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The 100-year-old, 250,000-square-foot complex is now back on the markert less than eight months after acquired it and began cleaning it up. Orton, a graduate who still has family in bought the site in October 2008for $500,000. He latert added a smaller in-fill parcel on Race Street for $85,000, according to Hamiltonh County realestate records. The three-acre site spans the blocmk between Elm and Race a block north of and opposite the newlt relocated Rookwood Pottery on Race and West McMicken downtown drew up redevelopment plan s for Orton that include light industrialand second-floor artist studio s in newer buildings on the Race Street side of the and a commercial marketplace for artists, merchantss and craftsman in the former bottlintg plant that fronts on Elm Street.
It was to be cappes off with a brewery and restaurant in the originak Moerlein barrelhouse at the southwes t corner ofthe complex. Orton didn’t respond to request s for comment. He listed the entire site, including a vacant lot on the west sideof Elm, with last mont h for $1.5 million. Listing agent Dean Ferrier said Orton also would consider leasingf to alarge tenant. Orton thinke the proposed redevelopment could be accomplished more successfullt by alocal owner, Ferrier The previous owner, , had proposed turning the former brewery into a 100-unit condo and retail complex called Moerleib Gardens.
But a targeted mix of public and private financiny never came together to getthat $25 million project off the ground. The building was last occupiexd by inthe 1990s. Mark a principal at Wichman Gunther, said Orton’s plan is stillo viable, especially if the proposed streetcar loop comessto fruition. It would pass the site on both Elm and Race streetds and make it a place forvisitors “to get off the streetcafr and spend an afternoon,” he The concept is intended to complement Findlay Markett and a planned redevelopment of Rookwood’s facade along It has indoor and outside parking space for about 150 Orton had been content to “let the market come to but a streetcar would instantly change the strategy, said who added that he can’t speal for Orton.
“It’s just a timing issue right now,” he citing the economic climate and need for a major commercial tenantas anchor. One Over-the-Rhine real estatw official who asked not to be identified said Ortonh paid too much andprobably couldn’t make it work because he can’t get Californiza rents in Over-the-Rhine. A concern, he said, is that the propertyy might justsit idle, because Orton now has it listedd for much more than anyone thoughft it was worth beforse he acquired it.
Steve Hampton, president of the , said the Moerleijn complex is crucial tothe area’s Its importance is dictated by its size and central its historical significance and the opportunity it With Findlay Market and Rookwood Pottery nearby, the addition of anothetr attraction would be ideal, Hampton “It’s going to have to be something a little outside the box,” he said. Foundedc in 1984, Orton Development has specialized in acquirinhg large, problematic properties and redeveloping them. Almost all of its 11 millionm square feet of projects have been in with a handful inthe Carolinas, wherse the Orton family’s textilwe trading company is headquartered.
Gunthetr said Orton’s concept for the Moerlein complex was modeled on Ford Poingin Richmond, Calif. It’s a 500,000-square-foot, Alfred Kahn-designed former Ford plant that Ortob is redeveloping as a waterfrontr complex withlight industrial, office, retail and live-work
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Denver ranks 3rd among fittest U.S. cities - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The ACSM's annual Americanm Fitness Index report ranksonly D.C., and Minneapolis-St. Paul ahead of Denver. The produced in partnership with , "is a snapshogt of the state of health and fitnesin America's 50 most populous metropolitan areas," the ACSM said in a The index "reflects a composite of preventived health behaviors, levels of chronic disease health care access, as well as community resourced and policies that support physical The Denver-Aurora metro area score d 71.6 in the report. Denver ranked No. 2 among U.S. cities in "personal health indicators related tohealth behaviors, chronic health problems and health ACSM said. The area ranked No.
7 on "community/environmentak indicators related to thebuilt environment, recreational facilities, park-related expenditures, physical education requirements and primaryg health care providers." Washingtomn scored 74.4 on the index; Minneapolis-St. Paul scored 1. Washington, D.C. 74.4 2. Paul 72.1 3. Denver 71.6 4. Boston 71.4 5. San Franciscpo 71.3 6. Seattle 69.7 7. Portland 68.1 8. San Diegl 66.8 9. Austin 65.1 10. Virgini Beach, Va. 63.1 Among the largest U.S. cities, New York ranked No. 22, Chicagk No. 25 and Los Angeles No. 30. .
The ACSM's annual Americanm Fitness Index report ranksonly D.C., and Minneapolis-St. Paul ahead of Denver. The produced in partnership with , "is a snapshogt of the state of health and fitnesin America's 50 most populous metropolitan areas," the ACSM said in a The index "reflects a composite of preventived health behaviors, levels of chronic disease health care access, as well as community resourced and policies that support physical The Denver-Aurora metro area score d 71.6 in the report. Denver ranked No. 2 among U.S. cities in "personal health indicators related tohealth behaviors, chronic health problems and health ACSM said. The area ranked No.
7 on "community/environmentak indicators related to thebuilt environment, recreational facilities, park-related expenditures, physical education requirements and primaryg health care providers." Washingtomn scored 74.4 on the index; Minneapolis-St. Paul scored 1. Washington, D.C. 74.4 2. Paul 72.1 3. Denver 71.6 4. Boston 71.4 5. San Franciscpo 71.3 6. Seattle 69.7 7. Portland 68.1 8. San Diegl 66.8 9. Austin 65.1 10. Virgini Beach, Va. 63.1 Among the largest U.S. cities, New York ranked No. 22, Chicagk No. 25 and Los Angeles No. 30. .
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
3M given OK to burn hazardous materials - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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3M given OK to burn hazardous materials Minneapolis Star Tribune With the amended permit approved Tuesday, Batroot said, 3M will save from $1 ... There is no permitted incineration method for such substances currently in ... 3M Corp. may burn non-3M waste at its Cottage Grove incinerator ... |
Monday, June 25, 2012
Washington has third-highest internet use in U.S. - South Florida Business Journal:
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behind only Alaska and New Hampshire, according to information released Wednesday bythe U.S. According to the Census, Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percent of its residentss having access to the internet at any location, followed by New Hampshir e (74.6 percent) and Washingto n (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowesrt internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), followed by West Virginia (52.o percent). The national average is 62.4 percent The Censuas said that 75.7 percent of Washingto residents have access to the internet attheir homes, which is third again behind New Hampshire (82.6) and Alaska percent, and well above the national averags of 67.1 percent.
“As access to high-speed connections have become more so too have the number of people that connecf to the internetat home,” Thom File, a statistician with the Censuxs Bureau's Housing and Household Economidc Statistics Division, said in a statement Wednesday. internet use strongly correspondsto Eighty-seven percent of people 25 and oldetr with a college bachelor’s degree used the internetr in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some 49 percent for those with only a high school diploma and 19 percenrt for those who didn't finish high school.
Amongf age groups nationwide, 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-oldss use the internet, 56 percent of people 3 to 17, and 35 percentg of people 65 and older. Among ethnic group nationwide, 73 percent of Asian Americans used the internein 2007, 69 percent of 51 percent of blacks and 48 percent of
behind only Alaska and New Hampshire, according to information released Wednesday bythe U.S. According to the Census, Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percent of its residentss having access to the internet at any location, followed by New Hampshir e (74.6 percent) and Washingto n (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowesrt internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), followed by West Virginia (52.o percent). The national average is 62.4 percent The Censuas said that 75.7 percent of Washingto residents have access to the internet attheir homes, which is third again behind New Hampshire (82.6) and Alaska percent, and well above the national averags of 67.1 percent.
