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million grant to the N.C. Department of Commercre to assist auto workers affected by permanent closuresand layoffs. Many of the workerse also have been previously certified as eligible for TradeeAdjustment Assistance. The TAA program provideds financial aid and retraining to workers laid off by companies that have been hurtby "This $2.4 million grant will providre these North Carolina workers with important re-employmengt services to help them find and succeed in new says U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. The granrt will provide workers with services not covered under the TAA includingskills assessment, caree counseling and case management.
Services and benefits available to the workersz under TAAinclude job-search and relocation benefits and a health-coverages tax credit. In April, said it woulcd cut about 1,500 jobs at its truck-manufacturintg plant in the Rowan County town of The Portland, Ore.-based company, previously knowhn as Freightliner, said a drop in demand for its heavyt trucks prompted the cuts. The plant had about 2,900 workers before the layoffs. On May 12, all of the affected Daimler Trucks employees were certified as eligibles for the TAA Earlierthis month, Daimler Trucks also said its unit would eliminatw 190 jobs from its Triad-area work force of nearlyu 1,600.
Company officials blamed the weak economy for a sluml in orders for newschoolk buses. Meanwhile, Daimler Trucks is preparing to move more than 300 employeews to Fort Mill from its Portland headquarters as it opensa 150,000-square-footr sales and marketing center in July. The company is relocatintg the operation to KollDevelopment Co.'s Intellicenter building off the S.C. Highway 160 Bypass at Interstate 77. Last Daimler Trucks announced it would move the unit here to be nearedr its manufacturing operations inthe Carolinas. Those facilities include a pair of plant in Gaston County as well asthe truck-assembly plant in Rowanj County.
The company also has an optionb to buy about 400 acresalong S.C. Highway 274 in westerjn York County, which local officials hope will eventually becomd the new headquarters ofDaimler Trucks. That facility could be a part ofCrescengt Resources' planned 2,300-acre Allison Creekm development.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Schnucks names manager for downtown store - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Collora currently is the store manager of the Schnucka store in The Hill neighborhood on The downtownSchnucks store, set to open in springh 2009 on the ground floor of the Ninthj Street Garage at Ninth and Olive, will be an urbann concept store that’s new for the family-owned grocery store The store’s name, which is still in development, will includs the name Schnucks. is conducting focux groups of downtown residents and officer workers to gaugse interest on store It will cost for Schnuck Markets Inc. to build out, stock and open downtownj St. Louis' first full-service grocery store. But the family-owne supermarket chain is getting Schnucks willpay $3.
42 million necessary for tenant inventory and other opening expenses at the downtown location, at Ninth and Olive streets, according to stats finance board documents. The remaininf money will come from a combination of federal andcity subsidies. The Business Journaol first reported that Schnucks planned to open a downtow grocery storein . St. Louis-based Schnuclk Markets Inc. currently operates 102 stores and99 in-store pharmacies in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Mississippio and Iowa.
Collora currently is the store manager of the Schnucka store in The Hill neighborhood on The downtownSchnucks store, set to open in springh 2009 on the ground floor of the Ninthj Street Garage at Ninth and Olive, will be an urbann concept store that’s new for the family-owned grocery store The store’s name, which is still in development, will includs the name Schnucks. is conducting focux groups of downtown residents and officer workers to gaugse interest on store It will cost for Schnuck Markets Inc. to build out, stock and open downtownj St. Louis' first full-service grocery store. But the family-owne supermarket chain is getting Schnucks willpay $3.
42 million necessary for tenant inventory and other opening expenses at the downtown location, at Ninth and Olive streets, according to stats finance board documents. The remaininf money will come from a combination of federal andcity subsidies. The Business Journaol first reported that Schnucks planned to open a downtow grocery storein . St. Louis-based Schnuclk Markets Inc. currently operates 102 stores and99 in-store pharmacies in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Mississippio and Iowa.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
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million to competitor for damages relatedf to a patent infringement verdict from a federaCircuit Court. The court reviewerd a December2007 verdict, which claime that Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) had infringed on DePuy’s patent of a line of multiaxial screwzs used in spinal surgery. The courtg affirmed a $149.1 million awarde for lost profits. But the court reversedf previous sanctions, which droppe $77.2 million in outright damageswand $10.5 million in attorneys’ fees and other The Vertex line of screws is no longedr on the market.
Memphis-based Medtronic Spinao and Biologics business president Stev e La Neve said theruling “has no bearingb on our current Vertex Selecr and OC Systems,” which are othert spinal systems. The case will now be remanded to a triaol court for calculation of thereduced judgment, which will include amount s both for post-judgment and pre-judgment interesrt on the damages. Based outside of Minneapolis, Medtronic is the world’s largestf medical device company.
Its spinal and biologicd business units are basec in Memphis where itemploys
million to competitor for damages relatedf to a patent infringement verdict from a federaCircuit Court. The court reviewerd a December2007 verdict, which claime that Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) had infringed on DePuy’s patent of a line of multiaxial screwzs used in spinal surgery. The courtg affirmed a $149.1 million awarde for lost profits. But the court reversedf previous sanctions, which droppe $77.2 million in outright damageswand $10.5 million in attorneys’ fees and other The Vertex line of screws is no longedr on the market.
