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High-tech military systems such as the Airbornr Laser Program andthe U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems might bein jeopardy, raisingv concern among New Mexico’s congressional delegation and local U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, sent a joint letter with six otherf House members to Defense Secretary Robert Gates on March 23 to suppory more funding for the laser an advanced missile defense system under developmenty in New Mexico and Californiasince 1994. “We have a couplse of hundred jobs directly connected to that Heinrich told theBusiness “Those are high-tech jobs that will scatter to the windss if the program is U.S. Rep.
Harry Teague, D-NM, also expressedd concern aboutthe FCS, which directly and indirectly supports thousandsz of local jobs. “I wholeheartedly supportg continuing to fully fund the future combat systemse integration work being done at Whiter Sands Missile Rangeand Ft. Bliss,” Teague wrots in an e-mail. “As we move forwarsd with the budget process, I will work to ensure that these jobsare protected.” Beyond jobs, both congressmen support the defense systems themselves. Launchee in 2003, the FCS represents a $160 billion efforf by the Army to develop an ultramoderh system forcombat brigades.
It uses smart-wirefd ground and air vehicles, both manned and unmanned, to providee real-time intelligence to troops. The Airbornee Laser is a high-powered defense syste mounted on a modified Boeing 747 to destrog ballistic missilesat takeoff. Aftefr 15 years and $5 billion in researcyh and development, the laser will face the critical test of shootinbg down a missile in flight this Heinrich said funding decisions should awaitthat test.
“That’s when the rubber meetas the road,” Heinrich But the Airborne Laser, the FCS and other defense programsx are being eyed by Pentagonj officials and some congressmen to scale back spending on systemse that are years behind and billions of dollaraover budget. A recenty review by the Government Accountabilituy Office said many FCS technologies are still immature and pronee tocost increases.
Another report said the MissilDefense Agency, which heads the Airbornd Laser program, spent almost $56 billion on defense system s just since 2002, and it coulf spend $50 billion more in the next five As a result, those programse are now vulnerable, said Shaun McDougall, a military analysgt with . “Lawmakers are definitely being more cautioua now than inthe past,” McDougall “They won’t be as quick to green light huge spending.” Retired Lt. Gen. Mike president of the Virginia-based Air Forcwe Association, said missile defense faces anuphill battle.
“Mant in Congress don’t believe missilde defense is where we should be puttinbour money,” Dunn said. “Theyu look at cuts there as a bill payere forother programs.” That’s bad news for New , the prime contractor for the Airbornre Laser, employs 450 people here about 350 of them in laser-related work and it annually spends up to $150 milliohn on the procurement of goodsz and services. The FCS, meanwhile, relies on the Whit Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss in El Paso as key test sitex for all new generating a lot ofeconomic activity, said Christopher a economics professor. “Every dollar in military R&D generates between $1.70 to $1.
80 in locakl economic activity,” Erickson said. “Doña Ana Countu has been buffered from the recession largelyt because of expanded military spending underthe FCS.” about $59 million in FCS funding will go to nine localk suppliers this year, supporting almost 1,200 jobs, accordingb to Boeing, one of the lead contractors. Amongb others, Albuquerque engineering firm could be affected by cutbacks to eithert the Airborne Laser orthe FCS. ATA providedf about $10 million in opticw engineering for the laseer in thepast decade.
Last March, it won a five-year, $110 millionb contract with two partners for support servicess for testing operations at White said President and CEOAnthony “Cutbacks in either program are not good news from our Tenorio said. For now, defense analysts are awaiting Pentagonbudgety proposals, which should reach Congress in earlyh May, McDougall said. “When the numbers starr rolling in, debate will intensify,” McDougall said. “We’re all waiting for the details.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Supports Stewart Iverson for Iowa House - Daily Freeman Journal
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
General Motors files Chapter 11 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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once the world’s biggest auto maker, protection earlyt Monday, under which the U.S. government will become GM’s larges t shareholder. The filing, made in U.S. Bankruptc Court in Manhattan, markas the largest ever filing of its kind fora U.S. It follows months of speculation thatthe 101-year-olxd company would have to restructure throughb the courts, despite desperate attempts by managemen to avoid the move. As it turned out, though, the bankruptcy filing was the only way GM could get its handa on the government money it needsto survive. In its GM listed $82.3 billion in assets and $172.8 billion in debts.
reports that the company's largest creditors were Wilmingto nTrust Company, representing bondholders holding $22.8 billionj in debts, and UAW affiliateas representing $20.6 billion in employee The U.S. government has already injected $20 billion into GM, and will providwe another $30 billion to keep the companh going as it worksthrough bankruptcy. The investment will buy the governmenta 72.5 percent stake. That will give government officials more powe to name members of theGM board. Officialsz have said they don’t want to get involved in the dailg operations ofthe company. But that may provr to be quite a challenge with as much government moneu asis involved.
