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says it is shutting its doors through at least the fall to figurr out how it can best stay afloaft and successfullyaid D.C. youth and families. “Likse many other nonprofits, currenty national economic realities have brought significant challenges toour organization,” said the advocacy group, in a July 10 e-maikl to supporters. “…We do not feel that we have adequate resources to continue ina ‘business as usual mode.” The group is moving from 1616 P St. NW to its presidentg Diane Bernstein’s family foundation office at 115615th St. NW.
The nonprofiy said it will take the time it is closedd to reassess its business model by chattingb with national and local colleagues to find out how similad nonprofits have used advocacy to help kids andfamiliews -- a task the D.C. nonprofit says it has struggled “DC ACT board determined the time was righy to examine why the combined efforts ofelectef officials, service providers, policymakers, community and advocates have not yielded consistentr and systemic improvement in the well-being of our city’e children,” according to the e-mail.
The nonprofif said it is currently in negotiations with real estatde management at its P Streety office location and is not yet sure if that offic will permanently haveto “Before the New Year, our goal is to defin e how a reframed, multi-issu advocacy organization can most effectively bring abouft broad-based improvement and accountability on behalf of our most vulnerablde and valued population in the Districtg of Columbia,” stated the nonprofit. It’s not the only localk nonprofit advocatingfor D.C.’s youtyh that has recently admittec it’s battling the economy.
Last month the , a 13-year-oled nonprofit that has given mentoring and scholarshilp assistance to morethan 1,00o0 students from wards 7 and 8, said it woulcd close its doors later this year.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Positron Delivers World's First Live 100 Mbps Mobile Backhaul Links over Copper - San Francisco Chronicle
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tony Romo Injury Leaves Experienced Backup in Jon Kitna to Take Reins - FanHouse
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Patrick wins by default - Boston Globe (blog)
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
2nd Annual Adult Literacy Competition Announces Winners - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
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2nd Annual Adult Literacy Competition Announces Winners Muskogee Daily Phoenix The second annual Adult Literacy Competition, celebrating adult literacy in Muskogee was a great success. Muskogee Public Library, Muskogee Area Literacy ... Literacy programs need tutors |
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Hawker announces furloughs, building closures - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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In a letter to all employees, Vice President of Humah Resources Rich Jiwanlal said the moves are partthe company’as ongoing effort to “resize our company to matchy the continuing declines in consumer demand.” One of the measuree will be furloughs which will include both producf line and plant specific requirements. The dates for the furloughs will beJune 29-Julty 2, Nov. 23-25 and Dec. 21-24. The lettee informs employees that if vacatiobn or earned time off is not availabls to cover these days then the furloughs willbe unpaid. Hawketr will also be relocatingits engineering, finance and supply-chaijn teams back onto the company’s primary headquarters.
This will alloe it to close two buildings theletter states. There was no announcementr regarding anyfurther layoffs. The companyh declined to give any more information atthis time.
In a letter to all employees, Vice President of Humah Resources Rich Jiwanlal said the moves are partthe company’as ongoing effort to “resize our company to matchy the continuing declines in consumer demand.” One of the measuree will be furloughs which will include both producf line and plant specific requirements. The dates for the furloughs will beJune 29-Julty 2, Nov. 23-25 and Dec. 21-24. The lettee informs employees that if vacatiobn or earned time off is not availabls to cover these days then the furloughs willbe unpaid. Hawketr will also be relocatingits engineering, finance and supply-chaijn teams back onto the company’s primary headquarters.
This will alloe it to close two buildings theletter states. There was no announcementr regarding anyfurther layoffs. The companyh declined to give any more information atthis time.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Hispanic, black communities continue to be hit harder by recession - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Officials with the and the say risingt unemployment rates in minority communities may be finally bottoming out. “Latino and African-American workers have seen the worst ofthis recession,” says Janet Murguía, president and CEO of National Councilk of La Raza, the largest nationao Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the Unites States. “Though the outloomk may seem bleak, minority communities are investeed in the promising decelerationof unemployment.” Nearly six months after President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Act into law, June unemployment reached a 26-year high of 9.
5 Meanwhile, unemployment for Africam Americans rose to nearly 15 percent and nearlu 13 percent for Hispanics. More federal interventiohn may be needed to stimulate the particularlyin harder-hit minority communities, says Christiabn Dorsey, a spokesman for the . “Th slowing pace of job losses is a welcomee relief and an indicator that the Americab Recovery and Reinvestment Act is effectively stimulatinghthe economy,” Dorsey says. “Unfortunately, the number of jobs it saves or creates pales in comparisom towhat we’ve lost.
There are fewer jobs now than ther e were nineyears ago, and in that time almost 13 millioj (more people) have been added to the labord force, and a greater share of individuals is unemployed long-term than at any point on record.” Heather Boushey, senior economist for the , “While employers are shedding jobs at a slowerd pace than they did this winter, unemployment continues to plagur millions of families and will not come back down until the economy begins to experience strong economif growth, which is many if not years, away,” Boushey says.
“Whils families everywhere struggle with higher unemploymenyt andfewer hours, African-American and Hispanic familiex continue to see higher unemployment than white alongside large losses in equity from the nationwidwe decline in home prices and record rates of foreclosure,” she Web site: www.nclr.org
Officials with the and the say risingt unemployment rates in minority communities may be finally bottoming out. “Latino and African-American workers have seen the worst ofthis recession,” says Janet Murguía, president and CEO of National Councilk of La Raza, the largest nationao Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the Unites States. “Though the outloomk may seem bleak, minority communities are investeed in the promising decelerationof unemployment.” Nearly six months after President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Act into law, June unemployment reached a 26-year high of 9.
