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Before joining GE in 1997, Gene spent 14 year s with McDonnell Aerospacein St. Louis wheree he led various manufacturing and quality positionz including Group Manager of Supplier Qualit Assurance forMajor Subcontractors, Electro/Hydra/Mechanical & Detaik Part Suppliers, Superintendent of the In Service Aircrafg Support Center and Senior Engineer of Nondestructive Gene holds a MBA from Maryville University and a Bachelor of Science in Financd from Webster University with a Minor in Materiaol Science & Nondestructive Testing.
Gene is a membeer of the American Society for Quality as a Certified Quality Manager, member of the American Society of Nondestructive Testing & MDC NDT Level III, Registered ISO 9000 Lead and Co-author of AS9000, the Aerospacw ISO 9000 requirement. **All Executive profile data providecd byDow Jones & Co., Inc.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Cancer rates — particularly lung cancer rates — are significantly higher in ... - Elmira Star-Gazette
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Businesses should know the pros and cons of furloughs - bizjournals:
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As the recession has deepened, employers everywhere have lookefd for ways tocut expenses, and one of the biggestg expenses is payroll. But for small and midsized businesses, cutting staff could make it difficult to keep thecompany running. Furloughs, a staff-reductiojn measure employed by the airlinwe industry when travel decreased and pilotxs and flight attendants were not is becoming more commohn inother industries. Furlough has come to mean cuttinvgstaff hours, rather than its traditional meaninb of sending employees home withougt pay for weeks or months.
“A furlougbh is when employees are off for some perioedof time, but they are not terminatedc from the payroll,” says Mitch Barnes, principal with Mercer LLC, a human resources consultinyg company. The traditional furlough optionj works best at companies that can make a distinctioj between an essential employere and anonessential one, says Jeffreu D. Cunningham, a corporate attorney at in “If you look at your rostefr and everyoneis essential, you need to look at otheer options,” Cunningham says. “Look at an hours rather than a furlough.” In the Washington two large mediacompanies — National Public Radioo and Co. Inc.
— recentlyh instituted furloughs. In March, Gannett announcefd most of its employees would have to take a seconds week of unpaid leave this year in an effort to offset steady declines inadvertising revenue. In NPR said 13 employees were being let go and the remaininf workers would have to take five unpaid days off over the next five In addition, employees would not be paid for time off on threr holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
Hotels and restaurantxs also are using furloughs to reduce theirstafr costs, says Andria Lure a partner at law firm LLP in “A hotel will close a couple of theirt four restaurants and furlough those employees,” she “I was at a resorft hotel, and none of the restaurants were Furloughs are just one optio n for companies in a financial bind. Businessee also can cut pay, bonuses and benefits put promotionson hold, institute hiring freezes and undertake layoffs. “Justy about every client I work with is doinh something alongthose lines,” Barnes says.
“The reason we are talking aboug furloughs is they have gone down that checklist and need to cut more but are worriesd aboutemployee retention.” For smalo businesses, laying off the third and fourtn employee was likely hard to do, but dismissinh the fifth and sixth employee is going be even more he says. A furlough enables a company to save money in hourly or monthly wages while stilplmaintaining “a waiting work force” that is ready to return when a full workload returns, Barnes “In these unprecedented times, we’re seeingv employers of all descriptiona using this approach,” he says.
But it is not the firsgt approach formany companies, Barnes says. Salary cuts, wage and hiring freezes, and other measurez are usuallytaken first, followed by layoffs, he “Many employers believe they are so and if they continue to cut they will have hard time staffint back up,” Barnes says. “If I’m a small employer or midsize employer, I can’t cut 1,000 But I can reduce my costs by sending people and as soon as the orders start to comeback in, can connect with my furloughed employees so they will come back to work
As the recession has deepened, employers everywhere have lookefd for ways tocut expenses, and one of the biggestg expenses is payroll. But for small and midsized businesses, cutting staff could make it difficult to keep thecompany running. Furloughs, a staff-reductiojn measure employed by the airlinwe industry when travel decreased and pilotxs and flight attendants were not is becoming more commohn inother industries. Furlough has come to mean cuttinvgstaff hours, rather than its traditional meaninb of sending employees home withougt pay for weeks or months.
“A furlougbh is when employees are off for some perioedof time, but they are not terminatedc from the payroll,” says Mitch Barnes, principal with Mercer LLC, a human resources consultinyg company. The traditional furlough optionj works best at companies that can make a distinctioj between an essential employere and anonessential one, says Jeffreu D. Cunningham, a corporate attorney at in “If you look at your rostefr and everyoneis essential, you need to look at otheer options,” Cunningham says. “Look at an hours rather than a furlough.” In the Washington two large mediacompanies — National Public Radioo and Co. Inc.
— recentlyh instituted furloughs. In March, Gannett announcefd most of its employees would have to take a seconds week of unpaid leave this year in an effort to offset steady declines inadvertising revenue. In NPR said 13 employees were being let go and the remaininf workers would have to take five unpaid days off over the next five In addition, employees would not be paid for time off on threr holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
Hotels and restaurantxs also are using furloughs to reduce theirstafr costs, says Andria Lure a partner at law firm LLP in “A hotel will close a couple of theirt four restaurants and furlough those employees,” she “I was at a resorft hotel, and none of the restaurants were Furloughs are just one optio n for companies in a financial bind. Businessee also can cut pay, bonuses and benefits put promotionson hold, institute hiring freezes and undertake layoffs. “Justy about every client I work with is doinh something alongthose lines,” Barnes says.
“The reason we are talking aboug furloughs is they have gone down that checklist and need to cut more but are worriesd aboutemployee retention.” For smalo businesses, laying off the third and fourtn employee was likely hard to do, but dismissinh the fifth and sixth employee is going be even more he says. A furlough enables a company to save money in hourly or monthly wages while stilplmaintaining “a waiting work force” that is ready to return when a full workload returns, Barnes “In these unprecedented times, we’re seeingv employers of all descriptiona using this approach,” he says.
But it is not the firsgt approach formany companies, Barnes says. Salary cuts, wage and hiring freezes, and other measurez are usuallytaken first, followed by layoffs, he “Many employers believe they are so and if they continue to cut they will have hard time staffint back up,” Barnes says. “If I’m a small employer or midsize employer, I can’t cut 1,000 But I can reduce my costs by sending people and as soon as the orders start to comeback in, can connect with my furloughed employees so they will come back to work
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
TEXT-S&P assigns Crescent Holdings 'B' rating - Reuters
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TEXT-S&P assigns Crescent Holdings 'B' rating Reuters Overview -- Charlotte-based Crescent Holdings LLC is a privately-held real estate development company that primarily develops and sells residential lots, multifamily communities, land holdings, and to a lesser extent, commercial buildings. -- We ... |
Monday, July 23, 2012
Charlotte-area banks unsure about ARC loans - Triangle Business Journal:
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But Charlotte-area banks aren’t yet sure they want to sayingthey haven’t yet seen enough details about the SBA initiative. The SBA recentlyt unveiled plans tooffeer no-interest, no-fee, deferred-payment loans to small companiese as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestmeny Act. The $350 million loan program is called America’zs Recovery Capital Loan Program. It’ws distributed by commercial and the debtis 100% guaranteed by the SBA. The SBA will pay interest to the participating lenderd on behalf ofthe borrowers. To qualify for an ARC loan, companie must demonstrate theyare “viable, for-profi t small businesses ...
and are experiencing immediatefinanciapl hardship,” the SBA says. The loanss are for up to $35,000. They must be used to make paymenta on existing debt so the business can use its revenuew to fund other operational Repayment can be deferred for up to12 It’s part of the SBA’es expanded effort to help smalll businesses navigate through short-term, recession-related The program is scheduled to launchb June 15. But lenders aren’t readyg to commit to it. Area bankerss are asking how they’re supposed to determinse what qualifies asa “viable” businese that’s experiencing “immediate financial hardship.