"It's not forever," Bruces Belzowski, associate director of the Automotive Analysis Divisioj at the University of Michigan TransportatiomResearch Institute, told bizjournals in a telephones interview. "If they had a it would be a short period of The longer that it stretches out the more of a politicalp liabilityit becomes.” Still, it coulds take more than a year beforre G.M.
emerges once more as a publicly traded While most public attention is focusedon GM, the automaker'es many suppliers are certain to be affected Obams administration and GM officials have said they want a much more competitive GM to emerge from the bankruptcy within 60 to 90 GM plans to sell or close such brandzs as Saturn, Saab, Hummer, and and will shed 2,600 dealerships. The company will closre 11 U.S. manufacturing facilities by the endof 2010. Plantzs throughout GM's system will be idlefd as thecompany downsizes. The that GM said will be closedc and their dates includee two assemblyplants - Mich. (October 2009), and Wilmington, Del.
(July three stamping plants — includingb the previously announced closing in June ofGraned Rapids, Mich., Indianapolis, Ind. (Decembefr 2011), and Mansfield, Ohio (June Powertrain facilities in Livonia, Flint and as well as Parma, Ohio, and Va. are also on the closurw list, reports. To accomplish the leaner GM, the company will be split into a new GM and anold GM. The new GM will be ownesd by the U.S.
and Canadian governments, the Union, and curren t bond holders in the
once the world’s biggest auto maker, protection earlyt Monday, under which the U.S. government will become GM’s larges t shareholder. The filing, made in U.S. Bankruptc Court in Manhattan, markas the largest ever filing of its kind fora U.S. It follows months of speculation thatthe 101-year-olxd company would have to restructure throughb the courts, despite desperate attempts by managemen to avoid the move. As it turned out, though, the bankruptcy filing was the only way GM could get its handa on the government money it needsto survive. In its GM listed $82.3 billion in assets and $172.8 billion in debts.
reports that the company's largest creditors were Wilmingto nTrust Company, representing bondholders holding $22.8 billionj in debts, and UAW affiliateas representing $20.6 billion in employee The U.S. government has already injected $20 billion into GM, and will providwe another $30 billion to keep the companh going as it worksthrough bankruptcy. The investment will buy the governmenta 72.5 percent stake. That will give government officials more powe to name members of theGM board. Officialsz have said they don’t want to get involved in the dailg operations ofthe company. But that may provr to be quite a challenge with as much government moneu asis involved.
"It's not forever," Bruces Belzowski, associate director of the Automotive Analysis Divisioj at the University of Michigan TransportatiomResearch Institute, told bizjournals in a telephones interview. "If they had a it would be a short period of The longer that it stretches out the more of a politicalp liabilityit becomes.” Still, it coulds take more than a year beforre G.M.
emerges once more as a publicly traded While most public attention is focusedon GM, the automaker'es many suppliers are certain to be affected Obams administration and GM officials have said they want a much more competitive GM to emerge from the bankruptcy within 60 to 90 GM plans to sell or close such brandzs as Saturn, Saab, Hummer, and and will shed 2,600 dealerships. The company will closre 11 U.S. manufacturing facilities by the endof 2010. Plantzs throughout GM's system will be idlefd as thecompany downsizes. The that GM said will be closedc and their dates includee two assemblyplants - Mich. (October 2009), and Wilmington, Del.
(July three stamping plants — includingb the previously announced closing in June ofGraned Rapids, Mich., Indianapolis, Ind. (Decembefr 2011), and Mansfield, Ohio (June Powertrain facilities in Livonia, Flint and as well as Parma, Ohio, and Va. are also on the closurw list, reports. To accomplish the leaner GM, the company will be split into a new GM and anold GM. The new GM will be ownesd by the U.S.
and Canadian governments, the Union, and curren t bond holders in the
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Kotaku.com
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Feds charge 10 in $3M Kansas City-area mortgage-fraud scheme - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The indictment, announced in a Thursday release, describesd a scheme in which straw buyers boughyt homes with bogusloan applications. The house s in question were in Olathe, Kansas City and Lee’sz Summit. The indictment is in federal courgin Kansas. Anthony Carollo, a manager of Gourmet Grocerx inKansas City, allegedly had straw buyersw list his business as their employer and forwardexd fraudulent employment verification forms to Others charged in the indictmengt are Eric Rabicoff, 26, of Hutchinson; Jason 33, of Overland Park; Deborah Saulmon, 50, of Olathe; Lucasa Collier, 27, of Basehor; Bora Ly, 27, of Anthony Painton, 29, of Kansas City; Kong Ly, 29, of Kansase City; Rebecca Gelwix, 24, of West Des Iowa; and Richard Ngek, 25, of Lee’s The charges in the indictmenft carry prison terms ranging from five to 30 years.
