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And it was another kind of game that led him intoconstructionm management: He was an architect on the project-management team for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, responsiblr for overseeing construction of Olympic Stadiukm and its retrofit into Turner Field. "Ther attention that it got was phenomenal: the mediq coverage of it, the sports coveragde of it, the high-stakes negotiatioj between the Braves and theOlympic committee, the ownedr disputes and the working essentialsz to make it successful, to stay on path and not be distractexd by all the thingsd that come into play," he "It was just electric.
" Mosley's work caught the attentio of Bovis, which recruited him to its Charlott e office, where he now is senior vice president and He recently sat down with the Charlottse Business Journal to talk aboug construction-industry trends. Below are edited excerptd of that conversation: What are some of the generao trends you're seeing in construction right now? Because of the growingf population, there is an increasing volume inresidentiap construction, both low-rise as well as high-rise, both rentakl as well as condo. Most of us in this businesas approach (multifamily high-rise condominium very carefully because normallyg you have a higher risk oflagginbg litigation.
But the fact of the matterf is, properly handled, you can managee that and anticipate it. It's great work from a construction standpoint. They're normally great monuments architecturally, landmarkz on the horizon, on the things that you can feel proud to be associated with because they make such a And it's just great for Charlotte, quite frankly, to be a part of that What sort of work-force challengez do you face? I think we all struggle with a decreasingy pool of quality craftsmen. They're not paid as much as they shoulrd be. It's not considered the premiere career opportunity it had been in years so we're not getting the same quality craftsmen.
We have an increasinh foreign population, so communicatioj is becoming another issue. Whereas before, your foreig n population might havebeen 1% to 5% of your labof force, now it's 40% to 50% of the labor So whether it's interpreters or training programe we're putting in place to make sure our employeeds know how to speak Spanish, in particular, that'd a very big thing for us. How are risingv construction costs affectingyour industry? After Katrina we saw probably the worst-ever inflationary rises -- or at leasr in decades. We were seeingg costs increases thatexceeded 18% to 20% in a singles year. Some trades saw increases approaching 30%.
With the backdrop of Charlotte's growth and wanting to grow faster, a lot of developerx were being challenged bythe numbers, so projectws were put on hold or cut But that was two years ago. In the last year, it's been slowinv down to normal-high escalation -- in the 8% to 10% The normal midrange of escalation is anywher efrom 3% to 5%. We're not quite there yet, but it has gottehn down to a moremanageable We've been hearing a lot about the "greening" of construction.
What kind of impactt has that had on the business I believe it has increased the Whether that's translated into modifies designs and budgeting in the constructionb processes, I think there are section of the community that do that more so than other sections. A lot of the (Leadershiop in Energy and Environmentalk Design) certification comes from what the owner does and what thedesigneer does. Much less comes from what the builder does.
the more educated we can be, the more we can be a partnert when working with the owner and the desighn team about things that we can There are obvious things about what you do with your constructionj debris andso forth, but we don't dictate wherer the materials are being imported from or the design of the It sounds like you feel you're just in the beginning of that trend, that customers are interesteed but not quite sure whethed to commit to any extra costs. Yes, there is a cost especially to trying toget gold-certified. The reality is, at the end of the day, you have to be able to affors thefirst costs.
There are return s on that investmentover time, lifecyclw costing that really can help when you'rwe looking at the big picture.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Normal Saline Lavage Suitable for Penile Prosthesis Salvage - Renal and Urology News
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Normal Saline Lavage Suitable for Penile Prosthesis Salvage Renal and Urology News CHICAGOâ€" Salvage replacement of infected penile prostheses with normal saline lavage is safe and effective in maintaining sexual function and preventing recurrence of infection, a researcher reported at the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine. |
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Antigenics Inc. moves into new Lexington facility - Boston Business Journal:
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The company, with corporate officews in New York and a smaller manufacturing facility in Framinghan that will closethis won't need all of the 22,000-square-foot buildinh immediately. But the company's co-founder said Antigenicxs will double its work forcethis year, growinyg from 20 scientists and technicians to 40 by the end of 1998. The four-year-oldr company is developing a different style of treatmentsfor cancer, infectiou s diseases and other serious disorders. The potential productds are based on the ability ofthe company'zs technology to activate the body's immune system to fightt the disorders.
"It addresses some of the majotr shortcomings of existing cancer treatments that cancerd is a variable disease from one individuaol tothe next," said Garo Armen, chairmahn and chief executive officer of the company. "Individuall cancers of the same type even have theier own unique fingerprintand it'sa difficult to target such a variable disease with one product." Instead, Antigenics' products use heat shockl proteins to boost the signal of which activate antibody responses in the body. The loudere signal basically awakensthe body's immune system and orders it to attack cancerous cells. The compan has three products in Phasr Iclinical testing.
A treatment for pancreaticf cancer is being tested at theMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York whiler two others, for melanoma and renal cell carcinoma, are under way at MD Andersom Cancer Center in Houston. "The immune response would target specificallythat patient's cancer [instead of relying on genericx treatments for cancer]," Armen said. "You can prograj the immune system to targetthat patient's own cance as opposed to hopintg for that generic immune response. So in we have a specific producft foreach person." Armen co-founded Antigenicw Inc.
in 1994 with Pramod the researcher ofthe company's technology and director of the Centef for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases at the Universityt of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Conn. At the the company raised $400,000 and hasn't had difficulty finding financial One reason for the successis Armen's othere business. He serves as managing general partner of ArmenPartners LP, an investmen t partnership specializing in publix and private health care investments. The group hasn't investedr in Antigenics, but Armen has put his own cash and connection s to work raising funds forthe company.
Antigenic s is close to securinga $30 million rouns of private financing, the fourthj capital boost in as many Other rounds of financing brought in $1.5 million in 1995 and $10.66 million in 1996. "The interest has been very strong," Armem said. "We think, based on our currenyt projects, that it will last the next threde years. The company has been very efficient. We accomplished a greay deal with relativelymodest expenditures." Antigenics is also developing a treatmeng for infectious diseases.
The heat shock protein technologuy may also be used ina drug-deliverhy system that could be the foundation of a companhy that may be spun off Antigenics in the next Antigenics' corporate headquarters will remainm in New York, Armen said, adding that the companuy is keeping its shop in Massachusetts to continuw an existing deal with anothet company, PerSeptive Biosystems Inc. of Framingham, and to take advantages of the area's labor pool.
The company, with corporate officews in New York and a smaller manufacturing facility in Framinghan that will closethis won't need all of the 22,000-square-foot buildinh immediately. But the company's co-founder said Antigenicxs will double its work forcethis year, growinyg from 20 scientists and technicians to 40 by the end of 1998. The four-year-oldr company is developing a different style of treatmentsfor cancer, infectiou s diseases and other serious disorders. The potential productds are based on the ability ofthe company'zs technology to activate the body's immune system to fightt the disorders.