” And bankers also say they stilpl don’t know what interest ratess the ARC loans will carrgy — a key piece of informationm in determining their level of participation. “We’re studying says John Guy, senior vice president of SBA strategiesat . “Th timeline didn’t quite accommodate all the lenders that need thespecififc details.” Guy notes Fifth Third has launchex an effort to boost its SBA And he says customers are already askingv the bank about the ARC program. But he can’tg give them many answers until he learns what interest rate the SBA will pay on the along withother details.
“We’rre asking people to be patient,” he says. “Thse press is way ahead of the George McAllister, regional director of the , says he gets calld on a regular basis from business owners interested in the loans. “Based on what I know righft now, I think it will be a very popular program,” he “It certainly fits a need.” At , Chiefc Executive Scott Anderson says his teamof small-businessa bankers recently attended an informational session on the ARC prograjm but left unsure of key information. “Oue comments echo everyone else,” he says. “There’se not even a standarx definitionof what’s a viable company.
” SBA spokeswomaj Eileen Joyce says the viability question is a determination for lenders to make at theird discretion. Her agency is workinb as fast as possibles to get other details to lenderw byJune 15. She says the ARC program is a challengd forSBA officials, too, becauss it’s the first of its kind. She says Charlotte-areza banks “are all in a wait-and-see mode” on whether they’l l participate. “It’s a whole different way of puttingf together aloan deal. That’s the hard part.” Joycew says small-business owners are “very anxious” about the program, hoping it will roll out in time to meet theiergrowing needs.
But Charlotte-area banks aren’t yet sure they want to sayingthey haven’t yet seen enough details about the SBA initiative. The SBA recentlyt unveiled plans tooffeer no-interest, no-fee, deferred-payment loans to small companiese as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestmeny Act. The $350 million loan program is called America’zs Recovery Capital Loan Program. It’ws distributed by commercial and the debtis 100% guaranteed by the SBA. The SBA will pay interest to the participating lenderd on behalf ofthe borrowers. To qualify for an ARC loan, companie must demonstrate theyare “viable, for-profi t small businesses ...
and are experiencing immediatefinanciapl hardship,” the SBA says. The loanss are for up to $35,000. They must be used to make paymenta on existing debt so the business can use its revenuew to fund other operational Repayment can be deferred for up to12 It’s part of the SBA’es expanded effort to help smalll businesses navigate through short-term, recession-related The program is scheduled to launchb June 15. But lenders aren’t readyg to commit to it. Area bankerss are asking how they’re supposed to determinse what qualifies asa “viable” businese that’s experiencing “immediate financial hardship.
” And bankers also say they stilpl don’t know what interest ratess the ARC loans will carrgy — a key piece of informationm in determining their level of participation. “We’re studying says John Guy, senior vice president of SBA strategiesat . “Th timeline didn’t quite accommodate all the lenders that need thespecififc details.” Guy notes Fifth Third has launchex an effort to boost its SBA And he says customers are already askingv the bank about the ARC program. But he can’tg give them many answers until he learns what interest rate the SBA will pay on the along withother details.
“We’rre asking people to be patient,” he says. “Thse press is way ahead of the George McAllister, regional director of the , says he gets calld on a regular basis from business owners interested in the loans. “Based on what I know righft now, I think it will be a very popular program,” he “It certainly fits a need.” At , Chiefc Executive Scott Anderson says his teamof small-businessa bankers recently attended an informational session on the ARC prograjm but left unsure of key information. “Oue comments echo everyone else,” he says. “There’se not even a standarx definitionof what’s a viable company.
” SBA spokeswomaj Eileen Joyce says the viability question is a determination for lenders to make at theird discretion. Her agency is workinb as fast as possibles to get other details to lenderw byJune 15. She says the ARC program is a challengd forSBA officials, too, becauss it’s the first of its kind. She says Charlotte-areza banks “are all in a wait-and-see mode” on whether they’l l participate. “It’s a whole different way of puttingf together aloan deal. That’s the hard part.” Joycew says small-business owners are “very anxious” about the program, hoping it will roll out in time to meet theiergrowing needs.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Nixon, Quinn push Biden, LaHood for high-speed rail - Portland Business Journal:
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In April, Nixon and along with six otherMidwesterj governors, to LaHood asking him to supporf plans for rail corridors between cities in their states, including St. Louis to Chicagk and St. Louis to Kansas Illinois has completed an environmental impact statement for the Louis corridor. “Missouri and our partnert states in the already have a competitivd advantage because we have been working on this rail initiativ e for more thana decade,” Nixon said in a statemenyt after the roundtable.
“I reiterated our strongb position to Vice President Biden today while we discussecd the viability of high speed rail The White House and the have said they woulxd from the American Recovery andReinvestmenty Act, and $1 billion a year for five yearx as a down payment to develop a passenger rail The other governors at the meeting were Jim Doyle of Jennifer Granholm of Tim Kaine of Virginia, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonngy Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendellk of Pennsylvania.
In April, Nixon and along with six otherMidwesterj governors, to LaHood asking him to supporf plans for rail corridors between cities in their states, including St. Louis to Chicagk and St. Louis to Kansas Illinois has completed an environmental impact statement for the Louis corridor. “Missouri and our partnert states in the already have a competitivd advantage because we have been working on this rail initiativ e for more thana decade,” Nixon said in a statemenyt after the roundtable.
“I reiterated our strongb position to Vice President Biden today while we discussecd the viability of high speed rail The White House and the have said they woulxd from the American Recovery andReinvestmenty Act, and $1 billion a year for five yearx as a down payment to develop a passenger rail The other governors at the meeting were Jim Doyle of Jennifer Granholm of Tim Kaine of Virginia, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonngy Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendellk of Pennsylvania.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Questions for: Doug Howe - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Howe is the 2009 chairman of NAIOP’sd executive committee. He joined the Herndon, Va.-based tradw organization in 1997 and servew on the Industry Trends Task Force and as a governorf for the NAIOP Researchb Foundation and member of the Office Development IINationa Forum. NAIOP has 57 chapterws in the United Statesand Canada, with abou t 18,000 members. Howe recently spoke about the organization’s direction, and his role. What's behindr the name change? We went through a rebrandingf strategic planning process that lasted almost three years. We completed it at the end of ’08. That’sx when we went from NAIOoP being an acronym to beinga name.
We are now NAIOl The Commercial Real EstateDevelopment Association. The reasohn was that this organization has been around sincethe ’70s and many of us members startedx our careers doing purely industrial or purely officde development. But we have transformesd over the years, and memberx not only do industrial and but retail, medical office, multi-housing, hotels and major mixed-use or multi-use urban projects. So we changed who we are to reflecft the change in our membership and the developmente they areworking on. What are the key issueds facingthe organization?
One thing that’a important to our members — beyond the financial stress of the currenr capital markets — is implementing sustainable development in theird projects.
Howe is the 2009 chairman of NAIOP’sd executive committee. He joined the Herndon, Va.-based tradw organization in 1997 and servew on the Industry Trends Task Force and as a governorf for the NAIOP Researchb Foundation and member of the Office Development IINationa Forum. NAIOP has 57 chapterws in the United Statesand Canada, with abou t 18,000 members. Howe recently spoke about the organization’s direction, and his role. What's behindr the name change? We went through a rebrandingf strategic planning process that lasted almost three years. We completed it at the end of ’08. That’sx when we went from NAIOoP being an acronym to beinga name.
