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The Miami-based cruise company (NYSE: RCL) had predicted it woulr lose between 30 cents and 35 cents a share in thefirsft quarter. Instead, the company reported its first quarter net losswas $32.2w million, or 17 cents a share. Royap Caribbean had first quarter net incomeof $75.6y million, or 35 cents a share, in 2008. Revenuse was $1.3 billion, down slightly from $1.4 billiobn in the first quarterof 2008. First quartedr earnings dropped 12 percent AutoNation in the midsr of the worst auto salez marketin decades. The Fort Lauderdale-basedr company said new vehiclse sales dropped 43 percent as nationapl industry sales dropped46 percent. First quarter revenus slid 34 percent, to $2.
5 billion from $3.8 billion in the year-agl period, driven primarily by lower vehicle sales. The nation’as largest automotive retailer (NYSE: AN) reporteed first quarter net income, adjuste d for certain one-time items such as asset of $40 million, or 23 cents a down from $56 million, or 31 cents a share. Ten days afte r Coral Insurance entered intoa court-appointed receivership, a judge ordered the company to cancel all remaining policies by the end of next The Hollywood-based company stopped writing new policies in earlg March and stopped offering renewals after March 29. Leon Countgy Circuit Court Judge P.
Kevin Davey also approvesd the plan for repayment of unearned premiumsand claims. The Florida Department of Financial Services is helpinythe 12,000 policyholders retrieve the unearned portiona of premiums by May 15, as well as find replacemenrt insurance. Tri-Rail riders will soon see the firsft fare hike in14 years. The , Tri-Rail’s parenrt agency, voted unanimously to increase fares 25 percent forall riders. The pric e of a monthly pass would increasefrom $80 to $100 on June 1. With potentiak cuts in government fundingloomingy large, the increase was needed to relievw some of the pressure on the government entities that fund the SFRTA board members said.
After a five-montuh search, ’s board of trustees selected Mark B. Rosenberg as the university’ new president. Rosenberg succeeds Modesto A. Maidique, who led the universityh for almost23 years. Afterr nearly 30 years at FIU, Rosenberg left the post of provost in 2005 to become chancellotr of the State University Systemof Florida. Earlier this he stepped down from this position and started a sabbatical as a visitinyg research professorat , with plans to returhn to FIU this summer as a memberr of the faculty. Rosenberyg said his first priority will be the financial security ofthe B/E Aerospace reported firsft quarter net profit was $37.9 or 38 cents a share, down from $48.
5 or 53 cents a share, in the same year-ago The Wellington-based manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products (NASDAQ: said net sales for the first quarter were up 10.7 to $523.7 million from $473.2 milliom in the same quarter last which included the acquisition of ’s Consumables Solutions distributionj business. The company expect s 2009 revenue tobe $1.9 billion – about 23 percent lower than 2008. Offic e Depot reported a loss of $54.7 or 20 cents a share, in the firstr quarter, down from a profit of $68.8i million, or 25 cents a a year ago.
Adjusted for charges, the Boca Raton-based office supplu company earned $27 or 10 cents a share, for the firsg quarter, down 65 percent from earningsof $78 or 29 cents a in the same period a year ago.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Dayton Business Journal:
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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwood medical He said that it now takes 10 yearsz to 17 yearsand $1 billiobn to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national The National Cancer Institutes said in November that the KU Cancet Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, application date for its efforts to get aninitial five-year designationn as an NCI cancer center. The months-long applicationb process for institutions seeking new designations begins with submissionh of documentation that sometimesexceedss 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and other The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s application could be approvecd is the spring of 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancerd centers receive Cancer Centerr Support Grants to support researcgh to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortality ratee of cancer. There are 23 cancer centera and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancerr Center is part of , which is the medical researcu and education arm of the Universit yof Kansas. NCI designation KU’s No. 1 priority — typically is granter to academicmedical Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply for NCI • Increased regional patient access to cutting-edgee clinical trials. • More than $1.
3 billiomn in annual economic benefits inthe • An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financing from the current $7.5 milliobn to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-class researcheres who bring NCI grantzswith them, and part of the estimateed increase is based on that. Many of these researcher s doubleas clinicians, addinf expertise and depth in various cancer-carre sub-specialties.
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwood medical He said that it now takes 10 yearsz to 17 yearsand $1 billiobn to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national The National Cancer Institutes said in November that the KU Cancet Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, application date for its efforts to get aninitial five-year designationn as an NCI cancer center. The months-long applicationb process for institutions seeking new designations begins with submissionh of documentation that sometimesexceedss 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and other The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s application could be approvecd is the spring of 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancerd centers receive Cancer Centerr Support Grants to support researcgh to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortality ratee of cancer. There are 23 cancer centera and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancerr Center is part of , which is the medical researcu and education arm of the Universit yof Kansas. NCI designation KU’s No. 1 priority — typically is granter to academicmedical Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply for NCI • Increased regional patient access to cutting-edgee clinical trials. • More than $1.
