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It was the first definitive statement of exactlyt how many GM dealers in the statew were informed thay will lose their franchise agreementsin 2010. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Associatiob previously had estimated the numberf at 13 to 15 based on reportwsfrom dealers. GM still is not releasing the namex ofthe 1,323 dealers it plans to drop including the 15 in Colorado. The information came in a list released by the House Energy andCommercw Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, baseds on information provided by GM. Executives of GM and Chrysler, whicy plans to shed 14 Colorado dealers, testifief before Congress about their dealer plans Friday.
GM's car lines include Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Saab, Saturn and Hummer. It has some 6,000 dealerships Letters sent in mid-May to GM dealersd the company plannedto drop, a copy of whichj was obtained by the Denver Business Journal, said the automakee reviewed each of its sales volume, profitability, capitalization, location and facilitiezs along with other "market patterns." . "Based on our review and currenrt and foreseeable market conditions andyour dealership's historical we do not see that GM can have a productiver business relationship with [name of dealership] over the long said the letter, dated May 14.
About 92 of Colorado's 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the state auto dealers Additional dealers may lose theirfranchises later, GM has
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sales heating up for Earth to Air - Houston Business Journal:
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Formed in 2002, Earth to Air Systems develops heatingb and cooling systems based on a technologhy known as directexchange geothermal, called DX in the The company’s applications have been showhn to reduce heating and cooling costs by 50 percent to 80 CEO Randy Wiggs says. Earth to Air’s system bypasses the more conventionall geothermal heating andcooling model. Insteade of using water as a source, the technology skips a step and controlss heating and temperatures directly from the earth withcopperf tubing. The tubes tap into welles that are 300 to 500feet deep. Environmentallg friendly refrigerants are then piped throughthe tubes.
Earth to Air’s revenue comes from licensing fees collected from heatinf and cooling companies who decide to market and installkthe systems. Earth to Air got its first internationakl distributor two years ago when Australian entrepreneufr John Gagliardi embracedthe technology. He says he’s securee more than $30 million in including contracts withschool systems, mining housing projects and major corporations, such as BP. “We are movingt into significant profitability,” Galiardi says, addinyg that he’s planning on expandint into the Southeast Asian market Galiardi predicts that Earth to Air willbecome “ billion dollar business or more.
” Sales in the first quartefr were up 60 percenrt from the same time last year. “We’r e living in an time when there’s a huge demands (for products) to reduce our dependences on foreign oil,” Gagliardi says. “Twentgy years ago this wouldn’t have It wouldn’t have even worked 10 years ago. But now the potentialp is huge.” There are multipls installations of Earthto Air’s geothermal system in the United States, but the companhy is just now setting up a formal distributodr network, says Clayton Washburn, chief operations officer at Eartbh to Air. “Our biggest struggle is having to say no at Washburn says.
“We’re preparing for a much bigger onslaught.”
Formed in 2002, Earth to Air Systems develops heatingb and cooling systems based on a technologhy known as directexchange geothermal, called DX in the The company’s applications have been showhn to reduce heating and cooling costs by 50 percent to 80 CEO Randy Wiggs says. Earth to Air’s system bypasses the more conventionall geothermal heating andcooling model. Insteade of using water as a source, the technology skips a step and controlss heating and temperatures directly from the earth withcopperf tubing. The tubes tap into welles that are 300 to 500feet deep. Environmentallg friendly refrigerants are then piped throughthe tubes.
Earth to Air’s revenue comes from licensing fees collected from heatinf and cooling companies who decide to market and installkthe systems. Earth to Air got its first internationakl distributor two years ago when Australian entrepreneufr John Gagliardi embracedthe technology. He says he’s securee more than $30 million in including contracts withschool systems, mining housing projects and major corporations, such as BP. “We are movingt into significant profitability,” Galiardi says, addinyg that he’s planning on expandint into the Southeast Asian market Galiardi predicts that Earth to Air willbecome “ billion dollar business or more.
” Sales in the first quartefr were up 60 percenrt from the same time last year. “We’r e living in an time when there’s a huge demands (for products) to reduce our dependences on foreign oil,” Gagliardi says. “Twentgy years ago this wouldn’t have It wouldn’t have even worked 10 years ago. But now the potentialp is huge.” There are multipls installations of Earthto Air’s geothermal system in the United States, but the companhy is just now setting up a formal distributodr network, says Clayton Washburn, chief operations officer at Eartbh to Air. “Our biggest struggle is having to say no at Washburn says.
“We’re preparing for a much bigger onslaught.”
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Survey: Speeders less common in Denver - Triangle Business Journal:
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Denver, Cleveland and Portland tied for having the lowes t percentage ofmotorists -- 51 percent -- who see otherd drivers speeding every day out of 25 U.S. citied surveyed, according to the fourth annual "Imn the Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey." At the othef extreme, San Diego and Houston drivers were the most likelgy to see speederseach day, at 58 percentg each, AutoVantage said. As for the survey's key statistics -- the citiee with the most and leas t roadrage -- Denver was not ranked in the top five in eithefr category. New York was cited as the city with the worstt road rage in the2009 survey, replacing 2008 "winner" Miamio at No. 1. Dallas-Fort Wortu was No.
2 for 2009, followed by Detroit, Atlanta and Paul. Portland, Ore., was ranked as havingf the most courteous followedby Cleveland, Baltimore, Sacramento and Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh ranked No. 1 last • Drivers who talk on their cellphonesw (84 percent see this everuy day). • Driving too fast (58 percent). Tailgating (53 percent). • Drivers eating or drinking whileddriving (48 percent). • Cuttingt over into a lane withoutnotice (43 • Texting or emailinv while driving (37 percent). • Doinh other things -- such as putting on shaving orreading -- behind the wheel (27 • Slamming on the brakes (25 percent).
Running red lights (22 In response to such bad 43 percent of driverz surveyed said they honkthei horn, while 36 percent admitted to cursinv the other driver and 10 percent made an obscen gesture. The survey was conducteed for AutoVantage by PrincrMarket Research. A total of 2,51 drivers in 25 metro areas were interviewed by phonerbetween Jan. 8 and Marchy 24. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percenft for thetotal sample. a membership auto service, is a unit of . .
Denver, Cleveland and Portland tied for having the lowes t percentage ofmotorists -- 51 percent -- who see otherd drivers speeding every day out of 25 U.S. citied surveyed, according to the fourth annual "Imn the Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey." At the othef extreme, San Diego and Houston drivers were the most likelgy to see speederseach day, at 58 percentg each, AutoVantage said. As for the survey's key statistics -- the citiee with the most and leas t roadrage -- Denver was not ranked in the top five in eithefr category. New York was cited as the city with the worstt road rage in the2009 survey, replacing 2008 "winner" Miamio at No. 1. Dallas-Fort Wortu was No.
2 for 2009, followed by Detroit, Atlanta and Paul. Portland, Ore., was ranked as havingf the most courteous followedby Cleveland, Baltimore, Sacramento and Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh ranked No. 1 last • Drivers who talk on their cellphonesw (84 percent see this everuy day). • Driving too fast (58 percent). Tailgating (53 percent). • Drivers eating or drinking whileddriving (48 percent). • Cuttingt over into a lane withoutnotice (43 • Texting or emailinv while driving (37 percent). • Doinh other things -- such as putting on shaving orreading -- behind the wheel (27 • Slamming on the brakes (25 percent).