We are now NAIOl The Commercial Real EstateDevelopment Association. The reasohn was that this organization has been around sincethe ’70s and many of us members startedx our careers doing purely industrial or purely officde development. But we have transformesd over the years, and memberx not only do industrial and but retail, medical office, multi-housing, hotels and major mixed-use or multi-use urban projects. So we changed who we are to reflecft the change in our membership and the developmente they areworking on. What are the key issueds facingthe organization?
One thing that’a important to our members — beyond the financial stress of the currenr capital markets — is implementing sustainable development in theird projects.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Shaiman, Wittman React to SMASH Emmy Nomination - Broadway World
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Playbill.com | Shaiman, Wittman React to SMASH Emmy Nomination Broadway World Broadway's Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who co-write the music for NBC's hit musical drama SMASH, reacted to this morning's news that they received an Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song 'Let Me Be Your ... Uma Th urman's "Smash" Turn Is Emmy-Nominated, So Is Choreography and ... |
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
TxDOT scraps Trans-Texas Corridor - Houston Business Journal:
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If maintained in its curreng form, the Trans-Texas Corridor would have significantly changed the functions of Interstates 35 and 69 by creatinf transportation corridors that woulds have sustained multiple modes of The original plan proposed a corridor that wouled havebeen 1,200 feet in TxDOT said Tuesday that because of citizenb input the agency is now unveiling the Innovative Connectivity in Texas/Vision 2009 proposal -- a campaign that will focus on altering the widtbh of the Trans-Texas Corridor development, while also paying attention to citizen and communithy groups that have voiced concerns over whether the original project addressed the real needs of communities surrounding the corridotr project.
In a press TxDOT said Tuesday, “The original vision for the TTC, outlined in Crossroads of theAmericad Trans-Texas Corridor Plan, called for a corridor of up to 1,200o feet in width that would allo w for several modes of transportation in addition to utility transmissiobn facilities. Since the concept was publicluy introducedin 2002, communities alongg the TTC-35 and I-69/TTC study areaz have frequently voiced concerns over the corridor and viewed the idea as a one-size-fits-all-concept, inappropriate for a statee as diverse as Going forward, TxDOT says it will develolp plans for communities in each corridot segment that include the appropriatw transportation outlets -- whether that includes railwau considerations, freight lines or commuter rails, TxDOfT said.
“Major corridor projects will now be comprise d of several small segments closer to 600 feet wide and will no longed be calledthe Trans-Texas Corridor,” TxDOT said in a statement. the department will use the highway number originallyh associated witheach segment, such as I-69, SH 130 and Loop Click to read more from TxDOT.
If maintained in its curreng form, the Trans-Texas Corridor would have significantly changed the functions of Interstates 35 and 69 by creatinf transportation corridors that woulds have sustained multiple modes of The original plan proposed a corridor that wouled havebeen 1,200 feet in TxDOT said Tuesday that because of citizenb input the agency is now unveiling the Innovative Connectivity in Texas/Vision 2009 proposal -- a campaign that will focus on altering the widtbh of the Trans-Texas Corridor development, while also paying attention to citizen and communithy groups that have voiced concerns over whether the original project addressed the real needs of communities surrounding the corridotr project.
In a press TxDOT said Tuesday, “The original vision for the TTC, outlined in Crossroads of theAmericad Trans-Texas Corridor Plan, called for a corridor of up to 1,200o feet in width that would allo w for several modes of transportation in addition to utility transmissiobn facilities. Since the concept was publicluy introducedin 2002, communities alongg the TTC-35 and I-69/TTC study areaz have frequently voiced concerns over the corridor and viewed the idea as a one-size-fits-all-concept, inappropriate for a statee as diverse as Going forward, TxDOT says it will develolp plans for communities in each corridot segment that include the appropriatw transportation outlets -- whether that includes railwau considerations, freight lines or commuter rails, TxDOfT said.
“Major corridor projects will now be comprise d of several small segments closer to 600 feet wide and will no longed be calledthe Trans-Texas Corridor,” TxDOT said in a statement. the department will use the highway number originallyh associated witheach segment, such as I-69, SH 130 and Loop Click to read more from TxDOT.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Getting your act together helps speed proposal choice - St. Louis Business Journal:
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“Building a parking garage is differentt than anoperating room,” said Steve vice president of planning, desigm and construction for . “Whether you’rd building an office building or an additionh toa warehouse, call around and find people with experience in that area.” Also identify firms that have done projectd of the dollar value you’re considering, he said. Fine-tune your information by checkint references for work on similar the number of change orders and how theywere handled, any litigationm or liens on a project, if there were any failed and the prospective engineering service safety record, Cockerham In issuing an RFP (request for always get at least threes bids and make sure they’re basesd on the same scopde of work, said Steven Lechner, president of , whicu develops residential and commercial property.
Cockerhamk pointed out that the bids shouldbe “all in the same ballpark” if you’ve outlinedd the scope of work correctly. “If one is way beloe everyone else, that’s a red Adequately defining the scope of the project at the beginning will avoids disputeslater on, Lechner said. The details in a projecyt can be so cumbersome you might consider hiring an engineer to define the scopd of servicebefore bidding, he said. “Don’ty wait until the last minute to getengineeringh done, and make sure the engineer has adequate time,” Lechne said.
“An engineer can educate you up Lechner said to askabout firms’ previouas experience in the municipality where your work is “All municipalities have different subdivision and zoninh ordinances,” he said. Some engineering firms offer core expertise in one suchas civil, electrical or mechanical engineering, while othersa are multidisciplinary. “Ask if an engineering firm has access to other disciplinesand services,” Lechnee said. Specialized services might includetest boring, a soils and archeological or environmental reports.
While not mandatory, likes to use firme with multidisciplinary capabilities, said Ross Hutsel, director of facilitie s engineering. He usually oversees projects involvinhg retailgrocery space, but for a recent office remodel, the grocer lookedd for new service providers. Alloe time to research new firms and issu requests forinformation (RFI), he said. An RFI coulcd take a couple of months in additiob to anRFP process, which might take two to four weeks if you’v done your homework up Hutsel said.
“We ask them to provided a minimum of three references we can talk to that the firm has workeds with in the lastthree years,” he Ask a bidder which professionals will be assigner to your project, and make sure they have the necessaryt credentials for your such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and ) Be sure you’re comfortable with the engineeriny professionals you’ll be working with and feel you have two-wa y communication.
“Building a parking garage is differentt than anoperating room,” said Steve vice president of planning, desigm and construction for . “Whether you’rd building an office building or an additionh toa warehouse, call around and find people with experience in that area.” Also identify firms that have done projectd of the dollar value you’re considering, he said. Fine-tune your information by checkint references for work on similar the number of change orders and how theywere handled, any litigationm or liens on a project, if there were any failed and the prospective engineering service safety record, Cockerham In issuing an RFP (request for always get at least threes bids and make sure they’re basesd on the same scopde of work, said Steven Lechner, president of , whicu develops residential and commercial property.
Cockerhamk pointed out that the bids shouldbe “all in the same ballpark” if you’ve outlinedd the scope of work correctly. “If one is way beloe everyone else, that’s a red Adequately defining the scope of the project at the beginning will avoids disputeslater on, Lechner said. The details in a projecyt can be so cumbersome you might consider hiring an engineer to define the scopd of servicebefore bidding, he said. “Don’ty wait until the last minute to getengineeringh done, and make sure the engineer has adequate time,” Lechne said.
“An engineer can educate you up Lechner said to askabout firms’ previouas experience in the municipality where your work is “All municipalities have different subdivision and zoninh ordinances,” he said. Some engineering firms offer core expertise in one suchas civil, electrical or mechanical engineering, while othersa are multidisciplinary. “Ask if an engineering firm has access to other disciplinesand services,” Lechnee said. Specialized services might includetest boring, a soils and archeological or environmental reports.
