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The Excellence in Human Resources Awards honors humaj resources professionals who are responsible for combiningv the essential ingredients of retention and teambuilding to create the perfect blend for their companies. Sound like someone you know? Take just a few minutese to complete a nominationform today! To nominate someone for the Excellence in Human Resourcea Awards, please complete the informationh requested below. In addition to the online you may also send supportingmaterials to: Southh Florida Business Journal, Attn: Brenna Mello, 6400 N. Andrewse Ave., Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 or e-maio bmello@bizjournals.com.
(If mailing materials, please include at least four Winners and finalists will be recognized at an awards luncheonon Aug. 6 at the Westin Fort Lauderdale, presentedx by Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, Attorneys at Law, alonh with corporate sponsors CBIZ, the Human Resources Association of Broward County and the Greatet Miami Society for Human Resource Honorees will also be profiled in a speciapl section of the Business Journalon Aug. 7. Hurry Nominations must be receivedby Friday, June 12! Self-nominationss are accepted. For informatiojn on the nomination andselection process, please contacr Editorial Coordinator Brenna Mellio at bmello@bizjournals.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
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Volker Schellenberger Executive Profile
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
EnerJex completes $50M credit facility - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million of outstanding 10 percenft seniorsecured debentures, pay $2 million in debt to , repah about $1 million in promissory notes connected to the company'w purchase of the DD Energy project, pay fees and expenses for the new facilitg and expand current development projects, including completion of 31 new oil welle drilled since May. The company said it will use futur borrowings mainly forthe acquisition, development and exploratio of oil and gas capital expenditures and general corporate EnerJex also said its 1-for-5 reverse stocm split approved by shareholders May 27 will be effective on or abour July 25.
The split will combiner each five shares of common stockl and reclassify it into one share ofcommobn stock, reducing the number of shares outstanding to abougt 4.4 million from about 22.2 million. The companyu said it also has entered intoa "costless collar" with on 130 barrel s of oil a day with a priced floor of $132.50 a barrel and a ceilingb price of $155.70 a barrel for NYMEX West Texazs Intermediate for 18 montha from Oct. 1, 2009, through Marchy 31, 2011. The company's production as of May 30 approximatede 270 barrelsa day.
A costless collaer is created by buying a protective put and writingan out-of-the-moneuy covered call with a strike price with the premium receives equal to the premium of the protectivr put purchased, . Costless collars can be created to fully protect existinvg long stock positions with little or no cost because the premiumk paid for the protective puts is offset by the premiumss received for writing thecovered calls, according to the EnerJex is an oil and natural gas acquisition, exploratiobn and development company.
million of outstanding 10 percenft seniorsecured debentures, pay $2 million in debt to , repah about $1 million in promissory notes connected to the company'w purchase of the DD Energy project, pay fees and expenses for the new facilitg and expand current development projects, including completion of 31 new oil welle drilled since May. The company said it will use futur borrowings mainly forthe acquisition, development and exploratio of oil and gas capital expenditures and general corporate EnerJex also said its 1-for-5 reverse stocm split approved by shareholders May 27 will be effective on or abour July 25.
The split will combiner each five shares of common stockl and reclassify it into one share ofcommobn stock, reducing the number of shares outstanding to abougt 4.4 million from about 22.2 million. The companyu said it also has entered intoa "costless collar" with on 130 barrel s of oil a day with a priced floor of $132.50 a barrel and a ceilingb price of $155.70 a barrel for NYMEX West Texazs Intermediate for 18 montha from Oct. 1, 2009, through Marchy 31, 2011. The company's production as of May 30 approximatede 270 barrelsa day.
A costless collaer is created by buying a protective put and writingan out-of-the-moneuy covered call with a strike price with the premium receives equal to the premium of the protectivr put purchased, . Costless collars can be created to fully protect existinvg long stock positions with little or no cost because the premiumk paid for the protective puts is offset by the premiumss received for writing thecovered calls, according to the EnerJex is an oil and natural gas acquisition, exploratiobn and development company.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
CoBiz posts $16M Q2 loss, begins stock sale - Denver Business Journal:
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million, or 72 cents per share, in the seconx quarter, as the weak economy continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitfof $4.2 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same quarte a year earlier. Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: COBZ) owns and Arizonaw Business Bank. The latest quarter’s resultx include a $35.1 million pre-tax provision for loan and credit losses, or 150 percent of net charge-offas — which were $23.4 million — for the “We continue to take a conservative posture in our provisioningh for loan losses,” Chairman and CEO Steve Banger t said in a statement.
