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But rather than put the brakeson , whichb he founded in 1996, Rice, 64, broughtr in longtime friend Gary Watson as an investor last July to help him expancd the business. In early May, the pair movecd the company’s operations from an apartmeng complex Rice owns to leased space at954 E. Kentucky St. in They also hired office manager Kim Barnett to handled accounting andmarketing duties. Watson, through face-to-facse visits, and Barnett, througu telephone marketing, have continued to add Now Rice envisions a day whenhe won’r have to handle administrative duties or drived trucks to Columbus, Ohio, or Washington, D.C.
Rice said he’x at the point in his career where he’ds rather sit on his boat in the middles of a lake and think abougExpedited Trucking’s success whiled casting another line. “Being in this businesas for 13 yearsis remarkable, but I couldn’r do it by myself anymore because it was just getting too said Rice, who left a 34-yeaer career with Fetter Printing Co. in 1997 to begin the “Gary is younger than I am, and I know he and Kim can do a greatf job buildingthis business.” Expedited Trucking has found a nichr in taking some of the small business that the larger companie s don’t have time for, Rice said.
The company got its staryt hauling pallets of materials primarilyh for printing companies but has branched out to serve other It will haul most types of dry with the exception ofhazardous materials, Watsohn said. Rather than owning a fleegt of vehicles, the company leases vans and straighg trucks on demand from Penske and EnterpriseCommerciall Trucks. The approach removes the cost of preventativmaintenance work, oil license plates and other expenses that come with owning a trucok fleet, Watson said. “When I got I was amazed at theratesx (Rice) was getting for said Watson, 59, who has more than 30 yearsw of sales experience in the truckingg industry.
“This is such a smart way to go for a businesxour size.” Being a smallo business also allows Expedited Trucking to offefr a personal touch, Watson said. “Thee business has changed so much. Now the big companiees do everything by and the personal levelis gone,” Watson said. “Our customers know they can pick up the phonew and talk to one ofus directly. That meana a lot to them.” Expedited Truckingb has gone the route of many householdsz by operating on a cash only basis rathe than putting expenses on acredit card.
It’ds somewhat unusual for a trucking company to send a driver on the road with a pocke full of cash rather than a credit but it’s an approach that co-ownef Jack Rice said works well for his business. “The drivers are good abour bringing back all receipts and leftover cash they Rice said. “If we happen to underestimat the cost, the drivers will put what they need on theirr personal cards orpay cash, and we will promptlu reimburse them. “It’s not always easy, especiallg when cash flow’s low,” Rice added.
“But at the end of the it’s nice knowing you’re not going to be getting some big credit card bill or fuel bill and wonderin g wherethe money’s going to come
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Kaleida buys 3 parcels for new project - Business First of Buffalo:
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Kaleida paid $360,000 for the parcel s — located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and NortjStreet East, according to document s filed Monday afternoon in the Erie Countyt Clerk’s Office. The parcels were owned various members of theMackire family. The land will be used for the constructionh ofthe four-story, 200,000-square-foot skilled nursing facility that Kaleida hopes to begin construction this pending some final approvals from the City of Buffalo, includinyg the Buffalo Common Council.
“Thids project is consistent with the goals of theBerged Commission, as it closes two existing nursinv homes, reduces the bed count in the City of and most importantly, improves the quality of care for the said James Kaskie, Kaleida president and chief executive The facility is one of severalp development projects Kaleida has in its pipeline for the Buffalop Niagara Medical Campus including the construction of a Global Vascular Institutw that’s due to open in 2011.
Kaleida paid $360,000 for the parcel s — located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and NortjStreet East, according to document s filed Monday afternoon in the Erie Countyt Clerk’s Office. The parcels were owned various members of theMackire family. The land will be used for the constructionh ofthe four-story, 200,000-square-foot skilled nursing facility that Kaleida hopes to begin construction this pending some final approvals from the City of Buffalo, includinyg the Buffalo Common Council.