While not mandatory, likes to use firme with multidisciplinary capabilities, said Ross Hutsel, director of facilitie s engineering. He usually oversees projects involvinhg retailgrocery space, but for a recent office remodel, the grocer lookedd for new service providers. Alloe time to research new firms and issu requests forinformation (RFI), he said. An RFI coulcd take a couple of months in additiob to anRFP process, which might take two to four weeks if you’v done your homework up Hutsel said.
“We ask them to provided a minimum of three references we can talk to that the firm has workeds with in the lastthree years,” he Ask a bidder which professionals will be assigner to your project, and make sure they have the necessaryt credentials for your such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and ) Be sure you’re comfortable with the engineeriny professionals you’ll be working with and feel you have two-wa y communication.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Longshoreman gets jail term in pay scheme - Boston Business Journal:
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Suffolk Superior Court Judge Margaret Hinklr sentencedHugh O’Donnell, 51, to 18 monthx in the House of Correction on one countt of fraud in the procurement of government O’Donnell of Wakefield was indicted in Augusyt 2006 along with 20 otherd defendants following an investigation into payroll fraud schemesd involving longshoremen who load and unload container ships at ’w ( ) Conley Terminal in South The Attorney General’s Office began its investigatiojn in April 2005, after concerns were raised that longshoremebn were placing young children on the payroll at the State Police and financial investigators assigned to the Attorney General’s Office uncovered widespread instances where longshoremeh were participating in schemes to defraud Massport and othef marine shipping businesses operating at the port.
As the yard boss on the Masspory docks, O’Donnell was the senior longshoreman on the land side of ConleytTerminal operations. He had oversightf of all yard operations and was responsible for completing time sheetzs for the unionyard labor. On June 24, he pleaded guiltyy to manipulating time sheet entries in order to qualify longshoremen for employee benefits they wouldf not haveotherwise received. O’Donnelp admitted that he fraudulently credited 13 longshoremen with hourds they did not work in the fiscalyearws 2003, 2004 and 2005.
As a result of the fraudulent transferringof hours, over $100,0000 in benefits were distributed to longshoremen who were not entitledx to these benefits. Judge Hinkle also sentenced O’Donnell to one year in the House of with the sentence suspended for two on charges that included larceny and filing fals entries incorporate books.
Suffolk Superior Court Judge Margaret Hinklr sentencedHugh O’Donnell, 51, to 18 monthx in the House of Correction on one countt of fraud in the procurement of government O’Donnell of Wakefield was indicted in Augusyt 2006 along with 20 otherd defendants following an investigation into payroll fraud schemesd involving longshoremen who load and unload container ships at ’w ( ) Conley Terminal in South The Attorney General’s Office began its investigatiojn in April 2005, after concerns were raised that longshoremebn were placing young children on the payroll at the State Police and financial investigators assigned to the Attorney General’s Office uncovered widespread instances where longshoremeh were participating in schemes to defraud Massport and othef marine shipping businesses operating at the port.
As the yard boss on the Masspory docks, O’Donnell was the senior longshoreman on the land side of ConleytTerminal operations. He had oversightf of all yard operations and was responsible for completing time sheetzs for the unionyard labor. On June 24, he pleaded guiltyy to manipulating time sheet entries in order to qualify longshoremen for employee benefits they wouldf not haveotherwise received. O’Donnelp admitted that he fraudulently credited 13 longshoremen with hourds they did not work in the fiscalyearws 2003, 2004 and 2005.
As a result of the fraudulent transferringof hours, over $100,0000 in benefits were distributed to longshoremen who were not entitledx to these benefits. Judge Hinkle also sentenced O’Donnell to one year in the House of with the sentence suspended for two on charges that included larceny and filing fals entries incorporate books.
Friday, July 13, 2012
FTC: No answer to high Buffalo gas prices - Denver Business Journal:
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The probe was called for by Rep. Brian D-Buffalo, and Sen. Charles Schumer afteer retail gas prices at area statione last fall ranked among the highest in the At thesame time, prices in most other U.S. metropolitan areas were declining faster along with the priceof oil. In a letter sent May 13 by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowit zto Higgins, the agency said aftef a careful and extensive investigation, regulators coulxd not find any evidence of illegal activity in gasolinwe markets in any of the affected The agency monitored prices in Buffalo, Rochester and Burlington, Vt.
“To the contrary, stafdf found evidence suggesting that it is unlikelty that illegal conduct caused thoseprice levels, although stafd was unable to identify precise reasons why retail gas pricee in Western New York did not fall as quicklyy as prices in other Northeast Leibowitz wrote. What the agencyh did note was that after Higgins released an reporton Dec. 4, 2008 citing Jamestown and the Buffalo-Niagarq regions among the top 5 most forgasoline retailers, the prices for unleaded gas decreasefd from an average of $2.25 to $1.8 by the end of 2009. In mid-Novembere of last year, the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in the Buffalp areawas $2.
66 compared to the statewidew average of $2.53 and the national averagew of $2.15. New York state has the third-highes t taxes on fuel in the U.S., according to the variouws sources, trailing only California and The investigation said it analyzed prices overa 10-year period for Buffalo, Rochester, Jamestowmn and Burlington, using Albany as a baseline. The FTC did note that pricesa in the four cities were significantly highetr than thosein Albany. From there, FTC stafferw looked at potential supply disruptions but again couldf not find any marketr conditions to explain theprice differences.
Additionally, the attorney generalsx from both New York statr and Vermont checked on potentia illegal behavior by gasoline operators but did not find any Investigators also looked to see if there was the possibility of collusion but saidthat “ift would have been very difficult to establish and maintain effective collusived agreement to raise retail prices in Buffalo throughoutf the fall of last year.” Higgins intends to rais public awareness to the issue and has co-sponsored a bill pushinfg for passage of price-gouging legislation as well as federalp law to stop speculationn in the oil market that may trigger highe r gasoline costs.
“While we mightf not have proof of illegal activity or a cleard definition of why our pricez wereso high, what is cleae is retailers were acting in bad faith through some type of impliciyt collusion and retailers and consumers shoulr know that we were watching then and are watching now and will continue to work to make sure this doesn’ft happen again,” said Higgins in respons to the investigation. As of Friday, the AAA dailyu fuel gauge report said the average cost per gallonj of unleaded fuel in the Buffaloo areawas $2.40, up from $2.1u7 a month ago. Those current prices, were the same as Albany and 3 cents belowstatewider average.
The probe was called for by Rep. Brian D-Buffalo, and Sen. Charles Schumer afteer retail gas prices at area statione last fall ranked among the highest in the At thesame time, prices in most other U.S. metropolitan areas were declining faster along with the priceof oil. In a letter sent May 13 by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowit zto Higgins, the agency said aftef a careful and extensive investigation, regulators coulxd not find any evidence of illegal activity in gasolinwe markets in any of the affected The agency monitored prices in Buffalo, Rochester and Burlington, Vt.
“To the contrary, stafdf found evidence suggesting that it is unlikelty that illegal conduct caused thoseprice levels, although stafd was unable to identify precise reasons why retail gas pricee in Western New York did not fall as quicklyy as prices in other Northeast Leibowitz wrote. What the agencyh did note was that after Higgins released an reporton Dec. 4, 2008 citing Jamestown and the Buffalo-Niagarq regions among the top 5 most forgasoline retailers, the prices for unleaded gas decreasefd from an average of $2.25 to $1.8 by the end of 2009. In mid-Novembere of last year, the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in the Buffalp areawas $2.
66 compared to the statewidew average of $2.53 and the national averagew of $2.15. New York state has the third-highes t taxes on fuel in the U.S., according to the variouws sources, trailing only California and The investigation said it analyzed prices overa 10-year period for Buffalo, Rochester, Jamestowmn and Burlington, using Albany as a baseline. The FTC did note that pricesa in the four cities were significantly highetr than thosein Albany. From there, FTC stafferw looked at potential supply disruptions but again couldf not find any marketr conditions to explain theprice differences.
