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Price is set to start co-anchoring the EyeOpener newscast with Biancs de la Garzaon Monday, June 8. He will also contribut e to breaking news stories and major event coverage atthe Mass.-based TV station. “Randy is the consummatwe journalist — dependable, experienced, and universallyy respected. As a I have always admired him and am thrilleds he is returning to the air as a member ofNewsCenter 5,” said Channel 5’s presiden t and general manager Bill Fine, in a “Randy is a great fit for WCVB and NewsCentere 5. Adding him to our already strong team of journalistxs will further enhance the quality of news we deliver to NewEngland viewers.
” Price left /Channel 7, Boston’as local affiliate, earlier this year. he had been an anchoe and reporter. During Price’s 20-plus yearx in TV he has won multiple awards, including a national Edwardc R. Murrow award for best newscast. “WCVhB is the gold standard for local broadcast it is such an honor for me to join the I am ecstatic to become part of one of the most renownerd television stations inthe country, not only for news and information, but for communitu service, innovation and the ability to trul make a difference in people’a lives,” said Price in a statement.
Current Eye-openerf anchor David Brown will servde asa fill-in weather anchor and reporter at the
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Progress Energy seeks small rate decrease - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The proposal also asks regulatorse to adjust other components of the rate toreflect energy-efficiencuy programs and other renewable energy Under the proposal, a typical Progress household that uses 1,000 kilowattf hours a month wouldr see the total bill drop 10 cents $106.78 to $106.68. North Carolina utilities are permitteed a fuel charge oncustomer bills, whicbh is a way for the companies’ to recove the cost of the fuel for its plants. Utilitiesd do not profit from the Raleigh-based Progress says it asking the North Carolinz Utility Commission to lower the fuel charge because global energgy prices have stabilized from record highes ofrecent years.
According to the proposal, a householxd using 1,000 kWh a month would see the fuel portionn of the bill drop by17 cents. Energy efficiencuy will drop the bill by 19 another But the renewable energy portion of the bill will rise by 26 That increase pays for solar and biofuel contractse that Progress has signed to comply witha state- mandates renewable energy target. If the new rates will take effect Dec. 1. Progress (NYSE: PGN) serves 1.
25 millionm customers in North
The proposal also asks regulatorse to adjust other components of the rate toreflect energy-efficiencuy programs and other renewable energy Under the proposal, a typical Progress household that uses 1,000 kilowattf hours a month wouldr see the total bill drop 10 cents $106.78 to $106.68. North Carolina utilities are permitteed a fuel charge oncustomer bills, whicbh is a way for the companies’ to recove the cost of the fuel for its plants. Utilitiesd do not profit from the Raleigh-based Progress says it asking the North Carolinz Utility Commission to lower the fuel charge because global energgy prices have stabilized from record highes ofrecent years.
According to the proposal, a householxd using 1,000 kWh a month would see the fuel portionn of the bill drop by17 cents. Energy efficiencuy will drop the bill by 19 another But the renewable energy portion of the bill will rise by 26 That increase pays for solar and biofuel contractse that Progress has signed to comply witha state- mandates renewable energy target. If the new rates will take effect Dec. 1. Progress (NYSE: PGN) serves 1.
25 millionm customers in North
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Harrison Ford to star at Wings Over Rockies gala - Denver Business Journal:
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Ford will receive the annual Spreadingt Wings Award atthe Nov. 14 gala at the Lowry-arewa museum. The award honors “those who have dedicated their livex to flight and advancesin aviation,” the museumj said in a statement. The museum noted that severaolof Ford’s movie roles depict his characters piloting planes and spaceships, from Han Solo in the “Star films to Indiana Jones. The actor also supports the Experimental Aircraft Association and its YoungEagleas program, in which pilots voluntee to fly young people.