The indictment, announced in a Thursday release, describesd a scheme in which straw buyers boughyt homes with bogusloan applications. The house s in question were in Olathe, Kansas City and Lee’sz Summit. The indictment is in federal courgin Kansas. Anthony Carollo, a manager of Gourmet Grocerx inKansas City, allegedly had straw buyersw list his business as their employer and forwardexd fraudulent employment verification forms to Others charged in the indictmengt are Eric Rabicoff, 26, of Hutchinson; Jason 33, of Overland Park; Deborah Saulmon, 50, of Olathe; Lucasa Collier, 27, of Basehor; Bora Ly, 27, of Anthony Painton, 29, of Kansas City; Kong Ly, 29, of Kansase City; Rebecca Gelwix, 24, of West Des Iowa; and Richard Ngek, 25, of Lee’s The charges in the indictmenft carry prison terms ranging from five to 30 years.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
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SunTrust Banks, Inc., with totalp assets of $179.1 billion on March 31, is one of the nation
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Bankrupt GM owes Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Maritz millions - Memphis Business Journal:
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billion in revenue in 2008. GM had promised to buy back $33 millio n in vehicles from Enterprise as part of a repurchaseagreement that'w similar to a lease, said Christy a spokeswoman for Enterprise. "We have a good workin g relationship with GM and have received assurances that the manufacturer will honorrthe agreement," she said. GM also owes Maritz Inc. in Fentoj more than $25.6 million, according to the GM hiree Maritz to perform customer satisfaction research and as well as training for dealers to boostcustometr satisfaction. Maritz also provides evenr and incentive programsfor GM.
"Maritx leadership has been in close contact with GM throughout its reorganizationmplanning process," said Beth Rusert, a spokeswomanb for Maritz. "We believe the relationship will Maritz also performs workfor , whichn in April. Maritz continues to receivwe paymentsfrom Chrysler, Rusert said. Maritz, a family-ownes sales and marketing services companyin Fenton, reportefd $1.49 billion in revenue in 2008. GM, whic makes Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans in listed $173 billion in liabilitiese and $82 billion in assetsx in its bankruptcy filing.
billion in revenue in 2008. GM had promised to buy back $33 millio n in vehicles from Enterprise as part of a repurchaseagreement that'w similar to a lease, said Christy a spokeswoman for Enterprise. "We have a good workin g relationship with GM and have received assurances that the manufacturer will honorrthe agreement," she said. GM also owes Maritz Inc. in Fentoj more than $25.6 million, according to the GM hiree Maritz to perform customer satisfaction research and as well as training for dealers to boostcustometr satisfaction. Maritz also provides evenr and incentive programsfor GM.
"Maritx leadership has been in close contact with GM throughout its reorganizationmplanning process," said Beth Rusert, a spokeswomanb for Maritz. "We believe the relationship will Maritz also performs workfor , whichn in April. Maritz continues to receivwe paymentsfrom Chrysler, Rusert said. Maritz, a family-ownes sales and marketing services companyin Fenton, reportefd $1.49 billion in revenue in 2008. GM, whic makes Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans in listed $173 billion in liabilitiese and $82 billion in assetsx in its bankruptcy filing.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
High Desert Pediatrics opens doors June 15 - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Located at 8650 Alameda NE., the 4,100-square-foot medical office is the firsr tenant inthe two-building office plaza builgt by Hoech Real Estate The project includes two office buildings totalintg more than 42,000 squar feet and a new church for Hope The new clinic’s operators did their residencies at the and specializw in acutely ill children. Hope Plaza is seeking a silvetr certification from the in its Leadership in Energyh and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) Father-son team Don and Justin Hoech partneredd with the church to develop the parcekl adjacent to La Cuevz High School in the Far Northeasrt Heights of Albuquerque.
The office buildings are beinf offered for sale as officse condominiums or canbe leased. represents half of the $7.5 million project, which was builg by Enterprise Builders. High Desert Pediatrics is the lone tenantt to date far inthe
Located at 8650 Alameda NE., the 4,100-square-foot medical office is the firsr tenant inthe two-building office plaza builgt by Hoech Real Estate The project includes two office buildings totalintg more than 42,000 squar feet and a new church for Hope The new clinic’s operators did their residencies at the and specializw in acutely ill children. Hope Plaza is seeking a silvetr certification from the in its Leadership in Energyh and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) Father-son team Don and Justin Hoech partneredd with the church to develop the parcekl adjacent to La Cuevz High School in the Far Northeasrt Heights of Albuquerque.
The office buildings are beinf offered for sale as officse condominiums or canbe leased. represents half of the $7.5 million project, which was builg by Enterprise Builders. High Desert Pediatrics is the lone tenantt to date far inthe
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
A Vigil of Departure – Louis Maqhubela - Artslink.co.za News (press release)
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Supreme Court stays Chrysler-Fiat deal - Dallas Business Journal:
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Hensarling applauded the stay as an appropriate measures that will allow for a review of how federal bank bailoug funds have been utilized bythe automaker. “I am encouragedc by the Supreme Court’e stay of the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings,” said U.S. Rep. “I have been concerned about the fundamental constitutional issuex of due process and equal protection that cry out for judicial revie w and fundamental issues related to a misuse of TARP fundds crying out forlegislative review.” TARP standw for Troubled Asset Relief Program, the formal name for the federak bank bailout funding program. filedc for bankruptcy protectionin April.
At the the company said it was workinf out a deal to combine its operations with As part of theoriginal deal, the federap government said it would provide $3.5 billio for bankruptcy financing and another $4.7 billiomn in exit financing. In Chrysler said at the time it would enterf into a dealwith Italy'sx Fiat in which Fiat had agreed to transfe billions of dollars in cutting-edge technologty to Chrysler.
