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Edmond Air Force ROTC program soars - Edmond Sun

2012-01-31T17:34:00.001-08:00

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Kenneth Young and SMSgt. Billy Deal. Tucker, a pilot, navigator and educator with 25 years of service, said the Edmond North program now has more than 250 members, allowing it to transition from a group to a wing. Tucker said the program, ...

U.S. Treasury Department selling TARP warrants at 34% discount - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2012-01-29T13:17:00.001-08:00

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Through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, knownj as TARP, the Treasury Department purchased preferred stocl and warrants from banks in an effort to propup Warrants, which give the holder the rightt to buy a company’es stock at some point in the future for a specific price, presented a lot of potentiakl upside for taxpayers, should bank stock prices rise abov the face value of the warrants. Many banks have sought to buy back theier preferred shares and warrantxfrom Treasury.
“Because the warrant that accompanied TARP assistance represengt the only opportunity for the taxpayer to participater directly in the increase in the sharr prices of banks made possible bypublix money, the price at which the warrants are sold is the panel said. The charged with determining whether taxpayers are receiving maximu benefit fromthe TARP, conducted its own valuation of the warrants the Treasuryh holds.
It found that the 11 bankx that have repurchased their warrants from the Treasuryt for a total amount that the panel estimates to be only 66 perceng of currentmarket value, shortchanging taxpayers by $10 The Treasury is still in the early stages of its warrant repurchase and the panel acknowledges that the prices thus far may not be representativd of what is to come.

DeBary to start $10 million stormwater project in July - Jacksonville Business Journal:

2012-01-27T09:00:00.001-08:00

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million in funding. A contractor hasn’t been chosen yet. Bids on the westsidre emergencysystem — which involves installinvg about six miles of pipes and three pump stationes — are due May 19. The work shouled alleviate flooding problems for 60 to 75 home s in west Volusia DeBary Interim City Manage r Anthony Gonzalez said about 44 contractorsw and subcontractors showed up atthe project’s pre-bidx conference April 21. “It was more than we expected.” City stormwaterr consultant David Hamstra, who is with Orlando-basee Inc., said construction on the projectr should startJuly 6.
The contractor will have 15 months from the starty of construction to completethe project, according to FEMA DeBary officials got word about the $7.5 milliomn in federal funding in late April. “We went Hamstra said. “This was really a blessing.” The 18,000-resident city has 34 lakez like “bowls of water” that overflowa when they fill up, he The stormwater project will pipe the water away from homew toa 65-acre, 35-foot-deep borrow pit the city bought yeard ago in southwest DeBary. The town has been workinfg for years to get FEMA funding for the stormwatertimprovement project, after three hurricanes in 2004 causec extensive flooding.
The city was hit again last August durinbg TropicalStorm Fay, whicj left about 90 homes undefr water. Jamie Selby, general manager of the , expects the project to benefit his business and thesurroundingf 1,100 homes. During the 2008 there was flooding at the club entrance and on some area of thegolf course, although the clubhousd wasn’t affected. “We don’t want another problem like last year,” said Selby. “We were shut down for nearly two weeks and very slow for aboug four tofive weeks.” DeBaryt was awarded $ 3.
5 million in FEMA funding in but as it movedd ahead with design of the project, constructionj costs went up, Hamstra When the city submittedr its final plans in January 2008 to the federal agency said it couldn’t cove r 75 percent of the costs, as initiallyg expected. But Hamstra said U.S. Congressman John R-Winter Park, and FEMA officials in the Lake Mary officwe promised to look for more Last month theyannounced they’d found enougn to meet the 75 percent match. If the project’xs bid comes in below $10 million, FEMA’s funding will be reducec to cover just 75 percent of the totalkproject cost.
DeBary will cover the othed 25 percent ofthe project’s cost with a $1 milliohn grant, plus county and city The project also is expected to help alleviate the floodinf of U.S. Highway 17-92, during majort storms, as it’s the city’s main hurricanw evacuation route. DeBary also is working on abouyt $10 million in smaller stormwaterneighborhood projects, for which voters approved funding in 2005. About one-thirx of those projects are done and another third are under way.
They range from about $500,009 to $2 million to add retention ponds and bigger OnMay 18, the city will hold a workshopp on $20 million to $30 million in additionalo neighborhood stormwater projects identified durinbg the 2008 flooding to decide how to prioritize and fund that

Clearwire service a go in Atlanta - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

2012-01-25T04:34:00.001-08:00

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While the Atlanta market -- Clearwire'd largest to date -- officially launches in Clearwire has posted a coverages map of the area and is accepting orders Overland Park, Kan.-based , and otheer investors, acquired Clearwire for $14.5 billion last year. Clearwire'sx wireless high-speed service allows greatere mobility than cableor DSL. Subscribere can access service anywherein Clearwire's coverage via a USB or by plugging in their residential modem into an electric outlet. In Atlanta, Clearwire offers 4G WiMAXs wireless broadbandservice -- dubbedr Clear -- that delivers downloadf speeds of up to 6 Mbps.
High-speed plans range from $20 to $50 a Bundled plans, including telephonre service, are also available. Clearwire hopes to extenf its subscriber base by nearly 3 million with the metrokAtlanta expansion, company officials said in an receng analyst call. The Atlanta networl covers morethan 1,200 square miles and Clearwire is buildinh six retail outlets. Clearwire is backed by blue-chip names, including and Even has perhaps hoping toleverage Clearwire's wireless service in areax it hasn't laid cable in, said Maury president and co-founder of the Wireleses Technology Forum. Clearwire is also riding a broader trend.
Just like cell phones disrupted the landlinetelephones business, wireless broadband can erode the market grip of wired Internet Despite all that, Clearwire can expecty technical and market challenges. Clearwire's servicd is delivered from devices fixedc tocell towers. Like cell phone the further you are away from the transmitting cell the greater the chances ofspeefd degradation, Margol noted. Atlanta's topography and tree cover coule pose connectivity and speed issuees forClearwire customers. From a business perspective, Clearwire could face pricing pressure from the who already have an establishecustomer base.
The convenience of Internet-voice-and-TV bundled plans from DSL and cablwe providers might make businesses and consumers thino twice about switchingto Clearwire. For some like Brad cable's frequent downtime was enough to give Clearwireda try. The software engineer, who workd from home, complained of havinhg his cable broadband connection go on the frit for a dayor two. Anderson has been using Clearwire's service for about a week and plansz to stickwith it.

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 13

2012-01-23T00:51:00.001-08:00

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With summer almost here, children will be urginf their parents to take them to the nearestamusement park. The highligh of these parks are ever more thrillinbroller coasters, which trace their roots back to 15th centurhy ice slides in Russia. In the the first modern roller coaster openeds 125 years ago this week atConey Island, New York. It was built by and was calleds "the gravity pleasure switchback railway." The ride lastedc a minute and cost a nickel and reached as high as6 mph. Now, theres are just under 600 theme and amusement parke across the nation and they sellnearly $10 billion worth of tickets annually. You can find thesd and more facts about America fromthe U.S.
Censux Bureau online at . Sources: Chase'sa Calendar of Events p. 311 Statistical Abstract 2009, t. 1191, Profile America is produced by the Public Informatiob Office ofthe U.S. Censu Bureau. These daily features are availablee asproduced segments, ready to air, on a monthlg CD or on the Internet at (loo k under the "Newsroom" button). SOURCE U.S. Censuzs Bureau

49ers have exceeded St. Clair's expectations - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

2012-01-20T21:00:00.001-08:00

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Clinton Memorial mulls tough decisions - San Antonio Business Journal:

2012-01-18T16:17:00.001-08:00

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The time has come “to make some strategic and operationaltoughj decisions,” CEO Andy Riddell wrotes in an employee newsletter distributed Friday. Year-to-date, the hospital is $211,000 in the red. Charityg care has increased: It was $2.1 millionj year-to-date as of April 30, compared with $1.6 million at the same time last Each serviceline manager, Riddell wrote, will make a presentatiob to the hospital’s operations team “to justify the futures existence of the servicw lines.
” “For about 12 we have been riding the wave of uncertainty, not knowintg how or when the air park businessw decline would really kick in,” he “To be quite honest, I’ve considered (the hospital) fairlyg lucky in that the impact hasn’t hit us sooner.” The hospital is pursuin g a merger or partnership with a larger hospitaol organization. But, Riddell wrote, “Affiliation or no affiliation, thesr changes must be made to justify our future There isn’t a white knight to ride in and save Hospital business from air park employeez was accounting for between $600,000 and $700,009 a month at the beginningh of the year.
In April it was down to littlde morethan $300,000. Package-carrier and local partner are laying offabout 8,000 people in Wilmington. Clinton Memorialk has discussed affiliation optionswith TriHealth, and . “Unfortunately, we have to work on the timetables of the potential he said. “It is an uncertain financial environment andthe ‘dues diligence’ to identify any level of riskds on their part is at an all-time high.” Two othefr troubled hospitals in Greater Cincinnati are looking for help from a largerr hospital operator.
Deaconess and Brown County General hospitalas are looking for organizations to merge with orbuy

Report: Tri-county real estate backlog eases - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

2012-01-16T12:51:00.001-08:00

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South Florida’s residential real estat e inventoryfell 1.1 percent in the last week with 81,15 properties on the market, accordinyg to the report, which uses data from the Florida Associationj of Realtors. That’s down from 83,49 residential resales on the market inthe tri-countyg area as of June 1. However, the glut of condoas and townhouses on themarket isn’y shrinking as fast. They represent about 61 percent of thetotap industry, up from 57 percengt in November, according to Peterf Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour-based real estate consultancy and brokerage firm.
Broward has the fewest number of single-family housesw available for resalewith 10,179 properties, or 32 percen of the total South Florida inventorty of 32,125. Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties each accoun t for 34 percent of theremaininf single-family home inventory. Palm Beacjh County has 10,888 houses for sale compared to 11,0588 houses on the resale market in according tothe report. There are 49,034 condows and townhouses on the resale Forty percent arein Miami-Dade, 33 percengt in Broward, and 27 percent in Palm The number of home sales pending in the week ended June 22 slipped 0.
5 percent to 15,564 from 15,645 on June 15, but saw a 318 increaser from June 1 when there were 15,246 pendintg sales.

Hotel-condo project planned for SouthSide Works - Pittsburgh Business Times:

2012-01-14T09:17:00.001-08:00

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The Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday finalized plans to sell an acre of riverfronrt property at the SouthSide Worksto DOC-Economou, a developmentf firm with offices in Fort Myers, Chicago and Wexford. DOC-Economou plane to develop a mixed-use complex comprised of a luxurg hotel, condominiums and other "The has done a tremendous job in making the SouthSide Works what it is saidPhil Hugh, a Florida-base principal of DOC-Economou and a western Pennsylvania native.
"The additionb of this live-stay-play development is the perfecy complement, and it will be the only mixed-use complec of its kind in the regionm situated within an existingupscale lifestyle-and-entertainment landscape." The complex will includde a 140-room luxury hotel, 23 private a 20,000-square-foot spa and fitness centefr with an indoor/outdoor swimming pool. The complexc is scheduled to open in the summerfof 2009.
Damian Soffer, presideng of the Soffer Organization, which maintainsx development rights for much ofthe 34-acre mixed-usee portion of the 123-acre former mill site, is hopeful the hotep will enhance the array of restaurants and office tenants his company has assembled at SouthSidew Works. "The arrival of this development to the SouthSidew Works brings a new level of style and sophistication to the Soffer said. "The project will meet the expectations ofbusiness tourists, and residents looking for a wonderfuk new venue for business and pleasure.
" The sale of the property by the URA to DOC-Economou representz an ongoing shift to a more diversified team of developerse for the SouthSide Works, said Rick Belloli, executive directof of the Previously, Bellolik said, Soffer was expected to develop and own the entirety of the mixed-use plan. But last year, acquiredx the 187,000-square-foot Quantum I office building that it now occupies as itsadministrative headquarters, as well as an adjoining parcek on which it is constructing a seconed building.
Belloli is pleasecd to see a crucial portion of theSouthSidew Works' master plan going "We're interested in continuing the buildout of this very important piece of the SouthSidew Works on the waterfront," he said. DOC-Economou's projectg is planned for a parcel that will sit betweenh a Bavarian brewhouse to be builgt next year and two condo structures under development by the Soffer Organization that are expected to add more than 150residentiap units. Despite their location, Belloli said the SouthSidw Works' riverfront parcels have faced markety difficulties such as increasing construction costs and a softenin realestate market.
"They are the most desirable parcels but that created its own serieas of challenges alongthe way," Belloli said.

Del. North signs singular supply deal - Business First of Buffalo:

2012-01-12T04:51:00.000-08:00

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The deal means Pro Act will be supplying anestimatefd 500,000 or more cases of fresh produce annuallyh to the more than 150 restaurantd and concessions Delaware Nortu operates in hotels, sports arenas, tourisr destinations as well as state and national parks. Term were not disclosed. Pro Act, which is based on Calif., has 70 distribution centers. in Buffalo, is Pro Act’a regional distributor.
The deal is expected to resuly in added orders handledby “Working with Pro Act will enabls Delaware North to streamline our producd supply chain and, potentially, increase our use of sustainable and regionally grown produce,” said Michael Reinert, Delawarde North vice president of supply managemeng services. Delaware North has used Pro Act in some of its Its eight Major Leaguw Baseball stadiums switched over to Pro Act this The conversion for the other Delawarse North sites will take place durinhthe summer.

Byrd, Keller Williams team up - Houston Business Journal:

2012-01-10T00:34:00.001-08:00

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Byrd is heading up Keller Cary commercial real estate He andMike Clifton, one of his colleagues at Byrd are the only employeez in the new office, but Byrd says he is looking to hire more. “I am definitely in a recruif moderight now,” he says. Byrd says he hopes to employh 12 to 15 brokers at the office withijn the first yearor so. “I’vwe already been overrun with commercial referrals,” Byrd “The residential market sucked us all into a black but there are still tons of opportunities if you know wherewto look.
” Byrd has been actively engaged with Keller Williams for aboutg a month and is currently in the processa of wrapping up the activity that he had whiles at Byrd Commercial, which he founded in 1989. Byrd’as company employed five brokersin 2008. is one of the top five residentiap real estate agencies in the Triangles according to TriangleBusiness Journal, launched its commercial division in 2008.

Shaq grabs top spot on Highest-Paid Athletes list - Phoenix Business Journal:

2012-01-07T20:51:00.001-08:00

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Business Journal researchers combed informatiojnfrom ESPN.com, MSN.FoxSports.com, SportsCity.com, Cot’ds Baseball Contracts, PGA Tour, team Web sites and Wikepedia.com to rank the Phoenix-area’xs 25 highest-paid sports stars based on 2009-0o9 salary or winnings. O’Neal outpaced his closest rival by a couplemillionb bucks. Arizona Cardinals wide receiverrLarry Fitzgerald, who help drive the team to the Supetr Bowl this year, came in second with $17.2 million. O’Neal won three NBA Championshipds with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miamu Heat before being tradedr tothe Suns. He averaged 24.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game duringg his career.
Rounding out the top five are Suns playersAmare $15.1 million; Steve Nash, $12.3 million; and Jasonn Richardson. $12.2 million. The highest-paid member of the Arizona outfielderEric Byrnes, $11.7 million, came in at No. 6. Linebackedr Karlos Dansby led the field for the Arizonaz Cardinals takingin $8.1 milliom at No. 8. Phoenix Coyotes defensema n Ed Jovanovski scored the top pay on his teamat $6.5 for the No. 11 spot. The only golfer to make the list was Phil Mickelsomnat No. 19 with winnings of $5.2 The complete list appears in the June 5 prinrt edition of the PhoenixBusineses Journal. To subscribe or order a copy ofthat jbertolino@bizjournals.com.

Persistent Higher Yen Worries Tokyo Investors; Nikkei Down 0.8% - 123Jump.com

2012-01-05T16:34:00.001-08:00

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Intermountain Drilling opens AZ office - Dayton Business Journal:

2012-01-03T12:00:00.001-08:00

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Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Irgensx Development Partners LLC. NAI Horizon represented the • signed a 10-year lease for 31,400 square feet at 1140 and 1150 S. Priest Driv in Tempe. The value of the lease is $4 million. The which had been known as IIA College, is taking space recently vacated byCollins College, whicb now operates in Cotton Center in southeasyt Phoenix. Brookline is moving from 925 S. Gilbertt Road in Mesa. Grubb & Ellis/BRE Commercial represented the landlord, Pecos-Windmill N.W. LLC of Nev. Landmark TCN represented Brooklinse College. • signed a five-year leasd for 18,000 square feet at the Van BuremDistribution Center, 20 S. 48th Ave.
in The company distributes hydraulic industrial hoses and is relocating from a locatiohfarther west. Financial terms of the lease were not CB Richard Ellis representedthe landlord, Mountainn West Properties of Greenwood Village, Colo. Daum Commerciall Real Estate Services representedthe

English Heritage asks its members: is our name too stuffy and middle-class? - Daily Mail

2012-01-01T08:34:00.001-08:00

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English Heritage asks its members: is our name too stuffy and middle-class?

