 500 town homes, multiple shopping centers and nearlyg 2 million square feet of offics space.
NTS began constructionj and development of theplanned community, Louisville’s in the early 1970s. With the acquisition, NTS Development Co. and its affiliatew now own four apartment communitiesin Louisville. Its other holdings in the area are HurstbourneGrands Apartments, The Overlook at St. Thomaw and The Willows of NTS also manages 14 other apartment communities and 31 commerciapl properties with more than 5 million feet of retail and warehouse space inthe Southeast.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Report: Loan foreclosures at 8.1% - Orlando Business Journal:
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The rate of foreclosures amonhg outstanding mortgage loanswas 8.1 percent in March, more than double March 2008’s 3.5 percent rate, Firsty American data said. Foreclosuree activity in Orlando-Kissimmee is higher than the nationao foreclosure rateof 2.1 percentr in March 2009. Meanwhile, 15.8 percent of mortgage loanzs were 90 days or more delinquengtin March, more than twice the 6.7 percenr rate for the same month a year Between April 2008 and March 2009, 61,833 foreclosure filings posted in Orlando-Kissimmee, or 169.41 per day. That comparews with 27,189 foreclosure filings, or 74.49 per day, in the same periodx a year prior.
Public record foreclosure filings include noticeof default, noticd of foreclosure sale when the property is scheduled for auctioj and bank repossessions known as real estatee owned. Foreclosure data for Firsg American CoreLogic is based on the actualk number of activemortgage loans, rather than the total numberd of households in a given area, which provide more accurate results by removing paid-in-full mortgages from the the report said.
RealtyTrac May 13 that Orlando recordeed the 10th highest foreclosure rate amongthe nation’s largest metropolitanb areas, while Florida overalk had the second highestg foreclosure rate with one in every 135 homex receiving a foreclosure filing in Orlando home increased nearly 42 percent, but nearly half of thosew sales were bank-owned or distressexd properties and values continued to sink, accordingh to the First American CoreLogic, a membefr of (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, is one of the largesrt provider of real estate, property and ownership data and advances data on foreclosures, delinquencies, median home prices, home price home valuations, sales activity and mortgagw loan originations.
The rate of foreclosures amonhg outstanding mortgage loanswas 8.1 percent in March, more than double March 2008’s 3.5 percent rate, Firsty American data said. Foreclosuree activity in Orlando-Kissimmee is higher than the nationao foreclosure rateof 2.1 percentr in March 2009. Meanwhile, 15.8 percent of mortgage loanzs were 90 days or more delinquengtin March, more than twice the 6.7 percenr rate for the same month a year Between April 2008 and March 2009, 61,833 foreclosure filings posted in Orlando-Kissimmee, or 169.41 per day. That comparews with 27,189 foreclosure filings, or 74.49 per day, in the same periodx a year prior.
Public record foreclosure filings include noticeof default, noticd of foreclosure sale when the property is scheduled for auctioj and bank repossessions known as real estatee owned. Foreclosure data for Firsg American CoreLogic is based on the actualk number of activemortgage loans, rather than the total numberd of households in a given area, which provide more accurate results by removing paid-in-full mortgages from the the report said.
RealtyTrac May 13 that Orlando recordeed the 10th highest foreclosure rate amongthe nation’s largest metropolitanb areas, while Florida overalk had the second highestg foreclosure rate with one in every 135 homex receiving a foreclosure filing in Orlando home increased nearly 42 percent, but nearly half of thosew sales were bank-owned or distressexd properties and values continued to sink, accordingh to the First American CoreLogic, a membefr of (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, is one of the largesrt provider of real estate, property and ownership data and advances data on foreclosures, delinquencies, median home prices, home price home valuations, sales activity and mortgagw loan originations.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Coleman appeals decision in securities fraud case - St. Louis Business Journal:
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entered a final order in Januaruythat Coleman, founder and managin member of St. Louis-based LLC, committed securities fraud. But now Coleman is trying to resuscitate the closed On Monday, he and representatives of Carnahan’ds office will argue before a judge whether he may appea l the order at this stagse of the game. Colemanm had a right to a commission hearinfg prior to the final order and was scheduledf to make his case last But he withdrew his request in November out of fear his testimony could be used against him in federao court after learningthe U.S. Attorney’s officre in St. Louis was conducting its own investigation.
Carnahan’sw office plans to argue that since Coleman passed upthat appeal, the Securitie Commission’s final order should stand. The state’z case against Coleman dates back to when Missouri Commissioner of Securities Matthew Kitzi begann an investigation of Coleman after investors complainedd Colemanmisled them. That investigation found Coleman offered unregistered securitiex and committed securities frau in transactions related to his Daedalus Capital investmenf firmand now-defunct Chicken Little Fund Group.
entered a final order in Januaruythat Coleman, founder and managin member of St. Louis-based LLC, committed securities fraud. But now Coleman is trying to resuscitate the closed On Monday, he and representatives of Carnahan’ds office will argue before a judge whether he may appea l the order at this stagse of the game. Colemanm had a right to a commission hearinfg prior to the final order and was scheduledf to make his case last But he withdrew his request in November out of fear his testimony could be used against him in federao court after learningthe U.S. Attorney’s officre in St. Louis was conducting its own investigation.
Carnahan’sw office plans to argue that since Coleman passed upthat appeal, the Securitie Commission’s final order should stand. The state’z case against Coleman dates back to when Missouri Commissioner of Securities Matthew Kitzi begann an investigation of Coleman after investors complainedd Colemanmisled them. That investigation found Coleman offered unregistered securitiex and committed securities frau in transactions related to his Daedalus Capital investmenf firmand now-defunct Chicken Little Fund Group.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Genscape adds Texas power plant to monitoring system - Business First of Louisville:
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The council manages the flow of electridc power to 22 milliomn Texas customers from more than 550generationm units, according to its . Its generation units include the W.A. Parishy power plant, one of the biggest in Nortn America. In addition to infraredr photos ofmonitored plants, Genscape customers also will get a real-timer data stream, and Genscape will interpret the pictures to determined whether the plant is running and to estimate the megawattsd being produced there. “We are excited to brinh previously unattainable information to the ERCOTr region with the launch ofinfrarer monitoring,” Genscape CEO and co-founder Sean O’Leary said in a news “W.A.
Parish is an important facility in determining the overall strengthj of generation inthe region.”
The council manages the flow of electridc power to 22 milliomn Texas customers from more than 550generationm units, according to its . Its generation units include the W.A. Parishy power plant, one of the biggest in Nortn America. In addition to infraredr photos ofmonitored plants, Genscape customers also will get a real-timer data stream, and Genscape will interpret the pictures to determined whether the plant is running and to estimate the megawattsd being produced there. “We are excited to brinh previously unattainable information to the ERCOTr region with the launch ofinfrarer monitoring,” Genscape CEO and co-founder Sean O’Leary said in a news “W.A.
Parish is an important facility in determining the overall strengthj of generation inthe region.”
Thursday, December 8, 2011
November brings moisture, high sale numbers to state - Sealy News
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November brings moisture, high sale numbers to state Sealy News It was finally a month that left a little moisture in the tank, and while it was not a drought-breaking month, it at least put moisture down in most places at least multiple times. It was also a month where the moisture will do some good in terms of ... |
Monday, December 5, 2011
County approves financing for Marlins stadium - South Florida Business Journal:
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million gap in bond funding for abaseball stadium. The 9-3 vote clearx the way for locking in the interesg rate onthe fixed-rate bonds – and construction of the much-debated and long-awaitef stadium in Miami’s Littl Havana. The park is supposed to be finishedby 2012, with preliminarhy construction work to begin Wednesday. Commissioners voted afterd midnight Wednesday to allow for a higher cap on one of the bonds being sold in order to coverthe county’s commitmentr on the $640 million stadium and The 7.5 percent interest rate cap was changed to 8.2 perceng on the bond tied to convention taxes.
The fact that the conventiom bond will sell at a higher interesg rate will result in lower revenuwefor Miami-Dade, County Managed George Burgess explained to commissioners. That createfd the need for more money, so Floridaq Marlins President David Samsojn promised to coverthe $6.2 million funding gap. As a resultf of the change, the county is on the hook for $342 milliob in short-term financing, instead of $347 "I feel comfortable with the agreement. The Marlin will step up to the plate and pay theadditionalp $6 million.
At the end of the day, the taxpayerss are not going to be on the hook for theadditionalo monies,” Commissioner Bruno Barreiro said after the Katy Sorenson, Carlos Gimenex and Sally Heyman were the threer ‘no’ votes. The debate started at 7 but stopped at9 p.m. to allow attorneys to make changew in thefinancing package. The second chunk of bondse which carry a variable rate will be priced startingtJuly 13, with final closing on the county’xs portion of the bond financing package set for no latef than July 14. Earlier Wednesday, commissioners approvec a change thatraised ’s status as a creditor in the financing package.
Wachovia, which is providing up to a $100 millionm letter of credit, requested that it be paid firstr fromthe county’s list of creditors. The votees on Tuesday and early Wednesday morning followed two otherebig developments. On June 19, city commissionerd voted to approve the necessary changes to the Marlins package to clear the way forthe county’s changex Tuesday. A circuit court judge also ruledd in favor of the county in one count of a civil lawsuitt that could have prevented the countg from selling the necessary bonde to buildthe project.
That case is on appeal in as is a lawsuit filed by auto dealerNormabn Braman, who last November lost his legal bid to declare the stadium’ds funding plan unconstitutional. Work on the baseball stadium site is set tobegih Wednesday. Crews will officially break grouncd onJuly 18. In April, county commissioners approved issuing bonds totaling a maximumof $536 millionh toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
million gap in bond funding for abaseball stadium. The 9-3 vote clearx the way for locking in the interesg rate onthe fixed-rate bonds – and construction of the much-debated and long-awaitef stadium in Miami’s Littl Havana. The park is supposed to be finishedby 2012, with preliminarhy construction work to begin Wednesday. Commissioners voted afterd midnight Wednesday to allow for a higher cap on one of the bonds being sold in order to coverthe county’s commitmentr on the $640 million stadium and The 7.5 percent interest rate cap was changed to 8.2 perceng on the bond tied to convention taxes.
The fact that the conventiom bond will sell at a higher interesg rate will result in lower revenuwefor Miami-Dade, County Managed George Burgess explained to commissioners. That createfd the need for more money, so Floridaq Marlins President David Samsojn promised to coverthe $6.2 million funding gap. As a resultf of the change, the county is on the hook for $342 milliob in short-term financing, instead of $347 "I feel comfortable with the agreement. The Marlin will step up to the plate and pay theadditionalp $6 million.
At the end of the day, the taxpayerss are not going to be on the hook for theadditionalo monies,” Commissioner Bruno Barreiro said after the Katy Sorenson, Carlos Gimenex and Sally Heyman were the threer ‘no’ votes. The debate started at 7 but stopped at9 p.m. to allow attorneys to make changew in thefinancing package. The second chunk of bondse which carry a variable rate will be priced startingtJuly 13, with final closing on the county’xs portion of the bond financing package set for no latef than July 14. Earlier Wednesday, commissioners approvec a change thatraised ’s status as a creditor in the financing package.
Wachovia, which is providing up to a $100 millionm letter of credit, requested that it be paid firstr fromthe county’s list of creditors. The votees on Tuesday and early Wednesday morning followed two otherebig developments. On June 19, city commissionerd voted to approve the necessary changes to the Marlins package to clear the way forthe county’s changex Tuesday. A circuit court judge also ruledd in favor of the county in one count of a civil lawsuitt that could have prevented the countg from selling the necessary bonde to buildthe project.
That case is on appeal in as is a lawsuit filed by auto dealerNormabn Braman, who last November lost his legal bid to declare the stadium’ds funding plan unconstitutional. Work on the baseball stadium site is set tobegih Wednesday. Crews will officially break grouncd onJuly 18. In April, county commissioners approved issuing bonds totaling a maximumof $536 millionh toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Fed: Region's economy has weakened further - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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That’s according to the latesg quarterly Beige Book report fromthe Fed. In its June the Fed noted that one-third of manufacturing companies contactee for the survey recorded drops in productionm andnew orders. Steel producers and service centersd did report that prior sharp declines in shipping volume arelevelingt off, but volume is still low. The only market showingf signs of stabilityis defense, according to the report. Manufacturers also reportesd that capital budgets have been frozen or cut back And some manufacturers are limiting expenditure to criticalmaintenance only. Most respondentsx in manufacturing reported deeper cuts in payrollsincer April.
In the real estate industry, residential construction remain weak, although builders are more optimistic than they were earlier in the Most surveyed reported increased sales activity and higher leveld offoot traffic. But builders are finding it hard to secure financintg and say that the continued credit crunch is hampering the recoveryh in thehousing industry. On the commercial real estat side, builders in public works projectr were more positive than those in other commerciak andindustrial development. Financinfg also is a problem in commercial real estate and most builders do not see conditions improvin g over the nextfew months, accordingb to the report.
In the retail responses were mixed. Retailers said they have seen no majo shifts in consumer spendinfg and said they expect little change durinvg thethird quarter. Auto dealerxs report new vehiclesales slowed, but used vehicle salews showed modest improvement. In financial institutions reported that demand for commercialp and industrial loansis mixed, with some community banker reporting that they are attracting business from regiona banks. Refinancing applications for residential mortgages remain strong, with interest rates hoverinv at low levels. Most bankers reportee increases inloan delinquencies.
Most of those loans were tied to real Production declines were reported by respondentse in the coal as electric utilities work through their excess Oil and gas production was reportefd tobe stable, despite a general slowdown in drilling In the transportation industry, shipping volumse was reported to be at low levelsx and shipments are down substantially Most transportation industry officials expectr activity to stay at currenft levels through the thirdc quarter.
That’s according to the latesg quarterly Beige Book report fromthe Fed. In its June the Fed noted that one-third of manufacturing companies contactee for the survey recorded drops in productionm andnew orders. Steel producers and service centersd did report that prior sharp declines in shipping volume arelevelingt off, but volume is still low. The only market showingf signs of stabilityis defense, according to the report. Manufacturers also reportesd that capital budgets have been frozen or cut back And some manufacturers are limiting expenditure to criticalmaintenance only. Most respondentsx in manufacturing reported deeper cuts in payrollsincer April.
In the real estate industry, residential construction remain weak, although builders are more optimistic than they were earlier in the Most surveyed reported increased sales activity and higher leveld offoot traffic. But builders are finding it hard to secure financintg and say that the continued credit crunch is hampering the recoveryh in thehousing industry. On the commercial real estat side, builders in public works projectr were more positive than those in other commerciak andindustrial development. Financinfg also is a problem in commercial real estate and most builders do not see conditions improvin g over the nextfew months, accordingb to the report.
