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In her new role, Pratte will help Americanj Indians, Native Alaskans and Nativs Hawaiians who are tryingto create, develop and expancd small businesses gain access to the SBA’s entrepreneurial lending and procurement programs. Before joininfg the SBA, Pratte worked for the Navajo Nation as a policy analyst and legislative focusing on economic andcommunity development, housing and educationj issues. Earlier in her she was a trade specialist inthe U.S. Foreign and Commerciak Service inthe U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trads Administration, where she counseled small- and medium-sized U.S. companiesd on exporting.
After that job, she oversaw information technology projectsz forthe U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service and the Import Administration. Pratte is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nationfrom Lupton, Ariz. She holds a master’s degree from ’x H. John Heinz III School of Publif Policy and Management anda bachelor’s degree from the Universitty of Arizona’s Eller School of Pratte is a former Udall Foundatiob Congressional Fellow and a Presidential Management
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Meet the stimulus panel - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Suite 202, Miami 33155 With the health care stimulus, unlike the taxpayers will have a true returbn on their investment through the adoptiohn of electronichealth records. The technology will greatlyg improve the quality of through less medical errors and improved accesas anddisease management, while significantly contributing to billions of dollarss in healthcare savings. The Health Informatiob Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act is not designed to fix ever y problem inhealth care, but it is a long overdur and proactive approach to building the basic which every other industry has already technology.
Electronic heath record adoption andthe “reapl money” stimulus incentives are the first critical steps a physician can take in improvinhg patient care and their practice’s financialp health. Executive VP and chief administrative officer, Web Address: 6855 Red Road, Suite 600, Coral Gables 33143-3632 Phone: The stimulus plan for the statsof Florida, by itself, will not support the need for fundinhg Medicaid. The implementation of the Obama healthj care plan will transformthe industry. The industry needd to focus on quality, service and while minimizing cost. Michael W. Kesti President and CEO, Health Ventures Web site: Address: 8161 S.W.
170th Terrace, Palmettio Bay 33157 Phone: Electronic health recordws (EHR) funding will significantlty change the way health care is providedc inSouth Florida. Health care providers who begijn to utilize electronic health record systems soon can take advantaged of governmentfunding offered. I anticipater that these additional funds incentivize many in South Florida to finally begi n to seriously adoptthe “EHR mentality.” I believe that the funding from the stimulus package will creat e many jobs in the healtjh care sector particularly related to the EHR industryh and IT.
And borrowing from a term made popular in theReagam era, this will have a trickle-down effect into the rest of the economhy and spur some additional growth. Senior VP and chiefg technology andinnovations officer, Web Address: 3420 Fairlane Farms Suite C, Wellington 33414 Phone: We must empowet consumers with knowledge so they can manage their wellness. Providers will be enabled with the tools and technologies to drasticalluy reduce the costof operations, whilee improving quality. The science of health care will be exponentially enriched with the knowledge that is createdf and mined by large basesa ofsecure information.
Suite 202, Miami 33155 With the health care stimulus, unlike the taxpayers will have a true returbn on their investment through the adoptiohn of electronichealth records. The technology will greatlyg improve the quality of through less medical errors and improved accesas anddisease management, while significantly contributing to billions of dollarss in healthcare savings. The Health Informatiob Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act is not designed to fix ever y problem inhealth care, but it is a long overdur and proactive approach to building the basic which every other industry has already technology.
Electronic heath record adoption andthe “reapl money” stimulus incentives are the first critical steps a physician can take in improvinhg patient care and their practice’s financialp health. Executive VP and chief administrative officer, Web Address: 6855 Red Road, Suite 600, Coral Gables 33143-3632 Phone: The stimulus plan for the statsof Florida, by itself, will not support the need for fundinhg Medicaid. The implementation of the Obama healthj care plan will transformthe industry. The industry needd to focus on quality, service and while minimizing cost. Michael W. Kesti President and CEO, Health Ventures Web site: Address: 8161 S.W.
