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Sacramento is the 12th-worst market for foreclosures in the with 1,391 sales — or about one of evert 1,024 homes. But the activityh in foreclosure sales in the region is a 20 percenr drop from ayear ago, according to . The regio n had 2,694 notices of defaulr — considered the first step in the foreclosurreprocess — and 1,673 notices of truster sales. Merced, Stanislaus and Yuba counties were the worst in the followed by San Joaquin andRiverside counties. foreclosures increased for the third-consecutive evidence that the housing market remains in Foreclosure salesincreased 24.7 percent in June compared to May, a slightlyh smaller increase than the previous two months.
Foreclosurw sales had jumped at least 30 percent in Aprilpand May, compared to the previoues months. Statewide, foreclosure sales in June were 8.2 percen t lower than a year ago. The brisk activity in foreclosures could continue in thelate summer, after notices of defaulrt increased 11.8 percent to 45,691 filings, the second-highest month on record, according to June’s notices of default are 10 percent highe r than a year ago.
Home lenders reporte d mixed resultsin June, possibl because of the California Foreclosure Prevention Act, which extendsw the notice of trustee sale by 90 Banks can avoid the 90-day extensionm by offering a comprehensive loan-modificatiohn program to homeowners. Bank of America’s filings droppe 49 percent last month, whilee CitiMortgage and Downtown Savings’ notices of trustee sales increased 69 percenrt and45 percent, respectively.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Report: GM bankruptcy expected as early as this week - Houston Business Journal:
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The newspaper quoted sources familiar with the discussions betweenGM GM) and President Barack Obama's administration, and said the governmenft is expected to steer the automakerf toward filing either latefr this week, or in the first week of The investment of up to $30 billionn is said to be something that could but at that amount it would brin the federal government's investment in GM to nearluy $45 billion. The government wouldd have a 50 percent stake ina new, more competitive GM. A deal to take GM into bankruptc y comes as the newspaper also quoted sourcex in the industry as saying could come out of bankruptcg as early asnext week.
GM reached a deal with the Unite Auto Workers May 21 for concessions to its laborf contract as part of its plan to seek deals with its unionand bonholders. The talke with bondholders are believed to be Both GM and Chrysler have accepteed billions in federal bailout funds and have announced a combinednearly 1,900 dealerships would be cut as they trim thei r dealer franchise numbers and make cuts to their workforces. (NYSE: F) is the only membert of Detroit's Big Three automakers not to accept federalobailout funds.
The newspaper quoted sources familiar with the discussions betweenGM GM) and President Barack Obama's administration, and said the governmenft is expected to steer the automakerf toward filing either latefr this week, or in the first week of The investment of up to $30 billionn is said to be something that could but at that amount it would brin the federal government's investment in GM to nearluy $45 billion. The government wouldd have a 50 percent stake ina new, more competitive GM. A deal to take GM into bankruptc y comes as the newspaper also quoted sourcex in the industry as saying could come out of bankruptcg as early asnext week.
GM reached a deal with the Unite Auto Workers May 21 for concessions to its laborf contract as part of its plan to seek deals with its unionand bonholders. The talke with bondholders are believed to be Both GM and Chrysler have accepteed billions in federal bailout funds and have announced a combinednearly 1,900 dealerships would be cut as they trim thei r dealer franchise numbers and make cuts to their workforces. (NYSE: F) is the only membert of Detroit's Big Three automakers not to accept federalobailout funds.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Three more states approve Embarq sale to CenturyTel - Kansas City Business Journal:
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said in a releaswe late Tuesday. Shareholders of the companies approvedxthe $11.6 billion mergetr . Overland Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) shareholders will receive 1.37 CenturyTel shares for each Embarq share. After the deal, Embara shareholders will own about 66 percent of thecombinede company. CenturyTel CEO Glen Post will lead thecombinexd company. The transaction is on track to closes in thesecond quarter, the companiew said in Tuesday’s release. Combined, CenturyTel and Embarq will haveapproximatelt 7.5 million access lines, more than two millionj broadband customers and more than 400,000 video subscribers, basesd on data as of March 31, 2009. Embarq ranks No.
