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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylanddnursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortage is expected toreach 10,000 by according to the . The current vacancy rate of nursew at state hospitals is8 percent. The economivc downturn has helped the industry because many retired nursews have come back to but once the recession ends the shortage will saidCarmela Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospitalk Association. The first round of grants will increasre the number of nurses graduatinbg by 300 students and add 20 facultyg positions at nursing programe acrossthe state.
“The number of nurse graduating from Maryland schoolse are simplynot enough,” said Ronald B. president of and co-chair of the “Whpo Will Care?” campaign at a preses conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursinv demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursinf students. The program has raised $15.5 million to date through the state’a business community, including fundss from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region's largesrt hospital system, and , the region' s largest health insurer. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for gave $500,000.
The goal is to raise $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, .
The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylanddnursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortage is expected toreach 10,000 by according to the . The current vacancy rate of nursew at state hospitals is8 percent. The economivc downturn has helped the industry because many retired nursews have come back to but once the recession ends the shortage will saidCarmela Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospitalk Association. The first round of grants will increasre the number of nurses graduatinbg by 300 students and add 20 facultyg positions at nursing programe acrossthe state.
“The number of nurse graduating from Maryland schoolse are simplynot enough,” said Ronald B. president of and co-chair of the “Whpo Will Care?” campaign at a preses conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursinv demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursinf students. The program has raised $15.5 million to date through the state’a business community, including fundss from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region's largesrt hospital system, and , the region' s largest health insurer. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for gave $500,000.
The goal is to raise $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, .
Saturday, July 28, 2012
VoIP Inc. hit with involuntary bankruptcy petition - Denver Business Journal:
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An involuntary petition was filed June 2againsg , a voice over Internet provider, in the . The company had alreadyh said in 2008 that it eliminateed most of its workforce and suspended all telecommunications It is also facing a filed by thein U.S. District Courtt in Miami, alleging former executives misled investors about the financial health ofthe company. Now, some creditore are appealing to a bankruptcy judge to help them recoverf judgmentsagainst VoIP. The petitioninyg creditors areof Carlsbad, Calif., with a claim of Garyn Angel, with a claim of $391,000; and Carrie with a claim of $152,172, according to the petition.
“The filing of the involuntarg [bankruptcy] is not directly relates to theSEC action, although I’m sure they will eventuallyg overlap,” said bankruptcy attorney Craig Pugatch, of , who representx Noctua Fund, but said he does not represent the Angels. “A group of creditors have been attemptinb tocollect assets. They believe assets are The SEC complaint, filed in alleges that, between November 2004 and May 2005, executives recordedf $1.4 million in fictitious revenu e from purported sales of computer hardwars and formanagement services. It further alleges the inflateed revenue raisedthe company’s overall revenue figures by 43 percent for the year endesd Dec.
31, 2004. The SEC also said management knew VoIP wasstrugglinfg financially, that the company’s actual revenues were substantially less than its projectiones and that an executive sold more than 4 milliob shares of the company’s stock to realize more than $4.4 milliohn in profit without properly recording the The SEC had asked the court to disgorge all of the profitss the former executives made as a result of theird actions, pay a civil penaltg and permanently bar them from actingb as an officer or director of a publicly held “We think the type of inaccurate publif information being put out was a pervasive Pugatch said.
“We also believe insiders and lenders were notactingh properly.” Attempts to reach VoIP were not The company’s phone numbet in Fort Lauderdale had been
An involuntary petition was filed June 2againsg , a voice over Internet provider, in the . The company had alreadyh said in 2008 that it eliminateed most of its workforce and suspended all telecommunications It is also facing a filed by thein U.S. District Courtt in Miami, alleging former executives misled investors about the financial health ofthe company. Now, some creditore are appealing to a bankruptcy judge to help them recoverf judgmentsagainst VoIP. The petitioninyg creditors areof Carlsbad, Calif., with a claim of Garyn Angel, with a claim of $391,000; and Carrie with a claim of $152,172, according to the petition.
“The filing of the involuntarg [bankruptcy] is not directly relates to theSEC action, although I’m sure they will eventuallyg overlap,” said bankruptcy attorney Craig Pugatch, of , who representx Noctua Fund, but said he does not represent the Angels. “A group of creditors have been attemptinb tocollect assets. They believe assets are The SEC complaint, filed in alleges that, between November 2004 and May 2005, executives recordedf $1.4 million in fictitious revenu e from purported sales of computer hardwars and formanagement services. It further alleges the inflateed revenue raisedthe company’s overall revenue figures by 43 percent for the year endesd Dec.
31, 2004. The SEC also said management knew VoIP wasstrugglinfg financially, that the company’s actual revenues were substantially less than its projectiones and that an executive sold more than 4 milliob shares of the company’s stock to realize more than $4.4 milliohn in profit without properly recording the The SEC had asked the court to disgorge all of the profitss the former executives made as a result of theird actions, pay a civil penaltg and permanently bar them from actingb as an officer or director of a publicly held “We think the type of inaccurate publif information being put out was a pervasive Pugatch said.
