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Friday, January 13, 2012
Starbucks bails out some employee stock options - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Stock options are considered “under if their exercise price is higher than the currentr value ofthe stock. The Seattle coffee giant is institutinga “stock option exchangwe program” that’s set to expire May 29. Unde the program, employees can surrender theit options thatare “under for a lesser amount of new optionxs with a lower exercise price. “It’s a way to reward our partners’ contributionas by allowing them to benefit from potential increasew in ourstock price,” Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) officials said in a filingy with the Securities and Exchange Eligible employee stock options affected by the program have an exercisre price per share greate than $19 and were granter prior to Dec.
1, 2007.
Stock options are considered “under if their exercise price is higher than the currentr value ofthe stock. The Seattle coffee giant is institutinga “stock option exchangwe program” that’s set to expire May 29. Unde the program, employees can surrender theit options thatare “under for a lesser amount of new optionxs with a lower exercise price. “It’s a way to reward our partners’ contributionas by allowing them to benefit from potential increasew in ourstock price,” Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) officials said in a filingy with the Securities and Exchange Eligible employee stock options affected by the program have an exercisre price per share greate than $19 and were granter prior to Dec.
1, 2007.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Colorado stimulus board boosts minority-outreach effort - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Maranda Pleau, the small businesw coordinatorfor Greeley-based general contractor , will join the Coloradi Economic Recovery and Accountability Boarf June 29, chairman Don Elliman said during a boar d meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensurde minority businesses are aware of contracte related to the stimulus Elliman said. Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation told the board they will recommendr the agency review how it handlee complaints about road and bridge contracts and the use ofthesew small, minority- and woman-ownecd businesses. CDOT's move came after Hamonj Contractors Inc.
in Denver raisede concerns about a bridge repair project paid for with monety from the American Recoveryg andReinvestment Act. Hamon lost a bid April 16 to rebuild two bridges over Interstater 76 inAdams County. The lowest bid for the contract camefrom Centennial-based , whicy bid $8 million for the project, nearly 15 percent under CDOT’s estimate of $9.4 State contracts are typically awarded to the lowesty bidder.
But Hamon objected to CDOT awarding the projectto Sema, saying Sema didn’t make a "good-faith to hire enough minority subcontractors, according to a June 3 letterd from Mark Cavanaugh, director of the Governor’s Economic Recovery Team, to the accountability CDOT reviewed the complaint, and Sema’s effort s to get minority businessee involved in the bridge contract. The review concluded Sema metthe agency’s thresholdd for trying and CDOT formally awarded the projecrt to the company, CDOT executive director Russ George said. But CDOT wantsz to review how it handles future complaints about using disadvantaged businesses onstatwe contracts.
Celina Benavidez, director of administration for CDOT, told the accountability board she will recommenrthe agency’s commissioners form a review committew involving members of the agency, interesy groups, industry, the attorney general’s office, and federal transportation How to gather input from minority businesses about their experience with a prime contractor. At the meeting, Hamon attorney Seth Firmender thanked CDOT for beiny willing to review the Helga Grunerud, executive directoe of the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, also praises CDOT’s move, saying, "We believe we’v been heard.
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Maranda Pleau, the small businesw coordinatorfor Greeley-based general contractor , will join the Coloradi Economic Recovery and Accountability Boarf June 29, chairman Don Elliman said during a boar d meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensurde minority businesses are aware of contracte related to the stimulus Elliman said. Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation told the board they will recommendr the agency review how it handlee complaints about road and bridge contracts and the use ofthesew small, minority- and woman-ownecd businesses. CDOT's move came after Hamonj Contractors Inc.
in Denver raisede concerns about a bridge repair project paid for with monety from the American Recoveryg andReinvestment Act. Hamon lost a bid April 16 to rebuild two bridges over Interstater 76 inAdams County. The lowest bid for the contract camefrom Centennial-based , whicy bid $8 million for the project, nearly 15 percent under CDOT’s estimate of $9.4 State contracts are typically awarded to the lowesty bidder.
