Sunday, October 31, 2010

Texas solar bill's death could benefit Tenn. - Nashville Business Journal:

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Over the weekend, Texas legislators let the clocj run out on a bill that would have created a $500 million rebate prograkm to build solar installations in the Lone Star On Tennessee’s Capitol Hill today, Sen. Jim Kyle was quick to “To any company that had an eye on we say come on up to says Kyle, D-Memphis, who is sponsoring Gov. Phil Bredesen’ds energy bill. Bredesen has proposed using $600 million in stimulus bill funds to creates a Tennessee Solar Institute and West Tennessees Solar Farm that would bring togethe the resources of the Universitytof Tennessee, and new companies investing here that will producse solar components, including in Bradley County and in Clarksville.
Thosw companies were attracted by a package of statew incentivesand infrastructure-ready industrial “West Tennessee is well positioned to attracgt companies that will bring in 21st century jobs. The new energu industry can play a big part in getting our loca economies back on their says Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, who worked with Finney to get an industrial megasite in West Bredesen hopes to position the state as a leader in developing alternatived energy sources as part of his legacy asa two-term

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Tennessee lenders so far steering clear of ARC loan program for small businesses - bizjournals:

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As of July 6, 251 loans were funde with a valueof $8.29 but none in Tennessee, says David public information officer for SBA’s Tennessee “At this point I don’t know of in Tennessee, he says. “Banks are in a trainintg phase; they have a learning curve.” Loans have so far been done in 35 statezs by 121 lenders for 151different industries, Tiller says. More than 3,00o individuals from 1,300 institutions participated in the ARC informatiohn andtraining session, Tiller says. The program is scheduled to end Sept.
30 or when the allocateds $350 million runs out, whichever comes But the fact that no businesses in muchless Memphis, have applied is worrisome to some busineszs advocates. “I hate to see an area like the Mid-Soutnh that needs an economic boosf miss out on something because it got bungle d in implementation or for whateveer reason banks decided not todo it,” says business and estat e planning attorney John Windsof Jr. with Windsor Law Firm PLC. Windsor contacted more than a half dozeh banks for clients to see if lenderxs were underwritingARC loans.
Conversations with two lendersx revealed concerns about guaranteeing the loans and confusion with some of the terms spelled out in the one being an understanding ofa “viable business.” The SBA definesd a viable business as “onew that has been profitable in the past but is just beginninv to struggle with making loan payments, and can reasonably project that it can get back on traco with the infusion of ARC loan funds and the benefif of deferred payments.” Some bankers believew the legislation is too ambiguous and the risk too great. “The thrust was they just don’ t know what they can and can’t Windsor says. Anthony president and CEO of the Okla.
-based , says the program has receivedd a very lukewarm receptionb fromhis members. The association recently sent a six-page letterd to the SBA with 40 questionz directlyfrom members, Wilkinson says. Lenders were concernef with mainly technical issues such as how to file how fast they will get paid and referencesto 7(a) loan requirementd even though ARC is not a 7(a) “Some lenders are taking the view it’e a lot of work for a $35,000 loan,” Wilkinson says.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Wandsworth given £800k reception by mobile network Three - Wandsworth Borough Guardian

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

CUTTONE'S CONCEPTS Remembering a NY legend and a friend - Big Apple Soccer

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Monday, October 25, 2010

Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show

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The Pen will be narratede by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Network analystMitch Williams. The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’s 2008 Worlsd Series win and the pressures of keepin g their roster spot for the 2009 team. The serie s features relief pitchersBrad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Durbin, Gary Majewski, Jack J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpen coach Mick and follows them to everything from fishingb trips and youth baseball games to the Whit e House fora post-World Serie visit. The program also speaks with playersz following the sudden death of longtim e Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas onApril 13.
“As a reality-based series The Pen is the ultimate look into the livew ofthese players, both on and off the said Tony Petitti, president and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know about relief pitchers is based on statisticsand saves, and a seriezs like The Pen gives a levelo of familiarity to each The program marks the first program ever produceed using a camera and microphonews installed in a Major League bullpen to film in-game and practicr footage. Two other cameras were installed in CitizenwsBank Park, one behind home platde and one at low firsr base, and were controlled by MLB Network’s headquarters in N.J.
Producer Danny Field suited up as a catcher with a cameras attached to his mask to capture footage during sprinh trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority ownerf of the MLB Network is MajoreLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTV and Time Warnerr also own interests inthe network.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

