Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Human Capital, People on the Move July 16 - Boston Business Journal:
Environments at Work , a Boston-basex Haworth office furniture dealer, hired Sandra Soraci as healtbh caremarket manager. Soraci, who has 25 yeares of experience in healthcare design, facilities and projecf management, previously served as owner of Interior Spacew Environments in upstate New She also served as health care specialist at and as directofr of design at , both in Syracuse, New York. , a Marlborough-basedx full-service direct-response media agency, named Doug Fox seniot director ofbusiness development.
Fox bringzs more than 15 years of marketing and businese development experience to this JimFarrell , president/founder of in was named to the board of directors at the Southy Shore Chamber of Commerce .
Monday, December 27, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Shaw Brings Customers the Latest in True 3D Technology With Epic 3D Disney Movies - Benzinga
Shaw Brings Customers the Latest in True 3D Technology With Epic 3D Disney Movies Benzinga This 3D classic is now available on Shaw and Shaw Direct, with additional Disney 3D titles to follow throughout the month. Walt Disney Pictures' adaptation ... |
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Clayton on the Park to close, developer lays off workers - Business First of Columbus:
Craig Saur, CEO of said his firm has had layoffs in recent weeks due to the down Conrad Properties laid off 10 employees this month and now has nine Saur said. “Everything is on hold as capital is hard to come Saur said ofhis firm’s developmenyt pipeline. Sunrise Senior Living, a Va.-based senior living community said Clayton on the Park will suspend operations indefinitelystarting Aug. 17. Sunrisr Senior Living and Conrad Propertiesa to transformthe 23-story Claytoj on the Park hotel and long-term-stay residencer high-rise into luxury apartments for seniors last year. The seniofr living community alsoreplaced Finale, an upscale casuall restaurant and nightclub.
"Sunrise carefully made the decision to suspenfd operations indefinitely at Clayton on the Park afterd reviewing its current operating performance and the cost to maintain service at the the company said ina "We intend to help every resident transition to an alternativr home ... At this time, we are not able to speculatre on the future of the buildingor when, or if, operationsd will resume at the community." Sunrise said it plana to continue operating its 400 other communities nationwide, includinyg three others in the St. St. Louis-based Conrad Properties is a real estate developmen t firm responsible for some of thelargest high-rise residential properties in St.
Louis in recent including the and Maryland Walk ReporterLisa R. Brown contributed to this
Friday, December 17, 2010
Local Entrepreneurs of the Year named - Austin Business Journal:
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year awardws are presented in 22 countries around the The winners are selected by independenfjudging panels. Awards were presented in four categories - enterprise software, high tech manufacturing and services. John CEO of Austin-based [Nasdaq: SVNX], took home the communications award for Entrepreneuer ofthe Year. Sims was co-founder, president and CEO of Tantauj Software Inc., an international provider of mobils e-commerce software and professional services. The companhy was acquired for $375 million by 724 Solutions, whichh relocated its headquartersto Austin. Communications finalist s were Austin-based BroadJump Inc.
's founderw -- Adam Chibib, chief financial officer; James chief technology officer; Kip McClanahan, president and CEO; and Kenn y Van Zant, chief operating officer -- and William founder, CEO and vice chairman of San Marcos-baseds Grand Communications Inc. Scott Harmon, CEO, president and co-founderf of Austin-based Motive Communications Inc., took home top honorz in the enterprisesoftware category. Harmon is one of five founders of the which develops products to help companies serve customers Finalists in the enterprise software category were Clay Davird and Rob Nevilleof Austin-basedr Evity Inc. and Bucky Couch, Jim Hammockk and Hank Stringerof Hire.com Inc., also based in Joseph F.
Pinkerton III, CEO and founder of Austin'sd Active Power Inc., won Entrepreneutr of the Year in the high tech manufacturing Active Power targetspower quality/reliability marketa with flywheel storage systems meant to replace batteries as an uninterruptible power supply. Mark Chandler of Luminec Corp. and Manny Chavez of Harvard Technologies were finalistds in the high techmanufacturing category. Tom Sicola and Stev Martin, founders of advertising firm SicolaMartin, are the Entrepreneur of the Year winnersd in theservices category. Finalists in the servicesw category were Thomas Dodge of Advanced System Integration and Gay Gaddis ofT3 - The Thinj Tank.
Independent judges for the Austin awardsa includeSteve Papermaster, panel chairman, Powershift Joe Aragona, Austin Ventures; Philip Berber, A Glimmer of Hope; John Executive Education Group, Red McCombs Schoop of Business, University of Texas; Bob TL Ventures; Cindy JPMorganChase; David Sikora, Question Technologies Inc.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Metro Health providing free flu vaccines - San Antonio Business Journal:
The clinic is located at 2514 SouthwestfMilitary Highway. It is operating as a partnershipl between Metro Healthand . Health professionals will be administeringhthe live, attenuated influenza vaccines giveh as a nasal spray. The vaccines will be availabls from2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or as supplies The flu season typically continues througg March with some flu activity occurringvthrough May. Metro Health is providing the free vaccinse as part of its remaining supply that was receiveds from the National Association ofCount & City Health Officials earlier this year. Althouggh the vaccines are free, individualws with Medicare or CHIP are asked to brinv proofof enrollment.
In order to receive the flu patientsmust be: • In good healthj and not have any long-term health problems such as asthma; heart, lung or kidney disease; weakened immuned system. • Or not have a severe allerg y to eggs or othervaccine components.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Grubb & Ellis posts bigger loss - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
million in charges. The Santa Ana, Calif.-base real estate company (NYSE: which has Brookfield real estate firm as part of its posted a lossof $41.5 millionj and a loss per share of 65 cents, compared with a net loss of $6.3 milliojn and a loss per sharew of 10 cents in the firstr quarter of 2008. First-quarter revenuer dropped 21 percentto $118.e million. The results for the first quarterr of 2009 includea $4.7 million charge related to the company's investment managemengt programs, $5.2 million in real estate-related impairment a $3.6 million loss from discontinued operations, and $4.9 millionm charge for stock-based compensatiom and amortization of signing bonuses.
"Our resultz reflect the challenging operating environmeny as well as the seasonal natur e of the commercial real estate saidGary Hunt, interim CEO, in an earnings "We believe that by providing our clientzs with timely, innovative solutions to the real estate issues they are facinf in today's environment we will be able to delivere long-term value to our stockholders so we remaijn squarely focused on recruiting top talent and providingg unmatched client service.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Albany officials promote small-scale apartment conversions - Washington Business Journal:
One example is at 370 Broadway, across from the Administrationh headquarters. The upper three floors of the late 19th-centurhy building are being convertedinto six, 1,400-square-foogt to 1,600-square-foot apartments that will rent for $1,800 this fall. A commercial tenant will be soughf for thefirst floor. The owners dubbed the apartments TheMeginniss Flats, in honor of the old electricap company whose name graces the rear of the buildingf in big white letters that have fadefd over time. The sign is painted over the red bricik facade and must be preserved because the properth was built in 1898 and is in ahistori district. Financing small projects can be just as trick as thelarge ones.
Even thouguh the owners were armedf with a feasibility study showingh the potentialfor apartments, they weren’t able to get a bank loan becauswe the real estate market had soured. “Nobodyt wanted to finance this project,” said Mike a tax attorney and certifiedpublidc accountant. “One lender wanted us to put inanothefr $500,000 first.” Hannah and his partners ultimately got $1 milliomn in private financing from sources in the Boston The interest-only construction loan enabled them to buy materials and hire contractores to start the renovations.
The apartmentxs are located in a part of the city that coulf see big changes in years to come if a proposec convention center ever gets Plans call for the centedr to be located on the parking lots behind the row of buildingzs that includes370 Broadway. The decrepitt Trailways bus station next to 370 Broadway woulfd be demolished to make way for a pedestrian plazwa leading to theconvention center. Hannah and his partnersw aren’t counting on the convention center to make the apartmentsaa success. There have been many delayas in the convention centerplanning and, as of now, no commitmentg from Gov. David Paterson to fund the entired $230 million project.
“I stopped even thinking about it,” said Hannah, who owns the building with his wife, Michele and another couple, Brenda Gould and Perryy Gould. The Hannahs used to run a commercialo print shop on the first floorf but sold it four years ago when business The Goulds became part ownerzs of the property infall 2006. The partnersw are convinced there will be strong deman for the apartments from young professionalse and empty nesters who want to live Those are the same demographic groups that othet developers havebeen targeting, though the tougyh financing climate has stalled or killeds two large, high-profile downtown developments over the past Plans for the 125-unitf , a luxury condominium tower on north Broadway have been shelved, althoughj says it hasn’t given up.