“We also believe insiders and lenders were notactingh properly.” Attempts to reach VoIP were not The company’s phone numbet in Fort Lauderdale had been
Friday, July 27, 2012
Operator of Japan's crippled nuke plant still mishandling disaster response ... - Washington Post
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KOMO News | Operator of Japan's crippled nuke plant still mishandling disaster response ... Washington Post TOKYO â€" The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is still stumbling in its handling of the disaster 16 months later, by dragging its feet in investigations and trying to understate the true damage at the complex, investigators said Monday ... Japan probes » |
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
How copyright rules silenced Mitt Romney - Macleans.ca
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Macleans.ca | How copyright rules silenced Mitt Romney Macleans.ca Copyright is too often described as a “divisive†issue. The truth is that aside from some people who are passionate about copyright reform and some industries that are passionate about copyright enforcement, there are many, many more people who couldn ... |
Monday, July 23, 2012
N.J. tax amnesty brings revenue windfall - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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New Jersey expected to generate $100 million when the 45-dauy program was launched, but at its close last week had collectedc morethan $600 million in back taxew owed. Final revenue coule increase byanother $50 millionn to $100 million once the remaining 17,500 envelopes are openeds and processed, the Governor’s Office said. New Jersey’x program, which ran from May 4 to June 15, permitted those owinyg back taxesfrom Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penalty and for half theinterest owed. Of the collections processer to date, 56 percent were for the corporationnbusiness tax, 23 percent for saleds and use taxes and 14 percent for gros income tax.
A vote on a final budget for New Jerseu isexpected Thursday. Gov. Jon S. Corzine wouled like to see the additional revenue be put toward propertyutax relief, which was slated to be eliminated for all but seniors and the disabled to address an up to $9 billionb deficit in fiscal year 2010. In Pennsylvania, statde Rep. John C. R-Lancaster, is pitching legislation for a one-time tax amnesty program as a budget fix forhis state. The bill woul permit a 90-day tax amnest period during 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill is in the Housee Finance Committee. “New Jersey has confirmedx that this is a perfec t time for a tax amnesty program to succeed in said Bear. “We are facing a $3.
2 billionj budget deficit and New Jersey’s successful prograkm should vividly illustrate that such a prograjm can collect hundreds of millionsin revenue, or already owed to the state.” Pennsylvania’x last tax amnesty program, which occurexd more than a decade ago, brought in $93 million, Bear said. Revenue from a tax amnest y program could be used to addresthe state’s budget deficit, instead of Gov. Ed Rendell’se proposal to raise the state incomwe taxfrom 3.07 percent to 3.57 percent, Bear The governor’s proposed 16 percent increasse in the personal income tax rate woulcd generate about $1.
5 billion a year in new revenue and amount to about $250 more per year for a family earning $50,000. “Now — durinh this dire budget crisis — is the time for a new tax amnestuy program to be put in Bear said.
New Jersey expected to generate $100 million when the 45-dauy program was launched, but at its close last week had collectedc morethan $600 million in back taxew owed. Final revenue coule increase byanother $50 millionn to $100 million once the remaining 17,500 envelopes are openeds and processed, the Governor’s Office said. New Jersey’x program, which ran from May 4 to June 15, permitted those owinyg back taxesfrom Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penalty and for half theinterest owed. Of the collections processer to date, 56 percent were for the corporationnbusiness tax, 23 percent for saleds and use taxes and 14 percent for gros income tax.
A vote on a final budget for New Jerseu isexpected Thursday. Gov. Jon S. Corzine wouled like to see the additional revenue be put toward propertyutax relief, which was slated to be eliminated for all but seniors and the disabled to address an up to $9 billionb deficit in fiscal year 2010. In Pennsylvania, statde Rep. John C. R-Lancaster, is pitching legislation for a one-time tax amnesty program as a budget fix forhis state. The bill woul permit a 90-day tax amnest period during 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill is in the Housee Finance Committee. “New Jersey has confirmedx that this is a perfec t time for a tax amnesty program to succeed in said Bear. “We are facing a $3.
2 billionj budget deficit and New Jersey’s successful prograkm should vividly illustrate that such a prograjm can collect hundreds of millionsin revenue, or already owed to the state.” Pennsylvania’x last tax amnesty program, which occurexd more than a decade ago, brought in $93 million, Bear said. Revenue from a tax amnest y program could be used to addresthe state’s budget deficit, instead of Gov. Ed Rendell’se proposal to raise the state incomwe taxfrom 3.07 percent to 3.57 percent, Bear The governor’s proposed 16 percent increasse in the personal income tax rate woulcd generate about $1.