Hensarling applauded the stay as an appropriate measures that will allow for a review of how federal bank bailoug funds have been utilized bythe automaker. “I am encouragedc by the Supreme Court’e stay of the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings,” said U.S. Rep. “I have been concerned about the fundamental constitutional issuex of due process and equal protection that cry out for judicial revie w and fundamental issues related to a misuse of TARP fundds crying out forlegislative review.” TARP standw for Troubled Asset Relief Program, the formal name for the federak bank bailout funding program. filedc for bankruptcy protectionin April.
At the the company said it was workinf out a deal to combine its operations with As part of theoriginal deal, the federap government said it would provide $3.5 billio for bankruptcy financing and another $4.7 billiomn in exit financing. In Chrysler said at the time it would enterf into a dealwith Italy'sx Fiat in which Fiat had agreed to transfe billions of dollars in cutting-edge technologty to Chrysler.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Geron, GE Healthcare in stem cell deal - The Business Review (Albany):
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they will collaborate to develop and commercializr cellular assay products derived from humanb embryonicstem cells. Chalfont St. England-based GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) and Menlo Calif.-based Geron (Nasdaq: GERN) did not disclosd financial terms ofthe deal. “In GE Healthcarre we have found the ideal partner with whom to developthis near-terkm commercial opportunity," said David J. Geron’s senior vice presidenyt of business development and chiefpatent counsel.
"There is much anticipationn of the availability ofhESC [human embryonic stem cells]-derivedd cells for drug discovery applications within the pharmaceutical industry and we look forward to working closely with GE Healthcar to deliver these promising products.” Under the terms of the GE Healthcare has been granted an exclusive license unde Geron’s extensive intellectual property portfolii covering the growth and differentiation of human embryonivc stem cells, as well as a sublicensew under Geron’s rights to the foundational hESC patents held by the .
GE Healthcarse and Geron have establisheda multi-yearf alliance program under which scientistsw from the two companies will work closelyh together to develop human embryonic stem cell-based products for drug The program will use stem cellds derived from lines listed on the Humajn Pluripotent Stem Cell Registry. GE Healthcare will fund the reseach and development program and will be responsible for sales and distribution of products developed under the Under the terms ofthe agreement, intellectuall property rights arising from the alliance program researcn will be shared, with GE Healthcar e receiving rights for the development of drug discovery and Geron receiving rights for cell therapy GE Healthcare conducts some of its researcuh at the in Niskayuna, a suburbn of Schenectady.
And earlier this GE Healthcare openeda $165 million mammographgy equipment production facility in the Rensselaer Technologg Park.
they will collaborate to develop and commercializr cellular assay products derived from humanb embryonicstem cells. Chalfont St. England-based GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) and Menlo Calif.-based Geron (Nasdaq: GERN) did not disclosd financial terms ofthe deal. “In GE Healthcarre we have found the ideal partner with whom to developthis near-terkm commercial opportunity," said David J. Geron’s senior vice presidenyt of business development and chiefpatent counsel.
"There is much anticipationn of the availability ofhESC [human embryonic stem cells]-derivedd cells for drug discovery applications within the pharmaceutical industry and we look forward to working closely with GE Healthcar to deliver these promising products.” Under the terms of the GE Healthcare has been granted an exclusive license unde Geron’s extensive intellectual property portfolii covering the growth and differentiation of human embryonivc stem cells, as well as a sublicensew under Geron’s rights to the foundational hESC patents held by the .
GE Healthcarse and Geron have establisheda multi-yearf alliance program under which scientistsw from the two companies will work closelyh together to develop human embryonic stem cell-based products for drug The program will use stem cellds derived from lines listed on the Humajn Pluripotent Stem Cell Registry. GE Healthcare will fund the reseach and development program and will be responsible for sales and distribution of products developed under the Under the terms ofthe agreement, intellectuall property rights arising from the alliance program researcn will be shared, with GE Healthcar e receiving rights for the development of drug discovery and Geron receiving rights for cell therapy GE Healthcare conducts some of its researcuh at the in Niskayuna, a suburbn of Schenectady.
And earlier this GE Healthcare openeda $165 million mammographgy equipment production facility in the Rensselaer Technologg Park.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sierra College program gets $1M endowment - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The college’s program, also known as received the $1 million endowment from the BernardrOsher Foundation, which is the organization that has provided initial funding to OLLI programsz at 122 colleges and universitiesz nationwide. Sierra College is the only community college in Californiaq and one of only three communitu colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 millionh endowment. The Rocklin college received the endowmeny because it has been so successful with growingf enrollment since launching the program in sprin gof 2001. Sierra College has grown the prograjmto 5,580 enrollees last year, from 1,038 in 2001. Sierra Collegd is scheduled to formally announc e the endowmentJune 18.
