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The first contest offersd a two-night stay at the Roya Palms Resort and Spa and a candleli t dinner for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. In subsequent weeks, similar packages are expected to be givehn away fromthe Ritz-Carlton Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resort Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, Fairmont Scottsdale, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Westin Kierland, Phoenician and Arizons Grand. The contest is part of a social media marketingg campaign by the Greater Phoenix CVB that also includeas anew blog, Twitter and Flickt accounts, and YouTube videos. The blog, called the Hot is a frequently updated compendiumkof restaurants, shops and activities.
The video called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoeniciansa of local and national renown offering tours of their favoritelocal hangouts. The inaugural video is hosted by celebrit chefMark Tarbell. Blog: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube:
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Jordan fights for return of new 'Dead Sea Scrolls' - Montreal Gazette
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sedgwick County delays land vote again - Wichita Business Journal:
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After hearing public criticism ofthe plan, the commissionj voted to delay the issue for a montg and hold a public workshop to hash out its details. It’ s the second time the commissiobn has postponed a vote on whether to buy the grounc fromBel Aire. County staff has argued the groun is needed to createa shove-ready industrial site for larg users. The , funded by the private sector andlocalo government, has said the metro area hasn’t been able to competer well against other communities when industrial companies are seeking largre sites with rail access, something that’s become more common as fuel prices have Under the proposal, the county would buy 808 acres near 53rd Streety and Webb Road, pave two streets and instal l a rail spur on the grouncd at a total cost of abou $14 million.
The city of Bel Aire would extend wate and sewer lines to the site at a cost ofabout $4 million. But opponents said the plan woulsd bea waste. “You’d have a better return on your moneyy if you put it on the craps tabldein Vegas,” said local real estate broketr Rod Stewart during a publi hearing Wednesday. He said Kansas never has been good at attractinhg new businesses and is ranked low among states for offering He suggested the city buya 50- to 100-acrew piece of ground and secure options to buy the Real estate developer Johnny Stevene said the county’s plan “will destroy the industria l market in this town.
” He said all industriak development would move to the county’s ground because the county would be willinbg to give away its land. And he said there’s not enougjh development to absorb that much He said private developers never are consulted when companies considefr expandinginto Wichita. “There are otherr private developers in this town who can helpif you’lp ask,” he said. But GWED C President Vicki Pratt Gerbino says prospectsxwant shovel-ready sites. Local officials typicallgy get just a few days to submit available sites. She says GWED sends out e-mail requests to local real estated brokers when it needs sitesto submit.
She says GWED C in the past has submitted sites in Bel Aire and Clearwater but has heardnothing back. She argued that gettinfg the Bel Aire ground undercountyu control, with the necessary infrastructure, will make it more appealing. But the countt commission opted to put the issueon hold. Commissionerzs voted 5-0 to delayy action for 30 to further discussseverao issues, including the mineral rightws to the property and the possibility of de-annexingb the ground.
After hearing public criticism ofthe plan, the commissionj voted to delay the issue for a montg and hold a public workshop to hash out its details. It’ s the second time the commissiobn has postponed a vote on whether to buy the grounc fromBel Aire. County staff has argued the groun is needed to createa shove-ready industrial site for larg users. The , funded by the private sector andlocalo government, has said the metro area hasn’t been able to competer well against other communities when industrial companies are seeking largre sites with rail access, something that’s become more common as fuel prices have Under the proposal, the county would buy 808 acres near 53rd Streety and Webb Road, pave two streets and instal l a rail spur on the grouncd at a total cost of abou $14 million.
The city of Bel Aire would extend wate and sewer lines to the site at a cost ofabout $4 million. But opponents said the plan woulsd bea waste. “You’d have a better return on your moneyy if you put it on the craps tabldein Vegas,” said local real estate broketr Rod Stewart during a publi hearing Wednesday. He said Kansas never has been good at attractinhg new businesses and is ranked low among states for offering He suggested the city buya 50- to 100-acrew piece of ground and secure options to buy the Real estate developer Johnny Stevene said the county’s plan “will destroy the industria l market in this town.
” He said all industriak development would move to the county’s ground because the county would be willinbg to give away its land. And he said there’s not enougjh development to absorb that much He said private developers never are consulted when companies considefr expandinginto Wichita. “There are otherr private developers in this town who can helpif you’lp ask,” he said. But GWED C President Vicki Pratt Gerbino says prospectsxwant shovel-ready sites. Local officials typicallgy get just a few days to submit available sites. She says GWED sends out e-mail requests to local real estated brokers when it needs sitesto submit.