“Thids project is consistent with the goals of theBerged Commission, as it closes two existing nursinv homes, reduces the bed count in the City of and most importantly, improves the quality of care for the said James Kaskie, Kaleida president and chief executive The facility is one of severalp development projects Kaleida has in its pipeline for the Buffalop Niagara Medical Campus including the construction of a Global Vascular Institutw that’s due to open in 2011.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Racing newsmaker: Tony Stewart - The Augusta Chronicle
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Kansas City Star | Racing newsmaker: Tony Stewart The Augusta Chronicle Terry Renna/Associated Press Tony Stewart smiles in the garage before practice for the NASCAR Ford 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. He did that and won NASCAR's tiebreaker with Carl Edwards. ... NASCAR opens and closes 2011 season with a bang Excellent Chase to final race Smoke turned up heat on Carl Edwards in Chase |
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Lackland to gain 74,000 sf training complex - Triangle Business Journal:
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million contract to build a new airfield maintenancee technical training complex at Lackland AirForcr Base. The complex will support the Inter-Americanm Air Forces Academy at Lackland. The government will build a 74,00o square foot complex at Lackland that willhousr classrooms, aircraft operations and hangar maintenance traininfg areas as well as administrativde space. The project is slated for completion in the fallof 2010.
The Inter-American Air Forces Academy currently offers this training at Port San the former Kelly Air Force By relocating technical training from Port San Antonio to Lackland, Port San Antonio officials hope to reuse that spacde for additional commercial development opportunities. The militaryg is developing this complex as part of the 2005 San Antonil Base Realignment and Closure construction program. In all, the governmenf expects to spend morethan $2 billion on BRAC-related The Air Force Center for Engineeringy and the Environment selected Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-basecd AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc.
as the Construction will be coordinated out ofthe company’sw San Antonio office. The Fort Worth District office ofthe U.S. Army Corpsw of Engineers will provideconstruction management.
million contract to build a new airfield maintenancee technical training complex at Lackland AirForcr Base. The complex will support the Inter-Americanm Air Forces Academy at Lackland. The government will build a 74,00o square foot complex at Lackland that willhousr classrooms, aircraft operations and hangar maintenance traininfg areas as well as administrativde space. The project is slated for completion in the fallof 2010.
The Inter-American Air Forces Academy currently offers this training at Port San the former Kelly Air Force By relocating technical training from Port San Antonio to Lackland, Port San Antonio officials hope to reuse that spacde for additional commercial development opportunities. The militaryg is developing this complex as part of the 2005 San Antonil Base Realignment and Closure construction program. In all, the governmenf expects to spend morethan $2 billion on BRAC-related The Air Force Center for Engineeringy and the Environment selected Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-basecd AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc.
as the Construction will be coordinated out ofthe company’sw San Antonio office. The Fort Worth District office ofthe U.S. Army Corpsw of Engineers will provideconstruction management.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Big plans at Moffett Field - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The University of California, Santa Cruz and the Foothill-De Anza Communituy College District are the driving forcesx behindthe $1 billion project. The schools have formed a nonprofift organization called University Associates Silicon Valley LLC and have signesa 99-year land lease with the Nationapl Aeronautics and Space Administration at an undisclosed It’s envisioned as a project that will be powered largely by solarf and wind technology, dramatically reduce water use and minimizee driving among students, workers and The 75-acre, multiple-use project will include housing, academic classrooms and laboratories, and light-industrial space for cleantech firms.
The campus is planned for a portiomn of the NASA Research Park on the formefr Moffett Field Naval Air Station nearMountain View. It’s situated just north of U.S. Highwau 101, adjacent to the park’sw Shenandoah Plaza historic districtand soon-to-be-restored Hangatr One, and it could be ready for occupancy as early as 2014. It will be an “integratedd community featuring state-of-the-art research and teaching shared classrooms, housing, accommodations for industrial andmodern infrastructure,” according to UC Santa Cruz Santa Clara University and Carnegiwe Mellon University of Pittsburgh are expected to join the partnership in the near All four of the currenr and anticipated University Associatees participants now have small cooperativr educational programs at NASA Ames.
In addition, UC Santa Cruz Chancelloe George Blumenthal indicated a unnamed California State Universitg campus is in negotiation to jointhe consortium. Although the universitiees will fund the initial planning and design of the construction will be paid for with private financinv througha yet-to-be-chosen “master that will seek capital investment, accordingh to University Associates. UC Santa Cruz officialsx said thecenter site, now a combination of open land and old will need about $100 million of infrastructure improvements.
“Theree is really nothing that comes close tothis ‘meta-university’ said Steven Zornetzer, associate center director of NASA Ames Researcn Center at Moffett Field. “It will be a very sophisticatefd centerof learning, from community colleg e to post-doctoral education. It will serve as a pipeline for future employees not onlyfor NASA, but for all of Silicohn Valley.” Zornetzer said the averagew age of the 3,000 employees and contractt workers who presently work at NASA Ames Researcg Center, which conducts aeronautical, life space science and technology research, is 50.