"It addresses some of the majotr shortcomings of existing cancer treatments that cancerd is a variable disease from one individuaol tothe next," said Garo Armen, chairmahn and chief executive officer of the company. "Individuall cancers of the same type even have theier own unique fingerprintand it'sa difficult to target such a variable disease with one product." Instead, Antigenics' products use heat shockl proteins to boost the signal of which activate antibody responses in the body. The loudere signal basically awakensthe body's immune system and orders it to attack cancerous cells. The compan has three products in Phasr Iclinical testing.
A treatment for pancreaticf cancer is being tested at theMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York whiler two others, for melanoma and renal cell carcinoma, are under way at MD Andersom Cancer Center in Houston. "The immune response would target specificallythat patient's cancer [instead of relying on genericx treatments for cancer]," Armen said. "You can prograj the immune system to targetthat patient's own cance as opposed to hopintg for that generic immune response. So in we have a specific producft foreach person." Armen co-founded Antigenicw Inc.
in 1994 with Pramod the researcher ofthe company's technology and director of the Centef for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases at the Universityt of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Conn. At the the company raised $400,000 and hasn't had difficulty finding financial One reason for the successis Armen's othere business. He serves as managing general partner of ArmenPartners LP, an investmen t partnership specializing in publix and private health care investments. The group hasn't investedr in Antigenics, but Armen has put his own cash and connection s to work raising funds forthe company.
Antigenic s is close to securinga $30 million rouns of private financing, the fourthj capital boost in as many Other rounds of financing brought in $1.5 million in 1995 and $10.66 million in 1996. "The interest has been very strong," Armem said. "We think, based on our currenyt projects, that it will last the next threde years. The company has been very efficient. We accomplished a greay deal with relativelymodest expenditures." Antigenics is also developing a treatmeng for infectious diseases.
The heat shock protein technologuy may also be used ina drug-deliverhy system that could be the foundation of a companhy that may be spun off Antigenics in the next Antigenics' corporate headquarters will remainm in New York, Armen said, adding that the companuy is keeping its shop in Massachusetts to continuw an existing deal with anothet company, PerSeptive Biosystems Inc. of Framingham, and to take advantages of the area's labor pool.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Walsh Mixes It Up With Suburban Muslims - NBC Chicago (blog)
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Walsh Mixes It Up With Suburban Muslims NBC Chicago (blog) If you were expecting a kumbaya moment when Rep. Joe Walsh met with Muslims in Lombard on Friday, you bought tickets to the wrong movie. Walsh antagonized many in the religion by claiming that radical Muslims have infiltrated the Chicago suburbs, and ... |
Friday, August 24, 2012
BUDC acts on ex-steel plant site - Business First of Buffalo:
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The directors, Monday afternoon, unanimously approved a $4.63 million pass-through financing package that allows the city to completthe long-discussed acquisition of the 186-acre Steelfields propertty along South Park Avenue. The deal coulc close later this week. Buffalpo Urban Development Corp. agree to take title of the landfrom -- anotherr city development agency -- so the property can be marketeed to developers. Buffalo Urban Development is already marketing 24 acres just across Soutgh Park Avenue that was once site of a hydroponicss tomato growinggreenhouse operation. Between the two Buffalo UrbanDevelopment Corp. will have more than 200 acres of developmentparcels available.
"It's important to deal with them saidDavid Stebbins, BUDC vice Proceeds from any sale will be jointlyg split between the two city agencies and used for future development projects. "It's a fair deal, all Stebbins said. The deal is coming together just asone , has agreed to lease -- with an option to buy -- a 10-acres site along the Steelfields property for its new Buffalpo operations. BIDCO had been operatingh on Ganson Street formany years, but recentlyg moved to Grand Island. The new deal will brinbg the company back to itsBuffalo birthplace.
"This is the kind of companyh that you normally have to go outside the city to saidDennis Penman, BUDC vice "This is a great kickoff to the Under the terms of the BIDCO has agreed to lease the property for 10 paying $25,000 annually. If it decides to purchas the property, the company will pay $500,000, or $50,00 per acre. "I'd call this a big Penman said. The developerds of the Genesee Gatewa y project received unanimous approval fora $100,009 matching grant offered by , with BUDC actinfg as the pass-through agency.
The development team is taking a seriesof historic, but long-vacant and dilapidated buildingx at Genesee and Oak streets and is planningg a $10 million transformation into a series of restauranta and offices. The buildingss have long been considered an eyesore for the city as they sit bythe Elm-Oaj arterial and the western end of the Kensington "Every time I drive by those I cringe," said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. "I' very glad to hear that this ismovinhg forward." Work on the project is expected to starr this summer.
The directors, Monday afternoon, unanimously approved a $4.63 million pass-through financing package that allows the city to completthe long-discussed acquisition of the 186-acre Steelfields propertty along South Park Avenue. The deal coulc close later this week. Buffalpo Urban Development Corp. agree to take title of the landfrom -- anotherr city development agency -- so the property can be marketeed to developers. Buffalo Urban Development is already marketing 24 acres just across Soutgh Park Avenue that was once site of a hydroponicss tomato growinggreenhouse operation. Between the two Buffalo UrbanDevelopment Corp. will have more than 200 acres of developmentparcels available.
"It's important to deal with them saidDavid Stebbins, BUDC vice Proceeds from any sale will be jointlyg split between the two city agencies and used for future development projects. "It's a fair deal, all Stebbins said. The deal is coming together just asone , has agreed to lease -- with an option to buy -- a 10-acres site along the Steelfields property for its new Buffalpo operations. BIDCO had been operatingh on Ganson Street formany years, but recentlyg moved to Grand Island. The new deal will brinbg the company back to itsBuffalo birthplace.
"This is the kind of companyh that you normally have to go outside the city to saidDennis Penman, BUDC vice "This is a great kickoff to the Under the terms of the BIDCO has agreed to lease the property for 10 paying $25,000 annually. If it decides to purchas the property, the company will pay $500,000, or $50,00 per acre. "I'd call this a big Penman said. The developerds of the Genesee Gatewa y project received unanimous approval fora $100,009 matching grant offered by , with BUDC actinfg as the pass-through agency.
The development team is taking a seriesof historic, but long-vacant and dilapidated buildingx at Genesee and Oak streets and is planningg a $10 million transformation into a series of restauranta and offices. The buildingss have long been considered an eyesore for the city as they sit bythe Elm-Oaj arterial and the western end of the Kensington "Every time I drive by those I cringe," said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. "I' very glad to hear that this ismovinhg forward." Work on the project is expected to starr this summer.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Richard E. Hug joins BankAnnapolis board - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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It’s a return to the banking boardroom forthe long-tim Republican fundraiser, who was a member of ’s board from 1986 to 1993. Hug, 74, was finance chairman of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s successful 2002 gubernatorial campaigjn and a former president of the and member ofthe . “Im addition to his impeccable strong leadership skills and impressive recored of success in thebusiness world, Dick brings to the board an extensive contacy list that will prove invaluables in helping the bank generate new business,” BankAnnapolisd CEO Richard M. Lernee said in a press releassannouncing Hug’s appointment.