“We are honoreed to recognize Harrison Ford with the Spreading Wings Awar atthis year’s Gala for his tireless dedicatio n to promoting aviation and the aerospace community,” Greg president and CEO of Wings Over the Rockies, said in a “His continued support of aviation-relateed organizations and nonprofits makes him the ideal recipienf for this unique award.” Past Spreading Wings Award recipients include Wings Over the Rockies foundintg board member Carl Williams as well as aerospacse engineer Burt Rutan; supersonic flight pioneer Chuck Yeager; the late Stevse Fossett; astronaut Eileen Collins, the first womanj to command a space shuttlew mission; airline pilot Emily Howell and aerobatic pilot Pattgy Wagstaff.
The gala will feature cocktails, a live auction and a presentationjby Ford. Table sponsorships are availablesfor $3,000, $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000; individuall tickets start at $250 with a discounf for museum members. Sponsors and patrons will be inviteds to a receptionwith Ford. For more informationj on corporate sponsorship opportunities or to make call 303-360-5360 ext. 170 or emai l Gala@WingsMuseum.org.
Ford will receive the annual Spreadingt Wings Award atthe Nov. 14 gala at the Lowry-arewa museum. The award honors “those who have dedicated their livex to flight and advancesin aviation,” the museumj said in a statement. The museum noted that severaolof Ford’s movie roles depict his characters piloting planes and spaceships, from Han Solo in the “Star films to Indiana Jones. The actor also supports the Experimental Aircraft Association and its YoungEagleas program, in which pilots voluntee to fly young people.
“We are honoreed to recognize Harrison Ford with the Spreading Wings Awar atthis year’s Gala for his tireless dedicatio n to promoting aviation and the aerospace community,” Greg president and CEO of Wings Over the Rockies, said in a “His continued support of aviation-relateed organizations and nonprofits makes him the ideal recipienf for this unique award.” Past Spreading Wings Award recipients include Wings Over the Rockies foundintg board member Carl Williams as well as aerospacse engineer Burt Rutan; supersonic flight pioneer Chuck Yeager; the late Stevse Fossett; astronaut Eileen Collins, the first womanj to command a space shuttlew mission; airline pilot Emily Howell and aerobatic pilot Pattgy Wagstaff.
The gala will feature cocktails, a live auction and a presentationjby Ford. Table sponsorships are availablesfor $3,000, $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000; individuall tickets start at $250 with a discounf for museum members. Sponsors and patrons will be inviteds to a receptionwith Ford. For more informationj on corporate sponsorship opportunities or to make call 303-360-5360 ext. 170 or emai l Gala@WingsMuseum.org.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Former Scotts chief dies at 72 - Business First of Columbus:
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The Marysville-based company said Charles Berger, who served as chairmah and CEO from 1996to 2001, died this weekend aftef an extended illness. Berger, the company said, retired afterr leading Scotts while it doubled in size and made key strategic including the acquisition of the Orthok business and the launch of its ScottsLawnServices operation. “In our 140-year history, Chuck was one of our greatesty leaders, someone who helped us chart a new coursse and is largely responsible for the compang as it exists CEO Jim Hagedorn said ina statement. Hagedorn took over as CEO upon Berger’x retirement.
Before arriving at Scotts, Berger spent more than threee decadesat (NYSE:HNZ), where he managed the ketchulp brand and served in severalp executive posts, the company said. A fathefr of three, Berger maintained homesz with his wife Jane in New York Sands Point, N.Y., and Naples, Fla.
The Marysville-based company said Charles Berger, who served as chairmah and CEO from 1996to 2001, died this weekend aftef an extended illness. Berger, the company said, retired afterr leading Scotts while it doubled in size and made key strategic including the acquisition of the Orthok business and the launch of its ScottsLawnServices operation. “In our 140-year history, Chuck was one of our greatesty leaders, someone who helped us chart a new coursse and is largely responsible for the compang as it exists CEO Jim Hagedorn said ina statement. Hagedorn took over as CEO upon Berger’x retirement.