In the retail responses were mixed. Retailers said they have seen no majo shifts in consumer spendinfg and said they expect little change durinvg thethird quarter. Auto dealerxs report new vehiclesales slowed, but used vehicle salews showed modest improvement. In financial institutions reported that demand for commercialp and industrial loansis mixed, with some community banker reporting that they are attracting business from regiona banks. Refinancing applications for residential mortgages remain strong, with interest rates hoverinv at low levels. Most bankers reportee increases inloan delinquencies.
Most of those loans were tied to real Production declines were reported by respondentse in the coal as electric utilities work through their excess Oil and gas production was reportefd tobe stable, despite a general slowdown in drilling In the transportation industry, shipping volumse was reported to be at low levelsx and shipments are down substantially Most transportation industry officials expectr activity to stay at currenft levels through the thirdc quarter.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Nixle software pinpoints geographical areas for messaging - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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“Our technology was developed to allos police departments to push out any set of informatiohto … geographically targeted areas or a completw city using their secure network terminals,” said Craig Mitnick, CEO of LLC, which he co-founded in 2007. Nixlr had the Chula Vista, police department test its system in When a womanwith Alzheimer’s diseasew went missing, the department used the systej to send out an aler to Chula Vista residents who had signex up to use the system and lived within one mile of her No one found her, so the departmenf sent out another alert, this time to users withi n five miles of her address. That got her located.
Nixle’ds system has caught on quickly, with more than 600 municipalities testing orusing it. Baltimore is the largesf municipalityusing it, but Mitnick expects Los Angeles and Chicagol to begin testing it in a few Municipalities must apply to use the system. Once Nixlwe makes sure their applicationis legitimate, they are giveb secure access to the system and can test it as long as they like beford they go live with it. Mitnick wouldn’t disclose the security technologyg that Nixle uses to make surehackers can’t broadcast alerts, but said the company’s system “is by far the most identity-certified platform” available.
To make the systen work, municipalities must get residents to sign upfor it. People can sign up for alerts regarding any addresw they choose and formultiplde addresses, such as their work and home addresses, the addresses of theif children’s friends, and the addresses of elderl y parents. They also can sign up to receivde alerts in the format of theire choice and can have differenf kinds of alerts sent indifferent formats. For example, they mightt choose to get community news sent totheifr e-mail address and warnings sent as text messages to thei r cell phones. “It’s the user that decide what information they want over what devicee theywant it,” Mitnick said.
Nixle grew out of an observatioh about the Internet and its relationshilpto people’s immediate physical world that Mitnici had at the end of 2006. He “Why is it that you can purchased an item from anywhere in the worlf with the click of a mouse but when we loseour dog, we still have to post a fliee on a telephone pole?” At the Mitnick had his own law firm and was appearingg as a legal analyst on Fox TV statione and networks, and on CBS Radio. So he callede some police chiefs and mayors and asked them how they communicated withtheir cities’ All said they had different depending on what the information was and whom they wantef it to reach.
“There was no real communicatio platform for a complete set oflocal information,” he said. That’w what Nixle’s system is meant to be. Mitnicmk said the technology behind the systemtook two-and-a-half yearsz to develop. He doesn’t plan to charge municipalities or individualas to usethe system. Instead, he plans to generatd revenue for Nixle by licensintg the technology that makes its system work foradditional
“Our technology was developed to allos police departments to push out any set of informatiohto … geographically targeted areas or a completw city using their secure network terminals,” said Craig Mitnick, CEO of LLC, which he co-founded in 2007. Nixlr had the Chula Vista, police department test its system in When a womanwith Alzheimer’s diseasew went missing, the department used the systej to send out an aler to Chula Vista residents who had signex up to use the system and lived within one mile of her No one found her, so the departmenf sent out another alert, this time to users withi n five miles of her address. That got her located.
Nixle’ds system has caught on quickly, with more than 600 municipalities testing orusing it. Baltimore is the largesf municipalityusing it, but Mitnick expects Los Angeles and Chicagol to begin testing it in a few Municipalities must apply to use the system. Once Nixlwe makes sure their applicationis legitimate, they are giveb secure access to the system and can test it as long as they like beford they go live with it. Mitnick wouldn’t disclose the security technologyg that Nixle uses to make surehackers can’t broadcast alerts, but said the company’s system “is by far the most identity-certified platform” available.
To make the systen work, municipalities must get residents to sign upfor it. People can sign up for alerts regarding any addresw they choose and formultiplde addresses, such as their work and home addresses, the addresses of theif children’s friends, and the addresses of elderl y parents. They also can sign up to receivde alerts in the format of theire choice and can have differenf kinds of alerts sent indifferent formats. For example, they mightt choose to get community news sent totheifr e-mail address and warnings sent as text messages to thei r cell phones. “It’s the user that decide what information they want over what devicee theywant it,” Mitnick said.
Nixle grew out of an observatioh about the Internet and its relationshilpto people’s immediate physical world that Mitnici had at the end of 2006. He “Why is it that you can purchased an item from anywhere in the worlf with the click of a mouse but when we loseour dog, we still have to post a fliee on a telephone pole?” At the Mitnick had his own law firm and was appearingg as a legal analyst on Fox TV statione and networks, and on CBS Radio. So he callede some police chiefs and mayors and asked them how they communicated withtheir cities’ All said they had different depending on what the information was and whom they wantef it to reach.
“There was no real communicatio platform for a complete set oflocal information,” he said. That’w what Nixle’s system is meant to be. Mitnicmk said the technology behind the systemtook two-and-a-half yearsz to develop. He doesn’t plan to charge municipalities or individualas to usethe system. Instead, he plans to generatd revenue for Nixle by licensintg the technology that makes its system work foradditional
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Owners of trucking fleets back off speed to save diesel - Kansas City Business Journal:
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According to the , the averagw U.S. price for diesel fuel on Mondaywas $4.6o0 a gallon, which is $1.71 centws more than diesel cost a year ago. “It’sd ridiculous. I don’t know where it will all saidJerry Franconia, owner of in a fleet of 11 dump Fuel costs, previously a negligible part of now account for about 40 percent of them. He telld his drivers not to rev their enginesx as high before shifting and asks them not to letthem “Some listen, and some don’t,” he said.
“When they lose theifr jobs, they’ll care, I The price for diesel has trucking compangmanagers everywhere finding ways to keep theire fleets from burning so much fuel, includinyg cutting back on speed. At , 4106 Eastmoor Road in Louisville, management has dialed down the onboardf computers for the 145 trucks in the The top speed has gone from 68 mph to 64 mph with the cruisd control on and 62 mph with the cruisecontrol off, said presidentf Don Hayden. “We want the drivers to use the cruise control as much as he said.
“Let the computer decide when and how much fuel to The company also has set a computerized limift on how high the drivers can rev theifr engines before they have toshiftt gears, which also saves fuel, Haydenh said. The company hopes that these fuel-savin measures will save between $200,00p0 and $225,000 annually. The company buys about 1.9 millioh gallons of diesel every year. In fuel costs made up about 14 percentg oftotal expense, but as of February they made up 28 Hayden said. And he expectas that percentage has grownsince then. About 90 percenyt of the fleets in Kentucky have lowered limits on the speed of their said presidentJamie Fiepke.
But there’s a limity to how fuel-efficient one can make a “You figure you can get abouyt 7.5 miles per gallon,” he said. “That’s about the max you will ever see on a Another way to save fuel is not to leave the rig runninhat night, which truckers who sleelp in their cabs do so they can run theif air conditioners. In addition to loweringt top speeds on trucks from 68 mph to62 mph, managemengt at , 2903 S. English Station Road, also has installexd auxiliary power units on about 40 of its225 trucks, and it won’ buy any new truckz without them, said president Gary The drivers use the auxiliary power units to heat or cool thei r cabs at night.
They also use dieselo fuel, but much less than the truck An idling truck engine burns about a gallo nan hour, while an auxiliary power unit burns about a gallon everyy eight hours for air conditioning and abouft one every 20 hours for Pegasus maintenance manager Larry Horton said. The company also is testing hydrogen boosterdfrom Novi, Mich.-based ., which injectr hydrogen gas into a truck engin e to promote a more complete burn.
a diesel engine burns only abou t 85 percent to 90 percenft of the fuel injected intothe engine, but Hydroge n Fuel Systems says its productg boosts that figure to 99 percent, Hanke The company also says it will improvw fuel economy by 10 to 20 percent, he If it works as advertised, Hanke it also will produce a cleaner burn that will meet standardsz for 2014 and beyond usintg present-day technology, he said.
According to the , the averagw U.S. price for diesel fuel on Mondaywas $4.6o0 a gallon, which is $1.71 centws more than diesel cost a year ago. “It’sd ridiculous. I don’t know where it will all saidJerry Franconia, owner of in a fleet of 11 dump Fuel costs, previously a negligible part of now account for about 40 percent of them. He telld his drivers not to rev their enginesx as high before shifting and asks them not to letthem “Some listen, and some don’t,” he said.
“When they lose theifr jobs, they’ll care, I The price for diesel has trucking compangmanagers everywhere finding ways to keep theire fleets from burning so much fuel, includinyg cutting back on speed. At , 4106 Eastmoor Road in Louisville, management has dialed down the onboardf computers for the 145 trucks in the The top speed has gone from 68 mph to 64 mph with the cruisd control on and 62 mph with the cruisecontrol off, said presidentf Don Hayden. “We want the drivers to use the cruise control as much as he said.
“Let the computer decide when and how much fuel to The company also has set a computerized limift on how high the drivers can rev theifr engines before they have toshiftt gears, which also saves fuel, Haydenh said. The company hopes that these fuel-savin measures will save between $200,00p0 and $225,000 annually. The company buys about 1.9 millioh gallons of diesel every year. In fuel costs made up about 14 percentg oftotal expense, but as of February they made up 28 Hayden said. And he expectas that percentage has grownsince then. About 90 percenyt of the fleets in Kentucky have lowered limits on the speed of their said presidentJamie Fiepke.
But there’s a limity to how fuel-efficient one can make a “You figure you can get abouyt 7.5 miles per gallon,” he said. “That’s about the max you will ever see on a Another way to save fuel is not to leave the rig runninhat night, which truckers who sleelp in their cabs do so they can run theif air conditioners. In addition to loweringt top speeds on trucks from 68 mph to62 mph, managemengt at , 2903 S. English Station Road, also has installexd auxiliary power units on about 40 of its225 trucks, and it won’ buy any new truckz without them, said president Gary The drivers use the auxiliary power units to heat or cool thei r cabs at night.
They also use dieselo fuel, but much less than the truck An idling truck engine burns about a gallo nan hour, while an auxiliary power unit burns about a gallon everyy eight hours for air conditioning and abouft one every 20 hours for Pegasus maintenance manager Larry Horton said. The company also is testing hydrogen boosterdfrom Novi, Mich.-based ., which injectr hydrogen gas into a truck engin e to promote a more complete burn.
a diesel engine burns only abou t 85 percent to 90 percenft of the fuel injected intothe engine, but Hydroge n Fuel Systems says its productg boosts that figure to 99 percent, Hanke The company also says it will improvw fuel economy by 10 to 20 percent, he If it works as advertised, Hanke it also will produce a cleaner burn that will meet standardsz for 2014 and beyond usintg present-day technology, he said.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
October existing home sales rise 1.4 percent - Reuters
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AFP | October existing home sales rise 1.4 percent Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Existing home sales unexpectedly rose in October as low interest rates for mortgages and rising rents led more homebuyers into the market, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. Sales climbed 1.4 percent to an ... US Existing-Ho me Sales Unexpectedly Increase In October |
Friday, November 25, 2011
N.Y Attorney General ends BofA probe - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Cuomo said the banks have and will continud to provide liquidityto investors. Last agreed to buy back as muchas $4.7 billionj in auction-rate securities it sold to about 5,500 small businesses and small charities before the market collapsed in February 2008. Accordingh to the Securities andExchange Commission, the settlemeny also required BofA to “use its best to provide up to $5 billion in liquidity to businessesd and institutional investors with accounts valuedf at $15 million or more, and charities with accountd valued at $25 million or The agreement resolved allegations that securities dealers made misrepresentationas to customers during sales of auction-ratre securities about their safety and Auction-rate securities have interest rates that are reset at weeklhy or monthly auctions run by investment firm s.
The $330 billiohn market collapsed last year, when investors becamed alarmed at the prospects of the abilitgy of corporate borrowers covering debt servicre onthe securities. Many were left with securitied they could not sell intothe Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing. The SEC also has finalized a settlementr with BofA overthe securities.
Cuomo said the banks have and will continud to provide liquidityto investors. Last agreed to buy back as muchas $4.7 billionj in auction-rate securities it sold to about 5,500 small businesses and small charities before the market collapsed in February 2008. Accordingh to the Securities andExchange Commission, the settlemeny also required BofA to “use its best to provide up to $5 billion in liquidity to businessesd and institutional investors with accounts valuedf at $15 million or more, and charities with accountd valued at $25 million or The agreement resolved allegations that securities dealers made misrepresentationas to customers during sales of auction-ratre securities about their safety and Auction-rate securities have interest rates that are reset at weeklhy or monthly auctions run by investment firm s.
The $330 billiohn market collapsed last year, when investors becamed alarmed at the prospects of the abilitgy of corporate borrowers covering debt servicre onthe securities. Many were left with securitied they could not sell intothe Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing. The SEC also has finalized a settlementr with BofA overthe securities.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Fifth Third keeping United Way pitch - Charlotte Business Journal:
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This year, Fifth Third kicked off its campaignon 3. Bob James, the bank’as N.C. executive, says the controversy arounfd theUnited Way’s local leadership is But, he says, interim President Mac Everett was forthright about the issues in a visi with Fifth Third employeexs and was well received. “We will continuew to support the campaign primarilu because we understand the underlying reason for it and where themoney goes,” he says. Jamexs says the bank is asking seniofr officers to consider donating atleastf $1,000.
Another way Fifth Third plans to drum up fundsa for thecampaign — a holdover from Firs Charter — is “Blue Every Friday this month, the bank’s employeeds can wear blue jeans if they make a $5 donation to the United Way. Wells Fargop buys N.C. brokerage , the insurance brokerage ownedeby , has acquired the assetd of Greensboro-based . The firm provides fully insuredand self-insured group benefit products for businessea and individual customers. The firm’s employees will transitiomn to the Wells Fargp Insurance Services officein Burlington. Wells based in San Francisco, has 33 mortgagse stores and 14 consumer-financwe stores in North Carolina.
This year, Fifth Third kicked off its campaignon 3. Bob James, the bank’as N.C. executive, says the controversy arounfd theUnited Way’s local leadership is But, he says, interim President Mac Everett was forthright about the issues in a visi with Fifth Third employeexs and was well received. “We will continuew to support the campaign primarilu because we understand the underlying reason for it and where themoney goes,” he says. Jamexs says the bank is asking seniofr officers to consider donating atleastf $1,000.
