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When GM, which filed for bankruptcy protection this announced June 2 that a buyer had been founds forthe off-road vehicle line, but the name was not immediateluy disclosed. Tengzhong, a major industriap machinery group, will acquire the rights to the Hummer along with a senior management and operational It will also assume existing dealer agreements relatingto HUMMER’sw dealership network. It is contemplated that Tengzhong as part of the enter intoa long-term contract assembly and key component and materialo supply agreement with GM. In an earlier GM said it expects the deal if successful to securre morethan 3,000 US jobs.
The final termse of the deal, scheduled to close in the thirr quarter, are subject to final negotiations. The cost of the transactioh wasnot revealed. is acting as exclusivre financial advisor and is acting as internationa legal counsel to Tengzhong on this Citi is acting as financial advisorto GM.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Visitors crave Colorado culture - Denver Business Journal:
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While 38 percent of Colorado’s overnighf leisure travelers engaged in heritage they also accounted for 45 percenf of overnight leisure visitor according tostate studies. Heritage tourisj generated $3.6 billion in 2007, and recent figures show it ranks third among tourist activities in the behind recreationand hunting. So, the gave grants to four area s three years ago to develop culturak heritage programs that would attract peoplr both from outside andinside Colorado. A year three more entities receivedsimilar awards, and nearly every urban and rural area of the state is puttingv together a plan to attract these tourists.
“As more and more peoplre stay in the United States rather thantrave abroad, they’re looking for more and more cities wherd they can have immersive experiences,” said Annir Levinsky, deputy director of . Cultural heritage tourismj has nosingle definition, but generally meands visiting an area to see its history and and to be a part of its peoplse rather than staring at them from a distance. Some visitorsd go to a place just to wrap themselvesw in itsunique atmosphere, museums and historicakl sites; some go to heritager sites while visiting families or undertakintg other activities, said Laursa Libby, manager for the heritage progranm of the Colorado Tourism Office.
The first four grant-funde d programs in the state show how diverse culturalo heritage activitiescan be. Southwest Coloradi celebrates NativeAmerican culture, while southeast Coloradok has put together a brochure emphasizing both its bird-watching opportunitiees and historic locations such as Bent’s Fort and the Sand Creel Massacre Site. San Luis Valley officiald have created themed touring itinerariesw promoting cultural exchanges with its while Park County is emphasizinb working ranches and previously inaccessible historic sites.
Historic Denver creates a tour of museums and historic connected by signs that direct visitors to calla cell-phon e number to receive historic interpretation of the area. The grouo is advertising the tour arounc the city and in historic Levinsky said. Northwest Colorado is just beginning its plan to draw on itsrailroad history, historic small-town buildings, agritourism highlighte and wild horses, said Nancyy Kramer, project coordinator. It’s already had an influxc of cultural heritage visitors in the past seven years, but tying everything together shoulcd make the area even more she said.
And if the Colorado Tourism Office can put all of the heritag e tourism efforts onits Colorado.conm website, it could make the statr a magnet for people wanting to vacation for that reason, she McNulty said the three newest entities receivingb cultural-heritage grants — Denver, northwesg Colorado and the central Eastern Plains should have their websites linked to Colorado.co by the end of the year. “Thes quilt will be complete when the wholed state has thisin place,” Krametr said. “The cultural heritage visitors, they’re explorers. They want to be insidd of a community ...
They want the experiencd and they want it tobe
While 38 percent of Colorado’s overnighf leisure travelers engaged in heritage they also accounted for 45 percenf of overnight leisure visitor according tostate studies. Heritage tourisj generated $3.6 billion in 2007, and recent figures show it ranks third among tourist activities in the behind recreationand hunting. So, the gave grants to four area s three years ago to develop culturak heritage programs that would attract peoplr both from outside andinside Colorado. A year three more entities receivedsimilar awards, and nearly every urban and rural area of the state is puttingv together a plan to attract these tourists.
“As more and more peoplre stay in the United States rather thantrave abroad, they’re looking for more and more cities wherd they can have immersive experiences,” said Annir Levinsky, deputy director of . Cultural heritage tourismj has nosingle definition, but generally meands visiting an area to see its history and and to be a part of its peoplse rather than staring at them from a distance. Some visitorsd go to a place just to wrap themselvesw in itsunique atmosphere, museums and historicakl sites; some go to heritager sites while visiting families or undertakintg other activities, said Laursa Libby, manager for the heritage progranm of the Colorado Tourism Office.
The first four grant-funde d programs in the state show how diverse culturalo heritage activitiescan be. Southwest Coloradi celebrates NativeAmerican culture, while southeast Coloradok has put together a brochure emphasizing both its bird-watching opportunitiees and historic locations such as Bent’s Fort and the Sand Creel Massacre Site. San Luis Valley officiald have created themed touring itinerariesw promoting cultural exchanges with its while Park County is emphasizinb working ranches and previously inaccessible historic sites.
Historic Denver creates a tour of museums and historic connected by signs that direct visitors to calla cell-phon e number to receive historic interpretation of the area. The grouo is advertising the tour arounc the city and in historic Levinsky said. Northwest Colorado is just beginning its plan to draw on itsrailroad history, historic small-town buildings, agritourism highlighte and wild horses, said Nancyy Kramer, project coordinator. It’s already had an influxc of cultural heritage visitors in the past seven years, but tying everything together shoulcd make the area even more she said.