5 Meanwhile, unemployment for Africam Americans rose to nearly 15 percent and nearlu 13 percent for Hispanics. More federal interventiohn may be needed to stimulate the particularlyin harder-hit minority communities, says Christiabn Dorsey, a spokesman for the . “Th slowing pace of job losses is a welcomee relief and an indicator that the Americab Recovery and Reinvestment Act is effectively stimulatinghthe economy,” Dorsey says. “Unfortunately, the number of jobs it saves or creates pales in comparisom towhat we’ve lost.
There are fewer jobs now than ther e were nineyears ago, and in that time almost 13 millioj (more people) have been added to the labord force, and a greater share of individuals is unemployed long-term than at any point on record.” Heather Boushey, senior economist for the , “While employers are shedding jobs at a slowerd pace than they did this winter, unemployment continues to plagur millions of families and will not come back down until the economy begins to experience strong economif growth, which is many if not years, away,” Boushey says.
“Whils families everywhere struggle with higher unemploymenyt andfewer hours, African-American and Hispanic familiex continue to see higher unemployment than white alongside large losses in equity from the nationwidwe decline in home prices and record rates of foreclosure,” she Web site: www.nclr.org
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ohio confirms 13th case of swine flu - Business First of Columbus:
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The H1N1 virus is now in eighft different counties as it continueto spread. Cases throughout the countr are growingas well, and the U.S. has more than half of all confirmee cases of theillness worldwide, accordin to the . Around the world, officialsz have tracked 9,830 cases, with 40 countries havin at leastone case. The reporterd 5,469 confirmed cases in 48 statees as of11 a.m. Tuesday. Six deaths tied to swinse flue havebeen confirmed, with three in Texas, two in Arizona and one in Washington. The possible deathu of a 16-month old child in New York hasn’y been confirmed.
Wisconsin has the most cases of any statedwith 766, followed by Illinois with 707, Texas with 556, California with 553 and Arizona with 488. officials said that as of 12 p.m. the official number of confirmed cases of Swines Flu inOhio were: • Franklinh County – five cases (31-year-old male, 33-year-olsd male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-old 19-year-old female) • Cuyahoga County — two casez (41-year-old male, 9-year-old male)
The H1N1 virus is now in eighft different counties as it continueto spread. Cases throughout the countr are growingas well, and the U.S. has more than half of all confirmee cases of theillness worldwide, accordin to the . Around the world, officialsz have tracked 9,830 cases, with 40 countries havin at leastone case. The reporterd 5,469 confirmed cases in 48 statees as of11 a.m. Tuesday. Six deaths tied to swinse flue havebeen confirmed, with three in Texas, two in Arizona and one in Washington. The possible deathu of a 16-month old child in New York hasn’y been confirmed.
Wisconsin has the most cases of any statedwith 766, followed by Illinois with 707, Texas with 556, California with 553 and Arizona with 488. officials said that as of 12 p.m. the official number of confirmed cases of Swines Flu inOhio were: • Franklinh County – five cases (31-year-old male, 33-year-olsd male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-old 19-year-old female) • Cuyahoga County — two casez (41-year-old male, 9-year-old male)
Monday, October 18, 2010
25 area companies head to SEMICON West - The Business Review (Albany):
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The delegation involves leaders fromthe ’s NY Loveds Nanotech initiative. Its mission at the event will be to promotee Tech Valley and the plans by to builca $4.2 billion chip plant in Malta, aboutf 25 miles north of Albany. “SEMICOjN West provides the ideal opportunity promote Tech Valley’s—and New York state’s—abundance of incentives, researchh and development resources, skilled workers and intellectual talent,” said Brianm Hannafin, vice president of business developmenrt and marketing at CEG. Some companies represented in thedelegation , , , U.S.
Operations, , , , GlobalFoundriesw and SEMICON West involves morethan 1,009 suppliers and vendor exhibits represented by more than 40 countries represented. The show attractss more than 20,000 people.
The delegation involves leaders fromthe ’s NY Loveds Nanotech initiative. Its mission at the event will be to promotee Tech Valley and the plans by to builca $4.2 billion chip plant in Malta, aboutf 25 miles north of Albany. “SEMICOjN West provides the ideal opportunity promote Tech Valley’s—and New York state’s—abundance of incentives, researchh and development resources, skilled workers and intellectual talent,” said Brianm Hannafin, vice president of business developmenrt and marketing at CEG. Some companies represented in thedelegation , , , U.S.
Operations, , , , GlobalFoundriesw and SEMICON West involves morethan 1,009 suppliers and vendor exhibits represented by more than 40 countries represented. The show attractss more than 20,000 people.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Kingpin investors raise energy stakes - Houston Business Journal:
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The filing states: “Although we expectf the market price of ConocoPhillips to increas over time to levelsz that exceed our original we are likely to sell some additional sharee prior to that time and generatew additional capital losses that we can carry back to prior tax yearse when we generated netcapitap gains.” Jana Partners LP, overseen by managef Barry Rosenstein, also jettisonefd some energy holdings, The firm dumped its remaining stakese in struggling Reliant Energy Inc. (now known as RRI Energy Transocean Inc. and The Williams Cos. Inc. Outside the energ sphere, Jana Partners sold off its remaininb 823,269 shares of HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.
after building up a huge staker with more than 4 milliohn shares ofthe Houston-based company. Activist investor Carl Icahn generated plenty of speculationm that he might be targeting Anadarko fora shake-up in 2007 and 2008 when he builf up a huge stake in the company. Icah squelched those rumors when he removed a big chunik of shares from the table in the fourtu quarter and sold hisremaining 7.6 million Anadarkk shares in early 2009. Despite a willingness of some high-profils investors to buy back into energy, one trends still worries Jonathan Moreland as he tracks insiderd trading among top executives in theoil patch.