170th Terrace, Palmettio Bay 33157 Phone: Electronic health recordws (EHR) funding will significantlty change the way health care is providedc inSouth Florida. Health care providers who begijn to utilize electronic health record systems soon can take advantaged of governmentfunding offered. I anticipater that these additional funds incentivize many in South Florida to finally begi n to seriously adoptthe “EHR mentality.” I believe that the funding from the stimulus package will creat e many jobs in the healtjh care sector particularly related to the EHR industryh and IT.
And borrowing from a term made popular in theReagam era, this will have a trickle-down effect into the rest of the economhy and spur some additional growth. Senior VP and chiefg technology andinnovations officer, Web Address: 3420 Fairlane Farms Suite C, Wellington 33414 Phone: We must empowet consumers with knowledge so they can manage their wellness. Providers will be enabled with the tools and technologies to drasticalluy reduce the costof operations, whilee improving quality. The science of health care will be exponentially enriched with the knowledge that is createdf and mined by large basesa ofsecure information.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
LarsonAllen to acquire accounting firm Cronstrom, Osuch & Co. PC - Phoenix Business Journal:
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“This acquisition enhances our commitmeng toindustry specialization,” said Principal Jon who runs Larson-Allen’s Phoenix office. LarsonAllen has majord resources devoted tothese sectors, whicy comprise its second-largest business line, behind health Cronstrom Osuch specializes in auditinhg services for nonprofit organizations, government entities and schoolk systems. Since its launcuh 22 years ago, the firm has growmn to represent more than 130 clientsdin Arizona. Principal Dennis Osucuh said the firms were in discussions for more than a year aftedr LarsonAllencontacted them.
“We had never thought about beinv acquired or merging with anyother firm,” said but “it was good fit.” All 14 employees of Cronstro m Osuch will relocate to LarsonAllen’s Mesa office. The three principalds will retain their positionszand titles. LarsonAllen has searched for industry-specific acquisitions since entering the Phoenix market in 2005 with its purchaser ofHopkins Parker. A year later, it acquireds Christensen, Gale and McLaren LLP, a Mesa firm that cateredx to real estateand construction; and the Scottsdale-based O’Connor which boosted its health care, banking, real estate and dealershipl lines.
In October 2008, the firm acquiredd Tempe-based Skinner Tameron & Co., which focusedx on real estate, manufacturing, wholesalerxs and retailers. Those deals have built LarsonAllenm from a small outfit to a midsize firm to competes inthis region’s fragmented accounting market, led by the Big Four in publid accounting: KPMG International, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young LLP and Deloitted & Touche. “We’re going to be very strategiv going forward,” Gale said. Financia l details of the expected to finalizeJune 1, were not disclosed.
“This acquisition enhances our commitmeng toindustry specialization,” said Principal Jon who runs Larson-Allen’s Phoenix office. LarsonAllen has majord resources devoted tothese sectors, whicy comprise its second-largest business line, behind health Cronstrom Osuch specializes in auditinhg services for nonprofit organizations, government entities and schoolk systems. Since its launcuh 22 years ago, the firm has growmn to represent more than 130 clientsdin Arizona. Principal Dennis Osucuh said the firms were in discussions for more than a year aftedr LarsonAllencontacted them.
“We had never thought about beinv acquired or merging with anyother firm,” said but “it was good fit.” All 14 employees of Cronstro m Osuch will relocate to LarsonAllen’s Mesa office. The three principalds will retain their positionszand titles. LarsonAllen has searched for industry-specific acquisitions since entering the Phoenix market in 2005 with its purchaser ofHopkins Parker. A year later, it acquireds Christensen, Gale and McLaren LLP, a Mesa firm that cateredx to real estateand construction; and the Scottsdale-based O’Connor which boosted its health care, banking, real estate and dealershipl lines.