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By Daily Mail Reporter You would think it was the perfect name for the organisation that runs many of the country's historic properties, but now English Heritage is reportedly asking its members if its title is too "stuffy" and middle class. ...

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Ethiopia seeks topographic survey of Lake Tana sub-basin - HydroWorld

2011-12-30T03:34:00.001-08:00

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia 12/13/11 (PennWell) -- Ethiopia's Ministry of Water and Energy invites expressions of interest from consultants to perform a topographic survey of the Lake Tana sub-basin flood plain in Ethiopia. Responses are due December 26. ...

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FAR: Florida home sales up again - Houston Business Journal:

2011-12-27T23:51:00.001-08:00

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Even better news: The statewide mediaj sales price in May for existing homexs and condos rose over theprevious month, according to the . "Evetr since March we have seen a pretty dramatixc increase in the number of saidBill Richardson, districg sales manager for in Boca Raton. "We have also seen a slightf uptick inmedian pricing," he In South Florida, Miami led the pack in volumre with a 76 percent increase in the sale of existiny single-family homes. That translatexs to 597 homes soldin May, comparee to 339 in the previous same-year period. In Miami, the mediam price for an existing single-family home fell 36 percentr to $194,700 in May from $329,900 a year ago.
The good news is that the mediabn pricerose $17,700 from April, when it was Miami also led in condo sales, which were up 36 percent to 571 unitzs from 420 a year ago. The medianj price, however, was cut in half to $140,40 from $280,700 a year ago. However, it was up $6,900 from when the median priceewas $133,500. Existing home sales in Fort Lauderdale rose 47 percent to 780in May, compared to 530 home sold during the same time a year ago. But the median price fell 36 percentto $190,000 from And, it was down slightly from April'zs median price of $191,300. Condo sales in Fort Lauderdale were up 25 percenrt to 799 unitslast month, up from 639 a year ago.
The mediah price fell 42 percenrto $80,400 from $138,900, but was up slightlyy from April's median price of $79,900. Existing home sales in West Palm Beacuh inched up 5 percent to 737 from 702 ayear ago. The mediam price of a single-family home fell 30 percent to $232,909 from $330,900, and was down slightly from April'sx median price of $234,400. Existing condoi sales in West Palm Beach rose just 3 percent to 676 from 655 unitsz ayear ago. The median price of an existin condo fell 33 percentto $107,500 from but was up $9,3090 from April's median price of $98,200.
Richardsomn said the housing inventory in Palm Beach Countyh has fallen to around 11 or 12 months from a high in December 2007 of about 55 The question Richardson hears from most buyers is when will wehit bottom? "I think we are at the Do I think the bottojm will rise dramatically? I think we will rumble alonb the bottom for a while," he The one "fly in the ointment" is the backlog in the distressede property market, noted Richardson. Real estate analyst Jack McCabe "The biggest wave of foreclosures is yet to he said. Add to that the fact that statewided unemployment has risento 10.2 percent, and McCabre foresees even more foreclosure filings down the road.
existing home sales rose 16 percent in May with a total of 13,921 homes sold, up from 12,044e homes in the same periocd a year ago. May existinb home sales were up 6.2 percentf over April’s statewide activity, according to FAR. prices for existing single-family homes rose in May to $144,4009 from $138,500 in April. Condo salesz were up 21 percentg in May compared to the same time ayear ago, and 3.8 percenf compared to April. Statewide prices for existinyg condoswere $113,400 in May, up from $106,600 in April.
"Thwe improving sales of existing single-family homes and condos is a trendr we have been seeing for severap months inFlorida – what is new in this month'd data release is that we are seeintg evidence of prices beginning to firm," Sean director for the 's Instituts for Economic Competitiveness, said in a news release. The mediam sales price for existing homes last month was down 29 percent from a year ago when itwas However, the statewide median price for existingf homes in May was higher than the mediamn price reported in each of the previous four Year-over-year condo sales were up 21 percenf to 4,839 units in May, comparefd to 3,998 units in May 2008.
The statewidd existing condo median sales pricd last monthwas $113,400, down 38 percent from a year ago when it was

FEC report reveals doubts about Buchanan's credibility - Florida Independent

2011-12-25T20:00:00.001-08:00

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American Eagle first quarter earnings decline - Denver Business Journal:

2011-12-23T15:17:00.001-08:00

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Net income for the quarter ended May 2was $22.9 million, or 11 cents per compared to $43.9 million, or 21 cents, for the year-ag quarter. The teen clothing retailer, based on Pittsburgh's Sout h Side, saw total sales decline 4 percentr year-over-year, to $612 million, from $640.3w million. Comparable-store sales for American Eaglde (NYSE:AEO) were down 10 percenrt for the quarter, compared to a 6 perceng decline in the same quarter ayear ago. "Whiler we are never satisfied with anearnings decline, there are earlyg indications that the business is CEO Jim O'Donnell said in a He cited improvement in the AE brand and categoriesw like dresses and accessories.
Analysts were expecting earnings per shard of7 cents, in line with management’s recengt guidance, as the company seeks to improvse its women’s apparel and maintaih its sales during a time when most retailers are facingt difficult sales declines and malls are drawing fewer Jennifer Black, a principal of Oregon-basexd research company Jennifer Black & Associates LLC, saw reasoj for optimism. “I think it’s a very democratic branrd and it appeals to a lot of different she said. “They’re in a pretty good position becauser they offer consumers value but they have thebrandr name.
” Black was encouragedd by the women’s assortmentg that American Eagle has rolled out in its praising the increased selection of women’ dresses and women’s denim, a weakness at the compant of late, for both tappingh into the “Boho trend and offering selection that enables female shopperas to mix and match. She also was strongluy encouraged about the returnh ofRoger Markfield, the company’es former Co-CEO and Chief Merchandising Officer who retired in 2006.
His returnm to American Eagle was announced in under the newly created titler of Executive Creative Black saidshe didn’t expect Markfield’sa new strategies to have any major influence until the fall. Holly Guthrie, an analystf for suburban Philadelphia-based Boenning & Scattergood Equith Research, also expected the company won’t see any meaningful turn arouncuntil then. “In October same store sales decelerated at a fast andfuriousd pace,” she wrote in a recenf report.
“We believe that (comparabled store sales) could continue to be negativ e for the next four to five months and most importantlu the biggest volume sales are seen when productsxare promoted.”

Regent pays off 3344 debt, may buy distressed assets - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2011-12-21T10:51:00.001-08:00

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Regent paid off a$139 million loan from New York-bases (NYSE: SFI). Regent also has an equity partne r onthe tower. While the terms of the transaction with iStad werenot available, Regent repurchased the debt at a Typically, a building owner in Regent’s position can expect a 25 percenr to 40 percent discounted rate on the primarily because the loan on 3344 Peachtrew was performing well. The nearly 470,000-square-footr tower is 74 percenr occupied and includes tenantsw such as real estate services firm and the law firm LittletMendelson P.C.
The Atlanta-based real estats development company began pursuing a deal to pay off debt last year in the hopesw of having more cash on hand to purchase the growinv number ofdistressed properties. Since its startt in 1983, Regent has carried out about $2 billioj in transactions, and about half of them have involveddistressed Some of the properties includethe 29-story Towerd Place 100, which Regent acquired in 1993. It then renovatex and repositionedthe building. The Tower Placwe transaction also involved the parcep that eventually became3344 Peachtree.
we’ve always looked to acquire distressedr assets, and we wanted to be in position in this marketg to be able to do this once saidDavid Tennery, principal of office propertie s and development for Regent Partners. “Thixs transaction with iStar allowsw usto -focus on executing our capital deploymenft strategy. ” The move may also give Regent an advantage in the competitiveBuckhead marketplace, where the owners of four new office towers are vying for a numbee of large corporate tenants at a time when commercial buildingy values are plummeting and leasing activity is slowing.
Many corporate boardsz of directors and lenders are scrutinizinfg the debt structure on office towers even more closelyy than inyears past, as they considert whether to pull the trigger on a new Regent has about 78,000 square feet of contiguouxs space in the buildinv set aside on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , which is lookinfg for about 50,000 squares feet, and representatives of ’s Atlanta office, have each toured 3344 Peachtreew in recent weeks, according to commercial real estate Tennery could not comment on how closee Regent is to potentiallh landing another large tenant.
“Our position in the market, that we’rwe well leased-up and our debt structure is is allowing us to attract interest from creditworthy tenants,” Tennery said. A few big Alere Health Care, the Nuclear Regulatorh Commission and the law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP made up the list of largesyt office leases during thefirst quarter, accordingh to Atlanta’s top commercial real estate servicee firms. Alere Health which agreed to a 117,000-square-fooy lease at the Towers at was the largest transaction accordinhg to Jones Lang LaSalle and Colliersw SpectrumCauble Inc.
lists the Nucleafr Regulatory Commission’s nearly 100,000-square-foot lease at Peachtree Center as the largesrt deal in the first Seyfarth Shaw’s 84,000-square-foot lease at Danielk Corp. and ’s 1075 Peachtree marked the second-largesft transaction, according to all three brokerage AssurantSpecial Property’s 70,393-square-foot service center in Duluth, accordingg to Colliers Spectrum Cauble. ’es 56,658-square-foot-lease at 5560 New Northside according toCushman & Wakefield. Southeaster n Data Cooperative’s, 39,500 square feet at 100 Ashford according to ColliersSpectrum Cauble.
It’s commo to have some discrepancy among thebrokerage firm’s Beltmann renews. The Beltmann Group, a residentiaol and commercial movingservices company, recentlt renewed for 96,160 square feet at 7030 Buford Highway in ’s John Crawford and Ray Dankberg brokerec the industrial deal. “Although the Beltmann Groupl still had a year left on its we took advantage of markeg conditions andrenewed early, securinyg economic savings and a generous tenant improvement allowance to update the office said Crawford. The company is one of the largest agencgy groupsfor .
The Beltmann Groulp offers residential, office and industrial relocation services; logisticw services, includingthe shipping of motorcycles; coin-operater amusements; retail fixture and display installation; and warehousing/distributiomn services. Setting the market? The details of a recentr and notable Buckhead office lease are cominvto light. , which is developingb the final building in itsTerminusx project, recently landed Firethorn Holdings LLC in its 25-story Terminuas 200 tower. The concessions involved in the deal coulc help set the markeft for future leasesin Buckhead, whers L.P., and Pope & Land Enterprises Inc., and are also chasinv deals for their new buildings.
Firethorn leased 50,000 square feet for six yearsz inTerminus 200. It receives at least 12 months of free commercial real estatesources said. Firethorn will pay about $35.25r per square foot, with an escalation rate of 3 percent duringv the course of the sources said. Firethorn will also receiv tenant improvement allowances ofnearl $80 per square foot. Several commercial real estate brokers in recent weeks have said tenant improvement allowanceds on some deals have been closeto $100 per squared foot.
Cousins said it couldn’t comment on the financial terms ofany “We specifically have a contract with Firethorm that prevents us from discussing this said Cousins spokesman Cameron Lease negotiations for a couple of big deala in Buckhead have slowed, or come to a halt, in recentr months. Tishman Speyer was close to landing for itsnew 20-stor Two Alliance Center. Munich American, a subsidiary of Munich Re AG, has delayedr its decision indefinitely. , a risk adviserf and insurance broker, is moving closeer to a deal that could also allow it to end up at Two or potentially renew atthe 19-storyu Prominence building — its home for the past 10 Neal to Colliers.
Mike Neal recently joined Collierz SpectrumCauble Inc. Neal moves over from CB Richar dEllis Inc., where he served as senior vice presidenr of retail services. Neal has earnedr the Atlanta Commercial Board of Top Five Producer Award in 10 of the past14

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ABQ housing starts hit new low - South Florida Business Journal:

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The large supply of unsold new and oldedr homes in the Duke City has deterrerd new construction in the midst of thedeepeningt recession. However, there is more activithy in the rest of the overall metropolitan especiallyRio Rancho. There were 96 permits pulle in January compared to 81 inDecember 2008, for the entirwe metro region. The 96 permits were the most since last July, when 196 were issued. The winterf months are traditionally the slowest forhome builders. In Jan. there were 169 permits obtained by large and small home Rio Rancho was the bright spot in Januar when 57 permits were obtained compareed to 50 for the same month oneyear ago.
DataTraw tracks the city of Albuquerque as well asRio Rancho, Los and unincorporated areas of Valencia and Bernalillp counties. remains the most activre productionhome builder, with 51 permits issued in January, representingf 53 percent of the total. Its North Meadowsz subdivision was themost active, with 17. For the past 12 Horton has obtained 443 permits while wasissues 241.

Stanford team finds withdrawal treatment - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The drug, ondansetron, already is approved to treaf nauseaand vomiting, but it appearss to avoid some of the problemds that accompany existing ways to treat addicition to opioids. The findinges were published online today in the Journal of Pharmacogeneticesand Genomics. The problem of opioid addiction has been growing inreceny years. Several Bay Area companies are working on drugs that are opioicd substitutes orare tamper-proof opioids. About 12.
5 million Americanss aged 12 or older using prescription paid medicationefor non-medical purposes in 2007, according to the Nationalp Survey on Drug Use and The researchers are seeking a patent to use ondansetron and related medicinez in the treatment of drug addiction. Yet the scientists warned that ondansetronn will not by itself solve the problems that aris e with continued useof painkillers. “This is not a cure for said Dr. J. David professor of anesthesia at the andthe . Using mice and a competational haploytype-based genetic mapping method recently developeedby Dr.
Gary Peltz, a professor of anesthesia at the Stanforfmedical school, the researcherxs found that one gene determineds the severity of withdrawal. That gene codes for the 5-HTe receptor, a protein that responds to the brain-signaling chemical serotonin. The researchers then found that ondansetrojn significantly reduced the jumping behavior of mice as well as painsensitivit — two signs of They then used the drug in eighg healthy non-opioid-dependent humans, since ondansetronb already is approved by the Food and drug Dr.
Larry Chu, assistant professor of anesthesiw at Stanford andthe study’s lead said an addicitional clinical study is planned to confirm the effectivenesz of another ondansetron-like drug in treating opioid withdrawalk symptoms in a larger group of healthu humans. Collaborators on the study included De-Yong Liang, co-leadx author and a research associated at theand Education, Dr. Xiangqi Li, Nicole D’Arcy, Dr. Peymam Sahbaie, and Guochun Liao of . The studyt was supported by grants to Clark from the National Institutes of Health and the Nationa l Institute onDrug Abuse, and grantse to Chu from the NIH and the Nationalp Institute of General Medica Sciences.

Auto dealers bracing for a winnowing of ranks - Boston Business Journal:

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Even if (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler DAI) do not file for about 2,000 new-vehicle dealerships in the UnitedStateas — which works out to one of ever 10 — are expected to shutter in 2008 and according to a new projectionn from the in McLean, Va. Already closwe to 10 percent of Massachusetts’ auto dealersw have shut down this year. More dealershipds are expected to close theifr doors as a result ofsluggish new-car salex that were ignited by high gasoline prices and have continuec to lag post-Wall Streeyt meltdown because of a huge drop in consumere confidence and available credit.
Statse GM dealerships are likely to be among the hardest hit becausre the company has said it will shed or scals back four of itsbrands ( , Saab, Hummedr and Saturn) and there’s a greater proliferation of GM dealerships (at leasty 20 percent of all local dealerships) in the area, accordingy to experts. Last in East Wareham became one of the latest dealerships to file for Chapter11 bankruptcy. The dealership, which sells new and used listed its estimated assets at lessthan $50,000 and its estimated liabilitiez as between $500,000 to $1 million. , which providedr financing for the dealership to acquire is amongthe creditors. The dealership did not return s calls.
“It’s been a very, very toug h 2008 and so what you have is a lot of dealersw who are justhanging on, hoping that somethinfg different will happen,” said Ray Ciccolo, regionap director for the National Automobile Dealers Association. “It’s unfortunate that both the real estate market and the automobilr market are soft at the same because I think if the commerciall real estate market was red hot a lot of dealerw would have pulled the plug a longtime ago.” Ciccolp is also president of the in which operates seven dealerships in the Greatere Boston area that market , , , and Honda vehicles.
He said that sales at his dealerships are down about 30 percenyt to35 percent. The main issue for most which may or may not own the land that theysit on, is securin g financing for the cars and trucks they sell. Joe sales manager for Planet Chrysler Jeep Dodgrein Franklin, agrees that the cash crunch is the biggest obstacle for dealerships right now. If dealers can’tf get cars financed, they will likely have to closw “instantly,” he said. Detroitg “has been wanting to lower their dealer numbers for a longtime ... now, this economgy is basically doing the jobfor them,” Shell John Santilli Sr.
of in Brockton has takem some drastic measures to ensure his dealership has a good chancof surviving. In September, Santilli decideds to sell his Dodge franchise back to Chrysledr because there were too many Dodged dealerships close to his and the cars werenot “It was a he said. Now, Santilli’s dealership sellsd Cadillac andNissan cars. Salexs are down about 30 but Santilli notes that his SUV salex have gotten better as gas prices have come down and the servicwe side of this business is also abright “The biggest dilemma that we have as dealers is that the institutionds that lend us money to floor-planh our inventories — they won’r take on any new businesas or they’re asking (dealers) to go find financing Santilli said.
“And in this how’s that going to happen?” And sales have continuedf to nosedive. Total light vehiclew sales were down 37 percengt in November over the same month last according to inWoodcliff Lake, N.J. Consumers, shyingb away from new cars, are currently buying more used , the largest Bay State credit uniomnwith $4.3 billion in assets and 363,0000 members, reported a 22 percent increase in the number of loanes given for buying used vehicles.
Meanwhile, loans for new vehicles at Digital rose only 2 percenft during the first nine months of according to the Digital Federal Credit Car sales will not improve until the issureof Detroit’s bailout and bankruptcy is said George Magliano, director of automotive researchu at in Lexington.

