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Sunday, January 30, 2011
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
ABX shareholders OK name change, "poison pill" measure - Business First of Columbus:
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a title the business says reflects its expandeed operations after arecent acquisition. Approval, which took place at the cargio carrier's annual meeting in its home cityof Wilmington, comes abourt five months after ABX (NASDAQ:ABXA) boughgt Orlando, Fla.-based . The $259 millioj deal brought ABX 23 aircraft, added to its fleet of more than 100. Shareholders also approved a Teamsters-sponsored which the company's board had urged them to reject, that callee for the board to nullifyits so-calle d "poison pill" anti-takeover defenswe and to submit any future poisonm pills to a shareholderf vote.
The labor union, whose Local 1224 affiliate represents pilots of subsidiaryABX Air, had argued the poison pill undulty insulates the board from shareholder It cited the board'ss rejection of a potential $7.75-a-share buyout offer from Miami-basedd last year, a decision the uniom contends the board didn't adequately explain. The pilots' uniom has questioned management's long-term strategy durintg a campaign leading up to the meetinv that included ads innational publications.
The compang opposed the measure, saying the poison pill forces suitorsa to negotiate withthe board, whicnh allows it to better represent the interests of all ABX operates a fleert of 135 aircraft at 14 U.S. hubs. The companyy in 2007 recorded profitof $19.67 million on $1.17 billion in
a title the business says reflects its expandeed operations after arecent acquisition. Approval, which took place at the cargio carrier's annual meeting in its home cityof Wilmington, comes abourt five months after ABX (NASDAQ:ABXA) boughgt Orlando, Fla.-based . The $259 millioj deal brought ABX 23 aircraft, added to its fleet of more than 100. Shareholders also approved a Teamsters-sponsored which the company's board had urged them to reject, that callee for the board to nullifyits so-calle d "poison pill" anti-takeover defenswe and to submit any future poisonm pills to a shareholderf vote.
The labor union, whose Local 1224 affiliate represents pilots of subsidiaryABX Air, had argued the poison pill undulty insulates the board from shareholder It cited the board'ss rejection of a potential $7.75-a-share buyout offer from Miami-basedd last year, a decision the uniom contends the board didn't adequately explain. The pilots' uniom has questioned management's long-term strategy durintg a campaign leading up to the meetinv that included ads innational publications.
The compang opposed the measure, saying the poison pill forces suitorsa to negotiate withthe board, whicnh allows it to better represent the interests of all ABX operates a fleert of 135 aircraft at 14 U.S. hubs. The companyy in 2007 recorded profitof $19.67 million on $1.17 billion in
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
New Jersey should update charter school law, committee told - Philadelphia Inquirer
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Appliance Park keeps getting up off the mat - Houston Business Journal:
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Before the economy went into the tank, GE planned to spin off or sell Appliance Park. And when Appliance Park lost $72 milliom last year, there was even more speculation about its Instead of going down forthe 10-count, Appliance Park is fighting back and startingf to land some punches. It scored big this week when union workers voted overwhelmingly to accepty lower pay for new hirez and a wage freeze untilJune 2011. In GE pledged two years of job securityg and the promise to add 100 jobs by the end of this Membersof IUE/CWA Local 761 deserv credit for understanding the importance of thei r vote.
They made significant concessions when they agreedc tothe two-year wage freezed and the $13-per-hour starting wage for new hires. They understoosd that GE couldn’t stay much less justify any new investment inAppliancwe Park, without wage concessions. They also knew that if GE ever closeAppliance Park, they wouldc be hard-pressed to find othere well-paying manufacturing jobs. There was more good news for Louisvillwe yesterday when GE revealed plans to produce a new lineof hybrid-electricd water heaters at Appliance Park. The company would investy $69 million in Appliance Park and hire an additionall420 workers.
That investment woulc not have been possible without the union agreement and tax incentives from Louisvill eand Kentucky. The Kentucky Economic Developmenr Finance Authority granted preliminary approvaplto $10 million in tax incentives at its meetinvg on May 28, and the Louisville Metro Councilo was expected to consider $2.5 million in occupational tax refund over 10 years for GE at its meeting last after Business First’s deadline. With the unemploymen t rate hovering around10 percent, the importancw of maintaining the 4,100 jobs already at Appliance Park and possiblty adding about 500 more can not be understated.
In a perfecy world, $20-per-hour manufacturing jobs would be plentiful and governments would not have to offefr incentives to companies to protecy or createnew jobs. But that’as not the case in this global economy. The fact that we’rs even talking about job growtn at Appliance Park is a testament toall involved. GE gets credi for allowing Appliance Park the opportunitg to prove it can efficientlyy produce a new generationof products. Union membersx made a tough, but needed and the city and statr were right to step up to make it easierd for GE toexpand here. Like there always seems to be anotherd formidable opponent ready to take onAppliancwe Park.
Although GE’s plan to sell or spin off Appliancd Park ison hold, it still couldf happen. What that would mean for Louisvilleis anyone’ guess. There will be time to worry abougt that downthe road. For now, let’s just be gratefu that things are looking up atAppliance
Before the economy went into the tank, GE planned to spin off or sell Appliance Park. And when Appliance Park lost $72 milliom last year, there was even more speculation about its Instead of going down forthe 10-count, Appliance Park is fighting back and startingf to land some punches. It scored big this week when union workers voted overwhelmingly to accepty lower pay for new hirez and a wage freeze untilJune 2011. In GE pledged two years of job securityg and the promise to add 100 jobs by the end of this Membersof IUE/CWA Local 761 deserv credit for understanding the importance of thei r vote.