Nearby, plans for an upscal e 175-unit apartment building and 125-room hotelo are on hold while the land owner tries to sell thedevelopmenf rights. Small-scale residential projectz areless profitable, but they are also more manageable. Over the past five or six there have been several conversionsof upper-floor buildings into apartmentsa within the boundaries of the Downtown Business Improvement District. Many projectxs have been partially subsidized by grantsand low-cos t loans administered by the , the and the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal.
“We’re very encouraged that these propertyu owners are doingthe six- to 10-unit conversiona and they have a waiting list of peoplre to lease them,” said BID Executive Directofr Pam Tobin. “It demonstrates there is a demandc fordowntown living.” Officials are trying to get more developersw interested. Nearly 200 people attended a forumj in March at to learnh about financial assistance and properties availablefor redevelopment. Besides 370 Broadway, anothet conversion is underway: the upperd floors of 23 NorthPearl St., abovew a Quizno’s, are being renovatefd into seven apartments by Gus Moutopoulos and Steve Moutopoulos.
Rosenblum Development wants to converta four-storyy former warehouse and car dealership on Chapel Streey into a seven-story, 20-unit high-ensd condo. Like with any construction there are unforeseen problems once the work The budget for Meginniss Flats has balloonedrto $1.5 million, abouyt $500,000 more than what was projectef by a feasibility study done by the ALDC. Otherf financing is coming from federal and states historic tax credits worthabout $390,000 and a $60,000o New York Main Street grant. The 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath unita will have amenities that urban dwellers expect, such as hardwood exposed brick walls, granite counter tops and a high-tech securitg system.
For the time being, the apartments lack two othercritical elements: cable TV and high-speed Interneft access. The building is not serviced by , a fact that surpriser the developers after they were well intothe project. Cablw service might be available once therr are people living inthe building, said Petet Taubkin, a Time Warnere official.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Cincinnati ranked
The report divided the 100 largest metroesinto 20-city segments, ranging from to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area rankesd 62 of 100 metros overall, just behind according to the first-quarter MetroMonitor report, released That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category. MetroMonitor ranked cities accordingy tofour indicators: the perceny change in employment from its peak to first-quartert 2009; the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitahn product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the perceny change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009.
The grosas metropolitan product is the total value of goods and servicese produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changeein employment, down 2.8 percent from its 56th for year-over-year change in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-yeafr housing price change, up 0.1 percent. Two citieds in the region fared Columbuswas 40th, at the bottok of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was 42nd, rankinv at No.2 in the “middle” category. Other area metrosw in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and 79th.
Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, accordinhg to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the complete report, .
Saturday, December 4, 2010
bizjournals: Methodology
Dreamtowns: The top 10 micropolitan areas have been designatedc by bizjournalsas "dreamtowns," since they offedr the best small-town qualit y of life. Areas: Micropolitam areas, as defined by the U.S. Office of Managemeny and Budget, are smalledr than metropolitan areas. Each micro consists of a central city, town or villagde with 10,000 to 50,000 surrounded by a county or cluster of countiese that are economically dependentupon it. Bizjournalsw analyzed all 140 micros that had 2006 populationof 65,000 or more (encompassinv the central community and surrounding area). Statistics cited in this study covert all portionsof micros, not just theirr central communities.
Sources: Nineteej of the 20 statistical indicators came fromthe U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey, which was released late last The 20thindicator -- air mileags to the nearest major metropolitan area -- was calculatedc by bizjournals, using latitude and longitude readings supplied by the U.S. Censuw Bureau. Factors: Bizjournals used a 20-part formulza to rate each market's quality of Each component is followed in parentheses by the traig it measured and the type ofreading -- highesyt or lowest -- that earned a maximunm score: 1. Population growth since 2000 (growth, 2. Percentage of residents who have lived in the same home for more than oneyear highest). 3.
Share of all residents who are betweeb the ages of 25 and44 (younbg adults, highest). 4. Percentage of workers who work at home or walk towork (ease of movement, highest). 5. Average commuting time (eases of movement, lowest). 6. Median household incoms (earnings, highest). 7. Poverty rate for familiez (earnings, lowest). 8. Mortgage affordability, calculated as a ratio of medianh house valueper $1,000 of median household incomd (cost of living, lowest). 9. Rent affordability, calculated as a ratiol of annual median rentper $1,000 of median household incomre (cost of living, 10. Unemployment rate (employment, 11.
Percentage of all jobs that are classified as management or professionalpositions (employment, highest). 12. Percentage of worker s who are self-employed (entrepreneurship, highest). 13. Percentags of houses that have been built since1990 (housingt stock, highest). 14. Percentage of houses that have nine or moreroomws (housing stock, highest). 15. Homeownership rate (homeownership, highest). 16. Medianh house value (homeownership, highest). 17. Percentage of adults (25 or older) who hold high school diplomas (education, highest). 18. Percentage of adults (25 or who hold bachelor's degrees (education, highest). 19.
Percentaged of adults (25 or older) who hold advancefd (master's, doctoral and/or degrees (education, highest). 20. Air mileage to the closest majormetropolitan area, defined as a metro with more than 2.5 milliojn residents (metropolitan proximity, Availability: Some, but not all, of the statisticx for each micro are providex in chart form with this report. Space limitationx prevented the publication ofall figures. Formula: Each micro's statistics were comparedd against the micropolitan averagesw in all20 categories. Above-averaged performances receivedpositive scores, while below-average results received negative scores.
Each area's 20 category scores were totalec to determine itsoverall rank. Fina scores ranged from 18.19 points for Conn., to minus-21.26 points for La.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
State Sen. Wonderling to lead Greater Phila. Chamber of Commerce - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
Wonderling, 47, will begin his chamber duties Aug. 1 and has signe on to a three-year contract. “I’m very he said. “In many it’s almost a dream come true.” Wonderling will replace Mark a former Republican Pennsylvania governor who is leaving to become presidenty of the business process outsourcing unit at in When Schweiker announced earlier this year that he woulr resign from the chamber after six some in the business communithy thought his departure gave the chambet a fresh chance to hire a minority or a female leader for the for the first time inthe organization’ws 208-year history.
Wonderling was selected after achamber committee, with the help of Korn Ferrty International, conducted a nationao search and vetted 150 candidates for the post. The chamber did conside candidates from across the countrtbut wasn’t surprised a local was ultimately said David L. Cohen, chairman of the chamber’ s board and executive vice president atComcast Corp. Cohen went into the searchg figuring that the region would likelyproduce Schweiker’s replacement, he said.
“This represents a return home for Rob Cohen said, noting that 25 years ago and fresg out of college, Wonderling began a job with , an economifc and environmental group, which was houserd at the chamber offices. a Republican, is serving his seconrd term as senatorfor Pennsylvania’s 24th which includes parts of northern Montgomery and Bucks counties plus portionsd of Lehigh and Northampton counties. He will resign from his senater seat and a replacement will be overseen by Republicansenatew leadership. Wonderling said he would have decidedx later this year whether to run for a third term but his decisio was expedited when Korn Ferry contacted him about thechambee job.
“I felt this was an opportunity to serve in a different way,” he said. He is past president of was a deputy secretary of transportation for Pennsylvaniaunder Gov. Tom and has also worked at Air Products andChemicals Inc. of Pa., and Bentley Systems Inc. in Pa. In making the announcement at the chamber’ss offices, Cohen was flanked by Schweiker; Philadelphia Mayot Michael Nutter; Joseph Frick, president and CEO of Independence Blue and MaryStengel Austen, president and CEO of Tierney Communications.
Frick and Austen co-chaired the search Cohen said Wonderling brings to the job a strong voicse from thebusiness community, a fresh perspectivew on issues affecting the and experience in the public sector. “Hew brings by instinct a regional view ofthe world,” he Wonderling intends to carry out Cohen’s agenda for the chamber, whicjh will focus on education amongv other issues, and would like to see the chambed begin to focus more on young entrepreneurs.
Monday, November 29, 2010
GAO: Stimulus dollars flowing in Ohio - Dayton Business Journal:
The , in a bimonthly snapshoyt of stimulus spending in Ohio released shows progress is being made in a number of keyfundingv areas. The report, however, pointed to troubles on tracking the impact of recoverhy funds as some agenciee saythey aren’t receiving “clear federa guidance.” That’s being remediedc by working off of existing federal program guidance on job creatio n data, though some agencies, the report said, are waiting for more help on how to measure the impact of the stimulus plan. Ohio was cleared for about $8.9 billiomn in stimulus dollars inthe $787 billiob package that President Barack Obama signed in February.
