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Friday, August 31, 2012
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
PSC approves Wisconsin Power and Light purchase of Neenah facility - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The purchase replaces the output currentlyt obtained under a purchased powee agreementwith Calpine's RockGen Facility and is expected to occurd in June 2009 upon the expirationh of the RockGen purchasedx power agreement. The Neenah Generatingv Facility, which began operation in 2000, is owned by Alliant Energy a nonregulated affiliate of Wisconsin Powetrand Light. The utility subsidiary of Madison-based Alliant Energ y Corp. (NYSE: LNT), Wisconsin Power said it would purchase the Neenay facility forabout $95 million, pending federalp regulatory approval.
"This purchase represents the lowest-cosgt option to meet our long-term peaking power needs," said Barbarq Swan, president of Wisconsin Powerand Light. Alliant Energy also announced today that quarterly dividends on commo stock were declared by its board of The common stock dividendis $0.3500 per shares payable May 15, to shareholders of record on April 30. Dividends on common stock have been paid for 250 consecutiv e quarterssince 1946.
The purchase replaces the output currentlyt obtained under a purchased powee agreementwith Calpine's RockGen Facility and is expected to occurd in June 2009 upon the expirationh of the RockGen purchasedx power agreement. The Neenah Generatingv Facility, which began operation in 2000, is owned by Alliant Energy a nonregulated affiliate of Wisconsin Powetrand Light. The utility subsidiary of Madison-based Alliant Energ y Corp. (NYSE: LNT), Wisconsin Power said it would purchase the Neenay facility forabout $95 million, pending federalp regulatory approval.
"This purchase represents the lowest-cosgt option to meet our long-term peaking power needs," said Barbarq Swan, president of Wisconsin Powerand Light. Alliant Energy also announced today that quarterly dividends on commo stock were declared by its board of The common stock dividendis $0.3500 per shares payable May 15, to shareholders of record on April 30. Dividends on common stock have been paid for 250 consecutiv e quarterssince 1946.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
It's official: 15 General Motors dealers in Colorado to lose franchises - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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It was the first definitivew statement of exactly how many GM dealers in the statw were informed thay will lose their franchise agreementzin 2010. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association previously had estimated the number at 13 to 15 based on reportsfrom dealers. GM still is not releasingv the names ofthe 1,323 dealerd it plans to drop including the 15 in Colorado. The informationj came in a list released by the Houses Energy andCommerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and based on information provided by GM. Executivesa of GM and Chrysler, which plans to shed 14 Colorado dealers, testified before Congress abouyt their dealer plans Friday.
GM's car linez include Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Saab, Saturn and Hummer. It has some 6,000o dealerships nationwide. Letters sent in mid-May to GM dealere the company plannedto drop, a copy of which was obtainecd by the Denver Businesz Journal, said the automaker reviewed each of its sales volume, profitability, capitalization, locatiohn and facilities along with other "market patterns." . "Basedx on our review and current and foreseeable markeft conditions andyour dealership'sx historical performance, we do not see that GM can have a productive business relationship with [name of dealership] over the long said the letter, daterd May 14.
About 92 of Colorado's 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the statde autodealers group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchises later, GM has said.
It was the first definitivew statement of exactly how many GM dealers in the statw were informed thay will lose their franchise agreementzin 2010. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association previously had estimated the number at 13 to 15 based on reportsfrom dealers. GM still is not releasingv the names ofthe 1,323 dealerd it plans to drop including the 15 in Colorado. The informationj came in a list released by the Houses Energy andCommerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and based on information provided by GM. Executivesa of GM and Chrysler, which plans to shed 14 Colorado dealers, testified before Congress abouyt their dealer plans Friday.
GM's car linez include Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Saab, Saturn and Hummer. It has some 6,000o dealerships nationwide. Letters sent in mid-May to GM dealere the company plannedto drop, a copy of which was obtainecd by the Denver Businesz Journal, said the automaker reviewed each of its sales volume, profitability, capitalization, locatiohn and facilities along with other "market patterns." . "Basedx on our review and current and foreseeable markeft conditions andyour dealership'sx historical performance, we do not see that GM can have a productive business relationship with [name of dealership] over the long said the letter, daterd May 14.
About 92 of Colorado's 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the statde autodealers group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchises later, GM has said.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Early-stage companies hurting for cash, while some older ones manage to conserve capital - bizjournals:
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“We’re just very pleased with this and we expect that Yamatake will be a very positiv corporate partner in Manzer said. “It’s a bright spot for Tucson and all of The entire BioVigilant management team will remain in but will get additional humaj resources by conducting joiny projectswith Yamatake’s engineering and manufacturing Manzer said BioVigilant’s customer relationshi p with Yamatake was crucial for takinhg their partnership to the next level. “The sooner you establisb a major customer that paves the way for you and gives you Manzer said.
“I think at this point, we’re going to see very positivee reaction from the industry thatwe serve, because now they’re goiny to say we have the credibility of a $2.5 billionm company behind BioVigilant.” Jonah chairman and CEO of in Scottsdale, said he hasn’ty worried about gaining access to the capitalp markets for many years because his companyh is sitting on half a billion dollare in its treasury. Founded in Medicis had a record 2008. Even though it is more than twodecaded old, it still faces some challenges. Saleds have been down for the company’ Restylane product, a nonsurgical prescription dermal fillere for linesand wrinkles.
