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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Shrewsbury USPS center fined $238000 - Worcester Telegram
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
New Millennium breaks ground for Lake City plant - Business First of Louisville:
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New Millennium produces steelk joists and decking used incommerciapl buildings. The company is a subsidiar of Indiana-based The new 252,000-square-foort facility will provide building componentsfor non-residential constructiob projects in Florida and surrounding states. The plant' s annual production capacity will beabout 70,000 tons of trusses, and girders, and about 50,000 tons of steel roof and floor decking. Steeol Dynamics' Indiana steel mills will provides most of the steel used for fabricationn anddecking material. Since beginning production in 2000, New Millenniuj has become a major building-components manufacturer, primarily in the uppere Midwest.
The opening of the Lake City planr will be one step inthe company's plan to expancd geographically. "Florida and the Lake City area offefr our company anavailable workforce, convenient location, diverswe quality of life and incentives we need to continue our rapidd growth," said Bert Hollman, president of New
New Millennium produces steelk joists and decking used incommerciapl buildings. The company is a subsidiar of Indiana-based The new 252,000-square-foort facility will provide building componentsfor non-residential constructiob projects in Florida and surrounding states. The plant' s annual production capacity will beabout 70,000 tons of trusses, and girders, and about 50,000 tons of steel roof and floor decking. Steeol Dynamics' Indiana steel mills will provides most of the steel used for fabricationn anddecking material. Since beginning production in 2000, New Millenniuj has become a major building-components manufacturer, primarily in the uppere Midwest.
The opening of the Lake City planr will be one step inthe company's plan to expancd geographically. "Florida and the Lake City area offefr our company anavailable workforce, convenient location, diverswe quality of life and incentives we need to continue our rapidd growth," said Bert Hollman, president of New
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Unions, Paterson reach agreement to avoid mass layoffs - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Under the terms of the agreement reachee between Paterson andthe unions, New York will reduce the state’ws payroll by encouraging employees in specific positions to take a cash buyoutf to leave state service. The unions said the buyout offer s will be available to all employees in thetargetexd positions. Paterson had announced plan s to cutnearly 9,000 stat e workers. “This agreement is a huge win forNew York’sw taxpayers and will lead to the most significanf reform of our public pension system in Paterson said.
“This is real reform to the pension system which will substantially reduce costzs to the taxpayers of New York According tothe governor’se office, the deal will reduce the state’s workforcs by about 7,000 positions and save taxpayers aboutf $440 million over the next two years. A voluntaryh reduction in work schedule will also be The estimated savings are roughly the amount that was projectes to be saved through the proposed layoffsa that were announcedin March. “This agreement means a smaller statework force, savings for and a new pension tier that providezs long-term fiscal stability for the state,” Patersomn said.
“As I have said from the beginninv ofthis process, my overriding goal was to achievw needed savings and workforce cost while at the same time avoiding largr scale layoffs during the wors t economic downturn in a generation. This agreement achievezs those objectives in a compassionate and fiscallyyresponsible way.” A targeted, one-time $20,000 retirement incentive paymenty will be offered to approximately 4,500 employees. Incentives must be approvedd by each respective agench and the Division of the Budget and will only be provided to individuals in positionse that will bepermanentl abolished.
Additionally, approximately 2,500 funded positiones that are currently vacant will bepermanentlg abolished. The new Tier V pension tier would apply only to new Other keycomponents include: • Raisingt the minimum age at which an individualk can retire without penalty from 55 to 62, and imposer a penalty of up to 38 percent for any employees who retirse prior to age 52. • Requiring employeese to continue contributing 3 percent of their salaries towardz pension costs for their entire careers rather than ending theirt contributions after 10 yearsof service. Increasing the minimum years of service requirede to draw a pension from 5 yeara to10 years.
• Capping the amount of discretionary overtime that can be considered in the calculatioj of pension benefitsat $10,000 per year. Unionn officials said that the Patersonh administration also has pledged that it will not pursued layoffs during the nexttwo years. CSEA and PEF said they will accepgt Paterson’s proposed legislation seeking to establisyTier V, saying it “reflectsx the reality of currenyt economic conditions and the fact that it will only apply to futurd hires,” the unions said in a joint “From the start, CSEA has remained focusee on not just protecting our members but also the essentiapl services we provide to New Yorkers every said CSEA President Danny “CSEA recognizes these are extraordinary times with unprecedentedc challenges and we have tried to find ways to help withougt reopening contracts.
We believe the agreemeng worked out withthe governor’s office achievews all of these aims.” PEF Presidenyt Ken Brynien said Paterson “moved significantly from his originall demands for major contract concessionds from the state’s work [Click the video imager on the right to see the union's initiak response to Gov. Paterson's planned layoffs].
