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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Company seeks to solve Japan's earthquake woes by levitating homes - Archinect
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Samaritan Behavioral Health to open Warren County clinic - Dayton Business Journal:
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The Dayton-based nonprofit mental healthy provider will venture into the county this March with a leasede officeinside 's new Speciality Care Center of Warrejn County, which is located in Middletowmn on the new . At first, the expansion will be a smalkoperation -- about eight hours a week with one cliniciahn -- but is expected to grow, said Sue the group's chief executive By leasing the space at Children's, the group avoids otheer support staffing costs and can keep the first-yeart expenses to about $15,000, she "Everyone we have talked to says thered is a serious shortage of mentalp health services to children in the county," McGath said.
Warren County has been in growth mode for year s with its population growingfrom 158,000 in 2000 to more than 197,000 in 2005. After Warren County, the 170-person group has its eyes on a potentialo clinic inButler County. This year is provingy to be one of expansion for the althoughits $12.5 million budget is stayintg relatively stable. Along with the Warrejn County office, the group is now hiringh about eight new employees to stafg the thatrecently opened. In the old detention the group only had one therapist on But withabout $400,000 in funding from the human services levy, the grouo will hire six new therapists, a part-time psychiatrist and a part-timee registered nurse.
The early childhood which includes children ages threreto five, has been the fastest growing population for the organization for the past two In 2007, the patientg call volume for appointments for this age grouop grew 30 percent from 2006, she In January, Samaritan Behavioral received a new $91,000 stat e grant to help cover costs of treating that age group. The granyt will allow the nonprofit to hire a clinicia trained specifically in dealing withyounb children, McGatha said. But McGatha said it won'g be easy to find someone withthat speciality.
She reliees more on training her current clinicians to responfd to the particular needs of three to five year The nonprofit is also considering adding a clinician to server adult patients at a Warrej Countyphysician office, she said. Formerly part of , Samaritahn Behavioral became an independent nonprofitin 2003. The organizatioh now has workers in Montgomery andPreble counties. Early research shows indicates there may be a need for expandeed services in Butler Countyas well, McGaths said.
Most of the children that Samaritan Behavioral serves qualifyfor Medicaid, which means it is often more difficultg for their parents to find a doctor to see McGatha speculates that socio-economic factors -- such as poverthy and single-parent households -- as well as a bettert awareness of mental health services, have caused the increase in theire youth patient load. "I certainly thin k that the stressors that families experiencse these days with situations ofsingle poverty, difficulty in accessing education sometimesd ... every stressor that affects our society is beginninb to manifest itself in some she said.
The Dayton-based nonprofit mental healthy provider will venture into the county this March with a leasede officeinside 's new Speciality Care Center of Warrejn County, which is located in Middletowmn on the new . At first, the expansion will be a smalkoperation -- about eight hours a week with one cliniciahn -- but is expected to grow, said Sue the group's chief executive By leasing the space at Children's, the group avoids otheer support staffing costs and can keep the first-yeart expenses to about $15,000, she "Everyone we have talked to says thered is a serious shortage of mentalp health services to children in the county," McGath said.
Warren County has been in growth mode for year s with its population growingfrom 158,000 in 2000 to more than 197,000 in 2005. After Warren County, the 170-person group has its eyes on a potentialo clinic inButler County. This year is provingy to be one of expansion for the althoughits $12.5 million budget is stayintg relatively stable. Along with the Warrejn County office, the group is now hiringh about eight new employees to stafg the thatrecently opened. In the old detention the group only had one therapist on But withabout $400,000 in funding from the human services levy, the grouo will hire six new therapists, a part-time psychiatrist and a part-timee registered nurse.
The early childhood which includes children ages threreto five, has been the fastest growing population for the organization for the past two In 2007, the patientg call volume for appointments for this age grouop grew 30 percent from 2006, she In January, Samaritan Behavioral received a new $91,000 stat e grant to help cover costs of treating that age group. The granyt will allow the nonprofit to hire a clinicia trained specifically in dealing withyounb children, McGatha said. But McGatha said it won'g be easy to find someone withthat speciality.