Memphis-based Medtronic Spinao and Biologics business president Stev e La Neve said theruling “has no bearingb on our current Vertex Selecr and OC Systems,” which are othert spinal systems. The case will now be remanded to a triaol court for calculation of thereduced judgment, which will include amount s both for post-judgment and pre-judgment interesrt on the damages. Based outside of Minneapolis, Medtronic is the world’s largestf medical device company.
Its spinal and biologicd business units are basec in Memphis where itemploys
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Thunderbirds to highlight Moody AFB Open House this weekend - Examiner.com
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Examiner.com | Thunderbirds to highlight Moody AFB Open House this weekend Examiner.com VALDOSTA, Ga. -- The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team will highlight this weekend's incredible air show in south Georgia. The Moody Air Force Base's annual Open House will set the stage on Saturday and Sunday for dozens of performances, ... |
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Calpin, Dzembo, Feldman, Hamlin named to Bradenton SHIP board - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Mayor Wayne Poston and the City Councip appointed 11 board members based on recommendation fromthe city’s housing and communith development departments. • Rebekah community development specialist with the Tim Calpin, assistant vice president of residentialp lending with • Thomas Cookingham, assistant director of plannin and community development with the city Nicholas Dzembo, commercial relationship manager with Marc Feldman, a lawyer with • Joanello Gruebel, family lodge manager with the • Curtise Hamlin a lawyer with • Williakm Humphreys Jr.
, vice chairman of Manatee’ Construction Trades Board • Jeanne a teacher with the School Districgt of Manatee County • Ellen Weiss, a retired real estate consultany • Bruce Wickens, a supervisor in the properth management department of Manatee County government A core group consistintg of Feldman, Hamlin, Gruebel and Cookingham has been meeting on an informal basis since December, said Vicki White, coordinator of the Housingf and Community Development Division. The larger group will beginj meetingin May. Over time, the committee may take on a largere role for grants other than said White.
Administered by the , SHIP provides fundw to local governments to encourage partnerships for affordable homeownership and multifamilt housing for lowto moderate-income families.
Mayor Wayne Poston and the City Councip appointed 11 board members based on recommendation fromthe city’s housing and communith development departments. • Rebekah community development specialist with the Tim Calpin, assistant vice president of residentialp lending with • Thomas Cookingham, assistant director of plannin and community development with the city Nicholas Dzembo, commercial relationship manager with Marc Feldman, a lawyer with • Joanello Gruebel, family lodge manager with the • Curtise Hamlin a lawyer with • Williakm Humphreys Jr.
, vice chairman of Manatee’ Construction Trades Board • Jeanne a teacher with the School Districgt of Manatee County • Ellen Weiss, a retired real estate consultany • Bruce Wickens, a supervisor in the properth management department of Manatee County government A core group consistintg of Feldman, Hamlin, Gruebel and Cookingham has been meeting on an informal basis since December, said Vicki White, coordinator of the Housingf and Community Development Division. The larger group will beginj meetingin May. Over time, the committee may take on a largere role for grants other than said White.
Administered by the , SHIP provides fundw to local governments to encourage partnerships for affordable homeownership and multifamilt housing for lowto moderate-income families.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Connecting Patients With Experimental Drugs - Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal | Connecting Patients With Experimental Drugs Wall Street Journal Nisha Gupta was working as a medical resident at a Syracuse, N.Y., hospital when she accidentally poked her finger with a needle while caring for a patient. She remembers feeling a tiny prick at the time. But the incident triggered a two-decade-long ... |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
The Bison solves Madrid's defensive problems - ESPN (blog)
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Globe and Mail | The Bison solves Madrid's defensive problems ESPN (blog) Defensive problems? What defensive problems? While Barcelona's makeshift back four struggled to contain a Deportivo side who scored four goals on home soil but still lost in a nine-goal thriller against the Catalans, Madrid's new-look emergency back ... Jose Mourin ho's contingencies for defensive problems |
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Higgins wants more NYPA funds in WNY - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The Buffalo Democrat, a frequent critic of the , whicu oversees the plant, has asked the state to turn over 36 percen t of net revenue for economic developmentg and tourism effortsin Erie, Niagara, Chautauquz and Orleans counties. That would amounyt to some $65 millionh per year, Higgins said, and could creates 14,000 jobs in five years time. "This communit must stand up and claim what is naturally he said. “Like Florida profits from its sunshine and California profitx from itsPacific surf, Westerbn new York must demand our righy to benefit from our lake that feeds our river, whichg generates the power producede by Niagara falls.
” According to Higgins, in 2008 NYPA had a surplues of $309 million, over 75 percent that was directly attributable to the Niagaraq Power Project in Lewiston. He the state agency’s own study foun d that only 14 percent of the economic benefif derived from that plant remains in WesternNew York. In a lettere to both Gov. David Paterson and NYPA President and CEORichared Kessel, Higgins outlined his Among the projects noted is developmeng of Buffalo’s waterfront, including the Innert Harbor area, as well as the Darwin Martijn House, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Buffalo Zoo.
The Buffalo Democrat, a frequent critic of the , whicu oversees the plant, has asked the state to turn over 36 percen t of net revenue for economic developmentg and tourism effortsin Erie, Niagara, Chautauquz and Orleans counties. That would amounyt to some $65 millionh per year, Higgins said, and could creates 14,000 jobs in five years time. "This communit must stand up and claim what is naturally he said. “Like Florida profits from its sunshine and California profitx from itsPacific surf, Westerbn new York must demand our righy to benefit from our lake that feeds our river, whichg generates the power producede by Niagara falls.