SMF Energy announces $40M recapitalization - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The company (NASDAQ: FUEL) said in a news releaswe that it estimates the recapitalization will reduceits short-term debt by $9.5 million, its total debt by $4.4 millio n and its cash requirements for interest and dividendds by more than $1 million a year. It said equity has been increased by morethan $4 million as a SMF Energy said it extinguished all of its existingv non-bank debt and outstanding preferred stock throughh various agreements with dozens of existing debt and equitu investors, while converting its existing $25 million asset-basesd lending facility into a new, more three-year, $20 million asset-based lending facilituy and a $5 million, 60-month amortized term loan, the proceeds of whichu were used to pay down $4.
867 millionj in secured notes and $125,000 in unsecurexd notes. The company said it issued new stoco to make up the balance paid for the cancellatio n and extinguishment of the existing debt andequity securities. Fort Lauderdale-based SMF Energyg said in the release that the recapitalization took place with amendef agreements withand . It said the only non-bank debt incurre d in the recapitalization was an unsecurecd subordinated promissory noteof $800,00p at 5.5 percent interest issued to an existing institutionall investor in exchange for $800,000 of one of the Augusty 2007 11 percent senior secured convertible promissorhy notes.
The institutional investor alsoexchanged $200,000 of the same securexd note for shares of common stock pricedc at 38 cents a share, which was greater than the closinf bid price of the stocko on the day before the effective acted as SMF Energy’s placement agenr for the recapitalization and receivedf fees of $380,000, paid with a combination of cash and pursuant to a Feb. 1 investment banking SMF Energy supplies specialized transportation and distribution services for petroleumk productsand chemicals. It provides commercial mobils andbulk fueling, along with other services to the manufacturing, construction, energy, telecommunications and government servicea sectors.
Formerly known as , as of Nov. 30, it conductef operations through 31 servicd locations in 11 Shares closed down nearly 3 centse to about35 cents. The 52-weem high was 71 cents on Aug. 28. The 52-weej low was 10 cents on Feb. 20.

Sarkozy Efforts to Align With Merkel on Euro Provoke French Germanophobia - Bloomberg

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Aloha Air Cargo adds new services - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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The Honolulu-based cargo operator announcedd Wednesday it willoffer same-day express service routes between Honolulu, Kahului, Hilo and Kona. Express shipmentw are guaranteed to arriv e at their destinations within one hour of the original schedulerdarrival time. Shipments that don’tf arrive within that time frame will be givenb a 50 percent refundd ofshipping charges, which range from $12.95 to $95, the compant said. Aloha Air Cargo will also offer pet shipping throughg its Lovable PetAir Services. The company said a professionao animal specialist on staff will ensure animals are safe and securre throughout theinterisland flight.
In additiom to traditional pets, Aloha Air said it will provide transport to animalszincluding sheep, miniature potbelly pigs, turtles, seals, rare native birds and pheasan chickens. Both services begin Oct. 1. “Whether looking to transporf a fresh pineapple or customers can rest assured knowing that their products and pets willarrive safe-and-sound, on-time and as always, receive the legendarhy service and care that Aloha is knownh for,” Said Mike Malik, seniod vice president of Aloha Air Cargo, in a The company said its new product roll-ouf is in conjunction with aircraft enhanced customer services and a rebranding of Alohs Air Cargo.
It will unveil the company’s new logo Oct. 15.

S&P downgrades Huntington, 21 other banks - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The ratings agency said the downgrades reflectee a less favorable future for thefinancial sector, including tightet regulation, greater volatility and the likelihoocd that loan losses will increase. The ratings actionse were partof S&P’s reguladr review of the financial servicesd industry. • Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN), to BB+ from BBB, with a outlook. • Cincinnati-based (NASDAQ:FITB), to BBB from “A-, with a “negative” • Cleveland-based (NYSE:KEY), to BBB+ from A- with a “negative” • Minneapolis-based (NYSE:USB), to A+ from AA, with a outlook. Pittsburgh-based Inc.
’s (NYSE:PNC) counterparty credit rating was changed to A witha outlook, from A on watcu for a potential downgrade. PNC acquirec Cleveland-based National City Corp. last year.

End of recession may be in sight - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-11-27T11:51:00.001-08:00

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percentage points in May to 85, based on a 1997 benchmark of 100. The relative stabilityy in the UO Index over the past threwe months is consistent with a pattern ofeconomic stabilization, but falls short of a turn that wouldd conclusively mark the end of the recession, said Tim Duy, director of the Oregon Economic Forum and a UO adjuncy assistant professor, in a statement. Oregonn labor market data continue to be Initial jobless claims edgeddownward slightly, but remaijn at a level that suggests further declines in nonfarmm payrolls. Still, initial claims remaib well below the peak of Decemberd as the pace of economic deterioration hasslowed markedly.
Employment services payrollp — largely temporary help agencies fellin May, but, importantly, the rate of declines is slowing, Duy said. Nonfarm payrolls (not includedr in the index) fell by just 100 jobs durint May, an abrupt slowing compared to therecent declines. It is difficult to see a substantialp improvement in thejobs however, with initial claims remainingt at high levels, Duy said. The unemploymenty rate rose to 12.4 percent. Residential housing permitxs continuedto decline, fallinyg to just 627. The typical seasonal boost in buildingy activity islargely absent, a testament to persistent weakness in the housing market.
Buildersz are finding it difficult to compete in an environment of risinfg foreclosures and tighter underwriting conditions for home Duy said. The Oregon weight-distance tax reversed gains seen thepreviouds month. In contrast, new orderes for nondefense nonaircraftcapital goods, adjusted for inflation, rose in May to the highesg level since December 2008. Despited the low levels, the relative stability sincs the beginning of the year is a hopefup sign that the worst declines in businesss spending arebehind us, Duy U.S. consumer confidence rose agaibnin May, a further indication that consumer spendinbg has stabilized, he added. The Oregon economy likely remained in recessionin May.
That said, the pace of deteriorationb has slowed. The six-month annualized change in the indexx improved significantly over the pasttwo months, from -11.8 percen t in March to -8 percent in May. Similar improvement signales an impending end to the2001 recession, and woulfd be consistent with the prediction that economicf growth would firm in the second half of 2009. Duy said, caution is warranted. The UO Index has not yet turnedf upward, and the six-monty change remains well below rates normally consistent with economic and more than half of the index componentds remainbelow six-month ago levels.
Finally, there is a strong possibilitgy ofa “jobless recovery” as the economh continues to face structural adjustmen t issues that limit the pace of growth.

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North Carolina's $2B hog industry belted as farms fail - Triangle Business Journal:

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Two culprits – overl y large herds and rising costsz due to higher grainprices – have been shrinkingg the bottom lines at many hog operations in Northj Carolina, the nation’s secondx largest hog-producing state, behind only To those factors can be addecd the recent swine flu, or H1N1 flu, the effects of which the industry is only starting to tally up. “A lot of peoplr have just not realized what’s been going on in the says Deborah Johnson, CEO of the , an industry trade Already, she says, “We are beginnint to see some (hog leave the industry due tofinancial hardship.
” At three easternb North Carolina operations, relief from the pressure will come from Chapter 11 or Chapte 12 reorganization. Chapter 12 is a provision writtenb into the federal bankruptcy code in 1986 dealintg exclusively withfamily farms. Both Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 alloww a company breathing room to attempta reorganization. In theird reorganization filings, Bunting Swine Farms of Wilsoh listed assets of justundert $1 million and debts of $12.4 million; Perfect Pig of Newtonh Grove in Sampson County listed assets of $9.3 million and debts of $23 million; and of Enfield listed assete and debts in the $1 millionj to $10 million range.
All three are consideree mid-level operations, producing between 100,00p and 200,000 hogs a year. Northb Carolina farmers raise about 10 million hogs a yearfor slaughter. Some farmers are taking their product directly tothe market. Otherf farmers operate under contract with one of the major pork suchas Virginia-based , which in the past has had contractz with more than 1,000 North Carolinas farms. Another prominent producer is , whichj has had deals with as many as 150 NorthCarolin farms. Recent developments at publicly traded Smithfield Foodsillustrat what’s ailing the industry. The meat-producing in a recent U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commissionh filing, reported losses of $112 million for the nine monthzending Feb.1, 2009, explaining that its costs per hundrec weight of hog had risen from $49 to $62, largelyg due to higher grain prices. The company attribute the rise in grain coststo “the Uniterd States’ ‘corn to ethanol’ policy.” Meanwhile, as costes were climbing, the Smithfield managers say, the market was glutted becauss a record numbers of hogs were slaughterede in 2008 and into 2009. Demand for pork at the grocery storse has been flat inrecent months. New retail numberds will begin to tell the effectsz of theH1N1 scare.
While a final determinatiobn has notbeen made, the blamre for the flu outbreak is being laid to hog farms by In response to market conditions, Smithfield has been closing some productio plants, including one in Elon near Burlington, and shavinv 1,800 employees companywide. “Thde whole industry is feeling says Dr. Todd See of Looking down the road, graih prices have started to moderated in recentweeks and, Johnson the latest North Carolina herd is expecte to be 3 percent smaller than last Nationwide, the movement toward smaller herds might be even more pronouncesd than North Carolina’s 3 percent, says Christine an analyst with Cleveland Research Co.
“s lot of these (hog producers) have been losing money for 18 months,” she says. “Anrd that’s a long

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The Overland Park trucking company’s ongoing negotiations with the unioj are at risk of analyst Art Hatfield said ina note. “Given the developmentw with the negotiations between the two parties and the increasingb uncertainty pertaining to the outcome of those we believe a bankruptcy at YRC Worldwide is stilo likely in the nearto mid-term,” he While the parties have kept quie about the talks, YRC reportedly wants to end its unionj pension payments for 14 months, which wouled provide savings of $500 million, and not make up for While that proposal would offer YRC significant and badlg needed liquidity during the it “would face a tough and challenging road to becomintg a reality,” Hatfield wrote.
“From what we know, YRC woulc not be conceding anything material to the pensionplans and/oer its Teamsters employees under the proposal,” he “Additionally, if the proposal goes on to a vote to the Teamster-represented employees at YRC, we believe the likelihoosd of a favorable vote woulxd be low at best, given that the employeesa would be the ones to feel the brunr of these terminated payments over the long term ... and that securityg provisions and protections for Teamster employees are not part of the concessions made by thecompanh (to our knowledge).
” In addition, Hatfield the Teamsters probably want payment deferrals instead, whichu would be difficult for YRC because its lendersz probably would be reluctantf to let the company tie up assetx or real estate as collateral. And YRC probably has little left to offe ras collateral, he said. Hatfield changef his rating on YRC sharesfrom “Markef Perform” to “Not YRC began the receny concessions talks with the Teamster s on June 29. The pricde of YRC stock (Nasdaq: YRCW) plunged dropping as low as 89 cents to hita 52-week low. The previous 52-week low was $1.20 on Nov. 20, according to . YRC closecd on Wednesday at 89 down35 cents, or 28 percent, on volumer of 20.
2 million shares. The stock’s average dailyy volume the past three monthzsis 3.6 million shares. Overland Park-based YRC, which has roughly 49,000 employee s — more than half of them union membersd — has been weighed down by debt and a lengthytfreight recession, and lost $257.4 million in the firsft quarter. It has integrated subsidiaries, shut down laid off workers and sold propertu to try to cut costs andmaintainh liquidity. Early this year, Teamsters members agreed to a 10 percent wage cut and suspensiohnof cost-of-living adjustments through 2013 in exchange for a 15 percent stak in the company.
YRC also has been negotiatingf to defer union pension fund payments using compan real estate as collateral and on June 18 secured an agreemenyt with the largest pension fund todefere $83 million in payments. The union has said it also is reachingt out tostakeholders — such as pension fundxs and YRC’s lenders — to addresx the cash issue. YRC ranks No. 2 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area public

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Investment sales dilemma: Anyone want a building? - Washington Business Journal:

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“I’m in London — terrible snow storm,” Kamm reportes from his BlackBerry. “In dinner meeting in Knightsbridge withclienrt — I’m searching for capital in the parchefd landscape that is now the Very, very unsettling. I’m off to Frankfurt later this So goes the new normal for commerciakl real estate types in the midst of the worst financial crisissince 1929. Better food and drinkm than an Anderson Cooper but adisaster nonetheless.
Lickinb their wounds after a painful2008 — when deal volumed was down more than 77 percent from 2007 — the locapl commercial real estate industry is now poring over tea leave s to decipher who the next wave of buyers will be. Firstg the good news: Foreign investors just anointed D.C. the top destinatiomn for their real estateinvestmenrt dollars. In snaring this honor, the country’s politicapl capital toppled NewYork City, the quickly fadingt financial capital of the world, from its Savor the moment. The bad news is more It’s not at all clear who’sa going to buy.
Real estatre investment trustsare reeling, privatd equity is doing better with the “private” realjm than the “equity” realm, life insurancer companies are on life support and institutionaol investors have watched their investment values Buyers who do have the cash and wherewithal to buy are still sitting on the sidelines, waitinyg for the right numbers to roll in. For who works with ’s real estated investment banking group in that has meant his only clients right now are banksa looking to make sense oftheid books.
“We’re helping them value collaterap andvalue notes, because they have no idea what they’re Kamm told a group of localo real estate heavyweights at Jones Lang’s Jan. 29 Capital Perspectivr breakfast. “Our business is back to 2003 — financingv [subordinated debt], restructuring loansw and recapitalizing projects.” And even that is not as easy as itonce was. “Fodr every billion dollars worth of loan assets we look at fromwillinvg sellers, guess what percent actuallyg has a market?” Kamm Somewhere between 5 and 15 percent, he said. “The othetr 85 percent has no bids.
” That hasn’ft quelled the curiosity aboutwho someday, buy property or debt again. Until this financial crisisa obliterated all notionsof predictability, it used to make sensde to look backward to predict the future. Last investors spent about $8.5 billion on commercial property in the making it the second most popular market inthe U.S. and sixt h in the world, according to Real Capital Analytics. Five of the sevebn most active of those buyerswere Washington-area firms, including and . Together, those firms bought only six propertiesein 2008. There’s no guarantee that any of 2008’s buyersz will be 2009’s buyers. WRIT, which closed on 2445 M St.
NW in got a good deal — and was able to take over a favorablee loan from the private equity seller but likemany REITs, it probablhy wouldn’t have done the deal if it hadn’gt already committed to it last spring, beforde the crisis hit. “A lot of it goes to makint sure, first and that you have capital for your existinbgobligations — debt coming due, normaol operating capital for capital [improvements] and brokerage commissions,” said Tom WRIT’s senior vice president for acquisitions.
“Youj have to have all that firstr and foremost before you can think about buyinganything Still, WRIT is trolling the market and will bite if the righr deal comes along, Regnell said. REIT stock pricews as a whole dove 41 percentin 2008, and 15 percengt so far in 2009. Foreign for the most part, are in no bette r position, according to market “German institutions are completely crushed; the U.K.
institutions can’gt make heads or tails of this market; Soutu Korean funds are illiquid because they have such huge exposure to Japanesre REITs withhuge losses; and, with the price of oil at $41 a Middle Eastern investors need to hang on to their said one broker, who asked not to be name lest he paint too dreary a picture. Open-ended institutionao funds that allow investors to withdraw their monet are out of the markettbecause they’re instead focused on sellinvg assets to fund thosre redemption requests, the broker said.
Private equity groups that aren’rt hurting — privately, of course are demanding higher returns than can be foundd in Washington real especially without access to lots of debt to push thei own returns intothe stratosphere, brokers say. Still, they’red raising capital and waiting for prices tocome down. like the D.C.-based , are taking a cue from Kamm’a bank clients. Its real estate division, , is not interestexd in buying buildings now just loans. It’s much more profitable, said Chip a Carlyle Realty managing director, at an conferencd on Feb. 3. Others say there are reasons tobe hopeful.
“Buriedr within the generalizations, there are a few investord that can step forwarsd anddo something,” said John Kevill, a Jones Lang managing director for investmentt sales. “That’s the key to this every asset is looked at differentlh and every investor classhas exceptions.” Two of the most activwe buyers last year — D.C.-based and J Streegt Cos. — are looking. Carr is “selectivel y pursuing new office and multifamilyinvestment opportunities,” but believews the pickings will be better later this year as lendersx and partners pressure overleveraged developers to sell, said President and CEO Oliverd Carr III.
J Street CEO Brucw Baschuk says his firm is steering cleard of broken development deals but migh t pick up one or two Class A assetsthis year.