Hug, in the called his election to BankAnnapolis’s board (NASDAQ: ANNB) “mosf gratifying.” “I am so impressed with the bank’ws leadership and community culture, and believe that I can be helpfulo in their quest for growth and superbcustomer service,” he said. BankAnnapolis operates eighft branches in Anne Arundel andQueen Anne’s counties. Hug also sits on the boardsz of severalother organizations, includinh the , in AAA-Maryland and the School of the Environment. He is a Duke Universituy graduate.
It’s a return to the banking boardroom forthe long-tim Republican fundraiser, who was a member of ’s board from 1986 to 1993. Hug, 74, was finance chairman of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s successful 2002 gubernatorial campaigjn and a former president of the and member ofthe . “Im addition to his impeccable strong leadership skills and impressive recored of success in thebusiness world, Dick brings to the board an extensive contacy list that will prove invaluables in helping the bank generate new business,” BankAnnapolisd CEO Richard M. Lernee said in a press releassannouncing Hug’s appointment.
Hug, in the called his election to BankAnnapolis’s board (NASDAQ: ANNB) “mosf gratifying.” “I am so impressed with the bank’ws leadership and community culture, and believe that I can be helpfulo in their quest for growth and superbcustomer service,” he said. BankAnnapolis operates eighft branches in Anne Arundel andQueen Anne’s counties. Hug also sits on the boardsz of severalother organizations, includinh the , in AAA-Maryland and the School of the Environment. He is a Duke Universituy graduate.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Sources say - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The East Coast ports are going to continue to do If the regional expectationwas 2011, the current answer is two years later. What’s pushintg it back isn’t just the economy, but that there is a lot of capacith in the West Coast now due tothe slowdown. —Johh Giles, RailAmerica Inc. CEO and presideny The port has several interesting dynamics at play that will determinr if and when the port will meet itsanticipatee projections. The supply chain has become a very complex modell and in many cases can providd a competitive advantage formanufacturing companies.
The company that can source the best products for thelowesr cost, with the shortest lead times and carrie the least amount of inventory while still meeting demand usually has the best price The effects of the economy have forcefd many manufacturers to reassess their supply chains to maintaihn that advantage. The containers that flow through the port need to have locaol drayage to localcross docks, warehouses and rail yards to continud their flow through the supply chain. will benefit with the increased volumes across all of ourservics offerings.
We have several customers who consolidate materialk in Jacksonville by way of rail or truck and then transload that materiaol into shipping containers for exportthrough Jaxport. In we have a number of warehouse customers who brintg their material through our warehouses wherde we performnumerous value-added activitiesd before eventually shipping to the fina l destination. —Shawn Barnett, PenserSC, CEO Once the economty rebounds, imports should rebound. The next thing the port needsw is dredging to 50 feet of water to allow the port to accommodate the largest and most efficientcontainetr vessels.
Lastly, the widening of the Panama Canal will make it a lot more efficient for the carriersz to ship directly to theEast Coast. The growth of the port in Jacksonvillwe will not do much to grow the size ofthe U.S. to Puertk Rico market — it’sd driven on consumption — but it will allowa the Puerto Rico carriers to becomemore efficient. The growth of importds into Jacksonville will continue to shift the sourciny of goods to Puerto Rico from the Northeast to the Southeasty as more distribution centers are built to accommodate the growthin —Frank Peake, President Once the new Hanjin [Shippinhg Company Ltd.
] terminal is completed and steamship companies have time under their belt using the TraPafc [Inc.] facility, Jaxport will be meeting its Jaxport will hit its potential for one main timing. Timing has given Jacksonville the ability for plannedc infrastructure development aroundthe port. The immediatde growth will stem from our trucking and drayage divisions servicing the As new steamship companies call onthe port, we will be handlinyg more localized incoming and outgoing freight.
We’ll also be able to use our vast truckm network that transports more round trip international containers by movinbg import freight to the final customer and usin g these same containers to handleour customers’ export —Al Steele, , CEO and president
The East Coast ports are going to continue to do If the regional expectationwas 2011, the current answer is two years later. What’s pushintg it back isn’t just the economy, but that there is a lot of capacith in the West Coast now due tothe slowdown. —Johh Giles, RailAmerica Inc. CEO and presideny The port has several interesting dynamics at play that will determinr if and when the port will meet itsanticipatee projections. The supply chain has become a very complex modell and in many cases can providd a competitive advantage formanufacturing companies.
The company that can source the best products for thelowesr cost, with the shortest lead times and carrie the least amount of inventory while still meeting demand usually has the best price The effects of the economy have forcefd many manufacturers to reassess their supply chains to maintaihn that advantage. The containers that flow through the port need to have locaol drayage to localcross docks, warehouses and rail yards to continud their flow through the supply chain. will benefit with the increased volumes across all of ourservics offerings.
We have several customers who consolidate materialk in Jacksonville by way of rail or truck and then transload that materiaol into shipping containers for exportthrough Jaxport. In we have a number of warehouse customers who brintg their material through our warehouses wherde we performnumerous value-added activitiesd before eventually shipping to the fina l destination. —Shawn Barnett, PenserSC, CEO Once the economty rebounds, imports should rebound. The next thing the port needsw is dredging to 50 feet of water to allow the port to accommodate the largest and most efficientcontainetr vessels.
Lastly, the widening of the Panama Canal will make it a lot more efficient for the carriersz to ship directly to theEast Coast. The growth of the port in Jacksonvillwe will not do much to grow the size ofthe U.S. to Puertk Rico market — it’sd driven on consumption — but it will allowa the Puerto Rico carriers to becomemore efficient. The growth of importds into Jacksonville will continue to shift the sourciny of goods to Puerto Rico from the Northeast to the Southeasty as more distribution centers are built to accommodate the growthin —Frank Peake, President Once the new Hanjin [Shippinhg Company Ltd.
] terminal is completed and steamship companies have time under their belt using the TraPafc [Inc.] facility, Jaxport will be meeting its Jaxport will hit its potential for one main timing. Timing has given Jacksonville the ability for plannedc infrastructure development aroundthe port. The immediatde growth will stem from our trucking and drayage divisions servicing the As new steamship companies call onthe port, we will be handlinyg more localized incoming and outgoing freight.