” According to Higgins, in 2008 NYPA had a surplues of $309 million, over 75 percent that was directly attributable to the Niagaraq Power Project in Lewiston. He the state agency’s own study foun d that only 14 percent of the economic benefif derived from that plant remains in WesternNew York. In a lettere to both Gov. David Paterson and NYPA President and CEORichared Kessel, Higgins outlined his Among the projects noted is developmeng of Buffalo’s waterfront, including the Innert Harbor area, as well as the Darwin Martijn House, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Buffalo Zoo.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Umatilla backs airport projects - Orlando Business Journal:
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• A $125,151 airport master plan, which would detaill a runway extension, a fixed-basw operator, fuel facilities and maintenances facilities. The Federal Aviation Administration is expecterd to fund 95 percent ofthat project, alonh with 4 percent from the Florida Departmenr of Transportation and 1 percenrt from the airport. • A $125,054 projecr aimed at security with additionalbarbed wire, security lights and securitgy cameras at access points and the proposed self-serve fuel facility. The state Department of Transportation is funding 100 perceny of the design and constructiom ofthe projects.
• A $223,01e4 public fuel station with a 10,000-gallon fuel storage tank and self-serv fueling equipment. The state Department of Transportation will cover 80 percent ofthis project. The Orlandol office of Syracuse, N.Y.-based is handling the engineering and plannin ofthe projects, which are part of a five-yeae consulting contract C&S has with the city. C&S Cos. is an architecture, planning, construction and technology firm working inthe educational, industrial and private sectors.
• A $125,151 airport master plan, which would detaill a runway extension, a fixed-basw operator, fuel facilities and maintenances facilities. The Federal Aviation Administration is expecterd to fund 95 percent ofthat project, alonh with 4 percent from the Florida Departmenr of Transportation and 1 percenrt from the airport. • A $125,054 projecr aimed at security with additionalbarbed wire, security lights and securitgy cameras at access points and the proposed self-serve fuel facility. The state Department of Transportation is funding 100 perceny of the design and constructiom ofthe projects.
• A $223,01e4 public fuel station with a 10,000-gallon fuel storage tank and self-serv fueling equipment. The state Department of Transportation will cover 80 percent ofthis project. The Orlandol office of Syracuse, N.Y.-based is handling the engineering and plannin ofthe projects, which are part of a five-yeae consulting contract C&S has with the city. C&S Cos. is an architecture, planning, construction and technology firm working inthe educational, industrial and private sectors.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Budget deal includes impact fee freeze, may include property tax cuts - South Florida Business Journal:
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The state could have a budgetr by early next week that closesa $4 billion budget deficit. The budget deal includes a $250 millionb repeal of a state property tax item that was temporarily repealed in 2005 but would come back next year without There were some murmurs at the statd Capitol thatthe “equalization rate” properth tax item might not be in the budget But advocates of the tax repeal -- includingh Tim Lawless, state president of the -- say it is stilp in there.
Some critics of the budget and opponents of repealingy the equalization rate questioned Fridag whether it will be in the finall budget document which couldd be voted on early next week but has not beenfullg disclosed. The budget pact also looks to cut secondargy commercial property tax rates from 20 percenr incrementally to 15 Secondary property taxes are assessmentsx on commercial owners that special hospital andother no-bonds cities and other government entitie take out for various uses. Lawless said that secondary cut and the equalizationm rate repeal will helpthe state’xs economy. The budget deal also callsz fora two-year freeze on development impact fee increases.
City governments throughout the state and Valley assess the fees on home buildere and developers to help offset the costs oftheidr projects. The and NAIOP had pushed for a three-year moratorium whicu would have temporarily zeroed out localimpacyt fees, but the budget compromise includes a freezew which allows existing rates to stay in place but bars increases for two years. City governmentsd have opposed the The propertytax changes, along with a proposed flat-ratre personal income tax, are aimedf at bringing more Republicans into a Brewer-backed budget deal that also includes a referendum asking voters to approved a three-year, one percentage point increasse to the state’s 5.
6 percent sales tax.
The state could have a budgetr by early next week that closesa $4 billion budget deficit. The budget deal includes a $250 millionb repeal of a state property tax item that was temporarily repealed in 2005 but would come back next year without There were some murmurs at the statd Capitol thatthe “equalization rate” properth tax item might not be in the budget But advocates of the tax repeal -- includingh Tim Lawless, state president of the -- say it is stilp in there.
Some critics of the budget and opponents of repealingy the equalization rate questioned Fridag whether it will be in the finall budget document which couldd be voted on early next week but has not beenfullg disclosed. The budget pact also looks to cut secondargy commercial property tax rates from 20 percenr incrementally to 15 Secondary property taxes are assessmentsx on commercial owners that special hospital andother no-bonds cities and other government entitie take out for various uses. Lawless said that secondary cut and the equalizationm rate repeal will helpthe state’xs economy. The budget deal also callsz fora two-year freeze on development impact fee increases.
City governments throughout the state and Valley assess the fees on home buildere and developers to help offset the costs oftheidr projects. The and NAIOP had pushed for a three-year moratorium whicu would have temporarily zeroed out localimpacyt fees, but the budget compromise includes a freezew which allows existing rates to stay in place but bars increases for two years. City governmentsd have opposed the The propertytax changes, along with a proposed flat-ratre personal income tax, are aimedf at bringing more Republicans into a Brewer-backed budget deal that also includes a referendum asking voters to approved a three-year, one percentage point increasse to the state’s 5.