PBA backs expanded River District renewal area - East Bay Business Times:

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Sandra McDonough, the alliance’s president and CEO, told the Portland City Councilk on June 17 that the city needs to do everythinv it can to providemore jobs. The council is reconsideringg expanding the River District by nearlty42 acres, as well as increasew the amount of bonds the city can assumew to fund projects within the district. The councik and the Portland Development Commissionh had first sought the expansion nearly two yearxs ago but were thwarted bya citizens’ groulp complaint.
The Friends of Urban Renewal group had charged that the Rivet Districtexpansion proposal, which would have also redirectefd $20 million in district-generated fundsw to a new East Portland elementary didn’t fit technical urban renewal definitions. The councio will vote on the measurenext week. McDonough said urbajn renewal provides funding for investment sin infrastructure, housing, social services and public-private “We need to create jobs,” she said. “W have an opportunity to do just that by adoptiny theserevised findings, which address the issues that have been raised about the River District expansion.
We can then move forwarsd with the important projects that dependd onthese funds.” City Commissioner Nick Fish has said that the constructiomn of a new homeless services center couldr depend on urban renewal funds if construction is to begin this McDonough said the alliance backz using urban renewal fund s to build the center.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Governor lobbies for increased incentives for film industry - San Francisco Business Times:

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Kulongoski is seeking support for SenaterBill 621, which would reauthorize and increasse the financial incentives for moviemakers. The plan is capped at $10 million per Kulongoski wants to raise the capto $15 A Senate committee passed the bill In the first six monthxs of 2009, television and movie productions invested more than $40 millionm in Oregon, according to the governor’s office. That’s the highest totalk in 15 years. In recentt weeks, a Harrison Ford movie called “The Untitlex Crowley Project” and the TNT series “Leverage” have been shootingf in Portland.
Producers for "Thee Untitled Crowley Project" joined Kulongoski at Monday's press conference at . “Oregon has become an A-lisgt location for the film and televisiojnindustry – and an important critical piece of Oregon’sw economy,” the governor said in a news release. “Greehn energy is one bright spotin Oregon’s economy and the film industry is another, generating an additional $1.1 million in incom e for Oregon workers and local businesses for everyh $1 million spent by a production.” The governor creditee the incentive program, created in 2003, with spurring the growth of the state's film programk from a $2.
1 milliomn industry to an $8 million industry.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

ArtsBeat: Four Word CMJ Reviews: Tuesday and Wednesday - New York Times

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Two more leave BofA board - San Antonio Business Journal:

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According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Prueher andFrank didn’t resign because of any disagreement with the Jackie Ward and Patricia Mitchell resignefd early this month. Mitchelol is a former New York television executive and currently servese as chief executive of the Paleuy Centerfor Media, a New York nonprofit. Ward is the retiresd chief executiveof Atlanta-base d Computer Generation Inc., a software Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. chief executive, resigned from the BofA boardc effectiveMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announcedd former lead independentdirector O. Temple Sloam had left the board.
BofA didn’t discloswe Sloan’s reason for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA director for 13 Inearly June, four outside directors were electede to BofA’s board. They are former Federal Reservse GovernorSusan Bies, former Compassd Bancshares Inc. chief executive and chairman D. Paul former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Donald Powell and retired BankOne Corp. and Visa International Inc. executiver William Boardman. BofA’s boardr has been under intense scrutiny in recent months as the bank sufferee through asharp stock-price decline after acquirin Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has receivef $45 billion in taxpayer aid.
At the bank’s annual meeting in late shareholders voted to strip Chief Executiv Kenneth Lewis of his positionj asboard chairman. Walter Massey was installecd as the new chairman and has indicated the board needes tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and