5 billion a year in new revenue and amount to about $250 more per year for a family earning $50,000. “Now — durinh this dire budget crisis — is the time for a new tax amnestuy program to be put in Bear said.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Get Your Fried-Bird Fix Without The Guilt With Hilah Johnson's Chick-Fil-Gay - Queerty
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Facebook leads social networking space as Twitter growth skyrockets - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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According to the new report, Facebook users logged 13.9 billionh minutes on the sitein April, makintg it the most popular social networking site on the Web. was the seconr most popular social networking site with about 5 billionm minutes spent loggedin April. Twitter logged roughly 300 milliohn minutes, and LinkedIn about 202 According to theNielsen study, totap minutes spent on social networkinhg sites has increased 83 percent Twitter had far-and-away the fastesgt growth over the past year -- with aboutr 37-times more minutes spent on the site in April compared to April of last year. Facebooj also posted rapid growth, with a seven-foldr increase over last year.
“We have seen some majot growth in Facebook during the past and a subsequent decline in Twitter has come on the scens in an explosive way perhaps changinhg the outlook for the entire saidJon Gibs, Nielsen vice online media and agencyy insights. “The one thing that is cleatr about social networking is that regardless of how fast a site is growing or how bigit is, it can quickly fall out of favor with While Facebook has become the top dog in the sociaol networking space, MySpace is the leader in online With 121 million video streams, MySpace.co was the No. 1 social networkin destination when ranked by streams and total minutezs spentviewing video.
MySpace visitors spent 384 million minutes viewing video onthe site, with an averagee of 38.8 minutes per viewer. In Facebook visitors spent only 114 million minutes viewing video in with an averageof 11.2 minutes per video The Nielsen Co. is a global informatiomn and media company specializing in consumer television and othermedia measurement.
According to the new report, Facebook users logged 13.9 billionh minutes on the sitein April, makintg it the most popular social networking site on the Web. was the seconr most popular social networking site with about 5 billionm minutes spent loggedin April. Twitter logged roughly 300 milliohn minutes, and LinkedIn about 202 According to theNielsen study, totap minutes spent on social networkinhg sites has increased 83 percent Twitter had far-and-away the fastesgt growth over the past year -- with aboutr 37-times more minutes spent on the site in April compared to April of last year. Facebooj also posted rapid growth, with a seven-foldr increase over last year.
“We have seen some majot growth in Facebook during the past and a subsequent decline in Twitter has come on the scens in an explosive way perhaps changinhg the outlook for the entire saidJon Gibs, Nielsen vice online media and agencyy insights. “The one thing that is cleatr about social networking is that regardless of how fast a site is growing or how bigit is, it can quickly fall out of favor with While Facebook has become the top dog in the sociaol networking space, MySpace is the leader in online With 121 million video streams, MySpace.co was the No. 1 social networkin destination when ranked by streams and total minutezs spentviewing video.
MySpace visitors spent 384 million minutes viewing video onthe site, with an averagee of 38.8 minutes per viewer. In Facebook visitors spent only 114 million minutes viewing video in with an averageof 11.2 minutes per video The Nielsen Co. is a global informatiomn and media company specializing in consumer television and othermedia measurement.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Resolute Games launching new iPhone app - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Seven Deaths is a fighting game that followsa the lives of eight characters through one night in Nagamachi througyh a battle for contro l inthe city. The game includes full stories of the characters anddetailesd backgrounds. The game will also eventually includes updatesfor Wi-Fi multiplayer and social Resolute Games has also created other iPhonde applications, including “ThumStruck,” “Segment” and “Elvis And Resolute gamers will now have new, fasterr devices to play on.
At its Worldwidde Developers Conference inSan Francisco, announced the next generationh of iPhone, which will download contentg three times faster than the current bransd and will include a 3-megapixel autofocus It also has voice-control featurew and a built-in compass. The 3GS also has improvedf battery life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hourws while watching video, 30 hours usinh audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five hours using 3G The new iPhone will be available in blackm and white on June 19. It will sell for $199 for a 16GB mode l and $299 for 32GB.
Seven Deaths is a fighting game that followsa the lives of eight characters through one night in Nagamachi througyh a battle for contro l inthe city. The game includes full stories of the characters anddetailesd backgrounds. The game will also eventually includes updatesfor Wi-Fi multiplayer and social Resolute Games has also created other iPhonde applications, including “ThumStruck,” “Segment” and “Elvis And Resolute gamers will now have new, fasterr devices to play on.
At its Worldwidde Developers Conference inSan Francisco, announced the next generationh of iPhone, which will download contentg three times faster than the current bransd and will include a 3-megapixel autofocus It also has voice-control featurew and a built-in compass. The 3GS also has improvedf battery life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hourws while watching video, 30 hours usinh audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five hours using 3G The new iPhone will be available in blackm and white on June 19. It will sell for $199 for a 16GB mode l and $299 for 32GB.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Double duty: Juggling two jobs, family brings new meaning to March Madness for James Breeding - Business First of Louisville:
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At night and on weekends, he tradex in his team logo golf shirt and khaki s fora black-and-white-striped pullover, a whistls and a basketball. For the past decade, Breeding has been an NCAA referere and hasofficiated men’s basketball games for several leagues, including the Big East and Southeastern He calls an average of 50 games a year and made his debu t last season at The Big Dance when he officiatedd during two NCAA Tournament contests. With two life is a balancing act of sorts for a 37-year-old Louisville native. Throw in the fact that he’sz married with three childrej ranging in age from 9 months to16 years, and Marcb Madness has a whole new meaning.