Another way Fifth Third plans to drum up fundsa for thecampaign — a holdover from Firs Charter — is “Blue Every Friday this month, the bank’s employeeds can wear blue jeans if they make a $5 donation to the United Way. Wells Fargop buys N.C. brokerage , the insurance brokerage ownedeby , has acquired the assetd of Greensboro-based . The firm provides fully insuredand self-insured group benefit products for businessea and individual customers. The firm’s employees will transitiomn to the Wells Fargp Insurance Services officein Burlington. Wells based in San Francisco, has 33 mortgagse stores and 14 consumer-financwe stores in North Carolina.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Larkin Center of Commerce Celebrates Its First Year - Buffalo Rising
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Larkin Center of Commerce Celebrates Its First Year Buffalo Rising In the last year, the Larkin Center of Commerce has made huge strides forward in the redevelopment of 701 Seneca. This week they celebrated their progress with a party featuring a lecture by one of the leading Larkin Company experts, Jerry Puma. ... |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Coast Guard renews lease in Buzzard Point - Washington Business Journal:
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As 2008 closed out, the Coasgt Guard agreed to a 10-year renewal on its 592,000 square feet at the Transpoint located on the Southwest waterfront at 21002nd St. SW. The deal representa one of the largest if not thelargesgt — leases of 2008. The Coast Guard’ss presence at the Transpoint Buildingt spans back to theNixon administration, back when the original developer, Laszlo Tauber, owned the building. New York-based Monday Properties, in conjunctionh with , bought the building for $169 million in 2006 from Arch StreeytCapital Advisors, a -led consortium.
Since the and the Bush administration have been seekingy funding to consolidate dozens of Homelan Security agencies onto asingle 176-acrwe site at the federally ownexd west campus of the old St. Elizabeths Hospital, in the Anacostiw section of Southeast Washington. The Coast Guard headquarters were part ofthat "We just have to keep them in some quartersw until the campus is ready to receivwe them," said Michael McGill, a regional spokesman for the , whicn handles leasing for most federal agencies. McGill said he expectsz Coast Guard to go intoSt E's in late 2013 or earl 2014.
"We've got a littler play in there in case thered areany delays," he In 2007, the administration soughg $345 million to go ahead with the Coast Guarc headquarters portion of the plan, but that request was cut from the fiscalo year 2008 budget. According to Congressionaol budget documents, in September 2008, Congress allocated $97.6 million for a new Coasyt Guard and Department of HomelandSecuritu headquarters. “This is really a sign of how complexthe St. Elizabethsz development or consolidationhas become,” Monday Executive Vice President Tim Helmig said of the Coast Guard’xs decision to renew its lease for the long haul.
“And, in lighgt of that, the Coast Guard needee to secure its headquarters for a perio of time that lined up with potentiallyconsolidating DHS’ headquarters at St. Helmig said. The leas agreement gives the Coast Guard the right to terminatse the lease after seven but only in the event of a major consolidatioh likethe St. Elizabeths scenario, Helmigf said. The lengthy leasse term should allow the Coast Guard to performk needed renovations and security upgradese onthe 35-year-old building. The deal is the largesf lease the 10-year-old Monday Propertiee has ever executed, Helmig said, calling the transaction “a landmarkl moment” for the company.
Despite its New York Monday Properties is a key playetr in the Washington realestatse market, and serves as landlord to dozens of federapl agencies at its local the majority of which are locatedf in Defense-centric Rosslyn. “This deal furthermore underscoreas our commitment to our relationship with numerous groups withihthe , particularly as we participate in the evolutiom of the Capital Riverfront.” The Capital Riverfront is the forma name for the mixed-use neighborhood being built around the Washingtob Nationals’ baseball stadium. James Smals of the GSA, along with Bill Craig, Susan Hill and Maureen O’Brien of representedx the Coast Guard in thelease renewal.
Pete Marci n and Brian Sullivan of representedthe building’s owner, alon g with John Wharton and Tim Helmig of Mondat Properties. In addition to the Coast Guarf renewal, Monday re-signed and expande leases with many of its tenantsin 2008. Monday signed leases on approximately 30 percent of its4 million-square-foot regional portfolio last year. Like most leas transactions in the Washington regionlast year, the bulk of Monday’s leasez were renewals, the company said.
As 2008 closed out, the Coasgt Guard agreed to a 10-year renewal on its 592,000 square feet at the Transpoint located on the Southwest waterfront at 21002nd St. SW. The deal representa one of the largest if not thelargesgt — leases of 2008. The Coast Guard’ss presence at the Transpoint Buildingt spans back to theNixon administration, back when the original developer, Laszlo Tauber, owned the building. New York-based Monday Properties, in conjunctionh with , bought the building for $169 million in 2006 from Arch StreeytCapital Advisors, a -led consortium.
Since the and the Bush administration have been seekingy funding to consolidate dozens of Homelan Security agencies onto asingle 176-acrwe site at the federally ownexd west campus of the old St. Elizabeths Hospital, in the Anacostiw section of Southeast Washington. The Coast Guard headquarters were part ofthat "We just have to keep them in some quartersw until the campus is ready to receivwe them," said Michael McGill, a regional spokesman for the , whicn handles leasing for most federal agencies. McGill said he expectsz Coast Guard to go intoSt E's in late 2013 or earl 2014.
"We've got a littler play in there in case thered areany delays," he In 2007, the administration soughg $345 million to go ahead with the Coast Guarc headquarters portion of the plan, but that request was cut from the fiscalo year 2008 budget. According to Congressionaol budget documents, in September 2008, Congress allocated $97.6 million for a new Coasyt Guard and Department of HomelandSecuritu headquarters. “This is really a sign of how complexthe St. Elizabethsz development or consolidationhas become,” Monday Executive Vice President Tim Helmig said of the Coast Guard’xs decision to renew its lease for the long haul.
“And, in lighgt of that, the Coast Guard needee to secure its headquarters for a perio of time that lined up with potentiallyconsolidating DHS’ headquarters at St. Helmig said. The leas agreement gives the Coast Guard the right to terminatse the lease after seven but only in the event of a major consolidatioh likethe St. Elizabeths scenario, Helmigf said. The lengthy leasse term should allow the Coast Guard to performk needed renovations and security upgradese onthe 35-year-old building. The deal is the largesf lease the 10-year-old Monday Propertiee has ever executed, Helmig said, calling the transaction “a landmarkl moment” for the company.
Despite its New York Monday Properties is a key playetr in the Washington realestatse market, and serves as landlord to dozens of federapl agencies at its local the majority of which are locatedf in Defense-centric Rosslyn. “This deal furthermore underscoreas our commitment to our relationship with numerous groups withihthe , particularly as we participate in the evolutiom of the Capital Riverfront.” The Capital Riverfront is the forma name for the mixed-use neighborhood being built around the Washingtob Nationals’ baseball stadium. James Smals of the GSA, along with Bill Craig, Susan Hill and Maureen O’Brien of representedx the Coast Guard in thelease renewal.
Pete Marci n and Brian Sullivan of representedthe building’s owner, alon g with John Wharton and Tim Helmig of Mondat Properties. In addition to the Coast Guarf renewal, Monday re-signed and expande leases with many of its tenantsin 2008. Monday signed leases on approximately 30 percent of its4 million-square-foot regional portfolio last year. Like most leas transactions in the Washington regionlast year, the bulk of Monday’s leasez were renewals, the company said.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sara Lee will open Kansas City, Kan., plant, employ 250 - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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and open a sliced meat manufacturingt plant there in 2011 that it expects to employ more than 250 SaraLee (NYSE: SLE), basedr in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, said in a Fridauy release that it expects the plant at 4612 Speakedr Road to become fully operational by 2011. Brent president of the , said Friday that Sara Lee was grantecda 10-year, 75 percent property tax abatemen on $31 million of planned improvements at the The abatement’s value is $9.67 he said. In return, the company agreer hire 55 percent ofthe plant’ss workers from Wyandotte County.
“This industry-leading facilitty will reinforce our competitivew advantagein value-added meats, one of Sara Lee’s top strategi c categories and long-term growth drivers,” CJ Fraleigh, executiver vice president and CEO of Sara Lee’sz North American Retail & Foodservice division, said in the “It will help us further build our Hillshire Farm and Sara Lee both leaders in the fast-growing category of premiumm lunchmeat.” Omaha-based ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) that it had agreed to sell its refrigeraterd meat business, including the Kansas City, Kan., to (NYSE: SFD) of Va.
, owner of Kansas City-based , for $575 million in cash and Sara Lee’s brands include Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee and Senseo. the brands generate more than $13 billionn in annual net sales coverinh about200 countries. Sara Lee has 44,0000 employees worldwide.
and open a sliced meat manufacturingt plant there in 2011 that it expects to employ more than 250 SaraLee (NYSE: SLE), basedr in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, said in a Fridauy release that it expects the plant at 4612 Speakedr Road to become fully operational by 2011. Brent president of the , said Friday that Sara Lee was grantecda 10-year, 75 percent property tax abatemen on $31 million of planned improvements at the The abatement’s value is $9.67 he said. In return, the company agreer hire 55 percent ofthe plant’ss workers from Wyandotte County.
“This industry-leading facilitty will reinforce our competitivew advantagein value-added meats, one of Sara Lee’s top strategi c categories and long-term growth drivers,” CJ Fraleigh, executiver vice president and CEO of Sara Lee’sz North American Retail & Foodservice division, said in the “It will help us further build our Hillshire Farm and Sara Lee both leaders in the fast-growing category of premiumm lunchmeat.” Omaha-based ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) that it had agreed to sell its refrigeraterd meat business, including the Kansas City, Kan., to (NYSE: SFD) of Va.
, owner of Kansas City-based , for $575 million in cash and Sara Lee’s brands include Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee and Senseo. the brands generate more than $13 billionn in annual net sales coverinh about200 countries. Sara Lee has 44,0000 employees worldwide.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Deal gives VC-owned firms a shot at government research grants - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The deal limits the number of SBIR contractas that can be awardedto VC-ownef firms, however. The legislation would allow the to award up to 18 percengt of its SBIR dollarsto VC-owned The other 10 agenciezs that participate in the SBIR programn could award up to 8 percenft of their SBIR dollars to thesre types of companies. The compromise was included in an SBIR reauthorization bill approved July 30 by the ona 19-0 If it’s passed by the full Senates in September and accepted by the House, it coulsd end a five-year battle over eligibility for the SBIR Congress created the SBIR program in 1982. It require s federal agencies with large outsidde research budgets to award atleastr 2.
5 percent of this money to small In fiscal 2006, small companies received approximatel y $2 billion in SBIR ruled in 2003 that a company doesn’t qualify as a small businesw if venture capital firms have an equity stakd of 50 percent or more in the This made many particularly in the biotechnology ineligible for SBIR awards. and the have been lobbyingf Congress to overturnthe SBA’s ruling ever They contend small biotech companies are forced to turn to venturer capital because bringing new drugs and other innovations to market takes a lot of time and These companies shouldn’t be penalized just because of their financial structure, they argue.
“Thousand s of small companies are pursuing biotech innovations that can improvrehuman health, expand our food supply and providde new sources of energy,” said BIO presidenf Jim Greenwood. “They may not yet have product but they have tremendouspotential — and are precisely the kindss of efforts the SBIR program was intended to foster.” and some currengt SBIR recipients, however, contend that companies owned by VC firms are no longert small businesses. Ownership equals control, they argue. Allowinyg companies flush with VC cash to be eligibld for SBIR awards woulr crowd out businesses that trulyare small, they fear.
The Housed sided with BIO and venture capitalists. By an 368-4 vote April 23, it passed legislation that would restore the SBIR eligibilit yof venture-owned small businesses, as long as no single VC firm owns a majoritt stake. The Senate, by contrast, workede for months on an agreement aimed at addressing the concerns of both By allowing to award up to 18 percent of its SBIR grantzto venture-owned firms, it acknowledged the importance of venture capitall to the biotech industry while ensuring that most of the awardxs go to small businesses that are not controllex by VC firms. The Senated legislation also wouldincrease SBIR’ws share of agency R&D budgets from 2.5 perceng to 3.
5 percent, except at NIH, whic h would remain at 2.5 The House rejected a proposal to increase the SBIR sharew to 3 percent, largely due to oppositio from universities, which feared they would lose federal researcuh dollars as a result. The size of SBIR awarde also would increase under theSenate bill, from $100,0000 to $150,000 for first-phase awards, and from $750,0009 to $1 million for second-phasde awards. The House, by contrast, tripled thesee recommended maximums. This would result in far fewee companies receivingSBIR awards, critics The Senate bill was a result of negotiations between Sen. John a Massachusetts Democrat, and other senators, including Sen.
Kit a Missouri Republican who sponsored legislatiohn toallow venture-owned companies in the SBIR “Neither of us really like it, but no one took advantage of anyone, and everyone is still tryint to figure out who won,” said Kerry, who chairsx the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship “I am told that is the sign of a good “It’s the best compromise that could be workedx out under the circumstances,” said Jere executive director of the Small Businessz Technology Council and general counsel of the duriny the Clinton administration. “The question he said, “do the VCs get greedg and come backfor more?
” The National Venturee Capital Association is “not happy” with the Senates compromise and instead strongly supports the House bill, said NVCA vice president Emily Mendell. Capping the numberr of SBIR awardsto venture-ownerd firms is “really limiting the number of really good innovations that can be lookee at,” she said.
The deal limits the number of SBIR contractas that can be awardedto VC-ownef firms, however. The legislation would allow the to award up to 18 percengt of its SBIR dollarsto VC-owned The other 10 agenciezs that participate in the SBIR programn could award up to 8 percenft of their SBIR dollars to thesre types of companies. The compromise was included in an SBIR reauthorization bill approved July 30 by the ona 19-0 If it’s passed by the full Senates in September and accepted by the House, it coulsd end a five-year battle over eligibility for the SBIR Congress created the SBIR program in 1982. It require s federal agencies with large outsidde research budgets to award atleastr 2.
5 percent of this money to small In fiscal 2006, small companies received approximatel y $2 billion in SBIR ruled in 2003 that a company doesn’t qualify as a small businesw if venture capital firms have an equity stakd of 50 percent or more in the This made many particularly in the biotechnology ineligible for SBIR awards. and the have been lobbyingf Congress to overturnthe SBA’s ruling ever They contend small biotech companies are forced to turn to venturer capital because bringing new drugs and other innovations to market takes a lot of time and These companies shouldn’t be penalized just because of their financial structure, they argue.
“Thousand s of small companies are pursuing biotech innovations that can improvrehuman health, expand our food supply and providde new sources of energy,” said BIO presidenf Jim Greenwood. “They may not yet have product but they have tremendouspotential — and are precisely the kindss of efforts the SBIR program was intended to foster.” and some currengt SBIR recipients, however, contend that companies owned by VC firms are no longert small businesses. Ownership equals control, they argue. Allowinyg companies flush with VC cash to be eligibld for SBIR awards woulr crowd out businesses that trulyare small, they fear.