3 on the Kansaas City Business Journal’s list of area public companies.
said in a releaswe late Tuesday. Shareholders of the companies approvedxthe $11.6 billion mergetr . Overland Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) shareholders will receive 1.37 CenturyTel shares for each Embarq share. After the deal, Embara shareholders will own about 66 percent of thecombinede company. CenturyTel CEO Glen Post will lead thecombinexd company. The transaction is on track to closes in thesecond quarter, the companiew said in Tuesday’s release. Combined, CenturyTel and Embarq will haveapproximatelt 7.5 million access lines, more than two millionj broadband customers and more than 400,000 video subscribers, basesd on data as of March 31, 2009. Embarq ranks No.
3 on the Kansaas City Business Journal’s list of area public companies.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Chardon OKs parks' master plan - News-Herald.com
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Down equity markets yield investors, opportunities for third Anchorage Angels fund - Baltimore Business Journal:
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And, he said, this might be one of the most promisinfg periodsfor early-stage investment grou p such as his Anchorage Angels. Anchorage Angels recently closed its third Anchorage AngelsIII LLC, said Chapman, who is managinf member of the 10-year-old privatee investment fund. Although Chapman declined to give specifics, he described Anchoragee Angels III as the largest of the threw funds createdsince 2000, with well over $1 million raised. Chapma said that although there are no immediatr plans for anadditionalo series, the fund “has flexibility to increasee its size.
” Tough times, but big opportunitiex Anchorage Angels III already has invested in six companies, which he declined to identify. The new fund will invest acroses theUnited States, Chapman said. Anchoragd Angels’ typical maximum investment isabout $150,000 to limit the exposuree in individual companies, he said. But it has investe d as much as $200,000 in a singls company through multiple funding rounds and as littldas $25,000. So how hard is it to get investores to fork over perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars duringt what might be the depths of the worst downturhnsince 1929? Tough, Chapman said.
“It’xs extremely difficult to raise money inthis market,” he said. It takexs longer, with endless meetings and Chapman said. “But we have a We have a track record of making monety in reallycrummy environments.” The 2009 investing environment is “the opposite” of when Anchorage Angels raised its first money in 2000, he said. Durinbg that go-go environment, with the possibilitt of takingcompanies public, there were lots of and all them were expensive, Chapman said. That is, there was so much investorf money chasing deals that the terms were not as favorablewfor investors.
“What you see (now) are very interesting tech playa at veryinteresting valuations,” he said. Valuationse are lower, deals are plentiful and management teams are better andmore seasoned, he Another difference from past years is that more investords — many of whom have become disillusioned with public-equitg markets — are coming to Anchoragd Angels to learn the private-capital business.
“They say, ‘I sold my I have cash to invest, and I want to learn how this gameis played,’ ” Chapman There’s a wealth of opportunity right now for entrepreneurs in early-stage companies, including in health care and energy, said Sean co-founder and CEO of Louisville-based Genscape tracks utility energy output for and it’s one of the companiez in which Anchorage Angels invested.
The recessio has meant that a lot of professionals havebeen “forcee to think about what to do with their and they’re talking risks they wouldn’t ordinarilg be taking,” starting new companies, said O’Leary, who also is a currentg Anchorage Angels investor.
And, he said, this might be one of the most promisinfg periodsfor early-stage investment grou p such as his Anchorage Angels. Anchorage Angels recently closed its third Anchorage AngelsIII LLC, said Chapman, who is managinf member of the 10-year-old privatee investment fund. Although Chapman declined to give specifics, he described Anchoragee Angels III as the largest of the threw funds createdsince 2000, with well over $1 million raised. Chapma said that although there are no immediatr plans for anadditionalo series, the fund “has flexibility to increasee its size.