We’ll also be able to use our vast truckm network that transports more round trip international containers by movinbg import freight to the final customer and usin g these same containers to handleour customers’ export —Al Steele, , CEO and president
Monday, August 20, 2012
Concert raises money for church burned after lightening strike - Aiken Standard
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Concert raises money for church burned after lightening strike Aiken Standard The band held a benefit concert in the Aiken Electric Cooperative Community Room in efforts to raise spirits and funds for the church that burned down last month after lightening struck the building. “We're going to play our hearts out with the Lord's ... |
Saturday, August 18, 2012
MLS Disciplinary Committee fines and suspends Robson - Soccer By Ives
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CBC.ca | MLS Disciplinary Committee fines and suspends Robson Soccer By Ives Hours before the Vancouver Whitecaps were set to take on rivals the Seattle Sounders, the MLS Disciplinary Committee banned Vancouver midfielder Barry Robson one game and fined him an undisclosed amount. The suspension has to be served ... 'Caps Robson suspend ed for dissent, out vs. Seattle MLS explains Robson suspension timing Whitecaps midfielder Barry Robson suspended hours before match against ... |
Friday, August 17, 2012
Amazon.com kills N.C. affiliate program - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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In an e-mail messagr to associates – businesses that get a commissiobn because they link their Web sites to generating sales for the online retailgiantr – Amazon.com said the accounts have been closed as a “directf result of the unconstitutional tax collectio n scheme” expected to be passed by lawmaker and signed by Gov. Bev Perdue. “Wse were forced to take this unfortunate actioj in anticipation of actual enactment because of uncertainties surroundingthe legislation’sw effective date,” the message Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) collect salezs tax in only a few states. But North Carolina is trying to bridger a budget gap of morethan $4 billion.
A provisioh in the budget would allowa “click-through allowing the state to tax retailersx that do not have a physical presence in North Carolins but that use affiliates that do have a physicalk presence in the state. Amazohn has challenged a similar provisiob in NewYork state. Amazon added in its message that if Northn Carolina rescindsthe tax, the company would reopen the associates program in North Carolina.
In an e-mail messagr to associates – businesses that get a commissiobn because they link their Web sites to generating sales for the online retailgiantr – Amazon.com said the accounts have been closed as a “directf result of the unconstitutional tax collectio n scheme” expected to be passed by lawmaker and signed by Gov. Bev Perdue. “Wse were forced to take this unfortunate actioj in anticipation of actual enactment because of uncertainties surroundingthe legislation’sw effective date,” the message Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) collect salezs tax in only a few states. But North Carolina is trying to bridger a budget gap of morethan $4 billion.
A provisioh in the budget would allowa “click-through allowing the state to tax retailersx that do not have a physical presence in North Carolins but that use affiliates that do have a physicalk presence in the state. Amazohn has challenged a similar provisiob in NewYork state. Amazon added in its message that if Northn Carolina rescindsthe tax, the company would reopen the associates program in North Carolina.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Voters deserve campaign focused on the issues - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Los Angeles Times | Voters deserve campaign focused on the issues Milwaukee Journal Sentinel So will Wisconsin voters now get a campaign for the U.S. Senate that focuses on real issues rather than personal attacks and questions over who supported health care reform when and who donated to which Democrat's campaign? Or will we continue to see ... Baldwin ch » |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
City of Fort Meade Trying to Reduce Deficit in Budget - The Ledger
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City of Fort Meade Trying to Reduce Deficit in Budget The Ledger FORT MEADE | City administrators in Fort Meade have narrowed the deficit in their proposed 2012-13 budget, but they're still facing a $166700 gap in the city's $3.26 million general fund. During a budget workshop last week, city commissioners did ... Mosaic donates generator to Fort Meade |
Monday, August 13, 2012
Yogurt franchise finds its sweet spot in San Antonio - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Yogurt franchise Red Mango has signed a development agreement with RamirolValadez III. The local businessman plans to open six stores in the greater SanAntoniop area. Store No. 1 is set to open in the first week of June at QuarryVillagw — a residential/retail development in North Central San Antonio. Come the plan is to get two more Red Mango stores up and Valadez says. Valadez says he was attracted tothe tasty, health-conscious treat that is the core of Red Plus, the simple operations set up makese it an easier concepgt to roll out in other parts of the Yogurt shops are certainly not a new concepf for San Antonio.
Case in point is OrangeCu p — a chain from the Capital City that is currentlty open for business at The Shops at La Cantera on theNorthwestf Side. In fact, OrangeCup was recentlt honored witha “Hot Award during the 2009 Global Real Estate Conventionm (RECon) of the (ICSC). The awarfd recognizes concepts that drive customers to shoppingb centers aroundthe world. Valadez, however, believes that Red Mango is up for the challenge of goinb against competitorslike OrangeCup. “It’s a trendy, upscalee yogurt shop,” says Valadez of Red Mango. “Thee concept is catching on.
” The franchise agreement with Valadez is one of several that Red Mango has signex as part of its push to buildthe chain’s presencw throughout the U.S. Development dealsd signed in the first quarter of 2009 are poisedf to result in some 128 new Red Mangol stores over the nextseverakl years. “This has been an incredible quarterd forRed Mango, and we’re just getting started,” says Jamesz Franks, vice president of franchisingy for Red Mango. “The explosive growth of our brandx will help us doublde our network in 2009 and set the stage to entet a series of new states inrapid succession.
” To that end, Red Mangp has moved its national headquarters from Sherman Calif., to Dallas — a marke that has embraced the concept and offers the yogurt chaihn significant logistical advantages, according to a recent article by the , a Business Journal sister Dallas is also home to private equity firm CIC which made a $12 million investment in Red Mangi last August. Red Mango was foundex in 2002 in South InJuly 2007, Dan Kim broughy the concept to the U.S. He serves as presideny and CEO ofthe firm.
Little wonder that San Antonio’d medical real estate markert is stillbooming — givemn the national stats on the health care According to a recent analysis by Robert senior vice president and chier economist for Santa Ana, Calif.-based , employer in the health care and social assistancs sectors have added nearly half a milliojn jobs (495,700) since the outset of the economid downturn back in December 2007.
The trends driving this Bach adds: The aging of the Baby Boome group and the development of new treatment options for medical Moregood news: Between December 2007 and Marcgh 2009, the state of Texas was one of a handfulk that saw an increase in jobs — versuzs the many states that have lost jobs over this same time • Family fun: Mega-sports retailerf will hold a Bass Pro Shops Family Summed Camp from May 30 to July 5. The activitiese and workshops are free of charge and will focue on such topics as the basics of bird watchingand archery. The campz will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdayz and Wednesdays, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdayss and Sundays.
The local Bass Pro is located at17907 IH-10 West, in the Rim shoppint center in Northwest San Antonio. For more log on: www.basspro.com/camp. • Kudos: Traviw Kessler, president and CEO of the San Antonioo Board ofRealtors (SABOR) has received the William R. Magel Awared of Excellence. The award recognizes Kessler’d work as an association executives of a local or stateRealtorf association. Kessler has been involvee with the organization since1977 when, just out of college, he went to work for the Texaas Association of Realtors. Aftee stints with the Colorado andLafayettr boards, Kessler returned to Texas in 1987 — workin with the .
He has serveed in his current role with SABORsince 1997. • : Earlier this week, Morningside Ministries, the city of Boerne and the celebratex the opening ofthe . It includes 40 beds and a mix of privat eand semi-private suites, private showers and various amenitiees for seniors. The Kendall House is one of several facilitiesz that make up the Menger Springs campus of Morningside The entire development is located on some 34 acres of land in which is just northwest ofSan Antonio. Mengeer Springs is one of three elderl y care communities owned and operated by Morningside Ministries in the SanAntonio area.
