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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high sinc e double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economh grows 95 percent of the saidthe chamber’s Marty Regalia. He predicts the current economic downturnh will endaround September, but the unemployment rate will remain high througu the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quicklyy as it usually does after a recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potential problem becaus e of the federal government’s huge budgeyt deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumped into the economu by the Federal he said.
If this stimulus is not unwoundf once the economy beginto recover, higher interest rates coul choke off improvement in the housing market and business investment, he said. “Thd economy has got to be runningh on its own by the middle ofnext year,” Regalisa said. Almost every major inflationary periodin U.S. histort was preceded by heavy debt he noted. The chances of a double-dip recessionn will be lower if Ben Bernanker is reappointed chairman of theFederal Reserve, Regalia If President Barack Obama appoints his economic adviser Larry Summers to chairf the Fed, that would signaol the monetary spigot would remain open for a longert time, he said.
A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamz administrationis “not something the markets want to Regalia said. Obama has declined to say whetherr he willreappoint Bernanke, whose term ends in Meanwhile, more than half of small business ownerw expect the recession to last at leas t another two years, accordingb to a survey of Intuit Payrollp customers. But 61 percent expect their own businesw to grow in the next12 months. “Small business owneras are bullish on theirown abilities, but bearisu on the factors they can’t control,” said Camerom Schmidt, director of marketing for Intuig Employee Management Solutions.
“Even in the gloomiesgt economy there are opportunitiesto seize.” A separate surveg of small business owners by Discover Financial Serviced found that 57 percent thoughty the economy was getting worse, whilr 26 percent thought the economyu was improving. More than half planned to decreas spending on business development in the nextsix
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Exclusive: Young Guru Says Jay Electronica Has No Problem With Ab-Soul ... - The Source (blog)
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The Source (blog) | Exclusive: Young Guru Says Jay Electronica Has No Problem With Ab-Soul ... The Source (blog) During a drunken Christmas Twitter rant, Jay Electronica had the entire Hip-Hop world laughing and scratching their head at the same damn time! The above Tweet seemed to be a shot at Ab-Soul if you read it correctly. Blame it on the Jack in the Roc ... |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
parking meter rates to rise again - Chicago Tribune
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CBS News | parking meter rates to rise again Chicago Tribune Loop rates will go up 75 cents to $6.50 an hour as part of scheduled fee increases included in Mayor Richard Daley's much-criticized 2008 lease of the city's meters to Chicago Parking Meters LLC. Paid street parking in neighborhoods near the Loop will ... Dubious distinction for Chicago parking meters Chicago Parking Meter Rates Will Be Nation's Most Expensive In 2013 Opinion: New Year's Day Should Be No-Parking Day |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
ARAMARK Uniform Services invests in new laundry facility - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The new facility will serve upto 4,009 customers in the South Texas region and has hiredd 67 employees. It has the capacity to process 400,000 pounds of laundry per week. Prior to havingv this facility, ARAMARK used its facility in Dallasx to provide the San Antonio market with uniformk services and a complete line of cleanliness andsafetyh products. ARAMARK decided to invesrt in a local laundry facility buildinb in order to reduce itsfleetf vehicles’ mileage and fuel consumption. The company estimatesx that it will be able to cut fuel consumptionby 32,00 0 gallons a year.
The plant will be environmentally reducing daily clean water consumption betwee n 15 percent to 30 percent by usingv a reusablewater system. The facility will save betweehn 1.5 million and 3 million gallons of water each The plant also has aheat re-claimer that recover and reuses the heat from the reducing the plant’s gas use by 25 percent. It will save abougt 3 million cubic feet of natural gas each A dedication ceremony for the facility will be heldon Thursday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. The facilitgy is located at 10501 Fischetr Road in SouthBexar Burbank, Calif.-based ARAMARK Uniform Services is a divisionh of ARAMARK Uniform & Career Apparel Inc.
, an indirect whollyu owned subsidiary of Philadelphia-basex The uniform services division has 1,364 employeesz and a payroll of nearly $25 milliobn in Bexar County. ARAMARK Uniform Servicesd is a leading supplier of uniforms andworkplacw supplies, such as mats, mops and towels. More than 2 milliohn employeesat 200,000 businesses in the United Statesw rely on ARAMARK Uniform Services. The parenty company, ARAMARK Corp., provides food facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to healthncare institutions, universities and schoo l districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses aroun the world.
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The new facility will serve upto 4,009 customers in the South Texas region and has hiredd 67 employees. It has the capacity to process 400,000 pounds of laundry per week. Prior to havingv this facility, ARAMARK used its facility in Dallasx to provide the San Antonio market with uniformk services and a complete line of cleanliness andsafetyh products. ARAMARK decided to invesrt in a local laundry facility buildinb in order to reduce itsfleetf vehicles’ mileage and fuel consumption. The company estimatesx that it will be able to cut fuel consumptionby 32,00 0 gallons a year.
The plant will be environmentally reducing daily clean water consumption betwee n 15 percent to 30 percent by usingv a reusablewater system. The facility will save betweehn 1.5 million and 3 million gallons of water each The plant also has aheat re-claimer that recover and reuses the heat from the reducing the plant’s gas use by 25 percent. It will save abougt 3 million cubic feet of natural gas each A dedication ceremony for the facility will be heldon Thursday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. The facilitgy is located at 10501 Fischetr Road in SouthBexar Burbank, Calif.-based ARAMARK Uniform Services is a divisionh of ARAMARK Uniform & Career Apparel Inc.
, an indirect whollyu owned subsidiary of Philadelphia-basex The uniform services division has 1,364 employeesz and a payroll of nearly $25 milliobn in Bexar County. ARAMARK Uniform Servicesd is a leading supplier of uniforms andworkplacw supplies, such as mats, mops and towels. More than 2 milliohn employeesat 200,000 businesses in the United Statesw rely on ARAMARK Uniform Services. The parenty company, ARAMARK Corp., provides food facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to healthncare institutions, universities and schoo l districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses aroun the world.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
People on the Move: June 22 - Dayton Business Journal:
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Stephanie Williamson has been named director of marketing and businesas development with MatrixDesign Cos. in the Matrixd Settles office in Arlington. in D.C. named Brian Judis senior project manager for itshospitality practice. Judizs brings 15 years of experienced managing large hospitality projects to theCORE team. Most recentlh associated with , where he was the director of capital expenditures, Judis implemented capital investment projects upwardsdof $70 million annually and was the lead managef for the design and construction of numerousa hotel projects throughout the U.S.
Judis has worked with a wide rangew of hotelbrands including, but not limitedc to, Marriott, Swisshotel, , Hyatt, , and Recently, he completed the renovation to the rotunda bar and restaurant of the Philadelphisa Marriott Downtown. Other recent projects include the managemen t of the design and construction at the HyattrCapitol Hill, JW Marriott, Key Bridge Four Seasons Philadelphia, and Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. Scott Boos , senioer policy adviser to Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., has been namedx the new deputy directorf ofthe . Boos has more than sevenn years of legislative and polic y experience gained during his tenureein Specter’s office and as staff director of the U.S.
Senat Steel Caucus. In the Boos focused on a broad range of issuesincluding manufacturing, trade, climate change, veterans, appropriations, tax, telecom, housing, financialp services and other business-related issues. As staff director of the bipartisajn U.S. Senate Steel Caucus, he worked to promotew the health and stability of the domestixsteel industry, as well as the interestzs of its workforce. The of D.C. namecd Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer as director of the Project. She is an experiencefd appellate litigator who comes to Legal Aid after nine yearzs atLitigation Group, wherw she made three U.S.
Supreme Courf arguments and numerous others before appellate courts throughout the countr in cases involving the First access tothe courts, and consumetr health and safety, amongy other issues. Prior to her positionj at Public Citizen, she worke d for then-Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the reauthorizationb of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and was an associatee at the law firm of LLP and a teachinyg fellow at the Law Center Appellate Litigation The in Fairfax named Tiffany Singleton tothe organization’s newlgy created position of director of social entrepreneurship programs.
Singleto n will be responsible for overseeingthe design, developmen t and implementation of UNCF social entrepreneurship while engaging stakeholders to develop a multiyear strategy for introducing a greater number of young African Americane to social entrepreneurship — the applicatioj of business management practices and innovatiob to social reform efforts. In additioj to overseeing the design and implementatiom of UNCF socialentrepreneurship programs, Singleton will cultivate and sustainn strategic partnerships and collaborations with leading social entrepreneursx and their organizations, and organize structured discussions with key ultimately establishing a nationak advisory committee of social academic, and social venturw philanthropists who can provide ongoing guidances to UNCF.
has promoted Paul McManus to assistantvice president. McManus, who joinesd the bank in is a financial center leaderf at 1470Rockville Pike. Francisx P. Nelson has been promoteed to administrative vice presidentat . Nelson joinedf M&T in 1992. He is responsibl for leading and managing a retail sales and operations team for thePrince George’s Countyu region. in Rockville has namecd David E. Perkins as its new chier technology officer. Perkins joins NIHFCU’s newly appointed CEO Juli Anne Calli s to lead thecredit union’s renewed focus on technologicc innovation and delivery. Perkins previsouly worked at .
Over a 13-yeafr career at SECU, with the last five as CIO, Perkins’ accomplishmentw include the completion of two core implementation of newloan origination, online banking and collectioj systems and the migration of new Cardinal Bank announced the promotions of Andrew J. Peden to senioer vice president, Katie L. Golden to vice presidentr and James N. Estep to assistant vice Peden will oversee the relationshipo management of developers and realestat investors, with a primary focus on acquisition, construction financin g and commercial development, includinf special use properties such as golf coursexs and churches.
He began his lending career at Cardinap Bank in 2000 as acredit analyst. Goldebn will continue to oversee the relationship managementt of buildersand developers, primarily in the areas of commercial development, project financing, acquisitions and clienr development. Golden joined Cardinal Bank in 2004 in real estatde administration and currently manages the lending support unit for the commerciapl realestate group. Estep remains dedicated to smallpbusiness lending, SBA guaranteed lending and busineses development. Estep began his financial services career at Cardinal Bank in 2004 inretaip lending. C.
Fox Communications in Silver Spring named Tina McCormac as senior public relations and Julie Feldman as publirelations associate. in D.C. named David W. Whitmorde as chief operating officer andgeneraol counsel. Whitmore comes to Levick with more than 25 yearss of financial and operational He has spentthe lion’a share of his career in the communicationx industry, working with public relations, public lobbying and advertising firms. Before joining Whitmore was executive vice president ofin D.C. with operational responsibility forthe firm’s public government relations, crisis management, and issues managementt practice groups.
Prior to Whitmore provided communications and management counsep to numerous clientsin D.C., Duba i and Abu Dhabi. At , Whitmor e variously served as executivevice president, chiefv financial officer, chief operating officet and general counsel. announcec the hiring of Briah Brobst as vice president of business developmenyin Reston. Brobst, a 20-plusx year engineering and constructionindustry veteran, will be charged with expandinyg the firm’s presence in the high-density power and computing inclusive of finance, telecommunications, commercial data centerss and government agencies. Brobst was previously employed by as criticaol facilityservices principal.
Prior to that, he served as principal and Eastern region directore of business developmentfor
Stephanie Williamson has been named director of marketing and businesas development with MatrixDesign Cos. in the Matrixd Settles office in Arlington. in D.C. named Brian Judis senior project manager for itshospitality practice. Judizs brings 15 years of experienced managing large hospitality projects to theCORE team. Most recentlh associated with , where he was the director of capital expenditures, Judis implemented capital investment projects upwardsdof $70 million annually and was the lead managef for the design and construction of numerousa hotel projects throughout the U.S.
Judis has worked with a wide rangew of hotelbrands including, but not limitedc to, Marriott, Swisshotel, , Hyatt, , and Recently, he completed the renovation to the rotunda bar and restaurant of the Philadelphisa Marriott Downtown. Other recent projects include the managemen t of the design and construction at the HyattrCapitol Hill, JW Marriott, Key Bridge Four Seasons Philadelphia, and Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. Scott Boos , senioer policy adviser to Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., has been namedx the new deputy directorf ofthe . Boos has more than sevenn years of legislative and polic y experience gained during his tenureein Specter’s office and as staff director of the U.S.
Senat Steel Caucus. In the Boos focused on a broad range of issuesincluding manufacturing, trade, climate change, veterans, appropriations, tax, telecom, housing, financialp services and other business-related issues. As staff director of the bipartisajn U.S. Senate Steel Caucus, he worked to promotew the health and stability of the domestixsteel industry, as well as the interestzs of its workforce. The of D.C. namecd Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer as director of the Project. She is an experiencefd appellate litigator who comes to Legal Aid after nine yearzs atLitigation Group, wherw she made three U.S.
Supreme Courf arguments and numerous others before appellate courts throughout the countr in cases involving the First access tothe courts, and consumetr health and safety, amongy other issues. Prior to her positionj at Public Citizen, she worke d for then-Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the reauthorizationb of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and was an associatee at the law firm of LLP and a teachinyg fellow at the Law Center Appellate Litigation The in Fairfax named Tiffany Singleton tothe organization’s newlgy created position of director of social entrepreneurship programs.
Singleto n will be responsible for overseeingthe design, developmen t and implementation of UNCF social entrepreneurship while engaging stakeholders to develop a multiyear strategy for introducing a greater number of young African Americane to social entrepreneurship — the applicatioj of business management practices and innovatiob to social reform efforts. In additioj to overseeing the design and implementatiom of UNCF socialentrepreneurship programs, Singleton will cultivate and sustainn strategic partnerships and collaborations with leading social entrepreneursx and their organizations, and organize structured discussions with key ultimately establishing a nationak advisory committee of social academic, and social venturw philanthropists who can provide ongoing guidances to UNCF.
has promoted Paul McManus to assistantvice president. McManus, who joinesd the bank in is a financial center leaderf at 1470Rockville Pike. Francisx P. Nelson has been promoteed to administrative vice presidentat . Nelson joinedf M&T in 1992. He is responsibl for leading and managing a retail sales and operations team for thePrince George’s Countyu region. in Rockville has namecd David E. Perkins as its new chier technology officer. Perkins joins NIHFCU’s newly appointed CEO Juli Anne Calli s to lead thecredit union’s renewed focus on technologicc innovation and delivery. Perkins previsouly worked at .
Over a 13-yeafr career at SECU, with the last five as CIO, Perkins’ accomplishmentw include the completion of two core implementation of newloan origination, online banking and collectioj systems and the migration of new Cardinal Bank announced the promotions of Andrew J. Peden to senioer vice president, Katie L. Golden to vice presidentr and James N. Estep to assistant vice Peden will oversee the relationshipo management of developers and realestat investors, with a primary focus on acquisition, construction financin g and commercial development, includinf special use properties such as golf coursexs and churches.
He began his lending career at Cardinap Bank in 2000 as acredit analyst. Goldebn will continue to oversee the relationship managementt of buildersand developers, primarily in the areas of commercial development, project financing, acquisitions and clienr development. Golden joined Cardinal Bank in 2004 in real estatde administration and currently manages the lending support unit for the commerciapl realestate group. Estep remains dedicated to smallpbusiness lending, SBA guaranteed lending and busineses development. Estep began his financial services career at Cardinal Bank in 2004 inretaip lending. C.
Fox Communications in Silver Spring named Tina McCormac as senior public relations and Julie Feldman as publirelations associate. in D.C. named David W. Whitmorde as chief operating officer andgeneraol counsel. Whitmore comes to Levick with more than 25 yearss of financial and operational He has spentthe lion’a share of his career in the communicationx industry, working with public relations, public lobbying and advertising firms. Before joining Whitmore was executive vice president ofin D.C. with operational responsibility forthe firm’s public government relations, crisis management, and issues managementt practice groups.
Prior to Whitmore provided communications and management counsep to numerous clientsin D.C., Duba i and Abu Dhabi. At , Whitmor e variously served as executivevice president, chiefv financial officer, chief operating officet and general counsel. announcec the hiring of Briah Brobst as vice president of business developmenyin Reston. Brobst, a 20-plusx year engineering and constructionindustry veteran, will be charged with expandinyg the firm’s presence in the high-density power and computing inclusive of finance, telecommunications, commercial data centerss and government agencies. Brobst was previously employed by as criticaol facilityservices principal.
Prior to that, he served as principal and Eastern region directore of business developmentfor
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Environmental impact of marijuana-growing in California - Los Angeles Times
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Environmental impact of marijuana-growing in California Los Angeles Times State scientists, grappling with an explosion of marijuana-growing in the North Coast, recently studied aerial imagery of a small tributary of the Eel River, spawning grounds for endangered coho salmon and other threatened fish. In the remote, 37 ... |
Thursday, December 20, 2012
CU economist Wobbekind: Colorado to lose up to 65,000 jobs in 2009 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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“We think the Colorado economyy will likely parallel or slightly follow the recovery of the national which we see leveling off in the thirdd quarter and growing in the fourth Wobbekind said ina statement. “We think the rate of job lossesd will slow throughout the rest ofthis year, and potentiallg turn positive by the end of the Wobbekind made his remarks as part of a midyear update on his 2009 economic originally forecast in December 2008. Colorado likely will lose 55,009 to 65,000 jobs in 2009, Wobbekind said in his updates forecast. That’s far more than the 4,300-jobv loss he expected last December.
“In the firstf part of this year, we’ve more than lost the jobs createcd in the previoustwo years,” he “It’s going to take at leastt the next two years to recover thosed lost jobs.” Hiring in the educationao and health care services sector has been slightlgy positive in 2009, mostly because employers were still fillingh a backlog of needed hireds in areas such as nursing, Wobbekind said.