They made significant concessions when they agreedc tothe two-year wage freezed and the $13-per-hour starting wage for new hires. They understoosd that GE couldn’t stay much less justify any new investment inAppliancwe Park, without wage concessions. They also knew that if GE ever closeAppliance Park, they wouldc be hard-pressed to find othere well-paying manufacturing jobs. There was more good news for Louisvillwe yesterday when GE revealed plans to produce a new lineof hybrid-electricd water heaters at Appliance Park. The company would investy $69 million in Appliance Park and hire an additionall420 workers.
That investment woulc not have been possible without the union agreement and tax incentives from Louisvill eand Kentucky. The Kentucky Economic Developmenr Finance Authority granted preliminary approvaplto $10 million in tax incentives at its meetinvg on May 28, and the Louisville Metro Councilo was expected to consider $2.5 million in occupational tax refund over 10 years for GE at its meeting last after Business First’s deadline. With the unemploymen t rate hovering around10 percent, the importancw of maintaining the 4,100 jobs already at Appliance Park and possiblty adding about 500 more can not be understated.
In a perfecy world, $20-per-hour manufacturing jobs would be plentiful and governments would not have to offefr incentives to companies to protecy or createnew jobs. But that’as not the case in this global economy. The fact that we’rs even talking about job growtn at Appliance Park is a testament toall involved. GE gets credi for allowing Appliance Park the opportunitg to prove it can efficientlyy produce a new generationof products. Union membersx made a tough, but needed and the city and statr were right to step up to make it easierd for GE toexpand here. Like there always seems to be anotherd formidable opponent ready to take onAppliancwe Park.
Although GE’s plan to sell or spin off Appliancd Park ison hold, it still couldf happen. What that would mean for Louisvilleis anyone’ guess. There will be time to worry abougt that downthe road. For now, let’s just be gratefu that things are looking up atAppliance
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Yahoo! confirms WNY site - East Bay Business Times:
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Yahoo!, Tuesday morning, confirmed it will be buildingthe 190,000-square-foor center that could employ, initially, 125 Yahoo! has pegged a 30-acre site in the park for the Yahoo!’s decision is considered a major especially against a backdrop of a weakened economy wherwe unemployment has increased in past year in Erie Countuy to 8.1 percent from 5.5 percent and in Niagara Countyg to 9.3 percent from 6.6 percent. “Thi s is a big win for the saidTom Kucharski, president and chief executive “We won the day.” Yahoo! was being courted by several states including Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinoid for the center. All offered a handsomd array of incentives.
“When a high tech compan like Yahoo! picks a communityg like WesternNew York, it’sw like a lighthouse,” said Sen. Charlesx Schumer, New York’s senior senator, who played a key role in Lockport landinh thedata center. The regioh crafted its own aggressive incentive package including the offering 15 megawattasof low-cost hydropower that couldc save Yahoo! an estimated $100 millioj over a 15-year period. also offered job training grants and other High level pitches also camefrom Gov. David Paterson and Schumer made personal callsto Yahoo! CEO Carolk Bartz to push the region.
Kucharski said it also helped that the regionj offereda half-dozen sites and not just a singular location. It also helped that a friendship quickly developedr betweenthe Yahoo! site selection team and the local economic development community. “We developed a nice relationship with them and that helpex makethis happen,” Kucharski said. “They were impressed that evert timethey called, we could assemble our team on a very shorrt notice and give them the answerse they wanted.” Construction on the data center will begijn in August, said David Dibble, Yahoo! seniorf vice president. The center will be open by May.
Kucharsk i said there is a myriad positives that will comefrom Yahoo!’w decision. The BNE will use it in its outreacg to other companies itis courting, he “It confirms our ability to attract high tech and high profild companies,” Kucharski said. “To get a name compan like Yahoo! says a lot to the rest of the industriezsout there.” Yahoo! joins the ranksz of , that have either openedx or expanded back office operations in the regiom in recent years. “You add it into the mix of the some of the otheercompanies we’ve landed and it becomes a very impressivee list,” Kucharski said.
Yahoo!, Tuesday morning, confirmed it will be buildingthe 190,000-square-foor center that could employ, initially, 125 Yahoo! has pegged a 30-acre site in the park for the Yahoo!’s decision is considered a major especially against a backdrop of a weakened economy wherwe unemployment has increased in past year in Erie Countuy to 8.1 percent from 5.5 percent and in Niagara Countyg to 9.3 percent from 6.6 percent. “Thi s is a big win for the saidTom Kucharski, president and chief executive “We won the day.” Yahoo! was being courted by several states including Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinoid for the center. All offered a handsomd array of incentives.
“When a high tech compan like Yahoo! picks a communityg like WesternNew York, it’sw like a lighthouse,” said Sen. Charlesx Schumer, New York’s senior senator, who played a key role in Lockport landinh thedata center. The regioh crafted its own aggressive incentive package including the offering 15 megawattasof low-cost hydropower that couldc save Yahoo! an estimated $100 millioj over a 15-year period. also offered job training grants and other High level pitches also camefrom Gov. David Paterson and Schumer made personal callsto Yahoo! CEO Carolk Bartz to push the region.
Kucharski said it also helped that the regionj offereda half-dozen sites and not just a singular location. It also helped that a friendship quickly developedr betweenthe Yahoo! site selection team and the local economic development community. “We developed a nice relationship with them and that helpex makethis happen,” Kucharski said. “They were impressed that evert timethey called, we could assemble our team on a very shorrt notice and give them the answerse they wanted.” Construction on the data center will begijn in August, said David Dibble, Yahoo! seniorf vice president. The center will be open by May.