“Our second quarter provision bring s our allowance to loan ratio tonearly 3.9 one of the strongest in the industry. While I remai n confident in oursenior management’s ability to effectivel respond to the current credit obstacles, we felt it was prudentr to continue building the allowance given the uncertainty in the Nonperforming assets ended the quarter at $93.9 or 3.7 percent of total up from $52.5 million or 2 percent of total assets on March 31. Separately on CoBiz said it had begun a sale ofabouyt $45 million of its commoj stock.
It will use the proceeds for generalcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capitall needs. Last week, CoBiz announceds it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarkert presidents, , to oversee banking operationd in each market. “We remain focused on building our franchise durinvg these challenging times and want to ensure we are positionef to take advantage of unique market opportunities that we expectf willpresent themselves,” Bangert “To that end, we recently announced the hiring of Coloradio and Arizona market presidentse who will oversee all bankingh operations in their respective markets, providre direction for future growth and free up some of our existiny resources to focus on high quality businessd development opportunities.
We will also continue to dedicate appropriatre resources through our Special Assets Grou to address resolution ofproblem loans.”
million, or 72 cents per share, in the seconx quarter, as the weak economy continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitfof $4.2 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same quarte a year earlier. Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: COBZ) owns and Arizonaw Business Bank. The latest quarter’s resultx include a $35.1 million pre-tax provision for loan and credit losses, or 150 percent of net charge-offas — which were $23.4 million — for the “We continue to take a conservative posture in our provisioningh for loan losses,” Chairman and CEO Steve Banger t said in a statement.
“Our second quarter provision bring s our allowance to loan ratio tonearly 3.9 one of the strongest in the industry. While I remai n confident in oursenior management’s ability to effectivel respond to the current credit obstacles, we felt it was prudentr to continue building the allowance given the uncertainty in the Nonperforming assets ended the quarter at $93.9 or 3.7 percent of total up from $52.5 million or 2 percent of total assets on March 31. Separately on CoBiz said it had begun a sale ofabouyt $45 million of its commoj stock.
It will use the proceeds for generalcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capitall needs. Last week, CoBiz announceds it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarkert presidents, , to oversee banking operationd in each market. “We remain focused on building our franchise durinvg these challenging times and want to ensure we are positionef to take advantage of unique market opportunities that we expectf willpresent themselves,” Bangert “To that end, we recently announced the hiring of Coloradio and Arizona market presidentse who will oversee all bankingh operations in their respective markets, providre direction for future growth and free up some of our existiny resources to focus on high quality businessd development opportunities.
We will also continue to dedicate appropriatre resources through our Special Assets Grou to address resolution ofproblem loans.”
Monday, September 24, 2012
Bredesen to talk trade in Far East - Memphis Business Journal:
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Bredesen and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber will visi China for nine days after attending the2009 SEUS/Japan Annuap Meeting in Tokyo Oct. 17. The visits are part of the TennessereGeneral Assembly’s call for closer ties between the statew and the Hubei province in Central home to the Three Gorges Dam. “Despite the globall economic slowdown, Tennessee’s trade relationshil with China continues to grow and we see real potentiakl for that trade relationship to increasdeits momentum,” Bredesen said in a news release. Chinese and Japanesee customerspurchased $1.3 billion and $1.07 billion, in goods and services from Tennessee companies in 2008.
The countriese are the state’s third- and fourth-largest tradint partners after Canadaand Mexico. Chinw is interested in Tennessee’s health care In October, Kisber establishes a regular exchange of health care professionals focusee on rural health care servicezs with the Chinese Foreign Loan OnJune 8, experts from East Tennessee Statde University, the University of Memphiss and the Vanderbilt Institute for Better Healtyh visited Xian, China to attend a conference on ruralo health care. Applications to participate in the trad e mission are available on the Tennessee Department of Economif andCommunity Development’s Web site at tnecd.gov.
Bredesen and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber will visi China for nine days after attending the2009 SEUS/Japan Annuap Meeting in Tokyo Oct. 17. The visits are part of the TennessereGeneral Assembly’s call for closer ties between the statew and the Hubei province in Central home to the Three Gorges Dam. “Despite the globall economic slowdown, Tennessee’s trade relationshil with China continues to grow and we see real potentiakl for that trade relationship to increasdeits momentum,” Bredesen said in a news release. Chinese and Japanesee customerspurchased $1.3 billion and $1.07 billion, in goods and services from Tennessee companies in 2008.