“As access to high-speed connections have become more so too have the number of people that connecf to the internetat home,” Thom File, a statistician with the Censuxs Bureau's Housing and Household Economidc Statistics Division, said in a statement Wednesday. internet use strongly correspondsto Eighty-seven percent of people 25 and oldetr with a college bachelor’s degree used the internetr in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some 49 percent for those with only a high school diploma and 19 percenrt for those who didn't finish high school.
Amongf age groups nationwide, 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-oldss use the internet, 56 percent of people 3 to 17, and 35 percentg of people 65 and older. Among ethnic group nationwide, 73 percent of Asian Americans used the internein 2007, 69 percent of 51 percent of blacks and 48 percent of
Sunday, June 24, 2012
WellCare execs promoted - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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In his new role, O’Neill will reportf directly toCharles Berg, executive chairman of and will continue to lead the company’s effortds to resolve pending investigations and litigation, a release WellCare (NYSE: WCG), a Tampa-based company that provides managed care services exclusively for government-sponsored health care programs, recentlt announced settlements with the Justice Department and the , stemming from a schemre to defraud the program and the As part of the settlementy with the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of WellCare agreed to a corporate complianced andgovernance program.
O’Neill will play a key role as thecompanyy “further strengthens its culturer of compliance,” the release said. O’Neill will serve in his new positiohn through the end of the therelease said. In a filing with the SEC, WellCarew said O’Neill’s amended employment agreement callas for him to continue to receive his current base salarty of not lessthan $41,667 a month. He also coul get a cash bonuw of 50 percent of his annual base salary if he achieved certainperformance goals. If he stayxs on the job through the end ofthe he’s in line for an additional cash bonus of at least the filing said.
Financial terms of Susanin’s new positioj were not immediately disclosed. Before joining WellCare, O’Neilp was a partner at , generalo counsel for the , and an assistan U.S. attorney. Susanin previously was counsel to and then a partner in the law and also anassistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbiaa and the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
In his new role, O’Neill will reportf directly toCharles Berg, executive chairman of and will continue to lead the company’s effortds to resolve pending investigations and litigation, a release WellCare (NYSE: WCG), a Tampa-based company that provides managed care services exclusively for government-sponsored health care programs, recentlt announced settlements with the Justice Department and the , stemming from a schemre to defraud the program and the As part of the settlementy with the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of WellCare agreed to a corporate complianced andgovernance program.
O’Neill will play a key role as thecompanyy “further strengthens its culturer of compliance,” the release said. O’Neill will serve in his new positiohn through the end of the therelease said. In a filing with the SEC, WellCarew said O’Neill’s amended employment agreement callas for him to continue to receive his current base salarty of not lessthan $41,667 a month. He also coul get a cash bonuw of 50 percent of his annual base salary if he achieved certainperformance goals. If he stayxs on the job through the end ofthe he’s in line for an additional cash bonus of at least the filing said.
Financial terms of Susanin’s new positioj were not immediately disclosed. Before joining WellCare, O’Neilp was a partner at , generalo counsel for the , and an assistan U.S. attorney. Susanin previously was counsel to and then a partner in the law and also anassistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbiaa and the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
Friday, June 22, 2012
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Park Nicollet CEO to retire - Dallas Business Journal:
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The St. Louis Park-based hospital and clinics chain, which is wrestlin with layoffs andother cost-cutting measures, appointerd Dr. David Abelson, chief clinical officer, to take over Wessner’se president title. A selection committed will conduct a search for a new CEO incomingt months. Park Nicollet officials on Friday praisedthe 57-year-oldx Wessner’s accomplishments over his 15 years at the healthj provider: 11 as presideny and CEO, and four as COO. Wessne r strengthened clinical programs in areas including heartand cancer, diabetes, orthopedics and eating The health provider was efficiency methods pioneered by Toyota Motoer Corp.
Park Nicollet also engaged in a buildingprogram — including a three-story, 67,000-square-foot Melrose Instituter eating disorders center and a new cancer center wing at Methodistf Hospital in St. Louis Park. Those new facilitieds came just as recession was taking a toll onthe company’zs investments and lowering demand for elective procedures such as knee surgery and hernia operations. Since the health provider has , and has had to to reviea its finances amid fallinhcash reserves. Wessner, though, said in a statement Fridagy that Park Nicolletis “now on the righrt track financially.
” “Park Nicollet is positioned to be very stronhg in the coming post-reform health care services he said. Wessner said he started to plan for his retirementrin 2006, with an eye toward leaving in 2009 or 2010. “I ended up delaying my retirement planws to help ensure that the organizatio n was ontrack financially,” he said.
The St. Louis Park-based hospital and clinics chain, which is wrestlin with layoffs andother cost-cutting measures, appointerd Dr. David Abelson, chief clinical officer, to take over Wessner’se president title. A selection committed will conduct a search for a new CEO incomingt months. Park Nicollet officials on Friday praisedthe 57-year-oldx Wessner’s accomplishments over his 15 years at the healthj provider: 11 as presideny and CEO, and four as COO. Wessne r strengthened clinical programs in areas including heartand cancer, diabetes, orthopedics and eating The health provider was efficiency methods pioneered by Toyota Motoer Corp.
Park Nicollet also engaged in a buildingprogram — including a three-story, 67,000-square-foot Melrose Instituter eating disorders center and a new cancer center wing at Methodistf Hospital in St. Louis Park. Those new facilitieds came just as recession was taking a toll onthe company’zs investments and lowering demand for elective procedures such as knee surgery and hernia operations. Since the health provider has , and has had to to reviea its finances amid fallinhcash reserves. Wessner, though, said in a statement Fridagy that Park Nicolletis “now on the righrt track financially.
” “Park Nicollet is positioned to be very stronhg in the coming post-reform health care services he said. Wessner said he started to plan for his retirementrin 2006, with an eye toward leaving in 2009 or 2010. “I ended up delaying my retirement planws to help ensure that the organizatio n was ontrack financially,” he said.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Patrick Cantlay turning professional - ESPN
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Mac Everett steps down as United Way CEO - Charlotte Business Journal:
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“The search committee is moving ahead in its effort s to find a new thememo states, according to Unitefd Way spokeswoman Dani The organization’s management will report to Evans unti l Everett’s position, which has been reclassified as president, is Evans said in an interview with the Charlotte Business Journal last week that Uniteds Way was likely to fill the position within 30 to 45 is leading the organization’s search. Everetg could not be reached for Everett, a prominent civic volunteer and retired replaced Gloria Pace King on an interim basis in September after she left the organization undedr a cloud of controversy over her pay andretiremenrt benefits.
United Way hired Everett for $20,000 per month, a tenurr originally slated to endin January, but latere extended through March. Since Everett had worked on avolunteer basis. Last King filed a defamation suitagainst Everett. That was the latest salvok in a legal battle that began withher King’s suit cites comments made by Everettt about King after he became the Unitecd Way’s top executive as the basis for the She is seeking damages of more than $10,000, to be determines by a jury. King contendsa Everett made consistently damaging remark sabout her. Everett is not namedf in another suit against United Way boared members relatedto King’s dismissal.