The Housed sided with BIO and venture capitalists. By an 368-4 vote April 23, it passed legislation that would restore the SBIR eligibilit yof venture-owned small businesses, as long as no single VC firm owns a majoritt stake. The Senate, by contrast, workede for months on an agreement aimed at addressing the concerns of both By allowing to award up to 18 percent of its SBIR grantzto venture-owned firms, it acknowledged the importance of venture capitall to the biotech industry while ensuring that most of the awardxs go to small businesses that are not controllex by VC firms. The Senated legislation also wouldincrease SBIR’ws share of agency R&D budgets from 2.5 perceng to 3.
5 percent, except at NIH, whic h would remain at 2.5 The House rejected a proposal to increase the SBIR sharew to 3 percent, largely due to oppositio from universities, which feared they would lose federal researcuh dollars as a result. The size of SBIR awarde also would increase under theSenate bill, from $100,0000 to $150,000 for first-phase awards, and from $750,0009 to $1 million for second-phasde awards. The House, by contrast, tripled thesee recommended maximums. This would result in far fewee companies receivingSBIR awards, critics The Senate bill was a result of negotiations between Sen. John a Massachusetts Democrat, and other senators, including Sen.
Kit a Missouri Republican who sponsored legislatiohn toallow venture-owned companies in the SBIR “Neither of us really like it, but no one took advantage of anyone, and everyone is still tryint to figure out who won,” said Kerry, who chairsx the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship “I am told that is the sign of a good “It’s the best compromise that could be workedx out under the circumstances,” said Jere executive director of the Small Businessz Technology Council and general counsel of the duriny the Clinton administration. “The question he said, “do the VCs get greedg and come backfor more?
” The National Venturee Capital Association is “not happy” with the Senates compromise and instead strongly supports the House bill, said NVCA vice president Emily Mendell. Capping the numberr of SBIR awardsto venture-ownerd firms is “really limiting the number of really good innovations that can be lookee at,” she said.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Coming Saturday: Pacquiao-Marquez enters final chapter - USA Today (blog)
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USA Today (blog) | Coming Saturday: Pacquiao-Marquez enters final chapter USA Today (blog) Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will complete their seven-year fight trilogy with the WBO World Welterweight Title on the line Saturday night in Las Vegas. Check back here at 10 pm ET for round-by-round updates and ... Pacquiao carrie s extra passion to beat Marquez Arum: Marquez a bigger threat than Mayweather |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Landlords willing to cut lease rates to retain tenants - Charlotte Business Journal:
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“I didn’t have two nickel to rub together, but that’s how I got my says Schmitt, president of . Todayt it’s Schmitt who has space for Heis co-owner of a buildingb on Morehead Street, and cutbacks at his firm mean he has more spacew than the business Schmitt is looking to lease 1,300o square feet to an architect, engineert or a professional in a related business. Schmitt says it’sx an opportunity for someone who may have been the victijm of downsizing and is looking to starra business. “These times create unique opportunities for nichre professionals without a lot of upfront he says.
For many especially small companies, rent is a significantg portion ofmonthly expenses. In hard economic times, paying the rent createxs problems fortenants — and theirr landlords. Sometimes the two sides can come toan agreement, with propertgy owners giving tenants a break. For a landlord, offering a discoungt is often preferable to the challenge of replacin g a tenant in asluggisu market. “Tenants who have two yearz or less on their lease are in a good position to perhaps gainsome relief,” says Mike Kemmet, vice presidenft at commercial real estate brokerage firm .
Tenants that are nearin g the end of a lease can use their option to renew it as leverage for lower rates now. Tenants can offef to extend their leaseby three, five or maybs 10 years in return for a restructurinv that can lower their current rent payment. Kemmet says he’s workex such arrangements for landlordsand tenants. The resulgt isn’t a windfall for tenants but can help with Those tenants that need reliefbut don’t have much leverages should work with their landlord, Kemmet says. institutional organizations are less likely than local ownerxs to work a deal on he says.
Brokers say if tenants plan to seek relier fromtheir landlords, they shouldn’ty expect it to be an easy process. “Az lot of people think the landlore callis easy,” says Tim Bahr, vice presidenrt of office brokerage at . “The smart landlord is goin to say, ‘OK, let’s get your banker on the phone and your main supplierand let’s all talk aboutt this.’” The owner will want to see if other busines s partners are in a positiojn to make sacrifices. “A savv y landlord wants all stakeholders at the table and not be the easy Bahr says.
Another local who didn’t want to be says he will cut deals with tenantws that can demonstrate need with their financial Despitethe recession, not every company is struggling, broker s say, and healthy companies are able to benefitg from subleasing opportunities from tenants that have more space than they Large companies shutting down operations or consolidating space will often subleas e space, usually at a substantial discount from the asking The last time the subleasing market grew so rapidlyt was in 2001-02 during the last economif slowdown.
Despite subleasing opportunities, Bahr and Kemmet say the city’ s office market is holding up Bahr has heard unfounded rumors of rent for uptown office spacsfalling 40%. Charlotte’s uptowj office market had the highest occupancy rate in the natioj beforethe recession, and it remainsx strong, he says. “If people’s understanding of the markeg is hearsay about projectedvacancyu rates, they are probablyg being misled,” Bahr says. “The markets are still healthy fundamentally. I haven’t seen rents go down at The economic slowdown has not yet caused a measurablwe drop in rent ratesin uptown. Whether Wells Fargo & Co.
’s acquisition of Wachovia will lead to a drop in demand for uptown offic e space has yet tobe seen. With uptown spacer under construction, the market is facingt a major test. Aside from working a deal on less-expensive rent, commercial real estate brokers saythere aren’f many ways tenants can save money on energy, janitorial or security Those services are usually part of the rent packager and are paid by the landlord.
“I didn’t have two nickel to rub together, but that’s how I got my says Schmitt, president of . Todayt it’s Schmitt who has space for Heis co-owner of a buildingb on Morehead Street, and cutbacks at his firm mean he has more spacew than the business Schmitt is looking to lease 1,300o square feet to an architect, engineert or a professional in a related business. Schmitt says it’sx an opportunity for someone who may have been the victijm of downsizing and is looking to starra business. “These times create unique opportunities for nichre professionals without a lot of upfront he says.
For many especially small companies, rent is a significantg portion ofmonthly expenses. In hard economic times, paying the rent createxs problems fortenants — and theirr landlords. Sometimes the two sides can come toan agreement, with propertgy owners giving tenants a break. For a landlord, offering a discoungt is often preferable to the challenge of replacin g a tenant in asluggisu market. “Tenants who have two yearz or less on their lease are in a good position to perhaps gainsome relief,” says Mike Kemmet, vice presidenft at commercial real estate brokerage firm .
Tenants that are nearin g the end of a lease can use their option to renew it as leverage for lower rates now. Tenants can offef to extend their leaseby three, five or maybs 10 years in return for a restructurinv that can lower their current rent payment. Kemmet says he’s workex such arrangements for landlordsand tenants. The resulgt isn’t a windfall for tenants but can help with Those tenants that need reliefbut don’t have much leverages should work with their landlord, Kemmet says. institutional organizations are less likely than local ownerxs to work a deal on he says.
Brokers say if tenants plan to seek relier fromtheir landlords, they shouldn’ty expect it to be an easy process. “Az lot of people think the landlore callis easy,” says Tim Bahr, vice presidenrt of office brokerage at . “The smart landlord is goin to say, ‘OK, let’s get your banker on the phone and your main supplierand let’s all talk aboutt this.’” The owner will want to see if other busines s partners are in a positiojn to make sacrifices. “A savv y landlord wants all stakeholders at the table and not be the easy Bahr says.
Another local who didn’t want to be says he will cut deals with tenantws that can demonstrate need with their financial Despitethe recession, not every company is struggling, broker s say, and healthy companies are able to benefitg from subleasing opportunities from tenants that have more space than they Large companies shutting down operations or consolidating space will often subleas e space, usually at a substantial discount from the asking The last time the subleasing market grew so rapidlyt was in 2001-02 during the last economif slowdown.
Despite subleasing opportunities, Bahr and Kemmet say the city’ s office market is holding up Bahr has heard unfounded rumors of rent for uptown office spacsfalling 40%. Charlotte’s uptowj office market had the highest occupancy rate in the natioj beforethe recession, and it remainsx strong, he says. “If people’s understanding of the markeg is hearsay about projectedvacancyu rates, they are probablyg being misled,” Bahr says. “The markets are still healthy fundamentally. I haven’t seen rents go down at The economic slowdown has not yet caused a measurablwe drop in rent ratesin uptown. Whether Wells Fargo & Co.
’s acquisition of Wachovia will lead to a drop in demand for uptown offic e space has yet tobe seen. With uptown spacer under construction, the market is facingt a major test. Aside from working a deal on less-expensive rent, commercial real estate brokers saythere aren’f many ways tenants can save money on energy, janitorial or security Those services are usually part of the rent packager and are paid by the landlord.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Your comments: Jets dominate Bills, move into first-place tie - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Your comments: Jets dominate Bills, move into first-place tie The Star-Ledger - NJ.com The Bills are in trouble and would probably need to beat the Jets and Pats to pull out the division, but that isn't likely considering how dominating the Jets have been agaginst them. NE is in trouble, losing 2 in a row since forever, ... New York Jets Dominate Buffalo Bills and Vault Into First-Place Tie |
Saturday, November 5, 2011
AP Exclusive: BCS discounted chances of White House action and switch to ... - Washington Post
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USA Today | AP Exclusive: BCS discounted chances of White House action and switch to ... Washington Post WASHINGTON รข€" The head of the Bowl Championship Series told college and university presidents that the Obama administration was unlikely to ch » |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
J.G. Wentworth raises $100M - Washington Business Journal:
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The annuity and life-insurance policy purchaser had its reorganizatiobnplan OK’d by a Delaware bankruptcy court judge a week ago, after filing for Chapter 11 protectio last month. As part of the deal, J.G. Wentworth’s private equity firm , invested $100 million of new equitt to supportongoing operations. It also agreed to provide as muchas $35 millioh for the company to buy loans from lenderds in exchange for new preferred interests in the company. The company said Monday that it has substantiallg reduced its debt load at the parenf holding company level while gaininhg access tonew equity. J.G.
Wentworty conducted business without interruption during the briecfreorganization process. The Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based company sought acceptance of its plan from its lendere before what is called aprepackaged filing. More than 90 percenft of the term lenders thecompany said. J.G. Wentworthb said its decision to file for Chaptee 11 came after an extensive review of alternatives to addresw pressuresfrom “extremely challenging capitao markets and high borrowing and was unanimously approved by the company’sw board of directors. In December, J.G. Wentwortnh laid off 120 of its 200 employees and closesd its LasVegas office. Founded in it moved from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawrin 2003.
The annuity and life-insurance policy purchaser had its reorganizatiobnplan OK’d by a Delaware bankruptcy court judge a week ago, after filing for Chapter 11 protectio last month. As part of the deal, J.G. Wentworth’s private equity firm , invested $100 million of new equitt to supportongoing operations. It also agreed to provide as muchas $35 millioh for the company to buy loans from lenderds in exchange for new preferred interests in the company. The company said Monday that it has substantiallg reduced its debt load at the parenf holding company level while gaininhg access tonew equity. J.G.
Wentworty conducted business without interruption during the briecfreorganization process. The Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based company sought acceptance of its plan from its lendere before what is called aprepackaged filing. More than 90 percenft of the term lenders thecompany said. J.G. Wentworthb said its decision to file for Chaptee 11 came after an extensive review of alternatives to addresw pressuresfrom “extremely challenging capitao markets and high borrowing and was unanimously approved by the company’sw board of directors. In December, J.G. Wentwortnh laid off 120 of its 200 employees and closesd its LasVegas office. Founded in it moved from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawrin 2003.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Scarlett Johansson Explains Nude Photo Scandal: "It's Not Like I Was Shooting ... - E! Online
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Daily Mail | Scarlett Johansson Explains Nude Photo Scandal: "It's Not Like I Was Shooting ... E! Online "I know my best angles," she quipped in an interview to go with the December cover of Vanity Fair, responding to the inevitable questions about last month's nude photo scandal. And while it was obvious Johansson preferred talking about her craft ... Scarlett Johansson on Those Nude Photos She Sent to Ryan Reynolds: รข€œI Know My ... 'I know my best angles': Scarlett Johansson admits leaked nude photos were for ... Scarlett Johansson on Knowing How to Take Nude Photos and Diagnosing Woody » |
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Pilots union vote only signals more trouble ahead - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The , elected last week, now faces the difficult task of pleasinb two pilot groups that have been fighting over seniorityu issues for nearly three years since US mergerwith . Several industry consultants and analystathink Charlotte-based USAPA could be facing years of legakl battles as a result of its fractureds membership. "The union and its leadership are stucjk between a rock and ahard place," says Scotft Humphrey, a shareholder at Charlottw law firm , who specializes in labor law. "The seniority of pilotsx is alwaysan issue.
There are two sizablre portions of its membership who want different Last week, about 55% of the US Airwayws pilots voted to oust theif longtime union, the Air Line Pilot Association, in favor of startup uniohn USAPA. Since US Airways merged with America West inSeptembere 2005, the former America West pilots, calledd the west pilots, and the former US Airwayws pilots, called the east pilots, have been unabld to negotiate a single contract with management. The pilots can'tf agree on seniority, which determines severak quality-of-life issues such as compensation, captain status and Last year, the two groups agreed to have an arbitrator create aseniority list.
The east pilots claimer the Nicolau award, named for arbitrator Georgr Nicolau, was unfair and filed suit to have it Now questions arise whether USAPq is bound by theNicolau award. "If you are goinfg to submit to binding you have to adhere tothe outcome," says Rober Mann, president of consulting firm Scott spokesman for USAPA, says the union wasn't parthy to the award and therefore isn't bound by it. "The arbitrator worked for the previous which is nolongeer here," he says. USAPA plans to arrange pilott seniority by dateof hire, with a few exceptions. Theuet says the union intends to negotiater seniority withmanagement directly, though he won't elaborate.
Labofr lawyer Humphrey agrees that USAPA coulxd work around the Nicolau But the union will have angruy members whether it disregards or upholds theNicolaj award. "It's a likelihood that either way theuniohn goes, it's looking at a very large group of disgruntles employees," he says. "The likelihood is that they are stuc k in a legal battle for a few Aviation consultant Mann says that could includ a duty of fair representation suit filerd by the west pilots against USAPA if it ignoresw theNicolau award. The union has an obligation to represent all memberss fairlyand equally, and date-of-hire seniorit disenfranchises the west, Mann says.
"We don't believe such a lawsuity wouldhave merit," Theuer says. Humphrey doesn't think the legal battlesw the union could face would affec its negotiations with USAirways management. "They can'ft fight both battles at one time," he says. Theuer speculatexs negotiating with US Airways in abougttwo months.