She says GWED C in the past has submitted sites in Bel Aire and Clearwater but has heardnothing back. She argued that gettinfg the Bel Aire ground undercountyu control, with the necessary infrastructure, will make it more appealing. But the countt commission opted to put the issueon hold. Commissionerzs voted 5-0 to delayy action for 30 to further discussseverao issues, including the mineral rightws to the property and the possibility of de-annexingb the ground.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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Available this weekend will bethe shut-ins, picnid areas, the park store and many pedestriah trails and interpretive pavilions. A new orientationj center and campgrounds are set to open at the park latefrthis year. The park and ’s reservoir, locatecd in Reynolds County, are after the utility’ds hydroelectric plant breachedin , creating the state’x worst man-made disaster. Roughl y 1.
3 billion gallons of water spilled through the injuring the park superintendent and his destroying the park and damaging the East Fork of the Blackl River and the lower Taum Sauk Ameren agreed to pay the statde of Missourinearly $180 million to including $52 million to execute the park’s mastet redevelopment plan. Nearly 250,000 people visited Johnson’xs Shut-Ins State Park each year up until it closedd inDecember 2005, according to a releasew from the state of
Available this weekend will bethe shut-ins, picnid areas, the park store and many pedestriah trails and interpretive pavilions. A new orientationj center and campgrounds are set to open at the park latefrthis year. The park and ’s reservoir, locatecd in Reynolds County, are after the utility’ds hydroelectric plant breachedin , creating the state’x worst man-made disaster. Roughl y 1.
3 billion gallons of water spilled through the injuring the park superintendent and his destroying the park and damaging the East Fork of the Blackl River and the lower Taum Sauk Ameren agreed to pay the statde of Missourinearly $180 million to including $52 million to execute the park’s mastet redevelopment plan. Nearly 250,000 people visited Johnson’xs Shut-Ins State Park each year up until it closedd inDecember 2005, according to a releasew from the state of
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Mouths open, ears closed in Villa Park - OCRegister
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Perez Asks State AGs to Help Enforce ADA Protections - Main Justice
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Universities chase stimulus cash for shovel-ready projects - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposals are targetinyg funding streams flowing down through the Americah Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-readyg initiatives. Universities faced with consecutive years of fundingb cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readyu cash to catch up on much-needed facilituy upgrades, build classrooms to handlse the influx of students in need of re-training or tacklw big capital projects aimed at bolsterinyg academics and research. The approach is twofolrd at , which has seen its student populatiob surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part torising unemployment.
The colleg is seeking $45 million to build additionak classroom capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhance vocational training facilitiesin high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the office of granta development. The college wants the cash, amonh other projects, to build out its and the Maroonw Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintaining and repairing emerginhg green energy and hybrid systems in boatssand cars.
It also wants to expanfd classrooms foraviation training, includint a facility to train a new generatiohn of air traffic controllers, whicjh are expected to be in high demanf in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said. “These are all shovel she said. “We have a historyt of training in technical trades an now we are lookinf to be responsive to providing curriculumn in this new emerging industr y ofgreen technology.
” The ’s 18-membe stimulus working group meets regularly to discuss opportunitie and set a course to capturre as much of the federal cash as So far, the schoop has more than 400 proposalse seeking in excess of $350 million in “We saw this as a very significan t opportunity for the university and to do somethingg for the community,” said Richard Bookman, vice provost of research at UM.
Among the projectes on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatet research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheriv Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 milliob from the to help build the center, whicu will study sea creatures as well as the physics of wavea on structures. UM is also is submitting proposal s fora $15 million to $20 millio addition to a science building at its Coralp Gables campus and a multi-story researchh building at its medicalo school. has science, greenh technology and culinary training onits shovel-readyg submission list. The school is requestiny help fundinga $22.
7 million hospitality managemeng center to house a culinary arts school as well as $40 millionb for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilitied at its north campus and $1.2 million for an and Technology. But by most accounta competition for stimulus fundsz willbe fierce. And specific funding priorities from federapl and state allocatorsbeyond short-term projects that wouldd create jobs quickly remains said Camille Coley, assistant VP and interim directorf of sponsored research at . “They are not telling us what they arelookinvg for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.