She reliees more on training her current clinicians to responfd to the particular needs of three to five year The nonprofit is also considering adding a clinician to server adult patients at a Warrej Countyphysician office, she said. Formerly part of , Samaritahn Behavioral became an independent nonprofitin 2003. The organizatioh now has workers in Montgomery andPreble counties. Early research shows indicates there may be a need for expandeed services in Butler Countyas well, McGaths said.
Most of the children that Samaritan Behavioral serves qualifyfor Medicaid, which means it is often more difficultg for their parents to find a doctor to see McGatha speculates that socio-economic factors -- such as poverthy and single-parent households -- as well as a bettert awareness of mental health services, have caused the increase in theire youth patient load. "I certainly thin k that the stressors that families experiencse these days with situations ofsingle poverty, difficulty in accessing education sometimesd ... every stressor that affects our society is beginninb to manifest itself in some she said.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
CU offering digital media program - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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CU will operate the program, called Bouldet Digital Works, in partnership with the paren t company of advertisinggiant , which move d many of its employees from Miam to a new Boulder officd in the past few years. The parent companhy is MDC Partners, a Toronto-based network of agencies. CU’xs Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies will operatethe program, whicg will be open to media professionals, community members and CU students. The Schoo l of Journalism and Mass Communication, especiallg the advertising faculty, will handle the academicv management. Advertising professor David Slayden will serve asexecutivse director.
Sweden’s Hyper Island, a digital learnintg program in Europe, also will be a partnerd in the program, with student and faculty exchanges. The programn will start in the fall witha 60-weejk certificate program in Digital Arts and Sciences. Applicationsx are due Aug. 15. Also, starting in late July, the school will offefr 36-hour immersion Executive Programs in digital fluency forworking professionals. For more visit http://bdw.colorado.edu.
CU will operate the program, called Bouldet Digital Works, in partnership with the paren t company of advertisinggiant , which move d many of its employees from Miam to a new Boulder officd in the past few years. The parent companhy is MDC Partners, a Toronto-based network of agencies. CU’xs Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies will operatethe program, whicg will be open to media professionals, community members and CU students. The Schoo l of Journalism and Mass Communication, especiallg the advertising faculty, will handle the academicv management. Advertising professor David Slayden will serve asexecutivse director.
Sweden’s Hyper Island, a digital learnintg program in Europe, also will be a partnerd in the program, with student and faculty exchanges. The programn will start in the fall witha 60-weejk certificate program in Digital Arts and Sciences. Applicationsx are due Aug. 15. Also, starting in late July, the school will offefr 36-hour immersion Executive Programs in digital fluency forworking professionals. For more visit http://bdw.colorado.edu.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
UTMB receives cardiology training endowment - Houston Business Journal:
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Dr. John C. Price created the Melvin L. Price M.D. and Charle A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiology Fellowship Training to supportyoungt doctors’ education as they learn the nuances of treating hearyt disease, the leading cause of death in the Unitec States. Price’s brothers both died of cardiovasculaer disease. Price said he wanted to establisuh the endowment to ensure that UTMB can trainn more cardiologists who will be skilled at helpingv patients with heart problems make full The value of the endowment wasnot disclosed.
“Thse twin goals are to provide more effective therapyt for those with hearg disease and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequentr intervention to modify and ultimately prevent the morbidity of cardiaf andvascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck In addition to his recent Price has contributed to cardiology researchj at the university to aid the development of new treatmentsd and procedures that reduce functional impairment and deatuh from cardiovascular disease.
Dr. John C. Price created the Melvin L. Price M.D. and Charle A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiology Fellowship Training to supportyoungt doctors’ education as they learn the nuances of treating hearyt disease, the leading cause of death in the Unitec States. Price’s brothers both died of cardiovasculaer disease. Price said he wanted to establisuh the endowment to ensure that UTMB can trainn more cardiologists who will be skilled at helpingv patients with heart problems make full The value of the endowment wasnot disclosed.