Kucharsk i said there is a myriad positives that will comefrom Yahoo!’w decision. The BNE will use it in its outreacg to other companies itis courting, he “It confirms our ability to attract high tech and high profild companies,” Kucharski said. “To get a name compan like Yahoo! says a lot to the rest of the industriezsout there.” Yahoo! joins the ranksz of , that have either openedx or expanded back office operations in the regiom in recent years. “You add it into the mix of the some of the otheercompanies we’ve landed and it becomes a very impressivee list,” Kucharski said.
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwoode medical building. He said that it now takes 10 years to 17 yearwand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cancef Center has a Sept. 25, application date for its effortsd to get aninitial five-year designatiom as an NCI cancer center. The months-long applicationj process for institutions seeking new designations begins with submission of documentation that sometimeesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and othere steps. The earliest that KU Cancerf Center’s application could be approved is the sprinfof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancer centersz receive Cancer Center Support Grants to supporrt research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalityh rates of cancer. There are 23 cancet centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancer Centef is part of , which is the medicalo research and education arm of the University of NCIdesignation — KU’s No. 1 priorithy — typically is granted to academicmedical centers. KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply forNCI • Increased regional patient access to cutting-edge clinical trials. • More than $1.3 billion in annuap economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annua l NCI financing from the current $7.5 million to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutionz also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimatec increase is based on that. Many of thes e researchers doubleas clinicians, adding expertisew and depth in various cancer-care sub-specialties.
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwoode medical building. He said that it now takes 10 years to 17 yearwand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cancef Center has a Sept. 25, application date for its effortsd to get aninitial five-year designatiom as an NCI cancer center. The months-long applicationj process for institutions seeking new designations begins with submission of documentation that sometimeesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and othere steps. The earliest that KU Cancerf Center’s application could be approved is the sprinfof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancer centersz receive Cancer Center Support Grants to supporrt research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalityh rates of cancer. There are 23 cancet centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancer Centef is part of , which is the medicalo research and education arm of the University of NCIdesignation — KU’s No. 1 priorithy — typically is granted to academicmedical centers. KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply forNCI • Increased regional patient access to cutting-edge clinical trials. • More than $1.3 billion in annuap economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annua l NCI financing from the current $7.5 million to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutionz also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimatec increase is based on that. Many of thes e researchers doubleas clinicians, adding expertisew and depth in various cancer-care sub-specialties.
bizjournals: The best markets for female execs and women business owners -- bizjournals.com
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The number of businesses owned by women increased 20 percent during arecent five-year period, accordin g to the U.S. Census Bureau, whilee the revenues produced by those firms jumped15 percent. "It's important to note what a long way womenmhave come," says Erin Fuller, executivse director of the National Association of Women Business Ownersd (NAWBO). "The number of woman-owned businessea is now growing at twic e the rate forall businesses, and we forecastg that it's going to continue at that But these gains aren't occurrint across the board.
Women find some busineses communities more congenial than The keyquestion is: Which places give a womahn the best chance of starting a companu or climbing the corporate ladder? A new Bizjournalsa study has the answer. It puts the San Francisco-Oakland area at the top of thenationalk rankings, followed by other high-profiled urban centers such as Washington, New York City and Los and the smaller college town of Wis. Bizjournals used a nine-part formula to identify the marketx that offer women the bestbusiness opportunities, both as entrepreneur s and employees. ( The study focusedr on the nation's 100 largest metropolitahn areas, which had 195.
5 million residents as of mid-2006, accountinv for 65 percent of the nation's total population. These areaxs included 4.5 million businessexs owned by women, 69 percent of the national total. The highestg scores in Bizjournals' rankings went to marketsx where a substantial numberof well-paid women hold responsible positions in locao businesses. ( The San Francisco Bay area emerged as the clearnational leader. The mix of industriesz in the San Francisco-Oakland area has made it possible for womeb to doextremely well, says Tucker Hart Adams, president of The Adamsw Group Inc.
, a Colorado Springs economic-research "Instead of heavy manufacturing, San Francisclo has a lot of technology-relate and service-related businesses," she says. "Ansd it's a fact that you tend to find more women going into technology andthe services, not steel It also helps that San Franciscop has a very supportive network for women in business. Instead of the good-old-boyes network, it's a good-old-girles network.
" San Francisco-Oakland is the only market to rank amony the three national leaders in three ofthe study'es key categories: the percentage of women who hold bachelor's the number of woman-owned businesses per 10,000 residents, and the sharwe of female employees with salaries of $100,00 0 or more. Second place belongs to Washington, reflectingt the impressive education levels of itsfemale residents. Forty-fout percent of Washington's women have bachelor's degrees, and 19 percent hold advanceds degrees. Both figures lead the nation. America's two largesrt metros -- New York City and Los Angele -- rank as the third- and fourth-besg markets for women in business.
One possibler explanation, says Adams, is that the economic conditionsz in those sprawling areas give female executives extraq inspirationto succeed. "It's harder to be a one-income familyt in places such as New York orLos Angeles," she says. "They'rr so expensive that to live you probably have to have everyu adult in thehousehold working." Fifth place goes to which is both the statwe capital of Wisconsin and the home of the Universitt of Wisconsin. The Madison area, with only 543,000o residents, is the smallest metrko in thetop 10.