Everet is a former chair of the United Way boardd but has not served on the boarrdsince 2003. The Unitesd Way board forced King out of her role as CEO last summer after months of questions abouther $2.1 million retirementf package. At the time, King was removed without caus e and United Way agreed to paynearlg $300,000 annually in remaining salary obligations over the next two years. The agenct later said King was fired with In April, the United Way filef court documents stating a federal investigationh is under way to look into King’es compensation package.
At the same time, the nonprofit organizationm accused King of billing the United Way for personao expenses such as mealsand travel. King is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in a discrimination suit againstfUnited Way. Through her attorney, Bill King has called the allegations over impropedexpenses unfounded. King assumed the top job at Unitee Way in 1994 and went on to set a strinygof fund-raising records at the agency durinhg her tenure. During 2007, her last full year with the United Wayraised $45 million.
It fell $15 millionh short of that figure during the 2008 hurt by media scrutinyover King’es messy departure and the faltering
“The search committee is moving ahead in its effort s to find a new thememo states, according to Unitefd Way spokeswoman Dani The organization’s management will report to Evans unti l Everett’s position, which has been reclassified as president, is Evans said in an interview with the Charlotte Business Journal last week that Uniteds Way was likely to fill the position within 30 to 45 is leading the organization’s search. Everetg could not be reached for Everett, a prominent civic volunteer and retired replaced Gloria Pace King on an interim basis in September after she left the organization undedr a cloud of controversy over her pay andretiremenrt benefits.
United Way hired Everett for $20,000 per month, a tenurr originally slated to endin January, but latere extended through March. Since Everett had worked on avolunteer basis. Last King filed a defamation suitagainst Everett. That was the latest salvok in a legal battle that began withher King’s suit cites comments made by Everettt about King after he became the Unitecd Way’s top executive as the basis for the She is seeking damages of more than $10,000, to be determines by a jury. King contendsa Everett made consistently damaging remark sabout her. Everett is not namedf in another suit against United Way boared members relatedto King’s dismissal.
Everet is a former chair of the United Way boardd but has not served on the boarrdsince 2003. The Unitesd Way board forced King out of her role as CEO last summer after months of questions abouther $2.1 million retirementf package. At the time, King was removed without caus e and United Way agreed to paynearlg $300,000 annually in remaining salary obligations over the next two years. The agenct later said King was fired with In April, the United Way filef court documents stating a federal investigationh is under way to look into King’es compensation package.
At the same time, the nonprofit organizationm accused King of billing the United Way for personao expenses such as mealsand travel. King is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in a discrimination suit againstfUnited Way. Through her attorney, Bill King has called the allegations over impropedexpenses unfounded. King assumed the top job at Unitee Way in 1994 and went on to set a strinygof fund-raising records at the agency durinhg her tenure. During 2007, her last full year with the United Wayraised $45 million.
It fell $15 millionh short of that figure during the 2008 hurt by media scrutinyover King’es messy departure and the faltering
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Plug powering a Union College dorm - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Testing of the Latham company’s (Nasdaq: 5-kilowatt GenSys system will be done atthe college’ s Beuth House residence hall. The combined heat and powefr unit will convert natural gas into electricituy and use less power off the The contract is valuedat $500,000, Plug Power officialss said. National Grid will use the data collected in the triakl to refinethe product. GenSys is manufacturesd through Plug’s continuous power division. A largeer GenSys generator designed for the telecommunications sectoer is being tested in Andy Marsh, the company’s CEO, said in a receny interview. That fuel cell operates on liquifiedpetroleum gas.
The piloty project was first announced inNovembere 2008. At the time, National Grid hadn’ t selected a customer for the trial. Unioj college wants the systen running before students return for thefall semester. It will require Nationa l Grid to install a pipe that will deliver natural gas to the fuel The trial also will be used to educate who will be able to see the technologt and use the data to analyzethe system’s said Stanley Blazewicz, vice president of Global Technology for National Grid. Union collegr students will assist inthe process. Plug has been developingy the residentialGenSys fuel-cell systemj for a decade.
It is expected to reduce home energy costsby 20-409 percent, and reduce home carbon emissionz by 35 percent. The partnership with National Grid will expeditsthe product’s commercialization, Marsh He said the residential market is a growing one for energy-efficienft technology. On Monday, Plug announced a $1.5 million contract to providew 19 ofthe company’s GenDrive hydrogen-powered fuel cellsx to power a fleet of the Department of Defense’s lift trucks. Plug has generated commercial revenue from itscontinuoua power, motive power and back-ulp power products.
Of those products, its GenDrivre motive-power units—used in fleets for heavy-duty lifting—arr seeing the most traction, said. Gerry Plug’s senior vice president and chiefcfinancial officer. He said the company has an ordedr with India to suppluy the country with some of its larger GenSys He declined to elaborate onthe agreement. The continuous-power units replaces diesel generators.
The only one of the company’s productes that has not generated revenue is GenSys the residential heating system beinyg tested atUnion
Testing of the Latham company’s (Nasdaq: 5-kilowatt GenSys system will be done atthe college’ s Beuth House residence hall. The combined heat and powefr unit will convert natural gas into electricituy and use less power off the The contract is valuedat $500,000, Plug Power officialss said. National Grid will use the data collected in the triakl to refinethe product. GenSys is manufacturesd through Plug’s continuous power division. A largeer GenSys generator designed for the telecommunications sectoer is being tested in Andy Marsh, the company’s CEO, said in a receny interview. That fuel cell operates on liquifiedpetroleum gas.
The piloty project was first announced inNovembere 2008. At the time, National Grid hadn’ t selected a customer for the trial. Unioj college wants the systen running before students return for thefall semester. It will require Nationa l Grid to install a pipe that will deliver natural gas to the fuel The trial also will be used to educate who will be able to see the technologt and use the data to analyzethe system’s said Stanley Blazewicz, vice president of Global Technology for National Grid. Union collegr students will assist inthe process. Plug has been developingy the residentialGenSys fuel-cell systemj for a decade.
It is expected to reduce home energy costsby 20-409 percent, and reduce home carbon emissionz by 35 percent. The partnership with National Grid will expeditsthe product’s commercialization, Marsh He said the residential market is a growing one for energy-efficienft technology. On Monday, Plug announced a $1.5 million contract to providew 19 ofthe company’s GenDrive hydrogen-powered fuel cellsx to power a fleet of the Department of Defense’s lift trucks. Plug has generated commercial revenue from itscontinuoua power, motive power and back-ulp power products.
Of those products, its GenDrivre motive-power units—used in fleets for heavy-duty lifting—arr seeing the most traction, said. Gerry Plug’s senior vice president and chiefcfinancial officer. He said the company has an ordedr with India to suppluy the country with some of its larger GenSys He declined to elaborate onthe agreement. The continuous-power units replaces diesel generators.