FDIC hikes fees for banks - bizjournals:

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’xs annual charge, paid in quarterly increments, has increasedr sharply — from 5 cents to 12 cents for every $100 in insureds deposits — to compensate for bank failures across the The new rate takes effect with the three month s ended June 30 and appliea toall U.S. banks, thougyh not to credit unions. the FDIC’s board is schedulee to vote May 22 ona one-time assessmenty to be levied across the banking The one-time charge, designed to replenishu the FDIC’s depleted insuranced fund, was not determined by deadline. the board originally proposee charging 20 cents onevery $100 of depositx that banks possess.
“Banks are takinbg two hits and it’s a big said Pennsylvania Bankers Association President and CEO James It could hardly come at aworser time. “We’re in a recession, and recessione are difficult on customers, communitie s and financial institutions,” Biery “There’s not a whole lot of loan demand, people are havinhg a hard time payingtheir bills. Banks have lost othedr money — the Federal Home Loan Bank is not payinb dividends right nowand that’s another So there are holes to fill.” Consider PNC Financia Services Group Inc., Pittsburgh’s largesf bank, which had deposits of more than $194.6 billiojn as of March 31.
PNC would be paying aboutf $233.5 million annually and potentiallyanother $389.2 million for the one-timre assessment. That’s about $623 million. Thomaz Bailey, president and CEO of Brentwood Bethel Park, and chairman of the Pennsylvaniz Association of Community said using domestic deposits as the criteri for bank size is especially tough on communitg banks. He said using bank assets rather than domesti c deposits would bemore equitable. “About 90 percenrt of the funding community bankw get is throughdomestic deposits,” Bailey said.
“Your big banks like Citigroup and PNC get approximately 50 percent of theif funding fromdomestic deposits; they get fundz from outside the country and other options as sources for fundingh their loans. To move into assetsz would put us all on equal For Brentwood, the rising rates could limit the bank’s loanmaking capabilities. Brentwood’s one-timer FDIC bill at the 20 centper $100 depositsw rate would amount to more than $670,000. “Thagt would (be) a quarter of our (quarterly) earninga on top of the regular insurance,” Bailey said.
Five-branc Brentwood had deposits of $335 million as of June 30, 2008; basedc on that figure, its annual payment to the FDIC would be putting Brentwood’s 2009 FDIC bill at more than $1 millioj compared to $167,566 last year. Alleghenu Valley Bancorp, an eight-branch bank based in Lawrenceville, had deposits of nearly $287 million as of June 30, 2008. That would mean $334,00p0 spread among quarterly payments to the FDIC anda one-time assessment of as much as $574,000. “I believe it was a seriousd mistake for the FDIC to assessw smaller institutions for what essentially has been a big bank said Allegheny Valley CEOAndrew Hasley.
“Thee FDIC’s fund has been depletesd due to significantly larger institutionas taking risks that communitybanks don’t take, and it shouled not be their inten to try to replenish that fund during a time that banke need to hold onto theitr capital to allow us to make more loans. Why shoul we have to pay for the governmentr taking on national debt and dumpintg this capital intoother banks? To me, it’s inherently unfair.” Hasleyh has been working with PACB and the Independent Communituy Bankers of America to explore alternativexs such as basing charges on assets rather than deposits.
The FDIC boarrd is now considering changing the criteria forthe one-time chargd from deposits to assets, but even if it opts to do so, bankws will still take a heftgy hit and may have to explore different options to pay the “They’ll have to make their own Biery said. “Some may sell stocik or debt. Some may take TARP which they’ll have to pay back and whicu has some significant expenses attachedto it. There are requiredr levels of capital and banks that cannot sustain those for whateve reasons will either be forced to find a mergetr partneror dissolve.” Customers won’t go unscatheds either. “There’s no free Bailey said.
“That money’s going to come from somewhere I’d think in terms of reducef interest rates and it mayreduce lending. Now, insteae of having a profit which lets me doadditional I’ll be paying that out to pay this insurance It’s very serious.”

Kemmons Wilson acquires software developer - Memphis Business Journal:

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Terms of the transaction were not Basedin Nevada, Zephyr's primary products include Style AllocationAdvisor and CompositeAdvisor. This is the fiftbh acquisition for Kemmons Wilson in the financiapl servicesmanagement area. The last one was in 2006 when it acquires TheSharpe Group, a Memphis firm that provides plannedr giving consulting and investment management servicesz for non-profits. "The Wilson family has a successful trac record in bringing their business substantialfinancial resources, clear vision and professiona l integrity to their business partnerships," Aaron Moore, executive vice presideng and chief technology officer for Zephyr, stated in a "Joining the Kemmons Wilsob Cos.
provides us with a tremendous opportunitt to grow our business and enhance ourservic lines. This partnership will greatly benefit our clients as well as our Charles E. Martin, currently chief investment officerfor KWC, will becomee chairman and CEO of Zephyr. He will oversede the development of new service lines for Zephyr and expansiobn ofthe company's client Kemmons Wilson is a closely held enterprise based in The company operates in a number of industries, including hospitality, resort time-sharing, real estate, aviation and investment management services.

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2011-11-10T06:00:00.001-08:00

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Gen Y not into Twitter - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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A new survey by the Participatory Marketing Networ k finds just 22 percent of Generatiom Y consumers areusinbg Twitter. However, when asked about how much they usesocial networking, 99 percent from this who in general have not yet hit 30, report havingt an active profile on at leas t one social networking site. "Twitter dominates the but clearly we're only touching the surfacw of its potential as amarketingh vehicle," said Michael Della Penna, PMN’as co-founder and executive chairman.
"This is a classixc 'glass half full' scenario for Twitte because it's clear that Gen Y has an appetite forsocial networking, but still hasn't fully embraced micro-blogging. There is a tremendou s opportunity now for marketers to developo strategies to get this important groulp activeon Twitter, too." More than 85 percenr follow friends. More than 54 percenrt follow celebrities.
More than 29 percent follow More than 29 percent follow Of those who use a social 89 percent have downloaded one of the following to theirtprofile page: photos (89 percent), games (53 entertainment (51 percent), news (32 percent) and weather (29 Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhone or iPod Touch. Games (53 percent), entertainmeny (35 percent), lifestyle (31 percent), financia - "free" (28 percent), financial (seven percent) are the most populatr mobile applications. More than one-quarter (26 indicated none. You can click to folloaw the South Florida Businesd Journalon Twitter.

WorldPerks miles phase-out starts Thursday - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Thursday marks the month-long phaseoutg of the program, and the latest installment of a marketing warbetweebn , which runs the WorldPerks affinity and , which runs ’s SkyMiles When Atlanta-based Delta DAL) acquired Northwest in October, the two companiews said their frequent-flier programsw would be merged in late effectively dumping the U.S. Bancorp program. WorldPerks cardholdersd will stop earning miles from credit card purchases on a date over the nextmontnh that’s determined by their billing cycle. Customer s who switched to the Deltza SkyMiles American Express card will continuwe to earn miles under that said an AmericanExpress spokeswoman. U.S.
Bancorp, has gone its own way, changing WorldPerkxs customers over to its FlexPerks Travel Reward Visa cardsin May. Both U.S. Bancor p and Delta-American Express have been campaigning heavil in the Twin Cities market to courtWorldPerkzs customers.

Eddie Bauer buyer says it will turn retailer around - Philadelphia Business Journal:

2011-11-03T19:34:00.001-07:00

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Jonathan Lynch, a managing directoer of CCMP CapitalAdvisors LLC, said withoutf the burden of debt, could quickly become a profitables company. “In this case, we are talking aboug a good company with a bad balance and we are going to turn it into a greaft company with a greatbalancwe sheet,” Lynch said. Lynch said Eddis Bauer CEO Neil Fiske and his team havemade “impressivde strides in a very difficult economicx climate.” Looking at key retail metrics, particularly comparable-storde sales, Eddie Bauer has outperformed its competitors, Lynch said.
Lynch said CCMP Capital would keepthe company’e headquarters in Bellevue becausd he said there is no compelling strategi c reason to move it. He said that CCMP Capital typicallyu holds on to companies for five to10 years. And Lyncy said his firm also would keep most ofEddiw Bauer’s 371 retail stores open, although he said that some stored that can’t remain profitable would be closed. Lynchg said he did not know how many stores thatmighft be. Eddie Bauer f The retailer struckl a deal withCCMP Capital, for $202 CCMP’s offer is essentially an opening bid for Eddi Bauer’s assets. The sale must be approved by abankruptcty judge, who will oversee an auction.
CCMP likely would emergs as Eddie Bauer’s owner, unless therd is an offer that beats CCMP’s price and terms. Eddis Bauer listed total assetsof $476.1 million and total debts of $426.7 million as of May 30.

Groups prepare lawsuit over Metrorail project - Washington Business Journal:

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The man uniting the two groups is Scott head ofthe grass-roots organization that has been fighting the elevated-track design since 2006. He was just electe d vice chair ofSierra Club’s 4,000-member Greagt Falls group. Tysons Tunnel has soughf pro bonolegal representation, and a nationally recognizesd watchdog group has shown interest in handlin g the case. The Tysons Tunnelp group did not want the name of the watchdoggroupp identified. “We have always said legalp action is the last avenue we wish to take becausw it can cost a lot of money and carriexcertain risks,” Monett said.
“The goal is not to delat the project but to makesure it’s done right and get our concernsz resolved so the project can be completed as quicklg as possible.” The three entities Tysons Tunnel, Sierra Club and the watchdog groupo — still have to reach an agreemenrt on the suit before it can be filed. In March, the Sierras Club’s Great Falls group voted to back a lawsuit in supporgt of competitive bidding and consideration of the tunnel optiobn for the Tysons portion ofthe $5 billion Metrorail extension to . Its Virginiaw chapter — 17,000 memberxs strong — voted to support the suit days later.
“The lack of competitivw bidding is the focus of theforthcominy lawsuit, which may also be instrumentapl in forcing a reassessmentg of Virginia’s Public Private Transportation Act, under whicnh the project was advanced,” said the Great Fall Sierra Club's latest newsletter. “There are many problemws with that Act, including procedures making it easier to circumvent federak requirements such as the Nationalo Environmental Policy Act and the requirements for competitive bidding.” The act also keeps public eyes out of documents outlinin project costs and liabilities taken on by taxpayere and drivers using Dulles Toll Road, the newslettedr said.
As the lead plaintiff, Tysons Tunnekl and its pro bono counsel are conductingg a large amount of legal research to figure out wherwe and how legal leverage couldd bestbe applied. The big policy initiativew Monett said he would like to see addressedf at the federal leve l whetherfederal grant-making bodies should only provide grantt money to projects that are competitively bid. But he says whilw there does not seem to be much precedent regarding federal grants used to fund transportation there is substantial case law regarding government contracting that does requirdcompetitive bidding.
“Apparently, the only way to get the issu addressed appropriately is through some sort of legal he said. "Everyone is keenly aware that tunneling is the bettere wayto go. but thus far none of Virginia’s electecd officials has had the political couraged to take a serious look at It hasruffled Monett’s featherse that Dulles rail contractor just inked a deal to use tunnep boring machines for a project in London. He rhetoricallt asks why the company can use the technologuy overseas butnot here.
Bechtel's $400 million contract to manage theLondon project, largesrt undergrounding effort in the world, will be headecd by Cliff Mumm, who worked most recentlyy on the Dulles rail project. The lawsuit concept is bein backed by such Tysons Tunnel supporters asTim Wynne, a Viennwa resident. “It’s simple — which Metro option has workedx better for community prosperity anddevelopment — the Metroo in Arlington (underground) or Alexandria with stretches above ground? With the new technologyu available today and the stimulus money beingt made available for state and local projectz there is no excuse not to bore a tunnel through Tysons,” he said.
With wide-bore tunneling, trains woulds travel through a single tunnel and the stationn platform would be in thetunnel itself. Monetft saidt only a small percentage ofthe 23.1-milr project has been completed and it is not too late to chang the design plan. A June 2 panel in Dunn Loring gathered tunne l supporters in the transportation industry and area showing thatthe community’s interestf in the tunnel vision is still alive. “I f I was having a bathroom done and only had thewallas painted, I could still change the tiling,” Monetf said.

HandsOn Jacksonville - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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“Here was a man in his wheelchair with his poodle on his lap coming downthis road,” she “He was thrilled to pieces and he couldn’ t wait to get out and enjoty nature.” Or another project, 6 Days 6 in which volunteers worked to build rampzs for another man in a wheelchair who hadn’tf left his house on his own for eightf years. Not many jobs can offe r the satisfaction that comes with that kind of she said. “You go home at the end of the day feelingvlike you’ve contributed something good to the Mora said.
HandsOn Jacksonville, formerly Volunteert Jacksonville, was founded in 1973 and has been a mainstah on the community service sceneever since. The grou employs just 13 staff members, but coordinatesw thousands of volunteerseach year. In April alone, they participate d in 35 projects, including beach cleanups, readingg to kids and crafting cards for the elderlyu and militaryservicemembers abroad. “We are helping people to give to giveof themselves, to put other people first, to do somethiny about all the bad stuff they see on TV and feel said Krista Winfield-Estes, vice president and chie f operating officer. “It’s a career and it’s a job, but it’w also karma.
” Winfield-Estes said though she and her co-workers are employed full time arrangingthe projects, the real creditt should go to the community volunteers. “It’s just amazingb what these folks are she said. “They’re kind of the unsunfg heroes.” But the goodwill at HandsOn Jacksonville isn’t limiterd to projects outsidethe office. Winfield-Estes said the managersz strive to foster trust and partnership among employeeas by celebrating victories and offering supportt throughtough times. “I think they feel comfortabls sharing things that they may not have felt comfortabled sharing with other bosses they may have had in the she said.
“We realize the whole person comesxto work, and not just the person that’s goin g to work that day.” Jenny a community engagement director who joinesd the company in 2008, said that was nevert more evident than last In lieu of big financial which are tough to come by in the nonprofit industry, CEO Judy Smith made personalizedx necklaces for each employee by “I was just very touched,” O’Donnell “How often will your boss or your CEO do somethinh like that for you?
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SBA chief: Lending up, long road ahead - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

2011-10-28T07:51:00.001-07:00

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Brown, a sixth-generation family-owned business with 47 employeee andabout $6 million in revenue last worked with (NASDAQ:FITB) to securse a $2 million loan to buy its headquarters off Hamilton Road in east President Rob Hunt said the companyy sidestepped paying about $65,0090 in fees after the SBA instituted a temporary waiver for businessesx that borrow through its flagshi 7(a) program. Owning the company’s headquarters outrighg brings long-term security, he said, which woulxd have been hard to find withouytfederal backing. “Banks aren’t doing conventional loands right now,” Hunt said. “We simpl wouldn’t have been able to do this.
” Initiativesd such as the fee waiver, Mills are making a difference in a short amount of More lenders are getting into the fraywhild SBA-backed loan volume is up more than 25 percenf since the passage of the stimulus bill. That translates to nearly $4 billion in guaranteed loans, $113 million of which went to Ohio businesses. But it’s makinv small businesses aware of the programs onhand that’sz the key challenge going she said. “All of theswe things take time,” Mills said. “Smalk businesses are busy runningtheir business.
” In addition to the waivere and an increased guarantee of 90 percent on 7(a) the SBA also has offered a surety bond guaranted of $5 million, up from $2 million, for businessez competing for federal contracts. On June 15, it’s rollingv out a program dubbed America’ds Recovery Capital, which offers loans of up to $35,00o0 for businesses struggling to make debt Those loans are fully guaranteed and have a deferrecpayment schedule. And next month, the SBA will beginn offering guaranteed loans to financew inventory for automobile dealers throughSeptember 2010.
Mill s said she’s confident the agency has the righft tools in place for smallbusinesses – and the outlooi on the economy hasn’t hurt either. “The sense from smalkl businesses and others is that the free fall has she said. “But we still have a ways to

Des Moines council candidates quizzed on refurbishing neighborhoods, business ... - DesMoinesRegister.com

2011-10-26T03:51:00.001-07:00

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Price Chopper shoppers can save money at Sunoco - Pittsburgh Business Times:

2011-10-23T23:17:00.001-07:00

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region can now save on gasoline for their car when they spenf money in thesupermarket chain. Price Chopper has teamed up with more than 70 stations to offerFuel AdvantEdge, a programk that has been available for more than two years in othee areas serviced by the grocery chain. Consumers can save 10 centz per gallon at participating Sunoco stationd forevery $50 of qualified grocerieas they purchase. The points/dollars can be accumulaterd overa 90-day period and spenyt on up to 20 gallona of gas. Sunoco customers in othere areas have saved upwards of 50 cent to 60 andeven $1 or more per gallon, througuh the program, according to Jeff Hassman, channel marketing manager for the gas stations.
The number of participatint stationswill grow, said Neil Golub, president and CEO of Pricee Chopper. Customers must use their Price Choppe AdvantEdge card to qualify for the The supermarket automatically tracks the purchases that can be appliede toward the fuelsavings program. Certain restrictions apply. For purchases of alcohol, gift cards, lottery tickets, video rentals and some other items don’t count toward the $50 total.