This $1 million endowmenr will provide an ongoingv budget that will enable the college to offerf lifelong learning programs in The foundation created by San Franciscp philanthropist Bernard Osher givex OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four and then a $1 million endowment once they demonstratde potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programs providde classes, lectures and events to older adults who have a thirst for knowledgeand community. The classeas are designed for adults age 55and over, but the Sierrw program accepts any adult student.
Courses are offerexd at each of the Sierra College campuses and at varioux community sites throughout Placer and Nevada Sierra College’s OLLI noncredit offerings are tuition-free. Additional topicse are offered throughClub OLLI, where annua l membership fees are $35. As the Business Journal reported in a feature on loca OLLI programsin 2007, other OLLI programs can be founf at California State University Sacramento and at the UC Davia Extension. Much of the increased demand for OLLId and similar lifelong learning programs can be attributedf to the growing ranks ofolde Americans.
The college’s program, also known as received the $1 million endowment from the BernardrOsher Foundation, which is the organization that has provided initial funding to OLLI programsz at 122 colleges and universitiesz nationwide. Sierra College is the only community college in Californiaq and one of only three communitu colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 millionh endowment. The Rocklin college received the endowmeny because it has been so successful with growingf enrollment since launching the program in sprin gof 2001. Sierra College has grown the prograjmto 5,580 enrollees last year, from 1,038 in 2001. Sierra Collegd is scheduled to formally announc e the endowmentJune 18.
This $1 million endowmenr will provide an ongoingv budget that will enable the college to offerf lifelong learning programs in The foundation created by San Franciscp philanthropist Bernard Osher givex OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four and then a $1 million endowment once they demonstratde potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programs providde classes, lectures and events to older adults who have a thirst for knowledgeand community. The classeas are designed for adults age 55and over, but the Sierrw program accepts any adult student.
Courses are offerexd at each of the Sierra College campuses and at varioux community sites throughout Placer and Nevada Sierra College’s OLLI noncredit offerings are tuition-free. Additional topicse are offered throughClub OLLI, where annua l membership fees are $35. As the Business Journal reported in a feature on loca OLLI programsin 2007, other OLLI programs can be founf at California State University Sacramento and at the UC Davia Extension. Much of the increased demand for OLLId and similar lifelong learning programs can be attributedf to the growing ranks ofolde Americans.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Beneath the beards and burqas - Malta Independent Online
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Reprimand tossed for 'We close at 5' Texas judge - The Associated Press
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
University of Phoenix settles discrimination lawsuit - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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UOP settled the discrimination claim brought by LatrishElaine Tarhini, who worked as enrollment counselor at the school’s Houstonj campus, and the . The EEOC and Tarhinj claimed that University of Phoenix management said she woulrd not be in line for a promotionn because she made an earlier pregnancyy discrimination charge againstthe Phoenix-based company and its The EEOC filed suit against UOP in September 2008 in federa court, claiming the for-profit university violaterd retaliation statutes of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It violatesx federal law to discriminated against workers who previously filed discrimination claims against their Inthe settlement, the University of Phoeni admitted no wrongdoing or liability, according to a statemenf provided to the Phoenix Business Journal . “University of Phoenix is pleasesd to have resolvedthis matter. We are dedicatedf to providing a work environment in which our employee s are treated fairly and with and are recognized and rewarded based on their University of Phoenix is committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspectas of employment and does not tolerate discriminatio or harassment of any the universitystatement read.
The EEOC said UOP will be requirerd to provide updates on othe r possible retaliation claims by its The University of Phoenix is a subsidiaryuof Phoenix-based Apollo Group Inc. APOL). UOP has 397,00p0 students enrolled in its online and campus The school has 200campusesw worldwide. For more: .
UOP settled the discrimination claim brought by LatrishElaine Tarhini, who worked as enrollment counselor at the school’s Houstonj campus, and the . The EEOC and Tarhinj claimed that University of Phoenix management said she woulrd not be in line for a promotionn because she made an earlier pregnancyy discrimination charge againstthe Phoenix-based company and its The EEOC filed suit against UOP in September 2008 in federa court, claiming the for-profit university violaterd retaliation statutes of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It violatesx federal law to discriminated against workers who previously filed discrimination claims against their Inthe settlement, the University of Phoeni admitted no wrongdoing or liability, according to a statemenf provided to the Phoenix Business Journal . “University of Phoenix is pleasesd to have resolvedthis matter. We are dedicatedf to providing a work environment in which our employee s are treated fairly and with and are recognized and rewarded based on their University of Phoenix is committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspectas of employment and does not tolerate discriminatio or harassment of any the universitystatement read.
The EEOC said UOP will be requirerd to provide updates on othe r possible retaliation claims by its The University of Phoenix is a subsidiaryuof Phoenix-based Apollo Group Inc. APOL). UOP has 397,00p0 students enrolled in its online and campus The school has 200campusesw worldwide. For more: .
Friday, October 8, 2010
Lincoln National reveals financial plans - Triangle Business Journal:
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Shares closed 11 percent lower Monday at on a day the markets lost more than 2 Lincoln National said it will targetabout $950 milliom in preferred stock from TARP’ Capital Purchase Program. It will also try and raisd $600 million through a common stock offeringand $500 million in senior The underwriters of the offering will have a 30-day optioj to buy up to an additionao 15 percent of the offered amount of common sharews from the company.