“Thse twin goals are to provide more effective therapyt for those with hearg disease and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequentr intervention to modify and ultimately prevent the morbidity of cardiaf andvascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck In addition to his recent Price has contributed to cardiology researchj at the university to aid the development of new treatmentsd and procedures that reduce functional impairment and deatuh from cardiovascular disease.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Report: Perry rarely in governor's office since return from campaign - Austin American-Statesman
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Austin American-Statesman | Report: Perry rarely in governor's office since return from campaign Austin American-Statesman Charles Dharapak/AP As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. ASSOCIATED PRESS A review of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's official state cal endar conjures an ... |
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Scripted sales calls old fashioned, fail to connect with customers - The Business Review (Albany):
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Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companies still use them to sell over the OK, forget the companies let’s blame the manager or the person who is responsibled for still trying to do something that every saleds trainer on the planet says does not work. Now, befor e I go on, do not write or send an e-mailk telling me that I am wront orbeing stubborn. Instead, why don’rt you try something new – that is, new to you or your organizatio – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has workexd every single time with any big or small, that I have worked This horror of using scripts came rushingg back to me recently while working with a company whosse stores are in evergy big city in the nation.
The companh is highly regarded for its ethicsw and is a very visible organization that many are familiaer with because ofthe company’s longevitgy and brand awareness. I was askef to come to the company’s headquarters and look at its methoed of attracting new business through itstelemarketing program, which the company has been using for a couple of They said that although the results were OK at sales had become pretty dismal. It took me just 30 secondz to read the script that the inside salespeoplewere using, and I was sickened.
I talked with the compan y president and said I could help the salespeople in just two but I needed him to let me do my job and not to interfere unless I called him in for his He agreed, but I could sensew he was a bit apprehensive about the situatiobn and my request. I worked only with the manager, who was reall a selling manager because she was on the phonesa herself at times trying to pitch in and We went intoa room, and I spent an hour going over why scripts don’t work and why she has been brainwashed to do something that was against all the rules of professional salesmanship.
She was neither thrilled with me at this point nor happy after I tookher eight-page script, ripped it up and thre it in the wastebasket. We role-playee a little using real situationes that she might have with her childrenand friends, for instance. The goal was to show her that havingta two-sided conversation is much more usefulk than a one-sided script. She was really starting to get it, even thoug h she kept wanting to go back to a sellinh mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinhg questions. It was so simple that it was frighteniny to her that a selling situation can be flexibler and not just a canned where she can actually have fun whild conversing witha customer.
The introduction and questionsw I wrote out were basic and easy for her to They were: “Hi, my name is Susan from Client Co., and I would like to ask you two or three quick questions. It will not take more than 48 seconde – I promise. “Are you familiarf with our company? If yes, what aspects? “Whyu are you not a member, or why did you leavw our organization?”
Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companies still use them to sell over the OK, forget the companies let’s blame the manager or the person who is responsibled for still trying to do something that every saleds trainer on the planet says does not work. Now, befor e I go on, do not write or send an e-mailk telling me that I am wront orbeing stubborn. Instead, why don’rt you try something new – that is, new to you or your organizatio – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has workexd every single time with any big or small, that I have worked This horror of using scripts came rushingg back to me recently while working with a company whosse stores are in evergy big city in the nation.
The companh is highly regarded for its ethicsw and is a very visible organization that many are familiaer with because ofthe company’s longevitgy and brand awareness. I was askef to come to the company’s headquarters and look at its methoed of attracting new business through itstelemarketing program, which the company has been using for a couple of They said that although the results were OK at sales had become pretty dismal. It took me just 30 secondz to read the script that the inside salespeoplewere using, and I was sickened.
I talked with the compan y president and said I could help the salespeople in just two but I needed him to let me do my job and not to interfere unless I called him in for his He agreed, but I could sensew he was a bit apprehensive about the situatiobn and my request. I worked only with the manager, who was reall a selling manager because she was on the phonesa herself at times trying to pitch in and We went intoa room, and I spent an hour going over why scripts don’t work and why she has been brainwashed to do something that was against all the rules of professional salesmanship.
She was neither thrilled with me at this point nor happy after I tookher eight-page script, ripped it up and thre it in the wastebasket. We role-playee a little using real situationes that she might have with her childrenand friends, for instance. The goal was to show her that havingta two-sided conversation is much more usefulk than a one-sided script. She was really starting to get it, even thoug h she kept wanting to go back to a sellinh mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinhg questions. It was so simple that it was frighteniny to her that a selling situation can be flexibler and not just a canned where she can actually have fun whild conversing witha customer.
