Friday, May 11, 2012
Virginia's jobless rate improves - Austin Business Journal:
The state's April unemployment rate was 6.6 percent, down 0.3 perceng from March. The Commission says the number of unemployef workersfell 11,600, from 286,60o in March to 275,0009 in April. Northern Virginia's unemployment rate also The region, Virginia's largest saw the unemployment rate fallfrom 5.1 percent in Marcu to 4.9 percent in April. While that is the lowest regional unemployment ratein Virginia, it is also stillk significantly higher than Northern Virginia's unemployment rate of 2.4 percen a year ago. Nationally, the U.S. unemployment rate was 8.6 Arlington County continues to have thehealthiestg employment, with a jobless rate of 4.
1 Fairfax County's April jobless rate was 4.5 Loudoun County's April unemployment rate was 4.6 and Alexandria City's jobless rate was 4.7 Those are the only jurisdictiond in the state with an unemployment rate under 5 percent. The highesgt unemployment rate in the state was at 20.2 percent. Leisure and hospitalityt employersadded 12,900 jobs in Aprilp and now employ nearly 400,000 people in Virginia. Healthu care and private educationadded 2,000 jobs last month. Professionap and business services employmentclimbed 1,800, led by computer system design and accounting the Commission says.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Covidien
Mallinckrodt bought the licensing rightsfor ExalgoTM, a formulationh of an opioid analgesic, for an undisclosec sum. This formulation of hydromorphone was developeed byMountain View, Calif.-based In Neuromed acquired the U.S. marketinb rights to Exalgo from ALZA. Mallinckrodr will be responsible for all commercializatiobn activities for Exalgo in theUnitedr States, including marketing and sales. Neuromedr will work to complete the clinicak development and the regulatoryapproval process. Mallinckrody Inc. will be responsible for all regulatoryfilings post-FDA For a specified period, ALZA will remain responsible for the packaging and supply of Exalgo.
The intellectuakl property covering the hydromorphones formulation under review will be owned by Neuromed has receiveda one-time upfront payment and coulx receive additional development and, if Exalgko is approved, regulatory approval milestone payments as well. ALZA will also receivwe regulatorymilestone payments. In Covidien will pay royalties to Neuromed and ALZA based on commerciao salesof Exalgo.
Covidieb expects that the upfront paymentnoted above, in to announce d Tuesday, will result in its fiscal third quarter researcgh and development expense being higher than previously Covidien plc, formerly known as , operatea Covidien Imaging Solutions and Pharmaceutical also known as Mallinckrodrt Inc., which is located in St. Louisx and provides medical imaging technologyand pharmaceuticals. Covidien was spun off from in 2007. With 2008 revenuw of nearly $10 billion, Covidien has 3,00 employees in the St. Louis area and more than 41,0009 employees worldwide.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
A future without pesticides? It can happen - Victoria Times Colonist
A future without pesticides? It can happen Victoria Times Colonist She says she hopes BC bans pesticides altogether, as several other provinces have done, since she believes that municipal bans don't work. Magda Opalski kneels on her vibrant-green front lawn in the Uplands neighbourhood of Oak Bay. |
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Pablo Vegas Executive Profile
Waldo was previously president and CEO of the WestVirginia Roundtable, a private, non-profit, non-partisanb association whose members include the chiegf executive officers of West Virginia's leadinh business, education and economic developmenft organizations. Prior to joining the Waldo was AEP
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Chinese activist says he wants to go to US - CNN
New York Times | Chinese activist says he wants to go to US CNN When Chen left the embassy Wednesday, US officials said the Chinese government had committed to relocate him to a "safe environment" away from the province where he and his family say they suffered brutal treatment at the hands of the local authorities ... Hu says US, China Mu st Respect Each Other US rethinking Chen Guangcheng's wish to stay in China, official says Activist, Out of Embassy, Now Says He Wants to Leave China |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Neil Lennon regrets rant at Scottish Cup semi-final referee - BBC Sport
BBC Sport | Neil Lennon regrets rant at Scottish Cup semi-final referee BBC Sport "I deeply regret what happened," said the Celtic manager. "I will be sending correspondence to the referee as an apology as well. "It's one actionable thing that I've done that I shouldn't have done. "I will go to the tribunal and hopefully get a fair ... Cel tic manager Neil Lennon 'regrets' confrontation with referee Euan Norris Lennon sorry for Hampden outburst |