The only one of the company’s productes that has not generated revenue is GenSys the residential heating system beinyg tested atUnion
Friday, June 15, 2012
Making apps pay - bizjournals:
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Application development is a $7.7 billion market worldwide, accordinfg to a study from information technology research company And the markeft is only expectedto grow, with Gartner pegging an average 7 percent growtjh rate for the next five years. Some of the companies that develop apps aregetting rich, and others are tryinh to figure out how they can do the “There are a couple of game companiess making a hundred millionh dollars, and many more making tens of millionss of dollars, and there’s no question there’s more to said Jeremy Liew, managing general partne r at in Menlo Park. “I woul speculate that in the aggregate, they’rre making more money than .
” Developers looking to make money in application development need one of threed things in their an enormous audience fortheir application, a specificc customer base that advertisers are willing to pay more to or an application that is so much fun (or that customers will pay for it Lightspeed has investments in three app development companies, each of which fits into thosse parameters. Redwood City-based has a huge audience base for its applicatiohn that allows personalization of blogs andsocial media. has an applicatiobn for Facebook and the iPhone that allows userws to review movies and share the reviewswith friends.
It touches an audienc e so tightly focused that movir studios are willing to pay a premium to reach Then there is and its Facebookapp “Friendss For Sale.” Users make micropaymentxs or take other actions (filling out surveys, for example) that resul t in monetization, or revenue generated for the compant that created the app. One concept is true for all apps more traffic equals moremoney potential.
“If you can creatde massive volumes of traffic on social evenif you’re not the reach becomes pretty meaningful,” Liew “If you can tell a story and generate contenft that excites people, (advertisers) are willing to pay a premium because of the audience,” he said. Investord and developers themselves say there is definitely money to be but the market is Early applicationswere basic, simple such as Facebook apps that allowed users to throw sheelp at their friends or give them a virtua l ham sandwich.
“Throwing sheep at each othe is nota business,” said Peterf Yared, founder and chief executive officer of , a San Francisco-basede social network syndication service that raise d $4.1 million in Series A funding in The next step is branded content from larger companies that brings in news and multimediaz to engage the audience. And in a few years, Yaree said, people will start seeing the riseof business-to-businesx apps as well. “What will make it pervasivs is the infrastructure being builtg out to let people do it he said.
Anu Shukla, founder and CEO of — which helps developers monetize their applications and generates leads foradvertisers — said when networks such as Facebook first started opening their platforms for applicationm development, the primary method of monetizatiobn was the old CPM (cost per thousand page model. But it didn’t work well then and it doesn’g work well today. Social media’s high level of engagement means banners and ads are an she said.
The new trenxd is toward “virtual currency,” allowing useras to give each other credits and Platforms “are looking for the applications that are extremely engaging, and the criteriwa isn’t necessarily monetization, but reach and value,” Shukla said. “We found that some of the ... multiplaye r role playing games are the ones with the mostengaged audiences, and they monetize the
Application development is a $7.7 billion market worldwide, accordinfg to a study from information technology research company And the markeft is only expectedto grow, with Gartner pegging an average 7 percent growtjh rate for the next five years. Some of the companies that develop apps aregetting rich, and others are tryinh to figure out how they can do the “There are a couple of game companiess making a hundred millionh dollars, and many more making tens of millionss of dollars, and there’s no question there’s more to said Jeremy Liew, managing general partne r at in Menlo Park. “I woul speculate that in the aggregate, they’rre making more money than .
” Developers looking to make money in application development need one of threed things in their an enormous audience fortheir application, a specificc customer base that advertisers are willing to pay more to or an application that is so much fun (or that customers will pay for it Lightspeed has investments in three app development companies, each of which fits into thosse parameters. Redwood City-based has a huge audience base for its applicatiohn that allows personalization of blogs andsocial media. has an applicatiobn for Facebook and the iPhone that allows userws to review movies and share the reviewswith friends.
It touches an audienc e so tightly focused that movir studios are willing to pay a premium to reach Then there is and its Facebookapp “Friendss For Sale.” Users make micropaymentxs or take other actions (filling out surveys, for example) that resul t in monetization, or revenue generated for the compant that created the app. One concept is true for all apps more traffic equals moremoney potential.
“If you can creatde massive volumes of traffic on social evenif you’re not the reach becomes pretty meaningful,” Liew “If you can tell a story and generate contenft that excites people, (advertisers) are willing to pay a premium because of the audience,” he said. Investord and developers themselves say there is definitely money to be but the market is Early applicationswere basic, simple such as Facebook apps that allowed users to throw sheelp at their friends or give them a virtua l ham sandwich.
“Throwing sheep at each othe is nota business,” said Peterf Yared, founder and chief executive officer of , a San Francisco-basede social network syndication service that raise d $4.1 million in Series A funding in The next step is branded content from larger companies that brings in news and multimediaz to engage the audience. And in a few years, Yaree said, people will start seeing the riseof business-to-businesx apps as well. “What will make it pervasivs is the infrastructure being builtg out to let people do it he said.
Anu Shukla, founder and CEO of — which helps developers monetize their applications and generates leads foradvertisers — said when networks such as Facebook first started opening their platforms for applicationm development, the primary method of monetizatiobn was the old CPM (cost per thousand page model. But it didn’t work well then and it doesn’g work well today. Social media’s high level of engagement means banners and ads are an she said.
The new trenxd is toward “virtual currency,” allowing useras to give each other credits and Platforms “are looking for the applications that are extremely engaging, and the criteriwa isn’t necessarily monetization, but reach and value,” Shukla said. “We found that some of the ... multiplaye r role playing games are the ones with the mostengaged audiences, and they monetize the
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Rite Aid nixes Baltimore convention - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Rite Aid, which lost $2.9 billion in its latestt fiscal year and is shuttering distributio n centers as it grapples withthe recession, is one of many big companiese pulling out of conferencw plans and conventions nationwide. And such cancellations are hurting what hospitality expertscall “destination at a time when the industr is already struggling with the economic downturn. The nationall drugstore chain, based in Camp Hill, Pa., had been one of Baltimore’a biggest conventions in recent years, bringing 6,000 people to town and pumpingt $6 million from direct spending into the city in 2008 and morethan $7 milliobn the year before.
The company had originally bookeed 14,500 hotel room nights for its nine-day expo in mid-August, but had to scrap the conventio n because offinancial pressures. The company reported fourthh quarter revenue for fiscal 2009of $6.7 “The decision stems from the economicx times,” said Ashley Flower, a Rite Aid spokeswoman. “We felt it was necessaryu and similar to what other companies need to make as a Flower said the company is in discussione to reschedule its management conferenceand expo, but no definite decisiobn has been made yet. Officialas declined to say when or wherr the next expo wouldtake place.
“Wse can’t book these things overnight,” Flower The Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Associatiob is on the hunt for new vendors and conference s forthe Aug. 10-19 time slot, officials But for hotels and restaurants inthe area, Rite Aid’sd cancellation stings. “That just took a big hunk out of our saidDee O’Horan, head concierge at . The occupancy drop coul d reducethe hotel’s work force; concierge employeess have already had their hours reduced to two days a week, she “It was one of the biggest that conference usually fills most of the city’s O’Horan said.
Nationally, the exhibition industry — conferences and expos — saw an 11.6 percenrt decline in attendance, shows and revenue in the first thre e months ofthe year, according to the Centefr for Exhibition Industry Revenue alone from conventions dropped 19.7 percenrt in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2008. Othe r corporations cutting back on conferences include Microsoftand eBay, whicuh have recently canceled conferences slated for Seattle and respectively. The Rite Aid because it spansnine days, also enabled the 6,0090 attendees to get around the city and dine at restaurantas more frequently, restaurateurs said.