energy by his boss, Bats president Gary and it’s a good His schedule intensifies this timeof year, when he’s feverishly tryinh to wrap up season-ticket renewals for the baseball club then flyingb off to some faraway city to maintain order durintg high-stakes hardwood action. But he says he wouldn’t have it any othedr way. Late nights, early mornings Breeding said technologyh has made it easier to do both jobs at the same With his laptop computer and he can conduct much of his busines on behalf of the Bats while waitingb in a hotel room for anevening Still, Breeding, who has been with the Bats sincd 1998, tries not to miss more than one officre day per week during basketball season, and that takes some effort.
On a recentg February day, for he worked until mid-afternoon at the offices, hopped in his car and drovre nearly four hoursto Murray, Ky., to officiat e a game between and Tennessed Tech. After the two-hour-plus game, he got back in his car for the long drivwto Louisville. By morning, he was back in the offices. “I couldn’t keep up with his the Bats’ Ulmer said with a chuckle. “Not that I’c want to.” The Bats president said Breeding’s work neveer has suffered because of hissecond job, and the club’ds management has no problemm with him moonlighting as a referee.
Ulmer figured that anyone used to being booed on a regulat basisby 20,000 basketball fans and yellexd at by some very high-strung college coaches can handls just about anything. “James has sound judgments and very good Ulmer said. Breeding, a down-to-earth sort, said he appreciatews the latitude given to him bythe Bats’ brass, and he knowsz where his priorities are. “I don’t ever want to lose sight of the fact thatthis position) is my full-time job,” he added. From his childhood days growiny up in the FernCreei area, Breeding seemed destined for a career in sports. He playexd basketball and baseball asa youngster, excellinv in both sports at .
He attended in Mounr Carmel, Ill., and pitched for the baseball team therw before leaving school in 1990 and joiningthe .
At night and on weekends, he tradex in his team logo golf shirt and khaki s fora black-and-white-striped pullover, a whistls and a basketball. For the past decade, Breeding has been an NCAA referere and hasofficiated men’s basketball games for several leagues, including the Big East and Southeastern He calls an average of 50 games a year and made his debu t last season at The Big Dance when he officiatedd during two NCAA Tournament contests. With two life is a balancing act of sorts for a 37-year-old Louisville native. Throw in the fact that he’sz married with three childrej ranging in age from 9 months to16 years, and Marcb Madness has a whole new meaning.
energy by his boss, Bats president Gary and it’s a good His schedule intensifies this timeof year, when he’s feverishly tryinh to wrap up season-ticket renewals for the baseball club then flyingb off to some faraway city to maintain order durintg high-stakes hardwood action. But he says he wouldn’t have it any othedr way. Late nights, early mornings Breeding said technologyh has made it easier to do both jobs at the same With his laptop computer and he can conduct much of his busines on behalf of the Bats while waitingb in a hotel room for anevening Still, Breeding, who has been with the Bats sincd 1998, tries not to miss more than one officre day per week during basketball season, and that takes some effort.
On a recentg February day, for he worked until mid-afternoon at the offices, hopped in his car and drovre nearly four hoursto Murray, Ky., to officiat e a game between and Tennessed Tech. After the two-hour-plus game, he got back in his car for the long drivwto Louisville. By morning, he was back in the offices. “I couldn’t keep up with his the Bats’ Ulmer said with a chuckle. “Not that I’c want to.” The Bats president said Breeding’s work neveer has suffered because of hissecond job, and the club’ds management has no problemm with him moonlighting as a referee.
Ulmer figured that anyone used to being booed on a regulat basisby 20,000 basketball fans and yellexd at by some very high-strung college coaches can handls just about anything. “James has sound judgments and very good Ulmer said. Breeding, a down-to-earth sort, said he appreciatews the latitude given to him bythe Bats’ brass, and he knowsz where his priorities are. “I don’t ever want to lose sight of the fact thatthis position) is my full-time job,” he added. From his childhood days growiny up in the FernCreei area, Breeding seemed destined for a career in sports. He playexd basketball and baseball asa youngster, excellinv in both sports at .
He attended in Mounr Carmel, Ill., and pitched for the baseball team therw before leaving school in 1990 and joiningthe .
Monday, July 16, 2012
Chasing eternal winter - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz | Chasing eternal winter Stuff.co.nz Strenuous and intense, ski patrolling involves being the first up the mountain and the last down. |
Saturday, July 14, 2012
notes: Hammel considering surgery that could keep him out until September - Baltimore Sun (blog)
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notes: Hammel considering surgery that could keep him out until September Baltimore Sun (blog) Orioles ace Jason Hammel said he hadn't made a decision on a course of action on his injured right knee, but he is leaning toward getting it surgically repaired. |
Friday, July 13, 2012
GM enters bankruptcy filing - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaker — once the world’es biggest company and WesternNew York’s largest manufacturinh employer for decades — is among the largesg in U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturinhg bankruptcy. Chapter 11, whicj allows the company to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and providesw $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructured itself. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said in a prepares statement that GM was being reinventedr and that the company is readyh for the jobat hand.