New protection of state laws draws criticism - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-10-21T19:51:00.001-07:00

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A May 20 memo from Obama also directede agencies to review regulations issued during the past 10 years to see if theycontainee pre-emptions that are not justified. If they do, agenciezs should consider amendingthe regulations, the memo stated. “Pre-emption of statew law by executive departments and agencies should be undertaken only with full consideration of the legitimate prerogatives of the statesd and with a sufficien t legal basisfor pre-emption,” the memo During the Bush administration, agencies sometimes included pre-emption language in the preamblew of regulations.
Obama’s policu against federal pre-emption of state laws will resulty in more lawsuitsagainst businesses, particularlyy in product liability, accordinbg to the and the . “Manufacturers sell productss into anational market, and a singlse … standard helps ensure predictable treatment in the courts,” said NAM Vice President Rosario Palmieri. “It’s unwise to replacew a regulatory system bases on objective science and agency experts witha 50-state patchworjk of often arbitrary jury Lisa Rickard, president of the U.S. Chambetr Institute for Legal Reform, said the memo was a gift to lawyers.
“Removing pre-emption runs completely countefr to the goal of stabilizing the economy and growing jobs – except for those in the lawsuitf business,” Rickard said. The , formerlgy the , praised Obama’s memo. It “makes clear that the rule of law will once agaib prevail over the ruleof politics,” said associatiomn President Les Weisbrod. “The memo overturned actionsd … to reinterpret congressional legislation and undermine the constitutionak system of checksand balances.
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Kobo Announces Kindle Fire Competitor, The $199.99 WiFi Vox Tablet - paidContent.org

2011-10-19T15:51:00.001-07:00

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Bank to auction $100 million in troubled assets - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2011-10-17T12:00:00.001-07:00

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The Alpharetta-based bank — one of the metro’s largest with $5.7 billion in assets and a key subsidiaryof Columbus-basede — is selling the properties to privatw investment groups, with the dealxs expected to close by month’s end. The auction is the larges conducted so far by Bank ofNortb Georgia, which has been hard-hit by the real estat e downturn, and surpasses the scale of other sales of distresseed metro Atlanta property by Blairsville-based and smaller Bank of North Georgia has auctionecd off homes to the public periodically throughout the last The auction comes as banks across the country, from smal l community lenders to mammoth financial are struggling with how to liquidat toxic assets without pushintg the banks into insolvency.
It also signals Synovus Financiapl is continuing its aggressive sales of problem loans andrepossessexd property, if the price is During the company’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Richard Anthony said the auctionb process would accelerate companywide. “We will have a greater levepl of exits from this portfolip over the nexttwo quarters,” he said, referrinf to Synovus’ problem loan portfolio. Frank Roedl, Bank of Nortj Georgia’s executive vice president forcorporated banking, is overseeing the auction and said the liquidation is the next step in the bank’w “ongoing balance sheet management effort.
” The bank is sellinvg primarily large tracts of developed lots and raw he said. The auctioj process began in May, when the bank circulated a list of distressexd assets to30 bidders, he Each of the bidders was a pairing of strategic buyersx with private money behind them, and the firm’s sizes range from $20 million to $200 million in total capital under management. He did not name specific “We wanted to contact larger poolws of money forthis auction,” Roedl said. But after the initialp solicitation, interest in the auction exploded.
“Wre were inundated with phonse calls,” he said, noting the bank now has multiple biddersd for the bulk of the distressed portfolio availabler inthe auction. Initial bids were due by late May, and an extendesd due-diligence period is ongoingg for bidders, with the deals scheduled to close byJune 30. Roedlk could not provide specifics on how much will be sold and how many bids for propertiexs and loans the bank ultimateltreceived — he said some of that dependws on final bids and whichu currently proposed deals actually close. He notedx the bank is holding finished houses in reserv e for short sales and other publifforeclosure auctions.
“We’ve had success with This was designed to get some of these larger issuesd off thebalance sheet,” he If the auction meets the early estimates of a $100 millionj liquidation, it could remove as much as one-third of the bank’s current real estate-based loan according to its first-quarter report to the Withijn the last year, the bank’s non-accrual loans have increase d 51 percent to $316 and the amount of foreclosed real estate increase d 29 percent from $24 millionn at the end of first-quarter 2008 to $31 millionn on March 31, 2009.
The bulk of the bank’ds loan problems continue to be residential construction and landdevelopmentg loans, which account for $230 millio n of the total non-accrual loans.

Bauer Financial issues Q1 credit union ratings - Birmingham Business Journal:

2011-10-15T07:51:00.001-07:00

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The company uses federakl regulatory data to rate credit unions based oncapital ratio, profit/lose trend, delinquent loans and other factors. Bauer' s rating ranks from a high of 5 stare to a low of0 stars. Of the 10 larges t South Florida credit unionsby assets, six maintained a five-star (superior) IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstar Creditt Union held on to their four stars (excellent) in the firsyt quarter. They had been downgraded from five stars in thethirdx quarter. Priority One Credit Union in Sunrise fell from to three stare from four stars in the first quarterwith 69.9 million in 1.
6 percent of which were , South Florida’s second-largest credit unionb with $738 million in assets, held on to its thres stars in the first It was downgraded to three stars (adequate) from four stard in the fourth quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based creditt union counted 1.74 percent of its assetss as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beac h also hadthree stars. , the largest in South Floridsawith $1.62 billion in assets, remained the only credif union in the state rated zero stars by The Miramar-based credit union countex 8.6 percent of its assets as It was placed into conservatorship by Floridqa regulators on April 24 aftee heavy losses and the ousted its management.
Space Coast Credi Union has shown an in acquiringbEastern Financial.

5 Who Thrive: Four key changes enabled SuperGeeks to prosper - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

2011-10-13T03:51:00.001-07:00

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“We’re seeing if they can fly in this and they should be able to match the level of skillo andquality immediately,” Ledoux said. “Even if we’rs desperate for workers, we’ll still take the time to get it Beyond implementing stricter hiring Kerr and Ledoux are creating a working environmentr thatsupports “A” employees without The fourth step, Kerr said, was to beginh soliciting feedback from SuperGeeks’ base of approximately 10,000 customeras through online surveys and comment cards.
“Wd started asking customers on a regulat basis whatthey want, how they how we can do things differently or which is something we hadn’t done he said, adding that he encourages participation througu giveaways for such items as iPodws and certificates for a professional “Sometimes the comments are painful, many times it’zs insightful, and almost always it’s worth gold,” Kerr

Solomon Resources Limited: Yukon Exploration Update - MarketWatch (press release)

2011-10-10T23:34:00.001-07:00

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Solomon Resources Limited: Yukon Exploration Update

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Solomon is actively exploring the highly prospective Ruby Range and Kluane Front Ranges of the southwestern Yukon Territory. The Company is following up on regional geochemical surveys and historic mineral occurrences, particularly epithermal gold ...

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Hartsfield-Jackson testing fingerprint system to track non-residents - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2011-10-08T19:51:00.001-07:00

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officials announced Monday that and are on the cuttinbg edge of a new trial run for biometric trackingyof non-Americans leaving the United The program is designerd to root out fraudulengt use of travel documents and help guard non-residentz from identity theft, DHS officials said. The programn was launched May 28at Hartsfield-Jackso and through Monday had collected fingerprints of 3,100 foreign passengers leaving the country. “Collectinf biometrics allows us to determinee faster and more accurately whether citizens have departed the United States on time or remaine d in thecountry illegally,” DHS Secretary Janey Napolitano said in a statement.
Since 2004, the federal governmentt has collected fingerprints and photographs of most residents enteringthe U.S. at air and seaportds or applying for visas to ente rthe country. The program, called US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator has resulted in the arrest of thousandxs of criminals and the detection of thousand sof non-residents in violation of their officials said. The federal government tried an exit tracking system trial severalyears ago, but the proces proved unworkable. The program in Atlanta checks the fingerprintxsof non-residents at the main checkpoint. In Detroit, Customs and Borde Protection agents stationed at airport gatess checkbiometric data.
“Unlike names and dates of birth, biometricv data is unique and almost impossibleto forge,” said US VISIT Directord Robert Mocney. Data from the two tests will be analyzed to determind whether nationwide trackingof non-residents will be performed at securithy checkpoints or at airport Airlines have protested the gate proposal, statingt it could cause unnecessary delays and woulrd be costly to implement. Mocney said Homeland Securityu does not want delays atsecurity checkpoints, either, and thus far the Atlantz trial has had no significant impact on wait timews at Hartsfield-Jackson. He noted the trial is beingb conducted during the busy summertravel season.
The Detroiy trial has also worked withina 35-minute aircraft turnaround window mandates by air carriers, he said. The pilog program ends July 2. TSA and Homeland Securith hope to evaluate the data by the end of with official rulemaking to folloaw inMarch 2010. Final deployment nationwide could come sometimerin 2011.

Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - The Business Review (Albany):

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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’xs Westwood medical building. He said that it now takees 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billion to bringy a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancet Institute said in November that the KU Cancee Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, application date for its effortds to get aninitial five-yeat designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-longt application process for institutions seekinbg new designations begins with submission of documentation that sometimesexceedx 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and othefr steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s application could be approved is the springof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancefr centers receive Cancer Center Support Grant s to support research to reduce the morbidity and mortality ratesof cancer. Thered are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivecancere centers. The KU Cancer Cente r is part of , which is the medical researchj and education arm of the University of NCIdesignation — KU’s No. 1 prioritty — typically is granted to academicmedical centers. KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply forNCI • Increased regional patient accese to cutting-edge clinical trials. • More than $1.3 billiohn in annual economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’a annual NCI financing from thecurrent $7.5 millio to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-class researcherz who bring NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimated increaser is based on that. Many of thes researchers doubleas clinicians, adding expertise and deptu in various cancer-care

Pilot prince takes to US skies - Sky News

2011-10-04T13:17:00.001-07:00

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New child cancer drug tests successful - Houston Business Journal:

2011-10-02T10:17:00.001-07:00

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The drug, AMD3100, was shown to reducd the growth of a tumorr by more than 75 percentin mice, accordingg to investigators who presented their findinge Friday at the 22nd annual meeting of the in San “AMD3100 works by shutting down the procesx that tumors need to set up vascular Patrick Zweidler-McKay, senior investigator on the said in a statement. “The drug doesn’t kill neuroblastoma cells directly, but it prevents tumorzs from growing rapidly by disrupting theiblood supply. “There is the possibilitgy that this therapy could help prevent neuroblastoma metastasisa to thebone marrow.
However, more studies are neededx to investigate this About 650 children in the United States under the age of five are diagnoserd each yearwith neuroblastoma, according to the . Of thos children, nearly two-thirds are diagnosef after the cancer has metastasized to other partws ofthe body. For thess patients with high-risk neuroblastoma, long-term survivapl is less than 40 percent because the tumors are oftenj resistant totraditional

Frazier museum chooses Bandy Carroll Hellige as it agency of record - San Francisco Business Times:

2011-09-30T07:17:00.001-07:00

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Previously, the museum had no single agenctyof record, with several Louisville advertising firms handling the work, said Kristaw McHone, public relations and marketing director for the “I just decided to consolidate all that with Bandy Carrol Hellige,” McHone said. Bandy Carroll Hellig will develop and implement all including branding, marketing, advertising, public relations and interactivd programs for the museum, the release said. The Frazie museum, 829 W. Main St., was founded in 2004 by OwsleyBrowb Frazier, the retired vice chairman of , the Louisville-basee spirits and wine company.
The museumm has about 100,000 square feet of antique arms andhistorical items, many of which are from Frazier’e private collection. Bandy Carroll Hellige was foundeds in 1989 by partnersSusann Bandy, Mark Carroll and Tim Hellige and has a total of 44 employeews at its headquarters in Louisville, Ky. and an office in according tothe release.

Intel to buy Wind River for $884M - Nashville Business Journal:

2011-09-28T04:17:00.001-07:00

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Intel's $11.50-per-share offer is abougt a 44 percent premium overWind River'sx closing price on Wednesday of $8. Wind Riverr stock lost more than half its valuw betweena 52-week high of $12.99 last August and a low of $5.61 in March. The stock closed Thursdayu at $11.72, up 47 Santa Clara-based Intel said buying Alameda-based Wind River (NASDAQ:WIND) will help it expands its software into thousands of embedded systema and mobile devices includinghsmart phones, in-car "info-tainment" systems, aerospace and energy and thousands of othere uses.
Wind River will operate as a whollg owned subsidiary after the deal closew duringthe summer, reporting to Reneer James, head of Intel’w software and services group. "Our combination of strengths will be of great benefit toWind River’s existing and futuree customers," said Ken Klein, Wind River president and CEO. Founded in Wind River has morethan 1,600 employeew and operations in more than 15 countries. During its fiscaol year ended Jan. 31, Wind River reportex $10.7 million in net incomer on annual revenueof $359.7 The company on Thursday posted a 21 percent increase in net incomer $561,000, or 1 cent a share, for its first quartee despite a 6.
5 percent drop in revenue to $63.87 million.

Emergent BioSolutions anthrax vaccine gets boost - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

2011-09-26T01:17:00.001-07:00

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The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been granted a shelfv life extension from the from its current three yearesto four. Under its contract with the Departmengt of Health and Human the extension triggers a milestone paymentof $30 milliomn for doses of the vaccine already deliveredc to the Strategic Nationaol Stockpile. Emergent expects to record that payment as revenurethis quarter. The shelf life extensiohn also allows Emergent to charge more for future dose of the vaccine delivered tothe government’s That could raise the value of the contracf to as much as $405 million over the next several years. Last year, the FDA approvex a reduced vaccination schedule tofive doses.
Emergent continues researcn that could lead to a furthe reduction in the number ofdoses required, as well as the vaccine’ use to treat patients afte being exposed to Anthrax, not just as a pre-exposuree vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’s stockpiled with 33 million doses of BioThra xso far. It is contracted to continus adding to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThrax has been used to vaccinatde more than 2 million military personnel sincer the government first started buying the vaccinsein 1998. Emergent stock EBS) was up 90 cents to $14.63 per sharwe in afternoon trading.

6 promoted in Parsippany Police Department - Dailyrecord.com

2011-09-23T21:51:00.001-07:00

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Distressed assets taking center stage among apartment investors - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Now, buyers are looking for something a bit Of the handful of investment opportunitiew that exist in the localapartmentt market, those assets moving to the top of list these days are the so-callex distressed assets, industry brokers say. the cream of that crop are bank-owned or REO (real estate owned) assets — foreclosed properties that have gone back to the Also falling intothe “distressed” category are apartment propertieds put on the market due to the owners’ financial dire straits. Phoenix and Miami have seen a deluge of REO deals over the past 18 according toCasey Fry, an associate with the San Antonio/Austih office of Atlanta-based (ARA).
The firsty wave of these properties have now surfacedf in San Antonio as Fry says. The city’s relativelgy stable economy makes it unlikelty that the local market will see as many of thesde REOs and distressed property sales as other but as Frypoints out: “There will be more to While transaction velocity in San Antonio has slowed considerably over the past two there is the likelihood that more apartment communitiesd will come to market — as more ownerse find themselves needing to adds Will Balthrope, a member of the Balthroper Group of the . Balthrope’ws partner is Ryan who is based inSan Antonio. Balthrope’s office is locatedf in Dallas.
Looking back over the past year athis team’sz property assignments — including those that have alreadty changed ownership, as well as those still for sale about 90 percent of these propertiexs were being sold by owneres who had found themselves in financial Or as Balthrope puts it, these were ownersz who had “compelling reasons to sell.” What’a the attraction of distressed assets? Sums up “The opportunity to profit in a time of value Words like “distressed” and “REO” are like big signs on the asseg that say, “Come look at me!” Balthrope says.
And for every owner that has a compellingg reasonto sell, there are myriad buyers anxiously waiting to take advantage of a good observes Patton K. Jones, managinbg director of ARA’s Austinn office. So who are the buyersw now? According to Jones, it’s all privatwe money these days — or what he calls “country club “The institutional investors are gone,” says Jones, adding that most of these playera — names like and — have fallen on tough financial “Now it’s the private investorse who are going to their country to their friends and family andraising equity.
” It’s a lot of new blood coming in, Fry “The buyers out there, they are not on our regulart Rolodex,” he adds.

UTMB receives cardiology training endowment - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-09-19T14:51:00.001-07:00

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Dr. John C. Price created the Melvij L. Price M.D. and Charlezs A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiologyg Fellowship Training to supportyoung doctors’ educatiohn as they learn the nuances of treating hearrt disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Price’xs brothers both died of cardiovascular Price said he wanted to establishj the endowment to ensure that UTMB can train more cardiologists who will be skilled at helping patients with heart problemes makefull recoveries. The valus of the endowment wasnot disclosed.
“Thee twin goals are to provide more effective therapyu for those with heart diseasr and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequentg intervention to modify and ultimatelu prevent the morbidity of cardiacf andvascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck surgeon. In additiojn to his recent endowment, Price has contributed to cardiologyh research at the university to aid the development of new treatments and procedures that reducr functional impairment and death fromcardiovascular disease.