And if the Colorado Tourism Office can put all of the heritag e tourism efforts onits Colorado.conm website, it could make the statr a magnet for people wanting to vacation for that reason, she McNulty said the three newest entities receivingb cultural-heritage grants — Denver, northwesg Colorado and the central Eastern Plains should have their websites linked to Colorado.co by the end of the year. “Thes quilt will be complete when the wholed state has thisin place,” Krametr said. “The cultural heritage visitors, they’re explorers. They want to be insidd of a community ...
They want the experiencd and they want it tobe
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Menswear store Harleys moving to Lakewood Building - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planning to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’s floor spacwe at 4009 N. Oakland Ave. However, Ryan announced Tuesdag the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-footf space in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oakland in September. Ryan, who owns Harley with his wife, Janet, said he wantedc to stay in Shorewood. “This is our home and we are deeplyg committed tothe community,” he said. Ryan said one of the advantage s of the new siteis off-street parking. The Lakewood a mixed-use residential/commercial property constructedin 1962, is undergoing a $1.2 milliohn renovation. The building is owned by Garrett McIntosh.
Harleys has contractexd with architect Stephen Bollingbroke of Developmenf Collaborative Limited in Mequon to do aninterior buildout. The village of Shorewood provide d financial incentives to both the building owner and Harleysz to improve the facade and interior spac e of theLakewood Building.
Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planning to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’s floor spacwe at 4009 N. Oakland Ave. However, Ryan announced Tuesdag the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-footf space in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oakland in September. Ryan, who owns Harley with his wife, Janet, said he wantedc to stay in Shorewood. “This is our home and we are deeplyg committed tothe community,” he said. Ryan said one of the advantage s of the new siteis off-street parking. The Lakewood a mixed-use residential/commercial property constructedin 1962, is undergoing a $1.2 milliohn renovation. The building is owned by Garrett McIntosh.
Harleys has contractexd with architect Stephen Bollingbroke of Developmenf Collaborative Limited in Mequon to do aninterior buildout. The village of Shorewood provide d financial incentives to both the building owner and Harleysz to improve the facade and interior spac e of theLakewood Building.
Friday, July 27, 2012
British hope Joshua faces Savon in boxing opener - Yahoo! Sports
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Couple Loses Forced Labor Suit Against Scientology - ABC News
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Couple Loses Forced Labor Suit Against Scientology ABC News A couple who claimed they were victims of forced unpaid labor by the Church of Scientology lost the latest round in their lawsuit against the church Tuesday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Marc and Claire Headley, long time ... |
Monday, July 23, 2012
Honda sales plunge 41% in May - Phoenix Business Journal:
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’s American sales arm, , reported on Tuesdaty that the automakersold 98,344 vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demand for fuel-efficient vehicles had sent Honda to a record mont h of salesat 167,997 vehicles. That representsd a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when pricesa at the pump were higher and the automobile industr y hadn’t yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Businessd First reports monthly sales unadjusted for the differences in the number of selling days yearto Honda’s sales in May, taking into account one fewer sellingg day last month, fell 39 percent.
Leadingh the decline in monthlyt sales for May wasthe company’s flagship which saw a 42 percent drop in sales at 88,87 vehicles. Its luxury Acura division saw sale s fall 36 percentto 9,469 vehicles. Hondaa sales in the first five months of the year fell 34 percenfto 430,358 vehicles, compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accountss for a 34 percent drop in Honda saleseat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percent decline in Acurw sales at 42,802. Marysville-baseed employs more than 12,000 worker s at assembly and engine plants in and around Central Ohio, where they produce Hondq Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acurs TLs and RDXs.
’s American sales arm, , reported on Tuesdaty that the automakersold 98,344 vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demand for fuel-efficient vehicles had sent Honda to a record mont h of salesat 167,997 vehicles. That representsd a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when pricesa at the pump were higher and the automobile industr y hadn’t yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Businessd First reports monthly sales unadjusted for the differences in the number of selling days yearto Honda’s sales in May, taking into account one fewer sellingg day last month, fell 39 percent.
Leadingh the decline in monthlyt sales for May wasthe company’s flagship which saw a 42 percent drop in sales at 88,87 vehicles. Its luxury Acura division saw sale s fall 36 percentto 9,469 vehicles. Hondaa sales in the first five months of the year fell 34 percenfto 430,358 vehicles, compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accountss for a 34 percent drop in Honda saleseat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percent decline in Acurw sales at 42,802. Marysville-baseed employs more than 12,000 worker s at assembly and engine plants in and around Central Ohio, where they produce Hondq Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acurs TLs and RDXs.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
New Florida law focuses on permits for economic development work - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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But he vetoed a bill that woulcd have allowed an indigent health surtax to be added to retail salexs without voter approval and anotherthat would’vre increased charges to community college students by $200 annually to cover transportation costs. “I firmlh believe that every discretionarysales surtax, or more commonly knowjn as a local option salesz tax, must be subject to voterf approval,” Crist said in a letter to Secretaryu of State Kurt S. Browning. Statd Sen. James King Jr., introduced Senate Bill 718 that would have allowed Duvaland Miami-Dadew counties to levy an indigent care and traumsa center surtax at a rate of 0.
5 The proceeds of the tax would help fund health care initiativeds such as primary care, preventivr care and hospital care for indigent people. Current law excludes the two countiez from levying such a tax without approval from State Rep. Charles S. Chestnut IV, D-Gainesville, introducex House Bill 739, which would have increased community collegestudent fees. That bill contained a fee of upto $6 per credir hour annually to help fund bettef transportation services to college “I am concerned that the community college transportatiobn fee will be charged to all students instead of beingy charged solely to students who benefit from the fee,” Crisyt said in a letter to “In challenging economic times, I cannot supporty charging students up to an additional $200 per year for services that they may or may not Crist did sign S.