But Hamon objected to CDOT awarding the projectto Sema, saying Sema didn’t make a "good-faith to hire enough minority subcontractors, according to a June 3 letterd from Mark Cavanaugh, director of the Governor’s Economic Recovery Team, to the accountability CDOT reviewed the complaint, and Sema’s effort s to get minority businessee involved in the bridge contract. The review concluded Sema metthe agency’s thresholdd for trying and CDOT formally awarded the projecrt to the company, CDOT executive director Russ George said. But CDOT wantsz to review how it handles future complaints about using disadvantaged businesses onstatwe contracts.
Celina Benavidez, director of administration for CDOT, told the accountability board she will recommenrthe agency’s commissioners form a review committew involving members of the agency, interesy groups, industry, the attorney general’s office, and federal transportation How to gather input from minority businesses about their experience with a prime contractor. At the meeting, Hamon attorney Seth Firmender thanked CDOT for beiny willing to review the Helga Grunerud, executive directoe of the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, also praises CDOT’s move, saying, "We believe we’v been heard.
"
Monday, January 9, 2012
Catholic Charities CEO resigns - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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“I am personally saddened by the requesty of Father John Estrem to takea one-year leave of absencse from his priestly ministry,” the Most Rev. John archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, said a news “Father John has been a highlu valued priest in the parishes where he served as well as in his recen t role as archdiocesan Director ofCatholic Charities,” Nienstedt said. Catholic Charities, like many other nonprofitds acrossthe country, has , at the same time that the economixc downtown causes more people to need help from Estrem said in a news release that servinhg as CEO of Catholic Charitie s was a dream job, adding that he remains committefd to the agency’s vitalk work.
“However, my life and career have been on a singlr path for30 years,” Estremj said. “After great soul I believe it is essential for me to step back and reflec on the next phase of my career and decide how and wherd I can be ofmost service.” Robert a retired Allina Hospitals Clinics and previous chairman of Catholic board, will serve as interim CEO as the charitu searches for a new chief Catholic Charities’ 42 programs provide services ranging from prenatal care to in-home care for the elderlg in 12 counties in and around the Twin Cities. It annuallyu serves more than 40,000 people, regardless of faith.
“I am personally saddened by the requesty of Father John Estrem to takea one-year leave of absencse from his priestly ministry,” the Most Rev. John archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, said a news “Father John has been a highlu valued priest in the parishes where he served as well as in his recen t role as archdiocesan Director ofCatholic Charities,” Nienstedt said. Catholic Charities, like many other nonprofitds acrossthe country, has , at the same time that the economixc downtown causes more people to need help from Estrem said in a news release that servinhg as CEO of Catholic Charitie s was a dream job, adding that he remains committefd to the agency’s vitalk work.
“However, my life and career have been on a singlr path for30 years,” Estremj said. “After great soul I believe it is essential for me to step back and reflec on the next phase of my career and decide how and wherd I can be ofmost service.” Robert a retired Allina Hospitals Clinics and previous chairman of Catholic board, will serve as interim CEO as the charitu searches for a new chief Catholic Charities’ 42 programs provide services ranging from prenatal care to in-home care for the elderlg in 12 counties in and around the Twin Cities. It annuallyu serves more than 40,000 people, regardless of faith.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Gates Foundation, MDC give $1M grant - The Business Review (Albany):
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Valencia will get $743,000 over three years to creatr a centralizedremedial program, used acrosds four campuses. It plans to align high remedialand college-level standards, expand its remedial learning communities, and embecd reading skills into remedial math courses. The grants, announce June 22, will support remedial programsx developed by Valencia through Achievingthe Dream: Community Colleges Count, a multiyear national initiative aimedd at increasing college graduation rates among disadvantagex students. The state will get also get $300,000 over threew years to collaboratewith K-12 to reducer the need for remedial education.
Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the which will be used to develop new policies acceleratingthe states’ remedial educatiojn programs. The Florida grants are part ofa $16. million effort to improve remedial education at communitgy colleges infive states, reaching about 45,000 students nationwide. Four states and 14 otherr colleges received similar Gates grants for their Achievingh theDream program. Each community college will receive $743,00 over three years to expand its programs. Luminaq Foundation for Education has alsocommittef $1.5 million to this initiativ for evaluation and communications.
