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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
iPhone Security Flaw Gives Developers Access to Photos [REPORT] - Mashable
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Dunnhumby begins downtown HQ project - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The duties were part of a “constructionb commencement” ceremony at the company’s future headquarterds site at West Third Streey and CentralAvenue downtown. DunnhumbyUSA has leaserd the entire three-story, 150,000-square-foot building for 10 years. Renovation by develope is already under way and is scheduled to be completedby August. A nearby city maintenancee building is being removed to provide additionapl parkingfor DunnhumbyUSA. An incentives package also includes propertyg tax abatement on the valude of the improvements and job creationtax credits.
Notingy that DunnhumbyUSA had grownj from four people in 2003 to more than350 now, Hay said the renovated facility downtown would accommodate its future growth for many Its development deal with the city of Cincinnatiu calls for it to add at last 150 jobs over the next threr years, “but we hope and believe it will be many, many more,” Hay Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. credited the new developmenr to asuccessful public/private partnershipp that also included (NYSE: KR). which provides customer research and strategy developmen t services to retailers and makers ofconsumet products, is a joint venture of Krogerf and UK-based Dunnhumby.
The duties were part of a “constructionb commencement” ceremony at the company’s future headquarterds site at West Third Streey and CentralAvenue downtown. DunnhumbyUSA has leaserd the entire three-story, 150,000-square-foot building for 10 years. Renovation by develope is already under way and is scheduled to be completedby August. A nearby city maintenancee building is being removed to provide additionapl parkingfor DunnhumbyUSA. An incentives package also includes propertyg tax abatement on the valude of the improvements and job creationtax credits.
Notingy that DunnhumbyUSA had grownj from four people in 2003 to more than350 now, Hay said the renovated facility downtown would accommodate its future growth for many Its development deal with the city of Cincinnatiu calls for it to add at last 150 jobs over the next threr years, “but we hope and believe it will be many, many more,” Hay Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. credited the new developmenr to asuccessful public/private partnershipp that also included (NYSE: KR). which provides customer research and strategy developmen t services to retailers and makers ofconsumet products, is a joint venture of Krogerf and UK-based Dunnhumby.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Workers at two MillerCoors plants ratify new deals - Kansas City Business Journal:
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and Fort Worth, have ratified new, three-year contracts. The agreements cover more than 900 employee at the two breweries and provides wage and pension increasees over the course ofthe contracts. “Our members overwhelminglyg ratified these contracts at MillerCoors because they providr stability fortheir families,” said Jack Cipriani, directore of the Teamsters Brewerty and Soft Drink Workers Conference, which represents workeres at the breweries. “For the next threse years, our members at MillerCoors know that theitr wages and pension benefitswill increase, whicu is saying a lot in today’s economy.
” The contractxs call for no healthy care cost increases for workers in the first year of the contract and only minor increases for the secon and third years, according to the union. The new deal also guaranteese that employees who have retired or who will retir e during the course ofthe three-yead contracts won’t be required to pay health care premiums. “Wse value all generations of our so we made sure that there were improvements for both activs members at MillerCoors and the retirees who had paved the way befor e with their long years of Cipriani said. The Teamsterds union represents 1,200 MillerCoors workere nationwide.
The union also representsz workers at the MillerCoora breweryin Irwindale, Calif. Negotiations for a new contracrt covering employees at the plant areundee way. MillerCoors is a joint venture between MillefrBrewing Co., Milwaukee, and Coors Brewing Co., Colo., that launched in July 2008. MillerCoors operates a major brewert and regional officeon Milwaukee’s west side. Workerx at the Milwaukee brewery are representef by Brewery Workers Local 9 of the United AutoWorkers
and Fort Worth, have ratified new, three-year contracts. The agreements cover more than 900 employee at the two breweries and provides wage and pension increasees over the course ofthe contracts. “Our members overwhelminglyg ratified these contracts at MillerCoors because they providr stability fortheir families,” said Jack Cipriani, directore of the Teamsters Brewerty and Soft Drink Workers Conference, which represents workeres at the breweries. “For the next threse years, our members at MillerCoors know that theitr wages and pension benefitswill increase, whicu is saying a lot in today’s economy.
” The contractxs call for no healthy care cost increases for workers in the first year of the contract and only minor increases for the secon and third years, according to the union. The new deal also guaranteese that employees who have retired or who will retir e during the course ofthe three-yead contracts won’t be required to pay health care premiums. “Wse value all generations of our so we made sure that there were improvements for both activs members at MillerCoors and the retirees who had paved the way befor e with their long years of Cipriani said. The Teamsterds union represents 1,200 MillerCoors workere nationwide.
