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The building, under construction at 550 S. Tryon St., was originallg to be known as the Wachovia Corporates Center and serve as the new headquarter s ofWachovia Corp. Those plana changed after San Francisco-based bought Wachovias at the endof 2008. The tower has since been renamefd the DukeEnergy Center. “Imn light of the change in ownership of Wachovi and changes inthe bank’s plans, we have decided to explorr other options,” says Steve Reinemund, dean of business at Wake Reinemund didn’t elaborate on why the changre in ownership altered the school’s plans.
Wake Fores t says it is seekingt atleast 25,000 square feet for its base of operations in The facility will house graduate businesz classes as well as outreach programs to the Charlotte business alumni activities and faculty “The university is committed to continuing to grow its business programds in the Charlotte area, and we are excited that these planzs will also enable us to better servwe our alumni,” Reinemund says. The localp operations would move uptown from the Morrocrofy office complexin SouthPark. Wake Forest’s Babcocj Graduate School of Management has offered an MBA program in Charlottessince 1995.
Wake Forest, a private, libera arts university, is based in Winston-Salem. In (NYSE:DUK) said it would take about a third of the spac in the newuptown tower. The companyy had planned to take 240,000 squarre feet of space in the building. But now it will occupyy 500,000 square feet, becoming the principal tenanrt inthe 1.4 million-square-foot tower. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) owns both the buildiny and an adjoining culturalcampus that’s also under The cultural campus, with its museums and other is expected to carry the Welld Fargo name.
Wells Fargo Chief Executivwe John Stumpf has said the buildingh at the corner of Soutj Tryon and Stonewall streetsa remains inthe bank’s plans for Charlotte and will housse Wells Fargo employees. The office tower is scheduled for completiojnext spring.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Suit filed for Texas' 'forgotten children' - Houston Chronicle
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Suit filed for Texas' 'forgotten children' Houston Chronicle The class-action suit, filed in federal court in Corpus Christi, lists the initials of nine children currently in the Texas foster care system, including "DI," a 9-year-old from Houston who was sexually abused in a state-approved foster home. ... |
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Smallwood leads WNY elementary schools - Business First of Buffalo:
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Amherst's Smallwood Drive School ranks No. 1 It leads Western New York's elementary schools for the third consecutiveyear -- and the fourthy out of five. "That's reallt a tribute to the staff at Smallwood and their commitmentgto excellence. And to the parents as says Laura Chabe, superintenden of the Amherst CentralSchoool District. "We're fortunate to have a communitu that is so supportiveof education." for the completer elementary school rankings. And for separate rankingas for each section of WesternNew York.
The present stabilitt is quite a switch fromthe 2004-2006 when three public elementary schools, including Smallwood, took turns at the top of the (Business First produced separatee rankings of public and privatde schools until 2007, when the two listsa were merged.) Smallwood has been remarkably consistentg since then. Its four-year rating for English language artsis second-besf among all Western New York elementary according to a Businese First analysis of 2005-2008 test data. And its math ratingg also is second-highest in the eight-county Chabe says the school's successes in English and math are thanks in part to adistrictwide policy.
"We have a strong curriculum that is focusecdon literacy," she says, "which I think has been instrumental in helping kids be successful in all subjects, not just Business First assessed 292 elementar y schools across Western New York, using four yeara of test data for fourth graders. All test scored came from the . The theme of stability extends tosecon place, which is held by Orchard Park's Soutyh Davis Elementary School, just as it was in 2008. Roundingf out this year's top five are Maple East ElementarySchooo (Williamsville), Southern Tier Catholic School (Olean) and Charlottew Avenue Elementary School (Hamburg).
Maple East leadsx all Western New York elementary schoolsin math, based on Businesse First's four-year analysis. Sixty-sic percent of its fourth graders achieved superiorscores (Levek 4) on the statewide math test in 2008. The regionak average was 24 Principal Cathy Mihalic is stillk learning the ropes atMaple East. She arrived in January from Hamburg's Armor Elementaruy School, which ranks 19th this year. "I knew the district had a long-standing reputation for and that Maple East was one ofthe highest-performingf schools," she says. "I knew it woulds be a stimulating atmosphere, and it is. We have a very dedicatedd staff.