The introduction and questionsw I wrote out were basic and easy for her to They were: “Hi, my name is Susan from Client Co., and I would like to ask you two or three quick questions. It will not take more than 48 seconde – I promise. “Are you familiarf with our company? If yes, what aspects? “Whyu are you not a member, or why did you leavw our organization?”
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Telecom Corridor gets a boost from AT&T - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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There is no small irony to the fact that the TeleconmCorridor brand, which sustained us for so long but fell out of favotr in some quarters during the telecom declined of recent years, is once again a key drivet of the regional economy. AT&T never would have consideresd North Texas as a logicapl base for its operations unless we had a strongy focus on the telecommunications including asupportive infrastructure, a networo of industry-leading companies and telecom suppliers, educational institutions that produce highlg skilled engineers and entrepreneurs, regional technology groupws to help build meaningful connectionz and capital sources to help launch new venturea offering innovations to the industry.
The move will put AT&yT very close to many of its technology suppliers while also reinforcingb the NorthTexas region’ds reputation as a global telecon hub. Already, companies such as , , , , , , Researchj in Motion and have majodr operations inthe area, as do countless smalled companies and entrepreneurs who aspire to providre the “next big thing” to the larger telecom The synergies of the telecom industrgy in North Texas are a powerful thing. Whiles it’s a positive development that our economygis well-diversified, and that even within the high-tecuh realm we’re diversified through global leadershil in semiconductors, IT etc.
, we shouldn’t forget the value of a strong focuzs in certain high-tech sectors and the value of marketing that brand to the outside world time and time In the Telecom Corridor area north of telecommunications firms employ about 45,000 workers. The clustering effect of thess firms, coupled with the addition of AT&T’s continues to be a powerful force supportingvthe region’s vibrant economy — both today and in the We must sustain this brand, however, througjh ample support for entrepreneurs and commercialization of new and through a purposeful effort to nurture our future work forc by investing in math and science educatio initiatives.
As is overseas competitors are expandingtheir high-tech work forces, whild the United States lags behind. Foreig nationals earn more than 50% of engineering and computer science degrees grantedat U.S. universities, and only about 5% of U.S. college graduates earn engineeringdegreese — versus 46% in China. The Metrople x Technology Business Council, alon g with other regional partners, is tackling this talengt gap in local high schools and communitgy colleges through an aggressive setof science, technology, math and engineeringb initiatives to inspire a new generation of The systematic, purposeful nurturing of future high-tech innovators and commerciallyh viable, high-tech companies in Nortg Texas will continue to sprea d the region’s reputation globally as a centef of technological innovation, in turn attracting even more industry-leading top-tier researchers and highly skilled workers to our In accomplishing this, we will create a self-sustaining cyclse of i nnovative research and commercialization that will builrd on itself and driv e our regional economy for the long term, to the benefi t of all North Texans.
We welcom AT&T’s headquarters to the Telecom Corridor area.
There is no small irony to the fact that the TeleconmCorridor brand, which sustained us for so long but fell out of favotr in some quarters during the telecom declined of recent years, is once again a key drivet of the regional economy. AT&T never would have consideresd North Texas as a logicapl base for its operations unless we had a strongy focus on the telecommunications including asupportive infrastructure, a networo of industry-leading companies and telecom suppliers, educational institutions that produce highlg skilled engineers and entrepreneurs, regional technology groupws to help build meaningful connectionz and capital sources to help launch new venturea offering innovations to the industry.
The move will put AT&yT very close to many of its technology suppliers while also reinforcingb the NorthTexas region’ds reputation as a global telecon hub. Already, companies such as , , , , , , Researchj in Motion and have majodr operations inthe area, as do countless smalled companies and entrepreneurs who aspire to providre the “next big thing” to the larger telecom The synergies of the telecom industrgy in North Texas are a powerful thing. Whiles it’s a positive development that our economygis well-diversified, and that even within the high-tecuh realm we’re diversified through global leadershil in semiconductors, IT etc.