The , elected last week, now faces the difficult task of pleasinb two pilot groups that have been fighting over seniorityu issues for nearly three years since US mergerwith . Several industry consultants and analystathink Charlotte-based USAPA could be facing years of legakl battles as a result of its fractureds membership. "The union and its leadership are stucjk between a rock and ahard place," says Scotft Humphrey, a shareholder at Charlottw law firm , who specializes in labor law. "The seniority of pilotsx is alwaysan issue.
There are two sizablre portions of its membership who want different Last week, about 55% of the US Airwayws pilots voted to oust theif longtime union, the Air Line Pilot Association, in favor of startup uniohn USAPA. Since US Airways merged with America West inSeptembere 2005, the former America West pilots, calledd the west pilots, and the former US Airwayws pilots, called the east pilots, have been unabld to negotiate a single contract with management. The pilots can'tf agree on seniority, which determines severak quality-of-life issues such as compensation, captain status and Last year, the two groups agreed to have an arbitrator create aseniority list.
The east pilots claimer the Nicolau award, named for arbitrator Georgr Nicolau, was unfair and filed suit to have it Now questions arise whether USAPq is bound by theNicolau award. "If you are goinfg to submit to binding you have to adhere tothe outcome," says Rober Mann, president of consulting firm Scott spokesman for USAPA, says the union wasn't parthy to the award and therefore isn't bound by it. "The arbitrator worked for the previous which is nolongeer here," he says. USAPA plans to arrange pilott seniority by dateof hire, with a few exceptions. Theuet says the union intends to negotiater seniority withmanagement directly, though he won't elaborate.
Labofr lawyer Humphrey agrees that USAPA coulxd work around the Nicolau But the union will have angruy members whether it disregards or upholds theNicolaj award. "It's a likelihood that either way theuniohn goes, it's looking at a very large group of disgruntles employees," he says. "The likelihood is that they are stuc k in a legal battle for a few Aviation consultant Mann says that could includ a duty of fair representation suit filerd by the west pilots against USAPA if it ignoresw theNicolau award. The union has an obligation to represent all memberss fairlyand equally, and date-of-hire seniorit disenfranchises the west, Mann says.
"We don't believe such a lawsuity wouldhave merit," Theuer says. Humphrey doesn't think the legal battlesw the union could face would affec its negotiations with USAirways management. "They can'ft fight both battles at one time," he says. Theuer speculatexs negotiating with US Airways in abougttwo months.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Gun Ownership Shoots Up, Particularly Among Women - WLWT Cincinnati
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Gun Ownership Shoots Up, Particularly Among Women WLWT Cincinnati CINCINNATI -- On any given day you'll find many people shooting at an area gun range, but the sight is becoming increasingly common. Gun ownership is up 41 percent since last year, with just under half of all American households รข€" about 47 percent ... |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
CR North's Erica Herr holds lead in state golf - phillyBurbs.com
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CR North's Erica Herr holds lead in state golf phillyBurbs.com YORK TOWNSHIP รข€" With 18 holes remaining in the PIAA state girls golf championship, Erica Herr is the player to beat. The Council Rock North sophomore shot a 2-over par 74 on Monday at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort and will take a one-stroke lead into ... |
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Missouri approves KCP&L rate increase - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoas said that the PSC stafcf estimated the increase will raise a typicalresidentia customer’s bill about $12.82 a month. A typicak customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatt hourw of electricity a montyh in winterand 1,200 kWh a month in the Ochoa said. “Our customers depend on us to providre affordable andreliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a writtenb statement responding to the PSC approval. “Thixs rate increase will help us pay for environmentak investments we have already made to severak ofour coal-fired power plants.
The installatioj of such pollution-control equipment will improve air quality for our region and allow us to meet future federal environmental We recognize that this is a challenging time to ask customers to pay more for andwe didn’t make this decisionh lightly.” Kansas City-based (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreement in principlde with the PSC to settle its pending Missouri rate Great Plains Energy rankes No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journap ’s list of area public companies.
million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoas said that the PSC stafcf estimated the increase will raise a typicalresidentia customer’s bill about $12.82 a month. A typicak customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatt hourw of electricity a montyh in winterand 1,200 kWh a month in the Ochoa said. “Our customers depend on us to providre affordable andreliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a writtenb statement responding to the PSC approval. “Thixs rate increase will help us pay for environmentak investments we have already made to severak ofour coal-fired power plants.
The installatioj of such pollution-control equipment will improve air quality for our region and allow us to meet future federal environmental We recognize that this is a challenging time to ask customers to pay more for andwe didn’t make this decisionh lightly.” Kansas City-based (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreement in principlde with the PSC to settle its pending Missouri rate Great Plains Energy rankes No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journap ’s list of area public companies.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Small business stimulus help just weeks away - bizjournals:
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More than $200,000 in cash flow has drieed upat Diaz’s 6-year-old entertainment and events marketinbg firm, , since the beginning of 2009. “Wheh you lose that much, it sets you said Diaz, CEO of the Belle Isle-based As a result, he’s been hunting for any help he can Enter the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of signed by President Barac k Obamain February. Of the heftyh $787 billion plan, $730 million is expected to go to the to supporrsmall businesses, which drive much of the nation’zs economy. Nearly 99.7 percent of all firms in the U.S. are considered small businesses, which employ half of all non-far private-sector workers and make up most ofthe 10.
6 million minority-- and women-owned businesses. • The American Recovery Capitaploan program, offering up to $35,000 in deferred-payment loanzs backed 100 percent by the SBA for businesses needingt help to make payments on an existing, qualifying loan for up to six • An SBA loan program to temporarilyy help broker-dealers who buy guaranteed 7(a) which are long-term capital loans for small • Temporary loan fee eliminatio and 90 percent guarantee provisions to aboutr $8.7 billion of 7(a) loans and $3.6 billionb of SBA 504 loans, which help smalkl to midsize businesses buy or expand.
• Expansion of the Suretyh Bond Program helping small businesses compete for contracts related to the Americajn Recovery andReinvestment Act. “This loan progra m could be a big help for those who need extra fundingh to straighten outtheir cash-flow said Eunice Choi, regional director at the ’es Small Business Development Center, which works with small firms in Orange, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler and Sumter counties. Many of the provisionsa are already in but others, such as the American Recovery Capitao loan program, are still in the works as officiales seek to secure participating lenders. That progranm will take effectJune 15.
In addition, UCF’zs Small Business Development Center is helpinf businesses that want more informatio n on the SBA programs and how todeciphef them. However, while the American Recovery Capital loan program is agood start, it’s stilol not nearly enough for the area’s thousands of small businesses, said Chrie Hurn, CEO and co-founder of Orlando-based , a commerciall real estate lending firm that provides SBA 504 loans. The small business community “is such a critical part of the U.S. economgy and it’s getting 1 percent of the stimulues funds.
That seems like a horrible disparity,” he Hurn hasn’t gotten many calls from clients inquirinh aboutthe SBA’s American Recovery Capitall loans, probably due to the fact that most need more than the $35,0000 limit. But Diaz said he’s anxious to tap into any “We are still not out of the soit wouldn’t hurt to apply.”
More than $200,000 in cash flow has drieed upat Diaz’s 6-year-old entertainment and events marketinbg firm, , since the beginning of 2009. “Wheh you lose that much, it sets you said Diaz, CEO of the Belle Isle-based As a result, he’s been hunting for any help he can Enter the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of signed by President Barac k Obamain February. Of the heftyh $787 billion plan, $730 million is expected to go to the to supporrsmall businesses, which drive much of the nation’zs economy. Nearly 99.7 percent of all firms in the U.S. are considered small businesses, which employ half of all non-far private-sector workers and make up most ofthe 10.
6 million minority-- and women-owned businesses. • The American Recovery Capitaploan program, offering up to $35,000 in deferred-payment loanzs backed 100 percent by the SBA for businesses needingt help to make payments on an existing, qualifying loan for up to six • An SBA loan program to temporarilyy help broker-dealers who buy guaranteed 7(a) which are long-term capital loans for small • Temporary loan fee eliminatio and 90 percent guarantee provisions to aboutr $8.7 billion of 7(a) loans and $3.6 billionb of SBA 504 loans, which help smalkl to midsize businesses buy or expand.
• Expansion of the Suretyh Bond Program helping small businesses compete for contracts related to the Americajn Recovery andReinvestment Act. “This loan progra m could be a big help for those who need extra fundingh to straighten outtheir cash-flow said Eunice Choi, regional director at the ’es Small Business Development Center, which works with small firms in Orange, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler and Sumter counties. Many of the provisionsa are already in but others, such as the American Recovery Capitao loan program, are still in the works as officiales seek to secure participating lenders. That progranm will take effectJune 15.
In addition, UCF’zs Small Business Development Center is helpinf businesses that want more informatio n on the SBA programs and how todeciphef them. However, while the American Recovery Capital loan program is agood start, it’s stilol not nearly enough for the area’s thousands of small businesses, said Chrie Hurn, CEO and co-founder of Orlando-based , a commerciall real estate lending firm that provides SBA 504 loans. The small business community “is such a critical part of the U.S. economgy and it’s getting 1 percent of the stimulues funds.
That seems like a horrible disparity,” he Hurn hasn’t gotten many calls from clients inquirinh aboutthe SBA’s American Recovery Capitall loans, probably due to the fact that most need more than the $35,0000 limit. But Diaz said he’s anxious to tap into any “We are still not out of the soit wouldn’t hurt to apply.”
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Home Equity Mortgage placed in receivership - South Florida Business Journal:
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Additionally, the three principals of the Miami-based mortgags lender and servicer AnaMaria Davide, Salvatore Davide and Anthonuy Davide – have been enjoined from various specifiedx activities involving the company’s assets. The three were charged with violatinbg the Florida Mortgage Brokeragr and MortgageLending Act, and the registratiobn and anti-fraud provisions of the Florida Securitiee and Investor Protection Act. The emergenct move was based on a complaint filecd bythe . It allegeds that Home Equity Mortgages sold unregistered securities in the form of fractionalizede interests in mortgages to 402 private investors who had put upaboutf $195 million.
It is also allege d they operated as an unregisteredsecuritiesx dealer, made misrepresentations to investors and misappliede investors’ funds in connection with residential and commercial loans. Home Equity serviced abouft $190 million in mortgage loans, mainly on residentiao properties. Attorney Michael I. Goldberg was named Home Equityh Mortgage’s receiver. Consumers who have invested with or borrowed from Home Equityy Mortgage are encouraged to contact the receiverat 223-2234.
Additionally, the three principals of the Miami-based mortgags lender and servicer AnaMaria Davide, Salvatore Davide and Anthonuy Davide – have been enjoined from various specifiedx activities involving the company’s assets. The three were charged with violatinbg the Florida Mortgage Brokeragr and MortgageLending Act, and the registratiobn and anti-fraud provisions of the Florida Securitiee and Investor Protection Act. The emergenct move was based on a complaint filecd bythe . It allegeds that Home Equity Mortgages sold unregistered securities in the form of fractionalizede interests in mortgages to 402 private investors who had put upaboutf $195 million.
It is also allege d they operated as an unregisteredsecuritiesx dealer, made misrepresentations to investors and misappliede investors’ funds in connection with residential and commercial loans. Home Equity serviced abouft $190 million in mortgage loans, mainly on residentiao properties. Attorney Michael I. Goldberg was named Home Equityh Mortgage’s receiver. Consumers who have invested with or borrowed from Home Equityy Mortgage are encouraged to contact the receiverat 223-2234.
Monday, October 17, 2011
BACVA tops hotel bookings goal - Denver Business Journal:
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The booked 522,541 future room nights in the pastfiscap year, city tourism leaders said at a presa conference Monday. The number, which passed BACVA’w goal of 475,000 booked is a 15.7 percent increase over nights booked theprevious year. In 2008, BACVq booked 451,608 future room nights. Group business meetings compris the new bookings and are projectede to spend morethan $725 milliom in spending in the city. City and touriskm officials credit the booking success tolast year’s creation of the Baltimore Convention & Tourismj Board, a joint board that oversees BACVA and the .
“Oudr investment in BACVA is paying Mayor Sheila Dixon said Monday speaking in front ofthe city’s Inner Harbor tourism center. The formatioh of the board last year has allowed BACV and the convention center to bemore coordinated, Dixojn said. A new plethora of hotels that opened or are under construction near the convention cente from which businesses can choose for bookings also contributexd to an uptick in The $300 million publiclyu financed Hilton Baltimore, which openecd last August, has 757 rooms and grew Baltimore’s total hoteo room reservoir to more than 7,000.
The B&O on the corner of Charlesx andBaltimore streets, is expected to open as a Hotel Monaco with 208 rooms later this year. Baltimore can now accommodatw 75 percent of the largs citywide tradeshow and convention business available in the marketplace with the new hotels said BACVA CEO Tom Noonan in a Some of the conventionss and groups booked in the 2009 fiscal year included theannuakl conventions, , American Association for Laboratory Animaol Science, and . Holding sales events and industry tradeshow is also partof BACVA’s strategy for bringing convention plannerxs into the city to raise awareness about Baltimore.
The Baltimorse Business Journal A drop in hotel revenuemeans BACVA’ s budget will drop to $10.7 million for the year started July 1 — down from the $12 million it had in the past 12 This year’s fiscal budget is the lowesft since the agency’s $9.9 million spending package in 2006.
The booked 522,541 future room nights in the pastfiscap year, city tourism leaders said at a presa conference Monday. The number, which passed BACVA’w goal of 475,000 booked is a 15.7 percent increase over nights booked theprevious year. In 2008, BACVq booked 451,608 future room nights. Group business meetings compris the new bookings and are projectede to spend morethan $725 milliom in spending in the city. City and touriskm officials credit the booking success tolast year’s creation of the Baltimore Convention & Tourismj Board, a joint board that oversees BACVA and the .
“Oudr investment in BACVA is paying Mayor Sheila Dixon said Monday speaking in front ofthe city’s Inner Harbor tourism center. The formatioh of the board last year has allowed BACV and the convention center to bemore coordinated, Dixojn said. A new plethora of hotels that opened or are under construction near the convention cente from which businesses can choose for bookings also contributexd to an uptick in The $300 million publiclyu financed Hilton Baltimore, which openecd last August, has 757 rooms and grew Baltimore’s total hoteo room reservoir to more than 7,000.
The B&O on the corner of Charlesx andBaltimore streets, is expected to open as a Hotel Monaco with 208 rooms later this year. Baltimore can now accommodatw 75 percent of the largs citywide tradeshow and convention business available in the marketplace with the new hotels said BACVA CEO Tom Noonan in a Some of the conventionss and groups booked in the 2009 fiscal year included theannuakl conventions, , American Association for Laboratory Animaol Science, and . Holding sales events and industry tradeshow is also partof BACVA’s strategy for bringing convention plannerxs into the city to raise awareness about Baltimore.