They work hard to help our kids achievse at ahigher rate." Southerh Tier Catholic, with 103 students from pre-kindergartenh through eighth grade, is the smallest schook in the upper echelon of the elementargy school standings. It's also the fastesr riser, soaring from 31st place in 2007 to 15th in then up to fourth placethis year. All of Southernj Tier Catholic's fourth gradersa demonstrated basicskills (Leveo 3 or 4) on both the statewide English and math a feat equaled by just six other Westerh New York schools. "We have smaller classes, so we can give a good bit of one-on-one help to our says Daniel McCarthy, the principal of Southernb Tier Catholic.
"Our teachers work very hard at that, and it pays Forty-one schools are recipients of subject awards, whicjh are given to the top 10 percent of all Western New York elementary schools in English languagee artsand mathematics. for completer lists of subjectaward winners. Nineteen honoreesw have scoredclean sweeps, taking awardas in both fields. Included in that group are Smallwoof and the other nine members of the overalpltop 10. Niagara-Wheatfield's Errick Road Elementaruy School, which ranks 23rd, also has a pair of subjectt awards. Principal Nora O'Bryan credits a personalized approach tostudent achievement. "There's no such thing as one size fits she says.
"If a student needs extra help, we provide it. If studentsw are working abovegrade level, we find books and materials to push them even more." The Businesa First rankings don't include private elementary schools that have opted out of the statewided testing program. Prominent in that group are Elmwooxd Franklin School and Park Schoolof Buffalo.
Amherst's Smallwood Drive School ranks No. 1 It leads Western New York's elementary schools for the third consecutiveyear -- and the fourthy out of five. "That's reallt a tribute to the staff at Smallwood and their commitmentgto excellence. And to the parents as says Laura Chabe, superintenden of the Amherst CentralSchoool District. "We're fortunate to have a communitu that is so supportiveof education." for the completer elementary school rankings. And for separate rankingas for each section of WesternNew York.
The present stabilitt is quite a switch fromthe 2004-2006 when three public elementary schools, including Smallwood, took turns at the top of the (Business First produced separatee rankings of public and privatde schools until 2007, when the two listsa were merged.) Smallwood has been remarkably consistentg since then. Its four-year rating for English language artsis second-besf among all Western New York elementary according to a Businese First analysis of 2005-2008 test data. And its math ratingg also is second-highest in the eight-county Chabe says the school's successes in English and math are thanks in part to adistrictwide policy.
"We have a strong curriculum that is focusecdon literacy," she says, "which I think has been instrumental in helping kids be successful in all subjects, not just Business First assessed 292 elementar y schools across Western New York, using four yeara of test data for fourth graders. All test scored came from the . The theme of stability extends tosecon place, which is held by Orchard Park's Soutyh Davis Elementary School, just as it was in 2008. Roundingf out this year's top five are Maple East ElementarySchooo (Williamsville), Southern Tier Catholic School (Olean) and Charlottew Avenue Elementary School (Hamburg).
Maple East leadsx all Western New York elementary schoolsin math, based on Businesse First's four-year analysis. Sixty-sic percent of its fourth graders achieved superiorscores (Levek 4) on the statewide math test in 2008. The regionak average was 24 Principal Cathy Mihalic is stillk learning the ropes atMaple East. She arrived in January from Hamburg's Armor Elementaruy School, which ranks 19th this year. "I knew the district had a long-standing reputation for and that Maple East was one ofthe highest-performingf schools," she says. "I knew it woulds be a stimulating atmosphere, and it is. We have a very dedicatedd staff.
They work hard to help our kids achievse at ahigher rate." Southerh Tier Catholic, with 103 students from pre-kindergartenh through eighth grade, is the smallest schook in the upper echelon of the elementargy school standings. It's also the fastesr riser, soaring from 31st place in 2007 to 15th in then up to fourth placethis year. All of Southernj Tier Catholic's fourth gradersa demonstrated basicskills (Leveo 3 or 4) on both the statewide English and math a feat equaled by just six other Westerh New York schools. "We have smaller classes, so we can give a good bit of one-on-one help to our says Daniel McCarthy, the principal of Southernb Tier Catholic.
"Our teachers work very hard at that, and it pays Forty-one schools are recipients of subject awards, whicjh are given to the top 10 percent of all Western New York elementary schools in English languagee artsand mathematics. for completer lists of subjectaward winners. Nineteen honoreesw have scoredclean sweeps, taking awardas in both fields. Included in that group are Smallwoof and the other nine members of the overalpltop 10. Niagara-Wheatfield's Errick Road Elementaruy School, which ranks 23rd, also has a pair of subjectt awards. Principal Nora O'Bryan credits a personalized approach tostudent achievement. "There's no such thing as one size fits she says.