5 milliob to help build out water reusw infrastructure at itsnewly opened, gold level Leadershiop in Energy and and platinumm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010. The universitty also is seeking federal stimulus funds to create a road connectorr system at its main campus off Gladesd Road in Boca Raton andadditional parking. It also wantsz funding to put a green roof on its administration While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expectr the winning projects to be announceed until the fall.
The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposals are targetinyg funding streams flowing down through the Americah Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-readyg initiatives. Universities faced with consecutive years of fundingb cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readyu cash to catch up on much-needed facilituy upgrades, build classrooms to handlse the influx of students in need of re-training or tacklw big capital projects aimed at bolsterinyg academics and research. The approach is twofolrd at , which has seen its student populatiob surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part torising unemployment.
The colleg is seeking $45 million to build additionak classroom capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhance vocational training facilitiesin high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the office of granta development. The college wants the cash, amonh other projects, to build out its and the Maroonw Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintaining and repairing emerginhg green energy and hybrid systems in boatssand cars.
It also wants to expanfd classrooms foraviation training, includint a facility to train a new generatiohn of air traffic controllers, whicjh are expected to be in high demanf in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said. “These are all shovel she said. “We have a historyt of training in technical trades an now we are lookinf to be responsive to providing curriculumn in this new emerging industr y ofgreen technology.
” The ’s 18-membe stimulus working group meets regularly to discuss opportunitie and set a course to capturre as much of the federal cash as So far, the schoop has more than 400 proposalse seeking in excess of $350 million in “We saw this as a very significan t opportunity for the university and to do somethingg for the community,” said Richard Bookman, vice provost of research at UM.
Among the projectes on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatet research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheriv Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 milliob from the to help build the center, whicu will study sea creatures as well as the physics of wavea on structures. UM is also is submitting proposal s fora $15 million to $20 millio addition to a science building at its Coralp Gables campus and a multi-story researchh building at its medicalo school. has science, greenh technology and culinary training onits shovel-readyg submission list. The school is requestiny help fundinga $22.
7 million hospitality managemeng center to house a culinary arts school as well as $40 millionb for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilitied at its north campus and $1.2 million for an and Technology. But by most accounta competition for stimulus fundsz willbe fierce. And specific funding priorities from federapl and state allocatorsbeyond short-term projects that wouldd create jobs quickly remains said Camille Coley, assistant VP and interim directorf of sponsored research at . “They are not telling us what they arelookinvg for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.
5 milliob to help build out water reusw infrastructure at itsnewly opened, gold level Leadershiop in Energy and and platinumm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010. The universitty also is seeking federal stimulus funds to create a road connectorr system at its main campus off Gladesd Road in Boca Raton andadditional parking. It also wantsz funding to put a green roof on its administration While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expectr the winning projects to be announceed until the fall.
Friday, March 18, 2011
NASCAR Hall of Fame faces industry challenges - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The new epicenter of the sport facexs a soberingbusiness environment, with sagging attendancew at the track, diminishing sponsoe interest and declining TV ratings presenting challengex at every turn. It all has executives in the industry wonderinfg how the hall offame — now rising on Colleged Street — will generate the sponsorship revenue it expectws and questioning whether the attractionh will draw the projected 831,000 visitora in year one. “We’ve got a very solid says Winston Kelley, the hall of fame’s executive director. “Am I aware that the economic circumstancew have changed since we started thisin 2006? Absolutely.
We know that we’ve got to fight for that entertainmenty dollar. But being new and exciting, we’vee got the opportunity that, if we do a good job, it’lp take care of Still, the plan looks very ambitious atthis point, with an annua l revenue budget of $12 milliomn supported by strong sponsorship sales and attendance that’ s almost 60% more than comparable hallss of fame. Kelley says the estimates for hall of fame traffi were formulated by a city consultant who used the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Countru Music Hall of Famein Tenn., as comparables.
Those attractions draw 400,0009 to 500,000 visitors a The ’s first-year projection of 831,009 visitors tapers off to 400,000 visitors In comparison, the football, basketball and basebalp halls eachdraw 200,000 to 300,000 visitors a Admissions will be the No. 1 revenuee generator, Kelley says, even though prices have not yet been NASCAR willreceive 10% of all admissionws revenue. NASCAR will take 5% of the restaurant 7.5% from catering and 10% from retaipl revenue. The city is looking for partnersz to operate the restaurant and retail store after talkws with NASCAR partners andbroke down. Other streams of revenur for the hallof fame, of which NASCAR takese a 7.