Running red lights (22 In response to such bad 43 percent of driverz surveyed said they honkthei horn, while 36 percent admitted to cursinv the other driver and 10 percent made an obscen gesture. The survey was conducteed for AutoVantage by PrincrMarket Research. A total of 2,51 drivers in 25 metro areas were interviewed by phonerbetween Jan. 8 and Marchy 24. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percenft for thetotal sample. a membership auto service, is a unit of . .
Saturday, October 27, 2012
AAA: Thanksgiving travel to decline - Dayton Business Journal:
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The says about 41 million Americans will travel at least 50 milees for the Thanksgiving holidauyweekend — a decline of 600,000 people, or 1.4 from last year’s total of 41.6 million highwayg travelers. That would be the first drop in Thanksgiving travelsince 2002, the group says. “The overall states of the economy continues to present real challenges for some American looking to travelthis Thanksgiving,” says AAA President Robert About 33 million Americans, or 81 percenrt of total travelers, are expected to drivr during this year’s holiday week, down 1.2 percengt from last year.
However, those who travel by car will see lowerr gasoline prices than they didlast year. The nationwidse average price for unleaded gasolineis $2.068 per gallon, according to AAA, down from $3.096 a year ago. The travel organization says 4.54 or 11 percent of total planto fly. That’s a 7 percenty decrease from last year. AAA says 3.26 millioj Americans, or 8 percentf of travelers, plan to use trains, busesw or other modes of transportation. That’s an increase of 5.8 percent over last year.
The says about 41 million Americans will travel at least 50 milees for the Thanksgiving holidauyweekend — a decline of 600,000 people, or 1.4 from last year’s total of 41.6 million highwayg travelers. That would be the first drop in Thanksgiving travelsince 2002, the group says. “The overall states of the economy continues to present real challenges for some American looking to travelthis Thanksgiving,” says AAA President Robert About 33 million Americans, or 81 percenrt of total travelers, are expected to drivr during this year’s holiday week, down 1.2 percengt from last year.
However, those who travel by car will see lowerr gasoline prices than they didlast year. The nationwidse average price for unleaded gasolineis $2.068 per gallon, according to AAA, down from $3.096 a year ago. The travel organization says 4.54 or 11 percent of total planto fly. That’s a 7 percenty decrease from last year. AAA says 3.26 millioj Americans, or 8 percentf of travelers, plan to use trains, busesw or other modes of transportation. That’s an increase of 5.8 percent over last year.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Photos: Tommy & Thalia Mottola Honored at 7th Annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala
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, co-host of the popular Univisiob show El Gordo y La Flacw presented Tommy and Thalia with the2009 Al-Rashif Hope Award for their commitment to children's causess and for their contributions to the entertainment industry. To view the Multimedi News Release, go to: (Photo: More than 550 guests, includingb St. Jude patients and television and musiindustry celebrities, walked the red For the 7th year, model and televisiobn personality , , , , , , Catherinew Siachoque, and . "Tomm y and I were in awe and inspired by all of the generousd people who attended the JudeAngels & Stars Gala. It was a wonderfupl and humbling experience.
We were honoree to be part of such an extraordinary event focusex on the amazing childreof St. Jude," said Thalia. Guestx not only enjoyed an elegantt dinner andsilent auction, but attendeee were treated to live performancexs by some of the hottest Lati music stars including Mexican singer , Cuban singerr , Colombian songstress . The live auctionb included exclusive items such as an opportunity to join Thalia at a music video shoot, vacation packages, ticketas to the Late Show with in Los Angeles, and an extravaganf European cruise. "This year's gala was a greagt success and FedEx is very proud to be part of such awonderfu cause.
Every year thousandsx of children are diagnosed with cance rand it's our goal to bring awareness to the missiojn of St. Jude," said Juli C. Barrionuevo , Vice President of Finance, Planninv and Engineering for Federal Express, Latin America & Caribbea and Chair of the 2009 . FedEx has been the titler sponsor of theAngel & Stars Gala sincs its inception in 2002. "We are so gratefulk for the remarkable outpouring of support that theeventy sponsors, volunteers and attendees have shown to St. Jude, David L. McKee , chief operatint officer and interim CEOof ALSAC, the fundraisinh organization of St. Jude.
"It is so heartwarmin g each year to see the Hispanifc community in Miami embracethe St. Jude They inspired hope in the patientsw and familiesat St. Jude and around the worlcd who are fighting fortheir lives." "This year's event was trul y amazing. I am so happy to continue to help raise awarenessfor St. Jude," said "I enjoyed spending time with patientse who are currently fighting cancerat St. Jude. They are the real inspiratiohn forthis event," said . Since the FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala has raised more than $1.6 milliobn in support of the groundbreakingb research and lifesaving care provide dby St. Jude for children from acroszs the country and aroundthe world.
This includes the St. Jude International Outreacnh Program which has dramatically increased the survivao rates for children with cancer acrossthe world. This prograkm has partnered with clinics in more than 15 countriesincluding Mexico, Guatemala, El Costa Rica, Venezuela, Honduras, Chile and Brazil. Gala sponsors includ e FedEx Express, , The Gutierrez Family, Internationall Dermatology, VISA International, Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, Tony , Fahad Al-Rashid The "M" Point, ARASCAPE Inc.
, of Universal Music Latino, Eventus, Amna Healthcare, Univisiobn Radio, Stephen James Office of the Mayorof Miami-Dadee County, AT&T, Leon Medical Center, Inkteol Direct, DDB, MillerCoors, Fiji Water, Car Factory cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose Carnival, Social Affairs Magazine, Miami Parking Authority and Noiseworks Productions. About St. Jude St. Jude Children'sd Research Hospital is internationally recognize for its pioneering work in findinyg cures and saving children with cancedr and othercatastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the firsty and only pediatric cancer centet to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the NationaklCancer Institute.
Founded by late entertainer and basedrin Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientifi and medical communities aroundthe world. St. Jude is the only pediatrid cancer research center where families never pay for treatmeng not coveredby insurance. No chilc is ever denied treatment because ofthe family's inabilith to pay. St. Jude is financially supportedxby ALSAC, its fundraising For more information, please visit . SOURCE St.
Jude Children'ds Research Hospital
, co-host of the popular Univisiob show El Gordo y La Flacw presented Tommy and Thalia with the2009 Al-Rashif Hope Award for their commitment to children's causess and for their contributions to the entertainment industry. To view the Multimedi News Release, go to: (Photo: More than 550 guests, includingb St. Jude patients and television and musiindustry celebrities, walked the red For the 7th year, model and televisiobn personality , , , , , , Catherinew Siachoque, and . "Tomm y and I were in awe and inspired by all of the generousd people who attended the JudeAngels & Stars Gala. It was a wonderfupl and humbling experience.
We were honoree to be part of such an extraordinary event focusex on the amazing childreof St. Jude," said Thalia. Guestx not only enjoyed an elegantt dinner andsilent auction, but attendeee were treated to live performancexs by some of the hottest Lati music stars including Mexican singer , Cuban singerr , Colombian songstress . The live auctionb included exclusive items such as an opportunity to join Thalia at a music video shoot, vacation packages, ticketas to the Late Show with in Los Angeles, and an extravaganf European cruise. "This year's gala was a greagt success and FedEx is very proud to be part of such awonderfu cause.
Every year thousandsx of children are diagnosed with cance rand it's our goal to bring awareness to the missiojn of St. Jude," said Juli C. Barrionuevo , Vice President of Finance, Planninv and Engineering for Federal Express, Latin America & Caribbea and Chair of the 2009 . FedEx has been the titler sponsor of theAngel & Stars Gala sincs its inception in 2002. "We are so gratefulk for the remarkable outpouring of support that theeventy sponsors, volunteers and attendees have shown to St. Jude, David L. McKee , chief operatint officer and interim CEOof ALSAC, the fundraisinh organization of St. Jude.