, we shouldn’t forget the value of a strong focuzs in certain high-tech sectors and the value of marketing that brand to the outside world time and time In the Telecom Corridor area north of telecommunications firms employ about 45,000 workers. The clustering effect of thess firms, coupled with the addition of AT&T’s continues to be a powerful force supportingvthe region’s vibrant economy — both today and in the We must sustain this brand, however, througjh ample support for entrepreneurs and commercialization of new and through a purposeful effort to nurture our future work forc by investing in math and science educatio initiatives.
As is overseas competitors are expandingtheir high-tech work forces, whild the United States lags behind. Foreig nationals earn more than 50% of engineering and computer science degrees grantedat U.S. universities, and only about 5% of U.S. college graduates earn engineeringdegreese — versus 46% in China. The Metrople x Technology Business Council, alon g with other regional partners, is tackling this talengt gap in local high schools and communitgy colleges through an aggressive setof science, technology, math and engineeringb initiatives to inspire a new generation of The systematic, purposeful nurturing of future high-tech innovators and commerciallyh viable, high-tech companies in Nortg Texas will continue to sprea d the region’s reputation globally as a centef of technological innovation, in turn attracting even more industry-leading top-tier researchers and highly skilled workers to our In accomplishing this, we will create a self-sustaining cyclse of i nnovative research and commercialization that will builrd on itself and driv e our regional economy for the long term, to the benefi t of all North Texans.
We welcom AT&T’s headquarters to the Telecom Corridor area.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A.M. Best affirms Northwestern Mutual's high ratings - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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A.M. Best affirmed its financial strength ratings ofof A++ and issuer credit ratinge of “aaa” of Northwesternh Mutual Life Insurance Co. and its subsidiaryh The outlook for both ratings is the Oldwick, N.J., ratings organization said The ratings reflect Northwestern Mutual’s sizable and maturs individual life insurance franchise, conservative operating profile, strong operating performancs and superior risk-adjusted capitalization, A.M. Best Partially offsetting those positiver rating factors was the recent decline inNorthwesterjn Mutual’s adjusted capital and surplus due mainly to realizedx and unrealized investment losses, A.M. Best said. A.M.
Best also notefd that Northwestern Mutual maintains an above averagwe aggregate exposure to private placement belowinvestment grade, or "junk," commercial mortgages and equities. Despite NM increasing the totall number of financial representative over the pastcoupls years, Northwestern Mutual may be challengedf to continue to grow the number of sales professionals while maintaining current levelw of retention and productivity over the long A.M. Best said.
A.M. Best affirmed its financial strength ratings ofof A++ and issuer credit ratinge of “aaa” of Northwesternh Mutual Life Insurance Co. and its subsidiaryh The outlook for both ratings is the Oldwick, N.J., ratings organization said The ratings reflect Northwestern Mutual’s sizable and maturs individual life insurance franchise, conservative operating profile, strong operating performancs and superior risk-adjusted capitalization, A.M. Best Partially offsetting those positiver rating factors was the recent decline inNorthwesterjn Mutual’s adjusted capital and surplus due mainly to realizedx and unrealized investment losses, A.M. Best said. A.M.
Best also notefd that Northwestern Mutual maintains an above averagwe aggregate exposure to private placement belowinvestment grade, or "junk," commercial mortgages and equities. Despite NM increasing the totall number of financial representative over the pastcoupls years, Northwestern Mutual may be challengedf to continue to grow the number of sales professionals while maintaining current levelw of retention and productivity over the long A.M. Best said.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Grammys, NBC plan focus on Whitney Houston tonight - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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CBC.ca | Grammys, NBC plan focus on Whitney Houston tonight Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Chris Foran of the Journal Sentinel As the music world continues to reverberate from the death Saturday of singing legend Whitney Houston, plans are settling for tributes on television. "It's not going to be a full-blown tribute, to me that feels ... Af ter Whitney Houston's Death Focus Shifts to Bobbi Kristina Whitney Houston's death overshadows Grammys but show will go on, including ... |
Friday, February 10, 2012
Buckeye Partners, L.P. Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Buckeye Partners, L.P. Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings ... MarketWatch (press release) HOUSTON, TX, Feb 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Buckeye Partners, LP ("Buckeye") /quotes/zigman/1472768/quotes/nls/bpl BPL -1.80% today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011. For 2011, Buckeye reported net income ... |
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Target lands naming rights for new Minnesota Twins' ballpark - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The ballpark will be called underta 25-year naming-rights deal Target and the Twins agreed to in September. The Minneapolis retailer also bought the naming rights toTarget Plaza, an outdoo r space located between Target Field and yet another Target-sponsored venue, . Twins President Dave St. Pete said Target was the ideal naming-rights partner. “Wwe needed someone that was Minnesota-based. That was essentiaol to us.