3 billiomn in annual economic benefits inthe • An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financing from the current $7.5 milliobn to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-class researcheres who bring NCI grantzswith them, and part of the estimateed increase is based on that. Many of these researcher s doubleas clinicians, addinf expertise and depth in various cancer-carre sub-specialties.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Battle for position: Capitals, Sabres collide in key matchup - Chicago Tribune
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
On the hunt: Job openings vary by sector - Dayton Business Journal:
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Beyond the 1,200 direct jobs relocatinhg to in the next two officials expect an equal number of contractor jobs to locatearound it. Wright-Patr is a major research, intelligence and financse hub forthe , and most of the job openingw are related to it. Right now, there are more than 100 contractofr job openings and 65 federalk jobs in connection to according to Dayton BusinessJournal research. Of the loca l contractors searched, San Diego-based had the most locap openings, with 54 Dennis Andersh, SAIC senior vice president andoperations manager, said the firm is recruitingg most in computer sciences, information technology, management information systems, math or physics, and related technical or scientific areas.
Most of the positione require a minimum ofa bachelor’ds degree, plus three or more yearss of experience. Among defense there remains a critical shortfalol in trained andcleared engineers, scientists, managers, information technologistsw and other support fields, according to . At , which has about 25 openings locally, the compan is looking for acquisition andlogistics professionals. Michelle a hiring manager, said it is easy to recruitg peoplefrom Wright-Patt with specialized training, and the company does not usually hire those without the necessary backgrouncd and training.
Finance: On a national level, the banking and finance industryt has been rockedby scandal, massive losses and In Dayton, the picture isn’t nearly as bad, but the skiees aren’t sunny, either. Despite jobs beint cut, there are still job openings that need to be There are at least 36 jobs available inthe Dayton-areaz banking and finance industry, according to DBJ research. There are some specifif jobs that remain in high demand both nationalland locally, including wealthh managers, financial planners and There are about a dozen teller positions availablw in the Dayton area.
Roger Furrer, presidenft of the Dayton/Middletown markeyt of , said the openings represent which is lower than normal because of the There areabout 19,700 jobs in the financialo services industry in the Dayton area, according to ’ws December Regional Economic Report. The report estimatexs the number will fallto 18,700o by the second quarter of this Furrer said the industry is facing touggh issues at a national level. “Losses have increasede strain on banks, so they are less apt to investg in and expandtheir workforce,” he said.
Carolp Kaplan, senior director of public relations forthe , said most of the job lossew across the nation have come from large investmentt banks such as and She said hiring is expected to remai flat for the foreseeable future. Furrer said even thoughn the situationis tough, times like thesw are often when people have the most opportunity withi n an industry.
Beyond the 1,200 direct jobs relocatinhg to in the next two officials expect an equal number of contractor jobs to locatearound it. Wright-Patr is a major research, intelligence and financse hub forthe , and most of the job openingw are related to it. Right now, there are more than 100 contractofr job openings and 65 federalk jobs in connection to according to Dayton BusinessJournal research. Of the loca l contractors searched, San Diego-based had the most locap openings, with 54 Dennis Andersh, SAIC senior vice president andoperations manager, said the firm is recruitingg most in computer sciences, information technology, management information systems, math or physics, and related technical or scientific areas.
Most of the positione require a minimum ofa bachelor’ds degree, plus three or more yearss of experience. Among defense there remains a critical shortfalol in trained andcleared engineers, scientists, managers, information technologistsw and other support fields, according to . At , which has about 25 openings locally, the compan is looking for acquisition andlogistics professionals. Michelle a hiring manager, said it is easy to recruitg peoplefrom Wright-Patt with specialized training, and the company does not usually hire those without the necessary backgrouncd and training.
Finance: On a national level, the banking and finance industryt has been rockedby scandal, massive losses and In Dayton, the picture isn’t nearly as bad, but the skiees aren’t sunny, either. Despite jobs beint cut, there are still job openings that need to be There are at least 36 jobs available inthe Dayton-areaz banking and finance industry, according to DBJ research. There are some specifif jobs that remain in high demand both nationalland locally, including wealthh managers, financial planners and There are about a dozen teller positions availablw in the Dayton area.
Roger Furrer, presidenft of the Dayton/Middletown markeyt of , said the openings represent which is lower than normal because of the There areabout 19,700 jobs in the financialo services industry in the Dayton area, according to ’ws December Regional Economic Report. The report estimatexs the number will fallto 18,700o by the second quarter of this Furrer said the industry is facing touggh issues at a national level. “Losses have increasede strain on banks, so they are less apt to investg in and expandtheir workforce,” he said.
Carolp Kaplan, senior director of public relations forthe , said most of the job lossew across the nation have come from large investmentt banks such as and She said hiring is expected to remai flat for the foreseeable future. Furrer said even thoughn the situationis tough, times like thesw are often when people have the most opportunity withi n an industry.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Stimulus funds lag health woes - San Francisco Business Times:
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That’s the view of the eight-member panel of industry and medica l experts who were invitedf by the South Florida Business Journal to sharde their views of whatthe $787 billionj federal stimulus package means to the health care What emerged was a broad discussion of how stimulusw legislation is just one piece of change needed in an industry that has run financiall amok due to an overreliance on specialists, shortfallz in information technology and patients who are The Congressional Budget Office has projected that totap national spending on health care could hit 48 percenyt of gross domestic producg by 2050 if left unchecked.
To solve this problenm will takemore money, though, in the short term. The Obama administration’s $59 billion for healthj care stimulus spendingincludes $19 billiomn for electronic health care Starting in 2011, doctors who can show meaningful use of electronicx medical records will get incentives – and those who don’t will get decliningy Medicare payments. But, the old-fashioned general practitioner may also have a big Linda Quick, president of the , said health care refork legislation that coincides with the stimulus calls for individualzs to have a home location or a primaryt care provider.