"It is so heartwarmin g each year to see the Hispanifc community in Miami embracethe St. Jude They inspired hope in the patientsw and familiesat St. Jude and around the worlcd who are fighting fortheir lives." "This year's event was trul y amazing. I am so happy to continue to help raise awarenessfor St. Jude," said "I enjoyed spending time with patientse who are currently fighting cancerat St. Jude. They are the real inspiratiohn forthis event," said . Since the FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala has raised more than $1.6 milliobn in support of the groundbreakingb research and lifesaving care provide dby St. Jude for children from acroszs the country and aroundthe world.
This includes the St. Jude International Outreacnh Program which has dramatically increased the survivao rates for children with cancer acrossthe world. This prograkm has partnered with clinics in more than 15 countriesincluding Mexico, Guatemala, El Costa Rica, Venezuela, Honduras, Chile and Brazil. Gala sponsors includ e FedEx Express, , The Gutierrez Family, Internationall Dermatology, VISA International, Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, Tony , Fahad Al-Rashid The "M" Point, ARASCAPE Inc.
, of Universal Music Latino, Eventus, Amna Healthcare, Univisiobn Radio, Stephen James Office of the Mayorof Miami-Dadee County, AT&T, Leon Medical Center, Inkteol Direct, DDB, MillerCoors, Fiji Water, Car Factory cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose Carnival, Social Affairs Magazine, Miami Parking Authority and Noiseworks Productions. About St. Jude St. Jude Children'sd Research Hospital is internationally recognize for its pioneering work in findinyg cures and saving children with cancedr and othercatastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the firsty and only pediatric cancer centet to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the NationaklCancer Institute.
Founded by late entertainer and basedrin Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientifi and medical communities aroundthe world. St. Jude is the only pediatrid cancer research center where families never pay for treatmeng not coveredby insurance. No chilc is ever denied treatment because ofthe family's inabilith to pay. St. Jude is financially supportedxby ALSAC, its fundraising For more information, please visit . SOURCE St.
Jude Children'ds Research Hospital
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Safeway, King Soopers contracts extended - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The Safeway contract was set to run out King Soopers employees have been working without a deal sincse their contract expired onMay 30, meaning that the newesr contract extension becomes retroactive to then. Those two as well as , have been in negotiationsd with United Food and Commercial Workerse UnionLocal No. 7 since April 7, looking to come up with new five-yead contracts. Safeway workers in late May voted to call for a strikewif necessary, and Safeway and King Soopers — the latterf a unit of Kroger Co. signed a pact allowing one chain to lock out its worker s ifthe other’s went on strike. No work stoppagde has occurred, however.
Albertsons employeew continue to work withouta contract. Negotiationsz have centered onpay increases, health-carwe plans and pension benefits. The stores have said they must cutpension contributions, while the union has pushed back against that. Safeway made its latestf contract offer to theunion Tuesday. Union officials are having a consultanf analyze it before getting back to the UFCW spokeswoman Laura Chapinsaid Wednesday. No new negotiation dated have been set between the union andKing Soopers. But officials with the chain are optimisticf that the contract extensionwill jump-start talks again.
“Hopefully, this will provide the additional time needexd to work out issues onthe pension,” King Sooperzs spokeswoman Diane Mulligan
The Safeway contract was set to run out King Soopers employees have been working without a deal sincse their contract expired onMay 30, meaning that the newesr contract extension becomes retroactive to then. Those two as well as , have been in negotiationsd with United Food and Commercial Workerse UnionLocal No. 7 since April 7, looking to come up with new five-yead contracts. Safeway workers in late May voted to call for a strikewif necessary, and Safeway and King Soopers — the latterf a unit of Kroger Co. signed a pact allowing one chain to lock out its worker s ifthe other’s went on strike. No work stoppagde has occurred, however.
Albertsons employeew continue to work withouta contract. Negotiationsz have centered onpay increases, health-carwe plans and pension benefits. The stores have said they must cutpension contributions, while the union has pushed back against that. Safeway made its latestf contract offer to theunion Tuesday. Union officials are having a consultanf analyze it before getting back to the UFCW spokeswoman Laura Chapinsaid Wednesday. No new negotiation dated have been set between the union andKing Soopers. But officials with the chain are optimisticf that the contract extensionwill jump-start talks again.
“Hopefully, this will provide the additional time needexd to work out issues onthe pension,” King Sooperzs spokeswoman Diane Mulligan
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Contra Costa diverts heart patients to select hospitals - San Francisco Business Times:
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The new policy, which already exists in Alameda and SantwClara counties, was approved by the Contraz Costa County board of It could bring more patients and revenuer to some East Bay hospitals, while bypassing smaller centers that don’t have a 24-hour catheterizatio lab. The designation of cardiacv receiving centers is also valuable to hospitalsz in their branding efforts to attractt patients to useother services. “We will get some additional but this is an opportunity for us to show that weare top-notchj at cardiac care,” said Mary executive director of nursinvg at in San Pablo.
“Wse have all the emergency servicesin place, so come to Overall, the program designates five cardia c receiving centers, , John Muir Health Walnutr Creek and Concord, Kaiser Permanente-Walnut Creek and Doctors Medical Center. The centers all have 24-houtr cardiac catheterization labs, where heart attack patientsw canundergo angioplasty, which involvez unblocking an artery or vein with a balloo or stent attached to a catheter. Not designated as cardiac receiving centers in Contrz Costaare Kaiser’s hospitals in Richmond and and in Antioch.
Of these hospitals, Suttedr Delta has the required cardiaccatheterization laboratory, but only very recentlh did it begin handling interventional cases and not just Also nearby hospitals in Castro Valley and , both in Alamedaq County, are not designated as cardiac centers. Dr. Joe EMS Medical Director for the county, said that ambulance driver and first responders equippedwith 12-lead electrocardiograms in the fields would identify patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, whichu essentially are heart attacks where there is a total blockagwe of a vein or artery.
These patient would be transported immediately to one of the designatedcardiacc centers, bypassing other “We are going to formally divery hospitals that don’t have the capability of doing cath lab on a 24/7 Barger said. The STEMI segment elevation refers to changes in the electrica l pattern detected using an electrocardiogram during attackse when there is a complete blockage of a veinor artery. Suttetr Delta Medical Center, which opened a cath lab in May, mighyt look to become a cardiaxc receiving center in the future once it coordinatesz physician schedules and ramps up its said ahospital spokeswoman, Angela Lombardi.
Barger said the countyg was also considering a similar prograjm forstroke victims, which also existe in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, but that he was less convincex that the research was in place to justify divertinyg stroke patients to certaih designated hospitals.
The new policy, which already exists in Alameda and SantwClara counties, was approved by the Contraz Costa County board of It could bring more patients and revenuer to some East Bay hospitals, while bypassing smaller centers that don’t have a 24-hour catheterizatio lab. The designation of cardiacv receiving centers is also valuable to hospitalsz in their branding efforts to attractt patients to useother services. “We will get some additional but this is an opportunity for us to show that weare top-notchj at cardiac care,” said Mary executive director of nursinvg at in San Pablo.
“Wse have all the emergency servicesin place, so come to Overall, the program designates five cardia c receiving centers, , John Muir Health Walnutr Creek and Concord, Kaiser Permanente-Walnut Creek and Doctors Medical Center. The centers all have 24-houtr cardiac catheterization labs, where heart attack patientsw canundergo angioplasty, which involvez unblocking an artery or vein with a balloo or stent attached to a catheter. Not designated as cardiac receiving centers in Contrz Costaare Kaiser’s hospitals in Richmond and and in Antioch.
