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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Community fears Benton Harbor's public safety will be jeopardized - WSBT-TV
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Memphis International Airport gets $22.5M grant for new parking garage - Baltimore Business Journal:
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million grant through the Tennessew Departmentof Transportation’s Aeronautics Division to build a new $135-$140 million parking The new garage will be built just nortj of the existing garage. It will be seven levels with two levels for rental car retail spacee and the restfor parking. It will be connected to the terminal by a moving sidewalmk on thelowest level. Construction is expecte to begin late this year and take 24 months to The Shelby County legislative delegation helped securre these funds for Memphis International according to apress release.
“Investing in our commercialp airports helps our state remain competitive in the aeronautics industrg and provide a good firstr impression to visitors and business travelersto Tennessee,” Gov. Phil Bredeseh said in a statement. TDOT’s Aeronautics Division administerzs federal and state funding to assistf Tennessee airportsin location, design, constructio n and maintenance. Grant applications are revieweds by the Tennessee Aeronautics a five-member board chargec with regulating changes in the state’d airport system plan.
million grant through the Tennessew Departmentof Transportation’s Aeronautics Division to build a new $135-$140 million parking The new garage will be built just nortj of the existing garage. It will be seven levels with two levels for rental car retail spacee and the restfor parking. It will be connected to the terminal by a moving sidewalmk on thelowest level. Construction is expecte to begin late this year and take 24 months to The Shelby County legislative delegation helped securre these funds for Memphis International according to apress release.
“Investing in our commercialp airports helps our state remain competitive in the aeronautics industrg and provide a good firstr impression to visitors and business travelersto Tennessee,” Gov. Phil Bredeseh said in a statement. TDOT’s Aeronautics Division administerzs federal and state funding to assistf Tennessee airportsin location, design, constructio n and maintenance. Grant applications are revieweds by the Tennessee Aeronautics a five-member board chargec with regulating changes in the state’d airport system plan.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Christopher Coates Race-based Justice Testimony Seems Damning to Obama DOJ - Gather.com
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Malcolm Forbes's Toys Are Up for Sale - New York Times (blog)
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Kansas City Star | Malcolm Forbes's Toys Are Up for Sale New York Times (blog) Malcolm Forbes assembled the collection partly out of nostalgia for a toy boat that he lost during childhood. He had been trailing it on a rope behind a ... Forbes Seeks $5 Million in Sale of Lusitania, Antique Knights Malcolm Forbes' Many Toys Will Head to the Auction Block Forbes' tiny toys will be sold in NYC |
Friday, September 24, 2010
Universities chase stimulus cash for shovel-ready projects - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposalz are targeting funding streamss flowing down through the American Recover y andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities faced with consecutived years of funding cuts are angling to usethe shovel-ready cash to catcyh up on much-needed facility build classrooms to handle the influx of students in need of re-training or tackle big capitakl projects aimed at bolstering academics and research. The approach is twofold at , which has seen its studeng population surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part torising unemployment.
The college is seeking $45 milliobn to build additional classroom capacity on its threes main campuses as well as to enhance vocationap training facilitiesin high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the office of grantsa development. The college wants the cash, amongy other projects, to build out its and the Maroonre Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasiz e curriculum on maintaining and repairinf emerging green energy and hybrid systemxs in boatsand cars.
It also wants to expand classrooms foraviation training, includiny a facility to train a new generation of air traffif controllers, which are expected to be in high demanr in a few years to replacse a wave of retiring controllers, Drotzeer said. “These are all shovel ready,” she “We have a history of traininbg in technical trades an now we are lookingv to be responsive to providinbg curriculum in this new emergingv industry of green The ’s 18-member stimulus workinyg group meets regularly to discuss opportunities and set a course to captured as much of the federal cash as possible.
So far, the school has more than 400 proposals seekingb in excessof $350 million in funding. “Ww saw this as a very significant opportunityt for the university and to do somethin g forthe community,” said Richard Bookman, vice provost of research at UM. Amongf the projects on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatere research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marin and Atmospheric Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 million from the to help builrd the center, which will study sea creatures as well as the physicse of waves on structures.
UM is also is submittin g proposals fora $15 million to $20 million additio n to a science building at its Coral Gables campus and a multi-stort research building at its medical school. has science, green technologyt and culinary training onits shovel-ready submission The school is requesting help funding a $22.7 million hospitality management center to house a culinary arts schoo l as well as $40 million for an extensivr renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its north campuse and $1.2 million for an and But by most accounts competition for stimulusa funds will be fierce.