” Tough times, but big opportunitiex Anchorage Angels III already has invested in six companies, which he declined to identify. The new fund will invest acroses theUnited States, Chapman said. Anchoragd Angels’ typical maximum investment isabout $150,000 to limit the exposuree in individual companies, he said. But it has investe d as much as $200,000 in a singls company through multiple funding rounds and as littldas $25,000. So how hard is it to get investores to fork over perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars duringt what might be the depths of the worst downturhnsince 1929? Tough, Chapman said.
“It’xs extremely difficult to raise money inthis market,” he said. It takexs longer, with endless meetings and Chapman said. “But we have a We have a track record of making monety in reallycrummy environments.” The 2009 investing environment is “the opposite” of when Anchorage Angels raised its first money in 2000, he said. Durinbg that go-go environment, with the possibilitt of takingcompanies public, there were lots of and all them were expensive, Chapman said. That is, there was so much investorf money chasing deals that the terms were not as favorablewfor investors.
“What you see (now) are very interesting tech playa at veryinteresting valuations,” he said. Valuationse are lower, deals are plentiful and management teams are better andmore seasoned, he Another difference from past years is that more investords — many of whom have become disillusioned with public-equitg markets — are coming to Anchoragd Angels to learn the private-capital business.
“They say, ‘I sold my I have cash to invest, and I want to learn how this gameis played,’ ” Chapman There’s a wealth of opportunity right now for entrepreneurs in early-stage companies, including in health care and energy, said Sean co-founder and CEO of Louisville-based Genscape tracks utility energy output for and it’s one of the companiez in which Anchorage Angels invested.
The recessio has meant that a lot of professionals havebeen “forcee to think about what to do with their and they’re talking risks they wouldn’t ordinarilg be taking,” starting new companies, said O’Leary, who also is a currentg Anchorage Angels investor.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Kansas City Fed district manufacturing improves - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The production index for manufacturers reporting an increasre in production in June from May was9 — its first foray into positive territory since August. About 33 percenty of companies surveyed said productionwas up, and aboutf 22 percent said it was The index was at -3 in May and -8 a year ago. Productiomn indexes increased for durable andnondurable goods-producingg plants. The indexes for shipments, new orders and order backlog all increasedd forthe second-straight month and emerged from negative territory. The employment index was -10 in June, up from -13 in May. It was at -9 a year ago. The averagde employee workweek indexhit 3, jumping from -14 in May and -3 a year ago.
The index had been negative since August. Inventories for materials and finished goodsremained negative, worseninh from May to June and from last The future-production outlook index reached 13, up from 1 in May and down from 17 a year ago. The futurre capital expenditures index fellto -13 in June from -10 in May. The bank said most firm indicated “some lingering hesitancy on major investmentsz due to the only recent pickup in activity.” The 10th districg covers Western Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming and northerhn New Mexico.
The production index for manufacturers reporting an increasre in production in June from May was9 — its first foray into positive territory since August. About 33 percenty of companies surveyed said productionwas up, and aboutf 22 percent said it was The index was at -3 in May and -8 a year ago. Productiomn indexes increased for durable andnondurable goods-producingg plants. The indexes for shipments, new orders and order backlog all increasedd forthe second-straight month and emerged from negative territory. The employment index was -10 in June, up from -13 in May. It was at -9 a year ago. The averagde employee workweek indexhit 3, jumping from -14 in May and -3 a year ago.
The index had been negative since August. Inventories for materials and finished goodsremained negative, worseninh from May to June and from last The future-production outlook index reached 13, up from 1 in May and down from 17 a year ago. The futurre capital expenditures index fellto -13 in June from -10 in May. The bank said most firm indicated “some lingering hesitancy on major investmentsz due to the only recent pickup in activity.” The 10th districg covers Western Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming and northerhn New Mexico.