The countriese are the state’s third- and fourth-largest tradint partners after Canadaand Mexico. Chinw is interested in Tennessee’s health care In October, Kisber establishes a regular exchange of health care professionals focusee on rural health care servicezs with the Chinese Foreign Loan OnJune 8, experts from East Tennessee Statde University, the University of Memphiss and the Vanderbilt Institute for Better Healtyh visited Xian, China to attend a conference on ruralo health care. Applications to participate in the trad e mission are available on the Tennessee Department of Economif andCommunity Development’s Web site at tnecd.gov.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Perry calls special session - Austin Business Journal:
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According to a news release from Perry’s legislation to tackle during the special sessionh includethe following: • Extending the existence of the five state subject to sunset review, that will otherwisde be abolished without legislative action. Those agencies include the , , , and Allowing TxDOT to issue generalobligation bonds, whicnh have been approved by voters, for highway improvement projects and for the financing and administration of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund “tlo provide financial assistance for transportation • Extending the authority of TxDOT and a regionak mobility authority to use comprehensive development agreementz to design, finance, build and maintain transportation infrastructure.
“Afted speaking with legislators,” Perru said, I” am calling a special session to extend the operatiomn of five critical agencies and help reduce gridlock by continuinv to provide options for financingtour state’s highways.” Perry noted that legislation durinv the regular session provided tax cuts to small businessez and increased financial aid for college students. While speakinhg at a luncheon Wednesday afternoon, Perry quipped that he hoped the special sessiobn would only take “three or four days, and then we can all enjoy our summer.
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According to a news release from Perry’s legislation to tackle during the special sessionh includethe following: • Extending the existence of the five state subject to sunset review, that will otherwisde be abolished without legislative action. Those agencies include the , , , and Allowing TxDOT to issue generalobligation bonds, whicnh have been approved by voters, for highway improvement projects and for the financing and administration of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund “tlo provide financial assistance for transportation • Extending the authority of TxDOT and a regionak mobility authority to use comprehensive development agreementz to design, finance, build and maintain transportation infrastructure.
“Afted speaking with legislators,” Perru said, I” am calling a special session to extend the operatiomn of five critical agencies and help reduce gridlock by continuinv to provide options for financingtour state’s highways.” Perry noted that legislation durinv the regular session provided tax cuts to small businessez and increased financial aid for college students. While speakinhg at a luncheon Wednesday afternoon, Perry quipped that he hoped the special sessiobn would only take “three or four days, and then we can all enjoy our summer.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
UN Security Council to Consider Mali Force - ABC News
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UN Security Council to Consider Mali Force ABC News The U.N. Security Council said Friday it will consider a request from West African countries for military intervention in Mali to root out Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists who have seized control of the country's northern region. The Economic Community of ... |
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Can Hui Xian be a big-time star? - AsiaOne
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AsiaOne | Can Hui Xian be a big-time star? AsiaOne With the K-pop music scene growing increasingly dominant, Singapore artists will need to step up their game to compete internationally, said Billy Koh, co-founder of home-grown record label Ocean Butterflies Music. Thus, Seah Hui Xian, the winner of ... |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Obama: U.S. to take
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The federal government plans to investganother $30 billion in GM, whicyh filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization earliefr in the day. This means the government will own 60 percent of the compan y once it emergesfrom bankruptcy, Obamq said. “This may give some Americans thepresident acknowledged, but it was a better alternativer than making more loans to a companhy that has been “buried under a mountainj of debt” for years. The president said he has “nio interest” in running GM. “Thr federal government will refrain from exercising its rights as a shareholder in all but the most fundamental corporate decisions,” Obama said.
“When a difficult decision has to be made on mattersd like where to open a new plantr or what type of new car to thenew GM, not the Unitefd States government, will make that “In short, our goal is to get GM back on its take a hands-off approach, and get out he said. The hopes that will be the case, but it planse to “carefully monitor” the decisions made by GM and which is emerging from itsown government-guidedd bankruptcy reorganization.
“We will expose and fight any counterproductivre influenceby government, unions or politicians over decisions that should be left to management,” said chamber president and CEO Tom “And we will continually insisft that government reduce and eliminate its ownership stake as soon as Too much government interference will hurt the auto maker’s chancess of returning to Donohue said. “The global talent that exist s in the automotive sector must be allowed to do its job and be paid on acompetitivee basis,” he said. “Management must be permitted to make tough decisionds in a competitive global market withoutpoliticalp interference.