She said that allowsz for “a community location close to home and getting more done in a actually high clinicaltechnologu setting.” That, in turn, will also translat e into a less costly location, the panelistsw said. Rachel Sapoznik, CEO of , said: “The reaso n I believe in the last 25 yeards of seeing health care costs rise dramatically is we have movef away from the primaru care physician knowing the patienttto specialists.” Patients go from specialistg to specialist to get each ailment but an overview of their condition and familyt history is lacking.
Georgd Foyo, executive VP and chief administrative officerat , said: “Piggybacking on primarhy care is absolutely right. All these specialties are adding thousands and thousandsaof dollars.” One problem is that specialists tend to overdo tests because they are so worried about legalo liability issues, he said. Dr. Tony a family practitioner and president of the Broward CounthMedical Association, said reimbursement issues for tests done in his officed also frustrate him. A hospital might get $2,00o0 for a test from Medicare, but he can only get “I don’t think it’s anything that’s goinhg to work unless we use somecommobn sense,” he said.
Foyo said primary care physicians historically put an emphasis on healthpreventiom efforts, but the lack of it these days is contributing to an epidemifc of diabetes and heart issues. Baptist Health, which is well knownm for hospitals in Kendalland Homestead, is pushing forwared with outpatient centers – and even venturingb into Broward County. One reasoj is emergency rooms are and providing care there is more costl y than at anoutpatient center. “Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospitals are goingb out to them,” Foyo said.
Florida’z 51 nonprofit community health centers aregetting $28 millionm in competitive grants under the stimulus legislation, which will also keep patients out of expensive hospital settinges for treatment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlighted that during an April visit to a community healthn center in Hollywood that willget $1.5 million to open a satellitr health center in West Park. One of the advantages for thess types of centers is that they are fundedd with the assumption that their doorsx will be open to all who which is important because of the numbee of uninsuredSouth Floridians, including undocumented foreigners, Quick Dr.
Welby, meet Bill Gates Mark administrative partner at the law firm ofin Miami, said electroni c medical records (EMR) fall under the categorh of “shovel-ready” projects in the world of stimulud – meaning the technology exists and can be adoptedf rapidly to put money in the economy.
That’s the view of the eight-member panel of industry and medica l experts who were invitedf by the South Florida Business Journal to sharde their views of whatthe $787 billionj federal stimulus package means to the health care What emerged was a broad discussion of how stimulusw legislation is just one piece of change needed in an industry that has run financiall amok due to an overreliance on specialists, shortfallz in information technology and patients who are The Congressional Budget Office has projected that totap national spending on health care could hit 48 percenyt of gross domestic producg by 2050 if left unchecked.
To solve this problenm will takemore money, though, in the short term. The Obama administration’s $59 billion for healthj care stimulus spendingincludes $19 billiomn for electronic health care Starting in 2011, doctors who can show meaningful use of electronicx medical records will get incentives – and those who don’t will get decliningy Medicare payments. But, the old-fashioned general practitioner may also have a big Linda Quick, president of the , said health care refork legislation that coincides with the stimulus calls for individualzs to have a home location or a primaryt care provider.
She said that allowsz for “a community location close to home and getting more done in a actually high clinicaltechnologu setting.” That, in turn, will also translat e into a less costly location, the panelistsw said. Rachel Sapoznik, CEO of , said: “The reaso n I believe in the last 25 yeards of seeing health care costs rise dramatically is we have movef away from the primaru care physician knowing the patienttto specialists.” Patients go from specialistg to specialist to get each ailment but an overview of their condition and familyt history is lacking.
Georgd Foyo, executive VP and chief administrative officerat , said: “Piggybacking on primarhy care is absolutely right. All these specialties are adding thousands and thousandsaof dollars.” One problem is that specialists tend to overdo tests because they are so worried about legalo liability issues, he said. Dr. Tony a family practitioner and president of the Broward CounthMedical Association, said reimbursement issues for tests done in his officed also frustrate him. A hospital might get $2,00o0 for a test from Medicare, but he can only get “I don’t think it’s anything that’s goinhg to work unless we use somecommobn sense,” he said.
Foyo said primary care physicians historically put an emphasis on healthpreventiom efforts, but the lack of it these days is contributing to an epidemifc of diabetes and heart issues. Baptist Health, which is well knownm for hospitals in Kendalland Homestead, is pushing forwared with outpatient centers – and even venturingb into Broward County. One reasoj is emergency rooms are and providing care there is more costl y than at anoutpatient center. “Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospitals are goingb out to them,” Foyo said.
Florida’z 51 nonprofit community health centers aregetting $28 millionm in competitive grants under the stimulus legislation, which will also keep patients out of expensive hospital settinges for treatment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlighted that during an April visit to a community healthn center in Hollywood that willget $1.5 million to open a satellitr health center in West Park. One of the advantages for thess types of centers is that they are fundedd with the assumption that their doorsx will be open to all who which is important because of the numbee of uninsuredSouth Floridians, including undocumented foreigners, Quick Dr.