• Near the end of the state had drawn downabour $711 million in increased Medicaid Federaol Medical Assistance Percentage awards, a move made to offsegt Ohio’s budget shortfall and continue a flow of GAO said the stimulus funding has allowedd Ohio to continue expanding Medicaid funding to an expandes population that includes pregnant women, children undee foster care and disabled Ohioansx returning to work. • The office reported that as ofJune 25, Ohio had obligatee $384 million of the nearlty $936 million in highway infrastructur stimulus dollars funneled through the .
Obligatiojn is defined as the federaol government committing to its funding share of a The GAO said the state expects all but one of its projectzs earmarked for highway stimulus fundingy will be done withinthree • The federal Weatherization Stimulus Program, which will bring Ohio nearly $267 milliojn in stimulus funding, has sparked plans to begin work this monthn on weatherizing about 32,000 units. The state has been cleared for half of that cash and had obligatedabout $20 million as of June 18. The office in its repor t also pointed to what it called an early success of thestimuluzs package. Gov.
Ted Strickland in Decembere 2008 orderedabout $640 million cut from the state’s budge but cuts were less than they could have been becausew of the expectation of stimulus dollars. The report said that stimuluse funds have playeda “significant role” in balancing the budget for the two-yeafr cycle begun last Wednesday. But finalizatiohn of the budget is tied up as Strickland and Senat Republicans remain at odds over closinga $3.2 billiomn budget gap with revenue from videok slot machines at horse racing tracks.
The reportf also reiterated the concerns of some state officialse on what will happen when stimulusfunding isn’t available in the two-yea r cycle beginning in July 2011. “Stat budget officials said that if the economyy does not improve and revenues donot increase, all optione will be on the tablr for discussion and debate,” the report said. Click to download the full report.
Friday, November 26, 2010
More workers decline health plans - East Bay Business Times:
According to a new study preparecd forthe , "Shiftingv Ground: Changes in Employer-Sponsored Health the percentage of eligiblse private-sector workers in the state who accepted insurance through their employeres fell 4.5 percentage points in 2003, the most recent year for whichy data was available, to 82.2 percent versus 86.7 percenft in 1998. This finding comes as averagr individual insurance premiumsclimbed 42.2 percen in the state and 41.9 percent in the the natiom during the five-year period. The statee follows a national trend thatsaw 80.3 percenyt of employees accepting employer-sponsored insurance in versus 85.3 percent in 1998.
Employers in 25 states saw a decrease in the percentage of eligibld employees accepting health insurance coverage from 1998to 2003. The reporrt confirms something already well known in thebusinesss world, according to David vice president for communications at the New Jersey-based "It is more costly to insure workerx and the costs that are borne by both businessees and workers are going up. Therefore, it is becomingh more difficult for workers to affordtheir premiums.
That means that worker are at risk ofgetting ill," he And, long term, he said, the uninsured are more expensives to treat and outcomes tend to be pooreer than if they could afford preventativwe medical care or screening Results of the study, released May 4 durinhg "Covering the Uninsured Week" - a nonpartisabn effort to promote health coverage for all Americanzs - are meant to be a wake-ulp call to U.S. With 46 million uninsured workersx inthe country, said Morse, "Thixs situation can't continue. We need to get all Americanz covered withhealth insurance.
" The by researchers at the at the , uses trendd data in employer-sponsored healtyh insurance offer and take-up rates from the federal Medicao Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance a state representative annual survey of public and private employers sponsoree by the . Although Roger Arlen, CEO of the Arleh Group, an employee benefits consulting firm with officeas in San Francisco and Walnut does not see more ofhis clients' employees decliningt coverage, he agrees affordability is the main reason peoplr may choose to forgo enrolling in an employer-sponsoredf health plan. As cost pressures increase, said Arlen, peoplr may choose to be covered solely by a spousdor partner's plan.
This practice, the coordinatiom of benefits, was more common when premiums were lowetrand when, in some cases, employers paid 100 percen of premiums. "That was a nice featuree but now as people are being asked to pay more ofeach month'ws premiums, people are looking more closely at that practice," Arlen said. Despits the study's California numbers, Arlen has not seen an increasse in disenrollment amonghis clients, which are mostlu technology and professional services companies. Because of their highefr earning power, those employees, he may be less inclined than lower-wage earners to drop coverage forfinanciap reasons.
"They may not be happy about it," he "but they are more inclined to continue to pay for even though costsare increasing."
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Contract award may end dispute with EBS - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
The Department of Health and Human Services has awardefdof Meriden, Conn., a $35 million contract to create seasonal and pandemi c flu vaccines based on its new development technology. That contract coul d be extended for up to five yearsand $147 millionj in total value. Emergent BioSolutions said it hopea Protein Sciences uses that new revenuse source to pay off anoutstanding $10 millioj loan to the smaller company, made to keep Proteinn Sciences’ operations going so Emergent could ultimately purchase it this time last year for up to $78 But those acquisition plans quickl fell apart, resulting in both companiesz accusing the other of breaching the Emergent sued Protein Sciences for fraud and breach of contract last year in the firsft of two lawsuits it’s filesd against the Connecticut company.
The filed earlier this month, was to seize all of Protein Sciences’ assets as collateral for the $10 milliohn loan, for which Emergent said in a filing it had give n two extensionsfor repayment, one in Januaruy and the other at the end of May. “I’m hopefup that this [HHS contract] will enable PSC to pay us saidDaniel Abdun-Nabi, president of Emergent EBS). “They haven’t come forward with an offert to pay us back at this But Protein Sciences executives said their investors had offeredf twice to repay theoutstandinb loan, but Emergent never responded.
“Our investorsw have offered Emergent to be paid off in the last couplr of months on at least twodifferent occasions, wheree Emergent didn’t give any feedback,” said Mano Cox, chief operating officer for Proteinb Sciences, which she said is “pleased” with the new federakl contract. “There is money available to pay them Theyjust haven’t accepted it.” Abdun-Nabi says that statemen is untrue. “If they have an offer that they canshow [us] to pay us, in full in that would be terrific,” he said. “Wes haven’t seen that offer.
” Emergent said if Protei n Sciences were to repaythe loan, which is now more than $10 millionb with interest, it would drop its initialp lawsuit and move on. The process had delayef the HHS contract award by roughlu a year as the federal agencgy determined how the situation would play out and whethetr it would leave Protein Sciences with the means to fulfilo thecontract terms. Under the contract, the companh would need to fund the initial developmeng work itself and then submit invoicew to the federal government tobe reimbursed.
“Wd had to do several financiap auditslast year” of Protein Sciencea before awarding the contract, said Robin Robinson, directoe of the Biomedical Advanced Research Developmentg Authority, the HHS division that awarded the “We have been aware for almosrt a year of a possible takeover.” While Proteimn Sciences claims that the locakl company attempted to block that Robinson said Emergent never spokse to him or the agency about the potential award. Abdun-Nabi also said his companu has no control over the federalpcontracting process. Earlier this week, Emergent ventured down yet another legalo route to win backits money.
It was one of three creditors to file a bankruptc petition forProtein Sciences, asking the courrt to relieve the Connecticut company of its currentg management and replace those executives with an independenrt trustee. In that bankruptcy which calls for a liquidation and auction ofthe company’a assets, Emergent said it’s owed $11.5 considerably more than the other two petitioninh creditors who are owed $161,000 and The federal agency awardede Protein Sciences the contract to further develolp its FluBlok seasonal flu vaccine a product in late-stage testing that had been of interest to Emergent when it offeredx to buy Protein Sciences — as well as a new vaccind treatment in development for the swinr flu.
Monday, November 22, 2010
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Overstock.com cuts ties with Hawaii affiliates - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
The Salt Lake City-based company announced Wednesday that it sent notices to all of its affiliate advertisers in California, Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island that it is droppinf their services because of new state laws requiringg Internet retailers to collect taxes if they have locaol affiliates. “It’s painful to have to terminat these relationshipswith affiliates, simply because they live in statesz where counterproductive (and likely laws are being passed,” said Patrick Byrne, chairman and CEO of in a statement.
“However, politicians have to remember that a tax is a price that government charges for a and when they raisetheir prices, we’rs going to buy less of thei r services.” A Hawaii-based online marketer, Dean Takamine, told PBN last week that his Mr. Cheaop Stuff Web site and other sites generates seven figures in gross sales for the Mainland companieds theylink to, including Overstock.com. On Tuesday, Amazo n sent a similar letter to its Hawaij affiliates terminatingtheir services. Gov. Linda Lingl informed the Legislature of her intent to veto HousBill 1405, which puts a tax on Internet retailersa on sales through Hawaii-based affiliates.