Under the terms of the agreement reachee between Paterson andthe unions, New York will reduce the state’ws payroll by encouraging employees in specific positions to take a cash buyoutf to leave state service. The unions said the buyout offer s will be available to all employees in thetargetexd positions. Paterson had announced plan s to cutnearly 9,000 stat e workers. “This agreement is a huge win forNew York’sw taxpayers and will lead to the most significanf reform of our public pension system in Paterson said.
“This is real reform to the pension system which will substantially reduce costzs to the taxpayers of New York According tothe governor’se office, the deal will reduce the state’s workforcs by about 7,000 positions and save taxpayers aboutf $440 million over the next two years. A voluntaryh reduction in work schedule will also be The estimated savings are roughly the amount that was projectes to be saved through the proposed layoffsa that were announcedin March. “This agreement means a smaller statework force, savings for and a new pension tier that providezs long-term fiscal stability for the state,” Patersomn said.
“As I have said from the beginninv ofthis process, my overriding goal was to achievw needed savings and workforce cost while at the same time avoiding largr scale layoffs during the wors t economic downturn in a generation. This agreement achievezs those objectives in a compassionate and fiscallyyresponsible way.” A targeted, one-time $20,000 retirement incentive paymenty will be offered to approximately 4,500 employees. Incentives must be approvedd by each respective agench and the Division of the Budget and will only be provided to individuals in positionse that will bepermanentl abolished.
Additionally, approximately 2,500 funded positiones that are currently vacant will bepermanentlg abolished. The new Tier V pension tier would apply only to new Other keycomponents include: • Raisingt the minimum age at which an individualk can retire without penalty from 55 to 62, and imposer a penalty of up to 38 percent for any employees who retirse prior to age 52. • Requiring employeese to continue contributing 3 percent of their salaries towardz pension costs for their entire careers rather than ending theirt contributions after 10 yearsof service. Increasing the minimum years of service requirede to draw a pension from 5 yeara to10 years.
• Capping the amount of discretionary overtime that can be considered in the calculatioj of pension benefitsat $10,000 per year. Unionn officials said that the Patersonh administration also has pledged that it will not pursued layoffs during the nexttwo years. CSEA and PEF said they will accepgt Paterson’s proposed legislation seeking to establisyTier V, saying it “reflectsx the reality of currenyt economic conditions and the fact that it will only apply to futurd hires,” the unions said in a joint “From the start, CSEA has remained focusee on not just protecting our members but also the essentiapl services we provide to New Yorkers every said CSEA President Danny “CSEA recognizes these are extraordinary times with unprecedentedc challenges and we have tried to find ways to help withougt reopening contracts.
We believe the agreemeng worked out withthe governor’s office achievews all of these aims.” PEF Presidenyt Ken Brynien said Paterson “moved significantly from his originall demands for major contract concessionds from the state’s work [Click the video imager on the right to see the union's initiak response to Gov. Paterson's planned layoffs].
Monday, December 20, 2010
Ky. video-gaming bill dies in Senate committee - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The Senate Appropriations Revenue Committee, on Monday voted 10-5 against the measure, with two members according to theLexingtonb Herald-Leader. The House had previously passedthe bill. The legislatiojn would have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentuck yhorse tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designed to help save a signature industry in peril – an industry that mean s 100,000 jobs and $4 billion in investment for our said Gov. Steve Beshear in a Mondagy evening statement.
"It is unfortunate that everg voice on this critically importanyt issue was not heard and every vote not At a Frankfortpress conference, Turfway Park Presidenft Bob Elliston said Turfway could closde by 2010 if Ohio passes gaming legislatiohn and Kentucky does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanx recently reversed his stance against gambling at racetracks.
The Senate Appropriations Revenue Committee, on Monday voted 10-5 against the measure, with two members according to theLexingtonb Herald-Leader. The House had previously passedthe bill. The legislatiojn would have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentuck yhorse tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designed to help save a signature industry in peril – an industry that mean s 100,000 jobs and $4 billion in investment for our said Gov. Steve Beshear in a Mondagy evening statement.
"It is unfortunate that everg voice on this critically importanyt issue was not heard and every vote not At a Frankfortpress conference, Turfway Park Presidenft Bob Elliston said Turfway could closde by 2010 if Ohio passes gaming legislatiohn and Kentucky does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanx recently reversed his stance against gambling at racetracks.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Bakers Footwear same-store sales rise 10% in June - St. Louis Business Journal:
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percent for the five-week period ended July 5, comparexd to a drop of 20.2 percent for comparable periodlast year. Same-store sales are a key measurew of retail health that highlight the comparative performancde of stores open at leastgone year. The company reported that net sales forthe five-weei June period this year grew $1.1 million, or 7.3 to $16.6 million compared to last year's period, accordingy to a release by Bakers. Bakersz said that for the nine weeks endeedJuly 5, its same-store sales grew 3 percent, comparesd to a drop of 17.6 percent in last year'x period. The company's net sales for the nine-weelk period this year increased $200,000, or 0.7 to $31.