“We’re just not seein the insiders buying back in like they were earlie inthe decade,” says Moreland, directo r of research for New York-basefd insiderinsights.com. “Intellectually, you know energty prices will have to go up again as the recessioneases up, but for some reasoj the insiders are not bullish, so for whateveer reason, their silence is noticeable,” he says. “You saw some prettyt smart people lose moneylast They’re not quite ready to bet on the High-profile billionaires and well-heeled hedgee funds were active in the first quarted executing transactions involving Houston-based companies and multinationals with a major locap presence.
TRANSACTION: After taking some heat in 2008 for what he latedr conceded wasan ill-timed investmen t in ConocoPhillips when oil prices Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sold more than 13 millioh of theoil major’s shares, leaving the firm holding 71.2 million sharesa now worth $3.16 billion. T. BOONE PICKENS Anadarko Petroleum Corp. TRANSACTION: Bought initial positioj of 50,000 shares through BP Capital Management LP nowworth $2.1 million. COMPANY: Cabot Oil Gas Corp. TRANSACTION: Bought initial stake of 100,00p0 shares now worth $2.9 million. Chesapeake Energy Corp. TRANSACTION: Bought 100,000 more shares to hold 200,000o now worth $4.1 million.
COMPANY: Took initial position of 59,000 shares now worthy $2.6 million. COMPANY: Halliburton Co. TRANSACTION: Took initial stake of 200,000 shares now worth $4.3
The filing states: “Although we expectf the market price of ConocoPhillips to increas over time to levelsz that exceed our original we are likely to sell some additional sharee prior to that time and generatew additional capital losses that we can carry back to prior tax yearse when we generated netcapitap gains.” Jana Partners LP, overseen by managef Barry Rosenstein, also jettisonefd some energy holdings, The firm dumped its remaining stakese in struggling Reliant Energy Inc. (now known as RRI Energy Transocean Inc. and The Williams Cos. Inc. Outside the energ sphere, Jana Partners sold off its remaininb 823,269 shares of HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.
after building up a huge staker with more than 4 milliohn shares ofthe Houston-based company. Activist investor Carl Icahn generated plenty of speculationm that he might be targeting Anadarko fora shake-up in 2007 and 2008 when he builf up a huge stake in the company. Icah squelched those rumors when he removed a big chunik of shares from the table in the fourtu quarter and sold hisremaining 7.6 million Anadarkk shares in early 2009. Despite a willingness of some high-profils investors to buy back into energy, one trends still worries Jonathan Moreland as he tracks insiderd trading among top executives in theoil patch.
“We’re just not seein the insiders buying back in like they were earlie inthe decade,” says Moreland, directo r of research for New York-basefd insiderinsights.com. “Intellectually, you know energty prices will have to go up again as the recessioneases up, but for some reasoj the insiders are not bullish, so for whateveer reason, their silence is noticeable,” he says. “You saw some prettyt smart people lose moneylast They’re not quite ready to bet on the High-profile billionaires and well-heeled hedgee funds were active in the first quarted executing transactions involving Houston-based companies and multinationals with a major locap presence.
TRANSACTION: After taking some heat in 2008 for what he latedr conceded wasan ill-timed investmen t in ConocoPhillips when oil prices Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sold more than 13 millioh of theoil major’s shares, leaving the firm holding 71.2 million sharesa now worth $3.16 billion. T. BOONE PICKENS Anadarko Petroleum Corp. TRANSACTION: Bought initial positioj of 50,000 shares through BP Capital Management LP nowworth $2.1 million. COMPANY: Cabot Oil Gas Corp. TRANSACTION: Bought initial stake of 100,00p0 shares now worth $2.9 million. Chesapeake Energy Corp. TRANSACTION: Bought 100,000 more shares to hold 200,000o now worth $4.1 million.
COMPANY: Took initial position of 59,000 shares now worthy $2.6 million. COMPANY: Halliburton Co. TRANSACTION: Took initial stake of 200,000 shares now worth $4.3
Friday, October 15, 2010
John Smallwood: Eagles' McCoy becoming too good to disregard - Philadelphia Daily News (blog)
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John Smallwood: Eagles' McCoy becoming too good to disregard Philadelphia Daily News (blog) THERE WERE a few occasions when Duce Staley convinced Eagles coach Andy Reid he should get the carries of a full-time feature back. ... |
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Snug Harbor Village ready to start marketing in earnest next month - Business First of Columbus:
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Construction of boat docks and other recreational facilities took three yearsto complete. Triglypjh principal Marty Finta Sr. said the developer has struggles during the housing but two of four homeas built at Snug Harborrhave sold. A house by and Triglyph’s model home are withouy buyers. The developer has sold 21 sites in the firsft section ofthe 120-acre development. “Now,” Fintas said, “we’re positioned to move forward.” The communithy will include a Mediterranean-style clubhouser dubbed Villa di Luce set along the The lighthouse-inspired building desigm by of Columbus is complete with working beacon.