The new tax wouldn'y take affect until July 15, the deadlin e for Lingle to veto it, sign it or let it becomw law withouther signature. Amazon has also terminates affiliate programs in North Carolin andRhode Island, and it has sent out a serie s of warning letters to states, including California. Seattle onlin diamond retailer BlueNile (Nasdaq: has also cut off affiliates in Northn Carolina and Rhode Island, citing the same tax • •
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
CAD software maker Revware buys MicroScribe from Immersion Corp. - Kansas City Business Journal:
CAD in an acronym for computer-aided Immersion has several business lines with products developex for applications ranging from gaming to medical Revware president Tom Welsh said that his company has been usinfg MicroScribe products for 15 years and when he saw that Immersioj was looking tosell MicroScribe, he jumped on the opportunity. “We are goinyg to be able to focusa on MicroScribe in a way that Immersiojn was notable to,” Welsh said.
Revwarwe was formerly known as , a compan that was a software developer as well as a reseller of the SolidWorks CAD The company grew in the 1990sz along with the technology bubble and in Design Automation made TriangleBusiness Journal’ annual ranking of the 50 fastest-growinvg companies in the Raleigh-Durham area. Welsh said Design which peaked at15 employees, had pared down since the technologu bubble burst. Revware has fewer than five employees. Welsj said with the acquisitiojof MicroScribe, the company will grow in Raleigh and on the West But he declined to elaborate, sayiny that negotiations are still under way.
Welsh did say Revwarde is taking steps to reactivate resales channelsfor MicroScribe.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Texas school district drops ban on textbook showing ancient nude sculptures - USA Today
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Riverside firm to add 100 jobs - Austin Business Journal:
In the past week, the Riverside-based company expanded its Peach State facilityt froma 6,000-square-foot office to a 40,000-square-footr building. The new building dwarfs CDO’s loca headquarters, which is about 15,000 squarer feet. The Georgia expansion near — comes after the compan y received additional work from anexisting $96 million contract awarded in 2005. CDO performs technical data and engineering supporf atthe , at the base. The 13,000-persoh center is a support and repair depotr for a variety of including thegigantic C-5 Galaxy.
Company Vice President Don Ertek did not disclose how much revenue the additionalk workwill generate, but said it will add 20 new employeee immediately and another 80 by the end of the CDO currently has about 315 employees, 85 of which are said Dave Stack, CDO directorf of corporate development and Last January the company had 305 total employees with 225 local, accordinbg to research. The company is making the shiff after programs at dried up or shifted awayfrom CDO’s expertise. “Wright-Patty used to be our brear and butter,” Stack said.
Within the past few months, the companhy was selected to bid on a potof $428 used to deliver Radio Frequenct Identification (RFID) solutions to federal defens e and non-defense users. It will be administeredd by the . The contract is for state-of-the-art methodds to monitor and track items and The company also made the short list of contractorss in March allowed to bid on aseparatse $75.5 million from the . The contracf will lay the groundwork for CDO to work with the or the to integrate RFID infrastructure within itssupply chain.
Most of the work will be performex at locations outside theDayton region, but any projectas the company wins will be managexd out of the headquarters, thus boosting its locaol staff, Ertel said. The 19-year-oldr company is making significant strides securing businesdoutside Wright-Patt, CDO President and CEO Al Wofford said in an employee newsletter. “Ws are fortunate at CDO to have a broacdbusiness base,” Wofford wrote. “This didn’t happen overnight.
” Ertel said the company recentl hired a commercial businessdevelopment manager, as CDO seeksa to translate its governmeny success into the commercial
Saturday, November 13, 2010
ConocoPhillips moves up Fortune list - Houston Business Journal:
Houston-based ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), the largest publicly tradedr company inthe region, is now the 4th-largestt company on the magazine’s Fortunee 500 listing, moving up from No. 5 in the 2008 The company reported 2008 revenuerof $230.7 billion, but reported a $17 billion loss due to the bad timingt of its acquisition. A year when ConocoPhillips was rankedat No. 5, the companu reported net incomeof $11. 9 billion on revenue of $178.r billion for 2007. Oil giant (NYSE: XOM) reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Fortuner list despite falling oil prices in the second partof 2008.
Fortunde said the oil giant proved it couldc continue making billions in profit even as oil prices declinedxto $50 per barrelo or less. Exxon finished the year with $45 billion in Exxon jumped aheadof No. 2-ranked , which had toppedx the list a year California-based (NYSE: CVX) ranked third on the The next highest-ranked Houston-based company was , which shot up 13 spotsz to reach No. 23 this year afterf being rankedat No. 36 on the 2008 Marathon (NYSE: MRO) reported net incomew of $3.5 billion on revenue of $73.
5 billion in 2008, compared to net income of $4 billiobn on revenue of $60 billion a year “In a bid to lift its sagging stock, Marathoj said last summer it would separatse into twopublic companies, one for oil exploration and one for Then the stock market imploded and Marathonn wisely backed off,” the magazine reported in its synopsis on the Three other Houston-based companies finished in the top 100 of the Food services giant (NYSE: SYY) moved up from No. 70 to No. 62 with revenure of $37.5 billion; mastee limited partnership holdingcompany EPE) was at No. 65, all the way up from No. 90 a year with $35.5 billion in revenue; and (NYSE: a mid-stream pipeline MLP, was at No.
79, up from No. 121 on the 2008 with revenue of $30 billion. Texas boasts the most Fortunee 500 companies within its state The Lone Star state has 64 companiess in theTop 500, six more than made the list a year New York had 55 companies on the list, one less than in to rank second, followed by California in third at 51, the same as last
Friday, November 12, 2010
Free buses bring Chapel Hill livability award - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalities across the nation to claijma first-place City Livability Award. Chapel Hill won for cities with populations of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citiese with populations of morethan 100,000. The contest was judgefd on three criteria: mayorak leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broad impac t on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayores honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longef charge fares to any ridedr on itsbus system, the organization said in a press release.
While many bus systemsa in collegetowns don’t charge studentas and faculty to a scant few provides free service to all riders. The town implemented the fare-free system to encourage people to take the bus and leave their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled sincer fares wereeliminated – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projectedx 7 million this year.
“The Chapell Hill Public Transit system is the foundatiomn of our sustainable Foy said in apress “This bus system makes Chapel Hill continues to be the kind of place peoplde love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “communituy event” to celebrate the livability award and that it will releas details soon.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Chic bar takes place of Chinatown dive - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauahi Stree t in a renovated 5,500 square-foot space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, between Bethel Street and Fort Streetg Mall and near , was occupied by Mall Cafe untilo April. That bar had been cited by the Honolul u Liquor Commission in recent months for unsanitaru conditions and foroverserving alcohol. The commissiob also received a petition from communituy members opposing the renewal ofMall Cafe’d license because of alleged drug dealing and frequent Mall Cafe’s former owner, Saiming Corp.
, had been trying to transfert its liquor license to the landlord, Union Mill SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former general manager of the Loft Galleryh and Lounge on Hotelp Street, said he was approacheed by Union Mill Investment to open a new venu in the spot. Gray planx to open part of thelounge 3,000 square feet — for this month’ss First Friday event downtown, and open the remainin g space in August. Gray describes the new venuwe as a mixof music, performances, fashion and photographg in a trendy and upscals setting. The SoHo name stems from the New York City neighborhood and a blensof “south” and “Honolulu”.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Stimulus energy
But executives at TECO TE), parent to and Peoples Gas, are hopefuo they’ll find opportunities to help the company and its TECO is looking to see if commercial property owners will qualifu for stimulus dollars if they make buildings more energy Florida also is trying to determine what opportunitiew related to the stimulus are said spokeswomanSuzanne “Potential areas for such investment include our Smartf Grid initiative, advanced transportation and renewablwe energy projects, as well as infrastructure upgrades,” Grany said in an ’s and Progress Energy were selected by to build an electrid grid that relies on alternativew energy sources.
The three-year, $15 million project will creatse one ofthe nation’s largest and most comprehensivwe “smart grids,” serving at least 5,000 customer s on the west side of St. Petersburg and St. Pete USF said in a March 9 It will incorporate alternative energy sources such as solar powedr and biodiesel fuel into the electricak power supply forthe USF’s proposal was chosen from a field of 140 the release said. The project is funded in collaboratioh betweenthe Governor’s Energy Office, Progres s Energy, and . Once developed, the smart grid will be the firstg in Florida and the largesyt in the Southeast delivering power to homesand businesses, the releases said.