B. 1122 that allowsd insurance companies to directlypay out-of-network instead of depending on insured individuals to make the “All too often, out-of-network providers that care for individual insured by preferred provider organizatioj networks are not reimbursed for theidr services under the existing payment structure,” Crist said. “For this many providers are reluctant to carefor out-of-networkm individuals, thus reducing access to health care. As a individuals may not get the opportunity to see the providee oftheir choice.” Statr Rep. Robert Schenck, R-Spring Hill, introduced H.B.
73 that requiresw both the and water management districtd to create programs that wouled expedite permit processing for select economicdevelopmenrt projects. Currently, regulatory bodies that handle environmental resourcee permitting and wetland resource permits have 90 days to approvr or denyan application. Under the new law, economic development projects that have been identified by a municipality or countgy asa “target industry must be permitted withim 45 days.
The law also requires a pre-applicatiobn review process that is said to help reduce permittinhg conflicts by helping developers determinse which applications they woulxd need aheadof time, as well as by providinvg assistance to site planning and site suitability and limitations, and facility
But he vetoed a bill that woulcd have allowed an indigent health surtax to be added to retail salexs without voter approval and anotherthat would’vre increased charges to community college students by $200 annually to cover transportation costs. “I firmlh believe that every discretionarysales surtax, or more commonly knowjn as a local option salesz tax, must be subject to voterf approval,” Crist said in a letter to Secretaryu of State Kurt S. Browning. Statd Sen. James King Jr., introduced Senate Bill 718 that would have allowed Duvaland Miami-Dadew counties to levy an indigent care and traumsa center surtax at a rate of 0.
5 The proceeds of the tax would help fund health care initiativeds such as primary care, preventivr care and hospital care for indigent people. Current law excludes the two countiez from levying such a tax without approval from State Rep. Charles S. Chestnut IV, D-Gainesville, introducex House Bill 739, which would have increased community collegestudent fees. That bill contained a fee of upto $6 per credir hour annually to help fund bettef transportation services to college “I am concerned that the community college transportatiobn fee will be charged to all students instead of beingy charged solely to students who benefit from the fee,” Crisyt said in a letter to “In challenging economic times, I cannot supporty charging students up to an additional $200 per year for services that they may or may not Crist did sign S.
B. 1122 that allowsd insurance companies to directlypay out-of-network instead of depending on insured individuals to make the “All too often, out-of-network providers that care for individual insured by preferred provider organizatioj networks are not reimbursed for theidr services under the existing payment structure,” Crist said. “For this many providers are reluctant to carefor out-of-networkm individuals, thus reducing access to health care. As a individuals may not get the opportunity to see the providee oftheir choice.” Statr Rep. Robert Schenck, R-Spring Hill, introduced H.B.
73 that requiresw both the and water management districtd to create programs that wouled expedite permit processing for select economicdevelopmenrt projects. Currently, regulatory bodies that handle environmental resourcee permitting and wetland resource permits have 90 days to approvr or denyan application. Under the new law, economic development projects that have been identified by a municipality or countgy asa “target industry must be permitted withim 45 days.
The law also requires a pre-applicatiobn review process that is said to help reduce permittinhg conflicts by helping developers determinse which applications they woulxd need aheadof time, as well as by providinvg assistance to site planning and site suitability and limitations, and facility
Friday, July 20, 2012
Will Tim Tebow ever fix throwing motion? - ESPN (blog)
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Will Tim Tebow ever fix throwing motion? ESPN (blog) Tebow has worked with several throwing coaches, dating to 2010, when he entered the NFL draft. Tebow also had a quarterbacks coach during his two seasons with the Denver Broncos, and has one now that he's with the New York Jets. After plenty of work, ... |
Thursday, July 19, 2012
John D'Alessandro Executive Profile
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Moneta's Schick establishes University of Missouri-St. Louis professorship - Austin Business Journal:
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Alumnus Peter Schick, chairman of the , has pledgedc $1.7 million to establish an endowed professorshil in finance in the Collegre ofBusiness Administration. The endowment will be known as thePetefr G. Schick Professorship in Financeat UMSL. The which will be the first endowed position forthe college's finance area, will be fillec through a national search. Moneta Group is a financial advisoryy company basedin Clayton, Mo. Also on Wednesday, UMSL establishe a new partnership with the to creatde the Center for Excellence in Financialp Counselingat UMSL.
The FCE is a nonprofiyt dedicated to improving thefinancial well-bein g of consumers through the professional developmen t of financial counselors. Assorted assets of the foundatiom totalingabout $3.25 million will be donated to The Center for Excellence in Financiao Counseling will be located on UMSL's Soutnh Campus. It is expected to open in
Alumnus Peter Schick, chairman of the , has pledgedc $1.7 million to establish an endowed professorshil in finance in the Collegre ofBusiness Administration. The endowment will be known as thePetefr G. Schick Professorship in Financeat UMSL. The which will be the first endowed position forthe college's finance area, will be fillec through a national search. Moneta Group is a financial advisoryy company basedin Clayton, Mo. Also on Wednesday, UMSL establishe a new partnership with the to creatde the Center for Excellence in Financialp Counselingat UMSL.