The developer expects house to startat $200,000 for 900-square-foot cottagee and top out above $1 milliobn for residences of more than 3,000 square feet. Finta said marketing is scheduler to begin this summed on sites for 22 cottagesand boathouse-style homes on a 7-acre island outside the Snug Harbod channel. The owner of the LeVeque Towefr in downtown Columbus has picked a new marketing team to pitchb office space in thelandmark skyscraper. Wayne Harer and Clayto Davis, both from , will lease the tower. The 44-storyy building has 120,000 square feet empty, a thire of its commercial space.
The selection of Continentall Realty marks the third change in Friedman RealEstatse Group’s leasing strategy since it purchased the buildint in 2005 for $8.5 million. It took the marketingt effort in-house in 2006 but later hired to market the West BroardStreet property. Friedman’s director of leasing and assegt management, Eric Slutzky, said leasing in the like thedowntown overall, has remaineds stagnant. “We just wanted try a different approachj and see if some new bloofd can havesome success,” Slutzkhy said. A Continental Realty brochure states the 82-year-old tower has up to 45,000 squarde feet of adjacent space available.
The askinh rate on most office suitesis $13 a square including expenses. Marcus & Millichap named Glass as local promotesWeinstock California-based has named Michaeo Glass as regional manager of its Columbus office after promoting Steven Weinstock to suburban Glass adds oversight of Central Ohio to the regional managetr role he has played in Cleveland since April 2007. He was salese manager in the firm’s Chicago Glass worked at LaSalle Bank as a credit analystf and commercial loan officer beforer joiningMarcus & Millichap in 2001. Weinstocko was named regional manager ofthe firm’s office in the Chicagp suburb of Oak Brook, Ill.
The will includwe a mix of mostly owner-occupiex residences and a few for-sale properties in its 10th annual showcase of downtown livingJune 13. Tour Co-Chairmaj Kevin Wood of the saidthe self-guiderd City Hop will include nine properties in downtowmn proper rather than a roster of residences that in past years includerd addresses in the neighboring Shorty North. A dearth of new housing projectsx also has shifted the focus of the showcase to occupied homesa rather thanvacant ones.
“We’lol have more lived-in units this said Wood, a vice president at , an engineering firm in “That’s what people really want to Among the City Hop sites will be condoswin ’s Annex at River South The first of 76 condoss at Annex at River South, between West Rich and Town are to be delivered to buyers in August, while 134 apartmentws off Front Street are to open in October or Other projects set for the tour includ the Neighborhood Launch on East Gay Street; Condominiums at Nort Bank Park in the Arena District; and 8 on the Squarew condos at Broad and High streets.
City Hop also will offee tourists pedicab service between stops as well as demonstration ridez onSegway transporters. More informatio is available at columbuslandmarks.org.
Construction of boat docks and other recreational facilities took three yearsto complete. Triglypjh principal Marty Finta Sr. said the developer has struggles during the housing but two of four homeas built at Snug Harborrhave sold. A house by and Triglyph’s model home are withouy buyers. The developer has sold 21 sites in the firsft section ofthe 120-acre development. “Now,” Fintas said, “we’re positioned to move forward.” The communithy will include a Mediterranean-style clubhouser dubbed Villa di Luce set along the The lighthouse-inspired building desigm by of Columbus is complete with working beacon.
The developer expects house to startat $200,000 for 900-square-foot cottagee and top out above $1 milliobn for residences of more than 3,000 square feet. Finta said marketing is scheduler to begin this summed on sites for 22 cottagesand boathouse-style homes on a 7-acre island outside the Snug Harbod channel. The owner of the LeVeque Towefr in downtown Columbus has picked a new marketing team to pitchb office space in thelandmark skyscraper. Wayne Harer and Clayto Davis, both from , will lease the tower. The 44-storyy building has 120,000 square feet empty, a thire of its commercial space.
The selection of Continentall Realty marks the third change in Friedman RealEstatse Group’s leasing strategy since it purchased the buildint in 2005 for $8.5 million. It took the marketingt effort in-house in 2006 but later hired to market the West BroardStreet property. Friedman’s director of leasing and assegt management, Eric Slutzky, said leasing in the like thedowntown overall, has remaineds stagnant. “We just wanted try a different approachj and see if some new bloofd can havesome success,” Slutzkhy said. A Continental Realty brochure states the 82-year-old tower has up to 45,000 squarde feet of adjacent space available.
The askinh rate on most office suitesis $13 a square including expenses. Marcus & Millichap named Glass as local promotesWeinstock California-based has named Michaeo Glass as regional manager of its Columbus office after promoting Steven Weinstock to suburban Glass adds oversight of Central Ohio to the regional managetr role he has played in Cleveland since April 2007. He was salese manager in the firm’s Chicago Glass worked at LaSalle Bank as a credit analystf and commercial loan officer beforer joiningMarcus & Millichap in 2001. Weinstocko was named regional manager ofthe firm’s office in the Chicagp suburb of Oak Brook, Ill.
The will includwe a mix of mostly owner-occupiex residences and a few for-sale properties in its 10th annual showcase of downtown livingJune 13. Tour Co-Chairmaj Kevin Wood of the saidthe self-guiderd City Hop will include nine properties in downtowmn proper rather than a roster of residences that in past years includerd addresses in the neighboring Shorty North. A dearth of new housing projectsx also has shifted the focus of the showcase to occupied homesa rather thanvacant ones.