6 percent sales tax.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Longtime Lanard & Axilbund hand starts a firm with new twist - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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“Sometimes the worst of times are the best of Soloff said. Soloff is undaunted. After heading up the retaikl group and becoming an equith partnerat CL&A, his experience has given him the confidencse to not only venture into a new realjm of real estate but to leave the comforts of one leasing — completely behind. “I’m viewingb it as a very opportunistic time to take advantagw of betterbuying opportunities,” he While he hasn’t pulled the trigged on any deals yet, Soloffd is scouring the East Coast to buy or builx single-tenant, freestanding properties and grocery-anchored centers.
On the biggef deals, Soloff has a public life insurance company he can tap as an equity partner and will seek local partners to joint ventureon deals. sold aboutt one home for each of its communitiex during its fiscal first reflecting the state of paralysis of thehousing market. Toll sold 266 homez totaling $127.8 million from 258 housing communities from wher e it is activelyselling homes, according to its quarterlyu report. Though the first quarter includes colder monthss in which fewer salestypicallg occur, during the same period a year ago, Toll sold 647 homeas totaling $375.1 million from 273 communities.
What Robert Toll, CEO of the Horshamk company, thinks would help sell a lot of houses isa $15,00p0 tax credit for all home buyeres and not the $8,000 credit just for new home buyerx the Obama administration has according to the company’s first-quarter conference Toll is holding out hope the highedr credit for all buyers will make its way back into the stimulud package. If it does, Toll believes prices will eventuao stabilize and prospective buyers will feelmore confident, and finallty buy houses again.
“Sometimes the worst of times are the best of Soloff said. Soloff is undaunted. After heading up the retaikl group and becoming an equith partnerat CL&A, his experience has given him the confidencse to not only venture into a new realjm of real estate but to leave the comforts of one leasing — completely behind. “I’m viewingb it as a very opportunistic time to take advantagw of betterbuying opportunities,” he While he hasn’t pulled the trigged on any deals yet, Soloffd is scouring the East Coast to buy or builx single-tenant, freestanding properties and grocery-anchored centers.
On the biggef deals, Soloff has a public life insurance company he can tap as an equity partner and will seek local partners to joint ventureon deals. sold aboutt one home for each of its communitiex during its fiscal first reflecting the state of paralysis of thehousing market. Toll sold 266 homez totaling $127.8 million from 258 housing communities from wher e it is activelyselling homes, according to its quarterlyu report. Though the first quarter includes colder monthss in which fewer salestypicallg occur, during the same period a year ago, Toll sold 647 homeas totaling $375.1 million from 273 communities.
What Robert Toll, CEO of the Horshamk company, thinks would help sell a lot of houses isa $15,00p0 tax credit for all home buyeres and not the $8,000 credit just for new home buyerx the Obama administration has according to the company’s first-quarter conference Toll is holding out hope the highedr credit for all buyers will make its way back into the stimulud package. If it does, Toll believes prices will eventuao stabilize and prospective buyers will feelmore confident, and finallty buy houses again.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Hugh Cornwell Mistaking Madonna Queue For Toilet Inspires Song (A Top Story) - antiMUSIC.com
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Hugh Cornwell Mistaking Madonna Queue For Toilet Inspires Song (A Top Story) antiMUSIC.com On Wednesday Hugh Cornwell Mistaking Madonna Queue For Toilet Inspires Song was a top story. Here is the recap: (Classic Rock) Hugh Cornwell was inspired to write a song after accidentally finding himself in a queue to meet pop star Madonna. |
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Audrey Andrews Executive Profile
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"Audrey Andrews, senior vice presidengt and chief compliance officer of TenegHealthcare Corporation, oversees the company
"Audrey Andrews, senior vice presidengt and chief compliance officer of TenegHealthcare Corporation, oversees the company
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Business First of Louisville:
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The UAW Local 249 poster the information in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Mondag that the informationis accurate. The production stoppagew comes a week before an alread yscheduled one-week summer break for the entirew plant starting June 29, a Locakl 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is schedulefd for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,75y in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,974 in May 2008. UAW Locaol 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-150 trucki plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacft at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thiws is partially due to depletedf funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymeng in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that saleds projections continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truco plants can produce if they work full time througu the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shiftss at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is consideringt once again moving a shift fromthe F-150p side of the Kansas City Assemblty Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workers from a seconrd shift on the F-150 side of the Kansas City plantt to a third shift on the SUV side. The employees were movedr back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape salezs in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percenty from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,66 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Planrt also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versionsd of the Ford Escape andMercur Mariner.
Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reachefd 3,906 in May, a new company record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inAprip 2006. As of May, Ford’sz Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
The UAW Local 249 poster the information in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Mondag that the informationis accurate. The production stoppagew comes a week before an alread yscheduled one-week summer break for the entirew plant starting June 29, a Locakl 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is schedulefd for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,75y in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,974 in May 2008. UAW Locaol 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-150 trucki plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacft at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thiws is partially due to depletedf funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymeng in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that saleds projections continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truco plants can produce if they work full time througu the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shiftss at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is consideringt once again moving a shift fromthe F-150p side of the Kansas City Assemblty Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workers from a seconrd shift on the F-150 side of the Kansas City plantt to a third shift on the SUV side. The employees were movedr back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape salezs in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percenty from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,66 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Planrt also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versionsd of the Ford Escape andMercur Mariner.
Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reachefd 3,906 in May, a new company record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inAprip 2006. As of May, Ford’sz Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Report: D.C. area posts a strong economic performance - Denver Business Journal:
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The report ranked the 100 largest U.S. metro areas based on employment, unemployment rates, gross metropolitan product, housing pricesa and foreclosure rates in thefirst quarter. D.C. rankeds No. 13, while San Antonio, Texas, placed No. 1 and Detroiy came in last at No. 100. “Alkl metropolitan areas are feeling the effects of this but the distress is notsharee equally,” said Alan Berube, research director of the metropolitann policy program at the D.C.
institute and co-author of the “While some areas of the countrty have experienced only ashallow downturn, and may be emergingh from the recession already, people living in metrl areas that are now performing weakest economically should preparee themselves for a long recovery At the first quarter’s end, only 10 of the 100 metro areaxs were starting to show signs of said the report, and said McAllen, Texas was the only place that saw growth in employmenr and output. Output increased in just a handfuk ofmetro areas, including D.C.; Seattle; Austin, and Virginia Beach, Va..
The reportt also pointed out that metro areae with concentrations of jobs in certaimn sectors have resulted in fewer dramatic job losses. The Rankings: San Texas Austin, Texas McAllen, Texas Baton La. Tulsa, Okla. Omaha, Neb. El Texas Wichita, Kan. Washington, D.C. N.M. Virginia Beach, Va. Harrisburg, Pa. Pa. New Haven, Conn. N.Y.
The report ranked the 100 largest U.S. metro areas based on employment, unemployment rates, gross metropolitan product, housing pricesa and foreclosure rates in thefirst quarter. D.C. rankeds No. 13, while San Antonio, Texas, placed No. 1 and Detroiy came in last at No. 100. “Alkl metropolitan areas are feeling the effects of this but the distress is notsharee equally,” said Alan Berube, research director of the metropolitann policy program at the D.C.
institute and co-author of the “While some areas of the countrty have experienced only ashallow downturn, and may be emergingh from the recession already, people living in metrl areas that are now performing weakest economically should preparee themselves for a long recovery At the first quarter’s end, only 10 of the 100 metro areaxs were starting to show signs of said the report, and said McAllen, Texas was the only place that saw growth in employmenr and output. Output increased in just a handfuk ofmetro areas, including D.C.; Seattle; Austin, and Virginia Beach, Va..
The reportt also pointed out that metro areae with concentrations of jobs in certaimn sectors have resulted in fewer dramatic job losses. The Rankings: San Texas Austin, Texas McAllen, Texas Baton La. Tulsa, Okla. Omaha, Neb. El Texas Wichita, Kan. Washington, D.C. N.M. Virginia Beach, Va. Harrisburg, Pa. Pa. New Haven, Conn. N.Y.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
CU offering digital media program - Sacramento Business Journal:
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CU will operate the program, called Boulder Digitakl Works, in partnership with the parent company of advertisinggiant , which move d many of its employees from Miami to a new Boulder offic in the past few years. The parent company is MDC Partners, a Toronto-based network of agencies. CU’s Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies will operate the which will be open to media community members andCU students. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, especially the advertisintg faculty, will handle the academic management. Advertisin g professor David Slayden will serve asexecutive director.
Sweden’x Hyper Island, a digital learning prograj in Europe, also will be a partner in the program, with studenyt and faculty exchanges. The progra will start in the fall witha 60-weeo certificate program in Digital Arts and Sciences. Applications are due Aug. 15. starting in late July, the school will offer 36-houer immersion Executive Programs in digital fluency forworkingf professionals. For more visit http://bdw.colorado.edu.
CU will operate the program, called Boulder Digitakl Works, in partnership with the parent company of advertisinggiant , which move d many of its employees from Miami to a new Boulder offic in the past few years. The parent company is MDC Partners, a Toronto-based network of agencies. CU’s Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies will operate the which will be open to media community members andCU students. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, especially the advertisintg faculty, will handle the academic management. Advertisin g professor David Slayden will serve asexecutive director.
Sweden’x Hyper Island, a digital learning prograj in Europe, also will be a partner in the program, with studenyt and faculty exchanges. The progra will start in the fall witha 60-weeo certificate program in Digital Arts and Sciences. Applications are due Aug. 15. starting in late July, the school will offer 36-houer immersion Executive Programs in digital fluency forworkingf professionals. For more visit http://bdw.colorado.edu.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Report: Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell 11 European breweries - Portland Business Journal:
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Le Soir said the world’s largesrt brewer was selling its centralk European operations because it is fragmentedand non-strategic and plana to focus on its north and southh American operations instead, according to Reuters. The breweriexs are in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Serbia and Montenegro. , Kohlberg Kravids Roberts and are amonv private equity groups that have expressed interest in the the Financial Times of Londonreported Monday. A-B InBev wants to sell off assetx as it tries to raise money to reduce the debt it took on when itboughft St.
Louis-based Anheuser-Busch last year for $52 “We are contemplating disposalz of certain assets tohelp re-finance the acquisitiom of Anheuser-Busch, as previously Marianne Amssoms, an A-B InBev wrote in an e-mail to the Business Journal. “However, we cannotr comment at this stage on which businessesd specifically wouldbe considered. Anheuser-Buscnh InBev's decision will be based on a diligent reviews of the strategic and financial consequencews ofany divestment, with the goal of creating the best opportunities and valude for all constituents. We will not comment on who has approache us forwhich assets.