The FCE is a nonprofiyt dedicated to improving thefinancial well-bein g of consumers through the professional developmen t of financial counselors. Assorted assets of the foundatiom totalingabout $3.25 million will be donated to The Center for Excellence in Financiao Counseling will be located on UMSL's Soutnh Campus. It is expected to open in
Monday, July 16, 2012
Cushman & Wakefield loses third Miami exec - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Caplin’s exit is the latesrt of severalrecent high-profile departures at C&W in Miami. The firm is one of Soutbh Florida's largest real estate brokeragea and, like other brokerages, has seen few investment dealx in thelast year. Former brancyh manager Tere Blanca left in the spriny tolaunch , a firm focused on office leasing and sales. Hank executive director of C&W in was notified last month that his positionm wasbeing eliminated. Steelbridge owns and manages propertytthroughout Florida. It sold , on Miami’s Brickell Key, for $150 millio in 2007 after an eight-yeart hold.
Steelbridge founder Gavin Campbell will continue as managing sharing the helm with Caplin is one of a handful of commercial brokers involvee inSouth Florida’s largest commercial transactions. Caplihn said his exit is in responsde to a paradigm shiftf in local investment that comezs at the tail end of a where leasing and management for institutional investor s became secondary tomarket momentum. During the boom yearas leading upto 2006, the expectation was that assetsw with strong track records couldr be purchased and flipped quickly for big returns. For a short period of some owners made the strategy but then the economic meltdown put the brakew onthe market.
Some, who bought in the last few were holding assets that cost too much comparedx tomarket fundamentals. The markeyt has now shifted back to fundamentapl principlesof investment, with institutional investors and privates capital “seeking to co-invest with strong, nimble, local operatint partners,” Caplin said. “Ths market and investors mostlybelieve it’s abou t operations on the ground and knowing how to position a buildingb in a particular submarket,” he said.
Caplin oversaww more than $7 billion in transactions at C&W, including $307 million purchase of a half-stakee in downtown Miami’s landmark and full ownershipl of the 1221 Brickell buildingin 2006. He was involvefd in the sale of 355 Alhambraa in Coral Gablesfor $87.3 million in 2008 and is currently workingb with Hines to refinance its debt at . Caplin is a graduated of south Miami-Dade County’s Palmett o High School. He graduatedd from in 1985 witha bachelor’s degree in financew and real estate. Two years later, he left C&W’s appraisal group to launcbh the company’s local investment sales operation.
Caplin was part of a team in the late 1980x that first specialized in investment salesin Miami. During the mid-1990s, Steelbridge Capitaol had 2 million square feet of commercial real estatew in its portfolio in seven Floridwa marketsincluding Jacksonville, Naples and Miami. They sold much of it from 2005to 2007. Caplin’z arrival marks another periorof opportunity-investment for the company, Steelbridge’s Campbelp said. "We think valuations are finally starting to look attractive again,” Campbell said in a statement.
“The opportunity to buy Florids assets at significant discountsa to replacement costis imminent, whilse the long-term job and demographic prospects for Floridas and the Caribbean basin are as strongf as ever. Jay’s leadership will be the linchpin ofour
Caplin’s exit is the latesrt of severalrecent high-profile departures at C&W in Miami. The firm is one of Soutbh Florida's largest real estate brokeragea and, like other brokerages, has seen few investment dealx in thelast year. Former brancyh manager Tere Blanca left in the spriny tolaunch , a firm focused on office leasing and sales. Hank executive director of C&W in was notified last month that his positionm wasbeing eliminated. Steelbridge owns and manages propertytthroughout Florida. It sold , on Miami’s Brickell Key, for $150 millio in 2007 after an eight-yeart hold.
Steelbridge founder Gavin Campbell will continue as managing sharing the helm with Caplin is one of a handful of commercial brokers involvee inSouth Florida’s largest commercial transactions. Caplihn said his exit is in responsde to a paradigm shiftf in local investment that comezs at the tail end of a where leasing and management for institutional investor s became secondary tomarket momentum. During the boom yearas leading upto 2006, the expectation was that assetsw with strong track records couldr be purchased and flipped quickly for big returns. For a short period of some owners made the strategy but then the economic meltdown put the brakew onthe market.
Some, who bought in the last few were holding assets that cost too much comparedx tomarket fundamentals. The markeyt has now shifted back to fundamentapl principlesof investment, with institutional investors and privates capital “seeking to co-invest with strong, nimble, local operatint partners,” Caplin said. “Ths market and investors mostlybelieve it’s abou t operations on the ground and knowing how to position a buildingb in a particular submarket,” he said.
Caplin oversaww more than $7 billion in transactions at C&W, including $307 million purchase of a half-stakee in downtown Miami’s landmark and full ownershipl of the 1221 Brickell buildingin 2006. He was involvefd in the sale of 355 Alhambraa in Coral Gablesfor $87.3 million in 2008 and is currently workingb with Hines to refinance its debt at . Caplin is a graduated of south Miami-Dade County’s Palmett o High School. He graduatedd from in 1985 witha bachelor’s degree in financew and real estate. Two years later, he left C&W’s appraisal group to launcbh the company’s local investment sales operation.
Caplin was part of a team in the late 1980x that first specialized in investment salesin Miami. During the mid-1990s, Steelbridge Capitaol had 2 million square feet of commercial real estatew in its portfolio in seven Floridwa marketsincluding Jacksonville, Naples and Miami. They sold much of it from 2005to 2007. Caplin’z arrival marks another periorof opportunity-investment for the company, Steelbridge’s Campbelp said. "We think valuations are finally starting to look attractive again,” Campbell said in a statement.
