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The URA is re-releasing a request for proposals aftet its previouslychosen developer, Urba n Villages working with Botero Development decided not to go forware with the project. Urban Villages and Botero were selected over oneother finalist, S& Homes, in partnership with the Lawrenceville Corporation, a communitg nonprofit. The football field-sized parcel includes the site on whicg the office building for the Heppenstall plant once was located as well as a formertwarehouse property. In a prepared statement, mayore Luke Ravenstahl describedthe property’s redevelopment as an importanty part of the city’sz larger revisioning of the Allegheny riverfront.
“We have begun a planningv process to create a vision for the Allegheny riverfronyt and reconnect our neighborhoods to ournaturakl amenities,” he said. "The Hatfiel d Street site is one of the great opportunitiez to see this vision come to The URA wants adevelopedr “to purchase, design, develop and operate or resellp the site.” The URA’s effort comes as the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) continuea to redevelop the Heppenstall complex Hatfield Street is considered a dividing line between the neighborhood’se residential community and its industrial As a selling point, the URA notesw that the median home pric e in central Lawrenceville has increased 64 percent in the past thre e years, a growth rate it claims is second highest in the city to the South Side.
“W are excited with the real estate appreciation that were seeintg inthe neighborhood,” said Rob Executive Director of the URA, as well as a Lawrencevillr resident. “And (we’re) very excited abou t the prospect of a new residential product and how that will add fuel tothe
суббота, 31 марта 2012 г.
четверг, 29 марта 2012 г.
Texas mass layoffs jump 82 percent between April, May - Houston Business Journal:
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Statewide, 135 businesses laid off 50 or more workersein May, nearly double the 74 businesses that conducteed such cuts the month before, the department’s Bureayu of Labor Statistics said in its monthly reporft on large-scale layoffs. Only 55 companiez enacted a mass layoff inMay 2008. In Texas, just undefr 13,000 workers filed for unemployment insurance as a resulgof mass-layoff actions in May, up from 7,000 in the report said. There were 5,888 such claims in May 2008. The figuresw are based on non-farm initial unemployment filings. both figures were up slightlg in Mayfrom April. The number of U.S.
workers let go in mass layoffx reached its highest level in 14 yearsx ofrecord keeping, officials said. Employersd took 2,933 mass-layoff actions in May, up from 2,71w2 in April. Those May mass layoffs nationwide resultedin 312,8890 new filings for unemployment, up from 271,2256 in April and 299,388 in The industries with the largest number of workers let go nationwide in May in mass-layofvf actions were temporary-help services (16,6588 workers), auto manufacturing (14,004) and food-servicwe contractors (11,216). in PDF format.
Statewide, 135 businesses laid off 50 or more workersein May, nearly double the 74 businesses that conducteed such cuts the month before, the department’s Bureayu of Labor Statistics said in its monthly reporft on large-scale layoffs. Only 55 companiez enacted a mass layoff inMay 2008. In Texas, just undefr 13,000 workers filed for unemployment insurance as a resulgof mass-layoff actions in May, up from 7,000 in the report said. There were 5,888 such claims in May 2008. The figuresw are based on non-farm initial unemployment filings. both figures were up slightlg in Mayfrom April. The number of U.S.
workers let go in mass layoffx reached its highest level in 14 yearsx ofrecord keeping, officials said. Employersd took 2,933 mass-layoff actions in May, up from 2,71w2 in April. Those May mass layoffs nationwide resultedin 312,8890 new filings for unemployment, up from 271,2256 in April and 299,388 in The industries with the largest number of workers let go nationwide in May in mass-layofvf actions were temporary-help services (16,6588 workers), auto manufacturing (14,004) and food-servicwe contractors (11,216). in PDF format.
вторник, 27 марта 2012 г.
Founder of Cold-Eeze maker Quigley quits - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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On Friday Night, he resigned as president and CEO ofthe Doylestown, Pa., homeopathic pharmaceutica company — best known as the maker of the Cold-Eezs line of zinc lozenges for cold The move follows a contentious battle durintg the second quarter for control of the Last month, a majority of Quigley’s stockholderxs voted to oust the company existingv board members and replace them with a slate of candidatea led by stockholder and management consultant Ted Karkus called for the removakl of the board becaus of the Quigley Corp.’s (NASDAQ (CM):OGLY) declining financial performance in recent years. A courg challenge by Quigley Corp.
earlier this month to block the resultws ofelection failed. In a statementy released Friday night, Guy Quigleg said, “Despite everything that has been said and done durinyg the course of thisproxy contest, my goal has been and continuesz to be to build stockholder value. I am very proue of our work over the past20 Cold-Eeze is a highly-respectecd product and well-established household name and Quigleyg Pharma (a wholly owned subsidiary) has several compoundsz which have reached a point of valus inflection.
“The new Board is now taske d with the responsibility of rewarding stockholderse who have patiently held their shares over the and refrain from rewarding only thosw who they bring to the table at the 11th hour to profigt from the years of work and patiencr on behalf of theresigning Board, and the stockholders of The Quiglety Corp. We remain hopeful that the newluy elected board will convert value from the table that has been set for To ensure the Company continues to functio n in the wake of thenew Board’se unknown plans, I have asked our CFO, Gerared Gleeson to remain in charge until further announcements by the new board of directors.
” Also resigning from the company Fridahy were Chief Operating Officeer Charles A. Phillips and Wendy D. Quigley, accountinb operations manager. Both had been with the company sincre its inceptionin 1989.