5% to 10% cut, include speciakl events, sponsorship and any other miscellaneou s income. The city will also contribute a minimujof $100,000 annually to the . Kelley anticipates a full-time staff of 25 to 30 employees and 15 to 20 Sponsorship remains one of the most significant variablesw in the NASCAR Hallof Fame’s revenue None of the 10 founding partnedr positions have been sold — the asking pricr is $300,000 to $500,0090 apiece. The hall of fame’s marketing partner, Indianapolis-based , is leadintg the sales effort.
“Thde hall faces an uphill battle due to the overallk competition forsponsor dollars, specifically in this says Brian Corcoran, executive vice president of . “More teams, tracks, mediqa and NASCAR are all fighting for asmallerd pie.” The feedback from sponsorship prospects goes deepe r than the recession. Sponsors are unwilling to write a check so far in advance of the May 2010 And there’s also some confusionn on how existing NASCAR sponsors would benefiy by ponying up agaihn for the hall of fame. “We’re pounding the streets, and thered is interest,” says Zak Brown, chief executive of Just “But no one is selling much of anythingrighrt now.
Certainly, we’ve had to recalibrate our
The new epicenter of the sport facexs a soberingbusiness environment, with sagging attendancew at the track, diminishing sponsoe interest and declining TV ratings presenting challengex at every turn. It all has executives in the industry wonderinfg how the hall offame — now rising on Colleged Street — will generate the sponsorship revenue it expectws and questioning whether the attractionh will draw the projected 831,000 visitora in year one. “We’ve got a very solid says Winston Kelley, the hall of fame’s executive director. “Am I aware that the economic circumstancew have changed since we started thisin 2006? Absolutely.
We know that we’ve got to fight for that entertainmenty dollar. But being new and exciting, we’vee got the opportunity that, if we do a good job, it’lp take care of Still, the plan looks very ambitious atthis point, with an annua l revenue budget of $12 milliomn supported by strong sponsorship sales and attendance that’ s almost 60% more than comparable hallss of fame. Kelley says the estimates for hall of fame traffi were formulated by a city consultant who used the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Countru Music Hall of Famein Tenn., as comparables.
Those attractions draw 400,0009 to 500,000 visitors a The ’s first-year projection of 831,009 visitors tapers off to 400,000 visitors In comparison, the football, basketball and basebalp halls eachdraw 200,000 to 300,000 visitors a Admissions will be the No. 1 revenuee generator, Kelley says, even though prices have not yet been NASCAR willreceive 10% of all admissionws revenue. NASCAR will take 5% of the restaurant 7.5% from catering and 10% from retaipl revenue. The city is looking for partnersz to operate the restaurant and retail store after talkws with NASCAR partners andbroke down. Other streams of revenur for the hallof fame, of which NASCAR takese a 7.
5% to 10% cut, include speciakl events, sponsorship and any other miscellaneou s income. The city will also contribute a minimujof $100,000 annually to the . Kelley anticipates a full-time staff of 25 to 30 employees and 15 to 20 Sponsorship remains one of the most significant variablesw in the NASCAR Hallof Fame’s revenue None of the 10 founding partnedr positions have been sold — the asking pricr is $300,000 to $500,0090 apiece. The hall of fame’s marketing partner, Indianapolis-based , is leadintg the sales effort.
“Thde hall faces an uphill battle due to the overallk competition forsponsor dollars, specifically in this says Brian Corcoran, executive vice president of . “More teams, tracks, mediqa and NASCAR are all fighting for asmallerd pie.” The feedback from sponsorship prospects goes deepe r than the recession. Sponsors are unwilling to write a check so far in advance of the May 2010 And there’s also some confusionn on how existing NASCAR sponsors would benefiy by ponying up agaihn for the hall of fame. “We’re pounding the streets, and thered is interest,” says Zak Brown, chief executive of Just “But no one is selling much of anythingrighrt now.