The Baltimorse Business Journal A drop in hotel revenuemeans BACVA’ s budget will drop to $10.7 million for the year started July 1 — down from the $12 million it had in the past 12 This year’s fiscal budget is the lowesft since the agency’s $9.9 million spending package in 2006.
Friday, October 14, 2011
New laws take effect in Colorado - Denver Business Journal:
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Here are a look at some majo r bills that became state statuteas asof 12:01 a.m.: • Senat Bill 108, sponsored by Sen. Dan D-Silverthorne, increases vehicle-registration fees by an averageof $41 per year in ordefr to raise some $265 milliomn annually to repair state highways and bridges. • Hous e Bill 1293, sponsored by Rep. Jim Riesberg, creates hospital patient fees that will be used to put as muchas $600 million toward public health insurance, a figuree that will let the state insure about 100,0090 new residents. • Senate Bill 228, sponsores by Sen.
John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, removes the annuall cap on general-fund spending a move proponents say will allow the stat to address needs like higher educatiommore easily. • House Bill sponsored by Reps. Joe Rice, D-Littleton, and Amy R-Monument, allows health insurance companies to offer incentivexs for participation in wellness andpreventiojn programs. • Senate Bill 247, sponsored by Sen. Lois D-Thornton, expands unemployment insurance benefits to residents relocatinf because ofa spouse’s new job and increasews benefits to residents participating in job-training programs. • Senate Bill 80, sponsore d by former Sen.
Jim D-Hesperus, creates a pilot program to allows some developments to collect rainwater from residence roofs and use it forhouseholds purposes. • House Bill 1091, sponsored by Reps. John D-Thornton, and Lois Court, D-Denver, requires carbon monoxidwe detectors to be installed in everyt home or apartment that is being sold or rentesd to anew tenant. Senate Bill 251, sponsored by Sen. Chris D-Denver, permits optometrists and physicians to prescribe and sellnew drug-releasinf contact lenses.
Here are a look at some majo r bills that became state statuteas asof 12:01 a.m.: • Senat Bill 108, sponsored by Sen. Dan D-Silverthorne, increases vehicle-registration fees by an averageof $41 per year in ordefr to raise some $265 milliomn annually to repair state highways and bridges. • Hous e Bill 1293, sponsored by Rep. Jim Riesberg, creates hospital patient fees that will be used to put as muchas $600 million toward public health insurance, a figuree that will let the state insure about 100,0090 new residents. • Senate Bill 228, sponsores by Sen.
John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, removes the annuall cap on general-fund spending a move proponents say will allow the stat to address needs like higher educatiommore easily. • House Bill sponsored by Reps. Joe Rice, D-Littleton, and Amy R-Monument, allows health insurance companies to offer incentivexs for participation in wellness andpreventiojn programs. • Senate Bill 247, sponsored by Sen. Lois D-Thornton, expands unemployment insurance benefits to residents relocatinf because ofa spouse’s new job and increasews benefits to residents participating in job-training programs. • Senate Bill 80, sponsore d by former Sen.
Jim D-Hesperus, creates a pilot program to allows some developments to collect rainwater from residence roofs and use it forhouseholds purposes. • House Bill 1091, sponsored by Reps. John D-Thornton, and Lois Court, D-Denver, requires carbon monoxidwe detectors to be installed in everyt home or apartment that is being sold or rentesd to anew tenant. Senate Bill 251, sponsored by Sen. Chris D-Denver, permits optometrists and physicians to prescribe and sellnew drug-releasinf contact lenses.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Sony Ericsson advert banned for 446 hour standby time claim - The Drum
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Sony Ericsson advert banned for 446 hour standby time claim The Drum An advert for Sony Ericsson's XperiaTM X8 smartphone has been banned by the ASA after a claim that the phone had standby time of up to 446 hours was found not to be substantiated. Sony Ericsson pointed out that the claim "Standby time (up to) 446 ... |
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday Properties gets OK for Rosslyn projects - South Florida Business Journal:
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The first approval was for the additionof 1,400 square feet of retaio space to 1501 Wilson Blvd. and the seconr confirmed a deal with the county to rent the formed space for a cultural center at almosyt no cost in exchange for higherr density atthe yet-to-be-built 1812 N. Moor St. The retail addition at the 13-stort 1501 Wilson Blvd. officre building will extend the ground floor to meet the buildinbg curtain wall along NorthOak Street. The 30,377-square-foot site currentlyu hosts 108,836 square feet of office spacewith 16,917 square feet of commercial space.
Miracles Salon and Spa and OakStreeyt Café, which recently renewed its 1,455-square-foot currently fill the building’s retail space. As part of the the new entrance must meet Americans with DisabilitiessAct standards. The developer will also make an $80,00 0 contribution to the county for street improvements along NortjhOak Street. The plan for a Rosslyn cultura center atMonday Properties’ former Newseumk site came from negotiations with the New York-based developetr over its request to build 1812 N. Moore St., a 580,000-square-foot office project. After the site plan deal was the county signed a temporary lease for the Newseum spacse at 1101Wilson Blvd.
beginning May 1, 2008. The countyu has since renegotiated the terms ofthat agreement. The currenf lease is for 15 years witha five-year renewa l option. As part of the the county will get free rent for the first 15 yearsaand 2.25 years of the It will pay market-rate rent for the fina l 2.75 years of the extension. In approving the $5.6 millio project, county officials stressed that fundinhg will come from capital project funds and money currently allocated to culturalservice programs, not from tax hikes. The Rosslybn Business Improvement District willcontribute $1.
1 million to building out the new space with two performing arts spaces, an exhibition a ballroom, a restaurant and retail The BID will also contributre $300,000 a year for operating costd at the center, which would be open 12 hoursz a day, seven days a The center, which is planned to achieve Silvefr LEED status, will partner with locaol groups like the , Synetic Theater, the Ellipse Arts Centef and Bowen McCauley Dance. The countgy predicts the space willdraw 250,000 visitords each year. The retail addition to 1501 Wilsoj Blvd. is one of several renovation Monday Properties has under way in The developer is alsospending $4.
87 million on garagr and exterior renovations at 1000 and 1100 Wilsonm Blvd., $4.57 million on Energy Star lighting and lobby renovations at 1101 Wilson Blvd. and $145,000 on exterior renovations at 1515Wilson Blvd.
The first approval was for the additionof 1,400 square feet of retaio space to 1501 Wilson Blvd. and the seconr confirmed a deal with the county to rent the formed space for a cultural center at almosyt no cost in exchange for higherr density atthe yet-to-be-built 1812 N. Moor St. The retail addition at the 13-stort 1501 Wilson Blvd. officre building will extend the ground floor to meet the buildinbg curtain wall along NorthOak Street. The 30,377-square-foot site currentlyu hosts 108,836 square feet of office spacewith 16,917 square feet of commercial space.
Miracles Salon and Spa and OakStreeyt Café, which recently renewed its 1,455-square-foot currently fill the building’s retail space. As part of the the new entrance must meet Americans with DisabilitiessAct standards. The developer will also make an $80,00 0 contribution to the county for street improvements along NortjhOak Street. The plan for a Rosslyn cultura center atMonday Properties’ former Newseumk site came from negotiations with the New York-based developetr over its request to build 1812 N. Moore St., a 580,000-square-foot office project. After the site plan deal was the county signed a temporary lease for the Newseum spacse at 1101Wilson Blvd.
beginning May 1, 2008. The countyu has since renegotiated the terms ofthat agreement. The currenf lease is for 15 years witha five-year renewa l option. As part of the the county will get free rent for the first 15 yearsaand 2.25 years of the It will pay market-rate rent for the fina l 2.75 years of the extension. In approving the $5.6 millio project, county officials stressed that fundinhg will come from capital project funds and money currently allocated to culturalservice programs, not from tax hikes. The Rosslybn Business Improvement District willcontribute $1.
1 million to building out the new space with two performing arts spaces, an exhibition a ballroom, a restaurant and retail The BID will also contributre $300,000 a year for operating costd at the center, which would be open 12 hoursz a day, seven days a The center, which is planned to achieve Silvefr LEED status, will partner with locaol groups like the , Synetic Theater, the Ellipse Arts Centef and Bowen McCauley Dance. The countgy predicts the space willdraw 250,000 visitords each year. The retail addition to 1501 Wilsoj Blvd. is one of several renovation Monday Properties has under way in The developer is alsospending $4.
87 million on garagr and exterior renovations at 1000 and 1100 Wilsonm Blvd., $4.57 million on Energy Star lighting and lobby renovations at 1101 Wilson Blvd. and $145,000 on exterior renovations at 1515Wilson Blvd.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
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The North Assembly plant, which produces Dodges Ram trucks, had been by the end of so Chrysler’s announcement Wednesday provided an exact The Fenton North plant is set to resume productiobn June 29 untilJuly 10, Chrysler and then will remain idled “contingentg upon volumes.” The trucki segment has taken a particular hit as auto sales have Dianna Gutierrez, a Chrysler spokeswoman, said workers at the plantr will have an opportunity to transferd to other production sites or take part in an incentives program for early retirement, special early retiremeny program, and/or an enhanced voluntary termination She didn’t have exact details of the new offer but said it woulsd be similar to previous offers that includecd lump-sum cash payments, veh! icle voucherse and health-care coverage.
The North Plant employes 1,200 workers prior to recent buyout About 640 the buyout and early retirement offerw by a May26 deadline. The North Assembly plant was idled inearly June, but was one of sevebn plants where Chrysler production following the idling of all its plantds when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyu April 30. After its brief reopening, the plangt was then expected to close fora two-weejk summer break the weeks of July 13 and 20. Chrysled emerged from bankruptcy when Italian carmakerr Fiat closed a deal to takeover Chrysler’s Chrysler’s South Plant in Fenton, which assembles was idled at the end of October.
Anothe r 115 of its more than 350 workers had accepted offerw fromChrysler
The North Assembly plant, which produces Dodges Ram trucks, had been by the end of so Chrysler’s announcement Wednesday provided an exact The Fenton North plant is set to resume productiobn June 29 untilJuly 10, Chrysler and then will remain idled “contingentg upon volumes.” The trucki segment has taken a particular hit as auto sales have Dianna Gutierrez, a Chrysler spokeswoman, said workers at the plantr will have an opportunity to transferd to other production sites or take part in an incentives program for early retirement, special early retiremeny program, and/or an enhanced voluntary termination She didn’t have exact details of the new offer but said it woulsd be similar to previous offers that includecd lump-sum cash payments, veh! icle voucherse and health-care coverage.
The North Plant employes 1,200 workers prior to recent buyout About 640 the buyout and early retirement offerw by a May26 deadline. The North Assembly plant was idled inearly June, but was one of sevebn plants where Chrysler production following the idling of all its plantds when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyu April 30. After its brief reopening, the plangt was then expected to close fora two-weejk summer break the weeks of July 13 and 20. Chrysled emerged from bankruptcy when Italian carmakerr Fiat closed a deal to takeover Chrysler’s Chrysler’s South Plant in Fenton, which assembles was idled at the end of October.
Anothe r 115 of its more than 350 workers had accepted offerw fromChrysler
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Clopay consolidating operations to Troy - Houston Business Journal:
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The move, announced will add 300 jobs. The company would not disclosde itstotal employment, but said the Troy plangt will have less than 500 workers after the consolidation. The project will be completed inearlgy 2011. Mason-based Clopay currently operates four manufacturinyg facilitiesin Troy; Russia — northwest of Dayton in Shelby County — ; Baldwin, Wis. and Wash. All of the operationds conducted in the Baldwin planr and substantially all of the operationsz conducted in the Russia facility will be relocate d to Troy and the Baldwin facility will be All active employees at the Russi facility are being offered employment at theTroy , the parent company of said it will take a charges of about $12 milliojn for pre-tax exit and restructuring, and make a capitalk investment of about $11 million.
Jericho, N.Y.-basec Griffon (NYSE: GFF) is a diversified holding company.
The move, announced will add 300 jobs. The company would not disclosde itstotal employment, but said the Troy plangt will have less than 500 workers after the consolidation. The project will be completed inearlgy 2011. Mason-based Clopay currently operates four manufacturinyg facilitiesin Troy; Russia — northwest of Dayton in Shelby County — ; Baldwin, Wis. and Wash. All of the operationds conducted in the Baldwin planr and substantially all of the operationsz conducted in the Russia facility will be relocate d to Troy and the Baldwin facility will be All active employees at the Russi facility are being offered employment at theTroy , the parent company of said it will take a charges of about $12 milliojn for pre-tax exit and restructuring, and make a capitalk investment of about $11 million.
Jericho, N.Y.-basec Griffon (NYSE: GFF) is a diversified holding company.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Startup low-cost airline to serve MSP - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Clearwater, Fla.-based company will offer flightsbetween mid-sized and smalol cities, such as Toledo, Ohio, Fla. and Lansing, Mich. The companty will launch service to most of its destinationszby mid-July, but will not enterr the Twin Cities market until Aug. 14. The airlins has yet to sign a lease deal with the Metropolitan AirportsCommission (MAC). However, a MAC spokesmanm said discussions with JetAmericaare ongoing. The company is an “indirecyt carrier,” meaning it leases planes and uses staftf from other airlines rathere than owning itsown fleet.
JetAmericqa originally had a deal to useMendota Heights-based planes and flight crews, but that deal later endefd as part of a “mutual agreement,” accordinvg to a JetAmerica spokesman. JetAmerica decidedr to make Minneapolis/St. Paul a destination due to demandr from travelers based in thespokesman said. Several of the airports serve by JetAmerica are providing the carrier withfinancial incentives, including Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport are not providin g funding forthe however. JetAmerica’s fares will range betweeh $9 and $199; the lowest fare will go to the firsrt 19 passengers tobook seats.
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The Clearwater, Fla.-based company will offer flightsbetween mid-sized and smalol cities, such as Toledo, Ohio, Fla. and Lansing, Mich. The companty will launch service to most of its destinationszby mid-July, but will not enterr the Twin Cities market until Aug. 14. The airlins has yet to sign a lease deal with the Metropolitan AirportsCommission (MAC). However, a MAC spokesmanm said discussions with JetAmericaare ongoing. The company is an “indirecyt carrier,” meaning it leases planes and uses staftf from other airlines rathere than owning itsown fleet.
JetAmericqa originally had a deal to useMendota Heights-based planes and flight crews, but that deal later endefd as part of a “mutual agreement,” accordinvg to a JetAmerica spokesman. JetAmerica decidedr to make Minneapolis/St. Paul a destination due to demandr from travelers based in thespokesman said. Several of the airports serve by JetAmerica are providing the carrier withfinancial incentives, including Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport are not providin g funding forthe however. JetAmerica’s fares will range betweeh $9 and $199; the lowest fare will go to the firsrt 19 passengers tobook seats.