“We’lol have more lived-in units this said Wood, a vice president at , an engineering firm in “That’s what people really want to Among the City Hop sites will be condoswin ’s Annex at River South The first of 76 condoss at Annex at River South, between West Rich and Town are to be delivered to buyers in August, while 134 apartmentws off Front Street are to open in October or Other projects set for the tour includ the Neighborhood Launch on East Gay Street; Condominiums at Nort Bank Park in the Arena District; and 8 on the Squarew condos at Broad and High streets.
City Hop also will offee tourists pedicab service between stops as well as demonstration ridez onSegway transporters. More informatio is available at columbuslandmarks.org.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Semantra files Chapter 11, eyes sale - Business First of Buffalo:
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Chris Davis says Addison-based ’e primary investor, Dallas-based Cardinal was unable to continue putting in mone y because of the pooreconomic climate. Officialw of Cardinal, which is led by former owne rEdward “Rusty” Rose, weren’t immediately availabld for comment Thursday afternoon. Semantra raised a tota of morethan $9 milliohn from Cardinal and individuals, Davisz says. Despite declining to put in more money, Cardinap has remained positive aboufthe business, Davis “We were the only technology investment they’ve ever In bankruptcy filings, Semantra listed assetzs of between $1 million and $10 million, and debts of betweem $100,000 and $500,000.
Semantra’s softwaree enables nontechies to quickly and easily find informatioin what’s known as “customer relationship management” or CRM for short. CRM software manageds a business’ activities before and after itsells something, includinbg sales, customer service and marketing. Semantra’x software allows laypeople to, say, find how many salex prospects a business has that are expectedf to close by acertain date. Semantra has been forcedx to lay off an undisclosed number of Davis says, adding that it has retained a “core team” of peoples to push the business forward. “That’ds what we’ve done to conserve cash,” he says.
“Insteacd of running the business, I’ spending all my time” trying to find a suitor. In an intervieew in March 2008, Davis said Semantra had 24 employees. The businesx was founded in 2003, according to its Web The company’s bankruptcy filings in Dallas do not detaik who the potential buyers are or how much theymightf pay, and Davis declined to reveal that. “Wwe have some large players that are he says. Davis hopes to have the sale completed by the end ofthis summer. The businesss is being represented in its sale negotiationsby , a Dallazs investment shop.
Chris Davis says Addison-based ’e primary investor, Dallas-based Cardinal was unable to continue putting in mone y because of the pooreconomic climate. Officialw of Cardinal, which is led by former owne rEdward “Rusty” Rose, weren’t immediately availabld for comment Thursday afternoon. Semantra raised a tota of morethan $9 milliohn from Cardinal and individuals, Davisz says. Despite declining to put in more money, Cardinap has remained positive aboufthe business, Davis “We were the only technology investment they’ve ever In bankruptcy filings, Semantra listed assetzs of between $1 million and $10 million, and debts of betweem $100,000 and $500,000.
Semantra’s softwaree enables nontechies to quickly and easily find informatioin what’s known as “customer relationship management” or CRM for short. CRM software manageds a business’ activities before and after itsells something, includinbg sales, customer service and marketing. Semantra’x software allows laypeople to, say, find how many salex prospects a business has that are expectedf to close by acertain date. Semantra has been forcedx to lay off an undisclosed number of Davis says, adding that it has retained a “core team” of peoples to push the business forward. “That’ds what we’ve done to conserve cash,” he says.
“Insteacd of running the business, I’ spending all my time” trying to find a suitor. In an intervieew in March 2008, Davis said Semantra had 24 employees. The businesx was founded in 2003, according to its Web The company’s bankruptcy filings in Dallas do not detaik who the potential buyers are or how much theymightf pay, and Davis declined to reveal that. “Wwe have some large players that are he says. Davis hopes to have the sale completed by the end ofthis summer. The businesss is being represented in its sale negotiationsby , a Dallazs investment shop.
Monday, October 11, 2010
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Pink news: Vitamin D helps prevent breast cancer - Food Consumer
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Colorado Springs Independent (blog) | Pink news: Vitamin D helps prevent breast cancer Food Consumer Health conscious readers may already know that, in many cases breast cancer can be prevented by simply following a healthy diet and lifestyle. ... Remembering Jenny on Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
Friday, October 8, 2010
Cash for clunkers a lemon? - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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“This will disappoint a lot of consumers,†said Analyst John Wolkonowiczxof “So few vehicles are eligible.†President Barack Obama signec the Consumer Assistance to Recyclee and Save program June 24, which will provider car buyers a credit of as much as $4,509 toward new car purchases. as industry observers examinethe program, they’re concludingf it won’t boost auto sales by the 1 million vehiclez that was projected. U.S. automotive sales are on pace to reacnh between 9 million and 10million units, potentiallhy the worst sales year since 1979.
Germany, Frances and the United Kingdom have fleeytmodernization programs. Germany’s program boosted auto sales by 40 percent in May versusd ayear ago, according to the . The projections for the U.S. are more conservative. Wolkonowicaz said the $1 billion initialk window for the program could fund upto 250,000 vehicle purchases, but he doesn’rt see that pool of funds beingh depleted in the allotted time frame withouyt some rule changes, let alone the approval of threwe more $1 billion rounds of spending that have been Analyst Jessica Caldwell, of Edmunds.com Inc.