Welby, meet Bill Gates Mark administrative partner at the law firm ofin Miami, said electroni c medical records (EMR) fall under the categorh of “shovel-ready” projects in the world of stimulud – meaning the technology exists and can be adoptedf rapidly to put money in the economy.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Similar paths of LSU's Caldwell, Penn State's Washington, crossing in NCAA's ... - Washington Post
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Similar paths of LSU's Caldwell, Penn State's Washington, crossing in NCAA's ... Washington Post BATON ROUGE, La. â€" The parallel lives of Penn State coach Coquese Washington and LSU coach Nikki Caldwell are about to cross paths again, with a guarantee that one of them will reach uncharted territory in their up-and-coming coaching careers. |
Monday, March 19, 2012
Cyclist is overcome in online jacket pursuit - Business First of Columbus:
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I noticed drivers seemed to want to runme over. At I thought they had something againsty the Manin Black. Later, I realize they couldn’t see me. That’s when I discovere screaming yellow. The color radiated off a cycling jacket I found at my neighborhood bike It was a PearpIzumi Zephyrr. At $70, the garment seeme like a good investment. Screaming yelloww is a color that doesn’t exist in It is so bright that itcauses people’ eyes to vibrate, which, in makes their fillings rattle, which, in generates a high-pitched squeal in theire ears that sounds like a scream, hencd the name. Screaming yellow offers a cyclist a force fieldxof protection.
Pedestrians retreayt to the curb to cover their Drivers swerve out ofthe way. The color has been known to induce toothaches. My screaming yellow Pearl Izumi Zephyrr served me well for Until Ilost it. I frettedf about shelling out another70 bucks, but I realized it was the cheapestr insurance policy I couldx ever buy. I went to the bike shop and purchasecd an updated model with anadded It, too, served me well for until the zipper broke a few months ago.
The malfunction rendered the jackegt useless and I had tobuy Unfortunately, my latest misfortune arrived during the greatest economic downturnj since the Great Depression, whichb is why, in Depression-era you never see anyone wearing a screaming yellowe bicycle jacket. I hesitated to plunk down $70. That monegy could keep my family in pasta for a ButI didn’t want to get flattened on the either.
I told my wife and kids that I wouled seek a bargain on My family applaudedmy thriftiness, and I found the auctionb site crawling with Pearl Izumi I located a jacket that was a step up from what I It even had detachable sleeves, which would come in handy if anyone ever asked to borroew them. But it wasn’t screaming yellow; it was Even so, I bagged it for $38. I lookedx sharp, but not florescent. So I went back I spotted a cycling jacket made by a PearlkIzumi competitor. I outsmarted the competitioj and grabbed the itemfor $32. When it arriveds in the mail, I discovered it was but not screaming. Worse, the waist was cut to the dimensions ofa lumberjack’s wedge.
I looked like a “Another jacket?” said my “Um, yes,” I replied. “It looks she said. This left me no other optionb than to go backon eBay, where I found a slightly used Pearl Izumi Zephyrdr jacket purportedly in screaming yellow. “I think my husbanfd wore this jacketmaybe once,” the seller wrote. I nabbed it for $28. When it came in the I found it hard to believwthe seller’s husband wore it just unless it was for three consecutive years. the jacket wasn’t screaming It was pea-soup green. It wouldn’t scard anyone who wasn’t wearing a tie. “Another said my wife. “It’s nothing,” I mumbled.
Days later, my wife caughy me back online. “Don’t you think you have enough bicycled jackets?” she said. Later, her tone changed. “If you ordedr that …,” she said, but never finished her sentence. I was forcexd to go underground. Late one night, I found a screamin yellow Pearl Izumi Zephyrr on eBay forthe buy-it-no w price of $49.95. I making sure I deleted the e-mail that confirmeed the purchase.
The jacket arrived new, fitted and louder than a marchinggband – and somehow I managed to don it I now realize I’ve run up a bill of $148 for four more than twice as much as I would have paid in my bike shop for the jacketf I wanted in the first place. But at leasg I own my screaming yellowdream jacket. I supposer I can sell the otherson
I noticed drivers seemed to want to runme over. At I thought they had something againsty the Manin Black. Later, I realize they couldn’t see me. That’s when I discovere screaming yellow. The color radiated off a cycling jacket I found at my neighborhood bike It was a PearpIzumi Zephyrr. At $70, the garment seeme like a good investment. Screaming yelloww is a color that doesn’t exist in It is so bright that itcauses people’ eyes to vibrate, which, in makes their fillings rattle, which, in generates a high-pitched squeal in theire ears that sounds like a scream, hencd the name. Screaming yellow offers a cyclist a force fieldxof protection.
Pedestrians retreayt to the curb to cover their Drivers swerve out ofthe way. The color has been known to induce toothaches. My screaming yellow Pearl Izumi Zephyrr served me well for Until Ilost it. I frettedf about shelling out another70 bucks, but I realized it was the cheapestr insurance policy I couldx ever buy. I went to the bike shop and purchasecd an updated model with anadded It, too, served me well for until the zipper broke a few months ago.
The malfunction rendered the jackegt useless and I had tobuy Unfortunately, my latest misfortune arrived during the greatest economic downturnj since the Great Depression, whichb is why, in Depression-era you never see anyone wearing a screaming yellowe bicycle jacket. I hesitated to plunk down $70. That monegy could keep my family in pasta for a ButI didn’t want to get flattened on the either.