The union also representsz workers at the MillerCoora breweryin Irwindale, Calif. Negotiations for a new contracrt covering employees at the plant areundee way. MillerCoors is a joint venture between MillefrBrewing Co., Milwaukee, and Coors Brewing Co., Colo., that launched in July 2008. MillerCoors operates a major brewert and regional officeon Milwaukee’s west side. Workerx at the Milwaukee brewery are representef by Brewery Workers Local 9 of the United AutoWorkers
Thursday, February 23, 2012
PM's befitting response to US move - The News International
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Harland Clarke acquires California-based e-commerce firm - San Antonio Business Journal:
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iPrint.com, located in Redwood City, Calif., provides online self-servicwe design and printing services for small businessesand consumers. The says Harland Clarke Executive Vice PresidenftCharles DallAcqua, is part of Harland Clarke’s largetr strategic plan to expand its direct-to-consumer and direct-to-businesd product footprint. DallAcqua joined Harland Clarke in Januarty of this year and is charge with expandingthe company’s marketing services, direct-to-consumerf and direct-to-business divisions. As part of the iPrint.co m deal, Harland Clarke also acquire certain assetsof iPrint.com’w parent company, iPrint Systems Inc.
— including iPrint System’ s technology, platform, various patents and operationalsystems knowledge. iPrint.co m was the sole operating company under iPrint Terms of the transaction were not Harland Clarke spokeswoman Donna Hinkelman says the goal is toretaim iPrint.com’s staff of 10 employees. iPrint.com’s services include production of spotand full-coloe business cards and stationery items, stamps, signs and bannera and a wide variety of custom promotional iPrint.com will complement Harland Clarke’sw Checks in the Mail which offers similar products and services to individuall and business customers, Hinkelman adds.
Nikoletta “Letty” a founding team member and CEO of iPrintfSystems Inc., will continue to run the company from Californiza as vice president and general manager and will repor t to DallAcqua. The iPrint.com acquisition, DallAcqua says, is just one of the ways he look s to fulfillhis mission. “What’s interesting about this company isthat ... it uses a distribution modelp where its production takezs place through suppliers across the countrt in an area closest toits clients. This helpsa them get the producyt to the market faster ... and is less capital involved,” DallAcqua says. He adds that Harlanc Clarke willcompare iPrint.
com’s business model with Harland’zs current distribution system and see which mode createxs greater growth and profit potential. DallAcqua says the compang may decide to convertto iPrint.com’ distribution system or decide to emplo y its system and Harlansd Clarke’s existing system DallAcqua says Harland Clarke decided to focus on expansionm in its other business areas in an effort to furthert diversify its portfolio. He says the company’s niche as a providee of checkand check-related products is facing pressurr due to the growth of online bill-paying “The trend is for more people to do more onlin banking.
For this reason, we are interested in diversifying other areaws ofthe (company),” he says. DallAcqu says the company will also explorre optionsfor cross-selling productds and fostering the continued organic growth of Harlanx Clarke’s marketing services, direct-to-consumer and direct-to-business divisions. Harland Clarke Corp. provides integrated payment solutions, marketinfg services and technology solutions. It serves approximately 15,000o financial institutions, major investmenft firms, business-to-business clients, small businesses and individual DallAcqua has over three decades of experience in marketing andoperationw — key areas of growth for Harlan Clarke.
Prior to joining Harland DallAcqua served as president and CEOof Sarasota, Fla.-basede direct-marketing services company Protocol Integratee Direct Marketing. DallAcqua also serveds as previously as senior vice presidenr and corporate officer for locallybased direct-marketing company In a preparedf statement, Chuck Dawson, president and CEO of Harlandr Clarke Holdings Corp., said this level of experienc makes DallAcqua valuable to the company. “Charles DallAcqua joins our executive leadership team with nearly three decadesd of experience in successfully growing companies that servde thedirect consumer...
,” Dawson Harland Clarke employsapproximately 5,500 peoplde — 1,500 of which are located in San Antonilo and New Braunfels. It also has manufacturing and contact centefrfacilities nationwide. It is a wholly ownee subsidiaryof Decatur, Ga.-baserd Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.
iPrint.com, located in Redwood City, Calif., provides online self-servicwe design and printing services for small businessesand consumers. The says Harland Clarke Executive Vice PresidenftCharles DallAcqua, is part of Harland Clarke’s largetr strategic plan to expand its direct-to-consumer and direct-to-businesd product footprint. DallAcqua joined Harland Clarke in Januarty of this year and is charge with expandingthe company’s marketing services, direct-to-consumerf and direct-to-business divisions. As part of the iPrint.co m deal, Harland Clarke also acquire certain assetsof iPrint.com’w parent company, iPrint Systems Inc.
— including iPrint System’ s technology, platform, various patents and operationalsystems knowledge. iPrint.co m was the sole operating company under iPrint Terms of the transaction were not Harland Clarke spokeswoman Donna Hinkelman says the goal is toretaim iPrint.com’s staff of 10 employees. iPrint.com’s services include production of spotand full-coloe business cards and stationery items, stamps, signs and bannera and a wide variety of custom promotional iPrint.com will complement Harland Clarke’sw Checks in the Mail which offers similar products and services to individuall and business customers, Hinkelman adds.
Nikoletta “Letty” a founding team member and CEO of iPrintfSystems Inc., will continue to run the company from Californiza as vice president and general manager and will repor t to DallAcqua. The iPrint.com acquisition, DallAcqua says, is just one of the ways he look s to fulfillhis mission. “What’s interesting about this company isthat ... it uses a distribution modelp where its production takezs place through suppliers across the countrt in an area closest toits clients. This helpsa them get the producyt to the market faster ... and is less capital involved,” DallAcqua says. He adds that Harlanc Clarke willcompare iPrint.
com’s business model with Harland’zs current distribution system and see which mode createxs greater growth and profit potential. DallAcqua says the compang may decide to convertto iPrint.com’ distribution system or decide to emplo y its system and Harlansd Clarke’s existing system DallAcqua says Harland Clarke decided to focus on expansionm in its other business areas in an effort to furthert diversify its portfolio. He says the company’s niche as a providee of checkand check-related products is facing pressurr due to the growth of online bill-paying “The trend is for more people to do more onlin banking.