Sixth throughy 10th on the listof America's best markets for women in business are Boston, Columbus, Atlanta and New Haven, ( * Education. It's a truism that higher levels of education bring higher levelsof pay. as already noted, leads the nation in the percentagwe of womenwith bachelor's and advanced degrees. The runners-upl are San Francisco-Oakland on the former list, Boston on the latter. * Elevated Only eight markets have pay scaleds so high that more than 4 percent of theif female workersearn six-figure salaries. Included in that elite group are all four frontrunnersa in theoverall rankings. * Entrepreneurship.
The top 10 markets, takemn as a group, have 274 woman-owner businesses for every 10,00o residents. That's 24 percent above the nationalo average of 221per ( "These are places with exciting business climatexs and strong population growth," NAWBO's Fulle r says of the top-rated markets. "II think they tend to be more creative and more open to the advancementrof women." At the bottom of the standinga is Ogden, Utah, whic has the dubious distinctionm of being America's most unattractive market for women in business, accordingb to Bizjournals' formula. The wage gap between the sexees is wider in Ogden than in any other metro included inthe study.
The typical female worked in the Ogden area is paid 50 percent less than thetypicaol male. Ogden also ranksd among the six worst markets in three other women withadvanced degrees, females with salaries of $100,00 or more, and the percentage of local manageriapl and professional jobs held by A second Utah metro, No. 92 Salt Lake joins Ogden in the overallbottom 10, a trend that Adams attributes, in to the state's dominant religion. "Utah is a heavilyg Mormon state, a very patriarchal society," she says. "It's a society where the expectations for women are differentr than in most other parts ofthe country.
" Also mirede in the bottom five are Bakersfield and Stockton, Augusta, Ga.; and Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla. (
The number of businesses owned by women increased 20 percent during arecent five-year period, accordin g to the U.S. Census Bureau, whilee the revenues produced by those firms jumped15 percent. "It's important to note what a long way womenmhave come," says Erin Fuller, executivse director of the National Association of Women Business Ownersd (NAWBO). "The number of woman-owned businessea is now growing at twic e the rate forall businesses, and we forecastg that it's going to continue at that But these gains aren't occurrint across the board.
Women find some busineses communities more congenial than The keyquestion is: Which places give a womahn the best chance of starting a companu or climbing the corporate ladder? A new Bizjournalsa study has the answer. It puts the San Francisco-Oakland area at the top of thenationalk rankings, followed by other high-profiled urban centers such as Washington, New York City and Los and the smaller college town of Wis. Bizjournals used a nine-part formula to identify the marketx that offer women the bestbusiness opportunities, both as entrepreneur s and employees. ( The study focusedr on the nation's 100 largest metropolitahn areas, which had 195.
5 million residents as of mid-2006, accountinv for 65 percent of the nation's total population. These areaxs included 4.5 million businessexs owned by women, 69 percent of the national total. The highestg scores in Bizjournals' rankings went to marketsx where a substantial numberof well-paid women hold responsible positions in locao businesses. ( The San Francisco Bay area emerged as the clearnational leader. The mix of industriesz in the San Francisco-Oakland area has made it possible for womeb to doextremely well, says Tucker Hart Adams, president of The Adamsw Group Inc.
, a Colorado Springs economic-research "Instead of heavy manufacturing, San Francisclo has a lot of technology-relate and service-related businesses," she says. "Ansd it's a fact that you tend to find more women going into technology andthe services, not steel It also helps that San Franciscop has a very supportive network for women in business. Instead of the good-old-boyes network, it's a good-old-girles network.
" San Francisco-Oakland is the only market to rank amony the three national leaders in three ofthe study'es key categories: the percentage of women who hold bachelor's the number of woman-owned businesses per 10,000 residents, and the sharwe of female employees with salaries of $100,00 0 or more. Second place belongs to Washington, reflectingt the impressive education levels of itsfemale residents. Forty-fout percent of Washington's women have bachelor's degrees, and 19 percent hold advanceds degrees. Both figures lead the nation. America's two largesrt metros -- New York City and Los Angele -- rank as the third- and fourth-besg markets for women in business.
One possibler explanation, says Adams, is that the economic conditionsz in those sprawling areas give female executives extraq inspirationto succeed. "It's harder to be a one-income familyt in places such as New York orLos Angeles," she says. "They'rr so expensive that to live you probably have to have everyu adult in thehousehold working." Fifth place goes to which is both the statwe capital of Wisconsin and the home of the Universitt of Wisconsin. The Madison area, with only 543,000o residents, is the smallest metrko in thetop 10.
Sixth throughy 10th on the listof America's best markets for women in business are Boston, Columbus, Atlanta and New Haven, ( * Education. It's a truism that higher levels of education bring higher levelsof pay. as already noted, leads the nation in the percentagwe of womenwith bachelor's and advanced degrees. The runners-upl are San Francisco-Oakland on the former list, Boston on the latter. * Elevated Only eight markets have pay scaleds so high that more than 4 percent of theif female workersearn six-figure salaries. Included in that elite group are all four frontrunnersa in theoverall rankings. * Entrepreneurship.
The top 10 markets, takemn as a group, have 274 woman-owner businesses for every 10,00o residents. That's 24 percent above the nationalo average of 221per ( "These are places with exciting business climatexs and strong population growth," NAWBO's Fulle r says of the top-rated markets. "II think they tend to be more creative and more open to the advancementrof women." At the bottom of the standinga is Ogden, Utah, whic has the dubious distinctionm of being America's most unattractive market for women in business, accordingb to Bizjournals' formula. The wage gap between the sexees is wider in Ogden than in any other metro included inthe study.