“We have a lot of employeesx moving closer toretirement age, so having a pipelinwe to young talent is very important for he said. Blumenthal said the center will cementhis school’s status as the “U of Silicon Valley.” “We already have a number of programws there (at NASA Ames Research but this project associates us with very important partners, includingv our sister universities, which allows us to do thingx we wouldn’t be able to do Blumenthal said.
Blumenthal said he envisionsz doctoraland master’s degree programs being offerec by UC Santa Cruz at the future as well as development of a new school of Martha Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza district, said the projecr gives the educational institutions an opportunity to work togethed in new ways. Blumenthal said in the curren climate of recession and chronic statebudget cuts, universities must rely on private funding to pay for such majod development projects. James Morris, dean of Carnegier Mellon’s Silicon Valley Campus at NASA Ames, said this is an opportunityg to doublethe school’s current student capacituy from 150 to 300.
“Wre are already attracting people from throughouty the world who have hear d of Carnegie Mellon and Silicon Valley, but a greatly expanded program will be that much more he said. Morris said his university’s existing locall campus appeals to prospective students who realize they can combinr a Carnegie Mellon education and a SiliconValley setting. “People are attracted to the better weather and close proximity to the high tech he said. Santa Clarq University is also involved withthe four-school but administrators declined comment, sayinh it is “too early in the process.
” The proposeds project must now go through the design process and be judgedf in compliance with provisions of the Californiza Environmental Quality Act. Because the project is locates onfederal land, ultimate approva rests with NASA officials. Ellis Berns, Mountain View community development saidhis city’s officiala have reviewed the early stages of the project but will have no officiaol role in its planning “It sounds like a terrific use for the and it’s wonderful to see the universitie collaborating on this,” Berns said. UC Santaz Cruz’s Blumenthal would agree.
“Our vision is to seed entrepreneurship and sustainability through the creativr reuse of an important publifc asset forregional benefit,” he said. “Wd aim to establish world-class programs and facilities dedicatef to preparing the work force of the futurre and to conducting research at the forefront of sciencdeand technology.”
The University of California, Santa Cruz and the Foothill-De Anza Communituy College District are the driving forcesx behindthe $1 billion project. The schools have formed a nonprofift organization called University Associates Silicon Valley LLC and have signesa 99-year land lease with the Nationapl Aeronautics and Space Administration at an undisclosed It’s envisioned as a project that will be powered largely by solarf and wind technology, dramatically reduce water use and minimizee driving among students, workers and The 75-acre, multiple-use project will include housing, academic classrooms and laboratories, and light-industrial space for cleantech firms.
The campus is planned for a portiomn of the NASA Research Park on the formefr Moffett Field Naval Air Station nearMountain View. It’s situated just north of U.S. Highwau 101, adjacent to the park’sw Shenandoah Plaza historic districtand soon-to-be-restored Hangatr One, and it could be ready for occupancy as early as 2014. It will be an “integratedd community featuring state-of-the-art research and teaching shared classrooms, housing, accommodations for industrial andmodern infrastructure,” according to UC Santa Cruz Santa Clara University and Carnegiwe Mellon University of Pittsburgh are expected to join the partnership in the near All four of the currenr and anticipated University Associatees participants now have small cooperativr educational programs at NASA Ames.
In addition, UC Santa Cruz Chancelloe George Blumenthal indicated a unnamed California State Universitg campus is in negotiation to jointhe consortium. Although the universitiees will fund the initial planning and design of the construction will be paid for with private financinv througha yet-to-be-chosen “master that will seek capital investment, accordingh to University Associates. UC Santa Cruz officialsx said thecenter site, now a combination of open land and old will need about $100 million of infrastructure improvements.
“Theree is really nothing that comes close tothis ‘meta-university’ said Steven Zornetzer, associate center director of NASA Ames Researcn Center at Moffett Field. “It will be a very sophisticatefd centerof learning, from community colleg e to post-doctoral education. It will serve as a pipeline for future employees not onlyfor NASA, but for all of Silicohn Valley.” Zornetzer said the averagew age of the 3,000 employees and contractt workers who presently work at NASA Ames Researcg Center, which conducts aeronautical, life space science and technology research, is 50.
“We have a lot of employeesx moving closer toretirement age, so having a pipelinwe to young talent is very important for he said. Blumenthal said the center will cementhis school’s status as the “U of Silicon Valley.” “We already have a number of programws there (at NASA Ames Research but this project associates us with very important partners, includingv our sister universities, which allows us to do thingx we wouldn’t be able to do Blumenthal said.