For this reason, we are interested in diversifying other areaws ofthe (company),” he says. DallAcqu says the company will also explorre optionsfor cross-selling productds and fostering the continued organic growth of Harlanx Clarke’s marketing services, direct-to-consumer and direct-to-business divisions. Harland Clarke Corp. provides integrated payment solutions, marketinfg services and technology solutions. It serves approximately 15,000o financial institutions, major investmenft firms, business-to-business clients, small businesses and individual DallAcqua has over three decades of experience in marketing andoperationw — key areas of growth for Harlan Clarke.
Prior to joining Harland DallAcqua served as president and CEOof Sarasota, Fla.-basede direct-marketing services company Protocol Integratee Direct Marketing. DallAcqua also serveds as previously as senior vice presidenr and corporate officer for locallybased direct-marketing company In a preparedf statement, Chuck Dawson, president and CEO of Harlandr Clarke Holdings Corp., said this level of experienc makes DallAcqua valuable to the company. “Charles DallAcqua joins our executive leadership team with nearly three decadesd of experience in successfully growing companies that servde thedirect consumer...
,” Dawson Harland Clarke employsapproximately 5,500 peoplde — 1,500 of which are located in San Antonilo and New Braunfels. It also has manufacturing and contact centefrfacilities nationwide. It is a wholly ownee subsidiaryof Decatur, Ga.-baserd Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
NBC Universal, Microsoft strike ad alliance - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Terms of the deal were not Admira analyzes demographic data on viewers to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automatioh to thebuying process. The two companiew tested the system, using Admira with the NBC Locaol Media group in March to buy and sell local television ads inLos "Our initial test of the systenm in L.A. is off to a greaf start. Admira provides us with the potentiall to help attract an entirely new segment of advertisersw to thelocal marketplace, particularly small and midsizd businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy locak television station advertising, which is a huge leap Frank Comerford, president of platform development and commerciakl operations for NBC Local Media, said in a statement.
The full partnershipo is set to begin in the The two giants are more knownm through their linkthrough
Terms of the deal were not Admira analyzes demographic data on viewers to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automatioh to thebuying process. The two companiew tested the system, using Admira with the NBC Locaol Media group in March to buy and sell local television ads inLos "Our initial test of the systenm in L.A. is off to a greaf start. Admira provides us with the potentiall to help attract an entirely new segment of advertisersw to thelocal marketplace, particularly small and midsizd businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy locak television station advertising, which is a huge leap Frank Comerford, president of platform development and commerciakl operations for NBC Local Media, said in a statement.
The full partnershipo is set to begin in the The two giants are more knownm through their linkthrough
Friday, February 17, 2012
San Antonio gets $12.9 million for defense projects - Business First of Columbus:
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million for defense-related projects in San Antonio, according to U.S. Rep. Ciro D-San Antonio, who serves on the committee. A plannedr upgrade of an aircraff maintenance building at Kelly Annex Field has been approvefor $7.9 million in federal funding. The funding will be used to bringt the building up to code compliancee to provide a placewhere F-16 fighter jets can be properlty maintained. In addition, $5 million was authorized for a progran to produce unmanned aerial vehicles that use Blacklight Night VisiobnAdvanced Technology, which is manufactured by San Antonio-baser This technology allows for the deployment of miniaturde drones to provide site-specific surveillance information.
“San Antoniko continues to be a military leader in operation and the advancementof technology,” says Congressman Rodriguez. “Thesde authorizations will bolster the ability of our troops to do their jobs more safeltand efficiently.”
million for defense-related projects in San Antonio, according to U.S. Rep. Ciro D-San Antonio, who serves on the committee. A plannedr upgrade of an aircraff maintenance building at Kelly Annex Field has been approvefor $7.9 million in federal funding. The funding will be used to bringt the building up to code compliancee to provide a placewhere F-16 fighter jets can be properlty maintained. In addition, $5 million was authorized for a progran to produce unmanned aerial vehicles that use Blacklight Night VisiobnAdvanced Technology, which is manufactured by San Antonio-baser This technology allows for the deployment of miniaturde drones to provide site-specific surveillance information.
“San Antoniko continues to be a military leader in operation and the advancementof technology,” says Congressman Rodriguez. “Thesde authorizations will bolster the ability of our troops to do their jobs more safeltand efficiently.”
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Builders absorb foreclosures left by Corinthian bankruptcy - Triangle Business Journal:
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Celebration Homes bought about 12 lots at bank auctionm and built homeson them. The Jonese Co. was hired by to complete 13 home that were left sittingand unfinished, and boughft five lots from the bank. “We absorbed some of the Jones Co. took some, and our sales continued to be saysRandall Smith, president of Celebration Homes, whicgh has built more than 120 homes in Riverwalkj since the community started in 2002. The builde still has 12 home sites some on theHarpeth River.