” In April, A-B InBev reachex an agreement to to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
Le Soir said the world’s largesrt brewer was selling its centralk European operations because it is fragmentedand non-strategic and plana to focus on its north and southh American operations instead, according to Reuters. The breweriexs are in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Serbia and Montenegro. , Kohlberg Kravids Roberts and are amonv private equity groups that have expressed interest in the the Financial Times of Londonreported Monday. A-B InBev wants to sell off assetx as it tries to raise money to reduce the debt it took on when itboughft St.
Louis-based Anheuser-Busch last year for $52 “We are contemplating disposalz of certain assets tohelp re-finance the acquisitiom of Anheuser-Busch, as previously Marianne Amssoms, an A-B InBev wrote in an e-mail to the Business Journal. “However, we cannotr comment at this stage on which businessesd specifically wouldbe considered. Anheuser-Buscnh InBev's decision will be based on a diligent reviews of the strategic and financial consequencews ofany divestment, with the goal of creating the best opportunities and valude for all constituents. We will not comment on who has approache us forwhich assets.
” In April, A-B InBev reachex an agreement to to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Burgess: Property tax losses
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The Miami-Dade County property appraiser released its preliminaryt tax rollinformation Monday, with all four taxing jurisdictionsd – fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dad e overall – seeing a decline. The countywide decrease comparing preliminargy tax numbers from year to year shows a 9percent decrease, or a total of $22.55 billion.” “These losses would have been worsr if not for new construction that was added to the propertu tax roll as of Jan. 1,” County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountg commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggest hit, down 20.2 percent from 2008 levels. Homestead saw an 18.
2 percentf decline, followed by Normandg Shores, down 17.5 percent, and Aventura which was down 17.3 percent. Goldenb Beach and the tiny city of Islandia saw no Medley sawa 1.5 percent drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4 percent decline. Click for the full Staffers reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and founsd that 1993 saw taxabld value shrinkby 2.9 or $1.9 billion. “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impactt of doubling the homestead exemptionfrom $25,000 to the property tax roll was relatively Burgess explained in the memo. “These lossesw in property tax roll valuexare unprecedented.
” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two yearsa as a barometer of what is For the second consecutive year, Miami-Dade faced a $200 millionj budget gap in the last fiscal Core services were kept intact by tightening belts, but assuming the same tax rate adoptee for 2008-09, the estimated ad valorem revenues for fiscall year 2009-10 would shrink by $174.1 million, accordingh to the memo. Taking into account the impact of normal inflationary growth and theeconomicx slowdown, combined with the non ad valorem revenur sources, results in property tax subsidized operation s facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgessa said.
“We are working diligently to preparre a proposed budget forFY [fiscal year] 2009-10 that to the extent possible, preserves essential services and minimizes service impactes to our residents,” he wrote in the “However, closing a budgetarh gap of this size will require some very difficult
The Miami-Dade County property appraiser released its preliminaryt tax rollinformation Monday, with all four taxing jurisdictionsd – fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dad e overall – seeing a decline. The countywide decrease comparing preliminargy tax numbers from year to year shows a 9percent decrease, or a total of $22.55 billion.” “These losses would have been worsr if not for new construction that was added to the propertu tax roll as of Jan. 1,” County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountg commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggest hit, down 20.2 percent from 2008 levels. Homestead saw an 18.
2 percentf decline, followed by Normandg Shores, down 17.5 percent, and Aventura which was down 17.3 percent. Goldenb Beach and the tiny city of Islandia saw no Medley sawa 1.5 percent drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4 percent decline. Click for the full Staffers reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and founsd that 1993 saw taxabld value shrinkby 2.9 or $1.9 billion. “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impactt of doubling the homestead exemptionfrom $25,000 to the property tax roll was relatively Burgess explained in the memo. “These lossesw in property tax roll valuexare unprecedented.
” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two yearsa as a barometer of what is For the second consecutive year, Miami-Dade faced a $200 millionj budget gap in the last fiscal Core services were kept intact by tightening belts, but assuming the same tax rate adoptee for 2008-09, the estimated ad valorem revenues for fiscall year 2009-10 would shrink by $174.1 million, accordingh to the memo. Taking into account the impact of normal inflationary growth and theeconomicx slowdown, combined with the non ad valorem revenur sources, results in property tax subsidized operation s facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgessa said.
“We are working diligently to preparre a proposed budget forFY [fiscal year] 2009-10 that to the extent possible, preserves essential services and minimizes service impactes to our residents,” he wrote in the “However, closing a budgetarh gap of this size will require some very difficult
Friday, October 5, 2012
Soma by Chico's lingerie store to open at Ross Park this spring - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Soma, a lingerie store focusing on women 35 and will open beside anew Chico'xs store in the spacre formerly occupied by Waldenbooks. Michael vice president of investor and community relationes forFort Myers, Fla.-based , said the company sees the markegt for apparel for mature womenj as underserved. Soma by Chico'sx sells a mix of bras, panties and sleepwear. "We'ree positioning ourselves as for graduatesof Victoria'ws Secret," Smith said. Lisa Earl, general manager of Ross Park said she expects Somaby Chico's along with its parent brand store to mix well with otherf apparel offerings at the mall such as Coldwater Creek and J. Jill.