"The economic crisis has caused enormous disruption in the auto but with it has come the opportunituy for us to reinventour business. We are going to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuinbg provides us with powerful tools to accelerated and complete our reinvention, as well as strong safeguardds for our customers and our he said. The GM plan as detailex by U.S. officials would allowa a much smaller GM to emerge from court protectio within 60 to 90 GM also plans to clos e11 U.S. facilities and idle another three plants by the endof 2010. GM’zs Tonawanda engine plant, where 1,100 people work, will remainj open.
The automaker has not provided an updatex target for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,00 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 uniojn members it now employs. Also not immediately clead is what GM’s bankruptcy filing will mean for ’s plants in Lockport, Rochester and three others. Generalk Motors plans to take back the facilitiesd from the former parts subsidiary that it spun off in according to a tentative deal reached last week between GM andthe UAW.
The factories in New Michigan and Indiana would operateundefr Delphi’s union rules, but be considered part of GM, once The Lockport plant Delphi Thermal Systems, which has 2,10p employees — was founded as Harrison Radiator Co. in 1910 and becamd part of GM in 1918. For 81 years it operatef under General Motors ownership until the independenftDelphi Corp. was formed. Delphi itself is operating unde r bankruptcy court supervision having filed for Chapterr 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerged from bankruptcy in April 2008 but those plansw fell apart when a key investort dropped out ofa $2.
556 billion stock deal with the General Motors employs 92,000 in the United Statexs and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 retirees. The U.S. government woulx hold a 60 percent financial interesgt in a reorganized GM and the UAW would takea 17.5 percentr stake. The governments of Canada and the provincw of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent.
Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaker — once the world’es biggest company and WesternNew York’s largest manufacturinh employer for decades — is among the largesg in U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturinhg bankruptcy. Chapter 11, whicj allows the company to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and providesw $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructured itself. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said in a prepares statement that GM was being reinventedr and that the company is readyh for the jobat hand.
"The economic crisis has caused enormous disruption in the auto but with it has come the opportunituy for us to reinventour business. We are going to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuinbg provides us with powerful tools to accelerated and complete our reinvention, as well as strong safeguardds for our customers and our he said. The GM plan as detailex by U.S. officials would allowa a much smaller GM to emerge from court protectio within 60 to 90 GM also plans to clos e11 U.S. facilities and idle another three plants by the endof 2010. GM’zs Tonawanda engine plant, where 1,100 people work, will remainj open.
The automaker has not provided an updatex target for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,00 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 uniojn members it now employs. Also not immediately clead is what GM’s bankruptcy filing will mean for ’s plants in Lockport, Rochester and three others. Generalk Motors plans to take back the facilitiesd from the former parts subsidiary that it spun off in according to a tentative deal reached last week between GM andthe UAW.
The factories in New Michigan and Indiana would operateundefr Delphi’s union rules, but be considered part of GM, once The Lockport plant Delphi Thermal Systems, which has 2,10p employees — was founded as Harrison Radiator Co. in 1910 and becamd part of GM in 1918. For 81 years it operatef under General Motors ownership until the independenftDelphi Corp. was formed. Delphi itself is operating unde r bankruptcy court supervision having filed for Chapterr 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerged from bankruptcy in April 2008 but those plansw fell apart when a key investort dropped out ofa $2.
556 billion stock deal with the General Motors employs 92,000 in the United Statexs and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 retirees. The U.S. government woulx hold a 60 percent financial interesgt in a reorganized GM and the UAW would takea 17.5 percentr stake. The governments of Canada and the provincw of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Ducks prospect Lasch takes long way home - OCRegister
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
ZeroG Wireless raises $17M - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Sunnyvale-based company said the round was ledby , whicb has an office in Menlo Park. Also participating were , whichu has an office in Menlo Park, and , which has an officew in San Mateo. ZeroG said it will use the financintg to bring its products to market throughn expandedsales channels, further builcd out its executive team, and develop future products. Alex Benim of Battery Ventures also joined the Zerov Wireless board of directors to forma six-member “While the traditional market for Wi-Fi silicon for laptops, accesx points and routers is well ZeroG Wireless is targetingb a multi-billion dollar segment of long-taill applications that will greatly expand the overall Wi-Fi market,” said Benik.
“They are the first to offetr alow cost, low power and easy to embed chip that allowx literally any device to benefit from the huge existinh base of Wi-Fi infrastructure."
The Sunnyvale-based company said the round was ledby , whicb has an office in Menlo Park. Also participating were , whichu has an office in Menlo Park, and , which has an officew in San Mateo. ZeroG said it will use the financintg to bring its products to market throughn expandedsales channels, further builcd out its executive team, and develop future products. Alex Benim of Battery Ventures also joined the Zerov Wireless board of directors to forma six-member “While the traditional market for Wi-Fi silicon for laptops, accesx points and routers is well ZeroG Wireless is targetingb a multi-billion dollar segment of long-taill applications that will greatly expand the overall Wi-Fi market,” said Benik.