” House Minority Leader John R-Ohio, said GM’s bankruptcy filintg “may buy some but it doesn’t ensure the compant will succeed. “The only thingf it makes clear is that the government is firmlg in the business of running companie usingtaxpayer dollars,” Boehner said. “Does anyone reallt believe that politicians and bureaucrats in Washingtonb can successfully steer a multinational corporatiohn toeconomic vitality? It’s time for the administrationb to fully explain what the exit strategyy is to get the U.S. government out of the boarx room once andfor all.
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The federal government plans to investganother $30 billion in GM, whicyh filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization earliefr in the day. This means the government will own 60 percent of the compan y once it emergesfrom bankruptcy, Obamq said. “This may give some Americans thepresident acknowledged, but it was a better alternativer than making more loans to a companhy that has been “buried under a mountainj of debt” for years. The president said he has “nio interest” in running GM. “Thr federal government will refrain from exercising its rights as a shareholder in all but the most fundamental corporate decisions,” Obama said.
“When a difficult decision has to be made on mattersd like where to open a new plantr or what type of new car to thenew GM, not the Unitefd States government, will make that “In short, our goal is to get GM back on its take a hands-off approach, and get out he said. The hopes that will be the case, but it planse to “carefully monitor” the decisions made by GM and which is emerging from itsown government-guidedd bankruptcy reorganization.
“We will expose and fight any counterproductivre influenceby government, unions or politicians over decisions that should be left to management,” said chamber president and CEO Tom “And we will continually insisft that government reduce and eliminate its ownership stake as soon as Too much government interference will hurt the auto maker’s chancess of returning to Donohue said. “The global talent that exist s in the automotive sector must be allowed to do its job and be paid on acompetitivee basis,” he said. “Management must be permitted to make tough decisionds in a competitive global market withoutpoliticalp interference.
” House Minority Leader John R-Ohio, said GM’s bankruptcy filintg “may buy some but it doesn’t ensure the compant will succeed. “The only thingf it makes clear is that the government is firmlg in the business of running companie usingtaxpayer dollars,” Boehner said. “Does anyone reallt believe that politicians and bureaucrats in Washingtonb can successfully steer a multinational corporatiohn toeconomic vitality? It’s time for the administrationb to fully explain what the exit strategyy is to get the U.S. government out of the boarx room once andfor all.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Five reasons to fine-tune your workout with a fitness trainer - New York Daily News
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
History's Playing Field - Wall Street Journal
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Canisius ups Internet course offerings - Houston Business Journal:
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Starting this fall, the college will offere master’s degrees in literacy education, sport administration and educationa administration. The three programse join the online master’s prograk in physical education, which has been offereed by the college sinceearlyg 2006, said Jim Bagwell, directord of graduate admissions for the School of Educatio n and Human Services. All three programs are geared toward studentz who live outside WesternjNew York, though some space is available for local Bagwell declined to say how many spots will be set asidr for local students. The programs beginh Sept. 14, three weeks after the Aug. 24 starf date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy educationh program prepares literacy specialists for certificatiohn in NewYork state, while the spory administration program focuses on sports-related business, such as intercollegiatse athletics, amateur and professional sports, sportes marketing firms, special-event management and facilityt management, the college said. Students in the education administratiob program will receive a Schooo BuildingLeader and/or School District Leaderd certification in New York state.
Each of the new onlinre programs also existas traditional, on-campus
Starting this fall, the college will offere master’s degrees in literacy education, sport administration and educationa administration. The three programse join the online master’s prograk in physical education, which has been offereed by the college sinceearlyg 2006, said Jim Bagwell, directord of graduate admissions for the School of Educatio n and Human Services. All three programs are geared toward studentz who live outside WesternjNew York, though some space is available for local Bagwell declined to say how many spots will be set asidr for local students. The programs beginh Sept. 14, three weeks after the Aug. 24 starf date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy educationh program prepares literacy specialists for certificatiohn in NewYork state, while the spory administration program focuses on sports-related business, such as intercollegiatse athletics, amateur and professional sports, sportes marketing firms, special-event management and facilityt management, the college said. Students in the education administratiob program will receive a Schooo BuildingLeader and/or School District Leaderd certification in New York state.
Each of the new onlinre programs also existas traditional, on-campus
Thursday, September 13, 2012
UW-Whitewater, Milwaukee 7 Water Council to jointly train students - Dayton Business Journal:
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The program will begin enrolling students in the fallsemestedr and, because many students have already taken relevantr courses, should be graduating its firsrt water management specialists within a year, said Kirstemn Crossgrove, associate professor of biology at UW-Whitewater and coordinatot of the school’s integrated science-business major. The program is designes to give students a basic background inwatetr law, environmental law, natural resources and environmental economicxs as well as aquatic chemistry and ecology.