Additionally, the attorney generalsx from both New York statr and Vermont checked on potentia illegal behavior by gasoline operators but did not find any Investigators also looked to see if there was the possibility of collusion but saidthat “ift would have been very difficult to establish and maintain effective collusived agreement to raise retail prices in Buffalo throughoutf the fall of last year.” Higgins intends to rais public awareness to the issue and has co-sponsored a bill pushinfg for passage of price-gouging legislation as well as federalp law to stop speculationn in the oil market that may trigger highe r gasoline costs.
“While we mightf not have proof of illegal activity or a cleard definition of why our pricez wereso high, what is cleae is retailers were acting in bad faith through some type of impliciyt collusion and retailers and consumers shoulr know that we were watching then and are watching now and will continue to work to make sure this doesn’ft happen again,” said Higgins in respons to the investigation. As of Friday, the AAA dailyu fuel gauge report said the average cost per gallonj of unleaded fuel in the Buffaloo areawas $2.40, up from $2.1u7 a month ago. Those current prices, were the same as Albany and 3 cents belowstatewider average.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Olympic Profile: Volleyball Player Logan Tom in Search of Olympic Gold - Yahoo! Sports
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Olympic Profile: Volleyball Player Logan Tom in Search of Olympic Gold Yahoo! Sports From Yahoo! Sports: In 2008, Logan Tom came home from the Olympic Games with a silver medal. In 2012, the Team USA volleyball outside hitter wants to bring home gold, as an Olympic gold medal is one of the few things missing from Tom's long and ... |
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Christie Shouts at a Constituent - New York Times (blog)
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Christie Shouts at a Constituent New York Times (blog) Gov. Chris Christie, apparently upset when a passer-by criticized his education policies, made comments including, "You're a real big shot shooting your mouth off!" |
Monday, July 9, 2012
Special ratings: Administrative efficiency - Business First of Buffalo:
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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identifgy districts that have tight budgets andlean Formula: Each district is assessed in threer areas: (1) spending per pupil, (2) ratio of pupile per administrative staffer, and (3) shar e of budget devoted to debt The best scores go to districts with low high pupil-staffer ratios, and small amountzs of debt service. Note: Administrative efficiencuy is not the same asthe cost-effectivenesa rankings that will be releasedc later this week. This categorh reflects fiscal prudence, regardlessd of outcome. Cost-effectiveness links academic performanceand spending.
Districts are ranked on a five-star scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to least efficient (one Each district’s administrative efficiency rating is included in its profile in the printex version ofBusiness First’s 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Schools. Leader: Frontier has the leanes t administration in WesternNew York, with one staffetr for every 358.7 (The regional average is one per And debt service takes only 3.2 percengt of Frontier’s budget. • 1. Frontier • 2. Lancaster • 3. Letchwortj • 4. North Tonawanda • 5. West Seneca 6. Williamsville • 7. Portville • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvale 9. Clarence • 10.
Iroquois • 11. Orchared Park • 12. East Aurora • 13. Lockport • 14. Forestvillr • 15. Hamburg • 16. Albion • 17. Grand Islanx • 18. Lewiston-Porter • 19. Pembroke • 20. Amhersf • 21. Kenmore-Tonawanda • 22. Eden • 23. Cheektowaga 24. Cheektowaga-Sloan • 25. Depeq • 26. Frewsburg • 27. Starpoint 28. Holley • 29. Springville-Griffith Institute 30. Sherman • 31. Falconer 32. Olean • 33. Yorkshire-Pioneer • 34. Kendal l • 35. Niagara-Wheatfield • 36. Royalton-Hartland • 37. Cassadagaw Valley • 38. Holland • 39. Belfast 40. Fillmore • 41.
Cattaraugus-Littlde Valley • 42. Lackawanna • 43. Gowanda • 44. Bemus Poing • 45. Tonawanda • 46. LeRoy 47. Alden • 48. Newfane 49. Wyoming • 50. Oakfield-Alabama • 51. Dunkirk • 52. Wilson • 53. Silver Creek • 54. Jamestow • 55. Medina • 56. Westfield 57. Buffalo • 58. Allegany-Limestone 59. Akron • 60. Alfred-Almondf • 61. Lyndonville • 62. Niagar Falls • 63. Ellicottville 64. Hinsdale • 65. Barkere • 66. Byron-Bergen • 67. Alexander • 68. Randolpj • 69. Southwestern • 70. Evans-Branr • 71. Cleveland Hill • 72. Attica • 73. Sweet Home 74.
Fredonia • 75. Cuba-Rushford 76. Franklinville • 77. Batavia 78. Perry • 79. North Collinsd • 80. Panama • 81. Wellsville • 82. Pine Valley 83. Pavilion • 84. Elba • 85. Whitesviller • 86. Genesee Valley • 87. Canaseraga • 88. Salamancaa • 89. West Valley • 90. Andovedr • 91. Warsaw • 92. Scio 93. Friendship • 94. Brocton • 95. Ripley 96. Clymer • 97. Bolivar-Richburgg • 98.
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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identifgy districts that have tight budgets andlean Formula: Each district is assessed in threer areas: (1) spending per pupil, (2) ratio of pupile per administrative staffer, and (3) shar e of budget devoted to debt The best scores go to districts with low high pupil-staffer ratios, and small amountzs of debt service. Note: Administrative efficiencuy is not the same asthe cost-effectivenesa rankings that will be releasedc later this week. This categorh reflects fiscal prudence, regardlessd of outcome. Cost-effectiveness links academic performanceand spending.
Districts are ranked on a five-star scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to least efficient (one Each district’s administrative efficiency rating is included in its profile in the printex version ofBusiness First’s 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Schools. Leader: Frontier has the leanes t administration in WesternNew York, with one staffetr for every 358.7 (The regional average is one per And debt service takes only 3.2 percengt of Frontier’s budget. • 1. Frontier • 2. Lancaster • 3. Letchwortj • 4. North Tonawanda • 5. West Seneca 6. Williamsville • 7. Portville • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvale 9. Clarence • 10.
Iroquois • 11. Orchared Park • 12. East Aurora • 13. Lockport • 14. Forestvillr • 15. Hamburg • 16. Albion • 17. Grand Islanx • 18. Lewiston-Porter • 19. Pembroke • 20. Amhersf • 21. Kenmore-Tonawanda • 22. Eden • 23. Cheektowaga 24. Cheektowaga-Sloan • 25. Depeq • 26. Frewsburg • 27. Starpoint 28. Holley • 29. Springville-Griffith Institute 30. Sherman • 31. Falconer 32. Olean • 33. Yorkshire-Pioneer • 34. Kendal l • 35. Niagara-Wheatfield • 36. Royalton-Hartland • 37. Cassadagaw Valley • 38. Holland • 39. Belfast 40. Fillmore • 41.
Cattaraugus-Littlde Valley • 42. Lackawanna • 43. Gowanda • 44. Bemus Poing • 45. Tonawanda • 46. LeRoy 47. Alden • 48. Newfane 49. Wyoming • 50. Oakfield-Alabama • 51. Dunkirk • 52. Wilson • 53. Silver Creek • 54. Jamestow • 55. Medina • 56. Westfield 57. Buffalo • 58. Allegany-Limestone 59. Akron • 60. Alfred-Almondf • 61. Lyndonville • 62. Niagar Falls • 63. Ellicottville 64. Hinsdale • 65. Barkere • 66. Byron-Bergen • 67. Alexander • 68. Randolpj • 69. Southwestern • 70. Evans-Branr • 71. Cleveland Hill • 72. Attica • 73. Sweet Home 74.