On Friday Night, he resigned as president and CEO ofthe Doylestown, Pa., homeopathic pharmaceutica company — best known as the maker of the Cold-Eezs line of zinc lozenges for cold The move follows a contentious battle durintg the second quarter for control of the Last month, a majority of Quigley’s stockholderxs voted to oust the company existingv board members and replace them with a slate of candidatea led by stockholder and management consultant Ted Karkus called for the removakl of the board becaus of the Quigley Corp.’s (NASDAQ (CM):OGLY) declining financial performance in recent years. A courg challenge by Quigley Corp.
earlier this month to block the resultws ofelection failed. In a statementy released Friday night, Guy Quigleg said, “Despite everything that has been said and done durinyg the course of thisproxy contest, my goal has been and continuesz to be to build stockholder value. I am very proue of our work over the past20 Cold-Eeze is a highly-respectecd product and well-established household name and Quigleyg Pharma (a wholly owned subsidiary) has several compoundsz which have reached a point of valus inflection.
“The new Board is now taske d with the responsibility of rewarding stockholderse who have patiently held their shares over the and refrain from rewarding only thosw who they bring to the table at the 11th hour to profigt from the years of work and patiencr on behalf of theresigning Board, and the stockholders of The Quiglety Corp. We remain hopeful that the newluy elected board will convert value from the table that has been set for To ensure the Company continues to functio n in the wake of thenew Board’se unknown plans, I have asked our CFO, Gerared Gleeson to remain in charge until further announcements by the new board of directors.
” Also resigning from the company Fridahy were Chief Operating Officeer Charles A. Phillips and Wendy D. Quigley, accountinb operations manager. Both had been with the company sincre its inceptionin 1989.
воскресенье, 25 марта 2012 г.
Mountains to Molehills: Pet peeves - BlueRidgeNow.com
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Mountains to Molehills: Pet peeves BlueRidgeNow.com Let your Mountains to Molehills columnist hear from you. 'HEY, LADY!': A woman walking down a Main Street saw a parrot perched at the door of a pet store. She stopped to admire the beautiful bird. Just then the parrot said, “Hey, lady, you're ugly! |
пятница, 23 марта 2012 г.
Marking World Water Day - Washington Post
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Marking World Water Day Washington Post Rajanish Kakade / AP Wellesley College students collect samples near the shore of Lake Baikal in Siberia. Fifteen US scientists will travel to the lake this summer to quantify its biodiversity and gauge how it will adapt to climate change. |
среда, 21 марта 2012 г.
Going Public: The Simplest Approach to Mobile Security - T.H.E. Journal
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Going Public: The Simplest Approach to Mobile Security T.H.E. Journal A large Texas school district simplified its mobile device security approach by deflecting all that activity to a public Wi-Fi. By Dian Schaffhauser Katy Independent School District has outfitted every fifth grader in the district--2700 of them--with ... |
понедельник, 19 марта 2012 г.
Energy to burn - Business First of Buffalo:
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“I found him to be pleasant and honorable, and I enjoyes talking with him,” Teresi said of their one of many conversations the twohave had. Teresk respects Simpson and said the two likelhy have similar perspectives onmany things. However, he “we just don’t have the same views for the potential of this The “project” is a proposed 50-megawatt clean-coak demonstration project in Jamestown. Teresi estimates it could cost morethan $500 millionm – if it gets built. Teresi says there’s no betterd time to pursue it. Gov. Davixd Paterson and Sen. Charles Schumer are among thosde who agreewith him.
Simpson, who chairs the group Clean Energyfor Jamestown, says it is unnecessary, expensive and other avenues should be explored. Simpsohn served as the Universityat Buffalo’s energy officed for 26 years. “The cost of purchasing powe r off the grid would be much lowert than providing it with a fantasticallyu expensivepower plant,” he said. Teresk is looking for a piece of $1.52 billion allocated throughy the ’s Clean Coal Powe r Initiative. The funding – whichy could total hundreds of millionws ofdollars – will be key to whethe r it gets built.
New York state has alreadyy provided $6 million for pre-development costsw to the , a partnershil that proposed thedemonstration plant. The money paid for the drillinbg of a demonstration wellfor Oxy-Coal, a carbonb dioxide sequestration process developed by The Department of Energgy is expected to announce grant recipients sometime this If Jamestown is among them, the mayor is hoping to have the project under way by 2014. It would take aboutr six months for anengineerinf study, 12 to 18 more to completew detailed construction plans and then three years to build, according to Praxair’d technology director, Stewart Mehlman.
Test in WNY, then sell Oxy-Coal worldwid Praxair is looking to testthe 50-megawat t plant in Jamestown, then sell the technology on a largedr scale worldwide. Likely markets would be countries such as Chinas andIndia where, Teresi pointes out, large coal-burning plantx are going online at a rate of about one per week. Those plants, he adds, don’y have provisions for capturin pollutants. But the Praxair Oxy-Coal technology does: The coal is burned in oxygen, and carbojn dioxide is then sequestered deep underground insaline “Our belief is that at some point in time, this technology is going to be developed and deployed,” Teresk said.
“Why not do it here in Jamestown Simpson and other environmentalists would prefer Jamestown use optionas such aswind power. Through an energy-conservatio n program, Simpson says, Jamestown could reduce the 20percenrt need. “A couple wind turbines and a biomases generator coulddo this,” he said. Brian Smith, progra m coordinator for Citizens Campaign for the Environmentr and an opponent ofthe project, referred to the 20-megawaty Lackawanna Steel Winds project, which cost an estimated $40 The Jamestown project would have an effective outpu t of 30 net megawatts.
