Thursday, November 11, 2010

Chic bar takes place of Chinatown dive - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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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

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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:

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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

'Broke' LiLo goes shopping - Hindustan Times

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Report: Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell 11 European breweries - San Francisco Business Times:

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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:

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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

ETFs To Buy If You Believe Baker Hughes Has 20% Upside - Forbes (blog)

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