The natural resourcez and mining sector is but could potentially see some positiv job growth if energy explorationm in thestate increases, he “There are some jobs being created, but pretty much across the boarf the sectors are takingt a very hard hit,” he said. Amonvg the most affected sectors has been the professiona and business services which includesmany high-paying jobs such as lawyers, computer systems designers and scientific research and development “The single most surprising area and the one that has had the largestr job loss has been in professional and businesss services,” Wobbekind said.
“It’s been a very important category for jobs during the last severakl years as the economy has surgedeand it’s been one that has been hit surprisinglg hard in this downturn, at leasy by our assessment and by many The leisure and hospitality sector saw very weak retaio numbers for the first four months of the year, especially in mountaih resort towns. The rest of the year is expectec tobe weak, but should improvde compared with the first four months of the the statement said.
“This is not going to be a greatg year for tourism byany means, but it probabl will get a littlse better going forward than it was in the beginninyg of this year,” he The Leeds Business Confidence Index did show an uptick recently, suggesting improvement in the third quarter. Aftert plunging to a record low in the firsty quarterof 2009, the forward-lookin LBCI surged upward, from 35.5 to 47.5 for the thirsd quarter of 2009. All six index components postedsteeo gains, and two of the for the state economy and sales, passed the neutrakl mark of 50. However, overall, the LBCI remainsz below 50 as leaders expressed continuer concernsabout profits, hiring and capital expenditures.
“We think the Colorado economyy will likely parallel or slightly follow the recovery of the national which we see leveling off in the thirdd quarter and growing in the fourth Wobbekind said ina statement. “We think the rate of job lossesd will slow throughout the rest ofthis year, and potentiallg turn positive by the end of the Wobbekind made his remarks as part of a midyear update on his 2009 economic originally forecast in December 2008. Colorado likely will lose 55,009 to 65,000 jobs in 2009, Wobbekind said in his updates forecast. That’s far more than the 4,300-jobv loss he expected last December.
“In the firstf part of this year, we’ve more than lost the jobs createcd in the previoustwo years,” he “It’s going to take at leastt the next two years to recover thosed lost jobs.” Hiring in the educationao and health care services sector has been slightlgy positive in 2009, mostly because employers were still fillingh a backlog of needed hireds in areas such as nursing, Wobbekind said.
The natural resourcez and mining sector is but could potentially see some positiv job growth if energy explorationm in thestate increases, he “There are some jobs being created, but pretty much across the boarf the sectors are takingt a very hard hit,” he said. Amonvg the most affected sectors has been the professiona and business services which includesmany high-paying jobs such as lawyers, computer systems designers and scientific research and development “The single most surprising area and the one that has had the largestr job loss has been in professional and businesss services,” Wobbekind said.
“It’s been a very important category for jobs during the last severakl years as the economy has surgedeand it’s been one that has been hit surprisinglg hard in this downturn, at leasy by our assessment and by many The leisure and hospitality sector saw very weak retaio numbers for the first four months of the year, especially in mountaih resort towns. The rest of the year is expectec tobe weak, but should improvde compared with the first four months of the the statement said.
“This is not going to be a greatg year for tourism byany means, but it probabl will get a littlse better going forward than it was in the beginninyg of this year,” he The Leeds Business Confidence Index did show an uptick recently, suggesting improvement in the third quarter. Aftert plunging to a record low in the firsty quarterof 2009, the forward-lookin LBCI surged upward, from 35.5 to 47.5 for the thirsd quarter of 2009. All six index components postedsteeo gains, and two of the for the state economy and sales, passed the neutrakl mark of 50. However, overall, the LBCI remainsz below 50 as leaders expressed continuer concernsabout profits, hiring and capital expenditures.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Report Says IPCC Needs to Address Melting Permafrost - Climate Central
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New York Times (blog) | Report Says IPCC Needs to Address Melting Permafrost Climate Central The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released a report early Tuesday morning that recommended the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) address the impact of warming permafrost and the large volume of methane and carbon ... Global W arming Threat: Permafrost Thawing Across Siberia And Alaska Poses ... Grappling With the Permafrost Problem Melting permafrost a new peril in global warming: UN |
Sunday, December 16, 2012
International Paper to Host Investor Day on June 9
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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Papedr (NYSE: IP) is hosting an Investor Day on June 9 from8 a.m. to noon ET in New York City to discusesthe company's global strategy and long-term goals particularlt as they relate to the company'xs Industrial Packaging and Printiny Papers businesses. The event will be hosted by , chairmann and CEO, and will include presentationsaby , chief financial officer; , senior vice president of Industrial and , senior vice president of Printinbg & Communications Papers. In-person attendance is limited to invited members of theinvestment community.
the event will be webcast and all interested parties are invited to listen via International Paper's Internet site at by clicking on the Investorsa tab and then clickin g on the Presentations link. A replahy of the webcast also will be availablse on the Web site beginning approximately three hours afterfthe presentation. International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a globall paper and packaging company with manufacturing operations inNorth Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and Nortj Africa. Its businesses include uncoated papers and industriall andconsumer packaging, complemented by xpedx, the company's Nortu American distribution company. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn.
, the companty employs more than 61,500 peopled in more than 20 countries and serves customers 2008 net sales wereapproximatelyh $25 billion. For more information about International Paper, its product s and stewardship efforts, visitt .
June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Papedr (NYSE: IP) is hosting an Investor Day on June 9 from8 a.m. to noon ET in New York City to discusesthe company's global strategy and long-term goals particularlt as they relate to the company'xs Industrial Packaging and Printiny Papers businesses. The event will be hosted by , chairmann and CEO, and will include presentationsaby , chief financial officer; , senior vice president of Industrial and , senior vice president of Printinbg & Communications Papers. In-person attendance is limited to invited members of theinvestment community.
the event will be webcast and all interested parties are invited to listen via International Paper's Internet site at by clicking on the Investorsa tab and then clickin g on the Presentations link. A replahy of the webcast also will be availablse on the Web site beginning approximately three hours afterfthe presentation. International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a globall paper and packaging company with manufacturing operations inNorth Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and Nortj Africa. Its businesses include uncoated papers and industriall andconsumer packaging, complemented by xpedx, the company's Nortu American distribution company. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn.
, the companty employs more than 61,500 peopled in more than 20 countries and serves customers 2008 net sales wereapproximatelyh $25 billion. For more information about International Paper, its product s and stewardship efforts, visitt .
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Avoiding plumbing emergencies during the holidays - NewsNet5.com
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NewsNet5.com | Avoiding plumbing emergencies during the holidays NewsNet5.com Angie's List, the nation's leading provider of consumer reviews spoke to many highly rated plumbers who say holidays are the busiest time of the year for emergency calls nationwide. However, getting a plumber to come out to your house during the ... |
Friday, December 14, 2012
NFL to discuss expanded playoffs - ESPN
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NFL to discuss expanded playoffs ESPN More Playoffs? ESPN.com's NFL columnists and division bloggers weigh in on the idea of expanded NFL playoffs. Blog. "Of course, something that we discussed in the past is expanded playoffs. That is something that we teed up (at the meeting Wednesday)," ... |
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Ohio wins top prize for capital projects - Business First of Columbus:
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Site Selection magazine on Mondagy announced the state wonthe Governor’ws Cup for having 503 new and expandedf corporate facilities recorded last year. Ohio won the awarf last year andin 2006. Before that, the state took the top prize in 2003 and duringta three-year streak starting in 1993. Despite notching its third consecutive victory, Ohio took the prize by a nose. Texas came in a very closs second with497 projects, followed by Michigan at No. 3 with 296 Site Selection has been doling outthe Governor’sd Cup since 1978. Data for the rankinf are culled from a database run by publisher ConwayData Inc.
In a rankin g of projects in metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or Columbusranked No. 8 with 77 projects, just aheard of Cleveland with 67 projectz but four spots behind Cincinnatowith 124. The last time Columbus made the metro-level Site Selection ranking wasin 2004, when it made an appearancde at No. 9. Reacting to the Governor’s Cup announcemenf Monday, Gov. Ted Strickland said in a releasethat “thi award serves as an importanyt reminder that our commitment to phasing in comprehensive tax while investing in sustainable sectors of the is positioning Ohio for recovert and long-term economic “But we will not rest for a momen t in the midst of this national Strickland said.
“Our budget continues to prioritiz investmentsin education, health care and job-creatingb tax relief to encourage capitakl investment and grow Ohio’s economy.”
Site Selection magazine on Mondagy announced the state wonthe Governor’ws Cup for having 503 new and expandedf corporate facilities recorded last year. Ohio won the awarf last year andin 2006. Before that, the state took the top prize in 2003 and duringta three-year streak starting in 1993. Despite notching its third consecutive victory, Ohio took the prize by a nose. Texas came in a very closs second with497 projects, followed by Michigan at No. 3 with 296 Site Selection has been doling outthe Governor’sd Cup since 1978. Data for the rankinf are culled from a database run by publisher ConwayData Inc.
In a rankin g of projects in metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or Columbusranked No. 8 with 77 projects, just aheard of Cleveland with 67 projectz but four spots behind Cincinnatowith 124. The last time Columbus made the metro-level Site Selection ranking wasin 2004, when it made an appearancde at No. 9. Reacting to the Governor’s Cup announcemenf Monday, Gov. Ted Strickland said in a releasethat “thi award serves as an importanyt reminder that our commitment to phasing in comprehensive tax while investing in sustainable sectors of the is positioning Ohio for recovert and long-term economic “But we will not rest for a momen t in the midst of this national Strickland said.
“Our budget continues to prioritiz investmentsin education, health care and job-creatingb tax relief to encourage capitakl investment and grow Ohio’s economy.”
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
RehabCare sells Midland, Texas, hospital to HealthSouth - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Financial terms of the deal weren't Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth Corp. (NYSE: HLS) is a national provider of physicalrehabilitation services. RehabCare said in a release that operations atthe 38-bed freestandingb rehabilitation hospital are scheduled to end on or about Aug. 29. The patientse remaining at the hospital at that time will be transferred to HealthSout Rehabilitation Hospitalof Midland-Odessa, a 60-bed rehabilitation hospital that openes in 1993, the companty said.
RehabCare and HealthSouth have been providint similar rehabilitation services tothe Midland-Odessa area for 15 according to the "The need for two rehabilitation hospitalsx in this area has been questioned for some said John Short, RehabCare president and CEO, said in a "In order to rationalize the market going we need to remove unnecessary duplication of Likewise, when we look at the long-terkm potential of our total hospital this divestiture makes strategix sense for us.
" Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital in Midland openesd in 1988 under contract management by RehabCare, which boughgt the rehab facility's assetds in 2006 from Midland Memorial Hospital and renamecd the facility RehabCare Rehabilitation Hospital-Permian Basin. Shor t said the RehabCare facility's more than 50 staff members "wilp have opportunity to explore open at HealthSouth orwithinb RehabCare's network, which includes five locationse in Midland-Odessa among more than 150 locations in Texas. St.
Louis-basex RehabCare (NYSE: RHB) provides physicall rehabilitation program management services in morethan 1,200 nursing homes and other long-term care facilitie s throughout the United States. RehabCare also owns and operatea freestanding rehabilitationand long-term acute care
Financial terms of the deal weren't Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth Corp. (NYSE: HLS) is a national provider of physicalrehabilitation services. RehabCare said in a release that operations atthe 38-bed freestandingb rehabilitation hospital are scheduled to end on or about Aug. 29. The patientse remaining at the hospital at that time will be transferred to HealthSout Rehabilitation Hospitalof Midland-Odessa, a 60-bed rehabilitation hospital that openes in 1993, the companty said.
RehabCare and HealthSouth have been providint similar rehabilitation services tothe Midland-Odessa area for 15 according to the "The need for two rehabilitation hospitalsx in this area has been questioned for some said John Short, RehabCare president and CEO, said in a "In order to rationalize the market going we need to remove unnecessary duplication of Likewise, when we look at the long-terkm potential of our total hospital this divestiture makes strategix sense for us.
" Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital in Midland openesd in 1988 under contract management by RehabCare, which boughgt the rehab facility's assetds in 2006 from Midland Memorial Hospital and renamecd the facility RehabCare Rehabilitation Hospital-Permian Basin. Shor t said the RehabCare facility's more than 50 staff members "wilp have opportunity to explore open at HealthSouth orwithinb RehabCare's network, which includes five locationse in Midland-Odessa among more than 150 locations in Texas. St.
Louis-basex RehabCare (NYSE: RHB) provides physicall rehabilitation program management services in morethan 1,200 nursing homes and other long-term care facilitie s throughout the United States. RehabCare also owns and operatea freestanding rehabilitationand long-term acute care
Monday, December 10, 2012
AT&T cuts iPhone prices - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Customers can purchase the iPhone 3G immediatelygat AT&T company-owned stores or online. The iPhons 3G S is available for preordering and will be in storeeJune 19. The price cut came in conjunctionwith AT&T'zs reaffirmance of its financial guidance for 2009 that targetsz wireless service operating income margins in the low 40% Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) said its cost of customer acquisition for iPhoned 3G S and the newly pricer iPhone 3G are expected to be very similatr to the costs associated with the original iPhone 3G. In the first AT&T’s iPhone activations totaled morethan 1.6 million, more than 40% of them for customers who were new to the company.
“iPhonde 3G S is the most powerfuliPhone yet, and we’re extremelyy proud to offer it to our customerz on the nation’s fastest 3G network,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumere Markets. “We’re also pleased to offer these innovative phones and plans atincrediblde values, including free Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,000 hot
Customers can purchase the iPhone 3G immediatelygat AT&T company-owned stores or online. The iPhons 3G S is available for preordering and will be in storeeJune 19. The price cut came in conjunctionwith AT&T'zs reaffirmance of its financial guidance for 2009 that targetsz wireless service operating income margins in the low 40% Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) said its cost of customer acquisition for iPhoned 3G S and the newly pricer iPhone 3G are expected to be very similatr to the costs associated with the original iPhone 3G. In the first AT&T’s iPhone activations totaled morethan 1.6 million, more than 40% of them for customers who were new to the company.
“iPhonde 3G S is the most powerfuliPhone yet, and we’re extremelyy proud to offer it to our customerz on the nation’s fastest 3G network,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumere Markets. “We’re also pleased to offer these innovative phones and plans atincrediblde values, including free Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,000 hot
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Study shows San Antonio is nation's best-performing city in recession - South Florida Business Journal:
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The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzing the impact of the recessionthroughout America’s metropolitan In the first of a seriesw of quarterly MetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Oklahoma City, Austin, Houston and Dallasw as the top five metro areas in the countryg in economic performance in the wake of the recession. Brookings rankee the top 100 metropolitan areas based on six keyindicators — unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan housing prices and foreclosure This initial MetroMonitor repor t covers the first quarter of 2009. The five worst metropolitan areasa in the country impacted bythe recession, in descendingf order, are Jacksonville, Fla.
; Lakeland, Fla.; Tampa, Bradenton, Fla.; and Detroit. “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effectzs ofthis recession, but the distress is not sharerd equally,” says Alan Berube, research director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookingse and co-author of the report. “While some areax of the country have experienced only ashallowa downturn, and may be emerging from the recessionh already, people living in metro area s that are now performing weakesg economically should prepare themselves for a long recovery Howard Wial, director of the Metropolitahn Economy Initiative at Brookings and another co-authoer of the report, argues that the reportt shows that a national fiscal and monetary policy will not be enough for stimulating the economy.
“Mangy (metro) areas will need targeted assistance, and sincew states have no funds the federal government will have to step up to fill the Concentrations of industry activitgy have both helped and hurts some regional economies durinygthe recession. For example, metropolitanj areas in states with specializations in energu and governmentemployment — such as Texas, New Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana — have largely been insulated by the However, metropolitan areas in statess like Michigan and Ohio that depens heavily on the automotive industry have been impactedd by the downturn in the economy, the reporyt shows.
San Antonio is home to Randolph AirForc Base, Fort Sam Houston, Lacklands Air Force Base and Brooksz City-Base. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closurer decision alone is providing a significant economicd punch to theAlamo City’as economy through the consolidation of high-payin military health care jobs and more than $2 billiobn worth of new construction activity. A separate report released by LLC outlininh the impact of BRAC showes that Fort Sam Houston alone would experiencea 11,500 increasd of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millioh square feet of space.
Construction activitg due to BRAC alonse shouldcreate 46,000 construction jobs during the course of the building programs, the DiLuzio report
The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzing the impact of the recessionthroughout America’s metropolitan In the first of a seriesw of quarterly MetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Oklahoma City, Austin, Houston and Dallasw as the top five metro areas in the countryg in economic performance in the wake of the recession. Brookings rankee the top 100 metropolitan areas based on six keyindicators — unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan housing prices and foreclosure This initial MetroMonitor repor t covers the first quarter of 2009. The five worst metropolitan areasa in the country impacted bythe recession, in descendingf order, are Jacksonville, Fla.
; Lakeland, Fla.; Tampa, Bradenton, Fla.; and Detroit. “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effectzs ofthis recession, but the distress is not sharerd equally,” says Alan Berube, research director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookingse and co-author of the report. “While some areax of the country have experienced only ashallowa downturn, and may be emerging from the recessionh already, people living in metro area s that are now performing weakesg economically should prepare themselves for a long recovery Howard Wial, director of the Metropolitahn Economy Initiative at Brookings and another co-authoer of the report, argues that the reportt shows that a national fiscal and monetary policy will not be enough for stimulating the economy.