“It wouldn’t take much to meet the demanfd in Jamestown in amore cost-effective manner,” Smituh said. Teresi, meanwhile, said a wind partnert was lined up for a separate energy project that fell through abou t fiveyears ago. He didn’t rule out explorin wind again. “We like to thinkl we’re a leader and environmentally he said, adding there’s a biomassw component to the project.
“I found him to be pleasant and honorable, and I enjoyes talking with him,” Teresi said of their one of many conversations the twohave had. Teresk respects Simpson and said the two likelhy have similar perspectives onmany things. However, he “we just don’t have the same views for the potential of this The “project” is a proposed 50-megawatt clean-coak demonstration project in Jamestown. Teresi estimates it could cost morethan $500 millionm – if it gets built. Teresi says there’s no betterd time to pursue it. Gov. Davixd Paterson and Sen. Charles Schumer are among thosde who agreewith him.
Simpson, who chairs the group Clean Energyfor Jamestown, says it is unnecessary, expensive and other avenues should be explored. Simpsohn served as the Universityat Buffalo’s energy officed for 26 years. “The cost of purchasing powe r off the grid would be much lowert than providing it with a fantasticallyu expensivepower plant,” he said. Teresk is looking for a piece of $1.52 billion allocated throughy the ’s Clean Coal Powe r Initiative. The funding – whichy could total hundreds of millionws ofdollars – will be key to whethe r it gets built.
New York state has alreadyy provided $6 million for pre-development costsw to the , a partnershil that proposed thedemonstration plant. The money paid for the drillinbg of a demonstration wellfor Oxy-Coal, a carbonb dioxide sequestration process developed by The Department of Energgy is expected to announce grant recipients sometime this If Jamestown is among them, the mayor is hoping to have the project under way by 2014. It would take aboutr six months for anengineerinf study, 12 to 18 more to completew detailed construction plans and then three years to build, according to Praxair’d technology director, Stewart Mehlman.
Test in WNY, then sell Oxy-Coal worldwid Praxair is looking to testthe 50-megawat t plant in Jamestown, then sell the technology on a largedr scale worldwide. Likely markets would be countries such as Chinas andIndia where, Teresi pointes out, large coal-burning plantx are going online at a rate of about one per week. Those plants, he adds, don’y have provisions for capturin pollutants. But the Praxair Oxy-Coal technology does: The coal is burned in oxygen, and carbojn dioxide is then sequestered deep underground insaline “Our belief is that at some point in time, this technology is going to be developed and deployed,” Teresk said.
“Why not do it here in Jamestown Simpson and other environmentalists would prefer Jamestown use optionas such aswind power. Through an energy-conservatio n program, Simpson says, Jamestown could reduce the 20percenrt need. “A couple wind turbines and a biomases generator coulddo this,” he said. Brian Smith, progra m coordinator for Citizens Campaign for the Environmentr and an opponent ofthe project, referred to the 20-megawaty Lackawanna Steel Winds project, which cost an estimated $40 The Jamestown project would have an effective outpu t of 30 net megawatts.
“It wouldn’t take much to meet the demanfd in Jamestown in amore cost-effective manner,” Smituh said. Teresi, meanwhile, said a wind partnert was lined up for a separate energy project that fell through abou t fiveyears ago. He didn’t rule out explorin wind again. “We like to thinkl we’re a leader and environmentally he said, adding there’s a biomassw component to the project.
суббота, 17 марта 2012 г.
BioMarin: Genzyme virus problem won
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Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) found a virus strain and stoppe production of two drugs atthe Mass., facility. The strain, Vesivirus 2117, apparentlty does not cause human infection but interruptws the growth of cells that are used tomake drugs. Aldurazymee — a treatment for MPS I, a rare and fatalk disease caused by an enzymsdeficiency — was last fille at the Genzyme facility in September 2008, according to BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN). The company has about 10 monthas of vialed inventoryon hand, it and uses a second fill finish A third supplier is expected to be qualified later this year, BioMarimn said. BioMarin makes the bulk material used in Aldurazymre at itsNovato facility.
The Food and Drug Administration hadinspected Genzyme’s plan in September and October and reportedly was concerned about controls to protect against contamination.
Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) found a virus strain and stoppe production of two drugs atthe Mass., facility. The strain, Vesivirus 2117, apparentlty does not cause human infection but interruptws the growth of cells that are used tomake drugs. Aldurazymee — a treatment for MPS I, a rare and fatalk disease caused by an enzymsdeficiency — was last fille at the Genzyme facility in September 2008, according to BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN). The company has about 10 monthas of vialed inventoryon hand, it and uses a second fill finish A third supplier is expected to be qualified later this year, BioMarimn said. BioMarin makes the bulk material used in Aldurazymre at itsNovato facility.
The Food and Drug Administration hadinspected Genzyme’s plan in September and October and reportedly was concerned about controls to protect against contamination.
среда, 14 марта 2012 г.
Park DuValle grocery among city projects to be funded by stimulus money - Kansas City Business Journal:
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But there are a few rays of sunshine in the otherwisre drearyspending plan, most made possible by the Americahn Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One examplse is a plan to builda much-anticipated grocergy store in the Park DuValld neighborhood in southwest Louisville, north of Algonquihn Parkway inside the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’s proposed budget, whicuh would fund Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government’s operations from July 1 to June 30, includes nearly $3.2 million to partially fund construction of a buildint that would house the The money earmarked for the projectt isstimulus funding. As proposed, the mayor’z budget includes $117.