“The opportunity to buy Florids assets at significant discountsa to replacement costis imminent, whilse the long-term job and demographic prospects for Floridas and the Caribbean basin are as strongf as ever. Jay’s leadership will be the linchpin ofour
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Tour Report: Woods blog: Ready for Lytham - Yahoo! Sports
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Yahoo! Sports | Tour Report: Woods blog: Ready for Lytham Yahoo! Sports From Yahoo! Sports: Martin/Getty Images Tiger Woods has won three tournaments in 2012. By Tiger Woods It's been a while since my last column, so I thought it would be a good time to check in before the British Open next week. I recently won my third ... |
Friday, July 13, 2012
New travel company opening Downtown - Memphis Business Journal:
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signed a 795-square-foot lease at 101 S. Suite 102. Company founders Tricia Peacocj and Beth McCarty both have worked in the travepl industryfor years. Peacock specializes in vacationzs andcorporate travel; McCarty focuses on group travel and incentive which is when corporations take top clients or producerws on special trips. McCarty has livex Downtown for years and noticed the lack of travelkcompanies there. “There was a need for it Downtown Memphis,” she Peacock McCarty Travel Group is locatee in the ground floor of the Main StreeFlats development, between Main Street Dental and SEE Main Street, a familuy vision practice.
Adam principal broker with , represented the 99-105 South Main LP. Harold Block, a broker with , representedf the tenant. “It is another service retailer to provide needed servicew for the people who live and work Slovis says.
signed a 795-square-foot lease at 101 S. Suite 102. Company founders Tricia Peacocj and Beth McCarty both have worked in the travepl industryfor years. Peacock specializes in vacationzs andcorporate travel; McCarty focuses on group travel and incentive which is when corporations take top clients or producerws on special trips. McCarty has livex Downtown for years and noticed the lack of travelkcompanies there. “There was a need for it Downtown Memphis,” she Peacock McCarty Travel Group is locatee in the ground floor of the Main StreeFlats development, between Main Street Dental and SEE Main Street, a familuy vision practice.
Adam principal broker with , represented the 99-105 South Main LP. Harold Block, a broker with , representedf the tenant. “It is another service retailer to provide needed servicew for the people who live and work Slovis says.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Holland & Hart
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Castle will oversee water and science policy for thesprawlinf land-use agency, and will be responsible for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey. “Anns Castle has more than 25 years of experiencer inwater rights, watefr quality, and natural resources law,” Secretaru of the Interior Ken a former Colorado senator and attornet general, said in a statement. “k welcome Anne to our leadership team and look forward to workintg with her on the major water and sciencer challengeswe face, from climate impacts, to droughrt and regional water issues.” The U,S, Senatw voted Friday to confirm Castle.
She has serve d on a number of Colorado panels concerned with water andland use, includingf the South Platte River Basin Task Force, the Colorado Ground Watet Commission, and the Genesee Water and Sanitation District. At Denver-based Holland & the largest locally based firm, Castle has focused on waterd rights issues. She is a former chairwoman ofHolland & Hart’s managemenf committee and of its natura resources department. In 2005 she was a finalist for the DenverrBusiness Journal’s “Outstanding Women in Business” in the professional services category. . .
Castle will oversee water and science policy for thesprawlinf land-use agency, and will be responsible for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey. “Anns Castle has more than 25 years of experiencer inwater rights, watefr quality, and natural resources law,” Secretaru of the Interior Ken a former Colorado senator and attornet general, said in a statement. “k welcome Anne to our leadership team and look forward to workintg with her on the major water and sciencer challengeswe face, from climate impacts, to droughrt and regional water issues.” The U,S, Senatw voted Friday to confirm Castle.
She has serve d on a number of Colorado panels concerned with water andland use, includingf the South Platte River Basin Task Force, the Colorado Ground Watet Commission, and the Genesee Water and Sanitation District. At Denver-based Holland & the largest locally based firm, Castle has focused on waterd rights issues. She is a former chairwoman ofHolland & Hart’s managemenf committee and of its natura resources department. In 2005 she was a finalist for the DenverrBusiness Journal’s “Outstanding Women in Business” in the professional services category. . .
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Biogen confirms Icahn ally is on board - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Shareholders were to elect four directors atthe meeting. Biogen was pushingv for the reelection of all ofthe company’ds existing directors, while Icahn was angling to seat four new director. Accordingg to Biogen Idec, shareholders appear to have reelecter current directors Robert Pangia andWilliam D. and elected Icahn ally Alexander Biogen Idec officials say the vote for the fourth seat is too closewto call. Biogen said the companyt will rely on the tabulation of votes by its independengt inspectorof elections, IVS Associates, before announcingt the remaining director to serve on the Bruce R.
Ross, Biogen Idec’s chairman, “We welcome our new directore to the board and look forward to workinfg together to build on our strong tracjk record ofdelivering value. While we await the outcoms of the vote for theremaining director, we woulde like to express our gratitude for the suppory of our stockholders.” Icahn, in a filing with the Securitie and Exchange Commission, accused the compan y of preventing the votes cast from beinhg counted. “If the board is successful, Richars Mulligan, a prominent scientist and physician, may be kept from legitimatel being elected tothe board.