Shacknai acknowledged the Restylaner franchise has been soft because consumers are tightening theirr purse strings duringthe recession. “We have managexd expenses to compensate for the lost revenues inthat sector,” he He said the companies that survive are those whosd management and employees have the willpower and passionj to see things through. “It’as a time never to be proud (and) never be on a high horse,” Shacknaoi said.
“The CEO needs to be washinbg dishes with everyone else to realludemonstrate there’s a shareds commitment to the future, and everyone pitches
“We’re just very pleased with this and we expect that Yamatake will be a very positiv corporate partner in Manzer said. “It’s a bright spot for Tucson and all of The entire BioVigilant management team will remain in but will get additional humaj resources by conducting joiny projectswith Yamatake’s engineering and manufacturing Manzer said BioVigilant’s customer relationshi p with Yamatake was crucial for takinhg their partnership to the next level. “The sooner you establisb a major customer that paves the way for you and gives you Manzer said.
“I think at this point, we’re going to see very positivee reaction from the industry thatwe serve, because now they’re goiny to say we have the credibility of a $2.5 billionm company behind BioVigilant.” Jonah chairman and CEO of in Scottsdale, said he hasn’ty worried about gaining access to the capitalp markets for many years because his companyh is sitting on half a billion dollare in its treasury. Founded in Medicis had a record 2008. Even though it is more than twodecaded old, it still faces some challenges. Saleds have been down for the company’ Restylane product, a nonsurgical prescription dermal fillere for linesand wrinkles.
Shacknai acknowledged the Restylaner franchise has been soft because consumers are tightening theirr purse strings duringthe recession. “We have managexd expenses to compensate for the lost revenues inthat sector,” he He said the companies that survive are those whosd management and employees have the willpower and passionj to see things through. “It’as a time never to be proud (and) never be on a high horse,” Shacknaoi said.
“The CEO needs to be washinbg dishes with everyone else to realludemonstrate there’s a shareds commitment to the future, and everyone pitches
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Carol Field, Grandmother, Pleads Guilty To Setting 18 Fires Across Maine - Huffington Post
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Press Herald | Carol Field, Grandmother, Pleads Guilty To Setting 18 Fires Across Maine Huffington Post A 66-year-old grandmother has pleaded guilty to setting 18 fires across southern Maine. Her motive? No one paid enough attention to her, according to the Daily Mail. Carol Field, a former nurse ... A 66-year-old grandmother has pleaded guilty to ... Fire-setting grandma pleads guilty to six arson counts Arsonist grandma says she set 18-fires because she felt overlooked Grandma Admits Starting 18 Fires Across Maine for 'Attention' |
Friday, August 24, 2012
Political implications of grim CBO report - Fox News
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USA TODAY | Political implications of grim CBO report Fox News DOUG ELMENDORF, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE: If lawmakers do not reduce the deficit sharply in 2013, perhaps because of the near term economic consequences, they will need to reduce it later. At some point we will need to adopt policies that ... US CBO sees worse economic wreckage from " fiscal cliff" Fiscal Cliff Watch: Markets Ignore CBO's Recession Warning |
Thursday, August 23, 2012
New duty-free limits send Canadians on overnight shopping trips - Toronto Star
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Toronto Star | New duty-free limits send Canadians on overnight shopping trips Toronto Star On June 1, the duty-free exemptions for Canadians returning from trips abroad increased to $200 from $50 for a 24-hour stay. For 48 hours away or more, the limit was increased to $800 per person, up from $200. The changes come at a time when the loonie ... Canadians make run for the border Cross-border shopping at a record high: StatsCan Cross-border shopping surge c » |
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Phoenix Business Journal: Starting a Business : Business Advice
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Let's be honest: Things are bad, and it is miserabls out there in the worlfdof commerce. We are in a global recession that will last forsome 1. The economy eventually will improvwe andget better. 2. Most companies rely on salespeople to help with thebottom line. Continuing sales of a product or servicwe for an organization along with great salespeopl will be needed even more during thesetough times. I think it is important to look at a strategu as old as business itself that will help a its profitability, the salespeople employed and the customersw that a company does business with.
The firsf thing, which is of the utmost importance, are your Whether you are the CEOreading this, the salespersojn or a person in customer service - this is the time to protec t your customer base and make sure that they are period! The one way to do this is to get in toucyh with your customers. Do not attempt to do this by mail or It istoo impersonal. If you want to builrd relationships withyour customers, then build them the way they are supposeds to be built - by people dealingt directly with people! You need to ask your customerz a simple and direct question: "Howq are we doing for you?
Be honest, and tell me the Next, for the salespeople who stillk are employed, you are going to have to work Yes, I said it - harder. This meana not only visiting your existing customere and checking their true level of customer satisfactio n but also going out and gettingnew business. the economy is slow, and we are not buying as much of anythinyg as we did a fewyears ago, but the fact remains that there is still businesxs being done out there.
Let's be honest: Things are bad, and it is miserabls out there in the worlfdof commerce. We are in a global recession that will last forsome 1. The economy eventually will improvwe andget better. 2. Most companies rely on salespeople to help with thebottom line. Continuing sales of a product or servicwe for an organization along with great salespeopl will be needed even more during thesetough times. I think it is important to look at a strategu as old as business itself that will help a its profitability, the salespeople employed and the customersw that a company does business with.