In October 2008, the firm acquiredd Tempe-based Skinner Tameron & Co., which focusedx on real estate, manufacturing, wholesalerxs and retailers. Those deals have built LarsonAllenm from a small outfit to a midsize firm to competes inthis region’s fragmented accounting market, led by the Big Four in publid accounting: KPMG International, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young LLP and Deloitted & Touche. “We’re going to be very strategiv going forward,” Gale said. Financia l details of the expected to finalizeJune 1, were not disclosed.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Census: American Internet use surges - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Sixty-four percent of Americans 18 and older reportec using the Internet in up from just 22 percent adecads earlier. The report also shows that 62 percent ofthe nation'd households report using the Internet at home in an 18 percent increase from 1997. Amongg households using the netin 2007, 82 percentr reported using a high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “Aws access to high speed connectiond have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbetr of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statisticiam with the Census Bureau Housing and Householsd Economic Statistics Division.
“These data give us a betterr understanding of who is usingv the Internet andfrom where.” Amony the states, New Hampshirde had the highest rate of Internet use for thoses age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest rates of use at abou 52 percent. Roughly 60 percent of Texans used the net in thedata shows. Internet usage also varierd by educationand race. For individualss 25 and older witha bachelor’s 87 percent reported going onlins from some location in 2007. Abouyt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schooo diploma reported using the compared with 19 percent for those without a highschoo diploma.
Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites liverd in households withInternet use. The same was true for 51 percent of blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of
Sixty-four percent of Americans 18 and older reportec using the Internet in up from just 22 percent adecads earlier. The report also shows that 62 percent ofthe nation'd households report using the Internet at home in an 18 percent increase from 1997. Amongg households using the netin 2007, 82 percentr reported using a high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “Aws access to high speed connectiond have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbetr of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statisticiam with the Census Bureau Housing and Householsd Economic Statistics Division.
“These data give us a betterr understanding of who is usingv the Internet andfrom where.” Amony the states, New Hampshirde had the highest rate of Internet use for thoses age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest rates of use at abou 52 percent. Roughly 60 percent of Texans used the net in thedata shows. Internet usage also varierd by educationand race. For individualss 25 and older witha bachelor’s 87 percent reported going onlins from some location in 2007. Abouyt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schooo diploma reported using the compared with 19 percent for those without a highschoo diploma.
Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites liverd in households withInternet use. The same was true for 51 percent of blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of
Friday, December 23, 2011
Cincinnati/N. Ky. airport to park horses for equestrian event - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The airport has offered its long-term parking lot to house roughly 450 horsed that will be part of the Alltecb FEI WorldEquestrian Games, in Lexingtojn during October 2010. It marks the first time the internationall event will be held outside of Game organizers will build stables and othe r structures forthe horses, and the airpor is not collecting money for use of the lot, said Barb government affairs manager and spokeswoman at CVG. “Those international horses that will be coming in primarilyy from theEuropean markets, they are requires to be quarantined,” she said. “We’lol get a waiver for that period of time and put them inthe long-termk parking lot.
” Schempf said the airport is donating the in a sense, because it will benefiyt from the traffic resulting from the The horses will be quarantined from August to September 2010. Peoples will not be able to visif them, but the airport has been offeringh promotional ideas togame officials, such as live The World Equestrian games, held every four include world championships for eighy equestrian sports. They are governed by the .
The airport has offered its long-term parking lot to house roughly 450 horsed that will be part of the Alltecb FEI WorldEquestrian Games, in Lexingtojn during October 2010. It marks the first time the internationall event will be held outside of Game organizers will build stables and othe r structures forthe horses, and the airpor is not collecting money for use of the lot, said Barb government affairs manager and spokeswoman at CVG. “Those international horses that will be coming in primarilyy from theEuropean markets, they are requires to be quarantined,” she said. “We’lol get a waiver for that period of time and put them inthe long-termk parking lot.
” Schempf said the airport is donating the in a sense, because it will benefiyt from the traffic resulting from the The horses will be quarantined from August to September 2010. Peoples will not be able to visif them, but the airport has been offeringh promotional ideas togame officials, such as live The World Equestrian games, held every four include world championships for eighy equestrian sports. They are governed by the .
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
FDIC approves one-time fee for banks - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Originally, the assessment was 20 cents perevery $100 of domesticf deposits, which triggered bitter opposition by organizationss representing smaller banks, including the . “This is a majodr policy shift advocated by ICBA that lowerd the special assessment forour nation’s more than 8,0009 community banks that didn’t participate in the practiced that led to this economic crisis, yet were originally askeed to pay for the sins of those who ICBA Chairman R. Michael Menzies said in a Several community banks said they were concernec that the original assessment would reducetheir loan-making capabilities.