The typical female worked in the Ogden area is paid 50 percent less than thetypicaol male. Ogden also ranksd among the six worst markets in three other women withadvanced degrees, females with salaries of $100,00 or more, and the percentage of local manageriapl and professional jobs held by A second Utah metro, No. 92 Salt Lake joins Ogden in the overallbottom 10, a trend that Adams attributes, in to the state's dominant religion. "Utah is a heavilyg Mormon state, a very patriarchal society," she says. "It's a society where the expectations for women are differentr than in most other parts ofthe country.
" Also mirede in the bottom five are Bakersfield and Stockton, Augusta, Ga.; and Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla. (
In final flurry, Ritter signs tourism-incentives bill, vetoes another labor measure - Birmingham Business Journal:
http://www.columbusvacations.com/reviews-details.php?id=220
Ahead of Friday’s deadliner for action on legislation, Rittert signed 12 bills, including Senate Bill 173, whicy will allow local governments to work with the states Economic Development Commission to usesome sales-tax money to attract and help to build tourist The bill, sponsored by former Sen. Jennifer D-Denver, is considered key to two groups’ pursuitt of a NASCAR track in separate areas east of But Ritter also vetoed SenateBill 180, which wouldd have given local firefighters the ability to engage in collectivre bargaining.
Business groups praised the move as one that will give the stater a more stablebusiness atmosphere, but unions blaster the Democratic governor for breakiny a promise to look out for workin Coloradans. Ritter said in a news conference that he had little doubt on whether he woulfd signthe tourism-tax bill but struggled over the collective-bargainin g measure. Ritter said he vetoeds SB 180 because it would have overturned the will of individual communitiese that have outlawed collective bargainingby public-safety worker and because local firefighters already can seek collective bargainin g with their city governments.
“This was a wholesale successd for a session in terms of what it did forworkin families,” Ritter, a son of a uniobn member and a former union membe himself, said, referring to laws that increasde unemployment benefits and get more people onto SB 173 ranks with a bill Ritter signefd earlier this year that gives tax credits for job creation as two of his strongestf pro-business moves, said Travis lobbyist for the . Both measuresd give opportunities for private companies to work with the governmen to bring about big projects that they migh t not be able to accomplish he said.
Meanwhile, the twin vetoee of SB 180 and an earlier bill HouseBill 1170, which would have offered unemploymenyt benefits to union workers locked out during a work stoppagse — send a signal that the economic viability of the stat is a priority of the Berry said. “I thinkj it sends a message to employers that are eitherf here thinking about growing or outsidd looking to come into the state that they can find a predictable business climate instead of one thatmoves wildly,” Berry But Colorado AFL-CIO Executive Director Mike Cerbo said that Rittetr had turned his back on workers who risk their livexs and that his organization now will have to “determine how to proceeds in its future relations with the Ritter SB 180 sponsoring Rep.
Ed Casso, a Thorntobn Democrat whom some union members have approached about running against Ritter ina primary, said he too was disappointed in the governor’s action. Ritter also signefd into law HouseBill 1366, which limits the Colorado-source capitak gains subtraction to the firsyt $100,000 of gains on assets held for five years or more. Though business groups had asker him to veto the Ritter said he ultimately felt thatthe $15.8u million it would generatee to help the recession-addled state budget was a more importan factor.
Ahead of Friday’s deadliner for action on legislation, Rittert signed 12 bills, including Senate Bill 173, whicy will allow local governments to work with the states Economic Development Commission to usesome sales-tax money to attract and help to build tourist The bill, sponsored by former Sen. Jennifer D-Denver, is considered key to two groups’ pursuitt of a NASCAR track in separate areas east of But Ritter also vetoed SenateBill 180, which wouldd have given local firefighters the ability to engage in collectivre bargaining.
Business groups praised the move as one that will give the stater a more stablebusiness atmosphere, but unions blaster the Democratic governor for breakiny a promise to look out for workin Coloradans. Ritter said in a news conference that he had little doubt on whether he woulfd signthe tourism-tax bill but struggled over the collective-bargainin g measure. Ritter said he vetoeds SB 180 because it would have overturned the will of individual communitiese that have outlawed collective bargainingby public-safety worker and because local firefighters already can seek collective bargainin g with their city governments.
“This was a wholesale successd for a session in terms of what it did forworkin families,” Ritter, a son of a uniobn member and a former union membe himself, said, referring to laws that increasde unemployment benefits and get more people onto SB 173 ranks with a bill Ritter signefd earlier this year that gives tax credits for job creation as two of his strongestf pro-business moves, said Travis lobbyist for the . Both measuresd give opportunities for private companies to work with the governmen to bring about big projects that they migh t not be able to accomplish he said.
Meanwhile, the twin vetoee of SB 180 and an earlier bill HouseBill 1170, which would have offered unemploymenyt benefits to union workers locked out during a work stoppagse — send a signal that the economic viability of the stat is a priority of the Berry said. “I thinkj it sends a message to employers that are eitherf here thinking about growing or outsidd looking to come into the state that they can find a predictable business climate instead of one thatmoves wildly,” Berry But Colorado AFL-CIO Executive Director Mike Cerbo said that Rittetr had turned his back on workers who risk their livexs and that his organization now will have to “determine how to proceeds in its future relations with the Ritter SB 180 sponsoring Rep.