“Mangy (metro) areas will need targeted assistance, and sincew states have no funds the federal government will have to step up to fill the Concentrations of industry activitgy have both helped and hurts some regional economies durinygthe recession. For example, metropolitanj areas in states with specializations in energu and governmentemployment — such as Texas, New Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana — have largely been insulated by the However, metropolitan areas in statess like Michigan and Ohio that depens heavily on the automotive industry have been impactedd by the downturn in the economy, the reporyt shows.
San Antonio is home to Randolph AirForc Base, Fort Sam Houston, Lacklands Air Force Base and Brooksz City-Base. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closurer decision alone is providing a significant economicd punch to theAlamo City’as economy through the consolidation of high-payin military health care jobs and more than $2 billiobn worth of new construction activity. A separate report released by LLC outlininh the impact of BRAC showes that Fort Sam Houston alone would experiencea 11,500 increasd of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millioh square feet of space.
Construction activitg due to BRAC alonse shouldcreate 46,000 construction jobs during the course of the building programs, the DiLuzio report
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Netstock gets $30M for growth - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Since the Bellevue company rolled out its service in there have been dayswhen 1,500 to 2,00 new customers have signed up, said Jeff the company's chief executive He declined to reveal detailed customer numbers. Sharebuildee is an online brokerage, where a customer might decidde to buy 100 shares of Boeingat $35 per shars and would have to come up with $3,50 0 cash. Instead, Sharebuilder allows a consumef tobuy stock, either a full or fractional share, througjh regular deductions from an account. Sally, for instance, coul d designate that she wants $100 deducted each monthj to buyMicrosoft stock. is selling for $75 per share, Sallyu would receive 1.33 shares that month.
Netstockj charges $2 per transaction. With its Sharebuilder service and the technologybehindd it, Netstock is broadening its The company, founded in 1996, has pioneered the online version of direct stock investing whereby consumers can buy stoc k directly from a publicl y traded company. That site, , has more than 250,00p0 customers. "We built the original Web site for direcft stock investors and built it to where we have 70 percentmarkeft share," said Seely. "But that business is limited in that it only worka if a company has a direcgstock plan. Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks and Nordstrok are just a few of the companies up herethat don'ty have direct plans.
" In order to serv customers who might want to invesrt in Microsoft or Amazon through direct investing, Seely and his team deciderd they needed to build a better product, one with broader stock selection, better online capabilities, and the ability to sell the stocj in real time, rather than the one to thres weeks it takes with a directg plan. In addition, the servicee needed to be cheap, and the fees more he said. Enter Sharebuilder. Netstock charges $2 per buy or $1 for a child'zs account. The company charges a flat $19.95 on each sell Customers can't borrow against the account, and there's no margin "This is really a killer service," Seel y said.
"It's very predictable. Abouf 95 percent of the transactionsare reoccurring, and that makesx for a really good business Today people are (making an $300-a-month investment. "With Sharbuilder, we'ree assuring college educations and helpingpeople retire," he "This is a really good way to accumulate wealth." The service isn't a competitor to onlined brokerages but rather a supplement, said Seely. "Ni online brokers and none of the traditional brokerageds accommodates you on aweekl investment, or a standingy order to buy fractional shares," he said. "Noo broker takes a standing order to buy 5 shareszof anything.
They're set up to do discreet initiated events." Seely said he's been pleasantlu surprised atthe sign-upsa at since its December launch. He declinede to reveal specific numbers or revenue generatedthus far. "We've had a lot more sign ups than we he said. In additio to running its own branded Web Netstock plans to partner and host the technologyy servicefor others. For instance, Safeco, Well Fargo Bank and First Tech Credit Union are addinvg the Sharebuilder service to theirWeb sites. All three also investe d in the latestfunding round. "We want to be the transaction enginefor everyone," Seely said.
"We'll use our name and brand as a way to providew services totheir customers." Netstock doesn't charge licensing or set-uo fees, and shares the revenue with its Netstock executives plan to initially market Sharebuilder to credif unions, insurance companies and commercial "We've launched three credit unions and there's more than 25 in the Seely said. Digital Insight, an online financia l services aggregator, plans to market the Sharebuilder service to its 800smal institutions, Seely said.
Randy Talbot, presidenf of , said Safeco Sharebuildetr is expected to launch around thethirr quarter, and the company is looking at ways that it may roll out the servicesz to other Safeco divisions.
Since the Bellevue company rolled out its service in there have been dayswhen 1,500 to 2,00 new customers have signed up, said Jeff the company's chief executive He declined to reveal detailed customer numbers. Sharebuildee is an online brokerage, where a customer might decidde to buy 100 shares of Boeingat $35 per shars and would have to come up with $3,50 0 cash. Instead, Sharebuilder allows a consumef tobuy stock, either a full or fractional share, througjh regular deductions from an account. Sally, for instance, coul d designate that she wants $100 deducted each monthj to buyMicrosoft stock. is selling for $75 per share, Sallyu would receive 1.33 shares that month.
Netstockj charges $2 per transaction. With its Sharebuilder service and the technologybehindd it, Netstock is broadening its The company, founded in 1996, has pioneered the online version of direct stock investing whereby consumers can buy stoc k directly from a publicl y traded company. That site, , has more than 250,00p0 customers. "We built the original Web site for direcft stock investors and built it to where we have 70 percentmarkeft share," said Seely. "But that business is limited in that it only worka if a company has a direcgstock plan. Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks and Nordstrok are just a few of the companies up herethat don'ty have direct plans.
" In order to serv customers who might want to invesrt in Microsoft or Amazon through direct investing, Seely and his team deciderd they needed to build a better product, one with broader stock selection, better online capabilities, and the ability to sell the stocj in real time, rather than the one to thres weeks it takes with a directg plan. In addition, the servicee needed to be cheap, and the fees more he said. Enter Sharebuilder. Netstock charges $2 per buy or $1 for a child'zs account. The company charges a flat $19.95 on each sell Customers can't borrow against the account, and there's no margin "This is really a killer service," Seel y said.
"It's very predictable. Abouf 95 percent of the transactionsare reoccurring, and that makesx for a really good business Today people are (making an $300-a-month investment. "With Sharbuilder, we'ree assuring college educations and helpingpeople retire," he "This is a really good way to accumulate wealth." The service isn't a competitor to onlined brokerages but rather a supplement, said Seely. "Ni online brokers and none of the traditional brokerageds accommodates you on aweekl investment, or a standingy order to buy fractional shares," he said. "Noo broker takes a standing order to buy 5 shareszof anything.
They're set up to do discreet initiated events." Seely said he's been pleasantlu surprised atthe sign-upsa at since its December launch. He declinede to reveal specific numbers or revenue generatedthus far. "We've had a lot more sign ups than we he said. In additio to running its own branded Web Netstock plans to partner and host the technologyy servicefor others. For instance, Safeco, Well Fargo Bank and First Tech Credit Union are addinvg the Sharebuilder service to theirWeb sites. All three also investe d in the latestfunding round. "We want to be the transaction enginefor everyone," Seely said.
"We'll use our name and brand as a way to providew services totheir customers." Netstock doesn't charge licensing or set-uo fees, and shares the revenue with its Netstock executives plan to initially market Sharebuilder to credif unions, insurance companies and commercial "We've launched three credit unions and there's more than 25 in the Seely said. Digital Insight, an online financia l services aggregator, plans to market the Sharebuilder service to its 800smal institutions, Seely said.
Randy Talbot, presidenf of , said Safeco Sharebuildetr is expected to launch around thethirr quarter, and the company is looking at ways that it may roll out the servicesz to other Safeco divisions.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Scripted sales calls old fashioned, fail to connect with customers - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companiees still use them to sell over the OK, forget the companies themselves, let’xs blame the manager or the person who is responsible for still tryinv to do something that every sales trainer on the planeg says does not work. Now, before I go on, do not writ e or send an e-mail telling me that I am wrong orbeintg stubborn. Instead, why don’t you try something new – that is, new to you or your organizatiom – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has worked every single time with any organization, big or small, that I have worke with.
This horror of using scriptx came rushing back to me recentlyh while working with a compang whose stores are in every big city inthe nation. The company is highlgy regarded for its ethics and is a very visibl e organization that many are familiar with becausw ofthe company’s longevity and brand I was asked to come to the company’ headquarters and look at its method of attractingg new business through its telemarketing program, which the companh has been using for a couple of years. They said that althoughy the results were OKat first, salesa had become pretty dismal.
It took me just 30 second to read the script that the inside salespeople were using, and I was I talked with the company president and said I could help the salespeoplde in just two hours, but I needed him to let me do my job and not to interfere unless I called him in for his opinion. He but I could sensw he was a bit apprehensive about the situatiob andmy request. I worked only with the manager, who was reallh a selling manager because she was on the phones herself at times trying to pitch in and We went intoa room, and I spentr an hour going over why scripte don’t work and why she has been brainwasherd to do something that was against all the rulezs of professional salesmanship.
She was neither thrilled with me at this point nor happy after I tookher eight-pagew script, ripped it up and thre w it in the wastebasket. We role-played a littlwe using real situations that she might have with her childrenand friends, for instance. The goal was to show her that havingfa two-sided conversation is much more useful than a one-sideds script. She was really starting to get it, even thoug she kept wanting to go back to a sellintg mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinfg questions. It was so simple that it was frightening to her that a sellin situation can be flexible and not just acanned speech, where she can actually have fun while conversingv with a customer.
The introduction and questionzs I wrote out were basicc and easy for herto grasp. They were: “Hi, my name is Susanm from Client Co., and I would like to ask you two or thredquick questions. It will not take more than 48 seconds I promise. “Are you familiar with our company? If yes, what aspects?? “Why are you not a member, or why did you leave our
Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companiees still use them to sell over the OK, forget the companies themselves, let’xs blame the manager or the person who is responsible for still tryinv to do something that every sales trainer on the planeg says does not work. Now, before I go on, do not writ e or send an e-mail telling me that I am wrong orbeintg stubborn. Instead, why don’t you try something new – that is, new to you or your organizatiom – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has worked every single time with any organization, big or small, that I have worke with.
This horror of using scriptx came rushing back to me recentlyh while working with a compang whose stores are in every big city inthe nation. The company is highlgy regarded for its ethics and is a very visibl e organization that many are familiar with becausw ofthe company’s longevity and brand I was asked to come to the company’ headquarters and look at its method of attractingg new business through its telemarketing program, which the companh has been using for a couple of years. They said that althoughy the results were OKat first, salesa had become pretty dismal.
It took me just 30 second to read the script that the inside salespeople were using, and I was I talked with the company president and said I could help the salespeoplde in just two hours, but I needed him to let me do my job and not to interfere unless I called him in for his opinion. He but I could sensw he was a bit apprehensive about the situatiob andmy request. I worked only with the manager, who was reallh a selling manager because she was on the phones herself at times trying to pitch in and We went intoa room, and I spentr an hour going over why scripte don’t work and why she has been brainwasherd to do something that was against all the rulezs of professional salesmanship.
She was neither thrilled with me at this point nor happy after I tookher eight-pagew script, ripped it up and thre w it in the wastebasket. We role-played a littlwe using real situations that she might have with her childrenand friends, for instance. The goal was to show her that havingfa two-sided conversation is much more useful than a one-sideds script. She was really starting to get it, even thoug she kept wanting to go back to a sellintg mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinfg questions. It was so simple that it was frightening to her that a sellin situation can be flexible and not just acanned speech, where she can actually have fun while conversingv with a customer.
The introduction and questionzs I wrote out were basicc and easy for herto grasp. They were: “Hi, my name is Susanm from Client Co., and I would like to ask you two or thredquick questions. It will not take more than 48 seconds I promise. “Are you familiar with our company? If yes, what aspects?? “Why are you not a member, or why did you leave our
Sunday, December 2, 2012
CarterEnergy adds Exxon, Mobil brands - Kansas City Business Journal:
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CarterEnergy and ExxonMobil finalized the agreement earlier this Baska said. It has no set duration. She said the agreemenf is a typical wholesale deal forCarterEnerggy “We have to uphold the requirements that ExxonMobil has for branding a retai l location, such as signage and she said. CarterEnergy operates in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinoi s and Wyoming. The company has 109 employeees in the Kansas City area and 152 Baska said. Its 2008 revenue was $1.
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CarterEnergy and ExxonMobil finalized the agreement earlier this Baska said. It has no set duration. She said the agreemenf is a typical wholesale deal forCarterEnerggy “We have to uphold the requirements that ExxonMobil has for branding a retai l location, such as signage and she said. CarterEnergy operates in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinoi s and Wyoming. The company has 109 employeees in the Kansas City area and 152 Baska said. Its 2008 revenue was $1.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Vail Resorts profits off 29%, but they're ahead of Wall Street forecast - Nashville Business Journal:
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For the three months ending April 30, whic Broomfield-based Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) regards as its thirs quarter, the mountain-resort and lodgings company posted earningsof $61.6 million, or $1.68 a share, down from $87.34 million, or $2.24 a in the same quarter a year earlier. Nevertheless, the company's profitsd beat Wall Street analysts' predictions. Analysts on average had expectedc earningsof $1.56 per share, Thomson Reuterz reported. Vail Resorts reported Q3 revenueof $333.56 million, down 21 percent from the year-ago Analysts had expected $339.7 million on It said operating expenses were down 20 to $198.1 million.
The company has savec considerably through pay cuts andother means. Vail Resortsd operates the Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone and Beaver Creejk ski areas in Colorado and Heavenly at Lake Tahose onthe California-Nevada line. It also operates , a chain of luxurg hotels. The company said its earningsx were helped by a 26 percentg increasein 2008-09 season-pass revenue through increased sales and higher pass But lift-ticket revenue was down 11 percent and skier visitzs were off 9 percent. retail and ski school revenusealso declined. Real estated revenue was down 82 the company said it sold only one condo unit in the quarted versus 17 ayear ago.
The quarterly resultw "were impacted by the continue severe downturn inthe economy, drivingt lower destination visitation in the CEO Rob Katz said in a statement. Vail Resorts said its outlookk for the full fiscal year is for earningsof $41 million to $51 "We are extremely pleased with the significant increase in our advance spring period pass sales for our upcoming 2009/20190 ski season," Katz said. .
For the three months ending April 30, whic Broomfield-based Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) regards as its thirs quarter, the mountain-resort and lodgings company posted earningsof $61.6 million, or $1.68 a share, down from $87.34 million, or $2.24 a in the same quarter a year earlier. Nevertheless, the company's profitsd beat Wall Street analysts' predictions. Analysts on average had expectedc earningsof $1.56 per share, Thomson Reuterz reported. Vail Resorts reported Q3 revenueof $333.56 million, down 21 percent from the year-ago Analysts had expected $339.7 million on It said operating expenses were down 20 to $198.1 million.
The company has savec considerably through pay cuts andother means. Vail Resortsd operates the Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone and Beaver Creejk ski areas in Colorado and Heavenly at Lake Tahose onthe California-Nevada line. It also operates , a chain of luxurg hotels. The company said its earningsx were helped by a 26 percentg increasein 2008-09 season-pass revenue through increased sales and higher pass But lift-ticket revenue was down 11 percent and skier visitzs were off 9 percent. retail and ski school revenusealso declined. Real estated revenue was down 82 the company said it sold only one condo unit in the quarted versus 17 ayear ago.
The quarterly resultw "were impacted by the continue severe downturn inthe economy, drivingt lower destination visitation in the CEO Rob Katz said in a statement. Vail Resorts said its outlookk for the full fiscal year is for earningsof $41 million to $51 "We are extremely pleased with the significant increase in our advance spring period pass sales for our upcoming 2009/20190 ski season," Katz said. .
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Assembly next stop on UB2020 - Business First of Buffalo:
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Members of the Senate voted 45-16 in favor of the UB 2020 Flexibilit y and EconomicGrowth Act, which was announcer earlier this year and heralded by several memberd of the Western New York legislativer delegation. Supporters say the proposed if signed intostate law, will help move alont UB’s quest to become a world-class research institution by giving the universityt more control of its tuition rates, purchasinh power and construction projects. UB President John Simpsom said he hopes the bill advances all the way tothe governor’as desk for a signature in this session.
“I want to get on with Simpson said Thursday during an interview atthe Adam’s Mark Hotel, the site of UB Businesa Partners Day 2009. He added that UB 2020 is a long-rangwe vision and he plans to be arounx when it reachesits conclusion. The bill is not yet on the Assembluy calendar, UB spokesperson John DellaContrada said. Implementing a rational tuition policy. Allowing UB to make certain purchases without priorstatee approval. • Letting UB sell and lease land withouttstate involvement. • Granting UB the abilityh to get funding directly from the state Dormitory Authoritg to pay forconstruction projects. Sen.
William Stachowski, D-Buffalo, was on hand Thursdat with Simpson to talk aboutthe Senate’ passing of the Stachowksi said he garnered 45 votes of supportg in the Senate for the even though the legislatioh allows changes for UB alone, not SUNY’s other three universit centers--Albany, Binghamton and Stony The others will hopefully mimicf UB’s plans and enablee growth and economic development of their own, he “UB did all the ground Stachowski said.
“They were in a position to The UB 2020 plans callz for expansion and renovation at allthree campuses, along with increasing staff, faculty and studentf populations--all in an effort to becomed a top research and academic
Members of the Senate voted 45-16 in favor of the UB 2020 Flexibilit y and EconomicGrowth Act, which was announcer earlier this year and heralded by several memberd of the Western New York legislativer delegation. Supporters say the proposed if signed intostate law, will help move alont UB’s quest to become a world-class research institution by giving the universityt more control of its tuition rates, purchasinh power and construction projects. UB President John Simpsom said he hopes the bill advances all the way tothe governor’as desk for a signature in this session.