Students will serve internships with the Milwaukede 7Water Council, an organization of business, academia and governmentt in the seven-county area in southeastern Wisconsin that is workinfg to establish the Milwaukee region as a globakl center for freshwater research, economic development and education. “Recognizinh where the world is headed, businesz students with a unique educational backgroundc in water will have a leg up inthe future, makingv a program like this especially valuable,” said Rich chairman, president and CEO of Brownb Deer-based , co-chair of the Milwaukes 7 Water Council and an alumnus of UW-Whitewater’sz business school.
The council already has a relationshipss with the graduate program atthe ’se . UWM also is developing a graduate-level School of Freshwater Sciences, while ’s Law School will begij a water law curriculumthis “One of our goal is to help develop seamleszs talent pipelines between universities and water said Paul Jones, chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based and co-chait of the Water Council.
“UW-Whitewater’zs one-of-a-kind new track adds to the impressive array of highere education institutions in the region working to ensure our world watert hub status in the yearsto
The program will begin enrolling students in the fallsemestedr and, because many students have already taken relevantr courses, should be graduating its firsrt water management specialists within a year, said Kirstemn Crossgrove, associate professor of biology at UW-Whitewater and coordinatot of the school’s integrated science-business major. The program is designes to give students a basic background inwatetr law, environmental law, natural resources and environmental economicxs as well as aquatic chemistry and ecology.
Students will serve internships with the Milwaukede 7Water Council, an organization of business, academia and governmentt in the seven-county area in southeastern Wisconsin that is workinfg to establish the Milwaukee region as a globakl center for freshwater research, economic development and education. “Recognizinh where the world is headed, businesz students with a unique educational backgroundc in water will have a leg up inthe future, makingv a program like this especially valuable,” said Rich chairman, president and CEO of Brownb Deer-based , co-chair of the Milwaukes 7 Water Council and an alumnus of UW-Whitewater’sz business school.
The council already has a relationshipss with the graduate program atthe ’se . UWM also is developing a graduate-level School of Freshwater Sciences, while ’s Law School will begij a water law curriculumthis “One of our goal is to help develop seamleszs talent pipelines between universities and water said Paul Jones, chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based and co-chait of the Water Council.
“UW-Whitewater’zs one-of-a-kind new track adds to the impressive array of highere education institutions in the region working to ensure our world watert hub status in the yearsto
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tigers prove they're not dead yet - ESPN (blog)
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Chicanos Por La Causa, MariSol credit unions merge - Business First of Columbus:
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As part of the merger, which finalizec June 1, CPLC’s one location will becomee a MariSol’s branch at 701 S. Centra l Ave., bringing its totao number of metro Phoenix locationswto four. The Chicanoxs Por La Causa staff will remain at the central brancgh and CPLC accounts will be transferred to Members shouldn’t expect any changes. “Wew are committed to making this transition as seamless as possiblre and to maintaining our shared values and commitmenyt to ourHispanic neighbors,” said MariSol CEO Robin L. Romano.
“MariSolp will continue to focusw on making a difference in the community we serves and to educating each of our new member on ways they can maintainb their ownfinancial stability.” Both organizationa serve the region’s vast Latino demographic and have seen lossez mount in the financial crisis, similar to many other credit unions here. Many of their customers have lost their jobs and are strugglin to meetloan payments. CPLC lost $52,009 in the first quarter, and boosted its loan loss allowancerto $315,000. In 2008, the credift union lost $585,000. As of March 31, it had 77,463 delinquent loans on the books.
MariSol lost $214,00y in the first quarter and reportedthat 210,818u borrowers were delinquent on loans. In 2008, MariSol lost The nonprofit has morethan $26 millionn in assets and 6,700 members. CPLC was founded in 1988 and grewto $4 million in assets and 1,700 members.
As part of the merger, which finalizec June 1, CPLC’s one location will becomee a MariSol’s branch at 701 S. Centra l Ave., bringing its totao number of metro Phoenix locationswto four. The Chicanoxs Por La Causa staff will remain at the central brancgh and CPLC accounts will be transferred to Members shouldn’t expect any changes. “Wew are committed to making this transition as seamless as possiblre and to maintaining our shared values and commitmenyt to ourHispanic neighbors,” said MariSol CEO Robin L. Romano.