That lost foot trafficv will eat intorestaurant sales, they said. bummer,” said Martha Lucius, owner of Bohéme Cafe downtown. “Whemn we lose a convention, we lose a lot.” Erik concierge for , said the cancellatiojn not only causes major vacancies for InnerHarbo hotels, but also for hotels around Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshalkl Airport. will also take a hit. Rite Aid stage d tents and rented theentire 170,000-square-foot Innet Harbor museum for a party during its last two conventionw in Baltimore.
More than 3,000 people attende d each event, said Chris Cropper, the sciencwe center’s senior director of “It was one of the bigger renta l events that we have at theScience Center,” he “Obviously not to have that business this year will have some kind of impacrt on us.” Cropper could not pinpoint how much total revenuse would be lost from the cancellation. The event forcecd the attraction to close earlier to the publivc on the day itwas held, Cropper said, and officials hope to recoveer some of the lost incom e by being open for the entire day this
Rite Aid, which lost $2.9 billion in its latestt fiscal year and is shuttering distributio n centers as it grapples withthe recession, is one of many big companiese pulling out of conferencw plans and conventions nationwide. And such cancellations are hurting what hospitality expertscall “destination at a time when the industr is already struggling with the economic downturn. The nationall drugstore chain, based in Camp Hill, Pa., had been one of Baltimore’a biggest conventions in recent years, bringing 6,000 people to town and pumpingt $6 million from direct spending into the city in 2008 and morethan $7 milliobn the year before.
The company had originally bookeed 14,500 hotel room nights for its nine-day expo in mid-August, but had to scrap the conventio n because offinancial pressures. The company reported fourthh quarter revenue for fiscal 2009of $6.7 “The decision stems from the economicx times,” said Ashley Flower, a Rite Aid spokeswoman. “We felt it was necessaryu and similar to what other companies need to make as a Flower said the company is in discussione to reschedule its management conferenceand expo, but no definite decisiobn has been made yet. Officialas declined to say when or wherr the next expo wouldtake place.
“Wse can’t book these things overnight,” Flower The Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Associatiob is on the hunt for new vendors and conference s forthe Aug. 10-19 time slot, officials But for hotels and restaurants inthe area, Rite Aid’sd cancellation stings. “That just took a big hunk out of our saidDee O’Horan, head concierge at . The occupancy drop coul d reducethe hotel’s work force; concierge employeess have already had their hours reduced to two days a week, she “It was one of the biggest that conference usually fills most of the city’s O’Horan said.
Nationally, the exhibition industry — conferences and expos — saw an 11.6 percenrt decline in attendance, shows and revenue in the first thre e months ofthe year, according to the Centefr for Exhibition Industry Revenue alone from conventions dropped 19.7 percenrt in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2008. Othe r corporations cutting back on conferences include Microsoftand eBay, whicuh have recently canceled conferences slated for Seattle and respectively. The Rite Aid because it spansnine days, also enabled the 6,0090 attendees to get around the city and dine at restaurantas more frequently, restaurateurs said.
That lost foot trafficv will eat intorestaurant sales, they said. bummer,” said Martha Lucius, owner of Bohéme Cafe downtown. “Whemn we lose a convention, we lose a lot.” Erik concierge for , said the cancellatiojn not only causes major vacancies for InnerHarbo hotels, but also for hotels around Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshalkl Airport. will also take a hit. Rite Aid stage d tents and rented theentire 170,000-square-foot Innet Harbor museum for a party during its last two conventionw in Baltimore.
More than 3,000 people attende d each event, said Chris Cropper, the sciencwe center’s senior director of “It was one of the bigger renta l events that we have at theScience Center,” he “Obviously not to have that business this year will have some kind of impacrt on us.” Cropper could not pinpoint how much total revenuse would be lost from the cancellation. The event forcecd the attraction to close earlier to the publivc on the day itwas held, Cropper said, and officials hope to recoveer some of the lost incom e by being open for the entire day this
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Existing home sales drop in May - Portland Business Journal:
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percent in May, according to figures releases Tuesday bythe . The residential market was on pace to closew saleson 4.77 million units of existing including single family houses, townhouses, condominiums and co-ops, in 2009. That is 3.6 percent lowerr than the 4.95 millionn unit pace set in May 2008. The May figures showexd a modest uptickfrom April, when homez sold at an annual pace of 4.66 million NAR, based in Chicago, attributedf the bump between April and May to lower home pricew and an $8,000 federao tax credit for first-time home buyers. First-timee buyers accounted for 29 percent ofall transactions, 10 percentager points higher than a year ago. The markety continues to favor buyers.
There were 3.8 millioh homes for sale in May, enough to satisfy demand for 9.6 well above the six-month levell the NAR says indicates a market is in Inmetro Portland, there were enough homexs to meet demand for 10.2 months in May, accordinyg to the Regional Multiple Listinv Service.
percent in May, according to figures releases Tuesday bythe . The residential market was on pace to closew saleson 4.77 million units of existing including single family houses, townhouses, condominiums and co-ops, in 2009. That is 3.6 percent lowerr than the 4.95 millionn unit pace set in May 2008. The May figures showexd a modest uptickfrom April, when homez sold at an annual pace of 4.66 million NAR, based in Chicago, attributedf the bump between April and May to lower home pricew and an $8,000 federao tax credit for first-time home buyers. First-timee buyers accounted for 29 percent ofall transactions, 10 percentager points higher than a year ago. The markety continues to favor buyers.
There were 3.8 millioh homes for sale in May, enough to satisfy demand for 9.6 well above the six-month levell the NAR says indicates a market is in Inmetro Portland, there were enough homexs to meet demand for 10.2 months in May, accordinyg to the Regional Multiple Listinv Service.
Monday, June 11, 2012
PR exec pushes social media - South Florida Business Journal:
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“I think many are doiny a disservice totheir companies,” said Michaelp Cherenson, the chair and CEO of the . “Noe is not the time to hibernate. To be understood, you have to Cherenson is in Jacksonville to kick offthe PRSA’e Sunshine District annual conference PRVille 2009 from June 18-20, which will focue on the growth of social media and how it should be used by area “There’s no doubt media has changed,” Cherensonn said. “It’s gone from a passive form of news to butI don’t think traditionalp media is gone.
This is just another According to a Conference Board reporfthis month, 43 percent of the online communit uses social networking sites, which is up from 27 perceny a year ago. In addition, a quarter of those users are logginf in fromtheir workplace, and 22 percentt of Twitter users cite work-related reasons for being on the Web The Conference Board reported. “Sociao media is here to stay,” said Lynn Franco, the director of The Conferences Board Consumer Research in apress release. “Onlinee social networking is more than just a fad among theyoungert generation. They’ve become an integral part of our personal andprofessional lives.
” Although the majority of Internet users stil use these Web sites for personal Cherenson said businesses need to use social networkingy to energize and interact with their publics. “Peoplwe are embracing this stuffbecause it’sz cool,” he said. “But they need to be doingh it forstrategic reasons. I encouragr people to become a native of all the sociaklnetworking sites.” Cherenson said each social Web site is and they each have their own benefits dependingt on the users and who they are trying to connectr with online.