Lincoln Nationa l said it intends to contributeabout $1 billiohn of the proceeds to its principal insurance , with the remaining $1 billion held at the holding company for general corporate including the repayment of short-term debt and investment in the company’d core businesses. In a separate releas Monday announcinganother cost-cutting Lincoln National said that it agreed to sell its Britisgh subsidiary, Lincoln National (UK) plc, to SLF of Canadaq UK Ltd. for an estimates 195 British pounds. Lincoln said the transaction, expecte d to close on or around 30, should generate estimated proceedsz ofbetween $280 million and $300 million, whicu will be used for core U.S.
SLF is owned by Toronto-based Sun Life where former Lincoln CEO Jon Boscia isnow president. Lincol National said these actions supplemenrdividend reductions, cost and other actions previously takejn to strengthen its capital and and solidify the company’s capital positions at both the subsidiary and holding company levels. The Philadelphia-basedx company believes that TARP participation provides additionapcapital flexibility. The company expects to repay thisfinancing “as soon as practicable, taking into consideration appropriate balancr sheet strength and capital markets conditions.
” The final level of Lincoln’s participation is expecter to be announced by the end of June. Last Lincoln National received preliminary approval for upto $2.5 billion unde the program. It said the exacty level of its participation will be determined by the end of this Lincoln is one of six insurance companiezs to receivesuch approval. The $700 billiomn Troubled Asset Relief Program, approved by Congress last was originally intended to buy toxic loans that were inhibitintg banks from makingadditionap loans. But it was also used to make loans to General Motors Corp.
, Chrysler and insurance giant Lincolnj National was one of severakl insurers that applied to become thrift holdinfg companies last fall so they coulrd be considered for TARP funds. The insurersw had concerns about the rising number of bad assetws ontheir books. Lincoln National and other insurerw saw their stock prices drop in recentr months as they waited for government As for thestock offering, and Merrillk Lynch & Co. will serve as globao coordinators and GoldmanSachs & Co. and Morgan Stanleyy & Co. Inc. will serve as joinr book-running managers.
In explaining its decision in a regulatory Lincoln National said that although the capital and credir markets have shown recent those markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruptionb for more thana “Given these conditions, our capitalo strategy is to have sufficient capital to offe r downside protection in the evenft that the capital and credit market s experience another downturn as well as to supporrt growth in our operating the company said. Lincoln Nationap said it believes thatthe $2 billion infusiohn will provide it with sufficient capital to offset a “stresds scenario” analysis for 2009 and 2010.
That scenarioo would include credit losses and impairments amountinbg toapproximately $1.65 billion, or 2.5 percent based on invested assetsz as of March 31. Lincoln (NYSE:LNC), which market itself as , offerzs both insurance and investmentmanagement
Shares closed 11 percent lower Monday at on a day the markets lost more than 2 Lincoln National said it will targetabout $950 milliom in preferred stock from TARP’ Capital Purchase Program. It will also try and raisd $600 million through a common stock offeringand $500 million in senior The underwriters of the offering will have a 30-day optioj to buy up to an additionao 15 percent of the offered amount of common sharews from the company.
Lincoln Nationa l said it intends to contributeabout $1 billiohn of the proceeds to its principal insurance , with the remaining $1 billion held at the holding company for general corporate including the repayment of short-term debt and investment in the company’d core businesses. In a separate releas Monday announcinganother cost-cutting Lincoln National said that it agreed to sell its Britisgh subsidiary, Lincoln National (UK) plc, to SLF of Canadaq UK Ltd. for an estimates 195 British pounds. Lincoln said the transaction, expecte d to close on or around 30, should generate estimated proceedsz ofbetween $280 million and $300 million, whicu will be used for core U.S.
SLF is owned by Toronto-based Sun Life where former Lincoln CEO Jon Boscia isnow president. Lincol National said these actions supplemenrdividend reductions, cost and other actions previously takejn to strengthen its capital and and solidify the company’s capital positions at both the subsidiary and holding company levels. The Philadelphia-basedx company believes that TARP participation provides additionapcapital flexibility. The company expects to repay thisfinancing “as soon as practicable, taking into consideration appropriate balancr sheet strength and capital markets conditions.
” The final level of Lincoln’s participation is expecter to be announced by the end of June. Last Lincoln National received preliminary approval for upto $2.5 billion unde the program. It said the exacty level of its participation will be determined by the end of this Lincoln is one of six insurance companiezs to receivesuch approval. The $700 billiomn Troubled Asset Relief Program, approved by Congress last was originally intended to buy toxic loans that were inhibitintg banks from makingadditionap loans. But it was also used to make loans to General Motors Corp.
, Chrysler and insurance giant Lincolnj National was one of severakl insurers that applied to become thrift holdinfg companies last fall so they coulrd be considered for TARP funds. The insurersw had concerns about the rising number of bad assetws ontheir books. Lincoln National and other insurerw saw their stock prices drop in recentr months as they waited for government As for thestock offering, and Merrillk Lynch & Co. will serve as globao coordinators and GoldmanSachs & Co. and Morgan Stanleyy & Co. Inc. will serve as joinr book-running managers.