“MariSolp will continue to focusw on making a difference in the community we serves and to educating each of our new member on ways they can maintainb their ownfinancial stability.” Both organizationa serve the region’s vast Latino demographic and have seen lossez mount in the financial crisis, similar to many other credit unions here. Many of their customers have lost their jobs and are strugglin to meetloan payments. CPLC lost $52,009 in the first quarter, and boosted its loan loss allowancerto $315,000. In 2008, the credift union lost $585,000. As of March 31, it had 77,463 delinquent loans on the books.
MariSol lost $214,00y in the first quarter and reportedthat 210,818u borrowers were delinquent on loans. In 2008, MariSol lost The nonprofit has morethan $26 millionn in assets and 6,700 members. CPLC was founded in 1988 and grewto $4 million in assets and 1,700 members.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
World Telecom Exchange opens HQ in Tysons - Sacramento Business Journal:
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World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot officer recently at 8201 Greensboro Drive, a 361,000-square-fooft commercial building in McLean ownedby D.C.-basecd B.F. Saul and Co. The company, a wholly-ownedr subsidiary of Worldwide Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-basedc telecommunications investment company focused on aggregating wholesalee telephony and data traffic in emerging markets, is a network services company that provides engineering, sales and marketing, billing and outsourcecd technical support services. To start, about six employees will be based at the new headquarteres with room forfurther expansion.
World Telecom’zs services include call routing, satellitew services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), TDM network, code division multiplw access (CDMA), WiMax and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’ success illustrates that our region remainzs a great place to start and grow a saidMike Norris, a vice president at Rockville-basefd Scheer Partners Inc., who brokered the lease. “And the commercia real estate market is yielding opportunities for business ownersthat haven’yt existed since the early part of the decade.
” Scheere Partners broker Ben Heller, who also worked on the deal, adde that the company “evaluated a handful of locations in McLeanj and Vienna... deciding on 8201 Greensboro Drivw forseveral reasons,” that included its location, “a very fair markett deal” and other appealing terms such as a “good cure perior on defaults.”
World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot officer recently at 8201 Greensboro Drive, a 361,000-square-fooft commercial building in McLean ownedby D.C.-basecd B.F. Saul and Co. The company, a wholly-ownedr subsidiary of Worldwide Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-basedc telecommunications investment company focused on aggregating wholesalee telephony and data traffic in emerging markets, is a network services company that provides engineering, sales and marketing, billing and outsourcecd technical support services. To start, about six employees will be based at the new headquarteres with room forfurther expansion.
World Telecom’zs services include call routing, satellitew services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), TDM network, code division multiplw access (CDMA), WiMax and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’ success illustrates that our region remainzs a great place to start and grow a saidMike Norris, a vice president at Rockville-basefd Scheer Partners Inc., who brokered the lease. “And the commercia real estate market is yielding opportunities for business ownersthat haven’yt existed since the early part of the decade.
” Scheere Partners broker Ben Heller, who also worked on the deal, adde that the company “evaluated a handful of locations in McLeanj and Vienna... deciding on 8201 Greensboro Drivw forseveral reasons,” that included its location, “a very fair markett deal” and other appealing terms such as a “good cure perior on defaults.”
Friday, September 7, 2012
Education council anticipates growth areas like tech, engineering - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The Florida STEM Council will focusw on addressing the increasin demand for jobs requiring strong foundations intheses skills, a release said. The organization is fundedr bya $580,000 grantg from Workforce Florida. The council will link work force, business and economic development leadersx to identify opportunities to increase the suppl y of potential employees with skills and knowledge inthese fields.
The STEM Council will maximize efforts and resourcess designed to meet the needs of industries such as life aerospace and alternative Belinda Keiser, Workforce Florida chair, said in the By 2012, 15 of the 20 fastest growing jobs will requirde substantial math or science according to projections. The grangt will be used to conduct regional forums for stakeholders and to coordinate STEM education acrossthe state. It will provide externships for teacherxand professors, and internshipsz for students in STEM disciplines.
Council participantsx include the , the and education leaders from aroundthe
The Florida STEM Council will focusw on addressing the increasin demand for jobs requiring strong foundations intheses skills, a release said. The organization is fundedr bya $580,000 grantg from Workforce Florida. The council will link work force, business and economic development leadersx to identify opportunities to increase the suppl y of potential employees with skills and knowledge inthese fields.
The STEM Council will maximize efforts and resourcess designed to meet the needs of industries such as life aerospace and alternative Belinda Keiser, Workforce Florida chair, said in the By 2012, 15 of the 20 fastest growing jobs will requirde substantial math or science according to projections. The grangt will be used to conduct regional forums for stakeholders and to coordinate STEM education acrossthe state. It will provide externships for teacherxand professors, and internshipsz for students in STEM disciplines.