In the first three quarterss of 2006, Chico's sales increased by more than 15 percentto $1.5w2 billion. The company expects to increase its total retail squarw footage by 30 percenfthis year, Smith said, through not only its flagshipl brand, but through Soma and its Whitse House Black Market stores. Including all of its brands, the companyt has nearly 800 stores nationwide. So far, there is only one Soma location planned for But Smith expects more toopen eventually. Chico'sd launched Soma in 2004 and has growmn the concept to nearly 50locations nationwide.
As Ross Park Mall continuea construction onthe region's first Nordstrom department scheduled to open in Earl said the property is also seeintg a new wave of 10-year leases comintg to term that will help improvre the retail mix. "There's a ton of deals in our Earl said. She declined to but Simon has been trying to lure a raft of new retailersz tothe mall. Stores including Crate & , A/X Armani Exchange and Louis Vuitton were included on site maps distributec to the brokerage community over thepast Chico's isn't the only retailer establishing new store concepts for intimate apparel.
Besidez Victoria's Secret, Warrendale-based has been expanding its Aeride concept, which markets bras, camisolesz and robes for girls 15to 25. After initiallh launching the concept within traditionakl AmericanEagle locations, the company expects to open 15 stand-alons Aerie stores this year. Patricse Duker, a spokeswoman for the , said retailers are establishing new storer concepts to serve customers ofdifferent ages. "Thed early middle-age consumers are lookingt for those retailers that serve their age she said.
Soma, a lingerie store focusing on women 35 and will open beside anew Chico'xs store in the spacre formerly occupied by Waldenbooks. Michael vice president of investor and community relationes forFort Myers, Fla.-based , said the company sees the markegt for apparel for mature womenj as underserved. Soma by Chico'sx sells a mix of bras, panties and sleepwear. "We'ree positioning ourselves as for graduatesof Victoria'ws Secret," Smith said. Lisa Earl, general manager of Ross Park said she expects Somaby Chico's along with its parent brand store to mix well with otherf apparel offerings at the mall such as Coldwater Creek and J. Jill.
In the first three quarterss of 2006, Chico's sales increased by more than 15 percentto $1.5w2 billion. The company expects to increase its total retail squarw footage by 30 percenfthis year, Smith said, through not only its flagshipl brand, but through Soma and its Whitse House Black Market stores. Including all of its brands, the companyt has nearly 800 stores nationwide. So far, there is only one Soma location planned for But Smith expects more toopen eventually. Chico'sd launched Soma in 2004 and has growmn the concept to nearly 50locations nationwide.
As Ross Park Mall continuea construction onthe region's first Nordstrom department scheduled to open in Earl said the property is also seeintg a new wave of 10-year leases comintg to term that will help improvre the retail mix. "There's a ton of deals in our Earl said. She declined to but Simon has been trying to lure a raft of new retailersz tothe mall. Stores including Crate & , A/X Armani Exchange and Louis Vuitton were included on site maps distributec to the brokerage community over thepast Chico's isn't the only retailer establishing new store concepts for intimate apparel.
Besidez Victoria's Secret, Warrendale-based has been expanding its Aeride concept, which markets bras, camisolesz and robes for girls 15to 25. After initiallh launching the concept within traditionakl AmericanEagle locations, the company expects to open 15 stand-alons Aerie stores this year. Patricse Duker, a spokeswoman for the , said retailers are establishing new storer concepts to serve customers ofdifferent ages. "Thed early middle-age consumers are lookingt for those retailers that serve their age she said.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Georgia watering restrictions lifted - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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“Our water supplies are flush,” Caro l Couch, director of the , told memberws of the state’s Drought Management Advisory “Our rivers and streams have The state imposed Level 4 drought restrictionas in September 2007 as one of the worstg droughts in Georgiahistory deepened, sending watet levels at the state’s federally managed reservoirs The restrictions banned most types of outdoor water use in 55 nortgh Georgia counties. While some communities were later grante d exemptions to the mostseverer restrictions, water systems that relied on severelgy depleted Lake Lanier were not givenj that flexibility.
Under Wednesday’s order, which takes effec t immediately, north Georgia will return to a non-drought outdooe watering schedule. Residential and commercial propertu owners will be allowed to water their lawns three daysa Odd-numbered addresses may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Even-numbered addresses may water on Monday, Wednesday and State Climatologist David Stooksbury reported to the advisory committee that Georgiaq is experiencing the second-wettest spring in 115 “Obviously, that made a major impact on moisturer conditions in the state,” he said.
Still, Stooksburhy said, rainfall just during the last 30 days has been slightly below normal across the northern thirds ofthe state, a sign that summer is settingy in. Couch praised property ownersa for conserving water during the droughft to a greater extent than would have been possibld throughregulation alone. But she warned that Georgians should continue cultivatingbtheir water-efficient habits, even thoughh abundant rains have returned.
“Droughg can be a fickle thing,” she
“Our water supplies are flush,” Caro l Couch, director of the , told memberws of the state’s Drought Management Advisory “Our rivers and streams have The state imposed Level 4 drought restrictionas in September 2007 as one of the worstg droughts in Georgiahistory deepened, sending watet levels at the state’s federally managed reservoirs The restrictions banned most types of outdoor water use in 55 nortgh Georgia counties. While some communities were later grante d exemptions to the mostseverer restrictions, water systems that relied on severelgy depleted Lake Lanier were not givenj that flexibility.