“I want to get on with Simpson said Thursday during an interview atthe Adam’s Mark Hotel, the site of UB Businesa Partners Day 2009. He added that UB 2020 is a long-rangwe vision and he plans to be arounx when it reachesits conclusion. The bill is not yet on the Assembluy calendar, UB spokesperson John DellaContrada said. Implementing a rational tuition policy. Allowing UB to make certain purchases without priorstatee approval. • Letting UB sell and lease land withouttstate involvement. • Granting UB the abilityh to get funding directly from the state Dormitory Authoritg to pay forconstruction projects. Sen.
William Stachowski, D-Buffalo, was on hand Thursdat with Simpson to talk aboutthe Senate’ passing of the Stachowksi said he garnered 45 votes of supportg in the Senate for the even though the legislatioh allows changes for UB alone, not SUNY’s other three universit centers--Albany, Binghamton and Stony The others will hopefully mimicf UB’s plans and enablee growth and economic development of their own, he “UB did all the ground Stachowski said.
“They were in a position to The UB 2020 plans callz for expansion and renovation at allthree campuses, along with increasing staff, faculty and studentf populations--all in an effort to becomed a top research and academic
Monday, November 26, 2012
BP Spill Settlement: Many Opt-Out Requests Weren't Valid, Company And ... - Huffington Post
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BP Spill Settlement: Many Opt-Out Requests Weren't Valid, Company And ... Huffington Post NEW ORLEANS (AP) â€" Only about half the businesses and individuals who asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement over BP's 2010 oil spill submitted valid requests, the company and a team of plaintiffs' attorneys said in a court filing Monday. |
Friday, November 23, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Niagara fruit crops holding up - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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But many more orchards and other including residential areas in the Lake OntarioFruirt Belt, remain to be tested for plum pox virue before September. Teams working for the and the states Department of Agriculture and Marketa began taking leaf samplesin May. Subsequenr laboratory tests did not disclose any new outbreaks of the virus inNiagara County, Jackier Klahn, director of the USDA’s Lockporg field office, said. In early May, as orchards optimism was growing that the spread of the which made its Niagara County debut 2006 mightbe waning. Between 2006 and 2008, plum pox was discoveredd in several NiagaraCounty orchards, in Orleans Count y and Wayne County, east of Rochester.
Though harmless to humans and the virus poses an economic risk for commercialk fruit growers because they must destro all susceptible treeswithin 1.5 miles to 2 milews of an identified hot spot. Plum pox destroya the commercial value of the fruit that it attacks because it discolors anddisfigures peaches, plums, prunes and nectarines. In New York state countiesa lying alongLake Ontario’s south shore, fruit growing is a multi-million-dollaf industry.
But many more orchards and other including residential areas in the Lake OntarioFruirt Belt, remain to be tested for plum pox virue before September. Teams working for the and the states Department of Agriculture and Marketa began taking leaf samplesin May. Subsequenr laboratory tests did not disclose any new outbreaks of the virus inNiagara County, Jackier Klahn, director of the USDA’s Lockporg field office, said. In early May, as orchards optimism was growing that the spread of the which made its Niagara County debut 2006 mightbe waning. Between 2006 and 2008, plum pox was discoveredd in several NiagaraCounty orchards, in Orleans Count y and Wayne County, east of Rochester.
Though harmless to humans and the virus poses an economic risk for commercialk fruit growers because they must destro all susceptible treeswithin 1.5 miles to 2 milews of an identified hot spot. Plum pox destroya the commercial value of the fruit that it attacks because it discolors anddisfigures peaches, plums, prunes and nectarines. In New York state countiesa lying alongLake Ontario’s south shore, fruit growing is a multi-million-dollaf industry.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Park DuValle grocery among city projects to be funded by stimulus money - Kansas City Business Journal:
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But there are a few rays of sunshines in the otherwise drearyspendinv plan, most made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One example is a plan to buildea much-anticipated grocery store in the Park DuValle neighborhoo in southwest Louisville, north of Algonquin Parkway inside the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’s proposed budget, which would fund Louisville-Jeffersom County Metro Government’s operationsw from July 1 to June 30, 2010, includes nearly $3.2 millioh to partially fund construction of a building that woulde housethe grocer. The money earmarke d for the project isstimulus funding. As the mayor’s budget includes $117.
6 millionh in recommended expenditures for capital such asthe grocery, and othet things, including improvements to sidewalks, roads and home Only $8.2 million would be allocate d from the city’s general fund for capital projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including communityy development block grants and otherf programs. Nearly $58.2 million of the federal fundingy stems directly from thestimulus package. That and other stimuluws funding funneled through the state or local agenciesa is expected to creatde or retainabout 3,000 private-sector jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructure and other improvements, accordiny to city officials.
“Without the federal stimulusz funds, we would not have a capita projects budget,” Abramson said in a Wednesday interview. “All of that (investment) creates opportunitiess for peopleto work. “It’s not just abou construction, either,” the mayor “We’re talking about We’re talking about architects. It’s really opportunitied to create jobs, to get money into people’s pocket s and to get them spending that money inour community.” Abramsoj was set to officiallty announce his budget proposal for the 2010 fiscalk year during a special Thursdagy meeting of the Louisvilles Metro Council.
The meeting was schedulesd afterBusiness First’s press deadline, but the newspaper was providede with a summary and highlights of the spendinv plan in advance. Business First agreedc not to contact Metro Council members before they receives details of the proposed budget fromthe mayor. The councikl must approve the budget plan before the end of Cityofficials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specifices of the Park DuValle grocery project, but Abramson said it is in keeping with original plans for the $200 million development, a 125-acre communityt that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a health facility and a communitty center.
Park DuValle is locate on the site of twoformer public-housing complexes. Bruced Traughber, director of the Louisville economifdevelopment department, said the city is negotiating with a private develope r who would build the grocery store and securd the tenant to occupy the space. The city was not required to issue a request for proposals fora developer, he said. The developerd also would create additional commercial space and wouldx be responsible for some of thedevelopment costs, accordingv to Traughber. Talks are under way with four grocer y chains potentially interested inPark DuValle, Traughber He declined to identify the developerr or the interested grocers.
The size of the groceryg couldbe 20,000 to 65,000 square feet, dependinyg on the chain selected, Traughber A deal could be completed by the end of Stimulus targeted toward public works, infrastructurse projects Although the proposed grocery representw a relatively small investment, bigger-ticket capital projects are planned as a resulr of stimulus money. Those projects include upgradesto streets, sidewalks and bikewayes and improvements to housing for low-incomee and elderly residents. Much of the $29.8 milliohn budgeted for public works projects comes fromthe stimulus, as does the $6.3 millioh earmarked for weatherizing homes.
There also are fundds in Abramson’s budget, directed from the stimuluz package, that are slated to buy hybrid buseds and build a more modern maintenance facilitygfor . And $4.1 milliom in stimulus funding is includesd in the proposed budget for the purchase of policre cars withupgraded equipment.
But there are a few rays of sunshines in the otherwise drearyspendinv plan, most made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One example is a plan to buildea much-anticipated grocery store in the Park DuValle neighborhoo in southwest Louisville, north of Algonquin Parkway inside the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’s proposed budget, which would fund Louisville-Jeffersom County Metro Government’s operationsw from July 1 to June 30, 2010, includes nearly $3.2 millioh to partially fund construction of a building that woulde housethe grocer. The money earmarke d for the project isstimulus funding. As the mayor’s budget includes $117.
6 millionh in recommended expenditures for capital such asthe grocery, and othet things, including improvements to sidewalks, roads and home Only $8.2 million would be allocate d from the city’s general fund for capital projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including communityy development block grants and otherf programs. Nearly $58.2 million of the federal fundingy stems directly from thestimulus package. That and other stimuluws funding funneled through the state or local agenciesa is expected to creatde or retainabout 3,000 private-sector jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructure and other improvements, accordiny to city officials.
“Without the federal stimulusz funds, we would not have a capita projects budget,” Abramson said in a Wednesday interview. “All of that (investment) creates opportunitiess for peopleto work. “It’s not just abou construction, either,” the mayor “We’re talking about We’re talking about architects. It’s really opportunitied to create jobs, to get money into people’s pocket s and to get them spending that money inour community.” Abramsoj was set to officiallty announce his budget proposal for the 2010 fiscalk year during a special Thursdagy meeting of the Louisvilles Metro Council.
The meeting was schedulesd afterBusiness First’s press deadline, but the newspaper was providede with a summary and highlights of the spendinv plan in advance. Business First agreedc not to contact Metro Council members before they receives details of the proposed budget fromthe mayor. The councikl must approve the budget plan before the end of Cityofficials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specifices of the Park DuValle grocery project, but Abramson said it is in keeping with original plans for the $200 million development, a 125-acre communityt that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a health facility and a communitty center.
Park DuValle is locate on the site of twoformer public-housing complexes. Bruced Traughber, director of the Louisville economifdevelopment department, said the city is negotiating with a private develope r who would build the grocery store and securd the tenant to occupy the space. The city was not required to issue a request for proposals fora developer, he said. The developerd also would create additional commercial space and wouldx be responsible for some of thedevelopment costs, accordingv to Traughber. Talks are under way with four grocer y chains potentially interested inPark DuValle, Traughber He declined to identify the developerr or the interested grocers.
The size of the groceryg couldbe 20,000 to 65,000 square feet, dependinyg on the chain selected, Traughber A deal could be completed by the end of Stimulus targeted toward public works, infrastructurse projects Although the proposed grocery representw a relatively small investment, bigger-ticket capital projects are planned as a resulr of stimulus money. Those projects include upgradesto streets, sidewalks and bikewayes and improvements to housing for low-incomee and elderly residents. Much of the $29.8 milliohn budgeted for public works projects comes fromthe stimulus, as does the $6.3 millioh earmarked for weatherizing homes.
There also are fundds in Abramson’s budget, directed from the stimuluz package, that are slated to buy hybrid buseds and build a more modern maintenance facilitygfor . And $4.1 milliom in stimulus funding is includesd in the proposed budget for the purchase of policre cars withupgraded equipment.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sancilio and Co. gets $700,000 in incentives - Triangle Business Journal:
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The Town of Jupiter Economic Development Fund and Palm Beachb Gardens each gaveSCI $350,000 loans, according to a press release from the , which helpe d facilitate the incentives. SCI plans to add up to sevem jobs this year at its main production and warehouse facilitty in Riviera Beach with theJupiterf loan. The company plans to add approximately 18 jobs at its Palm Beacuh Gardens research facility by 2010 with the Palm Beac hGardens loan. The BDB estimates the totakl economic impact of the SCI expansionn project tobe $14.3 million. The new jobs will pay 115 percenyt of thecounty average.
“Twenty five jobs at that salaruy in this industry isvery substantial,” said Kelluy Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development “We are very concerned abouy helping companies in our backyard – just as we are concernexd about attracting to new ones to our area,” she Smallridge noted that the circumstances of the loan were somewhagt unique, in that Jupiter gave a loan to a Riviera Beacu enterprise, but added that Palm Beach municipalitiese are starting to think more regionally in an effort to builc the growing biotech cluster. “This is about the team, it’s about nortj county,” she said.
“It’zs in Riviera Beach, but it still benefits all of Nortu County.” The Town of Jupiter Economicv DevelopmentFund is, in fact, intendedc to stimulate biotech growth in all of North County, said Jupitef spokeswoman, Kate Moretto. Jupiter is actually guaranteeingthe $350,000 loan from for 36 Moretto said. Full terme of the loan were notimmediately available. Palm Beachh Gardens gave Sancilio adirect $350,009 loan at 4.5 percent interest over 36 months, said Natalir Wong, the city’s planning manager. The city choses to go with a loan instead of a grangbecause it’s the right way to promote growt in bioscience and it’s a good investment, Wong added.
The Town of Jupiter Economic Development Fund and Palm Beachb Gardens each gaveSCI $350,000 loans, according to a press release from the , which helpe d facilitate the incentives. SCI plans to add up to sevem jobs this year at its main production and warehouse facilitty in Riviera Beach with theJupiterf loan. The company plans to add approximately 18 jobs at its Palm Beacuh Gardens research facility by 2010 with the Palm Beac hGardens loan. The BDB estimates the totakl economic impact of the SCI expansionn project tobe $14.3 million. The new jobs will pay 115 percenyt of thecounty average.
“Twenty five jobs at that salaruy in this industry isvery substantial,” said Kelluy Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development “We are very concerned abouy helping companies in our backyard – just as we are concernexd about attracting to new ones to our area,” she Smallridge noted that the circumstances of the loan were somewhagt unique, in that Jupiter gave a loan to a Riviera Beacu enterprise, but added that Palm Beach municipalitiese are starting to think more regionally in an effort to builc the growing biotech cluster. “This is about the team, it’s about nortj county,” she said.
“It’zs in Riviera Beach, but it still benefits all of Nortu County.” The Town of Jupiter Economicv DevelopmentFund is, in fact, intendedc to stimulate biotech growth in all of North County, said Jupitef spokeswoman, Kate Moretto. Jupiter is actually guaranteeingthe $350,000 loan from for 36 Moretto said. Full terme of the loan were notimmediately available. Palm Beachh Gardens gave Sancilio adirect $350,009 loan at 4.5 percent interest over 36 months, said Natalir Wong, the city’s planning manager. The city choses to go with a loan instead of a grangbecause it’s the right way to promote growt in bioscience and it’s a good investment, Wong added.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’s sale has been filexd on homes matching the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicates that the homesz will be put upfor , which broke the noted that Adams’ lender has filed a “notice of default,” meaninvg he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’s catching up on his mortgage aftere paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurer are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,14r4 yearly, is facing an impending scheduled to kick off inearly July, after admittingg he had a sexual relationship with Beau The pair met beforre Breedlove turned 18. Adams said the sexua l relationship beganafter Breedlove’ds 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorney general is investigatinfg whether Adams did anything The mayor conceded that he lied abouftwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a political opponentr first made the charge during the 2008 primary campaig season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’s sale has been filexd on homes matching the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicates that the homesz will be put upfor , which broke the noted that Adams’ lender has filed a “notice of default,” meaninvg he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’s catching up on his mortgage aftere paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurer are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,14r4 yearly, is facing an impending scheduled to kick off inearly July, after admittingg he had a sexual relationship with Beau The pair met beforre Breedlove turned 18. Adams said the sexua l relationship beganafter Breedlove’ds 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorney general is investigatinfg whether Adams did anything The mayor conceded that he lied abouftwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a political opponentr first made the charge during the 2008 primary campaig season.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
No. 16 Nebraska wants to cut out the late-game drama, play with lead against ... - Washington Post
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Gophersports.com | No. 16 Nebraska wants to cut out the late-game drama, play with lead against ... Washington Post Nebraska and Michigan are tied for the division lead, but the Huskers own the tiebreaker because of their win in the head-to-head meeting. If the Huskers lose one of their next two, they would still go to Indy unless the Wolverines beat both Iowa and ... Storylines: Nebraska vs. Minnesota 2-minute drill: Nebraska vs. Minnesota Nebraska, Bo Pelini could be headed to the Rose Bowl |
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Brick, Seaside Heights may face ratings downgrade as a result of Sandy - Asbury Park Press (blog)
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Brick, Seaside Heights may face ratings downgrade as a result of Sandy Asbury Park Press (blog) Moody's, one of three major bond-rating firms, said today that Brick and Seaside Heights could have their ratings affected by the storm. Brick's current Aa2 rating is considered high grade and Seaside Heights A2 rating i s considered upper medium grade. Damage at Jersey Shore brings Sandy home |
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Observances honor veterans - Wetumpka Herald
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Observances honor veterans Wetumpka Herald Surrounded by small American flags fluttering on grave sites, attendees at Wetumpka's annual Veterans Day observance honored the service and contributions of U.S. veterans. Citizens, active duty military personnel, Boy Scouts and veterans gathered for ... |
Monday, November 12, 2012
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Company Profile | CMG Company Information
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Chipotle, the Company, or We) operateas 837 restaurants in 33 states throughou theUnited States, the District of Columbia, and Canada as of December 31, 2008. Our restaurantw serve a focused menuof tacos, burritos, saladsw and burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla), made using fresh ingredients. People outsidwe our company tend to categorizew us as a fast casual conceptrestaurants that are a step up from traditionalfast food, but not casual, sit-downn places. Weve never worried much about what categorywere in.
we remain focused on trying to find the highest qualitg ingredients we can to make greatasting food; on recruiting and retaining top performing peopler to ensure that the restauran experience we provide is exceptional; and on buildingh restaurants that are operationally efficient, aesthetically pleasing and on doinvg all of this with increasing awareness and respecgt for the environment. Chipotle began with a simple demonstrate that food served fast doesnt have to be a traditional fast-food experience. Over the that vision has evolved.
Today, our visionj is to change the way the worlfd thinks about and eats fast We do this by avoiding a formulaicf approach when creating ourrestaurant experience, looking to fine-dinin g restaurants for inspiration. ...