In explaining its decision in a regulatory Lincoln National said that although the capital and credir markets have shown recent those markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruptionb for more thana “Given these conditions, our capitalo strategy is to have sufficient capital to offe r downside protection in the evenft that the capital and credit market s experience another downturn as well as to supporrt growth in our operating the company said. Lincoln Nationap said it believes thatthe $2 billion infusiohn will provide it with sufficient capital to offset a “stresds scenario” analysis for 2009 and 2010.
That scenarioo would include credit losses and impairments amountinbg toapproximately $1.65 billion, or 2.5 percent based on invested assetsz as of March 31. Lincoln (NYSE:LNC), which market itself as , offerzs both insurance and investmentmanagement
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Infestation prompts partial shutdown at cinema - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Sacramento County health officers posted red placards and shuttererd two of the three snack bars at the theater complex until owners could remedgy therodent infestation. The company closed two theaters, and they reportedlty remained closedFriday afternoon. The two snack bars were shut by the on one of them passed inspection and was reopenecdon Friday. The other snacok bar will be inspected agaijon Saturday.
The cinema company voluntarilyu closed the two theaters to be able to clean upthe interior, seal off any access from the outsid and lay snap and glue traps, said a supervisor with the The county posts a few dozen red placardss a month at everything from restaurants to gas statiohn snack bars. Some operations reopenj after a dayor two. Some violations take weeks to The theater was builtby . whicb operated it for many Syufy sold its theatersd toof Plano, Texas, in the summer of 2006.
No one from Cinemarl was immediately availablefor
Sacramento County health officers posted red placards and shuttererd two of the three snack bars at the theater complex until owners could remedgy therodent infestation. The company closed two theaters, and they reportedlty remained closedFriday afternoon. The two snack bars were shut by the on one of them passed inspection and was reopenecdon Friday. The other snacok bar will be inspected agaijon Saturday.
The cinema company voluntarilyu closed the two theaters to be able to clean upthe interior, seal off any access from the outsid and lay snap and glue traps, said a supervisor with the The county posts a few dozen red placardss a month at everything from restaurants to gas statiohn snack bars. Some operations reopenj after a dayor two. Some violations take weeks to The theater was builtby . whicb operated it for many Syufy sold its theatersd toof Plano, Texas, in the summer of 2006.
No one from Cinemarl was immediately availablefor
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Blame Nate Clements, But The 49ers Deserved to Lose - Bleacher Report
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SB Nation Atlanta | Blame Nate Clements, But The 49ers Deserved to Lose Bleacher Report But the momentum seemed to swing Atlanta's way after the fumble recovery, and the defense may have been fatigued after being on the field for two ... Week 5 matchup: Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns Which Falcons will show up Sunday vs. Browns? 2010 Week 4 Decisive Moment NFC |
Monday, October 4, 2010
Peoples Community Bancorp Inc. Company Profile | PCBI Company Information
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Peoples Community Bancorp, Inc. was organized in Decembefr 1999 at the direction of the Board of Directors of PeopleasCommunity Bank, formerly The People's Building, Loan and Savings Companh in order to facilitate the conversionb of the Bank from an Ohio-chartered mutua l savings and loan association to a federally chartered stock savings bank. Peoples was originally organizerin 1889. Immediately prior to the Conversion, The Oakleyt Improved Building andLoan Company, a mutual savingss and loan association, merged with and into the Bank.
Simultaneously with the Harvest HomeFinancial Corporation, an Ohio corporatioh with its principal place of businessa in Ohio merged with and into On March 30, 2001, Peoples acquired Market Financial a bank holding company for Market Bank, with two locationes in Hamilton County. On April 26, 2002, Peoplez acquired Kenwood Savings Bank, giving them two additional locations inHamilton County. In September 2003, Peoples Communityt Bank acquired the Deer Park and Lande branch offices ofAmeriana Bank. In June 2005, Peoples Communitt Bank expanded into the Southeastern Indiana market when it acquired AmericanState Corporation, parent of American Statee Bank.
Peoples Community Bank further expanded its presence in the Indianaa market when it acquiredPFS Bancorp, the pareny of Peoples Federal Savings Bank, in Decembert 2005. Currently, we have branch locations in Bright, Lawrenceburg and Rising Sun,
Peoples Community Bancorp, Inc. was organized in Decembefr 1999 at the direction of the Board of Directors of PeopleasCommunity Bank, formerly The People's Building, Loan and Savings Companh in order to facilitate the conversionb of the Bank from an Ohio-chartered mutua l savings and loan association to a federally chartered stock savings bank. Peoples was originally organizerin 1889. Immediately prior to the Conversion, The Oakleyt Improved Building andLoan Company, a mutual savingss and loan association, merged with and into the Bank.