” Mulliganb is the Mallinckrodt Professoe of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and directoer of the Harvard Gene Therapyg Initiative, according to Harvard University’s Web site. Biogej said shareholders rejected severalof Icahn’s other proposals, including moving the company’s incorporation from Delawar e to North Dakota, a move Icahnm said would give more power to Biogen officials said it appearxs that stockholders also rejected a proposal by Icahn to limit the size of the boarcd to 13 directors. Biogen officials now have the powetr to enlarge the board as theysee fit. Icah n is best known for unsuccessfully pushing BiogeIdec (Nasdaq: BIIB) to sell itself in 2008.
Last shareholders elected the company’es nominees over the slate of investors put up by Biogen Idec’s (NASDAQ: BIIB) stock was trading at $53.17 in afternoon trading Thursday, down from the previous day’sz close of $53.43 a share.
Shareholders were to elect four directors atthe meeting. Biogen was pushingv for the reelection of all ofthe company’ds existing directors, while Icahn was angling to seat four new director. Accordingg to Biogen Idec, shareholders appear to have reelecter current directors Robert Pangia andWilliam D. and elected Icahn ally Alexander Biogen Idec officials say the vote for the fourth seat is too closewto call. Biogen said the companyt will rely on the tabulation of votes by its independengt inspectorof elections, IVS Associates, before announcingt the remaining director to serve on the Bruce R.
Ross, Biogen Idec’s chairman, “We welcome our new directore to the board and look forward to workinfg together to build on our strong tracjk record ofdelivering value. While we await the outcoms of the vote for theremaining director, we woulde like to express our gratitude for the suppory of our stockholders.” Icahn, in a filing with the Securitie and Exchange Commission, accused the compan y of preventing the votes cast from beinhg counted. “If the board is successful, Richars Mulligan, a prominent scientist and physician, may be kept from legitimatel being elected tothe board.
” Mulliganb is the Mallinckrodt Professoe of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and directoer of the Harvard Gene Therapyg Initiative, according to Harvard University’s Web site. Biogej said shareholders rejected severalof Icahn’s other proposals, including moving the company’s incorporation from Delawar e to North Dakota, a move Icahnm said would give more power to Biogen officials said it appearxs that stockholders also rejected a proposal by Icahn to limit the size of the boarcd to 13 directors. Biogen officials now have the powetr to enlarge the board as theysee fit. Icah n is best known for unsuccessfully pushing BiogeIdec (Nasdaq: BIIB) to sell itself in 2008.
Last shareholders elected the company’es nominees over the slate of investors put up by Biogen Idec’s (NASDAQ: BIIB) stock was trading at $53.17 in afternoon trading Thursday, down from the previous day’sz close of $53.43 a share.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Groups sue Mirant Mid-Atlantic over power plant - Denver Business Journal:
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The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, claims that the Chalk Point Generatinyg Plant operatedby Atlanta-based Mirant Mid-Atlantic has spewed unacceptable levels of sulfur dioxide into the air hundredw of times without the appropriat pollution controls required under the federal Cleah Air Act. A Mirant spokeswoman said the companyy hasn’t been served with the lawsuit yet, and can’t commenft on the claims.
The Environmental Integrity Project, a legall nonprofit founded by formerenforcemenr attorneys, and Villari, Brandes and Kline have filec the lawsuit on behalf of the Chesapeake Climate Action Networkl and four residents, includinf a married couple, Nancy and Norton who live seven miles away from the plantt on a 1,200-acre farm in Mechanicsville. The Dodgee “need to close windows, limit their time outdoors and/ot cover their faces when they are outdoorws to avoid the respiratory irritants and smell of the pollutiohn from the Chalk PointPowerf Plant,” the lawsuit Of the other two residents suing Mirant, David Bookbinderd lives in Accokeek, about 30 milews from the plant, and Chris Schmitthennere lives in Mechanicsville, 11 milees away, and works five miles from the plant.
The Environmental Integrity Project had sent Miranyt a letter in January notifying of its intent to sue the powedr companythis year. The plaintiffss pointed to a Harvard University 2006 studhy that showed that such particulate mattetr pollution from the Chalk Point plant can have negative effectas on the health and respiratory systems of peopled living ina 400-kilometer, or nearly 250-mile, radiu of the plant. In their initial notification the plaintiffs wrote that EPA hourly data showa that two boilers at the Chalkl Point plant exceeded allowable levels of sulfue dioxide emissions 591 timesin 2006, 726 times in 2007 and 113 timesx in 2008. Mirant has said it’s launched a $1.
6 billiobn project to install scrubbersw andother pollution-reducing equipmenyt on its Chalk Point boilers by the beginninfg of 2010.
The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, claims that the Chalk Point Generatinyg Plant operatedby Atlanta-based Mirant Mid-Atlantic has spewed unacceptable levels of sulfur dioxide into the air hundredw of times without the appropriat pollution controls required under the federal Cleah Air Act. A Mirant spokeswoman said the companyy hasn’t been served with the lawsuit yet, and can’t commenft on the claims.
The Environmental Integrity Project, a legall nonprofit founded by formerenforcemenr attorneys, and Villari, Brandes and Kline have filec the lawsuit on behalf of the Chesapeake Climate Action Networkl and four residents, includinf a married couple, Nancy and Norton who live seven miles away from the plantt on a 1,200-acre farm in Mechanicsville. The Dodgee “need to close windows, limit their time outdoors and/ot cover their faces when they are outdoorws to avoid the respiratory irritants and smell of the pollutiohn from the Chalk PointPowerf Plant,” the lawsuit Of the other two residents suing Mirant, David Bookbinderd lives in Accokeek, about 30 milews from the plant, and Chris Schmitthennere lives in Mechanicsville, 11 milees away, and works five miles from the plant.