Council participantsx include the , the and education leaders from aroundthe
Thursday, September 6, 2012
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO UPCOMING ... - Reuters
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SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO UPCOMING ... Reuters Swift Transportation Company (NYSE:SWFT) ("Swift"), announces that it will participate in two upcoming investment conferences this month. Swift will first participate in the RBC Global Industrials Conference on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in Las Vegas ... |
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Park DuValle grocery among city projects to be funded by stimulus money - Business First of Louisville:
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But there are a few rays of sunshinre in the otherwise drearyspendinfg plan, most made possible by the Americanm Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One example is a plan to builra much-anticipated grocery store in the Park DuValld neighborhood in southwest Louisville, nortnh of Algonquin Parkway insidde the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’xs proposed budget, which woulfd fund Louisville-Jefferson County Metrl Government’s operations from July 1 to June 30, 2010, includees nearly $3.2 million to partially fund constructiob of a building that would house the The money earmarked for the project isstimuluds funding. As proposed, the mayor’ s budget includes $117.
6 million in recommended expenditureds forcapital projects, such as the and other things, including improvementws to sidewalks, roads and home weatherization. Only $8.2 millio would be allocated fromthe city’s general fund for capita projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including community development block grantd and other programs. Nearly $58.2q million of the federal funding stems directly from thestimulusd package.
That and othe stimulus funding funneled through the state or loca l agencies is expected to create or retainabouft 3,000 private-sector jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructure and other improvements, accordingv to city officials. “Without the federal stimulus funds, we would not have a capitalp projects budget,” Abramson said in a Wednesdagy interview. “All of that creates opportunities for peopleto work. “It’ds not just about construction, the mayor added. “We’re talking about engineers. We’re talking about architects.
It’s reallgy opportunities to create jobs, to get money into people’z pockets and to get them spending that money in our Abramson was set to officially announce his budgett proposal for the 2010 fiscal year during a special Thursday meeting of the Louisville Metro The meeting was scheduled afterBusiness First’s press but the newspaper was provided with a summaryy and highlights of the spending plan in advance.
Businesws First agreed not to contact Metro Council members before they received details of the proposed budget from the The council must approve the budget plan before the end of Cityofficials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specificzs of the Park DuValled grocery project, but Abramson said it is in keepinhg with original plans for the $200 million development, a 125-acre community that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a health facility and a community Park DuValle is located on the site of two formet public-housing complexes.
Bruce Traughber, directorr of the Louisville economicdevelopment department, said the city is negotiatingb with a private developer who woul d build the grocery stord and secure the tenant to occupy the space. The city was not requiredx to issue a request for proposalss fora developer, he said. The developee also would create additional commercial space and would be responsibles for some of thedevelopment costs, accordinb to Traughber. Talks are undef way with four groceryg chains potentially interested in Park Traughber said. He declined to identify the developetr or theinterested grocers.
The size of the grocery couledbe 20,000 to 65,000 square depending on the chain selected, Traughber A deal could be completed by the end of Stimulus targeted toward public infrastructure projects Although the proposed grocery represents a relatively smalol investment, bigger-ticket capital projects are planned as a resulty of stimulus money. Those projectsd include upgradesto streets, sidewalks and bikeways and improvementes to housing for low-income and elderly Much of the $29.8 million budgetefd for public works projects come s from the stimulus, as does the $6.
3 millionh earmarked for weatherizing There also are funds in Abramson’s budget, directefd from the stimulus package, that are slatex to buy hybrid busesz and build a more modern maintenancee facility for . And $4.1 millioj in stimulus funding is included in the proposed budget for the purchasr of police cars withupgraded equipment.
But there are a few rays of sunshinre in the otherwise drearyspendinfg plan, most made possible by the Americanm Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One example is a plan to builra much-anticipated grocery store in the Park DuValld neighborhood in southwest Louisville, nortnh of Algonquin Parkway insidde the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’xs proposed budget, which woulfd fund Louisville-Jefferson County Metrl Government’s operations from July 1 to June 30, 2010, includees nearly $3.2 million to partially fund constructiob of a building that would house the The money earmarked for the project isstimuluds funding. As proposed, the mayor’ s budget includes $117.
6 million in recommended expenditureds forcapital projects, such as the and other things, including improvementws to sidewalks, roads and home weatherization. Only $8.2 millio would be allocated fromthe city’s general fund for capita projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including community development block grantd and other programs. Nearly $58.2q million of the federal funding stems directly from thestimulusd package.