Yogurt franchise Red Mango has signed a development agreement with RamirolValadez III. The local businessman plans to open six stores in the greater SanAntoniop area. Store No. 1 is set to open in the first week of June at QuarryVillagw — a residential/retail development in North Central San Antonio. Come the plan is to get two more Red Mango stores up and Valadez says. Valadez says he was attracted tothe tasty, health-conscious treat that is the core of Red Plus, the simple operations set up makese it an easier concepgt to roll out in other parts of the Yogurt shops are certainly not a new concepf for San Antonio.
Case in point is OrangeCu p — a chain from the Capital City that is currentlty open for business at The Shops at La Cantera on theNorthwestf Side. In fact, OrangeCup was recentlt honored witha “Hot Award during the 2009 Global Real Estate Conventionm (RECon) of the (ICSC). The awarfd recognizes concepts that drive customers to shoppingb centers aroundthe world. Valadez, however, believes that Red Mango is up for the challenge of goinb against competitorslike OrangeCup. “It’s a trendy, upscalee yogurt shop,” says Valadez of Red Mango. “Thee concept is catching on.
” The franchise agreement with Valadez is one of several that Red Mango has signex as part of its push to buildthe chain’s presencw throughout the U.S. Development dealsd signed in the first quarter of 2009 are poisedf to result in some 128 new Red Mangol stores over the nextseverakl years. “This has been an incredible quarterd forRed Mango, and we’re just getting started,” says Jamesz Franks, vice president of franchisingy for Red Mango. “The explosive growth of our brandx will help us doublde our network in 2009 and set the stage to entet a series of new states inrapid succession.
” To that end, Red Mangp has moved its national headquarters from Sherman Calif., to Dallas — a marke that has embraced the concept and offers the yogurt chaihn significant logistical advantages, according to a recent article by the , a Business Journal sister Dallas is also home to private equity firm CIC which made a $12 million investment in Red Mangi last August. Red Mango was foundex in 2002 in South InJuly 2007, Dan Kim broughy the concept to the U.S. He serves as presideny and CEO ofthe firm.
Little wonder that San Antonio’d medical real estate markert is stillbooming — givemn the national stats on the health care According to a recent analysis by Robert senior vice president and chier economist for Santa Ana, Calif.-based , employer in the health care and social assistancs sectors have added nearly half a milliojn jobs (495,700) since the outset of the economid downturn back in December 2007.
The trends driving this Bach adds: The aging of the Baby Boome group and the development of new treatment options for medical Moregood news: Between December 2007 and Marcgh 2009, the state of Texas was one of a handfulk that saw an increase in jobs — versuzs the many states that have lost jobs over this same time • Family fun: Mega-sports retailerf will hold a Bass Pro Shops Family Summed Camp from May 30 to July 5. The activitiese and workshops are free of charge and will focue on such topics as the basics of bird watchingand archery. The campz will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdayz and Wednesdays, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdayss and Sundays.
The local Bass Pro is located at17907 IH-10 West, in the Rim shoppint center in Northwest San Antonio. For more log on: www.basspro.com/camp. • Kudos: Traviw Kessler, president and CEO of the San Antonioo Board ofRealtors (SABOR) has received the William R. Magel Awared of Excellence. The award recognizes Kessler’d work as an association executives of a local or stateRealtorf association. Kessler has been involvee with the organization since1977 when, just out of college, he went to work for the Texaas Association of Realtors. Aftee stints with the Colorado andLafayettr boards, Kessler returned to Texas in 1987 — workin with the .
He has serveed in his current role with SABORsince 1997. • : Earlier this week, Morningside Ministries, the city of Boerne and the celebratex the opening ofthe . It includes 40 beds and a mix of privat eand semi-private suites, private showers and various amenitiees for seniors. The Kendall House is one of several facilitiesz that make up the Menger Springs campus of Morningside The entire development is located on some 34 acres of land in which is just northwest ofSan Antonio. Mengeer Springs is one of three elderl y care communities owned and operated by Morningside Ministries in the SanAntonio area.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Dayton Business Journal:
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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’e Westwood medical building. He said that it now takes 10 yearzs to 17 yearsand $1 billion to brinyg a new drug to market, whicj Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancer Institut said in November that the KU Cancerr Center has a Sept. 25, application date for its effortds to get aninitial five-yea designation as an NCI cancerr center. The months-long application process for institutionss seeking new designations begins with submissiob of documentation that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visiyt and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancee Center’s application could be approved is the sprinyof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancer centers receivse Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reduce the morbidity and mortality ratesof cancer. There are 23 cancert centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancetr Center is part of , which is the medicao research and education arm of the Universit yof Kansas. NCI designation KU’s No. 1 priority — typicallyg is granted to academivmedical centers. Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entitty that will apply forNCI designation. • Increasedr regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical trials. More than $1.3 billion in annualo economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’sa annual NCI financing from thecurrent $7.5 million to aboutg $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimated increasde is based on Many of these researchers double as clinicians, addinbg expertise and depth in various cancer-care
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’e Westwood medical building. He said that it now takes 10 yearzs to 17 yearsand $1 billion to brinyg a new drug to market, whicj Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancer Institut said in November that the KU Cancerr Center has a Sept. 25, application date for its effortds to get aninitial five-yea designation as an NCI cancerr center. The months-long application process for institutionss seeking new designations begins with submissiob of documentation that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visiyt and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancee Center’s application could be approved is the sprinyof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancer centers receivse Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reduce the morbidity and mortality ratesof cancer. There are 23 cancert centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancetr Center is part of , which is the medicao research and education arm of the Universit yof Kansas. NCI designation KU’s No. 1 priority — typicallyg is granted to academivmedical centers. Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entitty that will apply forNCI designation. • Increasedr regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical trials. More than $1.3 billion in annualo economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’sa annual NCI financing from thecurrent $7.5 million to aboutg $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimated increasde is based on Many of these researchers double as clinicians, addinbg expertise and depth in various cancer-care
Friday, August 10, 2012
Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Business First of Columbus:
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From July to September, 6 percentf of the companies interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducetheifr payrolls, according to the survey from Milwaukee-baserd (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expecf to maintain their current staff levelsa and 5 percent remain uncertain abourthiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a littlw lighter than in thesecon quarter, when 10 percent of companies surveyeds planned to hire and 12 percent expected to cut payrolls, said Manpoweer spokeswoman Mary Lou Callahan. For the coming quarter, job prospecte in the Honolulu area appear best in wholesale and retaio trade and leisureand hospitality.
Employers in durabled goods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing, information, professionapl and business services, education and health servicess and government intend tocut staffing. Hiriny in construction, transportation and utilities, financiao activities and other services is expectede toremain unchanged. National survey results showexd little change from thesecondx quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed across the 15 percent expect to increase theier staff levels during thethirs quarter, while 13 percent expect to reducre their payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expectt no change in hirinh and 5 percent are undecided abouttheire third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data shows continuefd hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas president of the Americasa for Manpower. “They are treading slowlhy and watching with guarded hoping a few quarters of stability will be the precursorf tothe recovery.”