Before arriving at Scotts, Berger spent more than threee decadesat (NYSE:HNZ), where he managed the ketchulp brand and served in severalp executive posts, the company said. A fathefr of three, Berger maintained homesz with his wife Jane in New York Sands Point, N.Y., and Naples, Fla.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
LendingTree expands product offering - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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According to the company, its customer-retention technologyy identifies customers byloan loan-to-value ratio, loan purpose and FICO “With refinancing activity from borrowers representing a significant portionn of overall origination volume, our lender network has expressed a desirr to capture and retain current mortgaged customers,” says Bob Harris, president of the LendingTree Exchange.
“As part of the LendingTreee network, banks and lenders that use ournew customer-retentiobn initiative will be able to significantlty impact the ratio of overall mortgage portfolio just as effectively as they can attract new LendingTree is owned by Charlotte-basex (NASDAQ:TREE), an online lendiny and real estate company. Tree.com’s principle businesse s are LendingTree, which matches potential mortgage borrowers to and RealEstate.com, which works with individuals seekinhg homes and real estate agents. LendingTree says it has facilitated more than 25 millionh requests for loans onlinerand $185 billion in closed loan transactions.
According to the company, its customer-retention technologyy identifies customers byloan loan-to-value ratio, loan purpose and FICO “With refinancing activity from borrowers representing a significant portionn of overall origination volume, our lender network has expressed a desirr to capture and retain current mortgaged customers,” says Bob Harris, president of the LendingTree Exchange.
“As part of the LendingTreee network, banks and lenders that use ournew customer-retentiobn initiative will be able to significantlty impact the ratio of overall mortgage portfolio just as effectively as they can attract new LendingTree is owned by Charlotte-basex (NASDAQ:TREE), an online lendiny and real estate company. Tree.com’s principle businesse s are LendingTree, which matches potential mortgage borrowers to and RealEstate.com, which works with individuals seekinhg homes and real estate agents. LendingTree says it has facilitated more than 25 millionh requests for loans onlinerand $185 billion in closed loan transactions.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Colorado cleantechs seeking Bay Area capital - San Francisco Business Times:
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Following a string of major partnershipdsand grants, the state is drawing increased attention from majort Bay Area venture capitalists and other cleantech investors. “I think what’s happened is that obviously, everywhere that has sciencee resources and that has national labs or university labs has geared up for the increasedc interestin cleantech,” said Will Coleman, a partner at San Francisco-basedx Ventures.
“Colorado is one of those places that has a lot of MDV has two Coloradloportfolio companies: OPX Biotechnologies, which developsx microbes that make refining of biofuel more efficient, and Zeachem, anothef biofuels-focused company currently based in Menlo Park but movinbg its headquarters to Colorado where it alread has an office. In addition to Mohr Davidow, othere notable Bay Area cleantech investors and have recently made investments in Coloradicleantech startups. And the California Clean Tech Open chose Colorado as the first state to expanxd its business plan competition to when the group goes nationalp in the nextfew months.
Coleman said the Bay Area will alwayz dominate as a hubfor innovation, but as the cleantecj space becomes more crowded, investors are beingh forced to look outside. “Ift you’re going to compete you’res going to have to look all over the place to find good deals and I think Colorado is a center of Coleman said. Investors are taking notice. Whil e Colorado typically averagesabout 2.5 percent of national venturer capital investments, in the first quarter of this year, it pulled in 4.
5 percenft of venture investment nationally, a total of $311 Recently, a contingent of 40 venture capitalists including Coleman and those from , Lightspeed , and others mostly from the Bay Area visited the (NREL) in Golden, as part of a field trip to the statw also sponsored by . Cleantech leaders showcased changes the state has made to easeinvestinv there. One significant change: The Department of Energy formedan entrepreneur-in-residencd program to help research labs better commercializ e the science that comes out of the lab, said Quentinm Falconer, head of the cleantech group at Silicon Valley “The Department of Energh has actually taken the initiativs to build bridges to the venture community,” Falconer Meanwhile, Colorado has reeled in majo r partnerships and grants from national companies including and ConocoPhillipsd for biofuels research, established centers for excellence aroundr its cleantech resources and figured out new ways of gettin g science from the research lab to And there has been increased cooperation among the lab and including forming the , a partnership of Colorado’d three main research Universities and the The collaborative addressed a major impediment to getting funding for research in the state: everyone had their own rules.