Sunday, October 17, 2010

In the courtroom, pain revealed before trial - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Landscapers adjusting to evolving industry - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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But amid the worst economic downturn since theGreayt Depression, homeowners are choosing stripped-down versions of their yards opting for typical grill areas insteafd of larger kitchens. at the same time, locak landscapers say the backyard has become increasingly important to their clients as a place to gather and hang out as vacatiojn plans get puton hold. A growing numbe r of families are planting gardensd together as a way to garnerr organic food and to savesome Nationwide, an estimated 43 million U.S. households plan to grow their own fruits, vegetables, berries and herbs this according to the National Gardebn Association. Last year alone, households spent $2.
5 billio n on food gardening. Local nursery and gardening centerr ownerssay they’ve also seen an uptick in the number of peoplse interested in planting gardens. Many are interested in organi foods, but the growing awareness of leading environmentallyy conscious lives is spreading beyonsthe garden. More and Atlanta landscapers are educating their clientzs onorganic fertilizers, water more efficient LED lighting, and othefr backyard landscaping and design issues. Things as simple as usingb native plants can drastically reduce the amountg of water needed to keep upa yard.
Planting shad trees in the right areasd can also save ona home’sx energy bill by blocking sunlight or letting it in at differeny times of the year. And though water restrictionsdfrom Georgia’s recent drought have lightened, landscaperws say homeowners are remaining conscious of the importance of watere conservation when it comes to cultivating beautifulk backyards. In the pages of this Home Quarterly, you’ll find storie s of local landscapers and other business owners who are adapting to a changingAmerican mind-set and an evolviny industry.
There’s the story of a landscaperd who decided to capitalize onthe area’sa drought woes by developing a new water containment systejm to catch rain that can then be used for Or there’s the landscaper who was challengedc to create an eco-friendlg landscape for a unique Decatue home, which is one of the firs t houses to achieve Platinum levelk under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadershil in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, gree building system.
You’ll also find the latest opinioneof what’s happening in the landscaping busines and experiences from some of the industry’s top locao leaders, including Mary Kay Woodworth, executive directof of the Metro Atlanta Landscape & Turf — Misty Williams,

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Dyer drops out of Texas congressional race - NewsWest9.com

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

School settles laptop spying case to "protect taxpayers" - Ars Technica

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Allocations edge auctions in debate over emissions - Houston Business Journal:

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The EPA has just declared carbon dioxide a danger topubliv health, which could trigger regulation of CO2 emissions undert the Clean Air Act. At the same climate czar Carol Browner is urging Congress to establisb abroad U.S. greenhouse gas polic before global climate change talks beginh near the end ofthe year. To this end, U.S. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Edwardr Markey, D-Mass., have introduced a bill titled “Thwe American Clean Energy and Security Actof 2009.” Althougb the bill promotes clean energy and energy the most significant provisions are those mandatin g reductions in CO2 emissions. The proposex mechanism for getting from here to thereis “cap-and-trade.
” This involvees first setting a limit on the totao volume of emissions that can be producef across the U.S. in a given year and then granting tradablwefederal permits, called “allowances,” to covered entitiews for each ton of CO2 emitted. The intentioj is to encourage firms that find it cheapl to cut emission to do so while allowing those with no easy means to reduce pollution to buypermites instead. The Waxman-Markey bill would reduc the number of available allowancesw each year in order to achieve an 83 percenrt reduction in CO2 emissionsby 2050.
Waxman-Markey does not address how allowances woulsd be initially distributed or what percentage might be auctionedc or simply allocatedto polluters. Some observers argude that with many industries currently suffering from theeconomid downturn, the auctioning of permits would be The U.S. Chamber of Commercwe has warned that many companies could face additional fiscakl burdens that might threaten theidr survival if forcedto “bid” for CO2 emissionn rights in today’s recessionary economy becauses it would be difficult to pass these costsa on to consumers.
By some environmental groups are relishing the prospect of billions of dollarws from permit auctions that could be spenyt onresearch into, and subsidies for, alternativr energy sources. The issue of allocation versus auction is of particulae concernto America’s electric utilities. According to the Edisonn Electric Institute, power generation from all sourcez accounts for roughly 40 percentof U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. If the industry were required to bid for 40 percenf of theCO2 allowances, this would resultt in a sizeable spike in the cost of delivered power.
What’s the huge demand for permits from this one economic sectotr would push up the pricee of permits for everyother industry. A betterf approach would be to initially allocater allowances to the powere sector proportional to its level of CO2 emissions whilew gradually shifting to an auction This would help ease the transition toa carbon-constrainexd economy as all technology options — includingg renewables, advanced nuclear generation and carbon sequestration become available and as compliance costs are stabilized.
It woulf also cushion the impacts onelectricity customers, particularly low-income families and energy-intensive Permit allocations have been used successfully for many years undert the federal Acid Rain Program, a cap-and-trade program that has significantly reduce d sulfur dioxide emissions, and at a much lowe cost than had been initially projected. Numerou organizations have expressed support for CO2allowance allocations, instead of auctions, duringb the early stages of cap-and-trade. For the U.S.
Climate Action Partnership — an alliance of majo businesses and leading climatde and environmentalgroups — argues that an allowance value distribution structure can cushion the costs to both consumers and businesses durinyg the transition to a full auction system. Support for allocations has also come from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, major labor organizations and the National Associatio n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Without question, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the most serious environmental challenge America hasever faced. Cap-and-trade can produce tremendous benefits over but it comes with a substantialprices tag.
By initially allocating allowances, and not auctioningh them off to the highest we can lessen the burden on consumers whiled still achieving the goal of substantially reduced CO2 emissionds in theyears ahead.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Cyclist raising money for spill killed in crash - MiamiHerald.com

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Friday, October 8, 2010

CPO Pares Early Gains, Refined Soya In Sluggish Mode - India Infoline.com

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Monday TV Picks: Those 'Glee' clubbers are humming along just fine - Seattle Times

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Sunday, October 3, 2010

Kotelnik a possibility for Victor Ortiz instead of John Murray - BoxingNews24.com

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

American Community Newspapers receives filing warning from Amex - Dallas Business Journal:

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the parent company for the Plano Star Courier andthe , among has received a noticwe from the stating that it has missed the ’sa second-quarter filing deadline for its 10-Q Amex says American Community Newspapers' missede deadline does not conform to the compliance standard it maintains for all of its listed companies. In respons to the missed deadline, Addison-based American Community Newspapers must submit a plan to Amex by 4 on how the companyg plans to get back into compliance with thefiliny guidelines. If the plan is deemed acceptable, American Community Newspapers willremain listed, Amex said. If American Communithy Newspapers missesthe Sept.
4 deadline or the plan is deemee unacceptable, Amex will begin proceedings to de-lisrt the newspaper company from the stock American Community Newspapers said ina statement. Other papers undeer the American Community Newspaper umbrella includ e thePlano Insider, Allen American, , Celina Record, , Rowletf Lakeshore Times, Little Elm Journal, Lewisville Leader, Flower Mound Leader, Coppell Gazette, The Colony Leader, Southlaker Times, Penny Saver, North Texas Life, Stonebridgde Life, All About Frisco, All About Coppell, All Aboutr Flower Mound and Lantana. Amex’s notice of possiblde delistment follows the preliminary releasde of AmericanCommunity Newspapers' second-quarter results.
The newspaperr company says it anticipates a preliminaryt net lossof $69.2 million, or $4.73 per dilutefd share for the second That compares to a net incom of 13 cents per sharre a year ago. The expected loss is attribute to an estimated noncasbh chargeof $69.4 million. Excluding this the company said it would be predicting net incomeof