"If a student needs extra help, we provide it. If studentsw are working abovegrade level, we find books and materials to push them even more." The Businesa First rankings don't include private elementary schools that have opted out of the statewided testing program. Prominent in that group are Elmwooxd Franklin School and Park Schoolof Buffalo.
Friday, March 25, 2011
College of Nanoscale Science will start undergraduate program - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimphetr made the announcement Friday atthe college’s Fuller Road campus. the college offers only master’s and doctoral Some undergraduate courses will be offered in the but the first full class of about 50 studentsz will start in the saidRobert Geer, vice president of academic affairz at the school. The college plans to grow the freshma class to 300 to 500 in the next four or five saidAlain Kaloyeros, the college’s vice president and CEO. The baccalaureate progranm will be funded througha $10 millionj endowment, a donation that includes an undisclosed amounft from G.
Thomas who owns The endowment is expected to covertuition costs, Kaloyerod said. Selfridge also made an endowmengt when the campus openedin 2001. The states approved the four-year program two weeks ago. Albany Nanotech will not add to its stafvf of55 professors, Geer said, but that number is expected to grow to 75 over the next five Friday’s announcement was another milestone for the Alban y NanoTech campus, where the college is located. Earlier this officials there announcedthat private, federal and states investments at the campus had topped $5 billion.
Employmen has also exceeded the That’s the number of researchers, engineers, students and faculty that now work atthe 800,000-square-footg complex. With an average salary of those numbers translate to an annual payrollof $202 million. Albanh NanoTech opened its fourth building, NanoFab 300 this past spring. Zimpher became chancellor June 1. She is touringv SUNY campuses over the nextfew
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimphetr made the announcement Friday atthe college’s Fuller Road campus. the college offers only master’s and doctoral Some undergraduate courses will be offered in the but the first full class of about 50 studentsz will start in the saidRobert Geer, vice president of academic affairz at the school. The college plans to grow the freshma class to 300 to 500 in the next four or five saidAlain Kaloyeros, the college’s vice president and CEO. The baccalaureate progranm will be funded througha $10 millionj endowment, a donation that includes an undisclosed amounft from G.
Thomas who owns The endowment is expected to covertuition costs, Kaloyerod said. Selfridge also made an endowmengt when the campus openedin 2001. The states approved the four-year program two weeks ago. Albany Nanotech will not add to its stafvf of55 professors, Geer said, but that number is expected to grow to 75 over the next five Friday’s announcement was another milestone for the Alban y NanoTech campus, where the college is located. Earlier this officials there announcedthat private, federal and states investments at the campus had topped $5 billion.
Employmen has also exceeded the That’s the number of researchers, engineers, students and faculty that now work atthe 800,000-square-footg complex. With an average salary of those numbers translate to an annual payrollof $202 million. Albanh NanoTech opened its fourth building, NanoFab 300 this past spring. Zimpher became chancellor June 1. She is touringv SUNY campuses over the nextfew
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saepio Technologies' Success Model Delivers Quick ROI and Fast Implementation for Companies Deploying Marketing Asset Management Technology
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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Saepio Technologiez is helping corporations and organizations with a rapied implementation and fast return oninvestmengt (ROI) of Marketing Asset Management "In today's business environment, we have to show resultas quickly," said , vice presidentr of client services for Saepio Technologies. "We don't have a year to implement a system and show apositivs ROI. Our clients need to stargt saving money and gaining efficiencies within onebusiness quarter.
" Saepio Professional Services has refines its Success Model throug h more than 200 implementationsw of Saepio Marketing Asset Management which is designed to drive cost out of The software enables corporate marketers to maintaijn full brand control while giving their distributed marketin g force (e.g., branch offices, dealerships, franchises, agencies, and the ability to send the right message to the right personm at the right time. The Saepii Success Model merges the rigor of sound IT projecft management with the creative collaborationm that marketingprofessionals demand, allowing clients to beginm achieving the benefits of a Marketinvg Asset Management system as quickly as possible.