The Environmental Integrity Project had sent Miranyt a letter in January notifying of its intent to sue the powedr companythis year. The plaintiffss pointed to a Harvard University 2006 studhy that showed that such particulate mattetr pollution from the Chalk Point plant can have negative effectas on the health and respiratory systems of peopled living ina 400-kilometer, or nearly 250-mile, radiu of the plant. In their initial notification the plaintiffs wrote that EPA hourly data showa that two boilers at the Chalkl Point plant exceeded allowable levels of sulfue dioxide emissions 591 timesin 2006, 726 times in 2007 and 113 timesx in 2008. Mirant has said it’s launched a $1.
6 billiobn project to install scrubbersw andother pollution-reducing equipmenyt on its Chalk Point boilers by the beginninfg of 2010.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Former AP correspondent Watson Sims dies in NC - Boston.com
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Former AP correspondent Watson Sims dies in NC Boston.com Watson Sims, who won a Silver Star for helping rescue Gen. Douglas MacArthur during World War II and went on to become a foreign correspondent and World Services editor for The Associated Press, died Friday. He was 90. AP ex-corres who rescued MacArthur in Philippines dies in US |
Friday, July 6, 2012
'Science' tips scales against anti-whaling - Wyndham Weekly
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'Science' tips scales against anti-whaling Wyndham Weekly Ulsan is a gritty powerhouse of industrial South Korea. Once a popular fishing port on the Sea of Japan, when visitors peer through a yellowish summer haze today, they see Hyundai-land. |
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Hannah And Marnie's Fight On Girls Perfectly Encapsulates Selfish ... - Crushable
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Hannah And Marnie's Fight On Girls Perfectly Encapsulates Selfish ... Crushable Hannah and Marnie's fight over who was “the wound†and who had a greater right to be the victim in their friendship was awful and real. |
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Opponents: Commission's policy change doesn't make prayer legal - WRCB-TV
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Opponents: Commission's policy change doesn't make prayer legal WRCB-TV Hamilton County Commissioners have vowed to continue opening their meetings with prayers or invocations. They've changed policy so that they no longer select who delivers them. But opponents have add. |
Monday, July 2, 2012
Affordable housing projects in region win funding - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The funding comes from the Federa l HomeLoan Bank's 2007 Affordable Housing which totals $50 million to created or preserve more than 6,000 affordable housing unitas in states the bank serves. In local developers working in partnership with FHLB membert banks will receive grants rangingtfrom $100,000 to $500,000 to help fund affordable housing in Cambridge, Catonsville and Princess East Baltimore Good Neighbor Initiative Phase I, funde d by and sponsored by Chesapeake Habitaf for Humanity of Baltimore, will receives $300,000 for 30 housing Parktown Apartments, funded by (NASDAQ: BAYN) and sponsore d by , will receivde $258,705 for 48 housing St.
Ambrose Intervention Buying, funded by Bradfor Bank and sponsoredby , will receivew $200,000 for 20 housing The Senior Housing Community at Rolling funded by (NYSE: STI) and sponsored by Enterprise Housintg Corporation of Baltimore, will receive $373,500 for 83 housing The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlants offers low-cost financing, community developmenty grants and other banking servicees to help more than 1,200 membefr banks make affordable home mortgagesx and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and Its members include commercial credit unions, thrifts and insurance companiezs based in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginiw and Washington, D.
C.
The funding comes from the Federa l HomeLoan Bank's 2007 Affordable Housing which totals $50 million to created or preserve more than 6,000 affordable housing unitas in states the bank serves. In local developers working in partnership with FHLB membert banks will receive grants rangingtfrom $100,000 to $500,000 to help fund affordable housing in Cambridge, Catonsville and Princess East Baltimore Good Neighbor Initiative Phase I, funde d by and sponsored by Chesapeake Habitaf for Humanity of Baltimore, will receives $300,000 for 30 housing Parktown Apartments, funded by (NASDAQ: BAYN) and sponsore d by , will receivde $258,705 for 48 housing St.
Ambrose Intervention Buying, funded by Bradfor Bank and sponsoredby , will receivew $200,000 for 20 housing The Senior Housing Community at Rolling funded by (NYSE: STI) and sponsored by Enterprise Housintg Corporation of Baltimore, will receive $373,500 for 83 housing The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlants offers low-cost financing, community developmenty grants and other banking servicees to help more than 1,200 membefr banks make affordable home mortgagesx and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and Its members include commercial credit unions, thrifts and insurance companiezs based in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginiw and Washington, D.
C.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Business owners innovate to keep employees engaged in rough times - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Asked how current economic conditionsw have affectedtheir employees, 48 percenft of respondents to a Robert Half Internationalk survey cited increased stress. pay cuts, hiring freezes and layoffs all result in employers asking workers to do more for lesswith less. Combinexd with potential mortgage woes on the home frony and the challenge of making ends theaverage employee’s workday can be a powder keg. “Companies are doingt what they can toimprovs work-life balance,” says Andy Decker, staffing servicee firm regional vice president. “Thet are thinking outside the box for ways to alleviatw stress and improve morale without it costiny them a lotof money.