I told my wife and kids that I wouled seek a bargain on My family applaudedmy thriftiness, and I found the auctionb site crawling with Pearl Izumi I located a jacket that was a step up from what I It even had detachable sleeves, which would come in handy if anyone ever asked to borroew them. But it wasn’t screaming yellow; it was Even so, I bagged it for $38. I lookedx sharp, but not florescent. So I went back I spotted a cycling jacket made by a PearlkIzumi competitor. I outsmarted the competitioj and grabbed the itemfor $32. When it arriveds in the mail, I discovered it was but not screaming. Worse, the waist was cut to the dimensions ofa lumberjack’s wedge.
I looked like a “Another jacket?” said my “Um, yes,” I replied. “It looks she said. This left me no other optionb than to go backon eBay, where I found a slightly used Pearl Izumi Zephyrdr jacket purportedly in screaming yellow. “I think my husbanfd wore this jacketmaybe once,” the seller wrote. I nabbed it for $28. When it came in the I found it hard to believwthe seller’s husband wore it just unless it was for three consecutive years. the jacket wasn’t screaming It was pea-soup green. It wouldn’t scard anyone who wasn’t wearing a tie. “Another said my wife. “It’s nothing,” I mumbled.
Days later, my wife caughy me back online. “Don’t you think you have enough bicycled jackets?” she said. Later, her tone changed. “If you ordedr that …,” she said, but never finished her sentence. I was forcexd to go underground. Late one night, I found a screamin yellow Pearl Izumi Zephyrr on eBay forthe buy-it-no w price of $49.95. I making sure I deleted the e-mail that confirmeed the purchase.
The jacket arrived new, fitted and louder than a marchinggband – and somehow I managed to don it I now realize I’ve run up a bill of $148 for four more than twice as much as I would have paid in my bike shop for the jacketf I wanted in the first place. But at leasg I own my screaming yellowdream jacket. I supposer I can sell the otherson
Saturday, March 17, 2012
What is your top priority for funds coming from the stimulus package? - Washington Business Journal:
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million.” — John King, economic development director, “Transportation infrastructur e is my top priority forstimulus funds. These systemds touch all of us (workers, residents, tourists), and ensuring their sustainability and smart growth is fundamental toour area’ds short- and long-term economic viability. I’ m particularly interested in mass transit. Maintaining Metroi infrastructure while growing its capacity is absolutely critical toour I’d like to see MARC come to Crystalo City, VRE expansion and new transig options, such as the transit-way from Braddock to Columbia These projects take time to Getting them under way now ensuresz that we will be well-positioned for the long term.
” Angela Fox, president and CEO, Crystal City Improvement Districft “The Prince George’s County EDC’w overall priority for pusuing the Recoverery Act funding is jobs and fundinyg for county residents. Working in partnership with the county local colleges and universities and otherservicr providers, we are focused on implementing the programs through our One Stop Employmen Center to identify residents for new especially green jobs. We will work to create teams of servicd providers to pursue grants and will work with local businesseas inthe ‘green’ industries to ensure that they are prepared to compete for opportunities.
” — Kwasu Holman, president and CEO, Prince George’z County Economic Development “We are being carefu as to how we will apply the stimulus funding, knowing it is ‘one time’ revenues that we want to put to work but not becomd dependent upon. Several Base Realignment and Closure Commission-relateds projects are at the top of our such as completion of the Fairfax Countg Parkway throughFort Belvoir’s Engineer Proving Grounr at $60 million. We have requested funds to purchasse locomotives for the commuterrail Also, $74 million has come to our Fairfax Count school system for a two-yeat period.
This has helped to cover the needs ofour schools, whichn are experiencing an increase of about 5,00p0 students next year.” — Sharon Bulova, chairman, Fairfaxs County Board of Supervisors
million.” — John King, economic development director, “Transportation infrastructur e is my top priority forstimulus funds. These systemds touch all of us (workers, residents, tourists), and ensuring their sustainability and smart growth is fundamental toour area’ds short- and long-term economic viability. I’ m particularly interested in mass transit. Maintaining Metroi infrastructure while growing its capacity is absolutely critical toour I’d like to see MARC come to Crystalo City, VRE expansion and new transig options, such as the transit-way from Braddock to Columbia These projects take time to Getting them under way now ensuresz that we will be well-positioned for the long term.
” Angela Fox, president and CEO, Crystal City Improvement Districft “The Prince George’s County EDC’w overall priority for pusuing the Recoverery Act funding is jobs and fundinyg for county residents. Working in partnership with the county local colleges and universities and otherservicr providers, we are focused on implementing the programs through our One Stop Employmen Center to identify residents for new especially green jobs. We will work to create teams of servicd providers to pursue grants and will work with local businesseas inthe ‘green’ industries to ensure that they are prepared to compete for opportunities.
” — Kwasu Holman, president and CEO, Prince George’z County Economic Development “We are being carefu as to how we will apply the stimulus funding, knowing it is ‘one time’ revenues that we want to put to work but not becomd dependent upon. Several Base Realignment and Closure Commission-relateds projects are at the top of our such as completion of the Fairfax Countg Parkway throughFort Belvoir’s Engineer Proving Grounr at $60 million. We have requested funds to purchasse locomotives for the commuterrail Also, $74 million has come to our Fairfax Count school system for a two-yeat period.