Gas prices creep up - South Florida Business Journal:

2011-09-17T10:51:00.001-07:00

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The national average price of a gallon of gas was up by just threed cents compared to theprevious week. in Florida it was up by five cents a gallonto $2.71. Just a month ago the average price of a gallon of regularf in Floridawas $2.40. The average pricew was $2.77 in both Fort Lauderdale and In WestPalm Beach, a gallon of regular unleadexd is going for $2.80. The good news is that gasolinw futures are going down because the Department of Energg reported a surplus of fuel and demandis weak, noted Gregg Laskoski, managing director of publix relations for AAA Auto Club South.
On the flip “as we saw last the price at thepump doesn’t always reflect suppl y and demand fundamentals,” he said. Laskoskio added that while prices may plateaiu in comingweeks “nobody can accurately predic t when the value of the U.S. dollar will increased or decrease; but we do know that when it decreasezs crude oil and gasoline prices usually go up no mattefr how favorable the supply and demand figures may he said.

Academic Team honoree: Meredith Stone - Business First of Buffalo:

2011-09-15T07:00:00.001-07:00

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Accomplishments: National Merit Scholarship SAT scoreof 1,570. Perfect score on thres Regents exams. AP Scholar Award (with Science Award. President of Quiz Full name: Meredith Laura Stone. Born: October 9, Buffalo. Parents: Eileen Stone, Jeffrey Stone. Residence: Granxd Island. Favorite class: European History (Donnq Seymour). “Mrs. Seymour tied togethed overwhelming amounts of information and made it all Hers was my firstAP class, and I believee that it pushed me, and I grew as a College and likely major: , Hope to be doing 10 years from now: “Ik hope to be working at as a and raising a family in the Buffalo If could meet anyone from history: Queenm Elizabeth I.
“I would like to know how she dealft with the pressures that came with being a woman in If could have dinner with anyone now Anna Quindlen. “She is a thoughtfulp and interesting person. I love readinb her columns, and I think that she would have a unique perspective on the issues of the to proceed to the next First Team Mary Stottele.

New child cancer drug tests successful - Houston Business Journal:

2011-09-13T02:51:00.000-07:00

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The drug, AMD3100, was shown to reduced the growth of a tumor by more than 75 percentin mice, according to investigators who presented their findingz Friday at the 22nd annual meeting of the in San “AMD3100 works by shutting down the process that tumors need to set up vasculae systems,” Patrick Zweidler-McKay, senior investigator on the study, said in a “The drug doesn’t kill neuroblastoma cells but it prevents tumorx from growing rapidly by disrupting their blood “There is the possibilityu that this therapy coulrd help prevent neuroblastoma metastasi to the bone However, more studies are needed to investigate this theory.
” Abou t 650 children in the United States unde r the age of five are diagnosedf each year with neuroblastoma, according to the . Of those nearly two-thirds are diagnosed after the cancer has metastasizee to other parts ofthe body. For thesew patients with high-risk neuroblastoma, long-termm survival is less than 40 percent because the tumors are often resistant to traditional chemotherapy.

Facebook, VCs give 18 developers seed money - Boston Business Journal:

2011-09-10T22:51:00.001-07:00

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The companies were chosen from more than 400 developers and entrepreneursa from around the world who applied in a competitionj sponsoredby Facebook, and . The two venture fundz will invest morethan $500,000 into the companiesz in exchange for equity. Two non-profits that will not get fundingv were also chosen to participates in the incubator which will be run by Dave McClure ofFounderd Fund. The incubator program will operate out of oneof Facebook’sw Palo Alto offices from mid-Jund to the end of August, at which poinr all of the startups will present to Silicon Valleu angel and venture capital investors.
According to Facebook's Web site, the companied and nonprofits selected include: : Find friends of friends to date...orf play matchmaker! If you're single, you can search your friends' friends and ask for intros. If you'rd taken, you can set friendws up. Friends of friends are the best peoplseto date. It's social dating via friendly intros. : Funji is an avatar-based social networkint app for the iPhone and iPod satisfying users' desire to express themselves and communicatr with others in a fun, creativ way. The team has more than five years of experiencw in the mobile market in both South Korea andthe US.
: Gameyolwa is a distribution and monetization platform for casualFlasj games. Flash games currently monetize but Gameyola solves this problem by providinyg Flash developers tools to sell virtual goods and to acquirre users throughsocial channels. (private From keeping track of your kids to protectintg your identity and getting back your lost Life360 is the place you go to keep yourfamily secure, and prepared for dailyh life. : Churches create their own social networks on They extend their community between Sundays with toolss to connect and engagdetheir members. Over 30,000 church congregation are representedon MyChurch.org.
Navify is a visual encyclopedia that combines Wikipediz articleswith images, videos, and comments. It is the only genera l encyclopedia that allows you to listen tomusicf videos, watch movie and browse news and celebrityu photo galleries. : Simplify the way you manage Facebooik and othersocial networks. NutshellMail consolidatesw activity from all your accounts into a single email digestr delivered onyour schedule. Don't let emaip alerts clutter your inbox. Get not interrupted. Get the Nut!
: Bringf your blog to Facebook, and Facebook to your Pull your Feed to your profils andbusiness pages, add widgetx to promote your network, and read the news from blogsz you follow on the largest community of bloggers and blog loverw on Facebook. : Paradise Paintbalkl is the first game developedon Cmune'sz next-generation social gaming platform. It is the first 3D multiplayer FPS gameon Facebook, Apple Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eightf friends and buy virtual items to enhancethe gameplay. : Photos I Like is a digitapl media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweighftsocial content, self-expression, and communities.
: Combiness the success of residengt referral programs with the power ofsocial networks. Residents refer their community to friends through socialk networkslike Facebook, and emaipl to earn rewards and live with friends. : RUNmyERRANe is a social networking inspired web and mobils marketplace that provides people and businesses an easy and trusteds way to get everyday taskss done in their ownhyperlocal community. : RunTherre is a social-networking service for runnerseand cyclists.
Users can map and measure their favoriteroutes (no GPS keep a running/biking log, and find athletes and routesd nearby Sortuv: Sortuv lets you start with somethinv you like, and discover Instead of searching for a "greatt restaurant" just say what you mean: "Find me a place sortug like Spago in Check them out , , and . / : Trave l Brain by GeckoGo helps youtracki (and show off!) your share experiences with others, and discover new placezs to visit. Learn from the knowledgde of over 600,000 travelers, and get experty guide info from their Bradt Travel Guides Weardrobe (private beta): Weardrobde is a fashion-focused community for discovering different ways to wear clothing.
Weardrobe provides a platform for peopls to share reviews of theifown clothing, post photos of their catalog their closet and search for stylwe inspiration. : Workstir is a community that connects users with trustworthuy localservice providers. Anyone can post a job and choose a providerr with confidence by browsinb theirpast reviews. For businesses, Workstir provides a wealth of jobs in their areaof expertise. Worldly Developments (private beta): Worldly Developments is building onlinr services that will help you connect with the places and events in yourlocal community. Its firsyt product makes it a snapto promote, and communicate arounds group activities.
: Sama is Sanskrit for – Samasource finds and trains reliable QA professionales to test Facebook apps witha user-friendl y interface that lives on Facebook Platform. With Samasource, developersa lower costs, reduce poverty, and improve their applications. Vittana: Vittana enables you to lend directl y to students in thedeveloping $25 at a time. Their missiomn is to bring student loans to the developing world through the powerof person-to-person microlending.

The Most Powerful Women In The BRICs - Forbes

2011-09-08T18:17:00.001-07:00

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Report: Texas health premiums skyrocketed this decade - Triangle Business Journal:

2011-09-06T13:17:00.001-07:00

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The Status Quo Report includes state-by-stated data on health-care cost and quality, including the increas e in premiums, as well as the percentagde of state residents without insurance and overalpquality ratings. The report is part the Obama Administration' push to pass health-care reform legislation. Abouy 12 million Texans get health insurancs onthe job, and the average familg premium runs about $13,525 annually. According to the 17 percent of middle-income Texas familiee spend more than 10 percent of their income on healthcare. About 20 percent of peoplee in Texas report not visitiny a doctor due tohigh costs.
Texas businessezs and families shoulder a hidden healthy tax ofroughly $1,800 per year on premiumzs as a direct result of subsidizing the costsz of the uninsured. 25 percent of people in Texas are uninsured and 75 percent of them are in familied with at leastone full-timr worker. The percent of Texans with employer coverageis declining: from 57 to 50 percent between 2000 and 2007. At a prese conference Monday morning to announces his choicefor U.S. Surgeon Obama reiterated his administration's commitment to passing healthcarw reformlegislation quickly, saying the problem is too great to allow it to go on. On a relate note, Obama has chosen Dr.
Reginaz Benjamin, an Alabama physician and graduate of the University of Alabamaat Birmingham's school of for surgeon general. He said Benjamin is uniquelyh qualified for the position and is the right personn to leadthe nation's healthcare system at a criticakl time of change.

NLL to hold dispersal draft of Blazers roster - TSN

2011-09-04T08:00:00.001-07:00

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TSN	NLL to hold dispersal draft of Blazers roster TSN The National Lacrosse League announced Friday that it will be holding a dispersal draft of the Boston Blazers roster. The four-round draft will be held on Sept. 9, with the draft order being determined by the league's 2011 over »

Some 375,000 turn out for Penguins victory parade in Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Business Times:

2011-09-02T03:17:00.001-07:00

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Captain Sidney Crosby thanked the crowd for its supporft throughout a season that had a rocky start forthe "You deserve to be calles the city of Crosby said. "You deserve the Stanley Penguins' forward Max Talbot, who scored both goals in Game 7 of the Stanleyy Cup Finals to defeat the Detriot RedWing 2-1 on Friday, got out of the car he was travelin g in to high-five some fans along the parade route. According to Pittsburgj police, the estimated attendance for the paradewas which, if correct, would mean a largere turnout than for the Superbowlo parade. Police registered two arresta duringthe parade, one for disorderly conduct and one for salee of T-shirts without a license.
A few peoplse were treated for dehydration; temperatures hoverefd near 80 degrees duringthe parade. Policr expected streets closed during the parade to be reopened to rush hour traffidclater Monday. Check out our photo slideshoewfrom Monday's parade. All photos by Pittsburgh Businesxs Times photographerJoe Wojcik.

With Hurricane Irene, White House takes a spin down Madison Ave. - Los Angeles Times

2011-08-30T22:34:00.001-07:00

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UGA inks blockbuster media deal - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2011-08-28T17:51:00.001-07:00

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million media rights and marketing deal that puts Georgiz in the upper echelon ofcollege contracts. The new worth $11.6 million annually, would be the most lucrativre annual rights agreement incollege football, according to data from Street & Smith’zs SportsBusiness Journal, a sister publication of Atlant a Business Chronicle. The deal tops the $11 million annual deal recentlty reachedwith . The total payou t would rank No. 5 in the nation, above every Southeasterj Conference institution exceptthe . The deal will help Georgi a stay at amongthe .
The Bulldogxs generated the second-highest revenue in college football and rankede in the top 15 overall in sports incomesin 2007-2008, according to a reporg June 15 in SportsBusiness Journal. Georgia’s previous deal was worth between $8.2 million and $8.3 million annually, accordingb to SportsBusiness Journal. "We are extremelyy pleased to partner with ISP Sports to deliver Georgis Bulldog programming to the Bulldog Nation and UGA Athletics Director Damon Evans said ina statement.
"This agreement will provide the infrastructure to deliver our content and messagde through various mediums that will continue to make the Universitg of Georgia a leadet inintercollegiate athletics." The deal also appearws to be the largest for N.C.-based ISP, according to the SportsBusiness Journal. "Wed are elated to extend our relationship with an outstandingf university and oneof America's truly elite athletic programs," said Ben Sutton, ISP chairmam and CEO, in a "We have enjoyed an excellent relationship with Damon and his remarkabled team of administrators and coaches and look forward to an even greatef partnership in the years to come.
We appreciate the university'a confidence in ISP and are committecd to providing the Bulldog Natiob with the finestin programming, corporate marketing, salees and service.” ISP is the currenft manager of the Bulldogs’ sponsorship and marketingf rights. Under the new deal, ISP adds radio broadcasting and televisionshow rights. and its WSB-AM 750 affiliate previouslyt heldthose properties. The radio station has broadcast gameswsince 1939, and held the radiok network and coaches’ show rightsz since 1995.
In a separate deal with Cox WSB will remain the flagship station for the nexteight "I’m especially pleased that WSB News/Talk 750 will continue to be our flagship station," Evans said. "W e have a long history and tradition with WSB which is one ofthe country’w premier radio stations. That relationship will continur providing the very best coverage for Georgiasports teams.
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Balsillie: Bids to keeps Coyotes in Glendale would need $20 million government subsidy - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

2011-08-26T11:51:00.001-07:00

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Balsillie, CEO of BlackBerry makerd Researchin Motion, has offered $213 million for the financially ailing hockehy team with plans move it to Ontario. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum on Monday rejectedf Balsillie’s bid, saying the Canadian’s June 29 deadline does not give the courtt enough time to deal with the Coyotes Chapter 11bankruptcy Balsillie’s representatives said Tuesday morning that he is considerin reworking the bid with a different The National Hockey League and the city of Glendaler oppose the move and are lookingt for buyers that would keep the team in That includes discussions with Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bull s owner Jerry Reinsdorf.
The Coyotess have lost more than $300 million since movingt to the Phoenix market from Winnipef in 1996 and couldlose $40 million or more this calendae year, according to bankruptcy court filings. Glendale had been working with Coyotes owner Jerryu Moyes before he put the team into Chaptere 11 in May and announced the proposefd sale of the teamto Balsillie. The west-side suburb also has been workin with the NHL and had discussiond with Reinsdorf regarding a possible bid and leasr concessions and other help the citymightt offer.
Balsillie representatives said Tuesdaythe $20 million estimate stemes from bankruptcy court filings outlining potential help for the team Glendal e might offer the Coyotes. They also said incentivesz could run into financial and legal issuesas Phoenix-ares governments budget troubles and the Arizona Supreme Courtt is looking at the legalithy of economic development and other

The Swiss Connecticut: UBS to Keep Significant Presence in Stamford - Wall Street Journal (blog)

2011-08-24T06:34:00.001-07:00

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Comparing the 2011 Pirates to the 1979 Version: 'Feel Good' Vrs. 'Real Good' - Bleacher Report

2011-08-22T01:34:00.001-07:00

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Opus West says it owes $1.46 billion - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

2011-08-19T20:17:00.001-07:00

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and some of its subsidiariexs filed voluntary petitions late Mondauy for reorganization underChapter 11. Chapter 11 generally removes the threaf of lawsuits from creditors while a business seeks to rehabilitate itself andcontinue operations. Opus West and its affiliatesw reportedabout $1.28 billion in total assets and $1.47 billion in total liabilities, according to bankruptcy courtg filings. The corporation and its affiliates had combined revenu ofabout $405 million in 2008. The parent companyy lists 200 to999 creditors, according to bankruptcy filings. Opus West owns about 20 real estate development properties eithedr directly or through entities set up to hold the the courtfilings say.
The total debt on those propertiesx isabout $414 million and the value of the propertiee is about $403 million. In addition to Opus West the subsidiaries that have filed Chapte r 11 petitions are Opus WestConstruction Corp., Opus West LP, Opus West Partnersx Inc. and O.W. Commercial Inc. Opus West Corp. has guaranteede about $1.15 billion in loans for its subsidiarie andjoint ventures, and most of those loansz are in default, the court filings say.
Stee p declines in commercial real estatse values and difficult credit market conditions necessitatedfthe filing, said John Greer, chie restructuring officer of Opus Greer said Opus West will keep a "modest in Phoenix, Texas and California to work on assetf dispositions and transitions. "While we begaj slowing the pace of new development nearlyu two years ago in anticipation of difficulgmarket conditions, we must now take additionapl measures to enable an orderlt wind-down of our portfolio, protect asset valueas and maximize return on lenders' investment," Greetr said in a prepared statement.
Opus West and its subsidiaried have suffered declining financial performancesincs 2008, resulting in defaults on certain creditf lines and constrained liquidity, according to an affidavit filed by managing member of New York-based Phoenix Capital Partners, which is the chieft restructuring officer of Opus West Greer is also presidenr of the Opus West Construction, Opus West Partners and O.W. Commerciaol subsidiaries. Opus has focused on recapitalizing throug h project salesand refinancing, but has been unables to do so because of poor market Greer's affidavit says.
Since 1979, Opus West and its affiliatexs have developed more than 52 million square feetof office, industrial, multifamily, government and institutional projects, the affidavit The company's assets include interests in commercial and residential real estat e projects across California, Arizona and including condominium, office, industrial, apartment and retail projectes in various stages of development, the affidavit Addison-based Opus West LP, formed to develoo real estate properties in Texas, owns seven properties that consisr of either vacant land, or a project undetr construction or completed projects.
The total debt on those propertiea isabout $105 million and their value is aboutg $134 million, Greer's filing states. Opus has been dramatically scaling back its Norty Texas operations for more thana year. Opus spokeswoma Winston Hewett told the that the Addisob office has not started a new developmeny in more than a year and has cut its stafv in Dallas to 12 employees from aboug 40 ayear ago. Opus West's overall headcount had droppedf to 40 as ofJuly 1, comparerd to 291 two years ago, Hewett said. Sincew April, dozens of subcontractors have filec liens totaling morethan $4 million against Opus West Corp.
and Opus West Constructiojn tied to TwoAddison Circle, a $23 million, 198,000-square-footy speculative office building in Addison. The building was developec and is owned by Opus West The liens claim Opus owes the subcontractords for labor or materials provided in the coursedof construction. The six-story Two Addisoh building on the west side of the Dallas North Tollway just northy of Arapaho Road was recently but hasno tenants. The credit crunch and slowinh demand for office space left Opus unable to get permanent financing to replacethe short-term constructionh loan on the Addison Hewett said. Other Opus West Corp.
projects in North Texas include 121Lakepointe Crossing, an office and industrial developmentr in Lewisville; and Broadstone Parkway, a 5.8-acre mixed-use projectg at 5005 Galleria Drive in North Dallas. Dallae area creditors include RL Murphey CommercialRoof Systems, owed $1.24 million; Greenj Fire Systems of Texas, owed $856,660; and Enniz Steel Industries Inc., owed $519,402; and Tas Commercial Concretw Construction, owed $500,704, according to cour records.
Opus' troubles stem from the globaleconomic downturn, deterioration of the real estate market and the credift crunch, which has made it difficult for borrowers to get financintg to fund real estate projectds or refinance existing projects, Greer'se affidavit states. The turmoil has scaredf buyers, leading to excess supply and lower prices. The dramatic downturn has causedf Opus to be out of compliancer with terms of various loans and unablwe torestructure them, and attempts to raise capital and sell assets have proven difficult, bringing about the Chaptet 11 filing, Greer's affidavif says.
Opus' challenges vary considerably by region, said Mark chairman and CEO ofOpus Corp. "Opux West faced particularly dramatic drop s in real estate valuesa in markets such as Californiaand Arizona, and has been particularly challengex by the sharp downturn in the capital marketxs and availability of he said. Rauenhorst said that two other independent operating companiese of OpusGroup -- and Opus Northwestg LLC -- have been less affected by the economic and capital market conditions becausw of their mix of projecg types and their location in stronger markets. , which is based in Minnetonka, Minn.
, is a design-build development firm that specializessin office, industrial, retail, multifamily, government and institutionap projects. It also controls Washington-based LLC, whicy filed for Chapter 7 liquidation inlate June. Opus Groupo said its subsidiary, which is based in filed for reorganization in bankruptcy court onApril 22.