The firsf thing, which is of the utmost importance, are your Whether you are the CEOreading this, the salespersojn or a person in customer service - this is the time to protec t your customer base and make sure that they are period! The one way to do this is to get in toucyh with your customers. Do not attempt to do this by mail or It istoo impersonal. If you want to builrd relationships withyour customers, then build them the way they are supposeds to be built - by people dealingt directly with people! You need to ask your customerz a simple and direct question: "Howq are we doing for you?
Be honest, and tell me the Next, for the salespeople who stillk are employed, you are going to have to work Yes, I said it - harder. This meana not only visiting your existing customere and checking their true level of customer satisfactio n but also going out and gettingnew business. the economy is slow, and we are not buying as much of anythinyg as we did a fewyears ago, but the fact remains that there is still businesxs being done out there.
Monday, August 20, 2012
BFC Financial, Woodbridge to merge - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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In a joint press release the Fort Lauderdale-based companies said they entered into a mergee agreement whereinWoodbridge (Pink WDGH) would become a whollyt owned subsidiary of BFC (Pink Sheets: BFCF). BFC currently controls majorith voting stakes in both Woodbridgeand (NYSE: BBX). BFC lost $58.9 milliom on revenue of $487.5 milliojn in 2008. Woodbridge owns , which is building Traditionb Florida inPort St. Lucie, and has investmentws in various companies includingand . Woodbridg lost $140.3 million on revenue of $25.5 million in 2008.
In its firsyt quarter earnings report, Woodbridge warnec that Core Communities could default on the loanws for Tradition Florida if its lenderas demand that it put more equityhcapital down. Under the merger all shareholders of Woodbridge Class A common stoc except BFC wouldreceive 3.47 shares of BFC’sa Class A common stock per share. With shares of BFC openingg at 40cents Monday, it equals nearluy $1.39 a share for each shared of Woodbridge, which opened at $1.10 Monday. Levanm and Abdo are chairman andvice chairman, of both companies. The merger would save betwee n $1 million and $2 million in professional fees and SEC reportingh costs forthe companies, Levan said.
It would also reduce the taxews Woodbridge would pay on its earnings once it returnsato profitability, he said. Currently, Woodbridgew pays taxes on its earnings, and then BFC pays taxees on the portionof Woodbridge’s earnings that it countsd on its balance sheet. The move will not causwe any staff reductions, Levan noted. Woodbridges will continue operate independently. The agreement would include all current board memberss of Woodbridgeon BFC’s new board and add Woodbridgew President Seth Wise and BankAtlantiv Bancorp President Jarett Levan to BFC’s 12-member board, as well. Wise would also become executive vice presidentfof BFC.
The deal is expected to close before the endof 2009. BFC sharesz closed unchanged at40 cents. The 52-wee high was 95 cents on 2. The 52-week low was 6 cents on Feb. 5. Woodbridgd shares closed down 2 cents to The 52-week high was $6.60 on Aug. 21. The 52-weem low was 2 cents on Oct. 24.
In a joint press release the Fort Lauderdale-based companies said they entered into a mergee agreement whereinWoodbridge (Pink WDGH) would become a whollyt owned subsidiary of BFC (Pink Sheets: BFCF). BFC currently controls majorith voting stakes in both Woodbridgeand (NYSE: BBX). BFC lost $58.9 milliom on revenue of $487.5 milliojn in 2008. Woodbridge owns , which is building Traditionb Florida inPort St. Lucie, and has investmentws in various companies includingand . Woodbridg lost $140.3 million on revenue of $25.5 million in 2008.
In its firsyt quarter earnings report, Woodbridge warnec that Core Communities could default on the loanws for Tradition Florida if its lenderas demand that it put more equityhcapital down. Under the merger all shareholders of Woodbridge Class A common stoc except BFC wouldreceive 3.47 shares of BFC’sa Class A common stock per share. With shares of BFC openingg at 40cents Monday, it equals nearluy $1.39 a share for each shared of Woodbridge, which opened at $1.10 Monday. Levanm and Abdo are chairman andvice chairman, of both companies. The merger would save betwee n $1 million and $2 million in professional fees and SEC reportingh costs forthe companies, Levan said.
It would also reduce the taxews Woodbridge would pay on its earnings once it returnsato profitability, he said. Currently, Woodbridgew pays taxes on its earnings, and then BFC pays taxees on the portionof Woodbridge’s earnings that it countsd on its balance sheet. The move will not causwe any staff reductions, Levan noted. Woodbridges will continue operate independently. The agreement would include all current board memberss of Woodbridgeon BFC’s new board and add Woodbridgew President Seth Wise and BankAtlantiv Bancorp President Jarett Levan to BFC’s 12-member board, as well. Wise would also become executive vice presidentfof BFC.
The deal is expected to close before the endof 2009. BFC sharesz closed unchanged at40 cents. The 52-wee high was 95 cents on 2. The 52-week low was 6 cents on Feb. 5. Woodbridgd shares closed down 2 cents to The 52-week high was $6.60 on Aug. 21. The 52-weem low was 2 cents on Oct. 24.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Nationals-Mets lineups: Bryce Harper gets the rest but doesn't like it - Washington Post (blog)
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Washington Times (blog) | Nationals-Mets lineups: Bryce Harper gets the rest but doesn't like it Washington Post (blog) (LARRY DOWNING - REUTERS) As expected, Nationals Manager Davey Johnson has given Bryce Harper the day off. It will be the third time he hasn't started a game in the past nine days. Johnson wants Tyler Moore to face New York Mets left-hande r ... Bryce Harper's brother strives to make his own name in pro baseb » |
Friday, August 17, 2012
Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - Boston Business Journal:
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The change reflects the bank’s continued integration with , whicbh acquired Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “B y adopting the Wells Fargo nameand we’re now fully part of one of the world’s most respected financial companies,” says Neil chief executive of Wells Fargol Bank International. “We look forwarr to satisfying all of our financial needs across Europe and helpingt themsucceed financially.” Wells Fargi Bank International is a European Unionb bank headquartered in Ireland.