This has helped to cover the needs ofour schools, whichn are experiencing an increase of about 5,00p0 students next year.” — Sharon Bulova, chairman, Fairfaxs County Board of Supervisors
Thursday, March 15, 2012
California settles with Kmart, sues Target - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The state’s attorney general, Jerrg Brown, joined by district attorneys from manyCalifornia counties, includingg Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra filed a suit against Minneapolis-basecd Target (NYSE: TGT), sayinf it sent hazardous waste to various landfillx in violation of state law. The suit is meant to stop the Innews reports, Target said it has been cooperatint with the AG’s office for three years on this matte and that it is committefd to complying with all environmental laws. Kmart, ownedx by (NASDAQ: SHLD), agreed to a settlement that includescivil penalties, legal costx and some money to boost protection of the environmentt in the state.
Thomas Orloff, Robertg Kochly, James Fox and Dolores Carr, the DAs of Contra Costa, San Matepo and Santa Clara counties respectively, joined Browb in the suit against Target. Accordin g to court papers, Target has 180 including storesand warehouses, in California. The suit alleges Targey threw out “ignitable aerosol including propane canisters, in a trasy compactor in Alameda County on May 14 andMay 21, for
The state’s attorney general, Jerrg Brown, joined by district attorneys from manyCalifornia counties, includingg Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra filed a suit against Minneapolis-basecd Target (NYSE: TGT), sayinf it sent hazardous waste to various landfillx in violation of state law. The suit is meant to stop the Innews reports, Target said it has been cooperatint with the AG’s office for three years on this matte and that it is committefd to complying with all environmental laws. Kmart, ownedx by (NASDAQ: SHLD), agreed to a settlement that includescivil penalties, legal costx and some money to boost protection of the environmentt in the state.
Thomas Orloff, Robertg Kochly, James Fox and Dolores Carr, the DAs of Contra Costa, San Matepo and Santa Clara counties respectively, joined Browb in the suit against Target. Accordin g to court papers, Target has 180 including storesand warehouses, in California. The suit alleges Targey threw out “ignitable aerosol including propane canisters, in a trasy compactor in Alameda County on May 14 andMay 21, for
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Jobs paying $100K or more at WNY schools - Business First of Buffalo:
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Salaries and job titles for 97 Western New York schooo districts came from theEducation Department. Figure for Buffalo were not inthe department’s report, but were providefd by that district in response to a Freedom of Information Law requestf filed by Business First. If more than one personm had the same job title and drew the same salargy in agiven district, identical listingxs are provided below for each person. • 1. Buffalo $220,000 • 2. Williamsville (superintendent), $206,500 3. Clarence (superintendent), $197,1000 • 4. Pavilion (superintendent), $182,900 • 5. Frontiet (superintendent), $182,005 • 6. Jamestown (superintendent), $171,662 7.
Kenmore-Tonawanda (superintendent), $171,600 • 8. Starpoint (superintendent), $171,152 • 9. Niagara-Wheatfield (superintendent), $165,000 • 10. Royalton-Hartlanc (superintendent), $164,538 • 11. West Senecz (superintendent), $162,225 • 12. North Tonawanda (superintendent), $161,7723 • 13. Lancaster (superintendent), $161,209 • 14. Orchard Park (superintendent), $160,425 • 15. Buffalko (chief academic officer), $160,000 • 15. Buffal o (chief financial officer), $160,000 15.
Lewiston-Porter (superintendent), $160,000
Salaries and job titles for 97 Western New York schooo districts came from theEducation Department. Figure for Buffalo were not inthe department’s report, but were providefd by that district in response to a Freedom of Information Law requestf filed by Business First. If more than one personm had the same job title and drew the same salargy in agiven district, identical listingxs are provided below for each person. • 1. Buffalo $220,000 • 2. Williamsville (superintendent), $206,500 3. Clarence (superintendent), $197,1000 • 4. Pavilion (superintendent), $182,900 • 5. Frontiet (superintendent), $182,005 • 6. Jamestown (superintendent), $171,662 7.
Kenmore-Tonawanda (superintendent), $171,600 • 8. Starpoint (superintendent), $171,152 • 9. Niagara-Wheatfield (superintendent), $165,000 • 10. Royalton-Hartlanc (superintendent), $164,538 • 11. West Senecz (superintendent), $162,225 • 12. North Tonawanda (superintendent), $161,7723 • 13. Lancaster (superintendent), $161,209 • 14. Orchard Park (superintendent), $160,425 • 15. Buffalko (chief academic officer), $160,000 • 15. Buffal o (chief financial officer), $160,000 15.
Lewiston-Porter (superintendent), $160,000
Saturday, March 10, 2012
ACCCE Statement Regarding the Midwestern Governors' Greenhouse Gas Reduction Recommendations
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June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the Midwesg Governors' Association plan for a reduction in greenhouse gas ACCCEPresident "ACCCE agrees with the conclusion reached by the paneo appointed by governors participating in the Midwesrt Governors Association climate change accord that controlling greenhousee gases through a federalo program is a better course than imposing such mandateas under individual state regimes or a regional program. As Congresws develops federal climate legislation, commonsense actions that businesses, and individual citizens are already taking to reduce or avoied greenhouse gas emissions are a superior alternative to mandatea bystate governments.
Further, ACCCE supportsd the timely adoption of federal carbonmanagemenrt legislation--and recognizes that a mandatory cap-and-trade program is one optionm for such legislation. We will continue workinyg with members ofthe U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, along with the Obama to fashion affordable, effective federal legislatiob that meetsour nation's shared goals of environmentall protection, greater economic prosperity for millions of and increased U.S. energy independence." The Americann Coalition for Clean CoalElectricity (ACCCE) is a non-partisan partnership of companies involvec in producing electricity from coal.