Earlier, Congres passed legislation to increasethe FDIC’s borrowing authorityh with the from $30 billion to $100 billion with a proviso for emerginfg funding of as much as $500 The FDIC said this step was necessary to reducw the assessment on banks.
Originally, the assessment was 20 cents perevery $100 of domesticf deposits, which triggered bitter opposition by organizationss representing smaller banks, including the . “This is a majodr policy shift advocated by ICBA that lowerd the special assessment forour nation’s more than 8,0009 community banks that didn’t participate in the practiced that led to this economic crisis, yet were originally askeed to pay for the sins of those who ICBA Chairman R. Michael Menzies said in a Several community banks said they were concernec that the original assessment would reducetheir loan-making capabilities.
Earlier, Congres passed legislation to increasethe FDIC’s borrowing authorityh with the from $30 billion to $100 billion with a proviso for emerginfg funding of as much as $500 The FDIC said this step was necessary to reducw the assessment on banks.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Ruling on Coyotes move could come Wednesday - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield Baum struggle d to stay on taskat Tuesday’sx hearing as attorneys representing Balsillie, Coyotesd owner Jerry Moyes, the city of the and other professional sports leagues delivered hours of oral argumentsw over bankruptcy code, anti-trusf law, relocation and other legakl issues. Baum and the myria of attorneys delved into obscure bankruptcu provisions and past relocations by teams includingh theOakland Raiders, San Diego Quebec Nordiques and Baltimore Colts.
Baum focusedc on whether Balsillie will have to pay the NHL a relocatiohn fee on top ofhis $213 millio offer to buy the financially strappedf Coyotes from Phoenix trucking company owner Jerry Moyes. The relocatiob fee could total as muchas $100 million, coury documents indicate. Baum appears ready to rule that the NHL has the rightxs to the Hamilton market and if the Coyotes aremovedc there, Balsillie will have to compensate the league for loss of an expansionj opportunity. The city of Glendale pressed Baum to considef legal claims and costs that would accompanyg a moveto Canada.
That could offset an offer as lowas $140 millio by parties wanting to keep the team in Arizona, city representativew said. Glendale officials said they woulds make a claim for as muchas $500 million if the team break its lease at the city-owned Jobing.comn Arena. Arena concessionaire Aramark Corp. also could make a Moyes and Balsillie’s attorneys argued that a leasw claim is subject to various monetary caps and that the court can discharge lease terms and penalties in order to maximizethe team’s value for Moyes said a decision could come Wednesday and has urge the court to hold an auction sale for the hockeh team on June 22.
The NHL and Glendale say the sale shoulcd be put off until August and the league said it will financee the Coyotes into next season ifneed be. Glendalre attorneys also pressed Baum to find out how much money Moyez may have taken out of the They point to the fact the Coyotes spenxd money leasing private office space at Westgatr City Center instead of usinygarena offices. Moyes spokesman Steve Roman saidthe city’z speculation that Moyes is profiting from that arrangement is Moyes and Westgate developed Steve Ellman split joint assets, including the Coyotes, in 2006 with Moyess taking over as team owner.
The Coyotes have lost more than $300 millio since moving to Phoenix from Winnipegtin 1996.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield Baum struggle d to stay on taskat Tuesday’sx hearing as attorneys representing Balsillie, Coyotesd owner Jerry Moyes, the city of the and other professional sports leagues delivered hours of oral argumentsw over bankruptcy code, anti-trusf law, relocation and other legakl issues. Baum and the myria of attorneys delved into obscure bankruptcu provisions and past relocations by teams includingh theOakland Raiders, San Diego Quebec Nordiques and Baltimore Colts.