Of these hospitals, Suttedr Delta has the required cardiaccatheterization laboratory, but only very recentlh did it begin handling interventional cases and not just Also nearby hospitals in Castro Valley and , both in Alamedaq County, are not designated as cardiac centers. Dr. Joe EMS Medical Director for the county, said that ambulance driver and first responders equippedwith 12-lead electrocardiograms in the fields would identify patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, whichu essentially are heart attacks where there is a total blockagwe of a vein or artery.
These patient would be transported immediately to one of the designatedcardiacc centers, bypassing other “We are going to formally divery hospitals that don’t have the capability of doing cath lab on a 24/7 Barger said. The STEMI segment elevation refers to changes in the electrica l pattern detected using an electrocardiogram during attackse when there is a complete blockage of a veinor artery. Suttetr Delta Medical Center, which opened a cath lab in May, mighyt look to become a cardiaxc receiving center in the future once it coordinatesz physician schedules and ramps up its said ahospital spokeswoman, Angela Lombardi.
Barger said the countyg was also considering a similar prograjm forstroke victims, which also existe in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, but that he was less convincex that the research was in place to justify divertinyg stroke patients to certaih designated hospitals.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
F.N.B. appoints Campbell as chairman - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Campbell formerly served as F.N.B.’s (NYSE:FNB) lead director and servexs on several committees. He has been a director sinc e 1975. “Bill is one of our longest serving and mostdedicateds directors,” Gurgovits said in a F.N.B. previously said it wouldf appoint a new chairmamn to enable Gurgovits to focus on his corporater responsibilities and to conformto F.N.B.’s corporate Gurgovits, who has worked at for 48 years, had taken the chairman role in Apriol 2008 when Robert New was namer CEO and president after a nearly two-yearf search. New resigned 10 months later and Gurgovitx stepped back in on an interimbasisa initially. He accepted the post fulltime onJune 2. F.
N.B. is based in Hermitage, north of and had assets of $8.5 billion as of March 31.
Campbell formerly served as F.N.B.’s (NYSE:FNB) lead director and servexs on several committees. He has been a director sinc e 1975. “Bill is one of our longest serving and mostdedicateds directors,” Gurgovits said in a F.N.B. previously said it wouldf appoint a new chairmamn to enable Gurgovits to focus on his corporater responsibilities and to conformto F.N.B.’s corporate Gurgovits, who has worked at for 48 years, had taken the chairman role in Apriol 2008 when Robert New was namer CEO and president after a nearly two-yearf search. New resigned 10 months later and Gurgovitx stepped back in on an interimbasisa initially. He accepted the post fulltime onJune 2. F.
N.B. is based in Hermitage, north of and had assets of $8.5 billion as of March 31.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Passion for classics fuels real estate attorney - Orlando Business Journal:
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It didn’t have a windshield. Its bumperd came from another car. It often needed a jump-starft to crank. Some might have callex it a pieceof junk. Not He had been into cars since he was ayounhg boy, having been influenced by his grandfather’ds own passion for automobiles. He kept the Chevyy in his back yard, where he tinkerecd on it with hisyounger brother, “It was rough, to say the said Charles, a cardiologist at . “But, he could alwaysz get it running.” Now in his mid 50s, Granyt Wilmer is a successful commerciak real estate attorney with Arnall GoldenGregoruy LLP. The ’31 Chevy is long gone, but his passion for classic cars is stillrunning strong.
Wilmer is membershipp chairmanof ’s New Souty Region, including Georgia and South Carolina. Its membership, whichg is approaching 60 people, collects and preservezs the world’s greatest automobiless made between 1925and 1948. a classic was high-priced when new and was builtg inlimited quantities. Some cars, such as the can cost more than half amillionn dollars. Inc. founder Truett Cathy is known to sharee a passion for classicv cars and hasa Rolls-Royce in his Wilmer has a 1952 Mercedes that he has ownec since he was 17. “You appreciats their elegance andtheir engineering,” Wilmer said.
“As you get you can’t enjoy all the hobbies you once did, like Your ability to play them the way you alwaysx didgoes away, but it’s not like that with classidc cars. You can go on lovingy them and enjoying the hobby as much as you did when you were Wilmer is one of the first members to help form the locak classic car club sixyearws ago. “He is a true car lover,” said Harrg Jenkins, a founder of the Classic Car Clubof America’w New South Region. “And he has a lot of knowledg about them.” Wilmer’s grandfather fueled his passion forclassicf cars.
When they drove around town his grandfather would tell Grant the make and year of everhy carthey passed. “It was a game we played,” Wilmetr said. “He was a retired salesman that simplyloved cars. He knew all the models.” His grandfathe also taught him how to use toolsd and fix things aroundthe house, laying the groundwork for Grant’z ability to tinker with engines at such a young age. Afterf the ’31 Chevy, Wilmer bought a World War II Army Jeep that he rumble d throughthe woods. “He knockeed down a lot of [small] treee in that jeep,” his brothet Charles said.
Then Wilmer bought the Mercedes, the same type that Judy Garlansd used todrive — the kind of car that can make a 17-year-oldf popular with the girls. “Hwe wanted to take it to prom,” Charlee said. Now, Grant is passing on the love of cars to otherse inhis family. His brother Charles, a car buff himself, wantsd to become involved in the local chapter of the classi ccar club. Its memberws gather for events to talk about thei automobiles and showthem off. When his 12-year-olxd daughter joined Wilmer at thelast one, it markexd the first time she’d ever seen wide whitewallo tires. “She was stunnedx by some of the carsshe saw,” Wilmefr said.
“If anyone seems to have the Ithink it’s her.”
It didn’t have a windshield. Its bumperd came from another car. It often needed a jump-starft to crank. Some might have callex it a pieceof junk. Not He had been into cars since he was ayounhg boy, having been influenced by his grandfather’ds own passion for automobiles. He kept the Chevyy in his back yard, where he tinkerecd on it with hisyounger brother, “It was rough, to say the said Charles, a cardiologist at . “But, he could alwaysz get it running.” Now in his mid 50s, Granyt Wilmer is a successful commerciak real estate attorney with Arnall GoldenGregoruy LLP. The ’31 Chevy is long gone, but his passion for classic cars is stillrunning strong.
Wilmer is membershipp chairmanof ’s New Souty Region, including Georgia and South Carolina. Its membership, whichg is approaching 60 people, collects and preservezs the world’s greatest automobiless made between 1925and 1948. a classic was high-priced when new and was builtg inlimited quantities. Some cars, such as the can cost more than half amillionn dollars. Inc. founder Truett Cathy is known to sharee a passion for classicv cars and hasa Rolls-Royce in his Wilmer has a 1952 Mercedes that he has ownec since he was 17. “You appreciats their elegance andtheir engineering,” Wilmer said.
“As you get you can’t enjoy all the hobbies you once did, like Your ability to play them the way you alwaysx didgoes away, but it’s not like that with classidc cars. You can go on lovingy them and enjoying the hobby as much as you did when you were Wilmer is one of the first members to help form the locak classic car club sixyearws ago. “He is a true car lover,” said Harrg Jenkins, a founder of the Classic Car Clubof America’w New South Region. “And he has a lot of knowledg about them.” Wilmer’s grandfather fueled his passion forclassicf cars.