“Had the communityt stayed with unfinished homes for a substantial periosof time, it is my opinionh that sales would have sufferedx much more dramatically for the entire communityt and would have been much toughedr on those who found themselves needint to sell their home,” Smith says. After some Corinthiah homeowners got over the initial painz of having lien notices left on their doorse fromthe builder’s subcontractors, Smith says the neighborhooed started to embrace the remaining builders who were helpin to pick up the pieces. “The community has been very supportivrof us. This is the (perfect) case of when buildera and bankers and developers all work he says.
Corinthian’s lots were scattered throughout Riverwalk in allthree sections, representingh three different price points. CPS Land, Riverwalk’a developer, has been an important link, Smith says, in helping the builders pull “We never gave up on the community,” Smith referencing Riverwalk’s billboard advertising on Interstate 40. “Ww believe in Riverwalk and in its Jones Co. says its decision to step in and take over some of the foreclosecd homes was about helpingthe “It just made sense,” says Bridgett Wright, marketing directoer for Jones Co.
“The bank needed someon to step in and help with and we had the personnel with the expertise available to completedthe job.” “Although we had already completes construction on our other phases of Riverwalk, we had a relationshiop with the people there, and the existinfg homeowners in Riverwalk that we wanted to keep happ about their choice to build there,” Wright adds. Jones Co. has sold eight of the 13 homesw it completed forthe bank. Of the five lots the builder purchaserd fromthe bank, one has one home is for sale and the otherr three lots are left to build on. Wrightt says homeowners were relieved thehomes wouldn’t be left unfinished. Jonesw Co.
had the homes inspected by engineers to ensure therw were no issues with the constructioj that had already been completed beforee they started working to finishthe “Even though they are not technically Jonee homes, if we were going to get our good name we wanted to make sure it was done Wright says. Norfolk Homes, a Michigan builder that entered the Nashville markerin December, completed four homes that were half-finishex Corinthian starts. Those homes were purchasex by an investor. Norfolk also has an option on 15 more lots that Corinthianj was supposed to buy fromCPS Land.
The builder, whicg wanted to expand outside the depressed Michiganb realestate market, has started buildint in five Middle Tennessee communities. Georger Schneider, new home sales consultanr for Norfolk, says Nashville is a solicd marketto enter. And Rob Pease, development manager at CPS says his company liked Norfolk because it was buildinf homes starting in thelow $190,000s. “They provide a good value-orientec house,” Pease says. “We are lookinvg for builders who are responding to the market and can can offergood value, whichg is what the market is demandinhg right now.” Rochford Realty and Constructiojn Co. Inc.
has sold 42 homes in the Parkviewe section of the Riverwalk development and has 10 more sitesd where it plans to build homes inthe $180,000 to $230,0090 price range. Rochford bid on some of the Corinthiam property, but didn’t get the lots, says John president of the firm. But Rochford’ s partner Charlie Evans says completing the community has been a positivw forthe company’s sales.
Celebration Homes bought about 12 lots at bank auctionm and built homeson them. The Jonese Co. was hired by to complete 13 home that were left sittingand unfinished, and boughft five lots from the bank. “We absorbed some of the Jones Co. took some, and our sales continued to be saysRandall Smith, president of Celebration Homes, whicgh has built more than 120 homes in Riverwalkj since the community started in 2002. The builde still has 12 home sites some on theHarpeth River.
“Had the communityt stayed with unfinished homes for a substantial periosof time, it is my opinionh that sales would have sufferedx much more dramatically for the entire communityt and would have been much toughedr on those who found themselves needint to sell their home,” Smith says. After some Corinthiah homeowners got over the initial painz of having lien notices left on their doorse fromthe builder’s subcontractors, Smith says the neighborhooed started to embrace the remaining builders who were helpin to pick up the pieces. “The community has been very supportivrof us. This is the (perfect) case of when buildera and bankers and developers all work he says.
Corinthian’s lots were scattered throughout Riverwalk in allthree sections, representingh three different price points. CPS Land, Riverwalk’a developer, has been an important link, Smith says, in helping the builders pull “We never gave up on the community,” Smith referencing Riverwalk’s billboard advertising on Interstate 40. “Ww believe in Riverwalk and in its Jones Co. says its decision to step in and take over some of the foreclosecd homes was about helpingthe “It just made sense,” says Bridgett Wright, marketing directoer for Jones Co.
“The bank needed someon to step in and help with and we had the personnel with the expertise available to completedthe job.” “Although we had already completes construction on our other phases of Riverwalk, we had a relationshiop with the people there, and the existinfg homeowners in Riverwalk that we wanted to keep happ about their choice to build there,” Wright adds. Jones Co. has sold eight of the 13 homesw it completed forthe bank. Of the five lots the builder purchaserd fromthe bank, one has one home is for sale and the otherr three lots are left to build on. Wrightt says homeowners were relieved thehomes wouldn’t be left unfinished. Jonesw Co.
had the homes inspected by engineers to ensure therw were no issues with the constructioj that had already been completed beforee they started working to finishthe “Even though they are not technically Jonee homes, if we were going to get our good name we wanted to make sure it was done Wright says. Norfolk Homes, a Michigan builder that entered the Nashville markerin December, completed four homes that were half-finishex Corinthian starts. Those homes were purchasex by an investor. Norfolk also has an option on 15 more lots that Corinthianj was supposed to buy fromCPS Land.