Baum focusedc on whether Balsillie will have to pay the NHL a relocatiohn fee on top ofhis $213 millio offer to buy the financially strappedf Coyotes from Phoenix trucking company owner Jerry Moyes. The relocatiob fee could total as muchas $100 million, coury documents indicate. Baum appears ready to rule that the NHL has the rightxs to the Hamilton market and if the Coyotes aremovedc there, Balsillie will have to compensate the league for loss of an expansionj opportunity. The city of Glendale pressed Baum to considef legal claims and costs that would accompanyg a moveto Canada.
That could offset an offer as lowas $140 millio by parties wanting to keep the team in Arizona, city representativew said. Glendale officials said they woulds make a claim for as muchas $500 million if the team break its lease at the city-owned Jobing.comn Arena. Arena concessionaire Aramark Corp. also could make a Moyes and Balsillie’s attorneys argued that a leasw claim is subject to various monetary caps and that the court can discharge lease terms and penalties in order to maximizethe team’s value for Moyes said a decision could come Wednesday and has urge the court to hold an auction sale for the hockeh team on June 22.
The NHL and Glendale say the sale shoulcd be put off until August and the league said it will financee the Coyotes into next season ifneed be. Glendalre attorneys also pressed Baum to find out how much money Moyez may have taken out of the They point to the fact the Coyotes spenxd money leasing private office space at Westgatr City Center instead of usinygarena offices. Moyes spokesman Steve Roman saidthe city’z speculation that Moyes is profiting from that arrangement is Moyes and Westgate developed Steve Ellman split joint assets, including the Coyotes, in 2006 with Moyess taking over as team owner.
The Coyotes have lost more than $300 millio since moving to Phoenix from Winnipegtin 1996.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Barbara Walters previews tonight's 'Most Fascinating People' line-up - Entertainment Weekly
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Barbara Walters previews tonight's 'Most Fascinating People' line-up Entertainment Weekly But there's one bold-faced name â€" and an unexpected one at that â€" who inspired a rise in Walters' usually measured timbre when she spoke with EW about her upcoming special, Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011. ... |
Monday, December 12, 2011
245 modifications pour des bâtiments plus verts - Conseil national de recherches Canada (Communiqué de presse)
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245 modifications pour des bâtiments plus verts Conseil national de recherches Canada (Communiqué de presse) Le Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC) et Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan) ont dispensé leur soutien technique, tandis que RNCan en a assuré le financement dans le cadre de ses engagements visant à rehausser l'efficacité énergétique des ... |
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Dallas airport deal works in reverse for power provider - bizjournals Business Travel Guide
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The company won the contracr late last month after bidding for the work through an onlinreverse auction. In a typicaol auction, buyers compete for an item by offerinv more thantheir competitors. In a reverser auction, potential suppliers aim to win a job by bidding less thantheie competitors. Champion CEO Rob Doty would not disclose the valuee ofthe D/FW contract, but did say the airporty will become one of the company’s largest customers. With abou 70 employees and $350 million in annual Champion is among the Top 5 unaffiliated retail electri c providers inthe country.
Most of Champion’z customers are commercial or industrial power users like but Doty says that particularr deal was a significant win for the companyg and also represents its first airport Champion also counts Austin College and numerous city and county governmentsd amongits clients. Doty founded Champion in 2005 with , a Houston-baser wholesale company. In late 2006, Champion purchased another Houston retail energyy providercalled . Houston-based privater equity firm bought Champion from for an undisclosed amount inJuly 2008.
Crane Capitap is led by Jim Crane, the former CEO of Houston-basedx Eagle Global Logistics, or Crane later merged Championwith Ambridge, a smalol wholesale electricity company he founded. Crane is the majority shareholderfof Champion, while management, including Doty, retains a smallo stake in the firm. He says Champion had been undercapitalized. “If takes a lot of credit to buy and we had the capital to fundit properly,” he Now, Crane says, Champion is in a “sweet “We’ve done well and plan to systematically expand like we did at he says. “We’d like to move into more deregulatex states.
” The retail electricc firm provides the bulk of its power to commerciao andindustrial businesses. Doty says Champion has several thousand commerciapl customers but is also working to buildx up the residential side ofits business, wherd it currently has about 25,000 Looking ahead, Doty says the firm is hoping to double or triplse its commercial and industrial business over the next three to four years and is looking to expandc into new states outside of its current marketws of Texas and Illinois. Overall, Doty believees the company has been able to succeed in volatilr times where other retail energy providershave faltered.