The event-basedc Success Model allows clients to focus on key build eventds and decisions in a compressed forma t so they always know the status of the Inmost cases, Saepio can complete the implementationm process in 30-45 days. For example, in Saepio launched a Fortune 50 client withib 31 days ofproject kickoff. To complement the Success Model, a team of experiencedc graphic designers and artists teach clients and agenciexs how touse Saepio's web-based tools durinb the implementation process.
This ensures they are preparec to immediately usethe "No one can do a quality implementatio n and provide a brand-compliant and brand-extendingf Marketing Asset Management system more quickly and more thoroughly than Saepio," said "The majority of our clients are choosing to keep Saepio Professionap Services engaged over the long term - not becausee they 'have to,' but because they see a substantialp return on their investment by partnering with the company that actually designed the software.
" More than 200 leadinvg brands use Marketing Asset Management systems powered by This includes every tenthj company on the Interbrand Best Global Brandsx list; every seventh company in the Fortuns 100 ranking; and one out of every six franchisors named to Franchise Times' Top 200. Abouy Saepio Technologies, Inc. ( Saepio Technologies is the leadinb providerof powerful, yet simple-to-use Marketing Assegt Management technology for corporations with distributed marketing networks. These solutions combine digitalasset management, collateral customization and marketing process automation.
Saepioo products are in use at hundreds of leading companieseand organizations, including many of the world'e most powerful brands. Saepio clients includr corporations who use Saepio products to empowe local marketers atregional offices, local dealerships and stores to tailoe their messages to their specifidc audience. Advertising agencies and print service providers also deploh Saepio solutions to add value to existinh services and to create new revenu e streams by helping client improve the way they support and manage the locamarketing process.
In addition to providing softwarsand tools, Saepio offers Asseyt Migration Services, Campaign Support Services, Managedd Marketing Storefront, and complete Business Procesws Outsource Programs providing turn-key marketing automatioj solutions. SOURCE Saepio Technologies, Inc.
June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Saepio Technologiez is helping corporations and organizations with a rapied implementation and fast return oninvestmengt (ROI) of Marketing Asset Management "In today's business environment, we have to show resultas quickly," said , vice presidentr of client services for Saepio Technologies. "We don't have a year to implement a system and show apositivs ROI. Our clients need to stargt saving money and gaining efficiencies within onebusiness quarter.
" Saepio Professional Services has refines its Success Model throug h more than 200 implementationsw of Saepio Marketing Asset Management which is designed to drive cost out of The software enables corporate marketers to maintaijn full brand control while giving their distributed marketin g force (e.g., branch offices, dealerships, franchises, agencies, and the ability to send the right message to the right personm at the right time. The Saepii Success Model merges the rigor of sound IT projecft management with the creative collaborationm that marketingprofessionals demand, allowing clients to beginm achieving the benefits of a Marketinvg Asset Management system as quickly as possible.
The event-basedc Success Model allows clients to focus on key build eventds and decisions in a compressed forma t so they always know the status of the Inmost cases, Saepio can complete the implementationm process in 30-45 days. For example, in Saepio launched a Fortune 50 client withib 31 days ofproject kickoff. To complement the Success Model, a team of experiencedc graphic designers and artists teach clients and agenciexs how touse Saepio's web-based tools durinb the implementation process.
This ensures they are preparec to immediately usethe "No one can do a quality implementatio n and provide a brand-compliant and brand-extendingf Marketing Asset Management system more quickly and more thoroughly than Saepio," said "The majority of our clients are choosing to keep Saepio Professionap Services engaged over the long term - not becausee they 'have to,' but because they see a substantialp return on their investment by partnering with the company that actually designed the software.
" More than 200 leadinvg brands use Marketing Asset Management systems powered by This includes every tenthj company on the Interbrand Best Global Brandsx list; every seventh company in the Fortuns 100 ranking; and one out of every six franchisors named to Franchise Times' Top 200. Abouy Saepio Technologies, Inc. ( Saepio Technologies is the leadinb providerof powerful, yet simple-to-use Marketing Assegt Management technology for corporations with distributed marketing networks. These solutions combine digitalasset management, collateral customization and marketing process automation.
Saepioo products are in use at hundreds of leading companieseand organizations, including many of the world'e most powerful brands. Saepio clients includr corporations who use Saepio products to empowe local marketers atregional offices, local dealerships and stores to tailoe their messages to their specifidc audience. Advertising agencies and print service providers also deploh Saepio solutions to add value to existinh services and to create new revenu e streams by helping client improve the way they support and manage the locamarketing process.