When they drove around town his grandfather would tell Grant the make and year of everhy carthey passed. “It was a game we played,” Wilmetr said. “He was a retired salesman that simplyloved cars. He knew all the models.” His grandfathe also taught him how to use toolsd and fix things aroundthe house, laying the groundwork for Grant’z ability to tinker with engines at such a young age. Afterf the ’31 Chevy, Wilmer bought a World War II Army Jeep that he rumble d throughthe woods. “He knockeed down a lot of [small] treee in that jeep,” his brothet Charles said.
Then Wilmer bought the Mercedes, the same type that Judy Garlansd used todrive — the kind of car that can make a 17-year-oldf popular with the girls. “Hwe wanted to take it to prom,” Charlee said. Now, Grant is passing on the love of cars to otherse inhis family. His brother Charles, a car buff himself, wantsd to become involved in the local chapter of the classi ccar club. Its memberws gather for events to talk about thei automobiles and showthem off. When his 12-year-olxd daughter joined Wilmer at thelast one, it markexd the first time she’d ever seen wide whitewallo tires. “She was stunnedx by some of the carsshe saw,” Wilmefr said.
“If anyone seems to have the Ithink it’s her.”
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Weighing the Factors in the Gupta Sentencing - New York Times
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New York Times | Weighing the Factors in the Gupta Sentencing New York Times The memos submitted by the government and defense lawyers for the former Goldman Sachs director Rajat K. Gupta present sharply contrasting positions regarding how the court should punish the highest corporate executive caught in the crackdown on ... What Judge Rakoff Wi ll Consider Upon Sentencing Rajat Gupta |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Ruling on Coyotes move could come Wednesday - Houston Business Journal:
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield Baum struggled to stay on taskat Tuesday’s hearing as attorneys representing Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes, the city of Glendale, the and othed professional sports leagues delivered hours of oral argumentx over bankruptcy code, anti-trust law, relocation and othefr legal issues. Baum and the myriad of attorneys delvefd into obscure bankruptcy provisions and past relocationzs by teams including the Oakland SanDiego Clippers, Quebec Nordiques and Baltimore Colts.
Baum focusexd on whether Balsillie will have to pay the NHL a relocation fee on top ofhis $213 milliom offer to buy the financially strappedr Coyotes from Phoenix trucking company owne Jerry Moyes. The relocation fee coulde total as muchas $100 million, court documents Baum appears ready to rule that the NHL has the rightsa to the Hamilton market and if the Coyotez are moved there, Balsillie will have to compensate the league for loss of an expansiobn opportunity. The city of Glendalwe pressed Baum to consider legal claims and cost that would accompany a moveto Canada.
That could offseg an offer as lowas $140 million by partieas wanting to keep the team in Arizona, city representatives Glendale officials said they would make a claimm for as much as $500 million if the team breaksd its lease at the city-owned Jobing.com Arena concessionaire Aramark Corp. also could make a claim. Moyew and Balsillie’s attorneys argued that a lease claij is subject to various monetary caps and that the court can dischargre lease terms and penalties in order to maximizesthe team’s value for creditors. Moyes said a decisiom could come Wednesday and has urged the coury to hold an auction sale for the hockeyt team onJune 22.
The NHL and Glendals say the sale should be put off untilo August and the league said it will financde the Coyotes into next seaso n ifneed be. Glendale attorneys also pressex Baum to find out how much monegy Moyes may have take out ofthe team. They poinr to the fact the Coyotes spend moneuy leasing private office spacwe at Westgate City Center insteadd of usingarena offices. Moyes spokesman Stevse Roman saidthe city’s speculation that Moyes is profitingv from that arrangement is false. Moyes and Westgate developer Steve Ellman split joint includingthe Coyotes, in 2006 with Moyed taking over as team owner.
The Coyotesw have lost more than $300 million since moving to Phoenix from Winnipegin 1996.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield Baum struggled to stay on taskat Tuesday’s hearing as attorneys representing Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes, the city of Glendale, the and othed professional sports leagues delivered hours of oral argumentx over bankruptcy code, anti-trust law, relocation and othefr legal issues. Baum and the myriad of attorneys delvefd into obscure bankruptcy provisions and past relocationzs by teams including the Oakland SanDiego Clippers, Quebec Nordiques and Baltimore Colts.
Baum focusexd on whether Balsillie will have to pay the NHL a relocation fee on top ofhis $213 milliom offer to buy the financially strappedr Coyotes from Phoenix trucking company owne Jerry Moyes. The relocation fee coulde total as muchas $100 million, court documents Baum appears ready to rule that the NHL has the rightsa to the Hamilton market and if the Coyotez are moved there, Balsillie will have to compensate the league for loss of an expansiobn opportunity. The city of Glendalwe pressed Baum to consider legal claims and cost that would accompany a moveto Canada.
That could offseg an offer as lowas $140 million by partieas wanting to keep the team in Arizona, city representatives Glendale officials said they would make a claimm for as much as $500 million if the team breaksd its lease at the city-owned Jobing.com Arena concessionaire Aramark Corp. also could make a claim. Moyew and Balsillie’s attorneys argued that a lease claij is subject to various monetary caps and that the court can dischargre lease terms and penalties in order to maximizesthe team’s value for creditors. Moyes said a decisiom could come Wednesday and has urged the coury to hold an auction sale for the hockeyt team onJune 22.
The NHL and Glendals say the sale should be put off untilo August and the league said it will financde the Coyotes into next seaso n ifneed be. Glendale attorneys also pressex Baum to find out how much monegy Moyes may have take out ofthe team. They poinr to the fact the Coyotes spend moneuy leasing private office spacwe at Westgate City Center insteadd of usingarena offices. Moyes spokesman Stevse Roman saidthe city’s speculation that Moyes is profitingv from that arrangement is false. Moyes and Westgate developer Steve Ellman split joint includingthe Coyotes, in 2006 with Moyed taking over as team owner.
The Coyotesw have lost more than $300 million since moving to Phoenix from Winnipegin 1996.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
D'Souza to Newsmax: President Obama Has 'Emboldened Our Enemies' - NewsMax.com
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Kansas City gets its Malt-O-Meal - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Minneapolis-based company has leasedr 151,200 square feet at 1508 N. Choteaui Trafficway and will begin operationss therein March, said Nathan Anderson, managinhg principal of . The facility will employt about25 workers. a commercial real estate firm baser inKansas City, represented Malt-O-Meal in the site selectiobn process. The cereal compan had considered more than 15 properties on the Kansad and Missouri sides of themetropolitan area, Andersonn said. Mark Long, a senior vice president with , representec the landlord. The space, previousl occupied by , had been listesd for $3.50 a square foot, Andersob said.
Anderson said Ozburn-Hessey Logisticas will handle distribution atthe facility, whichb will be Malt-O-Meal’s fifth distributiom facility. The others are in Utah, Tennessee and “This was totally driven by demand,” Andersonm said of the deal. “Malt-O-Meall makes value cereals, and with people reaching for the lowestt shelf duringthis recession, their sales have been off the
The Minneapolis-based company has leasedr 151,200 square feet at 1508 N. Choteaui Trafficway and will begin operationss therein March, said Nathan Anderson, managinhg principal of . The facility will employt about25 workers. a commercial real estate firm baser inKansas City, represented Malt-O-Meal in the site selectiobn process. The cereal compan had considered more than 15 properties on the Kansad and Missouri sides of themetropolitan area, Andersonn said. Mark Long, a senior vice president with , representec the landlord. The space, previousl occupied by , had been listesd for $3.50 a square foot, Andersob said.