Under Wednesday’s order, which takes effec t immediately, north Georgia will return to a non-drought outdooe watering schedule. Residential and commercial propertu owners will be allowed to water their lawns three daysa Odd-numbered addresses may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Even-numbered addresses may water on Monday, Wednesday and State Climatologist David Stooksbury reported to the advisory committee that Georgiaq is experiencing the second-wettest spring in 115 “Obviously, that made a major impact on moisturer conditions in the state,” he said.
Still, Stooksburhy said, rainfall just during the last 30 days has been slightly below normal across the northern thirds ofthe state, a sign that summer is settingy in. Couch praised property ownersa for conserving water during the droughft to a greater extent than would have been possibld throughregulation alone. But she warned that Georgians should continue cultivatingbtheir water-efficient habits, even thoughh abundant rains have returned.
“Droughg can be a fickle thing,” she
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
U.S. Department of Labor announces almost $10 million in grants for projects nationwide to help young parents obtain education and skills training
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"Today's funding will help young parents support theitr families by offering training and education opportunities that leadto jobs,"" said Secretary of Laboer Hilda L. Solis . "Thesed programs will pay dividends today and in the near futurd as young parents gain the educationj and skills they need to becomefinanciall self-sufficient and then pass these successezs on to their children." Today'se grants will fund demonstration projects designed to provid educational and occupational skills training that leads to employmenrt and economic self-sufficiency for fathers and expectant mothers ages 16 to 24.
Several projects fundesd today will serve individuals who have been involved in the child welfare or fostercare systems, or who are homeles or have been victimxs of child abuse. In addition to educatiojn and training, participants will have accesa to an array ofadditional resources. These may includew mentoring, case management and supportive servicese aimed at reducing barriers to educationand employment. Supportive service include child care, transportation, health care and parentiny education classes. Today's awards were made available through the Fiscal Year 2008 and 2009 Departmen t ofLabor - Department of Healtyh and Human Services Appropriationsd bill.
For more information on Department of Labortraining programs, visit . Editor's Note: A list of grantees follows thisnews release. U.S. Department of Laborf releases are accessible on the Interneftat . The information in this news release will be made availabl e in alternateformat (large print, Braille, audip tape or disc) from the COAST officer upon request. Please specify which news release when placinbg your requestat 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labo Department is committed toproviding America's employer and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and For more information, please visit .
Name of Organizationb Award Amount Location Little RockWorkforce $848,45w2 Little Rock, Ark. Investment Board Special Serviced forGroups $750,000 Los Calif. Youth Co-Op Inc. $999,500 Fla. City and County of $1,000,000 Hawaii Honolulu Employmentand $986,000 Chicago, Ill. Employetr Services Brighton Center Inc. $555,877 Newport, Ky. Everh Woman's Place Inc. $765,441q Muskegon, Mich. Center for Employment $500,000 New N.Y. Opportunity Joint Orange Chatham $630,864 Pittsboro, N.C. Community Actionm Inc. The Center Foundation $386,934 Media, Pa. Lancasterf County $1,000,000 Lancaster, Pa.
Workforce Investment Boared Good SamaritanCenter $748,6445 San Antonio, Texas of San Antonio Human Resources $727,48u Morgantown, W.Va. Development Foundatiomn SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor
"Today's funding will help young parents support theitr families by offering training and education opportunities that leadto jobs,"" said Secretary of Laboer Hilda L. Solis . "Thesed programs will pay dividends today and in the near futurd as young parents gain the educationj and skills they need to becomefinanciall self-sufficient and then pass these successezs on to their children." Today'se grants will fund demonstration projects designed to provid educational and occupational skills training that leads to employmenrt and economic self-sufficiency for fathers and expectant mothers ages 16 to 24.
Several projects fundesd today will serve individuals who have been involved in the child welfare or fostercare systems, or who are homeles or have been victimxs of child abuse. In addition to educatiojn and training, participants will have accesa to an array ofadditional resources. These may includew mentoring, case management and supportive servicese aimed at reducing barriers to educationand employment. Supportive service include child care, transportation, health care and parentiny education classes. Today's awards were made available through the Fiscal Year 2008 and 2009 Departmen t ofLabor - Department of Healtyh and Human Services Appropriationsd bill.
For more information on Department of Labortraining programs, visit . Editor's Note: A list of grantees follows thisnews release. U.S. Department of Laborf releases are accessible on the Interneftat . The information in this news release will be made availabl e in alternateformat (large print, Braille, audip tape or disc) from the COAST officer upon request. Please specify which news release when placinbg your requestat 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labo Department is committed toproviding America's employer and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and For more information, please visit .
Name of Organizationb Award Amount Location Little RockWorkforce $848,45w2 Little Rock, Ark. Investment Board Special Serviced forGroups $750,000 Los Calif. Youth Co-Op Inc. $999,500 Fla. City and County of $1,000,000 Hawaii Honolulu Employmentand $986,000 Chicago, Ill. Employetr Services Brighton Center Inc. $555,877 Newport, Ky. Everh Woman's Place Inc. $765,441q Muskegon, Mich. Center for Employment $500,000 New N.Y. Opportunity Joint Orange Chatham $630,864 Pittsboro, N.C. Community Actionm Inc. The Center Foundation $386,934 Media, Pa. Lancasterf County $1,000,000 Lancaster, Pa.
Workforce Investment Boared Good SamaritanCenter $748,6445 San Antonio, Texas of San Antonio Human Resources $727,48u Morgantown, W.Va. Development Foundatiomn SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor
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