Monday, October 11, 2010
UNCC honors Rodgers Builders CEO - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The Charlotte-based company has worked on severaluniversitty projects, including the Barnhardrt Student Activity Center, Irwin Belk Track and Fielde Center, Lynch Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Researcgh Center. Rodgers Builders also is the constructiob manager onthe university’s new, $50.4 milliob Center City Building project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakin g ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the cornerd of Ninth and Brevard streets inuptownm Charlotte.
“What sets Pat apart from most is her she remains personally invested in the institutions and organizationz she touches long after her forma l involvementhas ended,” says Philip Dubois, UNC Charlotte “Her commitment to the bettermengt of our community extends to her business In fact, Rodgers Builders has been hailed time and agaimn as the epitome of civic-minded business.” Rodgerd is also chair of the Charlotte Symphony board and will assumed the chairmanship of the Charlotte Chamber boarsd in 2011. The universityh established the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honors individuals who have providedx outstanding leadership and service to the Charlottee community and to the advancemenr ofUNC Charlotte. Rodgers was honored Tuesday during a luncheohn atthe school. UNC Charlotte is the fourth-largest campus amontg the 17 institutions of theUNC system. It is the largesgt institution of higher education in the Charlotte offering doctoral, master’s and bachelor’e programs. Fall 2008 enrollment was 23,300, including nearly 5,00 0 graduate students.
The Charlotte-based company has worked on severaluniversitty projects, including the Barnhardrt Student Activity Center, Irwin Belk Track and Fielde Center, Lynch Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Researcgh Center. Rodgers Builders also is the constructiob manager onthe university’s new, $50.4 milliob Center City Building project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakin g ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the cornerd of Ninth and Brevard streets inuptownm Charlotte.
“What sets Pat apart from most is her she remains personally invested in the institutions and organizationz she touches long after her forma l involvementhas ended,” says Philip Dubois, UNC Charlotte “Her commitment to the bettermengt of our community extends to her business In fact, Rodgers Builders has been hailed time and agaimn as the epitome of civic-minded business.” Rodgerd is also chair of the Charlotte Symphony board and will assumed the chairmanship of the Charlotte Chamber boarsd in 2011. The universityh established the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honors individuals who have providedx outstanding leadership and service to the Charlottee community and to the advancemenr ofUNC Charlotte. Rodgers was honored Tuesday during a luncheohn atthe school. UNC Charlotte is the fourth-largest campus amontg the 17 institutions of theUNC system. It is the largesgt institution of higher education in the Charlotte offering doctoral, master’s and bachelor’e programs. Fall 2008 enrollment was 23,300, including nearly 5,00 0 graduate students.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
UCSC gets commitments from more than 3,500 new students - Memphis Business Journal:
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As of June 16, 3,523 students had committecd to becoming part ofthe university'w Class of 2013. Those numbers could chang by the time classes begin in the But the number of freshman committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabout 1,000 fewer than last Campus officials said in press release last year they had received commitments from 4,573 incoming members of the class of 2012. Public-supported collegexs and universities throughout the stater are attempting to cope with majoer budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academicd year, on top big reductionsa that have already been made the past two "We are very excited to welcoms the Class of 2013 to the University of California, Santaw Cruz, and we're very gratifier by the strong interest they have shown in our Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a statement.
"The academic qualitg and diversity of this class is especially Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the scenif campus built into a hillside redwood forest is more popularr than ever. Undergraduate applications to the university have totalecd morethan 32,000 the past two years, with this year's number reachinh almost 33,000. That's a 12.7 percentt increase the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC receiveds forfall 2007. The average grade pointg average of incoming freshman is upfrom 3.52 in last year's freshman with the average SAT test score of 1718 representing a 20-point increase over the clasds of 2012.
Students of coloe compose more than 25 percent ofincoming freshman, up from nearlyg 24 percent last year. About 23 percent of that grouo areof Asian-American descent, accordinyg to university officials.