“They are the first to offetr alow cost, low power and easy to embed chip that allowx literally any device to benefit from the huge existinh base of Wi-Fi infrastructure."
Monday, July 9, 2012
Aetna to Offer Affordable Benefits Package to Greater Philadelphia Chamber of ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Aetna to Offer Affordable Benefits Package to Greater Philadelphia Chamber of ... MarketWatch (press release) Aetna to Offer Affordable Benefits Package to Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Members. BLUE BELL, Pa., Jul 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aetna (NYSE:AET) today announced a new product offering specific » |
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Financial markets scramble for salvage - Memphis Business Journal:
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As of Sept. 24, Congressw was still wrangling overa $700 billion bailout of the financia l industry which, in the absence of a final has created ongoing turbulence and says Jerry Laurain, chief investment officer for . “We’rd kind of at the stage that there’s enough going on in Washington you shoulc wait to see what happens with the Laurain says. “And that’s not a good environmentr to make gooddecisions Nonetheless, investors of all types, from individuals to the most savvyh institutional money managers, have been doiny just that, or at least in an effort to salvage some of theit investments in an erratic market.
At the frony lines of this action are traders andmoneh managers. Mike Gibbs, a managing directoer and equity strategistat , says the call volume to Morgan Keegan has been He couldn’t provide specificv numbers, but it’s safe to say a lot of people are spending a lot of time on the phones with worriedx clients, he says. “Any time call volume picks up, clients are Gibbs says. “This is one of the thinge we get paid to do is talk them through Andby “this” Gibbs means a market that’w going through one for the history books, he “This is truly a historic time,” he says.
“This will be writtem about just like the Great Depressionh or the market crashin ’88. This is one of thosde kind of events we’re seeing take Some significant events backthat up. The S&Pl is now down almosyt 26% since last 20% is considered a bear market, Gibbs notes. Yieldsd on Treasury bills were actually trading in negative territory the weekof 15. And the flight out of money-market considered one of the safer saw withdrawals of morethan $188 billiojn the week of Sept. 15. Situationes like this are almost disastrous, he says.
“Everything feedw on each other and if the system stopd or there are extreme pressures from one it threatens to brinteverything down,” he says. “That’w the point we reached last The next day the Whitew House announcedits $700 billion plan to purchase troubled mortgage-relatedx assets of floundering financial For the financial industry, the currentt market conditions are presenting tremendous challenges for planneres across the board, says Ellen Turf, CEO of the 2,100-membefr . “This is a volatile time for everybody,” she “Everybody is being lambasted. I don’t thin anybody is removed from it.
” Some of the asseft classes in positive territory are mostly commoditiewsand energy. Crude oil is up 9% through 22; gold was up 4.5%, copperd 5% and corn 6.8%. First Tennessee’s Laurain says manage futures on some commodities have seemed to holdtheir own. “Because they can make moneuy when the stock marketgoes down, (investors) jumper on that trend and did OK,” he says. Davird Waddell, president of , Inc., says detailed communication about market conditionss and what his clients should expecrt havebeen steady.
As of Sept. 24, Congressw was still wrangling overa $700 billion bailout of the financia l industry which, in the absence of a final has created ongoing turbulence and says Jerry Laurain, chief investment officer for . “We’rd kind of at the stage that there’s enough going on in Washington you shoulc wait to see what happens with the Laurain says. “And that’s not a good environmentr to make gooddecisions Nonetheless, investors of all types, from individuals to the most savvyh institutional money managers, have been doiny just that, or at least in an effort to salvage some of theit investments in an erratic market.
At the frony lines of this action are traders andmoneh managers. Mike Gibbs, a managing directoer and equity strategistat , says the call volume to Morgan Keegan has been He couldn’t provide specificv numbers, but it’s safe to say a lot of people are spending a lot of time on the phones with worriedx clients, he says. “Any time call volume picks up, clients are Gibbs says. “This is one of the thinge we get paid to do is talk them through Andby “this” Gibbs means a market that’w going through one for the history books, he “This is truly a historic time,” he says.
“This will be writtem about just like the Great Depressionh or the market crashin ’88. This is one of thosde kind of events we’re seeing take Some significant events backthat up. The S&Pl is now down almosyt 26% since last 20% is considered a bear market, Gibbs notes. Yieldsd on Treasury bills were actually trading in negative territory the weekof 15. And the flight out of money-market considered one of the safer saw withdrawals of morethan $188 billiojn the week of Sept. 15. Situationes like this are almost disastrous, he says.
“Everything feedw on each other and if the system stopd or there are extreme pressures from one it threatens to brinteverything down,” he says. “That’w the point we reached last The next day the Whitew House announcedits $700 billion plan to purchase troubled mortgage-relatedx assets of floundering financial For the financial industry, the currentt market conditions are presenting tremendous challenges for planneres across the board, says Ellen Turf, CEO of the 2,100-membefr . “This is a volatile time for everybody,” she “Everybody is being lambasted. I don’t thin anybody is removed from it.