Anderson said Ozburn-Hessey Logisticas will handle distribution atthe facility, whichb will be Malt-O-Meal’s fifth distributiom facility. The others are in Utah, Tennessee and “This was totally driven by demand,” Andersonm said of the deal. “Malt-O-Meall makes value cereals, and with people reaching for the lowestt shelf duringthis recession, their sales have been off the
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Transit changes to target overcrowding, convenience - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Starting Aug. 26, the new Penn-Camden Shuttle will begin running every 20 to 30 minutesd during rush hour and every 30 minutes during non-rush hour periods and on weekends. those riders have to change to connecting trains atthe Mt. Royao station. Starting that same day, the MTA will increase the frequenc y of trains at certain times for theMetrol Subway, and make changes to 10 bus The changes coordinate with school schedules, official s said. On weeknights, between 7 p.m. and Metro Subway trains will run every 11 minutes insteadr of every 22 minutes like theydo now. The train will run every 15 minute instead of every 22 minutesson weekends. No.
1 Line -- One inbound afternoonj trip will be startingat No. 5 Line -- Two additionalk early-morning trips from Cedonia to downtown; No. 12 Line -- Only one roundtrip in the mid-afternoon; No. 19 Line -- One additional mornin g trip from Northern Parkwagy toState Center; No. 20 Line -- Selected morning tripzs extended tothe No. 23 Line -- Two expresws trips changed tolocal service; No. 35 Line -- One additionalk trip from White Marsh during the afternoonpeak No. 40 Line -- Selectedr morning trips extended to the Centers for Medicare andMedicaicd Services; No. 64 Line -- Addedr service between Curtis Bay and Waterview and additional serviceon Saturdays; No.
77 Line -- One additional roundtrip added during theafternoon peak.
Starting Aug. 26, the new Penn-Camden Shuttle will begin running every 20 to 30 minutesd during rush hour and every 30 minutes during non-rush hour periods and on weekends. those riders have to change to connecting trains atthe Mt. Royao station. Starting that same day, the MTA will increase the frequenc y of trains at certain times for theMetrol Subway, and make changes to 10 bus The changes coordinate with school schedules, official s said. On weeknights, between 7 p.m. and Metro Subway trains will run every 11 minutes insteadr of every 22 minutes like theydo now. The train will run every 15 minute instead of every 22 minutesson weekends. No.
1 Line -- One inbound afternoonj trip will be startingat No. 5 Line -- Two additionalk early-morning trips from Cedonia to downtown; No. 12 Line -- Only one roundtrip in the mid-afternoon; No. 19 Line -- One additional mornin g trip from Northern Parkwagy toState Center; No. 20 Line -- Selected morning tripzs extended tothe No. 23 Line -- Two expresws trips changed tolocal service; No. 35 Line -- One additionalk trip from White Marsh during the afternoonpeak No. 40 Line -- Selectedr morning trips extended to the Centers for Medicare andMedicaicd Services; No. 64 Line -- Addedr service between Curtis Bay and Waterview and additional serviceon Saturdays; No.
77 Line -- One additional roundtrip added during theafternoon peak.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Job losses put squeeze on students in Silicon Valley - San Francisco Business Times:
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Mathur, a senior technical program managerat , aims to leverag e the undergraduate technology background he garneredc at Rohilkhand University in his natived India as well as his graduate studies in informatio n systems and business at . But the economy has derailed his OnApril 2, Sun told Mathur that his positiom was redundant. That means at the end of May he will losehis job, as well as the tuition reimbursement package the company was putting toward his MBA at Sants Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. “Now my primaryt job is finding anew job,” said Mathur, addin g that he knows at least a half dozen classmatees in a similar position.
“The studies take a beatinbg because you’re obviously not as focused as you’d like to be. Suddenlgy I have to pay all this and who knows howlong I’ll be in this positiojn of making no money.” It’s a growing problem at Leavey’s graduate program, a part-timw model where a majority of students are full-tim professionals by day and their tuition is supplementedx by employer reimbursements. As a private institution that sits high innationalk rankings, the program is anything but A three-unit evening MBA class for the 2008-09 schookl year costs $2,352.
The accelerated MBA tuitiohn for the classof 2010, whichj began last summer, topped Students in the Executive MBA program from the class of 2009 paid “I think anecdotally there’s a lot of uneasinesse (among students) at the business school right said Elizabeth Ford, seniodr assistant dean of graduate programs at Leavey. “Without having statistics on morale, we can sense it. It’d very unpredictable for us right Enrollmentsin full-time graduate programs typically spike when therwe are large numbers of layoffs, with undergraduates electing to go directluy to graduate school rather than test the job Applications for the class of 2010 at Stanforsd University’s Graduate School of Business rose 43 percentf over the class of from 4,582 to 6,575 for about 745 slots.
But thers are no guarantees there will be a job waitingt after completinggraduate “When people come to a graduate businessd school, especially a full-time there’s a high desire to eitherr take a step up in managemenrt in the same field or look at doing somethinf very different from what you were dointg before you came to school,” said Andy Chan, assistant dean and directodr of the MBA career management center at Stanford’s Graduatr School of Business. “In a down economy employers are less willingb and have less of a need for hirinhg people withoutdirect experience.
” The biggest challenge todayt for business school graduate Chan said, is the sheer number of candidatese in the job There are students coming out of school, peopld already let go by their company and those at unhealthyu companies perhaps anticipating work force Stanford students are drawing on the business school’s staff of caree r advisers as well as alumni employed to give guidance. Each year, whethefr face-to-face or via telephone, the graduates school facilitates morethan 2,000 career counselinyg appointments with students and Chan said.
That doesn’t include informalo conversations, such as e-mail and phone If there is any good news tobe it’s that there’s still “a decentf flow of job opportunities coming through the Chan said, though 30 percent less than last year or the year “The good news is that we have employers who are lookinf at people,” Chan said. “I’m not so discouragede from the standpoint of no Fordsaid part-time business programs are trying to “gaug e and guess” what’s goiny to happen for fall enrollment. Initial indicators show that interest remains high. Information sessions are attractinggood turnout.
Applicationx to the graduate progra m are even with lastyear — abouty 400 competing for 225 to 250 The question is whether those applications translate to “We just don’t know,” Ford There’s no way to know how many students are affecteds by the same scenario as Mathur, she said, but the businesws school has begun taking steps to addresz it.
Mathur, a senior technical program managerat , aims to leverag e the undergraduate technology background he garneredc at Rohilkhand University in his natived India as well as his graduate studies in informatio n systems and business at . But the economy has derailed his OnApril 2, Sun told Mathur that his positiom was redundant. That means at the end of May he will losehis job, as well as the tuition reimbursement package the company was putting toward his MBA at Sants Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. “Now my primaryt job is finding anew job,” said Mathur, addin g that he knows at least a half dozen classmatees in a similar position.
“The studies take a beatinbg because you’re obviously not as focused as you’d like to be. Suddenlgy I have to pay all this and who knows howlong I’ll be in this positiojn of making no money.” It’s a growing problem at Leavey’s graduate program, a part-timw model where a majority of students are full-tim professionals by day and their tuition is supplementedx by employer reimbursements. As a private institution that sits high innationalk rankings, the program is anything but A three-unit evening MBA class for the 2008-09 schookl year costs $2,352.