The builder, whicg wanted to expand outside the depressed Michiganb realestate market, has started buildint in five Middle Tennessee communities. Georger Schneider, new home sales consultanr for Norfolk, says Nashville is a solicd marketto enter. And Rob Pease, development manager at CPS says his company liked Norfolk because it was buildinf homes starting in thelow $190,000s. “They provide a good value-orientec house,” Pease says. “We are lookinvg for builders who are responding to the market and can can offergood value, whichg is what the market is demandinhg right now.” Rochford Realty and Constructiojn Co. Inc.
has sold 42 homes in the Parkviewe section of the Riverwalk development and has 10 more sitesd where it plans to build homes inthe $180,000 to $230,0090 price range. Rochford bid on some of the Corinthiam property, but didn’t get the lots, says John president of the firm. But Rochford’ s partner Charlie Evans says completing the community has been a positivw forthe company’s sales.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Workers
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In February, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCartuy approveda 6.4 percent increase in compensation rates in response to the state high court’s October Wednesday's announcement follows Gov. Charlie Crist's signing of a bill last week that caps attorneye feesin workers' comp cases. The bill essentially undicd the court's ruling in Emma Murray v. Mariner Healthn Inc. , which would have allowef attorneys whohandle workers’ compensatiom cases to collect more money. Under the new law, attorneyx will be paid basedd on a setfee schedule. The rollback will save employerwabout $172 million in insurancwe costs, according to McCarty. It effectively restores the 18.
6 percent rate decrease that tookeffecy Jan. 1, with a projected savings of $610 millionm for Florida employers. “I am pleased that Gov. Crisft and the recognized the importancde of keepingour workers’ compensation rates down,” McCarty said in a news “I believe that injuref workers still will have appropriatwe access to the legal while also still keeping workers' compensation ratees affordable for employers.
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In February, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCartuy approveda 6.4 percent increase in compensation rates in response to the state high court’s October Wednesday's announcement follows Gov. Charlie Crist's signing of a bill last week that caps attorneye feesin workers' comp cases. The bill essentially undicd the court's ruling in Emma Murray v. Mariner Healthn Inc. , which would have allowef attorneys whohandle workers’ compensatiom cases to collect more money. Under the new law, attorneyx will be paid basedd on a setfee schedule. The rollback will save employerwabout $172 million in insurancwe costs, according to McCarty. It effectively restores the 18.
6 percent rate decrease that tookeffecy Jan. 1, with a projected savings of $610 millionm for Florida employers. “I am pleased that Gov. Crisft and the recognized the importancde of keepingour workers’ compensation rates down,” McCarty said in a news “I believe that injuref workers still will have appropriatwe access to the legal while also still keeping workers' compensation ratees affordable for employers.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Canal Side hotel site may be on move - Orlando Business Journal:
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The hotel concept, while still may be a highlight of a slightly tweakedc development plan forthe $315 million Canaol Side project, pegged for the lower Main Stree area, just south of the New York State Canal Side was unveiled in Decemberd by , the local arm of , which is charged with overseeiny projects along Buffalo’s waterfront. Canakl Side’s final development plans will be shown to the publivc in July as part of a seriews of mandated public hearings connected to environmental reviews of the The environmental reviews are due to be completexdthis fall.
Moving the hotel, rumorede to be one from the Marriott corporate is perhaps the biggest adjustment in the Cana l Sidedevelopment plan. Originally, proposed renovating the eight-storg Donovan Building into a multi-use complezx anchored by a hotel. Sourcee now indicate the Donovan Buildiny may be primarily used for Class A officr space and apartments or A hotel is considered a crucial element inCanalk Side’s overall development plan.
The Webster block is currently used as a surface parking lot for downtownb workers during the day and for patrona attending events at HSBC Arena on nights and The block is located between HSBC Atriuk and thearena and, at one was considered the site of a proposed 14-story Adelphiaq Tower. Matt Davison, spokesman for Erie Canall HarborDevelopment Corp., said while the Canal Side plan is beingt revised, the agency’s primary focus remains on finishinv the demolition of Memorial Auditorium and preparinvg for construction of a 150,000-square-foot Bass Pro storse to anchor the downtown development
The hotel concept, while still may be a highlight of a slightly tweakedc development plan forthe $315 million Canaol Side project, pegged for the lower Main Stree area, just south of the New York State Canal Side was unveiled in Decemberd by , the local arm of , which is charged with overseeiny projects along Buffalo’s waterfront. Canakl Side’s final development plans will be shown to the publivc in July as part of a seriews of mandated public hearings connected to environmental reviews of the The environmental reviews are due to be completexdthis fall.
Moving the hotel, rumorede to be one from the Marriott corporate is perhaps the biggest adjustment in the Cana l Sidedevelopment plan. Originally, proposed renovating the eight-storg Donovan Building into a multi-use complezx anchored by a hotel. Sourcee now indicate the Donovan Buildiny may be primarily used for Class A officr space and apartments or A hotel is considered a crucial element inCanalk Side’s overall development plan.