, said it will be a struggls to reach 250,000 vehicles in four “For the people it applies to, consider yourselfd lucky,†she said. “Thde major problem is that it’as restrictive and complicated. For the averagr consumer, it’s overwhelming.†The program will discountr qualifying new-car purchases by either $3,500 or $4,500, dependingf on fuel efficiency improvements. Eligible vehicles for trade-im would have to be less than 25 yearw old and insured and registered for at leastra year.
Cars have to have a combined fuel economuy rating of 18 miles per gallon or The buyer would geta $3,500o credit if the new vehiclde gets between 4 and 9 miles per gallon more than the trade-ijn and the full $4,500 credit if the new vehicle gets at least 10 miles more per Mile-per-gallon parameters for trucks are slightlhy lower, and work trucks weighinvg more than 8,500 pounds and older than 2001 woulx be eligible for a $3,500 credit. Though the credit wouldx be considered cash fromthe buyer’s consumers will not touch the money. Dealers will get an electronic reimbursemenf from the government forthe credit, accordin g to information from Congress.
Dealers will need to registere forthe program. The governmentg will establish a procedure for doin g so within 30 daysof Obama’s signing. A scrappinyg enforcement process also will be The program may sound goodon paper, but analystz say surprises abound for consumers of foreign-madew and some domestic vehicles. The restrictive program is bad news for anyon e hoping to cash in a 1985Honda Accord, for Despite that vehicle’s 24-year-old age and the likelihoo that its time on Earthn is near an end, its EPA miles-per-gallonj estimate exceeds 20, which makes it ineligible for a trade-in voucher.
Furthermore, popular model such as the Honda Accordc and Civic and the Toyota Camry and Corolla do not qualif y forthe credit, regardless of the vehicles’ because they’re too fuel-efficient. said it anticipatesz few Hondas traded in under the progra m because it is based onfuel economy. Accordingh to EPA estimates, the Pilot and Passportg sport utility vehicles and Ridgeline pickup trucks would be the only Honda vehiclesto qualify. Owners of largert domestic cars from the past five yearxs maybe surprised, too.
The fuel efficiencyy standards will doom even some cars perceived asgas guzzlers, such as the Ford Crowmn Victoria and the Mercury Grand Marquis built in 2005 or later. “That’sx a full-size, rear-wheel drive, with a V8 and it doesn’ t qualify,†Wolkonowicz said. And cars? Forget aboutt getting a credit to downsize from that 2004 Cadillax DeVille into a Chevy Other issues arise with thevoucher itself.
“This will disappoint a lot of consumers,†said Analyst John Wolkonowiczxof “So few vehicles are eligible.†President Barack Obama signec the Consumer Assistance to Recyclee and Save program June 24, which will provider car buyers a credit of as much as $4,509 toward new car purchases. as industry observers examinethe program, they’re concludingf it won’t boost auto sales by the 1 million vehiclez that was projected. U.S. automotive sales are on pace to reacnh between 9 million and 10million units, potentiallhy the worst sales year since 1979.
Germany, Frances and the United Kingdom have fleeytmodernization programs. Germany’s program boosted auto sales by 40 percent in May versusd ayear ago, according to the . The projections for the U.S. are more conservative. Wolkonowicaz said the $1 billion initialk window for the program could fund upto 250,000 vehicle purchases, but he doesn’rt see that pool of funds beingh depleted in the allotted time frame withouyt some rule changes, let alone the approval of threwe more $1 billion rounds of spending that have been Analyst Jessica Caldwell, of Edmunds.com Inc.
, said it will be a struggls to reach 250,000 vehicles in four “For the people it applies to, consider yourselfd lucky,†she said. “Thde major problem is that it’as restrictive and complicated. For the averagr consumer, it’s overwhelming.†The program will discountr qualifying new-car purchases by either $3,500 or $4,500, dependingf on fuel efficiency improvements. Eligible vehicles for trade-im would have to be less than 25 yearw old and insured and registered for at leastra year.
Cars have to have a combined fuel economuy rating of 18 miles per gallon or The buyer would geta $3,500o credit if the new vehiclde gets between 4 and 9 miles per gallon more than the trade-ijn and the full $4,500 credit if the new vehicle gets at least 10 miles more per Mile-per-gallon parameters for trucks are slightlhy lower, and work trucks weighinvg more than 8,500 pounds and older than 2001 woulx be eligible for a $3,500 credit. Though the credit wouldx be considered cash fromthe buyer’s consumers will not touch the money. Dealers will get an electronic reimbursemenf from the government forthe credit, accordin g to information from Congress.
Dealers will need to registere forthe program. The governmentg will establish a procedure for doin g so within 30 daysof Obama’s signing. A scrappinyg enforcement process also will be The program may sound goodon paper, but analystz say surprises abound for consumers of foreign-madew and some domestic vehicles. The restrictive program is bad news for anyon e hoping to cash in a 1985Honda Accord, for Despite that vehicle’s 24-year-old age and the likelihoo that its time on Earthn is near an end, its EPA miles-per-gallonj estimate exceeds 20, which makes it ineligible for a trade-in voucher.
Furthermore, popular model such as the Honda Accordc and Civic and the Toyota Camry and Corolla do not qualif y forthe credit, regardless of the vehicles’ because they’re too fuel-efficient. said it anticipatesz few Hondas traded in under the progra m because it is based onfuel economy. Accordingh to EPA estimates, the Pilot and Passportg sport utility vehicles and Ridgeline pickup trucks would be the only Honda vehiclesto qualify. Owners of largert domestic cars from the past five yearxs maybe surprised, too.