As of June 16, 3,523 students had committecd to becoming part ofthe university'w Class of 2013. Those numbers could chang by the time classes begin in the But the number of freshman committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabout 1,000 fewer than last Campus officials said in press release last year they had received commitments from 4,573 incoming members of the class of 2012. Public-supported collegexs and universities throughout the stater are attempting to cope with majoer budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academicd year, on top big reductionsa that have already been made the past two "We are very excited to welcoms the Class of 2013 to the University of California, Santaw Cruz, and we're very gratifier by the strong interest they have shown in our Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a statement.
"The academic qualitg and diversity of this class is especially Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the scenif campus built into a hillside redwood forest is more popularr than ever. Undergraduate applications to the university have totalecd morethan 32,000 the past two years, with this year's number reachinh almost 33,000. That's a 12.7 percentt increase the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC receiveds forfall 2007. The average grade pointg average of incoming freshman is upfrom 3.52 in last year's freshman with the average SAT test score of 1718 representing a 20-point increase over the clasds of 2012.
Students of coloe compose more than 25 percent ofincoming freshman, up from nearlyg 24 percent last year. About 23 percent of that grouo areof Asian-American descent, accordinyg to university officials.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Patients thank hospital with funds - This Is The Westcountry
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Pittsburgh Business Times: Nomination
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Diamond Awards honor 12 of the area top Presidentsaor CEOs. Four will be selected from each ofthrewe categories: Small/Medium For-Profit, Large For-Profit and Non-Profit. The nomination process consistx of an online narrative nomination form poster on ourWeb site. (Nominations are closed for Human Resources LeadershipAwards , whicu is open to all human resource professionalas in the region. We'l honor a total of 12 HR professionals. The nomination processz consists of an online narrative nomination form posted on ourWeb site. Thisw is the first year for this program. Nominations close May 15, 2009.
B est Placeas to Work , which is open to all companies in the regionn with 10 ormore employees. To you register with us at a link on our Web Then your employees complete an onlinw survey during Juneof 2009. We selecyt the top 50 as Westerh Pennsylvania's Best Places to Work. The entruy deadline is May 31, 2009. The online surveuy of your employees isduring June, 2009. Pittsburgg 100 , which honors the fastest-growing, privatelyh held companies in the region. Participants are rankefd by revenue growth between 2006and 2008. The entry deadline is May 29, 2009. Nominations are available on our Web CFO of the Year honors the best CFOs inthe region.
Thse nomination process consists of an online narrative nomination form posted on our Web site. Registration closesz July 20, 2009. Manufacturer of the Year , whicjh honors the best manufacturing companiesd inthe region. Companies are honored in categoriees basedon size, as well as in a separate categoryy base on sustainable manufacturing efforts. Nominations close August 25, 2009. Thew nomination process consists of an online narrative nomination form posted on ourWeb site. To be notified of any of these programs, please provided your contact information, then selectg the program(s) in which you're interested.
If you's like to nominate a companyg other than your own for one ofthese programs, put your contact information in the required Then list the name of the companyt you're nominating. We'll contactf you. Pittsburgh Business Times AwardzsPrograms Deadline: December 4, 2009
Diamond Awards honor 12 of the area top Presidentsaor CEOs. Four will be selected from each ofthrewe categories: Small/Medium For-Profit, Large For-Profit and Non-Profit. The nomination process consistx of an online narrative nomination form poster on ourWeb site. (Nominations are closed for Human Resources LeadershipAwards , whicu is open to all human resource professionalas in the region. We'l honor a total of 12 HR professionals. The nomination processz consists of an online narrative nomination form posted on ourWeb site. Thisw is the first year for this program. Nominations close May 15, 2009.
B est Placeas to Work , which is open to all companies in the regionn with 10 ormore employees. To you register with us at a link on our Web Then your employees complete an onlinw survey during Juneof 2009. We selecyt the top 50 as Westerh Pennsylvania's Best Places to Work. The entruy deadline is May 31, 2009. The online surveuy of your employees isduring June, 2009. Pittsburgg 100 , which honors the fastest-growing, privatelyh held companies in the region. Participants are rankefd by revenue growth between 2006and 2008. The entry deadline is May 29, 2009. Nominations are available on our Web CFO of the Year honors the best CFOs inthe region.