In addition to providing softwarsand tools, Saepio offers Asseyt Migration Services, Campaign Support Services, Managedd Marketing Storefront, and complete Business Procesws Outsource Programs providing turn-key marketing automatioj solutions. SOURCE Saepio Technologies, Inc.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The UAW Local 249 posted the informatioh in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmedx Monday that the informationis accurate. The production stoppagde comes a week before an alreadyschedulesd one-week summer break for the entire plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduledf for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sale s of Ford F-series truckds were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,7578 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,9743 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slighft increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-150o truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacty at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partiallg due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymenf in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projection s continue to be less than the five shifts at the two trucki plants can produce if they work full time through the 2010 productiojn year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and threeein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is consideringf once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansaxs City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determinexd so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moved abougt 800 workers from a secon d shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansasd City plant to a third shifg on the SUV side. The employees were movedr back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapde sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percen t from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,66 7 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybri d versions of the Ford Escapse andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,9067 in May, a new companyy record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inApril 2006.
As of May, Ford’sz Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabouyt 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
The UAW Local 249 posted the informatioh in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmedx Monday that the informationis accurate. The production stoppagde comes a week before an alreadyschedulesd one-week summer break for the entire plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduledf for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sale s of Ford F-series truckds were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,7578 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,9743 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slighft increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-150o truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacty at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partiallg due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymenf in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projection s continue to be less than the five shifts at the two trucki plants can produce if they work full time through the 2010 productiojn year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and threeein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is consideringf once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansaxs City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determinexd so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moved abougt 800 workers from a secon d shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansasd City plant to a third shifg on the SUV side. The employees were movedr back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapde sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percen t from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,66 7 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybri d versions of the Ford Escapse andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,9067 in May, a new companyy record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inApril 2006.
As of May, Ford’sz Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabouyt 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Office Coach: Note manager's sensitivity before making suggestions - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
US Cost of Living Hits Record, Passing Pre-Crisis High - CNBC.com
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Survey: Employers cutting benefit costs - Dallas Business Journal:
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“The responses indicate that as employers develop benefit plans for 2010 they are looking for ways to reducesbenefit costs, without further reducing said Marianne Fazen, executive director of the “Surprisingly, many responded that they plan to increas their wellness programs.” • Thirty-five perceng of employers responded that they plan to increase theid wellness programs. • Companies identified as its two bigges concerns limitedbenefits budgets, and limited meritt budget and bonus pools. About 68% of companiese are concerned or very concerned about limiteds merit budget and bonus andabout 53% are concerned about limitec benefits budgets.
• To weather the economic downturn, almosyt half of respondents are auditing or planning to auditftheir employees’ dependent eligibility in order to reducd the number of individuals covered. And 41% plan to increasee employee costs ofbenefit plans, while more than one-third have reducedd or are planning to reduce staff. About 89% of employers believe that workers will respond to the economicf downturn bydelaying retirement. Also, 83% of employeras say their workers are concerneed aboutjob security, and 42% thin their employees have been impacted by low The survey was submitted to the association's employer members and facilitatede by in Houston.
The association's 900-plu s members represent a broad cross-section of benefits professionalzsin Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana. Missouri and Kansas, but are not limited to thos e states.
“The responses indicate that as employers develop benefit plans for 2010 they are looking for ways to reducesbenefit costs, without further reducing said Marianne Fazen, executive director of the “Surprisingly, many responded that they plan to increas their wellness programs.” • Thirty-five perceng of employers responded that they plan to increase theid wellness programs. • Companies identified as its two bigges concerns limitedbenefits budgets, and limited meritt budget and bonus pools. About 68% of companiese are concerned or very concerned about limiteds merit budget and bonus andabout 53% are concerned about limitec benefits budgets.
• To weather the economic downturn, almosyt half of respondents are auditing or planning to auditftheir employees’ dependent eligibility in order to reducd the number of individuals covered. And 41% plan to increasee employee costs ofbenefit plans, while more than one-third have reducedd or are planning to reduce staff. About 89% of employers believe that workers will respond to the economicf downturn bydelaying retirement. Also, 83% of employeras say their workers are concerneed aboutjob security, and 42% thin their employees have been impacted by low The survey was submitted to the association's employer members and facilitatede by in Houston.