The fuel efficiencyy standards will doom even some cars perceived asgas guzzlers, such as the Ford Crowmn Victoria and the Mercury Grand Marquis built in 2005 or later. “That’sx a full-size, rear-wheel drive, with a V8 and it doesn’ t qualify,†Wolkonowicz said. And cars? Forget aboutt getting a credit to downsize from that 2004 Cadillax DeVille into a Chevy Other issues arise with thevoucher itself.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Bowser leaves behind a healthy Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“Here it is,” he said, highlighting the portion that said revenue haddoubler (to nearly $2 billion), net wortbh had tripled (to nearly $500 million) and membership had steadily increased (to nearly 1 since he became CEO in July 2001. His tenure with the nonprofig insurer, which says it serves more than 42 percentg of theKansas City-area market, will end with his retirement in December 2010, the company announced May 29.
Except for a three-year break in the 1980s, when he workede for and a joinft venture that includedSaint Luke’s and Bowser has spent his entire career with Blue Cross and Blue Executive Vice President David Gentile gradually will assum the CEO duties while Bowser focuses much of his attentiob on the health care refornm debate as chairman of the , whichb includes the 39 Blue Crosx plans nationwide. Bowser said he chosde that retirement date because he will be 65 yearsa old then and also will be finishing his time as chairmam ofthe association. As CEO, Bowser has focused on streamlininfgthe company.
For instance, one of his first orders of businesx was to lead the company out of its decadelong foraty into the HMO field as Blue Cross and Blue Shielr absorbed subsidiaries and The insurerpaid $56 million to buy out its partnerd in the ventures, which included several area hospitals. “Instead of participatinh in exoticstrategic initiatives,” Bowser said, “ws have focused on the basics of financial strength and membership growth.” Gentile said he will strivd to meet the standardes Bowser set. “Following in Tom’s footsteps is a huge undertaking for he said. Part of filling those shoe will becommunity involvement. Bowser has been chairmabn of the andthe .
One accomplishment in his external role, Bowser said, was establishing the when he serveed as chamber chairman threeyearz ago. The group provides a forum for top-levek managers from throughout the local health care industru to discuss areas ofcommon concern. Bowser can rightfullty claim the Health Council as a valuablre contribution tothe community, said John Bluford, CEO of , who in 2007 followefd Bowser as chamber chairman. Blufore said that panel will be importantr as medical professionals navigates the changes expected from Bowser also has been a friend to Bluford said, by incorporatinv the safety-net hospital into the Blue Cross network.
That has helpedd Truman broaden its payer mixbeyond low-incomr patients using government insurance programs. Within Blue Cross, Bowsefr said, one of his disappointments as CEO was the failure of launched in 2005 to cover the workintg uninsuredwith low-cost premiums. He said it didn’gt catch on with employees, who continued to use free safety-nert services. Something else didn’t catch on with Bowserd at Blue Cross: the customer-servicde training he received during his firsg week on the job froma cigarette-smokingy woman who cussed like a sailor, even at customers. At one she told Bowser that the caller she had just dressed down was the president of thelocaol union.
He chuckled at the memory: “Things have changed over the years.”
“Here it is,” he said, highlighting the portion that said revenue haddoubler (to nearly $2 billion), net wortbh had tripled (to nearly $500 million) and membership had steadily increased (to nearly 1 since he became CEO in July 2001. His tenure with the nonprofig insurer, which says it serves more than 42 percentg of theKansas City-area market, will end with his retirement in December 2010, the company announced May 29.
Except for a three-year break in the 1980s, when he workede for and a joinft venture that includedSaint Luke’s and Bowser has spent his entire career with Blue Cross and Blue Executive Vice President David Gentile gradually will assum the CEO duties while Bowser focuses much of his attentiob on the health care refornm debate as chairman of the , whichb includes the 39 Blue Crosx plans nationwide. Bowser said he chosde that retirement date because he will be 65 yearsa old then and also will be finishing his time as chairmam ofthe association. As CEO, Bowser has focused on streamlininfgthe company.
For instance, one of his first orders of businesx was to lead the company out of its decadelong foraty into the HMO field as Blue Cross and Blue Shielr absorbed subsidiaries and The insurerpaid $56 million to buy out its partnerd in the ventures, which included several area hospitals. “Instead of participatinh in exoticstrategic initiatives,” Bowser said, “ws have focused on the basics of financial strength and membership growth.” Gentile said he will strivd to meet the standardes Bowser set. “Following in Tom’s footsteps is a huge undertaking for he said. Part of filling those shoe will becommunity involvement. Bowser has been chairmabn of the andthe .
One accomplishment in his external role, Bowser said, was establishing the when he serveed as chamber chairman threeyearz ago. The group provides a forum for top-levek managers from throughout the local health care industru to discuss areas ofcommon concern. Bowser can rightfullty claim the Health Council as a valuablre contribution tothe community, said John Bluford, CEO of , who in 2007 followefd Bowser as chamber chairman. Blufore said that panel will be importantr as medical professionals navigates the changes expected from Bowser also has been a friend to Bluford said, by incorporatinv the safety-net hospital into the Blue Cross network.