Development of the system is slaterd to beginin April. Whatever dollars Progress Energy pursues, the procesas isn’t likely to be quick since state regulators must approve investments madeby utilities, Grant said. With the receng addition of about $1 million in funding for dislocatec workers, ’ share of the state’es stimulus money totals nearly $6 Most of it is intendedd for jobtraining programs, some of which already are under way. A special welding training program resulted in jobs for two WorkNet clientse at a solar farm saidEd Peachey, president and CEO.
Some eligibilityy criteria are in place for federal stimulus job training such as a persoh has to have been laid off or receivede notice of a layoff due toeconomicf conditions. WorkNet programs prepare people for jobs and assist in coupling employers withjob candidates, but the creationm of jobs is not the agency’s mission. In fact, some progra m funding for WorkNet specifically states it canno be used for economic development purposes, Peachey said. “It’s difficult to created jobs,” he said. “We’re sort of at the mercy of thejob creators.
There needse to be a job at the end of the The situation seems bleaker as layoffs startg in businesses once consideredd stablejob providers, such as education and Peachey said.
Monday, November 8, 2010
RehabCare sells consulting division to Premier - St. Louis Business Journal:
for an undisclosed amount. The called , provides management and economic consulting services tothe health-carw industry, including strategic planning, revenu cycle enhancement, physician alignment and clinical operations The consulting business has 30 employees in offices in Salt Lake Utah, and Austin, Texas, and reported nearly $10 million in revenue last according to Jay Shreiner, RehabCare' s chief financial officer. RehabCare bought Phase 2 Consultinhgin 2004, when John Short was named RehabCare’sd president and chief executive officer. RehabCarw said it plans to use the proceedse from the sale to The shaky economhy prompted RehabCare Group to build up itscash reserves.
The Clayton-basedr company nearly doubled its profit in the firstr quarterof 2009, reporting $8.7 million in profit on revenue of $203.4 million. This compares to a $4.5 millionj profit on $182.4 million in revenuee for the first quarterof 2008. RehabCarre ended the first quarter this yearwith $38.2 million in cash and cash “Given the aging population and the support for bundled Medicare payments building in Washington, we foreseew a rapidly expanding demand for our continuum of post-acutew care services,” Short said in a “This transaction allows us to focusz more of our resources and energies on our core Short wants to double the size of the hospital divisioj “as quickly as humanly according to comments he recently made at an investoras conference in Boston.
The division currently operates 11 which RehabCare owns independently or through joint RehabCare would like to increase this to 20 to 25 to achievee better economiesof scale. St. Louis-based RehabCare RHB) provides physical rehabilitation program management services in morethan 1,20 hospitals, nursing homes and other long-term care facilitieas throughout the United States. The companh also owns or operates freestandin g rehabilitationand long-term acute care The Premier health-care alliance represents more than 2,100 U.S. hospitalsz and more than 58,000 othe health-care sites.
Premier maintains a national repositoryof clinical, financialk and outcomes information and operates a health-care purchasing
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Report: Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell 11 European breweries - San Francisco Business Times:
Le Soir said the world’s largesty brewer was selling its centrao European operations because it is fragmentedand non-strategicx and plans to focus on its north and southj American operations instead, according to Reuters. The brewerieas are in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Czech Serbia and Montenegro. , Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and are among privatr equity groups that have expressed interest in the the Financial Times of Londonreported A-B InBev wants to sell off assets as it tries to raiswe money to reduce the debt it took on when it boughtg St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch last year for $52 billion.
“We are contemplating disposals of certain assetxs tohelp re-finance the acquisition of as previously announced,” Marianne Amssoms, an A-B InBevc spokeswoman, wrote in an e-mai to the Business Journal. “However, we cannot comment at this stage on which businesses specificallg wouldbe considered. Anheuser-Busch InBev's decision will be bases on a diligent revie of the strategic and financial consequences of any with the goal of creating the best opportunities and value for all We will not comment on who has approached us forwhichy assets.” In April, A-B InBev reached an agreementf to to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NACA to add more than 1,000 jobs in Charlotte - Austin Business Journal:
The hiring will begin immediately, with the nationalk nonprofit hosting a job fair Fridatyand Saturday. NACA focuses on lending to low- and moderate-incomd families. Gov. Bev Perdue announced the expansion Thursday, with the statde giving NACA a $1 million grant from the One NortjhCarolina Fund. It plans to invest more than $4 millionb here, with 1,014 jobs expected to be added over the nextfive years. “North Carolina remainss a strong presence inthe U.S. financee sector, and this is a tremendous opportunity for the Perdue said. “Our top-rated business climatew and skilled financial-services work force are attractive to growinnational operations.
” NACA is headquartered in Boston and operatexs more than 40 offices It currently employs about 100 workeres in Mecklenburg County to originate and process mortgage loans. Under the five-yead state incentive agreement, the organization plans to add 550 jobs The jobs will pay an average annual wage of Salaries will range upto $80,000o annually. The hiring will focus on mortgage negotiators, customer-servicd representatives, call-center managers and mortgage counselors. “NACA is excites that it’s putting more than 1,000 people to work durinyg these tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Marks said Thursday.
“Today’s announcement is more than just a souncbite — we are following through on this investment by holdinv a jobs fair tomorrow to hire 550 peopls immediately.” Perdue said Thursday that she consultefd with former Bank of America Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. aboug the deal. McColl has been a longtimre supporterof NACA’s work. BofA began a partnership with NACAunderf McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committed $6 billiobn to its lending program.
Perdue says McColl confirmexd to her that he expected NACA could follow through on its job commitmentsw in severalphone “When someone begins something like this in it always grows,” McColl said in an interviee Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placd tofind (a work I would hope it would be an eruptiom of jobs, not just tricklee down.” The group claims it will be the largesr number of people hired immediately in one area and the largesrt job commitment in the country since the mortgage crisis began in 2007. The hiringg comes as NACA embarks on a nationwided Save theDream Tour.
Markds says the added jobs are cruciaol as NACA leads its campaign to makemortgages affordable. Hundredxs of NACA staff will provide long-terkm solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. “Charlotte continues to be attractive because of ourknowledgeable financial-services work force and we welcome NACA’s investment in Nortjh Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) said in a NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlotte East officwe park off Albemarle Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond “Charlotte continues to be recognized as a leader in financial services with a talented and experiencedx labor force,” says Charlotte Chamber Chairmanh Tim Belk.
“We are pleased to welcomd NACA to the community and look forward to the investmeny in jobs and presence they will brinb to ourEast side.” The chambeer assisted NACA in its expansionj effort. Charlotte East owneer Roger Kellogg, principal of , and leasing directort Eric Speckman have worked closely with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofit established a smalp office in the park. NACA has legallg binding agreements with all themajor lenders/servicers to restructurer the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements cover more than 90 percent of homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage.
The staff from the Counseling Center in Charlottde will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dreamn events where morethan 25,009 people are counseled over four days, with thousands receivinf affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interesr rates often at 4 percent, 3 percent and 2 percent and where necessary the principal reduced. The organization, started in has the primary goal of building healthy neighborhoods nationwide throughaffordable homeownership. NACA operations include financialk counseling, specialized mortgage servicexs and a Home Save program for homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridaty and Saturday at its Charlotte Counseling For more information about Neighborhood Assistance Corporationof America, including employmen opportunities, go to www.naca.com.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
HHGregg Inc. planning major expansion in region starting next year - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
The Indianapolis-based company plansz to open 40 to 45 new stores infisca 2011, mainly in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and The retailer’s fiscal 2011 runs from Marc 2010 to March 2011. The expansion will be HHGregg’ (NYSE: HGG) initial fora into the mid-Atlantic and will follow onetime electronics giantrCircuit City’s exit from the market following bankruptcy. The new storew are part of an aggressive growth strategy aimed at takingt advantage of cheap rental rates and excessz realestate capacity, President Dennis May said in a statement. The compang also plans to open a distribution center inthe mid-Atlanticf region.
The average HHGregg stord is 30,000 square feet and employas 40 workers. The company said it has begujn to execute leases on thefuture stores, but a spokeswoman declinesd Wednesday to disclose any specifidc locations for the stores or the distributiob center. HHGregg currently operates 111 store sin Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and In fiscal year 2009, the companuy posted sales of $1.4 billion and a profitr of $36.5 million.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Investor Profile: Leon Loewenstine - Houston Business Journal:
Leon Loewenstine, of , sees stocks gaininb more than 10 percent over the next 12 to18 That's not bad after the 10 percent run they'v e had over the past thre e months. "But in the short term, I expecr increased volatility," he said. Interest rates will be the main cause ofthe gyrations. As rates move the stock market has to ButLoewenstine doesn't expect a major jump in He expects 10-year Treasury yields in the 5.25 percentf to 5.5 percent range at year-end. They'rre about 5.1 percent now. "Ij don't look for a big change unless theeconomy reaccelerates," he said.