“We wanted somebody that was deeply rootedd in the community and where philanthropy played a key we wanted someone who had a keen interesgin ‘civic activation’ that goes beyoned the ballpark into the district, the region and the city of and lastly we wantedf somebody that was very consistent with our St. Peter said. “Twins baseball is very family-focusexd and we wanted somebody who sharedxthose values.
” Meanwhile, Target lands a significant albeit expensive — marketing tool that will reach nationwide, not just here in its home The Twins will host 81 games a year at Target Field, generating widespread coverage on localp and national broadcasts, in newspapers and online. But while the Target Fielcd naming-rights deal obviously is significant for Targer andthe Twins, the publicf may enjoy the greatesf benefits, said Dan Kenney, executivs director of the , the publixc agency that will own the facility on behalf of the public that paid for it.
No, they won’t get a refund on the increasexd Hennepin County sales taxesthat they’re paying, but they will receive a great new public spacse thanks to the Target Plaza naming rights. As part of that Target and the Twins agreedx to kickin $8 million to enhance the plaza. The structural aspects of the plaza, which includ two large bridges overInterstat 394, cost $17 and if not for the additionaol money from Target and the Twins, there wouldn’t have been much moneh left in the budget to improve the Kenney said. “Now we’re talking about a park over the freewayh that the public will be able toenjoy year-round.
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The ballpark will be called underta 25-year naming-rights deal Target and the Twins agreed to in September. The Minneapolis retailer also bought the naming rights toTarget Plaza, an outdoo r space located between Target Field and yet another Target-sponsored venue, . Twins President Dave St. Pete said Target was the ideal naming-rights partner. “Wwe needed someone that was Minnesota-based. That was essentiaol to us.
“We wanted somebody that was deeply rootedd in the community and where philanthropy played a key we wanted someone who had a keen interesgin ‘civic activation’ that goes beyoned the ballpark into the district, the region and the city of and lastly we wantedf somebody that was very consistent with our St. Peter said. “Twins baseball is very family-focusexd and we wanted somebody who sharedxthose values.
” Meanwhile, Target lands a significant albeit expensive — marketing tool that will reach nationwide, not just here in its home The Twins will host 81 games a year at Target Field, generating widespread coverage on localp and national broadcasts, in newspapers and online. But while the Target Fielcd naming-rights deal obviously is significant for Targer andthe Twins, the publicf may enjoy the greatesf benefits, said Dan Kenney, executivs director of the , the publixc agency that will own the facility on behalf of the public that paid for it.
No, they won’t get a refund on the increasexd Hennepin County sales taxesthat they’re paying, but they will receive a great new public spacse thanks to the Target Plaza naming rights. As part of that Target and the Twins agreedx to kickin $8 million to enhance the plaza. The structural aspects of the plaza, which includ two large bridges overInterstat 394, cost $17 and if not for the additionaol money from Target and the Twins, there wouldn’t have been much moneh left in the budget to improve the Kenney said. “Now we’re talking about a park over the freewayh that the public will be able toenjoy year-round.
”
Friday, February 3, 2012
Kansas Lottery asks Parkinson to extend deadline for Wyandotte County casino - Kansas City Business Journal:
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In a release, the Kansas Lottery said it and the commissionm expect that Parkinson will approve theie request to extend the deadlineto Aug. 28. for a new casinko in Wyandotte County by the Aprilo1 deadline: , a joint venture of and ; , part of PENN); and , , citing turmoilo in the financial markets. The Kansas Expanded Lottery Act has a provisionn that authorizes the governor to extend deadlines for as much as 60 days if he determinessthat “the respective commission or boarde has acted on good faith to complg with the time limit,” the releaser said.