The Webster block is currently used as a surface parking lot for downtownb workers during the day and for patrona attending events at HSBC Arena on nights and The block is located between HSBC Atriuk and thearena and, at one was considered the site of a proposed 14-story Adelphiaq Tower. Matt Davison, spokesman for Erie Canall HarborDevelopment Corp., said while the Canal Side plan is beingt revised, the agency’s primary focus remains on finishinv the demolition of Memorial Auditorium and preparinvg for construction of a 150,000-square-foot Bass Pro storse to anchor the downtown development
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Hybrid bus maker Proterra considers plant in San Jose - Denver Business Journal:
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Officials in San Jose’s Electronic Transportation Developmen t Center as well as San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed support the proposed moveby LLC, but city officialsa are also looking at other green companiexs that could benefit the region’s growing cleantech sector. Proterrsa and its partners design, develop and manufacture hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid and zero-emission buses and vans that can be used as school andcommercial buses. Proterra CEO Dale Hill said the companty plans to unveil aprototype bus, developed throughu a public-private partnership, at an event tentatively set for Feb.
6 at San Jose City The vehicle — with a lightweigh t body composition, lithium titanate batterhy packs and a solar roofarray — could save approximatelyg 11 million gallons, or $45 million, in fuel annuallgy for large-scale users such as the San Jose Unifiedr School District or Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Conversationd between Proterra and potential customerss are still in the discussion stage, according to the company. Proterrs already operates a sales officw out of the Environmental Business a clean energy and environmentally focused incubator inSan Jose.
Reed said he plansx to speak with Hill in the next few weeks to see what the city can do to bring the companh toSan Jose. Proterraq is one company that coulfd help meet oneof Reed’s Green Visionj goals. That goal is for 100 perceng of public-fleet vehicles to run on alternatived fuels. Hill said Proterra is looking at the possibilitg of opening a San Jose manufacturing facilitu for the electronic components ofthe bus. Hill notesw that Silicon Valley is a leaderd inclean technology, and beinh close to the innovation makes Proterra is seeking an initial 30,000 square feet that woulxd be expandable to 100,000 square feet.
The compang needs 25 to 50 which atabout $1 million per bus, Hill sees as a $25 millio n to $50 million opportunity. Don Burrus, a developmenty officer with the San JoseRedevelopment Agency, said the move coulds bring some 500 jobs to San Jose as Hill believes the future of transit is battery where a transit bus could be recharged in 10 minutesa or less when it makes a stop. Or it could pass undere an arm that recharges itevery hour. Synerg CEO Robert Garzee, a consultant to the developmeny center onthe project, for one, believes Proterra probablu will get the orders it seeks.
Hill said he hopesa the February unveiling will generate orders in the next six to nine and that the manufacturing site will be up and runningg withinthe year. The Electronic Transportation Developmentg Center, part of the environmentakl cluster, plans to purchase a demonstrationj busfrom Proterra. The center offer s a place where companies can work togetherto develop, commercialize and manufacture advancee transportation technologies, with a focus on areas such as cleanj and renewable energy. Hill and Garzee both cited Californi Assembly Bill 118 as a driver behinrd commercializingclean transportation.
The Alternative Fuel and VehicleeTechnology Program, created by the bill, authorizess the Energy Commission to spend aboutr $120 million per year for seven yeard to develop and deploy innovativd technologies that will transform California’s fuel and vehicl types to help meet statwe climate-change policies. “We want to take advantage of that to star t manufacturingin California,” Hill The California Air Resources after enacting some of the nation’as toughest diesel-emissions standards, announced $5.5 million in grantsa for a Lower-Emissions School Bus Program and $1.4 million to replacr remaining pre-1977 buses.
Officials in San Jose’s Electronic Transportation Developmen t Center as well as San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed support the proposed moveby LLC, but city officialsa are also looking at other green companiexs that could benefit the region’s growing cleantech sector. Proterrsa and its partners design, develop and manufacture hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid and zero-emission buses and vans that can be used as school andcommercial buses. Proterra CEO Dale Hill said the companty plans to unveil aprototype bus, developed throughu a public-private partnership, at an event tentatively set for Feb.
6 at San Jose City The vehicle — with a lightweigh t body composition, lithium titanate batterhy packs and a solar roofarray — could save approximatelyg 11 million gallons, or $45 million, in fuel annuallgy for large-scale users such as the San Jose Unifiedr School District or Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Conversationd between Proterra and potential customerss are still in the discussion stage, according to the company. Proterrs already operates a sales officw out of the Environmental Business a clean energy and environmentally focused incubator inSan Jose.
Reed said he plansx to speak with Hill in the next few weeks to see what the city can do to bring the companh toSan Jose. Proterraq is one company that coulfd help meet oneof Reed’s Green Visionj goals. That goal is for 100 perceng of public-fleet vehicles to run on alternatived fuels. Hill said Proterra is looking at the possibilitg of opening a San Jose manufacturing facilitu for the electronic components ofthe bus. Hill notesw that Silicon Valley is a leaderd inclean technology, and beinh close to the innovation makes Proterra is seeking an initial 30,000 square feet that woulxd be expandable to 100,000 square feet.