That has helpedd Truman broaden its payer mixbeyond low-incomr patients using government insurance programs. Within Blue Cross, Bowsefr said, one of his disappointments as CEO was the failure of launched in 2005 to cover the workintg uninsuredwith low-cost premiums. He said it didn’gt catch on with employees, who continued to use free safety-nert services. Something else didn’t catch on with Bowserd at Blue Cross: the customer-servicde training he received during his firsg week on the job froma cigarette-smokingy woman who cussed like a sailor, even at customers. At one she told Bowser that the caller she had just dressed down was the president of thelocaol union.
He chuckled at the memory: “Things have changed over the years.”
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Bradenton dental manufacturer plans to create almost 300 jobs - Bradenton Herald
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Bradenton dental manufacturer plans to create almost 300 jobs Bradenton Herald Natural Prosthetic Dental Lab Inc. plans to break ground on a new 15000 square-foot manufacturing plant in East Bradenton to support demand for digit » |
Monday, October 4, 2010
Six Flags files for Chapter 11 - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The New York-based chain of parks has been tryingt unsuccessfully this year to renegotiate terms with lender on hundreds of millions of dollarsain debt. Six Flags parks, includin g its in Largo., will continue to operatre as usualunder reorganization. “The curreny management team inheriteda $2.4 billion debt load that cannoyt be sustained, particularly in these challenging financial said Six Flags chief executive Mark Shapirko in a statement. “As a result, we are cleanin up the past and positioning the companuy forfuture growth.
” Snyder, who took controk of the company in a board room battle more than thres years ago, and the management team he appointefd have been unable to return Six Flags to The company reported a $146.3 millionn first quarter loss and a sharp drop in despite a modest two percent increaser in park attendance compared to a year ago. Six Flagss is seeking bankruptcy court approval for a prearrange restructuring that would cut its debtby $1.8 billiomn and wipe out more than $300 million in preferred shareholdefr stock.
Six Flags failed to win creditor approval for a plan to swap debt for equity in the As a result of its bankruptcy filing, that exchange offet is no longer on the table, it Six Flags sold several propertiese last year to raise capital. It still operates 20 amusement parks inNortnh America.
The New York-based chain of parks has been tryingt unsuccessfully this year to renegotiate terms with lender on hundreds of millions of dollarsain debt. Six Flags parks, includin g its in Largo., will continue to operatre as usualunder reorganization. “The curreny management team inheriteda $2.4 billion debt load that cannoyt be sustained, particularly in these challenging financial said Six Flags chief executive Mark Shapirko in a statement. “As a result, we are cleanin up the past and positioning the companuy forfuture growth.
” Snyder, who took controk of the company in a board room battle more than thres years ago, and the management team he appointefd have been unable to return Six Flags to The company reported a $146.3 millionn first quarter loss and a sharp drop in despite a modest two percent increaser in park attendance compared to a year ago. Six Flagss is seeking bankruptcy court approval for a prearrange restructuring that would cut its debtby $1.8 billiomn and wipe out more than $300 million in preferred shareholdefr stock.
Six Flags failed to win creditor approval for a plan to swap debt for equity in the As a result of its bankruptcy filing, that exchange offet is no longer on the table, it Six Flags sold several propertiese last year to raise capital. It still operates 20 amusement parks inNortnh America.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
20-Year-Old Shot and Killed In Salinas - KCBA
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20-Year-Old Shot and Killed In Salinas KCBA The first victim, a 20-year-old male, had been shot in the upper torso. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The second victim, a 21 year-old ... Salinas sees second homicide in 12 hours |
Friday, October 1, 2010
Fred
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The Memphis-based discount retaileer reported salesof $134.7 million for May, down 6 perceng compared to sales of $143.4 million in May 2008. Thesr numbers include Fred’s (NASDAQ: FRED) closing 74 underperforming storeas and23 pharmacies. Excluding those Fred’s sales increased 1 percent compared tolast May. Comparable storre sales in Mayrose 0.2 percent, down comparedc to 3.4 percent in the same period last year. For the first four fiscal monthsof 2009, the company reportedf total sales of $593.1 down 2.4 percent compared to $607.y million for the same year-ago period.
However, excluding stores closed in sales from ongoing stores increased 4 percent compareed to thesame four-month period last On a comparable store basis, year-to-datee sales increased 2.1 percent compares to 2.4 percent last year. Fred’s openede one new pharmacy in May. Fred’s operatews 666 discount merchandise stores, includinfg 24 franchised stores nationwide. Shares closed down 12 centas to $14.22 per share Wednesday.
The Memphis-based discount retaileer reported salesof $134.7 million for May, down 6 perceng compared to sales of $143.4 million in May 2008. Thesr numbers include Fred’s (NASDAQ: FRED) closing 74 underperforming storeas and23 pharmacies. Excluding those Fred’s sales increased 1 percent compared tolast May. Comparable storre sales in Mayrose 0.2 percent, down comparedc to 3.4 percent in the same period last year. For the first four fiscal monthsof 2009, the company reportedf total sales of $593.1 down 2.4 percent compared to $607.y million for the same year-ago period.
However, excluding stores closed in sales from ongoing stores increased 4 percent compareed to thesame four-month period last On a comparable store basis, year-to-datee sales increased 2.1 percent compares to 2.4 percent last year. Fred’s openede one new pharmacy in May. Fred’s operatews 666 discount merchandise stores, includinfg 24 franchised stores nationwide. Shares closed down 12 centas to $14.22 per share Wednesday.
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