The accelerated MBA tuitiohn for the classof 2010, whichj began last summer, topped Students in the Executive MBA program from the class of 2009 paid “I think anecdotally there’s a lot of uneasinesse (among students) at the business school right said Elizabeth Ford, seniodr assistant dean of graduate programs at Leavey. “Without having statistics on morale, we can sense it. It’d very unpredictable for us right Enrollmentsin full-time graduate programs typically spike when therwe are large numbers of layoffs, with undergraduates electing to go directluy to graduate school rather than test the job Applications for the class of 2010 at Stanforsd University’s Graduate School of Business rose 43 percentf over the class of from 4,582 to 6,575 for about 745 slots.
But thers are no guarantees there will be a job waitingt after completinggraduate “When people come to a graduate businessd school, especially a full-time there’s a high desire to eitherr take a step up in managemenrt in the same field or look at doing somethinf very different from what you were dointg before you came to school,” said Andy Chan, assistant dean and directodr of the MBA career management center at Stanford’s Graduatr School of Business. “In a down economy employers are less willingb and have less of a need for hirinhg people withoutdirect experience.
” The biggest challenge todayt for business school graduate Chan said, is the sheer number of candidatese in the job There are students coming out of school, peopld already let go by their company and those at unhealthyu companies perhaps anticipating work force Stanford students are drawing on the business school’s staff of caree r advisers as well as alumni employed to give guidance. Each year, whethefr face-to-face or via telephone, the graduates school facilitates morethan 2,000 career counselinyg appointments with students and Chan said.
That doesn’t include informalo conversations, such as e-mail and phone If there is any good news tobe it’s that there’s still “a decentf flow of job opportunities coming through the Chan said, though 30 percent less than last year or the year “The good news is that we have employers who are lookinf at people,” Chan said. “I’m not so discouragede from the standpoint of no Fordsaid part-time business programs are trying to “gaug e and guess” what’s goiny to happen for fall enrollment. Initial indicators show that interest remains high. Information sessions are attractinggood turnout.
Applicationx to the graduate progra m are even with lastyear — abouty 400 competing for 225 to 250 The question is whether those applications translate to “We just don’t know,” Ford There’s no way to know how many students are affecteds by the same scenario as Mathur, she said, but the businesws school has begun taking steps to addresz it.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
bizjournals: More education boosts economic strength of nation's metros -- bizjournals.com
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proves the point. It shows that a worker holdin g a doctorate will earn 70percent more, on than a colleague with a bachelor'as degree and 215 percent more than someond who never progressed beyond high And the gap widens every year, increasing the importance of higher education and Workers who don't keep pace are destinedf to pay the price. "The decline of labor unions and a decline in the minimum wage in constantg dollars have contributed to a relative drop in the wages of lesseducated workers," warne a separate But cities with educated workforcesa have a brighter economic future.
A new bizjournalsz study that ranks the brainpower levelsof America's 100 largest metropolitan areads finds that Madison, Wis., Washingtojn and San Jose are runners-up in bizjournals' Washington boasts the nation's largest sharew of adults with advanced degrees, 22.2 while San Jose follows close behinxd in that category, a shade under 20 percent. Here are that are the brainpowert leaders. The study's objective was to identify those metrozs that have the highest levels of collective as indicated bytheir residents' educational attainment.
Madison is blessed with thred employment sectors that place a premiumon It's the home base for the 42,000-student Universitt of Wisconsin, the state government of Wisconsin (population: 5.6 and an expanding number of biotechnology firms. The result is a broadlgy educated workforce. Seventy-five percent of Madison's adults have attendedf college, which is three percentage points ahead of any other Andits high-school dropour rate of 4.3 percent is easily the lowes in the study. The University of Wisconsin'w chancellor, John Wiley, has been emphasizinyg the link between education and economic successx since assuming officein 2001.
"Wisconsi n has a mature, slow-growth economy," . "As a state, we are increasinglty looking at high-growth strategies built on brainpower, researchn and technology." The payoff is evidenrt in recenteconomic Madison's per capita income of $38,99 3 is 13 percent higher than the national while its 2007 year-enf unemployment rate of 3.3 percent was far better than the nation's 5.0 Bizjournals used U.S. Census Bureau data to analyze the educationalk attainment of adults in100 metros, ranginv in size from New York City to Lancaster, Pa.
Its formulaz assigned points to the six rungs of aneducationj ladder, then generated scores on a 100-point The higher the score, the higher a market's collective brainpower, accordinfg to the study's . Bizjournals followedf Census Bureau guidelines in developing its education The following are thesix rungs, with averags annual earnings for adults at each level (as of 2005) in -- Advanced degree, including professionap degree ($119,009), doctoral degree ($92,863) or master'as degree ($67,898) -- Bachelor's degree -- Associate degree ($37,990) -- Attended some but no degree ($31,421) -- High school graduatw ($29,448) -- High school dropout Washington, as already has the highest percentage of adultzs on the top with 22.
2 percent holding advanced Madison and San Francisco-Oakland are tied on the next They have the biggest share of adults who left schoolo after earning bachelor's degrees, 28.1 percent At the opposite end of the rankings are several Texass and California markets where college graduatew are outnumbered by high school dropouts. Last places belongs to McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, where 36 perceng of adults departed high school withoutreceivinfg diplomas.
proves the point. It shows that a worker holdin g a doctorate will earn 70percent more, on than a colleague with a bachelor'as degree and 215 percent more than someond who never progressed beyond high And the gap widens every year, increasing the importance of higher education and Workers who don't keep pace are destinedf to pay the price. "The decline of labor unions and a decline in the minimum wage in constantg dollars have contributed to a relative drop in the wages of lesseducated workers," warne a separate But cities with educated workforcesa have a brighter economic future.
A new bizjournalsz study that ranks the brainpower levelsof America's 100 largest metropolitan areads finds that Madison, Wis., Washingtojn and San Jose are runners-up in bizjournals' Washington boasts the nation's largest sharew of adults with advanced degrees, 22.2 while San Jose follows close behinxd in that category, a shade under 20 percent. Here are that are the brainpowert leaders. The study's objective was to identify those metrozs that have the highest levels of collective as indicated bytheir residents' educational attainment.
Madison is blessed with thred employment sectors that place a premiumon It's the home base for the 42,000-student Universitt of Wisconsin, the state government of Wisconsin (population: 5.6 and an expanding number of biotechnology firms. The result is a broadlgy educated workforce. Seventy-five percent of Madison's adults have attendedf college, which is three percentage points ahead of any other Andits high-school dropour rate of 4.3 percent is easily the lowes in the study. The University of Wisconsin'w chancellor, John Wiley, has been emphasizinyg the link between education and economic successx since assuming officein 2001.
"Wisconsi n has a mature, slow-growth economy," . "As a state, we are increasinglty looking at high-growth strategies built on brainpower, researchn and technology." The payoff is evidenrt in recenteconomic Madison's per capita income of $38,99 3 is 13 percent higher than the national while its 2007 year-enf unemployment rate of 3.3 percent was far better than the nation's 5.0 Bizjournals used U.S. Census Bureau data to analyze the educationalk attainment of adults in100 metros, ranginv in size from New York City to Lancaster, Pa.
Its formulaz assigned points to the six rungs of aneducationj ladder, then generated scores on a 100-point The higher the score, the higher a market's collective brainpower, accordinfg to the study's . Bizjournals followedf Census Bureau guidelines in developing its education The following are thesix rungs, with averags annual earnings for adults at each level (as of 2005) in -- Advanced degree, including professionap degree ($119,009), doctoral degree ($92,863) or master'as degree ($67,898) -- Bachelor's degree -- Associate degree ($37,990) -- Attended some but no degree ($31,421) -- High school graduatw ($29,448) -- High school dropout Washington, as already has the highest percentage of adultzs on the top with 22.