Fredonia • 75. Cuba-Rushford 76. Franklinville • 77. Batavia 78. Perry • 79. North Collinsd • 80. Panama • 81. Wellsville • 82. Pine Valley 83. Pavilion • 84. Elba • 85. Whitesviller • 86. Genesee Valley • 87. Canaseraga • 88. Salamancaa • 89. West Valley • 90. Andovedr • 91. Warsaw • 92. Scio 93. Friendship • 94. Brocton • 95. Ripley 96. Clymer • 97. Bolivar-Richburgg • 98.
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Catch the Wind secures $18.8M - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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million in a private placement financing to help push more sales of its new wind sensodrfor turbines. Manassas-based Catch the which trades on the Toronto Venture soldroughly 16.7 million shares at a price of Canadiam $1.30 apiece in what it hopeas to be its last major equity financing before generating enoughg revenue from its laser wind-sensing Vindicator, to pay for operations. Companyt officials also participated in the investment along withinstitutional investors, bringingh its total equity fundraising to date to nearl $35 million. , Researchb Capital Corp. and Canaccorrd Capital Corp.
served as placement agentes for this latest fundraising in return for 6 percenyt of the gross proceeds and additionalpstock options. Spun off last year from LLC, a fibee optics laser company that still shares the sameheadquarterse space, Catch the Wind has been developing similar technologgy that senses when wind is helping reorient a turbine to capture that wind befores it passes. Most wind turbines can realign its bladezs only after it feels so they’re often too late to actually benefitg from gusts, company officials said.
“Before, it was the horse-and-bugguy approach to measuring saidPhil Rogers, who founded Optical Air Data Systems nearluy 20 years ago with his wife before leavingb recently to serve as CEO for Catch the “Think about increasing the gas mileage of your he said. “You’ve already boughy your car. But if I can sell you something that doublesz the gas mileage ofyour car, you woulf save more money.” He estimates the Vindicatord can capture 10 percent to 30 percent more wind for turbines, which in turn helps generatr more clean electricity and ultimately revenure for their operators.
Catch the Wind recently sold its firsf unitto , a Canadian environmental monitoring equipment maker, while starting its firsr two-month field test with the Nebraskaa Public Power District on its largest wind farm with 36 wind The local company, whicyh said it’s also talking to federal agencies, hopes to use that trial’w results later this summer to market to othef wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm With six full-time employees, Catch the Wind expects to at leastr double that count by the end of this The company, which had $5.5 million in cash and equivalentss on hand as of March 31, is also considering whether to list itself on an Americanj exchange later this year.
“We aspire to Rogers said. “I just can’t say when.”
million in a private placement financing to help push more sales of its new wind sensodrfor turbines. Manassas-based Catch the which trades on the Toronto Venture soldroughly 16.7 million shares at a price of Canadiam $1.30 apiece in what it hopeas to be its last major equity financing before generating enoughg revenue from its laser wind-sensing Vindicator, to pay for operations. Companyt officials also participated in the investment along withinstitutional investors, bringingh its total equity fundraising to date to nearl $35 million. , Researchb Capital Corp. and Canaccorrd Capital Corp.
served as placement agentes for this latest fundraising in return for 6 percenyt of the gross proceeds and additionalpstock options. Spun off last year from LLC, a fibee optics laser company that still shares the sameheadquarterse space, Catch the Wind has been developing similar technologgy that senses when wind is helping reorient a turbine to capture that wind befores it passes. Most wind turbines can realign its bladezs only after it feels so they’re often too late to actually benefitg from gusts, company officials said.
“Before, it was the horse-and-bugguy approach to measuring saidPhil Rogers, who founded Optical Air Data Systems nearluy 20 years ago with his wife before leavingb recently to serve as CEO for Catch the “Think about increasing the gas mileage of your he said. “You’ve already boughy your car. But if I can sell you something that doublesz the gas mileage ofyour car, you woulf save more money.” He estimates the Vindicatord can capture 10 percent to 30 percent more wind for turbines, which in turn helps generatr more clean electricity and ultimately revenure for their operators.
Catch the Wind recently sold its firsf unitto , a Canadian environmental monitoring equipment maker, while starting its firsr two-month field test with the Nebraskaa Public Power District on its largest wind farm with 36 wind The local company, whicyh said it’s also talking to federal agencies, hopes to use that trial’w results later this summer to market to othef wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm With six full-time employees, Catch the Wind expects to at leastr double that count by the end of this The company, which had $5.5 million in cash and equivalentss on hand as of March 31, is also considering whether to list itself on an Americanj exchange later this year.
“We aspire to Rogers said. “I just can’t say when.”
Friday, July 6, 2012
Franchot: Financial questions on State Center project will require vigilance - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Franchot, who joined Gov. Martin O’Malley and Treasurer Nanc y Kopp onthe state’s Board of Public Workws in voting for the $1.4 billion State Centert redevelopment project Wednesday afternoon, said he does not know enougg about the project’s costs to the state or whetherf the project is even practical given the nationwidse credit crunch. “I believe the projecg has a lot of promise and is deserving of Franchot said in a telephoneinterview Wednesday. “I voted for it, but am going to continur to be vigilant about the fisca l exposure tothe state.
” The deal involvews the state leasing its midtown Baltimors office complex to a private development which would then redevelolp the property into a mix of shops and homes. The state would then leasee back a majority ofthe project’es 2 million square feet of office spacr for use by its various stat e agencies. But the terms of the deal have not been hammeredcout yet, as Franchot and the Board of Public Works voted Wednesdagy only on a master developmenyt agreement. With that agreement in the development team will now create designs for its planned buildings and come back to the statee for approval on morespecific designs, and lease terms.
The development which includes national housing deveoper Baron & Salazar, would borrow $888 million to financed its work, according to the Department of Legislative The state would issue another $338 million in State and federal tax credit programs would pick up anotherf $234 million in project with the remainder of the project’e costs being contributed directly by the developersw or other investors. Franchot said that scenario raises several including the ability for the state or the developerw to borrow money in the midst of the nationwidedcredit crunch.
He said he’s also concernef about the state’s abilitty to negotiate fair lease termes with the developers given they would both be heavily investefd in making sure the projectis “The problem is that the credit markets are bone Franchot said. “Obviously this is a long-termj project, but I’m not confident that the privatee sector will finance this in a way that the statw canafford it.
” In addition, Franchot said he isn’r sure why the state would make the project a priorit y above other pressing needs such as new college dormitoriesx or other state-funded construction
Franchot, who joined Gov. Martin O’Malley and Treasurer Nanc y Kopp onthe state’s Board of Public Workws in voting for the $1.4 billion State Centert redevelopment project Wednesday afternoon, said he does not know enougg about the project’s costs to the state or whetherf the project is even practical given the nationwidse credit crunch. “I believe the projecg has a lot of promise and is deserving of Franchot said in a telephoneinterview Wednesday. “I voted for it, but am going to continur to be vigilant about the fisca l exposure tothe state.
” The deal involvews the state leasing its midtown Baltimors office complex to a private development which would then redevelolp the property into a mix of shops and homes. The state would then leasee back a majority ofthe project’es 2 million square feet of office spacr for use by its various stat e agencies. But the terms of the deal have not been hammeredcout yet, as Franchot and the Board of Public Works voted Wednesdagy only on a master developmenyt agreement. With that agreement in the development team will now create designs for its planned buildings and come back to the statee for approval on morespecific designs, and lease terms.
The development which includes national housing deveoper Baron & Salazar, would borrow $888 million to financed its work, according to the Department of Legislative The state would issue another $338 million in State and federal tax credit programs would pick up anotherf $234 million in project with the remainder of the project’e costs being contributed directly by the developersw or other investors. Franchot said that scenario raises several including the ability for the state or the developerw to borrow money in the midst of the nationwidedcredit crunch.