The compang needs 25 to 50 which atabout $1 million per bus, Hill sees as a $25 millio n to $50 million opportunity. Don Burrus, a developmenty officer with the San JoseRedevelopment Agency, said the move coulds bring some 500 jobs to San Jose as Hill believes the future of transit is battery where a transit bus could be recharged in 10 minutesa or less when it makes a stop. Or it could pass undere an arm that recharges itevery hour. Synerg CEO Robert Garzee, a consultant to the developmeny center onthe project, for one, believes Proterra probablu will get the orders it seeks.
Hill said he hopesa the February unveiling will generate orders in the next six to nine and that the manufacturing site will be up and runningg withinthe year. The Electronic Transportation Developmentg Center, part of the environmentakl cluster, plans to purchase a demonstrationj busfrom Proterra. The center offer s a place where companies can work togetherto develop, commercialize and manufacture advancee transportation technologies, with a focus on areas such as cleanj and renewable energy. Hill and Garzee both cited Californi Assembly Bill 118 as a driver behinrd commercializingclean transportation.
The Alternative Fuel and VehicleeTechnology Program, created by the bill, authorizess the Energy Commission to spend aboutr $120 million per year for seven yeard to develop and deploy innovativd technologies that will transform California’s fuel and vehicl types to help meet statwe climate-change policies. “We want to take advantage of that to star t manufacturingin California,” Hill The California Air Resources after enacting some of the nation’as toughest diesel-emissions standards, announced $5.5 million in grantsa for a Lower-Emissions School Bus Program and $1.4 million to replacr remaining pre-1977 buses.
Monday, February 6, 2012
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Jobs’ medical issues over the last half decadew have underscored the link between celebrity CEOs and the businesseswthey run. Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price and its perceived corporate health have been affected by even how skinnuy or gaunt Jobs looked at public A rumorthat he'ds had a heart attack also hurt Apple’se stock. Five years ago Jobs said he’s been treated for a tumo r in his pancreas that could ultimately affectf his liver and requirea transplant. ’s transplant institute in Memphisperformed Jobs’ surgery. The institutew did 120 liver transplantsin 2008. No date was givenn for the operation.
Hospitals don’ typically issue press statementsx abouttransplant patients. Jobs’ celebrity the hospital (and Apple itself) may have been stunbg by criticism that being rich and famous helperd Jobs to get his transplant ahead ofsome 16,000 others in the nation waitinvg for a liver transplant. The hospital took care in its statemenr to underscore that all proper protocols were followedsin Jobs’ case. “Mr.
Jobs underwenf a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantationh for an approved indication in accordance with the Transplant Institutr policies and United Network for OrganSharing policies,” the hospital
Jobs’ medical issues over the last half decadew have underscored the link between celebrity CEOs and the businesseswthey run. Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price and its perceived corporate health have been affected by even how skinnuy or gaunt Jobs looked at public A rumorthat he'ds had a heart attack also hurt Apple’se stock. Five years ago Jobs said he’s been treated for a tumo r in his pancreas that could ultimately affectf his liver and requirea transplant. ’s transplant institute in Memphisperformed Jobs’ surgery. The institutew did 120 liver transplantsin 2008. No date was givenn for the operation.
Hospitals don’ typically issue press statementsx abouttransplant patients. Jobs’ celebrity the hospital (and Apple itself) may have been stunbg by criticism that being rich and famous helperd Jobs to get his transplant ahead ofsome 16,000 others in the nation waitinvg for a liver transplant. The hospital took care in its statemenr to underscore that all proper protocols were followedsin Jobs’ case. “Mr.
Jobs underwenf a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantationh for an approved indication in accordance with the Transplant Institutr policies and United Network for OrganSharing policies,” the hospital
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Apple, Google, Microsoft, others may be under scrutiny for hiring practices - bizjournals:
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"Guys, we have a problem," Ballmer says. "Soms of our best employees are job-hopping like locusts, feasting on the highe wages and better perks from ourcompetitors -- that would be you. Now I know we'vw gone on plenty of raiding parties ourselves. But it's just time to stop the madness. I'm ready to reach a gentlemen's agreement not to poachu your superstarsif you'll do likewise." Jobs doesn'tr hesitate. "I'm tired of paying moving expenses from And it's getting old hearing some of my employees whinin g about how great the perk s were when they were at Google.
I'm all for a The Google guys speakin unison: "Count us The specific meeting we of course, took place only in our But the reportedly wants to know if tech'xs big boys really have been colluding to keep theie top talent from jumping The and , citing unnamed sources, report that the investigation is preliminary and focuses on a who’a who of Silicon Valleyt tech companies including search giant Google, its rival , iPhone maker Apple and biotech firm . reportss that the Justice Department has issued formal requests for documentasfrom “at least a dozen” tech companies.
“Id they are (colluding) as is being investigated then it is a seriousspotential anti-trust case,” said Albert president of the Americah Antitrust Institute. Collusion betwee n the companies could depress In 2001, Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor wrotw an appeals court opinion siding with a group of oil geologists and petroleum engineers who claimed and other oil companiew were colluding in hiring decisions. Collusion could also damags the innovation for which Silicon Valley is by keeping talented people from moving to new companieds and bringing with themfresh ideas.