And that's not he said, given the housing market's high gas prices and consumers' heavy debt loads. Loewenstine favord international stocks, thanks to the strongf climate in Chinaand Europe. Domestically, he's stil a fan of energy stocks. That runs the gamuft from services stocks suchas (HAL) to big oil companies such as and exploration firm Media stocks make up another focus area for Locally based (SSP) is one of his top choices in that "The cable programming and the valuee are attractive to us," Loewenstine said. "It's wortg a lot more than Wall Streegt is giving itcredit (GE) is another good value, Loewenstine said.
It has a 3 percentg dividend yield while trading at 16timees earnings. Loewenstine joined RiverPoint as a partnerrin 2002. He previously spentf 17 years with .
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Report: Zell might lose reins of Tribune - St. Louis Business Journal:
According to the report, the companyg might fall into the hands of a grou p of banks and investors thatholds $8.6 billion in senioe debt. The report says that "the plan centera on a debt-for-equity swap that probably would give the senior lenders a large majorityu ownership stake in thereorganized company." The plan woulsd also likely wipe out a $90 milliom warrant that Zell holdzs that would give him the right to buy 40 perceny of Tribune for about $500 million.
The report says that Zell'zs future in the company wouldx likely be determined bythe group, as it is uncleae if the group would want to bring in a new management, or if Zell himselfd would want to remain with the company. The reporf says that "sources close to both the creditors and the companuy said it is too early to make such decisions and Tribuner management continues to control the process because it currently has the exclusivee right to propose whatever reorganization planit wishes." Tribunwe through a buyout led by The deal left the companyt with nearly $12 billion in debt.
Tribunse has sold off assets and cut jobs since the close of the deal to help with the debt Thecompany .
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
With spam woes worsening, e-mail crusader raises $16 million - Sacramento Business Journal:
hours a couple of years Even tiny businesses lose money as their employeesemptty e-in-boxes. The problem of spam -- as unwanted commercial e-pistles have come to be known -- is maddeninbg to workers and is an opportunity for Interneg businesses seeking to put spam back intothe can. , an e-maill infrastructure and spam-fighting company in San for instance, recently scored $16.5 million in venturr backing. The round will be used to hire freshh engineering and marketing employees atthe 2-year-olrd company, formerly known as The infusion boosts total venture-capital backing of IronPort to $20.45 million.
"It's all about revenue, profit and gettinv the best possible people thatyou can," said IronPory CEO Scott Weiss, a former executive at Microsoft and Hotmail. "We're driving toward With the yippee-ya-ya years of venture-capita cocktail pitches long gone, the size and timing of IronPort'as cash infusion is unusual. During the most recent quarter, just 787 companies got funding -- the fewesgt of any quarter since 1998, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers Venturde EconomicsMoneyTree Survey. Totalk venture-capital investment also continuedits two-year decline to a paltry $6.2 billion during the first quarter of 2002, a 24 percenty decline from the previous quarter.
While IronPort may be winnint investor accolades, its market is crammed with like-sizec rivals and tech giants. Redwood City's Postini, San Francisco's Brightmail Inc. and Emeryville's Sendmail Inc. all have anti-spaj products. Acting as a gateway to blockingb "bad" e-mail from entering a corporateserver network, freewar running atop Sun hardware can also fill the nich e IronPort occupies. E-mail filters work either too poorly or too says a newspaperman with many experience ininformation technology.
Eric Wolferman, writing in the June 24 editionm ofEditor & Publisher, describes clevedr methods spammers use to dodge filters, such as bouncinvg messages off third parties' mail servers and makinbg it look as though the message originated elsewhere. Such trickery renders good e-filters And, Wolferman reports, some spam-fighting technology is so good thatnothingy -- not even the most vital and time-sensitiver messages -- gets through. "The war against spam has been a no-winn proposition, at least so far," wrote vice president of information technology for the DenvedNewspaper Agency.
Despite the competition, Weiss says he's confiden t IronPort will turn a profit byearlt 2003. Company revenue has been doubling quarterover quarter. Demandx for anti-spam products is unlikely to If the Ferris Research predictiom of 15 wasted hours in 2003 comes it will represent a sixfold increase in lost time on spam from just a couplr ofyears ago. Wolferman reckonas a firm of 20 workersearning $20 an hour wastes $650 annually on spam.
Monday, October 25, 2010
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Shippers: What recession? - Jacksonville Business Journal:
Ltd.’s unveiling of a remotely automated portin Busan, Soutn Korea, and its plan to builed three new terminals, including a $208 milliom terminal at Dames reflect the company’s aggressive mentality in spitd of the recession, said Roy senior director of trade development and global marketintg for the . That and Mitsuji O.S.K. Lines Ltd.’s own plans for expansion show confidence inthe industry’s upturn and cementz their current and future operations in Jacksonville. Hanjin’s “attitude is, ‘We’e be foolish not to push things forward and getthingsx done,’ ” Schleicher said.
“We thought they might want to slowthingzs down, but instead they want to push forward Hanjin’s revenue has fared better than ’s, with nearly
Friday, October 22, 2010
Dayton region's Swine Flu count climbs to 12 - Business First of Buffalo:
The reported that as of noon June 10 there were 47 confirmed cases of Swine Flu in up from 38 in the pasttwo days. Clark Countgy has the most cases of the counties in the Dayton region. Of the six cases reportee in Clark County, Northridgr Middle School students accounted for five of the And inMontgomery County, a Vandalia-Butler studentf became a confirmed case last week, while two Daytoj Public Schools students were confirmed this There are four total case s in Montgomery County. There are 27,737 confirmefd cases worldwide, according to the , with 74countriezs having at leastone case. There have been 141 deaths confirmedx caused by SwineFlu worldwide, according to the WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 13,217 confirmed cases. There are casew now in all 50 statesplus Washington, D.C., and Puerto according to the federal . There have been 27 confirmedc deaths inthe U.S. Butler County 2 (30-year-old male, 13-year-old female)Clark County – 6 (15-year-old male, 25-year-olr male, 12-year-old male, 15-year-old female, 13-year-olde male, 14-year-old male) Cuyahoga Count y – 6 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old male, 14-year-olcd female, 14-year-old female, 13-year-old 14-year-old male) Franklin County 16 (31-year-old male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-oled female, 19-year-old female, 21-year-old 20-year old male, 22-year-old female, 23-year-old 19-year-old male, 11-year-old female, 13-year-old female, 35-year-old 44-year old male, 8-year-old male, 41-year-old Lawrence County – 2 (2-year-old male, 8-month-ol male) Montgomery County – 4 (16-year-olx male, 13-year-old female, 9-year-ol d female, 17-year-old female) Cuyahoga County – 2 (20-year-old 16-year-old female)
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Delta inks $12B partnership with Air France/KLM - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
The trans-Atlantic alliance between the world’sa largest carrier (NYSE: DAL) and Europe’s largest airlined group will offer moreflight frequencies, better scheduling and more competitiv e fares, the carriers said in a joint announcement from The $12 billion revenue figuree is based on flights operated by Delta, KLM, Air Franc e to respective hubs, plus connectinyg service. The deal bolsters the strengtb of the alliance against competing joint ventureaand . Delta signed a joint venture deal with Air Francesin 2007. , which Delta acquired last has been a partner with KLMsincde 1997. The new partnership represents a quarter ofall trans-Atlantivc air service, the carriers said.
Delta and Air France/KL will coordinate as a single carrieron trans-Atlantic The pact includes routes between North America and Europe, North America and Europe and Latin America (where Delta is particularly strong) and the Middle East and India, the carriers Flights between the U.S. and the European Unionn will be “mutually code-shared” where permissible, the carriers said. "The structure of this joint in which we operate as a singlwe business where we consensually develop our strategiez and share revenuesand costs, provides the incentives for us to collaborate in a way that generatezs benefits for customers, shareholders and employees of our threer airlines," Delta CEO Richard Anderson said in a "Customers will benefit from the uniqu e scope and choices we will offer, while shareholderds and employees will benefit from the stronger competitivde and financial position of our respectivse airlines.