“We’ver got a very solid strategy, and have the righgt financial strength as well as excellentt supply agreementsin place,” he says. Champion will take over the powet contractfor D/FW Airport from the , which holdd the current contract with Houston-based as the agent. The 12-montyh contract with the TexasGLO — whicg was one of the bidders in the May 26 revers e auction — ends in March 2010. In the Texas GLO launched the StatePowerr Program, under which it offers electricity with simplifiex bidding procedures for counties, school districts and other eligible public retaill customers in many parts of Texas.
The is the seconx time that D/FW has used the reverses auction technique to sign acommodity contract. In the airport used the process to sign up a natural gas supplier.
The company won the contracr late last month after bidding for the work through an onlinreverse auction. In a typicaol auction, buyers compete for an item by offerinv more thantheir competitors. In a reverser auction, potential suppliers aim to win a job by bidding less thantheie competitors. Champion CEO Rob Doty would not disclose the valuee ofthe D/FW contract, but did say the airporty will become one of the company’s largest customers. With abou 70 employees and $350 million in annual Champion is among the Top 5 unaffiliated retail electri c providers inthe country.
Most of Champion’z customers are commercial or industrial power users like but Doty says that particularr deal was a significant win for the companyg and also represents its first airport Champion also counts Austin College and numerous city and county governmentsd amongits clients. Doty founded Champion in 2005 with , a Houston-baser wholesale company. In late 2006, Champion purchased another Houston retail energyy providercalled . Houston-based privater equity firm bought Champion from for an undisclosed amount inJuly 2008.
Crane Capitap is led by Jim Crane, the former CEO of Houston-basedx Eagle Global Logistics, or Crane later merged Championwith Ambridge, a smalol wholesale electricity company he founded. Crane is the majority shareholderfof Champion, while management, including Doty, retains a smallo stake in the firm. He says Champion had been undercapitalized. “If takes a lot of credit to buy and we had the capital to fundit properly,” he Now, Crane says, Champion is in a “sweet “We’ve done well and plan to systematically expand like we did at he says. “We’d like to move into more deregulatex states.
” The retail electricc firm provides the bulk of its power to commerciao andindustrial businesses. Doty says Champion has several thousand commerciapl customers but is also working to buildx up the residential side ofits business, wherd it currently has about 25,000 Looking ahead, Doty says the firm is hoping to double or triplse its commercial and industrial business over the next three to four years and is looking to expandc into new states outside of its current marketws of Texas and Illinois. Overall, Doty believees the company has been able to succeed in volatilr times where other retail energy providershave faltered.
“We’ver got a very solid strategy, and have the righgt financial strength as well as excellentt supply agreementsin place,” he says. Champion will take over the powet contractfor D/FW Airport from the , which holdd the current contract with Houston-based as the agent. The 12-montyh contract with the TexasGLO — whicg was one of the bidders in the May 26 revers e auction — ends in March 2010. In the Texas GLO launched the StatePowerr Program, under which it offers electricity with simplifiex bidding procedures for counties, school districts and other eligible public retaill customers in many parts of Texas.
The is the seconx time that D/FW has used the reverses auction technique to sign acommodity contract. In the airport used the process to sign up a natural gas supplier.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Business First of Louisville: Starting a Business : Business Advice
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Let's be honest: Things are bad, and it is miserablre out there in the worldof commerce. We are in a global recession that will last forsome 1. The economy eventually will improve andget better. 2. Most companiesz rely on salespeople to help with the bottom Continuing sales of a product or servic e for an organization along with great salespeople will be neededx even more during thesrtough times. I thinkj it is important to look at a strategy as old as busineses itself that will helpa company, its the salespeople employed and the customers that a company does business with. The first which is of the utmost importance, are your customers.