Ed Casso, a Thorntobn Democrat whom some union members have approached about running against Ritter ina primary, said he too was disappointed in the governor’s action. Ritter also signefd into law HouseBill 1366, which limits the Colorado-source capitak gains subtraction to the firsyt $100,000 of gains on assets held for five years or more. Though business groups had asker him to veto the Ritter said he ultimately felt thatthe $15.8u million it would generatee to help the recession-addled state budget was a more importan factor.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Murray Talks: The Doughty Hit & Scrum - NHL.com
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CBC.ca | Murray Talks: The Doughty Hit & Scrum NHL.com Early in the second period of the Kings' 5-2 victory over Edmonton on Saturday night, Kings defenseman Drew Doughty leveled Edmonton forward Taylor H » |
Friday, January 14, 2011
Filling NCR headquarters space to be difficult - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Brokers said donating NCR’s (NYSE: NCR) 1.3 million-square-foo building to an educationm institution or the city of Dayton may be thebest bet. The brokers said trying to market the spacse to another corporate user woulds be difficult as there are few singlr users out there needing thatmuch space. It couldf be parceled into an officwe complex formultiple users. NCR intends to sell the a companyspokesperson said. The five-story propertt is among the largest office buildings in theDaytohn area. Paul Hutchins, owner and broke r with Dayton-based , said a good optionb would be to donate the buildintg tothe .
NCR would gain the benefitse of atax write-off and the university would have a businessa campus, complete with parking, a cafeteria and plentyh of space for to mold for its “I bet they’ve already talked aboug donating it to UD,” Hutchinzs said. “Giving it to UD is a NCR gets a hugetax write-off and UD gets a high-tecn technology center.” Mark Fornes, owne of Centerville-based , agreed. “I would be really nice if they give it to Fornes said. “It would be a nice gesture in returnh for taking theirheadquarters NCR’s headquarters, at 1700 S. Patterson Blvd.
, sits on 54
Brokers said donating NCR’s (NYSE: NCR) 1.3 million-square-foo building to an educationm institution or the city of Dayton may be thebest bet. The brokers said trying to market the spacse to another corporate user woulds be difficult as there are few singlr users out there needing thatmuch space. It couldf be parceled into an officwe complex formultiple users. NCR intends to sell the a companyspokesperson said. The five-story propertt is among the largest office buildings in theDaytohn area. Paul Hutchins, owner and broke r with Dayton-based , said a good optionb would be to donate the buildintg tothe .
NCR would gain the benefitse of atax write-off and the university would have a businessa campus, complete with parking, a cafeteria and plentyh of space for to mold for its “I bet they’ve already talked aboug donating it to UD,” Hutchinzs said. “Giving it to UD is a NCR gets a hugetax write-off and UD gets a high-tecn technology center.” Mark Fornes, owne of Centerville-based , agreed. “I would be really nice if they give it to Fornes said. “It would be a nice gesture in returnh for taking theirheadquarters NCR’s headquarters, at 1700 S. Patterson Blvd.
, sits on 54
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Army, railroad pair up in job effort for returning soldiers - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Union Pacific — which is an Army PaYS (Partnershio for Youth Success) program supporter — signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Cadert Command to provide job interviews for specifiv positions to Guaranteed Reserve ForcesDuty (GRFD) Cadets. GRFD Cadetz enter the Reserve ForcesDuty (Army National Guarf or Army Reserve) after graduating from collegd and receive a commissionn as a second lieutenant. In a preparefd statement, Bob Grimaila, seniod assistant vice president, safety and said Union Pacific is happy to partnerr withthe U.S. Army to provide returnintg soldiers with goodjob opportunities.
“Soldierx work as a team, are flexibl e and can work well undetrchallenging conditions,” Grimaila said. “... We are very excited aboutf establishing a relationship with ROTC groups in College Station and across the nation to offer thoswe same job opportunities to students on their return frommilitarty service.” owns one of the country’x leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Uniob Pacific, links 23 states in the westerhn two-thirds of the country and servesthe fastest-growingg U.S. population centers.
Uniojn Pacific’s diversified business mix includesAgricultural Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific connectsa with Canada’s rail systems and is the only railroadx serving all six major gatewaysto Mexico. The new year is and with it the beginning of the next tax filing The City of San Antonio and the Alamlo City Coalition forEconomifc Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) are urging business volunteer groups and individuals to donatd a few hours of their time weekly duringy the tax season as tax preparers for the Volunteefr Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.
The mission of the Alami City Coalition forEconomic Self-Sufficiency is to help workingf individuals and families achieve financial independence by providintg them with opportunities and education to save and protect their financiap assets. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a refundablw tax credit for eligibleworking filers, can make a substantialk difference in a workingy family’s annual earnings, yet 23 percent of eligible filers do not applg for this credit. “VITA and the EITC rewarsd working San Antonians with free tax preparationj service andtax credits,” Community Initiatived Director Dennis Campa says.
more than 40,000 of our resident do not claim thistax credit. This failurse to claim the credit cost s our residents andcommunity $80 millionh to $90 million annually.” VITA provides free tax help to individuale and families with low to moderat e annual incomes up to $45,000. Over 43,0009 tax returns were completed during the 2008 taxfilingb season, resulting in more than $61 millionb in refunds returning to local taxpayers. The coalition’se goal for 2009 is to help 50,000 qualified taxpayers file their 2008 tax VITA volunteers prepare and file basicx federal incometax forms. Volunteers do not requirw accounting ortax experience.