For example, passivs people who don’t want to do a lot of communicatinyprefer YouTube, active members of the online communityt work well with Facebook and Twitter is for thosw interested in micro-blogging and short pieces of he said. No matted which Web sites businesses participate in Cherenson said they need to be comfortable with transparencuy because there are some challenges and negative side effectsx tosocial networking. “It’s like singing in the car with the windoweswide open. You have to assume everyone has a he said.
“And you have to understandx thepublic you’re trying to If you don’t they will either turn you off or shut you Businesses have to have compelling content, and they need to be Cherenson said. It would be easy for someone to creatre a fake name and profile todiscredif someone, which is why a code of ethicsx is more important now than it has ever been, he “Social media is nothing more than trust,” said Pete r Shankman, one of the keynote speakers during PRVille 2009 on “People take your review at face Social media outlets do open doore for dishonesty, and they provide another way for a compant to make mistakes before a largr audience very quickly, Shankman said.
But social mediw also provides businesses many opportunities to reachn an audience and listen to what theyare “Trust in our institution is eroding,” Cherenson “The business community needes to be schooled in communication and technology by those who understandf it, so they can effectively use it.” You can followw the South Florida Business Journal on Twitter at
“I think many are doiny a disservice totheir companies,” said Michaelp Cherenson, the chair and CEO of the . “Noe is not the time to hibernate. To be understood, you have to Cherenson is in Jacksonville to kick offthe PRSA’e Sunshine District annual conference PRVille 2009 from June 18-20, which will focue on the growth of social media and how it should be used by area “There’s no doubt media has changed,” Cherensonn said. “It’s gone from a passive form of news to butI don’t think traditionalp media is gone.
This is just another According to a Conference Board reporfthis month, 43 percent of the online communit uses social networking sites, which is up from 27 perceny a year ago. In addition, a quarter of those users are logginf in fromtheir workplace, and 22 percentt of Twitter users cite work-related reasons for being on the Web The Conference Board reported. “Sociao media is here to stay,” said Lynn Franco, the director of The Conferences Board Consumer Research in apress release. “Onlinee social networking is more than just a fad among theyoungert generation. They’ve become an integral part of our personal andprofessional lives.
” Although the majority of Internet users stil use these Web sites for personal Cherenson said businesses need to use social networkingy to energize and interact with their publics. “Peoplwe are embracing this stuffbecause it’sz cool,” he said. “But they need to be doingh it forstrategic reasons. I encouragr people to become a native of all the sociaklnetworking sites.” Cherenson said each social Web site is and they each have their own benefits dependingt on the users and who they are trying to connectr with online.
For example, passivs people who don’t want to do a lot of communicatinyprefer YouTube, active members of the online communityt work well with Facebook and Twitter is for thosw interested in micro-blogging and short pieces of he said. No matted which Web sites businesses participate in Cherenson said they need to be comfortable with transparencuy because there are some challenges and negative side effectsx tosocial networking. “It’s like singing in the car with the windoweswide open. You have to assume everyone has a he said.
“And you have to understandx thepublic you’re trying to If you don’t they will either turn you off or shut you Businesses have to have compelling content, and they need to be Cherenson said. It would be easy for someone to creatre a fake name and profile todiscredif someone, which is why a code of ethicsx is more important now than it has ever been, he “Social media is nothing more than trust,” said Pete r Shankman, one of the keynote speakers during PRVille 2009 on “People take your review at face Social media outlets do open doore for dishonesty, and they provide another way for a compant to make mistakes before a largr audience very quickly, Shankman said.
But social mediw also provides businesses many opportunities to reachn an audience and listen to what theyare “Trust in our institution is eroding,” Cherenson “The business community needes to be schooled in communication and technology by those who understandf it, so they can effectively use it.” You can followw the South Florida Business Journal on Twitter at
Sunday, June 10, 2012
DNR approves New Berlin water deal - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The diversion approval enables New Berlinj to receive additional Lake Michigan waterfrom Milwaukee. All of New Berlin’zs water, including that supplied to areas outsides the Great Lakes Basin will return toLake Michigan. “New Berlinb made a strong water diversion application that outlined effective water conservation efforts and benefitspubliv health,” said Todd Ambs, DNR Water Division “We will continue to work with New Berlinm and closely monitor this project.” The volumd essentially replaces the amount New Berlin currently gets from groundwatee wells that produce water with radium levela exceeding state and federal health standards.
The city will continues to return water to the Lake Michigan Basi n via Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage resulting in no net loss of water from the GreatLakes Basin. The approval requires that New Berlimn enhance its existing water conservation efforts to pursue its goal of reducingy residentialwater use. In addition, the city must meet monitoringv and reporting requirements specified by the DNR to ensuree that the water withdrawal isclosely “The city’s application meets the terms of the Great Lakees Compact,” said Ambs. The Great Lakess Compact is a federal law that was ratifiede by Great Lakes states and passed througyh Congress in 2008with Gov.
Jim Doyle’s support. The Compactg protects the Great Lakes by managintg water quantity as well as promoting wateer conservationand efficiency. Diversions of Greag Lakes water are prohibited with limited One exception allows a community whose boundaries straddle the basin to apply for a diversionj if the water will be used solely for publicx watersupply purposes, if the water withdrawn is returne d to the Great Lakes and if other specific statutory requirements are met. New Berlinb is a straddling community, and diversion requestss from such communities are considerecd by the state instead of by all eight GreatLakes states.
New Berlin already receivesd Lake Michigan water from the city of Milwaukeer for portions of New Berlinj east ofthe sub-continental the natural dividing line where rain and other runofft drains into streams in the Great Lakezs basin instead of the Mississippi Riveer basin. The New Berlin areas outside the Greatt Lakes Basin are currently served by groundwaterf wells that produce drinking watet with high levelsof radium.
Long-term exposurs of the naturally occurring contaminant can cause Approval ofNew Berlin’s diversion request enablesw the city to assure all the drinking watert it serves its residents meets state and federal standards for The city of Waukesha is also workinh on a plan buy water from Milwaukese for its residential use.
The diversion approval enables New Berlinj to receive additional Lake Michigan waterfrom Milwaukee. All of New Berlin’zs water, including that supplied to areas outsides the Great Lakes Basin will return toLake Michigan. “New Berlinb made a strong water diversion application that outlined effective water conservation efforts and benefitspubliv health,” said Todd Ambs, DNR Water Division “We will continue to work with New Berlinm and closely monitor this project.” The volumd essentially replaces the amount New Berlin currently gets from groundwatee wells that produce water with radium levela exceeding state and federal health standards.
The city will continues to return water to the Lake Michigan Basi n via Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage resulting in no net loss of water from the GreatLakes Basin. The approval requires that New Berlimn enhance its existing water conservation efforts to pursue its goal of reducingy residentialwater use. In addition, the city must meet monitoringv and reporting requirements specified by the DNR to ensuree that the water withdrawal isclosely “The city’s application meets the terms of the Great Lakees Compact,” said Ambs. The Great Lakess Compact is a federal law that was ratifiede by Great Lakes states and passed througyh Congress in 2008with Gov.