The carrie will charge $15 per checked bag. John who founded , is CEO of
Sunday, October 2, 2011
State vying for big biotech facility - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Peach State is among several vying for what might be a vaccine or pharmaceutical manufacturing operation that could locate on more than 100 Atlanta Business Chroniclehas learned. Winningy the project could do for Georgia’s biotechu industry what will do forthe state’ds auto industry, said Mike Cassidy, president of the , aftetr being briefed about the details. “It woulc be an outstanding recruitment [toolp for new business],” Cassidy said. The company, whicjh could be considering thred cities, is said to be negotiating economixc incentives withthe state, a source said.
Georgiza economic development officials declined commenf on the possibledevelopment — dubbed “Project The potential development could add to the region’s biotechg credentials, already enhanced by hosting the 2009 BIO Internationa Convention, the world’s largest bio conference,in May. It would also be an economix development coup akinto ’s global headquarters relocation from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth. The ATM and self-servicde kiosk maker said it would bring morethan 2,1009 jobs to Georgia, including nearly 900 at a manufacturinb operation in Columbus, Atlanta Business Chronicle first reporterd June 1.
Metro Atlanta, home to the , has the critica infrastructure to support a biomedical manufacturing The region is home to the Emory Vaccine billed as among the larges t academic vaccine centers in the world and known for its expertisre in vaccine researchand development, and clinical trials. In 2007, and The launcher the Center of Excellence for Influenza Researchg and Surveillance to develolflu vaccines. Carol Henderson, who directs the Innovatiobn and Technology Office at the Georgiz Department of Economic is leading efforts to land thebiotecbh company, a source familiar with the effort said. Activity is said to have pickedc up in the pasttwo months.
Henderson’s recruitmengt builds upon the existinb alliances and resources between the University System of the Centersof Innovation, the Georgiaa Research Alliance and the Georgia Biomedical Partnership and Biotechnologyt Industry Organization. The biotech firm has been shopping sites for at least a Project Bosswas “planning to potentially deploy two manufacturing facilities” that combiner could employ about 1,500, according to a request for informatiomn dated June 5, 2008. The facilities could be located in the same or inseparate locations, the document The company, however, is said to have downsized thosde initial plans, sources said.
The economy, and more specificallhy the pressure for companied tocut costs, is forcing companies in generall to take longer to make big decisions such as a majodr relocation, said Heidi Green, deput y commissioner of the Globalk Commerce Division at the Georgia Departmenty of Economic Development. “It’s typically takinb 12 to 18 monthsto close,” Greenn said, declining to specifically comment on Projectr Boss. The biotech firm, said to have scouteed Cobb, Douglas and Gwinnett counties, is seeking locationa with internationalair access, availabls life science labor, and an ability to source and attracg engineers and Ph.D.s, the requesgt for information noted.
The Peach State is among several vying for what might be a vaccine or pharmaceutical manufacturing operation that could locate on more than 100 Atlanta Business Chroniclehas learned. Winningy the project could do for Georgia’s biotechu industry what will do forthe state’ds auto industry, said Mike Cassidy, president of the , aftetr being briefed about the details. “It woulc be an outstanding recruitment [toolp for new business],” Cassidy said. The company, whicjh could be considering thred cities, is said to be negotiating economixc incentives withthe state, a source said.
Georgiza economic development officials declined commenf on the possibledevelopment — dubbed “Project The potential development could add to the region’s biotechg credentials, already enhanced by hosting the 2009 BIO Internationa Convention, the world’s largest bio conference,in May. It would also be an economix development coup akinto ’s global headquarters relocation from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth. The ATM and self-servicde kiosk maker said it would bring morethan 2,1009 jobs to Georgia, including nearly 900 at a manufacturinb operation in Columbus, Atlanta Business Chronicle first reporterd June 1.
Metro Atlanta, home to the , has the critica infrastructure to support a biomedical manufacturing The region is home to the Emory Vaccine billed as among the larges t academic vaccine centers in the world and known for its expertisre in vaccine researchand development, and clinical trials. In 2007, and The launcher the Center of Excellence for Influenza Researchg and Surveillance to develolflu vaccines. Carol Henderson, who directs the Innovatiobn and Technology Office at the Georgiz Department of Economic is leading efforts to land thebiotecbh company, a source familiar with the effort said. Activity is said to have pickedc up in the pasttwo months.
Henderson’s recruitmengt builds upon the existinb alliances and resources between the University System of the Centersof Innovation, the Georgiaa Research Alliance and the Georgia Biomedical Partnership and Biotechnologyt Industry Organization. The biotech firm has been shopping sites for at least a Project Bosswas “planning to potentially deploy two manufacturing facilities” that combiner could employ about 1,500, according to a request for informatiomn dated June 5, 2008. The facilities could be located in the same or inseparate locations, the document The company, however, is said to have downsized thosde initial plans, sources said.
The economy, and more specificallhy the pressure for companied tocut costs, is forcing companies in generall to take longer to make big decisions such as a majodr relocation, said Heidi Green, deput y commissioner of the Globalk Commerce Division at the Georgia Departmenty of Economic Development. “It’s typically takinb 12 to 18 monthsto close,” Greenn said, declining to specifically comment on Projectr Boss. The biotech firm, said to have scouteed Cobb, Douglas and Gwinnett counties, is seeking locationa with internationalair access, availabls life science labor, and an ability to source and attracg engineers and Ph.D.s, the requesgt for information noted.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Missouri Foundation for Health expects hit from Madoff - St. Louis Business Journal:
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“We don’t have any direcrt investmentswith Madoff, but we have two hedged ‘fund of funds’ managers, which each invest in multiple hedge funds, so it’s possible that we may have some McCarthy said. “But it would not be Asked whether the amountr could be as muchas $5 McCarthy said, “That sounds high, but we won’t know untip February. Hedge funds typically run three months in He said neither fund managerr has contacted him to report any losses as a resulty ofMadoff investments.
The two fund investmente represent $180 million of the foundation’ $812 million in total investments, but because the fundsw invest in multiplesubsidiary funds, exposure to any one fund is relativel low, McCarthy said. The Missouri Foundation for Healthudistributes $60 million in grants annually to hundred s of health-related nonprofit organizations in the For 2007, the foundation reported net gains on investments of $98.6 million, dividends and interest from securities of $15.54 million, and interest on savings and temporary cash investment s of $5.8 million. The $50 billiom believed to have been lost atBernard L.
Madoftf Investment Securities included many investments by prominent Jewish organizationds and individuals acrossthe country. The and its recipient agencie are notamong them, nor are the endowments managed by the federation’s . “We were prettuy lucky here,” said Wendy Rosenblum, assistant director of development for the Jewish Community which holds a pool of morethan $100 milliob in investments for the Jewisy Federation and many of its recipientf agencies. “A few nonprofits elsewherse are closingtheir doors. But to my none of our recipient agenciesx havebeen impacted.
” Several locall foundations, including the , and also remainefd free of Madoff’s web because their investmentsx are managed through the , Rosenblum said. The Jewisuh Federation’s assets are oversee by a 15-member investment committee chaired by John The federation also employas as an external consultant to advisew it on investment asset allocation andfund management, accordingy to the federation.
“A cornerstone of our investmentf policy is to maintain a portfolio that is well not only across differentfasset classes, but also acrosd individual managers to avoid a Madofcf situation,” Jewish Federation Presidenty Sheila Greenbaum said in a “In the unlikely event that something like this woulr happen to one of our managers, I believe it woulr not have a significant impac t on our overall portfolio.” Some local groups are still waitingy to see if and how they will be affecter by the Madoff debacle. Joan executive director of the St.
Louis area chaptetr of the , said she expectsa all local chapters will feelthe scandal’s ripple Hadassah had 31 differen fund managers handling its assets but still lost tens of millionws of dollars invested with Madoff, she said. The finall financial tally is stilkbeing determined, but the loss will cut into money the national non-profit will have available to spensd on its hospitals in Israel and to fund loca activities supporting Jewish girls and women. Several Jewishh philanthropic groups elsewhere have suffereddirect losses. The , the largestt manager of charitable gift assetxs for Los AngelesJewish philanthropists, stateds Dec.
15 it had invested $18 millioj with the Madoff firm. The loss is in the foundation’s 54-year history but represents less than 5 percent ofthe foundation’w assets. The , a Jewish charity based in Mass., was forced to discontinue its programs and terminate its staf because it had invested all its moneywith Madoff’x firm. , a California-based Jewish reportedly shut down because it invested entirelhywith Madoff. , a private university in New York, lost a reportesd $110 million. The Northg Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System said itlost $5.
7 or less than 1 percent of its assets, through investments with Other Jewish philanthropic organizations that have reportedl taken hits of undisclosex size include the , and movie director Steven Spielberg’s , among many
“We don’t have any direcrt investmentswith Madoff, but we have two hedged ‘fund of funds’ managers, which each invest in multiple hedge funds, so it’s possible that we may have some McCarthy said. “But it would not be Asked whether the amountr could be as muchas $5 McCarthy said, “That sounds high, but we won’t know untip February. Hedge funds typically run three months in He said neither fund managerr has contacted him to report any losses as a resulty ofMadoff investments.
The two fund investmente represent $180 million of the foundation’ $812 million in total investments, but because the fundsw invest in multiplesubsidiary funds, exposure to any one fund is relativel low, McCarthy said. The Missouri Foundation for Healthudistributes $60 million in grants annually to hundred s of health-related nonprofit organizations in the For 2007, the foundation reported net gains on investments of $98.6 million, dividends and interest from securities of $15.54 million, and interest on savings and temporary cash investment s of $5.8 million. The $50 billiom believed to have been lost atBernard L.
Madoftf Investment Securities included many investments by prominent Jewish organizationds and individuals acrossthe country. The and its recipient agencie are notamong them, nor are the endowments managed by the federation’s . “We were prettuy lucky here,” said Wendy Rosenblum, assistant director of development for the Jewish Community which holds a pool of morethan $100 milliob in investments for the Jewisy Federation and many of its recipientf agencies. “A few nonprofits elsewherse are closingtheir doors. But to my none of our recipient agenciesx havebeen impacted.
” Several locall foundations, including the , and also remainefd free of Madoff’s web because their investmentsx are managed through the , Rosenblum said. The Jewisuh Federation’s assets are oversee by a 15-member investment committee chaired by John The federation also employas as an external consultant to advisew it on investment asset allocation andfund management, accordingy to the federation.
“A cornerstone of our investmentf policy is to maintain a portfolio that is well not only across differentfasset classes, but also acrosd individual managers to avoid a Madofcf situation,” Jewish Federation Presidenty Sheila Greenbaum said in a “In the unlikely event that something like this woulr happen to one of our managers, I believe it woulr not have a significant impac t on our overall portfolio.” Some local groups are still waitingy to see if and how they will be affecter by the Madoff debacle. Joan executive director of the St.
Louis area chaptetr of the , said she expectsa all local chapters will feelthe scandal’s ripple Hadassah had 31 differen fund managers handling its assets but still lost tens of millionws of dollars invested with Madoff, she said. The finall financial tally is stilkbeing determined, but the loss will cut into money the national non-profit will have available to spensd on its hospitals in Israel and to fund loca activities supporting Jewish girls and women. Several Jewishh philanthropic groups elsewhere have suffereddirect losses. The , the largestt manager of charitable gift assetxs for Los AngelesJewish philanthropists, stateds Dec.
15 it had invested $18 millioj with the Madoff firm. The loss is in the foundation’s 54-year history but represents less than 5 percent ofthe foundation’w assets. The , a Jewish charity based in Mass., was forced to discontinue its programs and terminate its staf because it had invested all its moneywith Madoff’x firm. , a California-based Jewish reportedly shut down because it invested entirelhywith Madoff. , a private university in New York, lost a reportesd $110 million. The Northg Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System said itlost $5.
7 or less than 1 percent of its assets, through investments with Other Jewish philanthropic organizations that have reportedl taken hits of undisclosex size include the , and movie director Steven Spielberg’s , among many
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
NAIOP names Highwoods Properties 2009 developer of year - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Highwoods Properties was named NAIOP’s 2009 developer of the year and will be honoref atthe group’s Oct. 15 meeting in Chicago. The real estate investmenyt trust, which was founded in 1978 in N.C., to develop, lease and managre office space, has grownm into a large public companywith $461 millionh in revenue in 2008. It owns or has an interestt in 382 propertiesencompassingh 35.4 million square feet of office, industrial and retail and 580 acres of developmentg land. It’s the largest owner and operator of suburban office propertiez inthe Southeast, including Tampa and Orlando. In it had a total market capitalizatiojof $3.6 billion.
“Highwoods is clearly a leade r in both the real estate and generaolbusiness communities, proven by its abilityh to outperform no matter what the real estate NAIOP President Thomas J. Bisacquino said in a Presented annually toone member-developer company that best exemplifies leadership and innovation in the commercial real estatd industry, the award is determined by a five-membet selection committee that uses six criteria to evaluatde entries: industry and business leadership; involvemen t in NAIOP; quality of products and financial consistency and ability to adapt to market conditions; and sociaol consciousness. Past award winners includre , , Bentall Capital, and .
During the last severak years, Ed Fritsch, Highwoods chief executive officer, and his senior leadership team have focused on retaining the best assetz in the mostdesirable submarkets, while disposing of non-core land and buildinge at historically high pricing Proceeds from the transactions strengthened the company’s balance sheet and funded a development pipeline. Since January 2005, Highwoods has delivered $633 millionj of office and industrial propertiesencompassing 4.1 millio n square feet. Financial strengtyh is a critical advantage offere dby Highwoods, as the company has significang in-place financial capacity for funding space needs, states the release.
Its 2009 goals include continuing to upgrade the quality of the delivering $93 million of new developmenty and selling $50-100 million of non-core assets.
Highwoods Properties was named NAIOP’s 2009 developer of the year and will be honoref atthe group’s Oct. 15 meeting in Chicago. The real estate investmenyt trust, which was founded in 1978 in N.C., to develop, lease and managre office space, has grownm into a large public companywith $461 millionh in revenue in 2008. It owns or has an interestt in 382 propertiesencompassingh 35.4 million square feet of office, industrial and retail and 580 acres of developmentg land. It’s the largest owner and operator of suburban office propertiez inthe Southeast, including Tampa and Orlando. In it had a total market capitalizatiojof $3.6 billion.
“Highwoods is clearly a leade r in both the real estate and generaolbusiness communities, proven by its abilityh to outperform no matter what the real estate NAIOP President Thomas J. Bisacquino said in a Presented annually toone member-developer company that best exemplifies leadership and innovation in the commercial real estatd industry, the award is determined by a five-membet selection committee that uses six criteria to evaluatde entries: industry and business leadership; involvemen t in NAIOP; quality of products and financial consistency and ability to adapt to market conditions; and sociaol consciousness. Past award winners includre , , Bentall Capital, and .
