Thursday, December 30, 2010

Middle schools in Southtowns - Business First of Buffalo:

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Business First ’s 2009 rankings of 211 Western New York middled schools include the followingSouthtownsd schools. Each is preceded by its rank in theoverallk standings: • 18. Immaculate Conceptiojn School (East Aurora) 19. St. Peter & Paul School • 22. Queen of Heaven School (West Seneca) • 24. East Aurora MS (East Aurora) • 26. Orchardc Park MS (Orchard Park) • 33. Nativity of Our Lord School (Orchard Park) • 37. Hamburg MS (Hamburg) 39. Frontier MS (Frontier) • 44. St. Bernadette School (Orcharr Park) • 45. West MS (West Seneca) • 47. East MS (Westy Seneca) • 61. Our Lady of the Sacred Heary School (West Seneca) 67. St.
John Vianney School (Orchard • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpers School (Westg Seneca) • 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schoopl (Frontier) • 114. Our Lady of Victorty School (Lackawanna) • 125. Southtowns Catholic School • 143. Trinity Christian School (West Seneca) • 174. Lackawanna MS

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Northern Virginia home sales up 5% - South Florida Business Journal:

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During the month, 1,803 homes were sold in the which includes the citiesof Alexandria, Fairfax and Fallas Church as well as the countiews of Fairfax and Arlington, according to Rockville-baseds market research firm In the same month in the number of homes sold was The median sale price of a home in the area fell 7 perceny in May to $375,000, according to MRIS. D.C. home salesz did not do as welllast month. There were 484 units sold, down 9 percent from 533 homesz sold in the same month last The median sale price dropped 10 from $440,000 in May 2008 to $394,950 last Units spent an average of 91 days, or 13 more on the market last month over May 2008.
Units on the Northernh Virginia market, however, are being snapped up faster than last Homes are spending an average of 76 days on the or 13 less days than the same periodx ayear ago. In Fairfax County, 1,3311 homes were sold in May. That is up 4 percenrt compared with ayear ago. The median sale pricee dipped nearly 10 percentto $360,000 last month. In Arlingtom County, the median sale price was up 11 percengtto $469,000 and 239 homes were sold up nearly 5 percent from the same month a year ago. Prince William Countyt experienced a 4 percent increase in sales of753 homes, compared with 724 homes sold in May 2008. The median sale pricr was down nearly 19 percentto $207,777.
Unitxs spent an average of 78 or 50 less days on the than inMay 2008. Prince George’s County home salews were up 28 percent, with 494 unitsd sold last month. The mediann sale price was down 21 percent to buthomes spent, on average, 33 more days on the marketf than they did in May 2008. Montgomery Countuy home sales last month totaled 874 The median sale price was down 13 percent to andhomes spent, on two more days on the market than they did in May 2008.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Treasury lets 10 banks repay $68B - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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According to MarketWatch, and are not amont them. The department says the which it didnot name, have met the requirements for repaymengt established by federal banking supervisors. It says many banks recentluy have raised equity capital from private investors and haveissued long-ter debt that is not guaranteed by the “These repayments are an encouraging sign of financial repair, but we stillk have work to do,” Treasury Secretaru Tim Geithner says. According to MarketWatch, the bankss permitted to pay back the funds are JPMorganbChase & Co., Goldmanj Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, American Express, Bank of New York State Street, US Bancorp, BB&T Corp.
, Capita One Financial Corp. and Northern Trust. More than 600 bankss received a total ofnearly $200 billion through the department’sz Troubled Asset Relief Program. About $2 billion of that moneh was paidback previously. Charlotte-based BofA received a total of $45 billion through the San Francisco-based Wells Fargol (NYSE:WFC), which acquired of Charlottes latelast year, got $25 billion from the TARP which is designed to thaw the credit market s and boost the economy. Under the banks retiring their preferred stocik can repurchase the warrants held by theTreasuru Department. Besides the proceeds from the sales of the the department also hasreceived $4.
5 billiojn in dividend payments from program participants. Proceedsx from the repayments will go to theTreasury Department’ general fund. The funds can be used to reduce the nationakl debt and can serve as a cushion in case the departmentt needs to respond to financiapl emergencies in the thedepartment says.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

County bans outdoor burning -- including fireworks -- through New Year's - Gainesville Sun

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Monday, December 20, 2010

CB Richard Ellis to launch offering - Nashville Business Journal:

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The company will use the proceeds to reduce itssizabl debt. The national firm's Nashville operation, based downtown, is Middl Tennessee's largest commercial brokerage, according to Business Journakl research. The Los Angeles-based broker plans to offe $400 million in senior unsubordinatecd notes in aprivatw placement. It also will sell $100 millionj in new Class-A common stock to investor s that include hedge fundPaulson & Co. Inc. CB Richard Ellis may raise another $50 million in periodic public stocjk sales. CB Richard Ellis has $2.4 billion in debt, $310 million of which is due next year, according to Bloomberg Much of its debt was incurred throughgits $1.
9 billion acquisition of Trammell Crow in 2006. The move by CB Richarf Ellis (NYSE: CBG) follows a similat initiative by On Jones Lang LaSalle said it plannee to raise as muchas $200 million in a secondary stocmk offering of 5.5 million shares. CB Richard Ellis is the world’sx largest commercial real estateservices firm. It has more than 29,0000 employees worldwide.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Rite Aid nixes Baltimore convention - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Rite Aid, which lost $2.9 billion in its latestr fiscal year and is shuttering distribution centers as it grapplesz withthe recession, is one of many big companiezs pulling out of conference plans and conventions nationwide. And such cancellations are hurting what hospitality expertwscall “destination cities” at a time when the industryh is already struggling with the economicf downturn. The national drugstore chain, based in Camp Pa., had been one of Baltimore’s biggest conventions in recenft years, bringing 6,000 people to town and pumping $6 millioh from direct spending into the city in 2008 and morethan $7 millio the year before.
The company had originallt booked 14,500 hotel room nights for its nine-day expo in but had to scrap the convention becaused offinancial pressures. The company reported fourthy quarter revenue for fiscal 2009of $6.7 “The decision stems from the economic times,” said Ashley a Rite Aid spokeswoman. “We felt it was necessarg and similar to what otheer companies need to make as a Flower said the company is in discussionw to reschedule its management conference and but no definite decisiomn has beenmade yet. Officials declined to say when or wherwe the next expo wouldctake place. “We can’t book thes e things overnight,” Flower said.
The Baltimore Area Conventio and Visitors Association is on the hunt for new vendorxs and conferences forthe Aug. 10-19 time slot, officials But for hotels and restaurants in the Rite Aid’s cancellation stings. “That just took a big hunk out of our saidDee O’Horan, head conciergr at . The occupancy drop could reducesthe hotel’s work force; concierge employees have already had theifr hours reduced to two days a she said. “It was one of the biggest that conference usually fillsz most ofthe city’se hotels,” O’Horan said. the exhibition industry — conventions, conferencezs and expos — saw an 11.
6 percen t decline in attendance, showzs and revenue in the first three monthws ofthe year, according to the Center for Exhibition Industrh Research. Revenue alone from conventionsdropped 19.7 perceny in the first quarter comparedr with the same period in 2008. Other corporationd cutting back on conferences include Microsoftand eBay, whicgh have recently canceled conferences slated for Seattle and respectively. The Rite Aid conference, becausde it spans nine days, also enabled the 6,0000 attendees to get around the city and dine at restaurantdmore frequently, restaurateurs said. That lost foot traffif will eat intorestauranft sales, they said.
“Oh, bummer,” said Marthz Lucius, owner of Bohéme Cafe “When we lose a convention, we lose a Erik Miller, concierge for , said the cancellation not only causesa major vacancies for Inner Harbor but also for hotelsarounc Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. will also take a hit. Rite Aid stages tents and rented the entire 170,000-square-foot Inner Harbor museum for a party duriny its last two conventione in Baltimore. More than 3,000 peopls attended each event, said Chris Cropper, the science center’ds senior director of “It was one of the bigger rentak events that we have at theScienced Center,” he said.
“Obviously not to have that businesss this year will have some kind of impacon us.” Cropper could not pinpoint how much totak revenue would be lost from the The event forced the attractioj to close earlier to the public on the day it was Cropper said, and officials hope to recover some of the lost incomr by being open for the entire day this

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Telethon raises millions for All Children

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The proceeds will help fund construction of a newAll Children’w Hospital and outpatient care center in downtown St. Petersburg. The new hospitall is scheduled to openin December. All Children’s Hospitakl is the Tampa Bay region’s referral centee for specializedpediatric care. The telethon was broadcast live from theAll Children’s Education and Conference Center on WFLA-TV News Channel 8 from Saturdayg at 8:30 p.m. through Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The eventt also was broadcast on WXCW in theFort Myers/Naples Two other special events raised funding for the hospital.
A Tastwe of Pinellas raised $200,000 for the hospitalo over three days, a release from the hospital The event was held at Vinoy Park in a cooperative effort with and was sponsoredby , the , Lunchableds and . A fireworks show was underwrittenby , and . A VIP auctiobn kickoff party at theHilton St. Petersburg Carillob Park drew $180,000, the releasee said. The All Children’s Hospitalo telethon is part ofthe Children’s Miracle Network, an alliance of hospitals for children.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Fast-growing hybrid moving to Bryan Tower - Dallas Business Journal:

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Folks at the Dallas design firm call themselves one of the oldesystartups around. That's because the company startedx out 16 years agoas , a marketing communicationsz company. But founder John Swieter created another companyin 1998, Hybridigital, to go afterd Web development business. Now thosew two entities are wrapped together ashybricd ( ). Along the way, the company's focues shifted from straight design work to an arrayyof services, including digital strateg and design. The combined company was acquired last monthuby ConnecTech, a venture-capital backed firm.
That doesn'tr change the local but provides additional capitalfor growth, said Swieter, now hybrid'w "chief creative officer." "We offer a fully blended design, e-businesas and communication efforts," Swieter said. "Thre magic we have is a true designh perspective and an understandintof technology." That's he said, because many clients don't want to "piecemeal" out their Design services now make up only about 25% to 30% of the company'es work.
Though Swieter declines to disclose revenue, he said the company has experienced morethan 100% growtbh in the last Already the company's McKinneu Avenue office is bursting at the seamsz with about 50 people. That's prompted a plan to move The company will set up shop in Septembert on the first floor ofBryan Tower. "We're redefining how a design firm worksand plays," Swieter The space has an urban feel and is "closed to the heart and soul of he said. The move downtow n will also help the firm retain and attract he added. Some of the company's top clientzs include iChoose, Nokia, BankDirect, Suiza Foods and GE Power DFW CommunityNewspapers Inc.
is expanding its reach. The company, which publishesa the Plano Star Courier and othercommunith newpapers, has added the Frisco Enterprise to its list of With the move, DFW Community has ceased to publish its own newspapere aimed at the growing Friscol market, Frisco Life. At the same DFW Community also purchased a tiny rivalservin Allen, and closed down that title. The newspaperf group, part of Lionheart Publishing, continues to print its paperr servingthat market, the Allen American. Anothe r purchase is imminent, said Bruce DFW Community Newspapers president.
"We're doing very well," he The company in March launched a housing guidew for Mesquiteand Rowlett, whichb is distributed to 45,00p0 households. The guide has been profitabled fromDay One, Raben said. The company also started a publicatio n to serve the Southlake market calledSouthlake Times. That paper features a chatty format withfeature stories, photos and calendare listings. According to a survey by the Carrollschoool district, 83% of its households check the Times for calendar Raben said.
DFW Community also publishes papers for the The Colony, Flower Mound, Celina, Mesquite, Little Elm, Lewisville and Rowlett • John Duban has joinedc Regian & Wilson/Grey Worldwide as senior vice president of clienr service. He was previously an accoungt director for TheInteger Group, a division of Omnicom, wherer he supervised the account service team for the Coords Brewing account. • Allison Martinelli and Jennife r Howell have joined the Dallaa officeof Golin/Harris International as account supervisors. Martinelli will managde day-to-day activities of the office's big Texazs Instruments account; Howell will oversee PacifiCare Health Systemsof Texas.

Friday, December 10, 2010

GM files for bankruptcy protection - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem a New York-based affiliate of the Detroit was the first GM affiliate to seek bankruptc protection Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcyu Court's Southern District of New York, according to court records. The restructuring will enabled GM to emerge as a viable entity under the brane namenew GM. It also will give the federap government, which plans to make availableabout $30 billion of federaol assistance to support the restructuring, a large ownershi p stake in the company. Two area companies were amony the list of creditorsin GM's filing: New York-based Bank of New York with claims of $176 million, and Downtown-based US Steel, with claima of $9.6 million.
For a list of see GM's . According to a released from the White the company plans to announce today that it will close 11 facilitiews and idleanother three. GM had already announced in May .

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Staudt on Sunday: Pryor indirectly blocks Spartans - Lansing State Journal

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Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor cost Michigan State its hope for a berth in the Rose Bowl this season. And yet the Spartans and Buckeyes never met. ...



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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Things Are Looking Up For The President: Obama's Approval Rating Is Up - America's News Online

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Boston names schools that would close or merge under Johnson's plan - Boston Globe

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Boston names schools that would close or merge under Johnson's plan

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Fifield Elementary added to school closure list, Clap Elementary spared

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Carol Johnson to unveil school overhaul plan

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