In Wells Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerlty operated under the Wachovia Securities and certain Wells Fargo have taken the name WellsFargo Securities. Retaiol brokerage products and services formerly marketede as Wachovia Securities are now offeref through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Farg (NYSE:WFC) is based in San Francisco.
The change reflects the bank’s continued integration with , whicbh acquired Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “B y adopting the Wells Fargo nameand we’re now fully part of one of the world’s most respected financial companies,” says Neil chief executive of Wells Fargol Bank International. “We look forwarr to satisfying all of our financial needs across Europe and helpingt themsucceed financially.” Wells Fargi Bank International is a European Unionb bank headquartered in Ireland.
In Wells Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerlty operated under the Wachovia Securities and certain Wells Fargo have taken the name WellsFargo Securities. Retaiol brokerage products and services formerly marketede as Wachovia Securities are now offeref through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Farg (NYSE:WFC) is based in San Francisco.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
IBM makes bid for Sun Microsystems - Dallas Business Journal:
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billion in cash. The purchase price, first reporter by the Wall StreertJournal , would be a 100 percent premium over Sun'se closing price of $4.97 a share Tuesday. Sun sharesx opened trading on Tuesday up more than 68 percentyat $8.36. IBM was down almost 4 percent at $89.46. Santa Clara-basedr Sun (Nasdaq: JAVA) reorganized into three business unitsa asits high-end servers and storag devices have struggled in the It laid off more than 6,000 employees last fall after reporting a nearlty $500 million loss. The deal would be the largesf acquisition inIBM IBM) history.
The Journal reported that despite the its sources said there is no assurancr that a deal will be The paper said that Sun approachee a number of largetech companies, includingb (NYSE: HPQ) about an acquisition but was turnecd away. An IBM acquisition of Sun coulf give it powerful weapons in the competitionj for the data center market which research firm IDC says willhit $100 billiobn in 2009. "Big Blue" is goingv head-to-head in the markert against HP andSan Jose, Calif.-basec (Nasdaq: CSCO) which said earlier this week that it will stargt selling its own computer in competition against the othe r two. Cisco and HP had previously worked together inthe market. Palo Calif.
-based HP made a big move in the market when itpaid $13.i billion to purchase of Plano, Texas-basexd in August, placing it squarelyy in competition with IBM on huge outsourcing contracts. In last year'z fourth quarter, IBM led in the globak server market revenuewith $4.9 billion in sales, abour 36 percent of the HP was No. 2 with $3.9 billiomn in sales or about 29 percent ofthe (Nasdaq: DELL), with $1.4 billion in and Sun, with about $1.3 billion, were a distangt No. 3 and No. 4.
billion in cash. The purchase price, first reporter by the Wall StreertJournal , would be a 100 percent premium over Sun'se closing price of $4.97 a share Tuesday. Sun sharesx opened trading on Tuesday up more than 68 percentyat $8.36. IBM was down almost 4 percent at $89.46. Santa Clara-basedr Sun (Nasdaq: JAVA) reorganized into three business unitsa asits high-end servers and storag devices have struggled in the It laid off more than 6,000 employees last fall after reporting a nearlty $500 million loss. The deal would be the largesf acquisition inIBM IBM) history.
The Journal reported that despite the its sources said there is no assurancr that a deal will be The paper said that Sun approachee a number of largetech companies, includingb (NYSE: HPQ) about an acquisition but was turnecd away. An IBM acquisition of Sun coulf give it powerful weapons in the competitionj for the data center market which research firm IDC says willhit $100 billiobn in 2009. "Big Blue" is goingv head-to-head in the markert against HP andSan Jose, Calif.-basec (Nasdaq: CSCO) which said earlier this week that it will stargt selling its own computer in competition against the othe r two. Cisco and HP had previously worked together inthe market. Palo Calif.
-based HP made a big move in the market when itpaid $13.i billion to purchase of Plano, Texas-basexd in August, placing it squarelyy in competition with IBM on huge outsourcing contracts. In last year'z fourth quarter, IBM led in the globak server market revenuewith $4.9 billion in sales, abour 36 percent of the HP was No. 2 with $3.9 billiomn in sales or about 29 percent ofthe (Nasdaq: DELL), with $1.4 billion in and Sun, with about $1.3 billion, were a distangt No. 3 and No. 4.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Site tied to UTA will promote inventions - Dallas Business Journal:
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The site, which is callef The Innovation Marketplace, was created and is operatec by Ranch. The Texas Manufacturing Assistance Centerd at UTA is a partner of the National Institute of Standards Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership whichlaunchefd Eureka! Ranch’s invention nationwide to connect inventora and manufacturers through a network called the USA Nationak Innovation Marketplace. Manufacturers can log on to the Web site for free and sort througb anestimated 20,000 inventions listed by entrepreneursa on the site. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs and inventorsw drive revenue to the site by payinghper listing, said Maggie Nichols, vice presidentr of Eureka! Ranch International.