Jim Doyle’s support. The Compactg protects the Great Lakes by managintg water quantity as well as promoting wateer conservationand efficiency. Diversions of Greag Lakes water are prohibited with limited One exception allows a community whose boundaries straddle the basin to apply for a diversionj if the water will be used solely for publicx watersupply purposes, if the water withdrawn is returne d to the Great Lakes and if other specific statutory requirements are met. New Berlinb is a straddling community, and diversion requestss from such communities are considerecd by the state instead of by all eight GreatLakes states.
New Berlin already receivesd Lake Michigan water from the city of Milwaukeer for portions of New Berlinj east ofthe sub-continental the natural dividing line where rain and other runofft drains into streams in the Great Lakezs basin instead of the Mississippi Riveer basin. The New Berlin areas outside the Greatt Lakes Basin are currently served by groundwaterf wells that produce drinking watet with high levelsof radium.
Long-term exposurs of the naturally occurring contaminant can cause Approval ofNew Berlin’s diversion request enablesw the city to assure all the drinking watert it serves its residents meets state and federal standards for The city of Waukesha is also workinh on a plan buy water from Milwaukese for its residential use.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Target to showcase video games at E3 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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For the first time, the Minneapolis-based retail giant is participating in the ElectronicEntertainmenft Expo, held in Los Angeles from Tuesda y through Thursday. The expo is taking place at a time when the industry is struggling with the effectsd of a global as well as cheap gaming alternatives that are available on the Internegt and overmobile devices. the event is expected to draw 40,000 a big uptick from last year, when E3 scalef back to focus onindustry insiders. For Minneapolis-based Targey (NYSE: TGT), the event is a chance for the retailo giant to partner with video game publishere to showoff family-friendly titles — and, of get its name in front of thousands of gamers.
The 2,113-square-foot Target Bullseye Lounge will be situatesin high-traffic corridor connecting two main halls at the Los Angeled Convention Center. The lounge will be staffed by 10 peoples at anygiven time, and will feature eight Nintendo Wii systemsw showcasing three upcoming games: Activisiojn Blizzard Inc.’s Transformers: Revenged of the Fallen, and Ubisoft’s Pressa Your Luck 2010 and The Price is Rightf 2010. There will also be Targety store brand ArcherFarms snacks.
For the first time, the Minneapolis-based retail giant is participating in the ElectronicEntertainmenft Expo, held in Los Angeles from Tuesda y through Thursday. The expo is taking place at a time when the industry is struggling with the effectsd of a global as well as cheap gaming alternatives that are available on the Internegt and overmobile devices. the event is expected to draw 40,000 a big uptick from last year, when E3 scalef back to focus onindustry insiders. For Minneapolis-based Targey (NYSE: TGT), the event is a chance for the retailo giant to partner with video game publishere to showoff family-friendly titles — and, of get its name in front of thousands of gamers.
The 2,113-square-foot Target Bullseye Lounge will be situatesin high-traffic corridor connecting two main halls at the Los Angeled Convention Center. The lounge will be staffed by 10 peoples at anygiven time, and will feature eight Nintendo Wii systemsw showcasing three upcoming games: Activisiojn Blizzard Inc.’s Transformers: Revenged of the Fallen, and Ubisoft’s Pressa Your Luck 2010 and The Price is Rightf 2010. There will also be Targety store brand ArcherFarms snacks.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Earthcam, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Owned and operated by EarthCam, EarthCam Mobile is the website companionto EarthCam's mobile phone EarthCam Mobile offers webcam services for web enable d mobile devices. The EarthCam Mobile websiter and mobile application include an account management interface for viewing othefmember cams, receiving messages, postingh news blogs, creating and editinfg a webcam favorites list, searching and sharing links with EarthCam Mobile extends EarthCam's existing network of live webcams beyond the PC. From camerasx that view local traffic and weather to camerazs inscenic destinations, EarthCamn Mobile provides members with a vast offering of real-time image contenr to watch on a mobilwe phone.
Additionally, EarthCam Mobile allowsz camera phone users to instantly post mobiles webcam pictures to a personalonline album. Utilizinbg the Mobile Broadcaster software, members of EarthCa m Mobile can broadcast and share their personal webcam with friends and family The Broadcaster enables members to produce a live broadcast froma PC-based webcam to a mobile phone and invite others to view the Features of the Mobilwe Broadcaster include motion detection with SMS alerts, multiplr skins for customization, and record with playbacmk capability. EarthCam produces webcam solutions for hundreds of corporationa andgovernment agencies. ...
Owned and operated by EarthCam, EarthCam Mobile is the website companionto EarthCam's mobile phone EarthCam Mobile offers webcam services for web enable d mobile devices. The EarthCam Mobile websiter and mobile application include an account management interface for viewing othefmember cams, receiving messages, postingh news blogs, creating and editinfg a webcam favorites list, searching and sharing links with EarthCam Mobile extends EarthCam's existing network of live webcams beyond the PC. From camerasx that view local traffic and weather to camerazs inscenic destinations, EarthCamn Mobile provides members with a vast offering of real-time image contenr to watch on a mobilwe phone.
Additionally, EarthCam Mobile allowsz camera phone users to instantly post mobiles webcam pictures to a personalonline album. Utilizinbg the Mobile Broadcaster software, members of EarthCa m Mobile can broadcast and share their personal webcam with friends and family The Broadcaster enables members to produce a live broadcast froma PC-based webcam to a mobile phone and invite others to view the Features of the Mobilwe Broadcaster include motion detection with SMS alerts, multiplr skins for customization, and record with playbacmk capability. EarthCam produces webcam solutions for hundreds of corporationa andgovernment agencies. ...
Monday, June 4, 2012
Champs Sports extends agreement - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Champs Sports, a division of New York-basedd (NYSE: FL), and Floridqa Citrus Sports announced the sponsorship extensionJuly 7, but didn’t disclosd any specifics of the deal in a written The game is played on Dec. 29 each year betweeb college teams from the Atlantic Coast and Big Ten Last year’s game attracteed a record number of attendees — 52,692 — and was amonbg the highest-rated bowl gamesd telecast by ESPN. “Champs Sportzs is truly one ofthe finest, most committed sponsore in college football.
We are extremely pleasecd to have them as a partnert and name sponsor of the Champs Sports Bowl for anotherdfour years,” said Steve CEO of Florida Citrus Sports. Florida Citrus Sportx is a nonprofit organizatio dedicated to promoting the Central Florid a community through foursignaturee events, including The Capital One and Champs Sportx bowl games, the Orlando Citrus Parade and the OUC half marathonj and 5k.
Champs Sports, a division of New York-basedd (NYSE: FL), and Floridqa Citrus Sports announced the sponsorship extensionJuly 7, but didn’t disclosd any specifics of the deal in a written The game is played on Dec. 29 each year betweeb college teams from the Atlantic Coast and Big Ten Last year’s game attracteed a record number of attendees — 52,692 — and was amonbg the highest-rated bowl gamesd telecast by ESPN. “Champs Sportzs is truly one ofthe finest, most committed sponsore in college football.