" The carriers said the venture will increase the visibility throughb coordinated marketing of all thres airlines across 400-plus airports worldwide, and the respectivew brands will link at North American and European "This strategic partnership puts us in a good positioj compared with other majo alliances, which are extremely active on the world's leading long-haulk market. By integrating our trans-Atlantic operations, we will give our passengeres whatthey desire: more more frequencies, more convenient flighrt schedules and superior customer service," Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, president and CEO of Air Francre KLM, said in a news "By optimizing the use of our pooled this joint venture will help us weather the current economic situation and protect our producyt offering.
" All three carriers will govern the new alliancw collectively, with work groups created to manage such aspects as network, sales frequent flyer programs, advertising, cargo and The new deal does not have a set end date, but can be terminatedf with a three-year notice after the first ten years. The partnership includes a network of more than 200daily flights. Flightss are structured around six main hubsin Amsterdam, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York and Paris, as well as Delta’s Cincinnati, Memphis and Salt Lake City basese andAir France’s Lyon hub.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Uptick is welcome news in Peachtree Corners - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Peachtree Corners is in Gwinnett County immediately adjacent to the Interstate 85North corridor, and roughly bisected by Peachtrere Industrial Boulevard/Georgia 141; its evolutio as an Atlanta-area office submarket began in the 1960xs with the development of Technologyg Park/Atlanta, metro Atlanta's first successful research and development center. Tech Park remains a centee of activity for this Five of the office buildings here hit the100 percent-leasedr mark by year-end 2006, "reflective of continued job growthy in the Peachtree Corners and Alpharetta/Ga.
400 said Vice President Bryan Some 120,000 square feet of leases were closexd in buildings at 107 and 155 Technolog y Parkway, 30 and 35 Technology Parkway South, and 270 Scientific Drive during 2006, he with companies including , , and "Peachtree Corners saw quite a bit of marketg momentum during fourth-quarter 2006, and could well be on its way to said Vice President Adam Viente. who is the leasinfg agent at the 535,000-square-foot Corners Office More than 90,000 square feet was leased here durintg the last three monthsof 2006, according to Viente.
Significant transactionse includeda 30,000-square-foot lease by globapl human resources services providet (represented by CEO Kevin and a 9,100-square-foot lease with the health-care consultingb unit of (represented by The Vice President Barbarqa Jeanneret). Arinso located here in ordere to be close to an international employee basein Chamblee, Mitchell said. "And the homes of the compant execs are all kind of strung out between Buckheaed and JohnsCreek -- so Peachtree Corners was a good compromise for he added. Recent leasing activity in Peachtrede Corners is primarily being driven by expansiohn of companies insideits boundaries, Viente said.
But the submarketr is also increasingly getting checked out by potentiall new users from other partws of themetro area. "We are gettinfg looks from users trying to find a more centralized location that can draw employeews from a broader geographic Viente said. Many of these potential tenants are from the JohnszCreek area, he reports, "and we have also had usersa from Central Perimeter come in and look, althougu that hasn't resulted in any deals There is some demand for Peachtree Corner office as investment vehicle. In a year-encd 2006 deal, Jackson, Miss.-based acquired the 159,000-square-foot Peachtree Ridge from as part ofa $48.
5 million package that also includecd 100 Ashford Center a 154,000-square-foot Central Perimeter mid-rise. Parthenon Realtyu had acquired both properties from affiliates of inearlu 2006.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
MDPH : modalités de la transmission des informations à la CNSA - Gazette des communes
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
CORRECT: OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Falls Ahead Of Fed Minutes - Wall Street Journal
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Parents Say Social Networks Don't Protect Children's Privacy - BusinessWeek
Moneycontrol.com | Parents Say Social Networks Don't Protect Children's Privacy BusinessWeek Three of four parents don't believe social networks are doing a good enough job of protecting the privacy of their children who use those ... Protecting Kids' Privacy: Common Sense Media Survey: Social networks not protecting kids' privacy Survey: Parents Worry About Kids' Online Privacy: But are Worries Based on Facts? |
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Is Google about to give Kindle a run for its money? - Triangle Business Journal:
Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has talkedf with publishers aboutan e-book deal which would “enabl e publishers to sell digital versions of their newest books direcf to consumers through Google,” according to the report. If true, the move wouldx boldly put Google in competition withthe 800-pounc gorilla of online book sales, AMZN), which recently released a new version of its popular Kindlee e-book reader.
Though Google makes most of its moneytfrom advertising, it is interested in many projectsd it considers to be in the public such as broadening public accesd to maps, paintings or out-of-print It has worked out deals to scan in many booksx in university libraries and other archivesx and make them easily accessible to the public, and most of thosd books can now be read on Sony’s e-reader or on mobilwe phones.
(NYSE: SNE) makeas an e-reader that must be plugges into a computer to add book s toits library, whereas the Kindles has a wireless connection through which users can buy books, magazines, newspapersw and even blogs Such “one-touch” buying is Amazon’s special geniux in retailing, making it as easy as possibled for customers to spend their money. The New York Timesx reported that Google plans to sell bookws for higher prices than thuspleasing publishers. Amazon has cut prices for new bookd to attract people to the inchoat market and to draw them to itsKindld device.
It has enougyh clout to cut favorable deals with publisheras andbloggers — it splits revenue 70-30o with bloggers, keeping 70 percenr for itself. Google’s move is more utilitariahn than proprietary, as described in the report. It plan to make e-books readable on as many different typews of devicesas possible, rather than tying readers into a singlse device like the Kindle.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Real Estate Roundup - Portland Business Journal:
PGE, which is majority ownetr of two hydroelectric projects in the purchased 1,146 acres to preserve wildlife habitat. Albery Burney Auction Co. conducted the event, which brought in a totaol of $886,471. • Razorfish LLC leased 7,468 squaree feet at 1532 S.W. Morrison St. from Allie Works Architecture. Patti Shmilenko of Windermere/Cronij & Caplan Real Estats represented Razorfish. Caryl Brown of Debbie Thomas Real Estatd representedthe property. • Bridgeport Eye Physiciansx LLCleased 3,259 square feet at 20015 S.W. Pacific Highway, Sherwood, from Sherwood West LLC. Chuck Pollac k represented the tenant. Kevin VandenBrink and Caseu Pileggi of MacadamForbes Inc.
represented the property. Portland Community Land Trustleased 1,514 square feet of officed space at Patton Park Apartments on Northeast Interstates Blvd. Charlotte Larson and Sara Daley of Urban Work s Real Estate represented Patton SquareLeasing LLC. • Heart Roastinhg leased 1,500 square feet at 2211 E. Burnsided St., Portland, from Burnside Holdings LLC. Kathleen Healu of Urban Works Real Estate brokeredthe transaction. • Portland Baroque Orchestra leased 1,30 square feet at Jeffrey 1020 S.W. Taylor, Portland, from Weston Investmen Co. LLC. Steve Root of Americanj Property Management representedthe property. • Winsto n Company leased 4,800 square feet at 7854 S.W.
Nimbus Beaverton, from RREEF. Joe Kappler of Macadam Forbe s Inc. represented the tenant. David Levich represented • Atomic Auto leased 23,000 square feet at 2510 S.E. Sandyt Blvd. from MLK LLC. Tyler Sheils of Grubb & Ellis Co. representefd the tenant. Dan Bozich of Urban Works Real Estate representesdthe property. • Brake Brothers LLC leased 7,964 square feet at 4125 S.E. 82nd Portland, from Big O Tires LLC. Rod Brokenshire of Macadam Forbesa Inc. brokered the transaction. • Key Bank of Oregon leasex 2,913 square feet at Southeast 41st and Hawthornd streets fromHFT Hawthorne. Grubb Ellis Co.
represented the Dan Bozich of Urban Works Real Estate represented theproperty • The Bob Shoppre leased 1,600 square feet at 1379 N. Pacific Highway, Woodburn, from Kalberer Co. John Brandhorsg of Bluestone & Hockley Real Estatew Services brokeredthe transaction. Mabel & Zora LLC lease d 1,200 square feet at 1747 N.E. Albertaa St., Portland, from Alberta Central LLC. Kathleen Healy of Urban Workws Real Estate brokeredthe deal. • RLTL LLC purchasedc the 13,000-square-foot RiteAid store at Southeasg 39th and Division streets in Portlandfor $2.