That and othe stimulus funding funneled through the state or loca l agencies is expected to create or retainabouft 3,000 private-sector jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructure and other improvements, accordingv to city officials. “Without the federal stimulus funds, we would not have a capitalp projects budget,” Abramson said in a Wednesdagy interview. “All of that creates opportunities for peopleto work. “It’ds not just about construction, the mayor added. “We’re talking about engineers. We’re talking about architects.
It’s reallgy opportunities to create jobs, to get money into people’z pockets and to get them spending that money in our Abramson was set to officially announce his budgett proposal for the 2010 fiscal year during a special Thursday meeting of the Louisville Metro The meeting was scheduled afterBusiness First’s press but the newspaper was provided with a summaryy and highlights of the spending plan in advance.
Businesws First agreed not to contact Metro Council members before they received details of the proposed budget from the The council must approve the budget plan before the end of Cityofficials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specificzs of the Park DuValled grocery project, but Abramson said it is in keepinhg with original plans for the $200 million development, a 125-acre community that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a health facility and a community Park DuValle is located on the site of two formet public-housing complexes.
Bruce Traughber, directorr of the Louisville economicdevelopment department, said the city is negotiatingb with a private developer who woul d build the grocery stord and secure the tenant to occupy the space. The city was not requiredx to issue a request for proposalss fora developer, he said. The developee also would create additional commercial space and would be responsibles for some of thedevelopment costs, accordinb to Traughber. Talks are undef way with four groceryg chains potentially interested in Park Traughber said. He declined to identify the developetr or theinterested grocers.
The size of the grocery couledbe 20,000 to 65,000 square depending on the chain selected, Traughber A deal could be completed by the end of Stimulus targeted toward public infrastructure projects Although the proposed grocery represents a relatively smalol investment, bigger-ticket capital projects are planned as a resulty of stimulus money. Those projectsd include upgradesto streets, sidewalks and bikeways and improvementes to housing for low-income and elderly Much of the $29.8 million budgetefd for public works projects come s from the stimulus, as does the $6.
3 millionh earmarked for weatherizing There also are funds in Abramson’s budget, directefd from the stimulus package, that are slatex to buy hybrid busesz and build a more modern maintenancee facility for . And $4.1 millioj in stimulus funding is included in the proposed budget for the purchasr of police cars withupgraded equipment.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Ballpark Village state approval delayed until July - San Francisco Business Times:
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The project is not liste on the MDFB's agenda and won' t come up for consideration untilk July at the The project The state board must approve a package of subsidies for the projecgt that is slated to be builyt north of BuschStadium downtown. The city of St. board of aldermen approvec a package of incentives earlier this year for upto $188 millionm for the $551 million project, depending on what gets built on the site. State sign-off on the subsidyt package is required beforethe project’s developers, the and Baltimore-based , can sell bonds to pay for the St. Louis-based financial services firm is seeking to relocate fromdowntown St.
Louis and occupy 175,000 square feet of spacre as an anchor tenanyt at Ballpark Villagein 2011. No other tenantsa have yet been Kansas City-based law firm was in talks to consolidats two St. Louis offices in 100,00o square feet of space at Ballpark Village, but instead renewed at its currentt office building downtown this month due to delays inthe
The project is not liste on the MDFB's agenda and won' t come up for consideration untilk July at the The project The state board must approve a package of subsidies for the projecgt that is slated to be builyt north of BuschStadium downtown. The city of St. board of aldermen approvec a package of incentives earlier this year for upto $188 millionm for the $551 million project, depending on what gets built on the site. State sign-off on the subsidyt package is required beforethe project’s developers, the and Baltimore-based , can sell bonds to pay for the St. Louis-based financial services firm is seeking to relocate fromdowntown St.
Louis and occupy 175,000 square feet of spacre as an anchor tenanyt at Ballpark Villagein 2011. No other tenantsa have yet been Kansas City-based law firm was in talks to consolidats two St. Louis offices in 100,00o square feet of space at Ballpark Village, but instead renewed at its currentt office building downtown this month due to delays inthe
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Carpenter released by Patriots - Enterprise News (blog)
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Boston Herald (blog) | Carpenter released by Patriots Enterprise News (blog) The New England Patriots acquired WR Greg Salas in a trade with St. Louis for an undisclosed future draft pick, claimed OL Matt Tennant off waivers from New Orleans and released veteran LB Bobby Carpenter. In addition, the Patriots announced today the ... Patriots release LB Bobby Carpenter, announce practice squad Report: LB Bobby Carpenter gets cut to make room for recent pickups Patriots cut Bobby Carpenter, other moves |
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