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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."
Sunday, October 28, 2012
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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