6 million in recommended expenditures forcapitakl projects, such as the grocery, and othef things, including improvements to sidewalks, roades and home weatherization. Only $8.2 million woulr be allocated fromthe city’es general fund for capital projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including community development block grantsz and other programs. Nearly $58.2 millionn of the federal funding stems directlyy from thestimulus package.
That and other stimuluds funding funneled through the state or localo agencies is expected to create or retainabour 3,000 private-sector jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructure and other improvements, according to city “Without the federal stimulus we would not have a capital projects Abramson said in a Wednesday interview. “All of that (investment) creates opportunitiees for peopleto work. “It’z not just about construction, either,” the mayor added. “We’rer talking about engineers. We’re talking abour architects.
It’s really opportunitiews to create jobs, to get money into people’s pockets and to get them spendinbg that money inour community.” Abramson was set to officiallyt announce his budget proposal for the 2010 fiscaol year during a special Thursday meeting of the Louisvilled Metro Council. The meeting was scheduled afteBusiness First’s press deadline, but the newspaper was providedx with a summary and highlights of the spending plan in Business First agreed not to contacg Metro Council members before they received details of the proposex budget from the mayor. The council must approve the budge t plan before the endof June.
City officials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specifics of the Park DuVallegroceryg project, but Abramson said it is in keepingt with original plans for the $200 milliojn development, a 125-acre community that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a healtyh facility and a community center. Park DuValle is locateds on the site of twoformer public-housing Bruce Traughber, director of the Louisvillee economic development department, said the city is negotiatinvg with a private developert who would build the grocery store and securre the tenant to occupy the space.
The city was not require d to issue a requesyt for proposals fora developer, he The developer also would create additional commercial space and wouldf be responsible for some of the development according to Traughber. Talks are underd way with four grocery chains potentially interested inPark DuValle, Traughber said. He declinecd to identify the developer or the interested The size of the grocery couldbe 20,00o to 65,000 square feet, dependiny on the chain selected, Traughber said. A deal coul be completed by the endof June.
Stimulusx targeted toward public infrastructure projects Although the proposed groceruy represents a relativelysmall investment, bigger-tickett capital projects are planned as a result of stimulus Those projects include upgrades to streets, sidewalks and bikewayz and improvements to housing for low-incomwe and elderly residents. Much of the $29.8 million budgetex for public works projects comes from the as doesthe $6.3 million earmarked for weatherizingf homes. There also are funde in Abramson’s budget, directedd from the stimulus package, that are slated to buy hybrixd buses and build a more modern maintenancde facilityfor . And $4.
1 million in stimulus funding is included in the proposedr budget for the purchase of police cars withupgrade equipment.
But there are a few rays of sunshine in the otherwisre drearyspending plan, most made possible by the Americahn Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. One examplse is a plan to builda much-anticipated grocergy store in the Park DuValld neighborhood in southwest Louisville, north of Algonquihn Parkway inside the Watterson Expressway. Abramson’s proposed budget, whicuh would fund Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government’s operations from July 1 to June 30, includes nearly $3.2 million to partially fund construction of a buildint that would house the The money earmarked for the projectt isstimulus funding. As proposed, the mayor’z budget includes $117.
6 million in recommended expenditures forcapitakl projects, such as the grocery, and othef things, including improvements to sidewalks, roades and home weatherization. Only $8.2 million woulr be allocated fromthe city’es general fund for capital projects. The rest is slated to come from state andprivate sources, including community development block grantsz and other programs. Nearly $58.2 millionn of the federal funding stems directlyy from thestimulus package.
That and other stimuluds funding funneled through the state or localo agencies is expected to create or retainabour 3,000 private-sector jobs in Louisville through investments in infrastructure and other improvements, according to city “Without the federal stimulus we would not have a capital projects Abramson said in a Wednesday interview. “All of that (investment) creates opportunitiees for peopleto work. “It’z not just about construction, either,” the mayor added. “We’rer talking about engineers. We’re talking abour architects.
It’s really opportunitiews to create jobs, to get money into people’s pockets and to get them spendinbg that money inour community.” Abramson was set to officiallyt announce his budget proposal for the 2010 fiscaol year during a special Thursday meeting of the Louisvilled Metro Council. The meeting was scheduled afteBusiness First’s press deadline, but the newspaper was providedx with a summary and highlights of the spending plan in Business First agreed not to contacg Metro Council members before they received details of the proposex budget from the mayor. The council must approve the budge t plan before the endof June.
City officials aren’t yet disclosing all of the specifics of the Park DuVallegroceryg project, but Abramson said it is in keepingt with original plans for the $200 milliojn development, a 125-acre community that includes a mix of commercial space, recreational areas, schools, a healtyh facility and a community center. Park DuValle is locateds on the site of twoformer public-housing Bruce Traughber, director of the Louisvillee economic development department, said the city is negotiatinvg with a private developert who would build the grocery store and securre the tenant to occupy the space.
The city was not require d to issue a requesyt for proposals fora developer, he The developer also would create additional commercial space and wouldf be responsible for some of the development according to Traughber. Talks are underd way with four grocery chains potentially interested inPark DuValle, Traughber said. He declinecd to identify the developer or the interested The size of the grocery couldbe 20,00o to 65,000 square feet, dependiny on the chain selected, Traughber said. A deal coul be completed by the endof June.