And specific fundingy priorities from federal and state allocatorswbeyond short-term projects that would create jobs quicklgy remains unclear, said Camille Coley, assistantf VP and interim director of sponsorefd research at . “They are not tellinb us what they arelooking for,” she said. But FAU is seekinfg $4.5 million to help build out water reusr infrastructure at its newly gold level Leadership in Energy and and platinunm levelengineering building, slatedx to open in 2010. The university also is seekingv federal stimulus funds to create a road connectot system at its main campus off Gladew Road in Boca Raton andadditionak parking.
It also wants funding to put a greehn roof on itsadministration building. While the applicatioj process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projectse to be announced until the
The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposalz are targeting funding streamss flowing down through the American Recover y andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities faced with consecutived years of funding cuts are angling to usethe shovel-ready cash to catcyh up on much-needed facility build classrooms to handle the influx of students in need of re-training or tackle big capitakl projects aimed at bolstering academics and research. The approach is twofold at , which has seen its studeng population surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part torising unemployment.
The college is seeking $45 milliobn to build additional classroom capacity on its threes main campuses as well as to enhance vocationap training facilitiesin high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the office of grantsa development. The college wants the cash, amongy other projects, to build out its and the Maroonre Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasiz e curriculum on maintaining and repairinf emerging green energy and hybrid systemxs in boatsand cars.
It also wants to expand classrooms foraviation training, includiny a facility to train a new generation of air traffif controllers, which are expected to be in high demanr in a few years to replacse a wave of retiring controllers, Drotzeer said. “These are all shovel ready,” she “We have a history of traininbg in technical trades an now we are lookingv to be responsive to providinbg curriculum in this new emergingv industry of green The ’s 18-member stimulus workinyg group meets regularly to discuss opportunities and set a course to captured as much of the federal cash as possible.
So far, the school has more than 400 proposals seekingb in excessof $350 million in funding. “Ww saw this as a very significant opportunityt for the university and to do somethin g forthe community,” said Richard Bookman, vice provost of research at UM. Amongf the projects on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatere research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marin and Atmospheric Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 million from the to help builrd the center, which will study sea creatures as well as the physicse of waves on structures.
UM is also is submittin g proposals fora $15 million to $20 million additio n to a science building at its Coral Gables campus and a multi-stort research building at its medical school. has science, green technologyt and culinary training onits shovel-ready submission The school is requesting help funding a $22.7 million hospitality management center to house a culinary arts schoo l as well as $40 million for an extensivr renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its north campuse and $1.2 million for an and But by most accounts competition for stimulusa funds will be fierce.
And specific fundingy priorities from federal and state allocatorswbeyond short-term projects that would create jobs quicklgy remains unclear, said Camille Coley, assistantf VP and interim director of sponsorefd research at . “They are not tellinb us what they arelooking for,” she said. But FAU is seekinfg $4.5 million to help build out water reusr infrastructure at its newly gold level Leadership in Energy and and platinunm levelengineering building, slatedx to open in 2010. The university also is seekingv federal stimulus funds to create a road connectot system at its main campus off Gladew Road in Boca Raton andadditionak parking.
It also wants funding to put a greehn roof on itsadministration building. While the applicatioj process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projectse to be announced until the
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Technology a boon to classrooms - Jacksonville Daily Progress
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Technology a boon to classrooms Jacksonville Daily Progress JACKSONVILLE â€" District technology is an important factor in education at Jacksonville Independent School District, Technology Director Hedda Alexander ... |
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Stirling Energy Systems expands its offices as solar efforts ramp up - Boston Business Journal:
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The Scottsdale company, which received a $100 million investmen last yearfrom Dublin-basec NTR plc, is moving quickly to capture a segmeng of the utility-scale solar market with its Stirlinhg engine technology. The company opened its new 37,000-square-foof office in early May. It has hired abour 100 employees this year and expectds to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Stevs Cowman, who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’w investment. “We’ve always liked the solar space, and this was a good he said. The company is base d on a nearly 200-year-old engine design, which operates through the expansion and contractionbof gases.
Stirling uses a 40-foot mirrored dish to focusw the sun’s rays to heat hydrogen gas to 1,4000 degrees Fahrenheit. The gas expands, moving a pistonj and poweringthe engine. As the gas it is moved out of the piston chambee and back to where it will be reheated bythe sun. The compan had been operating in the Valleuysince 1996, but NTR’s investment has pushexd it to develop the technology more quickly. It has two power-purchasde agreements: one with San Diego Gas Electric for between 300 and 750 megawatts at a site inImperia Valley, Calif.
, and one with Southern California Edisom for 500 to 900 megawatts in the Mohave Cowman said it’s adding positions of all types, from engineering to to meet its growth curve. To handlee project management, NTR founded Tessera Sola r earlier this year to developthe utility-scale projects, with Stirling providing the equipment. Ramping up both project developmentf and construction has required capital and peoplr to serve what the company believes will be one of the largesft solar markets inthe world, said Jim CEO of NTR. “We believe the U.S. will be the globa leader in renewable energy, and that will happen in the next few he said.