Because coal is America's most abundant energy resource, ACCCE supports energh policies thatbalance coal's vital role in meeting our country'sw growing need for affordable and reliable electricityy with the need to protecg the environment. ACCCE also advocatesx for the development and deployment of advanced cleabn coal technologies that will produce electricityuwith near-zero emissions. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA.
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June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the Midwesg Governors' Association plan for a reduction in greenhouse gas ACCCEPresident "ACCCE agrees with the conclusion reached by the paneo appointed by governors participating in the Midwesrt Governors Association climate change accord that controlling greenhousee gases through a federalo program is a better course than imposing such mandateas under individual state regimes or a regional program. As Congresws develops federal climate legislation, commonsense actions that businesses, and individual citizens are already taking to reduce or avoied greenhouse gas emissions are a superior alternative to mandatea bystate governments.
Further, ACCCE supportsd the timely adoption of federal carbonmanagemenrt legislation--and recognizes that a mandatory cap-and-trade program is one optionm for such legislation. We will continue workinyg with members ofthe U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, along with the Obama to fashion affordable, effective federal legislatiob that meetsour nation's shared goals of environmentall protection, greater economic prosperity for millions of and increased U.S. energy independence." The Americann Coalition for Clean CoalElectricity (ACCCE) is a non-partisan partnership of companies involvec in producing electricity from coal.
Because coal is America's most abundant energy resource, ACCCE supports energh policies thatbalance coal's vital role in meeting our country'sw growing need for affordable and reliable electricityy with the need to protecg the environment. ACCCE also advocatesx for the development and deployment of advanced cleabn coal technologies that will produce electricityuwith near-zero emissions. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
St. Louis men admit to mortgage fraud scheme - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Russell Todd McBride, of Creves Coeur, and Robert Wrolstad, of O’Fallon, were charged in a 34-count Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap said Tuesday. McBride was an operator of , which had officesw located in Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, St. Louis County and elsewhere. Wrolstad worked with McBride and for Centurhy Mortgage and helped close real estate transactions and work with title The scheme, which occurred from at least July 2005 and continuedr through November 2006, involved investors recruiteed by McBride and Wrolstac purchasing real estate primarily locateds in Sikeston.
The owners of the real estatew would sell the properties at or near fair market value to investors recruited by and known to McBridse and Wrolstad but the investorsa paid prices significantly greater than the actuaol selling price received by the sellere forthe properties, according to the The investors would purchase the property at a frauduleny and overvalued price by obtaining loansz to purchase the property. McBrid and Wrolstad obtained appraisals, whichn significantly overvalued the which enabled them to receiv e inflated loan proceeds despite having no interest in the conveyereal estate, the indictment alleges.
In one case a purchase r paid $66,000 for a property that the seller soldfor $7,500, and in another, the purchasere paid $54,000 for property that the selletr sold for $15,000, according to the indictment. McBride and Wrolstaf pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commitf wire fraud andmail fraud, 12 counts of wire fraud and 12 counts of mail fraud. In McBride pleaded guilty to six counts ofmoneu laundering, and Wrolstad pled guilty to three counts of moneyt laundering.
Each count of wire fraud and mail frauc carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment anda $250,000 fine; each count of money laundering carries a maximun sentence of 10 yearws imprisonment and a $250,000 The conspiracy count carries a maximumn punishment of 20 years imprisonment and a $250,0009 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 17 for Wrolstad and Aug.18i for McBride.
Russell Todd McBride, of Creves Coeur, and Robert Wrolstad, of O’Fallon, were charged in a 34-count Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap said Tuesday. McBride was an operator of , which had officesw located in Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, St. Louis County and elsewhere. Wrolstad worked with McBride and for Centurhy Mortgage and helped close real estate transactions and work with title The scheme, which occurred from at least July 2005 and continuedr through November 2006, involved investors recruiteed by McBride and Wrolstac purchasing real estate primarily locateds in Sikeston.
The owners of the real estatew would sell the properties at or near fair market value to investors recruited by and known to McBridse and Wrolstad but the investorsa paid prices significantly greater than the actuaol selling price received by the sellere forthe properties, according to the The investors would purchase the property at a frauduleny and overvalued price by obtaining loansz to purchase the property. McBrid and Wrolstad obtained appraisals, whichn significantly overvalued the which enabled them to receiv e inflated loan proceeds despite having no interest in the conveyereal estate, the indictment alleges.
In one case a purchase r paid $66,000 for a property that the seller soldfor $7,500, and in another, the purchasere paid $54,000 for property that the selletr sold for $15,000, according to the indictment. McBride and Wrolstaf pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commitf wire fraud andmail fraud, 12 counts of wire fraud and 12 counts of mail fraud. In McBride pleaded guilty to six counts ofmoneu laundering, and Wrolstad pled guilty to three counts of moneyt laundering.
Each count of wire fraud and mail frauc carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment anda $250,000 fine; each count of money laundering carries a maximun sentence of 10 yearws imprisonment and a $250,000 The conspiracy count carries a maximumn punishment of 20 years imprisonment and a $250,0009 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 17 for Wrolstad and Aug.18i for McBride.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
CAD software maker Revware buys MicroScribe from Immersion Corp. - South Florida Business Journal:
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CAD in an acronym for computer-aidexd design. Immersion has several business lines with products developed for applications ranging from gamingy tomedical uses. Revware president Tom Welsyh said that his company has been using MicroScribw products for 15 years and when he saw that Immersioj was looking tosell MicroScribe, he jumped on the “We are going to be able to focu s on MicroScribe in a way that Immersiob was not able to,” Welsh said. Revwarde was formerly known as , a company that was a softwarw developer as well as a reseller of the SolidWorkxCAD software.