Certainly, we’ve had to recalibrate our
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Denver awards contracts in stimulus-funded jobs program - Denver Business Journal:
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The Denver Housing Authority, Goodwill Industries of Denve r and Servicios de La Raza are overseeing the job placemeny of about 600 youths and young adults this The three contractstotal $753,070, officials Denver received $4.7 million under the federalk American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for workforc e development programs. Of that $1.9 million is for youth employmentand training. "Thesed contracts represent the first federal stimuluws dollars flowing through the Denver Office of Economic Developmenft that benefit local businesses andour community," Pettigrew, executive director of the Denve OED, said in a statement.
"The programj provides an important resource for businesses to fill jobs whilse helping youth gainworkforce knowledge, skills and abilities that will lead to successful and sustainable employment." The program aims to place "at risk" youths and young adults ages 14 to 24 in jobs providingb up to 160 hours of summefr employment at businesses, nonprofits and government organizations. All youth positions have been but there is a wait list for Formore information, call the contractor agencies: Denve Housing Authority, 303-607-9216; Goodwill Industries of 303-430-5319; or Servicios de La Raza, 303-953-5950.
The Denver Housing Authority, Goodwill Industries of Denve r and Servicios de La Raza are overseeing the job placemeny of about 600 youths and young adults this The three contractstotal $753,070, officials Denver received $4.7 million under the federalk American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for workforc e development programs. Of that $1.9 million is for youth employmentand training. "Thesed contracts represent the first federal stimuluws dollars flowing through the Denver Office of Economic Developmenft that benefit local businesses andour community," Pettigrew, executive director of the Denve OED, said in a statement.
"The programj provides an important resource for businesses to fill jobs whilse helping youth gainworkforce knowledge, skills and abilities that will lead to successful and sustainable employment." The program aims to place "at risk" youths and young adults ages 14 to 24 in jobs providingb up to 160 hours of summefr employment at businesses, nonprofits and government organizations. All youth positions have been but there is a wait list for Formore information, call the contractor agencies: Denve Housing Authority, 303-607-9216; Goodwill Industries of 303-430-5319; or Servicios de La Raza, 303-953-5950.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Six Flags files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Houston Business Journal:
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has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy Six Flagsannounced Saturday. Six Flags’ (OTCBB: SIXF) boarc of directors on June 12 voted to beginh reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcyt Court for the Districtof Delaware. The compan listed assets of $3.03 billion and debts of $2.36 billion in its filing. New York-based Six Flagse is planning to reorganizesthe company’s financial structure, whicyh management said is feeling the pressure of an inherited $2.4 billiohn debt.
In a letter to Six Flags CEO and president Mark Shapiroo saidthe company’s debt is left over from previous managemeny and despite the company making $275 million last year, it has been difficulf for Six Flags to improve its balances sheet when paying out $175 million in interest on Shapiro asserted. He added that more than $400 milliomn in debt is due within the next 12 and the company is having tospenc $100 million in park improvementas in an atmosphere where refinancing is Shapiro assured employees no stafv reductions will arise out of the filing, and employees will continues to be paid and receive Shapiro said the bankruptcy plan has the support of the company’ss lenders and the agent administering the company’d $1.
1 billion senior secured credit facility. Six Flagsx parks, including Six Flagsx Great America, will continue to operatee as usual under Six Flags sold several properties last year toraisr capital. It still operates 20 amusemeny parks inNorth America.
has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy Six Flagsannounced Saturday. Six Flags’ (OTCBB: SIXF) boarc of directors on June 12 voted to beginh reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcyt Court for the Districtof Delaware. The compan listed assets of $3.03 billion and debts of $2.36 billion in its filing. New York-based Six Flagse is planning to reorganizesthe company’s financial structure, whicyh management said is feeling the pressure of an inherited $2.4 billiohn debt.
In a letter to Six Flags CEO and president Mark Shapiroo saidthe company’s debt is left over from previous managemeny and despite the company making $275 million last year, it has been difficulf for Six Flags to improve its balances sheet when paying out $175 million in interest on Shapiro asserted. He added that more than $400 milliomn in debt is due within the next 12 and the company is having tospenc $100 million in park improvementas in an atmosphere where refinancing is Shapiro assured employees no stafv reductions will arise out of the filing, and employees will continues to be paid and receive Shapiro said the bankruptcy plan has the support of the company’ss lenders and the agent administering the company’d $1.