He said he’s also concernef about the state’s abilitty to negotiate fair lease termes with the developers given they would both be heavily investefd in making sure the projectis “The problem is that the credit markets are bone Franchot said. “Obviously this is a long-termj project, but I’m not confident that the privatee sector will finance this in a way that the statw canafford it.
” In addition, Franchot said he isn’r sure why the state would make the project a priorit y above other pressing needs such as new college dormitoriesx or other state-funded construction
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Voyager Targets Struggling High School Readers with New Level of Passport Reading Journeys
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Aligned to state standards and incorporatingg recommendations of Reading Next and Academic Literach Instructionfor Adolescents, Passport Reading Journeys III provide effective literacy instruction in comprehension, vocabulary, and writing througjh exciting content. Like the othedr levels in the Passport Reading Journeys students are takenthrough two-week Expeditionsw related to high-interest topics such as graphicc arts, fashion, music trends, science fictionb and the Internet. Students stay engagede in learning with the new onlines vocabulary componentcalled VocabJourney(TM), which allows students easy access to independenf reading practice 24/7.
Adaptive and interactive, VocabJourney, focuses on increasin g academic vocabulary, vocabulary for ELL students through multiple exposures and comprehension. VocabJourney provides additional studengt support for independent reading througbhLive Ink, a cutting edge feature that helpss students read more comfortably and effectively. Teacherxs can regularly monitor student progressthrough built-in benchmarko assessments that ensure students show continual improvement: Readin Benchmark Assessment powered by the Lexile Semester Exams and VocabJournegy Progress Reports.
Teachers enter assessment informationinto VPORT(R), Voyager's data managementt system, at which point they can access instant reports illustratinb each student's learning growth to assist with the development of District administrators can also view real-time data at the student, classroom, or district level to inforjm decision-making. Through their ongoing partnership with Voyager Expanded teachers alsoreceive year-lonbg service and support with a plan customized to meet districtt needs.
Voyager Expanded Learningh provides core, intervention, and supplementaol reading programs, as well as math interventionb and ongoing professional development programs, for school districts throughout the United States. Founderd in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time readinhg and basic skillsintervention programs, as well as large-scale readinh and math programs, to more than 1,000 schoopl districts in cities such as Buffalo, Miami; New York City; Richmond, Va.; El Texas; and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improvexd student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc. is a business unit of Voyageer LearningCompany (OTC: VLCY.PK) and base in Dallas, Texas.
For more information, please visit or call 1-888-399-1995.
Aligned to state standards and incorporatingg recommendations of Reading Next and Academic Literach Instructionfor Adolescents, Passport Reading Journeys III provide effective literacy instruction in comprehension, vocabulary, and writing througjh exciting content. Like the othedr levels in the Passport Reading Journeys students are takenthrough two-week Expeditionsw related to high-interest topics such as graphicc arts, fashion, music trends, science fictionb and the Internet. Students stay engagede in learning with the new onlines vocabulary componentcalled VocabJourney(TM), which allows students easy access to independenf reading practice 24/7.
Adaptive and interactive, VocabJourney, focuses on increasin g academic vocabulary, vocabulary for ELL students through multiple exposures and comprehension. VocabJourney provides additional studengt support for independent reading througbhLive Ink, a cutting edge feature that helpss students read more comfortably and effectively. Teacherxs can regularly monitor student progressthrough built-in benchmarko assessments that ensure students show continual improvement: Readin Benchmark Assessment powered by the Lexile Semester Exams and VocabJournegy Progress Reports.
Teachers enter assessment informationinto VPORT(R), Voyager's data managementt system, at which point they can access instant reports illustratinb each student's learning growth to assist with the development of District administrators can also view real-time data at the student, classroom, or district level to inforjm decision-making. Through their ongoing partnership with Voyager Expanded teachers alsoreceive year-lonbg service and support with a plan customized to meet districtt needs.
Voyager Expanded Learningh provides core, intervention, and supplementaol reading programs, as well as math interventionb and ongoing professional development programs, for school districts throughout the United States. Founderd in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time readinhg and basic skillsintervention programs, as well as large-scale readinh and math programs, to more than 1,000 schoopl districts in cities such as Buffalo, Miami; New York City; Richmond, Va.; El Texas; and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improvexd student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc. is a business unit of Voyageer LearningCompany (OTC: VLCY.PK) and base in Dallas, Texas.
For more information, please visit or call 1-888-399-1995.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Central Ohio loses driver behind massive convention at fairgrounds - Dayton Business Journal:
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Denny Hales, 63, died of a heary attack March 29in Zanesville. Hale was the long-time executive vice president of the and the drivinf force behind the annual at the State Forthe uninitiated, the Quartef Horse Congress is the region’s largest conventionm by a country mile, drawing 650,000 visitors each The economic impact from the three-weeko show for the region’ds hotels and businesses is estimated at more than $120 And for that, you can thank Hales, whosd leadership grew the event into the nation’sx largest single-breed horse show, said Ohio Quartee Horse Association President Skip “I think sometimes Ohio doesn’t realizee how fortunate it is to have this evengt in the state,” he “And Denny has taken this thing to the height that it Salome said the Quarter Horses Congress is the third-largest convention in the behind only the Democraticv and Republican presidential conventions.
Jim Franklin County’s economic developmengt and planning director, said Hales was a “terrificx person” who had been working to figurde out a way to expand the event in Centralk Ohio even as it outgreew facilities at the Ohio Expo The county and others are funding a feasibilitgy study for facilities at the Franklij County Fairgrounds that could accommodate Quarter HorseCongressa venues. “Outside of the horse world,” Schimmer said in an “I bet few people knew of his work and how many paychecksa he generated for the people ofCentral Ohio.
” Former Community banking is a closely knit business, and veteram banker Mark Kelly used that to his advantage when he landesd a job at Gahanna-based . Kelly, 59, stepped down as CEO of Columbus-basedf Insight Bank in but he wasn’t on the hunt for a new job for Wordof Kelly’s availability got to Heartlane President Scott McComb, who hired him as senior vice presideny of business development and support “Mark is well known in communith banking circles around Ohio,” McComb “We knew a good find when we saw one, so we startes talking to Mark to see if he’d be able to Kelly is no stranger to He has known Heartland’s chairman, Tiney McComb, since the when they served on the boare of a banking industry association together, he said.
“Ws kept running into each other,” Kellgy said. “Then when Scott found out I was lookinf for my nextcareer move, he reachexd out to me. “I told Scotyt we were going to Florida to see some and hesaid that’zs not too far from Tiney’es house, he’d love to see you,” Kelly “So I went down, and speny the morning and then had lunch with Tiney.” Not long he was on board. Cache of branches in Pa. goes to New York bank A big chunk of bankinv business in western Pennsylvania has been snatchexd up by a small bank in upstatsNew York, and not by any of the bigger Midwesterjn banks reported to have been interested. The $9.
3 billion-asset agreed to acquire $4.2 billion in deposits and 57 branches fromfor $54.t million. PNC was required by the to put the branchee on the market after PNC acquirecdon Dec. 31. A host of potential suitors for the branchesz had been identifiedby speculators, including and Columbus-based Huntington spokeswoman Jeri Grierr declined to comment on whether Huntingtonm made a bid. “But we’ve always said we’res interested in growing in thePittsburgh market,” she
Denny Hales, 63, died of a heary attack March 29in Zanesville. Hale was the long-time executive vice president of the and the drivinf force behind the annual at the State Forthe uninitiated, the Quartef Horse Congress is the region’s largest conventionm by a country mile, drawing 650,000 visitors each The economic impact from the three-weeko show for the region’ds hotels and businesses is estimated at more than $120 And for that, you can thank Hales, whosd leadership grew the event into the nation’sx largest single-breed horse show, said Ohio Quartee Horse Association President Skip “I think sometimes Ohio doesn’t realizee how fortunate it is to have this evengt in the state,” he “And Denny has taken this thing to the height that it Salome said the Quarter Horses Congress is the third-largest convention in the behind only the Democraticv and Republican presidential conventions.