NTR, founded 30 yearx ago to operate Ireland’se toll roads, has expanded into a number of renewable energty andrecycling efforts. Stirling’s technology — which offers an alternative tophotovoltaic systems, as well as a differen t take on concentrated solar powerd — has a good base in Arizons that can serve markets throughout the Southwest, Barry said. In additio to hiring, the company is looking at potentia l sites in the Valley to housesa 60-dish, 1.5-megawatt test location. The companty has a small site at the Sandiza National Laboratoriesin Albuquerque, N.M., but is hoping to find a largef site to provide a location to bring clients.
It has run into challenges securin local permits for a site and findintg a location that can be tied into theelectrivc grid, officials said. The company could be a boon for Arizon in more ways than simplyproviding power. It is using auto componenyt suppliers to build its engine and officials are talking with those suppliers abou t the possibility of locating facilities in the Southwes to handle the bulkof Stirling’s projects, at leastg for the first few Cowman said.
“If you can builfd your manufacturing close to yourend facilities, that’se going to benefit everyone,” he Stirling is one of the solar companiezs that could provide a base for other manufacturers to land in the said Barry Broome, presidenf and CEO of the Greater Phoeni x Economic Council. “This is a good example,” he “It’s got a small number of people and it hope sto expand, and it could help its suppliersd relocate here.” Stirling’s expansion in Arizona depends on state policies. Othefr states are offering manufacturing incentives, and Arizona’z effort to develop such enticements is miref inbudget problems.
“We really want to grow our business in Arizona, but we need those Cowman said.
The Scottsdale company, which received a $100 million investmen last yearfrom Dublin-basec NTR plc, is moving quickly to capture a segmeng of the utility-scale solar market with its Stirlinhg engine technology. The company opened its new 37,000-square-foof office in early May. It has hired abour 100 employees this year and expectds to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Stevs Cowman, who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’w investment. “We’ve always liked the solar space, and this was a good he said. The company is base d on a nearly 200-year-old engine design, which operates through the expansion and contractionbof gases.
Stirling uses a 40-foot mirrored dish to focusw the sun’s rays to heat hydrogen gas to 1,4000 degrees Fahrenheit. The gas expands, moving a pistonj and poweringthe engine. As the gas it is moved out of the piston chambee and back to where it will be reheated bythe sun. The compan had been operating in the Valleuysince 1996, but NTR’s investment has pushexd it to develop the technology more quickly. It has two power-purchasde agreements: one with San Diego Gas Electric for between 300 and 750 megawatts at a site inImperia Valley, Calif.
, and one with Southern California Edisom for 500 to 900 megawatts in the Mohave Cowman said it’s adding positions of all types, from engineering to to meet its growth curve. To handlee project management, NTR founded Tessera Sola r earlier this year to developthe utility-scale projects, with Stirling providing the equipment. Ramping up both project developmentf and construction has required capital and peoplr to serve what the company believes will be one of the largesft solar markets inthe world, said Jim CEO of NTR. “We believe the U.S. will be the globa leader in renewable energy, and that will happen in the next few he said.
NTR, founded 30 yearx ago to operate Ireland’se toll roads, has expanded into a number of renewable energty andrecycling efforts. Stirling’s technology — which offers an alternative tophotovoltaic systems, as well as a differen t take on concentrated solar powerd — has a good base in Arizons that can serve markets throughout the Southwest, Barry said. In additio to hiring, the company is looking at potentia l sites in the Valley to housesa 60-dish, 1.5-megawatt test location. The companty has a small site at the Sandiza National Laboratoriesin Albuquerque, N.M., but is hoping to find a largef site to provide a location to bring clients.
It has run into challenges securin local permits for a site and findintg a location that can be tied into theelectrivc grid, officials said. The company could be a boon for Arizon in more ways than simplyproviding power. It is using auto componenyt suppliers to build its engine and officials are talking with those suppliers abou t the possibility of locating facilities in the Southwes to handle the bulkof Stirling’s projects, at leastg for the first few Cowman said.
“If you can builfd your manufacturing close to yourend facilities, that’se going to benefit everyone,” he Stirling is one of the solar companiezs that could provide a base for other manufacturers to land in the said Barry Broome, presidenf and CEO of the Greater Phoeni x Economic Council. “This is a good example,” he “It’s got a small number of people and it hope sto expand, and it could help its suppliersd relocate here.” Stirling’s expansion in Arizona depends on state policies. Othefr states are offering manufacturing incentives, and Arizona’z effort to develop such enticements is miref inbudget problems.
“We really want to grow our business in Arizona, but we need those Cowman said.
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