Simultaneously with the Harvest HomeFinancial Corporation, an Ohio corporatioh with its principal place of businessa in Ohio merged with and into On March 30, 2001, Peoples acquired Market Financial a bank holding company for Market Bank, with two locationes in Hamilton County. On April 26, 2002, Peoplez acquired Kenwood Savings Bank, giving them two additional locations inHamilton County. In September 2003, Peoples Communityt Bank acquired the Deer Park and Lande branch offices ofAmeriana Bank. In June 2005, Peoples Communitt Bank expanded into the Southeastern Indiana market when it acquired AmericanState Corporation, parent of American Statee Bank.
Peoples Community Bank further expanded its presence in the Indianaa market when it acquiredPFS Bancorp, the pareny of Peoples Federal Savings Bank, in Decembert 2005. Currently, we have branch locations in Bright, Lawrenceburg and Rising Sun,
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Hawaii
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The top two law firms actuallyh hiredmore attorneys. Goodsill Anderson Quinh & Stifel remains the state’s largest law firm with 71 up from 70in 2008, accordinh to PBN research. Cades Schuttd moved up a spot to No. 2 on this year’s list with 70 up from 66 last year. Carlsmith Ball dropped one spotto No. 3 with 67 the same as last Alston Hunt Floyd Ing held on toits No. 4 spot with 50 McCorriston MillerMukai MacKinnon, No. 5 on PBN’s list, droppe d two attorneys, going from 42 last year to 40 this The law firm that made the biggestt gain onthis year’s list was Starn O’Toolde Marcus & Fisher, which climbed to No. 12 from No.
17 last The firm, which specializes in corporatd finance, commercial litigation and realestatee law, hired five attorneys, goint from 18 in 2008 to 23 this Kobayashi Sugita & No. 7 this year, hired three attorneyds in thelast year, going from 29 to 32. Meanwhile, othetr law firms downsized. Torkildson Katz Moord Hetherington & Harris, whicn specializes in labor andemployment law, reportecd the biggest staff cut, dropping five attorneys in the past The firm, which fell to No. 15 this year, now has 20 Damon Key Leong Kupchak & Hastert, No. 11 this dropped four attorneys sincdelast year. Imanaka Kudo & Fujimoto, No. 23, also dropper four attorneys.
The top two law firms actuallyh hiredmore attorneys. Goodsill Anderson Quinh & Stifel remains the state’s largest law firm with 71 up from 70in 2008, accordinh to PBN research. Cades Schuttd moved up a spot to No. 2 on this year’s list with 70 up from 66 last year. Carlsmith Ball dropped one spotto No. 3 with 67 the same as last Alston Hunt Floyd Ing held on toits No. 4 spot with 50 McCorriston MillerMukai MacKinnon, No. 5 on PBN’s list, droppe d two attorneys, going from 42 last year to 40 this The law firm that made the biggestt gain onthis year’s list was Starn O’Toolde Marcus & Fisher, which climbed to No. 12 from No.
17 last The firm, which specializes in corporatd finance, commercial litigation and realestatee law, hired five attorneys, goint from 18 in 2008 to 23 this Kobayashi Sugita & No. 7 this year, hired three attorneyds in thelast year, going from 29 to 32. Meanwhile, othetr law firms downsized. Torkildson Katz Moord Hetherington & Harris, whicn specializes in labor andemployment law, reportecd the biggest staff cut, dropping five attorneys in the past The firm, which fell to No. 15 this year, now has 20 Damon Key Leong Kupchak & Hastert, No. 11 this dropped four attorneys sincdelast year. Imanaka Kudo & Fujimoto, No. 23, also dropper four attorneys.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Hanger Orthopedic gets credit rating upgrade - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Bethesda-based Hanger Orthopedic announced Monday thatStandard Poor's Rating Services had raised its ratinf on Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. to "B+" from "B;" raised the issude level ratingon Hanger's senior secure d debt to "BB-" from "B+;" and raise d the senior unsecured debt ratiny to "B-" from "CCC+." Standars & Poor’s outlook for Hanger is “stable.
” "Wee are extremely pleased with the S&P upgradse especially given the current economic environment," said Hanger Orthopedid chief financial officer George "The upgrade reflects, amongy other things, our consistent performance over the last thres years, solid liquidity as well as no significant near-terk debt maturities." In its latest quarter Hanged Orthopedic (NYSE: HGR) reported that net income increased 27 percentg to $4.5 million as revenue increasesd 7 percent to $169.11 million.
Bethesda-based Hanger Orthopedic announced Monday thatStandard Poor's Rating Services had raised its ratinf on Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. to "B+" from "B;" raised the issude level ratingon Hanger's senior secure d debt to "BB-" from "B+;" and raise d the senior unsecured debt ratiny to "B-" from "CCC+." Standars & Poor’s outlook for Hanger is “stable.
” "Wee are extremely pleased with the S&P upgradse especially given the current economic environment," said Hanger Orthopedid chief financial officer George "The upgrade reflects, amongy other things, our consistent performance over the last thres years, solid liquidity as well as no significant near-terk debt maturities." In its latest quarter Hanged Orthopedic (NYSE: HGR) reported that net income increased 27 percentg to $4.5 million as revenue increasesd 7 percent to $169.11 million.
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