49 Rite Aid was the seller and has signed a 10-yeaf lease for the property with five 10-year options to The sale includes 52,000 square feet of land. Rober t Niehaus of Niehaus Properties Inc. and Alex MacLean of CRA brokereed the sale andlease back. Cross Creek Trucking Inc. of Centrapl Point purchased a 120,000-square-foot warehouse and cold storag facility in Medfordfor $2.3 million. The seller was Southern OregonSales Inc. Curtis Burrill of Burrill Real Estate LLC representesthe buyer. Kevin Kaufman of CB Richard Ellis representedthe • ST Boomer LLC purchased a 14,106-square-foot office building, 345 N.E. 102nf Ave., Portland, from PMT Building LLC for $1.
2 Joe Kappler and Kevih VandenBrink of MacadamForbe Inc. brokered the deal.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Sugar publishing doubles blog network HQs in S.F. - San Francisco Business Times:
Founded in 2006 and backed by , the startupo publishes 15 lifestyle and entertainment blogs such as CasaSugar on home It brought in areported $5 million in revenuee last year and won't comment on profitability. Formerly known as Sugar Publishing, the company is moving the bulk of its74 full-timse employees from a 5,000-square-foot office on Market Streetg into a 12,500-square-foot space on Suttee Street. It now has room for new hirew as it plans to add 15 to 20 employeezsthis year, including some editors outsider San Francisco. Sugar Inc. also just introduced British versionws of its two mostpopular sites: celebrit y gossip blog, PopSugar and fashion blog FabSugar.
Roughly 27 percen t of the Sugar network's 7 million monthly unique visitorxs come from outsidethe U.S. Sugar competes for advertiserswith women'x sites including Brisbane-based , and . But given the growth of onlinead spending, which eMarketee predicts will increase from $16 billion in 2006 to $37 billionb in 2011, CEO and co-founder Brian Sugart is plenty optimistic. "Looking toward the future we continue to see rapid expansionh into new categories as well asnew countries," he said.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Support, counseling, education for gay youth - The Associated Press
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Sales of Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline fall in May - Business First of Louisville:
Sales for the Ridgeline fell to 1,461 in May, down 56.6 percenty from the 3,496 sold in May 2008. The pickuop has experienced some of the same struggles as otherf vehicles inits class. For the year, Ridgeline sales fell to 6,1634 – down more than 63 percent fromthe 17,15q sold in 2008. Odyssey sales fell slightly to a 2.9 percent drop from the 12,966 the Japaneser automaker reported for the minivan in May 2008. The Odyssey’es year-to-date sales slipped to 41,884, which represents a 29 percent decreasse fromthe 59,987 sold in 2008. Sales of the Pilot sport utility vehicle, whichb is also made at the plantin Lincoln, also dippeed – falling 8.
9 percenft to 7,412, compared to the 8,449 sold in May of 2008. sales of the Pilot are down 28 Overall sales for the entire Honda linedroppeds 39.2 percent for the month.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Retailers bank on idea of low-price guarantees - Houston Business Journal:
But the plan will work only if larg numbers ofcustomers don’t pursue the companies’ offers, which woulx force them to drop prices they’d rathef keep at current levels, severao industry watchers said. announced May 12 it wouldr become the latest retail chain to offer to sell productx belowlisted costs, if shoppers bring in printex ads from competitors showingy that the same product is selling for a lower pricw there. The Minneapolis-based chain is testing the policy in twomarketse — Denver and Orlando — and will use those resultds to help it decide whether to take the offer spokeswoman Delia McLinden said.
Thus Target joins both locally managed and national chains specializingin electronics, general goodsz or even fitness equipment that offer similare promises. The price-matching policies first began to spring up roughly 20years ago, but reallgy have gained steam in the past 10 according to Ken Manning, a marketing professor at . Some mighyt think it’s a bad time for the marketing approach, given that retailers are enduringslower sales: March 2009 retail sale s were down 10.6 percent from March 2008, accordingb to the . But several company owners said they see this as a more appropriate time to offertsuch deals.
McLinden said Target decided to try out the policyy as part of a new marketing push to emphasize its low pricea during a timeof recession. Jim Pearse, owner of Thornton-based chaimn , said maintaining such a policy makes it easief to build customer trust at a time when peoplre tend to shoparound more. “Ihn this economy, it’s a great service to the customer,” Pearses said. “When the competition is havinha sale, then we’re having a sale on the same … From the customer’s point of view, it gives them more confidenc to make a purchase.
” But whilre some customers will scan ads and compare prices of specifivc items, most don’t do that level of homeworik — and that’s what stores hope for, said Donald professor and chairman of the marketiny division of the ’s Leed School of Business. Instead, many shoppers will hear that a stors offersa price-matching guarantee and just assume that any business that would do that also woulsd have low prices, Lichtensteib said. And they’ll buy from that storre without noticing thatwhat they’rs purchasing might be more expensive than the same item somewhere else.
The careful shopper may find that some storesd sell a unique productthat can’r be compared to other stores, Manninb and Lichtenstein said. Take the home-fitness machines at , a 10-store Colorado chain based in Glenwood HealthStyles is the only licensedf Colorado dealer for several linedsof equipment, meaning that no othetr store in the state coulfd advertise a comparable price, co-ownere Dave Sheriff said. Of course, some potential customers still will brinh in online ads or ads fromothed states, in which case Sheriff has to make sure the listede price includes freight, warranty and delivery.
But if it he said, he won’t hesitate to offer the lowe r price in exchange for increase d loyalty fromthat buyer. “Our margin goes but we know we’ve got a customerd who knows us and wants to buy from said theexercise physiologist, who founded the chainb 16 years ago. “It’s more say, the Internet group or the group out of stat canprovide them.” Other stores are alleged to have becomwe too particular in their price-matching policies and begun denyinvg legitimate claims. A New York resident, for example, has file d a lawsuit against electronicschain , arguin the company taught its employees how to deny valid according to multiple media reports.
Best Buy officialz didn’t return messages seeking response tothe Yet, in penny-pinching times, shoppers actually will become more energized to compared prices and spend time to find the best Manning said. And that could backfird on the stores hoping the policies alone will get customers into store withoutresearching costs, he said.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Report: Chain stores see first sales increase in nearly six months - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
The chain store sales index for the week ending May 9 roseby 0.3 percenrt from the previous week and inchede up 0.5 percent compared with the same week in the report said. That's the first positivwe year-over-year reading since early December 2008 and the largesrt boostsince Nov. 29, 2008. The reporg said warmer-than-normal weather and the Mother’es Day holiday helped lift customer trafficv to its highest reading sinceearly January, and contributedc to the improved pace of sales on a week-over-week and year-over-year The report also said that Aprik comparable-store sales rose by 0.7 percenyt compared with the same month last year.
But lookingt ahead to May, the report said that some segmentsw of theindustry - particularly discount retailer and specifically - will face flat or decreased sale s for the month.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tesla to open seven showrooms - San Francisco Business Times:
Stores in New York, Seattle and Chicaglo will open in late followedby Miami. Tesla’s first European store will open in Londonn laterthis month, followed by Munich and The new additions will complemen Tesla’s flagship stores in Northern and Southern California, which openedc a year ago. Tesla said it is scoutingg locationsin Washington, D.C., and Toronto. Tesla is the only producee of highway-capable electric cars in North Americasor Europe. “We are rethinking almost every aspec t of theautomobile – from the powertraib to the customer experience, both online and in our said Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a statement. Tesla’s Roadster selld for $109,000.
The company expects to introduce itsseconrd car, the Model S sedan, in late 2011. It is expectexd to sell for less than halfthe Roadster’s
Monday, September 27, 2010
Seattle Genetics Develops New Tumor-Shrinking Cancer Treatment - AOL News
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
NYSE Highly Traded Stocks at Transportation Sector (AMR, LCC, GMR, AAI) - Penny Stock Live
NYSE Highly Traded Stocks at Transportation Sector (AMR, LCC, GMR, AAI) Penny Stock Live AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) jumped by 2.41% to closed at $6.38 with the over all traded volume of 15.02 million shares for the day. ... |
Friday, September 24, 2010
South Florida advertising agencies take next step in award season - South Florida Business Journal:
The agency’s State Farm ad “Los Felinoxs de la Noche” won a Charlie in the nontraditionaoadvertising category, and “Soccere Roots,” also for State Farm, won in the consumer/trad e publication category. Alma DDB was one of several Soutbh Florida shops to win big atthe event, held recently in Orlandok and honoring top ad shops from throughout Floridza and the Caribbean. Brand Tango in Fort Lauderdale won a Charlies for its Royal Palms Vacations Member Kit for Royal Palm Vacations in the salezspromotion category.
The agency also took two gold Miami-based Sapient took a Charlie for “Burn Alter Ego Facebook Campaign & Application” for client in the interactive The agency also won agold Addy.