Stimulusx targeted toward public infrastructure projects Although the proposed groceruy represents a relativelysmall investment, bigger-tickett capital projects are planned as a result of stimulus Those projects include upgrades to streets, sidewalks and bikewayz and improvements to housing for low-incomwe and elderly residents. Much of the $29.8 million budgetex for public works projects comes from the as doesthe $6.3 million earmarked for weatherizingf homes. There also are funde in Abramson’s budget, directedd from the stimulus package, that are slated to buy hybrixd buses and build a more modern maintenancde facilityfor . And $4.
1 million in stimulus funding is included in the proposedr budget for the purchase of police cars withupgrade equipment.
понедельник, 12 марта 2012 г.
Kannapolis honored for economic strategy - Orlando Business Journal:
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The city received the award in the category of Excellencer in EconomicDiversification Strategies, which recognizese responses to plant closure and other economic dislocations, that promots economic diversification. The competition is open to nonprofits; local, stated and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan countieslost 4,30o0 manufacturing jobs when textile manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire David Murdock announcee plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acres former Pillowtex headquarters and manufacturing The life-sciences hub includes the participation of Duke the UNC System, the N.C.
Community College System, other educational institutions and business The total investment is expected toreach $1.8 billion. Residential and commercial developments are risingv around the campus with hopes ofturning Kannapolis, a former textile town, into a biotech center.
The city received the award in the category of Excellencer in EconomicDiversification Strategies, which recognizese responses to plant closure and other economic dislocations, that promots economic diversification. The competition is open to nonprofits; local, stated and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan countieslost 4,30o0 manufacturing jobs when textile manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire David Murdock announcee plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acres former Pillowtex headquarters and manufacturing The life-sciences hub includes the participation of Duke the UNC System, the N.C.
Community College System, other educational institutions and business The total investment is expected toreach $1.8 billion. Residential and commercial developments are risingv around the campus with hopes ofturning Kannapolis, a former textile town, into a biotech center.
суббота, 10 марта 2012 г.
SnagFilms celebrates anniversary with film festival - Washington Business Journal:
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District-based SnagFilms, founded July 17, 2008 by documentary film producerf and Washington Capitals owner Ted is holding an online film festival to celebratweits birthday. The SnagFilms SummerFest will kick off with the screenintof "The Entrepreneur," a documentary presented by Morgan Spurlock, the creatord of "Super Size Me" SnagFilms’ most popular title in its launchb year. "The Entrepreneur" tells the story of directotr Jonathan Bricklin’s father who attempted to create, from scratch, a new America car company.
"The Entrepreneur" will begib screening July 24 on as well as throughougtthe company’s distribution network which includes AOL.com, Hulu.comm and Fancast.com, for one The festival will continue with more one-week showings of documentaries that have not yet been distributed theatrically or on SnagFilms had a busy first year makingv more than 800 nonfiction films availablwe for free viewing online and havin g generated more than one billion page views for its film The most popular films for the service’s first in order of popularity, were:
District-based SnagFilms, founded July 17, 2008 by documentary film producerf and Washington Capitals owner Ted is holding an online film festival to celebratweits birthday. The SnagFilms SummerFest will kick off with the screenintof "The Entrepreneur," a documentary presented by Morgan Spurlock, the creatord of "Super Size Me" SnagFilms’ most popular title in its launchb year. "The Entrepreneur" tells the story of directotr Jonathan Bricklin’s father who attempted to create, from scratch, a new America car company.
"The Entrepreneur" will begib screening July 24 on as well as throughougtthe company’s distribution network which includes AOL.com, Hulu.comm and Fancast.com, for one The festival will continue with more one-week showings of documentaries that have not yet been distributed theatrically or on SnagFilms had a busy first year makingv more than 800 nonfiction films availablwe for free viewing online and havin g generated more than one billion page views for its film The most popular films for the service’s first in order of popularity, were:
четверг, 8 марта 2012 г.
Stock closing 101 stores, 12 in N.C. - Boston Business Journal:
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Besides the Raleigh location, 11 Stocj outlets across North Carolina will be eliminateras “underperformers,” according to court documents. “Wew regret having to make these cuts and understand that this is a challengingf time forour associates,” says Stock spokeswomamn Katie Crallé. “Nevertheless, these difficult decisions are necessary to focus on those marketsw with the strongest prospects for growth and to ensurer Stock is well positioned for the housingmarkeyt upturn.
” According to legal documents filed June 2 as part of the Stocki reorganization, the company will eliminate lumberyardsw or storefront operations in the North Carolina municipalities of Fayetteville, Wintersville, Wrightsville Beach, Gastonia, Wilson and Fletcher. The other 89 outletds on the list are scattered acros theUnited States. Employee counts at the affecteed locations werenot disclosed. Cralle says the closing dates at the operations will varyand that, moving forward, Stockl may make additional changes to the corporate footprintg it will bring out of court-supervised reorganization.
“This is she says, adding that the company is actively seeking buyerzs for theindividual yards. “We’d rathe sell them than close them.” According to Stock’s legall filing, the firm’s lease on the Falle of Neuse site, signed with Raleigh-based , expiresd on Dec. 31, 2010, but it has an “effective date of rejection” of June 30, 2009. as a legal term in bankruptcies, meanws a tenant can end a though there’s disagreement regarding particulafr terms. Attempts to contact officialss at Somerset werenot successful.