Westminster soccer team to play at Rio Tinto - Salt Lake Tribune

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Dallas Chamber celebrates 100 years - Dallas Business Journal:

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Noting the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmeh Square massacrein China, Richard Fisher, Presidenf and CEO of the , noted how vital that country’z exports are to the Dallas-Fort Worth economy and to the U.S. at “China is important to he said. “It’s the largest growing export markerwe have.” Fisher added that China “can’tg grow unless we grow. We buy everythinvg they make.” He also praised how Singapore has built itself into an economicc power by attracting smartuniversity graduates, and asserted that the Metroplec should follow its “They collect the best brainsx and companies they can,” he said. “Singapore survived on its wits.
” Fisher also defended the Fed’s actionds in trying to get the U.S. out of its current Inflation “is not where the problemes areright now,” he “We have done, for the most part, the right thingsd to pull the economy back from the brink.” Another panelist, Chairman and CEO Thomas Falk, said his business is feelingy the pinch of the tough times. “CEl Mom is pulling back discretionary spending,” he said.
But, he “people need diapers and bathroom tissue, even in a down And noting thatthe company’s products don’g always ship well over long distances, he said that Irving-basedx Kimberly-Clark needs free trade for the business to operate at its best level with manufacturingh locations around the word. “We get worrieed when we see protectioniskmcreep in,” he said. “Protectionist policies are what turnedd the Depression into theGreat Depression.” Over the long education will be vital to the Metroplex’zs success, panelists said. “We need oodles of tier one universities,” Fishefr said. “If we can win that we will win.
” Terdema Ussery II, president and CEO of the and theDallad high-definition television network HDNet, added that childrenb in local elementary and secondary schools must get the best educatiob possible in order for universities to produce the best “The bottom line is, if we don’t educate these kids, we’re goinvg to have” major problems down the road, he said.

Barry-Wehmiller Cos. Inc. - St. Louis Business Journal:

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That translates into a good work environmenf for employees of the manufacturinh andservices company. According to Joseph Wilhelm, generalp partner of Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, the company measures success by the wayit "touchea the lives of people." "Wde measure success by how we by how well we retain people and by how peopld feel fulfilled," he said. "It's not just about, 'Dids you hit your numbers?' It's about creatingt an environment wherethey (employees) make an impact and feel fulfilled." Bob Chapman, presidentf and chief executive of Barry-Wehmiller Cos. Inc.
, said the people-first philosophgy is the main point ofthe company's "Guiding Principles of These principles define leadership as something that "creates a dynamivc environment that is basefd on trust, brings out and celebratesz the best in each individual, allows for teamds and individuals to have a meaningful role, inspirea a sense of pride, challenges individuals and teamss and liberates everyone to realizre true success." The principles requirs Barry-Wehmiller to provide "positive, insightfukl communication that empowers individuals and and to "pay people fairly and treag them superbly.
" Chapman said he implements the Guiding Principles by meeting throughout the year with groups of 20 to 30 employeew from all levels of the company. According to the meetings give employees an opportunity to directly tell him what they thinl of the company and to provide suggestionsz on how tomake improvements. He said the companyy takes suggestions into consideration and implements For example, after a complainy that assembly line workers had time cards while office staff did not, time card s were eliminated throughout the entire company. Barry-Wehmiller also honors its employee s for jobswell done.
In one program, employee nominate co-workers for a chance to drive a company-ownerd Chevy SSR truck for a week. The winningy employee, who can be from any level of the is honored in anawards ceremony, Chapma said. There is no set numberf of winners over the course ofa "It is well beyond winning (the use of) a car," he "It is a true recognition by your peers and sharing that with people you know, people you don't know and sharinbg it with them for a solid week.
" According to Rhonda the company's director of organizational empowerment, Barry-Wehmillerf also implements the Guiding Principles by bringinhg different groups of employees into the main officre once a month for educational forums on a varietyy of topics. The company has an on-sitee fitness center that's open to all employees 24 hoursda day, said Emily communications specialist. It also offerds a 401(k) program with a company matchj and ninepaid holidays. In Clark said, the company hosts regular lunch events, happy hours, barbecues and holiday parties, and it sponsorsa on-site ice cream socials.
Founded in 1885, Barry-Wehmiller has a packaging automationequipment division; an information technologyg and engineering consulting services division; a sheeting and finishing equipment and a paper converting equipment division. The compan had revenue of $772 million in fiscapl 2006. Its revenue should reach about $930 million in fiscal 2007, Chapman The company has aboutr 4,300 employees throughout the world, with 250 of them baserd in St. Louis.

Florida company pays $11.1 million for Durham shopping center - Triangle Business Journal:

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million. of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., operatint as Durham Festival LLC, purchasedc the 16-year-old shopping center from of Houston in a deal that was finalized onJune 30. The property has a tax valued ofalmost $10 million, according to Durha m County tax records. Major tenants at the 131,826-square-foot neighborhood centetr at the intersectionof U.S. 15/501 and Hillsborough Road includeKroger Supermarket, Millennium Sports Dollar General and SunTrust Bank. The property is on 11 acres. The propertyt was acquired on behalf of Ram RealtyPartners II, a privatr equity fund sponsored by Ram and its principals.
The fund has asset of $175 million with additional equity capitakl on hand to expand its holdingzs to a totalof $600 Ram is the developer of the 140 West mixed-uses development project planned on Franklin Streett in Chapel Hill, whichh will include 137 condominium 27,000 square feet of ground floor retaiol and restaurants, two levelx of structured parking and an open plaza featuring publixc art when it is complete.

Time and numbers are interlocked in the brain - TruthDive

2011-08-08T17:00:00.001-07:00

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Washington, July 20 (ANI): Our minds are like clocks when it comes to time and numbers, according to a new study. In two experiments, scientists found that people associate small numbers with short time intervals and large numbers with longer ...

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Aviation Week study of top performing airlines ranks Frontier 19th - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The ranking, released Tuesday, seeks to "identify those companies that are best positioneed to weather the current global recession and recent volatility infuel prices," Aviation Week said. It rates airline operatorss on businesscriteria -- liquidity, financiaol health, earnings performance, fuel-cost management and asset utilization -- and not on serviced or flying operations. Denver-based Frontier is the second-largesf carrier at after . Aviatiohn Week rated its holding Frontier AirlinesHoldings Inc. The journal ratews Frontier highest on liquidity and lowest on earnings performancew andfuel management. Calculations are based on airline results forfiscal 2008.
Since 2008, Frontiee has taken significant steps to cut costs andimprove efficiency, and . A bankruptcy judges Monday . Among other DIA ranked 10th among24 low-cost and carriers, while JetBlue Airways Corp. was No. 16 and was No. 22. rankee No. 1 on the low-cost-carriers list. In a separate rankinf of 32 major "mainline/legacy" airlines, -- holding company of Unitedc Airlines, DIA's No. 1 carrier -- rankes near the bottom, in 31st place. was No. 16, No. 22, and No. 30. was in first place on the majorairlines list.
"The recession has grabbed hold of theairlinr industry, and survival is stilp the name of the game," Aviation Week & Spacre Technology Editor-in-Chief Anthony Velocci Jr. said Tuesday in a statement accompanyingthe ranking. "This year’se Top-Performing Companies review of airlines place liquidity and financial health as the top indicatorxs for weathering further volatilithy in the economy and rising fuel he said. "We are seeing sharp drops in scores acroszthe board, in all regions, but with the TPC we can identify those airlines that are doing thinge right." .

Trip to the old ballpark rekindles passion for cards - San Francisco Business Times:

2011-07-26T08:51:00.001-07:00

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When his doctor told the traveling hotel executive he neederd a hobbyoutside work, Cerrone went back to basebalp cards. “I started like most people when I wasa kid, I guesds when I was about 8,” said now 62, and presideng and CEO of Dunwoody-based “Back then it was cool to have a Ted Williamd card in your spokes with a clothespin,” he said. “Looking those cards are now worth hundreds if notthousands — of dollars.
” Cerrone’s boyhoox collection included other Hall of Famers, such as Mickeyg Mantle, Sandy Koufax and Yogi But when Cerrone turnesd 19 and joined the Marine Corps, his collection was “When I left home and I joined the my mother threw them out,” Cerronse said. Cerrone said he didn’tf blame her; he hadn’t actively collected new cards since he wasmuch “My mother didn’t know any better.” One day in the late after that doctor’s visit, Cerrone was outsided Boston’s Fenway Park when he saw a vendor hawkinfg baseball cards. He bought a pack and renewed his boyhood passion.
Every city he traveled to he’d pay a visity to a card shop and add to his Cerrone is a little hesitant to talk much about the valud of hisnew collection. “I have more than 100,0009 cards,” he said. Baseball has been a part of Cerrone’w life for as long as he can remember. His parentzs divorced when he was 5, and a who was a Little League helped him develop a love for the The Massachusetts native andfan (he’s also an fan) firsgt took to the diamond as a youn g boy, and played third base through high schooll and semi-pro ball in the Massachusetts Conferencre League.
Now a grandfather to six, Cerrone has passed down his love of baseball and collecting tohis grandchildren. With the demise of shopa aroundthe nation, Cerronde does most of his collecting via .

Toll Brothers posts Q2 loss of $83 million - The Business Review (Albany):

2011-07-24T02:17:00.001-07:00

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million, or 52 cents a share, in its secondf quarter, the company said Wednesday. That's better than the Pa.-based homebuilder's results for the same perioedlast year, when it reported a net loss of $93.87 million, or 59 cents a share. For the six monthsx ended April 30, Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) had a net loss of $172 or $1.07 per share, compared to a loss of $189.76 million, or $1.20 per share, for the same periodr in 2008. Revenue for the quarte fell to $398.3 million, down sharply from the year-ago quarter, when revenue was $817.9 million. For the six-montuh period, revenue dropped from $1.
6 billion a year ago to $807 Wall Street analysts, on average, were expecting a loss of 50 centd per share on revenueof $399.4 according to Reuters Estimates. In the Albany, area, Toll Brothers is building 87 homes off Vosburgh Road in at prices ranging fromthe mid-$400,000zs to the low-$500,000s. The company has also agreed to buy the developmen rights fora 68-lot subdivision off Vly Road in Colonid that has yet to be

ND Legislative district costs could top $1 million - WDAY

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ND Legislative district costs could top $1 million

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BISMARCK, ND (AP) â" An analysis shows that adding new districts to the North Dakota Legislature would cost at least $1.2 million each over 10 years, though some lawmakers said Thursday that the cost would be worthwhile if more legislators resulted in ...

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Job losses jumping as crisis hits home - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

2011-07-19T14:00:00.001-07:00

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First-time unemployment claims soared in Georgia last month tonearlyu 57,000, according to the state Department of Labor, a 76.3 percent increase over initial filings in September of last year. Among the areasx hardest hit by the growing joblessness werenorthern Georgia’se carpet belt, center to an industry that relies on residential construction to keep orders flowing, and metrl Atlanta’s outer suburbs, where the housing boom has turned into a “Housing has been good to Georgiq over the last decade,” Georgia Commissioner of Labor Michael Thurmond said.
“Now, we’re feeling some of the repercussions of the Thurmond pointed to some parts of Georgia where the job market remainsz in relativelygood shape. Forts Benning and Stewarf were among the few net winnerx during the last round of militarh base closings severalyears ago. unemployment claims in the Columbus and Hinesville areas are running well belowa thestatewide number. Likewise, west central Georgia is gearing up for the planneds opening of a plant in Troup County latenext year. In sharp contrast, first-time unemployment filings in Dalton ---— groun zero for the carpet industrg — shot up almostr 106 percent during thelast year.
Gainesville was even worse, leading the stated with a 126 percent jumpin joblessness. While that could be attributedr in part to the loss ofcarpetf jobs, a bigger factor was the decision by German auto parts makere to close its aluminum wheel planyt in Gainesville, resulting in nearl y 300 layoffs. Too recent for the September statisticsd was an announcement by that it will close a spun yarn plantr inDade County, in far northwestern Georgia, laying off 440 Roy Bowen, president of the Georgia Traditional Manufacturerxs Association , puts the blame on the sluml in residential construction. “A number of folksa we represent manufacture products that go directly to he said.
“They’re impacted directl by the housing downturn.” First-time unemployment claimsx in metro Atlanta rose almost 79 percent during the last only slightly above the statewide But that masks larged increases in joblessness inthe region’s oute r counties. Cherokee, Douglas and Fayette counties saw increases in initial unemploymenr filings of more than100 percent, while first-time claimx in Henry County rose 97 The most dramatic evidence of the trene came in July with the closures of of Woodstock, metro Atlanta’s 19th-largest home builder accordingb to the ’s 2007-20098 Book of Lists.
Kay Pippin, president of the Henry County Chamber ofCommerce , said it’s no surpriswe that the housing slump has affected metroi Atlanta’s fast-growing outlying counties more than the alreadhy built-out core counties. “We were fourth in Americaa in new housing starts when allthis began,” she “Housing has come to a stop, and it’s havingt a significant impact on our community.” Thurmonsd said the diversified economies of Atlanta’s inne r counties give them an advantage over the outert counties, which are primarily bedroo m communities.
“That creates some economic insulation duringa downturn,” he

Kahn: Patient and doctor should have documented 'bona fide' relationship to ... - MLive.com

2011-07-17T07:00:00.001-07:00

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By Barrie Barber | The Saginaw News SAGINAW â" A doctor and a patient should have a âbona fideâ medical relationship in order for the physician to certify medical marijuana use, state Sen. Roger N. Kahn says. Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, has introduced ...

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Monsanto opens $6M water utilization center - Business First of Buffalo:

2011-07-15T00:17:00.001-07:00

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The $6 million center was designedf for studying cropping systems compriseeof genetics, agronomic practices and biotech traits includinv water-use efficiency technologies such as drought-tolerant cropping systems. The center will help Monsanto advancre research to helpimprove farmers’ productivity in the Westernn Great Plains. More than 80 croppiny and irrigation demonstrations are featured atthe 155-acree farm and learning center. The center will be hardwire d to eventually conduct virtual toures of robotics and seed analyticw facilities in remote locations suchas Monsanto’s breedinbg facility in Ankeny, or the company’s Chesterfield, Mo., researcy facility.
Gothenburg Learning Center Lead Chandlef Mazour said Monsanto selected the site because of its locationh in the transition zone from dryland acres to irrigated acres on the westerj High Plains and that Monsanto need that diversity to determine how to use future technologies in adding valueto crops. Crevde Coeur, Mo.-based Monsanto Co. MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh develops insect- and herbicide-resistanty crops and other agricultural products. It is one of the largesg employersin St. Louis with 4,000 locall employees.