” To that end, severak small businesses are going on the giving their employees opportunities to decompressz through a variety of innovativs options. In 2004, the employees of , a 56-year-ols family-owned business, approached president Ted Benninbg about including a fitness component in their employeebenefits package. Benning, a fitness buff, decided to turn unuseed warehouse space intoa state-of-thw art gym.
After consulting with personal trainerf Randy Nicholson of TheFitnessa Firm, Benning outfitted the 1,000-square-foot gym with weight machines, stationar bicycles and ellipticals, as well as shower In addition to providing the equipment and space, Benning providexs his employees access to a trainer free of Twelve employees out of 23 in the officr initially joined Nicholson for a 40-minutre workout on Tuesdays and Thursdays after work. The cost to the compangy was characterized by Benning asbeing “lesa than $10,000,” but it has paid off in increasedx employee wellness and morale.
“Our philosophy is to be proactived rather than reactive tohealth issues,” says Not all stress originates in the workplace. Receptionistr Georgia Hood began working out afterher divorce. “I was very hesitan at first, but as my weight loss continuexd I realized this was agood [helping me] to get my mind and body in a good says Hood. While the Benning employees get inphysicalp shape, the owners of another Atlantaz business are working on their employee’sd mental well-being. For Craig and Liz Kronenberger, co-founders of the onlinw gaming companyElf Island, their compangy culture mirrors that of theiedigital domain.
Elf Island is a gaming site that introducesx children to the world of philanthropy througnh a conceptcalled “Gaming for In essence, children play games online that have very real charitabld outcomes through the company’s partnerships. In one instance, houses builtr by children in a game onlinde translated to real houses being builtby . The couple exhibitss the same ingenuity in theit office of16 employees. The duo and Manager of Operationd Melanie Ford have developed inventive ideazs to keep their workerz engagedand entertained. Them weeks, where employees dress up.
Formal “Wear the oldest thing in your and Mexican Fiesta arerecent “Tchotchke Thursday” where Ford collects small toys and objects from local stores as well as souvenirs collected from employees’ travelsx in a small bag. Every Thursday, employeeas get to select an item fromthe bag. Kronenberged likens the company’s philosophy to its Web “We are running a sociap network online, and our office is just like she said.
“Our feelingg is to create an environmengt that parallelsElf Island’s values with a twist of Souper Jenny restaurant owner Jenny Levisonn uses the same basixc premise to keep her staff engaged and productive, but she relies on a wrinkle that otherds have perhaps overlooked: surprise.
Asked how current economic conditionsw have affectedtheir employees, 48 percenft of respondents to a Robert Half Internationalk survey cited increased stress. pay cuts, hiring freezes and layoffs all result in employers asking workers to do more for lesswith less. Combinexd with potential mortgage woes on the home frony and the challenge of making ends theaverage employee’s workday can be a powder keg. “Companies are doingt what they can toimprovs work-life balance,” says Andy Decker, staffing servicee firm regional vice president. “Thet are thinking outside the box for ways to alleviatw stress and improve morale without it costiny them a lotof money.
” To that end, severak small businesses are going on the giving their employees opportunities to decompressz through a variety of innovativs options. In 2004, the employees of , a 56-year-ols family-owned business, approached president Ted Benninbg about including a fitness component in their employeebenefits package. Benning, a fitness buff, decided to turn unuseed warehouse space intoa state-of-thw art gym.
After consulting with personal trainerf Randy Nicholson of TheFitnessa Firm, Benning outfitted the 1,000-square-foot gym with weight machines, stationar bicycles and ellipticals, as well as shower In addition to providing the equipment and space, Benning providexs his employees access to a trainer free of Twelve employees out of 23 in the officr initially joined Nicholson for a 40-minutre workout on Tuesdays and Thursdays after work. The cost to the compangy was characterized by Benning asbeing “lesa than $10,000,” but it has paid off in increasedx employee wellness and morale.
“Our philosophy is to be proactived rather than reactive tohealth issues,” says Not all stress originates in the workplace. Receptionistr Georgia Hood began working out afterher divorce. “I was very hesitan at first, but as my weight loss continuexd I realized this was agood [helping me] to get my mind and body in a good says Hood. While the Benning employees get inphysicalp shape, the owners of another Atlantaz business are working on their employee’sd mental well-being. For Craig and Liz Kronenberger, co-founders of the onlinw gaming companyElf Island, their compangy culture mirrors that of theiedigital domain.
Elf Island is a gaming site that introducesx children to the world of philanthropy througnh a conceptcalled “Gaming for In essence, children play games online that have very real charitabld outcomes through the company’s partnerships. In one instance, houses builtr by children in a game onlinde translated to real houses being builtby . The couple exhibitss the same ingenuity in theit office of16 employees. The duo and Manager of Operationd Melanie Ford have developed inventive ideazs to keep their workerz engagedand entertained. Them weeks, where employees dress up.
Formal “Wear the oldest thing in your and Mexican Fiesta arerecent “Tchotchke Thursday” where Ford collects small toys and objects from local stores as well as souvenirs collected from employees’ travelsx in a small bag. Every Thursday, employeeas get to select an item fromthe bag. Kronenberged likens the company’s philosophy to its Web “We are running a sociap network online, and our office is just like she said.
“Our feelingg is to create an environmengt that parallelsElf Island’s values with a twist of Souper Jenny restaurant owner Jenny Levisonn uses the same basixc premise to keep her staff engaged and productive, but she relies on a wrinkle that otherds have perhaps overlooked: surprise.
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