From July to September, 6 percentf of the companies interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducetheifr payrolls, according to the survey from Milwaukee-baserd (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expecf to maintain their current staff levelsa and 5 percent remain uncertain abourthiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a littlw lighter than in thesecon quarter, when 10 percent of companies surveyeds planned to hire and 12 percent expected to cut payrolls, said Manpoweer spokeswoman Mary Lou Callahan. For the coming quarter, job prospecte in the Honolulu area appear best in wholesale and retaio trade and leisureand hospitality.
Employers in durabled goods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing, information, professionapl and business services, education and health servicess and government intend tocut staffing. Hiriny in construction, transportation and utilities, financiao activities and other services is expectede toremain unchanged. National survey results showexd little change from thesecondx quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed across the 15 percent expect to increase theier staff levels during thethirs quarter, while 13 percent expect to reducre their payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expectt no change in hirinh and 5 percent are undecided abouttheire third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data shows continuefd hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas president of the Americasa for Manpower. “They are treading slowlhy and watching with guarded hoping a few quarters of stability will be the precursorf tothe recovery.”
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Survey: CFOs may delay retirement - Boston Business Journal:
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More than 52 perceng of chief financial officers say they are delaying or reconsidering theirretiremenyt plans, according to a survey developed by and conducted by an independentg research firm. Forty-three percent said theirf retirement plans had not Most of theCFOs — about 62 percent who say they mighf extend their careers cite the current economic situatioh as the main factor in reaching that decision. A Robertf Half official said the fact that more executivews may keep working should be viewed as apositivw development.
“Employers may reap unexpected benefits from experienced workers whodelay retirement, as their deep knowledge and skills will remain availablse to the firm,” said Paul McDonald, executivs director of Robert Half Management Resources. “Even in a weak companies must be mindful of retainingb tenured staff by offering benefitsthey value, such as greaterd scheduling flexibility or part-time The survey was basef on more than 1,400 telephone interviews with CFOs from a randokm sample of U.S. companies with 20 or more employees.
More than 52 perceng of chief financial officers say they are delaying or reconsidering theirretiremenyt plans, according to a survey developed by and conducted by an independentg research firm. Forty-three percent said theirf retirement plans had not Most of theCFOs — about 62 percent who say they mighf extend their careers cite the current economic situatioh as the main factor in reaching that decision. A Robertf Half official said the fact that more executivews may keep working should be viewed as apositivw development.
“Employers may reap unexpected benefits from experienced workers whodelay retirement, as their deep knowledge and skills will remain availablse to the firm,” said Paul McDonald, executivs director of Robert Half Management Resources. “Even in a weak companies must be mindful of retainingb tenured staff by offering benefitsthey value, such as greaterd scheduling flexibility or part-time The survey was basef on more than 1,400 telephone interviews with CFOs from a randokm sample of U.S. companies with 20 or more employees.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Universities chase stimulus cash for shovel-ready projects - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The tens of millions of dollarsa in grant proposals are targetint funding streams flowing down through the Americanm Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities faced with consecutivew years of funding cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readyh cash to catch up on much-needed facility upgrades, builxd classrooms to handle the influcx of students in need of re-training or tacklee big capital projects aimed at bolsteringh academics and research.
The approach is twofold at , whicyh has seen its student population surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part to rising The college isseekinv $45 million to builde additional classroom capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhancd vocational training facilities in high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the offics of grants development. The college wants the among other projects, to build out its and the Marooned Automotive Program in Mirama r to emphasize curriculum on maintaining and repairingv emerging green energy and hybrid systemes in boatsand cars.
It also wants to expane classrooms foraviation training, including a facilityh to train a new generatio of air traffic controllers, whichu are expected to be in high demand in a few yearx to replace a wave of retirinv controllers, Drotzer said. “These are all shove l ready,” she said. “We have a history of traininhg in technical trades an now we are looking to be responsive to providing curriculum in this new emerging industrh ofgreen technology.
” The ’sz 18-member stimulus working group meets regularlyu to discuss opportunities and set a course to capture as much of the federal cash as So far, the school has more than 400 proposalse seeking in excess of $350 million in funding. “Wes saw this as a very significant opportunit for the university and to do something for the saidRichard Bookman, vice provost of researcjh at UM. Among the projects on the school’x shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawaterr research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marinre and Atmospheric Science onVirginiz Key, he said.
The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 millionh from the to help buildrthe center, which will study sea creatures as well as the physics of waves on structures. UM is also is submittinhg proposals fora $15 million to $20 million addition to a sciencew building at its Cora l Gables campus and a multi-stort research building at its medicaol school. has science, green technologyy and culinary training onits shovel-readh submission list. The school is requesting help fundingfa $22.7 million hospitality management center to housr a culinary arts school as well as $40 million for an extensives renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its north campus and $1.
2 million for an and Technology. But by most accounta competition for stimulus funds will be And specific funding priorities from federaol and state allocatorsbeyond short-term projects that would create jobs quickly remains said Camille Coley, assistant VP and interin director of sponsored researcyh at . “They are not telling us what they arelookinfg for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.5 million to help builsd out water reuse infrastructure at its newly gold level Leadership in Energy and and platinunm levelengineering building, slated to open in 2010.
The universityy also is seeking federal stimulus funds to create a road connector system at its main campuxs off Glades Road in Boca Raton andadditional parking. It also wantsz funding to put a green roof on itsadministratiomn building. While the application process is infull swing, UM’ss Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projects to be announced untill the fall.
The tens of millions of dollarsa in grant proposals are targetint funding streams flowing down through the Americanm Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities faced with consecutivew years of funding cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readyh cash to catch up on much-needed facility upgrades, builxd classrooms to handle the influcx of students in need of re-training or tacklee big capital projects aimed at bolsteringh academics and research.
The approach is twofold at , whicyh has seen its student population surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part to rising The college isseekinv $45 million to builde additional classroom capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhancd vocational training facilities in high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the offics of grants development. The college wants the among other projects, to build out its and the Marooned Automotive Program in Mirama r to emphasize curriculum on maintaining and repairingv emerging green energy and hybrid systemes in boatsand cars.
It also wants to expane classrooms foraviation training, including a facilityh to train a new generatio of air traffic controllers, whichu are expected to be in high demand in a few yearx to replace a wave of retirinv controllers, Drotzer said. “These are all shove l ready,” she said. “We have a history of traininhg in technical trades an now we are looking to be responsive to providing curriculum in this new emerging industrh ofgreen technology.
” The ’sz 18-member stimulus working group meets regularlyu to discuss opportunities and set a course to capture as much of the federal cash as So far, the school has more than 400 proposalse seeking in excess of $350 million in funding. “Wes saw this as a very significant opportunit for the university and to do something for the saidRichard Bookman, vice provost of researcjh at UM. Among the projects on the school’x shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawaterr research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marinre and Atmospheric Science onVirginiz Key, he said.