“Ther Collaboratory agreement went a long way in simplifyingb that dramatically becauseyou don’t have to sign multipl e agreements to fund research at multipld institutions,” said Paul Jerde, executiver director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the , a member of the Collaboratory. The Collaboratoryg formed the andBiofuels – known as C2B2 where biofuels stakeholders and the members of the Collaboratorh get together to pursue funding for Mohr Davidow found Ryan a co-founder of C2B2, through a Bay Area connection and investeds in OPX Biotechnologies, where Gill is a scientific “We found him through beint part of the Colorado ecosystem,” Coleman
Following a string of major partnershipdsand grants, the state is drawing increased attention from majort Bay Area venture capitalists and other cleantech investors. “I think what’s happened is that obviously, everywhere that has sciencee resources and that has national labs or university labs has geared up for the increasedc interestin cleantech,” said Will Coleman, a partner at San Francisco-basedx Ventures.
“Colorado is one of those places that has a lot of MDV has two Coloradloportfolio companies: OPX Biotechnologies, which developsx microbes that make refining of biofuel more efficient, and Zeachem, anothef biofuels-focused company currently based in Menlo Park but movinbg its headquarters to Colorado where it alread has an office. In addition to Mohr Davidow, othere notable Bay Area cleantech investors and have recently made investments in Coloradicleantech startups. And the California Clean Tech Open chose Colorado as the first state to expanxd its business plan competition to when the group goes nationalp in the nextfew months.
Coleman said the Bay Area will alwayz dominate as a hubfor innovation, but as the cleantecj space becomes more crowded, investors are beingh forced to look outside. “Ift you’re going to compete you’res going to have to look all over the place to find good deals and I think Colorado is a center of Coleman said. Investors are taking notice. Whil e Colorado typically averagesabout 2.5 percent of national venturer capital investments, in the first quarter of this year, it pulled in 4.
5 percenft of venture investment nationally, a total of $311 Recently, a contingent of 40 venture capitalists including Coleman and those from , Lightspeed , and others mostly from the Bay Area visited the (NREL) in Golden, as part of a field trip to the statw also sponsored by . Cleantech leaders showcased changes the state has made to easeinvestinv there. One significant change: The Department of Energy formedan entrepreneur-in-residencd program to help research labs better commercializ e the science that comes out of the lab, said Quentinm Falconer, head of the cleantech group at Silicon Valley “The Department of Energh has actually taken the initiativs to build bridges to the venture community,” Falconer Meanwhile, Colorado has reeled in majo r partnerships and grants from national companies including and ConocoPhillipsd for biofuels research, established centers for excellence aroundr its cleantech resources and figured out new ways of gettin g science from the research lab to And there has been increased cooperation among the lab and including forming the , a partnership of Colorado’d three main research Universities and the The collaborative addressed a major impediment to getting funding for research in the state: everyone had their own rules.
“Ther Collaboratory agreement went a long way in simplifyingb that dramatically becauseyou don’t have to sign multipl e agreements to fund research at multipld institutions,” said Paul Jerde, executiver director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the , a member of the Collaboratory. The Collaboratoryg formed the andBiofuels – known as C2B2 where biofuels stakeholders and the members of the Collaboratorh get together to pursue funding for Mohr Davidow found Ryan a co-founder of C2B2, through a Bay Area connection and investeds in OPX Biotechnologies, where Gill is a scientific “We found him through beint part of the Colorado ecosystem,” Coleman
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Ohio State lives up to top billing in home state - The Associated Press
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Kansas City Star | Ohio State lives up to top billing in home state The Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) â€" Ohio State's David Lighty wanted to keep the cap and gown in storage. His graduation ceremony can wait. Lighty is more interested in placing at the top of a different kind of class â€" such as helping the Buckeyes win a! national ... Ohio State lives up to top billing in home state |
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