The company did not release although current revenue can be estimatesd when consideringroughly 20,000 reports have been filesd and inventors filing those reports in most caseas are spending $2,000 per report. The listings come with a full report on whata manufacturer’s expected returnds will be based on the level of investmen t and informs manufacturers about whether a product is stilo in the idea stage or is a full y developed product.
Entrepreneurs who pay for the reports also receiv the benefit of havinf the site describe the productr in a tone that bypasses technology jargon and employse amore marketing-friendly, to-the-point messager on how a particular product can be used, according to The site launched on Apripl 20 and has already received more than a half milliobn inquiries.
The site, which is callef The Innovation Marketplace, was created and is operatec by Ranch. The Texas Manufacturing Assistance Centerd at UTA is a partner of the National Institute of Standards Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership whichlaunchefd Eureka! Ranch’s invention nationwide to connect inventora and manufacturers through a network called the USA Nationak Innovation Marketplace. Manufacturers can log on to the Web site for free and sort througb anestimated 20,000 inventions listed by entrepreneursa on the site. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs and inventorsw drive revenue to the site by payinghper listing, said Maggie Nichols, vice presidentr of Eureka! Ranch International.
The company did not release although current revenue can be estimatesd when consideringroughly 20,000 reports have been filesd and inventors filing those reports in most caseas are spending $2,000 per report. The listings come with a full report on whata manufacturer’s expected returnds will be based on the level of investmen t and informs manufacturers about whether a product is stilo in the idea stage or is a full y developed product.
Entrepreneurs who pay for the reports also receiv the benefit of havinf the site describe the productr in a tone that bypasses technology jargon and employse amore marketing-friendly, to-the-point messager on how a particular product can be used, according to The site launched on Apripl 20 and has already received more than a half milliobn inquiries.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Frank Ocean Abruptly Cancels Tour With Coldplay, Says 'I Feel Like an A**hole ... - AceShowbiz
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Bass, Berry & Sims lays off 32 employees - Portland Business Journal:
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The venerable law firm made the cuts Mondayg across its three Tennessee officesin Nashville, Knoxville and said managing partner Keith Simmons. In the firm laid off two attorneyw and fourstaff “They were proportionately divided among the offices,” he “Every practice area was affected.” The layoffs were made to reduces internal costs to benefit he says. Some raises are beingf frozen as well. Bass Berry is the 8th larges t law firm in Memphis with 37 according to MemphisBusiness Journal’s 2009 Book of Lists.
Law firmds nationwide are taking steps tocut expenses, includinyg paying some new hires a portion of their salariezs to defer starting for a Bass Berry will limit the size of its clasxs of summer associates, traditionalluy law school students who have finished their seconr year, and defer the starting date for new attorneys from 1 to Jan. 1, 2010. The deferred hires will receivre a stipend forthe four-month deferrak period and will have the opportunity to borro w money from the firm if they need more to tide them with loans to be repaid upon joining the firm full-time, Simmones says.
Since the start of the major law firms have laid off morethan 12,410 including nearly 5,000 lawyers, according the “Layofrf Tracker” feature on the law blog. Bass Berr y & Sims’ most recent attorneuy count was 225 across itsthree
The venerable law firm made the cuts Mondayg across its three Tennessee officesin Nashville, Knoxville and said managing partner Keith Simmons. In the firm laid off two attorneyw and fourstaff “They were proportionately divided among the offices,” he “Every practice area was affected.” The layoffs were made to reduces internal costs to benefit he says. Some raises are beingf frozen as well. Bass Berry is the 8th larges t law firm in Memphis with 37 according to MemphisBusiness Journal’s 2009 Book of Lists.
Law firmds nationwide are taking steps tocut expenses, includinyg paying some new hires a portion of their salariezs to defer starting for a Bass Berry will limit the size of its clasxs of summer associates, traditionalluy law school students who have finished their seconr year, and defer the starting date for new attorneys from 1 to Jan. 1, 2010. The deferred hires will receivre a stipend forthe four-month deferrak period and will have the opportunity to borro w money from the firm if they need more to tide them with loans to be repaid upon joining the firm full-time, Simmones says.
Since the start of the major law firms have laid off morethan 12,410 including nearly 5,000 lawyers, according the “Layofrf Tracker” feature on the law blog. Bass Berr y & Sims’ most recent attorneuy count was 225 across itsthree
Friday, August 10, 2012
Railway, miners to study Quebec-Labrador iron belt project - CTV News
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CBC.ca | Railway, miners to study Quebec-Labrador iron belt project CTV News 10, 2012 8:23AM EDT. MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR), several mining companies and a major pension fund manager are looking at building new transportation infrastructure to serve iron ore producers at the Quebec-Labrador border. CN railway, miners to s tudy new line for Quebec-Labrador iron belt CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY : CN secures support of mining ... CN Rail gets miner support for study of Quebec rail plan |
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Weak Amazon Security Ruins Man's Digital Life - Infopackets
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Drew Brees has plaudits for Tom Brady - Boston Herald
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Dairymen soured over milk prices - Business First of Columbus:
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The industry, which contributes an estimatee $5.9 billion to the state’s economy, is reelin g from the effects of farm-level milk pricesw that are now exceeded byproductiom costs. About 18 months ago, farmers were being paid more than $22 per 100 poundds of milk, a payout that had fallen below $11 in Production costs, however, haven’t headed in the same direction. What that’ds causing, said Roger Crossgrove, executive director of the , is a shortfalll of roughly 20 cents a gallon for farmers spendingabout $1.35 to produce a gallon of That gap could mean more than simplyy tough times for the 3,000 dairy farms in.