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Chipotle, the Company, or We) operateas 837 restaurants in 33 states throughou theUnited States, the District of Columbia, and Canada as of December 31, 2008. Our restaurantw serve a focused menuof tacos, burritos, saladsw and burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla), made using fresh ingredients. People outsidwe our company tend to categorizew us as a fast casual conceptrestaurants that are a step up from traditionalfast food, but not casual, sit-downn places. Weve never worried much about what categorywere in.
we remain focused on trying to find the highest qualitg ingredients we can to make greatasting food; on recruiting and retaining top performing peopler to ensure that the restauran experience we provide is exceptional; and on buildingh restaurants that are operationally efficient, aesthetically pleasing and on doinvg all of this with increasing awareness and respecgt for the environment. Chipotle began with a simple demonstrate that food served fast doesnt have to be a traditional fast-food experience. Over the that vision has evolved.
Today, our visionj is to change the way the worlfd thinks about and eats fast We do this by avoiding a formulaicf approach when creating ourrestaurant experience, looking to fine-dinin g restaurants for inspiration. ...
Sunday, November 11, 2012
2009 WNY middle school rankings - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachec by clicking on the names of thosseschools below. A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Westernb New York can be accessexby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediats School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Seniodr High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High School. Each schoolo is followed by the name of the district that operatedit (if it’s a publifc school) or the district where it is located (if it’ws a private school). • 1. 2. • 3. • 4.
• 5. • 6. • 7. 8. • 9. • 10. 11. • 12. • 13. • 14. 15. • 16. • 17. • 18. • 19. • 20. 21. • 22. • 23. • 24. • 25. • 26. Orcharf Park MS (Orchard Park) • 27. Chautauquqa Lake MS (Chautauqua Lake) 28. Akron MS (Akron) 29. St. Stephen School (Grand • 30. St. Peter & Paul Schoool (Williamsville) • 31. Iroquois MS (Iroquois) • 32. Hollandd MS (Holland) • 33. Nativity of Our Lord Schoop (Orchard Park) • 34. West Valley Centra School (West Valley) 35. Nativity of the Blessedf Virgin MarySchool (Clarence) • 36.
Annunciationm of the Blessed Virgin MarySchoop (Iroquois) • 37. Hamburg MS • 38. Holy Family School • 39. Frontier MS (Frontier) • 40. St. Andrew’s Countrhy Day School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 41. Wyoming Central Schoolp (Wyoming) • 42. Lancaster MS • 43. Veronica E. Connor MS (Grand Island) 44. St. Bernadette School (Orchard • 45. West MS (West • 46. Herbert Hoover MS • 47. East MS (West Seneca) • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS (Alfred-Almond) 49. Sweet Home MS (Sweet Home) 50. Lewiston-Porter MS (Lewiston-Porter) • 51. Newfanw MS (Newfane) • 52. Immaculate Conception Schoolp (Wellsville) • 53.
Kenmore MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 54. Eden JSHS (Eden) 55. Tonawanda MS (Tonawanda) • 56. DeSalese Catholic ES (Lockport) • 57. Holy Ghosy Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 58. Catholivc Academy of the Holy Familhy (Jamestown) • 59. Barker MS • 60. Lake Shore Central MS • 61. Our Lady of the Sacred Hearg School (West Seneca) • 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) 63. St. Benedict’s School • 64. Clymer Central Schoolk (Clymer) • 65. St. Francis of Assisiu School (Tonawanda) • 66. St. Matthew Lutheran School (North Tonawanda) • 67. St. John Viannety School (Orchard Park) • 68. Maryvale MS (Cheektowaga-Maryvale) 69.
Wilson HS (Wilson) • 70. Starpoint MS (Starpoint) 71. St. Mary’s ES • 72. Batavia MS (Batavia) • 73. North Collins JSHS (North Collins) • 74. Elba JSHS • 75. Cleveland Hill MS (Cleveland • 76. St. Aloysius Regional School (Springville-Griffithj Institute) • 77. P.S. 56 Frederici Law Olmsted (Buffalo) • 78. Fourteen Holy Helperx School (West Seneca) • 79. Fredonia MS • 80. North Tonawanda Catholicv School (North Tonawanda) • 81. St. Paul’s Schoolo (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 82. Ben Franklin MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 83. Allegany-Limestone MS (Allegany-Limestone) • 84.
Our Lady of the Blesse SacramentSchool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestryy CS (Buffalo) • 86. St. Amelia School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 87. Letchworth MS (Letchworth) • 88. St. Peter’d Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 89. Edward Town MS (Niagara-Wheatfield) 90. Depew MS (Depew) • 91. Northerm Chautauqua Catholic School (Dunkirk) 92. St. Peter School (Lewiston-Porter) 93. Whitesville Central School • 94. Royalton-Hartland MS (Royalton-Hartland) • 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schoolk (Frontier) • 96. St. Dominivc Savio MS (Niagara Falls) • 97. Griffithb Institute MS (Springville-Griffith Institute) • 98. Pavilion JSHS • 99.
LeRoy JSHS (LeRoy) • 100. Emmet Belknap MS (Lockport) • 101. Gowanda MS • 102. Westminster Community CS (Buffalo) • 103. Persello MS (Jamestown) • 104. Nortjh Tonawanda MS (North Tonawanda) • 105. Pembroke JSHS (Pembroke) • 106. Northy Park MS (Lockport) • 107. Silver Creel MS (Silver Creek) • 108. Perruy MS (Perry) • 109. Clifford Wise MS • 110. Fillmore Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Shermamn HS (Sherman) • 112. Salamanca MS • 113. Jefferson MS (Jamestown) • 114. Our Lady of Victoryu School (Lackawanna) • 115. St. Vincentf DePaul School (Iroquois) • 116. Cuba-Rushford MS (Cuba-Rushford) 117.
Ellicottville MHS (Ellicottville) • 118. Carl I. Bergersob MS (Albion) • 119. Pioneer MS • 120. Our Lady of Pompeii Schookl (Lancaster) • 121. Ripley Centraol School (Ripley) • 122. Randolph MS • 123. Falconer MHS (Falconer) 124. St. Joseph School (Batavia) • 125. Southtown s Catholic School (Frontier) 126. Oakfield-Alabama MHS (Oakfield-Alabama) • 127. St. Joseph Schoopl (Gowanda) • 128. Broctoj MHS (Brocton) • 129. Cheektowagsa MS (Cheektowaga) • 130. Oleah MS (Olean) • 131. St. Margareft School (Buffalo) • 132. Westfield MS (Westfield) 133. Bolivar-Richburg JSHS (Bolivar-Richburg) • 134.
Alexande MHS (Alexander) • 135. Ambrose Catholi Academy (Buffalo) • 136. Catholic Academgy of West Buffalo (Buffalo) • 137. L.A. Webber MHS • 138. Pine Valley Central JSHS (Pine • 139. Byron-Bergen MS (Byron-Bergen) • 140. St. John the Baptisr School (Alden) • 141. Kendall JSHS (Kendall) • 142. Attic a JHS (Attica) • 143. Trinity Christian Schoolp (West Seneca) • 144. Portville JSHS • 145. John F. Kennedy MS • 146. Frewsburg JSHS (Frewsburg) • 147. Cassadag a Valley HS (Cassadaga Valley) 148. Washington MS (Jamestown) • 149. Wellsville MS (Wellsville) • 150. Panamas HS (Panama) • 151.
Cattaraugus-Littler Valley MS (Cattaraugus-Little Valley) 152. Christian Academy of Western NewYork • 153. Forestville Central HS • 154. Franklinville JSHS • 155. South Buffalo CS (Buffalo) • 156. Mary Queenb of Angels School (Cheektowaga) • 157. Canaserags School (Canaseraga) • 158. St. Joseph School (Buffalo) 159. LaSalle Preparatory School (Niagara Falls) • 160. Friendship Central School • 161. Warsaw JSHS (Warsaw) • 162. Belfastf School (Belfast) • 163. Holleuy JSHS (Holley) • 164. P.S. 81 (Buffalo) 165. P.S. 32 Bennett Park Montessori School (Buffalo) 166. Southern Tier Catholic School (Olean) • 167.
Notrew Dame Academy (Buffalo) • 168. Hinsdale Central School (Hinsdale) • 169. Scio Centrakl School (Scio) • 170. Gaskill Preparatory School (Niagara Falls) • 171. CS for Applied Technologies (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 172. Genesee Valley MS (Genese e Valley) • 173. Andover School • 174. Lackawanna MS (Lackawanna) • 175. P.S. 72 Lorraine ES • 176. Visual Performing Arts Academy (Buffalo) 177. Our Lady of Black Rock (Buffalo) 178. Trinity Catholic Academy (Buffalo) • 179. P.S. 69 Houghtonm Academy (Buffalo) • 180. Dunkirkl MS (Dunkirk) • 181. Buffallo Academy of Science CS (Buffalo) • 182. Oracle CS • 183. P.S.
3 D’Youville-Porter Campus (Buffalo) 184. Pinnacle CS • 185. P.S. 93 Southside ES (Buffalo) • 186. P.S. 96 Campuss West (Buffalo) • 187. P.S. 19 Native American Magnet • 188. Enterprise CS • 189. P.S. 89 Lydisa Wright School of Excellence (Buffalo) • 190. P.S. 95 Waterfront ES • 191. P.S. 27 Hillerhy Park ES (Buffalo) • 192. P.S. 59 Charles Drew Scienced Magnet (Buffalo) • 193. P.S. 43 Lovejoy Discovery (Buffalo) 194. P.S. 33 Bilingual Center • 195. P.S. 39 Martin Luther King MulticulturallInstitute (Buffalo) • 196. P.S. 66 North Park Middle Academyh (Buffalo) • 197. P.S. 91 Builfd Academy (Buffalo) • 198. P.S.
53 Community School (Buffalo) 199. P.S. 74 Hamlin Park ES (Buffalo) 200. P.S. 18 Antonia Pantoja School of Excellence • 201. P.S. 45 International Schooll (Buffalo) • 202. P.S. 31 Harrietf Ross Tubman (Buffalo) • 203. P.S. 80 Highgated Heights ES (Buffalo) • 204. P.S. 79 Grabiarz Schoo of Excellence (Buffalo) • 205. P.S. 76 Hermanb Badillo Bilingual Academy (Buffalo) • 206. P.S. 37 Futures Academhy (Buffalo) • 207. P.S. 6 Buffalo ES of Technology (Buffalo) • 208. Catholic Centralo School (Buffalo) • 209. P.S. 30 Franm Sedita Academy (Buffalo) • 210. P.S. 94 West Hertel Academy • 211. P.S.
97 Harvey Austim (Buffalo)
Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachec by clicking on the names of thosseschools below. A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Westernb New York can be accessexby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediats School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Seniodr High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High School. Each schoolo is followed by the name of the district that operatedit (if it’s a publifc school) or the district where it is located (if it’ws a private school). • 1. 2. • 3. • 4.
• 5. • 6. • 7. 8. • 9. • 10. 11. • 12. • 13. • 14. 15. • 16. • 17. • 18. • 19. • 20. 21. • 22. • 23. • 24. • 25. • 26. Orcharf Park MS (Orchard Park) • 27. Chautauquqa Lake MS (Chautauqua Lake) 28. Akron MS (Akron) 29. St. Stephen School (Grand • 30. St. Peter & Paul Schoool (Williamsville) • 31. Iroquois MS (Iroquois) • 32. Hollandd MS (Holland) • 33. Nativity of Our Lord Schoop (Orchard Park) • 34. West Valley Centra School (West Valley) 35. Nativity of the Blessedf Virgin MarySchool (Clarence) • 36.
Annunciationm of the Blessed Virgin MarySchoop (Iroquois) • 37. Hamburg MS • 38. Holy Family School • 39. Frontier MS (Frontier) • 40. St. Andrew’s Countrhy Day School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 41. Wyoming Central Schoolp (Wyoming) • 42. Lancaster MS • 43. Veronica E. Connor MS (Grand Island) 44. St. Bernadette School (Orchard • 45. West MS (West • 46. Herbert Hoover MS • 47. East MS (West Seneca) • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS (Alfred-Almond) 49. Sweet Home MS (Sweet Home) 50. Lewiston-Porter MS (Lewiston-Porter) • 51. Newfanw MS (Newfane) • 52. Immaculate Conception Schoolp (Wellsville) • 53.
Kenmore MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 54. Eden JSHS (Eden) 55. Tonawanda MS (Tonawanda) • 56. DeSalese Catholic ES (Lockport) • 57. Holy Ghosy Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 58. Catholivc Academy of the Holy Familhy (Jamestown) • 59. Barker MS • 60. Lake Shore Central MS • 61. Our Lady of the Sacred Hearg School (West Seneca) • 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) 63. St. Benedict’s School • 64. Clymer Central Schoolk (Clymer) • 65. St. Francis of Assisiu School (Tonawanda) • 66. St. Matthew Lutheran School (North Tonawanda) • 67. St. John Viannety School (Orchard Park) • 68. Maryvale MS (Cheektowaga-Maryvale) 69.
Wilson HS (Wilson) • 70. Starpoint MS (Starpoint) 71. St. Mary’s ES • 72. Batavia MS (Batavia) • 73. North Collins JSHS (North Collins) • 74. Elba JSHS • 75. Cleveland Hill MS (Cleveland • 76. St. Aloysius Regional School (Springville-Griffithj Institute) • 77. P.S. 56 Frederici Law Olmsted (Buffalo) • 78. Fourteen Holy Helperx School (West Seneca) • 79. Fredonia MS • 80. North Tonawanda Catholicv School (North Tonawanda) • 81. St. Paul’s Schoolo (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 82. Ben Franklin MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 83. Allegany-Limestone MS (Allegany-Limestone) • 84.
Our Lady of the Blesse SacramentSchool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestryy CS (Buffalo) • 86. St. Amelia School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 87. Letchworth MS (Letchworth) • 88. St. Peter’d Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 89. Edward Town MS (Niagara-Wheatfield) 90. Depew MS (Depew) • 91. Northerm Chautauqua Catholic School (Dunkirk) 92. St. Peter School (Lewiston-Porter) 93. Whitesville Central School • 94. Royalton-Hartland MS (Royalton-Hartland) • 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schoolk (Frontier) • 96. St. Dominivc Savio MS (Niagara Falls) • 97. Griffithb Institute MS (Springville-Griffith Institute) • 98. Pavilion JSHS • 99.
LeRoy JSHS (LeRoy) • 100. Emmet Belknap MS (Lockport) • 101. Gowanda MS • 102. Westminster Community CS (Buffalo) • 103. Persello MS (Jamestown) • 104. Nortjh Tonawanda MS (North Tonawanda) • 105. Pembroke JSHS (Pembroke) • 106. Northy Park MS (Lockport) • 107. Silver Creel MS (Silver Creek) • 108. Perruy MS (Perry) • 109. Clifford Wise MS • 110. Fillmore Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Shermamn HS (Sherman) • 112. Salamanca MS • 113. Jefferson MS (Jamestown) • 114. Our Lady of Victoryu School (Lackawanna) • 115. St. Vincentf DePaul School (Iroquois) • 116. Cuba-Rushford MS (Cuba-Rushford) 117.
Ellicottville MHS (Ellicottville) • 118. Carl I. Bergersob MS (Albion) • 119. Pioneer MS • 120. Our Lady of Pompeii Schookl (Lancaster) • 121. Ripley Centraol School (Ripley) • 122. Randolph MS • 123. Falconer MHS (Falconer) 124. St. Joseph School (Batavia) • 125. Southtown s Catholic School (Frontier) 126. Oakfield-Alabama MHS (Oakfield-Alabama) • 127. St. Joseph Schoopl (Gowanda) • 128. Broctoj MHS (Brocton) • 129. Cheektowagsa MS (Cheektowaga) • 130. Oleah MS (Olean) • 131. St. Margareft School (Buffalo) • 132. Westfield MS (Westfield) 133. Bolivar-Richburg JSHS (Bolivar-Richburg) • 134.
Alexande MHS (Alexander) • 135. Ambrose Catholi Academy (Buffalo) • 136. Catholic Academgy of West Buffalo (Buffalo) • 137. L.A. Webber MHS • 138. Pine Valley Central JSHS (Pine • 139. Byron-Bergen MS (Byron-Bergen) • 140. St. John the Baptisr School (Alden) • 141. Kendall JSHS (Kendall) • 142. Attic a JHS (Attica) • 143. Trinity Christian Schoolp (West Seneca) • 144. Portville JSHS • 145. John F. Kennedy MS • 146. Frewsburg JSHS (Frewsburg) • 147. Cassadag a Valley HS (Cassadaga Valley) 148. Washington MS (Jamestown) • 149. Wellsville MS (Wellsville) • 150. Panamas HS (Panama) • 151.
Cattaraugus-Littler Valley MS (Cattaraugus-Little Valley) 152. Christian Academy of Western NewYork • 153. Forestville Central HS • 154. Franklinville JSHS • 155. South Buffalo CS (Buffalo) • 156. Mary Queenb of Angels School (Cheektowaga) • 157. Canaserags School (Canaseraga) • 158. St. Joseph School (Buffalo) 159. LaSalle Preparatory School (Niagara Falls) • 160. Friendship Central School • 161. Warsaw JSHS (Warsaw) • 162. Belfastf School (Belfast) • 163. Holleuy JSHS (Holley) • 164. P.S. 81 (Buffalo) 165. P.S. 32 Bennett Park Montessori School (Buffalo) 166. Southern Tier Catholic School (Olean) • 167.