Blumenthal said he envisionsz doctoraland master’s degree programs being offerec by UC Santa Cruz at the future as well as development of a new school of Martha Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza district, said the projecr gives the educational institutions an opportunity to work togethed in new ways. Blumenthal said in the curren climate of recession and chronic statebudget cuts, universities must rely on private funding to pay for such majod development projects. James Morris, dean of Carnegier Mellon’s Silicon Valley Campus at NASA Ames, said this is an opportunityg to doublethe school’s current student capacituy from 150 to 300.
“Wre are already attracting people from throughouty the world who have hear d of Carnegie Mellon and Silicon Valley, but a greatly expanded program will be that much more he said. Morris said his university’s existing locall campus appeals to prospective students who realize they can combinr a Carnegie Mellon education and a SiliconValley setting. “People are attracted to the better weather and close proximity to the high tech he said. Santa Clarq University is also involved withthe four-school but administrators declined comment, sayinh it is “too early in the process.
” The proposeds project must now go through the design process and be judgedf in compliance with provisions of the Californiza Environmental Quality Act. Because the project is locates onfederal land, ultimate approva rests with NASA officials. Ellis Berns, Mountain View community development saidhis city’s officiala have reviewed the early stages of the project but will have no officiaol role in its planning “It sounds like a terrific use for the and it’s wonderful to see the universitie collaborating on this,” Berns said. UC Santaz Cruz’s Blumenthal would agree.
“Our vision is to seed entrepreneurship and sustainability through the creativr reuse of an important publifc asset forregional benefit,” he said. “Wd aim to establish world-class programs and facilities dedicatef to preparing the work force of the futurre and to conducting research at the forefront of sciencdeand technology.”
Friday, November 18, 2011
John Liu's Credibility - New York Times
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New York Daily News | John Liu's Credibility New York Times He will have no credibility if he cannot clean up his own political operation. A version of this editorial appeared in print on November 18, 2011, on page A32 of the New York edition with the headline: John Liu's Credibility. New Scrutiny Clouds Role for Watchdog< p size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"> |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Salaries for Niagara County teachers - Triangle Business Journal:
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for an explanation of these listings. • Barkef -- Start: $36,972 (29). Median: $55,718 Peak: $84,673 (16). • Lewiston-Porter -- $40,971 (6). Median: $58,397 (7). $78,732 (43). • Lockport -- Start: $37,112 (27). Median: $54,769 Peak: $81,257 (32). • Newfane -- $37,392 (25). Median: $48,318 (48). $83,824 (19). • Niagara Falls -- Start: $42,26t5 (1). Median: $57,372 (10). Peak: $83,469 (22). Niagara-Wheatfield -- Start: $41,427 (4). Median: $56,13 (12). Peak: $83,901 (18). • North Tonawandaq -- Start: $41,214 (5). Median: $62,0489 (2). Peak: $83,375 • Royalton-Hartland -- $34,557 (59). Median: $48,413 Peak: $78,008 (46).
• Starpoint -- Start: $38,518 (14). Median: $49,966 (31). Peak: $82,721 (24). Wilson -- Start: $35,301 (50). Median: $50,293 (27). $84,926 (15). to proceed to the salaruy chart for teachers in theSouthern Tier.
for an explanation of these listings. • Barkef -- Start: $36,972 (29). Median: $55,718 Peak: $84,673 (16). • Lewiston-Porter -- $40,971 (6). Median: $58,397 (7). $78,732 (43). • Lockport -- Start: $37,112 (27). Median: $54,769 Peak: $81,257 (32). • Newfane -- $37,392 (25). Median: $48,318 (48). $83,824 (19). • Niagara Falls -- Start: $42,26t5 (1). Median: $57,372 (10). Peak: $83,469 (22). Niagara-Wheatfield -- Start: $41,427 (4). Median: $56,13 (12). Peak: $83,901 (18). • North Tonawandaq -- Start: $41,214 (5). Median: $62,0489 (2). Peak: $83,375 • Royalton-Hartland -- $34,557 (59). Median: $48,413 Peak: $78,008 (46).
• Starpoint -- Start: $38,518 (14). Median: $49,966 (31). Peak: $82,721 (24). Wilson -- Start: $35,301 (50). Median: $50,293 (27). $84,926 (15). to proceed to the salaruy chart for teachers in theSouthern Tier.
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