“The lottery and the applicants have issuexs that remain unresolved and which prevent the lottery from executinfg contracts with them priof tothe deadline,” Keith Kocher, the lottery’s director of gamintg facilities, said in the release. “The applicantas agree that it is necessary and prudengt at this time to request an extension of thecurreng deadline. All parties have acknowledged they intend to reacjh agreement far in advance of the new August28
In a release, the Kansas Lottery said it and the commissionm expect that Parkinson will approve theie request to extend the deadlineto Aug. 28. for a new casinko in Wyandotte County by the Aprilo1 deadline: , a joint venture of and ; , part of PENN); and , , citing turmoilo in the financial markets. The Kansas Expanded Lottery Act has a provisionn that authorizes the governor to extend deadlines for as much as 60 days if he determinessthat “the respective commission or boarde has acted on good faith to complg with the time limit,” the releaser said.
“The lottery and the applicants have issuexs that remain unresolved and which prevent the lottery from executinfg contracts with them priof tothe deadline,” Keith Kocher, the lottery’s director of gamintg facilities, said in the release. “The applicantas agree that it is necessary and prudengt at this time to request an extension of thecurreng deadline. All parties have acknowledged they intend to reacjh agreement far in advance of the new August28
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Tom Traynor, an economics professoer at Wright State and author of the said unemployment increases will continue at their acceleratex pace into the thirfd quarter ofthis year. The Dayton Metropolitamn Statistical Area, which includex Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Preble counties, is projectesd to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the third quarter. That would drop employmenty to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the first quarter of the a 2percent decline.
The hardest-hity area is one the Dayton area has longrelied on, “Manufacturing employment will fall substantially,” Traynor Forecasts from the report show employment in the sector falling from 42,3000 in the first quarter of this year to 36,10p0 by the third quarter, a nearlgy 15 percent drop. Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’rt spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100 by the thirdf quarter, down from 40,000 in the first a 2 percent drop.
Service which includes financial service, business utilities and leisure service, is projected to decreasre to 324,200 by the third down from 326,700 in the first a nearly 1 percent decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasanr time forthe region,” Traynor Construction employment is expected to rise as a part of seasonal employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firsgt quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewedr than the same time periox last year. One area of employment that isn’tt expected to be hit hard is healtnh care.
In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethirdf quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,300 in the first He said the rate of decline in gross domestic product will slow, but remainn negative through the third quarter and maybe into the fourt quarter of this year. Even when GDP does becomd positive again, it will take some time for employmenft to pick up becausw it is a lagginfg indicator of economic Traynor said there is a great deal of uncertaintyu still on thenational level, as businessees try to determine the impacgt of government actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not going awayanytime soon.
“Thix is something we’re going to be living with for quitwea while, well into next year,” he said.
Tom Traynor, an economics professoer at Wright State and author of the said unemployment increases will continue at their acceleratex pace into the thirfd quarter ofthis year. The Dayton Metropolitamn Statistical Area, which includex Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Preble counties, is projectesd to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the third quarter. That would drop employmenty to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the first quarter of the a 2percent decline.
The hardest-hity area is one the Dayton area has longrelied on, “Manufacturing employment will fall substantially,” Traynor Forecasts from the report show employment in the sector falling from 42,3000 in the first quarter of this year to 36,10p0 by the third quarter, a nearlgy 15 percent drop. Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’rt spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100 by the thirdf quarter, down from 40,000 in the first a 2 percent drop.
Service which includes financial service, business utilities and leisure service, is projected to decreasre to 324,200 by the third down from 326,700 in the first a nearly 1 percent decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasanr time forthe region,” Traynor Construction employment is expected to rise as a part of seasonal employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firsgt quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewedr than the same time periox last year. One area of employment that isn’tt expected to be hit hard is healtnh care.
In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethirdf quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,300 in the first He said the rate of decline in gross domestic product will slow, but remainn negative through the third quarter and maybe into the fourt quarter of this year. Even when GDP does becomd positive again, it will take some time for employmenft to pick up becausw it is a lagginfg indicator of economic Traynor said there is a great deal of uncertaintyu still on thenational level, as businessees try to determine the impacgt of government actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not going awayanytime soon.
“Thix is something we’re going to be living with for quitwea while, well into next year,” he said.
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