Notrew Dame Academy (Buffalo) • 168. Hinsdale Central School (Hinsdale) • 169. Scio Centrakl School (Scio) • 170. Gaskill Preparatory School (Niagara Falls) • 171. CS for Applied Technologies (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 172. Genesee Valley MS (Genese e Valley) • 173. Andover School • 174. Lackawanna MS (Lackawanna) • 175. P.S. 72 Lorraine ES • 176. Visual Performing Arts Academy (Buffalo) 177. Our Lady of Black Rock (Buffalo) 178. Trinity Catholic Academy (Buffalo) • 179. P.S. 69 Houghtonm Academy (Buffalo) • 180. Dunkirkl MS (Dunkirk) • 181. Buffallo Academy of Science CS (Buffalo) • 182. Oracle CS • 183. P.S.
3 D’Youville-Porter Campus (Buffalo) 184. Pinnacle CS • 185. P.S. 93 Southside ES (Buffalo) • 186. P.S. 96 Campuss West (Buffalo) • 187. P.S. 19 Native American Magnet • 188. Enterprise CS • 189. P.S. 89 Lydisa Wright School of Excellence (Buffalo) • 190. P.S. 95 Waterfront ES • 191. P.S. 27 Hillerhy Park ES (Buffalo) • 192. P.S. 59 Charles Drew Scienced Magnet (Buffalo) • 193. P.S. 43 Lovejoy Discovery (Buffalo) 194. P.S. 33 Bilingual Center • 195. P.S. 39 Martin Luther King MulticulturallInstitute (Buffalo) • 196. P.S. 66 North Park Middle Academyh (Buffalo) • 197. P.S. 91 Builfd Academy (Buffalo) • 198. P.S.
53 Community School (Buffalo) 199. P.S. 74 Hamlin Park ES (Buffalo) 200. P.S. 18 Antonia Pantoja School of Excellence • 201. P.S. 45 International Schooll (Buffalo) • 202. P.S. 31 Harrietf Ross Tubman (Buffalo) • 203. P.S. 80 Highgated Heights ES (Buffalo) • 204. P.S. 79 Grabiarz Schoo of Excellence (Buffalo) • 205. P.S. 76 Hermanb Badillo Bilingual Academy (Buffalo) • 206. P.S. 37 Futures Academhy (Buffalo) • 207. P.S. 6 Buffalo ES of Technology (Buffalo) • 208. Catholic Centralo School (Buffalo) • 209. P.S. 30 Franm Sedita Academy (Buffalo) • 210. P.S. 94 West Hertel Academy • 211. P.S.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Expiring leases will create massive backlog for incoming GSA staff - Washington Business Journal:
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projects that nearly 10 million squarsfeet — 198 leases in all will need to be renewee in the region in 2009, compared to just 5 million squarde feet in a typical Bart Bush, the assistant regional administrator for the GSA’s public buildings service, broke the news at an Oct. 16 D.C. Buildingf Industry Association event. The news createdc an audible buzz in the but many of thoseleases — like the 325,000-square-fooyt Federal Emergency Management Agency leaser and the 575,000-square-foot National Cancer Institutes lease — have already been in the works sincs 2006, delayed by tenant-agencies’ budget constraint, GSA staffinb issues and the electoral “I don’t think there’s a single lease requirementy that’s on time at the moment,” said Joe a broker.
But a spike in renewals doesn’ necessarily mean growth in government space, warns Kurt a senior vice president in governmentservices group. Most of these tenantw are likely to renew their existing rather than venture out into new and vacan toffice space. “When budgetz are restricted, it tends to make government tenantxs less mobile becausethey don’ty want to outlay funds to relocate and replicate space,” Stout said.
On the other recent leasing rules — such as green regulations and 11 securityrequirements — may make it economically infeasible for some existing landlords to upgrade their buildings to meet government In addition, some agencies that were budget-starved during the Bush administrationn may now need to expand or consolidated buildings under a new administration. That may bode well for the shin y green buildings growing upin new, lower-rent, office enclavesz such as D.C.’s ballpark distric t and NoMa.
Even if the new leases don’tt represent net growth, “it’s a benefit to get GSA to help blazr the trail into theemerging markets,” said Eugene Smith, who does governmenf leasing at With the turnover in the Delogu and his colleague, Art Turowski, don’t foresee GSA work smoothinhg out in 2009. “They’ve got 10 million square feet [in and — oh, by the way the GSA administrator, the publiv buildings commissioner and 35 to 40 other senior managers willbe gone,” said Turowski, a former GSA official. “Youu can only imagine what that does tothe workload.
” Despite the difficultgy of working with the GSA, some landlordz will still go after its tenants. “When you’ve got apparently blue-chipp firms going bankrupt, government tenants have becomwe a realsafe haven,” Stout “It will be interesting to see if landlorda become a lot more aggressive to retain those governmenrt tenants.”
projects that nearly 10 million squarsfeet — 198 leases in all will need to be renewee in the region in 2009, compared to just 5 million squarde feet in a typical Bart Bush, the assistant regional administrator for the GSA’s public buildings service, broke the news at an Oct. 16 D.C. Buildingf Industry Association event. The news createdc an audible buzz in the but many of thoseleases — like the 325,000-square-fooyt Federal Emergency Management Agency leaser and the 575,000-square-foot National Cancer Institutes lease — have already been in the works sincs 2006, delayed by tenant-agencies’ budget constraint, GSA staffinb issues and the electoral “I don’t think there’s a single lease requirementy that’s on time at the moment,” said Joe a broker.
But a spike in renewals doesn’ necessarily mean growth in government space, warns Kurt a senior vice president in governmentservices group. Most of these tenantw are likely to renew their existing rather than venture out into new and vacan toffice space. “When budgetz are restricted, it tends to make government tenantxs less mobile becausethey don’ty want to outlay funds to relocate and replicate space,” Stout said.
On the other recent leasing rules — such as green regulations and 11 securityrequirements — may make it economically infeasible for some existing landlords to upgrade their buildings to meet government In addition, some agencies that were budget-starved during the Bush administrationn may now need to expand or consolidated buildings under a new administration. That may bode well for the shin y green buildings growing upin new, lower-rent, office enclavesz such as D.C.’s ballpark distric t and NoMa.
Even if the new leases don’tt represent net growth, “it’s a benefit to get GSA to help blazr the trail into theemerging markets,” said Eugene Smith, who does governmenf leasing at With the turnover in the Delogu and his colleague, Art Turowski, don’t foresee GSA work smoothinhg out in 2009. “They’ve got 10 million square feet [in and — oh, by the way the GSA administrator, the publiv buildings commissioner and 35 to 40 other senior managers willbe gone,” said Turowski, a former GSA official. “Youu can only imagine what that does tothe workload.
” Despite the difficultgy of working with the GSA, some landlordz will still go after its tenants. “When you’ve got apparently blue-chipp firms going bankrupt, government tenants have becomwe a realsafe haven,” Stout “It will be interesting to see if landlorda become a lot more aggressive to retain those governmenrt tenants.”
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Dell may lose more ground to HP - Austin Business Journal:
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During the first quarter, Round Rock-based Dell lost that spot to California-basedc HP for the first time since 2001. The turnabout happened because Dell’s U.S. shipmentzs decreased 16 percentwhild HP’s increased 11 percent during the quarter, industry researcnh firms reported. Dell’s slow retail store sales combined witha recession-induced slowdown in saless to business customers contributed to the rankingf change. Also, Dell has been slowefr out of the gate with the verypopular low-pricesd netbooks, while competitors HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Acer sell huge quantitiee of them, said Mikako Kitagawa, principa l analyst for Gartner Inc.
And since business which include government and educational account for 60 percentof Dell’s U.S. the economic downturn’s effect was heightened, she said.
During the first quarter, Round Rock-based Dell lost that spot to California-basedc HP for the first time since 2001. The turnabout happened because Dell’s U.S. shipmentzs decreased 16 percentwhild HP’s increased 11 percent during the quarter, industry researcnh firms reported. Dell’s slow retail store sales combined witha recession-induced slowdown in saless to business customers contributed to the rankingf change. Also, Dell has been slowefr out of the gate with the verypopular low-pricesd netbooks, while competitors HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Acer sell huge quantitiee of them, said Mikako Kitagawa, principa l analyst for Gartner Inc.
And since business which include government and educational account for 60 percentof Dell’s U.S. the economic downturn’s effect was heightened, she said.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Week in review - South Florida Business Journal:
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That leaves one NCL cruise ship remaininbin Hawaii, the Pride of America. Pride of Aloha will begin service this summerfor . Colihn Veitch, president and CEO of the Miami-based cruise said the overall price level in the Hawaii market hasbeen "drive down" by the expansion of foreign-flagged ships based on the West Coast. ADM to close Miamik plant, lay off 60 said it is closingits Miami-Dadee County plant, leaving 60 people out of Decatur, Ill.-based ADM said it is closing the Sunlight Foodsx facility at 3300 N.W. 112th St., in because of unfavorable marketf conditions.
The Florida International Bankers Association and Floridaa International University have partnered tooffer anti-moneyu laundering certification for the financial sector. Courses are ongoing, with the next AML certification coursw offered justbefore FIBA's Annuap AML Compliance Conference in February. Moun Sinai Medical Center said it has received full accreditationm from the Joint Commission for three It said accreditation indicates a hospital meets high performancde standards in keyfunctional areas, such as patiengt rights, patient treatment and infectionh control. Brian F. Spector, formerly of the Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. law has established an alternative disputerresolution practice.
Spector is certified as a mediatorr by the Florida Supreme Court andthe U.S. Districy Court for the Southern Districtof Spector's Web site is Coral Gables-based Lopezx Levi, P.A., a public accounting firm, has merged with local firms Andres Triay Jr., CPA, P.A. and Michaelk Krissel, CPA, P.A. as part of a strategif move to expand its breadtjh of services and complement its existinfg expertise particularly in the areas of litigatio n support and internationaltax practice. Dreamw said its board of directord has authorized the repurchase of upto $1 milliojn worth of common stock. Effective the Plantation-based memorabilia company said the buybackl will be funded using itsworking capital.
As of Feb. 7, Dreamz (AMEX: DRJ) had about 37.5 million sharesd of common stock outstanding. The company said it will retirew all shares that it purchases to authorizeddand un-issued stock, increasing the percentage ownershilp of all existing shareholders. The , a Massachusetts-basedd hospitality management company, said it will open a business offics in Fort Lauderdale to expand its servicesz inSoutheast Florida, Orland o and surrounding areas. The company will focus on providing completde management services for smallto mid-sizee hotel properties. has chosen , a full-service advertising agency, to be agencyh of record for its Norty American advertising andmarketing efforts.
Spain-based Vita Dent Dentistry has more than 20 locations in Floridqa andNew York, and nearlh 400 locations worldwide. Fort Lauderdale-based DMNI said Stuart-baser named its partner, Electronic Business Management, to head Waterblasting's expansion to the Asia-Pacific region. The Pompano Beach brancy of said it will transport 49 uniqure fineart pieces, worth from Miami Beach to Sotheby's Auctioh House in New York on Feb. 12. , a whollyy owned subsidiary of , has opened a new clinic at 4010 SW137thg Ave., in Miami. It is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Deerfielsd Beach-based said Tae Kwon Do & Martial Arts Studilo signed a lease fora 3,038-square-foot spac at 11528 State Road 84. Luckey'sx Management said it will begin construction this month ona 122-room & Suites at 10990 Markes Way, in Phase V of the Miramar Park of The Hampton Inn Suites is to be the first hotel withim the park. Plantation-based has been retained by Pompano Beach-basede structural and civil engineering firm DeRose Design Consultants to redesignjits new, fully integrated Web has contracted for half the capacity of the expansionb of a natural-gas pipeline, the said.
FGT said FP&L, a subsidiarg of Juno Beach-based utilityu (NYSE: FPL), has agreed to become the anchor shipper of a proposedc natural gas pipeline expansion projecft througha 25-year serviced agreement for 400 million cubic feet of capacity a day. FGT will now seek regulatoruy approval to buildthe $2 billion expansion, which would provide about 800 million cubic feet of increased naturalk gas capacity a day into High Ridge Apartments in Boynton Beach has sold for $4.2 said , which represented the original 2861 South Seacrest LLC bought the 64-unit complex from Barbara S. Built in three phases, the complexx is made up of eight buildings, with eightg units in each building.
It is located closr to Interstate 95 andFederal Highway, at 2861 S. Seacresyt Blvd. Boca Raton-based said Cannerg Casino Resorts in Las Vegas has selectec its Lodging Management System property management system to streamlinee operations at threeproperties - Cannery Casinlo & Hotel and East Side Cannery, both in Las Vegas, and The Meadowss Racetrack and Casino in Pittsburgh. The West Palm Beachy office of Terry's Electric completed $2.5 millio of electrical work at Palm BeachCommunity College'xs new two-story, 90,240-square-foot Bio-Science Building at 3160 PGA Blvd., in Palm Beach Gardens. Constructionm was the general contractor.
Richard Hujber, former immigratiojn attorney/adviser to the Miam i Immigration Court and the Boarrd ofImmigration Appeals, has openes a law office at 703 W. Boynton Beach in Boynton Beach. Hujber and his staff speaj fluent Spanish, Hungarian and Portuguese. Boca Raton-based Mobilesourcde Corp is now offering a new C2 TASERpersonal protection. Manufacturef by TASER International, it allowsz the user to disable someone from up to 15 feet and penetrates up to two inches of November Sloane Marketing Consultants has added two newclientxs - , in Palm and Greendoor Developers, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. on Feb.
7 announced an agreement that callx for franchisee Covelli Enterprises dba Flapan LLC to open 10new bakery-cafe in Palm Beach and Broward counties. In a separate Flapan acquired 16 existing Paner Bread locations in Palm Beach and Browardd counties from franchisee Flapan LLC is ownes by Sam Covelli ofCovelli Enterprises, whic currently operates 132 Panera Bread locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Ocean Land Financing has retaineeCoconut Grove-based as interior designer for the four-star oceanfront Hilton hotek it is currently developing in Pompano Beach.
That leaves one NCL cruise ship remaininbin Hawaii, the Pride of America. Pride of Aloha will begin service this summerfor . Colihn Veitch, president and CEO of the Miami-based cruise said the overall price level in the Hawaii market hasbeen "drive down" by the expansion of foreign-flagged ships based on the West Coast. ADM to close Miamik plant, lay off 60 said it is closingits Miami-Dadee County plant, leaving 60 people out of Decatur, Ill.-based ADM said it is closing the Sunlight Foodsx facility at 3300 N.W. 112th St., in because of unfavorable marketf conditions.
The Florida International Bankers Association and Floridaa International University have partnered tooffer anti-moneyu laundering certification for the financial sector. Courses are ongoing, with the next AML certification coursw offered justbefore FIBA's Annuap AML Compliance Conference in February. Moun Sinai Medical Center said it has received full accreditationm from the Joint Commission for three It said accreditation indicates a hospital meets high performancde standards in keyfunctional areas, such as patiengt rights, patient treatment and infectionh control. Brian F. Spector, formerly of the Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. law has established an alternative disputerresolution practice.
Spector is certified as a mediatorr by the Florida Supreme Court andthe U.S. Districy Court for the Southern Districtof Spector's Web site is Coral Gables-based Lopezx Levi, P.A., a public accounting firm, has merged with local firms Andres Triay Jr., CPA, P.A. and Michaelk Krissel, CPA, P.A. as part of a strategif move to expand its breadtjh of services and complement its existinfg expertise particularly in the areas of litigatio n support and internationaltax practice. Dreamw said its board of directord has authorized the repurchase of upto $1 milliojn worth of common stock. Effective the Plantation-based memorabilia company said the buybackl will be funded using itsworking capital.
As of Feb. 7, Dreamz (AMEX: DRJ) had about 37.5 million sharesd of common stock outstanding. The company said it will retirew all shares that it purchases to authorizeddand un-issued stock, increasing the percentage ownershilp of all existing shareholders. The , a Massachusetts-basedd hospitality management company, said it will open a business offics in Fort Lauderdale to expand its servicesz inSoutheast Florida, Orland o and surrounding areas. The company will focus on providing completde management services for smallto mid-sizee hotel properties. has chosen , a full-service advertising agency, to be agencyh of record for its Norty American advertising andmarketing efforts.
Spain-based Vita Dent Dentistry has more than 20 locations in Floridqa andNew York, and nearlh 400 locations worldwide. Fort Lauderdale-based DMNI said Stuart-baser named its partner, Electronic Business Management, to head Waterblasting's expansion to the Asia-Pacific region. The Pompano Beach brancy of said it will transport 49 uniqure fineart pieces, worth from Miami Beach to Sotheby's Auctioh House in New York on Feb. 12. , a whollyy owned subsidiary of , has opened a new clinic at 4010 SW137thg Ave., in Miami. It is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Deerfielsd Beach-based said Tae Kwon Do & Martial Arts Studilo signed a lease fora 3,038-square-foot spac at 11528 State Road 84. Luckey'sx Management said it will begin construction this month ona 122-room & Suites at 10990 Markes Way, in Phase V of the Miramar Park of The Hampton Inn Suites is to be the first hotel withim the park. Plantation-based has been retained by Pompano Beach-basede structural and civil engineering firm DeRose Design Consultants to redesignjits new, fully integrated Web has contracted for half the capacity of the expansionb of a natural-gas pipeline, the said.
FGT said FP&L, a subsidiarg of Juno Beach-based utilityu (NYSE: FPL), has agreed to become the anchor shipper of a proposedc natural gas pipeline expansion projecft througha 25-year serviced agreement for 400 million cubic feet of capacity a day. FGT will now seek regulatoruy approval to buildthe $2 billion expansion, which would provide about 800 million cubic feet of increased naturalk gas capacity a day into High Ridge Apartments in Boynton Beach has sold for $4.2 said , which represented the original 2861 South Seacrest LLC bought the 64-unit complex from Barbara S. Built in three phases, the complexx is made up of eight buildings, with eightg units in each building.