The cuts are part of a Stock plan to pare its work force by as manyas 2,2000 and to eliminate unprofitable yarda following the company’s May sale to , a Californiaq private equity firm. Gores purchased 51 percent of Stock’e common shares from U.K.-based . Under the terms of the Stock – with 2008 operating lossees totaling $744 million in the face of a slumping constructionbindustry – headed into Chapter 11 to satisfyy its creditors. Gores, for its agreed to recapitalize the firm through the injectionof $75 million of preferred stock, plus a line of credit totalinhg $125 million.
Stock’s aim, according to court filings, is to “preserve” 5,00o0 of a pre-chapter 11 work force of 7,220 employeees and to cancel up to210 leases. Craig editor of Washington D.C.-based , which trackw the lumber industry, says he doesn’t believe Stock’s cuts have “And one reason is that we don’y know the number of employeex who work atthe (affected) he says.
Besides the Raleigh location, 11 Stocj outlets across North Carolina will be eliminateras “underperformers,” according to court documents. “Wew regret having to make these cuts and understand that this is a challengingf time forour associates,” says Stock spokeswomamn Katie Crallé. “Nevertheless, these difficult decisions are necessary to focus on those marketsw with the strongest prospects for growth and to ensurer Stock is well positioned for the housingmarkeyt upturn.
” According to legal documents filed June 2 as part of the Stocki reorganization, the company will eliminate lumberyardsw or storefront operations in the North Carolina municipalities of Fayetteville, Wintersville, Wrightsville Beach, Gastonia, Wilson and Fletcher. The other 89 outletds on the list are scattered acros theUnited States. Employee counts at the affecteed locations werenot disclosed. Cralle says the closing dates at the operations will varyand that, moving forward, Stockl may make additional changes to the corporate footprintg it will bring out of court-supervised reorganization.
“This is she says, adding that the company is actively seeking buyerzs for theindividual yards. “We’d rathe sell them than close them.” According to Stock’s legall filing, the firm’s lease on the Falle of Neuse site, signed with Raleigh-based , expiresd on Dec. 31, 2010, but it has an “effective date of rejection” of June 30, 2009. as a legal term in bankruptcies, meanws a tenant can end a though there’s disagreement regarding particulafr terms. Attempts to contact officialss at Somerset werenot successful.
The cuts are part of a Stock plan to pare its work force by as manyas 2,2000 and to eliminate unprofitable yarda following the company’s May sale to , a Californiaq private equity firm. Gores purchased 51 percent of Stock’e common shares from U.K.-based . Under the terms of the Stock – with 2008 operating lossees totaling $744 million in the face of a slumping constructionbindustry – headed into Chapter 11 to satisfyy its creditors. Gores, for its agreed to recapitalize the firm through the injectionof $75 million of preferred stock, plus a line of credit totalinhg $125 million.
Stock’s aim, according to court filings, is to “preserve” 5,00o0 of a pre-chapter 11 work force of 7,220 employeees and to cancel up to210 leases. Craig editor of Washington D.C.-based , which trackw the lumber industry, says he doesn’t believe Stock’s cuts have “And one reason is that we don’y know the number of employeex who work atthe (affected) he says.
вторник, 6 марта 2012 г.
Georgia Conservancy names Pierre Howard president - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Howard was interim president of the environmental organizatiohsince January, following the departur of Jim Stokes, a former partner with . In an e-mail to Georgisa Conservancy members sent outlate Tuesday, Howard said the organizationb “plays a vital role in the conservation of Georgia’s natura l resources, and I look forward to the challenge of building a greater network of environmentalp advocates for our state and developing a trulh statewide presence.” The organization also announced anothefr key staff decision. Allison Wall, director and founder of , is now seniorf vice president ofthe organization.
Wall has workedf with state leaders, consumer experts and citizen advocates to promote consumer educationand pro-consumee policies across the state, accordin g to the release. But what was not in the releas e was the indication Wall is being positionedf to succeed Howard as president at some pointt inthe future. “We have a monumental opportunitt to advance responsible conservation and management of our natural resources and wild areaein Georgia,” Wall said in the release.
“Increasingl y bi-partisan political consensus, new technologies, federal funding prospectsw and growing public sentiment are driving this We at the Georgia Conservancy have a responsibility to Georgiwa to lead the way in this and make the most ofthis moment.” The Georgis Conservancy was founded in 1967 to collaborate, advocate and educates the public on protecting Georgia’s naturak environment. It has focused on clean air, water, land coastal protection, growth management and environmental education. To read Pierrs Howard’s comments to Georgia Conservancg members, .
Howard was interim president of the environmental organizatiohsince January, following the departur of Jim Stokes, a former partner with . In an e-mail to Georgisa Conservancy members sent outlate Tuesday, Howard said the organizationb “plays a vital role in the conservation of Georgia’s natura l resources, and I look forward to the challenge of building a greater network of environmentalp advocates for our state and developing a trulh statewide presence.” The organization also announced anothefr key staff decision. Allison Wall, director and founder of , is now seniorf vice president ofthe organization.
Wall has workedf with state leaders, consumer experts and citizen advocates to promote consumer educationand pro-consumee policies across the state, accordin g to the release. But what was not in the releas e was the indication Wall is being positionedf to succeed Howard as president at some pointt inthe future. “We have a monumental opportunitt to advance responsible conservation and management of our natural resources and wild areaein Georgia,” Wall said in the release.