The association's 900-plu s members represent a broad cross-section of benefits professionalzsin Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana. Missouri and Kansas, but are not limited to thos e states.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Body of missing man recovered - WAVY-TV
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Body of missing man recovered WAVY-TV PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - The body of a 22-year-old-man who went missing when a fishing boat capsized Tuesday night was found Friday afternoon at the entrance of Bay River. The crew of the fishing vessel Morning Star located the body of 22-year-old ... |
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Head of YRC Worldwide logistics unit will leave company - Kansas City Business Journal:
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YRC Logistics CEO and President Jim Ritchise will transfer his responsibilities toJohn Carr, who had been COO of the divisioh and President of YRC Logistics in the Americas and Europe, the Overlanxd Park-based trucking giant (Nasdaq: YRCW) said in a Wednesdaty statement to the Kansas City Business Journal . Carr will handle the unit’s overall leadership as president and will reporyt to company Chairman and CEOBill Zollars.
“YRdC Worldwide continuously reviews its organizational structurex to considercustomer requirements, businese volumes and efficiencies,” the statement “Since its inception (in) 2002, the YRC Logistics businesw has matured as an marking impressive growth and improvements. In light of as well as the current economy, we have deciderd that it is unnecessary to have both a CEO and a presidengt atYRC Logistics, and we should combined the two roles into a single leadershiop position.” Last year, the logistics unit posted revenu of $621.7 million, down less than 1 percent from $623.22 million the prior year. The unit accounted for abouyt 7 percentof YRC’s $8.
94 billion in annualk revenue. Ritchie, who was with the logisticsw unit fornine years, will startr June 1 as president of , a divisio n of Australia-based , according to a May 6 He’ll be based in Florida. Bramble is a global provider of supporgt services and had total assetsof $5.6 billionm on June 30, according to its Web CHEP offers pallet and container pooling “Jim is a very accomplished executive and with extensive customer and operational experience in logistics and the USA supplyt chain,” Brambles CEO Mike Ihlein said in the release.
“Ij particular, Jim’s strong relationships with customers inthe fast-moving consumed goods sector will be of great benefit to CHEP USA.” Beforre heading up YRC Ritchie was CEO of both Yellow Globall and Transportation.com. He also held executive positionzat . Zollars was a seniot vice president at Rydedr Integrated Logistics beforejoining , whicuh later became YRC Worldwide. YRC recruiteed Carr in 2007 “for his considerable supply chain experience and to grow ourleadershio bench,” the statement said.
He joined as president of YRC Logistices in the Americas and He previously was president of Global Supply Chaim Managementfor , an executive vice presiden t of sales and marketing at Fritz Cos. and in leadershil positions at Profit/ (GEO Logistics), Pandairt Freight and Behring International, according to a biographyg on the company’s Web site. YRC’s stocok closed on Wednesday at $2.94, down 61 or 17 percent, on volume of 5.65 millionj shares, according to . The stock's average dailuy volume the past three monthsis 2.7 milliobn shares. , YRC Worldwide CFO Stephen Bruffett resigned for a position with YRCcompetitor (NYSE: CNW).
YRC, which has been struggling with a freightr recession for acouple years, , compared with a loss of $46.378 million the prior year. The company ranks No. 2 on the Kansas City Businesz Journal ’s list of area public companies.
YRC Logistics CEO and President Jim Ritchise will transfer his responsibilities toJohn Carr, who had been COO of the divisioh and President of YRC Logistics in the Americas and Europe, the Overlanxd Park-based trucking giant (Nasdaq: YRCW) said in a Wednesdaty statement to the Kansas City Business Journal . Carr will handle the unit’s overall leadership as president and will reporyt to company Chairman and CEOBill Zollars.
“YRdC Worldwide continuously reviews its organizational structurex to considercustomer requirements, businese volumes and efficiencies,” the statement “Since its inception (in) 2002, the YRC Logistics businesw has matured as an marking impressive growth and improvements. In light of as well as the current economy, we have deciderd that it is unnecessary to have both a CEO and a presidengt atYRC Logistics, and we should combined the two roles into a single leadershiop position.” Last year, the logistics unit posted revenu of $621.7 million, down less than 1 percent from $623.22 million the prior year. The unit accounted for abouyt 7 percentof YRC’s $8.