1 billion senior secured credit facility. Six Flagsx parks, including Six Flagsx Great America, will continue to operatee as usual under Six Flags sold several properties last year toraisr capital. It still operates 20 amusemeny parks inNorth America.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Barbasol maker gets tax break for Ashland plant - Business First of Columbus:
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The on Monday approved an eight-year, 55 percent job creationb tax creditfor ’s Barbasol LLC. The credit is valueds at $97,615 and is aimed at the construction of a new manufacturinhg facilityin Ashland. Perio, which acquired the century-olx shaving cream brand from Pfizer in 2001 and also makezs the PureSilk women’s shaving cream, employs 25 at its Dublibn headquarters. The company expects to create 30 jobs at the new where it’s required to keep operations for 16 Atef Halaka, Perio’s vice president of said the company is moving from subcontracting its production to bringing operations under its own roof.
“We’re seeinfg expansion in our market shareand we’ve also maxed out our supply so we needed to expand our capacity,” he Perio, Halaka said, expects to finalize a deal to buy the land for the facilityt from the city of Ashland withij the next two weeks. Constructiojn should begin no later thanJuly 1, with an estimate completion in January 2010. The site initially will cover 80,000 square feet, but Halaka said the companh will have room for expansionto 150,00 square feet within the next five years.
The on Monday approved an eight-year, 55 percent job creationb tax creditfor ’s Barbasol LLC. The credit is valueds at $97,615 and is aimed at the construction of a new manufacturinhg facilityin Ashland. Perio, which acquired the century-olx shaving cream brand from Pfizer in 2001 and also makezs the PureSilk women’s shaving cream, employs 25 at its Dublibn headquarters. The company expects to create 30 jobs at the new where it’s required to keep operations for 16 Atef Halaka, Perio’s vice president of said the company is moving from subcontracting its production to bringing operations under its own roof.
“We’re seeinfg expansion in our market shareand we’ve also maxed out our supply so we needed to expand our capacity,” he Perio, Halaka said, expects to finalize a deal to buy the land for the facilityt from the city of Ashland withij the next two weeks. Constructiojn should begin no later thanJuly 1, with an estimate completion in January 2010. The site initially will cover 80,000 square feet, but Halaka said the companh will have room for expansionto 150,00 square feet within the next five years.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
N.C. foreclosure filings drop - Portland Business Journal:
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North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingsxlast month. Foreclosure filings in the statre fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from Across the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from a year ago. Therse were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affected one in every 398 U.S. Nevada, California and Florida posted the top foreclosure rates last Filings nationwide fell 6 percengt in Mayfrom April. Irvine, Calif.-base d RealtyTrac tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissionerd of Banks. The companuy counts every foreclosure filing, including multiple filings for a single household.
The commissioner counts each household only regardless of the number of filingxsit receives.
North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingsxlast month. Foreclosure filings in the statre fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from Across the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from a year ago. Therse were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affected one in every 398 U.S. Nevada, California and Florida posted the top foreclosure rates last Filings nationwide fell 6 percengt in Mayfrom April. Irvine, Calif.-base d RealtyTrac tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissionerd of Banks. The companuy counts every foreclosure filing, including multiple filings for a single household.
The commissioner counts each household only regardless of the number of filingxsit receives.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
R.H. Donnelley hires former 7-Eleven controller - Triangle Business Journal:
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Johnson, who will be based in R.H. Donnelleu ‘s Cary headquarters, will report to Steve Blondy, the company’s executive vice presidentr and chieffinancial officer. With more than 25 year of public accounting and financiaolleadership experience, Johnson most recently served as vice presidengt and controller for , Inc., a $14 billion retailer. Priort to joining 7-Eleven, Johnsoh was vice president of financew for and senior finance managerfor / . He also held varioue accounting rolesat . Johnson, 49, holds a bachelor’s degree in accountingg from the , and an MBA from in Ky.
The mass migration of traditional Yellowe Pages advertisers to the Internet anda $9 billioh debt load have decimated R.H.Donnelley (Pinkk Sheets: RHDC). The worth more than $5 billion just a few yearz ago, now trades on the Pink Sheets and has a marketg cap ofaround $13 million. R.H. Donnellehy also has laid off hundreds of workerx as it tries to transition its businessdto online-search advertising. On March 12, the compant said it had hired restructuringb specialist to help it restructures or otherwise alterits debt.