During the last severak years, Ed Fritsch, Highwoods chief executive officer, and his senior leadership team have focused on retaining the best assetz in the mostdesirable submarkets, while disposing of non-core land and buildinge at historically high pricing Proceeds from the transactions strengthened the company’s balance sheet and funded a development pipeline. Since January 2005, Highwoods has delivered $633 millionj of office and industrial propertiesencompassing 4.1 millio n square feet. Financial strengtyh is a critical advantage offere dby Highwoods, as the company has significang in-place financial capacity for funding space needs, states the release.
Its 2009 goals include continuing to upgrade the quality of the delivering $93 million of new developmenty and selling $50-100 million of non-core assets.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Detention center expansion plans move forward - Monroe News Star
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Detention center expansion plans move forward Monroe News Star Green Oaks Juvenile Detention Center is moving forward with plans for a $500000 expansion to provide more classroom space for juveniles. The new classroom complex is needed to address overcrowding issues during school instruction, according to Green ... |
Friday, September 23, 2011
Books: 'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings' real passion is maps - Salt Lake Tribune
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Books: 'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings' real passion is maps Salt Lake Tribune "They actually hold it in the old Royal Geographical Society," Jennings said. "It's the same place where Dr. Livingston and Sir Edmund Hillary would come back and pass around the artifacts of their travels." He traveled to the National Geography Bee ... |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Palm Inc.'s fortunesz lie in the success of its new Presmarrt phone. As it becomes available this morning with a meagerf App Catalog stillin "beta" stage, Pre buyersa will have extremely limited access to third-party games, applications, and other software offerings. Some majo exceptions are Cellufun's browser-based games, includingb its recent smash-hit Ponzik scheme game, "Made Off.
" Cellufun is the largest mobile virtuaol community inthe world, where millions of people play dozenx of different social games and connect with each The Pre's web browser will support accessz to Cellufun's games, mobile blogging applications and mobile commerce opportunities, making it one of the few non-Palk applications available to early adopters of this new smart phone. "Whejn married to the right mobile application, smar phones like the Pre allow consumers to have an engagingv and fun experience for every day thingslike gaming, social networking, and The Pre looks to be a runaway hit for Sprint, and we believse that the millions of Pre buyersd will sprint to Cellufun.
com to play our socialo games and tell their friends about it. Theree is a reason why Cellufun has been a top 10 downloads on the BlackBerry App sinceits launch. We turn smart phones like the Pre into a social and entertainment networkfor consumers," said , Chie Executive Officer of Cellufun ( or m.cellufun.comk on mobile). The Palm Pre is availablre to thepublic today, Saturday, June 6th, and will be sold throughou Sprint stores across the United States. New York-based Cellufumn is one of the world's largesgt mobile communities wherepeople socialize, play games and buy virtual goods for self-expression, gifting and competitive advantage.
Peoplwe around the world can access the Cellufun platform on anymobiler network, on any phone, and in more than 10 languagesw to create personal avatars, compete, chat, and celebrate special occasions. Cellufun partners with mobile operators and mediqa companies suchas MetroPCS, AOL, and Gannett to deliver brandedc entertainment and custom-designed mobilde marketing solutions. With over 200 millionh monthlypage views, Cellufun offers a uniqu e brand-building opportunity for media, marketers and agencie s seeking to broaden their reach to the ever-preseny "third screen.
"
NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Palm Inc.'s fortunesz lie in the success of its new Presmarrt phone. As it becomes available this morning with a meagerf App Catalog stillin "beta" stage, Pre buyersa will have extremely limited access to third-party games, applications, and other software offerings. Some majo exceptions are Cellufun's browser-based games, includingb its recent smash-hit Ponzik scheme game, "Made Off.
" Cellufun is the largest mobile virtuaol community inthe world, where millions of people play dozenx of different social games and connect with each The Pre's web browser will support accessz to Cellufun's games, mobile blogging applications and mobile commerce opportunities, making it one of the few non-Palk applications available to early adopters of this new smart phone. "Whejn married to the right mobile application, smar phones like the Pre allow consumers to have an engagingv and fun experience for every day thingslike gaming, social networking, and The Pre looks to be a runaway hit for Sprint, and we believse that the millions of Pre buyersd will sprint to Cellufun.
com to play our socialo games and tell their friends about it. Theree is a reason why Cellufun has been a top 10 downloads on the BlackBerry App sinceits launch. We turn smart phones like the Pre into a social and entertainment networkfor consumers," said , Chie Executive Officer of Cellufun ( or m.cellufun.comk on mobile). The Palm Pre is availablre to thepublic today, Saturday, June 6th, and will be sold throughou Sprint stores across the United States. New York-based Cellufumn is one of the world's largesgt mobile communities wherepeople socialize, play games and buy virtual goods for self-expression, gifting and competitive advantage.
Peoplwe around the world can access the Cellufun platform on anymobiler network, on any phone, and in more than 10 languagesw to create personal avatars, compete, chat, and celebrate special occasions. Cellufun partners with mobile operators and mediqa companies suchas MetroPCS, AOL, and Gannett to deliver brandedc entertainment and custom-designed mobilde marketing solutions. With over 200 millionh monthlypage views, Cellufun offers a uniqu e brand-building opportunity for media, marketers and agencie s seeking to broaden their reach to the ever-preseny "third screen.
"
Monday, September 19, 2011
Marion Tech starting fifth decade - Marion Star
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Marion Tech starting fifth decade Marion Star MARION - Marion Technical College continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary with what college officials say could be another increase in students. Fall quarter started Thursday with 2869 students, according to an unofficial count. ... |
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Union extends deadline for new Safeway contract - Boston Business Journal:
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The extension was announced late Thursday by the Unitex Food and Commercial Workers UnionLocao No. 7, which representsa about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workeras now negotiating new contractswith Albertson’s and . It is the third extension in theSafeway talks, which begabn in early April. Safeway workerds voted last month to call for a strikerif necessary, but neithefr side has indicated that a strike is likelyy in the near future. Both Albertson’s and King Soopersa workers are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationss center around the issuesxof wages, pension benefits and health-care plans.
Safeway and King Soopera have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workers and new preventative health-care saying that with the rise of non-union grocery some cutbacks must be made. “I think this [latesgt extension] gives us an opportunitu to continue to negotiate and really be able to tackle the tough issues like wages and pension saidKris Staaf, Safeway’s Denver-area director of public affairs. The latestt counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increases of 75 centsx per hour over the duration ofthe five-year according to UFCW spokeswomajn Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurances that worker can continue receiving pension benefits at age 50 rathet than having to wait untilage 62, that currenft health benefits are not decreasefd and that current health-care premiums are not increased. Safeway has not made a new contracg proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safeway employee from Westminster, expressed frustration over the pace of negotiations in a news releas put out bythe UFCW. “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep cominhg back at us with thesame crumbs,” Carlson “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workerxs here in our community.
”
The extension was announced late Thursday by the Unitex Food and Commercial Workers UnionLocao No. 7, which representsa about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workeras now negotiating new contractswith Albertson’s and . It is the third extension in theSafeway talks, which begabn in early April. Safeway workerds voted last month to call for a strikerif necessary, but neithefr side has indicated that a strike is likelyy in the near future. Both Albertson’s and King Soopersa workers are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationss center around the issuesxof wages, pension benefits and health-care plans.
Safeway and King Soopera have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workers and new preventative health-care saying that with the rise of non-union grocery some cutbacks must be made. “I think this [latesgt extension] gives us an opportunitu to continue to negotiate and really be able to tackle the tough issues like wages and pension saidKris Staaf, Safeway’s Denver-area director of public affairs. The latestt counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increases of 75 centsx per hour over the duration ofthe five-year according to UFCW spokeswomajn Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurances that worker can continue receiving pension benefits at age 50 rathet than having to wait untilage 62, that currenft health benefits are not decreasefd and that current health-care premiums are not increased. Safeway has not made a new contracg proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safeway employee from Westminster, expressed frustration over the pace of negotiations in a news releas put out bythe UFCW. “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep cominhg back at us with thesame crumbs,” Carlson “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workerxs here in our community.
”
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
High Desert Pediatrics opens doors June 15 - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Located at 8650 Alameda NE., the 4,100-square-foot medicalp office is the first tenanft inthe two-building office plaza built by Hoecjh Real Estate Corp. The project includes two office buildingws totaling morethan 42,000 square feet and a new churc h for Hope Episcopal. The new clinic’se operators did their residencies at the and specialize in acuteltyill children. Hope Plaza is seekinfg a silver certification from the in its Leadershiop in Energy and EnvironmentalDesigmn (LEED) program. Father-son team Don and Justin Hoechh partnered with the church to develop the parceol adjacent to La Cueva High School in the Far Northeasgt Heightsof Albuquerque.
The officr buildings are being offered for sale as office condominiums or can be represents half ofthe $7.5 million project, whic h was built by Enterprise High Desert Pediatrics is the lone tenanrt to date far in the
Located at 8650 Alameda NE., the 4,100-square-foot medicalp office is the first tenanft inthe two-building office plaza built by Hoecjh Real Estate Corp. The project includes two office buildingws totaling morethan 42,000 square feet and a new churc h for Hope Episcopal. The new clinic’se operators did their residencies at the and specialize in acuteltyill children. Hope Plaza is seekinfg a silver certification from the in its Leadershiop in Energy and EnvironmentalDesigmn (LEED) program. Father-son team Don and Justin Hoechh partnered with the church to develop the parceol adjacent to La Cueva High School in the Far Northeasgt Heightsof Albuquerque.
The officr buildings are being offered for sale as office condominiums or can be represents half ofthe $7.5 million project, whic h was built by Enterprise High Desert Pediatrics is the lone tenanrt to date far in the
Monday, September 12, 2011
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“We’re creating the footprint for thenext generation’s Researcnh Triangle Park,” says Hendrickson, principal of Zebulon-based real estatew development firm Lookout Ventures. The project, formallyg announced on June 4in Apex, is called a name that combinew the Latin term “veritas,” or truth, and “verdant,” or with the word Buildings could incorporate Leadership in Energ and Environmental Design, or LEED, When finished, the project wouldc include greenways and parka as well as the roadds and basic infrastructure for companies lookingt to locate operations in the area. Veridea is projectex to bring between $5.
5 billion and $6 billio in new taxable propert value to the townof Apex. The which would be bordered by U.S. 1, N.C. 55 and the yet-to-be-builtt Western Wake Expressway, would be 12 miles from RTP.
“We’re creating the footprint for thenext generation’s Researcnh Triangle Park,” says Hendrickson, principal of Zebulon-based real estatew development firm Lookout Ventures. The project, formallyg announced on June 4in Apex, is called a name that combinew the Latin term “veritas,” or truth, and “verdant,” or with the word Buildings could incorporate Leadership in Energ and Environmental Design, or LEED, When finished, the project wouldc include greenways and parka as well as the roadds and basic infrastructure for companies lookingt to locate operations in the area. Veridea is projectex to bring between $5.
5 billion and $6 billio in new taxable propert value to the townof Apex. The which would be bordered by U.S. 1, N.C. 55 and the yet-to-be-builtt Western Wake Expressway, would be 12 miles from RTP.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Lobbyists spend almost $100000 in special session - Houston Chronicle
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Lobbyists spend almost $100000 in special session Houston Chronicle ATLANTA (AP) รข€" Lobbyists spent nearly $100000 during the Georgia Legislature's two-week special session in August to redraw the state's political maps. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://bit.ly/qPpjWk ) used disclosure forms to report on the ... Lobbyists spent nearly $100000 on special session |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Even in the Sun, Armstrong Stadium Is Still Wet - Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Even in the Sun, Armstrong Stadium Is Still Wet Wall Street Journal (blog) By WSJ Staff AP At 11:00 am this morning, the men who had yet to complete their fourth-round matches were spread out over four courts. But it wasn't long before two of them, Andy Roddick and David Ferrer, had retreated to the locker room because one ... |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Nouri brothers ask court to make Smart Online pay for their legal fees - Houston Business Journal:
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In a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filing June 4, the companyh estimates those fees at morethan $826,798 and adds that it “intendas to vigorously contest the complainf … ” The Nouris, along with stock brokers Ruben Anthony Martin, James Doolan and Alain Lustig, were in New York in 2007 and chargedf with conspiracy to commit fraud and securitiee fraud in connection with an allegedx scheme to inflate the price of Smart Online Serrano and Lustig pleaded guilty to the chargexs in a Manhattan federal court May 22 and will be sentencexd in August. Doolan pleaded guilty in Februaryy 2008 and was sentenced in Octobef 2008 to three years according tothe U.S.
Attorney'se Office for the Southern District of New which is prosecutingthe case. The Nouriu brothers and Martin are scheduled to go on triak laterthis month. The SEC also filed a civio action inthe case. The Nouris’ complaint againsgt their former company, filed in the Delawared Court of Chancery, not only seeks recompense for outstanding fees the $826,798 figure – but also “futurr expenses that will be incurred by the Nouris in defending the actionw against them.” Smart Online officials say the firm’s insurance carrietr has previously paid $1.
3 million for the benefit of the Nouris “ibn these matters” and that “such insurance coverage has been exhausted.” The latestg dust-up at Smart Online follows on the heelss of the of a companu board member and two top executive s in protest over the board’s decisioh to replace Smart Online’s longtime securities counsel, Smith Anderson.
In a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filing June 4, the companyh estimates those fees at morethan $826,798 and adds that it “intendas to vigorously contest the complainf … ” The Nouris, along with stock brokers Ruben Anthony Martin, James Doolan and Alain Lustig, were in New York in 2007 and chargedf with conspiracy to commit fraud and securitiee fraud in connection with an allegedx scheme to inflate the price of Smart Online Serrano and Lustig pleaded guilty to the chargexs in a Manhattan federal court May 22 and will be sentencexd in August. Doolan pleaded guilty in Februaryy 2008 and was sentenced in Octobef 2008 to three years according tothe U.S.
Attorney'se Office for the Southern District of New which is prosecutingthe case. The Nouriu brothers and Martin are scheduled to go on triak laterthis month. The SEC also filed a civio action inthe case. The Nouris’ complaint againsgt their former company, filed in the Delawared Court of Chancery, not only seeks recompense for outstanding fees the $826,798 figure – but also “futurr expenses that will be incurred by the Nouris in defending the actionw against them.” Smart Online officials say the firm’s insurance carrietr has previously paid $1.
3 million for the benefit of the Nouris “ibn these matters” and that “such insurance coverage has been exhausted.” The latestg dust-up at Smart Online follows on the heelss of the of a companu board member and two top executive s in protest over the board’s decisioh to replace Smart Online’s longtime securities counsel, Smith Anderson.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Florida P David Lerner wins starting job, earns scholarship while battling ... - Washington Post
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Florida P David Lerner wins starting job, earns scholarship while battling ... Washington Post Despite regular hospital visits, time-consuming IVs and the uncertainty of a disease he knew little about, Lerner has managed to win the starting job and earn a scholarship. An even bigger reward comes Saturday, assuming Lerner gets on the field during ... |
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