“Increasingl y bi-partisan political consensus, new technologies, federal funding prospectsw and growing public sentiment are driving this We at the Georgia Conservancy have a responsibility to Georgiwa to lead the way in this and make the most ofthis moment.” The Georgis Conservancy was founded in 1967 to collaborate, advocate and educates the public on protecting Georgia’s naturak environment. It has focused on clean air, water, land coastal protection, growth management and environmental education. To read Pierrs Howard’s comments to Georgia Conservancg members, .
воскресенье, 4 марта 2012 г.
Where big dogs get no respect - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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It is common knowledge, for instance, that carrierw favor travelers who are willing to pay for theirt snack over those who require a free snack basedx on their personal orreligious beliefs. Even so, I was shocked to learh the airlines’ disregard for basic human rights extendsto pets. I won’t minces words: I believe our dog is beinh discriminated against. While mulling a two-week family vacatiob 3,000 miles from home, the question arose: What to do with our blaci Lab? I was going to say our black Lab, but I don’yt want to stereotype. At one-and-a-halfc years old, our Lab can be frisky, but this traif doesn’t define him.
He can also be as docilre as a traveler you might spot in first clas on your way backto coach. I can easilyh picture our pup relaxing in a wide leather seat with a dour nursing a Scotch on the rocks and reading the New York My wife and I considered the availableoptionss — hiring a house-sitter, enlisting a kenneol or dropping the dog off at a friend’s house and “We’ll be right None seemed suited for our four-legged friend, who we’vre come to view as part of the with all of the rights we award to our children, as well as speciak privileges in the back yard. Then it hit me: Why not take him with us?
I had a visionb of familial bliss our faithful pooch sitting withmy wife, two daughters and me acroszs a row of seatse in a wide-body jet, perhaps chewing on an in-flight I wasn’t naive. I knew the airlined have restrictions, so I did a littlwe research. I wasn’t surpriserd to find out that our dog wouldf not be permitted to sitwith us. At he would be forced to fly in a cratde in the belly ofthe plane. Experts warn that flyingg in the cargo hold is less comfortabled than sitting inthe cabin’s last row of where the seatbacks barely recline.
Our dog mighty even be denied the option of riding with the depending on the In thesummer months, the temperature can sizzle when a plan awaits takeoff. Once the plane is cruisin g at 30,000 feet, the temperature in the cargo hold The temperature swing can confusea dog, leadingv him to believe he has not only traveled acrossa the country, but also through winter, spring, summef and fall. Some dogs have been known to ageseven years. If they’re lucky. I also founc an organization that documents the misfortunes that can befalkl a pet traveling in thecargo hold. Thesse misfortunes are euphemistically referredr toas “incidents.” Forget it.
I didn’t want to risk losinv our dog toan incident. I was about to wrap up my researchj when I made a startling Most airlines allow certain dogs to travep in the cabin withtheir owners. Clearly, in the eyes, not all dogs are created equal. As long as a dog travels in a container that can fit undeer theseat — stowing a dog in the overhead compartmenty is prohibited — it’s no big deal. The container can measur e eightinches high, 12 inches wide and 20 inchesa long. At 70 pounds, our Lab wouldn’ make the cut, even if he skippeed breakfast.
It is common knowledge, for instance, that carrierw favor travelers who are willing to pay for theirt snack over those who require a free snack basedx on their personal orreligious beliefs. Even so, I was shocked to learh the airlines’ disregard for basic human rights extendsto pets. I won’t minces words: I believe our dog is beinh discriminated against. While mulling a two-week family vacatiob 3,000 miles from home, the question arose: What to do with our blaci Lab? I was going to say our black Lab, but I don’yt want to stereotype. At one-and-a-halfc years old, our Lab can be frisky, but this traif doesn’t define him.
He can also be as docilre as a traveler you might spot in first clas on your way backto coach. I can easilyh picture our pup relaxing in a wide leather seat with a dour nursing a Scotch on the rocks and reading the New York My wife and I considered the availableoptionss — hiring a house-sitter, enlisting a kenneol or dropping the dog off at a friend’s house and “We’ll be right None seemed suited for our four-legged friend, who we’vre come to view as part of the with all of the rights we award to our children, as well as speciak privileges in the back yard. Then it hit me: Why not take him with us?
I had a visionb of familial bliss our faithful pooch sitting withmy wife, two daughters and me acroszs a row of seatse in a wide-body jet, perhaps chewing on an in-flight I wasn’t naive. I knew the airlined have restrictions, so I did a littlwe research. I wasn’t surpriserd to find out that our dog wouldf not be permitted to sitwith us. At he would be forced to fly in a cratde in the belly ofthe plane. Experts warn that flyingg in the cargo hold is less comfortabled than sitting inthe cabin’s last row of where the seatbacks barely recline.
Our dog mighty even be denied the option of riding with the depending on the In thesummer months, the temperature can sizzle when a plan awaits takeoff. Once the plane is cruisin g at 30,000 feet, the temperature in the cargo hold The temperature swing can confusea dog, leadingv him to believe he has not only traveled acrossa the country, but also through winter, spring, summef and fall. Some dogs have been known to ageseven years. If they’re lucky. I also founc an organization that documents the misfortunes that can befalkl a pet traveling in thecargo hold. Thesse misfortunes are euphemistically referredr toas “incidents.” Forget it.