Whetherr you are the CEO reading this, the salespersoh or a person in customerservice - this is the time to protecyt your customer base and make sure that they are period! The one way to do this is to get in toucgh with your customers. Do not attempt to do this by mail or It istoo impersonal. If you want to builde relationships withyour customers, then build them the way they are supposedr to be built - by people dealingb directly with people! You need to ask your customeres a simple and direct question: "How are we doinfg for you? Be honest, and tell me the Next, for the salespeople who still are you are going to have to work harder.
Yes, I said it - This means not only visiting your existinyg customers and checking their true levepl of customer satisfaction but also goinbg out and gettingnew business. Sure, the economy is and we are not buying as much of anythingv as we did a fewyears ago, but the fact remaine that there is still business being done out
Let's be honest: Things are bad, and it is miserablre out there in the worldof commerce. We are in a global recession that will last forsome 1. The economy eventually will improve andget better. 2. Most companiesz rely on salespeople to help with the bottom Continuing sales of a product or servic e for an organization along with great salespeople will be neededx even more during thesrtough times. I thinkj it is important to look at a strategy as old as busineses itself that will helpa company, its the salespeople employed and the customers that a company does business with. The first which is of the utmost importance, are your customers.
Whetherr you are the CEO reading this, the salespersoh or a person in customerservice - this is the time to protecyt your customer base and make sure that they are period! The one way to do this is to get in toucgh with your customers. Do not attempt to do this by mail or It istoo impersonal. If you want to builde relationships withyour customers, then build them the way they are supposedr to be built - by people dealingb directly with people! You need to ask your customeres a simple and direct question: "How are we doinfg for you? Be honest, and tell me the Next, for the salespeople who still are you are going to have to work harder.
Yes, I said it - This means not only visiting your existinyg customers and checking their true levepl of customer satisfaction but also goinbg out and gettingnew business. Sure, the economy is and we are not buying as much of anythingv as we did a fewyears ago, but the fact remaine that there is still business being done out
Monday, December 5, 2011
St. Louis schools to hire School Turnaround - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The school district plans to hire , a NY., company that promises academicv improvement and school leadership development witha money-back The two-year program will cost $1.6 with each of the 16 schoolsa costing $50,000 each, said Patrick a school spokesman. The program will be fundedc through astate grant. The hiring was part of 15 academic proposalss that Superintendent Kelvin Adams presented Thursdagy night at a meeting of the Specia lAdministrative Board, which runs the district. Another plan call s for hiring more academic coaches to bolstert the professional developmentof teachers.
the school district has about 90 of theseinstructional coaches, or about one in every schoolo and two in high Adams proposed increasing that number to 136 coaches so each schoo could have two. With an averagew salary of $75,000 each, the program wouls cost about $10.2 Wallace said. The schoool district will first post the job listintg internally to give preference to teachers and administrators who are losinbg their jobs when 14 schools closw at the end of this school The school district isshuttering schools, many of them at half to save money and to respond to the shrinking studenyt population, which has decreased from 42,00p0 to 26,500 students in the last decade.
Adams also proposed giving five schools more autonomy in operations and curriculum in exchange for School districts in Boston and Baltimore have seen schools improve with this he said. Adams also wants to expand alternative schools for troublecd students and have the school district partne r with churches and synagoguesfor after-school program and tutoring.
The school district plans to hire , a NY., company that promises academicv improvement and school leadership development witha money-back The two-year program will cost $1.6 with each of the 16 schoolsa costing $50,000 each, said Patrick a school spokesman. The program will be fundedc through astate grant. The hiring was part of 15 academic proposalss that Superintendent Kelvin Adams presented Thursdagy night at a meeting of the Specia lAdministrative Board, which runs the district. Another plan call s for hiring more academic coaches to bolstert the professional developmentof teachers.
the school district has about 90 of theseinstructional coaches, or about one in every schoolo and two in high Adams proposed increasing that number to 136 coaches so each schoo could have two. With an averagew salary of $75,000 each, the program wouls cost about $10.2 Wallace said. The schoool district will first post the job listintg internally to give preference to teachers and administrators who are losinbg their jobs when 14 schools closw at the end of this school The school district isshuttering schools, many of them at half to save money and to respond to the shrinking studenyt population, which has decreased from 42,00p0 to 26,500 students in the last decade.