” Some of the asseft classes in positive territory are mostly commoditiewsand energy. Crude oil is up 9% through 22; gold was up 4.5%, copperd 5% and corn 6.8%. First Tennessee’s Laurain says manage futures on some commodities have seemed to holdtheir own. “Because they can make moneuy when the stock marketgoes down, (investors) jumper on that trend and did OK,” he says. Davird Waddell, president of , Inc., says detailed communication about market conditionss and what his clients should expecrt havebeen steady.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Erickson gives up on Hilliard project - Triangle Business Journal:
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notified the city of Hilliard last Thursday that the foreclosure filing means thedeveloper won't open the unfinished $34 million first phase and will no longer managwe the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two monthxs of wrangling over continued financing of the Hickoryu Chase project between the developer and the That financial issue had prompted Ericksojn to cease construction on the first 145 unitd of the complex and community center the week ofMay 12. The company’ds announcement comes as it from its goal ofinvestingb $12 billion to develop 50 communitiesx over the next That includes scrapping plans to build senior housing facilities in five including Ohio.
Before Erickson halteed construction, would-be residents had been told they could move in by late Erickson had planned to deliver 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “We have been informedx by the lender for our Hickory Chase projecg that despite out best efforts to resolv efinancial issues, the lender has commenced a foreclosurr proceeding that will resulft in us not being able to open Hickoryg Chase and end our management of the property,” the developerf wrote in its letter. “Wre are deeply disappointed we were not able to reacyha resolution.
” The deposits of prospective residents are not affected by the the company said, and it will offer The company said in June that it would closse its sales center in late July pending resolution of the financia l issues. A company spokesman offeresd no additional comment beyond the text of the A KeyBank spokeswoman also was not immediately available for commentr on thefinancing consortium’s plana for the property. The lender had extended a $90 million construction loan for the project inApril 2008, according to public records. In a news Hilliard said it had not risked city money inthe $17 millionj of road improvements to Britton Parkway, Ansojn Drive and Leap Road.
Britton Parkway openede in January while construction continues on the Anson Those projects were financed through a community developmenft authority that funded the project throughbbond financing. Those bonds were expected to be paid off through rising property taxes generated as theretiremenyt community’s buildings get Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwood said the city’xs current operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenu generated by the project.
“In we were not counting money from Ericksountil (the retirement community) was built,” Kelly-Underwooe said in the release, “and this unfortunate developmenyt shows the wisdom of taking that conservative approach.”
notified the city of Hilliard last Thursday that the foreclosure filing means thedeveloper won't open the unfinished $34 million first phase and will no longer managwe the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two monthxs of wrangling over continued financing of the Hickoryu Chase project between the developer and the That financial issue had prompted Ericksojn to cease construction on the first 145 unitd of the complex and community center the week ofMay 12. The company’ds announcement comes as it from its goal ofinvestingb $12 billion to develop 50 communitiesx over the next That includes scrapping plans to build senior housing facilities in five including Ohio.
Before Erickson halteed construction, would-be residents had been told they could move in by late Erickson had planned to deliver 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “We have been informedx by the lender for our Hickory Chase projecg that despite out best efforts to resolv efinancial issues, the lender has commenced a foreclosurr proceeding that will resulft in us not being able to open Hickoryg Chase and end our management of the property,” the developerf wrote in its letter. “Wre are deeply disappointed we were not able to reacyha resolution.
” The deposits of prospective residents are not affected by the the company said, and it will offer The company said in June that it would closse its sales center in late July pending resolution of the financia l issues. A company spokesman offeresd no additional comment beyond the text of the A KeyBank spokeswoman also was not immediately available for commentr on thefinancing consortium’s plana for the property. The lender had extended a $90 million construction loan for the project inApril 2008, according to public records. In a news Hilliard said it had not risked city money inthe $17 millionj of road improvements to Britton Parkway, Ansojn Drive and Leap Road.
Britton Parkway openede in January while construction continues on the Anson Those projects were financed through a community developmenft authority that funded the project throughbbond financing. Those bonds were expected to be paid off through rising property taxes generated as theretiremenyt community’s buildings get Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwood said the city’xs current operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenu generated by the project.
“In we were not counting money from Ericksountil (the retirement community) was built,” Kelly-Underwooe said in the release, “and this unfortunate developmenyt shows the wisdom of taking that conservative approach.”
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Kauffman Center lines up its second season of performers, speakers - Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Star | Kauffman Center lines up its second season of performers, speakers Kansas City Star The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts plans to launch its second season in Broadway style. Multitalented performer Bernadette Peters will do a late-summer star turn with members of the Kansas City Symphony on Aug. 18 in the Muriel Kauffman ... |
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Ohio, Ky. mortgage rates up over week - Phoenix Business Journal:
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A 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage carried a 5.40 percent interesgt rate in Ohio asof That's down from 5.48 earliere in the week, but up from 5.38 on May 28. In the price of a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped from 5.46 percent to 5.38 percenty by Thursday, which was unchangesd from Thursday of theprevious week. The nationaol average for a 30-yeae fixed-rate mortgage is 5.36 with rates across the countrh rangingfrom 5.27 percenty in California to 6.25 percent in Wisconsin.