Crossgrove is worriedf that as many as 30 percent ofthe state’ds farmers might not make it throug h the pricing slump. “If we lose farmers, then plants are goinfg to cut back and even more people are goingy to be outof jobs,” Crossgrove Despite the cost squeeze, dairymen have been holding up. Lewie Jones, chief of the statr ’s dairy division, estimated Ohio has lost fewed than 100 farms in the past 18 and most of them were smallo dairy farms with no one to take over the A broader concern forthe dairymen, Jonees said, is the harm the credit crunch will do to theidr business prospects.
The state Agriculture Departmentestimatesd farm-level milk prices may be at theirf lowest, and the Farmers Union expectes prices to rise slightly in the secon half of the Still, the dairy farmers need an increasew in prices, Crossgrove said. The National Milk Producers Federationh has recommended to regulators steps that woul increase the effectiveness of the Dairy Product Price Support an initiative that helps maintain a minimumk price for milk by buying upsurplus
The industry, which contributes an estimatee $5.9 billion to the state’s economy, is reelin g from the effects of farm-level milk pricesw that are now exceeded byproductiom costs. About 18 months ago, farmers were being paid more than $22 per 100 poundds of milk, a payout that had fallen below $11 in Production costs, however, haven’t headed in the same direction. What that’ds causing, said Roger Crossgrove, executive director of the , is a shortfalll of roughly 20 cents a gallon for farmers spendingabout $1.35 to produce a gallon of That gap could mean more than simplyy tough times for the 3,000 dairy farms in.
Crossgrove is worriedf that as many as 30 percent ofthe state’ds farmers might not make it throug h the pricing slump. “If we lose farmers, then plants are goinfg to cut back and even more people are goingy to be outof jobs,” Crossgrove Despite the cost squeeze, dairymen have been holding up. Lewie Jones, chief of the statr ’s dairy division, estimated Ohio has lost fewed than 100 farms in the past 18 and most of them were smallo dairy farms with no one to take over the A broader concern forthe dairymen, Jonees said, is the harm the credit crunch will do to theidr business prospects.
The state Agriculture Departmentestimatesd farm-level milk prices may be at theirf lowest, and the Farmers Union expectes prices to rise slightly in the secon half of the Still, the dairy farmers need an increasew in prices, Crossgrove said. The National Milk Producers Federationh has recommended to regulators steps that woul increase the effectiveness of the Dairy Product Price Support an initiative that helps maintain a minimumk price for milk by buying upsurplus
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Community foundation awarded $300K to promote health and wellness - Wichita Business Journal:
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Strategies for the "Nutrition and Physicakl ActivityExpansion Project" will be coordinated through the 4-year-old Health and Wellness Coalitioj of Wichita, which boasts more than 40 members ranginf from area corporations to nonprofit organizations. Mim Wilkeyg of the will lead the project and the Wichits Community Foundation will act as thefiscal agent. "This providea a great opportunity to formulate the next stepsx in promoting and providing physical activity and good nutrition opportunitiex toour community," Wilkey said in a written "This work will not be a one-time shot, but a leveraging point for our health.
" First-year activities include community focus groups and meetings of healtbh coalition partners to discuss Wichita-specific survey strategiea and outreach to community groupsd representing diverse neighborhoods and constituencies. Grants totalint $172,585 will be competitively awarded in years two and threre of the project in pursuit of local policiez designed to increase physical activity and good nutrition leading to the healthylifestyle goal.
Strategies for the "Nutrition and Physicakl ActivityExpansion Project" will be coordinated through the 4-year-old Health and Wellness Coalitioj of Wichita, which boasts more than 40 members ranginf from area corporations to nonprofit organizations. Mim Wilkeyg of the will lead the project and the Wichits Community Foundation will act as thefiscal agent. "This providea a great opportunity to formulate the next stepsx in promoting and providing physical activity and good nutrition opportunitiex toour community," Wilkey said in a written "This work will not be a one-time shot, but a leveraging point for our health.
" First-year activities include community focus groups and meetings of healtbh coalition partners to discuss Wichita-specific survey strategiea and outreach to community groupsd representing diverse neighborhoods and constituencies. Grants totalint $172,585 will be competitively awarded in years two and threre of the project in pursuit of local policiez designed to increase physical activity and good nutrition leading to the healthylifestyle goal.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Proposed museum would commemorate gay rights - Washington Business Journal:
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Despite hosting museums commemorating such thingzsas criminals, airplanes, stamps and even Washington still has no museum that documents the ongoingy struggle for gay and lesbian civil rights. When Scofield, a former collections specialist atthe , saw the reopen with virtually no referencd to the 40-year fight, he took action. “I love the and they do wonderful things,” Scofield said. “But what we’rd finding is that if a minority group wantw to tell their story and if we really want our story to be told the way we want it to be told then we have to be the ones to do Two years ago Scofield created to build a museum that will preservewthe movement’s memory for future generations that grow up nevetr thinking twice about Ellen DeGeneres’ Once the foundation has a firm grip on its collectiohn and its mission, it will look for a home and begin fundraisingh in earnest. While the is probably not a realistic the group hopes to buy property in a neighborhoo that holds some meaning for the gaycommunity — like Dupontr Circle, now the fading center of D.C.’s gay community, or the Southeast waterfront, once an outposy for illicit gay clubs in exile. The organizers won’gt say how much they hope to raisre or how big a site woulbe needed, but they reportedly have begun reachinyg out to local architecture firms. The Velvet Foundation joinas other minority groups pushing for their own including African-Americans, women, a Jewish group and Latinos.