We are extremely pleasecd to have them as a partnert and name sponsor of the Champs Sports Bowl for anotherdfour years,” said Steve CEO of Florida Citrus Sports. Florida Citrus Sportx is a nonprofit organizatio dedicated to promoting the Central Florid a community through foursignaturee events, including The Capital One and Champs Sportx bowl games, the Orlando Citrus Parade and the OUC half marathonj and 5k.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Another Perfidious Farsi Mistranslation? - The Atlantic
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Another Perfidious Farsi Mistranslation? The Atlantic By Jeffrey Goldberg According to the Far News Agency, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces has called for Israel's annihilation. I'm sure this a mistranslation, of course: What he probably meant to say was, "I would love the opportunity to ... |
Friday, June 1, 2012
First green project in foreclosure - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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million construction mortgage. The 33,000-square-foogt Vive Verde, also known as is the first South Florida projectt seeking Leadership in Energt and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) certification from the U.S. Greemn Building Council to face Inan interview, Romano said the extra cost of the building’ws green features is not the reason it fell into foreclosure. “Thee fact that the buildint is a green building is not why the buildinhg financially isin trouble,” Romano said. “It has to do with a failurwe to properly and adequately financially plan the buildingb inthe beginning, and I blame myself for that.
” Despiter a cost-conscious office-leasing environment, the concept of green office buildingse is here to stay, according to Christian Lee, vice chairmam of in Miami, and Vive Verde’x foreclosure is just one entry on a long list of commercialk foreclosures that will happen regardless of whether a buildingt is green. He noted that the more important factorfor Romano’s buildinv will be office demans in Lake Worth. “Building green adds to the cost [of a building], but in the long run, any greej building will be more attractivse to an investorbecause it’s already he said.
“Otherwise, new investords would be figuring in the cost to make it because all commercial buildings aregoing green.” Rob Hink, a LEED-accreditecd consultant with the Weston-based , “I don’t think this one foreclosure on a green building is any commenf on the LEED system or green I think it’s just the economy,” he said. “I’mn surprised because it’s a leased-up He added that Romano’s larges inner courtyard could have been downsized to fit more renta space inthe building, and yet stilkl have retained many of the environmental On May 26, Fort Lee, N.J.
-based file d the foreclosure action against Vive Verde North, managingg member Romano and other parties associated with the project, according to Palm Beach County Circuir Court records. The four-story building, at 1005 Lake in Lake Worth, was completed in August. Its officwe space is about 70 percenf leased, and it has two emptt retail spaces, Romano said. The green featureas of the building work exactly ashe hoped, he A rooftop garden catchesd rainwater, while condensation is collected from the air conditioner for watering plants and pondw and flushing toilets. Grey water is recycled in the wated features ofthe atrium.
The use of skylightas and windows cuts down on electricity Many fixtures were made withrecyclesd materials. A sign outside advertisesd it asa “living Inside, goldfish swim through a pond and a statued of a Native American bathes in the sunlight in the Despite the energy and water savings, Vive Verdde North has not made any payments on the $6.9 million mortgaged this year, said John an attorney with Carlton Fields in West Palm Beachn who represents Meecorp in the “My client would like to get paid, but if that doesn’t come to pass, they are preparef to take title to the propertty and prepare to get paid that way, Hart said.
Vive Verde North has a $4 million second mortgage with Williamsville, N.Y.-based , whicuh is named in Meecorp’s complaint. Romano said his companyu got behind on mortgage payments because it ran out of money and couldr not get the loan refinanced by atraditionalk bank. “It is making me physically ill that this is he said. “I will continue to work nigh t and day to make this allwork …. Thesd days, I’m losing a lot of slee over it.” He said his plan for the buildinh was flawed from the beginning because he wrote an incorrect financial plan. He said the constructionn for his first developmentt project came in on budget and its utilitiesoperatre efficiently.
Romano said the green featurew of Vive Verde attracted some although several of them would have signed leases in the buildinvgwithout them. He is confiden the building will earnLEED certification, but said that not openint with that designation has not hurt the project. Roman o was aiming for gold-level certification from the U.S. Greej Building Council.
million construction mortgage. The 33,000-square-foogt Vive Verde, also known as is the first South Florida projectt seeking Leadership in Energt and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) certification from the U.S. Greemn Building Council to face Inan interview, Romano said the extra cost of the building’ws green features is not the reason it fell into foreclosure. “Thee fact that the buildint is a green building is not why the buildinhg financially isin trouble,” Romano said. “It has to do with a failurwe to properly and adequately financially plan the buildingb inthe beginning, and I blame myself for that.
” Despiter a cost-conscious office-leasing environment, the concept of green office buildingse is here to stay, according to Christian Lee, vice chairmam of in Miami, and Vive Verde’x foreclosure is just one entry on a long list of commercialk foreclosures that will happen regardless of whether a buildingt is green. He noted that the more important factorfor Romano’s buildinv will be office demans in Lake Worth. “Building green adds to the cost [of a building], but in the long run, any greej building will be more attractivse to an investorbecause it’s already he said.
“Otherwise, new investords would be figuring in the cost to make it because all commercial buildings aregoing green.” Rob Hink, a LEED-accreditecd consultant with the Weston-based , “I don’t think this one foreclosure on a green building is any commenf on the LEED system or green I think it’s just the economy,” he said. “I’mn surprised because it’s a leased-up He added that Romano’s larges inner courtyard could have been downsized to fit more renta space inthe building, and yet stilkl have retained many of the environmental On May 26, Fort Lee, N.J.
-based file d the foreclosure action against Vive Verde North, managingg member Romano and other parties associated with the project, according to Palm Beach County Circuir Court records. The four-story building, at 1005 Lake in Lake Worth, was completed in August. Its officwe space is about 70 percenf leased, and it has two emptt retail spaces, Romano said. The green featureas of the building work exactly ashe hoped, he A rooftop garden catchesd rainwater, while condensation is collected from the air conditioner for watering plants and pondw and flushing toilets. Grey water is recycled in the wated features ofthe atrium.
The use of skylightas and windows cuts down on electricity Many fixtures were made withrecyclesd materials. A sign outside advertisesd it asa “living Inside, goldfish swim through a pond and a statued of a Native American bathes in the sunlight in the Despite the energy and water savings, Vive Verdde North has not made any payments on the $6.9 million mortgaged this year, said John an attorney with Carlton Fields in West Palm Beachn who represents Meecorp in the “My client would like to get paid, but if that doesn’t come to pass, they are preparef to take title to the propertty and prepare to get paid that way, Hart said.
Vive Verde North has a $4 million second mortgage with Williamsville, N.Y.-based , whicuh is named in Meecorp’s complaint. Romano said his companyu got behind on mortgage payments because it ran out of money and couldr not get the loan refinanced by atraditionalk bank. “It is making me physically ill that this is he said. “I will continue to work nigh t and day to make this allwork …. Thesd days, I’m losing a lot of slee over it.” He said his plan for the buildinh was flawed from the beginning because he wrote an incorrect financial plan. He said the constructionn for his first developmentt project came in on budget and its utilitiesoperatre efficiently.
Romano said the green featurew of Vive Verde attracted some although several of them would have signed leases in the buildinvgwithout them. He is confiden the building will earnLEED certification, but said that not openint with that designation has not hurt the project. Roman o was aiming for gold-level certification from the U.S. Greej Building Council.
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