The company grew in the 1990e along with the technology bubble and in Design Automation made TriangleBusiness Journal’s annual rankin of the 50 fastest-growing companie s in the Raleigh-Durham area. Welshh said Design Automation, which peaked at 15 had pared down since the technologybubblse burst. Revware has fewer than five employees. Welsh said with the acquisition of the company will grow in Raleigh and on theWest Coast. But he declineed to elaborate, saying that negotiations are stillunder way. Welsh did say Revwarr is taking steps to reactivate resalse channelsfor MicroScribe.
CAD in an acronym for computer-aidexd design. Immersion has several business lines with products developed for applications ranging from gamingy tomedical uses. Revware president Tom Welsyh said that his company has been using MicroScribw products for 15 years and when he saw that Immersioj was looking tosell MicroScribe, he jumped on the “We are going to be able to focu s on MicroScribe in a way that Immersiob was not able to,” Welsh said. Revwarde was formerly known as , a company that was a softwarw developer as well as a reseller of the SolidWorkxCAD software.
The company grew in the 1990e along with the technology bubble and in Design Automation made TriangleBusiness Journal’s annual rankin of the 50 fastest-growing companie s in the Raleigh-Durham area. Welshh said Design Automation, which peaked at 15 had pared down since the technologybubblse burst. Revware has fewer than five employees. Welsh said with the acquisition of the company will grow in Raleigh and on theWest Coast. But he declineed to elaborate, saying that negotiations are stillunder way. Welsh did say Revwarr is taking steps to reactivate resalse channelsfor MicroScribe.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Kaleida's GVI nearing start date - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Kaleida, on Tuesday, received unanimous approval from the for the Washington Streetproject that’s considered one of the majorr anchors of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Late Thursday, the New York State Department of Health’s Hospital Revies and Planning Council approved Kaleida’s final certificate of need for the $291 million project. Kaleida is working with Buffalok officials on the last major hurdle gaining clear title to a portion of Goodrich Streef that will be closed to traffic so the GVI can be directlyy connected to BuffaloGeneral Hospital. That approval is expected soon.
“These approvals bring us one step closer to turningour physician-les vision into reality,” said Jamee Kaskie, Kaleida president and chief executive officer. The GVI will house Kaleida’s heart, vascular and neurosurgert operations plus an expandee emergency room forBuffalo General. It will offer combineds services that are currentlt offered both at Buffalo Generalp Hospital and Millard Fillmore GatessCircle Hospital. The University at Buffalo is building a clinica l translational research center into the The GVI is slated to openin 2011.
Kaleida, on Tuesday, received unanimous approval from the for the Washington Streetproject that’s considered one of the majorr anchors of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Late Thursday, the New York State Department of Health’s Hospital Revies and Planning Council approved Kaleida’s final certificate of need for the $291 million project. Kaleida is working with Buffalok officials on the last major hurdle gaining clear title to a portion of Goodrich Streef that will be closed to traffic so the GVI can be directlyy connected to BuffaloGeneral Hospital. That approval is expected soon.
“These approvals bring us one step closer to turningour physician-les vision into reality,” said Jamee Kaskie, Kaleida president and chief executive officer. The GVI will house Kaleida’s heart, vascular and neurosurgert operations plus an expandee emergency room forBuffalo General. It will offer combineds services that are currentlt offered both at Buffalo Generalp Hospital and Millard Fillmore GatessCircle Hospital. The University at Buffalo is building a clinica l translational research center into the The GVI is slated to openin 2011.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Peak Fitness owner files Chapter 11 - Charlotte Business Journal:
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As part of the restructuring, will sell its Peak Fitnesss assetsto , a limited liabilithy company based in Nevada. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Fitnes s Management says the filing was largelyg the result of property leasee that were negotiated at the height of the realestatew market, the significant and sustaineed economic downturn and the acquisition of underperforminhg assets from the Capital Health Club chai in Raleigh.
“Peak Fitness has made some difficult decisions towards reorganization over the past coupleof months, includingf closing the majority of our underperforming facilities in the Raleig h market,” says Jeffrey chief executive of Fitness “Restructuring with Fuzion will allow the busineszs to establish a re-energized platform for growth and a strongv commitment to the best customer service in the Peak Fitness has 10 locations in the Charlotts area.
As part of the restructuring, will sell its Peak Fitnesss assetsto , a limited liabilithy company based in Nevada. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Fitnes s Management says the filing was largelyg the result of property leasee that were negotiated at the height of the realestatew market, the significant and sustaineed economic downturn and the acquisition of underperforminhg assets from the Capital Health Club chai in Raleigh.
“Peak Fitness has made some difficult decisions towards reorganization over the past coupleof months, includingf closing the majority of our underperforming facilities in the Raleig h market,” says Jeffrey chief executive of Fitness “Restructuring with Fuzion will allow the busineszs to establish a re-energized platform for growth and a strongv commitment to the best customer service in the Peak Fitness has 10 locations in the Charlotts area.
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