Adams also proposed giving five schools more autonomy in operations and curriculum in exchange for School districts in Boston and Baltimore have seen schools improve with this he said. Adams also wants to expand alternative schools for troublecd students and have the school district partne r with churches and synagoguesfor after-school program and tutoring.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Del. North signs singular supply deal - Business First of Buffalo:
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The deal means Pro Act will be supplying anestimatef 500,000 or more cases of fresh produce annually to the more than 150 restaurantsx and concessions Delaware North operates in hotels, sportzs arenas, tourist destinations as well as state and national Terms were not disclosed. Pro Act, which is basedr on Monterrey, Calif., has 70 distribution centers. Locally, in Buffalo, is Pro Act’s regionalk distributor. The deal is expecteds to result in added orders handledeby Tarantino.
“Working with Pro Act will enabld Delaware North to streamline our produce supplychainm and, potentially, increase our use of sustainabled and regionally grown said Michael Reinert, Delawarre North vice president of supply management Delaware North has used Pro Act in some of its Its eight Major League Basebalk stadiums switched over to Pro Act this year. The conversiohn for the other Delawarw North sites will take place duringythe summer.
The deal means Pro Act will be supplying anestimatef 500,000 or more cases of fresh produce annually to the more than 150 restaurantsx and concessions Delaware North operates in hotels, sportzs arenas, tourist destinations as well as state and national Terms were not disclosed. Pro Act, which is basedr on Monterrey, Calif., has 70 distribution centers. Locally, in Buffalo, is Pro Act’s regionalk distributor. The deal is expecteds to result in added orders handledeby Tarantino.
“Working with Pro Act will enabld Delaware North to streamline our produce supplychainm and, potentially, increase our use of sustainabled and regionally grown said Michael Reinert, Delawarre North vice president of supply management Delaware North has used Pro Act in some of its Its eight Major League Basebalk stadiums switched over to Pro Act this year. The conversiohn for the other Delawarw North sites will take place duringythe summer.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Supreme Court stays Chrysler-Fiat deal - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Hensarling applauded the stay as an appropriated measure that will allow for a reviewe of how federal bank bailout funds have been utilizedx bythe automaker. “I am encourage by the Supreme Court’s stay of the Chrysler bankruptcyh proceedings,” said U.S. Rep. Hensarling. “I have been concerned aboutf the fundamental constitutional issues of due processd and equal protection that cry out for judicial review and fundamental issues related to a misuse of TARP fundws crying out forlegislative review.” TARP stands for Troublesd Asset Relief Program, the formal name for the federao bank bailout funding program. filex for bankruptcy protectionin April.
At the the company said it was working out a deal to combins its operationswith Fiat. As part of the originapl deal, the federal government said it would provide $3.5 billion for bankruptcy financing and anothef $4.7 billion in exit financing. In addition, Chrysle r said at the time it woule enter into a dealwith Italy's Fiat in whicjh Fiat had agreed to transfer billions of dollars in cutting-edge technologyt to Chrysler.
Hensarling applauded the stay as an appropriated measure that will allow for a reviewe of how federal bank bailout funds have been utilizedx bythe automaker. “I am encourage by the Supreme Court’s stay of the Chrysler bankruptcyh proceedings,” said U.S. Rep. Hensarling. “I have been concerned aboutf the fundamental constitutional issues of due processd and equal protection that cry out for judicial review and fundamental issues related to a misuse of TARP fundws crying out forlegislative review.” TARP stands for Troublesd Asset Relief Program, the formal name for the federao bank bailout funding program. filex for bankruptcy protectionin April.
At the the company said it was working out a deal to combins its operationswith Fiat. As part of the originapl deal, the federal government said it would provide $3.5 billion for bankruptcy financing and anothef $4.7 billion in exit financing. In addition, Chrysle r said at the time it woule enter into a dealwith Italy's Fiat in whicjh Fiat had agreed to transfer billions of dollars in cutting-edge technologyt to Chrysler.
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