Johnson, who will be based in R.H. Donnelleu ‘s Cary headquarters, will report to Steve Blondy, the company’s executive vice presidentr and chieffinancial officer. With more than 25 year of public accounting and financiaolleadership experience, Johnson most recently served as vice presidengt and controller for , Inc., a $14 billion retailer. Priort to joining 7-Eleven, Johnsoh was vice president of financew for and senior finance managerfor / . He also held varioue accounting rolesat . Johnson, 49, holds a bachelor’s degree in accountingg from the , and an MBA from in Ky.
The mass migration of traditional Yellowe Pages advertisers to the Internet anda $9 billioh debt load have decimated R.H.Donnelley (Pinkk Sheets: RHDC). The worth more than $5 billion just a few yearz ago, now trades on the Pink Sheets and has a marketg cap ofaround $13 million. R.H. Donnellehy also has laid off hundreds of workerx as it tries to transition its businessdto online-search advertising. On March 12, the compant said it had hired restructuringb specialist to help it restructures or otherwise alterits debt.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
BofA
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According to Dow Jones Newswires, Reps. Edolphu Towns (D-N.Y.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) have askedr Lewis to appear Thursday before the House Committee on Oversighgt andGovernment Reform. Towns and Kucinich have been investigatin BofA’s acquisition of Merrill and the government’s decision to give the Charlotte-basedr bank billions of dollarzs intaxpayer aid. According to the news they want to know when BofA found outabougt Merrill’s weakened financial situation and how the role the federal governmengt played in BofA’s decision to completse the deal. Lawmakers also want to know what BofA has done with the federak aid ithas received.
A BofA spokesman told Dow Jones the bank will respondx to thecommittee shortly. BofA bought the Merrill on Jan. 1 for $29. 1 billion. The deal resulted in BofA’s receivinv an additional $20 billion in federal fundds under the Troubled Asset Relief BofA has received a totalof $45 billiohn in TARP funds. In February, Lewis testified underr oath before New York Attorney General Andrews Cuomo that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankeand then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pressure d the bank not to discuss its increasinglyh troubled plan to buy Merrill. Lewid said he believed Paulson and Bernankew were instructing him to keep silentrabout Merrill’s financial problems.
Merrill lost $15. 3 billion in the fourth quarter. Lewis has been undef intense pressure from BofA shareholders for not disclosinv the depthof Merrill’s financial difficultieas before the merger. His testimonty was part of an investigation launched by Cuomo intothe $3.6 billion in bonusesw Merrill paid out in December. Cuomo has contended BofA was awareof Merrill’s decision to awarde bonuses before the company’s fourth-quarter losses were announced. The bank has said Merrillk was an independent business when the bonuseswere approved. Nortuh Carolina’s attorney general and the Securities and Exchangee Commission are also investigatingthe matter.
According to Dow Jones Newswires, Reps. Edolphu Towns (D-N.Y.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) have askedr Lewis to appear Thursday before the House Committee on Oversighgt andGovernment Reform. Towns and Kucinich have been investigatin BofA’s acquisition of Merrill and the government’s decision to give the Charlotte-basedr bank billions of dollarzs intaxpayer aid. According to the news they want to know when BofA found outabougt Merrill’s weakened financial situation and how the role the federal governmengt played in BofA’s decision to completse the deal. Lawmakers also want to know what BofA has done with the federak aid ithas received.
A BofA spokesman told Dow Jones the bank will respondx to thecommittee shortly. BofA bought the Merrill on Jan. 1 for $29. 1 billion. The deal resulted in BofA’s receivinv an additional $20 billion in federal fundds under the Troubled Asset Relief BofA has received a totalof $45 billiohn in TARP funds. In February, Lewis testified underr oath before New York Attorney General Andrews Cuomo that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankeand then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pressure d the bank not to discuss its increasinglyh troubled plan to buy Merrill. Lewid said he believed Paulson and Bernankew were instructing him to keep silentrabout Merrill’s financial problems.
Merrill lost $15. 3 billion in the fourth quarter. Lewis has been undef intense pressure from BofA shareholders for not disclosinv the depthof Merrill’s financial difficultieas before the merger. His testimonty was part of an investigation launched by Cuomo intothe $3.6 billion in bonusesw Merrill paid out in December. Cuomo has contended BofA was awareof Merrill’s decision to awarde bonuses before the company’s fourth-quarter losses were announced. The bank has said Merrillk was an independent business when the bonuseswere approved. Nortuh Carolina’s attorney general and the Securities and Exchangee Commission are also investigatingthe matter.
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