Upon completintg the free tax training in December and volunteers become certified to prepare tax returnsa and are assigned to various VITA sitezs at neighborhoodcommunity centers, libraries, stores and other convenient locations across the city. Individuals with some tax experiencr can receive their volunteer certificatiob online via the Web site throughthe “Link and program. Volunteers completing the online course will also be required to attenxda one-day Tax Wise software Returning volunteers who participated in last year’s VITA programj and wish to assist with the 2009 program will only need to attenr a modified training session to review any new tax VITA sites will operate from Jan.
15 througbh April 15, 2009. If you are interested in becomingy a volunteer or have questions about the contact Jennifer Praegerat 210-222-2975, or visit www.vitasa.org.
Union Pacific — which is an Army PaYS (Partnershio for Youth Success) program supporter — signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Cadert Command to provide job interviews for specifiv positions to Guaranteed Reserve ForcesDuty (GRFD) Cadets. GRFD Cadetz enter the Reserve ForcesDuty (Army National Guarf or Army Reserve) after graduating from collegd and receive a commissionn as a second lieutenant. In a preparefd statement, Bob Grimaila, seniod assistant vice president, safety and said Union Pacific is happy to partnerr withthe U.S. Army to provide returnintg soldiers with goodjob opportunities.
“Soldierx work as a team, are flexibl e and can work well undetrchallenging conditions,” Grimaila said. “... We are very excited aboutf establishing a relationship with ROTC groups in College Station and across the nation to offer thoswe same job opportunities to students on their return frommilitarty service.” owns one of the country’x leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Uniob Pacific, links 23 states in the westerhn two-thirds of the country and servesthe fastest-growingg U.S. population centers.
Uniojn Pacific’s diversified business mix includesAgricultural Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific connectsa with Canada’s rail systems and is the only railroadx serving all six major gatewaysto Mexico. The new year is and with it the beginning of the next tax filing The City of San Antonio and the Alamlo City Coalition forEconomifc Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) are urging business volunteer groups and individuals to donatd a few hours of their time weekly duringy the tax season as tax preparers for the Volunteefr Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.
The mission of the Alami City Coalition forEconomic Self-Sufficiency is to help workingf individuals and families achieve financial independence by providintg them with opportunities and education to save and protect their financiap assets. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a refundablw tax credit for eligibleworking filers, can make a substantialk difference in a workingy family’s annual earnings, yet 23 percent of eligible filers do not applg for this credit. “VITA and the EITC rewarsd working San Antonians with free tax preparationj service andtax credits,” Community Initiatived Director Dennis Campa says.
more than 40,000 of our resident do not claim thistax credit. This failurse to claim the credit cost s our residents andcommunity $80 millionh to $90 million annually.” VITA provides free tax help to individuale and families with low to moderat e annual incomes up to $45,000. Over 43,0009 tax returns were completed during the 2008 taxfilingb season, resulting in more than $61 millionb in refunds returning to local taxpayers. The coalition’se goal for 2009 is to help 50,000 qualified taxpayers file their 2008 tax VITA volunteers prepare and file basicx federal incometax forms. Volunteers do not requirw accounting ortax experience.
Upon completintg the free tax training in December and volunteers become certified to prepare tax returnsa and are assigned to various VITA sitezs at neighborhoodcommunity centers, libraries, stores and other convenient locations across the city. Individuals with some tax experiencr can receive their volunteer certificatiob online via the Web site throughthe “Link and program. Volunteers completing the online course will also be required to attenxda one-day Tax Wise software Returning volunteers who participated in last year’s VITA programj and wish to assist with the 2009 program will only need to attenr a modified training session to review any new tax VITA sites will operate from Jan.
15 througbh April 15, 2009. If you are interested in becomingy a volunteer or have questions about the contact Jennifer Praegerat 210-222-2975, or visit www.vitasa.org.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Smoke detectors make difference in Derry, NH house fire - Blast
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Blast | Smoke detectors make difference in Derry, NH house fire Blast A Derry, NH split-level house was damaged in a Saturday evening fire, but fire officials said that working smoke detectors and quick ... Fireplace blaze damages Derry home Fire damages Derry home Fire displaces 5 in New Hampshire |
Friday, January 7, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
S.F. office sales in 2007 could smash record again - San Francisco Business Times:
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billion into San Franciscl office buildings during thefirsr quarter, a number that easily surpasses the entir sales activity for both 2005 ($4.43 billion) and 2006 ($3.8 billion). And it'xs not going to slow down any time Just looking at properties already on the the city should easily blowpast $7 billion in 2007. And if more ownerz jump in to take advantage of theunprecedentec pricing, we should surpass $8 according to a quarterly report.
"This couled be the record to beatall records," said Colin Yasukochi, research director at Grubb & Although it's not clear what One Market Plaza actual sold for when Morganm Stanley bought it from brokers involved in the bidding say it was prices just under $1,000 a square foot. The entire 3.9 million-square-foot portfoliio averaged over $750 a square foot. And now the askint rents are beginning to reflect the newpricin reality, with space on the top of One Markety going for $90 a square "Many of the new investors stronglyg believe that rents are undervalued and they can be raisecd dramatically," said Yasukochi.
"Only time will tell if they are TheColumn Group, a new life sciences venture capital group started by executivews from Three Crowns Capital and , has joined Missio Bay's ever-growing venture capitalist community. The Column Groupp joins , Novo Ventures and at Alexandria RealEstates Equities' 1700 Owens St. It is takingb 4,000 square feet; rent is in the low $40s. Managin partners at Column include Richard the former director of theand 's global health program. Others partners are Harald Ekman, a partnere with Three Crowns and co-founder David Goeddel.