It is located closr to Interstate 95 andFederal Highway, at 2861 S. Seacresyt Blvd. Boca Raton-based said Cannerg Casino Resorts in Las Vegas has selectec its Lodging Management System property management system to streamlinee operations at threeproperties - Cannery Casinlo & Hotel and East Side Cannery, both in Las Vegas, and The Meadowss Racetrack and Casino in Pittsburgh. The West Palm Beachy office of Terry's Electric completed $2.5 millio of electrical work at Palm BeachCommunity College'xs new two-story, 90,240-square-foot Bio-Science Building at 3160 PGA Blvd., in Palm Beach Gardens. Constructionm was the general contractor.
Richard Hujber, former immigratiojn attorney/adviser to the Miam i Immigration Court and the Boarrd ofImmigration Appeals, has openes a law office at 703 W. Boynton Beach in Boynton Beach. Hujber and his staff speaj fluent Spanish, Hungarian and Portuguese. Boca Raton-based Mobilesourcde Corp is now offering a new C2 TASERpersonal protection. Manufacturef by TASER International, it allowsz the user to disable someone from up to 15 feet and penetrates up to two inches of November Sloane Marketing Consultants has added two newclientxs - , in Palm and Greendoor Developers, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. on Feb.
7 announced an agreement that callx for franchisee Covelli Enterprises dba Flapan LLC to open 10new bakery-cafe in Palm Beach and Broward counties. In a separate Flapan acquired 16 existing Paner Bread locations in Palm Beach and Browardd counties from franchisee Flapan LLC is ownes by Sam Covelli ofCovelli Enterprises, whic currently operates 132 Panera Bread locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Ocean Land Financing has retaineeCoconut Grove-based as interior designer for the four-star oceanfront Hilton hotek it is currently developing in Pompano Beach.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
CPS signs solar power agreement - Business First of Louisville:
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The 27-megawatt solar project known as Western Ranch is being developeeby Houston-based using the SunCatcher powerf system manufactured by its sister Stirling Energy Systems. This will be the firstt Texas project forTessera Solar, whicu currently has 1,500 megawatts of projects in Californiq situated in Imperial Valley and the Mojave “This marks our first purchas e of solar-generated energy, and we look for it to be the starg of a successful solar program for many years to come,” says CPS Energy CEO Miltomn B. Lee. “Solar will complement our diversified approach toproducing electricity.
We look forwarfd to working with Tessera to help satisfgyour customers’ electric needs in Greated San Antonio.” CPS announced last summer its commitmenyt to pursue up to 100 megawatts of resourcer capacity from solar energy. The Western Ranch Solar projectf is expected to break grounfd in summer 2010 with the firsty units expected to come online by the endof 2010. The projecg will be comprised of 1,080 SunCatcher dishezs and will create an estimated 100 construction jobs and up to 20permanen jobs. CPS Energy of San Antonio is the nation’sx largest municipally owned energy company providing both natural gas andelectric service.
The 27-megawatt solar project known as Western Ranch is being developeeby Houston-based using the SunCatcher powerf system manufactured by its sister Stirling Energy Systems. This will be the firstt Texas project forTessera Solar, whicu currently has 1,500 megawatts of projects in Californiq situated in Imperial Valley and the Mojave “This marks our first purchas e of solar-generated energy, and we look for it to be the starg of a successful solar program for many years to come,” says CPS Energy CEO Miltomn B. Lee. “Solar will complement our diversified approach toproducing electricity.
We look forwarfd to working with Tessera to help satisfgyour customers’ electric needs in Greated San Antonio.” CPS announced last summer its commitmenyt to pursue up to 100 megawatts of resourcer capacity from solar energy. The Western Ranch Solar projectf is expected to break grounfd in summer 2010 with the firsty units expected to come online by the endof 2010. The projecg will be comprised of 1,080 SunCatcher dishezs and will create an estimated 100 construction jobs and up to 20permanen jobs. CPS Energy of San Antonio is the nation’sx largest municipally owned energy company providing both natural gas andelectric service.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Sprint Nextel sets opening-weekend sales records with Palm Pre - Triangle Business Journal:
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That’s roughly 50,000 to 100,000 phones, analysts estimated. Sprint launchesd the Palm Pre on Saturday, breaking first-day and first-weekendf sales records for a Sprint (NYSE: S) the company said in a release, thougn it gave no specifics. More than 150,000 applications were downloadedfrom phone-maker ’zs (Nasdaq: PALM) App Catalog on Saturday, accordinvg to a Monday blog entryh on the Palm Web site. “Sprintr is a very different company than it was 12monthes ago,” Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said in the “Palm Pre is the coming-outf party for the new Sprint.
” Sale s in the first two days probabluy exceeded 50,000 phones, compared with 146,000 for the first iPhone, which debuted in 2007, analyst Paul Coster said in a Mondayy note about Palm. Sales probably were limited by manufacturinvg capacity constraintsor Palm’s balance sheet, he said. Although Sprin t analysts predicted strong sales this year and upgrades bySprintf customers, some doubted that the Pre coulsd help Sprint pull many customers from largeer competitors (NYSE: T) and . Sprint, the No. 3 wirelesz carrier, has about 49 million analyst John Hodulik predicted that Sprint wouldsell 1.
6 milliohn Pre phones this year, which with cannibalizatiojn and 70 percent upgrades could mean the addition of 330,00 0 incremental gross subscribers. Analyst Christopher Larsen with labeled the phonethe “first true competito to the iPhone.” “We believe its weekene launch was a success, but that the buzz and excitementy was well short of the initial launch of the iPhone,” he said in a Monda y note. The Pre has created plent y of buzz in the pastseveral months, though Palm and Sprintr kept the device under wraps.
The touch-screejn smartphone features a slide-out keyboarr and a new operating webOS, that has the capacity for functions such as integrating contacta and calendars from multiple locations and operating multipleapplicationws simultaneously. Sprint hasn’t revealed how long it has the exclusive on the phoner but has confirmedthat it’s at least through the end of the Two days after the Pre (Nasdaq: AAPL) and AT&T said the new iPhonew 3G S would launch June 19 for $199 with a two-yearf service contract. Prices of the current iPhonr 3G have been cutto $99 with the contract.
The Pre sellz for $200 after a $100 mail-in rebatr and with a two-year service Sprint said its SimplyEverythingv plan, which offers unlimited voice, data and saves customers $1,200 or more compared with similaer plans by competitors. Sprint has been orchestrating a attempting to reverse several quartersz ofcustomer losses. The company lost about 4.1 million contract subscriberslast year. Sprint ranke No. 1 on the Kansasa City BusinessJournal ’s list of the area’s top publix companies.
That’s roughly 50,000 to 100,000 phones, analysts estimated. Sprint launchesd the Palm Pre on Saturday, breaking first-day and first-weekendf sales records for a Sprint (NYSE: S) the company said in a release, thougn it gave no specifics. More than 150,000 applications were downloadedfrom phone-maker ’zs (Nasdaq: PALM) App Catalog on Saturday, accordinvg to a Monday blog entryh on the Palm Web site. “Sprintr is a very different company than it was 12monthes ago,” Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said in the “Palm Pre is the coming-outf party for the new Sprint.
” Sale s in the first two days probabluy exceeded 50,000 phones, compared with 146,000 for the first iPhone, which debuted in 2007, analyst Paul Coster said in a Mondayy note about Palm. Sales probably were limited by manufacturinvg capacity constraintsor Palm’s balance sheet, he said. Although Sprin t analysts predicted strong sales this year and upgrades bySprintf customers, some doubted that the Pre coulsd help Sprint pull many customers from largeer competitors (NYSE: T) and . Sprint, the No. 3 wirelesz carrier, has about 49 million analyst John Hodulik predicted that Sprint wouldsell 1.
6 milliohn Pre phones this year, which with cannibalizatiojn and 70 percent upgrades could mean the addition of 330,00 0 incremental gross subscribers. Analyst Christopher Larsen with labeled the phonethe “first true competito to the iPhone.” “We believe its weekene launch was a success, but that the buzz and excitementy was well short of the initial launch of the iPhone,” he said in a Monda y note. The Pre has created plent y of buzz in the pastseveral months, though Palm and Sprintr kept the device under wraps.
The touch-screejn smartphone features a slide-out keyboarr and a new operating webOS, that has the capacity for functions such as integrating contacta and calendars from multiple locations and operating multipleapplicationws simultaneously. Sprint hasn’t revealed how long it has the exclusive on the phoner but has confirmedthat it’s at least through the end of the Two days after the Pre (Nasdaq: AAPL) and AT&T said the new iPhonew 3G S would launch June 19 for $199 with a two-yearf service contract. Prices of the current iPhonr 3G have been cutto $99 with the contract.
The Pre sellz for $200 after a $100 mail-in rebatr and with a two-year service Sprint said its SimplyEverythingv plan, which offers unlimited voice, data and saves customers $1,200 or more compared with similaer plans by competitors. Sprint has been orchestrating a attempting to reverse several quartersz ofcustomer losses. The company lost about 4.1 million contract subscriberslast year. Sprint ranke No. 1 on the Kansasa City BusinessJournal ’s list of the area’s top publix companies.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship - St. Louis Business Journal:
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to applyh for the Accounting Doctoral Scholars fellowship The UTSA College of Businesd is one of only 40 academic program nationwide to participate in the Accounting DoctoralScholars program. Each the institute will select 30 candidates nationwide to receivdea four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctora l Scholars program is to increase the number of doctoral accounting graduatesin America.
Therse is a critical shortage of accountingh doctoral faculty teaching auditing andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the numbeer of people with doctoral degrees in The plan is to encourage these individuals to then join the busineses faculty at schools throughou t the country so that they can teachj undergraduate courses. The institute founded the Accounting Doctorao Scholars programin 2008. The program is fundeds by accounting firms. Candidate s should have experience in audit or tax in a publiaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizenb or permanent resident and be working toward a career as an accountinvgfaculty member.
Applications will be accepted for the Fall 2010 classzthrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s Colleg e of Business is one of the 40th largestg business schools in the natiohn with morethan 5,800 students. Web site: www.adsphd.orgy
UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to applyh for the Accounting Doctoral Scholars fellowship The UTSA College of Businesd is one of only 40 academic program nationwide to participate in the Accounting DoctoralScholars program. Each the institute will select 30 candidates nationwide to receivdea four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctora l Scholars program is to increase the number of doctoral accounting graduatesin America.
Therse is a critical shortage of accountingh doctoral faculty teaching auditing andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the numbeer of people with doctoral degrees in The plan is to encourage these individuals to then join the busineses faculty at schools throughou t the country so that they can teachj undergraduate courses. The institute founded the Accounting Doctorao Scholars programin 2008. The program is fundeds by accounting firms. Candidate s should have experience in audit or tax in a publiaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizenb or permanent resident and be working toward a career as an accountinvgfaculty member.
Applications will be accepted for the Fall 2010 classzthrough Oct. 1. UTSA’s Colleg e of Business is one of the 40th largestg business schools in the natiohn with morethan 5,800 students. Web site: www.adsphd.orgy
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Manchester United trump Chelsea in early-season Fight Club - ESPN (blog)
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Gellerstedt sees opportunity in recession - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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"We're beginning to see banks slowlu acknowledge their real estate problemds and pushthese through," Gellerstedtr said Friday. "You may see some [trade] as low as 20 centds on the dollar... This is goinyg to be a slow recovery, but it is also goinfg to presentunprecedented opportunities." Gellerstedt, a was speaking at the Atlanta chapter's UNC Kenan-Flaglerd Business School Alumni breakfast. The held at 's 3344 Peachtree drew about 90 people.
who is replacing the retiring Tom said investors are putting theifr money behind real estate investment trusts so the development companies have the capitaol to buy distressed noting that REITS have raisedabout $13 billionb in the stock markeg this year. "They're not interested in earnings. They want liquidith for the nextthree years," he said. "Theh want us to have the power to Cousins (NYSE: CUZ) will not face any serious debt maturitiex until 2012, he said.
Its relatively healthh liquidity could putthe Atlanta-based developer in a strong positiom as other prominent real estate companies try to pull themselvea out from under mountains of debt -- a problem creater primarily by the easy access to credit in recent buying assets at the top of the marke and the subsequent crasgh in property values. But Cousins hasn't made it througgh the market unscathed. It has struggler to sell high-end condos in Buckhead, where its 32-story 10 Terminus Place was one of 35 condominium projectx in an area of the city knowmn for expensive homes andluxury shopping.
Ten completed in 2008, has 137 The market is affecting high-end units at other including John Williams' The Mansion on Peachtrede andRegent Partners' Sovereig at 3344 Peachtree. "There’s just no market for them," Gellerstedgt said. Cousins is also trying to fillits 25-storty Terminus 200 office building, which has one mobile banking technology firm . Firethorn is leasing two Three other buildings still under constructio in Buckhead haveno tenants. Gellerstedt said, offers an exampls of "the runaway creditg markets." In the months followingy the spate of bank failures thatclaimed , the marketes shut down.
"Now," Gellerstedt said, "Io see some of that fear and panic alleviating."
"We're beginning to see banks slowlu acknowledge their real estate problemds and pushthese through," Gellerstedtr said Friday. "You may see some [trade] as low as 20 centds on the dollar... This is goinyg to be a slow recovery, but it is also goinfg to presentunprecedented opportunities." Gellerstedt, a was speaking at the Atlanta chapter's UNC Kenan-Flaglerd Business School Alumni breakfast. The held at 's 3344 Peachtree drew about 90 people.
who is replacing the retiring Tom said investors are putting theifr money behind real estate investment trusts so the development companies have the capitaol to buy distressed noting that REITS have raisedabout $13 billionb in the stock markeg this year. "They're not interested in earnings. They want liquidith for the nextthree years," he said. "Theh want us to have the power to Cousins (NYSE: CUZ) will not face any serious debt maturitiex until 2012, he said.
Its relatively healthh liquidity could putthe Atlanta-based developer in a strong positiom as other prominent real estate companies try to pull themselvea out from under mountains of debt -- a problem creater primarily by the easy access to credit in recent buying assets at the top of the marke and the subsequent crasgh in property values. But Cousins hasn't made it througgh the market unscathed. It has struggler to sell high-end condos in Buckhead, where its 32-story 10 Terminus Place was one of 35 condominium projectx in an area of the city knowmn for expensive homes andluxury shopping.
Ten completed in 2008, has 137 The market is affecting high-end units at other including John Williams' The Mansion on Peachtrede andRegent Partners' Sovereig at 3344 Peachtree. "There’s just no market for them," Gellerstedgt said. Cousins is also trying to fillits 25-storty Terminus 200 office building, which has one mobile banking technology firm . Firethorn is leasing two Three other buildings still under constructio in Buckhead haveno tenants. Gellerstedt said, offers an exampls of "the runaway creditg markets." In the months followingy the spate of bank failures thatclaimed , the marketes shut down.
"Now," Gellerstedt said, "Io see some of that fear and panic alleviating."
Friday, October 26, 2012
AutoZone beats the odds with double-digit growth - Houston Business Journal:
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million for the quarter, up 9.5% compares to last year. Earnings per share increased 25.9% to $3.13, the company’s 11th consecutive quartet of double-digit earnings per share Frank Goodman served as vice president of businesws planning and analysis with helping determine new store locations, before leaving in 2000. “It’ s a great mouse trap and they’ve done a great job runnintg it,” he says. Now a chief portfolio strategiswith , an investment advisoryt firm, Goodman was part of the team that helpec AutoZone expand from 500 stores to more than 3,000 locations across the U.S. and Mexico.
When he was there, AutoZonew executives looked at motor vehiclr registrations providedby , a data vendor. “Spo you know where the cars are and then wherw you should consider building a Goodman says. “It’s really quite the advantage to have that mechanicaoldemand feature, so it’zs not all the whim of the but it’s also the demands of their cars.” At AutoZone’sz peak, the company was opening a store every day. In the company’s most recent third quarter, it opened 42 new bringing itto 4,172 locationws in the U.S.
and 168 in The company could open more next since store openingsare seasonal, according to “It’s very difficult to get storesa open at the end of the winter, it’s much easiere at the end of the summer,” he says. Goodman attributess a large partof AutoZone’s succesds to the company’s culture of WITTDTJR, whicyh is an acronym for “Whart It Takes To Do The Job AutoZone research revealed that a persobn seeking to repair a car would make an average 2.3 visits to an auto parts store to get the problem completelgy solved. “Usually, that .3 was a visit to a different autoparta store,” Goodman says.
“So management, understanding this, said that the compang had to get the number ofvisitz down.” AutoZone has convinced employee to build a sales ticket, not just to get the customefr to buy useless items but to help solvd their problem quicker. Also, since fear of doing somethingv wrongin do-it-yourself projecte is a big concern for customers, employee are trained to be forthcomintg with their automotive knowledge. John R. retail analyst at , says another reason AutoZonr has excelled recently is due to an increasw in the number of cars whichare seven-eighg years old and oldefr out on the road.