94 billion in annualk revenue. Ritchie, who was with the logisticsw unit fornine years, will startr June 1 as president of , a divisio n of Australia-based , according to a May 6 He’ll be based in Florida. Bramble is a global provider of supporgt services and had total assetsof $5.6 billionm on June 30, according to its Web CHEP offers pallet and container pooling “Jim is a very accomplished executive and with extensive customer and operational experience in logistics and the USA supplyt chain,” Brambles CEO Mike Ihlein said in the release.
“Ij particular, Jim’s strong relationships with customers inthe fast-moving consumed goods sector will be of great benefit to CHEP USA.” Beforre heading up YRC Ritchie was CEO of both Yellow Globall and Transportation.com. He also held executive positionzat . Zollars was a seniot vice president at Rydedr Integrated Logistics beforejoining , whicuh later became YRC Worldwide. YRC recruiteed Carr in 2007 “for his considerable supply chain experience and to grow ourleadershio bench,” the statement said.
He joined as president of YRC Logistices in the Americas and He previously was president of Global Supply Chaim Managementfor , an executive vice presiden t of sales and marketing at Fritz Cos. and in leadershil positions at Profit/ (GEO Logistics), Pandairt Freight and Behring International, according to a biographyg on the company’s Web site. YRC’s stocok closed on Wednesday at $2.94, down 61 or 17 percent, on volume of 5.65 millionj shares, according to . The stock's average dailuy volume the past three monthsis 2.7 milliobn shares. , YRC Worldwide CFO Stephen Bruffett resigned for a position with YRCcompetitor (NYSE: CNW).
YRC, which has been struggling with a freightr recession for acouple years, , compared with a loss of $46.378 million the prior year. The company ranks No. 2 on the Kansas City Businesz Journal ’s list of area public companies.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Less than 24 hours to digital TV - Jacksonville Business Journal:
http://www.for-telephone.com/anchor/Wide-Band_Internet/page2/
The switch to digital broadcasts, which frees up bandwidth for other communicationas uses such as public safetyfirst responders, was schedulede to be completed Feb. 17, but was postpones because about 6 milliomn households were still unprepared to continuee receiving a signal on their television sets and governmenr funds to subsidize purchases of converterr boxes hadrun out. The converterf boxes are necessary to allow households with televisionz receiving analog signals to also receive the newdigitaol signals.
New antennas for some televisions also will be necessary to provide the best reception after the With the extension of the digital televisiontransitioh deadline, another $650 million was added to the $1.5 billiojn initially committed to the transition, includin the $40 coupon program and other and preparedness Now, the latest industr estimates indicate that the number of unpreparedf households has been cut nearly in half. The Nielsen Co. and NAB, the , put the unpreparedx households numberbetween 2.8 million and thred million, according to recent measures by each entity.
That’s aboutt 12 percent of at-risk households that coulcd still lose access to important news and alertsw when theswitch happens, according to NAB’s latest survey completed by SmithGeiger LLC June 3. However, 3 percent of thosde households have either applied for or received a convertef box coupon fromthe government, according to the survey. Whilwe commissioners at the are anticipating a smoother transition than they say would have occurred in they willspend $40 million to staff call centers across the country. One last challenge for television viewers aftetrthe switch: finding your favorite channels.
On June 12, some digitalo stations already on the air will changwechannel numbers. To ensure televisions receivd all available stations broadcasting in a particular viewers may need to force their digital televisionsor set-top converter boxes to “auto or re-scan, for all available channels.
The switch to digital broadcasts, which frees up bandwidth for other communicationas uses such as public safetyfirst responders, was schedulede to be completed Feb. 17, but was postpones because about 6 milliomn households were still unprepared to continuee receiving a signal on their television sets and governmenr funds to subsidize purchases of converterr boxes hadrun out. The converterf boxes are necessary to allow households with televisionz receiving analog signals to also receive the newdigitaol signals.
New antennas for some televisions also will be necessary to provide the best reception after the With the extension of the digital televisiontransitioh deadline, another $650 million was added to the $1.5 billiojn initially committed to the transition, includin the $40 coupon program and other and preparedness Now, the latest industr estimates indicate that the number of unpreparedf households has been cut nearly in half. The Nielsen Co. and NAB, the , put the unpreparedx households numberbetween 2.8 million and thred million, according to recent measures by each entity.