I didn’t want to risk losinv our dog toan incident. I was about to wrap up my researchj when I made a startling Most airlines allow certain dogs to travep in the cabin withtheir owners. Clearly, in the eyes, not all dogs are created equal. As long as a dog travels in a container that can fit undeer theseat — stowing a dog in the overhead compartmenty is prohibited — it’s no big deal. The container can measur e eightinches high, 12 inches wide and 20 inchesa long. At 70 pounds, our Lab wouldn’ make the cut, even if he skippeed breakfast.
пятница, 2 марта 2012 г.
Black & Veatch completes purchase of world HQ building - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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After considering about 40 alternate area sites during a two-year real estate analysis, Blaco & Veatch said March 23 that it would keep its growing headquarters operation at 11401 Lamar Ave., which it has occupied since its original construction in 1976. Black & Veatcb bought the building, which was expandedf to 600,000 square feet in 1996 and is the largesf office buildingin Kansas, from Chicago-basex .
A consortium of local banks led by financethe transaction, which eventuallyt is expected to result in more than 1,000 new jobs for Overland The area’s 12th-largest private-sector Black & Veatch employs 3,800 at five area offices, includinhg more than 2,300 at the Lamatr Avenue headquarters. After the building is expanded, by roughlyy 2015, it will accommodate a work forc e of morethan 3,400. “Blackl & Veatch’s decision to expand in Kansas is a testamengt toour state’s strong business climate,” Gov. Mark Parkinsonm said in a Thursday release.
“Kansas is knownb for its safe communities, great schools and highly educatedwork We’re so glad to have a global leader like Blaclk & Veatch make Kansas the home of its worldc headquarters.” To retain Black & Kansas offered an impact grant worth $25 milliom for training and capital investment. The money will come from withholdinbg taxes paid by employees at the Overland Park committed toa 10-year, 75 percent property tax abatemenyt — the largest percentage abated in city “The combined support of the statd of Kansas and the city of Overlandc Park were instrumental in reaching this milestone,” Len Black & Veatch CEO, said in the release.
“Wit h the completion of this purchase, we can now begi n to implement at our world headquarters the same typed of innovative and sustainable solutions we provide every day forour clients.” The new worlx headquarters will include a sola courtyard, solar canopy, bio garden and innovation pavilion. It also will have extensivew work space, common area, facility and energy-management upgrades; landscapinfg enhancements; and rainwater-reuse systems and stormwater run-off management. When completed, the building will be certified via the Leadershipp in Energy and Environmental or LEED, program of the .
“Bringing thesre innovative and futuristic enhancements to an oldert facility tomeet tomorrow’es design standards presents a large technical but is the most sustainable solution for the Rodman said in the release. “It’sa a challenge our professionals relish and take tremendouswpride in.” The company has piloted many of the potential desig n concepts at its more than 100 global offices and will draw on its LEED-certifiexd experts and architecture, engineering and constructiojn talent for the headquarters expansion project. Blackk & Veatch ranks No. 1 on the Kansaws City BusinessJournal ’s list of area engineeringg firms. The $3.
2 billion company is one of the world’ws largest engineering, consulting and constructiob firms.
After considering about 40 alternate area sites during a two-year real estate analysis, Blaco & Veatch said March 23 that it would keep its growing headquarters operation at 11401 Lamar Ave., which it has occupied since its original construction in 1976. Black & Veatcb bought the building, which was expandedf to 600,000 square feet in 1996 and is the largesf office buildingin Kansas, from Chicago-basex .
A consortium of local banks led by financethe transaction, which eventuallyt is expected to result in more than 1,000 new jobs for Overland The area’s 12th-largest private-sector Black & Veatch employs 3,800 at five area offices, includinhg more than 2,300 at the Lamatr Avenue headquarters. After the building is expanded, by roughlyy 2015, it will accommodate a work forc e of morethan 3,400. “Blackl & Veatch’s decision to expand in Kansas is a testamengt toour state’s strong business climate,” Gov. Mark Parkinsonm said in a Thursday release.
“Kansas is knownb for its safe communities, great schools and highly educatedwork We’re so glad to have a global leader like Blaclk & Veatch make Kansas the home of its worldc headquarters.” To retain Black & Kansas offered an impact grant worth $25 milliom for training and capital investment. The money will come from withholdinbg taxes paid by employees at the Overland Park committed toa 10-year, 75 percent property tax abatemenyt — the largest percentage abated in city “The combined support of the statd of Kansas and the city of Overlandc Park were instrumental in reaching this milestone,” Len Black & Veatch CEO, said in the release.
“Wit h the completion of this purchase, we can now begi n to implement at our world headquarters the same typed of innovative and sustainable solutions we provide every day forour clients.” The new worlx headquarters will include a sola courtyard, solar canopy, bio garden and innovation pavilion. It also will have extensivew work space, common area, facility and energy-management upgrades; landscapinfg enhancements; and rainwater-reuse systems and stormwater run-off management. When completed, the building will be certified via the Leadershipp in Energy and Environmental or LEED, program of the .
“Bringing thesre innovative and futuristic enhancements to an oldert facility tomeet tomorrow’es design standards presents a large technical but is the most sustainable solution for the Rodman said in the release. “It’sa a challenge our professionals relish and take tremendouswpride in.” The company has piloted many of the potential desig n concepts at its more than 100 global offices and will draw on its LEED-certifiexd experts and architecture, engineering and constructiojn talent for the headquarters expansion project. Blackk & Veatch ranks No. 1 on the Kansaws City BusinessJournal ’s list of area engineeringg firms. The $3.
2 billion company is one of the world’ws largest engineering, consulting and constructiob firms.
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