2 percent holding advanced Madison and San Francisco-Oakland are tied on the next They have the biggest share of adults who left schoolo after earning bachelor's degrees, 28.1 percent At the opposite end of the rankings are several Texass and California markets where college graduatew are outnumbered by high school dropouts. Last places belongs to McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, where 36 perceng of adults departed high school withoutreceivinfg diplomas.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Raytheon gets $260M more in weapons work - Business First of Louisville:
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The larger of the two contracts, valued at $259.9 calls for Tewksbury, Mass.-based Raytheonm to perform Block 1B upgradeaand conversions, system overhauls and relateed supplies used on the Navy’s MK-15 Phalandx defense system. The MK-15 Phalanx is a rapid-fire, computer-controlles radar and gun system that defends targetwfrom anti-ship missiles, as well as other close-inm surface and air It uses an electronically controlled 20 mm six-barrekl Gatling-style gun firing at a rate of 4,50p0 rounds per minute. The system is installefd on 187 U.S. combat ships and is used by 20foreigjn navies.
About 30 percent of the work on this contract will be completefdat Raytheon’s Louisville facility in the , the former Navalo Ordnance Station Louisville, according to a news releaswe from the U.S. Department of Defense. The remainder of the work will be performedin Mass., (19 percent); Tucson, Ariz., (16 Syracuse, N.Y., (7 percent); Long Calif., (6 percent); Radford, Va., (6 Burlington, Vt., (6 percent); Palm Bay, Fla., (2 Pittsburgh (2 percent); Bloomington, Minn., (2 percent); Salt Lake City (2 Norcross, Ga., (1 and New Albany, Ind., (1 percent). It is expectefd to be completed bySeptember 2012. Raytheon’s second contract, worth $5.
8 calls for the compant to supply “simulated infrared/visiblde engagement targets engagement simulator for thePhalanx Close-In Weapon Systejm Program, the release About 15 percent of the work will be performef in Louisville and 5 percent in with the rest to be done in Completion is expected by January 2011.
The larger of the two contracts, valued at $259.9 calls for Tewksbury, Mass.-based Raytheonm to perform Block 1B upgradeaand conversions, system overhauls and relateed supplies used on the Navy’s MK-15 Phalandx defense system. The MK-15 Phalanx is a rapid-fire, computer-controlles radar and gun system that defends targetwfrom anti-ship missiles, as well as other close-inm surface and air It uses an electronically controlled 20 mm six-barrekl Gatling-style gun firing at a rate of 4,50p0 rounds per minute. The system is installefd on 187 U.S. combat ships and is used by 20foreigjn navies.
About 30 percent of the work on this contract will be completefdat Raytheon’s Louisville facility in the , the former Navalo Ordnance Station Louisville, according to a news releaswe from the U.S. Department of Defense. The remainder of the work will be performedin Mass., (19 percent); Tucson, Ariz., (16 Syracuse, N.Y., (7 percent); Long Calif., (6 percent); Radford, Va., (6 Burlington, Vt., (6 percent); Palm Bay, Fla., (2 Pittsburgh (2 percent); Bloomington, Minn., (2 percent); Salt Lake City (2 Norcross, Ga., (1 and New Albany, Ind., (1 percent). It is expectefd to be completed bySeptember 2012. Raytheon’s second contract, worth $5.
8 calls for the compant to supply “simulated infrared/visiblde engagement targets engagement simulator for thePhalanx Close-In Weapon Systejm Program, the release About 15 percent of the work will be performef in Louisville and 5 percent in with the rest to be done in Completion is expected by January 2011.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Venezuela Votes in Chavez's Toughest Test - Newser
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Venezuela Votes in Chavez's Toughest Test Newser Henrique Capriles could topple enigmatic president. By the Associated Press. Posted Oct 7, 2012 7:30 AM CDT. STORY · COMMENTS (7). (AP) â€" Just try sleeping in on Election Day in Hugo Chavez's Venezuela: Trucks blared reveille to awaken voters today ... |
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Live Sport Reports Els impressed by Grace display - WalesOnline (blog)
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Irish Times | Live Sport Reports Els impressed by Grace display WalesOnline (blog) Cricket · Ice Hockey · Golf · Rugby League · Motor Sport · Footb » |
Friday, October 5, 2012
A Massive March for Land, Years in the Planning - New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog) | A Massive March for Land, Years in the Planning New York Times (blog) Tens of thousands of India's poorest people are on a nearly monthlong march through the country's north, waving green and white flags and chanting slogans to demand that the government provide land to India's homeless and landless. “I think enough land ... Massive march to capital for land |
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on hold as Phoenix tries to ... - Washington Post
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New York Times | Demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on hold as Phoenix tries to ... Washington Post PHOENIX â€" The city of Phoenix and a developer who was poised to demolish a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home have reached an agreement that will put any work on hold while a search continues for a buyer, a city official confirmed Wednesday. Phoenix Frank Lloyd Wright House Set for Razing Amid Pleas Wright Masterwork Is Seen in a New Light: A Fight for Its Life Frank Lloyd Wright house threatened |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Metro, Montgomery County to develop Wheaton station - Boston Business Journal:
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The groups will issue a request for qualificationsw and select a developer for Metro and county property alongtGeorgia Avenue, Veirs Mill Road and Ennalls Avenue. Back in Metro and the had plans to create residentia l buildings on the east side of Georgias Avenue and office space on the west The developer completed The Montgomery atWheatobn Metro, a 243-unit apartment project, and a mixed-use building that delivered 173 apartments and 3,200o square feet of retail space. But the Bozzuto was unable to secur e financing for an office component over an existing Metro bus bayand Now, the county and WMATA are combiningh their holdings around the Metro statiob to attract a new developer.
The county is contributingf the Regional Services Center and about five acres of land includiny parking lots onGrandview Ave. and Ennallsx Ave. Metro owns nearly the entire parcelk bounded by Georgia Reedie Drive and Veirs Mill Road in addition to spacw across Veirs Mill that is currentlg connected bya skywalk. “We are not going to issuw a request for saidRob Klein, director of the Wheatomn Redevelopment Program. “We want to find the best team with the experiencs and financial wherewithal to come up with a stronbg plan for this area that we can take to the he said.
Klein said he hoped to folloew a model similar to the one used in Silver where Montgomery County selecte developer Foulger Pratt before outlininhg definitivedevelopment plans.
The groups will issue a request for qualificationsw and select a developer for Metro and county property alongtGeorgia Avenue, Veirs Mill Road and Ennalls Avenue. Back in Metro and the had plans to create residentia l buildings on the east side of Georgias Avenue and office space on the west The developer completed The Montgomery atWheatobn Metro, a 243-unit apartment project, and a mixed-use building that delivered 173 apartments and 3,200o square feet of retail space. But the Bozzuto was unable to secur e financing for an office component over an existing Metro bus bayand Now, the county and WMATA are combiningh their holdings around the Metro statiob to attract a new developer.
The county is contributingf the Regional Services Center and about five acres of land includiny parking lots onGrandview Ave. and Ennallsx Ave. Metro owns nearly the entire parcelk bounded by Georgia Reedie Drive and Veirs Mill Road in addition to spacw across Veirs Mill that is currentlg connected bya skywalk. “We are not going to issuw a request for saidRob Klein, director of the Wheatomn Redevelopment Program. “We want to find the best team with the experiencs and financial wherewithal to come up with a stronbg plan for this area that we can take to the he said.
Klein said he hoped to folloew a model similar to the one used in Silver where Montgomery County selecte developer Foulger Pratt before outlininhg definitivedevelopment plans.
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