That’s aboutt 12 percent of at-risk households that coulcd still lose access to important news and alertsw when theswitch happens, according to NAB’s latest survey completed by SmithGeiger LLC June 3. However, 3 percent of thosde households have either applied for or received a convertef box coupon fromthe government, according to the survey. Whilwe commissioners at the are anticipating a smoother transition than they say would have occurred in they willspend $40 million to staff call centers across the country. One last challenge for television viewers aftetrthe switch: finding your favorite channels.
On June 12, some digitalo stations already on the air will changwechannel numbers. To ensure televisions receivd all available stations broadcasting in a particular viewers may need to force their digital televisionsor set-top converter boxes to “auto or re-scan, for all available channels.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Mortgage rates spike - Memphis Business Journal:
http://my3strands.com/eternity/Bereavement-Poem-to-Dispel-Grief.html
Freddie Mac's (NYSE: FRE) weekly report says 30 year fixed-rat mortgages averaged 5.29 percent this week, the highest rate this year and up sharpluy fromlast week's average of 4.91 Rates still remain well below year ago levels, when 30 year mortgagews were averaging more than 6 "Rates caught up to the recentr rise in long-term bond yieldsa this week to reach a 25 week high," said Freddire Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft. "The slowdown in the housinhg market has now detracted from economic growtj for the past13 quarters, the longest quarterlt stretch since at least 1947." Despite risingv rates, the housing market continueds to show small signs of life.
The housing affordability index rose in April to its seconrd highest level since atleast 1971. The NAR also reported this week pendinh sales of existing homed rose for the thiredstraight month, posting the biggest monthly increase since 2001.
Freddie Mac's (NYSE: FRE) weekly report says 30 year fixed-rat mortgages averaged 5.29 percent this week, the highest rate this year and up sharpluy fromlast week's average of 4.91 Rates still remain well below year ago levels, when 30 year mortgagews were averaging more than 6 "Rates caught up to the recentr rise in long-term bond yieldsa this week to reach a 25 week high," said Freddire Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft. "The slowdown in the housinhg market has now detracted from economic growtj for the past13 quarters, the longest quarterlt stretch since at least 1947." Despite risingv rates, the housing market continueds to show small signs of life.
The housing affordability index rose in April to its seconrd highest level since atleast 1971. The NAR also reported this week pendinh sales of existing homed rose for the thiredstraight month, posting the biggest monthly increase since 2001.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
EPA chief tours Denver mixed-use development - Business First of Louisville:
kdrummondbs37.blogspot.com
Jackson, EPA’s administrator, and Denver Mayor John Hickenloopertoured Highlands’ Gardens Village, a 27-acred mixed-use project on the original site of Elitch Gardens amusemenyt park. In 2005, Highlands’ Garden Villaged was awarded the EPA National Award for Smart Growtbh Achievement in the category ofOveralpl Excellence. In 2007, the development received the ’x Award of Excellence for creative land-us e development and design.
In a EPA said it is workinfg with the federal departments of Transportation and Housinb and Urban Development to encourag e communitieslike Highlands’ Garden Villagre that offer affordable housing and sustainablr features close to markets, jobs and recreation. “Highlands’ Garden Village is a great exampleof how, when we work we can bring about socially and environmentallyg responsible development,” Hickenlooper said in a “This community is a model for the country that showsz we can create an alternativde to urban sprawl and reduce greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing our quality of
Jackson, EPA’s administrator, and Denver Mayor John Hickenloopertoured Highlands’ Gardens Village, a 27-acred mixed-use project on the original site of Elitch Gardens amusemenyt park. In 2005, Highlands’ Garden Villaged was awarded the EPA National Award for Smart Growtbh Achievement in the category ofOveralpl Excellence. In 2007, the development received the ’x Award of Excellence for creative land-us e development and design.
In a EPA said it is workinfg with the federal departments of Transportation and Housinb and Urban Development to encourag e communitieslike Highlands’ Garden Villagre that offer affordable housing and sustainablr features close to markets, jobs and recreation. “Highlands’ Garden Village is a great exampleof how, when we work we can bring about socially and environmentallyg responsible development,” Hickenlooper said in a “This community is a model for the country that showsz we can create an alternativde to urban sprawl and reduce greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing our quality of
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