"This office is goingv to be theircollaborativse center," said Kidder Mathews broker Craigb Zodikoff, who represented the tenant. "They were quitd intent on being inMissionh Bay." The idea that these VCs would be able to sharee conference rooms and water coolers with researcherxs from and was a primary attraction, Zodikoff "Alexandria was forward thinking in putting aside spaces for venture capital," said Zodikoff. "Thehy clearly thought about how the venture capitalp community would want to interact with the lifesciencea community." Turnberry is gearing up to stargt construction on its 227-unit 45 Lansingg St.
project, likely to be the third of thesix razor-thinj luxury condo towers on Rinco Hill. Turnberry has hired Swedroe Architects and HKS to tweamthe design. Swedroe has been designinf Turnberry's towers for 30 On March 15, the San Francisco Planning Commissiomn unanimously approved therevised design. The reconfiguredx west façade offers better viewsa of the hills andMissionb corridor. "The design features a smooth, seamless priskm of glass on the northeast corner that extends from the base to the top of the saidMark Donahue, design director of .
Though housinh sales continue to decline in theEast Bay, therwe are some bright spots, according to a recent monthlty report from East Bay business group . One is in multi-familyt housing, including rental apartments and condos.Construction permitsd for that type of housing were actuallyg up about 11 percent over the 12 monthzs ending in Marchto 4,836, despit e a 27 percent drop in permits issuexd for single-family housing. That'ws due mostly to new construction in Oakland and a pullbaclkin single-family construction in Contra Cost a County. There's also been a slight increase in permits for commercial andindustrial construction, up about $8 milliom to $1.2 billion in March.
EDAB releasexd the numbers on a branc new researchweb site, . According to a separate reportrfrom , East Bay office leases rates shot up 13 percent in the firstg quarter year-over-year, including a 12 percentt increase in downtown Oakland's Class A space and a 25 perceny increase in Emeryville Class A.
billion into San Franciscl office buildings during thefirsr quarter, a number that easily surpasses the entir sales activity for both 2005 ($4.43 billion) and 2006 ($3.8 billion). And it'xs not going to slow down any time Just looking at properties already on the the city should easily blowpast $7 billion in 2007. And if more ownerz jump in to take advantage of theunprecedentec pricing, we should surpass $8 according to a quarterly report.
"This couled be the record to beatall records," said Colin Yasukochi, research director at Grubb & Although it's not clear what One Market Plaza actual sold for when Morganm Stanley bought it from brokers involved in the bidding say it was prices just under $1,000 a square foot. The entire 3.9 million-square-foot portfoliio averaged over $750 a square foot. And now the askint rents are beginning to reflect the newpricin reality, with space on the top of One Markety going for $90 a square "Many of the new investors stronglyg believe that rents are undervalued and they can be raisecd dramatically," said Yasukochi.
"Only time will tell if they are TheColumn Group, a new life sciences venture capital group started by executivews from Three Crowns Capital and , has joined Missio Bay's ever-growing venture capitalist community. The Column Groupp joins , Novo Ventures and at Alexandria RealEstates Equities' 1700 Owens St. It is takingb 4,000 square feet; rent is in the low $40s. Managin partners at Column include Richard the former director of theand 's global health program. Others partners are Harald Ekman, a partnere with Three Crowns and co-founder David Goeddel.
"This office is goingv to be theircollaborativse center," said Kidder Mathews broker Craigb Zodikoff, who represented the tenant. "They were quitd intent on being inMissionh Bay." The idea that these VCs would be able to sharee conference rooms and water coolers with researcherxs from and was a primary attraction, Zodikoff "Alexandria was forward thinking in putting aside spaces for venture capital," said Zodikoff. "Thehy clearly thought about how the venture capitalp community would want to interact with the lifesciencea community." Turnberry is gearing up to stargt construction on its 227-unit 45 Lansingg St.
project, likely to be the third of thesix razor-thinj luxury condo towers on Rinco Hill. Turnberry has hired Swedroe Architects and HKS to tweamthe design. Swedroe has been designinf Turnberry's towers for 30 On March 15, the San Francisco Planning Commissiomn unanimously approved therevised design. The reconfiguredx west façade offers better viewsa of the hills andMissionb corridor. "The design features a smooth, seamless priskm of glass on the northeast corner that extends from the base to the top of the saidMark Donahue, design director of .
Though housinh sales continue to decline in theEast Bay, therwe are some bright spots, according to a recent monthlty report from East Bay business group . One is in multi-familyt housing, including rental apartments and condos.Construction permitsd for that type of housing were actuallyg up about 11 percent over the 12 monthzs ending in Marchto 4,836, despit e a 27 percent drop in permits issuexd for single-family housing. That'ws due mostly to new construction in Oakland and a pullbaclkin single-family construction in Contra Cost a County. There's also been a slight increase in permits for commercial andindustrial construction, up about $8 milliom to $1.2 billion in March.
EDAB releasexd the numbers on a branc new researchweb site, . According to a separate reportrfrom , East Bay office leases rates shot up 13 percent in the firstg quarter year-over-year, including a 12 percentt increase in downtown Oakland's Class A space and a 25 perceny increase in Emeryville Class A.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Bethel Housing to take on new project - Danbury News Times
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Bethel Housing to take on new project Danbury News Times Phineas Park, 57 Main St. in Bethel is an affordable housing complex owned by Nolan Brothers. The Bethel Housing Authority will be buying it. ... |
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