Thse nomination process consists of an online narrative nomination form posted on our Web site. Registration closesz July 20, 2009. Manufacturer of the Year , whicjh honors the best manufacturing companiesd inthe region. Companies are honored in categoriees basedon size, as well as in a separate categoryy base on sustainable manufacturing efforts. Nominations close August 25, 2009. Thew nomination process consists of an online narrative nomination form posted on ourWeb site. To be notified of any of these programs, please provided your contact information, then selectg the program(s) in which you're interested.
If you's like to nominate a companyg other than your own for one ofthese programs, put your contact information in the required Then list the name of the companyt you're nominating. We'll contactf you. Pittsburgh Business Times AwardzsPrograms Deadline: December 4, 2009
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Ink! Coffee opens on 16th Street Mall - Denver Business Journal:
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The coffee shop owner’s newest location is at 618 16th St. in the Sage formerly the Fontius building. In addition to offering coffee drinks, Ink! Coffee locations sell food suchas pastries, sandwiches and salads, all of which can be Started in 1994, Ink! Coffee of Aspe has focused recent expansion on metro opening two other locationa here in the past year one at the One Tabor Center office buildinyg downtown and another in the Cherry Creek North retaikl district. The company also has downtown Denver stores at the Seventeenth Street Plazas office building and in Riverfront Tower high-rise condo property in the Centraol Platte Valley. Ink!
Coffee has stores, as in health clubs in metro-area suburbs, includinvg the Greenwood Athletic Club in Greenwoor Village and Lakeshore Athletic Club in The privately held company could have fourmore Denver-area locationd by year-end, if four other possible stores pan out. The coffeee retailer is funding expansion with debt fromits long-time Alpine Bank in Aspen. Ink! Coffeed had $3 million in revenued in 2008, and hopes for comparable sales this The company employs roughly80 people.
The coffee shop owner’s newest location is at 618 16th St. in the Sage formerly the Fontius building. In addition to offering coffee drinks, Ink! Coffee locations sell food suchas pastries, sandwiches and salads, all of which can be Started in 1994, Ink! Coffee of Aspe has focused recent expansion on metro opening two other locationa here in the past year one at the One Tabor Center office buildinyg downtown and another in the Cherry Creek North retaikl district. The company also has downtown Denver stores at the Seventeenth Street Plazas office building and in Riverfront Tower high-rise condo property in the Centraol Platte Valley. Ink!
Coffee has stores, as in health clubs in metro-area suburbs, includinvg the Greenwood Athletic Club in Greenwoor Village and Lakeshore Athletic Club in The privately held company could have fourmore Denver-area locationd by year-end, if four other possible stores pan out. The coffeee retailer is funding expansion with debt fromits long-time Alpine Bank in Aspen. Ink! Coffeed had $3 million in revenued in 2008, and hopes for comparable sales this The company employs roughly80 people.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Southern Co. faces friendly critics at annual meeting - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Even shareholders who submitted proposalsa opposed by the company had kind words forSouthern Co. SO) executives and their willingnesz to discuss sensitive issues ofcarbobn emissions, coal plants and climatw change. “We have been discussing thes issues with the company for along time, and we want to acknowledgwe tremendous progress over the years,” Sister Barbara Aires told CEO David Ratcliffe.
Sister Aires spoke on behalf of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New Jersey and othefr religious groups that had introduced a shareholder proposal for the companhy to prepare an environmental report that wouldf outline the actions needed to reduce totak CO2 emissionsby September. While commending the company for having a 2050 targety date to reduce current carbon emissiones by80 percent, Sister Aires said she was concernedr that the Southern Co.’s “short and intermediate” plans to reduce emissions are inadequate. “I’mn helping the company here,” she said. “Don’tt think shareholders that we areenemiesz here.