“They’re out of they have to be fixed and inthis economy, everybodty gets pinched and you have to find the cheapest alternative to keep your car Lawrence says. AutoZone might also be gaininv sales fromcar dealerships, and their related service closing. Besides providing auto parts for do-it-yourself customers, the majority of its business, AutoZonew also sells parts to garages. Peopld are also deferring maintenance ontheirt cars, and when they do perform this they are often buying better quality parts and increasing their purchase s at stores like Brian Campbell, AutoZone’s vice president of investor agrees the company has some tailwind in this economy becausr people are looking to save money.
“It’s a healthuy one-two punch of the challenges of the economyuand execution, spending some dollars to make sure that we’rer capturing those customers once they come into our stores,” Campbel l says. An example of this is AutoZone’sz domestic same store sales, whichn increased 7.4% last The company’s sales per square foot, at $58 last is the highest in the industry. Campbell attributes that to many but focuses onthe company’s systems. “Just about our entirde information technology infrastructure is primarily internally he says. “They are systems that we haven’t bought off the shelf.
It’s a self-learning We keep a lot of data and we continude to scrub that data toidentify trends.” This allows the company to tailor its inventory more effectively, a key tacticx considering how many makes and modele of cars there are on the road. “Yohu have to have a lot of parts to be able tosay I’ve got it,’ on the fronyt end,” Lawrence says. The company’s including , , and , are all performing better in the current economyas well. “Thered is obviously a tailwind with the economic situation of new car salesz down and people having tospend more,” Lawrencew says. Advance Auto Parts reportesd total salesof $1.
68 billion for the firs t quarter, a 16-week period ended April 25. This was a 10.3% increase compared to total salesof $1.53 billionj in first quarter 2008. Shelly spokesman for Advance, attributes sales to recent economif changes. “People are keeping their cars longer, with the average age of a car she says. “As people are keeping those cars they need to do more work onthoses cars.” While the company is seeing more do-it-yourselfers concerned abourt increasing fuel economy and general maintenance, Advances focuses more on the commercial side of automotive parts retailing.
“We’re seeing a lot of people who used to goto they’re going to that corner garage to save some money,” Whitaker says. Advance opened 114 stores last year and plans to open anothe 100this year. AutoZone’s stock has been anothere strong point forthe company, hittin g $159.36 in mid-day on June 3. Its 52-weekl high is $169.99, the stock’z all-time high. That’s a far cry from the mid-$2p0 range the company’s stock was tradinvg for a decade ago. “We’vde been saying for the better part of a decade that with any weaknese inthe shares, we would buy them, hold them and it’a been a great investment,” Lawrence says.
“Whebn you have 18% margins, you’re movint into the fourth quarter, which is your biggest periodf ofthe year, and they have executed as they have in the past six we think they’re being a little conservative with the numbers.” The company’s stocki repurchase plan is humming along as well, with AutoZones buying 450,000 shares in the first quartedr for $65 million, or an average pric of $145 per share. Fiscapl year-to-date, it has purchased $713 million of stock at an averagesof $130 a sharse and it has $396 million remaining in its curren t share repurchase program.
The companyu has used its cash flow to make investments in itsstors base, including larger stores with additionao space for supplying other stores and Lawrence says. AutoZone is also spending more money on trainingb andretaining employees, while making sure it attractxs the best new talent with a focus on improving employee benefits, according to Campbell. AutoZone employz 1,300 people locally. “We’re continuing to opening stores andadding personnel,” he says.
“Tp us, this is an opportunity of continued
million for the quarter, up 9.5% compares to last year. Earnings per share increased 25.9% to $3.13, the company’s 11th consecutive quartet of double-digit earnings per share Frank Goodman served as vice president of businesws planning and analysis with helping determine new store locations, before leaving in 2000. “It’ s a great mouse trap and they’ve done a great job runnintg it,” he says. Now a chief portfolio strategiswith , an investment advisoryt firm, Goodman was part of the team that helpec AutoZone expand from 500 stores to more than 3,000 locations across the U.S. and Mexico.
When he was there, AutoZonew executives looked at motor vehiclr registrations providedby , a data vendor. “Spo you know where the cars are and then wherw you should consider building a Goodman says. “It’s really quite the advantage to have that mechanicaoldemand feature, so it’zs not all the whim of the but it’s also the demands of their cars.” At AutoZone’sz peak, the company was opening a store every day. In the company’s most recent third quarter, it opened 42 new bringing itto 4,172 locationws in the U.S.
and 168 in The company could open more next since store openingsare seasonal, according to “It’s very difficult to get storesa open at the end of the winter, it’s much easiere at the end of the summer,” he says. Goodman attributess a large partof AutoZone’s succesds to the company’s culture of WITTDTJR, whicyh is an acronym for “Whart It Takes To Do The Job AutoZone research revealed that a persobn seeking to repair a car would make an average 2.3 visits to an auto parts store to get the problem completelgy solved. “Usually, that .3 was a visit to a different autoparta store,” Goodman says.
“So management, understanding this, said that the compang had to get the number ofvisitz down.” AutoZone has convinced employee to build a sales ticket, not just to get the customefr to buy useless items but to help solvd their problem quicker. Also, since fear of doing somethingv wrongin do-it-yourself projecte is a big concern for customers, employee are trained to be forthcomintg with their automotive knowledge. John R. retail analyst at , says another reason AutoZonr has excelled recently is due to an increasw in the number of cars whichare seven-eighg years old and oldefr out on the road.
“They’re out of they have to be fixed and inthis economy, everybodty gets pinched and you have to find the cheapest alternative to keep your car Lawrence says. AutoZone might also be gaininv sales fromcar dealerships, and their related service closing. Besides providing auto parts for do-it-yourself customers, the majority of its business, AutoZonew also sells parts to garages. Peopld are also deferring maintenance ontheirt cars, and when they do perform this they are often buying better quality parts and increasing their purchase s at stores like Brian Campbell, AutoZone’s vice president of investor agrees the company has some tailwind in this economy becausr people are looking to save money.
“It’s a healthuy one-two punch of the challenges of the economyuand execution, spending some dollars to make sure that we’rer capturing those customers once they come into our stores,” Campbel l says. An example of this is AutoZone’sz domestic same store sales, whichn increased 7.4% last The company’s sales per square foot, at $58 last is the highest in the industry. Campbell attributes that to many but focuses onthe company’s systems. “Just about our entirde information technology infrastructure is primarily internally he says. “They are systems that we haven’t bought off the shelf.
It’s a self-learning We keep a lot of data and we continude to scrub that data toidentify trends.” This allows the company to tailor its inventory more effectively, a key tacticx considering how many makes and modele of cars there are on the road. “Yohu have to have a lot of parts to be able tosay I’ve got it,’ on the fronyt end,” Lawrence says. The company’s including , , and , are all performing better in the current economyas well. “Thered is obviously a tailwind with the economic situation of new car salesz down and people having tospend more,” Lawrencew says. Advance Auto Parts reportesd total salesof $1.
68 billion for the firs t quarter, a 16-week period ended April 25. This was a 10.3% increase compared to total salesof $1.53 billionj in first quarter 2008. Shelly spokesman for Advance, attributes sales to recent economif changes. “People are keeping their cars longer, with the average age of a car she says. “As people are keeping those cars they need to do more work onthoses cars.” While the company is seeing more do-it-yourselfers concerned abourt increasing fuel economy and general maintenance, Advances focuses more on the commercial side of automotive parts retailing.
“We’re seeing a lot of people who used to goto they’re going to that corner garage to save some money,” Whitaker says. Advance opened 114 stores last year and plans to open anothe 100this year. AutoZone’s stock has been anothere strong point forthe company, hittin g $159.36 in mid-day on June 3. Its 52-weekl high is $169.99, the stock’z all-time high. That’s a far cry from the mid-$2p0 range the company’s stock was tradinvg for a decade ago. “We’vde been saying for the better part of a decade that with any weaknese inthe shares, we would buy them, hold them and it’a been a great investment,” Lawrence says.
“Whebn you have 18% margins, you’re movint into the fourth quarter, which is your biggest periodf ofthe year, and they have executed as they have in the past six we think they’re being a little conservative with the numbers.” The company’s stocki repurchase plan is humming along as well, with AutoZones buying 450,000 shares in the first quartedr for $65 million, or an average pric of $145 per share. Fiscapl year-to-date, it has purchased $713 million of stock at an averagesof $130 a sharse and it has $396 million remaining in its curren t share repurchase program.
The companyu has used its cash flow to make investments in itsstors base, including larger stores with additionao space for supplying other stores and Lawrence says. AutoZone is also spending more money on trainingb andretaining employees, while making sure it attractxs the best new talent with a focus on improving employee benefits, according to Campbell. AutoZone employz 1,300 people locally. “We’re continuing to opening stores andadding personnel,” he says.
“Tp us, this is an opportunity of continued
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Steve Heyer named Next3D chairman - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The company said Heyer was tapped to overseethe company’se 3D HD movie service. “Mu plan is to focuss on further aligning Next3D with content and strategif partners as the company movesx from development to launch ofthe world'sa first 1080p 3D High Definition home distribution service,” Heyer said in a news "The market is poisedd for a rapid transformation to 3D in the home. Our technologyh is ready to work with content and distributioh partners to drive that change and creat e new revenue opportunities for all the players in the value chain while delivering astunningf in-home experience for consumers.” Heyer is the formerd CEO of (NYSE: HOT).
Heyer left Atlanta-based KO) in 2004, after serving as its presidenrt and chief operating officersince 2002. Coke recruited Heyer away from Atlanta-based in 2001. "Unti we created Next3D, there was simply no practicao way for Hollywood to get its exploding libraruy of 3D films into the saidNext3D co-founder D.J. Roller, in the “We've solved the technological challenges. Stevre is an innovator who understands how to unlock the revenuwe stream for our partners as Next3D creates a brand and experience consumerswill embrace.
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The company said Heyer was tapped to overseethe company’se 3D HD movie service. “Mu plan is to focuss on further aligning Next3D with content and strategif partners as the company movesx from development to launch ofthe world'sa first 1080p 3D High Definition home distribution service,” Heyer said in a news "The market is poisedd for a rapid transformation to 3D in the home. Our technologyh is ready to work with content and distributioh partners to drive that change and creat e new revenue opportunities for all the players in the value chain while delivering astunningf in-home experience for consumers.” Heyer is the formerd CEO of (NYSE: HOT).
Heyer left Atlanta-based KO) in 2004, after serving as its presidenrt and chief operating officersince 2002. Coke recruited Heyer away from Atlanta-based in 2001. "Unti we created Next3D, there was simply no practicao way for Hollywood to get its exploding libraruy of 3D films into the saidNext3D co-founder D.J. Roller, in the “We've solved the technological challenges. Stevre is an innovator who understands how to unlock the revenuwe stream for our partners as Next3D creates a brand and experience consumerswill embrace.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Durham gains research jobs at rapid clip - Triangle Business Journal:
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But in the overall rankings acrossseveralk categories, Durham places 26th and the Raleigh-Cary metro area places 38th. In 2003, Durhamm and Raleigh-Cary placed 24th and 34th, respectively. Althougj Raleigh and Durham are part of the for this report they were evaluated as separat e metro areas based on the federaol definitionsof MSAs. Silicojn Valley ranked highest among tech centers in thereport “North America’s High-Tech Economy: The Geographyy of Knowledge-Based Industries.” The study evaluates 2007 the most recent available.
Durhamk did rank high in pharmaceutical andmedicinal manufacturing, placing The report attributes that ranking to the presence of in Researc Triangle Park. Durham ranked second in computers and peripheralsequipmenty manufacturing. “High-tech industries are an importang and sustaining anchor for regions to survive the slump and to rebuilsd their economiesaround high-wage jobs,” Ross DeVol, director of regional economicd at the Milken Institute and author of the study said in a Following Silicon Valley in the rankings were the Seattle-Bellevue-Everetty in Washington state; Cambridge-Newton-Framingham in Massachusetts; D.C.
-Arlington and Alexandria in Virginia; and Los Angeles-Long-Beach-Glendal in California.
But in the overall rankings acrossseveralk categories, Durham places 26th and the Raleigh-Cary metro area places 38th. In 2003, Durhamm and Raleigh-Cary placed 24th and 34th, respectively. Althougj Raleigh and Durham are part of the for this report they were evaluated as separat e metro areas based on the federaol definitionsof MSAs. Silicojn Valley ranked highest among tech centers in thereport “North America’s High-Tech Economy: The Geographyy of Knowledge-Based Industries.” The study evaluates 2007 the most recent available.
Durhamk did rank high in pharmaceutical andmedicinal manufacturing, placing The report attributes that ranking to the presence of in Researc Triangle Park. Durham ranked second in computers and peripheralsequipmenty manufacturing. “High-tech industries are an importang and sustaining anchor for regions to survive the slump and to rebuilsd their economiesaround high-wage jobs,” Ross DeVol, director of regional economicd at the Milken Institute and author of the study said in a Following Silicon Valley in the rankings were the Seattle-Bellevue-Everetty in Washington state; Cambridge-Newton-Framingham in Massachusetts; D.C.
-Arlington and Alexandria in Virginia; and Los Angeles-Long-Beach-Glendal in California.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Four years on, semblance of normalcy returns to Bajaur Agency - The Express Tribune
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The Express Tribune | Four years on, semblance of normalcy returns to Bajaur Agency The Express Tribune Four years on, semblance of normalcy returns to Bajaur Agency. Night-time curfew, imposed in 2008 military operation, to be lifted from today. By Our Correspondents. Published: October 20, 2012. Night-time curfew, imposed in 2008 military operation, to ... |
Saturday, October 20, 2012
The Other Side: Jonathan Jones - ESPN (blog)
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The Other Side: Jonathan Jones ESPN (blog) By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com. Recommend0 · Tweet0 · Comments0 · Email · Print. Jonathan Jones covers the Carolina Panthers for the Charlotte Observer. On this week's The Other Side, we talk to Jones about the the Cowboys' opponent for Sunday. |
Friday, October 19, 2012
PharMerica loses $5.5 million in 4Q - Business First of Louisville:
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million, or 18 cents per in the fourth quarterof 2008, largely due to a one-timr charge of $14.8 million resulting from a higher-than-anticipated loss of The number of licensed beds operated by its customers fell nearl y 4.4 percent from the fourthu quarter 2007 to the fourth quartefr 2008, according to a news release. As of Dec. 31. PharMerica's customerws operated 322,376 beds. The company reported fourth-quarte r revenue of $479.7 million, compare with $492.2 million a year earlier.
PharMerica, which was created in Augusrt 2007 through the combination of the institutionak and hospital pharmacy business units ofand , said that without the chargwe it would have earned 26 centse per share. A consensus of Thomson Financial analysts had predicted earnings of 21 centsw per share on revenueof $489.56 million. The company reported net incomeof $2.8 or 9 cents per share, in the fourthg quarter of 2007. Despite the writedown that forced the company intoa fourth-quartere loss, PharMerica CEO Gregoryt S. Weishar said in a news release that officialsare “extremelyh pleased with the progress” of the which just completed its firstt full calendar year of operations.
“Lookinfg forward to 2009, we enter the year a much strongerf company,” Weishar said in the release. “With the merge behind us, we can now focus our energies arouned growing ourclient base, improving client retentiom and acquisitions. We are confident we can post solid growth in 2009and beyond.” For the full PharMerica reported net income of $5 million, or 17 centes per share, compared with a loss of $13.43 million, or $1.13 per in 2007. Revenue increased to $1.9 billion, from $1.2 billion. Louisville-based PharMericz (NYSE: PMC) said its pharmaciexs dispensed a total of 10 million prescriptions during thefourthj quarter, and 40.3 million for the full year.
The companhy operates more than 100 institutional pharmacies in more than 40 Inthe release, PharMerica officials projected full-year 2009 net income in the rangs of $1.11 to $1.18 per shar e on revenue of $1.96 billion to $1.978 billion.
million, or 18 cents per in the fourth quarterof 2008, largely due to a one-timr charge of $14.8 million resulting from a higher-than-anticipated loss of The number of licensed beds operated by its customers fell nearl y 4.4 percent from the fourthu quarter 2007 to the fourth quartefr 2008, according to a news release. As of Dec. 31. PharMerica's customerws operated 322,376 beds. The company reported fourth-quarte r revenue of $479.7 million, compare with $492.2 million a year earlier.
PharMerica, which was created in Augusrt 2007 through the combination of the institutionak and hospital pharmacy business units ofand , said that without the chargwe it would have earned 26 centse per share. A consensus of Thomson Financial analysts had predicted earnings of 21 centsw per share on revenueof $489.56 million. The company reported net incomeof $2.8 or 9 cents per share, in the fourthg quarter of 2007. Despite the writedown that forced the company intoa fourth-quartere loss, PharMerica CEO Gregoryt S. Weishar said in a news release that officialsare “extremelyh pleased with the progress” of the which just completed its firstt full calendar year of operations.
“Lookinfg forward to 2009, we enter the year a much strongerf company,” Weishar said in the release. “With the merge behind us, we can now focus our energies arouned growing ourclient base, improving client retentiom and acquisitions. We are confident we can post solid growth in 2009and beyond.” For the full PharMerica reported net income of $5 million, or 17 centes per share, compared with a loss of $13.43 million, or $1.13 per in 2007. Revenue increased to $1.9 billion, from $1.2 billion. Louisville-based PharMericz (NYSE: PMC) said its pharmaciexs dispensed a total of 10 million prescriptions during thefourthj quarter, and 40.3 million for the full year.
The companhy operates more than 100 institutional pharmacies in more than 40 Inthe release, PharMerica officials projected full-year 2009 net income in the rangs of $1.11 to $1.18 per shar e on revenue of $1.96 billion to $1.978 billion.
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