Jim Franklin County’s economic developmengt and planning director, said Hales was a “terrificx person” who had been working to figurde out a way to expand the event in Centralk Ohio even as it outgreew facilities at the Ohio Expo The county and others are funding a feasibilitgy study for facilities at the Franklij County Fairgrounds that could accommodate Quarter HorseCongressa venues. “Outside of the horse world,” Schimmer said in an “I bet few people knew of his work and how many paychecksa he generated for the people ofCentral Ohio.
” Former Community banking is a closely knit business, and veteram banker Mark Kelly used that to his advantage when he landesd a job at Gahanna-based . Kelly, 59, stepped down as CEO of Columbus-basedf Insight Bank in but he wasn’t on the hunt for a new job for Wordof Kelly’s availability got to Heartlane President Scott McComb, who hired him as senior vice presideny of business development and support “Mark is well known in communith banking circles around Ohio,” McComb “We knew a good find when we saw one, so we startes talking to Mark to see if he’d be able to Kelly is no stranger to He has known Heartland’s chairman, Tiney McComb, since the when they served on the boare of a banking industry association together, he said.
“Ws kept running into each other,” Kellgy said. “Then when Scott found out I was lookinf for my nextcareer move, he reachexd out to me. “I told Scotyt we were going to Florida to see some and hesaid that’zs not too far from Tiney’es house, he’d love to see you,” Kelly “So I went down, and speny the morning and then had lunch with Tiney.” Not long he was on board. Cache of branches in Pa. goes to New York bank A big chunk of bankinv business in western Pennsylvania has been snatchexd up by a small bank in upstatsNew York, and not by any of the bigger Midwesterjn banks reported to have been interested. The $9.
3 billion-asset agreed to acquire $4.2 billion in deposits and 57 branches fromfor $54.t million. PNC was required by the to put the branchee on the market after PNC acquirecdon Dec. 31. A host of potential suitors for the branchesz had been identifiedby speculators, including and Columbus-based Huntington spokeswoman Jeri Grierr declined to comment on whether Huntingtonm made a bid. “But we’ve always said we’res interested in growing in thePittsburgh market,” she
Monday, July 2, 2012
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Fujitsu division staying in Silicon Valley - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Two representatives of Schwartz Communicationws told the Business Journal on Tuesday that the company wasexitingy Sunnyvale. Fujitsu Computer Products of Americs is a unit of Japanese electronics giantFujitsu Ltd. But Joel vice president of marketinhg for FujitsuComputer Products, said the statemeny was "completely false." "We are not leaving and we are not moviny anywhere," Hagberg said. A WARN notice, however, was filed with the statee Employment Development Department showing 54 worker will be laid off from Fujitsu Computer Products as ofJuly 1.
Hagberg acknowledged the WARN noticde but said 90 percent of employees inthe company'se hard disk drive division will transitionj to a new company followingf the purchase of that divisiohn by Toshiba Corp. He didn't say exactly where the new company will be located but said it will remaimn inSilicon Valley. Toshiba announcesd in January that it plannex toacquire Fujitsu's hard disk drive businesa in a deal that will make Toshiba a major player in the HDD market and let Fujitsju shed a money-losing business. Fujitsu Ltd.
has numerous companiez in several buildings on the Arques Avenue campus in which include Fujitsu Computer Products of America and Fujitsu On TuesdayRon Mitchell, senior vice presidenr of Fujitsu America -- which he calle d the “dominant subdivision” of its Japanesde parent -- said the Sunnyvale locatiom is strategically important. He described it as the “centerr of gravity” for not only its executives team but for a number of Fujitsu including Fujitsu’s R&D organization, data centetr operations and Fujitsu Management “That acquisition has impacted Mitchell said, referring to Fujitsu Computef Products of America.
the 16th largest employer in has been hammered by theeconomy "like every other company in the valley," said technology analysty Charles King of Pund-IT in Hayward. "They’re been going through some difficult times from a competitivw standpoint at the same time theirr parent corporation is goiny through somesevere changes," King Among the difficulties, King said, are the dissolutiomn of the agreement Fujitsu had with Siemens AG, whicjh Fujitsu president Kuniaki Nozoe described in March as an integratioh of that unit into Fujitsu as a growth "Going back a few yearse to the dotcom the lesson most large customers came away with was that it’sz smarter to deal with larger, well establishedc companies than what you mighgt classify as a marginal player," King said.
In addition, Santz Clara-based Sun Microsystems Inc.’s announcement that it is canceling its Rock chip project also may have thrown Fujitsuinto turmoil. Sun has been usingb Fujitsu chips while it developed its own product to compet against server chipsfrom Armonk, N.Y.-based International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. Mitchell said Sun’s announcementt is a positive onefor Fujitsu. “It puts more emphasis on the SPARCd chip that is the basis forthe platform,” Mitchell “It’s good news for Fujitsy globally.
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Two representatives of Schwartz Communicationws told the Business Journal on Tuesday that the company wasexitingy Sunnyvale. Fujitsu Computer Products of Americs is a unit of Japanese electronics giantFujitsu Ltd. But Joel vice president of marketinhg for FujitsuComputer Products, said the statemeny was "completely false." "We are not leaving and we are not moviny anywhere," Hagberg said. A WARN notice, however, was filed with the statee Employment Development Department showing 54 worker will be laid off from Fujitsu Computer Products as ofJuly 1.
Hagberg acknowledged the WARN noticde but said 90 percent of employees inthe company'se hard disk drive division will transitionj to a new company followingf the purchase of that divisiohn by Toshiba Corp. He didn't say exactly where the new company will be located but said it will remaimn inSilicon Valley. Toshiba announcesd in January that it plannex toacquire Fujitsu's hard disk drive businesa in a deal that will make Toshiba a major player in the HDD market and let Fujitsju shed a money-losing business. Fujitsu Ltd.
has numerous companiez in several buildings on the Arques Avenue campus in which include Fujitsu Computer Products of America and Fujitsu On TuesdayRon Mitchell, senior vice presidenr of Fujitsu America -- which he calle d the “dominant subdivision” of its Japanesde parent -- said the Sunnyvale locatiom is strategically important. He described it as the “centerr of gravity” for not only its executives team but for a number of Fujitsu including Fujitsu’s R&D organization, data centetr operations and Fujitsu Management “That acquisition has impacted Mitchell said, referring to Fujitsu Computef Products of America.
the 16th largest employer in has been hammered by theeconomy "like every other company in the valley," said technology analysty Charles King of Pund-IT in Hayward. "They’re been going through some difficult times from a competitivw standpoint at the same time theirr parent corporation is goiny through somesevere changes," King Among the difficulties, King said, are the dissolutiomn of the agreement Fujitsu had with Siemens AG, whicjh Fujitsu president Kuniaki Nozoe described in March as an integratioh of that unit into Fujitsu as a growth "Going back a few yearse to the dotcom the lesson most large customers came away with was that it’sz smarter to deal with larger, well establishedc companies than what you mighgt classify as a marginal player," King said.
In addition, Santz Clara-based Sun Microsystems Inc.’s announcement that it is canceling its Rock chip project also may have thrown Fujitsuinto turmoil. Sun has been usingb Fujitsu chips while it developed its own product to compet against server chipsfrom Armonk, N.Y.-based International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. Mitchell said Sun’s announcementt is a positive onefor Fujitsu. “It puts more emphasis on the SPARCd chip that is the basis forthe platform,” Mitchell “It’s good news for Fujitsy globally.
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