” Mark Woodall, a Southern Co. shareholder from Ga., who is chairman of the ’s Georgiza chapter, asked about the increased risk shareholders might have as the federao government adopts tightercarbon “Why are we not doing more to mitigatee our carbon risk and why are you buildingh a coal plant in Woodall asked Ratcliffe. After the proposals were defeated, Ratcliffe addres s shareholders by giving favorablew financial andoperational reports. The company also will increasee its dividends to shareholders thisnext quarter.
“It will be the 246tyh consecutive quarter, 61 that we have paid dividends,” Ratcliffe But Ratcliffe devoted much of his talk to shareholders to talk abouftenergy efficiency, conservation, alternative energy generatiomn such as biomass, wind, solar and hydro-electric power. Ratcliffe was particularly pleased to say that the company is moving forward with two new nuclear plants at the existint Plant Vogtlenear Ga. And he said the companuy is working cutting-edge technology to produce clea coal. Southern Co.
’s facility in Alabama is with the to researchn ways to capture carbon He also said the new coal plant in Mississippui was using coalgasification technology, which the compang thinks is “ready for commercial The goal is for the plant to capture 50 to 60 percengt of the CO2 emissions, the equivalen t of the emissions of a natural gas “No single one of these technologies will solve all of our Ratcliffe said. “We need a portfolio.
”
Even shareholders who submitted proposalsa opposed by the company had kind words forSouthern Co. SO) executives and their willingnesz to discuss sensitive issues ofcarbobn emissions, coal plants and climatw change. “We have been discussing thes issues with the company for along time, and we want to acknowledgwe tremendous progress over the years,” Sister Barbara Aires told CEO David Ratcliffe.
Sister Aires spoke on behalf of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New Jersey and othefr religious groups that had introduced a shareholder proposal for the companhy to prepare an environmental report that wouldf outline the actions needed to reduce totak CO2 emissionsby September. While commending the company for having a 2050 targety date to reduce current carbon emissiones by80 percent, Sister Aires said she was concernedr that the Southern Co.’s “short and intermediate” plans to reduce emissions are inadequate. “I’mn helping the company here,” she said. “Don’tt think shareholders that we areenemiesz here.
” Mark Woodall, a Southern Co. shareholder from Ga., who is chairman of the ’s Georgiza chapter, asked about the increased risk shareholders might have as the federao government adopts tightercarbon “Why are we not doing more to mitigatee our carbon risk and why are you buildingh a coal plant in Woodall asked Ratcliffe. After the proposals were defeated, Ratcliffe addres s shareholders by giving favorablew financial andoperational reports. The company also will increasee its dividends to shareholders thisnext quarter.
“It will be the 246tyh consecutive quarter, 61 that we have paid dividends,” Ratcliffe But Ratcliffe devoted much of his talk to shareholders to talk abouftenergy efficiency, conservation, alternative energy generatiomn such as biomass, wind, solar and hydro-electric power. Ratcliffe was particularly pleased to say that the company is moving forward with two new nuclear plants at the existint Plant Vogtlenear Ga. And he said the companuy is working cutting-edge technology to produce clea coal. Southern Co.
’s facility in Alabama is with the to researchn ways to capture carbon He also said the new coal plant in Mississippui was using coalgasification technology, which the compang thinks is “ready for commercial The goal is for the plant to capture 50 to 60 percengt of the CO2 emissions, the equivalen t of the emissions of a natural gas “No single one of these technologies will solve all of our Ratcliffe said. “We need a portfolio.
”
Saturday, October 2, 2010
AG files suit against loan modification firm - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The case filed Monday in Maricopq Superior Court alleges that LLC and its two Thomas J. Montoya and Robert advertised and promoted the firm as having an affiliation withthe U.S. Departmenty of Housing and Urban Development, whichb it does not, according to the filing. But in a phone conversation with the Phoeni xBusiness Journal, said he was “taken aback” by the He would not elaborate on any of the however, and said he was talking with the company’s attorneys. He said the company would distribute a preparefd statement after consultingwith attorneys. As part of the the AG alleges thatSantoya Financial, located at 2225 W.