Clarkson Construction is low bidder for U.S. 69 improvements - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Clarkson’s bid of $82.2 million is expected to be approvedc this week by the statetransportation engineer, spokesmah Stan Whitley said Tuesday. The bid was 9.7 percengt lower than the state’s estimatexd cost for the project, $91 The project’s two other bidders were of Chicago, which bid $85.2 million, and of Basehor, which bid $98.8 million. The bids were openesd May 20. The project will include reconstruction ofthe U.S. 69 interchangea with 95th and 103rd streets and the widening of the highwaty to three lanes in each directionh between 103rd andInterstate 35. It is expectedr to ease congestion on the locall stretchof U.S.
69, where trafficx volumes are projected to increasefrom 78,18p vehicles a day to 175,600 by 2040, according to a project fact sheet from the Kansas Department of Transportation. The project also will creatse orsustain 2,730 jobs and generate aboutr $225 million in economic output during the the fact sheet said.

Celtics president's star rises as team returns to championship status - Boston Business Journal:

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Such was the case for Rich Gothanm when he took a management position withthe , whicj emerged from its own recession last year afted a more than 20-year slump. If an organization can establishh strategies for success indifficultr times, “you can reallt raise the ceiling on things when the team is winning,” said who took the role of president with the Celtice in 2007. “You get battle-tested.” The Celticds were certainly tested. The team has won 17 but largely languished from the late 1990xto 2007. Last season — aftedr picking up sensations Kevin Garnett and RayAllenm — the team won the NBA championship against longtime rivalas the Los Angeles Lakers.
It was a fairy tale endiny to a drawn out chapter inthe team’s And it was particularly sweet for Gotham, who grew up in Milfordx a diehard basketball fan. The rise of the team on the cour t has breathed new life intothe Celtics’ off-court The team’s valuation jumped by 14 percent in 2008 to $447 milliohn on business magazine Forbes’ list of sporta franchises worth. For all the successe on the fabled parquet, much of the Celtics’ success storg took place behind the And as aresult Gotham’s star has steadily rise n with the team’s prospects.
Gotham joined the Celtica in 2003 as the executive vice presidenrtof sales, marketing and corporate development. It was his job to get fans in the seata and to secure sponsorships during a time when the team regularlyu struggled just to makethe playoffs. The idea was to creater an aggressive sales and marketing cultursthat wasn’t currently existing in the front office. Undetr Gotham the sales force has grownh to about 28 people todag from about four or five employees in Gotham said.
The sales team’s mission was to try and pack the TD Banknorth Garden every In the process it adopted sophisticate analytical tools for tracking ticket sales designer todetermine “who is the right buyer for the right night of the week for the righy opponent,” Gotham said. About 240 different ticket packagews were created to entice customers of all Lacking awinning record, the focu became more about providing an evening of entertainment. A dance team was Lucky the Leprechaun, the human version of the team’s was trotted out to dunk. (He also had a cubiclw along with other sales workers in the front office.
) And commercials attempted to capitalized on the personality of players. Gotham — who is tall and thin with a raspy Massachusettsaccent — was promoterd to chief operating officer in 2006. Less than a year lateer he was made president ofthe team. At 44, Gotham is a child of the Internet boom ofearlhy 1990s. He received a undergraduate degree in but rather than go back foran MBA, he trainedr within the fast-paced workplacde of online companies. He was a vice presidenft of sales atLycos Inc. and held a similart position after Lycos merged within 2000.
The job entailed 80-hour work weeks where people often joked about agingb inInternet years: each year in the industry mean you aged by five years. “I t was full of driven, type-A Gotham said. “You would go to work for 80 houraa week. You almost had no idea what was going onoutside (the company).” The connection to Lycos eventuallyg led to the After leaving Lycos, Gotham was being consideref as a possible CEO candidates for an investment Lexington-based venture capital firm was Bob Davis, the former CEO of is a general partner at Highland and recommended Gothaj to Wycliffe “Wyc” a former general partner at the firm that led the investmengt group that bought the Celtice in 2002.
“I had Rich over here at Highland incubating abusineszs idea. Along the way I introduced himto Wyc,” Davisw said. “Rich is not a backslapper, high-five, full-of-baloney kind of guy. He’ds the type of guy who can look you in the eye withouft a piece of paper signedand say, ‘I’m going to deliver the following for you,’ and you know it’s goingf to get done.” The jump from Internet sales to sports marketing wasn’t a “big leap,” Gotham said. The businessa concept was the same: aggregating an And Gotham said now that the team is doing well the digitapl end of the business is becominh an evengreater priority.
The team’s Web site averaged 2 million unique visitorsper month, and Gothanm envisions a day when games could be watched on an He already sees such a hankering amonb sports fans like his son. (Gotham has three childre n between the ages of 7and 12.) Every morning befored he eats his cereal, his son will watchb highlights from basketball games online. “He’s the NBA’xs dream fan,” Gotham said.

Death by keyboard: cursive writing instruction could be thing of past - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV

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Nation loses 524,000 jobs in December - Kansas City Business Journal:

2011-07-05T18:51:00.001-07:00

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percent, up from 6.8 percenft the prior month and the first rate higher than 7 percenysince 1993, the said Friday. The nation lost 1.93 milliom jobs between August and The manufacturing sector had the bigges Decemberjob loss, at 149,000. For all of 2008, the sectof lost 791,000 jobs, an average of 66,000 a month. The natio n also lost 101,000 construction jobs in Decemberand 632,000 in all of 2008, the Bureauu of Labor Statistics said. Employment in the retai trade sector declined on a seasonallyadjustex basis, despite the holiday season.
The sector had 66,600 fewere jobs in December than in Novembefr andlost 522,300 jobs for the The only sectors to register increases betweenm November and December were health which picked up 31,600 jobs nationally; educational up 7,000 jobs; and government, which addecd a total of 7,000 jobs at the state and local levels. The nation’s unemployment rate in Decembe 2007was 4.9 percent. Scoty Paul, executive director of the , said in a released that a substantial investment in infrastructure andthe nation’a productive enterprises is the only way to “ensure that this recession doesn’t become a 21st-century Greay Depression.
” “Creating and preserving manufacturing jobs is essentialk to the recovery,” Paul “Manufacturing jobs support four or five othere jobs in America’s communities and ensure that locao and state governments have adequate fundingf for critical services.” Paul called on Congresss to quickly pass a stimulus package “thatr focuses on rebuilding America’s crumblingt infrastructure using American-made products” and soon thereafter “taks steps to reduce America’s tradre deficit, which stands at over $700 billion and drives wealtgh and jobs offshore.
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Arctic Glacier to Issue Units to Satisfy Convertible Debenture Maturity - MarketWatch (press release)

2011-07-03T12:17:00.001-07:00

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NY awarded $253M through housing tax credit program - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

2011-07-01T05:51:00.001-07:00

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is one of the companies that will benefitg from an infusion of federal stimuluas money into a tax credit program that subsidizes construction ofaffordabl housing. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced todaythat $252.7 million has been awarded to New York throughb the federal government’s new $2.25 billiob Tax Credit Assistance Program. The money will enable the state to resume funding the construction or renovation of affordablew rentalhousing units. Omni Housing is among the companiews that rely on the sale of low incom e housing tax credits to investors to help payconstructiom costs.
The demand for tax credits in the stats and nationwide has eroded because of thecredir crisis. Before the credit freezd hit, banks and other lenders such as and used the creditss to reduce their federaltax Now, with bank profits much slimmer, there is less need for the tax “The market is in said Duncan Barrett, chief operating officeer at Omni Housing, a division of Inc. Constructiomn and renovation projects have been jeopardized as the valu of the taxcredits plummeted. As many as 1,00p0 projects containing nearly 15,000 housinbg units are on hold acrossthe country, according to HUD.
For Omni Housing has received two writtemn offers to purchase tax credits foran $11 milliomn renovation of 100 garden-style public housing apartments in The offers are 70 cents or 72 centse for every $1 of tax credit. The low pricse would create a gapin funding, making the project unworkable. Omni is seeking $2.4 milliobn through the Tax Credif Assistance Program to fillthe gap, Barrett said. “Whatr the TCAP funds are doing is plugging the hole that has been createdf by the lack of tax credit investors and the falling prices forthosse investors,” Barrett said.
HUD estimates the new program will providwe affordable housingto 35,000 households Omni has redeveloped 1,170 affordable housingb units in the Albany region over the past 10 mostly for municipal housing authorities. Omni manageas some of those units and provides property managemenft supportto others.

Marketing firm Drew/Walker works to build own brand - Denver Business Journal:

2011-06-28T23:34:00.001-07:00

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The job would require an integratede approachof graphic, visual and hands-on techniques designed to simultaneouslyy inform, educate and entertain visitors at the Toyotaw Tundra truck plant. The he says, was that the budgetf the company had to work with was a mere fractionn of what was typically spenyt on automotive industryvisitoe centers. “Choosing the right agenc y that could coordinatethis multi-disciplinarhy effort, while bringing the energy of creativityu and innovation under the imposed fiscao constraints, was critical to the success of the project,” says De La who was the manager of external affairs and corporate servicees for Toyota Texas from 2007 to 2009.
De La Garzsa chose San Antonio-based marketing and brandinfg agency Drew/Walker to oversee and completethe task. De La Garzq says selecting Drew/Walker was one of his bettetr professional decisions. “The (Toyota) Visitor and Educatio Center is considered one of the finer centers in the Toyota family ofmanufacturing plants,” he “They (Drew/Walker) understand that working for a clientg is a unique privilege and they treaf it as such.” Construction on the projectt was completed during the summer of 2008 and Toyota opened the center to the public in September.
Andrew Anguiano and Mollie Walkerfoundedf Drew/Walker in July 2007 in orded to create a firm that could provide traditional and non-traditional integrated marketing communications. The firm offers a broadr arrayof services, including graphic Web development, strategic assessmentse and tactical implementation, that are intended to build what Drew/Walker officials call an emotional bond between the end-useer and the brand. The agencyy consists of brand builders that work to transform a vision into a message by creatiny a look and a voiced fortheir clients, according to Walker, who is strategic partner and chie marketing officer at Drew/Walker.
“Our missiom is the integrity, trust and confidencd to build, sustain and evolve our clients’ Walker says. “It means that our philosophy and valuesw are in line with our dedicationn to providing benefits to our clients andtheirf customers.” Drew/Walker’s mission statemenyt is one that the partners don’t take lightly. Anguianol and Walker take it so seriously, Walker that they require every person who works for themmemorize it. “As a brand buildin firm, we must practice what we preach,” Walker “Our most valuable asset is our brand.
It’ds the promise we give to our clientd that we will delivefr each and every time no matter The agency’s revenue was a little over $1 million as of 2008. Some of Drew/Walker’s clientele includes Toyota, San Antonio Independenf School District, Court Appointed Special Advocatese (CASA), Mercy Medical and CareNet. “They’re a nationwided player, even though they’re local,” says Vikie executive vice presidentat CareNet.
“They have talente people with dedication that put a lot of hear t and soul into theprojects they’re The visitor center at Toyots tells the automaker’s story in San Antonio and how the automotivwe company builds vehicles. The purpose of the visitorxs and education center is to provider a sense of the Toyota Productionn Process for people who are unable to tour the actual De La Garza was impressedwith Drew/Walker’s willingness to do whateverd it took to get the project “Their greatest strength is they know there’a always something out there that can be attainer and can ultimately provide successful breakthroughs for their clients,” he says.
“You can trust their work without hesitation.” Walketr left to start her own firmin 2006. She openedx an office in the Blue Star Arts Complex in the Southtown region of San Walker sought to bring smalland medium-sizede businesses the same level of expertise that she brought to Bromley’z national clients, companies like , Rubbermaid and . the creative partner and CEO of Drew/Walker, left Creative Civilizatiomn and began working for Blue Star Contemporaryh Art Center as the communications manager while workinfg as a freelance graphic designer for and Anguiano and Walker met during a meeting Blue Star held to discusws promoting thearts complex.
Through different ideas discussede inthe meeting, they realized theifr similar backgrounds and their complementarty strengths. Walker brought her background in brand strategt from large corporations and Anguiano brought his graphic design expertise as well as his stronflocal roots. Building upon the foundationsx of their former work the duo set out to build a work environmentt that merged local principles and understanding withthe larger, globakl perspective provided by experience workingv for more affluent companies.
“The result is a combination of integrity andimmense energy,” Walker It’s a combination both partners believe has allowed them to grow beyon initial expectations since opening the company’s doors in July 2007. Knowinyg that they were able to meet DeLa Garza’s expectationsw is an achievement they honor and hold in high “Success comes from relationships, not money,” Walke r says.
“If at any point in life you have a great relationshio with your client you can find a way tostay

This Bauer bankruptcy traces back to Spiegel events - Baltimore Business Journal:

2011-06-26T16:17:00.001-07:00

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In 2003, , which had owned Eddie Bauer since 1988, filedr for bankruptcy protection. And as part of the the company famous forits women’z wear catalog gave its creditors its stakee in Eddie Bauer. So, in Eddie Bauer emerged as a stand-alonr company for the first time in34 years. The companty also emerged witha $300 million senio secured term loan agreement with lenders and the task of rebuildinv a brand that had drifted away from the company’w roots.
Under Spiegel, grew rapidly, from 58 to 399 retaill stores and from three to 102 The company also added internet But it also was a time when the Eddie Bauerd brand lostits focus, as the companyy shifted from its heritage as an outdoor outfitter to a seller of casuao clothes targeted primarily at women. Compan y executives have said the debt terms from the Spiegel bankruptcyu case have continued to hamper effortes to turn things around at Eddie Despite efforts to recaptures some of theold magic, Eddi Bauer has not been able to establish a sustainable run of profitable quarters.
The companyt racked up nine consecutive quarters of and has seen losses of nearlya half-billion dollar in the past three years. The struggle became a financial crisis as the recession has worseneds and consumers haveslowed

Kansas exports hit records levels for fourth straight year - Wichita Business Journal:

2011-06-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

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The state has set export records for each of the past four and exports have increasef five years ina row. “We are thrilledf that Kansas businesses haveachieveed record-setting export totals for a fourthy straight year,” said John Watson, Directoe of the Trade Development Division of the , in a release. “Andr to have such an incredible year amid a globalo economic slowdown speaks volumews about the ingenuity of ourKansad companies.” Aircraft, industrial machinery, cereals and electric machinery accountefd for 60 percent of the state’as 2008 exports.
The Department of Commerced says aircraft exports increased 28 percent from2007 levels, and have increasesd 318 percent since 2003, the last year aircraft exports Canada received the most export goods from Kansas, makinh up 21 percent of the state’s Beef exports increased 13 percent to $585

Gen Y not into Twitter - Dallas Business Journal:

2011-06-22T02:17:00.001-07:00

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A new survey by the Participatory Marketing Networ finds just 22 percent of Generatiojn Y consumers areusing Twitter. However, when asked abou t how much they usesocialp networking, 99 percent from this group, who in generao have not yet hit 30, report havintg an active profile on at least one socia l networking site. "Twitter dominates the news, but clearly we'rer only touching the surface of its potential as amarketing vehicle," said Michael Della PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman.
"This is a classic 'glasa half full' scenario for Twitter because it's cleat that Gen Y has an appetit e forsocial networking, but stilpl hasn't fully embraced micro-blogging. There is a tremendous opportunit now for marketers to develop strategies to get this importanty group activeon Twitter, More than 85 percent folloaw friends. More than 54 percentg follow celebrities. More than 29 percent follow More than 29 percentfollow companies.
Of thoswe who use a social network, 89 percent have downloader one of the following to their profile photos (89 percent), games (53 entertainment (51 percent), news (32 percent) and weather (29 Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhonew or iPod Touch. Gamew (53 percent), entertainment (35 percent), lifestyl e (31 percent), financial - "free" (28 percent), financia "paid" (seven percent) are the most popular mobile Morethan one-quarter (26 percent) indicateds none. You can click to follow the South Floridaq Business Journalon Twitter.

Ralph de la Vega Executive Profile

2011-06-19T19:00:00.001-07:00

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In October 2007, he returned to wireless to server as presidentand CEO-AT&T Mobility. He had previously servexd as chief operating office r of Cingular Wireless from 2004to 2006, responsible for technologg planning, network operations, marketing, sales and customerf care. Between those two positions, he served as group president-Regionao Telecommunications and Entertainment, with responsibilityy for overall leadership in regional including consumer, regional business sales and network. He was appointed to that post inJanuaruy 2007, after the close of the AT&T-BellSoutb merger, which consolidated ownership of Cingular.
Before joining Cingulae in January 2004, he served as president-BellSoutj Latin America, with overall responsibilituy for BellSouth's operations in 11 countries: Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, Brazil and Guatemala. He also has serveds as BellSouth's president of Broadband and Internet Services. In this he had overall responsibility forthe deployment, marketing and operations of broadband services. In he had responsibility for BellSouth Internet Servicesand BellSouth's rapidly growingg data support groups. Mr. de la Vega startecd his career in 1974 withBellSouty (then Southern Bell) as a managemenft assistant.
He has held numerous positions of increasing responsibilit inNetwork Planning, Consumer Services, Engineering and Operationw