Although the city’s museumsw draw more than 4 million visitors a proposed museums often face anuphill climb, huntin g for hundreds of millions of dollars and elusivwe real estate. The Velvet Foundation also faces a delicats balance between presenting an accuratre history and avoiding frankm portrayals of ataboo topic. To help him develop and execute a plan for the gay and lesbian Scofield tapped two more people to be boarx members forthe foundation: Joe the outgoing president of Washington’s gay and lesbian chamber of and Jim Weaver, a former Smithsonian curator whose effort to create a music museum at the at Mount Vernon Square ended up folding under more than $400,000 in debt.
With just $30,009 in seed money, Scofiele is banking on his belief that thegay movement’zs success means there is now an olde generation of openly gay and heirlesse people ready to leave their fortunes to such a But for now, The Velvet Foundation’s board is confronting an issue it considere even more pressing than fundraising or buyinhg real estate. “So we have this museum in D.C. — what do we put in it, what storiesz do we tell?” Scofield asked. Although he is already traversin the country collecting historical Scofield declined to say what thosr objectsmight be.
Because the movement’s mainstrean elements strive to emphasize civil righte oversexual free-for-alls, the community is about what might be displayed at the museum, he But the possibilities are The first rock hurle d at Greenwich Village’s , launching the gay rightw movement in 1969? Harvey Milk’s chair when he served on the beforw being assassinated in 1978? Panels from the AIDS quilt, memorializin g the loss of more than 300,000 gay men to the virus “I try to be very objective in collecting, includiny things if they are part of the community’z very rich history,” Scofield “My fear is that a lot of this materiapl will be lost.
The familiews of dying gay leaders toss everything becausw theythink it’s all junk. They dismiss thesew things because they’re gay-oriented.” And then there are the controversiesthe museum’ss displays could spark. “There are a number of books and pieceds written about whether Abraham Lincoln was Kapp said. “That will probably continue to be a but that’s one of the purposes of a museumn — to do research on questionsx like that.
”
Despite hosting museums commemorating such thingzsas criminals, airplanes, stamps and even Washington still has no museum that documents the ongoingy struggle for gay and lesbian civil rights. When Scofield, a former collections specialist atthe , saw the reopen with virtually no referencd to the 40-year fight, he took action. “I love the and they do wonderful things,” Scofield said. “But what we’rd finding is that if a minority group wantw to tell their story and if we really want our story to be told the way we want it to be told then we have to be the ones to do Two years ago Scofield created to build a museum that will preservewthe movement’s memory for future generations that grow up nevetr thinking twice about Ellen DeGeneres’ Once the foundation has a firm grip on its collectiohn and its mission, it will look for a home and begin fundraisingh in earnest. While the is probably not a realistic the group hopes to buy property in a neighborhoo that holds some meaning for the gaycommunity — like Dupontr Circle, now the fading center of D.C.’s gay community, or the Southeast waterfront, once an outposy for illicit gay clubs in exile. The organizers won’gt say how much they hope to raisre or how big a site woulbe needed, but they reportedly have begun reachinyg out to local architecture firms. The Velvet Foundation joinas other minority groups pushing for their own including African-Americans, women, a Jewish group and Latinos.
Although the city’s museumsw draw more than 4 million visitors a proposed museums often face anuphill climb, huntin g for hundreds of millions of dollars and elusivwe real estate. The Velvet Foundation also faces a delicats balance between presenting an accuratre history and avoiding frankm portrayals of ataboo topic. To help him develop and execute a plan for the gay and lesbian Scofield tapped two more people to be boarx members forthe foundation: Joe the outgoing president of Washington’s gay and lesbian chamber of and Jim Weaver, a former Smithsonian curator whose effort to create a music museum at the at Mount Vernon Square ended up folding under more than $400,000 in debt.
With just $30,009 in seed money, Scofiele is banking on his belief that thegay movement’zs success means there is now an olde generation of openly gay and heirlesse people ready to leave their fortunes to such a But for now, The Velvet Foundation’s board is confronting an issue it considere even more pressing than fundraising or buyinhg real estate. “So we have this museum in D.C. — what do we put in it, what storiesz do we tell?” Scofield asked. Although he is already traversin the country collecting historical Scofield declined to say what thosr objectsmight be.
Because the movement’s mainstrean elements strive to emphasize civil righte oversexual free-for-alls, the community is about what might be displayed at the museum, he But the possibilities are The first rock hurle d at Greenwich Village’s , launching the gay rightw movement in 1969? Harvey Milk’s chair when he served on the beforw being assassinated in 1978? Panels from the AIDS quilt, memorializin g the loss of more than 300,000 gay men to the virus “I try to be very objective in collecting, includiny things if they are part of the community’z very rich history,” Scofield “My fear is that a lot of this materiapl will be lost.
The familiews of dying gay leaders toss everything becausw theythink it’s all junk. They dismiss thesew things because they’re gay-oriented.” And then there are the controversiesthe museum’ss displays could spark. “There are a number of books and pieceds written about whether Abraham Lincoln was Kapp said. “That will probably continue to be a but that’s one of the purposes of a museumn — to do research on questionsx like that.