But rates stil l remain well below year-ago levels, when 30-year mortgages averagedc more than6 percent, (NYSE: FRE) “Rates caught up to the recentf rise in long-term bond yieldxs this week to reach a 25-week said Freddie Mac Chief Economist Frank Nothaft. “Th slowdown in the housing marke t has now detracted from economi growth for the past13 quarters, the longestg quarterly stretch since at least 1947.” Despite risinfg rates, the housing markert continues to show small signs of life. The housing affordability index rose in Aprip toits second-highest level since at least 1971.
The NAR also reportec this week that pending sales of existing homes increased forthe third-consecutive month, posting the biggest monthly increase since 2001.
A 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage carried a 5.40 percent interesgt rate in Ohio asof That's down from 5.48 earliere in the week, but up from 5.38 on May 28. In the price of a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped from 5.46 percent to 5.38 percenty by Thursday, which was unchangesd from Thursday of theprevious week. The nationaol average for a 30-yeae fixed-rate mortgage is 5.36 with rates across the countrh rangingfrom 5.27 percenty in California to 6.25 percent in Wisconsin.
But rates stil l remain well below year-ago levels, when 30-year mortgages averagedc more than6 percent, (NYSE: FRE) “Rates caught up to the recentf rise in long-term bond yieldxs this week to reach a 25-week said Freddie Mac Chief Economist Frank Nothaft. “Th slowdown in the housing marke t has now detracted from economi growth for the past13 quarters, the longestg quarterly stretch since at least 1947.” Despite risinfg rates, the housing markert continues to show small signs of life. The housing affordability index rose in Aprip toits second-highest level since at least 1971.
The NAR also reportec this week that pending sales of existing homes increased forthe third-consecutive month, posting the biggest monthly increase since 2001.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Pledges of $2.5M bring School of Mines close to goal for petroleum building - Denver Business Journal:
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million in pledges from and its boardexecutive chairman, Harold Funds are being raisex by the Golden college for Marquez a $25 million teaching and research facility that will housde Mines’ petroleum engineering department. The new pledges consisty of $1.25 million from Houston-based Southwesternm Energy (NYSE: SWN) in honotr of Korell, its former CEO and a 1968 Mines and a matching pledge from Korell andhis Patricia. “The generous gifts that Southwestern Energy and Harold and Pat Korell have pledged towarc Marquez Hall will help us to extend our leadership in energy education and said Mines PresidentBill Scoggins.
“Such support from corporate and alumni partners is critical to creatinbg the campus infrastructure we need to keep our studentw and faculty at the forefrontof
million in pledges from and its boardexecutive chairman, Harold Funds are being raisex by the Golden college for Marquez a $25 million teaching and research facility that will housde Mines’ petroleum engineering department. The new pledges consisty of $1.25 million from Houston-based Southwesternm Energy (NYSE: SWN) in honotr of Korell, its former CEO and a 1968 Mines and a matching pledge from Korell andhis Patricia. “The generous gifts that Southwestern Energy and Harold and Pat Korell have pledged towarc Marquez Hall will help us to extend our leadership in energy education and said Mines PresidentBill Scoggins.
“Such support from corporate and alumni partners is critical to creatinbg the campus infrastructure we need to keep our studentw and faculty at the forefrontof
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Free buses bring Chapel Hill livability award - Washington Business Journal:
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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitie across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilityt Award. Chapel Hill won for citiesw with populations of fewerthan 100,000. S.C., won for cities with populationx of morethan 100,000. The contest was judger on three criteria: mayorap leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broad impact on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayoras honored Chapel Hill for its decisionj in 2002 to no longer charges fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in apresas release.
While many bus systems in collegetowns don’tr charge students and faculty to ride, a scant few provide free service to all riders. The town implemented the fare-free system to encourage people to take the bus and leavee their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled sinc fares wereeliminated – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projected 7 millioj this year. “The Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundationb of our sustainable Foy said in apress release.
“Thie bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placpeople love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planningg a “community event” to celebrate the livability award and that it will released details soon.
The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitie across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilityt Award. Chapel Hill won for citiesw with populations of fewerthan 100,000. S.C., won for cities with populationx of morethan 100,000. The contest was judger on three criteria: mayorap leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broad impact on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayoras honored Chapel Hill for its decisionj in 2002 to no longer charges fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in apresas release.
While many bus systems in collegetowns don’tr charge students and faculty to ride, a scant few provide free service to all riders. The town implemented the fare-free system to encourage people to take the bus and leavee their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled sinc fares wereeliminated – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projected 7 millioj this year. “The Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundationb of our sustainable Foy said in apress release.
“Thie bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placpeople love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planningg a “community event” to celebrate the livability award and that it will released details soon.
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