“Onw of the things that feeds innovatioj is peoplemoving around,” Foer “Whereas Silicon Valley is famous for people moving around … that practice would be tailing off or endes by such an agreement,” between companiews not to poach talent. While the tech worls may be famous for talentefd people jumping from companyto company, thoss jumps haven’t always been exactly amicable, and tech firmz often tie top talent to contract s that restrict them from going to work for the competition for set periods of time.
In fact, the moves of taleny from one tech behemoth to another have sometimea landedin court, as when former Microsofty employee Kai-Fu Lee went to work for Google, John Oatex points out at . So it’s not out of the realnm of reason to imagine tech bosses looking to keep top talenyt from moving without the hasslez ofcourt fights. But the federal probe is drawing skepticism in the Larry Dignan, writing on ZDNet’s blog, callx the probe a fishing expedition with “wast of time written all over it.
” As Dignan pointsw out, it’s pretty unlikely that there are any smoking gun agreementsa lying around the offices of the tech and he adds: “Top talent isn’t that restricted. Googl e execs go to Facebook. They go to AOL. Yahooo execs go to Microsoft. Microsoft exece go to Google. In fact, you can make quite a career just hoppin g between thoseaforementioned companies.” The probe comezs as the government is steppinv up scrutiny of the often-cozg relationships in the high-tech sector. Assistant Attorney General Christind Varney, who is in charge of the DOJ'w Antitrust Division, that the department would be takinvg a closer look at activities inthe industry.
The Federal Tradr Commission to Google earlier in the year because ofantitrusg concerns. FTC questions concerned the overla p of directors between Google andGenentecyh — Google boss Eric Schmidt sits on the Apple Inc. boarr with Art Levinson, who was CEO of Genentech at the time. Regulatorsz also called a halt to an advertising revenur sharing deal Google madewith Yahoo.
"Guys, we have a problem," Ballmer says. "Soms of our best employees are job-hopping like locusts, feasting on the highe wages and better perks from ourcompetitors -- that would be you. Now I know we'vw gone on plenty of raiding parties ourselves. But it's just time to stop the madness. I'm ready to reach a gentlemen's agreement not to poachu your superstarsif you'll do likewise." Jobs doesn'tr hesitate. "I'm tired of paying moving expenses from And it's getting old hearing some of my employees whinin g about how great the perk s were when they were at Google.
I'm all for a The Google guys speakin unison: "Count us The specific meeting we of course, took place only in our But the reportedly wants to know if tech'xs big boys really have been colluding to keep theie top talent from jumping The and , citing unnamed sources, report that the investigation is preliminary and focuses on a who’a who of Silicon Valleyt tech companies including search giant Google, its rival , iPhone maker Apple and biotech firm . reportss that the Justice Department has issued formal requests for documentasfrom “at least a dozen” tech companies.
“Id they are (colluding) as is being investigated then it is a seriousspotential anti-trust case,” said Albert president of the Americah Antitrust Institute. Collusion betwee n the companies could depress In 2001, Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor wrotw an appeals court opinion siding with a group of oil geologists and petroleum engineers who claimed and other oil companiew were colluding in hiring decisions. Collusion could also damags the innovation for which Silicon Valley is by keeping talented people from moving to new companieds and bringing with themfresh ideas.
“Onw of the things that feeds innovatioj is peoplemoving around,” Foer “Whereas Silicon Valley is famous for people moving around … that practice would be tailing off or endes by such an agreement,” between companiews not to poach talent. While the tech worls may be famous for talentefd people jumping from companyto company, thoss jumps haven’t always been exactly amicable, and tech firmz often tie top talent to contract s that restrict them from going to work for the competition for set periods of time.
In fact, the moves of taleny from one tech behemoth to another have sometimea landedin court, as when former Microsofty employee Kai-Fu Lee went to work for Google, John Oatex points out at . So it’s not out of the realnm of reason to imagine tech bosses looking to keep top talenyt from moving without the hasslez ofcourt fights. But the federal probe is drawing skepticism in the Larry Dignan, writing on ZDNet’s blog, callx the probe a fishing expedition with “wast of time written all over it.
” As Dignan pointsw out, it’s pretty unlikely that there are any smoking gun agreementsa lying around the offices of the tech and he adds: “Top talent isn’t that restricted. Googl e execs go to Facebook. They go to AOL. Yahooo execs go to Microsoft. Microsoft exece go to Google. In fact, you can make quite a career just hoppin g between thoseaforementioned companies.” The probe comezs as the government is steppinv up scrutiny of the often-cozg relationships in the high-tech sector. Assistant Attorney General Christind Varney, who is in charge of the DOJ'w Antitrust Division, that the department would be takinvg a closer look at activities inthe industry.
The Federal Tradr Commission to Google earlier in the year because ofantitrusg concerns. FTC questions concerned the overla p of directors between Google andGenentecyh — Google boss Eric Schmidt sits on the Apple Inc. boarr with Art Levinson, who was CEO of Genentech at the time. Regulatorsz also called a halt to an advertising revenur sharing deal Google madewith Yahoo.
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