About 375,000 Florida degree-seeking studentz annually attend a local cmmunity with nearly 40 percent of them taking remediapl classes to build basic academic National studies have shownnearly two-thirds of those taking remedial classes never graduate, but successful programs at several colleges demonstrate these numbersz can be improved.
Valencia will get $743,000 over three years to creatr a centralizedremedial program, used acrosds four campuses. It plans to align high remedialand college-level standards, expand its remedial learning communities, and embecd reading skills into remedial math courses. The grants, announce June 22, will support remedial programsx developed by Valencia through Achievingthe Dream: Community Colleges Count, a multiyear national initiative aimedd at increasing college graduation rates among disadvantagex students. The state will get also get $300,000 over threew years to collaboratewith K-12 to reducer the need for remedial education.
Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the which will be used to develop new policies acceleratingthe states’ remedial educatiojn programs. The Florida grants are part ofa $16. million effort to improve remedial education at communitgy colleges infive states, reaching about 45,000 students nationwide. Four states and 14 otherr colleges received similar Gates grants for their Achievingh theDream program. Each community college will receive $743,00 over three years to expand its programs. Luminaq Foundation for Education has alsocommittef $1.5 million to this initiativ for evaluation and communications.
About 375,000 Florida degree-seeking studentz annually attend a local cmmunity with nearly 40 percent of them taking remediapl classes to build basic academic National studies have shownnearly two-thirds of those taking remedial classes never graduate, but successful programs at several colleges demonstrate these numbersz can be improved.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Ruth
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The Heathrow-based upscale restaurant chain RUTH), which filed the shelf registration statementJune 25, now has the flexibilityu to raise the money through the sale of according to a news release. The filinbg allows the company to quickly access the capital marketse through any combinationof equity, debt or othe r securities. Ruth’s Hospitality investor relations spokesman Raphaelp Gross was unavailable for commeng bypress time. The company in May reporte an 18.
5 percent declinr in company-owned, first-quarter same-restaurant sales, coupled with a nearly 14 percent drop in combined averaged weekly sales for the 22 restaurants acquired in Februarh of 2008 fromCameron Mitchell’ss Restaurants LLC. Company shares were tradingg at $3.36 in the earlhy hours of June 26, down slightly from the previouds day’s close of $3.40. Ruth’s a leading restaurant company focused exclusively on the upscalwdining segment, owns more than 150 company-owne and franchised restaurants, including , Mitchell’s Fish Mitchell’s Steakhouse and Cameron’s Steakhouse
The Heathrow-based upscale restaurant chain RUTH), which filed the shelf registration statementJune 25, now has the flexibilityu to raise the money through the sale of according to a news release. The filinbg allows the company to quickly access the capital marketse through any combinationof equity, debt or othe r securities. Ruth’s Hospitality investor relations spokesman Raphaelp Gross was unavailable for commeng bypress time. The company in May reporte an 18.
5 percent declinr in company-owned, first-quarter same-restaurant sales, coupled with a nearly 14 percent drop in combined averaged weekly sales for the 22 restaurants acquired in Februarh of 2008 fromCameron Mitchell’ss Restaurants LLC. Company shares were tradingg at $3.36 in the earlhy hours of June 26, down slightly from the previouds day’s close of $3.40. Ruth’s a leading restaurant company focused exclusively on the upscalwdining segment, owns more than 150 company-owne and franchised restaurants, including , Mitchell’s Fish Mitchell’s Steakhouse and Cameron’s Steakhouse
Monday, January 2, 2012
Deutsche charts course for US ETF 'mainstream' - Financial Times
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Deutsche charts course for US ETF 'mainstream' Financial Times By Jackie Noblett Ignites, a Financial Times publication, provides news about the mutual fund industry in the US. http://www.ignites.com/ After nearly six years of managing a suite of commodity exchange traded funds marketed by Invesco PowerShares, ... |
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