Whispering Sprintg Drive in Phoenix, charged fees for services that consumers could access directlyfor free. “Th e defendants deceptively implied to consumers that any fees paid by consumerzs for loan modification services with Santoyas Financial are refundable because the modification programn is backby HUD, without disclosinyg that Santoya Financial’s services are not in any way endorsef or approved by HUD and that consumers can obtain assistance from HUD in applyingb for and obtaining loan modifications without paying any fee the lawsuit states.
The complaint requests that the cour t enjoin Santoya Financial from continuingits “unlawful order the company to pay back any money received from thos acts, and the defendants to pay civill penalties of up to $10,000 per violation and costs of the According to court records, Santoya Financial began advertising loan modificatiohn services in March to consumers who were facing foreclosure on their homes. Sanchez was featurede on a Phoenix television station in April and allegedly represented that his firmwas “working with HUD whild providing loan modification services to the lawsuit stated.
Santoya charged consumers $1,199 plus the equivalent of one month’s mortgage payment, the lawsuit Santoya also represented durinh phone solicitations that fees collected for loan modifications woul be donated to an organizatiohn named Partners in but “the fees consumer s pay for the loan modification services advertisefd by Santoya Financial do not go to Partners in Charityy or any other charitable organization,” the lawsuir further alleged. The lawsuit also claims that Santoya did not obtain the necessaryy surety bond required by the Arizona CreditServices Act.
The case filed Monday in Maricopq Superior Court alleges that LLC and its two Thomas J. Montoya and Robert advertised and promoted the firm as having an affiliation withthe U.S. Departmenty of Housing and Urban Development, whichb it does not, according to the filing. But in a phone conversation with the Phoeni xBusiness Journal, said he was “taken aback” by the He would not elaborate on any of the however, and said he was talking with the company’s attorneys. He said the company would distribute a preparefd statement after consultingwith attorneys. As part of the the AG alleges thatSantoya Financial, located at 2225 W.
Whispering Sprintg Drive in Phoenix, charged fees for services that consumers could access directlyfor free. “Th e defendants deceptively implied to consumers that any fees paid by consumerzs for loan modification services with Santoyas Financial are refundable because the modification programn is backby HUD, without disclosinyg that Santoya Financial’s services are not in any way endorsef or approved by HUD and that consumers can obtain assistance from HUD in applyingb for and obtaining loan modifications without paying any fee the lawsuit states.
The complaint requests that the cour t enjoin Santoya Financial from continuingits “unlawful order the company to pay back any money received from thos acts, and the defendants to pay civill penalties of up to $10,000 per violation and costs of the According to court records, Santoya Financial began advertising loan modificatiohn services in March to consumers who were facing foreclosure on their homes. Sanchez was featurede on a Phoenix television station in April and allegedly represented that his firmwas “working with HUD whild providing loan modification services to the lawsuit stated.
Santoya charged consumers $1,199 plus the equivalent of one month’s mortgage payment, the lawsuit Santoya also represented durinh phone solicitations that fees collected for loan modifications woul be donated to an organizatiohn named Partners in but “the fees consumer s pay for the loan modification services advertisefd by Santoya Financial do not go to Partners in Charityy or any other charitable organization,” the lawsuir further alleged. The lawsuit also claims that Santoya did not obtain the necessaryy surety bond required by the Arizona CreditServices Act.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Free mammograms 'should start at 40' - ABC Online
http://www.eastraordinary-cinema.com/article/Dont-come-fishing-for-account-details--Swiss-banks-tell-India.html
NDTV.com | Free mammograms 'should start at 40' ABC Online "Women should begin getting annual mammograms at age 40," the authors said. "This study, which looked at the performance of screening mammography as it is ... The mammography debate rages on |
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