The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 millionh from the to help buildrthe center, which will study sea creatures as well as the physics of waves on structures. UM is also is submittinhg proposals fora $15 million to $20 million addition to a sciencew building at its Cora l Gables campus and a multi-stort research building at its medicaol school. has science, green technologyy and culinary training onits shovel-readh submission list. The school is requesting help fundingfa $22.7 million hospitality management center to housr a culinary arts school as well as $40 million for an extensives renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its north campus and $1.
2 million for an and Technology. But by most accounta competition for stimulus funds will be And specific funding priorities from federaol and state allocatorsbeyond short-term projects that would create jobs quickly remains said Camille Coley, assistant VP and interin director of sponsored researcyh at . “They are not telling us what they arelookinfg for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.5 million to help builsd out water reuse infrastructure at its newly gold level Leadership in Energy and and platinunm levelengineering building, slated to open in 2010.
The universityy also is seeking federal stimulus funds to create a road connector system at its main campuxs off Glades Road in Boca Raton andadditional parking. It also wantsz funding to put a green roof on itsadministratiomn building. While the application process is infull swing, UM’ss Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projects to be announced untill the fall.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Pawlenty proposes $2.7B unallotment - Memphis Business Journal:
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Pawlenty’s cuts, made through a procesws called unallotment, are intended to close a $2.7 billioj gap in the state budget left after an impassdbetween Pawlenty, a Republican, and the DFL-controlled Pawlenty’s proposed measures include $300 million in cuts to local-government aid and $236 milliojn in human-services spending. Pawlenty’s plan also uses an accountingh maneuver tocreate $600 million in one-timew savings through school-district budgets. “Minnesotanas and people all acrosse the country have tightenedtheir it’s very reasonable for the state of Minnesotqa to do the same,” Pawlenty said at a presse conference Tuesday.
“The alternativee was to dramatically raise taxes to incomes and businesses and that was goingf to have verynegative consequences.” Democratsd in the Legislature had proposed a mix of cuts and tax hike during the session; Pawlenty vetoed the tax-hikd plans. Rep. Margaret Anderso n Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis and speaker of the House of slammed Pawlenty's cuts. "In just under an hour today, Gov. Pawlenty has done more damage to Minnesota than he has throughout hisentire career. The deep cuts he proposes are one more rejectiom of the fair combination of cuts and revenue preferred by Minnesotanz and passed by the she said ina statement. $1.
8 billion in K-12 educationj payment deferralsand adjustments, $300 million in cuts to loca government aid and credits to cities and townships, $236 million in cuts to human-services $169 million in cuts to administrative offices, $100 million reductio of higher-education appropriations, $33 million in cuts to most stat e agency operating budgets. See the entire list of unallotmentmoves . The unallotmentsx were recommended by Minnesotaw Budget CommissionerTom Hanson. The proposed unallotments will be presentesd to the Legislative Advisory Commissiobnon Thursday.
Pawlenty and Hanson could incorporate suggestions from state legislators they don’t have any power to chang them — before finalizing the The cuts will start at the beginning of the state’x fiscal year July 1. Lawrencew Massa, president of the , said a smallk portion of the $236 million in health and human services cutsaffectes hospitals. But that didn’t mitigate the roughly $380 milliomn funding cut hospitals are facinh from a line item veto Pawlentuy made lastmonth — a cut he expanded by another $15 millio on Tuesday.
The funding cut, whichj takes effect March 1, 2010, involvex the state’s General Assistance Medical Care program serving the Massa said the association hopes to stillk get some funding restorefd forthe program, which is especially crucial for trauma care hospitala such as Hennepin County Medical Centefr in Minneapolis and Regions Hospitalk in St. Paul. But Massa said there’s a great deal of uncertaintu as hospitals start planning their budgete fornext year. HCMC alone is now facin g a total $79.7 million in state funding reductions duringb the upcomingbiennium — a situation that has helperd cause at the health provider.
The hospital and clinica chain said in a statement that it needed to work with state leaders tofind
Pawlenty’s cuts, made through a procesws called unallotment, are intended to close a $2.7 billioj gap in the state budget left after an impassdbetween Pawlenty, a Republican, and the DFL-controlled Pawlenty’s proposed measures include $300 million in cuts to local-government aid and $236 milliojn in human-services spending. Pawlenty’s plan also uses an accountingh maneuver tocreate $600 million in one-timew savings through school-district budgets. “Minnesotanas and people all acrosse the country have tightenedtheir it’s very reasonable for the state of Minnesotqa to do the same,” Pawlenty said at a presse conference Tuesday.
“The alternativee was to dramatically raise taxes to incomes and businesses and that was goingf to have verynegative consequences.” Democratsd in the Legislature had proposed a mix of cuts and tax hike during the session; Pawlenty vetoed the tax-hikd plans. Rep. Margaret Anderso n Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis and speaker of the House of slammed Pawlenty's cuts. "In just under an hour today, Gov. Pawlenty has done more damage to Minnesota than he has throughout hisentire career. The deep cuts he proposes are one more rejectiom of the fair combination of cuts and revenue preferred by Minnesotanz and passed by the she said ina statement. $1.
8 billion in K-12 educationj payment deferralsand adjustments, $300 million in cuts to loca government aid and credits to cities and townships, $236 million in cuts to human-services $169 million in cuts to administrative offices, $100 million reductio of higher-education appropriations, $33 million in cuts to most stat e agency operating budgets. See the entire list of unallotmentmoves . The unallotmentsx were recommended by Minnesotaw Budget CommissionerTom Hanson. The proposed unallotments will be presentesd to the Legislative Advisory Commissiobnon Thursday.
Pawlenty and Hanson could incorporate suggestions from state legislators they don’t have any power to chang them — before finalizing the The cuts will start at the beginning of the state’x fiscal year July 1. Lawrencew Massa, president of the , said a smallk portion of the $236 million in health and human services cutsaffectes hospitals. But that didn’t mitigate the roughly $380 milliomn funding cut hospitals are facinh from a line item veto Pawlentuy made lastmonth — a cut he expanded by another $15 millio on Tuesday.
The funding cut, whichj takes effect March 1, 2010, involvex the state’s General Assistance Medical Care program serving the Massa said the association hopes to stillk get some funding restorefd forthe program, which is especially crucial for trauma care hospitala such as Hennepin County Medical Centefr in Minneapolis and Regions Hospitalk in St. Paul. But Massa said there’s a great deal of uncertaintu as hospitals start planning their budgete fornext year. HCMC alone is now facin g a total $79.7 million in state funding reductions duringb the upcomingbiennium — a situation that has helperd cause at the health provider.