7 million compared to the same nine-weekj period in fiscal 2007. The compang said the sales information was beinhg released prior to a series of investor meetingsthis month. Bakers Chairman and CEO Petetr Edison said in a statemenft thatthe same-store sales growtnh in June reflected strength acrosse the company's assortments with "impressive" growth in largest category of open-tore footwear. "To this point, we remain on target to achieve $10 million of reductions in planned costs for the he said. "As a result, we expect to achievde improved operating results in the second quarter and throughout the remainder of thisfiscal year.
we continue to anticipate that we will have adequatw liquidity to fund our 2008 business plan and meet our debt Bakers Footwear June 9 from the Nasdaq Stoclk Market that it has until 8 to regain compliance withthe market'ss required minimum market value of publicly held shares of $5 million for the previouas 30 consecutive trading days. St. Louis-based Bakersz Footwear Group (Nasdaq: BKRS) is a mall-based retaile of footwear and accessories operating stored under the Bakers and WildPair names.
percent for the five-week period ended July 5, comparexd to a drop of 20.2 percent for comparable periodlast year. Same-store sales are a key measurew of retail health that highlight the comparative performancde of stores open at leastgone year. The company reported that net sales forthe five-weei June period this year grew $1.1 million, or 7.3 to $16.6 million compared to last year's period, accordingy to a release by Bakers. Bakersz said that for the nine weeks endeedJuly 5, its same-store sales grew 3 percent, comparesd to a drop of 17.6 percent in last year'x period. The company's net sales for the nine-weelk period this year increased $200,000, or 0.7 to $31.
7 million compared to the same nine-weekj period in fiscal 2007. The compang said the sales information was beinhg released prior to a series of investor meetingsthis month. Bakers Chairman and CEO Petetr Edison said in a statemenft thatthe same-store sales growtnh in June reflected strength acrosse the company's assortments with "impressive" growth in largest category of open-tore footwear. "To this point, we remain on target to achieve $10 million of reductions in planned costs for the he said. "As a result, we expect to achievde improved operating results in the second quarter and throughout the remainder of thisfiscal year.
we continue to anticipate that we will have adequatw liquidity to fund our 2008 business plan and meet our debt Bakers Footwear June 9 from the Nasdaq Stoclk Market that it has until 8 to regain compliance withthe market'ss required minimum market value of publicly held shares of $5 million for the previouas 30 consecutive trading days. St. Louis-based Bakersz Footwear Group (Nasdaq: BKRS) is a mall-based retaile of footwear and accessories operating stored under the Bakers and WildPair names.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Planning commission rejects May Town Center zoning - Washington Business Journal:
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The commission voted against changes to the land use plan for the BellzBend area, where the $4.3 billion development has been The commission then voted down zoning changes that wouled have allowed for a bridge to the which is being backed by the May family with Tony Giarratan a acting as lead developer. The Metro Nashviller City Council has final say on zoninbg changes and will take up the issuw in a public hearing onJuly 7. with a negative recommendation from theplanning commission, the zoninfg measure will need 27 votes from the rather than the 21 usually required.
The planninh staff had recommended approval of a zoning requestf to allowthe development, but that was contingent on the land use plan The commission then voted down the proposed zoning If approved, the complete town center will take some 22 yearxs to build. Phase 1 of the projecy would, by 2013, bring onlinde 425,000 square feet of office space, 100 residential units and 50,0090 square feet of retail, according to the developer’s By 2031, the entire May Town complex wouldx consist of 8 million square feet ofofficw space, 8,000 residential units and 600 hotekl rooms.
The commission voted against changes to the land use plan for the BellzBend area, where the $4.3 billion development has been The commission then voted down zoning changes that wouled have allowed for a bridge to the which is being backed by the May family with Tony Giarratan a acting as lead developer. The Metro Nashviller City Council has final say on zoninbg changes and will take up the issuw in a public hearing onJuly 7. with a negative recommendation from theplanning commission, the zoninfg measure will need 27 votes from the rather than the 21 usually required.
The planninh staff had recommended approval of a zoning requestf to allowthe development, but that was contingent on the land use plan The commission then voted down the proposed zoning If approved, the complete town center will take some 22 yearxs to build. Phase 1 of the projecy would, by 2013, bring onlinde 425,000 square feet of office space, 100 residential units and 50,0090 square feet of retail, according to the developer’s By 2031, the entire May Town complex wouldx consist of 8 million square feet ofofficw space, 8,000 residential units and 600 hotekl rooms.
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