”
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Corporate banker to open bakery in Miami Township - Dayton Business Journal:
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The 2,200-square-foot bakery may be the first of severalo local bakerieshe opens. Boosalis said bakeries -- once a staple of most neighborhoods -- are seeinvg a resurgence in the U.S., most notablh with the growth of But he said therde are surprisingly few hometown which can offer personal touches and unique offeringxs that the chain bakeriesoftenh don't. His 12-person bakery will sell a varietyy ofbaked goods, including artisan breads, cinnamon rolls and pound Boosalis also is applying for a liquorf license so he can sell bottles of wine to accompany the He is spending more than $300,000 -- including a $35,00p deck oven from France -- to transformn the space into a hometow n bakery.
Troy-based is handling the renovationn work. Boosalis moved from California to the Dayton area severall years ago and worked locallyat . But, his passion for creating breads took hold and he left to pursu e thebakery full-time. Boosalis said he's thrilled to be doinbg what he's always wanted, but admits he's not withou t worry. "Sometimes it's a littls scary, but it keeps the mojo flowing," Boosaliz said. He is still determining his business but plans to openhis 48-seat bakery at 6 a.m. each morning. Boosalise Baking will be the first tenant in anew 10,000-square-footr retail center in The Exchangwe at Spring Valley, a 42-acred office and retail development.
"I thinik Matt will do very well," said Danielle sales and leasing agentfor , who is leasingh the center. She said the site has been attractive to other retailers because of its close proximitgy to a largeresidential population, plus a boomingv business hub nearby that includes and Nationap . Another retail strip in the Exchange, slightlyy larger at 12,600 squars feet, already has filles with tenants, including , Charles Schwan and . Retail space leases for $22 a squared foot, Kuehnle said.
The Exchange also is home to and severalp restaurants such as and Cadillac Boosalis -- brother of Miamo Valley Hospital president Mary Boosalis -- sold his breadsa and pastries for years at farmer's markets in He has also trained at bakingh workshops including several in France. "It's an amazing thingf that people will give you money for something you love to he said.
The 2,200-square-foot bakery may be the first of severalo local bakerieshe opens. Boosalis said bakeries -- once a staple of most neighborhoods -- are seeinvg a resurgence in the U.S., most notablh with the growth of But he said therde are surprisingly few hometown which can offer personal touches and unique offeringxs that the chain bakeriesoftenh don't. His 12-person bakery will sell a varietyy ofbaked goods, including artisan breads, cinnamon rolls and pound Boosalis also is applying for a liquorf license so he can sell bottles of wine to accompany the He is spending more than $300,000 -- including a $35,00p deck oven from France -- to transformn the space into a hometow n bakery.
Troy-based is handling the renovationn work. Boosalis moved from California to the Dayton area severall years ago and worked locallyat . But, his passion for creating breads took hold and he left to pursu e thebakery full-time. Boosalis said he's thrilled to be doinbg what he's always wanted, but admits he's not withou t worry. "Sometimes it's a littls scary, but it keeps the mojo flowing," Boosaliz said. He is still determining his business but plans to openhis 48-seat bakery at 6 a.m. each morning. Boosalise Baking will be the first tenant in anew 10,000-square-footr retail center in The Exchangwe at Spring Valley, a 42-acred office and retail development.
"I thinik Matt will do very well," said Danielle sales and leasing agentfor , who is leasingh the center. She said the site has been attractive to other retailers because of its close proximitgy to a largeresidential population, plus a boomingv business hub nearby that includes and Nationap . Another retail strip in the Exchange, slightlyy larger at 12,600 squars feet, already has filles with tenants, including , Charles Schwan and . Retail space leases for $22 a squared foot, Kuehnle said.
The Exchange also is home to and severalp restaurants such as and Cadillac Boosalis -- brother of Miamo Valley Hospital president Mary Boosalis -- sold his breadsa and pastries for years at farmer's markets in He has also trained at bakingh workshops including several in France. "It's an amazing thingf that people will give you money for something you love to he said.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Greater Phoenix CVB launches social media campaign - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The first contest offers a two-night stay at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa and a candlelit dinner for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. Cook’s. In subsequent weeks, similar packagezs are expected to be giveh away fromthe Ritz-Carlton Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resort Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, Fairmonty Scottsdale, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resor & Spa, Westin Kierland, Phoenician and Arizonza Grand. The contest is part of a social media marketing campaign by the Greatetr Phoenix CVB that also includexs anew blog, Twitter and Flickr accounts, and YouTub videos.
The blog, called the Hot Sheet, is a frequentl updated compendiumof restaurants, shops and The video project, called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoeniciane of local and national renown offering tours of their favorite locall hangouts. The inaugural video is hoste by celebrity chefMark Tarbell. Blog: Facebook: YouTube: Flickr:
The first contest offers a two-night stay at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa and a candlelit dinner for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. Cook’s. In subsequent weeks, similar packagezs are expected to be giveh away fromthe Ritz-Carlton Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resort Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, Fairmonty Scottsdale, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resor & Spa, Westin Kierland, Phoenician and Arizonza Grand. The contest is part of a social media marketing campaign by the Greatetr Phoenix CVB that also includexs anew blog, Twitter and Flickr accounts, and YouTub videos.
The blog, called the Hot Sheet, is a frequentl updated compendiumof restaurants, shops and The video project, called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoeniciane of local and national renown offering tours of their favorite locall hangouts. The inaugural video is hoste by celebrity chefMark Tarbell. Blog: Facebook: YouTube: Flickr:
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