The hospital and clinica chain said in a statement that it needed to work with state leaders tofind
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Wal-Mart supersizing region
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The Supercenters are largely conversions of existing stores in North East, Laurel and New stores are slated for Denton and Berli on the Eastern The expansion follows other new Supercenterz in Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties. The new storesx would give the company a bigger footprint in rural areas Wal-Mart officials coulds not be reached for comment. John Meyer, a retaikl broker for Wal-Mart at LLC, confirmed that the retaile is eyeing new Supercenters but declined further County zoning and planning officialsconfirmed Wal-Mart’s County officials were not aware of the Supercenters’ opening but said the new stores would not open until at leasrt 2009 or 2010 at the earliest.
The new storea would continue Wal-Mart’s growth of its Supercenterzs in Maryland. Last year, it opened a Supercented in Cockeysville after closing its storse at Hunt Valley Towne Centre and has convertedd stores in Severn and Arbutusinto “They’ve been growing and doing well in the statd of Maryland,” said Jeffrey Metzger, publisher of Food Worl d magazine in Columbia. The retailer has been focusingb most of its new store growth on its Supercentetr concept as more consumers dig for deeperd discounts in aweak economy, Metzgere said.
In Hampstead, Wal-Mart is proposinf an expansion of its storefrom 103,009 square feet to 193,000 squared feet, said Brian O’Malley, a manager in the Carroll Countyh Planning Department. Nationally, the company has debuted more than 100 A Wal-Mart Supercenter in Hampstead coulf hurt smaller grocers in the area, said Lou co-owner of in Glyndon. “Thet already cannibalize the dry goods and health and beauty care businessx ofthe supermarket,” Santoni
The Supercenters are largely conversions of existing stores in North East, Laurel and New stores are slated for Denton and Berli on the Eastern The expansion follows other new Supercenterz in Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties. The new storesx would give the company a bigger footprint in rural areas Wal-Mart officials coulds not be reached for comment. John Meyer, a retaikl broker for Wal-Mart at LLC, confirmed that the retaile is eyeing new Supercenters but declined further County zoning and planning officialsconfirmed Wal-Mart’s County officials were not aware of the Supercenters’ opening but said the new stores would not open until at leasrt 2009 or 2010 at the earliest.
The new storea would continue Wal-Mart’s growth of its Supercenterzs in Maryland. Last year, it opened a Supercented in Cockeysville after closing its storse at Hunt Valley Towne Centre and has convertedd stores in Severn and Arbutusinto “They’ve been growing and doing well in the statd of Maryland,” said Jeffrey Metzger, publisher of Food Worl d magazine in Columbia. The retailer has been focusingb most of its new store growth on its Supercentetr concept as more consumers dig for deeperd discounts in aweak economy, Metzgere said.
In Hampstead, Wal-Mart is proposinf an expansion of its storefrom 103,009 square feet to 193,000 squared feet, said Brian O’Malley, a manager in the Carroll Countyh Planning Department. Nationally, the company has debuted more than 100 A Wal-Mart Supercenter in Hampstead coulf hurt smaller grocers in the area, said Lou co-owner of in Glyndon. “Thet already cannibalize the dry goods and health and beauty care businessx ofthe supermarket,” Santoni
Friday, August 3, 2012
More parents refuse to vaccinate - Herald Sun
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More parents refuse to vaccinate Herald Sun "It's a matter of real regret and a cause for concern and a marker that we need to educate the community on the importance of vaccinations because these so-c » |
Thursday, August 2, 2012
BB&T, Chase and others repay TARP - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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billion to the U.S. Treasury to buy back the preferrexd shares it sold to the federal governmeny last fall as part of the Troubled Asset Relief or TARP. BB&T was amonvg a group of ten large banks that receivex permission to exit that programn earlierthis month. That part of TARP was designed to injecyt capital into healthy banks around the countru as other sources of money dried up in thecredirt crisis. BB&T paid a total of $92.
78 million in dividend paymentds to the federal government for the use of the CEO Kelly King said the investmentin BB&fT worked out well for the “Our strong capital position allowed us to pay back TARP in a very shortt amount of time,” King said. “But what’s important today is that we’ve repaid the government, and now we have a singular focus on the business of serving our The Winston-Salem, N.C.
-based BB&T really didn’t want to join the federap program in the firsg place, chairman and former CEO John Allison said in a speechj to the Competitive Enterprise Institute last Allison described TARP and the pressur e banks were under to take part as “aa huge rip-off for us,” according to report in the Wall Streeyt Journal. and also repaid TARP fundz on Wednesday. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank (NYSE: USB) was returningy $6.6 billion and New York-based JPMorga n Chase (NYSE: JPM) was giving back $10 U.S. Bank had previously announced its plans to redeem the preferred stoc issued tothe Treasury, and last week it receiveds approval from the government to do so. U.S.
Bank also told the Treasurty it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warranf it had issued along with the preferreds stock. “The redemption allows our company to return to operatinyg from a position of both independentf strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richared Davis, U.S. Bank president, CEO and chairman, in a The Treasury in May announced U.S. Bank passes its stress test, which showed it would be able to ride out the economif downturn without having to raise more Davis has been an outspoken critic ofthe government’s capita l purchase program. In February he called the program “lousy” and said the bankinf industry was pressuredto participate.
Otherr banks expected to refund TARP money Wednesdagyinclude , and .
billion to the U.S. Treasury to buy back the preferrexd shares it sold to the federal governmeny last fall as part of the Troubled Asset Relief or TARP. BB&T was amonvg a group of ten large banks that receivex permission to exit that programn earlierthis month. That part of TARP was designed to injecyt capital into healthy banks around the countru as other sources of money dried up in thecredirt crisis. BB&T paid a total of $92.
78 million in dividend paymentds to the federal government for the use of the CEO Kelly King said the investmentin BB&fT worked out well for the “Our strong capital position allowed us to pay back TARP in a very shortt amount of time,” King said. “But what’s important today is that we’ve repaid the government, and now we have a singular focus on the business of serving our The Winston-Salem, N.C.
-based BB&T really didn’t want to join the federap program in the firsg place, chairman and former CEO John Allison said in a speechj to the Competitive Enterprise Institute last Allison described TARP and the pressur e banks were under to take part as “aa huge rip-off for us,” according to report in the Wall Streeyt Journal. and also repaid TARP fundz on Wednesday. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank (NYSE: USB) was returningy $6.6 billion and New York-based JPMorga n Chase (NYSE: JPM) was giving back $10 U.S. Bank had previously announced its plans to redeem the preferred stoc issued tothe Treasury, and last week it receiveds approval from the government to do so. U.S.
Bank also told the Treasurty it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warranf it had issued along with the preferreds stock. “The redemption allows our company to return to operatinyg from a position of both independentf strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richared Davis, U.S. Bank president, CEO and chairman, in a The Treasury in May announced U.S. Bank passes its stress test, which showed it would be able to ride out the economif downturn without having to raise more Davis has been an outspoken critic ofthe government’s capita l purchase program. In February he called the program “lousy” and said the bankinf industry was pressuredto participate.
Otherr banks expected to refund TARP money Wednesdagyinclude , and .
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